Chapter One Hundred and Five
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Whoo! Honestly it's hard to believe we've made it to the end of the Choosing Love scrolls! It seems like it was only yesterday that I started on Truth or Fiction!
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Phoebus sighed as he took his scroll. He knew he had read fairly recently however, with who was involved in the scroll, he felt it was only right that he read.
Freddy grimaced as he shifted in his cell, trying to change position as his butt was seemingly falling asleep.
"Oh he sounds like he's uncomfortable. Good," Uma said with an amused smirk.
His wounds still ached, even if he would never actually admit it.
"Stubborn idiot," Claudine muttered and shook her head.
Sure the Boreadon Bores brought a doctor to see him but he would never admit to them that he hurt.
"Frankly he should be grateful he's even offered that," Abby muttered with a glare at the scrolls.
You don't let an enemy know your weaknesses after all.
"...Sad but true," Henry muttered.
"Also probably one of the only true things Freddy's ever said or thought," Jay shook his head.
That would be admitting that Mal had won. That the little witch had gotten one over on him with that little trick of her's at Cotillion. God he couldn't believe he thought she'd fight fairly!
"Like you did?" Audie scoffed.
How was he supposed to know that she could do that anyway?
"I mean she turned into a dragon at Ben's coronation and I'm sure everyone on the Isle likely knew there was a chance since everyone thought Mal was the Dragon's daughter," Harriet said, shaking her head.
They claimed Mal had done this before, at Beastie Jr.'s coronation but he hadn't seen that.
"Yeah you were too busy fleeing my house that you broke into!" Carlos exclaimed, glaring at the scroll.
He'd been too busy to try to get to freedom after the wannabe Princess stole Fairy Godmother's wand and blasted a hole in the barrier.
"I am so sorry," Evie whispered once more.
"There's nothing for you to be sorry about, sweetheart," Snow White told her.
Though all it did was confirm what he already knew—Mal was a witch.
"I'm starting to think I should just take 'witch' as a compliment from him," Mal shook her head.
Only witches transformed themselves the way Mal had. Only witches tried to rid the world of those who were only trying to keep others from going down their dark path.
"He forgot one. 'Only witches have brains," Hadie muttered.
He winced as a spasm of pain shot through his body, though the epicenter seemed to be around his ribs.
"Good," Harry said, his voice low as he glared at the scroll. "Hope it really hurt him."
God damn Hook! And Uma! And that little blue haired brat too! The son of Hades, that heretic! That would be another one he would have his revenge against once he got out of here!
"You'd die before you could get near Hadie," Uma growled.
The brat, that is. Freddy wasn't an idiot after all. Hades may have been a false God but he was still much bigger than Freddy ever was.
"You can say that again. He's got like six inches on you" Mal smirked even as she tensed up.
"Fred's 5'9," Claudine said softly.
"Yup I was right, 5'9 vs 6'3? 6'3" wins every time," Mal said with a grin.
Though…he could always take his anger and frustration out on that little fraidycat that ran errands for Hades. God it was always nice to cause him to jump out of his skin.
"Leave Virgil alone!" Dizzy exclaimed. "He never did anything to you Freddy!"
Jay was going to pay too, for punching him in the face!
"Like he can do anything to me," Jay scoffed.
Oh he would regret that once Jade was tasting the cold steel of his dagger.
Jay stiffened, any amusement at the idea of Freddy somehow harming him gone from his body. "If he touches one hair of my cousin, there won't be enough of him left over to see his precious hell fire," he growled.
"Completely agree with you there Jay but I do have to remind you, you're scaring Squeaky and Squirmy," Harriet told him.
Just like Hook would regret his choice to kick him once CJ was within his grasp…once Harriet was screaming for his mercy.
"Over your dead body Freddy!" Harry snarled.
Harry's got that right, Sammy thought as she glanced over at Harriet. She'd fight as hard as she could to keep Freddy's hands off of her Captain…off of her friend…
War would come to the Isle. And the Rats would be caught in a trap they wouldn't escape, especially if Freddy decided it might be good to partner with the witches over in the Casters.
"...That's bad," Even whispered.
Sure, he despised magic but rumor had it Zevon had been working on a potion that was particularly debilitating if one were to get hit by it.
"Permission to take a trip to the Isle and take out Detergent Boy before he makes said potion?" Harry and Jay asked at the same time.
The Rats could block or duck daggers. But they'd be so busy fighting the Angels, they'd never see the Casters coming. The downfall would be glorious. They'd probably react the way Ryan had the day of the stampede. Freddy had heard the younger boy's screams from his hiding spot on the barge.
"He's not serious, is he? He's mental! Sick and mental!" Emir shook his head.
"Did you just show up or something? It's Freddy, what about this surprises you?" Uma asked him.
It would be worth teaming up with the worst sort of sinners the Isle could produce, just to hear his enemies scream like that. You couldn't block what you couldn't see after all, and there weren't enough Rats to fight both Angels and Casters.
"Guys, if this happens and you need help-." Ben started to say.
"It won't …but thank you Ben," Mal said.
In his pain-addled brain, Freddy forgot in that instant that even though there were four Rats on his side of the bridge, there were still fifteen Rats on the Isle. Even with his seven Angels and the four Casters, the Rats still outnumbered them. It was close but they did. But that could be dealt with at a later date.
"Where exactly did your brother learn math? Even fifteen Rats still outnumber seven by nearly double," Robin asked Claudine
He had revenge to plot.
"Does he even realize how repetitive he is?" Celia muttered.
Of course Zevon would be out of his mind if he thought he'd get access to the docks. Freddy had bled for crying out loud! Had almost been hit by lightning by that witch Mal! If anyone was owed the docks, it was him.
"Does he blame any magic on me? That lightning was Zeus," Mal scoffed.
"Just half Mal, the other half he blames on Uma," Harry growled.
"You might want to watch out. Or move away from the door. Then again it's your choice, if you want to get blasted go right ahead."
"Oh go ahead and blast him," Malinda muttered. What? She knew Audrey stole the scepter but honestly, using the scepter to blast Freddy could have been seen as an act of goodness!
A familiar yet unfamiliar voice rang out, interrupting his plotting, and Freddy winced as a blast of bright light filled the cell.
"How can a voice be familiar yet unfamiliar at the same time?" Squirmy asked, looking up at Sammy.
When it faded, however, Freddy was greeted with a glorious sight.
"Am I the only one that just got a chill at that sentence?" Akiho asked.
"Nope!"
It's that Princess, the one I ran into before gracing Cotillion with my presence...Audrey, wasn't that her name? I didn't know she was a witch!
Depends on your definition of 'witch'. if you mean you're using it in place of a certain word that begins with 'B''...okay that thought was far too close to agreeing with Freddy! Uma thought.
She hadn't looked like one when I talked to her, neither did her allies for that matter. But then again, if she's freeing me from the odious cell, maybe she's someone worth knowing. Maybe she'd even be someone worth being called an Angel...once she'd been saved of course. Magic users belong over in the Casters if not with the filthy Warf Rats.
"Um…thank you?" Audrey said, tilting her head.
"Are you coming? I'd have thought you'd be keen to avoid going back to the Isle for now since Mal's little gang is probably out for your blood?" Audrey asked, looking over her shoulder as she turned to leave causing Freddy to smirk.
"And 'breaking a criminal out of jail' is now on Audrey's rap sheet," Hyllus muttered.
"I must admit, I'm not particularly fond of witches," he said as he slowly rose to his feet to walk out of the cell.
"No really? We never would have guessed!" Celia snarked.
He was stiff and so it took longer than he was happy to admit but he finally got there. "But for one as exquisite as you, I'll be willing to make an exception."
"Once again Freddy proves he's a hypocrite."
"Help me get revenge on Mal, I'll make sure you have all the witches you want," Audrey told him, growling slightly as her grip on her scepter tightened.
"You have officially gone insane," Phil Jr sighed, looking at his sister.
Freddy chuckled. "Anyone who's not an ally to Mal is an ally of mine," he told her. "Even if they do dabble in magic."
"...Just goes to show he'll team up with anyone to hurt Mal," Ashiaki said, biting her lip.
"How else are we to best Mal? Hopes and dreams? You've proven swords don't exactly work on dragons after all," Audrey scoffed but gave Freddy a flirtatious little smirk.
"You are not flirting with him are you?!" Phil Jr cried.
As if to let him know that she was only joking, that she meant no ill will. "By the way, I found these in a bag in a closet down the hall. I suspect they were going to throw them out, or worse let Evie use them as practice material, but I thought you'd want them more."
"Um thank you…but I don't know exactly if I want them."
"Evie deserves better than that!" Dizzy nodded her head in agreement.
Freddy opened the bag to see his old clothes, the clothes he had stripped off in order to don King Beastie Jr.'s suit. The suit he was still wearing, sans the Beast crest that Jay had so kindly cut off.
"Burn them," Hades muttered.
"You've no right to wear that," he growled as he finished the job. Now all that remained were pathetic little threads, clinging to the grey fabric for dear life. Not that he particularly wanted to wear the crest of the family who unfairly imprisoned his father and forced him to be kept in captivity like a caged animal.
"Thank you Jay," Beast said with a slight nod.
The light golden threads oddly enough reminded him of Brooke and her blonde hair before going on to the other Angels.
"Get. Brooke. Out. Of Your. Sick. Mind!" Harriet growled.
Briefly he wondered if Claudine was leading them in revenge against the Rats for Mal's attack on him. After all, an eye for an eye was one of the many mottos around the Isle. Henry or Harriet would have to be their target, or maybe they'd pick off one of the younger members.
"You're really wondering if Claudine would give the order to kill? Let alone kill a child Freddy?!" Henry said in disbelief.
"You know Jay, if you gave in and had a fling once in a while, you wouldn't be so tense," Freddy smirked, pulling himself out of his thoughts so Jay wouldn't catch him unawares. It was always so easy to get a rise out of the Rats, they were so emotionally attached to each other. It'd be pathetic if it wasn't so amusing. "Or are you tense because you and Hook are having a lover's spat? You two did seem quite close when we all were on the Isle."
"That's his choice, Freddy! Furthermore it's just another show of Jay's loyalty that he hasn't!" Lonnie cried, hoping that her distaste of the thought of Jay having a fling wasn't obvious.
Jay shook his head as he turned to leave. "You're trying to bait me so I'll punch you. It won't work, no matter how tempting it may be. But enjoy the cell."
"Nice restraint," Shang said softly.
"I'll get out at some point! And then you and your little witch of a leader will regret this!"
"Go ahead and try Freddy! I'm all up for round 2 with a 'Freddy chew toy'!" Mal growled.
"Freddy, you're the one who decided to attack Auradon without backup," Jay said as he walked out of the cell, closing the door behind him and making sure it closed tightly so there was no chance in Freddy escaping. "The only thing I regret is not killing you back when we were kids. The day you pushed Mal into the Cove."
"You should have!" Harry nodded. "We should have!"
"And he shall smite the—."
"Yeah, yeah, fiery depths, blah blah blah, watery depths are more appropriate, blah blah blah, joke about Mal being a witch, blah blah blah," Jay shook his head. "Honestly, you're like a broken record. No wonder the Angels are a joke. No matter what you all do, you can never escape the number two spot and you never will."
"...You know if the Angels could just have Claudine in charge, they just might have a shot of losing the 'joke' status, Harriet mused.
"Was I a joke when I escaped the Isle?" Freddy smirked. "Oh that's right, your precious Rats were too distracted to even realize I'd gotten off the Isle. God, you'd think after fourteen years, Ryan would have been used to seeing a dead body but he hollered and carried on like he'd been raised here in Boreadon. Some pirate. I didn't think he was that weak."
"Claudine I love you but I hope you don't mind when one day soon my sword is running Freddy through. Ryan is a million times the person he is!" Henry growled.
Jay growled but someone held him back from charging back in and pummeling Freddy within an inch of his life.
"Do it Jay!" CJ cheered.
"Jay, you injure him any more than he is and we'll never get rid of him," a blonde girl said as she stepped out of the shadows.
"What are you doing there?" Snow and David snapped to attention, looking at their daughter.
"I'm reading the same scroll you are, that's the extent of my knowledge," Emma said with a small chuckle.
"Emma, you—."
"Jay, I was at Cotillion. I know what he did," Emma growled before coughing to clear her throat and tucked a strand of her blonde hair behind her ear. "But Ben doesn't want you to get hurt. And I know Mal wouldn't want to miss her chance to teach Freddy here a lesson again. Plus Gil, Carlos and Evie want a turn to give Freddy a free education in the importance of not messing with Ben."
"Got that right," Carlos nodded.
Freddy scowled at the nickname, one the Rats and more specifically Mal had so graciously given him. It didn't matter that the blonde was quite attractive, he still hated the nickname. "It's Fred."
"I wouldn't touch you with a ten foot curse cloud, Frollo!" Emma cried.
"Eh, you look more like a Freddy to me," Emma said with a small smirk.
"That's my girl!" Emir cheered before blushing slightly.
"And now I know why you're with Emir," Jay chuckled. "Come on, let's get back before your boyfriends freak out that you were here."
"I'm sorry, boyfriends? With an 's'?" David asked, looking over at his daughter.
Freddy rolled his eyes. Boyfriends with an 's'? What a pity. He knew Boreadon was full of suckers but he didn't realize all the boys were brainless as well. Honestly the poor boys made Gil seem smart.
"...I retract my previous comment, I didn't realize how similar it had been to Freddy's," David said, slight disgust coloring his voice at the idea that he had agreed with the boy.
"I'm dating one guy Jay." Emma sighed.
"Akiho and Ben count as your other two boyfriends. Don't you, Elle and Mal have that joke about inadvertently getting three boyfriends when you guys started dating your guys?"
"...I think we might have to retract that joke," Elle said with a sad smile.
"Oh right," Emma chuckled. "See you Freddy. Don't get lost on your way to the Isle!"
"Nice one." Jay smirked.
"I try."
"You succeeded," David said with a slight chuckle.
"Thanks dad," Emma grinned.
They quickly left, leaving Freddy sitting in his cell and seething with rage.
"So the way he normally is then?" Claudine sighed.
Freddy shook his head and quickly stripped down and changed, not caring that he was in the presence of a woman. Or a Princess. God made him in His image after all, why should he be ashamed of his body?
"Somebody! Burn that image from my brain!" The Rats cried.
"Me first!" Audie cried.
Though he had to smirk as Audrey flushed slightly and turned around, as if to give Freddy his privacy. God, they were so pure here. It was almost sickening! Still…he could work with pure.
"Please do not," Henry muttered in disgust, rubbing Claudine's back in comfort.
"See anything you like Princess?" He purred as he pulled on his shirt.
Claudine couldn't help but gag as she heard that.
"Hey!" Audrey exclaimed. She wasn't thrilled about it either but she didn't want to be insulted.
"I'm his sister, would you want to hear about your brother flirting with someone?" Claudine asked. "Nothing against you, your highness, even if you are rather shrieky and your scroll self is making the worst mistake of her life."
Granted, the Boreadon Brat wasn't his type, being a witch and all, but it'd been so long since his last fling. A man had needs after all, and if Boreadon was willing to provide a release for said needs…well he'd be a fool not to take it.
"I'm going to be sick!" could be heard muttered throughout the room.
Sure Shayla was good but she had this misguided belief that if they had enough flings, he would make her his fling permanently. He had enjoyed crushing those hopes after the first round, he'd enjoy crushing them again.
"I knew it," Claudine muttered.
Especially if it meant going for girls who weren't Zevon's sloppy seconds. Or a fling sandwich with him as the bread and Zevon as the filling in Shayla's case. She was lucky she didn't get kicked out of the Angels for that. If they had decent numbers…she would have been.
"We did not need to know that!" the room cried.
"The only thing I'd like to see is Mal suffering," Audrey growled as she turned back around, annoyed at the fact that Freddy was still in the cell. If he didn't hurry up, they'd be caught for sure. "That little witch stole everything from me. My life, my standing, my boyfriend! She deserves everything we're going to throw at her. If you're willing to do so."
"Audrey I'm telling you, you don't know what you're doing telling him that! You're unleashing a monster!" Malinda insisted.
Freddy grinned, baring his teeth in delight. "Gladly," he said with a dark little chuckle. Mal suffering? Oh that was practically music to his ears! And to hear someone who wasn't him call her a witch? Finally someone saw the light and wasn't kissing the helm of her dress as she walked by!
"We are not 'kissing the helm of her dress' but she makes Prince Ben happy and for that, we are grateful," Aladdin muttered.
Oh sure the Casters hated her too but Zevon not so secretly wanted to be the one to be Mal's first fling and Maddy only hated Mal because she didn't want to be in Mal's shadow. Everyone knew that.
"Only if Zevon got a 'Ben' personality blown into him so never" Malinda scoffed.
It was rare to find someone who hated Mal, truly hated Mal, and saw her for the horrendous person she was. Plus if she betrayed him or tried to lure him to sin, he could always stick her with his dagger.
"Don't you dare!" Phillip growled, his eyes blazing protectively.
"Oh I think you and I will get along just nicely," Audrey smirked before making them disappear in a cloud of pink smoke.
"Oh gag me," Audie said in disgust.
It had been something she had practiced on her way over to the cell, to make sure nothing would happen to either of them. It wouldn't do for them to get injured before they even had a chance to confront Mal after all.
"...Are we sure Audrey doesn't have some magic in her blood? How did she learn so quickly?"
They reappeared in front of a small cottage, nestled deep in the woods. Audrey knew this cottage, it had been the focus of many a bedtime story when she was growing up. The place where her mother had spent sixteen years of her life.
Aurora couldn't help the sad smile that pulled at her lips as she heard that.
"Small but decent," Freddy said, tilting his head as he looked at it and trying to ignore the slight feeling of nausea that came from the teleporting. It really would work as a hide out. It was so...vanilla that no one would expect them to be there. It was certainly no Haven, that was for certain. But maybe that was a good thing.
"By the sounds of it it's like three times the size of the Haven. It would be paradise if he wasn't so Mal focused," Claudine shook her head.
Mal wouldn't associate him with this cottage, that looked like Snow White was going to frolic out of it and call to the woodland creatures to help her clean up.
"But she would associate Audrey with it," Aurora said softly, trying not to think about her childhood home being…defiled as a headquarters for evil.
"It's where my mother hid from Mal's," Audrey told him as they made their way inside. Freddy nodded, more than a little amused at how close his thoughts had been.
"Where she hid from Maleficent actually," Persephone said with a slight glare.
"She probably won't even appreciate the irony of us using it as our headquarters to destroy her considering she's so dedicated to denying Maleficent's her mother," Audrey muttered.
"Well…she's not," Mal said, rolling her eyes. "Gods, your scroll self is just as repetitive as Freddy isn't she?"
Freddy couldn't help but smirk. That hadn't been the case on the Isle. Oh she strutted over every inch of that damned rock simply because as she claimed, Maleficent was her mother.
"Even if Maleficent isn't her mother, Mal is still the top of the hierarchy; being the eldest child of Hades," Jay said with a glare.
That being said, Maleficent had made his and his father's life hell because of Mal's little dip into the Cove.
"I hate having something to thank that loon for!" Hades muttered.
How the Dragon even found out about it, Freddy would never know as he had thought the smoke had hid his face from view. Claudine had somehow remained untouched though she spent most of her time in the bell tower of Dragon Hall.
"Good," Henry whispered. He didn't know what he would have done if the Dragon had hurt Claudine
Even after he spent all that time dragging her out of her shell, she still preferred to hide.
"Because I prefer not being around you," Claudine whispered as Henry held her close to him.
Gods, it makes me glad she's only my half-sister. I'd be worried about my genetics if someone as weak and timid was one hundred percent my blood, he thought.
The VKs all paused and looked at each other.
"Did…did Freddy just think what I think he thought?" Mal asked.
"Yep," Jay nodded.
"That's the second time that's occurred!" Harry exclaimed.
"Typo, got to be," Claudine said. "I mean it's Fred."
The other VKs paused once more as they heard that and nodded. It was the only thing that made the most sense.
It makes me wonder who her mother had been. I don't see our father spending time with someone as meek as Claudine had been, if Esmeralda was any indication. Then again, Esmeralda was another witch—at least according to the stories father likes to tell.
"Claudine's mother was awesome! And it's a good thing that she might not even be your sister Freddy! She's too good for you!" Harriet growled.
"So what's the plan?" Freddy asked, looking over at Audrey.
"Time to show Bennyboo the wickedness Mal's been hiding," Audrey told him with an evil little giggle. "It's a good thing I 'borrowed' this from the museum."
"You have a very different view of borrowing than most," Hades said with a glare.
She held up Maleficent's spell book and gave it a small wiggle as she smirked.
You know what, I think I can ignore her use of 'Bennyboo' if the Princess just stole Maleficent's spell book, Freddy thought, impressed despite himself. Yes stealing was a sin but on the Isle...there were a couple sins you overlooked in preference of survival.
"Gotta admit…that's pretty impressive considering it's her first time stealing," Evan muttered reluctantly.
Magic? Witchcraft? That couldn't be ignored. But if Locklyn happened to swipe some food from Hades' restaurant or Strat stole weapons from the Rats...well Freddy was content to look the other way then.
"Hypocrite," Sammy muttered.
"Well… I mean he's a child of the Isle as well; he's surviving as much as the rest," Esmarelda said softly.
Plus...'Bennyboo' was so trite and irritating that it was sure to get under Beastie Jr.'s skin. Or even better, get under Mal's skin. If she was irritated, she'd make a mistake.
"Not as large as the one you'll make Freddy," Hadie said with a glare.
I mean, that's what that blasted pirate does, he thought with a small smirk as he took the spell book from Audrey's hands.
"...Is he talking about me?" Harry tilted his head.
"I think so," Uma nodded. "How many other pirates does he refer to as 'blasted' anyway?"
"I'd heard stories about this but I figured the Dragon Witch had it locked away for protection," he murmured as he held it in his hands, ruffling through the pages despite his better judgment. There was a small, almost minuscule part of him that was curious to see what all could be done with the Dragon's spell book. "I guess Mal went soft then, if this was in a museum of all places."
"There is nothing soft about me, I just don't need it," Mal glared.
Audrey snorted and Freddy rolled his eyes, knowing what she was more than likely amused about. It was a stretch to say the girl who transformed herself into a dragon and turned him into a rag doll was soft.
"Mal, smack me! I actually agree with her!" Uma cried.
"Here," he muttered, almost shoving the book into Audrey's hands.
"Is it bad that I wish he'd just torn it apart?" Mal asked.
"Well, well, let's see what you have for me," Audrey said with a smirk gracing her lips as she searched through the spell book for inspiration. "Ah ha! A hag spell, well isn't that perfect? Then she can be as ugly on the outside as she is on the inside!"
"That's just petty," Evie said, her voice low.
"Petty is practically Audrey's middle name," Rose scoffed.
A bit weak if you ask me but I'm not the one doing the witchcraft, Freddy thought as Audrey cackled. Then again, this is a Boreadon Royal. She probably doesn't know what true evil is even if it came by and smacked her in the face.
No actually, she was pretty well up there by the time it was finished, Benji thought, a sad note to his thoughts.
Maybe that could be something he could...teach her.
"Oh dear God" Claudine muttered in horror.
"So enlighten me," he said, crossing his arms over his chest. "You say Mal stole your life. How exactly did she do that?"
"Oh here we go, the 'delusional poor me' version," Lonnie scoffed.
Audrey growled, her fingers tightening around the spell book. "I was supposed to be marrying Ben. I was supposed to be his Queen. But then Mal came in and just...spelled him! Oh sure they claim he's not spelled but he's never acted like this before she arrived!"
"That's because you were draining him like a tick on his skin," Emir said with a glare.
Hmm, yep that sounds like Mal. Ruining lives for the sake of ruining lives, Freddy thought with a small nod.
"I'm sorry, I think you're thinking of you, Freddy!"
"Well then," he said and smirked slightly as he gave a small bow. Oh he didn't mean it in the slightest but for right now it was better to have a witch on his side rather than have two witches waging war against him. "Once we take down Mal, it will be a pleasure to make sure your kingdom is free from all witches."
"Her kingdom doesn't exist Freddy," Malinda scoffed.
"My kingdom..." Audrey said with an almost feral grin. "I like the sound of that, Fredrick. Audrey, Queen of Auradon."
"After what you pulled? Only in your dreams," Uma scoffed.
She'd need a King but she'd worry about that later. If push came to shove, she could always demand Chad be her King...no. Her Prince Consort. After the way he acted the night of Cotillion, there was no way he was going to get to be the same rank as her.
"Ben, I need you to remind me I can't slap her…repeatedly," Malinda growled.
"You, my Queen, may call me Fred," Freddy told her, a small smirk pulling at his lips.
"I'd rather she call you nothing," Phillip said, his voice low as he glared at the scroll.
"Let's go," she said, returning the smirk. The two disappeared in a puff of smoke once more.
"How could you Audrey? Really? Ben never did anything to deserve this," Jane said softly.
You'd better be ready Mal, Audrey thought as she glanced over at Freddy once they got to their destination. Cause we're coming for you—and this time, victory is within our grasp.
"That's what you think," Benji whispered.
Well Jay, you taunted me about not having backup? How's this for backup? Freddy thought with a smirk as the two of them stood on the edge of the woods, looking up at Beast castle. Your move Beastie. Your move indeed.
"Somebody get me a punching bag, preferably a Freddy shaped one. I hate that he's kinda right," Jay said with a glare.
War would come for the Isle. But the Angels could handle that without him for now. It was time to help a Queen get her kingdom back.
And you'll die for it, Malinda thought.
"That's the end of the scroll," Phoebus said as he set it down. "I…I think it might be time for a break."
Before anyone could respond, the eyeball of the Fates began to glow; the almost halo effect pulsing like a heartbeat. When it had finished, everyone noticed a new room had been added.
"Why did the Fates give us an arcade?" Akiho asked, looking over at the Mick E Mouse arcade that definitely had not been there before.
"Due to the nature of the upcoming scrolls, we thought it would be best to have a room for the younger children to go to if it gets to be too much for them," the Fates said. "As well, you will have some company."
"Company?"
The eyeball spun once more and, upon its completion, a woman and a teenage girl stood in the middle of the room. Both had dark black hair but while the teenager wore a dark red, almost burgundy dress with slight stains on the arms and hem, the woman wore an olive green tunic and black pants with a brown belt around her waist and a sword by her side.
"…Cass?!" Rapunzel exclaimed.
"Okay, yeah we really need to take a break," Emir said.
"I have to agree," Akiho nodded.