A Flickering Flame (A Descendants Story)

Chapter 6

"Mal! Oh my Goblins, Mal!"

I jumped up, alarmed, looking around.

"Mother?" I asked, surprised that she was sounding frantic "What where-"

"Is she okay?" I heard Hades ask.

"This is YOUR FAULT!" my mother yelled, surprising me "SHE'S LIKE THIS BECAUSE OF YOU!"

"I am sorry! I didn't realise that-"

"I know" my mother said softly "Sorry for yelling"

I was really surprised.

Here in the darkness, my mother is being...nice?

"It's best for her safety-"

"No! You know this will hurt her!" Maleficent said "What about you? She needs you if her powers go out of-"

"It won't because of those stupid royals" Hades said bitterly "We need help"

My mother gasped.

"No! You don't mean-"

"Yes, its the only way to protect her" Hades said.

I felt a hand on my forehead, even though there wasn't one there.

"Okay" Maleficent, "I'm summon her"

Suddenly I felt an overwhelming pain.

"Oh no, it's happening again!"

"MAL! MAL!"

I bolted up in my bed, covered in sweat and tears.

I noticed Ben, Evie, Carlos and Jay around me, really worried.

"Mal, are you okay?" Ben asked.

I groaned, noticing the sun has come up on the next day.

"I'm fine" I replied, "Now, let me just get-"

"Mal, you can't ignore this" Ben said "Evie was saying its the second time in the last two nights! Not to mention you're still sensitive after-"

"Sensitive?" I asked, offended "I am fine Ben!"

"Mal" Jay whispered "Please, we're trying to help"

I sighed, rubbing the bridge of my nose.

"I just had a dream, that's all" I replied "Probably because of my mother's staff"

"We should move it then" Ben said, "Then you will-"

"She did it before the staff came into the area" Evie said softly.

"Look" I said, "I'm glad you're caring but it's fine, I've felt with nightmares without you guys before, so I can do it-"

As I pulled off the sheets, we all gasped.

I had those strange bruises on my legs.

"Since when did nightmares come with bruises?" Carlos asked.

"Um-"

"Mal, you need to talk to Fairy Godmother about it" Ben said.

"Ben, we have stuff to do today! I can't-"

"Mal" Ben said "You need to be well before you do anymore royal jobs...my mother and father can take care of it"

I sighed, knowing if I argue, they will argue back.