Be Careful What You Wish For- Descendants/Into The Woods

Prologue

*Edited*
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Once upon a time, in a far off kingdom, there laid a small village at the edge of the woods.

And in this village lived a young maiden, ...

Evie was gathering wood and logs for the fireplace. She worked most of the time in her home, which was once was a happy place with happy memories. Now a nightmare. Evie worked day and night for her family, only because she didn't know how to live on her own. She wanted to go to the festival the king was having, to dance and meet the charming prince.
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Her one human friend, ...

In the stables, Doug was feeding the horses. He always loved to care for the animals, ever since he was a child when his father worked for Evie's parents. Doug now worked for her stepfamily but wasn't treated as poorly as Evie. He wished to free Evie from her imprisonment.
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A carefree young inventor, ...

Carlos was in a field where he and his dog, Dude, hunted for any food. He lived on an old farm, where he tried to grow and hunt for anything good to eat. Dude was able to capture small animals, but for the past months weeks, his scent grew weaker. Carlos was also a young and skilled inventor and tried to sell his inventions for a good price. He wished that his pet would be able to hunt for food as he did before and for one of his inventions to solve his family's money problem.
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A poor artist and baker, ...

Mal was working extra hours at the bakery to pay for the rental in her shop and small apartment. She had a small store in the village and sold her artwork. Mal was always fascinated in the world of magic and wished that she too can do it someday and always dreamed of being a true artist, with enough money to pay for a full set of art supplies.
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with her best friend.

Ben worked as a baker most of the time and as a part-time clerk at a bookstore. He helped Mal with money whenever he can and always loved to read. He could think his way out of almost any situation he was in. Ben wished for him and Mal to be more than friends.
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The poor girl's parents had died, and she now lived with her stepmother who had two daughters of her own.

"I wish to go to the festival," Evie muttered to herself, as she was preparing for dinner in the messy kitchen.

"You wish to go to the festival?" She turned to see her stepmother, Grimhilde, and her stepsisters, Ursula and Gothel, entering the kitchen.

"The King's festival?" Her stepsisters said together in union.

"Look at your hair, look at your dress," Ursula told her.

"People would laugh at you," Gothel said after.

"Yet you still want to go to the festival and dance among the prince?"

Her stepfamily laughed as Evie looked at them with a frown. She saw that she was nothing like a princess.

The three were beautiful of face but vile and black of heart.
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The young lad had no father. And his mother, well she wanted so much more than what they had.

"I wish my son were not a fool, my house not a mess, and a lot of things!" Cruella muttered while gathering the laundry. When she entered her house, she saw that Carlos was feeding his dog the only food they had.