Let's start this story off right! With a song! Enjoy :)
The lawn of Auradon Prep was still. The faint traces of ghostly steps could still be heard in the swaying trees and grass, in the pavilion, and throughout the halls. But fall break had come. And, for some students, a return to where it all began was in order.
A drumbeat began in the distance as Mal, a tall purplette, hurried across the field. Her fiance, Ben, raced after her. He caught up to her and spin her around to face him, laughing. Together, they stared up at the castle where they first met and their lives had changed forever.
Mal:
Oh, it seems our future's come at last.
We've come so far now, put aside the past.
We changed our ways, rose from the hate,
And now we're here, here to stay, oh...
Ben:
Our kingdoms have collided.
The darkness has fallen to the light.
Turn the evil into what is right
This is our time tonight.
Mal and Ben:
When our two worlds collide,
Turning the darkness into light.
This is our time to rise.
Together we can win this fight!
Evie, a beautiful bluenette, daughter of the Evil Queen, hurried across the wall of the castle to join up with the King and future queen. Her boyfriend, Doug, Dopey's son, ran after her. Ben laughed as he and Mal waved to them. Evie and Doug waved back as they kept running toward the stairs.
Mal and Evie:
Mirror, mirror, on the wall,
Are you ready for a brawl?
Apple, apple, dip, dip,
The future's here for us to take.
Whoops echoed from the woods behind them and all eyes turn as Jay, long-haired boy, came charging out of the trees, his girlfriend, Lonnie, in tow. Moments later, Carlos, a white-haired boy, flipped down from a nearby tree to meet up with Jane, a girl with short black hair, with a chuckle. They ran to join the others just as Evie and Doug hurried across the meadow from the opposite direction.
Jay, Lonnie, Jane, and Carlos:
'Cause when it comes tonight,
And it's our time to shine.
We will rise...
Together we can win this fight!
The group separated into a complicated dance routine. Each boy took his significant partner and swung them around. Everyone laughed. Doug and Evie moved toward the center while the others spread out and circled them.
Doug and Evie:
'Cause there's nothing we can't do.
Take the old, make something new.
When we're together, this I know, it's true.
And it's up to me and you!
Doug took the lead, skipping out of the ring, pulling Evie along with him. Mal and Ben took their place. Mal leaned in close to Ben, grinning as they began to sing.
Mal and Ben:
When our two worlds collide,
We'll turn the darkness into light.
It's our time to shine.
Together we can win this fight!
Everyone continued to dance in the ring. Carlos swung Jane around and passed her off to Jay while he moves to dance with Lonnie. Ben and Doug do the same. Ben smiled gently as he bowed to Evie in a princely manner and Doug nervously held out his hand to Mal who tried to give him what she thought was an encouraging smile.
All:
And this world is ours,
The dark and the light,
All become one here tonight.
'Cause it's our time to shine!
Thunder rumbled overhead and a light rain began to fall. The teens paid no attention and kept right on dancing.
Carlos and Jane:
Oh, this world is ours.
Jay and Lonnie:
The dark and the light,
Become one here tonight.
All:
'Cause it's our time to shine!
The guys and girls broke apart. Ben, Carlos, Doug, and Jay ganged up like a Tourney team. Meanwhile, Mal, Evie, Jane, and Lonnie threw their arms around one other as Mal began singing quietly.
Mal:
And no one said it,
Was ever gonna be easy.
Evie:
But we can do this,
'cause we're in too deep.
Meanwhile, with the guys...
Jay:
And then they'll all see...
Carlos:
We're who we're supposed to be...
The two groups broke apart and came back together. The rain started to pour, drenching everyone in a matter of moments.
Ben, Mal, Evie, and Doug:
When our two worlds collide,
We'll turn the darkness into light.
Yeah, it's our time to shine.
Together we can win this fight.
All:
Together we can win this fight.
Ben and Mal:
This is our time...
Jane and Carlos:
Together we can win this fight...
Jay and Lonnie:
This is our time...
Evie and Doug:
And together we will win this fight.
The song ended and everyone erupted into cheers. Mal caught herself as Jay and Carlos chest-bumped and Carlos nearly tumbled backward over her. She smiled slightly as Ben appeared at her side, whooping, shaking his soggy mop of blond hair like a dog...or a beast. She saw Carlos hug Jane, Jay fist bump Lonnie, and as Ben put an arm around her, she noticed Evie take Doug's hand. The two smiled, both timid, but both perfect for one another.
"Mal?"
Ben's turned sharply, finding him staring intently at her with a concerned expression. "Are you all right?" he questioned, taking her hands in his, waiting worriedly for an answer. She smiled at him, reassuring him that everything was just fine.
"Yes," she told him automatically. "Yes, I'm fine."
But still, even as she said it, she felt a twinge of something inside of her. Her magic. It was churning. But it wasn't Maleficent. She was safely back inside her terrarium. This was something different, something much more powerful, much more dangerous...
And it was coming to destroy them all.