💠 Bijou The Ascended (Part 3) 💠

Thanks to Them (Part 2)

Luz was seated in the waiting area at her mother's workplace. Her egg palisman was in front of her, and she could hear dogs and cats in the distance.

"Hmm, what will you be, little palisman?" she inquired as she perused a book. "A bird like Owlbert? A cool bug? Maybe an octopus so we can hold hands? Or maybe..."

She glanced across another page and noticed the plant glyph painted on it.

"Maybe you'll never hatch...and I messed up your life too," she said regretfully, a palm on her cheek.

"How's the lamp working?" her mother inquired abruptly, Luz flinching as she worried if her mother had heard her.

"Just fine."

"Good," Camila smiled as she walked up, her hair in a bun. "I'm ready to lock up," she said before leaving, and Luz stood up and switched out the lamp. She gazed at her notebook, perplexed, as smoke rose from the glyph. She raised an eyebrow as she noticed a burn mark on her hand.

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Hunter tapped his foot anxiously. Flapjack chirped when he landed on the couch.

"Did you know about this?" Hunter asked his palisman, gazing up. "That he was here? I can tell you're hiding something."

Flapjack chirped, and Hunter sighed softly to settle down.

"Sorry. I shouldn't take this out on you I'm just scared," he acknowledged as he took up his palisman and placed him in a cage.

"Don't worry, Flap. If Belos is really here, I'll keep you safe," he said as he went, the bird continuing tweeting at him. He opened the door and greeted Luz and Camila. Hunter waved at Camila, who put a hand on his shoulder and smiled. Luz came up to him.

"Hunter, what's wrong?" She knew something was amiss right away.

"Belos," he replied, narrowing his eyes. She gasped at the answer. "Come on, we better get Bijou."

The two proceeded to the Adams home.

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"Thanks for your help with the bake sale, Bijou," Dana said as Bijou off Mr. Garcia's car.

"No problem. Don't forget about the Halloween festival, you guys," Bijou replied.

"Don't worry, Bij. We won't miss it," Tyson said before the car continued down the road.

Bijou returned to her bedroom to get a few minutes of rest.

'I'm going to prepare for what tomorrow has in store,' Bijou thought to herself as she lay down on her pillow and closed her eyes for a few minutes. However, little did she know, the heart gems on her bangle start to glow.

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Bijou's mindscape

Bijou opened her eyes to find himself in an unfamiliar location.

"Huh? Where am I? What's this place?" she inquired.

"You're in the astral realm," a voice stated.

Bijou turned to find an unknown witch floating in front of her. The witch had a pale complexion, blonde hair, and blue eyes. The witch wore a white chiton gown with pink ribbons, a gold sun pin around her waist, a gold armband, a flower crown, and pink leg ribbons with white frills. She also appeared to be carrying a harp that was almost as tall as her. Bijou gazed at her, puzzled.