In the United States of Auradon was Auradon Prep, a school where the children of famous kings, queens, heroes and sidekicks of this fantastic world attend.

And today, the student body was getting their school decorated for Halloween.

The just-crowned King Ben, son of the Beast and Belle, as well as his fellow students were doing the very best they can to get this school prepared for the big Halloween dance. He looked around for a certain group of students.

"Has anyone seen Mal and the others?" Ben asked.

"Last time I saw them, they were at the tourney field." Doug, the bespectacled son of Dopey answered.

Curious, Ben decided to go find them.

Out on the tourney field, sitting on the bleachers was a slender girl with purple hair and green eyes that complimented her purple and magenta leather jacket and black jeans.

Her name was Mal, daughter of the infamously evil Maleficent.

Sitting next to Mal was an equally beautiful girl with cascading black hair with blue highlights. A small gold tiara perched perfectly atop her head. This was Evie, daughter of the vain, bearer of poison apples Evil Queen.

A freckled boy with black and white hair with matching wardrobe sat beside the girls, he was typing away on a laptop while a small rusty colored dog named Dude sat loyally by his side. He was none other than Carlos, son of Cruella De Vil.

The three friends were watching Jay, son of Jafar practicing tourney with the rest of the team.

"Shouldn't you be out there?" Mal asked Carlos.

Carlos shook his head. "No, thanks. I'm still recovering from the last practice with Jay and I've got the bruises to prove it."

Jay slammed and dodged and slapped his way all over the field. The kid was a natural born athlete, it was like he was born to play sports.

Once practice was done, Jay went to join his friends. He removed his helmet, revealing his handsome features, long black hair and a great tan. His skill and brawn were as silvery as his eyes.

The four of them were both famous and infamous here at Auradon. Being the children of evil villains, they were born and raised on the dismal Isle of the Lost, where all manner of villains were banished for their heinous crimes.

But thanks to Ben, the four offspring saw the light and chose to be good and not like their parents.

"Hey! There you guys are!"

The gang saw Ben running up to them. "I've been looking for you guys. Aren't you going to help with the Halloween dance?"

Ben saw the look of mild alarm on their faces. They shared this look amongst each other.

"Is something wrong?" asked Ben.

"Well..." Mal started. "it's just that...Halloween used to be a very...villainous time of year for us. Back on the island, our parents would go buck wild on Halloween."

"Mom would make her "homemade" candy apples." Evie said with a shiver.

"My mom would tell me scary stories about how dogs would tear me to shreds if I didn't do what she said..." Carlos grimaced. Dude whimpered.

"And there was stealing candy from children, toilet paper the houses, tormenting the neighbors..." Jay counted.

"I don't think we've ever had a normal Halloween." Mal concluded. "So, we're a bit iffy about this holiday."

Ben just chuckled. "Guys, don't you see? Now that you're in Auradon, you guys can have a normal Halloween."

The kids still looked uncertain.

"Come on, I promise this'll be the best Halloween you guys ever had." Ben assured them.

Mal sighed. "Alright, guys. Let's give it a shot."

With a shrug and a sigh, the gang got up and decided to give this new Halloween a whirl.

Once they stepped into the school and entered the gymnasium, orange and black streamers were hung. Autumn center pieces were placed around. Pumpkins were being carved and party events were getting planned.

"Huh. Maybe this Halloween thing won't be so bad." Jay said.

"Oh! It certainly won't!" chirped Fairy Godmother, headmistress of Auradon Prep. She glided into the room with great enthusiasm. "We'll be having candy, games, bobbing for apples, non-poisonous of course. And then we'll have the big costume contest!"

"What are you guys going to dress up as?" Lonnie, the daughter of Mulan asked.

"Uh, we don't really do costumes." Mal said.

"Yeah, usually people are scared of us every day of the year." Carlos mentioned.

"You know what would be even scarier?" a voice said. Everyone saw Prince Chad Charming, Cinderella's son, walk in. "You could always dress up as your parents. After all, nothing is more terrifying than a villain. You'd be the spitting image of the family image."

The villain kids glowered at the prince's smug suggestion.

"Sorry, Chad. But that would be typecasting." Fairy Godmother replied.

Chad frowned.

Ben turned to the four kids. "Listen, you guys can dress up as anything you want. Not what others want."

"Anyway, is the band doing alright?" Fairy Godmother asked the school band.

"Ready when you are!" Doug said with his trumpet at the ready. "One, two, three four!"

The band began playing a catchy little tune. It was catchy, yet had a hint of spooky. It was the perfect Halloween melody. Even the villain kids were enjoying it.

"What song is this?" Mal asked as she swayed to the music.

"This is Halloween." Ben answered, smiling. "It's a song that's been around for a long time and it never gets old this time of year."

"There's even a legend about this song..." Lonnie said ominously.

The band suddenly stopped playing. Every student stopped decorating and planning and looked at Lonnie in shock, as if she was about to speak the unspoken.

Mal looked around. "Did we say something to offend you guys?"

"No, my dear." Fairy Godmother said. "But quite frankly, the legend Lonnie speaks of is something that no one should ever discuss."

"Okay, why?" Jay asked, his curiosity piqued.

"Yeah," Lonnie said. "It's not like, gonna trigger a bomb that'll blow up the school or something."

After a brief pause, Fairy Godmother gave in. "Very well," she sighed. "You may tell them."

Lonnie nodded and the storytelling began. "You see, there's a very peculiar legend about Halloween here is Auradon. In fact, if the legend was true, we probably wouldn't even celebrate Halloween in the first place!"

Now the villain kids were really curious.

"They say that deep in a thicket of woods called the Hinterlands, there are doorways to the holiday worlds."

"The holiday worlds?" Mal asked.

"That's right, they say holiday worlds are where holidays come from. And every world has a leader. With Easter, it was the Easter Bunny. With Christmas, it was Santa Claus..."

Lonnie's expression went cold as stone. "And for Halloween...it was Jack Skellington."

Most of the students screamed and cowered at the mention of this name. Carlos was so startled by their screaming, he jumped into Jay's arms. "Jack Skellington?!" he exclaimed in confusion.

"What kind of name is that?!" Jay said.

"The name you give to the ruler of Halloween, where he's known far and wide as the Pumpkin King!"

"A king?" Evie said.

"That's right. And the legend says that Jack tried to take over Christmas once he discovered the Christmas world! He kidnapped Santa Claus and delivered demonic presents to children and adults alike in a coffin like sleigh driven by skeleton reindeer! He delivered baby dolls possessed by demons, man-eating plants disguised as wreaths, and vampire teddy bears with razor sharp teeth that would scare and attack children!"

Everyone's mouths just dropped to the floor, even Mal's!

"But once the humans caught up to Jack, they retaliated with great and brutal force! They shot him down from the sky and he was never seen nor heard from ever again."

The room was at a dead silence. They were too shocked for words.

Lonnie caught herself. "But it's just a legend, that doesn't mean it's true."

"She's right, everyone!" Fairy Godmother said. "There's no such thing as a Jack Skellington!"

The students were still scared and silent.

"Yeah, Lonnie is right." Mal finally said. "I mean, think about it. Someone who would do something that evil would be booted to the Isle of the Lost just like our parents, right? And we've never seen or heard of this guy!"

"Good point." said Jay. "None of us have heard of him. And we know the island like the back of our hands."

"You heard the man!" Fairy Godmother announced for her students. "There is no Jack Skellington. Now, we must get everything ready for Halloween!"

Everyone heaved a sigh of relief and went back to work, everyone except Ben. He appeared deep in thought.

"You okay, Ben?" asked Mal.

Ben blinked. "Huh? Oh! Yeah, sure."

Mal could tell that Ben was curious about this Jack Skellington. And so was she. How come she and the rest of the villains kids haven't heard of him?

Perhaps there was more to this legend than they think...

Ben suddenly ran off.

"Ben? Where are you going?!" asked Mal.

"I have to talk to my folks!" Ben said as he kept running.