Dark Times -2 season

Nanny part 2

From the moment the Fairy Godmother unwittingly confessed that Maleficent was going to have a child, all Nanny wanted was to see the baby. If she could break all the laws, she would have gone immediately to the Isle of the Lost, but she couldn't do that. As the years went by, she always wondered how the child was and what it was like.

When Mal went to Auradon, her heart was filled with joy, but as her health worsened, their meeting was postponed, and she was always afraid to tell the whole truth. Maleficent's story is the one everyone used to tell: "The woman who cursed a baby just because she wasn't invited to a christening." She was afraid to bring the entire truth into the life of the then teenager.

"Yes, I knew about you." Nanny sadly confessed. Mal was saddened to hear this, since, apparently, Nanny was her "grandmother" and could somehow be considered her family. "But, I wanted to see you, Mal, I swear I did."

"And why didn't you come to me? I guess you knew I lived in Auradon, or not?"

Probably, if Nanny said she didn't want to go to the island, she would understand.

"Yes, I knew when you came to Auradon, to be honest, I know almost everything about you Mal, from your birth to the day you came here." This time it was she who couldn't speak. "But I haven't lived through my best years, if Helena hasn't told you, she will, I'm going crazy, which isn't a lie at all, age has finally caught up with me."

Mal laughed along with her.

"She said you'd been a bit ill."

"And I don't think you'd want any more drama in your life."

"Look, I guarantee that if you saw my life, you'd see that you're far from being one of my problems."

She might not agree with all the distance she kept, but Mal felt something good for Nanny.

"I'm glad, I guess." When they were silent, Nanny could see how much more beautiful Mal was than she had seen her on television. She also couldn't help but notice her growing belly. "I wanted to get you off the island, but I couldn't. When I heard that Maleficent was pregnant, I literally had a heart attack." Nanny began to cry, and seconds later so did the little purple one. "She was already in her seventh month, I think, when in the course of a conversation my sister said 'the world is still so crazy that Maleficent is now going to be a mother'. Knowing the person, she had become, I wanted to get you out of that place and take care of you. However, apart from the fact that your mother didn't like me very much, the people in this little pink world wouldn't take it well. So, I always asked for some reports on you."

"Reports about me?"

She asked curiously, still sniffling a little.

"Yeah, Yen Sid had to send reports about the island to Helena and I asked him to send some things about you. Until Helena found out, and then I had to stop doing it illegally. All I knew about you is what he said. She has purple hair, green eyes that scare you, beautiful dimples, he said" Nanny ran her hand gently over her tear-soaked cheeks. "And a sweet smile."

"Yen Sid? Mom didn't like him." She remembered the wizard. "Why show up now? I'm not complaining, don't think so, but why now?"

"Forgive me Mal, I really wanted to meet you before, but I couldn't. And I think this is the best time, because I just really wanted to hug my adoring daughter's daughter." She cried. "I'm sorry."

"No, it's okay. I'm happy to meet you too, I think. I'm sorry, it's just that it's very confusing for me, you know? There are a million things going on in my life, and now I've discovered you, it's just too much."