The Egg

Luz and Eda get up as they finish watching the sun rise from the horizon. They headed inside to start their day and the young witch apprentice went to her room to get her school uniform on. Eda got herself a cup of apple blood and rested on the couch next to King. Luz was about to walk out the door before remembering about the egg. She rushed to her room to get the egg.

“Ok... I almost forgot about the egg.” She talked to herself as entered her room.

She looked at the egg and noticed the color was more vibrant than it used to be. It was also warmer than before. She picks up the egg and tries to figure out how she can take it to school. At that moment, the egg glowed a little and began to shrink to half the size it was. Luz was surprised what just happened but now it fits in her backpack, then she rushed to the door again.

“Bye Eda, Bye King! See you guys later!” she waves at them as she leaves the house.

“Bye kiddo, be safe!” Eda said while waving.

King was still asleep and didn’t hear her. As Luz left the house, Hooty said his goodbye to her. Luz then ran to the front of the school to see her friends waiting for her.

“Hey Willow, Hey Gus!” Luz yelled.

“Hi Luz!” Willow and Gus said.

They came into a group hug. They then started to talk about what they did over the weekend as they headed inside. Luz saw Amity at her locker with a pink note in her hand.

“Hi Amity!” Luz said to Amity.

This took the young witch by surprise when she placed the note in her pocket.

“Hi Luz...” Amity said back with a blush.

“What did you do over the weekend Amity? Anything fun?”

“O-oh me? Nothing really fun, what about you?”

But before the human could tell her friend, Boscha came and snatched Luz’s bag.

“Oooh what weird and stupid human stuff is in here?” Boscha said deadpan while looking at Luz

Luz tried to tell her what was in it, but then Boscha and the bag fell to the floor. This surprised Luz and her friend. Why did Luz bag get so heavy? Then Luz remembered the egg in the bag. ‘Was the egg ok after that fall?’ Boscha let go of the bag and then tried to lift it up.

“Come on! Lift, you dumb bag!” she exclaimed as she tried to lift it up.

Amity was getting mad at her for taking Luz’s bag. This alarmed Boscha so she let go of the bag and left.

“Hmph, I don't care about that dumd human stuff.” Boscha said while walking away.

This surprised Willow, Gus, Luz, and Amity. 

“So... what just happened to Luz’s bag?” Gus asks his friend.

“I don't really know what happened, to be honest?” Luz said.

“It looks like someone used a spell on your bag, Luz.” Willow said.

“Well I didn't, and who else will do that or can do that here?” Ask Amity

“I can't.” Willow, Gus, and Luz said.

“Hmmmm...” Amity thinking.

But before she said anything, Willow went to get Luz's bag for her but she couldn’t lift it. Gus notices this and he tries too, but shares the same fate. Amity is still trying to figure out why they can’t pick up the bag. Then Luz walks over and picks it up with no problem, this confuses Amity.

“How did you pick it up easily while everyone had trouble?” ask Amity.

“I just walk over and pick it up, nothing else.” Luz said.

Boscha was observing them from afar and she was mad at Luz for embarrassing her. She storms off, thinking on how to “get even” with her. 

“Hey Luz, what is in your bag? It’s really heavy.” Gus ask

Before the human can answer her friend, the bell screams. They look at each other and agree to meet at lunch. They all headed to their classes and waited for lunch. The egg in Luz’s bag got hotter and it shook a little, but she didn't notice. As the day goes by, Luz can't stop thinking of her friends and she can feel Boscha glaring at her. Finally after four and a half hours, the lunch bell screams. Luz rushed to get her backpack and meet her friends outside. But before she got outside, Boscha grabbed Luz and dragged her to the Grudgby court.

“Ow! Boscha, what are you doing?” Luz asked.

“Getting payback for earlier,”Boscha said.

“Why, I did nothing to you at all?”

“Don't play dumd on me! You use a weight spell on your backpack!” Boscha said angrily.

Luz was confused about what she meant by that but before she noticed, she was on the Grudgby field. Boscha threw Luz to the ground and cast a binding spell on her to stop her from running away. Boscha got one of her lackeys to give a letter to Luz's friends.

“Here, take this to Willow, Gus, and Amity.” Boscha said

Back to Luz’s friends who are waiting for Luz to show up.

“Where is Luz? She should be here by now.” Gus said.

“I agree with Gus, she should be here. I'm worried.” Willow said

“Do you guys want to go look for her, or wait?” ask Amity

They all were talking when one of Boscha's lackeys threw the note and hit Willow with it. Luckily it didn't hurt her, just surprised her. Amity saw the paper ball and picked it up. She then unwrap the ball and read it aloud so Willow and Gus can hear.

“If you want to save your friend, meet me at the Grudgby field and get her. And if you don’t, we will have our sweet time with her. From, Boscha.” Amity read the note

The note made Amity’s blood boil with anger. Willow and Gus were mad and worried for Luz’s safety as well.

“Well, what are we doing standing here? Let's save Luz!” Gus yelled out.

“Yea, Luz helped all of us in the past, it's our time to do it.” Willow said determinedly.

“Yea, let’s go save Luz !” Amity shouted.

As they ran to the field, they saw Luz pin to the ground with her bag in front of her and Boscha standing beside her with a Magic Hammer. Amity feared the worst. Willow and Gus were determined to save Luz.

“So you guys came to save your friend, hmm?” Boscha asks.

“Yes, we are here to save her. And why are you doing this in the first place?” Amity asks.

“Oh this is payback for what she did in the hallway this morning.”

Amity thinks real hard, then it hits her. The backpack! That was what she was mad about.

“You are still mad at that thing with the backpack from earlier? That is so childish.” Amity taunted Boscha.

Boscha got mad and lifted the hammer up in a slamming stance.

“I might not be able to really hurt Luz, but I can destroy what she loves second in line.”

“No, don't do anything to my backpack!” Luz yelled.

Boscha lifts the hammer and adds a weight spell to the end, then strikes Luz's backpack. It was silent, then the hammer itself broke into pieces. This confused Boscha and she saw the backpack unharmed other than a button. The bags top opened and the egg rolled out of the bag.

“What is going on, why is the bag and everything still here? And why do you have a rock in your bag dumb human? ” Boscha asked.

“That is not a rock, it's an egg. I was going to tell my friends about it, but you dragged me here!” Luz said.

Then the sky was getting darker and darker, and lightning strikes near the egg. This caught the girls off guard. Amity was nervous for Luz, so she drew a spell circle to summon her abomination to retrieve Luz. When the abomination was summoned, it instantly vanished.

“What is happening? I can’t use magic here!” Amity asked Willow and Gus.

“I think that rock has something to do with this weather.” Willow said.

Amity nodded and she ran towards the rock to stop it. She dodged lighting and hail to get to it. She tried to pick up the rock but it wouldn’t budge. The young witch tries to figure out why it won't budge then she remembers it was in Luz bag, only she can move it. Amity made her way to the pinned human to get her help, but Boscha was walking away with her as well.

“Stop!” Amity yelled at Boscha.

Boscha looks back and Amity pushes Boscha down and unties Luz. Then she ties up Boscha for payback.

“Luz, are you ok?” Amity ask 

“I am now, thanks Amity.” Luz said with a smile 

Both the girls know what must be done. Luz walked towards the egg to stop it. When Luz touches it the storm stops but not fully. Then Amity came beside Luz to touch the egg, finally the storm stopped completely and both of them were relieved. But they saw Principal Bump standing in front of them, looking around at what happened.

“I want you Luz, Amity, Willow, and Gus to follow me to my office.” Principal Bump said while walking.

Luz and her friends follow him to the principal’s office, fearing what is going to happen to them all. While Boscha is still tied up on the field.

Author RabidTime

Editor tol-critter