Chapter 2 of Deeper Descent
New Author: Fairy Of Fandoms
Former Author: DhampyrX2 I Have Adopted this story original it on
I am going to post the same story but on as well
Rating: Teen and Up
Disclaimer: I don't own these characters.
Don't sue me, I'm poor. I am adopting this story from DhampyrX2 who has not written in it since 2015. She wrote most of this. I am changing some things.
Summary: Just a deeper look into what might have been in Mal's head after the encounter with Jane where she turned her hair back. And if Disney was concerned with maintaining modern movie continuities the way their Marvel cousins were…
Chapter 2
The group made its way down the hall in a quiet but tense, despite the fact they all used to be very good friends. The group who was leaving their last class contained the soon to be King Benjamin Florian Le Bête, Lonnie, little Jane who was back to her "plain" self, Elle the daughter of Eric and Ariel who was being pushed by Akiho the son of the Iceman and Queen of Arendelle, Emir and Azzi the sons of Aladdin and Jasmine, Chad Charming, and Audrey Rose.
The walk was painfully silent excluding the noise from them walking and in Elle's point of view being wheeled down the hall, until Princess Audrey stopped causing them all to hear voices coming from a classroom that should have been an empty classroom.
Emir, and Lonnie being them went to go see who was talking. Akiho would have been with the two but he was pushing Elle's wheelchair for her. Since this way to the dorms was a bit more steep.
Elle turned to look at Akiho as if giving him permission to join Emir and Lonnie on spying on whoever was speaking. And just like that Akiho quality rushed in behind the other two, as the rest stood outside the room.
Ben being the two boys shadow went to yank them out before they got into trouble and before he went in, he shared a look with Azzi to slightly ask if he wished to help get his younger brother out. Azzi let out a sigh as he went to go get his younger brother out before he caused more trouble.
Jane and Elle went in with them to get Lonnie, the two girls knew it would be hard to get her out of the room. Jane would most likely have to shove the troublesome girl onto Elle's lap as Elle went to roll herself and Lonnie out of the room.
While Chad and Audrey followed since they did not wish to be left alone, they followed along.
If Akiho and Emir were able to voice their opinions they would wonder why the pair was even in the group. Sure when they were small children they were friends but when they reached 8 Chad and Audrey did their best to ensure Ben didn't spend time with those who were "lower" than them. But the two boys knew never to say that out loud unless Ben would give them his sad puppy eyes, and both boys did not wish for that.
Either way they were here and followed the rest of the group.
As they got into the room which could better be called a lecture hall, hid behind the last row of seats. Thankfully for Elle's sake they were the ones for those who used wheelchairs.
As they hid the conversation must have been going on for a bit.
The looks the group had was one of intrigue. That was until Audrey and Chad saw it was Mal inside the classroom rolled their eyes putting a disgusted look on their face, which was not unnoticed by Akiho and Emir.
Ben, being happy to see his love slowly forgetting he had to get his shadows to leave before the two noticed they were snooping but stopped when he noticed that she was distressed.
Audrey meanwhile thought that she had better things to do then watch that... interloper Mal, but why is she talking to Jane's mother? Oh how Audrey despised her. With her inhumanly exotic looks, and her spells that made plain looking girls almost as pretty as Audrey herself, and her ability to catch Ben's eye.
That was supposed to be Audrey's place at his side. To be the queen, not the daughter of the woman that tried to kill both her parents!
As if Lonnie and Elle knew what was in Audrey's mind had to restrain themselves not to smack her on the back of her head.
"I saw Jane. She's rather... upset," the Fairy Godmother commented neutrally.
Jane unworldly cringed at being reminded of the fact she was back to looking plain. Chad might be a douche but Jane was like family. Distanced family but still family, took Jane's hand and gave her a squeeze in the sense of confrontation. Lonnie did the same and Elle gave her a bright smile to reassure her that Elle was there for her.
Mal turned with a cynical scowl to face Jane's mother, "If she had any concept of her ability as a Fae she should be able to do her hair all on her own," Mal snorted disdainfully.
The shadows, and Ben looked confused, about why Mal had a scowl on her face. The group looked at the girl in question in confusion but she mouthed "I don't know."
The Fairy Godmother nodded evenly as she responded, "I know."
"Do you?" Mal snarled.
Ben was very shocked at Mal's reply, he would love to know why she was angry. Azzi, Akiho, and Emir looked at each other seeing Ben's face. The boy was very much in love. If the shadows could, they would say Ben was whipped.
"Do you?! Do you know what it's like to see a fae girl my age walk around like a scolded puppy afraid of everything around her because she thinks she's too plain? That I needed to bother to do such a simple glamor to make her feel like she belonged here? But then she doesn't belong here, does she?" Mal spat.
Chad whipped to look Jane into causing the girl to to flush in embarrassment at her cousin hearing her most inner thoughts.
Chad on the other hand was very confused, something that was new. He had been feeling foggy for the past 3 years and yeah he wasn't as close to Jane as he used to be but this, he would have known if Jane had been feeling this way. Would he?
Ben looked to Azzi, Emir, and Akiho like he was questioning when did this happen. He had been busy for the last year getting ready to take the throne but surely that he would have picked up on this.
While the others knew Audrey was very good at ensuring Ben was not able to talk to Jane in depth or see the bullying that was happening.
Audrey rolled her eyes not caring what was being said.
"And what does that mean, young lady?" The Fairy Godmother asked, although the sadness in her eyes
The group could see Mal's hands were glowing in a faint way.
"You have the nerve to ask me that as you stand here like some powerless human in a human kingdom, while your wand, the focus of your powers, is locked in some museum instead of being in your hands where it belongs?" Mal demanded.
Ben currently looked like a confused puppy. What Mal meant and why she was angry.
"I didn't need it with the peace the uniting the kingdoms into Auradon created," the Fairy Godmother replied. "It's not about needing it. It's about the fact that it's yours," Mal hissed.
"But I guess they won't even trust the Fae on their side to have enough power to defend themselves. Nice to see Aurora following in her father and grandfather's footsteps, and that Phillip joined the party."
Audrey looked at Elle and Lonnie silently asking what did this have to do with them.
But the two girls said nothing, Audrey… or at least this side of Audrey they have since in the last couple of years demanded to be told everything, and treating anyone in a lower status like trash.
"They are both crowned Royals still," the Fairy Godmother replied neutrally. "Your mother declared the King, and Queen of the Moors in her stead long before you were born."
Needless to say they were all confused to hear the conversation between the two.
Azzi and everyone was taught how rotten Maleficent was. How it had been the Dark Fairy that had caused King Stefan's death. How anything connected to her was twisted and evil.
Not that Ben, Azzi, Emir, Jane, Lonnie, Elle, and Akiho thought Mal was evil and twisted. But she was a bit ruff and all but she was good.
Not that Audrey, and her little flock of sheep thought so. In their minds all of the VK's were evil, especially Mal.
"And in return they banished my mother based on lies and assumptions, then gave away a kingdom and people both of them had no right to sign away, betraying us ALL twice over!" Mal raged. "Aurora broke my mother's heart whatever that was still there after, her father before her, just to join and appease these sycophants that look at me and my friends like we're diseased because of where we were born after THEY put us there in the first place."
Audrey was so confused why Mal was talking like her mother and grandfather had betrayed Maleficent's trust? Azzi was so glad that he had a great memory so Ben could look into it later. Well after the coronation, Azzi heard his baby brother and his best friend talk about how much Ben was a how he needed to sleep, and eat more.
"Her Majesty... that is, Maleficent did not look that bad during your video call with her on parent's day. Well, besides her making comments over my weight," the Fairy Godmother noted. "You haven't seen her decline. Especially after my Daddy left us he could not watch my mother be in pain from living away from nature, and when my uncle died..." Mal noted with a look of pained sorrow.
This made Ben's heart clenched in sorrow for his love. Emir, Azzi, Akiho, and Jane knew about losing a person close to them at a young age. For Jane she lost her father in a car accident, while the other had lost people who their parents considered family members.
For Lonnie she thought about the cookie incident and thought maybe that her dad and uncle were the ones that were kind and loved her, and when they were gone she had no one. Just maybe Mal would want to get together on the weekend for a sleepover at her house to show she wants to be friends. Lonnie knew that her parents were looking to adopt a teenager, maybe Mal could get love from them or that her parents could help find Mal a family. A lot of the heroes and royals were looking to adopt a child. She and Elle can get the girls they know and plan one for the upcoming fall break.
"I must admit that has been a matter of speculation around the faculty, and the Faire Folk, residing here. Who was he?" the Fair Godmother inquired softly, knowing this was a painful subject for her charge.
Oh this is true, main people thought about the other VK's parents but Mal's was the one most talked about so they all listened with great interest. Ben wanted to know how to ask Mal's dad if he could court her in the proper way royals were meant to the ones they wish on marrying.
Lonnie just wished to know who her father was for the fact that might cause some hesitation on adopting her.
Jane, Elle were very curious to know who her dad was. There were so many bets going on who Mal's dad was they were delighted to know who he is.
Chad and Azzi both put money into many different pots on who the VKs other parents were. Azzi secretly took his phone out so he could have this recording as "proof" of who's Mal's father was
Not seeing Akiho's disapproving eyes.
Audrey wanted to know the scoop. But Ben's shadows can't help but wince, Mal said her dad left…
"I don't know my mother doesn't talk about it. All I ever got was from my uncle about that he was alive and my father left my family because seeing my mother in pain hurt him too much. ," Mal replied hoarsely.
Jane felt bad that she had at least known her father before he died. Meanwhile Lonnie was hurt at the thought Mal only had her uncle as a parental figure.
To Audrey and Chad the revelation that Mal's father was a deadbeat was an unpleasant discovery as well, although they kept it in their memory for future gossip.
Emir gave his brother a look meaning you MIGHT NOT want to use this as gossip, Azzi got that message. But he knew he was not the only person holding the gossip. He did not know what Audrey and Chad were going to do with the information. He learned from his father and mother it might be okay to gossip about certain things but this information was personal and wouldn't be nice.
While Ben wished to go and hug his love to tell her he was there for her. While Akiho squeezed his left arm to almost pull him back to not let him go and let Mal know they were listening.
"Who is your uncle then?" Fairy Godmother asked.
Ben slowly started to realize who was the uncle as the other in the group leaning in without realizing to hear the name,
"Divial is my uncle," Mal replied.
"Her familiar?" the Fairy Godmother asked in shock.
"He was in human form when he was banished and could never return to his natural form as a raven because of the anti-magic barrier around the island. And well, familiars are not so resilient as fae. Especially in a form not truly their own. He's been gone for a while since I was 4. He left his son, who is like an older brother to me since he is four years different.." Mal admitted.
Ben felt guilty for Mal. He remembered when his father told him about this incident when he was 4. It wasn't his dad's decision to not let Divial return into his true form or let his son become a raven for at least 5 minutes. His parents felt guilty about it, along with some other royals but Leah and some others wouldn't let it happen.
Meanwhile Elle looked to Jane as if to say 'this is getting to personal that we should leave' before the other could replay
"I'm sorry," the Fairy Godmother replied as she moved to place a comforting hand on the girl's shoulder only to be shaken off violently.
"Wow," Akiho mumbled, all he could think shit just got really.
"You should be," Mal snapped.
"Why should she be," Chad and Jane mouthed at each other while the others looked to the pair.
"Conforming to the whims of these humans to make you act like them. Letting your daughter feel like she's something lesser among them. I was raised with my magic bound around me by the island and its barrier but I at least knew what it is to be proud of my bloodline. Jane has no idea of the power in her veins. She thinks of herself as a commoner even among humans, while you are one of the most powerful of the Faire Folk in this wretched place."
Jane really never thought about her magic, did she even have any. Her mother never let her visit other Fairies, perhaps that was because her mother thought she was a disappointment.
Perhaps.
No she couldn't …. but it would solve everything, if she was able to try out her mothers wand…
"And if I tried to act like it, where would I be?" Jane's mother asked sadly.
The others thought, here in Auradon.
Mal looked to be thinking before she replied, "Your powers were stripped and shipped off to Isle just like Mother."
Ben looked at Jane but did not try to say anything knowing it would not be just his vote on that.
"We must do what we can to protect our own, Mal. King Adam and Queen Belle did not exactly have positive encounters with magic or Fairy sorceresses."
Ben knows this, his dad was very weary around those with magic. It would take him a while before he felt truly comfortable to be around others with magic. Not that anyone had a problem with that, all could understand that. Most thought his dad and the council were very forgiving to magical uses.
There were laws not allowing magic to be used in sports unless said sports require magic, no cheating using magic other such things like that. But magical beings such as fairies and people like Queen Elsa were able to use their magic in their jobs or their day to day life because they needed to. If they didn't they would get sick and die.
But Ben still knew his father was not happy about him dating a fairy let alone a fairy from the Isle of the Lost. His dad and mother were talking about the subject of him dating Mal on family day while they were in Ben's room waiting for Chip to arrive and his dad offhandedly said "It would not last, she has magic Ben will get over this phase" after he thought Ben was not listening.
Let's say Ben and his father had gotten into a small fight as his mom and Chip who had just arrived into the room as the argument started to try to calm them down. It resulted in the fact he has not spoken to his mother nor father since after family day, even though his mother and father tried to call him multiple times.
He texted Chip saying if he tried to get Ben to talk to his parents before he was ready he would not speak to him. Chip wisely said nothing about the fight or Ben's parents, instead asking about his new girlfriend and how much happy he was no longer with Audrey.
Before Ben could think about that he was pulled back into the conversion ahead.
"Or did you forget it was one of us that cursed him into the form of a Beast for his lack of hospitality? Even if they don't know it was your mother who sent Belle's father the invitation to the contest so he could get into the castle to help King Adam meet Queen Belle, or the fact his cures should have been forever Maleficent was the one to championed the vote agents Agath the Sorceress to allow him to have another chance to learn from his mistakes and the families of his servants at the time should not die without seeing their loved ones again."
This caused the group to look at Ben who was even more confused. Ben thought the 'curse should have been permanent!' Akiho and Emir knew they would have to help Ben figure out what was going on otherwise Ben would not sleep or eat.
"Or the fact it was your mother that helped me find out that Queen Cinderella required help,"
Chad had to bite his tongue so he would not yell out he had to thank Maleficent for his mother getting away from her terrible family.
"Or that she told the Blue Fairy to make Pinocchio into a real boy, and the fact that the thing to help the heroes and royals was because of your mother."
The two sons of Aladdin, remembered their dad talking about how when he was on the street someone was watching out for him because their was food where he slept every night for him and Abue, and someone left him clothing every year with a message saying 'things get better', until they day he married their mom. But there was a note saying 'things got better'. But nothing when they were born.
Lonnie could remember that her mom and dad would say there was a black winged creature that helped slow the mountain from falling on them. Could that have been due to Mal's mom?
Elle could remember the arguments her mother and father had about how someone had to use some kind of magic to slow the fire that was on his ship. For some reason the crew, her father, and Max the sheepdog prevented any serious burns, let alone dying.
"They don't know that," the Fairy Godmother sighed as she paused, and looked at the girl before her. She could see the faint glow in her palms must be her trying to control her powers.
Akiho could remember the times his aunt got nervous the room would get very cold until his mother would have to call her down.
Ben, Azzi, Emir, Lonnie, Elle, and even Chad were looking at the faint glow like it was something very beautiful.
While Jane looked envious at the glow.
The Fairy Godmother reached out to Mal's hands to help Mal down.
While Audrey could care less about Mal's magic, it just proved that it was unstable and she should be sent back to the Isle.
While Jane was even more envious and frustrated, her mother was there helping someone who wasn't her daughter again.
"They won't know the truth as long as Aurora and Phillip are the crowd rulers of the Moors none of us can say a thing."
'Why can't she say anything if this is true? Not that it is but why can't it,' Audrey thought.
The others thought, 'Why won't people don't believe her?' Or 'why can't the Fairy Godmother and the other fairy's say anything if this was true.'
"I would get called out for treason. Do you think Jane could survive here without me? Or survive on the Isle of the Lost if she was banished alongside me for my insolence?" the Fairy Godmother replied evenly.
Ben looked at Jane and Chad and mouthed to them, "I would never do that ever" Chad knew that was not fully true because Ben might become King but he couldn't completely take control of the council, due to the fact the councils and house of representatives still had a big part in laws. Ben could pardon her but FG would still be accused of treason, and she would lose her job due to the school district's strict guidelines for teachers.
"It might have done her some good. She would have developed some spine there. And we DO take care of our own," Mal sneered.
'Oh really what about Evie, she looked like she could take care of herself with Chas,' Lonnie thought, not that she blamed Mal or the other VKs for not helping Evie, Chad was persistent.
"Yes, because Evie looked so much like she could take care of herself letting Chad Charming manipulate her into doing his homework before trying to humiliate her when she stopped helping him cheat," the Fairy Godmother noted.
Akiho, Emir, Lonnie, Azzi, and Elle glared at Chad. Meanwhile, Ben gave Chad a look that screamed you just kicked my puppy.
Honestly the probably was more hurtful than the others glaring.
Mal grunted and looked away as she conceded, "In her ways, Evie has always been starved for attention. It doesn't help that the four of us grew up almost as siblings all being the same ages as the kids of the more prominent residents of the Isle. She couldn't exactly look to Jay or Carlos to reinforce her mother's puerile need to be 'pretty' once she started growing into a woman because they could never see her that way. Nor could she expect them to fulfill Grimhilda's ridiculous idea of her daughter finding a rich and handsome prince to care for them both as if any such thing existed there. All she was allowed to learn was to ensnare men and keep house."
All felt bad for how Grimhild treats Evie, and Lonnie starts to think about the cookie incident again.
The Fairy Godmother's expression softened as she noted, "At least Ben takes more after his parents than Chad ever did. He does like you, you know." As Mal looked away in embarrassment.
Ben looked so happy that his girlfriend looked embarrassed. While Emir, his brother, and Akiho were happy that Ben had someone who wasn't just in it for the crown.
"Some people here take too much after their parents, if you ask me," Mal muttered darkly.
Audrey looked like she insulted that comment she had known an idea that was actually about her.
"Despite your little introduction on your first day, and the friction between you both over the Prince now, Princess Audrey never knew the whole story between her family and yours," the Fairy Godmother pointed out.
"What truth?" Audrey mumbled out very quietly that only the others could possibly hear.
"Yes because a pretty lie is easier to deal with than the truth. My father would be a part of my life, my mother and uncle BOTH would be soaring the skies above our heads right now if it wasn't, and my brother would have his dad again, " Mal challenged back.
"Perhaps," the Fairy Godmother conceded.
"But is there anything you can do about it now without putting yourself and your friends at risk?"
"Does tearing out every hair on my would be niece's head count as doing something?" Mal asked.
'Besides Mal's cousin, who would consider Maleficent their mother?' Azzi thought.
"I think that might still get you in trouble," the Fairy Godmother noted as she tried to hold in a smile.
Mal deflated a bit as she responded, "Then no. There isn't anything I can do. That doesn't make what that family did right, though."
"No, it doesn't. But unless your mother somehow gets free and challenges her for the right to the throne of the Moors there is not much more you could do," the Fairy Godmother replied resignedly.
Mal winced a bit as she noted, "That would be... ugly. Like I said before, Mother has not weathered captivity well."
"At least she had you there with her," the Fairy Godmother replied. "Yeah, right," Mal said.
"Mal, I know it's been hard adjusting here for all of you. But Ben wants this to work. And not just because you have the poor boy smitten. He wants all four of you to truly feel you belong here. To have a home in Auradon. Is that so bad?" the Fairy Godmother asked.
"No," Mal conceded.
"Ben is the best thing about being here by far. And he will make a great king someday."
"Aww she likes you Ben," Emir mouthed to Ben causing him to blush, the girl who he dreamed about for about a few years liked him back. Akiho rolled his eyes at Ben, the boy never understood why people called him a puppy, while he acted like a puppy, sometime. Or he gave people a look a puppy would give their owner should they want something.
"Then trust in him. Don't let your anger and jealousy get the better of you. No matter how justified it may be," the Fairy Godmother advised with a shrewd look.
Mal's expression was innocent as she asked, "Why whatever do you mean Fairy Godmother?"
"You do realize that I was born in the age when crossing the Faire Folk was still considered a death wish, don't you, child?" Jane's mother asked with a knowing look.
Audrey winced that the Moors never liked anyone who was not the Faire Folk. Ben also winced when he was shadowing his dad at council meetings the Faire Folk would never really come. Aurora and her husband made most of the decisions because the people of the Moors did not care to talk to them or anyone for Auradon.
"Just because I tried to be better than that doesn't mean I've lost all sense of what it is to be Fae."
"Let's go to mine and Emma's room to talk about what we heard," Elle whispered the listening long enough. "Emma is staying with her parents tonight"
As they were back in the hall, Ben said he had to leave and started to walk to his room.
Emir, and Azzi all decide to split up. Akiho looked to Elle not want to leave her alone, but before Chad, Lonnie, and Jane left as well. Audrey practically ran back to her room as fast as she could in her high heels.
"You know Akiho you don't have to stay. I know you want to talk about what happened with Ben." Elle said as they were somewhat walking towards her room.
"No, I can stay with you if you don't mind." Akiho replied very flustered at Elle who was looking up at him as pushed her chair.
"Akiho, go I have been able to get myself around since I could remember. I can handle going to my room. Anyway I have a headache so I need to rest."
"Are you sure?" She nodded at the boy she was very much in love with. "Okay I am going to check on Ben, text me later."
In Ben's room he was pacing up and in his room, he could feel the Beast within him wanting to come out in his confusion.
As if his thoughts could summon him, Chip Potts, Ben's brother in all but blood came into the room causing him to stop and stare.
"What are you doing here?"
"Aw here I thought you would have missed me?"
"You know that's not what I meant. But why are you here?"
"Well your Shadows texted saying you guys and some other discovered some information that probably is causing you stress so I came like a bat out of hell to get here. Who else is going to make sure you are good Benji." Chip said as he closed the door behind him
"I do need you Chip," Ben said as his shoulders dropped.
"So tell me about it," as he hugged his baby brother.
"Well that was very enlightening but very confusing." Azzi walked to Ben's room as his brother walked into Ben's room.
"No kidding, but I have an idea on learning how to untangle the craziness," Emir said, causing the group to look at him. "
"How? How in hell are we going to understand the craziness of what we just learned?" Ben spoke up waiting for Emir to tell us what was going on.
"Wait, can you tell me what is going on?" Chip said as he was shocked about Ben cursing. For some other reason why the two brothers were not shocked about Ben cursing.
"Well we overheard Mal Ben's new girlfriend talking to FG. And how Mal's mom is a bitch and her dad is a deadbeat, her uncle is dead. And she has a cousin. And somehow Queen Aurora screwed her mother." Emir said with a nonchalant acceptance.
Chip meanwhile was wondering why Ben was not correcting Emir's language. And Mal? Mal Ben's new girlfriend. Maleficent's daughter Mal? He wasn't going to touch the other stuff until he got a better expiation.
"Azzi plays the recording for Chip so he can understand" Akiho says as they all look at him as he walks into the room.
"Why are you guys not knocking on my door? And what recording?" Ben asked with a bewildered look on his face, not really caring on how Akiho had just walked into his room, like it was nothing.
"Well Azzi might have recorded the conversation on his phone. So we write everything that we learned from the phone call, and everything Auradon teaches us and compares." Emir stated letting his idea sink in. As Akiho sat next to one of his best friends, Emir, as he went to watch Ben freak out about Azzi recording his girlfriend.
As they all were processing said news Ben was the first to react, "So let me get this Azzi you recorded my girlfriend's conversation and planning on doing what?"
Azzi quickly responded not wanting to deal with Ben's stare, "well Chad and I both participated in the betting pool about the new kids' other parent, and I started to record in case my guess was right so I would have proof. Because Chad he wouldn't be able to back out."
Seeing Ben start to glare at him at the news of people betting on things that were personal so but before say his thought on how wrong that is, Azzi explained more.
"I promise you after we can replay it, after it seemed like it would be important and if it was not I would delete it. I would never let it get out, my dad taught us to never use things that could hurt someone as gossip Ben." Azzi told him to swear to Ben.
Ben nodded that it was probably the best. "Tell me more about this 'bet' later."
'So let's listen to it first then make a list on what's different" Chip said as the boys planned on putting on their thinking caps. Chip really just wanted to see what could get Ben all angry about it.
Two hours and a very enlightening conversation with their daughter later Aurora, and Phillip hung up the phone.
They had done what they could to reassure their little girl without lying to her, which meant telling her very little really. But what else could they do?
How could they tell Audrey that what Queen Leah and the others had taught her was all a lie? That for all her reputation to the contrary, that Maleficent had truly been Aurora's own fairy godmother?
And now, to learn what she had heard about the once Faerie Queen's daughter they felt even more conflicted.
Part of Aurora was happy that the woman that had protected her from the shadows for the first sixteen years of her life had found some kind of happiness with someone, and that Diaval also felt happiness too with someone. Another part was angry that Maleficent's husband had left her and her daughter but still happy that she was able to get past that to raise her daughter.
Phillip was happy for the two people that took care of his wife, and that made him feel welcome in their family when he and Aurora got together.
For both of them, another part of them felt a deep sorrow to hear of Diaval's passing. Part of Aurora, deep down inside, felt... jealous of Mal for her connection to the both of them, and Phillip knows this. Phillip knew that Aurora was a bit jealous of Diaval's son, his son would have been an older sibling to Mal, like the both of them should have been to Mal.
But mostly, Phillip and Aurora both felt a sense of loss at never getting to know the girl that should have seen them as a big sister, and brother. Phillip wished to have a sister, and now he felt that he missed that chance. And by the look on his wifes face she was probably thinking the same.
To her their sister was a girl that was apparently feuding with Audrey quite fiercely over the affections of Belle's son.
Phillip semi agreed with what Audrey was calling a 'break', but what he thought was a break up. He could tell Ben wasn't in love with her, and Audrey kept using the fact she will be 'Queen one day', something his mother would be shoving down her throat if she was still alive. But he knows her snooty friends and The Old Bat that was Aurora's mother were spotting off to her all day and night when they were alone.
That is why he, his father, and Aurora were trying to curb.
Aurora had to stop herself from crying when Audrey had told them that Mal equated Aurora with her father. Which was horrific to hear.
Granted, you did not speak ill of the dead, and Stefan was remembered fondly in Auradon today, but her father had honestly been an unfeeling monster with a tenuous grip on reality at best when she met him. Her birth mother was nice enough, if somewhat vapid at the Stephan... no. She would not go down that road. She would not let herself dwell too hard on the past. At least, not now.
Besides, Ben's coronation was only in a few days and Phillip and Aurora would both be in attendance.
With any luck they could meet with Mal there and get their own measure of the girl. Yes, that was what they would do. After all, they were practically family. It was time they met face to face.
What could go wrong with that?