The Unexpected

Chapter 44: Everything in place

Hartley's POV

The Sanderson sisters and I stand in front of the museum when I look up and smile at the full moon shining brightly in the night sky, "We can't allow anything to stop us now, I have come to far and done too much planning for anything to go wrong." I growl as the three sisters look at each other than back to me, "Nothing will stop us mistress, and by the end of this night you will be reborn back into this world." I roll my eyes in annoyance at the simple mindless of these witches. "I wish it was that simple, but unfortunately we are in a place where the light is stronger than the dark." I snarl as the four of us walk up the steps to the front door.

"You sure this place is not protected by magic?" The three sisters shake their heads, "The inside is mistress, but the outside is vulnerable." I wave my hands over the door and come to find out the sisters are telling the truth, all the powerful magic is inside while the outside is defenseless. "The world is far different than what was imagined." I sigh shaking my head before taking a few steps back away from the door, "Just follow me and don't get lost, the last thing I need is for one of you to ruin my plan." The sisters all nod their heads before I close my eyes engulfing myself in pitch black smoke while the three sisters engulf themselves in green, purple, and red smoke.

The four of us bursts through the front door and moves up the staircase as I start getting a strong sense of where to go, we turn down a hallway passing a confused guard before entering a wing of this museum. "Keep up!" I yell at the three of them not wanting someone to fall behind. We enter a medium sized hallway before entering what looks to be a whole different museum, only this time I sense powerful darkness." We are here." I say turning myself back to normal and the three sisters do the same.

"The feeling in this room is different." Marla comments the four of us look around the wing of the museum. "That is because there is evil and dark magic is this room." I smile admiring all the different wings of the most famous villains of all time. "Start preparations!" I yell as the three bow to me and I find myself wandering off. I follow this strange feeling into a room that is dedicated to the powerful wizard Yen Sid with a beautiful and old looking urn sitting on a pedestal in the middle of the room.

"Why would I feel that someone is in this room?" I ask out loud with the pulling sensation getting more intense the closer I get to this urn. "Why is Yen Sid inside this part of the museum?" I look down at the urn and attempt to place my hand on it but as I do I am blasted backwards and almost blown out of the room. "Nice trick there warlock, but your magic is no match for mine." I snarl as I unleash a powerful blast of magic towards the urn and shatter the protection barrier that was placed around the urn.

"Let me try this again." I walk up to the urn and place my hand on it and close my eyes getting a clear picture of who is trapped inside. "The daughter of Belle and Adam." A sadistic smiles comes to my lips while I run my hand over the urn, "You are going to make a beautiful member to my army my dear." I whisper at the urn before the sound of Wilhelmina voice breaks my moment. "We have everything mistress." I sigh looking down at urn before leaving the room and walking back into the main part of the museum.

"We are missing the most important part, we are missing the center piece." I growl darkly at them before shoving them out of my way while I walk into the room belonging to my ex-lover and father of my son Chris. "You thought you had the last laugh when you double crossed me all those years ago, well look who alive now and look who trapped inside a necklace lost on the isle of the doomed." I laugh at the statue of The Chernabog before turning my attention to the golden mirror,

"I do have to thank you, after all without you I wouldn't have our son Chris who I love more than anything in this world, and also without you my prison wouldn't have been brought here to Auradon." I use my magic to lift the golden mirror from is place and walk out with it. "We haven't even started anything yet and already you three are messing up." I place the golden mirror on the floor in the middle of the room,

"Soon, I will be free from my prison and be reunited with my son." The three sisters reach into their bags and grab out the item that I gave them to protect. "The symbol of love." I say placing the ring I stole from Peter Pan's son inside the box facing south. "The symbol of wisdom." Marl says placing the necklace from Ally inside the case facing north, "The symbol of innocence." Samara giggles placing the vial with Dizzy's blood inside the cup facing west, "And The symbol of courage." Wilhelmina says placing the hilt of Ben's sword inside the dish facing the east.

"Everything is ready." I smile letting out my darkest laugh, but my laughter is cut short by the sound of a familiar raven calling. "Davina?" I ask in a hush tone of voice before looking up to see my most loyalist servant flying high above us. "Come to me my dear!" I yell as the raven screams before swooping down and turns itself human, "You are not supposed be here unless these three fail and we have to go to plan B." I say in a whisper while Davina kneels before me,

"I know master, but I bring horrible news." I roll my eyes knowing that I something was going to happen because everything up until this point was going smoothly. "What is it my child?" I ask helping her to her feet, "The heroes know everything and are on their way here to stop you." I nod my head but smile anyways, "We thought this would happen, and that is why we are prepared." I look away from Davina and turn my attention to three sisters, "We have uninvited guests coming, summon the army of evil selves." I say in a commanding voice while the sisters nods their heads and leave the room.

You really think those reflections are going to be enough master?" I turn my attention back to Davina, "Of course not, but it will slow those pesky heroes down enough for the ritual to be performed." I look into the reflective surface of my prison before I am suddenly reminded of something. "I have a task for you my dear." I say with a murderous and evil grin on my lips turning to look at Davina who kneels in front of me once again.

"Whatever the task, I will not fail you master." I run my hands over her mask with a sigh, "Once my powers are fully restored I will fix your face my trusted servant." Davina looks up at me as our eyes lock, "There is an unexpected alliance member here who is trapped inside a magic urn that is inside the room belonging to Yen Sid." Davina stands up and inclines her head. "How do you know this person can be trusted?" I smile once again looking at myself inside the mirror,

"Simple Davina, this young woman is exactly like me, and her hatred for Auradon and everyone who lives here will prove to be a powerful weapon when the war of wars unfolds." Davian nods his her head again and heads to the room but I stop her before she can get too far away, "Now is not the time for her release my dear, I will tell you when the time is right, but as for right now you need to go because I can't afford to lose you during this battle." I give Davina a quick kiss on her cheek before she turns herself back into a raven and flies away,

"Now let's get this ritual on it's way." My laugh echoes down the hallways of the museum as I feel evilness and darkness start to grow stronger.