Saving Mal (Part 2)

[Mal and Evie's dorm room. 9:15 am]

Evie's POV

We went back to our dorm room and sat around, trying to come up with a new strategy.

"I don't understand. The Enchanted Lake's water has the power to cleanse and remove any spells. So why didn't it free Mal from whatever spell she has?" Lonnie asked.

"It doesn't make any sense." said Carlos.

"I didn't like how Mal almost had you killed, Evie." Jay said.

"I don't either. But we have to keep in mind that Mal isn't herself. She would never hurt me. Something is influencing her behavior." I said.

"But it doesn't change that fact that she almost killed you. And I'm going to make her pay for that." Jay said.

"By what? What can you do against her? Mal knows she has powers. But she's never used them for defense before. Since there was no magic on the Isle, we don't know what her powers can do to us." I said.

We sat in silence until Carlos pointed out Mal's rock.

"Hey, Evie? What's that on your desk?" he asked.

I glanced over at it.

"Oh, that's a rock Mal got when her and I went up to the mountain during summer break." I replied.

"Has it always glowed?"

"No."

I lifted my head to what Carlos has just asked.

"Wait, what do you mean 'glowed'?" I asked.

"Look!" he said.

I looked at the rock and saw it was glowing a brighter purpled than it was before. I walked over to it and grabbed it. When I did, it shocked me and the rock took my mind to the past. It's hard to explain, but the rock made me start seeing things. I was still in the dorm room, but my mind wasn't. Instead, I was back on the Isle, in Mal's old house to be exact. I walked into the living room and saw the most evil villain we have ever known, Maleficent. She had the rock on a small round table, and she was looking in her spell book.

"Block of rock, so ancient and true. Make sure my daughter finds you. Then make her imbue with the likes of her mother. For an upheaval to life is good to evil."

I was then quickly sent back to reality. The power of the illusion was so strong, it made me stumble back and Carlos caught me before I fell to the floor.

"Evie, what happened? Are you okay?" he asked.

"I'm fine." I said as I rubbed my forehead.

I had developed a headache from that moment.

"That rock. That rock was created especially for Mal." I said.

"What?" said Jay.

"How do you know?" asked Lonnie.

"Because, during that moment, I saw Maleficent in my mind. It was like the rock was telling me, or showing me its origin. It's hard to explain. The point is, I know that rock was spelled by Mal's mother. And Mal was meant to find it and be just like her." I said.

"Okay, so how do we reverse the spell?" asked Carlos.

"I don't know. But I know the answer won't be here in Auradon. It will be on the Isle. I need to get there." I said.

"Then we'll come with you." said Jay

Screaming was heard from the outside. We looked out the window and saw Mal scaring some students.

"No. You three should stay here and keep Mal here while I find the cure." I said.

"But at least let one of us come along." said Carlos.

"No. Trust me, I'll be alright alone. You three will have to stick together to keep Mal contained until I return."

"Evie." said Lonnie.

"End of discussion. This is no doubt our darkest hour." I said.

I walked into the closet and grabbed my jacket that I wore back on the Isle. I put it on and walked back out.

"Good luck, Evie." Carlos said.

"Thank you, sweetie." I said.

I gave him, Jay and Lonnie a hug before I left. I snuck out to where the limo was being stored. I walked up to the driver door and pulled a bobby pin from my hair and used it to pick the lock of the limo. After a minute, I was able to get the door opened and got inside. I located the steering column and was about the remove the cover when I looked up at the sun visor and saw a spare key pinned on it.

"Well, that'll be much easier than trying to hotwire this thing." I said as I took the key and put it in the ignition switch.

[Isle of the Lost. 10:12 am]

Evie's POV

After arriving on the Isle, I hid the limo and looked around. The buildings were getting more and more damaged. My old home is crumbling apart and so is my life if I don't get a move on. Everything seemed more in disrepair than the last time we were here.

I arrived at the street where Mal's old house was. But as I started walking towards the house…

"Evie, darling? Is that you?"

No, no, no, no, no. I do not need this right now. I don't have time for this. But I can't ignore her. I rolled my eyes and turned around.

"Hello, Mother." I said.

"Evie! It's been so long!"

"Yes, it sure has." I said, trying to be nice.

Mother studied me. An impressed looked was seen on her face.

"You look like you've been taking care of yourself well. Your hair and makeup are perfect. And your clothes are nice too. For once, I have no complaints, daughter." she said.

"I'm glad you approve, Mother." I said.

And I was. I'm glad I made her proud of me again.

"There can only be one reason why you look so nice." Mother said.

I tilted my head.

"You have a prince!" Mother exclaimed excitedly.

I sighed and looked around. That proudness of me is going to go away quickly.

"Ooh, tell me, darling. Who is he? How rich is he? How big is his castle? You must be here to get me, right?"

I sighed again. I know Mother is going to hate me for what I'm about to say. But it's the truth and I have no choice but to tell her.

"Mother, I'm sorry. But I don't have a prince." I started.

"What? Why not?"

"Because there isn't one for me."

"But there's some good princes there. There has to be."

"There are. But I'm not into boys anymore." I said quickly.

Perhaps a little too quickly. But it needed to be said.

"What?" Mother asked.

I grabbed Mother's hands and looked her in the eyes.

"It's not that I'm not dating at all. Because I am. It's just, I'm not...dating a boy." I said.

Mother smiled.

"Oh, I get it." she said.

"You do?" I asked curiously.

"Yes. You're almost an adult. So therefore, you're not dating a boy, you're dating a man. I get it. You're not into boys, but into men." Mother said.

I groaned quietly to myself. She's not getting it. I'm going to have to straight up tell her.

"No, Mother. Please listen to me. I'm not dating a boy or a man. I'm dating a girl!" I said.

Mother retreated back in shock.

"What?! You're dating a girl? No! Who?!" she asked.

"Mal." I said.

"Mal?! That wretched daughter of Maleficent?!"

"Yes, Mother."

"So you're a...a..?"

"Yes, Mother. I'm a lesbian."

Mother gasped.

"No. No, Evie. Is this some sick joke?"

"No, Mother. Mal and I have been dating for almost a year now. In a month, it'll be a year."

"No. No, Evie. No."

She couldn't believe what she was hearing. Her shock then turned to anger.

"I can't believe you. You're such a disappointment, Evie. You've been one countless times and it seems you'll always be one."

I'm not going to lie, it hurts me to hear that. I cried in the inside a little, but I stayed strong on the outside.

"Sometimes I think, if I had a son as well, or if I only had a son, he would be a better child than you. All those years on teaching you to be pretty, just wasted. It's bad enough you haven't found a man. But I prefer that over you dating a girl. Especially Mal. Mal is such a low life child. Horrible! Have you forgotten what she did to you a few years ago?"

Now my sadness was turning into anger.

"No. But I've moved way past that. You don't know how Mal is. She's changed. She's a sweet person. We're grown so close. And I'm glad to have her in my life. I have no regrets at all." I said.

"Well, I regret having you, that's for sure."

Now that really hurt. My eyes narrowed at Mother.

"You wanna know what, Mother? Mal and I are so close, we've had sex together."

Mother gasped in shock.

"Multiple times. And I love it! Mal is so good in bed, no man on Earth can make me feel the way Mal makes me feel. She has a wonderful body, and I can never get enough of it!" I said.

Mother looks like she's about to faint. I then smirked on a thought I just had.

"I wish Mal could impregnate me. Because I wouldn't mind having a family with her. It sounds nice."

"Evie, stop. I can't take this anymore " Mother said.

It seems her worst nightmare about me has come true. Well it hasn't. Only in thought, for now.

"There is one thing I would love to happen sometime in the near future before we have a family. You want to know what it is?" I asked.

With her hands over her chest, Mother started to walk away. But one more thing needs to be said from my heart.

"No, Evie. You go waste your life on that girl. I don't care. I taught you everything you needed to know. And you waste it on such a low life like Mal."

"Well, okay, Mother. I'm going to be on my way now."

"Good. I don't want to ever see you again." Mother said.

"Okay, but I'll let you know when Mal and I decide to get married!" I shouted.

Mother stopped and turned around and walked back towards me.

"You wouldn't marry her." she said.

"Oh I would. And I will. One day. One day, Mother. Mal and I will be happily married, living in a luxurious home across the world. And there's not a damn thing you can do."

"Evie, no."

"Your daughter is a lesbian! A lesbian! And she's proud of it!" I shouted.

I shouted that so loud I'm sure everyone in their nearby homes heard me. But I didn't care. After hearing me say that, Mother's eyes rolled back and she collapsed to the ground. I walked over to her and felt her neck. She was still alive, of course.

"Sweet dreams, Mother." I said, then ran off to Mal's house.

[Auradon Prep. 10:48 am]

Lonnie's POV

Jay, Carlos and I tried our best to follow Mal. But we lost sight of her when we reached school grounds. We looked around a lot, but couldn't find her. We were getting very worried and a little scared as well. We walked to the common grounds and saw Audrey and Jane having lunch together.

"Audrey! Jane!" I said as Carlos, Jay and I ran up to them.

"Hello, guys." said Jane.

"What's going on?" Audrey asked.

"Have you seen Mal recently?" I asked.

"Not since the last time I saw her." Audrey replied.

"Which was?" Jay asked.

"The other night. Before her and Evie had their argument." Audrey replied.

"Where is Evie? We tried to call her to invite her to have lunch with us, but something's wrong with her phone. Our calls and texts can't get through." Jane said.

"She's on the Isle right now." Carlos said.

"What? Why?" Audrey asked.

"To find a cure for the spell Mal's under." I replied.

"Mal's under a spell? Really?" Audrey asked, scoffing after.

"Yes. While Evie's on the Isle, Carlos, Jay and I are trying to keep an eye on her. But we lost sight of her. Now have either of you seen her today?" I asked.

"I told you I haven't." Audrey said.

"And I haven't either." Jane said.

Audrey got up from the table.

"Well, thanks for ruining our lunch with the reference of Mal. Now can you please go away?" she asked.

I looked down sadly. Audrey and I used to be best friends, but ever since I developed a close friendship with Mal, Audrey has talked to me less and less. I felt that she doesn't want me around her anymore.

"I'm sorry for ruining your lunch, Audrey." I said.

"Thank you." Audrey said.

"Come on, guys. Let's keep looking." I said to the boys.

They nodded and we started to walk away. Until Jane screamed at the top of her lungs. We turned around and saw green fire flying right towards us.

"Move!" I shouted.

Carlos, Jay and I ran away from the left of the table, while Jane and Audrey ran away from the right just in time as the green flame flew right between us, burning the table in the process.

"This fire...it can't be." I said.

We all looked to where the fire came from and saw Mal with small amounts of green fire around her.

"Mal?" said Jay.

"Well, there's your girl. Aren't you going to run to her?" Audrey asked, crossing her arms.

"Don't you think there is something off about her?" Jane asked.

"She's under a spell. Created by her mother." I said.

"What?" Audrey asked.

Mal walked closer to us until she stopped about thirty feet away from us.

"What is she doing?" Audrey asked.

Mal shown an evil smirk before she said something we couldn't understand. We think it was some kind of spell saying because after she said it, her dragon symbol was quickly shown in front of her before disappearing into her. Green fire was seen surrounding her as well as a black mist engulfed her entire body.

Then the fire and the mist disappeared as Mal swung her right arm away from her body. The five of us gasped in shock as we seen Mal in an entirely new outfit. Her shoes were purple, with black pants. Her top was a jacket that was purple across the torso, but black on the sides and the long sleeves. And her hair was still purple, but with some black highlights. And lastly, she had a sword as well. Her sword's blade was a bright silver, and the grip was a mix color of purple and black. And the end of the pommel was her dragon logo.

We couldn't believe our eyes. We stood there, completely frozen in shock, but also lots of fear as Mal raised her sword. A green string of light was seen circling the guard of the sword before turning into fire which engulfed the entire blade. Mal stared at us before she swung her sword, sending the attack to us. We all duck to the ground as the green fire flew right above us and crashed into a building near us. Jane and Audrey were the first to get up.

"Let's get out of here!" Audrey said.

"Audrey don't!" I yelled.

As the two tried to make a run for it, Mal ran up to them and swung her sword at them, trying to cut them. Carlos, Jay and I watched in horror as we saw Mal trying to kill Jane and Audrey. The two girls ran around trees, tables, and other things. Desperately trying not to get hurt. We wanted to do something, but we were too much in shock.

"Mal, stop!" Carlos yelled.

But Mal didn't hear him.

"How can this happen?" Carlos asked.

"The way Mal's fighting...that's her style." Jay said.

"Dragon flames!" Mal said.

She swung her sword towards Jane and Audrey, causing explosions around them. Jane and Audrey screamed as the explosions made them lose their balance and fall to the ground. Mal rested her sword on her shoulder and turned her head to us. We got up and looked back at Mal.

"Mal." I said.

"This can't be real." Jay said.

Mal glared at us as she held her sword up in front of her, getting her next attack ready.

"Mal! Mal! Please, stop! Don't do this, Mal! We love you very much!" Carlos yelled.

But his words had no effect. Mal swung her sword and a green explosion went off right in front of us. We landed on the ground and coughed from the smoke of the fire. I looked up and saw Mal standing over us. I quickly threw myself in front of Jay and Carlos to shield them from whatever attack Mal might have next. But Mal just smirked and disappeared into a wall of green fire behind her. I helped Jay and Carlos up and we ran over to Jane and Audrey.

"Jane! Audrey! Are you alright?" I asked.

"We're fine. No thanks to you." Audrey said as she helped Jane up.

"What was all that?" Jane asked.

"Definitely not Mal." Carlos said.

"She's acting just like her mother. I told you, she's under a spell. She would never deliberately hurt us." I said.

"It seem deliberate to me." Audrey said.

"I know. But will you help us?" I asked.

"Help you?!" Audrey exclaimed.

"How?" Jane asked.

"We need to keep Mal contained until Evie comes back from the Isle with the cure to Mal's spell." I said.

"She can freaking teleport! How are we supposed to keep her contained?" Audrey asked.

"I guess we can't. But we need to look around. She couldn't have gone far. Please." I said.

"No. We're not helping. You want to save your psychopath of a best friend, then be my guest. But I'm not helping you help her. I wouldn't help you at all, considering you betrayed me." Audrey said.

"Betrayed you?" I asked.

"Hanging out with her. I told you to stay away from her, and told you she's dangerous. But you went against my wishes. And now you finally see I was right all along."

"But she's spelled!"

"It doesn't change the fact that she's dangerous. Based on what we have seen from those showy movements and fires of hers, she has the ability to kill. And I'm not going to die trying to save someone who I don't care for at all." Audrey said.

Audrey grabbed Jane's arm and glared at me and the boys before leading Jane away. Carlos was about to tell Jane something, but Audrey didn't give him the chance. I sighed and looked down.

"Are you okay?" Jay asked as he hugged me.

"I'll be alright." I said as I felt a tear run down.

"It's going to be okay. As Evie said, this is our darkest hour. We'll get through this." Carlos said.

"Right. Of course. We can't give up. Come on, guys. Let's keep going." I said.