Go the Distance

07

While the boys headed in one direction to find Ben, the girls made their way to Audrey's room after searching the castle.

Evie opened the door to Audrey's room and they saw Uma laying on the bed reading a book. "She's nowhere on campus."

Uma held the book up. "Found her diary. And dang did you ruin Audrey's life."

Mal frowned. "Okay, so did you find out anything in there that we don't already know or..."

Uma interrupted her. "She hangs out at Fairy Cottage. You know where Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather hid her mom from your mom."

Mal shot her a look. "Yes. The irony is not lost on me."

Uma put the book down and spread her arms out across the bed. "How could anyone with this bed ever be unhappy?"

Maia shrugged slightly. "Beds don't make people happy. But they're certainly comfortable here."

The girls made their way to Evie's cottage and Maia let out a small sigh. "I really hope they found Ben."

Uma's eyebrows raised as she looked at the cottage. "Nice digs."

Evie gave her a smile. "I got a really good deal."

They walked inside the cottage to see Dizzy and Smee's twins asleep on the couch. Dizzy started moaning in her sleep and Celia comforted her before placing a red blanket over the three of them. Celia leaned closer to Dizzy. "Don't worry, Dizzy. We can fix this. And once we do, they're gonna let all the kids come from the Isle. So, happy dreams."

Loud snoring caught our attention and they walked towards the sound. They noticed Doug sleeping on the floor.

"Uh, who's the dude?" Uma wondered.

"Doug," Evie answered, kneeling next to him.

Evie began shaking him. "Doug. Wake up. Wake up."

Uma rolled her eyes. "He's spelled." She turned to Maia and Mal. "Is she not a fast learner?"

Mal gave her a small frown. "She's emotionally involved, okay?"

Uma smirked. "Well, in that case, she should be able to wake him up. True love's kiss. Works every time."

Evie glanced down at Doug and back up at us. "Well, we haven't used the 'L' word yet. Can we be alone?"

[One Kiss]

Evie kissed Doug and his eyes opened. He pretended to fall back asleep and hit his head on the table. Evie heard and hit his knee. He laughed and sat up. They sat next to each other on the table and she crossed her arms before letting out a sigh.

"Good for Evie," Maia commented with a small smile.

While Evie stayed with Doug, Mal, Uma and Maia went to the kitchen and ate cake.

Uma grabbed a forkful and said, "I don't know who's birthday it is, but I want this cake."

Mal let out a sigh. "So, I maybe kind of missed the boat a little bit on calling you Shrimpy and not letting you join the gang."

Uma smiled. "Yeah. We really could've torn up the Isle together."

Their attention was drawn to a loud bang and a bar covered the door. Bars continued surrounding the windows and doors and soon, the cottage was dark. Celia ran to the door and cried, "Oh!"

"Celia!" Mal and Maia called.

"We're trapped!"

Evie and Doug ran in the room and Evie asked, "Are you guys okay? What's going on?"

Mal held her hands out in front of her and her eyes glowed green. "You've caused my friends pain and fear. We've had enough, now disappear." The boards remained on the doors and windows and Mal looked between the others sadly. "You guys, I'm sorry. Audrey's magic is getting stronger."

Uma noticed that her shell necklace was glowing yellow. Mal noticed the shell as well, and the two of them grabbed hands and lifted them into the air. Together, they said, "You've caused our friends pain and fear. We've had enough, now disappear!"

The boards fell from the doors and windows, letting let back into the room.

Evie smiled at Uma. "You did it! Together! This is what I've been talking about."

Uma glanced to Mal. "I guess my shell likes you." She pulled out the ember and handed it to Mal. "Why don't you hold onto that."

Celia ran to the window and called, "Hey, it's your baes."

They ran outside and Maia and Ben hugged each other, as did Harry and Uma and Mal and Elias.

Mal turned to the others. "Okay, so we all think that Audrey could be at Fairy Cottage. We have no idea where it is."

Maia tilted her head and met Ben's eyes. "Did she ever take you there?"

Ben nodded. "Every Fairy Godmother Day. Where is Fairy Godmother when you need her?"

"I wish I knew," Jane said from her spot at the table.

Ben began to divvy up who was to go where. "Doug! Go with Jane. We need to find Fairy Godmother."

"They might need some muscle," Uma noted.

"Hey," Doug protested.

"Well, I'll go," Gil said.

Carlos stood up and placed an arm around Jane's shoulders. "Yeah, actually, I would feel better."

Evie nodded. "Yeah, actually, I'd feel better too."

Elias glanced at Gil. "I think I would as well."

"Same," Mal and Maia answered.

"Actually, I would as well," Doug admitted.

Gil wrapped an arm around Doug's shoulder. "All right, man. Let's do it. Let's go, Jane."

Jane nodded. "Okay."

As she walked over, Carlos said, "Be careful, okay?"

She smiled at him. "I will."

They walked inside and Carlos called, "Come on, Dude."