The Intruder

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[Open on the Owl House exterior. Cut to a video recording of King's eye.]

Luz: [Voiceover.] And here we have the most fearsome creature in the world, the King of Demons.

Lena: Luz! This is a bad idea.

[The video zooms out to show King trying to tear a sock off his nose.]

Luz: Facing his natural enemy, the ducky sock!

Lena: That's a regular sock.

King: [Grunting, tears the sock into pieces, then punches the remnants.] Where are you now, ducky sock?

Luz: So, why'd you call us here again?

Lena: We need to know.

King: Oh, yeah. [Grunting, climbs up a table.] Humans Luz and Lena, you've been so obsessed with witchcraft  that you haven't learned anything about my kind. Prepare yourself for... [Rips off a curtain to reveal a corkboard of photos of various demons; puts on a hat and spins the cord on top of it.] Demons 101. Demons like me are grim tricksters of the twilight, creatures of sulfur and bone.

Luz: [Zooming in with her camera.] And cute little paws.

Lena: Luz!

King: [Sighs.] And cute little paws. True. We live only to create chaos and misery. Our only weaknesses are purified water and passive-aggressive comments. Sometimes.

Luz: Oh, you guys are sensitive.

Lena: Very sensitive?

King: Even demons have inner demons. [Tears off one of the pictures to reveal a snarling demon.] The most powerful demon of all is the Snaggleback. He's a—

Luz: Bad boy!

Lena: I was going to say that!

[A colored filter appears over the screen, followed by several stickers. Luz aims her phone down and taps on her screen while Lena watched.]

King: Luz, pay attention. This information could save your life someday. Lena, your doing great!

Luz: No, no. I am so paying attention. This is my paying attention face. [Nodding.] Mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm.

Lena: Doesn't look like your paying attention Luz. Thank you King.

[Lightning crashes, immediately followed by a thunder rumble. Luz, Lena, and King look outside.]

King: Uh-oh. Looks like it's gonna rain.

Luz: [Gasps.] I love the rain.

Lena: Luz! It's not safe!

King: Hey, wait.

Luz: [Opens the door, exhales.] I always love feeling the first few drops in my hair. [Kneels down to talk to a flower.] I bet you do too, little buddy.

Lena: Luz! Get back here! This rain is not like our rain!

[A water drop drops down to the flower, making it wither and die immediately.]

Luz: What?

Lena: Told you!

Eda: [Runs to the house.] Boiling rain! Everybody inside now!

Luz: Huh? [Yelps.]

[Eda grabs her arm and drags the both of them inside while Lena and King run inside. Objects crash and clatter.]

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