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Chapter 4: Heigh Ho, To Auradon We Go!

Ursula had walked a bit further into the bazaar and turned around to make sure that Maleficent, nor any of her goblins or minions, or any other bystanders weren't around to eavesdrop or interrupt.

But no one dared to lurk around Ursula...

Uriana finally decided to break her silence once she realized they were all alone.

"School in Auradon? With those guys? You never said that was a part of the plan! If I would have–"

"Silence child, and let me explain!" Ursula interrupted. Uriana nodded. "Princey's new proclamation is to allow the children of the Isle of the Lost to live and go to school with the children of Auradon."

Uriana nodded her head once again, as she reluctantly listened.

"You see, I'm not the only villain with a plan of escape for us." Ursula whispered.

"Obviously." Uriana said.

"Maleficent's plan is to retrieve one of the most powerful, magical, weapons in all of Auradon for her to have at her disposal: Fairy Godmother's magic wand."

Uriana's eyes widened in shock, blinking as her only way to respond. When her mother said she had a task, she just assumed she'd have to find the remote and release the barrier. Or somehow steal one of the boats by the wharf to escape. A heist of this nature took time. It required a fool-proof plan.

And unfortunately, it required a team.

"Wait, she told you her plan?" Uriana asked in disdain.

"Not intentionally, of course. I knew having her daughter steal one of my necklaces from me would be beneficial to us both, someday. I heard her talking plotting outside of Mal's room as soon as the goblin told me the news though the hidden microphone inside of it. A shame, innit?"

Uriana's face had relaxed once she took a second to process the information. "So, what? Help Mal and the others grab the wand for Maleficent? How does that help–"

"It doesn't." Ursula interrupted again. "You see, Maleficent and I aren't on the best of terms."

That's putting it lightly, Uriana said to herself. She recalled all of the stories that the customers had spilled on the election of who should rule over the Isle of the Lost. Many had competed for it, such as Frollo, Gaston, both the Evil Queen and the Queen of Hearts, but Ursula herself believed if anyone should lead them, it should have been her. She knew what it meant to be banished, she had been banished twice after failing to overthrow King Triton. If anyone could have came up with a plan off the island, Ursula definitely had the experience.

But Maleficent, unfortunately, had the power. The goons. The goblins. And the fear instilled in many for the vote to be unanimous. Ursula wasn't a woman to cross, but as a human, she just couldn't compete.

When Maleficent had won, a nasty rivalry had brewed. Ursula moved herself to the further side of the isle and begun a restaurant. She figured the best way to get to the villains' rotten hearts would be straight through their stomachs, like a woman would with a man, she had once told Uriana.

"Once she grabs that wand and escapes, she'll get rid of anything or anyone in her way. And your mother is probably at the very top of her list. I have to beat her at her own game and take matters into my own hands!"

"So grab the wand before Mal can?"

"Only if plan A doesn't follow through."

"What do you mean?"

"I'm sure the magic wand's a very powerful weapon for anyone that can wield it. But I know of a weapon even stronger than a small, insignificant stick."

Uriana gasped. "You're talking abo–"

"The trident." Ursula finished quietly. "With that trident and my power, I will be unstoppable! You, Uma, Marina, your aunt, and I will be the queens of the seas, watching our subjects cower and suffer under our rule!"

Uriana only stared at her mother silently with her dark eyebrows raised and her jaw slightly dropped. Ursula was asking her to do what many have only dreamed of. What many deemed impossible and insane. What many had seen as foolish.

And what few had actually came close to succeeding.

"–you think I can steal the trident on my own?" Uriana asked with a hopeful smile.

"Nope." Ursula said with a cackle to wipe away Uriana's face. "I expect it of you. You are my daughter, aren't you?"

"Well, duh, bu–"

"No buts! No excuses! Your aunt had even grabbed hold of the trident! Think of it as a family tradition!" Ursula whispered-yelled.

"So you're picking me over Uma?"

"That's right!" Ursula sung, before chuckling to herself. "I mean, I could send Uma. But you've already grown so accustomed to the others. And from what I heard happened here and at Heads, you all work so well together. Mal would be a bit more trusting with you than with your sister, she's so loud and brash. They'd never see it coming from you!"

"See what coming?"

Uriana and Ursula turned to their left to spot Uma, with a confused look as she had slowly approached the rest of her family. Her eyes bounced from Ursula, who chuckled once they made eye contact, back to Uriana, who took her attention to the ground, and continued to do so.

"A few of the pirates back at the restaurant said you were headed this way. What's up?"

Ursula then forced a smile. "Uma! Glad you're here, poopsie! Great news, your sister's going to Auradon!"

"What?!" Uma replied in anger. "I heard about her little flash-mob and all but that's nothing compared to what I did to that stupid witch school. I got Harriet, Harry, and CJ–"

"You lost, Uma! A deal's a deal! Uriana managed to destroy the Queen of Hearts' salon and scare off the townspeople! If anyone's gonna get this right, it's your sister! Take a few notes!" Ursula yelled.

Uriana looked up at Uma, who for once, didn't have anything to say. Her mouth was open, twitching ever so slightly as if she were about to say something but didn't. Couldn't, in a sense. Her eyes were intense and teary-eyed as she played the staring game with Ursula.

There was that feeling again. Feeling sorry for her sister as Ursula had belittled and reprimanded her again as if she wasn't her own daughter, with that conniving, signature smirk of hers. Uriana did her best to ignore it as Uma slowly turned to her. She scoffed, as she eyed Uriana up and down as if they had never been acquainted with one another.

Both of the twins crossed their arms as Uma approached Uriana, who did her best not to gulp for comfort, despite needing to.

"Congrats! I'm so happy for you!" Uma beamed with toothy smile. She scoffed again and shook her head in denial before she took off in a run.

Uriana stared until Ursula snapped to get her attention. "She'll get over it, after you do exactly as I say."

Ursula gestured to her left side and took the black strap off of her arm that Uriana hadn't paid any attention to at all. She held the actual bag in her hands and opened it to show Uriana.

She leaned down and immediately scrunched her face into a hard cringe. Most of the bag space was occupied by air-tight bags filled with chum, rot, old anemone and plankton, four small glass vials filled with a muggy, dark violet liquid inside, and a few other especially old ingredients that made up the menu back at Ursula's Fish and Chips.

"You packed me lunch?" Uriana asked in disgust.

"These aren't just ingredients to make today's special, child." Ursula then reached her hand inside bag and pulled out the last two items covered at the bottom. "They're also the main ingredients to a handful of potions I've made over the years. The more intermediate and advanced potions will be tricky but with these, you'll be prepared."

In front of Uriana's face, Ursula had dangled a small, dark gray, rough, leather-like covered book that had the words "Spells" written in dark purple ink underneath a gold, Nautilus emblem on the front cover. Wrapped around the book was a silver necklace with an ancient, dingy, white, Nautilus shell pendant like Ursula's original, only smaller.

"No way..." Uriana trailed off in awe.

Ursula then handed the bag over to Uriana. She put the strap across her torso and right shoulder, holding the bag close to her left side as Ursula unwrapped the necklace from the book and flipped the pages slowly.

"I've written spell books over the years for you and your sister to learn from. The necklace, though, isn't as powerful as mine but it'll definitely get the job done. I found it at the wharf. You'll want to keep this on your person at all times once you arrive in Auradon."

"Why?"

Ursula chuckled. "You'll see."

Uriana raised her right eyebrow as she accepted the spell book hesitantly and placed it inside the bag, zipping it shut. Ursula walked closed to her daughter with the same smirk to place the necklace around Uriana's neck.

Uriana's eyes hadn't left the pendant while Ursula backed away to see how it looked. She nodded in approval then stopped. "Don't disappoint me."

Uriana looked up back at Ursula, and saw the seriousness tone in her sinister gray eyes. Of all the times Uriana had let her mother down, this hadn't compared. Even if her eyes were still gray, Uriana had never been more spooked by her own mother than she had at that moment. Stakes were high, and she'd only ever get one chance. Her only chance to free her family and the rest of the Isle of the Lost, to be deemed a hero among the villains.

"I-I won't." Uriana let out with a mutter.

Ursula's lips curled back into a smirk.

"Good."

After retrieving the rest of Uriana's luggage, she and Ursula met back up with the villains and their kids in the dining room of the Bargain Castle, right as Mal was handed her mother's spell book and Evie was handed her mother, miniature magic mirror. It turned out that Ursula was right, Maleficent had eyes on the wand. Maleficent had emphasized just how important their mission was to the other parents that were a bit hesitant to send their child away.

This was revenge for Snow White and her seven little dwarves...

This was revenge for Aladdin and his bloated, blue genie...

This was revenge for every little dalmatian that escaped evil's clutches...

This was revenge for Sleeping Beauty, the fairies, and her relentless little prince...

And this was revenge for the merfolk who banished and betrayed the cecaelian sea witch...

A car horn had sounded off right outside of the Bargain Castle. Mal and Maleficent walked out to the balcony to speak privately. Evie immediately shot herself from her chair squealing while the others were leaving. She held up her new mirror proudly and continued to gaze in it.

"Who's the fairest of them all?" the Evil Queen asked.

"Me!" Evie answered proudly with a beaming smile. The Evil Queen scoffed and Evie's smile curled into a frown. "You."

The Evil Queen cheered to herself once she got herself up out of the chair. The mother-daughter duo then left right before Uriana and Jay. Jafar had managed to grab a pillow and a few household items after he and Jay chanted their mantra, "There's no team in I".

Ursula turned around and headed for Mal's room, spotting her necklace lying on the floor and stealing it back, chuckling quietly as she sashayed out of the castle unnoticed.

Uriana, Evie, and Jay were all taken back and shocked by their escort vehicle as were the other bystanders and townspeople who crowded the black, stretched limousine and the reluctant driver, who got out the limo to open the trunk and the car doors for the guests.

Jay took a walk around the limo, once he placed his bag of mostly stolen goods in the trunk, and nodded with a mischievous grin. He took off his beanie and wiped the crystal hood ornament, only to steal it and place it inside of his vest pockets.

Carlos was next one to get inside the limo, not wasting anytime as he threw the black, garage bag full of his belongings in the trunk while Cruella called after him, chasing him around until he shut one of the door and locked him inside.

"Ingrate!" Cruella De Vil scoffed. She would miss her son. Now, she wouldn't have anyone to fluff her synthetic furs, touch up her roots, or scrape the bunions off of her feet.

Carlos couldn't get to Auradon any faster.

Uriana was next inside, and Evie followed behind shortly after, after the two place most of their things inside the trunk, once the glamour of the town car had worn off on them. Uriana kept the black bag close to her while Evie carried her poison-apple red purse with her new mirror inside.

Mal was the last out of the Bargain Castle. She handed her luggage to the driver and looked up at Maleficent on the balcony, who smiled down at her daughter proudly. Mal nodded in reply, she was ready to please her mother for once.

Once she shut the door, the driver had gotten himself acquainted in his seat and was ready to take off.

"The jackals have landed." He spoke into the mic in his suit.

Uriana scoffed at the code-name and looked out the car windows. Cruella still seemed rather upset. Jafar and the Evil Queen seemed to be the proudest parents in the world. Ursula only smirked to herself as she looked at the black limo, twiddling her thumbs. Maleficent had went back inside, not bothering to watch her daughter and peers drive off.

The others had looked at the limo and the five in envy, whispering and muttering among themselves. Right as the driver buckled himself in, she spotted Uma in the crowd, who snarled with bared teeth, angrily eyeing down the limo. Uriana knew Uma wasn't looking directly at her, but she felt Uma had directed her red-eyed glare at her. And she was probably right.

The limo begun to take off as the crowd watched. No one had ever left the Isle of the Lost and now five teenagers of some of the most wicked villains were getting to leave in style, courtesy to the crowned prince himself.

Uriana, Evie, Jay, and Carlos' brown eyes all jumped to the seductive, tasty, delicious candy inside the limo in pristine, glass jars in front of them. Evie quickly grabbed a piece while Jay and Carlos fought and wrestled for the rest, constantly pushing up against Uriana's right side as she sat the middle of Jay and Evie. Uriana watched the two hooligans like a sibling being annoyed by another. For a hot second, she hoped that the boys in Auradon weren't like them, but then stared back at her bag full of potion ingredients and her spell book. She didn't have time to make any friends. She was going to Auradon purely for business.

Evie took out her make-up kit while Mal sat silently as well, looking out of the window. "You're looking a little washed out, here, let me help you out."

Mal pushed Evie's brush off of face. "Ew! Stop! I'm...plotting."

"Well it's not very attractive." Evie left her alone and shrugged, taking another bite of her blue lollipop.

Uriana laughed, getting Mal to glare back at her. Mal chuckled along, nodding. "Not like that necklace of yours. Where'd ya get it?"

Jay quickly turned to his right, and saw the seashell necklace for himself, grinning and nodding as well.

"Looks like it cost a fortune." Jay said.

"None of your business!" Uriana answered defensively.

Jay squinted his eyes at the girl in disbelief. But before he could reply, he was interrupted by Carlos, talking with a mouth full of chocolate peanut butter cups for the first time, and insisting Jay tried one himself. He took the one from Carlos' hand and practically swallowed the thing whole. He laughed along with Carlos as they experienced the salty and sweet candy together.

Mal spotted a black remote by the candy and inspected in closely. She pressed the button a few times as the limo partition window behind them had been rolled down, unbeknownst to her.

Evie turned at the sound and sudden light, and watched the driver head toward the end of the broken bridge that led to the Auradon Bay right off the island. She gasped.

"Look!" Evie yelled.

The other four looked behind them for themselves and begun to panic. Uriana begun to whimper silently, shaking in her own skin. Despite her under-the-sea roots, water was not her best friend.

"It's a trap!" Carlos yelled.

"No!" Uriana screamed.

Everyone screamed, as the five huddled, cowered, and cuddled into one another tightly. Uriana was in the middle of them all, luckily, as she wrapped her right arm around Jay's torso and wrapped her left arm around Evie's shoulder, her head laying on Jay's arm. Evie leaned in and wrapped her arms around Uriana while Mal wrapped her arms around Evie. Jay's arms were also wrapped around Uriana, his left around her shoulder and her right around her waist. Carlos, meanwhile, hid his face in Jay's vest, hugging onto him for dear life.

A bright, yellow light had blinded all of them, as they waited for their inevitable doom with their eyes closed.

And waited.

And waited..

And waited...

Nothing.

Everyone had looked up slowly, in relief, slowly letting each other go once the light died down. Uriana was sure that they would never speak of that moment of weakness ever again. They weren't friends, just kids who had hung out together and made mischief. Actual relationships with other people were for the weak and the goody-goody.

"What just happened?" Carlos asked

"Are we dead?" Uriana asked.

Everyone looked out of the back window, at the new, sudden, yellow, pixie-dust road connecting the bridge to the United States of Auradon, with the Auradon Bay underneath them.

"It must be magic!" Evie exclaimed with a smile.

Uriana looked down at her bag with an anticipating smile. She had only heard of the spells that Ursula had cast before, but to actually witness magic at this level in person was entirely different. It was almost overwhelming and breathtakingly beautiful.

Uriana couldn't wait to practice it on her own.

Estella had finally made it out of her dorm and was headed to the front of the Beast Castle to welcome the new students to Auradon Prep. After struggling with what to wear, she finally settled with a white denim jacket, an aqua blue-green tank top, purple skinny jeans, beige heeled boots with a nice, matching beige belt with a gold chain. She didn't hesitate to also bring her lucky golden hooped earrings as well as her matching golden bangles on her right wrist.

Friendly, casual, yet presentable for such occasion.

As president of the Welcoming Committee, she carried her clipboard and checked off each item off of her to do-list with a purple ink pen.

Marching band?

Check.

Laminated blue and gold signs?

Check.

Fairy Godmother?

On her way.

The villain kids?

On their way.

Prince Ben?

Also, on his way.

Tour of the campus?

Pending.

A welcoming crowd?

Somewhat.

Estella had remembered all of the ruckus from yesterday at breakfast. While she was open-minded and excited, others were scared and doubtful of the villain kids. But Estella could understand why. She had heard most of the horror stories since she was four, especially from her own parents who had almost died thanks to an infamous villain on the Isle of the Lost.

But these were their children. And sure, they might've grown up with only bad influences to learn from, scraps to live off of, and a hostile environment to adapt to, they themselves hadn't committed any crimes in Auradon.

Yet, she remembered Audrey saying at breakfast yesterday.

So, Estella might've been a just a tad bit hesitant. But that wasn't an excuse to mistreat her newest peers just because of their familial history. She would treat them the same as the rest of the mostly high-classed, privileged, peers she's grown up with.

Right before she could head out the entrance doors of the building, she stopped to read a text message from her older brother. He too had an unforgettable encounter with another villain at a young age, and while he wanted to give the kids a benefit of the doubt as well, he knew what the villains were capable of.

It read:

Your first encounter with a villain. You ready? ;)

And while his joke was lighthearted, Estella knew that her brother wanted to check up on her to make sure she was okay. He wasn't much of the overprotective type like their father was, but he always kept an eye out on her. Typical older brother. She laughed to herself as she replied.

As ready as I'll ever be. Just hoping everything goes ok. :)

She took a deep breath and literally tried to shake the nerves out of her body, twisting and turning and swinging all about. She knew that nerves were a good thing, though, it meant she cared.

CLANK! CLANK! CLANK! CLANK!

Estella had turned around, her pretty brown eyes bouncing off the walls at such a loud, disturbing noise. A few others had jumped and turned around as well, trying to find the source. Everyone had been a little jumpy since the crack of dawn.

The noise was all thanks to a knight in silver, shining armor, waking down the stairs, and everyone had resumed to their activities once they spotted their mascot.

Estella only raised her her eyebrow as she quickly approached the knight in front of the unused fireplace. "Jane, is that you?"

She nodded back. "Sure is." she replied with a nervous giggle.

"Why are you in your mascot costume?"

"For the villain kids." Jane said, as it were obvious.

"There's nothing to be scared of, Jane! Fairy Godmother will be sure t–"

"Oh, I-I-I'm not that scared of them." Jane denied, shaking her head. "Since the rest of cheerleaders are in their uniforms with the marching band, the caterers, and the orchestra, it'd only make sense for the mascot to be there too. Plus, the press is–"

"What!" Estella interrupted. Jane flinched under her armor, causing more quiet clank noises at her every move. "I didn't ask for the orchestra? Or caterers. Or the cheerleaders for that matter, otherwise I would've been wearing my uniform. Who told you this?"

"Audrey did yesterday, after the meeting you held yest–"

"Audrey!" Estella said to herself, nodding. It all made sense now. Audrey was the kind of girl who needed to be in charge, in control, and in the spotlight. And when she was, everything had to be extravagant! First class! Name brand! Over the top! The bigger (and pinker), the better!

Estella sighed, massaging her thick, voluminous, naturally wavy-curly brown hair. "Where is Audrey?"

"Outside now, I think."

"Thank you!" Estella nodded again, with a somewhat forced smile. "Can you hold this though? I don't want to think about using it against her."

"Um, sure..." Jane trailed, grabbing the clipboard from the girl.

"And Jane, please get out of that mascot uniform. We'll be fine, I promise!" Estella said with beaming, bright smile.

Her smile faded as she turned on heel and marched right to the doors. Audrey had only joined the Welcoming Committee yesterday, and she had already tried to go behind Estella's back. She was a princess, but at school, everyone was treated equally. All of the ideas that Audrey had suggested at the meeting weren't necessarily bad. The orchestra was a nice touch, and the cheerleaders radiated positive vibes and cheers with their smiles. And who didn't love caterers?

Estella figured it'd be a bit too much for the villain kids though. Overwhelming, a huge culture shock from what little they had grown accustomed to. And knowing the press, the kids would only get harassed for the terrible life choices their parents had made. Estella didn't want that for them, and she knew that Ben wouldn't either.

She just wanted to treat them like your everyday, average, new student.

Estella fiercely pushed the doors opened and stopped right there at the entrance. She gasped.

It was a nightmare...

Author's Note: Cookies to whoever can guess who Estella's parents are. A HUGE hint would be what she's wearing and her brother. ;)

And bonus points to whoever can guess who Lyric and Aria's parents are as well (we'll meet up with the twins again in the next chapter, I promise). Thanks again for reading! :)