Hi! This is actually a chapter that is about the people getting themselves ready (and some romance and a introduction of a OC that is royal), and it is not a chapter from before. It is new and I made it, but Mal may be a little (or a lot) OOC, so you are warned. I don't own anyone except the OCs and hope you enjoy this chapter that is part of the process of me redoing most of the story.

Chapter 1: 3RD PERSON

Auradon Prep is busy preparing for the arrival of the new villains. After hearing what Ben said a few days ago, everyone was sort-of scared for the new villains arrival. All of them said yes, but very reluctantly.

"I can't believe Ben actually sent the invitations," fumed Mal in her room, hours before the VKs arrive.

"He is Ben, after all," offered Evie, checking her clothes in front of the mirror to see if they are matching.

"I can't wait to meet Hugh. He is a prince afterall," Audrey says while applying makeup at the desk. It is not a secret that Audrey wanted to meet Hugh after Ben went with Mal and Chad is just… Chad.

"Ugh, why him?" Mal asks, rolling her eyes in mock-disgust. She honestly never really understood Audrey and her crushes, even though they became closer (mutual terms) than before Maleficent came.

"Who knows if it will die later. If he is hot, then why not?" Audrey asks, shrugging her shoulders.

"Anyways, it'll be fine, well I hope. I mean, what can go wrong?" Evie asks.

"Anything," Lonnie mutters from her seat on the bed. Jane pats her head.

"It'll be fine. Maybe they might not notice you?" Jane tries to help.

"Dad told me that I have to persuade them to come join the army, as well as John. I am just worried that it will be my fault if we go into a bigger war with them," Lonnie sighs.

"Come on, it won't be that bad, right?" Audrey says rolling her eyes. Lonnie shrugs and starts to tighten her grip on her dress. She knows that it might not be her fault, but she is honestly scared. Her father's expression grew dark when she told him that the twins were going to Auradon. He knows, and she knows, that it is too risky for them to go. It is a frustrating situation that no one knows the outcome to. But on the bright side, there will be more members on the fencing team. Jane must've read her thoughts as she smiled.

"Yes, the athletic department is going to get better. We can at least look forward to that,"

"I hope Wi Fung or whatever her name is doesn't join the cheerleading team," Audrey says.

"She will probably not," Evie tried to assure her, getting another skirt from her closet.

"I am going to Ben to check up with him. I'll be back soon," Mal says, seemingly cooling down after her frustration tantrum (not really a tantrum, but something of the like).

Mal walks through the hallways and remembers the memories of when she first came to Auradon. She remembers the cookies and the plot to get the wand. Oh how far did she come from that time, and now she is the 'queen' of Auradon, or at least that is her title, anyways. Being the most feared on the Isle was much more easier, according to her. Mal sighs as the smoothes out her dress outside Ben's door, her thinking making her mind wander. She takes a deep breath in as she knocks on the wooden door. Ben opens it and smiles brightly, making Mal's heart ache.

"Mal! What brings you here?" he asks, hugging her.

"Just checking in, I suppose," she replies, hugging him back. They move into the room and Ben fetches his suit jacket, which is the same as when he first met Mal, but a little darker and more formal - like one of a king. Mal sits on a armchair and looks at Ben putting the jacket on.

"How are you feeling?" he asks, breaking the silence, not that it was uncomfortable.

"I am fine, but I don't feel ready to meet them. I mean, they are more dangerous and they wouldn't change as fast as we did. Lonnie is freaking out about the twins and how the army and all of that stuff. I overheard Melody saying that she is not ready to meet her enemy, I am supposing she has a dark past with Dylan. The others are worried as well, as we don't know to which extent how evil they are," Mal says.

"I am worried as well. But, I also know that time will be the only thing that will know what will happen. Who knows if they are going to change? It might take longer, but you, Evie, Jay, and Carlos changed even though we were unsure as well. Things will work out, I promise," Ben says, smiling a reassuring smile at him. Mal smiles back and stands up. Ben offers his hand.

"Shall we go to the others?" he asks.

"Fine by me," Mal replies. The two walk out of the room and bump into Jay and Carlos coming out of their room in a formal-ish casual attire reflecting their old style.

"How are you guys?" asks Ben.

"Decent," Jay says, shrugging.

"We are about to check on the others," Ben says.

"We'll come too." Carlos says. The four of them walked around aimlessly, Mal suggesting going to her dorm last since everyone was getting ready.

"Ben!" shouts a voice down the hallway. "Fredrick! How are you?" calls Ben.

"Fine. When are the VKs coming?"

"In a few hours,"

Fredrick runs down the hallway in a light jog. Prince Fredrick, the son of Snow White, is currently studying more in culinary, but also training to be the next king at the same time. He arrived at Auradon with another group of princes/princesses a year later as their parents weren't sure about the new VKs. They deemed it as safe and sent them, only for there to be more VKs. His hair is a mix between his mother's raven black hair and his father's chocolate brown hair. He has brown eyes and is about a inch shorter than Ben. He is currently wearing a navy-blue dress shirt with a white suit jacket with a band of red around the middle and black pants with yellow stripes on the sides going straight down.

"Hey Mal, Jay, and Carlos. I have to check-in with the baking team for the final touch-ups. I was changing so that I can finish and not worry about changing later," Fredrick says. He does a fistbump with Ben before running away to the kitchens.

The hours were spent walking around and checking with everything to be perfect, the tour ending in Mal's room. Everyone was ready by then (maybe they had to wait five more minutes for Audrey to choose the perfect bracelet) and they all walked out to the courtyard a few minutes before the new VKs were scheduled to come in.

"Are you ready?" Ben whispered to Mal at his side. She hesitated before nodding. A motor noise sounded in the distance and the hood of the limo appeared, along with two horses. Doug waved his arms and the band began to play. The new VKs have arrived.