Hey guys! I'm back! ahah. I know it has been a long time but I had a Maths test and lots and lots of homeworks so I was not able to post sooner.
I changed the way the dialogues were written in the previous chapter and will continue to write them as they are written in this cahpter because I was told It was really difficul to read them the way they were written... I apologize for that but English is not my first language and I forgot in English the dialogues is not written as in my country... Anyways, now (I guess) they are correct!
So, I hope you like it! Please review. See you soon :)
Chapter 2
Ben's POV
I ran to my castle as fast as I could. The people I passed by would ask me what was happening and if I was okay but I really didn't care about them right now.
The questions they were making were exactly the ones I had in my mind, except mine had a different target and a different reason.
When I got to the castle I was breathing heavily and very tired but those were my minor preoccupations at the moment. The guard recognized me and let me in without making any questions.
Again I started running but this time to my parents bedroom. They were not there so I figures they should be in my dad's office. When I got there I knocked three times (which was my signal so they would know who is was). I heard my parents say something before my mom opened the door.
"Ben! What are you doing here? It's past curfew! You should be sleeping!"
"What did you do to Mal and the others? " I asked bluntly.
My mother looked at me with shock in her face but then she smiled slightly at me.
"He need to talk, Ben. Come on in."
I entered my dad's office and to my surprise, Audrey and her parents were there too.
"What are they doing here? What is happening?" I asked confused. Something was really wrong…
"Take a seat honey." My mother said, pointing to the chair in front of my father's desk and next to Audrey's-
"I don't to sit!" I shouted. "I want you to tell me WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING? WHAT DID YOU DO TO MAL?" I hit the table with my two fists closed and it shook making some of the stuff in there fall to to the floor. Audrey looked at me shocked and with a hand covering her mouth.
I took a deep breath. Although I was beyond mad, showing it to my parents or to the other people in the room would not help me at all at the moment. So I closed my eyes for a minute and then sat on the chair my mom had offered me a while ago.
"Calm down, honey. I understand you must be confused but don't worry. Everything is fine. We are just doing what is needed to be done and that is protect you." My mother said and that got me even more confused.
"Protect me? How can whatever is happening protect me?... Come on just tell me what is going on!".
"They were made servants, Benny-Boo" Said Audrey with a huge smile in her face.
What did she mean with that? Who was she talking about? Mal and the others? Servants? Where? By who? So many questions…
Phillip touched Audrey shoulder as to make her stop talking and my mother looked at Audrey with an angry expression. "I think we should talk with Ben alone, please."
Audrey and her parents nodded smiling. "See you tomorrow, Benny-Bear" Said Audrey hugging me but I dint hug back. Firstly I didn't want and secondly I really wanted to know what was happening.
They left the room and my mother took the place where Audrey had been sat.
"So, Ben, I am going to explain everything to you. It all started when you decided to make your first proclamation. The council decided to gather so that we could discuss it but without your presence. Most of attendants agreed with your proclamation and thought it was only fair for the kids to have a second chance that included your father and me. However, some people like Aurora and Phillip, Ariel and Eric and Snow White and her husband did not agree with it so they decided to gather and they made a decision. They decided to accept the coming of the villain kids but only if they were made servants."
"WHAT?" I asked getting up of the chair. My mother pulled her hands in my shoulders make me sit again.
"Listen until the end, Ben" Said my father and he nodded to make my mother continue.
"So, Ben, you have to understand. They were afraid something bad might happen to them. Thus, they decided the kids should be given a second chance but only as a mean of revenge. You see, when your father decided to lock all the villains in the Isle of the Lost everyone was happy but as the time passed by, people started to feel they did not get the punishment they deserved. Besides, there was no one to work and do the heavy jobs so the princess and princes were forced to pay people to do it. And they were no happy about that, because they feel the need to make the poor work as their servants but your father and I didn't accept that.
As a result, these people decided that the villains kids should be brought to Auradon and then they should get happy because they were here. Then, when they were already "good", they would be made servant of a or certain people.
At first nor me nor your father, as well as the Fairy Godmother knew about this but the, when Mal changed Jane's hair, Fairy Godmother was really upset so she decided to join this group and proceed with their plan. That is why she made that call so the kids would see their parents, in order for them to see how awful it was to go back and as a result want to stay. That way it would be a lot easier to guarantee they did not turn at them when they were made servants.
Well, then I found out on Family's Day that Mal was your girlfriend and that was when I decided to talk with your father and we were told about this plan and joined."
I felt my head spinning after hearing everything my mother had just told me. I felt the need to throw up because of how sick everything I had just heard was… How could MY PARENTS, who I considered a role model my whole life, the people I looked up to, have turned into monsters waiting to hurt innocent people just because of their needs and because they were villain kids? How what did happened? They said that the villains were bad and cruel but this… This was horrible...
When did the people I considered heroes my whole life turned into the bad people?
"So you are telling me that Mal, Evie, Jay and Carlos were turned into servants?" I asked feeling my voice fail. "Yes, Ben." My father answered with a serious look in his face.
I think part of was still waiting for them to start laughing and say it was only a joke, but no… This was true… This was happening… Where were they?
"And where I they? I saw some guys carrying them unconscious to Fairy's God mother office…"
"Fairy Godmother needed to so some things before they were delivered to their masters." My father answered looking at me and probably waiting for me to freak out but I would not give them that pleasure. I needed to be rational right now, if I wanted to save them. So, I looked to my mother and gave her a smile which she returned.
"And who are their masters." I asked trying to show I was excited about the idea.
"Well, Jane got Carlos, Audrey as Jay, Chad as Evie and we have Mal." I looked at my mother with my eyes wide-opened. We have Mal! That mean it will be easier to save her… And mean my parents will hurt them… This is just horrible…
"What do you think about this, Ben? There is nothing you can do to stop us. I know you think they are your friend but they are not. We are just doing this to protect you. If you try to get in the away, the others will dethrone you. You should simply accept it"
It was then that I understood the only way to save Mal and the others was if I agreed with this, if I took part in this. So, although it hurt me, I said "No, no! I am actually glad you did this! I was so scared of Mal and the others because I thought they would hurt me… Now I am free... Thank you! Can I see her? I want to show her I am no longer afraid of her…"
"Well, you can. Just not today, alright?" No. Nothing was alright… Everything was upside-down. "Sure, mom. And what do we tell to the others. The truth?"
"No. Many people would not understand. You will say they decided to go back to the Island."
"But that makes no… Okay, alright. I will do it." "Great, honey. Tomorrow we will talk about your speech! Now got to Auradon Prep and have a goodnight!"
How could I have a goodnight? I would not be able to sleep at all, knowing Mal was being hurt, knowing my parents took a huge part in it, not knowing how I could help…
Now I would try to figure out a way to tell Mal I'm in her side without my parents noticing… I would have to come with a plan to save her and the others, even if that meant going against my parents… Because people may think, I am really sweet and naïve but when it comes to the people I love, my inner Beast comes out! And it is usually not pretty!
Thank you so much for reading! I hope you like it so please let me know what you think!
The next 4 chapters I BE one for each kid to explain what happened to them. Next chapter will be in Mal's POV and we will know what is happening with and her conversation with.
