A/N: For all of you tuning in, there are only a few things that I have to say. Firstly, I thought the ideals behind Descendants was very interesting. But, many things about the movie felt too lackluster. So, I added in a few OC's with the intention that the story would benefit from more character development and more twists. Lastly, Lev sometimes takes the initiative and breaks the fourth wall occasionally. So, while you read, try to have some fun as you look out for those little moments. Please enjoy and tell me what you think of the first chapter!

Chapter 1: Sunday Surprise

Once upon a time, long, long ago… well more like twenty years ago, Belle married her Beast in front of six thousand of their closest personal friends.

And instead of a honeymoon, Beast united all the kingdoms and got himself elected King of the United States of Auradon. He rounded up all of the villians, all the sidekicks, basically all of the really interesting people and he booted them off to the Isle of the Lost with a magical barrier to keep them there. And that place happens to be my palace. No magic, no Wi-fi, no way out. But really who needs all that crap when making someone's life a living hell is way more fun?

Running and jumping through back alleys, I noticed Jay and Carlos messing with people. Over to my right, Evie was flirting with some love-struck idiots. I nodded to them and they nodded back. While I sidled up to them, I gave each of them a swift glance.

Evie was obsessed with being the fairest of them all. Her dark brown eyes and rosy lips can put anyone in a trance. She likes to wear her ocean blue hair down. Just like the colors of her hair, Evie wore mostly blue and black clothing. Her usual outfit was a ruby red necklace, a dark blue cape paired with a printed leather skirt with spiderweb leggings and black combat boots. She's very well maintained from her well plucked brows to the makeup that her mother insists upon. She never leaves home without her mom's approval of her appearance. Evie is very attractive and beautiful. Despite the fact that she wants people to believe that she's an airhead, Evie's just as smart as anyone of us, and quite easily the most attractive. Hey, who knows? One day, she may very well find her own Prince Charming. But, as of this moment, that matter was up in the air.

Turning to the muscle head of our little group, I smirked. Jay was very handsome (for lack of a better word), puckish and mischievous with long dark hair in a bandanna and a flawless tan I'd kill for. He was a thief and a con man as well as a striking, quick-witted boy with charm to spare, whose lies were as intricate and silvery as his eyes. Jay's a pretty strong hood if I do say so myself. But's it's too bad that the power of his brain pales in comparison to the power of his fists.

Finally, I turned my attention to the techie of our group. Carlos was slender with fair skin and freckles, white hair with brown roots at the bottom, brown eyes, black-white-red color coordination, and brown boots. I usually described him as jumpy and anxious, but with the true skills of a tech prodigy. He's also scared of dogs, which frankly, despite his heritage, I still don't get. Jay and I played pranks on him often, barking to startle him or freaking him out with stories about dogs. It was always pretty funny since none of us had ever seen a dog up close and personal.

Scanning the crowd, I asked the question that was weighing heaviest on my mind. "Where's Mal?"

"Don't tell me you're blind, brother dear." A somewhat sinister voice whispered behind me. "I'm right here."

Recognizing the trick, I rolled my eyes. "Was that supposed to scare me?" I noticed the disappointment in the other's eyes when I hadn't gotten startled.

Mal jumped out from my blind spot and pouted. "Man, where's my little scaredy-cat brother gone? You used to yelp in fright whenever I did that. What changed?"

I scoffed. "I turned eight." I watched her glare at me while I let my apathetic mask slip onto my face. Taking the moment, I thought about Mal. Many described her as a pretty girl (by the people hoping she'll look their way before being utterly ignored) with dark purple hair with highlights of lighter shades of purple that reaches a little bit over her shoulders. She had green eyes and was medium height (5 foot 2). She mostly wore shades of purple. Mal takes after Maleficent: sneaky, smart, and ruthless, whenever she needs to be. By now, we all have learned that messing with her is suicide because she rarely forgives and she never forgets.

Mal sighed. "You're no fun today." She decided to terrorize some child by taking its candy and I chuckled to myself. The crowd eyed the five of us warily as Mal waved the lollipop around for all to see. If they wanted, anyone could have reprimanded us for what we were doing. But this was the Isle of the Lost. Rules had about as much meaning as goodness. Plus, if that wasn't enough reason, no sane person in their right mind would ever dare cross us. And it was super obvious why.

So when the crowd scattered like flies, the streets grew quiet, and our friend's smiles slipped off their faces, it was no surprise to Mal and I what was up. So as one, we turned and said, "Hey, Mom!"

Maleficent strode into the street, her henchmen on either side. "Stealing candy, Mal? I'm so disappointed."

Mal smiled and offered the lollipop to Mom. "It was from a baby."

Mom smirked. "That's my nasty little girl." She proceeded to take it and spit on it. After wiping it, she gave it to one of her guards and told him (in only so many words) to give to the child.

Mal sighed in frustration. "Mom…"

Maleficent elaborated. "It's the deeds, Mal, that make the difference between mean and truly evil." So, in "Mom" speak, stealing candy from a baby isn't worth her time. She took a moment then turned to me. "And what of you, Lev? Have you done something today that requires my attention?"

I snorted. "You mean besides breathing? No, nothing truly diabolical happened off the top of my head. But maybe if you wait a few days, I'll think of something."

The others stared at me uncomfortably. Mal just looked bored. I noticed Mom's eyes glowing sinister green like they did when she was about to cast a spell (if she could anyway) but I knew she wouldn't go through with it. Mom was the queen of the island, which was no shocker. She always made it a point to call us if she required something. But, today, she did something totally unexpected. She came to us. Which meant something was up.

Mom dismissed me and turned back to Mal. "When I was your age, I was cursing entire kingdoms." I saw Mal mouth the words and I chuckled. She did seem to mention that a lot. Unfortunately, my chuckles didn't go unnoticed. Mom's eyes flashed green and Mal pointedly looked at me as if to say "Stop it before she really gets mad." I sighed and bit down on my tongue waiting until Mom's eyes went back to their regular shade of green. Then she beckoned to the both of us. "Come. Walk with me."

We took a few steps off to the side. "I'm just trying to teach you what really counts: how to be me."

"We know," Mal and I said in unison. "And we'll get better." I looked at my sister, wondering if I could split our minds if only for a second but I'm guessing that the twin mentality is still going strong.

"Oh! Right! I've got great news." Mom's voice rang out into the street so I assumed she was addressing all of us now. Going back to the others, she pointed. "You five have been chosen to go to a different school." She paused to let her henchmen get into place behind Carlos, Evie, and Jay. Then, she continued, with a wicked smile on her face. "A school in Auradon."

As soon as the words left her lips, the others tried to run with little to no success. Meanwhile, Mal and I stared each other in shock. Out of all the things I had been expecting, this was not one of them. In fact, it never made the list. Mal decided to voice all of our thoughts. "WHAT?"

Mom was perturbed as she listened to us voice our complaints. "I'm not going to some boarding school filled to the brim with prissy pink princesses." Evie seemed to jump on board the idea at the mention of that. She interrupted the conversation with a dreamy look upon her face and mused, "And perfect princes." My sister and I glared at Evie and she composed herself accordingly.

Jay decided to take up the argument then. "Yeah, I don't 'do' uniforms unless it's leather. You feel me?" He proceeded to try and high-five Carlos who decided to ask, "Um, I read somewhere that they allow dogs in Auradon. Mom says they're rabid pack animals who eat boys who don't behave." Jay barked and Carlos yelped jumping away in fear. I laughed so hard that I didn't her my sister's next words but I definitely heard Mom's.

"Aww, you're thinking small, pumpkin. It's all about world domination." She called for us to follow and seeing as though we had no choice, we followed our mother.

"You will go, you will find the Fairy Godmother and you will bring me back her magic wand. She checked her nails and shrugged. "Easy peasy."

I frowned. "I'm partial to believing that there are a couple more steps involved."

Mal scowled. "What's in it for us?"

Mom named a couple things off the top of her head. "Matching thrones and crowns."

Carlos, being the smart guy, elaborated further and gestured to the five of us. "No, I think she meant 'us'."

Mom used a finger to gesture Mal forward. And she did but at the last second, she caught hold of my hand and pulled me along with her. I chanced a glance at her but she didn't look, instead keeping her eyes fully on Mother.

"How about you, Mal? Do you enjoy making innocent people suffer?" Mal barely nodded before Mom entered her rant. "Then get me the wand. And you and I can do all that and so much more. With that wand and my scepter, I will be able to bend both good and evil to my will."

It was then that the Evil Queen decided to say, "Our will."

Cruella de Vil automatically agreed and Jafar just gave Maleficent a look. Mom corrected herself and the other villains went back to their own devices. I began to think about this. The isle was our home. And I couldn't deny that I felt in control here, even if that control came from my mother. But that was a small part of me that wanted to take this adventure. My friends and I had already seen all that this island could offer. And besides, I got bored easily. Maybe this would be fun.

Maleficent snapped her fingers and brought me out of my thoughts. "And if you refuse, the two of you will be grounded for the rest of your lives." Before I could get a word in edgewise, her eyes began to glow and both Mal and I stood in defiance, our green eyes glowing as well. We knew that only together would we be able to counteract her power but I'm guessing today wasn't the day. I caved within a few seconds and Mal snapped her eyes away after ten. "Fine, whatever."

Mom went into another one of her speeches about the old days but since I had heard such speeches enough times, I tuned it out and only listened in whenever they mentioned something new such as the Evil Queen's magic mirror or the spell book in the back of the freezer. Literally.

Turning to Mal, she explained, "If it doesn't work here, it will in Auradon." She looked at Evil Queen. "Remember when we were spreading evil and ruining lives?"

The queen was nostalgic. "Almost like it was yesterday."

Mom turned the book over to Mal. "Now you'll be able to make memories of your own. By doing exactly as I tell you." Then she turned to me. "I don't expect much from you, Lev. But, if the book works for one of my children, then having the both of you use it will make the spells even more powerful. So don't mess up."

A car horn outside spared me from having to answer. "Man, the timing on that was perfect. I'm going to go grab my bag." Then I sprinted out of the room.

A couple of minutes later, Carlos, Evie, Jay, and I were standing in the street staring at the limousine in front of us. If this were any other moment, I would have immediately assumed this was a dream. Unfortunately, I don't dream of such things so it felt pretty real in comparison. We each took a bag and placed it in the trunk before getting in ourselves. I was the last one to pack my bag. Just as I was about to get in, Mal stepped out of our house. She barely glanced my way so I got in and waited for her to do the same.

And then we were off to Auradon.

After some… interesting moments when we thought we were all going to die and Carlos shrieked like a little girl, we arrived at the preppiest prep school that I've ever seen in my life. There are almost no words to describe. From the window, I could see a welcome wagon at the doors and a marching band off to the side. The place was bright and colorful with tons of sunshine, fresh air, and open space. The sides of my mouth turned up at the prospect of exploring this place but I bit my lip and tried to show no emotion when Mal caught me in the act of almost smiling.

As the car came to a stop, Jay and Carlos began fighting over a blanket that they had found inside. As soon as the door opened, I jumped out and quickly stepped to the left as I watched Jay and Carlos wrestle their way out. The crowd quieted at the spectacle we were making and I sighed. Well, this mission's off to a good start. As Evie and Mal popped out next, the marching band parted and three people came over to meet us. Mal signaled to them to quit it and they got up.

The woman in front took a look at all the tech hanging from Jay's arms and said in a sing-song voice, "Leave it like you found it. And by that, I mean just leave it."

Jay looked behind the woman, his eyes settling on the girl to the right. "Hello, Foxy. The name's… Jay."

I laughed and whispered in Mal's ear. "Right. Because melodramatic pauses make everything sound hotter."

She shushed me and turned her attention back on our welcome wagon right as the woman began to speak. "Welcome to Auradon Prep. I'm Fairy Godmother." She gave a slight bow.

Mal raised her eyebrows. "The Fairy Godmother? As in 'Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo'?"

"Bibbidi Bobbidi… You know it."

Mal smiled. "I always wondered what it felt like for Cinderella when you just appeared out of nowhere with that sparkly wand and the warm smile… and the sparkly wand." I nudged her in the side and shook my head.

Fairy Godmother smiled softly. "That was a long time ago. And as I always say, don't focus on the past or you'll miss the future." Fairy Godmother's acquaintances came out from behind her and greeted us as well. The guy was dressed in a suit and khakis and seemed important so I figured out who he was pretty quickly.

"It's so good to finally meet you all. I'm Ben."

"Prince… Benjamin." The girl on the left corrected. "Soon to be King."

Evie stepped forward and bowed slightly. "You had me at prince. My mom's a queen which makes me a princess."

The girl off to the side made a snooty face. "The Evil Queen has no royal status here. And neither do you."

Evie's face fell at her comment and I clenched my teeth.

Alright, it's official. I hate this girl.

"Audrey," Prince Ben called out.

"Princess Audrey," She again corrected. "Ben's girlfriend. Right, Benny-Boo?"

The prince laughed awkwardly. Fairy Godmother took their hands and explained. "Ben and Audrey are going to show you all around. And I'll see you tomorrow." Then she threw their hands up. "The doors of wisdom are never shut. But the library hours are from eight to eleven and we have a little thing about curfews." Then she strode off and the marching band followed her lead leaving us with the prince and the bi—I'm sorry – Audrey.

Prince came forward. "It's so, so good to finally m-meet you all." He stuttered a bit when he held his hand out for Jay to shake. But, Jay doesn't shake. He punches. Prince Ben took each of our hands, stopping for a split second on Mal and staring at her like he'd seen her somewhere before. Then he continued on to Carlos. "This is a momentous occasion and one that I hope will go down in history… and," He licked his fingers, "Chocolate. As the day that our two peoples have begun to heal. Then he shook my head and really counted how many of us there were. He seemed like he wanted to ask but Audrey beat him to it. "This may seem a bit rude but I had the impression there were only supposed to be four… transfers." The pause suggested that 'transfers' hadn't been the first word she thought of.

I was taking joy in revealing the big news. "Yeah, if it weren't for your proclamation, there would never be a day when the world knew Maleficent had twins." Ben's face seemed surprised but his smile never changed, which was slightly disappointing. Audrey, on the other hand, watched me with wide eyes and I couldn't help but give it her a wicked sneer. My sister smirked at me before adopting a happy persona. "Or a day where you showed five people where the bathrooms are."

Prince Ben seemed a bit bashful. "A little bit over the top?"

"A little bit more than a little bit," Mal agreed.

"Well. So much for my first impression." He laughed and Mal smiled. Then Audrey had to open her mouth and I knew that whatever came out would irritate me. "So you're Malficent's daughter? You know, I totally don't blame you for your mother trying to kill my parents and stuff."

"Well, that's good. I'd be hard to blame someone who wasn't even born yet." I said loudly.

Audrey tried for a smile but I'm pretty sure we all knew she was faking. "Yeah, my mom's Aurora."

"Sleeping Beauty," Mal and I said as one.

Mal smiled. "I've heard the name." I sarcastically added, "Mother's mentioned her once or twice." If the look on my face was anything to go by, "once or twice" didn't cut it.

Mal persisted. "And we totally do not blame your grandparents for inviting in the whole world but our mother to your mother's christening."

Audrey smiled. "Water under the bridge."

"Totes!"

Then they both laughed their fake laughs and I snorted and spoke to the prince. "So gonna invite us in?"

"Of course! This way!" He beckoned to us and we entered the building.

"So, you guys have a lot of magic here in Auradon?" Mal questioned. "Like wands?"

Prince Ben had a so-so look on his face. "Yeah, it exists. But it's all been retired. Most of us here are ordinary mortals."

"Who just happen to be kings and queens." Mal mentioned.

Audrey then launched into something about being royalty and it took all of my inner patience not to say, "No one cares."

Ben looked up the staircase and in an excuse to change the subject, shouted, "Doug! Nadra!"

The two hurried down the stairs. "Everyone! This is Doug and Nadra. There are going to help you with your class schedules and show to your dorms. I'll see you later, okay? And if there is anything you need, please feel free to—"

"Ask Doug and Nadra." Audrey said abruptly before pulling Ben along with her. Soon, they were gone and we all turned to look at the two newcomers. Doug looked like a nerd. Now I don't mean it like a bad thing. It's just that Carlos is a nerd and he still managed to dress with a certain amount of class.

Nadra looked at the five of us and when her eyes settled on mine, I froze. I hadn't noticed how brown her eyes were but they seemed to glow with a certain fierceness that made me shiver. Her skin was a lightly tanned color like Jay and her lustrous hair fell down past her shoulders. She wore a sparkling blue blouse with a v-neck and ripped blue jeans with black combat boots. Each arm held two bracelets and at her side hung a key chain with a tiger and sword charm on the ring. She looked me up and down, and said, "Nice boots." Then, she turned to Doug. "Take it away, Doug." Then she sauntered off and left us with the band nerd.

"Who was that?" The question was out of my mouth before I could even process how wasted I sounded.

"Oh, that was Nadra, Daughter of Aladdin and Jasmine. And I'm Doug, son of Dopey. You know seven dwarves?"

I nodded, not really paying attention anymore. I craned my neck to see her sashay down the hall but then she disappeared around the corner and everything came back into focus. I had just enough time to hear Doug say something about a class call Remedial Goodness 101.

"There's no way that's not a new class." I muttered under my breath. After he told us where we would be staying for the next couple of days, we headed to the dorms. Carlos, Jay, and I were staying in a massive room that would've given my room back at the Isle a run for its money. This place probably cost way more too. Doug said, "No one expected that there would be five of you so there isn't another bed. But, I'm sure Ben will sort it all out. Until then, unpack and get to know the room."

I nodded and shut the door in his face. Then, I pulled up a chair, took out some paper, and got to work.

It was another hour before the movers placed another bed in the room and quite a few more hours before it was nighttime. By the time Mal and Evie left their dorms to come to ours, I'd already written up a bunch of different spells. Or I guess rhymes in this case. Spells implied that they actually worked and I had yet to test them.

Looking up from my musings, I mock yawned, "Took you long enough. I was just getting ready to take a nap. Who knows? I still might."

Mal ignored me and made her way to Jay. I shrugged and went back to my spells. Then Carlos called Jay over to try out the game he was playing. One uppercut and Jay was hooked. I smiled wanly at Mal. "Don't be so hard on them. You have to admit that this place is way more fun." Mal glared pointedly at me and I held up my hands in surrender. "Just saying."

"Guys, do I have to remind you what we're all here for?" Mal questioned.

Jay smirked. "Fairy Godmother blah blah blah magic wand blah blah blah." The others laughed heartily at his joke but it had the opposite effect on Mal and me.

"This is our one chance to prove ourselves to our parents." The others fell silent as they remembered what was at stake here. "To prove that we are evil and viscous and ruthless and cruel. Yeah?"

The others glanced at one another for a split second and they all muttered assent. "Yeah."

"Alright, Evie, show us what the magic mirror can do." I asked and she complied, pulling the mirror from her purse.

"Mirror, mirror on the – in my hand, where does Fairy Godmother's wand… stand?" She pulled it away so that everyone could get a good look. On the mirror's surface, we saw the wand… and nothing else.

"You think that the mirror gives directions? Like at all?" I asked.

Evie zoomed out the picture and the mirror showed the entire world, forcing her to keep zooming in until it showed a specific building. "Museum of Cultural History?"

"Do we know where that is?" Mal asked.

Carlos tapped away on the keys and pinpointed the location. "About 2.3 miles from here."

I blew my hair out of my eyes. "Sounds like a ton of walking so might as well get started."

Making sure the hall was cleared, we raced to the museum like our lives depended on it.

Making our way to a side entrance, we stopped just in time to see a guard keeping watch over many different objects. In one of the screens, I thought I saw a trident before the guard turned towards the doors, forcing us to take cover. When the coast was clear once again, we managed to get a good look at the item in the room. The cursed spinning wheel. The spinning wheel that Sleeping Beauty pricked her finger on. I never dreamed I'd ever see it in real life. Jay and Carlos, however laughed.

"I wonder if it still works." I asked. Mal, remembering the spellbook, pulls it out and begins flipping through the pages. "Magic spindle, do not linger. Make my victim prick a finger."

The security guard looked at the spindle but, if anything, seemed unaffected by the spell.

Jay smiled. "Impressive."

Carlos showed her his arm and said in mock enthusiasm. "I got chills."

Mal ignored them. "My magic's still not strong enough. Hey, Lev, help me out here."

"So long as you asked, I got no problem." Getting into position next to my sister, we chanted in unison, "Prick the finger, prick it deep. Send my enemy off to sleep."

The moment we finished the spell, the guard's eyes glazed over and against his will, his finger rose up to touch the spindle. As soon as he had, he let out a huge yawn and went to sleep right in front of the display.

"Sweet. Next order of business: do you have a spell in there for locked doors?" I asked. Mal tested the doors like I had just done. No luck. The doors were firm and we were locked outside.

Jay told us to stand back and began to back up. Meanwhile, Mal flipped through the book until she found what she was looking for. Nudging me, we said, "Make it easy, make it quick. Open up without a kick."

The doors swung open just in time for Jay to fall to the floor in failure. I went up to the guard and checked him for a second. Then, I followed the others down the hall. "Mom cursed Sleeping Beauty to sleep for an eternity. We made the guard fall asleep but I'm sure he'll only sleep for a set amount of time. We need to do this as quickly as possible."

The others nodded and we followed Evie down the hall and up the stairs to the second floor. We passed a few corridors but Evie never wavered and soon we found ourselves in a magnificent chamber overlooking four pedestals and atop those pedestals were our parents.

We held the sight in awe. We all knew how famous our parents were. But I'm thinking that seeing them in this museum for all of the world to see kind of set it in stone for the majority of us. They were our parents. We were their flesh and blood and now we needed to live up to their legacy.

Jay, in an effort to sound, aloof, replied, "Well, the wand's not here. Let's bounce." His words managed to snap everyone out of their thoughts and we got ready to leave. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Mal walking towards the statue and decided she needed some time to herself deciding not to voice her absence to the group. About a minute after we left her, the mirror pinpointed the wand, I mentioned that Mal was probably still in the Gallery of Villains. Evie went back to get her and said she'd be right back. Jay found was looking at some of the exhibits when I had a thought and went to chat with Carlos. "Hey, just a quick question, with you being the tech guy and all, but don't you think that the wand will be protected?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well, the wand was the thing that placed the barrier on the Isle. Don't you think something that powerful might have something protecting it?"

Carlos went over the idea when we heard footsteps coming closer. Evie and Mal rounded the corner and waved our way. Carlos replied, "It's possible but why don't we get a good look at it before we make any assumptions?"

I nodded in agreement and we followed Evie towards the prize. Finally, we entered the chamber of Fairy Godmother's wand. Because we were on the second floor, we had to find the staircase but once the wand was eye level, we just took a minute to gawk at it. Jay wasted no time as he went under the guard rails and began to reach for the wand.

Mal's eyes widened and she shouted, "Jay, don't!"

Jay smirked at her before ignoring the command and reaching for the wand. The moment his hand touched the light, a flash ignited blinding us, a thump accompanied by Jay's grunt of pain reached my ears. And then a wailing siren caught all of us off guard.

Carlos was bewildered. "A force field and a siren?"

Jay groaned from his spot on the floor. "The defense is a little excessive."

I could hardly hear myself think. "We need to get out of here."

We turned tail and ran, trying to remember the way back while simultaneously not trying to run into trouble. Making it back to the side entrance we entered from, I realized that even if we escaped, the guard would simply tell someone that something had happened. "Carlos! Help me with this!" We ran to the computer. The phone rang and I concentrated. Remembering and editing one of the spells I had written earlier, I chanted, "Thundering noise of moment's hence, now be cast in silence."

The alarm shut off and Carlos was free to make the call, reporting it as an accident. Then, we hightailed it out of there as fast as possible. All the while, Mal was grumbling. "Way to go, Jay. Now we have to go to school tomorrow."