In memory of Cameron Boyce who passed away during the Summer of 2019.
May you rest in Peace.
Some of this along with the other chapters have had a few parts rewritten. Some ideas came to me while writing and I'm now trying to incorporate them into this.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except OC's.
Mal: Once upon a time, long, long ago.
Van: I'd hardly call thirty years long, long ago. But hey, if you want to be my guest.
Mal: Belle married her beast in front of six thousand of their closest personal friends.
Van: Seriously six thousand?! They only lived in one world and didn't travel that much. How could they have that many friends?
Mal: How should I know? Anyway, there was this big cake.
Van: Big enough to be the size of a castle.
Gabriella: I wonder what it tasted like though.
Van: Gabby, what are you doing here?
Gabriella: If you guys can do the intro, so can I.
Mal: Whatever, we're getting off track. Instead of a honeymoon Beast united all the worlds into on and got himself elected King of the United States of Auradon.
Gabriella: No honeymoon! Poor Belle, I hear she loves adventure.
Van: Makes you wonder what amount of convincing he had to do to get her to agree.
Mal: He rounded up all the villains and the sidekicks, basically all the really interesting people.
Gabriella: There are a few interesting people in Auradon you know. Not a lot but some.
Van: Yeah, we got one right here. Along with a couple of other friends.
Mal: He booted them all off to the Isle of the Lost with a magical barrier to keep them there.
Van: This is our hood. No magic, no wi-fi, no way out! Or so we thought.
Gabriella: Seriously! Half the kids around here couldn't survive without wi-fi.
Van: Then they won't last a day on the Isle. And that isn't a joke.
Mal: Hang on your about to meet us, but first this happened.
Before
Prince Benjamin stood in his room, dressed in a blue suit, staring out at the infamous Isle of the Lost. His servant and family friends Lumiere was taking measurements, but Ben paid him little to no attention. He was too preoccupied with the decision he had made.
In his mind, he knew it was dangerous and risky, and he knew there would be an uproar from a select few. But in his heart, he knew he had made the right decision. They were innocent after all. They deserved a chance to live their own lives free and happy.
'I just hope my parents see it the same way I do,' he thought solemnly.
That was his biggest fear about this proclamation, that his parents wouldn't support it. He knew his father would object saying it was too dangerous and would do more harm than good. His mother was more likely to be open to the idea. As a former princess of heart, she could see the best in people.
"How are you going to be crowned king in two months?" his father, King Adam/Beast chimed. "You're just a baby."
"He's turning sixteen, dear," his mother Queen Belle pointed out.
Ben decided to tell them now since he probably wouldn't have the courage to do so later.
"Hey pops," he called out but his father didn't hear.
"Sixteen! That's far too young to be crowned king," Adam exclaimed. "I didn't make a good decision until I was at least forty-two."
"Uh, you decided to marry me at twenty-eight," Belle stated sounding offended.
"Well it was either you or a teapot," Adam joked. His wife did not look amused while Ben couldn't help but laugh a little. "Kidding."
Belle still did not look happy. Oh, he was going to hear about this later.
"Mom, dad," Ben started walking, only to be stopped by Lumiere.
"Aah," he objected.
"I've chosen my first official proclamation," he informed them.
His parents looked at him with a mixture of pride and curiosity. That was going to end in the next minute.
"I've decided that the children of the Isle of the Lost should be given a chance to live here in Auradon!" Ben declared.
His parent's faces fell and Belle accidentally dropped the blanket she was holding. Lumiere looked up awkwardly, unsure whether he should do anything or not.
"Every time I look out to the island I feel like they've been abandoned," Ben admitted.
It was true. Every time he looked out and saw that gloomy island that's all he thought. He mostly thought about the children that lived under the barrier. As for how he knew about them, he had consulted a very reliable source on the Isle who was living there day today.
"The children of our sworn enemies, living among us?" Adam muttered disbelievingly.
"We start out with a few at first, only the ones who need our help most," Ben explained. Belle nodded in understanding. "I've already chosen them."
"Have you?" Adam interrogated.
As much as he loved his son he didn't think he knew what he was getting into. There was a lot of danger that came with this idea.
Sensing the tension Belle stepped forward.
"I gave you a second chance," she defended. Adam stopped moving. "Who are their parents?"
Now had come the most important question.
"Cruella De Vil, Jafar, Evil Queen," Ben listed, though his parents seemed to grow more uncomfortable. The next one was the equivalent of dropping a bomb. "Maleficent…"
Lumiere yelped in terror.
"MALEFICENT!" Adam shouted. "She is the worst villain in the land."
"Dad just hear me out," Ben argued but Adam was having none of it.
"I won't hear of it," Adam declared firmly. "They are guilty of unspeakable crimes. Did you forget what that woman did to your mother and me? Not to mention how she consumed many worlds with darkness?"
"Dad their children are innocent," Ben argued much stronger. "Don't you think they deserve a shot at a normal life? Dad?"
Ben looked at his father with a pleading look. The King turned to his wife who gave him a look that said to trust their son.
"I suppose the children are innocent," he reluctantly agreed.
He turned to walk away, Ben happy that he got his acceptance. Belle came up and fixed his jacket while giving him a proud smile.
"Well done," she congratulated before turning to join her husband.
"Hold on a second," Ben called out and his parents stopped. "There's one other coming. The first four are around my age but this one is twelve so he'll be with the younger students."
Belle was somewhat intrigued. He didn't think it would be someone worse than Maleficent. Though if she were being honest with herself, Master Xehanort was far worse. After all, he had literally tried to kill everyone and remake the worlds in his image and would have succeeded if not for Sora and the others stopping him. Adam was of a similar opinion though he was still anxious.
"His father is Vanitas," Ben declared.
"Vanitas," Adam murmured.
The name sounded familiar but he couldn't think of where he'd heard it. Belle was a different story.
"Vanitas, as in Ventus' dark half?" she asked.
Ben nodded. Adam was concerned now.
"The Boy in the Mask! One of the Thirteen Seekers of Darkness, and the one who commanded the Unversed!" he exclaimed. "You want to invite his son here."
"According to Master Yen Sid Vanitas's son doesn't possess the same ability his father did," Ben quickly defended. "And before you say it, yes I consulted him since he lives on the Isle, along with several others."
His parents were a little but not entirely surprised he had gone to Yen Sid for advice. The former sorcerer and keyblade master may have been old but was still wise. They were surprised when he volunteered to live on the Isle just to be a teacher for the younger generation when they arrived. At first, they were a bit sceptical about the idea of villains having children and were even more surprised when it happened. They had been given reports from the other surprising Isle volunteers. They were still able to come back whenever they wanted but most of the time they were on the Isle.
Ben walked over to his desk drawer and took out a file.
"Here's everything you need to know about them, names, and personalities included," Ben said as he handed it to his parents. "I think you'll be surprised at what's written on page seven."
The royal couple quickly sped through the files, absorbing everything that they read. When they came to the page Ben pointed out their eyes widened in shock.
"Wait, is this from?" Adam started.
"It's his signature," Belle stated. "I recognise it from letters."
Of all the things they expected this was not one of them.
"When will they be arriving?" Belle asked.
"In two weeks. I had to talk it up with Fairy Godmother and she's fine with it. Though she is setting up a new subject called Remedial Goodness 101 for them. It was the only way I could get her to agree since others would likely object," Ben explained. "The invitations are in the process of being sent."
"I see," Adam murmured as he turned to leave. "I hope you know what you're doing Ben because there is a lot of risk involved this."
Belle turned to walk with him, though secretly she was proud.
"I do," Ben replied as gazed out at the Isle.
He was just as surprised as his parents was when he received that signature. It was originally going to be the first four but once he received that recommendation, he knew he had to bring the other boy as well.
And he didn't regret it.
The Isle of the Lost (Two weeks later)
Chaos ran rampant on the Isle as eight individuals made their way through it doing whatever they pleased to the Isle and it's in habitants.
These eight individuals were Mal, daughter of Maleficent, Jay, son of Jafar, Evie Mills, daughter of Regina Mills (aka Evil Queen), Carlos De Vil, son of Cruella De Vil, Celia Facilier, daughter of Dr. Facilier, Hadie, son of Hades, Dizzy Tremaine, daughter of Drizella Tremaine, and Van, son of Vanitas.
They ran through the streets spreading mischief and chaos wearing their traditional gear.
(AN Think their outfits from the first film the entered).
Van was a miniature Sora, or in this case Vanitas, with black hair with a few brown highlights, and heterochromatic eyes, the left as green, and the right as gold, both with spiral-shaped pupils. He was around the same height as Dizzy and Celia. He wore a black t-shirt, black hoodie with red lines coming from the zipper that goes all around the hoodie, black jeans and red and black sneakers.
Hadie had dark blue hair and piercing light blue eyes. He was the tallest of his group, but only slightly. He wore a black t-shirt with Cerberus on it, a black hoodie with light blue flame patterns, navy fingerless gloves and jeans held together by a skull belt, and black and blue sneakers.
As they all ran through their home, they started singing a song that was quite popular here.
Insert: Rotten to the Core theme
Mal was spraying long live evil with an image of her mother on a wall. Both stopped what they were doing and started walking.
Jay climbed down a ladder.
Evie started walking over the table until she cut through the rails.
Carlos came through a window while Van flipped off a balcony onto the ground.
As Carlos took an apple and bit into it only to throw it back to the kid.
The four girls walked together and sang in perfect harmony.
The eight came together and started running through a laundry section knocking down anything in their way.
They ran through the tunnels yelling and causing havoc wherever they came. Dizzy was doing surprisingly well considering she didn't like taking part in evil schemes. Van was just loving the rush from parkouring through his home. The Isle wasn't perfect, but it wasn't the worst despite what others might have said.
Mal sprayed M across laundry. Jay stole a kettle from several islanders. Evie flirted with a guy and twirled him around with his scarf. Carlos jumped through the markets and kicked over some apples, angering the owner.
Van ran through the streets of his own, taking down anyone who dared tried getting in his way, such as flipping over a pirate or forcing the Gaston Twins to collide with each other.
Hadie came to a stand that sold candles. Without warning, he set them all on fire. But what was even more surprising (or to some confusing) was that the flames were blue.
Dizzy ran through several fabrics, hands on her hips wearing heels.
Celia held out her cards toward a person who nervously picked one. They chose the Star, which was a guard that symbolised good fortune.
Once again the eight were together and the girls singing. They were about to be joined by many more.
Next thing they were all freestyle dancing in perfect synchrony.
As the song came to an end, everyone laughed pleased with how things had gone. A baby holding a lollipop on a cart was strolling by when Mal suddenly snatched it out of its hands.
Van rolled his eyes at the antic. He got why she was doing it, but it was still quite annoying. His thoughts were interrupted by the screaming citizens who were running away terrified. Van noticed there were several knuckleheads and scowled at one of his least favourite people had arrived. Mal turned to address the individual she knew all too well.
"Hi, Mom."
Maleficent had arrived.
Hi there. Well, what did you think of that? Van was a character I submitted to someone a long time ago but that story was cancelled. So, I decided to make my own story involving him. While this will follow along the timeline of the first movie there will be multiple differences because this is an AU after all.
If you noticed Rotten to the Core involved lines from the remix. Why I changed Evie's well, her relationship with her parents is quite different than the movie. Her mother is Regina Mills from OUAT, making her Henry's foster sister. Her father, he won't be revealed for a while. The same could be said about Carlos' father, Jay's mother, and Van's mother. And believe me, they will surprise you.
This story will involve element from Kingdom Hearts, Disney, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Once Upon a Time, and the Final Fantasy Series.
I don't know if this should be in the crossover section or not but I'm going to leave it here for the time being.