From stone to flaming red.

XI

"Ace?!" Red said as her voice trembled. "H- How?!" Red said as tears started forming in her eyes. "Red. Who is this?" Isla asked. "Oh so you haven't told them the truth have you?" Ace said. Red stood still as tears streamed down her face. "Your little friend. Has been lying to you this whole time." Ace said as he approached her. He was wearing dark clothes and had dyed his hair from blonde to pitch black. He had dark circles underneath his eyes. Red flinched to his approach. "Her and her little friend Chloe. Travelled back in time to save Chloe's mom." Ace said as he smiled. "Ace please." Red stood still as tears streamed down her face. "Please what?! Please what Red?" Ace shouted. Uma put her hands in front of Isla and Daphne to protect them. "Red. What is he talking about." Uma asked. "What have you done Red." She added. "Red? Should I tell them? Or will you?" Ace said looking her in the eyes. "Where is Chloe." She said angrily. "Oh so..I should tell them." Ace said. Red's blood was boiling. "So. Red's mom was an evil tyrant as she was growing up and she actually sentenced me to death one and a half years ago." Ace started explaining Red's story. "Ace." Red said. "When you decided to bring them here she wanted to capture all of you and kill Chloe's mom." Ace continued. "Ace!" Red shouted. "Then Red grabbed Chloe and time traveled to save her mom and came back." Ace continued ignoring Red. "Ace stop!" Red shouted.

Uma and the girls couldn't believe their ears. "Red...is this true?" Uma asked her. Red looked at her with tears. "Yes. But we didn't know it would have this major consequences." Red said as Uma closed her eyes in disbelief and tried to remain calm. "Nothing really changed...except you." Red said as she turned to Ace. "Where. Is. Chloe." Red said angrily. Ace scoffed. "Look at you..." Ace got closer to Red. "begging me." Ace said as he started twisting Red's hair. Red looked at his hand. "Why should I tell you." Ace said. Suddenly Red grabbed his arm and pushed him on the wall. "WHERE IS SHE. TELL ME." Red shouted. "Red!" Uma shouted. Ace's laugh pierced Red's ears. "Stop laughing you son of a bitch!" Red said as she hit him against the wall.

"She is somewhere. And her times running out." Ace struggled to say while Red had pinned him. Red looked at him in the eyes and let him go. Ace brought out his phone showing her a video of Chloe. She was tied in a chair in a dark room with her mouth all taped up. "Here she is." Ace said smiling. "In a moment the anesthesia is gonna rub off." He said. Red grabbed his phone from his arm. "What do you want from us." Uma said. Ace laughed. "The pocket watch." Ace said. "And..Mal's spellbook." He said as he looked at Uma. They all looked at him as their eyes widened. They stood there silent. "You're paying for everything you and your mom did Red." Ace said. "Stop talking!" Red shouted at him as she pushed him to the wall again. Her eyes filled with tears, her blood boiling red and her anger growing louder. "Red!" Uma said as she pulled her. "You know. You're hot when you do that." Ace laughed. Uma pulled Red from attacking him. "Oh this is going to be fun! So. If you want Chloe. Alive." Ace said as he got closer to Red's face. "You're bringing me the pocket watch and Mal's spell book." He said as he got close to Red's face. "Tomorrow night at noon. Outside of the rabbits hole." Ace said. "Alone." He said looking at Uma. "And if you're one minute late." He says making long pauses. "Then you might as well say goodbye to Chloe." He says as Red goes to attack him and Uma stops her. "Goodbye now. And remember...the clock's tick tick tocking" he says as he shows Red the video of Chloe finally waking up and screaming. He left laughing.

Red stood there as he watched him disappear in the dark. She dropped in Uma's arms sobbing. "Uma! Uma i'm. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry" Red started sobbing as she couldn't breathe. "Red. Look at me red!" Red didn't hear anything. Her eyesight got blurry she got dizzy and suddenly she collapsed in Uma's arms.

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"what are we going to do Mal..she is just a kid." Uma said to Mal. They had brought Red to one of the Royal rooms in the palace. Mal was really close with all the kids in Auradon. She never forgot where she came from. Mal looked at Uma. "I never thought we would have to deal with something like this ever again" Mal said as she looked at Red. "Ben. What do we do." Mal asked him. "We have to protect her. We made a promise to all the VK's that we would treat them equally. I think you know what to do Mal." Ben said as he went over to her and rubbed her back. Mal looked at Red. "I am sorry for getting you involved.." Uma said. "Don't ever say that Uma. That's why I became queen, to protect all the people in Auradon. Especially the kids. It's my duty." Mal said. "I just didn't think we would have to deal with this again." Mal said. "I haven't used any big magic since.." Mal said as tears starting forming in her eyes. Uma turned and hugged Mal. "I need to help her. For him Uma." Mal said as she wiped her tears. Suddenly Red woke up.