ISSUE 204: With Friends Like These

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## ISSUE #204: With Friends Like These

### Air date

February 1, 2022

**ISSUE #204: With Friends Like These** is the fourth episode of *Season 2 of* Raising Dion*.*

## Plot

### Overview

BIONA tries to bring a mysterious sinkhole under control. Nicole's infection worsens. Dion's playdate with Brayden takes an unexpected turn.

### Full Plot Summary

Nicole is back home following her being attacked by the plant creature. As Kat takes care of her wounds, Suzanne assures them Biona will hunt the creature down. Nicole fears the creature is a threat to Dion.

The next day, Suzanne attempts to have Biona agents fill the sinkhole with CO2 and then close the hole, but David stops her. He reminds her that Suzanne has already spend millions of dollars of Biona’s budget the last 2 years, and unless she comes with something that Biona can make a profit off, they will replace her. David finally admits that Pat is still powered.

At the Warren home, Nicole is not feeling too well, but still decides to go to Biona. Since school is closed following the events at the Sinkhole, Dion asks if he can invite Brayden over to play. Nicole agrees, but the boys have to stay inside while Kat keeps an eye on them. Then Esperanza calls Dion; Kwame has decided to give her the lead role in the musical, while she only wanted to be in the chorus. Dion encourages her to go through with it anyway.

After Brayden arrives, the boys spend some time eating snacks and reading comics in Dions room, but Brayden wants more and convinces Dion to go outside despite Nicole’s orders. Dion teleports outside, while Brayden takes the front door and uses his powers to make Kate forget he was ever there. As they walk around the neighborhood, the boys talk about their fathers and how they got their powers in Iceland, but also how they were both killed by the Crooked Man (something that startles Brayden since the Crooked Energy is helping him now). When 2 bullies come their way, Brayden convinces Dion to use his powers against them even though Nicole wouldn’t approve. Dion gives in and uses telekinesis to slam one of the bullies from behind with a branch, and Brayden uses his mind control to make him attack the other bully. When Brayden however tries to convince Dion he could use his powers to get revenge on Pat, the boys get into an argument, with Dion wanting to be a hero and use his powers for good, while Brayden pointing out how they can do whatever they want. When Brayen next uses his powers to shut down a dog's brain, making it fall unconscious, Dion realizes Brayden is bad and tries to get away from him. Fortunately for him, Kate arrives with the car to pick Dion up. She scolds him for leaving the house, and when Dion realizes she no longer remembers Brayden, he doesn’t argue back but just lets her take him home.

Meanwhile, at Biona, Nicole learns from Suzanne that there is another crooked man. She wants to talk to Pat. On her way to his cell, she sees Janelle being detained by Biona agents  after she caused another huge explosion when a teenage boy named Fernando startled her. Along with Tevin, Nicole interferes. They have the guards stand down, and decide to personally help Janelle control her powers.

With that situation under control, Nicole proceeds to have her talk with Pat. Pat again tries to convince her of his good intentions, and warns her that whoever has his powers now, is potentially a bigger threat than he was. Especially with all the hate from the sinkhole at its disposal. He also tells her how the crooked energy brought out the worst in him, and how he had to feed on other powered people to temporarily ease the pain. Pat theorizes that Dion, who is far more powerful than any other superpowered person, was meant to be his opposite.  He also thinks that with the DNA of the powered people, which Mark was researching before his dead, they could cure anything.

Then Nicole’s injury begins to bleed again, and is now glowing green. Pat can feel it is infected with the energy from the sinkhole. Nicole warns Suzanne, and convinces her that Pat might be able to help find a cure for her infection since he saw Mark’s research. Suzanne resists, but ultimately gives in and allows Pat to get access to the lab. Nicole has to stay at Biona until a cure is found, so she arranges for Kat to take Dion to the cabin.

Back at the house he’s hiding in, Brayden confronts the Crooked Energy about the dead of his father. The Energy claims that was all Pat’s doing, and Brayden should stay focused on Dion. Meanwhile, the spores from the sinkhole are spreading, infecting more and more people.

## Cast

### Main cast

* Alisha Wainwright as Nicole Warren
* Ja'Siah Young as Dion Warren
* Jazmyn Simon as Kat Neese
* Sammi Haney as Esperanza Jimenez
* Ali Ahn as Suzanne Wu
* Griffin Robert Faulkner as Brayden Mills
* Josh Ventura as David Marsh
* Jason Ritter as Pat Rollins

### Guest roles

* Aubriana Davis as Janelle Carr
* Tracey Bonner as Simone Carr
* Rome Flynn as Tevin Wakefield
* David Juan de la Barcena as Fernando Diaz
* Reinaldo Faberlle as Alonso Diaz