Dark Times -2 season

Between truths and stress

Auradon

"This was not the deal."

Rashid says  to the purple-haired girl. Everyone is back in Auradon and as soon as he sees Ben leave, he goes to talk to her.

"Rashid..."

She tries to answer, but it's his turn to interrupt. From the look on his face, it's clear that he's dying inside.

"Don't expect me to approve of your madness. Are you crazy, Mal? You haven't even spoken to Ben."

The wizard says everything that's on his mind. He's unhappy.

"I'll tell him, but not now."

Mal tries to justify himself, but the way his friend is at the moment, none of his justifications will do any good.

"Mal, are you really considering this?"

Evie, who is in the bedroom, asks.

"Yes, Evie, if I have to choose, I'll choose my baby."

"No, you don't have to choose!"

Rashid shouted for the tenth time, as if the woman would understand.

"Yes, I do!"

If there's one thing she knows how to do, it's stand up for what she believes in, and that's why she won't give it up.

"Why do you have to be so stubborn?"

As much as she tried to maintain control, Mal sometimes sounded like a child.

"Okay! I've had enough of you two."

Evie intervenes in their fight.

"As long as you don't talk to Ben and your family, there will be no conversation between us."

He says angrily and disappears, leaving no trace.

"Then I'm the one who's stubborn."

She complains, wanting to scream and go after him.

" Rashid is right." Evie says, sitting down next to her. "Mal, you can't decide this without talking to Ben." She tries to bring her rationality back.

"I know, Evie, and I will, but not now. You had to see his smile when you said it was a girl."

"I love you and I only want the best for you." Evie said sincerely. "But I don't want to see you make that decision either."

"Hi, sorry Evie, I didn't know you were here." Ben enters their room to find the two of them talking. "Mal, we have a meeting with Melody now."

"Okay, we'll talk later." Evie stood up next to her. "You don't do anything without thinking about your family." He says quietly in her ear.

(...)

Wonderland

Rashid left Auradon and went to Wonderland, this place may be crazy, but it's here that he can give his mind, which is now on fire, some rest.

"Rashid, what's happened to you? Do you have a feline mustache again?"

The White Rabbit came hopping towards him and noticed the wizard increasingly abandoning his human features.

"Nada Coelho! Nada!"

He disappears just like The Cheshire Cat and heads for the tallest tree. All he wants is to be left alone.

Although he wasn't in that hospital room two years ago and wasn't responsible for the magic of the scepter that went into Mal's blood, he feels guilty.

He's spent so many years caring only for himself and suddenly this family comes along, and he can't help but care. He couldn't let Mal sacrifice herself, but he couldn't ask her to give up her baby either. It's horrible to be in this situation, because both options are too bad.