The Return to Dewberry

**"The Return to Dewberry"** is the first episode of the fourth seasonof *The 48th Street Fellowship*. It is the 26th episode of the series overall.

## Plot

*Twenty-three years have passed. Whispers of evil are crawling back to Dewberry, calling the Fellowship back to fulfil their oath.*

## Synopsis

In 2012, 23 years after the events of 1989, Michael Tomlinson is revealed to have been the member of the Fellowship to have stayed in Dewberry and is now a teacher of mathematics at Dewberry High. He also serves as a counsellor for the children. He is approached by a young girl, Sasha, who reveals she had been self-harming herself and may even commit suicide. Michael comforts her and uses his powers to draw away her pain, removing her scars and increasing her vitality. Michael manages to contain the pain instead of screaming. Sasha promises to keep Michael's powers a secret.

That night, Michael suddenly has the strange sensation much like the ones he used to have in '89. This attack is far more serious, sending him into a state of panic. He calms down and does some research on his laptop before calling a number he found.

In Los Angeles, California, James DeLare wakes up to a phone call. He picks it up and does not recognise Michael's voice, but expresses delight when Michael reveals who he is. Michael reveals that he believes the Dark Lord is returning, prompting James to fulfil his blood oath. James agrees and they begin researching their old friends. They discover that MJ now lives in Seattle, Washington; Brooklyn is a sitting member of the US House of Representatives; Rose became a successful country singer, currently on tour of the south; neither of them can find traces of Max or Ellie, but Michael knows where Ellie is. James agrees to find MJ and Rose, while Michael is to find Brooklyn and Ellie, while hoping that any of them know where Max is.

James packs his bags and tells his wife that he is leaving. When she asks why, James reminds her of the story he told her about the events of the late 80s. Diane says she understands and tells him she loves him. James says goodbye to his children before beginning the long drive north to Seattle.

A day later, he searches city hall for traces of MJ, discovering he is registered with a trauma clinic. He finally tracks down MJ, alone in a bar. He offers to buy MJ a drink, with MJ shocked to see his old friend. The two hug and recite their lives over the last 23 years. MJ reveals he enlisted in the Army after 9/11, becoming one of the most skilled scouts in the Army's history and eventually wound up with a bounty on his head. He is now recovering from half a decade of alcoholism. James reveals he was in a traffic accident in the mid 90s and became addicted to pills. He was brought back from the edge by a stranger, who would later become his wife. MJ deduces that the Dark Lord has returned and agrees to accompany James back to Dewberry.

At the motel, MJ reveals he remained close friends with Rose in the last 23 years and she is at a concert in Little Rock, Arkansas. James asks MJ if he knows where Max is, but MJ goes silent. He eventually reveals that he found Max on the streets of Seattle in 2005, when he was back from a tour with his army buddies. That night, there was a fire in an apartment block, and MJ's buddies charged in to help. They never made it out, and MJ was forever angry at Max - who was invulnerable to fire - as he refused to help, saying he was on "another mission".

James and MJ make the long drive south to Arkansas, arriving in Little Rock after several hours. They head to the stadium and try to get backstage. A bouncer refuses them entry to the back, but Rose hears the chaos and recognises them as her old friends. She invites them to the back, where James tells her she has to come back to Dewberry to face their returning enemy. Rose refuses as she is on tour and has other obligations. James reminds her that she made a blood oath and that the blood of her friends flows in her. Rose says she can't, but MJ reminds her that Dewberry is their real home and the whole world is at stake. The two of them leave, with MJ reassuring James that Rose will return.

That night, the two of them are woken up in their hotel room. James opens the door to see Rose with a suitcase. James invites her in and she smiles.

The next afternoon, James turns off the highway and returns to Little Rock. Both MJ and Rose question his decision, but James says that they nearly forgot somebody.

In downtown Little Rock, Nick Mayes and Layla are revealed to be owners and managers of their own advertising agency, King and Domino Agencies; Nick is the creative director and Layla is head of marketing.

## Credits

###  Starring:

* Max Hamilton
* Ellie
* James DeLare
* MJ Baines
* Brooklyn Yates
* Michael Tomlinson
* Rose McCarthy

### Also Starring:

* Catherine Baines
* Brian Tomlinson
* Joyceln Tomlinson
* Nick Mayes
* Lucas Norman
* Layla Domino

## Trivia

* This is the first episode of the "Adulthood Trilogy".
* This is the first season premiere in which Max does not appear.

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