Chapter 6

"Annie come here please." Fauna said. She checked the street, seeing no one, she changed the sign to closed, and closed the shade. Mal came out, and wondered what was wrong. "I know who you are Mal." Mal transformed back into herself.

"How, when?"
"Evie was just here. Why didn't you just ask me for help?"
"Because you would have sent me back. I can't hurt Ben. Whoever is controlling me actually controlled my magic. I threw vases at Ben, then one time I actually tried to chock him, after I transported him into my bed. Whoever is doing this understands my magic and knows how to control it. I…I left Ben behind to save him."
"Ok. So what do we know?" She said sitting at the table and having Mal sit down with her.

"I have searched all your spell books…" She admitted.
"That's fine. Anything?" Fauna was happy that Mal was actually trying to find a solution, instead of just running from her problem.
"Only that whoever is controlling me, understands my magic. That's all I figured out. I do know whoever it is a man."
"A man?"
"Yes. In a dream, he spoke to me. I heard the voice clearly and it was male. He has some type of staff that glows green. And it's not only in a dream state that he can control me. I was wide awake when I spelled the vase and threw it at Ben."
"Now we work on narrowing down the suspects. Do you think it's someone you knew of the isle?"
"How, the hole was closed within an hour of Jane's making it. And it was in the top. There is no way anyone else could have transformed and… Dr. Facilier. He could transform. HE could have gotten out! I heard his voice at school daily. I should have recognized it before. And he always said his staff glowed when he…" She ran upstairs to her room and grabbed the sketch she did from her dream. "IT is him! Now that I have a name, I recognize his staff." She plopped it down onto the table.

"And he is a witch doctor who works through voodoo. And your teacher?"
"He was the head master. I would imagine he knew about all of us. How could I have been so stupid. I never thought anyone left the isle, assumed no one could have escaped."
"Mal, why you?"
"I am not sure, all I can think of is my mother left me open to be controlled. I just don't know how she did it, and how Dr. F would have known. Unless he left after seeing the broadcast. But still…"
"Mal…I need to talk to Fairy Godmother, and she will know you are with me, there is no way I can keep this from her."
"I understand. And now that I have an idea who is after me I can research him."

"Come with me, let's go see her." Mal knew it was the best way talk to her safely. They popped over to Fairy Godmothers home. Jane practically attacked Mal.

"Oh thank goodness, Carlos has been beside himself worrying about you." She said checking Mal over. "Where have you been, wait till they see you." She grabbed her phone.

"NO wait please Jane. I need to talk to your mom first. Don't tell them yet. I was safe I was in disguise working for Miss Fauna. She only realized it was me today after Evie came in."
"Mal…" Fairy Godmother said. "Fauna told me what you two figured out. It is very likely that Dr. Facilier could have gotten off the isle. They sent the census workers over early to see who could be missing, and DR. F was one of them, the other, we have since found out was just not in town…Cruella."
"Oh she was at the spa." Mal pointed out.

"Really?" They were surprised that something like that exsisted. Mal had shared with them what Isle life was like.
"It's a muddy hot spring in the middle of the isle, that no one knows where it is and she will go there and relax."
"Oh. Interesting." She picked up her phone.

"Please, I don't want to get Ben killed over this."
"Mal…why did you leave your ring behind?" She asked seeing the leather bracelet on her wrist. She knew why Facilier never found her, that her protection spell was in fact still working.

"I wanted to draw whoever it was away from Ben." Mal admitted.

"That wouldn't have happened. You are still protected."
"How I left…what else did you spell?" Mal asked figuring out that Fairy Godmother knew her better than she knew herself.
"That bracelet and your dragon necklace. But I guess Evie had the necklace when you left."
"Yes. I have never had this away from me since I left the isle. Even if it's not on my arm, its on me somewhere."
"Ok. Look Mal…Ben has been ill over your leaving. We need to call him, please."
"Go ahead, at least we have an idea what's going on. It won't stop until Dr. F is caught though, and if he's here, he is in the shadows. He'll be hard to find."
"Then we'll draw him out. But until then, you need to go home."
"Ben? Fairy Godmother, I have news. Yes, yes we found her. She's fine she was in hiding, no I'll send her over in a few minutes I promise. Listen to me. It's Dr. Facilier. HE got off the isle. I just got the census, and he is missing."
"Ok , we will put out a bulletin for him, now please send Mal home."

"Mal." She said and Mal transported to the palace.