Episode 18: Black Blood

## Synopsis

Bjorn, Henry, and Sammie manage to kill the wendigo, but not without Sammie nearly dying after being infected by its black blood. Still unsure what to do with the body to make sure it stays dead, they try various methods and hope for the best. Bjorn returns the missing boy to Captain Holland.

## Episode Description

The wendigo is out for blood after the heroes steal its snack. Will they be able to keep the little boy safe? Will they be able to keep themselves safe?

## Key Events

* The group kills the wendigo and uses all the methods they learned about to dispose of its body - crushing the heart and burying it in a silver box. Bjorn burns the body for good measure.
* Bjorn returns the missing boy to Captain Holland.
* Bjorn finds that the camera he'd taken from Oliver is missing.
* Sammie finds out that her mom has called their apartment.

## Summary

The wendigo drops down from the trees. Henry is able to get a quick shot off and hit it in the head. It flies into a rage and swipes Sammie away as it runs after Henry. Henry jumps into the air to get away from it. Bjorn protects the missing boy's ears as he fires his shotgun at it. As the wendigo spins around from the shotgun blast, it focuses on Sammie. Sammie and the wendigo crash into each other, Sammie gets one last swipe in, slashing it's neck open. The wendigo bleeds a thick, black ooze all over Sammie as it dies.

Henry lands once more. The missing boy has his eyes squeezed shut and is gripping onto Bjorn. Sammie is badly wounded, so before they do anything with the heart, Bjorn takes a moment to heal Sammie's leg. Bjorn fires another shot into the wendigo's head to make sure it's dead.

Sammie reaches into the wendigo to cut out its heart. She nicks her hand on one of its ribs and is infected with the black blood of the creature. The heart appears to be almost mummified once it is pulled from the monster's chest. Sammie soon realizes that underneath her skin, a black tendril of the wendigo's blood is creeping up from where she cut her hand and it came into contact with the wendigo's blood. She can tell it's harming her and Bjorn realizes she needs special medical attention from Miguel.

Henry holds the heart with his claws so it's not in contact with his skin. He flies Sammie and the heart back to Fort Lagarto. Miguel immediately starts attending to the infection. Stanley and Henry hold Sammie down while Miguel makes an incision to extract the black blood and Sammie passes out from the pain. Using a healing spell, Miguel is able to pull the black blood out of Sammie's arm. He then burns the black blood to get rid of it.

Bjorn, still not satisfied the Wendigo is down for the count, dismembers the body in the woods. He carries the missing boy toward the road where he can hear traffic. Bjorn wipes the boys' memories so that he remembers nothing of the encounter he's had with the wendigo. Bjorn finds a trail that leads back to the boy's house and rushes over to bring the boy to Captain Holland. Holland takes the boy, but notices Bjorn is covered in scrapes and bruises. She makes Bjorn promise that he'll tell her where the boy was later. Bjorn takes time to return the fork he "borrowed."

Bjorn goes back to the body in the woods. It's still there and hasn't moved. He recovers the silver bullets he had dropped earlier and calls Stanley to give him an update. He tells them he's staying with the body to see what happens when they deal with the heart. They're still unsure what to do with the heart, as Henry learned they had to shatter it and Sammie learned they had to bury it in a silver box.

Henry offers the heart to Miguel for him to destroy it, but Miguel tells Henry to do it. Henry crushes the heart with his hand. The mummified heart crumbles into almost a wood-chip-like material. Bjorn reports there was no change to the body. Bjorn asks if they should bury the pieces in a silver box to cover their bases. Henry gathers up all the pieces and puts them into a silver lined box that Miguel has made. Bjorn stays and keeps an eye on the body while Henry buries the box. Bjorn doesn't see a change in the body, so he decides the best course of action is to burn the remains. After the remains are successfully dealt with, Bjorn flies back to the Fort.

Eventually, Bjorn returns to his car. He finds that his back door is slightly ajar. He realizes that the camera he'd taken from Oliver is missing from his vehicle.

Sammie gets back to her apartment and her dad arrives shortly after. Sammie ignores him. An old landline phone to their apartment rings. Sammie's dad goes to answer it. He asks the caller who they are, why they are calling, and then tries to get them to stay on the line before they hang up. Sammie asks who it was and Tony informs her that it was her mom.

## List of Appearances

* Bjorn Olafson
* Henry Marlowe
* Sammie Overbrook
* Wendigo
* Stanley Marlowe
* Miguel Rodriguez
* Captain Jolene Holland
* Tony Alvarez

## Harm Dealt

 Hannah/Sammie
 Andrew/Bjorn
 Hannah/Sammie
 Andrew/Bjorn

## Trivia

It takes Wesley from 47:20-51:49 to decide whether or not to use a Luck point to save Sammie.