Disclaimer: Ok so my first time writing for the Descendants fandom and hope you all enjoy this. Been looking up stuff and clicking around Descendants stuff for like a couple weeks and goodness I just love the music. And the costumes, the outfits are fabu. Now, I like a good AU or UA and felt the need for some villain Ben cause well...just cause!
So like blah blah, don't own, this belongs to Disney.
Like all fairy tales, this one begins with 'Once Upon A Time'...
In a land far far away, there was a prince that finally had his happy ending with his beautiful queen. The wedding was grand, over 6000 were invited and the celebration lasted for over a week. But instead of a honeymoon, the prince saw it fit to give everyone a future chance in a happily ever after. By gathering all the kingdoms together, they had created the United States of Auradon. With it, there was a new era of supreme goodness and justice. Now, the newly crown king saw it fit to make sure there would be no threat to their peace.
To do this, he banished all villains, henchmen, minions and any one that follow the path of evil from their kingdoms. They would all be relocation onto an island know by all as the Isle of the Lost. Here the villains would live their days unable to escape the barrier place around the island. They would be without their magic, technology or even any modern conveniences. It was here that the king and his people thought they could do the least amount of damage.
But such things take time. After all, these are villains. They are nothing but sneaky, deceitful and are willing to do anything to gain success. It would take five years before all their former enemies would be trapped onto the Isle.
It was four years of the villain relocation that a tragic event would strike the king and queen of Auradon. Right when what should have been the grandest moment of their lives.
It was the birth of their first born son.
For five days, the kingdom was perfect. Everyone in celebrate the new heir, for the bright future he would bring them all.
But the moment wouldn't last forever.
Under the cover of darkness of the eve of the six day of celebration, a dark figure slipped into the castle. No one concerned that someone would dare attack the castle during this joyful occasion. Not when all villains were being hunted down. Who would dare enter of the heart of their enemy's home?
She dared and she would hunt down her greatness prize.
She would get sweet revenge and time would only show what the king's command has cost him.
The next day, the king and queen would enter their son's room only to find it empty.
Search parties were sent out to all four corners of the kingdom. Nothing was spare in the way money, time and resources in the search. Every soul in the kingdom was determine to find their prince no matter the cost. But the dayss turned into weeks and into months without no sign of the young prince.
Soon the king's savage rage at the lost of his son would be turned onto the villains. All remaining villains were quick to be capture. More drastic measures were taken to imprison them all. More brutal methods than before as the king wanted none of them alive in his kingdom.
While they found all the villains, there was no sign of the babe prince of Auradon.
Though, the one place they failed to look would be the one place were his son would grow and be raised...
...on the Isle Of the Lost.
Twenty Years since the formation of the Auradon...
Tapping the table, he watched the hands of the clock ever so slowly. Mother Gothel had only left about ten minutes ago so it would take about twelve until she was out-sight of their tower. That met he would only have minutes before he could mean up with the guys. Letting out a huff, Ben felt the need to strangle someone out of frustration.
But at least he could break something when he finally got out of the tower.
Mother Gothel might been one of the better parents on the Isle, but her stupid rules of him staying inside all the time was insane. 'The world outside isn't safe. There are people that are selfish, would do horrible things to you' was one of her favourite sayings.
Did she even remember where they lived? All his friends were selfish and would steal the shirt off his back.
Actually, Jay did do that once.
Why couldn't he go outside? It was a horrible place and he doubt there would be any place worst.
And it wasn't like he was a little kid anymore. He could take care of himself and could make his own choices. Like his hair for one. Evil, he could remember how she freak out when his hair was cut on his first day of school. Like he was going to keep it so long it could trail on the ground forever. Beside, it was another student that did it, not his fault.
Thankful he could keep it short now.
Ok, that's enough of the brooding.
Ben waited enough time. Mother was gone long enough to do her errands and meetings for the day, he was virturally free.
Grabbing his patch up jacket and newsboy hat, he flew out the door and started to run down the street. Pushing his way through the crowds, he leap over boxes, bags and people laying on the ground. There shouts, cries of telling him to watch where he was going. All Ben could do was laugh, stick his tongue out with a finger at them.
There was only one rule on the Isle and that was it was everyone for themselves. Even deep down, he knew he couldn't really count on those he could call his friends. That's cause they would turn their back to him if it best serve them. He would do the same for sure and that was the way life was.
One needed to watch out for their own back.
Which he should have done as someone grabbed right on to his collar. Ben let out a yelp as he was pull back into one of the dark alley of the Isle and slammed into a wall. With a whine of pain from hitting his head, Ben looked up to see two familiar faces. A feeling of dread overcame his mind.
"Hey Freddie...CJ...What's up?"
"We could say the same thing, you weasel," hissed Freddie Facilier, the daughter of Doctor Facilier.
"Image my surprise when talking about our date last Saturday with Claudine. She told me that she had seen you the night before going up Freddie's gangplank," sneered CJ Hook, the youngest daughter of Captain Hook.
Ben curse under his breath. Stupid Claudine couldn't keep her trap shut. Why couldn't she just blackmail him like everyone else!?
"What do you have to say for yourself, you strumpet!"
He should have listen Carlos when he said it was stupid to two-time on these girls. It would been less painful if it was Maddy or the Tremaine twins. They didn't know how to throw a punch. But what could he say, he like girls with a tad a spunk.
And now this was going to cost him his teeth.
What he needed was an escape plan, now.
"Ladies, ladies, you should take it as a compliment," he said, "I couldn't de-"
Lucky he saw CJ's fist coming before it hit his face.
"What you need to do is stand still and take your whooping, boy," said Freddie, throwing a trash can lid.
Ben shouted as he took to dodging around with the two. They threw anything they gotten their hands on to as he moved through the alley. Some did hit right on, in the middle of his back hard enough for him to hiss in pain. Than there was the book that got him in the face, around his eye. That one really sting. Totally deserve it, but he rather not have a lot of buries. That would need a lot of explaining to Mother of how he got them.
With a dead end coming up, he needed to make an exit. With the use of some trash cans and boxes, he leap up and used them as stepping stones to reach the fire escape. Ben pulled himself up and knocked over the stacks so no one could follow him. With a moment of rest, he smirk down at the raging females below him.
"Rapscallion!"
"Face us, you two-timing bastard!"
With a wave of his hat and laugh, Ben bow, "I'm afraid I must make my leave, ladies," he said before tresuming climbing up the fire escape. Their shouts and screams faded from hearing range the further he got away. Good, didn't need to hear all the insults and threats right now. He could deal with it tomorrow for sure.
Or maybe he could just hide out until it all blows over.
With the little detour taken care of, Ben slid down a drainpipe and took to cutting through the many warehouse markets that line the Isle. He was late and had no more time to waste. So what if he stepped on a few vender's stuff and kicked over a few fruit baskets. What's with a few more people upset with him?
Essentially, a normal day
With a turn of the corner, he spotted familiar tags that litter the walls. Fresh paint smell in the air as he stared at spray dark horn figure that seem to rise from the green fire background. There in bright green paint spelled out 'Long Live Evil!' so loud and proud. There was only one person that had that artistic flare and could be related to that tag.
"You're late again."
It was quick to put on his playboy smile as he turned to face Mal, the daughter of Maleficent. She was basically one of the few girls that hadn't fallen for his charm yet. Not to mention someone's wrath he didn't want to face.
Nor her mothers as well.
"I like to make an entrance, what can I say?" he said.
He merely strolled right over to her and the others of their group as he lean in and gave an eye brow, "Missed me that much?"
"In your nightmares, Prince Charming," Mal groaned.
"Not if you're in them."
Rolling her eyes, Mal shove her hand into his face. With enough force, Ben was sent falling backwards and landed on his ass in a large mud puddle.
That merely caused everyone to laugh at he struggle to get out of the mess. Nothing new, but Ben would still try to woo Mal. Maybe he had a death wish? Maybe cause he basically lived in a tower for ten years before Mother Gothel allowed him to go to Dragon Hall and mingle with the other kids.
Still didn't stop Mother from saying he should stay in the tower when not at school. He was going to be sixteenth in a month, he should go out with his friends.
"Ooooo, Benny Bear, did you get into trouble again," cooed another voice, "Look at your handsome face."
Ben found his face in the hands of Evie, the daughter of the Evil Queen, as she look over his new throbbing black eye. Given her obsession with looks, she tends to worry about how she looked and those around her. After all, she couldn't have someone looking better than herself if they were a girl. But they had a strange relationship. Maybe cause Mother taught Selfishness 101 and Evie was her best student.
And shouldn't her best student look out for her own son.
Maybe that is why she never agree to go out with him? Didn't want to risk Mother's wrath.
Ben took up soaking up the attention of a lovely lady while he spotted the boys in the background. Jay, the son of Jafar and Carlos De Vil, the son of Cruella De Vil seem to fight over something again. Maybe something Carlos found and now Jay wanted it. All the same really, nothing new and no doubt nothing would change things between the two.
"Ah, my darling princess of darkness," Ben said sweetly, leaning into Evie's touch, "Why hadn't you agree to my proposal? To run away from this place. We could live happily away in the forest, just the two of us."
Evie giggle while Mal looked like she was going to gag. The boys took a pause from their fighting to basically act like they were sick from the sight of the romance and were dying from it.
"Only if you somehow get a crown and a kingdom," Evie said, pushing Ben back into mud.
"Too cruel! All of you!"
"And this is news to you," laugh Mal before motion for everyone to follow her. They did, without waiting for Ben to get up. Pouting, Ben struggle to get his ass up. Shouldn't be surprise, not at all.
"Wait for me!"
They didn't. They kept on walking on as he finally gotten up and started to run after them. Each step, he could feel the squish of the mud that gotten into his shoes and on to this socks. Same with his pants, through his underwear. The coldness against his bare skin was annoying. But it was mud and should dry up fast enough. The others weren't far along so Ben easily caught up with them. Now they could continue whatever mischief and evil deeds were needed to be done for day.
At least until Maleficent shown up with her goons.
Ben could feel his nerves heat up as she wouldn't just randomly show up like this. Maleficent was basically the ruler of the Isle of the Lost, what she said was how things were going to go. Ben had a feeling the only reason he went to school was cause of Maleficent. He always gotten a cold shiver down his spin whenever she looked his way.
Like right now, how she just glance over all of them. It was a look of a predator about to choose her prey.
"Hi Mom," sighed Mal.
"Ahhhh, stealing candy?"
"It was from a baby," she said, waving proudly the lolly she ripped from some little kid's hand.
"That's my nasty little girl," cooed Maleficent, pinching her daughter's cheek before taking the candy back, "Give it back to the dreadful creature."
"Ahhhh Mom..."
"It's the deeds, Mal, that makes the difference between mean and truly evil."
Ben tried to keep from rolling his eyes of the sight of mother and daughter villainy bonding. Majority cause if the witch saw his disrespect, he might not be around the next day...or tonight.
"Oh! There's news!"
His ears perk up a bit as Maleficent waved her staff at them all, "You have all been chosen to go to a different school..."
Huh?
"...In Auradon."
Oh hell no!
