Isn't it a Trial

"There's no way in hell," Uma barked out, visibly enraged at the sudden revelation. "That dragon hag's daughter and her little henchmen get to go to Auradon?!" Quintessa nodded her head as she rubbed a tentative hand against her sister's arm. 

After learning just who would be going to Auradon with her, Quintessa all but raced to Ursula's Fish and Chips with Quinella in tow. Squeaky and Squirmy, who remained tucked away in Gil's arm, flinched at the sudden change in volume as Uma's voice boomed through the empty restaurant. 

 Mal was the only child of the once revered Maleficent, the Mistress of all Evil. And her status granted Mal power that very few adults had— let alone others her age. But that also meant that she got away with a lot of things that almost no one else could: attacking an incapacitated twelve-year-old, for starters, 

Uma and Quintessa hated those two more than anything else, to say the least. 

Uma and Mal were once friends in their youth. But after Mal pushed Uma into the water while goblins were receiving their latest shipment of shrimp. As a result, Uma was stuck with the nickname 'Shrimpy', that lasted well into her teenage years. 

It took Uma years to break from the image painted of her by Mal; driving her to become the pirate that most people feared now. But even then, there were still a few others that remained loyal to Mal despite Uma's rise to power, people that strived to terrorize members of the Lost Revenge and their families. 

However, Quintessa and Mal's contempt for one another started three years ago, when they were thirteen. Within the past twenty years of living in exile, the Queen of Hearts, once a tyrannical, vile, and cruel ruler, managed to garner a myriad of enemies, all demanding revenge. 

After their mother, the Queen of Hearts, had a particularly bad outburst and stormed out of the Red Estate, leaving her daughters alone for six days.

 During this time, word spread about Quinella's incapacitated state, and many enemies of the Queen saw this as an opportunity for revenge.

Intruders tried to break in, but Quintessa, armed with nothing but a pocketknife and sheer determination, managed to scare them off. 

She slashed wildly at anyone who dared to come close, her fierce protectiveness driving them away.

However, Mal and her friend Jay saw this as a chance to assert their dominance. They attacked Quinella, who was already injured and defenseless, without any provocation or an actual reason except a drive for power. 

Quintessa, armed with nothing but a pocketknife, tried her best to defend her sister from the intruders.

 The attack left Quinella, who woke during the ordeal, not only dazed and disoriented, but also gave way to a deep seeded hatred for the dark fairy when she learned of what happened. 

Following the attack, Quintessa lay on the cold, hard floor of the Red Estate, her body aching from the brutal attack. Her face was a mess of bruises and swelling, with a deep cut above her left eyebrow that bled profusely. 

She could feel the sting of the wound every time she blinked, the blood trickling down her face and mixing with her tears. 

Her arms and legs were covered in bruises and scratches from the struggle. Her right wrist throbbed with pain, undoubtedly sprained from trying to fend off Mal and Jay. But the worst injury was the deep gash on her left side, where Mal had slashed her with her own knife. 

 The wound was jagged and raw, the pain searing through her body with every breath she took.

Quintessa tried to sit up, but the pain was too much. She collapsed back onto the floor, her vision blurring as she fought to stay conscious. The room spun around her, the edges of her vision darkening as she struggled to breathe.