King Ben took a sip of coffee as he tried to stay awake through his morning lecture of Good Deeds, which was being subbed that morning due to Fairy Godmother meeting with the three good fairies about magic in the realm. It was very difficult to listen when he was so tired though. He was under a lot of stress lately from work, and school. Resting his eyes for one moment just seemed like such a good idea to. He felt his girlfriend, Mal, rest her head on his shoulder making him blush.

Mal must have been up late sketching,he thought, but it confused him. He started to notice the other occupants in the room falling asleep too. This lecture can't be that boring, could it? No. Doug would never sleep through a lecture, and there he was slumping backwards, his head almost touching the desk behind him, where Jay sat slumped so his forehead was touching his blank notebook.

Evie was resting her head in the crook of her arm while Carlos was falling forward than snapping up in an attempt to keep himself awake. Jane, his girlfriend, was leaning into him to keep herself upright.

What's happening, thought Ben. Everyone was passing out in his lectern. He watched as Jane attempted to whisper something into Carlos's ear, and Ben did not expect the reaction that followed.

"Magic," Carlos slurred.

Mal stirred next to him.

"He's right," she whispered to Ben, "It's his voice."

Ben attempted to stand up but fell due to his exhaustion.

"What do you want," He ground out.

Their lecturer, Fflewddur Fflam, looked shocked with all of the commotion, but quickly regained his composure and burst out laughing. Ben was stunned. Wasn't Fflam the good guy that helped Taran?

"Well I guess you all caught me. Aren't you so smart," Fflam mocked. "I guess I should have expected this coming from the daughter of Fairy Godmother, and Maleficent back there. Ben struggled to keep awake during the conversation.

Ben's breathing hitched as Fflam's face melted into a skull with glowing red eyes. His hair twisted into two boned horns on top of his head. This act brought on some gasps and a little scream he was sure came from Evie.

"Horned King," Carlos slurred, "How did you get here?"

"Well, that's not really any of your business, is it, De Vil," the Horned King replied. He walked toward the classroom door and locked it humming as he did so the spell could continue to work its magic. Ben struggled to stay awake through the melody recognizing it instantly as True Loves Kiss. He walked back toward the front of the class, and then proceeded to make his way down row of desks stopping just in front of Ben's face.

"Your majesty," he said bowing. Then he turned and pulled Jane into his arms bridal style.

"I must say, it was a real treat meeting all of my nemesis' little bundles of joy, and I do mean all of you," he said pointedly looking at Mal as she struggled to stand.

Carlos made to grab Jane but was too slow and sloppy and fell forward hitting his face off of Jane's chair.

"I must be off, now, but I hope to see you all soon when I ascend the throne."

He humming the tune where he left off as he walked back down the aisle towards he front of the classroom. Ben still struggled to stand only succeeding in a kneeling position while Carlos looked thoroughly knocked out from his fall. Mal was still trying to hold herself up from her seat, but couldn't make it any further from her desk, and Evie was trying desperately pull out her tablet from her backpack. Meanwhile the Horned King had mad it all of the way to the grand windows facing the sloping front yard of Auradon Prep Academy. Jane was still struggling to stay awake in his arms in the hopes of escape to no avail. The Horned King lifted his arm and a opened a massive portal in the wall large enough that he could walk through without stooping to fit his horns.

He turned back towards the children and said, "Study hard now," and with that he walked through the portal, which collapsed upon his entry, taking a struggling Jane with him.

With his escape Ben could immediately feel the drowsiness lift from his body. Mal walked over to Carlos and examined his bloody face while Ben stood up. Evie succeeded in pulling her tablet out and was typing furiously to Fairy Godmother. Everyone else was dozed off having lost the fight with the sleep spell.

"Jane, I'm sorry," Ben whispered to himself.