I Put A Spell On You

The Pirate's and Arm Wrestle's

🔮Sophia's P.O.V🔮

Mal and I have been hanging around in the hideout. Currently, Mal is working on a painting, and then we hear a familiar voice say, "At least I don't see a picture of me with horns and a pitchfork." We turn to the voice, and Mal says, "Ben," in shock that he's on the Isle. "I'll give you two time to talk," I say and head downstairs.

Once I am downstairs, I see Evie, Jay, and Carlos. "Hey guys," I start awkwardly. "What the hell were you thinking, just leaving with Mal and not telling any of us?" Evie asks me. "Evie, you didn't see her. She came in sobbing over the stress she was under in Auradon. I left with her because not only did she need a friend in that moment, but because I've been feeling out of place too," I start, then take a breath and continue, "I may not be under as much stress as Mal was to be the perfect Auradon girl, but I don't feel like I belong in Auradon. I miss my friends that are here. So yeah, I went with her and didn't stop her cause this is something we both needed"

They all stare at me in silence, processing what I just said. Then Evie steps forward, hugs me, and says, "I'm sorry we didn't notice you guys were struggling sooner." I tear up as we part, and then we notice Ben coming down the stairs. 

I wipe my tears as Evie asks him, "So? Where's Mal?" Ben gives us all a sad look with tears in his eyes and says, "She's not coming back," and walks past us around the corner. "What?" Evie says and then continues, "I'll talk to her"

She goes to our speakerphone thing and calls into it, "M? Mal, it's Evie. Let me just talk to you for a second." Mal doesn't answer, so she tries again, saying, "Mal, come on." We wait for a second and then hear Mal yell, "Go away!" Jay then grabs Evie's arm and says, "Let's give her a couple of hours to cool off." She nods, and Carlos yells out, "Guys! Where's Ben?"

"Ben?" Evie says softly, then louder, "Ben!" We see a shadow start to approach us from where Ben walked off, and she sighs and says, "Ben, don't scare us like that." Then the shadow comes into the light, and instead, it's Harry who smiles at me and then turns to Jay, Evie, and Carlos, saying, "Don't scare you? But that's my specialty"

"Harry," Evie says angrily. "What did you do with Ben?" Jay asks him harshly. "Oh, uh, we nicked him," He tells us, and points behind him, then turns back to us and says, "Mm-hmm. Yeah. And if you want to see them again, have Mal come to the Chip Shoppe tonight. Alone unless it's Sophie here who joins her. Uma wants a little visit"

Jay glares at him, and he says, "Aw, Jay. Seems like you've lost your touch," with a fake pout. Jay goes to attack him, but Evie pulls him back. "Jay!" And Harry fakes a flinch backward while laughing. Then turns towards Carlos and makes a barking sound to try to scare him, then turns around and walks down the alleyway whistling to himself.

We get back upstairs and inform Mal that Be got kidnapped by Harry. "If you guys never would have brought him here, this never would have happened," Mal says to Evie, Jay, and Carlos. Then she asks, "What were you thinking?!"

"He was gonna come with or without us. We just wanted to protect him," Evie tells her. "Yeah, and we completely blew it, guys," Carlos tells us. "Okay! Okay," Jay calms everyone down, then continues, "So, what are we gonna do?"

Mal looks at us and says, "We are not doing anything. This is between Uma and me. And she's a punk. And guess what? Now I have to go get him." "Whoa, whoa, whoa. Mal. You're still gonna have to go through Harry Hook and his wharf rats," Carlos warns her.

"Yeah, you're gonna need us," Jay adds. "Uma said to come alone," Mal tells them in a monotone voice. "Mal, come on, at least take Sophia; they said she could go," Evie pleads. "She said to come alone or with Sophia," Carlos says, looking at Jay and Evie, then continues, "It's Soph's choice whether or not to go, but I know one thing. I'm not going anywhere," And then he sits down.

"We'll be here when you get back," Jay tells Mal. "I'll come with you," I decide, and then Mal and I head out to the chip shop.

From inside the Chip Shoppe, we hear Uma's voice yell, "Life ain't fair!" Then Mal and I enter, and the former says, "I'm back," in a singsong way, and Uma looks up and sees Mal and me and says towards Mal, "Loser, party of one. Right this way, please." She slides the chair toward Mal, who stops it, sits down, and says, "Place still stinks." I then head over to Harry, saying, "Hi, Harry." "Hello, love," he says, kissing the side of my head. 

"Oh, I'm sorry. We're down a butler today..." Uma says sarcastically and then adds, "Princess." "Where is he?" She asks with no emotion. "You know, I've dreamed of this," Uma tells her with a laugh. "You wanting something from me, and me watching you squirm like a worm on a hook," Uma taunts.

"I'm so flattered that you dream of me. I haven't given you a thought since I left," Mal says smugly. Uma slams her hands down on the table and says, "Obviously." "Uma!" I call out, giving her a silent reminder to chill out, and she then continues, "You have your perfect, little life, don't you?" Then yells at everyone in the restaurant. "Doesn't she have the perfect, little life?" And they all make sounds of agreement.

"And we're 20 years into a garbage strike," Uma tells her. Mal rolls her eyes and says, "Listen, if you have some kind of score to settle with me, game on. I see no need to bring Ben into this"

Uma laughs at her and says, "It may be a little unnecessary, but, oh, it is so much fun." Then sits down and says, "Here's the deal." "Just like your mother... Always a catch." Mal interrupts her. "If you win... Ben's free to go," Uma tells her, putting her arm up for an arm wrestle. 'Uma, what are you up to?' I think as Harry wraps his arm around me. Mal puts her arm up, and Uma asks, "Hmm? Don't you want to know what I get if I win?" "Still dreaming," Mal tells her.

"Mm. Last time I checked, your mother thought she had things all sewn up, too, huh? How'd that work out for her again?" Uma asks her, which makes Mal crack a bit. "On three," She tells me.

"One," Uma says in a higher voice. "Two," Mal counts. "Three," They both say at the same time. Uma chuckles and says, "You know, that whole princess act? Ugh. Never bought it for a second. You can stick a tiara on a villain, but you're still a villain," I tell her. And you can slap a pirate hat on, but you're still Shrimpy," She says and fake gasps. Mal's eyes start glowing green, and Uma starts losing the arm wrestle.

Then Uma begins laughing and says, "If I win... you bring me the wand," Which makes Mal gasp and lose her focus and causes me to win, and everyone in the restaurant cheers.

"Now... if you want Beasty Boy back, bring me Fairy Godmother's magic wand to my ship tomorrow at 12:00 noon... sharp," Uma tells her, standing up. I say goodbye to Harry, kissing his cheek, and then, as I walk past Uma, tell her, "That was a cheap trick"

Mal and I start to leave, and Uma calls out to her, "Oh, and if you blab... you can kiss your baby goodbye," and makes a kissing face and then walks back into the kitchen.

The two of us head back to Carlos, Evie, and Jay to tell them what Uma wants. "There's no way we're gonna give Uma the wand. We can't just let her destroy Auradon," Evie rants while pacing back and forth. "Uma doesn't get the wand, then Ben is toast, guys," Carlos tells us. "Right, so, we're gonna give Uma, of all people, the wand," Evie says, getting mad. "Do we have another choice?" Carlos asks. Mal then gets an idea. "Wait! You guys! Your 3D printer." "A phony wand?" Carlos points out, and Mal says, "Yes!" And Carlos continues, "In my sleep"

"And the second Uma tests it, she'll know it's fake," I warn the group. "Well, okay, so then we just get him out really fast. We need some kind of diversion," Mal says. "Smoke bombs!" Jay thinks out loud, and Evie says, "That's perfect," then continues, "I'll get the chemicals I need from Lady Tremaine's place. That could work." Then she heads towards Mal and says, "Oh, and sick hair, by the way, you two" 

"Evil Stepmom seriously stepped up her game," Evie says to Mal. "Okay, do you want to know something? Dizzy did this," Mal tells Evie. "Little Dizzy? Shut up!" Evie exclaims in shock. "Yeah, she's amazing," I say as Mal says, "I know. I'm, like, loving it. It's, like, a lot lighter." Then Evie says, "I'm really proud of her"

Carlos then says, "Hello?" To get our attention back, Evie says, "Right," and then Mal says, "Carlos, Jay, you guys meet us at Pirates Bay no later than noon." We all nod in agreement, and Mal continues, "And, you guys, losing... Not an option. 'Cause we're rotten..."

"To the core." We all finish together. "Let's do this," Evie says as we all head out.