The Egg

Luz opened the note and said ‘Luz, will you go to Grom with me? -Amity’. This note made Luz heart skip a beat, but she doesn't know what Grom is. ‘Whatever it is, I will love to go with Amity to it.’

“Hey Amity, I have a question to ask.” ask Luz.

Amity was still shocked that she almost blew up, but she heard Luz's voice call her name.

“Yes Luz? What is it?” Amity asks.

Luz showed Amity the note, it was open and Luz had read it. She blushed harder than the sun and hid her face away. She was so worried that Luz would reject her offer for Grom. Luz crouched down by Amity and gave her a big hug to comfort her.

“Amity, I don't know what this Grom is, but I will love to go with you.” Luz said quietly to Amity.

“Really?” she lifts her head up and rubs her eyes.

 “Yes, really.” Luz said.

Amity stood up with Luz and gave her a big hug. Luz hugged her back and for a moment, they were at peace until they felt their chest getting hotter. This made them seperate and look at their chest. They were glowing with two different colors. This caught everyone's eyes and they were confused about what’s happening to them.

“Luz, Amity, what’s happening to you two?” Willow asked them.

“We don't know, we just hugged then this started to happen.” Luz explains.

“Are you guys gonna be ok?” Gus asks nervously.

Before Amity or Luz can say something, their chest grows brighter.

“Step back kids!” Principal Bump ordered.

Willow and Gus step back and watch their friends in discomfort. Amity and Luz were scared of what was happening to them. Then from their chest came two small orbs, glowing gently. Luz’s was yellow and mint green and Amity’s was the same. They reached out to grab the orbs, but they flew to where the explosion happened. Luz and Amity look at each other then chase the orbs. As they got to the explosion site, in the crater there was a scaley ball at the bottom of the pit. The two small orbs were spinning above this creature. Luz and Amity slid down into the pit to see what was happening. As they approach the creature, the orbs enter it and the small creature starts to glow and move. 

Amity was ready for anything, but Luz stopped her from doing anything. The small creature unball and looks around. It saw Luz and Amity and started to crawl towards them. Luz crouched down and picked the small thing up. It was too dark to tell what it was down there, so Amity summoned a large abomination hand to lift them out of the pit. The small creature curls in a ball in Luz’s arm. This made Luz snuggle the small thing. As they leave the pit, the creature looks at Amity and jumps on her shoulder. This made Amity jump in surprise as the creature snuggled up against her.

As they walked to their friends, they were going to ask them questions but stop when they saw the small creature.

“AMITY! LUZ! what were you two thinking?!” Bump yelled at the two girls.

“Sorry sir, but it felt like we were supposed to follow the orbs.” they explain.

Bump reaches out to grab their hand and take them to his office. But the little creature growls and hiss at him. This stopped him from grabbing them and asking what it was.

“We don't know, it was at the bottom of the pit and those orbs entered its body” Luz and Amity explains.

“Well, it looks like it's protective over you two.” Bump said.

It slipped their mind, they were going to look at it more when they got out of the pit. This made them blush nervously; they held the small thing up and looked it over. It has scales for the skin, six legs, bumps travelling down its back, small teeth, and a long tail. It was the size of a fully grown otter and its eyes were gold and brown. No one ever saw anything like this or heard, but King might have.

As they talked about the creature, the final bell screamed to tell the students to head home. They look at each other and say their goodbyes, while Amity gave the small thing to Luz. Amity suddenly hugged Luz then hurriedly went back to her home, Luz blush slightly and headed back to the owl house as well. As Luz walked home, the small bean wanted to cuddle and Luz could not resist, so she gave it cuddles. When she was almost at the door, Hooty asked Luz something.

“Hey Luz, what is that small thing you holding?” ask Hooty.

“This little guy? I don't know, he came from that egg I found.” Luz explains.

She then enters the house to see King drawing demons in his book.

“Hey King, do you know what this little guy is?” Luz held him out.

“Weh?” King said while looking towards Luz.

 King saw the baby creature and he jumped up in excitement. He got closer to it, maybe a little too close. Then the small thing jumped at King and they had a little brawl. Until Eda came into the living room. 

“Luz, what is that small thing that is fighting King?” Eda asked.

“I don't know, all I know it hatched from that egg I brought over last night. I was hoping King would know.” Luz said.

Eda then stops the fight with magic, giving the baby creature to Luz. It hisses and growls at King as it cuddles up to Luz.

“Why you little!” King said angrily, waving his tiny paws at it.

This made Luz and Eda laugh for a moment. Then they sat down and Luz started to explain everything that has happened today.

“Wow, you had a adventure today, hmm kiddo?” she pats Luz's head.

“Yea, but I will love to know what this little guy is.” Luz said.

“Well, by what you told me it hatched when Amity picked the bag up, right?”

“Yes?”

“Well, it might have hatched because of the love you two share, I think?” Eda said.

“What?!” Luz yells while blushing.

“Yea, so this little guy is like your own kid.” Eda said while petting the baby thing.

It didn't like it and bit Eda hand off, then shook its head non-stop. Eda didn't notice it yet. Luz saw it happen and giggled a little.

“What so funny, kiddo?” Eda asked.

“Well, are you right handed or left?” Luz asked.

“I'm right handed, see?” she tries to draw a circle but fails to.

She looked at her right hand and saw it missing, then she looked at the small thing and saw her hand in his mouth.

“Oh, haha!” Eda laughed.

“Kiddo, can you get me my hand back?” ask Eda.

“Sure, Eda.” Luz patted the small one’s head.

The small guy dropped Eda's hand in Luz’s hand, then she gave it back to Eda. 

“What should we name it, then?” Eda asked.

“What?” Luz said.

“Well, it's like your’s and mini-Blight’s baby, so it should have a proper name.” Eda explained.

Luz thought hard and she came up with a last name for it, Night. It was a combination of Amity and Luz’s last name. But she could not think of a first name for it. Luz told Eda it’s last name and she liked it. Night jumps off of Luz and waddles around the floor like a newborn baby, then Hooty comes in to see what is going on. Luz left the room with Eda to get dinner from the kitchen. He got close to Night and stared at him and Night did the same, not moving. Night then sits down and bap Hooty’s face with his little hand. This made Hooty laugh and lay on the floor. Night then climbs up on Hooty’s back and curls up, falling asleep on him. Luz came back and saw that she was in a ‘Aww’ mood and took a photo of it.

Luz and Eda enjoyed dinner and saved a little for Night for when he woke up, and Hooty was stuck on the floor until he woke up. Luz yawned and stood up, this alerted Night and he made a small chirp to get his mom’s attention. Luz walked over to him, picked him up and carried him to her room. She lay down on her sleeping bag on her side, Night curled up by her and laid against her stomach.

“Night, everyone!” Luz yelled.

“G’night, kiddo.” Eda said.

“Goodnight, Luz.” King and Hooty said,

“Night, Night.” Luz kisses his small head.

Author rabidtime

Editor tol-critter