The next day, Parker made a makeshift lab outside of the house, and him and Joey set out to create a wormhole. They were going to do anything they could to find Auradon.

"The first things we need are dipole magnets, quadrupole magnets, and cathode ray tubes," Parker stated.

"And I have no idea what you just said," Joey replied. Naturally, he didn't know anything about science.

Parker waved his hand dismissively. "Never mind, all you need to know is that we need to go to the junkyard."

Joey raised an eyebrow. "The junkyard?" Then, he smiled. "Goodie!"

Parker's eyes widened. "You actually want to go dumpster diving?"

Joey thought for a moment, then wrinkled his nose. "Well, once you put it that way..."

"We need some way to..." Parker started to say before Maddie walked into the lab.

"Hey guys, what's going on?" Maddie asked. Parker and Joey shared a sly grin, then looked at her. "Why are you two looking at me like that?"

Maddie groaned as she climbed out of a smelly dump pile. "When you said we were going to a dump, I didn't know I would be doing all the work." Since she had nothing else to do, she agreed to help with the wormhole, but she didn't know it would involve dumpster diving.

Parker and Joey stood to the side, choosing to let their sister do the dirty work. "Just keep looking until you find a box television!" Parker said.

Joey looked up. "Why are there a lot of seagulls here?"

"They're probably looking for something to eat. I think I saw one eating an old french fry," Maddie said before searching again. "I don't even see the point of this. How do we know that Auradon's even real? "

Joey looked shocked. "Are you kidding me? Mal turned into a dragon!"

"Scientists have found out how to put jellyfish genes into mice," Parker said. "Maybe Mal had some... lizard and bat genes."

"Well, what about Maleficent's lightning? " Joey retorted. "How do you explain that?"

Parker shrugged. "Simple plasma."

"Through a ball?!" Joey exclaimed. Then he took out a cracker. "Well, while you two hypocrites do your thing, I'm going to have my snack."

Just as Joey was about to take a bite, Maddie looked up. "Uh, Joey?"

Joey and Parker looked up to see a flock of seagulls flying straight towards them.

"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Liv have gotten up early that morning to rehearse her part, or at least try to. She still wasn't happy that she had to play Maleficent. In her opinion, but obviously not the producers', absolutely nothing about her screamed "I want to play a villain!" Nonetheless, she continued halfheartedly, reciting lines in her bedroom. "The princess shall indeed grow in grace and beauty, beloved by all who know her. But before the sun sets on her 16th birthday..."

Just then, Mal walked in. "Hey Liv."

Liv looked up. "Hey Mal, how are you doing?"

"Despite last night, I'm feeling better now," Mal answered. "I have a question for you."

Liv shrugged. Anything was better than rehearsing this part. "Sure, go ahead."

"Why were you dressed like my mother yesterday?" Mal asked.

Liv treaded this carefully. If Mal realized that her mother was a movie character, her reaction would not be pretty. "Well, they're making a musical based on Aurora, and I have to play Maleficent."

Mal wrinkled her nose. "What did you do to deserve that part?"

Liv sighed. "I have no idea. I tried out for Aurora, and I got Maleficent instead."

Mal shrugged. "Aurora's pretty nice. Her daughter, on the other hand..."

Liv raised an eyebrow. "What about her daughter?"

Mal heaved an annoyed sigh. "She's just so self-centered and full of herself. It's like she thinks the world revolves around her. What Ben saw in her in the first place, I have no idea." When Liv grew confused, Mal began to clarify. "She's also Ben's ex-girlfriend, though they have nothing in common."

"Well, guess he's lucky you came along then," Liv said with a smile.

Mal sighed. "Yeah, I guess he is..." Then, her expression grew somber.

Liv decided to change the conversation and motioned for her to sit down. "If you want, you can help me rehearse my lines. My manager's coming in two days to see my progress."

Mal shrugged and sat down. "Sure, I've got nothing else to do, although, I'm not really much for acting. What do you need help with?"

Liv sighed. "Everything. I've never played the villain before, and despite being an actress, I have no idea how to pull this off. "

Mal thought for a moment. "Well, I did live with my mother for sixteen years, maybe you can read your lines to me, and I can tell you how accurately you portray her."

"Okay," Liv said as she started to read her lines again. "Listen here all of you..."

Mal held up her hand. "Stop." Liv looked up while Mal thought for a moment. "Try being more... angry when you say that."

Liv nodded. "Listen here, all of you!" she shouted.

Mal put her hands up. "Okay... that's more of rage than anger."

"Liv? Are you alright honey?" Karen called from downstairs.

"I'm fine mom, just practicing my lines!" Liv called back before turning back to Mal. "What's the difference between rage and anger? Aren't they kind of the same thing?"

Mal smirked. "Trust me, when it comes to my mother, there's a big difference." Then, she thought for a moment. "Try imagining that there is a huge birthday party, and that you weren't invited, but at the same time you know you're going to get your revenge."

Liv paused before starting again. "Listen here, all of you! The princess shall indeed grow in grace and beauty, beloved by all who know her. But before the sun sets on her 16th birthday, she shall prick her finger - on the spindle of a spinning wheel - and DIE!"

Mal smirked. "You got it."