Season 2 - Episode 57: Highway to the Danger Zone

## Synopsis

Sammie gets a cryptic text from her mom - all it contains is an address for a place in the middle of nowhere in Alabama. She tries to call her mom a few times but gets no answer. She tells Oliver the last conversation she had with her mom was to tell Helena that her uncle had gone missing and Helena said she was going to try and find him. She also explains that she thinks Anthony would likely be in a place controlled by the Order as he was in trouble for her excommunication. They pass this information along to Bjorn and Henry and they all agree to go to the address and investigate. They arrive at a place called the Brown Bean Inn and begin to investigate. Sammie and Oliver stay at the inn to investigate a strange magical presence Sammie felt. Bjorn and Henry do some recon in the woods and hear someone calling for help.

## Episode Description

Sammie gets a strange text message that sends the crew on their first out-of-state field trip.

## Key Events

* Sammie gets a text from Helena. All it contains is an address for somewhere in the middle of nowhere in Styx, Alabama.
* Bjorn, Henry, Sammie, and Oliver travel to Styx to investigate, assuming it has to do with Sammie's uncle that has gone missing.
* When they arrive at an inn near the address Helena sent, Sammie can feel a strange mix of magical influences and stays behind with Oliver to investigate.
* Bjorn and Henry head out into the woods to try and find the exact address Helena sent them and find an abandoned building. Bjorn hears someone call for help nearby.

## Summary

Sammie and Oliver are continuing to pour over their spell research. Oliver has gotten a translation of a Celtic book they were trying to read but it still doesn't make much sense. Sammie then gets a text from her mom. All the message contain is an address for somewhere in Alabama. Sammie tries to text and call her mom for clarification but doesn't get a response. Sammie searches the address and Google shows her a result for an address nearby - a coffee shop called the Brown Bean Inn.

Sammie asks Oliver if the address means anything to him but Oliver doesn't recognize it. He says that Helena has sent him addresses in the past for different things but she always answers afterward when he calls, except for the time she went missing after Molly abducted her. Sammie then nervously asks Oliver what he knows about the Order. Oliver says that he doesn't know much about them apart from the fact that they're a monster hunting organization and that another member of the Order saved his life one time. Sammie tries to explain, without being specific enough for her tattoo to burn, that her uncle was her handler at the Order and the last time she spoke to her mom, Sammie asked if Helena could find him because she thought he might be in trouble.

After some debate on whether they should go or not, especially since Sammie is excommunicated from the Order, they decide to loop in the crew. Sammie says that she might have something for them to look into, but it also could be nothing. She asks Oliver to explain so as not to risk her tattoo burning and he does. Sammie adds details when he can. This is the first time Bjorn and Henry have heard that her handler at the Order was her uncle and that he's been missing since she was excommunicated. Henry asks what changed the situation and they explain the text from Helena and that she's now not answering any calls.

Bjorn and Henry tell Sammie that they'll support whatever her decision is and Sammie says she thinks they need to go to Alabama. They book flights and start to make their preparations to leave. Bjorn calls Indigo to tell him that he'll be out of town for a few days investigating a missing person from a monster hunting organization they've had run ins with before. Indigo googles the address and clarifies that they're going to Styx, Alabama and Bjorn confirms. Henry calls Stanley who's currently working on the Fort. Henry passes along everything he's learned about the situation and Stanley agrees that he should go.

Bjorn, Henry, Sammie, and Oliver book the first flight they can to Alabama. It's the first time Sammie has ever been out of the state before, let alone on a plane. She squeezes Oliver's hand with a white-knuckle grip as the plane takes off, queasy from nervousness for the duration of the flight. They land at the airport and then Bjorn gets a rental car for their drive. On their way to the Brown Bean Inn, they establish that their cover story is they're all distant cousins in town to visit family. Oliver asks if Bjorn and Henry are technically cousins anyway, considering they're both Dragon Knights, and Bjorn says it would be *very* distantly.

They talk and listen to music along the way. Sammie asks if the Dragon Knight's wings ever get itchy when they're not manifested and Bjorn says it's only happened when they're manifested. Henry is distracted by his phone. He's texting River to tell him that he's out of town on short notice and hopes she's okay. All River sends back is a thumbs up. Henry rolls his eyes and mutters to himself about it. Sammie asks if he's alright and Henry says he's trying to check on River but she's not talking to him. Sammie and Oliver tease him a bit about talking to girls and Henry turns around grumpily.

They drive for a while. About 10 minutes from their destination, they lose their radio, cell phone, and GPS service. Soon enough they find themselves in front of two-story building covered in wood shingles with a large porch out front. There are there three cars in the parking lot - a rental car and a car without rental tags. It's about 9 o' clock at night when they arrive but there are still lights on inside. They head inside and see an empty dining room. A bell rings as they push the door open and a woman comes out to greet them. Bjorn asks if there are rooms available for the night and she starts to get them checked in.

The group is on edge despite this not being the exact location Helena sent. Henry and Sammie both notice that there are two cars in the parking lot but the woman at the front desk said that all their rooms are available, meaning no one else should be here. Sammie feels a strange magical influence. She's never felt anything like it before. It seems to feel like a mix of many different influences. The woman at the front desk hands them three keys and the group goes back outside to grab their bags.

While outside, they start to make a plan for the night. Bjorn asks if everyone is feeling up to doing some recon tonight. Sammie says that she thinks she should stay there and meditate to try and sort out the magical influences she sensed inside. Henry says that he'd be good to start investigating tonight. Sammie suggests that she and Oliver stay here, she can meditate and Oliver can watch to make sure nothing happens, while Bjorn and Henry take a look around outside. They all take their bags inside and up to their rooms.

Bjorn and Henry sneak out their windows so the woman downstairs doesn't suspect they've left. They land in the woods and Henry points out how there are cars in the parking lot despite the woman saying no one is supposed to be here. Assuming one is hers, there's still one extra. Bjorn says the car could be Helena's but its too early to tell and it would be weird to ask the innkeeper about it. They take some time to look at the rental car. It is a dark blue sedan. He starts to try and get into it but Bjorn stops him, saying they shouldn't set off a car alarm in front of the inn. Bjorn tells him they should focus on doing some reconnaissance at the actual address Helena sent and not jump to conclusions about the car. The two start to walk through the woods.

Bjorn is assuming the address is to some kind of base or headquarters for the Order and is keeping an eye out for any sentries or protections. They head back to some structures they had spotted on the map when they initially searched the address Helena sent them. They find an old, abandoned shack in the middle of the woods that appears to have been used to make moonshine at one point. Henry finds signs that there have been parties held here - broken beer bottles, litter, and the sign of a campfire.

Henry is standing inside the shack. Bjorn is standing outside when he suddenly hears a soft "help me" coming from nearby.

## List of Appearances

* Sammie Overbrook
* Oliver Allen Evans
* Bjorn Olafson
* Henry Marlowe
* Indigo
* Stanley Marlowe
* River Hanson