04x13 - Was This the Monster You Saw?

[bunniefuu]

(INDISTINCT CHATTER, LAUGHTER)


(DEMONIC CACKLING)

You look as if you might
require some help.

No, I got this.

And what is this, exactly?

Well, it used to be a training device
that sh*t a bunch of foam stakes.

But it's going to be a confetti cannon

for Headmaster Saltzman's
surprise party,

which means I need to have it ready
before he gets back, so...

(STRAINING)

Come on.

(LAUGHS)

Is it that obvious
I have no idea what I'm doing?

You know, what's happening here
seems quite obvious to me, Jed.

I have a, uh, relative
who is gifted with such things.

Let me try.

Cool. Yeah, well, you do that.

I'll go start cutting up some paper.

As you wish.

Hey. Got this baby all taped up for you.
Where you want it?

I'll show you.

(SPEAKING YORUBA)

_

(GROANS)

(SIGHS)

It's okay. It's all right.

All right, I'll-I'll just...

Cleo, you don't have
to prove yourself to me.

I was trying to prove
something to myself.

I have no idea what Aurora did
to me or my powers.

As burdensome as they can be, I...

I don't think I know
who I am without them.

So I just pray
that this isn't permanent, you know.

Come on. No, no, it won't be. All right?

But even if it is,

you are still the most powerful person
I've ever met.

Hell, you're the reason I was able
to come back to the school.

No, my magic is the reason
you were able to return, remember?

Okay, come on, listen.
Doc S. is coming back, too. All right?

He'll be able to help.

Things are going to get better.
For all of us.

I'm gonna go get a ladder.

You know, some of us can't just...
you know.

(LAUGHS)

AURORA: Where do we go from here?

LIZZIE: Turn left.

- Aah!
- Not here!

Okay, here.

(TIRES SCREECHING)

You know, this would be much easier

if you simply told me where we're going.

If I knew that, then I would be driving

instead of letting you grind my gears.

It's not safe
to cast magic and drive, so...

Wait, I thought you said magic
didn't work on the gods.

It doesn't.

Which is why I'm technically
not tracking Jen.

My spell is using this shard

to locate whatever weird god metal
it's made from

and taking us to where we can find more.

Okay, that's actually quite clever.

Only if we find Jen there, too.

I figure if she's a god,

she can tell us
where the rest of her family is.

A family that can resurrect
my brother Tristan.

And turn Hope's humanity back on.

And make Dad and Josie come back.

Turn right.

- What?
- Right!

(TIRES SCREECHING)

(EXHALES SHARPLY) Why don't you
just trust me with the map?

For a billion reasons,
none of which you can handle hearing.

So just keep going straight
for a few more miles.

NURSE: Not so fast.

Are you sure I can't talk you
into staying here a little longer?

Positive.

Thank you for all that you've done,
but I need to get home.

Good luck.

We'll bill you for the cane.

MG: That won't be necessary.

Hey...

This one's way more his style.

Ah, thank you.

- Ow!
- I'm so sorry.

It's okay.

Where's Kaleb?
I thought he was supposed to pick me up.

Uh, he-he picked out the cane.

Kaleb also told me that Landon asked you

to change how you do things
while we're in crisis,

which we clearly are,

and that you promised you would.

Oh, God, does this mean
you're my sober buddy?

I think I'm a little late on that front,

but I am right on time
to be your accountability buddy.

Huh.

So long as it doesn't interfere
with me helping my daughters.

That's almost the spirit.

After you, buddy.

All right, they're pulling up now.

Battle positions, everyone. Let's go.

(EXCITED CHATTER)

Come on. Move it, move it.

- (SHUSHING)
- CLEO: Headmaster Saltzman

is just out of the hospital.

I mean, I know my powers of inspiration
are currently gone,

but are we certain a surprise party
is the best idea,

given his current condition?

- (CAR DOOR CREAKS SHUT)
- HOPE: Cleo's right.

- (GASPS)
- (GASPS)

You're gonna give him a heart att*ck.
Can you stop hiding now?

(CONFUSED MURMURING)

Hope, what the hell are you doing here?

Crashing your little party, apparently.

But this is a business trip.
I came to make you an offer.

What kind of offer?

That is none of your business.

I'd rather talk to Dr. Saltzman.

Now that he's walking and talking again,

he'll be much easier to manipulate
than you idealistic youngsters,

especially
with all the amm*nit*on I have.

Hope.

Surprise.

(AIR CANNON BLASTS)

We have a problem.
Beyond the cane, obviously.

My body and brain
are still having trouble synching up

because of what you did to me.

The doctors said I'm lucky to even walk!

And if I could,
I'd probably try to k*ll you

for murdering my daughter.

(CLEARS THROAT) Uh-uh.

Attempted m*rder.

As you've obviously heard,
Lizzie is now a Heretic.

(GROANS)

However, I may have also
accidentally started

a chain of events that has led
to the gods returning to our world.

And I'm pretty sure those gods
want me dead.

Why is that our problem?

Why is he here?

He's my accountability buddy.

You should probably get one.

Look, in my opinion this is no different

from when Malivore came into our lives.

The Salvatore School,

it always sticks its neck out
for the good of the world and all.

Which is probably something

I shouldn't have allowed
my students to do because...

look where it got them, and you.

You don't have a choice.

Because I'm gonna need an army
to face these gods,

and yours is the only one
with the appropriate skill set.

I'm done making decisions alone,
which is why we need to ask the Squad

whether or not
they even want to be involved.

You are the adult, so be an adult.

Make them do whatever it is
that you want them to.

It's time to employ that buddy system.

You want to be a leader so badly?

Now's your chance.
Convince him that I'm right.

But I don't think you're right.

You've given us more than enough
to worry about as it is.

All roads lead back to Lizzie
with you two, hmm?

That's okay, because my god problem
is your Lizzie problem.

How are we supposed to find the gods,

much less convince them to help us,

if you can't follow simple directions?

Consider their source.

What I'm considering
is your profound trust issues.

This car is a freaking metaphor
for our partnership.

The only difference being...

I think I know how to fix you.

Tristan tried "fixing" me
countless times.

Can you imagine being brought
before a doctor or a monk

who sticks you in ice baths
or cuts you open,

bleeds you to try to help?

That's not how the kind of therapy
I'm talking about works.

I'm sorry you went through that.

Don't be.

Your family would have done
the same to you in my day.

No, they wouldn't.

Because what you refuse to see
is that Tristan was the problem.

Your relationship with him
sounds abusive and toxic, and...

And I would do anything
to have him back,

as you would your sister and Hope.

So if you're trying
to convince me otherwise,

you are just wasting our time.

We'll see.

I'm vamping into town
to compel us a new car.

And what am I supposed to do?

I don't know.

Maybe think about how big of a douchebag
your brother is.

Bloody Heretics!

Look, I know we've covered
a lot of ground, so, any questions?

Uh, yeah.

When you said that it's likely
that one of us will die

if we help you...

No, I said some.

It could be all of you.

Anything else?

Yeah, this one's more of a demand.

You need to get out
so the Squad can talk in private.

(CHUCKLES) Let's face it, Kaleb,

there's been nothing super
about this Squad since I left.

I mean, look around you.
Lizzie and Josie are gone.

Where's jockboy, she-wolf?

They plotting another att*ck against me?

(LAUGHS) It didn't go so well
the last time, did it?

They're at a bakery getting a cake...
for Dr. Saltzman.

You're a Muse. Why don't you inspire
a halfway decent question?

I am no longer capable
of using my powers.

Okay, well, then I guess
that brings us back to Kaleb's demand.

To which I'm gonna say
you all can suck it

because I'm not going anywhere.

Act now if you want
to save Lizzie from herself.

Did I not mention that she's working

with an ancient
and mentally unstable vampire?

HOPE: Oh, guys, come on,

you used to be so willing
to help when I had my humanity.

What are they saying?

You and this world need me,
because once again,

you know nothing about the gods.

JED: We know more than you think.

We actually met Aurora before.

And, uh...

Who's the new guy?

I'm quite ancient, actually.

And the gods you speak of
are my extended family.

I know them all too well.

Well enough to talk them
into leaving me alone?

Doubtful.

They did curse me, after all.

But I can provide
much useful information.

Hmm.

If only everyone else
was as accommodating as you are.

Let's talk about that curse of yours.

- Aah!
- They said no.

What?!

Yeah, you heard me.

You know, if you were so concerned
about your daughter,

then you should have taken matters
into your own hands,

like I told you to.

But it's okay, because I did.

Hope, what did you do?

I pulled this bracelet off of Ben,
and I broke it.

Which means something very scary

should be making its way to the school,
probably as we speak.

- That's only gonna make things worse.
- Exactly.

Maybe once your stubborn
little Squad realizes

that they can't k*ll
a run-of-the-mill monster without me,

they'll take my deal.

And hopefully none of them or Lizzie
die before they do.

(BRACELET CLATTERS)

(DOOR SQUEAKS)

LIZZIE: You took the bait.

So I got you one.

Not that I knew
you'd be showing up or anything.

You tricked me.

No, I tested you to prove a point.

You didn't need to look at that map,
but you did.

So maybe that's not the only thing
I'm right about.

Dear God,
is this what modern therapy is?

If it were,
how would that make you feel?

JED: This is nuts.

Look, if you go running off
into the world,

monsters will still be after you.

Well, would you rather
them come back to the school?

Cleo's already locking up Kaleb
because of me...

People could get hurt.

And as much as we don't want monsters
knocking at our door either,

protecting innocent life
is the first rule of being on the Squad.

Then fear not.

This is as far as we need to go.

- Chain me up.
- Why?

So you'll be defenseless
while you get eaten alive?

Yes, that's generally how it works.

Hell no! That's t*rture.

And as I have told you, that is my life.

Which I will return to
no matter what any monster does to me,

unlike those innocent people
you just mentioned.

My plan makes perfect sense, Jed,
so what is your hesitation?

Okay, look, I've been waiting
for the right time to tell you,

and today at the confetti cannon
would have been better,

but I chickened out.

Now suits me fine.

So trust that no matter
what you have to say to me,

I will hear it with my very soul.

Oh, boy, that's a lot of pressure.

Well, then,
perhaps if I put it in your parlance.

What's up, bro?

Yeah, that totally helps.

(CHUCKLES)

(HISSES)

(SCREAMING)

God!

(GROANS)

(CACKLING, ROARING)

(CROWD CHATTER)

(MUSIC PLAYING QUIETLY)

Aah!

Found you, Trey.

- You cheated.
- Did not.

I'm just a better werewolf than you.

We'll see. Go hide.

It's my turn to be the wolf.

Jedidiah! I need you!

Hey, I know you can hear me, Jed,
so quit playing and come home. Now!

Your dad's scary.

We're gonna be wolves soon.

Nothing scares us.

Trey.

Father.

Oh, boy. Daddy issues.

That's never good. Trust me.

I think it's time that you man up
and jam my proposal

through the Super Squad Senate,
because if I don't k*ll this monster,

Jed's only gonna get worse.

Describe what att*cked you again.

It was terrifying.

Unlike anything I've ever seen before,

and I've seen my fair share of monsters.

I would have let it consume me,
but I had to get Jed back.

MG: Good thing you did.
Help has arrived.

With a big swing.

Is this the monster you saw?

Very much so.
What is that hideous thing?

WADE: A clown. S-Scariest monster ever.

There was just enough
of what you said about it

for us to make the connection.

Though now that I have,
I kind of wish I was wrong.

How does one k*ll a clown?

HOPE:
I ask myself that question a lot lately.

It's simple. You don't.

I do.

It is your fault that Jed is hurt.

Headmaster Saltzman,
I know we've only just met,

but wherever I go,
the monster will follow.

You're not gonna be going anywhere.

I put a barrier spell up
around the school, so...

you guys are stuck here
on the grounds with Bozo.

BEN: I am impervious to magic.

You cannot hold me here,

and I think it best I flee
as far from the school as possible.

You know, I have a better plan.

AURORA: This is truly dreadful.

And yet I can't stop drinking it.

Makes sense. From what you've told me,

choosing to do things
you know are harmful to you

seems like a consistent pattern.

I could say the same to you.

Only because you are completely
disconnected from reality,

but... I'm listening.

Okay.

Then listen very carefully, Elizabeth.

You can't function on your own.

I hardly know you,

but you are obsessively fixated
on your sister and Hope.

But the more time we spend together,

the more I begin to wonder
if it's even about them,

because now here you are,
partnered up with me.

You just need someone
to feel superior to.

That's your pattern,
and you need to break it,

to learn to be alone.

To like the person you are enough

to spend time with her
without having to be distracted.

Do not.

(SLURPS)

My mistake, then.

Wait. You can't leave.
You need me to find that god.

Do I?

You know, unstable as I may be,
I quite love myself,

and I believe I'm capable of it
with or without you.

Can you say the same?

(WHOOSH)

ALARIC: I think I know
what our monster is,

thanks to you and Wade.

The first clowns originated from Egypt.
They were essentially priests.

Had the ears of the kings.

Literally or metaphorically?

It's a fair question,
but in this case the latter.

When the Romans plundered Egypt,

they brought back
more than obelisks and Cleopatra.

This book records the history
of a Roman village

that used an effigy of a clown

to confess all of their sins
during an annual harvest festival.

Once they had, they'd get drunk
and then burn the damn thing,

believing that it would destroy
all their misdeeds along with it.

Hmm. Honestly,
it sounded like a halfway decent party.

Until a conscripted Egyptian witch
cast a spell.

Brought the effigy to life
to punish the villagers

for taking her away from her home.

So if that's our Pennywise,
how can Hope k*ll it?

Oh, I didn't know
that we were taking Hope's deal.

Well, we don't have a choice, right?

Have a seat, Milton.

The bite from this Protoclown...
it would poison the villagers,

and it would force them
to confront the memories

of the worst things they'd ever done,
so that they could be redeemed,

or die by being stubborn.

Not that I can relate
to that or anything.

So he's the proto
accountability buddy, too.

How does knowing that change anything?

What's gonna change things
is turning Hope's humanity back on,

and I think that we can use this monster
to do just that.

You with me, or not?

(DEMONIC CACKLING)

HOPE: I see you've finally
come to your senses.

We want to work with you, Hope.

Dr. Saltzman... he found out
a lot about this clown,

including the fact
that fire attracts it.

HOPE: And yet here you are,
building a bonfire.

So which clown are we talking about?
Because I see three.

Well... I only see one.

Oh, nice comeback, Wayne.
Didn't think you had it in you.

(HISSES)

(GASPS)

(GASPS)

- (DEMONIC CACKLING)
- (HOPE GROANING)

You lied to me, MG.

I didn't lie to you about anything.

We need your help, Hope,
just not the way you are.

You miss my humanity so badly?

(PANTING)

Fine. I'll share.

Imbre.

- (GRUNTS)
- (ALL GROANING)

(PANTING)

(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)

♪ ♪

JED'S FATHER: Listen up.

Our pack has a code.

(CHEERING)

- Yes, sir!
- Right!

To some, it's harsh, but it is our way.

(CHEERING, WHOOPING)

Now if anyone wants to challenge it,
or my authority as alpha,

now would be the time.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

- Then our way will continue.
- (CHEERING)

There is no room for weakness
in this pack.

(OVERLAPPING SHOUTING)

MAN: Yeah!

There is no room to feed mouths
that don't provide.

- Jed, Trey, get over there.
- (SHOUTING)

(CHEERING)

One of you will become a wolf
before the full moon rises.

But what about the other?

(INDISTINCT SHOUTING, CLAMORING)

(OVERLAPPING SHOUTING)

MAN: Get him, bro!
Get him, bro! Come on!

Make me proud, son.

(CLAMORING, SHOUTING)

No. No.

(PANTING)

ALARIC: Now would be a good time
to come back to life.

- I could use a little...
- CLEO: Help!

Help!

- Help!
- (DOOR OPENS)

Cleo?

Why are you in there?

Kaleb was supposed to be.

But when MG came to us
with a plan to take on Hope,

my boyfriend did not think me
so powerful after all.

Yeah, that was my plan.

But MG didn't think
I was powerful enough

to be a part of it either.

Being in the hospital,

all the vervain
leeched out of my system,

so he compelled me
to stay inside the school.

Said he didn't want to be accountable
for me getting hurt again.

Which means... they're gonna
face this clown without us.

- (DEMONIC CACKLING)
- (FOOTFALLS)

- No. It is in the school... with us.
- (CACKLING CONTINUES)

What are you waiting for? Let me out.

Cleo, you're safe in there,

which is more than I can say
for the rest of my students,

no matter how hard I try.

Do you even know
how to k*ll this monster?

No, but as weak as I am,
I have to give it a sh*t.

(CREATURE SNARLS)

Headmaster Saltzman,
everyone may think we're weak,

but we're only weak if we believe it.

Unlock the door.

(FIRE CRACKLING)

HOPE: Do you have any idea
what you're asking me to do?

- Believe me, I do.
- Then why?

Because we've been fighting this fate

ever since we figured out who you are.

It's true.
Fate... wants to tear us apart.

(THUNDERCLAPS)

But if we stand together, we win.

You'll still be dead.

Moral victory, at least.

I won't do it.

(THUNDERCLAPS)

We'll find another way.

I'm not gonna m*rder the boy I love
because the universe demands it.

I like to think of myself
as more of a man, but...

(ROLLING THUNDER)

What a load of crap.
That's not how it happened.

But it could have.

And you being here
means that you know it.

(DOOR CREAKS)

Yup, this is the place.

Is there anyone here?

Any god?

_

Suck on that, Aurora.

(CLACKING, WHIRRING)

I know this movie.

I give up. Jen, come out,
come out, wherever you are!

(RHYTHMIC CLACKING)

I stand corrected.
You clearly don't need my help.

And you clearly followed me here,
so who actually needed who?

Arrogance in the face of impending doom.
I almost respect it.

What? (LAUGHS)

You're not actually
gonna let me die in here

after all we've been through?

Well, I can't just let you out,
can I, darling?

Because you were right about one thing.
We have profound trust issues.

Which I told you, I can fix
if you can pull the plug on this thing.

My magic doesn't work on god stuff.

Even if I could,
I already know how to fix our problems.

If you'll agree to my terms, that is.

(EERIE CACKLING)

(RASPY BREATHING)

(ROARING)

(LAUGHING)

(FLOORBOARDS CREAKING)

(GRUNTING)

(EERIE CACKLING)

_

(ROARS)

(CACKLING)

(FLOORBOARD CREAKING)

Oh, hey.

Wondering when you were gonna show up.

You're here to remind me of all my sins,

I'm afraid I got some bad news for you.

I'm way ahead of you,
thanks to Limbo, so...

- (CACKLING)
- ...hope you're hungry.

- (HISSES)
- (CHUCKLES)

- (CACKLING)
- But I am more than happy

to admit that this plan
was a group effort.

I had some help.

- (LAUGHING)
- Have you met Cleo?

(BURPS)

I'll take that as a "no."
Well, you're about to

because she's the powerful young woman
standing right behind you.

(GASPS LOUDLY)

(YELLING)

(SHRIEKING)

(GROANING FADES)

(ECHOING SCREAMING)

You're the one who guessed
that a frozen blade would k*ll it.

Born by a fire
means death by the opposite.

Kaleb was right. This is my style.

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

And thank you for your advice.

You still had to take it.

Now, come on. Let's go find the others.

HUMANITY HOPE:
Where do you think you're going?

- We're not done here.
- HOPE: There is no here.

This is a clown delusion,
and I'm over it.

(LAUGHS) Obviously not.

You're not over
being forced to k*ll Landon,

and I'm just getting started with you.

- (ROLLING THUNDER)
- You're not real.

Keep telling yourself that.

I just did.

I'm your humanity,
and I'm trying to return.

You know it.

You're just a coping mechanism.
The easy way out.

- Shut up!
- You're the one yelling.

See, right now,
I'm just a tiny voice in your head,

telling you what you already know.

But I will grow louder
if you don't listen.

Because I am, and always will be,
your better half.

The real Hope Mikaelson.

We'll see about that.

You're damn right we will.

(LOUD THUNDERCLAP)

(GROANS)

(FOOTSTEPS RUNNING)

(GASPS)

Need help?

(LOUD, OVERLAPPING SHOUTING)

Jedidiah, pick it up.

CROWD (CHANTING): Fight! Fight! Fight!

Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!

Fight! Fight!

(INDISTINCT, OVERLAPPING SHOUTING)

Don't worry, Jed.

You were always the better wolf.

(INDISTINCT, OVERLAPPING SHOUTING)

Well, at least someone here
isn't a coward.

Pick up that damn bat and use it,
or I will.

(OVERLAPPING SHOUTING CONTINUES)

(SHOUTING CONTINUES)

(SNIFFLES)

♪ ♪

BEN: Jed?

What are you doing out here?

I assumed you'd be by my side
when we revived.

I was hoping that maybe we could...
further... our discussion.

The monster may be dead, but...

I can't stop thinking about it.

And I was so good
at not thinking about it for years.

I don't understand.

My father... was an abusive bully.

And he tried to make me hurt a friend.

So I k*lled him instead.

That's how I activated my curse,

and as much as that clown wanted me to,

I don't regret it.

Nor should you.

I'm guessing this friend was Trey?

Well, he might have been more than that,
now that I look back on it.

I mean, we were so young.

It was just a childhood crush.

♪ The other side, choking,
can't breathe in... ♪

But the night I saved his life
and took my father's,

I turned into a werewolf
for the first time and ran off.

Dr. Saltzman eventually found me, but...

♪ Swallow everything... ♪

...I never saw Trey again.

♪ Shadows come into my room... ♪

And that's the part I regret.

♪ Had no way to get to you,
you were too far from me... ♪

You know, sometimes I think
that the true curse we carry...

is family.

Yeah. Makes sense.

'Cause when I got
to The Salvatore School,

I became a bully, too.

It took me years...

maybe right up until
this moment right now

to realize that that's only
who I was raised to be.

♪ Everything I've found,
everything that's true to me... ♪

That's not who I am.

♪ Come into my room,
I can feel them follow me ♪

♪ Had no way to get to you... ♪

But I know now.

♪ I'm falling... ♪

I'm ready to let go of the person
that my father wanted me to be.

♪ And I'm falling... ♪

That's why I've been wanting
to talk to you,

ever since you told me your story.

And to tell you I-I know how you feel.

♪ And I'm falling... ♪

To tell you how I feel.

♪ I'm falling, I'm falling... ♪

It's all right...

if you're not ready.

HOPE: So much for accountability.

Well, baby steps.

Why are you still here?

Figured I'd give you one last chance
to save the world,

now that your Jiminy Cricket is gone.

You were right.

As much as I hate to admit it,

(GROANS) given all that you've done
to me and my daughters.

You need me.

That's not exactly what I was gonna say.

I am the adult,

and sometimes that means
telling kids like you things like this.

(SCOFFS SOFTLY)

We don't need you, Hope.

But we do want you here

because we believe
that you're still in there... somewhere.

I'm really not,
but we can still work together,

so long as your students
follow my orders.

Like hell.

We will work with you, not for you.

And that's our deal.

You can take it or leave it.

(WHIMPERING)

(PANTING)

Was a cute little sun and moon
too much to ask for?

These aren't pathetic tattoos.
They're a blood pact.

Which means neither of us

can back out or betray the other
whilst we quest to raise the gods.

Aah! Trust me, I know.

You forced me to cast
the binding spell, remember?

Well, it's a good thing
I knew all the words,

or you probably wouldn't have.

Plus, I was up front about my terms.

Wasn't this supposed to put an end
to all of your trust issues?

It does more than that.

It also ensures that you won't be alone
in this endeavor.

See? We both get what we want.

A hideous scar?

Common ground, acceptance.

As much as I detest how you said them,

many of the things you told me
about myself were right.

Many of the things I told you were, too.

But what makes us most alike

is that people have always made us feel
as though we need to be fixed.

But we don't need to believe them
when they say we're broken.

That's borderline empowering.

Keep it up.

(DOOR OPENS)

Dude.

Why won't you leave me alone?

And who's the new dude?

My name is Aurora De Martel.

And it is very nice
to meet you, Jennifer.

It's just Jen.

More like Vulcan.

- We totally know who you are.
- Mm-hmm.

- And I...
- (CLEARS THROAT)

We need to know
who's in those other coffin thingies.

Hope has agreed to our terms,

which included her making
a new bracelet for Ben, so...

there is no longer any need
for you to be in here.

Wasn't any reason
for you to be in here, either.

Hell, you saved our asses.

After what I did,

I wouldn't blame you
if you just let me rot in here.

As I keep telling the men around here,
that is not my style.

If you are so self-aware,

you would have never
locked me up in here.

Well, I had a little help
from a k*ller clown.

I mean, out of all the bad things
that I've done,

it showed me the memory
of what I did to you.

Kind of hard not to take the hint.

(SIGHS)

I lived in the pit of Malivore
for so long.

Most people cannot fathom what it's like

to sit with that kind of stillness.

But the gift it gave me
was knowledge of who I am.

And who I am is strong,

with or without my power,
even when I doubt it.

As you told me yourself,
but did not believe.

I believe it now.

I just, uh...

♪ What's the point
of playing this game? ♪

I just hope I'm not too late.

♪ Maybe, with the hope
that one day we'll feel lovely... ♪

You are not.

So long as you realize
I do not need a protector or a shield.

In the future,
do not stand in front of me.

Fight beside me.

♪ I like you ♪

♪ I want you ♪

♪ I like you... ♪

(KNOCKING, DOOR OPENS)

Is this a bad time?

Just assume it is from now on.

Okay. Well, um, I just wanted
to bring you something to eat.

Then bring me a human.

There's no going back
once you've tried the real stuff.

But you know that already, don't you?

Are we done here?

As soon as I remind you
that Lizzie is on our side,

no matter how in over her head she is.

Kind of like you are.

We love and miss her, Hope.

And we love and miss...

You can go now.

(DOOR CLOSES)

Damn it, MG. I told you...

Did you really think
you could get rid of me that easily?