Episode 59: What's Up Witches?

## Synopsis

Bjorn, Henry, Sammie, and Oliver try to rescue Helena. They put up a fight against Molly and the witches, but Helena is knocked unconscious. Bjorn snatches up Helena and tries to fly off with her, but he's shot down by a sniper.

## Episode Description

Our heroes put their plan into action to rescue Sammie's mom. Things almost immediately go sideways. As usual.

## Key Events

* Bjorn, Henry, Sammie, and Oliver fight the witches and try to save Helena, but she is knocked unconscious before they can get a Bye Bye Bomb to her.
* Bjorn grabs Helena and takes to the sky to rescue her, but is shot out of the air by a sniper and crashes to the ground.

## Summary

To prepare for their rescue mission and the fact that tomorrow is the full moon, they gather some wolfs bane for everyone except Bjorn to hold onto. Sammie and Oliver change into more reasonable clothes. Bjorn and Sammie fill Henry in on the plan with the Bye Bye Bombs. Sammie gives Henry the cloak to keep him hidden from the witches. Bjorn says that essentially the plan is for him, Henry, and Oliver to distract the witches long enough for Sammie to get a Bye Bye Bomb into Helena's plan. They also decide that Sammie should keep her phone on in her pocket so that the boys can listen in. They establish a safe word of "Helena," in case of an emergency.

Bjorn, Henry, Sammie, and Oliver head to the abandoned house near Big Gator Swamp. They hike in to the location so they don't attract attention with any vehicles. The house is large, about three stories, and they can see light coming from inside. As they get closer, Henry tells them he hears a noise from in the trees above them. Bjorn turns himself invisible and flies into the sky. He spots a flash of something in the trees. He lands beside the others and tells them they there's definitely something up there and they need to be careful not to be spotted.

Bjorn sneaks beneath the tree and sees a man in the trees with a sniper rifle. Bjorn jumps from the ground, grabs the man under his arms and covers his mouth, carries him with him high into the sky, grabs the radio from his belt, and then drops the man to his death a distance away. With the threat eliminated, Oliver and Henry move into position behind the house. Bjorn stays in the sky with the radio. Sammie walks out of the woods and to the driveway before making her way toward the house.

Sammie knocks on the door. A woman with neon green, curly hair answers. She smiles and welcomes Sammie, introducing herself as Molly. Inside, Sammie sees Helena tied to a chair in front of a fireplace. A woman with brown hair is holding a knife to Helena's throat. Sammie tries to step closer to her mom, but Molly holds her back. Sammie says that now that Molly has her, she needs to let Helena go. Molly doesn't agree.

Molly asks Sammie what she wants most in this world. Sammie says that she wants to keep everyone important to her safe. Molly says she agrees, and then calls in on the radio to ask how things are outside. "1" calls in reports everything is clear. Bjorn calls in as "2." Molly presses "2" and Bjorn puts his distraction into action. He falls out of the sky and hits terminal velocity before manifesting his scales and wings and crashing through a window on the side of the house. Bjorn lands in between Sammie and Helena. As he crashes into the room, three other witches manifest into the room.

Sammie quickly throws out a force blast to hold the woman with the knife at her mom's throat in place so that she can't act. Molly makes a move for Sammie and Bjorn puts himself between the two, trying to protect Sammie. Molly sets her hands aflame with green flame and then throws up a circle of green fire around her, Bjorn, and Sammie. Bjorn throws up an ice wall to break the ring of fire and yells at Sammie to get to her mom.

Henry and Oliver sneak in through the back door. Henry quickly takes a shot at the man in front of him, shooting him in the back of the leg. He yells and turns and uses magic to make Henry's gun feel like molten metal and burn at his hands. Henry drops his gun.

Sammie, with a Bye Bye Bomb in hand, tries desperately to get to Helena. A witch in the room holds out her hand to strike her with magic. Sammie makes a dive toward her mom and is suddenly frozen in mid-air by the witch. The witch walks up to Sammie and pulls the Bye Bye Bomb out of her hand. Sammie is still able to keep her spell in place to keep the woman with the knife frozen.

Back in the ring of fire, Molly and Bjorn face off. Bjorn manages to pin Molly to the ground, slashing her with his claws. As Bjorn slashes at her, he realizes her skin feels tough and burns at his hands. Molly twists beneath him and stabs a burning hot knife between his ribs.

Henry swipes with his claws at the man in front of him. The man is able to get a shot in with his gun before Henry slashes his throat. Henry is struck in the torso before the man collapses to the ground, dead.

Sammie is still frozen in mid-air. She creates a blast of energy that shoots out around her, hitting anyone within a ten foot radius and breaking down a nearby wall. The spell holding her is broken and she falls to the ground. The woman holding the knife to Helena's throat is blasted back and the knife sinks into her mom's throat. Helena is also knocked to the side.

Bjorn, trying to keep Molly away from Sammie and her mom, is able to throw her through the flames away from them. Sammie crouches over her mom and quickly heals her throat to keep her from bleeding out. The witch that had been holding the knife gets up to attack and Sammie grapples her to keep her away from her mom. The witch grabs Sammie's throat and hexes her. Bjorn tries to go to Helena to give her a Bye Bye Bomb, but realizes she's unconscious from the blood loss. He tries to grab her and fly her out, but a witch intercepts him. Bjorn freezes the witch, but she freezes him as well. Molly stalks toward the frozen Bjorn.

Henry shoots the witch freezing Bjorn, but is struck with a force blast. Sammie is able to take control of the witch she's grappled. She gets her pinned and blasts one of the other witches approaching her through a window and outside. Bjorn dodges a blast of fire from Molly. He scoops up Helena and crashes through a window, taking off into the sky. As he flies up, the sniper outside takes a shot at him. The bullet goes through his wing. He crashes to the ground along with Helena.

## List of Appearances

* Bjorn Olafson
* Henry Marlowe
* Sammie Overbrook
* Oliver Allen Evans
* Molly
* Helena Overbrook