At first, the crown and the others had to study and analyze how far Agatha's magic had gone and affected the kingdom. Perhaps it would have been better if they had never done that. There isn't a single kingdom that isn't affected, from Cinderellaburg to Neverland. They all have damage to deal with. Who would have thought that magic would cause so many problems?

With each population count, more dead appeared. The number of wounded began to be taken on a daily basis, the serious cases went straight to Auradon, and the less serious cases were transferred to Agrabah. Within this terrible reality, leveling the severity of the problems is essential. From this perspective, the kingdom most affected is that of the fairies.

The Hollow Pixie no longer existed, everything became dust and rubble. The fairies suffered losses, whether material, magical or personal. Ben offered the kingdom, but Clarion didn't accept. They had a long meeting.

(...)

Flashback

"You know I can offer you any kingdom."

Ben said to Queen Clarion. The two of them are in his meeting room.

"Yeah, I know that, I appreciate your kindness, but honestly Ben, neither I nor any of my fairies are ready to go back to living with you humans, I mean."

Clarion said in his calm voice. It has been days since all the magic has returned, and she has only gone to give notice of her leaving.

"And where do you intend to go?" Clarion wants to avoid other people knowing her real location. She trusts Ben, but she doesn't trust the rest of the human world, so for safety's sake she wrote her new address on a piece of paper: behind Sherwood Forest. "Are you sure? When are you going? Are you already organizing everything?" He asked several questions at once.

"Yes, I'm sure. It's a nice place and the fairies like to keep in touch with the animals. We're going today, and you can rest assured."

She appreciated his concern in the midst of so many other worries.

"So, I just have to thank you for everything, Clarion."

"Mal told me about the Council, a fairy will be here to represent us, but if anything happens you know where to find me. Be a good king, Ben."

She could no longer stay away from the human world as she had done before. She recognizes this now.

"I'll try my best. Thank you for everything, Clarion, I can never thank you enough."

"I'll see you soon, Ben. I can feel it."

(...)

They still have to deal with the barrier. Putting the villains who are loose back in prison. Many villains have been living in Auradon for several years. Those who live on the island are only those who have chosen to do so or who, when they have their freedom, have caused some kind of disturbance in Auradon. They aren't villains like Maleficent, but Auradon Security chose to take them back to the Island.

The guardians. Well, Cirse, Demetrius and Colbie are dead. The Fairy Godmother is still the good fairy and director of Auradon Prep. Ben doesn't want any scandals, so he decided to maintain her good image among the people, but now any magic the fairy does have to be authorized.

Rashid, the noble wizard, is now really seen as such, but he has lost both his hands, he uses Bionic Prosthetics now, and he thinks that technology is a much better magic. Incredibly, he is living in Wonderland, trying to rebuild ties with the White Rabbit and the Mad Hatter.

At Ben's trial, despite being a guardian and all the past. It is Rashid they are talking about, and he knows all the effort he has made, as well as proving to be a good friend.

Chad, Chad did terrible things and believe me, he is sorry for everything that happened and after the Fairy Godmother removed the beast spell from him, the prince is imprisoned and would be there for a long time.

Ben has long meetings with a number of different people from departments he didn't even know existed. He and Mal have a secret married life, since they haven't been married in full view of the kingdom.

(...)

Flashback

"Stressful meeting today?"

Mal asked her husband as soon as she felt him lie down on the bed.

"Do I wake you? I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."

"It's okay." She ran her hands over his broad back and hugged him. "You don't know how to be discreet, Florian."

"Again, I'm sorry."

He continued in the same way without moving, despite his wife's efforts to seek affection.

"Hey, what's wrong? Does something happen with the council people?"

She is still not present at all the meetings, and recognizes that everyone apparently needs the king.

"Sometimes I regret complaining about the meetings with the dwarves."

"Benjamin Florian Beast, if you don't turn around and look at me, I swear you're going to sleep in that *** office."

Mal said authoritatively to the boy's back. She doesn't mind seeing him stressed, is totally understanding, what annoys her is seeing him distant.

"It's just that it's been six months, Mal." He panted, his voice breaking. "Nothing seems to have normalized, Auradon is still a mess."

"Ben, things are going slowly, remember?" They have talked about it. "The hospital is ready, the school starts tomorrow, and Tiana sent a message saying that on Saturday the last building in New Orleans will be open again."

She kissed the tip of his nose.

"Sometimes I just wish you are there with me. This is awful, we're married, why pretend?"

"Because we don't want any more scandals, King Ben."

She reminded him, kissing his cheek.

"Have you seen Evie today?"

He changed the subject, knowing that his secret marriage was the least of his problems.

"Yes, she went back to the studio today."

Mal, unlike him, doesn't want to talk about the subject he wants to discuss at the moment.

"She's a lot stronger than we thought."

"Yeah, but I don't know if that's a good thing."

Mal replied, she knows that in crises like the one they experienced, the island's instincts kick in.

(...)

That day when the spells hit the island, many villains fled, fairies lost their wings, people simply disappeared, but what really marked that fateful day is something else, another loss that still hurts today.

Theodore D. Grimhilde died. Evie and Doug's little boy passed away.

Of all the things Agatha does, nothing hurts as much. The little boy has already been injured since the invasion of Hollow Pixie, and couldn't resist the mess that happened with the end of magic.

Evie didn't want to said anything. She isolated herself for a while with Doug to try to understand all the pain. Of course, her friends didn't abandon her at that moment, they just got closer like the family they are.

(...)

Flashback

"I'm fine people, you can go. I'm fine. It is just a scratch." Evie spoke to her friends again. "Mal got more serious bruises cleaning the motorcycle."

Evie is back at her house. One of the whirlwinds has destroyed her beautiful castle and months later her house is finally rebuilt. All her friends are there to put the last pieces of furniture in place.

" Well, this is... true."

Mal tried to argue, but she knows her friend is right.

"Let me bandage you up, you stubborn girl."

Carlos said, picking up the first aid kit.

"And since when do you know how to bandage?"

She asked her friend, laughing.

"I'm more than just a pretty face."

He scoffed.

"And you're going to stay in this studio?"

Mal asked, looking at her studio.

"For now." She hasn't been to the new space, but she knows that Doug tried to keep everything the same. "The studio in the center will be ready soon."

"If you want to stay in the castle."

Mal offered.

"There's good space at home too."

Jay said.

"Guys, I'm fine." She looked at Carlos to show that her arm don't need any more care. "I'll be fine."

Later they left and she thought she is alone. No matter how much she tried to make big changes to her home, everything seemed the same as before. She opened her studio and proved her theory: Doug organized everything as she has before. There is only one room that she hasn't entered yet. Evie looked at the door, put her hand on the handle, but couldn't turn it.

"Hey."

Doug arrived at that moment and hugged her.

"Nothing's like it used to be, Doug."

She confessed tearfully. She turned her body and hugged her husband.

(...)

There's no way of saying that Evie is perfectly well, because that would never leave her heart. However, she gradually tried to get back to her old routine, she tried every day. But she isn't the same Evie. She never would be again.

Carlos and Jane are having their difficulties, but they are young and taking it easy in their relationship has always worked for them. Now Loonie and Jay volunteered every day and hardly saw each other at all. It is as if they are avoiding each other.

After everything, now that they could see Auradon behind the rubble, they have a little more hope.