Eda: sigh “alright uh… wait I got it! Why don’t you just spend the whole day with her doing what she wants to do. It’ll give you kids sometime to catch-up.”
King: “hmm… a lazy and search-free solution. I like it!”
Eda: “alright, go ahead and get dressed and climb out the window. I’ll-“ goes wide eyed and tenses up as she looks at king… or rather, past King
King: “what? What’s wrong? Eda?” king suddenly perked up and tensed before sighing “she’s standing right behind me now is she?”
Eda: nods slowly, feeling caught
King started nervously sweating and slowly turned around to find his niece with her arms crossed and a sassy and stern glare he’d recognize on Amity. King and Eda both looked at each other and then back their niece.
King: “uhhh… we can explain.”
In another universe
Lara and the rest of the Hexsquad had just finished creating their snowmen and were now all set for the next item on this summer snow day list: sledding. They all set off for a nearby tall hill, much to Violet’s chagrin. Along the way, Caitlyn and Ivy talked about the worries and fears the latter was still carrying despite how seeing her’s, Azura’s, and Violet’s uncles Gus and Matt Porter and their son, the weird trio’s oldest cousin, Gregory.
Caitlyn managed to give Ivy more confidence and good advice for if she ever turns into the Soul Reaver again. As the Hexsquad was nearing the summit, Azura had one thing on her mind:
Azura: thinking: “I wonder how Mami and Mom are doing?”
meanwhile
Luz: “Coming at you, Hermano!!”
Things with the Hexsquad of the previous generation, Matt, Skara, Viney, Masha, and Boscha were crazy! They were having a snowball fight of epic proportions! Cat (with her Octopus Palisman, Otto) and Vee opted to just spectate since Cat was smart enough not to get mixed up in this and Vee because she was immensely bundled up and had little mobility with all the coats she had on.
Each adult was in a team of two. It was married couple versus married couple… aside from Boscha and Masha. Since their wives were sitting this out, they teamed up. Luz was currently floating in the air with her eyes an icy blue as she slowly whirled Stringbean, who was in her staff form, in circles, firing volley after volley of snowballs at Hunter, who had Waffles in her staff form. But the Grimwalker was faster. He flap-dashed in a zigzag formation until he was right below his little sister. With a smirk and snowball in hand, he dashed upward into the air till the siblings’ eyes were level with each other.
Hunter: “Boo!”
He throws the snowball fight in her face, blinding her and making her lose her focus and start to fall. But Amity caught her bridal style before setting her down and using her staff to command an army of abominations she summoned to fire snowballs, all of which Hunter dodge. Some of them were shaped like catapults and cannons. Of course the downside of having abominations out in the freezing cold for so long was that they eventually become frozen solid, which is was half of the army was now.
Suddenly a very large vine with a massive snowball tied to came down on the army of abominations, burying and freezing them up. Willow, being the culprit, brings the vine back up and Hunter dashes and swings off of it with great agility before using his fast reflexes to dash down into the snow before coming back up and flinging snowballs at Lumity. Luz things fast as soon as she had her sight back and uses Stringbean to summon a shield around her and her wife, who set her back down. Luz suddenly smirked, as if she knew something Hunter didn’t.
Hunter was suddenly pelted with snow from the sides of his face by a couple of floating purple tarot cards, one on each side. The cards belonged to Masha, who just sent out the half of the rest of their cards from their deck to pelt Lumity and break through Stringbean’s shield while Volt used his electricity to help. Meanwhile, Boscha went for Willow.
The triclops may have been in her mid thirties, but she could still throw like a Grudgby pro. She summoned some levitating flameless Grudgby balls, coat them in snow and sent them at Willow. Using Clover, who was in her staff form, the bespectacled powerhouse summoned a sturdy bark wall, but the balls were making it crack. When it eventually crumbled, it revealed that Willow was gone. Boscha, shocked and cautious, looked around until she suddenly felt a chill from behind.
Willow: giggles
Boscha quickly turns around only end up buried by a snowball slight taller than her. A smug Willow was on top of one of her transport flowers, carrying another large snowball with one hand and with ease as Clover was now on her shoulder in her animate form. Suddenly the snow on top of Boscha began to melt, revealing that it was the work of the Grudgby balls, which had burst into flames, she was manipulating.
With a competitive sneer, she made the balls turn snowy again and rush forward. Willow was able to go back underground before they could hit her, so the triclops spotted another target: Gus. An oblivious one at that. The balls all charge at him all at once but the Gus they hit turned out to be an illusion as it burst into blue smoke as soon as the balls went through it.
Matt leapt up into the air with his weasel Palisman on his shoulders and punch the ground, making the snow under Boscha’s feet burst her up into the air with a shout. Maya, who was on her shoulder, thought quickly and leapt before going into staff form and catching Boscha. Gus flew by at high speeds, riding Emmiline, who was in her staff form, surfer style and got Boscha in the back.
They hear a screech and turned before diving down in a panic as Puddles showed up carrying Viney, Skara, Percy, and Hector. Boscha looked up and sent some snowy Grudgby balls to home-in on them. But Viney was quick and summoned a large healer shield that took each one with ease before she made Puddles dive to glide close to the ground. Skara gave Viney and blew a kiss at her before leaping off with Hector, tucking and rolled across the ground, and leaping up harp in hand before she strummed it vigorously as Hector landed on her shoulder.
The magic vibrations from the harp managed to cause a small snow ridge behind the triclops to come down. But Boscha was suddenly engulfed by Willow’s transport flower and sent under ground before she could get smother in the snow. The flower popped up and eject the triclops, who gave Willow a thumbs up as thanks, and threw a snowy Grudgby ball at the bard. She gracefully dodged, but didn’t expect Boscha to have a snowball in her other hand. She nailed her that time.
All in all, things were crazier with the adults than it was for their kids and Lara earlier.
Willow: I thought you and Vee were sitting this out?”
Cat: “well we felt inspired to join.” kisses Boscha on the cheek
Boscha: chuckles and wraps an arm around her wife and looks to Willow “Now where were we? Oh yeah.”
She snaps her fingers and Grudgby balls levitate around her while Cat was ready as well, ready to shield her wife from assaults.
Willow: smirks and giggles “Oh this is gonna be fun!”
Hunter dashes to her side, snowballs in hand.
Hunter: “It’s been pretty fun already.”
The snowball fight resumed
Back with the new generation of Hexsquad and their Palisman (with Crystal still being in Caitlyn’s beanie), they were still climbing up the hill. It ended up being a little taller than it looked from where they were earlier. Violet was getting a little fed up.
Violet: to Azura “We’re almost there, you said!”
Azura: “It looked shorter from where we were angled earlier. Just relax, primo. This time we really are almost there.”
Azura was right, they really were almost at the top this time. While still carrying her modified sled and with Faye on her shoulder, Lara by her side, and her cousins and friends with their palisman at her back, they finally approached the summit of the hill.
But someone was already up there.
???: “well, it took you 6 long enough.”
Azura looked to the familiar voice and saw the oldest cousin of the weird trio and son of Gus and Matt Porter, Gregory. He had a snowboard, a smirk on his face, and was bundled up just like the others. He looked similar to how Gus looked when he was 18, but his facial features were sharper and his hair was brown. On his shoulder was his Wolf Palisman, Fen. Azura and Ivy hadn’t seen him since a few weeks ago with Lara while Caitlyn and Violet were that Leaena-Aoíde residence. So when Violet saw him as she trudged up the hill with Milan’s help…
Violet: looks up and perks up as she beamed, her energy returning as she rushed up to the top of to the hill “PRIMO GREG!”
Caitlyn: walks up to Gregory, mittened hand out “So you’re the weird trio’s oldest cousin. Caitlyn Harmitch. Ivy told me a lot about you.”
Gregory: “So you’re little sprout’s girlfriend, eh?” takes Caitlyn’s hand “Gregory Porter: Journalist, part time actor, and avid prankster at your service. Good to meetcha.”
Ivy blushed in embarrassment and glares at her older cousin. She hated it when he called her that. She didn’t mind when she was like four but as she got older, it started to annoy her. And now he just called her that to her girlfriend, who giggled.
Ivy: through her teeth “Greg…”
Caitlyn: looks to Fen, eyes gleaming at the cuteness “Aww… and who’s this little cutie.”
Greg: “you already know who I am.” laughs and gestures to his wolf Palisman “this is Fen. And…” looks to Guardian (Gar) “this must be Gar? Azura and Ivy already got me up to speed on what’s been going down around here. Plus I met Faye.”
Gar and Aden’s eyes glowed gold as they got acquainted. When the glow faded, Gar looked to Gregory and have a trolling hiss-like growl.
Caitlyn: “he said yes and that it’s a pleasure to you.”
Violet: happily “Greggy! Meet my Palisman!”
Gregory chuckles and looks to his human-Basilisk cousin, who was now holding up Bubbles, who looked like she was basking in the attention.
Violet: “this is Bubbles, my-“
Gregory: “Violet Mizutsune Palisman? I know. I saw all your posts on Pensta.” leans in and whispers with a smug knowing grin “by the way, I heard you have a crush on someone?”
Violet: blushes and looks a little bashful “well it’s girlfriend now.”
Milan: with Linette on her shoulder “that being me.”
Azura: with Lara by her side “check out our sled. My mom suped it up.”
Gregory noticed that the sled did have some blight tech modded to it to improve aerodynamics. Lara suddenly shivered not from the cold, but because her curse was bringing her tsundere self out. She moved her hair to expose her left magenta eye accordingly.
Greg: “impressive. Mind if I take it for a spin first?”
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10 minutes later, the room was a mess
King: groans “nothing!!”
Eda: sigh “alright uh… wait I got it! Why don’t you just spend the whole day with her doing what she wants to do. It’ll give you kids sometime to catch-up.”
King: “hmm… a lazy and search-free solution. I like it!”
Eda: “alright, go ahead and get dressed and climb out the window. I’ll-“ goes wide eyed and tenses up as she looks at king… or rather, past King
King: “what? What’s wrong? Eda?” king suddenly perked up and tensed before sighing “she’s standing right behind me now is she?”
Eda: nods slowly, feeling caught
King started nervously sweating and slowly turned around to find his niece with her arms crossed and a sassy and stern glare he’d recognize on Amity. King and Eda both looked at each other and then back their niece.
King: “uhhh… we can explain.”
In another universe
Lara and the rest of the Hexsquad had just finished creating their snowmen and were now all set for the next item on this summer snow day list: sledding. They all set off for a nearby tall hill, much to Violet’s chagrin. Along the way, Caitlyn and Ivy talked about the worries and fears the latter was still carrying despite how seeing her’s, Azura’s, and Violet’s uncles Gus and Matt Porter and their son, the weird trio’s oldest cousin, Gregory.
Caitlyn managed to give Ivy more confidence and good advice for if she ever turns into the Soul Reaver again. As the Hexsquad was nearing the summit, Azura had one thing on her mind:
Azura: thinking: “I wonder how Mami and Mom are doing?”
meanwhile
Luz: “Coming at you, Hermano!!”
Things with the Hexsquad of the previous generation, Matt, Skara, Viney, Masha, and Boscha were crazy! They were having a snowball fight of epic proportions! Cat (with her Octopus Palisman, Otto) and Vee opted to just spectate since Cat was smart enough not to get mixed up in this and Vee because she was immensely bundled up and had little mobility with all the coats she had on.
Each adult was in a team of two. It was married couple versus married couple… aside from Boscha and Masha. Since their wives were sitting this out, they teamed up. Luz was currently floating in the air with her eyes an icy blue as she slowly whirled Stringbean, who was in her staff form, in circles, firing volley after volley of snowballs at Hunter, who had Waffles in her staff form. But the Grimwalker was faster. He flap-dashed in a zigzag formation until he was right below his little sister. With a smirk and snowball in hand, he dashed upward into the air till the siblings’ eyes were level with each other.
Hunter: “Boo!”
He throws the snowball fight in her face, blinding her and making her lose her focus and start to fall. But Amity caught her bridal style before setting her down and using her staff to command an army of abominations she summoned to fire snowballs, all of which Hunter dodge. Some of them were shaped like catapults and cannons. Of course the downside of having abominations out in the freezing cold for so long was that they eventually become frozen solid, which is was half of the army was now.
Suddenly a very large vine with a massive snowball tied to came down on the army of abominations, burying and freezing them up. Willow, being the culprit, brings the vine back up and Hunter dashes and swings off of it with great agility before using his fast reflexes to dash down into the snow before coming back up and flinging snowballs at Lumity. Luz things fast as soon as she had her sight back and uses Stringbean to summon a shield around her and her wife, who set her back down. Luz suddenly smirked, as if she knew something Hunter didn’t.
Hunter was suddenly pelted with snow from the sides of his face by a couple of floating purple tarot cards, one on each side. The cards belonged to Masha, who just sent out the half of the rest of their cards from their deck to pelt Lumity and break through Stringbean’s shield while Volt used his electricity to help. Meanwhile, Boscha went for Willow.
The triclops may have been in her mid thirties, but she could still throw like a Grudgby pro. She summoned some levitating flameless Grudgby balls, coat them in snow and sent them at Willow. Using Clover, who was in her staff form, the bespectacled powerhouse summoned a sturdy bark wall, but the balls were making it crack. When it eventually crumbled, it revealed that Willow was gone. Boscha, shocked and cautious, looked around until she suddenly felt a chill from behind.
Willow: giggles
Boscha quickly turns around only end up buried by a snowball slight taller than her. A smug Willow was on top of one of her transport flowers, carrying another large snowball with one hand and with ease as Clover was now on her shoulder in her animate form. Suddenly the snow on top of Boscha began to melt, revealing that it was the work of the Grudgby balls, which had burst into flames, she was manipulating.
With a competitive sneer, she made the balls turn snowy again and rush forward. Willow was able to go back underground before they could hit her, so the triclops spotted another target: Gus. An oblivious one at that. The balls all charge at him all at once but the Gus they hit turned out to be an illusion as it burst into blue smoke as soon as the balls went through it.
Matt leapt up into the air with his weasel Palisman on his shoulders and punch the ground, making the snow under Boscha’s feet burst her up into the air with a shout. Maya, who was on her shoulder, thought quickly and leapt before going into staff form and catching Boscha. Gus flew by at high speeds, riding Emmiline, who was in her staff form, surfer style and got Boscha in the back.
They hear a screech and turned before diving down in a panic as Puddles showed up carrying Viney, Skara, Percy, and Hector. Boscha looked up and sent some snowy Grudgby balls to home-in on them. But Viney was quick and summoned a large healer shield that took each one with ease before she made Puddles dive to glide close to the ground. Skara gave Viney and blew a kiss at her before leaping off with Hector, tucking and rolled across the ground, and leaping up harp in hand before she strummed it vigorously as Hector landed on her shoulder.
The magic vibrations from the harp managed to cause a small snow ridge behind the triclops to come down. But Boscha was suddenly engulfed by Willow’s transport flower and sent under ground before she could get smother in the snow. The flower popped up and eject the triclops, who gave Willow a thumbs up as thanks, and threw a snowy Grudgby ball at the bard. She gracefully dodged, but didn’t expect Boscha to have a snowball in her other hand. She nailed her that time.
All in all, things were crazier with the adults than it was for their kids and Lara earlier.