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𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝟒
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒

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Despite their struggles and attempts to get free, Rylee and Morgan were forced to follow the two boys back the way they came and down numerous alleyways. Along the way, Harry and Gil took turns sending wicked grins at the two princesses, which both annoyed and terrified the girls. When their group finally reached the end of another alley, the first thing they saw was a lone boat docked in the harbor. Both of the Auradon natives just stared at the ship with wide eyes, not yet ready to believe what they were seeing. It wasn't until loud laughter cut through the air that their attention was drawn back to the two boys in front of them.

"Ready to meet Uma?" Harry asked Rylee and Morgan with a sly smirk on his face before looking over at the smiling boy next to him.

"This is going to be so much fun!" Gil exclaimed as the grin on his face grew larger than humanly possible.

Both of the boys looked over the princesses one last time before turning around and walking onto the ship. Neither of the girls made a move to follow the two pirates, resulting in the ones behind them to push them forward and force them to follow Harry and Gil. When they finally made it onto the deck of the ship, they could hardly believe their eyes. There were tons of teens wandering around or sword-fighting each other. Some were even laughing in the crow's nest as they looked down at the world around them.

It wasn't until they heard Harry calling out to Uma that they turned their attention back to the situation at hand. As soon as they looked toward the two pirates, Rylee and Morgan instantly spotted a teal-haired girl walking over to them.

"You're late," she hissed at Harry and Gil before glancing over at the princesses, "who are these two?"

"The daughters of Rapunzel and Merida. They're from Auradon," Gil told her without even trying to hide the excitement in his voice.

"Thank you, Gil," Uma sighed while pinching the bridge of her nose before turning her attention back to the situation at hand, "why are they here?"

"We found them snooping around," Harry answered with a sly smirk as his eyes scanned over Rylee and Morgan once again before looking back at the teal-haired girl, "we thought you'd wanna meet them."

"We weren't snooping around," Rylee responded without even trying to hide the disdain in her voice.

"Yeah, we were sent here by King Ben," Morgan added, making her blonde friend tightly shut her eyes and let out a long sigh before Rylee looked over at her with annoyance in her eyes.

The three pirates just stared at the two girls for a long moment before Uma started walking toward them. The two restraining Rylee and Morgan tightened their grip around the princesses' arms as the daughter of Ursula stopped in front of them. The Fitzherbert girl became as still as a stone as the teal-haired girl studied the two of them. It wasn't long before her attention fell on the crew members restraining the princesses.

"Let them go," the daughter of Ursula ordered before Rylee and Morgan felt the pressure around their arms fade. When the two of them looked back at the pirates behind them, they found them blocking the only exit of the ship. The Auradon natives shared a concerned look before turning their attention back to Uma when she continued speaking. "Why did the King send you to the Isle?"

"He wanted us to tell him what it was like," Morgan lied while doing her best to keep herself calm.

"And he thought two princesses would survive here?" Uma smirked while Harry and Gil laughed from their places behind their captain.

"There's more to us than meets the eye," Rylee declared, earning a small genuine smile from the teal-haired girl.

"We'll just see about that. Tell me, how is it living in Auradon?"

As soon as Uma finished asking her question, Rylee and Morgan exchanged a confused look, both wondering why Uma would be interested in their homeland. It wasn't long after their quick exchange that both princesses decided to play along with the pirates' game. After letting out a long sigh, the Fitzherbert girl turned her attention back toward the three teens standing in front of her. "Auradon's nice."

"And Auradon Prep?"

"Stereotypical," Morgan mumbled while Rylee did her best to stifle her laughter.

"What do you mean by that?" Harry questioned as the smirk on his face was replaced by a confused look and a quirked eyebrow.

"They expect us to be 'perfect' when everyone's far from it," the Macintosh girl explained, earning another confused look from the three teens in front of them before she continued, "most can fake it. But we used to get detention a lot for...various things."

"Like what?" Uma questioned, suddenly intrigued by the two princesses standing in front of her.

"Well, one time we got into a fight with Chad Charming...which ended up with him in the nurse's office," Rylee explained while doing her best to suppress a cringe before continuing her story, "we both made it on the Tourney Team and he told us that girls weren't strong enough to play. So during a scrimmage, we both tackled him...which led to his arm breaking."

"Our coach said it was a great tackle but it was obvious we were intentionally going after Chad so we got detention," Morgan added while the three pirates watched them with smirks on their faces, "and since we had other 'bad marks,' we got detention."

"What other 'bad marks' did you have?" Harry asked while Gil just stared at them with a blank expression on his face.

"We stole extra dessert," Morgan said as she thought back to the time when they snuck into the kitchen after hours to get another slice of cheesecake.

"We also snuck off campus a few times to explore Auradon City," Rylee added before letting out a small laugh.

"Oh! We dyed Audrey's hair bright blue after she said we weren't fit to be princesses."

As they continued to list off things they did in the past that got them in trouble, the three VKs exchanged looks amongst themselves. It wasn't long before Rylee caught the look of realization in Gil's eyes as a large grin formed on his face.

"Wait," Gil said, causing everyone to stop what they were doing and turn their attention toward him, "does that mean your last names are Fitzherbert and Macintosh?"

Amused looks instantly formed on Uma and Harry's faces while the two princesses sent him annoyed looks. It took a long time to get their peers in Auradon to stop teasing them for their unique last names and they definitely didn't want the mocking to start on the Isle. As their laughs continued to fill the air, an angry look formed on Morgan's face before she took a step toward Harry with her fists clenched at her side. When Rylee saw what was about to happen, she grabbed her redheaded friend's wrist and pulled her back.

Harry just stared at the two princesses before registering what the curly-haired princess was about to do. His face instantly transformed from amused to enraged as he took a few steps forward to stand in front of the girls. Rylee stared at him with a blank look on her face while Morgan continued to glare at him before the Hook boy placed his hook on the latter's chest. "Watch your temper."

Rylee couldn't fight the anger that began to run through her veins. Without thinking, the Fitzherbert girl forced Harry's hook away from Morgan before pushing him toward Uma and Gil. The two of them just stared at each other for a long moment before the irritated look reappeared on the son of Captain Hook's face. Before she could register what was happening, Harry approached Rylee and grabbed her shirt collar. Panic instantly replaced the Fitzherbert girl's anger as the pirate forced her across the ship before pushing her against the railing. The force caused her feet to leave the deck with half her body hanging over the edge. The only thing keeping Rylee aboard the ship was one of Harry's arms.

"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't let go," he hissed while the Fitzherbert girl grabbed his wrist in an attempt to keep herself from falling over the edge. When all Rylee could do was stare at him with terror in her eyes, a sinister smirk appeared on Harry's face. "Tick tock, princess."

Panic continued to course through the blonde girl's veins as she continued to stare at the son of Captain Hook. She felt his grasp around her shirt continue to loosen before he was barely hanging onto her collar with one finger. A sinister smirk formed on the raven-haired boy's face as he leaned forward and whispered two words that sent chills up Rylee's spine. "Time's up."

Rylee couldn't hold back her scream when she began to fall off the side of the ship. Just as she prepared herself to be greeted by the icy water, someone grabbed onto her ankle. Her back slammed into the side of the boat and she let out a groan before she was pulled back up. Harry's laughter greeted her ears as Rylee was brought over the railing. The Fitzherbert girl sat on the wooden floor with her eyes glued to the deck as she tried to steady her breathing. That only lasted a few moments before the son of Captain Hook placed his hook under the princess' chin and forced her to look up at him.

"That was just a warning, princess," he whispered just loud enough for her to hear before removing his hook from under her chin and going to stand next to Uma and Gil.

"Now that you know who's boss, I'd like to personally welcome you to the Isle," Uma said with a smirk after watching Morgan help Rylee to her feet.

Harry and Gil instantly sent their captain a confused look before the son of Gaston asked the question that was running through both of their heads. "You're not gonna keep them as prisoners?"

"From what they told us, they don't have much going for them back in Auradon. Plus it'll be fun watching them try to survive here," the daughter of Ursula told the boys before turning her attention back to the two princesses, "you're going to stay on the Isle. My crew will be watching you so don't even think about trying to leave."

"And if we do?" Morgan asked, only for all three of the pirates to look toward the plank that was attached to the side of their ship, "got it."

Once she was satisfied, Uma looked toward the two pirates blocking the only exit and gave them a small nod. That caused them to step aside, allowing Rylee and Morgan to quickly get off the ship. The last thing they heard as they raced down the docks was the laughter of the pirates they left behind.

When they got a good distance away from the pirate ship, the two princesses slowed their pace. Their senses were on high alert as they walked down an alley before stopping in the middle to register everything that just happened. Both of their minds replayed what occurred on the pirate ship as they took in their surroundings. Kids were sword fighting and running around the streets without rules or obligations getting in the way. way.

"I'll be honest, I'm not pleased with what happened...but this could be fun," Rylee admitted after watching some kids spray paint their parents' logos on the side of a building.

"A lot of fun," Morgan added before she and her blonde friend shared a smile.

They soon continued to walk down the alley to try and put as much distance as they could between themselves and the pirates. It wasn't long after that when someone grabbed Morgan out of nowhere, causing her to let out a yelp. Her instincts immediately took over as she elbowed her attacker in the stomach before they turned around to find Gil hunched over in pain. When Morgan went to check on the son of Gaston, Rylee picked up on the sound of footsteps coming from behind her. The Fitzherbert girl instantly spun around to see Harry walking toward her with a smirk on his face.

"Are we really doing this again?" Rylee asked, only for the Hook boy's grin to grow in response.

"Uma wants us to test you both to see if you'll survive on the Isle without us," he explained as his fingers ran down his hook.

"I think they will," Gil wheezed before his eyes landed on the redheaded girl in front of him, "she's got quite a punch."

"No. We're gonna do this my way," Harry declared before his smirk transformed into a wicked grin.

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