Ben woke up early the next morning exhausted. He stayed up most of the night writing up his first proclamation, gathering the notes he made on the Core 4, and put everything in a folder to present to his parents. Chewie stretched and yawned at the foot of his bed. Ben took a deep breath and said, "Today's the day, Chewie. I'm going to make my first proclamation and get Mal along with her friends over here to Auradon. Then things will finally start to happen." He jumped out of bed and ran over to his closet when Padme appeared next to him saying, "Do you want me to pick something out for you?" Ben shook his head and said, "No thank you, Grandmother. I have to go to a fitting for my royal suit for my coronation and my parents will be meeting me here. That is when I am going to present my first proclamation to them." Padme nodded and said, "Well, we're all here for you. If you need us, just let us know." She then disappeared back into Ben's body as he started getting ready.

Soon enough, the tailor came in and starting the fitting process. Chewie sat near Ben's feet. While the tailor was doing his work, Ben was looking out his window at the Isle in the distance. The tailor grabbed his head at one point to measure it, but as soon as he let go, Ben's head turned back to the window. The king and queen walked in with Adam saying, "How is it possible that you're gonna be crowned king next month? You're just a baby." "He just turned 17, dear," Belle said. Ben took a deep breath and said, "Hey Pops…" But Adam interrupted, "17? That's far too young to be crowned king." "Not soon enough for my plans to get started," Ben thought as Adam continued, "I didn't make a good decision until I was at least 42." Belle hit Adam on the arm and said, "Uh. You decided to marry me at 28." Adam chuckled and joked, "It was either you or a teapot. Kidding."

Ben saw his chance and said, "Mom, Dad…" He tried to step off the pedestal but the tailor stopped him. Ben sighed then turned to his parents and said, "I've chosen my first official proclamation." Ben's parents looked at each other with joy as Ben continued, "I've decided that the children on the Isle of the Lost be given a chance to live here in Auradon." Belle gasped as Ben finally had the chance to step off the pedestal and said, "Every time I look out to the island, I feel like they've been abandoned." Ben could tell his father was trying to hold in his anger as Adam said, "The children of our sworn enemies? Living among us?" Ben stood strong and said, "We start out with a few at first, only ones who need our help the most. I've already chosen them." Belle smiled while Adam stepped forward and said, "Have you?" Belle stopped her husband and said, "I gave you a second chance. Ben, who are their parents?" Ben walked over and got the folder with his proclamation and files on the Core 4 in it as he said, "Cruella De Vil, Jafar, Evil Queen, and Maleficent." The tailor screamed as Adam shouted, "Maleficent! She is the worst villain in the land!" "Dad," Ben said. "Just hear me out here…" "I won't hear of it!" Adam shouted while Chewie started to walk up beside Ben and growled in warning. "They are guilty of unspeakable crimes. Maleficent cursed the mother or your betrothed for crying out loud." "Dad!" Ben shouted, letting some of his own anger come out that made Adam be startled by his son's anger and Chewie backed off. "Their children are innocent. Don't you think they deserve a shot at a normal life? Dad?" Ben stared at his father hoping that he didn't need the Force spirits to intervene to persuade them into accepting the proclamation, but Belle gave a knowing look to her husband as Adam calmed down and said, "I suppose the children are innocent." Adam turned to walk away as Belle came up to Ben and said, "Well done." She turned to Adam and said, "Shall we?" The royal couple exited Ben's bedroom.

Ben sighed in relief, looking around and noticing that the tailor left during the argument. The Force spirits appeared before Ben as Leia said, "Well done, my son. You're on your way to becoming a great king." The other spirits nodded in agreement as Chewie barked in approval. Ben nodded his thanks as he looked out the window while playing with the family ring on his finger and said, "It worked. I'll see you soon, Mal. Very soon."

Over on the Isle, the Core 4 were causing mischief to the denizens of the Isle of the Lost, showing everyone that they were the top dogs. Their leader, Mal, was in a great mood. She woke up that morning feeling like it was going to be a great day. She actually had a good night's sleep for once. Lately she had been having dreams of a honey brown haired boy at a lake that would smile at her and reach for her hand. Or she would have dreams about that dark guardian that she saw around the streets at night and during the cursed sleep thanks to the Dragon's Eye. But those dreams of him confused her. Sometimes they just had him standing there staring at her looking imposing. Other times she saw him swinging around a red laser sword causing massive destruction. She saw both light and dark within the mysterious man and was confusing to the point that sometimes she wished to rather have dreams about the boy at the lake again as those weren't as confusing. But she didn't have any of those dreams the night before so she felt like celebrating with her gang, the Core 4. At the current moment, she was putting graffiti on a wall while the others were causing their own mischief. Mal turned around from her masterpiece and started to sing her gang's song,

(Mal)

They say I'm trouble

They say I'm bad

They say I'm evil

And that makes me glad

(Jay)

A dirty no-good

Down to the bone

Your worst nightmare

Can't take me home

(Evie)

So I got some mischief

In my blood

Can you blame me

I never got no love

(Carlos)

They think I'm callous

A low-life hood

I feel so useless

Misunderstood

(Mal and Evie)

Mirror mirror on the wall

Who's the baddest of them all

Welcome to my wicked world

Wicked world

(Core 4)

I'm rotten to the core, core

Rotten to the core

I'm rotten to the core, core

Who could ask for more

I'm nothing like kid next

Like the kid next door

I'm rotten to the

I'm rotten to the

I'm rotten to the core

(Mal)

Call me a schemer

Call me a freak

How can you say that

I'm just unique

(Jay)

What, me a traitor

Ain't got your back

Are we not friends

What's up with that

(Evie)

So I'm a misfit

So I'm a flirt

I broke your heart

I made ya hurt

(Carlos)

The past is past

Forgive forget

The truth is

You ain't seen nothing yet

(Mal and Evie)

Mirror mirror on the wall

Who's the baddest of them all

Welcome to my wicked world

Wicked world

(Core 4)

I'm rotten to the core, core

Rotten to the core

I'm rotten to the core, core

Who can't ask for more

I'm nothing like the kid next

Like the kid next door

I'm rotten to the

I'm rotten to the

I'm rotten to the core

By the end of the song, others gathered around them and danced and sang with them. A mother came in front of Mal with her baby son in a wagon and Mal grabbed the lollipop from the baby's hand. She turned to the Core 4 and the others that gathered and everyone laughed evilly. Mal just smiled and thought, "Just a way to survive."

Suddenly Mal saw everyone behind her friends run away screaming which Mal knew could only be for one reason. Mal turned around and saw two large men and Mal said, "Hi, Mom." Maleficent pushed past the two large men and said, "Stealing candy, Mal? I'm so disappointed." "It was from a baby," Mal countered handing her the lollipop. Maleficent smiled and snatched the lollipop and said, "That's my nasty little girl." Then Maleficent spit on it and handed the lollipop to one of her minions and said, "Give it back to the dreadful creature." Mal protested, "Mom!" "It's the deeds, Mal," Maleficent said. "That make the difference between mean and truly evil. When I was your age I was cursing entire kingdoms." Mal mouthed along with her mother's words, having heard about her past numerous times. Maleficent noticed and said, "You…Walk with me. See, I'm just trying to teach you the thing that really counts, how to be me." Mal sighed internally and said, "I know that. And I'll do better." Part of Mal wanted to be like her mother, but there was another part of her that wanted to be something different, something better. It was the light in her talking again and Mal quickly snuffed it back down.

"Oh," Maleficent said suddenly remembering why she came down to look for her daughter and her friends. "There's news. I buried the lead. You four have been chosen to go to a different school, in Auradon." Evie, Carlos, and Jay tried to run for it, but Maleficent's minions were there to catch them before they tried. Mal turned to her mother and said, "What? I'm not going to some boarding school filled to the brim with prissy pink princesses!" Evie stepped forward and added, "And perfect princes." Mal gave her a glare and Evie backed off. Jay huffed and said, "Yeah, and I don't do uniforms. Unless it's leather. You feel me?" He tried to get a high five from Carlos, but Carlos instead looked at Maleficent and said, "I read somewhere that they allow dogs in Auradon. Mom said they're rabid pack animals who eat boys who don't behave." Jay woofed in Carlos's ear which startled the white-black haired boy who hit Jay as revenge. Mal looked at her mother and said, "Yeah, Mom, we're not going." Maleficent smiled and said, "Oh. You're thinking small, pumpkin. It's all about world domination." She then yelled at her minions to follow her and Mal and the other Core 4 members reluctantly followed behind the dark fairy.

Back at Mal's house where Evil Queen, Cruella, and Jafar also gathered, Maleficent was telling her plan on what Mal needed to do once she and the others got to Auradon, "You will go. You will find the Fairy Godmother and you will bring me back her magic wand. Easy-peasy." "What's in it for us?" Mal asked on behalf of her gang. "Matching thrones," Maleficent answered. "Hers-and-hers crowns." "I think she meant us," Carlos said pointing to his gang. Maleficent sat up from her chair and curled her finger to have Mal come to her as she said, "It's all about you and me, baby! Do you enjoy watching innocent people suffer?" "Not innocent people exactly," Mal thought since she didn't like being evil to the children who were suffering like her, but knew that her mother shouldn't know that so she lied, "Well, yeah, I mean, who doesn't…" Maleficent interrupted, "Well, then get me the wand and you and I can see that and so much more. And with that wand and my scepter, I will be able to bend both good and evil to my will!" "Our will!" Evil Queen called out. "Our will, our will," Maleficent said. "And if you refuse, you're grounded for the rest of your life, missy." Mal tried to retort but Maleficent stopped her and glared at her with her glowing green eyes. Mal tried to fight it off, but she didn't have her mother's strength, and her unknown Force powers haven't reawakened yet, so she was in a losing fight. Mal finally scoffed and said, "Fine. Whatever." "I win," Maleficent said as Mal walked away.

"Evie," Evil Queen called her daughter who ran up and sat down next to her mother. "My little Evil-ette in training. You just find yourself a prince with a big castle and a mother-inn-law wing. "And lots of lots of mirrors!" The mother and daughter said together. Evie smiled and laughed but Evil Queen said, "No laughing. Wrinkles." Cruella huffed and said, "Well, they're not taking my Carlos, because I'd miss him too much." "Really, Mom?" Carlos asked. "Yes," Cruella answered. "Who would touch up my roots? Fluff my fur and scrape the bunions off my feet?" Carlos knew it was true good to be true and said, "Yeah, maybe a new school wouldn't be the worst thing." Cruella then said, "Carlos, they have dogs in Auradon." That scared Carlos and he shouted, "No! I'm not going!" Jafar then said, "Well, Jay isn't going either. I need him to stock the shelves in my store." He turned to his son and asked, "What did you score?" Jay then proceeded to pull out several items he stole including a lamp which Jafer happily rubbed hoping for a genie but Jay said, "Dad, I already tried." Jafar scoffed as Evil Queen said, "Evie's not going anywhere until wee get rid of this unibrow. Hmm?"

Maleficent then shouted, "What is wrong with you all? People used to cower at the mention of our names! For 20 years, I have searched for a way off this island. For 20 years, they have robbed us from our revenge! Revenge on Snow White and her horrible little men! Revenge on Aladdin and his bloated Genie! Revenge on every sneaky Dalmatian that escaped your clutches!" "Oh," Cruella said pointing to a stuffed head on her fur coat. "But they didn't get Baby. They didn't get the…" Maleficent rolled her eyes and said, "And I, Maleficent, the evilest of them all. I will finally have my revenge on Sleeping Beauty and her relentless little prince. Villains! Our day has come. EQ, give her the magic mirror." "Yeah," Evil Queen said handing a small mirror to Evie who asked, "This is your magic mirror?" "Yeah," Evil Queen answered. "Well, it ain't what it used to be, but then again, neither are we! It will help you find things." "Like a prince!" Evie said. "Like my waistline," Evil Queen retorted. "Like the magic wand!" Maleficent huffed. She then ran over to the fridge and said, "My spell book. My book. I need me…That book. It's in my safe. Queen, help me. I never can figure this thing out." Evil Queen sighed and got up and helped Maleficent open the fridge. Maleficent pulled out her spell book and said, "Come, darling. Come." Mal got up and walked over to her mother. "There she is. It doesn't work here, but it will in Auradon. Remember, when we were spreading evil and ruining lives." "Like it was yesterday," Evil Queen said. Maleficent nodded and continued, "And now, you will be making your own memories. By doing exactly as I tell you." She handed the spell book to Mal who took it and looked at it. She could feel the magic brimming off of it. "This is it," Mal thought to herself. "This is my chance to prove myself to my mother. To help all those who are suffering here. Time to become who I should be!"

Suddenly everyone heard a car honk and everyone realized that it was time for the kids to go. "Let's get this party started!" Jay said. "Carlos! Come!" Cruella called as she and Carlos walked outside. "Who is the fairest of them all?" Evil Queen asked Evie. "Me. You." Evie relented as they walked out. "Now recite our mantra," Jafar told Jay. "There's no team in I," Jay said, making his father proud as they walked outside, Jafar trying to steal some things from the table before he left. Maleficent walked her daughter out onto the balcony that had a view of Auradon and said, "The future of the free world rests on your shoulders. Don't blow it." Maleficent walked away as Mal looked out to Auradon. "I'm getting off of this island," Mal thought. "I hope I succeed in Mother's plans. But is it what I really want? To be like her? Or be who I should be?" "Mal!" Maleficent shouted as Mal turned and walked away.

A limo was waiting outside for the Core 4. Jay sneakily took the gold front of the car off when no one was looking as Evie put her things in the trunk and Evil Queen said, "Ugh. Smells like common folk. Suddenly Carlos ran past everyone, throwing his stuff in the trunk and jumping into the car after Evie. "Come back here, now!" Cruella called out. "Carlos! Ingrate." Jay got in just as Mal was waling outside to the car and put her stuff in the trunk. As she was getting into the car, she looked up at her mother standing on the balcony who mimed to her that she was always watching. Mal nodded then looked down past the gathering crowds and saw a flash of blue flaming hair in the back with glowing eyes. But as she blinked, it was gone. "Dad?" Mal thought. Shaking her head, she turned to get in the car, but off in a dark alley on the side of the street Mal saw the dark guardian of the Isle with his imposing mask staring at her. She felt a little fear entered her, but then the mysterious man disappeared in the wind. "And here I thought I was having a good day," Mal thought as she got into the limo. The limo driver said into a phone, "The jackals have landed." And the limo started to drive away with Mal looking out the window at the people thinking, "If I am going to get the wand, it's to free the children of this place who are just like us. Part of me would rather keep my crazy mother here. At least I can finally be away from her for a while. Maybe Auradon will help me figure out why I am having these strange dreams. Either way, Auradon, here we come…."