Episode 55: Acceptance

## Synopsis

Henry and Sammie are able to talk Whittaker through his grief and help him come to terms with the fact that he can't change what's happened to his brother. They take him to the hospital to help him say goodbye and are then able to kill the Dream Weaver. Oliver seems to have give Elise some kind of protection against being mind wiped, so the crew take her to be looked at by Miguel.

## Episode Description

It's time for the finale of this wibbly-wobbly, time-wimey arc. Our heroes have the answers they need to end the threat, but can they do it before one or more of their friends (?) are hurt?

## Key Events

* Elise learns that Sammie can do magic and that Bjorn and Henry are some kind of magical creature.
* The crew finds Whittaker and the Dream Weaver attached to him. They explain the situation and he comes to terms with his brother's death. The creature lets go of Whittaker and they are able to kill it.
* Henry bags the Dream Weaver up to take it back to the Fort for examination and disposal.
* Oliver asks Sammie to meet him at a later time so they can talk in private.

## Summary

Sammie and Henry run in after Elise to make sure she doesn't get herself killed. Sammie tries to tell Elise to get out of here, but she wants to know what's going on in the museum. Sammie at least convinces Elise to walk behind her.

Oliver asks Bjorn if he can have his case back that Henry took. Bjorn says no. They follow the rest of the group with Bjorn keeping a close eye on Oliver. Once Oliver catches up with the group, Elise asks how Sammie and Oliver know each other. Sammie counters and asks how Oliver and Elise know each other. Elise says that Oliver has been coming to her coffee shop for the past several weeks. Sammie narrows her eyes at Oliver.

The group enters into a large gallery full of dinosaur skeletons. The largest pedestal in the middle is empty, with the plaque reading "tyrannosaurus rex." Sammie throws up a magical wall just in time to block the skeleton of the t-rex from approaching. Elise sees Sammie do this magic before Sammie directs her to go into cover.

Bjorn yells that someone should go find Whittaker and launches himself into the air, manifesting his wings, to draw the t-rex's attention. Henry is able to shoot the t-rex in a surprise attack from behind before Bjorn quickly finishes it off with another shot. The t-rex falls into a pile of bones on the ground.

Elise starts to ask questions about what happened and why Bjorn has wings, but they brush it off for now. Sammie focuses on the energy tied to Whittaker and tries to find where he is. She sees him looking exhausted and drained, leaving his office. Sammie runs to where they found him last, only to open the door to find a room full of dolls blinking at them. She says it's the right room, wrong floor, as the last time they were here the ship had collapsed the building.

They quickly find the nearest set of stairs and head up them. In the hallway, they finally spot Whittaker. He is looking pale, tired, and drained. As he seems them, he stops and slumps against the wall. Sammie runs up to him and tells him they know what's going on and that they're here to help him. Whittaker slides down onto the floor, saying there's nothing they can do. Sammie crouches down beside him and tells him they know about the time loop and the creature causing it. Whittaker makes sure she knows about "it" and then begins to unbutton his shirt.

Whittaker pulls his shirt to the side to reveal a small creature stuck to his chest. It is a fuzzy green creature with small hands that are suctioned onto his skin. Where the hands are attached to Whittaker's chest, the skin is puffy and inflamed. The creature does not have any legs, its body tapers into a long, prehensile tail which is wrapped tightly around Whittaker's stomach. Whittaker tells Sammie that she can't take it off, he's tried.

Sammie explains to Whittaker that the only way to get the creature to release its grasp is for him to accept that he can't change what happened to his brother. Whittaker says that he can't, that his brother is all he has left. He says every time the loop has reset, he can't bring himself to say goodbye. He explains that his brother had a stroke and he'd do anything to change it. Sammie tells him she understands the pain of watching a loved one die, but that if he doesn't let go of his brother the creature will kill him too.

Henry crouches down beside Whittaker and Sammie to say that he understands what grief eating away at someone feels like. He says that accepting and moving on is the only way to make it out of the pain of the loss. Whittaker nods and looks to Sammie, asking if she can take him to the hospital to see his brother so he can say goodbye. Bjorn has to carry Whittaker, who is too weak to walk to the car.

Sammie turns her attention to Oliver. She's still suspicious of him after his stunt with Elise. She wants to take away anything magical from him before they go to the hospital as she's not sure what he's up to. She uses her Third Eye to try and sense where the magical points of energy are on his body again. She notices that his hand is in his pocket again and she realizes the small case Henry had in his pocket is gone and back in Oliver's pocket. Oliver notices that Sammie has noticed him and suggests they get to the hospital as time is of the essence.

Bjorn, Henry, Sammie, Oliver, Elise, and Whittaker pile into Bjorn's SUV and head to the hospital. They go to Whittaker's brother's room. Whittaker sits at his brother's bedside and holds his hand. He asks if Sammie will sit with him. Sammie sits in a chair beside him and keeps a hand on his shoulder. Whittaker calls in the doctors and tells them he's ready. The doctors remove his brother from life support.

After the doctors leave, Whittaker suddenly gasps and starts unbuttoning his shirt again. The creature has let go of him and is perched on his stomach. Bjorn quickly closes the door to the room. Sammie grabs the Dream Weaver and it latches onto her arm. Sammie's mind is suddenly transported back to the memory of standing in her apartment, watching one of the Order members shoot Elise.

The others in the room see Sammie go completely stiff as the creature grabs and holds onto her. Bjorn runs up to snatch the creature off of Sammie and the same thing happens to him - his mind is launched back to the memory of seeing his squad being killed by the djinn. Sammie comes back to herself in time to see Oliver stab the creature in the spine with a knife he's carrying. The creature shrieks and lets go of Bjorn, falling to the ground. Sammie quickly grabs her silver knife and stabs through it into the floor. The Dream Weaver immediately stops moving.

Henry grabs some gloves and a trash bag from the room and picks the creature up and into the bag to take back to the Fort. Whittaker looks immediately better - some color has returned to his face and he's able to stand on his own. His chest has large handprints burned into them from the creature that will likely scar, but he otherwise looks okay. He says that he'd like to go home to start getting things in order for his brother.

Bjorn takes a step toward Whittaker to wipe his memories and Oliver cuts him off, putting a hand on Bjorn's chest. Oliver whispers to him that people already think Whittaker is crazy and that he doesn't need to do the spell. They leave the hospital room without removing Whittaker's memories and Sammie notices, once again, that Oliver's hand is in his pocket. Sammie leans over to Henry and whispers for him to check his pockets. He confirms his pocket is now empty again.

As they are heading to the car, Oliver trails behind. Elise asks if they can talk about what happened, but Sammie says they still have things they need to take care of. Sammie turns to Oliver and asks if he'll come with them to the Fort, but he declines. He asks Sammie if she'll meet him for coffee, alone. Sammie agrees and Oliver gives her his number - it's on a business card with his name written in large letters. Bjorn says he thinks they'll be seeing a lot more of Oliver in the future and it would benefit them all if they could work together. Oliver also gives a business card to Bjorn.

Before Oliver can leave, Sammie confronts him again on what he did to Elise. He says he promises that he didn't hurt her, just that he needed some insurance because he doesn't trust her enough yet. Sammie counters that she can't trust him if he's going to mess with her friends. Bjorn asks that if, against his better judgement, he can trust Oliver to not give away their secrets. Oliver agrees that, against his better judgement, he will.

Oliver says that he'll reach out to Sammie to set up a time to meet. She agrees. Oliver says it's a date then. Henry chokes on a laugh in the background. It eats at Bjorn to let Oliver walk away, but they don't seem to have any other choice at the moment.

Bjorn, Sammie, Henry, and Elise get into the SUV to head to the Fort. Elise asks again about what's going on with Oliver and everything that's happened. Bjorn again tries to mind wipe Elise once they're in the car. They all see Elise's eyes flash green as Elise demands again to know what he's trying to do. Sammie says they need to get her to Miguel to find out what Oliver has done to her and Bjorn sheepishly admits to Elise that he was trying to erase her memories of them.

Elise says that she wants to leave the car now, knowing the truth of what Bjorn has been trying to do to her. Sammie promises that it's safe and that she needs to come with them so they can figure out what's going on. Elise says that she doesn't want to forget what happened. Sammie avoids saying they won't wipe her memory directly, but insists they need to get her to someone who can remove the curse Oliver put on her. Sammie again promises they won't hurt her and Elise agrees to come with them.

They take Elise to the Fort to have Miguel take a look at her. Miguel is in his workshop and cusses about bringing yet another person to their 'secret' base as he sees them.

## List of Appearances

* Sammie Overbrook
* Henry Marlowe
* Bjorn Olafson
* Oliver Allen Evans
* Elise Romano
* Whittaker
* Miguel Rodriguez

## Roll Tracker

**Hannah Level Up:** Took "Earth" for Combat Magic

## Harm Dealt

 Andrew/Bjorn
 Hannah/Sammie