Izzy:

Yeva:

Malia:

Ara:

Anthony:

Gaige:

Same Night - VK Old Hideout - Outside

Yeva, Mal, Malia, Evie, Jay and Carlos walked outside to rejoin Ben, Anthony and Ara.

"So?" Ben asked. "Where's Izzy?"

"She's bent out of shape pretty bad," Jay explained.

Malia held up the scepter. "And it's no wonder why she is, having to listen to Queen of Hearts whisper and scream from this thing for six months and not telling anybody. This thing is so annoying. It probably would've driven me nuts in half the time it did with Izzy."

"So what now?" Anthony asked. "I mean, do we talk to Izzy again? I mean, convince her to come back?"

"She doesn't want to come back," Carlos told them.

"What?" Ara asked. "I can talk to her."

"Ara..." Jay trailed off.

Ara walked over to the microphone that she had seen, to which she saw the wire leading up to the hideout, so she knew that it could work up there for Izzy to hear her. "Izzy. Izzy, it's Ara." While the VKs were facing Ara, waiting to hear from Izzy, Ben took the scepter from Malia, looking at it curiously, walking away down the alleyway. Anthony sighed, following after Ben to try to get him to come back, both of them leaving sight without the others realizing. "Let us just talk to you for a second. Izzy, come on."

Upstairs, Izzy walked over to a lever, pulling on it, shouting into the microphone. "Go away!"

Outside, Ara turned to the others. "I can try."

Ara picked up a rock to throw at the sign, making the door open again, walking upstairs.

Jay walked toward the others sadly, sighing. "Let's just give Ara a chance to talk to Izzy. If that doesn't work, we give her a couple of hours to cool off. She couldn't think with that stupid thing, Queen of Hearts, always taunting her in whispers. Probably kept her up more than Yzma the cat kept both her and Yeva up."

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Inside

Ara walked in, looking around. "Izzy?"

Izzy sighed, going back to spray painting with a new can. "Ara, I don't know why they brought you, but--"

"Ben and Anthony are here, too," Ara explained.

Izzy turned to face her, exasperated. "Why would they bring Ben and Anthony too?"

"We didn't give them much of a choice," Ara answered. "Izzy, you became a friend to us, Bane and Mari, too. And we wanted to help you."

Izzy sighed, tilting her head back. "For the love of God, please tell me that you guys did not bring Bane and Mari."

"No, we didn't," Ara answered. "We didn't even tell them we were coming because we knew they'd tried to follow."

"Good," Izzy said. "All of you are putting yourselves in danger by coming after me." She turned away. "Bringing me back is not worth the risk."

Ara walked closer. "Izzy, you are worth the risk. You're a friend to all of us. And with everything going on with everyone, none of us knew what was going on with you, with Queen of Hearts."

"Because I didn't tell anyone because I didn't want anyone to worry," Izzy replied. "You don't need to blame yourselves for that, Ara. Doesn't explain why you guys came after me."

"The scepter is really screwing with you if you can't even think straight enough to know why we came for you," Ara pointed out. Izzy shrugged, nodding in agreement, tilting her head in acknowledgement. "We care about you, Izzy. And we want to make sure that you're okay. And to do that, all we have to do is make sure you're safe. And we can't do that if you're here, with Queen of Hearts torturing you."

Izzy shrugged. "I don't know. I don't know what's going through my head because of my mother. And I don't know what I actually want, Ara. But..."

"But?" Ara asked timidly, stepping closer.

Izzy sighed, leaning against the wall, sliding to the floor, sitting down with her knees to her chest and arms around her knees. "But I didn't feel at home in Auradon. I guess I thought that since evil magic didn't work on the Isle, that I could get my mother to shut up from inside the scepter if I came back here too, on top of her constantly trying to convince me to come back, other than the fact that I actually missed it here. But I guess that thing is really messing with my head good, because I forgot that the scepter is charmed with good magic, not evil. Mother had one of the good magic users in Wonderland spell her scepter so many years ago."

"So the fact that it's charmed with good magic is the reason why it can work in the Isle, since it's only suppressing evil magic," Ara realized.

"Yeah," Izzy answered, gazing off. "But right now, with my mom inside of it, who is as evil and twisted as they come, it's unpredictable. And so am I. I guess after six months of trying to save Villain Kids, and listening to her, and not getting anywhere... I just gave up and came home."

Ara looked at her sadly, shaking her head. "You can't give up, Izzy."

Izzy nodded sadly, looking down. When she started to sing, it was slow and sad, depressed. "Help me / It's like the walls are coming in / Sometimes I feel like giving up."

Ara walked closer, singing softly and reassuringly. "But you can't / It's not in your blood."

Izzy laid down on the floor. "Laying here feeling nothing." She sat up, putting a finger to her lips and her other hand to her head, tilting her head back. "I'm overwhelmed and insecure, give me something." She used her arms to push herself up and slide her legs underneath her, turning to lay down the other way. "I could take to ease my mind slowly."

Ara knelt in front of Izzy, holding out both her arms, slowly helping Izzy up, tilting either her arms back and forth. "Just come with us and you'll feel better / Just come home and you'll feel better."

Izzy sighed, shaking her head. "Everyone keeps telling me that it gets better / Does it ever?" She waved her arms, spinning around, facing in one direction. "Help me." She threw her arms back, arching back slightly, snapping up straight, turning to face forward, stepping to her right, sliding to the left, holding out her hands, spinning around. "It's like the walls are caving in." She stepped forward, waving her arms down, tilting back one of her shoulders as she stepped back, bending a little bit, waving her arm in front of her, lowering her arms down below, spinning around. "Sometimes I feel like giving up." She elbowed the air like breaking something, turning forward, raising one hand, lowering it to put it to her stomach, throwing out her arms, jumping up like she was stumbling and regaining her balance with arms waving slightly. "No medicine is strong enough." She stepped to the side, snapping her arms in both directions, looking in one direction. "Someone help me." She slid one leg along, acting like she was going to fall, but spinning around, throwing her arm out to the side, holding the other to her heart, making several other arm movements, spinning to the other direction. "I'm crawling in my skin."

Ara put her hands in front of her, waving them from one side to the other, kicking out her leg while holding her hands to her chest, stepping out like marching, throwing her hands up. "I know you feel like giving up." She threw her hands down, kneeling to the floor, standing, spinning to face Izzy, holding her arms crossed in front of herself, throwing them out like in a 'can't' motion, spinning around. "But you just can't." She threw out one arm, spinning to face the other direction, raising her arms over her head, throwing them down, flipping her hair over her head then back. "It isn't in your blood / It isn't in your blood."

Izzy sat down, looking down, shaking her head. "I'm looking at the scepter again, feeling anxious / Afraid to be alone again, I hate this / I'm trying to find a way to chill / Can't breathe, oh." Ara walked closer. Izzy took Ara's hands so she could help her up, both spinning around, facing the other, letting go. "Is there somebody who can help me." She arched her back as she hung back her head, holding her arm over her head, standing up straight, spinning around, holding out her hands like in a box on all sides of her, closing in on her. "It's like the walls are caving in." She stepped back, waving her arms up, tilting forward one of her shoulders as she stepped forward, arching a little bit, waving her arm behind her, raising her arms up high, spinning around. "Sometimes I feel like giving up." She held her hands over her chest and throat to signal not being able to breathe, reaching out to indicate help, turning forward, raising her other hand, lowering it to put it to her chest, throwing out her arms. "No medicine is strong enough." She looked ready to cry, looking down, taking a pause in the dance. "Someone help me / I'm crawling in my skin."

Ara walked closer sadly, taking Izzy's hands, waving them around. "I know you feel like giving up." They let go, spinning away from the other, turning to face them, as Ara shook her finger and her head, making another 'can't' motion. "But you just can't." She threw out one arm, spinning to face the other direction, raising her arms over her head, throwing them down. "It isn't in your blood." She spun, holding out her arms on either side of her, throwing her head forward, nearly kneeling to the floor before spinning up completely. "It isn't in your blood."

Ara and Izzy both looked like they could fall, but stepped forward, kicking out their legs, holding out their arms, stepping from one side to the other, waving their arms over their heads and down to their sides as they slid past each other, then back, facing away as they leaned forward and then back, holding out their arms, arching back slightly.

Izzy had tears in her eyes. "I need somebody now / I need somebody now."

Ara spun to face Izzy, holding out her arms on either side of her, as they both leaned from side to side as if being thrown. "We're trying to help you out / You can come with us now."

Ara and Izzy leaned back, putting their arms together, spinning, facing forward, then back, both stopping as they caught their breaths.

Izzy no longer danced, slowly sitting down again. "Sometimes I feel like giving up / But you're right, I can't / It isn't in my blood / It isn't in my blood / I need somebody now / It isn't in my blood."

Ara sat next to Izzy, putting an arm around her comfortingly. "We'll figure it out." Izzy leaned her head on Ara's shoulder, gazing off. "It's not in your blood." When ending the song, the two just sat there in silence, both looking emotional. "I'm so sorry we didn't notice before, Izzy. But now we know. And we're gonna help you, with Queen of Hearts, with everything."

Izzy nodded barely, gazing off.

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Outside

Mal, Malia, Evie, Yeva, Jay and Carlos were waiting, looking upstairs, worriedly.

"I really hope Ara can get through to Izzy," Evie admitted. "Get past all the Queen of Hearts stuff."

"What do you think they're talking about up there?" Jay asked.

Malia shook her head. "I don't know."

"Whatever it is, I hope it convinces Izzy to let us help her shut Queen of Hearts out," Mal told them.

Carlos looked behind them, noticing something. "Guys! Where're Ben and Anthony?"

They all looked around. "Ben? Anthony? Anthony! Ben!"

They saw two people walking through the shadows toward them, one of them holding the scepter, making them believe it was Ben and Anthony coming back, since Ben was the last one with the scepter.

Yeva sighed. "Ben, Anthony, don't scare us like that."

The two figures walked out of the shadows, revealing it was really Harry and Gaige.

Harry raised his head. "Don't scare you? But that's my speciality."

Yeva was in shock to see two more of her former friends. "Harry. Gaige."

Gaige smirked, waving. "Hey, Yeva." Jay stood in front of Yeva, glaring at Harry and Gaige because he didn't trust them, which Harry and Gaige both noticed and smirked at, amused, before looking at Yeva again. "Was wondering how long it would take for you and everyone else to come here to bring Izzy back to Auradon. Heard about the drama of Queen of Hearts doing those things to her. Pity."

"What did you do with Ben and Anthony?" Jay asked angrily.

Harry pretended to think, lightly tapping his finger on the top of the heart stone of the scepter where the Queen of Hearts' reflection was seen, intentionally making her angry, laughing at her hilarious expression when he made her mad. "Oh, uh, we nicked them." Yeva tried to take the scepter from him, but Harry held it back, smirking. "Mm-mm, sweet Yeva, wanting to save the rest of us Villain Kids like Isabella wanted to. You didn't turn your backs on us." He looked at Mal, Malia, Evie, Jay and Carlos. "They did, and so did your so-called friends."

Gaige tilted his head, shrugging. "Yeah, and if you want to bring your King Anthony and Prince Ben to reunite with their little brother Prince Bane again, have Mal and Malia come to the Chip Shoppe tonight. Alone. River and Uma want a little... visit."

Mal and Malia glared at them, exchanging a look, sighing.

 Harry used the scepter to point up at the VK hideout where he knew where Izzy was, tilting his head to look up. "Oh, and do tell Princess Isabella that I have her scepter, and therefore her mother, Queen of Hearts, and I expect to see Princess of Diamonds soon outside the Chip Shoppe."

"That's not happening," Carlos told him.

"I think it will, considering that even with all the whispering, Isabella can't separate herself from the scepter unless it's taken from her," Harry replied. He made a fake puppy face. "Aw, Jay, seems like you've lost your touch."

Jay nearly attacked Harry. "Hey!"

Yeva stopped him. "Jay!"

Harry laughed at this, looking at Carlos with a creepy smile, barking like a dog to try and scare him, twirling the scepter in his hands.

Gaige rolled his eyes. "Ease up, Harry. We got a lot to do tonight. And tomorrow. Malia, Mal." They glared at him. "Izzy's the only one that comes with you, because of Harry having her scepter. No one else. Sorry, Yeva. River and Uma don't have anything against you or Izzy since you've been spending all your time to try to free other Villain Kids. They're not the ones that want Izzy to come, Harry is. But you'll all get your chance to reunite, too. For good or bad is up to you."

"No, you guys already decided that you wanted to make it bad," Yeva replied.

Harry and Gaige chuckled.

"Be sure to tell Isabella don't be late," Harry instructed. "Not if the Princess of Diamonds wants Queen of Hearts back."

Harry and Gaige walked away, while Harry was whistling 'Break You Hard' while they left.

Malia, Mal, Yeva, Jay, Evie and Carlos exchanged a look, going back up to tell Izzy and Ara.