Eda's Requiem/Transcript

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Speaker	Dialogue
[The scene opens on a checklist Eda's looking over in her room. It reads, "New coat for Luz", "Check itchy boy", "Pay water bill", "Clean Hooty (?)" and "Burn old dress".]
Eda	Luz needs a new coat. King needs to be checked for fleas. Am I missing anything? [Looks at her reflection.] Oh, you've changed, Owl Lady. [Takes a photo of her with her apprentice and friend at Grom and looks at it.] It's worth it.
Luz	[Outside.] And three, and four, and five, and six, and seven, and eight, and nine, and ten!
King	[Simultaneously.] And weh, and weh, and weh, and weh, and weh, and weh, and weh, and weh!
[Eda opens her window and smiles as she looks down and sees Luz and King doing pull-ups on her staff in midair.]
Luz	Alright, King. What's the first thing you're going to do when you meet your dad?
King	And ten thousand! Well, once we're done training, I'm gonna move out of that closet, that's for sure. Then, I'm going to ugly cry. Hard!
Luz	Have you told Eda about your decision to le—?
King	Shh!
[They hear a noise and looks up. Eda's window is closed. The witch herself is crouching under the window frame.]
King	[Outside.] I—I'm not ready yet. I'm not sure how she'll react.
Eda	[Sighs.] Everyone's leaving, huh? Even King. I guess I'm no substitute for the real thing.
[Eda opens her trunk to place the photo in and spots a bell cittern with a raincloud and bolt carved into it. She puts the photo in her hair and picks the cittern up.]
Eda	Welp, nothing like a good distraction.
[Eda starts playing a song which we later come to know as "Raine's Rhapsody" and everything around her starts to float.]
Eda	[Gasps.] Has my magic returned?
[She stops playing: everything falls down.]
Eda	Oh, guess not. Stupid curse.
[Eda puts the cittern back in the trunk and returns to her list. Behind her, a plant starts to turn black and corrode.]
-THEME SONG-
[Luz and King are standing on the edge of a cliff, Eda's staff in Luz's hand. They fall and fly over the water, maneuvering past several rocks then flying upward until the sun obscures them. Back with Eda, she's dressed for the day and moved to the living room with her scroll showing the news.]
Announcer	And we're back live at the emperor's castle! In light of Scooter Crane's retirement, today's ceremony will confirm Raine Whispers as the next head of the Bard Coven.
Raine	Do I have to be on camera?
Darius	For Titan's sake, just say something.
Raine	[Pulls down hood, faces the camera.] Uh, I am honored to work with Emperor Belos in preparation for the Day of Uni-bee. Uh, I mean, Uni-ly! I mean, uh—oh no, this is going all wrong. Get me outta here! [Runs off flustered.]
Darius	Just cut the feed.
Eda	[Mockingly.] How are you supposed to be Head Bard with stage fright?
[The door opens; Luz and King have returned but the former is holding a backpack at arm's length while the latter is holding his stomach.]
King	I'm sorry, Luz.
Luz	It's okay, buddy. Hey Eda, got another backpack I can borrow? This one got a little thrown-up in.
Eda	Closet.
[Luz hurries off.]
Eda	So why are you suddenly so interested in flying? Did you give up on returning to the human realm? I mean, I suppose you can stay here a little longer.
Luz	Oh, no. I'm still going home, but I keep running into some setbacks.
[Flashback to Luz looking under a bed.]
Luz	Come on, little buddy. You got portal info that I need.
[Luz pulls out a carrot, offering it to the echo mouse hiding underneath.]
Luz	You want a carrot? Does baby like carrots?
[The mouse runs onto her lap to eat the offering.]
Luz	Here we go. It's okay. See, you're safe here.
[Hooty, who comes out of nowhere, eats the mouse.]
Hooty	Fear not, maiden! Hooty, the guardian owl of Ga'Hoot, has protected you once more!
[Luz glares at him.]
Hooty	Ga'Hoot!
[The scene returns to the present.]
Luz	I was able to get the mouse back safely, but he needs to recover.
King	In the meantime, this weekend is the Gland Prix!
Luz	[Shows Eda a pamphlet.] Hexside, Glandus, and St. Epiderm students race to win glory, honor, and—
King	Fame! Winners also get an interview with the Boiling Isles news! Do you realize what this means?
Luz	We are going to enter the competition and get King on camera to send a message to his dad!
Eda	Oh, that's... great.
King	But, uh... there's something I'd like to talk to you about first. You see, I think it's time for me to le—
Eda	Leave... the talkin' for later. If you want to win, there's no time for talk. You gotta go practice. Now.
Luz	Wanna head back out while your tummy's empty?
King	Okay!
Luz	Let's go! [Laughs joyfully as she and King exit the house.]
[Eda's smile soon changes into a frown and she unhappily sighs. The scene changes to Grimgrub's Pub.]
Eda	I just... don't wanna hear him say it, you know? I was finally getting used to having people in the house, then whoosh! Rug's ripped out from underneath me.
Kevin	Sure. I get it. It's like every time you come in here, I think, "maybe she'll pay her tab this time".
[Eda merely drinks the box of apple blood she has and turns her eyes over to the scene being caused in the pub.]
Wild Witch	Hey! Back off!
Coven Guard	Don't fret, citizens! We are helping this wild witch find her place in society!
Wild Witch	No! I don't want to join a coven! Let me go!
Eda	Throw it on my tab, Kevin.
[Kevin groans as Eda exits the bar.]
Eda	Let her go!
Coven Guard #1	Back off, Owl Lady.
Coven Guard #2	Yeah, no coven wants a powerless witch.
[Eda decks him in the face hard enough to spin his mask backwards.]
Eda	How's that for powerless?
[The crowd oohs, and Coven Guard #2 tries to cast a spell on Eda and suddenly, music performed by a mysterious violinist witch with a mask and a group behind them starts playing and cancels out the spell. A mysterious group with instruments and masks play music around a statue in the town square. An enchantment caused by the music appears and causes objects (and Tinella Nosa) to start floating around, much to the crowd's amazement. The enchantment disappears as the music stops being played and the mysterious violinist speaks.]
Violinist	Look at the emperor lackeys! Trying to, uh... Do I really have to say this?
Tambourine Player	We all agreed on the script.
Violinist	Trying to... mute the music of our hearts?
[They groan, clearly embarrassed.]
Violinist	And weaken magic, by forcing witches into covens against their will.
Coven Guard #2	Blasphemy!
Violinist	Blasphem-you!
Recorder Player	See, you're a natural!
Violinist	That's right, Bonesborough. They take your magic. [They force the guards into kneeling.] They restrict your knowledge. [They make the guards march in place.] They say to do it in the name of unity, but what they really want is control. You know what we say to that, folks? Shove off!
[They send the guards off marching, but not without making them march into trash cans.]
Both Guards	Stop! No, not the trash! Oh, not the trash! [They both groan as they vanish from sight.]
Tinella Nosa	Who are you hewoes?
Violinist	We are the Bards Against the Throne, AKA...
Coven Guard	Surrounded!
[The guard puts on earmuffs as guards surround the group.]
Eda	[From within a manhole.] Psst!
[The bassoonist creates a smokescreen allowing them to escape. The sewer leads to a pipe outside the city.]
Eda	End of the line, folks. Word of advice. Next time you put on a performance like that, make sure you have an exit strategy.
Tambourine Player	Thank you. How can we ever repay you?
Eda	Well, you could let me join your little team.
[The BATs gasp.]
Eda	Hey, I may not have magic, but I am an agent of chaos.
Violinist	Sorry, we're not accepting new members.
Eda	Is that any way to treat an old friend, Raine Whispers?
[Eda flicks off the violinist's mask, indeed revealing Raine, who at first is shocked but then looks back at Eda with an angry glare. Cut to black. Cut back to Eda and Raine staring at each other.]
Eda	So, the Head Witch of the Bard Coven likes pretending to be a rebel. Too bad they're not very good at it.
Raine	[Blushing.] Eda! You're embarrassing me in front of my crew.
BATs	Huh?
Raine	[Sighs.] Hey, it's all right, everyone. The Owl Lady is an old friend.
[The remaining members lift their masks.]
Tambourine Player/Katya	Nice to see you again.
Derwin	Is she going to join our group?
Amber	[Looks away, skeptical.] She doesn't seem like a good fit to me.
Raine	Actually, she's the one that inspired me to make the group.
Eda	[Annoyed with Amber at first, and then is shocked.] Huh?
Raine	It was a while ago.
[Eda's surprised face fades to her as a young adult smiling.]
Young Eda	Raine... I know why you're really here.
Young Raine	I have no idea what you're talking about.
Young Eda	Uh-huh.
[Eda burns a bolt over a cloud on the cittern she's holding. The two are in a meadow.]
Young Raine	Who cares about a stupid performance? This is more fun. [Raine starts looking at Eda, love-struck.]
Young Eda	Whatever you say.
Young Raine	[Adjusts the position of Eda's fingers on the cittern.] See? you'd be a mess without me.
[Raine removes their hand and looks away flustered, missing the small smile Eda's making. Raine clears their throat.]
Young Eda	All right. "Raine's Rhapsody". [She begins playing the cittern, the flowers in the meadow and her hair being enchanted by the music.] You know, you can't run from your fears forever, which is why you've gotta get the jump on them. Give 'em a whack right in the face.
Young Raine	[Young Raine looks at Eda confused, Present Raine narrating.] I thought you were just joking around. I only learned what it meant when I started teaching for the Bard Coven. The emperor prioritized recruitment through force. And anyone who refused to fall in line disappeared. Well, I wasn't going to stand for that! [Young Raine gets angry and clenches their left and right fists. They slightly calm down and put their fingers on their forehead, frustrated.] So I took matters into my own hands.
[Return to the present.]
Raine	I carefully moved up the ranks, and I found people who wanted to change things, like me. And that's when we formed the Bards Against the Throne, AKA...
BATs	The BATs! [They all hiss.]
[They notice coven guards searching and begin climbing the embankment.]
Raine	[Extends their hand to Eda.] Hey. If you've got nothing to lose, we could use the help.
[Blushing, Eda happily takes Raine's hand. The camera switches to Luz and King doing push-ups on Eda's staff, although King has got Hooty doing the work for him. Luz collapses then stands up.]
Luz and King	[Grunting and panting.] Whew!
Luz	All right, King, the Gland Prix is the day after tomorrow. Are you ready?
King	I, uh, got the jitters. [Squeals.] And I still haven't been able to talk to Eda.
Luz	Don't worry. She's just been busy this week.
Hooty	You've always got Uncle Hooty's shoulder to lean on!
King	You don't have any shoulders! [Runs away.]
Hooty	[Following.] Lean on me!
[Luz sees Eda heading out and approaches her surfing on the Owl Staff.]
Luz	Eda, King's still waiting to talk to you.
Eda	Uh, maybe later.
Luz	O-Okay. Well, maybe at the Gland Prix?
Eda	I'll be there. I promise!
King	[Running in the background.] Stay away from me!
Hooty	Let me be your emotional support! [Follows King behind the house.]
[Cut to the BATs' base. Eda rolls out a map.]
Eda	Well, there you have it. Homemade maps of every nook and cranny in the city.
Raine	Okay. Here's the situation. Emperor Belos wants every wild witch in a coven before the Day of Unity.
Derwin	He's trying to steal as much magic as possible. We don't know why.
Raine	Right now, we're just focused on helping those he's captured. And the next raids take place here, here and here. [Raine points at three different locations on the map that have a circle with an X inside them.]
Katya	At the same time? What do we do?
Eda	Don't worry, kids. Mama's got a plan.
Amber	You're not our mom!
Eda	[The camera changes to Hexan Road. Two Coven Scouts and one Guard Captain are arresting and escorting cloaked witches into a gold and white vehicle with the sigil of the Emperor's Coven on it. Amber hides in a corner with her cittern in hand as one of the Coven Scouts closes the back door to the vehicle.] As the first team is rounding up witches on Hexan Road, Amber will sneak in and take 'em out.
Amber	Ugh. Fine. [Amber plays enchanting music with her cittern in the corner and puts all three coven members to sleep.]
Eda	[The camera changes to Derwin and Katya. In Skinford Avenue, Derwin and Katya jump onto a pillar and play their respective instruments, a bassoon and a tambourine, to distract the second team of scouts. As they both jump off of the pillar, two scouts begin chasing them.] Before anyone calls for help, Derwin and Katya will distract the second team by Skinford Avenue.
Derwin	That we can do.
Amber	And... the captain? [The camera switches to the Guard Captain of the second team of scouts looking around.]
Eda	[Raine plays one of the strings on their violin which causes the captain to become trapped in their cowl.] That's where Raine comes in.
Raine	As long as I don't have to make any more speeches. [Raine then steps forward and takes of their mask, smiling. They proceed to look in Eda's direction and then give her a thumbs up as a signal.]
Eda	And if everything goes well, I'll be guiding the escapees outside Bonesborough. Belos has less reach outside the cities. [Eda opens the back of the van to let the cloaked witches out. The scene changes to the sewer pipe outside of the city, where Derwin and Katya are leading the witches out of the city through the large sewer pipe. The camera pans upward to show Raine and Eda on a balcony, sitting next to each other. As they both look at each other, they look away, Eda blushing.]
[While the group is walking back to their base, Amber steps in a puddle of water. By the time the BATs return, it's morning. Derwin has fallen asleep, so Katya's carrying him.]
Eda	[Groans.] I can't believe it's already morning.
Amber	I'm not tired yet.
Katya	Amber, you've gotta calm down.
[Everyone chuckles. The group walks back into their base.]
Amber	We did it! Eda, you're amazing!
Katya	We actually helped people this time.
[Raine lies down on their pillow on the floor. They sigh.]
Eda	Rainestorm.
Raine	[Chuckles.] Haven't heard that in a minute.
Eda	Oh, you've gotten so strong. It's incredible. [She chuckles.] But how'd you become Head Bard with your stage fright?
Raine	I'm just that good. What about you? Do you still know any Bard spells?
Eda	Well, you remember the curse. It messes with my magic. [She gestures with her hands and looks away.]
[Raine summons a cittern for Eda. Eda catches the cittern and looks at Raine, shocked.]
Raine	[Playfully.] How'd you become the Owl Lady with your stage fright?
[Eda looks away, sporting an embarrassed flush.]
Eda	All right. [Sighs.] You asked for this.
[Eda starts playing enchanting music and as she continues, every object begins to rot, turn black, and corrode, causing Raine to look at her and the objects floating around her. She stops playing. Raine looks at their earring, which nearly corroded.]
Eda	[She chuckles and snorts. Eda looks at Raine.] Ha! "Raine's Rhapsody". More like "Eda's Requiem", am I right? I-I'll leave the playing to the professionals. Call if you need me. [Leaves the base.]
Amber	Bye, Mama Eda!
[Raine looks down at one of the affected maps. Cut to the next day at the starting line to the Gland Prix where the competing students are getting ready. The crowd chatters. Principal Bump talks with the fellow principals of Glandus High and St. Epiderm High in the background. Eda walks in the vicinity, looking for Luz and King. Luz, in her grudgby uniform, runs up and hugs her.]
Luz	Eda! I'm so glad you made it!
King	I, uh, would really like to tell you something before the race starts.
Eda	Well, if it's so important, we can talk about it after the race... when you win, okay?
King	Uh, yeah, yeah. Okay.
Perry	Welcome, everyone, to the Gland Prix!
[Gus conjures the event name on the crystal ball they're surrounding.]
Perry	Contestants will fly down the right arm to the Cubital Valley. They use speed, cunning, and magic, to race to the checkpoint and back to the finish line! Winners get their names etched on the Cup of Ephemeral Glory!
Cup of Ephemeral Glory	[Groaning.] All victory is fleeting.
Perry	And, an on-camera interview, seen by everyone watching across the Isles! On your marks, get set—
[The Cup screams, and the racers take off.]
Audience Member	Go, baby, go! [To Eda.] Which one is yours? This is so exhilarating!
Eda	Raine?
Raine	We got a tip about another raid. I know you're busy, but—
Eda	No, it's fine. I'm on my way.
[The group meets near a broken bridge in the forest.]
Raine	This should be the spot. [Sees nobody around.] Something isn't right.
[Katya, Amber and Derwin are suddenly waist deep in abomination goop. Eda and Raine run off and hide as someone appears.]
Darius	That feels better.
Darius	Looks like we missed a few.
Raine	It's Head Witches Eberwolf and Darius.
Eda	So that means?
Raine	We fell for their trap.
[Break. Open back at the race: Luz and King, having used an invisibility glyph, appear in front of a St. Epiderm student, scaring him and causing him to fall behind.]
King	Haha! Saint Epiderm? More like Stank Epiderm!
[King nearly falls off the staff and secures himself. He notices how fast Luz is approaching the goalpost marking the halfway point.]
King	Might wanna slow down for that turn, Luz. We're gonna crash!
[Instead of slowing down, Luz flies through the goalpost, sticking a plant glyph on it to slingshot them back around. The crowd cheers, as does Principal Bump, who shoots a smug look to the other principals. Cut to the forest.]
Darius	This place is disgusting. Figure out which one's the turncloak so we can leave.
[Eberwolf sniffs the BATs and shakes his head.]
Darius	Just my luck.
[Darius teleports the captured BATs into the conformatorium.]
Katya	[Stands up.] No. No! Not again!
Darius	I was scheduled for some me time today, so hand yourself over before things get nasty. I know they can hear me. I know you can hear me! Eber, help me out here.
[Eberwolf draws a spell circle on his forehead. When it vanishes, he uses eye beams and finds footprints leading into the forest.]
Darius	I'm not going in there.
[Eberwolf throws dirt that Darius dodges.]
Darius	Agh! What do you think you're doing?
[Eberwolf climbs all over him before heading into the forest.]
Darius	You'll regret that, mutt.
[Darius follows Eberwolf into the forest. Up on a tree branch, Eda and Raine appear having used an invisibility glyph. Raine is carrying Eda bridal style, and Eda is no longer wearing her boots.]
Eda	I am glad I remembered how to do that.
[The glyph disintegrates. They descent into mud.]
Eda	Ooh, gross.
Raine	Eda, Belos' plans are a lot more dangerous than I let on. He's preparing some big spell for the Day of Unity, but he can't do it without every head witch. If we can take out Darius and Eberwolf...
Eda	Say no more, Rainestorm. What's the plan?
[Raine summons the cittern.]
Raine	You say your curse messes with magic. I think I can make that work in our favor.
[Darius and Eberwolf are shown to be following Eda's boots, which were enchanted to distract them by leaving shoeprints in the mud.]
Darius	Looks like our traitor is a clever little songbird.
[The boots kicks mud all over him. Angered, he uses spikes of abomination goo to destroy the boots.]
Darius	All right, no more playing around!
[Darius turns himself into abomination goo and forms a sword from the goo, as well. Eberwolf grows claws and talons then summons a rat-worm mount. They return to close to where Eda and Raine are hiding behind a tree. Eda turns around, notices how close she is to Raine and pulls back, blushing. Raine summons their instruments and they start playing "Raine's Rhapsody".]
Darius	[Hears the music.] There you are.
[Darius notices too late that the ground is rotting and he's caught in it. At the same time, Eberwolf and his steed are also caught in it.]
Eda	It's working. Keep playing.
Raine	[Sees they're being consumed.] Look. We may not make it out ourselves.
Eda	But it'll stop the emperor, right?
[Raine nods.]
Eda	Then we play on.
[Eda turns around, her photo of her, King, and Luz flying out of her hair. Raine sees it.]
Raine	Eda, do you have kids?!
[Eda stops playing, letting out an offbeat key on her cittern in shock.]
Eda	[Voice breaking.] Uh, they're not mine-mine. Well, it doesn't matter. They both have real families to return to. [Continues playing.]
[Raine makes Eda's instrument disappear and she collapses on the ground as the withering starts to reverse.]
Raine	I don't know what you're running from, but a great witch once told me... something about punching fears in the face? What I'm trying to say is don't give up so easily. [Hands Eda back the photo.] They probably need you more than you realize. [Lends their hand to her; she takes it.] We can find another way to stop Belos together.
[They are suddenly caught in abomination goo and yell. Darius has found them.]
Darius	Found you, songbird.
[Darius starts pulling them back. Eda grabs a tree branch, but sees Raine about to let go of her hand.]
Eda	[Tearfully.] Raine, don't.
Raine	Go. You know I can't stand an audience.
[They let go and summon the violin to free themselves, landing before their fellow coven heads.]
Raine	Hello, Darius. Eber.
Darius	Raine Whispers. You'll regret what you did to my cloak!
[Eberwolf mutters something.]
Darius	And your treachery, whatever.
[Raine begins fighting the two, while Eda watches from behind a tree. She holds in her tears before running back to the starting line.]
Perry	Luz of Hexside and Ukula of Glandus are barreling towards the finish line! And there you have it! Luz over Ukula!
[Eda claps.]
Perry	For fifth place.
[Eda stops clapping, confused.]
Perry	And now, let's give a hearty applause to our actual winner!
[The top three step up to the podium, Gavin having won.]
Luz	[Covered in leaves and branches.] Hey, Eda.
Eda	You were flying like the dang wind. What happened?
Luz	We were winning for a while, but—
[Cut to a flashback to her and King flying; King is about to vomit again.]
King	Luz?
Luz	King, try to hold it in.
King	I can't!
Luz	King!
[Cut to black as King vomits. Back to present.]
Luz	And then we crashed.
King	It's okay. I'll just throw my message into the garbage where it belongs.
Eda	No, this isn't over.
[Eda summons her scroll and starts recording.]
King	Eda, who's even gonna watch this?
Eda	No one watches crystal balls anymore. It's all about streaming.
King	All right. Hi, Dad. If you're out there watching this, I uh, want to introduce myself.
[As King continues talking, Willow is shown watching the video in her room, with Clover perched on her head.]
King	I like cheesy foods and conquering kingdoms. Though I haven't conquered any of my own yet.
[Amity, Emira, and Edric are also shown, watching at their manor.]
King	But maybe you have, and we can compare notes. I'd love to meet you. We could do parent kid stuff, toss a ball, burn some cookies, catch me going on weird websites or something. Also, I found a symbol in the tower I hatched in.
[Somewhere else, an unnamed demon is also watching and, upon hearing about the symbol, looks off into the distance.]
King	Maybe you can teach me to read it. I live with my favorite human and a cranky old witch.
Eda	[Offscreen.] Hey!
King	But cranky or not, she's the one who raised me, which is why I am le... [Pulls out a stack of papers.] ..gally changing my name to King Clawthorne! [Laughs.] Surprise, Eda! Now we're connected for life, and there's nothing you can do about it!
Eda	[Shakily.] Is that what you wanted to tell me this whole time? [Sniffs and grabs the papers.]
Luz	[Pulls out a pen.] And, if you sign here, it be official. [Eda starts to cry.]
Luz	Eda, are you okay? [Eventually, Eda bursts out sobbing of joy.]
[In the forest Raine, now injured, is trapped in abomination goo as Eberwolf watches the stream.]
Luz	[From livestream.] Eda, if you keep doing that, [Starts to cry as well.] I'm gonna cry too! [Both Eda and Luz burst out crying.]
Darius	Would you shut that off? We're supposed to be tormenting Raine, not me.
[Eberwolf sets the volume to maximum.]
Darius	[Exasperated.] Why are you like this?
[Raine escapes but is captured again, this time by an Abomaton.]
Kikimora	[Atop the shoulder.] Leaving so soon?
Darius	I told you we didn't need help! So, get that ugly thing out of my face. And tell Alador he's a hack, while you're at it.
Kikimora	Emperor Belos was rather upset to learn that you had a hand in the recent raid incidents.
Raine	Guess I can look forward to my own petrification, huh?
Kikimora	No. It'd be too much of a hassle to find a replacement.
[Kikimora activates Raine's coven sigil, which begins encasing them in a vine cocoon.]
Kikimora	The Emperor needs you alive and well the Day of Unity. But until then, [Waves.] night-night.
[Screen slowly becomes encased in red aura that turns to black.]