02x10 - Yesterday's Lie

[bunniefuu]

[music]

Ah! Much better.

- Hmm.
- What's the box for, mija?

- Just cleaning up a little.
- Even this?

You used to love
making me tinfoil swans.

Oh, I'm, uh, just looking for
a fresh start.

Camp taught me a lot,
you know?

Yes, it sure did.

[squealing]
[gasps]

[squealing continues]

[Camila gasps]

Luz, grab the pliers.

Okay, okay, little bunny.

You're gonna be all right.

There we go.

That's the fifth trap this week.

If I ever catch who's responsible, I'll...
Pow-pow!

[chuckles]

Let's go back inside.
I'll make maduros.

A new life.

- You!
- [screams]

[title music]

So, according to Philip's
instructions,

the hardest part
to making a portal

was finding someone
who knew how to build it.

But a lot of the ingredients
are pretty easy to find.

Your crazy apocalypse supplies
finally came in handy, Eda.

[clicks tongue]
Don't forget this.

Titan blood.

I can't believe
something this powerful

was in the old key
this whole time.

It's okay.

If Belos is still trying to get to the Human Realm,
he'll have to b*at me to it.

Are you sure this isn't gonna, like,
blow our faces off?

Nope.

Welp,
here goes something.

- It worked.
- [King] Did it?

That looks real different
from the old door.

Yeah.
But this is my one chance to see my mom.

If it looks like
it's closing, pull.

Luz, as impressive as this is,
I don't want you getting hurt.

Once I make sure my mom is okay,
I'll be right back.

Just be careful.

The Human Realm's filled
with some real weirdos.

Mmm!
Don't forget to mention me.

Okay.

[grunts]

[gasps, coughs]

[gasps]

Did I do something wrong?

Eda, King, Hooty?

Can anyone hear me?

Am I back at the Owl House?

[wind whistling]
[grunts] Whoa!

Whoa!

I think I'm in
the reflection.

Do you think
she's safe?

She's made it this far.
We just have to trust her.

[gasps] I wonder
if I could see Amity.

[gasps] No! No, no, no!

Come on, Luz.
You're on a mission.

Camila! Camila Noceda
of the Human Realm?

Got you! Ice platform!

Fine, then!
I'll do this the hard way.

[grunting]

[screams]

[gasps]

Mom!

["I Need to Know" playing]
[gasps]

[Luz] It's my house.

[humming, vocalizing]

Mom!

[humming continues]
Oh, yeah.

Mo...
Mom?

- Do you need any help?
- [gasps]

Oh, are you done
cleaning your room?

Almost.

With all that old stuff gone,

I feel like
a whole new person.

Evil doppelganger!

Mom! Mom!

- Mom! Mom!
- I can finish up here, mija.

Thanks, Mom.

Follow her!

Luz Noceda . .
Doppelganger!

Why won't you work?

[sighs]

Okay, Luz. Calm down.

Just breathe
and count to five.

[splashing]

[doppelganger]
A new life.

You!

[doppelganger screams]

So you can hear me.

You're from the Demon Realm.

- Listen, I just wanna...
- I'm not going back!

I... I won't go back!

[Camila]
Luz, ¿está todo bien?

Sí, mamá.

I just saw a spoiler
for Monster Slayer Academia.

[Camila] I will never
understand anime.

[footsteps departing]

Huh?

[gasps]
Wait!

[grunting, panting]

[panting]

[door squeaks]

So this is it.

I'm gonna have to run again.

[shouts]
Why couldn't this just work out?

[gasps, groaning]

[Luz] Stop moving.
You'll make it tighter.

Huh?

I didn't mean
to freak you out.

I just want to figure out
what's going on, okay?

You're a demon from the Boiling Isles,
aren't you?

Mm-hmm.

What's your name?

I'm Number Fi...
I-I mean, I'm Vee.

Okay, Vee.
I'm gonna help free you.

You're gonna be all right.

Now, back up a bit.
Give the wire some slack.

Now look for a little
metal thingamabob. Uh...

Sorry, I don't know
what it's called.

There you go.
Nice and easy.

[panting, sighs]
Thank you.

[sniffles] You must be
Camila's real daughter?

I am. But right now I'm trapped
in the Boiling Isles.

Who are you and why are you
pretending to be me?

I'm just looking
for a place to belong.

You were missing, and Mom...

I mean... [sighs]
Camila seemed so kind, so I stayed with her.

But, uh,
I'll go if you want...

Wait, wait, wait!
Maybe we can help each other.

Today I was gonna tell my mom
where I've been,

but because of you she hasn't realized
I've been missing.

So, keep living
in my place. For now.

When I get back,
I can introduce her to the Demon Realm

and help you
find a place to live.

There's one problem.

I need magic to transform

and I, uh, just used
the rest of it.

Hmm. Oh!

That's where we
can get some magic.

"Secrets of Gravesfield"?

No, no. That's junk.
Turn it over.

"Strange Woman Banned
from Café."

That's Eda. The Owl Lady.

She's been coming here
for years.

She might've left
some magic stuff behind.

Okay.

We can try.

[beeping]

[crows caw]

Is this it?

[sighs] I-I just go in
and ask about that witch from the paper?

Yes. Maybe they still have one
of her enchanted pastries.

[gasps] Ears, ears!

[whimpers]

[door bell jingles]

[sniffing]

[barista] Hello.
[gasps]

What can I get ya?

Uh, have any, um, magical old ladies left
enchanted items here?

Ugh. You're not friends with
that witch-obsessed guy, right?

I told him to stop
leaving pamphlets here.

Actually,
I'm asking about her.

Oh. Marylin?

Yeah, she tried to pay
for a latte

with a live raccoon
a couple of months ago.

But when I called the cops,
she did something weird to the croissants.

We threw 'em in the trash,
but, well, hmm, now we have a whole new problem.

[sniffing]

I don't smell any magic.

[gasps]

[both] Bread of wisdom
grants us speech.

We desire more!

Cool! Talking rats.
Maybe they know something.

[hissing]
[screams]

[panting]

[hisses]

Vee, is everything
all right?

Oh! [chuckles] Yeah.

I, uh, just... Oh,
don't like confrontation.

[chuckles]

Oh, well, that's okay.

I'm sure there's someone else who's seen Eda.
[gasps] There!

[all laughing]

Hexes Hold'em cards.

Eda got rid of
all her decks.

I was wondering
where they went.

[sniffing] Well, they must've run out of magic.
I don't smell anything.

But maybe they know
where to get more.

Okay, we got to be careful
approaching high schoolers.

Mark all your exit routes...

[laughs] Actually,
these guys are cool.

[screams]
Wait! Hey!

A past connection that left
its mark on your soul has shown up again

and is asking you
to shed your old ways

and enter a metamorphosis,

becoming the spiritual leader
you're meant to be.

Yeah, that sounds
about right.

Hello.

Oh. She's gonna
embarrass herself.

I can't watch.

[girl] Oh, hey, Luz!
Good to see you outside of prison.

[Vee chuckles] Come on.
Camp wasn't that bad.

Camp?

We did have
the best cabin.

[all] Cabin seven.
Hoo-ha-ha!

[all laugh]

Cool cards.
Where'd you get 'em?

Uh-uh. Let me give you
a reading first.

I wanna practice.

[all] Whoa!

You're running from your past.

From a previous life
that was not kind to you.

However, the guilt and fear you carry
will eventually catch you in a self-fulfilling prophecy

that you won't be able
to escape from.

[squeals]

You're gonna need
some bath bombs, girl.

Anyway, I got the cards over
at the Gravesfield Historical Society.

Thanks.
I'll see you around.

Did you see the look
in her eyes?

I got to find out
where she bought those contacts.

[sniffing] Achoo!

[man]
Is it that dusty in here?

Welcome to the Gravesfield
Historical Society.

Let me guess.
You're here to buy those weird cards, right?

How did you know?

Well, they've been really
popular with high schoolers.

I saw an old lady try to dump 'em in a river
a while back, but I bought 'em off her instead.

It was really odd though.
She kept asking for snails.

This is it.

You want a set?

Yes, please.

Well, I'll be just a minute,
so feel free to look around.

Are you okay?

Hey, forget what
that girl said.

I know what it's like to want to run away from home.
I did the same thing.

You and I
are not the same.

You had a mom that loved you,
a home, a life.

You had it good.

And you still wanted
to run away.

I... I didn't have a choice.

[sobbing, sighs]

My real name is Number Five.

I'm a basilisk, and technically
I... I shouldn't exist.

My kind went extinct
a long time ago.

But we were brought back.

They wanted to know
how we drained magic.

[Luz] I met a basilisk once.
She hurt a lot of people.

[Vee] For many of us,
all we knew how to do was feed.

Some of us escaped,

but I knew it was only a matter of time
before he caught us again.

That's when I saw you and...

and realized there might be
a way out of this.

[Camila]
Luz, where are you?

[gasps]

Luz! There you are.

[chuckles]
Hello, fellow human.

Um, skin's sure weird.

Very funny.

But I was thinking,

instead of taking the bus to camp,
why don't we drive?

I got the day off from work.

And you'll have full control
of the playlist.

[Vee] I didn't mean to keep playing this role,
but Camila was nice to me.

I resent you
for running away.

But I'm also thankful
that you did.

I don't know.
It's confusing.

[sniffing]

Do you smell something?

[door squeaks]
[Vee] Where's the light?

[sniffing, gasps]

[electricity buzzing]

What is all this?

[beeping]
[gasps]

Have we been followed
this whole time?

[screams, pants]

Vee? Vee!

Vee!

[thunder rumbling]

[whimpering]

Vee.

[whimpering continues]

Let me out!

Whoa. It worked?

- [gasps]
- I can't believe it. Are... Are you real?

[whimpers, grunts]

After all this time,
after setting up all those traps,

I-I finally caught
a living, breathing demon.

Oh, don't be surprised.

A few years back, I had a chance encounter with
another one of your kind.

Yeah. A-At first
I couldn't believe what I saw,

but after watching a few Mew-Tube videos
I learned the truth.

Witches and demons are real.

[gasps]

And they're all sent from Mars

to harvest human teeth
to power their time machine.

[inhales sharply]

You don't actually
know anything about us, do you?

Oh, I know enough.

I'll expose your vile plans on Mew-Tube

and finally get
my account verified.

Get comfortable, demon,

'cause you'll be in cages
for the rest of your life.

[door closes]
[groans]

Don't worry, Vee.
We can get out of this.

Go back to
the Demon Realm, Luz.

Huh?

Even if I get out,

he knows what
my disguise looks like.

He'd out me to Camila,

and it would cause her
more trouble than if you just disappeared.

Vee, you're giving up too quick.

I'm being realistic.

It's okay.
I'm used to living like this.

Goodbye, Luz.

No!

[gasps] Vee!

Uh, Five!
N-Number Five!

[grunts]

[voice whispering]
Noceda.

[sniffs]

Camila Noceda.

Boop. [chuckles]

Mom, are you there?
Huh? Luz?

I didn't even hear you call.

Mom, it's so great
to hear your voice.

Oh, it's great
to hear you too.

What's wrong?

I found out who's been
setting up those traps,

and he's hurting
a friend of mine.

But first I have to
tell you the truth

about the last few months.

Let me tell you about a place
called Boiling Isles.

You know, if you wanted me to pick you
and your friend up,

you didn't have to make up
this elaborate story about the Demon Realm.

I'm not making it up,
Mom.

[chuckles]

Don't worry.
I'll play along.

I know this stuff
made school difficult,

but I'm glad you're
still being creative.

[grunts]

Are you the curator here?

Who's asking?

A little birdie told me
you caught a demon.

I would love to see it.

Wait!
How did you know?

Do you work
for the government?

Oh, I'm a veterinarian,
actually.

So, the president
sent a vet

to study the demon's
anatomy, huh?

Sure, I'll show you.

But first, I'll need
verbal confirmation

that I get to publish
my findings first.

Uh... 'kay.

Good. Now you're bound
by law. Follow me.

You even made me
a part of your game.

[squeals]
This is so fun.

Ooh! Is this one
of those escape rooms?

Or, um, what do you call them?
A LARP?

Oh, sorry.
Don't wanna break the illusion.

Let me start by telling you
the secret history of Gravesfield.

In the s, this was a peaceful colony
until tragedy struck.

Two brothers were lured into
a realm of evil by a real witch,

never to be seen again.

People have stopped believing
in the horrors of witchcraft, but I know the truth.

Whoa!
Luz, this is quite a detailed story.

But now I've got proof that
other worldly beings exist.

Behold!

Oh, wow! [chuckles]

That is a very, uh,
convincing... costume?

- [gasps]
- A costume?

This is a real live demon.

Come here. Watch this.

[Vee screaming]
[gasps]

[Jacob] More vile beings will probably
come to it's rescue.

But I can protect humanity.

I-I even had some custom gear
made at the renaissance fair.

Usually I don't take it out
for just anyone, but what the heck!

If I'm gonna be working
with the government,

I might as well
show off a little.

All right. Let me just...
Uh... [grunts]

[Jacob straining]
Luz, come on.

I don't like
this game anymore.

It's not a game, Mama.

Everything I told you was true.

So that thing has been living
with me the entire time?

I-It's just a lot to believe.

Her name is Vee, and she may look different,
but she's not bad.

Please,
you got to help her.

[whimpering]

Hello. This is all
so confusing,

but who knew I had
such a strong girl

living under my roof
this whole time?

Hmm?

[Jacob]
So, how do I look?

Maybe we can collaborate
on a version that can survive the battles on Mars.

[gasps]
Wait! What is that?

Are you recording this?

Uh...

Wonderful.

I was gonna wait
until after the press tour,

but let's begin our live dissection
of this demon right now.

Stop!
Uh, the... the president just called. Yeah.

And, uh...
Hmm? Hmm?

Uh... You know what?
I don't have the imagination for this.

I will be taking
this innocent child with me,

and you will never
bother us again.

What?
No, absolutely not.

We made a verbal agreement.

Mister, you better
back the heck down,

or I will tell the police you have been illegally
setting up traps and cameras

on private property.

I won't let you
take away my discovery.

I'm the good guy here.

Yeah.
A lot of bad guys say that.

- [grunts]
- [thunder rumbling]

Is it okay to leave him in there?
He'll be fine.

He can use the time
for some self-reflection.

[gasps]
Look what I can do with the rain.

Vee, I'm so happy
you're okay.

Whoa. [giggles]
Yeah.

Thank you, Camila,
for everything.

Vee, you have a place here
for as long as you need.

[gasps] And take these.

Luz said they might be
helpful for you.

Magic! [chomping]

Mom, you were awesome
back there!

Thanks for being cool
about everything.

[crying]

I'm trying
to hold it together.

I really am, but I have never been
this scared before.

The Demon Realm?
Magic?

How are you
gonna get back here?

Is this the only way
I can touch you?

I... I need
a little more time,

but if I keep working
my hardest,

I-I will make a working portal, I promise.

As scary as this is,
it really does seem like you've matured.

Yes! I've learned
so much.

Staying here was the best decision
I ever made.

You chose to stay there?

Oh, uh...

Were you trying to live out
some witch fantasy?

Did you...

Did you hate living
with me that much?

Mama, no!

[cracking]

No! Not yet! Not yet!

Mom!

I'm being pulled back.

Baby, no, no, no.
No, no.

When you come home,
promise you'll stay here?

I didn't mean
to push you away.

I swear things
will be different.

Mom, it's not you.
It never was.

Promise me, Luz.
Please.

Okay, Mom. I promise.

[crying]

Mom!

- And pull, and pull!
- [straining]

And pull!
[Luz screams]

[all scream]

[King grunts]
[Hooty] Whoa!

[all] Luz!

I'm sorry. I had to pull you out.
The portal was closing.

Did you talk to your mom?
Did you mention me?

Yeah. Mama...

Mom can't wait to meet you guys.
[chuckles]

Well, just rest up now, okay?

And don't you worry,
kiddo.

With everything we've learned,
we'll have a real working portal in no time.

I'm gonna eat
human snacks.

I can't wait to share
parenting tips.

Who dubbed you a parent?

[King, Eda laugh]