I wasn't going to talk about this, but I saw a post somewhere where someone else also noticed it so I don't feel alone anymore. In the Good to be Bad video doesn't it seem like the posters and tv shows are propaganda for dictators? Like, it says "our liberator" and "friend to the friendless" and "BIG BROTHER." That's weird, and the premise of VK Day, and asking who your favorite VK is and Evie being the Royal Minister of Juvenile Whatever seems a little self-righteous to me, and your fate being in their hands. I know it's for safety and they want the 4 new VKs to be paired up with one of the original 4 so they can relate to them and keep an eye on them since so many of them could have evil impulses, but still any babies or toddlers on the Isle can be taken to Auradon. I had an idea for the villain in the next story after this and now I was kinda thinking of scrapping him and using someone from the Isle who sees all of this stuff with VK Day as self-righteous nonsense to feed Mal, Carlos, Jay and Evie's egos by making other VKs suck up to them to be admitted into their new territory. I mean it only makes me see things from the Isleanders (is that a new word?) perspective because the kids didn't do anything wrong but be born and after the population on the Isle doubled or tripled, there was still enough food being sent to them so Belle and Beast had to have known innocent children were being born and they just left them on the horrible prison [I get taking children from their parents would feel bad, but it would at least be for the kids' benefit (also they probably didn't do that because the people of Auradon probably wouldn't have adopted or even wanted children of villains living with them because of their own prejudice)] when their only crime was being born. The VKs don't belong on the Isle and at the rate of 4 VKs being freed per year, that's still too slow for hundreds of kids. It feels like the royals are the real villains (especially considering Mulan murdered the majority of the Hun army in her movie with the firework-avalanche and she's not on the Isle while Ursula is there for making legitimate deals and impersonation) and Belle and Beast just left this ticking bomb in Ben's lap. I kinda wanna make Wes and Uma team up and burn down and flood all of Auradon because they claim to be good, but they're just keeping their head in the sand about this whole situation. I hope Hades shows them how awful the Isle is so that they realize that they need to fix this. Anyway, 500-word rant over. Here's the chapter.

In the Auradon Prep Library

"No, it was the Treaty of the Sixty Kingdoms that united all of Auradon," Millie explained. "Your father signed it with rulers and representatives from all sixty kingdoms and territories."

"Right, right," Ben said as he wrote that down.

"And where was it signed?" Millie asked. It was hard for Uma not to feel superior, even if her knowledge of the subject had come from a speedreading spell.

"I know it was supposed to be Arendelle..." Ben said as he thought it through thoroughly, "but the waters were too choppy so they signed it in Corona, at the Royal Palace. In the Room of a Thousand Rays, more specifically."

"Brilliant." Millie beamed with a smile on her face. She reached for her binder and turned a page to the blue section. "Now we can go over science. If that's okay with you, Your Majesty?"

"Of course, let's-" Ben was interrupted by his phone ringing. He answered, saying, "yes...really?...already?...no, we can't do that...isn't there another way?...well, I suppose we'll just have to try to find something else to offer...goodbye."

"What's going on?" Millie asked, looking concerned.

"Nothing, really, it's just a matter of diplomacy."

"That sounds interesting."

"You'd be one of the first people I've met to think that," Ben said with a chuckle.

"Well, politics is a strong suit of mine. If there's anything I can do, I'd love to help."

"I'm not sure this can be helped. Um...well I suppose it won't stay a secret for too much longer at this rate. London and Scotland are disputing over a bit of land between them that's currently unowned. A few months ago the King and Prime Minister got into an argument, so...I think it's a bit of a battle of..."

"Egos?"

"One could say that, yes."

"But not the king, right?" Millie asked with a knowing look. "Because you can't seem judgemental."

"Right. See? It's not really something I think you can help with."

"Don't be so sure. What if the two of them could be convinced to split the territory?"

"Normally that would be my first thought, but this seems to be personal."

"Well, what if I were able to call the King of Scotland today and get him to change his mind."

"You can do that?"

"I'm going to be the queen of the wealthiest nation in the world one day. I have no doubt that he'd be willing to listen to me, and I'm very persuasive."

"If you can, that would be amazingly helpful. But that still leaves the problem of-"

"The Prime Minister? Well, if my memory serves me correctly, Aurelia sells London more than half of the food its citizens consume. So if, say, the princess of the kingdom was to call him and let him know she was thinking of doubling the prices when she's queen, I'm sure he'd be much more reasonable."

"You would really do that?"

"Well, I obviously wouldn't double the prices, I don't want a whole nation to starve-"

"No, not that. Though I'm happy to hear I don't have to worry about anyone starving. I mean help with the two of them?"

"Of course. It's my duty to do anything I can to help Auradon. And its king."

"Well, thank you, Millie. This means a lot to me."

"It's my pleasure. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'll have to end this study session a little early. I have a couple of phone calls to make."

That Night In Uma & Carver's Dorm

"Wait, so explain how this works again," Uma said after she'd shed Millie's form.

"I'm gonna make the King and Prime Minister think they both gained seventeen acres of land," Carver said, "and then it'll fade from Ben's memory and theirs'. There was never any disputed territory at all. But Ben is still gonna remember feeling grateful toward you."

"Right, because gratitude is so valuable," Uma said sarcastically while rolling her eyes.

"Just be patient. All that we need is time."

Uma rolled her eyes once again.

Carver's eyes glowed gold for a second.

"What was that?"

"An opportunity," Carver said, before leaving the room without another word.

In Mal & Evie's Dorm

"Okay, guys," Mal began when Carlos and Evie sat down on the couch in front of the television, "unfortunately Jay had a date scheduled with Lonnie tonight, so he won't be able to make it to movie night."

"On the bright side, we won't have to watch another bank heist movie tonight," Carlos said, earning a chuckle from the girls.

"True. So, what are we gonna start off with?" Mal asked. "We've got action, comedy, horror."

"Please don't put on a scary movie again. I vote for-" Evie started before her phone began ringing. She answered it and said, "Hey, Penny...oh yeah, the dress...don't you love it?...huh?...no, I didn't notice anything wrong with it...really?" She held the phone away from her so it wouldn't catch her sigh before saying, "Be right there," in a cheerful, chipper voice.

"Oh no," Mal said. "What's wrong?"

"I sewed a dress for Penelope and, apparently, the embroidery on the shoulders isn't symmetrical...it's off by a quarter of a millimeter." The last few words were dripping with loathing. "This is the third time this has happened with her."

"Wow," Mal said with a laugh. "Well her mom did notice a pea under, like, a billion mattresses. Maybe it runs in the family."

"Sorry, guys, I have to go deal with this," Evie said. "I'll try to be back soon."

"No problem, " Carlos and Mal said at the same time.

Evie grabbed her handbag and sewing tote, saying, "Sorry," again before she left the room.

"Alright, Carlos, looks like you get to choose what we watch first," Mal said as she grabbed the tv remote.

"Well, I think that-" Carlos was interrupted when his phone buzzed. He looked down at the message he just received. When he set his phone down, Mal could tell exactly what the message said by the look on his face.

"Carlos?" He wouldn't even look her in her eyes. "It's fine, you can go."

"Sorry," Carlos said before leaving.

Now that she was alone in the room, Mal decided to put the movies on hold and go for a walk. After leaving the room, she decided to go to the gardens. As she was about to turn right, she noticed Mason walking past with a stack of keep cases.

"Hey, Mal," Mason said with a nod of his head as he passed.

Mal quickened her pace a little to catch him and put a hand on his shoulder. "What are those?" She asked him.

"Just a few movies I planned on watching tonight," Mason said.

"You're joking, right?" Mal asked with a smile.

"Huh? No. Why?"

"I was supposed to watch some movies with my friends, but we had to cancel because they were busy."

"That sucks. If you want, you can watch these with me."

"Sure, that sounds fun. I've got everything set up in my dorm, snacks and everything."

"Nice." As Mal turned to go back to her room, she missed Mason's eyes flashing gold for a moment as he followed her. "But we have to watch a comedy movie."

"That's perfect," Mal said, turning her head to look at him, "comedy's my favorite."

"Mine, too." He said with a smirk.