EVIL SHADOW

FRIENDSHIP FALLS APART

In the school corridor. Belle approaches Beauty the next morning.

Belle: "Hey, Beauty."

Beauty turns away.

Beauty: "I don't want to talk to you. Please leave me alone."

Later, Pearl secretly possesses Belle again. While Beauty talks angrily with the boys, possessed Belle approaches her aggressively. Pearl's spirit exits Belle at the last moment, leaving Belle confused and unable to explain her behavior.

The boys confront Belle.

Jack: "What's going on with you?"

Liam: "You've been acting like someone is controlling you ever since Pearl arrived."

Belle freezes as the words sink in. She looks across the courtyard and sees Pearl standing at a distance, watching her with an unreadable expression.

Belle is avoiding Pearl when Pearl approaches her with a pleading expression.

Pearl: "Please, Belle. Hear me out. Can we talk at our usual quiet spot during break?"

Belle reluctantly agrees.

At the secluded spot, Pearl asks about Belle's conversation with the boys.

Pearl: "What exactly did they say about me?"

Belle explains that the boys suspect something strange has been happening since she arrived.

Pearl listens silently. Then her face changes into an unsettling smile.

Nearby, the boys secretly record the conversation on a phone because they have noticed Belle's strange behavior.

At the school's secluded break area, Beauty and Belle finally reconcile.

Beauty: "I've missed my friend. I forgive you."

Belle looks relieved, and they embrace.

Suddenly, Belle's expression turns cold. Pearl's dark spirit has entered her body again. Belle shoves Beauty away and advances toward her threateningly.

The boys, watching from a distance, begin recording. They rush forward when Belle raises her hands to unleash a powerful gust of wind.

Jack: "Stop!"

Pearl's spirit bursts out of Belle in a cloud of dark smoke. Belle immediately regains control and stares at Beauty in horror.

Belle: "Beauty, I didn't—"

Beauty backs away, frightened, and leaves with tears in her eyes.

Liam shows Belle the recording.

Jack: "You nearly hurt your best friend. We don't know what's happening to you anymore."

Belle watches the footage, speechless .

At home, Belle sits quietly at the dinner table, unable to concentrate on her meal. Her mother notices her distress.

Mother: "Belle, what's wrong?"

Belle hesitates.

Belle: "Mom, can someone attend a school for superpowered students without having powers?"

Mother: "I wouldn't think so. Why?"

Belle tells her everything about Pearl, the unexplained attacks, and the strange behavior the boys recorded.

Her mother listens carefully.

Mother: "What if Pearl has the ability to control other people? What if she's entering your body?"

Belle looks shocked.

Belle: "But I would never hurt Beauty."

Mother: "Then prove what happened. But you won't be able to do it alone. You need your friends."

Belle: "They won't even talk to me."

Mother: "Then give them a reason to listen."

The next morning at school, Belle sees Beauty walking with Pearl. She looks away and approaches Jack, Liam, and Noah.

Belle: "I need your help. I think Pearl has been controlling me."

The boys listen as Belle explains her suspicions.

Belle: "Think about it. Where was Pearl every time those things happened?"

The boys begin recalling the incidents: the shove, the locked restroom, and the confrontation.

Liam: "Pearl was missing during the attacks."

Belle: "Exactly. What if she has been possessing me? And what if Beauty is her real target?"

Jack looks toward Beauty and Pearl.

Jack: "How do we convince Beauty? They seem closer than ever."

Belle: "We need proof. Let's follow Pearl and catch her in the act."

In the school corridor, a student accidentally bumps into Pearl, scattering her books across the floor.

Pearl: "You should apologize."

The boy laughs and walks away.

Pearl watches him leave, her face filling with anger.

Pearl: "You'll regret that."

During break, Pearl sits alone in a secluded area. Her soul rises out of her body and travels across the grounds into the student's body.

The possessed boy suddenly begins fighting another student during a ball game. The confrontation escalates, and he is injured. Teachers rush in to stop the incident and call for medical assistance.

Belle and the boys, who have secretly followed Pearl, witness the spirit returning to Pearl's body.

Noah whispers: "You were right. It's her!"

Belle: "We have to protect Beauty."

Pearl opens her eyes and returns to class, acting as though nothing happened. She does not realize the others witnessed her ability.

Later at school, Beauty approaches Belle.

Beauty: "Did you hear what happened to the boy who threw your books?"

Belle: "Yes. He got exactly what he deserved."

Beauty studies Belle with a suspicious expression.

Later, inside the school bathroom, Belle confronts Pearl.

Belle: "I know what you've been doing. You don't have to hide it anymore."

Pearl turns to leave. Belle catches her by the sleeve and stops her.

Pearl smiles coldly.

Pearl: "What if it's true? What are you going to do?"

Belle: "I'll save my friend."

Pearl leans closer.

Pearl: "Oops. Too late."

The school bell rings. Pearl walks away with a sinister smile while Belle stands frozen, realizing Beauty may already be in danger.

Inside the classroom, Belle secretly writes a warning letter to Beauty.

The note reads: "You are in danger. Pearl is controlling people. Please meet me so I can explain."

Belle passes the folded letter to a student and asks him to deliver it to Beauty.

Pearl notices the exchange and intercepts the letter before it reaches Beauty. She unfolds it, reads it, and tears it up.

Pearl approaches Beauty with a friendly smile.

Pearl: "Would you come somewhere with me after school? I want to show you something."

Beauty agrees, unaware that Pearl has destroyed the warning.