Chapter 3: Welcome to Auradon

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The VK's and their parents made their way to the limo, and as the crowd of people around them grew, they got into the vehicle.

Tiana felt her chest tighten at the sight of the crowd. All those starving people, all those starving kids. All because no one was checking to make sure they had edible food.

The driver closed the door behind the kids, and made his way to the front. You could hear the parents yelling requests for things to bring back, but the kids ignored them. The boys in particular pounced at the candy in front of them.

"Oh, you boys must have made yourselves sick!" Tiana fussed, looking over at Jay and Carlos, who flushed under her gaze.

"We might have gone overboard." Jay admitted, "But we were fine." He wasn't going to admit to her that he and Carlos had gotten sick, and it made getting up the next day miserable. As it turns out, candy isn't the greatest thing to pig out on.

Mal was the only one not going after the food. Evie noticed, and tried to put some makeup on her, but Mal pushed her hand away in disgust. "Ew, no. I'm plotting." She told her.

"Well, it's not very attractive."

Ben greatly disagreed.

Carlos took a bite of candy, his eyes lighting up in delight, and he showed it to Jay.

While the exchange was gross, Jane couldn't help but feel sad at the scene. The joy in Carlos' eyes was adorable, but the overwhelming feeling of wrongness made her want to cry.

On the screen, the barrier between the VK's and the driver came down and the teens saw what appeared to be nothing in front of the car. Carlos yelled out that it was a trap, and the four huddled together while screaming.

Ben's jaw dropped, and he looked over at Mal with pleading eyes. "You didn't think that we'd..." He trailed off, and his heart plummeted when Mal avoided his eyes.

"We were raised by villains, Ben." She said, "It's something a lot of them would have done. Can you blame us?"

Ben swallowed hard, but he couldn't say anything. He didn't know what he could say.

The screams stopped once the kids realized that they weren't sinking to their death, and they looked out to see a golden bridge. "It must be magic!" Evie cried with a smile.

Mal tapped the remote in her hand, asking the driver if that was what caused the barrier to open.

"No," he said as he held up another remote, "This one opens the magical barrier. That one opens my garage. And this button..." The barrier between the two closed.

Belle gasped in shock, and Ben looked outraged as well. "I am so sorry he treated you that way!" The Queen said, looking over at the four.

"He won't be driving for us again." Ben added.

Mal laughed it off, "Nah, I liked him." She said, just as her onscreen self agreed. He was the only one they had actually felt comfortable around, probably because he was rude and sarcastic. Honestly, she hoped that when she and the others were ultimately taken back to the Isle, he'd be the one driving them.

The scene change to show Auradon Prep. Ben, Audrey, and Fairy Godmother were standing out front with the band playing behind them.

"Oh no," Mal groaned. She was hoping they wouldn't have to relive this memory.

Beside her, Evie was almost shrinking in her seat, wanting to be anywhere else but here.

The band cut off as Jay and Carlos tumbled out of the limo, fighting over an item from the limo.

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