The Sorceress

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Ah~ The long-awaited storytime. Before we start, I would like to express my confusion about why was I chosen to be the storyteller. It's not like we don't have other candidates for this- Ugh, fine, fine, I'll shut up. Okay, here we go.

Twenty years ago, Belle married Beast in front of their closest friends and family. So obviously, a big cake, a big wedding, and a big amount of guests. Then, instead of a honeymoon, Beast united all of the kingdoms and became the King of the United States of Auradon (yay, so happy for him, or not). He rounded all of the villains, sidekicks, and also many other interesting folks, then he threw all of them into the Isle of the Lost with a magical barrier surrounding them.

Ah~ Home sweet home. Here, we have no magic, no wifi, and also no way out (or so we thought). Hang on though, you're about to meet us. But first, this happened.

The soon-to-be King of Auradon, Benjamin 'Ben' Florian was staring outside of the window, where the Isle of the Lost was in sight.

"Can I have your arm straighten, my prince? Ah, merci. Now the head, please. Ah-ha, parfait!" Feu, Lumiere's adopted son exclaimed exaggeratedly with his accent showing now and then. The young tailor was known to be a strict character in the kingdom when it comes to clothing. Feu treated every client with utmost seriosity and he pursue perfection in all of his garments. 'Not a single thread should be out of place.' Became his famous quote.

"How is it possible that you're going to be crowned king next month?" Auradon's current king, Beast's deep voice boomed in the fitting room, "You're just a baby."

His wife and the queen of Auradon, Belle smiled, "He's turning twenty-one, dear."

Ben grinned, "Hey, Mom. Dad."

Beast furrowed his eyebrows, "Twenty-one? That's too young to be crowned king, don't you think?" He said, "I didn't make a good decision until I was forty-two."

"Uh, you decided to marry me at twenty-eight." Queen Belle gaped at her husband, annoyed.

Beast chuckled, "Well, it was either you or the teapot." He paused after seeing his wife's face, "Joking."

"Mom, Dad-" Ben attempted to advance but he was stopped by Feu's death glare, "Sorry. Anyway, Mom, Dad, I've chosen my first official proclamation."

Belle and Beast looked at each other in surprise before focusing on Ben, "I've decided that the children from the Isle of the Lost will be given a chance to live here in Auradon."

Belle gasped and she dropped the blazer that she was holding. Beast squinted his eyes at Ben and Ben took it as an opportunity to explain his reason behind the proclamation. "Dad, hear me out. Every time I look at the Isle, I feel like they've been abandoned."

"There is a reason why they are abandoned, Ben," Beast sighed and rubbed his temple, "Do you know what you're saying? The children of our sworn enemies? Living among us?"

"Dad, I know. I know the villains are unforgivable and that is why they are trapped inside of the Isle." Ben argued, one of his hands pointing towards the Isle as if to prove his point, "But that's the villains, not their children. If you don't believe in my decision, then at least you should trust Brayden's, Dad."

Beast furrowed his brows. "Your brother also participated in this?"

Ben nodded as an answer. Then the father and son stared down at each other and neither was backing down. Belle moved a step forward and placed a reassuring hand on Beast's arm before she nodded at Ben. Feu, too, nodded at the young prince as an encouragement.

Ben smiled gratefully at both of them, "Well, as I've discussed with Brayden, we'll start out with a few at first, only the ones who needed our help." Then he glanced at Beast with a determined gaze, "And I've already chosen them."

"Oh?" Beast raised an eyebrow and took a step forward, "have you?"

"Honey, listen to what Ben has to say. Also, he has Brayden supporting him and that should be assuring enough. Besides, I gave a second chance to a beast prince who was brutally violent to everyone." Queen Belled raised an eyebrow knowingly to her husband before turning to her younger son, "Ben, who are their parents?"

Ben cleared his throat, "Cruella De Vil," silence.

"Evil Queen," there's not much of a reaction from Beast and Belle.

"Jafar," silence, but Beast and Belle didn't look very happy.

"Nasira," King Beast opened his mouth, wanting to speak, but he was stopped by his wife's gaze.

"And Maleficent." Then all hell broke loose.

Feu paused at what he was doing and realized he should be leaving the room at this moment. He quickly gathered all of his materials and gave the royals a bow before leaving the room. Meanwhile Beast was outright furious, "Maleficent!" He thundered, "She is the worst villain in the land!"

"But Dad, just hear me out-"

"I won't hear of it." King Beast stated firmly, "Out of all villains, why them?"

"That's the point, Dad! Because they're the worst villains in history! Their children must be helped before they turned even worse. We need to have them realize that there must be goodness in each of them, even just a bit. We don't want them to be more evil and cruel than their parents. That won't be beneficial for Auradon, Dad. Don't you think so?" Ben retorted before giving his father a pleading look.

Beast glanced at his wife and Queen Belle gave a reassuring gaze to her husband, "Their parents may be evil and their crimes were unforgivable, but they are just normal kids, like Ben and Brayden. Don't you think so?"

Beast sighed, "I suppose, their children are innocent." The king looked toward his son and stated, "If anything serious happens when the kids arrive, you'll be fully responsible for it. And don't even think of asking your brother for help, you hear me?"

Ben nodded and he knew he had succeeded in convincing his father. He let out a relieved laugh before giving his mother a hug, "Thank you, Mom."

"Well, well done." Queen Belle said, patting Ben's back. Belle ended the hug and went to her husband's side, "Shall we?"

Ben sighed in relief. Then he stared outside of the window, looking at the Isle while caressing his family ring, "Let's hope our decision is right."

Information Section:

The twins are 21 in this story, please bear that in mind. I'll write down the age of the characters (excluding the parents) mentioned in the chapters, just in case y'all forget.

Author's Note Section:

Hey, hey, hey. How's chapter one so far? I really hope it makes sense and I hope you guys enjoyed it as much as I do. Tell me what you think :)

Love,

Del.