Chapter 2: The Owlet Hatches Part 1
[It's been a month after Luz rescued Eda from the Emperor's Coven, she sits outside looking at a picture of her mother, she stares into the sky wondering when she will go home, or if she will go home]
Luz: *sigh*
[Luz turns on her video camera and begins making another video message for her mom]
Luz: (calm) Hi Mamá, it's been a month and three days since Eda's rescue, and we still have no progress on finding a way to bring me home, Eda and Lillith are doing everything they can. And keep telling me to not lose hope. But honestly, I'm worried I may be gone for a bit longer than I thought.
[Luz closes her eyes and takes a deep breathe]
Luz: (happy) If you are wondering how I'm doing, stuff is fine on the Isles, King got his head stuck in a jar trying to grab some cookies. But I never knew how he fit his entire head in the jar. As for my friends in Hexside, I still see them at school, Willow and Gus got a lot of attention after standing up for Eda, and Amity..
[Luz thinks to herself for a few seconds]
Luz: Amity and I talk, but whenever that happens she always feels awkward around me, I never knew why, but she will always be a good friend. She's even helped me make abominations from scratch, but I'm still searching for the glyph. Eda still runs her shop, and manages to scam a bunch of people, which makes her the same Eda, but I've managed to teach her a glyph of two. As for Lillith, she's been down since she lost her spot in the Emperor's Coven, she doesn't talk much, and the only time we see her is when she is on the couch watching this show called "The duchess Approves", she's taking this being a criminal thing really hard. Speaking of crimanals, we managed to get away from the cops from time to time, and find magical items. So it's basically the same old, same old.
[Luz realizes her phone is low battery]
Luz: But in short, I'm still finding my way home to you. Hablamos pronto Mamá. I love you.
[Luz turns off her phone, and looks to the sky, she hears a voice calling to her]
Eda: Luz?
[Luz doesn't hear her as she thinks about her mom]
Eda: Luz?
[Luz still daydreams until she finally hear Eda shout at her]
Eda: HEY LUZ!
Luz: GAH! Eda, you scared me?!
Eda: Hey kid, you can't blame me, I've been trying to call you for a few minutes. Come down stairs, it's time to open the shop.
Luz: Alright I'll be there in a sec,
[Eda leaves the room and Luz starts changing, but little did she know, things were going to be different today]
[In another location a shop in the middle on bonesborugh is demolished and an 8 ft figure stands atop all the corpses inside, the man behind the counter is hiding and attempts to flee in fear, but is stopped by teenage girl in steampunk armor]
Viper: Hey One! I found a survivor, what do we do with him?
[The man is terrified of her appearance, staring at every inch of her body]
Viper: Should I rip him to pieces
[He notices her neon pink claws running across his face, he moves back but bumps into the 8 ft figure, as he bumps into him he gasps and turns around slowly terrified of what is behind him.]
Store Clerk: *Gasp*
Tank: Hehehehe. Don't get distracted, Viper.
[Tank grabs him by the neck and slams him into a nearby wall]
Store Clerk: GAH!
[Viper walks up to him]
Viper: Calm down, I know what we are here for.
[One walks up to the store clerk and picks up a book]
One: Tell good sir. Have you ever studied any methods on interrogation?
[The store screams and begs for his life]
Store Clerk: (terrified) Please, I have a family!
[One reads the book and begins an explanation on interrogation]
One: When it comes to interrogation, there are moments when the villain captures his prisoner..
Store Clerk: (terrified) Please!
[as the store clerk cries and begs for mercy, Tank punches him hard in the stomach, the store Clerk coughs blood and gasps for air as the pain from the punch goes throughout his body]
Tank: (Menacing) Don't interrupt Commander One when he speaks!
[One looks at Tank and smirks]
One: When the villain captures his prisoner, he attempts to get every bit of information as possible. They try to be nice at first, but if things don't go their way,
[The store clerk, still in pain, tries hard to look at One in the eye.
One: They use every method of torture possible, in fact some prisoners go through so much they eventually wind up dead.
[after hearing the word dead, the store clerk sees the evil in One's eye and is terrified, knowing he wasn't lying.
One: So you have till the count of three, to tell me what I want to know,
[One glares at him directly into his scared eyes]
One: Where is the armor piece?
[The store clerk begins to speak in a fearful tone]
Store Clerk: (terrified) Please, I don't know!
[One begins counting while putting his gun down]
One: Three.
[Store clerk begins to cry and continues to beg for his life and will give him anything else in his shop]
Store Clerk: (terrified)*sob* Please, I'll give you anything!
One: Two!
[Store clerk struggles to speak]
One: One!
[The store clerk finally speaks up and gives him the information he needs]
Store Clerk: I SOLD IT!
[One freezes for a moment and gives a hand sign telling Tank to put him down, as Tank drops the store clerk, the man begins to gasp for air and also coughs]
[One kneels before him, and puts his hand on the side of his face caressing it]
One: (angry) To who?
[The clerk starts giving more information about the whereabouts of the armor piece]
Store Clerk: (scared) To a lady with grey hair, they call her Eda the Owl Lady! She owns a shop in bonesborough, she sells all sorts of human stuff.
[One stares deep into his eyes and looks back at Tank]
One: Tank, find this Owl Lady, and bring me the armor piece. Kill anyone that gets in your way.
Tank: Yes Commander.
Viper: What are we going to do with him?
[One looks at the terrified store clerk, trembling in fear after seeing his customers and co-workers die in front of him. One leans in closer and asks him a simple question]
One: Tell me, what kind of magic do you use?
Store Clerk: Oracle Magic?
[One stands up and summons a glowing orb]
One: It's mine now!
[The orb begins to zap the store clerk, causing him great pain, his colours start to fade and had the life sucked out of him, after the orb was done zapping him, he faints, lying unconscious]
One: We better leave before the authorities arrive. Tank, get moving.
Tank: Yessir.
[The trio leave the store and begin to separate but watching them from afar is a hooded figure, knowing he was too late to stop them]
Arthur: Damnit, I'm too late.
[Arthur is disappointed in himself, he runs into the store and sees the carnage they have done. He then sees the store clerk still alive, he goes to him and brings him outside. He lays him down on the side of his store gently and asks him about what happened]
Arthur: Sir, are you okay? What happened here?
[The store clerk is awake but can barely speak, he tries to tell him what he knows]
Store Clerk: The Owl Lady (cough), that big man (cough)(cough), stop him(cough), please.
Arthur: Save your strength, I'll get you help.
[Arthur gives the store clerk a circular device]
Arthur: No matter what happens, you are to hold onto this until help arrives, understand.
[the store clerk nods in agreement, Arthur then contacts one of his friend]
Arthur: Crystal, I'm sending a medic beacon, go to these coordinates, there is someone in need of treatment.
[Coco responds]
Coco: (cheerful) Don't worry Agent Arthur, I'll have him good as soon as I arrive. Just finish the mission.
[Arthur drops the call and turns to the Store clerk]
Arthur: Don't worry help is on the way. But where can I find this Owl Lady?
[With the remaining strength the store clerk has he points toward the direction Eda's shop is]
Arthur: (grateful) thank you.
[Arthur begins to move in the direction the store clerk pointed, meanwhile in the market, Eda, Luz and King are selling human goods, and Eda somehow manages to scam a customer..again.]
Eda: Thank you for your time, and enjoy my priceless artifact, (snickers) and "that" is how you scam with the right compliments.
King: What's the point in that?
Eda: What? Can't mama teach her kid how to scam properly?
King: Well if I were to teach Luz something, I'd teach her how the most powerful demons always Get everything they want through fear!
Eda: Like you could strike fear into anyone.
King: Hey?! I strike fear into my enemies.
Eda: King, just last week you got cuddled by 10 different kids.
King: Shut Up!
[King runs to Luz]
King: Luz I'm scary right?!
[Luz chuckles and picks up king]
Luz: The scariest and cutest little thing I know.
[King laughs]
King: See the scariest she sai.. Hey I'm not cute?!
[Luz laughs again and stumbles upon an odd shape gauntlet, she looks at it with curiosity, and picks it up]
Luz: Hey Eda, what's with this glove?
Eda: Oh that piece of junk? I got it from some guy downtown. He said that it might be cursed, I don't know the moment he was about to explain it, I just took it and left half the payment there.
Luz: Half?
Eda Forty percent,
Luz: Eda?
Eda: 30, 10, 5 percent, forget about it.
Luz: It would be best to return this.
King: Or we keep it. A glove this badass is too cool to give back.
Luz: It does look pretty cool,
[Looks shakes her head in disagreement]
Luz: But giving it back is the right thing to do.
King: *groans* Ugh, fine!
[As Luz runs toward the store Eda got the so called cursed gauntlet from, a few minutes after Arthur appears and somehow manages to make it to the stand before Tank]
Arthur: *gasps* Are you *breathes heavily* the Owl Lady?
Eda: That depends who's asking, what are you a cop?
Arthur: A, I can assure you, I'm no cop, and B, you have something I need.
Eda: Oh, a potential customer?!
Arthur: I'm sorry what?
[Eda begins to present her.."artifact" to arthur start with]
Eda: Can I interest you in a piece of human skin?
[Which is a legging]
Eda: Or this pair of human eyeballs that stretch metal?
[Which is a pair of springy shades]
Arthur: Uh?
Eda: Oh, oh or maybe these lovely human earrings?
[Which are coat hangers]
[Arthur snaps]
Arthur: LISTEN, LADY?! I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE F*CK YOU'RE DOING, BUT I JUST WANT TO KNOW...do you or DO YOU NOT possess a glove that was metallic and looked like it had blades all around it.
[Everyone around them looks at Arthur in surprise, because to them it looks like they have never seen someone yell like that before]
[Eda gives him a look because she is annoyed at his nagging]
Eda: Nag, nag, if you must know, my student just so happened to be returning it to where it belongs as we speak, so you are going to have to catch up to her if you want it.
[Arthur freezes and puts his hands over his mouth]
Arthur: RRRRRRRMMMM GODDAMNIT!
Eda: Whoa are you okay?
[Arthur puts his hand in front of her face]
Arthur: I'm fine, at least I know where it is.
[a voice comes from behind him]
Tank: And now I know.
[Arthur turns around]
Arthur: Oh, son of a bitch.
Tank: I was worried I wouldn't get to kill more people today.
Eda: Wait, kill?!
[Tank then punches Arthur hard and he crashes into Eda's stand]
Arthur: OW!
[Panic ensues]
Tank: That armor is mine!
[The monster of man jumps high into the air and follows Luz]
Eda: Oh no, Luz!
[Arthur stops Eda from going]
Arthur: Wait!
[Eda turns around in anger wondering why he would stop her]
Eda: Not now you, that big guy is going to kill my kid!
Arthur: Well you're not going to catch him on foot.
[Arthur taps the buttons on his armor and summons an all terrain motorbike]
King: Whoa! What's this?!
Arthur: No time to explain, if you want to save your kid then get on!
[Both Eda and King get on the motorbike, King is amazed by the vehicle he couldn't stop looking at the bike. Arthur revs up the engine and they start moving at a faster speed onto the path to save Luz.]
King: THIS IS AWESOME!