Season 2 - Episode 53: Shell Shocked

## Synopsis

Bjorn is dazed after the explosion but quickly falls into the familiar role of combat medic. He stabilizes and heals Oliver first, with some help from Sammie. He goes to Henry and Severin next. He gets everyone in his car and heads back to the hotel. Sammie passes out on the way after trying to heal Severin. Bjorn and Stanley get everyone to the hotel but when Bjorn comes back for Severin, he's gone. Bjorn decides he doesn't have time to deal with Severin going after Raul and heads back up to help. Miguel heals everyone as much as he can, but quickly drains himself of energy. Once Sammie and Henry are conscious, Bjorn tells them what happened with Severin. Sammie realizes that Severin is Raul's next target and if she can find Severin, they can most likely find Raul. She connects with his mind and finds that he's somewhere near the docks on East.

## Episode Description

In the aftermath of the explosion most of the team is in trouble. It's up to the ones left conscious to get the rest to safety.

## Key Events

* Bjorn, with some help from a dazed Sammie, manages to stabilize Oliver, Henry, and Severin and get everyone into his SUV.
* At the hotel, Bjorn and Stanley carry everyone inside. When they come back to the car for Severin, he's gone. Bjorn hears a car peal out nearby.
* Once everyone is healed and conscious, Bjorn tells Sammie and Henry what happened with Severin. Sammie realizes Severin is Raul's next target and connects with Severin's mind. She finds he is at the docks on East.

## Summary

An explosion rips through the crew, sending them flying. Bjorn and Sammie hit the asphalt, hard. Bjorn is disoriented for a moment, the familiar ringing in his ears bringing him back to a sandy dirt road in Afghanistan, he reaches for an assault rifle at his side that isn't there before he snaps back to himself in the present.

Bjorn first sees Oliver directly in front of him. He is unconscious with shrapnel sticking out of his stomach. He's bleeding from his head, stomach, and various other places. Bjorn looks over to see Henry in much the same state as Oliver. Severin, nearby, is looking dazed and bleeding, trying unsuccessfully to pick himself up off the ground. Bjorn quickly identifies Oliver is in the worst shape by far. He crashes to the ground beside him and begins to work to stabilize him with his med kit, falling into the familiar role of combat medic.

Sammie comes to after briefly blacking out. The first thing she sees is Bjorn crouched over Oliver. Sammie pulls herself over to Oliver, falling back to her knees and immediately laying her hands on him to heal him magically. Sammie feels some of the wounds from Oliver transfer to her own body as she does so. Sammie's ears are still ringing from the explosion - Bjorn is talking to her but she can't hear him. Bjorn rushes over to Henry next. Henry is in a bad way - he has various broken bones and his skin is severely burned. Bjorn begins to tend to his wounds. He calls over to Severin to ask if he can hear him but gets no response. Severin is hunched over, holding the back of his head.

Bjorn goes back over to Sammie. He gently puts a hand on her shoulder and then communicates the best he can with hand signals that he's going to drive the car over and to keep an eye on everyone. Sammie still looks dazed but nods in agreement. Bjorn runs over to his SUV and quickly drives it over to them. He first picks Henry up and puts him in the back. He then puts a hand on Severin's shoulder who startles and jerks away before looking up at Bjorn with bright red eyes.

Severin's skin is ripped open and burned in the same way Henry's was. Severin is speaking, but Bjorn is having a hard time hearing as well. Eventually he realizes Severin is saying, "He was here," over and over again while looking around them. Bjorn tells him now is not the time to find Raul, but Severin pushes himself onto his feet anyway. He starts to walk toward the woods nearby even though there is a bone sticking out of his leg. Bjorn runs up to cut Severin off and realizes he is bleeding from his nose and ears with a glassy look in his eyes. Severin tries to push Bjorn away, but collapses and is unable to move.

Sammie suddenly realizes as she watches Severin stumble toward the woods that she had sensed Raul nearby right before the explosion. She closes her eyes and focuses on connecting with Raul and finds that he is no longer nearby. She gets a feeling that Raul is hunting for his next victim and wants that person to be a challenge. Feeling their safe for now, Sammie opens her eyes and makes herself stronger with magic so that she can pick Oliver up and put him into Bjorn's SUV. Bjorn tries to tend to Severin's wound then realizes that Severin has a massive head injury he can't fix with first aid, which explains the glassy look in his eye and odd behavior.. Bjorn starts to carry him toward the car and Severin fights him at first before going completely limp as he passes out. Bjorn pulls his limp form into the passenger seat and buckles him in. Sammie is sitting in the back beside Oliver.

Bjorn takes a moment to turn in his seat and get Sammie's attention. He motions to Severin's head and Sammie gets the message that he wants her to heal him. Bjorn takes off out of the parking lot, trying to get to the hotel and to Miguel for healing as quickly as possible. Sammie leans up and puts her hand on Severin's head. Bjorn sees Severin's nose stop bleeding as Sammie heals him and then feels her slump, unconscious, into the back of his seat. Bjorn drives as fast as he possibly can to the hotel.

Bjorn pulls into an alleyway behind the hotel. He calls Stanley but can't hear what he's saying on the other end. He tells Stanley that he's out back, there was an explosion, and he's going to start bringing people up. As Bjorn assesses the situation, he realizes Sammie is now bleeding heavily from her nose, like Severin was before she healed him, and she needs the most medical attention first. Bjorn pulls her out of the car and starts to take her up to the hotel suite when Stanley makes his way outside. Stanley is able to carry both Henry and Oliver and they all head up to the suite. Bjorn can tell that Miguel is shouting, asking what happened but Bjorn can barely hear him. He points up at his ears and just says, "explosion." Miguel gestures for Bjorn to put Sammie on the couch and he does so. Bjorn runs back down to his car to get Severin, only to find that his car is empty.

Bjorn hears the squeal of a car peeling out nearby. When they left, Severin was unconscious but he also doesn't have time to chase Severin down. Bjorn locks up his car and heads back upstairs. Miguel is healing Sammie. She comes to with a splitting headache and groans. Bjorn walks back into the room without Severin. Stanley asks him what's going on. Bjorn says that he thinks Severin stole a car and took off after Raul, that he was hellbent on getting him. Bjorn explains that something is off about him and asks Stanley if he's ever seen something with red eyes. Stanley asks if he's a vampire and Bjorn says he thinks he might be one but he's not sure. Stanley sits down, his hands trembling now from strain.

Sammie is still dazed, her mind fuzzy, but she picks herself up and go find Oliver. Sammie still can't hear much other than muffled noises. She hears Miguel yell something and then feels Stanley push past her. She watches as Miguel and Stanley lean over Oliver. Stanley pulls a huge piece of metal out of Oliver's stomach and Miguel immediately pumps him full of healing magic. Sammie feels herself about to be sick after watching this and manages to pull herself over a trash can. Sammie looks up to see Miguel, hands covered in Oliver's blood, catching his breath before rolling over to Henry.

Sammie gestures toward herself and then says she can help, seeing Miguel is quickly draining himself of magic and energy. Miguel seems to consider it for a moment before nodding and motioning Sammie over. Sammie puts her hands on Henry to heal him. She gets a burst of healing magic into him before feeling her nose begin to bleed again and her knees give out. Stanley keeps her from collapses and guides her down onto the couch beside Henry. Miguel heals Sammie one last time before he lets out a long breath and leans back in his wheelchair.

Bjorn texts Holland to tell her what's going on. He tells her that, in case she hadn't heard, the vampire he warned her about rigged a car bomb and that he can't call her because he can't hear right now. Holland says she's well aware of the explosion and asks Bjorn if he knows what car the vampire is traveling in now. Bjorn answers, 'not anymore.'

Henry, in his unconscious state, is dreaming - he's buried under warm blankets in his bed and content to stay there. He hears a voice calling for him, telling him it's time to wake up, and Henry tells them to leave him alone. The voice says that they didn't raise a lazy son and it's time to get up, he can't let this 'blood-sucker' beat him. Henry opens his eyes and sees his mom walking up to him. His mom tells him it's time to wake up and Henry comes to with a gasp. About an hour has passed since Miguel has finished healing everyone. Sammie is sitting in a chair, holding Oliver's limp hand. Miguel is slumped over his desk, snoring, out cold from draining himself of energy and magic. Bjorn is pacing in the living room, wanting to get back out there but knowing he can't yet. Stanley is anxiously making sandwiches for everyone.

A few hours later, Oliver starts to wake up. Sammie squeezes his hand and Oliver whispers her name. Sammie quickly stands up to gently brush the hair away from his forehead and comfort him. He opens his eyes and asks what happened and Sammie tells him there was a car bomb. A flash of recognition crosses his face as he seems to remember. Oliver asks if everyone's okay. Sammie tells him everyone is alright and Oliver starts to drift off again. Sammie kisses him on the forehead and Oliver is unconscious a few moments later.

Once Bjorn, Henry, and Sammie are conscious and have their hearing back, Bjorn tells the other two what happened with Severin. Sammie says she doesn't think there's a way to stop Severin and tells them what she learned about Raul having done something to his mom and that he wants revenge. Sammie realizes she was also in Raul's head and remembers that he was looking for a challenge. She realizes Raul was coming for Severin. Bjorn says he could care less about whether Severin lives or dies because he's pretty confident that he's a vampire, but they need to find Raul and stop him. He asks Sammie if she can connect with Severin's mind to figure out where he is, since she believes that Severin is his next target.

Sammie closes her eyes and focuses on Severin. She has felt his violent, angry thoughts before and is soon able to latch onto them. She finds him on West in the dock district. This time his thoughts aren't angry or dark - the only thing on Severin's mind is that he is in absolute, screaming pain.

## List of Appearances

* Bjorn Olafson
* Sammie Overbrook
* Henry Marlowe
* Oliver Allen Evans
* Severin
* Stanley Marlowe
* Miguel Rodriguez
* Jolene Holland