Tale As Old As Time (Descendants)

Chapter 2

Sixty miles off the coast of Auardon, the Isle of the Lost could be found with its ever-present coverage of storm clouds hanging above, plaguing the Isle's inhabitants with a constant pattern of either a dreary overcast or a torrential downpour. After living on the Isle for over twenty years, the populace had shaped the barren land they were forced onto into somewhat of a community. While their buildings could be regarded lightly as ramshackle, they had made do with the supplies that were provided to them from Auradon; Seeing as the only supplies that were distributed to the Isle were barges of castoffs and trash, what they had created was a feat in of itself.

Without kingdoms to terrorize and freedom to leave, the former villains didn't know what to do with their time; While their followers acclimated to the change in location with moderate ease continuing the daily grind, most of the villains had not worried about everyday matters to live. They had gone from reveling in their infamy to sulking in their poverty. Eventually, they figured out their next steps by utilizing their skills; most opened up shops around the Isle specializing in their forte, and others continued to command their minions as their form of livelihood.

As Korie dragged her feet on the travel back from Goblin Warf, she trailed her eyes over the different shops that she passed; From Hook's Inlet to Gaston's Duels Without Rules, she silently wondered if their lives now felt like a mockery to who they were before being imprisoned on the Isle. As she passed by Ursula's Fish and Chips, she noticed Gil standing outside the entrance.

'He must have been thrown out by Harry again' She mused. After hiking her bags of supplies to the crook of her elbow, she waved back to him when he spotted her, and continued her trek through the streets, being careful around the light traffic that was building; While her dad's reputation as one of the major Gods and the Lord of the Underworld prevented most of the thieves and criminals on the Isle from hassling her, some were stupid enough to think they could get away with it.

When Korie strode into the Isle square she passed by the predominant castle looming over the area -otherwise known as Bargain Castle- which had been claimed by Maleficent when she situated herself as the unofficial leader of the Isle. The Castle was arguably the only preserved building on the Isle, as well as the largest; Usually one would see a crew of goblins or human henchman cleaning the outside of the castle during the day. Korie could just hear the voices of Maleficent and her three subordinates, Cruella De Vil, Queen Grimhilde, and Jafar, coming from what was likely an open door on the balcony. Uninterested in trying to overhear what was being said she quickened her pace, only sparing a thought of the missing voices of their children, and assumed that they had already left to run amuck.

Finally, as Korie passed The Cackle Shack, she arrived back home to Persephone's Patisserie, otherwise known as her family's bakery; When she was growing up and her mother still lived on the Isle for half of the year, Persephone had owned the little bakery as a way of having something to do and a way to share a little joy to the Isle's inhabitants, telling her that 'just because the Isle is full of people that Auradon considered bad, doesn't mean they aren't people too'. It had taken Korie a while to understand what her mother had meant, but when she turned eight, she realized what her mother was trying to tell her...

It had been months almost eight months since Korie had last seen her mommy, when she had to leave the Isle to be with Grandma, and she was getting worried; Usually, her mommy would be back on September first and would smuggle in all sorts of goodies like candies and fruit, and the pastries she would make would taste super fresh! But for some reason, her mommy hadn't come through the barrier when she should have, and her daddy had looked really worried. When her daddy had gotten his work from the barge that month he had looked really angry and sad with whatever it was, and when he noticed her watching him he had sent her to bed; Ever since then her daddy would look upset when he thought she couldn't see and would get angry at the people who kept asking if the bakery would be open that day, and even those people started to look a little upset whenever they saw her.