It has been officially three months since Ben's proclamation to allow the children of Maleficent, Cruella de Vil, Jafar and the Evil Queen to come to Auradon.

Ben walked down the long hallways of the palace to his father's den. "Father? Mother? Are you there?" he called as he knocked on the door. 

"Come in, Ben." his mother's soft voice called. Ben opened the doors and softly closed them behind him before nervously facing his parents who were sitting at King Beasts desk looking over papers.

"What do you need sweetie?" his mother asked. Both if his parents were staring at him and it was making him even more nervous.

"You know you can tell us anything, right? We're your parents." his father said. His mother's eyes widened as an idea popped into her head, "Please don't tell me you got Mal pregnant" his mother said. 

Ben's eyes widened, "NO! God no. That's not even close. We're not even that far in our relationship yet." he said nervously.

"Well then, what is it?" his father asked, taking off his glasses, sitting back in his chair and staring at his son curiously. Ben looked at the ground and started to fidget before taking a deep breath and looking at his parents. 

"I've decided on another proclamation that I want to make," he said to them a bit more confidently. 

Both his parents faced each other, giving each other confused glances before looking at Ben again. 

"Why are so nervous about telling us that?" his mother asked him in a confused tone. "You're the King now Ben, you make the rules. We can't tell you what to do. You most likely won't listen anyway" his father joked. 

Ben gave a nervous laugh, "Yeah, but you see, this you might not like that much" he said slowly. 

"Nothing will change, we will love you the same as we always have. Now, tell us, what's your proclamation." his mother said in a gentle tone. 

Ben took a deep breath before speaking, "Mal, Carlos, Jay, and Evie have been here for three months now, and I think we can all agree those have been some pretty great months, even if it started off pretty bad. Now, I haven't talked to all of them about this yet, but I think we should bring in four more VK's." 

His parents gave each other a nervous glance before looking back at Ben, "Who's parents were you thinking?" his father asked him. 

Ben took another deep breath, "Scar, Dr. Faciler, the Queen of Hearts, and... Hades." Ben said slowly. 

Both his parents had fearful looks on their faces, "The child..of...Hades?" his mother said slowly. "Scar, Dr. Faciler, and the Queen of Hearts? Don't you think they're a bit too extreme?" his father said nervously.

Ben gave his parents a disapproving look, "Come on, don't you remember we said we wouldn't judge the children based on who their parents are." 

Both his parents sighed before nodding, "You're right, we should give them a chance. When should we bring them in? And have you warned Fairy Godmother about this?" his father asked. 

"I have been preparing a month now for their arrival, so I'm thinking within the week, that should be enough time to warn, Mal, Jay, and Evie," Ben said. 

His mother gave him a confused look, "Carlos is aware?" she questioned.

Ben nodded at her, "Yes, he was the one who suggested them. Apparently, their children are a close group on the Isle, so they get along great. Plus, he said that they technically are friends with him and Mal, Jay, and Evie. He did mention that their parents changed the most out of all the villains that were thrown on the Isle, so they were raised in good environments. Although, he said to be careful as they do still have a bit of evil in them. But I'm sure we can change that." Ben said with confidence. 

"Well, I must be off, I have a meeting to go to with some of the kids to prepare for their arrival. Oh, and yes, Fairy Godmother is aware. Bye!" he said to his parents walking out the door. 

Both parents watched their son leave, "Do you think this is a good idea? What if they're worse then how Mal, Evie, Jay, and Carlos were?" King Beast said. 

Belle put a comforting hand on his shoulder, "I'm sure they'll be fine. I trust Carlos' input. He's such a sweet boy, it's hard to believe he was raised on the Isle." Belle said to him softly. 

"Yeah, I'm sure you're right. I mean, what's the worst thing that could happen, they try and steal the wand too?" King Beast joked. 

Little did he know, he wasn't that far off.  

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Note: Even though it is not mentioned, Ben has gone through the court to get permission to do this. 

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