An end and a beginning

Luna was still in shock after hearing that Sam had come down with the deadly disease spreading across Royal Woods. Her emotional state was a mix of desperation, hoping for a cure, and fear that she may lose her love. While waking Luan from her coma was a small victory, she stood to lose so much more. All the Loud family did. Three sisters were sick, one of them critically. They needed an anti-serum and they needed it yesterday. Fortunately, Lisa and Pike had a theory, although only one of the pair called it that.

"It's the best theory we have. I'd like to see you come up with any better," Pike argued via the interdimensional comms.

"Oh, please. It's more of a shot in the dark than a plausible scientific theory," Lisa rebuffed.

"If a shot in the dark is what it takes to save this town, then so be it," Pike countered.

"What theory, Doctor?" Albert inquired.

"Well, we know Bill created the virus using both science and magic, so what if a similar mixture of science and alchemy can create a cure?" Pike postulated.

"Pure poppycock! As if potions and rituals are any better than tried and tested anti-biotics," Lisa rebutted.

"This is Bill we're talking about. The being with millions of years worth of magical knowledge. If this virus does have magical properties, then looking at it through a purely scientific lens will not get us anywhere," Pike explained.

"You have to admit, it makes sense, and I think I might know where to start looking. There's an order of witches called the Sisterhood of the Shining Light that operates in this dimension. Maybe their leader can help us out," Albert suggested.

"If she's a skilled alchemist, then I wouldn't mind getting her input on this matter," Pike agreed.

"Small problem; this town's under quarantine. No-one can enter or leave without authorisation. How will you get her here?" Lisa asked.

"Portal power, but I need to know where she is. Luan mentioned a name to me once, Rosa Casagrande," Albert answered.

"Ronnie Anne's grandmother? She lives out in Great Lakes City. Lincoln and Lori are there on a retreat," Lisa added.

"Then that's where I'm going next. If she can help find a cure, it's an avenue worth exploring. Keep things together until I get back," Albert advised. On his way out of Lisa's room, he ran into Luna.

"Do you think you could use your portals to get me to the hospital?" Luna requested.

"Is this about that Sam person? I take it they're special to you," Albert guessed.

"Sam's my girl. I need to be there for her," Luna replied. Albert sympathised with Luna's plight. In his time as Excalibur captain, he had encountered young love all too often, Star and Marco, Milo and Amanda, to name a few.

"Alright, but take this," Albert conceded. He handed Luna a spare Excalibur mask and after showing Luna how to activate it, portalled her to the hospital, where Rita and the Sharp family were waiting. He then conjured a portal to the Casagrande market building rooftop as to not draw attention and stepped through. Once he made his way downstairs to apartment 2A, he knocked on the door and someone fitting Rosa's description answered the door.

"Can I help you?" Rosa inquired.

"Rosa Casagrande?" Albert probed.

"Si, what is this about?" Rosa asked.

"I've been working with your sisters. We have a theory about how to cure the Michigan Flu, but we need your help," Albert explained. Now Rosa was curious.

At the Royal Woods Hospital, Rita was busy caring for both those patients already in and the steady influx of new cases that were regularly being admitted. The hospital got so full they had to set up an extension in the parking lot just to cope. Luna, meanwhile, was at Sam's bedside. When Sam woke up, she saw Luna there and felt a little better from her presence.

"Luna? How did you-" Sam queried, her voice getting weaker as time went on.

"I can't explain it. What matters is that I'm not leaving you," Luna assured. Sam then turned her head to face her parents.

"Mum, Dad. *COUGH-cough* There's something you need to know," Sam stated.

"It can wait until you're better. Save your energy," Mr. Sharp pleaded.

"No, it can't" Sam panted, paused, and spoke again. "Luna's not just my best friend. She's- *COUGH-COUGH-cough* She's my girlfriend" Sam confessed. Mr. and Mrs. Sharp were taken by surprise at this revelation. They would discuss it further, but Sam was having an especially nasty coughing fit and passed out again. She was still alive, but Luna could not help but feel as if time was fast running out, for Sam and for everyone else in here and the other quarantine centres. Rita noticed the Sharp family's distress and went to see what was going on. Mrs. Sharp then turned to Luna.

"So, you're seeing my daughter?" Mrs. Sharp quizzed. Rita then realised what had happened.

"I am so sorry you had to find out like this, but yes, it is true" Rita clarified. Both parents struggled to keep it together. Mr. Sharp, in particular, was close to breaking down.

"Why didn't she tell us before?" Mr. Sharp asked.

"She told me she was scared of how you would react, that you might not accept that it was really who she is," Luna answered.

"Sam was never your typical teenage girl, favouring rock music over boy bands and never talking about crushes," Mrs. Sharp described.

"Still, I'd like to have known sooner, rather than finding out while she lays dying on a hospital bed" Mr. Sharp replied and finally broke down. Mrs. Sharp came over to comfort him but finding it hard not to break down herself. Luna then took Sam's hand into her own.

"Hang in there, Sam. We're close to something. I can feel it," Luna wished.

In the Casagrande building, Albert had finished explaining everything to Rosa, who he was, the wand's origins, the nature of the virus and Pike's theory about how to beat it. Rosa had already gone into her room and dug out her apothecary kit, picking out precisely what she felt they would need.

"You better be right about this. We may only have one chance to save Royal Woods, so this has to work," Albert said cautiously.

"Trust me, I have been healing my family's aches and pains with these medicines for a long time. I know what I'm doing," Rosa replied.

"If any of your sisters have potion kits, we may need those as well," Albert added.

"Si, I will let them know," Rosa responded. Albert then portalled Rosa into the Loud House, kit and all, when Lori and Lincoln entered the living room.

"We'd like to come too. Our family is in trouble and they need our help," Lori requested.

"Absolutely not. Royal Woods is a danger zone right now and your parents would never let me hear the end of it if you two came down with this sickness," Albert rebuffed.

"Oh, come on. Our friends and family need us," Lincoln replied.

"Our family is literally on their deathbeds and you want to sideline us? No way," Lori dismissed Albert's point.

"I get it. It's not ideal, but this place is a safe haven for you. As soon as the plague is cured, then you can come back, but no sooner," Albert asserted. He made his way through the portal, but just as it was about to close, Lincoln put his finger through, widened it up again with his own hands and he and Lori stepped through, then the portal closed behind them.

"What did I say?" Albert quizzed in disbelief.

"Sorry, bub, but you don't give us orders," Lori responded.

"As we said, our family needs us," Lincoln added. Albert then handed the two a mask from Lisa's stash.

"You want to see your family, what this plague can do, fine, here it is," Albert conceded and opened the door to Lola and Lana's room. Lana was unconscious in her bed, with Lola watching sadly over her. A life support machine had been set up.

"Lisa had the idea to induce a coma to slow the sickness. A prudent measure, but it is only delaying the inevitable," Albert outlined. Lincoln and Lori then turned to Lola.

"Hey, Lola. How is she?" Lincoln inquired.

"Alive. Not very talkative, though," Lola replied.

"Hey, Lana's a fighter. She'll pull through, just you wait and see," Lincoln tried to give Lola hope.

"I'm scared, Lincoln. What if, what if I lose her?" Lola wondered morbidly. Lincoln didn't respond verbally, only by pulling Lola into a sympathetic hug.

"Lynn is very much the same way, only she hasn't spoken a word since Lisa put Lucy in the same coma she did Lana. In my opinion, I think she blames herself for not acting sooner to stop Lucy when she was the Dread Mistress. There's a lot of guilt going around," Albert briefed Lori. Luan then stepped out of her room, rather weakly since she was still recovering from her own ordeal. She too went to hug Lori, let the floodgates out and led her to Lucy's room. The two had no words, only tears. On a more optimistic note, Rosa came forth with some good news, something that was long overdue.

"We think we have something," Rosa informed Albert. Once Albert and Rosa went back into Lisa's room, she, Lisa, and Pike were eager to share their findings.

"After consulting with Mother Rosa, my initial suspicions about the virus' make-up were confirmed. It does have magical properties," Pike summarised.

"Properties which I can block. Once that's done, it turns into a simple flu bug which conventional anti-biotics can cure," Rosa finished.

"Using some choice ingredients from Rosa's kit along with some homegrown formulas, I have been able to synthesise an effective antidote. There's just one problem, we haven't tested it in simulations yet," Lisa briefed.

"There's no time. It's now or never. Start with Lana and Lucy. If it works for them, then we can mass-produce the serum," Albert resolved. Lisa put a small amount of the first sample into a hypodermic needle, went into Lana's room and injected it into her.

"We also won't know if it has worked until we wake her. Thing is if we wake her and it doesn't work, she'll die," Lisa said fearfully.

"It's a risk we'll have to take," Albert replied. Lisa agreed and took her off life support. The monitors were showing a decrease in temperature and respiratory functions were returning to normal. Soon enough, Lana herself woke up, albeit still a little weak.

"What was in that stuff? My head's not pounding anymore," Lana remarked.

"It would seem we have a positive result. Now for Lucy," Lisa observed. Lucy reacted the same way once her dose was administered. Both Lana and Lucy were still a little drowsy.

"That is intentional. I added a small sedative to help you sleep while the serum does its job. Rest up, pets," Rosa assured. Lana and Lucy were sleeping soundly and an air of positivity filled the house once more. Lisa and Rosa were hard at work synthesising more. Rosa's sister's turned up at the house, volunteering their supplies to help with making more doses. Within minutes, they had dozens of vials that were ready to be given to those patients who really needed a cure urgently, such as children and the elderly. Once a batch of doses was ready for shipment, Lisa informed her friends at the CDC that a cure had been formulated, tested and synthesised in mass quantities. They replied saying that they were ready to receive the cure. Albert then opened a portal to the Royal Woods Elementary School gym.

"Lincoln, this is your stop. Time to play hero, as well as delivery boy," Albert told Lincoln. The boy stepped through the portal with the batch loaded onto a cart and everyone there, while stunned by the portal at first, quickly dismissed the phenomena and started administering the antidote. Lincoln took this opportunity to try and find Clyde. That was easy, Clyde's dads never left his side. Their faces lit up when the anti-serum was brought their way. Once Clyde got his shot, he woke up to see Lincoln.

"Ace Savvy saves the day again, I see," Clyde joked.

"What would he be without One-Eyed Jack?" Lincoln replied. Once Clyde was asleep, he went to see his other friends, who had all gotten their doses. Back at the Loud House, more doses were being made. Lisa had told the CDC how to make their own as she did not have enough supplies to make any more than the last few hundred vials they had now. Albert then opened a portal to Royal Woods Middle School gym.

"Lynn, this one's on you. My associate Vanessa is waiting for you," Albert instructed. Lynn took the batch and went through, helping Vanessa make sure everyone got their doses, visiting her soccer team as she did so. As the doses were being transported, Albert sensed an approaching darkness. It was clear that Bill knew of the cure's existence and was moving to destroy it. He and Rosa stepped outside and, sure enough, a dark stream of clouds was heading their way. A simple shield spell protected the house. Rosa stayed outside to hold Bill back as long as she was able while Albert portalled Luan and Benny to the high school gym and Lori to the hospital with batches in hand. In Lori's case, the hospital laboratories had already begun work on making batches of the cure themselves. Between that and the vials Lori brought, there was enough to go around. She went to visit Leni, who had just received her dose.

"Hey, Lori. How was your trip?" Leni asked.

"It was nice, but I'd rather be here right now, looking out for my family," Lori answered. Elsewhere in the hospital, Sam was getting her dose, waking up to a relieved Luna and a very curious family.

"So, it's girls you like, is it?" Mr. Sharp inquired.

"Well, just one," Sam responded, looking in Luna's direction.

"We'll have a lot to talk about once you and your brother come back home," Mrs. Sharp said. Rita had come over after making sure Leni was asleep.

"The CDC tells me they want to keep all those affected overnight for observation, but they should be ready to leave by morning," Rita told the Sharps. Luna then deactivated the Excalibur mask Albert gave her and kissed Sam on the forehead.

"Sweet dreams, girl," Luna wished Sam and left with Rita, along with Lori. They had decided to take Vanzilla back home because, in Luna's words, Albert's portals freaked them out. Lincoln, Lynn, and Luan portalled back home while Benny would get a ride from his own parents. Since the cure was successfully administered, Bill had stopped his assault. However, a call from Lynn soon beckoned them upstairs.

"I thought you said your cure knocked them out. So, why is Lucy sitting up?" Lynn probed. Indeed, Lucy was sitting up, although Albert noticed something was off.

"That's not Lucy," Albert stated. When Lucy did speak, it was with Bill's voice.

"I'm curious. Do you really believe you've accomplished anything here? Tell me, what do you think you've stopped?" Bill-Lucy quizzed menacingly.

"You brought misery and suffering to the people of Royal Woods. I couldn't just stand by and watch while innocents died," Albert replied.

"In so doing, you abandoned your search for my wand. So, the legacy of Lunaro the Healer still endures, putting others before himself, doing everything he can to ease the lives of others regardless of the consequences," Bill-Lucy goaded.

"Says the guy who lost this fight. Your little bug's being cured as we speak and Luan's already out of your nightmare," Lynn countered.

"Small victories. Yet again, simple beings such as yourselves do not see the whole picture. The nightmares and fear the Dread Mistress spread, as well as the energy, sapped from those infected with my 'little bug', have all served to give me a new life. If you don't believe me, feel free to come outside," Bill-Lucy invited and she fell back down to sleep. Everyone present and conscious went outside, and a figure was standing before them. It looked like a human male, wearing a jet black robe and what looked like dark sorcerer attire, and he was holding a staff which had a resemblance to the very wand Albert, Monogram and Vanessa came to find. There was no denying it, Bill had returned.

"So, do you like my new look?" Bill asked.

"Dashing. You know being mortal has its drawbacks, right," Albert replied sarcastically.

"I'm sure it does. I've decided to stick around these 'Uncharted Realms' a while longer. Think of all the chaos and destruction I can unleash when no-one here has heard of me. Of course, I'll have to clear the board of distractions first," Bill chided, implying that he was going to wipe out the Louds.

"Stand back. Let me take care of this villain," Rosa stepped forward, drew her wand and cast a really powerful spell, to be matched by one of Bill's own. Streams of light from Rosa's wand and darkness from Bill's staff collided in mid-air. Albert then transformed into his Butterfly form, but just as it looked like Bill was winning the deadlock, he was knocked down by Lola's mini car.

"That was for almost making me a lonely twin!" Lola remarked. Just as Bill was getting up, still in pain from the collision, a new concept for him, Lynn emerged from the house with a tennis ball shooter and launched a salvo of tennis balls at him.

"That was for manipulating Lucy!" Lynn interjected. Wincing in even more pain, Luan approached him and offered a hand to help him up, but once Bill took it, he found out the hard way that she had one of her joy buzzers in the hand that Bill took and a retractable punching bag in the other, which she then used on him.

"That was for putting me in a coma!" Luan said vengefully. Once Vanzilla arrived and Lori and Luna realised that it was Bill the family was battling, Luna went to the garage and got her guitar and several amplifiers ready. Everyone except Bill covered their ears, anticipating what came next. Luna then played the loudest note she could to rattle Bill's head.

"And that was for unleashing a plague on our friends and family!" Luna yelled.

"Who needs magic when you have all this," Albert observed, turning back into his regular form. Bill, having found the strength to get back up after having taken such a beating, looked on to find Lori getting her golf clubs ready.

"Stop!" Bill said desperately. He laughed it off and then carried on. "You know what, I like you Louds. You've got spunk, especially the princess. So, I'll let you have this victory. But there will come a time when I will rule over all the multiverse. I've got big plans. Just a small suggestion, you may want to get back to the homefront, Captain. From what I hear, things are a real mess over there. A war will come, and everything will be at stake. Until then, keep safe," Bill warned and portalled away.

"What did he mean by 'the homefront'?" Lori asked.

"It means I need to get back to my own dimension as soon as possible. Now that Bill has returned, I'll need to rally a defence," Albert replied.

"Anything we can do to help?" Lincoln inquired.

"Yes, stay out of it. Bill's dangerous, as you've seen. Too many have sacrificed too much to stop his schemes and that is not a price I want any of you to pay," Albert answered.

"He's right, kids. This is not our fight. We should just all be thankful that everybody is alright. Off to bed, all of you, it's late," Rita urged and the Louds all turned in for the night. Albert had portalled Rosa back to her home and he was on his way back to No Stop, which was empty due to all the food being donated to quarantine shelters. Monogram and Vanessa were there waiting for him. Albert had briefed them on what happened with Bill and the wand.

"I'll need to get back to O.W.C.A. and set up a defence of our own. We need to be prepared," Monogram suggested.

"And I should alert the Resistance. If Bill is taking his conquest plans multi-dimensional, no-where will be safe for long," Vanessa added.

"Bill also said something was wrong back home. The first priority should be to establish the situation and formulate a plan," Albert pressed. He portalled Vanessa to the Second Dimension, right in the heart of resistance HQ.

"What about this place?" Monogram probed, wondering about No Stop.

"Evacuate all the Excalibur tech we have here and let the people decide what to do with it. Maybe someone else will take it over," Albert replied. He and Monogram had loaded the Excalibur tech into boxes and portalled it all back to HQ, along with themselves. When they arrived at their home dimension, something felt strange as soon as the portal closed. Before Albert could ask himself why he was feeling so strange, Kilstone ran up to him.

"Sir, you might want to take a look outside. We have a massive problem," Kilstone said nervously.

"Why, what is it?" Albert asked. When he went outside, he immediately found his answer. The sky was not your typical blue and cloudy, more like the pinkish hue Albert was somewhat familiar with and he could've sworn he saw two planetoids in that same sky. Albert recognised the environment right away, but if he didn't see it for himself, he would've had trouble believing it.

"Major, welcome to Mewni," Albert said in sheer disbelief to Monogram, who was having trouble keeping it together. As if that wasn't enough, Monogram also noticed something different about Albert.

"What happened to your cheek marks?" Monogram probed, noticing that Albert's half-moon cheek symbols had vanished. Albert then tried casting some spells, to no avail. Somehow, not only did Earth and Mewni become fused, but Albert's powers were gone too.

"I think I know who's responsible for this," Albert noted. Albert activated a prototype interdimensional communicator in his pocket which emitted a strong signal. "I hope he gets this. We'll need him" Albert added.

The next day, at the Loud House dimension, everyone who was afflicted with the Michigan Flu had been treated and returned home. The CDC and the National Guard were maintaining a minimal presence in Royal Woods to re-establish order and make sure all remaining traces of the virus were extinguished. An advisory was given to all those who received treatment to stay on bed-rest for the next week while they got their strength back and Lucy was back to her normal self, all rumours of the Dread Mistress fizzling away with the plague. Luna had volunteered to watch over Sam and her brother while they were recovering in bed; if only to spend more time with Sam. While Simon was sleeping in the other room, Sam and Luna were in her room, watching a television biography on Mick Swagger.

"So, about your parents knowing about us," Luna addressed.

"There were a lot of questions, but the short version is, they're cool with it. Dad even suspected sometime before but didn't think it was his place to comment," Sam summarised.

"What about your brother?" Luna asked.

"I don't think he cares too much. Besides, he still believes in cooties," Sam teased. The two girls laughed at this statement. Sam then continued. "You know, Luan told me something interesting. She said she got her first kiss before you did," Sam added.

"She did?" Luna remarked, blushing hard. Sam laughed and leaned in closer, making brief lip contact with Luna.

"How was that?" Sam probed.

"I don't know. I think I need to hear an encore," Luna flirted back and the two girls had their first make-out session. For that moment, it was just them alone and it felt like a shared bliss. Back at the Loud House, Benny was in Luan's room, giving her the massage therapy that would help her muscles regain their strength.

"You know, Benny, my face muscles could use some work," Luan tried her hand at flirting. Benny, not getting the hint, was confused.

"No, I think they're fine," Benny responded.

"Oh, just come here," Luan got to the point, pulled Benny away from massaging her legs and they kissed. When they broke apart, Benny was the first to speak.

"You know, for a girl who just came out of a coma, you sure have a lot of energy," Benny noted.

"What can I say? You excite me," Luan said enticingly and they continued kissing. Lori and Lincoln, who had decided to stay rather than go back to their retreat for the other week were busy caring for Lucy, Lana, and Leni. Lincoln then addressed the readers.

"So, that's the story's end. Everyone got cured, Royal Woods is back to normal, no-one knows or cares where the Dread Mistress went off to and all the schools are closed for the week while their students get over the Michigan Flu. All in all, it's been a chaotic week and I'm glad it's over. On the plus side, the new online lesson system got a whole lot more beta testers, as every principal is making their students take their online lessons to make sure they catch up. Still, I can't help but worry about Bill. What's he up to, and will we be able to stop him when he does put his plans into action? Only time will tell," Lincoln told the readers.

At the end of the week, Lori was hosting a sibling meeting to discuss the Bill situation. She, like Lincoln and the other sisters, were concerned about his plans and were not content with sitting on the sidelines while others did the fighting. They were eager for revenge on Bill for endangering their friends and loved ones, especially Lola. They put the matter to a vote.

"Are we all agreed?" Lori asked the floor. All Loud siblings nodded. "Then it's settled. Lisa, how soon can you make things ready?" Lori inquired.

"Everything's set. I anticipated this and had already prepared ahead of time," Lisa answered.

"You sure your inter-dimensional pen pal would be willing to help us?" Luna probed.

"Trust me, he has experience dealing with scoundrels like Bill," Lisa replied.

"Then we leave at nightfall" Lori resolved and banged her shoe on the dresser to signal the meeting's end. Lincoln then turned to the readers once again.

"We all took a vote and it was unanimous. We're going to fight. We've already prepared goodbye notes to all our friends and family and we're leaving Lily behind. Where we're going is no place to bring a baby. It'll be dangerous and we all know the risks. But first, we need to find Bill and that's where Lisa's pen pal comes in," Lincoln explained. Lisa activated her interdimensional portal.

"Wish us luck, guys," Lincoln requested of the readers and all the Loud siblings stepped through.

Author's note: Apologies if this seems like a rushed ending, I just really wanted to get both this chapter and the story done before I go on vacation on Sunday. I'm cruising around Spain, Portugal, and Gibraltar for two weeks for some well-deserved time off. To be fair, I already had an outline for the finale in my head, it just needed to take shape. Also, I added the kiss between Luna and Sam because I felt that we were robbed in 'Racing Hearts' so I wrote my own Saluna kiss scene. Take that, censors. The usual disclaimers, I own nothing. Nickelodeon owns The Loud House. Enjoy.

And because I'm going on vacation soon and you won't be seeing anything from me in a while, I thought I'd treat you. Instead of one post note scene, I'll bring you several, to keep you occupied. Here's the first one:

Albert was surveying the monitors, watching what was happening all around the globe. He did not know how, but Earth and Mewni have fused together.

"How the hell did this happen?" Albert asked impatiently.

"That is what every world leader around the globe is asking Excalibur and I have no idea what to tell them. We don't even know what happened ourselves," Kilstone replied.

"We know that's Mewni out there, so Star has to be connected in some way. Have her brought to me. I have questions for her," Albert ordered.

"No need, we'll take care of it," came a voice from across the way. It was the President of the United States, along with Congressman Lock and the rest of the members of the Round Table.

"What are they doing here?" Albert inquired.

"They came as soon as it happened" Kilstone responded.

"Mind telling me what the President and several important looking people are doing in your HQ?" Monogram inquired.

"This is the Round Table, a cadre of senators and congresspeople that knew of Excalibur since its inception and have kept our secret in exchange for the power to keep us in check," Albert explained. The Round Table's interest in this matter and their eagerness to speak to Star meant one thing to Albert, Star was in trouble and a lot of it.

"Corn help her," Albert said to himself.

Here's the second one:

The Loud family arrived at the laboratory of Lisa's inter-dimensional pen pal. It looked like Lisa's, except bigger and with more space to work. The others could see why Lisa would want to spend time here, as there were experiments and analytical equipment stretching across the room. Bizarrely, no-one was home.

"Hmm, that's atypical. Usually, around this time, he'd be working on some big project. Or maybe he's delving into some space travel to study some extra-terrestrial anomaly," Lisa observed.

"Your pen pal goes into space? Just what sort of brain box is he?" Lincoln asked.

"The kind that can help us track down Bill and work with some dangerous substances, so please don't touch anything," Lisa cautioned while Lincoln was itching to grab one such invention. It was at that moment that he took note of the plaque on the laboratory wall. The inscription said:

'This laboratory and everything in it is the sole property of J. I. Neutron'

Here's the third one:

Binky was watching the monitors with varying degrees of distress. Over the last few days, he had noted several instances of unidentified magic users in this cluster of dimensions. It was not like him to keep pertinent information from his boss, but Binky could not help but be scared of him and his booming voice. Nevertheless, he had to be told. He went into Jorgan Von Strangle's office, while Jorgan himself was lifting weights.

"Binky! You know I don't like to be disturbed during my morning exercises!" Jorgan yelled.

"But boss, you need to see this," Binky whimpered. Jorgan then walked over to the monitors and saw the unidentified magic-user data for himself.

"Binky! Why did you not tell me about this?!" Jorgan demanded.

"I didn't know what to do, this is my first week here as your personal assistant," Binky answered, scared as to what will happen next.

"And it will be your last if you keep stuff like this from me again. We need to get to the bottom of this. Can you trace their dimension of origin?" Jorgan asked.

"Yes, I can. Here, just a few seconds and there we have it," Binky complied and after a few keystrokes on the computer, traced the data to the dimension of origin.

"We're going to need to send someone to ascertain the nature of this incursion," Jorgan resolved.

"It'll be dangerous," Binky warned.

"I know, we'll send Turner," Jorgan suggested.

At Dimmsdale, Timmy and his best friend Chloe were returning to Timmy's house after rounding up one of Chloe's wishes gone awry, the Fair Bears. They had led them on quite a chase, around the park, into the woods, and even managing to stir up the animals at the zoo. After wiping away some memories with the help of Cosmo and Wanda, who were disguised as dogs, Timmy and Chloe were looking to relax. They had made their way to Timmy's room when Chloe spotted an envelope on Timmy's dresser.

"Has that darn mailman been here? That guy's looking to get a real biting!" Cosmo said stupidly.

"Cosmo, you're not a real dog, you idiot. This is from Fairy World, and it's a summons from Jorgan, judging by the seal," Wanda observed.

"Whatever he wants, I'm not interested. I've had too busy a day to have some roid monkey yell at me," Timmy dismissed.

"I really wouldn't ignore him. A summons from Jorgan is like jury duty. When your number's up, you have to do it," Cosmo cautioned. Just then, the envelope floated in the air and spoke in Jorgan's voice.

"This assignment is from the Fairy Council, Timmy, so pay attention. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, AND YOU HAVE NO CHOICE IN THE MATTER, is to track down some unidentified magic users that have cropped up on our radar, determine their intentions and put a stop to them. Jorgan out," the envelope boomed and burst into flames. "P.S. There is a portal to their home dimension in your closet," another voice belonging to Jorgan echoed around the room.

"Oh, great. Jorgan's drafted us to do stuff he doesn't want to again. Let's get this over with," Timmy reacted with complete disinterest. Chloe was also against this, but not for the same reasons as Timmy.

"Are you sure this is wise? We don't even know what we're getting into," Chloe urged caution.

"I agree, however Jorgan will most likely throw us through that portal in my closet should we not do this, so let's save ourselves some yelling and pain and just go through. Besides, this will get me out of school tomorrow," Timmy argued.

"Can't argue with that," Chloe conceded sarcastically and they both went through the portal in Timmy's closet. When they emerged, the world they were in looked like something out of a five-year-old girl's storybook. Except it also looked like the merging of a modern-day setting with a fantasy one.

"This is too weird for me. I'd rather take Jorgan," Timmy resolved and went to go back, but the portal was gone.

"Errrr, Timmy," Wanda called. Timmy turned to face her and Cosmo, only for them to vanish instantly, leaving their fairy crowns and wands behind. Timmy gathered them up, shocked at the loss of his and Chloe's fairy friends.

"Now we have no magic. How are we supposed to finish Jorgan's mission now?!" Timmy exclaimed.

"You don't get the bigger picture here, do you? We are trapped in another dimension with no magic, no back-up, and no way home," Chloe summarised. Timmy then realised the severity of their situation.

"Uh-oh," Timmy responded.

Here's the last one:

In light of the discovery that magic itself has vanished, Albert, Kilstone, and Monogram were discussing alternative defence options against Bill. Thankfully, there have been no Bill sightings since they got back, but they weren't about to rest on their laurels. Deep down, Albert knew something big was going to happen, and soon.

"We have an entire archive of inventions that Phineas and Ferb have built over the years. We could utilise them," Kilstone suggested.

"Haven't those boys been through enough with Bill? To tell Phineas that Bill has returned would break him irreparably," Monogram shot down.

"What about time weapons? Brick and Savannah have given us plenty," Kilstone piped up.

"When you mess with time, it has nasty consequences and it should only be done if there is no other way," Albert pointed out.

"Like with Earthguard," Kilstone commented.

"All is not lost. With luck my message was received," Albert said with some hope.

"What message?" Monogram probed. Just then, Albert's yeoman was on the line.

"Sir, your appointment is here," the yeoman alerted Albert.

"Good, send him in," Albert instructed. The person he contacted came into his office. What took the two other men by surprise was that the door was still closed, he had walked through it.

"Gentlemen, I'd like to introduce this dimension's only human-ghost hybrid and, hopefully, our salvation. Say hello to Danny Phantom," Albert introduced the boy dressed in black with a white 'DP' logo on his chest and hair white as snow.

As you can see, my next few stories will cover Bill's activities in the Uncharted Realms, which are all based on Nickelodeon shows, the aftermath of what I call 'The Cleave' or the ending of SVTFOE and the set-up to the final confrontation with Bill. Please note that the order in which you see these scenes does not reflect the order in which they will be written. I'll get to work on these as soon as I get back.