Episode 48: Blood and Thunder

## Synopsis

Bjorn and Henry try to get information out of the sirens. They're soon swarmed by fishmen and have to fly out of the clearing to escape. They find Oliver on the beach who tells them he was sent here by Sammie's mom. Oliver also informs them that music can break the hold of the sirens' song. They make a plan of attack.

## Episode Description

Things are... not great on Christmas Tree island. The monsters and their army of fishmen and zombified men have noticed the boys. Will careful words be able to disarm the situation, or is it time to fight?

## Key Events

* Sammie is starting to be transformed by the sirens and now has gills.
* Bjorn and Henry find Oliver on the beach. He says he was asked to come here by Sammie's mom and find her.
* Oliver explains that music can break the sirens' hold on people.
* The trio make a plan to shoot the sirens from the air while Oliver blasts his music through a bullhorn.

## Summary

The sirens begin to sing at Bjorn and Henry. They feel the pull but are able to resist. As he's looking at the group of men, Bjorn realizes Oliver is not in the group.

The blonde siren approaches Bjorn and Henry. Bjorn asks her what she's doing with the men. She says that they're all here of their own free will. Bjorn disagrees, knowing they're under her thrall. Bjorn then notices that the red-headed siren is now missing. He points this out to the blonde siren and she says that she is not her sister's keeper.

Henry points out Sammie to the siren and asks why her, why she's the only woman. The siren runs a clawed finger over Sammie's cheek. She says she's not sure, that all are welcome to answer the call. The siren warns Henry and Bjorn to be careful not to interrupt the transformation. She lifts up the edge of Sammie's shirt and shows that Sammie now has gills.

Suddenly, Bjorn is grabbed by the shoulders and pulled up into the air. Bjorn manifests his scales and wings and manages to flip the red-haired siren beneath him, smashing back into the ground with the siren beneath him. The blonde siren snaps her fingers and the fishmen attack. Bjorn tells Henry to fly out of there. Henry decides to try and get a sneak attack in on the blonde and gets a good hit, but is swarmed by the fishmen. Bjorn tries to fly up, but is caught by the siren and slammed back down. He's also swarmed by fishmen.

Henry pulls himself out of the pile of fishmen and is face to face with Sammie, who then blasts him with a fireball. Bjorn pulls himself out from under the fishmen, grabs Henry, and then flies off. Bjorn spots someone on the beach with red hair. They're using the flashlight on their phone to signal "SOS" at the sky to anyone who might be flying over. Bjorn sees the red hair and immediately recognizes Oliver. He dives down to the beach, landing right in front of him. He immediately grabs for the man's phone, but Oliver pulls it away. Instead of going for it again, Bjorn lowers Henry down onto the sand and heals him the best he can. Oliver is looking rather confused, standing sopping wet in the rain with a GoPro strapped to his chest.

Bjorn starts to question Oliver and what he's doing here. Oliver says he doesn't know, just that he was on a ship. He then realizes that the creature must be a siren, and says it explains everything. Bjorn says it doesn't explain how he's not being controlled by the siren now. Oliver pulls out his phone and says he's pretty sure it's what broke him out of the spell. Oliver presses play on his phone and loud, heavy metal music begins to pour from it. He explains he got a phone call and that the ring tone broke him out of the hold of the siren. He came to in a line of men, including Sammie.

Bjorn presses him on why he's acting so nervous around them and Sammie. He manifests his claws, scales, and wings to intimidate Oliver into answer. Oliver finally admits that he's here because Sammie's mom sent him to find Sammie. Bjorn outs himself, admitting that they've met before and that he won't remember everything when he's done with him, but he needs Oliver's help for now. Oliver asks if they have anything to amplify the music from his phone. Bjorn heals up Henry again before Henry flies out to the SeanJohn to find a bullhorn.

While Henry is gone, Bjorn asks Oliver more about Sammie's mom. Oliver says he's not sure that the woman is Sammie's mom, but that they look extremely similar. He starts to tell Bjorn about everything that's happened to him in the past several months, starting from when he woke up in his hotel. He had memories of drinking at a bar, but knew that wasn't like him and found his camera was missing. He logged onto his computer and used a tracker to find his camera in a government vehicle. Once he found his camera, he knew something strange had taken place. He started using fake identities to research Thornvale and traveled around the globe talking to anyone that might have information for him. Eventually, he found a forum post from an older man saying he'd been rescued from a bigfoot on Thornvale by two men - a skinny Hispanic man and a larger white man. Oliver went to Texas to talk to the man and was then kidnapped.

Henry arrives back on the beach just as the storm picks up. The storm is getting more intense. Bjorn tells Oliver that he is going to carry him into the sky while he blasts his metal music at anyone under the thrall of the sirens. Bjorn says he is going to hold onto Oliver with one hand while he shoots the sirens with the other. Oliver makes a comment about having to find Sammie and Bjorn says they'll talk more about that later. Bjorn instructs Henry to shoot at the sirens from the sky as well.

The unlikely trio takes off into the sky. Bjorn can tell Oliver is terrified of being in the sky. Henry throws a mocking "British crybaby" at Oliver as they go. They spot the fishmen and Sammie in organized lines walking up to the sirens as they approach.

## List of Appearances

* Bjorn Olafson
* Henry Marlowe
* Sirens
* Sammie Overbrook
* Oliver Allen Evans

## Harm Taken

 Andrew/Bjorn
 Wesley/Henry
 Wesley/Henry

## Harm Healed

 Andrew/Bjorn
 Andrew/Bjorn
 Andrew/Bjorn