Jo, Justine, and Sabrina looked brave and seriously ready to take on the creature of the lake.
"All right, whoever you are, you better give up now, because there's a witch who can cast a spell on you." Sabrina threatened. "Not only that, but there's a werewolf demon, a volcano goddess, and a dream-bender!"
"Come on out or I will make you!" Jo snarled as her claws then popped out.
The person then came out of the lake slowly. Jo, Justine, and Cindy recognized the familiar face.
"The Queen of the Black Puddle..." the trio muttered while Sabrina stared at the figure.
"A-A-Actually, I'm not..." the preteen girl said. "I'm the Princess of the Gray Puddle."
"The who of what?" Cindy asked.
"The Queen is actually my twin sister." the princess replied.
"Uh, how can that be...?" Cindy asked. "I-I-I mean, no offense, but the Queen looks like an adult woman and you look around my age or Sabrina's age..."
"Yeah, so spill it or else." Jo demanded.
"It's a long story..." the princess said. "But I promise, I won't hurt you..."
"If I had a nickel for everyone who said that to me, I'd be rich enough to pay for my hospital bills." Cindy replied.
"Zip it!" Jo scolded her.
"Yes, ma'am!" Cindy gulped.
"Should we trust her?" Justine asked.
"I dunno..." Sabrina sounded suspicious.
"I'm with Sabrina on this one." Cindy agreed with the teenage witch.
"What do you think, Jo?" Justine asked her girlfriend.
"I dunno..." Jo examined the princess. "I think we need to get her checked out. Cindy, where's your grandmother?"
Cindy didn't say anything.
"BUTLER!" Jo scolded.
"Oh, sorry, you told me not to talk..." Cindy replied.
"Well, first thing's first, I'm gonna check her out first before we send her to your grandmother." Jo stared.
"Yes, Jo..." Cindy understood.
"You're not gonna hurt me, right?" the princess asked nervously.
"We'll see..." Jo warned.
The princess looked very nervous and worried.
"I get ticklish chills down my spine..." Cindy said. "Like whenever I visit my uncle's house in Vegas and he tells me the rules."
The princess scooted back a little then.
"Come here." Jo demanded lightly.
The princess shook her head.
"C-C-Come on..." Cindy held out her hand. "I-I-I promise we won't h-h-hurt you..."
The princess whimpered in response.
"If you don't, then I will." Jo glared as her eye then glowed white.
"Uh, Jo, maybe you should-" Cindy started.
A tendril flew up and covered her mouth. Cindy muffled and whimpered.
"This won't hurt a bit, I'm just going in your mind." Jo told the princess.
"Just don't hurt me..." the princess sniffled.
"I won't..." Jo promised, then looked to Justine and Sabrina. "Make sure Cindy doesn't get away."
"Right." Justine and Sabrina nodded.
Cindy muffled in response.
"Azarath... Metrion... Zinthos!" Jo recited with the last bit echoing as she was entering into the princess's mind.
Cindy looked nervous as Justine and Sabrina held her back as Jo inspected the Princess of the Gray Puddle. The princess then gasped as the jockette went inside of her mind.
"I wish Uncle Penn were here..." Cindy sighed, then looked in deadpan. "His big fat butt could shield us all."
"I hope Jo will be careful." Justine hoped.
"Don't worry," Sabrina soothed. "I might not know Jo as well as you do, but I'm sure she's got this."
"Guys, I just remembered that I left something in the oven..." Cindy said. "I better go and check on it."
"Stay!" Sabrina and Justine told her.
"Fine." Cindy sighed.
"Stubborn little one..." Justine muttered.
"Justine, you seem aggressive..." Cindy said. "I still remember when we first met and you cried because you were worried I wouldn't be your friend."
"It's just... Just... Just..." Justine sounded like she was going to have a nervous breakdown.
"What's wrong?" Cindy asked.
"My mother wants me to leave the city and dump Jo because she doesn't accept us." Justine explained.
"Oh, come on, Justine..." Cindy soothed.
Sabrina sighed and turned her face away.
"Something wrong, Sabrina?" Justine asked the teenage witch.
"I know your mother is terrible, but... At least you can look at her," Sabrina looked back sadly. "If I even look at my mother now, she'll turn into a ball of wax."
"I don't even like my mother," Justine said. "After my dad died, she just suddenly changed."
"Whatever..." Sabrina sighed. "I just miss my parents so much... My dad's in another realm and my mother's in Peru..."
"I'm sorry about that, Sabrina." Justine pouted.
"It's fine..." Sabrina sighed.
