My first Descendants story! (Confetti falls). Descendants 2 premieres tonight, so I decided to post this story in honor of that.

Now I know what you're thinking; How bizarre of a crossover is it between a Disney Channel franchise... and an eighties toy? Well, for those of you who know who Teddy Ruxpin is, it's part of your childhood...

But for those who don't know, he's a plush animatronic teddy bear (Or an Illiop as he's more known as) from the mid-80s that can actually talk and tell stories when you put a cassette in his back. How I came to know him... well, thanks Nostalgia Critic.

Teddy became pretty popular back then, with toys, books, a TV series, and even a brand new doll coming out this year.

Speaking of the TV series, that is what this story is based on. The characters from that show, will meet our favorite VKs (So those who saw the original Teddy show, you'll also see characters like Grubby, Gimmick, Arin, Aruzia, and villains like Tweeg), and it'll be like it's own TV series. So instead of Chapters, there will be episodes. I hope you enjoy it!

PS: Please be noted that I haven't seen the Teddy series in it's fullest, so I'm only using what I have seen to write this. Though I may have to watch some episodes in order to write this.

Disclaimer: I do not own Descendants or Teddy Ruxpin. They belong to Disney Channel and Ken Forsse respectively.

Hey, I'm Mal. You know, the daughter of the most evil to ever live... Maleficent. Well, if you do know me, then you probably know about my friends and I were invited from the terrible Isle of the Lost to happy and preppy Auradon. We were given the task of retrieving the Fairy Godmother's wand to break the barrier surrounding the Isle so that our parents could escape. But after spending some time in Auradon, we decided that... being good might not be such a bad idea. So, we chose good and I defeated my mother who tried to steal the wand. Plus, I got a handsome and cute king as a boyfriend.

Now that wasn't the end of our adventure. Six months in Auradon, and things were starting to get stressful for me. I was trying to be this perfect princess, but it was too much for me, so I cracked and returned to the Isle... where I learned about the plans of a former friend of mine, Uma, daughter of Ursula. So basically, stuff went down, and that was the end of that.

And even after that, things still weren't over for us. A few more months later... and I find Evie, Jay, Carlos, and I joining a teddy bear-er, Illiop, an octopede, and a wacky inventor on an adventure to find hidden treasure...

Just when I thought life in Auradon could get any weirder...

Episode 1: Core Four Meets the Trio

Mal was dying of boredom as she watched and waited for the clock on the wall to turn to three o'clock, signaling the end of school, and the beginning of summer. That's right, the Villain Kids of the Isle of the Lost were moments away from finishing their first year at Auradon Prep, and their first several months at Auradon in general.

Life hasn't gotten any easier for the daughter of Maleficent, who was considered to be the most evil Villain on the Isle (Before she was shrunken down to a lizard after a stare off with her daughter). Not even when she's dating the King of Auradon, Ben, whose parents were Belle and Beast.

All she wanted was the lesson to be over with... what was it, she couldn't remember, and she didn't care.

Soon enough, and finally... finally, the bell rang, and all the students ran out of the classroom, and Mal followed close behind. She was suppose to meet with Ben, for he wanted to discuss vacation plans with her. Whatever he had planned... she was both excited and nervous for it at the same time.

While Mal was pondering that, Jay, the son of Jafar, was just finishing up Tourney practice with the team, "Good job everyone. Soon enough, we'll be prepped and ready for the next school year in a few months." The coach told them, "Now go home and get some rest. We have a bright future ahead of us."

With that, the teammates all left to the locker rooms to freshen up. Jay, on the other hand, was greeted by Lonnie, the daughter of Mulan and General Shang, "Hey... so are you ready for summer vacation?" She asked.

"It depends on what we're gonna do." The sly boy responded with a smirk, "I know we're trying to be good and all, but I wouldn't mind trying to make a steal on a vacation."

"Well, I hear that Ben is planning something big for Mal, so maybe we'll get involved somehow. It's cliched, but this is Auradon." Lonnie replied.

Jay chuckled, "We'll see..."

Meanwhile...

Carlos De Vil, the son of Cruella De Vil, was busy walking Dude, the campus mutt, and his personal pet, while holding hands with Jane, the daughter of Fairy Godmother. Yeah, the two were a couple now. Carlos seemed to bring out the better parts of Jane, where she wasn't insecure about how she looked, or shy either.

And Jane brought out the best of Carlos, where he wasn't shy either, and not too afraid to express how he felt.

"So, did you have any plans for the summer?" Jane asked her freckled face boyfriend.

Carlos shrugged, "I really don't know. I don't think there's anything I can do while taking care of Dude. But I'm sure there are various sites to see."

Jane nodded, "Yeah. My mom says there's a lot to see in Auradon, and we can always take Dude with us."

The little dog barked as if to agree with his friends girlfriend.

And while THAT was going on...

Evie, the daughter of the Evil Queen, was in her room, working on new designs for dresses. Summer time was upon them, so she wanted to prepare some nice summer attire for her friends... and for herself. Especially since there was to be a big summer ball hosted by Ben himself.

"Okay... so, I want something that screams... summer... but nothing too hot..." She said to herself as she drew in her designers sketchbook, "Perhaps something blue like the ocean, and as... gold as the sun... that sounds about right."

To be honest, she hoped that this wouldn't be the only thing she'll do all summer long. For her boyfriend, Doug, son of Dopey of the Seven Dwarves, was joining his dad and fellow uncles to the Mine Resort, and since it was a family matter, Evie couldn't go. Not that she minded of course. Doug needed to spend more time with his uncles anyways, since he rarely ever sees them.

But that didn't mean she felt rather left out and lonely.

"I miss Doug already, and it's only been a few hours." She said to herself. Thankfully, she also heard of Ben's surprise for Mal, and was hoping that she could tag along for whatever he had planned for her friend.

Little did these four VKs know, was that they were about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime...

Back with Mal, she was walking hand and hand with her royal boyfriend, as he was going on and on about what he had planned for her, "I can't wait until you see it..." He said happily.

As much as Mal was excited and anxious to see this surprise, she was a little annoyed at Ben's talking. She was was getting used to the preppiness of Auradon.

And I thought Evie talked too much... or Jay for that matter.

After a few more minutes of walking, the couple arrived at a small garden, but there was a huge curtain, "So, what's the surprise?" The purple haired girl asked her love.

"Well, actually, I wanted to wait until the others got here. You see, originally, it was just going to be the two of us, but then I decided that our friends should experience what's about to happen.

And just when I thought we were going to have some alone time. Then again, I wouldn't mind any company, so I guess it's okay.

And as if on cue, said friends arrived. Jay, Carlos, Evie, Jane, and Lonnie. Ben had sent out in invitation to Audrey (Daughter of Sleeping Beauty), and Chad (Son of Cinderella), but those two had other... and separate plans.

"Hi, Ben!" Evie, Jane, and Lonnie greeted the king in unison.

"So, what's the surprise?" Jay asked.

"Yeah, we're curious," Carlos added, holding Dude close.

Ben grinned, "Well, I'm glad you asked." He grabbed a rope, and pulled it back... revealing what appeared to be a ship. A blue and gold ship, with funny looking sails that were shaped like... a blimp?

Evie gasped with excitement, "We're going on another yacht ride?"

The king shook his head with a smile, "Not really. While, it is a ship... but it's a special kind of ship."

"Oh I get it." Carlos spoke, "I read about it. It's an airship. As in, a boat that flies in the sky."

"Wait! We're gonna fly?" Mal asked, clearly confused.

Ben wrapped an arm around his girlfriends shoulder, "Yes. I wanted us to go visit some places in Auradon that you've never been to, and I figured the best transportation, not to mention a fun way, would be this lovely airship that my dad helped design, as well as myself."

Great... we're going to fly... am I the only one who sees this going horribly wrong?

It wasn't that Mal was afraid of heights or anything. But the thought of flying in the air on a boat felt like an accident waiting to happen. But she trusted Ben, so she tried to keep optimism about this, "I hope you know how to steer this thing..." She said as they all began to board the ship.

"Trust me, I've had this planned for months, so I took lessons in advance." Ben assured her.

"Look, Dude, your first airship ride." Carlos told the young pup as he let him run around the deck.

"Any chance we'll find any loot?" Jay asked.

Ben shrugged, "Who knows? We may find a lot of things... maybe even make new friends..."

Talk about some foreshadowing that was about to come our way later this day... right now, I don't know that, but later this night... I would find out.

Soon enough, everyone was on the airship, as Ben prepared the controls. It took a little while, but before they all knew it, they were up in the sky, "Get ready, everyone, because we're about to embark on a most tremendous adventure!" Ben called as he began to steer the ship.

Mal looked down at the Earth below. She had never been so high in the sky since the incident with Uma, but that was another story. Suddenly, she didn't feel so worried anymore. Ben was with her, and her friends where with her. What could possibly go wrong?

... A lot...

"It's so amazing to see Auradon from high above the ground." Evie sighed as she rested her arms on the side of the ship.

"What do you know? The worlds first flying dog." Carlos joked as he held Dude over the edge, but not too close so he wouldn't drop the dog, "Isn't that cool, boy?" He asked the mutt, who barked in response.

"So where are we going first?" Jay asked.

"Well, Jay. I'm glad you asked..." Ben chuckled, "There's a museum near by that holds all knowledge of Auradon's well known history. Including the mysterious... Treasure of Auradon."

This suddenly got the VK's interested, "Treasure you say?" Jay asked.

"What treasure?" Mal also asked.

Jane decided to answer that, "Well, legend has it that somewhere in Auradon, there's a chest full of the United States most valuble treasures. People have searched high and low for the treasure, but no one's been able to find it."

"Searching for years I might add." Lonnie added, "Not even my Mom and Dad have been able to find it."

"Ben, does your parents know about it?" Mal asked.

The king nodded, "But of course they do. But even they have trouble looking for it? You see, the treasure has apparently been around for many years, even before all of Auradon was even founded."

A hidden treasure on Auradon, and nobody had been able to find it? This does sound like an adventure. And who knows where that chest could be. Mal started to think of it. Evie started to think about all the jewels that could be in that chest, and that she could use for her dress designs. Carlos thought about the idea of searching for treasure. Jay just thought about treasure in general.

"So, how about we pay that museum, shall we?" Ben asked.

Everyone agreed.

With that, he began to land the airship in front of the huge building, and the visit went underway. It was rather boring for Mal, as it felt more like a tour than an adventure, especially with something about a place called Grundo or something, but when they read about the mysterious treasure of Auradon, it had gotten her interested again.

Who knows what could be in that chest? Jewels, gold, pearls. It was a mystery.

After the visit to the museum, Ben treated the gang to a flight over the rest of Auradon, and even the Isle of the Lost. As Mal looked down at the tiny island below, she couldn't get but feel rather nostalgic. She had made many memories on the Isle, and while she enjoyed life on Auradon, that didn't mean she didn't miss her old home.

And to think she returned there when she couldn't handle the stress on Auradon.

As Mal looked over the Isle... and even the lovely sunset that was approaching, she couldn't help but sing a soft song from her heart...

Come dream with me tonight...

Let's go to far off places

And search for treasures bright...

All of a sudden, Mal thought she heard someone else singing as well...

Come dream with me tonight

She looked around to see if anyone else had joined in on the song, but it appeared that they weren't even paying attention to her. The purple haired fairy sighed and shrugged slightly.

I really doubt that's my imagination...

Nighttime began to approach fast, so Ben suggested that they stop at a nearby restaurant. That happened to be Tiana's Palace. Tiana and her prince Naveen ran the restaurant with their daughter, Nia. Ben offered to pay for everyone's food. And soon enough, everyone was settled at a table, with bowls of Gumbo, among other various treats.

"So, how is everyone liking our airship vacation so far?" Ben asked.

"It's awesome, man." Jay spoke.

"Yeah, and I love this food." Carlos nodded, as he watched Dude eat from his bowl on the floor.

"I love flying in an airship." Evie sighed.

"What about you, Mal?" Ben asked his girlfriend, who was deep in thought about that other voice she heard singing. When she heard the king speak, she turned to him with a small smile, "Oh, it's great. I'm liking it so far."

Ben smiled back, "I'm glad you are. But that's just the beginning of it all. There's more in store for everyone tomorrow."

Everyone liked the sound of that. So dinner went rather well for all of them. By the time all the food was gone, Jane and Lonnie were ready for seconds. However, the VK's weren't so hungry anymore.

Mal yawned lightly, "I'm really tired..."

"I'm ready to hit the sack." Jay nodded.

"I need my beauty sleep." Evie sighed.

Carlos nodded also, "I could use a nap."

Ben understood, "Well, feel free to go back to the airship. I've brought blankets and pillows for everyone."

After thanking the kind king for his generosity, the VK's walked out the restaurant, and into the night (While Jane offered to watch over Dude for Carlos). Ben hid the airship in some woods, so it took a while for them to find it.

Let's build a giant airship...

Mal continued to hear that voice singing, "I hope I'm not the only one hearing that." She said to her friends. Evie looked confused, "Hear what, Mal?"

"This voice... it's singing."

And sail onto the sky...

"There it goes again!"

Evie, Jay, and Carlos listening carefully... but all they heard was crickets, "I don't hear anything..." Carlos said.

Mal frowned, "But I KNOW I heard something. It was this soft male voice singing a song."

"Maybe you're just hearing things." Jay suggested.

"Or it's all in your head." Evie added, "Everytime I'm away from Doug, I always hear his voice."

The purplette sighed. There was no way her friends were going to believe her. But she knew she heard a voice. Whether it be in her head or in real life... she heard it...

Little do I know, is that we would have an adventure that we didn't know was coming...

Soon enough, the four managed to reach the airship... or what they thought was the airship. It sure looked like it, but since it was dark, it was rather hard to tell. They jumped into the ship, and even managed to find the sheet and blankets that Ben left for them.

"Guys, is it me or does something sound rather weird about this airship...?" Carlos asked.

"What do you mean?" Mal asked.

"I don't know... it looks kinda different from before."

"Well, it is dark, so it's hard to tell." Evie told him, "But let's just get some sleep, and get for more adventure tomorrow."

Everyone agreed. With that, the VK's wrapped up together and rested their heads on their pillows. As Mal began to drift off, she continued to hear that singing voice, but she just tried to ignore it. Why bother with finding out who it was? It probably was in her head anyways...

Come dream with my tonight... what was that even mean?

...

...

...

...

"Hi, I'm Teddy Ruxpin..."

"Maybe you can help us find this treasure."

"My sister was captured!"

"Give me the map, Mal!"

"Arin, is that you? I haven't seen you since we were little kids."

"You won't escape, Tweeg!"

"Vitamin E is even worse than Vitamin Z!"

"We have to save everyone!"

"TEDDY!"

"MAL!"

Mal woke up. She didn't realize that she was under the covers, but that was the least bit of her worries right now. What kind of dream did she just have? She had herself floating... or rather flying around these various islands, and she heard voices... particularly, that same voice that was singing.

Just who was that.

Whoever it was, she might not be finding out soon, as all she wanted to do right now was go back to sleep. She snuck a peek out from under the blanket, and noticed that it was daytime, but she was still tired.

Evie on the other hand, yawned slightly, and sat up, "Good morning..." She said sweetly to her still sleeping friends.

"Good morning to you too, miss..." Went a deep, yet friendly voice.

The blue haired princess was startled. That sure didn't sound like Jay. It didn't even sound like Carlos, and he was almost fifteen. Evie rubbed her eyes and looked around... before coming face to face with a big yellow creature. It looked like an overgrown caterpillar with orange spots and six feet.

"How're doin'?" He asked.

Evie's response? She first gasped, before letting out a blood curdling scream that echoed throughout the entire airship. The scream was so loud, that it woke up the other three VK's. Mal groaned and ripped off the blanket covering her, "What's going on?" She asked.

She then felt Evie clinging onto her, whimpering and pointing to the caterpillar creature, who looked confused, "Was it something I said?" He asked.

"What in Lucifer?" Mal muttered.

Jay and Carlos soon sat up, and noticed the creature as well. Carlos yelped, "A CATERPILLAR MONSTER!" He shouted.

"Cool..." Jay said, rather amazed by it.

The creature then looked offended, "Hey, who're callin' a monster?"

"Easy, Grubby. They all just woke up." Said a calm soothing male voice.

"A-A-And they haven't even had breakfast yet." An elderly voice added.

That's when the VK's noticed that there were two other people on the airship. One was an elderly looking man, and the other... was a bear. A teddy bear if you will. Mal was severely confused, "Okay, who are you?!" She demanded, "Where's Ben?"

"Where's Dude? And Jane?" Carlos asked.

"And Lonnie?" Jay also asked.

"And where's a hairbrush?" Evie asked as she brushed her fingers through her blue locks.

The old man walked over to them, "N-Now, now. Don't be alarmed, young ones. We don't know any Ben's or Dude's."

"Or Lonnie's or Jane's." The bear added.

Jay then looked around the airship, and suddenly noticed something. Carlos was right, the airship does look different. It wasn't blue and gold, and the sails looked different, "Wait... this isn't even Ben's airship!" He realized.

Carlos was scared now, "We've been kidnapped!"

Mal stood up, glaring hard at the bear, caterpillar creature, and elderly man with her green eyes, "Alright. I don't know what's going on, but you better tell us who you are, and where Ben is?" She demanded once again.

"But M-M-Miss, we really don't know." The elderly man spoke, "You uh, you must have came across our airship by mistake last night. We didn't notice you until this morning, but decided to let you sleep before we explained things."

The young fairy glared for a few more moments, before calming down and speaking, "Okay... fine. I believe you."

"So who are you guys?" Carlos asked.

The bear spoke with a smile, "Well, my name is Teddy Ruxpin."

"And I'm Grubby." Said the caterpillar creature, "I'm an octopede."

"I'm Newton Gimmick." The old man introduced himself, "But you can call me Gimmick. I'm an inventor."

The four VK's started to feel a bit more safe and calm down. These guys seemed pretty harmless and friendly. But they had to wonder... how long have they been here? "So let me get this straight... we got on the wrong airship, and came across a bear, an octopede, and an inventor." Mal tried to put the pieces together.

Teddy chuckled, "Actually, where I'm from, we're known as Illiops."

"Illiops?" Jay asked with confusion.

"Oh, I've read about those. They live in a place called Rillonia." Evie realized, "It's a type of bear. But they're called Illiops."

"Now, might I ask... who are you?" Gimmick asked.

Mal spoke again, "I'm surprised you don't know about us. I'm Mal, the daughter of Maleficent. You know, the most evil villain in the world."

"The name's Jay... son of Jafar." Jay introduced himself.

"I'm Evie. Daughter of the Evil Queen." Evie added.

"And my name's Carlos... Cruella De Vil's son." Carlos added.

Gimmick gasped, "M-M-Maleficent. Why you're right, she IS the most evil villain to have ever existed, and you're here daughter?" He asked Mal, who just simple nodded.

"Y-You're not gonna put us to sleep, are ya?" Grubby asked rather nervously, "I heard about how she cursed a princess."

Mal shook her head, "No. I'm not gonna put you to sleep. Our parents might be evil, but we aren't. We learned that being a Descendant doesn't mean you have to follow in your parents footsteps."

"That sounds like a good lesson to learn." Teddy said.

"Yeah, it does." Grubby added, before he turned to Evie, "And sorry about scaring ya earlier, Miss Evie. I take it you haven't seen anyone like me, have ya?" He asked her.

Evie smiled, "No, I haven't. And your apology is accepted, Grubby." She then leaned in to give him a kiss on the cheek, to which the octopede chuckled and blushed at the sweet gesture.

"So, where are we?" Jay asked as he looked over the edge.

"Oh, we've been searching for adventure." Teddy explained, "I'm not sure where we are, but we've heard about a treasure in a place called Auradon. We searched there, but we didn't find anything... not yet anyways."

Auradon?

"Hey, that's where we're from." Carlos pointed out, "We were on out own airship when we stopped for dinner. The four of us went to the airship to go to sleep."

"But we somehow managed to end up in your airship instead." Mal finished for him.

"Well, it was pretty dark." Evie mentioned.

Gimmick smiled with sympathy, "We apologize for the mix up. We'll be happy to take you back to Auradon."

"That would be nice..." Mal said, before realizing that they mentioned that treasure, "But... perhaps we could all search for that treasure together." She suggested instead.

The others immediately caught on to what she was saying, "Yeah, maybe you can help us find this treasure." Evie added.

"And help us get home." Carlos also added.

"Not to mention find treasure!" Jay added as well.

The young Illiop smiled, "That's great! The more, the merrier. We'll all search for the treasure. And who knows, maybe we'll run into your friends along the way. Doesn't that sound nice?"

It did sound nice. And if it meant seeing Ben again, Mal was ready to do whatever it took to find this supposed treasure. But it was right then and there that Mal recognized Teddy's voice... it was the same voice she heard singing that song... that's when she realized that it was Teddy she heard.

The voice I heard last night came from a bear... or Illiop... or whatever he calls himself. This ought to be interesting. Should I say something? Probably not. I think it's best that I wait.

Mal was deep in thought, although she heard Gimmick suggest that they all get to know each other over breakfast. And she was hungry. So that was a good idea to start this weird day.

Come dream with me tonight...

END OF EPISODE 1

And that's it for Episode 1. Since this is my first time writing for both of these franchises, I hope I got the characters in character. If not, feel free to give me advice in a review. Please and thank you. Ben plans a trip on an airship for everyone, and the Core Four end up sleeping on the wrong airship, and meet the world's sweetest Illiop and his friends. Together, they'll search for the treasure of Auradon... and find their way home. Next episode, we'll see familiar faces some Teddy's show, and Ben and the others realizing that the VK's are gone. So until then, I'll see you guys later, and don't forget to review, please. Thank you!