This is it, folks! The finale of "Welcome To My Wicked World." Don't worry, I'll be working on a new story after this. Just enjoy.
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All The Time, Part 2
Mal and her friends have never been scared in their entire lives. The apocalypse they're experiencing is too much for them to bear. Maleficent has caused so much terror and panic in Auradon just to get her baby girl back. Right now, Mal decided to make the choice after she gets herself and her friends out of their current predicament.
"Mal, a little help here!" called out Jay. He is still half-frozen.
"I got you." Mal send a fire blast at him and, while he was slightly burnt, the ice was melted.
"Can't you just rhyme me out of it?" complained Jay.
"I don't have ice magic," said Mal. "Only Queen Elsa does. And, apparently, my mother. She has all the power."
"Um, Mal, can you please get us out of here?" begged Carlos, holding on to the baby tight.
Mal teleports herself to Carlos. She takes his hand and teleports them to where Evie is. Evie takes hold of Mal's hand and the sorceress teleports all of them to Jay. With everyone holding hands, Mal teleports them back to Castle Beast.
Once they went back inside, they were greeted by the king and queen.
"What on earth is going on out there?" started Belle.
"We're sorry," apologized Mal.
"Don't blame yourselves. We know. It's Maleficent," said Beast.
"What are you going to do?" asked Belle.
"We need time to think," said Mal. "Until then, alert everyone in Auradon. Everyone is to remain in their homes until we can clean up this mess."
"Speaking like a true leader," complimented Beast.
"You have no idea," said Mal, acting mysterious again. She walks away.
Belle and Beast look at Mal then looked at the rest of the kids. Their look is clearly asking what Mal is talking about.
"She's full of surprises," said Evie.
The rest of the VKs join their friend, leaving the king and queen confused.
Back in the guest room, Carlos puts baby Mal back in her crib and keeps her company while the rest of his friends have another conversation. After the outbursts from last night, he wanted to stay out of it. Unbeknownst to him, this is exactly how the real Carlos behaves at times like last night.
Mal was looking at the volcanic craters outside, fearing how the innocent citizens of Auradon are handling the situation.
Jay started talking. "Okay, let's recap. Maleficent has brought an apocalypse on Auradon, and she won't stop it unless we give her the baby. Anything else I'm missing?"
"Maybe the fact that my mom is practically unstoppable," said Mal.
"Since when do you admit that?" asked Evie.
"I said 'practically,'" said Mal. "My mom has a weakness. Everyone does. Her weakness is ambition."
"And how are we supposed to use that against her?" asked Jay.
"By doing something unexpected," answered Mal.
"What do you propose we do?" asked Evie.
"The Episkevi," said Mal. "It still exists here, just in pieces."
"You want to time travel? Aren't we already doing that?" questioned Jay.
"Let me finish," said Mal. "The Episkevi is how mom got here. My plan is to assemble it once again, and destroy it."
"How will that work?" asked Jay.
"Think about Jay. We're in the past. If the Episkevi never fell into my mother's hands, none of this would be happening," said Mal.
"If we destroy the Episkevi now, maybe everything that's happened might be erased from history," realized Evie.
"I think 'might' is not good enough," criticized Jay.
"This is our best option," said Mal.
"I thought you wanted to end your mother?" questioned Jay.
Mal didn't respond. She just went back to staring outside the window. After a few minutes, she said, "Call the king and queen."
Later, Belle and Beast arrived at the guest room.
"What is it, Mallory?" asked Belle.
"I need a favor. If you don't mind," said Mal.
"Not at all," said Beast.
"I need you to contact Robin Hood and the Merry Men. They're hiding a magical artifact called the Episkevi. I need it," said Mal.
"The Episveki?" questioned Belle.
"Episkevi," corrected Mal. "It's an artifact that can reverse time on something broken in order to repair it."
"That sounds interesting," said Beast. "But are you sure it exists?"
Ten minutes later, Mal returns from the Auradon Prep library with the book about ancient magical artifacts. She turns to the page of the Episkevi and shows it to the royal couple.
"Now I'm convinced," said Beast. "We'll see if we can reach the Merry Men."
"There's another thing we need. Transport to the Isle of the lost," requested Mal. "The Episkevi is actually a shattered artifact. Its true purpose is nullified because it's broken. The missing pieces are in the Isle of the Lost."
"Are you sure that's safe?" asked Beast.
"That's why I'm also requesting a few knights to join us," said Mal.
"Done," responded Beast.
"So we're going on a scavenger hunt. Again," complained Jay.
"Trust me, Jay. Once this is over, you'll be glad that you went through this," said Mal.
"Well, bring on the danger," said Jay, now eager.
"Until then, keep an eye on Mal," asked Mal, meaning the baby.
"With pleasure," replied Belle.
Later that day, a limo takes the four VKs back to the Isle of the Lost. The barrier is deactivated and half a dozen nights guard the bridge in case anyone plans to escape. The four teenage misfits begin searching for the fragments of the Episkevi. Since they already know where they are, it made things easier for them. Mal returns to her home, Jay looks in the garbage, and Evie takes Carlos to his secret hideout.
"So, this was my first?" asked Carlos, eying his surroundings.
"Certainly was," confirmed Evie. "And I was your first guest."
"So, where's the fragment?" asked Carlos.
"I don't know. You were the one who found it here," answered Evie. "I guess we just keep touching the walls until we feel it."
The two starting feeling the walls until they find the fragment. Suddenly, Evie trips on a rock. She falls down, and the rose in her hair falls off. Carlos helps her up and notices the blue rose. The close look at it is making his head feel funny.
"Are you alright?" asked Evie.
"I'm fine," said Carlos. "It's just... this seems familiar."
"Well, I guess I'll just tell you." Evie grabs the rose. "Think of this as the symbol of our friendship. You gave this to me on my 11th birthday."
"Were we close?" asked Carlos.
"Very," answered Evie. "In fact, we were best friends."
"So that's why you were helping with my love life," said Carlos.
"Like I said, I want you to be happy," said Evie.
"Can you tell me?" asked Carlos.
"Tell you what?" asked Evie.
"Our history," answered Carlos.
"We don't have the time. Mal will be furious if we take too long," said Evie.
"We have all the time in the world. Why not now?" said Carlos.
Evie laughed a bit at his quip. "We first met six years ago when you saw Mal beating me up. You came to comfort me, and that's when our friendship sparked. We did a lot together. We played, we shared life experience, and we were always there for one another. Until..." She paused.
"Until what?" asked Carlos.
Evie continued. "Until you tried to fix things between me and Mal. She and I hated each other before. You set up an elaborate plan to make us play nice. You tricked us into working together to commit a heist. Afterwards, Mal wanted to test me if we can be 'partners.' She didn't like the term 'friends' back then. I had to do something rotten to the person I care about the most. You."
Carlos was a little shocked. "What did you do?"
"I played a prank on you. Your face and your hair got painted on, literally," confessed Evie. "After that day, Mal and I spent so much time together. It was nice to have her as a friend. She was like a sister to me. Unfortunately, I forgot all about you. I ignored you and never gave you the time of day." The sorrow in Evie's voice was evident. "I'm sorry you had to hear that, but you wanted me to tell you our history."
"That's okay. I don't remember after all," said Carlos. "Anything else?"
Evie continued. "I completely forgot about all the times we had together, but that all changed one night. We had a private talk in the castle gardens. You reminded me of the day we met, and it all just... came back. I realized how you felt when I ignored you all that time. I wanted to make it up to you. I returned here to the Isle to get this rose. I wanted to show you that I never wanted to forget you again."
"You forgot about the rose?" asked Carlos.
"Don't worry about that. I am holding it after all," said Evie. She puts it back in her hair.
"Sounds like we have a complicated history," said Carlos.
"That's not everything," said Evie.
"Well, what else is there?" asked Carlos.
"I'm afraid this really isn't the right time," said Evie. She continues feeling the walls until she finally found the fragment. "We have to go. Mal's gonna blow a fuse if we take too long."
"But I want to know," said Carlos, desperate.
"And you will, just not now," said Evie as she walked out of the hideout.
Carlos follows her.
The four VKs regroup with all six fragments. Mal found two, Evie and Carlos found three, and Jay found one.
"Alright, let's go," said Mal.
They all returned to the limo and exited the Isle. During their ride back to the castle, Mal receives a call. It was Belle.
"Mallory, the Merry Men are on the way," she reported.
"Good. Make sure they get here today. We don't have a lot of time," said Mal. She hangs up.
"So, once we assemble this Eclipse artifact, how do we destroy it?" asked Jay.
"Episkevi," corrected Mal. "Is that so hard to pronounce?"
"Uh, yeah," said Jay.
"Shouldn't be hard. If Robin Hood was able to shatter it, we can destroy it easily," said an optimistic Evie.
"I'm afraid it's not that simple," said Mal.
"Nothing ever is," murmured Jay.
"This artifact is made of jade, but no ordinary jade. Whatever type of jade this is, it's impervious to pretty much anything," said Mal.
"So, how do we destroy it?" asked Evie.
"We'll ask Robin Hood how he shattered it in the first place," said Mal. "That way, we'll know how to do this."
"What about Maleficent's power? You have a way to take it away?" asked Evie.
"I'm still working on that," said Mal.
"Well, you better find a way soon. This kingdom is turning into a giant toaster," said Jay.
"I'm aware of the catastrophe, Jay," snarled Mal.
"You don't have to look at me like that all the time. I'm just saying," responded Jay.
"I'm sorry," apologized Mal. "I'm just losing my mind over all this."
"M, when we're finished with this, I advise you to spend some alone time with Ben. It might to do you good," said Evie.
"You worry too much about me," said Mal.
"You're my BFF. Of course, I am," said Evie.
"You don't always have to worry about me," said Mal.
"Yes, I do. After your little birthday fiasco, you've been different," said Evie.
"Or I just took my maliciousness to a new level. Nothing's different," retorted Mal.
"If you say so," gave in Evie.
Back in the castle, while Evie, Jay, and Carlos relax in the guest room, Mal went to see the king and queen.
"When will Robin Hood be here?" asked Mal.
"Tomorrow, I'm afraid," answered Belle. "I'm sorry."
"Don't be. I'm just worried of what will happen if we deny Maleficent her child after sundown," said Mal.
"I'm as worried as you are, but nothing is easy when it comes to facing a villain," said Beast.
"I know," said Mal. She walks away.
"I worry about her," said Belle to her husband.
"Me too. She seems really determined to finish this," said Beast.
"She comes from the Isle of the Lost. Why would she be want to take down Maleficent?" wondered Belle.
"She and her friends want turn over a new leaf. They must believe defeating Maleficent is a way of doing so," said Beast.
"There's just something suspicious about her," said Belle.
"I was thinking the same thing, but I think we should focus more on assisting them any way we can," said Beast. "We can question them after this chaos."
"You're right, dear. Maleficent first. Questioning later," said Belle.
Back in the guest room, Carlos is playing with baby Mal. He was playing "peek-a-boo."
"I really wish you would stop. If we can't erase history, she'll grow up to like you," started Mal.
"And you don't like me at all?" asked Carlos.
"You're my friend, Carlos. You know the answer," said Mal.
"You know, from everything that's happened between you and me, I'm guessing we're not exactly close friends," said Carlos.
"You're wrong, Carlos. We are close friends," said Mal. "It's just difficult for me to fully respect you."
"Why?" asked Carlos.
"I'd prefer you guess," said Mal.
Carlos looks at Evie. She says, "She likes to be mysterious."
Carlos continues playing peek-a-boo with baby Mal, until the baby's tummy rumbled. "She's hungry," he said. "Someone hand me a bottle."
Mal tosses Carlos the baby bottle. Carlos immediately feeds her. She just sucks on the bottle.
"This is all really too much for me," said Carlos. "All this danger. Did I use to enjoy this?"
"You like action, but you can get pretty scared sometimes," answered Evie.
"And by sometimes, you mean all the time," corrected Jay.
"Why am I always doing this if I was always scared?" asked Carlos.
"You don't remember this, but you told us, 'Never leave a friend in a time of need,'" said Evie. "You don't care if you're scared. You join us because we're your friends."
"You guys said you needed me. What good am I for?" said Carlos.
"Your big heart," answered Evie.
"You said I was an intelligent person. Jane told me I'm a technological expert. Are you sure those aren't the qualities that make me valuable?" questioned Carlos.
"I'm sure," said Evie. "I know you better than anyone, Carlos. You don't need to be a genius to be needed."
"You really believe in me," said Carlos.
"Like I said. I know you well," said Evie. "No one understands you like I do."
"But I don't remember anything. I'm not the same Carlos you know," said Carlos.
"It doesn't matter. You are you no matter what," said Evie.
Carlos couldn't resist staring at Evie eye-to-eye. The two exchanged smiles.
"Well, there it is. The type of affection that makes people around you want to throw up," said Jay, ruining the moment.
"Like you?" asked Carlos.
"Pretty much. Yeah," answered Jay.
"Ignore him, said Evie. "He doesn't understand closure like we do."
"All of this is telling me that I was a lonely child," said Carlos.
"That's because you were," confirmed Mal.
"But you're not alone anymore," said Evie. "Okay, I may have left you alone during those years I forgot about you, but since you don't remember, there's no use depressing over that. The point is you have friends to be there for you. You have me to be there for you. I'll always be there for you until the end."
The last words Evie said made Carlos feels funny in the head. Evie's voice echoed in his head.
"Just remember this, Carlos. I'm your best friend. I'll always be there for you until the end."
"Carlos! Carlos! Are you okay?" asked Evie.
"I'm fine. I'm fine," said Carlos, still clutching his head.
"What's the matter?" asked Evie.
"I remember... the day you said those words," said Carlos. "The first time I took you to my hideout. I remember."
"The connection between you two is unbelievable," said Jay. "How come nothing hit him on the head hanging out with me?"
"You and Carlos maybe buddies, but the friendship between these two is so pure," said Mal. "Respect. Affection. Love."
"Love? You know they keep saying they're not into each other," said Jay.
"I'm not talking about 'that' kind of love," said Mal. "Love isn't just about romance. Love is about affection that comes from your heart. Family or friends."
"Well, then I guess we have the key to restoring his memory. Evie," said Jay.
"Since we only have six hours until sundown, I think you two need more time with each other," said Mal. "You did make a promise, right, Evie?"
"The rose?" asked Evie.
"No, the one about Carlos," said Mal.
"Oh, right," remembered Evie.
"What promise?" asked Carlos.
"I promised Mal I would watch over you every day to help you fix your mind," confessed Evie. "But when you remembered that you were dating Jane, I had to get out of the way."
Mal sighs, annoyed, and rolls her eyes at the sound of this.
"If what Mal said was true about our friendship, something tells me my feelings for Jane are not that strong," said Carlos. "Spending time with her didn't jog anything in my memory.
"Well, love takes time to blossom," said Evie.
"Evie!" yelled Mal. "We need to talk."
Evie was confused. "I though you wanted us to..."
"I did, but now I need a word with you alone," said Mal.
The two head out and close the door.
"What are you doing?" started Mal.
"What are you talking about?" asked Evie.
"You're setting him up with Jane, again," said Mal. "I thought we talked about this..."
"And I'm working on it," interrupted Evie.
"No you're not. You just don't want to hurt his feelings because he thinks he loves Jane," said Mal.
"If it makes you feel any better, I told Doug the truth," said Evie.
"Good," said Mal. "But what about Carlos? You want him back, right? Then why are you still playing this game?"
"I... I..." Evie couldn't find the right answer.
"How about I answer the question for you," said Mal. "You're playing this game because you're scared, scared that he wouldn't believe you, all because his heart is turned. I think you should know by now you two brought this on yourselves. Secrets come with a cost, Evie. You didn't tell Jane and Doug about your relationship when we got back, and now look what's happening. Your boyfriend is in love with Jane and only sees you as a friend. You have to pretend to be in love with Doug just to keep this professional."
"Don't you think I know that!" yelled Evie.
"So you do know," said Mal. "Well, consider this my resignation as your love adviser. You're handling this yourself. You can keep playing this game as long as you want or you can stop being scared and just kiss him. Your choice."
Mal returns inside. Evie is left feeling both angry and sad. She was angry because of Mal's tone, and she was sad because Mal's words felt like an arrow to her heart. It hurts in a bad way.
The sun was beginning to set. It was time for Mal, Evie, Jay, and Carlos to meet up with Maleficent. Without Robin Hood and his Merry Men showing up with the artifact in time, they have to face the all-powerful villain head-on. The only problem is they don't know where she is since she never told them where they should meet. The four ex-villains, along with baby Mal, arrived at the park, the last place they saw her. They found an orb sitting on the grass. Mal knew what it was. A message. She gives baby Mal to Evie and picks up the orb. Maleficent's face shows up on it.
"Hello, my children. If you're receiving this message, that means the sun has almost set. If you want to find me, meet me at the top of the hill. I took the liberty of turning it into a volcano. An active volcano. Things are about to get really hot. If you want this volcano to stay inactive, meet me there right now, with my precious little Mal, of course."
Just like before, Mal cruses the orb after the message.
"So, this is it," said Jay. "The final battle."
"Looks that way," said Mal.
Suddenly, her phone rings. It was Belle.
"Hello?"
"Mal, good news. Robin Hood is here," reported Belle.
"But I thought he couldn't make it here until tomorrow," said Mal.
"That was before I told him how dire this situation is," said Belle. "He went to Agrabah and asked Genie for transportation."
"Just wait. We'll be right back," said Mal before hanging up.
"What about meeting Maleficent before the sun sets?" questioned Evie.
"We'll meet up with her later, but first, we have an artifact to assemble," said Mal.
The four teleport back to Castle Beast. They entered the dining room, where the royal couple, Fairy God Mother, and Robin Hood are.
"I believe 'this' is what you want?" Robin Hood holds up the Episkevi.
"Yes," answered Mal. "Jay, get the pieces."
Jay soon returns with the other fragments. Fairy God Mother uses her magic wand to repair the Episkevi.
"So, what do you intend to do with it?" asked Robin.
"First, I need to ask you a question. How did you break this in the first place?" asked Mal.
"It was not easy at first. The jade its made of is indestructible. That was when I tried to use lava, and it worked," explained Robin.
"So that can destroy it? Lava," replied Mal.
"If you aim to destroy it, then toss it into one of those volcanic craters," said Robin.
"That's easy. There's plenty of them outside," said Jay.
Everyone rushes outside to watch Mal drop the Episkevi in the volcanic crater.
"If I may ask, how is destroying this artifact going to defeat Maleficent?" asked Beast.
"Just watch," said Evie.
Mal was about to drop the artifact, until the crater disappears. Every crater around them disappears. Lumiere calls everyone to watch the TV. Every crater in Auradon has disappeared all of a sudden. Everyone cheers for this, but this was disaster for Mal and her friends. Suddenly, the news on TV was replaced by a message from Maleficent.
"Enjoying the show, children? I knew you were trying to destroy the Episkevi, and I can't let that happen. If you want to melt that thing, come to the volcano that you were supposed to meet me right now. There maybe no more craters, but with my new power, I can ensure that the lava that erupts from this volcano will burn all of Auradon. So what's it going to be? You can bring me my child or will you allow this kingdom to pay the price?"
Maleficent's message disappears from the screen.
"So, to the volcano?" guessed Jay.
"To the volcano," confirmed Mal.
"Are you going to surrender the baby?" asked Belle.
"You don't need to know," said Mal. "C'mon, guys, we have to end this."
The VKs hold hands and Mal teleports them away.
The four ex-villains pop up at the bottom of the volcano.
"Why didn't you take us up there?" Jay asked Mal.
"In case one of us or all of us don't come back from this, this maybe the right time for some final words," said Mal.
"I'm not saying anything," said Jay.
"We will win this, and we will all make it out alive," said Evie optimistically.
"I'm here for you, for all you, until the end," said Carlos.
Mal then teleports herself and her friends to the top of the volcano. There was a bridge, where Maleficent stands.
"Well, hello, baby girl," greeted Maleficent.
"You're not getting her," said Mal.
"I was talking to you," said Maleficent, meaning Mal. "So, you won't give me my baby daughter?"
"No," answered Mal.
"Then I guess it's time to heat things up a bit," said Maleficent.
Maleficent uses her new power to command the lava. She raises a lava ball and fires it at the four. They all jump out of the way, splitting up, but the lava ball made impact where no one was standing on. Mal knew she intended to separate them.
"Evie, give Carlos the baby!" ordered Mal.
Hearing what Mal said, Carlos avoided lava blasts coming at him until he reached Evie. She gives him baby Mal. They split up. Maleficent keeps the lava balls raining on all sides, except for the one who has possession of the baby. After two more minutes of nothing but blasting, Maleficent has grown tired. She teleports to Carlos.
"Hello, whitey," greeted Maleficent. "Give her to me."
"You won't hurt me as long as I have your daughter," said Carlos, holding the baby tight.
"You're right," said Maleficent. She raises her scepter and tries to use her magic to levitate the baby back to her, but Carlos' grip on the baby was too tight. He even turns his back on Maleficent so the baby won't be touched by her magic. "I must admit. You have a lot of heart in you for someone who doesn't remember who he is."
"I know who I am. I'm Carlos, descendant or Cruella de Vil. My friends are Mal, Evie, Jay, and all of Auradon," he said. "I may be a shell of my old self, whoever he is, but I will be there for my friends until the end."
"Like I said. A lot heart," said Maleficent.
Suddenly, Maleficent was knocked off her feet by a fire blast. It was, of course, Mal.
"Sneaky one. Aren't you, baby girl?" grunted Maleficent.
"A good friend of mine said I'm full of surprises," said Mal, smiling at Evie.
"Striking when my back is turned is a smart move, but you know that no matter what you do, you can't finish me," said Maleficent.
"Once I get rid of that new power of yours, I will be able to," said Mal.
While everyone as busy on the mother-daughter conversation, Jay, holding the Episkevi, jumped down to a lower rock edge, closer to the lava pool, trying to stay out of Maleficent's sight so he can dump the artifact without interruption.
"Well, good riddance," said Jay. He drops the Episkevi to the lava, but suddenly, a force field blocks the artifact from falling into the fiery liquid.
"Don't think I forgot you, thief!" Maleficent said. "That force field will keep anything from falling into the lava unless I say so."
"This is pointless," said Carlos. "Look at us. I have the baby. The lava below is protected. Maleficent is all-powerful. Neither of us are getting what we want."
Mal ignores Carlos and fires a giant fire ball at her mother. She is hit, but the fireball did no damage. Maleficent is still standing. Maleficent fires a magic blast at Mal, but she dodges it. However, Maleficent manipulates the blast to turn around and hit Mal in the back. Mal is lying on the ground, hurt bad. Maleficent raises two lava balls and targets Evie and Jay. The two manage to avoid the hit. Jay jumps to a lower edge as the lava blast destroyed the one he was standing on. He was now closer to the lava pool.
"Hey, Carlos, a little help here," asked Jay.
"What am I supposed to do? I have a baby to take care of," reminded Carlos.
"Never mind," said Jay. He started climbing up. Maleficent sends multiple lava blasts at him, but he keeps jumping, until he made it to the top.
"Okay, everybody just stop!" yelled Carlos.
Evie, meanwhile, approaches Mal. She was beginning to sit up. "I'm fine," she said.
"This fight is going nowhere," said Carlos. "We can just keep blasting, running, and jumping all day, but it's going to lead nowhere."
"This fight will go somewhere if you just hand over my daughter," said Maleficent.
"Not happening," said Carlos.
"Well, then, in that case, let's spice things up a bit," said Maleficent.
She casts a force field around the opening of the volcano, encasing the hot air. The four VKs are beginning to collapse from extreme heat. Maleficent, due to her new power, remains unfazed.
"You'll kill the baby!" yelled Carlos.
"You'll surrender her to me before that happens," predicted Maleficent.
The four cannot bear the heat anymore. Their bodies are releasing too much sweat and it would be in a matter of minutes until they boil to death. Carlos decided to do what he thought he would never do. He puts down the baby. Maleficent levitates the baby to her.
"Well, what are you waiting for? Get rid of this force field," said Carlos.
Maleficent looks at her scepter before blasting a magic blast at Carlos. He manages to roll out of the way, but the resulting explosive of the blast's impact blew him off the edge. He manges to land on another rock edge. He stares down at the lava pool beneath. He stays leaning towards the wall, trying to stay out of the edge. Maleficent fires another magic blast, which destroys the rock Carlos was standing on, causing him to fall to a lower rock edge.
"Calm down, Carlos. There's a force field over the lava," said Evie.
Hearing what Evie said, Maleficent levitates the Episkevi to her and removes the force field. Carlos was now more terrified.
"Never mind," said Evie, realizing her slip-up.
Carlos was breathing out of control, scared. Mal charges towards her mother, but Maleficent knocks her down with another magic blast and keeps her lying down with magical restraints. Evie tries to sneak up behind her with the sleeping perfume, but she accidentally kicked a rock. Maleficent turns around and whacks her in the face with her scepter. Evie drops the perfume and the bottle shatters to pieces. Maleficent was gonna whack her again, but Evie rolls out of the way. She gets up and runs towards Mal. Jay was about to reach for the Episkevi, but Maleficent fires a magic blast at him.
"Evie, forget me. Get Carlos!" yelled Mal.
Evie looks down and saw Carlos still trying to stay alive. Maleficent fires another magic blast at him. Carlos had to jump to an even lower rock edge. By time he did so, he was shot straight in the chest with a magic blast. Carlos falls down, but he manages to grab hold of a rock.
"Carlos!" yelled Evie, worried.
Mal manages to break out of the restraints and successfully tackles her mother, making her drop the scepter and the baby. Evie picks up baby Mal. Mal picks up the scepter and points it at her mother.
"You can only be destroyed by power as great as yours. And from the looks of it, I seem to have it," said Mal.
"Well, go ahead, get on with it," dared Maleficent.
"Why is it that every time I try to take your life, you want me to do it?" asked Mal.
"Because I want you to feel it. The joy of spilling someone's blood," said Maleficent. "Maybe this will allow you to embrace the darkness once more."
"I already took the life of Sofia. The first kill already makes me a murderer," said Mal. "I don't need to embrace the darkness."
Carlos, meanwhile, was listening to the whole thing. When he heard Mal say what she did to Sofia, Carlos felt his head buzz. He starts seeing images in his head of Sofia the First, including the day she died at Mal's hand. He remembers the pain and guilt it brought upon him.
"We'll never know unless you do it," said Maleficent. "What are you waiting for, baby girl? Get it over with."
"Mal!" called out Carlos.
"I'm busy!" yelled Mal.
"I just want to let you know... I remember," said Carlos.
"Remember what?" asked Mal.
"The day you killed my friend," answered Carlos.
Mal tensed at the sound of this.
"By remembering that day, I remember her. I may not have known her for that long, but I know her well enough to know what she'll say if she was here," said Carlos. "All families may have their problems, but we must remember. 'Blood is thicker than water.' We cannot hold a grudge against someone if that certain someone is a member of your family. The best we can do is make up for what we did wrong to them or forgive that someone for whatever he or she did. We can all agree that Maleficent is a heartless villain and a terrible mother, but she is your mother. If you take her life, you'll regret it for the rest of your life. As malevolent as she may be, you two are not so different. The only difference between you two is the path you choose. She chose to rule the world while you chose to have a future with Ben. Maybe you can't forgive your mother for your childhood, but, please, have a heart. Spare her. Give yourself a chance to love her."
Carlos' words buzzed around Mal's head. She was about to fire, but she stopped. She collapses to her knees and drops the scepter, overwhelmed by all the emotion caused by Carlos' speech. Maleficent takes back her scepter and looks down on the edge. Carlos was still hanging for his life. Maleficent fires another magic blast and destroys the rock Carlos was holding onto. Carlos screams as he was about to fall into the lava pool. He closes his eyes as he plummets to his doom, until he felt himself floating. He was caught in a bubble.
"What!" yelled Maleficent. She looks to her right and saw Mal, looking down and holding her hand out.
Maleficent fires another magic blast at Mal. She dodged it, but lost control of the bubble. Carlos falls again until he lands on one of the floating rocks on the lava pool.
"Mal! Do something!" begged Evie.
"Don't you think I'm trying?!" yelled Mal.
"Do you really want to fight at a time like this?" asked Evie.
"Maybe I do!" responded Mal.
"Guys, please! Life and death situation here," reminded Jay.
"Carlos is down there about to die!" reminded Evie.
"Do you have to yell at me to save him?!" yelled Mal.
"I think she does," said Jay.
"Oh, so you want to get in on this?" retorted Mal.
"Hey, all we've been doing since this Eclipso mission started was fighting!" exclaimed Jay.
"Episkevi!" corrected Mal.
"Oh, who cares how it's pronounced!" retorted Jay.
"You need to read more books, Jay!" yelled Mal.
"And you need to fix your attitude!" Evie yelled at Mal.
"I don't need to fix it!" retorted Mal.
"Really? Because from my perspective, I think you do," said Jay.
"Do you want a black eye, Jay?" threatened Mal.
"Go ahead. I won't even care," said Jay.
"You're lucky Ben isn't here or he will be really disappointed," said Evie.
"Don't you dare bring Ben's name into this conversation!" yelled Mal.
"This isn't a conversation. It's an argument," said Jay.
While Maleficent was getting irritated by the fighting, she didn't notice that Mal was secretly sneaking the Episkevi into lava pool with her magic. Carlos was still whimpering in fear, afraid to die. He then heard something. The Episkevi landed on a nearby floating rock. Carlos saw that Mal was too busy fighting with the rest so he decided to handle this himself. He stands up and jumps on the other rock. He picks up the Episkevi.
"Well, I hope this works," said Carlos. He looked back up and saw that his friends are still fighting. "I wish you were here, Sofia. Not just to end this fight, but because I miss you." He drops the Episkevi in the lava pool. It started to sink and melt. Due to the extreme heat being too close to the lava, Carlos faints and lies down on the rock. It started to sink, but before he could get burned, a flash of light appears and captures everyone and everything into absolute brightness.
Darkness once again covers the sight of Mal, until she opened her eyes and saw the daylight. She looked around her and saw her friends, lying down with their eyes closed. She saw that they were on top of the hill, except it wasn't an active volcano.
"We're back," said Mal. They're back in the present.
She looked for her mother, but she was nowhere to be found.
"Hey, guys, wake up. Wake up," she called. "Fine, let's do it the old-fashioned way."
She slapped each and every sleeping body in the face. They all said "ow," and woke up.
"Was that really necessary?" asked Evie, clutching her cheek.
"How else was I going to wake you up?" replied Mal with a grin.
"Where's Maleficent?" asked Carlos.
"Two guesses," started Mal. "One, she's off who-knows-where plotting her revenge, or two..." She pointed at the village nearest to Castle Beast.
Meanwhile, Maleficent lies unconscious at the center of the village. Everyone kept their distance. Ben, his parents, and a few soldiers arrived on the scene.
"Ben!" someone called. Ben knows who it is.
Everyone saw Mal, Evie, Jay, and Carlos approaching the king.
"That was quick," said Ben.
"What do you mean?" asked Mal.
"You have only been gone overnight," said Ben.
"But we were in the past for two days," said Evie.
"Okay, how can that be?" asked Jay.
"There are some things better off not knowing," said Carlos.
"So, what do we do about Maleficent?" asked Beast.
"I think I got it covered," said Mal.
Maleficent begins to wake but as she comes to, Mal takes out a crystal and chants, "From the darkness within your core, I command your power to be no more." The crystal begins sucking magic from Maleficent. When it was finished, Maleficent lies weak.
"What did you do to me?" asked Maleficent.
"I took away your new power," said Mal. "Don't believe. Try to make a volcanic crater."
Maleficent uses her scepter and tried what Mal dared her to do, but she couldn't. She can no longer command elements. She can only perform sorcery.
"Alright, mother, we can work this in two ways," said Mal. "One, we can endanger innocents in another bout, or two, let us take you back to the Isle."
"Or three, I get out of here." Maleficent immediately teleports away.
"This isn't over, isn't it?" wondered Ben.
"No, it isn't," confirmed Mal. "But remember, you have us."
The townspeople begin applauding at the VKs.
"I've been hearing about you rescuing that little boy. A few saw it and spread the word," said Ben. "It looks you finally made them forget about, well... I think you know."
"Nice to be loved," said Mal.
"I'm proud of you," said Ben.
"And I forgive you," said Mal.
The two exchanged smiles.
"I think I figured out your reason for banishing me," said Mal.
"And what do you think it is?" asked Ben.
"You wanted the people to know how much they needed me to protect them," said Mal.
"Then you're correct," answered Ben.
"That was bold of you, but it was clever," complimented Mal.
Mal felt Ben grab her hand. He slips the signet ring on her finger. She did nothing but smile.
Beast coughs. He says to Mal, "So, shouldn't you destroy that crystal?"
Mal looks at the crystal. "There's something I need to do, first." She approaches Evie and plucks one petal off the blue rose.
"What are you up to?" asked Evie.
"Let's just say mom's taught me something," said Mal.
A few hours later, Carlos was sitting down on the grass outside the dormitory. He was still shaken up from the near-death experience in the past. From the distance, he saw Evie talking to Jane. Something Evie said made Jane hang her head in sadness, but she soon puts on a smile. The two embrace before Evie walks towards him.
"Hi," greeted Evie, sitting down next to him.
"Hi," greeted Carlos. "What were you talking about?"
"I had to tell her the truth about you and me," answered Evie.
"Me and you? What are you talking about?" asked Carlos.
"Carlos, there's something I've been wanting to say since you lost your memories," said Evie. "Do you know why I was losing my mind when you were about to die?"
"Because I'm your friend," replied Carlos.
"No, Carlos. You're not my friend. You're more than that," said Evie. "I didn't want to lose you, because... I love you."
From the sound of these words, Carlos feels his head feeling funny again. A lot of things are beginning to come back to him. A bunch of voices begin echoing in his head as he begins to remember.
First, he remembered the night in the garden: "You're all I keep thinking of," he said to Evie.
Next, he remembers the blue rose: "I never want to forget you again," Evie said to him.
He begins to remember that night at the beach: "I love you," he said to her. "I love you, too," she said to him.
He starts seeing every kiss he and Evie shared, as well as everything that's happened in the fifteen years of his life. After seeing all these images, Carlos finally opens his eyes and takes a few deep breaths.
"Well...?" asked Evie.
Carlos looks at her sparkling blue eyes and tells her, "I love you, too."
Evie grabs his face and pulls him in for a kiss. Carlos puts his hand on her cheek and pulls her closer. From the distance, Jane watched, and she smiled. Evie confessed to her about her secret relationship with Carlos. Jane was sad at first to hear about this, but chose to let Evie tell Carlos how she feels.
Evie and Carlos retreat from the kiss and look at each other in the eye. Evie then notices the envelope on Carlos' hand. "What's that?" she asked.
"I'm going away," answered Carlos.
"What?" asked a shocked Evie.
"Evie, everything that's happened recently is too much for me. Sofia's death. Losing my memories. Almost facing death in the past," said Carlos. "I need to find peace."
"Where are you going?" asked Evie.
"Ben granted me a one-week stay at Enchancia. He believes Queen Miranda is the best person to act as my therapist," answered Carlos.
"So I guess this means we're not getting back together," said Evie.
"What makes you say that?" asked Carlos.
"You didn't remember me and the love we shared. Technically, that means we're not in a relationship," said Evie. "We can't get back together now unless you say the word."
"Don't worry. Once I come back, we'll be together again," said Carlos.
"You promise?" asked Evie.
"I promise," replied Carlos.
The two share another kiss. Suddenly, Jay shows up.
"Guys!" he called. "To the castle, right now. We're all going to Enchancia."
"Why?" asked Carlos.
"I think it's best if you see for yourselves," said Jay and ran away.
Evie and Carlos looked at each other before following him.
Ben, his parents, his friends, Fairy God Mother, and the VKs, minus Mal, have arrived at Enchancia. They enter the royal castle and are greeted by Baileywick.
"Good afternoon," greeted Baileywick, bowing. "The king and queen would like you to come to the living room."
Baileywick escorted them to the castle living room. Once the servants opened the doors, they found an unconscious Mal lying on the couch. Ben immediately runs for her.
"Is she alright?" asked Ben.
"She's alive," answered King Roland.
"What happened to her?" asked Evie.
"C'mon out, dear," called out Queen Miranda.
Coming out from behind the curtains is the youngest daughter of the king and queen of Enchancia, Sofia the First. The Auradonians and the VKs were all shocked, mouth agape.
"Hi," greeted Sofia.
The teenagers, hero and villain, immediately ran for Sofia for a group hug, exceptionally happy to see her alive.
"We missed you," said Carlos.
"I know," said Sofia.
Everyone retreated from the group hug.
"I don't understand this. I saw you die. We attended your funeral," said Carlos, still shocked. "Not that I'm not happy to see you, but how are you alive?"
"Mal," answered Sofia.
"She brought you back to life," guessed Ben.
"But how?" wondered Audrey.
"I know how," said Carlos. "Look at the crystal. It's not glowing. She must've transfered all that power into herself, in order for her to have the power to bring back the dead."
"So that's what Mal meant about her mother 'teaching her something,'" realized Evie. "But last time I remember, that spell turned the dead into rampaging skeletons."
"That's why she needed the petal from the rose. It altered the spell. Instead of a undead corpse, she brought Sofia back healthy," explained Carlos.
"Okay, but how does this explain why she's unconscious?" wondered Lonnie.
"My guess is she used up too much energy casting the spell," said Carlos. "She just needs a recharge."
"Um, your majesty," said Prince James to Ben. "Amber and I want to say we're sorry."
"We were mean to yell at you for Sofia's death," said Princess Amber.
"So now you take back yelling at him since Sofia's alive," said Audrey, arms crossed.
"Actually, we've been thinking about our behavior since your last visit," said James.
"Mother and father have been lecturing us to apologize to you the next time we see you," said Amber.
"It's true," said Miranda.
"Well, apology accepted," said Ben to the twins.
The royal twins smiled and bowed. Suddenly, everyone heard moaning. It was Mal. She was waking up. The first person she saw was Sofia.
"Hi," greeted Mal.
"Hello," greeted Sofia. "Thank you."
"No problem," said Mal.
"But you didn't really have to do that," said Sofia.
"I know, but I had to," said Mal. "We all missed you."
"I guess you can take Sofia's death out of your anxiety list," said Evie to Carlos.
"You felt guilty for it, didn't you?" guessed Sofia.
"I was devastated. I couldn't live with myself. It haunts me every day," said Carlos.
"Well, there's no need to be haunted by it anymore. I'm here," said Sofia. She hugs Carlos, who returns it. "Just answer one question. Did you tell Evie the truth?"
"I did," answered Carlos.
"What truth?" asked Jay, Audrey, Chad, and Lonnie simultaneously.
"Never mind," said Carlos.
"So, Carlos, I received a word that you'll be staying here for the week," said Roland.
"Yes, I am," confirmed Carlos.
"Well, since you're here, make yourself at home," said Miranda. "Baileywick, have the guest bedroom ready."
"Sure thing, your majesty," said Baileywick. He walks out the door.
"Sofia, would you like to be my assistant for my therapy sessions with Carlos?" asked Miranda.
"Of course, I would," answered Sofia. She looks at Carlos. "What's the problem?"
"I may not be sobbing over your death anymore, but I still have a lot of problems I need to sort out," said Carlos.
Beast looks at Mal. "You have stopped Maleficent and brought back a pure soul. Mal, I can officially say that... I'm proud of you. I'm proud to consider you a member of the family."
"Thank you, sir," responded Mal.
"Please, call me Adam," said Beast.
"If you say so... Adam," replied Mal.
Belle smiled.
"Well, we'd love to stay, but we have to get going," said Ben.
"Really? But I want to stay and celebrate Sofia's return," said Evie.
"Don't worry. Sofia's birthday is in three weeks. We'll be sure to send you the invitations," said Miranda.
"Well, okay then," said Evie.
"I almost forgot one more thing," realized Mal.
She picks up the crystal, and transfers the infinite power inside her to it. She looks at Sofia. "I believe this power belongs to you." She transfers most of the power in the crystal back to the Amulet of Avalor. "I trust you'll use this power wisely."
"You know I will," responded Sofia. She gives Mal a hug.
Later, everyone who belongs in Auradon are preparing to leave. They stopped to say their goodbyes. While everyone was occupied, Evie and Carlos hid behind a stagecoach to have one last kissing session before they say goodbye to each other. The only person watching was Mal. She was happy to see them finally getting back together.
Soon enough, every Auradonian has left. Carlos and the royal family of Enchancia waved goodbye.
Returning to Auradon, Ben takes Mal, Evie, and Jay to Castle Beast's new prisoners, the four new VKs - Katherine, Uri, Fernando, and Garth. They take them to the throne room for sentencing. Their crime was betraying Auradon to Maleficent.
Ben looks at Mal and her friends. "So, what do you think we should do with them?"
"You're leaving their fate to us?" questioned Mal.
"If I recall correctly, Evie and Jay were the ones who planned to recruit them. And I remember that I officially made you my adviser on the matter of villain kids," said Ben. "So, Mal, what would it be?"
Mal looks at the four villain kids. A part of her wanted to just send them back to the Isle, let them live the rest of their lives in shame and misery, but a part of her is telling her to give them another chance. Mal takes a deep breath and says, "The most fitting punishment I can give them is... rehabilitation."
"You mean the same punishment I went through?" questioned Harley.
"Yes. It worked well for you, so I believe it can work for them," said Mal.
"When do you plan to release them?" asked Ben.
"It depends," said Mal. "Whether they choose to turn over a new leaf or remain rotten to the core."
"Well, in that case. Guards, take them to the rehabilitation center," ordered Ben.
"Yes, your majesty," obeyed a guard.
"I hope you're happy," snarled Katherine at Mal.
"I'm not," said Mal. "Believe me, I would love nothing more than to punish you four dearly, but that wouldn't make me any better than you."
"You've gone soft," insulted Uri.
Mal resists the urge to punch her and, instead, says, "You're right. I am soft, but there's nothing wrong with that."
Harley says, "I hope you guys have fun. Trust me, you'll love the rehabilitation program."
The guards take the four villain kids out of the throne room.
Ben smiles at Mal, clearly proud of her.
As the sun sets on a beautiful day in Auradon, Mal returns to the top of the hill. She looks down at the kingdom of Auradon and thinks about how her life has improved since she lived here.
Mal begins to narrate the conclusion of this wild chapter of her story.
"When my life began here in Auradon, I thought it was going to be smooth-sailing. Ever since Evie's little adventure to the Isle of the Lost for a blue rose, things started to become difficult. Learning about the darkness in my blood was too much that I let it consume me, but Sofia helped me learn that love was all I needed to push away my dark side. My hand at her death really messed me up, but now that she's alive, thanks to me, of course, and I've proven myself to the people, I think my life here is about to become a roller coaster ride. My mother is still out there seeking revenge on Auradon, but she won't succeed as long as I'm here. To put all of this in a nutshell, what I'm trying to say is the story's not over."
Mal takes out the crystal. It still contains a fraction of the infinite power her mother once possessed. To ensure no one ever gets their hands on this much power, she destroys the crystal.
"Auradon, welcome to my wicked world."
THE END
The story of Mal is not over yet, but "Welcome To My Wicked World" is. I hope you all enjoyed the finale. In case some of you haven't figured it out yet, Sofia's resurrection was the "shocking" moment I promised. I will be working on a new story. I hope you are patient, because it may take a while.
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