S1: E2: Pilot Part Two (Back In The Hood)

Chapter 1: Previously On The Adventures Of Quiverhood

"Goz, did you pack your suit already?"

"No, I did. No way my little girl's going away without a way to defend herself!"

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Goz grabbed her suitcases and ran to the waiting vehicle. "Bye everyone! I love you!"

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They passed the bridge towers. "We're really leaving... No more Supervillains, no more Darkwing, no more late nights." Goz grinned. "Just peace and quiet and time to figure out what we want to do in life."

"Time to figure out what *you* want to do in life." Honker corrected.

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"Two adults for the evening train to Firebird, Awrenzona." Goz helpfully stuck up two fingers as a visual.

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A crash, yells, barking. Goz turned, just in time to be tackled.

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Goz turned to the Four, "I have to board a train in, I can't have it getting canceled just 'cause four sorta-maybe-reformed but-still-notorious supervillains showed up causing trouble!"

"But we're not here to cause trouble!" Quackerjack insisted.

"Then why are you here?" Honker asked.

"To say goodbye!" The Four yelled, embracing Goz.

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Goz scooped the three into a hug. If someone had told Goz eight years ago that she'd be fond of Megavolt and Quackerjack's kids? That she'd babysit the mutant spawn of Liquidator and Bushroot? She call them crazy.

But those three had worked their way into her heart, and she was going to miss the little brats.

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Goz shot up, screaming.

Honker shouted "Gosalyn? What's the matter?!"

"Just a bad dream, I guess." She paused, thinking she'd heard the tune to ***Pop Goes The Weasel***. She looked around. "Hey, where's Screech?""

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"My jewels! That stupid beast has made off with my jewels!" A rich-looking lady ran, chasing Screech.

"What is that animal doing in the middle of the train?" A train employee asked.

"Uhhh..." Goz shrugged.

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"At least we're only a few miles off from our destination." Honker consoled, watching the train move away.

"Shut up." Goz grumbled.

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"See what it's like when you get outside of St Canard, Honker? People are friendlier because it's calmer, peaceful. This is the perfect place for a new start, away from chaos."

"Stop, thief!" A woman shouted. A deer was running away with her purse.

"Ugh, seriously? That's so clichè." Goz pulled out her cellphone. A light shone into the deer's eyes.

The deer froze, allowing a police officer to catch up.

"Hug hug, kiss kiss, you were a great audience!" Gosalyn waved, following Honker across the street.

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"T-that was a fluke!" Goz insisted. "Nothing more than a little bit of St Canard energy following us."

"Excuse me, have you been to the local Coven yet, dear?"

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Honker grinned, walking towards his brother's apartment.

Goz followed him. "It's just a fluke, one last day of chaos before we settle into our new, calm, lives. You'll see, from here on out, it'll be smooth sailin-""

A pair of arms lifted her up in a hug.

"Hey... Tank." Goz wheezed.

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"Why, ya little shrimp!" Tank marched up to Honker.

"At least I'm not an ignorant plebian." Honker matched him step for step.

A few moments passed before they each grinned, laughing as they embraced.

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Goz laid down under the covers and sighed. Now time for some sleep.

...

Alright, so she couldn't sleep! It wasn't because she was missing superhero work, not. At. All.

She waved at the plants outside her window. She could feel them growing.

That's what she needed to clear her head -- plants!

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Goz walked through the park, twirling around.

She sensed something wrong. She found a small cactus being crushed by a rock.

She moved the rock, sending a burst of magic to heal the cactus. A purple flower started to sprout. It reminded her of Bushroot. "Aww, you like that Little... Thornroot?"

Goz transfigured the stone into a planter, taking the cactus.

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Young Gosalyn was walking through a hall of mirrors, distorted reflections around her.

"Should've stayed with Daddy, little girl bluuuuue." The voice came from everywhere at once.

Gosalyn was lifted to meet red eyes and dripping fangs. Her screams were drowned out by laughter, and music from a Jack-in-the-box...

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Tank pulled her close, patting her back. "Ya wanna talk about it, Red?"

"Not really." Goz admitted. They stayed like that until the feelings from the nightmare were gone.

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Goz gasped, pain lanced through her. Images flashed quickly in her mind's eye.

Firetrucks zoomed by, sirens blaring, as several explosions went off.

"It's coming from the park!" Goz took to the rooftops.

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Goz sensed still-burning plants, like hot pokers in her belly. The park had been destroyed. An area of the ground was burnt black, forming a heart, broken into four jagged pieces.

In the middle was a small pink box. Inside were photos, of her, of her friends.

The last photo was her sitting next to herself.

See you soon, Cuz!

XOXO, Lady Blackheart.