This chapter is an excerpt from the prelude to my upcoming story "Silver Tide." The excerpt itself is incomplete and still a bit rough, but the point is to explain where Harry's scar came from. "Silver Tide"- the adventure mentioned in the prologue of this story – takes place between this chapter and the next.

Chapter 6: You Don't Belong

It had not gone the way Ben had hoped. His own people in Auradon were no less villainess than those on the Isle and it was unfortunately being made obvious by the way some of the newest VK's were being treated; much worse than the first four (although Harry and Gil – Harry, especially – were receiving the brunt of the ill-treatment) and they had no qualms about fighting back; they were not going to be pushed around. The tourney field had become the site of an escalating confrontation between Harry and Gil and four other Auradon students, led by – surprise – Chad Charming, who, in all likelihood, was also the instigator. He had finally gotten under Harry's skin. Ben was unsure of how it all started, but it was more than likely (again) that Chad managed to say something incredibly stupid (and possibly intentionally) to Harry or Gil. Or both.

Unlike their predecessors, Harry, and Gil had nothing to lose. They were not at Auradon Prep to obtain anything for their parents. Or to even try and be good for that matter. Despite their previous encounter, Ben had made the decision to offer them a chance to get off the Isle and was quite surprised they took him up on it. He was especially surprised at Gil's acceptance with him fully aware of their fathers' history. As the standing king, Ben had made it a point to make it clear to his parents that Gil had no part in their history with Gaston (this, much to Ben's delight, turned out to be a nonissue). He had even gone so far as to warn (even threaten to a point) both staff and student body to treat the new VK's with dignity and respect or there would be dire consequences. However, the warning seemed to have fallen on deaf ears.

Despite their two-man deficit, Harry and Gil appeared to have the edge. That is until….

A four-on-two fight was nothing new for Harry Hook, nor did such shortage in manpower hamper Gil's determination to win. Just as it always was. Nor did either of them ever cheat in a fight. They never needed to. Most of the time, it was over before either of them had the opportunity to resort to cheating. And this current fracas was no different. Only…neither he nor Gil had quite figured out how they could cheat. Not that they really needed to. But the fight was going on far too long for their taste. All six of them were bruised and a little bloody and Harry was enjoying the fact that he had given Prince Charming Junior, a bloody nose.

Chad, on the other hand, was rather incensed that yet another Isle rat had gotten the better of him, but this was still going to end in victory for him. The table was about to turn in his favor. He had a secret weapon; one he had hidden in plain sight. He was just waiting for the opportunity to use it.

Harry's sole focus was on Chad, while Gil had Marcus and Lee in his sights. None noticed the fourth teenager, Derek, disappear from the fight, grab the tourney stick that lay at the edge of the field, and slip behind the two VK's.

The pirate grinned at Chad, then rushed Lee, knocking him to the ground and then quickly returned his focus to the pompous prince. A sudden howl of pain from Gil pulled his attention away from the not-so-charming Auradonian, giving Chad the opportunity he had been waiting for.

Just as Harry turned to Gil, the boy with the tourney stick, whatever his name was, brought the stick down – with full force – onto the side of Gil's knee for a second time. He cried out in pain again, falling to the ground.

"Gil!"

Chad grinned almost menacingly. They didn't belong here, they didn't belong anywhere. His grin widened; now he held Harry "son of the most villainous pirate to ever exist" Hook's most prized possession.

"Lookee, lookee, Hooky," Chad said mockingly, bringing Harry's attention back to him. He waved the shiny silver hook in front of the pirate, the same hook that was supposed to be in Fairy Godmother's office. Despite his initial objections to giving it up – at least, for the time being – he chose to respect Fairy Godmother's wishes and handed over his hook.

"How did ye –" Harry began, but was quickly cut off by Chad, who clearly enjoyed hearing himself talk.

"Get your hook?" Chad finished with the obnoxious, and slightly sinister, smile on his face.

Harry growled again and charged him.

Hadie and Dizzy ran down the walkways, heading to the courtyard. They were meeting Jane and Doug and a few other students to discuss the upcoming orientation for Auradon Prep's new junior high students, and they were running late. Hadie had something to give Gil and he and Dizzy had spent far too much time searching for the blond. Eventually, Hadie gave up as Dizzy informed him that they needed to get to the courtyard. He could give Gil whatever it was he had for him later.

Now they were rushing to get to the meeting on time. "Let's cut through the tourney field," Hadie said. "Gil might be there."

Dizzy groaned. "You do know we'll be going out of the way for that."

"I know," the boy replied.

She growled at him. Boys were so infuriating sometimes.

As they reach the tourney field, Hadie suddenly stopped, causing Dizzy to run right into him, nearly knocking both of them down.

"Why did you stop?"

He pointed towards the bleachers. "Gil and Harry are in a fight. Look."

"What? With who?" Dizzy asked, stepping around him.

"Chad and some other guys from the tourney team."

Just as he answered, one of the teenagers slammed the tourney stick onto Gil's knee.

Dizzy gasped. "Gil."

The two preteens stood silently, watching, unable to move as the other teen hit Gil's knee again. At the same moment as Harry, Hadie shouted the blond's name.

"I'm going to find Fairy Godmother," Dizzy said, rushing off.

Although unaware of what was to come, in the end, Hadie would be grateful that Dizzy left when she had, saving her from seeing what her cousin, whom she had grown close to, was about to do to the young pirate who had become a big brother to both of them.

On their way to the courtyard to meet with some younger students (and running late), Jane and Doug passed by the tourney field, completely unaware of the altercation taking place in front of the bleachers; unaware, until they heard a loud, pain-riddled cry, a cry that sent them running for the field.

They reached the front of the bleachers just as Derek took a second swing with a tourney stick to the side of Gil's right knee. A sickening crack echoed through the air along with a near bloodcurdling scream. They watched in horror as Gil dropped to the ground, grabbing his knee, blood seeping between his fingers. What they had just witnessed was horrific, but what happened next would haunt them for years to come.

Doug glanced to his left where he spotted two of the younger students. "Oh, no."

Unbeknownst to the younger girl, Jay and Ben had witnessed the beginning of the confrontation and had already sought out Fairy Godmother. They were on their way back to the field, along with Coach Jenkins and Chad's parents, when a loud, pain-filled cry echoed around them, stopping them dead in their tracks. A stomach-churning crack filled the air; the group began running again – faster.

Jay had initially intended to join the skirmish between the two groups, of course, fighting alongside Harry and Gil; but Ben had convinced him otherwise. The young king had also called for Chad's parents to come see their son (having arrived earlier that morning). Cruel as it could be viewed as, getting his parents was the ideal course of action; they needed to witness their son's aberrant behavior firsthand.

Dizzy ran into them just before they reached the field, worry and fear in her eyes. "Fairy Godmother. Gil…."

"We know, dear," she said before the girl could finish.

Jay and Ben ran ahead of the group, both worried over how much further things were going to escalate and all of them feared the worst.

Everything felt like it was moving in slow motion. For Gil and Harry. The pain in Gil's leg was blinding, and he was on the verge of passing out. Derek was now moving towards Harry. He tried to warn the junior Hook, but Derek was moving too quickly for the warning to do any good. As Harry began his charge on Chad, Derek nailed him in the back of the knee with the tourney stick. Harry grunted, staggering forward, his gaze pulled towards the ground. Regaining his composure quickly, he looked back up at Chad in horror as the pharisaic prince brought his own hook down on him. He had no time to react, Chad's motion was too swift. The sharp point of the hook tore into the left side of his face, slicing him from his hairline to his jawline.

Hadie stood stone-still in horror. He knew Chad Charming wasn't the best person in the world and that he had a beef with Harry for some reason; but Hadie never thought the Prince of Charmington would ever resort to something so horrible. Finally finding his feet, the boy rushed towards the gruesome scene.

Harry Hook had never truly hated anyone. He either liked you, didn't like you, or just didn't give a sea dog's dungbie; but he never really hated anyone. Until he set foot in Auradon. And even then, it took some time for he even considered the idea of hating someone. He was even able to ignore the self-righteous and obnoxious Chad Charming. But now… Hatred was all he had for the son of a sea biscuit.

His knees buckled underneath him as he staggered backward, covering his wound with his hand and howling in pain. It was a pain unlike any he had ever felt before; his face felt like it was on fire. And his eye…. Begad, his eye…. He looked up at Chad with every bit of malice and hate that he could muster. Blood flowed over his hand, between his fingers, and down his cheek, dripping off his chin onto his clothes and pooling on the ground. The vilest things he could say to the Prince of Charmington flooded his mind, but those thoughts were quickly pushed away as he felt hands gently being laid on the shoulder.

"Let's get you to the infirmary," Ben said softly as Jay ran over to Gil, joining Hadie.

Harry growled. He wasn't going to leave without giving Chad Charming something to wallow in, regardless of the ballast pig understood it. Still on his knees he glared up at Chad and shouted angrily, "ye filthy, bilge-sucking gobshyte." His voice was trembling as he choked back tears. "I'll fly yer bloody head as my banner!"

Ben gently pulled Harry to his feet. As he was led over to Jay and Gil, he forced the young king to allow him to look at Chad one last time.

"Damn ye tae depths," the Lost pirate howled, pain and agony… and hate in his voice.

Chad Charming stared, trying to comprehend what he had just done. His mind was reeling. He may not have understood a lot of what Harry ever said, but those final words to him were very, very clear. He watched unmoving, as Ben led Harry off the field, unaware of the horrified looks on the faces of Fairy Godmother, Dizzy, and his own mother. Nor did he hear the voice of his father angrily shouting his name. Chad remained still, staring out seemingly into oblivion.

Hadie walked over to him. Looking up at the older boy, he said, "Chad?"

Dizzy looked from her cousin to the ground, where, having slipped from his hand onto the grassy fields next to his right foot, the bloody silver hook lay.

Drops of blood followed Harry as Ben tried to get him to the school's infirmary as quickly as possible, but the pirate was struggling. He was losing blood fast and was stumbling at almost every step. Despite Gil's knee injury, he and Jay were able to keep a decent pace. Harry was exhausted. His face felt like it was sliding off his skull. The world around him was growing darker by the second. He couldn't keep going, he had to stop. The pain was unbearable. It felt as if someone was trying to dig his eyeball out of its socket. He wanted to scream, but his voice eluded him.

And then with his legs finally giving out, he fell to the ground, nearly pulling Ben down with him. The last thing he heard before slipping into unconsciousness was Gil's voice shouting his name, terrified.

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This story keeps (more or less) with the events of Descendants 2, at least the ending, which is why Uma isn't mentioned. There is also a reason for Chad behaving as he does. He's not just being an ass for the sake of being an ass. But that will all come to light in "Silver Tide."

Hope you enjoyed it and as always, be lovely to each other.