This is the Finale of the New Years Special. Last time, Cynder got a tad emotional over the fact that Spyro has been turned into one of Lilith and Malefor's Fallen. But as she cried herself to sleep, Ignitus, now the Chronicler, came to her in her dreams and tried to reassure her, with The Hunter by his side. And thankfully, it worked. And Ignitus left off with letting her know the Midnight Sons were up to something in the basement. So, what's going on downstairs? Read on to discover...

(Our tale resumes with Cynder heading down in the basement of the Abbey, where she immediately sees Blade, Ghost Rider, Magik, and Nico Minoru standing around talking over a mirror placed on the floor)

Magik: It's a spell of sorts. At least that's how Agatha put it.

Blade: What sorts? The Dark sort?

Nico Minoru: It's a discernment spell. Well, I guess it's more of a tracking ritual, like a seance. And it's definitely not Dark. Got it right from the source. (Seeing Blade is concerned) I'll have it back before Caretaker even knows it's gone.

Cynder: Sure you can guarantee that, Nico?

Blade: Cynder? When did you get here?

Ghost Rider: Did you have that dream of Wanda too?

Cynder: The one where she keeps moving further away? Yeah. But last night's proved more insightful. The Chronicler told me you four were up to something.

Blade: Fine. You win. Ouija away or whatever.

Nico Minoru: Cynder, you're gonna want to lock the door.

(Cynder shuts the door behind her and locks it, and then joins the Midnight Sons over the mirror on the floor, and within moments, all of them are seated around it, showing it is just like a seance)

Nico Minoru: Okay, everybody keep focus on Wanda. Once we start this, we can't stop.

Cynder: Here goes everything, I guess.

(And as everyone else focuses on Wanda, Nico Minoru pulls out her wand and starts casting a spell)

Nico Minoru: Ego Spiritus Ad...

Ghost Rider: Got it.

Nico Minoru: What did I just say?!

Magik: Don't break the concentration.

Ghost Rider: Okay. Sorry.

Cynder: This is not going to end well at all.

(With that everyone restores concentration, and Nico Minoru continues the spell)

Nico Minoru: Ego Spiritus Ad Me

(As she finishes the spell, Nico Minoru looks around the circle, signaling them that they need to repeat after her)

Magik: Ego Spiritus Ad Me

Ghost Rider: Ego Spiritus Ad Me

Blade: Ego Spiritus Ad Me

Cynder: Ego Spiritus Ad Me.

(Before long, all five of them are repeating the spell. And soon, the mirror starts acting strange, dark vapors begin emerging from it, and a face forms in it, and the face formed resembles the missing Wanda Maximoff.)

Ghost Rider: Whoa! Anyone else seeing this?

Blade: She said not to break the connection.

Ghost Rider: You just did!

(Soon only the girls are repeating the spell and everything is going a little weird. The mirror is starting to lift off the ground and tremble a bit)

Ghost Rider: Did we do that?!

Blade: I think so.

(And now the mirror starts to crack, with the energy lifting Nico Minoru into the air like ragdoll, triggering Magik to phase in and out of her devil form, and really messing with Cynder's head, though we can't exactly see that. Either way of the trio Cynder's in the most control.)

Ghost Rider: Disconnect! Pull the plug or something!

(In an attempt to save everyone, Cynder grab's Nico Minoru's staff and smashes the mirror with it. But just as the mirror breaks, the combination of the spell and presumably Magik's control over Limbo somehow generates a portal, sucking everybody but Ghost Rider and Blade into itself before collapsing)

Ghost Rider: (Seeing everything that just happened) Crap.

(And as the guys try to figure out just where everybody else has gone, our tale ends for today)

This concludes the New Years Special. Well, that's it everybody, after today 2023 is over. And I just want to thank you all so much for reading all of this stuff I put out over the course of the last year. Here's looking forward to 2024. And it looks like we'll be entering that year on a very strange note. What just happened exactly? Where did Cynder, Nico Minoru, and Magik disappear to? You'll just have to tune in next year to find out. Same time... same channel!