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“Alright this way” The three VKs told the others as they led everyone through the Isle trying their best to stay as confident and tough as they could despite how terrified they were.
They had betrayed their parents and turned their backs on evil. There was no way that they would be welcomed here and it was only a matter of time before someone would recognize them and attack. “Okay you’re kidding me. You did not actually grow up here,” the others except for Ben told Evie, Jay, and Carlos in shock as they followed behind the villain kids. They couldn’t believe how horrible the Isle was.
It was shocking that their sister had actually grown up living like this. Everything was so worn down and falling apart. It was hard to believe that Evie and even the boys had actually lived here for most of their lives. Evie just rolled her eyes trying to fall back into her Isle ways.
“Well We did. Now come on, we don't have time for a tour. We have to get Mal and her friends then get out of here,” Evie told the others, but didn’t get to finish when she saw Freddie who immediately ran towards her in panic.
“Evie!” Freddie exclaimed, making Evie freeze up as it was obvious Freddie knew something by how she was acting. “What’s going on,” Evie asked Freddie who sighed. “I’m assuming you’re here for Mal and those kids right?” Freddie asked Evie, making Evie fill with anger as she looked at Freddie thinking Freddie had them or was doing something with them. She knew that Freddie liked to play games and tricks a lot. It was in her blood.
“What did you do to them Freddie! We’re not here to play games! I swear if you!” Evie threatened out causing Freddie to roll her eyes as she pushed Evie back.
“I didn’t take them! I would never do that to someone who looks after my sister for me. I tried to warn them though, but they didn’t listen,” Freddie rambled out making Evie fill with panic as she realized her worst fears were happening.
“She has them doesn’t she?” Evie asked Freddie in fear as she closed her eyes and took a deep breath trying to calm herself before she ended up showing weakness on the Isle. Freddie just sighed as she nodded her head sadly confirming Evie’s worst fears.
“NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! Why! You have got to be kidding me! I have to go back there!” Evie cried out hysterically as she felt everything start to spin. It had been years since Evie had managed to get away from that horrible place that had caused all of her pain and suffering throughout her life. She thought she had finally escaped it and yet here she was right back where she started having to go back there.
“I’m sorry! I really tried to warn them!” Freddie told Evie as she was feeling so guilty especially seeing how broken Evie looked. Evie was always someone she had admired even if she would never admit it.
Evie looked after her sister both on the Isle and now in Auradon too. And she couldn’t do the same for Evie. Not just that but she also had a secret soft spot when it came to Mal. They had been good friends on the Isle back when Mal still thought she was older. She didn’t want anything bad to happen to her either even if she was just some disgustingly cute little girl now.
Evie just quickly composed herself as she knew they really didn’t have time for another one of her panic attacks as they needed to get Mal and her friends back now especially now that they knew for sure that her mother had them.
Before anyone could say anything else Evie just quickly looked at Carlos and Jay giving them a look that they immediately knew. Back when they lived on the Isle they had their own secret gestures and codes.
It was made to protect each other without anyone knowing what they were saying and the look Evie just gave them said everything they needed to know without her having to actually say it out loud.
They were going to the Evil Queen’s “castle.” The Evil Queen had Mal and her friends. “What’s going on,” Ben asked the three villain kids who just rolled their eyes as they didn’t have time to waste explaining their secret codes to everyone.
“It doesn’t matter! Come on it looks like it’s gonna be a family reunion,” Evie sarcastically told the others as she took a deep breath trying to stop the incoming panic attack from coming as she hated the place she grew up and now here they were going right back to it.
Once Evie was sure she was composed enough she quickly led everyone to her old home. “Okay now we’re going to enter through here this is how I used to enter everyday and it’s the easiest way to not get caught,” Evie told the others as she led them to the old window to her old room. Evie had her own special ways of getting in and out back when she was still living here. She needed to otherwise she would never have been able to get out.
“Okay how are we supposed to…” Ava began, but stopped when Evie, Jay, and Carlos had already climbed up and were in the room. “Okay how did you do that?” April exclaimed in shock, making Evie, Jay, and Carlos roll their eyes as that was nothing and they had been doing that since they were literal kids.
It was the rope they used to use all the time especially whenever Evie would be in trouble and not allowed to even eat. They would sneak in to get her food and keep her company without Evie’s mother finding out. Without their secret way in Evie probably wouldn’t even be here right now.
“Like we said, it's survival to be able to climb. Now quickly use this and climb up,” Carlos told the others as he threw down a rope for the others to climb up. Lola and Tessa just shrugged as they immediately climbed up into the room as Tessa was used to stuff like that and Lola just found it cool while Ben, Ava, and April were still in shock.
“You have to climb up. That’s the only way in. If you go through the front she’ll see you right away,” Evie told the others in her panicky voice as she had grown up in that “castle” and knew all the best ways to get around without being seen. It was the only thing that kept her alive as long as it did. Plus she was feeling so uneasy being back in the house that had caused all her childhood trauma. It was like she was suddenly back to being that scared little girl again.
Ava just rolled her eyes as she took a deep breath and then climbed up along with April leaving just Ben. “Ben, you have to climb up. There is no other option!” Evie told the king who was just looking up at the window in fear.
He didn’t know how he was going to get up there. He was never really big on risky things. The most riskiest thing he had done was jump from that cliff into the Enchanted Lake and even that was nothing compared to this. If he fell from up here he could be severely injured or even killed. He didn’t want that.
“That’s way too high up!” Ben cried out making Jay roll his eyes. “Dude this is nothing! Stop being a wimp! Now climb up or we leave you behind because our baby vk sister is probably in danger right now! And you’re our friend, but family comes first!” Jay angrily told Ben as he was getting frustrated with his friend.
He knew Ben was from Auradon and that this was a lot for a sheltered Auradon boy to handle, but Ben had insisted on coming; they were fine with him staying back for this exact reason. Ben just gulped as he started to climb up, but started to freak out when he felt himself start to slip.
“I’m gonna fall! I’m slipping!” Ben cried out in panic as he was about to lose his grip, but just as Ben thought he was a goner he felt a hand grab him as he felt himself regaining his grip and climbing up into the room.
Ben blushed as soon as he realized that the hand that pulled him up was Evie’s as he couldn’t help but get butterflies in his stomach. “Evie you saved me,” Ben told Evie who blushed a little before getting stern again as she remembered what they were there for.
“Yeah well I’m not gonna let you die. Now come on, let's go rescue Mal and her friends. Everyone do what I do. Trust me I know all of mom’s hiding spots,” Evie told the others as she started to lead them through her old home taking a deep breath as she tried to push away all of her haunting memories that kept hitting her the more and more further she went. Evie completely froze though when her eyes landed at the very spot she had been forced to stand in while she watched her mom and Maleficent steal Mal away as a newborn.
As all of the memories came flashing back all at once. “Evie come on,” Tessa told Evie who just kept staring at the same spot not moving. “This is where I failed Mal the first time! I let Maleficent take her!” Evie cried out as those memories kept replaying in her head and it was all she could think about. She should have done more back then to save her and stop this all from happening.
Evie was brought back to reality though when she heard that haunting voice she never would have thought she would have to hear again. “Oh what a nice surprise. A family reunion with my worthless children!” The Evil Queen called out making Evie tense up in fear before snapping out of it as she got closer to her mom forgetting the others were still in the room.
“I am not worthless! You’re the worthless one rotting here in this junk you call a home! Now tell me where my daughter and her friends are!” Evie exclaimed as she felt her mama bear instincts come out and almost like a switch going off in her brain suddenly she was no longer afraid of her mother anymore.
The Evil Queen just smirked as she looked at Evie. “I believe you mean my daughter,” The Evil Queen told Evie, making sure to exaggerate the words my daughter trying to rub it in Evie’s face as she was enjoying watching Evie suffer. Evie had betrayed her and she put all of her hard work into helping her.
Evie just got more angry as she looked at her mother who was trying to claim Mal was her daughter when Mal belonged to Evie. Evie had been the one to give up her teenage years to raise her baby sister. Mal was hers not their horrible mothers who had spent 16 years treating Evie like she was nothing.
“No, I mean my daughter! You had a chance to be her mom and you blew it! You gave her away to Maleficent for a worthless title! And yes mother I remember that now! And you were never my mother! You were and still are a monster! You beat me and starved me! You made me feel terrible about myself and you forced me to hook up with guys! I am not letting you do what you did to me to Mal! Give me my daughter and her friends back or we can do this the hard way!” Evie cried out in anger as tears started to flow down her face and she didn’t even care that she wasn’t alone as she had been holding that in since forever and it felt like a weight was lifted to get it out.
Everyone else just watched Evie and The Evil Queen in shock as they didn’t know how to react. They had heard stories from Evie about The Evil Queen and what she had done to Evie including how lucky they had been to have been spared, but it was different actually seeing everything in person.
The things Evie had said were just horrible and they couldn’t believe it. Especially considering the person that had caused all of this trauma was their own mother as well.