The smell of cheap and greasy food was heavy and potent as it wafted through the air, the screams of child and adult alike in either terror or joy boomed across the land, and already several fingers and toes had been chewed off and lost to the little demons put on display for the enjoyment of the attendees and for the little kids to throw food to. The combination of these things could only mean one thing: the annual Bonesborough fair was in town! Every year for the last several, a fair was set up to give the residents of the Boiling Isles some enjoyment in their lives. The fair was always filled with countless rides, games that may or may not have been rigged (they definitely always were), captured demons put on display for entertainment, and new and exciting food that may or may not end up killing you.
Amity was never one who enjoyed the fair or ever had any intention on going, and only ever came in the past because Edric and Emira would drag (kidnap) her and force her to stay for a few hours to be a 'normal kid,' as they called it. This was back when all she cared about was studying, back when having 'fun' seemed like nonsense and anything else but studying or practicing was seen as a complete waste of time. This was before she dropped her old 'friend' group, back when she feared her parent's wrath, back before she made genuine friends that actually cared about her and her well-being…back before a certain hazel-eyed goddess came crashing into her life and implanted herself in Amity's heart like a beautiful-annoying tick. She, of course, meant the residential human witch of the Boiling Isles, Luz Noceda. The girl who had torn down the walls Amity spent years building up in a matter of mere weeks.
It was thanks to Luz that Amity no longer recognized the girl her parents shaped and molded her to be, and she couldn't be happier. While she still liked locking herself away to study from time to time, she much rather enjoyed spending time with her new and genuine friends and getting into crazy and occasionally deadly adventures. To her, it was a breath of fresh air she hadn't known she needed, and she refused to trade anything for it. And today was no different, as Amity found herself at the Bonesborough fair of her own free will instead of her siblings forcing her into a sack. You see, the fair was yet another one of Kevin's 10 activities to try and get her and Luz together. It would be a lie to say she wasn't excited for today, and she had every intention of enjoying this day and her time with Luz…although after finally finding her other human friend and seeing his current…appearance, she was currently having second thoughts about all of this.
"Why are you wearing that?" Amity asked, tone laced with utter confusion and bafflement, one of her eyebrows quirked as she stared at Kevin and his current choice of attire. The human male currently had his face painted white with black lipstick and matching eyeshadow; he wore a black-and-white horizontal striped shirt with long sleeves, black pants, black suspenders, white gloves, and a black beret.
"It'll help me blend in with the other fair employees. That way I can follow the two of you around and make sure nothing bad happens. It'll also help make sure Luz doesn't recognize me. Now shush, mimes aren't supposed to talk," Kevin said as he raised and moved his hands around, pretending to be trapped inside an invisible box. After a few seconds realization dawned upon him, and he turned back to the greenette. "Wait, do mimes even exist in his world? Because if not, then my disguise makes no sense."
"Kevin, it doesn't make sense even with mimes existing in our world. Plus, fairs don't evenhave mimes in the first place."
"…You've gotta be kidding me. Do you know how long it took me to do my makeup? I wasted two hours doing all of this!" he exclaimed while pointing to his painted face.
"How did it take you two hours to paint your face white and lips and eyes black?"
"Doing an eyeshadow job this good doesn't just happen, sweetie; it takes time, patience, skill, and—"
"Look, I'd love to hear about why it took you two hours to do what it would take five minutes for me to do, but Luz will be here any moment. Can you please tell me the plan?" Amity asked, cutting the boy off before he could continue his tangent about his eye makeup. She didn't intend to sound rude or impolite, but time was of the essence, after all. Kevin sighed and nodded at the request.
"Okay, fine. After doing a bit of research in the library after our last meeting, I discovered that the 'Starfire Comet' is getting ready to pass over the Boiling Isles today. Legend says that when two people are high enough in the air for the comet's light to touch them, they're destined to end up together. The plan is simple; you and Luz enjoy the fair while I follow and make sure nothing bad happens, then at 7:00 pm you guys get on the Ferris wheel, ride it to the top, and bam, the comet's light hits the two of you. Simple and easy, there's no way anything can go wr—" he started to say, but was cut off as Amity placed her hand over his mouth.
"No, no, no, do not finish that sentence. Because whenever you do, something always goes wrong," she said, resulting in Kevin giving two thumbs up in understanding. With a grateful sigh, she removed her hand, but her nose crinkled in disgust upon seeing the black and white that stained her hand from Kevin's paint and makeup. She placed her hand firmly against his chest and wiped it all away, much to his disdain.
"Well, there goes my deposit, cause this thing was a rental," he said with a scowl, causing Amity to grimace slightly.
"Oh, uh, sorry about that."
"It's fine. I used Eda's card to pay for it anyway." He shrugged before he gripped onto his shirt and ripped it off, revealing a black t-shirt that had been hidden underneath. He buried his face into the shirt, wiping his face clean before he tore off his pants, revealing a pair of shorts. Taking off his beret, he tossed the items over the nearest railing and into the ocean and dusted his hands clean. "I hope you're happy. Now I don't have a disguise."
"More like scarred. I never want to see you ripping your clothes off ever again." She shuddered slightly, fearing what she would've seen had he not been wearing his regular clothes underneath the mime costume. "And must you always be over the top and dramatic? You're worse than a teenage girl sometimes, and that's coming from me. A literal teenage girl."
"Oof, a little moody today, aren't we? What's wrong? Did someone walk in on your 'private' time," he asked with a teasing smirk, taking great joy as he watched the witch splutter, pale face slowly turning a shade of bright red at the accusation. "Which reminds me, are you a one-in-the-pink type of girl or—"
"Oh look, there's Luz! You better disappear!" Amity exclaimed before grabbing Kevin by his shirt. Using all the strength she possessed, she rolled the human over the railing and tossed him into the water below.
Kevin shouted in surprise as he was tossed into the ocean, the water instantly attacking his senses once he was below its surface. He swam upwards until he was above the water where he started spitting water out of his mouth like a fountain before he started swimming towards the wooden pillars that kept the docks standing. "Oh I'm so getting her back for this," he growled to himself as he started his climb back up.
"Hi Luz! Fancy meeting you here! I mean, of course you're here, I invited you to come and spend the day with me after all. N-Not like a date or anything, that'd be weird, or would it? I don't think it would be, not that I think about if often, that'd be even weirder, right? I-I'm talking too much, aren't I?" Amity asked as her blush slowly started spreading to her ears as Luz approached her. She really needed to learn to control her ramblings; with how bad they got, she was bound to let something accidentally slip.
"Hmm? What did you say, Amity?" Luz asked once she was close enough to Amity while pulling out her earbuds. Amity bit back a sigh of relief once she realized her crush was listening to music and hadn't heard a word she said.
"J-Just that I'm happy you accepted my invite and that I can't wait to enjoy the fair with you," Amity said, causing Luz to grin nice and wide, eyes twinkling at her friend's kind words. Before Amity knew it, she felt a pair of arms wrap around her and hoist her up into the air. "L-Luz!"
"I'm sorry, but sometimes you just say the sweetest things! And, you're just so huggable, ya know? I feel like I could hug you for hours and hours and hours!" the witch-in-training exclaimed with glee as she buried her face in the crook of Amity's neck, not noticing her friends darkening blush. "And of course I'd accept your invite! How could I ever say no to my favorite witch? Shhh, don't tell any of the others though; they might get jealous," Luz giggled, her grip on Amity tightening. She couldn't see what her words or actions were doing to the poor greenette as her face, neck, and ears turned dark red; the full-blooded witch wouldn't be surprised if her green hair would soon turn a shade of red as well. Biting back a small whimper, Amity returned the embrace and buried her face into Luz's shoulder to hide her ever-growing blush.
Kevin, who had finished his climb and was now watching from below the railing, stared at the sight before him, fingers twitching in anticipation at how easy it would be to reach up, grab Amity, and toss her over the railing as she had done to him. His grip on the dock tightened, but he breathed in and breathed out, calming himself before he started maneuvering further away from the two in order for him to climb back up onto the dock without Luz noticing him. He needed to focus on helping Amity out; he could control his pettiness for now. Besides, his revenge would come soon enough, when she'd least expect it.
After what felt like forever for Amity, but in reality was a minute tops, Luz finally let go of the witch and gave her another large, toothy grin. "So, what do you wanna do first? I assume the fairs here are a lot like the ones in the human world," Luz said before there was a scream of pain from close by, causing the two to turn and watch as two witches carried a third witch via a stretcher. The witch being carried had the top of his shoe burned, and it looked like two of his toes had been bitten clean off, probably by one of the smaller demons the fair had on display. "Albeit, maybe a bit more dangerous," Luz chuckled nervously.
"Well, I did see some prizes I wouldn't mind trying to get, but all the games here are extremely rigged. It's impossible to win at any of them," Amity said, remembering the countless attempts her siblings had tried winning her a prize to lift her spirits. The memory of Edric somehow setting himself on fire while trying the ring toss game was still fresh in her mind.
"The word 'impossible' doesn't even exist in my dictionary! C'mon, what kind of fearless champion would I be if I couldn't win my princess a simple prize?" Luz asked as she reached out, grabbing Amity's hands before interlockings their fingers together. "To the first game!" she cheered loudly, dragging her friend further into the fair.
"Luz, you have no idea where you're going, do you?"
"Uh…nope."
(Game One)
The bottle toss was one of the oldest games in the history of fairs and carnivals. In the human world, there were a vast number of ways to rig the game: filling the bottles with lead, making the balls lighter than regulation, and some people welded pieces of metal to the backs or would weld them down to the stand. Well, the demon realm was no different, and if anything, the odds were even more stacked against you thanks to magic existing. Luz found that out quickly as she had tried knocking the bottles down eight times already, and was on her ninth attempt.
"¡Hijo de puta! ¡Solo cae ya!" the Latina shouted angrily, allowing her second language to slip through as her ninth ball carelessly bounced off of the three stacked bottles. Like the previous attempts, the bottles didn't budge at all, no matter how hard she threw the ball. The worker, a tall demon tale that looked exactly like a chameleon from the human world, chuckled at her reaction and used his tail to swipe her money off from the band and into his collection bucket below.
"Better luck next time, little lady," he cackled, and Luz had to resist the urge to use a fire glyph on not only the stand, but also the worker himself. Something she knew her pyromaniac friend Kevin would be quite proud of.
"I told you it was useless, Luz; all the games here are rigged, and besides, I don't want you wasting so much money and energy on some stupid Abomination plush."
"If you want it, then it's not a waste. This'll be my last attempt, I promise," Luz said firmly while slamming another 10 snails onto the stand. The chameleon grinned at her dedication to make her friend happy. Attendees like these had always been his favorite kind; those with a one-track mind and a seemingly endless pocket of snails. Using his tail, he grabbed another ball and handed it to her.
"Good luck," he said with another small chuckle. Luz only glared at the man and let out a small growl of irritation before she readied herself for her next throw.
Kevin had been watching this whole time from behind a pillar, and after making a mental note to go after the fair employee for cheating his friend, figured now would be the best time to act. He held out both of his hands and concentrated his power into them. Blue energy started to form in the palms of his hands and traveled across to one another before a rifle formed in his hands. He leaned the rifle against the pillar and adjusted it before aiming at the bottles.
"Fire in the hole!" he shouted to himself before pulling the trigger.
The reaction was instantaneous. A loud 'boom' rocked the docks as he fired. The force that the gun exerted was far stronger than Kevin anticipated, and it sent him flying back with a loud scream through the railing and back into the ocean. The projectile stayed on course and flew through the air, synching with the ball after Luz had thrown without anyone noticing. The projectile smashed into the glass bottles, resulting in a small explosion that blew up the stand and sent most of the prizes flying high into the air. Everyone watched as the toys fell back to the ground before children ran towards them and started collecting as many as their little arms could carry.
Luz coughed as smoke from the blast invaded her lungs, and she was quick to swat it away. Staring into the sky, she reached her hand out and caught an abomination plush in her hand. She licked her thumb and index finger to put out the small flame that sat atop the toy's head before turning towards Amity with a wide grin while holding the toy out towards her. "Ta-da!" One abomination plush, as promised."
"H-How did you even do that?" Amity asked while accepting the plush. Luz shrugged, unsure how that happened either before a loud 'thud' caught their attention. The two turned to see the chameleon employee had fallen backwards on the ground; he and his clothing had been charred and burned black from the explosion. His body twitched slightly, proving that he was still alive. "Will he be okay?"
"Eh, he'll be fine." Luz shrugged before grabbing Amity's hand and dragging her away from the scene. "On to the next game!"
(Game Two)
The test-your-strength game was a beloved game for fair employees, not only because it was easy to rig, but because egomaniacs and some men loved trying to prove they were the best of the best. You could make in an hour what you'd usually make in a whole day if you got just the right person to play. In the human world, either the hammer given to the attendee was made lighter, or the game itself was tinkered with so that way no matter how hard you hit it, it would never reach the top. The rigging was even worse in the demon realm, as some employees would line the game with abomination goo, which would slow down the puck and keep it from reaching the bell, and others would use illusion magic to make it seem like the puck went up just a tiny bit when in reality it would nearly reach the top.
Luz rubbed her hands together before gripping the handle of the mallet that the employee, a man made of brown stone, set out for her. The mallet was more than half the size of her body, and the head was nearly double the size of Luz's head.
"I'm telling you Luz, there's no way you're going to be able to lift that thing. You're going to throw your back out or something if you try," Amity warned as she watched her friend get ready to try and lift the mallet.
"Trust me, I'll be fine. All I gotta do is lift with my knees and then bam, that Otabin plush is all yours!" Luz said confidently, eyeing the life size, pink rabbit toy that was the grand prize for getting the puck all the way up to the top. The rabbit was the main character from a children's book Amity grew up with and still loved to this day, so obviously Luz made it her objective to get it for her. "Okay, on three! One, two—*gasp*! Is that a mime?!"
"Is that a—" Amity cut herself off and covered her mouth, suppressing an aggravated groan of annoyance as she watched a mime walk through the crowd, pretending that a strong wind was making it difficult to walk forward. The brown eyes and round ears made it clear as day that it was Kevin, and Amity wondered not only why he was trying this stupid plan again, but also where he had gotten another disguise on such short notice.
"You know a lot of people find mimes stupid and weird, but I love them! The dedication to their craft and staying silent is something you just gotta admire about them!" Luz said, and after hearing how much Luz loved mimes, Amity actually considered for a very split second to follow Kevin's idea and dress up as one, one of these days. Luz turned back to the game, but before she could try lifting the hammer, felt several taps on her back. Turning, she saw the mime give her a thumbs up. "Are you wishing me luck? Thank you so much!"
The mime nodded and gave a two-finger salute, causing Luz to smile wide before turning back to the game. What she didn't know was that Kevin had slapped several, single use construction coven power glyphs onto her back. They would allow her to pick up the mallet with ease, and would disintegrate once she was done. He turned to walk away, but before he could get any further, Amity grabbed him by the suspenders and pulled him close.
"What are you doing? I thought we agreed you wouldn't do this stupid plan of yours," she hissed. She watched Kevin roll his eyes before holding his left fist up to her. Putting his right fist to his left fist's side, he started rotating it as if he was fishing, and started raising his middle finger slowly. Once fully extended, he pretended to gasp in shock from seeing it, causing Amity's scowl to deepen. "You're not funny, I hope you know that," she said, causing him to shrug in response.
"Plus Ultra!" Luz shouted as she raised the mallet high above her head before slamming it down onto the lever. The puck shot up faster than anyone expected and smashed into the bell, taking it clean off of the game and sending it flying high into the air.
Everyone watched as the bell rose further and further into the air before stopping and starting its descent. Amity took a few steps back as she stared at the falling bell, and watched as Kevin pulled out a small white sign that had the words "uh oh" written on it. The bell came crashing down onto the dock mere inches away from Kevin's feet, creating a big enough hole for the human teen to fall through and back into the water below.
"And one Otabin plush for the lovely lady!" Luz giggled as she stepped away from the game and towards Amity, stuffed pink rabbit in her hands. "Hey, where did the mime go? I wanted to show them that I won!"
"Uh…" Amity trailed off, staring through the hole and watching as Kevin's beret appeared on the surface of the water. "I'm sure they're around here somewhere. C'mon, let's go to the next game," Amity said, causing Luz to grin before she grabbed the witch's wrist and dragged her away.
"Today fucking sucks," Kevin growled to himself as he climbed back up the dock. He was yet again drenched from head to toe, and his makeup and paint were running down his face. "Three hours left of this bullshit; I should really start charging her for my services."
(2 hours and 55 minutes later)
"Abomination, take these home for me please," Amity requested as she handed her goo monster the countless plush toys Luz had won for her. Her creation nodded at the command and let out a gurgling sound before scooping up all the toys from the hands of its master. Amity sighed in relief as she watched her Abomination trudge its way back to her home, thankful that she and Luz no longer had to carry everything.
The human girl had been on a warpath these past few hours, dedicated to win any and every prize Amity would talk about or spare a glance at. And so far, she had been successful, with Kevin's help of course. Amity hadn't seen the other human ever since Luz accidentally sent him falling back into the ocean, but she knew he had been helping Luz out-cheat the cheating employees. So far, the day had been uneventful, and it appeared as if nothing would actually go wrong for once, so the greenette was happy about that.
She stared up at the giant Ferris wheel while she and Luz waited patiently in line. Well, she was waiting patiently anyway; Luz was practically vibrating where she stood from excitement. From what she had told Amity, the Ferris wheel had always been one of her favorite rides from the human world. Ever since she was a kid, the human girl had always been fond of being high in the air; she would always pretend she was a witch and was using magic to levitate her and her mother into the sky. It was an adorable thing to imagine, Luz running around as a child, wearing the stereotyped witch clothing and shouting made up words that sounded 'magicy' as if it would actually cause something to happen. Although to be fair, what about Luz wasn't adorable?
"Oi! Green hair and round ears, get up here! You're going next!" one of the Ferris wheel operators shouted suddenly with a sharp whistle, shaking Amity from her thoughts. Her eyes widened in surprise at the command, especially since there were at least 10 pairs of other park attendees in front of them.
"What? That's so not fair! Why are they allowed to skip?" one of the attendees that were in front of them shouted in anger. Luz and Amity were quick to bypass him and the others, hoping to avoid any confrontation.
"Life isn't fair and I don't make the rules, so deal with it!" the employee shouted back as he let Luz and Amity through. Amity's eye met the employee's, and from his rounded ears to the number two that was emblazoned on his employee jacket, she could see now that it was one of Kevin's clones instead of the regular operator.
"Watch your step and enjoy the ride," the other operator said as he opened the passenger car for them to enter. Like the other one, Amity could see a number one was emblazoned on his employee jacket, meaning that he was a clone too. Which begged the question, what had Kevin done with the actual employees?
"Oi, single, lonely, and pathetic guy standing by himself all sad like, you're a single rider, right? Of course you are, get up here!"
"Assholes. You're both assholes," Kevin hissed at his clones as he walked past them and entered the passenger car. He sighed as he sat down and closed his eyes, tired from today's events and from what he's had to deal with. Besides getting thrown into the ocean several times, he's also had to round up the tiny demons that had ended up escaping captivity, prevent parts from several different rides from falling on Luz and Amity, and deal with his annoying clones. He was so happy the day was almost over with. "At least things can't get any worse," he muttered to himself.
"Ah fuck, I'm stuck with you? Can someone please wake me from this nightmare?" a voice to his right said, causing his eyes to snap open. Turning his head, he groaned in annoyance when he realized he was sharing the car with Boscha.
"Oh for fuck's sake."
(With Luz and Amity)
Amity shifted in her seat, wringing her hands together as her nerves started getting the better of her. She wasn't nervous from being so high into the air. She was a witch, after all; flying in the sky literally came with the territory. She was nervous about being stuck in what was basically a five-by-five box, high in the air, and trapped with her crush. The town below them was lit up brilliantly and seemed so far away. The sun slowly started to set in the west, making the sky a dark, marble black, littered with hundreds of bright and shiny stars. She could see a faint pink light flying off in the distance, which she assumed to be the Starfire comet that Kevin had formed this whole plan around. It was quaint, it was peaceful, she would even go as far to say that it was—
"Kinda romantic, wouldn't you say?" Luz asked, causing Amity to freeze in her seat, her cheeks turning a light pink from the sudden question. Was Gus right about humans being able to read minds?
"Ha, y-yeah I g-guess it kinda is," Amity stuttered out, still caught off guard from what Luz had said. Wait, was she crazy or had Luz scooted closer?
"You know, I'm really glad you've wanted to spend so much time together lately. I'm not kidding when I say I really missed you when I went back home. Honestly, I couldn't stop thinking about you when I was away," Luz admitted with a sheepish chuckle as she rubbed the back of her head, cheeks darkening from admitting that out loud. Amity wasn't doing much better as her ears started to turn a dark red.
"M-Me too. It kinda got quiet and, well, lonely without you. I mean, sure I had Gus and Willow, and my siblings, but...I don't know, things just weren't the same without you. I-I m-missed you a lot, too," Amity admitted, and it felt good to get that off of her chest. Having all these thoughts and feelings and keeping them bottled up inside had been driving her crazy, so to admit it out loud, to her crush nonetheless, that she missed her? It was a weight off of her shoulders.
"Well, you won't have to worry about being alone ever again. Your fearless champion is here to stay," she said with a small grin.
A comfortable silence overcame the two as the ride came to a sudden stop. They were at the wheel's peak now, allowing them to truly look down on the beautiful scenery before them. Luz's fingers twitched slightly, and she raised her right arm while letting out an obviously fake yawn. She reached and wrapped her arm around Amity's shoulders and felt the greenette tense and freeze under her touch. She panicked, believing she had crossed a line and was getting ready to pull back before she felt Amity relax. She felt her cheeks darken when Amity leaned against her resting her head against Luz's shoulder. Each girl was sporting dark red blushes, and each was glad the other could see. They relaxed in their current position, cherishing how close they were and the warmth they felt from one another.
Today had been perfect.
(With Kevin and Boscha)
"Have I ever told you that you're annoying?"
"Like, annoyingly handsome or annoyingly charming?"
"I mean annoying, annoying, like a dog who won't stop barking kind of annoying," Boscha clarified, causing Kevin to chuckle.
"If I'm so annoying, then why haven't you kicked me off of you yet?" he asked while staring up at her. Somehow, sometime between their 'playful banter' as he called it, or their 'arguing' as she called it, and their sips from Boscha's own flask, Kevin had ended up sprawled out over the bench with his head resting in Boscha's lab, her one hand combing through his hair as if he were a pet.
"Because if I did, it would rock this stupid car and we'd probably get detatched and fall to our deaths. And unlike you and your big mouth, I actually like living," she growled down to him, happy that her skin was pink and hiding her light blush.
"My big mouth and I can work wonders, if you'd let us," he said with a wink, causing her to choke and cough from her drink. He let out a small cackle at her reaction. "Just stop lying and say you enjoy my company."
"My parents, as shitty and annoying as they are, taught me to never lie."
"Oh please. You say you hate me, but we both know it's the opposite."
"In your dreams, human."
"In my dreams, we're wearing a lot less clothing," he joked, and laughed again from seeing her reddening cheeks. "Aww, you have such a giant huge crush on me. How embarrassing to be you."
"You really know how to ruin a moment, don'tcha?"
"...So you admit we were having a moment?" he asked, causing the witch above him to let out an annoyed sigh, ears and neck turning a dark shade of red; she had slipped up!
"I'll admit...I hate you less than most people, but that's only because I hate most people!"
"Aww, I really like you too!"
"I never said—"
The pinkette was cut off from her screaming by the slow and steady, but loud screeching sound. The riders looked around, confused, until there was a loud snap as something around them broke. Suddenly, gravity took hold of the wheel, causing it to fall and slam upwards on the ground with a loud thud. As many of the riders and those below watching screamed in fright, Kevin sat up in his seat and peered over the side of the car. He went pale upon seeing that the wheel had snapped from the hub, meaning now the wheel was no longer connected to, well, anything.
"That's not good," he said before he started to feel the wheel begin to move backwards. "And we're moving now. This just went from bad to worse."
The terrified screams of fair attendees could be heard for miles as the Ferris wheel started to roll through the fair, crushing countless booths that had been in its way. Many attendees almost suffered the same fate, but were either quick or lucky enough to jump out of the way...well, most attendees anyway.
"My leg! My leg!"
Kevin could hear the faint shout of someone who was unlucky enough to not avoid the giant wheel. He peeked his head over the side of the car and watched as his two clones chased after the Ferris wheel. "Oi, idiots! Hurry up and do something!"
"Like what? We're not like you; we can't just pull magical solutions out of our ass like this is some kinda anime or fanfic!" Clone One shouted as he and Two chased after them.
"Slow down the damn wheel idiots!"
"And how the hell—Two! Two, stop, stop it you, you asshole!" Clone One shouted as Two successfully lifted One into the air before throwing him in the wheel's path. The wheel easily crushed the clone, destroying him in a cloud of smoke.
"Welp, that didn't work. I'm out of ideas!" Two shouted up to Kevin as he continued running after them.
The wheel jerked to the right suddenly, changing its course and heading through the town. Screams of terror filled the town as the wheel rolled down through the streets, crushing countless small structures like fountains and benches before barreling through the local playground. The sudden jerk had the added effect of sending Kevin flying out of his seat and slamming his head against the side of the car. He let out a string of curses as Boscha laughed at his misfortune before the ride jerked to the left, sending the pinkette flying out of the seat and crashing on top of him. The two groaned in pain from the sudden thrash, their foreheads colliding and smacking into each other. They froze, suddenly realizing their current position with Boscha on top of Kevin, faces mere inches away. The two were sporting dark red blushes as they stared into each other's eyes.
"Kevin?! Is that you—why are you with Boscha?!" a shout from above startled them, and they looked to the car above them to see Luz and Amity peering over the side and staring down at them.
"Oh, uh, hi Luz! Enjoying the ride?" he asked as Boscha pushed herself off of him and scooted to the other side of the car.
"Not to interrupt your little moment—"
"There's nothing to interrupt!" Kevin and Boscha shouted simultaneously, cutting Amity off.
"Whatever! You might wanna summon more clones or some of your monsters before we run into the lava!" Amity warned.
"Lav—what lava?!" Kevin shouted before Boscha grabbed and turned his head, causing his eyes to widen in surprise when he saw the giant, glowing pools of red and orange—and they were heading straight for them. "What kind of fucked up dimension do you people have? Who the hell has lava pits?!"
"Summon one of your monsters!" Amity and Boscha ordered simultaneously.
"All right, all right! Jeez! Yelling at me like it's my fault you people have random pools of lava just lying around." he grumbled to himself as his deck appeared in his hands. "No, not him, not her, not them, that's a spell card, another spell card, oh so that's where he went, aha! Perfect, but...do I really wanna use him?"
"Yes!" the three girls shouted at him.
"But this guy is the ace up my sleeve in case something bad happens! He uses so much of my energy, it'll be a whole month before I can use him again!" he tried to argue. The death glares being sent his way from Amity and Boscha did nothing to make him rethink, but the pleading, puppy dog eyes from Luz were enough to make him crack. He sighed before picking out five cards from his deck. "Fine! But you all owe me!" he said before slapping the cards on the car's seat.
The pool of lava started to bubble as the ground started to shake violently, and a blue star appeared in front of them. Two gigantic, bulging arms of bronze shot from the star, a cuff of metal wrapped tightly around each wrist, and chains that once used to hold the monster down dangled from them, broken. Matching legs stepped through the air, as did a chest with a large, golden ankh plastered across the monster's pecks. A jarring growl echoed through the world as the monster's head exited through the star, a collar of metal wrapped tightly around its neck. The monster wore a nemes of dark purple and yellow on its head, with a statue of a cobra sitting right at its center.
The creature reached forth, its thick fingers grabbing onto and digging into the front of the wheel, stopping the ride dead in its tracks. The four teens sighed in relief, but Amity and Boscha eeped in fright as the creature leaned forward, showing off its permanent, lipless, blue grin, white teeth shining from the moonlight. Amity latched onto Luz out of fright while Boscha did the same to Kevin.
The monster let out some kind of growl, causing Kevin to sigh. "I know, I know, this wasn't a 'world ending' emergency, but we could've died! Doesn't that count as an emergency?" Kevin asked, causing the creature to growl again. "Hey! Don't use that tone of voice with me mister, I will use you as toilet paper if I need to!"
The monster went to growl back before a pink light from above drew its attention away from its summoner. The creature turned, moving out of the way to stare at the light's source and allowing a brilliant, bright hue of pink to shine down upon the four teens. The Starfire comet, a comet shaped like a heart, flew past slowly, high in the night sky. They stared at the flying comet in awe of its beauty, as most of them had never seen anything like it before.
Amity blushed when she felt Luz wrap her in a hug and bring her close, snuggling against the witch as they marvelled at the comet together. Amity smiled and leaned into the embrace, the girl's warmth mixed with the soothing beat of Luz's heart was enough to make her melt in the hug.
It took them a few seconds for Kevin and Boscha to remember what the comet was and the legend behind it. They stared at one another and realized they were still in an embrace before sighing.
"Oh fuck," they said in unison.
(Library: Amity's secret room)
"So...you and Boscha, huh?"
"Say another word, and I'm setting this library on fire," Kevin threatened as he crossed out the 'fair' option from the whiteboard. "Which I might do anyway since you threw me into the ocean!"
"You were getting ready to make an inappropriate comment! It's hard enough to approach Luz when I'm not an embarrassed, blushing mess; I don't need your inappropriate jokes and comments making things worse!"
"Fair point. Counter point: I will get my revenge on you and it'll be when you least expect it," Kevin warned before turning back to the board. "Now, let's see what's left. What do you feel like doing next?"
Amity hummed as she approached the board, eyeing the last six options. One choice in particular caught her eye, and she started to blush red from the thoughts that entered her mind. With a giggle, she circled the next plan; now would be the best time to do it since her parents were away for the next week on a business trip.
"All right, good choice. I'll make sure Luz does her homework so she's free the whole weekend. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go back to the Owl House and make sure Luz isn't making fanart of Boscha and I. Have yourself and everything you need prepared for this weekend," Kevin said before turning for the door.
"Fanart huh?" Amity clicked his tongue, grinning as Kevin whipped around to point at her.
"Don't even think about it, Amity. Don't forget I've already sworn revenge on you. Don't make it worse," he warned again, pointing at his eyes and to her several times as he slowly walked out of the room, telling her 'I've got my eyes on you.'
Amity watched the hidden door close. She giggled and sat at her desk before grabbing a stack of paper and her drawing supplies.
It was about time she embarrassed him. Wasn't it?
Note time baby! It's been awhile since the last update, and I apologize about that. Had a small family emergency regarding my father (everything seems fine now) and school has been kicking me ass, but I'm pushing through! Probably won't be able to write much this week as I have an essay due this weekend and I wanna focus on that, so I'll start writing when that's done…unless I really get into the writing mood, lol. Anyway, let's go on with my jumbled mess of notes.
So I've been really obsessed with the Annapantsu version of "The Other Side", which is a song from the Disney movie The Greatest Showman. I'm thinking of making a one-shot where Kevin is trying to convince Amity to let him help her get together with Luz. I don't know, it's a very self-indulgent idea that I may or may not do. Haven't decided yet.
Good news everyone! I've gotten 2 commissions of Kevin done, with another 3 to follow. I REALLY want to show you all the finished ones, but sadly they're both major spoilers for what I have planned for this story. So you'll have to wait and see them when I get to the chapters I'm using them for…OR, you can follow my twitter (ghost5091) or Instagram (ghost509_) and check them out now (AGAIN I WARN YOU, THEY ARE MAJOR SPOILERS). As for the other 3 commissions, they aren't spoilers so I'll be posting them in this story whenever they're done. 2 of them SHOULD hopefully be done soon, but sadly the artist doing the 3rd one won't be able to do any until the second week of November. It sucks, but I can't wait to show you them!
If any artists are reading this…I'd appreciate if you drew the middle finger scene 👉👈, lol. But in all seriousness, if anyone does decide to do some fanart of any of my stories, please let me know! I'd love to see them!
I really wanna do another Q&A! So please, go ahead and ask me anything, whether it be about my writing, personal life, or whatever else!
And now, for something different. As I've said and shown multiple times, I'm pretty much beating it like a dead horse with how much I've said it, Kevin has traveled to various other dimensions, I think like 15 or 20 if I remember my timeline correctly. But! I haven't outright said which ones he's been to. So I thought it would be nice to list every chapter where I say/hint where he's been to, say where he's been to, and say what he's gotten from there. If you're not interested, go ahead and skip this to the bottom of my notes where I hint at what happens in the next chapter!
Chapter 2: In this chapter Luz asks Kevin to tell Eda and Amity about 'the space wizards with the glowing swords'. This references the fact Kevin has been to the Star Wars dimension. Sadly he didn't get any powers, but he was able to build his own lightsaber.
Chapter 2: Kevin demonstrates one of his powers that he's obtained from his travels by summoning a small flame, and references a dimension where people have control over the elements. Obviously he's referring to the Avatar The Last Airbender dimension, where he meets the Aang Gang, and learns how to water, earth, fire, and air bend. Sadly he can't metal or blood bend. Also, there is a drawback to fire bending. Using his fire ends up burning Kevin's flesh, as shown in chapter 4.
Chapter 3: In this chapter when Liz takes him to Hexside, he helps clean up the cafeteria after an Abomination explodes and covers the room with goo. He helps clean it up by summoning an army of Kuriboh, who clean up the room. This shows that Kevin has been to the Yu-Gi-Oh dimension, where he was able to make a copy of Yugi's, Joey's, and Kaiba's decks. It takes Kevin's stamina to summon the monster into the real world, and the amount he needs varies on the monsters' size. Every monster also has a cooldown before he can summon them again, and the bigger the monster, the longer the cooldown is.
Chapter 4: During Kevin's fight with Boscha, Kevin says the last time he fought an invisible opponent, nearly half of South America was blown up. This is a reference to the Alien Vs. Predator dimension he traveled to, where he was hunted in South America by a Predator. Thankfully his robotic suit, named Suit, came to his rescue, and the two were able to defeat the Predator. When the Predator went to blow itself up, like they're known to do when they're defeated, Kevin and Suit were able to contain the blast, saving South America.
Chapter 5: During his fight with Eda, Kevin summons clones of his own to help fight her. Kevin learned how to summon clones when he went to the Naruto dimension, where the Third Hokage, Sarutobi, taught him some tricks. In the Naruto dimension, it takes chakra and stamina to summons a clone, but since Kevin doesn't have chakra, more stamina is required to summon clones. If Kevin summons too many clones, he can run out of stamina and die. Don't worry though! Once a clone is destroyed, Kevin gets a small amount of stamina back. Kevin can also use his stamina to create objects, like the sword he uses in his fight against Eda, or the stopwatch he creates in chapter 9 to time how long Eda was unconscious after drinking what he made. He can also makes guns, as shown in chapter 10, but they take a lot more stamina to create, as does the ammo.
Chapter 5: When Eda summons a giant Hooty, he shouts "The dragon and I are one" and swings his sword around, causing a blue dragon to sprout from the handle. This is the ultimate of the Overwatch hero, Genji. Kevin traveled to the Overwatch dimension, where he joined and befriended the Overwatch team and helped them take down the evil organization, Talon.
Chapter 5: Kevin creates a makeshift knife and allows Eda to hit him, causing double the damage to be dealt back to Eda. This power is known as "Full Counter", a power Kevin learned from the Seven Deadly Sins Dimension. Kevin also gets hurt while using this power, unlike the original user, the dragon sin of pride, Meliodas. The power only works with bladed weapons, and no his sword of energy doesn't count.
Chapter 9: When Kevin says that 'Archer' and 'McCree' encouraged his drinking problem, this references to two different characters. McCree is from the Overwatch dimension, and as previously stated, Kevin as been there. Then we have Sterling Mallory Archer, secret agent of ISIS (it's an American spy agency in the show/dimension) from the Archer dimension.
Chapter 9: During their fight, Kevin and Freddy both reference that this isn't their first time fighting. This is because they fought once before when Kevin traveled to the "Nightmare on Elm Street" dimension. Kevin befriended several others, but they all died from Freddy. Kevin was nearly killed, but one of his friends gave her life to distract Freddy, allowing Kevin to defeat him.
And for now, that's it…I think. I don't know, I'll probably think of something else/remember something I was gonna say later on. Hopefully not.
Anyway, thank you again for all the love and support. Also, I wanted to remind you all that the first two chapters of my Grim Reaper Luz X Amity fanfiction is out now, on Ao3, FFN, and now, Wattpad! It's called "Protector From Beyond The Grave"! I still haven't decided what AU I'm gonna do next, but right now it's a tie between the Luz love potion harem fic, the A/B/O fic where Luz is an Alpha with a harem (might be spicy? Idk yet), and the Jock Luz X Goth nerd Amity fic. I'll think it over and finally decide, hopefully!
Join me next time for snacks, dancing, makeup, and cute pajamas. See ya in chapter 11!
