So, before we go on with this chapter, I have a little announcement to make. I have started a story, entitled Tales of a Princess. Which will be where all of my oneshots involving Ali and this little universe I created. First chapter is out for that one so feel free to give it a read!

On with the chapter!

Disclaimer: I own nothing.

CARLOS

"They're here!" I heard Gil yell out.

As we walked onto the dock, my eyes searched the ship for Ali. I really hope she was okay, Harry's comment was still ringing in my head. If he hurt I I'm not sure I can be held accountable for my actions. I found her, she was chained to the railing. Her jacket had been torn off her and it was sitting in her lap. Her eyes locked mine and I'm pretty sure my heart broke when I saw the sadness, fear, and relief mix in her eyes. That's when I noticed her arms. There must've been at least 10 cuts on each of her arms, the dried blood was easy to see. I knew Harry did that to her and I had to fight the rage bubbling up inside of me so that I didn't attack him right now. I looked back in Ali's eyes and did my best to silently tell her that I love her and that I'm going to get her back. I'm pretty sure it worked because, this time, she gave me a small smile, I nodded and returned the smile.

Mal walked halfway across the bridge between the dock and the ship with Uma started, what could best be described as a rap battle…of sorts.

"Let's get this party started. I swear I'm cold hearted. There's no negotiation, I'm not here for debatin'. You need some motivation? Just look at Ben's face then ask yourself how long you think I'll remain patient. I'll throw him overboard and left him swim with killer sharks. You either hand over the wand or he'll be ripped apart."

Ben was standing on the plank, trying not to get pushed off by Harry, who was holding Ben from behind.

Mal looked over at Ben and then back to Uma, "Mow, let's all just be smart, although for you that must be hard. You'll get your wand, no one has to come to any harm. Don't try to intimidate your bark is much worse than your bite. Who's the baddest of them all? I guess we're finding out tonight."

"Let's go, bring it on. Better give us what we want, it's the wand for the crown, if you don't it's going down." Uma and her crew stomped around the deck of the ship. My eyes never left Ali's. She was putting on a brave face and but I could easily see the fear in her eyes. She was scared, and Ali is one of the bravest girls I know.

"Let's go, make your move. Peace or war, it's up to you. Give 'em up and do it now, if you don't it's goin' down." We slammed our hands down on the railing as Mal stepped closer to Uma on the bridge.

"We want the wand, or else the King is gone. Your time is running out, you should really watch your mouth." They brandished their swords and I could see Harry was dangling a pocket watch in front of Ben's face, slowly inching him closer to the edge of the plank.

"Let's go, pound for pound. We're prepared to stand our ground, put your swords up, put 'em up. It's goin' down." We jumped down from the railing and all of us were now behind Mal.

"Yo-oh, ho-oh, oh-oh! Make the trade! Yo-oh, ho-oh, oh-oh! Or walk the plank. Yo-oh, ho-oh, oh-oh! Make the trade! Yo-oh, ho-oh, oh-oh! Or walk the plank." Uma slashed her sword through the air, Harry messed with Ben al little bit more, and my blood boiled when Gil pulled Ali up and forced her on her feet. I looked back at Jay and saw that he was gritting his teeth. I knew he considered Ali like a little sister and this can't be easy for him to watch either. His eyes caught mine and we nodded towards each other.

"Okay look. This is not a conversation, it's a do or die situation. If you don't give me back my friends, I'll have no hesitation! I'll serve you right here, and I don't need a reservation. That way your whole pirate crew, can have a demonstration. Release them now and we can go our separate ways. Unless you wanna deal with me and the VKs." Mal motioned at us behind her. I could see Ali give a small smirk, Gil was still holding her up. She was slightly hunched over, as her hands were still shackled together.

"So that's your big speech huh? An empty ultimatum?" Uma laughed and Harry sauntered over, leaving Ben on the plank by himself, still tied up.

"All it takes is one swing and I'll humiliate him. Matter of fact, make one wrong move and I'll debilitate her. And if he even starts to slip, I'll eliminate him. All it takes is one wrong look and I'll- "Harry was waving his hook in the air as he spoke, before Uma interrupted him and pushed him away.

"Harry! We get it. Chill."

I expected him to go back to stand with Ben, but when he turned and saw my eyes locked on Ali. He changed his mind. He grabbed Ali's shoulder and pushed Gil out of the way. Ali's face twisted into disgust and horror. I knew Harry was the one who hurt her, I just hoped all he did was scratch her arms. She turned her face away from his as much as she could but he was holding her way too close. His eyes settled on me and I watched, feeling completely helpless, as Harry leaned in and placed a kiss on her cheek. Ali closed her eyes and I heard her whimper. All I could see was red. I felt a hand on my shoulder and I knew it was Jay.

"Don't do anything, Carlos. I know it's hard, but any move could make this a lot worse," Jay whispered into my ear. I knew he was right and I took a deep breath. I wanted to be able to go back to Auradon with Ali, and if I did anything that might not be able to happen. So, I stood there, my blood boiling and my heart pounding in my ears, as the 'pirates' continued singing.

"Let's go, bring it on! Better give us what we want. It's the wand for the crown, if you don't its going down." Harry was still holding on to Ali, and I did not like the look in his eyes.

"Let's go, make your move. Peace or war it's up to you. Give 'em up and do it now, if you don't it's going down." W rallied behind Mal again.

"We want the wand, or else the king is gone. Your time is running out, you should really watch your mouth."

"let's go, pound for pound. We're prepared to stand our ground. Put your swords up, put 'em up. It's goin down." I handed Mal the fake wand and she stepped closer to Uma.

"Hey," Ben shouted, that's when I finally looked back at him, Gil was the one holding him at the edge of the plank now. We don't have to choose. We don't have to light the fuse. Mal, whatever you do it's gonna be a lose-lose, there's gotta be a better way. Uma, I promise I'll give you your chance, you'll have your say."

Uma laughed, "Silly king, you're gonna give me? You're gonna give me a chance? Well not a chance!"

"Yo-oh, ho-oh, oh-oh! Make the trade! Yo-oh, ho-oh, oh-oh! Or walk the plank. Yo-oh, ho-oh, oh-oh! Make the trade! Yo-oh, ho-oh, oh-oh! Or walk the plank." Uma practically skipped over to stand in front of Mal.

But she stopped reaching for the wand, "Hold on. Too easy. Give it a test drive, we wanna see it work."

Oh no. I looked over at Evie and she nodded towards Dude. That might work.

Mal sighed, "You always were quite the drama queen."

Uma smirked, "Nothing to big, or Ben is fish bait."

Mal looked over her shoulder at us, I subtly nodded in the direction of Dude. Mal got the hint and gave me a slight nod, she turned towards Dude and raised the wand.

"Although it, may seem absurd, turn your bark into a word." Dude said nothing. Really? You can't say anything when we need you to? Mal seemed just as annoyed, "Talk, dog."

Dude seemed to get the hint, "Does this vest make me look fat?" The pirates roared with laughter. Dude continued, "Does anyone have any bacon or a cookie?"

Uma looked pleased, "Give me the wand!" She outstretched her arm.

Mal pulled back, "Give me my friends!"

Uma sighed, "Gil! Harry!"

Gil walked Ben over, "Tell you mom that Gaston said hi and tell your dad that my dad said he should have finished off your dad when he had the chance."

I watched as Harry unchained Ali, I looked at Jay, who was still standing next to me, "Get her back."

"You sure?" Jay looked at me.

I nodded, "If I go over there, Harry's not walking anymore." It was true, I knew that if I got too close to Harry I was going to hurt him. Badly.

Jay walked and stood next to Mal. Harry pushed Ali in front of him and Jay was quick to grab her arm, but Harry had one last thing to say.

He pulled on Ali's other arm and forced her to face him, "I'm so sorry we didn't have more time to get better acquainted my pet."

"Harry! Hurry it up!" Uma screamed at him. Ben was already untied and everyone was watching Harry, waiting for him to finish.

I couldn't see Ali's face, but I knew she was uncomfortable, "Another time perhaps, love."

Then he did something that made me want to kill him. He leaned forwards and kissed Ali. On the lips. I knew she didn't kiss him back. I could see her try to get away and Harry had both her arms pinned to her side. Jay reached forwards and pulled Ali away. He was able to break her from Harry's grasp and he stepped in front of her. Protecting Ali from anything else Harry had planned.

Once she was behind Jay's back she looked up at me. She was ready to cry, the tears gathering in her eyes were unmistakable. I wanted to run forwards and hold her close, kissing her until she felt better. Until she forgot everything about Harry and what he did. My heart broke again.

In a split-second Uma had the wand and we were trying to run back to the limo. I grabbed Ali's hand. God, it felt good to just do that again. She squeezed my hand hard and I was quick to squeeze it back. We tried to run but Uma was too quick and tried to cast a spell.

"By the power of the sea, tear it down and set us free!" Of course, nothing happened. Uma screamed and snapped the wand, "No! You do not get to win every time!" She pointed her sword to Mal.

Jay and I were quick to start throwing the homemade smoke bombs. I let go of Ali's hand to slingshot them down at the pirates. Lonnie passed out the swords and I was surprised to see Ali grab one first. I looked at her uncertainly, she just nodded at me. I knew I had to trust her, especially after our recent fights. I just hoped I didn't get too protective and cause another problem.

The smoke bombs didn't have the exact desired effect we wanted. The distraction wasn't enough to run away but it was just enough to prepare ourselves for a fight. My eyes searched for Harry and of course I found him running towards Ali, who was fending off her own pirate. She was actually doing pretty well, I was impressed, but I had bigger concerns at the moment. I jumped down from the higher level of platforms and landed right behind Ali, facing Harry.

She looked over her shoulder and saw that I was fighting Harry, "Switch."

"Ali-"

"Carlos, I need to do this." I knew what she meant, and I knew Harry heard her by he grin that grew on his face.

"Okay," I relented, "I'm here if you need me."

"I know, thank you." We turned in a small circle and Ali was nor facing Harry.

He laughed, "So good to see you again, darling."

She slashed at him, "I'm not your darling." I smirked at the sound her voice. Never had I heard so much venom dripping from it.

She was holding her own against him well. She managed to knock his sword out of his hand. His faltered a little bit when Jay jumped down to finish Harry off.

"Guys! Let's go!" Evie shouted as we slowly made progress towards the tunnel.

Evie and Lonnie were the first one's through, followed by Ali and I. We ran back to the limo. Lonnie had opened the trunk and we hastily put our swords in. Ali moved to climb into the backseat but I grabbed her hand. Before she could say anything, I pulled her against me. She responded quickly by wrapping her arms around my neck. I wrapped one arm around her waist and buried my other hand into her hair.

I whispered into her ear, "I'm sorry. For everything."

I could hear the tears in her voice, "I'm sorry too. I love you so much, Carlos."

I held her tighter, if that was even possible, "I love you too. So, so much."

"Lovebirds!" Jay yelled, "In the car, let's go!"