We're Wizards, Not Warriors

Chapter 52: O Titan, Where Art Thou?

Sam then opens his eyes and finds himself in a familiar place.

It felt mystical, like he was floating in a very bizarre realm.

"Really!? You mean that?!"

Sam knew that voice…. It belonged to the Collector.

Sam began looking around as he heard another familiar voice.

"Yes. He'll play as many games as you want. You'll have your playmate soon enough."

Belos….

Sam asked confused, "playmate?"

The Collector said, "I wanna know more about him! Tell me more! Tell me more!"

Belos chuckled as he then told the Collector more.

"Oh, he's very fun. Loves to make children happy. His magic will surely entertain you."

Sam went pale as he had a feeling who Belos was talking about.

The Collector said, "oooooohhhhhh! What's his name? TellmetellmetellmetellmetellmetellmetellmeTellmetellmetellmetellmetellmetellme?"

Belos smirked and then began to say, "S-"

….

"SAM!"

Sam suddenly woke up!

Luz and King were beside him.

Sam said, "I'm up. I'm up. What's going on?"

"The ship has docked at the port, we're home now", Luz said.

Sam said, "good. I'm eager to get back to the others."

The group then leave the ship as they give their thanks to Salty.

Hooty said, "uh guys…?"

Obi Wan asked, "what is it, Hooty?"

Hooty said, "are those pictures on the wall important?"

The group looked at a wall that had various wanted posters up!

Sam pointed at one of him and said, "they screwed up my nose!"

King asked as he face-palmed, "are you serious?"

Sam said, "you'd figure with the price on my head that they'd at least get my nose right."

"Oh Sam", Luz chuckled.

Hooty said, "but look how many pictures there are!"

"Well since Luz, Hunter and I figured out Belos' plan, he must want to capture us at any cost", Sam said.

"Let's just get out of here", King said.

The group made their way to the forest. They made sure to disguise themselves as they did so.

The group then saw a few coven scouts pass by and once they were gone, they kept walking.

Luz whispered, "something's not right. We should head back to the temple as soon as we can!"

"But wait, they came from the direction of the Owl House", Sam said worried as he ran towards where the Owl House was.

The others quickly followed behind!

When Sam got there, his heart stopped at the sight.

The place had been ransacked!

"No…. No…. No", Sam cried as tears fell down his face.

Luz yelled, "Eda! Lilith! Oh God, I hope they weren't in there when the scouts showed up!"

The group ran inside to see everything was gone.

King yelled, "if they took our stuff, I'm gonna claw their faces off!"

"Dad did say a few of their stuff from the Owl House was moved to the temple…. But not all of it", Sam said.

Luz said, "we gotta find Eda and the others!"

Obi Wan then found a small note.

"There's no need to worry, I found a note, they say they are at the temple", Obi Wan said.

Sam said, "good. Let's all head back to the temple. They need to know what's going on."

….

Back at the Jedi Temple….

"Using my old keys, we'll travel through the service tunnels. From there, we initiate the security system and everyone including Belos will be trapped inside the castle. Boom! Day of Unity stopped", Lilith said to the rest of the Jedi Council.

Eda asked, "you don't think they changed the locks after you got booted from the Coven?"

Padme said, "Eda has a point. And they've probably planned for something like that."

Anakin said, "they have a plan for everything, it seems."

Lilith asked, "well then what can we do?"

Leon said, "the most the Jedi can do is try to offer aid on the Day of Unity."

"But we need to find a way to remove the sigils from the witches who have it", Barriss said.

Lilith said, "now more than ever, given the danger they pose."

Hamill came running in, letting out sounds.

Anakin yelled, "they're back?! Lead the way, Hamill!"

Padme asked, "why does that sound familiar?"

The others shrugged as they all followed the Palismen.

"Moms! Dad!"

They saw Sam and his group running to them!

Sam, King and Luz were hugged by Anakin, Padme and Eda.

They all smiled as they hugged one another.

"We're happy to see you all again", Luz said.

Anakin said, "so are we."

"Mom", King cried as he hugged Padme.

Padme smiled as she hugged King close.

Eda asked, "so what happened at the island?"

"Well…. You are not going to like what we found out", Obi Wan said.

Anakin, Padme and Eda glanced at one another.

"You're all gonna have to sit down for this", Sam said.

"So…. Turns out King's letter was sent by a bunch of Titan Trappers. And they may have tried to sacrifice King to the Collector, who they worship", Luz said nervously.

Everyone went wide-eyed when they heard that.

The looks on Anakin, Padme and Eda's faces were that of complete and utter shock and confusion.

"And it turns out King…. Is a Titan", Sam said.

Eda gasped as Padme kept Anakin from fainting.

"And that's not all", Hooty said.

Obi Wan said, "the Titan we Jedi have been contacted by numerous times telepathically…. The one that we're all standing upon…. Is King's father."

And this time Anakin fainted for real.

Padme quickly slapped him awake.

"PUMPKIN JUICE", Anakin shouted.

Eda groaned as Lilith said, "so this whole time, my sister has been raising a Titan!?"

Luke, Leia and Kane were shocked as well.

Kane yelled, "my brother is a Titan?! Hot damn!"

Luke and Leia exclaimed, "we have a Titan for a brother!?"

Sam said, "apparently so. It's a day for crazy revelations. And we thought we could ask the Jedi Council for help on contacting the Titan."

Anakin said, "good idea. Maybe they can give us some wisdom on this whole thing."

"And for King to have a chance to speak to his father", Luz said.

King grew excited at this prospect.

"Well then let's do it", Anakin said.

….

A few minutes later….

All of the Jedi and their forces were gathered together.

"Let's all attempt to contact the Titan", Windu said.

The others nodded.

The Jedi all closed their eyes.

They began to reach out with their minds.

'Titan…. Please…. Hear us….'

The Jedi kept on meditating for a bit.

They waited for the call of the Titan.

'Jedi.'

They heard it!

The Titan of the Boiling Isles.

They heard his voice!

'Titan, come to seek your advice, we have', Yoda said.

The Titan responded, 'you seek to know what you must do to stop your enemy, indeed?'

'Yes, we need help on how to stop the draining spell', Sam asked.

'Anything you could tell us would greatly help in our time of need', Obi Wan said.

'A lot of witches are in danger', Anakin said.

The Titan then began to speak to all the Jedi….

'The Eclipse…. It is the key…. You must interrupt the spell during the Eclipse…. The curse…. Of the Owl…. It is stronger than the spell! You must use the curse…. To interrupt the spell….'

The Jedi all knew who the Titan was referring to.

Eda Clawthorne.

And her curse with the owl beast.

Anakin asked the Titan, 'are you sure it's safe for Eda to do this?'

The Titan replied, 'indeed. She is the key to helping stop the spell.'

'Thank you, Titan', Luminara said.

"Titan, there is someone who wants to speak to you', Sam said.

The Titan said, 'I know of whom you speak…. Hello…. My son….'

King felt his heart stop, when he heard his father speak to him.

He said shakily, 'h-h-hi dad….'

'I know that you want to ask why I left you alone on that island….', the Titan said.

King nodded and said, 'I've always wanted to know….'

'I can't say much…. But there was a threat to your life…. And I left you on that island to protect you from that threat', the Titan said.

King looked down with a somber expression.

'But you ended up dying to protect me', King said sadly.

The Titan said, 'yes…. But if it meant that you would live…. I would do it all again….'

Tears fell down King's cheeks.

Anakin pat King's shoulder.

'But know this my son…. I will always be here if you ever need me', the Titan said.

King gave a tear filled smile.

'Anakin Skywalker, I give you and your wives' my eternal thanks for watching after my son and protecting him', the Titan said.

Anakin said, 'we were proud to do so.'

'I must go…. But if you all ever need my help…. Just contact me', the Titan said.

Padme said, 'we will. We promise.'

'May the force be with you all', the Titan said.

And with that, the connection ended.

King broke down crying.

Eda, Anakin and Padme held him close.

"There, there King", Eda said.

Anakin said, "we're here for you. Remember that."

King sniffled as he said, "thank you…. Moms…. Dad."

All three parents smiled at King.

Sam and the others smiled at the sight.

It was a truly touching spectacle.

"I think we should all take a rest for a bit", Obi Wan said.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Everyone then heads off to rest for a while….

….

We see King outside playing and he then wraps a scarf around a snow bunny that looks like his stuffed toy Francois.

Eda, Padme, Luz were watching him play as Lilith stared at King with an air of awe.

"I still can't believe that little guy is gonna turn into that big guy", Eda said.

"Certainly explains his strange new powers. He's just dealing with so much. I wish there was a way we could give him some comfort", Luz said as she watched King.

"I can't believe this! All this time you've had a Titan under your roof! I've eaten ice cream with a God", Lilith gushed in awe.

Luz said, "just cause he's got tall genes, doesn't mean he's a God."

Eda retorted, "and he falls into the toilet like once a day."

Padme said, "it's true. It happened this morning!"

"And he always yells; 'predicament' to let us know he fell into the toilet", Eda said.

Lilith said, "er, perhaps he's still too young? His powers haven't awakened yet? Ooohhh…. But who knows how he can help us against Belos!"

Luz gave a worried look as Eda placed a hand on her shoulder and said, "don't worry Luz. We're not putting him in danger. He's a Clawthorne, and technically your nephew, remember? Dear sister?"

Lilith said, "right, of course…. Haha! I'm a God's aunt", Lilith muttered as she walked off, "but is he a gentle God or an angry God?"

Luz asked Eda, "so, fill me in on how we're gonna defeat Belos and his draining spell?"

Eda said, "the Jedi and us are still working on a plan."

Luz said, "okay, good to know."

That's when the arm on the snow rabbit fell off.

Luz quickly raced over to help King as Lilith asked, "shouldn't they be doing more around here?"

Eda said, "those kids deserve one more day to act like kids before things go to shit. They deserve that much."

Silence reigned for a moment.

Lilith yelled, "and King deserves our praise!"

Eda and Padme groaned at Lilith.

Eda approached the kids and said, "so, if you kids could do anything in the world right now, what would it be?"

"Thanks Eda, I just want things to feel normal right now", King said as he hung his head low.

Luz suddenly had an idea and said, "well I wanna go on a heist!"

Eda smirked and said, "of course you do."

And with that, Luz raced off to find Anakin and Sam.

Speaking of which….

….

We then see Anakin once again tossing and turning in his bed.

He was having yet another nightmare.

And it was the same one.

"SAM", Anakin shouted as he held onto his son.

He did his best not to let go!

"I won't let you go! I got you", Anakin shouted.

"Dad! Please help me", Sam cried in fear.

Anakin yelled, "hold on!"

But then Sam was pulled away!

Anakin yelled, "SAM!"

….

And he suddenly woke up!

"Oh fuck not again", Anakin muttered.

He held his head in his hands.

Anakin then stood up and headed to Sam's room.

….

Sam asked as he spoke with his husbands on the Purple scroll, "how are the kids?"

Hordak replied, "they're fine. They miss their papa, though."

"Awww. I miss them too", Sam said softly.

Prime said, "they aren't the only ones who miss you."

Sam smiled as he blushed.

"The feeling is mutual. I'll let you know when it's safe to come back to the Boiling isles", Sam said.

Lucifer said, "we await your call."

Sam smiled as he blew a kiss at his husbands.

Alastor caught the kiss.

"Hey", Hordak, Prime and Lucifer said.

Sam giggled.

He said, "see you all again soon. Love you all."

"We love you too, little imp", the four men said.

Sam then ended the call.

Anakin then ran into the room.

Sam asked, "Dad, wha-?"

Anakin then ran forward and hugged his son.

He sobbed into Sam's shoulder.

Sam rubbed his father's back.

Sam asked, "the same nightmare again?"

Anakin nodded.

"Dad…. It's going to be okay, that nightmare won't come to pass", Sam said.

Anakin asked, "how do you know?"

"We just have to trust in the force…. But I'll make sure those nightmares won't happen", Sam said.

Anakin held his son closer.

"Oh my precious baby boy", Anakin whispered.

Sam said, "I love you dad."

Anakin kissed his son's forehead as he said, "I love you too son."

The two continued to hug one another.

"Sam! Dad", Luz said as she ran into the room.

Sam and his father broke the hug.

Sam asked, "what is it Luz?"

"King can't find his stuffed bunny toy Francois…. And I think that maybe…. It was at the Owl House, when the scouts ransacked it", Luz said.

Sam said, "maybe we can track down where they took the stuff they took?"

"Let's give it a shot", Luz said.

Anakin said, "Eda, Padme and I will go with you."

Sam said, "I'm gonna stay here, comfort King in his time of need."

"Okay, thanks", Luz said.

"Stay safe, Dad", Sam said.

Anakin said, "I should be telling you that, young man."

Sam let out a giggle as his father kissed his forehead again.

And with that, Luz and Anakin raced off!

Sam then went to go find King.

He walked through the halls of the Jedi temple.

"Dad!"

Sam turned around to see his daughter, Ahsoka.

Sam smiled and said, "there's my girl. I was worried about you, Ani and Hunter. Where were you three?"

"We were at Hexside, the Emperor's coven came to the school and tried to give everyone sigils", Ahsoka explained.

Sam said, "oh Titan…. Of course they would pull that kind of crap. I hope you guys prevented their plans?"

Ahsoka nodded.

Sam, "good work."

"And the good news is that all the staff and students now know the truth about the Day of Unity and Belos", Ahsoka said.

Sam said, "great. The more people against Belos, the better."

"Also…. Dad…. There's someone who wants to see you", Ahsoka said.

Sam asked, "who?"

Ahsoka said, "first off; promise that you won't freak out. He's changed a lot over the years, and at least deserves a chance to speak."

Sam asked, confused, "why would I freak out?"

"Just promise me, Dad", Ahsoka said.

"Okay, I promise I won't freak out", Sam said.

Ahsoka said, "good. Alright, come on out!"

Sam then saw Cobi enter the room, now with a shaved face, his hair cut short and new white robes.

He gasped with wide eyes.

"H-H-Hi Sam", Cobi stuttered.

Sam said, "C-Cobi?"

Cobi nods his head nervously.

Ahsoka said, "he helped us fend off the Coven scouts at the school."

"What your daughter is saying is true", Cobi said.

Sam remained silent as he stared at Cobi.

"I know you must be angry at me…. You have every right to be angry at me Sam…. But I truly regret everything I did", Cobi said as tears were in his eyes.

Sam slowly approached Cobi.

Cobi was feeling nervous as he waited for Sam to say hateful words towards him.

Time seemed to slow down as he waited.

Sam then gave Cobi a hug.

Cobi was utterly shocked by the act!

Sam had tears in his eyes.

Cobi asked, "S-S-Sam?"

"I was so heartbroken about what you did to me all those years ago…. And I always kept praying that one day we could fix our broken friendship", Sam said.

Cobi nodded and said, "these last few years, I've wanted nothing more than to mend what I broke between us."

Sam sobbed in joy.

Ahsoka smiled at the reunion of old friends.

Cobi asked, "so, we're friends again?"

Sam said, "let's call this the start of reforging our friendship."

Cobi smiled.

That was good enough for him.

"So I guess I should tell you what I have been doing these last few years", Sam said.

Cobi said, "same goes for me too."

Sam smiled.

And thus, they began explaining their stories over the last couple of years since they last saw one another.

Ahsoka sat nearby as she watched her father and his old friend talking to each other.

It was pleasant to witness.

….

Meanwhile….

Anakin, Eda, Padme and Luz were able to find Francois and the rest of their stuff.

They were thankful to find everything.

"Now let's get home", Padme said.

Anakin said, "good idea."

"King is gonna be so happy", Luz said.

The others nodded in agreement.

"Hold it right there!"

A few scouts were in their way.

Anakin muttered, "sonuvabitch."

Eda then turned into her harpy form.

She growled protectively as she stood in front of Luz.

"Luz, you go on ahead, we'll take care of these clowns", Eda said.

Luz said, "what? But you guys need my help!"

"We can handle them", Padme said.

Anakin said, "just run, we'll take care of these schmucks!"

Luz nods her head as he runs off, with Hamill behind her as he is using his magic to carry the boxes.

Anakin activated his lightsaber!

He ran towards the scouts.

He sliced one down the middle!

Eda grabbed two scouts and spun them around.

Padme kicked a scout in the face!

"How I grow tired of these clowns", Anakin shouted.

Padme and Eda nodded in agreement.

Anakin used the force to freeze two Guard Captains.

Padme ran forward and punched them before they could register it!

"That's our girl", Eda shouted.

Padme gave a proud smirk.

"Try to surround them", a scout said.

Eda yelled, "oh no ya don't!"

Eda flew towards the scouts.

She grabbed them and pulled them into the air!

"Hey, you clowns, catch", Eda shouted as she threw them to the other scouts.

Anakin and Padme laughed in triumph!

"They never learn", Eda laughed.

Padme and Anakin nodded with smirks.

"Let's just finish them so we can get out of here", Padme said.

Anakin said, "Roger that!"

….

We then see Luz as she was hiding in an alleyway.

She looked very worried about the others.

Hamill let out a few sounds.

Luz looked at Hamill in confusion.

Luz asked, "are you trying to say something?"

Hamill pointed at something.

Luz looked to where Hamill was pointing.

Luz then saw King and Sam!?

She asked, "Sam?! King!? What the heck are you guys doing here?!"

King jumped into Sam's arms after he was startled by Luz.

Luz said, "hey, easy, it's just me."

"Luz! Don't do that again", King exclaimed.

Luz asked, "sorry. So what are you two doing here?"

Sam said, "we've been on a day out with Steve."

Luz asked, "Steve? The coven scout?"

Steve popped up and said, "former coven scout."

"Gah", Luz exclaimed in shock.

King said, "see how it feels?"

"Noted", Luz said.

Sam asked, "so what's the situation with you?"

"Well, we managed to recover our stuff…. But…. Your parents and Eda are fighting some coven scouts", Luz explained nervously.

Sam grew an angry expression and cracked his knuckles.

"Wait, Sam, maybe we can ask them to help us", King said.

Sam nodded and said, "good idea, King."

Luz asked, "who?"

"You'll see in just a moment, Luz", Sam said.

….

"Won't they ever stop", Eda shouted.

Anakin yelled, "I don't think so!"

Padme was busy fighting one scout, and she didn't notice one throwing a net over her!

She yelled in shock!

"Padme", Eda and Anakin shouted.

They ran over to her aid!

But then nets were thrown their way as well.

But suddenly, the trio's luck changed for the better!

"HEY ASSHOLES!"

A scout turned and suddenly got a rock thrown at their head, knocking them on their back!

Eda asked, "what the?"

She and Anakin turned around to see…. Sam, leading a group of rather familiar faces!

Anakin, Eda and Padme said in shock, "Sam!?"

Sam said, "in the flesh. And I brought some friends…."

Kayta, Amber and Derwin then charged towards the scouts and quickly took them out.

Vines began to burst out of the ground and grabbed several scouts!

"Hello", Steve said as he popped out from behind two captain guards.

This shocked the captains hard enough to leave them open for a surprise attack from King and Luz!

Luz placed a fire glyph on one of the captains.

This set their clothes ablaze!

King then let out a loud sonic scream.

This sent several scouts flying!

"Let's go", Luz shouted.

The group quickly ran off!

Eda asked, "where are we going exactly!?"

"It's a surprise", Luz said.

Padme said, "let's hope it's a good one!"

….

A few minutes later….

"And here we are", Sam said.

The group was now in a large cavern.

"This cavern is an underground tunnel that leads to our secret hideout", Katya said.

Eda asked, "hideout?"

The group then kept walking until they came across a door.

Then they walked inside.

"Hello there!"

Everyone looked on in shock to see Raine entering the room!

And behind him was Darius and Eberwolf!

Anakin, Eda and Padme exclaimed in shock, "Raine!?"

Raine gave a polite wave.

"Oh my gosh, I can't believe I'm actually meeting you in person! I heard all about your adventures with Eda and how you became Head Witch of Bard Coven, where you're secretly a spy! And then you played that duet and then you got captured", Luz said to Raine.

"And your memories got all scramjambled", King said.

"Actually, when Darius captured me, he was really protecting me", Raine said.

"I thought I was the only one who found this Day of Unity junk suspicious. When I heard Raine was causing trouble, I had a feeling they'd know more. You would've been locked away if it weren't for me", Darius said as he walked over to Raine.

"And a little less bruised! You could've let me in on things before attacking me", Raine scolded.

"You're a horrible actor! I had to make it look real", Darius said as he smirked.

Anakin said, "but we thought you were being mind controlled by Snapdragon!"

Raine explained, "I used a spell to dispel the effects of her damned mind control tea, but had to pretend I was loyal to Belos, otherwise, well, you can guess."

"Then Raine, why didn't you tell us anything? We could've helped", Eda asked.

"Is it so unbelievable that I wanted to keep you and your family safe? But, in typical Eda fashion, you're not gonna stop until you make things right", Raine said.

Anakin muttered, "yep, that's pretty much Eda in a nutshell."

Padme said, "yep."

Eda blushed as she said, "hey!"

Sam said, "well, they do have a point."

Steve asked Lilith, "did you know of any of this stuff when you were in charge?"

"I'm starting to think I wasn't very good at my job", Lilith muttered.

Sam said, "I'll say. There was even a certain prisoner the Coven didn't know escaped."

Eda asked, "a prisoner? Who?"

Sam said, "before I say, promise you all won't freak out."

Padme asked, "why would we freak out?"

"Just please promise me", Sam said.

"Okay, we promise not to freak out", Anakin said.

Sam said, "good", he turned to a nearby pillar and said, "you can come out now."

Cobi then walked out from behind the pillar….

Everyone looked at him in shock, aside from Sam, Steve and King.

"Hello", Cobi said nervously.

Lilith yelled, "he's the escaped prisoner?!"

Anakin yelled in anger, "what are you doing here!?"

Sam said, "easy, dad. He's on our side."

"Yeah right! How can you trust him after what he did to you all those years ago", Anakin said.

King yelled, "this guy helped protect Hunter, Ani and Ahsoka at Hexside!"

Sam added, "and stopped the Coven scouts from branding all the students with sigils!"

Anakin looked shocked and surprised.

Cobi said, "it's alright Sam. You don't have to defend me. I've done terrible things. All I can do now is try and make up for my misdeeds."

"I just want everyone to know that you have changed Cobi, and that you are willing to help us stop Belos", Sam said.

"If Sam says we can trust Cobi, then I trust his word", Padme said.

Eda said, "I'll try to give you a chance."

"What Eda said", Luz said.

Anakin said, "you'll have to earn my trust. As for right now, I'll only allow you here because Sam trusts you."

Cobi nods his head.

"But know this….", Anakin warned as his face was near Cobi's, "... If you endanger anyone in my family…. You'll wish you were back as Belos' prisoner."

Cobi went pale as he nodded his head rapidly.

Anakin growled, "good."

"Oh Dad", Sam muttered.

Anakin crossed his arms and turned to Raine, asking, "so, this group of yours. Care to explain?"

"Well, we have a plan to stop Belos and the Draining Spell", Raine explained.

"Really? Wait, wait, before you get into that, please tell me you have a cool rebel name", Luz gushed.

"Actually, we do. Allow me to introduce….", Raine said as they smirked.

"Wait, hold on", Darius said but Raine ignored him.

"The Covens Against the Throne", Raine said.

"We talked about this, you promised",Darius said.

"A.K.A….", Raine said.

"I did not agree to this name", Darius said.

"The C.A.T.S", Raine said.

Raine and most of the others made hissing noises.

Darius groaned.

Luz had stars in her eyes as she pulled down her hood and yelled, "everything's come full circle baby!"

Anakin burst out laughing.

"Oh my Titan", Sam whispered with a smile on his face.

Padme said, "so, your group is against Belos and has a plan to stop the draining spell. It seems that our goals align."

"Maybe it's best if we all discuss this back at the temple", Sam said.

Luz said, "good idea, Sam. You can tell us how you ran into everyone here along the way."

"Well then, let's go", Eda said.

As they all took off on their staffs, Sam then began to explain how he, King and Steve ran into the C.A.T.S….

….

Some time ago….

We see Lilith is walking over to King with a cup of tea.

Lilith asked, "King of…. Um, Titans, would you…. Like some tea?"

"Uh, no thanks. I'm…. I'm good", King said.

Lilith said, "of course! Titans don't care for such lowly pleasures…."

Lilith tossed the cup of tea away, right as Sam was walking forward and barely caught it!

"Hey! Watch it", Sam exclaimed.

"Perhaps I could offer you dark deeds carried out in your name", Lilith said as she pulled out a sword.

King said, "uh, no!"

Lilith dropped the sword and bowed.

King said, "listen, it's okay. I just, uh, need some alone time. Your Titan…. Commands it?"

Lilith bows, her hair covering her entire face. She used her foot to hint for Hooty to bow as well. She grabs Hooty and walks away, her hair still in her face.

Sam sighed and said, "she's clearly going cuckoo. Wanna go on a walk, buddy?"

"Yeah, I need one", King said as he sighed.

The adopted brothers then walked off.

….

"We went to go take a walk and then on our walk we met Steve….", Sam explained.

….

We see Sam and King walking along as they hear someone say, "lose your way, guys?"

Sam and King then see Steve sitting on some Boiling Isles-Version Motorcycle.

King asked, "Steve?!"

Sam asked, "shouldn't you be, like, kissing the Emperor's butt right now?"

"Probably. Heck, growing up, all I wanted was to be an Emperor's Coven Scout, to be considered one of the best. I got what I wanted, but it's not what I thought it was", Steve said.

"I hear that", King said.

Sam said, "so you quit the Emperor's Coven? Any particular reason?"

Steve said, "like I said; the Coven was the exact opposite of what I thought it was gonna be."

Sam nods his head in understanding.

"Belos is supposed to know everything, but why should he know what the Titan wants? Maybe the Titan doesn't even know what he wants? Maybe he's just some normal guy, you know? Anyway, you going somewhere? Cause I've got a sidecar and nothing but time", Steve said to the two boys.

Sam and King shrugged as Sam got into the sidecar with King on his lap.

Steve puts a helmet over his head.

"I point, you drive", King said.

Steve said, "right on."

The motorcycle then takes off.

King cheered in excitement!

Sam smiled at his adopted brother. At least he was now having a good time.

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Luz asked, "so what did you guys do?"

"Well a lot of stuff", King said.

Sam, King and Steve travel all throughout the Boiling Isles, King coming to terms with who he is….

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We see Steve reading a book and King viewing what looks to be a tooth of the Titan.

Sam smiled as he stood by King.

Then the trio took off again. While this is happening, Hooty and Lilith are right on their tails, trying to find King but always being one step behind.

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Sam, Steve and King are at a beach, King is playing in the water.

Sam is building a sand castle as this goes on.

Steve throws a rock at water, and then he turns around to see two elderly witches walking together and holding hands.

He then sits down and begins crying as King pats his back.

The trio then took off once again.

And like last time, Lilith and Hooty just barely missed them.

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Sam, Steve and King were helping two witches fix their carriage.

Sam's scarlet magic made the job a lot easier.

The witches then took off and gave a wave towards the trio.

King then lays on a puddle.

He sighed, having relaxed somewhat.

Steve then places a paper figure on King's nose.

Sam smiled at the sight.

Once again, the trio took off.

And once again, Lilith and Hooty missed them.

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We then see Sam, Steve and King sitting by the motorcycle as they eat hamburgers and fries.

Sam was happily munching on his burger.

As was Steve.

King was just picking at his fries.

"Hey, uh, your drink's gettin' warm", Steve said.

"You know, Sam, Steve, I always wanted to have power and command respect and fear! So, now that I kinda have all that, why does my stomach feel all…. Ugh…." King said feeling confused.

Sam said, "in my years of experience, I've found that having respect and power can't compare to having friends and family."

"Wants can change, so can people", Steve said.

"I don't want people to see me as a big scary monster anymore", King said.

Sam said, "and that's exactly the point. Real monsters are those who want to cause pain and fear. You're the exact opposite, King."

King smiled softly and said, "thanks bro."

Sam smiled softly and said, "no problem, bro."

"So sweet", Steve said as he took off his coven mask.

Sam and King were shocked to finally see Steve's face!

Steve is a humanoid witch with a pinkish complexion, pointed ears, turquoise eyes, thick eyebrows, and dark purple hair. He has two moles on his left cheek and one on his right, and has a short bone-white horn sticking out of the right side of his forehead.

Sam said, "damn. That's what you look like under that helmet? If I had met you years ago, I would have asked you out if you swung that way."

Steve let out a small blush.

Steve said, "thanks. If I were gay, I'd be flattered."

"Noted", Sam said.

They went back to eating their burgers.

Lilith and Hooty then finally caught up with the trio.

"UN HAND HIM YOU COVEN SHILL!"

Lilith pointed her staff with a glare, but quickly grew a look of confusion.

She said, "wait…. Steve?!"

King said as he turned to look at Steve, "it's okay, it's okay! He's not a scout anymore! Did I read that right?"

Steve smiled and gave a thumbs up.

Lilith said, "nevertheless, let me shield you with my pitiful life, oh power Ti-"

King yelled, "stop! I'm still King! King! Isn't this how you acted with the Emperor? I'm sensing a…. A little bit of a pattern, with you…."

"Yeah, it's getting a bit annoying", Sam said.

"Hey, girl, I've been there! I can recommend a good therapist", Steve said to Lilith.

"Hmm….", Lilith said in thought.

"He's tricking you! Attack plan activated", Hooty shouted.

Sam quickly thwacked Hooty over the head and yelled, "knock it off!"

"Owwww! Sorry", Hooty exclaimed.

Sam said, "yeah, that's what I thought…."

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Luz asked, "then how did you guys meet up with CATS?"

Sam said, "Steve led us to them, and the rest is history."

"Okay", Luz said.

Padme said, "good to know."

"At least the trip cheered King up", Sam said.

Steve nodded.

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We then see the group back at the temple.

The CATS were talking with the council about the plan to stop the Draining Spell.

Luz sat nearby and then Eda bought over a box after giving King his bunny back.

Eda smiled and said, "look what else is in there."

Luz looked at the box and cringed when she saw that it read, "Eda's longest toenails, (Don't Open!)"

Luz closed her eyes as she slowly opened the box….

And sitting inside was a small blue log.

"It's the Palistrom wood", Luz said.

Eda pulled out a carving knife from her hair and said, "I thought you'd wanna carve your Palismen.

"I shouldn't. The Day of Unity is in two days. I have to focus on stopping Belos and….", Luz said as she whimpers.

The rest of the Skywalker family walk over to her.

Eda hugged Luz close and said, "you goob."

"Hey this isn't all on you. Yeah, we have teammates now. Meow, meow", King said

Sam said, "King's right. You've got the Jedi, the Skywalker and Clawthorne families, and the C.A.T.S."

Luz gave a small smile and then she asked, "but what if the Palisman doesn't like me?"

Sam asked, "who wouldn't like you, Luz?"

"By my count you've befriended more enemies than I have claws on my paw", King said.

The others nodded in agreement.

Eda said, "plenty of witches and demons would have ditched this rock already. But you keep learning, and you keep fighting. What's not to like huh?"

Anakin said, "they're right, Luz. Whatever Palismen comes from that thing will be the luckiest one in the world."

Luz smiled tearfully, "thanks guys, I think I'm ready to carve now."

The others all smiled at Luz.

Luz asked nervously, "um, you're gonna show me how to do this, right?"

"Oh, duh. My Dad taught me the ropes. Here, let's make sure we have some space. Lay the wood here", Eda said.

Luz nodded in excitement.

King asked, "are you gonna carve me?"

"Calm down, King. Now, let's take it slow. We've got all the time in the world", Eda said to Luz.

Luz closed her eyes and took a breath.

The rest of the family watched as Luz began to carve.

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Reviews:

SuperSentai199: glad you enjoyed the chapter, especially with Cobi getting redemption.

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I decided to release the last of chspter 2 in preparation for season 3!