04x01 - You Have to Pick One This Time

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Previously on Legacies...

I love you, Hope Mikaelson.

Hope, what's happening?

Landon?!

I knew you were alive.
I could just feel it.

Long time no see.

- Who or what are you?
- I'm not who you think I am.

HOPE: I went through hell to find you.

LANDON: I am the son of Malivore.

We exist to destroy each other.

Are you breaking up with me?

Goodbye, Hope.

JOSIE: My dad built this school
for people like us.

Come with me.

JOSIE:
That's what this vision quest was about.

The way we can finally defeat Malivore.

I have to become the Tribrid.

LANDON: Where you headed?

To find another way to k*ll Malivore.

Need a hand?

ALARIC: Landon?

(TWO g*nshots)

What are you doing to him?

ALARIC: That is not Landon, Hope.

HOPE: We want our friends back.

(GROWLING IN DISTANCE)

Fate's a bitch, isn't it?

(CHITTERING, CROAKING)

- My friend!
- Ah...

How is this possible?

How is any of this possible?

- (DOOR OPENS)
- (SHRIEKS)

This world can be
whatever you want it to be, Cleo.

Malivore.

Don't look at me that way.

Your eternity can be one
of endless peace... or misery.

Your paradise or your hell.

It's your choice.

I would choose peace,
but I imagine it comes at a cost.

Just one favor.

A single, inspired solution
for this little problem that I have.

What is the problem?

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(DOORS CREAK)

(DOORS CLOSE)

Hello, Clarice.

God. Sorry.

Unexpected side effect
of taking over Landon's body

is I now have all his memories.

Do you know how many movies
this kid has seen?

At least he gives us a shorthand.

I'd like to get this over with
as soon as possible.

Oh, come on.
You have to be a little impressed

with how I tricked Landon
out of the darkness.

All it cost me
was The Necromancer's freedom.

Which it sounds like
he screwed up again.

Actually, Ted did something noble.

Which I'm not even gonna try
explaining to you.

But I will explain this.

You're not Hannibal Lecter.

You're the lamb.

You won't k*ll me. You'd be k*lling him.

For all its human fragility,
this vessel is perfect in that way.

Well... I mean, it's not that perfect.

You're gonna give me proof
whether or not Landon's still in there,

and you... whatever...

because, you know, if not...

Look, I share your frustrations.
I want to k*ll you, too.

But doing that would only make you
a fully activated Tribrid.

- We're at an impasse.
- You're right.

I'm not gonna k*ll you
until I know that Landon's alive.

But I have no problem hurting you
until I know that he is.

(CHUCKLES)

In ways that he'll heal from

and thankfully won't remember
until I bring him back.

Does your headmaster know
you're planning on torturing me?

- Do your friends?
- Need-to-know basis.

But don't worry,
I'm sure that they'll come for you.

You know, once they hear you
start screaming.

(LOUD THUMP)

I'm guessing you didn't cast that spell.

I'm also guessing
that's not to keep me in here,

but to keep you out.

Dr. Saltzman, what the hell?

Well, this is awkward.
Nobody told me that there was gonna be

a Super Squad meeting this morning.

Just like nobody told me
about the barrier spell

that was put up in the gym.

ALARIC: That's because
this is an emergency session

about how we're gonna deal
with Malivore.

And how you fit into that plan.

Then I'm all ears. Plan away.

Not my plan.

Cleo's the key to all of this,
our problem being that Landon...

Mali... Malivore... Malidon?

Has consumed her.

Which means we have to assume
that she's in the belly of the beast,

in the pocket dimension
inside of Mali... whatever.

Yeah, I've been there twice,
so you can skip to the actual plan.

If we can find Cleo,

she may be able to inspire us
with a way to get her out.

And what about Landon?

Took longer than I expected,
but there it is.

Does someone else want to tell her,
or should I?

ALARIC:
Cleo's the target of this mission.

Though we're obviously hoping she'll
inspire a way to save Landon, too.

Okay, and how do we get inside Malivore,
besides him eating us?

Malivore thinks that being inside
of Landon's body is protecting him,

but the way I see it,
that's his greatest weakness,

which Kaleb and I can exploit
with our vampire strength.

Hmm. The exhaust port on the Death Star.

LIZZIE: Exactly.

(SOFTLY): Sorry.

It's a good plan.
Why didn't you guys tell me sooner?

'Cause of the way you are with things
when it comes to Landon.

Don't get us wrong,
you're our best w*apon, no doubt,

but we get one sh*t at this, Hope.

We can't have you going off the rails
and blowing everything up.

I wouldn't do that.

Is that seriously what you guys think?

JOSIE: We know you, Hope,

it's why we put up the barrier spell
in the first place.

We thought maybe
you should sit this one out.

I'm totally on board.

Cleo is our best chance
to bring both her and Landon back...

I would never jeopardize that.

I'm really sorry
that you guys think that I would.

But I can help.

I will help, so please, just let me.

I say we put it to a vote.

HOPE: How could you?!

There is no way I'm letting you
go through with this plan without me.

Hope, stop! You're hurting me.

Well, then I guess we're even.

Because you always voting against me
hurts me, too.

Now, siphon that damn barrier
so we can do this my way.

What's this I hear about a plan?

The Mystical Anatomy of the Human Mind?

Hey, yeah, it's, um...
for a group project.

Which you clearly
don't want to tell me about.

Is that your thing?
'Cause it happens a lot.

I know. But it won't be forever.

There's just a lot going on right now.

I'm gonna make it up to you.

Then you can start
with our bowling date tonight.

LIZZIE: What's taking you so long?
Have you canceled your date... yet?

Sorry. Clearly a work in progress.

So, thanks in advance for understanding.

Pretty hard to understand something
you know nothing about.

Trust me, the less you know, the better.

Aren't you both being
a wee bit dramatic?

It's not a big deal.
I had to cancel with Ethan, too.

Except our date isn't canceled.
It's just rescheduled.

Once we finish this project.

Which will be soon. I hope.

Just let me know, Jo.
That's all I'm asking.

LANDON: This isn't gonna end well.

A head dive? Seriously?

But, hey, if you want to go charging
into a mental trap, be my guest.

All right, Kaleb, you're up.

I still think
you should let me go with you.

You don't know
what you're gonna run into in there.

LANDON: I do.

(WHISPERS): It's ugly.

You really think you're just gonna
stroll into my mind

and rescue your students?

That's optimistic.
I'll have access to your mind, too.

ALARIC: Yeah,
I figured this wouldn't be easy.

And that's why you both
will be watching Kaleb and I

while we're incapacitated.

If you see any signs of trauma,

or if Goth Landon wakes up...
pull me out.

By the time they see anything,
it'll be too late.

Dad.

(WHISPERS):
Maybe this isn't such a good idea.

Actually, it's not bad.

I just wouldn't call it inspired,
though,

because you've made one grave mistake:
I'm aware of what you're doing.

So you won't be entering
my subconscious mind.

You'll be dealing
with my conscious mind...

which cannot wait to t*rture yours.

LIZZIE: Okay. We should call this off.

Like hell.

But you definitely need a wingman, Doc.

No. We stick to the plan.

(HINGES CREAKING)

(EXHALES)

(CREAKING)

(LOCKING CAGE)

This is gonna be fun.

All right.

The coast is clear.

Invisique saeclum.

Do you think he bought it?

HOPE: I guess we'll find out.

Get us in there.

You were right...
this is super unsettling.

Can't say it gets easier,
but the fact that we're in the darkness

and not being att*cked by monsters
means that your plan worked.

Dr. Saltzman and Kaleb must be keeping

Malivore's conscious mind distracted.

So...

which way do we go?

We could vote on it,

but you know our headmaster's
not here to break the tie this time.

All right.

Let the record show
that I voted for you, too, and you won.

Have some trust
in the democratic process, Hope.

It still feels like
I lost the popular vote.

I mean, the only reason
why anyone trusts me to be here

is because you're keeping an eye on me.

I mean, can you blame them?

You do have this... habit
of prioritizing Landon at all costs.

I already said I was sorry.

I mean, what more do you want me to do
to prove it to you?

If I had to guess, I'd say find Cleo.

If that is what you want,
all you have to do is stick to the plan.

Okay. In that case,
your plan, your call.

Pick a direction.

(WHOOSHING)

I guess I chose right.

Or wrong.

Could be a trap.
It's a classic Malivore move.

Either way, I'll back you up.

♪ ♪

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(DOOR OPENS)

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)

(CHUCKLES)

Kaleb.

What the hell are you doing here?

Me? Why the hell are you mopping?

Not important.
I specifically asked you not to come.

Yeah. Like I said,
you clearly could use a wingman.

Oh, man.

This is my high school.

Was your high school. Past tense.

We're in some sort
of merged consciousness

within his dimension.

Doc, I don't speak Malivore.
Where-where are the...

where are the monsters
and-and the darkness?

He said he has access to our minds.

He obviously does,

because this is a memory
you and I share.

The day we met.

You know what won't help them?

Hovering.

Our job is to do nothing
unless there's a problem.

So maybe you should
load up on magic, like me,

and try to stay calm.

Can you stop telling me
how I should feel?

Okay.

You're clearly mad at me. So what's up?

I didn't like the way
that you treated Finch earlier.

Sometimes you can be really dismissive
about my relationships.

So what? It's not like you and Finch
are serious or anything.

Well... not yet.

JOSIE: Hey. What are you doing here?

Jed said you'd be in here,
and I thought,

if you can't come to the date,
the date can come to you.

Plus, I found this ridiculous
compatibility quiz

the three of us can take
to get to know each other better.

You know, in case we ever get serious.

(RATTLES DOORKNOB, GROANS)

There's got to be some way out of here.

Damn, homecoming.

I remember this night
like it was yesterday.

You know I caught
the winning touchdown that night?

(CHUCKLES):
I'd probably be going pro right now.

If you hadn't found me.

I think football would have been
the least of your problems.

What's that supposed to mean?

'Cause I fed on somebody afterwards?

Let's not forget the part
where you almost k*lled me.

Which is a legit response
to a vampire hunter

showing up in your locker room
with a crossbow.

Which you knocked out of my hands.

And then you pumped me up with vervain

and dragged my ass
to the Salvatore School.

- (SCOFFS)
- Memory over.

The point is, you didn't trust
that I could handle it...

kind of like coming with you today.

I have only ever tried
to look after you, Kaleb.

Yeah, we're not going in there.

That's exactly what he wants us to do.

But then we're not gonna find
another way out.

Doc, this night sucked. Okay?

But I keep telling you,
we're a team now.

LANDON: Took you guys long enough.

Get lost in your own memory?

What do you want?

Just for our star wide-out
to know the full story.

You see, I've seen into both your minds,

and there's a funny thing
about this particular memory

that you two share.

They don't exactly match up.

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Yeah?

(DOOR OPENS)

HOPE: Cleo?

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I invited them to dinner.

Oh, yeah.
That's... exactly why we came here.

(FORCED CHUCKLE): Right, Hope?

Well, if this is a trap,
at least it smells good.

So, Cleo, how are you?

Perfect. Thank you for asking.

You know, I have a lot
that I want to ask you.

Do you need any help with that,
um, art project?

I just know that when I need help,
I-I like to go to my friends, so...

(LAUGHS): Hmm, that is wise,
but as I said, I am good.

- Ooh.
- (LAUGHS)

I'm happy you're adjusting so well.

It's just that, mm,
some of our other friends might not be.

Which, speaking of,
have you seen Landon recently?

I heard that he moved
to this neighborhood, so...

Uh, hey, I think we came here
to visit Cleo. Remember?

Then perhaps that was a mistake.

This is not a good time. Please go.

We just got here.

To hell with this plan!

There's no reason to talk in riddles
or pass around fake food,

because none of this is real.

You should have left
when you had the chance.

KALEB: Hey, say what you want,

we were there.

Then you won't mind a replay.

Let's review some game-night footage.

It was neck and neck.

ANNOUNCER:
The ball's placed just shy of midfield.

He's going deep. He's breaking free.

He caught it!

He's at the , the ten... Touchdown!

KALEB: All-all right.
Enough with the "previously on."

I destroyed the Danville Bucks,
and then I fed.

It's not news.

Flag on the play. You did feed.

But it was just the appetizer.

(HISSING)

No.

You're lying. I never did that.

Let's check behind door number two.

It's all coming back now.

How it felt that night.

So traumatic
that your mind repressed it.

That uncontrollable bloodlust.

Now, for fun, let's crank it up a notch.

Make you feel it all over again.

No!

ALARIC: Kaleb, it's time to abort.
Pull us out now.

I can't!

(HISSING)

It's his mind... he's got a hold on me!

You looking for that vervain?

Slight rewrite.

The real Landon would say the remake
is never better than the original,

but, I mean, I got to disagree.

(FIRE ALARM BLARING)

I'm guessing this isn't part
of your rewrite.

I hate to leave, but I'm pretty sure
I know how this ends.

Oh, one more thing I should have
mentioned back in the cage,

but if you die within my consciousness,

it will severely damage
your mind in the real world.

- Good luck.
- (GRUNTING)

He seems hungry.

LIZZIE: "Would you rather...

have a vacation home in the mountains
or on the beach?"

- Both.
- Both.

- Jinx! (LAUGHING)
- Jinx! (LAUGHING)

What? We can't help it
that we're compatible.

Yet you've only known each other
for, like, three weeks.

Anyway, mine's beach.
Not that you asked.

Okay, let's go to another section.

Oh. The Five Qs of Love.

Number one.

Have you ever had a relationship

that you were absolutely certain
was meant to be,

but it all turned out to be a mirage
and broke your heart

because life is cruel?

You made that up.

And you don't need to answer that.

No, it's okay. Of course I have.

People are constantly growing
and changing.

You can't control it.

But... you just have to hope
you're growing in the same direction,

I guess.

I was just about to say that, too.

(CLEARS THROAT) My turn.

Oh, this is an easy one.

"Where do you see yourself
on your th birthday?"

Did I say something wrong?

Oh, crap.

LANDON: Nice try.

(CLEARS THROAT) I'll be right back.

I've got a secret mission to crash.

CLEO: Leave me now.
You have done quite enough.

We're not going anywhere.

Hope, this isn't in the playbook.

Sorry, but I've had enough make-believe

to fill up this entire
crappy black hole.

I know what it's like to want
to hold on to what you love

even after it's gone.

I did it over and over again,
from one fake Landon to the next.

The lesson that I learned
is that the illusion never lasts.

But what is real, what does last,

no matter how many times
you've screwed it up, are your friends.

We came here to help you, Cleo.

I am so used to having
to fight for myself,

I did not believe
anybody would come for me.

You're Super Squad.
We never leave a member behind.

You once said
that you wanted us to be friends.

I want that, too.

I'm gonna stop at nothing
to bring you home,

but we need your muse powers
to lead the way.

I appreciate that more
than you can know, Hope, but...

LANDON: You're too late.

Got to hand it to you,
it was a pretty good plan.

Drawing the eye of Sauron
away from the muse,

while the two of you slipped into Mordor
through the back door.

Considering how many movies
this vessel has seen,

I probably should have seen
this one coming.

Well, then you should know
in those movies

that the good guys always win.

The good guys don't usually blow
the whole plan in the second act.

The moment you broke up
that dinner party,

you alerted my consciousness.

Now, if you don't mind...
pun definitely intended...

me and my muse got to get back to it.

And you both have somewhere to be, too.

MG?

MG?

MG: Hope?

Are you okay?

I don't think so.

Where are we?

Malivore sent us back to the night
that you k*lled Landon

and activated his phoenix powers.

But it's just a head dive.
None of it's real.

Then why does it feel real?

Hey, we can use this to our advantage.

We know what happens next.

So if it feels real,
then my blood will, too.

LANDON: I wouldn't do
that if I were you.

At least not until
you've heard my offer.

(HISSING)

(GRUNTING, GROWLING)

(sh**ting CROSSBOW)

(YELLS)

(GROANS)

Doc, I don't know
how long I can hold it.

The hunger's too strong. I need to feed.

Just breathe, okay? Let it pass.

I k*lled all those people.

Why didn't you tell me?

'Cause you didn't need to know.

All that matters is right now, okay?
And that you can b*at this.

(SNARLING)

(GRUNTING)

(GROWLING)

(STRAINING)

(LOUD THUMP, BODY THUDS)

(PANTING)

(GROANS)

Landon?

In the flesh.

Well, not technically.

Which is how you were able
to feed on me and I'm totally fine.

That's my theory, anyways.

How did... how did you find us?

This place was lighting up
the darkness like a beacon.

When I saw you two in trouble,
I just jumped in.

I don't know,
I didn't think much past that.

(LAUGHING)

Landon Kirby.

Finally.

(LAUGHING)

How long have I been gone?

JOSIE: The answer's here somewhere.

Rezvendas.

I don't understand.
We should be able to pull them out.

It's Malivore.
He's keeping the head dive in place.

So Malivore is this group project?

We were trying
to sneak into his dimension,

but now everyone's stuck.

Do you have any other questions?

Just one. How can I help?

This is strictly witch territory.

Got it. This spell that can sever
any mental connection.

But it's a chain spell,
so we can only draw magic from a person,

not the school.

Taking this much can be dangerous.

We don't have a choice. Siphon me.

As much as you need.

HOPE: Hard pass.

I haven't offered you anything yet.

Don't bother. All I care about is MG.

That's cute, but we both know
you care about more than just him.

Look, I know that this is supposed
to be mental t*rture and all,

but this is the night
that I chose to save MG's life,

after he'd just m*rder*d my boyfriend,

so I don't know
if you can compete with that.

I don't know, I'm pretty competitive.

(SIGHS): All right, have it your way.
I'll even help.

(GRUNTS)

(LOUD GROANING)

Yeah, no, I feel nothing.

Well, I feel better.
I've been wanting to do that all day.

Okay, here's what I want to do.

Offer you that deal. Just for kicks.

Landon's here, Hope.

You're lying.

Okay, not here here,
but out there, in the darkness.

He and I share a mind, remember?

He's waiting for you to rescue him,
like always.

I'm not gonna let you manipulate me.

I respect the resistance,
but come on, Hope,

I'm giving you
the only thing you ever want.

Hell, I'll even make it easier.
You follow that path...

it'll lead you straight back to Landon.

In the darkness.

Beggars can't be choosers.

I promise, the time you spend with him
won't just seem real.

It will be.

But this is a limited-time offer.

- Stop doing that.
- Just leave MG to me and go.

Because once those lights are gone,

your chance to find Landon will be, too.

♪ ♪

Are you sure you want to do this?
It can be really painful.

I'm dating a Gemini, right?
Got to get siphoned at some point.

I never told you I was a Gemini witch.

But I told you I was nosy.

I've been asking around. Researching.

That's why you were in the library?
You could have just asked me.

I would have,

if you weren't always running off
on some supersecret mission.

So I found a really interesting book
on your coven,

but there were pages ripped out
in the section about Gemini twins.

That's really weird.

I know. And I doubt it was an accident.

I'm sorry to break up this conversation,
but we're good to go.

ALL: Anima Dimittere.

Animo creverunt.

Anima Dimittere.

LANDON: Wow. That is a lot to process.

How many fake Me's were there?

- Three?
- KALEB: Two.

Uh, it's a long story.

Yeah, but you're not about
to miss any more.

- 'Cause your girl is working on a way...
- Shh, shh.

No details.

Everything I know, he knows.

The point is, Hope is on the case.

That's the problem.

What I just heard
were all the ways that Hope,

you guys, everyone

has put themselves in danger
one way or another because of me.

Landon, this... this is not your fault.

KALEB: Man, it's Malivore, man.

I keep saying, that bitch is everywhere.

LANDON:
He and I share a body and a mind.

I keep playing it out in my head,
and every which way I try,

I keep coming to the same conclusion.

As long as I am the only viable vessel
for Malivore,

this ends one of two ways:

my body dead...

or Hope becoming the Tribrid.

I will do anything to avoid
one of those endings.

We can't let that happen to Hope.

If we k*ll your body,

that'd be closing the last door
in or out of Malivore.

You'd be trapped here.

Yeah.

It'll suck.

But infinite nothingness
beats some of the things

I've been through in my life.

I'll cope.

When the time comes...

do it.

Promise me.

This is taking longer than I thought.

Shut up.

Damn. Do you have any idea
how much effort

it must have taken
for him to manage that?

I'm almost rooting for you now, buddy.

So what is it gonna be, Hope?

You gonna heal him?
You gonna go after Landon?

I guess the choice wasn't clear.

I can't let you do both.

What happens to him if I go?

It's not your problem.
You'll have Landon.

Isn't that what you want?

(GROANING, SHUDDERING)

It's...

it's okay, Supergirl.

I get it.

LANDON (CHUCKLES):
If he thinks you are Supergirl,

then we have officially reached
the delusional stage.

(GRUNTING)

You're really cutting it close.

You're so sure of my decision.

Why wouldn't you be?

I've proven over and over again
that it's always gonna be Landon.

(LABORED BREATHING)

I'm so sorry, MG.

(BLADE CUTS)

Oh, well, whatever.

The next round of t*rture
is going to be even worse.

Why are you doing this?

Why even offer me a deal?
What do you want?

Yeah, see?

I'm torturing you already.

(GASPS SOFTLY)

Hope, what happened in there?

MG: We found Cleo.
But we didn't get the answers we wanted.

Did you find anything?

Any sign of Landon?

No.

No, we didn't.

(CRICKETS CHIRPING SOFTLY)

(KNOCKING)

I know today was rough, but, um,
I didn't know it was ice cream rough.

Yeah, it's my... my second.

I just figured I'd come up here and...
reminisce about simpler times.

You know, when my boyfriend
wasn't a sadistic jackass.

So please come on in,
save me from myself.

Pretty sure you were the one
doing all the saving today.

Well, we're still down
two Squad members,

so let's face it,
we got our asses kicked today.

I respectfully disagree.

The way I see it, we won...
not the w*r, but an important battle.

Malivore was just toying with us.

I mean, we don't even know
what he wants.

What he wants
is to drive a wedge between us,

to turn us all against each other,
to isolate you.

Which makes us all weaker.

How do you know?

'Cause that's what bullies do.

And he failed.

We are more together
than we have been in a long time.

Especially... me and you.

Okay, Mr. Bright Side,
your plan today was brilliant, so...

tell me, what do we do next?

I don't know.

But as long as we do it together,
we'll b*at him.

If I were him, I'd be scared.

I bet Cleo's scared, too.

At least she knows we're coming for her.

If the Salvatore School
has taught me anything,

it's that a little Hope goes a long way.

(LAUGHS)

I had to.

KALEB: I thought I was better than that.

I k*lled all those people,
'cause I couldn't control myself,

and I'd have done it again today.

ALARIC: Ah, Kaleb.

♪ There's nothing
You could have done... ♪

Think of how far... you have come.

minutes you fought that urge.

First time we met,
you att*cked me within seconds.

- (CHUCKLES)
- ♪ Out of my mind... ♪

I call that growth.

Then the only reason
I got a chance to grow

is 'cause you brought me here.

♪ Blurry-eyed ♪

You believed in me.

♪ Please don't look me in my face... ♪

And I don't think I'd be who I am now
if I'd known what I'd done.

♪ You know you can't relate ♪

I guess you... and MG,

now that I think about it...
had a point.

♪ The world got a little more dim... ♪

Sometimes the truth can do
more harm than good.

At least until you're ready to hear it.

Yeah.

Well...

Hope isn't.

♪ The world got a little more dim... ♪

Yeah, so... in that spirit,
welcome to my lonely little club,

where the benefits are Kentucky bourbon,
sleepless nights,

and the crushing weight
of trying to figure out

how to protect the people you love.

♪ Days come... ♪

Well, whenever you decide,
I'll be right there.

♪ The one touch... ♪

Backing your play.

♪ You're just out of my reach... ♪

Hey.

How are you feeling?

I'm still a little woozy.

Is that some kind of remedy?

- ♪ And the world ♪
- No.

♪ Got a little more dim tonight ♪

But it is... salty and it has noodles.

It's an apology in soup form.

I don't need an apology.

You can siphon me till I'm dry, Jo.

I just want to know why.

'Cause I feel like

every time I try to learn something
about you and your world...

you push me away.

It's not just how you feel.

It's how it is.

♪ The world got a little more dim... ♪

And I'd like to change that.

It's just... hard.

♪ I will protect your light ♪

Would you rather...

have a relationship that's fun,
easy and stays the same,

or one that's honest...

hard...

and grows?

Both.

You have to pick one this time.

♪ Lay down with me tonight ♪

♪ Breathing... ♪

Then the latter.

But I don't want to scare you off.

There are a lot of obstacles
that come with being a Gemini witch.

The kind that make
the people you love leave.

Do I look like I scare easy?

♪ Tonight ♪

The pages that were missing
in that book...

are about something called the Merge.

♪ The world
Got a little more dim tonight. ♪

Am I interrupting something?

Just my latest existential crisis.

Well, I know Josie
usually handles those, but...

maybe I could give it a sh*t.

I'm sorry for always crapping
on you and Landon.

And it's not just your relationship.
I do it with my sister, too.

Well...

I've had enough therapy sessions
with Emma

to know that this is the part
where I ask:

why do you think that is?

Because you guys...

have something
that I never really had...

but I'm pretty sure that I want.

Love.

The kind that is soft
and builds on mutual respect,

that grows over time...

and becomes something
that I would do anything for.

Maybe you should be having
this conversation with MG, not me.

I made it pretty clear to him
that I was open for business,

but... he hasn't come around.

Ethan has.

Josie said he asked you on a date.

Which I promptly canceled.

Okay, well, maybe you should un-cancel.

With everything that's going on,

do you really think
that I'm ready for that?

No. But...

I don't think anybody's ever ready
for that kind of love.

It just... happens.

And then you try and hold on to it
for dear life.

But when it gets hard,
which... it will get hard,

know that your friends
will always be there for you.

Speaking of,
do you mind staying for a bit,

just until I fall asleep?

_

_

Show yourself.

There is something we need to discuss.

(DEEP WHOOSHING)

I like the sound of that.

Has inspiration already struck?

Yes. But not for you.

Then for who?

It's a Squad thing.
You wouldn't understand.

Here's what I understand:

how to make you suffer.

Maybe that'll inspire you
to give me what I want.

(CHUCKLES)

Do your worst.

I only need to endure it
till my friends rescue me.

(GASPS)

Hope? What's wrong?

Nothing.

I'm feeling very inspired.

I have an idea.