Here's a new chapter, a day of the dance gonna change it up a little.


Page X VIII: A Grom Nightmare

In the gym where decorations are all over, a few tables, having a flower photo shoot, then the last one in mind.

"Alright...together Gus..."

"Got Reva...one...two...three..."

Reva and Gus lifted up the big sign saying 'Grom Night', on top of the theater.

Ms. Grimwoods came in with a writing board. "Very good you two, I thought to be all day...but you two got us ahead of schedule."

"It's no biggie, better than doing paperwork..." Reva said smiling while crossing her arms. "I remember my Grom Night."

"What was it like?" Gus asked looking at her.

Reva remembers, the battle, music, drinks, and her first..."It's...was wild..."

"Hey, guys, how are you doing?"

Jesse and Phantasma decorate the top, placing the shell monkey upside down. "Yeah, placing this guy as light."

Tanis, Winnie, and Elsa put blankets on the tables. "We good."

Finally, Sarah and Sibella got the instruments. "Got the band, just need a lead singer...Juni volunteer,"

"Looks like we are ready..." Ms. Grimwoods said

Everyone is excited about the coming event, Gus talks to them until he sees someone in the hallway looking around for something. "Amity?"


Amity goes all over the hallway, in a panic, as whole her life depends on it. "Where is it...dame it, where is it?!"

Gus walked to her as touched the lockers, and felt a piece of paper, he looks to see a locker chewing on the pink paper. He taps the locker with a little spark making it let go of the piece of paper.

"Amity, is this what are you looking for?" Gus asked in pulls out the paper.

Amity sees it. "Oh thank Titan...give it to me..." She goes to him.

Gus looks at it. "Luz?"

"DON'T READ IT!" Amity screamed snatching the paper out of his hand.

Gus taking notice, of the note, Grom, sees the look on Amity's face of red. "Oh, my Titan...you gonna asked out-"

Amity quickly Gus's mouth. "Be...quietly."

Gus nodded, and Amity release her. "Well, you gonna do it...gonna tell her?"

Amity looks down. "I...don't know..."

"Come on, it's because your Blight, be top class family...Luz is a human? It's okay, if you like her...you can just tell her about feelings and take her to dance."

"Not about that, it's...just that-" Amity said both hearings from the mouth speaks.

"Hello, Hexside, about tomorrow is Grom, and wanna say The Grom Queen is Amity Blight!"

Gus looks at Amity who is sad. "Oh, you got to fight the demon in the school."

"One of the downsides being the top student in the Abomination, just don't want to get Luz hurt," Amity stated

"You worried about that? This is Luz we talking about, she can take on everything...remember the carnival?" Gus asked

Amity blushes a little. "Yeah, that one day was wild...but still, it's really dangerous... I just wish I least date her in peace."

Gus looks down at the puzzles, Amity like Luz, and the only standing in her way is being chosen. "Amity...just tell Luz to be your date."

Amity look at him. "What, why...what are you-"

Gus runs off and called out. "Tell her or I do!"

Amity looks at him with suspicion look. 'Gus...what are you planning?'


"You wanna me to do what?!"

In the Owl House, Gus talks to Eda about important things in the living room with King while Luz is in the forest.

"I need you to help me finds something that I can blast that nightmare demon back inside..." Gus said

"B-But Gus, what about our speakers in the Grom," King said with a sad tone.

"We still do it, King, I fight when we finish," Gus replied going to the bookshelf. "Need a move, something really quick and needs to be a small amount of my magic so I don't use a large amount of magic."

"Eda...I think he serious." King said looking at the Owl Lady.

Eda gets worried. "Look Gus, maybe you don't need to do it."

"But Amity wanna ask out Luz and the only way is to take her place," Gus said to check a book.

Eda puts her hands on her hips. "Kid, it's not just a game...what will Martha thinks."

Gus froze, and he turns to her. "You...know my mom?"

"Hello, how she gets noticed by many in Hexside, the main group of Wild witches...Your mom is sure is-" Eda said seeing Gus's saddened look, sigh. "Look, I gonna be there...you don't have to fight for Grom, just be the talk."

"Fine, at least show me anything to defend myself when that demon breaks loose," Gus said

Eda nodded, walked to the hallway, for a few minutes, carrying a box, placing down, and sees loads of books. "You need to start reading."

'Of course.' Gus thought picking up a book. "Hope is good."


Luz in the forest tries to think of what to do in Grom, sure is cool and all to go there but her Prom back in the Human Realm...she makes the whole dance ruined by thinking of bugs on the dance floor.

'Thought do a buggy dance.' Luz said she tripped in the mud. "Whoa...ow!" She hits someone. "Oops, you're sorry."

"Yeah you sure-...Luz?" Amity said both looking at each other.

"Amity? Why you here of all places?" Luz asked

"Think, the forest is quiet for me to do in my head," Amity answered

"Honestly me too, here to do to Grom," Luz said making Amity look at her. "Wonder what to do there, and who goes with...everyone busy today and didn't want to disturb them."

"Maybe I can go with you-" Amity said stopping herself. 'WHY I SAY THAT?!'

"What me to go with you to Grom with you?" Luz asked making Amity nervous and her heart goes pounding. "Sure, I love to go with you."

Amity gets a red face. "Really, want to come with me?"

"Yeah, everyone is busy so I kinda wanna go with someone..." Luz said rubbing her head. "I promise, be behaved-

"No, I don't want someone just to sit down until I say something," Amity replied looking at her. "Luz, I wanna go with you, just being yourself, nothing else, please...for me..."

Luz blushes a little. "Thanks, Amity..."


In the street, Willow seems to be looking at the scroll, she seems to be looking at the scroll; she can go one person but he seems busy working on Grom.

"Who it's-" Willow's question felt a flash. "Huh?" She saw one person she knew, he seems walking out of the building. "Hunter?"

Hunter heard his name, he turned and was surprised. "Oh Willow?"

Willow tits her head. "What are you doing here?"

"Doing things for my uncle is really tiring," Hunter said folding his armed.

'Maybe he needs a break.' Willow thought with worried. "Hey Hunter, maybe I got an idea."

"Yeah, what is it?" Hunter asked seeing Willow with a blue paper with golden webs and words he spoke. "Grom?"

"Yeah, wanna come to Grom with me?" Willow asked with a smile. "It's fun, everyone gonna have a good time...maybe you should do too."

"Well, I could at least sees what a school looks like...sure I come with you." Hunter said with a smile.

"Great, I simply wait for you in school," Willow said as she walked away.

Hunter smiled, and he tighten his staff. "A Grom...I wonder what it is?"


"Come on...you a stupid...thing!"

In the living room of the Porter Residence, Gus wearing a blue suit with a white button-up, with brown shoes...trying to do his tie. Until his father, Perry, comes in and sees this.

"Son tried to calm down," Perry said as tieing Gus's tie. "You can go out to have fun with your friends."

"Yeah, mostly talk to get the spirit up," Gus said then said in his mind. "

"So want me to bring me you there?" Perry asked

"No thanks dad, I got my trusted ride," Gus answered using his electricity to summon his board.

"Still surprised you can do that, how did you do it?" Perry asked rubbing his chin.

"Honestly dad, I still don't know...one day save a friend, then now control the power of lightning," Gus said then his scroll buzzed. "Got to go, see you tonight dad."

Gus runs out of the house, Perry smiled then walked down to his personal study room, and sees loads of pictures all over the latest story he did over the years. Until goes one that pulls down a screen, revealing his wife with loads of strings to other pictures...placing a picture of his son holding up his hand of an electric ball.

"Gonna find out," Perry said with a serious look.


Gus made to Grom sees loads of Hexside students coming in with their dates, even spots Willow in her green leafy dress white slash with green heels.

"Hey Willow, you look nice," Gus comment

"Thanks, here comes Luz," Willow said seeing Owlbert land.

They see Luz with Eda and King, Luz wearing a suit with a pink puffy skirt, and brown shoes and her hair is smooth. Eda wears a brown suit with a red shirt and bowtie, having brown shoes. King only wore a red bowtie on his neck.

"Hey Luz, ready?" Willow asked with a smile.

"Oh yeah, looking forward to seeing Amity," Luz answered the last one quietly.

"We're ready for our voice to be heard, right Gus?" King asked

Gus's fist pumped King with a smile. "You got that right." He and King run off inside.

Eda sighs with a small smile. "Gotta make sure to get some apple blood before serving."

Willow looked at Luz. "You coming?"

"I...waiting for someone...you can go ahead."

"Okay," Willow replied as she sees a certain person come along. 'Besides, he's here.'

Hunter came wearing a brown suit with a yellow bowtie, he's having a nervous look. 'Be cool...it's just fun...'

Flashback

"A date?!"

"Yes...Grom is about having fun with couples."

"Oh Titan, oh man...I think I made so mess up..."

"Really little Prince? Alright, let me help you..."

Flashback ends...

"Thank you, Darius..." Hunter said going to her. "Willow, you look good..."

"So are you, let's have our fun!" Willow shouts hold his hand and goes inside, while Hunter blushes.

While Luz waits, she hears Amity's voice "Hey." Luz turns, her eyes widening at how Amity looks stunning in a purple vest and pink short-sleeve dress with a pink skirt that reaches her knees, purple knee socks, and black shoes. "You have a good dress suit." Amity states.

"Uh, thanks." Luz replied, stunned by Amity's dress, "I-I um...like your dress."

"O-Oh, um, yeah, thanks," Amity replied shyly. "Do you want to go in? Get something to eat or drink-"

"Yeah! Yeah, I'd like that." Luz replied as the two walked in.


Eda just sighs, looking around while trying to find a good spot to drink her apple blood in secret.

"Feeling bored as well?"

Eda turns to see the stunning woman known as Reva in a white long dress that is fitting for her figure, with blue stockings clad to her legs and white high-heel boots. "Well dang, don't you look good in that," she comments.

"It's the only outfit the school has to approve." Reva shrugs as she notices Eda's look "Like what you see?"

"Depends...do I know you from somewhere?" Eda asks her.

"I was a senior at the time you were a Freshman." Reva comments as Eda's eyes widen at how young-looking Reva is "Surprised that I've stayed this young? It must be the magic or fruit that I've eaten."

"I'll be dame, I was going get flower youth but it backfire on me, but realized don't need no magic to be young...I am foxy already." Eda said flicking her hair.

"Yeah, you gotta gal." Reva's comment checks out Eda.

Eda looks at her while grabbing a cup. "So how's train little Dweebus."

"I loved little spark, even getting love stuck on my hotness...he passed the grades and training, good student I got," Reva said looking at Eda pulling out a small bottle. "Let me guess, tried to drink your Apple Blood?"

"Yeah, this school drink stopped serving sweet blood when we were in school all because can't handle it...but got my blood on me. But don't have a place to drink. A place full of security." Eda said looking at a nearby teacher.

"Well since I teacher here, why not come with me," Reva replied twirling the keys. "The lockers are empty for a drink down."

Eda smiles, "Lead the way, madame."


The main group was busy chatting at a table, even time speaking for young duos until King got nervous.

"First time? Gus asked patting King's head.

"Yeah, shouting at people sale stuff is one thing but a bunch of crowds is nervous," King answered

Gus walked to the food table, getting a drink for King until heard a voice.

"Hey, Gus!" Voice of Sarah

Gus turns around. "Hey, girls- Whoa..." He blushes at what he sees.

Sarah wearing a light blue dress with an open window, brown stockings, and black heels. Her hair is forming a ponytail, red lipstick, and blue eyeliner.

Jesse wears a green open-leg dress stopping at her thighs, has on green heels, having a golden necklace and headband.

Winne wears a red dress with a ripped skirt, showing her stylish of fashion.

Sibella has on a black and purple violet dress with red sparkling heels.

Elsa wears a stitch-up black dress with black boots, with her hair now bob cut style.

Tanis wears a Kalasiris dress with a blue cape and golden sandals.

Phantasma got on a dark blue dress with a white jacket and long white boots.

"Wow, you girls look nice," Gus said sees Matches who wears a red bow tie, glares at him. "Easy...just want to talk."

"Thanks, you look handsome in your suit...going be the speaker with little demon King," Sarah said

"Yeah, gonna make sure this Grom's spirit is up," Gus said as grabbed the cup, and pour the drink. "Gonna go, enjoy the place."

"He read my dance, my jam is on!" Phantasma shouts float away.

Winnie runs after her. "Let me join you."

Elsa only walked. "Me three!"

"About hour gonna take a photo together." Tanks states

"Fangtastic idea, meantime, let's enjoy ourselves," Sibella responds and sees others. "They're here, where the long mane hair lady and Reva."

"Oh you mean Eda, pretty sure something important," Sarah said


"Who...Ooh!"

"Go girl, Chung it!"

In the locker room, three bottles are on the floor while Reva and Eda drink down bottles of their Apple Blood.

Reva shows off drinking the jug of apple blood as it impresses Eda. "Dang girl, you sure know how to drink your apple blood." Eda comments while looking tipsy.

"Thanks, I've got some magic that can prevent a hangover after if you're interested." Reva offers.

"Ooh, now that sounds like something I could need." Eda replied while seeing Reva's body, forming a smirk "You have such a healthy and beautiful bod, you got a lot of boys and girls eyeing on ya, don't ya?" she said as she reaches to Reva's stomach and hips, tickling her.

"Mhehehehehehahahaha!" Reva laughs while Eda ran her finger around her stomach to her hips, as she targets her thighs. Reva fell on the floor while Eda tickles her legs.

"Even your chest, really like pillows...little envy on you," Eda said tickling Reva's thighs, sees the dress skirt lifted sees a black thong. "Wow, your sweet back got sparks."

Reva looks at her. "Alright, two play that game!"

"Wha...Ahahahaha!" Eda said sees one of her leg missing.

"Tickle, tickle!" Reva holds up Eda's bare leg she took apart after rolling up the pantleg and taking the boot off, tickling Eda's foot. She then felt Eda tickling under her armpits making her laugh "Keheheehehe ohohoho yohohou!" Reva laughs as she felt Eda squeezing her boobs.

"My, you've got some massive tits," Eda said as she nibbles on Reva's ear.

"Ooh~!" Reva moans as she stops tickling Eda's foot, which it's toes wiggle in front of her. Reva narrows her eyes at them, as she licks up Eda's toes in between them, down to the sole and fleshy heel.

"AHAHAHAHAHAHA, Revevevevevea!" Eda laughed

"Taste like strawberry," Reva said as she keep on licking.

Both of them go at each other, feeling total pleasure after a whole drink of their Apple Blood.


Everyone in Grom enjoyed themselves until the lights came on the stage, they see a puff of smoke appears, appearing Gus and King with their poses with smiling on their faces.

"I'm Gus Porter..." Gus introduces himself with a smile.

"And I'm King the Demon..." King introduces raises his fist. "We're glad you all having a good time at this time of night,"

Gus spoke looking at the audience. "And we introduce the group of bard band who wanted play for us...Here's Juni Crafte and the Sirens."

Gus makes his illusion circle and puffs King and himself away as Juni Crafte who happen to be Katya, Amber, and Derwin, who are all wearing stylish black and red similar outfits...all having their instruments.

"Hello my Hexsidians, it's crank this place up a notch! So come on this dance floor and show me what you truly made of!" Juri shouts holding up her music.

Juri and the Sirens begin to play Skara's favorite music as the neon lights came on, causing the students to cheer, and everyone begins to dance. In the background, Gus comforts King who breathes slowly and places his paw on his chest.

"See told it to be good, how you feel..." Gus asked in a comforted tone.

"It was a rush," King said looking at him. "But excited."

"Good just sits one out 'cause Principle Bump takes over this one," Gus said look at up with a serious. 'For me take over.'

On the dance floor, everyone dances until certain pair, Luz dances with Amity who is nervous. The Hispanic girl smiled, she holds Amity's hands who is surprised at her action.

"Just relax," Luz said

Amity looks into Luz's eyes, following her lead. She relaxed as the two started to dance, with Luz placing her hand on Amity's shoulder while Amity ends up placing hers by Luz's hip. The two start to dance as the music starts.

Thus everyone either cheered for the band or danced to music, for the first time in about ten centuries...A Grom, having much excitement in the and everyone truly being themselves. Then once the music finished, the gym floor begins to open up, and knows what it means.

Principle Bump is on stage with a bat speaker. "Time for the student to face the Grom." He pulls out the scroll. "It one chosen fight the Grom of this year is...Augustus Porter."

Everyone alarmed sees the spotlight on Gus who takes off his suit and shows his long sleeve button-up with a light blue vest. He takes a deep breath and begins to walk inside.

"W-Wait...I thought to suppose to be Amity." Willow said looking at the Abomination Blight

"I thought so too, but...guess Gus has a way make his work happen," Amity said also worried for the boy.

"This is terrible, no way he survives this!" Sibella shouts as the girl is scared for the boy.

"I don't know...maybe be funny," Boscha said only getting loads of red eyes from Ghouls girls thus making cyclops nervous. "Right...shutting up now."

"We need someone back him up," Sarah replied

'Dame it, my staff in the others?' Hunter thought

"Eda...Reva!" Luz called out to them, seeing them in no sight. "Where are they?!"


"Hahahahah/Ohohhoohoho!"

Eda is busy tickling Reva who is tickling her detached legs and feet. Both in only in their underwear, as Eda, tickles Reva's feet while holding her legs under her arms while Reva holds her legs and script-scratch her feet.

"Yohohohour nails tickle!" Reva comments while feeling her soft feet getting script-scratch by Eda's long fingernails.

"And you've got some soft toes," Eda replied drunkenly, as she kisses Reva's toes while snickering as Reva reaches to tickle her stomach.


"I think they're busy." Phantasma said looking around.

"Oh no, who knows what Gus's fear is...something so horrible," Luz said in fear for her little friend.

"AHHHHHHHH!"

"GUS!" Everyone shouts in panic, they run to the entrance and see Gus's fear, and what they see...is confusing.

"Let be friends... let's be friends..."

A sing-along from three friendly clowns circling Gus on the ground, who rocks back and forward while holding his knees.

"That is his fear...clowns?" Amity asked until Mattmotomule sees what was inside.

"Huh...you guys wanna stand back!" Mattmomuls shouts back away.

The three clowns spot them, their smiles making a large creepy look, and keep chanting the song but in a dark deep voice. Their bodies fuse into a black slime spider-like monster with a face fused into six and a mouth red with sharp teeth.

Everyone slowly walked away from that monster, Luz shivering and looking at it. "What is that?!

"Gus says Porter's family hates clowns, but this is a whole new view of them!" Willow said to see that image before.

"Kind of mine fault," Mattmomule said with a nervous smile. "I bet Gus watch a horror movie with the club and got him a little terrorized."

"Matt...I swear if we survive, I gonna hurt you," Bo said

They attacks the creature, but it grew taller and taller until it was ten feet tall. It sprung out loads of arms and grabbed everyone in sight.

"Well, this last to say...we all gonna die!" King shouts getting grabbed by the tail.

Luz looks at one person who is not grabbed. "Gus!"

Gus came out of his scared faze, he turn to see everyone in captivity by his fear.

"Listen to me! You have to kill this thing." Luz said tried breaking free.

"But...But...But!" Gus said looking down, shaking throughout his body.

"I know you're scared, everybody gets scared...heck, I'm scared right now! But you can't let fear stop you!" Luz screamed as she and a few students top as the creature open up its mouth. "AHHHH!"

"LUZ!" Amity screamed as she fear for her date about getting eaten.

"Gus! Please! We're gonna die!" Sarah shouts

"But-" Gus state

"You can do it!" Willow shouts seeing Hunter getting swallowed. "NO! Hunter!"

Everyone is shouting at Gus, who sees his friends about to be eaten making the boy gasp. His body fumed in rage, he got electricity all over his eyes, then a lightning aura all over his body.

"I might be scared! But that doesn't mean...I'm gonna let you eat my friends! ARGHHHHHH!"

Gus charges at the creature and tackles which coughs out all the students who have been eaten...It drops every student...they see lights show, making them say 'oooh', winching, shocked to see the battle going on. The creature goes back is slime form, and quickly goes back to where he belongs,

"Ah...ah...ah..." Gus breathes heavily while getting a few scratch marks and clothes a little torn.

"Wow, after fully beating his nightmare, round applause for Gus Porter!" King shouts as goes to his partner, and jumped on his shoulder.

Gus felt a crown on his head, everyone cheering for him making him bashful. "Thanks, everyone, but excuse me...I want to have fun with my friends!"

"That's what l want to hear, Let's rock on!" Juri shouts as she and her band play the music.

The whole school starts to have fun; until going to the photo stand.

One is Juri and her Suri with her instruments, doing their poses.

Second is Boscha with Cat, Bo, and Selene taking a photo but Matt interrupts them...next, they beat him down.

Third is Eda and Reva, who dress but are messy, and have apple blood bottles in their hands...hugging each other by arms, in the background is an angry Bump.

Fourth Luz hugs Amity who has a red face when Luz smashes her face together.

Fifth Willow winked at the camera while Hunter nervously smiled.

The last one is the whole gang; Gus is in the middle with his crown and in front of him is King with his microphone, on the left is Luz hugging Amity who is blushing, and Willow smiled at the camera with Hunter who is nervous. On the right is Tanis who hugging Gus's arm, Sarah makes a wave, and Jesse who is in small form flies on top of them to do a pose on the screen, Phantasma is next to her while smiling at the camera, Winnie a peace sign, Sibella wink at the screen, Elsa at the back holding Matches in her arms.


Walking inside the Owl House is Luz who holding a sleepy King, and Gus who carried a sleeping Eda and Reva on his board.

"Thanks again help me bring them here Gus," Luz said looking at her.

"It's the least I can do, dad says I come back in the morning," Gus said as he places Reva on the couch. "Gonna bring Eda to her room, got an extra sleeping sleep bag?"

Luz smiled. "Yes, I go get it." Gus nodded as brings Eda upstairs, Luz looks at her photo makes her smile this makes her look up. "Night mom...night Amity."


Amity relaxed on her bed with a smile, looking up to her window and seeing the moon. "Good night Luz."


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