Thanks to Them/Transcript

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Speaker	Dialogue
[Picking up from where the last episode left off, the screen is shown black. King's voice is then heard.]
King	[Voiceover.] Luz, I'm so happy I had you as a big sister.
[Cut to Luz, Amity, Willow, Gus, and Hunter getting launched from the Demon Realm to the abandoned house the Human Realm, all landing on their backs.]
Luz	No! [Runs back towards the door.] King!
[She attempts to reach the portal, but the door closes on her just as she reaches it. She opens it, hoping the portal would activate again, only to find the empty room of the house in front of her. She tries it two more times unsuccessfully, as the others look on in shock. Luz turns around, just as Gus begins to break down crying. Meanwhile, inside the Noceda residence, Camila is in the kitchen cooking soup for a hungry Vee while reading a news article on her tablet. Both then suddenly hear a knock on the door. Camila opens it, and gasps in shock to find the five teens looking disheveled out in the rain, as Luz looks up at her.]
Luz	Hey, Mom. I'm back. [Starts tearing up.]
[Camila looks at her daughter and gives her a warm embrace, with both shown crying.]
[Cut to inside the house. Camila is washing the dishes. Gus helps her by using magic and an awkward Amity gives her a cup of wrongly prepared tea, who then in turn receives a pat on the shoulder. Cut to the bathroom. Luz gets out a box of bandages that have cartoon mascots resembling Eda, King, and Hooty, which makes her sad. Hunter then approaches her.]
Hunter	Hey. Thanks for not telling them that I'm a...
Luz	[opening the box of bandages] A grimwalker?
Hunter	Shhhh, don't say it so loud! Uh... what about you? How've you been since, uh...?
Luz	Since we were in Belos' mind? Since I found out I helped him meet the Collector? Oh my gosh, Hunter. [starts tearing up again] They're all gonna hate me.
Hunter	What? Psssh! [Luz wipes away her tears and slightly smiles] No, of course they won't. They won't hate you any more than me when they find out that... [starts panicking] I might be a clone of... someone who was a... witch hunter... with... Belos...
[Cut to the dining room. Willow and Amity are seated at the table, looking despondent. Cut back to Luz and Hunter.]
Luz	We'll tell them. When we're ready.
[Hunter nods. Luz and Hunter join the others in the dining room, Luz putting a bandage on Amity's hand.]
Camila	Okay, so in the Demon Realm, you fought the evil Emperor Belos who turned into a monster...
Gus	Well, he started out human.
Camila	Right, but he was defeated by a newer, smaller bad guy?
Willow	The Collector. We don't know what he is or how Belos found him.
Luz	[Panicked.] Who knows if we'll ever figure that out?! But they're creating a lot of chaos.
Amity	We have to do whatever it takes to get back.
Camila	And you will. But for now, you should all rest. You're all safe here.
[Cut to outside the house. The lights turn off when the sludge from Belos floats by.]
[Cut to the basement. Gus and Hunter are settling in. Gus opens up an umbrella.]
Gus	Whoa! [laughs] Hunter, look at all this awesome human stuff! [He takes out some bubble wrap and begins to pop it, but when it rolls out, a snow globe falls to the floor and breaks.] Whoops.
Hunter	I think it's just "stuff" here.
[Camila comes in with some bedsheets.]
Camila	It's not much, but I hope you two will be comfortable.
Gus	We will, Luz's Mom!
Hunter	[clears throat: walks up to her on his knees and bows] Thank you for providing us with shelter, ma'am.
Camila	[backing away] Please never do that again. And you can call me "Camila". [winks] Buenas noches.
[Camila walks up the stairs and Gus discovered he has popped every bubble.]
Gus	[gasps] Aw.
[Cut to Luz's room. Camila creaks open the door to peer in. Vee shows Willow and Amity an alarm clock.]
Vee	In the morning, instead of screaming, it'll do this! [activates the alarm]
[Willow and Amity gasp in shock.]
Amity	[elbows the clock into the air] Don't worry, Vee!
Willow	We'll keep you safe!
[Willow destroys the alarm with her plant magic.]
Willow	Good work! It's dead! [She and Amity bump elbows.]
Vee	[slightly disappointed] Uh... thanks. [She looks down at the floor where the hole created by Willow's vine is.]
Camila	[closing the door with a shocked face] I'll figure that out later.
[Camila looks down the hallway and sees Luz looking sadly at the photo of her and her family.]
Luz	Mamá, I... I know I shouldn't have left. I never meant to lie, but I had to stay, and... and it wasn't because I... [gets cut off by Camila hugging her]
Camila	Hey. Hey. We'll have time to talk later. I'm just so happy you're home.
Luz	Yeah. I'm home. [Looks at Willow and Amity inside her room, the latter comforting the former as she undoes her braids.] But they're not.
[A montage occurs of time passing with events: the kids goes back to the old house, begin refurbishing it and setting up portal schematics. Luz puts together a coming out video and shows it to her mother, who happily accepts her and Amity's relationship. Luz and her friends get new clothes while Vee chooses a new human form to take. Hunter has a mental breakdown due to his hair growing out enough to remind him of Belos and he attempts to hastily cut it, which gets Willow's attention and she does it for him, much to his appreciation. When the gang attempt to test a portal, it briefly breaches the In Between Realm before exploding, which depresses Luz. Amity, Gus, Willow, and Hunter offer Camila some Demon Realm cuisine much to Luz and Camila's shock and disgust. Luz and Vee show everyone the non-boiling rain with Willow taking an interest in photography. Luz becomes homesick for the Boiling Isles and her surrogate family with her egg showing no signs of hatching despite her incubating it; she also has to go back to school.]
[Amity, Gus, Hunter, Vee, and Willow are hanging out together in the abandoned shed, which they have remodeled. Flapjack's hopping around, the other palismen are sleeping, and Willow takes a picture while everyone else looks down at a tablet.]
Amity, Gus, Hunter, and Vee	[Trilling R's]
Gus	[Mumbling] Am I doing this right?
Vee	Tres tristes tigres comen en tres tristes platos de trigo.
Tablet	Perfecto! You're our top student!
Amity	Hmm. I was the top student once.
[Flapjack begins pecking at the floor.]
Gus	He's still doing that, huh?
Hunter	He won't tell me what he's looking for.
[Camila enters the shack.]
Camila	Hi. Ooh! I like what you've done with the place. No more exposed nails or possum nests. But this still confuses me.
[Camila motions to a painting of Hooty on the door.]
Willow	Yeah. He still confuses us too.
Gus	[Waving] Hola Camila. We're learning Spanish from this scary owl app.
Tablet	Hoot hoot! Practice every day, or I'll appear in your nightmares.
Camila	Oh, okay. Well, I'm going to pick Luz up from school. Pop quiz. ¿Como se dice eso en español? (How do you say that in Spanish?)
Hunter	Oh, oh! Uh...[inhales and tries to speak Spanish but fails]
Vee	Voy a recoger a Luz de la escuela. (I am going to pick up Luz from school.) [Hunter deflates.]
Camila	Muy bueno! Keep it up.
[Camila leaves the shack.]
Camila	Ooh. [sighs] I never expected to be a mother of six.
[Back in the shed, Hunter sits down next to Gus as everyone resumes learning Spanish from the tablet. Flapjack is seen still pecking on the floor.]
Tablet	Taxi.
Willow, Gus, Hunter, and Vee	Taxi!
Tablet	El gato gordo.
Willow, Gus, Hunter, and Vee	El gato gordo!
Amity	[sighs] Maybe we should take a break.
Willow	A siesta.
Gus	Siesta!
Amity	We've been here for months, and we've made no progress on the portal door. We can't expect Camila to take care of us forever.
Gus	In the meantime, we could pull more weight around the kitchen. My mustard ravioli did bring tears to her eyes.
Vee	Those weren't the kind of tears you're thinking of.
Hunter	I can help fixed damaged clothes!
Willow	[holding up a plant monster] I can spruce up the garden!
Plant Monster	[growls at Vee]
[A breeze blows in through the door, and Amity looks outside before standing up.]
Amity	Maybe we need to look elsewhere. There's an entire Human Realm to search. [She flinches due to a flash from Willow taking a picture of her.]
Willow	But Luz has school most of the week.
Amity	So? Let's explore the town ourselves. After all, Luz went into the Boiling Isles on her own.
Gus	If Eda came here before, maybe there were others. Maybe they left something behind we can use.
Amity	Yes! That's the spirit! Together, there is no challenge that can hold us back.
[Amity trips in a hole Flapjack pecked and faceplants.]
Amity	[groans] Ow.
Gus	It's a sign! We're doomed!
Amity	Come on Flapjack, this isn't funny anymore.
[Once Amity gets her foot free, she sees something in the hole.]
Amity	[gasp] There's something in here.
[Amity holds up a hexagonal box. She opens it and takes out a scroll and unrolls it. All gasp.]
Gus	Hmm. Looks like a map?
Willow	Or a secret code?
[Flapjack twitters on Hunter's shoulder.]
Hunter	Flapjack, is this what you've been looking for? What does it lead to?
Amity	That eye, it kinda looks like the old portal door.
Gus and Willow	[gasp] The portal door! [chanting] Portal door! Portal door! Portal door!
Vee	Let's tell Luz.
Amity	What if it's just another dead end? She already feels responsible for our other failed attempts.
Willow	Then, let's not tell her until we can figure it out. Using our buff brains!
All	Buff brains!
Hunter	[laughs] Yeah!
[Cut to Luz at school during an English class. She is cradling her egg in her lap underneath her desk.]
Mr. Sandoval	"Foes vanquished, he trod the shores of his fatherland, family by his side, finally at peace". This epic ends with the homecoming of not just a man, but a hero.
Luz	Hero? Everywhere he went, people ended up suffering.
Mr. Sandoval	It does get bleak, but no one said his mission would be easy. And when you take into account the ripple effects of his actions-
Luz	[explodes] Who cares about the ripple effects? He was just a pawn in someone else's game. [Stands on her desk.] A-and he was never smart enough to realize it. If his friends and family knew about his mission, they'd know that their lives would have never been in danger if it weren't for him. They should hate his guts, and it would have been better if he literally never existed!
[Everyone stares at her in surprise, and Luz realizes what she just did. The school bell rings and class is dismissed. Luz walks by her art class A sign there reads "No taxidermy, no spiders, no snakes, no animal parts, no fireworks", clearly directed at Luz. Her teacher sees her, and gives her a dirty look. Luz opens her locker, which is full of art of Eda and King. Luz sighs and when she closes it, some students are standing next to her. ]
Student 1	Hey! [Luz gets startled.] You're Luz, right?
Luz	Uh...
Student 1	Nice to meet ya. You were right in class. We read about too many crusty old dudes. Give me books about crusty old women!
Luz	I used to know one. I've never seen you two around.
Student 1	We're new, but we've heard all about you.
Student 2	Are you gonna make another crazy costume for Halloween this year?
Student 1	Cause if you are, we're volunteering at the Haunted Hayride.
Student 2	Old Gravesfield is the most haunted place in the state.
Student 1	Yeah, you gotta come. [chuckles]
[Cut to Camila and Luz in their car. Luz has food containers on her lap.]
Camila	Do you think this food is okay? Ah... I wish I knew how to make demon food for your friends. Would they, um, prefer to drink blood?
Luz	Mom.
Camila	Ay, I'm sorry. I'm just saying if we need to find a way, we'll find a way.
Luz	No, look out!
[Both gasp and Camila brakes. A car crash has occured and a woman is giving a police report with her daughter.]
Adult	Oh, it was so scary. It just came out of nowhere. That deer really spooked us. Will my insurance cover this?
Child	But, Mommy, it wasn't a deer. It was a monster!
[The Nocedas drive on, failing to see that the deer skeleton has green goop dripping off of it. Later that night at the Noceda Residence, Hunter is busy using the sewing machine.]
Camila	[distant] Thanks for helping, Gus.
Gus	Anytime. Good night! [Gets halfway down the stairs before he jumps down onto the sofa serving as his bed.] Whoo! We've got a big day ahead of us, so I'm gonna buenas this noche.
Hunter	Mm-hmm! [gets finger caught in Camila's sewing machine] Ow! [whimpers]
Gus	You good? That sounded painful.
Hunter	[scoffs] I've been training in the Emperor's Coven for as long as I can remember. I think I can handle a little...[cuts finger, winces] ...pain.
Gus	Ooh. That went clean through. [Drawing a spell circle, Gus bandages Hunter's finger.]
Hunter	Camila taught me how to use this sewing contraption. Even Darius's stitches have never been this neat. Oh, and look at what I made! [holds up a shirt] These are mystical beasts called wolves, and I love them.
Gus	That looks great. You know, you've been smiling a lot more since we've been here.
Hunter	It's not like I don't want to return! I just need a way to pass the time. That's all.
Gus	No. It's good to see you happy. One of us might as well be. What was it like to be in the Emperor's Coven for so long?
Hunter	I trained a lot. I studied a lot. I wasn't really allowed to be around the other scouts. But weekends were nice. I got to leave the castle for missions.
Gus	Do you miss it?
Hunter	I miss knowing who I'm supposed to be.
Gus	I miss my dad.
Hunter	We'll find a way back. We have to.
Gus	Oh, my Titan. That's a line from this book I found. Cosmic Frontier! It's a story that takes place in the stars.
Hunter	Why would anyone wanna go up there?
Gus	I don't know. Humans like spreading their junk everywhere. But it's a story of people trying to get back home, like us.
Hunter	Uh-huh.
Gus	We got Captain Avery, Security Officer Quando, and a Chief Engineer O'Bailey who's hiding as a clone from the enemy planet.
Hunter	[gasps] What, uh, happens to him?
Gus	I guess you'll have to find out. [opens closet to reveal costumes and several boxes of memeorabilia]
[In the girls' room, Luz is wide awake. She picks up her palisman egg and leaves the room, spilling some of the things on her desk. Amity hears the noise and wakes up; she finds the flyer for the Haunted Hayride and picks it up. Cut to Camila in her bed researching the Demon Realm.]
Camila	They don't hate garlic like vampires, but they weren't entirely against eyeballs when we were watching that zombie movie. Gus said I could get apple blood from the apple butcher, but... [yawns] ...until I find one of those, I'll have to use food coloring.
[As Camila drifts off to sleep, she begins to have flashbacks in the form of a dream. Luz is shown as a little girl digging and finds something.]
Young Luz	[gasps] Look what I found! [Holds out something to a group of kids.]
Children	Gross, don't touch that dead thing. Ew. Gross.
Young Luz	It's not dead. This is the skin of a garter snake. They shed their pajamas as they grow. It means there's a snake near us, and it just got a lot bigger!
Children	Ew! [all scream and run]
Camila	[laughs] She called them pajamas.
Adults	Ugh. So unhygienic. That girl must've been raised by wolves.
Camila	Hey! Wolves are actually great parents, and-
[Flashforward to a more recent time.]
Young Luz	O happy dagger! Give me death! [groans]
Camila	Huh?
[Luz performs her fake death and kids run off screaming.]
Camila	[laughs] Her dad taught her that one.
Adult 1	[retches] Gross! Now everything smells like lunch meat.
Adult 2	Yeah, she's such a try-hard.
Camila	Oye! What did you just say?
[Camila's chair falls backwards, Camila screams, grunts, and is transported to even more recently, in the guidance counselor's office.]
Guidance Counselor	I said, grief can manifest in different ways. Like how Luz has been acting out for attention.
Camila	Losing Manny was difficult for both of us, but Luz has always done things differently.
Guidance Counselor	Didn't you say you were bullied in high school, Mrs. Noceda?
Camila	Uh, yes, but-
Guidance Counselor	Luz hasn't made any friends, her grades are inconsistent, and I heard she brought a live snake to school? Take this. It could help her.
Camila	[becomes submerged in water] "Reality Check Camp"?
Guidance Counselor	You don't want Luz to struggle like you did, right?
Luz	Mom?
Camila	[wakes up, gasps, pants] Luz? What time is it?
Luz	Mom? Why aren't you mad at me?
Camila	[sighs] Oh, baby. Come here. I've been terrified, sure. But believe it or not, I do understand what it's like to want to run away.
Luz	I'm so sorry.
Camila	But the point is, you came home, and everything is okay now.
Luz	But it's not. It's my fault everyone's trapped here. A-and I don't even know if King and Eda are okay. I wanted you to meet them so bad. But I keep messing up.
Camila	Hey, everyone makes mistakes. What matters is that you learn from them.
Luz	Can I sleep here tonight?
[Camila kisses her forehead.]
Luz	Give the palisman a kiss too.
[She does so and places the egg on the nightstand. Outside, a bunny with horns sticking out of its head hops off into the woods.]
[Cut to the next day, where Amity, Gus, Hunter, Vee, and Willow are preparing to leave.]
Amity	All right. Luz is at her mom's vet clinic putting tiny little bandages on "hedgehogs". So today, we're going into town to solve this code.
Gus	Ears.
Vee	Routes.
Willow	Snacks, check.
Hunter	Human disguise, check. [Hunter is shown wearing a homemade O'Bailey costume.] Eh?
Willow	Oh, that is a look. [takes a picture of Hunter]
Hunter	[walks between Gus and Vee, the former amazed] According to Cosmic Frontier, this is what the modern human male wears.
Vee	This was written in the '90s about the year 2008.
Hunter	Yeah. Can't wait for that New Year's party.
Gus	And did you get to the last chapter?
Hunter	O'Bailey is still hiding the fact that he's a Duplicant in hyperdisguise. But Captain Avery is figuring it out.
Gus	I think he already knows but-
Hunter	Ah, bup-bup-bup! No, no, no, no, no spoilers!
Amity	Hunter, I don't think the world is ready for the brave fashion choices of the year 2008. Please change.
Willow	[gags Amity] Don't listen to her!
Vee	[taking her human form] Aw, geez, we're gonna miss the bus.
Hunter	Oh, it's okay! I'll catch up. There's a transport worm every half hour.
[The girls nod and leave, Ghost meowing as she joins Amity, and once Gus exits, Willow turns back to close the door.]
Willow	I'm gonna borrow that book when you're done with it. [makes a finger gun and winks]
[As she closes the door, Hunter sports a happy blush as he removes his headphones. Flapjack twitters.]
Hunter	You know, maybe you're right, Flap. [looks at himself in a mirror] Even if I'm not who I'm supposed to be... I like who I am right now.
[Hunter notices something on the table in front of him and touches it. Then, he sees Belos in the mirror reflection.]
Hunter	[gasps]
[Cut to Amity, Gus, Vee, and Willow exploring Gravesfield]
Amity	First stop, The Magic Circle.
[A montage begins. They enter the Magic Circle shop; Gus and Willow look around while Amity and Vee question the cashier.]
Shop Owner	Hey!
[Gus knocks over a barrel as Willow (in a devil costume) pokes a customer with a pitchfork. The kids are chased out, but Willow return to pay for the costume with a snail then leaves again. As they cut through the park, Willow and Gus stop at two familiar-looking statues. The kids all go to the library next, where Amity sees a card catalogue. She expects it to be living, so she greets it, bows, and gives it candy which falls to the ground. The same child from the car crash site then opens one drawer, and Amity shouts. Embarrassed, she tries to run away and trips and falls on the candy. Then, they head to the giraffe exhibit at the zoo, where they link their arms together before entering. Gus bows to a giraffe, with no response. They all leave cautiously, but Willow takes a photo which scares the giraffe and it opens its mouth to reveal a monstrous inside. They all scream.]
[At last, they take a break and sit at a table near the concessions.]
Gus	I don't blame our ancestors for banishing those guys. Yeesh.
Child	Dad, can we go to the bird hall?
Father	In a minute. How about we eat first?
Children	Yeah!
Vee	[sighs] I was hoping it wouldn't come to this, but... I think I know where to go next.
[Cut to them outside the Gravesfield Historical Society. The witchlings excitedly head towards the building, but Willow stops and turns back to see Vee anxiously hugging her middle.]
Willow	You can wait here if it's too scary. Luz told me about that creepy witch-hunter wannabe.
Vee	It's okay. We just faced down a giraffe. I can do this!
[The scene cuts to the inside of the building as Vee kicks the door in, fists raised and screaming.]
Vee	[confused] Huh?
[It isn't Jacob Hopkins she finds; it's her goth friend from Reality Check Summer Camp sporting a new hairstyle and wearing a staff shirt over her outfit. The nameplate on the front desk reads "Masha (they/them)".]
Vee	You're not Jacob.
Masha	We can all thank Goddess for that. He got fired after he started making edits to the exhibits.
[They point to a cardboard cutout of Jacob in his armor with a sign that says "Local Hero - Humanity's Last and Most Handsome Hope". The cutout collapses forward, and a cut back shows Vee and Willow are staring at it in distaste.]
Masha	I work part-time now. Say, have we met? [gets close to Vee] Something about you seems familiar.
Vee	[nervous] Uh, no. I'm new in town. I just have one of those faces. J-but just the one. The normal amount of face.
Masha	[laughs] What a coincidence, me too. If you ever need a tour guide, hit me up.
[Masha holds up a pamphlet and Vee takes it, sporting an awestruck blush on her cheeks. Amity steps out from behind Vee and presents the puzzle.]
Amity	We're actually here to ask about this old puzzle. Do you know how to decode it?
Masha	Ooh, a rebus. They dug up a bunch of these in Old Gravesfield.
Gus	This is a rebus?
Masha	Yeah. It's like a riddle where pictures and symbols make up a word. Like- Come here. What do you think they were trying to say?
Gus	[pulls his beanie down more] Chop off an ear!
Masha	No. See the H that comes first? Then combine that with the ear and maybe it means "hear" like, to listen. Or, "here" as in a place. Maybe something is waiting somewhere.
[phone rings]
Masha	I'll be right back.
Amity	If this is a portal door then what about these? A-a ribbon, and tanning a hide?
Willow	That ribbon is tied together.
Gus	Next to that hand with a cut.
Willow	You don't think...
Gus	This is leading us to...
Amity	Tie tan's... blood?
Amity, Gus, Willow	[all gasp] Titan's Blood!
Vee	It's like you're reading each others' minds. You must have been friends forever!
Amity	It wasn't always like this.
Willow	These past few months have been weird but look at all the new memories we have now. It's been nice to finally spend some time together.
Amity	Yeah. I can't wait to show everyone at home.
Vee	Maybe the scrapbook could use one more?
Willow	Aw, come here, Vee.
Gus	Everyone say, "Giraffes are still terrifying!"
All	[laughter]
[Vee examines the photo they took, and notices a map behind them.]
Vee	Hmm. Hey. That map of Old Gravesfield looks exactly like this. Do you think it's a map to a stash of Titan's Blood?
Willow	With that, we could actually create a portal.
Amity	I can't wait to tell Luz! And I know just how to surprise her.
[Cut to Luz at Camila's veterinarian clinic.]
Luz	[sighs] What will you be, little palisman? A bird like Owlbert? A cool bug? Maybe an octopus, so we can hold hands? Maybe... maybe you'll never hatch. And I messed up your life too.
Camila	How's the lamp working?
Luz	Just fine.
Camila	Good. I'm ready to lock up.
Luz	[touches a glyph she had drawn, and the glyph begins to smoke.] Huh?
[Cut to Hunter back in the house. Flapjack twitters.]
Hunter	[on edge] Did you know about this? That he was here? I can tell you're hiding something.
[chirps]
Hunter	[sighs] Sorry. I shouldn't take this out on you. I'm just scared.
[vehicle approaches]
[chirps]
Hunter	Don't worry, Flap. If Belos is really here, I'll keep you safe.
[twittering]
Luz	Hunter, what's wrong?
Hunter	Belos.
Luz	[gasps]
[Hunter and Luz stand outside the shed.]
Luz	Are you sure you saw him? I thought the Collector destroyed Belos.
Hunter	Yeah. I'm- I'm sure.
Luz	Hey. We can wait for the others if you-
Hunter	No! We have to take care of this ourselves. [sighs] Titan, I hate this! I was never scared as the Golden Guard.
[Two masks fly by in the wind. One resembles King, the other resembles Hooty.]
Luz	Then how about we bring back some of that masked confidence, huh? [growls]
Hunter	All right, Belos! What's about to happen should be relatively painless, if you just do what we say.
Luz	That's right! So come out with your hands behind your creepy, dumb head!
[whooshes, wind howling, object rattles, both gasp, wardrobe rattling, Luz opens the wardrobe, both gasp, opossum hisses]
Luz	Oh, thank goodness. It's just a little angel.
Hunter	No one's here. I guess it was just in my head.
Luz	Well, can't blame you for being paranoid after everything we've been through.
Hunter	Yeah. You know, I just wanna make sure everyone's safe.
Luz	Same. And that includes you too.
Hunter	What?
Luz	Yeah. Gonna make sure you're safe too, Hunter. You're family now.
Hunter	Oh. [chuckles, begins crying] Ah, this mask is pretty gross now.
[both laugh]
Luz	Let's get back before anyone worries.
Hunter	Yeah. Everything's okay. Belos is gone.
[Unseen by either of them, Hunter's shadow has horns atop his head. Luz and Hunter enter the house where they find Amity, Gus, and Willow digging through boxes in the living room as Camila drinks tea.]
Hunter	Hey, we're back! [chuckles] And we bought some, uh, cars. [Luz elbows him.]
They approach the others and Luz tosses the bat away before smiling.
Amity	Luz! We're designing our costumes for the Haunted Hayride.
Gus	Guess what I've got planned? I'm gonna be Captain Avery and you're... [hands Hunter something resembling a communicator]
Hunter	[gasps] Chief Engineer O'Bailey? [fawns over the device]
Camila	[gulps] How do you know about Cosmic Frontier?
Hunter	All the books in your basement.
Camila	Oh! [laughs] Funny how things just show up in basements, right? Without you hiding or putting them there. [laughs] Life sure is full of surprises.
Gus	Cool! Humans freak out just like us.
Willow	It'll be fun. We want to experience your weird human traditions. [puts on vampire teeth and laughs]
Amity	And I thought you and I could take inspiration from... Good Witch Azura The Movie 2: The Betrayanning!
[beeps]
Azura (on T.V.)	Hecate! I'll protect you!
Villainous Lucy (on T.V.)	Give her over, Azura. It's for your own good.
Azura (on T.V.)	Never!
Amity	[holds up a drawing] I could be the Hecate to your Azura. What do you think?
Luz	Oh, wow. Yeah, let's do it! [She pulls Amity into a hug.]
Azura (on T.V.)	How could you do it, Villainous Lucy? How could you betray your friends? Now everyone is gone!
Villainous Lucy (on T.V.)	It was for the greater good.
Azura (on T.V.)	We'll never forgive you. Never!
[Luz sees this and her face falls. Later that night, Luz can't sleep again. She turns to see Amity sleeping and smiles, but it quickly vanishes before she gets out of bed and takes her laptop to the kitchen. Laptop chimes.]
Luz	Dear Diary, all I ever wanted was to be good at something, to be around people who also liked that something. And when I found the Demon Realm, I-I though, "Wow, I found it. I can learn magic. I can be a witch. I-I won't be the dummy in the principal's office anymore!" But I messes up too much, and put everyone in danger. Mama says I need to learn from my mistakes. [A single tear falls down her cheek.] So, I know what I have to do now...
[Cut to the next day at the Haunted Hayride where Camila's dropping everybody off. Amity, Gus, and Hunter, true to their word, are dressed as Hecate, Captain Avery, and Chief Engineer O'Bailey while Willow's wearing the devil costume she bought. After walking forward and pocketing their palismen, Luz gets out, her Azura costume designed to be a tunic with purple pants instead of being a dress.]
Luz	Make sure to help Vee with the trick-or-treaters. You know, they can be... demanding.
Camila	Luz, are you okay? You don't look so well.
Luz	I was just so excited for this, I couldn't sleep.
Amity	All right. We'll keep the puzzle a secret 'till the time is right. And then we'll tell her about the Titan Blood!
[Belos laughing]
Hunter	Did you hear that?
[Flapjack chirps]
Hunter	Hey, it's okay. It's probably just in my head again. Nestle down, Flapjack.
[chirps]
Amity	We're gonna have the best night, and we might even have surprise for you.
Luz	Yeah, me too.
Actor 1	I hath seen the Mrs. Smith consorting with spirits unpure.
Actor 2	Is this true, Mrs. Smith?
Mrs. Smith Actress	Nay, 'tis a fool lie! Inquisitor Jones is tarring me a demon's varlet so as to take mine fields!
Inquisitor Jones Actor	Demon lies!
Gus	Your honor, I do object! It is Inquisitor Jones who's in league with the dark forces!
Inquisitor Jones Actor	[out of character] Kid, come on, this is my spotlight.
Gus	Behold. [uses illusion magic to turn his legs red and animal-like.]
Inquisitor Jones Actor	[gasps, screams]
[crowd cheering]
Jacob	Why are you clapping?! [gasps, grunts] These children are demon spawn. And they want your teeth! [Snatches off Gus' headset] Look! Look at his ears! He's from Mars!
Gus	Hey, lay off the costume, man.
[two security guards tackle Jacob to the ground]
Jacob	[screams] Let go! [groans]
[Woman sighs]
Masha	I hope you're all prepared for a truly scary ride.
Gus and Willow	Make us cry! Make us cry!
Masha	Because there's nothing scarier than knowledge.
Gus	Boo, just lie to me!
Masha	Let me tell you the eeriest unsolved mystery of Gravesfield. The Tale of the Brothers Wittebane.
[The group becomes intrigued]
Amity	[to Luz and Hunter] Wittebane? Isn't that Belos?
Masha	The year is 1613. Two orphaned brothers arrive in Gravesfield. Their names? Philip... [flashes back to Belos] and Caleb. [flashes back to Hunter]
Hunter	Oh, no.
[As Masha narrates the story, cardboard cutouts depicting events that happened to Philip and Caleb play out in the background as the gang watches.]
Masha	Caleb did his best to take care of his younger brother. They tried to fit in with this town, and its unsavory practices. They became witch-hunters! Local lore suggests that the Brothers Wittebane met a real witch from another world! Her name was Evelyn. And the older brother was spirited away. She dazzled him with magic and visions of a strange yet beautiful place. They used a secret code to travel between worlds. Philip set off to save his brother and bring the witch to justice. But neither were ever seen again! Maybe Philip saved Caleb, and they went on to lead peaceful lives. Or maybe [turns on a flashlight and points it at their face] he's still chasing his brother, caught in a cycle of horror and strife!
[all gasp]
Masha	[turns off the flashlight] Sounds like big bro got a hot witch girlfriend and little bro got upset. But that's just me.
[The hayride ends and the gang gets out of the tractor. Nearby. Hunter hears Belos laughing, which terrifies him.]
Hunter	[gasps] Luz.
[Hunter grabs Luz and takes her behind a tractor. Luz yelps]
Luz	What's going on?
Hunter	It's him. He's here! I saw him this time. And it wasn't in my head after all. You believe me, right?
Luz	Well, how can you be sure? What would he be doing here?
Hunter	Titan Blood. I'm not supposed to tell. But the secret code that guide mentioned? It's a puzzle, a rebus we found in the shack. Amity thinks it leads to Titan Blood!
Luz	Titan Blood? Puzzles? Amity? Why didn't anyone say anything?
Hunter	You and your mom do so much for us. We wanted to do something for you, and she's gonna surprise you with it tonight.
Luz	[uncertainly] That is so sweet.
Amity	[realizes something] Hey, where's Luz and Hunter?
Luz	We need to find the Titan Blood first. Just to make sure. I don't wanna freak anyone out yet.
Hunter	You don't believe me yet, do you? Fine. I'll prove he's here. Flapjack! [Flapjack chirps] Can you get the rebus? [Flapjack, confused, does not obey, infuriating Hunter] I'll say that again. [distorted with Belos' voice] Get the rebus!
[Freaked out, Flapjack flies off, chirping]
Luz	Hey! What the heck?
Hunter	Sorry. I don't know what came over me.
[Flapjack brings the rebus, chirping]
Hunter	Good work.
[Cut to Camila that night. She is finishing watching a movie with Vee, who has fallen asleep. She picks up Luz's laptop, trips, and barely catches herself and the laptop. This motion opens the laptop to Luz's video diary.]
Camila	[grunts, pants] Oh! [gasps, sighs]
Young Luz 1	So we moved. Mom says it's because the house isn't "pretty enough", but I think it's because there's a better hospital for dad nearby. 'Cause, let's be honest, this house ain't that much prettier.
Young Luz 2	I think this might be the worst week ever. [Camila's hand is now on the screen and slowly sliding down] But Dad left me this book. I can't wait to read it.
Young Luz 3	I loved it! I loved it so much! [giggles]
Young Luz 4	[wielding a sword] Look what I got at the convention. [laughs] I'm gonna cut my hair with it. [cuts to another recording not long after the previous one; she now has damaged hair] That was a bad idea!
Young Luz 5 (Soon before the beginning of the series)	Mom saw my report card. "Mija, if you just applied yourself". But I am applying myself. My baseball stitches are so small, they're practically invisible. And I can read and write Witchtongue in five different dialects. Also, I can sit so perfectly still that woodland creatures come and sit on me. [She demonstrates by sitting in a chair completely immobile: a spider soon descends on top of her head.] But I guess none of this is gonna matter on the SATs. It's been really rough for Mom since the funeral. So, I'm gonna wow my teacher's face off with this book report! Mom, you won't have to worry about me ever again.
Luz	Mama says I have to learn from my mistakes. So, I know what I have to do now. On Halloween, after the Hayride, I'm telling everyone I'm staying in the Human Realm. Permanently.
[Cut back to Luz and Hunter running through the woods]
Hunter	[Removes the bandage from his finger, noticing the green goo] What the... [Sees an image of Belos in the woods] There! [Runs off panting]
Luz	Hunter! [panting] Hunter! Think. Think. Hunter is following the rebus to the Titan's Blood. But how can I find the blood without him? Come on. You can do this.
[She remebers the smoking glyph at the clinic and when she used a glyph the last time she was in the Human Realm, she pulls out a light glyph. When she taps it, a ball of light is created.]
Luz	Glyphs are powered by the magic of the isles, by the Titan itself! Closer I am to the Titan Blood, the stronger the glyphs become.
Willow	Luz? Hunter?
Amity	Did you find them?
Gus	Calm down. They probably just went to buy some more cars.
Amity	Yeah. Yeah. You're right. I just- I wanted to show Luz the rebus. Wait. Where did it go?
[all gasp]
Camila	Kids! Have you seen Luz? And has she, um, said anything weird?
Vee	Boom! Find a phone.
[beeping]
Luz	Hunter, are you okay? Did you see Belos?
Hunter	Oh, no. Just my imagination playing tricks again. Why don't you find the Titan Blood while I find my palisman? Little guy got spooked off.
Luz	Good idea. All this Belos talk has me on edge. But I hate to ruin Amity's surprise. I really appreciate that everyone wanted to do this. You guys are great friends.
Hunter	Have you found the blood yet?
Luz	I'm on it. I just have to-
[Flapjack chirping]
Luz	Flapjack? Why do you look so scared?
Belos (as Hunter)	Luz. [distorted] Didn't you use an ice glyph to get here? Your magic is working.
Amity	Luz? I think she's this way.
Camila	Mija?
Willow	Hunter?
Gus	Guys, where are you?
Amity	Luz?
Belos (as Hunter)	I saw you. Glyphs do work here.
Luz	You. You survived.
Belos (as Hunter)	I did. Thanks again for all the help, Luz. But I don't need you anymore.
Luz	Flapjack!
Belos (as Hunter)	Ah. There you are.
[The vial is knocked out of Belos' hand by an ice spike. Luz launches more glyphs at him, but all of her attacks miss]
Belos (as Hunter)	You're not even trying right now. What? Afraid you'll hurt him?
Camila	Is that Hunter?
Gus	Something's wrong.
Belos (as Hunter)	See, this is why you're so useful, Luz. You're so desperate to help people, you even helped me meet the Collector.
Amity	What?
Luz	I didn't mean to. I thought I was doing something good!
Belos (as Hunter)	You did do something good. I thought this one was another lost cause. Because of you, we can finish our work as witch-hunters, starting with them!
[Belos starts to reach for the witches, but Amity summons her palisman to swat away his hand, following with Gus and Willow also summoning their palismen to fly and attack Belos. Belos manages to swat away one of Gus' illusions and a purple blast of magic.]
Belos (as Hunter)	[laughs]
Gus	Hey, Belos. Remember me?
[Belos once again tries to grab Gus, only to grab another illusion as Willow grabs one of his stretched arms and slams it down.]
Vee	Hang tight, Hunter!
[Vee starts draining his magic with her powers.]
Amity	Vee, watch out!
[Gus grunts, all scream]
Luz	[grunts] I know you can hear me, Hunter. Fight him off!
[Belos throws Luz forward. Luz screams, as Amity uses her palisman to move mud and ice forward for Luz to land on.]
[Flapjack starts chirping and pecking at Belos's antlers, but the latter immediately catches him.]
Belos (as Hunter)	That's right. You wouldn't want me harming your precious palisman, would you? Oh, but then again, I don't care what you want. Goodbye, Evelyn.
[Cracks Flapjack and starts absorbing his essence, but lets him go as Hunter's personality starts fighting him over the control of his body. Flapjack then flies into Luz' palm while leaking palisman essence from the cracks in his body.]
[gasps, groans]
Luz	[crying] Flapjack! Flapjack, you'll be okay.
Hunter	[groaning] You know what I'd like, Belos? [groaning] I'd like to leave the Emperor's Coven and never step foot in that throne room again. I'd like to study wild magic, and learn how to carve palismen. I'd like to attend Hexside as a regular student and play flyer derby with my friends. But most of all, I'd like to make sure you never hurt anyone again! [grunts]
[Hunter throws the vial of Titan's blood into the river.]
Belos (as Hunter)	No!
[Belos jumps into the water, managing to catch the vial but falls unconscious as a result.]
Luz	Oh, no! No!
Camila	Move.
[She jumps into the water to save him and manages to rescue him. The others help her hoist Hunter into the surface.]
Willow	Be careful with him!
[Belos finally leaves Hunter's body as he takes the monstrous form he previously had.]
Belos	Caleb! You would stab me in the back?!
Luz	[stares at him furiously] You did it to him first.
[Belos, outraged, smashes the vial of Titan's blood into the archway, opening a portal to the Demon Realm.]
Belos	[growls] This is for the good of your souls. You'll thank me later.
[He goes through the portal, leaving everyone speechless.]
Camila	That's the Belos you've been fighting this whole time?!
Willow	[after moving Hunter for a while] Guys, Hunter isn't moving.
Camila	Vee, call an ambulance. [Vee immediately does so]
Willow	[tearing up] Uh, do human doctors know about possession?
Luz	Or Grimwalkers?
Camila	Possession?!
Willow	Grimwalkers?!
Camila	We should still call a doctor.
Vee	I'm not getting cell reception.
Amity	What do we do?
[A weakened Flapjack flies out of Luz's pocket to Hunter, chirps sadly, then settles down, sacrificing his life by giving him his palisman essence to revive Hunter as the others sadly watch on; He dissolves into floating balls of light in the end.]
Hunter	[groans and slowly opens his eyes, which have turned brown] Hey, guys. Is everyone else okay?
Gus	Actually, Flapjack...
Hunter	Don't. Don't. [cries] I already know.
[The others, especially Luz, who turns away, start to cry as well.]
Camila	Sit up slowly, baby. Are you in pain anywhere?
Hunter	I'm okay.
Amity	Um, Luz. What did Belos mean when he said you helped him meet the Collector? I mean, that was a lie, right?
Luz	No, it was true. [walks away] If it weren't for me, the Day of Unity would have never happened. There was this time pool, and I met him. I met him when he was still just Philip, and I taught him the light spell. I introduced him to the Collector. I set everything in motion. I'm sorry, everyone.
Amity	Why did you keep all that a secret?
Luz	I was scared. I thought you'd all hate me for it. Which is why I've made a decision. I think it'd be in everyone's best interest if I-
Camila	Took your mama to the Demon Realm!
Luz	What?!
Amity	[approaches Luz and hugs her] I couldn't hate you, Luz. The fact that you still stand up for us means enough to me.
Camila	Mija, now that I've seen what you're up against, there is no way I'm letting you go back there alone. It is our duty to help your friends get back to their families.
Luz	But...
Hunter	You were tricked. That's what Belos does. He tricks people. But if it weren't you, it would have been someone else, and then there'd be no one left to fight back. So let's do that. Let's fight back. Please? For Flapjack?
Luz	...For Flapjack.
[portal pulsing]
Vee	The portal's closing.
Luz	Then we better head in.
[Hunter heads for the portal first.]
Hunter	[groans] Time to go home, Flap. [phases through the portal]
[Gus and Willow follow him, both saying their goodbyes to the Human Realm.]
Gus	Goodbye, Human Realm. Thank you for showing me your secrets. I hope to see you again. [phases through the portal]
Willow	Thanks for the memories. We'll be back after we get some revenge. [phases through the portal]
Amity	Luz, I know things are scary, and I don't know what the future holds. But it would be so cool if you were a part of that. But no more hiding, okay?
Luz	I understand. See you on the other side. Promise.
[Luz and Amity hold hands as the latter gives Luz a kiss on the cheek. They let go of each other's hands as Luz watches Amity walk through the portal with her staff.]
Vee	[hands Camila the baseball bat] Here, you'll probably need this.
Camila	A-are you coming, Vee?
Vee	I don't think I'm ready. Besides, [morphs into Camila] someone has to keep up appearances.
Camila	Tell the staff I've gone home to see my abuela, okay? Carmen's in charge, Dianne has my schedule. And, [hugs Vee] thank you, Vee. [to Luz] are you ready?
Luz	Are you? I'm not sure what we'll see on the other side.
Camila	Then we don't wanna leave unprepared. [points towards her costume hat] A good witch always has to have her hat.
[Luz and Camila hold hands as the two step inside the portal, prepared. Afterwards, the portal closes. Vee starts to walk away when she realizes something.]
Vee	Shoot, Camila still has the car keys!