chapter thirty four

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After a little while, we arrived on the isle, and the curse put on mal had disappeared, before we started to head towards hade's layer, Mal and the girl I leaned to be Celia, decided to go in alone while us others stayed outside, but a few moments after the left the curiosity got the better of me and I snapped my fingers and went in after them, and I came in just in time to see Mal trying to grab the soul stone from behind the chair hades was sitting in, as Celia was trying to distract him, but just as Mal as an inch away from grabbing the stone, hades arm snapped back and he placed his hand on mal's who had the stone in hand, he slowly took out the stone from her grib before slowly turning around in his chair and looked at her

"Hey, Dad," Mal greeted, and although I could see the shock in Celia's eyes, nothing truly surprised me anymore. Hades made a small wave.

"Quite the show you put on the other day," he remarked, but at that point, I found my attention drifting away. I began to wander around the cave, my eyes scanning the various objects scattered about. There was nothing particularly noteworthy, so I turned back towards Mal and Hades, just as Hades began to sing. causing my eyes to roll involuntarily. I was on the verge of leaving when Hades uttered something that caught my attention.

"I steal souls. Were you expecting flowers?" His words echoed through my mind and suddenly, everything clicked into place. I felt foolish for not connecting the dots earlier. Hades was the god of the underworld, therefore also souls, he had been the one who helped my father in the past and played a role in creating me. If he had assisted my father once, perhaps he could do it again. Determined to explore this possibility further, I decided to leave and return another time. First, I needed to find out Hades thoughts towards my father before broaching the subject. And for that, I needed a plan.

As I made my way out of the cave, the sound of scooters revving caught my attention. I assumed that the VKs had grown weary and opted to go elsewhere. However, when I emerged from the cave, I was taken aback. There they all were, although just in that moment jay and Carlos ran off after the sound of the scooters driving away, I approached Evie.

"What happened to the scooters?" I inquired, causing her to turn towards me with a hint of surprise. Her expression quickly shifted from surprise to annoyance, arms crossed defensively.

"Your pirate happened," she retorted, her words sending shivers down my spine. I couldn't help but glance around, feeling increasingly paranoid, as if he would materialize before me at any moment.

After a few more moments, Jay and Carlos returned, clearly out of breath just as Mal and Celia emerged, the stone in Mal's hand.

"Where are the scooters?" Mal asked, but we all exchanged puzzled glances. After a brief silence, realization dawned upon her, and she let out a sigh.

"Looks like we'll have to walk," she declared, starting to head towards the bridge that led back to Auradon.

when we got there, the barrier slowly opened for us, and we all walked out on the bridge and stopped up as mal and the others felt their magic return, I felt nothing of course, since mine hadn't been gone, when we suddenly hear something behind us, we all turned and saw two of the people I least wanted to see on the trip here

As my eyes fell upon Harry and Gil, my heart sank. They were the last people I wanted to encounter on this journey. The mere thought of their presence sent a wave of discomfort through me. Memories of past conflicts and turbulent relationships flooded my mind, creating an overwhelming urge to avoid any interaction with them.

When Harry and Gil unexpectedly emerged from behind the opening barrier, I watched in disbelief as they rolled onto the bridge, their surprise mirroring our own. A knot tightened in my stomach, and I knew I had to act swiftly to ensure I went unnoticed. With a flick of my fingers, a silently signal to Mal and Evie, who understood me without words.

Their puzzled expressions shifted to comprehension as they turned their heads to where I had just been standing, realizing that I sought solace in invisibility

Harry and gil, jumped up while celebrating and bumped their chests together, before looking our way, and he smiled his sweet smile that at one point made me feel whole, but now send dread through my whole body

"we're just coming for a wee visit" he said and started to walk with gil, when jay and Carlos pushed them back, just for harry to push carols, making him bump into mal who dropped the stone on the bridge, as panic could be heard in her voice as she yelled no, while it roll towards the edge

she reached out for it when harry did the same, and he threw it out towards the water, I was about to jump after it, but I stood frozen, the sight of a floating rock would one hundred procent give away I was their too, and I in reality couldn't care less about Auradon

the stone was only a few feet away when a big octopus arm came out of the water and grabbed it holding it up as a big Uma surfed from under the water

"dropped something?" she asked and smirked and mal started to panic

"it can't get wet, threw it to me before it goes out" she yelled but Uma just smiled, I looked over at harry and gil who stood with their jaws on the ground, when they spoke at the same time

"UMA?!" I could see their surprise to turn joy as the released she was back

"that's my name" she said and made a small wave, before going down under once again, and at that point mal freaked out, the water started to spina dn rise where Uma had been, when it suddenly got silent again, everybody looked down, expecting her to come back up, but I was looking right at her as she stood behind them all, by the edge

"hallo boys" she said and everybody turned around, harry lifted his hook and walked to her, but I didn't hear anything that was said, I just stood frozen in time, I wanted to fly away, but I couldn't

I stood frozen for a long time when everybody suddenly started to walk over the bridge together, but I realized it to late and someone walked straight into me, being slightly pushed back and of course of all people it had to be him

"what the.." harry said, as he started to put his hand out and touch my shoulder, he fast took his hand back and I did the same, just with my whole body, I took a few steps back, not wanting to let my eyes of him as I saw him take out his hand again to this time be meet with nothing

"Guys, what did I just walk into?" he asked, his voice filled with confusion and surprise. Everyone turned around, as I arrived at Carol's side. In that moment, my nerves got the best of me, and I accidentally brushed against his shoulder, causing him to glance sideways, looking my way.

"Probably just Y/N," Carol replied nonchalantly, as if my presence was expected. The blood in my veins ran cold at his words. Carol casually wrapped his arm around my shoulder, and I noticed Mal hitting her palm to her forehead, a gesture of disbelief, while Harry wore an expression of disbelief. His reaction mirrored the what I felt inside at that very moment.

"Y... Y/N," Harry stammered, taking a step forward. Evie, sensing the tension, awkwardly tried to grab my shoulder and gently pulled me away.

"No time for more reunions, it's time to go," Evie stated firmly, her arm still wrapped around me. Her touch offered both comfort and security, as if she wanted to ensure I didn't fly away in a panic. And she was right to do so. Just seconds before she grabbed me, the thought crossed my mind

As we began walking towards Auradon, Evie could feel me shaking as we walked

"are you okay?" she asked comfortingly, I looked over my shoulder and saw Harry's eyes fixed my way. Uma, Gil, and Harry followed the group behind Harry was engaged in conversation, his gaze still fixed on me. He must have been talking about me to Uma, explaining my sudden appearance. Uma, already aware of the situation, didn't seem shaken but rather annoyed as she responded to what harry told them, while Gil attempted to calm her down. I turned my attention back to Evie and let out a sigh.

"Not really," I whispered in response to Evie's question, my voice heavy with the weight of my emotions. She squeezed my shoulder in a comforting gesture, understanding the depth of my turmoil. Once again, I found myself caught up in a whirlwind of drama, feeling utterly hopeless.

Regret filled my thoughts. Returning here seemed like a mistake.

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sorry for the long wait, we are moving and I have been really busy, but im back now and hope you enjoy

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