chapter one: for the love of sailing

A LARGE FLEET of ships tear through the ocean. Upwards of a hundred naval ships are making their way towards the United States of Auradon. Leading the pack is the largest ship in the group, the eye catching colors of blues, greens, and purples making it easy to recognize as an Arendelle royal ship. Standing on the deck of that ship, donned in furs and glittering metals, is Eryk Oldenburg, the current ruling king of Arendelle. And practically clinging to his side, talking a mile a minute, is his dear cousin, Princess Lynn Oldenburg, daughter of Princess Anna and Kristoff.
"What are you most excited for when we land? Personally, I can't wait to see how different Auradon is from Arendelle, like are they gonna have any similar foods to us? If not, I'm going to miss my daily eplekake. Oo! Maybe Travis can make us some?" Lynn spins around the main deck of the ship, her dress flowing around with her as she daydreams about Auradon and her cousin's best friend, Prince Travis Rodgers, son of King Naveen and Queen Tiana.
      "We shall see when we get there Lynn, not too long long now." Eryk states, watching his cousin from
the corner of his eye. He wore a large, thick military coat, the collar adorned with the fake fur of a reindeer. Underneath, black finery, his chest adorned with a ridiculous amount of medals.
      "LAND HO!" The captain of the ship calls out, an echo following as the rest of the ships make the same statement. Suddenly the deck of the ship is filled with crew, some climbing up to the sails, others readying anchors and preparing the cargo brought on the journey.
      "Come Lynn, we must finish getting ready for departure and you need to fix your hair, the wind has messed it up." Eryk links arms with her as they make their way back to their quarters.

     Hundreds of people are gathered on the pier, awe rippling through the crowd as the naval ships break past the horizon. Whitney is standing next to Prince Ben, in a flouncy, baby blue dress ending just before her knees, going into lace socks and some buckled shoes. She was holding onto Ben's arm, her hair braided back and held by a golden clip. Ben's school ring was on her ring finger, she fiddled with it as she watched Maleficent's daughter take the spot on Ben's left. She's been on edge recently, watching her love be stolen from directly under her and not being able to do anything about it.
      A delicate hand grabs hers, stopping Whitney from messing with ring. "Everything is prepared, Claudia and I spent all night making the pastries." Millie smiled at her, attempting to calm the other's nerves. "You've spent weeks preparing for the arrival, ever since the letter arrived, and it's perfect. They're gonna love it." She reassures her, gesturing at the fully decorated area, streamers going between every light pole and the streets covered in confetti. Down the road, festival stands were set up in the town square.

     "It's not that..." Whitney trails off, looking over at Ben and Mal again.
      Millie uses a finger to move Whitney's face back toward her. "Ignore him, he's not important today. This is a day you planned and put so much effort into, so enjoy it." Millie says, linking arms with Whitney and taking her away from the problem. They go over to join Ciana and Elana with other princess and princes. Millie had on a floral blue dress with an empress waistline, ending and below her knees. Her small glass slippers surprisingly sturdy.

Ciana jokingly curtsies at the approaching pair, grabbing the ends of her lilac suit jacket acting as if it were a skirt. "The place looks amazing Whit. I feel like I'm back home." Ciana smiles, pushing her hands into the pockets of her shorts.
"Thank you so much Ciana, that means a lot." Whitney gives her a half-hearted smile, looking around at all the people.
"It truly does look amazing, mi amiga. I can't wait for the market day, I love buying little trinkets." Elana gushes, leaning into Carlos, their hands grasped. She had on white, cropped ruffled shirt with an ankle-length, teal and orange floral skirt that matching the butterfly clips in her curly hair. Carlos was put in matching teal shorts and a white button up, but he still had on his black and white leather jacket.

      The thrum of a big band fills the air, the ships having finally docked and unpacked most of the people on the ships. The Auradon royals return to their positions, Whitney returning to her position next to Ben and his family.
      A big band starts making their way down the pier, the sounds of jazz and swing filling the air. Leading the band is Travis, his parents in the middle of the band on a carriage rolling down. Travis was in a dark green sweater vest and brown pants, he somewhat conducted the band, bringing them down towards Ben and Whitney. He bowed when standing in front of them, kissing Whitney's hand before swinging onto the carriage with his parents. Tiana and Naveen waved at the Beast family, their carriage turning and following the band towards the town center, following the laid path.
Following Maldonia, a barrage of Scottish soldiers march behind them, wielding large axes and stoney faces. Manus towers over his mother, standing at 6'5", he's decked out in a fur cape with a green kilt and a bow and arrow slung over his shoulder. He has a steely gaze, standing on alert as his mother greets and waves at the crowds. Manny only smiles when he spots Whitney, nodding at her and the prince as they pass, going towards the town square.
Once the rest of the kingdoms pass, Sultana Jasmine and Aladdin riding over the crowd on their carpet with their newborn baby, and King Eric and Ariel standing and waving at the crowds with their children, horns then blare, announcing the arrival of the Oldenburg family.
First comes out Princess Anna and her family. Kristoff and Anna linking arms as Lynn stands on the other side of her mother, curtsying to Ben as they pass.
Then, at the end of the parade of royals, is King Eryk, surrounded by guards in their full winter gear. A chill settles over the area as he passes, a trail of ice following behind his carriage. He ignores the bows and curtesies from the audience, keeping his icey gaze forward.
He even ignores the deep bow from Prince Ben, only nodding towards King Beast before returning his gaze to the back of Lynn's carriage.

a/n . first, sorry is any spanish is wrong, i'm just using google translate so feel free to correct me if needed.

second, to give extra clarification: the vk program is the same, but they brought over 8 vks this time (mal, carlos, jay, evie, lee, quinn, claudia, and harry). and the timeline is somewhat different. the vks have been here for about 4 months now and have given up on the plan to steal the wand. most of the Auradon and Arendelle royals know each other from balls and parties they've attended. ben's coronation is a week long celebration leading up to the day. there are balls, market days, and many more activities. i'll clarify more as i remember what i need to. feel free to ask questions! cause sometimes i don't even have stuff established in my head.