Sorry it took me so long to update! Busy busy day these Friday's are!

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Time to be honest, I had a little trouble writing this one. I had it written one way, and then upon thinking about it, better ideas came to mind and I rewrote the entire thing. I hope y'all like it. You should take this chapter's title literally. Even though this chapter only focuses on Amanda & Finn, it literally will change everything.

I don't want to give anything away. Happy reading!

Chapter 15: This Changes Everything

In the middle of the jungle, the wooden cart looks out of place. Right now it is not moving, for there is no driver. In the back of the cart are two men lying down on their backs. But they're not moving. Are they sleeping or are they dead?

The first has red hair and is wearing the old Californian royal armor. The tear in his shirt underneath his breastplate reveals part of a tattoo: the tattoo all royal soldiers received in the times before Maleficent.

The second has dark skin and black hair. He is wearing a different kind of armor, not Californian. Maybe Floridian? He has no tattoo, but there is some kind of mark on his ankle: the mark of a pirate. What is a pirate doing in Floridian armor? Why does he seem so familiar?

Neither soldiers have any kind of weapons, which seems odd.

Jess wakes up and immediately reaches for the journal she bought in the city. She opens up to a new page and draws the picture she just saw in her dream.

She hadn't had any dreams like this in since her first few weeks at Maleficent's court. But once she got to Florida, the dreams came back at full force. She had bought a small journal to draw them out in. So far had about five.

The only people she had recognized in her dreams so far were Prince Finnegan and Lady Isabel. So far there were three other people included in them, one woman and two men.

She stared at the picture and immediately recognized the second man: it was Terry. And he was dead in her dream.

She didn't know where this would take place, but she knew that she needed to find him. She had to see him one last time before he died.

"Come on Amanda, wake up." Finn said as he propped her up against the canyon wall. After moving Amanda out of the way, Finn saw the dead dragon, but he didn't care. Amanda was all that mattered to him.

She was still breathing, which was a good sign. But she wouldn't wake up.

"Come on Amanda…I need you to wake up sweetheart."

Finn was confused by why Amanda was even here. Hadn't he left her with Willa and Captain Maybeck? Where were they? How did the dragon die? Finn knew he didn't kill it.

Then it dawned on him. Amanda did this.

He remembered the first day he had spent with Amanda and Dillard. She had pushed both Dillard and Finn ten feet without touching them. Finn had called her their secret weapon. He had almost forgotten all about that. She had to have done that. There was no way she could have killed the dragon otherwise.

Amanda had saved his life and now she was unconscious.

Finn's voice cracked, a few tears streaming down his cheek. "Come on Amanda. Wake up. Please."

She heard a voice calling her name, but she couldn't make much sense of it.

But it was the please that caught her attention. She could hear whomever was talking to her crying. She felt someone holding her hand. She could hear and feel things, but couldn't see. This weird state Amanda was currently in confused her immensely.

It was the second she realized she was unconscious that she woke up.

Finn was kneeling next to her, holding her hand, murmuring something about how all of this was his fault, his gaze on the dead dragon twenty feet away.

Amanda summoned a lot of strength to pick up her other hand to wipe a stray tear off of his cheek.

He looked over at her and a warm smile dawned on his face.

"Amanda!" He wrapped his arms around her in a hug. "Oh thank goodness you're alive!"

"Can't…breathe."

"Oh sorry." He released her. "How are you feeling?"

Amanda took a deep breath and immediately felt nauseated. She held her stomach, closed her eyes and took another deep breath, trying to avoid throwing up in front of Finn.

"I'll take that as a no." Finn joked. When Amanda's face continued to stay sour, Finn's concern dawned on his face. He placed the back of his hand on her forehead. "You don't have a fever."

She could tell he was trying to figure out what was wrong with her. But she didn't care at the current moment.

"Are we going to have to sleep here next to the dead dragon?" She gave him a weak smile.

He helped her up and wrapped his arm around her waist to help her walk.

"Nope. I think we've had enough of that dragon for one day." He helped her walked a few steps. "Thanks, by the way, for saving my life." He kissed her on the cheek.

They kept walking until Amanda couldn't handle it anymore.

Finn sat on the cave floor and leaned his head back. Amanda was lying with her head against his chest and his arms wrapped around her. She had fallen asleep a long time ago but his mind was still racing. Things were already hard enough for them, the last thing they needed was Amanda to be sick. She had told him during their walk that she had felt sick all day, but that didn't make him feel any better.

Had she caught some kind of illness? He couldn't help her out here. They had no medicine. Even if they did, Finn wouldn't know what to do with it. Maybe Amanda had just eaten something bad. She was, after all, constantly holding her stomach.

At first, he had assumed she was just feeling nauseous, but now he was thinking it was something differently entirely.

He looked down at Amanda and a random thought popped into his head that he couldn't shake. What if his suspicions were right?

What if? No, it couldn't be! When had—oh crap. Stupid ball! I should have thought about this! This changes everything.

The next morning, Amanda and Finn had made it out of the cave tunnel and somehow found their way to the beach.

Amanda slipped off her shoes and ran into the waves, going almost knee-deep. Finn stood at the edge of the water and watched her. He couldn't help but admire how beautiful she was. She had told him she was feeling better today, but he hadn't asked her any questions. He didn't want her to confirm his suspicions.

He didn't know where the others were, but he figured they were headed this way. The first trio of Maleficent's soldiers had told them that some of the soldiers had stayed at the beach. It was only a matter of walking along the shoreline before Finn and Amanda found them. Finn knew that Willa and Philby would be able to get here, so it was only a matter of time before they all met up again.

Amanda walked back to him. "This place is so beautiful."

He laughed. "You act like you've never been to a beach."

She lowered her head, like one does when ashamed. "That's because I've never been."

"Never?"

"Never."

"Well it's settled then." He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close. "We're going to have to stay here overnight! You have to see the beach at night. All the stars, the sound of the waves…pure magic."

"Sounds wonderful." She places both of her hands on his shoulders. "But we have those other soldiers to get rid."

Finn made sure to show his disappointment on his face. For once he wanted one day where he could just enjoy himself. But he knew Amanda was right.

"Fine. Which way would you suggest we go Miss Party Pooper?"

She glared at him before looking both ways. She then looked back at him and shrugged.

"I don't know! You're the future king." She poked him square in the chest. "You choose."

Finn dramatically rolled his eyes. "Fine, I'll choose. That way." He pointed to his left. "Shall we?" He held out his arm for her to take.

"You're not going to call me Miss Party Pooper one second and then expect me to swoon over your cheesy romantic one-liners the next." She walked past him and kept going in the direction Finn had pointed.

Finn and Amanda walked for a good solid hour before they saw two people camped out on the beach.

Finn recognized them and immediately ran toward the jungle and hid behind a tree, dragging Amanda with him.

"What was that all about?" She scolded him loudly.

He shushed her. "Maleficent's guards," he whispered.

Amanda poked her head out from behind the tree, saw the soldiers and immediately turned back to Finn, continuing their conversation in hushed tones. "What do we do?"

"We have to get rid of them! If they send word to Maleficent about us, we're done for."

"What do you suggest we do?"

"Do you think you could unleash your secret weapon on them?"

Amanda thought about it for a minute and nodded. "I think so."

"Alright then. If they just happened to land in the water, or hit their head on a rock, I'd be fine either way." Finn smirked at her.

Amanda rolled her eyes and faced the soldiers. There were two. Finn came up behind her, protectively placing one arm around her back.

"Why are there only two? I thought there were supposed to be three." Amanda whispered to Finn.

"The soldiers at the canyon caves said there were four with them. That only leaves two here."

He looked down at her to see that she was giving him a blank stare. "Finn, we didn't find the fourth soldier."

"The dragon probably got him," he reassured her. "Let's just get rid of these two."

He looked back up and saw both of the soldiers lying on the ground. There was a young woman in a long, green cape standing over both of them with a small dagger in her hand, blood dripping off of the blade.

Finn drew his sword and walked slowly toward the woman. "Who are you?" He yelled.

The young woman slowly turned to him and her eyes grew wide. "You're…you're him!"

"Answer my question!"

"I…I bring news from your aunt."

"My aunt's dead. Answer my question!" He was now only a few feet away. If she made any sudden movements, he would be able to strike.

She rolled her eyes and removed the hood from her head, revealing her raven black hair and pale face. "I am Jessica Lockhart. Your aunt sent me to find you before Maleficent did."

Amanda gasped. "Jess?"

Jessica looked past Finn and saw Amanda and her face melted, tears building up in her eyes. "Amanda?"

Amanda ran past Finn and gave Jessica a hug. Finn lowered his sword, but was more confused now than he had ever been. My aunt's not alive. There's no way!

Amanda pulled out of the hug, holding Jessica at arm's length.

"I can't believe you're alive after all the time! You've got to tell me everything! You dyed your hair, I love it! Oh, will Terry be excited to see you!" She gave her another quick hug.

This time Jessica held Amanda at arm's length. "Did you just say Terry?"

"Yes. You remember him right?"

"Is he here?" It might have just been Finn, but he thought Jessica's face had paled even more upon the mentioning of Captain Maybeck.

"Not here, but he's been helping us get Finn his throne back."

Jessica looked between Amanda and Finn before walking up to Finn. She curtsied in front of him. "Prince Finnegan, it's an honor to finally meet you. I would have bowed upon first seeing you, but you were threatening me with your sword. It didn't seem appropriate."

"Uh…sorry about that." Finn said awkwardly. "You said something about my aunt?"

"She asked me to give you this." Jessica pulled out a small leather bag and rummaged through it. Eventually she pulled out a small envelope and handed it to Finn. "This is for you. It's from her."

Finn took it, but didn't open it.

"Amanda told me you were taken by Maleficent. How do I know I can trust you?"

"Finn!" Amanda yelled.

"No, Amanda. It's a fair question." Jessica said without breaking eye contact with Finn. "Read the letter. It'll explain everything."

Finn eyed her suspiciously, but opened the letter anyway.

My dearest nephew Finn,

I know these past four years have been hard on you. I'm guessing you don't want to take the throne. You feel like it's too much responsibility. But it must be taken from Maleficent now—before she has the opportunity to do something that might possibly be the end of all life as we know it.

I know you have many questions, and I promise to answer them all. But for now, you must let Jess help you. She knows more a lot Maleficent's ways. I know the last thing you want to do is trust someone in Maleficent's court, but she's been working for me the entire time. She can be trusted. I promise to answer all of your questions when Jess brings you to me.

I love you very much and hope to see you soon.

Your loving aunt, Wanda.

Finn closed the letter and put it back in its envelope.

"You're a member of Maleficent's court?" He asked Jessica.

"Yes."

"And you've been working for my aunt all these years?"

"She was the one who brought me to Maleficent's court in the first place."

"Where is she hiding?"

"A secret room underneath the throne room."

Finn knew exactly which room she was talking about. The only people who knew about this room beside his aunt and himself were his grandfather and parents, but they were all dead. He knew that if she knew about this, she had to have talked to his aunt at some point. He decided to test this.

"Alright, Jess." He took a step towards him. "If you really are who you claim to be, my aunt would have told you something that only she knows, so that I know to trust you."

"She did."

"And that is?"

"You have a sister, and she's alive."

Finn extended a hand toward Jess and smiled. "Looks like you're joining the resistance."

"Psh. I started your stupid resistance movement." She spat off sarcastically and shook his hand. "We should get moving before these two come to their senses."

"Please hurry Lady Grimhilde. We don't have all the time in the world!" Maleficent yelled toward her ally. Lady Grimhilde, known to the public as the "Evil Queen," was currently slaving away over a giant cauldron, concocting a potion.

"You cannot rush magic my dear. This potion takes time. We want it to work correctly, do we not?"

"Yes, yes we do. But how much longer will you need? The summer solstice is fast approaching and I just know Prince Finnegan and his little street rat army will be at the island waiting for us. We need to be able to defend ourselves against them."

"Don't worry my dear, this potion will surely get rid of them."

"How much of this potion are you making? We need at least one of them alive for the sacrifice."

"I only have time to make enough for two. Somebody's been rushing me."

"Good. Two is all we need. I can handle the others while Tia Dalma performs the sacrifice. After that, we won't have to worry about them. They'll all be dead."

Oh dang! Lots of unanswered questions there. Looks like I'll just have to write a couple of more chapters and fill y'all in :P

Hopefully I'll have the next chapter up quicker than I had this one up. I hope y'all enjoyed this one!

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