Chapter 75: Thanks to Them Part 4
The Perfect Gift
Amity was with Luz as she was now showing her anime. She was showing her a childhood favorite, Inuyasha.
Amity: Oh come on. Why does Inuyasha have to be so stubborn. He knows he loves Kagome just tell her how he feels.
Luz: Oh we got a long way before we see those two get together. But doesn't this remind you of a certain couple.
Amity: Oh please, I'm way more up front with my feelings. Hold on I gotta use the bathroom.
Amity gets up to use the restroom. As she walked through the halls she passed by Camila's room and listened to what she said.
Camila: Oh, who'd a thought raising seven kids would be this tough. This is one steep bill.
Amity frowned feeling bad as her and the others being here was costing Camila so much.
The next day.
As Luz had left for school, Amiy had gathered the Hexsquad for a meeting.
Amity: Alright everyone, do you know why I called upon this meeting?
Willow: To discuss about the portal?
Amity: Not this time. Today's subject is about our stay here. We've been here for almost two months now and we still haven't made any progress. But worst of all I think Camila is getting fed up taking care of us.
Gus: What? No.
Hunter: She can't be. I thought she likes us.
Amity: I thought so too but I heard her myself. She's spending so much on us while we've been free loading here.
Hunter: What, no we're not free loaders. Are we?
Vee: You guys aren't free loaders.
Amity: Maybe not before, but we're becoming a burden to her and that is the last thing I want to be to my girlfriend's mom. Not to mention our past mistakes here.
Vee: Like the time you and Willow destroyed the vacuum cleaner.
Willow: We said we were sorry. It made such a loud noise thought it was some monster. What about the time Gus took a bite of five DVDs of her soap opera.
Gus: I thought it was food. They had different colors, I thought they'd taste different. But no, it was a terrible idea. But it can't be as bad when Hunter tried to make us breakfast only to set the kitchen on fire.
Hunter: I don't even know why this keeps happening. I destroy everything I touch in kitchens.
Alex: Yeah you guys should be ashamed of yourselves.
Willow: Hold on Alex! Remember what you did to the tv?
Flashback
Luz and Willow were walking in on Alex who was watching tv and trying to speak Spanish.
Alex: Bueanos Dias. Beuanos Noches.
Willow: Hey Alex. What are you doing?
Alex: Oh I'm just trying to learn my Spanish. I found this show that should help.
Alex was watching Dora the Explorer.
Dora: Hola, I'm Dora. Do you know where the map is?
Alex: ( groans) Again, it's in your backpack like always.
Luz: Uh Alex, this is a kids show.
Alex: But she's talking to us from the tv.
Dora: We had such a great trip. What was your favorite part of the trip?
Alex: I like the part where Boots stole the burrito, went up the tree and...
Dora: I like that too.
Alex: Hey I wasn't finished! Don't skip me like that you stupid kid!
Alex punches the tv, breaking it and knocking it down as Luz and Willow watched with their jaws dropped.
Alex: Uh...I can fix this.
Flashback ends.
Alex: And I fixed it like I said.
Alex pointed at the fixed tv, although it was much more blocky, made with some cardboard, had random control switches, a big antenna and looked like it was barely operational.
Vee: You call that fixed?
Alex: Hey I'm still new to the human world technology.
Amity: This is exactly what I'm talking about. We've been making things worse for Camila since we've been here. We have to do something in return for her.
Willow: We'll pull our weight around the house more. We can clean the place.
Gus: We can help with cooking. My mustard ravioli did bring tears to her eyes.
Vee: Those weren't the kind of tears you're thinking of.
Hunter: I can help fixed damaged clothes.
Alex: And I can fix the roof. I think it was leaking last time it rained.
Amity: Sure, but I feel we need to get her a thank you gift of some kind. But what though?
The tv turns on as we see the announcer in the ad.
Announcer: Are you looking for the perfect gift?
Amity: Yes.
Announcer: Are you looking for the perfect gift for your host who you're mooching off of?
Amity: Yes.
Announcer: Are you looking for the perfect gift for your host who you're mooching off of who also happens to be the mother of your girlfriend?
Amity: That is oddly specific but yes.
Announcer: Well fear not because we got what you're looking at Crazy Jack's Crazy Emporium! What you need is the the Empanada Maker 3,000. Just plug it in and it cooks your empanada in five minutes. Pans and cooking trays are very easy to clean and that's not all, it also comes with trays for churros. The Empanada Maker 3,000 is perfect family gatherings and parties.
Amity: That's it! That's what we need!
Willow: But Amity something like this must be expensive though. It must cost hundreds of dollars.
Announcer: Now you must be wondering how much this baby costs. For our regurl price $499.99. But we're having a big sale today. A crazy big sale and you can get this sucker for only $49.99. But this is a limited time offer for one day only. You want to know why? Because I'm craaaaazy! Some come on down to Crazy Jack's Crazy Emporium! Hahahahahaha!
Gus: Okay that guy I think is not right in the head.
Amity: Still this perfect. I think we have enough money with the earnings we made doing chores around the house altogether.
Vee: Wait but we need a reason to go out.
Then they heard Camila's voice in the kitchen.
Camila: ( gasps) Oh no, Luz forgot her lunch!
The Hexsquad peeked in the kitchen and saw Camila and by her was a lunch bag for Luz.
Camila: Oh Luz forgot her lunch but I'm going to be late for work.
Amity: Oh we can take it Camila. We know where Luz's school is.
Camila: You sure you want to do this?
Willow: Sure it's no problem.
Gus: And you don't want to be late for work.
Hunter: Yeah Luz needs her fuel. To get through a whole day.
Alex: Yeah we're definitely not also going to get a secret present.
Willow stomps on his foot.
Alex: Ow! I said we're not.
Camila: Well, I got to be at work soon. Apparently someone is bringing in their guinea pig who is in labor. Alright, just come back as soon as your done and remember, keep a low profile when outside.
Amity: Of course. No problem.
We then cut to Gravesfield where we see the Hexsquad get off the bus.
Amity: Okay so let's go over the plan one more time.
Willow: We went over this three times already. We're going to drop off Luz's lunch and then hurry to that crazy store.
Amity: Operation Camila's Perfect Gift is a go! Okay Willow, Gus your with me to drop off Luz's lunch, the rest of you head to that store. We'll meet you there.
We then cut to Luz in her classroom. She was doing her work when Amity gazed up at her at the window. Willow formed flower like platform as Amity places the lunch bag on it. The flower platform raises up to the window Luz was at. Gus threw a pebble at the window where Luz was at. Luz to her surprise saw her lunch bag. She took it as the flower platform went down. She looked down and saw Willow, Gus and Amity, the latter blowing a kiss to her. Luz smiled and waved to them until she heard the teacher call back to her.
After dropping her lunch the three met back with the others at Crazy Jack's.
Amity: Okay phase one is down, now to...
But upon arriving there was a huge line outside the store stretching out for a mile.
Willow: What the heck is all this.
Vee: It's a sale. Every store is busy when it announces sales.
Hunter: At this rate they're going to be sold out.
Amity: No we have to get it. We just got to get rid of all these people.
Alex: Get rid of them. Well I mean can, but it may lead to some casualties and...
Amity: No, no not like that. We don't want to hurt anyone. We can't use magic so...
Gus: Not directly. I got it! ( goes up to crowd) Hey everybody look! Celine Dion!
Gus quickly used his illusion magic to create an illusion of the celebrity. The crowd looked in awe as they ran up to surround the illusion.
Willow: Nice thinking Gus.
Gus: Something about humans I learned, they go gaga over celebrities.
Amity: Let's go before they find out it's a fake.
A few minutes later.
We see the group exit the store with the Empanada Maker 3,000.
Amity: Made it. Can't believe this was the last one.
Willow: So mission accomplished.
Hunter: So we should just go home then right?
Gus: The day is still young and Camilla and Luz won't be back till a few hours so...want to get ice cream?
The group agreed to each other.
An hour and half later.
We see the Hexsquad walking back to the bus stop with some ice cream.
Amity: Okay that was fun. But now really got to get back.
The group went into the bus and Amity took out whatever money she had in her pocket but when she did all she had was 63 cents.
Amity: Uh, he he. Do you think you can give us a discount.
But the group is kicked out of the bus as it drives off.
Amity: Wait! Come back! Argh, I knew we shouldn't have gotten those triple scoops. We used up all the money we have.
Hunter: So how do we get back?
Vee: I guess I can call an Uber or call Camila.
Amity: No, we want to surprise her and if we called her she wouldn't trust us to go outside on our own anymore.
Vee: Uber it is then...uh what? My phone died.
Amity: What?
Vee: My phone died. I don't get it, I could have sworn I charged it last night.
Alex: Uh...
Flashback.
Vee was just putting her phone in the charger. But right after she left, Alex came in with an ac adapter for the Switch. He couldn't find an outlet until he looked over the one Vee's phone was charging. He shrugged and plugged the switch as he turned it on and continued playing Pikmin 4.
Alex: Keep searching for castaways.
Flashback ends.
Alex: Oh that is just crazy. I uh...I wonder how that could have happened.
Willow: So what do we do now?
Amity: ( sighs) Then I guess we'll have to walk home.
Hunter: But that's like over an hour walk and it's so hot outside.
Amity: We don't have any other options. We have to do this.
Some time passes as we see the Hexsquad trying to walk back home.
Alex: ( with the map) Okay it says here we make a left on O"Connell street.
Amity: I never even heard of...let me see that.
Amity takes the map off his hands which turns out not to be a map at all.
Amity: Alex! This is a poster of Brenden Frasser!
Alex: I know he's such a talented actor and in a way underappreciated. Have you seen his movies? And he's such a hunk too, have you seen him in a loin cloth. Oh wait I forgot you're into girls. I have one of Scarlette Johanson.
Hunter: Oh this is taking forever.
Gus: Tell me again why we can't just use our palisman to fly out of here.
Willow: Because Gus, Luz told us to never use our palisman out in public and in daylight. She says if we were discovered the government would detain us and have us dissected.
Vee: It's true. I should know.
Alex: Wait I got an idea. We need a vehicle right? Why don't we take the Grand Theft Auto technique? A game so mature that parents should never recommend their child to do.
Amity: What's the Grand Theft Auto technique, I never even heard of the game.
Alex: You never heard of the game.
Amity: No.
Alex: Okay we find a car.
Amity: Uh huh.
Alex: Pull the guy out of the car.
Amity: Okay.
Alex: Beat him up until there's blood shooting out of his nose and drive off.
Amity: Why beat him up? Why not just pull the guy out and take the car.
Alex: Whatever way you like it, we get a car.
Vee: That sounds like a very dangerous idea that can backfire horribly.
Hunter: And I'm pretty sure that's illegal. We'll be criminals for that.
Alex: We're already criminals. We rebelled against the empire, went into hiding, plotted to overthrow him and fought Belos head on. And what about that one time we hijacked that airship.
Gus: Which we crashed right after.
Alex: Still.
Willow: Well he's not wrong, but...
Alex: Do you guys really want to walk who knows how much longer on our aching feet.
Amity: ( sighs) Alright fine
Willow: Are you serious?
Amity: The only thing that matters is that we get this to Camila.
Alex: Yeah and parents will never approve of this.
The scene shifts to the group hiding in an alleyway.
Amity: Okay so we're all in agreement on this.
Vee: Not really. This is wrong in so many ways.
Alex: Okay, Gus I think you should do it.
Gus: What? The beating up.
Alex: Yes.
Gus: Why me?!
Alex: Because I've done it like three times and...
Hunter: You've done this before?! When?! How?!
Alex: Don't worry about it. Look Gus, consider this your right of passage to be in this group.
Gus: Right of passage? I've been in this group the longest. I was the first to meet Willow!
Amity: Actually I was, just do it Gus.
Hunter: Come on Gus just do it.
Willow: Yeah you go this.
Gus: ( sighs) Okay fine but what do I use? I can't use my fists. I don't want...
Alex: Use your staff.
Gus: I'm not going to use Emmiline to hit someone.
Alex: Fine, use Phil.
Alex hands Gus his staff.
Gus: You want me to use your palisman to hit someone.
Willow: Isn't that abuse to your palisman?
Alex: Don't worry. Phil likes it. He's made of prone steel.
Gus: No he's not! He's made of palistrom wood like everyone else.
Alex: Shh! Some fruit cake is coming.
They see a car coming up as it was Jacob's car.
Jacob: I'm walking on sunshine, woooah
And don't it feel good!
Alex: Okay here I go. When I give the signal, that's your que.
Alex scratches his cheek.
Alex: That's the signal. You ready.
Gus: No.
Alex: Good.
Alex gets on the street pretending to cry as Jacob see's him and brakes.
Jacob: Hey get off the road!
Alex: ( fake crying) I lost my puppy. I lost my puppy!
Jacob: What puppy?
Alex: The puppy that's about yay high and stuff like that.
Jacob: Okay, where did you last see him?
Alex scratches his cheek giving the signal. Gus ran out screaming as Alex opened the door for Gus to start hitting Jacob.
Jacob: ( being beaten up) AH! What's going on! Ow! AAAAH!
Alex: Out of the car! Get out of the **** car!
Jacob: ( being hit) AH! What are you-AH! AAAH! AAAAAH!
Gus: ( continues beating him up) I'm sorry! I'm sorry this was not my idea.
Jacob lay there hurt as the Hexsquad entered his car with Hunter in driver's seat, Alex sitting shotgun and everyone else in the back.
Alex: Why are you behind the wheel? I wanted to drive.
Hunter: I'm older than you and I should drive.
Willow: Do you even know how to?
Hunter: Of course. Well I have my airship license, this should be no different. Now let's see.
Hunter presses the acceleration pedal, but the car went into reverse. Jacob was just getting back up, but then he was ran over by the car.
Hunter: Wait no that's not right. Uh how do I...
Hunter used the car gear shift as Jacob got back up.
Jacob: Oh, it's a miracle. I'm not hurt!
But then he was run over by the car which jerked forward.
Jacob: Now I'm hurt. Ow.
Hunter: There we go!
Amity: Great! Back to the house!
Hunter drives back at full speed.
The scene shifts to two policemen sitting in the car. One of them being the sheriff who was a man in his mid 30s with a mustache and black hair. The deputy was thin, in his mid 20s and with brown hair.
Sheriff: So my time at the Ultra Mega Mart has been awful. I ask the service clerk where the hardware department is. He doesn't know what that is. So I ask him I can get a tap and die and some DW40 and he doesn't even know what that is. So then I ask where I can find a hammer and if he knows what it is. Guess what? He doesn't so I spent there 35 minutes trying to figure out where the hell am I supposed to go!
Deputy: They should really know where to find things Sir.
Sheriff: If I was the boss, I would have fired him on set.
Suddenly they saw the Hexsquad driving by fast.
Deputy: Look at that Sheriff! They're going over 88 mph on a 40mph street.
Sheriff: Looks like we got one Deputy.
The police car siren goes off as it chases down the car.
Willow: Uh oh. Guys, we're in trouble.
Alex: The cops are on our tail.
Sheriff: Pull over your vehicle now!
Vee: What do we do? We don't have a license and we're not exactly citizens.
Hunter: Everyone hold on.
Hunter pushes the acceleration.
Sheriff: Oh, looks like we got a bad one. It's been years.
The police car speeds up chasing the car. Hunter drives into the woods. The police car hits a tree unable to catch up. Hunter kept driving through, avoiding many trees as possible, though hitting smaller things like rocks, logs and bushes while getting the car scratched up.
Amity: Okay Hunter stop! Stop! STOP!
Hunter brakes the car.
Willow: ( panting) I think we lost them.
Hunter: See? Told you guys I'd get us out.
But then the car started to teeter downward. They realized the car had stopped at the edge of a cliff. The group held onto each other screaming as the car kept teetering back and forth until it stopped.
Hunter: Okay, nobody move and nobody panic. When I give the word everyone unbuckle your seatbelts, open the doors and slowly slide out. On the count of three. One...
But Hunter heard the sounds of the doors opening and closing. He looked over and saw everyone had already left. He groaned as he got out. Once everyone was out they watched as the car fell off the cliff, down below and explodes.
Willow: Well, there goes our ride.
Gus: Yeah and where are we now?
Hunter: Look we can't be that far. Let's just walk back to the street.
The Hexsquad walked through the forest trying to find their way back, but seemed to be lost.
Vee: Are we there yet?
Hunter: No.
Gus: We're lost aren't we?
Hunter: We're not lost. We'll be back soon. Alright hold on, I gotta use the bathroom.
Amity: Not here you're not!
Hunter: Of course not here, I'll go into that bush. Just no one look.
Hunter goes into the bush, but he immedietly come back out screaming in agony as the forest creatures were attacking him. A racoon on his right arm, a squirrel on his left, a rabbit on his right leg and snake on his left. Hunter continued screaming as he jumped around, rolling around on the floor as the others just watch.
Five minutes later.
Hunter was scratched up and covered with bandages.
Amity: There better?
Hunter: Should I be worried about rabies and venom?
Gus: Nah, you should be fine.
Willow: Guys, I'm so hungry.
Alex: I'm sure there's something to eat around here. Hey look.
Alex pointed at a bee hive.
Alex: Honey. Honey! We're saved!
Vee: Uh Alex. Bees.
Alex: Don't worry, Luz said the bees here are nothing like the ones back home.
Vee: But that doesn't mean...
Alex punches through the bee hive as his whole hand was covered in honey and eats it.
Gus: How is it?
Alex: Hmm, tangy OH! Do, BA, RA. Brabrabra! Rara!
Alex felt his mouth being stung as a few bees flew out of his mouth and next thing the whole swarm was chasing after him. Alex ran around screaming as he was being stung as the others just stood there and watched.
Another five minutes later.
Alex whole face is now swollen and covered in stings.
Willow: You alright?
Alex: Brabrublableblababobba.
Amity: Great, first Hunter is hurt and may of contracted rabies and now Alex is so swollen he can't even talk right.
Willow: Don't worry, they'll be back to normal in the next chapter.
Amity: This isn't how I wanted today to go. Luz must be done with school by now, she and Camilla are probably home now and are wondering where we're at.
Vee: Yeah, I'm so gonna get grounded for this.
Amity: You're going to get grounded, but we might get kicked out! What if we have to live out here with wolves.
Hunter: Well to be fair, wolves are beutiful creatures and Camila told me they make great parents.
Amity: Not helping Hunter.
Alex: Blobla!
Gus: What is it Alex?
Alex: Babbababa! Blooblah!Hooohooo!
Alex pointed out what looked like an old shack.
Hunter: What is that a shack?
Gus: It's even more rundown than the old house.
Willow: Yeah it looks like someone made it themselves.
Alex: Rah! Bobabralablabor.
Amity: What is it now?
Alex: Rook! Rook!
Alex pointed near the house what looked like bones of some animals.
Amity: Oh my Titan! Are those...animal bones?
Gus: Dude that is just creepy and nasty.
Vee: ( sniffs) Guys someone's coming.
Willow: What? Who?
Vee: I don't know but we should really go now!
The ran out of there as not long after they left the hooded ragged figure we've previously seen came with a rack of fish. He looked down at the ground and saw the group's footprints. He groaned as his yellow eyes began to glow.
We cut back to the Hexsquad as they running away.
Vee: Are we away?
Willow: Was there something wrong Vee?
Vee: I don't know, but my sense of smell told me that there was something not right there. Like really bad.
Gus: Look there's the road!
Gus pointed out and they can see the road.
Amity: Okay, let's just get out of here and- AH!
Amity tripped over a root of a tree as she dropped the box on the street. Before she could go get it a truck came and ran it over flattening and breaking it to pieces.
Amity: NO! No, no. That was the last one. ( covers her eyes) Now we have nothing.
Hunter: Well that's just great. We just went through all that for nothing!
Willow: Okay Everyone calm down. All is not lost.
Amity: How, now we have nothing to give Camila and we're still...
But then they heard a honking sound as a car was pulling up. Exiting out was Camila with a stern look.
Camila: Alright, everyone in the car.
The scene shifts to everyone in the car. The group had a nervous or guilty look while Camila just stared at the road with a stern look.
Camila: Okay you want to tell me what happened? Where have you been and what were you doing out there? What happened to you boys. I came home with Luz, no one was there including you Vee. You didn't answer your phone and I searched all over town to find you.
Vee: My phone died.
Amity: We're sorry Camila, we were just trying to get a gift for you. But one thing lead to another, we got stuck and...( sighs) we just didn't want to make you think we were being a burden.
Camila: Whoa! Why would you think that?
Amity: Because you've been taking care of us, spending so much just to feed us and we're not giving you anything in return.
Camila: Oh kids listen. Don't worry about me. It's my job. My responisbility to take care of you. But you're not a burden. I appreciate you trying to get me something but you don't owe me anything. You took care of my daughter the whole summer. You kept her safe and happy. You're the first friends she ever made that's not imaginary or reptilian. You helped her try to get her home here. If anything it's the other way around. Giving you food and shelter is the least I can do for you. I should thank you for everything you've done for me and her.
Amity: Oh Camila. Thank you.
Camila: No, thank you. But tell me what were you going to get me?
Willow: We were trying to get you an Empanada Maker 8,000.
Camila: No way! Really?
Gus: But we sadly broke it.
Camila: And what happened to those two?
Alex: Blablobarabarara!
Vee: Bees.
Hunter: And I am never using the bathroom lumberjack style again. Sorry we lost your gift Camila.
Camila: Oh it's alright. It's the thought that counts. Tell you what. If you really want to do something nice for me, how about you make dinner? I'm really tired tonight.
Amity: We can do that!
Willow: We'll make you the best dinner ever.
Alex: Rah ha.
Camila: Just don't burn the kitchen again.
Hunter: Don't worry. I'll stay as far away from the stove.
Just then they were driving past Jacob who was on an ambulance stretcher, bandaged and braced while giving his report to the sheriff.
Jacob: And then out of nowhere these kids jumped me, stole my car and ran me over twice! Ow.
Sheriff: Yeah I don't think your insurance will cover this.
Camila: Did you have anything to do with this?
All: No!
Later that night.
Amity: Alright Luz, Camila. Tonight we offer you a special dish. Made from our love to you two for being in our lives and keeping us safe.
Luz: Aw guys. That's so sweet.
Willow, Gus, Alex and Hunter enter the dining room with a large plate covered with a cloche.
Amity: Noceda's, we present to you our dish...
They remove the cloche and to their shock and disgust was a mess of food mixed together and made into a demon head.
Amity: Boiling demon's head al a banshee.
Willow: It's a famous dish from the boiling isles.
Gus: Usually the main ingredient is the head of a wildademon, but considering we don't have any here we kinda had to improvise.
Hunter: So we used every food you had in the fridge and tried to mix it together to make something similar.
Amity: We hope you'll enjoy it.
Alex: Blablorabrabagagor.
Vee appeared behind the group looking at Luz and Camila nodding to not eat.
Luz: Oh guys, this is just...delightful.
Camila: You shouldn't have. You really shouldn't have.
To be continued...
Author's Note: That's it for this chapter. Sorry it's been a while. Had a bit of writers block on this one and I thought I had it. Okay maybe this one was not my best as it was just filler. But was something I came up with when I started making this and thought it been funny. But I'll try to do better on the next and won't be filler. But I am going to continue a bit first on my side story. Anyway if you liked this chapter be sure to follow, favorite and review. As always thank you and until next time.