01x02 - Parallel Lives Part B

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How could you never tell me
I had a twin sister?

Or that I'm a werewolf?

Wolf shifter.

Ah! What?

Werewolves aren't a real thing.

Shifters chose when to run our wolves.

We're not controlled by the moon.

There are other kinds of shifters too.

Lions, bears, even birds.

Is that my father?

Jonathon LeBron.

Your real last name
is not Jackson, it is LeBron.

I gotta tell you, Mom,

a fake ID is not making my
top ten questions right now.

I'm Lienda.

Yeah, I know who you are.

I know you walked out on me and Dad

and now that you're in trouble you come back.

It is more complicated than that.

I hope that your adventure in
the human world was worth it.

As far as I'm concerned,
you can stay there.

You can be mad at me all you want,

but your mother doesn't deserve it.

This is what I saw in those dreams.

It's all real, mi amor.

Dragons, sorcerers, wolves.

We'll explain everything,

but we should get back to the house.

It's not safe this close to the boundary.

So, they're just going to live here now?

After she abandoned us.

That's not fair.
You don't know anything about us.

Well, whose fault is that?

It's certainly not Mischa's.

Try having some sympathy,
for how hard this is for her.

You don't have to defend me,
I can take care of myself.

Nice family reunion.

We are a family.

We'll enroll Mischa at the
Supernatural Academy tomorrow.

And I expect you to look out for her.

I can't believe I have to wear this.

Stop tugging.
I got those tailored, you know.

Yeah. Thanks for the loan.
For the twentieth time.

Oh! Wow!

What? Whoa!

Whoa!

Wow!

- Wow!
- Could you even try to be cool?

Not really.

Still gripping my
head around a school

full of vampires and were...

Shifters.

That's not a headband, is it?

Bunny shifter.
Is a fashion choice.

I can do it too.

Ah! Don't do that?

Actually, that was kind of cute.

When you're ready,
I'll teach you how.

Jessa, what did you do?

Duplication spell gone wrong?

Do you know how illegal that is?

I like the hair though.
You should try it for real.

Hi, I'm Jae.
I use they and them.

Mischa. She and her.

She's my twin sister.

Apparently, when my mom
ran out on my dad

they split the assets.

Mischa, this is Max, Brax,
Terra and you already met Jae.

Vampire, shifter, magic user, faerie.

Hi!

So, do you go here now?

- Starting today.
- Wow! This is a lot.

I know, right?

And my dad's like, show her
around, help her fit in.

Like it's no big deal.

That's so unfair.
Is that your uniform too?

- Thank you for noticing.
- Sorry to interrupt the fun,

I need to take Mischa to the
Headmaster's office to enroll her.

Why can't mom take me?

It's better if I handle it.

Dad is Pack Alpha,
and Stratford Council Leader.

People don't say no to him.

I know this is a big adjustment...

Please, give it a chance, Mischa.

Oh! This pack just got
so much cooler.

I know, right? Two Jessas!

I haven't been able
to go online all day.

Do I need a password?

Oh! We don't have that here.

Wait? What!

No Wi-Fi? No G?

The cloaking spell
that keeps the town hidden

interferes with wireless signal.

Wait here while I talk
to the headmaster.

How do you text your friends?

Oh, you can see
your friends in person.

My friends don't live here.

Right. I'm sorry.

You've never mentioned
a second daughter.

She's being living with her
mother outside the boundary.

And how is Lienda adjusting to Stratford

after all these years.

It must be quite difficult for you.

We're both focused on the girls.

Of course.

Mischa hasn't come into her powers yet.

I'll be paying her tithe.

No powers? At sixteen!

Probably a side effect
of living among the humans.

Our upper school students

are generally expected to tithe
their own tuition fees.

But I suppose
we can make an exception.

Thank you.

- Wild haircut.
- Me?

You definitely needed a
makeover, but this is a miss.

Elda, I see you've met
our new student.

- New?
- My daughter, Mischa.

I'm Headmaster Kristov.

Your father has explained
your situation

and we're happy
to accept you on probation

until your powers come in.

My daughter Elda
can help you get acclimated.

Be a goodwill ambassador, dear.

Yes, Father.

Come on, I'll show you around.

Thanks, but I'm good.

- How'd it go?
- Ok, I guess.

I met the Headmaster's daughter.

We hate her, right?

Right? The worst.

- Where's the register?
- The what?

Oh, you don't need money here.

Your tuition covers it.
Our table is under the window.

See you over there.

Hey! Newbie!

Lesser Jessa!

Yeah! You.

It's grab and go,
no stop and stare.

Oh, sorry.

Can I reach something for you?

I don't need your help.

Keep it holstered unless
you want to start something.

Stop gawking.

I just offered to help.

Does she look like
she needs your help?

Woah!

Is she a...?

Is that a...?

Whoa!

You didn't get any food?

No. She just pissed off
a mermaid on her first day.

Nice. Any bones broken?

No.

Also, I just met a mermaid,
so there's that!

Don't take it personally,

they tend to be pretty grouchy on dry-land.

You can share mine.

What do you like? Pizza?

Ribs? I have two pot pies
if you don't mind liver.

Can I just get a protein bar?
Maybe an apple?

Hey, are those energy sh*ts?

I love those!
What flavor did you get?

You don't want those.
It's hemoglobin.

Max needs his daily
dose or he gets...

well, hangry doesn't
quite cover it.

All Vampires do.

So, you really drink...

Not without permission.

These have all the nutrients I need.

Is it rude to ask
how're you out in the daytime?

Is it a special spell?

Humans get everything wrong.

Dramatic license, I guess?

I don't have to worry about daylight.

I do hate garlic, though.

I'll remember that.

You can have these if you want.

You're sure? Thanks.

This is delicious!
Is this special faerie food?

Nope. It's a nanaimo bar.
I'm from Canada.

This place must seem
pretty weird to you.

I mean, after growing up
outside the boundary.

Sort of, I mean,
I've been to a lot of schools.

I've never pissed
of a mermaid before,

but every school has an Elda.

There is always someone who
feels better about themselves

by telling you
how ugly your hair is.

I like your hair.

Wow!

Whoa!

This one should be easy for you.

The homework's great.
Human movies, human TV shows,

have you seen Friends?

You get streaming here?

I thought magic
screw up the Wi-Fi.

It's Cable. Hard-wired
in from the nearest town.

This place is totally trapped
in the last century.

If you don't mind, Miss
LeBron. And, Miss LeBron?

Sorry, Mister McQuarrie.
This is my sister, Mischa.

She just moved
here from New York.

Wow! From New York!

We did a unit
on New York last semester.

Alright, Dante, go ahead.

Yes, so, I was wondering
when did they discontinue

the Times Square sing-a-longs?

I'm sorry, the what?

When the sailors on leave
used to visit New York,

they join in this big
musical numbers. You know...

But the more recent movies
don't have any of that, so...

...why and when they
leave off the street choruses?

- They moved to Hollywood.
- The same as the baseball team

And then Brooklyn replaced
the Dodgers with the Hipster.

Where are you
getting this stuff?

Hand. Please?

Do you know anything
about the human world

that isn't from
movies and sitcoms?

I read human publication.

From when? ?

Human accomplishments
come and go quickly.

Few are worthy of attention.

We study the classics, Mozart,
Shakespeare, Fred Astaire.

The invention of flight,
the splitting of the atom,

the human version of magic.

But that's like
a hundred years ago.

When was the last time
you even visited a human city?

- What?
- I have not had the pleasure.

Then, why are you teaching
this class?

You are excused.

Mister McQuarrie,
she's new here.

She doesn't know.

- Mischa, apologize!
- For what?

- For being right?
- For being rude!

Trolls can't visit
the human world.

Look around you, not everyone
can pass for human like you!

That's enough distractions.
You're both excused.

Are you ever going to stop
being an embarrassment?

We're lucky
we weren't sent for demerits.

I'm sorry I was rude.
I didn't realize.

But he was wrong about everything,

he doesn't know anything
about the human world.

How cares? Let them be wrong.
It's not your job to fix it.

That's your room.

Dad made special arrangements
to put you next door

so I can look after you.

Well, I'm sorry to be
so much trouble.

I didn't ask to come here

and you don't have to make it
so obvious

you think I'm a loser.

And you could at least try to fit in.

Fit in?
You mean to be just like you.

Because you're so perfect?

- I never said that!
- You didn't have too!

Oh, come on!

NO SIGNAL

No!

You can tell Jessa I'm fine,

she doesn't have to babysit me.

Jessa didn't send us,

we just wanted to make sure
you were Ok.

We noticed that you
weren't at lunch.

Ok.

Max noticed.

I'm not used to all this people

and the one person
I want to talk too

is really far away.

I'll like to be alone.

Supernaturals aren't wired to be alone.

Specially not wolf shifters.

The besties have been a pack
since we met in seventh grade.

And now you're in it too.

Even if I'm fighting with Jessa?

Brax gets on my last nerve
all the time.

He's still my brother.
Pack is like that.

I never had any kind of pack.

It was always just me and my mom.

What's your Mom like?

Jessa's always wondered about her.

She's the one thing
I can always count on.

Jessa's life here seems so perfect.

Nice house, beautiful school,
bunch of friends.

But now I feel sad for her.

She didn't have our mom.

It's Ok.

Is this what I think it is?

Just bought it back from Moscow this week.

I haven't had one of these in years.

- Go ahead.
- Medovic.

Don't worry about it,
it's just been a while.

Now try.

Medovic.

I don't know how much longer

I can keep pretending
to be angry at you.

If people find out the real reason,

it would all be for nothing.

Maybe you shouldn't have
brought her here.

If the spell breaks,

their powers would light
this place up like a beacon.

Where was I supposed to go
once that harpy found us?

She would have k*lled me,
and taken Mischa if she could.

This is the only place
I could come

whether you want me back, or not.

What are you doing here?

I want to talk to my mother.

Well, too bad because
I need my dad right now.

I know it was harder for you
in the human world,

but you would never let me help.

Anything you sent could
have been used to track us.

I just hope it was all worth it.

Seeing Mischa
after all these years,

seeing both our girls
safe and strong,

that's what makes it worth
all the sacrifices.

All the years together we lost.

You need to stop being
everywhere I want to be.

Excuse me, but I got here first.

It's still not your house.

What?

I have a lot of questions.

You've being lying to me
my whole life

and she's being lying to you!

It's not that simple.

You told me she ran out on us,

you told me she wanted
to explore the world

more than she wanted
to be a mother.

But none of that was true.

I never stop loving both of you.

You're supposed to hate her!

If you still love each other,
then why weren't you together?

Why aren't we all together?

Because you are dragon-marked.

Dragon-marked?
Is that a thing?

In every generation

a few supernaturals are born

with the Mark of the Dragon King.

You don't actually believe this.

It is our history.

To protect the community,

the dragon-marked live in
cloisters warded against magic.

It keeps them safe from the curse

and keeps the rest of us
safe from them.

Because of a birth mark?
That's screwed up.

When you two were born,
when we saw the marks,

we were supposed to turn you
over to the enforcers.

They would've taken you away,

we would've never seen you again.

They are lying again, no mark.

We had help from a powerful sorcerer

who put spell on you both
to hide the marks

and to keep your powers suppressed

so you could live as a human.

Your mother left behind her home

and everyone she loved.

You were never supposed to know.

I could've lived my whole life
never knowing who I really was

or were I came from.

For your safety.

If anyone finds out,

our whole family
could wind up in prison.

You can't tell anyone,
not your friends,

not Fern, not anyone.

You just need to act

like everything's normal.

Act like everything's normal?
How're we supposed to do that?

Nothing here is normal,
so I'm way ahead of you.

I can't believe
I'm supposed to keep

this secret from my besties.

I tell Terra everything!

I feel like my whole life
has been turned upside down.

Again, way ahead of you.

We learn about the dragon
marked our whole lives.

Dragon marks upon the skin,

cloisters keep them safe within.

The Dragon King has cursed them all,

when he rises, we will fall.

Oh! Nice propaganda!

If I'm cursed,
wouldn't I know it?

Wouldn't I feel different?

Or the whole thing is bull

and your supernatural utopia

is just as screwed up
as the human world.

What does this dragon mark
look like, anyway?

I've never seen one.
Like a dragon. I guess.

Hang on a second.

Like this?

Wow! That's me and Brax.
That's the kid we saw.

And the door?

No idea.

That kid was running for his life.

Kristov took him through there,
and that's all I know.

But how did you know about it?

I have dreams sometimes.

Look here! On his arm,

is that what a dragon mark looks like?

So, this whole time
we've been connected

and we didn't even know it?

What else did you see?

A couple of dragons, mostly wolves.

Mostly your wolf.

I never saw you.

We need to find out
what happened to that kid.

If we're dragon-marked like he is,

then he's in our pack.

We have to look out for him.

We still don't know anything

about that kid
that we saw in the woods,

but we do know that the door
we saw Kristov pool out

of thin air would take serious magic.

I wanna know where he was going.

And there is one place
I can think of to find out.

The Headmaster's study?

Do you know how
well warded that is?

The staircase is sealed
after the last curfew bell.

The stonework is enchanted
to prevent climbing.

And there's shielding
to prevent fly ups.

How do you know...?

- Never mind.
- But there is a way up there.

- Tithe lines
- Of course, tithe lines.

Now, let's see.

Every inch of campus is
linked together by tithe lines.

Every student here

is contributing power to the school's grid.

Except Mischa.
She doesn't have her power yet.

Terra can reveal the lines

and a faerie can tap their natural magic

to ride the waves.

- At your service.
- I'm in.

Sorry, Brax, the tithe lines
are delicate and you're...

You're Brax.

You're on aerial duty.
Help Max keep watch.

Night vision...

Activated.

Mischa, you're with Terra.

Ready?

- Wow!
- Whoa!

Wow!

That was weird...

Whoa!

Whoa! That's...

Wow!

I don't think
I've ever been in this room

when I wasn't in trouble.

Did you feel that surge
halfway up?

There's more power in the grid
than I expected.

Can we talk about this later?

We have to figure out
where Kristov took that kid.

There's only one way to find
out where that door goes.

We're gonna use these tokens
to get into the hub

and find that door.

And when we find it,

we're gonna go through it ourselves.

Hurry!

Hurry!

What is going on here?

I think we're Ok.

That was so close!

I can't believe we got away with it.

Stick with me, Sis.

This is just the beginning.