Crossing the Bridge

Chapter 9

[The scene opens at night as Jay, Ben, Evie and Carlos scurry down the stairs of Auradon Prep to get to the limo waiting for them.]

"And no one is going to notice a missing limo?" Hyllus asked.

"We actually don't use the limos as often as you'd think," Ben told him. "Likely it wouldn't be noticed for a couple of days when we sent them out to pick up the guests for the Cotillion."

"Jay! Keys! Remote!" Ben called, tossing the mentioned items to Jay as the other boy turned around.

"Nice teamwork boys," Coach nodded. He wasn't thrilled with the idea of the four of them going to the Isle and not bringing backup—or even telling an adult what was going on—but he couldn't deny teamwork when he saw it.

"Wait!" Evie exclaimed. "Something's wrong."

Belle's grip on her husband's hand regained its vice like strength and Adam/Beast had to school his features to not show a grimace of pain.

Jay looked over at Ben in worry as Evie moved in front of him.

"Oh." Ben uttered as Evie pulled his cap further down on his head.

"There," Evie said with a small smile.

"Seriously Evie?" Emma groaned. "Why not say 'Ben, fix your hat'?"

"If this happens, I'll remember that," Evie chuckled and Emma flushed as she realized Evie was right. Meanwhile, Adam/Beast was trying to calm down his wife to no avail.

"Shotgun!" Dude shouted, grabbing the attention of Carlos and Jay.

"No, Dude. Stay. The Isle is way too dangerous," Carlos told him and Dude whimpered in response.

"But I"m small and can fit into places you can't!"

"How fast can you outrun Dobermans?" Carlos asked and Dude didn't respond. "That's what I thought."

Harry, however, rolled his eyes as Uma began muttering about the talking dog once more.

Evie gasped in shock while Ben stared, unaware of the development with the former campus mutt.

"Did he just..."

"Talk?" Carlos finished Jay's question. "Yeah, I know. I'll tell you later."

"You know it's not that detailed," Ashaki pointed out. "Just say he ate a truth potion and it caused him to start talking."

"Let's go," Ben said as they finished staring at the dog in shock.

"Yeah," Evie agreed as the four of them got into the limo. "Okay, once we cross the bridge, park under the pier in the old garage. Got it?"

"Got it."

[The four of them drove with the limo over the bridge. Once they arrived at the Isle, they got out and began hiding the limo from anyone who might steal it]

"Ben, where did you learn how to drive?" Belle asked, looking at Adam/Beast. "I certainly never taught you."

"I didn't either," Adam/Beast said, frowning a little at the chance to miss the opportunity with his son. Then again, he didn't know how to drive either so it probably would have been Belle who taught Ben.

"I learned with Chad," Ben told his parents. "You guys were busy with coronation planning, I didn't want to put another thing on your plates."

"Richard taught us," Chad chuckled. "Didn't let us leave an empty parking lot for weeks."