The Unexpected

Chapter 43: Prevention of Armageddon

Heidi's POV

"What do you mean they have everything they need for this ritual already?" Mal asks and Mark gives Mal a sympathy look, "While we have been focused on stopping the Sanderson sisters, we lost focus on who those three are following in the first place." Everyone looks confused at one another but I know who Mark is talking about and I know that he is right,

"It has been Hartley who is being controlled by the traveler inside of her that has gathered the items needed for the ritual, and since tonight is a full moon I have no doubt that tonight is when they are going to preform the ritual." Ben sighs as he sits at his desk putting his head in his hands, "What can we do?" Mark sighs running his fingers through his hair, "I am afraid that the only way to stop them is by saving the three sisters." I am at a lost of words and partly because I am not good with riddles,

"What do you mean save them? They are the ones who have attacked us and created an army by separating the good and evil inside all of us." Carlos speaks up and I can see the fear inside the eyes of not only Harry but also several other people in the room including Mal and Ben. "The three sisters have no idea what this curse truly entails, the traveler has purposely left out the fact that in order to enter this world the three Sanderson sisters must give up their lives." The room goes quite and I can only guess that everyone is thinking about what they would do in this situation. Do you let these sisters who have caused unspeakable damage to Auradon and all us who live here die or do you save these sisters from sacrificing their lives in order to stop the most evilest of souls from returning.

"Even if we make it to the museum we still need to worry about the army of evil selves and the wolf." I notice Mark look over at Kylie and when the two lock eyes I see something click inside Kylie's brain. "The evil selves that the witches have created are like a mirror's reflection that shows us our most evilest of nature, in order to defect it you must face that side of yourself you are scared of." Kylie clears her throat before stepping up to the front of Ben's desk and places the book on the table, "I know who we are dealing with on the part of the wolf." Kylie pushes the book towards Ben who takes it and reads the cover.

The big bad wolf?" Ben says confused and I think that has to deal with the fact that this certain villain isn't exactly as well-known as he should be. "He is the half wolf and half human villain counterpart to Reed and Randy's mom Red Riding Hood and is the only villain whose family legacy has any mention to the tattoo that Heidi and I saw on the young man's shoulder from the lake." Ben nods his head and I can see the gears starting to turn in his head. "Does that mean that the wolf that attacked on family day is also part wolf and part human." Kylie nods her head slightly before opening the book to a certain page.

"Kind of, it would appear that this young man is a shape shiftier, he can turn into the wolf, but from what happened on family day I would say that he doesn't have control of his emotions." Ben looks at Kylie with a concerned look on his face, "What do emotions have to do with what is going on?" Kylie takes a deep breath pointing to the page in front of Ben, "The power of shape shifting comes from emotion, and unless the person has control over their emotions they can turn at any time and become a danger to themselves and to anyone around them." Ben smiles at Kylie with a look of impressiveness on his face,

"I see that you have done your homework down to the letter Ms. Archer, I will it up to you to fill all of us in on how to deal with this creature." Kylie eyes shine with worry and Ben also notices it, "What is going to happen to him once he caught?" Ben sighs looking at the others in room before looking back at Kylie,

"That will be completely up to the young man, if he willing to learn to control his ability I see no reason as to why he can't be welcomed into Auradon, but however if he doesn't want to learn to control it then I will have no choice but to send him back to the isle." I can see how upset Kylie which kinds of confuses me. "Thank you King Ben." Kylie bows before walking out of the room closing the door behind her and the rest of us start coming up with our plan of attack. 

Kylie's POV

I lean against the door feeling my heart ache a little bit but I can't understand why I am feeling like this over someone who is nothing but rude and cocky. "We meet again young Kylie." I turn to the side to see Mark standing there. "Mark, can I ask you something?" Mark nods his head and from the look in his eyes I get the feeling that he already knows what I am about to ask him.

"When we first met you told me that I was one half of this thing called the contrasted balance, and I would save Auradon from who we now know is the traveler." Mark nods his head with a smile on his face, "You have already taken several steps towards that goal, and what is most important is that you have already met the other half." I shake my head at the young wizard because I get that Mark knows a lot about a lot of things but I think this time some wires got crossed.

"That young man can't be the other half, the definition of contrast is being completely different form something else." Mark chuckles putting his hand in his pockets, "That it true, but if you really think about then you would see that you this young man are very similar while at the same time being completely different." I look at Mark more confused then ever, "How are the two of us supposed to defect three witches and a powerful traveler?" Mark sighs looking deep into my eyes,

"The traveler will be dealt with by a warlock far more powerful than even myself, but you and this young wolf will play a major part in the defect, but that can only happen when the two of you accept what makes you think you are an outcast and embrace the gifts and abilities that truly make the two of you special." A tear rolls down my eye as Mark wipes it away,

"I know the hardship you have dealt with in your life Kylie, but until you come to grips with your past you are robbing yourself of the what awaits you in the future, and if you could see what I see in your future you wouldn't waste another second of the past." I give Mark a hug which he returns in a gentleman type manner. "Thank you Mark, you are truly one of the most wises people I know." Mark waves my comment off but keeps a smile on his face, "There are many wise people in Auradon, and believe it or not your cousin is one of them, and she has also surrounded herself with several others." I blink my eyes and just like that Mark is gone, I take his words to heart and start coming up with my own plan to help.