Hello everyone, Mr.E here and I'm here to end the covy drought is apparently is a thing. i did not think it was a thing. i did not realize it was a thing. I wouldn't have ever guessed it was a thing. anyway thank you for every follow, favorite and review, they mean the world to me.

a special thanks to Finn: have you read my stories? i am super dramatic sometimes. haha glad you like it

Fandomlover- revive* also no biting. yet. also thank you so much for the happy birthday! it means a lot to me.

thedarkflame thank you so much for your awesome review. details are key to filling out a story and i needed to describe the underworld to properly show my picture. yeah i try not to give all the information to you readers, makes it more fun to see what you all come up with. she was a little but she couldn't show kim that. intensity at half setting. that is a good question and you're going to have to wait. haha because Deth's oc are packing heat and i love comedy even with my drama. thank you so much! yeah i think it's because i'm so focus on details i miss stuff but oh well, i keep getting better and ill try harder to catch them but im glad you are still enjoying the story! thank you for kind review.

author smimph: yeah i can be abit brutal. or alot. gotta be careful, i accidental trigger depressions. yep waning is important and for a good reason. me i like my character shift and change and usually their appearances reflect that. hmm perhaps it is or is not. haha thanks and here is the next chapter

sparklesona; umm...sorry. here's the new chapter...you...you okay?

fereality- haha well who knows, Connor is pretty impressive. maybe he made something but can't use it yet. for sure it is not ludo since he was there last week trying to get the wand and kim doesnt seem like the type who would follow the little monster anyway. it's all over online, you should find the episodes, they are good

anonymims: yes and im happy you liked my story! yes yes you did :) haha what must go up is definitely going to roll down a hill at break neck speed. yeah Nova's got a lot on her plate and her host isn't exactly helping. you just want to save everyone and now that i noticed i did kinda get a ren vibe from him but who knows. we shall see though to be fair, adam driver is a pretty handsome dude. have a great week!

guest sorta: haha awesome!

anonymouswriteres- im glad you enjoyed it, here's more. sorry life got in the way.

guest; Who knows? wait i do haha

sir starcoshipper; Well i guess we shall wait and see huh? well not me im writing it haha yeah i wanted it starco but different challenges. haha i did notice that after a while but its because dinning is word too so it didn't pop up red when i was proofreading. it means to make someone learn through repeating things which...who knows. sorry they are the length they are but you could always read them in chunks. the stories aren't going anywhere.

Cartoonlover- I dont know, did you see with your light brown eye the word pine? because you totally did sorry cliffhangers are how story works especially FF's and yes ladybug haha ah the eternal problem. be kind or be selfish. thank you so much we both actually thank, this arc was her idea and its great. Bromance wooo! and let's see how it plays out oooh KND makes me wanna...oh darn. its in the vault. anyway have a great week!

princess: thank you so much and i get a few comments they feel like this is a show. which would be awesome. kim is deth's oc but you'll have to find out why all that stuff. I am from the states, she showed me a fanart of nova she drew and we started talking, nope weather is not my classmate, deth is also not a classmate and your welcome! and I don't but i do hope you teach me a bit.

weatherart- things are going to intensify *puts on shades* i hope you feel better (hugs)

princessxgilex: thanks for you review!

Kittycat- i guess we shall find out huh? oh...*hands you tissue* sorry

Marionette-j2x (hands you tissue and pats head)

thundermist: well i guess you should start looking because that's how stories work. sorry man. ouch, there's always next time. yep waning moon hmm that is an excellent theory. eh we all need help from time to time its cool

guest: no he's not but now that you mention it, hmm yes maybe (writes it down) it be funny since starfan is voiced by daron herself

jimmlol: they not on earth, they're currently in the UndErworld!

ocean melodies: yeah Jack tends to be a lot of people's character, hence why his middle name is showstealer. oh wow, that is an insanely great honor. thank you so much im glad you enjoy him haha sorry but hey he's canon in this universe. Oh im sorry, here have more chapters! :D

minthia: yeah thats how stories, especially these ones, work. no need to say sorry, these stories are here for you to enjoy whenever you get a moment. they are not going anywhere. the hint is keep being awesome! :D

toocooltologin: thank you that would be a great honor. and i would probably die from joy.

starco shipper13: sorry for the delay, here it is and no i take your word for it. a lot of research went into it i can tell.

SonicElite: dun dun dunnnNnnnNn. me too oh wait im writing their fate. huh, okay then and no worries about late. stories are meant to be enjoyed at your own pace. Jack then harry, kim, adopting all the cool/robotic owl kids huh? Markeey says he'll be ready. stay awesome bro!

Majinbuu: haha yeah i love a good zombie scene. no worries, its not too too long. hmm eh kinda, go to marionette-j2x on tumblr to see what jack looks like

thank you so much for everything and being patient, life through alot of stuff at me. so for all your nova needs you can check out nova-friends a tumblr ran by me where you can submit your work (because anyone can draw nova, just please credit me) or ask the gang questions. weather-art, marionette-j2x on tumblr are major nova friends (marionette is official nova artist and she put up a cute nova's 15th birthday sketch.) but sweatermermaid did one, minthia-ren, a lot of novy art is out there and i try to keep it all on nova-friends. thank you so much for all that love you show me and nova.

So i won't keep you any longer, thank you so much for all your support. Mary Jane, berrilna and Jerlina with kim do not belong to me they are deth's ocs as well as this arc idea. So sit back and enjoy! also this means flashback!

"What's your name?"

Connor was caught off guard by the tiny voice that appeared from nowhere.

He glanced up to find a brown haired, pigtailed girl with wide electric blue eyes staring directly at him in equal parts awe and wonder.

"Umm..."

Connor wasn't sure what to make of this girl. He had been in Echo Creek for exactly 2 days and with a grand total of 0 friends to show for it.

He knew it was for the best that his family relocate from Canada but that couldn't stop the isolation and crippling loneliness he felt from lack of interact with people his age though he supposed he would need to talk for people to actually respond to his presence but Connor was never one for talking.

"..."

The girl looked at him impatiently, tapping her tiny little foot with a soft thud, thud, thud against the grass.

She was pretty adorable in her little overalls and dinosaur boots though Connor couldn't for the life of him figure out what she was doing all the way out here at the very edge of the field.

"I asked a question" the girl muttered quietly "Daddy says it's rude not to answer."

Connor looked around, wondering if somehow this girl was talking to someone else in this empty field of grass.

"I'm talking to you mister."

She wasn't.

Connor glanced back at her, one hand hovering over a screwdriver, the other holding onto a random spring lazily.

"Fine" the girl pouted, taking a seat next to Connor and leaning in closely "I'll just sit here till I figure out what you are doing!"

No one aside his parents had ever been interested in his little hobby before.

It was weird.

"Umm..." Connor said uneasily "Oookay?"

The tension between Connor and this new person was obvious even to the 7 year old but he quietly tinkered away, trying to ignore the hammering of his tiny little heart in his chest.

This girl made him nervous. Extremely nervous.

The impatient girl watched him carefully, her fury replaced with curiosity. Connor could see the little cogs turning in her mind as she tried to figure out how Connor was slowly putting this...whatever he was making together.

"..."

"Nova."

"huh?" Connor turned to the young girl, unsure if he really heard her speak or was it some sort of trick his brain was playing on him.

"Nova" the girl repeated softly, this time with a nod for added effect "My name is Nova."

"Connor..."

"Connor, hey buddy!"

"my name is Connor..."

"Connor?"

"CONNOR! TIME TO NOT DROWN BUDDY"

"That's a funny name..."

"Seriously, don't you die on me or I will bring you back as a gross zombie!"

"I like it."

"Connor!"

Connor's eyes fluttered open as he took a deep gasp of air and violently coughed out water slooshing around in his lungs.

"I think they're dead"

"Psst, nah. They can't be dead. The one with glasses was too cute."

"how does that stop them from being dead?"

"beeeeecause I don't want him to die?"

"Girls" the blue hair maid scolded lightly, her voice soft and gentle while she loaded another rocket into her massive bazooka.

"Jelina, why are we even doing this?" A red haired maid asked curiously. Like Jelina the blue maid, her hair was color coordinated with her outfit. She had a long red ponytail, a pair of headphones covering either ear with two sleek, black antennas pointed upwards like horns, her red irises looking towards the blue maid eagerly.

"That's easy Mary Jane" A orange haired maid chimed. Unlike the other two, her medium length hair with style fitting ponytail did not match her maid outfit. Her uniform was the same color as her emerald green eyes "Jelly wants to test them a bit."

Mary Jane scoffed "Test them for what Berriana? On how well they die?"

"Noooooo" Berriana shot back with her tongue sticking out "On how well they don't die! Duh."

"They're already dead Berry."

"Nah uh! I bet you a cookie they aren't"

"Fine, I'll take your bet."

Jelina quietly chuckled at the antics of the other two maids, eying the water pit where the two intruders fell into very carefully.

"hmm if I move the angle here" Jelina muttered to herself, adjusting the massive weapon in her hands with the slightest of movement "and lean forward here..."

"See, she's got them beat. Dead, dead and well dead."

The orange haired maid shook her head, waving her hands mockingly "nyaaaaa"

Jelina gently squeezed the trigger on the weapon.

There was a deep thud as the bazooka shook violently in Jelina's hand, the whistling of the rocket sailing through the air slowly fading into wasteland of the Underworld.

"It's going" Mary chanted in a dull tone "it's going, it's going and they're..."

Before the projectile could enter the water pit, there was a jet of flames rising up, colliding with explosive mid-air and denoting it safely away from intruders.

"And they're saved!" Berry cheered "In your face Mary, they're still alive!"

Jelina gave a slight nod of approval before calmly reaching for another rocket to launch at them.

Connor reached out for anything in the blur of colors and shapes he saw but his hand kept sinking beneath the cold water, his feet unsteady as powerful waves tossed the helpless teen back and forth.

"Here!" his sight normalized, his glasses placed safely on his nose once more "Better? Good! Now do something!"

Connor barely registered Jack looming over him when a loud pop filled the air.

A sudden burst of heat and air nearly knocked Connor into the water pit but the inventor managed to steady himself in time.

"What's going on!?" Connor yelled, his brain sluggish and trying its hardest to process what was happening.

"Bombardment!" Jack answered, gesturing upwards with a fireball that flew through the air before colliding with some sort of small object.

Connor covered his ears as a massive boom echoed all about, a new surge of heat and wind warming and chilling his face once again.

"Right!" Connor agreed, finally piecing together the gaps in his memory "Water pit, booms, bad guys. What now?"

"Out of the pit!" Jack shouted, twin jets of flames pouring out of his palms and into the open air.

"right!"

Connor ran his hand across the walls of the pit, his hand slipping off them. The surface was too smooth and the water didn't give him any friction to work with.

"Umm, that's going to be harder than I thought"

"You're a scientist!" Jack snarled back, destroying two rockets mid-air before shielding himself from the harsh, explosive fireballs hanging in the sky "figure it out!"

"I'm an inventor! I can't alter the laws of physics!"

Jack rolled his eyes "Well you better change your major soon because I'm getting lazy"

Connor stared incredulously at his best friend "seriously?"

"yes"

Nova took a deep breath but it failed to calm her in the coldness of the dungeon.

Half a Butterfly, Half a Butterfly, Half a Butterfly repeated in her mind, her failures poking and prodding at her every thought.

Failure as a princess, failure as the wielder of the wand, failure as a Butterfly.

Just one large failure wrapped up in a joke.

Nova could feel the tears welling in her eyes as she tucked herself deeper into her father's sweater.

She should just give up. She wasn't worthy of anything and no one was coming to save her. Why would they?

The chill ran through her entire body, affecting her very soul. She could feel no comfort in anything. Even her father's hoodie, a symbol of courage and determination, was just a reminder of what she would never measure up.

Daughter of Starco? What a joke...

"Whoa!" Connor squeaked as he sailed through the air, his body freezing from the fierce winds and damp from the water. He flailed his arms wildly before he landed on the edge of the hole, dirt soaking into his clothing.

Jack came leaping up after him, elegantly twisting mid-air, blasting a rocket into smithereens before landing next to Connor with a mighty thud.

"Why didn't you do that sooner!?" Connor shouted angrily, struggling to get to his feet. The fatigue of the day and shift in temperatures were beginning to wear his body down.

Jack shrugged casually "Look I can't do a lot of thinking when I'm shooting down rockets okay? Multitask Connie!"

Connor was peeved, clenching his fist tightly but before he could punch Jack in his smug face, the tell tale low hum of a familiar projectile began to grow in volume.

Connor whirled around only to find himself face to face with the hellhounds from earlier, their eyes gleaming with a savage hunger and opportunity.

"Jaaaaack" Connor called to the demon

"If it's the hellhounds" Jack replied, his voice tight with effort and strain "then you're going have to deal with them. Just wow them with the gold old Connie charm."

Connor opened his mouth to argue when there was a burst of fire and air just a few feet above him, much closer than any of the previous attacks.

Connor studied Jack's face closely, finally taking note of the buckets of sweat rolling down his forehead.

Connor had never seen Jack ever sweat. Jack always claimed it was too disgusting for a magician of his caliber to sweat and ungentlemanly as well. In fact, Connor never seen Jack put so much effort into anything that wasn't his magic.

This was taking its toll on the half demon and Connor had to pick up the slack or else they weren't going to make it any further.

Connor puffed out his chest, slowly strolling up to the vicious, unearthly animals.

The alpha snarled at the approaching teen, spittle of molten hot saliva spraying all over its feet, sizzling and slowly burning a hole into the ground below.

Connor glared in return, snarling in response to the Alpha's challenge.

The Alpha perked its ears back before giving the rest of the pack an uneasy look. Was this thing seriously challenging him?

Connor reached into his pocket slowly, making sure not to catch the notice of the hounds.

The alpha's gaze fell back onto Connor, its body tensed and lowered as it prepared to pounce on the foolish demon.

Wait, the alpha sniffed again before licking its fangs happily. It was a human. It had been many years since the Alpha last ate a human.

"Last chance pup" Connor threatened with a danger edge "Stop or I will be force to hurt you,"

Connor felt his nerves shaken as the hellhounds seemed to snicker at his threat.

The alpha reared back, front paws raised high as it fell onto its hind legs.

Connor snapped the object into his mouth, blowing as hard as he could into the tiny whistle with everything he had.

The hellhounds whined, feet pawing the air anxiously.

Most of the pack fled at once, tripping and tumbling over each other in a hurry to escape the human and its horrifying painful shriek.

The alpha locked eyes with Connor, sharp yet dirtied fangs bared at him with the clear threat that it wouldn't forget this.

Connor snarled, holding the whistle in his hands menacingly.

The alpha's courage failed and he fled after his pack.

Connor wiped the sweat from his brow, his wobbly legs nearly giving way after such a harrowing experience.

Connor looked at the whistle he apparently made when he and Jack were trying to escape the pack of Underworld beasts earlier.

Connor's nervous tick was he never could keep still. Ever and he always invented whether he meant to or not. He hadn't brought any real tools or scrap or material given the trip to the underworld was kind of a last minute thing. Well Nova being kidnapped hadn't been on the schedule either.

He had managed to find a little box cutter knife and just a random piece of metal. He hadn't even know he knew how to make a whistle but was he glad he remembered that obscure piece of knowledge.

Connor beamed with pride, feeling pretty good about himself and how he handle the hellhounds before frowning upon realizing he made a life long enemy. Hopefully that wouldn't come back to bite him later.

Still, Connor could help but feel relief and pride at his ability.

Until something collided with him from behind and sent him skidding onto the floor. Try as he might, he was human and his body gave out.

Jack grunted with effort, patting Connor gently while checking for a pulse which he was so happy to have found.

"Not bad four eyes" Jack muttered softly under his voice as he rose to his feet "Most humans wouldn't last this long but I needed you to hold out a little longer"

Jack eyed the figures in the distance: A red haired and blue haired maid with matching uniforms and the orange one with a clashing green outfit. Seriously, if Jack had ocd, he would be losing his mind.

"Ladies" Jack gave a slight bow "Don't do something you'd regret."

The blue haired one shrugged before launching another rocket directly at the pair.

Jack narrowed his eyes, his hands closed into a tight fist "Like that."

The rocket collided with Jack, engulfing him in a swirl of metal bits and flames.

"See" Mary gestured to the immense fireball "D-e-a-d gone."

There was a strange noise like water being rushing down a tube, a slight pop filled the air.

"Interesting." Jelina said mildly as a pair of blood red eyes stared at the trio from within the crackling flames.

Then, without warning, a third pupil appeared, slowly opening from the center of Jack's forehead.

An unburnt hand reached out from the sphere of flames, palm stretched outward.

The flames died at once, toren apart and reforming in Jack's hand, a tiny yet intense swirling of flames and heat held effortlessly.

The maids watched carefully as two thick demonic looking horns slowly began to rise from the magician's skull, his three eyes still a deep, frightening blood red, his gaze focused solely on them.

Strange black markings began to bleed from his eyelids, trickling downward as Jack flung the fireball lazily towards the maids.

The explosion was monumental, shaking the very earth itself and causing the maid's balance to become unsteady.

Jack took a step forward and Jelina took note of the way his foot sunk into the ground, melting the dirt into a sludge without any visible sign of flames or heat

Jack's gaze never wavered, inching closer and closer to the maids with a deadly intent in his demonic eyes.

Jelina hurriedly loaded another rocket into her weapon but with a lazy wave of Jack's hand, the bazooka became superheated and burnt her hands, forcing her to drop it or suffer worse consequences.

Jack took a deep breath, pillars of flames forming at his feet, growing in size each time he exhaled and inhaled.

"I am GOING TO KILL YOU!" Jack snarled, his human teeth now replaced with nasty, curved fangs.

Mary and Berry involuntarily took a step back and even the cool, calm Jelina felt unnerved by the power rolling off of Jack in waves. There was no stopping this demon. Maybe not even master Kim could. Maybe Jack was...

Pop. The fire went out, the swirl of suffocating energy winked out of existence and Jack's third eye and horns sunk away.

The maids shared a look with each other.

"Okay" Jack muttered in a bored tone "I'm tired."

and just like that, fell backwards, loudly snoring as he drifted into unconsciousness

The silence was thick as the maids tried to process what happened. One minute they were on the verge of being roasted alive and next they had two slumbering prisoners at their feet.

"You" Berry told Mary smugly "owe me a cookie."