Disclaimer: I do not own Disney's Descendants. Warning: Slight Audrey bashing-I have no problems with Audrey, in fact, she is one of my favorite characters but it needed to be done for the dynamic of the story.

It took Jane roughly five seconds to recover before she was sprinting back towards the mouth of the cave. She was so caught up in what had just happened that she wasn't paying attention to where she was going and she accidentally ran right into Carlos. He placed his hands on her shoulders to steady her.

"Woah. Jane where's the fire?" He asked her. She shook her head trying to calm herself down. She took a couple of deep breaths before speaking to the group.

"Mal left." She said. Jay cursed silently but seemed to take the news in stride. Most of the group did in fact, even Chad although he was probably happy that there was one less VK to worry about. Everyone that is except for Audrey.

"The little weasel. I knew we couldn't trust her. What did I say about VK's?" Audrey said. It was in that moment that Jane snapped.

"Shut up, Audrey. Don't talk about what you don't know. Mal left because her mother said that if Mal went with her, we would be left alone. So, don't assume that she left because she is from the Isle of the Lost. She is a heck of a lot nicer than you ever were. Before Jay, Carlos, Evie, and Mal came to Auradon I actually looked up to you, I wanted to be just like you, I wanted to be your friend. And when you finally gave me the friendship, just because my hair was different I was blind to what really mattered. I turned my back on these people because you told me to and then in that same moment when Mal undid my hair and you all screamed and ran away, I realized what a mistake I had made. Yes, I still tried to make myself beautiful with my mother's wand, but at that time I figured I had lost the friendships I made with them and decided that fake friendships were better than nothing. None of you even noticed that I was feeling down after we were all put on the Isle of the Lost. You all chalked it up to the fact that we were on the Isle. I was feeling miserable because I thought that it was my fault, Mal was the one to comfort me and tell me it wasn't my fault. So don't talk about her that way. She left to protect you. You who have been cruel and harsh to her since day one. I think that speaks volumes about the kind of person that she is." Jane finished breathing heavily. It was silent for a few moments after Jane's speech. Audrey getting up and leaving the cave, Chad following her. Jane felt a hand on her shoulder, she looked up to see Ben there.

"Thank You, for saying what I think we were all thinking," Ben said. The rest of the group nodded in agreement. Audrey and Chad came in a few moments later, Audrey's eyes red from crying. Jane felt a little guilty but knew it had to be said. Her eyes widened as she remembered what Mal had said.

"Evie!" Jane said the blue haired girl turned to look at Jane.

"Yes?" Evie questioned.

"Mal said to tell you, Draco oculum observa," Jane said. Evie's eyes widened as she began muttering under her breath. Ben turned to look at Jane.

"What? What does that mean?" Ben asked. Jane shrugged, the two then turned to look at Evie.

"It means Beware the Dragon's Eye. When we first came to Auradon, Mal and I came up with a code word that could be used if we suspected the other was being impersonated. However, Mal took it one step further when we began to doubt whether we wanted to go through with our parent's plan and created a spell that would allow me to find her, even if the magic mirror was being blocked. She spelled the necklace that she always wears, glamoured so that no one can see it if she doesn't want them to." Evie explained before pulling out her mirror. "Mirror Mirror in my hand, Draco oculum observa Mal." She said. The mirror swirled as it looked for their purple-haired friend. Eventually, it cleared showing Evie, where Mal was. Her eyes widened as she took in the situation that her friend, no her sister, was in.

"Well, did you find her?" Jane asked. Evie nodded hesitantly.

"I did." She said. Ben and Jane smiled widely.

"Can we see her?" Ben asked. Evie hesitated, unsure if she should show them the perilous situation their friend was in but decided that it was best to just show them.

"I can, but you aren't going to like what you see," Evie said as she turned the mirror so that all three of them could see it. Ben's eyes narrowed as he took in the scene that his girlfriend was in. Mal was in chains, the cuffs were so tight, he could see blood running down her wrists. Her face was bruised and there were tear tracks on her face. They could hear Maleficent yelling in the background, but Ben was too concerned about Mal to listen to what she had to say. He knew that Mal was strong but the longer she was with Maleficent the more her spirit would break. He was willing to bet that the tear tracks on her face had happened when Maleficent wasn't in the room.

"We need to go and rescue her." He said standing up and heading for the mouth of the cave. Evie stopped him, placing a hand on his shoulder.

"What we need is a plan. I know what you are going to say, but do you want Mal's sacrifice to be for naught? If we simply barge in there, we will get captured too." Evie said. Ben's shoulders slumped and he sighed. He knew that she was right.

"All right, then," he said turning to the rest of the group that had regathered. "Let's make a plan."