The Crack Shack. Bo is looking at herself in her bedroom mirror. Talking about how she feels, eyes glowing when Kenzi interrupts her with an intruder alert. Saying that it's probably something someone sent over because she cheated on her Dawning. Kenzi is carrying a sword named Geraldine and Bo picks up a softball bat, to which Kenzi complains about. The door knob is rattling, and Bo and Kenzi move closer to the door. When Bo opens it, it's Lauren, dropping a tray of breakfast that she apparently made for Bo.
"Um, surprise," says Lauren, kind of embarrassed about it.
"Oh Lauren, I didn't know that it was you. And you made me breakfast, that was sweet of you," says Bo. Lauren and Bo start picking up the food, placing it on the tray.
"Well, it didn't turn out the way I had planned," says Lauren.
"It's the thought that counts right," says Bo, with a comforting smile.
"So…how do you feel, you know now that The Dawning's over?" asks Lauren.
They both stand up. Bo thinks about it and smiles. "I feel really great. Like a new person you know. It's like I understand things that I didn't before, it's kind of exciting."
Lauren nods her head. She's about to say something when she is interrupted by Kenzi. "Not trying to see anyone's naughty bits, just came to get the homie Geraldine," she says, picking up her sword that she accidentally left in the room.
Suddenly Bo hugs Lauren and Kenzi, giving them both accolades to which makes both Lauren and Kenzi look awkward. And when Bo decides to make breakfast, this makes Kenzi suspicious, but in a good way.
"That's Bo for ya," says Kenzi, breaking the awkwardness. "Or it could be a Hsien, or an Inari?" she jokes.
"Yeah, well, we knew that Bo would be different," says Lauren as if she is trying to convince herself.
"Oh you have no idea," says Kenzi, to herself.
"What was that?" asks Lauren.
"Oh nothing. I better go downstairs and make sure the kitchen's not on fire," says Kenzi.
Meanwhile somewhere in the woods, a couple of teenagers are making out in what seems to be a scene out of a Jason movie. Since the guy suddenly disappears and is out there being tortured to death by the famous Sasquatch.
At The Dal. Bo and Kenzi are looking over some gruesome files that Dyson brought over of victims at a camp. He asks the two to go undercover there to protect the juveniles while he figures out a way to catch the murderer. Bo asks Dyson why Tamsin isn't helping out, and she finds out that Tamsin had to take a leave of absence due to a recent bar fight. Bo laughs it off after she discovers that it was the one she was involved in during her adventure to Brazenwood. Kenzi gives her a look to stop before she lets on more than she should, and then Bo puts on her serious face again. Dyson asks Kenzi to go as a juvy to which she nonchalantly agrees. Then Bo cheerfully asks to be camp counselor since she was the most popular camp counselor three times at Camp Chipewa. They leave to go suit up for the covert affair.
The Crack Shack. Bo is in her bedroom packing, and talking about the case that she is working on with Dyson and Kenzi at a camp. Lauren is just listening. Bo notices Lauren's distant behavior. "What's wrong?" she asks, with concern. "Is it Dyson? Because I already had a talk with him about everything, so you don't have to worry about anything like that," says Bo.
"No it's not that," says Lauren. She sighs. "I just thought that this would have been a good opportunity for us to finally talk."
Bo stops packing and sits down on the bed in front of Lauren. "I know that things have been a little bit off for us these past few weeks."
"I agree very much so," adds Lauren.
"And yeah, it's because of me. But I feel like I have to do this. I don't know, I have all this energy and stuff, and I just feel like destroying something you know."
Lauren is wondering if she should be afraid of Bo or concerned about Bo. "Whatever you need," says Lauren, with a bit of disappointment on her face, and in her tone.
Bo sighs. "Lauren, when this is over, we will have that talk. And now that The Dawning is over, I have much more free time. I wish that you'd told me about this before I signed on. You know that I'd rather be with you."
Lauren gives her this I'm-not-so-sure-about-that look. "I just been talking about it for some time now, but hey do what you feel is most important to you," she says, standing up.
Bo frowns at the comment. "Lauren, you are important to me."
"If you say so. I should get going," says Lauren.
It's night time, and Tamsin is walking through an alley way when she is suddenly grabbed by a woman wielding a jagged weapon to her throat. Turns out to be an old buddy of her's named Acacia. The two say their hellos and whatnots then the conversation turns serious. Acacia has come to deliver a message to Tamsin by way of The Wanderer, letting Tamsin know that he knows that she knows who he is looking for and that it is time to deliver the package as she hands Tamsin the tarot card. This makes Tamsin feel a certain kind of way.
The next day at the camp, Kenzi and Bo are matriculating well for the most part though both initially thought it would be more outdoors then an episode of Lockup. Kenzi is gaining the other juvies trust, Bo is getting her camp counselor on, while Dyson is investigating the grounds where the murders took place.
Somewhere in the middle of nowhere, Acacia and Tamsin are sitting on the flatbed of her truck, reminiscing about the good o'l days, wars, warriors and generals, while drinking beer, all laughs and smiles. Then the conversation turns serious.
"You know that you shouldn't be here Acacia, talking to me," says Tamsin, feeling like an outcast.
"Yeah well, I kind of do what I want. He hasn't said anything about it this long, so I'm guessing he's not going to say anything about it now."
"But still," shrugs Tamsin.
"I'm not on that shit Tamsin, never was. I never felt right about what happened to you. It was a raw deal. And I have never kept my mouth shut about that."
"I appreciate that Acacia. I always respected you more than the others anyway," says Tamsin, genuinely.
Acacia rolls off the compliment. "Fuck those bitches Tamsin, they were just jealous. Between you and me, I feel like that shit was orchestrated. Those in power want to remain in power if you get my drift. But hey after all these years who would've thought that you'd end up a cop."
Tamsin smirks. "I know right," she says, sipping on a beer.
Acacia does the same. "I personally like to be paid under the table."
"Well they do have a good benefits package."
"But it doesn't pay nearly as much as you used to make," says Acacia, nodding with a smile.
Tamsin sighs. "Well, it's a respectable job."
Acacia frowns. "What?! A respectable job? You might have lost your wings, but bitch you're still a Valkyrie. Which brings me to my next point, what's the hold up?"
Tamsin shakes her head and shrugs. "I've been busy."
"Busy doing what? You might have this mortal bullshit gig of a job, but your obligations come first."
"I know that. Don't you think I know that?" says Tamsin, frustrated.
"Then act like it," says Acacia, flat out.
"Look Acacia, I know what I'm doing."
Acacia smirks. "Doesn't look like it from where I'm sitting."
"Acacia, this isn't some typical lowdown scumbag okay. Everyone wants her, the Dark, the Light, him. I only took this on because I thought that no one could exist the way he described her."
"Well she does. And it has come back to bite you in the ass," says Acacia, drinking more beer.
"Yeah okay. I was greedy, I can admit that. But she's just, I don't know," says Tamsin, shaking her head. "I shouldn't even be saying this, but she's different and…"
Acacia interrupts. "Who in the hell cares who she is?!" she says. Tamsin doesn't say anything. "Don't tell me that you care about her?"
Tamsin looks upset. "I don't," she says, quickly. Acacia looks on like yeah-okay. "And anyway, you know what happens to people when we deliver them."
"Again, who in the fuck cares? It's part of the job with great rewards. Looks like you can use a new truck anyway."
"It's not about that. Look, maybe I can find somebody else that he wants."
"Really Tamsin? Like who?" says Acacia. Tamsin doesn't reply. "Yeah I thought so." Acacia shakes her head. "I tell you this whole mortal shit has made you soft."
"I'm not soft okay! And even if I wanted to bring her in, she just went through The Dawning," says Tamsin, trying to use that as a good excuse. "She's more powerful now."
"And that's why I was told to give you this," says Acacia, going into her jacket pocket, displaying a small glass container.
"What is that?" asks Tamsin, with a frown.
"It's rune glass. The way this work is that you have to put one hair in it from someone she loves, two from someone she trusts, and three from her head, got it? The Druid will take care of everything else."
"Take care of everything else like how Acacia?" says Tamsin, shaking her head with a shrug.
"How the hell should I know? Do I look like Harry motherfucking Potter to you? Maybe the shit will make her easier to defeat. Hell, don't get me to lying because I don't know. But like I said the Druid will take care of it. Take it," says Acacia, handing it to her. "Tamsin, I know you. You're the reason I took this gig on convincing you to do your job in the first place because you always deliver. Don't disappoint me Tamsin. And don't let your feelings get in the way of things. We all know how that went over last time."
"Okay whatever," says Tamsin, a bit annoyed. "I'm ready to go. You coming?"
"No, I feel like walking today." Acacia gives Tamsin a stern look. "Do the job Tamsin. I'm counting on you."
While the gang are busy still infiltrating the juvy camp, Tamsin sneaks into Dyson's apartment, looking for hair. She finds it inside of a drawer next to his bed in a toiletry bag. Tamsin takes the hairs from his comb and places them in the glass. Then she discovers a picture of Bo upon returning the bag inside of the drawer. She picks it up and looks at it with regretful eyes. Tamsin is about to walk out when she stops herself, looking at the rune glass like what is she doing. Then she walks over to a garbage can and hides the rune glass inside of it, walking out, closing the door behind.
Back at the camp. Dyson decides to lock the juvies and Kenzi inside of their room. Kenzi is looking at him like what the hell dude. Then he continues to walk down the hallway.
Out and about, Tamsin is walking down yet another alley when she is caught off guard by Acacia again, who forcefully pushes her against a building with her hand around Tamsin's throat. Acacia is furious. "Why the fuck did you throw it away?! I thought I told you to handle that Succubus bitch!"
"Bo," says Tamsin, unfazed.
"Bo?" laughs Acacia, in a not so funny manner.
"Yeah," says Tamsin, smartly. "That's her name."
Acacia looks at Tamsin like she's off her meds. "Are you fucking serious right now?! Because this sounds like one hell of a joke." Acacia pushes Tamsin away.
Tamsin regains her composure. "Look, I will deal with this on my own okay?"
"Wrong. I cosigned for you because I trusted you Tamsin."
Tamsin frowns. "Why did you do that Acacia?"
"Because you were supposed to be a sure thing. I'm sorry, used to be. Tamsin if you try to back out of this, there is no hiding from him and you know this. And now I'm in this shit too."
"I never asked you to be."
"Well you know there's no turning back now. So you got two choices, you can either deliver the bitch yourself, or I will. And don't even think about trying to stop me."
Back at the camp. The juvies break out, but separate. Bo and Lauren are chatting over the computer. Bo is talking about how the two of them should go away together, to take a vacation when the job is over, Lauren however doesn't seem to be in the least impressed seeing as she has been to most of the places that Bo has mentioned. Then suddenly, the monster comes after Bo as Lauren watches. Lauren calls Dyson to help Bo. The fuzzy monster escapes. Kenzi, Bo, and Dyson meet up when they discover the monster's latest claimed victim, the girlfriend of the last one.
At the cop shop. Tamsin enters and sees a package sitting on her desk. She opens it, and sees a bloody cloth. Tamsin goes to see what lies beneath it and it is one of Acacia's hands with the rune glass next to it. She is looking in disbelief with a side of remorse and a sprinkle of terrified. Tamsin immediately closes the box.
Tamsin pays a visit to Lauren as she is trying to decipher what the monster is. Tamsin overhears her description of it and tells her what it is, a Tikbalang, apparently she hunted one before in the Philippines way back when. Lauren looks it up and finds that Tamsin is right. Tamsin boldly sits on Lauren's desk, facing her. As Lauren is still reading about it, Tamsin grabs a piece of her hair, an eyelash. The look on Lauren's face spells that was weird, but she brushes it off. Then Lauren asks Tamsin why is she over there.
Tamsin places the piece of hair in the jar, and puts it back in her jeans. "I can see that you don't really like me," she says.
"Well considering all the things that have transpired as of late, no, not really," says Lauren, going back to reading.
Tamsin sighs. "Are you mad because of what happened in Brazenwood, or in your apartment?"
Lauren stands to her feet while Tamsin still sits on her desk. "What are you talking about?"
"Oh Bo and I, we kissed, well actually more than once," says Tamsin, rather calmly. You can see the hurt in Lauren's eyes. Tamsin thinks about how far she should go, or if she's done enough damage. But she takes it as an opportunity that perhaps it could somehow sabotage the rune glass power without having to go the other route herself. And she doesn't even know why she is doing this. "And she didn't feed off of me any of the times either," she says, with a smirk.
Out of nowhere, Lauren slaps her, pissed, yelling at her to leave.
Tamsin looks unfazed by it, thinking well she did put herself in that situation. "I'll leave you to doing whatever it was that you were doing before I helped," she says, getting up. She slowly walks away, waving at Lauren mockingly before she exits, closing the door behind her. Lauren is left distraught, sitting back at her computer chair, looking as if she wants to cry.
At The Crack Shack. Bo and Kenzi are having a talk, blaming themselves for what happened to the latest victim. Then Lauren enters, yet she is really standoffish. Bo says hello to her and Lauren just looks right through her, telling them what the monster is and how to defeat them. Dyson enters with the rest of the juvies, and they decide to get together to make pipe bombs, to smoke it out, and cut its mane.
Back at the camp. Dyson and Bo are waiting for the Tikbalang to fall into their trap. However, Bo uses this time to really talk about The Dawning with him. He changes his whole story around to him not sacrificing himself but counting on Bo to save him. Bo thinks it's sweet with a lot of bullshit in between since he clearly didn't respect her decision, but she doesn't feel like hatching that entire thing out again. And then when he mentions things about people underestimating her when she always comes off on top was really a line, since he was one of those people. She tells him that she appreciates everything, and lets him know that she is still with Lauren. And now he seems to be okay with it. She thinks about something, and asks Dyson if she was difficult to date. He does a charming smile and tells her that it was harder losing her. Bo smiles, telling Dyson that she's happy that they finally reached this point in their friendship where there are no hard feelings, and a mutual respect for one another. Suddenly the trap goes off, and they catch the Tikbalng, Jolene, who was the person in charge around there. Bo cuts her mane, and the case was closed.
At the same time, Lauren goes home and sees that it has been literally marked with caltrops. As she is looking on the side of terror, one of the juvies enters, Nelson, and it doesn't appear to be friendly.
Bo and Kenzi are at The Dal, having small talk and drinking beer, when Trick comes over with his Faencyclopedia about how interesting Tikbalangs are. Kenzi recognizes the writing in the book. It was a tattoo on Nelson's arm, written in the same language, for his girlfriend. Then Trick gives the bad news that the game isn't over because they hunt in pairs. Then Kenzi discovers who the next target would be, Lauren, for trash talking his girlfriend. Bo hurriedly leaves, telling them to call Dyson for back up.
Back at Lauren's. She is being thrown and kicked about throughout her apartment. Nelson picks her up by her throat, telling her that it's not personal, it's just tit for tat, Bo took his girl away, and now he's going to do the same. He asks her if she wants to say anything before he kills her, and she tells him that the game was over for him. Then Bo comes from behind, choking him with that same bat that she had apparently been using all day. It gets to the point where Bo isn't letting him go. Dyson comes just in time to stop Bo from killing him, since he was human, and Dyson's a cop, people need due process, etc. Dyson takes him away to book him on his crimes. Bo rushes over to a battered Lauren and consoles her.
Bo and Lauren are on the sofa, while Bo is trying to administer her bit of first aid to Lauren. She has reached the point where she doesn't know what else to do as she cleans some of the blood off of Lauren with a cotton swab. She tells Lauren that she should probably have a doctor look at her to which Lauren musters an exhausted smile. Bo tells her that seeing her in this state hurts her heart.
Then Lauren sighs, and asks Bo nicely to stop trying to help. Bo takes it as a request for something else, something sexual. When she goes to try to kiss Lauren, she is rejected. Bo looks like she doesn't understand what is happening. Lauren tells Bo that she isn't happy with their entire relationship. Now Bo is looking even more lost and confused, with a mixture of disbelief.
Lauren looks at her with regret in her eyes. "I'm not happy," she says, again. "But I can see that you are."
Bo tries to look at her for understanding. "Yes…I am. The Dawning has made me feel brand new Lauren."
"Bo," she says, with teary eyes. "I am really tired." She looks at her. "These years," she says, shaking her head. "The Fae," she sighs. "Nadia." She pauses. "The Garuda…it's, I, I can't... Sometimes when I look at myself, I don't even know who I am anymore Bo," she says. Bo is nodding her head while trying to accept the situation that this is sounding like a breakup. And even though Kenzi told her to break up with Lauren, she didn't feel like it was the right time. Now the weight of not having anyone is coming down on her.
Bo does feel bad about this. Watching Lauren as tears fall from her eyes. "Lauren, I don't want you to feel like this. And I do want you to be happy. And I know it's my fault." Then Bo realizes something. What is she doing she wonders. Even though she doesn't want Lauren to hurt, this is her opportunity to get out of the relationship, without her doing it. Yet and still, apparently Succubi don't handle rejection well, and she does really care about Lauren, but she doesn't know what to do herself anymore because she is caught in too many feelings. Then it gets to the point of the conversation that she is trying to save their relationship.
However Lauren cracks her over the head with the whole we need a break issue. Now Bo is looking like a deer caught in headlights. Lauren apologizes to her, but the break still stands. Then she tells Bo that she'll always be asking for more than Bo can give her. Bo has to take a step back, still trying to process everything, not understanding. She can't even feel the slightest bit of relief because grief is taking over her heart. Thinking that she tried to prevent Lauren's heart from breaking, and ends up having her own heart broken. Tears begin to well up in Bo's eyes. She is acting like she's okay with it, that she understands it. Bo tells Lauren to take all the time and space she needs. That she should have been the main priority. She walks to the front door and looks back over to Lauren, like is this really happening. Lauren doesn't want to look at Bo, but she does with tears steadily sliding down her face. Bo begins to cry too, asking for the last time that if this was just a break, or are they finished. Lauren doesn't reply. So Bo walks out. Lauren is left on her sofa, weeping.
Next thing you know, a bandaged Lauren decides to go to The Dal for drinks in her own little bubble when Dyson enters. He walks over to her with the assumption that she is there due to her attacker. Then the conversation gets serious when Lauren tells Dyson that this whole time, she thought that he was going to steal Bo away from her, but in her eyes, she pushed Bo away herself. Dyson decided that this is a drinking of shots kind of conversation and sits down next to her. Lauren tells Dyson that she and Bo are on a break. He offers a bit of consoling in the form of a joke to which makes Lauren smile. Then he tells her again that Bo does love her, but only this time, it looks like he truly means it. They go on to talking about Bo's negative charms to the positive ones, let's not forget the sex. Now both are sitting like they made the biggest mistakes of their lives by letting Bo go. Lauren asks Dyson how she will ever get over Bo to which he replies he'll let her know when he figures it out. Then they take their shots, quietly contemplating.
At the crack shack. Bo is packing up a box when she gets a knock on the door. "Didn't expect to see you here?" says Bo, opening the door. It's Tamsin.
Tamsin sighs. "I was in the neighborhood." She looks at the box with this that's-pretty-pathetic look in her eyes. "Judging from your sad little box, I'd wager that you're having problems in Candy Land."
"Well if you're referring to Lauren, then I can't say that we aren't having any," says Bo, folding up a shirt, placing it in the box. "We're on a break, if you want to call it that," she says, with a sigh. Tamsin feels a bit sorry for her, mainly because she was the straw that broke the camel's back. "You think it's alright to hang on to this stuff for a little bit longer?"
Tamsin sighs a I-don't-want-to-be-involved-in-this-mushy-stuff kind of sigh. She looks Bo in her eyes. "I don't know if that's what you really want, but I'm sure she'd be okay with you holding on to whatever this is." She looks at the box, and shakes her head.
"Yeah," agrees Bo, though the comment kind of threw her off a bit. "Well, I'm about to get totally wasted. Care to join?" she asks.
"Sure," says Tamsin. When Bo turns her back, Tamsin snatches at her hair.
Bo turns around with a frown. "Oww," she says, rubbing the back of her head.
"My bad," says Tamsin. "You had something in your hair. I was trying to get it out."
"Okay," says Bo, still frowning. She goes over to a wine bottle and opens it, grabbing two glasses. She pours into one, but before she could pour anything into the second glass, Tamsin leaves. "Tamsin?" calls out Bo, to no response. Then she grabs her wine glass, her eyes turn blue with suspicion.
Tamsin goes to her truck and gets inside of it. She places the rune glass inside of one of the compartments. Then before she starts the ignition, she gets a thought. Dark images cross her mind, but this time it seems to cause her even more pain. "What the hell is going on with me?" she says, to herself. She steps outside of her truck almost like someone were pulling on her strings like a puppeteer. "Why am I doing this?" She goes back inside of Bo's home, and sees her looking into nowhere in particular, and her drink untouched. Tamsin clears her throat as to get Bo's attention. Bo looks over to her.
"I thought that you left," says Bo, a bit relieved.
"Yeah well, I really wanted to," mumbles Tamsin. "Anyway, I just stepped out for some air."
"Did you still want to drink with me?"
"No," says Tamsin. Bo looks a little hurt. Tamsin sighs. "I mean yeah," she says. Then Bo looks confused. "Not here. Anyway, I don't know why I'm doing this, but I wanted to show you something." Bo looks in wonder and curiosity. "You can leave your things here. Just come with me."