Hi guys. Sorry not sorry about the cliff-hanger lol. The main thing is here is the next chapter. THANK YOU SO MUCH for all your reads reviews, follows, and fav's. And as always a MASSIVE MASSIVE HUMUGUS THANK YOU to my Beta xez2003! This chapter would not be half the chapter it is without you! thank you SO much!
*WARNING PLEASE READ*: This chapter does get a bit bloody so if you are sensitive to that type of thing please skip the marked part of this chapter I do not want to upset anyone. That being said take it away chapter 4!
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Everyone in the room held their breath and they could only stare with their eyes wide in fear at the sight of Maleficent once again in her human form. Ben and Mal had a death grip on each other's hand as Maleficent's eyes bore into Mal's with an evil smirk. Ben pulls her behind him instantly snarling as Maleficent started laughing sinisterly "Hiding her from me isn't going to work Benjamin."
"Leave Ben out of this mother. Why don't you get on with the gloating and tell us how and why you are here? You're supposed to be a lizard." Mal growled stepping back out from behind Ben.
"Oh if you insist Mal. I do love rubbing my plans in heroes' faces so much." she smirked.
As her mother spoke, Mal's thoughts wondered off back in time to all her past failed attempts. She didn't keep Aurora sleeping. She didn't get the wand when she sent them over to steal it. She's complained to her enough times about her plans failing over the years for Mal to know. Why would her mother's plans succeed now? She wondered. So with that in mind, she turned to her defiantly and quipped confidently "Not that any of them really worked anyway".
Maleficent could only glare at her before turning to Celia with an evil glint in her eyes. "Thank you for your assistance my dear. You have made your father very proud today." Celia beamed proudly at the compliment.
"What do you mean?" Mal asked looking between them.
Maleficent cackled. "You think I got my title of 'Mistress of All Evil' by having just one plan, you stupid girl? I knew the chance of you being swayed to turn good by these pesky heroes was high. You always were too soft to truly be evil and get me the wand as I wanted. So I went and made a backup plan with Dr Facilier the minute you left."
Once again, Mal's thoughts went back to her life on the Isle and to all those times her mother had lectured her on how disappointed she was that Mal was not evil enough for her. As much as she didn't want to admit it, and despite the new life she had built so hard in Auradon, her words degrading her like this, still hurt her but Mal shook it off asking her. "So what's the plan now? Just the old take over the kingdom?"
"Oh this kingdom will be mine very soon but first I have plans for you."
"Over my dead body!" Ben snarled at her, pulling Mal behind him again as Evie, Jay and Carlos stood beside them protectively.
"Have it your way, Benjamin" Maleficent smirked as she waved her staff and green lighting crackles and more black shadows rushed towards them.
"Guys. You free Hailey and the others!" Mal yelled as she charged towards her mother. Mal felt a rush of adrenaline run through her as she turned to face her mother thinking about Ben, her friends and the life she had fought so hard to have here in Auradon. She felt her magical power start to pulse deep within her as her eyes started to glow in response. She raised her hands blasting a direct purple lightning at her mother who met it with her own green magic.
"Get down!" she yelled to the others as the two sets of lightning met with a boom. The ground shook and a fierce wind blew Mal's hair back as she struggled to keep her mother back. All of a sudden, her mother's beam started to gain a slight advantage and Mal realized worriedly that her magical powers had been drained. If only I had not used my dragon form during our earlier fight with Uma… she thought… So Uma's attack was really part of my mother's plan after all. But she brushed those thoughts aside as she concentrated all of her remaining magic and energies against her mother while throwing a side glance at Ben, as the memories from Hailey's coronation echoed in her head. I will not lose and let the people I love suffer!
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Mal was pulled away from her thoughts as she suddenly heard Hailey who was being held back by two shadows scream pleadingly "Chad, Audrey no!" She turned her head around to see Chad, who she hadn't even noticed until now, along with Audrey, advancing on Ella and Kit with evil smirks and daggers in their hands. Her eyes widened at the scene but she realized in fear that she was unable to do anything as the others were all busy in their own battles against the shadows that Celia was commanding.
She could only watch in horror as they both stabbed Hailey's parents in the chest. The blood stained her surrogate parents' clothes as they choked and fell to the floor, as the shadows holding them let go.
"Mom! Dad!" Hailey screamed sobbing as she slashed at her own shadow and rushed over to them.
"No! No no no, mommy, daddy, don't leave me please!" she begged as Ella touched her cheek weakly, struggling to speak.
"Hailey..we…are…. so proud…of you…." Ella whispered.
"We…love you…..baby…..girl" Kit said weakly giving his daughter one last weak smile.
"I love you too!" Hailey sobbed as both her parents' eyes close.
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Mal couldn't stop the tears running down her face as she watched her sister cry. And what was worse, she had lost her parents because of her own brother and his girlfriend. But she couldn't think on that anymore because while she was distracted by Hailey, her mother had gained even more power on her and suddenly Mal was blasted back into the wall. She landed in a heap on the floor as the force of the impact knocked the wind out of her.
"Don't touch her Maleficent!" Ben roared as Maleficent advanced on Mal smirking. He tried to charge at her but, just like at Hailey's coronation, Maleficent froze him in his tracks.
She turned to look at Ben with an evil smirk taunting "Oh! I think someone has forgotten that he is no match for me and my sceptre".
"Don't you dare touch her!" he repeated but was unable to break free from her freezing spell.
"And it also seems that someone needs to work on sustaining their magical energy levels better!" she mocked in a baby tone, before grabbing Mal by the arm. "You're coming with me" she hissed in her ear.
At that moment time seemed to slow to a crawl for Mal. She did not want to give her mother the twisted satisfaction of seeing the fear in her eyes so she kept her gaze on Ben, whose eyes widened in utter horror.
"Mal!" he screamed struggling even more against the invisible force binding him. Suddenly his expression changed to one of pure determination. "I will find you Mal! Promise me you will hang on. I love you!"
Mal's vision started to go black around her as she lost consciousness and the last thing she saw was a puff of green smoke surrounding her, her mother's evil laughter fading away.
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"Mal!" Ben screamed in utter horror as a puff of green smoke covered Maleficent and Mal along with Celia, Audrey and Chad. As soon as they start disappearing from view, Maleficent's spell wore off and he started charging towards the spot where they were but Jay's arms quickly wrapped around him keeping him back.
"Jay! Let me go." he howled, struggling against him as he watched them disappear from view. Evie and Carlos got in front of him to help Jay.
Ben felt as if an invisible hand had just squeezed his heart, which only further fueled his strength to free himself from his friends' grips. "Guys. Let me go!" How can they not see it? Did they not understand?! Maleficent will kill Mal! I have to get to her and fast!
"Guys! Maleficent will kill Mal for what she did! I have to go after them now! I promised I will save her" he screamed still struggling.
"Ben. You just saw what happened. We are no match for her. We don't even know where Maleficent has taken her. We won't let anything happen to her but you need to stop and think clearly. -" Evie tried to say.
"How can I think clearly when my soulmate is about to die?!" he roared back.
"ENOUGH!". Hailey shouted. Ben stopped struggling at the sudden outburst and all eyes turned to look at Hailey. "Evie's right Ben. We will get Mal back I promise" she said coming up. Her voice cracked a little and there were still tears on her face but she looks determined.
"How?" he asked angrily.
"Come with me quickly. At this point, there is only one person strong enough to defeat Maleficent when she's at her full power". Ben quickly followed Hailey to her office. "How much do you know about Mal's father?" she asked gently, must calmer after her previous outburst.
Ben shrugged, confused. "Not much. Mal never really knew who he was."
"Well I do. Before you guys came here, I asked Fairy Godmother to do a background check on all of you, just to be safe."
"How is this going to help us now? He's just another villain" Ben asked impatiently. He could not stop thinking about Mal and how they were wasting time. Mal was already being hurt he could feel it.
"No Ben. Mal's dad isn't 'just another villain' he's…..Hades."
Ben's jaw dropped as his mind processed what he had just heard. Hades? As in the god of the underworld? He was Mal's dad? In some ways it made sense. Maleficent wouldn't pick just anyone to have a child with, and it did explain why Mal seemed so powerful even on the Isle.
"You're sure?" he asked Hailey dumbfounded.
She nodded. "We double checked. He is the only person who can help now."
Ben nodded firmly as he felt confidence take over once again. It looks like I'm off to the underworld. Please Mal! Hang on a little longer! He thought determinately. No matter what it takes, I am coming to save you. "I promise." he whispered fiercely.
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For a moment Mal couldn't exactly remember what happened to her or why she had suddenly passed out. However, as her senses slowly returned she was suddenly filled with a sense of dread. Her sense of balance was the first to return. She was vertical by the feel of it. She opened her eyes slowly and looked up to see that she was chained to a wall with glowing green shackles on her wrists. She tugged at them to test their strength but they didn't budge.
"Well well well! Nice of you to finally join us again." She looked around to see Celia. Audrey and Chad smirking at her wickedly.
Mal took the opportunity to give a look at her surroundings. She was in a well-furnished sitting room, apart from the wall where she was chained to, which was cleared of all items. She did not recognize the place but it did not look like the Isle. She smiled inwardly to herself….if this is not the Isle I may be able to use my magic to escape. But as she tried to summon her magic she realized that nothing happened. "Where am I?" she growled at them pulling at her cuffs again.
"This is the cabin I used to contact my father and discuss our plans." Celia smirked looking round the room. "And if you are wondering why your magic isn't working, you have to thank those magical cuffs you are wearing. They have been spelled specifically to repel your magic."
"Celia why? You had a chance for a new life in Auradon. Why throw that away?" Mal asked.
"Because I was finally able to do what you, the great Maleficent's daughter couldn't. Make my parent proud."
"Is it worth it though? The villains are always defeated at the end. You'll be sent back to the Isle for this." Mal tried to reason with her before turning to glare at Audrey. "I'm not really surprised you're in on this."
"You're just jealous that I make a better villain in five minutes then you did in sixteen years." Audrey smirked.
"Killing Hailey's parents in cold blood and bringing back the worst villain in the land is nothing to be proud of prissy!" she snarled. Poor Hailey.
"Enough" Maleficent interrupted as she coolly swept in the room.
"Leave!" she ordered to the two other girls and Chad, leaving mother and daughter to stare at each other.
"Well. Get on with it mother" Mal challenged her, trying to hide the fear that was starting to build inside her stomach.
"You know Mal. I actually did have high hopes for you when you were born but you just continuously disappointed me. You turned me into a lizard. Your own mother!"
"You're not my mother. Ella was more of a mother to me in eight months then you were in sixteen years." Mal snapped back angrily.
Maleficent scoffed. "And look where it got her. The heroes and their stupid ideals of love. And that boy, he ruined you! I should have killed him the minute you met him. But then again, you always were a soft hearted weakling."
Mal felt a deep anger raise inside her as soon as her mother mentioned the man she loved. She could mess with her all she wanted but she would not allow her to threaten Ben, especially after all that had happened at Hailey's coronation. "Don't you bring Ben into this!" She snarled at her despite her predicament, struggling with all her might against the chains holding her in place.
Maleficent just smirked at her and pulled out a wicked looking iron dagger. Mal couldn't stop the involuntary flinch that ran through her body as she eyed the blade in her mother's hands. "Now for my favorite part of the plan, 'teaching you a lesson'." Maleficent taunted.
Mal's eyes inevitably widened in fear, her thoughts going automatically to Ben, as she watched her mother advance towards her with an evil glint in her eyes…
That's it. So Mal's dad has been revealed! And Ben's off to the underworld. Sorry about the blood I hated killing Ella and Kit but it's a little unrealistic if nobody dies in battles right? I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. Review? Pretty please?