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Riley watched with a scowl on her face as Sivana picked up the small Christmas wreath that held pictures of all of the group home kids except for Riley and Billy. She didn't like the fact that he was touching their things and the look of disgust on his face was one she wanted to smack off.

He stared at it for a moment longer before tossing it aside and onto the ground. Riley gritted her teeth as the man turned to face them and Freddy, who had an arm wrapped around her waist protectively, pulled her a little closer to him.

"Who are you? What do you want?" Mary asked. "What do I want?" Sivana asked. "I want-"

He was cut off by what sounded like thunder which made Riley both tense up and let out a small sigh of relief. Outside, something hit the ground with a loud bang before a lightning symbol could be seen glowing through all the fog.

"-that," Sivana finished before turning around to look at the door that led outside while the others minis Freddy and Riley all looked at the superhero with wide eyes.

"Woah," Eugene whispered in disbelief. "Kick his ass, Billy!" Pedro yelled making Riley chuckle while the others all looked at him in surprise.

Sivana glanced back at the group in annoyance before holding a hand up. A grey mist seeped out of his hand before part of it solidified into the shape of a demon that looked a lot like the one that had helped to kidnap Riley and Freddy.

"Yes, Billy. Try it by all means," Sivana called out while the demon growled. "Let them go and I'll come inside!" Billy yelled. "No, first you come inside. Then maybe I'll let them go," Sivana told him.

The demon roared at the kids making them all shrink back while Riley gripped onto Freddy. Billy's eyes flickered over them all before he noticed Riley's frightened gaze. A scowl broke out on his face before he began making his way into the house.

As Billy walked inside, Sivana summoned the demon back until the mist had disappeared. "Good boy," Sivana said as soon as Billy was inside. "Cause that's all you are, isn't it? How old are you?"

"Basically fifteen," Billy replied. Sivana nodded and lifted a hand up before roughly grabbing Billy's jaw and moving his face to the side to inspect him.

"When I was a child, the old man told me I wasn't good enough. Yet here you are. A coward. You run from me? And the wizard chooses you? You're not a hero, but I'm gonna give you an opportunity to be one. Give me the power of the Champion," Sivana declared.

"No! Don't do it, Billy!" Freddy exclaimed. Sivana pretended as if he didn't hear the boy and instead walked to the center of the room before pointing a glowing hand at the closet door below the staircase. Riley let out a small gasp as the seven lines of symbols appeared on the door as it began to glow.