It was summer time in California, and it was about time for a family reunion after a whole year apart from one another. After a whole year on Broadway, for once Liv Rooney was actually glad that her mother had arranged this. She needed some time off, and she was looking forward to seeing her family. She approached the door and knocked on it.

"Liv!" her mom, Karen exclaimed.

"Hey mom!" Liv said as she hugged Karen. "How's everything going?"

"Everything's going fine. How about you? We haven't seen you since Double Duchess."

Liv thought for a moment. "It's going well. I was recently in Hamilton with two people named Cameron Dove and Hope Mitchell, and... well, I'll just wait until everyone gets here. It's so big I don't want to tell everyone twice."

"Well, everyone's here except Maddie , but she should be home anytime now."

Liv sighed in relief. "Good." As she walked into the living room, she saw Joey, Parker, and her dad, Pete, on the couch. "Hey!" After they greeted her, they chatted for a little bit. Joey has gotten his own gig at Quesadilla Joe's, Parker had done great in the Bio Dome, her dad had led his team to the championships, and Ruby was spending the summer at a theater camp.

Just then, Maddie walked through the door. "Anyone home?"

"Maddie!" Liv squealed as she ran up to hug her. "How is the tiny house project going?"

"It's going great," Maddie answered. "We've built over a hundred tiny houses. Diggie's still in New Orleans coordinating operations. How's Broadway going?"

" Well, when else's seated, I have news, " Liv answered. Once Maddie sat down, Liv turned to her family. "Well, they're coming out with a new musical based on Sleeping Beauty, and I tried out for it."

"That's great honey!" Karen exclaimed.

"What role did you get?" Maddie asked.

"Well, I don't know yet, but I'm hoping for Aurora," Liv answered. "Since I'm took some time off to be here, they'll send my script and part of my costume."

"This calls for some pizza then," Pete said.

A few days later, Maddie was sitting on the sofa watching TV when the doorbell rang.

"It's here!" Liv squealed as she ran to the door and opened it.

"I've got a package for Liv Rooney," Maddie overheard the mailman say.

"That's me! I'm Liv Rooney," Liv answered.

"Sign here."

Once Liv sighed and received the package, she closed the door and rushed to the stairs. "I'll be in our room of you need me!"

"Okay," Maddie called back.

A few minutes later, she heard her sister trudging down the stairs. "THEY CASTED ME AS MALEFICENT!"

Maddie looked up to see Liv wearing a cape and horns, and carrying a scepter. "Wow."

"Yeah, and I don't like it!" Liv exclaimed as she walked towards the sofa.

Maddie got up. "Alright, calm down, let's think about some good things that are going to benefit from this." Even though I can't think of any at the moment, Maddie thought to herself.

Liv raised her hand. "Maddie, Maleficent is the worst of the worst. She..."

It was just at that moment that they saw a blinding flash of light from the window. Seeing that there wasn't a cloud in the sky, they decided to investigate. Once they got out the door, what they saw made them stop in their tracks.

"No way..." Liv said.

"This cannot be happening..." Maddie added.