Author Note:
I hope you enjoy this chapter, I managed to introduce two more characters from two Owl House.
I have possible bad news, I may get a job in the near future and it could mess up my writing schedule.
But I promise to be able to write a chapter a week, as I have for a long time.
Anyway, thank you to everyone who upvotes this story and/or leaves a comment.
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drake wind: I loved making Luz a sci-fi and classic/japanese cartoon nerd.
Luz is the daughter of Iron-man, an international super-hero, in my opinion it's normal that she gets an interest in Sci-Fi/Mecha/Super-Heroes comics.
I thought it would be nice to make Stan Lee, the next door neighbor, who occasionally gives seven-year-old Luz an art lesson.
Until Vee grows up to be a kind of Mystique with Power Armor she will be limited to a support role.
I think it's obvious to everyone that Odalia will try everything to get Luz's armor and technology.
We also know that Amity will end up as a gay mess with jelly legs.
I will enjoy writing Lumity scenes :-)
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Episode 1: A Lying Witch and an iron heroine (III)
Chapter 3: The theft of the briefcase
Plot: Luz finds herself in a tent street, surrounded by strange objects.
Shortly thereafter, he discovers the existence of Eda, a strange woman, who has stolen his mini-computer.
Within seconds, things take a strange turn and Luz ends up meeting a person in a difficult position…
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POV Narrator
"Stop running away, I just want my book, I promise I won't hurt you - Huh?" Luz's words stop short, replacing her determination with rare confusion.
Luz Noceda-Stark in her 16 years of life has seen incredible things, which cannot be imagined even by artists who use "stimulants" to do their work.
It all started with his father in his Power Armor, followed by the appearance of Mutants, Gamma Monsters, Spies in skintight suits, Super-Soldiers, Norse Gods, Warlocks and aliens etc.
In short, Luz thought she would never be surprised again in her life except by the twists and turns in her reading.
A moment ago, Luz stood in front of an abandoned shack, walking through the door, she finds herself inside a strange tent, full of old junk and rubbish.
"Uncle Loki, is he playing a joke on me again?" Luz murmurs, concocting the most rational and probable theory for this strange event.
After the end of the Battle of New York, when the Avengers were discussing what to do with Loki, the Tesseract and the Scepter capable of mind-controlling people.
Luz realized that Loki's eyes resemble Hawkeye's eyes when he was under the control of the Scepter...
This led to a Mjolnir thrown at Loki's head to "reboot" his brain and a long argument that ended up with Loki being arrested at home in Stark Tower and a Thor making many surprise visits...
For a few years, the Odinson brothers spoiled the love moments of the Pepperony couple or "corrupted" Luz's mind.
"Luz, I don't think Loki is responsible for whatever is going on here. Usually, Loki prefers to target your father. Do you remember when he changed the colors of his armor from Red to Pink." Merlin said, hovering close to Luz's shoulder, delivering his humble opinion.
The genius girl smiles in amusement at the memory of her father's armor, colored in pink, covered in diamonds, as if he had been attacked by an army obsessed with Barbie.
Putting aside the funny memories, Luz looks around carefully, looking for possible dangers.
Knowing the battlefield is one of the first lessons Luz learned from her family of superheroes.
"I've seen scrap iron dumps, cleaner and more organized than this tent." said Luz, finding disgust and messed up surroundings.
Luz reaches down and lifts a patched doll on a hanger and half an alligator toy off the ground with a fork instead of an arm
"But I have to admit to being a slightly impressed girl, I have never seen anything so bizarre in my life." Luz said, putting the strange doll down, having to give the creator a medal for originality.
"Impressive? It seems to me that someone with mental problems has watched too many episodes of Art Attack." Merlin said, tensely, not wanting to know the person responsible for creating these scary trinkets.
"Finally you're back." Said an unknown voice, coming from outside the tent.
"Merlin, get back inside your containment disk, if I need you, I'll scream your name." Luz said softly, not wanting to give up the element of surprise in her, raising her right hand in the air.
"Got it, ninja mode in action." Merlin whisper, touching the disc on the back of Luz's hand, disappearing without leaving a trace.
Luz puts on her high-tech goggles, for a moment she thinks about wearing her armor, but immediately gives up on the idea.
There are times when you need to be bold and brash like Thor, other times you need a more subtle and deceptive method like Loki.
Luz crouches slightly, bending her knees, and walks slowly towards the tent exit, trying not to attract anyone's attention.
"Now, let's see what we have here." Said a tall, slender woman in her forties, with ivory skin, pointed ears, brown lips, with two golden eyes.
Her wild hair is thick, long, and layered with two shades of gray.
It has a screw-in gold fang that protrudes, orange claw-like nails, and an oval amber gemstone on its breastbone.
She wears a two-tone sleeveless red dress with ripped hem and gray leggings.
Her jewels consist of two orange spherical earrings and an amber spherical ring.
For footwear, wear high-heeled brown boots.
'No dangerously tight-fitting Catwoman, just a woman with albinism or a mutant or an alien?' Thinks Luz, raising an eyebrow, needing more data to figure out the right answer.
The little owl that stole Luz's mini-computer flew to the top of the silver-haired woman's cane.
With a wave of the hand, the owl became a kind of totem or decoration for the mysterious woman's staff.
Luz's brain at the sight of the strange phenomenon started working at full capacity, gathering information for the best move.
'The owl has become a totem, this can be explained in two ways.
One, the owl is actually a drone built to be hyper-realistic and has a state-of-the-art camouflage system.
Two, the woman possesses the ability to animate objects to obey her wishes, such as stealing.' Luz thinks, keeping her gaze fixed on the woman, much preferring the first possibility.
When it comes to drones and using them in as many different ways as possible, Luz is a savvy girl, confident she can hack and control any machine if given enough time.
When it comes to powers, things are more complicated, but for four years, Luz has been training with the greatest heroes in the world, she is ready to face any kind of madness.
'A wise king never pursues war, but... he must be ready to face it.' Luz thinks, pulling a small cylindrical capsule out of her belt, ready if things get bad.
The woman began to rummage through the loot obtained from her owl.
The first object he took out of his bag was a latest generation smartphone, produced by Stark Industries.
" Garbage." Said the woman, placing her smartphone in a corner of her counter.
The second item he brought out was a gold ring with a large white diamond that can be worth a small fortune.
" Garbage." The woman said, setting down the gallant ring, without giving him a second glance.
" Useless." She told the strange woman that she does not realize the value of her booty, setting aside a golden goblet.
"Now, this will make me rich." He declares the silver-haired woman, with a foxy smile, pulling out the toy glasses and trying them on.
The woman's smile got bigger as the goofy eyes of the stage goggles drop out while connected to the slinkies.
Luz witnessing the woman's actions and evaluations, she must use all her training not to laugh.
'The unique appearance, the previously demonstrated ability and this great dissonance of the value of material possessions, make me believe that I am in the presence of an alien.' Think Luz, being able to pass as the daughter of Sherlock Holmes.
The latest item out of the bag is Luz's mini-computer, which contains an absurd amount of valuable data and incriminating materials…
The Nintendo-like gadget, instead of being cast aside in the "junk" zone, is confused as something "useful."
"And this..." The woman can't figure out what she's holding in her hands and watches it for a few seconds, looking for a possible purpose for Luz's mini-computer.
"Whatever it is, it'll make a great hammer for cracking some nuts." Eda said, she lifts the gadget into the air, wanting to use the sensitive device as a nutcracker.
The brilliant girl selling her precious data at risk, could no longer stand still and watch.
Luz dropped her metal suitcase, wanting to have both hands free and not carry extra weight.
Without wasting a second longer, Luz sprinted forward, with a quick movement she took her mini-computer back, snatching it from the silver-haired woman's hands.
"Excuse me, excuse me, it's mine, thank you." Luz said as she turns and runs straight for the tent, wanting to go home to her mother and resume her plans.
During the short burst of speed, Luz put her gadget on her multifunctional belt, without stopping she picked up her metal suitcase.
When Luz got to the door, she was about to touch the knob and walk away.
Suddenly the door folds on itself, as if it were some kind of origami, turning into an extravagant-looking suitcase.
' A portal comparable to the Bifrost in the form of a classic door, capable of transforming into a briefcase, I'm impressed girl.' Think Luz, admiring the design of the door, wishing she had something like this.
The extravagant briefcase flew into the right hand of the silver-haired woman who holds in her left hand a key decorated with the same eye-shaped emblem on the door.
"You're not going anywhere." He declares the silver-haired woman, in a serious tone that can easily be interpreted as a threat.
This was the mystery woman's first mistake with Luz Noceda-Stark, who doesn't appreciate receiving threats.
"You have no idea how wrong you are." Luz said, throwing her small cylindrical capsule directly on the lady's face.
FLASH!
The cylindrical capsule exploded, causing a powerful flash of light to blind the woman.
" "haaaa !" The silver-haired woman cries out in pain. Following her instincts, the woman covers her eyes, dropping her key and briefcase.
Luz wearing her high-tech glasses was spared from temporary blindness.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, but I'm borrowing these items." Luz said, in a sorry voice, hating to take anything that isn't hers.
But circumstances force him to use a more morally questionable approach.
Finishing speaking, Luz grabs the key and the blind woman's extravagant briefcase, then runs off, not wanting to be around when the woman regains her sight.
"Hooligan, I don't know who you are, but you will regret the day you robbed, Eda Clawthorne, the Owl Lady, the most powerful witch in the Boiling Isles!" She declares Eda, letting herself be guided by anger and vanity.
Eda stands motionless for a second, waiting to receive an answer or a beating. Instead, nothing happened.
"You've already gone away, and now I'm talking to myself, as if I were a crazy old woman." Eda said, speaking to herself, realizing her situation.
The silver-haired witch takes a deep breath, calming her nerves, needing a cool head to resolve this situation.
First, he summons his magic staff, causing his owl totem to come back to life.
"Owlbert, you got chased!" Eda said, lightly chastising the little owl responsible for Luz Noceda-Stark's presence on the Boiling Isles.
"Bubo bubo!" Owlbert replies, as if he's making up an excuse for his actions.
"Let's talk later, now you have to find the girl before she gets hurt or ruins my portal!" Eda said, pointing to the exit of the tent.
The most powerful witch of the Boiling Isles, she wishes to avoid having a child on her conscience or lose her main source of income.
The little owl has flown out, going to find the human girl who is about to do her first heroic act and find the first member of her future team of teenage super-heroes.
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Once out of the tent, Luz continued running in a straight line, carrying a briefcase in each hand.
If Luz hadn't played a lifetime with heavy mechanisms, she couldn't have carried such a weight and at the same time run like an elite athlete.
Once there was some distance between Luz and the trash-filled tent, the brilliant girl stopped running, starting to look around.
Within seconds, Luz received confirmation that she is no longer in Gravesfield or on Earth.
Because before Luz's eyes there is an entire magical realm that seems to have come out of her wildest and most twisted dreams.
A strange city of medieval and gothic architecture, surrounded by several colossal structures with the appearance of bones, mostly ribs.
There are flying creatures in the skies including a hand-shaped dragon that gets caught in a dozen tentacles that shoot out of a manhole.
The streets are filled with all sorts of fantastical creatures that can range from humanoids to things that look like they've come out of hell.
"ToToto, I feel like we're not in Kansas anymore." Luz said, with a big smile, looking at the disc on the back of her hand.
Sure some may consider this an odd thing to do, but even inside the storage unit, Merlin is aware of his surroundings, can hear and even respond if he wants to.
" Personally, I consider the situation to be closer to Alice in Wonderland, I have never liked the Wizard of Oz so much." Merlin answers, being able to project his voice through the storage device, to communicate with Luz.
"Don't judge me, I've always wanted to say this phrase!" Luz said, having waited a lifetime to mention Dorothy in the right context.
"Luz, now what do we do?
Do we seek out the good witch of this world, or do we obtain a magical sword and embark on a legendary quest that will give you a harem of magical women?" Merlin asks, obviously mocking Luz's teenage fantasies.
" Merlin, I'm a little old to still dream of an Isekai fantasy of that type." Luz replies, starting to blush under her mask, embarrassed at the idea of building a harem.
The idea of getting a diverse group of girls and/or boys fighting for his affection is a "nice" fantasy, but it's just a pipe fantasy.
Luz is a girl who is perfectly aware that such a group relationship could not work in real life, especially on Earth.
[Author's note: In this story, there will be no harems for anyone.]
"But I wouldn't mind meeting a beautiful witch or a charismatic sorcerer, doubt Iron-dad would mess up my notes if I'm in another world." Luz said, in a rare shy voice, admitting that she longed for a little romance.
Luz, she's old enough and happy with her life not to want to get the lead role of an isekai, with OP powers and surrounded by Waifu/Yandere.
But the childish idea of being a female knight in shining armor and rescuing a princess in danger remained in Luz's head.
"We had fun for a moment, but seriously what do we do now?" Merlin asks, seriously, hoping Luz had a plan.
Luz remains silent for a moment, thinking about her next move, unfortunately Luz's reasoning has been interrupted by the rumble of her stomach.
"First of all I have to eat something, I was so angry with my father, that I didn't eat breakfast and I didn't eat anything on the plane." Luz said, embarrassed that her tantrums had turned against her.
"I don't think it's a wise idea to eat local food, we don't know what is edible for a human being." Merlin said, not wanting to see how Luz is the victim of food poisoning.
"Calm down, Merlin, I always carry emergency food in my belt." Luz said, before sitting down on a bench on the street.
Luz has taken off her high-tech goggles and lowers her mask so she can eat.
'Maybe I should make a mask with a zipper, just like Ken Kaneki's mask, I shouldn't have to take off the mask to eat.' Luz thinks, pulling from her belt a small container filled with protein bars and vitamin pills.
" Here, my idea, I find a quiet and sheltered place, in this place there must be a desolate house or the classic abandoned warehouse." Luz pauses in her explanation to take a bite of the protein bar.
"Once I find the right place, I start analyzing this door/case. I'm sure I can figure out how to make it work." Luz said confident in her skills as a mechanic, engineer and woman of science.
"In case you can't figure out how this door works, what will you do?" Merlin asks, feeling compelled to ask this question.
After all, every idealist needs a realist to balance the scales.
"Then, I'd be forced to use Aunt Natasha's darker lessons: pursuit, capture, and interrogation." Luz said, wincing at the idea of finding and requesting the silver-haired woman's assistance.
Suddenly, out of the corner of her eye, Luz saw something moving in an alley near her location.
"Lunch break is over." Luz said, lifting her mask and putting on her high-tech goggles.
Grabbing the two briefcases, Luz walks in the direction of the alley, wanting to see if anyone or anything is following her.
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Once inside the alley, Luz saw a scene that made her heart cry.
Near a waste container stands a girl with pointy ears rummaging through the garbage.
The girl appears to be 14 or 15 years old, 160 centimeters tall, brown eyes with golden pupil.
His skin color is similar enough to easily pass for a member of the Noceda family.
Physically she is very thin, as if she hasn't eaten for several days or weeks.
Her mid-length hair is green with blue tips.
In short, this girl looks like a combination of Luz Noceda and the Good Witch Azura, only with a different haircut.
The girl is wearing rather shabby blue leggings, a faded mustard yellow shirt, an old blue hoodie, too big for her slender body.
Finally, the girl is not wearing any shoes or socks.
" HI ?" Luz said, trying to sound friendly to the green and blue haired girl.
The poor girl hearing Luz's voice, she stiffens and stops searching in the trash container.
"I... don't want any trouble..." the girl said, in a frightened voice, keeping her hands close to her chest.
The girl behaves as if she were a mouse in front of a snake.
Luz drops the briefcases on the ground and unintentionally scares the poor girl further.
"I…I don't have anything of value with me…" Said the scared girl, stepping back, looking at the suitcases as if they were instruments of torture.
'Instead of being heroic and making people feel safe, you scare the shit out of a girl who's in a lot of trouble.' Luz thinks, having to improve her social skills.
"I don't want to hurt or scare you." Luz said, rolling her high-tech eyes up and lowering her mask.
The genius girl shows her face, hoping this gesture will calm the girl down.
For a moment, both girls are silent, Luz waiting for a reaction, while the poor girl is watching Iron-man's daughter.
" Round ears ?" The green-and-blue-haired girl whispers, blinking, surprised at the shape of Luz's ears.
' Luz, do as you learned from Tony Stark, the celebrity. The whole world is a stage and you have to entertain your audience.
Luz, you must be a confident, assertive, charismatic and fun woman.' She thinks the genius girl, recapping the steps she learned from her father for managing an audience.
"Do you like my ears, normally, pretty girls talk about my gorgeous person." Luz said, in a friendly voice, highlighting her rounded ears.
The poor girl seems to calm down slightly, though a slight blush appears on her cheeks.
"I'm Luz, I like giant robots, fast cars and The Good Witch Azura books. It's pretty obvious I'm not from around here." Luz said, in a cheerful tone, introducing herself in a friendly way.
The poor girl almost smiles at Luz's antics.
'This person has kind eyes.' Thinks the green-and-blue-haired girl, feeling less anxious, something that rarely happens.
"If it doesn't bother you, can you tell me your name?" Luz asks, wanting to get the name of the girl who looks like the Good Witch Azura.
"I'm Number F—I mean, I'm Vee." Vee answers, seeming to understand that Luz isn't dangerous.
"A very cool name, I know a large number of fictional characters named Vee." Luz said, thinking of the protagonist of Cyberpunk 2077.
At that moment, Vee's stomach made a loud noise, letting everyone know that the poor girl hadn't eaten in a long time.
" Do you want a protein bar ?" Luz asks, pulling the emergency supplies container out of her belt.
'Please, Titan, don't let this be a sick trick or a dream.' Vee thinks, slowly reaching out to grab a protein bar.
Vee nearly ate the protein bar along with the packaging.
Vee's face lights up like a Christmas tree at the first bite, the power of chocolate wins another girl's heart.
'Uncle Steven was right, sometimes you can be a hero just by making a small gesture.' Luz thinks, feeling a very pleasant warmth in her heart.
" Eat slowly, food will not disappear anywhere." Luz said, not wanting to see how the poor girl choking on food.
Within seconds, Vee ate the protein bar, as if it were a dog she hadn't seen
" Can I have one more of this wonderful food?" Vee asks, in a shy voice, wishing she could eat one more serving.
" You can take the whole container." Luz answers, without hesitation, handing Vee her emergency supplies.
"This is the kindest thing anyone has done for me in my entire life!" Vee declares, starting to cry with happiness at Luz's gesture.
'What kind of life does this girl have, if receiving protein bars is the pinnacle of kindness for her?' Luz thinks, feeling great pity and concern for Vee.
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Not far from Luz and Vee's position, there is a small group of guards.
Each of them is dressed in a dark colored uniform and a horrible beak-shaped iron helmet.
"Remember, if we find a street rat or a strange person we must take them and deliver them to Warden Wrath.
If we do that, we'll get a nice bonus." Declares the leader of the group, planning to capture anyone, all to get some extra money.
Continues ...