Next chapter. Slight violence in this chapter, nothing too major, I promise.

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ALI

I watched as Gill tied Ben up to the mast of the ship. Harry was dragging me behind him and honestly, I was just trying not to look at him. He has taken an odd liking to me since he captured me. He led me over to the railing, across from Ben. Ben was watching me too, we were both urging the other to be strong and trust that our friends would get us out of here.

"And you, my pet," I heard harry say to me, I cringed when he called me that, "are going to be right here."

"I'm not being tied up like Ben?" I asked, with as much sass as I could manage in the current situation.

He turned to look at me and held up a pair of handcuffs, or shackles would be a more appropriate word.

"No, Ben is our real prisoner, consider yourself more like," His eyes darted to the sky, "collateral."

I scoffed, "So, why capture me at all? You're using Ben to get the wand, what am I worth?"

He shackled my hands together around the railing, "You're lucky."

"Am I?"

He smiled and I recoiled inwardly when his eyes lit up, "You aren't worth a silly wand, my dear. You are worth so much more."

He took his hook and rubbed it across my cheek, the cold metal made me want to cringe but I kept my face emotionless. Knowing that showing and fear or repulsion would only further delight the demented pirate. I wanted him to stop touching me. I wanted him to get away from me. I looked at the hook he was holding in his hand, and I got an idea.

"What happened?" I asked him as I eyed his hook, "Couldn't find a crocodile that wanted a taste?"

I knew I hit the right nerve when his face twisted in rage and before I knew what was happening, I felt a sharp pain go across my arms. Scratch that, I felt multiple pains go across my arms.

"Don't touch her!" Ben yelled.

And only then did Harry walk away, I watched him walk towards Ben, but I couldn't hear anything he was saying. I looked down at my arms, already fighting back tears of pain. It took everything in me not to cry at this moment. There were multiple scratches going across my arms. They were all ranging in depth and length, but they were all bleeding. All I could do was hold back my tears.

Harry came back over to me and lifted my chin up with his hook, "You're lucky, beautiful. Next time I won't be so gentle."

What about that was gentle? Then, before he released me, he kissed my cheek. He was lucky I was chained up because he would not have walked away from that. My blood was boiling, but there was nothing I could do. I took a few calming breaths and looked up to the sky.

Carlos please hurry and save me from this place.

CARLOS

I paced in our hideout as we waited for Mal to return from seeing Uma.

"Carlos," Evie said to me, "Sit down, please."

I shook my head, "I can't. I need to know that Ali is okay."

Jay spoke up, "She will be. She's a pretty tough girl."

I looked at him, "I know she is. I know she can handle herself. But she's with Harry, and I don't trust him at all."

"We don't either," Evie sympathized with me, "But until Mal gets back, we don't have anything to do and we don't know what to do."

I turned to Evie, "If you wouldn't have let her come with us, she would be safe back in Auradon!"

"I didn't ask her to come with us! She chose to come with us!"

Jay stood up, "Fighting isn't going to solve anything."

I turned to Jay, "You were the one telling her that she practically belongs on the Isle!"

Jay started to yell back, "I was on- "

"Guys!" The three of us turned towards the doorway and saw Mal standing there.

"What happened with Uma?" Evie spoke first as Mal walked closer to us.

"She will give us back Ben and Ali, in exchange for Fairy Godmother's wand." Mal sighed and looked at each of us, gauging our reactions.

"There's no way we can give the wand to Uma!" Evie yelled out.

"What choice do we have?" Jay countered.

Evie waved her arms, "So, we're going to give Uma of all people the wand."

I joined in, "We need to get Ben and Ali back."

Mal clapped her hands, "Wait," She pointed in between me and Jay, "your 3D printer!"

I gave a relieved sigh, "A fake wand, in my sleep."

Evie shook her head, "The second Uma tests is, she'll know it's fake."

Mal answered, "So, we just get them out really fast. We need some kind of diversion."

Jay snapped his fingers, "Smoke bombs."

Evie stepped up to Mal, "I can get the stuff we need from Lay Tremaine's place. Oh, and sick hair by the way."

"I know right." Mal answered looking up at Evie, and playing with a piece of her hair.

"Evil Stepmother really stepped up her game." Are they really going to discuss hair at a time like this?

"Dizzy did this." Yup, they are.

"Little Dizzy? No way."

Mal nodded, "It's like a lot lighter."

Jay cleared his throat, and I got their attention, "Hello?"

The girls turned back to us, and Mal told us the plan, "Right. Carlos and Jay, meet us at Pirate's Bay tomorrow at noon with the fake wand. And guys, losing is not an option, because we're rotten."

"To the core."

Jay and I quickly walked through the dorm building, Dude came running out or our room.

I bent down to pet him, "Sorry I'm, so late Dude. Ben and Ali got captured."

"Why is our door open?" Jay asked, suspiciously.

I open the door further and there's Chad, making something in our 3D printer. What is up with him?

Jay sighed, "What is that?"

Chad quickly turned off the printer and grabbed whatever it was, "It's a Chad action figure. Well, without the head."

I walked forwards and nodded, "Sounds like an improvement." I pushed past him to the printer, "Excuse us."

Jay joined me next to the printer and I put in the specifications for the wand.

"Why are you making Fairy Godmother's wand?" Why are you still here?

Jay and I turned to each other, not knowing what to say. That's when Dude spoke up, "Ben and Ali got captured!"

Jay groaned in frustration, "Don't tell anyone, their lives depends on it."

Chad shrugged, "So, if something were to happen…who do you think would be in line to be King?"

Jay and I stared at him. Jay spoke up, "That's in really poor taste."

He pushed Chad out the door and slammed it in his face.

"Thank you, Jay." I turned the printer back on and now we just have to wait. Jay and I sat down in the chairs at the table.

I turned towards him, "Jay, I'm sorry about earlier."

"He shrugged and gave me a small smile, "It's alright. You are worried about Ali. We all are. We'll get her back, Ben too."

I nod, "Thanks."

ALI

I wasn't sure how long I had been here. I looked back at my arms, the bleeding had stopped but the pain was still very much present. You could see the trails of blood coming from the cuts. I know I'm going to have scars all over my arms, I don't know how I'm going to explain this to my parents. I want to see Carlos and tell him I'm sorry. I want to go to cotillion and wear the dress Evie made me.

I just want to go home.

"They're here!" Gil yelled from the Crow's Nest.

I looked up and saw Mal, Evie, Carlos, Jay and Lonnie? What was Lonnie doing here? I didn't really have much time to think about it because I caught Carlos's eyes. He looked at me and his eyes went through a flurry of emotions. First one was sadness, it looked like his heart had just been broken. As he looked at my arms, his expression changed to one of pure rage. Then he looked into my eyes again, and his expression changed one last time. This time all I could see in his eyes was love. I stared back and gave him a small smile. He nodded towards me and returned the smile. And in that moment, I knew we had made up.