The Egg

It was the next morning, the sun slowly creeped up in the sky and its rays touched Luz's eyes. Her eyes slowly flutter open, then she sits up and looks around. Her eyes widened when she realized she was outside. She looked at the door and saw Edric sitting there, drinking something. Luz tried to stand up but something tightened around her waist. She looked down and saw her girlfriend hugging her. Luz smiles and tries to use her left hand to gently run her hand through her hair but jerked at the pain. Edric saw this and waved, then Luz waved back with a smile.

“Hey Edric, where are we and why are we outside?” Luz asks, Edric shrugs his shoulders and looks at Luz. 

“ I don't know what happened but you, Mittens, Boscha, Willow, Emira, Viney, Eda, and King are all asleep on Aurora.” Luz's eyes widened. She looked around and saw Aurora’s spikes and she felt his gentle and relaxing breathing. Then Luz got pulled down and she yelped, Amity had brought her closer to her chest with her arms wrapped tightly around Luz. Edric got on Aurora's back and saw what happened to Luz, he giggled and said “You stuck?” Luz was barely able to nod before Amity hugged tighter.

Edric left them and headed back inside, then Luz heard a loud yawn and she saw Starlight stand up by Aurora's left side and look towards the woods, walk into it and disappear. Luz’s eyelids started to get heavy and she was brought to sleep by the comfort of Amity snuggling with her. After an hour, Boscha woke up and looked around, she smiled when she looked at Willow. She kissed Willow's forehead which woke her up. 

“Morning, Willow.” Boscha said with a smile. Willow smiled back and sat up. 

“Where are we Boscha?” Willow asks, Boscha looks around and her eyes widen as she remembers where they fell asleep. 

“We are at the Owl House, and we slept together on Aurora.” Boscha said with a blush on her face. Willow darted up and looked around, her gaze fell on Edric, Eda, and King at the door. “Morning Eda, King, and Edric.” Willow said while walking towards them, they all look at her and Boscha, and wave back. 

“How was your sleep kiddo?” Eda asked us, “It was one of the best I had.” Boscha said which made Willow blush. “Where is everyone else, it’s not like Luz to sleep in?” Willow asked.

Edric pointed towards Aurora and smiled. Willow and Boscha look there and their eyes widen, Luz and Amity are cuddling on his back, Emira and Viney are as well, and Hooty is all tangled up in Aurora’s horns, for some reason. Everyone giggled at this, then Emira and Viney started to wake up from the sound. They look at each other and place their foreheads together. They pull apart when someone starts to laugh. Emira looked back at Edric who was laughing while recording it. Emira started to chase Edric around, trying to get the scroll.All of them laughed, then Viney joined the group.

“Ok, today is all about Aurora so let's get the stuff.” Eda said with a smile, everyone look at Aurora then back at Eda. 

“Ok but who has the list we need, to get what we need?” Willow asks, Eda opens her mouth then shuts it, then looks at Luz. Everyone looked towards Luz and saw her waving her right hand in the air. Everyone giggled again and headed toward Aurora. Eda snaps her fingers by his ear and his eyes slowly open. He looks around and smiles 

“Hey Aurora, is it ok if we get Luz and Amity down?” Eda asked. Aurora let out a purr to confirm it, Eda then drew a spell circle that lifted Luz and Amity down towards them. 

When everyone looked at them their eyes widened. Luz was stuck in Amity’s grip. Luz smiles and asks for help. Everyone tries to wake up Amity but she just pulls Luz in tighter, they stop, then Luz’s face lit up with an idea. 

“Ask Aurora if he can wake Amity up?” Luz asks Eda, Eda then asks Aurora to try. He tries to move his head but stops, he looks up and sees Hooty tangled in his horns. Eda lifted the girls in front of Aurora then stepped back, he opened his mouth and gave Amity a wet lick on the cheek. Amity instantly woke up and stood; she looked towards Aurora who was giggling and she went off at him.

“Need a hand, kiddo?” Eda asked Luz, Luz nodded and took Eda's hand and pulled herself up. “Amity, are you gonna kill him or something?” Luz said jokingly, both Amity and Aurora gave her a stern look then giggles. “Ok since you two are up, let's get everyone here to get this special day going!” Eda said. Everyone nodded and started to do their stuff. Luz and Amity headed inside to make breakfast for everyone, the twins started to make scroll calls, Willow and Boscha started to get stuff ready.

Aurora tries to get up but Hooty stops him from doing so, he grumbles then closes his eyes. Amity walked out and saw Aurora’s spikes glowing then they all stopped, then his chest started to glow black. Amity eyes widen then she rushes toward Aurora to stop him, then the tip of every spike glows black. A small black shock travels from spike to spike, then it hits Hooty and wakes him up, he instantly starts to retract. Amity looked in awe then she saw Aurora's chest stop glowing and his spikes as well, he opened his eyes and lifted his head. 

Aurora then got up and stretched all his limbs and back, the loud pops made everyone rush outside only to see Aurora stretching himself out. Luz walked toward Amity and looked at her face; it had an amazed look and fear look on it. 

“Amity are you ok, did something happen?” Luz asked, Amity quickly shook her head and looked at Luz with a smile. “Aurora did something new, his chest glowed black and sent a small shock up his spikes and hit Hooty without hurting him or Hooty.” Amity said, Luz's eyes widened then she looked at Hooty who was asleep in the door.

They went back inside to finish cooking. Aurora watches from the window then something tugged at his tail. He looked back and saw Starlight with his head down and his tail in the air. He gave a confused look and went back watching his moms cook, then Starlight tug his tail again. Aurora quickly turned around and lightly smacked Starlight's head but he was back to the position he was at. Aurora gave a confused look then he looked at the other wolves and watched at what they were doing.

They did the same thing, then they attacked but not at each other, Aurora looked back at Starlight. He got into the same position as Starlight, whose eyes widened in delight and he jumped at Aurora. Aurora quickly got up on his two back legs to dodge Starlight then he gently pushed Starlight down. Starlight quickly ran away and got into that position again, Aurora then realized what was going on, he ran at Starlight and pushed him. They continued this for an hour until Starlight bit down on Aurora's left tusk. Aurora's pupils shrunk instantly and he swiped Starlight away. The yelp from Starlight got everyone's attention; they rushed outside and saw Aurora hunched up.

“What's going on between you two this time!?” Luz and Amity yelled, this got both their attention, then they walked towards them. Aurora laid down in front of them and so did Starlight. Amity and Luz looked over the both of them, Luz found a bit mark on Aurora left tusk. 

“Ok, I might know what happened. Starlight bit on Aurora's left tusk which has the bracelet on it and Aurora got defensive over it.” Luz explains. They look at Aurora and ask if that true he nodded then they stand up. Starlight gave an apologetic growl then Aurora hugged him and growled back.

Aurora walks towards the woods and grabs a tree, ripping it straight out from the ground. Starlight quickly bit on the other end and pulled. They both growled and had a tug of war battle; everyone’s eyes widened at the sight and took a video. They fought for an hour then they lay down to rest, and the other wolves started to play on them. Everyone shows up by now; Gus, Principal Bump, and the rest of the teachers. They all sat down at the table and ate their food and chatted about what happened this morning, then a screeching sound came from outside.

Everyone rushed and saw Eda in her curse form. Aurora was looking at her then she charged at him. Aurora bit on her back and lifted her up. She struggled to get free but failed, then all of Aurora’s spikes started to glow. “Aurora don’t, that’s Eda!” Luz yelled, Aurora then tossed Eda up and ate her. Everyone's eyes widened with fear. Aurora's mouth barely cracked open and he laid down, everyone rushed over and saw that Eda was ok. Aurora’s spikes all changed grey and his teeth started to do that as well, then a grey ball appeared in his mouth. “Aurora, what are you doing?” Luz asked.

Aurora closed his mouth, then a loud boom went off inside Aurora's mouth, everyone eyes widened with fear, thinking that Aurora just killed Eda. Aurora then opens his mouth, and they see Eda still breathing with a grey aura around her. She stands up and looks at everyone, her eyes are normal and her gem is orange instead of black. Eda staggers out of Aurora's mouth then places a hand on her head “ Ahh... what happened and why do I feel bigger.” Eda said. Luz ran and hugged her mentor, and she hugged her back. Eda eyes widen when she notices her hand. 

“Kid what happened, why am I in my curse form?” Eda asked.

“I don't know, all we know we thought Aurora killed you, but. I think he actually cured you!” Luz said to Eda, her eyes widened, then she looked at Aurora whose mouth was still smoking. She walked towards Aurora and placed a hand on his face “ Thanks, Aurora.” Eda said. Aurora smiled and started to growl, hiss, pur, and etcetera. Eda’s eyes widened, she rubs her eyes then looked at everyone. “Um, kiddos? I think I can understand him now.” Eda said with a smile, everyone eyes widened, then walk towards Aurora who was napping. 

“What did he say to you, Eda?” Amity asks, she rubs her neck then sits down. “He said the curse is not gone, but it's like my magic now. I can turn part of me to my cursed form or not at will.” Eda explains in detail. She then focused, then she turned back to normal, this shocked everyone. Then Eda thought about wings, then a pair of them came out. “Ok this is neat, I can get used to this.” Eda said with a smile. Aurora woke up and stretched, Eda called Owlbert then started to leave, Aurora quickly but gently stopped Eda.

“Aurora, what are you doing I have to get stuff done?” Eda said, Aurora placed Eda on his back and he lay down and gave a low growl. Luz and Amity remember what this meant and motions everyone to join. Everyone got onto Aurora, then he stood up and started to walk towards the market. After a couple of minutes, they arrived. All the residents there looked at Aurora and were afraid, then Luz and Amity got on Aurora's head and explained. They all calmed down and went back onto their business. The group made 10 stops, then they all rested at the center of the market. 

People stopped by and asked about Aurora, they took photos of him and etcetera, then Aurora's head suddenly perked up. “ Aurora, what's wrong?” Amity asked, Aurora's face had a sad and worried look on it then he got up. “Aurora, what are you doing?” Luz asks, Aurora slowly walks away, being careful and looking for something. They turn their attention back to the crowd to calm them down. Aurora heard it again, a faint sobbing. He walked towards an alleyway and saw a little girl, holding a plushie that looked like Aurora. His eyes widen and start to fill with tears, he uses his tail to gently grab the girl. He then placed the young girl in his hand and looked at her. She was afraid, he gently placed her on top of his head and headed back. When he got back everyone was getting onto him, he laid down and held the girl gently. Everyone's eyes widened with concern as they approached the little girl, Aurora put a hand in front of her to stop them and growled. This action shocked everyone.

 “Aurora it's ok, it's us, your family.” Luz and Amity said comfort, Aurora relaxed and moved his hand away. The little girl was hugging Aurora's pinky finger, along with her plushy. “Hey, are you ok? What's your name?” Luz asks her gently, the girl looks at her and wipes her tears away. “M-my name i-is Henri Tol Critter, what's y-yours?” she asked, Luz sat down by her and smiled. “My name is Luz Noceda, and the one that got you is me and Amity’s son, Aurora.” Luz said with a smile.

Tol got closer towards Luz and gave her a hug, and Luz hugged her back to comfort her. “What happened, you can tell us.” Amity said as she sat by Luz, Tol looked at Amity and started to cry more, Aurora gently nudged her to comfort her as well. “ I r-ran away from my mom when we went shopping, I-I was tired of her making m-me do stuff.” Tol said sobbing, this broke Aurora and he nuzzled closer towards Tol. He then barley licks Tol’s forehead which shocks the girl. She looks up at him with wide eyes. “Nightlight, i-is that you?” she asked with tears in her eyes, Aurora gently nodded his head and Tol just hugged him tightly.

Principal Bump walked by and saw this, then he waved at them. “ I can explain why she remembers him.” Bump said with a smile, this caught everyone's attention as they listened. 

“Ok, the day after Aurora hatched, he got lost in the hallway. Tol here found him and comforted him when he cried. Then, some kids started to bully her because of something and Aurora protected her. I found him tending to her wounds when I got there. He was ready to protect her but she said it's ok then she handed Aurora to me. Aurora saw her sad face as we left, he ran back towards her, that’s how I had that plush toy for her. Aurora finally allowed me to take him back to you two, but everytime he came to visit me, we headed to her class and he stayed there with her.” Bump explained, Everyone had tears in their eyes at the story.

“What are you doing, Henri Critter!” a voice yells out, making her tense up. Everyone looked and saw a woman holding some luggage, eyes fixed on Tol. “Come on now sweety, we need to get some stuff.” the woman said in a demanding voice, Tol's eyes had tears and she crawled back closer towards Aurora. “I'm not coming with you mom, I'm tired of you using me!” Tol yelled, Tol’s mother’s face turned angry and she reached out to grab her daughter, only to have Aurora almost take off her hand. She stumbled back and fell, her eyes widened with fear “What are you doing, get away from that thing!” She said in a cold voice.

“He is not a thing, he is my Nightlight!” Tol yelled, then she cried as Aurora's eyes fixed onto Tol, then his eyes widened. Tol change into a curse form, she was half the size of Eda’s form, with long horns, a snake-like underside, bird talons, and dark fur all over her back. Her mother struggles to get the elixir from her bag, but the cursed Tol destroys the bottle then lunges at her. Aurora quickly but gently put Tol inside his mouth then the grey appeared again and a boom went off.

“What did you do to my daughter? Did you kill her!!” Tol mom said angrily.

Amity casted an abomination to hold Tol's mother still, then she and Luz walked towards Aurora who opened his mouth. Tol lifted her head up and looked around, she looked down and saw herself turning again. She tries to run away but Aurora grabs her and nuzzles her, she hugs him and she slowly turns back, now she only looks half cursed. Aurora placed her down, Luz and Amity hugged her as well, then Tol walked towards her mother.

“I'm not gonna stay with you anymore, mom. I'm tired of you using me to get stuff because of my curse.” Tol said to her mom, she began to cry and Amity made her abomination disappear. Tol’s mom hugged her tightly, this shocked Tol, her mom pulled away and sat down. “I didn't want to use you. Your father was a selfish man and told me to say those things. And if I don't, he will take care of your curse “his way.” Tol’s mom said in a sad tone. This made her tear up and she hugged her mom, Aurora started to nuzzle them both, then after a while they all started to chat. 

“Ok, as much I love this we have a special day to get going.” Eda said, everyone nodded and climbed onto Aurora; he didn't move. “ Aurora, are you ok?” Luz asks, he was still nuzzling Tol and her mom, then it hit Luz. “Hey Tol and Tol’s mom, wanna join us!” Luz asks in a happy tone, Aurora’s head perks up and look at them. Tol looked at her mom who nodded then she looked at Luz” Yes, please!” Tol said, Aurora's eyes lit up, his spikes glow and it sparkled.

Tol and her mom got on Aurora, he stood up and let out a low roar, then started to walk towards the coast. When they got there, Eda drew a spell circle and began to set stuff up for everyone else to pitch in. Eda started to cook and everyone had a pair of swimming clothes but nowhere to change. Aurora laid down and with a pair of hands, made a hut for people to change. Everyone changed and had a nice day. Aurora laid by the shore with Tol reading a book on his side; Luz, Amity, Gus, Willow, Boscha, and Viney played in the water; the twins were tanning in the sun, and all the adults were talking and cooking some stuff. Aurora got up and headed into the water and swam, then he stopped and rested.

After two and a half hours, Eda yelled that food was done. Aurora walked toward them with everyone else on his back. He laid down and everyone got off and got their food. Aurora sat down and Eda lifted a big cooked leg toward Aurora. He gently grabbed it and looked towards Eda, then back at his food, he took small bites. He smiles at everyone and they smile back, after their lunch they clean up, change their clothes and chat. Aurora head perked up to a sound in the woods, he got up to investigate.

After a while, an explosion happened in the woods with multiple colors and a loud roar. Everyone got up and rushed toward where it was, when they got there and they were shocked. The Emperor's Coven has captured him and Emperor Belo's was using some kind of spell on him.

“Aurora!” Luz and Amity yelled as they rushed into battle to save him.  

Author rabidtime

Editor tol-critter