1 00:00:00,876 --> 00:00:03,962 Previously on Legacies... Penelope is leaving the school. 2 00:00:03,962 --> 00:00:05,380 Oh, yeah. I knew that. 3 00:00:05,380 --> 00:00:07,758 You never consider anybody's feelings but your own. 4 00:00:07,758 --> 00:00:09,218 PENELOPE: It's a log of everything 5 00:00:09,218 --> 00:00:10,677 written down at the Salvatore School, 6 00:00:10,677 --> 00:00:13,305 and I want you to read what your dad wrote 7 00:00:13,305 --> 00:00:14,848 about something called the Merge. 8 00:00:14,848 --> 00:00:15,807 What's Malivore? 9 00:00:15,807 --> 00:00:17,559 HOPE: It's a hell dimension 10 00:00:17,559 --> 00:00:19,019 that consumes creatures and wipes their existence 11 00:00:19,019 --> 00:00:20,520 from the collective conscience. 12 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:22,689 I don't even know how long I was in Malivore. 13 00:00:22,689 --> 00:00:24,733 And then, one day, I found myself back here. 14 00:00:24,733 --> 00:00:25,776 I was pregnant. 15 00:00:25,776 --> 00:00:27,194 ALARIC: So Landon is the, uh, 16 00:00:27,194 --> 00:00:29,529 supernatural immaculate conception? 17 00:00:29,529 --> 00:00:31,740 You are keeping a secret about my mom? 18 00:00:31,740 --> 00:00:34,117 I can't be here right now. Landon. Landon! 19 00:00:34,117 --> 00:00:36,036 Your asset failed her retrieval mission. 20 00:00:36,036 --> 00:00:38,205 I cleaned up her mess. 21 00:00:43,543 --> 00:00:46,046 Usual debrief before you throw him into the pit. 22 00:00:46,046 --> 00:00:47,881 Find out where he's from. Family. 23 00:00:47,881 --> 00:00:50,676 Any other phoenixes he's willing to give up. 24 00:00:50,676 --> 00:00:52,803 Then ask him about the knife. 25 00:00:52,803 --> 00:00:53,929 As in the knife? 26 00:00:53,929 --> 00:00:55,097 When I was at the school, 27 00:00:55,097 --> 00:00:56,765 I heard he tried to steal it. 28 00:00:56,765 --> 00:00:58,433 And I'd like to know why he wanted 29 00:00:58,433 --> 00:00:59,893 one of the locks to the pit. 30 00:00:59,893 --> 00:01:01,770 Shouldn't be too difficult. 31 00:01:01,770 --> 00:01:04,731 He recorded the voice mail with minimal resistance. 32 00:01:07,985 --> 00:01:09,695 (scanner beeps) 33 00:01:16,743 --> 00:01:18,370 (beeping) 34 00:01:18,370 --> 00:01:20,247 (whirring, clicking) 35 00:01:23,625 --> 00:01:24,960 (grunts) 36 00:01:24,960 --> 00:01:27,421 (panting) 37 00:01:32,092 --> 00:01:33,760 No one's watching us now. 38 00:01:34,761 --> 00:01:36,179 Look, 39 00:01:36,179 --> 00:01:37,931 I already told the other guys I don't know anything. 40 00:01:41,852 --> 00:01:43,437 You can kill me, but I'm part phoenix, 41 00:01:43,437 --> 00:01:45,188 so I'm just gonna come back to life 42 00:01:45,188 --> 00:01:46,898 in a burst of flames, and there's gonna be a lot of ash 43 00:01:46,898 --> 00:01:48,567 to clean up. And after I come back, 44 00:01:48,567 --> 00:01:50,485 I'm not gonna know anything. 45 00:01:50,485 --> 00:01:52,988 I'm not here to interrogate you, Landon. 46 00:01:52,988 --> 00:01:54,698 In fact, I'm here 47 00:01:54,698 --> 00:01:56,491 so you can finally get some answers. 48 00:02:02,497 --> 00:02:04,333 When they created the locks to Malivore, 49 00:02:04,333 --> 00:02:05,917 they also created decoys 50 00:02:05,917 --> 00:02:09,671 so no one would know which three artifacts were the real thing. 51 00:02:09,671 --> 00:02:11,882 I think you might be able to help me with that. 52 00:02:11,882 --> 00:02:15,218 Is one of these artifacts calling to you? 53 00:02:15,218 --> 00:02:17,179 Like a whisper, 54 00:02:17,179 --> 00:02:19,348 an itch? 55 00:02:19,348 --> 00:02:20,974 A) I don't feel anything. 56 00:02:20,974 --> 00:02:22,768 And B) even if I did, I'm not helping 57 00:02:22,768 --> 00:02:24,561 the people who kidnapped me. 58 00:02:24,561 --> 00:02:25,896 Oh, this isn't for Triad. 59 00:02:25,896 --> 00:02:28,357 No, they want these artifacts to stay hidden. 60 00:02:28,357 --> 00:02:30,067 To be clear, 61 00:02:30,067 --> 00:02:32,152 I want to toss them into the pit 62 00:02:32,152 --> 00:02:34,112 and unlock Malivore. 63 00:02:34,112 --> 00:02:35,447 Wow. 64 00:02:35,447 --> 00:02:36,948 Uh... 65 00:02:38,367 --> 00:02:39,534 Thanks for being honest. 66 00:02:39,534 --> 00:02:40,952 That's refreshing. 67 00:02:40,952 --> 00:02:43,372 But now I'm really not going to help you. 68 00:02:43,372 --> 00:02:45,123 I'll tell you a story. 69 00:02:45,123 --> 00:02:47,334 And at the end of it, you can decide whether you want 70 00:02:47,334 --> 00:02:48,627 to help me or not. You think a story 71 00:02:48,627 --> 00:02:50,796 is gonna change my mind? This one will. 72 00:02:50,796 --> 00:02:54,007 Because it's the story of your father. 73 00:02:57,761 --> 00:02:59,554 ♪ Ask me no questions ♪ 74 00:02:59,554 --> 00:03:01,765 ♪ I will tell you no lies ♪ 75 00:03:01,765 --> 00:03:04,976 ♪ Careful what you wish for ♪ 76 00:03:04,976 --> 00:03:09,564 ♪ We're looking for angels in the darkest of skies ♪ 77 00:03:09,564 --> 00:03:13,318 ♪ Saying that we wanted more ♪ 78 00:03:13,318 --> 00:03:15,237 ♪ I feel like I'm falling ♪ 79 00:03:15,237 --> 00:03:17,239 ♪ But I'm trying to fly ♪ 80 00:03:17,239 --> 00:03:20,492 ♪ Where does all the good go? ♪ 81 00:03:20,492 --> 00:03:25,330 ♪ We're looking for answers in the highest of highs ♪ 82 00:03:25,330 --> 00:03:27,124 ♪ But will we ever, ever know? ♪ 83 00:03:27,124 --> 00:03:29,334 ♪ If you feel it, could you let me know? ♪ 84 00:03:29,334 --> 00:03:33,255 ♪ Oh... ♪ 85 00:03:33,255 --> 00:03:37,175 ♪ Oh... ♪ ♪ If you feel it, could you let me know? ♪ 86 00:03:37,175 --> 00:03:40,387 ♪ Oh... ♪ 87 00:03:40,387 --> 00:03:43,223 ♪ Oh... ♪ ♪ I'm not asking ♪ 88 00:03:43,223 --> 00:03:44,766 ♪ For a miracle ♪ 89 00:03:44,766 --> 00:03:47,936 ♪ Ask for forever when the end is in sight ♪ 90 00:03:47,936 --> 00:03:51,064 ♪ Showing what you want to ♪ 91 00:03:51,064 --> 00:03:53,275 ♪ And I need ♪ 92 00:03:53,275 --> 00:03:55,610 ♪ You to know ♪ 93 00:03:55,610 --> 00:03:59,322 ♪ I'm not asking for a miracle ♪ 94 00:03:59,322 --> 00:04:02,451 ♪ But if love is enough ♪ 95 00:04:02,451 --> 00:04:04,870 ♪ Could you let it show? ♪ 96 00:04:04,870 --> 00:04:07,789 ♪ If you feel it, could you let me know? ♪ 97 00:04:07,789 --> 00:04:10,000 ♪ Oh... ♪ YOUNG MAN: Heads up! 98 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:13,003 ♪ If you asking for a miracle. ♪ (students gasping) 99 00:04:13,003 --> 00:04:14,212 (chuckling, chattering) 100 00:04:14,212 --> 00:04:16,590 That almost took your head off. 101 00:04:18,300 --> 00:04:19,926 Yo, how long have I been here? 102 00:04:19,926 --> 00:04:22,429 For an hour. But you've been going through the motions 103 00:04:22,429 --> 00:04:24,306 like a zombie. 104 00:04:24,306 --> 00:04:25,932 You sure you're okay? 105 00:04:25,932 --> 00:04:28,310 Yeah, I'm fine. And, look, 106 00:04:28,310 --> 00:04:30,312 you don't need to pretend like you give a crap about me 107 00:04:30,312 --> 00:04:31,646 just 'cause I'm your alpha. 108 00:04:35,525 --> 00:04:37,527 The game's back on. Come on. 109 00:04:37,527 --> 00:04:39,112 (answering machine beeps) 110 00:04:39,112 --> 00:04:41,156 LANDON: Hey, Ric. Sorry to take off like that, 111 00:04:41,156 --> 00:04:42,491 but I just needed a little time. 112 00:04:42,491 --> 00:04:44,493 So I'm going camping for a while. 113 00:04:44,493 --> 00:04:47,496 Hopefully I can catch up on classwork later. 114 00:04:47,496 --> 00:04:50,832 Tell Raf and Jed hi for me. 115 00:04:50,832 --> 00:04:51,833 (beeps) 116 00:04:51,833 --> 00:04:53,210 Jed? 117 00:04:53,210 --> 00:04:54,753 Why would he say hi to Jed? 118 00:04:54,753 --> 00:04:55,921 You should go after him. 119 00:04:55,921 --> 00:04:57,130 Something doesn't make sense. 120 00:04:57,130 --> 00:04:59,007 Hope... Triad already tried to come 121 00:04:59,007 --> 00:05:01,134 for him once. It's not safe for him out there. We kept 122 00:05:01,134 --> 00:05:03,887 a massive secret from him, and I think he just needs some time 123 00:05:03,887 --> 00:05:05,847 to process that. I think we should respect 124 00:05:05,847 --> 00:05:08,225 his privacy and just wait. 125 00:05:09,935 --> 00:05:11,019 (scoffs) 126 00:05:12,187 --> 00:05:14,064 (sighs) 127 00:05:14,064 --> 00:05:15,524 (chuckles) 128 00:05:15,524 --> 00:05:17,651 (door closes) 129 00:05:20,237 --> 00:05:21,613 I know that look. 130 00:05:21,613 --> 00:05:23,114 What's wrong? 131 00:05:23,114 --> 00:05:25,909 These kids have been through so much lately. 132 00:05:25,909 --> 00:05:28,495 I've done all I can to help Rafael, 133 00:05:28,495 --> 00:05:31,623 but the side effects of Hope's elixir are getting worse. 134 00:05:31,623 --> 00:05:33,416 He's losing time, 135 00:05:33,416 --> 00:05:35,043 having flashes of aggression. 136 00:05:35,043 --> 00:05:37,420 I think he's still sliding between his wolf mind 137 00:05:37,420 --> 00:05:38,588 and his human mind. 138 00:05:38,588 --> 00:05:40,340 I will-- I'll keep an eye on him. 139 00:05:40,340 --> 00:05:42,175 You've been running on fumes these past few weeks. 140 00:05:42,175 --> 00:05:45,220 It wouldn't hurt to bring in someone else to help, 141 00:05:45,220 --> 00:05:48,265 maybe even assist in researching Rafael's condition. 142 00:05:48,265 --> 00:05:50,100 Dorian is too proud to come back. 143 00:05:50,100 --> 00:05:51,768 You know that. And you know 144 00:05:51,768 --> 00:05:53,311 how much I respect you. 145 00:05:53,311 --> 00:05:57,816 But are you sure it's his pride that's the problem? 146 00:06:01,778 --> 00:06:03,780 Was there a monster attack in here? 147 00:06:03,780 --> 00:06:05,031 There you are. 148 00:06:05,031 --> 00:06:06,366 I got tired of waiting, so I attempted 149 00:06:06,366 --> 00:06:07,701 a banana cream pie by myself. 150 00:06:07,701 --> 00:06:08,952 Where is it? 151 00:06:08,952 --> 00:06:10,537 In the garbage. I said "attempted." 152 00:06:10,537 --> 00:06:11,955 So we're gonna go back to plan A, 153 00:06:11,955 --> 00:06:14,040 and you are gonna make it for me. 154 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:16,251 Status update: Josie didn't come back last night. 155 00:06:16,251 --> 00:06:18,295 I think she slept in Penelope's old room, 156 00:06:18,295 --> 00:06:21,047 which is a really good way to get hepatitis B. 157 00:06:21,047 --> 00:06:23,091 Have you slept at all? You seem a little... 158 00:06:23,091 --> 00:06:25,010 Focused? Motivated? On point? 159 00:06:25,010 --> 00:06:27,804 Sure. Yeah. Not sleeping in the same bedroom means 160 00:06:27,804 --> 00:06:29,598 that Twin Forgiveness Cuddle is off the table. 161 00:06:29,598 --> 00:06:31,641 But she's been holed up in the library, 162 00:06:31,641 --> 00:06:33,018 so a snack offering should do the trick. 163 00:06:34,352 --> 00:06:36,855 At some point, you might actually have to apologize. 164 00:06:36,855 --> 00:06:38,982 (gasps) Never apologize. 165 00:06:38,982 --> 00:06:40,775 Okay. Trust me, okay? 166 00:06:40,775 --> 00:06:43,069 This is what we do. I'm selfish, 167 00:06:43,069 --> 00:06:44,487 then she sulks, 168 00:06:44,487 --> 00:06:46,323 and then I offer baked goods. 169 00:06:46,323 --> 00:06:48,658 Someone else's baked goods. It's giving you 170 00:06:48,658 --> 00:06:50,619 something to do with yourself, isn't it? 171 00:06:50,619 --> 00:06:52,162 Your turn for an update. 172 00:06:52,162 --> 00:06:53,913 Any word 173 00:06:53,913 --> 00:06:55,832 from our mop-headed elf? 174 00:06:55,832 --> 00:06:58,335 He says he needs time to think. 175 00:06:58,335 --> 00:07:00,211 Hmm. I don't know. I feel like if I could 176 00:07:00,211 --> 00:07:03,340 figure out the right thing to say, then he'd come back. 177 00:07:03,340 --> 00:07:05,050 So, practice. 178 00:07:06,259 --> 00:07:07,135 Emma has this prism 179 00:07:07,135 --> 00:07:09,679 that simulates a conversation. 180 00:07:09,679 --> 00:07:11,222 She makes me use it 181 00:07:11,222 --> 00:07:14,517 to talk to my mom and my dad when I'm in a state. 182 00:07:14,517 --> 00:07:17,562 I'll trade you one prism 183 00:07:17,562 --> 00:07:19,898 for a banana cream pie. 184 00:07:19,898 --> 00:07:22,233 (chuckles softly) 185 00:07:26,696 --> 00:07:28,865 ♪ ♪ 186 00:07:42,879 --> 00:07:45,340 I brought you some brain food. 187 00:07:45,340 --> 00:07:46,383 I'm not hungry. 188 00:07:47,592 --> 00:07:49,219 It's all your favorite things. 189 00:07:49,219 --> 00:07:51,388 Which I'm sure somebody else had to tell you. 190 00:07:59,354 --> 00:08:02,399 LANDON: No offense, but I'm not gonna believe anything you say. 191 00:08:02,399 --> 00:08:04,275 I mean, A-plus for manipulation, man. 192 00:08:04,275 --> 00:08:06,319 This is really frightening stuff, but... 193 00:08:13,910 --> 00:08:15,745 Where did you get this? 194 00:08:15,745 --> 00:08:17,789 It's all part of what I'm about to tell you. Look, 195 00:08:17,789 --> 00:08:19,374 I already know about my dad. 196 00:08:19,374 --> 00:08:21,793 My mom got pregnant by one of the monsters in Malivore. 197 00:08:21,793 --> 00:08:23,837 Well, 198 00:08:23,837 --> 00:08:26,423 then he'll be easy to spot in my story. 199 00:08:28,591 --> 00:08:30,260 Around a millennia ago, 200 00:08:30,260 --> 00:08:33,930 in certain parts of the world, there were monsters. 201 00:08:33,930 --> 00:08:37,100 (shouting) 202 00:08:39,394 --> 00:08:40,937 And in one region... 203 00:08:40,937 --> 00:08:41,938 (screaming) 204 00:08:41,938 --> 00:08:43,314 (screeching) 205 00:08:43,314 --> 00:08:45,817 ...there was no monster more terrifying 206 00:08:45,817 --> 00:08:47,318 than dragons. 207 00:08:49,529 --> 00:08:50,989 (screaming) 208 00:08:56,286 --> 00:08:58,580 On their own, no faction was any match 209 00:08:58,580 --> 00:09:00,039 for dragons. 210 00:09:00,039 --> 00:09:04,252 So an unholy alliance was formed. 211 00:09:04,252 --> 00:09:06,254 A witch, 212 00:09:06,254 --> 00:09:08,673 a werewolf and a vampire... 213 00:09:08,673 --> 00:09:11,301 Walked into a bar. I think I've heard this one before. 214 00:09:13,178 --> 00:09:15,221 Sorry. 215 00:09:20,018 --> 00:09:22,020 CLARKE: The Triad combined their blood, 216 00:09:22,020 --> 00:09:23,521 using black magic 217 00:09:23,521 --> 00:09:26,858 to create a golem capable of consuming the dragons. 218 00:09:33,364 --> 00:09:36,367 (growling) 219 00:09:36,367 --> 00:09:40,246 They spelled the creature to have an insatiable hunger. 220 00:09:40,246 --> 00:09:43,625 But their spell also made it unable to harm witches, 221 00:09:43,625 --> 00:09:45,627 werewolves, or vampires. 222 00:09:45,627 --> 00:09:48,046 (snarling) 223 00:09:48,046 --> 00:09:50,840 They named it Eater of the Dark. 224 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:53,218 When the dragons, 225 00:09:53,218 --> 00:09:56,137 in human form, returned to collect the treasure 226 00:09:56,137 --> 00:09:59,349 from all the villages they had attacked, 227 00:09:59,349 --> 00:10:01,392 it was waiting for them. 228 00:10:01,392 --> 00:10:02,894 (snarling) 229 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:07,482 (grunts) 230 00:10:07,482 --> 00:10:09,400 It took them, 231 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:12,070 consumed them. 232 00:10:18,701 --> 00:10:20,453 To their surprise, 233 00:10:20,453 --> 00:10:22,205 the creature was more effective than they could have dreamed. 234 00:10:22,205 --> 00:10:24,415 After the dragons were gone, 235 00:10:24,415 --> 00:10:26,251 it kept eating every monster it could, 236 00:10:26,251 --> 00:10:29,379 swallowing them into an endless space inside itself. 237 00:10:29,379 --> 00:10:31,297 You're saying that the golem ate my dad? 238 00:10:31,297 --> 00:10:33,091 No, Landon. 239 00:10:33,091 --> 00:10:35,301 Your father is the golem. 240 00:10:36,928 --> 00:10:39,931 The Eater of the Dark. 241 00:10:45,770 --> 00:10:47,188 Hi. Hi. 242 00:10:47,188 --> 00:10:49,440 Knock yourself out. 243 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:51,359 The first time's kind of freaky, 244 00:10:51,359 --> 00:10:53,736 because you're basically talking to your subconscious. 245 00:10:53,736 --> 00:10:56,489 Thanks. This is for you. 246 00:10:56,489 --> 00:10:58,283 I saw your dad reading it. He keeps it 247 00:10:58,283 --> 00:11:00,618 locked up in his office, so it's bound to have something 248 00:11:00,618 --> 00:11:02,328 about that Merge thing Josie's looking for. 249 00:11:02,328 --> 00:11:04,664 For once, your weird relationship with my dad 250 00:11:04,664 --> 00:11:06,666 actually comes in handy. 251 00:11:06,666 --> 00:11:09,002 Right. Uh, just be careful. 252 00:11:09,002 --> 00:11:11,129 If your dad's hiding something, 253 00:11:11,129 --> 00:11:13,464 I'm sure it's for a good reason. 254 00:11:13,464 --> 00:11:15,466 I'm sure I can handle it, whatever it is. 255 00:11:15,466 --> 00:11:18,845 I just have this feeling that everything is gonna work out just fine. 256 00:11:18,845 --> 00:11:21,347 Can you feel it? It's like the whole school is vibrating. 257 00:11:21,347 --> 00:11:24,601 (takes deep breath) We're both gonna get our people back. 258 00:11:34,652 --> 00:11:36,571 (birds chirping) 259 00:11:40,533 --> 00:11:42,702 (whooshing, chiming) 260 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:53,838 Hey there. 261 00:11:53,838 --> 00:11:55,965 (laughs): Hey. 262 00:11:57,926 --> 00:11:59,552 Are you okay? 263 00:11:59,552 --> 00:12:00,553 Yeah. 264 00:12:00,553 --> 00:12:02,013 Yeah. Sorry. 265 00:12:02,013 --> 00:12:03,514 Um... 266 00:12:03,514 --> 00:12:07,018 this is my first time talking to a magical hologram. 267 00:12:07,018 --> 00:12:09,270 Hologram? 268 00:12:09,270 --> 00:12:10,688 What do you mean, a hologram? What does that mean? 269 00:12:10,688 --> 00:12:12,941 That I'm not real? What are you talking about? 270 00:12:12,941 --> 00:12:14,400 (laughs) 271 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:15,610 Oh, my God, don't do that. 272 00:12:15,610 --> 00:12:17,028 Sorry. Yeah. 273 00:12:17,028 --> 00:12:19,113 You just seemed tense. I was trying to break the ice. 274 00:12:19,113 --> 00:12:22,700 Well, at least I know this is a pretty accurate version of you. 275 00:12:22,700 --> 00:12:24,452 You can thank yourself for that, I guess. 276 00:12:24,452 --> 00:12:27,205 You had something you wanted to say to me? 277 00:12:27,205 --> 00:12:29,082 Yeah. Um... 278 00:12:29,082 --> 00:12:31,250 I should have told you about your mom 279 00:12:31,250 --> 00:12:32,752 and-and the whole thing earlier. 280 00:12:32,752 --> 00:12:36,005 I mean, I was just trying to protect you from being hurt. 281 00:12:36,005 --> 00:12:37,507 So I just wanted to say 282 00:12:37,507 --> 00:12:41,135 that I'm sorry if I hurt you. 283 00:12:41,135 --> 00:12:43,262 What, that's it? 284 00:12:43,262 --> 00:12:45,014 You're "sorry if 285 00:12:45,014 --> 00:12:46,140 I hurt you"? 286 00:12:46,140 --> 00:12:47,558 I am. Okay, then I 287 00:12:47,558 --> 00:12:49,352 accept your apology if you're actually sorry. 288 00:12:49,352 --> 00:12:50,812 What's your problem? I mean, do you 289 00:12:50,812 --> 00:12:52,271 seriously think that speech would have worked on me? 290 00:12:52,271 --> 00:12:53,690 I mean, come on, that's not what you 291 00:12:53,690 --> 00:12:55,316 actually wanted to say. How would you know? 292 00:12:55,316 --> 00:12:56,442 Because I am you, remember? 293 00:12:56,442 --> 00:12:58,236 (sighs) Fine. 294 00:12:58,236 --> 00:13:00,655 Then you tell me what it is that I want to say, and I'll say it. 295 00:13:00,655 --> 00:13:02,657 That's not how this works, Hope. You have to listen. 296 00:13:02,657 --> 00:13:03,783 Listen to what? 297 00:13:03,783 --> 00:13:05,118 (whooshing) 298 00:13:06,202 --> 00:13:08,955 Even fake you is infuriating. 299 00:13:08,955 --> 00:13:10,206 God! 300 00:13:10,206 --> 00:13:12,083 How can something that's basically 301 00:13:12,083 --> 00:13:14,377 a mud robot be my father? 302 00:13:15,837 --> 00:13:18,673 Because it didn't stay a golem. 303 00:13:18,673 --> 00:13:22,135 With each monster's DNA it absorbed... 304 00:13:22,135 --> 00:13:23,636 it evolved. 305 00:13:23,636 --> 00:13:26,848 Eventually, it became sentient... 306 00:13:26,848 --> 00:13:29,350 aware. 307 00:13:29,350 --> 00:13:31,978 He was truly alive. 308 00:13:31,978 --> 00:13:34,063 And when the region was cleared of all the monsters, 309 00:13:34,063 --> 00:13:36,357 the Triad wanted to return him back to mud. 310 00:13:36,357 --> 00:13:38,151 Since they were the ones who created him, 311 00:13:38,151 --> 00:13:40,028 only they could destroy him. 312 00:13:40,028 --> 00:13:42,780 All they needed to do was wipe away the symbol 313 00:13:42,780 --> 00:13:44,198 on his forehead. 314 00:13:44,198 --> 00:13:45,825 (growling) 315 00:13:47,702 --> 00:13:49,954 But he betrayed his creators. 316 00:13:49,954 --> 00:13:54,417 He made a deal with all the humans he'd saved. 317 00:13:54,417 --> 00:13:56,961 They could not let their new god 318 00:13:56,961 --> 00:13:58,713 be taken from them. 319 00:13:58,713 --> 00:14:01,924 The humans set him free to wander the earth and continue consuming, 320 00:14:01,924 --> 00:14:05,720 erasing all memory that the monsters ever existed. 321 00:14:08,765 --> 00:14:10,850 But over time... 322 00:14:10,850 --> 00:14:13,352 like Adam in the Garden of Eden, 323 00:14:13,352 --> 00:14:16,397 he realized he was alone. 324 00:14:16,397 --> 00:14:19,859 So he did what all creations eventually do. 325 00:14:21,944 --> 00:14:23,696 Create. 326 00:14:24,697 --> 00:14:26,866 He fashioned beings like him. 327 00:14:26,866 --> 00:14:28,659 His children. 328 00:14:28,659 --> 00:14:30,745 A lineage that could... LANDON: Man... 329 00:14:30,745 --> 00:14:32,747 You were doing so good up until that part. 330 00:14:32,747 --> 00:14:35,166 I was almost into it, as far as origin stories go, 331 00:14:35,166 --> 00:14:36,751 but you're asking me to believe that I'm 332 00:14:36,751 --> 00:14:39,420 a magical mud man with implanted memories. 333 00:14:41,881 --> 00:14:43,925 Quite the opposite. 334 00:14:43,925 --> 00:14:45,510 You see... 335 00:14:45,510 --> 00:14:47,845 all the children he fashioned were imperfect. 336 00:14:47,845 --> 00:14:50,389 Flawed. None of them had his powers. 337 00:14:50,389 --> 00:14:52,934 All of them had weaknesses and all were sterile, 338 00:14:52,934 --> 00:14:56,896 unable to reproduce and continue his legacy. 339 00:14:59,774 --> 00:15:03,277 He was created to be the only one of his kind. 340 00:15:03,277 --> 00:15:05,696 He was never intended to be a species 341 00:15:05,696 --> 00:15:08,366 or have a bloodline of his own. 342 00:15:10,243 --> 00:15:11,953 But... 343 00:15:11,953 --> 00:15:15,248 he found a way to reproduce biologically. 344 00:15:17,250 --> 00:15:20,211 To have a son who was part human. 345 00:15:20,211 --> 00:15:22,755 A son who was perfect. 346 00:15:24,006 --> 00:15:26,092 A son who could live forever 347 00:15:26,092 --> 00:15:27,927 and continue the species. 348 00:15:27,927 --> 00:15:31,430 You are what he's been trying to create his entire life. 349 00:15:42,358 --> 00:15:44,485 I was trying to be all coy. 350 00:15:44,485 --> 00:15:47,989 Here. It's a secret book from Dad's study-- I know you're looking into 351 00:15:47,989 --> 00:15:49,198 this Merge crap, 352 00:15:49,198 --> 00:15:52,285 so I just want a little credit for helping. 353 00:15:52,285 --> 00:15:54,704 Did you stop to think that maybe I didn't want your help, 354 00:15:54,704 --> 00:15:55,997 that maybe I wanted something, 355 00:15:55,997 --> 00:15:58,207 anything that was entirely my own? 356 00:15:58,207 --> 00:16:00,418 Is this about having separate rooms? 357 00:16:00,418 --> 00:16:02,003 That's fine, okay? Just take Penelope's. 358 00:16:02,003 --> 00:16:04,422 You seriously still don't get it. 359 00:16:04,422 --> 00:16:06,090 This isn't about needing space. 360 00:16:06,090 --> 00:16:08,551 This is about every waking moment of my life 361 00:16:08,551 --> 00:16:09,969 being suffocated by you. 362 00:16:09,969 --> 00:16:11,804 We shouldn't just have our own rooms. 363 00:16:11,804 --> 00:16:14,182 We should have our own lives. 364 00:16:14,182 --> 00:16:16,517 We should be our own people. 365 00:16:18,019 --> 00:16:20,188 LANDON: You know, I've told my fair share of lies, 366 00:16:20,188 --> 00:16:23,441 and the best lie is one that someone already wants to believe. 367 00:16:23,441 --> 00:16:25,484 And you're asking me to believe that 368 00:16:25,484 --> 00:16:27,695 the father that I've been looking for for years 369 00:16:27,695 --> 00:16:30,031 has actually been searching for me? 370 00:16:31,657 --> 00:16:33,534 Why should I believe you? 371 00:16:33,534 --> 00:16:35,369 Because I was there. 372 00:16:35,369 --> 00:16:37,455 Over the years, his attempts at children 373 00:16:37,455 --> 00:16:39,498 became more refined, 374 00:16:39,498 --> 00:16:42,210 indistinguishable from humans. 375 00:16:42,210 --> 00:16:45,463 Our father is a very gifted artist. 376 00:16:45,463 --> 00:16:47,256 Our father? 377 00:16:47,256 --> 00:16:48,549 Yes... 378 00:16:48,549 --> 00:16:50,343 little brother. 379 00:16:50,343 --> 00:16:52,345 Like I said... 380 00:16:53,679 --> 00:16:56,349 (growling) ...I was there. 381 00:17:09,403 --> 00:17:10,571 Breathe. Stay calm. 382 00:17:10,571 --> 00:17:13,532 No, no, don't do this. 383 00:17:13,532 --> 00:17:14,617 (crackling) (panting) 384 00:17:14,617 --> 00:17:16,744 (loud clang) (grunts) 385 00:17:19,121 --> 00:17:20,498 Hey, are you okay? 386 00:17:20,498 --> 00:17:21,499 Stay back. 387 00:17:21,499 --> 00:17:22,750 It's fine. It'll pass. 388 00:17:22,750 --> 00:17:24,210 Just... What do we do? Do we need 389 00:17:24,210 --> 00:17:25,920 to do the yelling- in-the-woods thing? No, 390 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:28,381 I just, I need to find out what this Merge thing is, okay? 391 00:17:28,381 --> 00:17:29,590 I feel like it's a spell 392 00:17:29,590 --> 00:17:31,425 that she's gonna use to just leave 393 00:17:31,425 --> 00:17:32,635 or break us up or something! 394 00:17:32,635 --> 00:17:34,762 (crackling stops) 395 00:17:34,762 --> 00:17:37,390 All right, deep breaths. Deep breaths. 396 00:17:37,390 --> 00:17:39,600 I'll call my Aunt Freya-- she'll know something about the Merge. 397 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:41,143 Okay? Okay. 398 00:17:41,143 --> 00:17:42,478 Okay. 399 00:17:42,478 --> 00:17:44,772 ♪ ♪ 400 00:17:44,772 --> 00:17:47,733 (young women laughing) 401 00:17:47,733 --> 00:17:49,193 Hey. 402 00:17:49,193 --> 00:17:53,030 Shouldn't you be hanging out with your new best friend? 403 00:17:53,030 --> 00:17:54,740 Oh, that's actually why I'm here. 404 00:17:54,740 --> 00:17:57,201 I-I think some sort of crash is brewing. 405 00:17:57,201 --> 00:17:59,578 Then you should stay away. 406 00:18:01,539 --> 00:18:04,625 Um, look, I know that you're mad at her, 407 00:18:04,625 --> 00:18:07,587 but... she's still your sister, 408 00:18:07,587 --> 00:18:10,172 and she really needs your help. Why? 409 00:18:10,172 --> 00:18:11,924 She did this to herself. 410 00:18:11,924 --> 00:18:14,385 What? She can't control her brain chemistry. 411 00:18:14,385 --> 00:18:16,262 She can choose to take her medication. 412 00:18:16,262 --> 00:18:18,931 She hasn't taken it since we saw her mom, because she doesn't like 413 00:18:18,931 --> 00:18:20,766 the way that it makes her feel. 414 00:18:20,766 --> 00:18:22,727 So she tried magical bracelets 415 00:18:22,727 --> 00:18:24,145 and releasing her inner bitch 416 00:18:24,145 --> 00:18:26,147 and then distracting herself with Miss Mystic Falls, 417 00:18:26,147 --> 00:18:28,566 but all of that is just delaying the inevitable. 418 00:18:28,566 --> 00:18:30,568 Letting her crash is the only way 419 00:18:30,568 --> 00:18:32,862 anything will ever change. 420 00:18:46,542 --> 00:18:47,543 (thumps) 421 00:18:47,543 --> 00:18:48,544 Watch it, wolf. 422 00:18:48,544 --> 00:18:50,254 What'd you say to me? 423 00:18:50,254 --> 00:18:51,797 I said, watch it... 424 00:18:51,797 --> 00:18:53,132 wolf. 425 00:18:53,132 --> 00:18:55,885 (growling) 426 00:18:57,386 --> 00:18:58,512 Get your vampires 427 00:18:58,512 --> 00:19:00,264 out of my face. Hey, hey, hey! 428 00:19:00,264 --> 00:19:01,265 Stand down. 429 00:19:01,265 --> 00:19:02,850 Get off of me! 430 00:19:02,850 --> 00:19:03,893 Whoa! 431 00:19:05,853 --> 00:19:08,564 JED: Hey! Hey, wolves, stand down! 432 00:19:08,564 --> 00:19:10,107 Now! 433 00:19:11,192 --> 00:19:12,568 Enough! 434 00:19:14,820 --> 00:19:17,281 (indistinct chatter) 435 00:19:19,408 --> 00:19:21,619 (Alaric groaning) 436 00:19:23,788 --> 00:19:25,039 Dr. Saltzman. 437 00:19:25,039 --> 00:19:26,248 EMMA: Everyone back to class. 438 00:19:26,248 --> 00:19:27,541 Clear the way, please. 439 00:19:27,541 --> 00:19:29,126 I'm sorry. EMMA: Coming through. 440 00:19:33,130 --> 00:19:35,925 ♪ ♪ 441 00:19:38,761 --> 00:19:40,137 (whooshing) (sighs) 442 00:19:41,389 --> 00:19:43,140 Hey, Hope. What's going on? Don't pretend like 443 00:19:43,140 --> 00:19:44,767 you don't remember our last conversation. I just figured 444 00:19:44,767 --> 00:19:46,185 you'd want a fresh start. 445 00:19:46,185 --> 00:19:48,938 Oh. Guess even my subconscious can get stuff wrong. 446 00:19:48,938 --> 00:19:50,314 Touché. 447 00:19:50,314 --> 00:19:52,942 So, did you figure out what you wanted to say yet? 448 00:19:52,942 --> 00:19:55,069 Uh, yeah, actually, I did. 449 00:19:55,069 --> 00:19:57,947 And what I wanted to say is this: I have been protecting you 450 00:19:57,947 --> 00:20:00,074 and putting your safety first ever since you got here. 451 00:20:00,074 --> 00:20:02,618 So what was I supposed to do with this secret? Hmm? 452 00:20:02,618 --> 00:20:04,203 Just stop protecting you? 453 00:20:04,203 --> 00:20:06,455 I know exactly what it feels like to be an orphan. 454 00:20:06,455 --> 00:20:08,457 Okay? I was saving you from that. So you can be mad 455 00:20:08,457 --> 00:20:11,127 at me, but I was doing it because I care about you. No. 456 00:20:11,127 --> 00:20:13,129 You were doing it because you didn't want me to leave. 457 00:20:13,129 --> 00:20:16,465 Because you fear being abandoned, like how your mom left 458 00:20:16,465 --> 00:20:18,634 and your dad left-- it's why you run. 459 00:20:18,634 --> 00:20:20,428 This has nothing to do with my parents. 460 00:20:20,428 --> 00:20:21,721 Then why did you start crying 461 00:20:21,721 --> 00:20:23,806 when you wore a dress your dad picked out? 462 00:20:24,890 --> 00:20:27,017 Whoa. We're done. 463 00:20:27,017 --> 00:20:28,602 Hope, you're not listening. 464 00:20:28,602 --> 00:20:29,603 (whooshing) 465 00:20:29,603 --> 00:20:33,149 My father saw himself in me. 466 00:20:33,149 --> 00:20:36,986 I was clay pretending to be something it wasn't. 467 00:20:36,986 --> 00:20:38,821 He despised me for it. 468 00:20:38,821 --> 00:20:42,950 He threw me away like all the other failures who came before. 469 00:20:42,950 --> 00:20:45,035 I know what that's like. 470 00:20:45,035 --> 00:20:47,580 Then you'll understand why I betrayed him. 471 00:20:47,580 --> 00:20:49,707 (growling) 472 00:20:51,208 --> 00:20:54,003 Our father consumed every creature he could. 473 00:20:54,003 --> 00:20:57,631 And when his supply ran out, he grew weak... 474 00:20:57,631 --> 00:20:59,008 vulnerable. 475 00:20:59,008 --> 00:21:02,136 And that's when the humans came back. 476 00:21:04,013 --> 00:21:06,474 The descendants of his original worshippers, 477 00:21:06,474 --> 00:21:07,808 a secret society. 478 00:21:07,808 --> 00:21:09,852 I told them 479 00:21:09,852 --> 00:21:11,604 of his attempts to create a lineage, 480 00:21:11,604 --> 00:21:15,608 how he was violating nature, trying to birth a new species. 481 00:21:15,608 --> 00:21:18,194 I led them to him. 482 00:21:18,194 --> 00:21:20,738 And they did what humans do. 483 00:21:20,738 --> 00:21:24,366 They rebelled against their god. 484 00:21:24,366 --> 00:21:27,369 They paid witches who used black magic to trap him... 485 00:21:27,369 --> 00:21:29,997 (roars) 486 00:21:29,997 --> 00:21:31,540 ...and dissolve him, 487 00:21:31,540 --> 00:21:34,293 returning him to his natural state. 488 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:37,755 The black pit. 489 00:21:37,755 --> 00:21:41,509 The endless darkness where the monsters are. 490 00:21:41,509 --> 00:21:44,178 It's not just a place. 491 00:21:44,178 --> 00:21:47,181 It's what remains of our father. 492 00:21:47,181 --> 00:21:49,642 The Eater of the Dark. 493 00:21:49,642 --> 00:21:52,311 His name is... Malivore. 494 00:21:57,149 --> 00:21:59,568 You don't believe me. 495 00:21:59,568 --> 00:22:02,947 Would you believe you? 496 00:22:02,947 --> 00:22:04,949 Probably not. 497 00:22:04,949 --> 00:22:06,825 Then again, 498 00:22:06,825 --> 00:22:09,078 I've never stolen an artifact without even knowing 499 00:22:09,078 --> 00:22:10,829 why I did it. 500 00:22:10,829 --> 00:22:12,665 The knife and the urn were both part 501 00:22:12,665 --> 00:22:14,083 of the spell that dissolved him. 502 00:22:14,083 --> 00:22:16,627 But since he was immortal... Nothing's immortal. 503 00:22:16,627 --> 00:22:18,963 There's always a loophole. Nature creates a balance. 504 00:22:20,339 --> 00:22:21,632 That's Intro to Magical History. 505 00:22:21,632 --> 00:22:23,759 I've been taking it for, like, a week. 506 00:22:23,759 --> 00:22:25,844 Very good. 507 00:22:25,844 --> 00:22:28,639 But until that loophole could be found, 508 00:22:28,639 --> 00:22:30,683 they bound him with three locks. 509 00:22:30,683 --> 00:22:33,018 Created three decoys. 510 00:22:33,018 --> 00:22:36,105 It can only be unlocked by Malivore's blood, 511 00:22:36,105 --> 00:22:38,524 so they hid them far away. 512 00:22:39,191 --> 00:22:40,651 I've been able 513 00:22:40,651 --> 00:22:43,404 to track down where the last four artifacts are. 514 00:22:44,947 --> 00:22:47,950 Now I need you to tell me which is the real lock 515 00:22:47,950 --> 00:22:49,910 so we can set him free. 516 00:22:55,749 --> 00:22:57,585 This could have gotten out of hand. 517 00:22:57,585 --> 00:23:00,087 Yeah, but... it didn't. 518 00:23:00,087 --> 00:23:02,548 And Raf apologized. 519 00:23:02,548 --> 00:23:03,924 You're a good man, Ric. 520 00:23:03,924 --> 00:23:05,926 (sighs, chuckles) But you're human. 521 00:23:05,926 --> 00:23:08,095 How long until these kids figure out 522 00:23:08,095 --> 00:23:10,848 that the control you have of this school is an illusion? 523 00:23:10,848 --> 00:23:13,892 Before there's a fight you cannot stop? 524 00:23:15,769 --> 00:23:19,106 I finally realized what I can do to help. 525 00:23:21,525 --> 00:23:23,861 I'm taking a sabbatical. 526 00:23:24,945 --> 00:23:26,697 But... 527 00:23:26,697 --> 00:23:28,657 but how is that supposed to help? 528 00:23:28,657 --> 00:23:30,993 I'm hoping it'll be a wake-up call. 529 00:23:30,993 --> 00:23:34,455 The mission of this school has grown. 530 00:23:35,331 --> 00:23:37,458 And I don't want to be here 531 00:23:37,458 --> 00:23:41,795 when it gets bad enough for you to finally admit that. 532 00:23:58,354 --> 00:24:00,481 (door opens) 533 00:24:03,233 --> 00:24:05,611 What do you want? 534 00:24:05,611 --> 00:24:07,029 I came to get some stuff, 535 00:24:07,029 --> 00:24:08,697 but I guess I'll come back later. 536 00:24:08,697 --> 00:24:10,157 No, it's fine. 537 00:24:10,157 --> 00:24:11,408 Take whatever you need. 538 00:24:11,408 --> 00:24:13,369 Don't worry about me. 539 00:24:13,369 --> 00:24:14,536 Are you kidding me? 540 00:24:14,536 --> 00:24:16,246 All I've ever done 541 00:24:16,246 --> 00:24:17,623 is worry about you. 542 00:24:17,623 --> 00:24:19,166 Oh, here we go. The whole 543 00:24:19,166 --> 00:24:21,835 "I'm tired of being in Lizzie's shadow" speech? 544 00:24:21,835 --> 00:24:25,255 Well, guess what. Codependency takes two people. 545 00:24:25,255 --> 00:24:27,591 Yes, I'm awful and needy, 546 00:24:27,591 --> 00:24:30,344 but deep down, you're happy to hide 547 00:24:30,344 --> 00:24:33,013 and let me be the one that they hate 548 00:24:33,013 --> 00:24:35,683 because you're too scared to be yourself. 549 00:24:37,101 --> 00:24:39,853 You are as much a part of this cycle as I am. 550 00:24:39,853 --> 00:24:42,147 You're upset. I'll come back 551 00:24:42,147 --> 00:24:43,857 for the part where you beg me to forgive you. 552 00:24:52,491 --> 00:24:53,909 Descanto! Reboundus! 553 00:25:02,418 --> 00:25:03,627 (screams) 554 00:25:04,962 --> 00:25:06,505 (grunts) 555 00:25:08,590 --> 00:25:11,051 (gasps) 556 00:25:12,136 --> 00:25:14,054 I'm sorry. 557 00:25:21,729 --> 00:25:22,938 You need to get some help. 558 00:25:22,938 --> 00:25:24,898 Don't pretend that you care about me. 559 00:25:24,898 --> 00:25:26,692 I don't. 560 00:25:26,692 --> 00:25:28,652 I care about the pack. 561 00:25:28,652 --> 00:25:31,113 They follow their alpha. 562 00:25:31,113 --> 00:25:33,323 And having an alpha who can't control himself 563 00:25:33,323 --> 00:25:35,325 means the pack gets hurt. 564 00:25:35,325 --> 00:25:36,910 Look, 565 00:25:36,910 --> 00:25:39,747 I was a dick as a leader. 566 00:25:39,747 --> 00:25:42,332 So take it from someone who lost what you have. 567 00:25:42,332 --> 00:25:44,877 The pack is everything. 568 00:25:44,877 --> 00:25:47,713 If you care about them, 569 00:25:47,713 --> 00:25:51,133 you won't let your pride get in the way like I did. 570 00:25:58,640 --> 00:26:00,934 I need to talk to you about Raf. 571 00:26:00,934 --> 00:26:02,352 I have to say something first. 572 00:26:02,352 --> 00:26:03,812 Freya just explained the Merge. 573 00:26:03,812 --> 00:26:06,398 Josie's pretty much figured it out, 574 00:26:06,398 --> 00:26:08,484 and, uh, Lizzie is spiraling. 575 00:26:08,484 --> 00:26:09,818 So, either you do it or I will, 576 00:26:09,818 --> 00:26:12,237 but it's time to tell them the truth. 577 00:26:14,656 --> 00:26:15,991 If you're the one who betrayed him, 578 00:26:15,991 --> 00:26:17,576 why are you trying to set him free now? 579 00:26:17,576 --> 00:26:21,205 Because I chose the wrong side. 580 00:26:26,126 --> 00:26:29,129 The pit had the same properties as Malivore. 581 00:26:30,798 --> 00:26:33,258 Throw a monster in, its memory was erased from existence. 582 00:26:34,927 --> 00:26:37,554 Within a few years, the secret society 583 00:26:37,554 --> 00:26:39,848 grew into a business. 584 00:26:40,724 --> 00:26:42,392 Triad Industries. 585 00:26:42,392 --> 00:26:44,061 Keeping the world safe from all the things 586 00:26:44,061 --> 00:26:45,354 that go bump in the night. 587 00:26:46,438 --> 00:26:47,981 It's monster cleaning. 588 00:26:50,192 --> 00:26:52,778 Eventually, the power corrupted them. 589 00:26:52,778 --> 00:26:55,072 (distorted screaming) 590 00:26:55,072 --> 00:26:57,866 Monsters became whoever they didn't like. 591 00:27:00,869 --> 00:27:02,704 Whoever they wanted to be forgotten. 592 00:27:09,002 --> 00:27:12,381 I thought revenge on my father would feel sweeter, 593 00:27:12,381 --> 00:27:14,341 but it didn't. 594 00:27:17,636 --> 00:27:19,429 So I returned myself to him. 595 00:27:19,429 --> 00:27:23,392 I knew I had to make things right. 596 00:27:23,392 --> 00:27:25,185 Inside Malivore, 597 00:27:25,185 --> 00:27:26,728 there was only darkness. 598 00:27:27,604 --> 00:27:30,107 I yelled, I screamed, 599 00:27:30,107 --> 00:27:32,067 but he would not answer me. 600 00:27:32,067 --> 00:27:36,405 He let me sit in silence, punishing me until... 601 00:27:36,405 --> 00:27:37,948 decades later, 602 00:27:37,948 --> 00:27:40,659 when suddenly he spit me out. 603 00:27:40,659 --> 00:27:43,245 I didn't know why 604 00:27:43,245 --> 00:27:46,039 till I found that picture of you. 605 00:27:46,039 --> 00:27:47,916 And I saw a video of a knife 606 00:27:47,916 --> 00:27:50,586 that could only be unlocked by Malivore's blood. 607 00:27:50,586 --> 00:27:53,213 And I heard story 608 00:27:53,213 --> 00:27:56,008 of a woman who had emerged from the pit pregnant. 609 00:27:57,426 --> 00:27:58,886 As more humans were thrown in, 610 00:27:58,886 --> 00:28:00,637 he absorbed enough of their genetic material 611 00:28:00,637 --> 00:28:02,097 to be able to reproduce. 612 00:28:02,097 --> 00:28:03,765 When Triad betrayed your mother, 613 00:28:03,765 --> 00:28:07,436 our father had mercy on her and sent her back... 614 00:28:07,436 --> 00:28:09,855 carrying you. 615 00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:14,026 He sent me back to find you 616 00:28:14,026 --> 00:28:17,279 because only you are blood of his blood. 617 00:28:17,279 --> 00:28:19,072 And only you 618 00:28:19,072 --> 00:28:21,158 can set him free. 619 00:28:28,373 --> 00:28:30,667 ("Girl" by SYML playing) 620 00:28:30,667 --> 00:28:32,794 ♪ Girl ♪ 621 00:28:34,004 --> 00:28:37,549 ♪ Perfectly her... ♪ 622 00:28:37,549 --> 00:28:39,968 There's something you both need to know. 623 00:28:39,968 --> 00:28:42,012 ♪ Broken and hurt ♪ 624 00:28:44,139 --> 00:28:48,143 ♪ Soft and asleep in the morning gray ♪ 625 00:28:48,143 --> 00:28:52,147 ♪ Shake off the night and don't hide your face ♪ 626 00:28:52,147 --> 00:28:54,066 ♪ The sun lights the world ♪ 627 00:28:54,066 --> 00:28:57,069 ♪ With a single flame ♪ 628 00:28:58,070 --> 00:29:01,365 ♪ I want you to see this... ♪ 629 00:29:01,365 --> 00:29:05,369 What I said before about wanting to protect you, 630 00:29:05,369 --> 00:29:07,329 that was true. 631 00:29:08,455 --> 00:29:10,248 But... 632 00:29:10,248 --> 00:29:12,668 I also didn't want you to go. 633 00:29:12,668 --> 00:29:14,962 ♪ So run... ♪ 634 00:29:14,962 --> 00:29:16,797 And, yeah, you know what, 635 00:29:16,797 --> 00:29:18,632 I hate it when people leave. 636 00:29:18,632 --> 00:29:20,175 I hate it. 637 00:29:21,301 --> 00:29:23,720 I thought I was over losing my parents, 638 00:29:23,720 --> 00:29:26,556 but I don't know, after the last couple of days 639 00:29:26,556 --> 00:29:29,643 and-and after seeing you 640 00:29:29,643 --> 00:29:31,895 lying there in the woods, 641 00:29:31,895 --> 00:29:33,605 thinking that you were dead... 642 00:29:33,605 --> 00:29:35,357 ♪ And uncover your eyes ♪ 643 00:29:35,357 --> 00:29:37,317 ♪ We'll make our escape... ♪ 644 00:29:37,317 --> 00:29:39,611 Every time I lose someone, 645 00:29:39,611 --> 00:29:41,947 this, uh, voice in my head, 646 00:29:41,947 --> 00:29:43,991 it tells me, "It's your fault." 647 00:29:43,991 --> 00:29:46,076 ♪ I need you to see this... ♪ 648 00:29:46,076 --> 00:29:49,204 That I shouldn't even technically exist. 649 00:29:50,330 --> 00:29:52,916 That I'm a cosmic mistake. 650 00:29:55,794 --> 00:29:58,839 Oh, I don't know. 651 00:29:58,839 --> 00:30:00,799 I guess I just wanted someone to think 652 00:30:00,799 --> 00:30:02,926 that I'm worth staying for. 653 00:30:04,428 --> 00:30:08,140 I'm sorry for lying to you, Landon. 654 00:30:08,140 --> 00:30:11,435 I wanted you to stay because I love you. 655 00:30:14,479 --> 00:30:15,772 Oh. 656 00:30:15,772 --> 00:30:18,025 Wow. (laughs) 657 00:30:18,025 --> 00:30:19,735 You didn't mean to say that last part, did you? 658 00:30:19,735 --> 00:30:21,319 No. Whoa! 659 00:30:21,319 --> 00:30:22,946 (laughs) The first time you tell me you love me, 660 00:30:22,946 --> 00:30:24,114 and it's not even the real me? 661 00:30:24,114 --> 00:30:25,907 I'm kind of winging it here. What? 662 00:30:25,907 --> 00:30:27,701 (laughs) 663 00:30:27,701 --> 00:30:29,953 (sighs) Come on, man. 664 00:30:29,953 --> 00:30:31,955 ♪ You'll come to learn... ♪ 665 00:30:31,955 --> 00:30:35,167 H-How would he react to all that, really? 666 00:30:35,167 --> 00:30:38,503 I mean, that was how he'd react. 667 00:30:38,503 --> 00:30:40,547 You know, he'd say something roguishly charming 668 00:30:40,547 --> 00:30:42,966 to deflect from how vulnerable you made him feel, 669 00:30:42,966 --> 00:30:44,885 and then... 670 00:30:44,885 --> 00:30:46,970 well, he'd kiss you. 671 00:30:46,970 --> 00:30:48,764 ♪ My favorite part... ♪ 672 00:30:48,764 --> 00:30:50,474 Probably. 673 00:30:50,474 --> 00:30:53,560 Probably. 674 00:30:53,560 --> 00:30:56,313 (laughs, sighs) 675 00:30:59,649 --> 00:31:04,071 So, one of us is gonna have to kill the other one? 676 00:31:04,071 --> 00:31:06,281 ♪ My orchid has died... ♪ 677 00:31:06,281 --> 00:31:08,909 More like absorb. 678 00:31:08,909 --> 00:31:11,495 When Gemini twins turn 22, 679 00:31:11,495 --> 00:31:14,664 the Merge will determine who will lead the coven. 680 00:31:15,749 --> 00:31:18,585 And only one will survive. 681 00:31:18,585 --> 00:31:21,755 That's why your mother's always traveling the globe. 682 00:31:21,755 --> 00:31:24,549 Trying to find a solution. 683 00:31:24,549 --> 00:31:27,219 But if there's no one left from the Gemini coven... 684 00:31:27,219 --> 00:31:29,262 No, it goes deeper than that. 685 00:31:29,262 --> 00:31:31,181 It's a curse, right? 686 00:31:33,016 --> 00:31:35,811 A curse on the Gemini twins? 687 00:31:35,811 --> 00:31:38,772 ♪ Ooh, ooh, I'm sorry... ♪ 688 00:31:38,772 --> 00:31:40,440 Uh, yes. 689 00:31:40,440 --> 00:31:42,776 I know I should have told you sooner. 690 00:31:42,776 --> 00:31:44,778 I just didn't know when. 691 00:31:44,778 --> 00:31:47,239 ♪ That I can't ♪ 692 00:31:47,239 --> 00:31:49,116 When do you... 693 00:31:49,116 --> 00:31:52,369 tell your children something like that? 694 00:31:52,369 --> 00:31:54,204 (sighs) 695 00:31:54,204 --> 00:31:56,373 ♪ But in the morning... ♪ 696 00:31:56,373 --> 00:31:58,708 I mean, could you handle that news at six? 697 00:31:58,708 --> 00:32:01,461 11? (sniffles) 698 00:32:01,461 --> 00:32:03,213 When exactly is the right time 699 00:32:03,213 --> 00:32:04,881 to tell your children that you... 700 00:32:04,881 --> 00:32:08,552 that you don't know if you'll be able to protect them? 701 00:32:11,138 --> 00:32:12,931 I mean, when I... 702 00:32:12,931 --> 00:32:17,435 when I look at you sometimes, I still see you as little girls. 703 00:32:20,188 --> 00:32:23,275 Riding your bikes for the first time. 704 00:32:23,275 --> 00:32:26,278 Learning to walk. 705 00:32:26,278 --> 00:32:28,405 Dancing on my feet. 706 00:32:29,573 --> 00:32:30,907 (sighs) 707 00:32:30,907 --> 00:32:32,909 When I look at you, 708 00:32:32,909 --> 00:32:36,079 I see all of that. 709 00:32:38,582 --> 00:32:40,876 So I was never ready to tell you. 710 00:32:40,876 --> 00:32:44,754 ♪ Song for you... ♪ 711 00:32:44,754 --> 00:32:46,089 (sniffles) 712 00:32:46,089 --> 00:32:48,842 I'm still not. 713 00:32:48,842 --> 00:32:52,470 ♪ Song for you. ♪ 714 00:32:57,851 --> 00:33:00,103 You're quiet. 715 00:33:00,103 --> 00:33:02,272 I'm waiting. 716 00:33:02,272 --> 00:33:03,899 Seriously? After all that? Mm-hmm. 717 00:33:03,899 --> 00:33:06,651 I mean, wha-what else could I possibly have to say? 718 00:33:06,651 --> 00:33:09,654 What you've been trying to tell yourself all day. 719 00:33:09,654 --> 00:33:11,156 But there was too much noise in your head, 720 00:33:11,156 --> 00:33:12,657 so you couldn't hear it. 721 00:33:12,657 --> 00:33:14,534 I'm in trouble, Hope. 722 00:33:14,534 --> 00:33:16,786 What? You already know that's true. 723 00:33:16,786 --> 00:33:19,831 I mean, I went into the woods, but I didn't take my journal? 724 00:33:19,831 --> 00:33:21,333 Or any camping gear. 725 00:33:21,333 --> 00:33:24,002 I left clues in the voice mail that something wasn't right. 726 00:33:24,002 --> 00:33:25,837 I called Dr. Saltzman "Ric." 727 00:33:25,837 --> 00:33:29,007 I would never do that. You said hi to... Jed. 728 00:33:29,007 --> 00:33:31,927 Last time I said hey to Jed, he beat the crap out of me. 729 00:33:31,927 --> 00:33:34,888 I was trying to tell you that something wasn't right. What happened? 730 00:33:34,888 --> 00:33:36,431 Hope... 731 00:33:36,431 --> 00:33:39,601 for the last time, just listen. 732 00:33:43,063 --> 00:33:45,482 LANDON: Hey, Ric, sorry to take off like that, 733 00:33:45,482 --> 00:33:47,484 but I just needed a little time, 734 00:33:47,484 --> 00:33:48,985 so I'm going camping for a while. 735 00:33:48,985 --> 00:33:50,403 (footsteps) I can hear... 736 00:33:50,403 --> 00:33:51,905 Hopefully, I can catch up on classwork later. 737 00:33:51,905 --> 00:33:53,198 ...shoes on a tile floor. 738 00:33:53,198 --> 00:33:55,158 An air conditioner running. 739 00:33:55,158 --> 00:33:56,493 Tell Raf and Jed hi for me. 740 00:33:56,493 --> 00:33:58,036 (chirping) Keycards being swiped. 741 00:33:58,036 --> 00:33:59,371 Mm, Triad. 742 00:33:59,371 --> 00:34:00,747 I mean, it has to be them. 743 00:34:00,747 --> 00:34:02,374 They've already tried to come for him once. 744 00:34:02,374 --> 00:34:03,917 What are you gonna do? 745 00:34:03,917 --> 00:34:05,252 (sighs) 746 00:34:05,252 --> 00:34:07,671 I'm gonna go full Wonder Woman, that's what. 747 00:34:07,671 --> 00:34:09,589 Do you need any help? No. 748 00:34:09,589 --> 00:34:11,758 I've already got my Super Squad. 749 00:34:11,758 --> 00:34:14,302 But thank you for everything. 750 00:34:14,302 --> 00:34:16,763 Hey, uh... 751 00:34:16,763 --> 00:34:19,808 Ric said I should probably head back out into the field, 752 00:34:19,808 --> 00:34:21,768 and I was actually coming to find you and say goodbye 753 00:34:21,768 --> 00:34:24,562 earlier, but, uh, then I heard you on the dock. 754 00:34:24,562 --> 00:34:26,481 Can't turn off my vamp hearing. 755 00:34:26,481 --> 00:34:28,733 I wasn't trying to spy or anything. 756 00:34:28,733 --> 00:34:29,985 (clears throat) 757 00:34:29,985 --> 00:34:32,904 You're not a mistake, okay? 758 00:34:32,904 --> 00:34:34,823 The cosmos is lucky to have you. 759 00:34:34,823 --> 00:34:36,199 So is Landon. 760 00:34:36,199 --> 00:34:37,826 He'll figure that out. 761 00:34:40,912 --> 00:34:43,873 CLARKE: There's really only one thing you have to decide. 762 00:34:45,500 --> 00:34:47,585 Will you help me? 763 00:34:48,795 --> 00:34:50,797 Help release Malivore and destroy the world? 764 00:34:50,797 --> 00:34:52,507 He's been alive for centuries. 765 00:34:52,507 --> 00:34:54,259 Was the world destroyed? 766 00:34:54,259 --> 00:34:56,594 Or was it balanced 767 00:34:56,594 --> 00:35:00,390 and safer without all these creatures running around? 768 00:35:00,390 --> 00:35:02,767 Ask yourself-- who's the real bad guy here? 769 00:35:02,767 --> 00:35:05,645 Our father was designed for a purpose. 770 00:35:07,647 --> 00:35:10,150 It's his programming. He can't control that. 771 00:35:10,150 --> 00:35:11,568 But all the monsters he swallowed 772 00:35:11,568 --> 00:35:13,486 are still alive inside of him. 773 00:35:14,946 --> 00:35:17,699 Did your friends keep any of them alive? 774 00:35:18,908 --> 00:35:20,452 Or did they just kill every creature 775 00:35:20,452 --> 00:35:22,245 they couldn't control? 776 00:35:22,245 --> 00:35:24,497 Malivore can't hurt 777 00:35:24,497 --> 00:35:27,250 witches, werewolves, or vampires, remember? 778 00:35:27,250 --> 00:35:29,252 Your friends at the school-- 779 00:35:29,252 --> 00:35:31,338 they aren't in any danger from him. 780 00:35:31,338 --> 00:35:34,299 But they are in danger from Triad. 781 00:35:35,967 --> 00:35:38,511 You know what goes on in this building? 782 00:35:38,511 --> 00:35:40,805 What kind of secret experiments they run 783 00:35:40,805 --> 00:35:43,141 in their mad scientist labs? 784 00:35:43,141 --> 00:35:46,644 They're finding a way to turn the pit into a weapon. 785 00:35:46,644 --> 00:35:48,813 They're chemically altering it 786 00:35:48,813 --> 00:35:51,316 so it can be used against the protected species. 787 00:35:51,316 --> 00:35:54,444 Ending supernaturals once and for all. 788 00:35:56,154 --> 00:35:58,156 You want to save your friends? 789 00:35:58,156 --> 00:36:00,825 You have to stop Triad. 790 00:36:04,662 --> 00:36:06,498 Landon, 791 00:36:06,498 --> 00:36:09,542 no matter what they say at that school... 792 00:36:10,710 --> 00:36:12,670 ...you're not one of them. 793 00:36:12,670 --> 00:36:16,132 And you know that, too, don't you? 794 00:36:16,132 --> 00:36:19,761 I'm offering you a family who actually wants you. 795 00:36:21,763 --> 00:36:24,015 We can raise our father. 796 00:36:26,685 --> 00:36:30,021 And we can destroy Triad. 797 00:36:33,441 --> 00:36:36,069 What's it gonna be? 798 00:36:45,870 --> 00:36:47,789 This one. 799 00:37:00,051 --> 00:37:01,970 (liquid gurgling) 800 00:37:06,975 --> 00:37:09,436 It was the only thing in his desk. 801 00:37:11,104 --> 00:37:13,022 He's one of them. 802 00:37:13,022 --> 00:37:16,192 Security found an old pipe that they must've escaped through. 803 00:37:16,192 --> 00:37:18,778 There's no record of it on any ground plans. 804 00:37:18,778 --> 00:37:21,781 They lost their trail, but... 805 00:37:21,781 --> 00:37:23,616 they did find this. 806 00:37:23,616 --> 00:37:27,662 ♪ We could start from the top before we were hopeless... ♪ 807 00:37:27,662 --> 00:37:29,956 I know where they're going. 808 00:37:29,956 --> 00:37:31,374 Prep your team. 809 00:37:31,374 --> 00:37:34,127 ♪ We collide 'cause it's been quite a while... ♪ 810 00:37:34,127 --> 00:37:36,754 ALARIC: You know, in the beginning, there was balance. 811 00:37:38,131 --> 00:37:40,550 You know, when Caroline and I opened the school, 812 00:37:40,550 --> 00:37:42,177 it made sense. 813 00:37:42,177 --> 00:37:45,096 Then it was... 814 00:37:45,096 --> 00:37:47,474 it was just me, and... 815 00:37:47,474 --> 00:37:49,559 and I-I.. I thought I was strong enough 816 00:37:49,559 --> 00:37:51,227 to manage it alone. 817 00:37:51,227 --> 00:37:53,396 But I just... 818 00:37:53,396 --> 00:37:55,482 made so many mistakes. 819 00:37:55,482 --> 00:37:59,152 I thought if I just kept moving, I could outrun them, you know? 820 00:37:59,152 --> 00:38:02,363 But they caught up to me. 821 00:38:02,363 --> 00:38:05,492 I guess what I'm trying to say... is, 822 00:38:05,492 --> 00:38:07,327 I need your help. 823 00:38:07,327 --> 00:38:10,580 You know, this school is bigger than you and me. 824 00:38:10,580 --> 00:38:12,582 And these kids-- they need leaders 825 00:38:12,582 --> 00:38:14,334 who can admit their mistakes. 826 00:38:14,334 --> 00:38:18,671 And so I am here to say I'm sorry. 827 00:38:18,671 --> 00:38:20,215 I am sorry I kissed Emma. 828 00:38:22,008 --> 00:38:26,179 And I'm sorry I didn't talk to you sooner about it. 829 00:38:26,179 --> 00:38:28,723 ♪ Whoa ♪ 830 00:38:28,723 --> 00:38:30,600 ♪ Amen, amen ♪ ♪ Whoa... ♪ 831 00:38:30,600 --> 00:38:33,061 You know, for a long time, I thought that I was only 832 00:38:33,061 --> 00:38:35,605 at the school because of what happened to my family. 833 00:38:35,605 --> 00:38:37,398 So that we could keep supernaturals 834 00:38:37,398 --> 00:38:39,234 from growing up to be killers. 835 00:38:39,234 --> 00:38:41,361 ♪ Whoa ♪ ♪ Amen, amen... ♪ 836 00:38:41,361 --> 00:38:43,613 But the truth is... 837 00:38:43,613 --> 00:38:45,323 ♪ Amen, amen... ♪ 838 00:38:45,323 --> 00:38:46,699 I love those kids. 839 00:38:46,699 --> 00:38:48,493 ♪ Amen, amen... ♪ 840 00:38:48,493 --> 00:38:50,495 They deserve a chance at a normal life 841 00:38:50,495 --> 00:38:51,830 as much as anyone else. 842 00:38:51,830 --> 00:38:54,874 The school is their best shot. 843 00:38:54,874 --> 00:38:57,794 ♪ Amen, amen ♪ ♪ Whoa ♪ 844 00:38:57,794 --> 00:38:59,921 ♪ Amen, amen... ♪ 845 00:38:59,921 --> 00:39:01,798 But I will need another raise. 846 00:39:01,798 --> 00:39:04,008 ♪ A... a... amen ♪ 847 00:39:04,008 --> 00:39:07,053 ♪ Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah-ah-ah. ♪ 848 00:39:08,680 --> 00:39:10,557 I'm coming. 849 00:39:10,557 --> 00:39:12,392 Hello to you, too, uh, and, no, you're not. 850 00:39:12,392 --> 00:39:15,144 Look, last time you did this without me, it was a disaster. 851 00:39:15,144 --> 00:39:17,313 Except I'm not gonna go alone this time. 852 00:39:17,313 --> 00:39:19,232 I'm gonna draft the twins, MG, 853 00:39:19,232 --> 00:39:21,526 Kaleb. We're going before Dr. Saltzman comes back. 854 00:39:21,526 --> 00:39:22,652 It'll be like a Super Squad Assemble. 855 00:39:22,652 --> 00:39:24,654 I don't know. Is that a thing? 856 00:39:24,654 --> 00:39:26,072 I don't know. I'll ask MG. 857 00:39:26,072 --> 00:39:27,782 Yeah, I'll ask him myself. 858 00:39:27,782 --> 00:39:30,243 Raf, Dr. Saltzman told me 859 00:39:30,243 --> 00:39:34,747 about the side effects. I'm sorry, but I can't let you come. 860 00:39:35,790 --> 00:39:37,625 (quietly): How do you feel now? 861 00:39:43,006 --> 00:39:44,257 (scoffs) 862 00:39:44,257 --> 00:39:46,259 Like my brain's split down the middle. 863 00:39:48,303 --> 00:39:51,890 I keep having these flashes like I can't control myself, and... 864 00:39:51,890 --> 00:39:54,267 That's why you're not coming on the mission. 865 00:39:58,771 --> 00:40:01,858 Why didn't you tell me sooner? 866 00:40:05,528 --> 00:40:07,822 You know why. 867 00:40:07,822 --> 00:40:10,241 (sighs) Raf... 868 00:40:10,241 --> 00:40:13,828 I don't know how to be around you, Hope. 869 00:40:13,828 --> 00:40:16,331 I don't want to feel this way, 870 00:40:16,331 --> 00:40:18,082 so I push it down, 871 00:40:18,082 --> 00:40:20,710 and that just makes the split in my brain worse, 872 00:40:20,710 --> 00:40:22,712 which makes it harder to hide. 873 00:40:22,712 --> 00:40:24,797 And the only person that I want to talk 874 00:40:24,797 --> 00:40:27,925 about it with is the only person I can't. 875 00:40:31,054 --> 00:40:32,847 Raf... 876 00:40:32,847 --> 00:40:34,891 you're a good brother. 877 00:40:34,891 --> 00:40:38,519 But for once, you need to put yourself first. 878 00:40:38,519 --> 00:40:41,689 Do what you need to get better. 879 00:40:41,689 --> 00:40:44,359 If things get really bad... 880 00:40:49,739 --> 00:40:52,575 (sighs) ...use this. 881 00:40:52,575 --> 00:40:54,285 It's a long story, but, um, 882 00:40:54,285 --> 00:40:57,830 it was a gift from a family friend. 883 00:40:57,830 --> 00:40:59,957 But it's essentially like a reverse kyanite ring. 884 00:40:59,957 --> 00:41:02,251 When you use it, you can turn yourself at will. 885 00:41:02,251 --> 00:41:05,672 In your wolf mind, things are less complicated. 886 00:41:05,672 --> 00:41:07,590 You know that. 887 00:41:07,590 --> 00:41:09,884 It'll buy you time to heal. 888 00:41:09,884 --> 00:41:11,886 Only catch is, um, 889 00:41:11,886 --> 00:41:14,555 you can't turn yourself back, so, 890 00:41:14,555 --> 00:41:16,891 if you do use it, 891 00:41:16,891 --> 00:41:18,393 all you have to do is come find me 892 00:41:18,393 --> 00:41:20,687 when you're ready to be yourself again. 893 00:41:23,064 --> 00:41:24,732 I am 894 00:41:24,732 --> 00:41:27,402 really glad I know you... 895 00:41:27,402 --> 00:41:29,445 Hope Mikaelson. 896 00:41:29,445 --> 00:41:31,572 (laughs) Now, 897 00:41:31,572 --> 00:41:33,741 go. 898 00:41:33,741 --> 00:41:35,535 Go save our boy. 899 00:41:35,535 --> 00:41:37,078 (laughs) 900 00:41:37,078 --> 00:41:39,580 And don't let anything stop you. 901 00:41:39,580 --> 00:41:42,083 (garbled radio transmission) 902 00:41:45,336 --> 00:41:47,046 Move, move!