~~~A/N: Please note the quotation marks around the word "Evil".  I want it to have a lesson and not be so black and white, so it might not end up being and Evil AU after all. This is basically the story of Encanto but with a lot of changes. The Madrigals aren't forced to serve the town, the town is forced to serve them.  Mirabel still has no gift, and the Madrigal family is bigger now because Alma forced Bruno into an arranged marriage. I will actually be posting this story on AO3, but I might post it here on Wattpad as well, I'm not entirely sure yet.~~

In the year 1902, an entire Colombian town was forced to uproot. Forced to flee unrest in search of a new home. Amongst the crowd was a couple, Pedro and Alma Madrigal. They, while carrying their just born triplets, led the town in search of hope. But unrest followed after them and Pedro died to give his family time to flee. Alma was distraught, but in that moment something magical happened. The candle she held burned brighter, mountains formed around them, and a magical house materialized in front of her.

She took the candle and looked at the people around her. They would be protected thanks to this magic. They would all be okay thanks to the sacrifice her husband made. Everyone was grateful, and Alma worked hard to help the town. 

But 5 years later her children were given magical gifts as well, and everything changed. The Madrigals became gods to the townspeople. Gods who were merciful... and vengeful. The power of the candle was protected, and the Madrigals were its guards. No one could get near it, and anyone who tried would be disposed of.

No one knows what brought this change around, Alma had seemed fine until a few months after the triplet's 5th birthday, but that didn't matter. As long as they behaved and offered their gods all their love and support, they would be okay. But as the years went by the town changed. People became more afraid. And the magic that had initially given them hope was filling them with fear.

Not even Bruno Madrigal's disappearance and Mirabel's failed gift ceremony could bring them any comfort. The rest still had their gifts and they made sure that the other two's gifts weren't needed to keep the town in check. As Antonio's gift ceremony was approaching, the townspeople had no idea that the small spark of hope they had at Mirabel's gift ceremony would be reignited by that very same Madrigal.