Mal, Ben, Uma, Harry, Celia, and Chewbacca magically appeared in Audrey's dorm room and Chewbacca laid Audrey down on her bed. Mal magically changed Audrey into more comfortable clothes. Ben looked at Chewbacca and said, "Thanks for everything today, Chewie. I need to change you back now that everyone is returning to normal." Chewbacca roared a few times times saying in his language, "I understand. The crisis is over and your secret must be kept from the kingdom. I am just happy to stretch my legs." Ben chuckled although Mal, Uma, Celia, and Harry did not understand what Chewbacca was saying. Ben walked up and gave Chewbacca a hug which the Wookiee gladly returned. Ben stepped back and chanted, "Wookiee to dog." and Chewbacca became a dog again before everyone's eyes.

Suddenly Evie, Carlos, Jay, and Dude came charging into the room and Mal ran over and gave her friends a giant hug saying, "I am glad that you guys are alright." She pulled away and Evie saw Audrey lying unconscious on her bed and walked over to her and knelt next to her. Carlos and Jay walked over to Ben and Carlos said, "Glad to see you're alright and out of Audrey's hands." Jay gave Ben a pat on the shoulder as Ben chuckled. "Now," Jay said. "Can someone fill us in on what happened after I was turned to stone?" Mal sighed and said, "We went to confront Audrey at Ben's castle as she hid in his bedroom and I broke the curse Audrey put on Ben. Audrey captured Celia and Uma and I reignited the ember and I used it to stop Audrey's magical attack. But the magic of the scepter reflected back onto Audrey and she is now in a magical coma. I can't use the ember to wake her up. I don't have access to its full powers."

She kneeled down next to Audrey as Evie commented, "She's slipping away. She doesn't have a true love as far as I am aware to wake her up." Mal sighed and looked up at Ben and asked, "Is there anything you can do to wake her up?" Evie, Carlos, and Jay were confused at Mal's question to Ben as Dude walked over and sat next to Chewie. Ben walked over and held his hand above Audrey's head and closed his eyes, concentrating at trying to wake Audrey up. Evie, Carlos, and Jay's eyes were wide as they were watching Ben do something they have never seen him do. Ben opened his eyes and looked at Mal and said, "She still had some Sith energy in her from the dark presence that was using the scepter to drain her of her darkness so I banished that. Physically, she's perfectly healthy. I think this is a spiritual problem. My theory is when you used Hades' ember to counteract her magical attack, the ember trapped her spirit inside her body in a slumber that is similar but different to the sleeping curse. Her spirit is buried deep within her. It would severely drain me or possibly kill me if I tried to pull her out. Only someone who has the power to control spirits can pull her soul out from its prison back to the surface so that she can wake up." Evie, Carlos, and Jay looked at Ben in silence as they had no idea what Ben was talking about.

Mal sighed and said, "Then there's only one person in the world who might be able to do something about this, and that's Hades. It's his ember, its full power works for him." "Would he want to do it?" Ben asked. Mal nodded and said, "He might do it for me." "Because he's your father," Ben said as everyone except Evie looked around at each other as they didn't know that Hades was Mal's father. Mal looked at Ben and said, "You've known. How long?" "Since we first met," Ben answered. "When we shook hands, I saw memories from your past and I saw Hades leave you and your mother. That's why you wanted to close the barrier, isn't it? Because you didn't want to let him out, because you are still mad at him for abandoning you." Mal nodded and said, "Right you are. But when I got the ember from him today, we had a little chat and he cleared the air about some things that we need to talk about." Ben nodded and said, "I'll have to send guards to get him."

"Maybe I can hitch a ride," Uma said. "The Isle is my home. Someone needs to be there to protect it." Harry walked up to Uma and said, "Well, then, you will need your first mate." Mal nodded to Uma and said, "The Isle will be in very good hands." Celia got up from where she was sitting and asked, "Can I go, too? I wish I could be in both places." Mal nodded as she stood up and said, "I really think that Evie was right. And, Uma, I do think that we could've been friends. And I'm really sorry that I lied to all of you guys. You deserved so much better than that." Jay sighed and said, "You were just trying to do the right thing." "Yeah," Uma agreed. Evie stood up and looked at Mal and said, "I get it. I forgive you." Mal smiled at Evie. Ben looked at Uma, Harry, and Celia and said, "I can arrange for you three along with Gil to be driven back while my guards go pick up Hades."

"Hold up!" Everyone looked at Carlos, who had his hands in the air. "Sorry, I've been processing everything that has been said in this room since I entered it. I understand that Hades being Mal's father is a revelation. I understand that these three want to go back to the Isle. What I don't understand is you, Ben. What did you do when you went over to Audrey? What's a Sith? What do you mean it could severely drain you if you tried to wake Audrey? What's this dark presence you are talking about? What…." But before Carlos could rattle off more questions, Ben raised his hand to Carlos and froze him, shocking Evie and Jay. Ben walked over to Carlos and said, "Yeah, you three missed out on some things when you all were turned to stone. Now, I am going to let you go now. When I do, take a deep breath. I have a lot to explain." Ben lowered his hand and unfroze Carlos, who took several deep breaths. Evie walked over to Ben and asked, "How did you do that?" Ben sighed and he said, "I need to tell you all some things. But not here. Let me take you all to a safe location where we can talk without being disturbed." Ben closed his eyes and summoned the door to his secret room, shocking everyone around him. Ben looked to Chewie and Dude and said, "I need you two to guard Audrey while we are gone. And Dude, you are not to say anything about where we are if anyone comes in here." Dude got a dazed look on his eyes and said, "I will not reveal where you guys are going." Ben nodded and said to the others, "Follow me." He opened the door to the secret room and everyone except the dogs followed him in, the door disappearing behind them.

Everyone was in awe at the spacious room Ben took them in. They saw advanced computers in one corner, a training arena, and a huge spaceship off in the distance. Ben turned to everyone and said, "This is my secret room. I come here a lot when I need to do things that no one else can know about. Before I go into my very long explanation, Evie, Carlos, Jay, there is something you all should know about Solo. He's me. We are the same person." Evie, Carlos, and Jay looked at each other as Jay said, "Um. No offense, Ben, but you two look nothing alike. I mean, yeah you are the king, but Solo is this tall guy who can summon things from far away….." Ben summoned his lightsaber and ignited it, shocking Evie, Carlos, and Jay. Ben smirked and said in his Solo voice, "Do you believe me now?" Carlos nodded, but Evie asked, "How can that be? You two look nothing alike." "That's what I want to know," Uma said. Ben sighed and said, "I guess I'll have to show you. I can't do this for very long as I am still regaining the energy I used up today."

Ben sat down and got into a meditative position and closed his eyes. Suddenly everyone saw a light come out of Ben's body and it became Solo, who opened his eyes and said, "Now you all can see it. I am Solo and Ben. Solo is just the name I gave myself when I am in spirit form so that you guys wouldn't figure out my secret." "You said spirit," Jay said. "Yes," Solo said. "I am using a Force technique called astral projection to project my spirit out of my body. I can only do it for so long before I need to return to my vessel." "But," Evie asked, "Why does your spirit look like this?" "Because," Solo answered. "This was what I looked like in my previous life." "Previous life?" Harry asked. "Yes," Solo said. "I was reborn here after I died in my first life." "Then," Uma asked. "Who were you in your previous life?" Solo stood tall and answered, "I was Benjamin Organa-Skywalker-Solo, or Ben Solo for short. But I also went under a different name, Kylo Ren, Master of the Knights of Ren, Supreme Leader of the First Order. I was born over a thousand years ago in a galaxy far away from this planet. I was reborn here as Prince Ben, son of King Adam and Queen Belle."

Everyone looked at Solo in awe as Solo merged back into his body and Ben opened his eyes and stood up. "Sorry," Ben said. "Like I said, my energy isn't back at full power yet so I can't astral project for that long. But yes, I was just in spirit form, and that is what my spirit looks like." "Why were you reborn here?" Harry asked. Before Ben could answer, Celia said, "To have a second chance at life. I had visions of you when you first picked me up from the Isle. I saw you in your old life, fighting off many things. But I also saw you sacrifice your life for someone else. Am I right?"

Ben nodded and answered, "My first life was not a happy one. I was born to a princess of a destroyed planet and a smuggler and I was born with these powers that connected to the Force. It's greater than any magic that exists here and is far older than even me. It's an energy field that binds all things together as it was created by life so it resides in all life. Only some people have the power to control it. I am one of the last ones who can. My control with it is great. But ever since I could remember, I had a dark voice in my head feeding me lies and filling me with darkness. My parents couldn't help me as they were always busy and they were partially afraid of me, mainly because of my legacy. You see, before I was born, the galaxy was under the control of the Empire and ruled by an evil man, Emperor Palpatine, who took the Old Republic and remade it into the Empire. He also destroyed a group of people known as the Jedi, who used the light side of the Force, as he used the dark side of the Force for he was also the leader of a group called the Sith. He had an apprentice called Darth Vader, who was very powerful and deadly, and was my grandfather. My mother, father, and uncle all helped destroy the Empire and my uncle helped my grandfather turn back to the light and helped destroy the Emperor, even though my grandfather died soon after. But somehow, Palpatine survived and used his power over the Force to contact me mentally and started to turn me to the dark side. My parents were scared of how powerful I was becoming so they sent me off to my uncle. I trained under him for a time, but my darkness was growing thanks to Palpatine, who used a pawn of his own called Snoke, to get inside my head. My uncle felt my darkness in my mind and under a moment of weakness, he wanted to kill me. But I stopped him before he could and ran away, destroying his temple and killing some of his students, taking others with me who also turned to the dark side. I went to Snoke and I became Kylo Ren. I became a master of the dark side of the Force and was Snoke's commander in the newly created First Order. I was not a good man. I tortured innocents, even killed people with my bare hands. I killed my own father in cold blood when he tried to bring me home. I wanted to become my grandfather when he was still Darth Vader. After a decade of being Kylo Ren, I met my equal in the Force. Her name was Rey. She was part of a group called the Resistance and she slowly helped me see that I was wrong in my ways. We were connected through a bond that I can't even begin to explain. We fought a lot, and we talked a lot as the Force would connect us from great distances. I wanted her to join me and become my Empress. I even cut down Snoke for her. But she was part of the light side of the Force and couldn't. Overtime, we both realized that we were not light or dark. We were in the middle, together. After one fight where she nearly killed me then healed me, I realized the error of my ways and helped her defeat the revived Emperor. She died when she finished him off, so I gave my life energy to her so that she could live and I died. But then I was reborn here because this world was broken thanks to what King Adam did. And I want to redeem the person I was and become something better. And I hope that I have somewhat succeeded in that."

Ben took several deep breaths as everyone stared at him. Ben looked at them and realized, "You have questions. Ask away." "So, were you a Sith?" Jay asked. "No," Ben said. "I never fully went to the dark side as I still had light in me that I could never get rid of fully. But I was still on the dark side until right before I died." "Why did you kill your dad?" Celia asked. Ben looked down and said, "Snoke always told me that I had too much of my father's heart. He told me that if I killed him then my transition to the dark side would be complete. But that act was the worst thing I have ever done and is the act that still haunts me to this day. My heart was torn in two when I killed him. I didn't hate my father, although he was never really there for me until right at the end. But now I have his blood on my hands and that will never go away." Mal felt the sadness in him and knew that he was telling the truth and really did feel the guilt of killing his father in his past life.

"So," Uma finally said after a period of silence. "You had a dark voice in your head too. Like me and now Audrey. Do you know who this dark presence is that affected me and the pretty princess?" Ben shook his head and said, "I wish I did. Whoever this Sith presence is, he is good at masking himself. I can't sense who he is. And it is killing me that I can't stop him for good. Agathe warned me that he will return in the future. So I need to be on my guard. So do all of you now."

"Is that the name of the woman who was on the roof of your castle?" Everyone turned to Mal as she finally spoke after some time staying silent. Ben nodded and said, "Yes. You all might know her by her other name: The Enchantress." "The same Enchantress that cursed your father?" Evie asked. Ben nodded as Evie continued, "She was supposed to go over to the Isle but no one has been able to find her. Rumors say that King Adam wanted to send her over when she threatened him in front of the entire kingdom. Something about how the world would make him suffer because of his actions." "You are correct in a sense," Ben said. "Agathe was not happy about my father banning magic and sending all the villains to the Isle of the Lost. As well as forcing Hades to bring certain villains back from the dead just to imprison them there and my father threw Hades in along with them. So I understand why he hates me. Agathe warned my father that his actions would have dire consequences. My spirit arrived here about 3 years after that day. Agathe found me and told me the history of Auradon. She brought me outside of my family's castle and told me what my father's punishment was: not being able to have an heir to continue his legacy."

Everyone looked at Ben shocked as Carlos said, "But that can't be. You are the heir." Ben sighed and said, "When my spirit arrived here, my mother was pregnant with me, but the child was lacking a soul and was just a vessel. I had to make a choice. I could be reborn as the prince of Auradon by merging my soul with the vessel of the unborn child and bring this world back to where it should be, or do nothing and watch the king and queen suffer with a stillborn child and watch someone else become king and makes thing worse. Especially for those on the Isle. I chose to be reborn and have my spirit merge with the unborn child. Agathe split my memories and Force connection fro me and kept them on herself while she completed the spell to send my soul to the vessel. For 7 years, I had a regular childhood with no memory of my past and no Force powers. In a way, I had a better childhood than I did in my previous life. But when I was 5, I started having my memories return to me in the form of dreams. Agathe was calling me to her as it was time for me to reawaken and get my memories and powers back so that I can do what I was reborn to do: bring this world back into balance. On the day of my 7th birthday, I ran away when I found out about my betrothal to Audrey and I saw Agathe standing at the edge of the forest and I followed her. She gave me the choice of if I wanted my memories and powers back and I agreed. She returned them to me and she, along with spirits from my past, have guided me to achieve my destiny. Which one part of it is getting all those suffering on the Isle off of it."

"So," Harry said. "You really do want all of us to live in Auradon?" "Yes," Ben said. "I am sorry that it is taking so long to do so, but I am trying to help Auradon see that you guys deserve to be here like everybody else. So I started small with just 4, and now I am working my way up to releasing more. And one day, everyone will be free. Except those who might want to destroy Auradon like some of your parents. No offense." "None taken," Jay said.

"One last thing," Evie said. "Have you always been the Ben that we know or is everything we know about you a lie?" "Evie," Ben said. "I am still the boy king that you know and love. I'm the one who loves talking with you about the VK program. The one who loves going on walks with Carlos and our dogs. The one who likes kicking Jay's butt at Swords and Shields." "Hey!" Jay huffed. Ben laughed and said, "And the one who wants to give all of you and those suffering on the Isle a better life. I just have Force powers and have a previous life. I'm still me. Just not as tall as I use to be and I no longer have big ears and a big nose." Everyone chuckled at that.

"Oh, laughter is good to hear." Everyone turned to the voice and the VKs were shocked to see a gold metal man and a white and blue robot on wheels walk up to them. "Oh," C-3PO said. "My apologies. I haven't introduced myself. I am C-3PO. Human-cyborg relations. And this is my counterpart, R2-D2." R2 beeped a few times as Ben explained, "Those two droids were companions of my parents a long time ago. I remade them when I was gifted this room by Agathe. Forgot to mention that." Carlos went up to the two robots and said, "Wow. Actual robots. This is so cool." "Is it?" C-3PO asked. "It's actually quite warm in here if you ask me." Carlos tilted his head in confusion and then said, "It's just an expression. Ben, can I study them?" "If they are OK with it," Ben said. "They are both highly intelligent so they do have feelings." R2 beeped a few times in acknowledgment.

Ben looked over at Mal, who was being silent and just observing everything. Ben sensed that Mal wanted to ask him more questions, but when they were alone. So he cleared his throat and said, "Why don't we go back out so that I can arrange you three along with Gil a trip back to the Isle and have Hades brought here? I also need to contact my parents, Audrey's family, and Fairy Godmother. Not to mention see if Jane and Doug are alright." He summoned the door and everyone went through it back to Audrey's room. Evie let Uma, Harry, and Celia along with Gil stay the night at her place so that Ben could make arrangements in the morning. They along with Carlos, Jay, and Dude went over to Evie's place.

Mal went with Ben back to his office at Auradon Prep and Ben summoned the door again to his secret room so that they could talk in private. Once inside, Ben turned to Mal and said, "I know there are things we still need to talk about. I know there is something that has been bothering you." Mal sighed and said, "You said that you had dreams about your previous life a couple years before they and your powers were returned to you. I have been having dreams about your old life with the girl, Rey. Why am I having them? Am I a reborn soul like you? Am I Rey?" Ben sighed and said, "Yes. You're having those dreams because they are your memories of your previous life. You are Rey. The scavenger from the desert planet Jakku and was my equal in the Force. You were reborn here just like I was." Mal sighed and said, "That's why my father called me Rey instead of Mal. He said it was my true name. Because it was my name in a previous life." Ben nodded in agreement and said, "Being the god of the Underworld, he must have sensed that you were a reborn soul and knew what your true name was as he heard it. We have been connected for a very long time through the Force. We are a dyad in the Force, two that are one. That's why we had dreams about each other in this life. Why we felt that spark ignite when we met face to face for the first time. Why I can sense you from far away and you could sense me whenever I was in trouble. We are a dyad reborn."

Mal looked at Ben and said, "That's why we've had dreams about each other?" Ben nodded as Mal continued, "Dyad. It feels right somehow. But why am I starting to get these dreams now about my old life?" "When you were on the Isle," Ben answered. "The barrier not only kept magic out, but it also limited how much of the Force got through." "I remember you mentioning that," Mal said. "Well, you as Solo." Ben chuckled and said, "You still want to call that part of me Solo? I can lengthen it to Ben Solo as that was my name in my previous life." "No," Mal said chuckling. "I like Solo. It fits that part of you. Like a secret identity."

Mal got serious again and asked, "Is that why I started getting them after I came to Auradon?" Ben nodded and said, "Yes. Your body had full access to the Force again so it could guide you. Like mine, your dreams started slow at first, then picked up little by little as the time for when the Force deems it necessary to return them to you is. Uma sending those nightmares to you messed things up a little in a way I was not expecting." "Is that the decision Agathe was talking about?" Mal asked. "The choice of whether I want my memories and powers back?" "Yes," Ben answered. "Like I said, I had to make the same choice when I was younger. You have to make the same decision when it is time. And Agathe says that it is coming soon."

Mal looked down and asked, "Why did you keep all of this from me? I know that I should have told you about these dreams sooner. But if you told me that you went through the same thing, then maybe I wouldn't have run off to the Isle months ago. Maybe…" "Hey," Ben said, kissing Mal's forehead. "It's OK. I wanted to tell you so many times, but Agathe told me not to until the Force deemed it time. I sensed that you were getting them, like you were having dreams about me at the lake like I was of you. And it hurt me that I couldn't tell you anything. I hated seeing you suffer like that and I could do nothing. But now, I want you to know that I am here for you. I am putting everything in the open so that we can grow and become who we were destined to be. I am doing everything in my power to help your wish come true."

Mal looked up at Ben and asked, "Wish? What wish?" Ben sighed and said, "Remember when I told everyone that I sacrificed myself? Well, after the final battle with the dark Sith known as Palpatine, you died and I gave my life energy to you and I died instead. You lived for 10 more years, but because the dyad, meaning us, was split because of my death, you were slowly getting weaker and weaker because your soul wanted to rejoin with mine. So right before you died, you made a wish to the Force begging to have a second chance at a better life with me. That's why we were both reborn here. So we could reunite in life and to have a happily ever after so to speak. Plus also help bring this world back into balance."

Mal closed her eyes to process what Ben said about her wish to be reborn in a new life. She knew that she had a big decision to make and she was scared about it. Mal looked up and asked, "What if I choose not to get my memories and powers back? What if I just want to keep being the person I always have been?" "It doesn't matter to me," Ben said. "When I got my memory and powers back, I will still the same person, things were just clearer to me and I could do cool stuff with the Force. You will still be you if you go through with this. You will still be the same VK that I fell in love with. I love the person you were and the person you are now. I love all of you, with all my heart."

Mal started to cry as she leaned up and gave Ben a passionate kiss, which he eagerly returned. When Mal pulled away, she said, "I need time to think about this." "I respect that," Ben said. "Agathe said that you don't have to make the decision now. But know that it is coming soon when you have to. And I will respect whatever decision you make. OK?" Mal nodded, sighing that like with the beginning of their relationship, Ben was giving her time and not trying to put any pressure on her, which was one of the things she loved about him. "Even after this big revelation," Mal thought. "He is still the King I fell in love with. Maybe that's why I felt attracted to Solo in some strange way. Because some small part of my knew that he was Ben."

"I have one last question for the night," Mal said. "There have been moments recently that I saw spirits around you. I recognize some of them from my dreams. Can I meet them?" Ben smiled and said, "Of course. I'll bring them out." Ben pulled away from Mal and closed his eyes. Suddenly seven balls of light came out of Ben and they formed into people next to Ben, one of them being a small green creature. Mal recognized Han Solo, Leia, and Luke Skywalker. "Hey, kid," Han Solo said. "Nice to meet you finally in the flesh." "Look how beautiful you are," Leia said. "You always have been worthy of my son." "Leia," Luke said. "Give the girl a break. We are just introducing ourselves to her." "I recognize you, Luke Skywalker," Mal said. "Along with you two, Han Solo and Princess Leia." Han Solo chuckled, "Told ya I liked her." Anakin Skywalker stepped forward and said, "I am Anakin Skywalker, Ben's grandfather. Pleasure to meet you in person." "I am Padme, Ben's grandmother," Padme said. "I am Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin's teacher along with Luke and Ben's namesake in a way," Obi-Wan said. "Yoda, I am. Jedi Master, I was. Pleased to meet you, I am," Yoda said. "Pleasure to meet all of you," Mal said. "So why are all of you hanging out in Ben's body?" Ben chuckled and said, "They are my guides. They just chill out in my head and chime in or pop out every now and then. It's more pleasant than having Palpatine in my head for all of my previous life. It was a little weird at first, but I got use to it." "We are all looking forward to spending more time with you," Luke said as the spirits disappeared back into Ben's body.

"That was weird but interesting," Mal said. Ben chuckled and said, "Yeah, I understand that. Now, today has been a long day and I bet you want to get some rest before your father arrives tomorrow. I still need to make some calls. Do you want me to escort you back to Evie's house?" Mal shook her head and said, "It's OK. I can get there magically. I'll see you in the morning." They gave each other another kiss and Mal waved her hand, teleporting over to Evie's house. Ben let out a huge breath and thought, "That took a lot out of me. It's all out in the open now. I know that Mal will make the right choice. And it's good to have some friends that will always have my back."

The next morning, Uma, Harry, Gil, and Celia were driven back to the Isle with the guards as they needed to pick up Hades. Ben had contacted his parents and explained to them what happened and what he had to do. His father wasn't too happy about Ben bringing Hades here, but Ben convinced him that Hades was the only person who could wake Audrey up. Fairy Godmother tried to see if she could do anything, but her magic had no effect on Audrey. Ben also contacted Audrey's parents and they were horrified by the actions of their daughter. They are held up in Northern Wei so Queen Leah was the only one available to come see Audrey. Leah was not happy about the entire situation and had some denial about her granddaughter's actions. And she still wasn't a fan of having Mal around as Ben's future queen. But she kept quiet and sat at her granddaughter's bedside.

Ben, Mal, Adam, Belle, Leah, and Fairy Godmother waited in Audrey's room for the guards to return with Hades. Adam heard a knock on the door and opened it, backing away as the guards brought Hades inside. The god had chains on his arms and legs so that he couldn't escape. Mal walked forward and said, "Thank you for coming." Hades scoffed and said, "Didn't have much choice." Ben walked forward and said, "Mal says that you are the only person who can wake her. She has faith in you. So do I. I know that you can wake her." Hades stared at Ben and felt the aura the king was giving off. "Since when do heroes care about villains?" Hades asked. "I always have," Ben said. "You are a citizen of this kingdom. Everyone on the Isle is. I called you here to help her. She's…" "One of your own," Hades interrupted. "Right. When you guys try to destroy the world, it's an error in judgment. But when it's one of us, lock them up and throw away the key. Right, Adam?" Ben walked right up to Hades and said, "I am not like the kings of the past. I am here to make things right. And I am asking you to help her. For the sake of your daughter." Hades stared into Ben's eyes and saw them glow gold for a second. Hades saw the old soul that was in the king and felt that Ben was telling the truth. "Glad to hear that someone will fix the mistakes of the past," Hades thought. Adam looked at his son and was slightly shocked at Ben's word. But he didn't say anything.

Hades held up his hands and said, "Yeah. I'm gonna need to use my hands." Ben nodded to the guards and they freed Hades' hands. The god held out one hand to Mal and Mal reached into the pocket of her dress and pulled out the ember and handed it to him. Hades closed his eyes and his blue hair was on fire again. Hades smirked and said, "Haven't lost my touch." Hades turned right to Adam and started to growl, Adam growling as well. "Dad!" Mal shouted as Ben shouted, "Father! Enough!" Adam stepped back as Hades sighed and walked over to the bed. He closed his eyes and waved his hands around, blue glows appearing around the room. Ben could feel what Hades was doing, he was reaching into Audrey to bring her soul back to the surface. He could feel his own soul like it wanted to escape his vessel and used the Force to hold his soul in. Mal felt something similar happening to her and remembering what she just learned about herself, she remembered what Hades told her about the incident that happened when she was a baby and made Hades abandon her.

Hades finished his task as Audrey rose and awakened much to everyone's relief. "Audrey," Leah said, tears in her eyes. "You're OK." Hades opened his eyes and stepped backwards, the fire in his hair dying down. Audrey looked over at Ben and Mal and said, "Tell me it was all a bad dream." Ben sighed and said, "I wish I could. But, it's over now." Audrey started to get tears in her eyes and said, "I'm sorry. I wanted to hurt you both. I wanted to hurt all of you." Mal walked forward and took Audrey's hand saying, "I have owed you an apology for a very long time now." Ben walked forward and said, "So have I." Leah sighed and turned to Mal and reluctantly said, "And perhaps, I have owed you one, too." Mal smiled at the old queen.

Adam motioned for the guards to take Hades, who scoffed, "Oh, yeah." The guards escorted him out of the room and started to walk him down the hall when Mal ran out and shouted, "Dad!" Hades stopped and turned around with the guards holding onto his arms. Mal sighed and said, "I'm gonna have to miss you all over again." Hades was shocked at Mal's statement, relieved that she cares for him again. He smiled and said, "Thanks for a glimpse of the sun. You are, after all, my little Rey of sunshine." Mal smiled and walked forward and gave Hades a kiss on the cheek. Hades smiled and turned around and handed Mal his ember as the guards escorted him away. Mal watched her father leave and she felt tears coming down her cheeks. Her father actually cared for her and that broke down all of her walls that she built up over the years to keep Hades out. She dried her eyes and put the ember back into her pocket.

Mal walked back to Audrey's room as Ben cleared his throat and said, "Can everyone leave the room? I want to talk to Audrey alone." Everyone nodded and left the room, Leah more reluctant to do so but obliged. Ben nodded to Mal, who nodded back and closed the doors as she was the last one to leave the room. She knew that Ben needed closure with Audrey. She muttered a silence spell on the door so no one could listen in. She escorted everyone down the hall to a meeting room where everyone could wait.

Ben sighed and turned to Audrey and said, "Like I said, I owe you an apology. But I also owe you an explanation." Audrey nodded in agreement and said, "So, you are definitely more that what you seem. You and Solo are one and the same?" Ben nodded and said, "I am a reborn soul, Audrey. My previous life was not a happy one and the source of my powers, called the Force, brought my soul here to be reborn as the heir to this kingdom. This world is unbalanced, Audrey. The Force brought me back to life to fix it. The ban on magic, the creation of the Isle, all of it." "So," Audrey said. "Who are you? Or who were you?" "Ben," Ben answered. "Well, Ben was also my name in my previous life. Ben Solo. I was also known as Kylo Ren. I was someone who, like you yesterday, gave into the darkness in my heart and did terrible things. But unlike you, I have blood on my hands that will never go away. You think what you did yesterday was bad? It was child's play to the things I did. I won't go into the details, but I was not a good man for most of my previous life. But at the end I saw the error of my ways and tried to do good before I died. And now I have a second chance at life and I am trying to make things right. I'm not on the dark side anymore. But I am also not on the side of light. I am in the middle. The gray, so to speak."

Audrey nodded as she took all the information in. "What about Mal?" Audrey asked. "How does she fit into all of this?" Ben smiled and said, "She's my equal, my other half. In this life and my previous life. She is reborn like I was but just learned that yesterday. She has not fully reawakened like I have. Her memories and her connection to the Force have yet to be returned to her. They have to me. You were there on the day it happened." Audrey thought for a moment then realized, "Your 7th birthday party. The day you ran into the forest." Ben nodded and said, "I had just found out about our betrothal and I was livid. I had started getting dreams about my previous life and dreams about Mal. I already felt a connection with a girl I had never met face to face. So I ran. I followed a woman who appeared in my dreams telling me that it was time to regain what I had lost. You might know her as the Enchantress. She offered me the choice to either have my memories and Force connection returned or not and I chose to have them returned. I am still the same me you met all those years ago. I'm just more enlightened. And I still had the dreams of Mal leading up to when we met face to face. We instantly felt a connection when we shook hands on that first day. She was always meant to be with me, not you. She may have her flaws, but I love her despite them. You were trying to achieve something that you could never have. And let's be honest, you were not the sweet little girl everyone thought you were."

Audrey sighed and said, "You're right. I wasn't. I really was a spoiled princess. My family, mainly my grandmother, wanted me on the throne with you. So I lied to my parents and yours about us getting along and connecting. I felt that I should have been your Queen. I loved the dates we went on and thought that you were connecting with me. But then the VKs showed up and I saw a different side of you. Looking back, I realize that you were showing who you really are. You put up an act with me for the sake of our parents. In reality, you never wanted the betrothal with me. Your heart already belonged to someone else. I was just so delusional about wanting the happy ending like my parents got that I was blind to everything." Ben sighed and said, "I wasn't honest with you, Audrey. I knew about the secret paragraph of the contract that stated how to break it. I was so involved in my love for Mal and my desire to break the contract that I didn't take your feelings into account. For that, I am truly sorry." Audrey nodded and said, "It's OK. Seeing you now and knowing your whole story, I realize that I never knew the real you. Just the lie I told myself. We never would have worked as a royal couple. I can see now that we were never meant for each other. And I am OK with that." Ben smiled and reached over and grabbed Audrey's hand and said, "I wish you all the best, Audrey. I know that out there somewhere is a man who will truly make you happy. You just need to have faith."

Ben was about to leave when Audrey said, "That voice I heard that led me to stealing the crown and the scepter. Do you know who it was?" Ben turned back to Audrey and said, "I sensed that it was a Sith presence, meaning it is someone who uses the dark side of the Force. But he is good at masking his identity. And that scares me. He used you. He used Uma. And he is still out there somewhere. He drew darkness from you to himself. Maybe to gain power, I don't know. But I will not rest until he is found and defeated once and for all. I can promise you that." Ben then left the room as Audrey sat there and thought, "He's going to be a good King."

The next week flew by for Ben and Mal. Ben became busy dealing with the repercussions on Audrey's magical revenge and had to help the kingdom move on from the event. He had to reassure the council that the VK program was still a good project and that Audrey's actions showed that even good people can do bad things.

Mal spent most of the week to herself as she was processing everything that happened. She was thankful that she didn't have many memory dreams that week and most of her dreams were about her and Ben. The occasional memory dream she did have was about her as Rey and Ben in their old life, but this time she heard Ben's name be said. She noticed that herself as Rey never really called Ben Kylo Ren, always Ben. One dream ended with the even Ben told her about, his death. She saw Rey's dead body and Ben Solo crawling to her in a dark cavern. She saw him close his eyes and put his hand over her stomach and give his life-force to Rey. She saw Rey open her eyes and whisper Ben's name. She saw their two old selves have their first kiss. And then she saw Ben fall backwards and die, his body disappearing in the wind leaving only his clothes behind and the sad look on Rey's face. Mal woke up that morning in tears realizing the sacrifice Ben made for her and felt the sadness her old self felt at that moment. She realized that a lot of her memories were sad. Did she really want all that pain again? She knew that she had to make a decision soon but felt relived that Ben and the Enchantress were giving her time to decide. She also thought about her father, Uma, and everyone else on the Isle. She knew that Ben wanted to free people from the Isle, but was this the way they should do it?

The day of the engagement party arrived. The party was at the alcove next to the old bridge that connected Auradon to the Isle. All the party guests were chatting to each other when Evie looked over and saw Ben and Mal coming toward them. "There they are," Evie said. She, Carlos, and Jay were still processing everything Ben told them and even though they were a little hurt that Ben lied about his identity as Solo, they understood why he did and that he still was the same Ben they always knew. The King and his future Queen walked out from the tunnel with Ben wearing his royal suit and his crown while Mal wore a purple dragon print dress with a short purple cape and princess tiara. Everyone cheered as the royal couple came out and Ben and Mal waved to everyone. They walked through the crowd and up to the balcony looking out at the Isle where Adam, Belle, and Fairy Godmother were. Ben looked down at the crowd and said, "Lady Mal and I wanna thank you for celebrating our engagement with us today. I couldn't be prouder or happier to call you my Queen. So, raise your glasses. To our future Queen of Auradon." He raised his glass that he got from the side and everyone down below raised their glasses and shouted, "To our Queen of Auradon!"

The crowd cheered as Mal looked down at the crowd with a smile, but a sad heart as something had been bothering her all week. "Speech, Your Special-ness," Carlos called out. "Speech, Your Fancy One," Jay called out. The crowd laughed and Mal laughed with them, but a sad one as she felt tears start to prick her eyes. Evie, Carlos, and Jay noticed the sad look on her face as well as Ben. He looked over at her with concerned eyes as Mal said, "I can't. I can't be Queen of Auradon." The crowd gasped as Ben whispered, "Mal."

Mal turned to Ben and whispered, "I've been thinking a lot about everything that's happened. But this has nothing to do with what you revealed to me and the choice that I must make. This is about the Isle. I can't turn my back on that place. I have to correct the mistake I made." Ben nodded as Mal turned back to the crowd and said, "We made a decision to close the barrier forever. And it was my idea. But it's wrong. I've learned that you can't live in fear because it doesn't actually protect you from anything. You never know where the bad is gonna come from. And you never know where the heroes are gonna come from either. Without Uma and her pirates, Auradon would be gone. And without Hades, my father, Audrey would be gone. We are all capable of good and bad, no matter which side of the barrier we come from. And that's why I can't be Queen of just Auradon. I have to be Queen of the Isle, too. And it's time that we take the barrier down forever."

Ben's eyes lit up and he got a big smile on his face. Mal wanted to take down the barrier forever. One part of his destiny was about to be achieved. Sure there was going to be a lot on his plate with handling the transition of the people on the Isle to live in Auradon and assess those originally imprisoned there, but right now, he was happy that Mal wanted to do this. Sure it was a little bit fast, but right now, he didn't care.

"We can't do that," Adam said. Ben turned to his dad and said, "It's up to us, Dad." Ben looked back at Mal and gave her a nod, Mal smiling back at him. He looked out at the crowd and said, "I choose to be a King who moves forward. It's time for forgiveness. It's time for new beginnings. The barrier will come down!" "Yes!" Carlos cheered a little too loudly making the crowd laugh. Ben looked over at Mal and said, "Bring it down, Mal." Mal looked up at Ben and said, "Only if you do it with me." The crowd clapped and cheered. Even Queen Leah, despite her feelings. Even Chad, despite the fact that he still wasn't a fan of the VKs. But Audrey was one of the loudest cheerers as she was now a big fan of the VKs after seeing the light.

Mal motioned for Evie, Carlos, and Jay to join her and Ben on the balcony. Fairy Godmother gave her the wand and Mal held Ben's hand while Evie, Carlos and Jay gathered around them. Mal and Ben stared out to the Isle and all five chanted, "To make the world a better place, we have to do it face to face." Mal waved the wand and the magic destroyed the barrier and made the clouds above the Isle disappear. The bridge magically reconstructed itself so that the Isle and Auradon were connected again. The crowd cheered as Mal, Ben, Evie, Carlos, and Jay shed silent tears for this happy moment.

Over on the Isle, people were coming out and surprised to see sunshine for the first time in a long time. For some people, the first time they've ever seen the sun. Uma, Celia, Harry, and Gil saw the barrier disappear and were surprised at what happened. Uma realized what happened and muttered, "My plan." The Isle citizens cheered at their freedom.

Back in Auradon, Mal handed Fairy Godmother back her wand and walked back to the balcony that overlooked the Isle. Ben walked up next to her and held her hand. Mal felt a song come into her heart as she and the rest of the people of Auradon and the Isle started to sing and dance in celebration,

(Mal)

It's time to bring it together

Time for a brand new start

(Uma)

We're gonna put it in motion

Break down what keeps us apart

(Mal)

No more no division we down

New team got the vision

(Uma)

Unite till we stand

Now we living marching

In the light, one, two

One, two, like

(Mal)

I see you

(Uma)

You see me

(Mal)

Imperfect

(Uma)

Perfectly

(Mal and Uma)

Face to face we can see

Clearly our similarities like

(Uma)

Day and night

(Mal)

Wrong or right

(Uma)

We come together

For a good time

(Mal, Ben, Evie, Carlos, Jay)

We're gonna break this down

We're gonna rock the town

Everyone all around

Let's be whoever like this

Stronger together like this

(Uma)

Believing in second chances

(Celia)

And we're all starting today

(Harry)

Marching on in a new land

(Uma, Celia, Harry, Gil)

Our world's a better

A better place

(Evie)

Welcome the additional love

(Carlos)

Unite new beginnings for us

(Jay)

Harmony that's the mission marching

(Everyone)

In the light, one, two

One, two like

I see you, you see me

Imperfect, perfectly

Face to face we can see

Clearly our similarities like

Day and night

Wrong or right

We come together

For a good time

We're gonna break this down

We're gonna rock the town

Everyone all around

Just be whoever like this

Stronger together like this

Bringing it, bringing it

Bri-bri-bringing it down

Bringing it, bringing it

Bri-bri-bringing it down

Bringing it, bringing it

Bri-bri-bringing it down

Bringing it, bringing it

Bri-bri-bringing it down

We're gonna break this down

We're gonna rock the town

Everyone all around

Just be whoever like this

Stronger together like this

We reunited like this

We're gonna break this down

We're gonna rock the town

Everyone all around

Just be whoever like this

Stronger together like this

We reunited like this

Bringing it, bringing it

Bri-bri-bringing it down

As the citizens of the Isle, led by Uma, walked across the bridge, Ben and the citizens of Auradon bowed to them, welcoming them to Auradon. Everyone cheered and the party went into full swing. Uma hugged Mal, thanking her for what she did. Dr. Facillier, Lady Termaine, and Smee walked over the bridge and looked back at the Isle, happy that they were finally free as Celia, Dizzy, Squeaky, and Squirmy ran over and gave them hugs.

Jane pulled Carlos over and said, "Carlos? I'm actually really nervous to meet your mom." Dude walked over and said, "You're nervous? His mom is Cruella De Vil! I'm petrified." Carlos chuckled and said, "Wait until she hears I want to be a vet."

Jay met up with Gil and said, "What do you say you and me go exploring? During the rest of summer vacation and on breaks? Jungles or icebergs?" "Both?" Gil suggested. Both boys cheered and gave each other a chest bump.

Evie and Uma were dancing next to each other and Uma looked over at Mal, who was standing with some Isle kids along with Ben, and told Evie, "You know what? Mal came through." "She always does," Evie said. Harry got in between the girls and said, "So, she's definitely taken." "Definitely," Evie said. Doug leaned over and said, "So is Evie." Uma hit Harry on the chest and said, "What's my name?" "Uma," Harry said. He leaned down to kiss her, but Uma backed away and walked off along with Evie and Doug. Harry stood there awkwardly until Audrey accidentally bumped into him. "Hi," they both said at the same time. Audrey looked into Harry's eyes and saw them glow. "Could it be?" Audrey thought. "He is definitely cute." She grabbed Harry by the arm and pulled him into the dance floor, much to Harry's amusement.

Hades walked across the bridge and stopped a few feet in front of Mal and Ben and asked, "Am I invited to the wedding?" Mal and Ben turned to Hades and Ben said, "Uh. Hello, Hades, Dad, Sir." Mal chuckled and walked over and gave Hades a hug. Hades smiled and whispered into Mal's ears, "I knew you would be the one to free all of us, my Rey of sunshine." He pulled away from Mal and said to Ben, "I'm sure you two will be very happy together." Mal smiled and walked over and hugged Ben. Ben looked at Hades, who dropped his smile and pointed his fingers at Ben and gave him a "I'm watching you" look. Ben's eyes glowed gold and sent a mental note to Hades, "I know. I won't let you down." Hades seemed shocked at what Ben was able to do and knew that he needed to talk with his future son in law. Mal pulled away and took her father's hand. Ben said, "Welcome to Auradon." as he put his hand on Hades' back, which made the god give a stern look to Ben, and Ben pulled his hand away. Mal led Hades through the crowd and Ben thought, "I hope you're watching, Agathe, Part of your wish has come true. This world is getting much closer now to having the balance it needs. We're almost there."

Elsewhere deep in a dark forest, a dark void opened and out stepped a dark spirit in a black cloak. "Finally," the dark figure said. "After absorbing darkness and power from those two pawns, I am free. I am in the world of the living again. Uma and Audrey played their parts." As the dark figure walked around, life around him decayed and turned to ash. The dark figure let out an evil laugh and said, "Soon my plans will come into fruition. But first, this form is unstable. I used up most of my power to come here from the world between worlds. I need to find a vessel as I need to gain more power to gain a body of my own. After that, I will destroy the last Skywalker and find my granddaughter and destroy her too, wherever she is hiding. Then I will unleash a new army and make this planet my new base to rule the galaxy. The time is coming for the one true Emperor to rise again. And no one, not even the dyad, can stop me!"