Hello everyone! WaterDragonMaverick here with my next installment of "Palisman Café". Last chapter, Luz had a little adventure in the local library while Eda did some babysitting. While there, Luz learned more about Amity and even met her older siblings, Edric and Emira. After an encounter that went differently than canon, Luz and Amity have now started a friendship.
In this chapter, we'll be focusing on some other stuff rather than just adapting things that happen in each episode. I hope you're all ready to see how this one goes. Instead of the Owl House gang swapping bodies to see how everyone's situation is, we'll be exploring Luz's average day at the café after everything that happened recently.
Open for business.
The Owl House is owned by Disney and was created by Dana Terrace
Luz was curled up in her sleeping bag and was peacefully dreaming before the sound of an owl hooting woke her up. Opening her eyes slowly, she saw Hooty standing next to her. "Morning, Hooty," Luz greeted the barn owl before getting up. As she stretched, the bird flew out of the window and perched on the mailbox just as the mailman left. "That bird might get in your face, but he really seems like he wants to help," Luz commented as she watched Hooty bring the mail into the café. "Hey, I wonder why Eda doesn't have a collar for him to talk like King?"
The dog growled a little at the mention of his collar and Hooty. "Oh, she tried once. It was a horrible mistake," King said. "That horrible voice!"
"It couldn't have been that bad," Luz remarked as she picked up King.
"It was," he exclaimed. "But that's not important now. Your King needs food," he declared. "Onward, my servant!"
Luz only chuckled as she started to handle her morning chores for the café. After feeding and cleaning up after the animals, Luz made herself some breakfast while Eda managed to walk into the kitchen. "Morning, Eda," the girl greeted as she poured her boss some coffee.
The Owl Lady only yawned before she took a sip of her drink. "Ah, thank you, Luz," Eda said as she enjoyed her morning caffeine. "Did you make sure to feed the animals?"
"Kinda hard not to when you hear a lot of meowing when coming downstairs," Luz remarked, then felt something on her leg. Looking down, she saw an orange tabby with yellow patches on the side of her face that resembled other cat heads. "Did you sneak out of the play area before I closed the door, Hecate," Luz questioned as she picked up the cat and held it in her arms.
"Why did you even name it after that character in your flowery book," Eda questioned as she finished her coffee.
"Because I felt like it. Besides, we have Otabin, too," Luz remarked as she went to put the feline back and check up on the newest animal of the café. After she made sure the bunny was comfortable, Luz took out the garbage and saw a pair of familiar faces arriving at the café. "Willow! Gus!"
"Hi, Luz," Gus said while Willow happily greeted her friend in Korean.
"Anything planned for the Hexsquad in school," Luz asked.
"Hexsquad," Willow questioned.
"I just thought it would be a fun little nickname for us," Luz explained. "Like 'Super Pal Trio' or 'Team Avatar'. You like it?" Gus and Willow enthusiastically nodded before their stomachs growled. "I guess you two skipped breakfast," Luz remarked.
"I was studying for a test later this morning and forgot to eat," Willow explained.
"And I overslept," Gus added.
"Come on in, then. We can get you something for the walk there," Luz told her friends as she invited them into the café.
Entering the building and hearing Hooty hoot at their arrival, Eda turned to see Luz bringing her friends inside. "Well, you two are here early," Eda remarked as King sat by her feet.
"We're just here for something to eat on our way to school," Willow explained.
"Alright. Any customer is better than none," Eda remarked as she grabbed some muffins and scones to give the two. "Okay, kids. Here you go."
"Thank you, Miss Owl Lady," Gus said as he and Willow paid for their breakfast.
"Have fun surviving that prison of education," Eda said as the students left.
Luz only rolled her eye playfully as she went back to doing work. Cleaning off the tables, she soon heard another person enter when Hooty cried out. "Welcome to Palisman Café," Luz greeted.
Throughout the day, Luz continued working and was soon making deliveries in Bonesborough with King following her around like when she was first working at the café. Thankfully, she got used to the heavy bag of items and was able to carry it around easier than before. "Looks like you're losing your 'weak nerd arms', Luz," King stated as they dropped off somebody's lunch order.
"All these deliveries and feeding the animals in the café are actually better for me than I thought," Luz stated.
"That's good to know. You can be the general of my army, then. They'll all cower before your massive, meaty hands," King declared.
Looking at her hands, Luz frowned as she looked at the dog. "They aren't that big," she told the dog. "You're just tiny. A tiny, fuzzy baby."
"One with teeth," King responded with an irritated tone, reminding Luz he could bite.
"You wouldn't do that to your favorite human," Luz told him, making the dog sigh and agree. Suddenly, Luz's phone started to ring and she checked who it was. Seeing it was her mother, she answered immediately. "Hola, Mami."
"Hola, Luz. I was wondering how work was going," Camilia said.
"Just doing some deliveries for Eda. People around town tend to be busy and can't get to the café in person," Luz explained.
"Are you handling yourself well?"
"Oh yeah, I'm doing fine," Luz said before she felt something hit her back and she shrieked.
"Mija, what happened," Camilia frantically asked.
Luz looked behind herself and saw Boscha tossing a water balloon in her hand while several other students from Hexside snickered. "It's nothing, Mom. Just a bully throwing water balloons at me because she thinks she's better than everyone," Luz said as she simply walked away, confusing King.
"Luz, why don't you just go and get revenge," King loudly questioned.
"Who was that," Camilia asked as she heard King's 'voice'.
"Just a friend, Mami. He thinks I should fight back against that bully, but I'll just ignore her," Luz told her mother.
"That was a good choice, Luz. Hopefully, you won't see that girl around the café," Camilia said.
"And even if she did show up, I don't think Eda or the animals would like her," Luz added with a snicker.
Camilia was about to continue speaking, but Luz heard her name being called for something and assumed she was still at work. "Cariño, I'll have to call you back. Te quiero," she said.
"Yo también te quiero. I also made a new friend a while ago, so I'll tell you about her later," Luz responded before ending the call.
King sighed as he looked at Luz. "If that girl shows up at the café, I'm biting her," he stated.
"I won't stop you," Luz replied as she went on the continue her deliveries.
Returning to the café, Luz and King were greeted by Hooty as Eda gave a cup of coffee to a woman and a bubble tea to her child. "I tell you, this new boba stuff is a great addition," Eda said to Luz as she saw the girl.
"You can thank Willow for the suggestion," Luz stated.
"Well, I'm sure she'll stop by again today," Eda remarked just before the door opened up and Hooty hooted. "Ah, speak of the devil."
Turning around, Luz smiled as she saw Willow enter the café alone. "Willow," Luz exclaimed as she ran up to hug her friend. "Where's Gus?"
"He had a club meeting and couldn't make it to the café yet. If anything, he could tell them about it," Willow explained. "There's only three other members, but I'm sure they'd like to stop by."
"Any business is better than no business," Eda remarked. "Just as long as they don't upset the animals," she added before Hooty called out again.
The three girls turned to see Amity Blight entering the café. Luz smiled at the girl's arrival, but Willow turned away in annoyance when she saw her former friend. "Hi, Amity," Luz greeted. "Welcome to Palisman Café. What would you like?"
"Hi, Luz," Amity greeted in a friendly tone when she saw the girl. "I think I'll just see Otabin again while I do some studying," she explained. As Luz gestured for the green-haired girl to follow her, Amity saw Willow turn away from her, upsetting the Blight. When she sat on the couch, the sight of the pink rabbit started to cheer Amity up. "I could actually go for a drink, too. What's your recommendation," Amity asked.
Luz immediately went to get a drink menu while Amity gently pet the rabbit on her lap. When Luz returned, she gave Amity the menu and spoke up. "Try the bubble tea. It's really good and you won't risk spilling it on your book or Otabin," Luz suggested. Amity browsed the menu and decided on a flavor before she focused on her studies. Luz soon made her way to the counter and decided to make the drink herself. After a few minutes, Luz was able to mix the flavors and put a seal on the cup before poking the straw through. "Here you go," Luz said as she brought the drink to Amity.
"Thanks," Amity said as she enjoyed a sip of the drink before continuing her reading.
When Luz returned to Eda and Willow, the latter spoke up. "How are you actually getting along with her," Willow questioned. "Back when we were having our sleepover, you couldn't stand the fact she was leaving me out."
"Plus, she smashed my cupcake," King exclaimed as he still remembered the events of the job fair.
"There was something that happened at the library a few days ago," Luz explained. "I met her siblings and to make a long story short, I found out Amity's not exactly what she seems at first glance."
"You met Edric and Emira," Willow asked in surprise as a cat climbed onto her, which she soon started to pet.
"They're actually fun to hang out with," Luz said as the café was nearly empty and the only customer remaining was Amity.
"That's debatable," Amity said as she could hear the conversation. "But speaking of that sleepover, how did you make Boscha freak out over a walking house?"
"Oh, Gus has this hologram projector that let us do it. The twins had their own as well," Luz stated.
"Of course, they do," Amity muttered to herself as she returned to her book. "Those two just love to mess with people."
Suddenly, the door to the café swung open and Hooty cried out in surprise before dramatic music began playing. Luz immediately recognized it as the theme music for Team Rocket from the Pokémon anime and soon heard two familiar voices.
"Prepare for trouble!"
"And make it double!"
"To face deadly sins such as greed!"
"To bring a laugh to those in need!"
"To mess around with our sister, Mittens!"
"Who, by the way, sneezes like kittens!"
"Emira!"
"Edric!"
"The Blight Twins appear with such a fright!"
"Try and stop us, you're in for a fight!"
Seeing her older siblings make that sort of entrance, Amity's face turned bright red in anger as she spoke to them. "I do not sneeze like a kitten," she exclaimed before she felt a twitch in her nose and ended up sneezing at the same time as the cat Willow was petting did.
Hearing the similar sneezes, Luz and Willow chuckled at the timing while Eda figuratively laughed her head off. "That's almost as adorable as King's squeak of rage," Eda remarked as she wiped away a tear.
Ignoring Eda's mention of King and deciding to find out about it later, Luz turned back to the twins. "Hey, guys. What are you doing here? And how many times have you done that entrance before," she asked.
"Hi Luz," the twins greeted together when they saw her.
"We saw Mittens coming this way instead of going to the library," Edric stated. "And we've been doing that joke for a few years."
"After the whole 'incident' there, we wanted to make sure she wasn't up to anything bad," Emira explained.
"Hello, pot and kettle. I'd like you to meet cauldron," Amity dryly told the twins as she gave a twist on the old saying 'pot calling the kettle black', which made Luz and Eda snicker more.
"We also wanted to apologize for that whole thing again," Emira added.
Luz tilted her head in confusion as she looked at Amity. "They've been super nice and apologetic ever since you stopped them from getting my diary," the youngest Blight explained to her friend.
"And we still apologize every day," Edric added as he leaned next to his younger sister. "Luz was right. That was a line we shouldn't have crossed."
"Still not off the hook," Amity stated as she pushed Edric to the floor, then put a hand on Otabin as the boy yelped like a dog at the shove.
As Emira picked her twin brother up from the ground, Luz returned to her job. "So, can I get you two anything while you're here?"
"What's the 'Witch's Brew'? It sounds interesting," Emira questioned.
"Oh, that's the new name for our coffee," Luz explained. "I've been getting good at making art with them."
"Really," the twins asked in intrigue. "We'll take two," they said together.
After getting their orders, Luz went to work and prepared the drinks for them. As she did, Luz drew owls in the foam of the drinks. "Here you go," Luz said as she gave the twins their drinks. Edric and Emira were impressed and immediately took photos of their orders and the rest of the café.
For the rest of the day, Luz was talking with her friends about a number of things. Mainly art, music, books, Hexside classes, and various shows. "I swear, you'd love this series, Amity," Luz said as she showed the youngest Blight clips of Kamen Rider on her phone. "The new one focuses on magic, books, and swordsmen! It'll be awesome," Luz exclaimed.
"I'll take your word for it," Amity said as she watched the action-packed trailer of a dragon-themed swordsman fighting monsters with a sword of flames. "It would help to know how these characters fight if we face off in Dimensional Duel again," Amity added as she remembered Luz dominating the second round at the convention.
"Those effects look really cool," Edric remarked as he and Emira leaned on Amity's shoulders to watch the video, unwittingly pushing her down.
"If you like that, then check out some of the transformations of the heroes in some of the other shows," Luz remarked as she pulled up a video of the various transformation sequences.
Impressed by the variety, the twins looked at each other with smirks. "Give us some time and we'll make it so you can be one of these guys," Emira stated, making Luz gasp in excitement.
Amity could swear that she saw stars forming in Luz's eyes as she gasped. "Could you make me into Azura, too," Luz asked the twins.
Edric and Emira only laughed at Luz's contagious enthusiasm. "I swear, you're probably the biggest fan of those books since Mittens," Edric said.
"We'll see what we can do," Emira told the girl. "We've got to get going now. This place is nice, though. It would be fun to stop by again."
"Sounds good to me," Eda said happily as she overheard the conversation.
As the Blights all started to leave, they waved to Luz as they passed by Willow, who only turned away from Amity and loudly drank her bubble tea. As she passed by, Amity looked at her feet with a despondent expression that went unnoticed by everyone. "You still owe me a cupcake," King exclaimed as Amity exited the café.
When the café's only remaining customer was Willow, Luz went to speak with her best friend. "Hey, it's not like Amity's actively belittling you while she's here," Luz told the Korean girl.
"I still don't like how she just left me and has to be Little Miss Perfect now," Willow stated, still bitter about her past friendship with Amity. "I don't want to talk about it now," she said as she finished her drink and threw the empty cup away. "I'll see you tomorrow, Luz."
"Okay. Goodnight, Willow," Luz said as her friend left the building and Eda closed the shop.
"I know from experience that some people are usually stubborn about their secrets. Unless this comes up again without prompting, don't get involved," Eda told Luz. "I'm sure your mom would say the same thing."
Luz had to agree with Eda, so she decided to not worry about Amity and Willow's friendship at the moment. "So, you think that we'll get more customers," Luz asked.
"Probably," Eda guessed. "If those twins were anything like I was back in school, then they'd tell everyone about this place."
"Well, I guess we'll find out later," Luz remarked.
"If that's the case, take care of cleaning the place up while I make dinner," Eda stated.
Luz nodded as she went back to work. Cleaning off tables, making sure the animals were safe and sound, and other tasks just as Eda finished cooking. "Another day done," Luz said as she sat down in the kitchen and served herself some rice.
"I want meat," King declared as he looked at Luz and Eda with big and soulful eyes, as if he was from an anime.
"So cute," Luz said in a small trance before Eda flicked her forehead and bopped King on the nose.
"Weh! I'm hungry," King told the two.
"I thought kings don't beg," Eda joked as she got some food for herself.
King only fussed before Luz gave him some food and everyone enjoyed their dinner in peace. "Well, I'm sure tomorrow will be another eventful day," Luz said before Eda turned on a TV in the kitchen so the three could watch some shows for the rest of the night.
Okay, I think with this done, we've got enough for what replaces "Once Upon A Swap". I hope you enjoyed the scenes with Luz and everyone. I know I enjoyed writing up that entrance of Edric and Emira. I just thought that would have been in-character for them and Amity's reaction was perfect to add to it.
With this chapter done, I think that I can start adapting the next episode. That way, Luz can check out Hexside more. Not only that, but I can also have it lead into the other thing I want to do with Luz's friends, which she has now dubbed 'The Hexsquad'.
Until next time, WaterDragonMaverick signing out.