It's Not Over Yet - Descendants: Rise of Red fanfiction

Chapter 4

"So you really want to stop your mom?" Chloe asked.

"Yeah, I do." Red said seriously.

"Why?" Chloe continued, "If she takes over you'll be the next Princess of Auradon."

"And if I'm the next Princess of Auradon, it's only a matter of time before she tries to turn me into her mini-me. I'm not going to let that happen."

"Been there." Drac said sliding his hands into his pockets.

"Done that." Camilla finished, picking at her nails.

"Okay, I accept your mission." Chloe said holding her chin up high and taking the lead as they left the courtyard.

"Mission?" Red asked, questioning the knight in shining armor talk.

Camilla followed after the redhead while Drac hung back. He took one more look at the banners and a knot formed in his gut. The MA emblazoned on everything didn't take a genius to figure out. Merlin Academy. The place where his mother said she studied magic. And he wasn't sure if in this realm she was a student here, but he wasn't risking it. He looked down at himself, he was still wearing the plum purple and lime green Isle clothing he'd been in when he visited his mom, his usual stuff. With a snap of his fingers green magic coated him. Like when you lit a paper on fire and the edge burned. Only it was green, it started where he snapped then went up his hand, his arm then over the rest of him. His purple outfit burned away and a darker grey jacket took its place. It zipped diagonally and the smaller side had studs over it, in fact, it looked a lot like Mal's jacket from when they saved Ben from the pirates. Right down to the tattered black material over his shoulders except it continued across the upper portion of his back and down to his elbows. Below that the gray sleeves had lime and indigo splatters partially matching the lime shirt he wore underneath. His purple pants turned black with tears where more indigo shone through. This was more like what he wore in his spare time, a combination of his dad's colors and his mom's. He wiggled his fingers seeing his purple fingerless gloves had changed to indigo too, the only thing still the same were his favorite black boots. But at least this way if he ran into a younger version of his mom, he wouldn't look so much like her - and he wouldn't be covered in dragon emblems.

He brought up the back of their group getting a once over from Camilla, and a small hum which he took to be her approval. He wondered if in her realm she got along with Evie, they both seemed to have an eye for fashion.

Chloe lead them to the main entrance where they spotted other students for the first time. Chloe was way too friendly and Red and Camilla had to reign her in a few times as she waved and almost introduced herself to others.

"Oh of course!" she said skipping over to the sign once she noticed it. "Merlin Academy. That's what Auradon Prep used to be called. Before Beast united all the kingdoms to create Auradon."

"How do you know all this?" Red asked suspicious.

"I love history, don't you?" Chloe asked with a shrug and a smile.

"Nuh-uh." Red shook her head.

"History in Wonderland, under a tyrant queen is probably just all about. . . the tyrant queen." Camilla pointed out and Red gave her a finger gun and clicked her tongue like she hit the nail on the head.

They continued into the school, both Drac and Camilla were familiar with Auradon Prep but Merlin Academy was. . . golder, in a way. Not that the stone walls and pillars were painted gold, but where Auradon Prep had dark wood paneling and gold and blue banners everywhere, Merlin Academy had sconces with glowing fires, candles in the chandeliers, fireplaces lit and braziers in the corners. Instead of using electricity, they used magic, and the candlelight and fire cast a warm golden glow over the ivory marble walls. All around them students were doing magic, having their school books carry themselves. Quills writing essays as the students spoke them aloud. For Camilla it was a culture shock, for Drac it was a dream. Back in Auradon he'd been the only one to study magic, both light and dark, so he could take Fairy Godmother's place in the royal court. While Uma became principal Drac was going to advise the king and queen like Fairy Godmother had. Him being the only one to learn magic was a unique, one of a kind role, something he had always seen as special about himself. But something about being around others studying magic, about a community, made Drac crave it. Unique was nice, but it was lonely. Maybe when he returned home and Mal returned from her voyage they could talk to Uma about making Auradon Prep a more magical academy again.