Zoe, daughter of Drizella Tremaine, has spent her life on the Isle of the Lost, longing for a chance at something better. As one of the original VKs selected to join Mal, Jay, Evie, and Carlos on the journey to Auradon, Zoe dares to hope for her own...
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CHAPTER 44
"There they are," Evie says as Ben and Zoe walk out while waving and bowing to people. Ben then leads Zoe up to the balcony.
"Lady Zoe and I wanna thank you for celebrating our engagement with us today. I couldn't be prouder or happier to call you my Queen," Ben says as he looks at Zoe lovingly. "So... raise your glasses. To our future Queen of Auradon."
"To our Queen of Auradon!" Everyone cheers.
"Speech, Your Special-ness," Carlos calls as he raises his glass.
"Speech, Your Fancy One," Jay calls also raising his glass, causing everyone to laugh. Zoe looks at her sister, knowing that if she closed the Barrier then they would never be able to see their mother or grandmother again. She then looks at the Smee twins beside her and thinks about how they would never see their dad again. She thinks of how Celia and Felicity left because they couldn't be without their dad. Zoe then looks at Evie and Mal, while thinking about their dream to give everyone a second chance. Lastly she thinks about Uma and her father and how they helped save Auradon.
"I can't. I can't be Queen of Auradon," Zoe says causing everyone to gasp in shock.
"Zoe?" Ben asks her worriedly.
"I can't turn my back on the Isle," Zoe tells him before turning back to everyone else. "We made a decision to close the barrier forever." Dizzy and the Smee twins look at each other sadly. "And it was my idea. But it's wrong. I've learned that you can't live in fear because it doesn't actually protect you from anything. You never know where the bad is gonna come from. And you never know where the heroes are gonna come from either. Without Uma and her pirates, Auradon would be gone. And without Hades, my father..." The crowd gasps. "Audrey would be gone. We are all capable of good and bad, no matter which side of the barrier we come from." Zoe turns to Ben, who is looking at her lovingly, because this is the girl he fell in love with. "And that's why I can't be Queen of just Auradon. I have to be Queen of the Isle, too. And it's time that we take the barrier down forever."
"We can't do that," Beast argues.
"It's up to us, Dad," Ben tells him. Ben wraps an arm around Zoe before looking out at everyone. "I choose to be a King who moves forward. It's time for forgiveness. It's time for new beginnings. The barrier will come down!"
"Yes!" Carlos cheers causing everyone to laugh. Zoe looks over at Ben in happiness.
"Bring it down, Zoe," Ben tells her with a smile. Everyone starts clapping and cheering before Zoe motions for Evie, Mal, Jay, and Carlos to join her. Fairy Godmother hands the magic wand to Zoe.
"To make the world a better place..." Zoe starts.
"We have to do it face to face," The VK's say together. Zoe sends a spark with the magic wand making the barrier and the constant clouds disappear. A bridge appears connecting Auradon and the Isle.
