Episode 11: The Final Countdown

## Synopsis

They fight as hard as they can, but Bjorn, Sammie, and Henry are unable to stop the banshee from taking Maddy's life. Bjorn is marked as her next target.

## Episode Description

The heroes gather for one last-ditch effort to save Mad Maddy from the monster. They are unprepared and don't have enough information, but can they still do it?

## Key Events

* The banshee appears and starts to go after Maddy.
* The banshee takes Maddy's life. Before she disappears, they see Annie begging for help. They then assume the banshee must be possessing Annie.
* Bjorn is approached by the banshee that night and knows he is marked as her next target.

## Summary

Bjorn, Henry, and Sammie make preparations at the skate park to try and save Maddy's life. Bjorn gives Maddy ear plugs to see if that will help her at all against the banshee's song. Bjorn suspects that the banshee will be invisible, and after Henry researches online he finds that to be true. Henry also finds out that nothing corporeal will harm it.

Bjorn gives Henry a crash course in the 'fireball' spell. He explains that Henry needs to focus on the same magical feeling he gets when he manifests his claws or wings and then also say the word, "augue" (the Latin word for 'fireball') to cast a fireball. Time runs out.

A cold settles over the skate park. An evil aura settles over them. They can all hear a rustling as the wind picks up. Maddy looks over to the trees and shouts, "There it is!" They are all able to see a woman in white. She is beautiful, with white eyes and long flowing hair. She's wearing a wispy, silken dress. She moves toward them and points at Maddy. She opens her mouth and they can't hear anything, but Maddy shrieks in fear.

Bjorn manifests his true dragon form, his wings and scales in full view, and he casts a fireball directly at the banshee. The fireball seems to go through the banshee. The banshee screams at them, leaving Bjorn, Henry, and Sammie deafened and with ringing ears. Bjorn signals for Henry and Sammie to get Mad Maddy away from the banshee. They start moving her backwards, but the banshee is picking up speed. The banshee is temporarily distracted by Bjorn, but then screams and heads back quickly toward Maddy. Bjorn throws up an ice wall to try and block the banshee, but the banshee is incorporeal and goes through it.

The banshee shatters the ice wall. She reaches out to touch Maddy. Sammie tries to push Maddy out of the way while Henry takes a shot. The banshee freezes Henry and Sammie in place and advances on Maddy. Maddy screams and the banshee reaches into her chest and pulls something shimmering out of her. Maddy falls to the ground, lifeless, with her face contorted in fear.

The banshee floats to the ground and inside her, for a moment, they see Annie. She's sobbing and pleads with them to help her. And then, the monster vanishes.

The crew calls Stanley to tell them what happened. Stanley suggests to come back to the Fort and get healed up considering the banshee only appears to kill one person per day. Sammie suggests they call Jolene, and Bjorn does so. He informs her that Maddy has been killed. After she's been informed, they head back to the Fort.

They all get healed up by Miguel. Sammie decides to stay the night in the medical bay, feeling like she can't make it back to her apartment. Bjorn also stays the night to research more about the banshee. Bjorn stays up late researching, till nearly 2 in the morning. He suddenly feels a cold settle over him and hears beautiful singing. He turns around and sees the banshee in her beautiful form before she transforms into a hag. She continues to sing and Bjorn sees everything wrong he's ever done in his life and got away with. She then says Bjorn's true name, Gunnar, and tells him he has 12 hours. The banshee then disappears.

## List of Appearances

* Bjorn Olafson
* Henry Marlowe
* Sammie Overbrook
* Mad Maddy
* MonsterHunter69
* Banshee
* Annie Foster
* Stanley Marlowe
* Miguel Rodriguez

## Harm Dealt

 Andrew/Bjorn
 Wesley/Henry