Descendants: The rise of red

Flamingo feathers

The bell rings, and the four girls leave the principal's office along with all the other students who disperse. Bridgette held a tray of pastries in her hands, while Ella followed her with a black cart carrying another tray.
Bridgette began offering her treats to everyone. "Oh Bridgette, what do you put in these to make them so good?" a boy asked, putting a hand in front of his mouth. "It's no secret recipe: just some butter, flour, sugar, and lots of optimism," the girl replied as the boy's earrings turned pink.
Together, they went out into the courtyard, and everyone took one of Bridgette's treats. "Frankly, it always works for me, which is why I have so many to give to everyone I meet," she explained to the newcomers. "Sometimes I make mistakes, like burning the sweets, but I always believe everything will be fine," she continued.
Suddenly, Bridgette noticed the young forgetful fairy looking sad, sitting alone on a bench as usual. "Hey Fay, how's it going?" she asked sweetly, sitting next to her. "I have to learn a spell, but to be honest, I always mess something up: I wave the wand and..." Fay noticed the cupcakes and took one; suddenly, her wand turned pink, and she started smiling. "Thanks, Bridgette!" she exclaimed, walking away.
While offering the tray to some young Jasmine and Aladdin, Ella saw a boy on a skateboard passing by. "Prince Charming..." she called out unintentionally. "That's what they call me, though I don't like to flaunt it. I certainly don't go around wearing a crown," he said, taking a treat. "If you're up for it, we can have some fun," and after a bite, his helmet turned pink. "Cute guy, don't you think?" Red whispered in Chloe's ear. "That's my dad..." Chloe reminded her, causing a disgusted expression on Red's face.
Suddenly, the whole courtyard seemed to turn pink; everyone was suddenly happy and smiling. "So, you're friends with everyone?" Red asked Bridgette. "Oh heavens, no! I have only one friend, and that's Ella, but with time and some more treats, I'll have more," the girl affirmed.
The good mood didn't last long because suddenly a pirate crew invaded the courtyard. "Who are they?" Chloe asked curiously. "That's Morgana's crew, Ursula's sister. It's best not to associate with such people. She, along with Hook, Hades, Yzma, and Maleficent, are the worst among those bullies," Ella confided.
Morgana came up to Bridgette, who smiled and offered her one of her creations. "Thanks..." she said unexpectedly, "for all the sweets." Tentacles emerged from under her dress and snatched the tray from Bridgette's hands. "Aren't flamingo feathers super rare, right?" she asked rhetorically, smirking beside Captain Hook and Yzma. "Hey, give them back to her right now," Ella ordered, taking a step forward. "Excuse me? I don't speak 'poor.' Nice dress, by the way; it's not at all..." one of Morgana's tentacles ripped the strap off Ella's dress. "Second-hand," Morgana continued, snickering with her two goons. "How wicked, you said it's not second-hand," Yzma repeated like a parrot. "My name is Bridgette, and I bribe people with sweets to make friends because I'm so lonely," Morgana mocked, her tentacles enveloping the others as they laughed uproariously while Bridgette's face darkened.
Chloe decided to act, grabbing a stick belonging to a Tourney player. "Hey, the rules prohibit theft and bullying," she said, pointing the stick at Morgana, who pretended to faint. "Relax, I don't know where you're from, but here we settle things with a challenge after school. See you later," Hook said, approaching Chloe's face. "You wouldn't stand a chance against me," the girl asserted. "Squid face, listen, give back the cupcakes or I'll rip that magic tongue from your throat," Red intervened, pushing Chloe aside. "Such spirit!" Morgana chuckled, tearing off the flamingo feathers with one of her tentacles. "I only wanted the feathers," she said, throwing the plate on the ground and shattering it into a thousand pieces. "You can keep the rest," her crew cackled maliciously.
Morgana brought the feathers to her mouth. "Wait, that's too many," Bridgette warned, but Morgana ignored her and savored them with pleasure. "You shouldn't have done that," Bridgette continued, saddened by what was about to happen.
Morgana pulled out a mirror from one of her pants pockets and began to examine her reflection. "Sorry, you're just jealous of my fabulousness," she sneered. "You can't accept..." Suddenly, she coughed, and more flamingo feathers came out of her mouth. Her eyelashes turned pink. "What does this mean?" she asked furiously. Morgana began to tremble and scream. "Are you okay, Morgana? You look a bit pink," Hook teased. The girl's hair also started turning pink gradually. "Shut up," she began clucking like a flamingo. "WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME?" she screamed.
"Someone help her," Fay approached, concerned. "Yeah, help her out," Hades repeated without a hint of emotion, almost sarcastically.
Morgana's face began to elongate, transforming into a beak, and feathers grew on her face. Furious as ever, Morgana ran towards Bridgette and Ella, who started running away from the courtyard, heading outside the school. Everyone followed in a hurry, except for Hades and Maleficent, who exchanged a bored look and went in the same direction, holding hands.
"I WARNED YOU," Bridgette shouted, still running. "RUN!" Ella yelled, holding her hand. The two climbed a staircase and reached a side entrance, but were blocked by Hook and Maleficent. "Hey sweetheart," the captain said, swaying. "We want to have a chat with your friend," he continued. Bridgette broke free from her friend's grip and ran the other way, with Morgana clucking after her. "Do you think you can escape?" Hades asked, walking behind her with Yzma. Bridgette jumped over a fountain in the center, leaping to the other side. Morgana tried to replicate the move but lost her balance and fell in, flailing like an eel. "SORRY!" Bridgette continued. "COME ON, LET'S GO," Ella urged, leaving the bullies standing and watching as their leader returned to her original form.
"WHERE'S BRIDGETTE?" Morgana yelled, emerging from the fountain. "I WANT TO DESTROY HER," she headed towards an entrance leading inside the building. "TELL HER IT'S NOT OVER." Maleficent growled like an animal at Red and Chloe, then followed the others.
Suddenly, everyone started laughing. "Well, at least we know who will play a prank on her," Chloe said. "Wait, what are you talking about?"