As the European merchants
built more colonies in North America,
some of our Supernatural Ancestors joined the migration.
-The Stratford Enclave -Jessa!
-was established in 1623, -Jessa!
and the first Supernatural Academy was
-Jessa! Wake up! -built here ten years later.
-Jessa! -I’ll save you
from the Dragon King!
Let me remind you,
this will be on the test at the end of the week.
Now, who did the homework last night
and can tell me what Human University,
founded 3 years later,
claims to be the first American college?
Santra!
-Can you believe Elda? -It’s this power demerit.
She thinks she can get away with anything
and I can’t stop her.
Yes, Mischa?
I think what Jessa meant to say is
that Elda should keep her eyes on her own paper.
And the answer is Harvard University.
This is stupid.
I want my power back.
I’m tired of being tired.
This big of a demerit
could take weeks to recover from.
We just have to try, and stay focused.
Whatever,
I’ve been power-drained longer than the rest of you.
Sure sucks not to have magical powers, huh?
Watch out for the lasers, kids.
Are there really lasers?
Maybe. They’ve definitely laid on some heavy security charms.
The Headmaster had to issue special passes
for the teachers to get in.
Security charms and guards?
That’s what I call an epic stunt.
We’re going down in Academy legend!
Glad you’re excited about your reputation.
But how are we gonna find where Kristov took that kid,
if we can’t get near the Hub?
-I’ll think of something. -I’m going to go see Jae.
Maybe they’ll have an idea. Who’s coming?
Let’s go for a run before lunch.
Doesn’t that take a lot of energy?
Don’t be stupid!
We don’t need to send two more to the Healer.
Let’s check on Jae.
-Hi Jae. -Hi
Hi.
How you feeling? Borghildn said you’re doing better?
-I’m fine. -That’s great!
So you’ll be back in class with us soon?
I guess. If it matters.
Take all the time you need. I miss you.
-We all do. -Or some of you, anyway.
We’re all a little out of it.
Jessa fell asleep in History class.
Sounds harrowing.
Well, it’s almost lunchtime, right? Can’t miss that.
See you later.
Lunch is almost over
should we be worried about them?
Do you think they’re worried about us?
You know what would be helpful to have here?
Cell phones.
We made it!
We ran out of power. Had to walk back.
I don’t know how you can stand being so Human all the time.
Hey...
-You lost? -Just seeing how you’re doing.
It’s so adorable how sweet, simple Mischa comes to town
and now you’re useless just like her.
Elda was right. This is gonna be fun.
What... How dare she?
I’m gonna kick her scaly ass. As soon as I get some sleep.
Have you ever heard the expression ‘pick your battles?’
Power is like money here, right?
And you’re used to having a lot of it.
But when you only have so much, you can’t go wasting it.
You have to budget.
So no ass-kicking?
Not right now, anyway.
Unless. What about Jonathon? I mean, Dad.
Couldn’t he fix this?
Mischa, that’s brilliant. Dad never says no to me.
No. Absolutely not.
You and your friends earned those demerits
with your behavior.
I know we didn’t have permission to be in the Hub.
But demerits are usually 5 percent.
Maybe 20 if they want to make a point.
This is making it impossible to function.
I don’t think you understand what a punishment is.
We’re lucky you didn’t get expelled.
I know I screwed up.
But what about Mischa?
You asked me to look out for her.
She doesn’t have any powers at all.
With me like this, anybody can mess with her.
I’m not going to interfere with Academy discipline.
There’s too much going on this week
with the World Council coming.
I can’t get into a turf war with Kristov.
World Council?
All the local Councils report to them.
Why are they coming here?
Can’t you two just be teenagers?
Study for a test. Get ready for a dance.
Go out for magical milkshakes?
I don’t care about a dance.
And I don’t want Jessa to protect me.
I want my own powers.
I want you to get rid of the spell on me.
-Mischa... We can’t do that. -Why not?
She’ll get her powers back in a couple of weeks,
and I’m expected to just live like this forever?
-How is that fair? -It’s not fair.
None of this is.
But even if it were safe to remove the suppression spell,
I don’t have the power to do it.
We’d need the Sorcerer Louis,
and he seems to have gone on some sort of extended vacation.
Come on, Mischa.
He’s not gonna help. Let’s just go.
Uhhh...
Mischa said you had a plan?
Doesn’t she always?
I also have our Dad’s Talon.
And I’m out. Night everyone.
Max!
Max, I get it.
But the punishment we got was unfair and unsafe.
We need to be able to protect ourselves.
We can’t do that at 40 percent power
So you’re going to use a stolen Talon
to tap into the Tithe lines,
and you think we’ll get away with it?
We’re not stealing anything that doesn’t belong to us.
But, it’ll take all of us to get it done.
Especially without Jae.
OK.
Yes!
Does Terra have enough power
to light up the lines like last time?
Of course I do.
For about two minutes.
That’s where Max, and Brax come in.
They’ll give you a power boost.
Careful, don’t burn yourself on the silver.
Give me your hands.
-Are they OK? -If we hurry.
What can I do to help?
Give me an actual boost.
I can’t ride the lines without Jae.
And I need to hook in up there.
Hurry...
-Yeah! -You did it!
We did it!
She’s back, folks.
-And better than ever. -Honestly?
Same.
You got our power back.
I can’t wait to get out, for a real run.
That actually sounds fun.
How do you change into your Wolf?
What does it feel like?
You can’t just ask that. It’s private.
What Jessa means is that shifting is extremely personal.
Especially the first time.
I’m a Dragon Shifter,
and there aren’t a lot of us in the world.
So I was pretty much on my own to figure it out.
Were you scared?
Terrified.
There was something new inside of me
trying to take over.
I wanted to burst at the seams.
Once I let the Dragon out, I felt OK again.
Shifting is easy for me now.
-Keeping him in is harder. -I never knew that.
We don’t talk about this stuff.
My Wolf was always there, as long as I can remember.
But she was sleeping.
And then, a few years ago,
she woke up.
And she needed to run.
I didn’t know what would happen.
But I knew I needed to let go.
She was a door I had to open.
And the first time I did I thought I was dying.
It could be different for you. It’s different for everyone.
Anyway, it gets easier with practice.
Brax? Max?
-Wanna run? -Definitely!
We should check in on Jae. They were asking about you.
Later. Promise.
Jae? Can I come in?
Jae?
Jae!
What... what... What happened?
When you wouldn’t answer your door,
Maximus asked for my help.
You can go to class. I’ll look after Jae.
Your friends are worried about you.
Do you need the Healer?
She says I’m fine.
It’s not the same, is it?
The tree. The sky. Flowers.
Nothing compares to Faerie.
I saw it too.
It was terrible.
I know I almost died
and I know I almost took Brax down with me. But...
I felt like I belonged there.
It felt like, home.
Let’s do this.
With great power. Or whatever.
-Ow...
Come on... come on... come on...
No, come on!
I love the neckline!
-Hey! -Just to be clear.
If you or one of your minions, so much as looks at Mischa,
I will make you regret it.
We’re not afraid of you. Are we?
Your sister should practice swimming.
Wait. Where’s your other minion?
Where’s Zadi?
No luck yet, huh?
I particularly liked the yoga pose.
You know what,
I don’t even care. Tell all your friends.
Tell everybody. I’m never going to be a Wolf.
Hilarious, right?
Look. We’re not friends.
But I’ve been there, OK?
Seeing everyone else get their powers and just...
waiting.
It felt like it would never happen.
What did you do?
I didn’t jump out of trees.
But I tried all the urban legends.
Hot sauce. Moonbathing. Sleep deprivation.
That’s a thing?
Don’t bother, it doesn’t work.
There’s no trick to it.
You just have to let the animal come to you.
Turns out mine likes Ed Sheeran.
I had my first Shift listening to “Shape of You”.
OK, that’s... Umm, thank you, Zadi.
You tell anyone about this, I will eat you.
Got it, We’re not friends.
Oh, don’t be so dramatic.
No one’s gonna mess with your sister.
I saw you with bunny ears in combat class
when Mischa almost drowned.
You traded bodies with Chanel.
Body swap Talismans are illegal.
And dangerous.
Then hand it over,
and I won’t tell your dad you have it.
Elda, I really don’t want trouble.
I just need to make sure you can’t hurt my sister again.
And what if I tell him you took it?
You won’t.
You know he won’t expel me.
But what’s he gonna do when he finds out you used it?
Fine. You win. Like always.
But do me a favor,
and tell Terra thanks for the help.
See you in History.
What did you do?
Because I know you wouldn’t join with my worst enemy
to hurt my sister.
Jessa, I’m sorry.
But I was upset, and you were being a jerk.
You cared more about Mischa getting her hair wet
than me being demerited down to my skin.
Hey, come back here!
My sister almost got killed!
I’m supposed to be your sister too!
So you teamed with Elda to get back at me for, what,
making you get detention? That’s pathetic.
You didn’t even care. You didn’t even notice.
For a best friend,
you sure don’t pay a lot of attention
to anyone but yourself.
Jessa!
-No!
-Jessa!
-Are you OK? -I have to go.
What the hell was that about?
Terra helped Elda and Opal
pull off that bullshit prank in Combat Class.
The one that almost got Mischa killed.
It’s like she’s jealous of Mischa or something.
So stupid.
-What? -I mean,
you’ve definitely been focused on your sister
since she got here.
-So you’re on her side? -I’m on your side.
We’re all on the same side.
You know you scared the crap out of Mischa in there, right?
Maybe she should be scared.
What if there’s something inside me
that’s actually dangerous?
Anything inside you is still you.
I trust you.
No matter what?
No matter what.
Even if I was Dragon-marked?
Well that’s not possible. You’d be in a Cloister.
You’re serious. Mischa too?
Then that’s the real reason your Mom left.
To hide.
They put a spell on Mischa that stops her from shifting.
That’s why I have to be the one to protect us.
Even though no one ever tells me anything.
What if the curse is real?
What if every Dragon-marked really is doomed
to turn against our people?
Nope. Not gonna happen.
Not to you.
You know you can’t tell anyone.
I don’t think anyone but you would understand, Brax.
No matter who or what you are...
I’ll always be there for you.
Hey, you want to talk about it?
Oh... Hi Max. I don’t know.
I know that was intense.
But Supernaturals are pretty tough.
No one was going to get hurt.
Much.
She was out of control, Max.
If that’s what shifting does to you,
you can keep it!
Jessa is a hothead, so her Wolf has a temper too.
You’re different. Shifting won’t change that.
You’ll still be you.
Did you suddenly shift into Yoda?
Vampire. Not shifter.
Mom’s a behavioral psychologist.
You pick up a few things.
I’m really into the idea of a Mermaid dress,
no offense Opal.
I just want to make sure to be absolutely unique.
I’d hate to ever be just the same as anyone else.
You did what?
I got Elda’s body swap Talisman.
So that Mischa can access her Wolf.
I don’t know which half of that sounds crazier.
Well, body swapping is a thing...
A dangerous thing!
You could wind up with two arms on the same side!
But we’re twins, so it’s less risky.
Probably. I know I freaked you out before.
But I really do wanna help.
If we trade bodies,
you can feel what it’s like to be one with your Wolf.
I saw what it looks like for you
to be one with your Wolf.
It’s too Jekyll and Hyde for me.
I wasn’t going to hurt you.
Or Terra... much.
My Wolf likes blood.
Your Wolf probably likes, I dunno, bird watching.
This is a chance, for you to meet her!
You’re not seriously thinking of doing this?
I think I have to try.
I have to be who I’m meant to be.
I’m here if you need me.
How do we do this?
Just look into my eyes, and I’ll do the rest.
Before we do this...
Shifting can be really hard the first time.
I’ve been doing it for years, and my body’s used to it,
so you should be OK.
But I can’t promise.
No pain no gain.
Me to her and her to me, so make it be.
Whoa. It actually worked.
Is this how you feel all the time!
Is this how you feel all the time?
It’s like being locked in a box.
I can hardly breathe.
Sorry. You get used to it.
Maybe you should change back.
She lived like this, for sixteen years,
I can stand a few minutes.
First things first. When you shift, be careful.
-Don’t open the wrong door. -What are you talking about?
You know, that other door inside
we’re supposed to keep closed.
-I don’t... -I feel her!
Jessa, I feel my Wolf!
You need space. Run.
She’s beautiful.
-Can you shift? -We knew Mischa was powerless,
but this is different.
This is horrible.
You two need to switch back.
Mischa! We need you to come back.
Mischa?
Mischa, you need to shift! Now!
She can’t!
She can’t shift back!