We're Wizards, Not Warriors
Chapter 11: The Intruder
Luz's time in the Boiling Isles has made her life even better!
She was able to sneak into Hex Side and made two new friends…. Willow and Gus. She also found herself with a rival by the name of Amity. Luz wanted to be her friend more than a rival, though.
When Luz had returned back to the Owl House...She couldn't stop laughing as her two new friends fangirled over meeting their Jedi Idols.
Willow idolized Luminara for her Plant magic and Gus idolized Depa Bilaba for her Illusion magic.
Luz herself admired her own teacher above all others.
But now Luz is in the Owl House as she was with King…. Who was trying to teach her about Demons.
Luz asked, "okay, run that by me one more time? I think I've got it."
"Okay…. As I was talking about the SnaggleBack….", King said before he heard a sound outside, "oh, looks like it's going to rain."
"I love rain", Luz said as she ran outside.
"Hey, wait", King said.
Luz saw Kane along with the Twins outside.
"I always love feeling the first few drops in my hair", Luz said to herself.
Kane asked, "Luz what are you doing outside?"
A few drops of water hit some flowers which caused them to die.
Luz asked, "huh?"
"Boiling rain", Eda shouted as she and Anakin ran towards their children.
"Everybody inside now", Anakin shouted.
They grabbed the kids and ran them inside as fast as they could, with Luz yelling, "why is there boiling rain?!"
Eda yelled back, "it's called the boiling isles for a reason!"
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On the Rogue Coven isles.
"Get the Younglings inside", Luminara shouted as she saw the Boiling Rain start to fall down.
The younglings were ushered inside by Aayla and Ventress as the rain continued to pour.
Marek, Galen and Ahsoka were outside the Scarlet House.
Aiden and Padme were training with their magic.
Beru said, "uh guys?"
Ahsoka asked, "what is it, Sis?"
Beru pointed up at the clouds as boiling rain began to pour.
Aiden yelled, "quick, inside!"
And with that, the kids began dashing to the house.
Sam, Hordak and Prime saw their children run inside.
Sam asked, "what's wrong?"
"Boiling Rain", Marek said.
Sam instantly pulled the kids closed and asked, "are you all okay? Did anyone get burned?"
"No, we ran inside before the rain could hit us", Galen said.
"Looks like I have to form the shield again over the isles", Sam said as he walked outside.
Sam did a few motions before a shield began to form over the land in order to protect it from the boiling rain.
"I think we're going to stay inside", Aiden said.
"Agreed", Padme said.
"Come on…. Dinner is ready", Hordak said as he and Prime led their kids to the kitchen.
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Back at the Owl House.
Anakin and Eda were starting to form the protection spell over the house.
"A boiling rainstorm on the Boiling Isles. The weather here is so fun", Luz said in Joy.
"Yeah, we don't have weather", Eda said.
"We have plagues", Kane said.
"Gorenados", Luke said.
"Shail Hail", Leia said.
"Painbows", Anakin said.
"It's like a rainbow but looking at it turns you inside out", King explained.
Luz pulls the drawstrings of her hoodie closed.
"So, until the boiling rain stops, no one is allowed outside tonight", Anakin said in a stern tone.
Kane said, "I'm okay with that. The last time I left the house when it rained, all of my clothes were burned to cinders. And immediately after, a Lightnicane happened!"
Luz alsed, "a Lightnicane?"
Kane clarified, "a hurricane made entirely of lightning."
Luz hugged her knees even closer to her.
"Kane! Stop scaring Luz", Anakin shouted in a stern tone.
Kane looked down and said, "sorry dad. I'm just worried about the horrible weather. I don't want any of us getting hurt."
"Well, whatever the case, this force field spell should protect the house from boiling rains and made‐up demonscb Eda said as she and Anakin finally finished the protection spell which was cast over the house.
"Wow! Someday I'd like to be as cool as Eda the Owl Lady. Magical, sassy, surprisingly foxy for her age", Luz said as she admired Eda.
"Yep, that's how our mother is", Luke said with a chuckle.
Luz asked, "hey, why do they call you the Owl Lady, anyway?"
"'Cause I'm so wise", Eda said with a smirk.
"Cause she coughs up Rat bones", Hooty said.
"I think it's 'cause she gets distracted by shiny objects", King said.
"No I don't", Eda said.
King takes out a pen. He clicks it, and the diamond on top glows.
Eda grows wide-eyed and says, "it's so pretty! It glimmers and sparkles and shines! I must have it!"
Eda jumps at the pen, but accidentally throws herself into the wall.
"Eda", Anakin said as he went to help his wife stand up.
Luz asked, "are you okay?"
"Ugh. That force field really took it out of me", Eda said, a bit tired.
Anakin and the kids glanced at one another. Eda usually got tired when…. They shuddered to think about it.
"Come on let's get you inside Mom", Leia said as she opened the door.
Anakin carried Eda in his arms.
Eda rubbed her head and said, "don't let me do that again. And get me something shiny to distract myself from the pain."
"Right away Honey"n?, Anakin said as he left the room.
Luz asked, "hi Eda…. Would you like to...?"
"I'm not teaching you magic tonight. I'm sleepy", Eda said as she used her magic to change into her pajamas and she laid down on the couch.
Luz then took out the pen again…. And turned it on…. Eda began staring at it as Luz moved it left and right in front of her.
"Ugh, fine", Eda said as she gave up.
Eda asked, "how, humans think magic is made out of thin air, but that's stupid. Everything comes from something. Let me ask you, kid. Where do you think magic comes from?"
Luz asked, "uh, from the heart?"
"Actually, you're right", Eda said with a smile.
"And it was her first guess." Kane said.
Luke said, "she's got the makings of a witch already."
Eda pulls out a diagram of viscera from her hair and shows it to Luz.
"It comes from a sac of magic bile attached to a witch's heart", Eda explained to Luz.
"Gross", Luz said with a wince.
" Now, everything depends on the spell circle", Eda explained as she drew a large circle in the air.
"The bigger the circle, the more powerful the spell", Leia explained.
The circle bursts out, creating a much bigger light than before. It fades much faster.
Luz said, "huh. Neat."
Leia said, "magic is very much like art. Those with true magical talent make the best witches and wizards."
Luz asked, "but how can I, little ol' Luz, do spells if I don't have a magic bile…. Sac?"
"You know, I'm not actually sure….", Eda said.
Kane suggested, "maybe humans have something else in them that can let them use magic?"
"Whatever the case…. I'm sure you'll find out…. Now I need to….", Eda said before she fell asleep.
Luz gave an irritated grunt as the kids chuckled.
"Dad", Kane called out.
Anakin asked as he walked back into the room, "Eda fell asleep?"
"Yes…. Let's get her to her bed", Luke said.
Anakin then picks up Eda and starts to carry her as he walks upstairs to their bedroom.
Luz grumbled as she sat on the couch, and the kids sat next to her.
Leia asked, "well…. We're going to the tower that's besides the house…. Want to come with us Luz?"
"No thanks...Me and King will stay here." Luz said.
"Suit yourself", Kane said.
The kids sat up and walked off as King sat next to Luz, the two of them seemingly bored.
Once the teens made it to the tower, they all sat in a circle.
Luke asked, "now what can we do in the meantime?"
"We could tell old stories…. Such as…. Oh", Leia said as she remembered something.
Kane asked, "what is it Leia?"
"Remember the one time mom was left in charge of Sam, Hordak and Prime's children when they were barely a year old…. And they had wandered into the forest...", Leia said as she flashbacked to the moment.
Flashback.
Eda shouted, "kids! Kids? Where are you?!"
Eda was frantically searching through the forest with a worried look all over her face.
"Oh no…. If I don't find those kids before Sam and his husbands come back…. They are going to kill me", Eda said in fear.
She began running even faster, trying to find a single trace of the kids.
Eda then saw Ahsoka and Aiden…. Climbing to the top of a tree.
Eda felt fear and stress at the thought of the kids getting hurt…. Or even worse…. Killed.
Eda saw the feathers were forming on her arms…. She quickly used this to her advantage, flying through the air in order to grab Aiden and Ahsoka before they could even have the chance to fall!
Eda now in her owl beast form cradled the kids close to her as she purred.
"Auntie Eda", Aiden and Ahsoka squealed.
Eda cooed as she held the infants, and cradled them as she began searching for the others.
She sniffed out their scent and she was able to find Marek and Galen…. They were playing by a river, ready to fall in, before Eda scooped them up.
"Auntie", Marek and Galen squealed in jou.
Eda cooed at the infants…. She started to sniff again as she tried to find Padme and Beru….
Eda followed a trail and…. The last two babies were playing at the edge of a cliff!
Eda quickly flew over to them and picked them up.
Eda then flew back to the Owl House.
She was cradling all of the kids as she entered the house.
Anytime the kids tried to leave, Eda would pick them up by the mouth and take them back to her nest.
She was a regular momma bear…. Er, bird.
To say Sam and his husbands were shocked at the sight, when they got to the Owl House and they saw their children asleep in Eda's nest with Eda curled around them.
That would be the understatement of the century.
….
"Oh yeah, I remember that story", Kane laughed.
Luke said, "one of the strangest moments for our mom, hmm?"
The kids laughed…. But unknown to them…. Something was happening in the Owl House….
King was currently running away from a giant beast chasing after him…. Then he was pulled into a closet.
"Luz! Anakin! You woke up", King said as they remembered finding him knocked out, "where did you go Luz!?"
"I went to go search for Eda but she was gone…. But then I went to try and wake up Anakin…. I also tripped and lost my shoe", Luz said.
King held it up.
"Oh hey, you found it", Luz said.
Anakin said as he grabbed a piece of paper from Luz's shoe, "hey what's that? Keep's the Curse at bay."
King then remembered he still had the other piece of paper with him and he handed it to Anakin.
"An elixir a day keeps the curse at bay", Anakin said.
King and Luz asked, "curse?"
Anakin said a bit angry, "wait…. So it was you two!? You took Eda's Elixir!?"
Luz said, "I'm sorry! I didn't know what it was, or what it would do! I thought it was just some sort of lemonade or something!"
King said, "yeah…. We thought it could give-"
All three of them scream as a clawed hand bursts through the door. A body follows it, and it growls and turns to reveal a familiar face.
Luz asked, confused and scared, "Eda?"
Eda snarls and stalks closer, raising a claw to swipe at them. Luz screams and braces. Her phone falls out of her pocket, and the camera goes off when it hits the floor. The flash blinds Eda, making her scream.
Anakin takes the distraction to grab King and Luz to hide on a balcony. Eda screams, and it echoes loudly.
The 3 teens were in the tower listening to music, their mother had taken from the human world and they were unaware of what was happening in the Owl House.
Eda stalks the room, sniffing. Luz has her hands over her mouth while King has his on his head. Eda seems to smell them, growling and sniffing closer to them. Anakin uses the force to throw an object across the room. Eda growls at the sound and chases it.
"Oh, man. Did you see her eyes? They were like...", Luz said as she imitated Eda's growl.
King asked, "what happened to her?"
Anakin sighed and said, "it's her curse. Years ago, Eda was cursed to turn into this beast, unless she takes her elixir every day. The only people she doesn't attack are Sam, his kids, and our kids."
"Oh", Luz said.
"It's all my fault", King said.
"King, don't say that", Luz said.
"I'm so sorry, Luz. I‐I just wanted you to be into demons like you're into magic. I don't have many friends, and no one even pays that much attention to me. I thought maybe if I taught you, finally someone would care about creatures like me", King said.
"King…. Remember you have me…. And the Jedi…. We all care about you", Anakin said with a smile on his face.
"Yeah, besides, you know more about Demons than anyone", Luz said as she smiled.
King gave his equivalent to a smile as Anakin said, "now, we gotta get the elixir to her somehow."
"Wait, what about the Light Spell? Demons with black eyes are sensitive to Light", King asked.
"I could do the spell…. But I would have to restrain Eda", Anakin said.
Anakin asked, "what about Luke, Leia and Kane?"
"They're in the tower…. And we can't leave the Owl House without Eda chasing us", Luz said.
King asked, "then now what?"
"I wish I could help you, Anakin…. But I can't draw circles in the air…. I'm not like Eda", Luz said as she saw the video she recorded of Eda doing the light spell.
The video then glitches and Luz gasps.
Anakin asked, "what is it?"
"There's a pattern in the spell circle", Luz said.
King asked as he stared at the Phone screen, "what? Where?"
Luz grabs a leaf and Pen and places it over the phone screen.
"It looks like this", Luz said as she drew over the pattern.
"There", Luz said as she taps the pattern with the tip of the pen. The drawing on the leaf begins glowing.
The leaf folds into itself, brightening until it's a small floating ball of light. Luz gently cups it in her hands, bringing it to eye level.
Anakin said, "well…. Now we know how a human can do magic."
King said, "so now we have a way to stop Eda! Alright Luz!"
Luz smiled and said, "then let's get this started…."
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In the living room.
Eda is sniffing around. She pounces onto the treasure chest next to the fallen door, sniffing a book. A clicking sound distracts her.
It is King who is holding the Pen.
"Oh, what lovely thing do we have here? It's just so dang shiny. Oh, my. Oh, dear", King said as he held the pen.
Eda stares at the pen's light, cooing. She screeches and lunges for it. King runs and Eda follows. King ducks down a hallway.
King yells, "get ready, guys!"
Eda chases King, completely determined to get the pen!
Anakin uses the force to push Eda into wall.
"Sorry, Honey", Anakin yelled.
Luz then throws a blanket over Eda.
"I'm sorry, Eda. But it's for your own good", Luz shouted.
She finishes drawing a giant light glyph on the wall. With a grunt, she slams it to activate it. Blinding light is produced.
Eda hisses in fright and pain as the light fills her vision!
….
We then see Eda, back in witch form, laying in her nest with a straw in her mouth. She sits up, still partially transformed.
Eda screams in fear as she slurps the elixir and returns to normal.
"W‐What happened? Oh, I have the worst headache. And my mouth tastes like roadkill", Eda said as she vomits an owl pellet.
Luz, King and Anakin peek into the room to see Eda back to her normal self.
Anakin said, "hey hon. You okay?"
Eda asked, "Ani? Did I turn into that thing again?"
Anakin nods his head.
"And I was looking for this", Eda said as she grabbed the bottle of Elixir.
"Actually, we found an extra one in your closet", King said as he walked over to her.
"King? King! You stole my elixir? I ought to break every bone in your….", Eda growled in anger.
"Shhh", Anakin said.
"Over there", King whispered as he pointed to Luz.
Luz is surrounded by balls of light. She draws out another glyph as thunder rumbles in the background. She activates the glyph, grinning as the ball of light joins the others.
Eda asked, amazed, "woah. How is she doing that?"
"I don't know, but she did it all on her own. Hey, I, uh, kind of messed a bunch of things up back there. And I just wanted to say I'm sorry", King said as he apologized to Eda.
Eda smiled before patting him on the back and said, "it's okay King. At least you fixed your mistake. And, I guess you and I still have a lot to teach this kid."
Anakin smiled at the sight.
Eda asked, "hey, where are Luke, Leia and Kane?"
Luz said, "they said they were gonna hang out in the tower together."
Anakin asked, "so all of that time, and they didn't hear us?"
Luz and King shrugged their shoulders.
Eda asked, "what could those kids have been up to?"
….
We see Luke snoring as Leia was practicing her singing, and Kane was trying to play tic tac toe with a squirrel.
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Back at the Rogue Coven Isles.
Sam and his husbands were putting their kids to sleep.
Galen whined, "do we have to go to bed now?"
Sam said, "yes. Jedi and magic users need plenty of sleep, so they can have enough energy to do various things."
"So off to bed", Hordak said.
The 3 men all got their children tucked in.
Hordak said, "sleep well, our little imps."
"Have peaceful dreams", Prime said.
All 3 men kissed each of their children's forehead.
They quietly left the room as the kids began to doze off in their comfy beds.
The husbands then soon made it to their room.
They changed into their pajamas and they got onto the bed.
Sam said, "if they're like this now, I'm not looking forward to their teen phases."
"Well they can't stay kids forever", Prime said as he wrapped his arms around Sam and Hordak.
Sam said, "I know…. That's what im afraid of. I wish I could still hold them in my arms. When they were so small."
"I know…. I feel the same…. It felt like it was only yesterday when they were still babies", Hordak said.
"Being held in our arms, so small and adorable", Prime said.
"I know", Sam said.
Hordak asked, "do you think our kids will one day…. Find love?"
Sam replied, "oh, I'm sure they will. I'm sure they will. I mean, look at us."
Prime and Hordak smiled as they kissed Sam on the cheek.
Sam said, "goodnight, my loves."
"Night, Little Imp", Hordak and Prime said at the same time.
Prime pulls the blanket over them and they all fall asleep.
A perfect end for any day for them.
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