A/N: First off, we finally have the first chapter of the new Owl House story, "Coven of Rings and Darkness!" And secondly, on an unrelated note, yesterday, not only did I finally beat the champion in "Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!", but I also caught Mewtwo with a Master Ball soon after! You can take a look at a screenshot with my character, Pikachu, and Mewtwo on DeviantArt called "Mewtwo and Me". But enough about that for now. The point is, this is where things start kicking off 10 days after the events of "Coven of Owls", and boy, is it gonna be a doozy. Also, if you see words in bold during each chapter of the story, they're in Black Speech language. :)

The Owl House: Coven of Rings and Darkness

"Something Wicked This Way Comes"

Act I

It all started 10 days since the rescue mission as Luz and Amity were each holding a ball of light in one hand through a cave when they stopped, gasped, and saw a large shadow on the wall in front of them, the source of which laughed.

"Foolish child. Leave this place before you meet your demise.", the shadow warned.

"Do not underestimate us, Garlog. For I am the good witch, Luz, hunter of monsters.", Luz announced.

"And I am Amity Blight, top student of Hexside Academy.", Amity added before they both took aim at the source.

"Now eat this sucka- what?", Luz puzzled as Garlog turned out to be a tiny creature casting a shadow standing in front of a lantern.

Luz picked him up and he let out a squeak, trying to escape.

"You're Garlog?", Luz asked as she pulled out his wanted poster, depicting him as being much larger and worth 4,000 snails, comparing it to the real thing.

"He must've been scaring everyone away too often.", Amity guessed.

"This is pathetic.", Luz groaned.

"Small I may be, but you will soon know fear when I lay waste to all that you...", Garlog began before getting cut off off by King, who ate him whole, making Amity gasp.

"King, drop it now. Drop it now!", Luz urged before King only mumbled and ran off.

"Drop it! No! I'm not gonna play right now! King!", Luz shouted as she chased after him with Amity giggling a bit.


Intro

Play Brad Breeck & T.J. Hill Music: "The Owl House Theme Song"/"Season 2 Trailer Music" Mix

First, it showed an eye with a black slit opening with flames inside before Luz, Luke, and Lucia landed on the ground before then making light orbs while wearing their dark blue robe with long dark sleeves followed by Eda and Nathan spinning the staffs with King and Amiyah coming out from behind them while the latter held Della, followed by Willow doing plant magic, Gus, Edric, and Emira doing illusionism, and then Amity and Selena (the former of which now has a new hairstyle) doing abomination magic with Boscha then getting out a small potion and pouring it over her hand before clapping hands, making yellow smoke puff out. After that, Lilith and her siblings, Hunter and Heather, and Kikimora and Gammamoo appeared in the frames, instead of Willow, Gus, and Amity. In addition, nine symbols of the Covens are added on top, the Owl House is on the bottom left, and the Emperor's Castle is on the bottom right. Then, Nechros appeared, clutching flames with his left hand before he appeared with the Emperor's Castle behind him with lightning striking. Then, at sunset, Owl Harpy Luz, Luke, and Lucia were flying over Bonesborough, where they met the big-nosed prisoner form before, otherwise known as Tiny Nose, Willow, Gus, Amity, their mother, Camilla, and now, their father, Belos. Then, Eda, Nathan, Amiyah, and King appeared while running from the guard before the Noceda trio helped them escape only to lose control of the staff, and get promptly chased by a scary-looking creature before then showing Owl Harpy Luz, Luke, Lucia, Eda, Nathan, Amiyah, Amity, Willow, Selena, Boscha, Belos, Camila, and King on the roof of the Owl House while Daggertail's head was next to said roof, where Harpy Luz, Luke, and Lucia cast their Light Spell, making them go into the night before they each explode in a bright light with The Owl House logo appearing as "Coven of Rings and Darkness" appeared with a crossfade glow as well as the following words below it, "Created by Dana Terrace", now enclosed in a frame. Afterwards, instead of being streaks across it only by the light spell, the fire, plant, and ice spells now appear around it, along with the light spell.

End Brad Breeck & T.J. Hill Music: "The Owl House Theme Song"/"Season 2 Trailer Music" Mix


Act II

Sometime, later, the Owl House was shown, wind howling before, in Luz's room, Garlog is stuffed in a bottle while Luz set her phone against it.

"Boop!", Luz and Amity said in unison as they booped Garlog's nose.

"Holã. Video Diary Entry 1 with Luz..", Luz began.

"Luke...,", Luke added.

"And Lucia.", Lucia added.

"It's been a month since the petrification ceremony. A month since we destroyed the portal home...", Luz began.

"We had to. Nechros was going to kill Eda if we didn't hand it over.", Luke explained.

"But we couldn't let him use it, so we blew it up with some magic fire. And then we found out from our so-called mother who our real father is. She lied to us for all these years! How could we trust someone like that anymore?!", Lucia shouted.

"Easy, Lucia. I'm mad at her, too.", Luz said.

"We both are, but you need to calm down.", Luke urged.

"Okay... I'm sorry. I'm okay. Let's just keep moving forward.", Lucia sighed.

"Moving on, this world is filled with inexplicable magical wonders, like this portal key! I don't know if it contains magic, but we're gonna study all we can and find an answer on how to get back soon. A-And look!", Luz said as she lifted up her leg to show King holding onto it.

"We have friends to help us.", Luz grinned.

"Yeah. You could say they have been clingy since what happened to us 10 days ago, but we'll get to that in a moment.", Lucia stated.

"I'm never letting you three go! You're never returning to the human realm!", King exclaimed.

"He doesn't mean that.", Luz said as she covered the camera.

"Yes, I do!", King exclaimed.

"You're only saying that because you'd miss us if we went back, aren't you?", Lucia asked, making King pause for a moment.

"Yes.", King replied.

"See? Clingy. No offense.", Luke responded.

"How is that not offensive?", King puzzled before it went to Eda in the kitchen where she's holding Della as Nathan was pouring apple blood before it went to the trio."

"This is Nathan and Amiyah. And this is Eda the Owl Lady, the most powerful witch on the Boiling Isles. Or at least she was, until her curse overpowered her and weakened her magic. She's doing her best raising little Della now.", Luz responded as Della giggled while held by Eda before it went to the trio.

"As for us, we were cursed, too.", Lucia began.

"But unlike Eda, I was able to transcend to an even higher level of magic. Apparently, it's called Nightshade. So, now, I'M the most powerful witch in the Boiling Isles. That is..., assuming I learn how to control this new magic and my Owl Harpy form at the same time.", Luz added.

"And we have Mithril's magic elixir to thank for that. Although, ever since taking it, or at least a day after, turning into an Owl Harpies again was met with some...difficulties and she hasn't been able to turn again since so far.", Luke added before it Lilith, Alex, Gwen, and Lilia, who are now wearing new clothes as they put their old ones away in the luggage.

"Before we were accidentally cursed by Eda, she, herself, was cursed by her own sister, Lilith. And she and her family spent her entire life looking for a way to undo it. It's still hard for everyone to trust each other, but maybe with time we can all become friends.", Lucia narrated as the four stared out of the window just before Hooty appeared in the window.

"Hello!", Hooty greeted, frightening the four Clawthorne's prompting them to slam the window shut.

Sometime outside, Amiyah ran over to Eda.

"Mommy!", Amiyah shouted.

"Sometimes, Eda looks after her children, Amiyah being one of those children.", Luz stated before hugging Eda with a grin as Alex even gave her a shoulder hug and a kiss on the lips (as a way to comfort her) as Amity, Kroscha, Moscha, Emilia, and Erebor looked on happily before Eda was now seen constructing something.

"But at other times, even though Eda gets frustrated, she's found new ways to make up for her lost powers.", Luke narrated.

"Check it, kids! A new hunting weapon. I will call her the Stab-Catcher.", Eda announced.

"That's actually a harpoon, Eda, with a net attached to it.", Camila said.

"Thing is, without the portal, Eda has no human garbage to sell. So, we've resorted to working odd jobs to keep food on the table.", Luke explained.

"Hey, King, did you know that apple is a hat?", Eda asked as she aimed the "Stab-Catcher".

"Really?", King asked before he put an apple on his head, not knowing he's standing behind a target.

"King! Hey, no! King!", Luz shouted as she panicked, dropped the camera, and rushed to get King out of harm's way just as the Harpoon hit the target, but thankfully, out of King's path.

"This week, we're bounty hunters. Next week, we could be anything.", Luz said before the video cut.

Sometime later, Camila gazed at the door and thought back to when she told Luz, Luke, and Lucia the truth.

"You knew...? You knew Belos was our dad this whole time and you lied to us?!", Luke exclaimed.

"Luke, I...", Camila began.

"You know, I suspected for the longest time that you knew more about who our Dad really was than you're willing to say the moment you first mentioned him to us when we were kids. I wanted to trust you. I did, Mom. But then, we found out that Belos is our father and, by proxy, found out that you lied about who Dad really was. Not just to me. To my siblings, too. I can't figure out why you'd do that. But I did figure something out tonight: I don't want to be around someone who's done nothing but lie to us for years. And I'm guessing you two don't want that, either.", Luz said, turning to Luke and Lucia.

To confirm this, Luke and Lucia shook their heads in agreement.

"We're done, Mom. And I'll never forgive you for this...", Luz said angrily, calmly, and a bit sadly before she and her siblings went upstairs.

Back to the present, Camila took a deep breath and walked over to the door of Luz and her siblings' room and gave a sort of sad sigh before going over to said door.

"Children? Listen. I know this is...disconcerting to say the least, but... The reason why I never told you is because I was afraid that if you knew, you three would turn out like him. And I don't know if my heart could take that...", Camila explained to Luz, Luke, and Lucia, who were in their room and did not even respond back, earning Camila's sigh in defeat.

"I'm sorry I never told you the truth about your father.", Camila sighed as Eda went upstairs and saw her.

"Still don't have a need to talk to ya, huh?", Eda asked.

"None whatsoever! It's been a week and a half since I told them and they still haven't forgiven me!", Camila responded.

"Dang. They can really hold a grudge.", Eda spoke in slight surprise.

"Sometimes, I wonder if it was the right thing to have even told them at all. Or at the very least 14 years sooner...", Camila sighed.

"Hey, it may not seem like it, but it is. Just takes a while. Look, the point is, they just need some time to let it all sink in. They'll get back to talking to you again, just you wait. Trust me, in this type of situation, it's best to not force these kinds of things to happen.", Eda advised.

"Are you sure, Eda?", Camila asked.

"Hey, you're talking to a lady who had to deal with a curse for 30 years. Of course I'm sure.", Eda assured, making Camila giggle a bit.

"Now, if you'll excuse me..., Kids! Time to bring these bad boys to market!", Eda called.

"Eda, do you own anything that isn't covered in feathers?", Lilith groaned in frustration as she brushed off the feathers while getting ready to carry the bagged beasts over.

"I had to deal with a curse for 30 years, so I think you can handle a few feathers.", Eda responded.

Later, at Bonesborough, a statue of Emperor Belos was seen as Emperor's Coven guards are everywhere.

"Wow, Dad is really taking his job as emperor seriously since the Nechros incident.", Luz said to herself.

"I see it too, Luz. And given the fact that we all found out that Belos is your actual father, I'm trying to stay civil.", Eda responded before she kicked a demon decked out in Emperor's Coven apparel and placed the bag of captured demons on a scale.

She and Luz waited while a shopkeeper behind a booth reading BOUNTY read the scale.

"Tsk. Your payment.", the shopkeeper spoke.

"A single snail? Are you kidding me?", Eda asked.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I wasn't done yet.", the shopkeeper laughed before he snapped a snail in half.

"You can't do this to me. Do you know who I am?", Eda growled.

"Yeah, you're Eda the Owl Lady. What are you gonna do? We all know you're powerless now.", the shopkeeper responded before Eda growled and tried to cast a spell but the spell circle disintegrated.

"Ah! What the-", Eda puzzled.

"Ah, this is awkward; Uh-oh.", the townspeople spoke at once.

"I don't need your pity. I was the most wanted criminal for years. You should fear me.", Eda stated as she held up her own wanted poster.

However, a passing garbageman grabbed her wanted poster and put it in the trash cart he is pushing.

"No magic? Not so wanted anymore.", the townspeople said altogether.

"Wait. Aren't I the most powerful witch now?", Luz asked.

"Shh! Keep that under wraps.", Amity and Selena whispered before Lilith laughed.

"Don't worry, sister. At least my image still commands respect and fear.", Lilith assured as she posed in front of a Coven recruitment poster in which she is making the same pose.

"Shut up.", Amity only said a bit coldly before the poster was promptly torched by a garbageman holding a flamethrower.

"You're a traitor.", King laughed.

"Oooh! Nice burn, there, King.", Boscha grinned.

"What's going on? This is anarchy. Who told you to do this?", Lilith asked before three new Coven recruitment posters of the Golden Guard flew onto the wall with Luz grabbing one.

"The Golden and Platinum Guards?", Luz puzzled.

"I never did like them.", Lilith began as she grabbed the poster Luz got.

"They always got special treatment because they were the genius teen prodigies. But they're really just brats; one of which is extremely temperamental. If they're in charge... vomit.", Lilith responded as she balled up the poster and threw it to a trashcan.

It hovered right before entering, and then flew back and adhered itself to Lilith's face. She tried to rip it off, but gave up and stalked off.

"Hey, I know! What we need is a confidence boost. Why don't we take on the biggest bounty we can find? It'll be great!", Luz assured as she side-hugged Eda before running up to a bulletin board labeled "Greg's List" and read the posters there.

"Hmm. Lost Cerberus, no. Witch cackling lessons? Uh, but maybe not today.", Luz chuckled.

"Who knew there'd be cackling lessons here?", Selena asked in surprise before Luz found what she was looking for and took the poster down before showing it off.

"Aha! There's something called a 'Selkidomus' ravaging boats up and down the coast. We'll be on a high-seas adventure.", Luz grinned.

"Absolutely not. It's too dangerous, Mija.", Camila responded before Luz only turned away, saddening Camila.

"Mija...", Camila spoke sadly as Selena gave a sad look for her.

"Well, even if it is dangerous, we gotta keep a low profile while my powers are weakened. And we need fast cash.", Eda responded before gasping.

"How about this guy?", Eda asked, gesturing to a poster.

"'The Abominable Cutie Pie'?", Luz asked in a slightly deadpan tone.

"No, no, no. I hear it's very dangerous.", Eda said before gasping.

"And look, there he is.", Eda said, pointing to where the little demon is standing between two Hexside students, a lollipop in his hand.

"Et tu, Eda...?", Lucia glared.

"Amiyah, you're in charge of Della.", Eda said as she handed her to Amiyah.

"Uh...?", Amiyah said in puzzlement before the Abominable Cutie Pie giggled, ran off, and climbed up the statue of Emperor Belos.

"You'll never catch me!", the Cutie Pie playfully discouraged.

However, Luz climbed the statue.

"You did it. You caught me.", the Abominable Cutie Pie spoke before it fell into Luz's hands as she groaned while King, Selena, Luke, and Lucia climbed up to Luz while Amity morphed into her Owl Harpy form and flew up all while Masa and Lia watched and cooed happily, held by Camila.

"Still have a lot to think about, huh?", King asked.

"And it's not just that, King. Look.", Amity said, pointing toward Eda, Nathan, and Lilith.

"Things aren't looking great, Lily. This bounty hunting stuff isn't putting food on the table.", Eda sighed before Lilith mumbled.

"Oh, I'm sure Luz could handle bigger bounties, but if we wanna eat, we don't have the luxury to mess up even once.", Nathan stated before Lilith mumbled again.

"No apple blood.", Eda responded.

"How did you two understand what she was saying?", Camila asked.

"You'd be surprised how much mumbling I heard to be able to understand. I even taught that to Nathan so he'd be able to understand, too. Anyway, I spent the money on griffin eggs for Luz. There's not a lot she can digest here, so I make sure to have her favorites around.", Eda said as she and Lilith headed off with the former holding Della, who cooed.

"That's rough, buddy.", the Abominable Cutie Pie sighed before screaming as King shoved him to the ground.

Play Takaki Moshio Music: "The God Awakened"

"Was that really necessary?", Lucia asked with a glare before she and the others got down with Amiyah and her friends, although not without Luz landing on top of the Abominable Cutie Pie after jumping to the ground.

"Sorry.", Luz apologized.

"This is awful.", Amiyah sighed.

"I know. You may've turned out better, Luz, but Eda wouldn't be in this situation if it weren't for me. Maybe it would be better if I never got involved...", Amity sighed.

"Don't say that, Amity. It was never your fault. Despite how things turned out, if our roles were reversed, if it meant making sure they're safe, I'd do it all over again.", Luz grinned before giving Amity a peck on the lips as Masa and Lia happily cooed and babbled as if in agreement while Camila blushed at what she just saw; at the same time, Amity realized something.

"Wait. Maybe we can't change the past, but we could still change the future.", Amity realized.

"What do you...?", Luz began before she got the memo as she grinned as did her siblings.

"Oh, I get it.", Luz grinned.

"You do?", Selena puzzled.

"That's right. I'm gonna help Eda and prove that I'm more than just a burden.", Amity responded.

"But how?", Lucia asked before Luz smirked at the poster she tore off and showed it to Amity.

"Perhaps, this could be a good start.", Luz grinned.

"I'll go get Boscha.", Amity said.

"Well..., good luck guys.", Amiyah said before later, Amity placed it onto a barrel on the Bonesborough Dock.

"The Selkidomus hunt. We want in.", Amity said.

"You think you can handle this, princess?", a pirate named Salty asked to Luz.

"With all due respect, we can handle anything.", Luz responded before Salty let Luz, King, Selena, Amity, and Boscha in and nodded at the Golden and Platinum Guards out of eyeshot before they closed the window of their quarters bearing the Emperor's sigil, not knowing that a miniature version of the Necromancer's eye opened, even blinking.

Meanwhile, at the dark tower, the Necromancer spoke with a sort of Orc creature as he viewed what was transpiring.

"How interesting...", the Necromancer sneered.

"What will you have me do with this one, Master?", the orc asked.

"It's simple, Azog. I need you to follow those kids and destroy the Selkidomus before those children get to it. You can take Bolg with you if you must, but it must be done. Once that irksome creature is destroyed, I'll be one step closer to regaining what is rightfully mine.", the Necromancer stated.

"As you command, my lord. But with all due respect, I must ask. Why is it imperative that it be destroyed to ensure your reign?", Azog bowed.

"I require a certain item said to contain a rare source material found in its Selkigris.", the Necromancer responded.

"What is that material, my lord?", Azog asked.

"In time..., you'll see.", the Necromancer responded.

End Takaki Moshio Music: "The God Awakened"

Act III

Back at The Owl House, Lilith held her now burned recruitment poster before Eda snuck up on her, wearing a bandolier of orange potions.

"Hey, Lily! How do I look?", Eda asked as she showed off her bandolier, puzzling her.

"I doubt that's really important.", Camila said.

"Hey. You took the words out of my mouth.", Nathan said before Eda flopped onto the couch.

"Eh, you're right. Getting scammed at the market was such a bummer, but it gave me an idea on how to earn a little more cash. You wanna come? I may not be at full power, but I can still make potions!", Eda smirked as she dangled a potion over Lilith's head.

"I am quite fine. Thank you.", Lilith said as she pushed Eda away.

"Aight. Have fun wallowing in self-pity and feeling bad for cursing me. Byeeeeeee!", Eda said as she, while carrying Della, walked to the door and left.

"I suppose I'd better keep an eye on her. Now, don't get into too much trouble while we're gone.", Nathan said as he, too, left.

Then, Lilith ripped the poster bits out of her hair and sighed.

"I guess I deserve this. There's gotta be a way to make it up to her.", Lilith said.

"I know the feeling. I still have a long way to go before they'd even start talking to me again...", Camila sighed.

"There is one thing that might be a good start, at least.", Gwen assured as he and the others walked in.

"Really? And what's that?", Lilith puzzled.

"See for yourself.", Alex responded, pointing to a solution before the two then saw a potions book.

"Of course!", Lilith gasped as she grabbed it after gasping.

"What are you doing?", Camila asked.

"Edalyn isn't the only Clawthorne with a talent for potions.", Lilith chuckled as opens to a page for a scrying potion.

"Ooh. I bet she would love a peek inside the castle.", Lilith said before she ripped the page out.

"That's the idea.", Gwen responded as Lilith started backing away, straight into Hooty.

"New roomie check-in!", Hooty exclaimed before Lilith screamed, fell, and dropped both the book and the page, although Camila caught it.

"How's my bestie doing?", Hooty asked before noticing a page in Camila's hand.

"A scrying potion!?", Hooty shouted before gasping.

"Lulu, you're trying to spy on your old buddies? I can help! We can find out their crushes.", Hooty said before rubbing his face against Lilith's.

"We can give them cute couple names!", Hooty continued before Lilith shoved Hooty away.

"No! We can do this alone. Don't follow me!", Lilith shouted as she stood up and started to leave before stopping in the doorway.

"And don't call me Lulu!", Lilith shouted before leaving.

"A good friend would respect her wishes, but a better friend would help no matter what!", Hooty said before going after Lilith and closing the door as he left.

"Why is it that I feel like burning him to a cinder?", Alex asked.

"He tends to have that effect on some people.", Camila responded before turning to Nathan.

"Nathan, could you...?", Camila asked.

"Yeah. I'll keep watch over Masa and Lia for now.", Nathan responded.

Meanwhile, Salty's ship was sailing through the Boiling Sea.

"When we defeat the Selkidomus and get a boatload of snails, Eda won't have to worry about money for a long time.", Luz smirked.

"Yeah... I just hope that this plan works better than the last one I made up...!", Amity responded before gagging as her cheeks puffed up and she covered her mouth before going over the edge and then puking into the water, much to the group's worry.

"Sorry... Just got sea sick...", Amity groaned.

"Yeah, that happens every time we travel by sea.", Boscha explained.

"And that, in itself, is a rare thing.", Selena added.

"King want a cracker!", King spoke up.

"All hands!", Salty called before Amity, Luz and the others joined the rest of the crew lined up in front of Salty.

"Alright, crew. The Selkidomus has been ravaging the coastline. It was last seen in the Simmering Shoals. You know the drill, 'Snag the quarry, get the money galore-y.' We all do the work, we all get a cut.", Salty said as he dropped a large sack of snails onto the deck with everyone cheering.

"I have many debts!", a fish sailor said.

"'Till then, keep everything shipshape. This ain't no pleasure cruise. Don't be a burden, sea squirt.", Salty said as he threw a broom to Luz.

"Oh, you don't have to worry about me.", Luz assured.

Later, at the barnacles on the front of the ship, Salty offered Luz a scraper. Afterwards, she gave King, on her shoulder, a look and used her own magic to lower herself down before the barnacles grunted at her.

"Hiss.", Luz hissed before the barnacles all quieted down.

Then, Luz used King's horn to scrape them off the ship. Later, at the bellows of the ship, which Salty is shoveling coal in to, he offered the shovel to Luke, but he shook his head and pushed it away before using three fire balls (one for each sibling) directly into the bellows and closed the door. Then, the ship's horn blew as the ship sped ahead. Afterwards, Salty nodded. Then, at the main deck, the crew was clapping in tune with Amity, Selena, and Luz's dancing. However, they turned around to notice a large bug on her back before Amity grabbed it and chucked it over King - holding a cracker - and various birds into the sea.

"Well, ye had me confront my own biases and I got nothing but respect for ya now, squirts. I mean, sailors.", Salty grinned.

"Thanks, Salty. You make us feel like a real part of the crew.", Amity thanked.

"Well, that's because you arghhhh.", Salty responded before they all cheered; that is, all except King.

"Boo!", King booed as he waved his cracker in displeasure before one of the birds tried to grab it from him.

"Hey, that's mine, you feather duster!", King shouted before he and the bird both tugged at the cracker.

Just then, the ship hit a large wave, which sent King tumbling into the captain's quarters before the doors closed behind him.

"Oof. Hey, King want a cracker!", King shouted before trying to open the doors, but to no avail.

On the bright side, though, he did notice a box of crackers on the desk.

"Ooh!", King said in amazement before scrambling up the desk and grabbing some crackers from the box.

But in doing so, he noticed a letter below the box and picked it up.

"Is that the Emperor's sigil?", King asked before turning up the brightness on the lamp next to him.

The brighter light revealed that the room is covered in the Emperor's sigil.

"This ship belongs to the Emperor? Oh, boy. I gotta tell Luz and the others.", King urged.

"You won't be telling them anything, animal!", Heather shouted as a bright light shone behind him before King gasped upon turning around to see her and the Golden Guard.

"Ahem. Do you mind?", the golden guard asked.

"Oh. Yeah. Sorry, Hunter.", the Platinum guard apologized as the lightning ceased.

"Yeah, let's just say, the less you know, the better.", the Golden Guard said to King, puzzling him.

Back at the middle of the woods, Lilith was consulting the scrying potion recipe with Lilia, Gwen, and Alex.

"So, what do we need now?", Alex asked.

"Okay, next is firebee honey.", Lilith replied as two firebees flew past her into a whole colony before she tried to follow, but the moment her foot entered their territory, she overheard some sobbing nearby.

And no sooner had she heard this that whom should she see but the Firebee Queen herself!

"I think that may have to be on hold. That's the firebee queen.", Alex said.

"But she doesn't seem happy at all. I wonder why?", Lilia puzzled.

"Only one way to find out.", Lilith responded.

Feeling awful for her, Lilith walked over to the sobbing queen.

"Those nasty, nasty wasps! What should I do? My beautiful hive is gone!", the firebee queen sobbed.

"That's horrible...", Gwen said sadly before Lilith spoke to her.

"Hey, hey calm down! Don't worry. I'll get it back for you.", Lilith assured.

"We all will.", Alex added.

"So, where is it?", Gwen asked before the queen bee sniffed, pointing to the hive where a bunch of said nasty wasps, albeit wreathed in dark red flames, resided playing cards.

"Do you have any 3's?", one of the wasps asked.

"Go fish.", the boss wasp responded.

"Don't worry, Ma'am. I'm going in there.", Lilith assured before she boldly stepped in.

"Be careful.", the Queen Bee warned.

However, when she did, the Boss Wasp noticed her as did the others before the boss made a "Psst!" sound, urging them to huddle and whisper together before they got back to their posts.

"Hey, Boss! I saw another hive from another island!", the fat flame wasp shouted.

"Oh, boy! Let's go get it, boss!", one of the other flame wasps said.

"Ok, then!", the boss flame wasp said before knocked on the hive.

"Oops. I think I dropped something! Oh, well. I'll get it later.", the boss flame wasp said before he "left".

"Ok. Now's my chance.", Lilith said before suddenly, the nasty flame wasps grabbed their stingers, swarmed together, and flew at her, making her scream.

"All For One And One For All!", the Nasty flame wasps shouted.

"Lift your feet before you fall!", the boss flame wasp shouted before he swung his stinger with a slice only for Lilith to jump out of the way.

Then, she drew a very shaky spell circle, which produced a melting ice cube that would easily fit into a glass and offered little to no defense against a swarm of nasty flame wasps before several flame wasps continued their assault, albeit comically.

"On the runway, we have Lilith Clawthorne, who tried to ice us.", the fat flame wasp said.

"Harky Mark, she's hot!", the boss flame wasp shouted before he and his gang flew toward her only for Lilith to run and hide behind the trees with which the stingers were plunged onto it, wreathed in dark red flames.

"Phew. That was close, Lilith.", Gwen sighed.

"Those flame wasps are not making this easy for us.", Camila grunted in frustration.

"Clearly.", Alex responded before Lilith slid to the ground.

"How can I get firebee honey without ice magic, or porcuspine quills without a sleeping spell? Who am I without magic, without a Coven?", Lilith said sadly as she buried her head in her knees.

"Without friends?", Hooty asked.

"Wait. Why does that sound familiar?", Camila asked before she quickly turned around as did the group with her and saw none other than Hooty poking out of the ground next to them.

"Hooty?!", Camila exclaimed.

"I said...!", Lilith shouted as she pointed at him accusingly.

"You don't know how to get those firebees, but I can help.", Hooty assured as he stretched into her space.

"No! I don't want your help. I told you not to follow me!", Lilith exclaimed as she pushed Hooty away.

"Easy, Lilith. Try to calm down.", Gwen said.

"There's nothing to be calm about right now!", Lilith retorted.

"Lilith, please calm down.", Alex said in worry.

"If I were you, I would-", Hooty began before Lilith finally snapped.

"You would WHAT?!", Lilith exclaimed.

"Shh! Keep it down. You might wake them up.", Camila whispered.

"It doesn't matter. You aren't me. You're just some kind of weird bird-worm! You have no idea what I'm going through. I have to do this alone, because if I can't... what kind of witch am I?", Lilith snapped while standing up and pacing, making Alex, Lilia, Gwen, and Camila gasp all the while Hooty looked genuinely hurt by this.

"Sorry, Lulu. I mean, sorry, Lilith.", Hooty apologized sadly before retreating into the ground.

"Lilith, I know just what you're going through, but you didn't have to go overboard like that.", Camila said.

"He just...! he just... doesn't understand...", Lilith sighed, trying to calm herself before taking a breath.

"Girls? I hate to interrupt this little talk of yours, but we got more firebees incoming.", Gwen responded as more were indeed coming.

"Now, let's try this one more time.", Lilith said as she grabbed a branch and looked at the colony as Camila looked at her in worry as did Alex and the others.

Back at Salty's ship, the crew entered darker waters.

"We're here. The Simmering Shoals. Eyes peeled, mates.", Salty said before a burning ship sailed past.

The sailors then took off their hats and paid their respects.

"She's close.", Salty said before the Selkidomus tail thwacked against the side of the ship.

"She's here!", Luz, Luke, and Lucia said in unison before the Selkidomus closed in underwater with the dorsal fins sticking out.

The sailors then tossed spikes toward it only for it to go up to the surface and puff them out toward the ship, although knocking the sailor's head off the body, urging him to put it back on.

Then, Luz, Amity, Selena, Luke, Lucia, and Boscha cornered the Selkidomus with ice pillars and then wrapped it in vines before starting to pull it onto the ship.

"Help 'em, boys! Put your backs into it.", Salty shouted before Luz tied the vine onto the ship.

"I did it!", Luz grinned.

"Not quite.", Selena said before an explosion on deck occurred, knocking her, Luz, and Luke off the ship in the process.

"Guys!", Amity and Boscha shouted before jumping off to join them.

Moments later, the Selkidomus broke free and swam away and they all saw a silhouette of someone carrying a bag of money.

"Is that a- a ghost pirate?", Luz asked.

"The money! We're being robbed.", Lucia shouted before the thief jumped off the ship onto a speedboat and headed to a nearby island.

Afterwards, Luz summoned a boat-shaped block of ice.

"Get on!", Luz shouted before her siblings, Amity, and Boscha joined in and propelled themselves with a fire spell after them.

"Show that specter what for, Luz.", Salty laughed.

They closed in on the shore. But by then, the ice has melted to barely support their feet before they lost their balance and were promptly sent flying, colliding into the thief who dropped the money at the shore. It opened and it got washed away.

"Guys? Look!", Selena shouted, pointing to the lost money at sea.

"The money!", everyone shouted.

The thief's eyes are gold and grey. Then, Luz and the others walked over and knocked off her hat, revealing it's Eda.

"Eda?!", Luz, Amity, Selena, Luke, Lucia, and Boscha shouted.

"Hey.", Eda chuckled sheepishly.

"Why are you robbing our ship? And what happened to your legs?", Luz asked, gesturing to the fact that they aren't here before Eda snapped her fingers, prompting them to hop back to Eda and go back on.

"And were you in on this, too, Nathan?", Amity asked.

"Someone had to make sure to she stays in line. For the babies' sakes, too.", Nathan responded as he handed Della back to Eda while holding Masa and Lia tightly.

"It's called 'disguising your tracks'. Now, why were you on that ship to begin with? You coulda gotten killed!", Eda responded before both the Golden and Platinum guards appeared in a torrent of water and lightning.

"You know, if you're not careful, that can still be arranged.", the Golden Guard sneered, worrying the group.

Act IV

"Hello, 'criminals.' What's about to happen should be relatively painless, if you just do what I say.", Golden Guard assured.

"And why would we do that?", Amity asked.

"Because if you don't, there will be dire consequences!", Platinum Guard exclaimed.

"Is that a threat?", Selena glared.

"More like a warning.", the Platinum Guard responded.

"That, and from what we heard, none of you can use real magic.", Golden Guard added.

"You don't know that!", Eda exclaimed in retortion.

"Maybe not, but I do know you're standing on a plant that eats flesh.", Golden Guard responded, pointing to said plant with Luz and the others looking down before promptly getting off the plant and then back to safe ground, tapping their feet out to drive away the heat as the two guards chuckled.

"Okay- Ordinarily, the Blight and her friends will remain sailors to repay all the money they lost, while the Owl Lady will be arrested, again, for attacking one of the Emperor's ships.", the Golden Guard said.

"Emperor's ship?", Luz asked.

"They're the only ones worth robbing.", Eda explained.

"But the emperor is Luz's father, remember?", Selena asked.

"Oh. Yeah. Force of habit.", Eda responded.

"And apparently, you three humans being family is why we'll let it slide.", the Golden Guard said.

"Why are you guys hunting the Selkidomus? It's a peaceful creature, and you're provoking it!", Nathan exclaimed.

"Hunting it? No, we're relocating it. The Emperor sent us to do that.", the Golden Guard responded.

"We're not really sure why he asked us to do that, but here we are.", Platinum Guard responded.

"Dad...", Luz said in slight surprise.

"So, long story short, I don't have to be that mean. No one will have to be a sailor or get arrested, if one of you follows those Selkidomus tracks and helps us relocates the beast.", Golden Guard assured.

"Hold on. Where is King?", Luz asked.

"Actually, he's right here.", Golden Guard said before he lifted up the birdcage and pulled the shade aside, revealing King.

"Weh?", King puzzled before the Golden Guard dropped the shade.

"Ah, it's dark now.", King said before snoring.

"That enough proof for you?", Platinum Guard asked.

"Just one question. Where exactly is the Selkidomus being relocated at?", Amity asked.

"Just at a cave in an island closet to the isles. Why?", the Golden Guard asked.

"Okay. I'll do it.", Amity sighed as she went forward.

"Amity, wait up!", Luz shouted as she, Luke, Lucia, Selena, and Boscha ran in after her.

"Shall we?", Eda asked before Nathan nodded and left, following after the six witchlets.

Meanwhile, the flame wasps were laughing and slapped together as Lilith was now encircled by a ring of them.

"You are good!", the flame wasp said to the boss.

"Oh, shut up. It's you!", the flame wasp boss said.

"Are we stinging girls, or what?", the fat flame wasp asked.

"I am not one to be trifled with, wasps.", Lilith discouraged.

"Who do you think you are, some kind of exterminator?", the flame wasp boss asked.

"I am not an exterminator. I am a witch... unhinged!", Lilith exclaimed before she swung at the flame wasps with a stick, making battle cries.

However, the flame wasps only chuckled.

"So what?", the other flame wasp retorted.

"We sting witches, too!", the fat flame wasp added before slicing a stick, much to Lilith's horror.

"What? No, no, no, no, no!", Lilith panicked as she fell to the ground, a ring of flame wasps circling around her.

"I can't do this alone. I need help!", Lilith exclaimed before the flame wasp boss laughed evilly.

"Oh! Who's unhinged now?! The winner! The nasty, nasty flame wasps!", the Flame Wasp boss smirked as the other nasty flame wasps put their stingers back in and aimed at Lilith's butt, primed for stinging.

"You need help? You got it.", Alex assured before making four ice spikes with each one covered with snow at the top.

"What the...?', the flame wasp boss puzzled.

"For you.", Alex said, handing one to Camila.

"Uh, thanks.", Camila thanked.

"You can thank me by joining in.", Alex responded before he, Lilia, and Gwen charged in first to swing at the fire bees, letting loose snow piles on some firebees.

"Who's unhinged now?", Gwen smirked to the boss, making said flame wasp growl.

"I see. So, snow comes out of this thing?", Camila puzzled.

Then, all of a sudden, Hooty emerged out of the ground.

"Not For Round 2! No ones stings Lulu!", Hooty shouted.

"Hooty?! You, too?", Camila asked before Hooty nodded.

"Lulu? It looks like we have a Romeo bird protecting The Juliet!", the Flame Wasp boss shouted before the other flame wasps grabbed their stingers and laughed evilly.

"Everybody wanna go to that place called Hooters?", the fat flame wasp asked.

"You bet. After we sting him!", the flame wasp said in agreement before Hooty turned to Lilith.

"I'm here for you, Lulu. No witch is an island. Now face my wrath!", Hooty shouted before he attacked the flame wasps only for one of them to stab Hooty with a stinger.

"Ow! Hoot!", Hooty responded before, filled with determination, Camila then charged in herself and then spewed out snow from the ice pillar, surprising the Flame Wasps.

"You think I can't handle the heat? Wait until you see what I've learned in the kitchen.", Camila spoke in an edgy tone as she spewed out snow from her spike toward the Flame Wasps.

"I think I finally see why Luz and the others like magic so much.", Camila grinned.

"Good to hear it. Now, let's stop those flame wasps and quick before anything else happens.", Alex warned.

"Agreed.", Camila concurred before she and the others fired ice magic as snow near the Flame wasps.

"Now, Lilith! Get the hive!", Camila shouted before Lilith nodded and picked it up only for the Flame Wasp boss to notice this.

"Stop that witch!", the Flame Wasp boss shouted before the other Flame Wasps put their stingers back on and then aimed for Lilith's butt before this time, they hit the mark.

"OW!", Lilith shouted in reaction before throwing the hive in said reaction and rubbing her butt as the hive landed near the Queen Bee, who noticed a sort of weapon inside it before gasping and becoming determined.

"Lilith!", Camila shouted.

"Are you all right?", Gwen asked as she rushed to her.

"As fine as I'll ever be, I suppose...", Lilith sighed as she pulled the stingers off her butt and then noticing the hive of firebees swarming just behind the Queen Bee in awe.

"What the heck is that thing?!", the Flame Wasp Boss asked before the hive then aims at the Flame Wasps, making their leader gulp nervously.

"You can't rule the kingdom without some honey! So, Hasta La Vista, BABIEEEEEEEEEES!", the Queen Bee shouted before firing flaming honey at the wasps.

"Not the wings!", the Flame Wasp Boss shouted before the honey splattered itself on it.

"That's just (dolphin noise) great!", the other Flame Wasp said before he was the next to get splattered.

"Ooh.", Lilith giggled as she clapped before narrowly dodging the flaming honey, which landed on the tree bark.

"No, No, No, No, No! AHHHH!", the Fat Flame Wasp shouted as he got hit by the wing, which caused it to fall down.

"This sucks!", the fat Flame Wasp exclaimed before he got splattered by the flaming honey with all Flame Wasps down for the count as they groaned as the Bee Queen panted.

"Oh, my... Who knew you had that rage in you?", Camila asked before the Bee Queen calmed down with deep breaths.

"Oh, thank you, Ms..., uh...", the queen bee began.

"Lilith. Lilith Calwthorne.", Lilith greeted.

"And who are they?", the Queen Bee asked.

"Those are Camila Noceda, Alex, Gwen, and Lilia. And that's Hooty.", Lilith introduced.

"Hello!", Hooty greeted.

"It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, your majesty.", Camila greeted.

"Well, nice to meet you, everyone.", the Queen Bee grinned.

"Charmed, I'm sure.", Alex responded.

"And also, none of this would have happened if if weren't for that no good husband of mine. He's going off with another woman.", the Queen Bee responded.

"Oh. Well, that sounds like he's a harem.", Lilith guessed.

"What?", Queen Bee puzzled.

"Nothing.", Lilith responded.

"Anyway, as you and your friends' reward for your good service to the bee community, I present you with this.", the Queen Bee said as she grabbed 100 snails in a bag and gave it to Lilith.

"Thanks.", Lilith said as she smiled.

"Ms. Noceda, Alex, Gwen, Lilia, and Mr. Hooty, here's some for you as well.", the Queen Bee said as she got out 5 more bags and gave each one to them.

"Thank you.", Hooty grinned.

"Before we leave, may we have some of your honey, please?", Lilith asked before the Queen Bee smiled.

"Be my guest.", the Queen Bee replied.

Meanwhile, Amity, Selena, Luz, Luke, Lucia, Eda, and Nathan were heading into the cave.

"Amity, if we're going to relocate the Selkidomus, we have to think of a plan to do that without putting ourselves in danger. We can find another way out of this.", Luz assured.

"Yeah. What she said. Let the guards handle it.", Eda agreed.

"No. I'm done with you putting yourselves in danger. If you, Nathan, Della, and King ever want to be safe... then I have to do this alone.", Amity responded as she got on top of the mast from a sunken ship.

"Alone? Don't you remember? Us weirdos have to-", Luz began.

"What? Stick together? Because you stuck with me, your mentor lost her magic. You, Eda, and your families almost got turned to stone, you almost turned into permanent Owl Beast, and now Eda can't even afford her apple blood because she's worried about what you need to eat. Beside that, they need our help relocating the Selkidomus somewhere safe.", Amity interrupted before a loud growl bellowed from below, causing the cave to shake a little.

"It's my fault all this happened. That's why I've got to do this alone. I'll make it all up to you, Luz. I promise.", Amity said before falling backwards down into the Selkidomus' den.

"Amity!", Luz shouted before Amity turned into an Owl Harpy, making the creature stir from the sound of her wings flapping before it roared.

"Whoa!", Amity exclaimed before dodging its attack and then preparing a spell circle.

"All right, let's do this.", Amity said before then creating a clawed abomination first and aiming at the Selkidomus only for Luz to swing on a vine and grab her mid-air, tackling her into cover.

"When are you going to get that through to your head? You are not to blame for anything!", Luz exclaimed.

"Yeah. You think throwing your life away is gonna help me? Or Luz for that matter? Well, it won't. She may have helped me find King's crown when she barely knew me.", Eda began.

"We were there, too.", Luke and Lucia added as they and Nathan arrived as well.

"But you helped saved me, Luz, and my daughter, Amiyah from turning to stone, you got me talking to my sister again...", Eda continued.

"And you even turned me into the most powerful witch on the Boiling Isles. So, unfortunately for you, my life is pretty great, because I'm not only friends with Eda, the Owl lady, but I'm also friends with you, too.", Luz responded.

"We all are.", Lucia added.

"You're more than good friends to them. You're also family.", Luke added.

"Families help each other out, have their backs, and support them when they needed it. And we're always here for you.", Selena added.

Then, Amity started tearing up, but stopped when Luz grabbed her cheeks.

"Listen. I get that you want to make it up to me, but your guilt is clouding your judgement. There's gotta be a way out of this, where no one has to get hurt.", Luz said before, behind them, a baby Selkidomus sounded, making Luz gasp as she and her siblings beamed.

"Aw. It's so cute.", Lucia grinned.

"How are you doing, little guy?", Luke added.

"Wait. The Selkidomus has a baby?", Amity asked before realizing something.

"All the more reason they need to be safe...", Amity said before walking forward.

"Amity?! What are you...?", Luz began.

"It's okay. You can all join in this time.", Amity said before cautiously stepping forward with her hands up.

"Oh. Okay, I see where this is going.", Luz grinned.

"Listen. We are not your enemies. We now know that you're just trying to protect your family. I have friends here who know what it's like. But you and your babies can't stay here. I don't know for sure why, but... you and your babies need to leave and go somewhere safer.", Amity warned genuinely.

Once Amity got close enough to the Selkidomus, it gently leaned forward, ensuring that Amity's hand is touching its snout gently before Amity looked up and saw the gentle creature. Soon after, though, the creature glared slightly and then swam off, protecting its babies, puzzling Amity and the others.

Play Shrek Music: "March of Farquaad"

Outside the island, a sort of ship sailed across the waters as lightning struck in the clouds and Azog and another orc named Bolg looked out to the horizon before eventually seeing the island where the Selkidomus resides.

"It's there. The Island of the Selkidomus.", Bolg said.

"Good... Time to claim our prey.", Azog smirked with a beastly growl, neither him or Bolg knowing that a sort of floating, kitten-like Palisman floated up in the air far beyond their line of sight.

"Rrew?", the palisman squeaked as it leaned its head to the right.

End Shrek Music: "March of Farquaad"

Meanwhile, the Golden Guard was playing with King's birdcage while Heather was watching. As she watched, he played with King's birdcage as he lifted the shade 3 times with King waking up and spinning around before the shade was dropped the same amount of times before King sighed in relief.

"Will you cut that out?!", Heather exclaimed.

"Geez. Touchy. You know once you get to know that one, he's actually weirdly endearing.", Hunter assured.

"No, I'm not.", King said before snoring.

"That's one thing we can agree on.", Heather sneered.

Then, all of a sudden, Azog and Bolg arrived on the island and stepped forward onto shore before the latter whistled, prompting apparent giant, wolf-like beasts to burst out from the ship before they all gathered around the two orcs, making Della, Masa, and Lia cry as Eda held Della while Nathan held the others.

"Okay. So, that's why he asked us to relocate the Selkidomus.", the Golden Guard said.

"Hey, hey. Della. It's gonna be okay.", Eda assured.

"No. It won't.", King argued in fright.

"Well, they can't take all of us. Can they?", Luz asked in slight worry before Azog glared toward Luz.

Play Howard Shore Music: "A Spell of Concealment" (2:17)

"That one is mine... Kill the others!", Azog shouted before the giant wolf beasts howled and then ran toward Luz, Luke, Lucia, Lia, Selena, Eda, Nathan, Masa, Della, Amity, Boscha, and the two guards.

"Oh, nerp!", King exclaimed as the wolf beasts charged in and then quickly piled themselves onto Eda, Nathan, and Della, who is well-protected by Eda as are Masa and Lia (who were also well-protected by Nathan) as they clawed at the Clawthornes until Amity and Boscha turned into Owl Harpies and knocked the wolf beasts off as the Golden and Platinum Guards shook them off as well.

"Leave them alone, you mangy mutts!", Boscha shouted before one of the wolf beasts snarled and tried to leap at her only to miss a couple times before then pouncing on Boscha, pinning her to the ground.

"Boscha!", Amity shouted before she was the next to be pinned down before she tried to get them off her, but couldn't, although she is able to keep it from biting at her as were the two guards.

"Amity!", Luz shouted before one of the wolf beasts growled while near Luz.

"Oh, no...", Luz squeaked.

"Do you smell it? The scent of fear? Drink their blood.", Azog commanded to the wolf beasts before it leapt at Luz, who then stabbed it with Hunter's sword, besting it before Luz sighed and got it off her only for Azog to knock her back with his mace, causing her to slide to the ground.

"Luz!", Luke and Lucia shouted before Luz sat up as best she could.

"Ow... Okay. That hurt...", Luz groaned as she stood up before noticing the wolf beasts pinning the rest as well while Eda protected Masa, who was crying.

"Eda... Della...", Luz said in worry as Azog stepped toward her while Bolg did so for Luke and Lucia.

"With you out of the way, the Selkidomus will be destroyed and removed from this world.", Azog smirked as he raised his mace again as Bolg raised his toward Luke and Lucia and both swung them.

End Howard Shore Music: "A Spell of Concealment"

But this time, Luz caught it, surprising Azog as well as Luke and Lucia. The trio's eyes were closed for a moment before they opened them abruptly with Luz's pupils turning purple as Luke's turned teal and Lucia's turned red while their sclarae were ghastly black just as her gem undergoes a reaction, glowing a blue spiral on Luz's black gem and causing a purple celestial aura to appear around her and turn into flames, barring the wolf beasts from continuing their attack as they turned and saw this aura, much to Eda and the others' puzzlement.

"Wha...?", Eda puzzled.

"Okay, that's incredible!", the Golden Guard said before the Platinum Guard, on the other hand, grunted in annoyance.

"No... It cannot be...", Azog spoke in shock before feathers burst from their hands and raced up her arm, tearing the seam of their clothes before, as Eda, Bella, Amity, Selena, Boscha, King, Nathan, Luke, Lucia, and Lia watched in amazement, blue wings with celestial stars on them, especially at the ends of her feathers, sprouted from her back and her ears even grew pointier with tufts of hair coming out of it.

"Okay, what's going on?", Boscha asked.

"I don't know. Is that a human thing?", Amity puzzled.

"No. I've been in the human realm for many years, but this is not a human thing.", Selena responded.

"Let them go. Let... them... GOOOOOO!", Luz shouted, knocking Azog back before using her newfound powers, and wings, to launch herself into the air before then punching Bolg across the face in slow motion, making him drop his mace, astonishing the others before Azog only chuckled as he got back up and tried to smash Luz only to miss as she flew to the ceiling before Bolg snarled at her as he recoiled and then shouted.

"Attack!", Bolg shouted before the wolf beasts charged toward Luz only for her to effortlessly dodge them and yell out as she knocked Bolg all the way out of the cave and back to the ship and come crashing down on Azog, who protected himself with his shield, but she broke through it, knocking him away before then grabbing him and then tossing him to the ship and slowly descending with the stupified Luke and Lucia beside Luz, who gave a growling huff to the Wolf beasts, who whimpered as they fled from the blue fireballs launched at them by Luz, herding them back to the ship before Luz looked at herself.

"Wow... I can't believe it...", Luz spoke in awe.

"Yeah. Look at you...", Lucia added.

"So, the rumors are true... You really do have Nightshade magic.", the Golden Guard said in surprise.

"As amazing as it is, I can't help but feel jealous right now!", the Platinum Guard grunted.

"Hot dang... Luz really is the most powerful witch in the boiling isles.", Eda spoke in amazement before then turning to the Selkidomus.

"This area is dangerous. You need to move further out into the sea.", Eda advised before the Selkidomus nodded and then, as thanks, regurgitated a pile of golden selkigris.

"Ew!", the two guards groaned.

"Hot dang! It gave you guys the treasure of the sea.", Eda grinned.

"Gold? Tuna?", the celestial Owl Harpy asked.

"It's Selkigris, Luz. They say that it contains celestial properties found in rare Solanum Ore, which is also used to make gems like yours, Luz.", Amity responded.

"Huh. I did not know that.", Luz spoke in surprise.

"Point is, people pay big money for it at the Night Market. Ah, feel that money, Luz.", Eda said as she lathered a handful of the stuff on Luz's face.

"No, Eda! Stop!", Luz said.

"Luxuriate in it. What, you don't like to luxuriate? There's a whole pile of luxury right in here.", Eda said.

"No, no, no, no, no.", Luz said before Eda threw Luz into the Selkigris.

"Move over!", Eda said before she jumped in, flattening the pile.

"Eda!", Luz said while giggling before laughing as did Luke, Lucia, Boscha, Nathan, Amity, Selena, and even Della, Masa, and Lia, not knowing that the little, floating, kitten-like palisman looked on at them and giggled to itself before taking off.

"Yeah, we're not gonna do that.", the Platinum Guard said.

"Thank you for your service. You can find your own way home. And try to stay out of trouble. I have a feeling those orcs were only just the beginning.", the Golden Guard warned before waving.

"Byeeeee!", the Golden and Platinum Guards spoke as they got on the former's staff and vanished before Luz sighed.

"All right, kid. What's up?", Eda asked.

"Well, I went along with Amity's plan because Luke, Lucia and I wanted to repay you for teaching us all you could before, you know. And also the cape.", Luz responded.

"Yeah. You were more like our mother than our real mom was.", Lucia added, prompting Luz to give a sad look for her.

"Still sore about the whole 'keeping Belos being your dad a secret' thing, huh?", Eda asked.

"What do you think?", Luke asked.

"Look. I get that you three are mad at her and all that, but your mother cared for you. She thought she was protecting you by keeping it to herself all these years and she wouldn't do anything to hurt you. You three should be grateful to have a mother like that.", Eda stated.

"I'm not so sure... But I'll try.", Luz assured, prompting Luke and Lucia to give hesitant, yet grinning looks.

"Yeah. We all will.", Luke added.

Back to Lilith, Camila, Alex, Lilia, and Gwen at the Owl House, they were now putting ointment on Hooty's stings.

"I'm sorry for sending you away before. It's hard for me to ask for help.", Lilith apologized.

"It's okay. I'm sorry for being all nosy-nosy. But hey, Lulu, every friendship comes with its ups and downs. Right, best friend?", Hooty asked.

"I'm not commenting on that, Hootsifer.", Lilith grinned.

"A nickname? Hoot.", Hooty laughed.

"All right. If we're done, we should be able to get the scrying potion ready.", Camila said.

"I couldn't have said it better myself.", Lilith grinned.

Then, the cauldron with Lilith's scrying spell finished brewing before it glowed and bubbled.

"The scrying potion, it's ready.", Lilith gasped before a tired Eda, Belos (who arrived home form somewhere else at the same time), Amity, Nathan, Luz, Luke, Lucia (all Noceda's of which are back to normal), Boscha, and King walked through the door.

"We're home.", Eda said before tripping over Hooty.

"Ah. Hello, Luz.", Belos greeted.

"Dad?", Luz puzzled.

"I heard about what you have all done for the Selkidomus. And I could never be prouder, my children.", Belos said.

However, that only earned a slight grunt from Luz and 0 acknowledgement, making Belos widen his eyes a bit before he took a deep breath.

"Okay. What if I were to tell you three that I could train you in magic so strong that not even Eda mastered it?", Belos asked, puzzling the three before turning to Eda.

"Well, he is your father. It only makes sense to train with him. But you don't need to worry. That doesn't mean you'd stop being trained by me.", Eda assured, making the three grin before turning to Belos.

"Well, in that case..., we accept.", Luz grinned, making Belos grin to her and her siblings.

"Eda, come here. I have a gift for you. I'll fill Amiyah and the others in about this when they get back from school, but to prove that I'm trustworthy, I'm giving you a peek inside the Dark Territory.", Lilith said.

"The Dark Territory?", Luz puzzled.

"It's said to be the Necromancer's home.", Belos responded.

"If we can figure out what he's planning, we should be ready.", Camila added.

The Cauldron then showed a dark, ominous area of rock and molten lava at the foot.

"Wow. So, that's what the Dark Territory looks like?", Luz asked.

"Yep. I can definitely see this as a fitting base of operations for him.", Luke agreed.

"But that's not all.", Gwen added.

"We can also spy on the Emperor's Coven.", Lilia added before the cauldron then showed a corridor at the Emperor's Castle that splits into two paths.

Four distracted guards were at each side doing nothing as one guard on the left turned to the guard on the right.

"'Sup?", Guard 1 spoke.

"'Sup?", Guard 2 greeted.

"Okay. The thing about the Dark Territory is kinda helpful, but what are we supposed to do with this?", Luz asked.

"Whatever you want. Don't you see? These troops don't know what to do with themselves. So, go crazy. Pull whatever pranks your heart desires. They're clueless without me.", Lilith grinned.

"I'm starting to like the way you think.", Nathan grinned.

"It does sound mildly amusing.", Belos grinned.

"Oh, Lily, you couldn't have been more right. And those Golden and Platinum Guards... what a couple of chumps. Oh, I'm in a good mood. Who wants to pick up the kids, get takeout, and draw faces on Hooty?", Eda grinned.

"No...", Hooty said while shaking his head.

"Yay! Me, me, me! I do! Yeah! I'm in!", Luz and King shouted altogether as Luke, Lucia, Amity, Selena, and Boscha grinned.

"I'll protect you, Hootsifer.", Lilith assured before their conversation about take-out offscreen.

"Alright, what do we wanna eat?", Eda asked.

"Anything but seafood.", Luz responded.

"Crackers.", King responded.

"We're not ordering crackers.", Nathan refused.

"Bees!", Hooty shouted.

"Okay, no. We're not ordering them either.", Lilia responded.

"I'm fine with whatever. Things are starting to feel right again.", Lilith said as, while Luz started leaving as she felt bored, the Cauldron then showed the Dark Territory before it then showed the flaming eye on it.

"Nothing can escape my sight. I see you...", the eye echoed.

Meanwhile, the Necromancer spoke with Azog and Belog.

"Is the task done?", the Necromancer asked.

"No. But Bolg and I have found something more worth your time.", Azog responded.

"And what is that?", the Necromancer asked.

"The Noceda's were using Nightshade magic.", Bolg responded.

"Hmm... This is most enlightening information that you have provided me. As of now, you're promoted. In the meantime, someone else will watch them in your stead.", the Necromancer spoke before a stranger wrapped in a dark cloak walked in and let down his hood.

"I can't wait to get started.", the stranger smirked.

A/N: Looks like things are starting to get tense from here on out. They'll need to be ready if they're going to go up against the Necromancer. Also, I saw the new episodes of The Owl House and Amphibia this morning. Pretty surprising to say the least. And also a bit funny, too. :)