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
