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Are you still here?
'Cause if you're not, it is so not funny and I'll be uber-***.
And it's just not--
Okay, that was nice.
But you don't have to blindfold me to get a little sugar.
You got me a necklace.
With the key to your heart?
You've already got that.
That is a key to my apartment.
A fashion accoutrement that is both thoughtful and practical.
What more could a girl want?
Access to her boyfriend's place any time, night or day.
Okay, thanks.
You're disappointed?
Maybe just a little confused.
I mean, when we go to your plac,
you're always there and you donk your door half the time anyway,-
It's symbolic.
The past few months with you have been so amazing
and I thought that it was time to kind of...
...take it to the next level.
The next level being a key swap.
Exactly.
I get it. I get it.
It's just Bo's got a lot of private stuff lying around
and her sex life is sort of unpredictable.
I know, and I don't want to walk in on that again.
Yeah.
Yeah, maybe this was a dumb ide.
No.
No. It was a very, very sweet i.
Thanks for coming on such short notice.
I see you've ramped up the secu.
Have there been any new developments?
I believe that one of the highet ranking Light Fae officials
may have been compromised.
My friends here have been gatheg some information and told me
that the Glaive is in the procef forming an alliance with the Ga.
Using Peris as spies. Cute.
Sorry. No offence. Wow.
Look, I know that the Glaive is important,
but I've never known exactly what she does.
She writes the laws, supervises them being enforced.
Basically, she's responsible for keeping the peace.
Now, if, however, she brokers al to align the Light with the Gar,
the Fae would once again be at r
and the Garuda would have a feast of hatred and rage.
Which brings the conversation back to why I'm here.
I want you to neutralize the Gl.
"Neutralize"? You mean kill?
Or kidnap. But termination would be easier and a lot clean.
You've got the wrong girl.
I hope not, Bo.
Because right now, we are at war and this is only the beginning.
In the coming weeks,
your sense of what's right and g is going to be severely tested.
Now, can I count on you?
Test solution ninety-three resun a slight reduction of leukocyte,
but failed to produce measurable amounts of aberrant cell behavi.
Any luck?
Nothing yet.
Every test I run says the same .
You're a hundred percent health.
How is that possible? I still h, the blackouts are getting worse.
I feel like I'm living in a nig.
I can't explain it yet.
I think it's a residual effect f being on life support for five .
Sorry. I didn't mean to snap at.
It's all right.
Whatever this thing is, we'll get through it, together.
I'm still amazed at how you stuck by me all that time.
I would never abandon you.
I don't know if I could have do.
Going five years without holding someone close.
Without that loving caress.
You're amazing.
--Hey. --Hey.
--Where have you been? --Just walking.
You want some coffee?
Yeah.
So?
So...
Nate wants to take our relationship to the next level.
And what level might that be?
An open door policy.
Oh, well, Nate is welcome here any time.
Oh, yeah? Even when a Brownie is dusting our cobwebs,
or a Morragh is trying to drown you in the tub?
Well, yeah, good point.
Yeah.
What did Lachlan want?
Oh. Well, you remember your old drinking pal, Tori?
The high-maintenance, low tolerance for alcohol,
projectile-vomiting, telepath T?
Yes, that's the one.
Well, her mother, the Glaive, ia big deal in the Light Fae hieray
and Lachlan wants me to bring her in dead or alive.
Since when did you become Dog the Bounty Hunter?
Since Lachlan has no one else that he can trust.
Going after a high-ranking Fae sounds insanely dangerous.
Count me in.
The Glaive is the guest speaker at a function tonight.
--Do you feel like crashing? --Hell yes.
The dynamic duo, back in action.
Yeah.
Bring it back, baby. What?
I got the message you wanted to see me.
Thank you for coming.
I need your help.
I'm your man.
I can feel the Garuda's breath on my neck,
but we're not ready to take him.
I can definitely help.
Look, I've got a guy who can hok us up with some heavy armament.
I'm talking hand-held anti-tank missiles.
We don't need fire power, we need intel.
Specifically, I want to be up to date on everything Lachlan know.
--You want me to spy on him? --Essentially, yes.
Is that going to be a problem f?
Test solution 112. Two parts som chloride to three parts bromide.
Test solution 112 generated no measurable change in Nadia's bl.
Test solution 113, the Congolese virus antibody se.
The serum was developed to combt a virulent Fae outbreak in Afri.
It has no effect on human hemog,
but I must rule out all potential contaminants.
How is that possible?
[THE GLAIVE] Unlike our human counterparts,
Fae women have held positions of power and importance for centur.
From fierce warriors, like the Celtic Faerie queens,
to wise scholars like the Druid,
we historically have been treated as equals.
In order to continue that in today's world,
we must always reach for greatns and ascend to the highest pinna.
Every moment, I want you to act as if what you do makes a diffe.
It is critical that we take less from Fae women before us
and not compromise, because we're all we've got, girls.
Don't get to the end of your life and realize
that you've just lived the leng.
I want you to live the breadth of it, as well.
Wow! She is good.
And remember as you go forth today to never give up,
because that could be the time and place
where the tides turn and your fortunes change.
Thank you.
Whatcha' thinking, buttercup?
I want to talk to her. Form my own impression.
You think the Ash-hole might be playing you again?
The thought is never far from m.
You guys want to meet the mum?
Yeah, that'd be great.
I got to warn you, she likes to hear herself talk.
Let me know how it turns out.
Mother. This is my friend, Kenz.
--A human. Tori, what did I tel- --And her friend, Bo.
Bo the succubus?
Yes.
It is a pleasure to finally mee. Your reputation precedes you.
Which part of my reputation?
Your bravery, your countless acts of heroism.
You're a tribute to Fae women ad should be held up as a role modl
to young Fae women everywhere.
See what I mean?
--Totally. --I'm flattered.
I, uh, I wish I knew you were h.
I would have had you up on the e and introduced you to the crowd.
Well, I think you did fine up there all by yourself.
Your speech was so inspiring.
Well, I'm glad it resonated wit.
I'm a firm believer not only ins rights, but the individual oblin
to make positive change each and every day in the world around u.
Amen.
Wow.
--Really? --Yeah.
Hey, babe, come here for a sec.
Taking more blood?
No. Today I'm making a deposit instead of a withdrawal.
What's in there?
I finally had a positive test.
Your blood reacted to the serum I developed when we were in Afr.
So, you think I caught that dis?
Maybe a variant strain of it.
I modified the serum so that it would interact with your blood .
And I'm hoping that it will kill off the virus.
No.
I thought you'd be happy about . Don't you want to feel better?
No more needles.
--Come on. --I said no more needles!
I was so blown away by the Glai.
I mean, she's like Oprah without all the free cars.
I've met her a few times over t.
She certainly knows how to turn a phrase and control a room.
I sense a but.
But that doesn't mean her intentions are necessarily hono.
Well, I'm no expert on politics, but I find it hard to believe
that the Glaive would--would sel out the Fae to save her own ***.
Maybe you just don't want to be.
What does that mean?
The Glaive's a very charismatic.
Maybe you've placed her on a pen hopes that she's a beacon of go.
I never realized you were so cynical, Trick.
Some people call it cynical, others call it realistic.
Okay. Okay. What is your take on the Glaive?
I'm guessing that she is forging an alliance with the Garuda.
Based on what?
It's the smart move.
The Garuda wants a war to break.
So, he makes an offer to the Light and the Dark.
"Join me and together, we'll wipe out your enemy."
So, he plays them off against each other,
offering them salvation over annihilation.
Exactly.
When the real solution is for tt and the Dark to honour our treay
and to stand united against the.
But it takes a very strong and determined person to stay that .
So, the only question is what kind of person is the Glaive?
Hey, Bobo, what did Trickster have to say?
He agrees with Lachlan.
Thinks the Glaive is making some kind of deal with the Garuda.
Hm. Well, I thought she looked .
Hm. She might be hinky.
But how do I know she's dangerous enough to neutralize?
I've been thinking about it ande come up with a foolproof plan, ?
I'm going to do surveillance on the Glaive for a few days.
Check out her habits, her route
And then for a measly hundred b,
my cousin Dima and his capos are going to--
Dima has capos?
He believes Don Corleone is his real father.
He does know that Don Corleone is a fictional character, right?
I never had the heart to tell h.
Anyway, I will give them the deets and the cash
and they'll have the Glaive scop off the street and hogtied in tk
before you can say cannoli.
Inspired plan, Kenzi, but I thim going to pass on Fredo and his s
and take a more direct approach.
I like it. I'm going to go lace up my butt-kicking boots.
Thanks, but this is a solo miss.
You're a buzzkill.
You coming down with something?
Uh uh. The Glaive is a telepath.
Trick gave me this pill. It's sd of Fae beta blocker for brain w.
Like Magneto's helmet. That is .
Nadia! What are you doing?
Stop it, please. Please. Please.
I was very glad to get your cal.
Please have a seat.
Thank you for making the time to see me.
Like I said last night, you're a tribute to Fae women everywhere.
What's on your mind?
I... I've been unaligned my ent.
And after hearing you speak, I k it's time that I committed to a.
Excellent idea.
I love the fact that you're taking charge of your life.
But before I give myself over t, I wanted to get your input.
I'm flattered. Tell me about yo.
Don't hold anything back.
I understand you've been spendig a lot of time with Trick lately.
No more than usual.
I drop in once in a while for a drink and a little socializing.
Just the two of you in his offi.
Is this going somewhere?
You do realize that you have a centuries-old obligation
to serve the office of the Ash,?
I am well aware.
You're also aware that the Garus about to make his move any day ,
and now is not the time for secs or even worse, insubordination.
I understand.
Good. Now I'll tell you where this is all going.
I need you to give me any information that will assist me
in my campaign against the Garu.
Of course.
That includes whatever you learn from your friend, Trick.
What makes you think Trick has any information on the Garuda?
He's a bartender. He hears ever.
Don't underestimate me, Hale.
We're actually on the same side, you and I.
And the next thing I know, I am standing face to face with the .
Luckily, I was able to chill hi.
For someone who's only been in e Fae community for such a short ,
you've certainly left your mark.
Well, I guess I attract trouble.
I think it's the exact opposite.
You see a problem and you take n yourself to do something about .
It's quite a selfless trait.
Well, thank you.
You... you mentioned a barkeep named Trick.
What's your relationship to him?
Trick's a good friend.
You might call him a mentor.
How is it that a simple man who runs a waystation
could possibly mentor someone such as yourself?
He's very wise.
He's been around for a long time. He's seen a lot.
I imagine he has.
Please don't touch anything.
I won't.
Ooh, what's this?
One of those things you don't t.
What does it do?
Oh! Yikes.
Indeed. It's called the Pixie I.
Huh. Okay, hands in pockets.
So, Trickster...
...this Garuda character, it's coming our way, huh?
Unfortunately true.
What do you think my role in the
end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it scenario's going to be?
What do you mean?
Come on, Trick. You've got eyes in the back of your head
and who knows where else. You know things.
I can't predict the future.
Okay, well, can you predict rouy the next few months, weeks?
Kenzi, you are the most amazing human I've ever met.
You always say the sweetest thi.
But this war that's coming, it's not your fight.
Maybe not technically.
But it's your fight and it's Bot and that makes it my fight, too.
I know you're dedicated to Bo, but you have to live your own l.
What about Nate?
This isn't about Nate.
It's not? I don't need eyes in f my head to see how you feel abo.
Come sit.
You're right.
I have seen the future of the Fe and you're not a part of it.
What do you mean "not a part of?
The only way Bo can be the champion she needs to be
and lead the Fae to victory is if she has no distractions.
I'm a distraction?
Bo's love for you is a distract.
She'd do anything to protect yo.
Which means in battle, you're her weak spot, a liabili.
I've never thought about it tha.
The best thing for you to do, for Bo and for yourself,
is to grab Nate and move to somewhere safe.
Lead your own lives away from all this madness.
I don't know what to say.
Kenzi, I'd hate not having you .
But it's for the best, for you .
Things are about to get very, very dangerous.
Bo, it's Lauren. Will you please call me as soon as you get this?
It's about Nadia.
I appreciate the gravity of the decision you have to make,
especially since the Fae are at such a pivotal time in history.
Which is?
I think you know what I'm talking about.
The Garuda?
Yes, the Garuda.
Tell me what you know about it.
Just whispers and rumours.
I was hoping you could fill me .
The Garuda could very well change the future as we know it.
You mean destroy everything as we know it.
Not necessarily.
The Garuda's an extremely powerful force. Now just imagine
the good you could accomplish iu used that force to shape the fu.
I never really thought about it.
This has been very enlightening.
What is this?
My father was a telepath.
Not many people know that my mother was a wood nymph.
She had a strong symbiosis with, which she passed along to me.
You took a beta block before you got here,
which gave you away as someone whose intentions are not pure.
Who sent you?
No one.
Don't be so naïve. What I can't get from you telepathically,
I can always get from you with a little torture.
Send her to the white room.
The white room?
Shiny white tiles.
Easier to clean when things get.
You might hurt me, but you will not win this fight.
Oh, I don't intend to hurt you, I intend to kill you.
Come on, give a sister a break.
That's what I intend to do.
Doesn't take a telepath to know that you're not a murderer.
You need to work on your mind-reading skills.
I see you found the place.
Why did you call me here, Hale?
I don't have time for games.
None of us do.
Hope you know what you're doing.
So do I.
Lachlan.
To what do I owe this unexpecte?
Ask Hale.
Okay, here's the deal.
We all want the same thing, to defeat the Garuda, right?
Well, I don't know if that's--
As heir to the Zamora clan, I am invoking my right to call a par.
You're technically not the heir. There's Val and your cousin Mit-
Whatever. I can still call a pa.
It's not every day that one of y subordinates invokes a parley
between myself and a waystation keeper. No offence.
None taken. I'm very proud to be the keeper of a waystation--
Gentlemen, please.
The two of you need to be workig together to stop the Garuda.
Now right now, the Ash is making his plans.
And the Blood King is--
Sorry, Trick.
It's all right, Hale, I long suspected that Mr. MacCorieghan
held a loftier place within the.
Services of the Ash forever at your disposal.
What about the services of the ?
Naga?
You know.
It makes too much sense for it not to be true.
No one tells me anything.
Well, since we've got the introductions out of the way,
let's take a look at your intel.
They are so beautiful.
Yeah, I figured they'd go with . Kind of derelicte moderne.
Hey, just 'cause we don't have solid walls
don't mean we don't have style.
You have more style than anyone I have ever met.
Well, maybe someday, you and I n live in a place that's a little.
...drafty.
Maybe. Someday.
Then I'd get to know the real Kenzi and figure out where you
disappear to all the time and wu have weapons lying around the h.
Yeah, but then we'd lose all the mystery in our relationship.
I don't want mystery.
I just want a normal, uncomplicd relationship with the woman tha.
Too much to ask for?
No.
[cell phone ringing]
Oh, damn. I'm going to be late for my audition.
Wow! That was some good-bye kis.
See ya. Break a leg.
Yeah.
Hey, Bo, where are you? You were supposed to be home like an hou.
There's just a lot of stuff I nd to talk to you about and--
[knocking]
Nate?
--Hey. --Where's Bo?
She's not here.
I said she's not here!
Where's Bo?
What have we got here?
One double-dealing Glaive, per your request.
I'm impressed and, frankly, sur.
You doubted I could pull it off?
No, I doubted that you'd actually kill her.
I am not an executioner.
A second heart. Like mother, like daughter.
Your tides have turned, and your fortunes have definitely change.
Kenzi!
Oh my god. Are you okay?
Yeah. A bump on the head. I've had worse.
It's nothing compared to the beg I'm going to lay on Nadia's ***.
Nadia? What... What was she doi?
Looking for you.
She stormed in all Linda Blair d started tossing things around,
beginning with me.
What the hell's wrong with her?
I don't know.
You know, the worst part is Nate was here just before she c.
She could have hurt him.
Maybe even killed him.
I'm sorry, Kenzi. I'm so sorry you got caught up in all of thi.
Me being in danger is one thing. Okay, I know what's out there
and it's my decision to stay.
But I cannot have Nate on the f.
I know. I'm going to track Nadia down and--
Bo! It's not just Nadia or the r some demon from the fifth level.
It's your world.
I'm wondering if I belong in it.
Oh.
Nate wants a deeper commitment from me.
But how can I be in a relationsh someone, with someone that I lo,
when I can't even tell him the truth? It's killing me.
Oh, god.
Things are heating up, Kenzi. And it's only going to get craz.
The Garuda is on the move and Im pretty sure that I'm directly i.
What can I do to help?
Not be standing next to me when he comes.
What do you mean?
You have become a huge part of .
You're the sister that I never d and I never want to lose.
But you have to take Nate and ye to go someplace far away from h.
Someplace where you can look him in the eye and tell him the tru.
Bo, I am not leaving you here to deal with all this by yourse.
And I am not standing in the way of your happiness or your safet.
Kenzi, I love you.
But you have to go away from he.
Away from me.
Come on, come on, come on, come.
Bo, it's Lauren again. I've left you two messages--
Nadia... where have you been?
I don't remember.
My brain feels like it's on fir.
You're burning up. Come and sit.
Okay.
What's happening to me?
Just tell me the last thing that you remember.
I don't know what's real and what's a dream.
I remember attacking you in the shower.
It didn't really happen, did it?
Yeah, it did.
I didn't mean--
It's okay. I know that you're not yourself right now.
Then who am I? What am I?
You have to tell me the truth.
Nadia, there are things that I--
Lauren, do you love me?
Of course I love you.
Then stop trying to protect me and tell me everything.
Kenz?
Hey.
I brought donuts. Chocolate spr.
Of course you did.
And that's when I brought you to the Ash's compound for treatmen.
This is incredible.
I never would have dreamed thate would be a whole other world of
people and creatures right here walking among us.
I'm so glad you're finally confiding in me.
So am I.
Tell me more about Bo.
I get the feeling she's special.
She is special to me.
She's become a very good friend.
No, I mean special in the Fae w.
[cell phone ringing]
Don't answer that.
It's Bo, I just have to--
Just forget about Bo.
It's just you and me right now.
I thought these donuts were your favourites.
They are.
What's wrong?
I haven't been completely honest with you.
About what?
About everything.
Well, now's a good time for the.
Wish it was that easy.
Kenzi...
You trust me?
Of course.
And do you love me?
That's not a trick question.
Do you love me?
It's just not as simple as that.
Yes, it is.
Nate, we can't be together anym.
What?
Whoa. Wait. Wait, wait, w--Okay.
Look, if I'm putting too much pressure on you, I can back off.
We can leave everything the way.
No, we can't.
Why? What's changed?
Is there someone else?
No, of course not.
What are you so afraid of?
Because whatever it is, I'm here for you, okay, I can help you.
I can protect you.
You are the best thing that has ever happened to me, Kenzi.
I love you.
This thing we have, it's not re.
It's real for me.
Well, I thought it was real for.
But it was just a six-year-old's fantasy come to life.
I kept hoping that it would wor.
That I would feel for you what you feel for me, but I don.
Okay.
Okay, you know, you just...
--You tell me what I can do. --There's nothing you can do.
I just...
I just don't love you.
So, when you told me that you loved me...
...it was all a lie?
No.
--I thought I did-- --Know what, you can keep that y
--'cause I'm leaving town. --Nate, don't leave like this, .
So, how am I supposed to leave?
Happy that the only girl that I ever loved just dumped my ***?
I'm so sorry.
I want to know more about the Ash and his compound.
Nadia!
What are you doing here?
What were you doing at my place?
Why did you attack Kenzi?
What? What did you do?
I don't remember.
Baby, please, tell Bo to leave so we can talk.
I'm not going anywhere until I find out what the hell is goi.
You want to pick on someone your own size, huh?
Bo, no, no, what are you doing?
I am getting answers!
Lauren, please, tell Bo to put the knife down and we can all t.
Don't listen to her, Lauren. It.
No, no, Bo. Bo, she's sick.
You're scaring her. Please put the knife down.
Bo, please!
Please.
You stay out of this.
Nadia, it's me, Lauren. Fight it, sweetie, fight it.
Oh, Lauren. Lauren, please help.
There's something inside of me. I can feel its hatred.
It wants to kill.
The Garuda.
The pain is too much.
You got to stop it while you still can. Please.
No, I can't. I don't know what .
Kill me now.
No. No, baby, I can't do that. I can't do that.
Bo, please, just please do it. Make it go away.
Bo, do it. Do it for her. Do it.
I can't! I can't!
--Bo, just do it. --It wants me to kill!
[LAUREN] Bo! Bo!
Thank you.
I'm sorry.
No. Don't say you're sorry. This is my fault.
It's all my fault. You stay wit.
Please stay with me.
Kenzi?
Hey, Kenz.
You okay?
Hey.
What's wrong? What happened?
I...
Nate... we broke up.
Oh, Kenz. I thought--
It was never going to work.
What do you mean?
I couldn't have him in my life and protect him at the same tim.
Kenzi, I told you--
I know what you told me.
And what Trick told me and what Nate told me, but
what about what my heart told m?
It told me that this is where I belong right now, by your sid.
I want you to be happy.
And I know that Nate makes you .
Maybe someday, things will be different.
I'll be able to have a normal l.
But right now, this is the life that I choose.
Are you sure?
Good.
Because I've never needed my best friend more than I do righ.
Did you find Nadia?
Yeah.
What happened?
Maybe we should just talk about it later, okay?
Is it okay if I sleep here toni?
It's more than okay.