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- MAXWELL: Do you want the good news or the bad news?
- I hate it when he says that.
- The bad news is that today's class is canceled.
- I think you have good and bad confused, Professor.
- MAXWELL: Then let me tell you the good news.
The department has assigned two magical outbreaks
for you to handle.
You'll find everything regarding your tasks in these.
Now I must be off. - But what if we need you?
- Uh, Lily's the senior fairy in charge of you,
so you'll be fine.
- [magic tinkling]
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- LILY: That's our magical water fountain?
It doesn't look very magical.
- RUKSY: [giggles]
- It's not funny. - Yes, it is.
- A water fountain with a mind of its own
is no laughing matter.
- Since when did you get all serious?
- Since the professor put me in charge.
This magic could spread through the plumbing
and affect the whole city. Let's go.
I want to get this done before the elves.
- It's not a race.
- It's always a race with Imogen and Darra.
Come on!
- Why did you invite Kyra?
This is a chance to impress the department.
- Kyra needs to learn.
And you taught her how to jump. - Remember how long that took?
- DARRA: As I remember it, pretty quick.
- What exactly are we looking for?
- Uh, a special kind of tree. - What's special about it?
- It's a magical tree created by a wizard for his garden.
A bird must've eaten a seed and dropped it here.
We have to deal with the tree before it becomes too...active.
- Active, as in? - Mm, you'll see.
First task is to locate it. - KYRA: How?
- IMOGEN: I'll know it when I see it.
We should split up and search.
Kyra? - You're with me.
Good hunting, Sis.
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- Well, Professor Maxwell. I haven't seen you in a while.
- Well, the library keeps me off the streets.
You're looking well, Trevor.
- I can't complain.
Wouldn't make any difference if I did, eh?
- [siren wailing]
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- [magic tinkling]
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- [magic tinkling]
- Maxwell.
Come to check up on us?
- Just a quick meeting with Sean.
- Anything I should know about?
- Some academic matters.
Boring, but necessary.
Nice to see you, Orla.
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- I presume this is about Kyra.
- Lily told me what happened.
Was Kyra really able to communicate remotely
with the library? - She was.
- A little concerned you didn't tell me about it first.
- I wanted to think about it.
That level of ability is...unusual.
- To say the least.
Perhaps you could give me a full report now.
- Ruksy, I'm going to let you go first at this.
- Is that because you don't know what to do?
- Of course not.
I'm letting you go because it can't be too complicated
or the DMI wouldn't have given us this chance.
- I'll try a basic removal spell.
- [magic tinkling]
- That should do it. - That seemed very easy.
- Well, you said the DMI
wouldn't give us anything too hard.
- [splash]
- [water dripping on metal]
- You said it wasn't funny.
- KYRA: Do you think this is the tree?
- There's one way to tell.
We can see if its aura's been affected.
- Its...aura?
- All living things have an aura.
Humans can't detect it-- well, most humans can't.
But all magical beings can.
- Sounds like a fairy thing to me.
- Well, elves can detect auras too.
We just don't boast about it.
- [chortles]
- [magic tinkling]
- [high-pitched ringing]
- This one's normal.
No magic.
You want to try?
- Mm-hmm. - [laughs]
- [magic tinkling]
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- It should feel like a very gentle vibration.
- [high-pitched ringing]
- I can feel it!
[chuckling]
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- IMOGEN: It's this way.
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- BOTH: [chuckling]
- I don't think you've got the hang of this removal spell.
So watch and learn.
- [water splashing]
- [chuckles]
Oh, what am I meant to be learning?
- IMOGEN: This is the tree.
- Go on. Try it.
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- [magic tinkling]
- [wind gust] - [electrity zaps]
- Wow.
It feels like... it's been electrified.
- That's how you know the tree is magic.
- It just needs to be deactivated.
I'll put a spell around the roots
and the tree will suck it up.
- You're gonna do this on your own?
- You don't think I can?
- It's supposed to be a team effort.
- I could do this in the time it takes you
to go to the café and get us all a juice.
So why don't you? - You'll never do it.
- I'll go slow, give you extra time.
- Watermelon, orange, and mint, yeah?
- Thanks.
- I'll be back before your fingers start to glow.
Loser pays.
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- We need to talk about my brother.
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- You said yourself the Tri-ling's powers
were unpredictable.
Perhaps remote magic was one of them.
- So why does it only appear now?
On a beach which does not permit the normal use of magic?
- And yet, she sent a message to the library.
How do you explain that?
Because there's only one answer I can think of,
and I would rather not be thinking of it.
- [magic tinkling]
- Exposure to the Lenorian Orb,
which you and the Architect were sent to recover.
- That's simply not possible, Sean.
Edward and I never recovered the orb.
- Well, what happened on the beach
would suggest otherwise.
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- You know, there's an upside when your parents are separated.
Drop a hint about something you want, and you get it.
The worst thing is they both get the hint
and get you the same thing twice.
Earth to Peter?
- Wireless earbuds. Cool!
These are the ones with the GPS? - Yeah, so you don't lose them.
I thought maybe Kyra could use them when she goes running.
I hardly see her these days, so maybe you could--
- Sure, I'll get them to her.
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- DARRA: Can I get three juices to go, please?
Uh, one tropical and two watermelon, orange, and mint.
- You're kidding me.
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- [electronic beeps]
- [tracking app rings]
- You're Darra, right?
I saw you here the other day with Kyra.
- Peter. - Yeah.
So, how did you two meet?
I haven't seen you at school.
- I don't go to your school.
We just sort of, uh...bumped into each other.
- Did you hear about that suit of armor the other week?
Crazy publicity stunt. It went right by here.
You didn't happen to see it, did you?
- I was in school all day. Exams.
- Right. - Right.
I better be going. Nice seeing you.
- Same.
Hey, you wouldn't be seeing Kyra sometime today, would you?
- Actually, yeah. Why?
- Could you give her these?
My friend Mathilda asked me to pass them on.
- No problem.
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- [tracking app rings]
- What is going on between you and Darra?
- Nothing.
- I'm his sister, Kyra. He's been acting different
ever since you two came back from that beach.
- Darra looked after me. That's all.
- Then why was he so keen to have you come with us?
- Like he said, he's trying to help me learn.
What is with you, Imogen?
- If we don't fix this,
we'll never hear the end of it from Imogen and Darra.
- You could call your dad.
What's the point of having a father who's the head of DMI
if you can't ask for help occasionally?
- Nobody is calling anyone's father.
The professor put me in charge.
We're going to fix it ourselves.
- How?
I was wondering if it needs both of us.
You know, double the wand power.
- Well, if we use more power, we might attract attention.
- Then we'll do it discreetly from both sides.
What do you think? - Hmm.
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- Three...two...
one. Now!
- [magic tinkling]
- [rumbling]
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- [shrieking] - [splash]
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- It worked.
- Discreet, huh?
- BOTH: [laughing]
- [leaves rustling]
- [vine creaking]
- IMOGEN: Don't worry, I've got this.
- [magic tinkling]
- [tree creaking]
- Huh. Too easy.
Looks like Darra's paying.
- BOTH: [shrieking]
- Too easy, did you say? - You're not funny.
Okay, I'm shutting this thing down.
[grunts]
- Ow! You're making it tighter!
- [magic tinkling]
- [grunts] Stop!
Now what? - I'm thinking!
- [grunting]
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- [tracking app beeps]
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- Hey, stop struggling. Ow!
You're making it worse!
- [whoosh] - DARRA: [chuckles]
- Don't say it.
- I see you're a little tied up.
- Hilarious.
Now hurry up and get us out before anyone sees us.
- I can fix that.
- KYRA: Don't! - Why?
- The tree uses magic to make more vines.
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- I thought this was supposed to be a simple job.
- Maybe it's a test of our ingenuity.
- Darra, go back to the library and look in the folder.
Find a way to get us out of this.
- Okay, back soon.
Don't go anywhere.
- [whoosh]
- Typical.
Brings the drinks but forgets the extra-long straws.
- [chuckles]
- IMOGEN: What's Peter doing here?
- I don't know.
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- [tracking app rings]
- How is he doing that?
- [sighs]
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- It's pretty odd he turned up here just now, don't you think?
- [magic tinkling] - [air blowing]
- [whoosh] - DARRA: What happened to you?
- Job done. And we beat you back.
- Where's Kyra and Imogen?
- We, um, ran into a problem.
You wouldn't happen to know anything about strangle figs?
- As it happens, I did flick through your folder.
- Kyra told me that the portal to the beach was decaying.
- Careless of Edward to leave it here.
- [magic tinkling]
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- Safe now.
After you.
- [whooshing]
- [waves crashing]
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- This is an extraordinary creation.
- It's not listed on any DMI register.
- Edward was gifted...
and good at keeping secrets, as it seems.
- Let's see if he left anything behind.
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- SEAN: This must be where he designed the library.
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- The orb's not here.
- Unless the Tri-ling took it.
- Kyra's no thief.
If she found it, she would've brought it to me.
- Then how do you explain what she did?
- She's a Tri-ling.
We have no idea what she's capable of.
- I understand you feel
a certain kinship with the girl.
But she's not truly one of us.
You keep an eye on her.
Let me know if she exhibits any further abilities.
Clear?
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- Aah! I will not be beaten by a tree!
- Take it easy! Darra will be back soon.
- You really wanna rely on him? - Why not?
- I know my brother way better than you.
He needs to be focused on where he's headed.
He doesn't need any distractions.
- What distractions?
- I've seen the way he looks at you.
- I'm sure Darra is capable of making his own decisions.
He doesn't need you to protect him.
- No, you've got it wrong, Kyra.
I'm not protecting him.
I'm protecting you.
- Problem solved. The tree's hungry.
- It's trying to eat us?
- It'll discover pretty quick that you're not to its taste--
especially you, Sis.
- You are so not funny. What's with the gumboot?
- This type of tree feeds only once a year
and has a strong preference for sea slug slime.
- [tracking app rings]
- [wheels screech]
- [pants] How is he doing that?
[pants]
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- [slime squishing]
- IMOGEN: Aah, that smells rank!
- DARRA: Almost done. There!
- Um, I can't feel my arms.
How long before it lets us go?
- The folder wasn't entirely clear about that.
- [creaking]
- BOTH: [screaming]
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- There you go.
The tree won't need to feed for another year.
- [coughs] - I just made a tree throw up.
How brilliant is that? - Genius.
Let's get out of here.
- Come on, that was a good one!
- [whoosh]
- [tracking app rings]
- [groans]
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- [tracking app rings]
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- When you report back to the department,
there's no need to go into detail.
- We contained the threats, right?
- The point of them is to learn, which is what you did.
That's all the department needs to know.
I wish that's all they wanted to know.
- I bumped into Peter at Harvey's.
He asked me to pass these on. - Earbuds?
- Peter was at the tree after you arrived.
Did he follow you? - How could he? I jumped.
- Pretty big coincidence he turned up when he did.
- [doorbell rings]
- Customer.
- [doorbell rings]
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- Peter. How can I help?
- Um, hi, Max. I was just checking to see
if that "Trinity of Justice, Volume Three"
I ordered had come in. - A shipment came in yesterday.
Give me a moment, and I'll check.
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- No, Peter. Sorry.
- No problem. I'll check back next week.
- [doorbell rings]
- [whoosh]
- You were all talking about Peter.
He was just here. Still a coincidence?
- It must be. - Peter's a clever boy.
You sure he doesn't suspect?
- He's my oldest friend.
If he knew anything, he would've told me.
- Would you tell us if he did?
- Of course.
Don't worry about Peter.
I can handle him.
- [doorbell rings]
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