The last thing Doug thought he'd be doing on a friday morning was sending a letter to the royal guards about the release of possibly deadly prisoners from the Isle Of The Lost.
Now don't get him wrong; Doug was used to little jobs like that, being a good friend of the soon-to-be-king and all. In fact, he enjoyed being a secretary of sorts for him, however he definetly wasn't very good at it when he'd barely had a few hours of sleep the previous night and was chugging down coffee like his life depended on it. He'd barely been able to keep up with Ben's dictation of the letter.
"Doug, please write this down and send it to the royal guards office before lunchtime," Ben began as they briskly walked to breakfast, "I, Prince Ben, declare that four children from the Isle Of The Lost will be given the opportunity to live in Auradon."
"Wait, when did you decide this?!" Doug asked as he quickly scribbled down what Ben had just said.
"These four children will live amongst us in Auradon and attend Auradon Prep for the rest of the year. They will be the son of Cruella De Vil, the daughter of the Evil Queen, the son of Jafar and Maleficent's-"
Before Ben could continue, he was interrupted by a very energetic Audrey launching herself at him, pressing her glossed pink lips against Ben's. Both Doug and Ben's eyes went wide, but Ben being the good boyfriend he was, kissed back until he was breathless. He really did like Audrey, even when she was being her bratty intolerable self.
"Benny-Boo!" Audrey greeted, her arms wrapped around his neck, "I've missed you so much!"
"It's barely been ten hours," Doug muttered to himself, "Ben, Maleficent's what?"
"What?" Ben asked in a daze, "Oh right, yeah. Son? Yeah I think it was son. Thanks Doug."
And so, Doug ended up being late for his chemistry test (which he aced regardless) and delivered the letter successfully. As he sat with his friends at the lunch table in the cafeteria, he spotted a group of guards riding their horses towards the bridge to the Isle, and as he bit into his prawn sandwich he really hoped that he hadn't messed anything up in the letter.
"Carlos! Duck!"
"No, this is a ham sandwich. What are you-"
Carlos soon found out that Jay wasn't talking about the meat in their sandwiches, but rather the football that had hit him square in the face. As expected, there was a roar of laughter from the surrounding tables, but some quick glares from his friends expelled any and every giggle or chuckle.
"I swear it was against the rules once to play football indoors," Carlos grumbled, picking at his moulding sandwich.
"Rules don't apply here," Evie explained, her eyes fixated on her pocket mirror as she swiped her lipstick on her lips, "However, what does apply is this lipstick. Isn't this shade beautiful?!"
Mal rolled her eyes as Carlos continued, "Yeah but you would've thought that even a high school filled with villains had somewhat of a concern for health and safety."
Mal chuckled at Carlos, biting into her apple and putting her feet on the table. The four of them were inseparable, yet completely different. Evie was a girly-girl whilst Mal was considered a tom-boy. Jay was somewhat of a jock while Carlos was, well, Carlos. Their parents had been friends for decades and it was destined for them to be just the same.
"So Mal," Evie began as she tucked her pocket mirror away, folding her arms on the table and looking at her friend straight in her eyes, "I overheard the two Gastons talking about you in Chemistry, and they were definetly planning on taking you on a date."
"Both of them at the same time?" Mal scoffed, wrinkling her nose in disgust, "As much as I love torture and maiming, I don't think I'd like to put myself through that."
"Think that's a no," Jay loudly whispered to Carlos across the table.
"Besides," Mal continued, "Boyfriends are stupid and overrated and I'd rather carve my own eyes out before singing about 'love' and 'hope' and, just, ugh!"
"Sometimes I wonder if your heart is made of stone," Evie sighed, "Have you ever even dated anyone before?"
"I don't need to, it's obvious that relationships are just a waste of precious time," Mal explained.
"Well, while you sulk all alone in a dark corner, I will be working on finding myself a prince with a big castle and lot and lot of mirrors," Evie retorted, spacing out at the thought of it all.
Mal loved Evie, she really did, but sometimes their interests clashed so much that Mal had trouble figuring out why she was still friends with her. Nevertheless, she didn't leave family behind, and her friends were the closest family she had. Sure, she was related to her mother by blood, and she definetly wouldn't leave her behind either, but she rarely got to see her recently.
"Mal? A word in my office please."
Mal spun around in her seat to come face-to-face with Lady Tremaine - Cinderella's step mother - but also now commonly known as one of the best professors in the school. Mal took her feet off the table and grabbed her schoolbag, throwing it over her shoulder before following her favourite teacher out of the lunch hall and into the desolated corridors.
"Mal, I'm going to be frank," Lady Tremaine began as she opened the door to her office, "Your grades in my class are... Perfect."
"I know," Mal smirked as she sat down, "Evil studies is kind of my forte."
"Which is why I'm so worried that you haven't delivered your Evil Scheme project yet."
Mal froze. She'd completely forgotten about it.
"I can get it on your desk by tomorrow," Mal blurted out.
"I do hope so, otherwise I'll be forced to give you a low grade. That is all, please shut the door on your way out."
Back in Auradon, the whole population of Auradon Prep was freaking out.
"You're letting villains into the school?!" Audrey shrieked, causing multiple heads to turn in the cafeteria, "Have you lost your mind?"
"They're not villains Audrey, their parents are," Ben explained, "We should give the new generation a chance!"
"No offence dude, but your idea sucks," Chad chipped in as he adjusted his hair using his phone camera.
"Why don't you guys trust me on this?" Ben asked.
"Because it's a stupid idea," Audrey huffed, "Listen Benny-Boo, I like you, but I think that this idea is just going to blow up in our faces."
With that, Audrey stood up, taking her lunch tray with her and walking over to the cheerleaders table. Chad followed soon after, sitting with the rest of the tourney players, leaving Ben alone on his table. However, Lonnie and Doug soon spotted him on his own and sat across from him.
"I actually think it's a great idea," Lonnie blurted out, "I mean, your mother gave your father a second chance, so why shouldn't we?"
"Exactly," Doug agreed, nodding along with Lonnie.
Ben smiled at his two friends. They may not be the most popular people in the school, but their hearts were definetly in the right place.
Mal definetly did not expect to arrive home to two Auradon guards, and especially not two Auradon guards asking about her friends.
"We've got a royal decree from the royal family," one of the guards began.
"Try and count how many times they say royal," Jay whispered to Evie, who began to snicker behind Mal.
"The royal decree orders for the daughter of the Evil Queen and the sons of Jafar, Cruella De Vil and Maleficent to be transfered to live in Auradon," the other guard continued, reading off his paper.
"Wait wait wait," Mal interrupted, "Maleficent's son?"
"We're not taking anyone but those four," the guard replied, towering over Mal, "We'll be here to collect everyone tomorrow morning."
"But Maleficent doesn't have a-"
"They'll be ready," Mal interrupted Carlos, a plan already forming in her head, "Bright and early, right guys?"
Mal turned to look at her friends, eyebrows raised. The others soon took the hint and began nodding enthusiastically.
"Yes, we'll be here," Evie agreed, "With Maleficent's son."
And that is how Mal came up with the evil scheme to beat all evil schemes.
A/N: NEW STORY?! NEW STORY.
I came up with this idea when I was watching the trailer for 'She's The Man'. I haven't seen the full film yet, however this story is going to be heavily influenced by the idea behind it.
I hope you guys enjoy this story as much as I enjoy writing it. Please feel free to write any suggestions or comments you have in the reviews, they really help me drive this story forwards. Thank you for reading and until next time! x