Charlotte Cheshire: Adopted By The King And Queen

Chapter 18

Shout out to ElizabethHerrera385 She's been voting on certain chapters, and I just want to thank her for that. Thanks!

Okie, on with the story!

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~~Time skip an hour~~

Charlotte's POV still

I had been on this damned boat for an hour now, tied with ropes and left in a corner. The ropes were leaving red marks on my skin- seeing as I had left my jacket in the shop -and I had no tears left to cry. All I did was sit there and stare at the deck, wishing I had never even left. "Hungry, Charlie?" Harry asked, using the nickname I hate as he held a plate of stale biscuits under my eyes. I turned away from them and continued to scowl at the floor. "Suit yourself." He muttered, standing back up and going to join Gil on the other end of the boat. There was a loud cheering suddenly, and I looked up to see not Uma's crew, but Mal, Ben, Evie, Jay, Carlos, Lonnie, Doug, Jane, Jazelle, Aladdin, Jasmine and her tiger, and Ali all walking up to the boat (Their VK outfits will be below my usual bit at the end.). "What- What happened to Uma?" Gil asked quickly, cowering away from the tiger that growled at him. I need to learn this animal's name, to be honest.

Mal - sorry, MUM - looked at him and smirked, "Didn't you hear? She was caught in her own trap and is now being sent to prison for her crimes." Harry's face dropped immediately, turning from his usual smirk to a look of pain and sadness before running off to do who knows what. "Rajah, get him!" Jasmine called, sending the tiger after the son of Hook. Jazelle turned around and saw me, and I watched as her eyes lit up and then went to shock and horror at the red marks on my skin and the ropes I was in. "Dad, can I have that pocket knife now?" She asked Aladdin, motioning to me. He looked at me and nodded, giving her a pocket knife to untie me with. Jazelle took it and ran over to me as Dad and Doug took Gil off somewhere, holding on tightly to his arms. Gil didn't protest, and simply let himself be dragged away by the two men. "Oh my god, these ropes are hard to cut! So how's life on the Isle doing for ya?" Jazelle muttered, looking up for a second as she asked the question. I didn't reply and just stayed silent, unable to think about what to say. "Charlotte? You ok?" She asked me again, finally breaking through the ropes. My hands were free and I wrapped them around my knees as I brought them up to my chest.

Jaz seemed scared for me, so dragged Mum over to see if she could do anything. Mum knelt down to my level and I looked at her for a second before going back to staring at the deck. "Charlotte, are you ok?" She asked. I did nothing but start rocking gently backwards and forwards like a rocking horse. "Charlotte? Jane, what's the spell to see whats going through someone's thoughts again?" Mum asked Jane. The brown-haired girl walked over and knelt down in front of me before muttering to Mum, "Mal, magic won't work on the Isle. We have to go back." Mum nodded at her and turned back to me, taking my hand. We both stood back up and walked away, me staring at anything on the floor. I don't know what's wrong with me, but I didn't feel like speaking ever again.

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When we got back to Auradon, mum and Jane took me to what must have been Fairy Godmother's house. "Mother, we need your help," Jane called as she sat me on a chair. I had been silent for two and a half hours now, not looking at anything but the floors. FG came out from what smelt like the kitchen and smiled when she saw us. "You got her back! Happy birthday, Charlotte. Now, what is it you girls needed?" She smiled, turning to me when she wished me a happy birthday. I winced at her words and clenched my gloved hands into fists. Some birthday this turned out to be. "When we found Charlotte the second time, she was completely mute and wouldn't talk at all. That was two hours ago, and she hasn't spoken since. I was wondering if you could use the spell that lets you see the person's thought? Maybe then we could figure out what's wrong with her." Mum told her as they all sat down around me. FG nodded and turned to Jane. "You can do the wandless magic, not me. Now, the spell is 'This person doesn't want to talk, let me see inside their thoughts.' You should be able to see a sort of video of what goes through her mind. I'll leave you to it and continue making that cake Belle wanted." She told us before leaving to the kitchen.