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Season #1 Episode #15: Understanding Willow

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[She holds up the picture of Willow's awkward hair phase, another one behind it. An ember burns both of them to ash. Amity and Luz watch the ashes fall.]

Amity:
Ugh! Why would they make memories so flammable!?

Willow:
[giggles, wiggling her fingers] Have I always had this crazy thing? [slaps her face gently] Blap, blap! [walks to Amity and Luz and puts her arms around their shoulders] Eeee, heee, heee, I can tell we're gonna be good friends! [falls]

[Cut to the Owl House.]

Amity:
[looking around] So, this is the Owl House.

Luz:
Yup.

Amity:
And you... sleep here?

Luz:
When the night critters allow me to.

Eda:
So, you set Willow's memories on fire and erased everything. Even minor damage can have huge effects!

[Willow walks into the couch where King is sleeping.]

Willow:
Ahh, a chair for sitting!

[Willow flops face front onto the couch, does a handstand while trying to sit, and then flops upside down.]

Eda:
Yep, her brain's burned up real good. Damage like that can change everything about a person. Willow may never be the same.

[Willow finally gets the sitting position right.]

Willow:
I got it! [looks at King] Ooh, a furry fruit! [picks King up] I'm gonna peel it!

King:
What? [tries to escape] What is happening?!

Eda:
Nap time.

[Eda casts a spell, putting Willow to sleep.]

King:
Sleep spell...

[King yawns and goes to sleep.]

Eda:
I didn't cast it on you.

King:
[yawns] Yeah, who cares?

Luz:
Is there anything we can do?

Eda:
There is one way, but it's terribly dangerous and partially illegal. [pause] So you're in the right place! I'll send you into her mind to fix the damage.

Luz:
Be still my fantasy loving heart, I have always wanted to do this! Thank you, Boiling Isles.

Eda:
It won't be easy. You have a lot to fix in there, 'cause it's a mess! Yep, whoever did this to Willow showed unbelievable disregard for her safety, downright despicable.

[Amity looks guilty.]

Eda:
[to Amity] Oh right, it was you. [to Luz] Anyways, Luz, who's going inside with you?

Hooty:
[opens door] Maybe I can help! I'm pretty good at getting stuck inside people's heads!

Eda:
This is someone's brain, not a night club! [spells door closed] Two max.

[Luz looks at Gus, who is pacing in front of his corkboard.]

Gus:
I'm running out of time. Ugh. I'm in total free fall! [looks at a pile of books] Must I turn to forbidden sources?

Books:
[growl]

Gus:
Aah! [falls]

Luz:
Gus... has a lot on his plate. Amity, you have to go with me.

Amity:
Willow might not want me in there.

Luz:
You set everything in there on fire! You have to help.

[Amity looks at Luz and thinks for a second.]

Amity:
[sighs] Okay, I'll do what I can.

[Luz holds her hand out to Amity. She hesitantly takes it.]

Eda:
Alright! Bold choice, taking the girl who caused the mess. [draws a spell circle around them and summons a bell]

Luz:
[takes bell] Whoa.

Eda:
When you're done, ring that and I'll cast you back-- Oh, and keep an eye out for her "Inner Willow." She's the gatekeeper of emotions and memory. She might help ya.

[Eda lifts her hand. The spell circle around Luz and Amity produces a light that encases them.]

Eda:
Now, here we go!

Luz & Amity:
Ah!

[Luz and Amity disappear into the yellow light of the spell. Eda directs it to Willow, still fast asleep. Cut to a black void inside Willow's mind, where Luz and Amity land.]

Luz:
AH! [almost falls]

[Light appears and bursts forward. Luz and Amity shield their eyes. When the light dims, they're standing in a forest, each tree growing around a dark picture frame. Luz and Amity look around and start walking.]

Amity:
Where's her Inner Willow? Do you really think it'll help?

Luz:
I don't know. We'll just have to start fixing stuff on our own! Hmm, now let's see...

[Luz blows dust off a frame and coughs. It's a picture of a fort on a beach. Luz touches it with her hand, which goes through the picture.]

Luz:
[poking it more times] Hey, I found something magical. I'ma put my face in it! [laughs as she enters the picture]

Amity:
Luz? Luz!

Luz:
[sticks her head out the picture] I think I found the memories. Let's go! [drags Amity in]

Amity:
Aah!

[Luz and Amity fall through the opposite side of the picture, landing face first.]

Luz:
Woo!

Amity:
Ah!

Luz:
[sits up] And welcome to Willow's beautiful... memory?

[The memory is in grayscale and burning. They're at a grassy beach with a dock and sign that reads "LAKE LACUNA".]

Amity:
Lake Lacuna! This is where Willow and I took swimming lessons! The ash must be from the fires. [gasps] Our fort! In the dunes!

[They run up to the fort. Amity starts taking things off of it.]

Amity:
One time Willow wanted to play hooky from our swim lessons, so we built this! [shoves a plank in Luz's hands]

Luz:
Forts, hooky, Willow. Can words get any cuter?

Amity:
We knew the swim teacher would be on the prowl, but Willow said she'd protect us with an illusion spell. [looks at the fort in pride]

Luz:
Wha? It's like dog house for angels!

Amity:
Wait, something is missing.

[Amity looks down. She swipes sand off a small flag reading "A+W". She smiles at it fondly before putting it in a small flowerpot tied to the top of the fort.]

Amity:
There.

[The memory's color returns. Amity and Luz appear back outside the memory picture in Willow's mind.]

Amity:
[looks around] We're back!

Luz:
I think fixing the fort fixed the memory!

[The memory starts playing in color, showing a young Amity and Willow laughing and entering the fort.]

Young Amity:
Ugh! The seagulls are back again!

Young Willow:
Don't worry, I'll get rid of them!

[Young Willow casts a spell. Instead of getting rid of the seagulls, she gets rid of the fort. The seagulls attack them as the fort reappears.]

Young Willow & Young Amity: [yell]

Young Amity:
Willow!

Young Willow:
I'm sorry, I thought I was getting better!

[The swim teacher spots Amity and Willow and drags them back to class.]

Amity:
Willow was a... late bloomer.

Luz:
I know, but now she's more like a great bloomer! This place is like theater showing her most important moments! Now let's fix some more! [runs up to the birthday party picture] The photo that started it all! Let's do it next.

[Amity visibly panics. Luz starts to climb into the picture.]

Amity:
Wait! Uhh. You want important moments? [gestures to the awkward hair day picture] This one might be about a crush! [smiles nervously]

Luz:
Hmm, don't mind if I do! [laughs]

[They both climb in. A pink firey foot steps on the ground.]

[Cut back to the Owl House, where Willow is still sleeping. Gus is pacing in front of her.]

Gus:
No one can give me the interview I need, except... myself! [creates illusion double]

Gus's Illusion:
I'd rather die than expose my secrets!

Gus:
[rolls up sleeves] Then die you shall!

[Gus and his illusion strike fighting poses.]

Eda:
Ahem. If you need an interview, look no further. Interesting? I'm a bad girl living in a secret fortress.

Hooty:
[crashes through the window] I'm the secret!

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