Chapter 25: Wing it Like Witches
Hey everyone I'm back with a new chapter. This one took a while to figure out but I think you'll like what I have planned. I'm thrilled all of you loved my Yugioh chapter. Just a little extra school adventure. Please Review and Enjoy.
We find ourselves in Boscha's room which was filled with trophies.
Looking at herself in the mirror she tied her hair into her usual bun look.
"You are talented. You are a star. You may be hated, so long as you are feared." Getting up she put on a varsity jacket that said CAPTAIN on it.
"Most important of all, you are a winner." Boscha pulls down a calendar page revealing she wrote Grudgby Season for the whole month.
As Boscha made her way down the street everyone was watching her in awe.
"There she goes Captain of the Banshees. Off to win another championship." An old woman said.
"Why can't you be like her?" Another old lady said to her grandson making him frown.
At the front, Boscha was joined by her group of Skara, Cat and Amelia where they see a giant Go Banshees banner in front of the school.
"Alright, girls. You know the drill. Captain goes first." Boscha said as she walked in the front door. "Hello, Hexside! Your star has arrived. Groveling line starts here."
However, to Boscha's confusion, there was no one around.
"Something's not right. Nobody's here!" Boscha said looking around when she heard laughter.
Looking down the hall, Boscha saw a line of students in front of Willow who was holding a potted plant.
"Do me next! Do me!" A student said.
Using her magic, Willow made the plant grow a fruit shaped exactly like the student's face.
"Welcome to the world, little buddy. You're the coolest, Willow." He said.
"Aw shucks." Willow blushes.
"They taste pretty good too. Willow made one for me and I'll say it. I was delicious." Ezra smiles making her giggle.
"Wow she has to make friends out of plants. How sad." Boscha mocks as she and Grudby team walked by.
Frowning Willow hung her head down until Ezra put his hand on her shoulder to try and make her feel better.
"Oh please." Amity said walking alongside Boscha. "You know, I used to be like you, Boscha, obsessed with status, challenging my competition. But I grew up. When will you?"
Hearing this the other students laughed including Willow and Ezra.
"Oh this is not gonna fly." Boscha glares.
At the front of the school, Eda flew in with Minato, Blanca, Luz and Tiger Lily alongside her.
"My first Grudgby season! I'm so excited, I have more school spirit than the school spirits!" Luz said.
"Why do I even try?" Next to them a ghost with pom-poms threw them down in disappointment.
"To be fair those spirits seem a little down." Tiger Lily said.
"Shame this school doesn't have a Powerball team." Minato said.
"Ah, grudgby season is the best. You know, I used to play, back in my gory days." Eda said.
"You mean Glory Days?" Minato corrects.
"Well, that too. I was unstoppable on the field. I had the best moves and the best cheats." Eda brags.
"That's not really something to brag about." Blanca said.
"Yeah how do you know if you were any good if all you did was cheat your way to victory?" Luz asks.
"Ugh. What do you kids know, with your goody-goody attitude? If cheaters never prosper, why was I the star player?" Eda asks.
Pausing the 4 teens locked eyes.
"Okay no sense arguing with crazy. Let's get to class." Lily suggests.
Reaching to her hood, Luz pulls out a sleeping King. "Bye King you little snoozers."
As Luz kissed his head Minato couldn't help but blush softly thinking about the kiss they shared.
"Come on." Blanca said as the 4 of them walked in.
Scurrying up King climbed into Eda's hair like it was a blanket.
"Ugh Eda when was the last time you cleaned up in here?" King asks tossing out a bag of chips and a live mouse. "Get your own scalp, buddy. This one's taken."
"All this talk of grudgby has me feeling nostalgic. Whaddya say you and me take a little trip down memory lane?" Eda suggests.
"Hard pass." King said.
"That's the spirit." Eda smiles.
"You mean me?" The ghost from earlier asks.
"Ugh no get away." Eda said flying off.
"Oh." It frowns.
Inside the school, Lily was banging against her locker demon.
"Come on open up." She said frustrated when Minato and Blanca walk over.
"Okay hold this." Minato said handing his bag to Blanca. "Mind if I try?"
"You think you got this?" Lily asks.
"Oh yeah I finally figured it out. Hiyah!" Jabbing the locker in the eyes it screamed opening its mouth allowing Lily to grab her books.
"Got it aim for the face." Lily chuckles when some students were whispering about him.
"That's him."
"Oh man I can't believe it."
"What's going on?" Minato asks.
"They're talking about us." Looking over, Minato saw Katara walk over.
"What do you mean?" Lily asks.
"Apparently they found out about our little Powerball tryout and now you and I are becoming very interesting." Katara gestures to some students point at the two of them and one even snapped a picture.
"Well I guess it beats them hating us." Minato said not used to this.
"Not gonna lie this will take some getting used to." Katara cringed.
"But wait weren't you famous after you helped end the war in your show?" Blanca points out.
Looking at her Katara glares briefly.
"Aang and Zuko were the ones who got honored for bringing peace. The rest of us were just happy it was over. You're gonna watch my show try to get the details right." Katara said.
"Sorry." Blanca frowns.
Seeing this Lily could see Katara hadn't yet warmed up to the idea of Blanca being a friend.
Soon classes had begun and we find Minato, Luz, Willow, Gus and Ezra sitting together in History class.
"Over 50 years ago, Emperor Belos appointed a head witch to each Coven but it wasn't until 25 years ago that the final coven was created. The Elemental Coven." The teacher said.
"So apparently the school knows about my Powerball qualifier and I guess about my big finisher." Minato whispers.
"Well can you blame them? When you showed me I nearly fell out of my seat." Ezra said.
"It was awesome but I think you'll enjoy watching games as much as being in them." Gus said.
"Aside from Powerball I've studied up on tons of Magical Sports like this." Luz said taking out an Azura DVD. "Good Witch Azura 2: Field of Deadly Fates. A classic Underdog Tale."
"Love that movie." Minato smiles as Willow took a look inside.
"Azure challenges Hecate in the smibbitch championship. But will she risk it all by taking a chance on the deadly Thorn Vault?" Willow read.
"Ooh shiny cookie." Gus said about to grab the disc.
"Not food." Minato said taking it from him.
"Looks like fun." Ezra said.
"The council headquarters was built and paid for by...? Anyone?" The teacher asks before pointing to Willow. "Willow?"
"Uh…" Pausing to think Willow slowly stood up. "The Pixie Dust Taxes?"
"Correct. Impressive Ms. Park." The teacher smiles.
"Way to go." Ezra said as the other students murmured in admiration.
"Whoa what's going on here Willow?" Minato asks interested.
"Yeah it's like all of Hexside's caught Willow fever." Luz smiles making her blush embarrassed.
"Ever since I patched things up with Amity, I've been feeling more confident. Guess it shows." Willow said gesturing to the flower hair clip in her hair.
Suddenly the clip began to glow and fly into Boscha's hand.
"Aw Willow thinks she's popular now. How cute." Boscha mocks.
As Willow hung her head in a frown Minato growled.
"Hey give that back." Minato glares.
"Watch it hybrid, you may think your Powerball moves are flashy but Powerball will always be second to Grudgby." Boscha said.
"Oh yeah? Well I think Minato is awesome." Luz defends.
"Its weird Amity hangs out with you guys, ever since Grom she's gone soft. But don't worry I'm still here to show you who's boss." Boscha said.
"Yeah well, we haven't." Ezra said as his tail lashed out knocking the clip out of her hand allowing Gus to catch it.
"Here Willow." Gus said putting it back in her hair.
"Heh, tail never fails." Ezra smirks.
"Oh cute, the friends want to get in on this." Using her magic, Boscha lifts up their backpacks and dumps their contents on top of them making them yelp while Boscha just laughed.
"Is that laughter? Hey, hey! Learning's not supposed to be fun!" The teacher said turning to them.
"Do we look like we're having fun?" Minato groans.
"Because we're not. Boscha's picking on us." Luz said.
"My apologies, sir. I was practicing my aim for grudgby." Boscha said throwing an eraser at Willow.
"Boscha how could you throw things at them?" He asks before drawing a chalk circle on his chest. "When you could throw things at me? Am I over here? Or am I over here? Anything for the captain of the Banshees!"
"Are you kidding me?" Minato and Luz groan annoyed.
"Oh thanks but I already have the perfect targets." Boscha said throwing gum into Willow's hair.
"She is really getting on my nerves." Minato said.
"Don't worry, it's not like she can follow us around all day, right?" Luz asks.
However, Luz could not have been more wrong.
Sitting outside on the Hexside steps, the 5 of them were covered in trash and graffitied insults scribbled all over their bodies.
"She followed us around all day!" Minato said.
"She literally followed us around all day!" Luz said.
"I'm really sorry I pulled you guys into this. We should have just kept a low profile. Boscha could get away with murder if she wanted to." Willow said.
"What's that? Boscha got away with murder?" Bump asks walking past them. "Can't say I approve but at least she's trying new things."
"We will find a way out of this." Luz vows.
"Yeah we will. We need to take Boscha down a notch." Minato said wiping graffiti off his face when he noticed Amity walking by. "Maybe she can help. Hey Amity!"
Turning around she saw him walking over.
"Oh Minato uh you're here. I mean obviously you're here, this is school, and you go here now, with, uh, me…I've talking too long." Amity blushes.
"I'm sorry to bug you but I need your help with something." Minato said.
"Yes I can help!" Amity said enthusiastically before calming down. "With what exactly?"
"Boscha won't stop picking on Willow and the rest of us. But no one seems to care because it's Grudgby season or whatever." Minato said.
"And she's driving us crazy." Luz said walking over.
"Yeah, this time of year, she's extra unbearable." Amity said.
"Your friends with her, can't you stop her?" Minato asks.
"Wait Skara's on the team. I bet if we had Lily ask her to help that might make a difference." Luz adds.
"Uh, the hard part is, there's no reasoning with Boscha. She only speaks in grudgby terms." Amity said.
"Hmm that's a tough one." Minato pauses while Luz just grins.
"Hmm okay I get what you're putting down." Luz grins.
"I'm not putting anything down." Amity said confused.
"I know that look what do you have in mind?" Minato asks as Luz leaned in to whisper.
As she did Amity couldn't help but frown at how close they were.
"Yes." Minato grins as she pulls back. "Luz you are a genius."
"She is?" Amity said not expecting that response.
"Oh yeah, we're back in business. Just like old times." Luz said.
"Old times?" Amity said even more confused.
Suddenly their train of thoughts were interrupted by a loud scream.
Turning around they saw trash being dumped on Willow from the upper level.
"Willow what happened?!" Luz said as she and Minato ran over.
"Boscha happened." Willow points.
Looking up they saw Boscha was the main culprit.
"Hey Willow I just thought all trash should stay in one spot." Boscha smirks.
"Oh that's it! Luz let's take this bully down a peg!" Minato snaps.
"Couldn't agree more." Luz said stepping forward. "Boscha! Willow challenges you to…a Grudgby match!" Luz declares.
"She what?!" Boscha said dropping the trash can.
"I what?!" Willow gasps as the can lands right on Gus.
"She what? Seriously what's going on here?" Gus asks from inside the can.
"Probably best you stay in there Gus." Ezra gulps.
Meanwhile in the main hall, Katara was at her locker when Lily walked over.
"Hey Katara." She calls out getting her attention.
"Oh hey Lily what's up?" Katara asks.
"Well I was thinking. You and I don't really get to hang out as much so I was thinking we go into town and just chill or something." Lily said trying to word it right.
"You mean like a Girl's Day out?" Katara asks.
"Exactly. Like that." Lily points.
"That actually sounds great. We could use some fun." Katara smiles.
"Perfect, meet me at the front gate after school and we can hang out." Lily said.
"Wait are we inviting Luz or Willow?" Katara asks.
"Hmm I think they're doing something with the boys." Lily pauses.
"Alright see you then." Katara said walking away.
'I hope this works.' Lily thought walking away to prepare for phase 2.
Meanwhile at the Owl House, we see Eda and King going through a photo album. She was even wearing her old Grudgby jacket.
"And here's when we took down Epiderm High in the semi-finals." Eda points to a photo of a younger her holding a trophy. "Oh, I was the youngest on the team, but I had what some call "star power". AKA, this." Reaching into her hair Eda pulls out a box labeled Eda's rad cheats. "This is my cheat box. I have all my best weapons in here. Smoke bombs, sock-worms, you name it. Oh, I never lost a game with this bad boy."
Suddenly the door opened revealing Hooty.
"Hoot-hoot! Guess who found a special friend in the forest." Hooty said bringing in a tied up Lilith. "It was me. Hoot!" Relasing Lilith she fell to the floor.
"Lilith." Eda glares.
"Edalyn." Lilith glares.
"Hooty!" Hooty said popping in-between them.
"Scram Hooty!" Eda orders.
"Okay." Hooty said leaving the room.
"Why are you in your old uniform?" Lilith asks standing up.
"No reason. It's laundry day. What are you doing here?" Eda asks.
Clearing her throat Lilith summons a scroll. "Edalyn Clawthorne, you are hereby under arrest by the order of the Emperor of the Boiling Isles—"
However before she could finish Eda used her magic to make the scroll roll up and smack her sister in the face.
"You were saying?" Eda smirks.
"Come on! I have to bring you in. It's time for you to join the coven. The Emperor has big plans for the Isles, and he wants you to be a part of it all." Lilith said as Eda picked up a photo album to ignore her.
"Ooh. Aah. What an incredible opportunity for me." Eda said sarcastically.
"What are you even looking at?" Lilith asks grabbing the photo album. "Grudgby pictures? Feeling sentimental?"
"Me? Never. I was just telling King here how good I was." Eda said summoning a grudgby ball.
"Oh, Edalyn. Not only is the curse affecting your hair, but your memory as well." Lilith smirks.
Reaching in she pulls out the photo of Eda with the trophy and unfolds it revealing a young Lilith with an even bigger trophy and several medals next to her making Eda growl before sighing.
"Tell you what. I'll go with you peacefully to the Emperor." Eda offers.
"Really?" Lilith smiles surprised.
"Sure. If you can beat me in a game of grudgby. Luz and Minato are always challenging others to things, why not me?" Eda shrugs.
Hearing this Lilith grins. "Game on."
Meanwhile back at the school we find ourselves back where Luz and Minato challenged Boscha.
"What are you guys doing?" Willow asks.
"Following Amity's advice." Minato said.
"If Boscha only speaks Grudgby. This is all part of the plan." Luz said as Boscha made her way down.
"Okay, maybe it's the altitude of the second floor, but I thought I heard you say that Leaf Girl wanted to challenge me to a grudgby match." Boscha said.
"You heard right. We're settling this once and for all." Minato declares.
"Or we could just talk about it." Willow suggests.
"Let's do this." Boscha declares.
"If Willow's team wins, you don't get to pick on her anymore." Luz said.
"And when we win you guys have to be our water goephers." Boscha said.
"That's it? You're making this too easy." Minato said.
"Yeah I love water." Luz said.
"And we get to use you as target practice." Boscha adds.
Throwing the ball up Boscha kicks it making it fly straight through a tree trunk.
"See you after school losers." Boscha said walking away.
Once she did the tree she hit burst into flames.
"Minato this was a bad idea." Amity said.
"Yeah I've never even played Grudgy before. How am I supposed to beat Boscha?" Willow asks.
"Hey I never played Powerball before and I still managed to win the qualifiers." Minato shrugs.
"Besides you're the better witch. I don't know much about sports, but I know about sports movies. We, too, are a ragtag team of lovable misfits joined together to defeat a powerful enemy. With a little team spirit and a training montage, we can win." Luz declares.
"You know I'm in. I hate bullies like Boscha." Minato said.
"Well if you both think it'll work. I'm in. Gus? Ezra?" Willow asks.
"Oh what the heck I'm in." Ezra said.
"In seasons past, these flags have waved in support of grudgby greats." Gus took out a pair of flags. "Now they will wave for the greatest: Me!"
"What do you say Amity? You want to join our team?" Minato offers holding out a hand.
"Me? On a team with you? Running around in cute uniforms? Sweating?" Amity blushes heavily at the thought. "I gotta go!"
"What the?" Minato said confused. "I thought we were good."
"I guess it's just the 5 of us. Anyway, let's get training." Luz said
Soon the 5 of them were at the Grudgby field which was a large field with two hoops.
"So how do you play this game?" Luz asks.
Using his magic Gus made an illusion of it.
"Well, there's a ball, and you score by getting the ball through the other team's goal." Gus explains.
"That's it? Wow compared to racing through the deadly Powerball course this ain't so bad." Minato said.
"Yeah this sounds easy." Luz said.
"It is except for one detail." Ezra cringed.
Willow blows a leaf onto the field and it was quickly ripped to shreds by fire, vines, ice shards, and rock spikes that emerge from the field.
"There it is. There's the life-threatening danger." Minato deadpans.
"Boiling Isles. Should have predicted this." Luz deadpans.
As they started training it was soon apparent that they were not very good.
Ezra catches the ball and races through the course, until a stone fist came out making him trip and fall.
"Ezra." Willow gasps running to help him.
"Ugh I need water." Ezra groans.
"Alright guys time for the big Thorn Vault." Luz said taking out a plant glyph.
"Luz wait!" Willow said as a giant wall of plants launched them into the air but before impact Willow made a giant flower to cushion their landing.
"That should have worked." Minato said.
"Hmph you make using stuff from anime and movies look easy." Luz points out.
"Everyone alright?" Ezra groans.
"Gus are you okay?" Willow asks.
"I think something's broken." Gus groans. Lifting up his flags Gus meant his flags were broken not his bones. "My flags! I never should have tried to play. You were always enough for me."
"Maybe I'm more suited for the halftime shows in sports." Ezra groans.
Willow slowly got up when she heard something break. Looking down she noticed her new hair pin was broken.
Frowning Willow got up. "Come on Gus I have some floral tape in the greenhouse. Let's go."
"Guys, let's try the Thorn Vault one more time." Minato suggests.
"We're tried guys." Willow said.
"But the match is in less than an hour." Minato reminds.
"And we're the underdogs, we have to stay upbeat and keep trying and—" Luz starts.
"Luz! Not everything can be solved with a good attitude and a dope music soundtrack. We're going to lose. And no movie can help us against that." Willow interrupts.
"Willow please. You have to do this." Minato said.
"Sorry Minato but I'm out." Willow said.
Meanwhile at the café across from the school, Katara was sitting down with Tiger Lily.
"I gotta admit Lily this was a good idea." Katara said sipping her drink.
"Yeah with all that's going on it's nice to just relax and catch our breath." Lily agrees.
"There you are." Blanca said walking over.
"Sorry but Lily and I are kinda doing something." Katara glares.
"I think you're mistaken Tiger Lily invited me for a Girl's Day Out." Blanca said.
"Actually I invited both of you." Lily said.
"What?" They both said.
"Look you two are fighting too much. I invited you both out so we could try to work past this or at the very least come to a compromise." Lily said.
"She tried to kill us. That's not something one can forgive so easily." Katara points out.
"Look I'm not proud of it. I even did the right thing before I had to go through with it." Blanca said.
"Yeah seconds before they were gonna kill us." Katara said.
"Why can't you believe me?" Blanca asks.
"Enough!" Lily slams her hands on the table shutting them both up. "Katara I get why you don't like Blanca but you don't have to scold her at every chance you get. She's one of us now and Blanca you have to understand you may be our bodyguard but trust is something that takes quite a bit of effort to earn."
Hearing this both girls stopped fighting and paused.
"And besides Katara you tried to take out Minato the first time you met him too." Lily reminds.
"Oh really?" Blanca glares.
"That was totally different. I was under Dez's control I had no say in the matter." Katara defends.
"Oh sure and me be threatened with death is a walk in the park too?" Blanca said.
"Girls, even I hated Minato for a little bit when I first met but like you I warmed up because he's a great guy and despite all the horrible things we and a few others have put him through he still cares about us." Lily admits surprising them.
"Wait you too?" Both said at the same time.
"Oh yeah don't even get me started. I was so eager to get out I didn't want a room because I thought I would be gone after a few days. Look it's like Eda keeps saying us weirdos gotta stick together and right now we're total weirdos." Lily said.
"Yeah, I guess we kinda are." Katara smiles. "When Minato and Luz told me I was from a TV show in their world I thought I was losing my mind."
"How did you react to that?" Blanca asks.
"It took a lot of time but Minato was there for me through it all." Katara smiles.
"He is something else." Blanca smiles.
Seeing this Lily smiles. At least she got the two of them on common ground.
Back at the Owl House, we see Eda and Lilith facing off in a homemade grudgby field.
"You gals ready to hoot? We want a clean game here, so no magic allowed." Hooty said blowing a whistle.
Next to the scoreboard, King came out dressed as a cheerleader. "Yes! Now I'll strike fear into my enemies with this armor of intimidation."
Seeing this Eda laughs trying to keep it together. "Yeah intimidation armor." She snorts before facing her sister. "Pushing paper all day might make you a little rusty. I'll try to go easy on you."
"Remember, dear sister, you may have been the star player, but I was team captain for a reason." Lilith smirks.
Blowing the whistle, Hooty started the game.
Back at Hexside, we see Minato and Luz gather the pieces of Willow's hair clip.
"Alright hold it still just like that." Luz said wrapping a bandage around the clip.
"Tough practice?" Looking up they saw Amity walk over.
"We pushed Willow, Gus and Ezra too hard. We just wanted to help. Willow's one of the few friends we've ever made." Luz frowns.
"I just couldn't stand by and let her get picked on by Boscha." Minato said.
"Why?" Amity asks sitting down. "I mean you jump in whenever you see something you don't like. I gotta know, why do you do it?"
"Because I know what it's like to be bullied. I was literally in the same position as Willow but no one was there for me." Minato declares surprising everyone. Even Luz.
"Wait you were bullied?" Luz said surprised.
"When I was little right after my dad disappeared the bullies just went nuts. Insulting me, calling me names, making up stories on why my dad left and picking on me. At the front of the pack was this asshole kid named Murdock. For weeks I kept my head down and just tried to ignore it, be the better person and it worked for a while. He didn't do anything bad to me, but then…someone else crossed his path. There was this kid uh Ricky I think. He accidentally spilled his lunch on him or something and just like that Murdock forgot all about me and started making Ricky's life a living nightmare. Everything he did to me and much worse. Took his homework, his lunch money and would beat him up whenever he crossed their paths." Minato explains horrifying them.
"And no one stopped them?" Amity asks.
"I tried telling the teachers and parents like you're supposed to. But Murdock, he was smart. He didn't do anything that left a mark, and he had this act for his mom no way she could believe her little boy would ever hurt anyone. As I watched him torment that kid, I saw he was just like me. I didn't have anyone coming to my aid when he bullied me. It was at that moment I realized. If no one else was going to help him then I would." Minato declared.
"What did you do?" Amity asks.
"It was lunch. He was doing his usual routine he and his goons were taking lunch money but when they got to Ricky I made my move. I waited until he was separate from his backup and then I let him have it. Years of training in my grandparent's dojo gave me the fighting skills I needed to put that bully in his place once and for all. I got sent to the principal's office, my mom scolded me for weeks on that, but Murdock never bullied anyone ever again." Minato said.
"You never told me that story before." Luz said.
"It's uh not a pleasant memory." Minato said.
"Although it does explain why you helped me all those years ago." Luz said.
"I guess that's true." Minato smiles softly.
"And it explains why you were so fast to stand up to me." Amity said.
"I didn't want others to go through the hell I did and that's why I wanted to help Willow stand up to Boscha." Minato said.
Looking at him, Amity couldn't help but smile. This guy just kept the surprises coming.
"Did you know, before Boscha, I was the grudgby team captain?" Amity points out.
"Really?" Luz said surprised.
"You were into sports?" Minato said surprised.
"Well, once I left the team, I decided that was a part of my life I wanted to forget. We were playing against Glandus High for the Island Championship. We had a move planned, and it was a good one. But, at the last minute, I decided I wanted to do something a bit flashier. I changed the game plan to…the Thorn Vault." Amity said.
"Good Witch Azura 2: Field of Deadly Fates! You watched it too?" Luz gasps.
"Um yeah…but I didn't get the movie outcome. It went disastrously wrong. My teammates got hurt. All because I had an idea of how things should be. I pushed them too far. I never played again after that day." Amity finishes.
"I don't believe this." Minato said.
As Amity turns around she saw Minato looking right at her.
"Whoa!" Amity said falling backwards.
"You mean to tell me you used stuff from movies too?" Minato smiles widely. "That is awesome."
"Wait what?" Amity said confused.
"We've been trying all day to do the Thorn Vault and you're saying you actually pulled it off. You're amazing." Minato said helping her up.
"Wow uh thank you." Amity blushes. "But I think you're missing the point."
"No we got it…you're just like us." Luz said.
"Yeah is why Luz and I have to make this right." Minato sighs as Boscha's team entered the field.
"You thinking what I'm thinking?" Luz sighs.
"Unfortunately." Minato sighs.
"Wait you two know what the other is thinking just like that? You barely said anything." Amity asks confused.
"Minato and I are that close. Thanks for the talk Amity." Luz said.
"Here give this to Willow for us." Minato said giving her the hair pin before leaving.
Hearing that Amity couldn't help but get a cold feeling course through her.
"That close…" She mumbles.
Walking down to the field they met up with Boscha.
"It's after school. Where's the leader of your loser brigade?" Boscha asks.
"We're here on her behalf. We forfeit." Minato said surprising everyone.
"And we're here to tell you that we'll take her place. We'll be your water gophers, target practice, whatever." Luz adds.
"Wow you two are really good friends." Boscha said impressed before lighting the grudgby ball on fire. "And the perfect targets. Think fast!"
Yelping Minato pulls Luz out of the way as the flaming grudgby ball narrowly misses.
Using her magic, Boscha lifted a dozen balls into the air and lit them on fire.
"Uh Boscha isn't that a little bit overkill?" Skara asks nervously.
"Not even a little." Boscha grins hurling the balls at them.
Making an air scooter, Minato scoops up Luz bridal style and the two race around the field.
Blushing as much as Luz wanted to enjoy this the flaming balls made this extremely difficult.
"I don't suppose you have a plan?!" Luz panics.
"Well my plan mainly involves NOT getting roasted alive!" Minato said.
"I like that plan!" Luz said hugging him close making Minato blush softly before shaking it off.
Not being able to sit by Amity ran to go get help.
In the greenhouse, Ezra was by Gus' side as Willow taped up his flags.
"It'll be okay buddy." Ezra said.
"There, that outta do it." Willow said.
"These are flags of surrender now." Gus frowns.
Suddenly the door swings open revealing Amity. "Luz and Minato need your help!"
"Amity we're done alright. We're not cut out for this." Ezra said.
"Look I know they pushed you three hard. I know that Minato wanted to help you so much. He's so annoying, always trying to do the right thing even if no one likes him for doing it. He can be so crazy which I love—hate! I mean hate!" Amity blushes. "In any case they need you."
"I'm lost." Gus said.
"Just. Here." Amity gives Willow the clip they tried to fix.
"Those two really are something else." Ezra smiles.
"Yeah they really are." Willow smiles.
"Can we resist the call to action? No! May the flags be raised once more." Gus declares as they ran out to help.
"To victory!" Ezra declares.
At the Owl House, the Grudgby game between Eda and Lilith was taking off.
As Eda move in to score a point Hooty flew in and blocked it.
"Hooty! Whose side are you on?" Eda said annoyed.
"I'm an unbiased participant, hoot-hoot." Hooty said.
Moving in Lilith grabs the ball and evades both Eda and Hooty before leaping up and scoring a goal.
"Point goes to Lilith. We're at a tie here, folks." Eda said as the score was 5-5.
"Time for one more play." Hooty informs.
"Just one little trick and the game will be mine." Eda reaches into her hair and pulls out her cheatbox.
But when she opens it she sees it was completely empty except for a note.
"We noticed your lunchbox was really dirty so we cleaned it. Love Luz, Minato, Tiger Lily and Blanca."
"Dang it kids. Ugh their nonsense has gotten into my head." Eda sighs putting the case away. "Well time to do it the old-fashioned way."
"Taking your time. Nervous?" Lilith asks.
"Not a chance sister." Eda said taking a stance.
As Hooty blows the whistle the ball was launched into the air.
Eda and Lilith both jump up for it but Eda manages to grab it first.
Sprinting towards the hoop, Hooty suddenly pops out of the ground.
"It's me again!" Hooty tries to stop her but Eda uses his face as a launchpad and jumps up.
"No!" Lilith gasps as Eda threw the ball making it fly into the goal.
"Ha ha! Game over! Team Owl House rules supreme!" King declares giving Eda the final point.
"Yes! Still got it! Still got the skills to pay the bills." Eda brags.
"No!" Lilith whines dropping to her knees and banging her fist on the ground. "I can't go back to the Emperor empty-handed."
Seeing her sister was crushed Eda sighed taking the ring off her finger.
"Here. Tell them I put up a heck of a struggle." Eda said giving the ring to her.
"I will be back for you. And next time I won't be alone." Lilith said taking it.
"I'll be waiting." Eda said.
"You know I heard Minato was in the Powerball qualifiers." Lilith said.
"He also won." Eda smirks.
"Miguel never did anything like that before." Lilith said.
"He's stepping away from Miguel's shadow." Eda said.
"Clearly." Lilith said before walking away.
Back with Tiger Lily, Blanca and Katara the three of them had switched things up. After the café, they were relaxing by the boiling coast laying on the sand as the cool breeze helped them relax and shared stories.
"So wait your brother seriously had 2 fishhooks in his thumb?" Lily said in disbelief.
"He tried to get the first fish hook out with another fish hook." Katara snickers.
"Your brother sounds like a pain." Blanca said.
"Oh he was. The biggest pain in the neck I ever met…and I love him. Sokka was nuts but he was always the first to step up when we needed him to. Looking back I just hope he knew how much I really loved him." Katara smiles.
"Lionel and I never had that." Blanca frowns.
"I never had that either. Only child." Lily sighs.
"Yeah it's weird…but I guess we kinda found a new family here. Eda, King, Dez, Luz, Minato, heck even Hooty. They gave us new homes. They didn't have to but they did." Katara smiles.
"They are pretty amazing. I mean I'm learning magic I never thought that was possible." Lily smiles.
"They gave me a chance to live my dream job." Blanca smiles.
"I can't remember the last time I got to have fun. I used to be the odd one out. Now I'm invited to everything." Katara smiles.
Sighing the three girls decided to lay in the sand longer happy to relax.
Back at Hexside, Minato and Luz were scrambling around dodging Boscha's fireballs and the Grudgby obstacles.
"Having fun yet? Cause I'm just getting warmed up." Boscha threw 3 fireballs at them when suddenly multiple music notes flew in creating an explosion and knocking Ezra to the ground.
"Ezra?" Luz gasps.
"You guys okay?" Ezra groans.
"We should be asking you that." Minato said.
"Boscha. Your issue is with me. Leave them out of this." Willow said walking out.
"Willow." Both of them smile.
"Willow, I am so sorry I should have known just because Minato can do stuff from movies doesn't mean you all can." Luz apologizes.
"I'm sorry too. I should have known it wouldn't be easy for you to stand up to Boscha just like that." Minato apologizes.
"It's okay. I know you both were just trying to help in your own way. But now let's finish this...my way." Willow turns to Boscha. "The game is back on."
"You need 4 players on your team. Where's your 4th?" Boscha asks.
Looking to Ezra they saw deflecting Boscha's barrage wore him out and Gus was in the stands tending to his flags.
"Uh…" Willow, Minato and Luz cringe.
"Right here." Amity declares stepping in.
"You just destroyed your social life." Boscha declares.
"Nah. I think I made it better." Amity said walking over to her team.
"Game on." Boscha growls.
Soon both sides were in grudgby uniforms as they faced off.
"Go Willow!" Ezra and Gus cheered from the stands.
"Hey Boscha. There's something on your shoe." Willow said using her magic to make vines wrap around Boscha's shoe.
"Like I'd fall for that." Boscha glares.
When the ball shot into the air Boscha tried to grab it but her foot was tied down allowing Willow to grab it.
Using her magic, Willow disappears into a pod and reappears next to the goal. Throwing the ball in she scored the first goal.
As Luz ran with the ball, Skara came at her from the opposite end only for Minato to jump in and knock her to the ground.
"Whoa nice one." Skara said looking up.
"We're still friends, right?" Minato asks.
"Oh yeah totally. No hard feelings but I gotta stand by my team." Skara said.
"Totally get it." Minato smiles helping her up.
Seeing this Boscha couldn't help but glare.
As the game progressed so did the scores.
Running across the field, Amelia throws the ball in scoring a goal.
"Nice one." Luz smiles holding out her hand.
"Oh thanks." Amelia said high-fiving.
Racing across the field, Boscha threw a flaming grudgby ball at Luz who counters with an ice glyph.
As the ball melted through it Luz noticed a glyph burnt onto it.
"Whoa." Taking a piece of paper she presses against it learning a new spell.
"Ha! Fire Magic!" Luz grins.
"Aw man now were tied at 4 types each." Minato groans jealous.
"Amity!" Luz threw the ball and Amity knocks it in with an Abomination fist.
"Oh yeah." Amity grins.
Entering the final stretch of the game, Ezra was rocking on his guitar while Gus did a cheer for them.
Grabbing the ball, Minato noticed the entire team coming for him.
"Rise Red Eyes Abomination Dragon!" Minato roars summoning his Abomination beast.
"What in the?!" Boscha said in disbelief.
"Whoa." Willow said she and everyone else said in awe.
Jumping onto his back Minato flies in ramming past the other team and scoring a goal and tying the game 9 to 9.
"Whoa." Luz and Amity sighed thinking how cool that was.
"There's time for one more play." Amity said seeing there was only 30 seconds left.
"And this play could determine whether us underdogs win or lose." Willow said.
"I can clear a path but it's gonna be up to you." Minato said.
"This is what I have to offer." Luz said showing her 4 glyphs.
"I say we go with…this one." Willow said pointing to the Plant glyph.
"The Thorn Vault? Are you sure?" Luz gasps.
"Yeah Willow no offense but it is crazy." Minato said.
"Hey you've been mixing your anime stuff with magic for years. Time for the rest of us to be able to do it too." Willow smirks.
"Alright you heard her." Minato grins.
Lining up the ball was shot into the air and Minato caught it unaware of Boscha charging at him.
"Minato look out!" Pushing him out of the way Amity takes Boscha's attack instead.
"Amity!" Minato gasps.
"Go!" She urged.
Nodding Minato turns to Luz.
"Catch!" Throwing the ball to Luz, Minato released a torrent of water making the rest of Boscha's team slip.
As Luz slams down a plant glyph she passes the ball to Willow allowing her to activate the thorn vault and shoot across the field scoring the goal.
"You did it Willow we won!" Luz cheers when suddenly the other team's score changed to 999.
"Wait what? How did that happen?" Minato asks.
"Yeah we scored the final goal." Luz asks equally confused when Boscha pulled out a golden insect.
"She caught the Rusty Smidge." Willow points out.
"Yeah, while you were celebrating your "victory", I caught this guy. It means we automatically win." Boscha grins.
"Are you freaking kidding me?! We went through all that when all we had to do is look for that stupid thing?!" Minato snaps.
"That just invalidates all our efforts! If catching that thing is so important, why do anything else? There's no reason to watch any of the other players! That's such a stupid rule!" Luz snaps.
"Well, we beat them and proved our social dominance. All is right in the hierarchy." Boscha said as Skara, Cat and Amelia ran up to them.
"Good game Willow." Skara smiles.
"I had so much fun against you guys." Amelia smiles.
"That Abomination Dragon thing of yours. Mind blowing." Cat said.
"Oh really?" Willow blushes.
"Willow, you're really good. Would you want to be on our team?" Cat asks.
Looking across Willow saw Boscha looked like she was about to blow a vessel.
"Mm, thanks for the offer, but I think I'm done with grudgby for a while." Willow said before looking around. "Hey where's—"
Looking across the field they saw Amity groaning in pain.
"Amity!" Minato gasps as they ran over to her.
"Are you okay?" Luz asks.
"I think—I think I hurt my leg, but I'll be okay." Amity cringed unable to stand.
"You need me to carry you to the nurse?" Minato offers making her blush.
"What? No I'm toally fine. Who's Amity?" She said nervously.
"Alright come here you." Minato said picking her up bridal style.
"Wow…sports." Amity said amazed.
"You want us to meet you at the front?" Luz asks.
"You get our stuff I'll take Amity to the nurse." Minato said walking away.
Bringing Amity to the nurse, Minato put her down on the bed before stretching.
"Well this day was full of surprises." Amity said.
"Yeah although I'm sticking with Powerball from now on. Grudgby is the worst." Minato groans making Amity giggle.
"Oh quit being a sore loser. You helped Willow." Amity said.
"We helped Willow. Including you. Thanks for helping us." Minato said.
"Yeah well it's no big deal really. I promised Willow I would be there for her so." Amity brushes off.
"Not to Willow and not to me either. I'm glad you have our backs now Amity you're really awesome." Minato smiles.
Hearing this Amity couldn't help but blush but when Minato saw it he walked over.
"Whoa Amity are you okay? Your face is all red." Minato asks concerned.
"Wha-What?" Amity asks.
"Do you have a fever too?" Leaning in he pressed his head against hers causing Amity to turn bright red and fall backwards making him yelp. "Amity! Nurse! Nurse! Hyaku!" Minato said running to go get help.
As Luz, Willow, Gus and Ezra waited outside for him they heard a ruffling in the bushes.
Turning around they see Hachi exit the bushes and barks.
"Hachi." Luz smiles.
"Amazing. We stayed late and yet he still arrived right when we were about to leave." Willow said.
"How is this little fella so smart?" Ezra asks.
"No clue. I've been trying to fool him for weeks." Gus shrugs.
Barking Hachi looks to see Minato walk out.
"Hey Hachi." Minato smiles as the dog palisman leaped up and climbed onto his shoulder. "How did you know we would be leaving late?"
"It's like a 6th sense for that Palisman. He just knows." Luz said.
"Well what do you say we head home?" Minato suggests.
As they made their way back to the Owl House they noticed Blanca, Lily and Katara coming from across the way.
"Hey where have you guys been?" Willow asks.
"Having a girl's day out." Katara said.
"Aw you girls hung out and you didn't invite us?" Luz whines.
"You girls were busy. Plus these two needed it more." Lily shrugs.
"Oh my titan." Blanca gasps. "Is that what I think it is?" She points.
Looking ahead they saw King still wearing his cheerleading outfit.
"So…much…cuteness." Luz pauses as all of them froze for a few second.
Seconds later King felt the ground shake as they sprinted right up to him.
"Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god! King?" Luz said as all of them surrounded him.
"Yes. I see you are all astounded by my intimidation armor." King said proudly.
"Intimidation armor?" Blanca raised an eyebrow but Eda just puts a finger to her lips.
"So uh King since this is your intimidation armor I don't suppose you have any battle taunts or cheers?" Minato asks.
"As a matter of fact I do. 1, 2,3—" King starts.
"Wait grab the pom-poms. It won't work if you don't have these." Eda said handing them to him.
Digging into their pockets Luz and Minato took out their phones.
"I will pay you for a copy." Willow said.
"Same." Katara said as King took position.
"This is the best thing ever." Ezra said as they all gathered behind Luz and Minato.
"You're not gonna show this to anyone else, right?" King asks nervously.
"Of course not. Keep cheering." Eda said as they all struggled to hold back their laughter.
"I love sports." Luz said.
