Fang

**"Fang"** is the eighth episode in the second season of *The Hollow*.

## Overview

After battling the sea monster with Brynhilda, the friends arrive in a fairy-tale land where three pixies lead them to Weirdy.

## Plot

Mira follows Tursas through the water.

Brynhilda, Adam, and Reeve are sailing out to sea. Suddenly, the boat shakes as Tursas emerges from underwater. Adam changes their direction as Tursas drives again, splashing them.

Back in the cave, Vanessa says she cheated in their last game. She wore a special contact lens which blocked the memory inhibition. She had all her memories when she started the last game. Kai thinks that's really cool. She apologizes, because she thinks the tech in her lens caused the glitch.

Tursas emerges again and Reeve throws barrels at her. They then notice Mira in the water. Mira tells them to head back while she distracts Tursas. She gets Tursas's attention, then swims away. She leads Tursas around until she finds a hold in a rock too small for Tursas and goes through it. Then she returns to the ship and says she bought some time. Just then, Tursas emerges again and rips their sail.

Kai agrees to keep Vanessa's secret between them if she wants. She thinks the rock formation on the wall is weird. Kai encourages her to tell her secret, thinking the others will be understanding.

Mira swims and pushes the ship away from Tursas. She says she can't keep it up, so they have to do something. Adam and Reeve decide to combine their powers. Reeve lifts Adam up so Adam can attack Tursas. He gets Adam close enough that Adam is able to punch Tursas and knock out one of her fangs. Tursas then stops and feels the area with her tongue. Mira tells them Tursas feels way better now. Tursas then turns and dives. Mira says Tursas had a fang ache and now she doesn't. Then she suddenly realizes something and dives under water. Brynhilda thanks Adam and Reeve for saving them as Mira re-surfaces with the fang. Adam and Reeve join her in the water. She hands Adam the fang and pulls them through the water with her back to the cave.

Reunited, Reeve and Adam apologize to the others and say they're going to try to get along better. The others start to notice something is off with Vanessa, but Kai covers for her. Mira puts the fang in place and she and Adam pull them both simultaneously. Nothing happens, so they get upset. Vanessa starts to come clean to them, but then a doorway opens up and they race through.

The doorway leads to a fairy tale land. They see some winged creatures nearby and disagree about what they are. They notice they're carrying Weirdy's scarf and sunglasses and start chasing them. They're stopped by a troll on a bridge. Kai tries to fly over, but is stopped by a force field. They ask the troll and he wants them to give him a goat. Mira refuses to let them give him an actual goat, so they decide to make a goat from vegetables and give him that instead.

They gather vegetables and Vanessa cooks them and builds them into a goat. Once it's ready, they put it on a cart and present it to the troll. He accepts it and wheels it onto the bridge. Then he says it's for Malthezor. As they ask who that is, a sea creature emerges from the water. He sniffs the goat, knocks it into the water, then eats the troll instead. The force field is disabled and they quickly cross the bridge and continue chasing the pixies. Vanessa flies up and spots the pixies in the distance, taunting Weirdy.

They run up to Weirdy and demand answers. He's surprised to see them again. He tries to send them away again, but the pixies pull down his pants. Reeve and Adam then use their powers to get Weirdy's stuff back. Adam refuses to give the things back until Weirdy answers their questions. He starts to open a portal again, but closes it when Mira calls him Gustaf. She shouldn't know that because only real-life people know that. They tell him what they've experienced.

Nisha, Iris, and Tyler walk through the woods. Nisha is carrying the weapon over her shoulder. They advise her to be careful because they don't even know how it works. She decides they should stop and figure that out. Nisha takes the key, puts it in the weapon, and turns it. Nothing happens, so Nisha throws it. Then it makes a noise, so Nisha goes to pick it up.

Weirdy tells them that Hollow Games has been making digital clones of all the players. They used the information to make digital versions of their family and homes as well. They're using the information to make a life simulation game. He shows them a presentation video for the beta game, Hollow Life. In the video, a player is controlling sim Gretchen's life. Weirdy goes on to say that the characters normally don't know it's a digital world. Except for the five of them. Something happened to make them remember. Vanessa asks if it's like the glitch. Mira then asks about Skeet. Weirdy assures them that real-life Skeet is fine and living in the real world like normal, like their real selves. Kai asks which one of him is really real then. Reeve says maybe they both are. Adam says they're real to themselves. They have memories and emotions and feel pain. He pleads with Weirdy to help, but Weirdy doesn't know how. Vanessa says she might. She suggests that Weirdy transfer their digital selves to a private server and take them offline, which means players won't be able to interfere with their lives anymore. They'll be free to live their digital lives. He agrees to try that, but tells them they have to stay alive and keep the other team from finishing their game. He leaves with a snap of his fingers. They discuss the other team, including their weapon. Adam says they don't know if the team has figured out how to use it. Just then, they see a large explosion in the distance and conclude the game team has figured out how to use it.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

## Cast

* Ashleigh Ball as Mira
* Connor Parnall as Kai
* Adrian Petriw as Adam
* Mark Hildreth as The Weird Guy
* Alex Barima as Reeve
* Diana Kaarina as Vanessa & Pixie #2

*Additional Voices By*

* Brian Drummond as Gorm & Troll
* Kazumi Evans as Nisha
* Nicole Oliver as Brynhilda & Pixie #1
* Sam Vincent as Tyler
* Khamisa Wilsher as Iris

## See Also

 **Season 2** | "Home" • "Hollow Games" • "The Return" • "Puzzled" • "Alchemy" • "Dead End" • "Unbalanced" • "**Fang**" • "Fire" • "Race"