💜The King and Queen💜

Chapter 61

When Mal opened her eyes, she laid on a cold hard floor. She sat up slowly and rubbed the back of her head. She was in a room she did not recognize.
It was cold and dark. The only thing that lit the room was the light that came from outside the little window.
She walked towards the window and peeked through the bars. "What?" She whispered to herself. This did not look like the Isle of the Lost. She heard footsteps coming closer to where she was. She turned around and walked towards the bars.
 A tall figure stood on the other side of the bars. "Carlos? Is that you?" She questioned. The tall figure stepped closer to the bars and into the light reading his identity.
"Ben?" Mal said. "That's right." He said.
"Ben, I can't believe I am saying this, but I am so happy to see you. Carlos has been spelled. You have to find fairy godmother and ask her if she's able to lift the curse." She tells him. "I am not falling for your tricks again, Mal," Ben tells her.
Mal raised her eyebrow. "This isn't a trick. Ben, I really need your help. I have to find Evie and Jay before Carlos can hurt them." She informs him.
Ben sighs and runs his hand through his hair. "Mal, please stop with the lies." He tells her. "Ben, what are you talking about? Come on, let me out." Mal pleaded.
"I can't let you out, Mal. I will not let you manipulate me or anyone else ever again! Audrey was right, I should never have let you or your friends come." He said. "What?" Mal questioned. "You're a threat to Auradon, and it's my job to protect it.
Even if it means locking up the one I love." He said. "Ben?" "I'm sorry, Mal. This is the last time you will ever see me...or anyone." Ben said and walked away.
"Ben!!" Mal screamed and started to slam on the bars.
She then caught a glimpse of the cell across from her. Her eyes widened and she covered her mouth as she gasped as she took a step back.
As her eyes became watery, she stepped closer again to take another look.
 She then dropped to her knees and started to cry. In the cell across from her, were three corpses covered in blood. Her friends were dead. 
This was Mal's worst nightmare, and she was trapped in it. Little did she know that she was actually trapped in a fake reality. This was part of the spell Carlos had put on her and her friends. They would be trapped in their worst nightmares, and this was Mal's. To be left all alone. Everyone who she cared about, dead, but she would be the only one left alive...to suffer.

Meanwhile, in the real world, as the other three Vk's were trapped in their nightmares, Carlos had let Audrey into the caste again. He brought her to the room where he had put Mal. "For once, you've done something right." She tells him.
"Am I supposed to take that as a compliment?" Carlos asked her. "You should." She said and walked over to Mal. "Oh, Mal, it must be hard for you.
Soon, you will have nothing. No kingdom, no home, no family. No one will love you...your worst nightmare will become reality." She tells Mal,
"Speaking of family-" she added and got a knife out of her sleeve. She raised her hand, but before she could bring the knife down to Mal's stomach, Carlos stopped her. "What are you doing?" Audrey asked him.
"That's your plan? Kill the baby while she's unconscious? I thought you wanted her to suffer." Carlos said. "She will when she wakes up!" Audrey said and ripped her hand from his grip. She was about to bring the knife down when she stopped again.
She glanced at the knife and saw her reflection.
Before she could do anything else, the pirates barged in. Harry knocked Carlos out and Gil tackled Audrey.
Uma quickly made her way towards Mal.
"She alright?" Harry asked her. Uma nodded. "She's asleep." She tells them. Both boys sigh in relief as Audrey screamed.
"Get off me!" She screamed at Gil. "Pleasure," Gil said.
He got off Audrey but pulled her up by her arms. "I think Auradon would love to see their 'queen' again." He tells her. 
Uma rolls her eyes but kept her eyes focused on Mal. "You'll be okay, Mal." She whispered to her friend.