Season 2 - Episode 66: Goodbye

## Synopsis

Miguel explains the ritual to Sammie - that they'll use their combined magic to give Sammie enough power to fight the Rift magic infecting her body until it leaves. Sammie isn't so sure it's a good idea considering everyone's lives will be on the line. After some convincing from the others, she agrees. They spend all day preparing and recruit Angelina to help provide some extra magic. When they're ready, Bjorn removes the shard from Sammie's chest. When Sammie passes out, Jadis offers her one last deal - find her a new body and she'll tell her how to defeat the Empty Man. Sammie says no. The ritual works perfectly. The crew is exhausted and all finally get some much needed rest.

## Episode Description

Miguel has a plan, but it's going to require a lot from the team. And they may have to call in some unexpected backup.

## Key Events

* Miguel tells Sammie that after they do the ritual, she can't use too much magic or the drain could kill anyone tethered to her.
* Jadis offers Sammie one last deal - she stops the ritual and Jadis will tell her how to defeat the Empty Man. Sammie says no.
* The ritual moves forward - the shard is removed from Sammie's chest and the Rift magic is purged from her body.

## Summary

Henry tells Sammie what they found in the journal. Miguel explains that the witch's flu is the person's innate magic fighting with Rift magic and tearing their body apart from the inside out, that Sammie's problem is she can't get rid of the Rift magic in her body without it killing her as it tears her apart - which is what happened the last time they tried. Miguel says that the ritual will allow the rest of them to give Sammie enough 'pure' magic to overpower the Rift magic until it runs its course and leaves her body.

Sammie and Henry are following so far and ask how the ritual works. Miguel opens the journal and flips to the passage, saying they just need enough people and enough magic to use themselves as a battery to provide Sammie with enough magical energy to ride out the effects of the Rift magic leaving her body. Sammie asks what the catch is and Miguel admits that it'll consume their magic, none of the people providing magic will be able to use it for a while after until their bodies naturally replenish their stores of magic. He says they'll have to remove the shard from Sammie's chest and then perform the ritual, afterwards Sammie will have to be careful not to use too much magic as it could literally kill anyone involved in the ritual.

Sammie doesn't want to go forward with any kind of plan that risks others getting killed because of her. Miguel says there are three options here - first, they take the shard out and let Sammie die, second, they do nothing and wait until Sammie gets weak enough and Jadis takes control and starts killing them all, or lastly, they go through with this ritual and get rid of Jadis. Sammie still isn't comfortable with risking the lives of everyone involved and Miguel insists no one will die if the ritual is done properly. Henry agrees with Miguel that they can pull this off. Miguel tells Stanley to go get the others. Stanley wakes up Bjorn and Oliver and brings them back to the safe room. Miguel quickly explains to them how the ritual works.

Bjorn turns to Sammie and asks why she has a problem with the ritual and Sammie again says she's not comfortable risking everyone else's lives. Bjorn replies that it's their choice whether or not they want to risk their wellbeing for Sammie and that this is their only option to get rid of Jadis and save her life. Stanley adds that they're not just trying to save Sammie here, this is about Jadis too and stopping her once and for all. As Sammie turns her attention to Jadis, she realizes that Jadis is scared.

Sammie gives in, saying she'll agree to the ritual but she wants everyone to take their time to prepare and make sure that it is air tight, there can't be room for error. Miguel says they'll do the ritual here, in the safe room, but that the healing process after will take a while, that Sammie may want to leave Thornvale and avoid using magic for a while after so they can all restore their magical supplies. Sammie quietly admits that she was planning to go to England for Christmas anyway and Oliver smiles widely.

Bjorn turns the conversation back to the ritual and asks Miguel how they kill Jadis afterward. Miguel says it won't be possible, that Jadis will always have some power within the shard and it will always just be a matter of keeping her contained. Miguel says he'll keep the shard in a box full of magical protections and store it away in his closet where it won't hurt anyone. Bjorn clarifies that they'll pull the shard out of Sammie's chest and then immediately perform the ritual and Miguel confirms that's the plan. Bjorn asks how much magical power they're going to need and Miguel says a lot - everything Bjorn, Henry, and Stanley have and most of what he has. Bjorn suggests they contact Angelina but Miguel and Sammie are against it. Bjorn tells them that from a tactical standpoint they need as much magical energy as possible. They are all nervous about involving Angelina, especially with her threats of involving the Council. Bjorn presses further saying he's worried that Jadis will try to pull something and they'll need all the help that they can. Miguel offers to call Angelina and talk to her, considering she's upset with the rest of them.

With a plan in place, they get to work preparing. Miguel sends Bjorn out for supplies for the ritual and instructs Henry and Stanley on how to draw the outline for the ritual circle. Sammie paces nervously while Oliver sits nearby and talks to Sammie to try and keep her mind off things. Oliver eventually convinces Sammie to sit down and drink some tea. Miguel spreads gunpowder along the outline Stanley and Henry have painted on the floor, explaining they'll light it and allow it to burn during the ritual. He explains to them all how the ritual will work. When everything is done, it's 1AM. None of them have slept and they're all exhausted.

Ready to begin, Miguel calls Angelina. Angelina agrees to come and help with the ritual, though she's not entirely happy about it. When Angelina arrives, she has her crew of Dragon Knights with her. Stanley asks what the others are for and Angelina replies that they're back up, just in case. Angelina tells her crew to wait outside as she walks into the safe room.

Before they start, Sammie tells them that if anything goes wrong, if anyone's lives are at risk, to stop the ritual. She doesn't want to be responsible for killing anyone, even though that means she'll die instead. Angelina doesn't have a problem with that but the others are silent. Sammie carefully steps into the center of the circle. Miguel tells Bjorn he wants him to be the one to remove the shard from Sammie's chest. He hands Bjorn a lighter and says one he takes out the shard, he'll need to light the circle immediately and then get out. Angelina tells Oliver to leave before they begin and Oliver quietly steps out into the hallway.

Quietly, at the center of the circle, Sammie tells Bjorn that if anything happens to her, she wants him to know that he did all he could, this isn't his fault. Bjorn nods and says that he knows. Sammie tells him that he trusts his judgement, if he needs to make the call to stop the ritual, he should do it. Bjorn says he will.

Sammie lays down in the center of the circle. Bjorn kneels next to Sammie and readies himself. He holds the electro-magnet above Sammie's chest before looking around to make sure everyone is in position and asks if they're all ready. Everyone nods. Bjorn takes a deep breath and then turns the magnet on. Unlike the last time where the shard immediately pulled out of Sammie's chest, Bjorn feels resistance. Sammie's body is filled with pain as she feels Jadis doing everything she can to keep herself from being pulled out of Sammie's body. Sammie feels her brain switch off and suddenly she is back in that mind space with Jadis.

Jadis is standing directly in front of Sammie. She can feel the room around them disintegrating. Jadis says she'll give Sammie one last chance - one last deal. If Sammie can stop this ritual and find her a new body, she'll tell Sammie how to get rid of the Empty Man. Jadis says that she knows the secret, that she knows what the Empty Man is, and that if Sammie finds her a new host, she'll tell her everything she needs to know. Sammie tells her she can't stop the ritual now even if she wanted to, and Sammie is genuinely tempted at the offer. Jadis asks if Sammie really wants Henry to continue to suffer and holds out her hand, glowing with green magical energy. Jadis begins to countdown and when it's over, Sammie says no.

Bjorn finally is able to rip the shard out of Sammie's chest. Sammie's body begins seizing as the Rift magic inside of her starts to try and eat her alive from the inside out. Bjorn lights the ritual circle, carefully but quickly steps out so as not to break any of the lines, and then drops the shard into the warded box Miguel has laid out for him. There is a small explosion of green magic and mist as Bjorn drops the shard into the box.

The ritual circle is lit by channels of fire, Sammie' unconscious body in the middle. Bjorn, Henry, Miguel, Stanley, and Angelina begin the ritual. Gold and green energy begins to crackle around Sammie's body as they pour their magical energy into her. They immediately start to feel drained as the ritual pulls an immense amount of magic out of them, but Sammie's body begins to seize less and less as the pure, golden magic wins out over the Rift magic. The veins on Sammie's body are visibly glowing green for a while before they start to turn golden. Sammie's entire body begins to glow with golden light and Miguel shouts at everyone to end the ritual. They do so and drop to their knees as the exhaustion from the ritual fully hits them, Stanley completely passes out. Sammie's body twitches and seizes a few more times before eventually going completely still.

Once the fire int he circle dies down, Angelina steps over closer to Sammie and her eyes flash golden. She winces but reports that the ritual worked. She runs over to the wall and is sick before leaning against the wall and sliding herself onto the floor. They are all drained from the ritual but can still feel a magical tether of sorts to Sammie. Miguel asks Bjorn to check on Stanley and Bjorn checks the man's vitals, thankfully Stanley seems to be fine just knocked out. Bjorn goes over to Sammie and checks her vitals as well - her pulse is weak but she's stable. Bjorn asks Miguel what they do with the box with the knife shard for now and Miguel says the safest place for it is in this room for now.

There is a persistent knocking on the door and Bjorn goes over to open it. Oliver is standing here, asking how Sammie is. Bjorn tells him it worked and Oliver runs in to check on Sammie. Oliver picks Sammie up and carries her to a spare room. Miguel comes with him and checks Sammie over before leaving them to rest. Oliver, too worried about Sammie, sits in a chair nearby and stays awake to keep an eye on her.

Angelina's crew comes in to collect her and help her out of the room. Bjorn escorts them back to the docks. Once at the docks, Bjorn tells Angelina that this helped him build some trust back with her and thanks her for her help. Angelina just tells Bjorn to not let something like this happen again and make sure Sammie doesn't use magic. Angelina and her crew leave and Bjorn starts to walk back.

Henry heads back to his room to get some sleep. He checks his phone but doesn't see any messages from River. He texts her and says that he's back in town and a lot has happened but they need to talk. River texts back shortly after and tells Henry to meet him at their usual spot the next time they're at school. Bjorn walks back to the oubliette to find Miguel and Stanley still there. Miguel asks Bjorn if he can grab the unconscious Stanley. With some help from Miguel, Bjorn carries Stanley back to his room. Bjorn tells Miguel that he feels good about what happened and Miguel tells him to get some rest.

A few hours later, Sammie wakes up. She feels like she's run a marathon, every muscle in her body tense and sore. But her mind is extremely quiet, finally rid of Jadis. Sammie looks over to see Oliver dozing off in the chair next to her bed. She groans and he quickly pulls himself awake. Sammie asks if the ritual worked and he motions down at her chest. Sammie looks down and sees a scabbed over gash where the shard was removed. Sammie asks if she hurt anyone and Oliver says no but she did exhaust everyone. Sammie then tells Oliver what Jadis said about the Empty Man. Oliver says there's nothing they can do about it now and tells her they can figure it out later - today is a good day, a victory, and they should enjoy it. He tells Sammie to enjoy being free. Sammie says she's not even sure what that means anymore and Oliver says they'll figure it out, together. Oliver then tells Sammie that if they're going to England for Christmas, there are some things he needs to tell her about his family. He starts with the sheep.

## List of Appearances

* Miguel Rodriguez
* Sammie Overbrook
* Henry Marlowe
* Stanley Marlowe
* Bjorn Olafson
* Oliver Allen Evans
* Angelina Ripley
* Jadis

## Roll Tracker

 Hannah/Sammie
 Wesley/Henry
 Andrew/Bjorn

**Hannah Level Up:** Changed playbooks to "The Collector"

**Wesley Level Up:** Took "The Woman (or Man) with the Plan" from the Expert

## Trivia

For the Big Magic ritual, Susannah rolled for Miguel and Stanley. Miguel got a 10 and Stanley got a 4.