Last chapter, you guys. I hope you're prepared. It's got kind of a sucky ending, but hopefully you'll enjoy it anyway.

"What do you mean she's missing?" Jay asked.

"She's not in bed. I'm worried," Evie replied.

"She's probably just getting a midnight snack or something," Jay said.

Suddenly, Ben came bursting through Evie's door, panting, probably from running. The blue-haired girl jumped in fright.

"Ben? What are you doing here?" Evie asked.

"The...museum...Mal broke...inside,"Ben spoke in between pants.

Jay heard through the phone and grew worried. "We need to get to that museum fast," he said through the phone.

xXx

In the pitch black of the night, Evie, Jay, Carlos, and Ben hurried to the Museum of Cultural History to find Mal, confused as to why she was there. When they reached their destination, they saw that the door to the museum was open, and a few of the royal guards plus Ben's parents were there, waiting for them to arrive.

"Ben! There you are. What's wrong with Mal?" Belle asked.

"We don't know yet," Ben answered, glancing at the VKs.

"What do you think she's doing?" Carlos asked.

"I don't know, but whatever it is, it can't be good," Evie answered.

"Why would she do something like this? Is she sleepwalking?" Carlos asked.

"Again, Carlos, I don't know," Evie answered, a little annoyed.

Just then, Audrey, Chad, Doug, Jane, and Lonnie arrived after hearing the news. They rushed to the rest of their friends with frightened faces.

"What's going on? Why did Mal break into the museum?" Lonnie asked.

"We don't know, but we're trying to figure it out," Ben answered.

"Oh, Jay! This is just awful," Audrey exclaimed, gripping his arm softly, making him feel uncomfortable.

"You children shouldn't be here late at night. We've got the situation under control," former King Adam said.

"But Mal's our friend. There's no way we're leaving. And no offense, but I don't think you and your men have it under control," Evie replied.

"Well then, since you're her friends, what do you think she's doing?" Adam asked.

There was a moment of silence. "Maybe she's after the wand?" Carlos suggested.

"That can't be it. She's good, now," Lonnie stated.

"Or maybe she was faking it the entire time?" Jane added, timidly.

"No way. I know Mal. She's not faking being good," Evie defended.

"Well, maybe she's just visiting her mom's statue. Mal probably just misses her," Doug said.

Suddenly, in Jay's mind, everything clicked. Of course! She's being controlled by her mother so she can set her free from her prison. That would also explain why Mal used her magic on Jay as her eyes were glowing.

"I've got it!" Jay finally spoke. "Mal's under a spell! Maleficent's controlling her and trying to use her to set herself free. That must be the reason why she was suddenly talking to Mal telepathically. She was casting a spell on her!"

"Wait, what do you mean Maleficent has been talking to Mal telepathically?" Ben asked.

"Mal told me," Jay answered.

"She told you, but not me?! I feel betrayed," Evie commented.

"Now's not the time to get jealous. We need to snap Mal out of that spell fast," Carlos informed.

"I'll go inside and try to stop her. You guys stay here. It's too dangerous," Jay said.

"It's not too dangerous. We can help," Lonnie offered.

"Yes, it is. With Maleficent controlling Mal, you could be blasted with magic," Jay argued.

"Maybe we should just let Jay handle this," Jane commented, afraid of being blasted with magic.

"You'll need this," Carlos said, handing Jay a walkie-talkie.

"What's this for?" Jay asked, looking at the device.

"To keep in contact with us in case you need help," Carlos answered, showing another one in his hand.

"Cool," Jay said. "I'll be back with Mal. If she kills me, don't invite Aziz to my funeral. I hate that guy."

After that, he went inside the museum, searching for Mal. The others grew a little worried. If Mal releases Maleficent, it would be disastrous. Hopefully, Jay knew what he was doing. In the museum, Jay ran around, trying to find where they kept Maleficent. He then heard a noise that sounded like an explosion. Running to the noise, he found Mal in front of a gate, the lock broken and on the floor. She pushed open the gate and went inside.

"Mal!" Jay called out, but she didn't respond.

"Did you find her?" Carlos asked through the walkie-talkie strapped to Jay's belt.

"Yeah, but she's not answering me," Jay replied.

"Well, find a way to break the spell," Carlos instructed.

Jay ran towards Mal and stepped in front of her. He placed his hands on her shoulders and shook her.

"Mal! Mal! Snap out of it!" Jay said, while shaking her.

Mal's creepy glowing green eyes narrowed and she kicked him away. Jay fell to the floor, but quickly got up right before Mal was about to stomp on him. Maleficent's small prison was just several feet away, but she decided she needed to get rid of Jay first. She used Mal like a puppet and blasted a green fire ball at Jay, who luckily dodged it. He didn't want to fight her, since it was still Mal, but she just kept attacking. She swung her fist at Jay, but he blocked it and tried to kick her away. Mal stumbled back, but regained her balance and shot out another green fire ball at him.

"Jay! What's happening?" Carlos asked, hearing the noises through the walkie-talkies.

"Mal's attacking me. I almost got fried," Jay informed.

"Don't worry, buddy. Just hang in there. I'll think of something," Carlos reassured.

He looked around the area for anything that could help. He noticed Lonnie was holding a tablet and asked if he could borrow it. She agreed, and gave Carlos her tablet. The De Vil tried to hack into the security cameras in the museum to watch Jay and Mal fighting. When he got into the system, the screen showed the two battling each other.

"Got it," Carlos said, smiling.

"How did you do that?" Chad asked.

"I hacked into the security cameras. Now we can watch what's going on in there," Carlos answered.

"You hacked into our security cameras?" former King Adam asked, raising an eyebrow.

Carlos chuckled nervously and looked back at the screen, trying not to answer that. That made a few of the other teens chuckle.

"Carlos, you're so smart," Evie complimented, kissing him on the cheek.

"You two finally got together?" Doug asked.

"We did. It took a little while, though," Evie answered.

"That's it!" Carlos exclaimed as an imaginary lightbulb appeared above his head.

"What's it?" Ben asked.

"True Love's Kiss can break any spell, right?" Carlos asked.

"Yeah," Ben answered, not sure where he was going with this.

"So all Jay needs to do is kiss Mal," Carlos stated.

"But Jay can't be Mal's true love, can he?" Doug asked.

"Well, they both like each other," Evie revealed on accident.

In that moment, Audrey felt different. Did Jay and Mal really have feelings for each other? The princess stared at the screen with saddened eyes. No one else seemed to notice as they were too busy talking about True Love's Kiss.

"That won't automatically mean they're each other's true love, though," Lonnie stated.

"It's worth a shot," Carlos shrugged.

He lifted his walkie-talkie to his mouth and began to talk to Jay, who was, at the moment, wrestling Mal.

"Jay, I found a way to break the spell," Carlos informed.

"How?" Jay asked.

"True Love's Kiss," Carlos answered.

There was a pause for a moment. "WHAT?!" Jay shouted. "I can't do that!"

"Come on, man. I know you like her," Carlos persuaded.

"When this is over, I'm gonna kill you," Jay threatened. "Alright, fine. I'll do it."

Mal shot another green fire ball at Jay, who very closely avoided it, but pretended he got hit and fell to the floor. Mal, thinking he was injured or dead, turned to her mother's prison. When she was just a couple feet from releasing her mother, Jay got to his feet and quickly ran to the purple-haired girl. He grabbed her face and smashed his lips onto hers. At first Mal struggled to get away, but then her eyes stopped glowing and she relaxed. When Jay released her, she felt light-headed and almost collapsed onto the floor if he hadn't grabbed her in time. Mal looked up to find his warm brown eyes staring at her shimmering green ones.

"Wha-what happened?" Mal asked.

"Your mom put a spell on you. You were about to release her when I stopped you," Jay explained.

Mal looked around and saw she was in the Museum of Cultural History and the cage Maleficent was trapped in was right next to them. She looked back at Jay.

"I guess that explains why she was communicating with me," Mal said.

"Yeah, you almost killed me," Jay informed humorously. "Now let's get out of here."

He and Mal started walking to the entrance of the museum where their friends were waiting for them. When Mal was in sight, Evie and Carlos rushed to hug her, thankful she was okay. While they were squeezing the life out of Mal, Audrey approached Jay.

"So that's why you've been hanging out with Mal so much," Audrey said.

"What?" Jay asked, confused.

"You like her. I should've known. That day you and her were in your room—and I interrupted that," Audrey clarified.

"I'm sorry. I should've told you," Jay apologized.

"I-I'll be fine. You go be with your true love," Audrey said, forcing a small smile while gesturing for him to join Mal.

With that, Jay walked over to Mal, Evie, and Carlos. Audrey turned around to face Chad.

"So Chad, wanna be my boyfriend again?" she asked.

"No way. Last time, you were just using me to make Ben jealous," Chad reminded, walking away.

"Great. Now I'm single again," Audrey said to herself unenthusiastically.

Unknown to her, Doug was standing a few feet behind her, smiling, knowing he now had a chance. Meanwhile, Mal, Evie, Jay, and Carlos were talking.

"So, you and Audrey are not a thing anymore?" Mal asked.

"Yep. Now maybe you and I can finally happen?" Jay asked, wiggling his eyebrows.

Mal snorted. "Maybe," she said teasingly.

"Maybe?" Jay asked, frowning in confusion.

"After all this drama, I think I'd like to take a break on this romance stuff," Mal answered with a playful grin.

"Seriously, Mal? It's literally just been proven that you and I are each other's true love," Jay stated.

"Wait...what? How?" Mal asked, turning serious for a moment.

"He kissed you to break the spell you were under. True Love's Kiss. It can break any spell," Carlos informed.

Mal turned her attention back to Jay. "So...I'm your true love?" she asked.

"Apparently," Jay answered.

Evie, enjoying what she was watching, wrapped her arm around Carlos' shoulder and smiled, leaning her head to his. After the events that has happened, Jay and Mal finally got together, along with Carlos and Evie. It sure took a while, but they finally achieved what they've been waiting for. Carlos ended up with the girl of his dreams while Mal found her true love was Jay. It sure was a huge rollercoaster ride, but luckily, they finished till the end and were glad they did.

The End

...or is it?