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Warning: Rated M for Mature. This means there will be scenes and languages not intended for young people. Please avert your gaze now

Author's note: This chapter is just a set up for the plot. So it isn't terribly long

Chapter 1:

Mad Max

"Madam you cannot come through here the dungeon is off limits even to you. Orders from Maleficent I am sure you understand." There was a faint sound of a heaving and then a loud clank as the armored man fell to the ground.

"Maleficent is gone now dear… That means I'm getting what belongs to me." A violet haired woman smiled as she carefully stepped over the body of the guard gently lifting his keys from his belt as she walked on. She walked along vast hallways and down deep staircases until she reached a corridor with only one prison door at the end. Delight crossed her face when she saw the lone door as she knew she had found what she was after.

"Mom? Is that you?" a young boy peered through the bars of his cell door he shared a tinge of her violet hair but for the most part it was black. His clothes were nothing short of rags and he looked to be quite starved. In his cell were books, lots of books. some on a shelf others scattered on the floor. A small cot stood in the corner with blankets bunched up at the end of it.

The woman leaned toward the door trying to find the right key. "Yes dear it's Mommy and I have come to let you out of nasty place." she smiled as she hear a distinct click come from the lock she opened the door.

The young man stepped back cautious of the woman in front of him. "But you put me in here... You said I didn't belong out there with the other children." his eyes flashed red momentarily to warn the woman slowly approaching him.

"I know," she said with open arms readying to pull him into an embrace. "And Mommy was wrong to leave you here for six years but you understand why Mommy had to do it don't you?" she began stroking his hair. the young man tried to push her away but she pulled him in tighter. "Sweetie, I did it for you. To keep you away from those nasty normal children who couldn't understand you. Not like I do Max, not like Momma, not like Madam Mim."

Max finally got his mother off of him and he dusted himself as if to correct his clothes. "Why are you here Mom?" his tone was dry as if accusing her of something. Max found his way over to the bed and sat there not wanting to move

Madam Mim pulled a face as if to look offended. "Why Momma's here to let you out, Max," She went and sat down next to her son and placed her arm around him. "We're sending you to school at long last. You can make yourself some nice little friends with all the princes and princesses of Auradon. And if they wont be your friend you can always use that little gift of yours to force them to be your friend." Madam Mim got up and walked over to the cell door. "So what do you say?"

Max looked at his mother cautiously not sure if the woman could be trusted. She shrugged and began walking out the door. Against his better judgement Max followed picking up a stray book from the floor on his way. there was a great deal of silence during their ascension and Max was curious about what exactly was going on "So... You're sending me across the drink? Will I have to see, Him?" He looked up at the back of his mothers head and received no answer. "I read a lot about him, for the most part he seemed pretty cool. The stuff with Pendragon was kinda boring but all the other things he did. One book I read said he could turn people to stone like Medusa, another said he could make objects fly and shrink and could pack an entire house into a tiny duffel bag. This book..."

Mim turned and smacked the book out of Max's hands. "Enough! Max." She screamed. "He was nothing more than a man who enjoyed showing off his power, he was a swindler who tricked an entire nation of people into believing a peasant was the rightful heir to a throne. And you," she grabbed him by the scruff and pointed her finger in his face. "Will go nowhere near him while you are there, your job is to blend in until I tell you otherwise." The energy of the moment shifted quickly and suddenly Max was very aware his instincts were right not to trust the woman standing in front of him.

'the price I pay for freedom' Max thought to himself as his mother let him go. They continued on climbing over the long trail of bodies. some of them were people Max knew as the men who would come chat to him or sneak him treats at night. One of them was kind enough to bring books so that Max had things to do. Now they were all dead. Max expected to feel sad like he had lost something instead he felt disappointed in himself. Disappointed that he didn't leave on his own accord. When they reached the door that led outside Max was handed a cloak wordlessly he pulled it on and threw up the hood and continued to follow his mother. Several times he felt the urge to run, it was his own curiosity that stopped him.

Mim led her son to a back alley potions shop. Inside she ignored the mess of the recently looted store and took Max out back where she showed him to the bathroom. "Get cleaned up Sweetie, Mommy left some clothes for you on the vanity please wear them."

After getting clean Max looked over the clothes his mother chose for him. Pre-ripped skinny jeans, black. Black hooded jacket with a fur-lined hood, it was cozy to the touch. And a crimson red shirt with an odd vortex pattern on the chest. They were a surprisingly comfortable fit. he picked up the skate shoes that his mother left and tossed them aside wiggling his toes to feel the soft carpet beneath his feet.

Max took in a breath of fresh air finally ready to discuss the terms of his freedom with his mother he exited the bathroom. That was when he spotted the large feast spread out on the table, his mother sitting at the head offered Max a seat. The boy practically leapt at the food and began devouring.

"Sho," Max said his mouth stuffed with a turkey leg. "What'sh the plan?" he swallowed. "What does the Mad Madam Mim want her perfect little boy to do? That's why you let me out right? to do more of your dirty work?"

Mim smiled at her son. "Actually Max, Momma is sending you to school to learn about making friends, and this nonsense power of love mumbo jumbo I hear so much about." She continued to watch him eat while she talked on. "You see there has been a drastic change since Momma put you away and the Nasties got out. Momma wants them destroyed. But first Momma wants to know how four children beat the second most powerful witch in the world. That is where you come in." she stood up and slowly made her way over to Max. "See Momma could easily take care of those little brats even if they were being protected by that goody two shoes fairy. But what Momma can't do is befriend them. They know me, they tormented me, they humiliated me." Mim pulled max's face into her chest. "However they probably don't even remember who you are."

Max paused from destroying the food in front of him at looked at his mother. "Wait, what? I'm confused. You want me to make friends with them... and then kill them? Why?"

She sighed. "I want you to go to Auradon prep and learn. I can make up the rest later."

Max got up from the table. "And how am I supposed to get there? Or have you forgotten about the giant magical barrier that locks all of us in here?"

"Don't worry Sweetie, Momma has a plan."

A.N: So that is the first chapter. In case any of you are wondering Madam Mim is the villain from Sword in the stone.