Hey, sorry I haven't updated in a while, so, yeah. And I'm starting a new story, but I haven't figured out the name, so... I'll tell you later. Anyway, enjoy! :P!
"Don't ask. Now help me pull her to FG's office. You do not want to see her awake." Without hesitation, the trio joined Carlos in pulling the unconscious lady to the office, and in no time, they were in front of the Fairy Godmother herself.
"Oh dear, Carlos, what happened?" She asked after her surprised silence. After hearing Carlos explain the story, FG told Chad to call Ben and Jay, and for Audrey to call Mal and Evie. She then instructed Doug to call the school guard team to transport the villain into a magic proof cell under high security. When all the group had gathered into the listening room that was designed to be able to hear anything in the next room, which held a now conscious Cruella De Ville. "Do you know anything that could've helped her escape? Anything magical that was more powerful than the barrier?"
After a moment, he said cautiously, "It wasn't exactly magical, but it did bring it down for a few seconds." He started getting so agitated, his eyes vibrated it their sockets, startling FG and Ben momentarily. "But how did she find it? I set up hundreds of booby-traps just on the path leading to it. And how did she figure out how to use it? I never made a manual or anything, so how did she get it to work?" He was pacing in front of the confused duo, adding to their curiosity.
This went on until Ben grabbed his arm, startling him. "What are you talking about?"
Carlos took a deep breath, his face red from anger. "It was the machine I had tried to use to get more channels on TV, other than the boring ones you guys let through, but I guess there was some magical properties in the wiring, because, from my tree house, I saw the barrier disappear before reappearing seconds later."
"Did anyone else know?" Ben pushed, seeing anxiety in the young boys face.
"No, only Mal, Jay, Evie, and... Carla." With this, FG intervened, saying that Carlos needed to take a moment to calm down.
"Ben, I want you to go talk to Carla. Ask her about anything she knows about Carlos's... project."
"Wait, isn't she in a deep sleep?" Ben asked confused.
"No, the poison hadn't yet gotten to her heart when we found her, and it was a close call when we got it out. But she's okay. Now go." With that, Ben left for the hospital, leaving FG to let Carlos know how his little sister was faring.
"What I don't understand is, how did she even activate the machine?" Mal said to Evie and Jay. They nodded their heads in agreement, when Ben and Carla walked in. Well, technically, Carla was leaning on Ben, but he didn't seem to mind. Carlos rushed forward to embrace her. The VK's, judging from her outburst earlier, thought she would push him away, but were surprised to see that she hugged him just as tightly as he hugged her.
"Ahem. Excuse me, but I want to get out of here, so your stupid family problems can wait until later." A voice on the intercom interrupted. They all turned to see a wide awake, (and thrashing) Cruella De Ville. She stopped pushing against the chains, that Carlos had immediately requested. "Carlos, Carla, get me out of here now, or I'll trap you in the fur closet for a week when I do escape!" Both siblings flinched.
"Um, well, Carla, Carlos, do you, um, want to, well um, take a, er, step out? I'm sure that we can handle it from here." TFG said to the freckled siblings. Nodding gratefully, the two stepped out into the hall, but not before Carla slipped a piece of paper to Ben as she passed. He quietly opened it as the others talked to the waiting villain. Upon opening it he read,
Don't tell anyone what I'm about to tell you. Ever. I know how she got off the Isle, but when the barrier opened to let us out, she had Dr. Facilier put a curse on me, so that if I ever TALKED about it, I would be cursed. That's the last thing I want happening, so I'm going to leave this in TFG's office at midnight. Come at a quarter after midnight only. Don't let anyone else read it. Or else I'll get you in your sleep. Evil dreams! -Carla
He folded it up and slipped it into his pocket, making sure no one noticed. When it was his turn to question the villain, he walked over to the mic and spoke with such harshness that even TFG hadn't seen out of him. "What did you do to them?"
"Well, if you don't count the beatings, and the chores, and the fur closet, then I haven't done anything to them. But then again, I have Maleficent's respect when it comes to kids." She sneered. "And if you want to find out how I got out, the answers just walked away from you." Everyone turned to look at the door the siblings had just exited.
"Wait guys, you try to get the answer out of her, I'll try Carlos and Carla." Ben said as Mal, Jay, and Evie turned to go. "Carlos doesn't know yet, but Carla got cursed not to talk about it when she left the Island." He showed the note to TFG who passed it on when she finished. "Don't tell anyone I told you, or in the worst case, she'll kill me in my sleep." Without waiting for an answer, he left down the long dark hall, and headed towards TFG's office, knowing it was close to midnight.
By the time he got there, Carla had left the note already, so he took it and sat on one of the chairs in the furnished room. Opening it, he read silently.