━━━━⋆｡˚❤👑🃏⋆｡˚━━━━
❝ 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗦 𝟯 ❞
❝𝐌𝐘 𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐔𝐏𝐎𝐍 𝐀 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄❞
{THIRD PERSON POV}
After it got dark outside, Ben led the way to the Fairy Cottage, while everyone else followed. As they got closer, they quietly crept through the trees, using them as cover every few feet. Harvey and Ben held hands as they quietly rushed to the gate in front of the Cottage. Ben quickly opened it as the others rushed up behind them. Ben then quickly opened the front door of the cottage as they all went inside... to find an empty cottage. Jay quickly ran upstairs to check the second floor.
Jay quickly went down the stairs, "She's not upstairs," He informed the group.
Then suddenly there was a banging noise coming from the closet causing everyone to all whirled around in shock to look at the closet. Ben looked through the window on the door before he opened it to reveal Chad sitting on the ground, scared, terrified.
"Chad?" Ben asked, in shock.
"I want my mommy," Chad cried out. Ben reached down to help him but he flinched back, scared, "No!"
"It's okay," Ben whispered before slowly helping Chad stand up, "What happened, buddy?" Ben asked Chad as he hesitantly looked around the room.
"Huh," Chad said as he stood up straight, "Ben. Ben! Your face. She's gone? Huh? And the door's open. I'm free. Oh! Freedom!" Chad shouted before running out of the cottage as Harry laughed before they all went outside.
"Oh. Alright. Let's get this Audrey chick taken care of already," Zack said as the group all walked outside, "What do you say, Harv? Time to wrap things up?" Zack asked Harvey as they shared a smile and a fist bump. Mal and Uma shared a small smile before sharing a fist bump.
"You know, someday, you're gonna have to tell me how you guys got teamed up," Ben told Zack and Harvey as he wrapped an arm around Harvey.
"Actually, Harvey promised to let all the kids off the Isle once this is over," Evie said, proudly.
"Harvey?" Ben asked, confused as Harvey came to a stop and turned to face everyone.
"I have to tell you guys something," Harvey blurted out as he hesitantly looked at everyone, "Um... I lied. The kids won't be coming off the Isle."
"What do you mean?" Jay asked Harvey, confused.
"The program is shut down," Harvey told them, sadly, "And the barrier... will be closed for good."
"For Aurdon's safety," Ben muttered.
"Hold up," Zack cuts in as he walks over to stand in front of Harvey, "So, we're saving your precious people and your behinds for a lie. I knew it was a mistake to trust you. You're always out for yourself."
"And you, King Benny..." Harry said, angrily as he walked over to Ben. His face softened, "You're probably just gonna throw us all back inside."
"You know what?" Celia said, tears threatening down her face, as she walked over to Harvey, "I actually thought you were brave. You're nothing but a chicken. Too scared to tell me I was never gonna see my dad again."
"Celia," Harvey said, sadly. Suddenly Celia grabbed the ember from Harvey's hand, "Celia. Celia, No!" Harvey screamed when Celia threw the ember into the water fountain, "No! No!" Harvey quickly took the ember out of the fountain as Celia walked off, "Regain your might and ignite! No... Regain your might and ignite!" Harvey looked at Uma and Zack, helpless.
"Bummer," Uma said, flatly as she looked down at her necklace that wasn't glowing anymore, "Let's go find Gil and leave them all to rot," Uma told Harry and Zack.
"No!" Harvey whispered as Zack, Uma and Harry walked off, "Uh...Uma, Zack!" Harvey called after them but they ignored him and walked away. Harvey turned around, "Evie, Mal..." Harvey said, sadly as Evie and Mal walked over to him, "I'm so sorry. I'm sorry. I just... I thought that... I was afraid to tell you. I thought I was gonna lose my best friends," Harvey continued, "But I had to do something. I had to protect Auradon."
"Closing the barrier was your idea?" Evie asked, tears in her eyes.
"I did it for us," Harvey told Evie, "I did it for our life that we have over here now."
"For our life?" Mal asked, angrily, "What about the kids that we left behind on that island?"
"The kids that we promised?" Evie continued for Mal, "We were their only hope. I thought you were gonna stand up for the Vk's but instead, you lied to them. And you lied to Jay," Evie pointed back at Jay, "And you lied to Carlos," Evie pointed back at Carlos, "And you lied to Mal," Evie pointed at Mal, "And you lied to me," Evie's voice broke as she pointed to herself, "We're your family."
"Mal, Evie," Harvey said, sadly, his eyes filled with water, as Mal and Evie backed away from him, towards the others, "Evie, Mal, come on. I had no choice!" Suddenly a pink smoke struck at Harvey's friends causing Harvey to cover his eyes. When Harvey opened his eyes, his friends had turned into stone, "No!"
{Harvey}
Here you are alone, and you deserve it
Your friends have turned to stone
And that's on you
You had a cause to serve but did you serve it?
Or did you see yourself in a way that wasn't true?
Why tell all those lies?
You feel unworthy
Like there isn't solid ground for you to stand
But a stack of lies is not a firm foundation
You cannot build a castle on a mountain made of sand
This is not your father's fairy tale
And no, it's not your mother's fault you fail
So when your story comes to light
Make sure the story that they write
Take once upon a time he fought a dragon
Once upon a time that beast was me
Once upon a misspent youth
He faced himself
He spoke the truth
That's how I see my once upon a time
This time
"Zack! Uma!" Harvey called out as he caught up to Zack, Uma, and Harry, "Zack, stop. Please stop," Harvey exclaimed as he ran in front of the three, making them stop, "I need your help. We have a chance if we do this together."
"Your friends kick you to the curb?" Zack asked sarcastically, "Good."
"Ben saw something in you," Harvey told Zack, "And today, Zack, I saw it, too. You care, Zack, you care about everybody and Auradon is worth saving. Help us, please..."
"You talk pretty but..." Harry told Harvey, "He's already made up his mind."
"You brought this on yourself, Harvey. You figure out how to fix this," Uma told Harvey before looking at Harry and Zack, "Let's go, guys."
Harvey watched sadly as Zack, Uma, and Harry walked away.
Life is not a storybook but life unfolds in chapters
Turn the page and start to make amends
There's no pre-written guarantee of "happily ever after"
Step into your greatness before your story ends
So when your story ends
They'll say once upon a time a boy flew higher
Once upon a time he made things right
Once upon a tie that binds
He changed his heart
To change their minds
That's got to be my once upon a time
This once upon a time
I'll finally see my once upon a time
This time
"Help me Harvey!" Celia screamed. Harvey looked up in shock at the roof of the school where Celia's scream came from. There was a pink lighting flash across the sky.
"Yeah, save your little vk, Harvey," Audrey called out, mockingly. Let the battle began.