Behind the Curtain

**Behind the Curtain** is a series written by TSI and E. Hyde. The story follows the events after *Descendants 3* and *The Royal Wedding*, but with new focus characters, moving away from the 4 main VKs to the newly introduced cast of Heroes and Villains, and how their lives changed after the barrier was brought down.

Despite being written, this project is not a book but a script to a series. Instead of chapters, there will be episodes consisting of 5+ pages featuring an intro, a conflict, and a resolution - each episode concluding completely it's plot and moving on to the next with few callbacks to the previous episode.

## Series Summary

Focusing now on Hades, and a few other characters, the series takes place right after *The Royal Wedding*. Each episode focuses on different plots in different settings, some in which the main character will be someone besides Hades and/or Kore.

*"Now that the barrier has been brought down, what is the next step? Heroes and Villains must now come together, putting their differences aside, to try and figure what's the best for them and the generations to come. But despite all the glory and praise these characters are getting, who said this was the end of their story? New Villains rise up to try and finish what they had started, but the Heroes and their kids aren't going to let that happen.*

*With the help of their new (Ex-)Villain friends, the Heroes embark a new journey, trying to save Auradon from the new threats while also focusing on helping everyone feel comfortable with the newcomers."*

## Episodes

### Pilot - The Royal Wedding

*"Ding-dong, sound the church bells! The sun is shinning, the birds are singing, it seems like today couldn't get any better - but it sure could get a lot worse. It is now time to forever unite the couple that started it all, but even the happiest of Heroes wouldn't be able to avoid the chaos that follows at the altar."*

### Prologue - Once Upon a Villain

A short episode that serves as the introduction of the series, aside from the Pilot. It gives the reader some context of the world the series takes place in and a small background of the main character.

### Episode 1 - Not a Good Flame

*“The wedding is over and it’s time for the newly married to have their honeymoon, except that instead of having an actual honeymoon, this couple has decided to start a fundraiser. The cause? Help the recently freed Villains find new homes now that they don’t have to live all packed together back in the isle. Mal, Ben, and the VKs are determined to help those Ex-Villains start a new chapter of their lives, but not everything is all 'pink and roses’ as one of these Villains struggles to decide as to where he should begin his new life.*

*The doors to Auradon are open, and the isle has become more friendly towards its own people. With all these cool new changes, Hades must now pick between a life among royalty and a life he is more familiar with.”*

## Special Episodes

### Tales from the Dead (Halloween Special)

*“Halloween is finally here, and Auradon has never been spookier now that there are new residents with wicked trick-or-treat schemes no one has ever seen. All for the jokes, of course… right?*

*After a mysterious storm brews up near Auradon, a large part of the nation loses its power, including Beast and Belle’s castle. One by one, the group of Heroes – and Hades – arrive at the castle seeking shelter, but what is there to do without electricity, surrounded by none other but the guys who tried to lock you up in an isle? Oh wait, they did…*

*Having only each other for company, the group can either make the most of the situation or try to find a way to bring back some light – assuming they don’t get lost in the process, let the tales unleash!”*

## Characters/Cast

Characters meant to have a minimal role won't receive a description.

### Main Characters

* **Hades**

Hades is the hot-headed, Greek god of the dead, father to Mal and ex-husband of Maleficent. He is the main character of the series, along with Kore.

Hades is known as the Villain in Hercules' tale. He tried to take over Olympus, and the Cosmos overall, by unleashing the Titans who were once imprisoned by Zeus. Along with the other Villains, Hades was defeated and taken to the Isle of the Lost where he remained trapped and powerless for 20 years. Hades was later released along with the others after the barrier was brought down.

* **Kore/Persephone**

Persephone, previously known as *Kore*, is the sweet, soft spoken Greek goddess of Spring, only child and daughter of Demeter. She is the main character of the series, along with Hades.

Persephone is a small rank goddess rarely recognized in both Olympus and Auradon. Despite her low reputation, she is considered a *Jack of all trades, master of none*. She busies herself by learning as much as she can about human cultures, this includes: instruments, dance, literature and cooking. Along with all this, she has spent much time outside of her home country, eventually settling in the UK, hence her accent.

### Deuteragonist (In order of importance)

* **Audrey**

Audrey Beauté, shortly known as *Queen of Mean*, is the reformed "popular-mean girl", daughter of Aurora and Phillip de la Beauté. She is also Ben's ex-girlfriend and the deuteragonist of the series.

Audrey was once known as the "popular-mean girl" in Auradon High. Besides worrying only about her appearance, she once spent most of her time either studying, making passive-aggressive comments about other students or making sure that the once new VKs (Mal, Evie, Carlos, and Jay) were to feel uncomfortable and outcast. Despite her previous behavior, Audrey quickly reformed herself after her feelings of envy and anger took the best of her and turned her into the *Queen of Mean*, turning herself into an outcast.

* **Uma**

Uma, shortly known as *Shrimpy* (by Mal, Gil and Hades), is the daughter of Ursula and presumably the new ruler of the Isle of the Lost, second to Mal. She is a deuteragonist of the series.

Uma was raised in the Isle of the Lost along with all the other VKs, trapped as a consequence of their parents' actions. At a young age, she was mischievous and a good "friend" of Mal, until she pulled a prank on Uma, ruining her reputation. Uma grew to hate Mal as much as she hated Heroes from then on. As a teen, she gathered a pirate crew and schemed to escape the isle once and for all but the plan backfired and though she was freed from the isle, she couldn't free her crew nor go to Auradon in fear of being sent back. After helping Mal defeat Audrey, the *Queen of Mean*, she and Mal came to terms and moved on.

* **Harry**

Harry Hook is the son of Captain Hook, loyal friend to Uma and her crew, and a deuteragonist in the series. He was first introduced to the Descendants Franchise as a minor antagonists and a supporting character in the third film.

* **Gil**

* **Jane**

Jane is the daughter of Fairy Godmother, close friend to VKs, Carlos' girlfriend and a deuteragonist in the series.

* **Beast and Belle**

### Supporting Characters

* **Mal**

Mal is the daughter of Maleficent and Hades, she is Ben's wife and future queen of Auradon. Despite being a main character in both movie and book series, Mal, along with others, is a supporting character instead.

Mal was raised on the Isle of the Lost. She lived most of her life with her mother before moving to Auradon, where she's now settled. Before moving away Mal hated Heroes for their existence overall. Despite her hatred, she was forced to accept going to Auradon by her mother, who had schemed a way to escape the isle. In the end, Mal realized she did not wish to grow up like her mother and chose to be good instead. She had had problems adjusting to the new "Hero" life but with the help of Ben and her friends, she overcame all doubts and kept trying to become her best self.

* **Ben**

Ben, referred to as *King Ben*, is the son of Adam (Beast) and Belle, he is Mal's husband and King of Auradon. He, along with the previous main characters, is now a supporting character instead.

* **Evie**

* **Carlos**

* **Jay**

* **Fairy Godmother**

* **Maleficent**

Maleficent, also known as the *Mistress of Evil*, is Mal's mother and Hades' ex-wife. She is one of the many Villains thrown in the Isle of the Lost for her evil deeds in hopes of redemption. She is a supporting/neutral character in the series.

Maleficent is known as the Villain in Aurora's tale. She is a dark fairy filled with hatred and remorse, shown as she cursed baby Aurora for not being invited to her christening. Maleficent's main goal was to kill Aurora and bring misery to her kingdom but was later defeated by Prince Philip, who stabbed her in the heart with his sword. She was then left in the Isle of the Lost with the other Villains in hopes for their redemption, but despite the time passed, she still kept the grudge against all Heroes and managed to escape the isle, disrupt Ben's coronation and steal Fairy Godmother's wand. In the end, she "involuntarily" - after confronting Mal - turned herself into a lizard which was meant to show the "size of the love in her heart".

### Other Characters

* **Zeus and Hera**
* **Celia**
* **Ella**
* **Mirabel**

## Locations

Throughout the franchise, Auradon has not been shy about making reference to the different environments where the characters lived their own stories, and so this series are no different, continuing to mention this many locations and adding others that are yet to be mentioned. Here are the main ones:

### Greece

#### Fell From Heaven Club

Hundreds of years after the war between the Titans and Deities, mortals began to plan a way to meet those who they believed in without the heavy responsibility of casual prayers and offerings, but instead, build a place were mortals, creatures and deities themselves were all equal. The deities, who had found the idea amusing, agreed to help with the plan and eventually built a temple-like structure near Mt. Olympus, within the reach of mortals so they could be together.

## Where to Read

The series, unlike many others, will not be published in any media but instead shared through a single Google Docs link. *[needs link]*

## Trivia

* As a running gag among TSI's works, this series is yet another project that came from a dream.
* Info from both the *Isle of the Lost* book franchise and *Lore Olympus* is used in the series.
* Unlike other projects, this is actually a script to a series instead of a book itself.
	+ Chapters are mentioned as *Episodes*, characters are mentioned as *Cast*, and plot changes will be differentiated as *Seasons.*
* Despite already existing, *The Royal Wedding* is a rewritten version of the original short.
	+ Cheshire collaborates in this episode.

* Despite being a Disney [only] Universe, real world people such as singers, writers and celebrities will be mentioned/canon in the series.
	+ Some people include *Sia* (singer), and *Robert Louis Stevenson* (writer).
* Most of the last names for the characters were picked due to only having one name.
	+ Said last names are both related to the character's respective Disney film, and their native language.
* Auradon Feed is a short series created based on this.