Chapter 1: To Auradon Prep
Nearly seventeen years after being taken from Themyscira, just turned nineteen year old Diana Divalter, her twin brother, Jason Devilson, their seventeen year old half-sister, Evie Divalter, their sixteen year old half-sister, Mal Divalter, their fourteen year old half-brother, Hadie Devilson, as well as eighteen year old Jay Aragon, and Diana's just turned three year old son, Carlos Divalter, and her three month old daughter Hadley "Reya" Divalter, all met Hades in his house. Diana technically also had an ten-year-old, young Maera Divalter. She was Narissa's daughter by blood, but every day since she was eleven, Diana had stolen the little girl away.
When Diana was seventeen, Gaston and his two eldest sons began stalking her. Anastasia and Anthony helped her avoid them, and after a little bit of resistance from Anastasia, Diana was allowed to give her virginity to Anthony. This resulted in the conception of Hadley. As result, Anastasia became Gramma to Diana's three children, even though none took the Tremaine surname. Unfortunately, after that, Diana watched helplessly, as Anthony started hanging out with Gold, Silver, and Bronze, or the three Gaston Legumes.
Jay also opted to be referred to as her uncle instead, just as he was Carlos' and Maera's Uncle Jay. In addition, Claudine Frollo, the fourteen year old daughter of Claude Frollo, as Hadie's secret girlfriend was Carlos and Reya's Aunt Claudine.
After fixing Reya's hat, for Reya had blonde hair, which was all but a death sentence on the Isle of the Lost and settling her three month old daughter in her crib, Diana leaned casually against the wall. "What's the deal, Pops?" She asked evenly. Ever since she had realized that this Hades wasn't really her father, Diana had taken to calling him Pops or Papa, even though she was definitely a bit of a daddy's girl.
Hades took a deep breath. "Hadie. Evelyn. Mallory. Diana. Jason. Jay. Carlos. The seven of you were chosen to transfer to Auradon Prep…" Hades spoke.
Diana straightened angrily. "There is no way in Tartarus I'm leaving Reya!" She exclaimed, in mixed Greek and Themysciran.
Hadie growled as well. Leaving Reya behind was like asking for her to be killed—and she got enough grief for being the daughter of the Isle's half-blood, namely Diana. Despite the fact that he was also technically a half-blood like his eldest sister, Hadie was left unharmed. Diana, the eldest, was not. In fact, technically, even Reya's father, Anthony, was a half-blood. Jason took his twin's hand automatically, squeezing it tightly.
"I don't want to go to school with a bunch of prissy pink princesses either!" Mal snapped, also in Themysciran. One of the rules of Hades's house was that all of the girls had to lean Themysciran, so Diana never forgot her true heritage.
"Mallory, you'll have to deal," Hades snapped.
His face softened as he turned to his oldest. "Diana, I know you wouldn't leave Reya behind, so I explained the situation and my granddaughter will accompany you over to Auradon Prep High School," he murmured gently. Then he frowned. "Mallory, once you pass the barrier, use a glamor spell—make Carlos look fourteen—I won't risk him being sent back here."
Diana smiled and nodded once in response. Her thoughts turned to what would happen come the following fall. "Papa, what about in fall? Stepmother will be here and…" Diana trailed off.
"Diana, a few months ago, Persephone and I agreed that if you ever got off the isle, you were to apply for full custody of your younger siblings," Hades stated. "You will do so, immediately after graduation from Auradon Prep."
"Hadie, Evelyn, Mallory, Jason, I expect the four of you to listen to Diana. The same rules that apply when Persephone isn't here will apply at Auradon Prep. Do you understand?" Hades ordered.
The four younger chosen children of Hades nodded obediently.
Mal and Evie also both had a different name in addition to the one Hades used for them—Evie was Genevieve and Mal was Maleficent—both names were chosen by their "mothers"—the Evil Queen and Maleficent, Mistress of All Evil, respectively—both girls considered Persephone their mother, with both girls even calling Persephone Mom. Out of Hades's daughters, Diana was the only one who consistently insisted on considering Persephone her stepmother, despite her few memories of her birth mothers, Hippolyta and Phillipus.
Both times after Mal and Evie were born, Hades caught their "mothers" abusing Diana. Angered, he had taken Diana and his other daughters away from the two women, relying solely on his wife, Persephone, to be a mother figure to them, and that wasn't counting what happened when Diana was eight.
Hades continued addressing the oldest. "Do you remember what I told about your mothers, Diana?" He asked.
"They live beyond the barrier," Diana replied automatically.
"And where are you going?" Hades pressed. Diana had to see the potential of attending Auradon Prep.
"Beyond the barrier, I could see them again!" Diana gasped in joy. "And Jason, you could finally meet them!"
"Indeed, and I encourage you to do so," Hades replied.
Diana smiled happily, tears of joy dancing in her eyes. Carlos lifted his head. "We meet Grandma and Grandmother, Mommy?" He asked, hopefully.
"Yeah, you and your sisters will finally meet Grandma and Grandmother, Pup," Diana replied, picking up the three year old and settling him on her hip. She had gotten Carlos because Cruella decided she didn't want him simply because she didn't have time for a child. Between him and Reya, Diana had not slept well in the past four years. Of course, Maera was also a big help to her mother, but Diana always feared losing the little girl at night.
In addition, unlike everyone else in the family, whose clothes all fit, one of the only things that Diana owned that fit her was her leather jacket that had the symbol of Hades on the back, with the phrase "LONG LIVE EVIL!" stitched in the middle. This jacket was an eighteenth birthday present from her stepmother, Persephone. The rest of her outfit was a patchwork of rags, torn from multiple dresses, haphazardly sewn together to form a ragged old dress—a far cry from the dresses and royal garments she once wore as Princess of the Amazons and crown princess of Themyscira. This "dress" also barely fit the eldest daughter and child of Hades. As a result, Diana could often be seen sewing new rags into her dress to make it longer, as well as modifying it, and was always seen wearing her leather jacket. On the sleeves and the front was her symbol—a flaming cracked Royal Amazonian crown, symbolizing that while she was still princess of Tartarus, she had, at one point, been the crown princess of the Amazons.
She had another leather jacket that also had Hades's symbol, with the phrase "The Devil's Daughters," across the top. Hers was in black and gold. Evie and Mal had matching jackets with Evie's in black and blue and Mal's in black and purple. In addition, each of the left fronts of the jackets were embroidered with the girls' symbols—Evie's was a cracked crown over a heart while Mal's was two dragons forming a heart. The symbols were also on the sleeves.
Diana's twin brother, Jason, had a jacket that matched her main jacket and often wore a set of old breeches and a ragged shirt. His symbol was a crown rising above a fire. His sleeves and the front left of his jacket featured his symbol.
Diana paused and asked, "What about Hunter and Regina?" Hunter was Diana's pet tiger while Regina was Diana's pet lioness. Both had been trained to guard Diana from harm after what happened when she was eight years old. Protecting Diana now also included protecting Maera, Carlos and Reya.
"For now, they'll stay here with me, but as soon as I can, I intend for them to join you, little sun and stars," Hades replied.
Diana nodded. She vaguely remembered her mother had called her that when she had lived with Hippolyta. Phillipus, if Diana's memory served her correctly, had called the young princess, 'her little majesty.'
Then Diana wordlessly grabbed her things, including 'Gapie, as well as things for Carlos and Reya. The others also gathered their things.
As they headed for the limo, Maleficent arrived and ordered the group to steal Fairy Godmother's wand—if they failed, she would kill them.
They climbed into the limo silently. As they passed the barrier, all of the VKs—villain kids—ducked, panicking, believing they were going to die.
They did survive and Mal immediately and silently cast the glamor spell on Carlos.