Four days have gone by and during those days, Eda got a full stock on the elixir to last a while, both Eda, King and Luz were selling human trinkets at the market place and made plenty of money doing so. They took care of what they had to do and they made it home.
"I wonder how King and Maxie are doing?" said Luz.
"Lets hope they didn't have a wild party and had a lot of dancing girls." joked Eda as she laughed. "I'm kidding."
They walked up to the door and Hooty let them inside which once inside, they found Maxwell laying on his back to the floor with King on top of him. King was tickling him while Maxwell laughed.
"I see that smile on your face. Admit it, you got a mystery woman." teased King playfully.
"I swear, there is no mystery lady." laughed Maxwell.
Luz giggled and ran right over to King and she pulled him off Maxwell and hugged King. Maxwell panted and got up on his feet as he saw they bags and more that needed to be put away.
"So what's going on here?" asked Luz.
"I taught him a bit about some demons for a bit and when ever I brought up something about girls and he's all blushing like crazy and I started tickling him because I knew there's a girl he likes." explained King giggling.
"Maybe someone should give us a hand?" suggested Eda.
"You got it!" Maxwell said as he jumped at the chance.
"There's going to be a bit of heavy lifting." warned Luz.
"Not a problem." said Maxwell not bothered by the factor.
They figured that King and Maxwell were just them playing around earlier and they were surprised that Maxwell volunteered to carry the bags and more. Eda, King and Luz offered to assist but Maxwell insisted on doing this himself. This was a surprise to them but Eda made sure he got everything put in the right places which he did. They all were in the living room and relax. Maxwell sat down nearby in the middle of the room. They didn't even have to lift a finger while Maxwell took care of it.
"Maxie is proving to be really strong in the body. He didn't seem tired when he put everything away. Someone's a gentlemen." Eda complimented.
Maxwell blushed deeply as he let out a nervous laugh.
"I can't believe he actually volunteered to do that for us. Makes me wonder how is he so strong?" said Luz.
"The school I went to had a really rigorous exercise program." answered Maxwell.
"Looks like it's paying off." giggled Eda.
"It was the school's idea. So it wasn't my idea, just like how it wasn't your idea when you all went through the body swap." explained Maxwell.
They all went silent and Maxwell covered his mouth as if he said a swear word. Eda started to look suspicious to how he knew about that event but she suspected two reasons.
"King, did you tell him?" asked Eda crossing her arms.
"It wasn't King's fault. He told me about some of the weirdest things about the boiling isles and I asked him what was weirdest for him, he didn't want to tell me but curiosity got the better of me. So he told me afterwards, and the memories of each individual experience you all had from what your minds show, and it was, a little." Maxwell explained and stopped.
"It was a little what?" Eda asked turning towards him.
Maxwell looked away and knew this was probably something he shouldn't have brought up like blurting out a secret to a group of kids. Eda saw that he was really trying not to say anything that would have her feeling cross with her.
"Permission to speak freely, ma'am?" asked Maxwell nervously.
"Nothing to worry about, I promise I won't yell." Eda said reassuring him.
Maxwell let out a sigh and knew this was going to be like biting the bullet.
"From what the memories in your heads shown me from that experience. Forgive me but I think it was all kind of a mean spirited situation. I'm sorry but it was all kind of mean." Maxwell admitted.
They were all silent for a minute, looking at each other and back at him as if they expected him to say something worse.
"I know people have their own problems, despite that you all learned how the other has it tough. I think it was mean how those people treated you guys, even when you tried getting out of the situations you got stuck in. Those people at the authorities treating Luz and Owlbert that way while she was in Eda's body, the way them two older women treated Eda while she was in King's body, the way Boscha and her friends were towards King while he was in Luz body. It was all kind of mean. Those teenagers were downright mean and manipulative and could've gotten King in Luz's body hurt along with how them older women towards him. I understand that you all were back in each others bodies and Eda had all those who were mad at you guys switch bodies with others so you guys got away clean. Which seeing them bad people having a body swap was kind of funny, but all of this while making a bet on who cleans the house, Hooty, and how that resulted in the end when it could've been resolved in a way where no one got into trouble. I'm sorry guys, I feel it was all kind of mean spirited when all could've been avoided by talking about it and helping each other through the situation the other was going through before the swap." Maxwell explained as he expressed how he felt about it.
Maxwell looked up at them and he had a sympathetic look on his face. Eda, King and Luz looked at one another and had sympathetic looks on their faces towards each other as if understanding what Maxwell meant and knew that he was trying not to hurt their feelings. They looked right at him.
"Forgive me, I just felt it was enough to break my heart." Maxwell told them. "It was heart breaking to me that you guys were fighting as well."
"Maxie, calm down." Eda advised. "Even though that situation happened the way it did, and we did something about all who were cross with us at the time and we got away after I had them all do a body swap. Me, Luz, Hooty and King all apologized and reconciled with each other afterwards."
Maxwell felt oddly relieved to hear this as he knew that Eda was a tough lady but he sees that this could be proof she's not made of stone.
"Maxie, we promise never to do a body swap ever again. And we didn't mean to have you feel bothered by that situation." said King kindly. "Besides, we at least helped Luz clean the house and Hooty when we saw it got a bit rough."
Maxwell felt better to hear this and let out a sigh of relief.
"What was it like? Being in each other's bodies?" asked Maxwell.
"I'm never being in a male's body ever again." Eda said briefly shaking.
"Being in a girl's body is something I never want to do again." said King shuddering.
"It was a little scary being in Eda's situation but I was so glad that Eda came to help us all out when I escaped and reunited with them. But never again is a body swap happening." said Luz. "So how did it look to you when you saw us in each others bodies from our minds?"
Maxwell would imagine King being more like Eda and the body mannerisms, King being in Luz's body and going crazy doing so many thrill seeking antics and Luz in Eda's body going through tough situations that could scar children. Even though they swapped back and got revenge of the people they ran from, he blushed and shook.
"I'm not saying anything." Maxwell told them as he shuddered. "Eda in King's body was a bit much for me."
King giggled and got on his feet as he got on the floor. He was laughing at the sound of what Maxwell said. King started to wink and grin at him while walking like a sexy woman as he walked towards Maxwell, giggling. He was mimicking Eda.
"Oh Maxie, your so nervous with me in King's body, come to momma and smooch me, big boy." teased King.
Maxwell blushed deeper, tried not to laugh but he couldn't resist as he felt his heart pumping and laughed a bit.
"King, stop it! Not in front of the girls." giggled Maxwell.
King leaped forward and landed on Maxwell's chest and had him land on his back to the floor. He was making kissy sounds and laughing. Even Luz was laughing and Eda was trying not to laugh.
"King, quit it." laughed Maxwell.
"Smoochie smoochie." teased King.
"Okay, you little demon, enough teasing the kid." Eda advised as she fought the urge to laugh.
King decided to stop to show Maxwell some mercy but once he got off Maxwell, that's when Maxwell gasped for a breath and his eyes glowed white. They saw this and immediately felt worried. Maxwell started to see an image in his head. He saw what looked a hooded figure but it looked as though it was looking for someone or something.
"Human in danger!" shouted the hooded figure.
Maxwell was seeing the vision fade and he could see Eda holding him up in her arms with King and Luz looking worried. His was were normal again.
"Maxie, what happened? What did you see? Say something." said Eda looking alarmed.
"It said human in danger." answered Maxwell.
"Which human?" Eda asked.
"I don't know. It wore a hood and I didn't see the face, it didn't say." Maxwell told her.
Eda knew this meant a heads up or a warning but she didn't know who was in danger. Luz or Maxwell?
