Descendants - Lost in New York

Chapter 2: New York?

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''And worse...'' says Hades suddenly making them both look at him. ''Looks like we're out of magic too,'' he said as he tried to light the flames in his hair, but to no avail. 

''What do you mean no magic?!'' Maleficent exclaimed worriedly. She really knew the spell, but since she had never cast it, she didn't know what other consequences it caused the victims besides being banished to another dimension. That couldn't be true, she couldn't be without her magic again. She herself tried to cast some spell with her scepter, but also without success. ''Damn it!'' she cursed

''What are we going to do now?'' Mal questioned her parents, she stared at them in anguish. What if she never returned to Auradon? What if she never saw Ben again? Many thoughts were running through his head right now.

''We'll find a way, don't worry,'' Hades consoled his daughter, but he was just as worried as she was, he just didn't let it show.

''Find a way?!'' Maleficent sarcastically questioned the god of the underworld. ''I don't know if you've noticed Firehead, but we're out of who knows where and out of magic!'' she yelled in exasperation.

''Yes, I noticed, but unlike you I won't throw a tantrum,'' he snapped.

''Me... throwing a tantrum?! Now your...''

''Enough!'' Mal yelled. ''Can you two act like two adults instead of two children?'' she says exhausted by her parents' intrigue.

''He/She started it!'' Hades and Maleficent say in unison as they point a finger at each other. Mal just snorts at the scene and rolls her eyes, it's going to be a long, long night, she thinks.

''Okay,'' she takes a deep breath and begins, ''Why don't we explore and try to figure something out?'' she suggests.

''Like what?'' Maleficent snorts.

''How about, where are we and where are we going to spend the night?'' Mal looks pointedly at her mother.

''Good idea, Mal'', Hades agrees with his daughter. ''Follow me'', he then smiles and starts walking. Mal is amused by her father's manner, while Maleficent snorts and rolls her eyes at the god.

They start to walk down the alley until they see an exit ahead that leads to what seems to be a very busy street. When they reach the street they are stunned by what they see, they have never seen anything like this before, at least not in Auradon. The street was lined with large buildings and everything was illuminated by big screens. There were a lot of people, but the style of their clothes was a little different from what they were used to in Auradon. Hades quickly composed himself and addressed the first person who passed him:

''Hey mortal,'' said the god to the man. ''What place is this?''

''How is it?'' the man looked confused. He stares Hades down from head to toe like he's crazy. Hades then takes a breath and continues:

''I asked what this place is?'' repeats the god slowly. By then, Maleficent and Mal had recovered from their shock and were at his side waiting for the mortal's response.

''Um... New York,'' says the man at last.

''New York?'' Maleficent grimaces. ''And where the hell is that?!'' Maleficent exclaims.

''In the United States of America!'' says the mortal impatiently. He then glares at Hades and Maleficent, shakes his head and walks away while muttering, ''It's every crazy person I see.'' Maleficent just blinks in indignation at this mortal's audacity, how dare he call her crazy?

Meanwhile, Mal repeats to herself what she just heard: ''United States of America...'' She found the name funny because if you substitute America for Auradon, you get United States of Auradon.

''New York!'' says Hades loud and clear. ''Look, I kind of like the sound of this, I might even make a song out of it.'' Then he repeats melodically: ''New York, New York, New York...'' But he's interrupted by Maleficent, who dares to cover his mouth with her hand:

''Oh, for Gods sake, you're not going to start one of your hellish songs now, are you?'' complains the witch. Hades then takes her hand away from his mouth and grips her wrist tightly.

''You know, you're a killjoy,'' says the god, irritated by her boldness. Maleficent just arches an eyebrow and approaches his face and whispers mischievously:

''As if you know anything about 'pleasure' my dear'' she then breaks free of his grip and winks at him before turning and walking away leaving the god distraught at what she said. Hades then composes himself and clears his throat before starting to say:

''Right! We already know where we are, now we need to find a place to shelter for the night. Any ideas?'' he asks.

''Well, we don't have magic... What about money? Do we have money?'' Mal asks hopefully.

''As much as we had money with us, I doubt it would be worth it here'' Maleficent says with conviction to which Hades nods and agrees.

''Your mother is right Mal, we're not in Auradon anymore remember?'' says the god calmly.

''And how could I forget?'' Mal snorts sarcastically.

''Oh my God!'' a voice exclaims behind them and when they turn around they are faced with a blonde woman with a very wide smile and a camera in her hand. The woman then approaches Maleficent and says, "Can I take a picture with you?" 

Maleficent looks at the woman in disbelief. What did this woman just ask her? Did she hear right? Photography?

''Do you...want to take a picture...with me?'' she asks in disbelief.

''Oh yes, please!'' says the woman excitedly. ''I love your costume!''

COSTUME! Oh, now this woman has gone too far, how dare she say that Maleficent, Mistress of Evil is in costume?!

''Look here you...'' Maleficent starts to say, but is interrupted by the blonde.

''I pay 10 dollars!'' The woman then takes 10 dollars out of her pocket and hands it to Maleficent. Maleficent's eyes widen at this as Mal and Hades glare at each other, then father and daughter smile and speak in unison:

''Of course she's going to take a picture with you!'' 

Hades then takes the camera from the blonde while Mal takes the money the woman offered. Maleficent just glares at them, but doesn't say anything. 

As soon as the woman leaves, satisfied with the photo, someone else appears to take a photo too, and another, and another... until a queue forms to take a photo with the dark fairy. Hades and Mal were very happy, they never thought they could earn money so easily. As for Meleficent, well, Maleficent looked like she was about to kill someone. And once they had enough money together, Mal and her parents went looking for a place to spend the night.

''So... this is the Hotel?'' Mal asked a little dubiously. It turns out that his father had approached a person on the street to whom he had indicated this address. Except the place didn't look like a hotel, but who was she to judge? After all, she grew up on the Isle of the Lost.

''Only one way to know'', Hades sighed and took the lead, opened the door and waited for Mal and Maleficent to pass, as soon as they passed the god closed the door and followed close behind.

To be continued...

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