Lin had to admit, Glinda had actually taken the news very well. Instead of trying to get Jack to change his preference, she pursued another person in the castle. Lin was in the kitchen when she was cornered. Glinda had snuck up behind her when she was cooking, something that the others had learned not to do, and had hugged her.
"Alright, where'd you find the liquor and can I have some?" Lin asked as she turned around, only to be kissed full on the lips. The spoon clattered to the floor, and Jack had to be the one to walk in on the scene. After a five-minute lecture about "personal space" and some other things, Sishra came running in.
"The Wizard's here! And he's a bean!" Lin stared for a moment and then looked at Chase.
"I thought that was just a nickname… Can we cook him?" Jack laughed and Chase resisted the urge to slap the sorceress as they walked to the tower. Hannibal's men were nervous about being this close to the fortress, but the bean looked pissed off more than anything. Lin took one look at him before covering her mouth and nearly falling over in a giggle fit. Glinda was thinking of ways to hex the bean, and Sishra was about to throw a rock at him. "How long till he…"
"Would you morons just get up there and kill him!?!?" Hannibal shouted, cutting Lin off. Lin narrowed her eyes and growled. Jack gave a hidden signal, and the Cats attacked from the rear, driving the forces closer to Kiamo Ko. The monkeys began dropping things on the men, causing complete chaos. Lin jumped out of the window, her body changing shape as she lunged at the bean. Hannibal had mere seconds to react, and by that time he not only had to fight Lin but also a very upset Glinda. The two "witches" had their own problem when he wrapped his vines around them to hold them still. Jack took the opening to fire a spell of his own, but his timing was off. Chase had been trying to help Lin and Glinda; Sishra was riding a Cat into battle, spear waving; and one of his monkeys was trying to bite the bean. The spell hit, but when the light cleared, the soldiers were outnumbered and leaderless. Jack's small army, however, had hidden Scrow and Yunamata forces that helped Sishra sent the Gale forces back to the Emerald City.
"What did you do!?!" Lin practically screeched at Jack while Hannibal tried to move from his stone-like state. Glinda had managed to master some basic magic, and knew how to petrify someone without killing them. Jack stammered that he had miscalculated, the monkey cowering on his shoulder. Chase took that moment to step between the cousins, and Lin huffed before walking over to Glinda, who had found a marker and was writing on the bean. Lin stopped, inspected the writing, and then laughed as she let Glinda lead her out, Jack and Chase following behind her.
"So, now what?"
"Well, I should contact Mother about this…"
"Glinda can stay with me. And as for you, Mr. Wicked Witch, you should let your boyfriend take you under his wing. I have a feeling that life will be way more fun from now on…"
"I can't help but agree with you, Lin. The four of us ought to do something about those Xiaolin monks…"
"Nah, I don't wanna mess with Glindy's morals."
"And why not? Imagine the looks on their faces when they see a group of witches on broomsticks flying over their temple!"
"… Alright."
"That sounds fun! … But, how do you ride a broomstick?"
"I'll teach you, sweetheart. I'll teach you…"
END.
