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"Whoa," Jay echoed Ruby's own statement. "You look beautiful babe." He said before taking her hand and pressing a kiss to the finger where the ring was situated then pulling her close.
"Thank you." Ruby said smiling. "You look handsome." She added, and he really did. The suit Evie had made for him fit like a glove the leather jacket showed off his muscles in the best of ways, and he had his hair in a bun!
"Hey lovebirds," they heard Mal tease and turned to look at her. "It's time." She said a bit nervously, specifically to Ruby who nodded.
Jay released her and opened the door to the stretch carriage helping them both get in and situated.
The boat that the Cotillion was being held on was absolutely beautiful. Jane did and amazing job with the planning and decorating.
Ruby was dancing with Jay, Evie close by with Doug, Carlos with Jane and Lonnie was there too. She was having a great time. But at the same time she couldn't stop thinking about Mal and how she had to be feeling right now.
"Relax," Jay whispered in her ear as he twirled her. "She'll be fine."
Just as he said that, the music faded out and everyone applauded then quieted down when trumpets sounded from the staircase and everyone turned towards it. The four of them made their way to the front of the crowd, Doug, Jane and Lonnie close by.
"The future Lady Mal." Lumiere announced.
Mal stepped out from behind the wall and looked beautiful but scared, Lumiere whispered something to her and she seemed to relax in the slightest. Ruby and Evie turned to each other and squealed a little as Mal walked down the stairs and they lead the cheers as everyone started cheering and clapping. Beast met her halfway down the stairs and pulled her over to where Belle was standing.
Ruby approached them and gave the King and Queen a slight bow in respect.
"Of course." King Adam said gesturing for Mal to go ahead.
Ruby reached out and took her hands helping her down the last few steps, holding her dress with her other hand.
"How are you?"
"I, sort of feel like I'm gonna throw up." Mal said honestly.
"Okay," Ruby said smiling. "That's okay." She said as them came to a stop near the others and taking both of Mal's hands. "Hey, look. We're right here with you."
Mal nodded and briefly pressed their foreheads together before the trumpets sounded once again.
"King Benjamin." Lumiere called as Ben walked out looking regal and completely at ease. Everyone bowed as he started to descend the steps.
"Go get him." Evie said nudging Mal.
Ben walked down the stairs and stood right in front of Mal. He bowed low and Mal copied his actions with a small smile on her face.
"Mal, I wish I had time to explain." Ben confusing everyone within ear shot as he turned to face the stairs once again, as another person makes their way down the stairs.
It was Uma.
She looked beautiful in her teal coloured dress, there was no denying. But what exactly was she doing here?
Ben met Uma at the bottom of the stairs and kissed the ring on her finger. His ring. Ruby gasped and looked to Mal, who looked ready to cry when Uma giggled.
"Sorry, it all happened so fast." Ben said when he and Uma came to a stop in front of Mal. "Something happened when I was on the Isle with Uma. There was this connection."
Mal takes a deep breathe. "What are you saying?" She asked bracing herself.
"I'm saying-" Ben started but Uma cut in.
"It was love!" She laughed. "It was. I just I realized how alike Ben and I are, you know?" Uma said with a wide smile, as she and Ben looked at each other giggling.
"Ben?" Mal asked with a confused expression trying to get his attention. "Ben," she said again a little louder and finally got Ben to look at her. "Did you go back for her?"
"He didn't have to." Uma explained. "I dove through the barrier before it closed and I'm an excellent swimmer." Uma said with a shrug.
"You are." Ben told her and she giggled.
"Thank you."
Mal was on the verge of tears at this point and Ruby's heart was breaking for her too.
"Listen Mal," Uma started taking Mal's hand in her own. "I just wanted to thank you. I do, for everything." Uma said before hugging Mal tightly. "Thank you so much."
"See Mal, you were right." Ben said coming up next to Uma. "You knew that we weren't meant to be together. That's why you never told me you loved me." Ben said with a soft smile like he had just figured everything out.
Some waltz music started playing and Uma handed her purse to one of the students nearby, as Ben grabbed her hand and they started to dance.
Ruby stepped closer to Mal and pulled her back gently. "C'mon." She said holding her and leading her over to Evie who immediately wrapped her arm around Mal and took her other hand.
"Not too thrilled I risked my life for him." Carlos said angrily as he stood behind Mal trying to comfort her by rubbing her shoulders.
"We're with you, Mal." Lonnie said determined as she approached them.
"Let's get out of here." Jay said to everyone before grabbing Mal's hand leading her around Ben and Uma towards the exit, the rest of them following. Well, except Jane. She'd already run ahead. As they made it to the staircase, Beast stopped Mal.
"Mal." Beast started but Belle took over.
"Honey we're so sorry. We had no idea." She said sympathetically.
"I'm going to talk to him." Beast added but Mal turned away breathing hard and let her family continue to lead her up the stairs.
"Lumiere, unveil the gift! They need to see it!" Jane cried from the top of the stairs.
"And now the unveiling of King Ben's masterpiece, created especially for his lady." Lumiere said gesturing to Mal then raising his hand causing the trumpets to play again. On the other set of stairs another attendant pulled the curtain down revealing a gorgeous stained glass picture of Ben and Mal. Everyone was gasped then cheered.
"Ben did that?" Mal gasped looking at the picture in amazement, more so than anyone else.
"Yeah he did." Ruby answered breathlessly.
"Ruby," Mal said reaching blindly for her hand then taking it. "Ben's known who I was all along." Mal said walking down the stairs with Ruby by her side and the rest of their family close behind.
"And he loves the real you." Evie said with a smile from behind them.
"True love." Mal and Ruby said with a smile.
"Told you." Carlos said with a smirk and they all laughed. Suddenly Uma spun around furious.
"Cover that back up!" Uma yelled storming over to the bottom of the stairs.
"I will not." Lumiere defended. Everyone gasped and whispered at Uma's rage, she noticed this and painted on a fake smile on before turning back to Ben.
"Ben, why don't you tell everyone the present you have for me?" Uma said sweetly.
"I have an announcement." Ben called to everyone. "Uma will be joining the court tonight as my Lady." Once again everyone gasped.
"Son-" Beast tried as he stepped forward.
"Not now Dad!" Ben roared and Uma smirked. Beast looked insulted and everyone else was equally shocked. Ben blinked a few times then continued with his announcement. "So as my gift to her, I'm bringing down the barrier once and for all." Ben said to the absolute shock of everyone.
Back on the Isle of the Lost, first mate Harry Hook sat surround by the crew, watching the Cotillion.
"Maties," he began wickedly. "We ride with the tide!" He yelled at the crew began cheering.
"Fairy Godmother," Ben said turning to the headmistress. "Bring down the barrier."
"I most certainly will not." Fairy Godmother said firmly.
"I am your King!" Ben yelled.
"Obey him." Uma joined in.
"Ben's been spelled!" Mal gasped as everything finally clicked.
"Uma found our spell book." Ruby added and Mal nods before looking up and the stain-glass picture.
"Ben, just look at me." Uma was whispering to Ben as he was staring into her eyes.
"Ben." Mal says releasing Ruby's hand and walking down to him. "Ben, look at me."
"No Ben look at me. You love me remember?" Uma said forcefully.
"No, you don't."
"Yes, you do."
"Ben look at me." Mal said quietly.
"Bring down the barrier." Uma snapped at Fairy Godmother.
"I do not take orders from you!" Fairy Godmother told her. Uma spun around to Ben. "Ben." She all but growled.
"Ben I never told you I loved you because, I thought I wasn't good enough! And I thought that it was only a matter of time before you realized that yourself," Uma rolled her eyes as Mal continued. "But Ben that's me!" she said pointing to the picture. "I'm part Isle and part Auradon." Mal said passionately.
"Ben eyes on me." Uma growled again.
"Ben you've always known who we were and who we can be." Mal continued.
"Don't listen to her." Uma begged.
"Ben, I know what love feels like now." Mal paused and took a breath. "Of course I love you. Ben, I've always loved you." Mal said before wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing him soundly.
It took Ben a moment before he kissed her back. Then they broke apart and Ben smiled wide and goofy. "Mal." He said leaning their foreheads together.
"True loves kiss." Evie said with her hands clasped tight around Ruby's.
"Works every time." Ruby finished with a smile that only grew when Jay wrapped his arm around her waist from behind.
Uma groaned in anger before turning to Fairy Godmother. "Give it to me!" She cried reaching for the wand.
"Never! Guards seize her!" Fairy Godmother cried. Uma looked fearful for a moment before she ran to the side of the boat.
"No! Please stop!" Mal cried as everyone began to chase Uma. "Uma I know you." She said speaking directly to the sea witch. "You are so much more than just a villain and you have to believe me because I've been there! Do not let your pride get in the way of something you really want." Mal said desperately holding out a hand for Uma to take.
Uma looked at all the faces surrounding her for a moment, and looked like she was considering taking Mal's hand when suddenly the necklace around her neck glowed.
Uma smirked at it and climbed the railing. "No Uma!" Mal cried as Uma jumped overboard. Everyone rushed forward to see her splash into the deep water.
The water then started to rise and was glowing. Suddenly it splashed out everywhere and tentacles started flying through the air. Uma was a giant with tentacles flinging through the water and the air.
"True loves kiss won't save you from this!" Uma cackled. "The world will know my name!" Uma cried flinging a tentacle at one side of the boat and then the other forcing everyone to duck then quickly moved back to the railing to watch her.
Mal suddenly moved off to the side breathing hard and her eyes glowing green. "Mal?" Ruby called approaching her. "Mal!" she rushed to her and took her hand.
Something happened then as their joined handed glowed bright before purple and red smoke enveloped them both.
The smoked cleared and, they were flying?
Ruby looked down and she and Mal's magic had somehow connected on a level that it never had before, and had transformed them into a two-headed dragon. The dragon was dark purple and the scales shimmered red. The horns on Mal's half of the dragon were pointed just like her mother's while Ruby's were in the shape of a heart.
"Come on girls! Let's finish this once and for all!" Uma yelled and their swooped down shooting a line of fire out. Uma ducked and flung a tentacle at them which they dodged, and shot back with more fire. Uma went underwater completely to hide from the fire.
"Ugh!" Uma screamed when she emerged sending a jet of water onto the ship. They boat rocked hard and the people aboard were screaming. Mal and Ruby were screeching ready to shot more fire, while Uma was laughing. Suddenly a beastly roar cut through the night.
It was Ben roaring into the sky. He turned back to the others removing his crown and jacket then suddenly he was diving off the boat and landing in the water, much to the protest of everyone on board.
"Mal! Ruby! Uma! Stop, back down!" Ben yelled over the crashing waves.
"What are you gonna do Ben? Splash me?" Uma said flicking water at herself. Mal bared her teeth and growled at the sea witch.
"That's enough! You've gotta stop, fighting isn't the answer! The fighting has got to stop! No-one wins this way!" Ben said to us. "We have to listen and respect each other." Ben said passionately looking between them all. Uma looked like she was seriously considering what Ben was saying. "It won't be easy! But you've gotta be brave enough to try!" Ben called, while looking at each of us. "Uma, I know you want what is best for the Isle, help me make a difference!" Ben pleaded.
By this point Uma's tentacles have stopped completely. Her rage seemed to have faded. Uma raised a single tentacle and Mal started screeching. Uma moved her tentacle over to Ben and dropped something gold into his outreached hand.
His ring.
Uma gave a soft smiled before she turned and disappeared under the water, presumably going back towards the Isle.
Ben sighed swam over to the boat and climbed the ladder that they had sent down for him.
Mal and Ruby circled the boat a few times.
"So," Ruby suddenly heard Mal's voice in her head. "How to we change back?"
"I don't know." Ruby answered. "Don't think about it." Ruby suddenly said.
"Just feel it." Mal added.
They flew back to the boat and landed on the opposite side. Where the picture was. Then the smoke covered them once again, and when it cleared they were back to their normal selves.
"Whoa," Mal suddenly gasped. "Your dress." She said pointing to Ruby.
"Your dress." Ruby responded.
Mal's dress, other than currently being on fire, had transformed completely. The colours that were blue and yellow, were now purple and green, the bottom burnt away to reveal the ruffles underneath but it was still beautiful.
Ruby patted at the flames on her own dress which was now a much darker shade of red, most of the bottom burnt away.
"We did it." Mal said giggling and smiling hard and she and Ruby hugged.
Ruby took a step to the side as Mal turned to face the crowd, or more precisely Ben. She held her dress and curtsied low, and Ben responded with a deep bow. Ruby moved closer to Mal and wrapped her arm around hers and then lead each other down the stairs.
Evie met them at the bottom and placed her hands on her hips.
"So," Mal began explaining sheepishly. "We did not know we could do that."
"Tell me about it, that makes three of us." Evie said before she leaned down and blew out of the flames that Mal must have missed on her dress. "Shall we?"
"We shall."
Evie led them the rest of the way down the stairs, Ruby approached Jay, while Mal went to Ben.
"You are just full of surprises." Jay said and Ruby giggled but it was cut short by him grabbing her around the waist and quickly pulling her closer, before kissing her passionately.
"I love you." He murmured against her lips before pecking her again.
"I love you too."
"I owe you guys so much." Ben says breaking their little bubble.
"Yeah." Carlos and Evie say to him and everyone laughs.
"So if there's anything you need, or anything I can do," Ben says trailing off and Evie steps forward with her hand raised.
"Um, actually there is Ben. I know a girl who'd, who'd really love to come to Auradon. It's Drizzela's daughter Dizzy, she's like a little sister to me." Evie says.
"Then she should come." Ben says immediately.
"Okay." Evie says with a bright smile. "Okay, great." Evie laughs stepping back next to Doug before quickly moving back to Ben. "Actually, um!" Evie said a little too enthusiastically, causing everyone to laugh. "Ben there's a lot of kids who'd love it here in Auradon. Kids just like us, who also deserve a second chance. Can I maybe get you, a list?" Evie asked the last part with a little hesitancy.
"Yes! Yes! Absolutely. Please." Ben said to which Evie smiled and everyone cheered.
"Lady Mal. We found your spell book below deck." An attendant suddenly interrupted, handing Mal the Mal. "Uma had it."
"Oh." Mal looked at Ruby which a question in her eyes and Ruby nodded encouragingly. "Um, you know this seems like the kind of thing that belongs in the hands of Fairy Godmother. Fairy Godmother?" Mal called.
"Okay. That's me." The woman in question said pushing her way through the crowd. "Thank you."
"This belongs in the museum." Ruby said to her
"Yes it does. And I'm going to take." Fairy Godmother says taking the book from Mal.
"Go for it." Mal says and everyone laughs once again at the banter. "We won't be needing it anymore." Mal says looking Ben in the eyes before she smirk and kicked water at him, Ben gasped before splashing her right back.
Everyone cheered for them, and it got louder when Mal knocked his crown lopsided.
Ben and Mal were standing at the bottom of the steps together. All the girls dresses were in there 'after-party' styles, where they were shorter and easier to dance in.
Lookin' back at yesterday
I thought I gave it everything
But still there's so much road ahead of me
When I looked into your eyes
I guess I didn't recognize
Who we are and all that we can be
Mal swept her arm out motioning crowd of students. Ruby smile over at Jay when she squeezed her waist at that line. All the villains kids were smiling, cuddled up to their significant other as Ben and Mal continued.
Sometimes it's hard to find yourself
But it's worth it in the end
'Cause in your heart is where it all begins
Each couple moved along the dance floor, spinning together a little, before moving so they were standing opposite the other. Then bowed to Ben and Mal as they continued, and everyone joined in.
We gotta be bold
We gotta be brave
We gotta be free
We gotta get loud
Makin' that change
You gotta believe
(Whoa, oh, oh)
We'll look deep inside
And we'll rise up and shine
We can be bold
We can be brave
Let everyone see
It starts with you and me
Everyone was dancing around each other and splashing.
(Whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh - hey!)
It starts with you and me
(Whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh - hey!)
It starts with you and me
Carlos and Evie went to the side of the boat.
There's something special that I've learned
It's together we can change the world
Everybody's got somethin' they can bring
Mal and Ruby stood next to them, and Jay came up behind them wrapping his arms around Ruby's waist and Mal's shoulder. Mal leaned back and rested her head on him.
When you take a look inside yourself
Do you wish that you were something else
But who you are is who you need to be
Sometimes it's hard to find yourself, but it's worth it in the end
'Cause in your heart is where it all begins
Mal took Ruby's hand and they walked over the dance floor. The rest of their family following behind, the boys each had an arm wrapped around Evie. They came up had formed a circle, each holding someone's hand.
We gotta be bold
We gotta be brave
We gotta be free
We gotta get loud
Makin' that change
You gotta believe
For the next part of the dance, they had swapped dance partners. Jay with Mal, Ben with Ruby, Carlos with Evie, and Doug with Jane.
(Whoa, oh, oh)
We'll look deep inside
And we'll rise up and shine
We can be bold
We can be brave
Let everyone see
It starts with you and me
(Whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh - hey!)
It starts with you and me
(Whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh - hey!)
It starts with you and me
Mal, Ruby and Evie were now stood in front of the steps.
If we all can do our part
We know that it can be the start
To bring about the difference that we need, yeah
The boys had joined in and they all grabbed hands
I promise we can work this out
I promise we can see it through
Don't you know it's up to me
It's up to me and you!
They ran towards the front of the ship splashed as hard as they could
We gotta be bold
We gotta be brave
We gotta be free
(Wanna be free)
Carlos was dancing and splashing around the center of the makeshift circle, Jane had joined him and he playfully dragged her off.
We gotta get loud
Makin' that change
You gotta believe
Evie danced to the center then Doug slid on his knees to her, before taking her hand and twirling her out of the circle.
(Whoa, oh, oh)
We'll look deep inside
Jay did a flip and Ruby kicked the water at him as she joined him, then Jay kneeled down and Ruby flipped over him. He stood and hooker her arm as they ran out of the circle.
And we'll rise up and shine
We can be bold
We can be brave
Let everyone see
Mal and Ben left the circle and were at the top of the stairs standing alongside Ben's parents smiling down at all their friends.
It starts with you and me
(Whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh - hey!)
It starts with you and me
(Whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh - hey!)
It starts with you and me
(Whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh - hey!)
It starts with you and me
(Whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh - hey!)
It starts with you and me
Everyone turned to the stairs and bowed to King Ben and his Lady Mal, as fireworks went off.
Uma surfaced near the Isle and looked back to the party still happening on the boat.
"What, you didn't think this was the end of the story? Did you?"
"So" Ruby heard in her head sometime later, she and Mal were standing by the railings staring across the water at the Isle of the Lost. "Now what do we do?"
"Now," Ruby responded. "We stay right where we belong."
"We stay together." Mal added and Ruby smiled, knowing that she didn't just mean the two of them. It was all of them. As long as they were with their family. They could do anything. "Go ahead. Say it."
"Say what?" Ruby questioned.
"I told you so." Mal said rolling her eyes teasingly.
Ruby smiled and reached across the railing grabbing Mal's hand. "Never."
Mal's eyes glowed green again, but this time Ruby's glowed bright red as well.
It's over :'''(.
For a little while at least, I'm not sure if they're working on Descendants 3 but if they are, rest assured I will be continuing this story.
But for now, I was thinking how would you guys like a little Ruby/Harry backstory. Some people have been asking about it. It would probably include life on the Isle with the VK's. And how Uma got such a vendetta against Mal and Ruby.
What did you guys think of that final scene? ;)
Thanks for all the well wishes concerning Hurricane Irma, where I live wasn't too badly hit. But I can't say the same for some of my family islands. But we'll pull through. And I can only pray that the other places where Irma was hit will as well.
And a big thank you for all the support and all the followers of this story. I honestly couldn't have done it without all of your amazing suggestions and ideas.
As always, let me know what you think.
