Hey guys. So since a lot of you liked my story, Vortex, and I have watched the movie of a hundred times and this idea emerged last night when I was watching it again. I'm still writing it as I go along, but I have most of the story line written out. Hope you enjoy the first chapter.

1: December Duties.

A couple of months had passed on Auradon since the villain children arrived to the school and the four of them were becoming more and more thrilled as December rolled around. They were preparing for Christmas. The other students had told them about this magical and beautiful time of the year, just like they had when they told them about the spooky time of Halloween and the holiday of Thanksgiving when they all all gave thanks for something in their lives (It took the villain children a while to get this, as they thought everyone was thankful for everything). But with Christmas arriving around the corner and being told about this event, they were all too thrilled for this.

The girls, Mal and Evie, were in their room organizing things before they were to leave the school for the winter. Most of the students who lived near the school, but yet lived here at the school, were going home with their families. Unfortunately for Mal, Evie, Jay and Carlos; they couldn't go home. Mal didn't want to return to an empty home and the others feared their parents after failing to free them from the island. But thankfully they had places to stay for the winter break.

"E, tell me again where your room is in that house?" Mal asked Evie.

"I told you five times already M, it's a few rooms away from Doug's room. I'm sleeping in the same room as Sneezy and Doc's daughters." Evie explained. Doug had invited Evie to his family's home for the winter. All of his uncles, aunts and cousins had a cottage (a bigger one than the first one where just his father and uncles lived) up in the mountains and stayed there every winter.

"Alright just asking, because I saw the way you two were making out under the bleacher after the game on Thanksgiving." Mal winked. Evie laughed and rolled her eyes.

"Funny Mal. Very funny. And which room are you sharing with Ben, again?" She laughed.

"I'm not sharing a room. It's like royal family rules or whatever." Mal explained. "His parents are going to be super busy with charity stuff and though Ben has to help them a lot with it, he'll have free time to go hang out with anyone he wants." Mal smiled.

"A purple haired someone." Evie laughed. "You, me, Jay and Carlos need to catch up during the break and go to town to get food."

"Agreed. Speaking of which, where are those two?" Mal asked.

Not a moment later the door opened and in came a tall boy, followed by a smaller boy carrying a dog in his arms. "Who's ready for Christmas!?" Carlos asked a bit loudly.

"We are!" Evie cheered. "So where is Jane's house again, Carlos?"

"Oh didn't I mention? I'm staying here with Jane and Fairy Godmother. Fairy Godmother stays here during the break since she still has work to do, and Jane is an only child so she is here studying mostly. Since I have no place to go I'm staying here."

"He's going to study Jane." Jay laughed. "Audrey's dad is going to watch me like a hawk when it comes to his gold."

"He's still that unsure you're changed?" Mal asked.

"Guess so." Jay said. "Also, I'm pretty excited about this Hanukkah thing too."

"Oh yeah, I forgot that Audrey is half-Jewish from her moms side of the family. Does it always runs on Christmas?"

"Nah, it changed every where. The timing that is. Last year it was a week before Christmas." Jay told the girls. "All I care about now is eating a lot of food."

"I'm going to bake lots of cakes and cookies with Doug's cousins." Evie smiled. Then she lit up her smile more. "Oh, did I show you guys what I made for Doug?" She ran over to her blue bag and opened it, revealing a long green and blue pattern scarf that was hand sewed. "You like? Since my color is blue and his is green I thought this would be adorable and appropriate for him."

"It's nice." Carlos said. "I got Jane a necklace."

"I got Audrey a pink bracelet with this red ruby star dangling from it."

"What did you make or get for Ben, Mal?" Evie asked her best friend.

Mal shrugged. "I don't know what to give him. He seems pretty content with the things around him already. Probably, I don't know, a book?"

"You have to get him something that means something. The gift has to say 'This is how I honestly and fully feel about you'. A book doesn't say that at all."

"Unless he handed you a new spell book for Christmas." Jay said.

"And if you make it yourself it's even more good, because you made it."

"Damn, this is hard." Mal noted.

A couple of hours passed and Mal was still up trying to think of what to make or buy for Ben. She had tried to ask him earlier what he wanted, without giving it away, but Ben caught onto her. "You don't need to get me anything." She just ignored that comment and kept thinking about it. She looked up at the sky and saw the clear crystal moon shining down below the ground. It was quiet beautiful.

An idea emerged from her head moments later. A rock. But not just any rock. A magical rock that glowed different colors and also sang songs when touched. It sounded like a stupid gift but she was sure he would like the gift. Besides she had to make up for throwing that magical rock he got her on their first out of her hand in anger. It was perfect. And it was so easy to take too.

There was a tiny little island next to The Isle of the Lost, just barely noticeable to the naked eye, that contained the crystal rocks. Mal has discovered one night about six years ago, after hearing a story about that island containing the crystals, and always wanted to explore it. It looked so haunted and creepy and evil. Just calling her name out for her to come and visit. But she was always blocked from visiting the tiny island. It just seemed perfect now to check it out and get Ben's gift. Tomorrow night was the plan to go and get the gift. She couldn't wait to do so.