We find ourselves in front of an old house where the Leviathan Axe was lodged in the ground when suddenly a powerful gust of wind blew the battle axe out of the ground through a glowing door.
Through the door we find ourselves in the Boiling Isles as the Leviathan Axe flew into Ardyn's hand and the Owl House Title logo appeared.
Iki wo sutte haitara kurushii koto
Kizu ga hitotsu fueru tabi ikiteiru koto
Looking around Ardyn sees the Owl House with Hooty and King watching Eda teaching Luz magic.
Tsukaifurusareta sonna kanshou mo itsuka kitto
Yoru ni tokete kieru
We then find ourselves at Hexide as Willow and Gus wave at them while Amity merely looks away with a small blush on her face.
"No enough" yugandatte
"No escape" machigattatte
"No fear" koroge mawatte
Susumeba iin deshou
As Eda struggles to fight off the curse she briefly fights off the feathers before we see Romani chained up against the wall before a large shadow grows.
Looking up they saw Emperor Belos glaring down at them with staff at the ready and all his coven ready to attack. Standing behind him is a shadowed figure with a demented grin on his face.
Sore wa marude shinwa no you na
Iro, katachi no jubunairu
Spinning her staff Eda creates a powerful blast blowing the guards away before Lilith leaps in and the two sisters clash making magic explode all around them. From the smoke Ardyn, Luz, Amity, Willow and Gus ran towards the top.
Summoning an ice glyph Luz makes a bridge of ice allowing Amity's abomination to charge forward ramming them away as Willow made a road of vines for Ardyn to run ahead.
Ibitsu na mama hibiwareteiru
Kono sekai de hitotsu kagayaku
Kirei na tsuki
Running to the top, Ardyn and Emperor Belos clashes axe and staff before the shadowed figure fires a powerful blast knocking Ardyn back.
Holding out his hand a gilded sword forms in Ardyn's hand before he thrusts his weapon clashing with Belos and the shadowed figured creating a bright light.
FATE/BOILING ISLES
Book 1
Chapter 12: Really Small Fated Problems
The next morning at the Owl House we see Eda at the stove with Romani reading a book involving cooking as Luz, , and Ardyn, Luz and Musashi were talking to Gus, Willow, and Ryker over the crystal ball.
"So they said I couldn't remove my thumb, but look at that." Luz said as she performed the thumb trick, to their awe. "Whoop."
"You sliced it off! You sliced off your own thumb!" Gus started freaking out as Ryker just laughs it off.
"Relax string bean! It's a trick. I've seen this done before when I was younger." Ryker said as Gus sighs in relieve.
Willow giggled at the two. "You make doing homework actually fun."
"As least as fun as homework can get." Ardyn said with a tired grin on his face.
"You should meet my grandma; she once got her leg chopped off. Grew back in a few days." Ryker said.
"Okay we're going to circle back to that later." Musashi said interested.
"And they say humans can't do magic." Luz smirks
"Luz." King said as he climbs onto the table. "You've been talking to them all morning. Don't forget about the Luz and King comedy hour."
"Oh boy." Romani and Ardyn said as they cringed.
"Please, no. Not the comedy hour." Eda murmured to herself in disdain.
"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 Carlos Mencia." Ardyn 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, causing Ardyn to groan as he bangs his head on the table.
"Meh not as good as last weeks." Romani said with a shrug as he takes a sip of his coffee. Suddenly the crystal ball beeped meaning it was 8 am.
"School time. See you guys in class." Luz said.
"See ya." Ryker said with a two-finger salute.
"Bye." Willow waves.
"But what about the thumb?" Gus asked, and his question wasn't answered as Luz hung up.
"Aw." King sighed sadly at this.
"Hey, don't worry," Luz stated as Lucila came back with her backpack. "We'll finish our comedy hour when Ardyn and I get home." She said kissed the top of his head, while Ardyn petted his head.
"Oh, you," He giggled at them, Ardyn waving.
"Bye King!"
"Try not to miss us while we're gone~!" Luz called out as she closed the door behind them. King jumped onto the ground, scratching it like a dog would when its owner left the house.
"You…you really think they're coming back this time?" King asks as Eda, Musashi and Romani smiled at the little demon.
"Yes, they'll be back. They always come back. It's cute you miss them though." Eda smirks.
"The King of Demons misses nobody! I wouldn't care if they came through this door right now." King, while taking off his bread and tube then throws them to the ground, denies when right on cue the door opens revealing Ardyn and Luz.
"Hey you're—"
"You're back!" King interrupts Eda and climbs atop Ardyn'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." Ardyn smiles.
"I see. Perhaps you two will train with your Servants." Musashi said with a smile as Ardyn and Luz nodded.
"Sounds like a crummy situation." King jokes making Luz and Ardyn chuckle.
"Okay that one wasn't bad." Ardyn admits with a grin 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 as Eda picks them up. "The mail."
"Junk, junk. Death-hex," She tossed that one into a trash can and it disappeared. "Oh, a carnival's in town today!" She held up the flyer.
"A carnival?" Musashi asks interested.
"A carnival is like a big event full of games, rides and food." Romani said. "Though it's not my thing, I can see why people like it."
"Sounds fun." Musashi said as Ardyn 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? Want to hang out just the 4 of us?" Luz offers.
"That's my favorite number." King smiles.
"Actually, how about all 6 of us?" Ardyn asks looking at Eda and Romani.
"Wait what?" Romani said in surprise as Hooty shows up.
"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 her staff. "I'm in! To the carnival!"
"To the carnival!" All four of them said.
"To the carnival…" Romani said with less joy. As they ran out the house, Musashi 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.
The six entered the Bonesborough Carnival. The group were wearing their original attire while King was wearing a fanny pack.
"So, this is a carnival huh?" Musashi said looking around.
"Well, here we are. 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.
"Yeah, I don't think fresh is the best word to describe the food." Ardyn said as he pats her back to make her spit out the fly. 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." An unknown voice said as something leaped in front of them. He is a pig-like character with a curly, red-barbed tail, huge ears, a small nose, and two protruding tusks. He wears glasses with an orchid vest and lilac bow added on to a white dress shirt. Screaming in surprise; Ardyn, Luz, King and Eda took defensive stances.
"I see you got my postcard." Tibbles said.
"Tibbles? You sent this?" Eda as she looks on the back of the flier. It reads: "To my Owl House Pals, From Tibbles," and has a picture of Tibbles dancing when Eda tilts it. She lowers it and Tibbles is doing the same dance.
"How did you miss that?" Musashi 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?" Musashi asks.
"Don't feel sorry for him. He cheated Eda and tried to make King his servant." Ardyn 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 as Eda took the bottle.
"Oh yeah sure why don't I just—" Turning around Eda threw it in another direction making the bottle hit a guy behind her in the face.
"I'm okay." The guy groans as before he fell back down.
"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 one of Luz's stockings.
"Why do you have one of Luz's stockings?" Romani asked as Eda's eyes darted around to avoid his gaze.
"…Reasons."
"You guys really need to put locks on your closets." King suggests.
"She's probably picked the locks anyway." Ardyn said.
"That sounds about right." Musashi 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 Ardyn and Musashi.
"I love crime!" King cheers. Smiling the four of them walked off leaving Eda and Romani to their booth.
"Have a good time everyone!" Tibbles said then gave a sinister smile, backing away into a tent. "While you can."
"Dunk the skeleton. Win a prize!" An Abominations student called out, holding a ball. As the group 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.
"Huh...interesting," Ardyn commented, thankful that he didn't have to see the lower area.
"Are carnivals in your world like this?" Musashi asks looking around.
"Mm sort of, dangerous rides, dangerous food, just a real adventure in everything." Ardyn chuckles.
"So what do you wanna do first? We could brave the molar coaster, or eat a mysterious blob?" Luz lists.
"Already I'm staying away from that. I don't wanna know where that's been," Ardyn said, shuddered a bit. They couldn't eat most food here since it wasn't exactly...to their tastes.
"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 Ardyn grabbed a half.
"See they fit." Ardyn said combining them. However, once they did, they saw the bracelets 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?" Musashi suggests.
"Oh, that works." King said calming down.
"Games! Games! Games!" The four of them chanted when they see Willow, Gus and surprisingly Amity walking towards them.
"Oh, my gosh. I didn't think I'd see carniv-'yall here," Luz joked and Ardyn just groaned.
"Boo," Gus stated at the lame joke, sharing Ardyn's sentiment.
"So... guys what are you doing here?" Ardyn asks.
"We got an invitation from Tibbles." Willow said as she held up her own invitation that was addressed to 'the other two.'.
"Same here." Amity said, showing an invite as well address as 'youngest Blight'.
"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." Ardyn said slowly stepping away. Peeking her head out Amity notices Luz and Musashi getting chummy with the others leaving Ardyn by himself.
"Ardyn?" Turning around they saw Amity walking over.
"Amity, what are you doing here?" Ardyn smiles.
"Uh the carnival." Amity gestures.
"…Right dumb question." Ardyn said stupidly.
"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.
"Aw. Does the little guy want to win a prize? Uh, does he? Uh, does he?" Gus coos but King swats his hand away.
"Amity why don't you come with us?" Ardyn asks.
"What? Uh no I was thinking of—" Amity tried to come up with an excuse when Luz grabbed her hand, causing her face to go red.
"Come on Amity the more the merrier." Luz said.
"What do you think King? Now it's a party." Musashi smiles.
"Whatever you say Musashi." King said feeling unsure. Pulling Amity 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, Musashi rolled her ball, and it landed right in the mouth.
"Yes." Musashi grins pumping her fist.
"Way to go Musashi." 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 Amity was nervously looking at the food.
"Come on Amity, you can do it." Luz said.
"Eat it! Eat it! Eat it!" They chanted as Amity took a big bite and some purple ooze dripped down her lips.
"Hmm not bad actually." Amity 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." Ardyn said with a small glare.
"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 Amity looked at the target.
"Just hit the targets and you win." Musashi said. Picking up the darts Amity 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?" Amity asks.
"Yes please." All of them smile taking some. As they all shared the candy Amity 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 going to 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, Ardyn, and Musashi but now they're distracted by their cool new friends. Even that Amity 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 poof 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 his hands King the bottle.
"Take this and enjoy the carnival without the problems. Luz, Ardyn, Musashi, 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 they young demon. Acting quickly, he hid the potion in his fanny pack as Luz, Ardyn and Musashi came over.
"Sorry we lost you back there, little buddy." Ardyn said.
"Oh, it's no problem. Let's go back to the games and win those bracelets." King said grabbing Ardyn'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." Musashi said.
"Good idea, we're going to go get some rotten candy while you guys figure this out." Luz said as the three of them walked away. As Ardyn walked away Amity was about to follow when Gus grabbed her hand.
"Amity you're with me, right? You want to go on some rides?" Gus asks.
"Uh…" Amity pauses not sure.
"Ooh when they get back, we should go on the 7-man cauldron spinner." Willow said.
"Or the big swing." Musashi 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.
"Ardyn's right he does get cute when he's angry." Ezra chuckles along with Willow. Amity tried to get away, but she couldn't find any sign of Luz or Ardyn.
"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, and Amity.
"Huh?" The three of them said before they all vanished in four puffs of smoke.
"Oh, no! What have I done?" King panics as Ardyn, Luz and Musashi return.
"Wow they really wanted to ride those Bumper Carcasses." Luz said looking around them.
"Even Amity went with them." Ardyn 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." Ardyn said.
"We promised we'd get you those bracelets and we're going to keep that promise." Musashi nods.
"Uh…the three of them will be okay for a little while right?" King mutters.
"What was that?" Musashi asks.
"Nothing. Now let's go." King said leading them away. What they hadn't realized was that the Potion had shrunk Willow, Gus, and Amity 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." Amity said before she growled in frustration. "How could I drop my guard like that?!"
"Don't beat yourself up Amity none of us saw this coming." Willow said when a large shadow came up behind them. Turning around the three teens saw Tibbles' bird creature from earlier.
"Run!" Amity 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 Abomination sword, Amity 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 got to find Luz and Ardyn and get their attention before more animals come after us." Amity said as she uses her abomination magic to catch two flies. Gus and Willow climbed on one and Amity was about to get on the other until Gus spoke up.
"It's so hairy. Why is it so hairy?" Gus asks.
"Because up close everything is hairy." Willow said as Amity grabs him.
"Man, up and get on the bug." Amity said pointing a sword. "Don't make me use this."
Yelping Gus quickly climbed on behind her.
"Amity, anyone ever tell you you're kinda scary with that sword?" Willow asks.
"Mmm a few." Amity said with a shrug. Flying into the other the 3 witches went in search of their friends to help get back to normal size.
At Eda's booth, Eda was using Luz, Musashi and Ardyn as ways to scare everyone while Romani was covering his face in embarrassment.
"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 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 and Romani 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.
"I hate how you keep getting into these situations. WITH ME INCLUDED!" Romani said with a deadpan tone.
At the carnival games, Luz, Musashi and Ardyn 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 three 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, Ardyn stepped up. When he tossed the ring, the bottles tried to dodge but Ardyn breathed a small puff of wind making it land right on the bottles giving them tickets.
Groaning Amity 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!" Amity 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 and Romani sitting across from the Carnival Boss.
"Let the record show that this was your idea. Therefore; your fault." Romani said with a deadpan stare.
"Don't remind me. And 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.
"A clown that takes his job seriously. Counter-productive don't you think?" Romani said as the clown cop looked at him with a deadpan stare. "Shutting up now."
"Spare me the yuks. What do you want?" Eda narrows her eyes.
"Since I'm a forgiving demon, I'll give you both 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 and Romani sees a purple carny dress and suit next to a caramel crab apple cart.
"…Y'know what Eda. I freaking hate you." Romani said as Eda sighed
"Yeah, I know."
At the prize booth, the vendor was counting all the tickets King, Luz, Ardyn and Musashi had won.
"1230…1231." He counter making King squeal with each number.
"This should be more than enough for any prize." Musashi 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." Ardyn 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?" Musashi 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." Ardyn said.
"Yeah, stick with the bracelets." Luz said. Flying up to them, the three tiny teens dropped rotten candy into Luz and Ardyn's hair.
"Ugh gross." Luz said.
"Man, what the heck?" Ardyn groans.
"Hang on let's get you guys in front of a mirror or something." Musashi 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, and Amity.
"You guys set up all this for us?" Ardyn said amazed.
"Thanks guys I don't know what to say." Musashi smiles.
"Supportive friends!" Luz cheers running to them.
"No Luz don't!" Amity yells. But it was too late, Luz ran face first into the mirror. Groaning Luz looks down to see all three of them were so tiny.
"What the?" Luz gasps. Soon King walked in holding the bracelets.
"Luz, Ardyn, Musashi. 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 her hands Luz showed King their tiny friends, who had very crossed looks on their face. "Weh?!"
"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!"
"Y-you weren't supposed to shrink. You, you were supposed to disappear. Oh no wait." King yelps realizing he spilled the beans.
"What?" Ardyn gasps.
"King how could you? They're our friends." Musashi 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 got to 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?" Ardyn 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." Amity groans. "Great now we're all tiny."
"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 seven of them in his hands, Tibbles carried them all to his tent of Tiny Terrors.
"Uh guys I think King is broken." Gus 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." Ardyn 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 but was bonked on the head by Amity.
"You little numbskull he is Obvioso. It's a disguise." Amity 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." Amity gulps.
"Me neither." Musashi 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 Ardyn's bridal style.
"What the heck Tibbles? This is insane!" Ardyn 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 Musashi summons her katanas and slashes at the creatures to keep them back.
"Back! Back I say!" Musashi yells as they used this chance to make a run for it, Creating an Abomination sword, Amity slashes the griffin away.
"Back off!" Amity threatens. Outside the cage, Eda and Romani were walking around selling goods.
"Crab Apples! Get your Crab Apples here!" Romani said as one person raised their hand for one, which Romani tossed one towards said person who catches it.
"Caramel Crab Apples. Get 'em hot and pinchy." Eda calls out completely unaware.
"Hey over here!" Someone calls out.
"Hold your spider-horses. I'm on my way." Eda calls out going to him. Holding out his hand, Ardyn uses his Leviathan Axe against the creatures with ice magic making them halt from the cold. When they recovered Gus used his illusion magic to create a vacuum cleaner scaring the monsters.
"Over here!" Willow yells as she and Musashi yanked down the water jug and ran behind.
"Amity this way!" Musashi yells. Amity was about to follow them when the Unicorn rams into her knocking her to the ground. Groaning Amity looks to see her sword and fallen out of her hands and the unicorn was raising his hooves. Cringing Amity covered her face as the unicorn was about to crush her with its hooves when two hands grabbed Amity and yanked her out of the way.
"Quick over here!" Ardyn said as he and Musashi led Amity behind the water jug.
"You saved me?" Amity said surprised.
"That's what friends do." Ardyn smiles.
"We help each other." Musashi smiles when the manticore rams into the jug making them push.
"We got to find a way out of here!" Ardyn 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?" Musashi asks.
"Willow, Gus, Amity I'm sorry for shrinking you. And Luz, Ardyn, Musashi 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 Ardyn, Luz, Musashi, Gus, Willow, and Amity on screen. "Wait. Those are my dumb kids!"
"Oh great…" Romani said in a deadpan tone. Growing back to normal size the seven 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?" Musashi 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 going to personally squash you!"
"Oh no Tibbles that's not how entertainment works. The bad guy always gets his just desserts." Eda said taking the potion and throwing it away then 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." Romani calls out, causing the unicorns see the pig demon 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." Romani chuckles.
"We're on a roll." Gus smiles.
"You're all okay." King smiles.
"All thanks to you King." Ardyn smiles.
"Here." Luz opens her hands to reveal seven 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 and Gus.
"Thank you, King." Willow smiles.
"Yeah. I've always wanted to own a jagged piece of cheap metal." Gus said.
"Hey Amity." King holds one out for her.
"For me?" Amity said not expecting this.
"Yeah, after today I think we're all friends." King said as Amity took the small chunk of metal.
"Thank you." Amity said as she pats the small demons head, causing King's tail to swish like a puppy.
"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." Musashi said with a smile on her face.
"You're tons of fun." Ardyn smiles.
"Hey, we still have a few hours of carnival left. Want to hit those bumper carcasses?" King suggests.
"You 'bread' my mind." Luz jokes.
"Yes! Bread puns forever!" King cheers as he and the others head off to ride some carnival rides.
"You coming Eda?" Ardyn calls out.
"Nah. I think I've got everything I wanted." Eda smiles sitting as she lies atop Tibbles' pile of snails.
"You kids go ahead and have fun. I will keep an eye out for her." Romani said as Ardyn nodded and joined the others as they went to play more games at the carnival.
Eda, Romani, Musashi, King, Ardyn and Luz later get back to the Owl House. They find Hooty talking to a fly, and slowly retreat from the door. While Hooty is rambling, the fly suddenly flies into his mouth, causing him to start choking. After that, Hooty remarks that he finally knows what friendship tastes like – a bug.