OPEN ON:

INT. BELOS' CASTLE, OFFICER'S QUARTERS - NIGHT

A squad of coven scouts are busy ransacking an officer's

personal quarters. They open drawers, rustle through

papers, and turn over furniture. While flipping over a

mattress, one of the scouts discovers a leather-bound

journal flopping onto the floor.

COVEN SCOUT

Sir! I found something.

A squad captain comes marching over and inspects the

journal, flipping the pages in his hands. He opens it to

the first entry.

As he reads, we hear a voice-over narrated by a deep,

monotone male voice with a thick Russian accent.

DOMOVOI (V.O.)

Twelfth of Chewn. Year of our Titan

eight-hundred twenty. I, Agent

Domovoi, head of Imperial

Surweillance, have accepted special

assignment directly from our

glorious Emperor.

THEME

SEQUENCE:

FADE IN:

INT. CASTLE DUNGEON, NIGHT

Emperor Belos oversees the construction of his portal while

Kikimora paces down a flight of stairs towards him.

KIKIMORA

Sire, those miscreants are still at

large. Please, allow me to capture

them.

BELOS

Worry not, Kiki. We'll be keeping an

eye on the inhabitants of the Owl

House.

Belos nods to a figure loitering in the shadows of a nearby

passage. It appears to be a male demon of the same species

as Kikimora. He is short, broad, dressed in dark leathers

and likewise kees most of his face hidden behind a tall

collar.

The demon nods back to Belos and disappears back down the

passageway, Kikimora watching him go with a slightly peeved

expression.

INT. ARMORY

We see several quick cuts of Agent Domovoi suiting up. He

dons a fur-trimmed cape, a pair of sabers, an obscene array

of knives and daggers he stashes in creative places on his

person, as well as a purple, hand-held crystal ball.

He stares at the camera with cold determination.

DOMOVOI (V.O.)

I shall not be of failing him.

CUT TO:

EXT. THE OWL HOUSE - MORNING

We see the Owl House fam busy practicing their bounty-

hunting skills on the front lawn with Luz recording for her

mother back home.

The camera descends from that scene to a cross-section of

the ground beneath the foundations of the house (replete

with dinosaur skeletons, crashed UFOs, and tongue-in-cheek

easter-egg references to other animated shows).

We also see Domovoi tunneling through the earth like a

mole. He carves out a large chamber for himself, sets aside

his miner's hat and unpacks his gear.

DOMOVOI (V.O.)

Step one of Imperial reconnaissance

procedure twenty-two dash sewen:

"Establish safe-house in

subterranean bivouac."

He then adorns the cave will all manner of quaint

furnishings. Throw-rugs, an antique lamp, a little bed and

a framed portrait of an old lady demon entitled "Babushka".

DOMOVOI (V.O.) (cont'd)

Step two: Begin remote obserwation.

He takes the crystal ball from his pack and focuses into

it. His eyes and Oracle Coven sigil glow purple as he

channels its magic. Various scenes from the interior of the

Owl House are displayed in the crystal-ball's surface.

BEGIN MONTAGE:

INT. KITCHEN

Eda tries using her magic to cook.

DOMOVOI (V.O.)

Mission Profile One: Edalyne

Clawthorne. Alias, "The Owl Lady".

When it appears to be working, she gets cocky and uses her

free hand to thumb through a novel to pass the time.

DOMOVOI (V.O.) (cont'd)

Traits: Dewil-may-care, lazy, easily

distracted...

Her curse begins corrupting her magic, making her stove

explode with purple goo. She sullenly sets about cleaning

the mess.

DOMOVOI (V.O.) (cont'd)

Tactical assessment: Subject's

magical prowess neutralized by

curse...

Owlbert swoops in atop his staff to help. Eda gladly takes

the staff in her palm, but shrinks away when she notices

the black miasma of her curse hurting Owlbert.

She instead offers Owlbert a consoling pat on the head and

stubbornly resolves to clean the kitchen on her own.

DOMOVOI (V.O.) (cont'd)

...and is unable to supplement with

power of palisman staff.

Threat to Emperor: Minimal.

INT. LIVING ROOM

Lilith busies herself with some housework like sweeping,

folding laundry, or cleaning the bathroom-which she does

not relish.

EDA (O.S)

(muffled)

Don't forget to get behind the

toilet!

Lilith gags before setting to the unsavory chore.

DOMOVOI (V.O.)

Mission Profile Two: Former Head-

Vitch of Emperor Coven, Lilith

Clawthorne *hock-spit!*

We then see her reclining on the sofa in the living room,

letting out a depressed sigh.

DOMOVOI (V.O.) (cont'd)

Traits: Traitorous hag *hock-spit!*,

despondent, regretful-rightfully...

CUT TO:

EXT. FOREST, FIRE-BEE HIVE - DAY

Domovoi watches as Lilith engages a hive of fire-bees armed

with nothing but a tree-branch.

DOMOVOI (V.O.)

Tactical Assessment: Like seester is

also deprived of magic...

(deadpan)

...along vith common sense.

LILITH

(brash)

I am not one to be trifled with,

bees! I am a witch...unhinged!

Domovoi fades back into the foliage before he can witness

the no-doubt disastrous results.

DOMOVOI (V.O.)

Threat to Emperor: Assuredly

minimal...

INT. THE OWL HOUSE, ATTIC - MORNING

Luz compiles a video to her mom on her phone, occasionally

pausing to check her pensta-gram scroll.

DOMOVOI (V.O.) (cont'd)

Mission Profile Three: Luz Noceda.

Alias, "The Human".

We see shots of her scrolling through pensta-gram in bed at

night, unable to sleep. She spends her days anxiously

pacing across the room, practicing lines for her videos.

Sometimes she cries into her pillow or bangs her head

against the wall.

DOMOVOI (V.O.) (cont'd)

Traits: Typical adolescent.

Attention-span of yapping dog. Mood

swings. Severe hormonal imbalance...

Luz forlornly flips through photos of her mother and home-

life on her phone. At seeing this, Domovoi's steely

expression softens for a moment. Remembering himself, he

refocuses the crystal-ball on a scene of her training

outside with her glyphs.

DOMOVOI (V.O.) (cont'd)

Tactical Assessment: Has shown

ingenuity in mastering ancient

savage-aged vitch-craft. Highly

proficient...

Luz confidently destroys a training dummy, the rest of the

fam applauding her efforts. It goes to her head and she

slips on a patch of ice she conjured to fight the dummy.

DOMOVOI (V.O.) (cont'd)

...though has long way to go. Threat

to Emperor: Minimal.

Luz gets frustrated and incinerates an adjacent dummy with

a fire-ball.

DOMOVOI (V.O.) (cont'd)

(pausing)

...Asterisk-do not underestimate...

INT. ATTIC

King curls up for a nap on his mountain of plush-toys. He

twitches and kicks every so often, dreaming of ruling

kingdoms and chasing rabbits.

DOMOVOI (V.O.) (cont'd)

Mission Profile Four: King. Alias,

"Lord of Demons"...in own mind.

EXT. LAWN

King spends afternoons on the lawn, strutting around and

pretending to be Emperor to his plush-toy subjects.

DOMOVOI (V.O.) (cont'd)

Traits: Delusions of grandeur.

Inflated ego. Texture of plushy

bear.

King quickly gets distracted by a passing butterfly and

pursues it. His chase concludes with Hooty snapping up and

eating the butterfly, much to his dismay.

DOMOVOI (V.O.) (cont'd)

Threat to Emperor: Nonexistent.

INT. DOMOVOI'S BURROW

Domovoi begins another log entry in his journal by the

light of his lamp.

DOMOVOI (V.O.) (cont'd)

Mission Profile Five: Dim-vitted

Sock-puppet Burd. Alias, "Hooty"-

Just then, Hooty himself comes bursting into the burrow

from the ceiling.

HOOTY

Hello!

Domovoi freezes, slowly reaching for the saber on his back.

HOOTY (cont'd)

(friendly)

My name's Hooty! I heard ya knockin

around down here and thought I'd say

hi!

(eager)

Wanna trade some gossip?

Domovoi stops reaching for his saber, intrigued.

DOMOVOI

Gossip...? Er, yes. Of much liking

gossip. Do of telling.

HOOTY

Ooh, boy! You wouldn't believe what

Eda does with her discarded toe-nail

clippings! She's got a whole box of

'em under her bed! Not all her

clippings of course, just the big

stinky ones! Yuck!

As Hooty yammers away, Domovoi diligently transcribes into

his journal.

DOMOVOI (V.O.)

New Development: Have deputized dim-

vitted sock-puppet burd into

informant.

HOOTY

And did you know Luz keeps a pair of

fish-net stockings in her closet?

I've never seen her wear 'em but

like, wowee! That's a bit risque for

a girl her age, dontcha think?

By the way, what's your name,

friend?

DOMOVOI

(nervous)

Erm...

Domovoi begins sweating, trying to formulate an alias for

himself.

DOMOVOI (cont'd)

(pondering)

Am Comrade...Comrade-

HOOTY

(mishearing)

"Conrad"? That's a funny name!

DOMOVOI

Da. Am Conrad. Imaginary friend of

Hooty.

HOOTY

Oh, boy! Wait 'till the others hear

I have an imaginary friend!

Hooty then disappears back up through his tunnel, leaving

Domovoi to wipe his forehead in relief. He then finishes

his journal entry.

DOMOVOI (V.O.)

Threat to Emperor: Comical...

He stops and ponders for a moment. He looks a bit

crestfallen.

DOMOVOI (V.O.) (cont'd)

Personal Note: Vould not dare

question glorious Emperor...but am

of feeling like mission is waste of

talent.

Suddenly, his crystal-ball pulses with a purple glow. He

takes it in his hands, seeing a message from Osran, the

Head-Witch of the Oracle Coven.

OSRAN

Agent Domovoi. You have a secondary

assignment from the Emperor.

DOMOVOI

(standing at

attention)

Will of serving proudly.

OSRAN

Our informants in Bonesborrough

report that the human girl is

attempting to hunt the Selkidomus.

It is doubtful she will succeed, but

Selkidomus scales are a crucial

component of the Titan's-blood

potion the Emperor needs for the Day

of Unity.

Ensure the human does not interfere.

DOMOVOI

(saluting)

For the Motherland!

Osran nods and signs off.

CUT TO:

EXT. SHIMMERING SHOALS, BEACHFRONT - DAY

Eda and Luz, both dressed in pirate regalia, stand arguing

on a beach.

EDA

(stern)

Now why were you on that ship to

begin with? You could've gotten

killed!

Domovioi bursts out of the ocean and lands on the beach,

clutching a bird-cage in his hand.

DOMOVOI

(menacing)

Can of still be arranging that.

INTERMISSION:

FADE IN:

DOMOVOI (cont'd)

Attention miscreants. Am Agent

Domovoi, Head of Imperial

Surweillance. You vill be of

yielding to me.

EDA

(mocking his

accent)

And vhy vould we be of doing that?

DOMOVOI

(pointing at cage)

Have plushy canine as prisoner.

KING

Wegh?!

EDA

Oh...That's vhy...

LUZ

Stop! Why are you doing this?!

EDA

Yeah! The Selkidomus is a peaceful

creature and you're provoking it!

DOMOVOI

You receive blow to head?! Water-cow

has drowned twenty sailors in

fortnight! And you are of

interfering vith capture.

Human girl vill be indentured as

sailor until foolishly lost rubles

are garnished from pay.

Owl Lady vill be sent to gulag-

again-for damaging Imperial wessel.

LUZ

"Imperial vessel"?!

EDA

They're the only one's worth

robbing.

LUZ

(pleading)

Please, mister. There's got to be

some way we can work this out!

Domovoi looks unblinking into her glassy eyes, eventually

relenting with a heavy sigh.

DOMOVOI

Suggest compromise.

Domovoi summons a spectral saber and throws it at their

feet.

DOMOVOI (cont'd)

You slay water-cow and bringing me

scales. Domovoi forgets he saw you.

Da?

EDA

No "da"! Come on, Luz. We don't have

to negotiate with this little dwarf!

Eda detaches her left arm and leaps at Domovoi. He sets

down the cage and draws his sabers.

EDA (cont'd)

We're comin' for ya, King! Oof-!

DOMOVOI

Hohp! Ahk! Hohp!

Domovoi dodges her swing with a few spry hops and trips her

into the sand. Luz then comes rushing in with a barrage of

fireball glyphs.

LUZ

Leave Eda alone! Aah!

DOMOVOI

Hohpahk!

Domovoi parries with his sabers and tosses her on her back.

He then summons a spectral demon that plucks them both off

the ground and dangles them over the Boiling Sea.

DOMOVOI (cont'd)

Agree to kill beast...!

(menacing)

Or be boiled alive like crayfish...

LUZ

(solemn)

Fine. I'll do it.

Domovoi commands the specter to place them back on the

beach. Luz then takes the spectral saber and heads for the

Selkiedomus' lair.

EDA

Luz! Wait, Luz!

LATER

Domovoi waits outside the sea-cave, playing with King's

cage. He lifts the shade. King wakes up and spins around.

KING

Wegh?!

He drops the shade. King sighs in relief. He repeats the

motion.

KING (cont'd)

Wegh?!

Again...

KING (cont'd)

Wegh?!

DOMOVOI

(amused)

If friends no come back, we make you

court jester, little one. Da?

KING

(sleepily)

No...No "da"...

The sound of a fight emanates from the cave. Domovoi looks

up to see the shadows of Luz and Eda battling the

Selkiedomus. It appears as though Luz manages to lop the

beast's head off.

After a few moments, Luz emerges from the cave, dragging a

burlap sack behind her. She then throws it at Domovoi's

feet, spilling out a pile of slimy, rotten scales.

DOMOVOI

You do well. I take.

Domovoi leaves the cage and drags away the burlap sack.

DOMOVOI (cont'd)

(over his shoulder)

Stay out of trouble, little human.

The Emperor is not merciful man.

He then draws a spell-circle and vanishes in a flash of

purple light. Luz blows a raspberry at him as he leaves.

DOMOVOI (V.O)

Mission Report: Success. Brief, but

necessary truce has concluded.

CUT TO:

INT. DOMOVOI'S BURROW

Domovoi busies himself with knitting a scarf in a rocking

chair.

DOMOVOI (V.O.)

Seventeenth of Gruely. Owl house

misadventures pedestrian of late.

Little to report.

His crystal-ball pulses again and he answers it.

OSRAN

(urgent)

The Emperor has requested you

personally. Your primary mission can

wait.

Domovoi tosses aside his knitting needles and scurries out

the exit tunnel.

INT. BELOS' CASTLE, THRONE-ROOM - NIGHT

He enters the towering doors of the throne-room, Kikimora

loitering in the wings to eavesdrop.

DOMOVOI

(kneeling)

My Emperor.

Belos leans over on his throne, breathing heavily.

BELOS

I require more palisman to sustain

me until the Day of Unity, but our

reserves are running low. The

Palistrom wood has been over-

harvested-gaaah!

He leans over again, clutching his chest in pain. Black

ooze dribbles from the corner of his mask.

BELOS (cont'd)

I can only trust you to obtain the

palisman I need. Are you up to the

task?

DOMOVOI

Domovoi will obtain scrimshaw for

his Emperor.

Kikimora's usually stoic face betrays a hint of envy.

EXT. SKY OVER BONESBORROUGH - NIGHT

Domovoi pilots an airship over Bonesborrough, a wicker

shelter full of palisman clutched in its cargo claw. Luz

emerges from the shelter and uses a plant glyph to climb up

into the gondola.

She readies a fire glyph and sneaks behind him to slap it

on his back. Before she can, a spectral hand appears behind

her and hoists her into the air. Domovoi tuts at her, not

taking his eyes off the skyways.

DOMOVOI (cont'd)

Little human should be more careful

with her life. At this rate, she

will not return home alive to

ma'maa.

He sounds earnest in his concern for her.

LUZ

Huh?! How do you know so much about

me?!

DOMOVOI

Am Head of Imperial Surweilance.

Know many things. Like that human

girl is danger to herself. Perhaps

gulag is safest place for her, nyet?

LUZ

(defiant)

"Nyet"! I'm not letting you take

these palisman!

They're interrupted by the attack of a massive hand-dragon.

It rips apart the balloon and sends them crashing into the

forest.

DOMOVOI (V.O.)

Mission Report: Encountered

unforeseeable obstacle.

EXT. MUSHROOM GLADE

Domovoi hovers in and out of consciousness as Luz drags his

body from the flaming wreckage of the airship.

DOMOVOI (V.O.) (cont'd)

Incapacitated for unknown length of

time.

EXT. LATISSA, ALLEYWAY - NIGHT

LUZ

Domovoi...? Domovoi, wake up!

The little demon peels his eyes open. He is laid out

beneath a tattered awning in the slums of Latissa. He sits

up, looking curiously at Luz.

DOMOVOI

You of saving me?

LUZ

(smiling)

No need to thank me.

He looks away, stunned. He then gets to his feet and

beckons her to follow.

DOMOVOI

You help Domovoi. He helps you.

Follow.

They walk together through the crowded night-life of

Latissa, past bar-brawls, street-urchins and reveling

gamblers.

LUZ

Whoa! I haven't been out of

Bonesborrough much. Latissa is so

cool!

DOMOVOI

Stay close. Grew up here. Is rough

neighborhood.

They arrive at an open square surrounding a large building,

"Police Precinct 206". Domovoi beckons toward it.

DOMOVOI (cont'd)

Go. Coven Scouts will escort you

home on Domovoi's orders.

LUZ

What? That's it? You're just sending

me home?

DOMOVOI

You spare Domovoi a fiery death.

Domovoi spares you life in gulag.

Life-debt fulfilled.

He begins walking away.

LUZ

Wait! That can't be it, can it? Can

you at least tell me why Kikimora

was after you? Man, she must really

hate you!

He pauses in the street, his eyes widening.

DOMOVOI

What do you know of Kikimora?

LUZ

You weren't awake to see it, but she

was the one that sicced that monster

on you.

His eyes light up with rage.

DOMOVOI

Lies!

LUZ

It's true. She was going to have

that thing eat you if I hadn't

dragged you away-

DOMOVOI

(rage building)

Domovoi's patience wears thin! Go to

precinct before he reconsiders act

of charity!

LUZ

(stubborn)

I'm telling the truth! Those

palisman will still be in her grubby

little clutches if we don't-

DOMOVOI

NYET!

He draws his sabers and chases her through the alleyways.

She manages to boost herself on top of a building with an

ice glyph, but he deftly parkours up to her. With nowhere

else to run, she is held at saber-point by the rage-filled

demon.

DOMOVOI (cont'd)

Domovoi thought you had honor,

human, yet you slander his flesh and

blood. You dare try to turn him

against his own seester!

LUZ

(surprised)

Kikimora's your sister?!

They are interrupted when the shadow of the hand-dragon

passes over them. It lands in front of the precinct,

Kikimora riding its back and the palisman shelter hanging

from its claws.

She alights on the ground and speaks to the guard captain.

KIKIMORA

Notify the Emperor I will be

arriving with his palisman.

(feigned solemnity)

I need some time to grieve my

brother's untimely demise.

GUARD CAPTAIN

(sympathizing)

Of course. Take all the time you

need.

When she's alone, her face breaks from the morose facade

into an impish grin. Domovoi is stunned.

DOMOVOI

N-nyet...! Seester!

INTERMISSION:

He stands on the rooftop, still crushed by the revelation

of Kikimora's betrayal.

DOMOVOI (cont'd)

Betrayed by own seester...

(determined)

She must be under spell by enemies

of the Emperor.

(brandishing his

saber)

Do you know of this, human?

LUZ

No, I swear! And maybe she is being

controlled, but neither of us will

find out if we keep fighting.

DOMOVOI

You think Domovoi will let you valk

away with palisman?

LUZ

We can sort that out later.

(extending hand)

Truce 'till then?

Domovoi looks wary, but is also concerned for Kikimora. He

accepts the hand shake.

LATER

Domovoi sneaks back onto the roof after having stolen

something from the guard precinct in his bag.

DOMOVOI (V.O.)

Once more, circumstances force

Domovoi to accept tentative truce

with enemy of Emperor...Will not

make habit of it...

He arrives to see Luz drawing a circle of magic glyphs on a

nearby building with chalk. He hands her the contents of

the sack.

DOMOVOI

You have plan?

LUZ

Yes. We don't want to spook

Kikimora's steed or it might drop

the nest and hurt the palisman! So,

using these fire and ice glyphs-

She takes a potted plant from Domovoi and places it in a

window she's connected to the spell-circle.

LUZ (cont'd)

-combined with these sleeping

nettles, will produce a sleep-

inducing mist.

DOMOVOI

These glyphs are wild-magic. Very

dangerous. Unpredictable.

LUZ

*scoff* Yeah, according to Belos.

What does he know?

DOMOVOI

(disapproving)

You are lucky we have truce, human,

or Domovoi would be of keelling you

for impudence.

LUZ

Well, you sound dedicated at least.

Have you always wanted to work for

the Emperor?

Domovoi pauses for a few moments.

DOMOVOI

(solemn)

Had no choice. Family was poor. When

offered work for Emperor's coven,

Kikimora and I could not refuse.

(resolute)

But am proud to serve Emperor.

LUZ

(sullen)

Hmm. At least you had your future

all figured out.

Domovoi notices her disquiet.

DOMOVOI

When life lacked direction, ma'maa

would say, "bloom where you are

planted". She worked with herbs.

Luz smiles at his gesture of consolation. They then hear

Kikimora taking off from the square below. They don their

masks and enact their plan.

EXT. FOREST - NIGHT

After successfully grounding Kikimora and her steed,

Domovoi once again holds Luz at saber-point for custody of

the palisman.

LUZ

So you're really gonna do this?

You're just gonna hand all these

innocent little guys over to Belos?

I know what he does with them.

DOMOVOI

Have sworn duty to Emperor. Would

that your life had such convictions,

young human.

LUZ

(earnest)

I can tell family is important to

you Domovoi. But things are only

going to get worse for them the

longer you serve Belos.

Domovoi pauses, still contemplating his next move. The next

instant he is struck by an energy bolt fired by a drowsy

Kikimora.

KIKIMORA

I can't tell who's there, but I know

I've got you!

Luz manages to sneak away on the back of the hand-dragon

while Domovoi tries to subdue Kikimora.

CROSSFADE TO:

INT. BELOS' CASTLE, THRONE-ROOM - NIGHT

Domovoi waits outside the doors of the throne-room, his

head bowed low.

DOMOVOI (V.O.)

Mission Report: Failure. Emperor

will not be pleased.

The doors open and he enters, kneeling before Belos. The

Emperor's eyes glow blue with irritation.

BELOS

Explain yourself.

DOMOVOI

My Emperor. Kikimora betrayed me.

Attempted to keell me and abscond

with palisman to win glory for

herself.

(urgent)

She must be under enemy control. You

must be of helping her, your

excellency.

BELOS

(dismissive)

I don't know what you're babbling

about, but I'm not interested in

hearing your excuses.

And had she succeeded, I would now

at least have my palisman.

(disdainful)

But I don't, thanks to your bleeding

heart.

Domovoi tries to hide his shock, keeping his head bowed.

Belos, meanwhile, stifles another wave of pain.

BELOS (cont'd)

This siblings' spat is between the

two of you. You will resume your

post until further notice.

You are dismissed.

He rises and silently bows, exiting the room. He encounters

a disheveled Kikimora in the hallway who expertly conceals

her shock at seeing him.

KIKIMORA

Brother! Y-you're alive! I mean, I

heard about the crash in Latissa.

Domovoi stares into her eyes, hopefully searching for a

sign of her acting out-of-character.

DOMOVOI

Travelers discovered me and gave me

lift home.

KIKIMORA

(feigned doting)

Well, it warms my heart to see you

safe. Mother would've been

devastated to learn that any harm

befell you.

Unconvinced she's being magically controlled, Domovoi

saunters away.

INT. DOMOVOI'S BURROW

Domovoi buttons down his night-gown and crawls into bed,

contemplating his sister's betrayal.

DOMOVOI

Personal Log: Perhaps human was

right...

CUT TO:

INT. ABANDONED TITAN-BLOOD MINE - DAY

We cut to a shot of Domovoi's sullen face, distending to

show him being tied up with abomination clay and marched

alongside Eda, Amity, and King.

DOMOVOI (V.O.)

Smaugust seventh. Domovoi has

embarked on unilateral mission to

spy on seester, perhaps find way to

get through to her. Only succeeded

in getting self captured...

(embarrassed)

...Must be of losing edge on this

assignment...

As he sourly marches along, he notices that Amity seems

distracted by her anxieties over Luz.

DOMOVOI

(narrating aloud)

Mission Profile Six: Amity Blight.

AMITY

What are you muttering about?

DOMOVOI

Traits: Runt in litter of bourgeois

pigs. Crippling social insecurities.

AMITY

(leveling her

staff)

Hey! Watch it, mister!

He smiles at her consternation and keeps goading her.

DOMOVOI

Tactical Assessment: Amateur.

Threat to Emperor: Minimal.

AMITY

"Amateur"? "Minimal threat"? We

managed to capture you, didn't we?

DOMOVOI

Temporary setback.

EDA

Come on, bossy-boots. Don't let the

Emperor's little lawn-gnome get

inside your head.

They proceed down the tunnel.

DOMOVOI (V.O.)

In spite of setback, tactical

opportunity presented itself.

INT. ECLIPSE LAKE

Amity and Domovoi are locked in combat over her portal key.

Eventually they reach a stand-off.

AMITY

(panting)

Still think I'm an amateur?

DOMOVOI

Caught Domovoi on off-day. Though

perhaps you escape, da? We have Owl

House and human girlfriend under

surweilance.

Amity gasps.

DOMOVOI (cont'd)

We do nothing so long as she poses

no threat.

(foreboding)

That changes, we act accordingly...

So, you of giving Domovoi key, da?

AMITY

(defeated)

Fine. Just...stay away from Luz.

DOMOVOI

Much obliged, bourgeois girl.

INT. BELOS' CASTLE, DUNGEON - NIGHT

As Belos oversees the construction of his portal, Domovoi

stealthily crawls among the vaulted ceilings and drops

behind him.

BELOS

Good to see your skills haven't

dulled completely, Domovoi. I almost

didn't detect you.

DOMOVOI

(kneeling)

Emperor. Domovoi wishes to redeem

himself. Procured portal key from

Owl House.

He holds out the key. Recognizing it, Belos swipes it away

with a hungry look in his glowing eyes.

BELOS

(smiling)

Well done, Agent. Go. A most

prestigious mission will soon await

you.

DOMOVOI

(furtive)

Of much looking forward.

Domovoi takes his leave of the dungeon. The camera lingers

on a close-up of the key, showing a tiny magical scarab-

beetle hidden on its back.

DOMOVOI (V.O.)

Mission Report: Success...

CUT TO:

EXT. STREETS OF BONESBORROUGH - DAY

DOMOVOI (V.O.)

Hecktember Nine-teen. Domovoi would

bide his time for Emperor...but for

Seester, could wait no longer to be

of confronting...

Luz accompanies Eda and King on errands when she happens

upon the scene of Domovoi remonstrating with Kikimora.

DOMOVOI

Seester. Domovoi knows of your

betrayal. What has becoming of you?!

You attend bourgeois prep school and

abandon mother tongue! Barely of

writing home to ma'maa! Now this?!

KIKIMORA

(aloof)

It was nothing personal, brother. In

the Emperor's Coven, one must make

sacrifices to thrive.

DOMOVOI

(pleading)

Domovoi forgives you if you turn

back now. Let him fill in for you in

Coven Day Parade. Go back home to

ma'maa in Latissa and never return

to butcher's work for Emperor.

KIKIMORA

(leery)

You'd like that, wouldn't you? To

take my place as the Emperor's right

hand?

DOMOVOI

(exasperated)

Chert Voz'mi! Only want to save

what's left of family!

KIKIMORA

(coldly)

Well, Latissa can burn for all I

care...and so can you...

Kikimora turns and walks away. Domovoi looks crushed.

DOMOVOI

(smoldering)

Ma'maa was right. Working for

Emperor has corrupted your soul.

Kikimora doesn't so much as give him a backward glance

before disappearing from sight. Luz appears behind him and

offers a consoling hand.

DOMOVOI (V.O.)

Of having no choice. To save seester

from damnation, must accept further

help from human.

He accepts her handshake.

INT. BONESBORROUGH DOCKS - NIGHT

Luz, with a struggling, hissing Kikimora tucked under her

arm, sprints to the edge of a wharf with Domovoi and Amity

at her side.

Resting in the water at the end is Kiki's pet hand-dragon.

Domovoi hops into the saddle.

DOMOVOI

Hohpak!

Luz passes Kiki to him, the furious little demon bound in a

tendril of abomination goo.

LUZ

Princess should get you back home to

Latissa by morning. She's a sweet

girl, but Prinipal Bump couldn't

keep her at his place anymore.

DOMOVOI

Many thanks, human. You have been

kinder to Domovoi's family than

Emperor ever has.

LUZ

I'm so happy for you! I just wish

you didn't have to choose between

your career and your family.

DOMOVOI

(consoling)

Family always comes first, little

one. Remember this.

TERRA SNAPDRAGON

How quaint!

A forest of vines emerge from the sea and restrain the hand-

dragon while freeing Kikimora. She leaps onto the wharf and

takes shelter behind Head-Witch Snapdragon, hissing at her

former captors.

TERRA SNAPDRAGON (cont'd)

(amused)

Going somewhere, Agent Domovoi? I

thought you had the Emperor's full

confidence?

DOMOVOI

Is of family matter, Head-Witch. Not

of concerning you, nor Emperor.

TERRA SNAPDRAGON

Oh, I think it concerns the Emperor

when he has traitors in his midst...

DOMOVOI

You will be telling him nothing.

Domovoi has profile on Head-Vitch.

Her sins run deeper than age-lines.

Terra frowns and prepares to depart in her giant fly-trap

plant with Kikimora.

TERRA SNAPDRAGON

Very well, then. I suppose this

misadventure will be our little

secret.

(expectant)

Won't it, Kikimora?

Kiki gives Domovoi a cold glare of hatred as she vanishes

underground with Terra Snapdragon. Domovoi hangs his head

in defeat.

CUT TO:

EXT. HEXSIDE CAMPUS, CLUB FAIR - DAY

DOMOVOI (V.O.)

Nostrember Second. Emperor has

sadistic definition of "prestigious

assignment".

Domovoi strides onto Hexside's campus with an unamused

expression. We get several close-ups of his "disguise": a

backwards-facing baseball cap, a neon colored t-shirt with

snazzy designs, a pair of oversized red sneakers with

tangled, unkempt shoelaces, and a heavily duck-taped skate-

board.

He grumbles as he walks past Hexside teens doing double-

takes or sniggering at his ridiculous outfit. He briefly

flashes back to receiving his assignment.

OSRAN

It has come to the Emperor's

attention that Hexside has deviated

from his prescribed curriculum. The

Principal is allowing concurrent

study of multiple tracks. The

human's doing, no-doubt.

You must curtail this. Use whatever

means are necessary to bring it's

impressionable students back into

the fold.

Cutting back to the present, Domovoi approaches a group of

students surveying the club fair.

DOMOVOI

(bad acting)

Greetings fellow teen-aged

hooligans. Of many cool extra-

curricular activities on display,

no?

They awkwardly nod and shrug.

DOMOVOI (cont'd)

Know vhat else is cool? Joining

Emperor's Coven.

(gang gestures)

Is totally radical, dudes...

The teens grimace and back away nervously. Losing his

patience, Domovoi draws a spell-circle and fires rays of

purple energy into their eyes. The teens suddenly seem much

more enthused.

TEEN 1

Oh, yeah! I know what club I want to

join!

TEEN 2

Emperor's Coven for the win! Whooo!

Not relishing the thought of likewise converting the entire

school, Domovoi chances on Willow's Flyer-Derby stand as

she's debating with Professor Hermonculus. He especially

takes note of the "best and brightest" displayed on her

sign.

EXT. HEXSIDE GRUDGBY COURT

Domovoi flies through the air on his staff, tipped with his

crystal-ball. He deftly outmaneuvers his opponents with a

show of impressive aerial acrobatics.

DOMOVOI

Hohp! Ahk! Hohp! Hohpahk!

He sinks the final score, signalling victory for Willow's

team. They all cheer and douse him in red fruit punch.

LATER

The Emerald Entrails gather on the bleachers to celebrate.

GUS

(winking)

That was "totally radical", Conrad!

SCARA

Yeah! The way you did those back-

flips. Qwa! Qwa! Hiyah!

VINEY

You're alright little dude!

WILLOW

Thanks. We couldn't have done this

without you.

GUS

Yeah, I shouldn't have been so

suspicious.

DOMOVOI

Is okay. Can make it up to Conrad by

playing for the Emperor's Coven! Da?

They all freeze and give him a strange glare.

SMASH CUT TO:

INT. POLICE PRECINCT 128, HOLDING CELL - NIGHT

They continue to glare at him from the inside of a prison

cell.

DOMOVOI

Why the doleful stares? Serving

Emperor is-

(half-hearted)

...great honor. You serve example to

student body. Make families proud.

WILLOW

(muttering)

...Yeah...If we ever see them

again...

Domovoi looks on their dispirited sighs with contrition.

EXT. CRASHED AIRSHIP - NIGHT

Domovoi stands between the Emerald Entrails and an enraged

Darius Daemonne, brandishing his sabers.

DARIUS

(incredulous)

What are you doing?!

DOMOVOI

In hindsight, assessment of

candidates was inaccurate. They are

insolent agitators unfit for

Emperor's Coven.

DARIUS

(skeptical)

Or maybe you just picked a bad time

to grow a conscience.

DOMOVOI

You vill comply...

(leaning in)

...or Domovoi will disclose location

of Head-Vitch's cosmetic implants on

penstagram.

DARIUS

(mortified)

Shush! Not so loud! Alright...Just

take the brats and go!

Willow returns a grateful smile to Domovoi as she escorts

her teammates from the crash site.

CUT TO:

INT. DOMOVOI'S BURROW

Domovoi returns to his cave and plops down on his bed,

staring at the ceiling.

DOMOVOI (V.O.)

Mission Report:... ... ...

(hesitating)

Personal Log: Domovoi questions

everything he has ever done. He has

been party to kidnapping, black-

mail, extortion, endangering the

innocent...

Vhat is this all for...?

His crystal ball chirps and blinks a purple light. He opens

the line, receiving telemetry from the scarab-beetle he hid

on the portal key he gave to Belos.

He sees a video feed of the castle's internal chamber. All

the Coven-Heads are gathered around a green-flame brazier,

the Emperor at their head.

BELOS (O.S.)

My friends, the Day of Unity is

almost upon us! It is time I

revealed the full extent of my plans

to you.

Domovoi watches the proceedings intently. Several moments

later, he drops the crystal-ball to the floor in shock,

letting it roll out of frame.

DOMOVOI (V.O.)

(haunted)

...I vill have no part in this...

LATER

Domovoi makes his final journal entry by lamplight.

DOMOVOI (V.O.) (cont'd)

Nostrember Third. Domovoi's Journal,

Final Entry: I hereby abdicate duty

as Head of Surweilance and defect to

the enemies of Emperor Belos.

With every breath and step I take, I

undermine his plans...

We see flashes of his rebellious deeds. As he is scrying on

Luz's frustrated attempts to research glyphs, he remotely

casts a spectral hand into the living room, plucking a book

from the shelf and tossing it on the floor.

Luz discovers the book, lying open to a page depicting Sir

William of Ossigard.

We then see a shot of Raine Whispers waiting for a

rendezvous on the parapets of the castle. He sees a stone

shift out of place, a tiny spectral demon delivering him a

diagram of the Titan's-blood reservoir.

We also see him clandestinely meet with Elder Tarak in an

alleyway, showing him footage of King's exploits on his

crystal-ball.

Next, we see Domovoi clinging to the rafters of Hexside's

gymnasium, recording the exchange between Head-Witch Adrian

Graye and Gus. It's a live feed straight to Osran's office.

CUT TO:

INT. BELOS' CASTLE, THRONE-ROOM - NIGHT

Belos sits on his throne, reading the journal entries with

a growing sense of irritation. The castle's beating heart

mimics the rhythm of his ire.

DOMOVOI (V.O.)

If Belos is reading this, I have

prognostication for you:

An Empire is like a large family. If

it does not compliment this

structure it is destined to fall

apart. All you have done is try to

destroy it. You seek to take away

the love your people feel for each

other...

We see flashes of heart-warming scenes of the main

characters with their families. Wrath reading a bedtime

story to Braxas. Amity and her siblings helping their

father in the workshop. Willow working in the garden with

her parents. Gus reading and acting-out a script for his

father. Luz coming home from her adventures to Eda, King,

Hooty, and Sir William. Camilla Noceda wistfully looking

out her kitchen window with Vee at her side.

We then see a scene from Domovoi's past. He is a child,

playing with his sister as their mother knits them a scarf

in her rocking-chair. We then see them as teenagers, being

drafted into the Coven-Scouts.

They stand in a large formation of scouts, several columns

apart from each other. They view an Imperial propaganda

film projected on a theater screen. Saddened, Domovoi tries

to catch a glimpse of his sister in the faraway row. She

absorbs the content of the film with rapture.

DOMOVOI (V.O.) (cont'd)

...and make them feel it for you...

Your Empire will crumble, Belos. Not

just from your curse, but from your

pride.

(defiant)

But you are not of needing oracle to

tell you that...

Belos tightens his grip on the pages and throws the journal

into a nearby brazier, watching it burn.

THE END