1. Yeah.
It does look good as new.Copy !req
2. And I have no idea
what I'm doing.Copy !req
3. "My duties are
keeping me busy.Copy !req
4. I entrust you to lead
the Coven Heads today.
Consider this a test."Copy !req
5. Hmm.Copy !req
6. Good.
You're all here.Copy !req
7. We can get started.
Hey—Copy !req
8. Wha— Where are you—Copy !req
9. I said wait!
Come back here!Copy !req
10. Darius, Eberwolf,
why is everyone leaving?Copy !req
11. We're scheduled to have
a recruitment meeting.Copy !req
12. Good morning to you too,
little prince.Copy !req
13. We've decided to reschedule
the meeting.Copy !req
14. So go play arts and crafts
or whatever it is you do.Copy !req
15. Oh.Copy !req
16. Looks like you've
already started.Copy !req
17. This is impressively bad.Copy !req
18. Wait. Is this
the old Golden Guard sigil?Copy !req
19. Of course it is.
And this is no way
to treat the emperor's—Copy !req
20. Nephew?
I knew your predecessor.Copy !req
21. He was my mentor.
One of the strongest witches
I've ever known.Copy !req
22. But you... Hmm.Copy !req
23. But Belos says
I don't need magic
to serve the coven.Copy !req
24. And I say you don't deserve
to wear that patch.Copy !req
25. Wait.
What should I do?
How do I earn it?Copy !req
26. Sweet mother of Titans.Copy !req
27. I-I don't know.
Find new recruits
for the Emperor's Coven.Copy !req
28. The best
and the brightest witches
in all the land.Copy !req
29. Then, maybe, you can
get this back.Copy !req
30. I'll do it.Copy !req
31. Of course you will.Copy !req
32. You're very good at doing
exactly what you're told.Copy !req
33. After years of thinking
I wasn't good enough,Copy !req
34. I finally found something
I can be good at.Copy !req
35. Something I wanna be good at.Copy !req
36. Switching to the Plant Track
was just the beginning.Copy !req
37. I'm on my way to becoming
the witch I wanna be.Copy !req
38. I can do this!Copy !req
39. Right?Copy !req
40. Eye of the Liger, girl.
Knock 'em dead.Copy !req
41. Back, back, back!Copy !req
42. Thanks, Willow.Copy !req
43. And that's why we try
not to keep our lunches
in the lockers.Copy !req
44. So... ready for
the club fair, Willow?Copy !req
45. Mayhaps you'll join
me and Amity
in the Azura Book Club.Copy !req
46. - Owie.
- Thanks.Copy !req
47. But I'm interested in
something with a little
more drama,Copy !req
48. flare and face paint.Copy !req
49. I'm so excited to hear
the next words
out of your mouth.Copy !req
50. Flyer Derby!Copy !req
51. Only Stabitha Jenkins
and Old Gory are left.Copy !req
52. Who will win?Copy !req
53. And it's Stabitha Jenkins
with the winning flag!Copy !req
54. Ever since our Grudgby match,
I've been playing it at home.Copy !req
55. Today I'm starting Hexside's
first Flyer Derby team.Copy !req
56. Yeah!
Woo-hoo!Copy !req
57. Journey with us
to a world of magic
unlike any other.Copy !req
58. Well, uh,
a bit like this world,Copy !req
59. except toned down
for ages six to eleven.Copy !req
60. Why isn't anyone interested?Copy !req
61. The art doesn't do it
any favors.Copy !req
62. Not judging a book by its cover
is a baby rule even babies know.Copy !req
63. Plus, you don't read Azura
for the art.Copy !req
64. There's so much magic
in the words.Copy !req
65. "Twice have I tarried
at Tanabrack.Copy !req
66. Yet e'er have I kept my troth
to thee, Azura."Copy !req
67. Okay, the prose can
be ornate.Copy !req
68. But it's also
the crackling emotions,Copy !req
69. the convoluted magic system,
the smell of the pages.Copy !req
70. Luz!Copy !req
71. I heard that—Copy !req
72. Spill it, hermosa.Copy !req
73. The author of Azura
is having a signingCopy !req
74. this afternoon
at the Book Nook.Copy !req
75. Huh?Copy !req
76. You are much less excited
than I imagined.Copy !req
77. Uh, excuse me,
I'm still here.Copy !req
78. I'm just confused.
The author is human.Copy !req
79. No, she's not.
She's from the Demon Realm.Copy !req
80. How do you think
I got my books?Copy !req
81. How do you think
I got mine?Copy !req
82. Look.
Hey!Copy !req
83. See. Human.Copy !req
84. Can the author
of Azura...Copy !req
85. travel between
realms?Copy !req
86. Get off me!Copy !req
87. You guys aren't cute!
I still have more friends
than you!Copy !req
88. Look at all these
potential recruits.Copy !req
89. Sure. I've never actually
spoken to witches my age.Copy !req
90. Teens are probably into
the same things as me.Copy !req
91. Like authority
and rules.Copy !req
92. Classmate, ignore the fact
that we've never met.Copy !req
93. What if I told you all
your dreams could come true?Copy !req
94. And you'd just have
to leave your home, friends,
and family forever?Copy !req
95. Woo-hoo!Copy !req
96. You think these
are cool?Copy !req
97. Not as cool
as the Emperor's Coven.Copy !req
98. I hear you get
to sleep in
till 6:00 a.m.Copy !req
99. You! How would you like
to rise to the top by joining
the Emperor's Coven?Copy !req
100. Eh. Not interested.Copy !req
101. You aren't?Copy !req
102. I mean, do I wanna study
different kinds of magic?
Heck yes!Copy !req
103. But why is joining
the Emperor's Coven
my only option?Copy !req
104. When I get older
I'm gonna give this system
a long-overdue update.Copy !req
105. What are you
talking about?Copy !req
106. It's okay, Puddles.
No, he didn't mean it.Copy !req
107. No, no, no, no!
No, Puddles, no!Copy !req
108. Let out your inner flying freak.Copy !req
109. Once the Flyer Derby club
is approved,Copy !req
110. we'll travel all across
the Isles in rocking outfits
and working as a team.Copy !req
111. Good luck with that.Copy !req
112. Professor Hermonculus.Copy !req
113. I'm overseeing club approvals
this year,Copy !req
114. and I just don't think
Flyer Derby is worth
investing in.Copy !req
115. Just because it's not
as well-known as Grudgby
doesn't mean—Copy !req
116. You misunderstand me.Copy !req
117. I'm shutting it down
unless you step down
as captain.Copy !req
118. I just don't think quitters
make good leaders.Copy !req
119. You're just mad
that she dropped
your class.Copy !req
120. Give her a chance.Copy !req
121. Okay.
Put together a teamCopy !req
122. for a friendly game
of Flyer Derby after school.Copy !req
123. If you can lead
your team to victory,Copy !req
124. maybe I'll approve
your club.Copy !req
125. You can do this, Willow.Copy !req
126. Don't let him
beat you down.Copy !req
127. But Amity and Luz
are busy.Copy !req
128. And I don't know where
to find enough decent players
this fast.Copy !req
129. Calm down,
flea-magnet.Copy !req
130. Hey!Copy !req
131. Hey, you!Copy !req
132. Wanna join
my Flyer Derby team?Copy !req
133. This is Gus Porter
and I'm Willow Park,Copy !req
134. future captain of Hexside's
first Flyer Derby team.Copy !req
135. Nice to, uh, meet you.Copy !req
136. Your flying was amazing.Copy !req
137. You're a new student,
right?Copy !req
138. Yeah, weird we've never
seen you around.Copy !req
139. What's your name?Copy !req
140. Uh...Copy !req
141. Caleb? Uh— Caleb!
Uh, Jasper Bloodwilliams.Copy !req
142. I just transferred
from... uh...Copy !req
143. The Toes?Copy !req
144. But I'm not here
to play Fly Dooby,
or whatever that is.Copy !req
145. I have my own mission.Copy !req
146. Okay. At least
take a pamphlet.Copy !req
147. Wait. Do you really think
your club will attract
the best and the brightest?Copy !req
148. Absolutely! Flyer Derby's
not for the faint witch.Copy !req
149. Then maybe I will
give it a try.Copy !req
150. Really?
But, okay—Copy !req
151. How do we evaluate
others?Copy !req
152. A Witch's Duel?
A maze full of traps?Copy !req
153. Oh! Leave everyone
at the top of the mountainCopy !req
154. and see who makes it back
to the bottom alive.Copy !req
155. Classic.Copy !req
156. Um, we might not
have time for all that,Copy !req
157. but you can help
by attracting people
with your sick sky skills.Copy !req
158. Hmm.
I don't feel sick.Copy !req
159. Hey, I don't know
what kinda mission
you're on,Copy !req
160. but it's been a tough year
for Willow.Copy !req
161. And she's really
looking forward to making
this team a thing.Copy !req
162. Don't mess this up
for her.Copy !req
163. I can't believe
we never uncovered
this mystery before.Copy !req
164. I always thought
Mildred Featherwhyle sounded too
delightful to be a real name.Copy !req
165. Do you think she has
her own portal?Copy !req
166. Do you think she's related
to that human guy? Philip?Copy !req
167. What if the author is Eda?
She's been keeping it
a secret this whole timeCopy !req
168. because she's embarrassed by
all the spelling errors.Copy !req
169. Okay, these theories
are a little unrealistic.Copy !req
170. It's obviously
your mother as a teenager,Copy !req
171. sent forward in time
to train you in the ways
of witchcraft.Copy !req
172. Whatever it is,
we're gonna find out soon.Copy !req
173. Students of Hexside,Copy !req
174. got a Palisman,
got a need for thrills,
chills, and theatrics?Copy !req
175. Well,
this could be you.Copy !req
176. Man, this Caleb guy
is great.Copy !req
177. With him, I think we can really
get our Derby team approved.Copy !req
178. This girl will be
a perfect candidate
for the Emperor's Coven.Copy !req
179. If there are more witches
like her, we're set.Copy !req
180. Hey, come on down!Copy !req
181. Allow me
to introduce you
to the bestCopy !req
182. and the brightest
of Hexside.Copy !req
183. Look, Puddles,
it's the friend you made before.Copy !req
184. No, no. Do not claw
Mommy's face!Copy !req
185. Hmm.Copy !req
186. Let's try this
one more time.Copy !req
187. Just a few months ago,Copy !req
188. I'd be considered
the weak link
on any team,Copy !req
189. but now I'm leading one.Copy !req
190. Ooh! Okay, girl,
don't let the power
get to your head just yet.Copy !req
191. Hmm?Copy !req
192. Caleb?Copy !req
193. Where are you going?
The field is this-a-way.Copy !req
194. You said you'd find
the best witches
for this team.Copy !req
195. But them?
They're pathetic.Copy !req
196. You just met them.Copy !req
197. Give them a chance.Copy !req
198. Well, where I come from,
even chances have to be earned.Copy !req
199. Especially if you're considered
half-a-witch like me.Copy !req
200. Sorry, Captain.
Good luck with your match.Copy !req
201. Huh?Copy !req
202. Huh?Copy !req
203. Sorry,
I was distracted earlier.Copy !req
204. I've been playing
Grudgby for so longCopy !req
205. I needed to catch up
on the latest
Flyer Derby strats.Copy !req
206. Those look... complicated.Copy !req
207. They are.Copy !req
208. Whew! Okay, finally.
Got Puddles down for her nap.Copy !req
209. Now I'm only scarred emotionally.Copy !req
210. I thought you couldn't fly?Copy !req
211. So I can't fly
like everyone else,
but my way's more fun.Copy !req
212. Oh. That's, uh, cool.
I guess.Copy !req
213. Oh, what was that?
I said it was cool!Copy !req
214. Gus is a natural speed demon,
Skara's a strategic wizard,Copy !req
215. and Viney's the best healer
in school.Copy !req
216. And at one point or another,
we've all been misjudged.Copy !req
217. So, still think we're pathetic?Copy !req
218. Good. Let's get
our game faces on.Copy !req
219. What do we do now,
Amity?Copy !req
220. I don't know.Copy !req
221. I've never found
another store
that sold those books.Copy !req
222. We were so close.Copy !req
223. I think that's her.
That's the author!Copy !req
224. Mildred— Ow—
Featherwhyle?Copy !req
225. Hmm.Copy !req
226. Follow her!Copy !req
227. Call Darius.Copy !req
228. Darius, it's me.Copy !req
229. What the?
How did you get
this number?Copy !req
230. Doesn't matter. I've found some
incredible recruits at Hexside.Copy !req
231. I'm earning my place,
just like you told me.Copy !req
232. Of course you are.Copy !req
233. I just wanted you
to leave me alone.Copy !req
234. What was that?
Caleb?Copy !req
235. Waiting on you, buddy.Copy !req
236. I got to go,
but you'll meet them soon.Copy !req
237. Thanks for asking me
to join, guys!Copy !req
238. I think we're
gonna have a—Copy !req
239. Jerbo?Copy !req
240. Traitor.Copy !req
241. fun afternoon.Copy !req
242. All you got to do
is fly high and snag
some flags.Copy !req
243. Let's see
what you can do, Captain.Copy !req
244. Gus, that was amazing!Copy !req
245. She's right there!
Can't you see?Copy !req
246. Boo.Copy !req
247. Whoa!Copy !req
248. Oops.
My hand slipped.Copy !req
249. Go, go, go!Copy !req
250. May I please have
your team name?Copy !req
251. Shoot.
We never thought
of a name.Copy !req
252. The Emerald Entrails.Copy !req
253. You know,
because we're green,Copy !req
254. and there's more to us
than you think.Copy !req
255. Entrails! Entrails!Copy !req
256. Entrails team photo.
We're number one!Copy !req
257. I can't believe
I almost bailed
on you guys.Copy !req
258. Today was amazing.
Thanks for giving me
another shot.Copy !req
259. Always nice making a new friend.
I had an opening for one.Copy !req
260. We wouldn't have gotten
here without you.Copy !req
261. Yeah, I shouldn't have
been so suspicious.Copy !req
262. We can forget all about that
when we play next timeCopy !req
263. as a part of
the Emperor's Coven.Copy !req
264. The what?Copy !req
265. My name isn't Caleb.
It's Hunter.Copy !req
266. And I'm the
Emperor's right-hand man.
The Golden Guard.Copy !req
267. You can't be serious?Copy !req
268. You're not the one
Luz told us about,
right?Copy !req
269. Yes, I am.Copy !req
270. Yeah, this would usually
look cooler with the cloak,Copy !req
271. but I don't have it
at the moment.
Long story.Copy !req
272. Whoa there, scouts.
I didn't give you orders
to come here.Copy !req
273. Darius sent us to collect
your recruits.Copy !req
274. Ah, okay. Very good.Copy !req
275. Then there won't be
any delay in branding you
with coven sigilsCopy !req
276. and taking you away
from your friends and family
forever. Hooray!Copy !req
277. Okay, listen. I'm sorry about
this whole cell thing,Copy !req
278. but did you really have
to punch Steve, Skara?Copy !req
279. I get it.
Emotions are running high.Copy !req
280. Ice pack for Steve.Copy !req
281. Well, I don't get it.
You're joining
the best coven there is.Copy !req
282. You can keep all your magic,
you get free room and board,Copy !req
283. you can even play Flyer Derby
on your day off.Copy !req
284. Well, this year's day
has already passed,Copy !req
285. but next year's
is only 52 weeks away.Copy !req
286. We don't care.
None of us want this.Copy !req
287. You will eventually.
Trust me.
I'm your friend now.Copy !req
288. Friends don't stab
each other in the back.Copy !req
289. Sure they do.
The Coven Heads do it
all the time back at the castle.Copy !req
290. Captain,
you're on my side, right?Copy !req
291. I thought I could be
good at this.Copy !req
292. But we're here
because I made
a bad call.Copy !req
293. I'm just
half-a-witch Willow.Copy !req
294. Darius, I did it!
I found recruits.Copy !req
295. Yep, and you're
making me work
on my day off.Copy !req
296. Take this
and quit bugging me.Copy !req
297. I can wear this proudly now.Copy !req
298. Right?Copy !req
299. Can you?Copy !req
300. See you at the castle,
Golden Guard.Copy !req
301. I do not envy
those kids, man.Copy !req
302. They just have
to go through basic training
before becoming scouts.Copy !req
303. It's not too bad.
Dude, do you even remember
what we had to do?Copy !req
304. The duels,
the mazes with the traps,Copy !req
305. that time we were left alone
on a mountain?Copy !req
306. Classic.Copy !req
307. And of course Belos likes
to collect everyone's Palismen.Copy !req
308. Steve is beginning
to regret his choices.Copy !req
309. I think Hunter is too.Copy !req
310. Maybe it's Kikimora.Copy !req
311. And her only way
to express herself
is through fiction.Copy !req
312. Maybe it's another
shape-shifting basiliskCopy !req
313. trying to write their story
through metaphor.Copy !req
314. Aw, wats.Copy !req
315. Tinella Nosa?Copy !req
316. She's had a name
this whole time?Copy !req
317. Sorry, boss.Copy !req
318. The jig is up.Copy !req
319. Tibbles?Copy !req
320. Edited a few more
of those author photos, boss.Copy !req
321. Some of my finest work.Copy !req
322. Mattholomule!Copy !req
323. Oh, calm down.Copy !req
324. Human garbage
is constantly leaking
into our water.Copy !req
325. And about a year ago
I found this box of books
washed up on the shore.Copy !req
326. I've been trying
to make a snail off it
ever since.Copy !req
327. But no one's buying.Copy !req
328. Wait.
I'm still getting paid
for this, right?Copy !req
329. Not now, kid.Copy !req
330. According to the owner
of the Book Nook,Copy !req
331. he's only ever had
one customer purchase
from this series.Copy !req
332. I didn't know.
I swear.Copy !req
333. This is the worst scam
I've ever run.Copy !req
334. So the author
is human after all.Copy !req
335. Oh.Copy !req
336. Were you expecting
some dramatic discovery?Copy !req
337. Mute.Copy !req
338. You're gonna need to be
a little more clever
than that.Copy !req
339. Darius.Copy !req
340. Now!Copy !req
341. An illusion?Copy !req
342. Land the ship.Copy !req
343. Wait!Copy !req
344. Did you really think
you could get away with
endangering a Coven Head?Copy !req
345. Do you have any idea
what I'm capable of?Copy !req
346. Wait!Copy !req
347. Out of my way,
little prince.Copy !req
348. No!
I was mistaken.Copy !req
349. These four
are insolent agitatorsCopy !req
350. who aren't fit
for the Emperor's Coven.Copy !req
351. And I'm unfit
to wear the sigil
of the Golden Guard.Copy !req
352. You can go.Copy !req
353. Please, Captain.Copy !req
354. Let's move, team.
We need to find
a replacement.Copy !req
355. After all,
it'll be 52 weeks
before Caleb's next day off.Copy !req
356. You befriended them?Copy !req
357. And then you disobeyed me
to protect them?Copy !req
358. I'm impressed.Copy !req
359. I had you all wrong.Copy !req
360. Huh?
You're what?
Sixteen?Copy !req
361. It's about time
you made connections
outside the castle.Copy !req
362. I was just gonna drop them off
at Hexside.Copy !req
363. We have more
than enough recruits,
in my opinion.Copy !req
364. Are you gonna tell
Belos about this?Copy !req
365. Are you gonna tell him
about your secret Palisman?Copy !req
366. Magic or not,
I think you'll make
your predecessors proud.Copy !req
367. But you could still use
a sewing lesson.Copy !req
368. So, are you upset?Copy !req
369. Nah. Azura's author
may be a human,
but I'm human too.Copy !req
370. Sometimes it's nice
to be reminded
that you don't need to beCopy !req
371. a powerful ancient witch
to make something special.Copy !req
372. Well, I had fun
coming up with
those theories.Copy !req
373. They were like
our own stories.Copy !req
374. What if the Azura Book Club
was also a writing club?Copy !req
375. What would be
our first
writing prompt?Copy !req
376. Hmm. How about
the mystery of—Copy !req
377. What they were up to
all night?Copy !req
378. Did he just make
an account?Copy !req
379. Wow. He is
a slow typer.Copy !req
380. He's worse
than my dad.Copy !req
381. Oh.
Hey, guys.Copy !req
382. I am really digging
those outfits.Copy !req
383. So, how was
the rest of school?
Did we miss anything?Copy !req
384. Just had our first team win
as The Emerald Entrails.Copy !req
385. Ooh!
Let me see!
Let me see!Copy !req