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Season #1 Episode #2: Witches Before Wizards

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[Wind howls and opens the window. The map flies out of her grasp, landing next to her book. The wind flips the pages to show Azura standing loved and triumphant on a small hill, the people around her applauding as she holds a staff to the sun.]

Luz:
I'll never know unless I try.

[Cut to the living room, where King is laying down on the couch.]

King:
Finally! All that mean‐spirited laughter made me sleepy.

Eda:
Crony, wake up. You said that wizard was one of my clients?

King:
Yes. Now go away.

Eda:
I don't know him that well. [sits on the couch with enough force to send King flying into the air] And I don't trust this itch he's scratching in the human.

King:
Less talky, more nappy.

Eda:
[sighs]

[Cut to the door of Luz's room, which Eda pushes open.]

Eda:
Hey, Luz? Aw, nuts.

[Her room is empty, the howling wind pushing open the window. Eda runs to the window.]

Eda:
Hooty, where'd she go?

Hooty:
Hoot, hoot. If you want the answer that you seek, solve my riddle within a week‐‐

[Eda punches the wall hard enough to shake the whole house and leave cracks in the wall.]

Hooty:
Ow! Okay, okay. She went into the forest towards Bonesborough. Sheesh!

Eda:
Ugh!

[Cut to a sign proclaiming the city limits of Bonesborough, next to which is Luz.]

Luz:
[inhales] My first mythical quest. Ha!

[She jumps and slides down an incline, then gets over a fallen log. A thick fog rolls in as she keeps walking.]

Luz:
Okay. Got my scroll, got my youthful optimism, got my trusty weapon. [pulls out the sword and hits a button on it]

Sword:
By the power of Skullgar, I am out of battery.

[The lights on the sword dim as Luz lowers it. She continues onward, ducking a branch and cutting a rope with the sword.]

Luz:
You know, I wonder if I made the right choice by coming here. [gasps] Wow!

[Camera reveals a village full of cats wearing clothes and walking on two legs. Luz walks through the village, beaming as she looks around. She approaches a fountain in the middle of a square, from which a witch with a sword strapped to his waist emerges, flipping wet hair out of his face.]

Nevareth:
I see. So you're the Chosen One. [scoffs] The Celestial Staff should've picked me, Nevareth Bladestrife, Teen Prince of Angstmore.

Luz:
[staring at his biceps] Yes. Yes, I did make the right choice.

[Cut to an alley]

King:
[sniffing] This is where we met the scones. I mean, the wizard. Whoa!

[Eda pushes aside a patched curtain.]

King:
It wasn't like this before.

[The castle is now in complete ruin, with crumbling walls, no spire, and faded banners. One of the front doors is laying on the ground, and as they look, a chunk of wall falls from a pillar.]

Eda:
I don't like this.

[A door creaks open, revealing the library. Tattered scrolls now litter the floor, shelves are broken, paintings are ripped, and chunks of debris are blocking the stairs. Eda steps forward, onto a bundle of scrolls. She picks them all up, each illuminated with the glowing message of: "The chosen one".]

Eda:
I really don't like this.

[Cut to the middle of the woods, where Luz is walking with Nevareth and a flying onion with bat wings.]

Luz:
Nevareth, your vengeful backstory is so compelling. And I'm lovin' your animal sidekick.

Nevareth:
After my village was consumed, my heart has known nothing but vengeance.

[They stop walking.]

Luz:
Nevareth!

Nevareth:
Lady Luz, do you think love can bloom on the battlefield?

Luz:
[turns and laughs to herself] This quest is questing in all the right ways.

[The three of them walk onto a bridge, yelping when a creature jumps in front of them.]

Nevareth:
Ew.

Chris:
[dances] Hum‐di‐diddle, to pass the bridge, you must first solve my riddle.

Luz:
Hit me, little furry man.

Chris:
Your quest shall stop if you fail this game. So tell me, my dear, what is my name?

Luz:
Hmm. [bends down to inspect his nametag] Uh... Chris?

Chris:
That's it. You may cross the bridge. And please take this, Chosen One. It shall help you on your journey. [hands her a ring]

Luz:
Wow. This is amazing. Thank you. [puts the ring on]

Nevareth:
Do you need a cape?

Luz:
Nah, I think I'm goo‐‐

Nevareth:
You can use my shirt.

[Nevareth rips his shirt off and ties it like a cape over Luz's shoulders.]

Luz:
Yes. I need a cape. [giggles]

Nevareth:
Three cheers for the Chosen One. Hip, hip...

Everyone:
Hurray!

Nevareth:
Hip, hip...

Everyone:
Hurray!

Nevareth:
Hip, hip...

[Cut to Eda]

Eda:
Oh, no.

[Her and King are standing in the cat village, which is now destroyed. Dark clouds hang in the sky and fog clouds hang in front of the houses.]

Eda:
Are you sure she came here?

King:
[sniffing] Can't mistake her smell. Like lemons and young, naïve confidence.

Eda:
Hmm.

[Eda walks up to the fountain, which is now broken and covered in dying vines. A cat wrapped in vines is laying in the lower basin. Eda kneels in front of the fountain]

Eda:
Hey! Wake up, you. [flicks the cat's head] What have you done with Luz? [shakes it] What's your endgame?

Cat:
To find your pupil and still your wrath, look ahead and follow the path. [cackles as it disintegrates]

King:
[gasps] The cat man melted!

Eda:
[sighs and stands] It's a trap. They want me to follow Luz.

King:
So, what do we do?

Eda:
Hmm.

[Cut to the woods, where, along with Nevareth and Chris, Luz is walking with a fairy much less hostile than the one she met the day before.]

Luz:
Thank you for inviting me to your feast, Princess. All your food was so tiny and cute.

Princess:
[twirls her hands and creates two bracelets] For you, Chosen One.

Luz:
[puts the bracelets on] Thank you. You have all been so kind and thoughtful. [jumps and strikes a pose] I hope this quest never ends.

Chris:
Your quest will soon come to an end, for the staff you seek is around the bend.

Luz:
[drops her pose] Thanks for ruining the mood, Chris.

Nevareth:
Go on, Chosen One. The Celestial Staff is yours. You've earned it.

[Luz perks back up and continues down the path.]

Nevareth:
Farewell, Lady Luz.

Princess:
Farewell. We love you, Chosen One.

[Birds twitter as they fly overhead, casting long shadows below them. Luz looks away from them to focus on the path, before slowing to a stop]

Luz:
[gasps]

[The Celestial Staff stands on a platform in the middle of a lake, illuminated by a ray of light. As Luz approaches the edge of the lake, a glowing comes from the water, followed a few seconds later by a stone walkway rumbling into place, connecting the edge of the lake and the central platform.

Luz:
I knew this world wasn't all gloom and doom like Eda and King said. [skipping and twirling down the walkway] There is wonder here. And I... I think I came here for a reason.

[She pauses as she reaches the platform, staring at the staff in awe]

Luz:
Okay, this is it. Moment of truth.

[She hesitantly grabs the staff. Blue swirls of magic come out of it, creating waves in the lake as the top of the staff glows brightly. She pulls it out of the ground and holds it above her head triumphantly]

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