Toothpaste!

The pushpin came off. Not even 10 seconds after the seal was placed, it’s already sliding off again. It’s already plotting revenge, or something. “Marina, blow the wind on the seal against its head so it doesn’t slip off!” Theia rushed to get a tape, some glue, some nails, and a hammer.

The girl whose magic is specialized on winds called back, “Hurry, I think it’s angry!” Unfortunately, the same spell can’t be used spontaneously so they can’t put it to sleep again.

Theia tossed everything to Emeru except the hammer and a nail, “Here goes-!” a single hit on the nail sank half of it on the creature’s eye. Phew…now the seal’s again secured.

Not. It tore and slipped.

Panic.

Ialan snatched the rest of the seals Theia drew and slapped them on her reaching out hand. She took the tape and glue from Emeru and frantically tried, but the adhesives also won’t stick. “At this rate, nothing won’t work…” grumble...

Eureka! “These species are hydrophobic! Or allergic, I dunno, but—”

Without further ado, Ialan grabbed the closest water source, a mug from Theia’s desk. SPLASH! Now it’s all over the creature, emitting a…refreshing scent?

“Idiot, that’s my mint tea!” exclaimed Theia.

“But aunt, look, it’s working,” pointed Emeru. “Like its skin is melting slightly.” Marina stops the wind to not shorten the drying process. “Amazing…”

Theia was puzzled. “That’s more than what’s supposed to happen… the effects are elevated,” she pondered. Niece asked, “Was it because it was hot?”, “No I made that tea 2 hours ago...was it the mint?”

After a few seconds of freezing in pain, the creature growled and wiggled madly. The seal is still not on. Marina and Emeru raises guard and readies to attack, “Forget it, let’s just kill it!” But aunt guarded it, “NO! This thing is so hard to capture, y’know?! I spent YEARS!”

“YOU’RE NOT EVEN THE ONE WHO CAPTURED IT!” the two said in unison. “This thing could kill Ialan!” reasoned Marina. But they didn’t even realize he disappeared. “Uh- where’d he go?” Running from outside the room came the devil they were speaking of. He quickly grabbed the creature, dragging it to the bathroom and into a minty bath. The three followed.

Just seconds after its whole body except the head was dunked underwater, it stopped moving, the skin vulgarly dissolving. Again with the minty scent…Le gasp! Theia figured it out! This boy mixed her prepared bath water with her large jar WIP-DIY toothpaste. “My TOOTHPASTES!” She can still see large chunks at the bottom of the water. “You hellion…that was gonna last me until next year!!!”

The kids sighed in relief. “At least we’re not in danger anymore,” chuckled Emeru.

Theia glared furiously, “...or are you?” Oh, no. “This is why I hate kids!” each got a punch on the head and a seal that’ll restrain their use on magic until Theia removes them.

But hey, now the seals sticked. On the wrong heads.