Put a Spell on You


A/N: I do not own anything other than my OCs when they come out to play. Everything else belongs to Disney!

*sheepish chuckle* Okay, so I found this video on YouTube where Dove, Sophia, and Jordan Sparks sang 'I Put A Spell on You' for the 25th anniversary of Hocus Pocus and…the writing muse in me just wouldn't let go the thought of Mal, Evie, and Uma doing that instead. Hence why I set this in my Choosing universe!

Also…how is Halloween like twelve days away? That seems surreal to me.

Anywho, I hope you guys enjoy the fic! Let me know what you think! :D


Halloween was, without a doubt, one of Mal's favorite holidays. The other was April Fool's Day but nothing held Mal's focus more than Halloween. Maybe it was the fact that it was probably one of the few days where being 'wicked' was celebrated in Auradon or maybe it was just a Mal thing like how she loved jumping in mud puddles.

Whatever the reason, Ben was more than happy to arrange for a Halloween celebration after their marriage. After all, it happened to fall the same year as the twenty fifth anniversary of the formation of Auradon so why not combine two celebrations into one?

Ben had not expected Mal to dive head first into planning the party—after all he remembered how stressed she'd been when planning Cotillion. Then again, she had also been dealing with Natalie's abuse at the time whereas here she had all sorts of resources at her disposal. Much to his surprise, however, Mal would disappear for hours on end with Uma and Evie of all people.

At first, Ben thought it was just costume ideas or maybe even pranks though Evie didn't exactly seem like the pranking type. It wasn't until he overheard Mal asking Lumiere for advice on a musical composition that the pieces started to click for Ben.

Mal had something planned and, if he was honest, Ben couldn't wait to see what it was. As long as it didn't put anyone in harm's way of course, but then again he knew Mal wouldn't do that. She took pride in looking out for her subjects as Queen of Auradon after all.

He did try to see about getting a hint as to what she had planned but other than letting it slip that Fairy Godmother would be putting up a temporary magic suppression ward, Mal's lips were sealed. Uma and Evie's lips were just as sealed and even attempting to bribe his brother-in-law with candy didn't work as Hadie knew nothing.

Then again, Hadie might have known something but he also loved Halloween like the sugar fiend he was so he might not have wanted to spoil all the work Mal had put into planning.

The day of the celebration came and Ben had to admit, everything looked amazing. One of the ballrooms had been transformed to resemble a real live graveyard, complete with tombstone and cobwebs.

"Ah, Ben!" Fairy Godmother said with a smile upon seeing her former student and current monarch.

"Fairy Godmother," Ben said, returning the smile as he walked over to her. "I have to say I've never seen the ballroom look this good. Or this unmelted."

Fairy Godmother chuckled. "You'll have to thank your bride for that. One quick blast with her dragon fire and we were able to get this place ship shape in seconds."

"We?"

"Jane helped to set up of course but she went home to change into her costume. She's doing a couple's costume with Carlos, you know?"

"No I didn't but I'm not surprised. I had asked Mal if she wanted to do a couple's costume but she didn't. Actually, I have no idea what her costume is."

Fairy Godmother chuckled slightly. "I think we're about to find out. It seems that she opted for a group costume with young Uma and Evie."

Ben blinked in surprise before looking over at the stage. There, standing center stage with her hair pin straight but still purple and wearing an almost velvety looking green dress, was his wife.

Gods did she look amazing.

"I think I know now why Mal asked for the temporary barrier," Fairy Godmother said as she looked at Uma and Evie, who were flanking Mal.

"I don't…"

"Tell me Ben, what or who do their costumes remind you of?"

Ben paused and looked at Uma and Evie's costumes once more. Evie was wearing a dark purple gown that seemed to almost have a mullet with how the front was much shorter than the back, while Uma was wearing an orange dress that seemed to go well with her teal braids.

Then again, if Evie, Gil, or Dizzy had designed the gowns, Ben wasn't surprised. The VKs had such vibrant hair that only a seamstress of Evie's quality would be able to match a shade to avoid clashing with their hair.

"They're the Sanderson sisters aren't they?" Ben asked, looking back at Fairy Godmother.

"I believe so," Fairy Godmother nodded.

"But why would they need a temporary magical barrier?"

Fairy Godmother shook her head in slight amusement. For how smart Ben was, he seemed to need a minute to recharge his brain whenever he saw Mal in a way that particularly appealed to him. Which was pretty much all the time.

"Ben, the Sanderson sisters could do magic correct?"

Ben nodded. "Yes, specifically persuasion based magic as they were able to put others under their spell though use of song…Mal's going to sing and doesn't want to risk putting the guests under a spell isn't she?"

"By Jove I thought he'd never catch on," Carlos chuckled as he walked over; clearly dressed as a spotted Baymax and Jane was wearing Go-Go's superhero costume.

"To be fair, he's blinded by how Mal looks in that dress," Lonnie chuckled as she and Jay walked up. The two of them had also opted for a couple's costume—Lonnie dressing as Elizabeth Swan while Jay dressed as Will Turner. "I think Mal might have to put that dress into heavy rotation."

"Ah ba ba ba!" Jay said, going to cover his ears. "That's my sister we're talking about!"

"Honestly Jay, you don't see Hadie freaking out like this."

"Because Hadie doesn't even know we're having this conversation!"

Ben shook his head in amusement before turning his attention back on the stage. The spotlight was on Mal and it was clear that whatever they had planned was starting soon.

Hey just because Ben guessed they were going to sing didn't mean that was actually the case. After all, the last time Ben had heard Uma sing was at Cotillion where he had proposed to Mal—and that was years ago.

"Sisters!" Mal called into the microphone.

"You're looking rather pale tonight Mal," Uma said, somehow procuring her own microphone.

"Oh well thank you, I didn't even try."

"Sisters! Boys!" Evie exclaimed, pointing to the audience, and Ben really had to wonder where they kept finding these microphones. Though in all honesty it probably wasn't that big of a mystery. They likely brought them with them since the temporary barrier would prevent Mal from causing them to amplify the sound by magic and Ben was just blinded by his wife's beauty to pay proper attention.

"Alright sister Evie, that's for later," Mal said and Ben realized then that Evie was pointing to Doug in the crowd.

"Yes sister Mal," Evie said as Mal gently pulled her back to the center of the stage.

"Mr. Hook!" Mal called and Ben realized that Harry was on the piano. When the second child of Captain Hook even learned to play the piano was beyond him but none of that mattered as Mal began to sing.

"I put a spell on you…and now you're mine."

Gods, her voice is beautiful, Ben thought as he felt his legs carry him closer to the stage. Actually, he found himself standing right next to Doug for that matter, right in front of the little runway that was protruding from the stage.

Ben had to wonder if that had been the plan all along.

"You can't stop the things I do…I ain't lying," Evie sang, walking over to the center of the stage and Ben could see Doug keep his attention solely on her. Which was alright by Ben because his attention was solely on his wife.

"It's been twenty five years, right down to the day, now the witches are back and there's hell to pay!"

It was Uma's turn to sing and Ben knew that there was a good chance that if he wasn't playing piano, Harry would be just as focused as Ben and Doug were.

"I put a spell on you and now you're…mine!" The three of them sang and Ben had a brief moment of clarity that their voices sounded beautiful harmonized like that before his mind went back to being blank as his wife came walking toward him.

Granted, Evie and Uma also came walking toward him but Ben's focus was, as had been previously mentioned, solely on his wife.

"Hello Auradon!" Mal called.

"You like what you see?" Evie asked and for the first time, Ben noticed a group of background dancers on the stage behind the three singers.

"You'd better or we'll bury you alive!" Uma called with a cackle as Mal smiled at Ben before teasing him a little with her usual nose scrunch and a shimmy of her shoulders as Uma began to sing once more. "I put a spell on you and now you're gone!"

"Gone, gone, gone, so long!" Evie and Mal sang before Mal took Uma's place in the center.

"My whammy fell on you and it was strong!"

"So strong, so strong, so strong!"

Okay, I have to wonder how these three found time to rehearse this between Mal's Queen duties, Evie's business, and Uma's trading runs, Ben thought as it was Evie's turn to take center stage.

And judging by the look on Doug's face, the dress Evie was wearing would definitely make a return appearance at some point.

"Your wretched little lives have all been cursed 'cause of all the witches working baby—."

"I'm the worst!" Mal and Uma jumped in so that the three of them were singing at the same time. "I put a spell on you and now you're mine!"

You could never be the worst though Mal, Ben thought though he couldn't help but smile a little as he heard that. After all, there was a time where even thinking that would have sent Mal into an anxiety tornado of people potentially thinking that she was the next Maleficent. Her 'handler' hadn't helped matters there but thankfully she was a thing of the past.

"Watch out, watch out, watch out, watch out! She ain't lying!"

"If you don't believe, you'd better get superstitious," Mal sang as she made her way back to the center. "Ask my sisters!"

"She's vicious!" Evie and Uma called.

"Thank you!" Mal said, almost sighing as she played with her hair before the three girls sang in unison once more.

"I put a spell on you, I put a spell on you, oh I put a spell on you!"

"Sisters!" Evie called.

"Here we go!" Uma cheered and Ben found himself wondering if they were really going to say the spell. Not because he doubted the strength of Fairy Godmother's temporary barrier but because he knew what the words were. And if he was honest, not many people in Auradon knew how to pronounce them.

"Ah-say-into-pie-oppa-maybe-uppen-die!"

"Ah-say-into-pie-oppa-maybe-uppen-die!"

"In-kama-koray-ah-ma!"

"In-kama-koray-ah-ma!"

"Hey, high, say bye-bye, bye, bye, bye, dance until you die!" The girls sang before ducking off stage for a bit. Ben did enjoy the dance break from the other VKs though he did find himself wondering once more when they all had time to plan this.

It wasn't as if Uma could plan a dance number while on the open sea after all. Well actually…if Ben thought about it, she did have her mental link. Though that would exclude Evie from the planning.

And Mal and Uma might have hated Evie when they were teens but it was clear now that any animosity was long gone. Granted, according to Mal, Evie once hit Freddy Frollo with a smoke bomb and that would guarantee good will from both the Godly cousins no matter what.

Ben had jokingly asked what sword fighting Freddy Frollo got and Mal had responded with 'a fiancee and then a wife' before leaning over to kiss him and causing the rest of the night to be a blur.

"I put a spell on you and now you're gone!" Uma sang as the three girls took their place back on stage.

"Gone, gone, gone, so long!"

"My whammy fell on you and it was strong!" Mal sang and Ben had to bite back a smile as he saw Harry stand up as Uma briefly glanced at her hand, having gotten it caught on one of the background dancers.

"So strong, so strong, so strong!"

"Your wretched little lives have all been cursed 'cause of all the witches working baby—."

"I'm the worst!"

"I am a very lucky man," Ben heard Doug mutter from his spot next to him.

"You and me both," Ben muttered back to him.

"I put a spell on you and now you're mine!" The girls sang, attracting their attention back to the stage in front of them. "Oh I put a spell on you! Ooh I put a spell on you!"

Ben watched as the background dancers quickly left the stage before it became just Mal, Evie, and Uma once more.

"Sisters, who wants to take this?" Mal asked before pointing to Evie. "Do you want to take this?"

"Sister Uma, please, you take it," Evie said.

"Oh no I can't, you take it," Uma said as she looked at Mal.

"Should I take this?"

"Yes sister Mal, you take it."

"Alright I'll take it," Mal said as the music began to build. "And now you're mine!"

The three girls held the last note for longer than Ben thought possible but upon further pondering, he found that he didn't know why he was so surprised. Two of three girls were Godlings after all so doing extraordinary things would be second nature to them.

"Thank you all for coming," Mal said, speaking into the mic after the music faded. "We hope you enjoy our Halloween celebrations. Now, go and have a wicked good time!"

The crowd chuckled and Mal, Evie, and Uma quickly made their way off the stage and into the crowd. It didn't take long before Ben found himself next to his wife, gently wrapping his arms over her shoulders and resting his cheek next to hers.

"That was a wonderful performance," he said, whispering to her.

"Oh really? Well I'm glad you enjoyed it," she told him, looking over to give him her infamous nose scrunch that only seemed to appear when she was particularly happy or amused.

"I did indeed," Ben nodded. "And I think Doug and Harry enjoyed it too. Though I have to know…how did you plan all of this?"

"That's for me to know and for you to find out your highness." Mal teased.

"Well if I do find out, will you wear this outfit again your highness?" Ben teased her back.

Mal chuckled and held up one of her hands which was covered in a fishnet type glove that almost looked like spider webs. "Maybe for Halloween…and only for Halloween."

"Deal," Ben said, nodding his head. He loved his wife for multiple reasons—her kind heart, her protective nature, her ability to turn into a dragon—but he was still human and by Gods, did that dress look good on her.

Mal chuckled as she saw the look on Ben's face. "I have to say, if wearing this gets this reaction out of you Benny, then I love Halloween."

"I thought you already did?"

"One must stay consistent after all," she said and gave another little nose scrunch before going off to talk to Uma.

"Dear Gods, you gotta love Halloween," Harry said as he slid up next to Ben. And Ben had to agree with him there. Halloween was certainly a great holiday in his book.