I want to hug Dana and kill the mouse rn :( Damn you Disney! (See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text Before he could process what just happened, King was pulled up into the air and joined the Collector, who was having the time of his life. "I'M FREE! I'M FREE! Oh, this is the goodest I've felt in forever and ever! It's like the whole WORLD is singing!"
What he thought was singing was actually the screams of the Boiling Island's inhabitants still stuck on the skull of the Titan running for their lives as his magic was causing shooting stars to rain down on them.
"Yeah, I wouldn't call that singing," King said nervously.
It was then that the Collector realized something was missing. "Hey, where are those two green-haired witches I caught earlier? I must have dropped them. Oh, well." He turned to King and said, "So, tell me about your game, The Owl House. You promised you'd teach me if I stopped the Draining Spell!"
That's right. King had to come up with rules and fast. "Well, it's, um...like playing pretend. We get roles and go on adventures. But this," he pointed to the chaos happening beneath him. "Is too crazy. We can't play if you're freaking everyone out."
"KING!" The two of them looked down to see Lilith flying up to the skull using Hooty as a propeller. "What are you doing up there?!"
"What's happening?!" screamed Hooty.
"I don't know what you are," Lilith growled at the Collector. "But stay away from my nephew!"
The Collector blocked her from King and said, "That's my best friend you're talking to! Hands off!" He flicked a moon symbol at her and she gasped.
"LULU!" Hooty blocked the moon with his body and took the impact himself. To Lilith's horror, it transformed him into a jack-in-a-box.
"Hootsifer-" She didn't get the chance to reach for him as the Collector flicked another moon at her, turning her into a puppet. Then with a snap of his fingers, he made them disappear.
"You can't hurt people either," King said immediately.
"But they're not hurt," said the Collector as he pointed up to a castle in the sky. "They're safe and sound in our new house! Now..." He held King close. "...what part do I get to play?"
Down below, Eda and Raine smiled as they held each other close. Then, Raine saw Eda's missing arm and frowned sadly. But Eda wasn't paying attention to that. Her eyes focused on the Collector, who was dancing with King. Raine nodded at her and she nodded back before transforming into her harpy form. Raine thought she'd never looked more beautiful.
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As she took off into the sky, the Collector sent a blue wave of magic onto the Boiling Isles.
Kikimora watched the whole thing from her hiding spot.
A scroll flew by, revealing everyone's Pentstagram posts: a photo of smiling cartoony stars chasing after the people escaping, a photo of the kids in Hexside taking shelter as the stars flew across the windows outside, a photo of the stars turning people into puppets, a photo of the Boiling Isles being enveloped by the blue wave.
