Hey guys, it's been awhile. Once again, I'm sorry that I couldn't post at least one chapter of Part 2 of The Gameplus House before the new year. It's been pretty difficult to make progress and edits for the chapters because I had to worry mostly for finals and family stuff. Once I did finished my finals, I needed a break and take the time to relax because I had to take five classes this semester and it took most of my time and energy. But at least I tried my best to send a few chapters to you guys during my busy hours, so I hope you guys understand.
A few weeks ago, The Game Awards was live and I wasn't watching it because I was getting for my class session. But one announcement made me lose it. The announcement was Supergiant Games next project was Hades II and I was so happy because Hades is one of my favorite and I can't wait for it.
Anyways, enough about me, I hop you guys had a good Merry Christmas and Happy New Years. Enjoy the first chapter of Part 2 of The GamePlus House.
Chapter 13: "Something Ventured, Someone Framed."
After the viral news of Handsome Jack's first appearance on the Boiling Isles. Lilith walks through the hallway, her blood is fueled with frustration due to Handsome Jack's sudden kill on live TV. Lilith finds Handsome Jack by the throne room of Emperor Belos. It seems he is waiting for Emperor Belos.
"YOU! What were you thinking?!" Lilith exclaimed.
"What? Oh… right. You must be talking about that guy I killed. Come on, he was disrupting the peace. Somebody had to take care of it," said Handsome Jack.
"I understand but you can't just kill them without hesitation. You could've just spared him and taken him to the conformatorium," said Lilith.
"Are you sure about that? Turns out, the Emperor's Coven sources told me that he was just a small bandit. His bounty was over 1,000 snails. So, I pretty much did a favor for this world. You're welcome," said Handsome Jack.
"But you did it in live news! Most likely, everyone will be afraid of you. You can't just do that as if it's a normal thing," said Lilith upsettingly.
"Lilith… You just don't get it. You see this was what heroes do, we remove the plague by killing them one by one. No matter what. If you don't, they'll strike you back where it hurts. Trust me, I learned that the hard way," said Handsome Jack.
"What about second chances? Maybe we could've given that person a second chance," said Lilith.
"Ha! Second chances. You know, I used to believe that. I thought the concept of second chances was a good thing. However, do you know what happened? I used to trust people, and I consider them as my friends. However, they never believe or support my actions. My trust was broken and I vowed to kill every last of one them for what they did to me and my family," said Handsome Jack strictly.
"That's enough!" said Emperor Belos.
The conversation between the President of Hyperion and the leader of the Emperor's Coven was interrupted by the Emperor himself.
"Now, now, Lilith. Handsome Jack may be harsh but he has his own sense of justice. Also, he will help us with the Day of Unity and deal with anyone who stands in our way. I don't want any more complications. I believe we already have enough complications as it is." said Emperor Belos. "Handsome Jack is valuable alley for us and I don't want you to make any complications with him. Do I make myself clear?"
"But Emperor, how can you say that?" asked
"I said… Do I make myself clear?" asked Emperor Belos heartlessly.
Lilith realizes that she upset Emperor Belos. Lilith simply obeys his orders and does not question his actions for the assistance of Handsome Jack.
"Yes sir," said Lilith.
"Now then, Lilith. Handsome Jack and I have to discuss important matters.
Lilith makes her leave. Lilith's mind was filled with questions. Why does Emperor Belos trust Handsome Jack? How did they even meet? Why is this happening?
"Do you trust her?" asked Handsome Jack.
"No… Not even the slightest. I used to back then but all she brings is a disappointment." answered Emperor Belos. "I have someone that I can trust for the time being as long he behaves himself."
"Well, looks like you and I are on the same boat. Trust issues. Who broke your trust?" asked Handsome Jack.
"Let's just say it's someone I cared for but he was nothing but a disappointment to me," answered Emperor Belos. "But that is beside the point though, we are here for talking matters. I want to acknowledge that I can trust you for
"Sure thing. So, what do you want me to do?" asked Handsome Jack.
"Eda will be a nuisance to my goal and I want to see how you can fair against Eda the Owl Lady. You could go to her right away but she'll come to you eventually. For now, let's take our time with this." answered Emperor Belos.
"I can see that happening. Is there a reason why Lilith can't do the job right when it comes to capturing Eda?" asked Handsome Jack.
"You see it's very complicated for her. Eda and Lilith are sisters. Lilith's bond with her is strong and she wants the best for her. Time and time again she failed to convince or even capture her to join the Emperor's Coven," answered Emperor Belos.
"So, Eda and Lilith are sisters, eh? Well, things just got a lot more interesting. Tell me more," said Handsome Jack as he smiles sinisterly.
Handsome Jack can't wait to cause mayhem for the Boiling Isles. Even if it means destroying this place piece by piece.
A few days have been since the fight between Lilith and Spider-Man. As well as the sudden appearance of Handsome Jack. These two events created a dramatic change for the Boiling Isles. Meanwhile at Hexside, after school. A time to be free from school. Gus heads to the Owl House due to a certain problem that occurred in the H.A.S. club. Before he makes his leave, he hears a conversation with two other students from Hexside.
"Hey, I wanted to ask you about Handsome Jack. What do you think about him?" asked the Hexside student.
"That guy. I find him to be scary because you know what from a few days ago," answered the second Hexside student.
"Yeah, I had a good feeling you were going to say that. But man I can't believe he did that in front of those people," said a Hexside student.
"Well, by the looks of it. He doesn't to seem care about it or even anyone thinks about his actions," said a second Hexside student.
"Man… It's only been a few days since that happened and people are still talking about it. I wonder how this is affecting Lilith's reputation. I'm betting it's not good. Besides that, how am I gonna explain this to Luz or even the others?" asked Gus.
Earlier…
Gus was having a normal meeting in the H.A.S. however the club gained a new member Mattholomule. All three students agreed that Mattholomule should be the next President of the Human Appreciation Society. Gus realizes that these artifacts are fake.
"These are fakes," said Gus.
"What?" said Bo in shock.
"You can't prove that!" Mattholomule panics and lies about the situation. "You're just trying to distract these human appreciators. You're afraid of getting kicked out of office. It's your word versus mine."
The eye-head girl mumbles in a confusing tone.
"I don't know what to believe in anymore," said Bo unsurely.
"My faith in Gus has been broken." said the boy without any hesitation.
Gus is getting worried, scared he'll lose his position as the president of the Human Appreciation Club. Gus looks at a picture of Luz, and he realizes he's friends with a human and pretty much knows anything about her world, well obviously. Also, there is Spider-Man and the rest of the heroes. He could ask them for help.
"What if I brought in an expert?" asked Gus.
"Yeah, right," said Mattholomule. "Who can you find that's a bigger human expert than any of us?"
"How about a real human?" asked Gus.
The eye head girl mumbles. It seems she was saying but can't seem to translate.
"Why the secrets?" asked Bo.
"Show don't tell, man." said the boy.
"Yeah. Uh‐huh. A‐And you've never brought your friend here. Why?" asked Mattholomule.
Gus could explain why Luz never visits Hexside because she actually did visit Hexside as an Abomination. After her first and last visit, she ended up getting banned. Gus is afraid that one of the students might tell the principal about Luz if he were to bring her to Hexside.
"Well, she's busy. She's got a job. But I'll bring her in tomorrow. She'll prove I'm right." said Gus confidently.
Mattholomule scoffs. "Ah, sure you will, Augustus. Sure you will," said Mattholomule.
Mattholomule is not convinced about Gus's plan to bring an actual human to the club. This worries Gus because he needs the plan to bring Luz to Hexside without any complications.
Now…
"Oh hey. Gus was it? How are you doing kid?" asked Sarge.
"Oh hello, Sarge. I'm doing fine, I'm here for Luz. I need her help, it's about school. Is she here?" asked Gus.
"Affirmative, she's inside helping Eda manage supplies," answered Sarge. "What is it that you need help with?"
"It's complicated and it requires her support. Mostly I might need one of you to help me with this," said Gus.
"I see. Well, come on in. Eda should be inside," said Sarge.
Sarge and Gus enter the Owl house and talk to Luz about going to Hexside. Luz, King, Eda, and Peter are managing some stuff in the house. Gus explains somewhat of the situation. However, Luz is reminding Gus that she can't come because of the ban.
"Gus, I'd love to go to school with you, but I don't know how I can. Principal Bump banned me from Hexside," said Luz.
"Right, you mention you got banned because you pretended to be an abomination and almost got dissected by the Principal," said Peter.
"Yep. It wasn't great at all. But I least I saw what was inside the school," said Luz.
"Have you tried asking Principal Bump to enroll you into the school?" asked Sarge.
"No. I don't think I can. Even if I could, Principal Bump might turn me down."
Luz points at her banned poster framed right next to Eda's and Spider-Man's wanted posters.
"But nothing. Bump did you a favor. There ain't nothing for you at that dweebus factory. No offense, dweebus." said Eda.
"It's okay. I come from a long line of dweebuses," said Gus.
"Well, I would love to go someday. Better than unpacking boxes in the Eda Coven," said Luz.
"Oh, you think you're clever, huh?" said Eda.
"Ooh! Fight, fight, fight!" said King excitingly.
"Whoa, take it, easy guys," said Peter as he gets up to break it up between them. "Look, can we just tone it down a bit?"
"Can it, Peter, King! First off, it's the "Bad Girl Coven" and second off, I guess you don't want in on the T‐shirt order, huh?" said Eda as she pulls out a piece of paper, a drawing of Eda wearing sunglasses and riding her staff like a skateboard. A large text on the t-shirt says "Bad Girl Coven."
"I don't care about T‐shirts, Eda! I want to learn magic, and they teach that at Hexside!" said Luz.
"Eda, she has a point. The only spell she knows is a light spell. Wait, I thought you were training her." said Peter.
"She hasn't taught a new spell since I learned the light spell," said Luz.
"Uh well… Ugh, I mean, yeah, well," Eda grunts frustratingly. "I don't wanna hear another word about Hexside unless it's "Hexside is on fire" and "let's grab front row seats"!" Eda heads outside and slams the door.
"Wait, Eda! Ugh. Seriously." said Peter.
"Aw, look what you did. I'm gonna go rub it in," said King as he heads outside.
Luz sighs exhaustingly at the fact that Eda refuses to bring up a topic about Hexside.
"I could try talking to Eda about Hexside but I feel she'll just shut me down about that topic. Did Eda ever tell you why she doesn't like Hexside? I know that she had a tough time at school, but why so much hate in that school?" asked Peter.
"To be honest, I wish I had that answer. Whenever I mention Hexside, she wants to change the topic as soon as possible. I just want to know and learn the ways of every magic in Hexside," answered Luz.
"People had their own experience in high school. We mostly hate schools because of how brutal it is. Maybe that's why." said Sarge.
"That could be the case. But it's most likely personal," said Peter.
Gus is worried now because he needs to figure out how to convince Luz, Spider-Man, Delsin, Kat, or any of the red and blues to come to Hexside to help him with his problem. Also, he can't bring all of them to Hexside, it will bring too much attention. He needs to bring at least four of them to Hexside. So Gus came up with a lie about Luz's permanent ban.
"L‐Luz, a‐about the ban, I, uh, used my H.A.S. presidential authority to pull some strings. You've been given a full pardon!" said Gus.
"Wait, you what?" said Peter slightly confused.
"You mean…" Luz realized what Gus is about to say about the sudden news.
"I got the ban lifted!" said Gus.
"Wait, you did? That's great, this might be the chance for Luz to learn magic," said Peter happily.
"Holy gosh. Yes, yes, yes!" said Luz joyfully as she shakes Gus. He grunts from Luz's sudden excitement grab.
"How long did it take you to convince them to unban Luz?" asked Sarge.
"It took some time but eventually, they agree with my statement," answered Gus.
"Ha! Nice, this should help out Luz with her magic training," said Sarge.
"Of course, I'll be there tomorrow! Gus, this will be great! I get to see the school and save the president." said Luz.
"Great, uh Peter? You're welcome to visit as well," said Gus.
"Wish I could but I might be busy later and tomorrow," said Peter.
"No, Peter. I think you should take a break tomorrow from being Spider-Man. I know what you're gonna say but think about it. Ever since your fight against Lilith, you're like the 2nd most wanted criminal in the Boiling Isles. I know you wanna help people but you might wanna lay low, the Emperor's coven might come after if you explore the town." said Luz.
Peter was gonna reply no but after thinking about what Luz said. Luz has a good point, Peter shouldn't be Spider-Man for a little bit because he caused a lot of trouble for fighting Lilith. Peters sighs exhaustingly and accepts the offer.
"Ok, you're right Luz. Alright, tomorrow morning," said Peter.
"Yeah. Good choice. The others and I will take your role to watch over the city for the time being. So, get some time to relax," said Sarge.
"Yes! Peter, you're the best," said Luz joyfully. "You won't regret this."
"Hehe. Your welcome," said Peter.
"Great! I'll see you tomorrow!" said Gus as he exits the Owl house, and he felt great for convincing Luz and Peter. Gus starts his victory dance.
"Yes! You did it, Gus! ! You did it, Gus You're the smartest You're the best " said Gus triumphantly.
"Sweet moves, little dude," said Hooty.
Gus yelped in fear and forgot Hooty was the guardian of the Owl House.
"I always forget you're there," said Gus nervously.
"I forget I'm here too. Boop. Also, Kat is right here," said Hooty.
"What?" said Gus as he turns to see Gravity Queen.
"Aw… Your adorable little dance," said Kat.
"Oh, man. You saw that too?" said Gus.
"Yeah. Anyways, what's got you excited all of a sudden?" asked Kat.
"I asked Peter and Luz if they can help with something in my club," answered Gus.
Gus suddenly realized is talking in the English language, the last time he met her, she was speaking in her native language.
"Hold on. I just realized you can talk normally. Last time we met you spoke in a different language. How did that happen?" asked Gus.
"It's a long story. In short, I made a new friend, and gave me the ability to understand and talk like you guys," answered Kat. "Also, sorry for asking but what was the name of your school?" asked Kat.
"Oh, it is called Hexside, School of Magic and Demonics. Why do you ask?" asked Gus.
"Well, the school looks interesting, it reminds me of a school known back in my world," answered Kat.
"Oh really? What was it like?" asked Gus.
"Well, the school is called Arquebus Academy. It's just an average academy except for the magic stuff. The structure of the school is somewhat similar to Hexside," answered Kat.
"Hey, maybe you can come tomorrow. I invited Luz and Peter to come to visit tomorrow for my Human Appreciation Society club. I wanted to ask if any of you guys are interested to come but I can bring two more of you guys," said Gus.
"That's nice to hear. You know, I haven't been to school mainly because I didn't want to bring too much attention. Maybe I'll ask them to see if I can come with you guys. Also, let me see if the others are interested to join," said Kat.
"Great, I guess this is gonna work out after all," said Gus calmly. "Okay, I need to get going. I'll see you tomorrow."
"Okay, please be careful on the way home," said Kat.
Gus makes his leave. Gus thinks about the decision he made about lying to Luz about the permanent punishment. He knows it's wrong but he needed to find a way to bring Luz to Hexside Academy. Even if it meant to prove Mattholomule that Gus knows humans.
The Next Day.
"This isn't gonna work out at all!" Willow exclaimed worryingly.
"Well, I feel like I took care of any potential problems," said Gus.
"You lied to our best friend and told her you got the ban lifted. That seems like a potential problem to me. Not only that, what if Peter and Kat find out about this?" asked Willow.
"You don't understand. The members were going mad. They were bloodthirsty. They were touching objects. I had no choice!" Gus exclaimed.
"Really? What about all the wanted posters around school? Especially Peter and Kat." said Willow.
"What wanted posters?" asked Gus as he shows Willow the content inside his bag, showing all the ban posters of Luz. "Most people don't know Peter is Spider-Man, so he should be fine. Kat is just a normal human."
"Gus, I know that but… Wait, didn't you see the wanted posters for the others?" asked Willow.
"W-Wait… Kat and the others have wanted posters?" said Gus.
"Yes… Ever since this Handsome Jack guy showed up. Things have been changing recently, those things are patrolling around the city and even some of them fought our friends," said Willow. "Gus, if they find them here. Things are gonna get messy."
"Look, none of that isn't gonna happen here. Trust me, I can handle this. Plus, it's only for today. I also got this for Luz. To keep her undercover." said Gus as he pulls out a cowl that fits perfectly for Luz.
"Undercover from what?" said Luz as she appears right beside them.
"Morning guys," said Peter.
"Morning," said Kat.
"Good morning guys. Nice of you guys to show for this," said Willow.
"That's nice to hear. Willow, how are you feeling?" asked Peter.
"Feeling better. Thanks, It's just… Complicated," answered Willow weakly.
"I know, Willow. If you need to talk. I'm willing to listen. Ok? Don't hesitate to ask for help. There's nothing wrong with asking for help," said Peter.
"Yeah, thanks, Peter. I will let you know when I want to talk," said Willow gratefully.
"Oh right before I forget," said Gus as he puts the cowl into Luz's face. "Behold your new cowl."
"Whoa. I love it," said Luz as he sniffs the scent of the cowl. "On the Boiling Isles, new things smell old."
"I had a feeling this would the case. Luz, you should've brought a cowl just in case. Even though your ban is gone but we don't need that much attention," said Kat.
"Sorry I couldn't find any cowls that are for young adults," said Gus.
"Don't worry Gus, we brought our own. Eda had spares," said Peter.
"Ok. Put it on. Hide your ears. Wanna keep you under wraps 'till the big reveal." said Gus.
"Oh, a showman. I totally get it. You bring the razzle, I'll bring the dazzle." said Luz as she randomly pulls out confetti, everyone is just confused. Does she carry confetti everywhere she goes?
"Do you always have confetti on you or…" said Willow unsurely.
"Honestly, I wish I had the answer for that. All I can say is that Luz likes to bring little surprises for these occasions," answered Peter.
Suddenly, everyone got startled by the screaming and Gus felt a little pain in his left wrist. A little watch monster biting his arm, Gus presses its eye, disarming the alarm and the alarm monster stops screaming.
"Yeah. I had a feeling you guys might get creeped out by that. Considering you guys don't have watches that bite your wrist. So yeah, that's my alarm. Uh, we better get going. See you after school, Willow." said Gus.
"Take care Willow, talk to you later," said Peter.
"See you later, Willow. Have a nice day. Study hard," said Kat.
"Bye, friend. Be safe. Make good choices." said Luz.
They headed inside the school, Willow is very worried for Luz because there was a good chance Luz might get caught.
"Oh, Gus. I hope you know what you're doing," said Willow worryingly.
Back at the Owl house, Eda is sitting by the front door. Still upset about Hexside, Carolina, Delsin, and Zelda listens to Eda about how she feels about Luz's involvement with Hexside.
"I'm trying to protect her. Hexside chews up anything unique and spits out bland mush," said Eda.
"I chew insects. I turn them into mush," said Hooty.
"But that's my beef. Does she need to draw her own conclusions?" asked Eda.
"My beef is insects. They're what I eat," answered Hooty inaccurately.
"You're just gonna be unhelpful, huh? Carolina, what do you think?" asked Eda.
"Eda, I understand what you're saying Eda but..." said Carolina attempting to find the right words.
"But what?" asked Eda.
"This is Luz we're talking about, this is her story to become a witch in her own way, not yours. Look I didn't finish school because I had a tough time back then. I also know that education is important in life, and Luz needs her education. Properly being trained, and learning magic spells." answered Delsin.
"Well, I'm trying to train her but she wants to go to Hexside academy. But why?" said Eda.
"Eda, are you seriously asking that? Why do you think Luz wants to attend Hexside?" asked Carolina.
Eda puts some thought and understands the reason why Luz wants to go to Hexside.
"Oh right," answered Eda.
"Did you just realize that just now?" asked Zelda weakly.
"Man, I guess you're right Carol," said Eda.
"All I know is, you taught me and I turned out just fine," said Hooty as he attempts to get the fly with his tongue. He makes gag sounds by doing this. The others watched in concern.
"Hooty, quit it, dude. That's gross," said Delsin.
"I gotta get that girl into school," said Eda.
"Well, what are you waiting for? Get ready. Delsin, Zelda. You two will be going with her," said Carolina.
"Why though? I can do this by myself," said Eda.
"True. The thing, I know you're gonna make some trouble for the Principal. Considering the problems you caused during your time at Hexside," said Carolina.
"What? No, I didn't." Eda exclaimed.
"Luz told us you don't like Hexside very much. Also, remember that time when Lilith attempted to invite Delsin and Spider-Man. They learned more about Lilith and you when you guys were kids," said Carolina.
"Dang! I forget about that. Okay! I was a bit messy back then. But this time is gonna be different because I'm going there for Luz," said Eda.
"Yeah. I trust you with that. But that's not my only concern. You see Not only that but I need to make sure you guys come back safely. Handsome Jack has been causing some changes around here and I don't want to risk you going alone," said Carolina. "So, please let them come with you, I need you guys to come back safely."
Eda wanted to argue but Carolina proves a point for safety. Especially for new changes that have been happening in the Boiling Isles.
"Well, you have a point. Fine. They can come," said Eda.
Back at Hexside academy, a student is minding his own busy.
"Whoa!" Until his backpack started levitating along with him, the student fell down and his backpack flew towards two Hexsidians. "Hey! Give that back!" The student attempted to retrieve his backpack while the two Hexsidians continued to mock the small student but their fun ended very quickly.
"Huh? Whoa!" The Hexside student was pulled by a hook. A school guard smells the student to catch the scent of trouble.
"Trouble." said the School guard. Creepy. The other student got grabbed by another school guard.
"Huh?" The Third student grunts as he is being pulled by another guard. "No! Detention!" the third student exclaimed.
"The only thing I'm guilty of is being too real!" said the second student.
"That's new," said Luz.
"And creepy," said Peter.
"Who are those people, Gus?" asked Kat.
"New school guard. After what happened with Luz and the abomination incident. They kinda showed up after her last visit. They smell trouble. Literally." said Gus.
"Trouble." said the School guard creepily.
"Oh great. I sense trouble but can't smell it. That would be weird if I did. Might call that Spider-smell is tingling… God, that sounds wrong." said Peter.
"Wait, what does trouble even smell like? You know what, I don't even want to know," said Kat.
"Let's try not to cause any trouble," said Peter. "Gus got Luz to unban, we don't want to lose that opportunity again."
Gus chuckles nervously at the situation.
"Okay, time to run for no particular reason," said Gus as he grabs Luz and runs away from the school guards. Peter and Kat follow them. Gus isn't watching where he's going, Peter warns Gus, he is gonna bump into someone.
"Gus, watch where you going," said Peter.
Gus bumps into a student who was drinking water from the water fountain. Gus drops the banned posters of Luz, he tries to pick them up before anyone else notices them. Peter helps Gus pick up the flyers.
"Oh here. Let me help with that…." Peter was about to say something but something was off that caught Peter's attention. Peter looks at the paper, it's banned posters of Luz. Gus grabs the banned poster from Peter.
"Hahaha... Whoops," said Gus nervously.
Gus turns to see who he bumps, he gasps in shock to find out its Mattholomule.
"Augustus, you should really watch where you going. Don't want the president of the H.A.S. getting hurt on his last day in office. This must be your humans. Hmm. Looks like a bunch of witchlings to me." said Mattholomule.
"Psst. Psst! Dazzle." said Gus as he gives a Luz to reveal her ears to Mattholomule.
"Oh," said Luz as she trumpeted. "Ta‐da!" Then she is the first one to remove her hoodie, revealing her human eyes. Mattholomule gasps in shock.
"A human!" Mattholomule exclaimed.
"Not just any human. An expert human. Not only one but two other human experts." said Gus.
Peter and Kat remove their hoodies to reveal their human ears.
"Yeah. I've been doing this for years," said Luz.
"Yep, your friendly neighborhood human is here to help Gus," said Peter.
"Hey, I see what you did there. Cute," said Luz.
"As for me, I've been meaning to come here. This place reminds me of a certain place," said Kat.
Mattholomule was lost for words, three humans here in Hexside academy. Something Hexside students don't normally see on their usual days in Hexside.
"She's here to authenticate your treasures. See you at the meeting," said Gus as he and the others
Mattholomule starts to panic after witnessing Luz, Kat, and Peter. He couldn't believe Gus was able to bring actual humans to the school.
"Oh, no, no, no, no! They can't know I lied. Then they'll never make me president. Huh?" Mattholomule notices Luz's banned poster, Mattholomules expression turns into a sinister smile and laughs menacingly.
"Ooh, Gus, I have you now," said Mattholomule.
Meanwhile, Eda is right in front of Hexside academy with Delsin, Zelda, and Link. Sora, Mario, and Kirby couldn't visit because Peter asked him to watch over the Boiling Isles and try to find Martin-Li. Carolina couldn't visit either, she has something else to do.
"Ugh. I had this nightmare before. At least I'm not alone." said Eda.
"Eda, don't be upset about this. Certainly, it can't be that bad," said Zelda.
"She's right. Come on, at least bring some positive energy," said Delsin.
Link nods yes. Assuring this will go well.
"Ugh. Here we go. Come on you two." said Eda as she, Delsin, Link, and Zelda enter Hexside Academy. Back to Luz, Peter, Gus, and Kat. They explored the school before the meeting started.
"As president of the H. A. S., I should feel bad about dunking on one of our own members. But as a Gus I feel like doing this: Oh, oh, yeah Oh, yeah, what, oh " said Gus.
"Heh. He seems to be in a good mood," said Kat.
Gus continues his victory dance, and Peter and Kat are distracted by Gus's dance. Luz walks off to the trophy stall called Hex Pride, showing a huge collection of trophies.
"Wow! Who got the trophy for the most bones?" asked Luz.
The school guard starts sniffing, spider sense starts tingling. Peter turns around to see Luz, close by to the school guard, Peter walks up to Luz and grabs her hand.
"Whoa!" Luz exclaimed in shock.
"Luz! Don't run off, I don't want you to run into trouble," said Peter.
"Sorry, It's really hard not to explore this place. It's so cool," said Luz.
"We know that but still. Please stay nearby where we can see you," said Kat.
"Oh. Sorry about that. Okay, I will." said Luz.
"Come on guys, We have time until the meeting starts but I want to use this time to go around the school," said Gus.
"Okay. But next time you have to give me a full tour," said Luz.
"Yeah, next time," said Gus as he nervously laughs.
Peter and Kat are starting to suspect that Gus is hiding something. Luz notices the abomination professor and wants to apologize to him for what happened the last time she was here.
"Hey, Kat. Noticed something off about Gus. He seems nervous about something," said Peter.
"Yeah, I can see it but let's find the right moment to talk about it. We don't want Gus to get suspicious of us," said Kat.
"Ooh. It's the abomination professor. I should introduce myself. Apologize for the incident. Hey, Mr. Abomination Professor. The "abominominator." Remember me?" said Luz as she roars to mimic the abomination. The professor of Abomination raised his eyebrow in confusion.
"Luz!" Both Peter and Kat exclaimed.
"Oh, wouldn't you know? We certainly have time for a full tour of Hexside," said Gus nervously.
Luz and the others continue to explore the academy. Back to Eda, Delsin, Link, and Zelda. Eda and Zelda are sitting down with Principal Bump while Link is standing right next to Zelda. Principal Bump is very not happy to see Eda. Which made Link and Zelda worried about how this is gonna go.
"What do you mean the Principal hates you?" asked Zelda.
"Ugh… It's complicated in other words I caused a lot of trouble during my time at this school," said Eda.
"Edalyn. We need to find a way to convince him to let Luz attend Hexside. However, this will be difficult since you mention that he doesn't like that much," said Zelda.
"Yeah, one way to find out if the Principal Bump will consider for Luz," said Delsin.
Link is slightly worried about the situation but he thinks Luz can be a student at Hexside.
Time Passes…
"Been quite a while since I've sat here, huh?" said Eda as she grabs a pencil placed on top of her lips.
"Eda, have some manners," said Zelda.
"I am," said Eda arrogantly.
"Oh boy… Eda, come on. Remember we're doing this for Luz. You're doing this for Luz," said Delsin.
Eda places her feet on Principal Bump's desk and leans back to relax. Delsin, Zelda, and Link couldn't believe it. Zelda sighs weakly.
"Or you could just do… That," said Delsin.
"Oh my goodness. My apologies, Principal Bump," said Zelda.
"Don't be," said Principal Bump.
"I gotta admit it's extra weird without you yelling at me for picking fights or stealing," said Eda confidently.
"I can easily change that," said Principal Bump as he casts a spell to push Eda off her chair and she falls to the ground.
"Ow!" Eda grunts in pain.
"What are you doing here, Edalyn?" asked Principal Bump.
Eda gets back up and sits down on her chair. Eda tells Principal Bump, she wants Luz to be enrolled in Hexside. Eda sniffs then fixes her hair.
"I want to… Pfft!" Eda blows the small string of her hair up. "I want to enroll my human, Luz, at Hexside. And before you get all judgy‐"
"Wait Eda, don't be rude," said Zelda worryingly.
"That's not a bad idea," said Principal Bump.
"You no good‐" Eda was caught off guard by the sudden response from Principal Bump. "Wait, really?"
"Really?" said Zelda.
"Huh? Okay then. If it's not a bad idea then I'm assuming there's a problem we have to take care of first because I know it ain't gonna be that simple," said Delsin.
Everyone is shocked to hear Principal Bump say that. It seems he is willing to give Luz a chance to enroll in Hexside academy.
"Let me get to that just a moment. I think the student body could learn a lot from having such an exchange student," said Principal Bump.
The principal gets up from his chair and walks to the shelves, to find documents from past generations of Hexside students. Eda, Delsin, Zelda, and Link smile and relief to hear that from Principal Bump. However, they will soon realize this will get difficult.
"But before I even consider that, there's a lot to be answered for," said Principal Bump.
Eda is rude again however, Principal Bump cast a spell to levitate Eda up in the air and spin her upside down. Placing her down in her chair. Link and Zelda giggle at Eda. Delsin slightly chuckles
"Well, considering the trouble you caused here. I think you deserved that," said Delsin.
"Grrr," Eda growls frustratingly.
"Apologies Eda," said Zelda.
Principal Bump walks back to his desk. Eda gets up and knows what Principal Bump is about to say.
"All right. Yeah. I heard all about that abomination incident." said Eda.
"Oh, I'm not talking about Luz. I'm talking about the necrotic experiments, the graffiti, the scams, the cheating, and Miss Jenkinmeyer's teeth. The trouble you caused when you were here, Eda," said Principal Bump as he places down the documents of Eda's records. Eda, Delsin, Link, and Zelda couldn't believe what they were seeing. Eda's records here in Hexside are a mess, this won't be simple but they're doing this for Luz.
"Oh my goodness! This one book is the size of a dictionary," said Zelda.
"Shit… Here I thought I was a hot mess from my high school days," said Delsin.
"You be surprised how many pages there are in this book," said Principal Bump.
"Huh. I thought there'd be more," said Eda.
The Owl Lady was surprised this was all the content about troublesome in Hexside and genuinely thought there was more than that.
Back to Luz. They are outside sitting at the audience seating of a football-looking field. They find Skara playing on the field participating in an interesting game. She was about to reach the ball but a large griffin grabs Skara. She screams in horror and the Griffin screeches.
"I hate this game! [screams]"
The griffin drops Skara, luckily she landed on the basketball hoop, breaking her fall. A horn blares, the griffin earns a point.
"Uh. Ok then, not my type of game to play. Well, I should've expected sports to be different in this world," said Peter.
"Yeah, I prefer working as a maid than dealing with this," said Kat nervously.
"Huh? Wait, you worked as a maid?" asked Peter.
"Oh yeah… I don't why I mentioned that. Sorry about that," said Kat embarrassingly.
"Why are you being sorry? It's fine. Honestly, after seeing you as a fighter and how you are as a person for these past few weeks. I'm having a hard time picturing you as a maid," said Peter.
"I ended up in weird situations. For the maid situation, well I owe a debt to a misunderstood friend. That friend recommended working as a maid for a wealthy family because the pay is good. It was interesting but there was other interesting clothing. I wore a school uniform. I ended up working as a maid. I ended up wearing a spy outfit, a military outfit. There was another time I was asked to wear a dress model, next a superhero model, a singer's dress, and a waitress." said Kat.
"Wow. That's a lot of clothing choices. Kinda like me, I have a bunch of suits I can use. But this one I'm wearing, is one of my favorites," said Peter.
"Really? You have to show me one day. I'm curious about your fashion design," said Kat.
"Sure. Maybe one day. You know I was wondering about something, did you really have to wear them to do certain missions?" asked Peter.
"Yes. Honestly, I had to wear those clothes to blend in, or sometimes I was forced to wear them for these certain situations. It was a bit difficult because sometimes I couldn't use my powers otherwise people figure out it was me," answered Kat.
"I even found this interesting outfit. It was a black dress with a blindfold and the name of the dress was called "Nier." I asked the staff of the store about the dress and they have no idea where it came from.
"Nier… I think I heard that name before. I think Miles mentioned a game called Nier," said Peter.
As they continue their conversation. Gus notices a school guard and smells the environment to smell out any trouble. They leave the audience sitting. Peter and Kat knew what was going on but they went along to see where this goes. They walk by a few classrooms until Luz sees a class filled with plants.
"Ooh. What's in here?" asked Luz.
"The Plant Homeroom," answered Gus.
The plant squeals and opens its mouth and bites Amelia. Trapping her in its mouth. Amelia grunts and mumbles in panic. Willow quickly walks up to the plant and tickles the plant. Releasing Amelia, she is covered in orange saliva and gives a thumbs up to Willow for helping her.
"Wow, Willow is like a professional in the plant homeroom. Go, Willow," said Peter.
"Yeah. Willow said she's been doing better at the Plant coven since my last visit here. Come on, let's see if she sees us. Willow, hey." said Luz.
"Hi Willow," said Kat.
"Hey Willow," said Peter.
Willow notices them and waves hi at them. Gus looked at the door window and said hi.
"Hi," said Gus.
Willow's face switches to an upset look and shakes her head. Willow is disappointed in Gus for lying to Luz about her ban. Also lying to Kat, and Peter about it too. Both young adults notice Willow's expression when Gus shows up, making them wonder why Willow is upset at Gus.
"Why does Willow look so… disappointed?" asked Kat.
"Bye," said Gus.
"Alright. Moving on I guess. Um… Gus, is everything okay?" asked Peter.
"Hm? Yeah, I'm fine," answered Gus. "Why did ask you?"
"You've been acting weird recently. Yesterday you were fine about us coming along but now, you moving around everywhere as if you avoiding something," answered Peter.
"What? No. I'm not avoiding anything. I'm just excited about the meeting. That's all," said Gus extremely nervously.
"Oh okay. I just wanna make sure you're okay," said Peter sarcastically.
"Um Gus, Luz. Would you mind waiting here for a moment? I need to talk to Peter." said Kat.
"Oh, ok. We'll be waiting," said Luz.
Kat and Peter went somewhere private where no one isn't around. Kat questions Peter if something is off.
"Okay, something is definitely up. Did you notice that Peter?" asked Kat.
"Yeah. One, when Gus dropped his bag. There were banned posters of Luz. Two, every time the guards show up, Gus panics and he always pulls us out there immediately as if he's afraid that the guards will catch us," answered Peter.
"Unless…" Kat realized the possible idea that Gus might be lying about the situation. "Oh no."
"What is it?" asked Peter.
"Mostly likely that Gus lied about the banned being unlifted. It's just a theory I have but it has to be the main reason why Gus is nervous. We need to be ready if things get bad." answered Kat.
"You're right. We could walk away from this without getting caught. Hopefully, all of us will get out safely," said Peter.
"I hope so. Let's just hope nobody recognizes Luz at this point," said Kat.
"Well, there's Amity and Principal Bump. They're the only ones who recognized Luz and not in a good way. Let's make sure we don't run into those two," said Peter.
"Okay, I'll keep that in mind. Come on, we have to catch up to them," said Kat as she and Peter headed back to the Luz and Gus location.
"Sorry about that. We had to make a call to the others back at the Owl House. Shall we continue?" asked Kat.
"Yes, this way guys," answered Gus.
The group continued their exploration of the school. Meanwhile, Willow was continuing with her work. Until he someone screaming about guts and meat.
"BLOOD AND GUTS! SLASH THEM WITH THE AXE!" A crazy man screams.
"What the… Huh?" said Willow as she looks out the window and finds a man outside talking to himself.
The man appears to be holding a dangerous buzz axe weapon. Willow finds his appearance to be odd because he wears a mask with a strange orange symbol. The man appears to have no hair. He has one eye is exposed while the other eye is covered in an eye patch. He wears worn-out shoulder straps. His left arm is covered in bandages and he wears a metal gauntlet on his right arm. He is wearing orange pants with a belt.
"Will you listen to me? I need to figure out what's going on here." said a sane man. It seems the individual held another consciousness within his mind. As if he's trying to make sense of the situation.
The enraged man looks out the window and sees Willow
"GREEN MIDGET IN MIX OF THE MASSACRE!" said the crazy man.
"Wait, that looks like an innocent girl. Don't attack her. Look, I have an idea but I need you to listen, and maybe we can figure out where we are," said the sane man.
"Did he just call me a midget?" asked Willow.
"Listen, you need to tell her you need help and ask where we are. Please, don't scream something stupid." said the sane man.
"I'M THE FIRE WHO COOKS CHICKEN AND IT FUELS MY BLOOD! HAHAHA!" The man screams in joy.
Willow is beyond confused.
"EVEN THE FIRE MAKES ME FEEL POWERFUL!" The crazy man screams.
"Uh… Teacher, there's a creepy guy outside," said Willow worryingly.
"Ah… God damn it. Well, at least I tried." said the sane man.
A feminine individual grabs the psycho man and brings him into the trees to hide from anyone who can see them from the window.
"Hey, big guy. I finally found you," said the light blue hair woman.
"PRETTY LADY?" said the crazy man surprised to see a recognizable friend. A woman with light blue hair and blue tattoos on her left arm. The woman wears a shirt with a black, gray, and yellow color palette and leaves the left arm, a bit of chest, and the left side of her hip to be exposed, so it can show off the blue tattoos. She wears blue pants with white highlights. She has a belt, and black shoes with yellow highlights, and the shoes have black straps.
"Shh… Quiet," said blue hair woman quietly. "Look, I have no idea what's going on but we have to find the others. One of them has to around this place. Come on, we should get away from the windows. We're not sure if the locals are friendly." said the light blue hair woman.
"WHERE ARE WE, PRETTY LADY?" asked the crazy man.
"Honestly… I have no idea. But I have contacted Gaige and Zer0. Both of them are close to this "school?" Honestly, I can't tell, also it like looks something from one of Tina's fantasy stories. As for Salvador and Axton, they're somewhere on this planet but they are heading to where we are. For now…" the light blue woman continues but the crazy man notices someone walking by and heading to the school entrance. The crazy man was shocked to find it was someone he thought he and his friends killed a long time ago.
"Hm? WHAT!" the Crazy man exclaimed in shock.
"No… This can't be right. Is that…" the light blue hair woman.
To their surprise, it was Handsome Jack in the flesh. Heading to the entrance of Hexside.
"NO! UGLY MAN DIES FOR HIS CRIMES!" said the Crazy man frustratingly.
"Wow, there big guy. This might be a doppelganger, besides Handsome Jack died a long time ago. But we need to investigate and figure out what's going on," said the light blue hair woman.
"THEN UGLY MAN DIES JUST LIKE HIS DADDY!" said the Crazy man.
"Yep, like usual," said the light blue hair woman.
The Crazy man and the light blue hair woman see Handsome Jack entering the school. They know they can't just simply walk inside the building, so they went to the back of the school and find a way to get to find Handsome Jack without getting caught.
Time Passes…
Gus's alarm goes off and screams, biting his arm. Meaning the meeting for the Human Appreciation Society is starting soon.
"Oh! Time for the H.A.S. meeting!" said Gus.
They headed to the H.A.S. meeting, Gus come back to illusion Gus, to give a death threat by slicing his neck with his dumb. Gus' illusion doesn't feel safe at the moment.
"Human, human! Human, human!" the members of the H.A.S. were chanting with excitement for the arrival of Gus along with his human friends. Gus enters the room, introducing himself to the club.
"Human Appreciation Society…" said Gus as he pulls out the paper clip and twang it. "...It is my distinct pleasure to introduce to you…"
Luz moonwalks into the doorway, as well spinning around, and almost fell. Peter and Kat followed but they didn't do any dramatic entrances.
"Oh!" Luz recovers and removes the hood.
"Here goes nothing," said Peter as he removes his hood, the same thing goes for Kat as well.
"Luz, Peter, and Kat the humans," said Gus as Luz, Peter, and Kat remove their hoodies to reveal their human ears.
"Such showmanship," said Bo. She was impressed by the human ear features.
"They're horrifying." said one member.
"Wait, how are we horrifying? Wait, never mind don't answer that. I think I know what you're going to say," said Peter.
"Luz, will you inspect the items?" asked Gus.
"Of course, Mr. President. Allow me to determine if they're truly of my realm's origin," answered Luz.
Peter and Kat were surprised by the weird objects that were displayed on the table. Peter grabs one of the objects, one of them was labeled as a cellular phone.
"Are these supposed to be objects from other worlds?" asked Kat.
"Is that supposed to be a cellular phone?" asked Peter as he inspects one of the objects. "This is just a-"
"Stop!" Mattholomule exclaimed and interrupted Peter and the other's inspection of his fake objects.
"Don't make another move, humans! I have something to say. I'm new here at Hexside. M‐Making friends have been hard so I lied. They're all fakes." said Mattholoumule admittingly.
Bo gasps in shock to learn the truth about Mattholomule.
"I thought if I was important enough people would like me. But I've caused enough drama. So, I'll go. I'm sorry." said Mattholomule sadly.
"Hey, at least you told the truth. Lying is not the best idea, trust me I learn from experience," said Peter.
"Hey, man. It's okay. You're only human. Well, you know what I mean." said Luz calmly.
"Mattholomule, you aren't alone. You have a place here in the H.A.S." said Gus.
"Hey at least you were being honest," said Kat.
"You're not alone," said a H.A.S. member.
"We admire your honesty," said Bo.
"You're one of us," said Eileen.
"Thanks, guys. I knew you'd understand," said Mattholomule gratefully.
Back to Eda, Delsin, Zelda, and Link. There's a bunch of graffiti left by Eda when she was younger.
"Eda, you were quite delinquent weren't you," said Zelda.
"Thanks for the compliment, I guess," said Eda sarcastically.
Eda is starting to realize she has to clean everything up, all the messes she did. Eda grunts frustratingly about the situation.
"I don't wanna do this!" Eda exclaimed frustratingly.
"I don't understand Principal Bump. Why hasn't the school cleaned the graffiti yet?" asked Zelda.
"Yeah, it looks like you didn't try to get rid of it. What gives?" asked Delsin.
"Oh, right. I keep forgetting you're not from here. Well, I could tell you but that would spoil the fun. Soon, your question will be answered once Eda starts cleaning up. And there's the whiny rebel teen I remember. You'll need this to clean up all the hexed graffiti you left us. Good luck." said Principal Bump as he continues
"Meh!" Eda sticks out her tongue at him.
"Eda, come on. I know what he is saying is unnecessary but you can't blame him. After reviewing the documents of your schemes. You caused so much trouble on campus. So please, stay composed," said Zelda calmly.
"Ugh! I know! Okay But to be honest, it was worth it," said Eda joyfully.
"Whether it was worth it or not. We still clean gotta this mess. Look, it sucks to deal with this but remember what we're here for." said Delsin.
Eda sighs exhaustingly knowing she has completed this for Luz to get a chance for Hexside, then Eda starts cleaning up the graffiti but the graffiti started avoiding the mop. Eda tries her best to clean it up but it is moving too fast. The graffiti said "Mother Nooooo!" Now Zelda, Link, and Delsin understand why Principal Bump and the school couldn't do anything to clean the graffiti.
"Ughhhh!" Eda grunts frustratingly.
"Oh no… Damn… Please don't tell me you did the same for the other pranks," said Delsin worryingly.
"Hate to break it to you but I did. So get ready to get messy, these things won't go down without a fight," said Eda
"Now I see," said Zelda as she lets out a long sigh. "This is gonna be a long day. Link, are you-" Zelda noticed Link isn't around Link? Not again."
"What? Where did your boyfriend run off to?" asked Eda.
Zelda slightly blushes after hearing Eda's comment.
"W-What?! It's not like that! He is my appointed knight and my friend." said Zelda nervously.
"Yeah. I had a feeling that would be the case. Eda, come on, let's focus. Look, you're making her red," said Delsin.
"Speaking of your knight, where did he go?" asked Eda.
"I don't know. Link, where did you go?" asked Zelda as she calls out his name
"He's gotta be here somewhere, he couldn't go that far," said Delsin.
"I'll go find him, this will only take a moment," said Zelda as she proceed to find Link's whereabouts. Delsin and Eda continue their efforts to clean the graffiti off. Delsin takes a moment to look at the graffiti and is impressed with Eda's art.
"You know, I'm gonna be honest here. You're pretty creative with this art graffiti. I'm impressed.
"Oh, thanks. You know that's the first time anyway said my graffiti pranks.
"Well, besides the whole thing moving and delaying its unfortunate demise. I find your art to be incredible.
"Aw. Come on, stop. You're making me blush," said Eda happily.
"You know I'm really good a this too," said Delsin.
"Realy? You gotta show me one day. You and I can do a collab. To show how much we hate school and pointless busy work," said Eda.
"Sounds fun. You know this reminds my time in high school. My brother and I would sometimes fight because I'm usually the one causing trouble for me," said Delsin.
"Oh, you have a brother? Honestly, I was curious about you and the others families. Since you guys are stuck here for the time being. Does he know you're here?" asked Eda.
"No. Well… How can I answer this? To be honest and answer your question… He passed away a while ago," answered Delsin.
"O-Oh… I'm sorry I shouldn't ask," said Eda guiltily.
"No. You're fine. You're fine. You didn't know. To be honest I wasn't expecting any nostalgia coming here. I wanted to come here because I was hoping to remember some memories. Even though I never went to this school," said Delsin calmly.
"Hey, can you tell me more about your brother? Like what was he like?" asked Eda.
"Honestly, he's kinda similar to your sister. Responsible, hardworking, respectful, and kind. He wanted to see the best of me. Even though I keep screwing every so often," answered Delsin. "I was more a delinquent. As for Reggie, he was a police officer. What's even more embarrassing is that he ends up arresting me whenever I commit petty crimes. Especially for graffiti art."
"Really? Same thing here, well you already know that by now. It's pretty embarrassing." said Eda. "Huh… You know, it's kinda similar for me and Lily."
"Yeah. Now you mention, it is somewhat similar. Kinda odd, don't you think?" asked Delsin.
"Definitely odd. I wonder if that's a trend we never bother to question," said Eda.
"Maybe. Hey Eda, I've been meaning to ask. What was Lilith like when she was a student here at Hexside?" asked Delsin.
"She's a different person than the one you know. Kinder, she's more responsible and more open. But she was more focused on becoming a member of the Emperor's Coven. Both of us wanted to join the Emperor's Coven." answered Eda.
"Right. I remember. When you gave her the position, after that you turn into the Owl Beast for the first time," said Delsin.
"Yeah. Hey, it's alright. I'm still here and kicking. But oh boy, you should've seen the look on her face. Lily always gets furious whenever I do these pranks. I can never forget the look on her face," answered Eda joyfully.
Delsin gently smiles seeing Eda being confident despite the circumstances of the curse.
"Hehe. I can already imagine it. Since what happened with the invitation and the fight between her and Spider-Man," said Delsin.
Eda feels comfortable and heartwarming by Delsin's kindness as well as Zelda and Link. She thanks Delsin for the support.
"Hey, look. I appreciate you guys coming here to clean my mess. You didn't have to you know," said Eda kindly.
"We know. But we all have to face our mess eventually and it's necessary to help each other. I know this stuff can be complicated. Take it from me, I had to do a cleaning and organizing in my life. But we shouldn't take our time to talk. Come on, we should figure out a way to get rid of this graffiti," said Delsin as he and Eda continue to clean the graffiti off the lockers. Meanwhile, in Link's perspective, he is walking around Hexside halls, Link got curious and wanted to explore the school for only a moment.
"Boscha, I'm not interested in your crush. You've been talking about him all day. Please, can you stop talking about him? It's starting to get annoying." said Amity.
"I'm telling you, he is so cute and strong. He took down guys bigger than his size. I thought you might be interested," said Boscha.
"Not really," said Amity with hesitation.
Link walks by Amity and Boscha, and Boscha recognizes Link.
"There he is. That's him!" Boscha exclaimed. Amity turns to see Link and recognizes him. Amity has heard the news mention a blonde man wielding a powerful sword.
"Wait a minute, didn't he show up on the news a few days?" asked Amity. "When Spider-Man and Lilith were fighting."
Amity didn't get an answer from her peer. Link turns to see Boscha, suddenly Boscha is blushing and getting nervous.
"H-Hi, wow. What's your name?" asked Boscha nervously.
Link doesn't respond to Boscha's nervous question due to the fact he's not much of a talking person due to personal reasons. The only response was Zelda calling his name.
"Link! There you are," said Zelda.
All thanks to Zelda calling Link's name, Boscha learns Link's name.
"Link, what a nice name," said Boscha.
"Don't run off, please! We need your help with Eda's problems. For Luz, remember?" said Zelda.
Link nods yes.
"My apologies, children. We are kinda busy at the moment. Come Link, we need to assist Eda and Delsin." said Zelda as she and Link left and headed to Eda and Delsin's position. Boscha feels jealous of Zelda because Boscha thinks Zelda and Link are in a relationship.
"If I want to be with him. I need to get rid of goldilocks," said Boscha determinedly.
"Okay. Not my business. Good luck with that." said Amity uncaringly. It seems Amity does not care at all and heads to her next class. Amity was a bit surprised to see Link in Hexside, even though she never met him but she can tell he's was not from the Boiling Isles. Amity never thought about it and continues with her day. Amity's next class was about to begin and the professor about begins the class as usual lecture however the professor informs the class there was a change of plans.
"Good afternoon, class. Today, I received a call from the Emperor's Coven. We will be having a special guest who will be joining us today. The President of Hyperion Corporations," said Professor Hermonculus.
A man opens the classroom door and enters. The students recognized the man, it was Handsome Jack. Amity is surprised to see Handsome Jack and questions herself on why he is here. Handsome Jack introduces himself to the class.
"Hey there, kiddos!" said Handsome Jack. "Handsome Jack here. Most of you probably know me by now since the incident, but Belos said he let that pass because he wanted me to play a huge role in his project. Anyways, his peers asked me to come by for this class session since one of the students wants to join the Emperor's Coven. So, I'm here because Emperor Belos said I should let the Boiling Isles know a little bit about myself. He believes it's a way to communicate well with the people of the Boiling Isles. Belos has stated he wants the best for all of you in the nine main covens. I know it will be a difficult task but you can overcome it. So, he is gathering support from across the Boiling Isles as well as those who are not from here. As for me, I'm one of the lucky ones to be here. But enough that, my peers told me to let you ask me questions about myself. So, go on ahead. Surprise me."
No one didn't seem to ask any questions. Handsome Jack can tell that the students are scared to ask a question about him. Afraid of what will be his response.
"Come on, it can be any questions. It can be one of the simplest questions," said Handsome Jack calmly.
As soon as he said that, a student raised their hand. The students were shocked to see it was Amity Blight. In all honesty, they should've expected this from her considering she is one of the top students of Hexside.
"If you don't mind me asking, is there a reason why you're wearing a mask?" asked Amity.
"Amity! How rude of you. Show some respect!" Professor Hermonculus exclaimed.
"No. It's fine. I get that a lot, especially for those who aren't familiar with the story of the Vault at Elpis. I can answer that because I get that question all the time. Alright, kids. Listen up because this story involves me becoming President of Hyperion. Before I was President of Hyperion corporation, I hired a group of Vault Hunters to find a Vault in Elpis. There was crazy stuff happening, a chick with a stupid name tried to kill us but we got rid of her. When things were going okay but some of my friends betrayed me. They used to be Vault Hunters, their names are Lilith and Roland. The reason they betrayed me is that they thought I was a loose cannon. Thought I was deranged for making rash actions. But I wasn't. So I continue with my work to find the vault with my group of Vault Hunters. Until we finally reach it, surprisingly I was hoping for more. Nothing but a guardian protecting the sigil of the Vault. However, here's the thing. As soon as I made contact with the sigil. That sigil showed me something…. Something you couldn't possibly imagine. It showed me another vault hiding in Pandora, this Vault contain a powerful being known as the Warrior. I was fascinated with the secrets however it was short-lived. At that moment, Lilith attacked me. Printing the symbol into my face. I was able to recover however I'm forever stuck with the symbol on my face. So, I wore this mask. No longer known as Jack. Only Handsome Jack,"
The students were surprised to hear such a story. The story of Elpis sounded intense and almost a real-life story.
"That's amazing… I can't even imagine that," said Professor Hermonculus.
"Yeah. It's a difficult story to believe. But it happened. You people also have a difficult story to believe as well. Emperor Belos arrived and brought a difference to the world with Coven System because he believe that wild magic is considered dangerous. But you already know that. So, any more questions?" said Handsome Jack.
A student was brave enough to volunteer and asked a question for Handsome Jack.
"Wait, after that whole crazy story. Is that when you became president of Hyperion?" asked Student.
"That's right. After opening the Vault. I believe there needed to be a change in the corporation. The previous President was unwise, he never believed in my cause for opening the vault. He even tried to remove my position in Hyperion. However, that's when I realized, enough is enough. So I get rid of him… In other words, I killed him." answered Handsome Jack.
Everyone in the room was shocked by the sudden answer from Handsome Jack.
"It's fine. In fact, he deserved it. The guy was a complete shithead. Kids, sooner or later. You're gonna find that one asshole who just doesn't leave you alone. Eventually, you're gonna find a way to get rid of them. Challenges can form into anything whether it's people, environment, personal, etc. As for me, I had many of them. Eventually, I was able to crush through every obstacle in my path. If I can do this, so can you," said Handsome Jack.
Amity was getting a bad feeling from Handsome Jack. She couldn't tell why though, but she believes Handsome Jack is very unhinged. Handsome Jack is stating he is a good man but Amity doesn't believe that. Amity knows the other students possibly can see the red flags but it seems they are ignoring it. The presentation continues. One of the windows of the classroom was open and outside, there was the crazy man and the light blue hair woman listening to the conversation, hiding behind the wall. They couldn't what they were hearing, to them it sounds like Handsome Jack, not a doppelganger because many doppelgangers can't capture the menacing aura of Handsome Jack. Meanwhile, back to Luz, Peter, Kat, and Gus. The H.A.S. meeting is over, the students leave the room.
"Thanks for coming," said Bo.
"Come back soon." said the young student of H.A.S.
Eileen mumbled in gratitude.
The members of the club leave and went off to their day. Kat and Peter were relieved that the meeting ended nicely.
"Well that was fun," said Peter. "Way better than I expected."
"Same here. I hope we get the chance to continue visiting this school. I'm glad that went well," said Kat.
"Hey, Augustus, Luz, Peter, and Kat. Thank you for being so forgiving," said Mattholomule gratefully.
"We've all been the new kid before. Right, Gus?" said Luz.
"Yeah," said Gus.
"Well, I just have one thing to say…" said Mattholomule but suddenly, the door was slammed open by two school guards.
"There she is! She's the intruder!" said Mattholomule as he points at Luz.
The school guard sniffs the air and noticed the target in front of them.
"Trouble." said the school creepily.
"No, it's fine. The ban was lifted. Tell 'em, Gus." said Luz calmly.
Unfortunately, The school guard grabs Luz with the large hook and takes her away.
"Gus! Tell them!" Luz struggles.
Luz screams as the school guards dragged her away. "Gus! Tell them!" Luz exclaimed.
"Hey! What do you think you're doing?! Let her go!" Peter exclaimed as he grabs one of the guards but they are ignoring him, Kat stops Peter from intervening.
"What the? Why aren't they going after us?" asked Peter.
"Probably because she caused a lot of trouble the last time. Peter! Just let them go. We'll worry about her for just a moment," said Kat calmly.
"Oh, who's the liar now, Augustus?" asked Mattholomule mockingly.
"So, you were lying," said Peter.
"Wait, you knew?" said Gus.
"It was pretty obvious," answered Kat. "But never mind that. Gus, we'll talk about this later. For now, we need to fix this.
Meanwhile, Willow is working on her assignments, she is still worried that Luz might get caught. Willow realized she may have gone a little strict towards Gus.
"Maybe I've been too hard on Gus. I mean, what trouble could they get into?" asked Willow.
"Help!" Luz screams for help.
"Huh?" Willow heard Luz's screams and went to go see what was happening.
"I don't even learn here!" said Luz as she struggles to get away from the school guard's hook.
"Luz!" Willow exclaimed worryingly.
"Where are you taking me?" asked Luz.
"Detention," answered the School guard.
"Oh. That won't be so bad, right?" said Luz slightly worryingly.
The school guard and Luz reach the doorway to detention. The door opens its eyes and mouth and the path to the detention room. Luz screams in horror. Back to the others at the H.A.S. club.
"Hey, why did you do that for? We were just here to have a good time!" said Kat.
"I can't believe you guys fell for that. Like I'd actually apologize," said Mattholomule.
"What did you do?" asked Gus. Frustrated to know that Mattholomule is pitiful for hiding his true intentions.
"Ah, boo‐hoo. I'm sorry. "I am the new kid." "I want friends." Ha! No. I want power. And I want drama. And I got one of those right now. So, what are you gonna do, Mr. President?" asked Mattholomule mockingly.
"Don't do something crazy, Gus. He's trying to mess with us," said Peter.
"I know but I got this… Also, stay back," said Gus as he calms himself but he prepares his next move. "Executive action."
Kat realizes what Gus is about to do. She can tell Gus wasn't going to strike Mattholomule for his petty action. But Mattholoumule would see it coming from a mile away. Kat tells Peter that they need to hide and get ready for the next event.
"Peter, hide and get ready. Trust me on this," said Kat quietly.
"Are you sure about this?" asked Peter.
"Just trust me on this. Gus can handle this," said Kat.
Gus is glad they listen. Gus takes action by grabbing the school ringer tongue and letting it go. The school alarm screams in pain and shoots water at Gus and Mattholomule. Peter and Kat could get away and check their surroundings to find a place to hide before the guards show up. Peter sees a ventilation vent by the ceiling of the room and is surprised there's even ventilation at the Boiling Isles. Peter tells Kat to follow him with haste.
"Follow me, Kat," said Peter.
Luckily, the water blinded Mattholomule. Both heroes quickly head to the vent. Two school guards grab them and take them to detention. Peter and Kat weren't detected by the school's guard, Peter has his backpack with him and opens his backpack to show his costume.
"Oh right… Kat, can you look the other way for just a moment?" asked Peter.
"Huh? Oh… I see. Will do," said Kat flusteredly.
Kat looks away as Peter puts on his costume. Kat slightly blushes. Peter finishes putting on his suit.
"I'm surprised you still have your suit. Wait, do you always bring it with you whenever you wear casual?" asked Kat.
"Yeah, I have to. Make sure nothing goes crazy while I'm Peter Parker. I know it's rough but I gotta be one step ahead in a case crime scene happens or a crazy psychopath is on the loose," answered Peter.
"That I can relate," said Kat.
"Man, I'm surprised you figured that out before it happened. Looks like We're gonna have to use the ventilation to sneak around here, we can't wanna bring to much attention by just walking through the hallway. But what about you though, Kat? Do you use the ventilation to snake around?" asked Spider-Man.
"Well… No. Honestly, I never used the ventilation like that but it can't hurt to try. But don't worry, I've been through this stealth thing before," answered Kat. "Come on, we can't keep them waiting."
Kat and Spider-Man went to the ventilation system. Along the ventilation pathway, they see
"But I didn't pull the alarm! It was Augustus! Are you even listening to me? I demand justice! Huh? Where did other humans go!" Mattholomule struggles.
Willow sees Gus, and Mattholomule being taken to detention. Spider-Man and Kat see them heading to detention. Spider-Man and Kat notice Willow. Kat uses her gravity shift to stick to the ceiling. Spider-Man crawls up to the ceiling, then used a web-to-ceiling hang, and descended to greet Willow.
"Hey, Willow," said Spider-Man calmly.
"GAH!" Willow startles but realized it's only friendly faces. "Oh, it's just you guys. Geez, you scared me."
"Sorry about that, I keep forgetting I can scare people easily. Willow, I have a question. What's so scary about detention? Isn't it just like normal detention?" asked Spider-Man.
"About that. Come here you two," answered Willow. Spider-Man and Kat got closer to Willow as she whispers Spider-Man and Kat's ears explaining Hexside's detention. Spider-Man and Kat are shocked to know that detention is a great place and probably worse than human detention.
"What?! That's horrible. Also, why would Gus lie about Luz's ban?" asked Spider-Man.
"It's complicated for him. You see the Human appreciation Society club wanted to see actual humans and Gus was pressured by this. Gus was about to lose his position as president of H.A.S. and he had no choice. I tried to warn him but he didn't listen," answered Willow.
"Yeah, it looked like he felt bad for lying to us," said Kat.
"I see, I know this means so much to Gus. Whenever we see him, he's always excited to see us. He loves to learn about human history more than anyone knows. Alright, we need to get Luz and the others." said Spider-Man.
"Just be careful you guys, I'm afraid of what will happen if they see you, the school might warn the Emperor's coven," said Willow cautiously.
"Yeah, we know that. But we can't sit while Luz and the others are getting tortured," said Spider-Man.
Spider-Man scans the area to see if there is another way to get inside detention without getting seen by the school guards. He sees a ventilation that leads to the detention room. Spider-Man and Kat have to be careful, the school guard has a strong sense of smelling trouble. If they recklessly head straight to the ventilation, he'll get caught. Spider-Man needs to distract them with trouble, Spider-Man has an idea, he can use Spider-Bot to distract the school guards.
"Alright it's your turn Spider-Bot," said Spider-Man as he pulls out a Spider-Bot. An advanced bot that helps Spider-Bot go through small spaces or to investigate off-limits areas.
"Aw… Look at that," said Kat.
"Aw. What is this? It's so cute," said Willow.
"It's Spider-Bot and he's gonna help us create a distraction," said Spider-Man.
Spider-Man guides the Spider-Bot and it heads to the Abomination classroom. Spider-Man remembers Gus messing with the school alarm, causing it to scream. So any kind of physical should do the trick.
"Found it. It's about to get loud, Willow, you should head back to class," said Spider-Man.
"I hope you guys know what you're doing," said Willow as she quickly gets back to her classroom.
"Ok, sorry guys," said Spider-Man as he commands the Spider-Bot to shoot an electric web at the school alarm. Causing the alarm to scream in pain. Spider-Man placed the bot under the teacher's desk in case anyone attempted to investigate.
"Hey! What the hell?!" Handsome Jack exclaimed as he got away from the bell's sudden water blast. "Hey, what was that? That thing almost got my suit wet."
The school guard smelled the trouble and headed to the abomination class to investigate the trouble.
"Wait… That voice sounds familiar," said Kat. However, Kat doesn't pay attention to it and focuses on the task at hand. "Ugh. Never mind."
"That should keep them busy for a little bit," said Spider-Man.
"Now's our chance," said Spider-Man.
"Ok see ya. Please be careful. Once things are clear, I'll try to find a way to open the door for you," said Willow.
Spider-Man web zips into the ventilation system and Kat follows by using gravity shift to float across to the vent. Back to Eda, Delsin, Zelda, and Link. Delsin and Link are waiting outside the girl's changing room.
"Man, whatever Eda did in there a long time ago. Sounds really messy," said Delsin.
Link nods in agreement. Delsin has been noticing Link doesn't talk that much and he seems very calm about it.
"You know Link, I noticed you don't talk that much and I can tell it's not the fact that you're shy. Is there a reason?" asked Delsin.
Link nods to answer Delsin's question. Delsin was waiting for Link's answer.
Aren't you gonna answer that? Oh… Right… I should probably ask Zelda about that later," said Delsin.
Zelda and Eda exited the girl's changing room covered in purple slime and holding a bag of ghosts. Eda and Zelda strains.
"There. The girls' changing room is ghost‐free," said Eda slightly exhaustingly.
"Ugh… That wasn't very pleasant at all. Please, tell me there won't be any more slime creatures to hunt down because I hate to continue ruining my clothes," said Zelda utterly in disgust.
"Are you ready to give up? You've barely scratched the surface," said Principal Bump mockingly.
Eda growls in frustration and annoyed at this point but she turned to see Bo and Skara having a conversation.
"No, like this," said Bo as she casts a spell to show a fireball and turned it into a snowball. Skara gasps and realizes how to perform this magic spell.
"Oh." Skara performs the same way as Bo did.
Skara chuckles in joy and hugs her friend.
"Wow. Friendship is the real magic," said Skara joyfully.
Eda realizes that Luz might need this, it's probably for the best of Luz's training.
"They're just as bad as Luz. She'd love it here. All right. What's next, Bumpikins?" asked Eda.
Principal Bump brings out a plunger. Eda, Delsin, Zelda, and Link know what the next task is. Eda grunts frustratingly.
"Even the toilets. You gotta be shitting me… Wait, no pun intended," said Delsin.
"Oh no. Well, I had a feeling this wouldn't be a simple task," said Zelda.
"Alright, Zelda. Take a little break and get yourself clean up. Link and I will cover for you on this one," said Delsin.
"Oh. Thank you Delsin," said Zelda.
Back to Spider-Man and Kat. They continue to make their way to the end of the vent.
"Is it true what Willow said that detention is horrifying?" asked Kat.
"I can't say for sure though. Willow did say it's rough and very unpleasant. School believes it's the best way to discipline the students. But we're about to find out. So, get ready for anything," said Spider-Man as he and Kat exited through the vent and find themselves in Detention. Spider-Man finds Luz and Gus against the wall.
"Hey guys," said Spider-Man.
Gus and Luz turn to see Spider-Man and Kat right next to the ventilation, Spider-Man and Kat view the horrors of Hexside's detention.
"W-What is going on here?!" Kat exclaimed worryingly.
"Okay, this detention takes the number one spot of worse detentions of all time," said Spider-Man.
"You're here! Okay, guys, we need your help to get Mattholomule," said Luz.
"What? Wait, where is he anyway?" asked Kat.
"Well…" Luz nervously pointed down the hole, indicating Mattholomule is being held there along with the rest of the students who broke the rules of the campus.
"What the heck?! Who allowed this to be detention in the first place?" asked Kat.
One of the snake monster attempt to attack Kat. However, she dodges and counters by gravity-kicking the snake monster and Spider-Man web attacks the other snake monster and throws it down into the hole. Luz yelps and kicks a snake monster in the face.
"I'm in. Where do we start guys?" asked Luz.
Gus grabs Luz's hand.
"By leaving no one behind," said Gus as he jumps into the hole with Luz. Spider-Man and Kat followed them and headed to the bottom of the monster's mouth. They find Mattholomule inside the blue egg. Within the egg, Mattholomule hears a voice, telling them he should be a good student.
"You will be a good student," said the disturbing voice.
"I will be a good student," said Mattholomule in a creepy tone.
"This is seriously not okay. Guys, Kat and I will hold them off. So, make it quick before things get worse," said Spider-Man.
Luz grunts as she tries biting and ripping the pod apart. However, the structure of the pod is too strong.
"You know, it didn't taste as bad as I thought it would. Oh, you're a witch. Do magic." said Luz surprisingly.
"Oh, I'll use magic," said Gus as he pulls out the red paperclip and bends it. "Human magic." Gus uses the paperclip. He grunts as puts force into the pod, cutting it open the pod.
"Am I a good student?" asked Mattholomule.
"Ok, definitely creepy," said Spider-Man.
"I think he's unconscious. Is he gonna be okay?" asked Kat.
"Maybe, he's still alive but it looks like he's in some kind of trance," answered Gus.
"I think you're right. Hopefully, he'll be fine once he wakes. Come on, we need to go now." said Spider-Man.
Luz strains as she picks up Mattholomule, she is surprised at how light and small Mattholomule is.
"Oh, gosh. He's so little," said Luz. Several snakes surrounded the group."This is part of the plan, right?"
"Or the illusion of a plan," answered Gus.
Gus cast an illusion spell, summoning multiple illusions of himself, Luz, Spider-Man, and Kat around the area.
"A genius and a wordsmith," said Luz.
"Nice one Gus, now's our chance. Kids, grab on and hold on tight," said Spider-Man.
Gus sees and grabs a giant bone. Gus and Luz grab on Spider-Man, and Spider-Man jumps super high, they were able to make it out. Kat was slowing the snakes down by shifting gravity, making the snakes float in the air, and began throwing the snakes at the other snakes. More snake monsters followed them. Spider-Man shoots impact webs and Kat used a stasis field to float the nearby rubble and threw at the snakes, defeating a majority of them but more showed up. Gus hits another snake with the bone.
"We're gonna have to bust down the door," said Gus.
"Right behind you," said Luz as picks up Mattholomule and catches up with Gus.
"Kat, go with them. I'll slow these guys down," said Spider-Man.
"On it," said Kat.
Spider-Man shoots two web bombs and uses his web shooters to block them. The snakes hissed aggressively.
"Guys, I have an idea. You might wanna stay back… My turn to show off." said Kat as she switches style. Her appearance has slightly changed, she wears goldish-orange garters around her body, and each arm has one and each leg has one. Even the color of her clothing accessories has changed from gold to goldish-orange. Kat looked like she was weighted down by the sudden change.
"Wow! What did you do?" asked Gus.
"I switched my gravity style. Ooof! Okay, it's been a little while since I used this,"
"Are you okay? It looked like something weighing you down," said Luz worryingly.
"It's fine. This is Jupiter Style and you're about to find out," said Kat as she ready for her next move.
Kat has the ability to alter her shifting styles, switching between regular, Lunar, and Jupiter. The Jupiter Gravity Style can heavily increase Kat's strength whether it's basic attacks or splash damage. However, while in Jupiter style, this style will decrease Kat's regular movement. Kat uses gravity shift to float in the air and perform a powerful attack aimed at the door. Instead of a standard Gravity Kick, it becomes a Surge Kick. A Surge Kick is a powerful attack and this is a chargeable area of effect damage. The longer the attack is charged, the larger the radius. The Surge Kick is useful to break down weak structures or take down a large group of enemies. In this case, the Surge Kick will be enough to break down the door. Kat charges the surge kick and releases heading full straight into the door.
Earlier…
Moments before our heroes reach the door. Willow is outside the door of the detention room, she is trying to remove the lock of the door. She was able to get halfway through it. However, Willow stops the process as she hears someone coming.
"We washed off all the graffiti. Apologized to Jenkinmeyer for stealing her teeth. Caught all the wild cerebi. Ah, we should be good." said Eda.
"It will be very exciting to have a real human exchange student," said Principal Bump as he shakes hands with Eda in full agreement for Luz enrolling into Hexside.
"This is great news, Luz will be happy to hear this," said Zelda.
Link nods yes, knowing Luz will be coming to Hexside to learn the magic.
"Nice. Glad this went well. Great job everyone," said Delsin.
"And you won't tell the Emperor's Coven about this, will you?" asked Eda.
"No. Hexside School is safe for you two and your strange friends. I'm the principal, not a stooge. Consider your pupil our pupil." answered Principal Bump.
"Are you sure that will be fine? The Emperor's Coven can a bit strict about the teachings of magic," said Zelda.
"No need to fear, madam. Let that be my concern," said Principal Bump.
They hear a loud bang and it's coming from the detention room. Willow got out of the way just in time before it collapses. The banging continued until Kat broke through the door. Kat lands on her feet and reverts to her normal style. Gus, Luz, and the unconscious Mattholomule exited through the door. Spider-Man catches up with them.
"Whoa! That was awesome," said Luz amaze by Kat's gravity Jupiter style.
"Hehe. Thanks, I was hoping to get the chance to use it. Also, it's a great way to practice this ability," said Kat.
Kat noticed and was surprised to see Eda and the others with Principal Bump.
"Huh? What are you guys doing here?" asked Kat.
"Eda?" said Eda surprised to see Eda.
"Oh hey, guys. I wasn't expecting you guys. Especially you Eda, I thought you didn't like being here," said Spider-Man.
"Long story but never mind that. Pet-" Eda realized she almost said Spider-Man's real name. "I mean, Spider-Man, guys. Luz, guess who got you into Hexside!"
"What?" Luz was shocked by the sudden news.
"Wait you mean it? Hold on, where you guys here all day?" asked Spider-Man.
Luz screams in fear as a snake monster approaches her. However, Spider-Man grabs the snake monster and performs a finisher by webbing it up and slamming it down to the ground. Knocking the snake out instantly. Principal Bump commands the rest of the snake monsters to seize by snapping his finger.
"Oh, sorry Principal Bump. Sir," said Snake monster as it returns to the detention room.
"Owww." The second snake monster groans in pain and passes out from the extreme pain.
"Oh sorry about that. Your face was very scary and I had to defend myself. Sorry." said Spider-Man.
"Man, you really know how to knock someone out," said Luz. She's impressed Spider-Man capability to knock someone out.
"Thanks, I've been working on it for a long time," said Spider-Man gratefully.
"What did you do?!" Principal Bump exclaimed.
"Ugh, seriously guys," said Eda disappointingly.
"To think that any student of yours would be capable of doing anything but create chaos... Eda, take your student and leave! You are all banned from this campus!" Principal Bump exclaimed.
"What?! You can't just do that. We worked our asses off to clean every mess you couldn't clean up," said Delsin upsettingly.
"Yeah, can we just talk about this?" asked Spider-Man.
"I rather not. Considering you destroyed our detention and caused more trouble for our campus," said Principal Bump frustratingly.
"Wait!" Gus gathers the attention of the group. "Principal Bump. Don't blame Luz. I told her the ban was lifted. We were fighting over the Human Appreciation Society. I brought Luz in because I wanted to win. This is all my fault."
"If that's so, Augustus, would you be willing to accept her punishment as your own?" asked Principal Bump.
"Yes, Principal Bump. I would," answered Gus.
"Huh. Dang, dweebus," said Eda in complete surprise at Gus taking the blame for the mess.
"Gus. Are you sure about this?" asked Spider-Man. "This club means all to you."
"It's fine. I was selfish. This is probably for the best of what I did. Not only that, this is Luz's last chance to be accepted here. I don't wanna waste that," answered Gus.
"Very well. In light of that, barring any more trouble, you shall officially be enrolled in Hexside School next semester," said Principal Bump.
Luz gasps in shock to hear Principal Bump's final decision. The others were relieved to hear this as well.
"Oh thank goodness," said Zelda relievedly.
"Yes. Thank god," said Delsin relievedly.
"Uh, hold on. Hold on," said Eda as she swoo away to Principal Bump, informing him to back off and he does. Eda tells Luz the reason why she did this.
"I'm only doing this because I have faith in you. And I know you're too smart to fall for that One‐Witch, One‐Coven nonsense. You can learn a lot from the witches here. And maybe teach them some of that Bad Girl Coven magic too." said Eda.
"I didn't hear that. As for you, I would be saying detention right now but that seems to be out of order. So, as of now, I'm removing you from the Human Appreciation Society." said Principal Bump as he removes Gus's crown. Mattholomule was barely conscious but he heard the news of Gus's removal as President of the H.A.S.
"Does that make me president?" asked Mattholomule.
"Impressive. Still alive. Yes, I suppose you are." answered Principal Bump as he threw the crown of the H.A.S. at Mattholomule, he does a victory hooray but he's too weak to do it.
"Yes," said Mattholomule weakly.
"Congrats? I guess. Anyways, Just stay out of trouble, it makes your life simpler. I think," said Spider-Man.
"Now, with that accomplished, Eda, we have some paperwork to fill out," said Principal Bump.
"Wait! I gotta do more stuff? Ugh! You better enjoy this place, kid." said Eda slightly strictly. Eda and Prinicipal Bump head to the Principal Bump's office to complete the documents.
"Wanna finish off that tour?" asked Gus.
"I can show you guys what plants not to touch in the greenhouse. And then I can let you touch them," said Willow.
"Yeah! Let's go. Are you guys coming with us?" asked Luz.
"Certainly Luz, I'm interested to see the education and history of Hexside Academy," answered Zelda.
Link nods yes as he agrees to come along with the others on the tour.
"I'm down to join. Now we roam around the school without any worry from the guards," said Kat.
"Sure, I'll tag along," said Delsin. "It can help me clear my mind after dealing with the ridiculous tasks we had to go through."
"You guys go on ahead, I need to go get something, I'll be with you guys in a second. I need to grab something," said Spider-Man.
Luz: "Ok, we'll see you later," said Luz as she and the others went off on their tour of Hexside. Leaving behind the barely conscious Mattholomule, it seems they forget about his presence.
"Hey! Wait. Take me. I'm your president. Oh. Come on," said Mattholomule weakly. Despite his great efforts to become president of the H.A.S., it seems it wasn't enough to gather attention from our heroes. Spider-Man heads to the abomination class, looking for his Spider-Bot. Professor Hermonculus and the students were during office hours but they were surprised to see Spider-Man interrupting their session.
"Spider-Man?!" Professor Hermonculus exclaimed.
"Hello, it's me. Sorry I just need to find my Spider-Bot," said Spider-Man as he looks under the teacher's desk and finds the Spider-Bot. "There it is." Spider-Man picks up the Spider-Bot. "Alright kids, study hard and stay in school," said Spider-Man as he leaves the classroom. He was gonna head back to the others but a student bumps into Spider-Man.
"Oh sorry about that. I didn't see you there," said Spider-Man. He realizes it was Amity.
"Ugh. Watch it- " Amity realizes the person she bumped into is a friendly face. "Oh, Spider-Man. Hello. I-I didn't know you were here."
"Oh, hi there Amity. Sorry about that. I was a bit in a rush," said Spider-Man.
Amity: "It's fine Spider-Man. The fault is mine, sometimes I can be easily distracted. What are you doing here?" asked Amity.
"It's a long story but in short, Gus invited me to help him with something important but it didn't go well. But Gus didn't mind about it, he's just glad we were fine," answered Spider-Man.
"I see. I hear one of my classmates was heavily excited about something about the club. Honestly, I should've expected you guys to have something to do with that," said Amity. "I should let you go. I'm a little busy at the moment."
"Okay, I understand. Schools do know how to take our time effectively. Have a good day, Amity," answered Spider-Man as he was about to head off to meet up with the others. However, Amity was thinking to talk to Spider-Man about her personal issues. She halts him for a moment to speak.
"Wait. I-I… I want to tell you something," said Amity.
"Oh. What is it Amity?" asked Spider-Man.
"I think it's time I wanna talk with you, about my family," answered Amity.
"Wait, you mean right now, right here?" asked Spider-Man. "I knew you wanted to talk about this but are you sure? I know this is very personal to you, but I want to be prepared to talk about this because I know it can be tough to talk about personal issues.
"I know but not today. I still need more time to think and prepare. Let's meet at the library, but can we meet there in the next two days?" asked Amity.
"Ok. Take your time," answered Spider-Man.
"Wait, one more thing. Earlier… Somebody show up in my last class and somebody I didn't he would show up. Handsome Jack was here." said Amity.
Spider-Man was shocked to hear this. He became very worried at the moment and asked about the whereabouts of Handsome Jack.
"What?! What is he doing here for?" asked Spider-Man.
"He came here to get along with the students and let the students ask him questions about him," answered Amity. "I'm gonna be honest, that guy seems extremely unhinged. After what he did at the news, I can tell he did many horrible things."
If he's here then, where is he?" asked Spider-Man.
"Honestly, I don't know. When the bell suddenly went off, he walked away. He knew something was up. Most likely, he went to go find Principal Bump's office to speak with him." answered Amity.
"Wait, Eda and Bump are heading there right now! Amity, I need to go find them right now," said Spider-Man hastily.
"Wait, is there anything I can do to help?" asked Amity.
"Yes. I need you to find the others and tell them that Handsome Jack is here. They should be nearby," answered Spider-Man.
"Okay," said Amity as she runs off to find the other heroes. Spider-Man quickly makes haste to find Principal Bump's office. Back to Eda and Principal Bump, they reached the door of the Principal's office.
"Alright, let's just get this over with so I can go home and get some rest," said Eda.
"No more complaining. I promised you, this won't take long, Edalyn," said Principal Bump as he opens the door to his office. However, a person was waiting at the office and they were shocked at who it was. Handsome Jack.
"Well, that was some shitshow. Am I right?" asked Handsome Jack.
"I-It's… You," said Principal Bump.
"Yeah, the one and only. Hey gramps, I was gonna talk to you about the school's bell system. But since she's here, I want to talk to her alone. So get out," said Handsome Jack.
"Why are you here?" asked Principal Bump. "I wasn't notified of this from the Emperor's coven."
"That's because they send me without your notice. The Emperor's Coven knew you wouldn't want me to come by to this school. So, they send a notice to only one teacher. Did that help? Get the hell out!" Handsome Jack exclaimed.
"How dare you raise your voice against-" Principal Bump was interrupted by Eda.
"Just do what he says, Bump!" said Eda.
Principal Bump was shocked to hear this from Eda. However, he can tell Eda is serious about the current situation.
"Alone with him? Edalyn, are you certain you will be alright?" asked Principal Bump.
"Just go. I can handle this. I don't want to get caught in this mess," answered Eda confidently. Principal Bump discontinued his conversation with Eda and let her handle this.
"I understand," said Principal Bump as he leaves the principal's office. Principal Bump believes it is best to warn the others about Handsome Jack. "I have to warn her friends just in case things don't go well," said Principal Bump as he rushes to find the others. Back to the Principal's Office. Huge tension between the Owl Lady and the President of Hyperion Corporations.
"Now the distractions are out of the way… So, Owl Lady. How are you doing? We haven't gotten the chance to chat but I'm assuming you saw me kill that guy the other day. So, you probably know who I am. So no need for introductions. But I know everything about you and your bullshit," said Handsome Jack.
"Well, if isn't Belos new lapdog. Honestly, I wasn't expecting a human to join his side," said Eda. "I already get the idea. Let's just get to the point. Why are you here?"
"Oh… That. To be honest, Belos tasked me to do boring tasks. In all honestly, he's a bit surprised by what I did but he knew it was unnecessary. So he convinced me to calm down at the moment." answered Handsome Jack.
"Ha! Already got benched by Belos, to be honest, if I was you right now, I'd be upset about this," said Eda mockingly.
"Well, at least I'm not like your sister. You know, Belos was disappointed in her after she lost to Spider-Man. So, he needed to find better ways or people to do a better job than her. You can't blame him for making rash decisions considering his lackeys are useless to him. Don't you agree?" asked Handsome Jack.
"Reasonable. So, that's when he recruited you. Big mistake, Belos is just using you just to do his dirty work. I almost pity you," said Eda.
"I know," said Handsome Jack.
"Y-You know? I don't get it. Why are you helping him if you already know he's using you as an asset?" asked Eda.
"Belos has a bunch of secrets. There's a big secret he has and he's using it to bring people like me into this world. I have no idea what it is. But I can tell it is remarkable," answered Handsome Jack.
"What?" said Eda.
"Come on. It's pretty obvious that he's been the one causing all this crazy shit," said Handsome Jack. "He's a very secretive guy. I'm not sure what he's hiding but I'll find out eventually."
"Hm. Well, I did have my suspicions that he was connected to all this," said Eda. "Okay, what's in it for you in this cooperation with him? Surely, he made a deal with you."
"Once I finished my part, Belos promised something in return and it's very important to me. That's all you need to know," answered Handsome Jack. "Enough of this. So, Eda the Owl Lady… We don't want things complicated for everyone. You hate complications, right? So, I believe it's best if you and your friends turn yourselves into the Emperor's Coven. Let Belos make things right for your family and let him finish what he started. So, we don't want to cause any more problems for anyone. It's that simple, is it not? So, what will it be?"
Eda was baffled by Handsome Jack's ignorance, stating he wants the best for everyone but she can tell that Handsome Jack is hiding his true intentions.
"Wow… Do you think I'm that oblivious? I can smell your nonsense from a mile away. You can keep that to yourself. The answer's no," said Eda.
Handsome Jack wasn't even surprised by Eda's response, not even a little bit. Most people tend to rebel against Handsome Jack's offer. It never ends well for those who are rebellious.
"It's cute that you think you're the hero of this story… But you're not. All I see is a joke who can't even take things seriously. Even her own family tries to help her but throws away every opportunity," said Handsome Jack. "Okay… I was hoping you would say that," said Handsome Jack as he pulls out a Hyperion shotgun called the Conference Call.
Eda quickly gets prepared to block the attack. Eda was able to block but her shield was cracking very quickly. The clip of the shotgun ran out. Eda's shield barely survived the barrage of shotgun ammunition. Eda was shocked by the damage it did to her shield. Eda dashes behind Handsome Jack and strikes. However, it was a fake. Handsome Jack was reloading the shotgun and firing behind Eda's back. Eda reacted by using a shield but her shield was overwhelmed by the barrage and pushed her to the window. Crashing through it and falling to the ground. Eda got up but a small glass shard pierce through her shoulder. She groans in pain as she removes the glass shard. Eda turns around quickly and Handsome Jack jumps off the window.
"Still alive? Good… Now, let's see why you're a pain ass for Belos," said Handsome Jack.
Eda summons her staff and prepares herself for battle. Eda quickly dashes towards and behind Handsome Jack and striking him in the back of the head with her staff. Eda cast a projectile and strikes Handsome Jack.
A few minutes earlier…
Spider-Man was heading to the Principal's office with quick haste. The fact Handsome Jack is here within Hexside still baffles Spider-Man.
"It doesn't make any sense why Handsome Jack is here in the first place. I know Amity told me why but this is a red flag. Ever since the news, he's definitely the type of guy who would backstab his allies. Never mind that, I need to hurry before they find each other," said Spider-Man.
Unfortunately, it was too late because Spider-Man heard gunshots coming across the hallway.
"Uh no… Eda!" Spider-Man exclaimed worryingly. Spider-Man quickly jumps across the hallway and reaches the Principal's office. Meanwhile, Principal Bump was trying to find the heroes who were on tour. Principal Bump does find Amity and notices she's in a rush as well.
"Excuse me, Amity? Have you seen Luz and the others? I recall they're still exploring the campus." said Principal bump.
"I was hoping you would. Spider-Man told me to find them as well. Principal Bump, what was that sound earlier?" asked Amity.
"I'm afraid a duel has begun," answered Principal Bump.
Amity sees the group exiting the Illusion classroom.
"There they are!" said Amity.
Amity and Principal Bump quickly came to the group and warn them about the situation.
"Found you, something terrible just happened and I fear it's just beginning," said Principal Bump worryingly.
"Whoa. Calm down, Principal Bump. What's going on over there?" asked Kat.
"It's Handsome Jack and I believe he's trying to capture Eda," answered Principal Bump.
"What?! Why is he here?" asked Luz.
"I don't know. I was never informed that he would be here. But never mind that. His goal is to capture Eda. Come, we must hurry and help her," answered Principal Bump.
The group quickly headed to Eda and Handsome Jack's position.
"This can't be happening… Is Eda gonna be okay?" asked Kat.
"She will be guys. She's the most powerful witch in the Boiling Isles. I know she can take down Handsome Jack," answered Luz.
Back to Eda and Handsome Jack, both the witch and corrupted president stare at each other intensely.
Song: "Jack Final Boss." Composed by Sascha Dikiciyan and Cris Velasco.
"Eda! Hang on, I'm coming," said Spider-Man.
"Oh… This is interesting, it seems one of your friends is here for the fight," said Handsome Jack.
Spider-Man came to Eda to support her against Handsome Jack.
"Sorry, I'm late. Got a bit lost around the school," said Spider-Man.
"It's fine… Look, I appreciate the help. But, Spidey… This is my fight. He only cares about me. Watch over Hexside for me in case he tries anything funny," said Eda.
"Wait, but… Are you sure about this?" asked Spider-Man. "I trust you, but this is someone you never faced before, we don't know what he can do."
"Same thing for you. Look, I appreciate that you're looking out for me but it's my turn to have a piece in this mayhem," answered Eda. "Trust me on this. I can handle this showoff."
Spider-Man respects Eda's bravery and lets her fight alone against Handsome Jack. Spider-Man heads to the entrance of Hexside and watches the fight. Just in case Eda gets overwhelmed by Handsome Jack.
"You know I respect that… Just barely. Alright, let's get started," said Handsome Jack.
"Bring it, creep face," said Eda mockingly.
Handsome Jack uses a cloaking device and multiple weak holographic decoys. Handsome Jack blends in with the decoys, making it difficult to tell which is the real Handsome Jack. The holographic began shooting at Eda. She avoids the projectiles with ease and casts a fire spell. Destroying a few holographic decoys with ease, Eda realizes the holographic decoys have low vitality and finds them similar to Illusion spells.
"Clever… Kinda like illusions except for its technology stuff, Spider-Man's been talking about the technology," said Eda as she cast a spell on the ground. Emerging from the ground was a tube-looking owl. The giant tube-looking owl attacked the decoys, removing them instantly. This leads the real Handsome Jack to be revealed easily, Eda takes the opportunity by teleporting behind Handsome Jack. Striking him with her staff and finishing the combo with a fire spell. Then, Eda dashes away and dashes towards Handsome Jack striking with a dash attack. Eda continues to dash and attack multiple times. Handsome Jack was slightly getting overwhelmed by Eda's speed. Eventually, Handsome Jack's shield was depleted from Eda's attack. Handsome Jack believed it was best to make things complicated for the Owl Lady.
"I need some backup here!" Handsome Jack exclaimed as he pulls out a device and throws it to the ground. The device activates and opens a portal. Hyperion loader bots and surveyors emerge from the portals to assist Handsome Jack.
"What? You thought it was gonna be that simple?" asked Handsome Jack.
"No. I like a challenge," answered Eda confidently.
Luz and the others find Eda and Handsome Jack in a big clash. They find Spider-Man watching the fight by the entrance of Hexside.
"Spider-Man. Why are you watching them fight?" asked Luz.
"Eda told me to stand by and let her fight Handsome Jack alone," answered Spider-Man. "Honestly, I wish she would let me help her."
"Shit. I can't really blame her. When it comes to Eda, she never backs down from a challenge. But we can't do nothing, we gotta help her," said Delsin.
"Wait, guys," said Spider-Man. "Eda told me that she can handle this. But let's just wait here just in case Handsome Jack tries anything."
"He's right… As much as I hate it but Eda is strong and I've seen how she can fight. I believe she can win this," said Luz.
Back to the fight, Handsome Jack pulls out the Conference Call shotgun and began shooting at Eda. However, Eda cast another spell on the ground to block a barrage of bullets. Handsome Jack is getting irritated by Eda's skills and capability to survive this long. What's more irritating to him is that Spider-Man and the others are watching. Handsome Jack noticed Luz, he recalls Belos mentioning that Eda has a student all thanks to Lilith's report and details about Luz.
"How sweet. The bitch has a student. It will be fun to watch them suffer." said Handsome Jack.
"Don't you dare say her name… You have no right to speak of her you lunatic," said Eda strictly.
"Oh sorry about that. Do you know what else is gonna fuel your blood? You finding out Lilith's bullshit. It's gonna be quite entertaining to watch," said Handsome Jack.
"What do you mean by that?" asked Eda.
"One day she's gonna slip up. You'll find out eventually," answered Handsome Jack.
Eda was confused by Handsome Jack's words, Eda knows Lilith can be troublesome from time to time however Eda was wondering what Lilith could possibly be hiding. But she ignores the fact and focuses back on the fight. Eda can tell he's trying to under her skin. As for Handsome Jack, he believes it is ridiculous that they're watching, so he thought of an interesting idea that can make them do something with their time.
"Not bad for your tricks… How about we change it up a bit? Loader bots! Kill the students inside the school," said Handsome Jack heartlessly. The loader bots followed the command and proceeded to the entrance of Hexside.
"Ha! Is this supposed to be a trick?" asked Eda.
"No. I'm serious. I don't give a shit about any of those kids. You're gonna hear a lot of screaming in just a minute," answered Handsome Jack without hesitation.
"W-What?" Eda's eyes widened in horror.
The loader bots were heading to the entrance of Hexside.
"N-No… He wouldn't!" Principal Bump exclaimed worryingly.
"Principal Bump, evacuate the students. My friends and I will handle this," said Zelda.
"Get your ass moving already. Luz, kids, go with Principal Bump," said Delsin.
"What can we do?" asked Luz.
"Luz, we need you guys to be safe. I know you wanna help but this is too dangerous for you guys. Just go with Principal Bump," said Kat.
"She's right. Let them take care of this. But we can help the students get outta here," said Willow.
Luz is glad that they're willing to help. Luz was convinced to go along with this.
"Okay… Just be careful," said Luz as she and the others went inside the school.
"No… Shit, guys get ready!" Delsin warns the others about what is about to come.
Eda is enraged by Handsome Jack's selfishness. She didn't think Handsome Jack can be that cruel or psychotic.
"Aw… Did I touch a nerve?" asked Handsome Jack.
"Shut up! Call off your toys, NOW!" Eda screams ragefully.
"Since when did you give a hot shit about this school?" asked Handsome Jack.
"Fair point but I don't anyone getting hurt or worse. It's true. I had bad memories from this school but there were also good ones and I'm not letting you take that away from me," answered Eda.
"Whoa… So dull. Also, I'm not here for those brats. Your friends got it covered. I'm here for you, I want to see why they call you the Owl Lady. So, show me!" Handsome Jack exclaimed.
Eda becomes furious with Handsome Jack. Having no remorse for the students of Hexside.
"You… Oh, now you're gonna get it," said Eda as she quickly dashes behind Handsome Jack.
Spider-Man shoots a web bomb, webbing a large number of loader bots. Kat Gravity kicks each of the loader bots that were caught by Spider-Man's web bomb. Link comes in and assists by pulling out his bow and shooting the loader bots with Bomb arrows. Link passes the Sheikah Slate to Zelda, she used the Sheikah Slate to place stasis on the loader bots. Delsin uses a phosphor beam three times to deal heavy damage against the stasis loader bots. The stasis wears off and the damage was enough to destroy the group of loader bots. However, another portal opens and more loader bots emerge from the portal.
"Oh seriously?! Of course, it's never easy," Delsin complains.
"These things are stubborn!" said Kat.
"Handsome Jack is not gonna stop until there is a massacre. Eda, you must hurry!" said Zelda worryingly.
"I'm working on it!" Eda exclaimed.
Delsin notices one of the loader bots looks different. A few loader bots looked a bit jumpy. One of them had the same yellow color theme but with black stripes across its body. The loader bot was walking slowly toward them ominously.
"Uh… Guys. One of them looks different," said Delsin. "It's walking very ominously."
"Yeah, you're right. Be careful, that means some of them might do something differently," said Spider-Man.
As soon the loader bot got close distance to the heroes, it began running towards Delsin. Spider-Senses were tingling heavily. The loader bot emits a large distinctive pulse, and it looks like it was going to explode.
"Delsin! Get away from it!" said Spider-Man.
"What the hell?!" Delsin screams as he gets away from the loader bot and the bot explodes. He realizes this loader bot only attacks by self-destructing.
This loader bot is known as the EXP Loader (Exploders). Once the EXP loader reaches within the range of the target, they raise its power core and began a full sprint toward the target. After reaching their target, they stand still and emit a large distinctive pulse before the loader bot explodes. Another EXP Loader attempts to chase Delsin however he dashes away and shoots the loader with Neon beams. EXP loader was destroyed but it still exploded.
"Shit! Even if they are destroyed, they'll still explode. Guys, Keep your distance when fighting these bots," said Delsin.
Other loader bots look different as well, it is similar to other loader bots however it is carrying a large bulldozer blade on the left arm as if it's like a metal shield. As for the right arm, it is holding a rifle The loader transforms into a bulldozer form and charges at Link. However, Link was able to perfectly dodge the Loader Bot's charge and counters with a flurry rush. The attack was enough to destroy the loader bot. This loader bot is known as the BUL Loader.
"Okay, those bots can charge. Good to know. Great, this guy is just messing with us," said Delsin.
"You started this mess and I'm gonna put an end to this nonsense of yours," said Eda as she dashes to the air and cast multiple fire spells. Handsome Jack dodges the blast due to the holographic decoys making the fight slightly difficult. However, a few holographic decoys survive and Eda landed on the ground, casting another spell. However, Handsome Jack was able to sneak behind Eda, striking her in the face and throwing her across the field.
"Seriously? This is the Owl Lady? When I first saw the wanted poster, you seem like a decent challenge. But to me, you're nothing but a nobody," said Handsome Jack as he pulls out of the Conference Call and began firing at Eda. However, Eda cast a shield to block the barrage of bullets. "You wanna know why? I dealt with countless bandits. All of them meant nothing to me. Prove to me you ain't just attention shitshow."
Handsome Jack punches Eda in the stomach, then grabs her face slamming her to the ground. Handsome Jack attempts to shoot her but Eda quickly dodges the bullet. Eda covers herself with a shield to block the rest of the shooting. Eda strikes Handsome Jack however it was a fake. Handsome Jack sucker-punched Eda.
"Dumbass!" Handsome Jack mocks Eda. "Lilith took her sweet time because she loved you? All because of dumbass love?! She couldn't bear seeing you as a fucking failure?" Handsome Jack stomps on Eda's face. "You like a big shot and yet you can't even run away from your problems. Nobody can! As for me, I had to step on my problems like the little bugs they are."
Eda struggles to get off Handsome Jack's foot. She breaks free and backs away from him. However, Handsome Jack didn't give her time to react as he used the Conference Call. Luckily, Eda barely blocked it but her shield broke leaving her to be stunned. Handsome Hack pulls out a Hyperion pistol, Maximized Lady Fist. Shooting Eda in the stomach. Eda looks at her hand covered in her own blood. She collapses to the ground. Eda groans in agony as she attempts to recover but struggles to get up from such a heavy injury.
"Really?" Handsome Jack begins to laugh at Eda's misery. To view the Owl Lady suffering heavy bleeding. "You know what? I'll be nice this one time because I'm not done having fun with you."
Handsome Jack pulls out a health syringe and injects it into Eda's neck. Eda gasps for air. Despite the recovery, the pain is still tremendous. Eda slowly gets up. Eda looks at Handsome Jack with a severe stern look.
"Come on you stupid bitch. We're not finished until one of us gets a badass end!" Handsome Jack exclaimed.
Eda recovers from the severe injury. She removes the syringe from her chest. Eda has never faced anyone who was so sadistic. Eda prepares herself and quickly dashes toward Handsome Jack, striking him in the face and casting a spell with a fire spell. But it was a fake. Eda grunts frustratingly. Eda had to back away and cast a lighting spell that potentially destroys all holographic decoys. However, a few Surveyors came into the fight and attacked Eda. She ignores the pain and cast a spell to destroy the surveyors instantly. Eda dashes through Handsome Jack, taking the conference call away from him. Eda destroys the shotgun with her bare hand.
"Ugh! Why you little!" Handsome Jack exclaimed furiously as he pulls a Pearlescent rarity weapon, a Hyperion Shotgun known as The Butcher. Handsome Jack began firing at Eda, the fire rate is similar to the Conference Call. Eda was able to dash away and continue to dodge the barrage of bullets. Eda noticed the shotgun ammo capacity wasn't running out, as if the ammunition isn't running out. The Butcher has a high fire-rate, and a high accuracy, and there is a random chance for the magazine to be refilled with a random amount of ammunition. Eda continues to dodge however Eda was groaning in pain and placed her hand on her stomach. Eda's injury is getting the best of her. Even though the health syringe did treat her injury however it wasn't enough to fully heal it. Eda wasn't paying attention that a surveyor was following and fired behind Eda's back. Eda crashes to the ground, then, Handsome Jack quickly grabs Eda by the neck, then slams her to the ground.
"I'm starting to get a better understanding of why Lilith struggles to best you. She lets her soft side get the best of her. Not only that, the Emperor's Coven is a goddamn joke. But guess what? I'm not like those clowns. Hyperion does things its own way. Once we're done with you, Belos has plans for the rest of your friends. And, it will be entertaining to watch his plan execute," said Handsome Jack.
Eda struggles o get away from Handsome Jack's grip. However, her injury is making her weak and unable to break free. Handsome Jack looks at the heroes taking care of the loader bots. Handsome Jack believes it is best to heighten the difficulty.
"Alright, kiddos! We're barely having fun, so let's crank it up a notch," said Handsome Jack menacingly. "Send out three Constructors!"
A powerful and significant, tripedal Hyperion mobile robot factory has emerged from the portal, it is known as the Constructor. The Constructor is capable of digistruct Hyperion loaders and surveyors. The constructors have begun digistruct loader bots and surveyors.
"Hey, that's not fair!" Kat exclaimed.
"Guys. Those things are spawning more of the bots," said Delsin.
Spider-Man sees Eda struggling to get away from Handsome Jack's grasp.
"No!" Spider-Man exclaimed as he attempts to support Eda however the constructor began shooting rockets at him and the other heroes.
"Are you serious? These things are not let gonna let us help Eda," said Spider-Man.
"That's the idea for him. Handsome Jack doesn't want any of us to interfere because he knows he can't handle us at the same time," said Delsin.
"We have to do something. Eda needs our help!" said Kat.
Back to Luz and her group. They were able to evacuate any students or staff from the backdoors of the campus.
"That should be everyone. All is left you four. Come now." said Principal Bump. However, Luz and Amity were missing. "Wait, where did Amity and Luz go?"
"I don't know. They said they would guide anyone to the back door but they haven't come back," answered Gus.
Meanwhile, Luz was heading back to the entrance of Hexside. Amity follows and asks why she is going back.
"Luz, what are you doing?" asked Amity.
"I'm sorry but I can't just do nothing while they are fighting for us," answered Luz as she makes her way to the entrance of the campus.
"Luz, Wait!" Amity exclaimed as she chases Luz. "Can we just think about this? They told us to get away from here and not to fight those things."
"I know it's just… I have a responsibility and it feels like I'm not doing anything about it," said Luz.
"Look, if it's about helping them Luz, don't be rash. It's understandable that you want to help but they told us to get away here,"
"I can't just do nothing while they fighting against a complete psychopath. Last time, you almost died because of Martin and I'm worried that somebody is gonna get hurt."
"I understand that but we're not ready yet for this. We're up against something that is way out of our league,"
"But-" Luz was interrupted by a loud crash sound. It was Delsin crashing through the hallway.
"Delsin! Are you okay?" asked Luz.
"Luz? Amity?" said Delsin slightly drowsy. "I'm fine but what are you guys still doing here?"
"We want to help you guys," answered Luz.
"No. These things are dangerous plus the light spell can't do anything to harm these things. Just go before." Delsin was interrupted by the sound of a BUL Loader coming in.
Five BUL Loader breach through the entrance. The loader bots see Luz, Amity, and Delsin and began attacking them. Delsin recovers and shoots the BUL Loader however, they're using their shield to block the projectiles. Delsin switches to using phosphor beams, the projectiles overwhelm the BUL Loader shields and Delsin throws a Stasis bubble grenade. The BUL Loaders gets caught in the radius of the grenade and were floating in the air. Delsin uses laser insight and focuses to find the weaknesses of loader bots and discovers the weakness is the red eye on their chest. Delsin uses Neon Beam to eliminate the BUL loaders instantly.
"Luz, I appreciate that but you'll still need more time to prepare for all this. Look, we'll talk about this later. Just get somewhere safe," said Delsin.
Suddenly, an EXP Loader was crawling through the remains of the BUL Loaders. Amity realized the EXP loader was there and warns everyone about the EXP Loader.
"Watch out!" Amity screams.
Delsin grabs both Amity and Luz. The EXP Loader self-destructed and Delsin uses his body as a shield to protect them from the blast. The EXP Loader exploded and Delsin suffered the blast but Luz and Amity were fine. Luz and Amity couldn't hear anything for a brief moment and their hearing came back. Luz and Amity open their eyes and see Delsin horribly injured.
"D-Delsin…" said Luz weakly. Amity and Luz see Delsin barely conscious. Delsin opens his eyes and groans in agony.
"A-Are you guys… Okay?" asked Delsin weakly.
"We're okay. Delsin… But you're hurt badly," said Luz worryingly.
"I'm gonna be fine," said Delsin as he groans in pain. "Okay, Luz and Amity, I need you guys to stay calm and focused. I'm hurt bad but it'll take me a second to heal myself and the others are too busy to deal with the big ones outside. Come on… Come on!"
Delsin's body regenerates.
"Much better… But damn… I didn't notice that thing. Of course, they're still kicking while they're crawling," said Delsin.
"You scared us there for a moment,"
More BUL Loaders have breached through the school. Delsin notices those types of loader bots are coming through the school. The EXP and GUN Loader are outside fighting against the other heroes.
"Great, these robots are specifically coming to the school. Guys, go now. I'll hold them off." said Delsin.
One of The BUL Loaders was about to charge at Delsin. However, something happened to the BUL Loader. Delsin, Luz, and Amity were surprised to see the loader bot caught in a blue sphere.
"You guys need help?" asked a feminine voice.
Delsin, Luz, and Amity turned around to see two individuals. It's the blue-haired woman and the masked man from earlier.
Back to Eda and Handsome Jack. She breaks free from Handsome Jack's grip. Unfortunately, her injury is getting worse and it is draining her stamina, she collapses to her knees.
"No… Not now," said Eda weakly.
"I'm gonna be honest. I do respect you… Barely. But honestly, I'm disappointed this the Owl Lady." said Handsome Jack as he picks Eda's staff. "I heard so much about you and how you are the big shot for most wanted. It seems that was a lie. I could bring you to Belos alive but… I like it more if I bring your cold corpse to him."
Eda violently spits at Handsome Jack's boot. Handsome Jack was slightly disgusted by Eda's rude behavior.
"Really? Was that necessary? No wonder no one likes you. Nothing but selfish curse dreading on this world. Well, it's time to put this nonsense to rest. Bye-Bye!" said Handsome Jack happily.
Handsome Jack was about to kill Eda however, Handsome Jack heard a vehicle from the distance and the sound was getting closer.
"What the hell is that?" asked Handsome Jack.
Suddenly a vehicle came onto the scene. Everyone turned to see the Vehicle flying through the air, The vehicle was equipped with a turret and barrel launcher. The vehicle shoots an explosive barrel into the crowd of Loader Bots. Then, the vehicle came crashing into one of the Constructors. Handsome Jack tries to see through the smoke. However, he's having a difficult time seeing it. Within the vehicle, there are four individuals in the vehicle.
The hooded woman sees Handsome Jack and immediately throws a projectile at him.
"What the hell was-" Handsome Jack was interrupted by the sudden projectile striking him in the face. Handsome Jack drops Eda's staff. The projectile was a shield. The shield's design looks very advanced and the color palette is red, gray, and white. Within the shield's center is a symbol representing the last letter of the Greek alphabet. Eda was shocked to see the sudden appearance of the shield. The shield returned back to the hooded woman. She walks towards Eda and Handsome Jack.
"Aw… Son of a bitch! Who the hell did that?!" Handsome Jack exclaimed.
Handsome Jack looks at the person who harmed his glorious face and was surprised it was an old colleague of his. Athena removes her hood to reveal herself.
"You… Holy shit… I guess Belos was right about this. He did warn me that this would happen once I join this madness… It's been a long time… Athena," said Handsome Jack.
"I was gonna say the same thing to you… Jack," said Athena.
Song: "The Lion Sleeps Tonight." by The Tokens.
"What the heck was that?!" asked Kat. "Is that Carolina and the others?"
"No… Look at the car, it's different looking than theirs," answered Spider-Man.
"Ugh… What a ride… It looks like we join the fun just in time. You guys are ready to trash these guys," said the Large man. The large man wears a necklace that has two dog paws, in memory of his past dogs. He has a blue shirt under a black vest that has screw shoulder pads and he also has an X mark symbol on his vest. There are scars on his right arm and a metal armband on his left wrist, a fingerless glove on his right hand. A black X mark on his left shoulder. He wears a belt with a few locks on it and blue jeans. The left leg has a white cloth by his thigh and another by his lower leg.
"Ohoho! You bet," said the short man.
The short man has dark blue hair, a pointy beard, a bandaid on his nose, and he has ear piercings. Two ear piercings on his right ear and three on his left ear. Black tattoos on both of his arms are shaped like bullets. He wears an orange shirt and a white undershirt, both shirts look completely worn out. He also wears brown shoulder straps, on the side of the strap, there's a stamp of a smiling face and another stamp with a white symbol. On the left side of the shoulder strap, there are bullets attached to the strap. A black glove on his right hand and a spiky wristband on his left wrist. A belt buckle with a skull symbol with other pouches attached to the belt. Blue jeans that have orange cloth on his left thigh, the jeans are barely covering the boots, and the short man has cowboy boots with spurs.
"Ready when you are, Brick," said the Soldier.
The soldier has brown hair, and there is a symbol on the left side of his forehead. The man is wearing a necklace that holds a diamond ring. He's wearing a brown jacket and has a white skull symbol on the left shoulder. The jacket has a zipper on the left side of the chest. He is wearing a shoulder strap that has pouches. He wears green pants that have a pouch on the right thigh, and he has a brown belt. Brown boots with armor pieces, and on the left leg, there is an armor legging with black and yellow stripes.
"Salvador, Axton, Blast them, and I'll punch them!" Brick screams as he charges at the Loader bots. Pummeling through each one.
The short man's name is Salvador and he activates his action skill, Gunzerking. This action skill grants Salvador to wield two guns at the same time. It may sound simple considering anyone can hold two guns. However, he regains 50% of his health, gains damage reduction from enemy attacks, and constantly regenerates health and ammo. Salvador wields one pistol and one shotgun. The pistol is a Unique Maliwan weapon and it is called Miss Moxxi's Grog Nuzzle. The Miss Moxxi's Grog Nuzzle grants the wielder 65% self-healing based on damage dealt. It is most effective as a support rather than dealing damage. The weapons also have an elemental effect, Slag. This elemental can coat enemies in slag, making slagged targets receive increased damage than all non-slag damage. The shotgun is a Seraph Hyperion Shotgun and it is called the Practicable Interfacer. This shotgun consumes 2 ammo per shot, it fires slow-moving projectiles in a horizontal row on either side of the original projectiles. Then it flares out and reconnects with its parent projectiles. No movement speed penalty when aiming down sights. The Practicable Interfacer grants the wielder a 60% critical hit bonus and the element effect is fire.
The loader bots were covered in Slag, this gave Axton the advantage to activate his action skill, Sabre Turret. It is a versatile Dahl Sabre Turret, it is a mounted gun featuring 360° rotation. Salvador noticed Spider-Man, Kat, Zelda, and Link.
"Hm? Who the hell are you guys?" asked Salvador.
"Well, we were about to same thing but looks like you got us covered," answered Spider-Man.
"Why the hell is this guy dressed as Spider-Man? Because he looks cool dressing as him," said Brick.
"Well, I am Spider-Man," answered Spider-Man. "But never mind that. It looks like you fought these things before."
"Yeah, these things are like a walk to the park. Except for these big ones, they're slightly tough," said Axton.
"Friends of ours said Handsome Jack was here and we went to go check it. She wasn't kidding that Handsome Jack was alive in the flesh," said Brick. "Not only that but Slab was listening to Handsome Jack's conversation and were convinced he was the real deal."
"Who is the chick fighting Handsome pendejo?" asked Salvador as he continues blasting the loader bots.
"Eda. A good friend of ours. Handsome Jack wants to take her to Emperor Belos," said Spider-Man.
"Don't worry Athena can help her. Let's wreck these assholes!" said Brick as he and the others charges the hordes of Hyperion Bots.
Back to Luz, Amity, and Delsin. Luz questions the two strangers about their identity.
"Who are you guys?" asked Luz.
"NIGHTMARES!" the Masked man screams.
"Don't mind my friend here, he can a bit… Extreme. My name is Maya and this is Krieg. But we were just waiting for the right moment to step in. Looks like we timed it perfectly," said Maya as he pulls out a pistol and began firing with explosive rounds. Doing massive damage to the BUL Loaders, instantly destroying them. This is a legendary Torgue pistol known as the Double Penetrating Unkempt Harold.
"Holy shit… That gun looks so cool. I wanna use it," said Delsin.
"Sorry. Finders, keepers," said Maya.
"TIME FOR A METAL BLOODBATH!" Krieg screams as he charges at the loader bots. Krieg activates his action skill and goes in full berserk. His ability is called Buzz Axe Rampage. This ability grants Krieg increased melee damage and increased movement speed. He can also throw his buzz axe and he can throw it in a parabolic trajectory. He throws his Buzzaxe at one of the Loader bots. He charges at the loader bot and retrieves his Buzzaxe.
"Damn… Good thing, he's on our side," said Delsin.
"Come on, let's give him support," said Maya.
Krieg continues to slice through the hordes of BUL Loaders. Maya uses her action skill, Phaselock. This action skill allows her to lock down an enemy in another dimension, preventing the targeted enemy from fighting back for a short moment. However, not all enemies are affected by the Phaselock instead instantly take damage while certain enemies are immune. Other BUL Loaders were pulled in by the Phaselock due to another ability called Converge. A tier 3 skill that pulls any nearby enemies around the Phaselock and receives a small amount of damage.
"This one is free," said Maya.
Delsin sees the BUL Loader caught in the Phaselock and shot a Phosbor Beam at them. Taking it out the small group of BUL Loaders. One BUL Loader remained, however, a floating robot came in from the right hallway, attack the BUL loaders, and destroyed them instantly. The details of the floating robot are a hulking, floating, robotic torso with one large eye, no legs, and massive large arms ending in digistructed claws. Part of its body has small motifs, including a skull, bones, a padlocked heart, and tally marks.
"Whoa! I'm assuming it's a friend of yours," said Luz.
"Yep," said Maya as she turns to see the right hallway.
The others see an adult woman with red hair, goggles on her head, two ponytails, a blue vest with a skull design from behind, red shirt with a skull design in the front. Green eyes, and a band-aid on the right side of her face check. She wears a neck choker with two gray screws on both sides of the choker and one gold screw in the middle of the neck choker. She also wears a necklace with 3 gold screws and 2 grey screws. She wears a red skirt and a brown belt holding a metal lunch box and a golden symbol. Behind the belt, she has a bag to hold a hammer. She has a left-metal advanced prosthetic arm. She's wearing a red fingerless glove on her right hand, as well as a yellow lock on her wrist, two long socks with black and white stripes, and blue spiky shoes with red shoelaces. On her right ankle, she has a holder bag to hold a wrench.
"I was wondering when you were going to show up Gaige," said Maya.
"Heya! I was hoping to find you guys here and looks like I made it just in time," said Gaige. "Looks like you already made new friends."
"Yeah, we haven't got the chance to know these guys. But wait. Where's Zer0? When that portal took us. Didn't you mention you guys found each other after that crazy moment?" asked Maya.
"Oh right. When things were getting crazy around here, Zer0 and I were close by. We heard the gunshots and he immediately went ahead of me," answered Gaige.
"I see. So, right about now, he should be slicing up robots by now," said Maya. "Well come on. The fun is just up ahead."
"Deathtrap, this way," said Gaige.
"Aw. It has a name and it's so menacing!" said Luz.
"Ayy… Someone noticed your name Deathtrap. She thinks you're cool," said Gaige.
Deathtrap gives a thumbs up to Luz and gives back a thumbs up as well. Luz, Amity, Delsin, Gaige, Deathtrap, Maya, and Krieg may their way outside to reach the others.
"TIME TO INFLICT PAIN ON THE MINDLESS BODIES," said Krieg.
"I'm not sure if I'm supposed to feel safe or dangerous when he talks like that," said Amity worryingly.
"Don't worry he won't bite," said Maya calmly.
They exited Hexside and the heroes fighting against the Loader bots and Constructors.
"Hey! Leave some for us, Brick!" said Maya.
"Hey, Slab! Got to see you guys are safe. We'll talk later, but we need to help these guys to take out the trash," said Brick.
Three loader bots were chopped up piece by piece by an invisible force. The being revealed itself, a mysterious figure wearing a black suit with a red zero symbol on the left side of his chest. He wears a faceplate that creates a hologram to express his emotions. A large number zero appears on his faceplate, indicating he killed his enemies with his blade. The mysterious figure wields an advanced sword with a blue highlight on the blade. Kat was amazed by the mysterious figure's ability.
"Whoa… So cool," said Kat.
A holographic heart emoji appears on his faceplate indicating he appreciates Kat's kind words for his cool appearance. Zer0 turns to see the constructors and prepares to make his move. Link stands by his side and prepares as well. Zer0 activates his action skill, Decepti0n. His action skill cloaks Zer0 for 6 seconds, turning him invisible against his enemies. Zer0 simultaneously deploys a holographic decoy that draws enemy aggro as the duration of the action skill. Once Zer0 attacks whether it was a firing a weapon or attacking an enemy, Decepti0n will end immediately. However, that singular attack can do incredible bonus damage. Link makes his move and slashed through the loader bots on the left, while Zer0 does the same on the right. Link and Zer0 make their way to one of the constructors. Link and Zer0 slashed their enemies and synchronized their attacks to make the damage more brutal. Zer0 acknowledges and respects Link's swordsmanship.
"Outstanding work with your blade/I've never seen other fighters who wield a blade like that/a formidable rival to test my skills," said Zer0.
Link also respects Zer0's skills and is curious to learn more about the deadly assassin. Two Constructors are continuing to digistructing loader bots and surveyors. Zelda steps in for support.
"Allow me to come in support," said Zelda as she uses the Sheikah Slate to cast Stasis to one of the constructors.
Link and Zer0 see the opportunity. Unleashing an onslaught of slashes at the Constructor. Axton comes in support by throwing slag grenades at the Constructor and Deathtrap comes with a claw strike. The Stasis timer runs out and the Constructor receives a significant amount of damage. The constructor crumbles and explodes into pieces. With only one constructor remaining. Kat switches her normal Gravity Style to Jupiter style. The stasis field in Jupiter Style is called Debris Ball. Instead of the standard Stasis field, Kat can create a giant sphere of debris and launch it at her enemies to deal incredible damage with a singular attack. Kat uses the Debris Ball by gathering the remains of the destroyed Loader Bots, Surveyors, and the two constructors. Then, throwing the large Debris Ball at the last constructor, destroying it instantly. Debris scattered all over the fields of the Hexside. Maya uses Phaselock, and Spider-Man sees the Loader bot trapped inside the blue sphere, and shoots 3 web bombs. The web bombs explode, and the Loader bots nearby got caught by the radius of the blast. Spider-Man activates a suit power, Electric Punch, striking the crowd of Loader Bots, heavily staggering them. Deathtrap comes in support by using Explosive Clap, and Giage comes in support by using a legendary Hyperion Shotgun, the Conference Call however the element is Electricity. Gaige began blasting at the bots. A few bots have a shield however, the electricity easily destroyed their shields. Delsin and Krieg use their melee weapons to slash through each of the webbed Loader bots, and Krieg screams in full joy to be part of this madness. Zelda comes in support by using the Sheikah Slate to cast Magnesis and uses it on one of the destroyed constructors. She brutally slams the constructor-destroyed body on the group of Hyperion Bots.
"Holy shit!" Gaige exclaimed in complete shock at Spider-Man, Delsin, Kat, Link, and Zelda's abilities. "That was awesome!"
"That's it, there's only a few more left," said Spider-Man.
The heroes continue the remaining Loader Bots and Surveyors. Back to Eda, Athena, and Handsome Jack.
"How is this possible?! I killed you all back on Pandora!" Handsome Jack exclaimed furiously. "God! ARGH! I was hoping Belos would be wrong about this but I guess I had my hopes too high."
"We were going to say the same thing to you," answered Athena.
Athena quickly helps Eda back on her feet. Eda groans slightly in pain but she is grateful for Athena's support.
"Thanks for the help," said Eda gratefully.
"This is gonna sting a bit," said Athena as she pulled out a health syringe.
"Huh?" said Eda confusingly.
Athena injects the health syringe into Eda's shoulder. The health syringe was enough to get Eda back in fighting condition.
"Argh! Why is that so painful?" asked Eda.
"Jack! I suggest you pay attention to important matters," said Athena.
"Ugh! Athena, look I know you hate me. But I'm in the middle of something so go away while I deal with this bitch," said Handsome Jack.
Athena was about to face Handsome Jack however, Eda stops Athena from continuing her way to him.
"Hey, sister… Thanks for the boost but this creep is mine. Whatever this guy did to you. That can wait. I promise that you'll have your turn," said Eda strictly.
Eda calls her staff and returns to her hand. Eda prepares and fully concentrates on magic and gives a heavy look at Handsome Jack. She dashes in lighting speed and grabs Handsome Jack by the face. They went through the loader and the heroes. They were surprised by the sudden speed of Eda the Owl Lady.
"Puta Madre! Did anyone see that?" asked Salvador.
"No… But man, Handsome Jack really pissed her off," said Gaige.
Eda drags Handsome Jack into the interior of Hexside, then she went through each hallway to slam Handsome into each locker and continued to slam him into other lockers. After Eda slams Handsome Jack into the last locker she throws him into a wall, crashing through the wall that leads to the cafeteria area. Handsome Jack recovers and gets menacingly excited to see Eda the Owl Lady going all in.
"There she is. Come on! COME ON!" Handsome Jack screams excitingly.
Eda cast an illusion and multiple illusions of Eda spawn in the area. Handsome Jack does the same thing by activating his cloaking devices and holographic decoys spawn in the area as well. It was a full decoy battle royale, one by one each decoy of Eda and Handsome Jack was being destroyed. The real Handsome Jack was trying his best to find the real Eda and carefully looking their each Eda, one caught his attention, and he believe it is the real Eda. Handsome Jack sneaks behind Eda and makes his move to finish off Eda.
"Gotcha!" said Handsome Jack as he shots Eda in the chest however it was an illusion and disappeared. The real Eda could sneak behind Handsome Jack and brutally strike him in the back of his head with her staff.
"Ha! Idiot!" said Eda mockingly.
Then Eda strikes Handsome upwards and sends him flying to the ceiling. Crashing into the next floor of the campus. Eda cast a spell on the ground, and a tube-looking owl emerges from the ground and swallows Handsome Jack whole, The large Owl crashes into the wall and breaks through it and Handsome Jack uses the Butcher shotgun to break free from the large owl. Handsome Jack crashes into the ground and finds himself outside in front of Hexside. Handsome Jack can barely get up but Eda didn't consider him to have the moment as she finishes this fight by casting a large powerful fire spell, burning Handsome Jack heavily.
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The remaining hordes of Loader Bots were wiped out. It was over.
"I think that's the last of them…" said Maya slightly exhausted.
Handsome Jack groans in pain and sees the heroes take down all of the Hyperion bots he sends. He growls and slams his fist in full frustration.
"Ugh! Serves you right, creep face. I can't believe you had the nerve to pull that stunt. Oh… I'm gonna pummel into so hard that you cry for your grandmother," said Eda furiously.
"Alright, Handsome Bastard… You had your fun for today," said a Mysterious individual. However, someone interrupts the fight. It was a young adult wearing a black Emperor's Coven mask with red markings on the eyes and nose of the mask. Eda was shocked and quickly backed away from the mysterious voice.
"Another one?" said Eda.
"Amity, who is that? Is he a new guard from the Emperor's Coven?" asked Luz.
"I don't know. This is the first time I've seen that one but he's wearing something different than the usual Emperor's Coven uniform," answered Amity.
"Most likely that guy is from another universe but which though?" said Luz.
"Wow… What a crowd here, it seems it wasn't your lucky day. Well, I will admit that was a good fight to watch. But next time we have a proper end, for now, let's call it a day," said the Mysterious man.
"No!" Athena yells as she fully sprints and attempts to reach Handsome Jack however, the leader of the Emperor's Coven interferes.
"That's enough!" Lilith screams at Handsome Jack and Eda. She lands on the ground and Lilith used her staff to cast a shockwave spell to push Athena and Eda away from her.
"Who the hell is that?" asked Salvador.
"It's Eda's sister, Lilith. Looks like she came just stop this mess," answered Spider-Man.
"What the hell are you two doing here? Can't you see I'm in the middle of something with your sister?" asked Handsome Jack.
"Hello, Jack… Belos tasked us to find you and bring you back to the castle. He wishes to see us immediately. He believes you did enough for now," answered Lilith.
"Are you kidding me? What is up with this guy holding me back?" asked Handsome Jack.
"Look, whether you like it or not. You have to cooperate, also Belos told me you made a deal with him. He didn't tell me the specifics of the deal but he said it is important to you. You made a deal with Belos and it would unfortunate for you if he removes the deal if you continue to misbehave," said Lilith coldly.
Lilith was waiting for a proper answer for Handsome Jack. He gives Lilith a frustratingly look at her and decided to give in.
"Fine… Oh… All of you got lucky. Enjoy the time you have in this place. See you later, Owl Lady," said Handsome Jack coldly.
"I'm sorry for the inconvenience Edalyn, I hope-" Lilith was about to apologize for this mess, however, Eda stops her from doing so.
"Look, just go… A lot has happened just go back to Belos and tell him to suck it," said Eda exhaustingly.
Handsome Jack leaves the area with Lilith and the Mysterious individual. The arena was in deep silence, resulting in the fight reaching its conclusion. Eda and everyone were relieved to know the fight was over. However, Eda collapses to her knees. Eda looks at her left hand covered in her own blood. Eda groans in agony. Eda was able to remove the bullet from her stomach luckily it didn't hit any vital parts. When she got shot, She used a shield to protect herself just in time before the bullet landed any vital parts.
"Someone… Help…" said Eda weakly.
Athena helps Eda back our her feet.
"Ugh! Thanks, pretty lady," said Eda.
"Damn, he got you good. I can't believe you're still kicking. Medic! We need a medic!" Athena exclaimed.
Spider-Man quickly makes it to Eda, to support her by shooting a web at the bullet wound preventing any more blood loss.
"Eda, take deep breaths," said Spider-Man calmly.
Delsin quickly comes to Eda to heal the wound.
"Here, let me heal her," said Delsin as he heals Eda's wound. Eda continues to take deep breaths, as the feeling of pain fades away. Eda recovers her vision and feels better.
"Okay… I'm fine. Thanks for the healing, Delsin," said Eda.
"Can you walk?" asked Athena.
"Yeah, don't worry. Delsin's healing ability can do the job just fine," said Eda.
Eda walks a few steps indicating to the others that she is okay. However, looks in the direction where Handsome Jack and Lilith are.
"Hey, are you okay, Eda?" asked Spider-Man. "We manage to pull it off."
"True. But Handsome Jack got away," said Athena. "I can tell this is bothering her."
"Oh… right. Sorry, it's just… That guy had the nerve to try to kill those people inside the school," said Eda irritatingly. "It doesn't feel like a win to me. I feel like that guy was holding back, he has more tricks. I can feel it."
"I know. At least we stopped him from trying to get his satisfaction. But Eda, you did good out there and I'm glad you made it out of that fight safely," said Spider-Man.
Eda sighs exhaustingly but she finds comfort due to Spider-Man's words.
"Yeah, I guess you're right. Still, that guy…" said Eda quietly.
"Edalyn!" said Principal Bump. Eda and Spider-Man see Principal Bump by the entrance. "Are you alright? That was a nasty fight but it seems you were able to pull through."
"I'm fine. That jerk got a lucky hit on me. But never mind me, is everyone alright?" asked Eda.
"We're all fine thanks to you. Eda… I'm very grateful to you and your friends for protecting our campus." said Principal Bump.
"It was nothing. Look, I'm just glad none of them got hurt. I hope we didn't cause you too much trouble," said Eda. "Also, sorry about the place."
"No. Don't blame yourself for what has occurred here. In all honesty, I wasn't informed Handsome Jack was coming here to our campus. Most likely he just walked in without notifying me. But instead only the Abomination professor," said Principal Bump. "But I shouldn't waste any more of your time. You should head back home and don't worry about the mess. I'll take of it, somehow. Take care of you all."
Principal Bump makes his leave and heads inside Hexside. Brick gathers the attention of the heroes with his enthusiastic scream.
"Hey! All of you took down Handsome Jack Loader Bots and manage to survive his nonsense. And I only got one thing to say to you… That was… AWESOME!" said Brick.
"Uhh… Thanks… To be honest, we couldn't do this without your help. Oh, I didn't catch your name," said Spider-Man.
"The names Brick. But it's best to introduce ourselves somewhere safe. So, do you know a place where we can chill?" asked Brick.
"Of course, my place. Come on, let's just get a move on," answered Eda.
The group makes their way back to the residence of the Owl House.
Time Passes…
It is nighttime and the group reaches the Owl House safely. Eda was thinking about Handsome Jack, she grows resentful towards him. She acknowledges that Handsome Jack has no care for other lives or won't even hesitate to kill innocent life. However, her frustrated thoughts toward Handsome Jack halt the moment when Brick spoke.
"So, this is the place… Nice place," said Brick.
"Interesting environment/ I wonder what kind of challenges lurks in these lands/ we'll have our answers quite soon," said Zer0.
"This reminds me of Tina's game, Bunkers and Badasses. She loved this place," said Gaige.
"Ugh. Thanks…" said Eda upsettingly. The others can tell from the tone of her voice that she is frustrated by what happened earlier.
"I can tell she's pissed. Handsome Jack really did a number on her," said Axton.
"You can't really blame her for feeling like that, Handsome Jack tends to mock his enemies and get under their skin. Especially trying to kill those kids. Anyone would be upset about that," said Maya.
"It's been a few days since Handsome Jack show up at the Boiling Isles. He already left a strong impression about the type of person he is," said Spider-Man.
"Makes sense why you guys have been tensed… Also, what's up with the superhero costume?" asked Maya.
"Well, just like your friend Brick asked, it's your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man," answered Spider-Man.
"Fair point, well after seeing a fight like that. Damn… You are real. Never thought in a million years would happen," said Maya.
"Guys… Look," said Brick as pointed out the other heroes. Brick recognizes Super Mario. "What the… hell? Is that Super Mario?!" asked Brick.
"No way… Wait… It really is him," said Axton.
"How can tell it's him?" asked Athena. "He looks like a regular midget."
"Nah. Those psycho midgets are ugly as hell," said Brick without hesitation about the looks of the appearance of psycho midgets.
"Oh shit, yeah you're right," said Gaige.
"Well, guess I'ma gonna have to get used to this. Yep, It's-a-me, Mario," said Mario.
"Nice. Hey guys, looks like we got new friends," said Sora.
"S-Sora?!" Gaige exclaimed in shock.
"Uh… Who now?" asked Salvador.
"You don't Sora? The main character of Kingdom Hearts. He's kinda a big deal. Like…" said Gaige.
"Naw… Don't bother, I'm not into those kinds of things," said Salvador uncaringly.
"Honestly, I don't even know why I tried," said Gaige.
"So, Eda. What happened earlier?" asked Joker.
"Handsome Jack. He went to go cause a lot of trouble for us in Hexside. But wait, where were you guys?" asked Eda.
"Well, earlier. Carolina found a communication signal from an unknown source, so she and her team went to go find it. It was other people who are from a different universe and I believe they may be friends with those people you're with," answered Joker.
"Really? Well, if that's then, that means she should be any second now," said Brick.
Suddenly, A flame beacon appeared in front of the heroes. The light fades away and a woman was there. The woman had red hair with a few highlights on the tip of the hair, and golden eyes, and she has a similar tattoo design on the left arm just like Maya. She wears a vest with a bit of fur on the neck part of the vest but the vest is missing the left side and she wears a red shirt that looks slightly worn out. She also wears brown pants but they are slightly torn which can see more of her blue tattoos. She wears torn yellow clothing at her around her hips. On her right, she has a red cloth elbow pad, a brown hand armband, and two brown fingerless gloves. She also wears armor leggings, red two red clothes on her left leg, and brown boots. Along with the woman, there were four other individuals. One young teenage girl, a man wearing goggles, also has a pet bird on his shoulder. A buff man with a mustache and sunglasses. Then there's a rectangular cube-shaped robot with one blue eye with wheels as its legs.
"Sup," said the red-haired woman.
"Who the heck are you?" asked Eda.
"Lilith," said Lilith the Siren. "We have a lot to talk about."
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