Calamitous Intervention

Covention

Previously on Calamitous Intervention

Anne introduced King to Suspicion Island before the boiling rains struck and forced them to stay inside for the rest of the day. King soon became immersed in the show and Anne, not having her phone, read his notes out of boredom. Soon after, they encountered the Owl Beast and learned it was actually Eda. The human used her phone's camera to blind the beast so they could get Eda to drink the elixir.

Chapter Ten - Covention

In the early to mid-morning, Anne, Eda, and King were passing the time relaxing at Eda's Human Collectibles stand, which was filled with tons of random human junk she collected over time. She had recently restocked the 'human candy' with more batteries, despite Anne's protests.

Eda was tiredly dusting the table, and no customers were passing by at this time. Meanwhile, Anne was showing King some more Suspicion Island on her phone, happy to find someone who enjoyed the show as well.

"And that was the season finale of Suspicion Island," Anne finished explaining to King. "That scene where Charlie nearly got away with murder–ten out of ten writing. And they're gonna make Suspicion Island 2! It could come out maybe next year."

"If I were ever on that show, I would never get caught!" King boasted. "Us demons are tricksters of the highest caliber! You know, they once called me the King of Con Artists."

"You're pretty much the king of everything these days," Anne joked. "I don't think anybody would find a little guy like you suspicious, anyway."

"Ugh! Please stop watching that," Eda told them, groaning. "You couldn't get away with stealing a not dog, King, much less murder."

"I don't even wanna know how much you've gotten away with, Eda," Anne worriedly muttered.

"And your gossipy talking and obsessions are driving away all of our serious customers!" Eda yelled.

Right as she started to complain, Anne looked beyond the stand. No one was nearby, no stands or customers–completely empty and desolate–minus Eda's stand.

"What are you even talking about? There's absolutely no one around. Is today a holiday or something?" Anne asked skeptically.

Right as she realized the surrounding emptiness, Eda got consumed in dread. "This is a bad omen. There must be something horrible happening today," she ominously said.

A small purple flyer detached from a signpost nearby and fluttered around in the wind, eventually smacking Eda in the face. She grunted in frustration as she pulled off the flyer and held it at a reading distance, her eyes gradually filling with horror.

The flyer read, 'COVENTION' at the top, above a green witchlike figure gazing into a large cauldron filled with boiling liquid, with the text, 'WHICH COVEN ARE YOU? MYSTERY GUEST!' at the bottom.

She groaned loudly and dramatically at this. "Of course, it's the annual Covention of all things. Almost filled with as much scum as Hexside."

"A Covention?" Anne raised an eyebrow. Despite her lack of care for anything outside the Owl House, maybe she would finally find something that she liked to do. At the very least, she could have some fun since she had gone to some fan conventions back at home. What could this world's equivalent be?

"Trust me, kiddo, it's a mess," Eda told her. "It's a crooked system that forces you to join a coven and give up your magical independence. I haven't been to one since we were girls."

"'We'?" Anne squinted at the witch. Eda realized her mistake and tried to backtrack, but the human didn't believe her. "Eh, anything's better than sitting around here all day. Why don't we just go there and see what's going on?"