CHAPTER 8: Once Upon A Swap
[Open on Eda's human collectibles stand in the market]
King is jumping on the table, trying to grab a flag hanging above him.
King: Weh! *falls off the table* Stupid flag!
Luz walks in carrying a ladder and a wooden sign.
Luz: It's been a little slow around here, but I've got just the thing to attract customers.
She puts the wooden sign on top of the "HUMAN COLLECTABLES" sign and taps it, activating the light glyphs carved into it.
Luz: And who doesn't like their name in lights?
Fully illuminated, a winking face of Eda appears.
Luz: Is it too subtle?
Boscha: Does subtle mean ugly?
Boscha and two Hexside students are in front of the stand.
Luz: Hi Boscha! Hexsidians! See anything you like?
Boscha: Ew! No. I'm just here to take an ironic Penstagram next to your weird flashing trash sign.
She summons her scroll and takes several pictures.
Luz: It's not funny, Boscha.
Boscha: What are you going to do? Spit your human venom on me?
King: You have venom? Quick, Luz, start melting faces!
Luz: *kneels* Even if I could, it's not worth it. You wouldn't understand how to handle teens like her.
King: *grabs her hood* No, I'll show you what to do. *grunts and jumps onto the table* You will tremble before me!
The three teens stare at him.
Boscha: Oh, he's so cute!
She hugs King and summons her scroll, taking a picture with a filter.
King: Weh! *shoves her face*
Boscha: How much? I have to own him.
King frees himself.
King: You couldn't afford me, sister!
All: Aw!
King: That's the incorrect reaction!
Eda's head pokes out of the tent.
Eda: *sniffs* I smell an easy mark. *jumps out of the tent* Hey, kid! Can I offer you the latest fashions from-
Eda magically dresses in horribly clashing clothes.
Eda: -the human realm?
Boscha: Yeah, no. So ugly.
Boscha and her friends laugh as she takes out her scroll again, hoping to take another picture. When suddenly, a shot of ice hits Boscha's scroll, freezing it.
Bosha: What?!
They all turn to see Sora.
Sora: If you're not interested in anything we have here, then get going.
Boscha grabs her frozen scroll and leaves with her friends.
Boscha: You'll pay for this!
They left as Sora crosses his arms.
King: *to Luz* See that? That's how it's done.
Luz: Hmm.
Eda: Well, *returns to her normal outfit* I hate her.
Sora: *nods* Hm.
Luz: Yeah, teens can be sour, but I'm a little sweetie. Look what I made you!
Points to her sign.
Eda: Luz! *takes the sign down*
Luz: Did I spell something wrong? Or did I spell something right?
Eda: Stop that. *wipes away the lights* You may be forgetting something, Luz. I'm kinda... *holds up her wanted poster* on the run! Remember? Every guard in town would be at my doorstep if I had my name in lights.
Luz: Well, I don't see anyone right now. Maybe you're just being paranoid. You're a powerful witch. Why hide when you can "poof" all your problems away with magic?
King: What does Luz know about problems anyway? All she has is dumb teen drama. She doesn't understand how hard some of us have it.
Eda: You're pampered all day like a dang baby. How hard is that life?
King: Well, I don't know if you realized, but I'm not a baby!
Luz and Sora put up a smug look.
Luz/Sora: Then why are you screaming like one?
King: My life is a living nightmare!
Eda: Well, there's only one thing to do when friends can't see eye to eye.
Luz: Hug each other till we pass out? *hugs King and Sora*
Sora: Have lunch? *raises his left arm with index finger*
King: Fight to the death! *waving his right arm*
Eda: Pfft, no. Body swap!
Pause between the other three.
King: *to Luz* Are you sure you don't shoot venom?
Eda: I love a good body swap. It's like demonic possession with the ones you love.
Luz: We're doing that? That's possible? *grabs a VHS box* This is just like my favorite early 2000s movie! Freaky Fraturday. But maybe we should think about this for a second.
Eda: You're right. Sora. Clear the way.
Luz: He's not joining us?
Eda: He has no reason to.
They all look at Sora.
Eda: His life is...
Luz: Oh, compared to the rest of us...
Sora: It's ok. Plus, if something goes wrong, I'll help.
Sora takes a few steps back.
Eda, Luz, and King pause, then nod. Then three get ready.
Eda: Body swap!
Luz: Ooh!
Eda spins her staff above their heads, a curtain of yellow light and smoke falling over them.
Luz: Did it work? I need a mirror. *runs into the mirror with a grunt* Found one.
Luz stands up and sees she's in Eda's body.
Luz(Eda's body): Oh, my gosh. It worked! I'm so old... *grabs her ears* and pointy!
King in Luz's body walks up to the mirror.
Luz(Eda's body): Hot dog! It's me!
King(Luz's body): Yeah, it is. I'm the human now. Bow before my massive, meaty hands!
Luz(Eda's body): Wait, so that means...
Eda clears her throat. Luz and King look back at the table, where the last of the smoke dissipates.
Eda(King's Body): How do I look?
King(Luz's Body): I've got some... very confusing emotions right now.
Sora raises an eyebrow, wondering what King meant by that.
Eda(King's Body): All right, here's the deal. Whoever can prove their new body has the easiest life gets out of house cleaning duty. And you know what that means.
[Cut to Hooty giggling maniacally as he plays in the mud]
[Cut back to the three of them shuddering]
King(Luz's Body): Won't be me. Life as a teen is a tyrant's dream! *to Luz* By the end of the day, I'll be ruling over your feeble demographic.
Luz(Eda's Body): Well, I've got magic. Eda, don't be too mad when your inventory's gone and the guards are none the wiser.
Luz accidentally casts a beam of light that knocks her on the ground.
Eda(King's Body): Ha! That's cute.
Eda turns to Sora.
Eda(King's Body): Sora, would you-
Sora: Yeah, I'll stick with Luz.
Eda hops off the table.
Eda(King's Body): Great. Now, if you need me, I'll be getting pampered on a vacation fit for a king.
King(Luz's Body): My life's not a joke! *to Luz* But yours is. *pokes Luz's nose* Bap. *laughs and runs away*
Sora offers his hand to Luz to help her up.
Sora: Hope you win.
Luz takes his hand and stands up.
Luz(Eda's Body): Thanks.
[Cut to Eda walking through town]
She grabs a pair of sunglasses, puts them on, and poses.
[Freeze frame with the words "Eda's Catastrophe" above her]
She continues walking.
Woman: Look at that little baby!
Eda(King's Body): Oh, hello.
Man: So adorable!
Eda(King's Body): Yes, hello to you too, handsome.
?: Stop right there!
A guard with a four-headed dog is staring at her.
Eda(King's Body): An emperor's guard.
Dog: *sniffs, growls*
Guard: Thought you could get away with it, didn't you?!
Eda(King's Body): Wait, y-you know who I am?
Guard: Of course, I do. You're... the cutest little angel I've ever seen! Who wants a lolly? *holds out a lollipop*
Eda tosses the sunglasses and takes the lollipop.
Eda(King's Body): Ha! That's more like it.
Dog: *sniffs, whines*
Eda(King's Body): *taunts* You got nothing! *laughs and walks away*
The dog licks its nose where Eda hit it with the lollipop
Eda(King's Body): *sighs* Being King is a walk in the park. I'm gonna win this bet for sure. *stops walking* Wha‐‐
Old Lady#1: Oh, Dottie! Look at this lost little dumpling!
Eda(King's Body): What's that?
Eda is picked up.
Eda(King's Body): Whoa! Hey, I'm not lost, you creeps!
Old Lady#1: Poor baby! Do you need us to make you a delicious meal?
Eda(King's Body): No, I don't need you‐‐
Roselle scratches Eda's belly.
Eda(King's Body): Tummy scratches? Ooh. You know what? Maybe I am lost. Take me away, ladies.
They walk down an alley, their shadows looming on the wall.
[Cut to a kitty café, where two creatures meow in the window and a demon with several giant eyes is painting words on the window]
Roselle and Dottie carry Eda inside.
Old Lady#1: Welcome to our kitty café. This is our little safe haven for cherubs like you.
Various witches and demons are playing with smaller creatures, only one of which actually looks like a cat.
Eda(King's Body): Ugh... What hot mess is going down here?
Old Lady#1: You see, precious cargo like you should be taken care of. Boop! All you should have to worry about is how many belly rubs you want or how much tasty num‐nums you're gonna eat.
She puts Eda into a crib.
Eda(King's Body): Well, my creep alarm is ringing, but I can't argue with num‐nums. *takes the cupcake Dottie hands her*
Old Lady#1: This place is a safe place. A place clean from the outside world. And those teenagers who filthen it. *points to a sign behind her reading "NO TEENS A-MEOW-ED"* You have a good nap, my dearest. And welcome... to your new home.
She and Dottie walk through the employee's only door. Eda tosses the cupcake aside.
Eda(King's Body): Ha! Oh, being adorable is the life. *yawns* Time for a nap.
She pulls out a pillow, pats it, and lays down. A shadow passes over as something meows. Eda opens her eyes with a gasp. She peeks over the edge of the crib, and Bowtie jumps up.
Cat: Leave this place!
Eda(King's Body): *gasp*
Bowtie jumps into the crib and grabs Eda by the collar.
Bowtie: Danger is near!
The first old lady walks through the door.
Old Lady#1: Baby demon! We have a surprise for you!
Eda(King's Body): Ah, you hear that, Bowtie? *shoves him out of the crib*
Bowtie: *grunts* Ow!
Eda(King's Body): There's a new star in town.
The door opens.
Bowtie: *yowls and runs*
Old Lady#1: A gift for our new, cutest demon. *holds out a bee costume*
Eda(King's Body): Okay, I'm out. *crawls out of the crib and goes to the door* Novelty costumes are where I draw the line.
Old Lady#1: Dottie, please help our little angel get changed.
Dottie shrieks and growls, hopping on various pieces of furniture to stop Eda.
Old Lady#1: Oh, no, sweetie. You can't survive out there without us.
Eda(King's Body): Ladies, stand back. I am not above disrespecting my elders. *twirls her finger; sighs* Oh, dang. I'm not a witch right now.
Old Lady#1: No, baby. You're a cutie patootie. *reaches for Eda*
Eda(King's Body): *runs* Not today, sister!
Old Lady#1: No!
Dottie: *shrieks*
Eda runs through the employee's only door. She closes it behind her and moves a chair below the handle.
Old Lady#1: Let us in this instant! It is not time for you to be there!
Eda(King's Body): Stop babying me!
She turns around, then visibly gets uncomfortable. Inside the room are various demons in rocking chairs, stacked in shelves, all of them grinning ominously and most of them drooling.
Eda(King's Body): This vacation just took an alarming, back‐alley turn.
She waves her hand in front of one of them.
Baby: Tasty num‐nums.
Eda: Ew.
Bowtie: Don't bother!
Eda(King's Body): *shouts*
Bowtie: Their minds are tragically gone. They've been coddled so long; they forgot how to live on their own! Their brains turned to mush.
Eda(King's Body): Geez, I thought I liked being babied. But I feel so small and helpless, like some sort of... baby. But that won't happen to us, right?
Bowtie purrs while playing with a ball of yarn and gurgles.
Eda kneels in sadness.
Eda(King's Body): I failed you, Bowtie. My closest ally.
Bowtie: Meow. Meow. *rolls face-first onto the floor*
The old ladies start pounding on the door.
Eda: *gasp*
The old lady used Dottie as a battery ram to bust the door open and sets her down on her feet.
Dottie: *growling*
Eda(King's Body): I'll avenge you, Bowtie! *throws him*
Bowtie: *meows*
Bowtie lands on the first old lady's face as Dottie goes to help her. Then, Eda sees sunlight on the wall, giving her a way to escape.
Eda(King's Body): Ooh!
She runs for the light, diving through a hole. Finally, she runs into a window.
Eda(King's Body): Huh?
Monster: *grunts and floats away*
Eda turns around.
Dottie: *snarling*
Old Lady#1: Oh, wonderful! Now everyone can see our bestest baby... *holds up the bee costume* forever.
Eda(King's Body): Nooooo!
[Cut to King, in Luz's Body, successfully jumping and grabbing a flag]
King(Luz's Body): Weh! Not so high and mighty anymore! *throws it on the ground* I feel so alive! *yelps*
He falls into a trashcan.
[Freeze frame with "KING'S BRUSH WITH DEATH" above the trash can]
The trash can falls.
A water balloon hits the ground next to the trash can. Tentacles grow out of the water.
King(Luz's Body): *backing away* Oh, no! *shouts and ducks* The flag, it seeks revenge!
Distant laughing is heard. King looks to a cliff, where a pony-tailed girl and a four-eyed boy are standing. The latter throws a water balloon on the ground.
Man: *caught in tentacles* Help me! I'm a delicate man.
King(Luz's Body): Teenagers.
[Cut to King pulling himself onto the cliff]
Four-Eyed Boy: *grabbing another water balloon from a bag* Hey, take this, society! *breaks the balloon over himself* Oh, no. *shouts*
A tentacle grabs him. King crawls over to a building with signs reading "TREASURE SHACK." King sniffs under the curtain and looks under it. A green-haired girl and Boscha are on their scrolls while the hoodie-wearing boy is flying upside down with winged boots, attempting to do a sit-up.
Hoodie Boy: *groaning*
Boscha: *scoffs* Just give up.
Hoodie Boy: I swear, I can do a sit‐up. I'm just having a bad day. *groans*
Boscha: Sure, you can.
The green-haired girl stands and throws a peace sign as Boscha goes over to take a picture of him struggling.
King(Luz's Body): I'll show Luz how to rule over these doofuses. *enters* Greetings! Er... *stands up* Greetings! Bow before your king of humans!
Hoodie Boy: *falls and grunts* Hey, nobody tells me what to do.
Boscha: *scoffs* Shut it.
Hoodie Boy: Sorry, Boscha.
Boscha: *typing on her scroll* New post: Loser human thinks she can hang out in our sacred Treasure Shack. Spoiler alert: She can't.
Hoodie Boy: *flying over* Yeah, get out of here, Goody Two‐Shoes.
King(Luz's Body): Goody Two‐Shoes, huh?
King steals his flying boots, making him fall to the ground. Then, King flies out of the Treasure Shack, grabbing the bag of water balloons from the pony-tailed girl.
King(Luz's Body): Hey, impressionable youths!
The green-haired girl and the hoodie boy walked out, them and the pony-tailed girl staring up at King.
King(Luz's Body): Under my command, you could learn how to do some real damage. Nyeh!
He swings the bag around and throws the whole thing—tentacles taller than the library spring forth. King spins around to face them slowly.
King(Luz's Body): All hail, your new teen king!
Hoodie Boy: I didn't like her telling me what to do before, but now, I love it.
Boscha: *huffs*
King(Luz's Body): Who wants to revolt with me today?
Pony-Tailed Girl: Yay! You're the coolest.
Hoodie Boy: We love you now.
Green-Haired Girl: I love it!
The two girls fly off with King. The Hoodie Boy looks down at his socked feet.
Hoodie Boy: Uh, I'll catch up. *runs after them*
Boscha: Hold up! I did not give you permission to leave!
The green-haired girl flies down and picks up the Hoodie Boy.
King(Luz's Body): All right, you acne‐encrusted hormone buckets! Let's go let out some teen angst!
[Cut to where King and the other teens wreaking havoc through town]
The hoodie boy shuffles the facial features of two witches waiting for the bus, making them both scream. The third lower their newspaper to show that their face is already shuffled. King shrugs. The hoodie boy shuffles their face to normal orientation. They scream.
[Cut to a sign that reads "SELF STORAGE."]
The green-haired girl takes off the "S" and the "STO." She and the others hide behind a booth as an elf approaches the sign now reading "ELF RAGE."
Elf: Yeah, this sign gets it!
He grunts and rips his shirt off, then punches the sign and runs off. The teens laugh, then gasp and run off when the elf returns.
[Cut to them all laughing as King, holding a crow, shushes them]
King(Luz's Body): Guys, be quiet.
He dials a number on the crow, which caws.
[Cut to the Owl House, where a crow caws repeatedly]
Hooty picks it up.
Hooty: Hoot House. Hooty Hooting.
[Cut back to town, where the teens are still laughing]
King tosses the crow into a megaphone.
Hooty: *echoing through the megaphone* Oh, wow. I've been waiting for someone to call all day, and now, it's finally happened! We can talk for hours, and hours, and hours, and hours...
Green Man: *screams*
[Cut to the teens walking through town]
The hoodie boy and the green-haired girl are holding bags of onion rings.
King(Luz's Body): *laughs* I don't know what Luz is talking about. This life is a breeze. *gasps*
Boscha stands in front of them.
Boscha: Enough! I don't know why they can't remember what a weirdo loser you are, but I'm gonna help them remember.
King(Luz's Body): Ooh, I'm so scared. *chuckles* She still thinks she has power over you guys.
The other three are all staring at Boscha in mild shock.
King(Luz's Body): Guys?
Boscha: Luz, I challenge you to a race... around Dead Man's Curve!
She points to a winding road held up with bones. Lightning strikes the road, knocking a chunk of it off.
All others gasp.
Boscha: And we'll be racing on those. *points* Giant rat worms.
King(Luz's Body): Meh.
The pony-tailed girl puts her hand on King's shoulder.
Pony-Tailed Girl: You don't have to do this, you know. We know humans are, like, super fragile.
King(Luz's Body): Don't baby me! *walks up to Boscha*
King(Luz's Body): Boscha, I accept your strange teenage, coming‐of‐age challenge thing.
[Cut to Dead Man's Curve as one of the bones supporting it crumbles]
King shoves one of the rat worms to the starting line where Boscha is already sitting. The green-haired girl pulls out an onion ring.
Green-Haired Girl: On your mark...
King climbs onto his rat worm as Boscha smirks at him.
Green-Haired Girl: Get set...
King(Luz's Body): *gulps*
The green-haired girl bites into the onion ring. Boscha's rat worm immediately takes off. King's does not.
King(Luz's Body): Let's go!
Rat worm growls.
King(Luz's Body): Worm minion, I said go!
He smacks the worm's tail. It screams and takes off.
King(Luz's Body): Stop! I said stop! *screaming*
King's rat worm rolls down Dead Man's Curve as King rides it backward. Boscha takes the turns expertly while King bounces off of them. Despite that, he catches up.
Boscha: *gasp*
King(Luz's Body): This is how the cool kids ride. Super backward. On purpose.
Boscha growls. She faces forward and gasps. Pulling her rat worm to a stop. King speeds past.
King(Luz's Body): Yes! Say bye‐bye to your popularity, Boscha!
Boscha: *waves mockingly* Bye‐bye.
King turns around and sees a caution sign with blinking worms. He yelps and tries to stop his rat worm, but it's too late. So he plows into the caution sign and plummets, destroying the Treasure Shack.
King(Luz's Body): *falls off the rat worm* Ow!
Pony-Tailed Girl: Not the Treasure Shack!
Hoodie Boy: I don't know how to process this! Someone tell me what to do!
Boscha: *smirks* Get her!
They all take off after King.
King(Luz's Body): Weh!
King runs. They follow. He slides down a hill and takes off on all fours.
Boscha: Get back here, human!
King(Luz's Body): Luz was right! I can't handle the complexities of teenage life! I just want my body back!
He runs into the paint can left outside the kitty café.
Boscha: I think I saw her go this way!
King runs inside. The teens fly past it. King catches his breath, then sighs in relief. The lights flick on.
King(Luz's Body): Huh?
Old Lady#1 stomps in.
Old Lady#1: Dottie! A teen has come to steal our little babies! *wields a broom*
King(Luz's Body): No, wait! I am a little baby! *runs*
Old Lady#1: No, you're not. You're a rotten teen! But when we finish with you, you'll be calling for your mother! *grabs knitting needles and drags them over her teeth*
King(Luz's Body): Lady, I just want my body back!
?: You can have it.
King looks at Eda in his body.
Eda(King's Body): Your life is pretty terrible. But, hey, it'll probably be over soon.
King looks at the old ladies in shock.
Dottie: *snarls, tosses a bag over King*
[Cut to the market, where Luz stands up]
Luz(Eda's Body): Whew! Okay, let's try this again.
Luz begins to strut. Sora watches her with his eye pupils while resting his arms on the stand.
Luz(Eda's Body): And strut, strut, strut. *grunts*
She falls against a box and knocks over a lamp.
[Freeze frame with Luz looking at the words, "LUZ'S DEALS IN HEELS"]
Luz lifts her foot.
Luz(Eda's Body): How does Eda wear these all day?
Sora: Practice?
Luz sees the broken lamp.
Luz(Eda's Body): Oh, no. What have my heels done? Wait a second. I'm a ding dang witch!
She draws a spell circle at the lamp, blasting herself into the air. Sora continues to watch her with his eye pupils. Finally, she lands behind the table with a yelp.
Luz(Eda's Body): Boy, Eda is powerful. *yells as magic comes out of her hand* Not again!
Luz relaunches herself as Sora dodges the blast acrobatically.
[Cut to Luz putting oven mitts on, her pointer finger sticking out of each]
Luz(Eda's Body): Okay, let's try this one more time.
She draws a spell circle over the lamp, fixing it and giving it human legs.
Luz(Eda's Body): *coughs, gasps* I made magic with my hands! *jumps*
Sora: *nods*
Green Man: *looking at the lamp* Ooh, so unnecessarily extravagant. I'll take it.
Luz(Eda's Body): Zippo swappo. Sold to the savvy shopper.
She draws a spell circle, and the lamp walks off. The man follows it, tossing Luz a snail.
Luz(Eda's Body): Okay, magic hands, let's see what else we can magically magic.
With a snap of her fingers, a giant neon sign and spotlights appear at the stand. She is now wearing a top hat reading "EDA."
Luz(Eda's Body): Step right up and feast your eyes on the marvels of the human realm!
Sora: Nothing but the best!
Customer #1: Oh, what is this?
Customer #2: Where did the other stand go?
Customer #3: Your lights are too bright, and I forgot what I came here for.
Luz(Eda's Body): Was it for laughter? *magics a feather duster to tickle him*
Customer #3: *laughing* Joy! So painful. *hands her fistfuls of snails* I'll take two for my enemies.
A centaur walks up and points to his blank human face. Luz uses a marker to draw him a face. The centaur cries with joy and piles the table high with snails. A baby wails in a carriage. A giant pacifier appears in its mouth. The baby's parent dumps an entire coin purse onto the table. Various customers leave the stand.
Luz(Eda's Body): Thank you! Come again! There's a little something for everyone. Take it from me, Eda, the Boiling Isles' gift to magic.
Luz turns to Sora.
Luz(Eda's Body): Sora, you mind wrapping up the dough in the back?
Sora: Sure.
Sora grabs a sack and puts the money in it. Then, he ties the sack and takes it inside the tent. Meanwhile, A man in a cloak approaches.
Cloaked Man: Is that right? You're the famous Eda the Owl Lady?
Luz(Eda's Body): That depends. Are you a fan... *reaches into the top hat and pulls out flowers* of magic?
The flowers make a sound effect as their eyes shine.
Cloaked Man: No, but I am a fan of... *takes cloak off* the law!
He reveals to be an Emperor's Gaurd.
Flowers: Oh, no! *wilt and die*
The guard cuffs Luz.
Guard #2: *approaches the stand* We were finally able to catch you in the act. All thanks to this little light show of yours.
Luz(Eda's Body): *looks between them* Gentlemen, whaddya say we forget this whole thing ever happened? Amnesia spell!
She summons a pacifier into the second guard's mask. He narrows his eyes.
Luz(Eda's Body): Haven't quite got the hang of this yet.
[Cut to a guard precinct]
A camera shutters and Luz is standing in front of a height chart holding a prisoner number card.
Camera Demon: *coughs* This is some of my best work. Really captures the shame.
An Emperor's Coven member takes Owlbert. He chirps in protest as the guard puts a ring around his wings.
Guard #3: *laughs, slams door* Yeah, you're going away for a looong time, you filthy criminal.
Owlbert hoots nervously.
Luz(Eda's Body): Owlbert! This is all a big mistake.
She is led into an interrogation room.
Luz(Eda's Body): You're gonna laugh when I explain.
[Cut to a hallway, where Emperor's Coven members are drinking water]
A shadow passes over them.
Member #1: *gasp* Is it really her?
Member #3: Oh, no. This is not good.
Guard #1: Hey, you gotta take that thing out before someone sees you.
Guard #2: I like it. Calms the nerves.
Lilith's reflection appears in the one-way mirror.
Guard #2: Hmm? *spits out the pacifier* Uh...
Guard #1: Madame Lilith, to what do we owe this honor?
Lilith: Word reached me that you captured my sister. I'll take it from here.
Guard #1: But Madame, she's going straight to the Conformatorium. I have the order right here.
He pulls out a piece of paper, which burns in a blue fire.
Lilith: The orders have changed.
Luz(Eda's Body): Look, guys, you got the wrong Eda.
Lilith approaches Luz.
Lilith: Hello, Edalyn.
Luz(Eda's Body): Oh, thank goodness! A familiar face. You're Eda's sister, right? Is it Libby? No. Limby...
Lilith: Your show of affection is... touching. Do you know why you're here?
Luz(Eda's Body): Well, as I was telling the guard, this is just a classic Freaky Fraturday mix‐up.
Lilith: Sister, *unfurls a lengthy scroll* the charges against you are long and many. Operating a stand without a permit, owning a hocus without a pocus...
Luz(Eda's Body): Yeah, I think that list goes on for a while.
Lilith: These charges are serious. There's no more running away, Edalyn.
Luz(Eda's Body): I know. I can't just "poof" my problems away.
Lilith runs to Luz and comforts her.
Lilith: *in a lighter tone, holding Luz's shoulders* But we can. You getting caught was clearly a cry for help. Join the Emperor's Coven, like we dreamed about when we were girls.
Luz was surprised to hear that.
Luz(Eda's Body): Eda wanted to be in the Emperor's Coven?
[Cut back the hallway, where Emperor's Coven members are drinking water again]
The members turn around and see two silhouettes, one with spikey hair and a small one with big ears.
Member#1: Hey! Who are you?!
Member#2: Get them!
The members run up to them.
?: Let it rip!
The small figure speaks gibberish and laughs a bit. Then, light emits from the silhouettes.
Members: Oh no!
[Cut back to Luz and Lilith]
Lilith: Don't be afraid, sister. Soon, you won't be a danger to those around you. Bring out the branding glove!
She summons rings of light that secure Luz to the chair.
Luz(Eda's Body): The what now?
A guard puts on a glove with the logo of the Emperor's Coven on the palm. The logo glows red. He pushes the table aside and cracks his knuckles.
Luz(Eda's Body): Wait, you're making a mistake! I'm not a danger to anyone!
[Close up to Eda's face]
Luz(Eda's Body): *thinking* I wanna blow them away with maximum magic power. But, they could stop me, and I could hurt myself too. Think. I need to make an opening somehow and get Owlbert and myself out of here!
As the branding guard approaches, they suddenly hear knocking on the door.
?: Hello? I got a pizza delivery here.
Luz, Lilith, and the branding guard were confused and wondered who the heck ordered pizza at a time like this. The branding guard approached the door when suddenly the one-way mirror shattered. It was Sora who shattered it with his keyblade and jumped through with a confident smile.
Sora/Small Figure: ALOHA!
[Play Mkaukau - Kingdom Hearts III]
[Freeze frame with Sora in mid-air, having a confident smile with the words "SORA'S HERO TIME" above him]
Sora, covered with his blue aura, zooms in.
Branding Gaurd: What the?!
Lilith: Hurry! Attack!
The branding guard tried to attack Sora, but someone else intervened. Then, a small blue fluffy creature appears. It shoots the branding guard with its dual-wielding plasma blasters.
Blue creature: *gibberish* *laugh*
Sora, in mid-air, zooms by Lilith. They meet face to face.
Sora: Hiya, Lilith.
Lilith: It's you! Edalyn's bodyguard!
Sora: Sorry, but Eda won't be going anywhere with you!
He turns to the blue creature.
Sora: Now!
Blue creature: Yah!
The blue creature shoots at Lilith from the back. The result of the plasma energy shot at both Lilith and the branding guard has stunned them, causing them to fall to their knees, hardly being able to move their bodies.
Luz(Eda's Body): Sora!
Luz was surprised and in awe to see the blue fluffy creature.
Luz(Eda's Body): *gasp* And a cute little blue fluffy thing?!
Sora runs to Luz and shatters her cuffs.
Sora: Luz! Thank goodness you're ok.
Blue creature: Sora! *gibberish*
Sora: Right.
Sora turns to Luz.
Sora: Let's go!
Luz(Eda's Body): Wait a sec! Owlbert! Come to me!
Owlbert hoots and flies through the gate, busting it.
Luz(Eda's Body): Huh? Ah!
Luz grunts as Owlbert hits her face.
Luz(Eda's Body): Sorry, buddy. *frees Owlbert* Eda's life is more complicated than I thought.
Luz turns to the other two.
Luz(Eda's Body): Let's get out of here!
Sora: *nods* Stitch.
Luz(Eda's body): Stitch?
Stitch: Magata!
Stitch aims at the wall with his blasters.
[Cut to the outside of the precinct]
The wall explodes.
Luz: *coughs*
Luz, Sora, and Stitch run through the hole in the wall. Unfortunately, the stunning effect wears off as Lilith stands with her hair messed up.
Lilith: *growls*
Luz(Eda's Body): *running* Okay, if I were Eda and Eda is King, where would I be? Ah! This thing's so confusing.
Lilith: After them!
The group walks backward, looking at Lilith and the guards. Knocking at a window makes her face forward. She's at the kitty café.
Eda: Luz! Bring my dang body over here!
Eda: Sora! Help us!
Luz(Eda's Body)/Sora: Eda!
[Puase Mkaukau - Kingdom Hearts III]
Old lady#1: Oh, look, Dottie. It's not kidnapping if they entered our store. Just think of it as good customer service.
Outside, Luz draws a spell circle. The lamp next to the old ladies grows legs and several other lamp heads as Luz, Sora, and Stitch enter.
Old lady#1: Why did our lamp get unnecessarily extravagant?
The old ladies turn and see Eda helping King through the hole. Everyone makes eye contact.
Luz(Eda's Body)/King: *gasp*
Eda: Hi.
Luz(Eda's Body): Go, go, go!
They all run.
Old Lady#1: *gasps* After them!
Dottie: *shrieks and holds up a net*
[Play Mkaukau - Kingdom Hearts III]
Luz, Sora, Stitch, King, and Eda arrive on the main street.
Luz(Eda's Body): What weird stuff did you get my body into?
Lilith: There they are.
Dog: *barking*
Stitch: *growls* *mimics barking*
Eda: I got the same question. Also, Sora. What is that thing?!
Sora: Introductions and explanations later!
They turn around to see Boscha and her gang fly in on their boots.
King: Dang! I forgot about them.
Sora: All right. Did you all learn a valuable lesson about experiencing each other's hardships?
Luz(Eda's Body)/Eda(King's Body)/King(Luz's Body): Yep.
Eda(King's Body): Good, let's end this nightmare. *takes her staff* Body swap!
Sora and Stitch cleared the way as everyone else returns to their own bodies. King is still in the volunteer shirt, and Luz takes off the oven mitts.
King: My body! My glorious little body!
Eda is still wearing the bee costume, though it immediately rips off. Lilith approaches them.
Lilith: Sister. Time and again, I've offered you my help, yet you foolishly run back to your worthless life. I'm tired of trying, Edalyn. Your days of running are over!
Eda turns to Luz.
Eda: Thanks, Luz.
Luz: Sorry.
Sora and Stitch enter their battle stances.
Sora: Time for a fight!
Stitch: Magata!
Eda: Don't worry, I got this. Body swap!
She spins her staff and directs the beam at everyone while Luz, Sora, King, and Stitch duck.
[End Mkaukau - Kingdom Hearts III]
Dog barking was heard as everyone turned to it.
Lilith: *as the dog, barking* Eda, you rotten sister! Switch me back! Ah! *barks*
Guard #1: *in the first old lady's body* What's happening?! Who the heck are you?!
Guard #2: *in Dottie's body* I'm a Coven guard, wise mouth!
Guard #1: No, you're not. I am!
Old Lady#1: *in hoodie boy's body* You get outta my body, you galoot!
Guard #2: Fight! Ow! My knees.
A guard in Boscha's body: Hey! Ow!
A guard in the body of another guard: This is your fault! Let go! My arm! Ow!
Guard #1: *screaming*
General mayhem ensues.
King: Are they gonna be okay?
Eda shrugs.
Eda: Ehhh.
?: Eda.
Eda looks towards the voice calling her name, and her eyes widened.
?: I just wanna say that things can be more complicated than you think. But with you guys, it all feels a little less mixed up. But...
[Cut to Luz and Sora standing next to each other with King behind Luz's body and Stitch behind Sora's body]
Luz: *in Sora's body* You switched me with Sora!
Sora: *in Luz's body* This is... strange.
Stitch tilts his head in confusion and blinks. Eda just paused.
Eda: ...Aw, that's sweet, kid. Now, let's never speak of this again. And I'll switch you two back home. Let's go.
Owlbert hoots as he unfurls his wings. Everyone else, who was body swapped clamors. As Eda, Luz, King, Stitch, and Sora fly off.
Dog: *in Lilith's body* *howls*
[Cut to Eda, Luz, King, Stitch, and Sora flying in front of the moon]
Luz(Sora's body): So, wait. Who is going to clean Hooty? It's getting... dire.
[Cut to the Owl House, where Hooty is even dirtier than before]
Hooty: Guys? Today's my monthly cleaning. Hoot, hoot. I'm 20% mucus, but don't let that stop you. C'mon, I have so many hard‐to‐reach spots that need swabbing!
[Cut back to the group flying]
Luz(Sora's body): Maybe if we all work together we could‐‐
Eda/King: Not it!
Luz(Sora's body): Aw, man.
Sora(Luz's body): No.
He aims his keyblade at the others with light magic emitting from the tip.
Sora(Luz's body): The bet between you all has ended in a tie. Therefore, You're ALL pitching in. But Eda, switch Luz and me back first.
Stitch jumps on Sora's background and growls.
The others look at him with mild fear.
Luz(Sora's body)/Eda/King: *gulp* Yes, sir.
A slight pause between them.
Eda: Seriously, Sora. What is that thing?
