I never thought my power would show me this. This is who I am. Not a forgotten thing, not a toy. My name is Valia Targaryen, and I will take what's mine with fire and blood.
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BOOK 1 in THE FIRE series.
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chapter 3 The car and unexpected company ♛♛♛
"Now!" said Maleficent.
"Oh, for badness' sake!" said Evil Queen. "World domination can wait another thirty seconds!" She handed her mirror to Evie. "This is your magic mirror?" asked Evie, sounding disappointed.
"Well," said Evil Queen, "it ain't what it used to be. But, then again, neither are we!" She gestured to Maleficent, Cruella, and Jafar, and they laughed. "It will help you find things." Evie's face lit up. "Like a prince!" she said.
"Like my waistline," said Evil Queen. "Like the magic wand! Hello!" said Maleficent. She looked thoughtful. "I need my book. My spell book. Ah! The safe!" She tried to open the old refrigerator in her kitchen. "I can't open it," she said. "Someone help me! I need to get in! It's broken! I can't get in!" Everyone looked on as she banged the refrigerator until, finally, Evil Queen pulled its handle, and the door opened. Maleficent reached in and retrieved the book. "Ah! My spell book!" she said. "Come, come, darling," she said to Mal. She lovingly stroked the book's brown leathery cover, which featured a gold embossed dragon. "There she is! It doesn't work here, but it will in Auradon." She looked at Evil Queen. "Remember when we were spreading evil and ruining lives?" asked Maleficent.
"Like it was yesterday," said Evil Queen.
The two women started to get teary-eyed. Maleficent spun to Mal. "And now, you will be making your memories...." She offered the spell book to Mal, but before Mal could take it, she snatched it away. "By doing exactly as I tell you," she said, shoving the spell book into Mal's arms. "Door," Maleficent said to Evil Queen, gesturing to the door. A horn sounded from the street.
"Let's get this party started!" said Jay. "Carlos! Come!" said Cruella.
Evie checked herself out in her mirror. "Who is the fairest of them all?" Evil Queen asked her.
"Me," said Evie. "Ugh!" said Evil Queen.
"You," said Evie. "Yes!" said Evil Queen. "Let's go."
Jafar pulled Jay aside for a private exchange. "Now recite our mantra." "There's no team in 'I,'" said Jay.
Jafar smiled. "Run along. You're making me tear up!" As everyone filed out of the room, Maleficent threw open the doors and led Mal onto the balcony. They looked over the busy isle streets with lights and gazed across the sea. Auradon Prep could be seen nestled in the majestic green mountains. Mal couldn't believe that she'd be there so soon. "The free world's future rests on your shoulders," said Maleficent. She set a hand on Mal's shoulder. "Don't blow it." She winked and disappeared inside. Mal lingered on the balcony, not taking her eyes off Auradon. Suddenly she felt the presence and looked down. She could see two purple eyes staring back at her before disappearing into a shadowy alley. Hmm, who was that? The purple-haired girl thought but turned around as her mother called after her.
From below, the horn honked again, a reminder that it was time to depart.
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The future of the free world? Don't blow it? Jeez, poor Mal. talk about no pressure. Anyway, I better get to the position!
A black stretch limo was parked outside Maleficent's tenement.
It looked wildly out of place in the filthy city. Villagers crowded around it curiously. Jay, Carlos, and Evie walked outside, whooping with glee to see their ride. in the shadows, though, lingered a white-haired girl who soon decided it was time. "Ugh," said Evil Queen, eying the villagers. "Smells like common folk." The driver emerged from the limo in a crisp gray suit and dark sunglasses. He took the teens' luggage—Jay's carpetbag, Evie's suitcase and sewing machine, and Carlos's big black trash bag—and loaded it into the trunk. Jay swiped the crown-shaped hood ornament and climbed into the limo along with Evie and Carlos. Mal handed the driver her bag, and he tossed it in and slammed the trunk shut. She looked up at the balcony, where her mom gave her an "I have my eye on you" sign. Mal nodded.
She hopped into the limo. But suddenly the crowd started to focus on something else. the villains inside the car stared outside the car window as the white-haired girl with purple eyes walked to the car the driver looked at her curiously "I'm supposed to be with them. to Aurodon" she said. The man nodded, opening the door and letting the white-haired girl in.
this is going to be awkward.
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The Vks sat in silence for a while they ogled all the buttons, gadgets, colored lights, refreshments, and vast arrays of chocolates, gumballs, jawbreakers, jelly beans, rock candies, and other sweets. Then, finally, the son of Jafar reached to the fridge at the side, and soon teh, the whole limo was trashed. Valia watched with amusement. she still didn't talk to any of them, but she saw the glances they had sent her way. Mal was just now looking at the white-haired girl.
she flinched a little when Evie touched her with her makeup brush. "You're looking a little washed out." the blue-haired girl but Mal's eyes didn't tear away from Valia, who was staring out the window. "Ew, stop," said Mal, batting her away. "I'm plotting." "Well, it's not very attractive," said Evie, gnawing on blue rock candy. a snort of amusement was heard, and all the four Vks' eyes trained on Valia, who still hadn't turned her head to face them. "what's your problem?" Mal said rudely. "nothing," teh white-haired girl said and suddenly turned her face, her purple eyes gleaming like small fires.
Mal widened her eyes. it was the same girl she had seen before the car. "who are you?" Jay asked carefully. "my name is Valia. But you may know me as ' the tale of the isle' " all the others widened their eyes, and silence ensued in the car again.
