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Justin Confronts the Hawkmoths

Published 8/4/2026

'Isabella' pins down Bean with a werehog arm, before Zach and Alvis stop her. The four of them talk together, before deciding to unite. however, when the morphic gem is stolen by Darius- they get better equipped. "Sighs" "Why don't you just leave me alone! I'm not copying her by choice!" "STOP PLEASE! We know everything. Please... let her go..." "So, you're not our Zeydaan." "No" "And beyond... that. I don't think you mean us any harm." "No." Then, it hink we better make a chat and sort this all out." "So, your name is-" "Justin" "Good, would you prefer we call you that?" "Why would you owe me anything? I've taken the face of your friend." "Because we never hold grudges. And we feel if we can find out why you're her- we may be able to find her" "I'M SORRY I KEPT THIS A SECRET. ONCE I SORTED OUT WHICH MEMORIES WERE MINE- I DIDN'T KNOW HOW I COULD BREAK IT TO YOU. I wasn't planning to take Bean with me, or to hurt her. But for now, let's discuss MY gem." Is it Dangerous? 'Externally, not innately, depends on who's holding it. Internally, depends on if I'm fine with you being in there or not.' Could it Trap us? 'The cage on it makes opening the realm from inside tougher, I figured something out for emergencies if my teleport network's cut off, but it's energy intensive, one way, and drops you a ways off from the gem.' Did it trap our Zeydaan? 'No, she hasn't even showed up in there, I ended up like this due to something going beyond my expectations during some training.' How do we get her back? 'I don't know, and I don't know how or why your search for her points at me, beyond perhaps that unexpected change during the mentioned training being particularly thorough... a start though, at least if you do have a way to detect her location, would be blacklisting me from it.' "THEN, I GUESS YOU'RE ON THE TEAM UNTIL WE CAN SORT THIS OUT" "IF I AM STILL WELCOME. I THINK I CAN HELP." "OF COURSE. WE'VE BEEN ANALYSING THE GEM. WITH YOUR HELP, WE MAY HAVE SOME ANSWERS." "C'MON- WE SHOULD GO TO THE BARRACKS- WE CAN FINALLY SORT THIS MESS-" "OF COURSE, IT WOULDN'T BE THAT EASY." "THEY TOOK NOTHING BUT THE GEM. DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER TO WIPE SECURITY." "THAT BASTARD WANTED US TO KNOW IT WAS HIM." "THOSE THAT HOLD THE CRYSTAL CAN COMMAND THOSE IT SPAWNS. INCLUDING ME." "SO WOULD BE BEST TO KEEP MY IDENTITY A SECRET, WHILE STAYING AT LEAST REASONABLY DISTANCED FROM IT-" "THEN YOU BETTER GET READY, AND FAST." "WE'VE GOT TO GET IT BEFORE HE WORKS OUT HOW IT WORKS." "You know who it is?" "The one man who's ever broken through my encryptions. Zeydaan's father. Darius Jem"
The Multiversal, The Hawkmoths, The Morphic Gem and the Imposter
Justin Confronts the Hawkmoths

Series: Justin and the Hawkmoths

The ruse is lifted and Bean is blinded by rage, and Justin has to use their new powers to quickly dispatch her.

Fortunately, Zach and Alvis' timing is impeccable and manage to help diffuse the situation before things get far worse.

Now, with no more secrets, Justin and the Hawkmoths must unite to save Isabella.

But that problem may have to wait- as the morphic gem that started this mess is stolen by an old enemy of the team.