[Open on Gus sitting in the hallways of Hexside, his head buried in his arms. Luz and Y/N walks up to him.]
Luz: Hey, Gus. You okay?
Gus: I—I messed up bad, guys. Willow just needed help with this pixie problem, right? So I thought, oh, that I'll lure them away with an illusion. But then...
Luz: That angered the pixies, and they attacked Willow. We heard.
Gus: I moved up two grades. What's the point of being good at this if I can't do anything good with it?
Luz: It was an honest mistake. Besides, Willow's tough as nails. I'm sure you'll both be feeling better tomorrow.
Y/N: Yeah, don't be so harsh on yourself, it happens to the best of us.
[Cut to Gus laying on the floor of his bedroom, presumably tomorrow. He groans.]
[Camera shows off Gus's bedroom. His crystal ball caws and beeps. It shows a prerecorded message of King.]
King: [On recording.] I'm not reading this.
Gus: [On recording, offscreen.] Come on, King. Please?
King: Ugh, fine. [Clears throat.] Is that a six-footed pig or a floating appendage? Why, no! [Gus, wearing a cape, hops on screen.] It's Gus the Illusion Master. Please leave a message.
[The video turns to Willow, her arm in a cast and several bandages on her face.]
Willow: [On recording.] Hey, Gus. Thanks for sending me all those "Get well soon" illusions but, uh...
[Three tiny illusions of Gus jump onto her shoulders and head.]
Illusion Gus #1: Willow! How are you feeling? Do you have a fever?
Illusion Gus #2: Willow, you want me to sing for you? Mi-mi-mi-mi-mi-mi-mi-mi...
Illusion Gus #3: Willow, is this helping?
Willow: Can you please take them back?
[Gus groans. The crystal ball shuts off. Gus rolls onto his stomach and traces a spell circle, summoning his illusions in front of him.]
Illusion Gus #1: Where's Willow?
Illusion Gus #2: Why are we here?
Illusion Gus #3: Did we do bad?
[Gus blows the illusions away. Someone knocks on a door. Cut to Gus opening the front door to find Luz.]
Luz: [Raises fists.] Gustopher! [Finger points.] Gusteban! [Leans on the doorframe.] Augustabeth! Any of those working for you?
Gus: You need my library card to visit Amity, don't you?
Luz: [Laughs self-consciously.] I haven't been doing a good job of hiding that, huh?
[Gus shakes his head.]
Luz: Well, I was also hoping to do a little bit of... research! Since Y/N said he's going to be busy the whole day... Come on! [Drags Gus away.]
[Gus screams. Cut to Luz and Gus walking through the streets of Bonesborough.]
Luz: So, Eda's mom told me I'm not the first human to have lived in Bonesborough. If that's true, there might be some info on how they got here in the library!
Gus: Yeah, okay. Looking through old newspapers is about all I'm good for anyway.
[The two of them stop walking.]
Luz: Spill it, Gustonimo. Are you okay?
Gus: I—I've just been thinking. What if it's time for me to explore different kinds of magic?
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A chance to start over (The Owl House x male reader)
RandomBeing different was a challenge, but that is what made us different and special from everyone else. It was our gift, but before what happened, it was a curse, but a different place might be what we needed. Character credits to Dana Terrace and story...
