Welcome to Part 4 of my "Forever Wicked" series. Out with the high school drama and back to the old good vs. evil stuff. If you read Part 3 ("Ways To Be Wicked") and remembered Uma's plan, well, then you know that there is much more to go through, not to mention something else I left behind in Part 2 ("Long Live Evil").

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WARNING: Rated T for themes and violence

The school year is over, meaning that it was time for the seniors of Auradon Prep to graduate and move on to the next stage of their lives. But the buzz surrounding the end of the school year is caused by one thing. The Trial of Mal. Snow White is live on the Auradon News Network, reminding the people of Auradon of the judgment of the daughter of Maleficent.

"Only three days until the big day. The trial that will determine if Mal is welcome here in Auradon or is doomed to eternal imprisonment on the Isle of the Lost. The trial will take place in Auradon City's courthouse, which hasn't really been used since its construction for obvious reasons. The first trial in Auradon history is going to be one for the history books. Has Mal's final year in Auradon Prep redeemed her, or is she still the bad girl from the war? Tune in next week on..."

Harry shuts off the TV as he turns his attention back to the twelve hostages that he and and his fellow crew members have captured. The twelve hostages just happen to be the citizens selected to be the jury for Mal's trial. They were held in the basement of a cafe somewhere in Auradon City. The owner and employees are knocked unconscious and locked in the supply closet.

"Oh, I have a feeling the dark waters will be washing over poor ol' Mal," said Harry, shining his hook. "All it takes is for someone to begin the storm."

"Oh, goblins! Would you stop speaking in metaphors?" Ginny pleaded, annoyed.

"Not my fault you can't handle a little poetry, my dear Ginny," said Harry.

"Touch me with that hook and I'll use my mother's dagger on you," Ginny threatened.

"Um, guys. Uma's here," Gil said, interrupting the fight.

Uma has arrived. She picked up a cookie on the way in. The sweet stuff in Auradon may have softened her taste buds, but not her heart. What she is planning to do right now proves that.

"Well done, boys... and Ginny," said Uma.

"What do you want with us?" asked a middle-aged woman.

"Did you watch the news?" Uma asked. "Mal's trial is coming up. She is gonna try and persuade the people that she's re-reformed. I can't let that happen. You, the jury, are the ones who are responsible for making the final judgment."

"Yeah, so?" An elderly man asked.

"I can't have Mal here in Auradon while I carry out what I want to do. I need her back on the Isle," Uma continued.

"And you lot are going to make it happen for us," Harry added.

"No way we're helping you," said one of the hostages.

"You better, for your families' sakes," Uma threatened.

"What are you talking about?" asked another hostage.

"We looked you all of you up. Learned your names, addresses, and relatives," said Uma. "My demand is simple. No matter what happens at that trial, I want all of you to vote her as guilty."

"If you double-cross us, we will be happy to drop off your families' corpses at the bottom of the seas," Harry threatened, holding his hook close to a young woman's face.

"But why are you doing this?" asked the young woman. "You all graduated from Auradon Prep. Doesn't that mean you passed Goodness class?"

"Oh, trust me. We're still as bad as bad as can be," said Uma. "Now, do we have an agreement?"

"Remember. The lives of your spouses, siblings, children, grandchildren, et cetera are at stake here," Ginny reminded them.

"Just, please, agree. We really don't want to hurt any of you," Gil said sincerely.

"Oh, I believe we do. I am dying to hook someone," Harry said menacingly.

"You heard how he said dying. You may really want to cancel any plans of resistance," said Ginny.

"And what's to keep us from telling anyone the truth eventually?" asked the elderly man.

"If you blab a word to anyone, not only will your families pay with their lives but also the entire kingdom," Uma threatened. "We prefer Auradon to stay in pristine condition for the time being. I'd honestly hate to have to try and top Mal's kill count from the war. How many, was it? 25 in Neverland. 88 in Auroria. 3 of the king's guards. What's the sum of that?"

"106," Harry said.

"It's 116, actually," Gil corrected.

Uma, Harry, and Ginny stared at Gil, surprised that he could count.

"What? I pay attention in Math class," said Gil.

The hostages exchanged looks, wondering what to do. In the end, they nodded at the villain kids, agreeing to do what they want them to do.

"Good," said Uma. "Gil, Ginny, you two take these guys to the nearest hotel, and try to stay out of sight. We don't want them anywhere near their families unless they try to get any funny ideas."

"Don't worry, Uma. I'll be as conspishous as the wind," Gil said.

"And I thought Zevon was quite the illiterate," Ginny muttered.

At the nearest hotel, Gil and Ginny dropped off their hostages in separate rooms. As they walked back to the cafe, Gil asked Ginny a pretty significant question, one that he was certain would not sit well with her. Yet, he asked anyway.

"Do we really have to hurt their families?" asked Gil. "We could just kidnap them..."

"Oh, we're gonna do so much more than hurt them," said Ginny. "And we need to so they can cooperate."

"Still, we just want the kingdom to ourselves," said Gil. "It doesn't have to get ugly..."

"Aren't you supposed to be a pirate?" Ginny questioned him. "You have really gone soft."

"Uh, I seem to remember seeing you saving Lonnie on the night we found the secret cave," said Gil.

Ginny punches Gil in the face. Gil falls down with a slightly bruised cheek bone.

"Ow," Gil cried in pain.

"We're villain kids, Gil. Don't forget that," said Ginny. "We're doing this because we need this. We chose to betray CJ to join Uma, which means we follow one simple rule. Uma knows best."

Gil laughed a bit. Ginny threatened to punch him again, forcing the son of Gaston to silence himself.

While Gil and Ginny work on getting the hostages to the next hotel, Uma and Harry stayed at the cafe to have a free meal. Uma made two cups of hot chocolate. Harry waited by the counter like a customer. After she was finished boiling, Uma grabbed a couple of muffins. They playfully fed the other with their own muffins.

Harry poked Uma on the nose with his hook after she fed him some of her cake.

"It is truly exhilarating for us to finally be able to express and share our feelings to the fullest," said Harry.

"Same here," said Uma. "The whole playing-hard-to-get thing was fun while it lasted, though."

"But we both knew you would accept my love one day," said Harry. "It was inevitable."

"Yeah, I don't know about love yet, Harry," Uma said doubtfully. "The only reason we're even in this position is because I was at my weakest. I needed you to anchor me to safe waters."

"Regrets?" Harry guessed.

"No. No regrets," Uma replied. "It's just... love is a source of goodness. It's one of the reasons why I wanted to keep our relationship strictly professional all this time."

"That's why our love is called evil love," said Harry. "We do not let it soften us. We let it strengthen us."

"Evil love, huh? I like the sound of that," said Uma.

"And what of the trident?" asked Harry. "Do you have a plan to steal it from Triton?"

"Oh, we're not gonna steal it," said Uma.

"Then who is the poor unfortunate soul who we have to coerce then?" Harry asked curiously.

"Very funny," Uma said as she laughed, amused that Harry used the three words her mother is famous for. "As for the trident, my plan on getting possession of it involves adding several more pairs of hands on deck."

"You want to release your crew from the Isle," Harry guessed. "Good thing no one has tightened security on the limo. The remote to turn off the barrier is ours for the taking."

"Auradon is full of fools," said Uma. "The sunshine and rainbows in this place, it makes them blind."

"And they will not see the truth until it's too late," said Harry.

"It won't be long until we have everything we ever want," said Uma. "The people of this kingdom will rot like we did. The villain kids will take over. I will be their queen and you, you will be my king."

"Oh, I like the sound of that," Harry said, dreaming of the day their reign begins.

"We will be remembered as the ones who saved our people from misery, and you will rule by my side as we see it blossom into darkness," Uma said passionately, holding Harry's hand as well.

"Whatever comes our way, you will always be my captain, Uma," Harry said lovingly, kissing her hand.

"Then you might as well be my servant instead of my king," Uma joked.

Harry leans in for a kiss, but Uma blocks his lips with a muffin. Instead of questioning Uma, Harry just takes a bite out of the muffin, all the while wondering why Uma would turn down a kiss from him. She kissed him on the lips just a few weeks, yet she has shied away whenever he tried to make the first move.

I thought it would be fitting to begin the story by focusing on Uma and her crew, considering what the title is. Mal's trial will begin in the next chapter. Although, just so you know, I don't fully understand how court works. I've seen trials on TV, both the serious kind and parody kind, so the writing of the trial will not be perfect. But hey, I chose to go with the trial. That's on me.