Chapter 21: Stop the Presses

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We find ourselves in Merdian as Phobos threw food at a hideous monster as Loki watched him bash Cedric.

"How could you let the guard Vathek escape? Now he's aligned with the Guardians which will make our plans to capture Elyon much more difficult. We must prepare for her transfer now!" Phobos orders.

"Then it is time for the Ceremony of the Amalgamation to weaken your sister's resistance. You shall have the 3 items soon." Cedric vows.

"For your sake, he better." Loki said getting their attention. "Honestly, it's amazing you still find this serpent useful. Between Vathek and this piece of garbage good servants must be so hard to come by."

"Shut your mouth trickster." Cedric hisses.

"Enough. You have task Cedric go." Phobos orders.

"Why do you keep him around? I do all the work and he does nothing." Cedric glares.

"Because unlike you I'm valuable help and Phobos needs me close by, so instead of whining and complaining like always why don't you go do your job while you still have it." Loki orders.

Growling Cedric walks out of the room furious.


At school, we see Elyon reading with the WITCH girls as they looked at the school paper.

"Is our school paper totally lame or what?" Elyon asks.

"What's worse than totally?" Irma asks.

"Teacher parks too close to the fire hydrant. Almost." Will read.

"Wheat rolls in the cafeteria: The untold story" Hay Lin read.

"And the photos! Look at this picture of a wheat roll." Taranee said.

"I think that's a teacher. Mr Collins maybe?" Hay Lin said.

"Oh, Irma, why don't we see if we can help them out on the paper?" Taranee asks.

"Thanks, but I think I'd rather be stung by bees." Irma said.

"Speaking of pictures, how about the ones of me?" Cornelia asks.

"There aren't any." Elyon said.

"Exactly, they call this a paper?" Cornelia asks dropping the paper on the ground when they heard footsteps.

Looking over Cornelia panics seeing Mr. Collins and quickly picks it up.

"Hey, Mr Collins. Nice newspaper." Will chuckles nervously.

"You really think so? I'm the staff supervisor, you know." Mr. Collins said causing an uncomfortable silence.

"Oh, we love it at the restaurant for wrapping fish guts." Hay Lin said causing everyone to glare at her while Mr. Collins sighs.

"I only had five students on it and the editor quit so we're down to four." Mr. Collins said causing some to gasp. "I don't suppose any of you…" Looking up he saw everyone but Taranee and Irma who slipped on some papers trying to get away were gone. "Great! Taranee and Irma, consider yourself the paper's new editors!"

"Sweet." Taranee smiles.

"Evenings and weekends at school. OK, could it get any worse?" Irma groans when Martin walks up to her.

"Greetings, Madame Boss! Now we can be together all the time." Martin smiles taking her picture.

Down the hall, Neo was looking at the paper with a bored expression on his face.

"This garbage qualifies as news? Pathetic." Neo groans.

"Tell me about it." Looking over Neo saw Stan wheeling a garbage can full of papers. "You done with that?"

"Here." Neo said as Stan throws it in.

"Let me tell you something kid, when I read the paper I was clinging to every word and when I saw the newspaper article about Howard Stark dying I almost cried." Stan said.

"Who's Howard Stark?" Neo asks.

"You know Stark Industries? The famous company. How have you not heard that name before?" Stan asks.

"Uh…I don't get out much." Neo cringed.

"Clearly, if you haven't heard the name Stark. Where'd you say you were from?" Stan asks.

"Uh well…" Neo cringes when the bell rang. "Oh uh I better get to class. See you later Stan."

"Oh we certainly will." Stan said adjusting his glasses.


Meanwhile in the School Paper room, Taranee was standing in the room with Uriah, Martin and the Grumper Sisters.

"Journalism's more than just what happened. It's why. Isn't getting to the truth why we joined the paper?" Taranee asks.

"We wanted to write about clothes." The Grumper sisters said.

"I got detention. It was this or clean toilets." Uriah said.

"Is that job still open?" Irma asks.

"We need to put out a paper that matters. No more silly stuff about wheat rolls. Real stories that really matter." Taranee said.

"Yes!" Martin agrees.

"Research, fact-checking." Taranee lists.

"I hear ya sister!" Marin said eagerly.

"Let's get to the truth, people!" Taranee said.

"Hallelujah! I'll do it!" Martin cheers.

"If I had Thor's hammer, I would use it on my own head." Irma groans hating this so much.

Little did they know, Cedric was down the hall near Elyon's locker.

Growling Cedric's hand began to glow allowing him to pry open her locker.

Soon Elyon found out and told everyone.

"Why would anyone break into my locker and only take my hairbrush and a test I got a perfect score on?" Elyon asks.

"This is strange." Neo said walking in.

When Elyon looks at Neo she begins to get nervous. Ever since her date, she had begun to question if she really had feelings for him.

"Oh uh hey Neo. Y-Yeah it was just like this when I showed up." Elyon said.

As Will paused to think Cornelia pulls her sleeve.

"It's gotta be Phobos. We have to warn her." Cornelia whispers.

"We're not even sure this has anything to do with him." Will whispers.


In Meridian, Cedric presented the two items to Phobos.

"Representations of the princess, her mind and body." Cedric said.

"Excellent." Phobos takes the objects and puts them in special containers. "And her spirit?"

"Oh, I shall get the last symbol by tomorrow before the sun sets." Cedric declares.

"What exactly is this?" Loki asks curious.

"This Loki, is how I will get the power to rule Meridian and more than that it is how I will take what is rightfully mine." Phobos grins.

"Interesting." Loki said intrigued.


Back at the Silver Dragon, Neo and the girls were telling Mala, Caleb, Amora, Sif, Astrid and Rayla what happened while Blunk was watching TV nearby.

"It is beginning." Yan Lin said walking in.

"What is?" Neo asks.

"Phobos is preparing for the Ceremony of the Amalgamation. Hair for the body, the perfect test for the mind. Spirit is the hardest. He must capture her breath." Yan Lin explains.

"How do you capture someone's breath?" Rayla asks.

"Must have some sort of beast or spell." Amora pauses.

"If one of his creatures thinks he's getting close to her, just let him try!" Caleb swings a foot to kick the air but ends up breaking a nearby lamp.

"OK. That's five lamps I owe you." Caleb said embarrassed.

"We're not helping you pay for those." Astrid said.

"So what happens when he pulls this ceremony off?" Neo asks.

"He'll be able to take Elyon back with him." Mala said.

"Her resistance to his emissaries' appeals will weaken." Yan Lin warns.

"That's why we have to warn her. She needs to know." Cornelia said.

"Cornelia, if we tell her, she either won't believe us, or she'll believe us and totally freak. How does that help her?" Will asks.

"Right now, the only thing we can do is protect her which means we need someone to keep an eye on her." Neo said.

"Someone she doesn't know, someone who doesn't go to school or work or have anything important to do." Hay Lin said when they heard a burp and immediately look to Blunk.

"Are you sure we have no one better?" Amora asks as Blunk came over.

"Blunk do stakeout, tail suspect, report HQ. All for low, low fee." Blunk said.

Taking out a doughnut, Hay Lin feeds it to him.

"Fee deposited. Blunk on case." Blunk said.

"So you won't let me tell her but you'll let the wonder-frog watch her?" Cornelia glares.

"Cornelia." Rayla said looking to her.

"What?" Cornelia asks.

"Shut up." Rayla deadpans.

"Why you." Cornelia growls when Mala stops her.

"That's enough." Mala said.

"Cornelia, you must respect Neo and Will's instincts." Yan Lin said.

"Look you're worried we get it, but you have to calm down." Neo said.

"Calm down? How can I calm down when my best friend is being hunted and we can't even tell her?" Cornelia glares standing up.

"Cornelia take a deep breath. You're not the only one who's worried." Mala said when the heart started to glow revealing a portal on the map.

"Oh no, not another portal." Will said.

"It's at the school." Hay Lin gasps.

"Phobos is shaping the Veil so all the holes in it are near his sister." Yan Lin said.

"Taranee and Irma are there right now!" Will gasps.

"We better go help them!" Thor said about to grab his hammer.

"Thor wait, we have to be careful. Too many of us can be suspicious." Mala said.

"Not to mention we're the only ones who know the way around campus." Hay Lin said.

"Be careful Neo." Mala said.

"I will mom." Neo said as they ran out.


That night, Taranee and Irma were in the newspaper club room and Taranee was looking at the Grumper sisters' story.

"Ok. Ok. This is really big. Greta Moreno wore her blue plaid skirt twice this week!" Both of them laughed.

"Yeah that's not really a story." Taranee points out.

"Oh print it and let's go." Irma moans in agony when they heard a loud noise. "What was that?"

"Well Martin said he wasn't coming in until he had a huge story." Taranee said when they heard the clattering again. "Which means he's in the cafeteria, and that was him knocking over all the Bundt pans."

In the cafeteria, Martin was hiding behind the counter panting heavily.

"A good reporter stays calm." Martin said when he heard a roar.

Taking a deep breath, he leaps up onto the counter with his camera only to see the chairs moving around in a random manner before running out the door.

Snapping a pic, Martin smiles.

"Oh yeah I got it." Martin said as he walks out and spots a pair of glasses causing him to grin.

Running to the newspaper room, Martin swings the door open.

"Exclusive story! School ghosts! Photos to come!" Martin said excited.

"Martin I told you, that's air conditioning." Taranee said not buying it.

"Oh no, I saw it this time! Well, I didn't see it, but I saw what it did, or would have done but it left these." Martin said holding out glasses.

"Who's glasses are those?" Irma asks.

"Mine." Looking to the door, they saw Stan walking in with his mop. "I've been looking for those all night. I must have left them in the cafeteria. Thanks kid." Stan said putting the glasses on his face. "Aw much better."

"You're not a ghost." Martin said.

"No, not yet anyway. You kids better pack it up soon. It's getting late." Stan said walking out.

"Wow the janitor, great story Martin." Irma smirks.

"You'll see!" Martin said before running out.

Meanwhile in a dark part of the school, Will, Neo, Caleb, Cornelia and Hay Lin arrive to see the portal glowing.

"Alright Will, you know the drill." Neo said.

As Will takes out the heart, she was about to close the portal when Caleb noticed something.

"Wait! Don't close the portal!" Caleb calls out.

Pointing his flashlight, they saw a strange purple slime on the ground.

"What is that?" Neo cringed as Caleb examined it.

"Purple slime. That could only come from one thing. A Hermaneutibeast." Caleb declares.

"I'm afarid to ask what that is." Hay Lin said.

"Maybe it went back in. Maybe it got scared or hungry or…" Caleb said when they heard a crashing noise.

"Or it's still here." Neo cringed taking a stance.

Suddenly something charged in and rammed him to the ground.

"What in the?" Neo groans.

"Where is it? I don't see anything." Will said when it knocked into her as well.

"When it's nervous it becomes invisible. You can only see it when its calm. Don't move." Caleb orders.

Pausing all of them stayed where they were and soon saw a boar monster with slobbering purple slime coming from its mouth.

"That's what did all this?" Cornelia asks.

"It's just a juvenile." Caleb said helping Neo up.

"Can we keep it?" Hay Lin asks.

"No." Neo said almost instantly.

"Oh sure let's be Guardians of the Veil and raise a slimy invisible pig." Cornelia said sarcastically.

However, Cornelia's outburst startled it causing the Hermaneutibeast to charge and knock Hay Lin to the ground.

"Bad pig." Hay Lin groans.

"Guardians Unite!" Will said as she, Hay Lin and Cornelia transformed.

As the Hermaneutibeast was huddled in the corner, Hay Lin slowly approaches it.

"Hey there, easy now." Hay Lin said in a calming tone but the Hermaneutibeast ended up disappearing and running in Caleb's direction.

"Earth!" Cornelia pulls bricks out of the wall to protect Caleb but the Hermaneutibeast broke through it.

"We have to get it through the portal!" Neo said as his hands lit up with lightning.

"Yeah but how?" Will asks when they heard squealing.

From the wreckage, they saw Caleb being dragged by the leg.

"It's got my leg!" Caleb screams.

"Hey let go of him!" Firing a jolt of lighting it zapped the Hermaneutibeast causing it to squeal in pain before running to the stairs.

Gasping they ran after it to see it burst through the basement doors.

"Who left the door open?!" Will asks as they fly up to see purple slime all down the halls and the beast long gone.

"Oh great." Neo groans.

"Someone get a mop." Will groans.


The next day, Martin was telling everyone what happened last night.

"Ghosts to the left of me, ghosts to the right! I fought, but I was outnumbered! Then one lifted a desk…" Martin explains.

"Uh last time you said it was a chair." A girl said.

"It was one of those desk-chair things lots of schools are using now. Please hold all your questions until the end." Martin said.

"Let's get back to studying geography, not ghosts." The geography teacher suggests.

In the back Hay Lin leans towards Taranee.

"Caleb watched the school all night, nothing. I guess even a crazy destructo-pig has to sleep." Hay Lin said when they heard a loud crashing noise outside.

Looking down the hall they all gasp seeing purple slime all over the lockers.

"Ectoplasm!" Martin said grabbing his camera and running off. "Sorry, teach. Geography takes a back seat to the people's right to know the truth."


Meanwhile, in Meridian, Loki was watching Cedric give his report to Phobos.

"You will follow the princess, capture her and steal her breath." Phobos orders.

"I have captured her friendship. Now her spirit she will willingly give me." Cedric assures.

"Yes, yes but quickly." Phobos said as Cedric walks out.

"Getting a little impatient I see." Loki said walking in. "Are you that eager to be replaced?"

"Please, she could never replace me." Phobos said.

"Really? King Zanden sure thought she could. Is this some sad last screw you to daddy because he disowned you?" Loki mocks.

"Like you're one to talk. Didn't your father, Odin disown you?" Phobos asks.

"He's not my father!" Loki snaps as his yell echoes throughout the castle.

"My looks like someone is a little touchy." Phobos smirks turning around only to see a dagger to his neck.

"You listen to me right now Phobos. The only reason you're even breathing right now is because I'm feeling generous and making sure Neo and the rebels don't gut you like a fish while you sleep. So let me make one thing clear. I am not like you, I was lied to my entire life by Odin, you are a worthless brat who got banished and when I help you conquer this world I expect my payment in helping me take what is rightfully mine. Do I make myself clear?" Loki hisses.

"Very well." Phobos said as Loki lowered his dagger and walks out. "You and I may be more alike than you realize."

Hearing this Loki paused in place for a second before tightening his fist and walking out of the room.


Back at the school, the girls were watching as tons of students were examining the purple slime.

"Okay so far Martin has nothing and absolutely no one believes him." Neo said walking up to them.

"Good thing he's unpopular." Irma said.

"We gotta get that thing back home, but we can't let anyone see us do it as W.I.T.C.H." Will said when Martin walks by with a sleeping bag and a teddy bear.

"Uh Martin what's with the sleeping bag?" Neo asks.

"Oh, I'm staking out this joint, day and night." Martin declares.

"By Odin's beard." Neo groaned annoyed.

All over campus throughout the day, the Hermaneutibeast was causing damage running all over the place, running into people and spreading his purple slime everywhere.

After school, Blunk pops his head out of the sewer to spot Elyon walking away.

"Ah Blunky see." Blunk said before following after her.


As the rain started to come down, they all met up at the Silver Dragon.

"Guys, we have to get that portal closed. That's our job as Guardians." Will said.

"Not until we get the Hermaneutibeast back in." Caleb said.

"Then we'll need some help on tracking it." Neo said when Thor walked in with a tray.

"Well lucky for us we have one of the best trackers in Asgard." Thor said as Sif walks over.

"I can help you track this beast." Sif said.

"And you might need something fast to catch it." Rayla said joining in.

"Perfect, tonight we go W.I.T.C.H on this thing." Hay Lin grins.

"Uh are you forgetting something? Martin will be there sleeping over to get his big scoop." Will reminds.

"And he's so stubborn nothing will get him to leave the school." Hay Lin said.

"Well Neo could always." Thor mimes swinging Mjolnir and hitting Martin on the head.

"We need Martin out of the school not sent to the Emergency Room." Will said.

"Not yet at least." Neo said.

"Well there must be something that boy can't resist." Sif said when Cornelia grins.

"Actually there is." Cornelia points out.


That night at the school, all of them were looking at Irma holding a fancy coat.

"No. I won't do it. Forget it." Irma said.

"Please Irma." Rayla said.

"No way, there is nothing on Earth that will make me say yes." Irma said.

"Uh what if I agreed to pay for a whole day of whatever you wanted to do." Neo offers getting her attention.

"Anything?" Irma asks.

"Irma, I have access to vaults literally overflowing with gold. If you do this I will pay for an entire day of whatever you want to do." Neo said.

"Give me that lip gloss." Irma said holding out her hand and Cornelia put the coat on her. "I'm holding you this Neo. Expect to hold up your end of this."

"Got it." Neo nods.

"Remember, you have to keep Martin away the whole evening. He can't see us as W.I.T.C.H or in Asgardian Armor and weapons." Taranee reminds.

"I'm going. I'm going." Irma said walking into the room to see Martin all alone.

"My, my, my don't we look lovely and by we I mean you." Martin flirts seeing her.

Hearing this Irma goes for the door but Sif holds it from the other side.

"I'm not opening it, until we hear the words." Sif said.

"Martin would you like to…uh let me try the door again." Irma said but once again Sif stops her.

"Be honest how annoying is he?" Sif asks.

"Uh remember how angry you were when Loki cut your hair and tried to bribe me into taking the fall? Worse than that." Neo said.

"Ugh I hated him so much for that." Sif growls.

"Martin would you like to…go out?" Irma said choking on the last part.

"You mean like a date?" Martin asks interested.

"No, no, no, definitely not a date." Irma said quickly.

"Oh, if it's not a date, I've got to stay here and catch this ghost." Martin said sitting down.

"Alright, it's a stupid date." Irma groans and instantly Martin stood up.

"Wow! Let's go. This'll be the best date you ever had!" Martin said leading her out as Sif opens the door for them. "I'll take a lot of pictures!"

"Now that's taking one for the team." Rayla said as she, Neo and Sif took off their coats revealing their Asgardian armors.

"It's Guardian time." Will said taking out her amulet and turning everyone but Irma into their guardian forms.

"Alright Sif, can you track this thing down?" Neo asks strapping his sword to his back.

"Easily." Sif said drawing her spear and Rayla readied her weapons.

Little did they know, down the hall Stan was examining the purple slime before narrowing his eyes.


Meanwhile, at Elyon's house, Blunk was watching her from under some cardboard as the rain poured down on him.

"I think you've watched her enough little creature." Looking up Blunk saw Johan holding an umbrella over himself and Yan Lin.

"Elyon go school, then go home, then Blunk see scary strange person." Blunk explains.

"Yes?" Yan Lin asks.

"Reflection Blunk in window." Blunk admits.

"I don't think Phobos or Loki have gone after Elyon's breath." Johan said.

"Not yet at least." Yan Lin said.

"Keep a close watch over here creature." Johan ordered.

"Sir yes sir." Blunk salutes.


Back at the school, the Hermaneutibeast was running down the hall as Ralya chased after it.

"You can't outrun me!" Rayla said leaping up and running along the lockers before leaping down at the end of the hall causing the beast to scream and turn to the right.

"Okay Neo now." Caleb said as Neo's hand emitted fierce sparks of lightning and threw them up into the air before exploding in sparks startling the Hermaneutibeast as it turns again.

Running into the main area, the beast thought it was in the clear when suddenly Sif leaps in and lands in front of it.

"That's as far as you go." Sif said reading her spear startling it.

Turning around the Hermaneutibeast tried to make a run for it but found everyone blocking it from all sides revealing the Hermaneutibeast surrounded.

"Okay we got it into the hall, now let's chase it into one of those nets." Caleb said.

"Go!" Sif pointing her spear at it causing the Hermaneutibeast to squeal and run down the hall when Rayla throws a net out capturing the creature making it skid to the ground.

"Alright, we got it." Rayla said.

"Good work." Neo smiles.

"Now we drop it in the portal, I close it up." Will lists.

"And we're home in time to shower and disinfectant." Cornelia said gesturing to some slime on her hand.

"It's a little slime, Cornelia it's not gonna kill you." Sif said.

"Speak for yourself Sif. You're used to fighting and getting dirty, I'm not." Cornelia said.

"Oh believe me we know." Rayla mutters.

"You say something?" Cornelia glares.

"Oh nothing." Rayla said faking innocence.

"I'm gonna miss this little guy." Hay Lin said when they heard a loud roaring followed by a flooding of purple slime.

"And apparently so did its mother." Caleb gulps as a giant Hermaneutibeast appeared.

Roaring the mama Hermaneutibeast charges at them.

"Look out!" Neo yells as they jump out of the way.

Creating balls of fire, Taranee threw them at the Mama Hermaneutibeast but she just disappeared and rammed into Hay Lin sending her crashing into the wall.

"Where did it go?" Caleb asks.

"Trust your other senses." Sif suggests.

Closing her eyes, Sif readies her spear as she heard the charging get closer and closer.

Eyes widening Sif sidesteps and swings her spear slashing the Hermaneutibeast causing it to reappear and squeal in pain.

"Gotcha!" Using this opening Rayla and Neo jump out and grab onto its back before it disappeared.

"Quick! Hit the area below us!" Rayla yells.

"Earth!" Slamming the ground, Cornelia sends tiles shooting towards the Mama Hermaneutibeast but that just made it angrier before throwing Neo and Rayla off it.

Groaning Neo saw the mama Hermaneutibeast charge in when suddenly someone intercepted and whacked it in the face.

"So you're the one who's been making a mess in my school." Eyes widening Neo saw Stan armed with his mop staring down the Hermaneutibeast. "If you know what's good for you, you'll take your little runt and get out."

"Stan get away from that thing! It's dangerous!" Neo said.

"This thing? Please." Stan said taking a fighting stance.

Squealing the Mama Hermaneutibeast charged in but Stan dodges causing it to ram into the wall.

"Face the Mighty Mop of Madripoor!" Stan said charging in and whacking the beast multiple times with his mop.

Tumbling backward the baby Hermaneutibeast breaks free from the net and escapes down the hallway with his mother.

"You youngsters okay?" Stan asks walking over.

"Stan? What are you doing here?" Neo asks as Rayla quickly yanks her hood over her ears.

"I've been trying to find the culprit for messing with my school. I see you kids decided to do your own thing here. What are you making a movie or something?" Stan asks.

"Uh yeah sure…a movie." Will said nervously.

"How'd you get so good with a mop?" Taranee asks.

"I gotta be, you've seen how messy the school cafeteria gets." Stan said.

"He's got us there." Hay Lin said.

"But that form, where did you learn to fight like that?" Neo asks.

"This? Please this is nothing compared to the stuff I dealt with in World War II. I fought alongside Captain America himself." Stan declares.

"Who's Captain America?" Caleb asks.

"He was a big hero created during World War 2. He was so cool, he was dressed in red white and blue and had a really cool shield." Hay Lin said.

"There is no way Captain America existed he was just a myth created to inspire soldiers." Cornelia said when Stan pokes her on the head.

"Respect your elders young lady. In my golden days, I fought alongside him and I faced tyrants and other things beyond imagination. If it wasn't for us, you children wouldn't be here today." Stan said.

"But that's impossible, why isn't there any mention of him in history books?" Taranee asks.

"Miss Cook there are differences between who write the story and the ones who lived the story. We made deals to never tell the future generation to protect them and make them feel safe. But I guess the past events it sees the past still haunt us." Stan said.

"What should we do? We can't exactly ditch him." Will whispers.

"And we can't kill him either." Sif whispers.

"For now we might need his help. Stan knows this school like the back of his hand, if anyone can help us get those beasts it's him." Neo whispers.

"You kids coming to help me deal with this pest or what?" Stan calls out.

"Uh be right there." They said following after him.

"I'd never thought I'd say this but I envy Irma." Cornelia said.


Meanwhile in at Cedric's book store, it was poetry night and Martin had brought Irma there for their date.

"Two towels Two towels. One for my face. One for the face I show the world. Which is wetter? And which is better?" One man recites causing everyone but Irma to applaud.

"Wasn't that great?" Martin asks.

"Yeah better than the one about the Two Soaps." Irma said when Elyon walks over.

"Irma?" Elyon said surprised to see her.

"Elyon? Hey uh what are you doing here?" Irma asks nervously.

"Oh, I help out in the store sometimes. How about you?" Elyon asks.

"Oh uh I'm here because I uh…the thing is." Irma stutters.

"We're dating!" Martin smiles.

"Oh no we are not." Irma said quickly.

"Then I better get back to school." Martin said standing up.

"Okay! Okay it's a date." Irma sighs.

Looking over Cedric sees Elyon sip her drink unaware that Blunk was watching nearby when thunder echoes scaring him.

"Let me throw that away for you." Cedric offers.

"No I got it." Elyon said crushing her cup and throwing it away.


Back at the school, Stan led them to the kitchen as he was prepping some chicken as everyone held a net by the door.

"You sure this will work Stan?" Neo asks.

"Animal or human, kids are always hungry and moms will always follow their kids." Stan said turning on a fan letting the smell fly through the air.

"Ooh that smells good." Hay Lin smiles as everyone glares at her. "What I didn't have dinner.

"If this doesn't work you'll be dinner." Cornelia said.

Following the smell, the baby Hermaneutibeast charges in and runs right through the net allowing everyone to grab him.

"Don't let go!" Sif yells as the baby squeals.

"Aw listen you guys. He wants his mommy." Hay Lin said.

"Well she can have him back." Will said when they heard a roar and saw the Mama Hermaneutibeast glaring at them.

"And now for the tricky part." Caleb said.

"Tricky for you maybe." Stan said reading his mop. "You ready for Round 2, Mama?" Stan taunts.

Roaring the Mama Hermaneutibeast charges in when Stan aims his mop at the floor and fires a liquid causing the Mama Hermaneutibeast to slip on it and crash into some tables. "Go! Go!" Stan yells as they dragged the baby out.

Picking itself up the Mama Hermaneutibeast chases after them as they raced down into the basement.

"Hey you want your kid?" Neo calls out getting its attention.

"Well come and get it." Rayla said as Sif and Caleb threw the baby into the portal causing the mama to race after it.

"Now Will!" Sif yells as Will held out her amulet and closed the portal.

A few minutes later, they wlaked out in their civilian forms and the Asgardians hid their armors and weapons under their clothes.

"Well that was exhausting." Rayla groans.

"Is anyone else hungry?" Hay Lin asks.

"I need a hot bath." Will groans.

"I need to forget that ever happened." Taranee said as they looked at all the stains. "But my readers won't when they see this.

"Well that was quite a show." Stan said leaning against his mop.

"Thanks for all your help dealing with that uh thing." Neo said.

"Yeah who knew Janitors could be so awesome." Hay Lin said.

"I ain't your average janitor sweetie." Stan said.

"Yeah that mutant wild boar family came out nowhere." Cornelia said trying to cover it up.

"Mutant Wild boars huh? Yeah that's not bad, but uh what about the fact that you kids could fly and use magic?" Stan asks.

"Uh special movie effects." Will gulps.

"You can drop the act girls I know what you're all about." Stan declares surprising them.

"Uh mister I think you might have hit your head too hard." Caleb said.

"Oh I don't think so young man. You don't need to explain it, I know exactly what's going on... Neo Thorson, son of Thor, the God of Thunder along with his fellow warriors from Asgard and Will Vandom, Hay Lin, Cornelia Hale, Taranee Cook and your absent friend Irma Lair otherwise known as the Guardians of the Veil." Stan smirks shocking all of them.

"Wha uh h-how did you know?" Hay Lin gasps.

"W-Who are you?" Neo gulps.

"Allow me to introduce myself." Stan said taking out a badge with an eagle logo. "Stan Lee, Former Agent to the Strategic Homeland Intervention Enforcement and Logistics Division also known as S.H.I.E.L.D. And I have some people who want to talk to you."

Hearing this all of them panic in horror.


Meanwhile in Meridian, Cedric was kneeling in front of Phobos as Loki watched them.

"The time grows short." Phobos said.

"I shall have her breath by tomorrow." Cedric grins.

Narrowing his eyes, Loki glared Phobos down still having what he said earlier fresh in his mind.


The next day at school, everyone looked to see the giant mess and were talking nonstop.

"Martin. In here! Quick! A purple ghost!" Uriah said pointing the classroom.

However when Martin ran over a teacher joined him.

"No! Just Martin!" Uriah panics as they open the door and purple paint falls on them causing the two of them to fall over. "Oh man."

As everyone laughed both of them got up and glared Uriah down.

"You set this whole thing up, you... cad! Pardon my language, ladies." Martin said looking to the side.

"I didn't! I mean, not the other stuff... just, just this!" Uriah said but the teacher told him to go to detention.

"We should have known it was Uriah the whole time." A student said.

As Stan walks over to clean it up Neo was standing with the Witch girls as they filled Irma in on what happened.

"The janitor is a secret agent?" Irma gasps.

"Apparently and he wants to have us meet with some people." Hay Lin gulps.

"I'm too pretty to end up in a government lab." Cornelia panics.

"You think if we packed up our things we can make a run for it?" Taranee asks.

"I don't think we can back out of this girls. Our only option is to see who exactly Stan wants us to talk to…but this goes south I'm going back to Asgard. They'll never catch me there." Neo said.

"You know we're gonna have to tell the others right?" Hay Lin asks causing them to gulp.


Meanwhile at Cedric's bookstore, Elyon was sighing.

"I'm always kind of sad after it rains." Elyon admits.

"I know what you mean." Cedric said stacking a shelf.

"I don't know how anyone can believe in this stuff. Magic, monsters, evil creatures. I mean look at this." Bending down Elyon picks up a book on Norse Mythology. "How can anyone believe stuff like this?"

"People are such a strange species." Cedric said narrowing his eyes.

"Yeah. Like Cornelia's supposed to be my best friend, but last night when I called her mom said she went out with the girls. She didn't even invite me." Elyon said.

"One day, there will be those who really understand you." Cedric said.

"Well I think you do." Elyon said.

"I'm so pleased you feel that way." Cedric said taking out a balloon. "Balloons would be a nice touch for the window display. Do you mind?"

Handing it to her, Elyon breathes into the balloon blowing it up.

Handing it back to him, Cedric grins. "There's always a nice sunset after the rain." Cedric points as Elyon looks out at the sunset while he grinned evilly.