Owl House Season 1 Episode 8 – Once Upon a Swap
A new day had come as Luke and King were currently at Eda's stand with nothing much to do. Business was slow, like really slow, as the duo were doing whatever they could to pass the time until a customer came along. The self-proclaimed king of demon was currently trying to reach for a flag hanging on a string above the stand, jumping with all the strength his tiny legs could give him.
King: Weh! He falls off the table. Stupid flag!
Luke walks in carrying a ladder and a wooden sign.
Luke: It's been dead slow around here, but I've got just the thing to attract customers.
He climbs up the lader, puts the wooden sign on top of the "HUMAN COLLECTABLES" sign and taps it, activating the light glyphs carved into it. Light slow traces a around the sign.
Luke: And what arrogant egomaniac like Eda wouldn't like their name in lights?
The sign becomes fully illuminated; a winking face of Eda appears.
Luke: What do you think, King? Too flashy? Too subtle?
Boscha: Does subtle mean ugly?
Luke turns to see Boscha, Skara, and an Oracle track student are standing at the stand much to his dismay as he deadpans at them for their arrogant grins.
Luke: Do I know you?
Boscha: Excuse me!? The name's Boscha!
Luke stared at her blankly.
Boscha: We met the other day!
He continued, only this time he shrugged, making Boscha angrier.
Boscha: You punched in the face and gave me a black eye!
Luke: Oh, right. Now I remember you. Sorry. I punch a lot of jerks. But I do my best to forget incredibly ugly teens who are so pathetic they have nothing better to do with their lives than pick on others.
Boscha gets angry and her gang is shocked. She slams the table in fury.
Boscha: W-what was that!?
Luke: I said-
Boscha: I heard what you said! Did you seriously just call ME, ugly!?
Luke: Luke grins, crossing his arms. What part of "facelift" did you not get when we met the other day? It's basically me saying you were ugly. But hey, if it makes you feel better, you're not as ugly as Eda in Owl Beast form.
King: King chuckles. Nice one, Luke.
Boscha: You think you're so cool, don't you tough guy?
Luke: You wanna find out for yourself, three-eyes.
Boscha scoffs and pulls back, regaining her composure and waving Luke off.
Boscha: As if. Humans are so not worth dealing with.
Luke: Then get lost, unless you're really here to buy something.
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 with Luke sticking his fingers above Boscha's head, making it look like she has rabbit ears.
Luke: You think you're so funny, don't you lady?
Boscha: What are you going to do? Spit your human venom on me?
King: You have venom? Quick, Luke, start melting faces! Or better yet, use your karate moves to beat them up.
Luke: Luke bends down. First, humans can't spit venom. Second, I'm not gonna use my karate moves to beat people up unless it's out of defence. And third, even if I wanted to do any of that, it's not worth wasting them on a piece of crap like Boscha. You wouldn't understand how to handle teens like her.
King: No, I'll show you what to do. He jumps onto the table and points.] You will tremble before me!
[The three teens stare at him and Boscha and Skara fawn at King's adorability.
Boscha: Oh, he's so cute!
[She hugs King and summons her scroll, taking a picture with a filter much to King's dismay as he tries to shove her face away.
Boscha: How much? I have to own him.
Luke: Depends. How much you got on you and how much are you willing to give?
King: Luke!
Luke: Relax, little buddy, I'm joking! The furball isn't for sale. And even if he was, you couldn't afford him.
King kicks off Boscha and escapes her grip, freeing himself. He lands on the table waving his finger.
King: Listen to the human! You couldn't afford me, sister!
This just earns more fawning from Boscha's gang.
All: Aw!
King: That's the incorrect reaction!
Luke: Oh, I've been meaning to ask. Seen any houses lately? Maybe ones that can walk?
Being reminded of that really made Boscha's face turn red as Luke brags about the prank to King.
Luke: You should have seen her. She was so scared; she ran away screaming and crying for her mommy.
King covers his mouth, snickering under it, making Boscha redder and her friends worried.
Boscha: No, I didn't! I wasn't even scared!
Luke: So, that wasn't you who ran away screaming in terror?
Boscha: Well, yeah, it was me, but-UGH!
Once again, Boscha finds herself owned by Luke. Eda pocks out her tent, sniffing customers.
Eda: I smell an easy mark. [She excitedly jumps out of the tent.] Hey, kid! Can I offer you the latest fashions from... [She traces a large spell circle and magically dresses herself in horribly clashing clothes. The Human Realm?
After a few seconds of looking at the horrible outfit Boscha responds.
Boscha: Yeah, no.
[Skara and the Oracle track student laugh hysterically with Boscha. Eda returns to her normal outfit, not amused by Boscha's rudeness.
Eda: Well, I hate her.
Luke: Forget it, Eda. She's not interested. She and her friends were just leaving before I kick their butts again.
Eda: Wait. Isn't this the kid you punched out on the day of the moonlight conjuring?
Eda snorts and laughs with King, causing Boscha to fume furiously as she clenches her fists.
Boscha: It's not funny! It was one lucky shot, anyway!
Luke: Really? Want to put that to the test? He summons a Glyph Gun. Trust me when I tell you, you do not want to start with me.
Boscha growls, fuming again. She didn't want to admit it, but Boscha knew he was right.
Boscha: Whatever. Come on gang. No need to waste our time with this loser.
With an annoyed scoff, she angrily marched off, her friends following and scoffing with her.
Eda: Dang kid. You're a roasting wordsmith, you know that?
Luke: Not the first time I engaged a douchebag in trash talk, teach.
Eda: Yeah, I already figured that out. And yeesh, that girl hates you.
Luke: Luke holds King. Meh. Nothing I can't handle. Human or demon, teens can be sour. Luckily, I'm a lot cooler. Look what I made you!
Luke points up to his sign much to Eda's dismay as this is the last thing she needs.
Eda: Luke!
She quickly takes down the sign.
Luke: Did I spell something wrong? Or did I spell something right? He chuckles. Get it?
Eda: Stop that.
Luke: I don't get what the problem is, teach. I'm just trying to attract more customers. What better way to do that than with a flashier presentation.
Eda: Eda wipes away the lights. As much as I like the flashier route, it can't be done. You may be forgetting something, Luke. I'm kinda... She presents her wanted poster. On the run! Remember?
Luke: Ohh…right. I forgot you're a wanted woman.
Eda: Exactly. Every guard in town would be at my doorstep if I had my name in lights.
Luke: Okay, I see your point. But I haven't seen any guards all morning. Maybe you're just being paranoid. Who knows, maybe they're on vacation today.
Eda: The Emperor Coven doesn't give vacations, Luke?
Luke: Really? Wow, that sucks. Okay, maybe they all have important missions to take care of or they're searching someplace else for you. Besides, I don't see the big deal if a couple of guards approach you. You're the most powerful witch on the Boiling Isles. Why hide when you can just blast them with magic?
King: King gets on the table. What does Luke know about problems, anyway? All he has is dumb teen drama! He 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!
Luke: 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.
Luke: Talk things out?
King: Fight to the death!
Eda: Eda scoffs. No. Body swap!
Luke and King were not amused by that, with Luke being more confused.
King: Are you sure you don't shoot venom?
Luke: Dude, I can't shoot venom.
Owl House Intro Music
As the portal gate opens and the camera zooms in on it. Luke opens his eyes to see his falling down, causing him to freak out before something zoomed past and caught him. Luke saw he was saved by Eda along with King, who smirked at the human boy as they flew to her house on her Palisman staff with Luke raising his fist in excitement.
The door where Hooty was opened as Luke steps outside now wearing goggles, twirling his Rebellion sword and struck a pose, aiming his Glyph Gun at the screen. Eda came out with her staff, sharing a grin with Luke. King popped up in front of them in a pose.
A Boiling Isle mural appears, three windows flipping to briefly reveal Gus, Willow, and Amity striking their own poses before burning away to show King commanding an army of stuffed toys, which all fall on him.
Luke rode on Eda's staff like a surfboard, zooming past Bonesborough, flying past Tinella Nosa, sharing a high-five with Gus, Willow being beside him with a plan releasing vines and evading guards that chase him down. Eda and King join in on the fun and they have blast taking to the skies…until they hang on for dear life as a massive monstrous worm-like monster, mouth wide open, lunges at them as they scream in horror.
Then the scene changes back to the Owl House, where it's night-time, and stars twinkle in the sky as the trio are on the roof and looking up into the sky, Eda holding her staff beside her, Luke holding Rebellion downward and King riding his shoulder. Luke opens a hand, sending a ball of light floating into the sky where it bursts to release a blinding flash.
The title card appears:
Owl House
Eda has her staff out, preparing to cast a spell after her announcing her plan to switch bodies.
Eda: I love a good body swap. It's like demonic possession with the ones you love.
Luke: A body swap? That's so cool! That's a thing on the Boiling Isles? He double takes. You know what, stupid question. This is just like an episode in one of my favourite TV series, Code Lyoko! Luke is having second thoughts about this. But maybe we should think about this for a second and see if it's really a good-
Eda: Body swap!
Eda spins her staff above their heads and a curtain of yellow light and smoke falls over them. It's unclear whether or not the spell worked?
Luke: Did it work? I need a mirror.
Luke walks over to a mirror and to his shock he's seeing himself as Eda but with his eyes and facial features. Luke is stunned, he's become Eda.
Luke: Sweet mother of Titans! It worked! I'm Eda! I'm so old...and decrepit and my ears are so pointy! Wait a minute, I'm in the body of a woman...a woman! His excitement drops. This feels incredibly weird. I'm having very mixed emotions about this.
Luke becomes even more shocked when he sees his body walk up to the mirror. And judging from the demonic yellow eyes, fangs and curled up hairstyle it's quite obvious this is King in Luke's body.
Luke: Holy crap! Is that me!? King…is it you in my body? I'm guessing from the eyes and fangs
King: Yeah, it is. I'm the human now. Bow before my massive, meaty hands!
Luke: Wait, I'm in Eda's body and you're in my body then that means…
Eda clears her throat. Luke and King look back at the table, where the last of the smoke dissipates to reveal Eda in King's body, giving a feminine pose. Her eyes and the gold teeth replacing one of King's fangs makes it obvious it's her.
Eda: How do I look?
King is very disturbed to see Eda posing like that in his body.
King: I've got some... very confusing emotions right now.
Luke: I'm in a woman's body, man. That's weirder for a guy.
Eda: 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.
At the Owl House, Hooty giggles maniacally as he plays in the mud.
The body-swapped trio shudder at the thought of having to clean Hooty's mess. It's nearly as bad as death.
King: Won't be me. Life as a teen is a tyrant's dream! He looks to Luke. By the end of the day, I'll be ruling over your feeble demographic.
Luke: Well, I've got magic. Eda don't be too mad when your inventory's gone, and the guards are none the wiser.
He accidentally casts a beam of light that comically knocks him on the ground.
Eda: Ha! That's cute. She hops off the table and walks off. If you need me, I'll be getting pampered on a vacation fit for a king.
King: My life's not a joke! He looks to Luke. But yours is.
He taps the nose and runs off laughing.
Luke: Don't do anything stupid with my body.
(Timeskip)
Eda's Catastrophe
Eda had been using King's cuteness to win over the hearts of many locals who couldn't help but fawn. Even a coven guard fawned over the cuteness and handed Eda a lollipop. King's pampered life seemed like the best until an old woman named Roselle found her and took Eda in to pamper her along with other cute demons, a business she runs with her partner Dottie. At first, it was heaven for Eda…until they wanted to make her wear a ridiculous bee costume and when she tried to walk out, they viciously stop her and try to trap her in the store and with Eda not having magic in King's body she can't fight back. In the shelter of a hidden room, Eda finds out other little demons that had their minds and ability to live on their own taken away due to being over-babied.
At this point understood that while King gets enjoyably pampered, having a body like this makes you helpless and unable to fight back, a nightmare she wishes to end. In an attempt to escape Eda uses her fallen ally to distract the two crazy women but when she went through a small hole, she ends up trapped in a display window, now becoming Rosselle & Dottie's newest attraction. And worse…the bee costume is forced on her.
King's brush with Death
King was having his own kind of fun with Luke's body. From a cliff he could see Boscha's gang playing pranks by throwing water balloons around town that turn into vicious giant tentacles. Deciding to prove how easy the teenage life is he goes up to that roof and challenges Boscha over superiority, playing an even bigger tentacle prank on the town that impresses her entire gang to want to follow him and Boscha becomes jealous. With the help of Boscha's gang, King leads into playing various pranks all over town.
Boscha having had enough of her superiority getting stolen from her challenges King to a rat worm race to which he hesitantly accepts, not wanting to seem frail. The two were neck and neck until they encounter roadwork, Boscha hits the brakes, but King falls off and his steed crushes the shack, earning him the anger of Boscha and her gang, forcing him to go on the run and realize the life of a teen is much harder than it appears.
Even worse is when he hides in Roselle and Dottie and becomes another new attraction along with Eda in his body wearing the bee costume. And ridiculous large shirt is about to sewn on him.
Luke's deals in Heels
Meanwhile, Luke is at the market preparing to sell items and master working with Eda's body.
Luke: Okay, let's see if I can do this, right. Luke carefully takes a few steps. So far, so-
Luke is cut off when he begins to wobble after a few more steps, struggling to keep his balance until he hilariously falls against a box and knocks over a lamp which shatters on the ground. Luke lifts his foot.
Luke: How does Eda walk in these boots? Scratch that, how does any woman walk in these stupid high heels? He sees the broken lamp. Crap, I broke the lamp. He double takes. Wait a second. I'm a damn witch!
He stood up drawing a spell circle aimed at the lamp, only to send out a blast so powerful he ends up getting propelled backward and landing behind the table hard. He lifts himself up, amazed by how powerful that was.
Luke: Holy cow, Eda is powerful! More magic randomly blasts out of his hand and sends him flying. Oh, come on! Not again!
Moments later Luke is putting oven mitts on to suppress the magic from coming out full force. A part of it cut open to allow his index finger to stick out enough to draw a spell circle.
Luke: Okay, this oughta stop anymore random blast. Now let's try this one more time.
He draws a spell circle over the lamp and this time engulfs it in yellow light that becomes yellow smoke. Luke coughs and when the smoke clears the lamp is fix but in a weird twist it has large hairy legs.
Luke: Whoa ho! Awesome! I made magic with my hands! I didn't need paper this time. He cringes at the lamp. Though the results are not what I was expecting. But it's the Boiling Isles so maybe I can make something of this.
Suddenly, a male demon walks up, amazed with the lamp just as Luke hoped.
Customer 1: Ooh, so unnecessarily extravagant! I'll take it for 5 snails.
Luke: Luke scoffs and speaks more femininely. My good man, please, a lamp as extravagant as this, costs 30 snails.
Customer: The customer holds up a sack of money. How about 20 snails.
Luke: Sold! Enjoy your incredibly ugly human lamp!
Luke draws a spell circle, and the lamp walks off. The man follows it, tossing Luke a sack of snails. He walks back to the table satisfied and speaks normally again.
Luke: Talk about a steal! Magic hands rule! And those 4 and half weeks of ventriloquism practice really paid off. He looks around the stand with a grin. I know Eda's worried about Coven Scouts finding her, but I haven't seen any all day. I'm pretty sure it's worth the risk right now to make things a little…flashier.
With a snap of his fingers, a giant neon sign and spotlights appear at the stand. Luke is now wearing a top hat reading "EDA" and speaks in a feminine voice again while holding Owlbert and presenting the stand.
Luke: Step right up folks and feast your eyes on the marvels of the human realm!
The flashier presentation attracts a lot of customers. They're so amazed that they think this stand is a completely different one from the boring version they usually see. A demon walks up to Luke with his eyes closed.
Customer: Your lights are too bright, and I forgot what I came here for.
Luke: You know what the best cure for annoyance is? Laughter.
Luke magically takes a feather duster and uses it to tickle him, causing him to unwillingly laugh in hysterics.
Customer: Joy! So painful!
Luke: This magnificent human artifact is called a feather duster. You can use it to kill any dusts that pollute your house… He whispers in his ears. And use it to torture your enemies in a pleasant way.
The customer smiles and hands Luke a fistful of snails.
Customer: I'll take two for my enemies.
The centaur Luke had met on his second day in the Boiling Isles walks up and points to his blank human face. Luke uses a marker to draw him a an incredibly handsome face, causing him to cry with joy and pile the table high with snails.
A baby wails in a carriage. In seconds a giant pacifier appears in its mouth. The baby's parent was so overjoyed she dumps an entire coin purse onto the table.
Luke's flashier presentation was clearly winning over far more customers than Eda ever could.
After selling a bunch of human items and making plenty of money, the customers leave the stand.
Luke: Thank you! Come again! There'll be more human wonders to sell tomorrow! Take it from me, Eda, The Owl Lady!
A hooded figure walks up to Luke.
Cloaked Demon: Is that right? You're the famous Eda the Owl Lady?
Luke: That's my name. You a fan of mine? Want an autograph?
Guard: No, but I am a fan of... the law!
The figure removes his cloak to reveal himself as the first coven guard Luke had met much to his dismay.
Luke: Oh, Titan.
Before he had a chance to dish out some moves the guard cuffs Luke and restrains his arm. Another guard approaches the stand and snatches Luke's hat.
Guard 2: We were finally able to catch you in the act. All thanks to this little light show of yours.
Luke looks between them, a little embarrassed of the attention his flashy presentation attracted.
Luke: Okay, perhaps I underestimated the Emperor Coven's commitment to hunting down Eda. Good thing I'm magic! Gentlemen, this is all a huge embarrassing mix-up, why don't we forget this whole thing ever happened? He grins. Literally. Amnesia spell!
He tries to cast a spell on the second guard only to make a large pacifier appear in his mask much to his annoyance and Luke's embarrassment.
Luke: Oh…crap. I haven't got the hang of this yet. And…suddenly magic's not that big of a problem solver than I thought.
At Bonesborough's police precinct Luke's mug shot is being taken along with Owlbert. A camera shutters, and Luke is standing in front of a height chart holding a prisoner number card with a look of defeat and humiliation. The one who took his photo was a demon shaped like a camera and he spits out the photo he took.
Camera Monster: This is some of my best work. Really captures the humiliation.
Owlbert is taken by a scout. He chirps in protest as the guard puts a ring around his wings and locks him in a cell, slamming the door.
Scout: Yeah, you're going away for a long time, you filthy criminal.
Owlbert hoots nervously, and a restrained Luke is taken away by a guard.
Luke: Owlbert!
Luke is taken to an interrogation room with no way to escape and no one seems to care that a boy's voice is coming out of Eda's mouth.
Luke: Dude, listen. This is just a big mix-up. I mean, you're going to laugh when I explain this.
In the hallway the Emperor's Coven Scouts are drinking water until they notice someone pass them, someone that surprised them with their visit.
Scout 2: Is it really her?
Scout 3: Oh, no. This is not good.
The guards watch over Luke, the second one still wearing the big pacifier out of enjoyment.
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 and the guards shocked to see her when they turn, the second one dropping his pacifier.
Guard 2: Uh...
They quickly bow.
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 casted by Lilith.
Lilith: The orders have changed.
Luke is being interrogated and he's struggling to find a way out.
Luke: Look, you all have the wrong guy! Or woman…! I'm a guy in a woman's body, so…GAH! Mother Titans, this body swap thing is so confusing!
Luke becomes surprised to see Lilith walk in.
Lilith: Hello, Edalyn.
Luke: Lilith!? W-what are you doing here?
Lilith: Your surprise at my presence here is understandable. Tell me, do you know why you're here?
Seeing that he can't explain his way of this Luke decides to play along.
Luke: Uh…I'm guessing it has something to do with my track record.
Lilith: While that is an understatement, yes. Lilith unfurls a very lengthy scroll. Sister, the charges against you are long and many. Operating a stand without a permit, owning a hocus without a pocus...
Luke: Huh. I thought there'd be more. The scroll suddenly gets longer. Ah, there it is.
Lilith: These charges are serious. There's no more running away, Edalyn.
Luke sadly looks down, remembering the issues he had at home that made him run away.
Luke: I know…I can't just use magic to make every one of my problems disappear.
Lilith runs up holding Luke's shoulder with a kind smile and lighter tone much to his surprise.
Lilith: 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.
Luke: This really surprised Luke. Join the Emperor's Coven like when we were kids? "Eda never told me she wanted to join a coven when she was a kid. I thought she hated this crooked system!"
Lilith: Yes, just like back then. 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 Luke to the chair.
Luke: Wait, what?
A guard puts on a glove with the logo of the Emperor's Coven on the palm. The logo glows red. He tosses the table aside and cracks his knuckles.
Luke: Oh, heck no! In a fit of rebellion Luke draws a large spell circle. No way am I letting you do this to me! He stops, realizing what he's just created. Dang it.
The spell circle causes a huge explosion that destroys the precinct wall and blows everyone away. Luke was quick to recover, free from the ropes and shackles.
Luke: Owlbert, come to me!
Owlbert hoots, flies through the gate. He ends up hitting Luke's face, but he got up and frees Eda's palisman with magic.
Luke: Sorry, buddy. I take back everything I said before. Eda's life is the worst!
Luke runs through the hole in the wall. Lilith stands, her hair mussed and she growls in anger.
Luke ran for his life across the streets, looking for his mentor and pet.
Luke: Okay, if I were Eda and Eda is King, where would I be? Oh man! This thing is so confusing. It's official, I never want to do a body swap again!
Lilith: After her!
Luke walks backwards, looking at Lilith and the guards. Knocking at a window makes him face forward to see the kitty café and the knocking was coming from Eda and King trapped in the display windows.
Eda: Luke! Bring my dang body over here.
Luke: Eda! King!
Roselle: Oh, look, Dottie. It's not kidnapping if they entered our store. Just think of it as good customer service.
Outside, Luke draws a spell circle. The lamp next to the women grows legs and several other lamp heads. Luke carefulluly enters.
Roselle: Why did our lamp get unnecessarily extravagant?
The women turn and see Eda helping King through the hole. Luke and King gasp to see they've been spotted.
Eda: Hi.
Luke: Go, go, go!
The trio make a run for it out the door much to Roselle and Dottie's anger.
Roselle: After them!
Dottie shrieks and holds up a net.
Luke, King, and Eda arrive on main street as they ran for their lives.
Luke: What weird stuff did you get my body into?
The trio stop to spot Lilith, the two coven guards and their guard dog blocking a their wau.
Lilith: There she is.
Eda: I got the same question.
They proceed to run in the other direction only to see Boscha, Skara, Amelia, and the Oracle student fly in on their boots, blocking their other escape route.
King: Dang! I forgot about them.
Luke: King! What the hell did you do!?
Eda: All right. Did everybody learn a valuable lesson about experiencing each other's hardships?
King & Luke: Yep.
Eda: Good, let's end this nightmare. Takes her staff. Body swap!
Throwing the staff into the air with a spin, the trio were once again consumed in yellow smoke and a few seconds later it cleared to reveal they were back in their original bodies, but they were wearing what they had on before swapping back. Eda is still wearing the bee costume, though it immediately rips off. King is still in the volunteer shirt and Luke takes off the oven mitts.
King: My body! My glorious little body!
Luke: Woo-hoo! I'm back in my old svelte body!
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 gives Luke a sort of glare for getting her arrested.
Eda: Thanks, Luke.
Luke: Luke nervously chuckles. Oops. Sorry. Yeesh, she is really pissed off at you.
Eda: And whose fault is that?!
Luke: Technically mine, I admit, my bad, but in my defence, I never fully agreed to swapping bodies so this kinda all your fault. Eda glares at Luke harder and he returns it. Oh, don't give me that look, it totally is.
Eda: You got me arrested!
Luke: Puh-leash! Who's the real victim: He gestures to himself. The one who got dragged into this stupid swap by his mentor. He gestures to Eda. Or the one who came up with this dumb bet in the first place?!
King: You know, he makes a point to never miss his mark.
Eda: Shush! Fine, I admit. Body swapping got us into this mess, my bad, I'm sorry, etc. But it may just get us out of this too. Body swap!
She spins her staff and directs the beam at everyone while Luke and King duck. And a result everyone has switched bodies. Lilith is in the body of the guard dog and she barks.
Lilith: Eda, you rotten sister! Switch me back! Ah!
The guards were in Roselle and Dottie's body, the randomness of it all causes sheer chaos that results in general mayhem ensuing. The swapped bodies fight whoever's in possession of their original body. Luke held King.
King: Are they gonna be okay?
Eda: Eh, maybe? I've never really done this with a lot of people so it should wear off in a couple hours.
Luke: Let's get back to the stand, grab the money, pack up and escape to the Owl House. He then smiles at Eda. And Eda, 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.
Eda: Aw, that's sweet, kid. Now, let's never speak of this again.
Luke: Agreed.
Owlbert hoots as he unfurls his wings. The trio boarded the staff and flew away as the swapped people continued to fight amongst themselves. The dog, in Lilith's body, howls.
Time had passed and the moon had risen as the trio were now flying back to the owl house.
Luke: Hey, teach, is it true?
Eda: Is what true kid?
Luke: When I was in your body Lilith said something about both of you dreaming to join the emepror's coven when you were kids.
Eda and King are surprised to hear this.
King: Weh? Eda is that true!?
Eda: Oh. That. Yeah, I won't lie, it is true. But not because I wanted to. Even back then I couldn't stand covens.
King: So…why'd you wanna join in the first place?
Eda: When we were girls, Lily and I used to be best friends. We did almost everything together. We were quite a team. Lily always dreamed of joining the emperor's coven to work alongside the best witches. As much as I hated covens, I just wanted to be with my sister. Eda deeply frowns, looking down. But then…something happened, and I eventually chose to be a wild witch. And Lily was in the emperor's coven. We just…never talked much after that.
Luke: And now that you and Lilith are enemies you have no reason to join the emperor's coven anymore.
Eda: I wouldn't go that far. Lily and I aren't enemies, we don't hate each other. She's still my sister and I still care about her. We just don't see eye to eye anymore. You know, with me being a criminal and Lily's job being to catch witches like me.
Luke: Plus, it sounds like you two haven't spoken in years.
Eda: We haven't, partly because of my curse. Eda looks down sadly. I…don't want Lily to be too involved with it or get hurt by me as the Owl Beast. I…already hurt someone I loved as that thing; I don't want it to happen again.
Luke looks at his teacher worried and sympathetic.
Luke: Dark past, huh?
Eda: Yeah. You could say that. She then smiles. But…despite all that, I'm happy for my sister. She's living her dream as Head Witch of the Emperor's Coven. Though, I do wish it wouldn't put us in conflict with each other.
Luke: Maybe, if I ever find an opportunity, I can come up with some scheme to help you two patch things up…someday.
Eda: Aww. Thanks kid. That's sweet.
Luke: So…who's going to clean Hooty? No one won the bet.
At Owl House, Hooty is even dirtier than before and lying-in mud.
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!
The three of them continue flying back.
Luke: You know, since this was a draw, we should all clean him up. If we pitch in-
Eda and King: Not it.
Luke: Luke frowns. You guys' suck. You know that, right?
This is an experience that no one will ever want to speak of ever again.
Talk about being in someone else's shoes. Lol! They will never speak of this again. Ever.
Up next, determined to save his presidency of the Human Appreciation Society from his rival/bully, Mattholomule, Gus lies to Luke and gets him into Hexside to show his club members a real life human. But can he do that without Luke getting spotted by teachers, considering he's banned from Hexside?
Next up: Owl House Season 1 Episode 9 – Something Ventured, Something Framed
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