Meanwhile, on the Isle of Daibazaal, our story focuses on four teenagers. Three boys and one girl. Each unique in their own way. Each the child of a villain.
First, there was Acxa, the daughter of Ladnok. She had tan skin, purple eyes, her hair was brown and was tied into a loose high bun with her bangs down the left side of her face. She wore a black halter top, a black leather skirt with sewn-on belts, black sheer tights, black knee-length heeled boots, and a black jean vest. Around her neck, she wore a silver necklace with a red heart jewel, and around her wrists she wore a black leather bracelet and a silver loop bracelet.
Second, there was Matthew, son of Sendak. He had pale skin, brown hair, and light brown eyes. A brown t-shirt, black ripped jeans, black combat boots, a black belt with silver studs, and a black jacket with leather around the jacket. Matt also wore black leather fingerless gloves and a black hat on his head.
Thirdly was Rolo, son of Trugg. He had light tan skin, white hair that was kept under a hat with goggles, and dark brown eyes. He wore black with white stripes on the upper thighs, a light t-shirt with a black silhouette of a dripping moon with two small stars, a black vest that was left unzipped, and elbow-length fingerless gloves. Rolo also wore a silver chain belt around his waist with a loop that went down to his above his knees.
Finally, there was Keith, son of Haggar. He had pale skin, dark purple hair with small traces of black in it, and violet eyes. He wore a grey t-shirt, black jeans, black combat boots, a black leather jacket that was zipped up, a dark brown belt with a small pouch, and black leather fingerless gloves.
"They say I'm trouble
They say I'm bad
They say I'm evil
And that makes me glad"
Keith turned from where he had been spray painting an outline of his mother with the words "Long Live Evil!" on top of it. A smile on his face as he tossed the pain can away and headed off to find his friends who were practically his siblings.
"A dirty no-good
Down to the bone
Your worst nightmare
Can't take me home"
Rolo climbed down a ladder and smiled seeing the spray paint he had done of his mother was still in the same spot he left it yesterday. He pushed opened a sliding door and headed into the building.
"So I've got some mischief in my blood
Can you blame me?
I never got no love"
Acxa smiled as she climbed onto the table where other children were eating. Her ears deaf to the outbursts as people moved their plates and cups so that she wouldn't step in them.
"They think I'm callous
A low-life hood
I feel so useless
Misunderstood"
Matt poked his head up from where he stepped out of a window. As he walked by, a little girl tossed an apple in the air and was about to catch it when Matt caught it instead and took a bite. The girl stood up and went to yell at him but closed her mouth in disgust as Matt tossed the bitten into apple back at her. The girl sighed and tossed the apple away and headed up.
"Mirror, mirror on the wall
Who's the baddest of them all?"
Keith and Acxa smiled at each other as they met up in the alleyway and together they headed off to meet Rolo and Matt at the building where they usually met up to cause trouble.
"Welcome to my wicked world
Wicked world"
The four friends eventually met up with each other and entered the building. Inside, people were washing laundry with tubs and wooden barrels. As the fur began to torment the others inside, the people started yelling at them about how they would have to do their laundry all over again.
"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 the kid next, like the kid next door
I'm rotten to the, I'm rotten to the
I'm rotten to the core"
Keith grabbed a can of purple spray paint and made his way through the crowd of people in the tenting area where people lived who couldn't afford a "house".
"Call me a schemer
Call me a freak
How can you say that?
I'm just unique"
Keith turned to a plain blue curtain and using the spray paint, drew a "K" on the curtain and pulled it back. The man behind jumping at being revealed in the bathtub and sunk down into the bubbles to shield himself from the now prying eyes of the crowd.
"What, me? A traitor?
Ain't got your back?
Are we not friends?
What's up with that?"
Rolo entered a different building and walked up to a couple who were enjoying a cup of tea. He picked up the teapot and gestured to the couple, asking if they wanted more. The couple nodded and held up their cups, Rolo just laughed and jumped over the table and walked away, teapot in hand.
"So I'm a misfit
So I'm a flirt
I broke your heart
I made you hurt?"
Acxa entered a shop and walked up to the distracted man who was busy organizing the scarves. She noticed a loose one around his neck and decided to pull it off him. The man spun around and turned to see Acxa disappear behind the scarves and back to where her friends were.
"The past is past
Forgive, forget
The truth is
You ain't seen nothing yet"
Matt headed into a small marketplace and started kicking down the fruit baskets as he walked by on the long wooden table. The vendors cursing and yelling at him. One lady tried to grab his coat but he tossed a bucket on her head and hopped onto a man's cart full of hay as he walked by. The lady glaring at him as he got away.
"Mirror, mirror on the wall
Who's the baddest of them all?
Welcome to my wicked world, wicked world"
The four eventually met back up and headed out to the street. The crowd noticed them and other kids of the villains meet up and begin to dance to their song. They quickly got out of their way, knowing their tendencies to push people out of their way.
"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 the kid next, like the kid next door
I'm rotten to the, I'm rotten to the
I'm rotten to the core"
Keith huffed as they finished their dance number and he blew his bangs out of his face. A woman pulling a wagon behind her with a baby walked by just as the others were cheering at the mischief they had caused. Keith bent down and pulled the lollipop out of the kid's hand and turned to the other who cheered even louder.
However, that soon faded. Next thing Keith knew they were running and screaming. The only ones left were Keith, Acxa, Matt, and Rolo. Keith sighed as he knew why they had run away. He turned with a small smile on his face.
"Mother," Keith said as Haggar made her appearance.
"Stealing candy, Keith?" Haggar asked as she approached her son. "Didn't I teach you better?"
"If it makes you feel any better, it was from a baby," Keith said as he held out the lollipop to his mother.
"That's better," Haggar said with a smile on her face as she took the lollipop from Keith and spit on it. She then placed it under her arm and Keith's smile faded. Haggar then held it up to one of her druids and then turned back to Keith. "Give it back to the brat."
"But-" Keith said to which Haggar held up the hand that wasn't on her staff to shush her son.
"Oh hush, the only difference between mean and true evil is the deeds you do," Haggar turned as the mother and child walked past and gave a small wave. The mother waved back and continued on. "When I was your age, I was cursing entire kingdoms not running around dancing in the street," Haggar turned back to Keith to see he was mouthing exactly what she had just spoken.
"Sorry," Keith said as he noticed his mother had caught him.
"I'm only passing down the knowledge I learned from my mother and her mother before her," Haggar said as he pulled her son aside from his group of friends who watched the pair as they walked. "Evil runs in the family in case you haven't guessed."
"I know and I'll try better try next," Keith said to which his mother softly nodded her head.
"Good," Haggar said as she pulled Keith back to the group and stood in front of them once more. "Before I forget, there's news," Her druids walking behind the group, which made Keith suspicious.
"What news?" Keith asked.
"You four have been chosen to attend the school in Altea," Haggar said to which her friends turned to run away, but were caught by the druids.
Keith motioned for his friends to stop and turned his mother with wide confused eyes.
"What? There is no way I'm going to a boarding school alongside annoyingly preppy Princesses!" Keith said as he rolled his eyes.
"And perfect prince's," Acxa said to which Keith glared at her and she tilted her head down. "Perfectly stuck up Prince's," Keith rolled his eyes and turned back to his mother.
"I don't do uniforms either unless I get to wear leather," Rolo said as he turned to give Matt a high five. The other boy just ignored him and turned to Haggar, stepping up beside Keith.
"I heard they have dogs in Altea, and Dad said they're pack animals who kill for sport," Matt said as a shiver went down his spine. What he didn't see was Rolo sneaking up behind him.
"Woof!" Matt jumped and turned around to Rolo, punching his friend in the arm. Acxa laughing as the boys fought with each other.
"So, we're not going," Keith said as he folded his arms. "And you can't make me."
"Too bad, it's already done," Haggar said with a smile on her face. She then turned and left back to the apartment building, her druids following her. "Keith!" Haggar called to which Keith huffed and followed after his mother, the others following after him
"Care to tell me why you agreed to us going to some dumb boarding school?" Keith asked with a roll of his eyes as he leaned against the wall with his arms crossed.
"Easy, I want the magic wand that belongs to Fairy Godmother Shay," Haggar said as she stared down at the four teens in front of her from her chair. "You go there, get it, and bring it back."
"What's in it for us?" Keith asked to which the three behind him nodded in agreement, they were curious as well.
"Matching thrones, you finally get a chance to taste pure evil-" Haggar said to which Matt decided to step in as she started listing things off.
"Sorry but I think Keith meant all of us," Matt said to which Haggar sighed and stood up. She motioned for Keith to step up and she leaned over the railing down to her son.
"Do you like watching innocent people suffer at the hands of evil?" Haggar asked, to which Keith nodded.
"Well, yeah. Who wouldn't?"
"Exactly, so you get me that wand and I can show you real evil power," Haggar said as she picked up her staff with a smile on her face. "With the combined powers of the wand and my scepter, good and evil will quake under my will!"
"Our will," Ladnock said giving a soft glare to the witch. Sendak and Trugg turned and nodded in agreement with Ladnock. "This is our plan after all,"
"Our will," Haggar said with a roll of eyes and snapped her fingers, turning Keith's attention back to her. "You're going to do this for me, or you can say "hello" to your bedroom for the rest of your life."
"What? Mom-" Haggar snapped her fingers and Keith quickly shut his mouth. Haggar leaned down and her eyes started to glow yellow as she stared down at her son. Keith's eyes also started to glow yellow as he tried to stare down his mother, something he never won at but he tried every time anyways. "Fine," Keith said as he turned his head away from his mother, his eyes fading back to their violet purple.
"I win," Haggar said with a triumphant smile as Keith went as sat on the stairs, a pout present on his face.
"As always," Keith muttered with a roll of his eyes.
"Acxa," Ladnock called to her daughter, a smile on her face. Despite her touch outward appearance, Ladnock deeply cared for her daughter and did everything she could to take care of her. "Leave the wand business to Keith, you just focus on getting yourself a Prince."
"Right," Acxa said with a laugh and a smile. Ladnock was quick to make that smile disappear.
"Don't laugh so much, you'll get wrinkles," Ladnock said to which Acxa nodded and forced her smile away. "And try to find one with a mother-in-law wing, I'm tired of this dump."
"Well you can forget about sending Matthew there, I need him here," Sendak said as he placed a hand on his son's shoulders.
"Really, dad?" Matt asked in awe and hope.
"Who else would I have around to do chores around the house?" Sendak said with an evil smile on his face. Matt sighed and leaned against the wall behind him. "I can't do everything for you."
"On second thought, maybe this new school isn't such a bad idea after all," Matt to which Sendak gave his son a small glare.
"In case you've forgotten, there are dogs in Altea," Sendak said to which Matt groaned and turned back to Haggar, fear in his eyes.
"Yeah never mind!" Matt said to which Haggar groaned and dipped her head down. "I'm not going, I'll stay here."
"If Matt isn't going then Rolo isn't going either, I need his help in the shop," Trugg said as she turned to her son. "Anything good today?" Trugg asked to which Rolo started pulling stuff out of his pockets and handing them to his mother. "Ooh, a bayard," Trugg said to which she started to find a way to activate it.
"Mom," Rolo said catching his mother's attention. "I already tried."
"Ah!" Trugg said as she tossed the bayard back to her son with a pout on her face.
"If those two aren't going, then Axca isn't going either," Ladnock said as she fixed her daughter's hair.
"What's happened to us!" Haggar said as she stepped down the stairs. "People used to cower at the very mention of our names!" Haggar yelled as she grabbed Keith's arms and lightly shoved him to seat him at the table. "I've spent years trying to find a way to get off this island and get my revenge," Haggar said turning to Ladnock. "Don't you want revenge on Hira and her horrible little army?"
"That little brat!" Ladnock said as she remembered that lost battle.
"Do you not crave revenge on Shiro and his annoying husband?" Haggar asked turning to Trugg. "They did kill your entire army after all."
"I will-"
"Mom calm down," Rolo said as Trugg went to attack Haggar but was held back by her son.
"Or revenge on those prisoners who fought back and escape your claws?" Haggar asked to which Sendak sent her a glare.
"And what about you?"
"I crave revenge on that bat Princess Malocoti and her bratty little Prince," Haggar said as she pulled the mirror out of Ladnock's hand and stared into it. "Villains!"
"Yes?" the trio of villains asked to which a smile grew on Haggar's face.
"That day has finally come, give her the magic mirror," Haggar said as she handed Ladnock back her mirror. A smile grew on Acxa's face as her mother passed her the mirror.
"Your mirror?" Acxa said as she noticed how small it was, compared to what her mother had told her of it.
"What's left of it anyways," Ladnock said with a growl. "In any case, this will help you find anything you need."
"Like a prince?" Acxa asked.
"Like my waistline," Ladnock replied with a teasing smile.
"Or what the wand!" Haggar said with an annoyed glare directed towards the mother and daughter trio. "Now, where is that spellbook?" Haggar turned to Ladnock knowing that she would know where it was.
"In there," Ladnock said pointing to the fridge.
"Of all placed to put it," Haggar said with a roll of her eyes. "You put it in the fridge?"
"Where else did you want me to put it?" Ladnock replied with a sigh.
"Anyways, Keith come here," Haggar called to Keith who quickly headed over to his mother. "It has no power here but in Altea, you will be able to use its powers," Haggar said as she held her spell book in her hands. Keith studied it, he had only seen and heard about it from his mother. "Remember? When we were spreading evil and ruining lives?"
"Like it was yesterday," Ladnock said with a small smile.
"Now, you'll be able to spread your own evil trail," Haggar said as she went to hand the book over to Keith but pulled back in the last second. "But you'll do it by doing exactly what I tell you to," Haggar said as she tossed the book to Keith and slammed the fridge door shut. As she shut the door, a car horn from outside brought their attention to the fact that it was time to go.
"Well, it's now or never," Rolo said with a roll of his eyes. Haggar pulled Keith towards the balcony as everyone else started to head downstairs.
"The freedom of evil rests on your shoulders," Haggar said as she placed an arm around Keith's shoulders. She stared out at the castle of Altea and then turned to Keith. "Don't let me down." As Haggar headed back in, Keith stayed staring out at the castle.
"Right."
"Yep, still stinks of common folk," Ladnock said as she gave her daughter a small hug goodbye and watched as Axca tossed her bag into the trunk of the limo and watched to the open back door.
"GET BACK HERE!" Acxa turned as she saw Matt running towards the limo, a black bag in his hands which he tossed into the trunk. "Matthew!" Sendak called but stopped and glared as his son climbed into the back seat and dragged Acxa inside. "Brat," Sendak muttered under his breath.
Keith walked out of the doorway and handed his bag to the driver who placed it in the trunk with the other bags. Keith turned as he stopped at the car door and glanced up to where his mother was watching him from the balcony. Haggar smiled at him and Keith nodded knowing the message his mother was sending him. Keith then climbed into the limo followed by Rolo who closed the door behind him.
"The jackals have landed," the driver into his earpiece said as he started the limo once he climbed back into the driver's seat.
"Bring home the gold!" Trugg called out as the limo started to drive away.
"Bring home a puppy," Sendak said knowing his son would hear him from inside the limo.
"Bring home a prince," Ladnock called out as they started to head back inside.
"You're a little washed out," Acxa said as she pulled out a makeup brush and dunked it in the translucent powder she pulled out of her purse. "Like you've seen a ghost," Keith groaned and pulled away from his friend.
"Stop that, I'm plotting here," Keith said with a roll of his eyes. However, Axca could tell he was only joking with her. Meanwhile, Matt and Rolo had dug into the stash of candy in front of them.
"Whatever you're doing," Acxa said as she put the brush and powder back into her purse. "You could look a little happier doing it."
"These are weird," Matt said as he bit into a Reese's Peanut Butter cup. "They're sweet but they're also salty, how the heck does that work?" Rolo stared at him for a few minutes before he took one of the chocolate peanut butter cups and bit into it.
"That is weird," Rolo said before biting into another.
Meanwhile, Keith had been playing with the buttons on the remote he had found and had been lost in thought at the same time. Acxa turned as she heard something opening and her eyes widened when she saw what was ahead of the road.
"Look!" she called out gathering the attention of the other teens. Before them was the end of the road. If they kept going, they would surely drive off the edge and into the ocean water below.
"It's a trap!" Matt called out at the teens started screaming and clinging to each other. Each one expecting the hit of the limo hitting the ocean water below. When nothing happened, the teens opened their eyes. They were surprised when they saw that they had not crashed into the water, but instead were driving on a magical golden bridge. "What just happened? Shouldn't we have gone into the water,"
"There must be some sort of enchantment on the car," Acxa said as the teens pulled away from each other and turned to the driver.
"Hey," Keith called out, catching the attention of the driver in the front seat. "Did this little button just open up the magic barrier?" he asked pointing to one of the buttons he had pressed before they drove onto the bridge.
"You really think we would leave the remote back there with you?" the driver said as he pulled out a white remote with a huge gold button on it. "This one opens the barrier," he said as he turned back to the road. "And this button…"
As the driver pressed a button above him, the window behind him closed, blocking the teens in the back from seeing him and the road ahead. Keith chuckled and turned back to the others who were just as amused by the situation as he was.
"You know, he would fit in perfectly on the Isle."
