That was lit!
I'm still shaking from the adrenaline!
Gimme sugar!
Eat up, Buttercups!
You earned it.
Ah, hungry much?
Using that much magic takes a lot of energy.
Jae and Terra need fuel, and they need it fast!
-That was epic! -Totally genius!
Here's to snatching victory from the fangs of defeat!
Yeah, sorry about that...
I thought the wards were triggered by touch.
I didn't realize a loud voice could do it.
I keep forgetting you don't automatically know this stuff.
I don't even know what I don't know.
I'll tell you what I know. I know we're gonna be legends!
Major bragging rights!
No bragging, Brax.
Do you know how many demerits we'd get
for breaking into the Headmaster's study?
OK, I'm outta here.
Uh, why don't you let Brax give you a lift home?
Dragon Airlines, the only way to fly!
I don't know what you have planned for those hub tokens,
but whatever it is, be careful.
Don't worry, Jae. I will. Promise.
So much for those
graceful werewolf reflexes.
What? I meant to do that.
So, wanna tell me why you were lurking at my door?
I wasn't lurking. I don't lurk!
OK, fine. I was trying to read your mind.
Uh, why would you want to do that?
You can read all my thoughts, but I get nothing from you.
It's not fair!
I don't read your thoughts!
I just get a few glimpses sometimes.
You know, like pictures.
And if you want to talk about what's not fair,
how about being the wolf shifter sister
without any wolf powers.
That's totally not fair!
Caught you!
Excuse me! Hi, everyone, morning!
-Problem?
Jessa, cutting in line...
That kind of entitled behavior has always bugged me.
Somehow, it's even worse seeing my sister do it.
She doesn't mean to be rude.
-Right. -No, really.
The supernatural world just works that way,
power respects power.
Hi! Hello!
Hello. I'm Mischa. My pronouns are she, her.
Cool, cool. I'm Dante. He, him works for me.
Uh, you're Jessa's twin,
the wolf shifter from New York, right?
Yeah, that's me.
The wolf shifter sister who can't shift.
But you are from New York? New York City?
So you must love Broadway musicals, right?
Sure, I mean, everyone in New York loves Broadway!
So, do you wanna try out, for the Fall Musical.
Please?
No one wants to audition
for your stupid musical, Don't-tay.
Leave him alone!
I don't know why I thought it would be different here.
But I guess it doesn't matter
if you're human or supernatural,
bullies are the same everywhere.
You are a bully, and I am so over it!
I guess I better go help...
Listen up, wolf pup.
You're new here, so maybe I'll let this slide.
Don't do me any favors.
Hey, Winston.
Everything OK here, Mischa? Dante?
Max! Oh, wow. Uh, yeah.
You wanna audition for our musical?
You really don't want me to audition.
I can't sing, or dance.
But I will definitely be there opening night!
-Really? -Really.
Thanks for stepping in.
I wasn't sure if you'd want help.
I mean, I know you can stand up for yourself.
Of course I can!
But, come on, Winston's the size of a mountain!
I definitely needed the assist!
So, this magical Hub thing can take you anywhere in the world?
It's how we get around between our hidden cities
without having to go through the human world.
It has portals that take you where ever you need to go.
Before we get there,
is there anything you think I know,
that I probably don't know?
The truth is what we're about to do is some serious,
next-level, suspension-worthy shit.
Is that why you didn't ask your friends to help?
I didn't ask them because they may not think
finding that dragon-marked kid is a good idea.
Once we get inside, all we have to do
is find a door that matches the one Kristov created,
then we go thru, snoop around,
and figure out what happened to that kid.
Oh, that's all we have to do?
Why not find a cure, for the common cold while we're at it?
Supernaturals don't catch colds.
These are single-use tokens that students can use
to travel to visit their families in other Enclaves.
So, it works like a metro card?
Sure, just like that.
Whoa! So, each of these doors go to a different place?
Right. You go to the door you want,
it reads your aura,
you turn the handle and you go in.
There it is.
This is it.
Ready to see where Kristov took that kid?
You said these doors are tuned to auras?
Right, supernaturals all have different auras...
We don't have the right aura to open the door.
So, if we don't have a ticket, we need to jump the turnstile!
You know, when I was little,
I always imagined what it would be like to have a sister.
You did? Huh...
So, what did you imagine you, and your sister would do?
Well, nothing like this, that's for sure.
OK, then what?
Maybe we'd form a rock band?
Can't sing.
Detective agency to solve mysteries?
Like the mystery of where Kristov took that kid.
Exactly!
So, what about the rest of these doors?
Are they for us, too?
Some of them are places I've been before.
That's the Moscow enclave, dad took me there last summer.
And that's where Terra's Aunt lives.
I don't recognize the others.
Oh, like targeted ads.
"You might also like..."
What about this one?
There's something creepy about...
I know what you did,
and I should have you expelled!
I have evidence of everything!
Tapping the tithe lines!
The break in! The stolen hub tokens!
Tell me who else was involved,
and I will let you off with a warning.
No one else. It was all me.
I just wanted to see if I was powerful enough to do it.
You're lying. I know it!
Have it your way, Miss Rihan.
If you insist on taking the full credit
for this childish prank,
you can take the full punishment too.
A thirty percent demerit, and one month's detention!
Thirty percent?
It'll take a week before my magic
comes back to full strength!
Hold out your hand.
Last chance to reconsider...
tell me the names of the others.
There was no one else!
Ugh, it's no use.
You're just gonna have to tell people it's a sunburn.
Of course,
your face is completely back to normal
because you have werewolf healing.
So not fair!
I just wanted to check in,
and make sure you're both doing OK?
-Does Jae...? -Do I what?
Know what you two were doing
when you broke curfew last night?
No, I don't know for sure,
but it looks like it was dangerous.
-Does it hurt? -A little...
May I?
The aloe will help with the redness and the pain.
Thank you.
Supernatural enclaves each choose their council members
according to local customs.
Who can tell me how Stratford chooses their leaders?
Zadi?
Ugh, by citywide ballot,
otherwise known as a popularity contest.
Cairo has trial by combat. They're led by their strongest.
Anytime.
That's enough you two.
Yes, Mischa.
What about the dragon-marked?
Do other enclaves have different traditions for them?
No. Those laws are the same, for all supernaturals.
Any child born with the dragon mark
must be immediately surrendered to the authorities.
Has anyone ever tried keeping them with their families?
Perhaps it seems unfair to you
that we sequester these children from birth,
but let me show you these cloister images
from the official archives.
Inside the warded Cloisters,
the dragon-marked are protected and cared for.
Their magic is neutralized,
allowing them to enjoy peaceful, fulfilling lives.
I don't care how nice it looks, those cloisters are prisons.
They're not prisons.
They're like special schools.
-Would you want to go to one? -That's where my brother is.
He was born when I was five.
He's been in a cloister ever since.
He's safer and we're safer. It's what's best for everyone.
Do you really believe if the dragon marked go free
the whole world will end?
The Dragon King destroyed the Faerie Realm,
that's not propaganda, that's a fact.
I could go for more doughnuts.
Yeah.
-OK, here's us. -Hey, Terra, do you wanna...
-Terra?
Terra, you don't look so great.
Are you feeling OK? Are you sick?
No. I'm not sick!
Kristov wanted me to tell him who broke into his study.
And when I wouldn't snitch,
he gave me detention for a month and a 30 % demerit!
Thirty percent? That's huge!
Kristov must be really chapped about our break-in.
He was and he took it out on me.
I'm so sorry, T.
Thanks for taking one for the team.
Yeah, sure.
Yawn, same old same old...
I know,
let's go to Prospero's Pizza, for lunch!
I can't leave campus during school hours.
I just told you, I have detention!
For a whole month!
Oh, right. Sorry.
We'll all eat together here, OK?
Just the six of us.
Make that seven. I invited Dante to join us.
Could you...?
Terra, is there some kind of spell
you can do to make the table bigger?
No, I can not just do a spell...
But why not?
Why not? Why not!
One, that's not how architectural magic works.
It's permanent.
Two, I have massive demerits, and almost no magic
thanks to all of you!
And three, why do you have to make everything so complicated?
It's OK. I'll just go sit at the troll table.
It's where I fit.
I'll come with you.
Hi, all. Mind if I join you?
-Me too! -And me!
Well, this is certainly different.
She is, isn't she?
We're gonna grab a run.
I thought you said we were eating together?
I noticed you're low on magic.
Maybe this would help?
Thank you, Elda.
The spell should hold for a few days,
at least until your magic is back at full strength.
The others didn't care that I was low.
I hate it when people take magic user for granted.
Don't you?
They're just so selfish.
Especially Mischa?
Especially Mischa!
Maybe it's time to teach her a lesson.
Jessa, I can't stop thinking about the kid we saw.
I'm working on it.
Lienda, thank you for coming.
You said there was a problem with Mischa.
Ah, Borghild! Perfect timing! Come in, come in.
Why is the school's healer here?
Headmaster Kristov said you wanted a healer
to help Mischa unlock her shifter magic.
You did what?
It's clear Mischa needs help accessing her wolf.
Before I can recommend a treatment plan,
I'll need your permission to give Mischa a complete exam.
No. Not just no, hell no!
Lienda, I'm so sorry. I was only trying to help!
Thank you for your concern, but Mischa is going to be fine,
just give her time.
Oh, come on! Not even one?
You know there's no cell reception on campus, right?
I know, but I keep hoping...
I just want to talk to my friend Hali.
At least send her a text, and let her know I'm OK.
Oh, I can help with that! Come on!
See those rocks?
If you stand right in the center,
you can get a cell signal.
-Really? -Really!
It's the only place in Stratford
you can get reception.
My folks gave me this for my birthday.
I come up here all the time to watch K-pop videos.
You're a stan? Me too!
Five bars! I have five bars!
Who da troll, who da troll, who da troll.
I'm the troll.
Mischa! Oh my god, I've been so worried about you!
Sorry, we had to leave in a hurry, again...
Understood. Not gonna ask.
How's the new school? Same as all the others?
Ah. Not exactly...
-Ugh, gym. -Gym's my next class too!
See you later, alligator!
Hali's an alligator shifter?
Really? You like gym? Why?
I've been doing martial arts all my life.
No matter where we lived,
mom always found a dojo where I could train.
And been outdoors make it extra fun!
Yeah. Fun...
It's OK, Dante.
I don't like combat class either.
Somebody always gets hurt.
But you're supernaturals,
so even if you get hurt, you heal really fast, right?
We do. But it can still get really ugly... you know,
with all the blood... and stuff.
Uh, "stuff"? What's "stuff"?
Dante got an excuse.
Maybe you should get one, too. Then you won't get hurt?
Oh, I'm not the one who's getting hurt...
Oh... Umm...
OK, everyone. Same pairs as last week.
Head's up!
-Nice one! -Yeah!
I'll find a match for you in a minute.
Everyone ready?
Commence!
Excuse me?
A healer's note? Again?
Eww... that stuff.
Come on, pretty boy, how about a smile?
-You like this? -You know I do!
Gentlemen, when I say "commence,"
I expect combat, not chit chat.
Bring it!
Winston, work on that left hook!
Much better!
Terra, I think I'll have you spar with Mischa today.
Mom, do you mind if I skip today?
I'm kinda wiped.
Oh, honey.
You're really feeling those demerits hard, aren't you?
Of course you can sit this one out.
Now, who should I pair with Mischa?
What about Chanel?
Chanel's bunny powers
just don't lend themselves to combat...
I know, right?
So, maybe she and Mischa can fight as humans?
Good idea. That's definitely a fair match.
Yep, super fair...
Maybe we should work together on...
Brax! This is not the place to talk about it.
Ready? You've got this!
Coach Fern? Could you show me
how to do that shoulder throw again?
Me to her and her to me, so make it be.
It's a look,
not necessarily a good look, but hey! Who am I to judge...
What the what?
Hey, Mischa, wanna go for a swim?