Puck scowled, and then he picked up a rock off the dock and chucked it at the boat. "I hope you never come back! He shouted as the boat was drifting away from the dock.
"Why are you so angry towards him?" Sabrina said. "After all, he is no different than you."
"Shut up, stinkface." Puck retorted. "I hate him because there is clearly a difference between us. He smells like a girl and prances around in his tights all day while I throw stink bombs into peoples houses and lounge around in my room with my chimpanzee army. Cant you see why we don't get along?"
Sabrina held up her hands in defense. "I was only kidding!" She shifted around on the dock uncomfortably. Something was bothering her, but she didn't know what.
Daphne was too excited about her encounter with Peter Pan to notice the argument between Puck and Sabrina. She bit down on her palm and let out a squeal, which got Reds attention.
"What is it?" she questioned. "I've never seen you so happy."
Daphne gazed longingly at the ship. "Peter Pan is so punk rock! If it weren't for Pucks hostility, we'd be on some crazy adventure right now!" She playfully punched Puck in the arm. "Thanks a lot. You ruined my fun!"
"There was no way I was letting a boy in tights insult me for the evening!" Puck said. His face was flushed, and there was a look of genuine anger in his eyes.
"Sabrina, Daphne, Puck, Red!" Henry shouted. "We need your help with something!"
Sabrina sighed. "Welcome to normal. I go from leading an army to doing chores."
Puck had a look of annoyance on his face. "You seem to forget that you actually were successful in defeating Mirror. If I were you I'd stop complaining."
"Whatever" Sabrina snorted. "But, I guess you do have a point. Maybe I shouldn't be complaining. We'd better go."
They clambered off the dock and ran to where Henry was standing. Sabrina was about to say hi to her dad, until the sound of her stomach grumbling cut her off.
"That's just what I called you guys up for" Henry said. "As you probably remember, we have no home, and therefore no kitchen. You guys better go into town and see if you can round up any remaining food. Me and Jake are going to create a fire, and your mother volunteered to cook tonight because Relda is still a little shook up from this morning-"
Puck cut him off. "Darn, I loved the old lady's cooking! Her slime meatballs were the best." He licked his lips and rubbed his belly for emphasis
"No!" Sabrina shuddered at the horrible memories of sitting at the kitchen table watching Puck slurp up the mushy bowl of slime while her stomach flipped inside of her.
"Anyway, you'd better get going if we are going to have anything to eat tonight." Henry said.
Everyone slowly started walking towards the town. Images of the old Ferryport Landing flashed through Sabrina's head, as she though of places that might contain food.
"Hey, look!" Daphne shouted. "The grocery store!" She wagged a finger at a run down building that used to be the one and only grocery store in Ferryport landing.
"Great, you and Red go check it out. Grab anything you can find. Puck and I will keep looking."
Sabrina and Puck kept walking up the main street until they came to a building that struck Sabrina like a knife. It was Briar Rose's coffee shop. Puck motioned for her to go inside, and the two of them started searching the kitchen for any food remnants. Sabrina felt a wave of sadness wash over her, and she thought of her uncle. He finally got his revenge.
"Hey! I think I found something!" Puck ran back into the kitchen with a dead skunk in his hands. "It looks decent - I tried to blow the dirt and dust off of it, it was a little gross in that dumpster."
Sabrina couldn't help but smile. Of course, Puck was the only person she knew who could eat skunk for dinner and actually like it. Then she realized what that nagging feeling she had felt on the dock was. She was going to miss Puck. The thought of all the memories they had shared, and even though some of them ended in a prank, Sabrina didn't care. She didn't want him to leave her, even if she may publicly admit otherwise. Then she realized that Puck was tapping her shoulder and trying to get her attention.
"Hey!" Puck said. "Are you listening?"
"Oh yeah, sorry. I was just thinking about something."
"What?"
"Maybe later." Sabrina wasn't ready to confess she was going to miss him now. This could wait.
"Oh." Pucks shoulders drooped. "Well, I was thinking about something too. I must admit, that was awfully nice of you to let me set up those traps in the forest. I mean, normally people don't like my pranks ..."
"Hey, no problem. I mean, really, it was you who motivated me to actually take a stand and lead the army myself. I know I may have resented it at the time, but if you hadn't have given me that pep talk, Mirror would still be in Granny Relda's body, and I would most likely be dead."
"Aw, no need to get mushy."
"I just thought I'd tell you that, in case I never got the chance." Sabrina's voice cracked. She couldn't face the truth. In a week, Puck would be gone with Uncle Jake. Who knew when he would be back?
Puck smiled. "I wouldn't worry about that. I'll be here to torment you for a long time."
Sabrina couldn't help but smile back. "And I'll be here to yell at you after every prank you try to pull on me."
Puck laughed. "Just like old times. Hey, we'd better get going. I'm hungry, and I'm sure marshmallow and Red need our help with the food."
"What about the food we were supposed to get?" Sabrina questioned.
Puck winked. "What's wrong with skunk?"
