ISSUE 202: Sankofa

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## ISSUE #202: Sankofa

### Air date

February 1, 2022

**ISSUE #202: Sankofa** is the second episode of *Season 2 of* Raising Dion*.*

## Plot

### Overview

A figure from Nicole's past returns, causing chaos and confusion. Dion shows new classmate Brayden the ropes. Sparks fly between Nicole and Tevin.

### Full Plot Summary

Pat explains to Suzanne how, after Dion defeated him and the Crooked Energy left him, he still had just enough power left to reform his body, but he was seemingly left powerless after this. With everyone believing him to be dead, he laid low in a nearby town, until he realized the Crooked Man had somehow resurfaced, and came to warn Biona. Suzanne does not believe Pat and has him locked up.

Biona scientists investigate the sinkhole and find the (now non-glowing) plants, as well as footprints from Gary Stafford. Gary meanwhile is suffering from a huge infection caused by the spores. Dion is also interested in the sinkhole due to what he heard at Biona last night. In class, Esperanza prepares the boys for their upcomming musical audition; something Dion is still not too thrilled about.

Dion also notices how Brayden seems to have an interest in him. During lunchbreak, Dion, Esperanza and Jonathan introduce themselves to Brayden. The Crooked Energy, inside Brayden, orders Brayden to try and get Dion somewhere alone, so Brayden asks Dion to show him around the school. As they walk through a hallway, the Crooked Energy leaves Brayden and tries to grab Dion, but is unable to touch him and has to retreat inside Brayden, with Dion being oblivious to the danger he was in.

After school, Esperanza distracts Nicole as she comes to pick up Dion, so Dion and Jonathan can investigate the sinkhole. Dion teleports inside and sees the glowing flowers. Afterwards, he teleports himself to the car, much to Nicole's dismay. Brayden watches them as they drive off. Nicole drives Dion to Biona for his training session with Tevin. While they train, Nicole meets a woman named Simone, whose teenage daughter Janelle is also at Biona to hopefully learn to control her power to blow things up. They bond over their mutual difficulties of raising a superpowered child. Then Suzanne calls Nicole into her office, and shows her Pat has returned. Nicole is both angry and scared about this, and insists Dion must never find out. She does muster up the courage to go down to Pat's cell and give him a piece of her mind.

That night, at home, Nicole does confess to Kat that Pat is back, while at Biona, Suzanne finds a video online that indeed shows a new Crooked Man, and shares this information with David. Elswhere in Atlanta, Brayden and the people he mindcontroled to bring him here have settled in a house for sale. Brayden wonders why the Crooked Energy didn't attack Dion at school. The Crooked Energy simply assures Brayden that the boy is making him stronger, and their army is growing. Brayden has the Crooked Energy assure him that, as long as the boy helps him defeat Dion, he will never leave him. For their next move, the Crooked Energy wants Brayden to take Dion down from the inside. Brayden thus uses his powers to send a mental image of himself into Dion's room, and reveals to Dion that he has powers too.

## Cast

### Main cast

* Alisha Wainwright as Nicole Warren
* Ja'Siah Young as Dion Warren
* Jazmyn Simon as Kat Neese
* Sammi Haney as Esperanza Jimenez
* Ali Ahn as Suzanne Wu
* Griffin Robert Faulkner as Brayden Mills
* Josh Ventura as David Marsh
* Jason Ritter as Pat Rollins

### Guest roles

* Aubriana Davis as Janelle Carr
* Tracey Bonner as Simone Carr
* Rome Flynn as Tevin Wakefield
* Gavin Munn as Jonathan King
* Michael Anthony as Gary Stafford
* Suehyla El-Attar as Ms. Burnett
* David Juan de la Barcena as Fernando Diaz
* Reinaldo Faberlle as Alonso Diaz