Mal sat across from Maleficent and sighed softly she didn't know how long she'd been here but the more she was with her mother the more nervous she got. She was shaken from her thoughts by a loud slam on the table which made her jump as she looked at the dark fairy.

"Can I ask you a question Mal" Maleficent stated firmly noticing how the young purplette looked at the large stack of books beside her.

"Uh yeah sure.." Mal said softly as she bit the inside of her cheek slightly.

"your name is very unique..but surely it can't be just as simple as Mal, I know every person creature and thing that breaths in these lands but I have never met someone by your name anywhere" Maleficent explained as she stared at the purplette with an icy stare as she leaned forward at the table "What is your name" she stated firmly.

Mal felt her face pale as she looked at Maleficent not knowing what to do. She was her mothers prisoner not to mention she was already feeling sick as her birthday was tomorrow and she would be sixteen, that alone would ruin everything and show the mistress of evil that she was indeed her daughter. " do you mean Maleficent? I am Mal I told you I wasn't from here" she said softly hoping the fairy would just drop it.

Maleficent growled slightly and narrowed her eyes even more "where exactly are you from. Mal" she asked as she leaned back in her seat and awaited an answer from the girl. She knew Mal was hiding something and she planned on getting to the bottom of it somehow. She smirked when Mal opened her mouth to speak but growled when a loud noise was heard from downstairs at the main gates, suddenly Diablo flew in and the dark fairy instantly turned him back into a Man.

"King Stefan is at the gates with an Army Maleficent they aren't happy" Diablo said with wide eyes as he side eyed Mal before looking at his mistress worriedly.

"Take Mal upstairs to her chambers I will deal with this" Maleficent stated firmly as she stood up from her seat.

"Let me help I.I can help" Mal said with wide eyes as she stood up as well before biting her lip when she noticed Maleficents look.

Maleficent narrowed her eyes at Mal "You are to go upstairs and wait for me to come back they are probably here for you anyway, seeing as people are so..noble and pathetic nowadays" she scoffed before looking at Diablo "Take her upstairs and do not let her leave that room" she snapped before transporting away in a cloud of green smoke.

Diablo nodded and watched Maleficent vanish before looking at Mal and walking her upstairs before sitting Mal down on the bed and locking the doors and windows before looking at the girl "Are you alright?" he asked softly.

"Why won't she let me help? Diablo" Mal said with wide eyes as she held herself and sighed "I just want to..show her…that I'm not a…" she bit her lip before gasping when Diablo held Mal close.

"you want to prove to her that your not a disappointment Mal..is that it?" Diablo asked softly before chuckling at the shocked look on Mal's face "yes Mal..I know who you are, I was sucked into this spell as well to help you on your journey" he said softly "I'm here to guide you but I can't answer for you.. I know you love your mother Mal"

Mal looked at Diablo with wide eyes a million questions swirling in her head and showing clearly in her eyes as she bit her lip "w..what?! Diablo why! Why am I in the story of my mother.. how long am I going to be here what about that curse I'm sixteen tomorrow what..whats going to happen to me" she panicked.

"Don't worry Mal I don't know why your here and all I know and can tell you is…the story right now is ruined its up to you to find whats wrong and fix it and hope you make the right choices along the way" he said softly "As for the curse…we'll cross that bridge when we get there but lets hope everything will be alright" he said gently before gasping when he heard a shriek from Maleficent and instantly looked at Mal worriedly not noticing the clock that was about t strike midnight signaling Mal's sixteenth birthday

"MOM!" Mal exclaimed as she bit her lip and transported herself out of the room appearing a few seconds later in front of an army of people with iron all over them, she didn't have to touch them to feel the iron radiating off of them all. Thats when her eyes fell to Maleficent who was stuggling under a giant iron net "Stop! Wha…what are you doing! Leave Maleficent alone" she shouted as she rushed to the mistress of evil and bit her lip not able to touch the iron but she waved her hand and removed it.

"We are here to rid the kingdom of the fairy creature…and to rescue you" Stefan said firmly before glaring when Mal removed the net from Maleficent "What are you doing? Caring for this…this beast?" he snapped.

"Maleficent is Not a beast! And she's not a creature and you will all pay for this!" Mal exclaimed before conjuring a fireball and throwing it at the guards watching the guards fall unmoving on the ground before glaring at Stefan. As if they were the only two people in the room "Stay away from Maleficent..get out of this castle and get a life" she snapped before gasping when the chime of one of the clocks rang throughout the castle and Mal looked at Stefan with wide eyes before her eyes clouded over and she collapsed to the ground.

Diablo ran down the stairs trying to find Mal before it was too late but gasped when he noticed Mal unmoving on the ground "Oh no.." he muttered before looking at Maleficent and Stefan and biting his lip worriedly "Can't you see what this fighting has gotten you both…now because of everything your daughter is under a powerful curse" he snapped before gasping and silently berating himself for having such a big mouth.

Maleficent looked at Diablo with wide eyes before looking at Stefan with tears in her eyes and looked down at Mal, biting her lip " ?" she questioned with confusion in her eyes watching as Stefan stood up silently and ran off with the remainder of his soldiers. Maleficent lowered her head and lifted Mal into her arms before silently carrying her back to a bed and laying her down gently. She looked at Diablo with pure confusion in her eyes "Explain Diablo..what is going on here" she stated firmly.

Diablo sighed softly "Mal isn't from this land Maleficent, she's from a kingdom that hasn't been thought of yet, known as Auradon its a kingdom where all of the heroes live while the villains and sidekicks live on a small cramped Island with a barrier around it" he began explaining "After you cursed Aurora you failed Prince Phillip ends up killing you and the curse on Aurora is broken, Mal was brought into this story and stopped you from cursing the princess and here we are now.." he sighed.

Maleficent looked at Diablo with wide eyes and a look of confusion on her face "But what does this have to do with me having a daughter.." she questioned.

"You and Stefan had.. relations a few years before the Isle was created and you got pregnant with Mal" Diablo said gently. "She's sixteen Maleficent…" he said

Maleficent's face paled this time as she looked at Mal and teared up before looking at Diablo "The curse..the one Leah put on my future first born…" she muttered softly before lowering her head and screaming as a green blast of magic shot through the ceiling of the fortress before looking at Mal and bit her lip "She's my..my daughter which…ma..makes her…"

"Aurora's Half Sister" Diablo said softly as he looked at the unconscious teen worriedly.