When Dude and Carlos entered Ben's bedroom, Jay let loose a sigh of relief. He was worried that Carlos wouldn't see Mal in the Med Room and start to have a panic attack. Carlos looked a little shaken, but not as bad as it could've been. Jay approached Carlos with an arm out meant to give him a man hug Carlos nodded and they clung to each other tightly and fiercely.
"You okay man?" Jay whispered into Carlos's ear. He felt Carlos hesitate for a moment, then nodded. Jay breathed a sigh of relief. He knew what could and would happen if Carlos lost it. He didn't think he could go through that again especially now because Mal wasn't here and... NO, she is not dying Jay! Ben won't let that happen. Jay cut his thoughts off. He refused to think let alone live a life without Mal. He couldn't bear it. Besides, he needed to stay strong for Evie and Carlos. They wouldn't be able to handle it if Jay lost it. Neither would Ben. They all needed him strong and Jay would not let them down.
Ben looked from where he stood at the front of Mal's bed over to the boys hugging. He smiled softly. They were all so lucky to have one another, he didn't want to break them up. Ben turned back to face Mal when out of the corner of his eye, he sees Jay whisper something into Carlos's ear and then Carlos pause before nodding.
They okay? Ben wondered, thinking something was up. Ben then mentally slapped himself. Of course, they're not okay! Their best friend is badly hurt and in a coma. I'm in agony and the three of them have known her for at least half of their lives! The amount of pain I'm feeling might not compare to theirs and I'm her FIANCE! His heartbeat sped up as he remembered his proposal to the love of his life.
*flashback*
Ben shook his head out of the flashback. You won't help anyone by breaking into tears! He scolded himself. He then sighed. If only his dad could help, but the Beast didn't know what to do... Ben sighed, again. WAIT A SECOND...
"Hey, guys? Remember when we were all outside a few days ago and Mal screamed fo her dad?" Ben asked. Everyone nodded, a bit confused about why he would bring this up.
"Why did she call for him? And while we're at it who is he?" Ben questioned again. The rest of the group turned to Carlos and Jay, believing that they would hold the answer. The two of them, however, looked to each other confused. Carlos thought that Jay would know since he knew Mal the longest. Jay didn't though. He shrugged and then they both turned to face Evie along with the rest of the group. But Evie wouldn't meet anyone's eyes. Not Ben, not even Carlos's or Jay's. The 3 guys instantly knew that Evie was aware of the identity of Mal's father.
"Evie?" Ben prodded. Evie sighed.
"Alright fine," Evie relented. I hope Mal doesn't kill me over this... She thought.
"Okay, I'll tell you guys, but you have to promise that you won't overreact, okay? Promise me," Evie demanded of the group. Harry, Uma, Gil, Jay, Carlos, and Ben all gave their word. Evie sighed, here goes nothing.
"Alright, Mal never talks about her father because, as far as she's concerned, he doesn't exist. He abandoned her as a baby and never looked back. But... after Maleficent changed into a lizard, she decided that it was high past time to know who exactly was her father. So, she went to get a DNA test. When she found out, she was shocked. It took me weeks to get it out of her. When she finally told me, she broke into sobs. She saw him several times on the Isle. He'd sneak glances at her sometimes, even watch her as she ran after she stole something from someone. At the time, she thought he was just being creepy, but once she found out that was her dad..." Evie sighed. Come on Evie, tell them! Stop stalling! She mentally scolded herself. She met the eyes of Carlos, then Jay's, the finally Ben's.
"Her dad is Hades."