Luz bit her fingernails nervously. If there was one incident that would persuade Camila that it was a terrible idea to send her back to the Demon Realm, it was probably the one coming up. Well, that or fighting Belos or nearly getting turned to stone or facing an angry slitherbeast or a crazed basilisk or Mrs. Blight. Wow, Luz had been in danger a lot in the Demon Realm. Now she was starting to have a sliver of doubt about whether or not going back would be wise.

"Let's get this show on the road!" Luz said chirpily.

"I'm not going to like this one bit, am I?" Camila asked. Luz gave a horribly nervous laugh.

[Open on the Owl House exterior. Cut to a video recording of King's eye.]

Luz: [Voiceover.] And here we have the most fearsome creature in the world, the King of Demons.

"Why were you making these videos, Luz?" Amity wondered.

"Well, I guess I wanted something to remind me of the Isles when I left," Luz said, a hint of sadness in her voice. She turned to look at Camila. "I really was planning on coming home, mami. I was going to come home after camp, I swear. I never planned to stay for good."

"I believe you, mija," Camila assured her.

Luz sighed. "I wanted something to persuade you…and if you wouldn't be persuaded, at least I'd be able to look at the videos and know I wasn't crazy, that I hadn't made the whole thing up."

[The video zooms out to show King trying to tear a sock off his nose.]

Luz: Facing his natural enemy, the ducky sock!

"He is so adorable," Camila admitted. Everyone else nodded, even Hunter.

King: [Grunting, tears the sock into pieces, then punches the remnants.] Where are you now, ducky sock?

Luz: So, why'd you call me here again?

King: Oh, yeah. [Grunting, climbs up a table.] Human Luz, you've been so obsessed with witchcraft that you haven't learned anything about my kind. Prepare yourself for... [Rips off a curtain to reveal a corkboard of photos of various demons; puts on a hat and spins the cord on top of it.] Demons 101.

Camila leaned forward, very interested. A lesson about demons straight from the source? This sounded a heck of a lot more interesting than Eda pontificating about the glories of the trash slug.

Demons like me are grim tricksters of the twilight, creatures of sulfur and bone.

Sulfur, eh? Maybe that would explain why the mineral was so closely associated with portrayals of hell. Or maybe it was just because it smelled really bad.

Luz: [Zooming in with her camera.] And cute little paws.

King: [Sighs.] And cute little paws. True. We live only to create chaos and misery. Our only weaknesses are purified water and passive-aggressive comments. Sometimes.

"I'm like 60% sure he was just BSing me," Luz said.

Vee raised a hand. "What does BSing mean?"

Luz opened her mouth to speak. Camila pointed a finger at her. "Do not answer that question if you value your life!" She would not have the precious little basilisk tainted by hearing foul language.

Luz: Oh, you guys are sensitive.

King: Even demons have inner demons. [Tears off one of the pictures to reveal a snarling demon.] The most powerful demon of all is the Snaggleback. He's a—

Luz: Bad boy!

[A colored filter appears over the screen, followed by several stickers. Luz aims her phone down and taps on her screen.]

King: Luz, pay attention. This information could save your life someday.

Luz: No, no. I am so paying attention. This is my paying attention face. [Nodding.] Mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm.

"It's my ADHD," Luz defended. "I can't help it."

"What's ADHD?" Gus wondered, interested as always by a new human term.

Luz thought about the best way to explain it. "Well, my brain doesn't work the same way as everyone else's."

"That's a relief," Hunter said, trying to lighten the mood. "Can you imagine what it would be like to have a planet of Luzes?"

"Hunter!" Luz snapped. That was not funny, in her opinion.

Hunter bowed his head. "Sorry."

"Yeah, so it means my brain has issues with concentrating. Sometimes, I can't concentrate on really important things…and sometimes, I concentrate too much on unimportant things."

"Like the Good Witch Azura," Willow said, a note of teasing in her tone.

Luz nodded. "Willow is exactly right. Sometimes, I can't concentrate on the Good Witch Azura."

"No, I meant…oh, never mind."

[Lightning crashes, immediately followed by a thunder rumble. Luz and King look outside.]

King: Uh-oh. Looks like it's gonna rain.

All of the Demon Realm residents gave a shudder. Camila just looked bewildered.

Luz: [Gasps.] I love the rain.

King: Hey, wait.

Luz: [Opens the door, exhales.] I always love feeling the first few drops in my hair. [Kneels down to talk to a flower.] I bet you do too, little buddy.

[A water drop drops down to the flower, making it wither and die immediately.]

Willow wiped a tear away. Such a beautiful plant, taken before its time.

Luz: What?

Eda: [Runs to the house.] Boiling rain! Everybody inside now!

"Boiling rain?!" Camila shouted. Oh, so that was why they called it the Boiling Isles.

"I'm still amazed the rain doesn't boil here," Gus said. "Even after experiencing it for myself, I still can't believe it, know what I mean?"

Luz: Huh? [Yelps.]

[Eda grabs her arm and drags the both of them inside. Objects crash and clatter.]

Eda: Phew! That was close. But the important thing is you didn't get hurt.

Luz: [Lying painfully.] Yep. [Groans as a cup falls on her head.] Not hurt.

THEME SONG

"I also came up with a cool theme for after when we met Hunter for the first time!" Luz announced, bouncing in her seat. Hunter was less amused; he was not looking forward to Camila's wrath when she found out about his antagonism towards her daughter. "Oh, you're all gonna love it."

Gus noticed Hunter's discomfort and decided to change the subject. "Say, Willow, what were you doing when all this was happening?"

Willow downloaded a memory onto the mirror.

[Cut to Willow's house, where she takes plants off of a balcony.]

Willow: Ow, ow, ow, ow.

"You are so brave, captain," Hunter said, his voice filled with awe. Willow blushed.

"Say, Hunter, I was wondering why you refer to Willow as captain?" Camila asked. She really hoped it had nothing to do with his rather disturbing decision to bow to her after she helped set up the bed in the basement.

"Oh, we're on a sports team together," Hunter explained. "Willow is the captain." Camila was relieved that for once, the explanation to something was mundane and not disturbing at all. She wondered what kinds of sports they played in the Boiling Isles. Hopefully it would be less stupid than Quidditch.

[She drags a curtain closed with her teeth. Cut to the outside of the Owl House, where King is putting a bandage on a burn on Luz's arm. He puts another bandage on his snout.]

King: Look, now we're boo-boo buddies.

"I miss my boo-boo buddy," Luz said quietly. Camila leaned against her, whispering words of comfort in Spanish in her ear.

Luz: [Squeals, then falls over.] Oh, my gosh, I love you so much. [Looks at Eda, who is creating a spell under a force field.] A boiling rainstorm on the Boiling Isles. The weather here is so fun.

Eda: Yeah, we don't have weather. We have plagues, gorenados, shale hail, painbows.

"Oh, that sounds positively awful!" Camila said. "And you still wanna go back there, Luz?"

"Hey, it's not like Earth doesn't have dangerous weather," Luz defended. "Tornadoes, hurricanes, snowstorms…and with climate change, it's only gonna get worse!"

Gus raised a hand. "What's climate change?"

"We'll come back to that later," Luz deflected. He'd been so excited about being among humans, despite the desperate circumstances. She really didn't want to burst his bubble just yet.

King: It's like a rainbow but looking at it turns you inside out.

"That was how my mom died," Gus said. "I was three."

"Oh, Gus, I'm so sorry," Camila said. "That must have been horrible."

Gus shrugged. He'd lived without a mom for as long as he could remember. He was used to it.

[Luz pulls the drawstrings of her hoodie closed.]

Eda: So, until the boiling rain stops, no one is allowed outside tonight.

King: And if the rain doesn't get you, the Snaggleback will. [Opens a book, showing Snaggleback images.] They wander the rain, feeding on boiled tourists.

Eda: Well, whatever the case, this force field spell should protect the house from boiling rains and made-up demons.

Hooty: Hoot! Well, hurry it up with that force field. That rain is getting closer to my precious stucco.

Eda: Yeah, yeah. I got it.

[She uses her staff to grab the light ball and stamps the staff down to the ground. A round orange force field engulfs the house, then shrinks to shape closely around it. Eda begins walking toward the house.]

Luz: Wow! Someday I'd like to be as cool as Eda the Owl Lady. Magical, sassy, surprisingly foxy for her age.

Camila felt a surge of jealousy. How was she expected to compete with an extremely powerful witch? And when the hell had she started thinking of it as a competition anyway?

Hey, why do they call you the Owl Lady, anyway?

Eda: 'Cause I'm so wise.

Everyone let out a loud guffaw. Eda was a lot of things. Wise was not one of them.

Hooty: 'Cause she coughs up rat bones.

Luz shuddered. She really wished Hooty had been lying about that. Sadly, he had not.

King: I think it's 'cause she gets distracted by shiny objects.

"Mood," Luz said with a nod.

Eda: No, I don't.

[King takes out a pen. He clicks it, and the diamond on top of it glows.]

Eda: [Delightedly.] It sparkles and shimmers. It shines and delights. I must have it for my nest...

[She lunges for the pen, but King puts it behind his back and she crashes on the ground. Eda groans.]

Luz: You have a nest? I want a nest! Nest party! [She helps Eda up.]

"No, you are not getting a nest here," Camila said before Luz could say a single word.

"Aw."

Eda: [Tiredly.] Ugh. That force field really took it out of me.

King: Uh-oh. Moving a little slow. Age finally catching up to ya? [Screams as Eda hoods his head with the hat.] Darkness!

Luz: [Watching Eda enter the house.] This is perfect. Since we'll be stuck in the house all night, Eda won't have any excuse not to teach me a spell. [Follows Eda.]

King: But don't you wanna finish our lesson? I was gonna let you scratch a demon's tummy. Me!

Luz: Oh, uh, sorry, King. But... magic.

Luz sighed. "I really shouldn't have ignored him like that. Some big sister I turned out to be."

[King is visibly frustrated. His horn pierces his hat, making it deflate. Cut to Eda walking behind a privacy screen. She snaps her fingers, causing a glow of light as she drops her staff. When she emerges from the other side, she's in her pajamas. She sighs as she lies down on the couch. Luz's shadow falls over her.]

Eda: Ahh!

Luz: Oh, Eda, have I told you how rad your fang looks today?

"Subtle," Hunter said with a snicker.

Eda: Whatever it is, no.

Luz: Uh, and your hair is like... girl.

Eda: I'm not teaching you magic tonight. I'm sleepy. [Covers her body with blanket.] I'm a sleepy little owl.

Luz: Please, Eda, please. How am I supposed to earn my witch's staff if I don't know any spells?

Eda: No. Sleep. [She covers her whole head with the blanket. Something clicks.]

Eda: [Gasps.] Sparkle thing.

[Eda sits up, still wrapped in the blanket, and watches as Luz clicks the pen several times.]

Luz: Oh, this?

[Eda tosses aside the blanket in favor of perching on the arm of the couch.]

Eda: Ooh!

[Luz moves the pen tauntingly. Eda swipes for it.]

"It's like she's a cat!" Willow said, trying to stop herself from giggling, but failing miserably.

Luz: Nope. [Eda falls down.] Teach me one spell, and I'll give you your sparkle thing.

Eda: I respect your cunning, but I also hate you for it.

[Flash of lightning with clap of thunder. Cut to Eda standing in front of Luz.]

Eda: If you want a witch's staff like mine, don't make me repeat myself. [Gasps as she wakes herself up.] Witch's staffs have power embedded into them.

Luz: Gimme!

Eda: But before one is earned, every witch needs to know how to cast spells on their own. Now... [Throws staff to the side.] tonight I will show you how to create... light.

[Draws a circle with her finger in the air, which glows orange. White light sparks in the center, forming a large ball of light. It descends until it's in front of Luz's face, where it disappears. Luz gasps.]

For Camila, it was still a marvel to be seeing true magic. She could only imagine how much Manny would have loved to see it. Manny was a lover of all things fantasy and science fiction. If Luz had asked him to return to the Isles, he'd not only let her go, but already have his bags packed to go with her. But he was gone, and it was up to Camila to be responsible.

King: Yawn! Who needs another boring spell lesson when you could be learning all the fun ways a demon could kill you. [Holds up a drawing of a demon with giant teeth.] Look how teethy. Bite, bite.

Luz: Be quiet. I need to focus.

Eda: Now, humans think magic is made out of thin air, but that's stupid. Everything comes from something. Let me ask you, kid. Where do you think magic comes from?

Luz: Uh, from the heart?

Eda: Actually, you're right.

[Luz gasps in joy and blushes.]

Eda: No, really. [Pulls out a diagram of viscera from her hair and shows it to Luz.] It comes from a sac of magic bile attached to a witch's heart.

Hunter shifted uncomfortably at the mention of the thing he'd never, ever have.

"She just…happened to have an anatomical chart in her hair?" Camila said.

"Oh, believe me, mami, that's hardly the strangest thing she keeps in there," Luz said. "She has a sort of a hammerspace, a pocket dimension, in there. I tried to get her to teach me the spell, but it's apparently really advanced magic."

Luz: Oh, gross. Can I keep that?

Eda: No. [Shoves the diagram back in her hair.] Now, everything depends on the spell circle. [Draws a large circle in the air.] The bigger the circle, the more powerful the spell.

[The circle bursts out, creating a much bigger light than before. It fades much faster.]

Luz: But how can I, little ol' Luz, do magic if I don't have a magic bile... sac?

Eda: You know, I'm not actually sure.

Luz: What?

Eda: I know witches did magic differently in the past, but I never bothered to figure out how. [Laughs, snorts.]

Luz: Eda!

Eda: Don't worry. You'll figure it out. Now— [Stands and cracks her back.] I need to lie down.

Luz: That's it? Wait! I need to see you do the circle thingy again. I'll record it on my phone this time.

[Cut to Luz recording Eda.]

Luz: Smile! You're on camera. One more spell won't kill you.

Eda: [Groans.] Fine. Now, you see, the... [Draws a shaky circle.] spell circle is really key because— [The circle disappears as she yawns.] Ooh, boy. [Falls.]

Camila sighed. While she could understand Luz's willingness to push Eda – as well as her frustration for Eda stringing her along – she really had to be more cognizant of others' limits.

King: Welp, looks like one more spell killed Eda.

[Luz yelps.]

[Eda is rolled into the floor]

Luz: Oh, my gosh. My obsession with spells knocked out Eda. I'm a monster.

Luz laughed hysterically. To think her biggest reason to think she was a monster was once contributing to Eda going unconscious from exhaustion. And now? Now she was a real monster. She'd helped Belos find the Collector. She'd gotten everyone trapped in the Human Realm, almost gotten an entire world killed. Oh, how she missed the days when this was her biggest worry. She was so caught up in her own thoughts that she missed the extremely concerned looks everyone was giving her.

King: Bap! [Slaps Eda's face.] Yep. She's out. Bap! [Slaps Eda's face, laughs.] Just making sure.

Luz: We should get help, right?

[She runs to the door but is stopped by King grabbing her leg.]

King: Boiling rains, remember?

Hooty: No, let her try. It'll be funny.

Camila clenched her fists. First this monstrosity spied on her daughter in the bathroom and now he was getting his jollies from the idea of Luz burning to death? She mentally added him to the file of people who were going to get chanclaed, along with Wrath and Eda (though the latter much lighter than the former).

[King slams the door.]

Luz: But what if Eda's dead?

Eda: [Sleep-talking.] Shiny thing. Big nest. [Snoring.]

King: Remember when her head got cut off last week? That woman can survive anything. She's probably just tired from staying up all night chasing shrews and voles.

Luz felt more optimistic. King was right. Eda was a tough old bird; she could probably survive whatever horror the Collector threw at her. Right?

Luz: Well, we can't just leave her on the floor.

[King tiredly looks at Eda. A thunderclap later, him and Luz are dragging Eda into her room by her feet. Luz tosses a small animal skull out of Eda's giant nest before puling her into it. Eda continues snoring.]

Luz: Sorry for pushing you, Miss Eda. Please don't hurt me when you wake up.

"You thought she was going to hurt you?" Camila asked. "Had she done that before?"

"What? No! I was just being, you know, melodramatic. I do that all the time." Yeah, Luz was right. Camila was just being paranoid.

King: Should I bap her again?

Luz: [Rubs King's head.] Just let her rest, you little goober. Come on. Let's go downstairs.

King: [Smacks Eda again.] Bap! [Cackles as he runs off.]

[Cut to the living room, where King is redrawing a demon with several mouths. When he finishes, he holds up his notepad.]

King: Yeah, yeah.

Luz: [Groans, trying to draw a spell circle.] This is all she does. Why you gotta be so cryptic, Owl Lady? [Hits play on the video.]

Eda: [On the video.] Now, you see, the spell circle is really...

King: [Puts his notepad over Luz's phone.] Hey, you know what's really cryptish? Let me tell you about the most spine-chilling demon. [Lifts up notepad to show a fish-like demon.] Smoochy-pie the Sweetie Baby! He's... Well, he's a lot more threatening than his name implies.

Camila believed him. That fish looked quite horrifying.

Luz: Not now, King. I want to figure out this spell. But if I don't have a magic sac, what's the point? I'll just be twirling my fingers around un-magically forever.

"Not that there's anything wrong with that!" Luz said to Hunter. "We all have our talents."

"Thank you, Luz."

"Like yours is…yours is…"

"Thank you, Luz."

King: Why do you want to learn magic so bad, anyway?

Luz: I was a nobody back home. [Sits down.] But becoming a witch is my chance to be someone. Do you know what it's like to have no one take you seriously?

Camila felt an ache in her heart. She knew, quite well, that Luz was not excluding her from this description. Camila hadn't taken Luz seriously at all. All Luz had been asking for was for someone, anyone, to listen to her for once, and Camila had failed her. But not again, she vowed. Now she had a fresh start, and Camila would never squander it.

[King sighs. Thunder distantly rumbles.]

King: If I help you learn that spell, could we finish our lesson?

Luz: [Puts her phone away.] Oh, yes, yes. You can teach me about demons all week if you help me learn this spell.

King: Well, she said witches used to do magic differently, so there has to be a way, right? [Draws something and shows it to Luz.] And I have a theory. Every day I notice Eda sneaking drinks of this special elixir, see? Then she always gets a boost of energy, see? I think that's where she gets her powers. And I know where to get some.

"That's not how it works at all," Amity lamented.

Luz: Really?

King: Sí.

"Ooh, he was already picking up some Spanish!" Luz said eagerly. "I'm so proud of him."

[Luz pulls him into a hug.]

Luz: Thank you so much. You're a prince.

King: King. I'm King.

Luz: Right.

[Cut to Eda's room, where flashes of lightning go off outside her window. Eda is snoring in her nest. The door squeaks open, and King steps in and looks around.]

King: Now where could it be...

[He notices a bright orange potion on Eda's side table. He starts sneaking over to it, stopping at a metal clang.]

King: [Gasps.] Ha! Nice try.

Trap: Nah, my heart wasn't in it. [Leaves.]

"Okay…" Camila said. One day she was going to get used to the sheer strangeness of the Isles. It would not be today.

[King continues on, scampering up a curtain to reach the tabletop. He reads the tag attached to the potion.]

King: "An elixir a day." Cryptic. [Rips off the tag.] Nyeh.

Camila crossed her arms. "I hope you realize that this was wrong, mija. Stealing other people's medications and taking them is neither safe nor moral."

"Oh, trust me, mami, I learned my less. Boy, did I ever!"

[He tucks the tag under his collar, then takes the potion and hops to the floor. He looks between Eda and the potion guiltily, making nervous noises.]

King: Nah.

[He leaves. Cut to the kitchen, where Luz is waiting eagerly and wearing an apron.]

King: Got it!

Luz: [Takes the potion and opens it.] Wow. I can't believe I'm about to learn magic. Real magic. This is historic.

[She slowly lifts the potion to her mouth. A clap of thunder startles her, and she fumbles the potion until it smashes on the floor.]

Luz: Golden elixir. Gone! This is awful.

King: Who even needs a light spell when we have tons of lamps?

[The lamps flare and die. Luz glares at King.]

King: [Groans.] Hooty controls the house lights. He probably just fell asleep.

[Crash.]

Hooty: Hoot! Hoot!

Luz: Hooty! [Takes off the apron and runs.]

Hooty: Hoot, oh, hoot!

[Luz and King reach the living room and gasp. A shadowy beast has knocked the door of its hinges and made a mess of the front wall. It leaves deep scratches in the wood next to Hooty, growls when it notices the other two, then flees. Luz and King run up to Hooty.]

"Oh my gosh!" Vee said in a high pitched tone and clung against Camila tightly. Camila was very grateful for that; she felt the same way, but it saved her the embarrassment of having to initiate the contact herself.

Luz: Hooty! Are you in there? [Taps his beak a few times and checks his eye.] Whatever did this escaped into the rain. What could survive that?

King: Oh, my gosh. The Snaggleback! It feeds during the rains. It must have stumbled across our house and seen us inside.

[Something howls. They go outside in time for the shadowy creature to jump through an upper floor window.]

Luz: This is terrifying. So why do you look so happy?

King: [Squealing.] Because this could be a lesson. This would be a great way for you to see a wild demon up close and personal.

"In his defense, he's only eight," Luz offered. "At least…we think." Camila nodded. Of course she would not blame a kid for an attitude that would be quite disturbing in an adult or even a teenager.

Luz: You want to go toward those creepy sounds? No way!

King: What if Eda gets eaten? She's upstairs and defenseless because you knocked her out.

[Luz groans. Cut to the two preparing for battle. Luz pulls on rubber gloves. King tapes a pillow to his chest. Luz puts bandages under her eyes like eye black, then grins. Luz grabs a hockey stick, which King runs past in favor of grabbing Francois.]

King: Weh!

"God, I miss him so much," Luz said, wiping a tear away from her cheek.

[Cut to the two approaching the staircase, Luz using the flashlight on her phone to light the way. Floorboards creak as they go upstairs. They reach a hallway and stop as the door to Eda's room creaks open. They share a nervous look. Luz opens the doors all the way, revealing an empty room and a shattered window, through which we can again see a lightning strike.]

Luz: Oh, my gosh. Eda! [Runs to Eda's nest.]

King: She got snaggle-backed.

Luz: Eda? [Holds up a damaged pillow.] No! Slash marks. King! You're the demon expert. I need your help.

King: I'll go get my demon book.

[He runs out of the room. Later, Luz's arm reaches out and pulls King into a room. The door closes with a squeak. The beast enters the hallway slowly, exhaling loudly. Cut to inside Eda's room, where Luz is holding King. Footsteps are heard outside as a shadow passes the door.]

"I have a feeling that thing isn't the Snaggleback," Camila said.

Luz nodded. "The Snaggleback is much smaller and kind of adorable. One of them sneaked in while I went to hide."

King: Luz?

Luz: King! Oh, I'm so glad you're safe. [Puts King down.]

King: Where did you go?

Luz: I was checking on Eda, and she was gone, and then you were gone. I also tripped and lost my shoe. Oh, hey, you found it. [Takes it.]

King: I—

[Luz raises her foot to put her shoe on, revealing a piece of paper on the bottom of her foot.]

King: What's that? [Takes it and reads it.] "Keeps the curse at bay." [Gasps, pulls out the tag in his collar and puts them together.] "An elixir a day, keeps the curse at bay."

Luz looked over at her mother to see her reaction, fear dancing in every corner of her body, but Camila didn't seem to have made the connection yet.

Luz: Curse? Wait, what are you trying to say?

King: I was wrong the whole time. That's no Snaggleback. That creature is...

[They both scream as a clawed hand bursts through the door. A body follows it, and it growls and turns to reveal a familiar face.]

Luz: Eda?

Camila went pale. Luz's mentor was cursed to turn into a monster. Luz had been living the whole summer with a creature that could turn into a wild, ravenous beast at any moment. "Why didn't you tell me?" she asked.

"Uh…that's what I'm doing?" she pointed out. Okay, fair enough.

"Okay, but Luz, you can't honestly expect me to send you to live with such a dangerous person."

"Oh, it's totally cool now!" Luz said. "Eda managed to get total control over her cursed self. She's got this awesome new harpy form."

Amity nodded. "She's telling the truth. It was quite a spectacle to behold."

Camila decided she would reserve judgment until she learned more. But this was definitely not off to a good start.

[Eda snarls and stalks closer, raising a claw to swipe at them.]

Camila squeezed Vee's hand with a vice like grip. This was something out of one of her worst nightmares, a horrific beast going after her daughter with the intent to kill.

[Luz screams and braces. Her phone falls out of her pocket, and the camera goes off when it hits the floor. The flash blinds Eda, making her scream. Luz takes the distraction to grab King and hide on a balcony. Eda screams, and it echoes loudly. She stalks the room, sniffing. Luz has her hands over her mouth while King has his on his head. Eda seems to smell them, growling and sniffing closer to them. Luz grabs a can and throws it. Eda growls at the sound and chases it.]

Luz: Oh, man. Did you see her eyes? They were like— [Snarls.] What happened to her?

King: Don't you see? The elixir I gave you doesn't give Eda powers. It prevents her from turning into that thing. She's turned into a nightmare and it's all my fault. I'm so sorry, Luz. I-I just wanted you to be into demons like you're into magic. I don't have many friends, and no one even pays that much attention to me.

Luz sighed. She could definitely relate. She should have sensed a kindred spirit in King, but she'd been too wrapped up in her own ambitions to sense that he was just trying to reach out in the only way he knew how, just like she had.

I thought maybe if I taught you, finally someone would care about creatures like me.

Luz: Well... [Holds out the pen.] let's finish the lesson.

King: Huh?

Luz: Eda's turned into some kind of demon, and we need to save her. So who knows more about demons than the best teacher in the world?

[King brightens and points to himself. Luz nods. He takes the pen, then giggles and hugs Luz. He smacks some leaves onto the floor.]

King: Let's see. [Draws on the leaves.] She was bigger, covered in feathers, and had giant black eyes. Demons with black eyes are usually sensitive to light. [Looks at Luz's phone.] That's it. Light! Luz, use your human wonder rectangle.

"It's called a cell phone," Luz informed them. "It's like your scrolls." She frowned. It was a lot like their scrolls? Was that a coincidence? It had to have been, right? Belos hadn't returned to Earth since his departure, certainly not since cell phones had been invented. And yet, independently, the Demon Realm had created something very like it. Was it possible Human Realm ideas could leak into the Demon Realm just as Demon Realm ideas could leak out?

Luz: I can't. My camera's all blasted.

King: Then... what about that light spell?

Luz: [Sighs.] You saw me. I can't draw circles in the air. I'm not like Eda. [Plays the video.]

Eda: [On video.] ...spell circle is really key...

[The video glitches.]

Luz: [Gasps.] There's a pattern in the spell circle.

"The glyphs!" Gus shouted. Luz nodded. Oh, this was so cool, Gus thought. He was finally getting to see just how his friend had learned how to wield her super-cool human magic!

King: [Looks at Luz's phone.] What? Where?

Luz: [Grabs a leaf and the pen.] It looks like this. [Draws over the pattern.] There.

[She taps the pattern with the tip of the pen. The drawing on the leaf begins glowing. Luz gasps. The leaf folds into itself, brightening until it's a small floating ball of light. Luz gently cups it in her hands, bringing it to eye level.]

"Magnífico," Camila breathed. True, she'd seen the magic in the "title sequence," but that paled in comparison to seeing the beauty of the light spell in the flesh, as it were. "Oh, I can only imagine what Manny would say to this…"

"Manny?" Willow asked.

"My dad," Luz said, proud of the way she'd said that without her voice breaking. "He's gone. He'll never see this…"

Camila shook her head. "On the contrary, Luz. I have every confidence he is not gone. He is watching you from heaven and practically bursting with pride. Oh, the look on his face when he saw this must have been truly a sight to behold."

Luz: It's beautiful.

[Thunder rumbles and rain hisses as it hits the shield.]

Luz: Oh, my gosh. I just did magic. [Stands triumphantly.] I just did magic! I just did magic!

"I'm so proud of you!" Camila said with a huge smile on her face.

King: Shh! We're not going to stop anything with something that small.

[Distant screeching makes both of them cower.]

King: What do we do now?

Luz: I think I know how to get Eda back. Will you help me, boo-boo buddy? [Offers a fist bump.]

King: [Hums.] I'm kind of over that nickname. But okay. [Fist bumps her.]

[Cut to the living room, where Beast Eda is sniffing around. She pounces onto the treasure chest next to the fallen door, sniffing a book. A clicking sound distracts her.]

King: [Holding the pen.] Oh, what lovely thing do we have here? It's just so dang shiny. Oh, my. Oh, dear.

[Eda stares at the pen's light, cooing. She screeches and lunges for it. King runs and Eda follows. King ducks down a hallway. Eda slides on a pile of books and papers. She crashes into a wall, and gasps when Luz tosses a blanket over her head.]

Luz: I'm sorry, Eda. But it's for your own good.

[She finishes drawing a giant light glyph on the wall. With a grunt, she slams it to activate it. Blinding light is produced. Eda screams. Cut to Eda, back in witch form, laying in her nest with a straw in her mouth. She sits up, still partially transformed.]

Eda: Ahh! [Slurps and returns to normal.] W-What happened? Oh, I have the worst headache. And my mouth tastes like roadkill. [Gags, retches.]

[A giant owl pellet breaks, revealing Snaggleback.]

"Oh, I forgot to mention she ate him, didn't I?" Luz said with a nervous laugh. She hadn't actually been trying to hide it from her mother; she had genuinely forgotten. By the looks of it, Camila didn't seem to believe her.

Snaggleback: I'm just gonna... lie here for a minute.

Eda: [Grabs the potion.] Hmm? I was looking for that.

King: [Walking over.] Actually, we found an extra one in your closet.

Eda: King? King! You stole my elixir? I ought to break every bone in your—

"That is no way to talk to one's son!" Camila said sternly.

King: Shh! [Whispering.] Over there.

[Luz is surrounded by balls of light. She draws out another glyph as thunder rumbles in the background. She activates the glyph, grinning as the ball of light joins the others.]

"It was the happiest moment in my life," Luz admitted. "The sheer rush, the knowledge I was capable of doing something literally no one else in my world was…there's no feeling like it."

Eda: Wow. How is she doing that?

[Camera pans up to show dozens of balls of light.]

King: I don't know, but she did it all on her own. Hey, I, uh, kind of messed a bunch of things up back there. And I just wanted to say I'm sorry.

Eda: Well, you better be. I got a long list of disgusting chores with your name on it. But it's not entirely your fault. [Luz walks over.] I haven't been completely honest with you guys. When I was younger, I was cursed. I don't know exactly how it happened, all I know is that if I don't take my elixir... Well, that's why people call me the Owl Lady. No one likes having a curse, but if you take the right steps, it's manageable.

Camila relaxed a little. It sounded like Eda was acting responsibly (as bizarre as Eda and responsible being in the same sentence was) when it came to her curse. Were it not for Luz and King stealing her elixir, she probably never would have transformed in their presence.

Luz: Whoa. So are you okay?

Eda: There's nothing for you to worry about. It's all under control, and as long as no one steals my elixir—King—then I'm fine. But, hey, look at this. A human doing magic. Good on you, kid.

Luz: I had some encouragement from a great teacher.

King: Oh, you.

Hooty: Hey, hey! Is anyone there? Hello? Hoot? I'm on the floor. It's cold!

King: That voice. That horrific voice!

"It's nice to not be the only one with an annoying voice," Hunter mused.

"Aw, your voice is really nice, Hunter!" Willow assured him. "Isn't it, guys?" An awkward silence filled the room as everyone tried to avoid meeting her eyes.

Luz: We'll take care of him. You stay in bed. [Picks up Snaggleback.] Come on, you goopy fella. We'll set you free now.

Snaggleback: Ow, ow, ow. I think my tail was digested.

[Door closes. Cut to the living room, where the door and Hooty have been restored to their rightful place. Luz has put bandages on the claw marks on the door.]

Luz: Welcome to the boo-boo buddy club, Hooty.

Hooty: Finally, I get to be a part of something.

Camila scowled. As far as she was concerned, the less Hooty got to be a part of anything, the better.

[Camera pans to the couch, where Snaggleback and King are sitting, the latter drawing.]

Snaggleback: And then she had teeth in her stomach. Teeth in her stomach! Can you believe that?

King: Oh, yeah. [Shows his drawing.] This will make a great addition to my demon book.

Snaggleback: That book is filled with so many interesting things. [Grabs the book.] Like this. I'm one of the strongest demons on the Boiling Isles, huh?

King: Yeah, I'm gonna have to edit that.

Snaggleback: Oh.

Camila looked at the almost petrified looking Luz with sympathy. She could completely understand why Luz had not been eager to watch this particular "episode." Eda's curse looked really bad at first glance. But, in truth, she wasn't bothered. Well, not too much. Luz said Eda now had control over the curse and she still trusted Luz, even after a summer of lying.

"I'm very proud of you, Luz," Camila told her. Luz looked extremely surprised. "You handled yourself with great resourcefulness. To say nothing of how you've truly become a real witch."

"Oh!" Luz said. "Gee, thanks, mom. Anyway, there's a lot less danger in the next one, don't worry. Aside from the duel I fought…but that wasn't, like, to the death."

"You should really quit while you're ahead, Luz."

Amity was feeling a lot less sanguine about what was to come, though. The abomination incident made her look pretty bad, but the Covention would make her look much worse. She wished she could skip it, but there was no way that would happen. She was just going to have to pray that she wasn't going to lose Camila's favor for good.