Traitors!

***"How is everything I've heard... real?"***
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## Traitors!

### Director

Potato Flakin

***Traitors!*** is the seventh episode of *The Adventures of Evie and Mya* in Season 2, and the seventh overall.

## Synopsis

Evie, Mya, and Winter are ready to gather information on Shetani, but their plan goes horribly awry, and they now find themselves exiled as traitors.

## Content Warning

*This episode contains some violence and descriptions of homophobia and emotional/physical abuse.*

## Transcript

*It is a beautiful spring morning as the sun rises over Pineshadow middle school.*

"Alright, guys," Evie whispered to Mya and Winter. "We have to do this exactly right when we walk in. You know what you have to do. Last chance to back out. Are we ready?"

Both nodded in agreement.

"Okay. Let's go."

They headed into the building, preparing for one of the trickest plans ever.

Near the principal's office, they began talking loudly.

"So how was your night out with her, Mya?" Winter asked.

"Amazing. When we're together, we are alive. I'm sure she would agree. Right, Ev?"

"Oh, you bet. I could kiss you again if I could right now!"

Everyone was staring at them in shock.

"They're dating!"

"Careful when you play these games!"

"Are you guys insane?"

"Oh yeah, they're dating. I remember when they first told me. By the way, did I ever mention that I was a lesbian to you all? And that I'm dating a girl who's pretty attractive?" Winter glanced down at her hand, twiddling her fingers. "She's just as feminine as the ocean..."

"Thank you all for attending our encore presentation! We hope you enjoyed the show, cause we got-"

Mya's sentence was then cut off.

The door behind them slammed open, and the noise was so loud that they jumped. Shetani appeared, and she was *furious*.

"**ALL THREE OF YOU IN HERE, NOW***!"*

The girls, not in the least bit surprised at her fury, followed her into the office. Evie winked at Mya. Their plan was working.

**SEASON 2, EPISODE 7 - TRAITORS!**

*Cut back to Shetani's office.*

"Sit down. You three are going to *explain* to me why you decided to break the *rules*," Shetani growled.

"Oh, Principal Shetani, it was a terrible mistake! We didn't mean to get so loud outside your office! I was talking about something personal with Ev, and I-"

"Enough said, Miss Heartley!" Shetani snapped. "You lot think you're so clever. You lot think you can get away with the simpliest things. Well, you were *wrong*! I can tell that you're all a bunch of little gay traitors who think getting into my business is normal."

"But Mya's not lying, though. It was an honest accident, and it won't happen again, I promise. You know she wouldn't tell a lie, and neither would I. Think!" Evie argued.

"Nonsense! You two are traitors for actively being a couple at school!"

"Hey! They didn't even do anything other than being loud, Shetani," Winter stated. "You remember what you said about the rule. You wouldn't harm anyone with it, just be stern. Right?"

"Stern? **Stern**? You're wrong, you pathetic spunky child. All three of you have broken school rules." She picked up the phone, dialed up a number, and much to everyone's shock, addressed the entire school.

"Students of Pineshadow! We have traitors among our ranks! Three girls thought it would be cute to go right up to my office door and engage in a public gay outcry. They are traitors, they are a disgrace, and they aren't one of us! I will be holding them here for the rest of the day until we decide a suitable punishment for them..." Shetani slammed the phone down, glancing at the tree girls devilishly.

Evie looked at Mya in shock. *This was not part of the plan.*

Her girlfriend slid her hand over to hers, shaking. She could feel an unusual amount of tension drifting off her.

"You're a traitor too, Shetani! We know what you've done, and we're not afraid to speak about it. And we've seen what you've done with our own eyes!" Winter threatened.

"***SILENCE***!" Shetani screamed, slapping Winter across the face hard. She hit the ground with a thud as Mya and Evie looked on in concern. She sat up shakily, scratching her forehead.

"You three will sit in silence for the rest of the day, in this office, with Vice Principal Bluelund to supervise you. I have... Matters to deal with. If I see you getting into trouble, **you're over with**."

In a huff, Shetani walked out of the office.

"Well, there goes Miss Antigay," Mya quietly muttered to herself.

Evie immediately dragged Winter back up. "Are you alright?" She asked.

"I've survived way worse than getting hit, but yes, I'm fine," she responded. "But with Shetani gone, we need to start digging around here for evidence against her!"

"Excuse me?" Vice Principal Bluelund interrupted, a bewildered look in her copper eyes. "Digging through staff files? Girls, that's not allowed here, and you know it."

Mya stepped forward. "Bluelund, this is important! Shetani's hiding a darker truth, and she is not who she appears to be. We need evidence so we can expose her for the fradulent devil she is!"

"Mya Heartley, what in the world are you talking about?"

"We've got a plan, and you can help, Bluelund, if you agree to do what we say. Shetani's a controlling, manipulative, and abusive liar, and we're collecting information to oust her as a real traitor," Winter said.

Bluelund looked startled, but reluctantly spoke. "Uh, what do you need? I really don't think this is a good idea. But you three are really good students, and if you believe this is right, then I'll help you."

"Thanks, ma'am," Evie replied politely. "We need a lot of Shetani's personal notes and files, and perhaps her belongings as well. As much as you can recover. Winter and I will screenshot them with our phones, and Mya's scribbing down information with her notepad."

"Yep!" Mya piped up brightly, holding a notepad and pen.

Bluelund nodded. "Very well. I'll be right back."

She headed to a back room.

Mya flipped through the notepad Evie gave her. "So, we know so far that Shetani has obviously lied about who she really is, we know she has a toxic, controlling, and power-hungry personality, and she has a niece who she abuses for her own benefits. What else should we add?"

"I put her name into Google Translate... Her name means devil in Swahili," Evie commented.

"Devil!" Winter exclaimed. "That's a little disturbing. But it's fitting considering her hair is red and that she has an atrocious way of life. Jot that down, sis."

"Got that," Mya said. "Anything else?"

"She's clearly homophobic and wants to bend the rules. She also has no regard for anyone but herself," Evie replied.

"Got that as well."

"She tried killing me and Amira with a hitman."

Mya nodded, remembering her stunned expression upon hearing that Shetani tried disposing of Amira. That attack had failed, with Winter's strong defensive efforts culmulating in both getting out alive.

"She's said a homophobic slur and is unafraid to be violent," Winter recalled.

"Made Amira into her own slave and even made her wear a collar to denounce her," Evie commented.

"Got that!"

Bluelund then returned, carrying folders and cases.

"Here's what I've got, ladies. Hopefully this helps your cause."

The trio nodded in approval.

"Bluelund, guard the door, please. If Shetani or any other teacher tries to come in, stall them for as long as you can. But if it's Mrs. Hawkins or Mr. Naecher, let them in and help. They're with us," Evie instructed. *Our plan is working. Good.*

"Yes, girls," Bluelund stated as she went to the door, peering out cautiously.

Evie opened up a folder of notes. It was comprised of ominious statements.

*Students spend too much time lounging around. I wonder why they're such lazy animals.*

*Those slimy children run by my window, glancing in. Their beady little eyes are revolting. Someday they'll pay.*

*My dastardly new rules will make sure I have this school under my control.*

*I'm glad to see the staff are with me... Doreen and Matthew, not so much. I'm sus of them.*

"Holy Pineshadow! She really has a hate for students, but this showcases her displeasures of others... And she's suspicious of the teachers working with us!" Winter yelped. She screenshotted the evidence while Mya scribbled down even more notes.

Evie held up more of her personal papers. "Look at these!"

*1467, Burlsberry Lane. One-story house with an excellent torture room for my unwanted, annoying niece... Heh.*

"That's the name of the street where she lives! And she has a very dark sense of humor..." Mya realized. Winter nodded, pressing close to her.

They continued to read over more damning notes.

*I've successfully convinced the students of this middle school that I'm going to be a strong leader. Now to initiate a hostile takeover.*

*It bothers me so much that I have a niece. I didn't want one. When Braxton and Mikayla had her, I literally wanted to destroy everything in my sightlines. Luckily enough, I created a fitting world that she can suffer in. I'll never love the dang child, but boy, when she screams... Pleasure.*

"That unloving freak!" Winter spat. "She's never cared about Amira. Nor will she change. And pain for pleasure? That's *morbid*!"

"I know, Win. But we've got to keep looking and screenshotting. I've got some of this. You got some too?" Evie queried.

"Yes, I do. Now let's go!"

They kept reading over the evidence.

*Those students will never know what hit them. This school is mine! I seek power, and that is what I shall get.*

*Gays. The bane of my existence. My niece is a lesbian. I'm gonna make sure I eliminate her and whoever she happens to date someday.*

*All gays will suffer for who they are!*

*I'm going to make sure my niece suffers for not giving me pleasure... And I'm suspicious that Heartley/McCormick girl is dating her. What a freak she is with that horrendous pixie cut.*

"She's out for the gay community!" Evie screamed. "Winter, screenshot it. Mya, jot it down!"

Both girls nodded, quickly taking notes and pictures of their latest revelation.

*Skelly has informed me that his friend captured three girls and hid them in a cabin. He played some Russian roulette with them... He supposedly won. Good.*

Evie gasped in shock, beginning to feel numb. She recalled that she was baited into rescuing Mya, and her blind actions resulted in her playing a deadly game of Russian roulette against her will.

She felt sick. She wanted to vomit. Mya moved up right against her and gently rubbed her cheek with her hand.

"She... She wanted to kill of all us..."

"It's okay, Evie. You're alive. You lived through that. Come on, we got to keep reading!"

*He lost. They're all still alive. But I'll make sure they're gone...*

"More evidence... Get that," Winter said, shivering nervously. She too had pressed herself closer to Evie. All of them had nearly died - and they now knew that Shetani was working to kill them.

*Seize and destroy. Everything will be mine.*

Mya looked disturbed. "Seize and destroy? She's going to control everything herself!"

Winter, perturbed, stood up. "I think we have enough evidence now, in addition to her address. This plan didn't exactly work out the way we intended, but we got our information."

"Now we just need to get testemony from Amira and a video confession that she hired a hitman, and then we're good," Evie added shakily. She felt herself settling down.

Their plan had worked - albeit not quite the way they wanted - and now it was time to return to normal.

Suddenly, Vice Principal Bluelund looked at them. "Shetani is coming back! Quickly, hide the files and sit back down!"

"Bluelund! Stall her!" Mya screeched.

Bluelund immediately ran outside the door, shutting it. Shetani walked up to her, blue eyes flaming.

"Have the students behaved?" She asked, raising her left eyebrow.

"Erm... Yes!" The vice principal responded. Shetani appeared to be skeptical.

"What are you hiding, Bluelund?"

"Nothing! In fact, I heard that students were misbehaving on the second level. Why don't you go handle them?"

"Students? Misbehaving?" At once, Shetani stormed off.

"Girls, you don't have much time left!"

Quickly, they tried putting everything back in its places.

Bluelund stood guard outside, nervously twiddling her thumbs.

Then, she saw Shetani running toward her furiously.

"**Out of the way**!" Shetani bellowed, pushing Bluelund aside and ramming her against the wall. She winced in pain, feeling nails sink into the skin of her wrist.

Inside, the three girls scrambled to get things back together. They saw the door open, and Shetani gazed at them, rage in her eyes.

It was too late.

"***WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS***???" She snapped. "Of course. I should've known. All three of you children nosing through my things like the pathetic beings you are. You have broken every single rule in this school!"

"And maybe we did for all the right reasons!" Mya exclaimed. "I mean, isn't it blatantly obvious that you're the living definition of hell? Because we know who you truly are - a monster. And we know what you've been doing to us. Every single thing."

"Not to mention your treatment of your *own niece*!" Winter growled.

They stood by each other protectively, but their pride was *not* going to change Shetani's livid state of mind.

"***GET OUT OF HERE***!" She roared. She turned to Bluelund. "You're a traitor too. *Trying to stall me from figuring out a truth*! Leave. You're no longer co-leader of this establishment."

Bluelund gasped in shock. She backed toward Evie, Mya, and Winter. "Shetani, let's be reasonable now..."

"***GET. OUT***!" She advanced toward them threateningly. As they walked out, the speaker came on overhead.

Mya and Winter pressed close to Evie. "Was this part of your plan, Ev?" Mya inquired fearfully.

"No... It wasn't!"

"Students of Pineshadow! I have decided a punishment for the three gays - *expulsion*! Those revolting girls have decided to browse through my information... And your co-leader Bluelund let them! They are not coming back! You will never see those *traitors* among you ever again..."

The announcer went off, leaving everyone in the building stunned.

Evie, Mya, and Winter ran out of the building with Bluelund. Shetani was unaware that they had photographed a ton of information on her.

But now they had just been exiled as traitors. Evie sat down on the ground, her head in her hands. She looked less than happy.

"Evie..." Mya started.

"No! This is my fault. I shouldn't have gone in with a crazy plan like that. My parents are going to kill me, and so are your parents. We're all expelled now - I got *my own vice principal expelled*. That's enough to ground me for a century!"

"Ev, don't beat yourself up over this. Sure, your plan didn't work - but it also worked at the same time! We have plenty of evidence to bust Shetani now, besides what we still want to collect. And I won't let your parents ground you. Not even if my sleeves are stained red."

"Same, my friend," Winter added. "You were very brave doing this, and you were being you. This was risky, but hey, we paid it off in the end. We got information! Your parents can try grounding you, but we won't let them."

"***No***!" Evie screamed, tears dripping down her face. "I've failed all of you! I'm just a stupid idiot who can't lead! My plan was dumb from the start. And now... I *am* a traitor!"

She took off in the direction of home.

"*Ev*!" Mya yelped. "Wait!"

She and Winter looked on in disbelief. Their expulsion was breaking into Evie's tough skin, and her typically calm self was now being torn apart. What had just happened, combined with the Russian roulette game still being fresh in her memory, was splitting her in half.

From behind them, Bluelund somberely glanced at the ground. They turned to look at her.

"I'm out of my job..." She moaned sadly. "Why did you do this?"

"We did it because we're trying to save this school from imminent disaster!" Winter snapped. "I was - and might still be - persecuted because of my lesbianism! We have to stop Shetani. I don't care what happens to us. Bluelund, you may have lost your job for now - but you can *help us*."

"But how?"

"We can share some tidbits of information with you," Mya suggested. "And you can help with our plan. I promise."

"Very well. I'll do my best. I should go, now. Bye, girls," Bluelund said, heading in the direction of the facuilty parking lot.

"So... Now what?" Mya asked.

"We come up with a new plan. And in this case, we have to visit the devil's lair itself. But we are not groveling. We're *spying*."

"Risky. But I like it. We're just going to have to fight for our parents' approval now..."

Mya then paused, her eyes becoming glazed over. Winter put her hand on her shoulder.

"I'm worried about Evie. Let's go home, and we can call her from there," she stated. Her adopted sister nodded.

The two then walked back up the door of their residence. "Well, time for some fantastical storytelling," Mya muttered. She opened the door.

"Hey mom, dad, we're home!" Winter called. They put their stuff by the door.

But both girls saw something in the living room, suddenly pausing.

Their parents were sitting by something wrapped in a green wool blanket on the sofa. It was a girl with black hair, dark green eyes, and a sad expression on her face.

"Evie!" Mya exclaimed, shocked. "Mom... Dad... Why is she here? Is she okay?"

"She's quite upset, dear," Mrs. Heartley started. "We were just in the kitchen, making notes for next week's dinner, when we heard someone knock at the door. When we opened it, Evie just came in crying. Something is clearly on her mind."

Mr. Heartley continued on. "We wrapped her in a blanket and told her to try resting. But I can tell she's quite upset... Usually she isn't like this. What happened? Do you know anything?"

Mya didn't reply to her parents. She instead dashed to the side of her girlfriend. "Evie! It's okay. You did great today. Your plan didn't exactly fail, remember?"

"**IT DID FAIL**!" She spat. "And it's my fault! If I didn't encourage you guys to be so reckless, we wouldn't become traitors! I'm a freaking **traitor** to the entire school!"

"Traitor?" Mr. Heartley questioned. "What is she talking about?"

Winter gulped nervously. "Mom, dad, you need to know what happened. Even if it the truth hurts." She took a deep breath, then explained.

"You didn't believe me and Mya when we told you that Shetani abused Amira. And we wanted more evidence to out her as a monster publicly. So Evie developed a plan. We were to openly be gay in front of her office, and we got in. Vice Principal Bluelund guarded us, and we got her on our side."

Mrs. Heartley grimiced, alarmed. "I'm already not liking what you're telling me. This feels wrong. But go on."

Winter nodded. "As we were gathering evidence, Shetani suddenly returned to the office before we could clean up. She banished us and deemed us traitors for nosing through her information. Ev took the blow harder, as she felt her plan failed. We tried to comfort her, but she snapped at us and ran off. I know she doesn't mean what she's saying, but she's gonna need some time to heal from this."

The Heartley parents looked on in wide expressions. Then Mrs. Heartley spoke again.

"You three clearly danced with trouble again. I'm a little bothered - but what you did was right. I'm proud of you two. But why is Evie here? She never said why."

Mya joined Winter. "I know why, mama. She doesn't want to face her parents - especially her mother. She fears she'll be punished."

"It's going to be alright, girls. We're going to make sure Mrs. Ly doesn't do anything. Mind showing us your evidence?" Mr. Heartley requested.

Mya and Winter displayed the evidence they gathered to their startled parents.

"You were right all along! This is revolting, and we're going to be standing by your side. What do you think, Patrick?"

"Absolutely, Marigold. What's your next move of action?"

Mya felt herself sweating, pressing closer to Winter.

"We're.... We're... Going to spy on Shetani at her house. We have to get a confession that she hired a hitman to kill Amira. You won't like it, but-"

"Go on. Do it," their mother boldly stated. "You're our daughters. We'd support you no matter what, doing something or dying trying."

"Thanks, mom," Winter said. She and Mya walked over to Evie, who was still weeping to herself on the couch.

Evie noticed her girlfriend and best friend looking at her.

"What do you want? You all hate me. Everyone does!" She snapped.

Winter instead held up a stand of her hair, brushing it aside and feeling her cheek. She blushed in surprise.

"Ev, we aren't mad with you at all. In fact, we're proud. Our parents are going to support us, and they won't let your mother do anything stupid. I promise. We know you don't want to face your mom and your dad - but you're gonna be fine."

"She **won't**, Winter. Mom is going to hurt me. She already stresses me out by pushing me to high standards, and you saw how she reacted recently, Mya! I don't want to go back home and suffer!"

Mya pressed her face closer to Evie's so their noses were touching.

"Opal isn't going to keep you confined as long as I live. I love you, Evie. You're the most brilliant and smartest girl ever. There's no way I'm going to let a dumb-dumb tiger parent punish you or push you around."

Evie felt herself blushing even more. "You... You really would?"

To her surprise, Mya lifted her up and placed her head on her lap, sitting down on the sofa. "Of course. Evie, you're a great leader. I'm so proud to be in your space every step of the way."

Evie sat up, laying her chin on Mya's shoulder. "Thanks, Mya. I'll go home in a few minutes and talk to them. I'm sorry for snapping at you and Winter."

Winter proceeded to sit down by Evie, wrapping her into a tight hug. "Ssh... Just relax for a few minutes. There's no need to apologize to us."

Evie shut her eyes peacefully. She felt freer, and pressure evaporated off of her.

She began to not care about what her mother wanted for her. She began to care about what *she* wanted.

Even if it meant heading to a devil's doorstep.

## Cast

* **Peyton Elizabeth Lee** as Evie
* **Mae Whitman** as Winter
* **Dakota Fanning** as Mya
* **Dee Bradley Baker** and **Kari Wahlgren** as additional voices
* **Jessica Walter** as Shetani
* **Grey DeLisle** as Vice Principal Bluelund
* **Wendie Malick** as Nita
* **Trent Garrett** as Patrick

## Trivia

* This is the first episode to feature additional punctuation in the title.
* When Winter is talking about Amira outside of Shetani's office, she references Jules' "feminine" description of the ocean in her self-titled *Euphoria* special episode.
* Shetani saying "sus" in her personal notes is a nod to *Among Us*, as players commonly type it when deciding who the Impostor is in that game.
* It is revealed that:
	+ The names of Amira's parents are Braxton and Mikayla Fleckenshire. The first name of Mrs. Hawkins is Doreen.
	+ The man from *Rushing Roulette* was working with Skelly and Shetani to kill Evie, Mya and Winter.
* According to the research done on Shetani:
	+ Her name translates to "Devil" in Swahili.
	+ She has a severe distaste of children.
	+ Most of the staff are on her side, though she is suspicious of Mrs. Hawkins and Mr. Naecher.
	+ She has a dark sense of humor.
	+ Her address is 1467 Burlsberry Lane.
	+ She has never loved Amira from the start, and never wanted a niece. When Amira was born, she felt like destroying everything in her path, hence why she decided to torture her later on in her life.
	+ She is extremely homophobic and loathes the LGBTQ+ community.
	+ She wants Evie, Mya, and Winter dead.
	+ She wants everything for herself.