Episode 4: The intruder
[Open on the Owl House exterior. Cut to a video recording of King's eye.]
Sasha:[Voiceover.] And here we have the most fearsome creature in the world, the King of Demons.
[The video zooms out to show King trying to tear a sock off his nose.]
Sasha: Facing his natural enemy, the ducky sock! lets hope he wins
King:[Grunting, tears the sock into pieces, then punches the remnants.] Where are you now, ducky sock?
Sasha:So, why'd you call me here again? cus i have sonething else to do.
King:Oh, yeah. [Grunting, climbs up a table.]Human Sasha, you've been so obsessed with witchcraft that you haven't learned anything about my kind. Prepare yourself for... [Rips off a curtain to reveal a corkboard of photos of various demons; puts on a hat and spins the cord on top of it.] Demons 101. Demons like me are grim tricksters of the twilight, creatures of sulfur and bone.
Sasha:[Zooming in with her camera.] And cute little paws. how adorable puppy awwee.
King:[Sighs.] And cute little paws. True. We live only to create chaos and misery. Our only weaknesses are purified water and passive-aggressive comments. Sometimes.
Sasha:Oh, you guys are sensitive. huh weird.
King:Even demons have inner demons. [Tears off one of the pictures to reveal a snarling demon.] The most powerful demon of all is the Snaggleback. He's a—
Sasha:Bad boy!
[A colored filter appears over the screen, followed by several stickers. Sasha aims her phone down and taps on her screen.]
King:Sashaa, pay attention. This information could save your life someday. someday
Sasha:No, no. I am tottaly paying attention. This is my paying attention face. [Nodding.] Mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm. im paying attention my dude.
[Lightning crashes, immediately followed by a thunder rumble. Sasha and King look outside.]
King:Uh-oh. Looks like it's gonna rain.
Sasha:[Gasps.] Well I sorta love the rain.
King:Hey, wait.
Sasha:[Opens the door and inhales.] I always love feeling the first few drops in my hair. [Kneels down to talk to a flower.] I bet you do too, little buddy.
[A water drop drops down to the flower, making it wither and die immediately.]
Sasha:What? how?!
Eda:[Runs to the house.] Boiling rain! Everybody inside now!
Sasha:Huh? [Yelps.]
[Eda grabs her arm and drags the both of them inside. Objects crash and clatter.]
Eda:Phew! That was close. But the important thing is you didn't get hurt.
Sasha:[Lying painfully.] Yep. [Groans as a cup falls on her head.] Not huhur totally not hurt.
-THEME SONG-
[Cut to Bonesborough, where residents are screaming and running from the boiling rain. Buildings attached to the side of a cliff fall off. Cut to Willow's house, where she takes plants off of a balcony.]
Willow:Ow, ow, ow, ow.
[She drags a curtain closed with her teeth. Cut to an alleyway, where Tinella Nosais running.]
Tinella Nosa:[Shrieking.]
[She ducks into a crack in a wall, which she tosses a rat out of.]
Tinella Nosa:[Hisses.]
[Cut to the outside of the Owl House, where King is putting a bandage on a burn on Sashas arm. He puts another bandage on his snout.]
King:Look, now we're boo-boo buddies.
Sasha:[Squeals, then falls over.] Oh, my gosh, I love you so much. wha are you so adorable?.
[Looks at Eda, who is creating a spell under a force field.] A boiling rainstorm on the Boiling Isles. The weather here is fun.
Eda:Yeah, we don't have weather. We have plagues, gorenados, shale hail, painbows.
King:It's like a rainbow but looking at it turns you inside out.
[Sasha pulls the drawstrings of her hoodie closed.]
Eda:So, until the boiling rain stops, no one is allowed outside tonight.
King:And if the rain doesn't get you, the Snaggleback will. [Opens a book, showing Snaggleback images.] They wander the rain, feeding on boiled tourists.
Eda:Well, whatever the case, this force field spell should protect the house from boiling rains and made-up demons.
Hooty:Hoot! Well, hurry it up with that force field. That rain is getting closer to my precious stucco.
Eda:Yeah, yeah. I got it.
[She uses her staff to grab the light ball and stamps the staff down to the ground. A round orange force field engulfs the house, then shrinks to shape closely around it. Eda begins walking toward the house.]
Sasha:Wow! Someday I'd like to be as cool as Eda Magical, sassy, surprisingly foxy for her age. Hey, why do they call you "the Owl Lady", anyway? Like why?
Eda:'Cause I'm so wise.
Hooty:'Cause she coughs up rat bones.
King:I think it's 'cause she gets distracted by shiny objects.
Eda:No, I don't.
[King takes out a pen. He clicks it, and the diamond on top of it glows.]
Eda:[Delightedly.] It sparkles and shimmers. It shines and delights. I must have it for my nest...
[She lunges for the pen, but King puts it behind his back and she crashes on the ground.]
Eda:[Groans.]
Sasha:You have a nest? I want a nest! Nest papar wohooo! [She helps Eda up.]
Eda:[Tiredly.] Ugh. That force field really took it out of me.
King:Uh-oh. Moving a little slow. Age finally catching up to ya? [Screams as Eda hoods his head with the hat.] Darkness!
Sasha:[Watching Eda enter the house.] This is perfect. Since we'll be stuck in the house all night, Eda won't have any excuse not to teach me a spell. [Follows Eda.]
King:But don't you wanna finish our lesson? I was gonna let you scratch a demon's tummy. Me!
Sasha:Oh, uh, sorry, King. But...magic.
[King is visibly frustrated. His horn pierces his hat, making it deflate. Cut to Eda walking behind a privacy screen. She snaps her fingers, causing a glow of light as she drops her staff. When she emerges from the other side, she's in her pajamas. She sighs as she lies down on the couch. Sashas shadow falls over her.]
Eda:Ahh!
Sasha:Oh, Eda, have I told you how rad your fang looks today?
Eda:Whatever it is, no.
Sasha:Uh, and your hair is like... girl. gurl- uhhhhh...
Eda:I'm not teaching you magic tonight. I'm sleepy. [Covers her body with blanket.] I'm a sleepy little owl.
Sasha:Please, Eda, please. How am I supposed to earn my witch's staff if I don't know any spells?
Eda:No. Sleep. [She covers her whole head with the blanket. Something clicks.]
Eda:[Gasps.] Sparkle thing.
[Eda sits up, still wrapped in the blanket, and watches as Sasha clicks the pen several times.]
Sasha:Oh, this?
[Eda tosses aside the blanket in favor of perching on the arm of the couch.]
Eda:Ooh!
[Sasha moves the pen tauntingly. Eda swipes for it.]
Sasha:Sure. [Eda falls down.] Here ya go i dont need it ill figure it out myself.
Eda:I respect your cunning, but I also hate you for it.
[Flash of lightning with clap of thunder. Cut to Eda standing in front of Sasha.]
Eda:If you want a witch's staff like mine, don't make me repeat myself. [Gasps as she wakes herself up.] Witch's staffs have power embedded into them.
Sasha:Gimme!
Eda:But before one is earned, every witch needs to know how to cast spells on their own. Now...
King:Yawn! Who needs another boring lesson when you could be learning all the fun ways a demon could kill you. [Holds up a drawing of a demon with giant teeth.] Look how teethy. Bite, bite.
Sasha:Be quiet. I need to focus.
Eda:Now, humans think magic is made out of thin air, but that's stupid. Everything comes from something. Let me ask you, kid. Where do you think magic comes from?
Sasha:Uh, from the heart?
Eda:Actually, you're right.
Sasha[Gasps in joy, blushes.]
Eda:No, really. [Pulls out a diagram of viscera from her hair and shows it to Sasha.] It comes from a sac of magic bile attached to a witch's heart.
Sasha:Oh, gross. Can I keep that?
Eda:No. [Shoves the diagram back in her hair.] Now, everything depends on the spell circle. [Draws a large circle in the air.] The bigger the circle, the more powerful the spell.
Eda:You know, I'm not actually sure.
Sasha:What? why?
Eda:I know witches did magic differently in the past, but I never bothered to figure out how. [Laughs, snorts.]
Sasha:Eda!
Eda:Don't worry. You'll figure it out. Now- [Stands and cracks her back.] I need to lie down.
Sasha:That's it? Wait! I need to see you do the circle thingy again. I'll record it on my phone this time.
[Cut to Sasha wanting to record Eda.]
Sasha:Plss One spell wont kill you
Eda[Groans.] No sorry. No spell circle Today. [Yawns] Ooh, boy. [Falls.]
King:Welp, looks like one spell killed Eda.
Sasha[Yelps.] she only done one spell
[Eda is rolled over on the floor.]
Sasha:Oh, my gosh. My obsession with spells knocked out Eda. I'm a monster. Im a BEAST!! NOOOO!
King:Bap! [Slaps Eda's face.] Yep. She's out. Bap! [Slaps Eda's face, laughs.] Just making sure.
Sasha:We should get help, right?
[She runs to the door but is stopped by King grabbing her leg.]
King:Boiling rains, remember?
Hooty:No, let her try. It'll be funny.
[King slams the door.]
Sasha:But what if Eda's dead? huh? if shes dead well have noone with us.
Eda: [Sleep talking.] Shiny thing. Big nest. [Snoring.]
King:Remember when her head got cut off last week? That woman can survive anything. She's probably just tired from staying up all night chasing shrews and voles.
Sasha:Well, we can't just leave her on the floor. lets get working King.
[King tiredly looks at Eda. A thunderclap later, him and Sasha are dragging Eda into her room by her feet. Sasha tosses a small animal skull out of Eda's giant nest before puling her into it. Eda continues snoring.]
Sasha:Sorry for pushing you, Miss Eda. Please don't hurt me when you wake up.
King:Should I bap her again?
Sasha[Rubs King's head.] Just let her rest, You should rest too you little goober. Come on. Let's go downstairs. lets eat watch something or something else i dunno
King[Smacks Eda again.] Bap! [Cackles as he runs off.]
Sasha: KING!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Cut to the living room, where King is redrawing a demon with several mouths. When he finishes, he holds up his notepad.]
King:Yeah, yeah.
Sasha[Groans, trying to draw a spell circle.] This is all she does. Why you gotta be so cryptic, Owl Lady?
King: Hey, you know what's really cryptish? Let me tell you about the most spine-chilling demon. [Lifts up notepad to show a fish-like demon.] Smoochy-pie the Sweetie Baby! He's... Well, he's a lot more threatening than his name implies.
Sasha:Not now, King. I want to figure out the spells. But if I don't have a magic sac, what's the point? I'll just be twirling my fingers around un-magically forever. nothing would happen
King:Why do you want to learn magic so bad, anyway?
Sasha:Because I was just a controll freak with divorced parents back home. [Sits down.] But becoming a witch might give me a chance to be someone who has changed into the better. Do you know what i had to go through my childhood with just my mom by my side?
King[Sighs.] hey im here for you Sasha
[Thunder distantly rumbles.]
King:If I help you learn a spell, could we finish our lesson?
Sasha[Puts her phone away.] Oh, yes, yes.plssss You can teach me about demons all week if you help me learn a spell
King:Well, she said witches used to do magic differently, so there has to be a way, right? [Draws something and shows it to Sasha.] And I have a theory. Every day I notice Eda sneaking drinks of this specialelixir, see? Then she always gets a boost of energy, see? I think that's where she gets her powers. And I know where to get some.
Sasha:Really?
King:Sí.
[Sasha pulls him into a hug.]
Sasha:Umm i dont think we should take it i mean Eda might need it.
King:whatever ill still bring it.
[Cut to Eda's room, where flashes of lightning go off outside her window. Eda is snoring in her nest. The door squeaks open, and King steps in and looks around.]
King:Now where could it be...
[He notices a bright orange potion on Eda's side table. He starts sneaking over to it, stopping at a metal clang.]
King[Gasps.] Ha! Nice try.
Trap
Trap:Nah, my heart wasn't in it. [Leaves.]
[Cut to the living room king brings the elixir]
[King continues on, scampering up a curtain to reach the tabletop. He reads the tag attached to the potion.]
King:"An elixir a day." Cryptic. [Rips off the tag.] Nyeh.
[He tucks the tag under his collar, then takes the potion and hops to the floor. He looks between Eda and the potion guiltily, making nervous noises.]
King:Nah.
[He leaves. Cut to the kitchen, where Sasha is waiting.]
King:Got it!
Sasha: [Takes the potion and opens it.] umm actually i dont want to drink it.
[a clap of thunder scares both of them and she fumbles the potion until it smashes on the floor.]
Sasha:Oh uh. the Elixir is Gone! This is awful. Edas gonna kill us.
King:Who even needs a light spell when we have tons of lamps?
[The lamps flare and die. Sasha glares at King.]
King: [Groans.] Hooty controls the house lights. He probably just fell asleep.
[Crash.]
Hooty:Hoot! Hoot!
Sasha:Hooty!!
Hooty:Hoot, oh, hoot!
[Sasha and King reach the living room and gasp. As a hadowy beast has knocked the door of its hinges and made a mess of the front wall. It leaves deep scratches in the wood next to Hooty, growls when it notices the other two, then flees. Sasha and King run up to Hooty.]
Sasha: Hooty! Are you in there? [Taps his beak a few times and checks his eye.] Whatever did this escaped into the rain. What could survive that? but how could they survive. THAT!
King:Oh, my gosh. The Snaggleback! It feeds during the rains. It must have stumbled across our house and seen us inside.
[Something howls. They go outside in time for the shadowy creature to jump through an upper floor window.]
Sasha:This is terrifying. So why do you look so happy?
King: [Squealing.] Because this could be a lesson. This would be a great way for you to see a wild demon up close and personal.
Sasha:You want to go toward those creepy sounds? dont you think it will eat your tiny legs? No way i. going up there!
King:What if Eda gets eaten? She's upstairs and defenseless because you knocked her out.
Sasha: [Groans.] i didnt knock her out!!
[Cut to the two preparing for battle. Sasha pulls on rubber gloves. King tapes a pillow to his chest. Sasha puts bandages under her eyes like eye black, then grins. Sasha grabs a hockey stick, which King runs past in favor of grabbing Francois.]
King: Weh!
[Cut to the two approaching the staircase, Sasha using the flashlight on her phone to light the way. Floorboards creak as they go upstairs. They reach a hallway and stop as the door to Eda's room creaks open. They share a nervous look. Sasha opens the doors all the way, revealing an empty room and a shattered window, through which we can again see a lightning strike.]
Sasha:Oh, my gosh. Eda!? [Runs to Eda's nest.]
King:She got snaggle-backed.
Sasha:Eda? [Holds up a damaged pillow.] No! Slash marks. King! You're the demon expert. I need your help.
King:I'll go get my demon book.
[He runs out of the room and down the hall. A shadow snarls as it passes over him. He returns holding two books.]
King:Wait, wait. First edition or second? [Gasps.] Sasha? [Drops the books.] The Snaggleback got her.
[The shadow snarls again as it passes behind him. He chases after it.]
King:You craven beast. Give me back my boo‐boo buddy.
[He rounds a corner and gasps. A door creaks closed, Sashas shoe upside down in front of it.]
King:Sasha?
[He picks up the shoe. Holding it like a weapon, he opens the door and enters the closet. He looks around until noticing a shadow hiding behind clothes.]
King:There's nowhere for you to run! [Moves the clothes aside.] Snaggleback? Wow. You are a lot shorter in person.
Snaggleback: [Stammering.] I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I-I just needed a place to hide from the rains.
King:Then why did you break down our door and take Sasha? That's not cool, man. Bad Snaggleback!
Snaggleback:I-I didn't do any of that stuff. I snuck in through a window just now.
King:Huh? Well, then what...
[Crashing.]
Snaggleback:Oh, no! A twist!
[A shadowed claw pulls Snaggleback through the ceiling. Snarls and stomps can be heard as King backs away from the hole. Something bangs against the door.]
King:[Yells, then whimpers.]
[The door creaks open, revealing the shadowy beast, still snarling. It spits out Snaggleback's shell, then roars.]
King:Oh, my.
[The beast advances, forcing King against the wall.]
King:[Yelps.] Stay back. Hey, hey. I am the king of demons, okay? And as such, I demand you to barf my friends back up.
[The beast screeches and raises a claw. King yells and ducks, and the claws score the wall where his head was a moment before, King runs.]
[King is far more nimble than the beast, rounding corners with ease while the beast slams into the walls. King is yelping and the beast is snarling. When King rounds a second corner, Sashas arm reaches out and pulls him into a room. The door closes with a squeak. The beast enters the hallway slowly, exhaling loudly. Cut to inside Eda's room, where Sasha is holding King. Footsteps are heard outside as a shadow passes the door.]
King:Sasha?
Sasha:King! Oh, I'm so glad you're safe. Really iam i- [Puts King down.]
King:Where did you go?
Sasha:I was checking on Eda, and she was gone, and then you were gone. I also tripped and lost my shoe. Oh, hey, you found it. [Takes it.] thanks King
King:I—
[Sasha raises her foot to put her shoe on, revealing a piece of paper on the bottom of her foot.]
King:What's that? [Takes it and reads it.] "Keeps thecurseat bay." [Gasps, pulls out the tag in his collar and puts them together.] "An elixir a day, keeps the curse at bay."
Sasha:Curse? Wait, what are yo talking about to? what curse?
King:I was wrong the whole time. That's no Snaggleback. That creature is...
[They both scream as a clawed hand bursts through the door. A body follows it, and it growls and turns to reveal a familiar face.]
Sasha:Eda? that creature is EDA?!?!
[Eda snarls and stalks closer, raising a claw to swipe at them. Sasha screams and braces. Her phone falls out of her pocket, and the camera goes off when it hits the floor. The flash blinds Eda making her scream. Sasha takes the distraction to grab King and hide on a balcony. Eda screams, and it echoes loudly.]
[Eda stalks the room, sniffing. Sasha has her hands over her mouth while King has his on his head. Eda seems to smell them, growling and sniffing closer to them. Sasha grabs a can and throws it. Eda growls at the sound and chases it.]
Sasha:Oh, man. Did you see her eyes? They were like— [Snarls.] What happened to her?
King:Don't you see? The elixir I wanted to give you doesn't give Eda powers. It prevents her from turning into that thing. She's turned into a nightmare and it's all my fault. I'm so sorry, Sasha. I-I just wanted you to be into demons like you're into magic. I don't have many friends, and no one even pays that much attention to me. I thought maybe if I taught you, finally someone would care about creatures like me.
Sasha:Well... [Holds out the pen.] let's finish the lesson. little Puppy.
King:Huh?
Sasha:Eda's turned into some kind of demon, and we need to save her. So who knows more about demons than the best teacher in the world? what do you say little puppy?
[King brightens and points to himself. Sasha nods. He takes the pen, then giggles and hugs Sasha. He smacks some leaves onto the floor.]
King:Let's see. [Draws on the leaves.] She was bigger, covered in feathers, and had giant black eyes. Demons with black eyes are usually sensitive to light. [Looks at Sashas phone.] That's it. Light! Sasha, use your human wonder rectangle.
Sasha:I can't. My camera's all blasted.
King:Then... what about that light spell?
Sasha: WHAT?! You saw me. I can't draw circles in the air. I'm not like Eda.
King:Shh! We need something thats going to stop her.
[Distant screeching makes both of them cower.]
King:What do we do now?
Sasha:I think I know how to get Eda back. Will you help me, boo-boo buddy? [Offers a fist bump.]
King[Hums.] I'm kind of over that nickname. But okay. [Fist bumps her.]
[Cut to the living room, where Beast Eda is sniffing around. She pounces onto the treasure chest next to the fallen door, sniffing a book. A clicking sound distracts her.]
King[Holding the pen.] Oh, what lovely thing do we have here? It's just so dang shiny. Oh, my. Oh, dear.
[Eda stares at the pen's light, cooing. She screeches and lunges for it. King runs but falls down and Eda follows and cathes him. King ducks down a hallway. Eda slides on a pile of books and papers. She almost attacks King. This makes Sasha snap and something happens to her, her eyes glow pink and her hand glows pink as well.]
Sasha:I'm sorry, Eda. But i just cant stand you hurting my new found FAMILY! [as she draws a light spell with her finger to the air.]
Eda: [Screams.]
[Cut to Eda, back in witch form, laying in her nest with a straw in her mouth. She sits up, still partially transformed.]
Eda:Ahh! [Slurps and returns to normal.] W-What happened? Oh, I have the worst headache. And my mouth tastes like roadkill. [Gags, retches.]
[A giant owl pellet breaks, revealing Snaggleback.]
Snaggleback:I'm just gonna... lie here for a minute.
Eda[Grabs the potion.] Hmm? I was looking for that.
King[Walking over.] Actually, we found an extra one in your closet.
Eda:King? King! You stole my elixir? I ought to break every bone in your—
King:Shh! [Whispering.] Over there.
[Sasha is seen laying there with her realizing that she accidentally recorded herself and Eda walks over and sees it all play out.]
Eda:Wow. How is she doing that?
King:I don't know, but she did it all on her own. Hey, I, uh, kind of messed a bunch of things up back there. And I just wanted to say I'm sorry.
Eda:Well, you better be. I got a long list of disgusting chores with your name on it. But it's not entirely your fault. [Sasha walks over.] I haven't been completely honest with you guys. When I was younger, I was cursed. I don't know exactly how it happened, all I know is that if I don't take my elixir... Well, that's why people call me the Owl Lady. No one likes having a curse, but if you take the right steps, it's manageable.
Sasga:So are you okay?
Eda:There's nothing for you to worry about. It's all under control, and as long as no one steals my elixir—King—then I'm fine. But, hey, look at this. A human doing magic. Good on you, kid. but this kinda magic is unknown.
Sasha:I had some encouragement from a great teacher. plus it seemed like i did it cus King was in Danger.
King:Oh, you.
Hooty:Hey, hey! Is anyone there? Hello? Hoot? I'm on the floor. It's cold!
King:That voice. That horrific voice!
Sasha:We'll take care of him. You stay in bed Eda. [Picks up Snaggleback.] Come on, you goopy fella. We'll set you free now. lets get going.
Snaggleback:Ow, ow, ow. I think my tail was digested.
[Door closes.]
Eda[Sighs and lays back down.]
[Eda closes her eyes. The scene changes to a void, with only Eda and a door. Indistinct whispering can be heard.]
Eda:No, not this memory again.
[The door opens. On the other side is a wavering shadow, two circles of light near the top, back-lit by pure white light.]
Eda:You! You're the one who cursed me, aren't you? Who are you? Who are you?
[Fade back to Eda's room as she sits up in her nest with a gasp. She looks around and exhales. Cut to the living room, where the door and Hooty have been restored to their rightful place. Sasha has put bandages on the claw marks on the door.]
Sasha:Welcome to the boo-boo buddy club, Hooty. your gonna love it.
Hooty:Finally, I get to be a part of something.
[Camera pans to the couch, where Snaggleback and King are sitting, the latter drawing.]
Snaggleback:And then she had teeth in her stomach. Teeth in her stomach! Can you believe that?
King:Oh, yeah. [Shows his drawing.] This will make a great addition to my demon book.
Snaggleback:That book is filled with so many interesting things. [Grabs the book.] Like this. I'm one of the strongest demons on the Boiling Isles, huh?
King:Yeah, I'm gonna have to edit that.
Snaggleback:Oh.
-the end.
Thanks for reading all of this episode Sasha only had her eyes glow alongside her hand. BTW Sasha did figure out about glyphs but found out about the light spell way after that she first figured out the excisting of the later found ice glyph.