Hey guys! Been a long time hasn't it? I have been winding down and relaxing after a particularly rough semester in college that took up my life. I think there might be two more chapters then this story will be done. I decided to do the fourth arc separately as I understand that some people may not want it attached to this one. So this one will wrap up D3 and then we'll be good and done! My story for one-shots will be taking requests for anything you didn't see in this fic and possibly things that I missed.

I do not own Descendants, only my OC.


In the forests near the Fairy Cottage that Audrey was currently pacing in, a transformed Hades stomped around in what could only be called a fit. The god's eyebrow twitched, the long hair flaming up in his anger. "It shouldn't take him this long to find someone to get this off of me!" He yelled, unintentionally lighting a nearby tree on fire.

As the god continued to rage, Mal, Celia, Evie, and Uma were nearby and on the lookout for the Fairy Cottage. The purplette stopped and held out a hand when she saw smoke rising into the sky. "Hang on." She said with narrowed eyes, noticing that the source of the smoke wasn't too far away.

Evie frowned at the sight. "Do you think someone else is out here?" She asked, concern entering her eyes at the thought of another villain out and about.

Uma was already on the move towards the smoke, prompting Mal to whip around and run after her. The green-eyed girl shook her head as she saw the daughter of Ursula skid to a stop...Almost as if she caught completely off guard.

"Hey, is there someone-" Mal was cut off by a glare from the teal-haired girl. "What?"

Uma looked at the sight in front of her before looking back at Mal with a deep frown. "Take a look for yourself." She muttered before backing up and gesturing for the other girl to look.

Mal looked at her in suspicion before slowly lowering and peeking over a bush. "What the...What?" The last word came out quickly, and Mal slapped her hand over her mouth. I really hope she didn't hear me.

Stomping around in the clearing was none other than very much alive Heidi. The woman who was supposed to be in a coma and was not expected to awaken any time soon was...awake and very angry.

That can't be Heidi, she said that she was going to be out for a few more hours. Not to mention, I just saw her. Time to figure out who the hell that is. Mal thought before straightening up. "I'm going in."

"You're going in?" Uma repeated incredulously, looking at her as if the purple-headed girl had grown a second head.

Mal glanced over her shoulder. "Yeah, somebody has to do it, and I'm clearly the stronger one here. Also, I know her." She said with a smirk before beginning to move.

Uma scoffed and folded her arms. "I am going to enjoy this." She said, finding that it was smarter to have Mal poke the angry blue bear instead of herself.

Mal rolled her eyes then looked at "Heidi" who seemed in her own thoughts. The goddess was still stomping around and was holding onto her ember with a death grip. The bluenette clearly didn't notice her as she stopped stomping for a moment to let out an angry yell. "HERMES! Get your ass down here before I burn down this whole damn forest!"

Mal's face morphed into one of confusion. "What?" She said aloud, so surprised that she had forgotten that she was around a currently raging "Heidi."

The goddess whipped around and frowned. "Oh, it's you."

Mal's eyebrow twitched when she heard that. "Really? That's all you say?" She asked, folding her arms at the woman.

"Heidi" shrugged her shoulders. "What do you want me to say? Afternoon?" She scoffed and rolled her eyes. "I'm busy, come back later, Mali." She said in annoyance before looking back up at the sky.

Mal's jaw dropped when she heard that nickname. Only one person calls me that… She blinked before her shocked expression was replaced with one of anger. "You!"

The being turned around and blinked. "Me?"

The girl rushed up to the being so quickly that it was surprising that she didn't collide into them. "What the hell are you doing out looking like that?!" She hissed, her voice coming out louder than she expected while her eyes gained a glow to them.

"Uh, Mali, I'm being the good god. I was a hero this time, snatched an ember from a psycho princess. I pretty much saved the day." The being said nonchalantly before placing a hand on their hip. "That's right, Hades got out and didn't blow something up. Oh, wow, what a shock!" The now named Hades said mockingly before rolling his eyes. "I am a god, not a villain, learn the difference."

Mal scoffed and let out a chuckle. "The difference? What difference? I don't see one when it comes to you." She shook her head and scowled. "Who let you out?"

"I'm gonna pretend like I didn't hear that first part." Hades deadpanned before smirking. "I have friends, too, you know." Mal didn't look convinced at that and let out a laugh, prompting Hades to scowl before continuing. "One of them decided that you kids needed the help of a god. I pulled the ol' shapeshifting trick, sweet-talked a crazed pink princess, and got her ember back like it was nothing. Am I good or what?" He gestured widely and did a spin before wagging his eyebrows.

Mal blinked before she smirked. "Apparently not good enough, why else would you still look like Heidi?" She cocked her head to the side. "And why would you be wandering around here when you could be at Olympus overthrowing Zeus?"

Hades twitched and folded his arms. "I have my reasons." He said stubbornly.

"You are stuck, aren't you?" A laugh bubbled out as she grinned. "Oh, my gods...You are actually stuck!"

Hades scoffed and looked offended as he placed a hand on his hip. "I am not! I'm just...filling in for Heidi while she is ghosting around!"

"Sure, you are." Mal rolled her eyes and smirked at him. "Does she know about this?"

Hades let out a chuckle. "Of course she does, she's the one that gave me the a-okay to steal her ember for her. The fact that you even bothered to ask me that says a lot. Is someone able to see ghosts and dead people?" He said in a baby voice, booping the girl on the nose.

Mal swatted his hand away and huffed in annoyance. "Yes, and I can see her too." She said before frowning. She sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose. "...FINE! I won't say anything since Heidi knows about you doing this." She gave in with a groan.

Hades grinned and laughed. "That's the Mali I know. So, what are you and your friends doing out here? Besides to just stare at moi." He gestured to himself and wagged his eyebrows.

Mal rolled her eyes and frowned. "We are tracking Audrey. Since you just stole that-"

"I plucked it from the clutches of a psycho princess." Hades deadpanned.

The purplette ignored him and shook her head. "-Do you know if she is still there?" She asked, placing a hand on her hip as she tilted her head at him.

Hades licked his finger and raised it into the air, much to the confusion of the girl. "Let's see...She just left. Heading straight for your little school, that Scepter probably told her that you guys were going to jump her, and she bolted." He said in a carefree manner. He lifted his eyes and whistled. "And you are running out of daylight, might wanna get on that, Mali."

Mal looked up and groaned before turning away. "Just...figure that out. That is beyond weird." She said before running off towards the rest of her group.

Hades watched as the group ran off back towards Auradon. The god 'hmmed' before shrugging and looking back up at the sky. "HERMES!" He yelled, completely content with the idea of going back to yelling for the messenger god to appear.

….

Audrey appeared in the forests outside of her home. She was under a spell of invisibility, perfect for what she was about to do. I need a way to show Mal I am serious...I am the true villain here, not her. The princess thought, twisted thoughts flying through her mind as a dark look entered her pink-tinted eyes.

The evil princess smirked and began following the group like a hungry animal following their prey. Only, in this case, her prey was a little VK. What better way to gain Mal's attention than...borrow one of her precious VKs for a bit? With this plan in mind, Audrey picked up her pace as her grip on the Scepter tightened.

As she drew closer and closer, the gem atop her Scepter glowed along with her eyes. Finally, once she was within reach, she placed a hand on the girl's shoulder and pulled her in before she slapped her hand over the girl's mouth. Maneuvering so that she was behind a tree, Audrey quickly magiced up a piece of tape so that the girl couldn't speak. Binding her hands with magical rope, Audrey clicked her tongue and pushed the girl onto the ground. "And they say villains teach their kids this stuff, guess they were wrong." She turned visible and smirked at the girl.

Before the girl could even speak, Audrey teleported them both into a dungeon-esque room. The princess used her magic to summon a chair and bound the girl to the seat. "Tell me, is Mal...good with that ember?" She whipped around and quickly tore off the tape, prompting the girl to give her a nasty look.

"Why should I tell you?" The girl asked, 'hmphing' as she turned away.

Audrey smirked as the Scepter hummed with magic. "I am sure you know of Ben's new look. Quite...fetching, isn't it?" She giggled madly and did a spin. "I can fit you in for a makeover appointment, my schedule is clear this evening." She walked around the girl before she stopped in front of her. "Hmm...Perhaps, we can simply make a dummy."

"A dummy? What is that supposed to mean?" The girl gave her a strange look and struggled at her ropes.

Audrey lifted the Scepter and pointed it at her. "A dummy that will do my bidding...And ruin Mal's plan." The room was covered in pink smoke before something appeared next to the girl. "And here we are." The princess brought the Scepter back and smiled at her work. The smoke cleared to reveal...a copy of the girl?

"Woah…" The girl breathed, slightly in awe at the sight of another her.

Audrey tilted her head. "You-" She gestured her Scepter towards the copy before jerking her head at the door. "Go follow Mal and ruin her plan. Make sure you keep character." She said dismissively, turning her attention back onto the girl as the copy nodded and left the room. "Now...As for you…" The princess chuckled and smiled darkly. "We are going to have a bit of a talk, only until it is time for our show to begin."

The girl scowled and continued struggling as she saw Audrey look into her Scepter, an image of Mal's team, making their way to Auradon. "They will stop you, Mal has Hades' Ember!"

Audrey smirked and glanced back at her. "Not for long, once the copy is in place...You can say bye-bye to that ember and your hope of survival." The princess turned in her direction and sat in a chair she materialized. "Let's enjoy your last hours, shall we?"

….

Heidi flew around Auradon as she sensed Mal's group split up. Mal and Uma were making a beeline for Auradon Prep while Evie and Celia were heading back to Evie's place. Deciding to follow Evie, Heidi turned sharply in that direction before descending down. Once she landed, she walked up to the house with a thoughtful gaze. From what she could sense, the boys had finally found Ben and Jane had gotten him with some magical lake water that transformed him back into a "human" form.

The ghostly goddess stepped into the house and blinked at the sight of her conscious brother. "How is he…" She tilted her head at him. "Maybe it's because he's a demigod?"

Hadie didn't appear to hear her as he wandered around. "W-Where on earth is Heidi when you need her?" He mumbled, missing the saddened look of both his sister and Evie.

Evie walked over to him lowered a bit so that she was eye to eye with the troubled boy. "Hadie...It's okay. Mal has Hades' Ember, and I believe that Heidi will wake up soon." She said in a comforting way, her heart almost breaking when the boy looked down at the ground in sadness.

"B-But I felt the power of that spell...The one that knocked Dizzy and the twins out. It was strong, really strong. I-If dad hadn't taught me a few things, I-I'd be just like them." Hadie shuddered as he shook his head.

"Hadie…" Heidi mumbled with a frown, watching as Evie thought for a moment before offering the boy a hug.

Hadie gladly hugged her and closed his eyes. When he opened them, he blinked a few times as he saw something standing in the doorway. "H-Heidi?"

Evie pulled away and looked at him in confusion. "What did you just say?"

Hadie stepped back and walked around her. His eyes locked with his sister's, and they widened. "Heidi...Why are you...invisible?"

Heidi blinked at him. "You can see me?" She pointed at herself and began doing all different kinds of gestures before finishing with a spin. "You saw all that?"

"Uh, yeah? Am I not supposed to…?" Hadie let his voice fade as he saw Evie turn around and gaze about for the invisible goddess.

"Heidi?" Evie looked down at Hadie. "Hadie, is your sister here right now?" She asked with a bit of urgency in her voice.

Hadie nodded and pointed at the doorway. "She's standing in the doorway, kinda resembles a ghost now that I think about it…" He paled and looked a tad panicked. "H-Heidi, y-you are d-d-dead, are you?"

"I'm in a coma, chill." Heidi deadpanned, folding her arms and rolling her eyes. Summoning her magic, she tried her best to solidify herself.

Evie watched in amazement as Heidi slowly came into sight, her body flickering in and out in a golden light. It finally materialized, and the goddess sighed. "Thank you for working." Heidi said with a hint of annoyance in her voice.

"Heidi...I can't believe you are...here." Evie said slowly, straightening up and taking careful steps towards the ghostly goddess. "How are you doing this?" She asked once she reached the woman.

Heidi scratched the back of her head. "Well, it's kind of complicated and hard to explain. I am not dead, though." She explained, lacing her voice with magic so that the girl could hear her.

Evie nodded, relief flashing across her face. "I'm glad...Though, we just saw you near the Fairy Cottage." Confusion filled her voice as she looked at the goddess. "Who was that? It couldn't have possibly been you."

Heidi's halved as soon as she heard this, and she groaned. "That...That was Hades." She raised her hands, stopping Evie before she could talk. "But, he is not the problem at hand at the moment. He managed to get my ember back from Audrey and was supposed to turn back...I guess he couldn't." Heidi explained, muttering about how her father was an idiot under her breath.

Hadie scrambled up towards her and looked her in the eye. "Dad is here too?!" He asked, sounding mostly surprised with a hint of fear.

"Yeah, but you guys shouldn't worry about him. If it helps, forget that he is even here." As soon as she said that, she heard a familiar chuckle and laugh.

Hadie gulped and looked past her. "W-W-What about a copy of y-you?" He asked, shrinking behind Evie, who seemed equally surprised.

Heidi blinked before whipping around. She scowled as she found herself face to face with her father, who was still in her form. "Dad, what are you doing?" Heidi asked, grabbing the god by his coat.

Hades raised an eyebrow and rolled his eyes. "I'm bored, and I have a sneaking suspicion something is going on here." He walked straight through his ghostly daughter and chuckled at the expressions he got. "What? She's not exactly here, this is just her mind running around." He said, walking around and looking at the three sleeping kids. "So, where oh, where is Celia? I know she came with you." He looked directly at Evie.

Evie blinked and looked around. "She...She was right here." She said in confusion, beginning to search for the girl. "Celia?" When she got no answer, her searching turned frantic. "Celia! Where are you?"

As Evie ran about the house, Heidi faced her father and shot him a look. "What are you thinking? You wouldn't be concerned about Celia's whereabouts normally." She asked, floating over to him with suspicion lacing her voice.

"Nope, not normally, but-" Hades folded his arms and rubbed his chin. "-I felt her presence disappear while they were leaving. It only reappeared when they were like five minutes away from this place." He told her, a smirk appearing on his face. "I have a theory about what is going on, and I have to say, your girlfriend is a genius. You really know how to score them, sweetheart." He threw his arm over her shoulders and grinned at her.

Heidi rolled her eyes. "Explain." She didn't bother to move as she knew he would just catch her again, especially considering he seemed to be in the mood for that.

Hades gave her a thumbs-up as Evie ran back into the room, seeming a bit out of breath. "Woah, easy there, kid." Hades chuckled at the confused look he got. "I know where the little Facilier is, she's back at your school tailing Mali and that Ursula's kid." He informed her, an easygoing smile on his face.

"What? Why would she...We have to go after her." Evie said, grabbing her jacket that she had slipped off.

Hades raised a figure but was smacked over the head by his daughter. "Ow." He looked at her in annoyance. "There is a thing called talking, Heidi. Use your words." He said sarcastically, pulling away so that he was facing her. "Now, what did you want to tell your dear old dad?"

Heidi looked at him with an exasperated look. "You are helping her find Celia, no ifs and or buts, dad. You clearly know something you aren't telling us, and I will annoy you the entire way there if you don't spit it out." She placed her hands on her hips and tilted her head.

Hades made sure to look as offended as possible before he huffed. "What if I don't want to?"

"I will make sure that Zeus knows about you," Heidi said, causing him to blink and hold up his hands. "Good to know we are at an agreement."

"Geez, and I thought I was the parent here." The god muttered, only to shut up when Heidi glared at him. "Ugh, fine. That pink princess appeared, snatched up the Facilier, appeared back at Auradon, did something to the kid, created a magical clone of the kid, and sent the clone after Mali and the other one." He explained, annoyance clear in his voice as he looked away.

"Audrey kidnapped Celia? Oh my gosh...I have to call the others." Evie quickly pulled out her phone and walked into a different room to make the call.

Heidi faced her father, a troubled expression on her face. "But why would she do that?" She asked aloud, rubbing her chin in thought.

"Uh, it's obvious." Hades' words caused the goddess to look at him. "She knows that Mali has my ember and is trying to sabotage the plan so that Mali won't be able to use it to take her down." He paused when he heard a loud gasp. "Just do that True Love's kiss or whatever!" He yelled before looking back at his daughter. "We should get a head start, she seems to be the emotional type."

Heidi's eyes halved at him before she turned to face her brother. "Hadie, please stay here and keep an eye on the others. Okay?" She ruffled his hair and floated back.

Hadie frowned at her action and messed with his hair. "Don't have to tell me twice!" He exclaimed before making a beeline for the couch.

The two blue-haired gods shook their heads at him before Hades turned around and went for the door. "Heidi cut the magic. I need you to be ready in case you are pulled back to your body." He said, folding his arms.

Heidi nodded and immediately stopped the flow of magic that was keeping her materialized. "Let's go. Something tells me we don't have much time." She took his hand and gazed at him.

Hades shrugged. "Not a problem, the sooner we get there, the sooner I get my ember back." He told her, smiling at the thought before he shook his head. "Here we go." He chuckled at her before the two disappeared in blue flames.