Chapter 18: Really Small Problems
Hey everyone I'm back with a new chapter. This was a funny chapter and let me tell you things are about to get intense. I hope you like what I have planned. Please Review and Enjoy.
We find ourselves in an abandoned room, where Blanca was leaning against the wall talking into a crystal ball.
"What is taking you? How long does it take to kill one hybrid?" Elias said on the other line.
"Hey you said I had to earn their trust to get close and these people aren't idiots." Blanca said.
"I don't like waiting." Elias said.
Looking to the wristband on her hand, Blanca shook it off.
"You'll wait as long as you have to. You've waited who knows how long to get your dumb sword you can wait a little longer." Blanca said.
"Just do it. I hired you because you're one of the best assassins on the Boiling Isles. You've taken down some of the most dangerous outlaws on the Boiling Isles. Don't tell me you've gotten soft." Elias said.
Narrowing her eyes, Blanca tightened her fist.
"I've had to be tough my whole life." She growls.
"I want the Monado and I want that hybrid dead. Do you hear me? If I don't get results soon, you will make a very powerful enemy." Elias said hanging up.
"I've had many clients who were a pain but this man is by far one of my most difficult." Blanca said.
Getting up Blanca storms out of the room to see she was hiding in was the equivalent of a small mansion.
Making her to a staircase, she sees a partially covered painting. On it, we see a regal-looking man, a woman and their son.
"Selfish snobs. As long as you get what you want you don't care about anyone else." Blanca said before walking down the hall.
The next morning at the Owl House we see Eda at the stove as Luz, Minato and Tiger Lily were talking to Gus, Willow, Ezra and Katara over the crystal ball.
"So they said I couldn't remove my thumb, but look at that." Luz said as she pretended to remove her thumb. "Whoop."
"You sliced it off! You sliced off your own thumb!" Gus panics.
"You make doing homework actually fun." Willow chuckles.
"As least as fun as homework can get." Katara said.
"You should meet my grandma; she once got her leg chopped off. Grew back in a few days." Ezra said.
"Okay we're gonna circle back to that later." Lily said interested.
"And they say humans can't do magic." Luz smirks
"Luz." King climbs onto the table. "You've been talking to them all morning. Don't forget about the Luz and King comedy hour."
"Oh boy." Lily cringed.
"Please, no. Not the comedy hour." Eda cringed.
"This week I've been working with props." King said turning around to reveal a cardboard tube on his nose. "Oh dear, I've gotten a tube stuck on my nose Will I ever eat again?" Grabbing a piece of bread, he slams it on his face. "Looks like I'm toast."
Smiling both Luz and King laugh.
"Ugh these jokes are as bad as Sokka's." Katara cringed.
"It just goes on like this for an hour!" Eda said annoyed.
"Hey you doughboy quit loafing around." Luz jokes.
"Why don't you bake me?" King jokes.
Groaning Lily bangs her head on the table.
"Meh not as good as last weeks." Minato shrugs.
Suddenly the crystal ball beeped meaning it was 8 am.
"School time. See you guys in class." Luz said.
"See ya." Katara said.
"Bye." Willow waves.
"But what about the thumb?" Gus asks as Minato hung up.
"Aw." King frowns.
"Don't worry, we'll do the comedy hour when we get back." Luz said as they grabbed their bags.
"Try not to miss while we're gone." Lily said as they closed the door leaving.
Scrambling to the door, King waits by it. "You…you really think they're coming back this time?" King asks.
"Yes, they'll be back. They always come back. It's cute you miss them though." Eda smirks.
"The King of Demons—" Taking off his bread and tube King throws them to the ground. "The King of Demons misses nobody! I wouldn't care if they came through this door right now." King denies when on cue the door opens revealing Minato, Luz and Lily.
"Hey you're—"
"You're back!" King interrupts Eda and climbs atop Minato's head sitting on it. "I didn't miss you at all."
"Apparently there's an infestation of pixies at Hexside." Luz said.
"So we all got the day off from school." Lily smiles.
"Good thing I Hachi stopped us from entering." Minato smiles.
"Sounds like a crummy situation." King jokes making Luz and Minato chuckle.
"Okay that one wasn't bad." Minato admits when Hooty came in.
"Hey! Guess what's been in my mouth that I'm about to throw up." Hooty said making several gagging noises grossing everyone out before tons of letters and a package came out his mouth. "The mail."
Bending down Eda sorts through them. "Junk, junk, death hex." Eda throws the death hex into a trash can and it disappeared into nothing. "Oh, a carnival's in town today."
"What's that?" Lily asks interested.
"A carnival is like a big event full of games, rides and food." Minato said.
"Sounds fun." Lily said as Minato took King off his head.
"You know we've been so busy with school what do you say we all go have fun together? What do you say King? Wanna hang out just the 4 of us?" Luz offers.
"That's my favorite number." King smiles.
"Actually how about all 5 of us?" Minato asks looking at Eda.
"An adventure with friends. I'll go pack my stuff." Hooty said excited.
"Carnivals bring crowds and crowds bring suckers. This could be the perfect chance to try out my new get-witch-quick scheme." Eda reaches into the pot to reveal the stirring stick was actually her staff. "I'm in! To the carnival!"
"To the carnival!" All four of them said.
As they ran out, Lily slams the door just as Hooty came in wearing a hat, sunglasses and a camera.
"Good news, I'm bringing my knapsack full of games." Hooty said but got no answer. "Hello?"
Buzzing nearby a fly zoom past him.
"Oh, a fly! Talk to me, talk to me!" Hooty said following it.
At the carnival, the 5 of them arrive at the front gate.
"So this is a carnival huh?" Lily said looking around.
"Well, here we are, kids. Look at all that fresh meat." Eda said as they see tons of people with flies buzzing around their food.
"And smell that fresh meat." Luz takes a big whiff and nearly chokes on a fly before spitting it out.
"Yeah I don't think fresh is the best word to describe the food." Minato said.
Hooting Owlbert tried to wiggle off the staff to go play but Eda stops him.
"No games for you, Owlbert, we've got scams to run." Eda said making him sad hoot.
"Hello friends. Welcome." Tibbles said leaping in front of them.
Screaming Minato, Luz, King and Eda took defensive stances.
"I see you got my postcard." Tibbles said.
"Tibbles? You sent this?" Eda takes out the filer and saw on the back of it read To my Owl Pals with a picture of Tibbles on it.
"How did you miss that?" Lily asks.
"Who reads the back of fliers?" Eda asks.
"Aren't you mad at us for destroying your stand?" Luz asks.
"Ooh and destroying your life. That was the best part." King points out.
"You guys what?" Lily asks.
"Don't feel sorry for him. He cheated Eda and tried to make King his servant." Minato points out.
"And I am truly sorry for that. After my stand was destroyed, I reevaluated my life and found my true calling! I'm now ringmaster of…Tibbles's Tent of Tiny Terrors!" Tibbles cracks his whip revealing a tent and a cage full of tiny monsters.
"Aww. It's like a regular circus but adorably small." Luz said as a tiny griffin hissed at her. "You're my friends now."
"I don't buy it. What kind of con are you running?" Eda asks.
"No cons here, Owl Lady, only pros. In fact, why don't we toast our newfound friendship with this totally innocent bottle of water." Tibbles said pulling out a potion bottle.
From behind a booth, Blanca spotted the four of them with Tibbles.
'Too out in the open, I need to wait until they're alone." Blanca whispers as Eda took the bottle.
"Oh yeah sure why don't I just—" Turning around Eda threw it in Blanca's direction.
Yelping she ducks quickly making the bottle hit the guy behind her in the face.
"I'm okay." He groans as Blanca slowly walks away.
"I know poison when I see it; you can't scam a scammer. Now speaking of scams." Eda walks over to a stand. "Beat it loser!" Eda yells throwing his stuff on the ground.
Screaming the vendor ran off in fear.
Jumping in Eda used her magic to change the stand. "Step right up to Eda's Human Horror House! Humans shed their skins and I have proof!" Eda said showing them stockings.
"You guys really need to put locks on your closets." King suggests.
"She's probably pick the locks anyway." Minato said.
"That sounds about right." Lily nods.
"You know what, Eda can pick through my socks all she wants. Because today is all about having a great time with my partners in crime." Luz smiles wrapping her arms around Minato and Lily.
"I love crime!" King cheers.
Smiling the four of them walked off leaving Eda to her booth not realizing Blanca was following them.
"Have a good time friends!" Tibbles calls out before disappearing into a tent. "While you can."
Walking by a dunk tank, someone throws a ball knocking a skeleton into it but when he resurfaced, he had skin.
"Aah! I'm covered in pores!" He screams.
"Are carnivals in your world like this?" Lily asks looking around.
"Mm sort of, dangerous rides, dangerous food, just a real adventure in everything." Minato chuckles.
"So what do you wanna do first? We could brave the molar coaster, or eat a mysterious blob?" Luz lists.
"Ooh what's that?" King asks running to the prize booth and sees some bracelets. "Looks like some kind of deadly string weapon."
"No, silly. That's a friendship bracelet." Luz said.
"Is that a type of deadly weapon?" King asks.
"Of love, it basically a declaration to the whole world that you're the best of friends." Luz said as she and Minato grabbed a half.
"See they fit." Minato said combining them.
However once they did they saw the bracelets actually took the shape of a heart.
Seeing this both teens blushed slightly before separating the bracelets.
"Ooh that's way safer than being blood brothers. We have to win those bracelets." King declares.
"And yoink." The vendor said taking the bracelets back. "Sorry, ma'am. If your bone son wants these bracelets you'll have to play the games and win the tickets. You know, carnival rules."
"Beat up the man and steal his things for me!" King begs.
"Or how about we just go win the tickets?" Lily suggests.
"Oh that works." King said calming down.
"Games! Games! Games!" The four of them chanted when they see Willow, Gus and Ezra walking towards them.
"Guys what are you doing here?" Minato asks.
"We got an invitation from Tibbles." Willow said showing an invite that said the other 2.
"And they invited me along to join them." Ezra said.
"We figured it's a trap since we squashed his stand with a walking house." Gus assumes.
"But who cares it has a Scarris Wheel!" Willow cheers.
"It's like a human Ferris wheel but it gives you long-lasting nightmares." Gus said.
"Yeah…I'll pass on that one." Minato said slowly stepping away.
Peeking her head out Blanca notices Luz and Lily getting chummy with the others leaving Minato vulnerable.
"Minato?" Turning around they saw Blanca walking over.
"Blanca, what are you doing here?" Minato smiles.
"Uh the carnival." Blanca gestures.
"Right right." Minato said stupidly.
"Everyone this is Blanca. Blanca meet Ezra, Willow and Gus." Lily said.
"Hey Blanca, anyone who's a friend of Luz and Minato is a friend of ours." Willow said.
"Oh uh thanks." Blanca said not expecting this.
"Ahem." King clears his throat.
"Oh, yeah. We're on a very important quest to win a special prize for King." Luz said.
"Oh we can help with that." Willow said.
"Yeah I know all the best games." Ezra said.
"Aw. Does the little guy wanna win a prize? Uh, does he? Uh, does he?" Gus coos but King swats his hand away.
"Blanca why don't you come with us?" Minato asks.
"What? Uh no I was actually thinking of—" Blanca tried to come up with an excuse when Luz grabbed her hand.
"Come on Blanca the more the merrier." Luz said.
"What do you think King? Now it's a party." Lily smiles.
"Whatever you say Lily." King said feeling unsure.
Pulling Blanca into the carnival she had an equally unsure look.
The first stop was Skee Ball. As Willow lined up she rolled the ball but it missed the machine monster's mouth.
Stepping up next, Lily rolled her ball and it landed right in the mouth.
"Yes." Lily grins pumping her fist.
"Way to go Lily." Gus cheers.
As they made their way to the next game King ran to the game but the monster spit the ball right at him making him glare.
Next they were at the fried blob stand and Blanca was nervously looking at the food.
"Come on Blanca you can do it." Luz said.
"Eat it! Eat it! Eat it!" They chanted as Blanca took a big bite and some purple ooze dripped down her lips.
"Hmm not bad actually." Blanca said.
As all of them got a bite, by the time King showed up all that was left was the stick making him frown.
Next they were at the dark throwing game.
"So the pixie infestation was actually caused when Boscha's pet pixie escaped its cage." Willow explains.
"That girl should not have any pets." Ezra said.
"Agreed." Luz said.
Next to them King was struggling to get up to play but ended up falling over.
"Curse these stubby legs!" King whines.
Slowly stepping up Blanca looked at the target.
"Just hit the targets and you win." Lily said.
Picking up the darts Blanca threw them and all 3 hit the targets making the sirens go off.
"Winner!" The vendor said giving her a bag of sweets.
"Oh man talk about lucky." Gus drools at the sight of all this.
"Oh uh I don't suppose you all would like some?" Blanca asks.
"Yes please." All of them smile taking some.
As they all shared the candy Blanca couldn't help but smile enjoying her time with all of them while King seemed to be miserable.
"Oh, my, my, my. You seem troubled." A familiar voice said.
"Who said that?" Turning around King saw a curtain open to reveal Tibbles with a fake mustache.
"It is I. Obvioso, the all-seeing psychic." Tibbles said.
"Haven't I seen you somewhere? It's almost so…" King narrows his eyes.
"Obvious?" Tibbles finished.
"That's what I was gonna say. Wow! You really are psychic." King said impressed.
"You're right. And Obvioso can see that something is bothering you, little friend." Tibbles said making King sigh.
"You got my number, Obvioso. Today was supposed to be about me, Luz, Minato and Tiger Lily but now they're distracted by their cool new friends. Even that Blanca girl is closer to them now." King said.
"What if I were to tell you that there was a way to make all those problems disappear?" Tibbles asks.
"I'd say that sounds illegal. I would also say go on." King said interesting.
Sneaking into the tent, Tibbles grabbed the potion he tried to give to Eda and attached a spray nozzle to it.
"Behold." Aiming the bottle at a nearby creature Tibbles sprayed it and instantly it disappeared.
"Holy bones! You poofed it. Call the cops! This guy's crazy!" King yells making Tibbles chuckle.
"The spray is only temporary. I just give my cheeks a tap and then they return safe and sound." Touching his cheeks the creature reappears with a panicked look on its face.
Reaching out he hands King the bottle.
"Take this and enjoy the carnival without the problems. Luz, Minato, Tiger Lily, Ezra, Willow, and Gus will be none the wiser." Tibbles said.
"Wow you even know their names. Guess there's no use arguing with a fortune-teller. Thanks, Obvioso." King said walking away.
Laughing manically, Tibbles took off his fake mustache when King quickly pops his head back.
Yelping he quickly puts it back on.
"Hey sidenote. In the future do I ever find love?" King asks.
"Uh…yes." Tibbles said nervously making King giggle as he left.
Walking to his friends, King held the bottle curiously.
"Hmm, maybe I should think about this first." King said.
"King!" Luz calls out startling him.
Acting quickly he hid the potion in his fanny pack as Luz, Minato and Lily came over.
"Sorry we lost you back there little buddy." Minato said.
"Oh it's no problem. Let's go back to the games and win those bracelets." King said grabbing Minato's hand.
"But we haven't gone on any rides and there's no line for the bumper carcasses." Gus said grabbing his other arm.
"Games!" King said.
"Carcasses!" Gus said.
"Games!"
"Carcasses!"
However that fight was interrupted by the sound of Luz's stomach growling.
"Uh how about we get some more food first." Lily said.
"Good idea, we're gonna go get some rotten candy while you guys figure this out." Luz said as the three of them walked away.
As Minato walked away Blanca was about to follow when Gus grabbed her hand.
"Blanca you're with me right? You want to go on some rides?" Gus asks.
"Uh…" Blanca pauses not sure.
"Ooh when they get back we should go on the 7-man cauldron spinner." Willow said.
"Or the big swing." Ezra suggests.
"Or the photo booth that can fit exactly 7 people." Gus adds.
With each idea King got frustrated since he would be excluded in each one.
"But today was supposed to be the 4 of us." King frowns.
"Aw. Does the little baby boo miss his buddies?" Gus coos picking him up.
"Minato's right he does get cute when he's angry." Ezra chuckles along with Willow.
Blanca tried to get away but she couldn't find any sign of her target.
"The King of Demons misses nobody!" King yells trying to break free. I demand you put me down!" From his fanny pack the potion falls out and sprays on Willow, Gus, Blanca and Ezra.
"Huh?" The four of them said before they all vanished in four puffs of smoke.
"Oh, no! What have I done?" King panics as Minato, Luz and Lily return.
"Wow they really wanted to ride those Bumper Carcasses." Luz said looking around them.
"Even Blanca went with them." Minato said impressed.
"Actually guys there's something I need to tell you." King said nervously.
"No King we have to tell you something." Luz said making him nervous.
"We're sorry we've been so focused on our friends rather than you." Minato said.
"We promised we'd get you those bracelets and we're gonna keep that promise." Lily nods.
"Uh…the four of them will be okay for a little while right?" King mutters.
"What was that?" Lily asks.
"Nothing. Now let's go." King said leading them away.
What they hadn't realized was that the Potion had actually shrunk Willow, Gus, Ezra and Blanca down to super tiny size.
"First, I'm growing out of my clothes. Now I'm shrinking? Dang, puberty. You're the craziest coaster of 'em all." Gus said making Willow groan.
"This isn't puberty, King had something in his pouch that shrunk us." Ezra said.
Looking at herself Blacna growled in frustration. "How could I drop my guard? I can't do my job when I'm only a few inches tall!"
"Don't beat yourself up Blanca none of us saw this coming." Willow said.
"I'm better than this. If she me right now I would—" Blanca growls.
"She who?" Ezra asks making her freeze up.
"Uh no one." Blanca said quickly when a large shadow came up behind them.
Turning around the 4 teens saw Tibbles' bird creature from earlier.
"Run!" Ezra yells as they ran under a Styrofoam cup for safety.
"I think we're safe now." Gus said when the creature's tongue pierced the cup making them huddle together.
"Enough of this!" Summoning a sword, Blanca slashes the tongue away making the creature scream in pain before flying off.
"Whoa, you have sword magic? That's amazing." Gus said.
"Compliments later, we gotta find Luz and Minato and get their attention before more animals come after us." Ezra said.
Summoning his guitar he played an enchanting melody making two flies fly down towards them.
"Everyone get on." Ezra said as he and Willow climbed on one and Blanca got on the other.
"It's so hairy. Why is it so hairy?" Gus asks.
"Because up close everything is hairy." Willow said as Blanca grabs him.
"Man up and get on the bug." Blanca said pointing a sword. "Don't make me use this."
Yelping Gus quickly climbed on behind her.
"Blanca anyone ever tell you you're kinda scary with that sword?" Willow asks.
"Mmm a few." Blanca shrugs thinking about some of her previous victims.
Flying into the other the 4 witches went in search of their friends to help get back to normal size.
At Eda's booth, Eda was using Luz, Tiger Lily and Minato as ways to scare everyone.
"Half witch, half human, all vicious. Some people are so terrified of his appearance he has to wear this over his body." Eda said taking out a rain poncho startling everyone. "Now who wants to touch an outdated human reference?" Eda asks taking out a fidget spinner.
"I do!"
"Me!"
"Okay, show's over. This witch doesn't have a license." Someone said making the people scatter.
"What are you? The fun police?" Eda mocks.
"Yes." Looking at him we see that he actually was the Fun Police, a clown dressed up like a police officer. Even had a badge. "And you're coming with me."
"Uh, excuse me, sir. I'd like to have a word with your staff!" Taking out her staff Eda was about to attack when she noticed Owlbert was missing. "Owlbert? Owlbert! Where are you?"
At the Whack a Giraffe game, Owlbert was having a blast hooting happily.
"Owlbert, you're lucky I can't be mad at your adorable antics." Eda said as she tried to make a run for it but ended up crashing into the rotten candy machine.
"Hey I caught her." The vendor smiles.
Using his magic the fun police lifted Eda out of the machine.
"I hate carnivals." Eda growls.
At the carnival games, Luz, Lily and Minato were ready to help King earn his tickets. Not knowing that their friends were trying to catch up with them.
The first game was Skee ball and when the monster machine wouldn't open its mouth Luz tickled it allowing King to throw the ball in and win tons of tickets.
Flying after them King led them away making the four of them land in the rotten candy machine.
The next game was ring toss, when Luz throws the rings at the bottles, they sprouted legs and dodged the attacks.
Narrowing his eyes, Minato stepped up. When he tossed the ring the bottles tried to dodge but Minato breathed a small puff of wind making it land right on the bottles giving them tickets.
Groaning Blanca pulled Gus and Willow up onto a table with Ezra clawing up on his own. All of them were covered in rotten candy.
"Come on you! Pull!" Blanca said helping them up.
"We can't keep doing this." Gus groans when Willow notices something.
"We won't have to." Willow said pointing to the House of Mirrors.
In the Fun Police House, we see a tied-up Eda sitting across from the Carnival Boss.
"Just when I thought I couldn't respect the law any less it surprises me." Eda said as the man was revealed to be wearing clown shoes.
"So, I hear you're running scams at my carnival? That's my job. And I take my job very seriously." The boss said as his bowtie spins.
"Spare me the yuks. What do you want?" Eda narrows her eyes.
"Since I'm a forgiving demon, I'll give you two options. I can pass you along to the Emperor's Coven, who'll throw you in the Conformatorium, or you can scam for me." Pointing across the room, Eda sees a purple carny dress next to a caramel crab apple cart.
At the prize booth, the vendor was counting all the tickets King, Luz, Minato and Tiger Lily had won.
"1230…1231." He counter making King squeal with each number.
"This should be more than enough for any prize." Lily said.
"Now, King, before you spend your tickets are you sure you want those friendship bracelets and not this bad boy?" Luz asks pointing to a skull with glowing eyes.
"Definitely looks like it suits you." Minato said lifting King up to show him.
"I am the King of Night. And every breath you take brings you closer to darkness." The skull said in a dark haunting voice.
"Uh…did that thing just?" Lily pauses.
"This guy is a riot." Luz smiles.
"I want the bracelets. It's kind of important to me, okay?" King asks.
"I can be important to you. I, who have seen the birth and death of countless nations—" It starts until the vendor whacks it with a broom.
"That's enough out of you." The vendor said. "Oh great now I lost count."
"On second thought maybe you don't need the skull." Minato said.
"Yeah stick with the bracelets." Luz said.
Flying up to them, the four tiny teens dropped rotten candy into Luz and Minato's hair.
"Ugh gross." Luz said.
"Man what the heck?" Minato groans.
"Hang on let's get you guys in front of a mirror or something." Lily said leading them away. "We'll be right back King.
"Count faster." King said pointing at the vendor.
Looking around they noticed a trail of rotten candy arrows pointing to the House of Mirrors.
"Yeah that'll work." Luz said.
Entering the house of mirrors the three of them followed the arrows to the end where it spelled out You Made it.
"Wait a second." Luz said when they looked at the mirror in front of them to see Willow, Gus, Ezra and Blanca.
"You guys set up all this for us?" Minato said amazed.
"Thanks guys I don't know what to say." Lily smiles.
"Supportive friends!" Luz cheers running to them.
"No Luz don't!" Ezra yells.
But it was too late, Luz ran face first into the mirror.
Groaning Luz looks down to see all four of them were so tiny.
"What the?" Luz gasps.
Soon King walked in holding the bracelets.
"Luz, Minato, Lily. Good news. I got the bracelets." King smiles as the three of them turned around with angry looks.
"King." Luz glares.
"What?" King asks nervously.
Opening their hands Luz showed King their tiny friends.
"You splashed us with something to make us small." Willow said.
"And now I can't go on the big boy rides! You monster." Gus points.
"Fix us right now!" Ezra snaps.
"Or else!" Blanca threatens.
"Y-you weren't supposed to shrink. You, you were supposed to disappear. Oh no wait." King yelps realizing he spilled the beans.
"What?" Minato gasps.
"King how could you? They're our friends." Lily said.
"No, no, no. can explain. I wanted to win the bracelets and there was this psychic, see?" King said taking out the bottle.
"That must have been what did it." Luz said putting their friends down. "King give us the bottle."
"No, wait I-I-I gotta explain." King stutters.
"There's nothing too explain." Luz said trying to get it away from him but King wouldn't budge.
"I was just trying to.." King starts.
"Shrink our friends so we'd hang out with you?" Minato finishes.
"I was just trying to solve my problems." King said when all their hands slipped and the contents dumped on all four of them.
"Uh oh." The four of them said as they shrunk down to their friends' size.
"Hi." Willow and Gus groan.
"Welcome to the party." Ezra groans.
"Great now we're all tiny." Blanca groans.
"Wait, I can fix it. Obvioso showed me how. Behold." King touched his cheek several times but nothing happened. "Why isn't this working?"
"I'd say it's working quite well." Tibbles grins emerging from the shadows.
Grabbing the 8 of them in his hands, Tibbles carried them all to his tent of Tiny Terrors.
"Uh guys I think King is broken." Ezra said as King kept hitting his cheek.
"Tapping my cheeks is supposed to turn us normal. The psychic told me." King said confused.
"King I know you feel bad but maybe hitting yourself isn't the way to make things right." Minato said.
"Oh did he? But what if he lied to you from the start?" A small puff of smoke appeared around Tibbles and we see him putting on the hat and fake mustache. "Hold on… Lied to you from the start? It's different."
"You fiend. When Obvioso finds out you stole his mustache." King said.
"You idiot he is Obvioso. It's a disguise." Blanca scolds.
"Oh." King said in realization.
"The potion was designed by me. Guess whose cheeks control it?" Tibbles smirks.
"Why are you doing this?" Luz asks.
"When you destroyed my stand, you destroyed generations of Grimm Hammer history. Now it's time to pay." Tibbles grins throwing them all into a little cage.
Groaning they all slowly got up only for a spotlight to shine on them revealing they were in front of a huge crowd.
"Welcome to the Greatest Show on the Boiling Isles!" Tibbles declared as the crowd went wild.
"Oh I am not liking where this is going." Ezra gulps.
"Me neither." Lily gulps.
"Will these witches and demons survive feeding time? Let's find out!" Tibbles said.
Opposite them, in a small tent, they heard a small snarling.
Walking towards them, a griffin, manticore and a friendly unicorn stepped out.
"Aw at least he's still my friend." Luz smiles until the unicorn neighed angrily making a ferocious face.
Screaming Luz jumps into Minato's bridal style.
"What the heck Tibbles? This is insane!" Minato yells.
"You ruined my livelihood. So now, you'll feed my livelihood." Tibbles grins.
Using his magic a spotlight shines on them allowing the viewers in the tent to see them fighting the creatures on a big screen.
"Place your bets and enjoy the show!" Tibbles declares.
"Well, if I have to go, at least I'm with my best friends. And King." Gus said with a little hate in that last part.
Neighing the unicorn charged at them.
Acting quickly Lily summons her whip and flicks it explode.
"Back! Back I say!" Lily yells as they used this chance to make a run for it.
Drawing her sword, Blanca slashes the griffin away while Ezra used his guitar like a bat.
"Back off or I'll give you a Big Time Concussion!" Ezra threatens.
Outside the cage, Eda was walking around selling goods.
"Caramel Crab Apples. Get 'em hot and pinchy." Eda calls out completely unaware.
"Hey over here!" Someone calls out.
"Yeah yeah hold your spider-horses." Eda calls out going to him.
Holding out his hand, Minato zaps the creatures with lightning bolts making them stumble back.
When they recovered Gus used his illusion magic to create a vacuum cleaner scaring the monsters.
"Over here!" Willow yells as she and Lily yanked down the water jug and ran behind.
"Blanca this way!" Lily yells.
Blanca was about to follow them when the Unicorn rams into her knocking her to the ground.
Groaning Blanca looks to see her sword and fallen out of her hands and the unicorn was raising his hooves.
Cringing Blanca covered her face as the unicorn was about to crush her with its hooves when two hands grabbed Blanca and yanked her out of the way.
"Quick over here!" Minato said as he and Lily led Blanca behind the water jug.
"You saved me?" Blanca said surprised.
"That's what friends do." Minato smiles.
"We help each other." Lily smiles when the manticore rams into the jug making them push.
"We gotta find a way out of here!" Minato panics.
Looking at them, King sees them narrowly avoid Unicorn teeth, manticore claws and griffin talons.
"Ah, King, you idiot. This is all your fault." King said when he pulls out the friendship bracelet. "But I think I know how to fix it."
Running out from behind the cover King sprints towards the corner.
"King?" Luz gasps.
"What are you doing?" Lily asks.
"Willow, Gus, Ezra, Blanca I'm sorry for poofing you. And Luz, Minato, Lily I'm sorry for taking away your friends." King said as the unicorn and manticore approached him.
"I know you'll all eventually go home and now you're spending more time at school. I just... wanna be around you!" King confesses surprising them.
As the creatures leaped at him, King dodges making them pile atop each other.
Using them as stairs, King climbed over them and to the top of the cage.
"Boo!" The audience yelled not seeing a slaughter.
From his pile of snails, Tibbles lifts his head up. "No refunds." Tibbles said.
Looking to the screen he sees the creatures still in their pile. Not noticing King staring across from him.
"Alright. I only have one shot." King said throwing the bracelets with all his might at Tibbles hitting his cheek.
"Darn flies." Tibbles said touching his cheek and instantly realized what he did. "Oh no."
Instantly the spell on all of them began to reverse.
"Hey, hey. No discounts, buddy." Eda said.
"You guys owe me. There's nothing happening in this show."
"Not a single one of those dumb kids have gotten hurt yet."
"Dumb kids?" Eda turns around to see Minato, Luz, Lily, Gus, Ezra, Willow and Blanca on screen. "Wait. Those are my dumb kids!"
Growing back to normal size the 8 of them looked at each other and sighed in relief.
However, the animals in the cage also grew to full size.
"Seriously? You shrunk animals too?" Lily asks.
"Listen new girl. It's the Tent of Tiny Terrors. Something needed to be tiny." Tibbles said as the crowd still booed.
"Finish the job! Get them kids."
"Feast!" A student throws an apple at the unicorn which catches and eats it. Smiling it and all the other creatures decide on a new food source.
Neighing the lead Unicorn and the other monsters attacked the audience wanting the caramel crab apples.
"They foiled my plans. You will pay for this!" Tibbles said pulling out another potion. "This time I'm gonna personally squash you!"
"Oh no Tibbles that's not how entertainment works." Eda said taking the potion and throwing it away. "The bad guy always gets his just desserts." Dumping the entire tray down on him, Tibbles gets covered in caramel apples.
"Oh no! Not desserts!" Tibbles yells.
"Hey, girls. This one's on the house." Eda calls out.
When the unicorns see him covered in apples, they chased Tibbles out of the tent screaming.
"Looks like we ruined his life for a second time." Willow said.
"But now you have some new additions." Ezra chuckles.
"We're on a roll." Gus smiles.
"You're all okay." King smiles.
"All thanks to you King." Minato smiles.
"Here." Luz opens her hands to reveal 8 pieces of the bracelets. "This was all that was left."
"It's... it's okay. Because now there's a piece for everybody. If you'll accept it." King said holding some out for Willow, Gus and Ezra.
"Thank you, King." Willow smiles.
"Yeah. I've always wanted to own a jagged piece of cheap metal." Gus said.
"Thanks little guy." Ezra smiles.
"Hey Blanca." King holds one out for her.
"For me?" Blanca said not expecting this.
"Yeah after today I think we're all friends." King said.
Slowly, Blanca took the small chunk of metal.
"Thank you." Blanca said.
"That was very sweet of you King." Luz said picking him up.
"I'm sorry, Luz. Demons do crazy things when they've been missing somebody." King admits.
"Can we tell you a secret?" Luz asks as King leans in. "We miss you too."
"Yeah no one at Hexside is a fun as you." Lily smiles.
"You're tons of fun." Minato smiles.
"Hey, we still have a few hours of carnival left. Wanna hit those bumper carcasses?" King suggests.
"You bread my mind." Luz jokes.
"Yes bread puns forever!" King cheers.
"You coming Eda?" Minato calls out.
"Nah. I think I've got everything I wanted." Eda smiles sititng on the pile of money.
"Uhm if you want I can help you." Blanca said.
"Why would you want to help me?" Eda asks suspicious.
"For a meal and a place to stay for the night." Blanca offers.
"You're not gonna try and take anything are you?" Eda narrows her eyes.
"Wouldn't dream." Blanca said.
"Good. Smart girl." Eda smirks.
A determined look appeared on Blanca's face. She had finally gotten close enough to get into the Owl House.
That night, Blanca was sitting at the table with everyone as they ate dinner.
Confused Blanca looked down at her meal which seemed to be a lot of stir-fried vegetables.
"Hey what's wrong? Not hungry?" Luz asks.
"Uh right sorry." Blanca said taking a bite. "Wow, this is really good."
Thought after all that junk we ate at the carnival we could use something healthy." Minato smiles.
"You kids should have seen the stupid look on his face when I dumped that tray of apples on Tibbles. Those animals wanted to eat him alive." Eda said as they all laughed.
"Well he deserved that." Lily said.
As they all dug in Blanca couldn't help but smile enjoying the fun warm atmosphere.
Eventually they all soon got ready for bed. On the couch Eda handed her a blanket and pillow.
"Hope you don't mind." Eda said.
"I've slept on worse." Blanca said taking it.
"Hey uh look I'm not good at this stuff but thanks." Eda said.
"For what?" Blanca asks.
"For helping them out back there. I'll admit I had some doubts about you, but you're alright Blanca." Eda said.
"Thanks." Blanca said looking away.
"Look these kids don't have it easy, especially Minato, but at least they have a friend like you watching out for them." Eda said.
"Yeah…friend." Blanca frowns.
"Well night." Eda said walking up to her room.
As Blanca laid down, she waited until everyone was asleep.
Slowly she snuck up the stairs and made her way to Minato's room.
Opening the door, she looks to see the hybrid fast asleep.
Holding out her hand, she summoned a dagger.
Slowly crawling towards him, Blanca stood right over him with the dagger raised up high.
Just as she was about to stab him the light from the moon shined down and revealed a smile on Minato's sleeping face and suddenly Blanca stopped.
"Come on we're friends, right?" Minato's voice rang in her head as she saw that same smile.
Cringing Blanca tried to shake it off but more memories just kept coming.
"Making friends isn't easy for me. Here or in the human world." Minato said after the Powerball. "Here this is for you." Minato said handing her the wristband she's still wearing.
"That's what you do for friends. We help each other." Minato said as he and Lily saved her from the little monsters.
"Any friend of Luz and Minato is a friend of ours." Willow said as they grabbed her arm and pulled her away.
"Come on Blanca have some fun." Luz laughs as she tried to get her to eat fair food.
"After today I think we're all friends." King said giving her the chunk of the friendship bracelet.
"You're alright Blanca." Eda smiles causing Blanca to choke.
Finally, we see one last memory but in it was Blanca a few years younger was standing across from 3 shadows as they placed a suitcase in front of her before turning away.
These people were supposed to be her enemies. The ones she was supposed to kill but they were treating her better than anyone had in a long time.
Getting up, Blanca sneaks out of the Owl House and left to an Unknown location.
Taking out her crystal ball, she dialed Elias.
"What do you want? I was just about to go to sleep." Elias glares.
"I quit." Blanca said.
"Excuse me?" Elias said not sure if he heard her right.
"You heard me I quit; I don't care if I don't get a single snail from you but I am not killing your own grandson. I'm done." Blanca said.
"That freak is not my grandson. He is a menace." Elias said.
"You don't even know him." Blanca said.
"You listen to me, I paid you to get me the Monado and kill that hybrid. You will do what I say or else." Elias threatens.
"Read my lips. Forget it." Blanca hisses.
"What's happened to you? You're an assassin, a killer for hire. A girl who's killed scum for far less than what I offered. What happened to make you so soft?" Elias asks.
"Maybe for the first time in my life I finally realized what I'm doing is wrong." Blanca said.
"I don't believe this; you're buying your own con. You actually enjoy being a loser like them." Elias said.
"They're not losers, they're the nicest people I've ever met." Blanca said.
"Listen young lady I am the Head of the House of Soulwing. No one says no to me." Elias said.
"First time for everything." Blanca said.
"You've never been a part of any business before, so let me tell you a simple tip. Never put all your eggs in one basket." Elias declares as around Blanca 3 demons in dark clothing and dangerous weapons appeared.
"You didn't." Blanca gasps.
"Here's the new deal. Since you can't do the job anymore you are going to use your new trust to lead the hybrid and his allies into a trap for them to do job you were too weak to do. And if you fail then you will suffer the same fate. You'll be nothing." Elias declares.
Throwing the Crystal ball up in the air, Blanca summons a sword to attack but one member blasts her sword out of her hand with a glowing magic bullet.
As the second held out its hand dark restraints appeared around Blanca tying her up while the last one had a sword to her neck.
When the crystal ball drops down a member caught it showing the trapped Blanca.
"Think of this as a new contract. Where your payment is your life." Elias declares.
Hanging her head in shame, Blanca had no idea how she was gonna get out of this.