Ben's POV
This was it, Carlos and I were now officially the ruling monarchy in Auradon. I took his hand into my own, as we turned to each other. "I love you" I said, a large smile growing on my face.
"Aww, you're too cute Benny-Boo" he responded, removing his hand from mine, and standing up, everyone turning to face him. "Mal" was all he said, as she stepped forward, and pulled out Maleficent's spell book.
"Time stand still- I order you. No minutes pass until I'm through doing what I have to do" she said, and everyone in the room froze, except for the four VK's. It was similar to what happened when Maleficent invaded, with everyone having a visual perception of the event, but we were powerless to stop it. I was able to speak however, but it seemed I was the only one out of us all.
"Pup, what's going on?" I snapped, hoping for some explanation. He turned and laughed.
"I've always hated that fucking nick-name" he began, and I could hear the anger in his voice. "And 'My King', the time has finally come." He continued, acting very cryptic.
"The time for what?" I replied, and all the VK's burst into laughter.
"The time for revenge. You see Ben, its common knowledge that only the Fairy Godmother, or the King can access the magical artefacts in the museum. But now, there is two kings" he replied, twiddling with the crown on his head.
"So, all these years, and this was your plan? To wait until we were crowned king to exact your revenge! " I shouted back at him, and he nodded.
"It's pretty genius right? We didn't want Maleficent in charge of Auradon, we wanted to rule. All it took was for us to 'change our minds and convert to good' and we'd knew you'd all buy it. We waited it out, until I had a legitimate claim to the throne, through you of course, and boom, now we can rule. I mean, 4 years here won't change 16 years of pain!" He replied, and I had tears welling up in my eyes.
"So, you never loved me? After everything we've been through" was the only question I could think of.
"Of course I love you Benny-Boo, and soon you'll see where I'm coming from. Now, if you'll excuse us, we have a Kingdom to rule" was all he replied, as they left the room.
Third Person POV:
Ben watched as the VK's left the throne room, powerless to stop them. Carlos and the gang began their journey to the museum. The spell only stopped the people in the throne room, allowing them to take a limousine straight there, with Jay driving. Carlos was revelling in it. He was instrumental to the gang's success, and he knew that they would do anything for him, in this position of power.
They reached the museum, only to see the security guard like before. Mal casted a spell, flinging him into the wall, knocking him unconscious as she did so. They made their way straight to the artefacts, and Carlos went straight to his mother's talisman, the Ring of Envy. It was one of the four most powerful talismans, along with the Golden Cobra, the Fruit of Venom and the Dragon's Eye. The rings itself would corrupt the wear, twisting their mind towards evil, and Carlos had a plan for it. He would simple give the ring to Ben, and the two of them could remain together. As soon as the ring would be placed on Ben's finger, it would magically infuse itself to the wearer, meaning it could never be taken off.
Anyway, Carlos successfully reached through the barrier, and grabbed the ring, before making his way to the magic wand. He took one last look at its beauty, before grabbing the wand. As soon as he did, he could feel the power coursing through his veins, and the wand began to change colour, the gold decorations shifting to black. The blue gem in the middle of the wand became infused with Evil, shifting its colour to red, showing it had adapted to Carlos. All the VK's broke into laughter, as Carlos held the wand, with him now being the most powerful person in the whole of Auradon.
"Time to save Ben" he said to the rest of the VK's, before teleporting back to the throne room. Only Carlos had teleported this time, leaving him and Ben to 'talk'
Ben's POV:
I saw a red puff of smoke appear in front of me, and once it dissipated, it revealed Carlos stood there with the magic wand. "Why you little pri…" I began, but he was quick to pull me into a kiss. No matter how evil this boy was, his kisses were still as passionate as before. He pulled out, with me still having no control over the rest of my body.
"Now now Ben, there no need to curse" he chuckled, pulling a ring from his pocket, a ring I knew too well.
"Carlos, you don't have to do this. Just put the ring and the wand back, and we can play it off. Turn to good, and we can forget this whole thing ever happened!" I plead, knowing exactly what that ring would do to me. He started to toy with the ring in his fingers.
"Do you know what this is?" he asked, showing it to me, and I gulped.
"It's the Ring of Envy. It corrupts anyone that wears it" I responded, and he nodded.
"Now, what do you think I'm going to do with it" he continued, as I gulped even harder.
"Carlos, please. Don't make me wear it!" I begged, as he walked towards me.
"Oh, I do love you Ben. And soon, you'll join me" was all he replied, as the ring slid into my finger. I screamed as I felt the ring burn its way into my skin, and I also felt the magic holding me in place dissipate. I dropped to the floor, screaming as dark thoughts filled my mind, erasing any good in my mind. I must have passed out, as my vision went blurry, and my ears became blocked for a second…
"Oh god, what happened?" I asked, holding my head in my hands, and looking up seeing Carlos kneeling beside me.
"Ben, are you ok?" he asked, pulling me into his arms. I took this as an opportunity, raiding his pockets for any valuables. I found a wallet with a small bit of cash in, and his phone.
"Never better. I feel like my mind is finally clear" I replied, and he chuckled.
"Good. Now, can I have my phone back?" he replied, and I chuckled.
"Only if you can take it back" I replied, pinning him to the floor. He continued to laugh, as he managed to flip us, so I now had my back to the floor. I pulled him into a deep and passionate kiss, which we both dissolved into.
Before long, he pulled out, and spoke up. "Come on. We have a kingdom to rule."
I joked back "Ruin you mean" and he nodded. We took our places on the throne, and Carlos used the wand to restart time, just as Mal, Evie and Jay walked in. The incessant mutter followed and I screamed "Silence. Bow to your Kings!" causing everyone to drop to their knees in silence. "So where shall we begin?" I asked, and Carlos chuckled.
"I've always wanted a castle in Agrabah" he responded, and I nodded.
"Bring Aladdin and Jasmine. No, bring all the rulers for execution" I commanded, causing everyone to gasp. Carlos used to wand to essentially brain wash all of the guards, and they were willing to comply. "Don't forget the council members. We don't need anyone voting us out of power now do we? Oh, and lock these two away" I replied, gesturing to Belle and Beast before pulling Carlos into a deep kiss.
The guards forced everyone out of the room, and took Belle and Beast to the dungeons, as Carlos and I made our way to the balcony.
"All of this is ours my love. Let's destroy it" I said, and Carlos laughed. We had a dark future ahead of us, one we would spend together.
Ok, so thank you all once again for the support on this story, and I'll see you on Thursday.
Until Then, TTFN :D