The Beginning of Ben's Reign (Descendant's Fanfiction)
Chapter 1: The Announcement
It was a normal day for Mal. Or, at least, as normal as it could get for her, the good daughter of the worst villain in Auradon history: Maleficent.
Up until a few months ago, Mal and her friends, Evie, daughter of The Evil Queen, Jay, son of Jafar, and Carlos, son Cruella de Vil, had been the worst troublemakers on the Isle of the Lost, a secluded island off the coast of Auradon that had a magical barrier around it prevent the villains banished there from escaping and wreaking havoc.
She and her friends had lived there their whole lives, until Prince Ben (now King Ben), son of Belle and The Beast had transferred them to a school in Auradon called Auradon Prep.
After struggling to choose between good and evil, and having to deal with the harsh words of Audrey, daughter of Aurora and Phillip, and Chad Charming, son of Prince Charming and Cinderella, Mal, Evie, Jay, and Carlos ultimately chose to be good, and Mal found the courage to face her mother and defy her plan to have Mal and her friends steal The Fairy Godmother's wand for her dark purposes, and defeated her once and for all.
Since then, Mal and her friends lived in Auradon, and attended Auradon Prep with the other children of the Auradon royalty and heroes.
Suddenly, a voice called out to her as she was walking down the hall,
"Mal! Mal, wait!"
Mal turned and instantly felt her heart soar as Ben, her boyfriend, ran toward her.
"There you are!" he said, panting but smiling, "I've been looking all over for you!"
"What's up?" Mal asked, trying to keep her cool, despite her pounding heart.
"There's something I need to discuss with you. Something very important." Ben said.
"Okay…" Mal said, a bit anxious.
Ben's face suddenly changed to alarm when he realized how his message sounded.
"Oh! No, no, no! Don't worry, Mal. This isn't something bad. Something amazing's happened. Something that will affect Auradon in the best way! Trust me, you're not going back to the Isle of the Lost of anything!"
"Oh, okay. What's going on, then?" Mal asked.
Ben winked and said "It's a surprise. Find Evie, Jay, and Carlos, and meet me in my room, and I'll tell you, okay?"
"'Kay." Mal said, turning to find go find her friends.
"Thanks, Mal!" Ben called as she left.
"No problem!" Mal called back.
Finding Carlos and Jay was easy. As usual, they were on the field doing tourney practice. Getting their attention? That was the challenge. They were so focused on their practice match, that they were lost of anything else.
"Jay, Carlos!" Mal called.
But Jay was too busy trying to score a goal, and Carlos was busy trying to block him.
"Jay, Carlos!" Mal called, louder. Unfortunately, they were still too focused on their mock game to hear her.
"Oh, for Pete's sake!" Mal grumbled as she walked over to the cheerleaders.
"Mind if I borrow this?" Mal asked a cheerleader and pointing to a megaphone.
"Sure!" she said.
"Thanks!" Mal said, grabbing the megaphone.
She ran back to the sidelines and shouted into the megaphone,
"JAY, CARLOS!"
Finally, they heard her. Unfortunately, Jay got so distracted that he got tackled.
After helping Jay from under the tackle, Carlos and Jay ran to meet up with Mal.
"What's going on, Mal?" Carlos asked.
"Yeah, what's so important that you interrupted our practice for?" Jay asked, a bit grumpy.
"Ben wasn't us to meet him in his room. He says he has something important to discuss." Mal said.
Jay and Carlos frowned, looked at each other, looked back at Mal, and the Carlos cautiously asked:
"What does he want to talk about?"
"I don't know. He just said he needs to talk to us, but it's not anything bad." Mal soothed.
"Oh, okay." Carlos said, relieved.
"Do you have any idea where Evie could be?" Mal asked.
"Last I heard, she and Doug were doing some chemistry tutoring in one of the labs." Jay said.
"Great, let's go!" Mal said, running off the field with Carlos and Jay on her heels.
True to Jay's word, they found Evie with Doug in one of the labs, leading a study group for chemistry.
"Remember," Evie said patiently, "The mass of an element is equal to the number of protons it has plus the number of neutrons. So, if the number of neutrons is 24, and the number of protons is 12..."
"Evie," Mal called.
Evie turned and smiled, seeing her best friends.
"Hey guys!" she said cheerily, "You're just in time for our study group! If you'll take a seat, Doug or I will get to you as soon as we can-!"
"Actually, that's not what we're here for." Jay interrupted.
"What do you mean?" Evie asked.
"Ben asked to see us. He says he has something important to tell us." Mal said.
Evie tensed and hesitantly asked, "Uh…Did we…do something…wrong?"
"No, no!" Mal said with a laugh, "Nothing bad's happened. In fact, he said something amazing happened."
"What happened?" Evie asked, excited.
"I don't know. He says it's a surprise!" Mal exclaimed.
"Ooh. I love surprises!" Evie turned to Doug and asked, "Can you take over the study group for me?"
"Sure." Doug said, "See you later, Eve!"
"You too!" Evie called as she left.
"Okay, spill." Evie demanded, turning to Mal as they walked, "Did Ben give any hints about what it might be?"
"Hmm…" Mal said thoughtfully, "He did say it could affect Auradon in the best way."
"Wow. Sounds like whatever it is, it's going to be a big deal!" Carlos exclaimed.
"Maybe they're transferring more villain kids to Auradon Prep?" Evie guessed.
"I think it's something more important than that," Jay said, "Not saying that the 'villain kid inclusion' thing isn't important, of course."
"How about we just talk to Ben, and find out ourselves?" Mal suggested.
"I'm so excited! I can't stand the tension!" Evie exclaimed.
"Well, looks like you won't have to wait too much longer, E." Mal said as they approached Ben's door.
She knocked on Ben's door, and automatically, he answered, "Come in."
Mal and her friends opened the door to find Ben hunched over at his desk, concentrating on some papers.
"Hey, Ben!" Mal said.
Ben turned and smiled. "Hey, Mal. Evie, Jay, Carlos, glad you could make it."
"What's that you're working on?" Carlos asked.
"Oh, this? Well, since the whole 'bring villain kids to Auradon' proclamation worked out well for you four, I was thinking we could bring in some more, and see if it works just as well for them." Ben said, pushing the papers aside, "But that's now what I wanted to talk to you about. Jay, would you mind shutting the door?"
"Sure." Jay said, pulling the door in.
"All right, you guys have heard of Arendalle, right?" Ben asked.
"I have. It's a kingdom up north ruled by a queen with ice powers. I think her name's…Ella?" Evie guessed.
"Elsa," Ben corrected, "But yes, that's correct. Anyways, my father has been trying for years to try to convince her to merge our kingdoms. She was fearful, but then I became king, and.."
Ben took a deep breath, trying to keep his composure.
"I finally convinced her." Ben said, grinning from ear-to-ear.
"What does that mean?" Carlos asked, confused.
"It means Arendalle will officially become a part of Auradon!" Ben said, excitedly.
"Really?" Mal asked, excited, "Oh my gosh, Ben, that's amazing!"
"Your parents must be so proud!" Evie agreed.
"They are. But that's not even the best part. They've agreed to send their kids to Auradon Prep!" Ben exclaimed.
"Their kids?" Carlos asked.
Ben nodded and said, "Queen Elsa's son, and Anna and Kristoff's kids."
"Even better!" Evie squealed.
"Hold up," Jay said, "I still don't see what this has to do with us."
"Well, I was hoping you guys would be part of our welcoming committee." Ben said.
"Welcoming committee?" Evie asked.
"Yeah. Welcoming them when they first arrive, helping them adjust, that sort of thing." Ben explained.
"I don't think that's a good idea." Mal said reluctantly.
"Why not?" Ben said, frowning.
"These kids were born good. They may be a bit…prejudicial about us villain kids." Mal worried.
"Not all of the good kids were like that! Ben, Lonnie, and Doug weren't, remember?" Evie soothed.
"But a lot of people were. Remember the things Audrey and Chad said to us?" Mal asked.
"I don't see why they would hate us. I mean, it's not their parents have a vendetta against any of our parents." Carlos said.
"Your friends are right, Mal." Ben reassured her, "Queen Elsa and Princess Anna have always been super understanding and kind. Their kids shouldn't be prejudicial."
"And if they are?" Mal asked.
"If they are, we'll help them see otherwise. You've got nothing to worry about, Mal." Ben said.
Mal took a deep breath, and said, "All right, I'll do it."
"Me too!" Evie said.
"I'm in!" Carlos exclaimed.
"Let's do it," said Jay.
"Great!" Ben said, "I'll announce it to the kingdom later today! I'm also planning to add a few more people to the welcoming committee."
"Who else?" Mal asked.
"Jane, Lonnie, maybe Whitney, and a few others." Ben said.
"Whitney?" Jay asked.
"Snow White's daughter." Ben explained.
Evie winced and said, "Snow White…?"
"Yeah, why-oh." Ben said, remembering Evie's parentage, "Uh…okay, I guess we won't include her, then."
"Why?" Carlos asked.
"Whitney's a bit…sensitive about things regarding The Evil Queen." Ben shrugged and said, "I'll just add Melody to the roster. She's one of Ariel and Eric's daughters, so it shouldn't be a problem."
Ben smiled and said, "I'm really glad you all are doing this. I know you'll do great at welcoming the Arendalle kids to Auradon Prep."
There was a sudden knock on the door, and a butler came in and said, "Pardon me, your majesty, but you need to start getting ready for your announcement in an hour."
"Oh, yes. Thank you, sir." Ben said.
The butler bowed formally and exited the room, closing the door behind him.
"I'm sorry I have to cut this short, guys, but I need to change so I look formal when making my announcement." Ben said.
"Will we need to dress up too?" Carlos asked.
"No, no. Just ne. Thanks again for doing this guys, I really appreciate it." Ben said.
"No problem," said Jay.
Just as the four of them turned to leave, Mal turned back and asked, "Ben?"
"Yeah?" he replied.
"Is there any news about…my mother's…condition?" Mal asked.
Ben's smile was replaced by a look of pity, and sadness. "No change, I'm afraid."
"So, she's still a two-inch tall gecko who's incapable of love?" Mal asked sadly.
Ben nodded and said solemnly, "I'm sorry, Mal."
Mal sighed and said, "It's fine. She's been wicked almost her entire life. It's going to take her a long time to change. Assuming she ever does."
"Of course, she will!" Evie said, "You've just got to have a little bit of faith, okay?"
"'Kay. We'd better leave Ben now, so he can change." Mal said.
"See you later, Ben!" Evie called.
"See you." Ben said, closing his door as the four VKs walked out.
I wonder what the Arendalle kids will be like, Mal thought.