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𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑒𝑛. 𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑑

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𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐍:

𝐹 𝑅 𝐴 𝐶 𝑇 𝑈 𝑅 𝐸 𝐷

          Getting Beast on the island was easier than they thought. Most of the time he kept spitting out insults or empty promises of revenge. His words were as shallow as his actions. A part of Jax thought it would've been monumental to see him trapped like the rest of the Isle had been. Instead, it felt off.

          Something was off something that he was bound to figure out. It's like it was on the tip of his tongue, he just needed time for it to reach his head.

          "It actually worked. Beast is out of our lives now," Mal scoffed, almost not believing it.

          "All thanks to the Isle of the Doomed," Jax muttered, joining the rest of them as they stared at the lonely island being covered by clouds and mist.

          "It's the Isle of Beasts now," Jane spoke up, taking one final look before turning away.

          "Do you think she'll be okay?" Mal asked the Hatter.

          "Soon, maybe. But for now, it's a start. That man took so much from her and everyone around here. Too much." He responded unemotionally as he stayed watching the horizon with her.

          "Jax, why doesn't this feel over?"

          Her question made him turn to meet her eyes, "You noticed that too, huh?"

          Mal licked her lips nervously looking around before stepping a foot closer to him, "A couple of months ago I was talking to Ruby. I had so many questions for her about Wonderland and what went down with Auradon. Professor Yen Sid told us one version but I've grown not to believe the first thing I hear."

          "Smart girl." He commented, placing his hands in his pockets and turning from the view to keep his eyes on his friends.

          Mal turned with him, "She told me a lot, but I barely understood her near the end."

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          "We need to talk." Mal opened with when she walked through Ruby's door.

          "And what about?"

          "I want to know what happened between Wonderland and Auradon. There are volumes of history books that talk about how awful and manic that realm was. How children were under threat and they were rescued by the rulers of this fine kingdom."

          "It sounds like a pretty story." Ruby was absentmindedly mixing honey into her tea.

          "That's exactly what it is, isn't it? A story. Something to explain away why a bunch of Wonderland kids was taken. Professor Yen Sid told us that they were wrong, they thought you weren't safe when the Jabberwocky showed up."

          That instantly made Ruby chuckle, and it bothered Mal. Seeing Ruby Queen give out an empty laugh, wasn't something that calmed her nerves. "That's what they're going with now?" She sighed and leaned against her desk to face the girl, "The Jabberwocky doesn't hurt its people. He's there to protect us."