He looks overhead, making sure the lights aren't obviously damaged, then runs for the light switch, charging past the tentacles, aiming to turn it on. The torch would be nice, but it's better light up the whole bakery instead.

Tendrils of shadow slip through Windy and wrap themselves around Theo's right foot, tripping him before Windy cuts them off and they dissipate. The darkness around the switch gets denser, it becomes harder to make out, as if there was something blocking out what little light the twisted streetlamp managed to shine through.

He falls over – there's nothing he can grab in time to steady him – but gets up immediately afterwards, then continues towards where the light switch is. He can still remember where the it was, even if he can't properly see it. He manages to get within reach of it, and moves to turn it on, dodging away from another of Shadow's tendrils.

The moment he does it, a huge mass of darkness crashes through the window—

—and Sadde changes the streetlamp into a spotlight as soon as it does.

It doesn't hiss, but it looks like if it could it would. The mass of shadow dissipates, leaving a hooded figure behind, writhing underneath the light.

"Windy, trap it!" he shouts.

He runs to the door of the bakery, grabbing the torch, and then goes outside to near the Shadow, holding both the torch and his staff at the ready.

She stops protecting him, flying towards the cloaked figure and entrapping it.

Theo slowly approaches, then swings his staff at the Shadow. "I command you to return to your power confined!"

The figure starts glowing and returning to its card form where Theo's staff hit the air. And after it does it floats—

—to Sadde, who takes it from the air.

"Um what."

"Um," agrees Theo, very eloquently.

Kero floats over to Sadde. "The card goes to whoever reveals its true form. He did it with the light."

"Oh," he says, looking at it, then at Theo. "Trade for Fly?"

Theo looks down at Fly, then agrees, "Yeah. I think they fit better the other way 'round." He hands Fly over to Sadde.

"Awesome!" he—

"Change!"

-she says as she gives him it.

"We should probably get out of here," he says, looking at the damage to the store. He jogs over to the store, turns off the light, pushes the door back into position. "There, now it looks less like a huge fight went on here."

You know, except for the smashed window. And scattered debris.

Speaking of debris:

"All that caaaaake!"

She giggles and agrees, "Yes, we should probably go!"

"Yeah, it's pretty sad," he says, sounding solemn, then starting to giggle.

So off they go.

And Sadde says 'bye and goes home.

When Theo gets home, he turns his laptop on and checks his e-mail. He finds that Sadde's bought him some music.

Ooh, thanks! he texts Sadde. I'm just downloading the songs to my phone now. :P

You're welcome! Happy birthday!

Goodnight!