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(This is a part of my Owl House AU 'The Red Guard'! Heavily inspired by my Witches Among Humans AU where Luz was a witch and a superhero!

In this version, Luz was taken away by Belos and brainwashed into the Silver Soldier. So, Hunter betrayed Belos and took it upon himself to become the hero, desperate to stop the Day of Unity from becoming a reality with a bit of help, of course!)

The Red Guard looked over the city, his red cloak blowing in the wind as he looked over everyone...but he had to admit, he had no idea how superheroes did this.

"Kiki, is there any-"

Kikimora was quick to respond over their communicator. "No, there's no crime. No Coven Heads. No monsters. Nothing."

Red Guard groaned. "This is so boring then! What am I even doing here?!"

"Didn't you say you wanted to prowl upon the night?" Kiki asked, clearly amused.

Red Guard crossed his arms. "Well, yeah. But that was just because I was expecting something to happen. I dunno. Luz did the prowling thing, right?"

"She wasn't exactly a superhero, you know that." Kiki said. "If she was here on Earth? Then yes."

Red Guard sighed before standing up. "I guess I can just head back then."

He was about to fly off until he suddenly stepped onto a tile of the roof he was on...and fell through. Red Guard yelped, falling while still clutching his staff.

Red Guard found himself in some kind of literal hole of time and space. He bumped against the edges multiple times, letting out fake curse words before he finally fell through the other end, crash landing.

"...thank you for choosing Red Airlines...now get the heck off..." Red Guard said, his voice muffled from crashing face first into the dirt.

He then forced himself out, shrinking his staff and putting it away as he looked around. He looked from side to side, seeing he was in...The Boiling Isles?

"Huh...how did I..." Red Guard then pressed his finger against his ear. "Kiki? Vee? Eda?" He asked, walking around. But nothing. He sighed and then walked backwards...through the hole a second time.

He came back right to where he left off. Red Guard blinked before looking behind him. "...did I just...find a miniature portal on Earth?"

Red Guard crawled over and reached his hand to the spot, seeing it go through. "Wait...I studied these. This is a time pool! I thought those were incredibly rare! Why is one on Earth? Someone could fall through this." He said.

And surely enough, curiosity got the best of him and he hopped back in, eager to see what time period he was in previously.

He landed back in The Boiling Isles and took out his staff, flying high in the air and looking over the town. It definitely looked more old fashioned...wait...he was in the Savage Ages.

At least, that's what Belos called them. Ever since he figured out he was a Grimwalker and that Belos was a gigantic liar, he doubted anything Belos had told him about their history.

Red Guard kept flying around before he landed on a rooftop, observing how life was...and he felt a bit envious. Everyone in town seemed so happy, using 'Wild Magic' to make their life better. He didn't understand why Belos hated witches so much. They were just people.

But then, he heard a noise. He looked down at an alley...and his eyes went wide under his mask.

Fighting off some kind of a monster was a witch wearing a red cloak and a very odd looking glove of some kind. The monster roared before smacking the cloaked figure out into the streets. Witches gasped before seeing the monster.

The Red Guard recognized it. An angered Slitherbeast. He was about to step in, but remembered that this was the past. If he messed up the past, he'd mess up the future, and then maybe cause a paradox.

Although every fiber of his being was telling him to help...until he saw who was fighting the Slitherbeast.

The man in the red cloak wore gray and gold, with light coming from their gloved and red hand...and they wore a golden and red mask, that had the similarity to an owl.

It was...well...Red Guard. Without a doubt, but not the current. This was a Red Guard of the past.

The Past Guard hopped high into the air, dodging the charge of the Slitherbeast. He then landed behind it and thrusted his red hand forward, a golden light suddenly shooting out and tying down the beast.

The beast roared and roared, trying to cut itself free, but to no avail.

The Past Guard grunted as he tried pulling the Slitherbeast over...and to his surprise, some of the other witches helped him tie down the beast with their magic. The Past Guard then let go of his golden restraints, seeing the Slitherbeast was trapped enough.

"Thank you all, my friends." The Past Guard said before grabbing the Slitherbeast with his gloved hand and teleporting away with it, with the townspeople...cheering?

"HURRAH FOR THE RED GUARD!!!" They cheered. Looks like this past version made a name for himself.

The current Red Guard slowly stepped back and went back into the time pool, and into the future. He then took off his hood and mask, looking down at it. He smiled.

"...guess that's where I got the idea from. Huh, big brother?"