Chapter 6: Who's It Going to Be?

When the explanation was finished Dopey pulled Doug to the side before the group left. Doug knows his father doesn't talk too much so he knows to listen well the first time. "Son go protect the one you love. Evie is a great girl and I hope you get the Vial of Life. I expect to see you and Evie come visit soon." Doug nodded in acknowledgement. Mal called for him saying it's time to go. Doug turned around and started walking away when Dopey said, "I am proud of you son."

Doug turned around in disbelief of what his father said. This was the first time he heard his father say he was proud of him. He always knew his father loved him and was proud of him because he always wrote it in letters and notes, but he had never heard it. Doug held back his tears and just smiled at his dad and said, "Thanks Dad."

He ran off in the direction of Carlos, Mal, and Jay where they were saying bye to Ben. He used his sleeve to wipe the tears that welled up in his eyes before he reached the group and tried to compose himself.

Ben said, "I will go notify my parents of the situation and see what I can do on my end to help the situation. I will make sure that this is kept as low key as possible, but no promises. Evie is a well known figure in Auradon and it will be a little hard to cover up this incident for too long."

Mal replied, "We will try get back as soon as possible, but we can't promise that either."

Ben said, "Mal, everyone be safe. I'll see you soon Mal" Ben kissed Mal and left via car.

Mal looked at Doug, Jay, and Carlos saying, "Ok now to go find the true entrance to the underworld."

Doc had told them that the true entrance to the underworld was right underneath Olympus in a forest called Grove of Persephone along the Ariel Sea. Their best bet was to talk to Hades about what they would encounter since he knows the underworld the best. Mal got on the phone with her father when Doug and Dopey were discussing.

"Hades told me that in order to reach the Vials of Life we need to first find the entrance to the Underworld through the Grove of Persephone. Next we need to go to where the unburied souls are and look for a door that's off to the side and enter it. This is where all the Vials of Life are kept for those who are about to die, but still have a little more life left. Once their life is gone their vial will disappear for good…." Mal took in a deep breath before continuing.

"Once we reach that stage either he didn't know or didn't want to tell us what happens when we find Evie's vial. All he told me is that the person who touches Evie's vial has to be prepared for a trial. I asked him if anyone died trying to retrieve a vial, but he just fell silent and hung up." Mal relayed to the group.

The group stood there for a good minute and looked at each other. Everyone had thoughts racing through their mind. One common thought went through their head. 'Who's going to touch Evie's vial?'