A/N: This is going to be a very somber chapter as it takes place after the episode "Mastermind".

Also, spoilers for the episode "Mastermind".

Chapter 32

Ozzy groaned as he entered the palace, looking like he had been put through the wringer. When he had woken up that day, he had never expected a call from the dragon-like being to come witness a trial. When he had seen who was on trail, Ozzy had been worried, as had Bee, which was why both had spoken up about letting Blitz speak.

He felt his phone vibrate and he saw it was Magic, the winged dancer, calling him. He put the phone on video call and the dancer's face soon appeared and he could see she was worried as her hands began moving in sign language.

"Ozzy? Are you okay?" She asked.

A small smile came to his face. "I think that's a better question for you and the others," he said before looking somber. "How's Froggie holding up?"

"He's...," Magic paused and looked behind her before turning back to the phone. "Well, we're not completely okay."

Ozzy bit his lip and was about to ask another question when the call ended, but moments later, Magic was running down the hallway to him. He braced himself, but was surprised when she took his hand and began tugging it, pointing up. "Green light?" He asked.

"Yes, now get your tail feathers up there or I'll ask Vox to teleport you through the cameras," she signed, a smirk on her face near the end.

"I'd like to see him try," Ozzy smirked back playfully before he and Magic headed back to the others. Ozzy's face fell into a somber look once again when he entered the room to find Fizz in a ball with his tail wrapped around himself and tears in his eyes. Angel and Vox were trying to comfort him, but they looked just as upset as the jester did. Oliver and Raya were nearby and the little boy looked scared. "Froggie?" Ozzy called out gently.

The jester looked up at him. "Ozzy," he said tearfully before reaching his arms out to him. The tall being picked him up and held him in a hug.

"Oh, Froggie, I'm so sorry," he said, tears gathering in his own eyes. "I'm sorry I couldn't do more than I did."

Vox, Angel, and Magic hugged the two with Oliver joining in before Magic went to get Raya, gently placing her in Fizz's arms. Raya, while not knowing why everyone was upset, looked concerned and reached for her uncles with a questioning coo.

"Hey, Snickerdoodle," Fizz said, a smile coming to his face. "Uncle Fizz and Uncle Ozzy are okay, kiddo."

The baby shark gently touched his face with one hand and reached for Ozzy, who leaned his face closer to the little one, who touched his face too. He smiled at her. "You can sense we're a bit sad, huh, Snickerdoodle?" He said softly.

After a bit, Magic looked up at him. "What happened to Stolas?" She asked.

"Blitz is taking care of him," Ozzy replied. "I saw him guiding Stolas down the road before I came back home."

"Ozzy?" Fizz asked, making the rooster being look at him. "What's going to happen now? Will you be in trouble too for being friends with Blitz?"

"Or for doing what you did for us?" Angel asked in worry, gesturing to himself, Magic, and Vox.

Vox felt fear fill him and he hugged Magic tightly. "No," he said softly, tears gathered in his eyes, his mind filled with the horrible idea that it could have been them in that courtroom.

Magic hugged Vox close, her hands gently brushing over his back and head in comfort as she kissed his forehead and his face, the action helping him to calm down. Ozzy sat down on the couch and gestured them all to sit down too as he held Fizz, who stretched his arms to hand Raya to Angel, who accepted his niece while Oliver climbed up into Ozzy's lap and Fizz lifted the boy up into his arms, hugging him.

"Things will carry on like always," Ozzy said comfortingly. "And no, none of us are going to get into trouble."

He hugged Fizz and Oliver to him. "We're going to do what we can," he continued. "That cold peacock was making a fool of himself even if he didn't think so. Those actions will come back to hurt him later on."

"We saw him lose his temper over the punishment given to Stolas," Magic signed. "He seems really power hungry."

"He does, doesn't he?" The rooster-like being said.

"Will Uncle Blitz be okay?" Oliver asked, using his voice which was getting stronger thanks to his speech lessons.

"He'll be okay, piccolo," Angel said, but the worry didn't leave his face.

Fizz took a deep breath. "Ozzy, can...can we just stay like this for a bit?" He asked.

Ozzy hugged him a bit tighter. "Of course, Froggie," he said.

No one else moved aside from Vox pulling Magic into his lap as he held her, scared of losing her. She continued comforting him before Angel scooted closer and placed Raya in Magic's arms. "Help your mom and dad, polpetta," he whispered to her.

As if she understood, Raya reached her hands up to her parents' faces. "Dada?" She asked.

Vox lifted up his head and Magic smiled. The baby had been learning how to talk since the prior month and the two parents couldn't get over how cute it was when their daughter called them. The television being took his daughter into his arms, smiling at her.

"If only all our problems would vanish away whenever she smiles," he said softly.

Magic snuggled into his side, letting out a quiet sigh. Oliver looked up before he looked up at his dad. "Dad?" He asked.

"Yes, Noodle?" Ozzy asked.

"Why did that mean peacock bring that mean hunter in?"

"I don't know," the rooster-like being said before looking at Oliver. "Could you sense he was lying too?"

Oliver nodded. "He lied about you and Papa, Dad," he pointed out.

Angel looked confused. "Hey, I noticed something too," he said. "That cowboy guy. Did he have something written on his hand, cause he kept looking at it, almost like...like he was acting."

Fizz's head lifted up. "Wait...was the trial...not a real one then?" He asked.

"No, it was real," Ozzy said. "But it sounds like there's a lot of evidence that would have otherwise thrown the case out the window."

"Meaning the outcome that happened was the goal all along," Magic signed. "Blitz was right. No one was going to hear him out. Because it was decided from the beginning that he'd be punished."

"A kangaroo court?" Vox asked.

"Or in the least an unfair trial," Ozzy said. "But that won't matter. The punishment was passed and nothing can repeal it." He let out a sigh. "Which means Stolas is stuck with it."

"He might want to find a safe place to stay then," Angel said. "They streamed a bit of how he was getting pelted with stuff on the news."

"Ozzy?" Fizz asked, looking at him hopefully. "Can we...maybe help with that?"

The rooster-like being was about to answer when his phone buzzed and he looked to see who it was, a smile crossing his face. "Not directly, but I know who can," he said before getting up and gently setting Fizz down. "I'll order pizza for a movie night. Can you all get the living room ready?"

He left the room and answered the phone. "Yes?" He asked.

"It's me," came a female voice on the other end. "I have an idea on how to help."

Who called Ozzy? We'll see in the next chapter.

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