Fate: Squadix Saga | Season 2 | Episode 3 | Your Newfound Popularity

*In the specialists' room* where it was left from the end of the previous episode, Gone with the Wind* Lucas: Octavian set fire to the house. Orion: Yeah, I know. He's short-tempered. It always was. Lucas: I missed this bedtime story. Can you take this crap back? I know it's not actually Octavian's. Orion: It's only been a few months and you're already starting to talk to him, Lucas. Lucas: How did you get in? Orion: Harvey. We have to talk. Lucas: Oh no. You'll get caught sneaking into school like that. After everything Steph did to get you out. Orion: I narrowly escaped today. And it made me realize that it was only a matter of time before they found me. What do you want me to do? I could not go into exile before seeing you. I'm telling you I'm sorry. Lucas: Okay. You said it. you can leave now Orion: What do I need to do to fix the situation? Lucas: *Gets mad at Orion who didn't understand* Go away! Leave Alfea, Black Bridge, everything! Go away and never come back! *They go their separate ways* Octavian: Orion! Nice of you to visit us! Rosalind: How did he find me? Fortunately, some still care about legal status. Harvey: I'm sorry. Rosalind: So different. And yet, you have the same weakness. And that's why I didn't have children. Take him to the East Wing! We have room. *Episode 3 begins* *Steph and Jade are shopping in the Black Bridge* Steph: I swear you gave me the worst. Jade: You volunteered. Steph: I offered to help you a little with the banquet so we could get out of school to see Theodore. Then someone came up with elaborate ideas for a sophisticated banquet. Jade: The Graduate Banquet is very important. All major alumni from the past 50 years will be there. Steph: And you want them to know you helped with the flower arrangements? Jade: What do you want to know? Steph: Yes. Jade: The banquet was the first step in my 20-year plan. Principal Dowling would make me a graduate. They took me on an internship in the capital, I would return to Alfea to teach, I would climb the hierarchical ladder. Eventually, at another banquet, Dowling would resign and I would become headmistress. That look is why I'm not revealing my plan. Steph: No! I just think I... I didn't think beyond lunch today. And she's not sure about him either. Jade: Haven't you thought about your life after Alfea? Steph: I mean, in Gardenia, all I wanted to do was finish high school, but... Live a normal life. To become an artist or an accountant. Then we arrived at Alfea. We have ten minutes. I walk into Theodore's shop* Steph: I think he keeps the missing fairies in the East Wing. I looked for an entrance. Rosalind put a guard on everything. Theodore: The guards will be very busy tonight. My colleagues are big stars now. They must be protected. Jade: So we're sneaking into the East Wing tonight? During the banquet? Thedore: Or anytime. No rush. What's a few fairies without magic? Rosalind will probably attack you. And "probably" is enough, right? I know it's risky, but after today's vote, it's going to be a lot harder to beat Rosalind. Steph: Which vote? Jade: Queen Seraphina appoints the headmistress, but the alumni vote for her. Normally it's a formality, but... Theodore: Rosalind hasn't seen these people in 16 years. So he'll remind us all who he is tonight. If it goes well, he has the director position secured. If not... Steph: What will the most powerful people in Cerestia think if they find out that Rosalind is stealing her students' magic? You just need proof. Jade: Come on, we have to go back. *Leaves the store with Steph turning towards Alfea* Steph: Did you call? Theodore: Ortiz? Not. Orion is safe if we don't know much about it. Steph: I know. When Lucas told me he told him to leave, I didn't think he would... and he would. Theodore: The relationships between children and those who are not their parents are complicated. *In Alfea* Octavian: You are not prized for speed. Lucas: I may go. This is an award. Octavian: I suppose you heard from Zyon what happened at Orion's house. Lucas: You mean at my house? Yes I heard. Octavian: It will be a long and tiring evening. Arrogant graduates who have never worked a day in their lives. That helps me bear them. Specialist: Zyon! Octavian: Take the afternoon off! *Got champagne at Lucas in hand* Adjust your attitude. And his by the way. *Walks away from Lucas* You're not in a good mood. Specialist: He has an obstacle. Zyon: Yes, I know he has a handicap. Specialist: What a repressed frustration, Zy! Looks like the rumors are true. The stolen threes were too much for you. Zyon: They weren't. Except that the phase was smoked. Specialist: Did someone report him? Marla: Is it because of my hair and likeness? Specialist: *Shows Marla's hair leading back from Zyon* Not bad. *Having fun* Marla: *Hears noise* Harvey: Christopher, go and be done! Nicholas: *Appears* Hello! Jade: Is that your place? Nicholas: I just... Jade: I'm moving. Nicholas: We were leaving anyway. Jade: I can move. *Moves* Nicholas: I wanted to leave anyway. Good. See you later! *Leaves* Angelica: So the evening is divided into two events. An informal meeting between students and graduates and then the banquet itself which is only for graduates and VIPs. Steph: Let me guess, are you a VIP? Angelica: My mother is not coming this year, but my uncle is coming. I have a lot to talk about with him, but I'll keep him talking until you get proof. Steph: Is it in trust? Angelica: Yes, he sees people exactly as they are. And he's not afraid to say it. There is no great love between him and Rosalind. Steph: At least there's someone who sees her for who she really is. *In the lab* Rosalind: *Tests on mouse* Octavian: *Appears* Guests arrive. Everything is ready. Rosalind: We should go. *Walks with Octavian* Octavian: The guards know what to do. Rosalind: *Takes book* Time for dinner and a show. *In the room* Jade: *Sees the banquet start* I think it's Duke Hammerström. Marla: Duke Hammer-who? Jade: Hammerström. Angelica: A kind of heavenly Jeff Bezos. It launched thought-based shopping. Jade: Duke Oscar Hammerström, Mage of the Mind, graduated in '82. And it has a monopoly on the products of the Other World. Marla: Did you make notepads? Jade: They're good ice breakers. Marla: That's not how you break the ice in conversations. Jade: Aimee Leroy, nice to meet you! Yesterday I was making tea and you reminded me of your theory of elementary fluid mechanics. Yes, they are all successful. *Girls laugh* But, we have time to socialize before we attack the East Wing. Marla: I'll stay with you to make sure we temper the other pearls here. Steph: Are all the Alfea finishers also like Duke Hammerstrong? Are there no normal jobs in the Otherworld? Of engineers or... Angelica: I'm sure they are, but most of them didn't graduate from Alfea. The reason all the graduates are so influential is because this school is the best. Steph: I found the entrance to the East Wing and I think it's easier to go alone. Jade: Never mind. Steph: It's okay, I'm... And if I get caught Rosalind will forgive me. Angelica: Yes, keep your thoughts! *Tulip knocks on the door* Angelica: *Goes to open the door* Can I help you? Tulipa: I exterminated her from Rosalind's office. A little pre-alcohol? Angelica: I'm a bit busy right now, but I'm sure Zyon isn't. Tulipa: We have a lot to talk about. We're not... I cast it to gain Rosalind's trust, which failed miserably... And.. Angelica: I'm sorry, Tulipa. I have no time at all now. *Closes the door* Zyon: That's a nice bottle of champagne. Lucas: How much to make up for burning down my house? Zyon: Your house wasn't that great anyway. *Drink* At least you used your bed once. I'm surprised the house wasn't already on fire when I arrived. What happened? Can't find the night light? Lucas: Do you think that's funny? Zyon: I'm just being selfish. Tulipa and Rosalind have also been pulling for me recently and not in a good way. Lucas: You still don't remember anything? Zyon: No. I just remember being served on a tray by my girlfriend and Rosalind playing with my mind. Lucas: What did Rosalind want? Zyon: I have no idea. It's all a blur. Does not matter. All that matters is that he told me the shrew was Tuli. Good thing it's over. *Knocks on the door* Zyon: Come in! Lucas: I'm going to take a shower. Matteo: What the hell is going on? Zyon: Great question! But I want you to be more specific. Matteo: Something happened between you and Tulipa, but don't tell me what. Zyon: Tulipa is elusive how shocking! It's over. I didn't know what to report to you all. Matteo: And us? Whatever happens, we are still... Zyon: There is no "we", Matteo. There is no "two of us". I thought we had established that. Look, I'm sorry, but... it's not about you. It never was. *After leaving the champagne at their table* *Leaves from Matteo* *Before the Banquet* Steph: I assume the guards will leave when the banquet starts, but if not, maybe distract them with something. Rosalind: You all look wonderful. Steph: An important night. Rosalind: More than you think. Come with me. *goes with Steph* Jade: Not good. Angelica: I choose to think positively. Keep me posted. *Goes to her uncle* Uncle Remus! Remus: Angelica! *kiss on cheek* Marla: Now that it's just the two of us, shall we try some human conversation? Jade: I'm not a robot. Rosalind: Don't tell anyone, but I hate these dates. Jasmina, nice to see you! Jasmina: Thank you! Rosalind: Money and social status. Status and money. What a deplorable existence! Steph: But you need their vote. Rosalind: That's right. That's why I'd like you to join me today. There's a seat next to me at the banquet. Steph: I thought only important people attended. Rosalind: You're the first fairy to transform in generations. Can it be more important than that? Steph: I like the picture too. Rosalind: It catches on quickly. Steph: What if I don't feel like being used? Rosalind: She is Field Marshal Omega Newton, in command of the Cerestian Army. I wonder what he would say if he knew you and your girlfriend attacked his caravan and freed Orion Ortiz. I think he would get angry. Want to find out? Field Marshal. Rosalind. Omega: And who do we have here? Rosalind: She's my star student. Omega: The Fairy Who Transformed. Rosalind: Steph. Steph: Nice to meet you! Jade: How comfortable are you now? Marla: I have training. In Palcadice, I was dragged to many fundraisers with my parents. Don't forget that all these adults were our age. Jade: Aimee Leroy. I need to talk to her. Marla: Of course I do. Nicholas: *Talks to Aimee* Thanks! Bye! Marla: That's it. Jade: A little girl with notes. About Aimee Leroy. Marla: Marry him! Theodore: We need to talk. Here, Come on! Angelica: Then, out of nowhere, Rosalind stabbed me in the back? I know I'm not perfect, but... Remus: A monitoring jewel is a bit much. Angelica: Yes. Remus: Everyone at home agrees. Angelica: Thank you! My mother thinks I'm some kind of delinquent. Remus: I know who you are. Don't worry. Angelica: Can you convince her to take it out? Remus: From me, you have an immaculate report, you just know. But your mother turns a deaf ear to what Rosalind says now. Angelica: And if it disappears? I don't think you want someone outside of the family to have that much power. Remus: Whatever I felt about her, I wouldn't express my feelings in public. Waitress: Champagne, sir? Remus: Thank you! How kind! Now where's that roommate of yours? Angelica: Which one? Remus: Angelica! Only one matters. The fairy that transformed. Angelica: Steph! You sure are interesting to Steph. Steph: *Story from previous season to this season of Burned/Incinerated* (See Season 1 of my first story list, Squadix Saga | Season 1 episodes 1-6) When the Incinerated (Burned) attacked I knew what to do, for earlier Rosalind had taught me at the Stone Circle how to access magic. Rosalind: *Remembers from the past* I remember how we used to train you like that too. It paid off. Philip has been the mayor of Black Bridge for decades. He is loved by everyone. How's your wife doing? Philip: That's good, thanks. Jade: I sent him 20 messages. Don't answer me Marla: He didn't leave Rosalind's side. Theodore: And he won't either. He has a seat next to her at the banquet. Marla: He can't go to the East Wing. Theodore: No. But it's not the end of the world as long as someone else is doing it. Jade: Look after us, it seems. Marla: Can we wait any longer? Theodore: We need to move faster. Steph is strong. If Rosalind gains access to her power she could vaporize all... Jade: Got it. Rosalind plus Steph equals minus. Theodore: Yes. *Goes* Steph: *Checks phone* Rosalind: Stop it or I'll fry it. Tulipa: So I'm relegated to the ranks of the plebeians? Octavian: I assumed you wouldn't want to come. Tulipa: I don't want to. But I should join you at the banquet. It's not the most ordinary biscuit from the Other World. Incredible! Octavian: Don't be fooled! The tulip. Yes. I wouldn't want to spoil Rosalind's mysterious plan for the evening. What the? We're leaving! Matteo: Please? Tulipa: It's stupid. Matteo: I'm talking to my friends. Tulipa: About what? Number of calories or weights? How to avoid leafing a book? Matteo: I thought you were a complex character. Like bravado is a shield for the scared little girl in you, but you're really mean. And how sad that you have the impression that people are afraid of you. That's not the case. I just don't like you. *Turns to his friends* I'm sorry. What were we talking about? Tulipa: You can be mean to me. You can flirt with stupid boys. You can do anything. He will never love you. So you know. Jade: Let's go! The East Wing is over here. *goes with Marla* Rosalind: I said you'd like a partner. Steph: *Smiles at Lucas* Hi! Lucas: Hello! I thought you were going to be a secret agent. *Everyone takes their seats* Steph: Me too. Rosalind has other ideas. They're dealing with Jade and Marla, so I have to keep an eye on Rosalind. What the? Here you go? Lucas: You look so... I can't believe you're my girlfriend. Angelica: ...and to feel terrible. What are you doing here? Steph: Rosalind invited me. Remus: Thank God! Someone with something to say. I want to hear everything. I wonder why it's empty? Thanks! Marla: Are you sure around here? Jade: I think so. Rosalind: Do you know Theodore? Steph: I saw him in town. Rosalind: What a disappointment! Octavian tried to make a Specialist out of him, but... Octavian: Sisyphean work... *Eats* Remus: Octavian, one day you must visit us in the capital for Angelica's old manners teacher to teach a lesson An adorable My Fair Lady moment! At least Lucas was lucky enough to be raised by Orion. So it was kind of like a blind man leading the blind. Angelica: Uncle Remus! Remus: *Laughs* Come on! You just know it's true. It's not your fault! But if you and my niece had stayed together, what a scandal! Although you seem to have recovered quite well. You got your hands on the fairy that transformed. Good job! Lucas: He didn't get his hands on anything. Angelica: Maybe some water. Remus: Don't be that girl! Rosalind: Excuse me a moment. Remus: More of the other. Steph: Rosalind. Sorry, the atmosphere at the table was getting a little heated. Remus: Thank you! Angelica: Maybe if you let it be softer. Remus: Everyone is so delicate. Lucas: No, you just carry like a royal ox. Remus: What did he tell me? Lucas: Sorry. Do you want me to speak louder? Remus: You realize you're nothing. Yes? Less even. I have more important cleaning staff than you. Angelica: Don't talk to him like that! You can't be so rude to my friends! Every comment out of your mouth was an insult, more or less subtle. And you're drunk. Yes, I'm that girl. Go drink some water! Remus: Your mother was right. You have changed. What a shame! And you really wanted to get rid of that stone. Rosalind: He's an unwilling, but I need him. Steph: For the vote? Rosalind: Among other things. Steph: Why are you so secretive? I don't understand what you're after. You threaten me, you threaten my friends. Then you invite my lover to the table. You act like we're rivals and then... Rosalind: You think I'm hatching evil plots, don't you? It's my fault, probably. I cultivate this personality. First, I want to be honest. I wouldn't herd you and your friends. I would lose your trust. And do you know how much it would hurt my image? This room is full of people who want to see me fail. I'm secretive because any move has to be off course or they'll jump on me. Steph: I love you. Rosalind: Nobody loves the strong. You will find out soon. Fortunately, fear works too. And secretive. Steph: Yes, you have a talent. Rosalind: I have to have some fun. I'm sorry, I brought you up with a lot of talk. But, you need to know something. You really are my star student. The transformation, the defeat of the Incinerates, is only the beginning of your story. A story I am lucky to follow. You will shape the Otherworld more than any of these fairies and more than your girlfriends. It won't be easy. I'm on your side. Now, excuse me, but I have something secret to attend to.*Checks phone and walks away from Steph* *Bassement* Jade: Haven't I been here already? Marla: Unclear. All the halls look the same. Creepy. What did they hear? You do not answer. You are killing me. Jade: My life is a graph. I don't really have room... Marla: No, we won't finish! Don't use your goals as an excuse. It's something deeper. Jade: I don't like doing things I'm not good at and I'm not good at it. Marla: What things? Jade: I've never been with a guy. I mean. Never. I know some things happen naturally, but what if they don't? If I make sacrifices for something will I fail? Or worse, something that will hurt me. Marla: You want to protect yourself. I understand you perfectly. Trust me, you don't have to protect yourself from falling in love. Jade, we are designed to fall in love. When intestinal batteries are compatible, the bodies secrete hormones. Crazy, right? And yet we resist. Why? So that we don't get hurt. Let's maintain an illusion of control. Losing control is the best part. And, yes, it probably will. When it happens, it might feel horrible, but it's part of life. Don't refuse to live. Jade: I think we've arrived. This is the lab, but... Marla: Do you smell something? Alcohol. He was sterilized. I close it just in case. *Closes* Jade: We need proof. An empty lab is not proof. And... Did you hear? The lights... Wait. Let me... Maybe there's something wrong with the plug? Ready. Marla: Jade! Jade: Over there! I found him! Marla: Stop it! Stop channeling. I don't think your magic is working. Jade: Where is he? Marla: I don't know. Jade: It's there. Help me! If magic doesn't work, how about chemistry? Marla: Is that it? Steph: Yeah, I caught him. It looks like sludge. Angelica: We're filming Rosalind's dungeon in the East Wing. Plus pictures of that book. And Marla and I saw what he did to Gasper. Steph: I don't know if that's enough. Maybe we need more evidence. Angelica: We can't wait. We won't have so many influential people together. Steph: What if we're wrong? Rosalind knows I helped Ortiz. Jade: It must be removed. Steph: No, I didn't tell anyone. He said he wouldn't either... I know I shouldn't, but that's it, I believe it. Angelica: It's complicated. It's quite simple. Quite a cliché. Marginalized all my life. You got the taste and now you can't get enough. Steph: You don't know what you're talking about. Angelica: I know exactly because I went through it. You seem to forget that this was my life. Your 15 minutes of fame will kill people. If you don't do the right thing, I will. *Goes* Rosalind: ...stay in the right hands. Remus: Hands strong enough to contain the power. How about we finish the vote once and for all so we can keep drinking? Angelica: Rosalind is not who she seems. After torturing him in her laboratory, after stealing his magic, Rosalind left the student to die. Gasper deserves more. Heaven deserves more. Rosalind: I hate to break protocol but there may be some hiccups in her Majesty's theory. Steph: Gasper. (Gasper probably lives) Rosalind: About a month ago, the mayor of Staffshord called me. Two fairies, recently extramatured from Alfea, have disappeared from the Black Bridge. They were later found in a catatonic state. geraniums I offered to help. But until he found out the answers, he made me keep everything a secret. He didn't want to cause panic. I have to admit, I was gutted until I borrowed a document from the Royal Archives, with Remus's permission. In it, we found an ancient creature called the Scropes (if Rosalind said the word "Scropes" is only from the ancestral period so the girls will say later/next to the end episodes of this season, we continue now) originally from the Dark Realm. (Steph will find her unnamed birth mother at the end of this season's episode 7) She feeds on magic. (Meaning if the fairies won't have magic because magic is the food of the Rascals) Realized that this is what happened to the poor fairies. I've been studying a Rogue here since I captured him. It wasn't until I found Gasper that I got the answers I needed. I brought him back from the brink of death. I probed their minds and the picture became clear. The rascals were summoned by a Blood Witch. Our ancient enemies have discovered how to steal our magic. If the Blood Witches continue to use the Rogues, the magic of the fairies, and thus the fairies themselves, will cease to exist (ie, the fairies will die forever). Clearly, despite my best efforts to keep my investigation secret, some of you sensed the danger and acted. We will rely on your courage in the coming days, facing our enemy truth. Thank you for joining us (Rosalind talked more about the Scavengers and feeding them) Students, you are free to leave for now. Except you, Steph. Jade: Angelica, are you okay? Angelica: I'm fine. I need a moment. Marla: He wasn't dead. He didn't kill him. Jade: I was wrong. I was so sure we were right. But I was wrong. Marla: How else could you go wrong? Go! Zyon: A true bear fairy. Magnified drink in your honor. Marla: I don't pay you for hook lines. Zyon: What, my Bear Fairy is good bad! Marla: Does anyone believe that number? A bad boy with a heart of gold. Zyon: I don't know, you tell me! You believe me? Marla: No. But I just found out I'm not a killer, so... Zyon: Luckily a non-killer is exactly what I'm looking for right now. Nicholas: Leroy was great. Hammerström was... Jade: I avoided him. too drunk Intelligent. Nicholas: He only talked to me for 45 minutes. I make a list of the types of alcohol he drank. Jade: I might still have time to swim. Nicholas: You have to stick to the schedule. Jade: I had a rough day. I need to clear my mind. See you at the river in ten minutes? Or in 15 to do some abs? And I'd wear the new Speedo. Rosalind: We will find the Blood Witches who did this and take them out. Omega: What resources will we need? Rosalind: For now, I have everything I need here at school. I wanted you to meet Steph for a reason. Not only is she a young and strong fairy. But inside it falls a magic of legend. The galaxy. Everyone: The Galaxy. Rosalind: Which means Steph is the key to saving our world. Know. Is much. Steph: At the Stone Circle he told me that the Blood Witches kidn*pped me and kept me at Lumen Global. Because of this thing in me? The galaxy. Rosalind: Yes. Steph: What about my parents? They have it too or... Rosalind: I didn't lie to you then. I don't know where you come from. But the Blood Witches know. We will fight them and find out. Steph: He hid a lot from me. I don't know if I can trust you. Rosalind: Maybe that will help. Steph: What is this? Orion: It's a pardon. Steph: Ortiz. Rosalind I've been insisting on Remus for a week about this s**t. Angelica was going to ruin everything this afternoon. Steph: I don't understand. Why... Rosalind: Time to bury the hatchet. We have a common enemy. Blood witches are a scourge to the Otherworld. Every time we chase them away, they creep back. Orion: He's right. And if they regroup to make a move, they must be stopped before it's too late. *Outside* Tulipa: *Smokes* Whoever you are, leave a bitter girl alone, bro! Scropes: *Appears to feed on Tulipa's magic* Tulipa: *Gets scared of Scropes leaving his unlit cigarette on the grass* *End of episode 3*