We're Wizards, Not Warriors: What If
Volume 2
Chapter 2: Reunion
Sam and his friends were now waiting.
The ad had gone on the air, and now they were hoping for Sam's family to come and meet him.
Moxxie and Millie were kind enough to give them snacks.
The married couple were quite friendly.
"The food here in Hell is good", Luz said.
Moxxie said, "just cause it's Hell, doesn't mean good taste is dead."
Luz shrugged her shoulders.
The group waited for a couple minutes.
Sam was happy to have his best friends with him as he waited.
Then he heard Loona say on the intercom, "uh, guys…. You're never gonna believe who showed up."
Moxxie drank some tea as Millie asked, "who?"
Loona replied, "the Skywalker family."
Moxxie did a spit take.
Sam, Hunter and Luz asked, "the who?"
Millie said, "the Skywalker's! They're one of the most powerful families in Hell!"
Moxxie said, "and around 16 years ago, their son was abducted by an enemy of theirs and sent to the human world! Your stories match up! Right down to the name of their son being the same as yours!"
Sam looked shocked at this information.
Could they really be his family?
"Bring them in", Sam said.
Millie and Moxxie nodded.
"Let them in, Loona", Moxxie said over the intercom.
Loona said over the intercom, "Roger that."
Sam then turned to look at the door.
He was both nervous and excited to meet his real family.
His heart was racing like an engine.
The door then opened.
Sam felt his heart practically stop.
Anakin and Padme walked inside the room.
They and Sam stared at each other with wide eyes.
Sam was the one to speak first.
"A-are you…. M-my parents?"
Anakin and Padme nod their heads with tears in their eyes.
Padme whispered, "Sam?"
Anakin whispered, "is it really you?"
The parents looked at the photo of the infant Sam and they stared at the older teen.
There was no doubt, this demon boy was their long lost son!
Anakin was the first to step forward, placing Sam's cheeks in his hands as he asked, "do you remember what we used to call you?"
Somehow, Sam knew.
"Your little imp."
Anakin and Padme smiled.
They pulled Sam into their arms, crying tears of joy as they sobbed out, "our baby boy!"
Sam cried tears of joy as well.
He finally found them. His family!
Luz and Hunter smiled at the sight.
They were happy for their best friend.
And the meetings didn't stop there!
"Come here kids, come meet your older brother", Padme said.
Sam tilted his head as two kids walked into the room.
One was a boy in beige clothes with short blonde hair and red eyes.
The other was a girl with brown hair with horns on the sides that looked like buns, red eyes and white clothes.
The boy asked, "Mom, Dad. Is this our…?"
"Yes, Luke. This is your older brother Sam", Padme said.
Sam went wide-eyed and pointed at himself, saying, "I have a brother and sister?!"
"Yes", Anakin said.
Luke and his sister, Leia, slowly walked over to Sam in awe.
"Hi", the twins said as they waved their hands.
Sam smiled and said, "hello."
Luke and Leia then hugged Sam. Sam hugged them back.
"Ahem", Luz cleared her throat.
Sam then broke the hug with his siblings.
"Oh! And these are my best friends Luz and Hunter", Sam said with a smile on his face.
Hunter said, "it's an honor."
"An honor to meet Sam's real family", Luz said.
Anakin said, "nice to meet you as well. I take it you kids will need a portal back to Earth, once this visit is over?"
Luz and Hunter nod their heads.
Anakin said, "now, Sam, why don't we bring you to our home. Or, I guess we could say, your home?"
Sam nods his head.
"Thank you I.M.P", Padme said.
Moxxie said, "it was no trouble sir. We at I.M.P pride ourselves on our professionalism."
Blitz then walked out in a towel, saying, "anyone remember where I put my stash of beer?"
Moxxie and Millie groaned.
"Let's go", Luz said.
The three teens followed Sam's family.
….
Later….
Sam and his friends stare in awe at the Skywalker Mansion.
It was an enormous place.
"Woah", Sam said in awe.
Padme said, "welcome home, sweety."
The family then went inside.
"Cool", Luz said.
Hunter said, "this is amazing!"
"Glad you like it", Anakin said.
"Come on, Sam", Padme said.
The parents led their eldest son to his room.
Anakin said, "we kept the room ready for when you finally returned."
Sam then opens the door to his room.
It looked absolutely untouched.
On the bed was a stuffed pink rhino in a Hawaiian shirt.
Somehow, Sam remembered the plush toy and said it's name, "PINKY!"
Sam ran over and hugged it.
"Let's leave them alone for a bit", Leia whispered to Luz and Hunter.
"In the meantime, we'll show you around the mansion", Luke whispered.
Luz and Hunter nodded as they followed the kids through the mansion, leaving Sam with his parents.
Padme asked her son, "you still remember your stuffed pink rhino?"
Sam nodded and said, "I had vague memories of you guys over the years."
Anakin and Padme smiled.
"We always had hope that one day you would return, son", Padme said.
Anakin asked, "and now you're back home. Who you took in? While you were living on earth?"
Sam then explained where he had been all these years.
He had told them how a human couple named Scott and Pam Jones raised him for the past 16 years.
As well as what made him run away.
When Anakin and Padme heard that Scott and Pam were homophobic people and said bad things about their son, they nearly exploded!
"How dare they say those things to you", Padme growled.
Sam said, "it's okay mom. At least this led me to all of you."
Anakin asked, "did they ever try to harm you?"
Sam said, "no dad, it never got THAT bad."
"Good", Anakin said.
Anakin and Padme then hug their son.
They were so happy to have them back.
Sam hugged them back.
Anakin and Padme then turned into their harpy forms.
Sam was shocked, but instinctively turned into his own harpy form.
The parents hugged their son again.
Sam felt complete at that very moment.
He had found his family.
"We vow that nothing will ever separate us again", Padme whispered.
"And we vow to protect you Sam,and make sure no one ever tries to harm you", Anakin whispered.
Sam said, "that sounds wonderful. I'm so happy to have you all in my life again."
The two parents smiled as they hugged their son closer to them.
We then see Anakin and Sam on the latter's bed.
Padme had left to prepare lunch for the family and Sam's friend.
Both the father and son were still in their harpy forms.
Anakin was cuddling his son.
He was quite the affectionate parent.
Sam purred as he felt his father's fluffy feathers.
It felt good to be held by such a caring father.
"Oh my wittle baby boy", Anakin purred as he wrapped his wings around Sam.
Sam chuckled.
"I was never cuddled like this back in the human world", Sam said.
Anakin said, "well that changes now."
Sam smiled and snuggled closer to his father.
He felt at peace in that moment.
"LUNCH IS READY", Padme called out.
Anakin chuckled and said, "come on."
Sam nods his head.
Anakin and Sam return to their normal forms.
They make their way to the kitchen.
Padme was already setting up the table.
She said, "ah, there you are."
Sam smiled. He was very hungry.
Sam and his father sat down.
Luke asked, "what's for lunch mom?"
Padme said, "turkey and chedear in white bread."
Sam eye's went wide.
"That was my favorite food when I was little", Sam said.
Padme giggled and said, "indeed it was."
"And here is glass of apple juice", Anakin said.
Sam smiled. His favorite drink.
"Well then, dig in", Padme said.
Sam happily did so.
Luz and Hunter found the food delicious as well.
"Mom, Dad! Look at the T.V", Leia said.
The news was on.
Tom Trench has just said, "in other news, prodigal son of the Skywalker family, Sam Skywalker, has been successfully reunited with his family after 16 years."
Sam asked confused, "who are they?"
Anakin said, "Tom Trench and Katy Killjoy. The lead newscasters. Tom's fine, but Killjoy has always rubbed me the wrong way."
"She's such a mean person", Padme said.
Luke and Leia nodded.
"They better not sent any reporters to our mansion", Padme said.
Anakin looked through the window and growled, "too late…."
"Uh oh", Luz and Hunter said as they looked out the window.
There were several reporters outside.
Sam looked out the windows as well and looked a little nervous.
Anakin said, "damned paparazzi."
"Kids, get to the safety room", Padme said.
"We'll make sure those paparazzi go away", Anakin said.
Anakin cracked his knuckles as Padme cracked her neck.
"Follow us", Luke said.
Sam and his friends nodded.
The kids follow Luke and Leia.
They wondered what Anakin and Padme would do….
"GET OUT OF HERE!"
They all jumped when they heard that.
"WE'RE GOING TO MAKE YOU ALL REGRET THIS", Padme roared.
Anakin yelled, "GET BACK HERE YOU STUCK UP, HALF WITTED, SCRUFFY LOOKING NERF HERDERS!"
The kids winced as they hurried to the safety room.
They quickly shut the door.
They heard crashing sounds outside.
They all winced at the sounds.
This went on for 10 minutes.
And it felt like longer.
"You can come out kids", Anakin called out.
The kids poked out of the door.
"Those reporters are gone", Padme said.
Sam said, "that's good."
The kids then left the safety room.
"Now let's get Luz and Hunter home", Anakin said.
Luz asked, "will we be able to visit Sam every so often?"
"You will be able to visit him as long as you two have these with you", Anakin said.
Anakin handed them each small books with eyes on the covers.
Luz asked, "what's this?"
Anakin explained, "these are books that can send you here. Simply speak the words: Send Me To The Land Of The Dead, when you wanna come here, and: Send Me To The Land Of The Living, for the human world."
"Cool", Hunter said.
Luz said, "double cool."
Sam then hugs Luz and Hunter.
He said, "thank you guys so much."
Luz said, "what are best friends for?"
Sam chuckled.
"Take care Sam", Hunter said.
Sam said, "you too."
Luz and Hunter then opened the books and chanted the spell.
"Send Us To The Land Of The Living."
A portal then opened.
Luz and Hunter waved goodbye.
The two then entered the portal and it disappeared.
Sam smiled sadly.
Anakin and Padme placed their hands on Sam's shoulders.
He smiled. He wasn't alone anymore.
"We're with you big brother", Luke said.
Leia said, "from here 'til the end."
Sam smiled with tears in his eyes.
He now truly had a family.
"Come on, time for bed", Padme said.
Luke and Leia yawned as they made their way to the bathroom, Sam following them.
….
A few minutes later….
Sam was in his bed.
"Good night, little imp", Padme said as she kissed his forehead.
Anakin kissed his forehead as well and said, "sweet dreams."
Sam smiled and said, "good night mom. Good night dad."
Anakin and Padme smiled as they quietly left the room.
Sam smirked, he hugged Pinky close, and dozed off to a peaceful slumber….
….
A few days later….
Sam was putting on a dress.
He and his family were going to take a family photo today.
It would be his first picture with his entire family.
A few days ago Sam had asked his parents if they would be okay with him, wearing a dress.
They were more than okay with it, as long as it made him happy.
Sam smiled.
Anakin called out, "Sam! Are you ready?"
Sam said, "I'm coming!"
Sam then checked himself one last time before he left his room.
He went off to where the others were.
His family was in the garden.
Padme and Leia were in dresses, while Anakin and Luke were in suits.
"Oh son, you look beautiful", Padme said in awe.
Sam smiled and said, "thanks mom."
Sam then walked over and sat next to his father and Luke.
Anakin asked, "everyone ready?"
The others nodded.
"1…. 2…. 3…. SMILE!"
All five of them smiled.
The photo was then taken.
It was a truly perfect one.
The photo was then placed in the family living room.
Right above the fireplace.
"Perfect", Anakin said.
Padme said, "indeed it is."
Luke and Leia nodded with smiles on their faces.
Sam couldn't stop smiling.
"Also, I believe it's time for us to teach Sam everything about Hell", Padme said.
Anakin said, "agreed."
For the next few hours, Sam's family taught Sam about everything he needed to know about Hell.
The various rules, the different districts, how sinners ended up in Hell, the natural born species of Hell, etc.
They also told him about the seven rings of Hell.
Each ring held a specific purpose.
Hell is divided into seven levels on top of each other.
The Pride Ring is the first and top-most ring of Hell. It is where numerous cities such as Pentagram City are located. Sinners are confined to this ring and are not able to traverse across the other rings.
The Wrath Ring, is a largely rural area and is home to many savage beasts of Hell, which the locals hunt or domesticate. It also has a pinkish-orange to reddish colored sky.
The Lust Ring has a blue sky and it is home to the ruler of the ring itself, Asmodeus.
The sixth ring is the Envy ring and the Seventh ring is the Sloth ring.
And these things were only the tips of the iceberg!
Sam was also told about the overlords of the pride ring.
The Magne family.
The ruler of Hell, Lucifer Magne and his daughter Charlie.
His wife Lilith had died a few years ago, when Charlie was very little.
Speaking of Charlie….
Charlie and her girlfriend Vaggie were working on a hotel.
The working name of the place was, "The Happy Hotel."
A hotel that would allow sinners to become rehabilitated and gain entry into Heaven.
Sam thought it to be a cool idea.
He wanted to pay the place a visit at some point.
Sam was also warned about the annual extermination.
He found it quite horrifying.
Each year, Angels known as exorcists would come down from heaven and kill as many demons as they could.
It was a horrifying slaughter every year.
After hearing that, Sam became determined to help Charlie.
He believed that the hotel was a great idea to handle overpopulation.
….
Later….
Sam stood in front of the Happy Hotel.
It was a very large building.
Sam then knocks on the door.
Vaggie was the one to open the door.
Vaggie's eyes went wide upon seeing Sam.
She asked, "are you Sam Skywalker?!"
"The one and only", Sam said with a smile on his face.
Vaggie tried to bow, but Sam said, "no need for that."
Vaggie asked, "why are you here, your highness?"
Sam said, "I'd like to speak with Charlie about investing in this hotel."
Vaggie looked surprised.
She asked, "are you serious?"
"I am", Sam said.
Vaggie was still very shocked.
Sam then walks inside.
"Charlie, come here", Vaggie shouted.
Charlie came running into the room!
Charlie went wide eyed as she saw Sam.
Charlie exclaimed, "Sam Skywalker!?"
Sam chuckled and said, "just Sam is fine. It's an honor to meet you."
Charlie asked, "what are you doing here?"
Sam said, "I've come to invest in your hotel."
Charlie nearly fainted, if it wasn't for Vaggie slapping her.
Charlie asked with sparkles in her eyes, "REALLY!?"
Sam chuckled and said, "indeed I am."
Charlie cried tears of joy.
Charlie asked, "so, do you believe that redemption is possible?"
Sam nodded and said, "indeed I do."
Charlie cried again and hugged Sam.
Sam smiled and hugged back.
From here on out, Sam helped Charlie and Vaggie with the hotel.
He helped hire a staff for the place, for one thing.
Charlie and Vaggie were grateful for everything Sam was doing for them.
He seemed to be the only person who believed in their cause.
And little did Sam know, that in a year later, his life was about to get even better….
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