Just A Coven Scout...

Chapter 8: Plans In Action

(Warnings: Fake death, injury, violence, curses, lying[?], vomiting[?], and I think that's all. sorry in advance there's a lot of timeskips)

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"Where exactly are we going?" Amity called from behind Hunter as they flew through the sky. The blond glanced back at her. "It'll be suspicious if we do this too close to the house, so we're going to the halfway mark between the two locations."

Edric was riding with Hunter and clung nervously to his back. Emira wasn't in much better shape where she was riding behind Lost on Hunter's Golden Guard staff. Amity and Luz were on Ghost, in between the two.

Hunter began to descend, causing Ed to yelp. Emira did the same when Lost followed suit. Once they touched down, Lost crossed their arms and leaned against a tree. "Imagine not liking flying lol," they joked. Amity sent them a glare. "Hey, watch it. They're just not used to it."

Lost fixed their condescending look on the cotton-candy-haired female. "It was sarcasm. Sorry if you can't pick up on the tone." Luz walked in between the two, making Lost's gaze drop from Amity. She took the protective girl's hand. "They just have an odd sense of humor, you'll get used to it."

"No you won't."

"Trust me, you will not."

Luz glared at both Lost and Hunter after they said that. Hunter shrugged. "What? We're just telling the truth." With that, Hunter turned to the twins. "You guys ready to start or do you need a minute?"

Emira looked at her brother's back, who kept almost-throwing up. "I... think he needs a minute..."

Hunter shrugged. "Take your time. This is just practice. We'll do the real thing some other time. Unless you guys just wanna get this over with. But we should still practice first."

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Once Ed had recovered, Hunter, Lost, and Amity began setting up. Once the main stuff was set up (including Luz's makeup so she looked like she'd been in a fight), Hunter made sure the 'cage' was secure on his staff before getting on in front of Lost. Lost activated the invis-glyph as the group took off.

He opened his scroll, not actually activating a call, but acting as though one was open.

After about a minute of him fake-talking on the phone, Luz began to shake the cage, causing the staff to wobble and loose control. Hunter slipped off the staff, his scroll falling with him. He landed in Amity's abomination's arms, Lost landing the staff.

As Hunter started complimenting everyone's work, Lost stumbled off the staff, breathing slightly more heavily than before. "Lost? Are you okay?" Luz asked. The enby waved her off. "Yeah, yeah. I just... need a second before we go again." The twins removed the fake cloud cover, figuring it wouldn't matter at the moment.

Lost straightened after a couple more seconds. They walked over to the pile of moss where they'd stabbed the end of Hunter's staff, picking it up. "Alright... I'm ready to do this for real if yall are."

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When the group got back to the Owl House, it was nearing dark. Hunter, Luz, and Lost were dirty and the twins were being supported by Lost and Amity. Eda looked up from the maps at the living room coffee table as they entered. "Did it work?" she asked, moving so the twins could sit. Amity and Luz joined the two on the couch.

Hunter nodded. "We had to wait a little longer to make sure the scouts and Kikimora actually believed the crash had been fatal. I feel bad... the twins are really tired, I should've given them a break." Lost rested a hand on his shoulder. "Don't worry, they're strong. I'm sure they'll be okay."