*claps hands* Woah, okay, new chapter! Who's excited?! I am!

But first, I just wanted to note that this chapter might be a bit confusing. Gummy and I are going to be working from the end of Ben's... misadventure, let's say (Haha, get it? 'Cause he was missing and went on an adventure? No? Not funny? Just me? *sigh* Okay then...), to the beginning. So, to make things a bit clear, in the beginning of the story, Ben won't remember anything, but all the pieces should fit at the end of the story.

And, if not...

Well, too bad for him! XD

Hopefully you guys like this chapter though. I'm just starting to get back into Descendants again (two years since Ilast wrote about it, wow...), so please, please, please let me know if the characters are in character. And yes, I realize this chapter is a bit short, but I at least hope I made it good. :)

Now, on to the story! Enjoy!

"Ben! Oh my gosh, what do you think happened to him?!"

"I—I don't know…"

As Ben blinked and slowly came to, he squinted his eyes at the bright light that was shining down on him before quickly closing them again. He assumed the people who were with him didn't notice, as they didn't say anything. 'Wow, though,' He thought to himself, silently wincing and groaning in pain, 'My head hurts…'

"But they said a villager brought him here before going on his way. We'll just have to see what happens when he wakes up."

"Man, I hope that's soon." Suddenly he felt a light weight on his bed.

Whoever was talking sighed. "I hope so too, Mal. I hope so too."

So it was Mal. But who was the other person? Ben had then groaned once more and rolled over on his side before shifting in his sheets. This is it, he decided, this would be a good time to open my eyes…

And so, he did. Slowly, he opened his eyes and they quickly adjusted to the light, much faster than the last, though the room easily dimmed a bit as someone played with the switch on the wall. He then began to sit up, only to get pushed back by whoever was on his bed. As he did though, his blurred vision cleared and he easily identified that the girl who was on his bed was none other than his girlfriend, Mal, daughter of Maleficent.

"Ben," the grape-haired girl breathed, relieved, as she wrapped him in a hug and dug her head into the crook of his neck. "Oh my gosh, Ben. Y-You're alright. I-I was so worried…"

"We all were," Belle agreed as Mal let go of her boyfriend and returned to her previous seat, though she was only inches away from it. The former queen had then stood up and kneeled beside her son before placing a hand on his shoulder. "Do you remember what happened, sweetie? Do you remember anything?"

The young king began to shake his head, but stopped once he realized how much it still hurt. "No." He sighed tiredly. "My—My head still hurts…"

Belle smiled and shook her head. "Makes sense," She agreed, "You were bleeding and had an awful concussion when you… came back to us, let's say. Not to mention, a fever too."

"Wait, what?!" Ben asked as he sat up, only for his girlfriend to push him down again. He turned to her and flashed a quick smile before turning back to his mother. "How long was I out?!"

"Five days," Belle answered politely as she began to leave the room but stopped at the door frame. "Which means no kingly duties—"

Mal laughed. "Psh, him not doing his 'duties'," She muttered to herself. The thought of doing work to her was, of course, hilarious.

Ben smiled at his girlfriend's childish behaviour but nodded his head and gestured for this mother to continue speaking anyway.

Belle rolled her eyes at the purple-haired girl but said nothing. "Anyway, as I was saying, no kingly duties, no goofing off and no doing nothing for the next five days. You'll be back at school on Monday, but someone will be there to escort you to and from all your classes. We don't want anything like this to happen again."

Ben sat up straight this time and, for once, Mal didn't try to stop him. "Mom," He spoke, his tone rather harsh. "Mom, I don't think that's necessary—"

"It may not be necessary but it is now required," former Queen Belle spoke clearly as she stared down at her son in disbelief. "Ben, you went missing for three weeks before some villager brought you back here and you were out of it for five days! Do you not understand that you were critically injured and on the brink of death when you were brought back to us?! Do you not understand that you were covered in blood and bruises just five days ago when you were returned to us?! That's less than a week! Your father and I obviously have to take some precautions!"

"Wait, where is Dad anyway?" Ben asked, curiously. He assumed his concussion was still there, as he only took in a few bits and pieces of his mother's rant, but somehow managed to understand.

Belle was mad. Or rather, kind of furious at her son. "Do not try to change the subject on me!" She snapped, "Your father and I are sending someone to escort you to all your classes and that is that!" She had then huffed quietly and walked away, leaving the two teens alone.

Mal looked at her boyfriend, worriedly, as she watched his mother march out of the room. "I—I'll go talk to her," She offered as she stood up from her seat on the edge of the bed, placed a quick kiss on his forehead and left.

As Mal hurried off, Ben sighed. He was tired and had no memory of what happened. Not only that, but he had a ton of questions. The only problem was he didn't know which to ask first.

See, long chapter? *relieved exhaled breath* Hopefully it made sense. :)

Oh, and great news!

Well, not really... It's news to me, so I'm gonna be saying it anyways, though.

I. Have. Watched. Descendants. Again.

Yes, you heard me right! I have watched Descendants again, and I think I'm gonna watch it again too. I still can't believe it aired just over two years ago or so. The actors hardly look like they've changed!

Except Ben in the sequel. He's changed a lot.

Seriously though, I loved watching the Descendanrs film again. I kept on rewinding during Set It Off and the end of the coronation during that cute Bal moment (where Ben roared XD). Seriously, wasn't that awesome?!

Oh, and I also know the names of some of the songs from the sequel! There's this one called You and Me and I think that's going to be the huge emotional lovey-dovey ballad. Remember If Only from the first film? :)

Anyway though, I think that's it for now! Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed the chapter and make sure to leave us a little comment or review, or just give us a follow or favourite in the boxes below! :)

~Star :)