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Chapter 20 - Chapter 19

"Ok" Hart said, placing his coffee cup down he smirked, before snapping his fingers. Instantly the room around them shifted, now they seemed to be sitting on an island beach, the sound of the waves and the smell of the ocean breeze was perfect. With another snap they were back in the living room except that now it was snowing. Big soft flakes fell, Kram stuck out his tongue and caught a few, feeling them melt away. With another snap things went back to normal except that Love now looked like Jessica Rabbit completely with sequin gown purple gloves and huge boobs. Phet, Hart and Kram collapsed laughing as Love delivered her signature line.

"I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way" he said in his best breathy Hollywood starlet voice.

With a wave of Hart's hand Love returned to normal.

"Oh, I wish I had that power!" Kram said, wiping tears of laughter from his eyes.

"You would be an absolute menace! Noh would kill you in a week.! And if he didn't I would" Love said, suddenly his eyes widened, and he hurried across to whisper something in Hart's ear.

With a nonchalant flick of his wrist Hart cast his magic once more. This time it was Love's turn to laugh. Where Kram had been seconds before now sat a golden retriever. It took a moment for Kram to realize what had happened but as soon as he did, he wagged his tail and proceeded to bound around the room covering both Love and Phet in slobbery dog kisses. He was in the middle of chasing his tail when Hart changed him back. Kram looked up a moment disappointed, until he realized Love had been filming the whole thing.

"That is going straight to the rest of the team! You're welcome!" Love said in triumph.

Kram cocked his head to the side and scratched behind his ear before returning to the couch. "I didn't send them a video of you just now." He grumbled.

"I can turn him back if you want to." Offered Hart.

"Please don't." Love pleaded.

"Alright I showed you mine now you show me yours." Said Hart looking from Love to Kram.

"I thought we did that this morning." Love replied, winking at Hart.

"Kinky!" Said Kram.

"I'm serious! Not that many people have magic and neither of you were shocked, so I know you have your own magic. What is it?" asked Hart.

"Well, I have gravity magic, I can manipulate it and move anything, or make sure it doesn't move like this." Phet was just reaching for his glass and suddenly he couldn't lift it as though it weighed a ton. Seconds later both Phet and the loveseat seat where Love and Hart were sitting floating gently up before coming to rest again effortlessly.

Phet was beaming as he gently landed on the cushions. "Can we do it again?" he asked.

"Sure" Kram shrugged and sent Phet into the air once more. Phet twisted and turned like a fish playing in water; he wiggled and writhed, even trying a few somersaults. Can you send me my sketch pad I want to try to draw like this!'" 

"You can play later. Bring him down." Hart said to Kram. Without waiting for an answer, he turned to Love. "What about you?" He asked.

"Well… mine might not be as pretty as yours but I think it's cool." Love said.

"Oh, it's so cool." Kram's eyes lit up as he assured them.

"Okay first I want you all to take out your phones and put them on the table." Love said as though he was a magician asking for the audience's help. Once everyone's phones were on the table Love closed his eyes leaning back against the cushions. Kram couldn't help but smile, waiting to see Phet and Hart's reaction. Suddenly, every electronic device in the house had turned on at once and Love's voice surrounded them, coming from everything except love.

"Hello, hello, is this thing on? Testing, testing." Love said pretending to do a mic check before bursting into song.

"Hello, my baby, hello, my darling, hello my ragtime gaaaallllllllll" He crooned. The whole room moved from shock to fits of laughter. Next Love opened his eyes his voice his own once again he then changed tactics and the tv started to flash photos of Hart throughout his life that Love had gathered from every friend and family member, in the seconds they had been distracted by his antics, over the next minute, Harts whole life played out before them. Hart and Phet sat frozen in shock. Then, with nothing more than a yawn and stretch Love stopped, the show over.

"How did you do that!" Hart said slowly, still processing what he had seen.

While you guys were laughing, I was working. As long as I am touching anything electronic, I can access anything else electronic."

Remind me never to get on your bad side." Hart murmured, shaking his head. 

"Okay Phet you're up. Show us what you can do." Before Kram had even finished speaking Phet stood up and took a deep breath to focus. Deciding what he wanted to show them. Focusing he carefully unfolded the space around them. Until the upper floor of the house was gone and they were all looking up into the dazzling colors of the Crab Nebula.

"Wow" Kram and Love whispered together. Both craned their necks looking around in wonder like kids on Christmas morning.

Phet smiled, he loved his magic, next he took them to Sirius, his favorite star, then slowly around Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and finally Mars. The room was filled with oohs and aahs, as they saw the features and storms that raged on each planet they visited. With a pop Phet ended their trip returning the house to its original form. Kram and Love sat blinking trying to reacclimate to their surroundings.

"That was beautiful, no wonder you paint the universe so often!" Kram quipped excitedly.

"I don't understand. If your magic is space, what was that light yesterday?" Asked Love.

"Supernova" muttered Phet sheepishly.

"Like a dying star, could create a black hole, never mind burn us to death kind of supernova?" Love almost shouted.

"Ye...yes it happens when I'm scared." Phet replied apologetically.

Love turned to Hart. "Why did you tell him to get a knife to stab us with if you knew he could just burn us to ash!"

 "He's only ever slightly scorched somethings so I'd rather be safe than sorry." Shrugged Hart as though what he said should be obvious to anyone.

"I'll keep that in mind." Said Love wearily.

"As fun as this show and tell has been, we need to clean up and get serious. We have a murder to plan." Hart chirped up brightly.