-Agnes Household, Sunday-

Blair stared at her bedroom closet door, waiting for the rest of the team to arrive. With each passing second, she steadied her heartbeat; the longer she waited, the more nervous she was. She was not anxious during their task in Rye. All the anxiety was replaced with adrenaline and worry for the safety of the civilians. Conversation with the others was sparse as everyone debated where to set people. After they felt their task was done and two hours before the sun had risen, everyone felt fatigue stir up within them. The fatigue hit harder for her and the boys due to their adventure inside the Mirror Dimension. Everyone wanted to wait until Sunday to meet, but in her weary state, she blurted out an invitation to visit her house. Her tiredness overrode her, and seeing their eyes light up at her invitation made her feel bad about thinking of canceling after realizing what she said. However, she did not want to upset them by saying no, but she did not want them to judge her for some imaginary fault.

She shook her head as she tried to remove the negatives in her thoughts. Jack and Lina had issues prior to meeting her, and they mellowed out to her, becoming closer. Spending time with them during training, chasing after the Piper, and confiding in Selen-ja had helped ease her anxiety. She did not call them her friends until they expressed concern about her being forced to stay in London due to the artifacts' influence and then later receiving calls from them. Her short time with Jake proved he was a good guy, but there was concern about the rest of the Radiant, and she hoped there was no need to be apprehensive around them.

Her attention shifted upon hearing knocking on the door. She took a deep breath and spoke up.

"Clear."

The door opened, revealing Jack, looking grumpy. The sight of his 'friendly' face put her at ease.

"Your grandma away?" He approached her.

"She will return around 10 pm, running errands and meeting with friends."

"Hn, safe to go down. Lina is on her way, followed by Jake." He turned to the closet, watching the Flora Radiant phase in. "They can be scatterbrained at times, but they are good people."

She nodded, then watched Jack leave the room. Lina then approached the girl and hugged her, making the Shadow Radiant blush. "Lina?"

"I'm still tired!" She whined. "I wanted to sleep more, but Jack forced me up."

Rolling her eyes, Blair retorted. "I won't be your pillow." She pushed the plant warrior off, who promptly fell on the bed and instantly dozed off. She sighed and shook her head. The bespectacled girl claimed she did not have narcolepsy, but her sporadic nap times reflected her belief. Her attention shifted to the next person phasing in, Jake. She smiled brightly, feeling less shy around him after their previous adventure.

He raised his hand for a high-five. "How are you feeling?"

"I'm well." She smiled and reciprocated the high-five. "Less exhausted. Are you well?"

"Waking up to see the normal colors of our world makes me appreciate our world more." He chuckled. "Guardian reassured me Galvania has the same colors as Earth. So that's cool."

"Right..." She eyed the closet. "Can you stay and introduce me to them?

He nodded. "Sure." He eyed the closer, now seeing the next person phasing in. "The next person is..."

Amy materialized in the closet and quickly approached them with a burst of excitement. She excitedly held out her hand. "Heeyy! I'm so excited to meet you, Blair! Our first meet-up was not great, but now we have the best meeting without a crisis!"

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Blair shyly smiled, a light blush tinged on her face. "T-thanks." She exchanged a handshake. "Nice to meet you, too. There is food downstairs."

"Awesome!!" She chirped, then briefly glanced behind her. "Christina will be coming next, she bites." She giggled as she walked by.

"Really?"

"No." The fire warrior groaned. "They tease each other."

Christina materialized in the closet and approached the petite girl with a compassionate smile. "Hello, Blair. Nice to meet you again ."

"Greetings." The shadow warrior nodded. "You don't bite, do you?"

The water warrior's eyes widened for a moment before she chuckled lightly. She glanced out of the room with a sinister smile. "Did Miss Sunshine tell you?"

"Uh, yes."

"Right," She chuckled and winked at her. "She's an airhead, remember that." The girl finished as she walked past them.

"Why did I sense sinister intent?"

"It's their thing, jab at each other." He watched the next person phase in. "Christina is probably thinking of embarrassing things to say about her."

Blair nodded and watched Tanya phase in. The ice warrior approached her with an elegant stride.

"Blair." The girl held out her hand. "Charmed to meet you."

"Ah." She was surprised by the polite gesture and tone. "Y-yeah, nice to be acquainted."

"I love the color of your eyes." remarked the ice warrior as she left the room. "Perhaps growing a few bangs on either side will make them shine brighter."

The shadow warrior perked up and looked back at her. "Ah, really? Thank you."

Jake stared at the inside of the closet. "She's nice despite the pompous tone."

She nodded as she watched the light materialize. Sam phased in, then walked out with a smile.

"Sup, little sis," Sam approached the girl and raised his fist.

She smiled and exchanged a fistbump. "Hi! I have been watching your channel since I have heard of you."

"Nice," replied the wind warrior, then he sniffed the air. "Smells good! I'll see you down below." He left the room.

"If you want, you can join in an occasional video," said Jake. "Ryu and I join him to react to the Badgerverse while Christina, Amy, and Tanya use his channel to react to a drama."

"Um... no."

"That's fine." Jake watched the light shine in the closet. "The last person."

Ryu phased in, looking serious. He marched forward with cause and approached the girl. "Blair Agnes." His tone was stern as he sent her an intense stare. "We finally meet after a long time, as normies."

"Huh?" She looked intimidated and confused.

Jake sighed. "Ryu, she does not know you well enough."

The lightning warrior's demeanor lessened until he chuckled. "Sorry. Normies means normal. We meet as normal people and not as a bunch of super-powered cool dudes."

"Understood." She held out her hand. "Hi."

"Hello." The lightning warrior nodded. "You got snacks?"

"Yes," She nodded and glanced out of the room. "D-downstairs."

"Sweet." He glanced at the bed where Lina slept. "Who will wake her? The last time I tried to wake her, she slapped me and then went back to sleep."

"You did tickle her feet with a feather, man." remarked the fire warrior.

The shadow warrior lightly giggled. "You n-need to know her quirks." She took a deep breath. "I bought a deep-fried candy bar."

The plant warrior sat up quickly, jumped out of bed, and ran by them while blurting out thanks as she went. The boys looked on surprised and weirded out. They slowly turned their heads to the petite girl with raised eyebrows. She twirled her ponytail with embarrassment before turning around. "That is one way."

"Another person who jumps up at the slightest mention of their favorite thing." laughed Ryu. "I could think of a few prank ideas to use on her."

"Hmm..." The Fire Radiant moved forward. "I have a feeling you shouldn't."

"I won't. There has to be a profit when you prank someone, especially when they try to take away a precious tradition," snickered the joker as he gave a thumbs up to him and flashed a goofy smile. "The Adventures of the Red Menace is an example."

"You need to tell me everything about that time."

"Too epic for your feeble mind, dude." The lightning warrior chuckled as he left the room.

Blair glanced at the fire warrior. "Red Menace?"

"An alter ego he retired from after a series of pranks during school. Somehow, he was not caught."

"He won't pull any on me, right?" worry rose in her voice.

"No," He turned to leave. "He won't if you tell him."

"Good," She sighed in relief. "I don't want to be subjected to them."

"He won't, but it sounds like he played pranks to right wrongs."

She nodded and proceeded to follow him out the door and downstairs. When she went down, she observed the group talking amongst themselves, exchanging compliments about the house, the food, and making quips. The spread she had arranged was store-bought toffee cakes, hot water for tea, and a spinach and feta egg bake she had made. She spotted Lina happily munching on the deep-fried candy bar and hissed when Sam asked about it, making him take a step back. After informing them of what the food was, the children acquired portions and moved to the living room, where they conversed and ate.