*fangirling scream* HAVE YOU GUYS HEARD?! DOVE AND RYAN ARE ENGAGED! Isn't that just awesome?

Anyway, this one-shot has some references to the prequel book, Isle of the Lost. Just to let you know.

It's Carlos' birthday, but what are his friends going to get him...?

Mal and Evie were hanging out in the boys' dorm room with said boys. The room was quiet. Jay was sitting on his bed, playing around with some toy. Mal sat at the table on her phone. Evie was leaning against the footboard of Carlos' bed, petting Dude, who was laying on her lap while Carlos sat on his bed, doing things on his laptop. It was dark out, so the room wasn't that bright, but the lamps brought some illumination.

"You know, it's my birthday tomorrow," Carlos said.

"We know!" the other three said in unison, clearly annoyed.

"That's like, the eighth time you've said that today," Evie added.

Carlos was turning fifteen tomorrow. A pretty big day, you might say. All day he's been saying 'it's my birthday tomorrow' which was getting really annoying to his friends. So annoying, Mal suggested they put a stamp on his forehead and mail him to Charmington. Jay agreed, but their idea was shot down by Evie who said they couldn't do that because Carlos was their friend. She also added the people of Charmington wouldn't want an annoying Carlos anyway. Besides, the party they have planned for him would be a waste. It's not a surprise party, by the way. Mal thinks surprise parties are so cliche, especially when everyone pretends they don't know about the person's birthday. The three didn't really know what to get for Carlos, which was a small problem. Okay, big problem. But what could his three best friends possibly get that could bring a huge smile on his freckled face? Mal noticed Evie was petting Dude and asked a random question.

"Hey, E, you a dog person?" she asked.

"I don't know. I like cats," Evie answered. "They're so cute with their little paws."

"Dogs are better," Jay said. "Cats do nothing but lay around all day."

"At least they're quiet, unlike dogs," Evie stated. "And someone I know," she mumbled, staring at Jay.

"But cats lick themselves clean and poop in a box. It's disgusting," Jay argued.

"It's better than having to pick up its poop."

"Dogs are more fun to play with."

"Cats are the kings of memes."

"Dogs are loyal and don't want you just for food like cats."

"Mal?" Evie asked, alerting the purple-haired girl.

"Leave me out of this," Mal told her.

Then, Evie and Jay's heads both turned to Carlos. He noticed and his eyes widened in fear.

"Cats or dogs, Carlos?" Evie asked.

"Obviously he'd choose dogs," Jay stated. "That's the only kind of animal friend he's had."

"That's not true. Carlos had a pet cat on the island," Evie replied, feeling confident.

Jay raised an eyebrow, thinking she was lying. When Evie mentioned his pet cat, Carlos remembered. He got a little black kitten at Evie's sixth birthday party. One of Lucifer's litter.

"Oh yeah! Beezlebub," Carlos said.

Evie smiled when she saw the look on Jay's face.

"Poor cat. I left her with my mother," Carlos stated. "Don't you guys miss your pets?"

"Not really. Othello was so noisy and always said bad words," Evie said, referring to her pet parrot, Iago's kid.

"Yeah, and dad probably sold Lagan and Derelict by now," Jay added.

His pets were Flotsam and Jetsam's kids. Mal didn't have a pet since she wasn't invited to Evie's birthday party. Evie still felt a little bad, but Mal said it was fine and that she wasn't really an animal person.

"I miss Beezlebub," Carlos stated, suddenly looking sad for a moment.

"Don't let Dude hear that," Mal joked, making the others laugh.

Suddenly, an idea popped into Evie's head. She picked up Dude and carried him to Carlos' bed.

"Well, Mal and I need to get to bed. Jay, can you escort us to our dorm room?" Evie asked.

Jay gave her a confused look. "Okay," he said.

He, Evie, and Mal walked out of the room, leaving Carlos in there. Once they were in their dorm, Evie told them her idea.

"So we don't have a present for Carlos yet, right?" Evie asked.

"Yeah, but I was just thinking we give him chocolate," Jay said.

"Well, I have a better idea," Evie stated. "What if we go to the Isle of the Lost and bring Beezlebub back as Carlos' gift?"

Jay and Mal's eyes popped out of their heads.

"Are you serious? Going back to the Isle of the Lost? That's crazy!" Mal exclaimed.

"And if someone saw us, I have a feeling they're not going to be happy since we chose good," Jay added.

"So, we'll be careful," Evie replied. "Besides, don't you want to see our Carlos happy?"

"He's already happy," Jay pointed out.

"He said he misses Beezlebub, so we're going to bring her back for him," Evie said.

Mal and Jay exchanged looks. Evie's plan was risky. What if they got caught? Those villains would do unimaginable things to them. Plus, how would they get to the island without anyone knowing? Because if they did know, they would get in trouble. Ben wouldn't allow it. Or would he...? Evie stated at her friends' faces.

"Look, I know it's dangerous, but I really want to do this," she said.

Mal sighed. "Fine. But if this fails, I'm blaming you," she said.

"I guess I should come along to protect you two," Jay stated.

"You didn't really have a choice. I was going to drag you along anyway," Evie said, smiling.

"I'll tell Ben the plan," Mal informed.

xXx

Today was Carlos' birthday. Mal told Ben, Audrey, and Doug she, Evie, and Jay were going to be a little late to the party. She gave them the job to set up the party in Carlos and Jay's dorm room. It wasn't going to be a big party. Just his friends. Plus a cake. Mal, Evie, and Jay left in the morning to retrieve Beezlebub. With Ben's help, they managed to travel to the Isle of the Lost with a limo. When they got close enough, Mal cast a spell to make the limo invisible so no one would know they were there. They walked out of the limo cautiously and made their way to Hell Hall, Cruella De Vil's place. Once they got there, they snuck in through the window. Hell Hall was a big place. It was going to be hard to find a little black kitty in a big place like this.

"Maybe we should split up," Jay suggested. "We'll find the cat faster."

"Good idea. I'll go with Mal," Evie said.

"Why do you get to go with Mal?" Jay asked, frowning.

"Because I'm her best friend," Evie replied.

"Well, I was her best friend first," Jay stated.

"Are you two seriously arguing about this right now?" Mal asked. "You know what, I'll go by myself."

Mal walked away from the two. Evie sighed and headed in the other direction with Jay following her. They checked every room they came across and no sign of Beezlebub. They continued walking around the mansion-like house, being careful not to come across Cruella De Vil or else, well, let's just say it would be game over.

"What if Cruella turned the cat into a scarf or something?" Jay asked.

"She wouldn't be that cruel, would she?" Evie asked.

"Well, cruel is in her name. And devil," Jay replied, making Evie roll her eyes.

Then again, Jay has a point. What if Cruella had already made Beezlebub into a scarf? If so, then their whole mission was pointless. They would've come all this way for nothing. But Evie hadn't lost hope. There is a chance Beezlebub is still alive.

"Jasper! Horace! I told you to clean my baby!" they heard Cruella shout, referring to her car.

Evie and Jay quickly hid under the stairs nearby. Cruella De Vil walked down the steps of the stairs with Jasper and Horace following.

"B-b-but, we were watching the Auradon News Network," Jasper said in his British accent.

"Well, I don't have Carlos to do things for me so you'll have to do it!" Cruella shouted.

When Cruella, Horace, and Jasper left, Evie and Jay came out of hiding. They looked in both directions to make sure they were gone. Evie sighed.

"We need to find Beezlebub quick before we get caught," she said. "Come on."

Jay followed Evie again as they wandered around the mansion-like place, careful not to cause any loud noises.

xXx

Ben, Audrey, and Doug were setting up for Carlos' birthday party in his and Jay's dorm room. Doug was blowing up black, white, and red balloons while Audrey was hanging up the banner she painted earlier that said, 'Happy Birthday Carlos!' while Ben was guarding the cake.

"So, why couldn't Mal, Evie, and Jay help set up?" Audrey asked.

"Oh, uh, they had an important errand to run," Ben answered.

"When do you think they'll be back?" Doug asked.

"I don't know. Soon," Ben replied. "If they survive that is," he mumbled.

"What was that?" Doug asked.

"Nothing!" Ben said quickly to avoid suspicion.

xXx

Mal silently walked around the place, keeping her eyes out for a small black cat. It felt like she searched the entire place, even outside. Then, in the corner of her eye, she saw something move. Mal followed the 'something' into what seemed like a laundry room. Sadly, it turned out to be Jay and Evie.

"Did you guys find anything?" Mal asked.

"No. We searched everywhere and no sign of Beezlebub," Evie answered.

Jay looked around the small room they were in. There was a lumpy mattress next to an ironing board, a washbin, and next to that was a vanity table with dozens of black and white wigs.

"Where are we?" Jay asked.

"Carlos' bedroom," Evie answered. "Don't say anything to him about it."

Jay nodded and continued to look around the room. Mal groaned.

"If we don't find Carlos' cat in time, Cruella's going to find us and she won't be happy," she stated.

"Relax, M. We'll find Beezlebub. And when we do, we'll go straight to the limo and drive back to Auradon," Evie reassured.

Mal gave a small smile.

"Hey, I think I found the cat," Jay announced.

Mal and Evie rushed to where Jay was standing. They saw a basket full of clothes and a little black tail sticking out of it. Evie lifted up a piece of clothing which revealed the cat they were looking for.

"Hi, Beezlebub," Evie cooed.

The small black cat stared at the three, wondering why they were interrupting her nap.

"Well, what are you waiting for? Pick her up," Jay said.

"Why me?" Evie asked.

"I'm not touching that thing," Jay answered. "Plus, it was your idea to get the cat for Carlos."

Evie reached for the little black cat, trying not to scare her. Luckily, Beezlebub was pretty okay with a stranger picking her up.

"Okay. We've got the cat. Let's go," Mal said.

The three hurriedly dashed to the limo and hopped in. Mal used a spell to make the limo drive by itself to Auradon. While they rode back, Evie was having fun playing with the little black kitty.

"She's surprisingly soft," she said. "Wanna feel?"

"I'd rather not," Jay answered.

Mal also declined the offer. A soft motor-like noise was heard throughout the limo causing Jay to frown.

"Is that the cat?" he asked.

"Yeah. That's what they do when they're happy," Evie explained.

"She must like you then, Evie," Mal said, looking at Beezlebub, who was on Evie's lap.

Evie smiled and lifted up Beezlebub's paws and moved them around vertically while making cute noises, much to Jay and Mal's annoyance.

xXx

Mal, Evie, and Jay arrived with their present for Carlos. Lonnie, Chad, and Jane came to celebrate with them. Ben still guarded the cake for some reason. Mal, Evie, and Jay came in with a white box with a black ribbon on it and some holes on the upper-side of it.

"Hey, you guys are back," Ben said. "How did the errand go?"

"Great. We found exactly what we were looking for," Mal answered.

She watched as Evie put their present next to the others before going to talk to Audrey. Ben was no longer guarding the cake, so Carlos snuck his way to it and was about to scoop some of the frosting with his finger, but was stopped by Lonnie, who was going to light up the candles.

"Hey, let's sing happy birthday to Carlos!" Ben exclaimed.

Jay switched off most off the lights as everyone gathered around the cake.

Everyone:

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday to Carlos

Happy birthday to you

When the song was done, Carlos blew out his candles. It was his first birthday in Auradon and he couldn't be happier. He never really had a real birthday party on the island since nobody cared.

"Merry Christmas!" Chad and Doug randomly shouted, making everyone laugh.

Ben began to cut slices of cake, which was chocolate, and handed it out to them. It wasn't too long until Carlos wanted to open his presents. Mal, Evie, and Jay decided to go last, knowing their present would be the best. Audrey went first. Then Doug, then Lonnie and Chad, then Jane, then Ben, until it was finally down to the last one.

"I think you're really going to like this, C," Mal said, handing him the box.

"Please. Nothing can beat the new video game I got him," Audrey said proudly.

"We'll see," Mal replied with a smirk.

Carlos opened the lid and was surprised to see...

"Beezlebub!" he exclaimed happily.

He picked up the small black cat and hugged her, causing her to meow. Everyone but the VKs and Ben were confused.

"Wha...?" Lonnie asked. "What?"

"Okay, so long story," Evie began. "Carlos had Beezlebub when he was on the isle, but then we came here and he missed her, so for his birthday we went to go get her to surprise him."

There was a slight pause for a moment.

"Wait, you mean you went back to the island?" Doug asked.

"Um...," Evie hesitated.

"Yeah, but don't tell anyone," Mal said for her. Doug nodded.

"I can't believe Carlos owned a cat," Audrey said, staring at Beezlebub.

"I know, right? I thought he was more of a dog person," Jane replied.

"Well, why can't I be both? A dog person and a cat person," Carlos answered.

Dude smelled Beezlebub from across the room and walked over to get a good sniff of the small cat. When Dude didn't attack her or anything but lick her, that made Carlos really happy, despite Beezlebub hopping off his lap to clean herself.

"Looks like Dude likes Beezlebub, too," he stated.

Do you guys want to see more Beezlebub? Let me know what you think.

Also, are you a dog person or a cat person?

I'm more of a cat person in case you wanted to know what I am.