The next morning, Victoria was in her room, brushing her hair. She tied her hair back into a ponytail and added a bow.
"Victoria!" A voice yelled from behind her. She turned around to see her mother standing by her doorstep.
"Yes mom?"
"What are you wearing?"
Victoria looked confused. "Umm… The same dress I always wear?"
"Don't be stupid! I am talking about your hair!"
"My… hair?" Victoria looked in the mirror. "Oh! That's a bow!"
"Get rid of it!"
"What?"
"The bow. Take it out. It disgusts me."
"But… Why…"
"It is a disgrace to our family. We are supposed to be evil, not nice. Bows are nice. I don't like nice. Nice is stupid." Vendetta explained.
"But I can't be evil… I don't know how…"
"You are just like your stupid father. He pretended to be evil for me. I saw right through his plan. That is why I murdered him."
Victoria gulped.
"What are you ignoring me? Take out the bow NOW!"
Victoria obeyed her mother and took the bow out of her hair.
"Very good." Vendetta walked out of Victoria's room.
"Valter!"
"Yes mother?" Valter was putting supplies in his backpack.
"What is that?"
"What is what?"
"Are those school supplies?"
Valter looked at his mom. "Yeah…"
"Where did you get those?"
Valter gulped. "The market…"
"What market… The only market in this stupid town is the food market. The food market does not sell school supplies!"
Valter looked nervous.
"Answer me!" Vendetta yelled.
"Well… I…"
"Are those supplies illegal?"
"Well mother, since I am not allowed to lie to you, yes. They are."
"Give them to me!"
"Why?"
"Do not question me! Give me that backpack and those school supplies. I must burn them."
"Burn them?" Valter argued.
"Yes." Vendetta walked towards him and took the backpack, along with the school supplies. She left and went to the living room.
"How dare she defy me…" He whispered to himself, "One day she will obey me… I will rule her, and this town, and the world…"
"Children!" Vendetta shouted, even though Valter and Victoria were right in front of her.
"Yes mom?" They both said.
"Valter, are you ready for school?"
"I was, mother, but then you burned my school supplies!"
Vendetta chuckled. "Excellent. Daughter, are you ready for school?"
"Yes mom."
Vendetta looked bored. "Good. Grunt! Sunny! Front and center!"
Grunt ran down the staircase while Sunny walked next to Valter.
"You two are to take my children to school. I'm sure you are familiar with the location of the school you are to take them to…"
"Yes ma'am." Sunny bowed.
"Meow." Grunt nodded.
"Very good." Vendetta grinned. "Now, take them to school. I am getting sick of looking at their faces."
"We're right here, mother…" Valter folded his arms.
"I do not care. Get out."
Valter groaned and walked out. Sunny followed him. Victoria picked Grunt up and quickly ran after Valter and Sunny. She shut the door behind her.
"Hamster!" Vendetta called. Grudge came to her side. "We must create fiends. I have a score to settle…"
Victoria, Valter, Sunny and Grunt walked to school. Valter was unhappy.
"Stupid mother… How dare she burn my only school supplies!"
"Well, they were illegal…" Sunny pointed out.
"Illegal? I don't see how they are illegal if they are from a different town!"
"It's Vendetta's law. So don't ask me."
"I do not care."
"I don't see how a cat can protect me…" Victoria got off topic. Grunt hissed at her.
"And I do not see how a girl can protect me."
"What?" Sunny yelled.
"You heard me."
"How dare you!"
"How dare you defy me. My mother is not here, so she cannot protect you. But it is not like she would protect you anyway."
Sunny was not pleased.
The school door opened. Valter stood at the doorstep dramatically while Victoria ran in to greet the students.
A grayish-purple boy was sitting by a desk. He had short hair and as wearing an outfit similar to Valter's.
"Hi! I'm Victoria!"
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Victoria. My name is Malak." He had an Elizabethan accent.
"This is my cat, Grunt." Victoria was holding him.
"A cat? But… Cats aren't allowed at school…"
"I know. But my mom told me to bring him to protect me and help me take over. But I don't want to take over."
"Your mom wants you to take over? But that doesn't make any sense…"
"Well she took over the school when she was a kid. So she figures I could do the same."
"Your mom took over the school?"
"Not just the school. She is the ruler of Clamburg."
"VENDETTA IS YOUR MOM?" Malak was shocked.
"Yes…" Victoria looked disappointed.
Malak gulped. "My parents went to school with her…"
"They did?"
"Yeah… They were terrified of her."
"Oh…"
"Listen, can you keep a secret? Especially from your mom?"
"Yeah, I can."
Malak whispered in Victoria's ear. "My mother is planning to escape from Clamburg, that way she won't be under your mom's rule anymore. She's going to take me and my dad."
"What? But! You can't do that!"
"I know. But my mom really wants to."
"But it's illegal…"
"Yes I realize that. But if we escape, it technically won't be illegal."
"You make a good point…"
Meanwhile, Valter and Sunny walked into the classroom. He looked around the room. He saw a green-blue girl sitting. She had long, curly hair and straighted bangs. She was smiling and humming.
"Stop that."
"Stop what?" The girl had a cheerful, high-pitched voice.
"Your humming. Humming is singing, and singing is not allowed."
"Sure it is! My mom says it is!"
"Well your mom is a liar."
"My mom can't be a liar, silly! She's always right!"
"No, she's not. Your mother is stupid!"
"Stupid?" She tilted her head.
"Yes, stupid."
The girl let the comment slide. "My name is Candy. What's your name?"
"Valter. I am the son of Vendetta, the ruler of this town. Surely you are cowering in fear."
"Wow! Your mom is the queen of Clamburg?"
"Queen? How dare you say that about my mother!"
"Who's your friend? She's pretty."
"She is not my friend. She is my servant."
"My name is Sunny." Sunny smiled.
"Shut up!" Valter commanded.
"Yes sir…" Sunny cupped her hands over her mouth.
"That's not a nice thing to say to your friend…" Candy pointed out.
"I do not care. My mother told me that other people's feelings are stupid."
"Your mother sounds like a mean person…"
"She's the ruler of this stupid town. What did you expect?"
A women opened the door. It was Mr. Milk. He looked older. Much, much older.
"Good morning students. Please take your seats."
"How dare you tell me what to do!" Valter screamed.
"Valter!" Victoria pulled Valter into a seat. "Don't argue with the teacher…"
"Valter?" Mr. Milk looked nervous. "You must be Vendetta's son…"
"Yes. And I demand that you do as I say."
"Valter!" Victoria slapped him.
"Ouch!"
"And you must be Victoria, Vendetta's daughter…"
"Yup! That's me!" Victoria sounded proud.
"I demand that you do exactly what the two of us say, you fool!" Valter slammed his hand on his desk.
Victoria glared. "Don't listen to my brother…"
"But… I-I have to…" Mr. Milk stuttered.
"Why?"
"Because you are Vendetta's children. If I don't listen to you, terrible things will happen…"
"But…"
"Be quiet! Stupid sister!"
Victoria sighed.
"I will now take attendance… Well, I know Valter and Victoria are here… Malak?"
"Here!" Malak raised his hand.
"Michelle?"
"Here…" A white girl with long hair and a scarf said. She sounded depressed.
"Candy?"
"Hi!" Candy exclaimed. Valter glanced at her.
"Joshua?"
"Yes?" A dark gray boy with glasses and short hair asked. Clearly he wasn't paying attention.
"Sunny?"
"That's me!"
"And… Sydney?"
There was no answer.
"Sydney?"
There was still no response.
"Okay… I guess she's…"
Before he could finish, the door burst open. Every stared. A red girl walked in. She was wearing a dress. Her hair was tied back into a ponytail and half of her bangs covered her right eye. She walked in. A black dog followed her.
"Present…" The girl said. She was Sydney.
"Very good. All students are accounted for."
"What is this? Why do you have a dog following you?" Valter questioned her.
Sydney grinned. "He isn't a dog… He's a fiend."
"A fiend?" Victoria gasped.
"Impossible!" Valter screamed, "fiends can only be created by my mother!"
"And mine…" Sydney added to Valter's statement.
"Valter!" Victoria nudged him and then whispered to him. "That must be Suzanne's daughter…"
Valter's eyes widened. "Suzanne? But… Impossible…"
Sydney smirked at them. "Yes, I am Suzanne's daughter…"
Mr. Milk gasped. "S-Suzanne!"
"That's right, Mr. Milk. Suzanne. I am Suzanne's daughter. The green children will not be the ones who conquer this school. I will…"