Season 3 - Episode 29: Contact with the Enemy

== Synopsis ==
Bjorn is able to cut the flower from the stem and free Samantha, however not before the flower spews its pink pollen, and he's infected with it. Bjorn is then completely enamored with Samantha, pulling her in for a kiss. Samantha seems to be taken with him too at first, until something cracks in her pocket and she is able to shake herself out of it. She tries to get away, but Henry hits her with a paralytic dart. After calming Bjorn down, Henry and Bjorn fly Samantha back to the Fort to the oubliette. Sammie goes to the hospital to get a dose of oxytocin for Bjorn. She leaves Oliver there for treatment and Elise stays to keep an eye on him. Sammie comes back to the Fort and gives the dose to Bjorn. Henry, Sammie, and Miguel then discuss what to do to contain Samantha as they don't have long until the paralytic wears off. Sammie suggests trying to look into Samantha's memories to see what she is so they have a better idea of what to do to control her. Sammie gets snippets of what seem like recent memories of the giant flower - then there is one with Samantha in a dark room, talking to Bjorn, saying that it's a bad idea but Bjorn insists he knows what he's doing. Samantha then breaks into Sammie's mind. She searches through Sammie's memory and finds one of her placing the knife shard that holds Jadis in a box. Samantha tells Sammie she must have known this wasn't going to go well and then reveals Jadis is a part of her. 
==Episode Description==
Henry and Bjorn try to rescue and then capture Samantha.
== Key Events ==
* Bjorn frees Samantha from the flower but, after being exposed to its pollen, is immediately enamored with Samantha. Bjorn and Henry take Samantha back to the oubliette at the Fort. 
* Sammie gets a dose of oxytocin from the hospital, leaving Oliver and Elise there so Oliver can be treated.
* Henry, Miguel, and Sammie aren't sure what to do to contain Samantha. She's currently paralyzed from Henry's dart, but won't be for long.
* Sammie tries to go through Samantha's memories. She finds a quick glimpse of Samantha talking to the alternate Bjorn, telling him that his plan won't work, but he insists he knows what he's doing. 
* Samantha breaks down Sammie's mental barriers and looks through her memories, finding the knife shard with Jadis in it. Then, Samantha reveals that Jadis is a part of her. 
== Summary ==
Henry shoots the plant with a paralytic dart. The flower head turns toward Henry, but it doesn't seem to do anything. Bjorn calls out to Henry to get ready to shoot Samantha with a dart and flies down toward the plant with his axe at the ready, planning to pin it to the ground. Bjorn does exactly that, but the flower doesn't open. Instead, it spews pink pollen out around Bjorn. Bjorn turns to hack the flower off the stem at its base. His axe doesn't quite make it through and the flower grabs Bjorn and body slams him into the ground. Bjorn summons his axe back to himself and throws it again, this time severing the flower completely from its stem. 
Bjorn calls out for Henry to stay in the sky out of the pink spores. He cuts the flower open to try and free Samantha. He finds Samantha curled up in a ball. The moment he lays eyes on her, he suddenly feels as though Samantha is the woman he's been waiting for his whole life - he feels she is stunningly beautiful and is absolutely in love. He leans down toward her to kiss her. It seems for a few moments Samantha is kissing him back. Then there's a cracking of glass. Samantha elbows him in the face and tells him to get off her and begins crawling away, reaching into her pocket to grab something. Henry quickly shoots her with a paralytic dart. Samantha drops and doesn't move. 
Bjorn, under the influence of the fungus, becomes angry and Henry, demands to know why he did that. The Bjorn's invisibility has worn off, Henry is still invisible in the sky so Bjorn cannot spot him. Henry doesn't say anything, not wanting Bjorn to attack him. Bjorn feels his heart starting to beat incredibly fast. Henry texts Sammie and tells her they have 'evil you' and Bjorn is infected with a location pin.
Henry, still invisible, calls down to Bjorn to tell him that everything is alright. He encourages Bjorn to just hold Samantha and keep her safe to try and calm him down. Henry tries to calm down Bjorn by telling him that they need to get to the hospital so they can help Samantha and Bjorn agrees. He feels his heart calming down. Henry texts Sammie to tell them they're coming to the hospital and Sammie calls Henry. Henry catches Sammie up to speed on everything that's happened. Sammie recommends they go back to the Fort instead since that's where they'll be able to contain Samantha. She says she can go to the hospital and get some oxytocin and then meet them at the Fort. 
Sammie takes Oliver and Elise to the hospital. She leaves Oliver at the hospital for treatment and Elise stays with him to keep an eye on him. Sammie gets a dose of oxytocin for Bjorn and heads over to the docks. Stanley is there to greet her, saying he's glad she's here because he doesn't know how much more cuddling he can take. Sammie walks into the oubliette and finds Bjorn still holding Samantha, stroking her hair and talking softly to her. Henry takes the oxytocin from Sammie and approaches Bjorn. Henry tries to convince Bjorn that the medicine will help him but isn't successful. Henry hands the medicine over to Sammie. Sammie walks over and crouches in front of Bjorn. Sammie attempts to tell him the truth, that he is under the effects of the plant, and she needs to give him this medicine to make sure the fungus doesn't hurt him. Sammie emphasizes that he doesn't have to leave Samantha. Bjorn agrees and Sammie injects him. 
Sammie walks back over to talk with Henry and Miguel. They quietly discuss what to do with Samantha. Miguel says he's trying to find a circle that might contain her but he doesn't know what she is. Sammie suggests that she look through Samantha's memories to figure out what she is. Henry and Miguel aren't enthusiastic about it but agree it should work as long as Bjorn remains calm. Sammie walks calmly over to Bjorn and then tells Bjorn she's going to check Samantha over with magic. Sammie closes her eyes and focuses. She immediately feels a defensive response before she's able to break through. Sammie sees snippets of memories - Samantha driving her car, her planting a small version of the giant flower they saw, her standing in a dark, large room like the oubliette telling someone this is a bad idea and Bjorn's voice responding with, "I know what I'm doing." 
Sammie is caught by surprise. Samantha breaks through Sammie's mental defenses and sorts through her memories. The last one she lands on is the knife shard with Jadis' in it stored away in a box. Then everything goes black. Sammie hears a familiar laugh - it's Jadis. Suddenly, in this black space, Samantha appears in front of Sammie. She says that Sammie had to have known this was a bad idea, then says they should introduce themselves. Then, Jadis steps into view. 
== List of Appearances ==
* Henry Marlowe
* Bjorn Olafson
* Samantha 
* Sammie Overbrook
* Stanley Marlowe
* Miguel Rodriguez
* Jadis
==Roll Tracker==
Player/Character	Move 	Roll 	Result
Wesley/Henry 	Kick Some Ass 	9 	Mixed Success
Andrew/Bjorn 	Kick Some Ass 	6 - Luck	Full Success
Andrew/Bjorn 	Kick Some Ass 	10 	Full Success
Andrew/Bjorn 	Kick Some Ass 	10 	Full Success
Andrew/Bjorn 	Act Under Pressure 	10 	Full Success
Wesley/Henry 	Kick Some Ass 	7 - Luck	Full Success
Wesley/Henry 	Manipulate Someone 	10 	Full Success
Hannah/Sammie 	Read a Bad Situation	7 	Mixed Success
Hannah/Sammie 	Use Magic: View Memories
Glitch: Problematic Side Effect	8 	Mixed Success
==Harm Taken==
Player/Character	Harm	Armor	Total	Reason for Harm
Andrew/Bjorn 	2 	2 	0 	Body slammed by giant flower
==Harm Dealt==
Player/Character	Weapon 	Harm	Target
Andrew/Bjorn 	Dragon Axe	3 	Giant Flower
Andrew/Bjorn 	Dragon Axe	3 	Giant Flower
== Arc Totals ==
Player	Harm Dealt
Andrew	6
Hannah	0
Wesley	0
Player	Harm Taken Before Armor
Andrew	2
Hannah	3
Wesley	0
Player	Harm Taken After Armor
Andrew	0
Hannah	3
Wesley	0
Player	Full Successes
Andrew	13
Hannah	11
Wesley	10
Player	Mixed Successes
Andrew	8
Hannah	22
Wesley	4
Player	Failures
Andrew	2
Hannah	4
Wesley	4
== Trivia ==
The Bjornmantha ship is born at 9:50.