The sun had set as Mal, Evie, Carlos, Jay, Dude, Uma, Harry, Celia, Solo, and Chewie snuck through the woods towards Fairy Cottage. Solo could sense some evil force in the cottage, but he couldn't tell what is was. Was it Audrey? He hoped so. Mal pulled out the ember from her pocket ready for action, and hoped that it could happen quickly so that she wouldn't have to hold onto the ember in her hand for too long because she didn't want it to drain her magic and life force like Hades warned. The group crept through the front gate and Solo used the Force to push the front door off its hinges and have it strike the wall opposite it. The group ran inside and they looked throughout the entire cottage. Jay ran upstairs to check, but came back down and said, "She's not upstairs." "She's not here," Solo said bitterly. "I can feel some of her aura here. She tricked us. And we fell for it." He clenched his fist and the table went flying into the wall, startling everyone.
Suddenly they heard someone banging on a door nearby. Everyone froze. Solo raised his hand and undid the lock and the door opened to reveal Chad sitting on the ground holding his legs to his chest. "Chad Charming," Solo said. Chad looked up and saw everyone staring at him, and he flinched when he saw Solo and screamed when he saw Chewbacca. "I want my mommy," Chad muttered. Solo walked over to help Chad up, but Chad backed away and shouted, "No! Stay away! You and that giant bear!" Chewie laughed as Solo chuckled and reached his hand down and said, "It's OK. We're not here to hurt you." He helped Chad to his feet and said, "However, you will tell us what happened here." Chad's eyes glazed over and he said, "Audrey hid here with Ben, but he was asleep. She found out that you all learned of this location. So she put me in the closet as bait. Then she disappeared with Ben." Chad's eyes cleared up and he shook his head. He saw the open door and said, "The door is open. I'm free. Freedom!" He ran out the door as Harry laughed at Chad. Solo glared at Harry, and that shut the pirate up. The group sighed as they walked out the front door.
Jane, Doug, and Gil ran to the museum and found Fairy Godmother in statue form on the steps. "Oh, my gosh," Jane said as, Doug, and Gil walked to the statue. Jane looked at her mother's statue and said, "Hi, Mom. Um, I don't know if you can hear me. But it's been a really crazy day. On the plus side, it's been the longest birthday I've ever had. On the minus side, everybody's under an evil spell. But on the plus side, Carlos remembered my birthday. See? He got me this necklace. We're going to figure out how to undo this. We'll find a way to make this right, Mom." Doug and Gil looked at each other as Jane talked to her mom in statue form, seeing that Jane was slightly crazy, but understood that she had a bad day.
The group outside Fairy Cottage walked out where Dude was waiting as Uma said, "Ooh. All right. Let's get this Audrey chick taken care of already." "Agreed," Solo said. "We need to think about where Audrey would hid the king next. We need to do some brainstorming. Once Audrey is defeated, then everything will return to normal." "And," Evie said. "Mal will make her promise true about letting all the kids off the Isle once this is over?" Solo stopped walking and turned to Mal and said, "Did you now? Is that the truth?" Mal looked up at Solo and sensed that he knew that she was lying.
Sighing, Mal said, "I have to tell you guys something. I lied to you. The kids won't be coming off the Isle." "What do you mean?" Jay asked. "The program is shut down," Mal answered. "And the barrier will be closed for good. For Auradon's safety." Evie, Carlos, and Jay stood there in shock. "Hold up," Uma said. "So we're saving your precious people and your behinds for a lie. You're always out for yourself." "I knew it was a mistake to trust you." Celia walked up to Mal and said, "I actually thought you were brave. You're nothing but a chicken. Too scared to tell me I was never gonna see my dad again." She snatched the ember out of Mal's hand and tossed it into a nearby bird bath and the ember lost its light. "No!" Mal shouted as she ran over and grabbed it while Celia walked away. She tried to get its light back, "Regain your might and ignite! Regain your might and ignite!" But the ember wouldn't ignite. Uma looked at Mal and said, "Bummer."
Harry turned to Solo and said, "You're probably siding with her on this and will throw us all back inside." "I did not agree with this choice," Solo said. "I want those kids off that Isle as much as you do. But we all need to work together to save Auradon." "No," Uma said walking up to Solo. "We don't. You and Mal can do it on your own. Even though you two are keeping secrets from each other. If anyone is scared to tell the truth, it's you." Solo stepped back as if he was slapped. Uma walked over to Harry and said, "Let's go find Gil and leave them all to rot." Uma walked away and Harry followed behind her.
Mal stood there ready to cry at any moment. She looked over at Evie and said, "Evie. I'm so sorry. I'm sorry, I just…I thought that…I was afraid to tell you. I thought I was gonna lose my best friend. But I had to do something. I had to protect Auradon." Evie walked up to Mal and asked, "Closing the barrier was your idea?" "I did it for us," Mal answered. "I did it for our life that we have here now." "For our life?" Evie shouted. "What about the kids that we left behind on that island? The kids that we promised? We were their only hope. I thought you were gonna stand up for the VKs. But instead, you lied to them. And you lied to Jay. And you lied to Carlos. And you lied to me. We're your family. Maybe we never were." Evie turned around and walked back towards Carlos, Jay and Dude. "Evie!" Mal cried out as Solo stood there with Chewbacca in silence. "Come on! I had no choice!" Suddenly a flash of light came down on Evie, Carlos, Jay, and Dude and they were turned to stone. "No!" Mal shouted as Solo and Chewbacca looked at the statues in shock.
Tears streamed down Mal's face as Solo walked over and said, "We need to go Mal. We need to stop Audrey before it's too late." Mal turned and glared at Solo and said, "Just stop! Don't touch me!" Solo reeled back in shock as Chewbacca gave a soft roar. "Mal," Solo said. "I'm sorry that this happened to you, but you knew that this would happen. I could sense your guilt since I met up with you earlier today. You should have been truthful from the start of all of this." Mal shouted, "i haven't been truthful? Ha! You're one to talk. You haven't been truthful since we met last year." "This is different, Mal," Solo argued. "Is it?" Mal asked. "Because I know that you know the reasons why I have been getting those dreams about you and that girl. I know that Uma knows something about you that I don't. And I know that your connection with Ben is something greater than you are letting on. Isn't that right, Solo? Or should I call you Kylo Ren?"
Solo stepped backwards in shock and asked, "How do you know that name?" "Because I heard it," Mal answered. "In my dreams. That is what the people in my dreams called you. The people who were afraid of you. When you slaughtered an entire village. When you ran your lightsaber through your own father's heart." "I told you," Solo said angrily as Chewbacca tried to intervene, but Solo was using the Force to hold him back. "I am not that man anymore. I've changed. Do you think I'm not horrified by my actions in the past? I am. I have been suffering from what I did for a very long time. I have always been suffering. Did you know that I always had a dark voice in my head since before I can remember calling me to the dark side? And the people I looked up to never believed me? They just saw darkness in me, because of my legacy. Did you know that my own uncle tried to kill me because he sensed darkness in me and thought that was the way to help me? Because he thought I was so lost that I should've died? Yes I have done some bad things in my past. But I am here now as a second chance to have a better life. Like those kids on the Isle deserve. Like you got. You need to wake up and realize what your destiny actually is. But 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!"
Mal stepped back in shock at Solo's last statement. She heard those words before, from Ben. Solo realized what Mal realized and he stepped backwards. "I've heard that before," Mal whispered. "Ben said that this morning. Why did you say what he said?" "Doesn't matter," Solo argued but Mal persisted, "Were you there watching us?" "Just drop it," Solo warned. "Tell me!" Mal shouted. Solo glared at Mal and shouted, "Let it go, Rey!" Solo's eyes widened and his hand flew to his mouth in shock. Mal stared at Solo and asked, "What did you say?" Solo stepped backwards as Mal said, "You called me Rey. That's the name of the girl in my dreams. That's the name Hades calls me. And now you. Why?" Solo shook his head and whispered, "I can't tell you." Mal glared at Solo and said, "Then leave. I don't trust you. Get out of here. Now!" "Mal," Solo tried to comfort her but Mal shouted, "Go!" Chewbacca roared softly as Solo hung his head low. He reached over and grabbed Mal's hand before she could move it and he kissed the back of her hand. Mal looked up at Solo in shock, as the only person who would kiss her hand like that was Ben. But before she could say anything else, Solo turned to Chewbacca and said, "Let's go, Chewie. We have a kingdom to save." Solo walked away and Chewbacca sadly followed.
Mal stared at her hand then up at where Solo and Chewbacca walked away. "Could it be?" Mal thought. She looked back at the statues of her friends and realized that now she was all alone. She took a deep breath and started to sing,
Here you are alone
And you deserve it
Your friends have turned to stone
And that's on you
You had a cause to serve
But did you serve it?
Or did you see yourself in a way that wasn't true?
This is not your mother's dark desire
And no, it's not your father's hair on fire
Turns out it's you that's not awake
So if there's change you wanna make
Take once upon a time
She fought a dragon
Once upon a time
That beast was me
Once upon a misspent youth
She faced herself
She spoke the truth
That's how I see my once upon a time
This time
Mal turned away from the statues and ran to find Uma and Harry. She needed magic to ignite Hades' ember and she needed to save Auradon, without Solo, who she told to go away.
Solo and Chewbacca walked through the forest in a random direction, of which Chewbacca asked why. "I know where I'm going," Solo retorted. Chewbacca roared and Solo shouted, "Yes I do. I'm just walking this way because I feel like it." Chewbacca softly roared and Solo stopped in his tracks and whispered, "Maybe you're right." He sank onto his knees as the stress of what just happened between him and Mal come to the surface. He screamed in fury as the trees around him within a few feet snapped and fell to the ground. Then tears came down Solo's face as he sat and cried, "I blew it, Chewie. I blew my second chance at a better life. With Rey….Mal. She doesn't want me around. And when she finds out the truth, she'll run away again. I can't make her wish come true. I failed." He cried more and Chewbacca stood there unsure of what to do. So he did the only thing he could do, he walked over and knelt down to the ground and hugged Solo, who flinched at first, then hugged Chewbacca back.
"Well, this is an interesting sight." Solo and Chewbacca looked up and saw Agathe standing there. "Why are you so down, young Skywalker?" Solo stood up with Chewbacca behind him and said, "I think you already know the answer, Agathe. Everything's ruined. There's nothing I can do to fix it." "That isn't true and you know it," Agathe said. "You and Rey had a fight. It happens. You two weren't being truthful to each other and this is the result." "Because you told me not to tell her about her past!" Solo shouted. "You told me that I could only tell her when the Force deems it time. And I have waited long enough! She has waited long enough! Why didn't you tell me that her memories were coming back at a faster rate?" "She should have been the one to tell you," Agathe answered. "You two need to work on your communication." "That's not helping!" Solo shouted. "Again with the shouting," Agathe said. "Maybe you need to settle down and think. Yes you had to keep this secret for a long time. But maybe you should listen to the Force and see what it says." "What?" Solo was puzzled at Agathe's statement. Agathe sighed and said, "You've been so busy dealing with Auradon that you forgot about the Force." "I have not!" Solo retorted. "Yes, you have," Agathe argued. "You are so worried about the future and scared to reveal the past that you forgot to connect to the Force to let it guide you. Maybe if you reach out, you will find your answer."
Solo sighed and realized Agathe was right. He sat down in a meditative pose and focused his energy on the Force to see if it was time to tell Mal everything. He saw the dreams that Mal had been getting and he heard Agathe's voice telling Mal that the time was near to reagin what she had lost. Solo opened his eyes and looked at Agathe and asked, "It's time? Finally?" Agathe nodded and said, "Yes. Tell her what she needs to know. That one day she will have to find me to regain what she lost. Her memories and Force connection. But her coming to me is her choice, not yours. Give her what she needs to know and let her make the decision. She has waited long enough to hear the truth. And you have been so patient with this. The Force knows this. And it deems you ready to tell her. Good luck." Agathe then disappeared and Solo sat there with Chewbacca looking down at him with concern. Solo looked up at Chewbacca and said, "No more lies. I am not going to be silent any longer. Mal may still love me, she may hate me. But I need to do this. This will risk me getting my true happy ending with Mal, but at least I will tell her the truth and tell her that I love her no matter what decision she makes. It's time. Time to start a new chapter in life. Not one where I am defined by my legacy of being the son of Leia Organa and Han Solo. Not one where I am Kylo Ren, Supreme Leader of the First Order. A new one with Mal." Solo stood up and walked toward where he felt Mal was going, singing the same song that was on Mal's heart,
Why tell all those lies?
You feel unworthy
Like there isn't solid ground
For you to stand
But a stack of lies
Is not a firm foundation
You cannot build a castle on a mountain made of sand
This is not your father's fairytale
And no, it's not your mother's fault you failed
So when your story comes to light
Make sure the story that they write
Goes once upon a time
A man tried harder
Once upon a time
He tried again
Once upon a braver choice
He took a risk
He used his voice
And that will be my once upon a time
This time
Solo felt some pain in his chest and he started to flicker a bit. Chewbacca rushed over to him with concern. "I'm OK for now," Solo said. "We need to hurry. Time is running out. Come on, Chewie. We need to find Mal and stop Audrey." Solo ran in the direction he felt Mal and Chewbacca ran behind him.
Uma and Harry were walking in front of Auradon Prep and Mal ran up to catch them shouting, "Uma, stop! Please, stop! I need your help! We have a chance if we do this together." "Your friends kick you to the curb?" Uma asked. "And Solo ditched you? Now that surprises me given how he is with you." Mal shook her head and said, "Ben saw something in you. And today, Uma, I saw it, too. You care. Uma, you care about everybody. And Auradon is worth saving. Help us, please."
"She's right." Mal looked behind Uma and Harry and saw Solo and Chewbacca walking up to the group. "There is good in you, Uma. I've seen it. You can help Auradon. You can help Mal." "No way," Uma said. "She brought this on herself. She can fix it. And you can fix what you need to fix. Come on, Harry." But Solo froze them in place and said, "I am fixing it. Right now." Solo walked up to Mal as Chewbacca guarded Uma and Harry. "Mal," Solo said. "You're right. I have been keeping things from you. And I promise that tonight I will start making things right. I didn't tell you the truth about me, your dreams, any of it because I couldn't. It wasn't time yet. The Force didn't deem it time." "There you go with the Force again," Harry said which made Chewbacca growl at him. Solo looked at Mal and said, "It's time, Mal. It's time for the both of us to tell the truth. It's time for both of us to live a better life. The life we deserve. The life all of the VKs deserve." Mal nodded and said, "I believe you're right." Solo looked into Mal's eyes and started to sing, with Mal joining in,
(Solo)
Life is not a storybook
But life unfolds in chapters
Turn the page and start to make amends
(Mal)
There's no pre-written guarantee
Of happily ever after
Step into your greatness before your story ends
So when your story ends
They'll say once upon a time
A girl flew higher
(Solo)
Once upon a time
He made things right
(Mal and Solo)
Once upon a time that binds
She/he changed her/his heart
To change their minds
That's got to be my once upon a time
This once upon a time
I'll finally see my once upon a time
This time
Mal and Solo stared into each other's eyes and Mal saw the same spark that she saw in Ben's eyes. But before she could say anything, Uma whistled and said, "Fantastic singing you two. Bravo. Now, can we please be let go?" Mal walked over to Uma and said, "I know that you have been lied to. But I still need your help. I won't close the barrier. But if you want to return after all of this is done, then that is your wish and I will respect that. You too, Harry." "I will make sure of it," Solo said walking forward. "I promise you that one day all those kids suffering on the Isle will be brought here. It will take time, but it will be done." Uma smiled and said, "How very kingly of you to say. Very well. We'll help. But I'm still not a fan of helping you Mal." "Are you sure, Captain?" Harry asked. Uma nodded and Mal smiled.
Suddenly, Solo felt another sharp pain in his chest and he knelt to the ground in pain. Chewbacca rushed over to help him and Mal asked, "What's wrong?" Solo shocked the group as his form was fading in and out and he gasped, "I've been away for too long. The strain is getting to be too much. We need to find Audrey now! And you, Mal, need to break Audrey's spell." "Been away from what too long?" Harry asked. Solo sighed and said, "From me." Solo's form solidified again and he said, "We need to locate Audrey and fast." "Well," Uma said. "Where else would this princess be hiding?" "Well," Mal said. "She's not in her dorm room. She's not at Fairy Cottage. Maybe she's at her family's castle." Solo suddenly realized something and said, "No. She's wants to be Queen of Auradon." "And she's obsessed with Ben," Uma added. "Right," Solo said. "She must be hiding at the one place where she wanted to be her whole life." "Ben's castle," Mal realized. "We need to get there fast." Mal transformed into her dragon form and Solo said to Uma and Harry, "Both of you hop onto Mal's back. You too, Chewie. She'll fly you to the castle." "What about you?" Harry asked. "Got it covered," Solo said as he slowly flew off the ground showing that he can fly. Uma, Harry, and Chewbacca quickly jumped onto dragon Mal's back and the group flew off to Ben's castle.
Dragon Mal and Solo flew all the way to Ben's castle within a few minutes and landed on the ground outside the front door. Uma, Harry, and Chewie hopped off of dragon Mal's back as she transformed back into herself. "OK," Uma said. "Where you think Audrey could be hiding in here? This place is huge." Solo sighed and said, "I have a good guess where." Mal looked at Solo and realized, "Ben's bedroom." "Eww," Uma said. "That's gross." "I agree," Solo said. "Let's go." The five ran into the castle straight to Ben's bedroom.
They found the door to Ben's bedroom open and the cautiously walked through. They found Audrey sitting on Ben's bed with Ben's sleeping body lying in it. Audrey was sitting next to him stroking his hair. She smiled and said, "I knew you would find me Mal. But I didn't expect others to come with you." She used the scepter to blast Uma and Harry back towards the couch and summoned vines to hold the two in place. Chewbacca growled and raised his crossbow and fired at Audrey, who froze the arrow with magic and then blasted Chewbacca to a chair and summoned vines to tie him up. Solo pulled out his lightsaber and ignited it and said, "Enough! This has to end Audrey!" Audrey giggled and said, "This will never end. Sure you were right that you would bring Mal to me to try and free her precious king. I was counting on that." She blasted Solo with magic, but Solo blocked it with his lightsaber, which frustrated Audrey. Solo smirked and said, "I am much more than the magic of that scepter you stole from the museum. Or did the voice in your head not tell you about that?" Audrey growled as Uma shouted, "Don't listen to that voice. He is using you, like he used me months ago. Don't be his pawn." "Lies," the dark voice hissed in Audrey's head through the scepter. "He's using the scepter to draw darkness from you, Audrey," Mal said. "Just drop the scepter and you'll be free."
Audrey laughed and said, "I am free. I am finally being who I was always meant to be. I am the true Queen of Auradon. Not you. You put a spell under my Benny to make him love you. To make him break the betrothal contract we had. To make all of Auradon respect you instead of me. I am what's best for Auradon. Not you!" She summoned vines to wrap around Mal and Solo shouted, "Let her go!" Audrey laughed and said, "You may not be affected by magic, but they can. Although, Mal somehow break the old hag spell I put on her. Now why is that?" "Keep away from her!" Solo growled pointing his lightsaber at Audrey. "Fine," Audrey said as she looked back down at Ben. "I have what I want anyway. Mal alone and helpless and Ben here in my arms ready for my true love's kiss to wake him up and we will live happily ever after. Like we were always meant to be."
Audrey then heard chuckling. She looked up and saw Solo laughing to himself, with Mal looking at Solo like he's lost his mind, and Uma, Harry, and Chewbacca were thinking the same thing. "What's so funny?" Audrey shouted. Solo calmed his laughing and answered, "You. You really think that Ben is your true love? You really are more blind than I thought you were." Audrey growled and said, "I am not blind. Auradon is blind. They all think that Mal is their savior and protector but she isn't. Right Mal?" "You're wrong, Audrey," Mal said trying to talk even though a vine was around her throat. "Ben never loved you. He told me himself. He hated the fact that you two were betrothed. That's why he ran away during his 7th birthday party. He hated the dates you two had and the way you acted. All you thought about was yourself and what you wanted. Did you ever ask him what he wanted?" "Of course I did," Audrey said. "He loves me. And I love him." "Do you?" Solo asked. "Or a better question, do you really understand what love is?" "Of course I do," Audrey retorted. "Love is about the person you are meant to have your happily ever after with. And Ben is that to me."
"Then why haven't you given a true love's kiss yet?" Solo asked. Audrey was about to retort, but she came up short. She looked down at Ben's sleeping form while Solo continued, "Think about it. You have never shared an actual kiss with your supposed true love. Always a kiss on the cheek. The same true love who never liked the same things you liked. Who was never friends with your friends. Who always tried to find ways to avoid seeing you. Who was upset that you never liked any of the VKs to begin with. And who knew that you lied to the King and Queen as well as your own parents about how you two got along so well and you felt a connection. When in reality it was all a lie. You don't love the man lying next to you. You never ever loved someone more than you love yourself."
Audrey glared at Solo and shouted, "How dare you! Who do you think you are? And how can you know what love feels like?" "Because," Solo said. "I have a true love. A love that I have sacrificed my own life for so that she could live and that I have been reborn for so that we can have a second chance at a better life. And I love her more than life itself. She's funny, kind, brave, thoughtful, and smart. I love the fact that she will defend those who can't defend themselves. That even though she comes from the Isle, she has a strong spirit. That even though she has made mistakes, I have too and we get over them together. And that even though we have kept things from each other, we want to share the truth and have a future together. Forever. Because we've earned it. Because she is the true Queen that you will never be."
Mal looked over at Solo hearing everything he just said and the wheels in her head were turning into place. Harry tried to lean over and whispered, "What's going on?" Uma smiled and said, "I think Mal's figured it out." Mal started to tear up and said, "Ben?" Solo looked over and Mal and smiled sweetly while nodding. "Surprise," Solo said. Chewbacca roared with happiness that Mal figured it out finally. Audrey stared at Solo and whispered, "You're Ben? But you're here, asleep in my arms. This doesn't make any sense." Solo chuckled and said, "It's a long story."
Solo suddenly knelt to the ground in pain as Mal shouted, "Ben! What's happening?" Solo stared up at where his body was and said, "I've been away from my body for too long. I haven't astral projected for this long before. My spirit is losing its connection with my body. If I don't wake up soon, I never will again." Audrey narrowed her eyes and said, "I don't understand what's going on, but I will wake up my true love and become his queen. Like I was always meant to be. And Mal can watch as everything she worked for falls apart." "No!" Mal shouted as she tried to break free of the vines with her magic but couldn't.
Audrey leaned down and kissed Ben gently on the lips. Uma and Harry flinched from their prison on the couch, Chewbacca roared loudly, and Mal and Solo groaned. Audrey pulled away and opened her eyes looking down at Ben hoping his eyes would open. But they didn't. Audrey kissed Ben again and again, but Ben would not wake up. Audrey screamed in fury and glared at Mal, "This is your doing!" Mal looked at Audrey sadly and said, "No. You are seeing the truth right in front of your eyes. Ben won't wake up from your kiss because you aren't his true love. And he isn't yours." Audrey started to cry and her anger started to rise.
But before she could do anything, she was suddenly launched off of the bed and was frozen against the wall. "What?" Audrey shouted. "I can't move." Mal looked down and whispered, "Are you doing this?" Solo shook his head, "This isn't me." Mal's Kyber crystal around her neck glowed and she looked over and saw three men and a small green creature with their hands raised towards Audrey. She recognized one of them from her dreams; Luke Skywalker. She saw Han Solo appear next to Solo and helped him to stand and said to Solo, "Free Mal. She needs to wake you up now. Your time is almost up." Mal saw two women sit next to Ben on the floor next to his bed holding onto his hands. Mal recognized one of them was Leia, who looked over at Solo and shout, "Hurry. Those four can't hold Audrey long. Our energy trying to keep your body alive is running out. Get Mal over here now!" Solo nodded and swung his lightsaber through the vines holding Mal and she was freed.
Harry leaned over to Uma and whispered, "Do you have any idea what's going on?" Uma shook her head and whispered, "No. But I sense something else is here. My necklace is going crazy right now."
Solo stared at Mal and said, "Mal, you need to wake me up. My time is running out. I promise that I will explain everything later. But you need to help me. Please." Mal nodded and ran and hopped onto the bed, avoiding the two spirit ladies kneeling next to Ben. Mal put one of her hands on Ben's cheek and whispered, "I love you." She leaned down and gave him a kiss on the lips as Audrey screamed, "No!" But Audrey couldn't break free of the four Force spirits holding her, even though she couldn't see them. But the dark presence hiding in the scepter did and whispered, "So, I'm not the only spirit hiding out here. This makes things interesting."
As Mal kissed Ben, Solo felt the kiss on his lips as he started to fade and his spirit merged back into his body. Mal pulled away and Ben opened his eyes and stared up at Mal whispering, "You did it. Thank you." Mal started to cry and said, "You still have a lot to explain to me though." "I do," Ben said. "And explain why there are seven sprits hanging around you," Mal pointed out to Ben. "You can see them?" Ben asked. Mal nodded as the four spirits holding Audrey on the wall let her go and Han Solo chuckled, "She still has that spunk I like about her." The seven Force spirits disappeared and merged back into Ben's body, which Mal saw entirely and Ben noticed that she saw and whispered, "I'll explain later."
Audrey rose from the ground and stared at Mal leaning over Ben. "It's true," Audrey thought. "Mal is really Ben's true love. But she still won't be Queen. I am." She swung the scepter down onto Mal, but Ben saw this and summoned his lightsaber and ignited it, blocking the scepter from hitting Mal. Uma and Harry's eyes widened as Chewie roared with triumph. Mal moved out of the way as Ben rose from the bed and pushed Audrey away saying, "That was a low blow." He raised his hand and Force pushed Audrey through the balcony door and Audrey hit the railing falling onto the floor of the balcony. Ben jumped over and free Uma, Harry, and Chewbacca with his lightsaber. "Finally," Uma said. "Took you long enough." "What?" Ben asked innocently. "To free you?" "That," Uma answered. "And to tell Mal the truth. I surprised she didn't figure it out sooner." "Wait," Mal said. "How did you know?" "Ben didn't tell me," Uma said. "I figured it out on my own." "I'm still confused by all of this," Harry said. "Ben and Solo are the same person?" "Details to follow," Ben said.
Audrey rose from her spot on the balcony and said, "You haven't won yet. I still have something up my sleeve." She waved her scepter and Celia appeared wrapped in vines and the girl shouted, "Help me, Mal!" Audrey laughed and said, "Yeah, save your little friend, Mal! Time to finish this!" Audrey then magically disappeared with Celia and reappeared on the roof of the castle. Mal ran out to the balcony and transformed into a dragon. Ben, Uma, Chewbacca, and Harry ran out to the balcony as dragon Mal flew up into the air and saw Audrey and Celia, who was trying to break free of her vines.
Dragon Mal shot a blast of fire that Audrey blocked then shot a blast of magic at Mal. Audrey then grabbed Celia as dragon Mal was about to attack Audrey again, who chuckled and said, "Careful not to fry your little VK buddy." Ben looked at Uma and Harry and said, "I'm going up there to get Celia. Stay here. Chewie, come with me." Holding his lightsaber, Ben used his Force agility to scale and jump onto the roof and headed towards Audrey with Chewbacca climbing the roof while dragon Mal was distracting her.
Audrey was laughing evilly at dragon Mal when suddenly Celia was pulled from her grasp and into Ben's. Chewbacca came up and Ben handed Celia to Chewbacca and said, "Chewie, guard her." Chewbacca roared a couple times and Ben nodded. Audrey turned and glared at the king and said, "Hello, Benny-boo." Ben swung his lightsaber at the vines holding Celia while Chewbacca stepped back for a minute and Ben freed her. Chewbacca put Celia behind his back while Ben glared at Audrey and said, "You know, I never liked that nickname, Audrey." Audrey growled and fired a last of magic at Ben, who blocked it with his lightsaber. "Mal!" Ben told dragon Mal mentally, "I'll hold Audrey off. You need to to reignite the ember. We need to get the scepter away from her. Only then will she be free." Ben charged in at Audrey and swung his lightsaber toward the scepter, but Audrey dodged and the two started to fight.
Dragon Mal blew magical fire at the ember to try and reignite it, but to no avail. Uma noticed this from below and told Harry, "She doesn't stand a chance without the ember. Come on." Uma started to clime onto the roof and Harry joined her. They got to another section of the roof as Ben Force pushed Audrey away as she was getting closer to Celia.
Uma looked up at dragon Mal and pulled out her shell necklace and shouted, "We're stronger together. I'm right here, Mal! Regain your might and ignite. I'm right here, girl. I'm right here. Regain your might and ignite!" Dragon Mal started to tear up with happiness at Uma helping her. She looked down at the ember in her claws and saw it reignite. Uma and Harry cheered as dragon Mal flew back to where Audrey was with Ben and Celia was. "You want a piece of this, huh?" Audrey asked Ben. Ben saw dragon Mal flew up behind Audrey and said, "No. I think your end is here." Audrey turned around and saw dragon Mal and blasted magic at the dragon, but dragon Mal fired magic from the ember at Audrey and the two blasts clashed together. "Go, Mal!" Celia shouted. "Go, Mal!" Harry shouted. "You got this!" Uma shouted. "You got this, girl!"
Meanwhile, Ben used the Force to connect to the scepter and found the dark presence inside it. "You have failed," Ben mentally told the dark presence. "The ember is mush more powerful than the scepter. You won't be able to use Audrey anymore." The dark presence chuckled and said, "It matters not. My pawn has done her job. You will see me again, young Skywalker. And I will be victorious." Ben growled as the dark presence left the scepter laughing evilly and disappeared. Ben couldn't sense it anywhere. "Where did it go?" Ben thought. "And what is he planning? I have a bad feeling about this."
Meanwhile, dragon Mal was slowly winning the magical battle with Audrey as the power of the ember was overpowering the scepter and getting closer and closer to Audrey. Dragon Mal felt her magic and life-force slowly draining away as Hades had warned. But she held on and used the magic of the ember to overpower Audrey and blast Audrey down, knocking the scepter from Audrey's reach as the princess fell to the ground.
Below, Uma and Harry were cheering at Mal's victory. "Yeah!" Harry shouted. "Come on!" "Yes!" Uma cheered as Harry hugged Uma and twirled her around.
Celia got up from where she was hiding from behind Chewbacca as the Wookiee roared with triumph. Ben summoned the scepter to him. "Whatever the Sith presence that was in the scepter has fled," Ben said. Celia looked at Ben confused and Ben said, "I'll explain later."
Ben heard dragon Mal roar softly and Ben saw that the dragon looked weak. Purple mist surrounded the dragon as she turned back into her human form and started to fall towards the ground. "No!" Ben shouted as he raised his hand toward Mal and used the Force to stop her descent. He summoned Mal's unconscious body to him and he grabbed her, the ember falling onto the floor of the roof. Uma and Harry quickly climbed the roof to get to where the others were.
Ben kneeled to the ground and tried to wake Mal up, "Mal. Wake up. Please. You did it. You saved Auradon. Please be OK. Don't leave me. Not again. Mal. Rey." Uma, Harry, and Celia were surprised at the name Ben called Mal. Ben then made a decision and raised one of his hands over Mal's stomach and closed his eyes. He concentrated on the Force and started to send some of his life energy to Mal.
Celia felt something warm in her pocket and pulled out one of her cards. It read "sacrifice". Celia then got a vision of Solo sitting with a brown haired girl who was not moving in a dark cave doing the exact same thing Ben is doing to Mal. The brown haired girl got up, but then Solo fell down, dead. "He's done this before," Celia whispered. Uma heard what Celia said and asked, "What?" "He's going to sacrifice his own life to bring Mal back," Celia said. Uma turned to Ben and shouted, "Ben! Don't!" "I have to," Ben said. "I love her more than life itself. If that means I have to give my life for hers again, I will do it in a heartbeat."
"There is another way." Ben opened his eyes and saw Agathe standing over him and Mal. Uma, Harry, and Celia stepped backwards in shock. Chewbacca roared softly as Agathe walked up to the king and said, "You already made that sacrifice once. And it cost you your life because you were all alone. But now you are not alone. The spirits inside of you can help you heal her. Restore what the ember took from her. Call to them and they will assist you." Ben felt the Force spirits surround him and Mal as they focused their energy to healing Mal, while Uma, Harry, and Celia stared at what was happening. Ben stared down at Mal's unconscious form and whispered, "Come back to me, Rey." He leaned down and gave her a kiss on the lips as the Force spirits finished their task.
As Ben pulled away, Mal opened her eyes and looked around her. She saw Uma, Harry, and Celia staring at her in shock while Chewbacca roared softly. She looked up and saw Ben starting down at her smiling. She saw sprits surrounding them as they whispered, "May the Force be with you." And they disappeared back into Ben's body. Ben started to tear up and whispered, "Mal. You're OK. I'm here." Mal reached up and put her hand on Ben's cheek and whispered, "Ben." She leaned up and gave Ben a kiss which he easily reciprocates. When Mal pulls away, she sees Agathe, not knowing her name, looking down at her and Mal tensed up. Ben looks over at Agathe, who smiles and says, "Fear not. I am not here to hurt you. I know you recognize me from your dreams. Know this. You do not have to make a decision today, but soon you will. The time is coming to regain what you have lost. When the times comes, you will find me waiting for you." She turned to Ben and said, "As for you, young King. The dark presence that influenced the princess will return. I don't know when, but you must be on your guard. This presence threatens what you and your true love wish to have. Your destiny is threatened. Be prepared for what might come." She then disappeared from the roof.
Mal looked up at Ben and asked, "Another thing to discuss later?" Ben chuckled and said, "Yes. For now, we have to finish up with what happened." Ben helped Mal to stand as Celia ran over and hugged Mal, who was startled at first, then hugged Celia back and whispered, "It's OK. I've got you." Uma ran over and hugged Mal whispering, "I'm glad you're alright, girl." Mal chuckled and pulled away as Harry walked over and patted Mal on the shoulder saying, "Good work." Chewbacca ran over and pulled Mal into a bear hug as Mal muttered, "Chewie. Can't breathe." Chewbacca let Mal go and Mal chuckled along with Ben.
Over at Evie's place, Dizzy, Squeaky, and Squirmy woke up as all of Audrey's spells were wearing off. Squeaky and Squirmy looked at each other and said at the same time, "I'm hungry." "Me too," Dizzy agreed as all three got off the couch and went into the kitchen to have more pieces of Jane's cake.
Over at the museum, Fairy Godmother returned to normal and Jane ran over and hugged her mom. "Bibbidi-bobbidi," Fairy Godmother said. "What happened?" Doug and Gil walked over as Jane explained, "The spell has been broken. It's OK."
Over in front of Fairy Cottage, Evie, Carlos, Jay, and Dude returned to normal. They all looked at each other and Evie said, "Come on. We need to find everyone. Let's go." Jay walked over to Carlos and asked, "Are you good?" Carlos nodded and said, "Yeah." as the group walked away.
Back on the roof of Ben's castle, Mal picked up the ember and put it back into her pocket. Everyone looked down at Audrey's unconscious form and saw that she returned to her normal look at her blonde hair was back as well as the outfit she wore the previous day. Mal walked over and kneeled next to her and tried to wake her, but to no avail. "Oh, no," Mal realized. She remembered her father's words, "You're only half Hades. The ember won't do everything for you that it does for me." Ben kneeled down next to Mal and whispered, "Is Audrey OK?" Mal shook her head and said, "She won't wake up. We need to move her and return the scepter to where it belongs." Ben nodded as Mal picked up the scepter and chanted, "Evil scepter in my hand, return to the museum where you should stand." Mal waved her hand and the scepter disappeared, reappearing in its stand back at the museum.
Chewbacca walked over and picked up Audrey bridal style as Ben said, "We need to move Audrey to a safe place. Mal, teleport us to her dorm room. I'll text the others and have them meet us there." Mal nodded and waved her arm around and everyone disappeared from the roof as Audrey's spells over Auradon were lifted and the kingdom started to return to normal.
