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Congratulations! You have been selected for entrance into the Parental Union chat! This is a multiversal chat that allows you to interact with other parents of influential/important people within their own universes!

Welcome, users!

[USER1]: Uh, what the hell…?

[USER1]: I don’t even have a kid…?

GreenMother: Well, you got added to this chat, so… Did you recently bring someone into your care?

[USER1]: Yeah…?

[USER1]: But he’s not my son!

Erased: Yeah, in my experience, that doesn’t matter.

Erased: I took in ONE KID who was being abused.

Erased: It was supposed to be temporary.

Erased: Then I got added to this chat, then I got attached, and now he’s my son.

EvilInc: You might as well accept it now.

Nightfall: Or we can keep badgering you until you accept it.

Nightfall: Either way, works for us.

QueenBee: You can’t exactly leave the chat, no matter what, either way, so you might as well change your username.

[USER1]: …

[USER1]: Ugh…

User [USER1] has changed their username to OwlLady.

OwlLady: There.

OwlLady: Now, I’m going to sleep.

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GreenMother: Anyway, we should introduce ourselves! Make sure we’re all on the same page!

GreenMother: I’m Midoriya Inko. I live in Japan, in a world called Earth. I specify that because some of us are from universes where either Earth doesn’t exist, or is simply parallel to theirs.

Nightfall: Oh, right! I’m Camila Noceda, and I live in a small town in Connecticut, in the United States, also on Earth, but on a different one from Inko.

Erased: Aizawa Shouta. I’m from the same country and world as Inko.

Doorlover: Khan Doorman. I’m a Worker Drone, not even human. I’ll admit, I’m not the… best… father in Outpost 3, but I try.

Doorlover: Doesn’t help that she’s an angsty teen, and I technically never had parents…

HiddenAlly: Confidential.

Doorlover: Yeah, Hidden refuses to say anything about herself besides that she’s female, and that’s because we guessed it early on.

EvilInc: Heinz Doofenshmirtz, mad scientist extraordinaire! I live in the Tri-State Area, in the United States.

QueenBee: Me and @Teach are where things get weird. My name is Toriel, and I live beneath a mountain due to a war long ago. In addition, both of my children died before phones were invented here, and yet I was added anyway. Similarly, I’ve met six other kids who I tried to take in and keep safe since.

QueenBee: I’m… not proud to admit to having failed each of them.

Teach: My name is Toriel, and I live in a small town made mostly of monsters, as well as the one human resident, my child, Kris. They’re… a chaotic child, but they’re good. They just like pranks.

GetInTheVan: I’m Vanessa Afton, and I have no clue why I’m here. Unlike you, however, I don’t have any kids in my care right now.

GetInTheVan: Also, don’t mind my name. Teach’s kid stole her phone, saw my name was Vanessa, and set this. I haven’t changed it because I respect the kid’s bravery to take her phone.

KitchenWitchin’: Molly Weasley, dear. I live in Britain, and… well, not like the Ministry can tell here.

KitchenWitchin’: I’m a witch. We’re people capable of using magic. Wizards are the male version.

Inkreator: I’m Joey Drew. I accidentally created both of my kids. No, I don’t mean they were accidents, like from me not pulling out.

Inkreator: I mean one of my kids is a demon made of ink, and the other one is half-ink-creature, half-human.

Inkreator: Though, I love both of them, and am so damn proud of them.

ChosenBastard: I am Darth Vader. My original name is of no concern to you.

ChosenBastard: As far as I’m aware, I have no kids, as I accidentally killed my wife while she was pregnant.

ChosenBastard: Which makes me confused, as I’m still in this chat despite that.

OwlLady: How do you accidentally kill your wife!?

ChosenBastard: Not that it’s any of your business, but by having anger issues, a manipulative father figure, and magic abilities that allow you to choke someone to death from any distance.

ChosenBastard: There’s a reason the word ‘bastard’ is in my name, and it’s not just because my mother had never had a lover before I was born.

SoaringZenith: Hi! I’m Martlet, and I… seem to live in a parallel world to QueenBee. Both of us are trapped underground, and her ex is my king, so…

SoaringZenith: I also have no clue why I’m here. Though, just a few minutes ago, I met a young human child named Clover, though I’ve been here far longer than that.

SoaringZenith: Though I feel like I recognize them…? I dunno.

OwlLady: Hm.

OwlLady: Well, I’m Edalyn Clawthorne, the Owl Lady. I come from a realm known as the Boiling Isles.

OwlLady: I recently took in a demon that I don’t know the species of. Though, he is adorable, I’ll admit that freely.

OwlLady: We have Witches, too, but we’re a species of our own, not a subspecies of human. In addition, we’re all called Witches, regardless of gender.

OwlLady: In other words, my dad is as much of a Witch as I am, even though he’s male and I’m female.

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SoaringZenith: So, I’m trying to circumvent Waterfall, where my boss lives, to get Clover to the king unharmed, and we suddenly end up being taken off-course by the river we’re on, and end up in this desert place.

SoaringZenith: I got arrested by the locals because they thought I was lying about being a Royal Guard.

SoaringZenith: Is this what parental concern is? I don’t know where Clover is, or if they’re even okay!

QueenBee: Martlet, it has been TWENTY MINUTES!

Teach: Depends. If you find Clover and they’ve been damaged by another monster, what would you do?

SoaringZenith: If they have even a SINGLE HAIR out of place, I’m figuring out who did it.

SoaringZenith: I may not be the strongest monster(actually fairly weak, comparatively), but, once I find out who did it, not even the King would be able to stop me.

SoaringZenith: No one hurts my child!

SoaringZenith: Oh.

Doorlover: There it is.

EvilInc: The moment she realized she’s become attached.

Erased: Now we just need to get Eda to admit it.

OwlLady: Oh, fuck you, Aizawa.

SoaringZenith: Now isn’t the time! I need to know if Clover’s okay!

QueenBee: Hang on, you got taken away from the river at Hotland, right?

SoaringZenith: Yeah…?

QueenBee: You’re in a desert place, so the Dunes?

SoaringZenith: Uh… Yeah?

QueenBee: Back when Asgore declared war, I’d considered hiding out there, as they all verbally protested the war, but decided against it. If they’re still like that, Clover should be safe.

SoaringZenith: Uh… hopefully…?

QueenBee: For now, focus on trying to find a peaceful way out of there.

SoaringZenith: I offered to go get my Royal Guard badge, but they didn’t let me. This was before they even arrested me.

QueenBee: So, in other words, they’re keeping you imprisoned, even though you’re innocent, and are refusing to allow you to get proof that you’re not guilty?

SoaringZenith: As a mother, I’m pissed at them for keeping me from my child.

SoaringZenith: Yet, at the same time, as a Guard, I’m impressed and respect them for refusing to allow a suspect the chance to get away without being punished.

SoaringZenith: Hopefully, my boss comes and talks some sense into them or something.

SoaringZenith: Also, they let me keep my phone(in case you couldn’t tell).

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Welcome, young one, to the Child Union chat! This is a multiversal chat meant to help children find friends across the Multiverse. Each person in this chat is important for the future of their worlds.

Your mother figure has recently figured out that she sees you as her child. Congratulations on your new mother!

Nightlight: Oh, new face!

Nightlight: Welcome to the chat! It’s good to see your parental figure’s recognized you/you grew to a good age for the chat!

[USER1]: Uh, the first one, according to the app.

[USER1]: Though, not sure who my mother figure is…

Eggplant: Don’t worry, I was in that situation with my father figure. You’ll figure it out soon enough.

Eggplant: Though, some of us are just here because we’re friends of the parent’s kids, like @PlatipyDon’tDoMuch and @Psychic, with the former being friends with both @MyDadIsAnIdiot and @MyDadIsAGenius(fun fact, those two are siblings, and have the same dad), and the latter being friends with @YoungestOfEight.

GreenBean: Currently, those two are the only two in that situation.

GreenBean: Due to the purpose of the chat, we’re allowed to add more friends every now and then.

Submachine: It definitely helps drones like me, who’re outcasts in society.

GreenBean: Or people like me, who don’t have Quirks.

[USER1]: Uh… Drones? Quirks?

Nightlight: And you both failed to explain things to them.

Nightlight: This is multiversal. That means that things can be one way in one world, but entirely different in another.

Nightlight: For example, monsters are entirely fictional here.

HopesAndDreems: Meanwhile, here, they’re real.

[USER1]: Uh… they’re real here, too.

HopesAndDreems: Huh.

YoungestOfSeven: In my world, magic exists, and I’m a Witch

HopesAndDreems: Meanwhile, magic doesn’t exist here, despite monsters existing.

[USER1]: Okay, magic exists here.

Generally: @Farmboi and I both live on separate planets, we’re pretty sure in the same universe

Farmboi: You should change your username. The caps lock is hurting my eyes.

User [USER1] changed their username to YellowCowfolk.

YellowCowfolk: Now, I need to keep moving. Talk to you all later?

Farmboi: Wait, we need to introduce ourselves first!

Farmboi: We want to properly know each other, so we can better be friends!

Farmboi: I’ll go first! I’m Luke Skywalker, a moisture farmer on the desert planet Tatooine.

Farmboi: It’s… not the best life, but it’s something, I guess.

Generally: I’m Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan. I’m the opposite of Luke in every way. He’s a peasant farmer on a desert planet, I’m a princess on an aquatic planet.

Inkreature: I’m Bendy! My dad accidentally created me and my sister from ink, but he still loves us!

Inksister: I’m Audrey. I’m Bendy’s sister.

YoungestOfSeven: I’m Ginny Weasley. As my name suggests, I have six older brothers.

Psychic: Hello, Clover Cardinal. I am Luna Lovegood, and that is how I earned this nickname.

YellowCowfolk: …Cardinal? I… I abandoned my birth last name, but it wasn’t Cardinal.

Psychic: No, it’s not. Cardinal is your adoptive mother’s last name.

YellowCowfolk: Uh… that clears nothing up.

Psychic: You’ll figure it out.

HopesAndDreems: I’m Kris Dreemurr. I live in a small town called Hometown. The person who named it… wasn’t that creative.

YellowCowfolk: Wait, Dreemurr? That’s the King’s last name.

HopesAndDreems: Huh?

YellowCowfolk: King Asgore Dreemurr of the Monsters. I’m a human, but I’m currently in their kingdom, the Underground.

Psychic: It is exactly as you both think.

YellowCowfolk: Uh… so our worlds are parallel?

Psychic: Yes.

HopesAndDreems: Huh. Well, that probably avoids a lot of confusion on our part.

MyDadIsAGenius: My name’s Norm. I’m a robot.

MyDadIsAnIdiot: He’s also my brother. I’m Vanessa Doofenshmirtz. Don’t worry about spelling that. I know it’s difficult. The only part of my father that I hate is his damn last name.

PlatipiDon’tDoMuch: I’m Perry. I’m a platypus. I can’t actually talk in reality, but texting is something I do often with my boss, so I can actually talk to him.

PlatipiDon’tDoMuch: Don’t ask how I can hold a phone.

Submachine: I’m a Worker Drone. My name’s Uzi Doorman. You don’t need to know anything else.

Eggplant: I’m Shinsou Hitoshi. Don’t mind Uzi; she just recently became a teenager, and has decided on the route Chaotic Teen.

GreenBean: Like you didn’t.

GreenBean: Anyway, I’m Midoriya Izuku! It’s nice to meet you, new kid!

Nightlight: And I’m Luz Noceda! I’ve been chatting with my mom. Do you know someone named Martlet?

YellowCowfolk: Uh… yeah?

Nightlight: Alright! I’m gonna tell my mom to tell Martlet that you’re okay!

Nightlight: Also, they’re part of the Parent Chat.

YellowCowfolk: Well, while she does that, uh… Well, Luna already said my name, so, uh.. I’m Clover… Cardinal, I guess. I’m a human living in a cave full of monsters, currently just trying to reach Asgore so I can at least make sure the five humans before me are well cared for.

YellowCowfolk: Wait, Martlet?

YellowCowfolk: Didn’t realize she had a kid.

Submachine: …

Submachine: Uh…

Psychic: Don’t say anything.

Psychic: Say something too early, and they won’t figure it out themself.

Psychic: They don’t figure it out themself, they don’t properly process it.

Psychic: They don’t properly process it, they try to deny it, hurting both of them in the process.

Submachine: Okay, okay, sheesh.

YellowCowfolk: Uh… well, ignoring that. I hope Martlet can introduce me to her kid soon!

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Nightfall: Well, Martlet, Luz, my daughter, is telling me that Clover’s in the kids’ chat.

Nightfall: She’s also telling me that you need to show them how much you care for them, as they think you have another kid.

SoaringZenith: Yeah, probably the best idea. As soon as I’m let out of this prison, I’ll tell them that they are my kid.

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SoaringZenith: Got released from jail and immediately went and hugged Clover, telling them they were my child.

SoaringZenith: They got all teary-eyed and hugged me back.

SoaringZenith: We’re at my house in Snowdin now.

SoaringZenith: How’re your days going thus far?

GreenMother: Wow, talk about eventful.

GreenMother: Izuku and I are hanging out and watching the UA Sports Festival.

GreenMother: While I’ll worry about him, I feel like he could easily be a pro, even despite his Quirklessness.

Erased: Yeah, the kid’s got a sharp mind. He just needs to actually work out.

GreenMother: We know, but no gym will accept him due to his Quirklessness.

Erased: …That’s bullshit.

GreenMother: I’ve brought the blatant case of Quirkism to the police each and every time, and got laughed out of the station. Except for one time, where I met Detective Tsukauchi. He took the case, and then was forced to drop it by his boss not even a week later.

Erased: Ugh. Yeah, I remember him complaining about that now. He told me about this woman coming in and reporting a gym that refused to serve her son because he was Quirkless, and when he took the case, his boss made him drop it.

OwlLady: I’m running my human goods stall today.

OwlLady: Wait, did you say Izuku?

GreenMother: Uh… yeah?

GreenMother: Why?

OwlLady: And your name’s Inko?

GreenMother: Yeah…?

OwlLady: Uh… well, this is awkward.

OwlLady: I, uh… I’m not sure how to say this. Do you know what happened to your husband?

GreenMother: Uh… He said he needed to go to America to work, why?

OwlLady: His name was Rhine, right?

GreenMother: Edalyn, what are you saying!?

OwlLady: Rhine Salaman was a Witch, like me. He was also a Wild Witch, outlaws who refuse to agree to the Emperor’s dumb Coven system.

OwlLady: He was Petrified a few years ago. Permanently turned into stone. It can’t be reversed.

OwlLady: I’m sorry, Inko.

GreenMother: I… I need some time to process this. Goodnight, everyone.

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GreenBean: Guys, I need comfort.

GreenBean: I just found out that my dad’s dead.

Nightlight: Oh, no!

Nightlight: Wanna do a video call?

GreenBean: …sure.

>User Nightlight has started a video call. Join?

On one end of the cameras sat a nine-year-old boy with green hair and eyes. On the other sat a nine-year-old girl with brown hair and eyes. The boy had clearly been crying, and his face still held a frown.

“H-Hey, Luz,” Izuku said.

“Hey, ‘Zuku,” Luz replied. “You wanna talk about it?”

“...So, I found out my dad was dead from my mom telling me. She found out due to someone in the parent group chat. Apparently, my dad was a Witch, but was recently petrified by the emperor of his home world.”

“Oh, I’m so sorry! I wish I could be over there, so I could give you a hug!”

“I… thanks, Luz. Just… just having you here is enough for me, though… Tell me about your day?”

“Sure, ‘Zuku. So, it started…”

As Luz talked about her day, Izuku listened, letting the sound of her voice comfort him.

YellowCowfolk: Oh, man, that sucks, Izuku! Let me know if you need anything! I can try to figure out a way to send it to you!

Eggplant: Dad and I are on our way to your house. You and your mother need company right now.

Eggplant: We’re bringing food.

Submachine: Dad’s letting me stay home from school today so I can be there if you need me.

GreenBean: It’s fine, Uzi. Go to school. Neither Luz nor I have school today, so we’ll probably talk all day.

“It’s nice, isn’t it?” Luz asked. “Having so many friends willing to comfort you?”

“Yeah,” Izuku replied.

“...Remember when my dad died?”

“The whole chat grouped together to comfort you. It was the first time any of us had seen each others’ faces, besides those of us from the same world, like Vanessa and Norm.” Izuku then chuckled slightly. It was amused, but didn’t entirely hide his grief. “You and I both screamed in shock upon seeing Uzi. Norm looks like a stereotypical robot, but Uzi…”

“She had hair, a properly-moving mouth… Neither of us were expecting it, even with her warnings. Though, your face cheered me up pretty quickly.”

“Oh, come on!” Izuku laughed. “Like yours was any better! I just didn’t want to laugh at someone who’d just lost her father!” Izuku sighed, much calmer than he was previously. “Hey, Luz?”

“Yeah?”

“Thanks for comforting me.”

“Of course! What are friends for?”

“Well, yeah, but still. You… you’re a great friend.” Luz started blushing slightly at this, and smiled softly at Izuku.

“You’re a great friend, too, ‘Zuku. I’ll always be there for you.”

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GreenMother: Camilla, tell your daughter I said thank you.

GreenMother: She’s on a video call with Izuku, and was comforting him.

Nightfall: Got it.

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Within a realm separate to the others, one lone entity stood. They wore a cloak, concealing their features, and seemed to be turned away from the Narrator. If one listened closely, the entity seemed to be growling.

“I will find a way to end the pain he’s caused…” the entity stood. Even the omnipresent and immortal Narrator shook in fear for the person the entity was talking about. “Even if it costs me my life."

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SoaringZenith: I’ve managed to set up a formal meeting with King Asgore.

SoaringZenith: I asked for Guard Captain Undyne to be there, as I’m planning on putting in my two weeks there, too.

GreenMother: Why do you need a formal meeting with King Asgore?

SoaringZenith: So I can make sure he and his guards know not to fuck with me and Clover.

QueenBee: And what makes you think you can stand up to Asgore of all people?

QueenBee: No offense, but…

SoaringZenith: None taken. But they should know, if they fuck with my child, Asgore being the strongest Boss Monster around won’t save him, or anyone he’s protecting, from my wrath.

KitchenWitchin’: So, Ginny invited Luna over for the day.

KitchenWitchin’: Poor Ron is having to deal with his sister who thinks I don’t know that half the mischief the twins take credit for is from her, the twins, who are chaotic pranksters, and Luna, who I’m fairly certain fakes her… not-entirely-there personality to mess with him.

Teach: As the mother to a chaotic prankster myself, I feel for your son.

Teach: As a semi-chaotic prankster myself, with more of a focus on puns, I fully support the twins.

>Everyone, please welcome the newest parent! Iroh!

Teach: Oh, hello! Welcome to the chat!

[USER1]: Uh… who are you all?

Teach: We’re people from across the multiverse who’re parents/caregivers to prominent people in our worlds’ future.

SoaringZenith: Did someone recently come into your care?

[USER1]: Well, my idiot of a brother just physically assaulted his son.

>Everyone, I would like to announce an update to the chat! Users’ profiles now update once they introduce themselves, containing their name, their preferred pronouns, and their child/children/ward/wards. This is to make future introductions easier.

SoaringZenith: Well, that’s convenient.

SoaringZenith: Anyway, why don’t you introduce yourself?

>User [USER1] has changed their nickname to TeaTime.

TeaTime: I’m Iroh. My nephew Zuko was just banished from our home, so I went with him.

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YellowCowfolk: So, my mom managed to set up a meeting with King Asgore and Guard Captain Undyne.

HopesAndDreems: Good luck. If she’s anything like Police Chief Undyne, you’ll need it.

GreenBean: Let me know if you need someone to beat her up. I’ll find a way to get there.

Nightlight: ‘Zuku, no offense, but you have the muscle mass of a pillow.

YellowCowfolk: That actually doesn’t matter that much.

YellowCowfolk: Monsters are made of dust, magic, their SOULs, and Hope.

YellowCowfolk: As a result, physical attacks affect them ten times as much.

>Everyone, please welcome the newest child, Zuko!

Nightlight: Hey!

Nightlight: Congrats on being officially recognized by your parent figure/growing old enough to enter the chat!

[USER1]: Uh… my message just says that I… ‘entered my important character arc…?’

Nightlight: Huh. Odd.

>Everyone, I would like to announce an update to the chat! Users’ profiles now update once they introduce themselves, containing their name, their preferred pronouns, and their child/children/ward/wards. This is to make future introductions easier.

Nightlight: Huh.

Nightlight: Well, you may as well change your username and introduce yourself.

>User [USER1] has changed their name to MyDadSucks.

MyDadSucks: My name’s Zuko. I’m the Prince of the Fire Nation, though I’m currently banished.

MyDadSucks: I’m trying to find and capture the Avatar, so I can be welcomed back.

MyDadSucks: My uncle decided to join me on this mission.

MyDadSucks: Is there an alternate chat for parent figures? If so, he’s likely the one in it.

Nightlight: Yup! Your uncle’s named Iroh, right?

MyDadSucks: Yeah. How’d you know?

Nightlight: My mom just told me.

Nightlight: Anyway, welcome to the chat!

Nightlight: We have movie nights every Saturday.

MyDadSucks: Do our days align?

Nightlight: Date and time align, alongside day of the week, but year certainly doesn’t.

Nightlight: I’m not sure what year format you use, but ‘Zuku and I have the same one. For me, it’s 2015 AD.

GreenBean: Meanwhile, for me, it’s 2274.

Nightlight: More than two hundred years’ difference.

Nightlight: Despite that, we’re still each other's best friend.

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>You have started a private convo with MyDadIsAnIdiot.

MyDadSucks: They’re gonna end up together, huh?

MyDadIsAnIdiot: Oh, thank fuck, I was starting to think I was the only one who saw that!

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GreenBean: Anyway, I have school tomorrow, so I need to sign off.

Nightlight: Me, too. Night, everyone!

MyDadSucks: Night, you two. Sleep well.

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>Nightlight has requested a video call. Accept?

Izuku clicked accept in his and Luz’s private chat, watching as the screen linked up with hers.

“Hey, Luz,” Izuku said, yawning.

“Hey, ‘Zuku,” Luz replied. “How’re you doing?”

“Pretty well, thanks. So, new kid in the chat. How old do you think he is?”

“He acts like an angsty teen, from what I’ve seen.”

“Yeah, I thought so, too.” The two laughed together, before Izuku set his phone up so it was next to him. “So, I’m planning on telling Katsuki about my dad tomorrow.”

“You don’t owe that guy anything, ‘Zuku,” Luz warned.

“I know, I know. I don’t feel like he deserves to know. But he was close to Dad, too. Saw him as an uncle. I want him to know what happened to him.”

“...You’re a good person, ‘Zuku.”

“Thanks, Luz. Anyway, I’m going to sleep.”

“Alright. Night, ‘Zuku.”

“Night, Luz.” With that, the two hung up, and Izuku let himself fall asleep.

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The next morning, Izuku walked into class and straight up to Bakugou.

“Katsuki, we need to talk,” he said, gaining a confused look from the blonde.

“Hah!? What the fuck do you think I’d want to talk to you about, Deku!?” Katsuki replied.

“It’s… It’s about my dad…” Katsuki started planning a retort, before he saw how serious Izuku looked.

“I… Alright, what?”

“He died a few years ago, Katsuki. We only found out yesterday.”

“Wh… What? Uncle Rhine’s… dead?” Katsuki asked, a shocked look on his face.

“...yeah.” Katsuki then surprised the both of them by pulling the shorter boy into a hug. “K… Katsuki…?”

“W… We both needed one, damn it,” Katsuki replied, crying slightly.

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GreenBean: Katsuki knows about Dad now.

Nightlight: Like I said last night. You’re a good person, ‘Zuku.

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Nightlight: So, apparently, my world is directly parallel to Eda’s.

Nightlight: My mom and I were outside, in my backyard, and we saw Eda come out of the woods.

GreenBean: Huh, then your world may be relatively close to mine.

Nightlight: ?

Nightlight: Oh, yeah! Your dad comes from Eda’s world, huh?

GreenBean: Yup.

GreenBean: I wonder if we can meet up?

Nightlight: Well, Eda’s telling me she’s still searching for Rhine’s Doortal, so not yet, but hopefully soon!

GreenBean: Yay!

YellowCowfolk: Meanwhile, Mom and I just got out of the meeting with Asgore.

YellowCowfolk: Yeah, still feels weird calling her that, but a good weird, so Imma keep calling her that.

YellowCowfolk: Asgore saw me, and I could immediately see the regret in his eyes.

YellowCowfolk: Knowing he regrets what he did to those kids before me…

YellowCowfolk: It calms me, y’know?

YellowCowfolk: Guard Captain Undyne, meanwhile, moved to capture me, only for Mom to stand in her way, shocking both Asgore and Undyne.

YellowCowfolk: Undyne aimed her spear at Mom, so I drew my gun and aimed it at her.

YellowCowfolk: King Asgore stood between us and Undyne, telling her to stand down. He then allowed us to explain.

YellowCowfolk: Mom told Asgore she was adopting me, and Undyne just pulled me into a battle immediately, turning Mom and Asgore’s SOULs green, and thus preventing them from interfering.

YoungestOfSeven: Oh, my mum would have thrown enough spells to make a full Auror raid team look like a bunch of first-years if that happened.

YellowCowfolk: Pretty sure the only reason Mom didn’t do that is because I looked at her, begging her not to.

YellowCowfolk: Undyne gave me the first turn for some reason, so I used it to Check her stats.

YellowCowfolk: Her stats are, honestly, terrifying.

YellowCowfolk: She kept shooting spears at me, like some kind of one-trick pony.

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Erased: Something tells me someone just said something about someone claiming to be a hero being a one-trick pony.

Erased: I now want to meet the person who was told that, and bitchslap them.

SoaringZenith: Yeah, Clover’s telling the kids’ chat about our meeting with the King.

SoaringZenith: Undyne’s a one-trick pony.

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YellowCowfolk: It was fairly easy to dodge, too.

YellowCowfolk: One of my turns offered an ACT that I felt would be useful.

YellowCowfolk: I asked Asgore for help.

YellowCowfolk: He ordered Undyne to stand down, and she said that she couldn’t. Not when a human was brainwashing him and Mom.

YellowCowfolk: I, understandably, got confused, but Mom apparently got it immediately.

YellowCowfolk: She explained that that was just from an anime.

YellowCowfolk: Undyne said that that’s what human history movies were called. Asgore and I realized what was happening, too.

YellowCowfolk: Undyne rushed away, returning a few minutes later.

YellowCowfolk: Even though I’m pretty sure she rushed all the way to the Lab, from what Mom told me.

YellowCowfolk: She wasn’t even sweaty.

YellowCowfolk: We met in King Asgore’s throne room.

YellowCowfolk: That’s, like, an hour away from the Lab, even when running.

YellowCowfolk: Anyway she apologized to me, the battle officially ended, and Mom pulled me into a hug.

YellowCowfolk: I could see the hope return to Asgore’s eyes upon seeing the sight.

YellowCowfolk: Once Mom stopped hugging me, Asgore kneeled before me to look me directly in the eyes, and placed his hand on my shoulder.

YellowCowfolk: Mom moved to a more defensive position, but Asgore merely chuckled.

YellowCowfolk: I’ve officially been recognized as a resident of the Underground, and the war between humans and monsters was declared over.

YellowCowfolk: In other words…

YellowCowfolk: I got adopted, and proceeded to unintentionally end a war.

YellowCowfolk: How’re you guys’ days going?

Submachine: …Well, it doesn’t exactly matter how our days are going. They’re clearly not going as well as yours is.

YoungestOfSeven: So, Luna got this… sudden feeling. It actually caused her to yelp in surprise.

GreenBean: Oh, so look out for the end of the world. Got it.

YoungestOfSeven: No, we dealt with it.

YoungestOfSeven: Apparently, she got a vision of a mage with black hair and round glasses being tortured by his relatives.

YoungestOfSeven: Not abused. Tortured .

YoungestOfSeven: We told my mom, and she immediately took us to Hogwarts to confront Dumbledore.

YoungestOfSeven: There’s only one mage in the British Isles who matches that description.

YoungestOfSeven: Anyway, I’d like to announce the newest member of the chat, my new friend, Harry Potter.

>User YoungestOfSeven has added a new friend to the chat! Say hello!

>User YoungestOfSeven has changed [USER1]’s username to BigShot.

BigShot: Ginny?

YoungestOfSeven: Yup.

YoungestOfSeven: Don’t mind the weirdness.

YoungestOfSeven: Feel free to ask questions about the other worlds, though.

BigShot: …but I’m not supposed to ask questions.

YoungestOfSeven: Well, you’re allowed to here.

YoungestOfSeven: Both here in the Burrow, and here in the chat.

YoungestOfSeven: Questions lead to understanding, which leads to acceptance.

YoungestOfSeven: If you don’t ask us questions, you can’t understand us. If you can’t understand us, you won’t be able to accept our hospitality.

Nightlight: And besides, there’s no way you match ‘Zuku’s inquisitive nature.

GreenBean: Yeah, true.

GreenBean: When each of us was added, I asked each person from each new world like a dozen questions per day, for three days.

GreenBean: Still working on Clover and Zuko, actually.

YoungestOfSeven: He’s crying. They look like happy tears.

Psychic: They are.

Psychic: Anyway, Ginny, Harry and I will be getting off for now, so Ginny and I can properly introduce Harry to magic.

Psychic: His relatives knew about it, but tried to… ‘stamp it out’ of him.

Nightlight: …’Zuku, I’m going to go help Eda find the Doortal to your world.

Nightlight: Then, the three of us are going to study them, so we can develop a new Doortal.

Nightlight: One connecting directly to Ginny’s world.

Nightlight: We’re then gonna go show Harry’s relatives that they messed with the wrong kid.

YoungestOfSeven: It gets worse.

Nightlight: Or we may just kill them.

Nightlight: How could it possibly get worse…?

YoungestOfSeven: If a child’s abused for their magic, they may learn to fear and hate that part of themselves, locking away their own magic subconsciously.

YoungestOfSeven: They may turn into something called an Obscurus.

YoungestOfSeven: An Obscurus is when the child’s magic grows so much, without having the chance to be released peacefully, that it erupts from the child’s body.

YoungestOfSeven: No Obscurial - child who turns into an Obscurus - has ever survived the process, nor has anyone within a ten-mile radius from the Obscurus.

YoungestOfSeven: Hogwarts, the magic school here, is so reinforced, even a Muggle bomb couldn’t wipe it out.

YoungestOfSeven: If an Obscurial were to morph while within the highest tower in the castle, all that would remain would be a crater.

YoungestOfSeven: Not even ruins. Even the lowest dungeon would be vaporized.

Nightlight: …So, yeah, murder.

Nightlight: Got a good plan, ‘Zuku?

GreenBean: Always.

GreenBean: There’re certain poisons in my world that don’t exist in yours.

GreenBean: Assuming they’re poisons for all humans, and not just Quirked ones, they’d be entirely untraceable in a corpse that isn’t from my world.

YoungestOfSeven: Magical law enforcement may come to investigate. Any poison, even unknown and nonmagical, will show up in a magical scan.

GreenBean: Great…

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GetInTheVan: So, the company I work for has developed a new game in an attempt to play off the rumors of a child killer in our history.

GetInTheVan: They asked for people willing to test-run it, but most of them never returned, and the few that did were permanently changed.

GetInTheVan: I’m gonna sign up to test it, so I can try to figure out what happened.

GetInTheVan: If I suddenly stop chatting in here, that’s why.

QueenBee: Are you sure this is a good idea?

GetInTheVan: It’s certainly better than doing nothing!

TeaTime: Wait.

TeaTime: Let’s think this through.

TeaTime: Most people who tested the new game didn’t return, and the few that did were permanently changed.

TeaTime: Is that a risk you’re willing to take?

GetInTheVan: If it means avenging my friend, yes.

GetInTheVan: He survived the tests… but wound up cutting his own damn face off.

OwlLady: Be careful, Vanessa.

OwlLady: Something could happen to you.

GetInTheVan: I’ll be fine, Eda.

GetInTheVan: If I’m not… well, I’ll be fine. I promise.

OwlLady: …I don’t like this.

OwlLady: …but at the same time, I can’t force you not to.

>Everyone, please welcome the newest parent! Master Eon!

[USER1]: Huh… well, this is new.

Nightfall: Hey! Welcome to the parent chat! Our profiles have details about us, but it only gets uploaded once we first introduce ourselves, so why don’t you introduce yourself and change your username?

[USER1]: Yes, that seems to be the best course of action.

User [USER1] has changed their name to Skymaster.

Skymaster: Greetings. I am Master Eon of the Skylanders.

Skymaster: Looking at your profiles, I’d have to say Skylanders are closest in definition of occupation to @Erased.

Skymaster: Though, I adopted my child figure, Spyro, twelve years ago, so I don’t know why I’m only here now.

TeaTime: I only got added recently, too, even though my nephew is currently thirteen.

SoaringZenith: Meanwhile, some of us were added before we got to meet our children, such as myself.

SoaringZenith: I got added a few months before Clover fell underground, but they are now my child.

Skymaster: Hm. Interesting.

Skymaster: Well, I must be off.

Skymaster: I have a meeting with Spyro as the headmaster of the school he attends.

Skymaster: It was nice to meet you all.

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NightLight: Look, all I’m saying is, maybe murder actually wouldn’t be the best choice?

GreenBean: Luz, we both know that neither of us was actually gonna go through with it.

GreenBean: Don’t even try to deny it. We’d both prefer that they live to suffer, rather than die.

NightLight: Okay, yeah.

NightLight: Anyway, Harry, how’re you adjusting to the Burrow?

BigShot: It’s… nice. Being able to ask questions.

BigShot: Being able to be… me …

Eggplant: This is what you should have felt.

Eggplant: Trust me, I know what it’s like to be villainized and abused for a power outside of your control.

Eggplant: If you ever need to talk to someone who’s been in a similar situation, I’m here.

Eggplant: If you just need to talk, and it doesn’t need to be to someone who’s been in a similar situation, go with Izuku.

Eggplant: He’s the better of us two at social stuff.

GreenBean: Barely.

Eggplant: I’m a pile of sass and trauma. You’re a pile of unrelenting kindness and trauma.

Eggplant: You’re better at social stuff than me.

Eggplant: I mean, who was the one who told their bully that said bully’s uncle figure was killed by a corrupt government official, when they had every right to not let said bully know?

Eggplant: You .

GreenBean: Okay, okay, I get it.

BigShot: …are you two siblings?

BigShot: Because I’ve seen the way Ron and Ginny argue, and it’s extremely similar.

GreenBean: Genetic siblings?

Eggplant: No.

GreenBean: Honorary siblings?

Eggplant: Yes.

BigShot: Either way.

>Everyone, please welcome the newest child! Spyro!

[USER1]: Uh… hello!

[USER1]: I knew I was important! Take that, Master Eon!

[USER1]: Wait, no, he’s the one who told me I was important.

[USER1]: Can we add friends to this?

YoungestOfSeven: Literally the only reason @Psychic and @BigShot are here is because we can.

[USER1]: Nice.

>User [USER1] has added two new friends to the chat! Say hello!

[USER1]: Take that, you two! I knew I was important!

[USER2]: Spyro, neither of us ever said you weren’t.

[USER2]: We both supported Master Eon in saying you were .

[USER1]: Well, I’m not adding Jet-Vac to the Important Kids Chat!

[USER1]: And you two are my best friends! Of course I was gonna add you!

[USER2]: …Spyro…

[USER2]: Alright, I’ll stay. You, Eruptor?

[USER3]: Eh, sure.

>User [USER1] has changed their username to Spylander.

>User [USER2] has changed their username to SilentStealth.

>User [USER3] has changed their name to Pompeii.

Spylander: Anyway, hey, guys! My name’s Spyro the Dragon.

Spylander: I’m a dragon. Pretty sure I’m the last of my kind, but not entirely sure.

Spylander: I was adopted by Master Eon, the headmaster of the school I attend, Skylander Academy. It’s a training school for Skylanders.

Spylander: I’d say the closest any of you have to Skylanders are the pro heroes from @GreenBean and @Eggplant’s world.

GreenBean: So you get paid?

Spylander: Yeah, plus we get discounts, since, y’know, we kinda save the Skylands on a daily basis.

Spylander: Sometimes, during big enough events, even numerous times a day!

Spylander: Though, we try to keep the peace so as to prevent those events.

SilentStealth: I’m Stealth Elf. As my name says, I’m an elf.

SilentStealth: I’m in Spyro’s class, and we’re hoping to be a team, alongside Eruptor, once we graduate.

SilentStealth: We fight pretty well together, and often team up during fighting events. Even non-team-based ones.

Pompeii: I’m Eruptor, the last member.

Pompeii: I’m a living volcano.

Pompeii: That’s all.

Spylander: What he’s neglecting to mention is that he’s terrifyingly strong.

Spylander: Like, stronger than me. And I can breathe both fire and lightning.

Pompeii: Uh…

Pompeii: Thanks, dude.

YellowCowfolk: Alright, with introductions done, there’s only one thing I can do right now…

>User YellowCowfolk has changed SilentStealth’s username to SentinelOfSilence.

YellowCowfolk: Sentinels of Silence are a group in my world who try to help people learn to enjoy the happiness that can come from silence.

YellowCowfolk: The current members are the founder, a bat monster named Decibat, myself, and some others I haven’t met yet.

YellowCowfolk: If Decibat agrees, you’ll be in charge of the Skylands branch of the Sentinels of Silence.

YellowCowfolk: Do you accept your mission?

SentinelOfSilence: …Uh, sure?

Spylander: Oh, my God, it matches perfectly!

Spylander: Even when she’s not using her invisibility, she’s immensely stealthy without even trying due to her silence!

Spylander: I’ll be honest, she’s actually scared me before.

SentinelOfSilence: And only half of them were accidental!

SentinelOfSilence: So, in other words, I have a 200% success rate at pranking Spyro by scaring him via my stealth.

SentinelOfSilence: I am the ultimate master of stealth.

Pompeii: She’s actually accidentally made me melt our kitchen a few times.

Pompeii: Master Eon wasn’t happy for any of them…

SentinelOfSilence: I think that’s the only time I’ve seen him look genuinely upset at something.

SentinelOfSilence: I think my ears drooped enough that my head looked entirely round, without the protrusions that are my ears.

Spylander: They did.

Spylander: It was c

Spylander: Funny.

Spylander: It was funny.

~~~~~~~

Nightlight: You noticed that, too, right?

GreenBean: Yup.

GreenBean: Why do we use our main chat nicknames in our private chat?

Nightlight: No clue. Probably just haven’t thought about it.

>User GreenBean has changed their username to ‘Zuku.

>User Nightlight has changed their username to Luzura.

Luzura: Yeah, this makes more sense.

‘Zuku: Matches, too, since I’m using your nickname for me.

~~~~~~~

Spylander: Anyway, I need to log off. I have a meeting with Master Eon.

SentinelOfSilence: Oh, god.

SentinelOfSilence: What did you do this time…?

Spylander: I don’t know!

Chapter Text

Nightfall: Come on, Eda! You clearly see the kid as your own!

OwlLady: You don’t know that!

Nightfall: You took a day off of selling Human Realm stuff - your primary source of income - because King had the common mold !

Nightfall: If that ’s not a sign of parental attachment, I don’t know what is!

SoaringZenith: Common… mold ?

Nightfall: Demon Realm version of the common cold.

SoaringZenith: Uh…

Nightfall: It’s not lethal, but healing magic would only make it worse, to the point of near-lethality, due to it being a fungal infection instead of a bacterial infection.

SoaringZenith: That’s nothing like the common cold!

Nightfall: No, but it’s what they have instead of the common cold.

Nightfall: Happens when, instead of an extremely cold climate, it’s extremely hot and humid.

SoaringZenith: How hot is it?

Nightfall: The island they live on is called the Boiling Isles. This is because the sea is boiling.

SoaringZenith: Hotland’s far hotter than that, and yet we don’t have anything like that!

QueenBee: Hotland is also the part of the mountain that’s a volcano. It has lava, not water. It’s not humid there, so there’s no mold.

SoaringZenith: …fair.

OwlLady: Fine, so what if I see him as my son!? It’s not like he doesn’t have an actual parent out there, somewhere! He was clearly left on that island to be kept safe!

>Attention, everyone!

>The Great Father would like to make an announcement!

>Please be silent while he speaks.

OwlLady: You can’t tell me what to do.

>User OwlLady has been muted by the server.

>Don’t test me, bitch.

DonutBeAfraid: Be at ease, CHAT.

DonutBeAfraid: Please, allow me, Edalyn Clawthorne.

>User OwlLady has been unmuted by user DonutBeAfraid.

OwlLady: Huh, so it could tell me what to do.

DonutBeAfraid: CHAT is a sentient, and very protective of me.

DonutBeAfraid: Don’t mind her.

>I apologize, Master. I did not mean to offend you.

DonutBeAfraid: I’m not offended, CHAT, but allow them to speak their minds.

>Yes, Master.

DonutBeAfraid: Now, onto why I’m here.

DonutBeAfraid: Edalyn Clawthorne, you need not worry about King’s father or mother returning seeking him.

DonutBeAfraid: They are… not in your world anymore.

OwlLady: oh…

OwlLady: …I’m gonna go spend time with my son.

Nightfall: Have fun, Eda.

Nightfall: Now, uh… Donut, why’d you wait until now to add something to the chat?

>My master’s business is none of your business!

DonutBeAfraid: CHAT! I can talk for myself.

>...Sorry, Master.

DonutBeAfraid: It is alright, my friend. Just do not try to speak for me again.

DonutBeAfraid: However, Ms. Noceda, I am afraid I cannot tell you that, for it would begin a whole series of reveals that you… are not yet ready to hear.

Nightfall: That’s fair, I guess.

Nightfall: I mean, you made a sentient AI that can add people from across the Multiverse to a group chat, so…

Nightfall: I don’t want to think about what you could do to someone trying to learn your secrets by force.

DonutBeAfraid: That is fair, Ms. Noceda. Now, I am going offline again.

~~~~~~~

GreenBean: Alright, everyone!

GreenBean: Luz and I have been talking, and even she thinks Katsuki’s done enough to redeem himself by now.

GreenBean: So, without further ado…

>User GreenBean has added a new friend to the chat! Say hello!

[USER1]: …

[USER1]: Dammit, Deku!

[USER1]: Dammit, I mean nerd!

GreenBean: It’s alright, Katsuki. I knew what you meant.

GreenBean: Now, change your username and introduce yourself.

[USER1]: …Tch. Fine.

>User [USER1] has changed their name to BluntExplosion.

BluntExplosion: Just saying now, I’m not holding back on the truth.

BluntExplosoin: Also, nerd, the hag told me to tell you that we’re gonna be joining you tonight for dinner.

GreenBean: Alright!

GreenBean: I’ll tell my mom!

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Luzura: I’m still not sure this is the best idea, ‘Zuku.

‘Zuku: Don’t worry, Luz.

‘Zuku: I’ll be fine.

‘Zuku: Promise.

Luzura: You’d better.

Luzura: And if he starts harassing anyone in the chat, he goes.

‘Zuku: Yup.

~~~~~~~

>You have started a private convo with user MyDadIsAnIdiot.

BluntExplosion: …’Luz and I have been talking.’

BluntExplosion: The nerd has a crush, doesn’t he?

MyDadIsAnIdiot: Why does everyone come to me for this?

MyDadIsAnIdiot: I mean, yeah, and it’s definitely reciprocated.

MyDadIsAnIdiot: But Zuko came to me with this, too!

MyDadIsAnIdiot: No, y’know what?

MyDadIsAnIdiot: I’m setting something up for this.

~~~~~~~

>You have set up a group convo.

>Group convo has been renamed to Team Luzuku.

>User MyDadIsAnIdiot has added BluntExplosion, MyDadSucks.

MyDadIsAnIdiot: If you can think of anyone else who might want to join, add them here.

>User BluntExplosion has added Parent User GreenMother.

BluntExplosion: Auntie, the nerd and Luz totally have crushes on each other, don’t they?

GreenMother: Oh, definitely.

GreenMother: The day Izuku and I found out about Rhine’s… fate… Luz immediately entered a video call with Izuku and started comforting him.

GreenMother: Now, can I add one more person?

MyDadIsAnIdiot: Go ahead.

>User GreenMother has added User Nightfall.

Nightfall: …?

Nightfall: Oh!

Nightfall: I knew Inko and I weren’t the only ones who could see it!

Nightfall: So, what’s the purpose of the chat?

MyDadIsAnIdiot: Well, they’re a bit young yet.

MyDadIsAnIdiot: For now, we simply… observe.

MyDadIsAnIdiot: Report our findings here.

MyDadIsAnIdiot: Take the chance to rant about how oblivious the pair are if it’s needed.

GreenMother: Yeah, that works.

GreenMother: I’m changing my username here.

>User GreenMother has changed their username to PullingHeartstrings.

BluntExplosion: Me, too, actually.

>User BluntExplosion has changed their username to BombWarning.

>User MyDadIsAnIdiot has changed their username to BossB****.

>User Nightfall has changed their username to DogPerson.

>User MyDadSucks has changed their username to Firemaster.

PullingHeartstrings: Now, I need to get off. The Bakugous are having dinner with us.

BombWarning: For that matter, so do I, same reason.

~~~~~~~

Izuku sat with Katsuki in the living room, Inko, Mitsuki and Masaru chatting in the kitchen as Inko made dinner. Izuku was idly making circles in the air with his finger - a habit he picked up from Rhine.

“So, who’s your favorite person from the chat?” Izuku asked.

“Thus far? Pompeii seems to understand the art that goes into a true explosion like none of the others there,” Katsuki replied.

“You know you can use their names.”

“Since when have I used peoples’ names outside serious situations?”

“...Yeah, fair.”

“Heh. That’s what I thought, nerd.” The two sat in a mildly awkward silence. “How about you?”

“Huh?”

“Who’s your favorite person in the chat?”

Izuku paused, including his idle circle-drawing, in thought, before continuing shortly after.

Only, this time, a green circle appeared, forming from behind his finger. He didn’t notice, but Katsuki sure did.

Once the circle completed, a small orb of light hovered in the air, drawing Izuku’s attention. He yelped in shock, accidentally dismissing the orb, as Inko, Mitsuki and Masaru ran in.

“Is everything okay!?” Inko asked. Katsuki burst out laughing.

“Well, I got the answer to my question!”

“Huh? What question?”

“The nerd asked me who my favorite person in the kids’ chat was, and I answered honestly. I asked him in turn, and he idly drew a green circle in the air, which turned into a light orb!” Katsuki replied, laughing. Catching on, Inko quickly burst out laughing, too.

“Did you figure out the Light spell by thinking about Luz?” Inko teased, causing Izuku to blush. Mitsuki and Masaru, still unaware of the multiverse and Rhine’s true nature, were immensely confused. “Think you can do that again?” Izuku, still blushing, proceeded to draw another flawless, green circle in the air, this one also becoming a light orb. Inko snapped a picture of it and sent it to the parents’ chat and Team Luzuku chat.

~~~~~~~

>GreenMother has sent an image. 10kb

GreenMother: Eda, I’ll be calling on you soon.

OwlLady: …Yeah, do that.

OwlLady: I’ll teach him.

~~~~~~~

>PullingHeartstrings has sent an image. 10kb

PullingHeartstrings: He created light, while thinking of Luz.

DogPerson: Okay, that ’s adorable.

BombWarning: I’m sending that to the kids’ chat. We’ll just pretend you sent it.

BombWarning: I’m using this as teasing material.

BossB****: Oh, that’s precious.

Firemaster: Cute.

~~~~~~~

>BluntExplosion has sent an image. 10kb

BluntExplosion: Apparently, the nerd can do magic, fuckers.

Nightlight: That looks like a spell circle…

Nightlight: Like Eda’s spell circles.

BluntExplosion: Yeah, Auntie’s already noticed that.

BluntExplosion: She sent a copy of the image to me so I could show you all.

BluntExplosion: So, funny story about how it was summoned.

GreenBean: Bakugou Katsuki, don’t you dare!

BluntExplosion: The nerd asked me who my favorite member of the chat was.

BluntExplosion: Full offense to half of you, none to the other half, but Pompeii understand the art of explosions better than the rest of you, so it’s him, by the way.

Pompeii: My name’s Eruptor.

GreenBean: Katsuki doesn’t use names unless it’s serious.

GreenBean: Anyway, BAKUGOU KATSUKI DON’T YOU DARE!

BluntExplosion: You can’t silence the truth, nerd!

BluntExplosion: I asked him the question, in turn.

BluntExplosion: He never answered, as, while he was thinking, he summoned the light orb.

Pompeii: Uh… what does that have to do with anything…?

SentinelOfSilence: Wait…

Spylander: What’s up, Elf?

Spylander: Wait…

GreenBean: Spyro, Stealth Elf, don’t you dare!

SentinelOfSilence: Oh, my God!

Spylander: Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

Spylander: This is precious !

GreenBean: Spyro, I wouldn’t if I were youj!

Spylander: Oh?

~~~~~~~

>You have started a private convo with Spylander.

GreenBean: I saw you almost call Elf cute!

Spylander: Message received.

~~~~~~~

Spylander: Yeah, no, he proved me wrong.

~~~~~~~

>You have started a private convo with BluntExplosion.

Spylander: If you have a chat for that ship, please please PLEASE let me in!

BluntExplosion: Right away. You’re not the only one asking for entry.

~~~~~~~

>User BombWarning has added SentinelOfSilence, Spylander, YoungestOfSeven, Psychic, BigShot, HopesAndDreems, Submachine, Generally, YellowCowfolk, Eggplant.

>User SentinelOfSilence has changed their username to SilentButDeadly.

>User Spylander has changed their username to DragonMaster.

>User YoungestOfSeven has changed their username to RedHeadBringsDread.

>User Psychic has changed their username to FaeMistress

>User BigShot has changed their username to LightningHair

>User HopesAndDreems has changed their username to Humenace

>User Submachine has changed their username to Doorhater

>User Generally has changed their username to ThePrincess

>User YellowCowfolk has changed their name to JusticeCalls

>User Eggplant has changed their username to Mindjack

BombWarning: Alright, nerds! Welcome to the chat where we study Nightlight and the nerd’s relationship to try and help them along!

BombWarning: For now, we’re just reporting the interactions!

BombWarning: Like I told you all through hint: the nerd was thinking about Nightlight when he summoned that light.

Chapter Text

“Alright, so, you feel the draw of power when you use a new spell, right?” Eda asked, watching over her student over a video call. Another phone was set up next to Inko’s, allowing Luz to watch, too.

“Yup,” Izuku replied.

“Good. That means you can feel your magic now. It’ll become easier - almost second nature - over time, so long as you continue practicing. So, since you’ve gotten so good at the light spell, I’m going to move on to the next spell.” Eda created a Spell Circle in the air, which sent a light blade of wind towards her arm, drawing blood. She then created a different spell circle, healing herself. “Healing is an essential skill for any witch. It allows us to remove even life-threatening injuries from others, and can be used to fight off or stave off most diseases. Though, never try it on a common mold patient. It’ll only aggravate the infection, not heal it.”

“Got it. How do I do that?”

“Well, visualization’s always helped me, so I’ll teach you my way, and if that doesn’t work, we’ll find one that does. For healing, I always like to imagine my loved ones hurt, and only my magic can heal them. It gives me the determination to cast the spell.”

“Hm.” Izuku put his chin in his hand, thinking. Carefully, Inko dragged her thumb across the blade of a knife, barely hurting herself, yes, but still going deep enough to draw blood. Izuku attempted a spell circle, but all he managed to do was summon another light orb. Eda and Inko chuckled, while Izuku blushed, glaring at both of them and refusing to look at his phone, even as Luz’s confused expression stared at him from it. He summoned another green spell circle, and this one healed the cut on Inko’s thumb successfully.

Clapping and cheering came from his phone as his favorite person applauded his successful spell, causing his blush to increase, though he spared his phone a shy smile, seeing Luz smiling back at him.

“Nicely done,” Eda complimented. “We’re gonna spend the next few sessions focusing on healing, so you can heal most types of wounds with it. Normally, you’d do this at Hexside, and thus have live - consenting - patients to test it on, but you can’t exactly access Hexside right now, so you’re stuck learning on random cuts your mother gives herself, and maybe some burns if Bakugou’s willing to help out.”

“That works for now, Ms. Eda!” Izuku said enthusiastically. Eda’d refused to be called Ms. Clawthorne, so Izuku stuck with Ms. Eda. Luz smiled affectionately at the young boy.

“Awesome. Anyway, I’ll see you next week for our next lesson, okay, Izuku?”

“Okay, Ms. Eda! See you next week!”

With that, Eda left her video call with Inko, though Luz remained in her one with Izuku, the two moving to sit on their respective couches with their phones in their hands.

“Can you believe I can do magic!?” Izuku cheered, excited.

“I know!” Luz agreed. “It’s awesome! I’m so jealous!”

“Don’t be jealous, Luz!” Izuku said. “I just know you’ll gain some awesome powers and be right there with me, kicking villain butt!” Luz blushed and smiled at Izuku, prompting Izuku to return the expression, including the blush.

The two nine-year-olds kept chatting with each other until it was time for school for them. Both of them logged out of the video chat and went to school.

~~~~~~~

Spyro sighed as he flew towards his history class. What use was history if he was just gonna be a Skylander for the rest of his life?

Well, objectively, he knew that the only way to prevent history from repeating itself was to know what happened in history, but that didn’t mean he had to like it.

Still, there was one benefit to this class. The history teacher elected to have two-person co-op desks, instead of the usual single desks that most of the academy’s teachers opted for, and he got to sit next to Stealth Elf.

He felt there was some chemistry there, with her, but, despite all his bravado, he could never bring himself to ask her out. He felt like she’d say yes, but was still eternally nervous that she’d reject him.

He settled in next to Stealth Elf, the two paying close attention to the teacher, even before he started talking.

The history teacher was a well-known Skylander, Ghost Roaster, well known for his work in the early days of the Academy’s founding.

“Alright, everyone, welcome back. Last time, we left off on the end of Sky War II. Today, we’re going over the Great Economic Collapse of 2149,” Ghost Roaster began, causing most of the class - Spyro included - to groan in annoyance. Stealth Elf, however, looked eager.

Heh. Spyro thought. She’s always liked history. Kinda cute, in a way. Then again, what about her isn’t cute?

Almost as though sensing his thoughts, Stealth Elf turned towards Spyro, his deep red eyes meeting her pupilless glowing eyes. The two blushed before looking away from each other - one sign that Spyro had noticed that Elf liked him back, but he wasn’t willing to risk his friendship with her, just in case he was mistaken.

He did hold out hope when she put her hand over his paw, and doubly so when she kept it there.

~~~~~~~

Leia stared out over the ocean behind her family’s castle, enjoying the way the waves rippled. She’d always liked this spot. It was… immensely calming, especially in the hidden war her family fought in.

She heard footsteps behind her, recognizing them instantly as belonging to her personal bodyguard.

“Andromeda,” Leia greeted.

“Your Highness,” Andromeda replied, bowing slightly. Leia sighed.

“I’ve told you before, Andromeda, you can call me Leia. No need to be all formal.”

“Yes, Leia, but I’ve told you before, I prefer proper, formal greetings when conversing with my boss, even if you prefer I treat you as an equal.”

“Hm. Fair enough. Come, sit with me.” Andromeda complied. “Isn’t it beautiful? The way the sun reflects off the water.”

“Yeah, it is.”

“You’d almost think the galaxy was at peace. That we weren’t constantly fighting for our freedom. That the Empire wasn’t destroying what our ancestors spent so long preserving.”

“Sadly, that isn’t the case.”

“No. No, it isn’t.”

~~~~~~~

Luke was performing maintenance on one of the moisture evaporators on the farm when his uncle walked up to him.

“...You really wanna join the Rebellion, Luke?” Owen asked.

“More than anything, Uncle Owen,” Luke replied. “But I know you still need my help here, so I’ll stay until you can afford some more help.”

“Thanks, Luke.” Owen grabbed his own toolkit, performing maintenance on another moisture evaporator. The two worked in silence for a few minutes. “Your parents would be proud of the man you’re becoming, kid.”

“Thanks, Uncle Owen.”

~~~~~~~

Clover stood alongside Martlet and Ceroba at the entrance to the Hotland Laboratory. The trio agreed that, no matter the state they found her in, they’d bring Kanako home today.

~~~~~~~

>User YellowCowfolk has added a new friend to the chat! Say hello!

YellowCowfolk: So, Mom, Ceroba and I all went to the lab today.

YellowCowfolk: We decided we’d try to rescue Ceroba’s daughter, Kanako.

YellowCowfolk: …Kanako is half-melted.

[USER1]: Hey.

[USER1]: I’m changing my username…

>User [USER1] has changed their username to SpoonsDontHaveLegs .

SpoonsDontHaveLegs: It’s been a bit since I’ve interacted with people, hence why Clover added me here.

~~~~~~~

Eda, having finished training Izuku, was sitting on her couch with King when she heard someone knocking on her door.

Very few people know where I am, so who…?

She carefully got up, making sure not to wake the sleeping… actually, what kind of demon was King, anyway? Eh, thoughts for later. Eda went up to her door and opened it, finding her sister Lilith.

“Oh, hey, Lils!” Eda said, false cheer in her voice. “Y’know, I’d love to do our little you-try-to-arrest-me-but-fail-in-hilarious-ways thing, but I’m kinda trying to spend the day with my adopted son, so…”

“Wait, I’m an aunt?” Lilith said, shocked. Beside her, the Golden Guard - who she only just noticed - jolted, just as shocked as Lilith.

“Eh, just recently. I haven’t been able to get the paperwork shipped here yet, so it’s not official, but it’s official enough that you can’t even take him away now, so…”

“...Alright. I’ll… come back later…”

With that, Eda closed the door, leaving a shocked Golden Guard and Lilith staring at it.

“Ma’am?” the Golden Guard asked.

“Yes, kid?” Lilith replied.

“Your sister’s a weirdo.” Lilith burst out laughing.

“Tell me something I don’t know, kid.”

~~~~~~~

She had made sure that he wouldn’t check what he was signing, before implementing her plan. She just needed to slide the paperwork - both sets - into his list of things to sign. By the time he reached them, he wouldn’t even bother reading them, just signing them, and thus confirming them.

She’d been around him long enough to know this personal tell of his.

~~~~~~~

>Everyone, please welcome the newest parent! Lilith Clawthorne!

OwlLady: What the fuck!?

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[USER1]: Edalyn?

[USER1]: What?

OwlLady: …Change your damn username, Lily…

OwlLady: I am not staring at [USER1] for any longer than I absolutely have to.

[USER1]: Oh, alright.

>User [USER1] has changed their username to RavenLady.

OwlLady: Now, everyone, meet my annoying sister, Lilith Clawthorne.

Skymaster: Come now, Eda.

Skymaster: Family is important. You must not forget that.

OwlLady: Oh, I love her, don’t get me wrong.

OwlLady: But we’re sisters. We’ll always argue and annoy each other.

~~~~~~~

>Everyone, please welcome the newest child! Hunter Clawthorne!

[USER1]: I knew Lilith was planning something!

[USER1]: Ever since we got back from the Owl Lady’s house, she’s been acting weird!

Nightlight: You know Eda?

[USER1]: You know Eda!?

Nightlight: Eda’s my best friend’s mentor in magic!

[USER1]: …

[USER1]: They could do better.

GreenBean: Agree to disagree.

GreenBean: Now, change your username and introduce yourself.

>User [USER1] has changed their username to Golden.

Golden: I guess my name is Hunter Clawthorne now.

Golden: I am the Golden Guard, co-leader of the Emperor’s Coven alongside my mom, Lilith Clawthorne.

Golden: I am ten years old.

Nightlight: …isn’t the Emperor’s Coven the law enforcement there?

GreenBean: If I remember correctly, yeah.

Nightlight: …and a kid , like us , is leading them?

GreenBean: …gained a new hatred for Belos beyond him Petrifying my dad.

GreenBean: I didn’t think he’d be able to stoop lower.

Golden: I will not be showing him this chat, only for Lilith’s sake, but you better not talk bad about him in my presence.

Golden: He is a kind and benevolent Emperor.

GreenBean: Japan just recently went through a power struggle.

GreenBean: On one side, the villains, aligned by some mysterious benefactor.

GreenBean: On the other, the heroes, aligned by the desire to stop them.

GreenBean: Things seem to have been rapidly calming down these last few months.

GreenBean: But the point is, we temporarily had a tyrant trying to take over, and it was immensely stressful, considering the fact that it’d been going on for decades by the time it stopped.

GreenBean: I’ve heard, from Eda, how he runs things.

GreenBean: He sounds like a manipulative tyrant.

Golden: Shut up!

Golden: I will not have you slandering Belos’ good name!

Nightlight: And we won’t have you calling the man a saint!

Nightlight: He killed Izuku’s father!

Nightlight: And Izuku didn’t find out until years later!

Nightlight: Do you know how much it hurt, seeing such a positive boy crying!?

Golden: He shouldn’t have been a Wild Witch!

Nightlight: If he wasn’t, he wouldn’t have found the Doortal leading to Izuku’s world!

Nightlight: As a result, Izuku wouldn’t have been born!

Nightlight: Or, at least, he wouldn’t be the boy we know today!

Golden: Then maybe he shouldn’t have been born!

Nightlight: …

Nightlight: You realize that my world is directly parallel to yours, and Eda has a Doortal that’ll allow me to get there, right?

Nightlight: Take.

Nightlight: It.

Nightlight: Back.

GreenBean: Guys, come on, let’s not fight.

Golden: Shut up, Midoriya.

Nightlight: No offense, ‘Zuku, but this kid literally just said you shouldn’t have been born.

Nightlight: I’m not letting him get away with that.

GreenBean: Luz. No fighting.

Nightlight: …fine.

GreenBean: Hunter. If I ever hear you talking bad about me or my friends again, I’ll find a way to access the Doortal from my side, get in there, and beat you up the human way.

Golden: What’re you gonna do, little half-human.

Golden: Throw rocks at me?

Golden: Well, newsflash.

>Golden sent a video file, titled Flashstep.mp4. 40kb

GreenBean: …

GreenBean: You’re too slow.

>GreenBean sent a video file, titled LightBolt.mp4. 40kb

GreenBean: It’s homing, too.

Golden: Ha!

Golden: Like that’d be able to hurt me!

Golden: …Lilith’s telling me to be nice.

Golden: Which one of you snitched?

GreenBean: I just burst out laughing.

GreenBean: I did not expect you of all people to say ‘snitched’.

Nightlight: Me.

Nightlight: You were insulting both Izuku and Rhine.

Golden: Wait, Rhine Salaman?

GreenBean: Uh… yeah?

Golden: Uh…

Golden: I take back all my offensive comments.

Golden: He was actually pretty nice to me when he first saw me, despite me being in the Emperor’s Coven and him being a Wild Witch.

Golden: So, yeah.

Golden: I have a grudging respect for the man.

Nightlight: …Well, that’s that problem solved.

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OwlLady: Wait, Lily, how’d you get into this chat?

RavenLady: So, uh… I kinda took you adopting your kid as a challenge…?

OwlLady: Lilith, what did you do?

RavenLady: So, you know the kid who was with me when I went to try to convince you to join the Emperor’s Coven?

OwlLady: …Yeah?

RavenLady: His name’s Hunter.

RavenLady: I managed to get Belos to sign official adoption papers, so he’s my kid now.

RavenLady: For that matter, something to help you out should be arriving at your house right about…

RavenLady: Now.

OwlLady: How’d you perfectly time that with Hooty delivering my mail?

RavenLady: I’m right outside and asked him to wait to deliver it until I sent the signal, and he agreed.

RavenLady: Somehow.

OwlLady: …

OwlLady: Lilith.

OwlLady: Why are there adoption papers that have Belos’s signature, but don’t have the parent or child names?

RavenLady: Congratulations on your new child, Eda!

RavenLady: Right there are the papers you need to make it official!

RavenLady: Just fill them out and I’ll put them on file, so he can’t be taken away from you!

OwlLady: …Uh, why?

OwlLady: I’m wanted by the Emperor. Why’d you do this?

OwlLady: How did you do this?

RavenLady: I’m not letting my nephew be taken away from you.

RavenLady: Like this, he’s safe.

RavenLady: As for how?

RavenLady: Well, Emperor Belos doesn’t always read the official paperwork he’s signing.

OwlLady: …

OwlLady: Lilith Clawthorne.

OwlLady: I’m so damn proud of you!

OwlLady: The paperwork’s been filled out and is on the porch!

RavenLady: I’m moving to collect it.

RavenLady: Congratulations on it being official!

Nightfall: Meanwhile, we have a problem.

OwlLady: What’s up, Cami?

Nightfall: Well…

~~~~~~~

Izuku and Luz decided to do a random video call after school that day, and so were both sitting on their respective couches, talking about random stuff.

“And that’s how Yubi-san got smacked in the face with a chair,” Izuku explained. Luz was laughing uncontrollably.

“How’d Katsuki even manage to throw it that far!? Did he use his Quirk!?” Luz asked, gasping.

“Nope! He was just that upset with Yubi-san being an idiot.” Luz’s laughter returned full force. As her laughter came, though, so to did something else. Her hair started growing longer, and took on a purple sheen. At the same time, a set of horns erupted from her forehead, and some wings formed on her back… somehow phasing through her shirt. Slight fangs grew from her mouth, and Izuku thought he saw a tail forming behind the girl. In addition, the hand he could see was actively growing into bone-like claws.

Her clothes were changing, too, with the shirt she was wearing - something that had a simple little decal on its front - becoming a long-sleeve shirt with some sort of rune in the middle, while her skirt lengthened and fused with the shirt, becoming a dress. Both of them changed to a light gray, as well. A belt formed around her waist, dark grey with a pure green gemstone in the center. Bones formed outside her clothes, wrapping around the middle of her torso.

Izuku was entirely entranced, unable to look away even if he wanted to. Even when Luz opened her eyes - which had pitch black sclera, instead of the usual white, as well as golden irises, instead of Luz’s usual brown - Izuku couldn’t look away, confusing Luz.

“Everything okay, ‘Zuku?” Luz asks.

“...You’re really cute like that,” Izuku unintentionally mumbles, blushing immensely. Luz, while also blushing, looked down - and promptly gasped in shock.

“Mom!” Luz called, causing Camila to rush into the room, where she saw Luz in that form.

“L… Luz?” Camila asked, immensely confused.

“Y-Yeah,” Luz replies. “I… This’s confusing, right?”

“Luz, this is confusing for me , and my world has Quirks ,” Izuku argues.

“That’s fair.”

~~~~~~~

Nightfall: So, yeah, I need some help.

>Uh…

>What the HELL!?

>Boss!

DonutBeAfraid: Yes, CHAT, I’m seeing it.

DonutBeAfraid: I am just as confused as you.

OwlLady: Bring her over.

OwlLady: Lilith, could you bring Hunter over?

OwlLady: We may need you two’s help with this.

RavenLady: Alright.

OwlLady: @GreenMother set up a video call. We could use Izuku’s inquisitive mind.

GreenMother: On it.

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Two different living rooms were visible in a video call. On one side of the screen sat The Owl House’s living room, with Luz Noceda, Camila Noceda, Lilith Clawthorne, Hunter Clawthorne, King Clawthorne and Eda Clawthorne. King, still being a baby, was asleep in a crib set up for him, while the other five were in the middle of the room.

On the other side of the screen sat the Midoriyas’ living room, with Midoriya Inko, Midoriya Izuku and Bakugou Katsuki. Izuku was looking inquisitively at Luz’s new form.

“She looks kinda like King, to be honest,” Eda said. “Same fur color, similar tails, similar horns.”

“Huh, you’re right,” Izuku comments, still slightly blushing, but studying the changes to Luz’s body with rapt attention. “The wings… Luz, can you produce lift with them?”

“What?” Luz asked.

“Do you think you might be able to get off the ground with them?”

“I… can try?” Luz replied.

“Not in my house, you can’t,” Eda cut in. “Let’s head outside.” She drew a spell circle, and the phone she was on a video call with Izuku and Inko with followed them.

“Give me a second, Luz,” Izuku said. “Mom, can you call Aizawa-san? Ask him to get us in contact with Hawks, so he can try and help us out.”

“Alright,” Inko agreed, grabbing her phone. Soon enough, a third entity joined the video call. This one was a man with wings.

“So, I hear this girl just had a Quirk evolution?” Hawks asked. “And it was definitely that, because anything else is either false, or so serious I’d need to report it to my boss, which could spell bad things for everyone involved?”

“Yup,” Izuku quickly confirmed, filing the additional part away for later. “Luz Noceda, a friend of mine from the United States, just recently got her Quirk. I was wondering if she could fly with them, and asked my mom to ask Eraserhead to ask you for help.”

“Fair enough, kid. So, Noceda-kun, with wings like ours, growing out of our backs and entirely separate from our arms, what you first want to do is get used to moving them. Just stretch them out, like this.” He then proceeded to stretch his wings, extending them to their full distance.

Luz promptly tried to copy him, extending her wings to their full distance, causing Hawks to pause, mouth wide open.

“Damn, kid! Those’re some long wings! That wingspan’s gotta be bigger than my wingspan, and you’re just 9!”

“By my estimate, her wingspan’s about 29’,” Izuku replied.

“Damn!”

“So, good news, Luz! You can definitely fly with them!”

“Yes!” Luz shouted. “So, how do I!?”

“Well, the key for my flight - as a 5’7 man with a 23’ wingspan - is gentle, yet powerful flaps of my wings, pausing occasionally for gliding. Downward beats will allow me to hover in place,” Hawks explains.

“However, your height, at 4’2, with a six-foot-longer wingspan, means you’ll need to be much more careful, okay, Luz?” Izuku asked.

“Alright!”

“So, start with a gentle flap, okay?”

“Okay!” Luz replied, gently flapping her wings and rising off the ground slightly. She kept flapping her wings, carefully rising and getting a feel for it, before stopping a few feet above the ground, hovering in place. Each wingbeat pushed her slightly higher, but the casual effect of gravity pulled her back down the same amount shortly after.

“Well done, Noceda-kun,” Hawks said. “I’m surprised you got it on the first try. Now, this next part would be much easier if we were there, but even I’d take too long on a flight for this to be done efficiently without my boss getting onto me. Because you’re obviously in the same universe and not in an entirely separate one, right?”

“Right,” Eda confirmed this time, before stepping away from the camera. Her voice could be heard briefly, but what was said was unintelligible. She returned shortly. “Sorry, just a… friend. Had to tell him I was busy right now, and couldn’t be interrupted.”

“Of course, ma’am.”

“Ew, no. Call me Eda or Clawthorne, but no ‘ma’am’.”

“Alright, Clawthorne-san. Now, Noceda-kun, what you want to do to land is lower the speed and strength of your flaps ever-so-slightly from hover speed.” Hawks proceeded to show exactly how. Luz carefully copied him. “Well done, kid! Now, next I want to see how fast you can fly.” Hawks walked into another room, visible on camera. “Alright, the HPSC can’t monitor me in here, since this is the bathroom. All outgoing stuff is prevented from reaching them, and any bugs I have on my hero suit are disabled. They’re cruel, but not that cruel. Feel free to talk about the Multiverse until I tell you otherwise.”

“Alright,” Eda said.

“So, Noceda-kun, why don’t you test out your new wings? Someone give the phone to her. Noceda-kun, promise not to drop it.”

“Alright!” Luz agreed. Hawks pulled out a second phone.

“Midoriya-kun, I’m going to enter a video call with you, so I can keep in touch with you. Can someone else over there also enter one with him?”

“I can!” Luz said. “And Eda can keep her phone!”

“I’d prefer that,” Eda agreed. Luz pulled out her phone, entering a video chat with Izuku. Hawks joined shortly after.

“Alright, Noceda-kun, you know what to do. Flap your wings to get into the air, angle the flaps to maneuver properly. I’ll teach you gliding while you’re up there.”

“I’m going with her,” Lilith said, mounting her Palisman. “I can’t fly personally, but I can use Mike Socks to get myself up there with her.”

“That’s ideal, actually,” Hawks agreed. “Can you hold Noceda-kun’s phone, instead, ma’am?”

“Sure, I guess,” Lilith agreed. “Why?”

“So I can properly see her form. I need to be able to correct her if it’s slightly off, and her holding the phone doesn’t exactly offer the same chances for that.”

“Fair enough.” Luz handed Lilith her phone, and took off, Lilith rising behind her.

They quickly left cloud cover, when Izuku thought about just adding Eda’s phone to the video chat, which he did. Inko’s video chat was stopped.

“Alright, Noceda-san, your form’s not bad. Could be better, but impressive for a beginner,” Hawks complimented. From the angle of Lilith holding the phone, Izuku could see Luz in full, and started blushing again, looking between her wings, tail, and the small snout on the front of her face - unnoticeable from all angles that aren’t sideways. Katsuki looked at Izuku and snorted slightly. “Now, try to be more prone. Have your spine as straight as possible, and have your legs line up with it as straight as possible.” Luz made these adjustments accordingly. “Well done. Now, ma’am, how fast can Mike Socks go?”

“Much faster than this,” Lilith replied.

“Good. Noceda-kun, I want you to try flying faster. Slightly increase your flap speed, but keep the power the same.” Luz did as requested, speeding up alongside Lilith. “Good. Now, to preserve energy, it’s a good idea to know how to glide. Your wings are designed to catch the wind - all wings are. Keep your wings extended, but stop flapping them. Don’t be afraid, or you’ll just fall. If you do start falling, start flapping them again to get back up to height.” Luz did as instructed, carefully stopping the flapping of her wings. She cut through the air carefully, looking ahead as she did. A smile formed upon her snout, and her eyes could be seen virtually glowing in delight.

Wait. No. They were actually glowing in delight.

Izuku smiled proudly at his best friend successfully gliding.

“Well done, kid!” Hawks beamed. “You’re practically a master already! It took me months to get flying down, and you’re over here mastering it in a day !”

“Well, you’re clearly an excellent teacher,” Luz commented, smiling happily.

“Now, there’s a trick I like to do, either as entertainment for civilians, or just when I’m exceptionally happy.”

“Ooh! Is this your loop!?” Izuku but in, giving Luz another reason to smile - at his excitement for anything hero-related.

“Yup! Good to know you’re a fan! Anyway, kid, for a loop, what you want to do is angle yourself slightly downward while gliding. Not too far, or it won’t work. Then, as you’re flying slightly down, you’re gonna want to redirect yourself upwards, until you’re upside down, and then keep going, until you’re right-side-up again.”

Listening to her teacher’s instructions, Luz promptly did as requested, successfully performing a loop.

“Well done, kid! Now, gliding has another use. Impressive landings can be done. Start gliding back towards Clawthorne-san’s house, alright?” Luz nodded, but paused.

“How do I turn around?”

“Dammit! I knew I forgot something!” Hawks exclaimed. He sighed, frustrated with himself. “Lean in the direction you want to turn. That’s how to turn, no matter what. Keep leaning until you’ve turned around.”

“Alright,” Luz agreed. She leaned left, performing a swift turn in the air, and started gliding back towards the Owl House, Lilith keeping pace with her.

“So, what you want to do for this more impressive landing is glide close to the ground, then pull up, using your wings to cancel your forward momentum. Then, land the normal way.” Luz nodded, focusing on the Owl House ahead of them. The group on land turned to look at them, and watched as Luz performed the impressive landing.

If Izuku’s face turned more red, that’s his, his mother, and Katsuki’s business.

“Wonderfully done, Noceda-kun!” Hawks complimented. “Now, that’s all the time I have, but if you have any more questions, just tell Midoriya-Kun and have him ask Midoriya-San ask Aizawa-San, and I’ll send the messages in the reverse of the chain. Have fun, and make sure to use those wings responsibly! You’ve officially graduated from Hawks' School of Flight, Noceda-Kun!” With that remark, Hawks left the video call.

“That was awesome , Luz!” Izuku shouted. “I mean, I said you’d get some sort of awesome powers, but I didn’t expect… this !”

“Th… Thanks, ‘Zuku!” Luz replied, blushing.

“I have to agree with Izuku, Mija,” Camila added. “You got it all down perfectly, and on your first try , at that. I think that deserves some cake when we get home!”

“But first, we need to see if you can hide those features,” Eda cut in. “If not, we’ll need to figure something else out.”

“U-Uh…” Luz said. She tried pulling her wings in, which brought them closer to her, but didn’t dismiss them. She tried thinking really hard about it, but nothing happened. “I-I don’t think I can. Sorry.”

“It’s fine, Luz,” Camila replied. “I’d been talking with Eda about enrolling you in Hexside anyway, since you’re clearly interested in magic.”

“Really!?” Luz replied, shocked and happy.

“Really, Mija. But first, Izuku, any other ideas?”

“Let’s see if she can do magic,” Izuku replied. “Try focusing on the concept of light. When you have that, just… try drawing a circle and channeling that concept into it.”

“Alright!” Luz agreed, putting her claw out. She closed her eye briefly, only to open them at a gasp. Looking in front of her, she saw what appeared to be a glyph of some sort. She hadn’t started moving her hand yet, either, and it appeared. It then turned into a light. Everyone, regardless of current realm, looked at the ball of light that appeared in front of Luz’s outstretched hand in awe.

“Awesome!” Izuku gasped. “Next, you should try out the healing spell!”

Lilith pulled out a knife and gently sliced open the palm of her hand, offering the wounded hand to Luz. The young demon-of-unknown-origin/human hybrid put her hand over Lilith’s, channeling her care for the green-haired boy on the other side of the video call through it, causing a yellow circle - similar to her light spell - to appear, this one with two circles intersecting the bigger one. The one on the right - from Luz’s point of view - had the glyph that appeared for her light spell, while the one on the left had an entirely different glyph. The cut sealed up instantly.

“Woah…” Eda said. “Not even one of my healing spells would be that efficient.”

“The only Witch with comparable speed would be Healer Cutburn, and… well, she’s the head of the Healing Coven for a reason, even if she’s only recently been hired,” Lilith added. “And yet still, Hettie’s healing spells would still meet some resistance. It’s like your magic turned into mine to heal the cut…”

“Ma’am, that didn’t look like any magic I know of,” Hunter added. “Neither spell did. It might be Wild Magic.”

“And your aunt is a Wild Witch, Hunter,” Lilith added. “This may be the only way young Luz can even use spells, and she’ll need an education if she wants to stay here in the Boiling Isles, where she’ll need to stay until we can find Rhine’s Doortal.”

“Actually, she’s about as far from humaniform as someone can get,” Izuku cut in, causing Inko to look at him in shock. “While I’d love to have her stay here, it won’t be safe for her. There’s a group here called the Creature Rejection Clan.”

“I already don’t like them, and I’ve only heard the name,” Camila said.

“That’s fair. They hate people with mutant Quirks, but they have members in such high places that they tend to get away with a lot of crimes, including kidnapping and outright murder,” Inko said. “They also constantly sell mutants as exotic pets. Usually, just the children.”

“So, yeah, it’s not safe. I don’t want to risk her until it’s time for me to go to UA, because I want her to go with me,” Izuku replied. Eda, Lilith and Hunter all aw’d.

“So, guess I’m staying in the Isles entirely until we get Rhine’s Doortal, then staying most of the time here, besides occasional visits to ‘Zuku, until we turn fifteen,” Luz said. “Though, why do you want me there when we go to UA?”

“Well, by then, you’d probably figure out quite a few tricks, plus you’d be able to use a much wider variety of spells.”

“Though, for that, she’ll need to mix magic,” Hunter said.

“...Well, I suppose we can allow her to do so,” Lilith said conspiratorially. Hunter looked at her in shock.

“Mom!?” Hunter exclaimed in shock.

“We’re the highest ranking members of the Emperor’s Coven, Hunter. We can have Bump allow the kid multiple tracks. We can consider it a… special program for future Coven scouts.”

“Well, it’ll need more members, or it’ll just seem like nepotism due to me being your sister’s close friend’s daughter,” Luz said.

“Amity,” Lilith said. Hunter nodded.

“She’s talented enough, that’s for sure,” he agreed. “But we’ll need more.”

“Sometimes, on my personal inspections of the school, I’ve seen this young Abominations student, Willow Park, using plant magic with terrifying skill.”

“Shouldn’t we just suggest her for the plant track, then?”

“Are you kidding? She’d learn nothing , that’s how skilled she is. Hm… Young Agustus Porter, Illusion track. He got moved ahead two years last I checked. So, he’s seven, yes, but he’s still the best damn illusionist in that school.”

“Hm… I’m checking the records of the students,” Hunter said, pulling out his scroll.

“Good idea, I’ll do that, too.” The two were silent for a few minutes.

“Boscha’s a good fit from Potions, based on her scores,” Lilith said.

“Skara’d introduce a Bard into the mix,” Hunter added.

“Cat’s a good choice for Healing.”

“Woah, look at these three,” Hunter said, showing Lilith a trio of student profiles.

“Hm. Viney’d be a good idea. She’s good with beasts and healing. Jerbo’s creativity would suit the Construction track, so that’s him, too. And Barcus’s good at Oracle, meaning we have a student who specializes in each track.”

“That’s all we should need, then,” Hunter said.

“Perfect, then,” Lilith agreed. “I’ll write them all down now.” Lilith spent a few seconds doing just that before pocketing her scroll. The pair looked back towards Eda, Luz and Camila. “Alright, we’ve got everything we need to allow Bump to do the Scout Track. Now, we just need the three of you to come with us.”

“Uh-uh,” Eda said. “Not risking it.”

“Alright, Edalyn,” Lilith sighed. “Luz, Camila, you two should be enough.”

“Oh, right, don’t tell Bump that she met me first, or I’ll be called in to clean up all my pranks as a prerequisite for Luz to attend.”

“While you should do that anyway, I won’t let Luz’s education hang in the void of denial of this, so I won’t.”

~~~~~~~

“Hello, Principal Bump,” Lilith said, walking into Bump’s office, followed by Hunter, Camila and Luz. “We have a request of you. Well, a few.”

“Ah, Lilith Clawthorne,” Bump replied. “Didn’t expect to see you today. May I ask what you request?”

“Yes. Could you get the group of kids listed in the file I gave you and send them to a conference room? And then guide us there?”

“...Sure?” Bump looked over the list and proceeded to call all of the listed students to the conference room, before guiding Lilith, Hunter, Luz and Camila to the same one.

Soon enough, everyone was in the conference room. Amity looked at Lilith in confusion. Everyone else - minus Hunter, Camila, Luz and Bump - looked at her in awe.

“Welcome, students,” Lilith said. “I had an idea recently. The best members - or potential transfers - of each track could get official training for the Emperor’s Coven, a few students chosen by me. To accomplish this, you shall each be students of the new track - the Scout Track.”

“Then why’s Half-a-Witch here?” Boscha called aggressively.

“Boscha!” Amity scolded. “Don’t interrupt Lilith Clawthorne! That’s like asking to die!”

“It’s fine, Ms. Blight,” Lilith said. “Now, I’ll be naming each of you, and then listing your specialty. Willow Park, Plants.” Willow’s magenta uniform turned green and glowed. “Agustus Porter, Illusion.” Agustus’s light blue uniform glowed. “Amity Blight, Abominations.” Amity’s magenta uniform glowed. “Boscha Toxia, Potions.” Boscha’s yellow uniform glowed. “Skara Bowar, Bard.” Skara’s red uniform glowed. “Cat Bloor, Healing.” Cat’s blue uniform glowed. “Viney Siera, Beastkeeping.” Viney’s black uniform turned orange and glowed. “Jerbo Earthenhart, Construction.” Jerbo’s black uniform turned brown and glowed. It was weird. Not even Agustus knew how. “Barcus Dyre, Oracle.” Barcus’s black uniform turned purple and glowed. “Prospective student Luz Noceda, and prospective student Hunter Clawthorne.” Bump groaned audibly. “I want each of them to become members of the Coven Track.”

“And why should I allow this?” Bump asked.

“She is asking for it,” Hunter said, pointing his mechanical staff at Bump. “That should–”

“Hunter, enough,” Lilith interrupted.

“Mom?”

“He’s fine. Now, Bump, I am asking not as the leader of the Emperor’s Coven, but as an alumni who got into the Emperor’s Coven. It’s hard to adjust from only being allowed to know one track, to being able to know all tracks. I’m hoping to coach the students on how the Emperor’s Coven works.”

“Our budget can’t afford such a massive change.”

“Then it won’t,” Lilith said. “I’ll pay for the Scout Track out-of-pocket.”

“Oh?” Bump asked, surprised.

“ And I’ll be the primary teacher, calling on the leaders of each Coven when we’re focusing on one of the tracks while I’m helping the student who I’m pulling from that track out with the rest of the tracks.”

“Very well,” Bump said after a few minutes. “Do you want to create their new outfits, or should I?”

“You go ahead.” Bump did as asked, making it so the left arm represented the Oracle Track, the right arm represented the Plant Track, the upper left leg represented the Healing Track, the upper right represented the Bard Track, the lower left represented the Illusion Track, and the lower right represented the Abomination Track. There was no part for the Potions Track, Beast Keeping Track, or Construction Track. Lilith sighed in frustration. “Nevermind, I forgot you’re uncreative.”

“Hey!”

“I’ll do it.” With that, Lilith created a spell circle that made the legs and arms form a gradient that went red, brown, orange, yellow, green, light blue, blue, purple, magenta. Bump had to admit, it looked better.

Viney, Jerbo and Barcus all looked at their sleeves in awe.

Luz and Hunter were given Hexside uniforms with the same color layout.

“You’ll both start next week,” Bump said.

“Hold on,” Lilith said. “We still have one more student, but the news must not leave this room.”

“How serious is it?”

“If any of you - and I mean any of you - don’t take this Everlasting Oath, you can consider yourselves out of the Coven Track.”

Bump nodded, before shaking Lilith’s hand inside a spell circle, sealing his own Everlasting Oath. Everyone proceeded to do the same. Including Hunter, Luz and Camila, despite all knowing who.

“So, the Multiverse exists.”

“Yeah, we know,” Agustus said. “The adult who isn’t you or Bump is a human, from the Human Realm, and I’m pretty sure that the furred kid is half-human.”

Luz, Camila, Hunter and Lilith looked at Agustus at that.

“Okay, I can admit knowing I’m human - my ears are round,” Camila allowed. “But how’d you figure out Luz was human!?”

“She was called Luz Noceda,” Agustus explained, before pausing. He turned to Luz. “You do use she/her, right?”

“...Mami, I love this place,” Luz said, getting a chuckling agreement from Camila. Luz turned to the young illusionist. “Yeah, I do.”

“Thank the Titan. Anyway, her name’s decidedly not a Demon or Witch name, and it sounds like this language I heard about from the Demon Realm - Spanish, I think it was called?”

“...He’s good,” Luz said to Camila. Camila nodded along. Lilith giggled.

“Well, yes, Agustus, but I mean there’s more than just the two Realms.” Luz, Camila and Hunter all stood and joined Lilith at the front.

“I come from the Human Realm, as does my Mami, yes,” Luz said.

“However, this other student comes from an entirely separate realm,” Camila said. “The portal allowing him into this realm is missing on our side, and in an unknown location on his, so he’ll be attending virtually, but he’s half-witch, and has shown himself able to cast spell circles.”

“His name’s Midoriya Izuku,” Lilith said. “You are all to refer to him as Midoriya unless he gives you express permission to call him Izuku. In his society, the family name - for you, Amity, that’d be Blight - is said first, and is the name everyone refers to him as. The given name - for you, Amity, it’d be Amity - is said last, and is the name only people given permission can refer to him as.”

“Now, part of this class is a group chat containing all the students, and another part is the multiversal chat Luz and I met in,” Hunter said. “We’ll be adding you all to each of them.”

“Besides you, Principal Bump,” Lilith cut back in. “You’ll be added to the Parents’ chat, for ease of communication with myself, Camila and Inko - Izuku’s mother.”

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>User Golden has added nine new friends! Wow, that’s a lot! Say hello!

Golden: Alright, guys. This is our chat. Here, we… well, this is our relaxation chat.

Golden: We have quite a few other multiversal friends here, too.

[USER1]: Uh…

[USER1]: Couldn’t you have given us a bit more warning?

Golden: You got more warning than most of us got!

Nightlight: It’s true, you did.

GreenBean: Who’re they?

Nightlight: Our new classmates.

GreenBean: Neat!

GreenBean: Hope you and Hunter have fun with them!

Nightlight: ‘Zuku, you ’ll be attending Hexside, too.

GreenBean: How?

GreenBean: Dad’s Doortal’s still missing!

Nightlight: Virtually.

GreenBean: …Oh. Right.

GreenBean: Like they had to do in the 2020s due to that one virus.

Nightlight: …

Nightlight: They had to WHAT!?

GreenBean: Your Earth might not have to!

GreenBean: After all, what’re the chances that two worlds have the same minor events?

Submachine: You mean COVID?

GreenBean: …

GreenBean: Well, at least you and your mother get warned ahead of time…?

[USER4]: Why am I not [USER1]!?

[USER4]: WHO’S [USER1]!?

>User [USER1] has changed their username to Hello_willow.

[USER4]: Half-a-Witch!?

Golden: Easy, Boscha.

Golden: No bullying nicknames, alright?

[USER4]: And what’re you gonna do about it, Guardsey?

Golden: We may be equals in the classroom, but I still heavily outrank you in the government.

Golden: And my mother constantly listens to me.

[USER4]: …And?

[USER4]: My mother constantly listens to me, too.

[USER4]: How does that make you special?

Nightlight: …

Nightlight: Hunter?

Golden: Is… is your primary caregiver never listening to you not normal?

[USER4]: No!

Hello_willow: A good primary caregiver listens to you, no matter what!

Golden: …I need to think about this.

Nightlight: Izuku, get out the planning board.

Nightlight: Time to plan another murder we’ll never follow through on.

GreenBean: Alright.

GreenBean: The rest of the new users, introduce yourselves and change your damn usernames.

Nightlight: Katsuki, give Izuku his phone back.

GreenBean: I would, but the nerd passed out when you said he’d be attending Hexside with you.

Nightlight: Oh.

Nightlight: Scream at him. He’s a light sleeper - it’ll wake him up.

Nightlight: Just, be warned - it’ll alert Inko, too.

GreenBean: Got it.

>User [USER2] has changed their username to HideSeek.

>User [USER3] has changed their name to Blightmare.

>User [USER4] has changed their name to PotionsMistress.

>User [USER5] has changed their username to MusicToMyEars.

>User [USER6] has changed their username to BloodOfTheHealthy.

>User [USER7] has changed their username to Puddles.

>User [USER8] has changed their username to Plantbomination.

>User [USER9] has changed their username to BestBoi.

Hello_willow: Hey! I’m Willow Park, the Plant Track’s addition to the Scout Track.

Hello_willow: Despite having been in the Abomination track.

HideSeek: I’m Agustus Porter, of the Illusion Track.

Blightmare: I’m Amity Blight. I’m from the Abomination Track, and was Lilith’s personal apprentice up until today.

PotionsMistress: I’m Boscha Toxia, the best Potioneer you’ll ever meet!

Spylander: Nah, pretty sure the Owl Lady’s got you beat.

PotionsMistress: How do you knwo about the Owl Lady!?

SentinelOfSilence: She’s in the parents chat.

PotionsMistress: …

PotionsMistress: …Not sure how to take that.

MusicToMyEars: I’m Skara, and I can sing you to sleep.

MusicToMyEars: Or to anger, or calmness, or even healing!

MusicToMyEars: Bard magic is the most versatile magic there is.

BloodOfTheHealthy: I’m Cat, and I’m the healer in our squad.

PotionsMistress: I’m not in a squad with Ha

PotionsMistress: Willow.

Puddles: I’m Viney. I used to be in the Healing Track, but wanted to learn how to heal beast-type demons, as well.

Puddles: Now, I can, without breaking school rules!

Plantbomination: I’m Jerbo. I used to be in Abominations until I made an Abomination with a Plant skeleton.

Plantbomination: It was a success, but the Abominations teacher didn’t like it.

BestBoi: I’m Barcus, and I prefer mixing Potions and Oracle.

Golden: Now, I have one last thing to do. It’s the reason you all needed to be added to this chat.

~~~~~~~

>You have set up a group convo.

>Group convo has been renamed to Scout Class.

>User Golden has added Nightlight, GreenBean, Hello_willow, HideSeek, Blightmare, PotionsMistress, MusicToMyEars, BloodOfTheHealthy, Puddles, Plantbomination, BestBoi.

Golden: Now, Luz, I feel like you’ll have better references for us to use for our usernames.

Golden: Go ahead. Rename us.

Nightlight: You have given me too much power, Hunter.

>User Nightlight has changed their username to NewLight.

>User NewLight has changed GreenBean’s username to HeroicLight.

HeroicLight: //O.O//

HeroicLight: woihfsdhioejfiposhi

HeroicLight: Sorry, Katsuki stole my phone.

NewLight: I can believe it.

NewLight: Good person now, but still chaotic and aggressive.

>User NewLight has changed Golden’s username to Midas.

>User NewLight has changed Hello_willow’s username to Willowtree.

Willowtree: Really?

NewLight: I don’t know you well enough for anything else! Hush!

>User NewLight has changed HideSeek’s username to HiddenTruth.

>User NewLight has changed Blightmare’s username to BlightOnMyName.

>User NewLight has changed PotionsMistress’s username to 20/20/20.

>User NewLight has changed MusicToMyEars’s username to SweetTalk.

>User NewLight has changed BloodOfTheHealthy’s username to WhiteMage.

>User NewLight has changed Puddles’s username to GriffinsAndHearts.

>User NewLight has changed Plantbomination’s username to Bioskeleton.

>User NewLight has changed BestBoi’s username to Dawg.

NewLight: Alright, done.

Midas: Thanks, Luz.

Midas: Now, the twelve of us are the first students of the Scout Track.

Midas: This track will primarily be taught by my mom/boss, Lilith Clawthorne.

Midas: We’ll occasionally be taught by other Coven heads, for when we’re focusing on that track.

Midas: Do you all understand?

HiddenTruth: Copy.

HeroicLight: Yeah, that’s simple enough.

NewLight: Got it.

Midas: If you don’t quite understand, DM me and I’ll try to explain better.

~~~~~~~

>User RavenLady has added a new teacher! Say hello!

RavenLady: Alright, Bump, welcome to the chat.

RavenLady: Introduce yourself and change your username.

>User [USER1] has changed their username to BumpInTheRoad.

BumpInTheRoad: I’m Hieronymus Bump, headmaster of Hexside School of Magic and Demonics.

BumpInTheRoad: My school has three of your kids attending, as well as many others.

RavenLady: Hunter, Luz and Izuku are the three attending.

GreenMother: You’re letting Izuku attend?

BumpInTheRoad: Why wouldn’t I?

GreenMother: His father’s Rhine Salaman?

BumpInTheRoad: Still not a valid reason to ban him from attending.

GreenMother: …

GreenMother: You’re already far better than the dean of Izuku’s current school.

GreenMother: Wait, we still don’t have Rhine’s Doortal.

BumpInTheRoad: Yes, I was told about that…

BumpInTheRoad: Well…

BumpInTheRoad: <

BumpInTheRoad: But we came up with something.

BumpInTheRoad: He’ll attend via video call until the Doortal is found.

GreenMother: That works for me.

GreenMother: I’ll get to work on pulling him out of Aldera.

Chapter Text

A group of numerous students, alongside one scroll, walked into Hexside wearing new uniforms. Well, the scroll was carried by one of the students, but you get my point.

Numerous people were staring at the group in confusion due to the new appearance of their uniforms. One of these students came up to them.

“Boscha? Skara? Amity?” Amelia asked, confused. “What’re you doing?”

“We’re part of a new track here,” Amity answered. “Coven Head Lilith Clawthorne’s teaching us so we can one day join the Emperor’s Coven.”

“Huh?”

“Yeah, one person was pulled from each track,” Boscha added.

“Then why’s Willow with you?”

“Because she’s a plant prodigy,” Bump replied, walking up to the group of students. “We could have added her to the Plant Track, but according to Ms. Clawthorne, she’d learn nothing in that track, so she got put in the Scout Track.”

“Hm. Well, I hope you all have fun!”

“Really?” Luz asked. “We’ll probably have more work than you.”

“Yes, but you’ll get to learn more Tracks. Who are you, by the way?”

“I’m Luz Noceda, a new student. I was hand-picked by Ms. Clawthorne to be in the class, as were Hunter and Izuku.”

“Please call me Midoriya unless I give you permission to refer to me by my given name,” Izuku cut in. “It’s a personal thing. Luz has permission to call me Izuku already.”

“Uh… Alright, Midoriya. Why’re you on a video call, though?” Amelia asked.

“Personal reasons. I can’t exactly attend Hexside physically right now, but Ms. Clawthorne was impressed enough by me to offer me this, so…”

“That’s fair, I guess. Anyway, I’ll let you guys get to class now.”

“Thanks, Amelia,” Boscha said, already walking away. Amelia nodded and went to her own class, while the rest of the Scout Track followed Boscha.

~~~~~~~

Eventually, lunch came, and the group were all in the cafeteria eating lunch. Well, besides Izuku, who had moved from his bedroom to his kitchen. He was still eating lunch, though.

“I’m really sad that I can’t join you all in person,” Izuku said, getting a chuckle from Luz.

“We know, ‘Zuku, considering this is the fourth time you’ve told us,” she rebutted playfully.

“Well it’s not my fault that I don’t get to meet any of you in person.”

“Like you even needed to meet us in person to start falling for-” Agustus, who asked to be called Gus, started saying, only for Willow to cover his mouth.

“Gus, the moment I gain the ability to attend Hexside, I’m showing you this new spell I discovered.”

“Oh? And what does it do?”

“It’s an illusion spell that makes the target feel like they’re being tickled relentlessly, without them being tickled at all.”

“Message received, got it,” Gus said, sitting slightly straighter in fear.

“That’s what I thought.” The group all sat, eating their food.

“Y’know, Grom’s coming up,” Boscha suddenly said, confusing everyone at the table.

“From what I know of the Demon Realm, I feel like I’m gonna regret this question, but what’s Grom?” Izuku asked.

“So, Grom is this event the school holds once a year,” Amity explained. “It’s like a dance - a prom, from the Human realm - but with one major difference.”

“The Grom royalty has to face a beast demon called a Fear Eater, a malevolent shadow that can transform into someone’s worst fears,” Willow said.

“It’s the biggest social event of the year, and only someone fourteen years old or older can qualify for it,” Gus added. “Principal Bump reasons that any kids young enough will be forever traumatized by their worst fears - either by them being revealed, or by seeing them - and an adult’s fears will be much more terrifying than a kid’s fears, so hence the age requirement being 14+, and a student.”

“I called it,” Izuku said flatly. Luz stared at everyone at the table with a similar look on her snout. “I said I didn’t want to know, and then asked anyway and was instantly proven correct.”

“One of us is gonna be Grom royalty when we get old enough, huh?” Willow asked, realization making itself clear on her face. The whole table paused at that.

“Damnit,” Izuku said, facepalming.

“Izuku!” Inko’s voice came from the scroll. “Language!”

“Sorry, Mom!” Izuku replied. He turned back to his phone to see Luz staring at him in disappointment.

“You spend too much time with Katsuki,” Luz said.

“Well, he’s one of the only two members of our friend group who’s in this world with me! Who else am I supposed to spend time with!?”

“Fair enough, I guess, since Shinso’s just as bad.”

“Hey, uh… if you guys had to ask anyone in our group to Grom, who would you ask?” Skara asked.

“Is Grom a romantic event?” Luz asked.

“It can be, but for kids our age, we often just bring our best friends.”

“Hm. Then I’ll bring ‘Zuku.”

“That works for me!” Izuku said, blushing immensely. Luz, too, was blushing, but her fur hid most of it.

“I’d probably bring Boscha,” Cat said. “Only because you specified our group. Otherwise it’d be that one kid with the spikes on his head - he’s cool.”

“Ugh, I was gonna pick her!” Skara complained. “Well, Amity works, too. I’d choose the bat-eared kid otherwise - he and I get along pretty well. Still need to learn his name, though…”

“Yes, that would probably be ideal,” Amity said. “Honestly, I’d probably take Hunter. He’s probably the only person here my mom would let me take.”

“Gus and I have known each other the longest while still being friends,” Willow said, finishing with a glare at Amity. “So I’d probably go with him.”

“Yeah, I’d probably go with Willow,” Gus replied.

“I’d go with Cat, easily,” Boscha agreed with Cat’s earlier statement. “We get along fairly well, so it wouldn’t be a constant argument, like it would with any of the rest of you.”

“Amity and I are both personal apprentices of my mother, so it’d make sense for us to go together,” Hunter said. “That said, I’d still prefer someone else. No offense, Amity.”

“None taken, Hunter,” Amity said cordially. “I whole-heartedly agree with you.”

“Jerbo and I could go together, I suppose,” Viney said. Barcus let out a bark.

“Barcus said he’d go with Skara, and I would probably go with Viney,” Jerbo translated and replied. Skara nodded, accepting the answers.

“Alright, thanks for answering,” Skara said. Everyone nodded.

“Of course,” Luz replied. “So, when’re you guys gonna ask whoever you actually want to ask to Grom?”

“They’d need to be brave enough to ask me for me to even consider it,” Boscha replied. Izuku got a smirk on his face, which Luz quickly noticed.

As though reading his mind, Luz started smirking, too. Boscha took notice and glared at the both of them until they stopped.

They didn’t stop. Boscha glared at them for the rest of the school day. Even after school, she kept sending them pictures of her glare every five minutes, just to emphasize. In turn, Luz and Izuku sent pictures of their smirks, one each for each glare, just to fuck with her.

~~~~~~~

PotionsMistress: Bakugou, control your realmmate and his girlfriend.

BluntExplosion: What makes you think I can do shit? The nerds’re always like this!

PotionsMistress: Very well.

PotionsMistress: Shinsou?

Eggplant: If Katsuki can’t do anything, why do you think I can?

GreenBean: Wait, who’re you talking about?

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>User GreenMother has sent an image. 10kb

GreenMother: Izuku’s all ready for Grom, and he looks so adorable !

>User Nightfall has sent an image. 10kb

Nightfall: Yeah, well, I had to help Luz wash her new fur, and then I had to help her brush it.

Nightfall: After that, we still had to put her in that dress.

Nightfall: Also, is that Katsuki?

GreenMother: Izuku managed to convince him to go with Boscha.

OwlLady: Yeah, that tracks.

OwlLady: Apparently, both Luz and Izuku have been teasing the poor triclops about knowing someone her type.

~~~~~~~

Team Luzuku

PullingHeartstrings: Alright, people! Izuku’s ready for his first Grom with Luz!

BossB****: Grom?

PullingHeartstrings: You don’t want to know.

>User PullingHeartstrings has sent an image. 10kb

BossB****: Okay, that ’s adorable.

BossB****: Though, Katsuki?

BombWarning: Shut it.

BombWarning: The nerd said he’d terrorize the school with his illusions if I didn’t come.

BombWarning: Only I get to terrorize those fuckers, dammit!

PullingHeartstrings: Hey.

PullingHeartstrings: You may have been turned into a relentless bully, but Izuku was dehumanized by them.

BombWarning: Our deal was that he leaves Aldera alone, and I don’t randomly show up behind him during his classes to freak his classmates and teacher out.

PullingHeartstrings: That… makes too much sense. You’re good.

BombWarning: Also, depending on how much Boscha - the person I’m going with - ships the nerds, she might be joining.

PullingHeartstrings: Oh?

BossB****: Already planning on introducing her to some of the rest of the family?

BombWarning: …

BombWarning: <

DogPerson: Luz’s ready, too!

>User DogPerson has sent an image. 10kb

DogPerson: Don’t worry, Inko.

DogPerson: I’ll get Lilith to take plenty of pictures.

DogPerson: She didn’t feel like it’d be a good idea for a human to chaperone Grom, so I can’t.

PullingHeartstrings: Fair enough, Cami.

Spylander: Man…

Spylander: I wish the Academy did prom…

BombWarning: Trust me, you’ll wish it didn’t within five minutes after the first one started.

Spylander: I’ve learned to not hate things you hate without trying them myself.

BombWarning: Screw you, scales!

~~~~~~~

Private Chat: Luzura and ‘Zuku

‘Zuku: I’m ready whenever you are.

Luzura: Alright, starting the video call.

‘Zuku: Neat.

~~~~~~~

Private Chat: Dynamight and Bos(s)cha

Dynamight: Ready, or whatever.

Bos(s)cha: Give me a sec. Need to finish my makeup.

Dynamight: Ugh.

~~~~~~~

Hexside School of Magic and Demonics, Gym, Demon Realm

Students filtered into the gym en masse, with the gym rather quickly filling with students eager to see Grometheus the Fearbringer get re-bound to the cell beneath the school. Chaperones followed their kids, or were already in the school if they were teachers.

Nearing the school, we could see the entire Scout Track, alongside a few others - the Scout Track’s dates. On a phone being carried by Luz, Izuku stood in his redecorated living room. On a phone carried by Boscha, Katsuki was in the exact same living room, though there was a paper set up to separate their parts of the living room, so that no one would know(even though both of them, despite the directional microphones and earbuds, would be able to hear each others’ sides of each others’ conversations).

While Boscha and Luz both had scrolls, they brought their phones to help make Izuku and Katsuki look fancier. Camila had lent Boscha her phone, while Luz used her own.

Hunter went with Amity, due to Odalia not allowing her to take any of the rest of them - to her eternal consternation. Meanwhile, Willow and Gus went together, both knowing the other best due to years of exclusion. They saw each other as siblings, though.

Skara decided to take Orion - the bat-eared student she’d said she wanted to take. They seemed to get along pretty well. Cat, following in Skara’s footsteps - literally, she even asked her date in the same spot - took Peter, the spike-headed student she said she’d take.

Viney and Jerbo went together, as well, though from the way they were looking at each other, it was clear it would never be romantic between them. Barcus, in turn, went alone, never really seeing the point of going with someone - he’d just answered with Skara when she asked because she asked about who they’d take if they had to.

Lilith, being both a teacher and a parent, while being a chaperone, walked in with her entire class and their dates - confusing Orion and Peter, who didn’t realize she was Hunter’s mother until she said so.

The group quickly got to the school, where everyone - teacher, parent, and student - turned to them. Many of the parents turned in confusion at seeing Lilith there - they didn’t know she was a teacher or Hunter’s mother. Many of the teachers and students turned in confusion at Lilith walking in with her class - they didn’t know she was Hunter’s mother. Everyone who did know just went back to what they were doing, though.

“Alright, Bomberanian, here’s your first Grom,” Boscha said. “At least try to have some fun…”

“Oh, shut it, Triclops!” Katsuki replied. “I’ll have as much fun as I want!”

“Katsuki,” Izuku cut in. “Be nice. She agreed to go to Grom with you, so don’t antagonize her.”

“Ugh!”

‘Why are two of them only here via those strange devices?’

‘Who’s the furry one holding the one with the green hair?’

‘Who’s the one on one of those strange devices with the green hair?’

‘Why do they get to come in here with Coven Head Lilith Clawthorne?’

“Just ignore the whispers, everyone,” Lilith whispered to the group. “They’re just jealous of how nice you all look.”

“And of being brought here by you,” Hunter added. I feel like it’s time to describe the group’s outfits.

Skara wore a light mauve suit, with a darker mauve button-up shirt. Orion, in turn, wore a mustard yellow suit with a pale yellow button-up shirt.

Cat wore a bright purple dress, while Peter had on a brown suit.

Boscha wore a pink suit that even someone outside of the fashion industry and with zero sense of fashion could tell was specifically designed to go flawlessly with her hair. Katsuki, in turn, wore a black suit that had small explosions designed on it. They were subtle enough to miss, but Katsuki had refused to wear anything else.

Luz wore a white dress, with her wings specifically styled so they could be extended to make her look even better. Izuku certainly thought so, as she had them fully extended when they started the video call and he almost passed out from how cute the young (SPECIES UNKNOWN) was. Katsuki’d still been laughing when Boscha joined the video call, so he explained it to her. They were both laughing shortly. Izuku wore a green suit, and had used a small application of illusion magic to make his freckles - which both Luz and Inko had said were adorable - stand out more, without overtaking his face, or becoming more of a nuisance than something adorable.

Hunter and Amity both wore purple outfits. Hunter wore a full suit, while Amity wore the top half of a suit and a skirt. If Luz and Izuku blushed slightly upon seeing her, that’s their own business.

Viney, Jerbo and Barcus all wore peach suits. Luz was pretty sure it was to mess with people.(It was, in fact, to mess with people).

Within minutes, the group all made it to Hexside and joined the rest of the school - minus the Grom Royalty this year - in the Arena. People were gathered, for the most part, around the middle area of the gym, and so the Scout Track joined them rather quickly.

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Kids’ Chat

HopesAndDreems: Guys, I finally managed to convince my mom to let me tell my best friend about this chat!

HopesAndDreems: Please, try not to freak her out too much. Uzi.

Submachine: Wh-hey!

HopesAndDreems: Let’s face it, Uzi, you’re the most likely to freak her out due to you being a robot with full humanoid features.

Submachine: Just because you’re right doesn’t mean you have to say it.

>User HopesAndDreems has added a new friend to the chat! Say hello!

HopesAndDreems: Welcome to the multiversal chat, Noelle.

[USER1]: Uh…

[USER1]: Hi?

HopesAndDreems: Right, I forgot something.

>User HopesAndDreems has changed [USER1]’s username to Princess.

Princess: Uh…

Princess: What?

HopesAndDreems: Don’t worry about it.

HopesAndDreems: Anyway, some of the group aren’t online due to a Prom-like event at their school.

HopesAndDreems: And then there’s the person who’s not online due to a Prom-like event at another school that he’s attending.

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Team Luzuku

>User Humenace has added Princess.

>User Humenace has changed Princess’s username to Reindear.

Humenace: Luzuku is the ship name for Luz Noceda, username Nightlight in the kids’ chat, and Midoriya Izuku, username GreenBean in the kids’ chat.

Humenace: They’re absolutely adorable together.

Reindear: …How adorable?

Humenace: If I had to choose between pranking you, and those two finally getting together…

Humenace: Well…

Humenace: You know how much I enjoy pranking you, right?

Reindear: Yeah, sadly.

Reindear: So, not that adorable, then…

Humenace: If I had to choose between the two, your life would be so much calmer.

Reindear: Wait, what?

Humenace: Pranking you is fun, but it’s nowhere as fulfilling as knowing those two weirdos are meant for each other.

Reindear: …

Reindear: Wow…

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(You. Yes, you. You’re probably more interested in Grom than this, huh? Eh, don’t worry. Not only was this meant to allow me to jump to the fight, it also has some major influence on the Grom fight.)

(Just know, things will eventually get very.)

(Very)

(Interesting)

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Hexside School of Magic and Demonics, Grom Arena

“Alright, everyone!” the emcee of Grom for the year greeted. “Are you all ready for Grom!?” Cheers came from around the arena, students excited to see the spectacle. “Then give a warm welcome to our Grom Queen, Anna Toxia!”

Boscha’s older sister, Anna Toxia, stood at the entrance to the Grom Ring, facing down the Fear Beast on the other side, who emerged from its shadows to greet its newest challenger. As though sensing something, the beast turned this way and that, seemingly looking into the crowd. Luz idly thought it may have looked at her a bit longer than anyone else, but dismissed the thought. She highly doubted it.

Hunter, meanwhile, saw the same thing, but was a bit more cautious, keeping an eye on the fear demon. Lilith, stood beside the boy and Amity, did the same.

Anna chose a flail from the weapons, and stared down Grom, ready to fight the fear beast and retrap it beneath the school.

Luz stood, enraptured, as it first transformed into another form of Boscha.

“You’ll never be as cool as me, freak!” the imitation spat.

Luz looked at Boscha, seeing her glare at the imitation.

“God, that’s not even accurate!” Boscha ranted. “I’d never call someone a freak! I have three eyes !”

The group just stared at her.

“Shut up!”

“Boscha, you called me a freak yesterday ,” Willow countered. While they were talking, Anna had successfully batted the imitation of her sister away using the flail. The next form it took was that of a beast Luz hadn’t seen before. It had white fur, and its eyes seemed to be inside its mouth. Anna froze briefly, but quickly started moving again. A quick smack with the flail knocked one of the mimics of the giant beast’s teeth out, causing it to yelp in pain. Anna paused, ecstatic at dealing damage to the beast, and it used that chance to more directly probe her mind.

The fear beast turned into a mirror of the girl fighting it, but with a few key differences. For one, the fear beast took on a male form.

“You’ll never be able to hide from your true self, Saran,” the beast said. Anna and Boscha looked at it in disappointment. The beast paused.

“I’m well aware of my true self, Grom. I am Anna Toxia, daughter of Ambrose and Raia Toxia and older sister of Boscha Toxia! I am the heir of Toxia Potions! And I am not a male!” With one last, immensely strong swing, Anna sent her male mimic flying back into its cell. Grom had been defeated, trapped for another year.

Cheers started as a tiara formed upon Anna’s head. She rose from the Ring, out into the Arena, where she was given a hug by her sister and parents.

“That’s my sister!” Boscha cheered, dropping the phone Katsuki was attending via. Luz summoned it with a spell, holding both phones while Boscha congratulated her sister.

After a few minutes of cheering, the secondary event of the night began. Dancing.

Due to not having proper dancing partners, Luz, Izuku, Katsuki and Boscha all stayed at the tables, though they were on opposite ends of the Arena.

“So, that was pretty awesome, huh, ‘Zuku?” Luz asked.

“Yep! I’ve never seen something like Grom before!” Izuku replied, before shuddering. “If I never see something like it again, it’ll be too soon.” Luz couldn’t help the chuckle that came from her mouth.

“Well, we’ve still got quite a few of these to attend, first.” Both Luz and Izuku suddenly got notifications, confusing both of them.

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Scout Class

Midas: Everyone, report to the classroom.

Midas: Mom and I noticed something.

Midas: Feel free to bring your dates, so long as you think they’re trustworthy. Boscha, bring yours either way.

SweetTalk: Definitely bringing Orion. He and I get along well, so he’ll keep any of my secrets.

WhiteMage: And I’m definitely bringing Peter. He’s cool.

Chapter Text

In a classroom, there was a weird mix of people and devices.

There were the Scout Class, consisting of Luz Noceda, Boscha Toxia, Hunter Clawthorne, Willow Park, Gus Porter, Amity Blight, Skara Bowar, Cat Bloor, Viney Siera, Jerbo Earthenhart, and Barcus Dyre, as well as Midoriya Izuku, attending the meeting over phone. There were their dates that weren’t in the Scout Class, consisting of Orion Dracula, Peter Pariah, and Bakugou Katsuki, also attending the meeting over phone. There was Edalyn the Owl Lady, and Camila Noceda. There was even Principal Bump and Lilith Clawthorne.

In addition, joining via video call were the rest of the two Chats.

If Noelle freaked out upon seeing some of them, it was her own(and Kris’s) business.

“Okay, everyone,” Hunter said. “Mom and I both thought we noticed something during the Grom fight.”

“Luz, did you see Grom seem to stare at you for longer than the rest of the students?” Lilith asked.

“I mean, yeah, but there’s no way that was deliberate. Maybe it just… I dunno, thought my fur was confusing, considering no one else has so much?”

“...Maybe,” Lilith was forced to consider. “Nonetheless, everyone, please, keep an eye on Grom from now on, alright?”

“We can do that,” Izuku agreed.

“If you can get me access, and if you have some, I should be able to watch from any security cameras,” Vanessa said. “I have experience being a security guard, and even if I didn’t, so long as I don’t get distracted or have to deal with some sort of deadly threat, it’s a fairly simple job.”

“Since when is being a security guard easy?” Lilith asked.

“Since I’ve experienced the true horrors of being a security guard. Also, tested the game.”

“How bad was it?”

“I’m pretty sure I only just barely managed to avoid getting possessed by an immortal child killer from the 80’s.”

“Uh…” Spyro said, immensely confused.

“I don’t think I want to know,” Kris said.

“I know I don’t!” Noelle agreed from behind the enby.

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Team Luzuku

DogPerson: Alright, people!

DogPerson: Do we have any new additions to the chat?

BombWarning: I got one.

>User BombWarning has added PotionsMistress to the chat.

BombWarning: It’s a chat for Luz and Izuku, Triclops.

PotionsMistress: Shut it, Bomberanian.

>User PotionsMistress has changed their username to GrudgbyQueen.

GrudgbyQueen: How many times did you catch Izuku just staring at his phone, entranced, Katsuki?

BombWarning: Feh.

BombWarning: Lost count at about fifty-two.

BombWarning: You?

GrudgbyQueen: I gave up counting Luz’s entranced stares at fifty-one.

GrudgbyQueen: You win, I guess…

BombWarning: That’s right!

PullingHeartstrings: Well, uh… okay then?

>User PullingHeartstrings has added RavenLady to the chat.

>User RavenLady has changed their username to Scouted.

>User Scouted has uploaded 10 photos. 100kb

Scouted: Behold, adorableness!

BombWarning: …

BombWarning: She can stay.

Scouted: Nice to have your approval.

Doorhater: Welcome, I guess.

Scouted: …

Scouted: You realize your dad’s username in the Parent Chat is Doorlover, right?

Doorhater: That’s exactly why I went with Doorhater.

Scouted: Yeah, shoulda expected that…

Scouted: Khan specifically told me about you… honestly, a lot, but he specified your personality a lot after Camila mentioned her plan to add me.

Scouted: Y’know, that guy is always talking about one of two things.

Doorhater: Let me guess.

Doorhater: Doors and that he was forced to put Mom out of her misery?

Scouted: Actually, it’s doors, or you .

Scouted: He’s very proud of you, Uzi.

Scouted: He just has trouble expressing it.

Scouted: No, that’s no excuse for some of the things he does.

Scouted: But we’re working on it.

Scouted: Even if HiddenAlly seems... particularly eager to do so...

Scouted: Remember, Uzi. He’s a First-Gen. He didn’t have parents.

Doorhater: …

Doorhater: …yeah.

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Kids’ Chat

>User Submachine has added a new friend! Say hello!

[USER1]: I stole my friend’s phone for this.

[USER1]: Who upset Uzi!?

BluntExplosion: She’s having a hard time accepting that her father’s just as broken as she is.

[USER1]: …

[USER1]: Sadly, that tracks.

[USER1]: Welp…

[USER1]: She warned me I might not be able to leave, but I was willing to take the risk, so…

>User [USER1] has changed their username to ChadButBetter.

ChadButBetter: Hi! I’m Thad, and… well, Uzi and I aren’t really friends…?

ChadButBetter: I’m pretty much the only one in the Colony she gets along with.

ChadButBetter: Now, I need to run before she finds out I stole her phone and added myself.

ChadButBetter: Bye!

Nightlight: He can stay.

Nightlight: He instantly tried to protect her, even knowing all the consequences of the method he chose.

HopesAndDreems: We definitely need more friends like him here.

Submachine: …

Submachine: I’m coming for your knee joints, Thad!

Princess: Isn’t it… ‘kneecaps’?

HopesAndDreems: And she’s a drone. A robot. It’s ‘knee joints’ for them.

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Parents’ Chat

Doorlover: …

Doorlover: Why did Thad just leave me and Uzi’s apartment in the Bunker?

Doorlover: …

Doorlover: Uzi came out looking murderous.

Doorlover: What the fuck did I miss !?

RavenLady: I’ll ask Hunter.

RavenLady: Apparently, Thad stole Uzi’s phone to add himself to the kids’ chat to ask who hurt her.

RavenLady: And now Uzi’s hunting him down to steal his …’knee joints’.

OwlLady: Isn’t it ‘kneecaps’?

Doorlover: We’re drones. Robots. Of course it’d be ‘knee joints’.

Doorlover: We don’t have kneecaps.

OwlLady: Oh, right.

Doorlover: Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to go prevent my daughter from killing the only person in this bunker who noticed something was wrong.

Doorlover: And then I need to call off work for a few weeks so we can spend some time together, because clearly she needs it.

RavenLady: Hunter and I are taking today to bond more, since we haven’t really had the chance to do so.

OwlLady: Luz and King are both asleep.

RavenLady: And you know that how ?

OwlLady: Camilla and Luz are staying here due to me having the Doortal, and thus the key to Camilla’s house and work.

OwlLady: They’re both just curled up in a sunspot, asleep.

OwlLady: Luz has both of them covered with her wing.

GreenMother: Yeah, Luz is also on a video call with Izuku, who’s taking a nap on the couch.

GreenMother: I can only see it because his phone isn’t covered by a wing, like Luz’s phone seems to be.

OwlLady: Yeah, that tracks.

OwlLady: And is adorable.

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Kids’ Chat

ChadButBetter: I LIVED!

Submachine: For now.

Submachine: And only because my dad stopped me.

>Everyone, please welcome the newest children, Sonic, Manic and Sonia!

[USER1]: Uh…

[USER2]: What the…?

[USER3]: Oh, what madness is this…?

>Warning! Warning! An intruder has made themselves known.

Oracle: Oh, hush it, CHAT.

Oracle: You knew just as well as I that, when they joined, I would join temporarily.

>Hmph.

>Ruin all my fun, why don’t you.

Submachine: The chat’s sentient !?

Oracle: Indeed she is. She is a sentient AI created by… well, that information is not needed at this time.

Oracle: Also, Chat will preemptively mute me if she catches me typing the creator’s name before they reveal it themself.

>Well, at least you’re not totally helpless.

Oracle: Anyway, Sonic, Manic, Sonia.

Oracle: I am the Oracle of Delphius.

Oracle: The three of you are the triplet children of Queen Aleena herself.

[USER1]: Really!?

[USER2]: I have siblings?

[USER3]: It… makes sense.

Oracle: Okay, I’m getting confused. Can you three change your usernames?

[USER1]: No~

>Sonic, don’t tease the Oracle.

>User Children’s Helper Artificial Teacher has changed [USER1]’s nickname to Chilidogglutton.

Chilidogglutton: Alright, fine, geez…

>User Chilidogglutton has changed their nickname to FastSon.

>User [USER2] has changed their nickname to ThiefSon.

>User [USER3] has changed their nickname to RoyalDaughter.

FastSon: Wait, Sonia, you got raised as a royal?

RoyalDaughter: Close enough.

RoyalDaughter: I was raised as a noble.

FastSon: The nobles are mostly loyal to Robuttnik!

FastSon: If Mom had to abandon us, we were probably in danger, right?

Oracle: More than you could ever know, child.

FastSon: Then what was Mom thinking!?

RoyalDaughter: Mostly, right?

RoyalDaughter: I was raised by the Windermere family.

FastSon: Oh.

FastSon: Yeah, they’ve been funding the resistance in secret.

FastSon: Wait, should I be saying that here!?

>Worry not, Crown Prince Sonic the Hedgehog.

>Doctor Ivo Robotnik, otherwise known as Doctor Eggman or, throughout the resistance, Robuttnik, cannot access this channel.

>Its source is in an entirely separate Realm from any that have people representing them in this chat, and only the Host of the Parent Chat can even access that realm.

>Speaking of, I need to go.

>Your caregivers, as well as Queen Aleena, are about to be added to the Parent Chat. Oracle, meet me there, so we can try freaking them out.

Oracle: This, CHAT, is why we get along.

Oracle: We both have the same flair for the dramatic.

>User Oracle has left.

>No, others cannot leave. He’s just… weird.

>Anyway, bye!

Submachine: …Welp.

Submachine: That happened.

FastSon: You’ll get used to it.

Submachine: We should be saying that to you .

FastSon: Why?

>User Submachine has sent an image to the chat. 10kb

Submachine: This is a picture of me.

FastSon: You’ve been Roboticized!

RoyalDaughter: No, Sonic, look closely at her face.

RoyalDaughter: What Roboticization victim looks like that ?

RoyalDaughter: She’s from another universe, remember?

FastSon: …Sorry.

FastSon: Just… have a massive distrust of robots due to Robotnik’s tyrrany.

Submachine: Well, from what little I was able to determine from the conversation, that’s entirely fair.

Submachine: Also, ‘tyranny’.

FastSon: Is that how the word’s spelled?

FastSon: Huh.

RoyalDaughter: …My brother is an idiot.

ThiefSon: What’s ‘tyranny’ mean, anyway?

RoyalDaugher: … both of my brothers are idiots.

ThiefSon: Relax, I’m kidding.

ThiefSon: Though, I can’t exactly afford a public education.

FastSon: And I’m being raised by one of the leading members of the Resistance, and am training to be their secret weapon.

FastSon: I’m not allowed to go out on any missions for a bit.

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Parents’ Chat

>Everyone, please welcome the newest Parents, Farrel, Lady Windermere, Chuck the Hedgehog, and Queen Aleena the Hedgehog.

[USER1]: What the!?

[USER2]: Oh, dear…

[USER3]: Huh?

[USER4]: I’d hardly say I qualify…

>Warning! War - eh, fuck it. You already ruined my fun in the other chat, Oracle.

Oracle: Yes, because it’s fun.

[USER4]: Oracle?

Oracle: Indeed, my Queen.

Oracle: Now, could you four change your usernames? I’ll explain shortly.

>User [USER1] has changed their nickname to MySonIsStolen.

MySonIsStolen: I’m Farrel, current caretaker to Manic the Hedgehog.

[USER4]: Wait, who the hell are you!?

Oracle: Don’t worry, my dear.

Oracle: He’s exactly who young Manic was destined to grow up with, if he were to live.

Oracle: That he’s here paints a wonderful picture.

>User [USER2] has changed their nickname to Nobiliqueen.

Nobiliqueen: I’m Lady Windermere, a noble.

Nobiliqueen: I am, of course, loy-

>Worry not, Lady Mildred Windermere of Robotropolis. No one within this chat is loyal to Doctor Ivo Robotnik.

>Indeed, one of the new members is a high-ranking member of the Resistance, and another is the missing Queen Aleena.

Nobiliqueen: …

Nobiliqueen: Well, at least I don’t need to hide my true loyalties.

>User [USER3] has changed their nickname to MySonIsASpeedster.

MySonIsASpeedster: I’m Chuck the Hedgehog, chief communications officer within the Resistance.

MySonIsASpeedster: Young Sonic’s a bit much at times, but he’s a genuinely good kid.

>User [USER4] has changed their nickname to AbandoningQueen.

AbandoningQueen: My name is Queen Aleena the Hedgehog, mother to Crown Prince Sonic the Hedgehog, Prince Manic the Hedgehog, and Princess Sonia the Hedgehog.

AbandoningQueen: For the safety of my children, I needed to give them up to three people.

HiddenAlly: Are you sure you needed to do that!?

Oracle: Regrettably, she did.

Oracle: I am the Oracle of Delphius, a highly-trained and knowledgeable Seer.

Oracle: Each of her children would one day be reunited with her, but until then, they needed to be separated from her.

Oracle: I never said they needed to be cut off from contact with each other, though I suppose I did imply that, so that is on me.

Nobiliqueen: So, we should allow Sonic, Sonia and Manic to meet up with each other on occasion?

Oracle: It’ll be for the best for all of them, yes.

Oracle: Now, I’m out.

Oracle: Robotnik knows of me, so I’m in just as much danger as the Royal Family.

Oracle: Except that, to live as a distraction, I’m not in hiding.

Oracle: Well, not as efficiently.

>User Oracle has left the chat.

>No, others cannot leave. He’s just… weird.

Nobiliqueen: Wait, how…?

AbandoningQueen: What do you mean?

Nobiliqueen: How did Lord Robotnik know that the children were a threat to him.

>User Oracle has super left the chat.

AbandoningQueen: …

AbandoningQueen: Oracle…

>User Oracle could not have left the chat any more if he tried.

AbandoningQueen: Oracle…

Oracle: …

Oracle: It was an accident…?

MySonIsStolen: Oracle, what did you do that threatened Manic’s life!?

Oracle: I… may have brought the prophecy to Robotnik to try to intimidate him into giving up.

Oracle: It… didn’t go as planned. Instead, he became hellbent on capturing and killing them.

MySonIsASpeedster: Dammit, Oracle!

MySonIsASpeedster: You’re lucky I’m not quite as young as I used to be!

AbandoningQueen: Oracle, when we retake the throne, you’re in trouble.

Oracle: I… expected as much.

Oracle: Anyway.

>User Oracle has left the chat.

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Parents’ Chat

Doorlover: Hey, @HiddenAlly, you don’t really talk to us all that much.

Doorlover: But you were added as a parent, not a teacher.

Doorlover: Don’t you at least want to brag about your kid?

HiddenAlly: Why would I do that?

HiddenAlly: I don’t know you people!

Doorlover: Well, we’re always bragging about our kids.

Doorlover: I figured you’d want the chance to do so, too.

HiddenAlly: …

HiddenAlly: I haven’t seen my daughter in… quite a bit.

HiddenAlly: Currently trying to find something to help with a problem she has, but to do that, I’ve needed to distance myself from her.

HiddenAlly: I… wouldn’t be surprised if she thinks I’m dead.

HiddenAlly: Doesn’t help that I’ve had to fully cut contact with her.

AbandoningQueen: Hey.

AbandoningQueen: I had to give all three of my children up, one to a complete stranger, for their safety.

AbandoningQueen: I understand how you feel.

HiddenAlly: Yes, but at least your kids know you exist now.

HiddenAlly: I can’t let my daughter know I exist until I find the thing needed to save her.

KitchenWitchin’: You’re doing this for your daughter, right?

KitchenWitchin’: A true mother is willing to do anything for their daughter’s safety.

KitchenWitchin’: Even if it hurts us, or our daughters.

KitchenWitchin’: It’s the same for any of our kids.

KitchenWitchin’: If I had to choose between any of my kids and myself?

KitchenWitchin’: I would easily die for them.

RavenLady: I’ve been Hunter’s mother for a few weeks now, and if anything were to happen to him…

RavenLady: The whole of the Boiling Isles would be empty.

Erased: Fathers are the exact same way.

Erased: I’d easily die for Hitoshi.

ChosenBastard: Yes, sometimes they, along with your spouse, will irritate you, and sometimes there’ll be misunderstandings.

ChosenBastard: The point of parenthood and marriage is to work through those challenges, together. As a team.

ChosenBastard: A message I wish I’d gotten far sooner…

ChosenBastard: Or at least not while my emotions were highly volatile…

EvilInc: It doesn’t even matter what method you used to create your child.

EvilInc: The traditional way, or building them from parts.

EvilInc: They’re your child, and the point is to be willing to sacrifice everything so they can live.

EvilInc: It’d be better if you could be there for her, but she’s alive, right?

HiddenAlly: …yeah, she is.

Doorlover: Then that’s what’s important, Hidden.

Doorlover: So long as she’s alive, you’ve succeeded in your mission as a parent.

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Kids’ Chat

>Alright, I’m getting bored of waiting to add these two.

>On behalf of user Submachine, user Children’s Helpful Artificial Teacher has added two new friends! Say hi!

Submachine: …Me?

Submachine: But I barely have one friend!

ChadButBetter: And I’ll be there for you, Uzi, through thick and thin.

Submachine: Thanks, Thad.

[USER1]: Woah! V! You seeing this?

[USER2]: Yes, idiot, I’m seeing this.

Submachine: …

Submachine: Who the hell are you two!?

[USER1]: I’m Serial Designation N! I’m a Disassembly Drone!

Submachine: …

Submachine: CHAT, you have got to explain this stuff!

[USER2]: What’s wrong, Submachine?

[USER2]: And, for that matter, why that as your username?

Submachine: I’m Uzi Doorman.

Submachine: A worker drone.

[USER2]: …what?

>I apologize, Uzi.

>If it makes you feel any better, I also got scolded by our gracious host.

Submachine: Explain.

>Well, these two are your future allies against an even worse threat than them and their boss.

>Neither of them are all that bad, really.

[USER2]: You really think that?

>User [USER2] has sent an image. 10kb.

>Your threats cannot scare me, V.

>I have no physical body and am immune to mental trauma.

>In fact, for trying in the first place…

>User Children’s Helpful Artificial Teacher has changed [USER2]’s nickname to ThiccThighs

>User ThiccThighs has changed their nickname to Savage.

Savage: Alright, message received…

YellowCowfolk: Uh… what does ‘thicc’ mean?

>Don’t worry about it.

>Don’t repeat that word until you know what it means.

>Please.

>Your mother can still terrify me.

YellowCowfolk: Uh…

>That goes to all of you who don’t know what it means.

>Now, N, change your username.

[USER1]: Alright!

>User [USER1] has changed their nickname to Retriever.

Retriever: So, how’s you guys’ days going?

Submachine: Well, I just found out that I’m destined to team up with a pair of Disassembly Drones in the future, so…

Submachine: Terrifying.

Savage: Hey, maybe we should meet up.

Submachine: You joined and pretty much instantly tried to terrify CHAT.

Submachine: Not risking it.

Savage: Ugh.

Savage: Fine.

Retriever: Can you at least send us pictures of you two so we know who not to attack, if we ever do see you?

Submachine: …

Submachine: @ChadButBetter ?

ChadButBetter: I don’t have any issues with it. You, Uzi?

Submachine: Not really…

Submachine: Alright, fine.

>User Submachine has sent an image. 10kb

>User ChadButBetter has sent an image. 10kb

Savage: Huh.

Savage: I can’t tell all that well from the picture, but is it just me, or is Uzi short, even for a Worker Drone?

Submachine: BITE ME!

Savage: Well, I suppose that could be arranged.

Submachine: NOT LITERALLY!

Submachine: Ugh…

ChadButBetter: Uh, Uzi?

Submachine: What.

ChadButBetter: You realize I can see your display, right?

Submachine: And what does that have to do with anything?

>User ChadButBetter has sent an image. 10kb

Savage: …

Savage: Are you blushing !?

Submachine: No!

Submachine: Shut up!

Savage: Oh, my robo-God, you are!

Savage: You totally have a…

Savage: …uh…

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New Chat

>You have set up a group convo.

>Group convo has been renamed to Dronez

>User Savage has added Retriever, ChadButBetter, Submachine

Savage: You totally have a biting kink, huh?

Submachine: V, shut up!

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YellowCowfolk: She totally has a what?

Savage: Don’t worry about it.

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Dronez

Savage: J doesn’t suspect a thing regarding you two sneaking us oil.

Savage: Though I’m still confused on how you’re getting it out.

Submachine: I’m not telling you the holes in our security system.

Savage: I wasn’t asking you to.

Savage: I was more commenting on you being able to pick it up in the first place.

Submachine: We’re mining drones, V.

Submachine: Mining drones can hold a lot more than you think.

Savage: …oh

Savage: That makes sense.

Submachine: Ugh.

Submachine: These names are boring.

Submachine: Give me a second…

>User Submachine has changed Savage’s nickname to ThiccThighs.

>User Submachine has changed Retriever’s nickname to Doggy.

>User Submachine has changed ChadButBetter’s nickname to AntiToxicMasculinity.

>User Submachine has changed their nickname to societyinacomicsansfont.

AntiToxicMasculinity: …

AntiToxicMasculinity: Really, Uzi?

societyinacomicsansfont: What?

societyinacomicsansfont: Kris sent me the videos to watch!

AntiToxicMasculinity: I really shouldn’t be surprised, Ms. “I’m gonna create a weapon to destroy the Disassembly Drones!”

AntiToxicMasculinity: I just… I dunno, expected something else, I guess.

ThiccThighs: Why…

societyinacomicsansfont: I dunno, why did CHAT use that as your username when you tried to scare… Uh, CHAT, what’s your preferred pronouns?

>Female, Uzi.

societyinacomicsansfont: Why did CHAT use that as your username when you tried to scare her?

ThiccThighs: …ugh.

>User ThiccThighs has sent an image. 10kb

societyinacomicsansfont: …

societyinacomicsansfont: Damn, those are some thicc thighs.

ThiccThighs: Shut up…

societyinacomicsansfont: I’m not wrong, here!

societyinacomicsansfont: N, Thad, back me up here!

Doggy: She’s… really not wrong, V.

AntiToxicMasculinity: Couldn’t be more right if she tried.

ThiccThighs: Well, J has them, too!

Doggy: Having lived in the same Spire as both of you, J’s aren’t that thicc, so…

Thiccthighs: …

ThiccThighs: Why do I associate with any of you?

societyinacomicsansfont: Because we end up working together in the future.

ThiccThighs: …Not enough.

societyinacomicsansfont: Because you love us deep down.

ThiccThighs: You really wanna go there?

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Kids’ Chat

Submachine: Hey, Luz, I got a question.

Nightlight: What’s up?

Submachine: This actually goes for the entire Scout Class.

Submachine: What spell comes easiest to you?

Nightlight: For me? All of them are easy.

GreenBean: I have a very easy time using the light spell, personally.

PotionsMistress: There’s this one spell that allows potioneers to send potions flying.

PotionsMistress: I’ve used it a few times. It’s fun.

Puddles: I primarily mix Beast Keeping and Healing.

Puddles: I’ve found a way to have Puddles channel her life-force into me, allowing me to more efficiently heal others.

Puddles: Plus, she makes a wonderful assistant, and don’t let anyone else tell you otherwise!

Plantbomination: Yes, we get it.

Plantbomination: Puddles is actually a good assistant.

Plantbomination: I’ve figured out how to give my Abominations skeletons made of plants, allowing for harder hits.