Chapter 47: Aftermath and Comfort


After going through the horrific nightmare that was Belos's mind and learning about Keizer the Titan of Darkness, Luz had told the others of what she, Christa and Hunter had witnessed. They were sitting together as Christa sat next to Eda, the latter rubbing her back still comforting her. She still looked distressed as Hooty brought her drink. Eda just squinted her eyes and took a deep breathe.

Luz: Do you not believe me?

Eda: Of course I do, it's just...this is a lot to take in. I mean, I never trusted that bonehead but I never expected this.

Lilith: I feel so ashamed. All my life, my dreams I...I cursed my sister and did so many awful acts for a witch hunter. How can I be so blind?

Alice: Don't beat yourself up. He fooled all of us. I mean, he fooled my brother and his wife. Now my company is supplying him weapons. I'm partially responsible for helping him in a way.

Luz: You can stop though can't you?

Alice: It's not that simple. If I suddenly cut him off he's going to wonder why and the last thing I want is the Emperor's Coven breathing down onto my neck. I could be arrested and the kids would be forced to go back with that awful excuse of a mother again. I won't allow that to happen.

King: Wait, so going back to the subject. So Belos lied about the Titan?

Luz: Yes and no. It's not Ginga.

Eda: Right, so all this time he's been working for this Keizer. I might need to relook at your notes but he's the titan of the Unknown Isles, where Chrissy's from. He's been alive all these years?

Luz: And the Day of Unity is really a draining spell. It's all an attempt to resurrect Keizer and if he's brought back...

Eda: It could mean the end of the world.

Luz: Well now we know what he's planning. We have to stop them.

Lilith: But how?

Luz: We've seen it. We'll tell everyone.

Eda: Whoa hold up kid. No one's going to believe us. I mean lets face it we're practically criminals to the public. Especially Lily.

Lilith: Excuse me, you've been one longer than I have.

Luz: We can at least tell the others, Archy, Matti and Seraphina. And what about Raine? Can't we get in touch with them?

Alice looked away when she made mention of that. She probably should have had the group or at least Darius stay so he could know.

Eda: I mean, Raine deserves to know but I don't seem to have anyway of contacting them.

Lilith: I can get in touch with Hipporit. We can meet up and you can tell him what you saw. The others deserve to know as well.

Luz: Well now there's only one thing left. We have to find Kameria.

King: The Unknown Isles?

Luz: They're the only ones who can help us and know more about Keizer and Belos. They must have the Eye that Christa linked too. In a conversation Keizer said it's the only thing that can stop him.

King: Well we have to find it soon. We only have three weeks until the Day of Unity.

Eda: Well then we'll have act fast. We'll search again for Temperor tomorrow night.

Christa: Guys.

The others turned to Christa, who has been quiet for a while.

Christa: When you found me that night are you sure there was nothing else with me in the pod?

King: Nothing but you.

Eda: Yeah no, there was definitely no Eye or any other object with you.

Christa: They kept saying I had the Eye but I don't know what they mean. I don't know anything about it.

Eda: It's okay, it wasn't with you so you don't have it. But Belos knows you huh? And your name?

Luz: Christa, I mean Euphemia...

Christa: Please, don't call me by actual name. Not until I fully remember who I am. I'm sorry Luz, for freezing back there.

Luz: No don't be. You were scared seeing him in person. You said he was there attacking your home. You saved me from Keizer. If you didn't fight the two of them off for us, we probably wouldn't have made it.

Eda: What did he do to you Chrissy?

Christa covered her face again.

Christa: ( voice cracking) I can't remember any more. I only remember his evil presence and saw he fought my mom. I don't even know what happened to her or how many years I've been in the pod.

Eda: ( hugging her) Hey Chrissy. It's alright. Just relax.

Christa: What if my mom is dead? My whole family. I know he was there!

Eda: Hey, don't think that way. You said you were forced out of the memory before you could know what happened. Maybe she made it.

Christa: And if she didn't.

Luz goes up to her and wraps her arms around her.

Eda: We'll find out soon and if worse comes to worse, I promise you won't be left alone.

Luz: We'll all be here for you when you need us most.

Christa replied with a small smile.

Christa: Someone else needs us right now.

Christa gets up.

Christa: We have find Hunter.

Luz: I agree.

King: What do you want to look for him for? He kinda screwed us over a few times.

Christa: King, he's just as distraught as I am. He can't go back to the castle and has no where else to go.

Luz: If we find him can we bring him here Eda?

Eda: Yeah, if you find him bring him here. We'll talk things out with him.

Luz and Christa leaves with Howl following.

Luz: Hunter! Hunter?

Christa: Hunter? Hunter please come out if your here!

They heard a chirping sound and saw Flapjack flying to the two.

Luz: Flapjack. Is Hunter nearby?

Flapjack nods and flies off.

Christa: I think he wants us to follow.

Luz: Then let's follow.

They followed Flapjack through the woods. They soon found Hunter, sitting under a tree and curled up. The two approached him and sat next to him. Hunter didn't look at either one of them as he spoke.

Hunter: You here to rub it in?

Luz: Of course not. We're worried about you.

Christa: Hunter, I know what your feeling. I'm sorry about what happened to you and those guards.

Hunter: You guys were right all along. Belos is a monster and I played along with it.

Luz: You didn't know his true intentions.

Hunter: We kept finding evidence, yet I brushed it aside.

Luz: You didn't want to believe that someone who raised you was doing something bad.

Hunter: No, I mean I knew the things he did were messed up but I still tried to see the good in it. I thought it was all for a good cause. I...I kept supporting him. Everything that I've done, I did for him. I just...I just wanted to please him, show him I can be useful. And then I find out I'm an expendable pawn. All those guards he made and then tossed them like trash. I thought...I always thought I was special, that I had potential to be great but, but really he planned to sacrifice me to Keizer to make his body.

Christa: Hunter...

Hunter: And if that's not enough I find out I'm a grimwalker. I'm a clone of someone who was also most likely was a witch hunter too. I don't even know who I am anymore!

Suddenly he felt a hug. It was from Christa. She hugged him tight, Luz joined in as he was tearing up and hugged two back.

Christa: You're nothing like Belos and I don't care if your a grimwalker. If you can talk, breathe and feel then you're real enough.

Luz: Whoever you were based on, you're still your own person. That's all that matters to us.

Hunter: I'm sorry Luz, Red. For helping Belos and for what he did to you, your friends and family and for what I've done as well.

Christa: Hunter, I forgive you.

Hunter: Aren't you...aren't you scared also, of what you saw?

Christa: I'm terrified, but I was also really concerned for you.

Luz: She wanted to come find you and I forgive you as well. I know your both scared and confused. I am too of what I saw, but I promise we'll get through this and now that we know what Belos is really planning, we'll stop him together. Hunter, you don't have to be alone. You can help us and we can help you, we can hide you from Belos and hey I can teach you a thing or two about glyph magic. Since you don't have any magic of your own, it might be useful to you.

Luz offers him her hand and a smile.

Luz: What do you say?

Hunter looked up at her and then her hand. He took her hand and she pulled him up his feet.

Hunter: I um, I'd like that. Thank you Luz.

Luz: Then let's head back, Eda is waiting for us.

They were about to head back until Christa took his arm and had him face her.

Hunter: Red?

Christa reached her hand up to his face and then lifted up his hair and noticed the scar on the side of his head from when she hit him with a lightning attack.

Christa: Your head. Did I do that?

Hunter: ( nods) Yeah.

Christa: I'm so sorry.

Hunter: Don't be. I kinda deserved it that day.

Christa: Does it still hurt?

Hunter: Not really, it's fine really.

Christa reached up to his head and kissed his scar. She stayed in that position kissing his head for almost a minute as Hunter blushed.

Christa: Is that better?

Hunter: Oh...y-yeah. That's uh...that really helped.

Luz smiled at the two as they now headed back.

They made it back to the Owl House and saw Eda, King, Hooty and Alice waiting for them.

Hooty: I see them back! Hoot! Hoot!

King: Oh and I see you found him. He's not giving you trouble is he?

Luz: It's okay King. He's with us now.

Christa: Hunter do you have anything to say to King?

Hunter: Oh uh right. I'm sorry for threatening to drown you.

King: And?

Hunter: And uh... and I'm sorry for stealing the key.

King: And?

Hunter: And uh...um...and I'm sorry for antagonizing your friends?

King: And?

Hunter: What else am I missing?

King: You called me a rat a while back.

Hunter: Oh, forgot about that one. Okay I'm sorry for calling you that.

King: Hmm, alright apology accepted but I got my eye on you.

Hooty: And where's my apology.

Hunter: I don't even know you.

Hooty: Everyone knows the Hootmeister! Hoot!

Eda: Hey blondie.

Eda approaches Hunter.

Eda: You okay?

Hunter: I-I'm not sure really, but your apprentices are helping me.

Eda: It's what they do. Don't worry, we're not going to let Belos get you.

Christa: Can he stay with us Eda?

Eda: Well...we don't really have any more rooms. Well actually there is the attic but I'm not sure you want to be in there.

Hunter: What's wrong there.

Eda: It's pretty horrifying.

Alice: I'll take him Eda.

Luz: Alice?

Eda: Are you sure?

Alice: You already have to take care so much. I plenty of room at my mansion. Plus if they come looking for him, they won't suspect me.

Luz: You okay with this Hunter?

Hunter: Maybe it's best. But I can still stop by for glyph training right?

Luz: Yeah. Later in the afternoon because school.

Alice took out her whistle and blew in to call Stranix. We hear Stranix's roar as he lands and Alice gets on.

Alice: Get on.

Luz: We'll see you tomorrow okay.

Christa: ( hugs him) You take care.

Hunter: Thanks and you too.

Hunter goes to Alice and sits behind her.

Alice: Hold onto me.

Hunter wraps his arms around her waist and flies off. The others stood there and watched the two fly off.

Luz: ( smirks) I saw that.

Christa: What?

Luz: You like him.

Christa: ( blushes) What? No I don't.

Luz: Then why'd you kiss his head?

Christa: I was just...healing his head.

Luz: You don't have healing powers.

Christa: You don't know that. Maybe I do. Actually, I hope Amity will be okay him living with her.

Luz: Oh yeah, after what happened.

Eda: You two must be tired after what happened. Let's go in.

Meanwhile at Emperor Belos's castle.

We cut to deep inside the castle and we hear Keizer's frustrated yell and electrocuting Belos.

Keizer: You let them escape!

Emperor Belos: Forgive me master. I almost had them but then Hunter and the Owl Lady...

Keizer: NO MORE EXCUSES! Not only did you allow Euphemia and the human to escape, but you also lost my vessel.

Emperor Belos: I know, I know. Unfortunately I don't have enough time to make another grimwalker. But I will get him back and I promise you nothing will stop your return. I will get my forces to cooperate.

Keizer: Then get to it. Find them. Kill those two girls but bring back my vessel unharmed.

Emperor Belos: Yes master. I'll get to it.

Belos turns around is about to leave.

Keizer: And Belos.

Belos turns to Keizer.

Keizer: This is your last chance.

Belos nods and leaves.

Meanwhile.

We cut to Alice and Hunter flying to her mansion.

Alice: Here we are.

Hunter: That's your mansion. Whoa it's big.

Alice: It's my family home that Alador and I grew up in. My parents passed away a few years back and I've since been living here.

Hunter: By yourself.

Alice: Yeah, well until recently when I took custody of Alador and Odalia's kids.

Hunter: They live with you?

Alice: Yes, I hope you don't mind living with my nieces and nephew.

Hunter: Oh uh...it's fine.( mumbles) I hope she doesn't mind.

We cut inside the mansion and we see Amity on her desk finishing homework with Ghost sitting on her desk.

Amity: Finally done. Well it wasn't that bad.

Ghost meows as Amity pets her. She then looks at the tamagotchi. A couple hours ago Alice said she got an urgent call from Eda and went over. She thinks Luz and maybe Christa was in trouble. She wanted to come but Alice told her to stay.

Amity: Alice didn't say Luz was in trouble but what if she is. I should just check on her. Just check to see if she's okay.

Emira: Hey Mittens.

Amity: Yeah Em.

Emira: Aunt Alice is back and she want's us all to come down.

Edric: She says she has a special guest here.

Amity: Special guest?

Amity gets up and goes down stairs. She see's Alice waiting for them.

Amity: Aunt Alice. Is everything okay at the Owl House?

Alice: It's okay Amity. Everything's fine now. But I called you all down to meet someone who will be staying here for a while.

Alice steps aside and shows everyone Hunter. Amity gasps and then leers at him.

Amity: ( angrily) You...

Hunter: Oh...uh hey there Blight.

To be continued...


Author's Note: That's it for this chapter. I know it was short, but this was just an aftermath and now I can finally bring Hunter back as a major character and we'll do another arc with him before we move on to the next retelling episode.

( Spoilers ahead, do not read if you haven't seen " Thanks to Them")

So the first season 3 special " Thanks to Them" finally aired and what an episode that was. I mean it had it's laughs but also some dark, tense and really emotional moments. Now one thing, I did like the characters new looks regarding hairstyles and clothing. They really got creative here. Camilla and Vee are back and I really enjoyed them both here with Vee now being part of the Hexsquad and we learn more about Camilla and her struggles being a single mom, why she sent Luz to camp and that's she's always been supportive of her. Oh and of course I have to mention the Giraffe scene which was funny because I always thought the reason they were banished was because they too normal compared to all the other monsters that lived in the Boiling Isles. I also loved the interactions Hunter had with Gus, Luz and a couple cute ones with Willow. I mean he's changed so much since his debut and I truly do want him to live happy and the scene where he stood up to Belos was great. Luz is of course in a depressive state where she blames herself for helping Belos, but I'm glad she got some reassurance that it wasn't her fault by Amity and Hunter and he was completely right. We learned more about her backstory and her early childhood of how she got into Azura and it seems I was right about her dad was the one who got her the book before he died. And of course we learned a little more detail about Philip and Caleb and the witch Evelyn. Oh and of course Flapjack. Oh my god. Oh my god the climax really had me at the edge of my feet. I mean I knew Belos was alive but him fatally wounding Flapjack and then the latter sacrifices himself to save Hunter. I...I almost cried at that. But now they have a way back to the Boiling Isles and it seems Belos will remain throughout the rest of the show. I seriously thought he was going to be killed off here and the Collector would be the main big bad but I kinda prefer Belos being the big bad and now Camilla will be joining the rest of the show. I did not expect that I can't wait for her to meet Eda.

Do I have any dislikes about the special? Um not much but I still wished we got a full season of this and play like Amphibia did. Wished it was more life of slice like have the characters figure out how to get back but also Luz showing them around her world. Seriously I can imagine so much what the Hexsquad would do in the human world and activities they would do with Luz. But one thing that did suck was that after the sneak peek and panel, leaks dropped from the episode. Now this happened before where people would drop fake leaks and I was hoping it would be the same for this but unfortunately they were true and the worst part about it was that they were all over YouTube. There wasn't even any spoiler warning.

Anyway sorry, I just wanted to do a little review here. I can't wait for the next special " For the Future" would should come January of 2023. Anyway you guys are probably asking me will I do any of this here? All I can say is, I don't know and I don't want to spoil since I planned that arc much differently here but will incorporate some plot elements. If you liked this chapter be sure to follow, favorite and review. As always thank you and until next time.