Little Hearts- Descendants Fanfiction

Chapter Five

A/N: OMG, it's been forever. But, I'm back.

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They finally make it the museum, the four tall teenagers panting as they stop in their tracks while Helena was skipping behind them. Mal looks to her angrily making Helena stop as well.

"Villains don't skip!" Mal says, "Who are you? Alice in Wonderland?"

Helena gasps, "Uh... Of course not! How foolish of me!"

"Exactly." Mal says rolling her eyes. She then looks to Evie, "Check your mirror."

"Did my mascara smudge?" Evie says immediately taking out the mirror and looking at herself.

"Yea," Mal says sarcastically, "and hey, while you're at it, why don't you see if you can find us the wand."

Evie then nods, "Sure! This way!"

The other four follow Evie as she leads the way to the wand. They stop at a door, the five looking through the glass window. Well, four. Helena's short so she can't see what's going on.

"Need help with that?" Jay asks as he kneels down, making Helena jump on his back. He then stands back up, "Alli-yop!"

The five hear a squeak coming from the security guard's chair making them move their heads away from the window. They peek back again, only for them to lay their eyes on Maleficent's spinning wheel.

Jay snickers, "That's your mother's spinning wheel?" The two boys being unimpressed.

"It's kinda dorky." Carlos replies. Helena rolls her eyes.

"Look who's talking, dork." She asks making Jay snicker even louder, but she smacks him.

"Smack me again, no more piggy-back rides for you." He says in warning, making Helena pout, then nodding with agreement. "Glad we're on the same page."

"Anyways, it's magic," Mal says, "it doesn't have to look scary." She then takes out her spell book and flips through the pages. "Magic spindle, do not linger. Make my victim prick a finger."

The guard looks to the wheel, doing nothing. Jay rolls his eyes and Carlos smirks.

"Impressive." Jay says nodding.

"I got chills." Carlos says. Helena looks at the spindle then back at Mal.

"Try another spell." Helena suggests. Mal looks to Helena and nods in agreement.

She looks at the book again, "Prick the finger, prick it deep. Send my enemy off to sleep."

The guard then walks to the spindle, as if possessed by magic, and places his finger on the needle, making him prick his finger. He then lays in front of the wheel and falls asleep.

Mal smirks, "Not so dorky now, huh?"

She tries opening the door, no use. It's locked.

"Stand back." Jay says as he takes a few steps back, Helena jumping off his back, of course. Mal flips the pages rapidly, only for Helena to remember the scepter.

She takes it out and taps it on the door before Jay runs up to it. The doors open making Jay fall forward on the floor. Mal and Evie laugh hard as they walk in the museum.

"Coming?" Mal asks while Evie pats Jay's head. He only smacks it away. Carlos and Helena attempt help Jay up, but he only pushes them away.

"Wow, what a party pooper." Helena whispers to Carlos, but Jay could hear her perfectly. Although, he doesn't mind it. They have a sibling-ish dynamic anyway. They may not be related, but they're practically like blood siblings. He just rubs her head, ruining her hair, and then continues to make his way, leaving the smaller girl infuriated.

The five head up the stairs while, on the way staring at the artifacts and the armoury scattered about the museum. Then they stop at a floor, their eyes immediately locked at five figures. Helena stares at the statues, the faces being so familiar, it almost felt like home. She shudders.

She hears the others spitting their thoughts, but Helena's attention was focused on the woman dressed in red and black, a crown upon her head. She was holding a scepter with a heart gem on top. Her face made to be disgusting to look at while at the same time intimidating. A guillotine behind her, and a helpless victim resting his foreneck onto the platform at the bottom of the death machine.

"Mom..." She whispers, walking up to it. "Is she this insane?"

"Well, wand's not here! Let's bounce!" Jay says leaving the room soon with Evie following behind him. Carlos takes a double take at his mom's sculpture then looks to Helena, as if mortified to see that familiar face. Of course, he would be.

He then makes his way to her, grabbing her by the arm.

"Lenny, let's go." He says monotonely, dragging her.

As the make it down the hallway, Helena stops in her tracks. Carlos looks to her, noticing her eyes becoming wet and glassy.

"Is my mom... That insane?" She asks, "I know she's horrible but... She would never kill anyone! Right?"

He just stands there speechless. Staring deep into her eyes as if telling her she should let go of what they had seen. But she refuses to ignore.

"Carlos, you don't think my mom is that bad right? Right?"

"I don't know, ok?" He says grabbing her by the arms, "Lenny, I don't know. Are the Auradonians overreacting? I don't know. Are we overreacting? I don't know. Look, it's done, it's over, we pretend we never got here, ok?"

"Carlos, please!" She exclaims, getting louder, "I really want to know."

He just looks at her with deep concern, he then hugs her tightly. She then cries, but only silently knowing Mal might hear here being a weakling.

"I just... I look up to her. I know she says off with your head, but I didn't actually think she was serious. I thought she was just insane and had delusions... But I didn't think she was a psychopath! She may not be the best mom, but she cares. She loves. She adores. I just... I just didn't expect this. That's all!"

"I wish I could say the same." He says sweetly, "Honestly. My mom.. she made my life a living hell and I wish I could be that optimistic, but sadly I can't look past the pain."

"Car..." She silently says, holding him tighter.

"In all honesty, I feel like they haven't captured her personality accurately!"

Helena giggles, "Just add some crazy-eyes, blood on her hands and then you're done!"

They both silently laugh. Then, they stare into each other's eyes. The smile slowly drifting away. The two seperate, but their eyes still refusing to look away.

"Hey guys! We found the wand!" Evie's voice pierces through their attention. The two look at her as she gestures them to a certain direction. The two following her instruction while the blue-hair beauty makes her way to Mal.

After making their way up stairs, the find it. Levitating in some light beam while being caged. The five admire it in all it's glory. Jay chuckles as he squats, putting his arm through the bars.

"Jay!" Mal scolds, but he just gives her a cocky look.

Helena then taps his shoulder, looling to him while shaking her head.

He looks up at her, "I got this!"

Then, while reaching for the wand, his hand touches the beam, which then signals the whole building with loud beeping. Everybody looks to Jay angrily but immediately make their way down the stairs and out the museum. Filling up with fear as they make their big escape, they get to the bottom floor, the guard conveniently not there. Then they run out the building, except for Carlos who stayed back. Helena, turns her head and looks to Carlos who was answering a phone call. She growls at him, but miraculously the beeping stops.

He then swaggers to the front door, where Helena is waiting for him.

"You nerdy idiot!" She says, punching him on the arm.

"You're welcome!" He says, while Evie comes back to get the two.

Then they all run back to school, Mal complaining, "Great, now we have to go to school tomorrow!"