The limo arrived on the Isle where a crowd had gathered to see off the chosen 4. The VKs and Ben got out of the limo and the Core 4 went over to get the kids while Ben stood by the limo and watched. Carlos and Jay went over to Squeaky and Squirmy, who were clinging to their dad, Smee, and Carlos said, "All right, boys." "Let's hit the road," Jay said. "You're gonna see him soon, OK?" Carlos reassured the twins. "Come on." Squeaky and Squirmy gave one more loving look to their dad and they let Carlos and Jay lead them to the limo. Ben noticed the affection Smee had for his boys and smiled thinking, "Some villains do have soft spots for their kids. That's good to know."

Lady Tremaine walked with Dizzy to the limo and asked, "Do you have everything?" "Yes," Dizzy answered. "I have everything." "Are you sure?" Lady Tremaine asked. "I'm sure, Granny," Dizzy answered. Lady Tremaine held up Dizzy's glue gun and said, "Oh, really?" Dizzy gasped, "My glue gun." Dizzy took it as Lady Tremaine sighed, "I don't know what you're going to do without me." She tried to hide a sad look, but Dizzy saw right through her and said, "I'll miss you." Lady Tremaine tried to act tough and said, "Go on, go on." Dizzy surprised her by giving her a hug and saying, "Goodbye, Granny." Lady Tremaine held back tears, and let Dizzy go, shooing her to the limo.

Mal walked Celia to the limo and Ben stepped forward to them. "Here," Mal said to Celia. "Let me help get this off of you." Celia instead just threw her backpack into the limo trunk and Ben closed it saying, "OK. Let's go and do this." Celia just walked past Ben, brushing her shoulder against him, and she suddenly felt a vision hit her where she saw a tall figure in dark grey robes with a purple glowing sword fighting off something. She looked back at Ben, puzzled by why she saw that, but said nothing and got into the limo. The crowd cheered as everyone got into the limo and drove away towards the bridge.

In the limo, Evie was talking to Dizzy, "So, as soon as we get to Auradon, you have to try ice cream." "And go swimming?" Dizzy asked. Evie nodded and said, "I can take you to the Enchanted Lake." Dizzy squealed in delight, "I can't believe I get to live with you in your very own castle." Evie giggled, "It's just a little starter castle." Squirmy was up front with Jay, holding onto Jay's arm for dear life. Jay looked and said, "Great grip. You play sports?" Carlos was sitting next to Squeaky and pulled out a peanut butter cup and handed it to Squeaky, "Here. Go on. Trust me on this." Squeaky took a bite, and loved it. Carlos smiled and said, "I know. Dig in, dig in." Celia held out her fortune cards to Ben, wanting to see his fortune, especially after that vision she had. Ben picked a card and handed it to her. She closed her eyes as she read his future. She opened her eyes and showed Ben the card and said, "You're going to be a wise and brave king." Ben looked at the card and saw a picture of a king holding a sword with the words wise and brave on it. Mal leaned over and said, "He already is." "See?" Celia said. "The cards never lie." Ben took the card from Celia's hand, but when Ben grabbed it, Celia got another vision of the gray figure, but this time, he was staring right at her. She pulled her hand away, shaken by what she saw, but brushed it off for now, and held her palm up, wanting money from Ben. The King got the message and pulled out money from his wallet and handed it to her.

He looked at her curiously as he sensed that she was a seer and knew that she saw something when they touched hands and when she brushed his shoulder. "She saw something," Ben thought. "She seems uneasy around me. What did she see? Did she see me as Solo?"

Back in Auradon, the people of Auradon were still standing in front of Auradon Prep waiting for the limo to return. They watched on a giant TV the limo passing through the barrier as it opened. Queen Leah sneered, "The only reason they should be opening that barrier is for putting Uma back in, not letting more villains out." Audrey stared at the TV and sneered too.

The limo passed through the barrier as a group of Isle citizens waved goodbye. But then, Hades ran forward and reached his hand, which was holding the ember, through the barrier as it was closing. Evie looked back and shouted, "It's Hades! Stop the car. He's trying to escape." The limo stopped and everyone got out of the car to square off against Hades. Hades glared at the kids and shouted, "I am a god. I don't belong here." Carlos and Jay ran to push Hades back in, but Hades sent a power blast toward the boys with his ember and blasted the boys back, both of them hitting the trunk of the limo. Hades glared at Ben and shouted, "Your father forced me to bring most of these villains back from the dead to imprison them here. And this is the thanks I get? I should be free!" He sent a more powerful blast at Ben, hitting the King and sent him flying further back, where Ben hit the front of the limo before tumbling to the ground. Mal got angry and glared at Hades with glowing green eyes and transformed into a dragon to fight Hades off. Hades stared at Mal thinking, "My Rey of sunshine. I know you hate me. But you were the one who was suppose to free me. You were my only hope. You will let me free." Dragon Mal blew a fire blast at Hades, who blocked it with the ember and thought, "She is more than her mother's magic. She has a power far beyond anything of this world. I have sensed it. She doesn't need this magic. Now, I will make sure that I won't make the same mistake I did years ago with Mal." The ember sent a blast that hit dragon Mal which made her start to weaken.

Back in Auradon, everyone saw the attack on the big TV and people started to panic. "Do not panic, OK?" Fairy Godmother reassured everyone. "Nobody needs to panic." "It's Ben," Belle said. "He's in trouble." Audrey glared at the screen and shouted, "There's your precious Queen. She can't even protect us." Fairy Godmother started to panic and said, "OK. We're panicking. Bippity-boppity run." Everyone in Auradon started to run away in panic.

Dragon Mal was still getting blasted from Hades' ember and she was having trouble fighting it off. "Come on, Mal," Jay said. "Blast him." Ben could sense that Mal was having trouble and sensed that Hades was doing something to her. "I have to help her," Ben thought. He saw that everyone was in front of him and focused on Hades so hopefully no one saw him. "Ben!" Luke said in his head. "If you are about to do what I think you're about to do, you must be careful." "I will," Ben mentally said. "Mal needs help. Hades must be doing something to her. She's getting weaker. I can feel it. Hades must be draining her of her magic to power his ember. But just her magic. Her lifeforce could be next if he keeps this up."

Ben stood tall and raised his hand toward Hades and summoned the Force to push Hades backwards so that the barrier could close. Hades looked shocked from his spot on the ground where he was thrown and stared at Ben. He saw a gold flash in Ben's eyes and Hades saw Solo for a second in Ben's place before he blinked and saw Ben again. "It's him," Hades thought. "He's the other reborn soul I felt that day my daughter was born. He has the same power that I felt in Rey, but much stronger."

Dragon Mal was relieved that Hades stopped his attack on her, but she knew that she wasn't the one to blast Hades back. Was Solo here? She looked around and saw Ben lowering his hand. Was she seeing things? Did Ben do that? But Mal was more focused on herself as she struggled to get back to the ground. Ben ran forward to where Mal was landing on the limo as she transformed back into herself. Ben helped down as Mal held herself in pain. Hades saw this and instantly felt guilt. "I took too much." He looked down at his ember and felt some of Mal's life-force in the ember. "I only wanted to take some of her magic to power the ember. But I hurt her. Again." Evie ran over to Mal and asked, "Are you OK?" Mal shook her head and said, "He was draining all of my magic with the ember, and I felt all of my powers slipping away." "You're safe," Evie said. "He's back where he belongs." Ben looked over at Hades and was surprised to see a sad look on Hades' face. Like he looked guilty for what he did. "He didn't want to hurt her," Ben realized in his mind. He looked back at Mal and saw the Kyber crystal around her neck glowing softly. "The crystal should help heal her," Ben thought. "Her magic will return shortly." Mal glared at Hades and said, "Yeah, for now." Jay walked to Mal and said, "We should go." Mal nodded and Ben helped Mal get into the limo as Hades shook away his sad feelings and put on a mean face, turning and walking away, scaring the crowd around him.

Later that night, Audrey was in her dorm room, as she still had some summer school classes to take. She was writing in her journal and drawing a picture of herself with the Queen's crown on her head as she sat crying on her bed. She stopped for a second to look around at the pictures of her and Ben that she put around her room, wishing that she could have been chosen as Queen and not Mal. She looked back down at her drawing as she heard a dark voice in her head say, "You are better than that villain. You should be Queen. Fight for it." She put down her pencil and started to sing her ballad that came onto her heart,

I'm so tired of pretending

Where's my happy ending?

I followed all the rules

I drew inside the lines

I never asked for anything

That wasn't mine

I waited patiently for my time

But when it finally came

He called her name

And now I feel

This overwhelming pain

I mean, it's in my veins

I mean, it's in my brain

My thoughts are running in a circle

Like a toy train

I'm kind of like a perfect picture

With a broken frame

I know exactly who to blame

I never thought of myself as mean

I always thought that I'd be the Queen

And there's no in between

'Cause if I can't have that

Then I will be the leader

Of the dark and the bad

Now's there the devil on my shoulder

Where the angels use to be

And he's calling my the Queen

"Good," Audrey heard the dark voice say. "You know that you are the Queen. Take what is rightfully yours. The Queen of Mean." Audrey looked over and grabbed the fire poker from her fireplace and left her room.

She walked all the way to the museum where she knew the Queen's crown was being displayed. She waited until the security guard was asleep before she slipped in. She walked over to his computer and shut off all of the security cameras. She walked to the crown display and stared at the crown as she continued her song,

Being nice was my past time

But I've been hurt for the last time

And I won't ever let another person

Take advantage of me

The anger burns my skin

Third degree

Now my blood's boiling hotter

Than a fiery sea

There's nobody getting close to me

They're gonna bow to the Evil Queen

Your nightmare is my dream

Just wait until they fall to my wicked schemes

I never thought of myself as mean

I always thought that I'd be the Queen

And there's no in between

'Cause if I can't have that

Then I will be the leader

Of the dark and the bad

Now's there the devil on my shoulder

Where the angels used to be

And he's calling my the Queen of Mean

The Queen of Mean

The Queen of Mean

Audrey used the fire poker to break the glass containing the crown. She pulled out the crown and held it in her hand. "Yes," the dark voice said. "This is rightfully yours. Now, you need one more thing to make yourself complete!" Suddenly a curtain pulled up and Audrey turned to see Maleficent's scepter standing in the middle of a display, surrounded by different evil items. The dark voice chanted Audrey's name over and over, calling her to him through the scepter. Audrey fell under its spell as she continued singing,

Something is pulling me

It's so magnetic

My body is moving

Unsure where I'm headed

All of my senses have left me defenseless

This darkness around me

Is promising vengeance

The price that I'm willing to pay is expensive

There's nothing to lose

When you're lonely and friendless

So my only interest

Is showing this princess

That I am the Queen

And my reign will be endless

The scepter flashed as the dark voice cackled in victory as his power worked on the princess and influenced the scepter's power over her. Audrey suddenly had pink hair with blue tips and her outfit changed into a dark pink dress with black lacing over it and a black feather cape. Audrey put the Queen's crown on her head and grabbed the scepter as she finished her song,

I want what I deserve

I wanna rule the world

Sit back and watch them learn

It's finally my turn

If they want a villain for a Queen

I'm gonna be one that they've never seen

I'll show them what it means

Now that I am that

I will be the ruler of the dark and the bad

'Cause the devil's on my shoulder

Where the angels use to be

And he's calling me the Queen of Mean

The Queen of Mean

I want what I deserve

The dark voice cackled, "Good. You are ready. Now, go spread your darkness and create chaos." Audrey slammed the scepter to the ground and caused all the lights in the museum to burn out.

Mal was having a strange dream again. This time, she was getting several visions at once of Rey and Kylo Ren's several meetings with each other in fast succession, words and phrases going through her ears quickly. She felt sadness, anger, regret, and loneliness coming from both of them. The visions ended on Rey and Kylo standing next to each other, staring into each other's eyes, and Rey muttering something, a name, but Mal couldn't quite make it out. She only heard one letter, B. "Could she be calling Solo….Kylo a different name?" Mal thought. But then both Rey and Kylo turned and stared right at Mal, which caused her to back away. But then Mal felt another presence behind her and turned around to see a woman in a dark cloak standing there, looking right at Mal. "The time is coming," the woman said. "You must regain what you have lost. You must help him. Darkness is coming. Save him. Wake up!"

Mal awoke, gasping for breath. Her phone was ringing. She got up quickly and saw that she was being summoned to Ben's castle for an emergency meeting. "Who was that woman?" Mal thought. "What did she mean that I have to regain what I lost? And who was the him she referred to that I need to save? Is it Ben? Is it Solo….Kylo?" She shoved those thoughts aside as she needed to get ready quickly and head to Ben's castle for the meeting.

Ben felt a presence in his room that woke him up. He shot up out of bed and saw Agathe standing next to the window. "Agathe," Ben said. "What are you doing here?" "I have to give you a warning," Agathe said. "I sense a darkness growing here in Auradon. Something that could ruin all of your plans to achieve your destiny. This is all I can tell you. Be on your guard. You will be tested in a way you have not before. And there are choices you must make that will either help you or hinder you. May the Force be with you, young Skywalker." And with that, Agathe disappeared. "Well," Han said in Ben's head. "That was quick. Even for her." "She is right though," Ben mentally said. "Something is coming. I can sense it, but I can't make out what. I must be on my guard today." His phone rang and Ben saw that his parents were calling an emergency meeting and that Mal would be joining them. He quickly got dressed, gave Chewie a pat on the head, and walked out.

Over at Ben's family castle in a meeting room, Adam was surrounded by Belle, Fairy Godmother, Ben, and Mal. He started off, "I think we all know why we're here. The people are in a panic about Hades. He almost got out." Ben huffed, knowing that Hades had no chance to get out thanks to himself. Fairy Godmother added, "Who knows what he would've done if he had escaped." "We can't risk having another villain on the loose," Adam said. Mal looked down and said, "I really feel like this is my fault. I'm suppose to protect Auradon." Ben turned to Mal and said, "You did, you do protect Auradon. All the time." Adam interrupted, "Every time we open the barrier, we're exposed to danger. Maleficent, Uma, Hades."

Suddenly Ben's phone was ringing and Ben walked away to the hallway outside the meeting room and answered it. It was the museum telling his about the break in the night before. "Why didn't I sense that?" Ben thought as he put his phone away. He walked back into the meeting room and said, "Maleficent's scepter and the Queen's crown have been stolen." The adults gasped as Adam suspected Uma but Ben said, "We don't know that, Dad. Besides, this doesn't seem like Uma's style." Mal looked at Ben wondering how he would know that. Belle said, "When the people hear this, they will never wanna leave their houses. What do we tell them? Mal?" Ben was shocked that his mother was asking Mal for help. Yes he was happy that his parents were finally being more accepting of her, but they were wanting her to take charge on this. "What do we do?" Belle asked. "How do we keep evil out of Auradon?"

Mal thought for a moment, thinking that she didn't want her father out causing havoc, and she wanted to protect Auradon, especially Ben. So she said, "I think that there's only one way to guarantee their safety. And I think that there can't be anymore going in or out. I think that we have to close the barrier forever." Ben looked at Mal in shock and anger. "Why would she suggest that?" Ben thought angrily. The Force spirits in his head were trying to calm him down, but Ben didn't listen. He started to breathe hard and said, "No." "Son," Adam started to say but Ben wasn't listening, just saying, "No, no, no, no." He stormed out of the meeting room and Mal followed him, trying to calm him down, "Hey. I do not want to take away your dream. Because it was so beautiful. And it is why I fell in love with you. But as King, and as Queen, what's our duty?" "I know what my duty is," Ben said angrily. "I know that I have to protect Auradon. But that also includes the Isle. Do you know what this means if we go through with this? All those kids? Do you want to just leave them there to suffer, like you did? Are you prepared for that?" Mal sighed and said, "I know what it means and no, I'm not prepared for it. I just think that we have no other choice."

"We have no other choice?" Ben asked. "Or you?" Mal stepped away in shock of what Ben said. Ben laughed angrily and said, "You know, villains have gotten out before and you didn't suggest that we do this. But only when it's Hades do you want to take action. Why is that? Is it personal?" Mal felt tears well up in her eyes, she has never seen Ben this angry. Well, maybe at Cotillion when he was under Uma's control, but here he was, spell-free, getting angry and accusing her of making this personal. "Does he know?" Mal thought. "About my connection with Hades?" Mal got angry and said, "How dare you accuse me of that? You don't know anything about what the Isle is like. You didn't grow up there. You didn't get abandoned…." She stopped herself before she revealed that Hades was her father. Ben glared at Mal and said, "I know more than you think, Mal. I know that you are keeping secrets from me." "Oh," Mal replied. "Just like you are from me? Like your connection to Solo? You know more about him than you will tell me. And the times that you can sense something from me. And I know that you had something to do with pushing Hades back through the barrier yesterday. You are hiding things from me too."

Ben stepped back in shock. "She saw me yesterday?" Ben thought. "I knew I was taking a risk, but she was the one to see me." Shaking his head, Ben said, "If you want to close the barrier forever, then fine. Have your reasons. But I will never let that happen. I am not going to sit back and watch those children suffer for crimes they did not commit and not get the life they deserve." He took a deep breath and said, "I'm going to my office at Auradon Prep. I need some space. I'll see you later at Jane's birthday party at the Enchanted Lake."

He turned to walk away when Mal grabbed his arm and said, "Wait. We need to fix this now. Just talk to me and I'll talk to you." "Leave me alone!" Ben shouted, his control of the Force broken, and he sent a shockwave toward Mal as she flew backwards and hit the ground, frames on the wall tumbling down and vases breaking because of the power Ben accidentally unleashed. Ben trembled in shock, horrified at what he just did. Mal sat up from her place on the ground and her crystal glowed and for a second, Mal saw spirits holding onto Ben's shoulders, some people that Mal saw in her dreams: Luke, Han, and Leia. A second later, they disappeared. "Did I just see what I thought I saw?" Mal thought. She saw the look of horror in Ben's eyes and tears starting to form in them. She could sense that he felt regret at what he did and horror that Mal discovered something about him, something he probably never told anyone. Mal stood up and started to walk to Ben, but Ben turned and ran down the hallway as fast as he could.

Adam, Belle, and Fairy Godmother came out of the meeting room as they heard the noise and saw Ben turning a corner in the hallway. "Son!" Adam shouted but Ben was gone. Fairy Godmother looked around and saw the destruction and asked, "What happened?" Mal decided to cover for Ben, as she realized that Ben probably hide his secret powers from them so she said, "I'm sorry. We were arguing and I lost control of my magic. I apologize. I'll fix this." She waved her hand and the hallway returned to its normal state. "Why was Ben running?" Belle asked. "He is upset," Mal said. "He wants some space to calm down." "Then," Adam said. "We will pick up this discussion later." Mal nodded as she looked down the hallway where Ben ran off. She felt a tear coming down her cheek as she thought, "What is he hiding from me? What was that power he used? It feels similar to Solo's power. Why?"

Ben reached his office at Auradon Prep and slammed the door shut. He was breathing hard and tears were leaking down his face. "What have I done?" Ben whispered. He summoned the door to his secret room and walked into it as the Force spirits appeared around him and C-3PO and R2-D2 came up to him. "Master Ben," C-3PO said. "You look troubled. What would like to talk about it?" "3PO," Leia said. "We will talk to him. Why don't you and R2-D2 go to the computers and look into the break in last night at the museum?" C-3PO nodded and turned around and walked away to the computer, R2-D2 following behind.

Leia turned to Ben and said, "Let it out, Ben. You can't keep your emotions guarded. Not like the Jedi of old." "Hey," Luke, Anakin, and Obi-Wan said with Yoda giggling, "She's right, though." Ben collapsed onto the floor and said, "I let my anger get the better of me. I was so furious that Mal would suggest closing the barrier forever. I know she's only doing it out of vengeance for Hades abandoning her as a baby. She hates him. I could feel it. She knows how powerful Hades is and wants to make sure he doesn't get out. I felt my power get out of control. And I snapped. I unleashed my Force power at Mal. I hurt her. I'm a monster. Like I was long ago. I always will be." Ben sat on the ground and sobbed into his legs, letting go of his emotions.

The Force spirits looked at each other as the 18 year old King sat on the floor sobbing. Leia knelt down and put her arms around Ben, something that she wishes she did more when she was alive. "Ben," Leia whispered. "You are not a monster. I know that Mal doesn't believe that. You had an argument. It happens. Your father and I had arguments all the time." "Hey!" Han interrupted but Luke elbowed him in the ribs. Leia continued, "You two both have secrets that you two keep from each other. Every couple does. It's up to you to decide if they are worth keeping. Plus, if I recall, Mal accidentally hit you with her magic. So in a way, you two are even now." That made Ben chuckled a little as he raised his head and looked at Leia with sad eyes. "I know," Ben said. "I still feel guilty for doing that to her. I should have not let my anger get the better of me. It clouded everything else. I'm sorry for not listening to you guys." Leia hugged Ben and said, "It's alright, sweetheart. We forgive you." The other Force spirits nodded in agreement as Leia helped Ben to stand and said, "Why don't you get some work done? C-3PO and R2-D2 are looking into the break in last night. Then you can go get ready and meet Mal at Jane's birthday party. Give yourself time to calm down so you two can talk. OK?" Ben nodded and dried his eyes. "Be on your guard though," Luke said. "This break in could be related to the warning Agathe gave you this morning." Anakin, Obi-wan, and Yoda nodded in agreement. Padme walked over and gave Ben a hug saying, "Everything will be OK between you and Mal. I know it. True love always conquers all." Ben smiled as he pulled away. The Force spirits smiled as they disappeared back into Ben's body. He sighed and left his secret room, going back to his office to get some work done before he has to leave for Jane's party.

Mal returned to the house Evie bought for the Core 4 and was discussing the meeting with Evie, leaving some parts out. "Who else knows about the crown and the scepter?" Evie asked. "No one," Mal said. "I mean, think about it, people are scared enough as it is. We have to employ these entirely new security measures." "Will this delay our bringing over more VKs?" Evie asked. Mal sighed and said, "We're talking about closing the barrier for good." "But you said no," Evie guessed. "I mean, the four of us are living the dream here, and we finally get to share that. I mean, what could be more important that that?" "Yeah," Mal lied. "I know. I mean, maybe security and maybe peace of mind for everyone in Auradon." "Is that what they're thinking?" Evie asked. "And were they seriously thinking that no one will ever go in or out of the Isle ever again? What, we never get to go back and see our parents? And what about these kids? We promised them that they could go back and visit whenever they want." "Yeah, I know," Mal said. "And what about Ben?" Evie asked. "Surely he can't agree to this." "He's not taking it well," Mal said. "He went to his office at Auradon Prep where he wants to be left alone for a while." Evie stood up and held Mal's hand saying, "M, I am so glad that you are going to be Queen. You will be a part of these conversations, you will stand up for the VKs. Thank you for telling me. Now, will Ben at least be coming to Jane's birthday?" Mal nodded, feeling guilty at lying to Evie. "Maybe Ben feels the same way for keeping things from me," Mal thought. "I feel a little guilty for keeping things from him. It must be a heavy weight on his shoulders." Evie hugged Mal then pulled back saying, "Now. Let's get ready for Jane's birthday."

The Core 4 were getting everything prepared to go over to the Enchanted Lake. "Got the beach towels," Carlos said. Evie was throwing food items at Jay, who caught them and put them in picnic baskets. Carlos set the towels down and said, "I really think she's gonna like the cake, you guys." Carlos looked at the cake and saw that a corner was taken out. "OK," Carlos shouted. "Who got into Jane's cake?"

Meanwhile, Celia and Jane were sitting outside eating pieces of Jane's cake. "Delicious," Dizzy said. "I especially love the lack of dirt," Celia commented. "And the lack of flies," Dizzy added. Celia nodded in agreement then said, "Well, there was that one fresh cake that got sent over last year. That was good." Dizzy nodded in agreement as the two girls enjoyed the cake.

Mal walked out the front door holding her gift to Jane when Audrey magically appeared in front of Mal, startling her. "I was hoping you were home," Audrey said. Mal looked over Audrey's new look and saw her holding her mother's scepter and asked, "Is this a joke? What are you doing with the crown and the scepter?" "Well," Audrey answered. "I wanted them, so I took them. And you, of all people, should understand that, Mal. Since you took my place at Ben's side. I was the one betrothed to him, remember?" Audrey twirled the scepter around as Mal shouted, "Wait, Audrey, stop! Don't use that." Audrey giggled and said, "I thought you like spells." Mal stared at Audrey and said, "OK, Audrey, you're better…." "Quiet!" Audrey shouted. "It's not a toy," Mal argued. "It's dangerous." "I want to be dangerous," Audrey said. "My life was perfect until you stole it. And then Auradon turned its back on me. Well, it's time for a little payback." She shot a spell from the scepter at Mal, and turned her into an old hag. Audrey laughed evilly and said, "You think Ben will love you now, you old hag? You'll pay the price for what you did and so will all of Auradon. And Ben will be mine like he should be." Evie, Carlos, Jay, and Celia ran out the front door and saw Audrey standing there, who chuckled and said, "So long, suckers!" She then magically disappeared.

Evie, Carlos, Jay, and Celia turned and saw Mal as an old hag and gasped. "Whoa!" Jay said. "You might wanna think of a spell for that." "There's no spell that can reverse the curse of the scepter." "Well," Carlos said. "That's a shame." "Forget about me," Mal said. "Audrey's out for revenge. And all of Auradon is in danger."

Before anyone could say anything else, they saw a glow come from Mal's chest and suddenly there was a flash of light and Mal was turned back to normal. "OK," Jay said. "How did that happen?" Mal looked down and saw that she was back to normal, but how? She saw the crystal Ben gave her glowing brightly and she pulled out the necklace containing it. "It was the crystal," Mal muttered. "Ben said that it would protect me from magic. He was right." "What is that?" Carlos asked. "A gift," Mal said. "This protected me from the magic of the scepter. I guess it just took a little while for it to work." "Who gave that to you?" Evie asked.

Mal put the necklace under her shirt again and said, "I'll tell you later. For now, we need to protect Auradon from Audrey's magical revenge." "What should we do?" Evie asked. Mal sighed and said, "Audrey is going to use the magic of the scepter on all of Auradon. We need something more powerful than the scepter." "What about that crystal?" Celia asked. "I think this will only protect me," Mal said. "We need something else. And the only thing more powerful than the scepter is Hades' ember." "Oh," Jay said. "Like he's just gonna hand it over, give them back to the Isle. "And no one knows where his lair is," Evie said. "I do," Celia said. "I'm his errand rat. I've got the keys at my dad's." "You're coming," Mal said. Celia huffed and said, "But I just got here."

Dizzy poked her head out along with the twins and asked, "What's going on?" Evie ran over and said, "Dizzy, stay here to take care of the twins. We'll be right back and everything will be just fine. Go inside. Guys, let's go get our stuff." Everyone ran inside to catch into Isle attire and get their motorized bikes so they could head to the Isle and get Hades' ember.