Season 2 - Episode 26: Holding Out for a Hero

## Synopsis

Bjorn, Henry, and Sammie rush to save Oliver from the store he's trapped in on East Thornvale. They make it just in time, killing a few zombies along the way. Sammie and Oliver are reunited for the first time since the events with Jadis and the dullahan. Oliver reassures Sammie that he's completely fine and they hug. Bjorn and Henry give them some space and find another zombie in a nearby donut shop.

## Episode Description

One of our heroes is in serious trouble, but one of their friends is as well, and that might be a tad more pressing at the moment.

## Key Events

* Oliver calls Sammie to tell her that he's currently trapped in a closet at a store on East Thornvale with the door being beat down by a zombie.
* Miguel tells them that their theory on how to reverse someone being turned into a zombie is to find patient zero of the outbreak.
* Sammie and Oliver are reunited. Oliver assures her everything is fine, he's fine - they're fine. They hug.

## Summary

Bjorn and Sammie run to Henry's side to try and help. Sammie puts her hands on his wounds and pumps healing magic into him, but it doesn't seem to do anything. Bjorn and Henry turn toward Stanley and ask what's going on - that they need to know so they can help Henry.

Sammie's phone begins to ring. She steps away from them as she sees it's Oliver calling. Stanley again tells Bjorn that he can tell them everything once this is over and Bjorn asks if he at least knows how to cure Henry. Stanley says the last time this happened they stopped it by killing all the zombies that were out there to prevent any more spread. They know how to keep Henry stable but not how to cure him. Stanley says discovering a cure has been a problem for a very long time.

Sammie waits for the phone to ring out and then listens to a voicemail from Oliver asking her to answer the next time he calls. There's a loud banging in the background. Her phone rings again and this time Sammie answers. Oliver emphasizes that it's really good to hear from her, before passing along that he's trapped in a closet inside a clothing store called The Rack on East Thornvale with a zombie trying to break down the door. Sammie turns to tell the group that there are zombies on East they need to take care of.

Before they can leave, Miguel speaks up and says that their theory on how to stop the zombie outbreak and cure the wounds is by finding patient zero - the first person to be turned. Last time they never found them but he's hoping they can find them this time. River announces that she's going to stay here for this one. Bjorn, Henry, and Sammie decide to fly to East to get there as fast as possible. Bjorn carries Sammie as they all fly across the ocean between the islands.

They land on an empty section of the East Thornvale beach and run toward downtown. As they get closer, they realize the streets are emptier than normal. The windows of the storefronts are smashed and doors are broken into. As they approach The Rack, they realize there are two zombies inside of the store. They crouch outside and try to come up with a plan but accidentally draw the zombie's attention.

Bjorn pops up and sprays the two zombies coming toward them with bullets from his assault rifle. He sprays in the area of their heads, misses, and then takes out their legs. They fall to the ground and continue to crawl toward them. Sammie ignores them, running past them and toward the back of the store where she can hear a third zombie still attempting to break into the closet Oliver is trapped in. One of the zombies grabs her leg, but she's able to pull free. She hears the door crash inward as she approaches.

One of the zombies has grabbed onto Bjorn's leg, scratching at him with its hands. Henry takes a shot at it with his magnum and hits it in the head. It dies instantly. Sammie has made it back to the closet, where she sees Oliver. A zombie has broken down the door and is approaching Oliver. Sammie walks up behind the zombie and stabs her knife through its head. The zombie turns to try and bite Sammie, the knife still lodged in its head. Oliver rips the zombie off of Sammie and then stomps its head in. Sammie quickly makes sure that Oliver hasn't been bitten and then he hugs her tightly. Bjorn finishes off the last zombie in the store and Henry begins to slow clap. They decide to check on Sammie and Oliver.

Sammie is having a hard time looking at Oliver, filled with incredible guilt over everything that happened with the dullahan. Sammie asks him if he's okay and Oliver assures her the wound in his side is from the door, not a zombie. Sammie says that's not what she's talking about and Oliver says he doesn't know what she's talking about with a small smile on his face. They both know they're talking about Jadis stabbing him, Oliver trying to reassure her that everything is okay. Oliver then asks her if she got his text messages and Sammie nods, looking back at the floor.

Bjorn and Henry walk into the back room at this point and Henry starts to sing "Can You Feel the Love Tonight." Bjorn face palms. Oliver leans down and very quietly asks her, "well can you?" Sammie turns bright pink and nods. Bjorn and Henry leave to give them some privacy as Sammie and Oliver hug again. Henry calls Stanley to briefly update him before Bjorn and Henry begin to search some of the other stores for more zombies.

Bjorn and Henry enter a donut shop nearby, the same donut shop they stopped at before Sammie and Oliver went on their first date. When they'd past it earlier on their way to rescue Oliver, there had been a body inside. Now, there's no body. Henry realizes the body has reanimated and the zombie is now behind the counter. Henry walks through the kitchen and sneaks up on the zombie. He manages to wrangle its arms and keep them pinned behind its back, successfully capturing a live zombie.

## List of Appearances

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

## Harm Dealt

 Andrew/Bjorn
 Wesley/Henry
 Hannah/Sammie
 Andrew/Bjorn

## Trivia

Hannah is bad at names. She didn't meet George Romero, she met the other writer of "Night of the Living Dead", Jack Russo. She corrects herself later.