Short #1: Evie's Explosion of Taste
The first Descendants: Wicked World short came out! Regardless of what people thought, I decided to make this happen. I'll be writing a new chapter whenever a new short comes out :D To those who haven't read my first fanfic, it's called "The Shadow". There, my OC, Penelope, was hidden in the movie, and she helped out in some parts to make it happen. Here, the Descendants characters know more about her, and she can openly guide them throughout the stories. I really hope you enjoy this one as well as some of you enjoyed the first :)
"Evie, does it look like I know how to bake."
"Yes."
I sighed as I hung up the last carnival banner and lowered myself down from the ladder to see the blue-haired girl's desperate face. She was looking at me all pleadingly, but I showed no signs of pity. "Tell me again why you're doing this."
"Because I heard Audrey did something like this last year and I want to do even better!" she whined. "I had to volunteer to bake cupcakes! I wanted people to think they were fab-mazing, and I need you to help me!"
"Look, Evie, my sense of baking is as high as my fashion. It doesn't exist."
"Please? Everyone else I know is busy! You're my last resort."
I thought deciding to be friends with the villain kids would be fun. Ever since I met them officially, I've been faced with make-up attacks, phone disappearances, and the occasional "spell model". At times, it could be fun, but at times, I just need a break.
"I guess we can check the cookbooks in the library and see what would be the easiest to make…" I mumbled.
"Perfect! Let's go!"
Before I knew it, I was dragged into the school building.
I checked out a book entitled "Baking for Dummies" and was soon flipping through them in the kitchen. As Evie prepared the ingredients I told her to set out, I looked at her curiously and said, "Didn't you, Mal, and the others bake before? Those cookies you used to love-spell Ben?"
Evie blushed as I helped her preheat the oven. "This is different. We were following instructions from a cookbook, yeah, but that was a spell, this time I'm going to do this for a good cause."
"Uh-huh... So, what flavor do you want to make?"
"What's available?"
"Well, we can try the usual chocolate—"
"Boring!" I jumped a bit when she slammed the book cover shut. "We need to spice things up a bit. If I want people to say my cupcakes are the best, I need to make sure they are."
"All-right..." I put the book down and tapped my chin lightly, a smirk forming upon my face when I thought of something. "You know, they say baking is a form of chemistry…"
"Seriously?" Her curious, excited little face practically brightened up the room.
"Oh, yeah…at least that's what I heard."
"Then let's try putting anything we can in this!" Before I could protest, Evie randomly brought out all forms of the periodic elements and started throwing them into her mixing bowl. My eyes widened as I watched it all turn into a complete mess.
"What are you doing?"
"If baking is chemistry, it involves elements! Come on, Pen, you're the one telling me this."
"Um…" My short plan of messing around with her failed miserably as I watched her attempt to mix silver in with potassium. "I don't think I'm making myself clear…"
"Hey, what could go wrong? It's just experimenting."
"Um, right…?"
"Now, stop gaping and help me. You'll catch flies."
Despite knowing it was all going to turn out horribly, I still put the mix into the cupcake tray.
"They're glowing?"
I wasn't at all surprised when Evie brought her "delicious cupcakes" out of the oven and was horrified to see them turning into different shades of colors. My definition of seeing this very scene before me was getting her to use Francium and have them explode in her face. I would've died laughing. Instead, I was looking at purple freaks of nature. No, green. No, pink…?
"This is terrible!" Evie cried.
"They can't be that bad," I said calmly, taking a cupcake. I took a single bite into it, and immediately hurled into the sink. They were revolting. I couldn't tell her that, though. When I looked up, she was trying not to look disgusted. I wiped my mouth, and the daughter of the Evil Queen groaned.
"What am I going to do? I already used all the ingredients! And the kitchen tools are destroyed!" We looked over at the table littered with half-melted, half-frozen, and other chemical reacted metal kitchen utensils that were now ready to rust up and break more.
"Well, you probably shouldn't have added the iridium with the indium. And judging by that cupcake, silver should not even be considered digesting. Then again, so is gold."
"Not really helping, Penelope."
"Hey, why don't you go to Mal? Maybe she can use her spellbook to fix it?"
"Fantastic idea, Pen!" Evie grinned widely, almost jumping. "I knew Peter Pan had some brains!"
"What is that supposed to mean."
"I think I saw Mal painting something for the carnival. Let's go find her!"
"Can't. Gotta clean this up. You have to pay for everything, you know that?"
"Yes, yes, I'll ask Mal to make money or something."
"I'll catch up. You go to Mal. I won't be long."
"OK, see you. Thanks again!"
As she left the area, I picked up a broom as started sweeping. Luckily, since I was mostly around in Lonnie's and my dorm, I was usually the one cleaning it. I'd have this place spick and span by the time I see someone react from Evie's chemical cupcakes.
"Whoa."
It was funnier than I'd imagined. A certain Auradonian was completely splattered with the little treats. I have no idea what happened, but I wished I was there to see.
The moment Audrey turned to glare at me, I snapped a picture of her, which made her glare even more. I was laughing way too hard as Evie and Mal looked up at me, also smiling.
"Nice look, Audrey."
"Very funny, Pen," she huffed.
"Oh, come on, don't be like that! Look at you."
They all gathered around me to see the caption I wrote on the picture: Evie and Mal: Sweet Friends or Sweet Fiends?
"Hilarious," Audrey snapped. "Delete that. I have to change. Thanks a lot, Evie."
"You're welcome," she said innocently.
As Audrey left, I looked over at Mal and Evie, mouthing, "So saving this."
The three of us laughed together.
How was this? Leave a review to tell me if I should continue or something! I may or may not find the time to write as quickly when the next short comes out, but hey, who knows? Really hope you guys liked this :) See ya'll in the next shorts!