Dark Times

The time against us

Auradon

A new day began and with-it new discoveries and problems. If in the secret world of the fairies all Ben and Mal did was sleep, in Auradon Agatha and Chad had a very lively evening. She had been dead for more than two decades, she needed to cheer up, even if it was with Chad Charming.

"Now I understand why Ben prefers a villain." Chad said, looking up at the ceiling while Agatha was getting herself together again. "Hey, where are they?"

"Who?"

"Ben and the others."

"Underground, but since I haven't been there since I arrested them and so far I haven't brought them any food or water, they must have died, I think."

She spoke.

"What? Did you kill the king?"

He shouldn't have been surprised at what she was capable of.

"Chad, haven't you realized that a new time has come in Auradon?"

She said, giving the boy a quick kiss and leaving.

(...)

Pixie Hollow

"She must have destroyed it to practice magic."

Rashid told Clarion.

In the morning he had gone to meet the queen to take the report of Mal's trip to the first master. The queen was currently updating him on the damage done by Agatha to Audrey's kingdom.

"She's done a lot of damage."

Helena said. Clarion had invited her to the meeting.

"She's not fully powered up yet, she hasn't destroyed the whole city."

Clarion replied, showing them some photos taken by one of his fairies.

"I did think none fairies went up to the human world."

He spoke to the queen, while looking at one of the photographs.

"These are new times, dangerous times for all of us."

The queen said, making clear her fear for the worst.

"She must be planning to destroy other kingdoms."

"But which one? There are so many..."

"Camelot!"

Rashid said out loud when he had this flash of insight into her next destination.

"What?"

Clarion asked, not understanding his reasoning.

"Merlin."

Helena said having the same thought as Rashid.

"Camelot is one of the oldest and most magical kingdoms we have, if she plans to destroy a place, it's there."

"But she's still weak, destroying two kingdoms in two days is almost impossible."

The queen reminded them.

"That's why Merlin, he already knows her magic." Helena also reminded them. "Merlin is the only one besides us who has met her and knows the extent of her powers. He knows better than anyone how to expand them."

"He's one of the masters."

The queen recalled in distress.

"We need to go there now."

Rashid said worriedly.

"But Mal needs to rest."

Helena reminded them.