Fishing Lessons Become a Fun Swim/Megara's Temporary Beast Behavior

*(The next morning, Therru slowly woke up after stretching herself. Once awake, she suddenly smelled something delicious in the air)*

Therru: Mm. What’s that smell?

*(She gets up and goes to the source of the smell, revealed to be Team Excalibur cooking breakfast with some salmon on a campfire. They notice each other and greeted each other)*

Team Excalibur: Good morning, Therru.

Therru: Good morning, guys.

*(She seats with them)*

Therru: Is that salmon?

Blaze: Yep.

Cream: Your mother told us you like salmon.

*(Therru looked at Megara, who nods with a soft smile. Smiling softly in gratitude, Therru accepted a plate from Big and Tails and Silver, with Ness' group's help, served the salmon to themselves and everyone else)*

Therru: Thank you.

*(As they ate, Megara cuts up her salmon with Espio’s ninja star she borrowed. After returning the ninja star to Espio, Megara took a bite of her piece and groaned in calm happiness. Suddenly, to Team Excalibur’s surprise, Megara suddenly, and savagely, gobbled up her salmon like an animal quickly. Then she stopped upon noticing her daughter and friends looking at her in calm surprise. Then she composed herself and wiped her lips and muzzle with her leg-like arm and made animal groans, as if talking, to which Kayla answered)*

Kayla: You don’t need to apologize. It’s okay.

*(Then as Megara timidly twiddled her paws a bit, like she’s twiddling her fingers timidly, she made some groans again, to which Kayla and San translated)*

Kayla: You want to learn how to fight and survive like the wolf you are?

San: And for us to teach you?

*(Megara nods)*

Launchpad: Are you sure, Meg? It’s a bit risky for a human-turned wolf like you to learn how to act like an animal.

Arren: (Shrugs) I may be blind, but it’s no problem with me.

Launchpad: Arren?

Arren: (To Launchpad) Well, if she is to survive like Therru and all of us, she needs to learn how to be like the animal she is. *(To Megara)* Right?

*(Megara groans a “Yes.” Then later, Therru aims her magic wind arrow at a honeycomb in a tree, but luckily, Silver and Liquidator’s psychokinetic and new aquakinetic bodily barrier spell is protecting her and everyone else in case of bee stings. After Therru fires her arrow, the honeycomb crashed onto the ground and the bees swarmed at Team Excalibur angrily, but the barriers knocked them and their stingers back, making them hesitate and retreat. Once the bees are gone, Silver and Liquidator removed the barrier spells and Megara groans a “Good job” to Therru)*

Liquidator: I think she's telling you “Good job,” Therru.

Silver: Exactly.

Therru: Thanks, Mom.

*(She then smiled smugly)*

Therru: (Smugly) Oh, wait. I remember. I should never have weapons in your opinion.

*(Realizing that she said that before, Megara, for the first time ever, gave a guilty look, feeling terrible for saying that before. Recognizing that look, Therru stopped being smug and apologized)*

Therru: Sorry. But you *did* say that.

*(Megara guiltily groans a bit)*

Sonic: Well, are you gonna climb up and get the honey or not?

Scratch: Chop, chop!

*(Realizing, Megara gathered her courage and climbed the tree towards some honey samples on the top of the tree. After failing two times due to slipping and falling, the third time was the charm. After that was done, Team Excalibur gathered some honeycomb and packed them)*

Cosmo: For a snack later.

Rouge: Just nothing short of poetry when it comes to gathering honey.

*(Then, Therru asked away upon realizing something)*

Therru: I just realized something, where did you find some salmon?

Megavolt: We found them at a crystal-clear shallow river.

Dedede: Caught them easily with either weapons or magic.

Escargoon: Come, we’ll show you.

Mushu's group: Yeah, come on.

*(They go to a blue crystal-clear shallow river and it is chockfull of salmon swimming around)*

Mushu: And after we returned with them, we gutted, cleaned, and cooked them.

Liquidator: That is how you cook good salmon like any form of good advertisement.

Quackerjack: (Quickly) Yeah, yeah, yeah. *(Normally)*Exactly how to cook and eat them.

*(Then a minute later, Megara learned how to catch some salmon like a bear, despite that she's a wolf, thanks to Therru and Honker. As they enjoyed cooking the salmon Megara caught like the wolf she is, Therru started singing in her mind as she and Team Excalibur are enjoying themselves)*

Therru: (Voice-over) **This love, it is a distant star**

**Guiding us home wherever we are**

**This love, it is a burning sun**

**Shining light on the things that we’ve done**

*(Then, seeing the river as if it were beckoning her, Megara gently ushered Therru to it, much to her surprise and Team Excalibur watched in silence)*

Therru: (Voice-over) **I try to speak to you everyday**

**But each word we spoke**

**The wind blew away**

*(Then Megara did a cannonball into the river, disappearing beneath the water. Therru leaned towards the water, looking around for her mother when Megara emerged and after grabbing her by surprise, dragged her underwater, much to Team Excalibur’s surprise. Then Therru emerged from the water, gasping for air that she climbed out and panted. Megara then came up to her in concern with an apologetic look. Therru noticed and after giving a smug smile along with Team Excalibur, she pushed Megara gently into the water again, much to Megara’s calm delight, for they are having fun)*

Therru: (Voice-over) **Could these walls come crumbling down?**

**I want to feel my feet on the ground**

**And leave behind this prison we share**

**Step into the open air**

*(They laughed merrily as Megara suddenly splashed Charmy, Grounder, and Bushroot with water. Megavolt hesitated at first, until Liquidator and Silver bestowed him a water-proof badge, much to his happiness. Then they dove into the river and started either swimming around and/or catching and chasing some salmon. Even Amy, Cosmo, Tikal, Rouge, Blaze, and Kayla are warming up to Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Shadow, Silver, and Max during this, starting to enjoy being with each other)*

Therru: (Voice-over) **How did we let it come to this?**

**What we just tasted we somehow still miss**

**How will it feel when this day is done**

**And can we keep**

**What we’ve only begun?**

*(Underwater, Therru and Megara both noticed a school of salmon swimming towards them courtesy of the Mobians and Fearsome Four herding them. Smiling in determination, Therru and Megara swam together at the school and after catching some, they broke the surface victoriously)*

Therru: (Voice-over) **And now these walls come crumbling down**

**And I can feel my feet on the ground**

**Can we carry this love that we share**

**Into the open air?**

**Into the open air**

**Into the open air**

*(Then, after they finished, Silver and Blaze magically dried themselves and Team Excalibur from being wet by the water and without watching Megara, who is enjoying an uncooked salmon, packed their supplies to resume their journey after their fun time. Then when that’s done, they turned to Megara and noticed to their confusion, she is walking away without noticing them)*

Therru: (Voice-over) **This love, it is a burning sun**

*(As soon as the song in the background ended, Team Excalibur ran after her)*

Team Excalibur: Hey!

Therru: Mom?

Webby: Why are you leaving us?

*(They catch up to Megara)*

Sonic: What’s wrong, Megster?

Coconuts: You getting more sup…?

*(He reaches his hand out to get Megara's attention, but as soon as Megara turned upon being touched, Coconuts got cut off when he and Team Excalibur noticed Megara’s eyes are black as ink like an animal and instead of recognizing them, Megara slowly started to growl and snarl savagely, much to Team Excalibur’s calm concern)*

Coconuts: Meggy?

Scratch: Why are you growling at us?

*(But no groaning reply, for Megara continued to growl and snarl at them, as if she were a wild wolf that is untamed. Therru and Darkwing ran up to her in concern)*

Therru: Mom?

Darkwing: Meg? Coconuts asked….

*(Suddenly, Megara roared in their faces and after charging savagely, she lunged at Arren and Meta Knight, knocking them down, much to Team Excalibur’s concern)*

Team Excalibur: Arren, Meta Knight!

*(Megara chomped in thin air viciously at Arren and Meta Knight, who are holding her back, but thankfully Silver and Bushroot tried to restrain her with their powers upon pulling her off Arren and Meta Knight, but Megara fought back in a beastly savage way)*

Silver: Meg, stop!

Bushroot: What's gotten into you?!

*(Then Megara knocked Silver and Bushroot down and offscreen bit her jaws onto Silver's left arm and Bushroot's right arm until they pushed her off)*

Team Excalibur: Silver, Bushroot!

*(Therru and Darkwing ran up to Megara in concern and anger while Silver healed himself and Bushroot)*

Therru: Mom, stop it!

Darkwing: Cut it out!

*(Then Megara knocked Therru and Darkwing down savagely)*

Arren: Therru!

Gosalyn: Dad!

Team Excalibur: Therru, DW!

*(As Therru laid in the ground helplessly and scared, Megara slowly approached her and Darkwing, her snarling teeth ready for the kill. Therru then teared up slowly upon Megara pinning her on her back)*

Therru: (Starting to cry) Mom….

*(She snaps out of her crying upon screaming a bit when Megara prepared to bite her with her jaws, when to Team Excalibur’s, except Therru's, surprise, Megara’s eyes returned to normal and she stopped roaring, snarling, and growling. She suddenly noticed Therru looking away in fear and got concerned upon getting off of Therru)*

Darkwing: Therru?

Therru: What?

*(She noticed Megara acting tame like a human again)*

Therru: Mom?

*(Megara groaned a bit in question. Realizing immediately along with Team Excalibur that Megara’s back to her human behavior, Therru explained as Arren and Gosalyn helped her and Darkwing up)*

Therru: You just…. Changed.

Darkwing: Like you were an…. Actual untamed wolf.

*(Confused, Megara was about to groan in question again when she felt something wet dripping from her mouth. She wiped her muzzle clean with her paw and saw it was Silver and Bushroot’s blood on her muzzle and gasped. Silver, Megavolt, and Bushroot quickly explained reassuringly)*

Silver: That was mine and Bushroot's blood.

Bushroot: But we’re healed thanks to Silver.

Megavolt: Don’t worry.

*(Noticing Megara slowly realizing in shock, Knuckles and Quackerjack turned to Silver, Megavolt, and Bushroot flatly)*

Knuckles: That’s not helping the situation.

Quackerjack: Talk about inconsiderate, Sparky.

Megavolt: (Guiltily) We're just trying to calm her. *(Angrily)* And don't call me "Sparky!"

*(A horrified Megara then recalled the day when she was a human, slapping Therru and Darkwing, as Mr. Mallard, down before burning Therru's bow as Therru, Hercules, and Scrooge’s voices, as well as her own, overlapped repeatedly)*

Therru: (Voice-over, repeatedly) You are nothing but a selfish, control-freakish beast! That’s what you are!

Scrooge: (Voice-over, repeatedly) Why did you have to do that?!

Hercules: (Voice-over, repeatedly) Maybe our daughter’s right.

Scrooge: (Voice-over, repeatedly) You are nothing but a beast.

Megara: (Voice-over, repeatedly) You *are* just a farm girl! And I expect what’s best for you!

*(Then she snapped out of it as she panted in guilt and horror while looking at her claws as Quackerjack and Megavolt continued arguing, not paying attention)*

Quackerjack: Sparky, Sparky, Sparky, Sparky...!

Megavolt: (Losing his temper) IF YOU CALL ME "SPARKY" ONE MORE TIME...!!

*(After looking at Therru in concern silently, Megara then attempted to run away when Therru stopped her upon her, the others, and even Megavolt and Quackerjack who stopped arguing, noticing her running away)*

Therru: Mom, stop!

*(Megara groans in concern)*

Therru: Calm down!

*(Megara stopped)*

Therru: Listen to me.

*(Megara, upon hearing her say that, then remained quiet and listened)*

Therru: We understand you’re scared of trying to hurt or kill us again. But what matters is that we’re not hurt or killed and it’s nobody’s, not even Babamon's or mine, DW, and Gosalyn's fault. If we just keep our heads together, we’ll find a way to break the spell on you. Just listen to us, mostly me, and we can do it. Understand?

*(Megara slowly softened and turned to Team Excalibur hopefully in concern, and to her calm happiness and relief, Team Excalibur nods in support for her and Therru)*

Meta Knight: Therru’s right.

Ashitaka: Maybe we’ll find clues involving the spell on the way.

Kaya and wolf brothers: That's right.

Scratch: Just stay confident.

Grounder: Focused.

Coconuts: And calm.

Max: And tamed.

Batty: Exactly!

Figment: Never give up.

San: Even my mother said that before she died.

(They looked at her)

Tank: How did she die?

*(A short pause, then....)*

San: Malefor killed her, along with some mysterious assailants. The same day Sparrowhawk died.

*(Team Excalibur got calmly sympathetic)*

Team Excalibur: Sorry to hear that.

*(Megara then, upon seeing Therru’s magic bow, groaned a bit, explaining away on something. Then Kayla translated)*

Kayla: She’s telling you, Therru, that she fished your old bow out of the fireplace after you, DW, and Gosalyn ran out on her before.

*(Realizing slowly and calmly, Therru understood)*

Therru: (To herself) So, that’s why Dad had my bow before. *(To Megara)* I honestly no idea.

*(She smiled softly)*

Therru: Thank you, for telling me that.

*(She caressed her hand on Megara’s cheek. Khan sputters a bit, getting their attention. Realizing they were resuming their journey, they snapped out of their situation)*

Shadow: I think we should continue our journey.

Jeff: My sentiments exactly.

*(Team Excalibur nods in agreement and with that, they resumed their journey)*

***Coming up: Team Excalibur finally arrive at the Living Tree area of the Forbidden Forest where Excalibur was last seen. But when they find the scabbard only, they discover that a Golemon took it to his lair past Tamatoa's lair. But before they could continue, Zedd’s group and their army ambush them and injure Arren, Darkwing, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Shadow, Max, Link, Ashitaka, and Ness, but after a close call and escape, Team Excalibur heals Arren, Darkwing, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Shadow, Max, Link, Ashitaka, and Ness and the couples of Team Excalibur have begun to fall in love with each other as they resume their journey afterwards.***