Let us meet.

As soon as Mal had left the room, Ben fell into a whirlwind of thoughts. Oh so many questions were in his mind right now and close to non could be answered without his girlfriend. But he was not going to ask all of them without carefully thinking about the wording.

The young King knew that it is was a huge step for Mal to talk about her time on the isle. Even more so due to Maleficents forbidding Mal from ever talking to or about her Father. He was incredible proud of her. Ben knew that what the young Fae just told was not all that she had to go through. What else had she locked up in her mind? Who else had hurt her? Ben was Grateful that Mal now lived in Auradon.

He was certain, that she would never be hurt again and he would make sure of that. She also had Evie, Carlos, Jay and so many more now that she could call friends and family. And apparently she had Family she was related to by blood.

Hades was her Father and throughout her story telling she called him Dad which meant that their relationship was good or at least better that that with her Mother, who Mal only ever called Mother or even by her given name, Maleficent. This made Ben hopeful.

Maybe there were Villains on the Isle who could be reformed like he always hoped. Beside her Dad, Mal now had a little brother. How old was he? Did he look anything like Mal or did He inherit most features from his mother? Who was his mother? Ben would love to meet him. Not just Mal´s brother but also her Father Hades.

The young King knew why Hades was sent to the isle but this was the only bad thing Ben knew about the God of the Underworld. Everything else was either neutral or even positive. He needed to learn more about him.

The last questions he had involved Mal´s wings. What would the look like ? Would they be purple like her hair or something less saturated like a dark brown? Would they have feathers like he saw in paintings of Maleficent or were they more dragon like? Would Mal even like to have her wings or was she content with how things were? Would growing them now cause even more pain? And could the pain be prevented?

Ben was determined to make everything possible. Weather it was allowing Mal´s brother over or helping her grow wings if she wanted.

While Ben was organizing his thoughts and taming the whirlwind, Adam and Belle were discussing what they just heard, coming across similar questions.

After Mal left the room Belle was the first so speak after taking a deep breath "I would never have thought that it was truly that bad over there. Children starving and hurting at the hands of their parents." Belle shook her head.

"I should have done something way earlier. I should have taken the growing population into account… I should … I.." Adams voice broke.

This was the first time he was faced with all the things he caused. And he was so apprehensive about the VKs. Ben was right. He was right all along.

"Honey I know you never wanted this to happen. But right now we need to make things right.

"We need to help Ben get the children over here and maybe even some of the adults." Belle spoke.

"Adults, why adults?" Adam pondered apprehensively there were Adults, Villains who should never see the light of day.

"Adam think about it. When Mal talked about her father her face lit up. She truly loved him. And knowing Mal she will not trust lightly. I think Hades changed maybe being a father showed him what he took from his brother. Maybe he feels remorse. And if he can do that maybe other can as well." Belle informed him and gave him a reassuring smile. She knew the possibility that she was right was high.

"Yeah, maybe" Adam muttered his answer. For a couple of seconds it was quiet again. The crackling fire was the only sound.

"Mal mentioned a younger brother. How much younger would you guess. Do you think he is old enough to go to Auradon Prep?" Adam wondered out loud.

" What do you mean Honey?" Belle Asked her husband. At this Ben perked up. He too was interested in his girlfriend´s brother.

"If he is old enough to go to school here, we could bring him over. You know like you did with the other Isle children. You did good with this decision son." The former King explained.

"Thanks Dad" Ben replied "We should asked her about him when she is back. Then again I don't what to overwhelm her." Ben went on.

He started to get excited. There were so many things he wanted to do now that he had more knowledge about her family. He wanted to meet her brother and even her father although he was a bit scared of the Lord of the underworld. Yet most important was, getting her brother of the isle and get hat to a doctor. He wanted to make sure, that Mal had no lasting injuries from the abuse and live on the isle in general. All the Vk´s should go.

"Before we ponder about this too much let´s just ask her about it when she comes back" Belle interrupted her Boys thoughts.

Just as Belle finished the last word, Mal stepped through the door, awkwardly using her elbow to open the heavy oak door. Her Hands were occupied with a large tablet with a couple of glasses, a pitcher with sparkling water and a bowl with strawberries for them to share. However everyone in the room have learned in the past that a sizable amount would go to Mal.

"What did I miss" Mal questioned as she set the tray on the table. She handed out the drinks, took a Strawberry for herself, bit into it and sat on the sofa next to Ben. As soon as she was seated Ben took her hand in his, seeing that his girlfriend's hand, holding the glass of water, was shaking.

Belle was the first one to talk, having the most courage. "Sweetie, I can only fantom how hard it is to talk about some of those things but we have some questions. You don't have to answer them if you don't feel comfortable." Belle spoke with a voice, Ben recognized as a voice she used in his childhood when he fell and hurt himself.

"how about we start with you brother?" Adam started hoping that the girl would like to talk about him. This answered Mal with a slight nod. "Tell as a bit about him" Adam tried to encourage her as Ben put his arm protectively around his Girlfriend.

"His name is Hayden but Dad and I just call him Hadie, He´s about to turn Five" Mal started.

"Five?" Belle cut her short. The plan that the royal family had, to get the boy of the Isle, was now useless. The Queen had really hoped to help Mal´s family and to gain another family member. Just as her husband, Belle was certain that one day she would pass on the crown to Mal.

Mal nodded again "yeah. His Birthday is in a week. Meeting him for the first time was kind of funny." She stated laughing a little. Seeing her smile and laugh made Ben smile too ang gave him a warm and fuzzy feeling on the inside.

The Boy looked at her with a soft expression. "You miss him, don't you?"

"Yeah" She answered softly. Now that she was shown what love fells like and what it makes you do; she knew that she loved her brother. She wanted nothing more than to get him over to Auradon. But he was to young and Mal could not take care of him on top of school and Lady of the Court duties.

"Your father too?" Adam asked. He wanted to know whether Belles theory that some villains could change their ways.

"Despite what you might think, Hades is a surprisingly good father. He really cares about us. Lady Persephone one said that he recognized what he did, when I was born and my Mother took me away from him." Mal explained to the former King.

"I´d like to meet him" Belle suddenly said. All three quickly looked up. Two of the with a mixture of shock and curiosity. Whereas Mal was able to hide, what she was thinking.

"Why would you want to do that" Mal cautiously asked.

"Like I said earlier" the Queen started " I think there is more to his story than we know. Furthermore du to Mal´s story I think that Hades is Not the person he was 20 years ago anymore."

As a response Adam just nodded deep in thoughts.

Ben on the other hand quibbled up fast "How about we surprise your Brother. His Birthday is next week right? And we are on holiday with school starting Monday ?"

Mal nodded yes to both questions.

"We could go over to the isle, bring gifts and reassess the situation with your father. I think that he could be fit for the rehabilitation program" Ben went on with a sparkle in his eyes.

Mal´s reaction was immediate. She stood up fast. "Ben, the isle is extremely dangerous especially for someone of the royal family."

Bes stood up too calmly and took Mal´s hands in his own. "Think about it, we could dress up nobody would even know that we are there. And you could see your family again" the last part he said with a smile.

After some time Mal used to consider the proposal she sighed and spoke up "Okay, But! I will only take you and your mom if she really wants. You both will get clothes from Evie. And you will do as I say . When I say run you run!" she said with much emphasis on her rules.

"Deal" Ben smiled and looked towards his mother questioningly.

Belle smile too "I´m looking forward to meeting the man you helped you be the person you are today sweety"

Thank you guys so much for all the feedback. It was so much more than I hoped for. I hope y´all liked this chapter too. You are giving me so much motivation to go on with this.