After the Spell-Ing Bee, Jessica had Atticus and Darla in her bedroom as they were contemplating about Patrick becoming the Wiccan King in the Netherworld.
"Guys, we have to do something," Darla said. "They're stealing Dad away from us!"
"I know, but what can we do?" Jessica asked.
Darla took out her Moon Scepter. "Maybe I could do something..." she then suggested with a smirk as she had a firm grip on the trinket given to her after her adventure with Sailor Moon.
"I don't know." Atticus said.
Darla then put her Moon Scepter away.
"Guys, maybe this'll be good for Dad..." Jessica said as she gently pet Oddball on her bed who was exhausted after having a lot of fun with Danielle and Copper after thinking she would be bored to death without her Uncle Patch.
"Well, yeah, but..." Atticus frowned.
'You don't have to let your father become the Wiccan King, you know.' A familiar dark voice said to Atticus.
Atticus looked around as he heard the voice.
'Yes, my nephew, it's me and I know just the spell you can use.' The dark voice said.
'Uncle Sombra...' Atticus thought to himself about the evil unicorn as Darla and Jessica were talking back and forth.
"But if Dad becomes the Wiccan King, then he might not have all the time for us anymore." Darla frowned.
"Oh, Darla..." Jessica sighed to her little sister.
'I have to do something to keep Dad from becoming the Wiccan King...' Atticus darkly thought to himself.
'Would you like my help?' Sombra's voice asked.
'Very much...' Atticus replied through his thoughts as his sisters talked about this.
'Then go and get my spell book.' Sombra's voice said.
Atticus stood up suddenly and walked out of the room.
"Huh?" Jessica looked over to her younger brother. "Where is he going?"
"I don't know." Darla shrugged.
Atticus went into his room and went under the bed and took out Sombra's spell book that he hid away from everyone else.
'Alright, turn to page 30.' Sombra said.
Atticus nodded and turned to page 30 as instructed.
'There is a spell in there that can make anyone say no to whatever you want the person to say no to.' Sombra's voice said.
Atticus then started to look for the specific spell. After looking for a little while, he found it. This seemed as though it would not end well for most so far, at least for now.
"Am I in trouble?" Cherry asked her grandmother about trying to escape the Spell-Ing Bee.
"What do you think?" Mally asked.
"Well, Drell chased me, so I assumed I was..." Cherry shrugged.
"I want her to spend the night here..." Drell told Mally firmly.
"Well, okay, but no torturing." Mally said.
Drell pouted.
"I mean it!" Mally said firmly.
"Yes, ma'am!" Drell quickly saluted out of fear.
"Wow." Cherry smiled before suddenly getting a chill down her spine.
Mally nodded to Drell, then looked back to her granddaughter.
"Heh, hi, Grandma." Cherry grinned nervously.
"Cherry, you'll be staying with Drell." Mally said.
"Great..." Cherry seemed to twitch, then held herself as she got cold chills again. "Brr... It's freezing out here..."
"It's not cold at all," Mally said before getting a sinking feeling she knew why her granddaughter felt like it was cold. "Cherry, by any chance, if something bad is about happen, do you feel chills down your spine?"
"Oh, yes, even when I'm sleeping..." Cherry nodded as her teeth seemed to chatter as she felt colder than she normally would.
"We better go check on your friends." Mally said.
"Skippy, here, boy!" Drell called before whistling.
Skippy nervously came out and shivered, clinging onto him.
"We're going on a little trip." Drell said.
Skippy's eyes widened an he quickly ran away again.
"Get back here!" Drell called.
Skippy jumped into a barrel and hid away.
"Skippy, we're going to the Fudo house." Drell said.
Skippy shook his head, refusing to go.
Drell leaned over the barrel with a smirk. "I'll give you your soul back~..." he then bribed.
Skippy looked up, curiously.
"Yep, I really will." Drell nodded.
Skippy looked tempted.
Drell then picked him up and carried him over without even waiting for an answer. "Let's go."
Skippy sighed as he should have expected this from his impatient and bossy friend.
"Seriously, why do you hang around with him?" Cherry asked Skippy.
Skippy simply shrugged, not knowing why himself.
"Come on, we have to see the Fudos." Mally said.
"Atticus's house?" Cherry asked, confused and concerned.
"Yes." Mally nodded.
"Must we?" Cherry pouted.
"Think if your father would accept the same thing." Mally said.
"I suppose..." Cherry fell for it.
"What would you want to do?" Mally asked.
"Go after him..." Cherry sighed. "Daddy works hard enough as it is."
"Never mind, I'll stop him from doing something he'll regret soon." Drell said, leaving through the linen closet.
"Okay, bye, Drell, nice knowing you." Cherry said rather quickly with no sympathy or remorse in her voice.
"Cherry!" Mally glared.
"What?" Cherry asked with a small shrug.
"Oh, never mind." Mally huffed.
Cherry pouted and shrugged to her grandmother.
"We better hurry back," Drell said. "We're planning on giving the magic school class a guest speaker."
Skippy nodded before going with Drell to the Fudo house. Cherry then decided to go with them since Atticus was her best friend after all.
Meanwhile with Atticus...
Emily made a dessert that was Atticus's favorite and hoped it would cheer him up about what Enchantra told them all about after the Spell-Ing Bee. "Sweetie?" she gently knocked on the door.
"Go away..." Atticus sounded miserable.
"I made fudge brownies..." Emily bribed.
"Fine, come in." Atticus said.
Emily walked in with the silver tray. Atticus hid the book under his pillow and hunched back a little on his bed.
"Look, I know you're upset because of what Queen Enchantra said, but this is actually a very good thing." Emily sat next to him as she held out the brownies to him.
"How in the world is this a good thing? Dad's going to get more busy and might even not be able to have time for us." Atticus pouted.
"I know it can be upsetting, but he'll become very important in the Netherworld," Emily tried to comfort. "Oh, I wish there was some way I could let you look at this in a good way."
"Sometimes I wish we could be a normal family..." Atticus sighed.
"Atticus..." Emily frowned. She then noticed something sticking out from under Atticus's pillow before he pushed it in further.
"Sometimes, I wish I was a normal kid..." Atticus stared at the floor.
"Well, there is an alternate universe..." Emily had to admit. "Your magic class is having a guest speaker who has a way of getting you there though... Wouldn't you rather stay here with the friends and family you know though?"
Atticus simply looked away.
Emily left the fudge brownies for him. "Try to get some sleep, okay? Things are the way they are because if they were different. just think about how miserable reality would be..."
Atticus avoided his mother's eyes. Emily hugged him by his neck gently and kissed his forehead before she let him be alone then.
"I hate this reality." Atticus whispered.
'Don't worry, Atticus, your mother is actually right,' Sombra's voice told him. 'Your school's guest speaker will take you into an alternate reality, all you have to do is go into him.'
"Who is the speaker though?" Atticus asked.
'A magic mirror who'll talk with all of you about your magical abilities.' Sombra informed.
"Great." Atticus said.
'Good luck...' Sombra laughed.
