Hale comes by and retrieves Dyson. He takes him to Trick since they don't have an Ash so that he can recuperate there. Trick calls someone to operate on Dyson to get the bullet out of his chest and stitch him up. They all agree to keep silent on this matter due to The Una Mens.
Back at the Crack Shack. Bo is bathing. Meanwhile Kenzi is lecturing Tamsin about the dos don'ts of her behavior and possible homicide. Tamsin is fully aware of what she is doing and finds the conversation meaningless. She obliges it due to it being Kenzi. "Alright then. No killing especially in this house, and only in defense," she says.
"He is a bad guy in my eyes. I don't know why yall don't see it. Plus he tried to shoot me, sounds like self-defense to me," says Tamsin.
"Okay you got me on that one. But I think he accidentally tried to shoot you. His hands were shaking and stuff and he was under your influence."
"He pointed the gun at me Kenzi and told me that he was going to kill me. Why are you defending him anyway?"
"I don't know. I just want, I just wish that everyone got along."
"That's unlikely."
"Yeah that ship has passed sailed. But we can't harm friends," says Kenzi.
"He's not my friend. And I cannot understand how someone like him can be friends with yall anyway."
"We have a long and complicated history, and you're right. He's up and down. There when you need him, arrogant, prideful, moody. But he's not like the others. He's a good guy for real," says Kenzi.
"So I'm the bad guy then? Because we have different interpretations of good. And he lies too much."
"I'd like to think that he withholds information out of protection."
"Believe what you want to believe. I'm done with this conversation. If you don't mind, I'm going to go for a drive to clear my thoughts, and to as you all say, release some steam," she says, putting on a jacket.
"Okay, just be careful. And I have to ask, but what did you do to that bullet anyway?"
Tamsin zips her jacket up. "I heated up the bullet and pushed it into his flesh," she answers. "Leaving him something to remember me by."
"So you like shot him without shooting him?" says Kenzi.
"Now that you put it that way, yes, but at a slower rate," says Tamsin. Kenzi doesn't know what to say. "I don't know why you're acting like this, he deserved it and much more. What if the bullet hit me then what? Would you be acting the same way because it seems like you don't care about anyone but him."
"It's not like that."
"It seems that way to me."
"I would be talking to him differently, but he is a little indisposed at the moment."
"That doesn't even make any sense. Someone could have been seriously hurt and you're talking about talking. No consequences. That's why I'm happy I did that to him. Next time he will know better. All you all do is talk while he gets away with murder and this time there was a hundred percent chance of that. There was nothing wrong with that gun Kenzi, take what you want from that. But hey do all the talking you want to him. He gets away with everything anyway. He's going to say it was an accident, come up with some excuse so that you all can believe him and then you'll all be drinking together later. Yeah that makes sense. The proprieties here are so backwards. Yeah no one was permanently damaged this time, the same can't be said for the next."
"I mean you're right? But what I was trying to say was…" she says, being cut off.
"Kenzi you all can be friends with him, but I can't. He's done too much already."
"You don't know the half of it. I mean I understand. And I don't want to sound like I'm taking sides…" Kenzi says, being cut off.
"But you are, let's just call a spade a spade. I didn't kill him even though I could have. But let's do anything for Dyson right? Seems to be the ongoing theme. Look, I can be cordial as long as he is if that's what you're fishing for. And only because of you. But if he decides to retaliate then I'll do the same. Though I will not lose. See you later," she says as she walks away.
"Why can't we all just get along," says Kenzi, to herself. "She is right though. I feel like shit. I read online about boundaries, and it is about time that Bo needs to give him some before shit really hits the fan."
Out and about, the next day. Kenzi is walking from an alley when she gets mugged and thrown into a van. Except it was a debt-mugging as she complains about not having her usual ride or special iced-latte. She hears noises outside of the van and when the door opens, it's Bo rescuing her, or at least she thought. She tells Bo that everything's her fault and that she can handle things herself. However, by the look of things Bo disagrees.
"Since when do you do yolo gigs without me. It's T for team," says Bo. "We're a package deal."
"We're a team now? What about last night?"
"What about it?" asks Bo.
"You mean to tell me that you don't remember anything?"
"There goes that word and of course I do. Mind Dawning, Dyson attacking himself, and Dyson returning and I guess leaving."
"That's it?"
"Yeah, or am I missing something? And why did he come back anyway, I thought he left to go to the station. Wait he had doubt casted on him, but he seemed fine when I talked to him this morning," says Bo.
"So he didn't tell you?"
"Tell me what? Oh yeah, that Tamsin lifted the doubt off of him. Maybe there's hope yet," says Bo.
Kenzi is looking confused. "That's all he said?"
"Yeah. Is there something that I don't know about. My memory lines up with that?"
"Yeah probably Red's. Anyway I'm going to have a little talk with him later."
"Whatever you say. So why the DIY? It's not your fault our things were taken. And why are people mugging you?"
"Since…since…Look I'm trying to get our stuff back. I wanted to do it alone because it's my fault it was taken in the first place."
"How? Wait, it doesn't matter anyway. I'm here now. It's our stuff, so we're doing this together. Nobody steals from us and tries to take my Kenzi too. I'm peeved."
"It's not like that. See I called them to get me."
"Wait you called them to get you, and that's how they get you? I'm not judging, it's a little kinky even for me," says Bo. "Since when do we do bags over heads and zip-ties? And they took our stuff too, what's really going on? I'm concerned."
"It's not like that. I mean it is, but it isn't. It's just Massimo," says Kenzi.
"Like as in the Druid?" asks Bo. Kenzi nods her head yes. "What is he like the cartel now?"
"You know Massimo too."
"Know him? Yeah and he's a piece of work. I don't know how you got involved with him. He's not good news," says Bo.
"Well, it's where I get my powers from, and I'm low. I'm fugitive terrorist remember? And I'm human. I had to do something. Don't judge."
"I'm not. Knowing him, he's not someone you want to be involved with. Let's just get our things back, as a team okay."
"Well to the Hellmouth it is," says Kenzi.
Tamsin meets The Morrigan on the corner of Prospect and 9th, leaning against a pole waiting, wearing a tailored pantsuit: red blazer and matching straight leg trousers, Alexander McQueen, and on her feet, multicolored illusion pointed-toe high heel red sole pumps, Christan Louboutin. The Morrigan lets down the window to the limousine and tells Tamsin to come in. Inside of the limo, she offers Tamsin a glass of champagne to which she respectfully declines. After complimenting Tamsin on her attire, The Morrigan notices something about Tamsin, telling her that she is not wearing her usual stoic look. "Your face is telling me something is wrong. What is it, trouble in Succuville?" she asks.
"What do you mean?" asks Tamsin.
"I mean you are unusually stoic even for you. Anything I need to worry about before we collect this debt?"
"No, I'm fine. Well if I must be honest, I've been having issues with Dyson. He's very duplicitous and he gets on my last nerve."
"Oh do tell," says The Morrigan, eagerly.
"Well for starters, he knows that you are alive, but instead of telling the others, he tried to get me to out you before the meeting."
"And how does he know that? No let me guess, Vex?"
"Maybe, but he caught your scent."
"My scent? Oh yes, I almost forgot that he is a dog."
"Anyway, I don't want to talk about that arrogant fool. He's full of hate and a liar, among other things. For some reason I think it has to do with Bo, and not my memories that he so badgers to obtain."
"Oh honey, you'll know exactly why once you regain your memories. Which I'm not minding for now because you are so open. I usually don't do chitchat with you, but I'm loving this you. It's adorable. So why do I get the feeling that there's more to the story?"
"I don't know, I mean it's weird. He gets so overly protective about Bo that you would have thought that they've dated, or at the very least he's secretly crushing on her."
"My dear when I tell you that you're on to something, I mean it."
"It's a shame if that's the case because she doesn't seem to be remotely interested in him in that way, that's probably why he always in a funk."
"Candy Land has become quite the entertainment, if I do say so myself." The Morrigan laughs. "I'm sorry, it's the irony, but you don't have anything to worry about."
"I know I don't, but he keeps poking me. He did it so much until he got a reaction."
"And what reaction was that my dear? Because you know the Una Mens are up everyone's asses."
"I put a bullet in him. He's still alive though."
"You know I don't usually get surprised, but that is shocking. I'm not disappointed in you. Knowing you it probably was justified.
"Well he tried to shoot me."
"Wait what?! That's grounds for execution."
"I don't care about him, and I don't care if anything happens to him, but they do."
"Interesting. I'll be keeping that in mind. Even though I don't care for him either, I still need you to be careful. You might be in the house of the unaligned, but that place is very much Light Fae. I don't need you to get caught up in anything that I won't be able to get you out of like The Una Mens. And don't feel bad, I had him burned with a poker a few times. So I can understand your annoyance."
"That seems fair."
"I know right? Anywho, you do know that I can have him placed in the dungeons. It's up to you. I have my ways of getting him, the altercation seems pretty cut and dry."
"Thank you, but no thank you. I'm not on his level of petty."
"It's a good thing you didn't call The Sweepers, this time. I don't trust the Una Mens or their methods. What's really interesting is that they didn't call The Cleaners. That tells me something that I need to know. Pay close attention to Dyson, the Light Fae in general. And the offer still stands if you change your mind and with no Ash either. A pet with no master, who does that? It would be as easy as making a cherry pie, if I baked."
"I would but like I said they are all very close. It would just mess things up for now."
"Okay darling, your methods not mine. So this Dyson really rattles you huh?"
"Yes and ugh, I need to stop thinking about him, it makes me upset."
"Well if that's the ticket, you need to be because where we're going, the people are bat-shit crazy, especially stealing from me," says The Morrigan.
"I understand. If you don't mind my asking, what made you want to come to this particular visit? I thought this was a solo job," says Tamsin.
"Oh it is, but it's personal darling. And I like to make an appearance every now and then to make them remember who the boss is," says The Morrigan. "And we're here." They both step out of the limo and enter a club. "Who's is the lucky bastard that's in charge here?" she says. "Since your former leader was dissolved."
"That would be me sweet cheeks. Wick is the name, short for Chadwick. And what do we owe this pleasure."
"Let's cut the pleasantries, I'm here about my money."
"What money, we paid all of our debts, just ask Vex," he says, with a smirk.
"Well Vex isn't here, The Morrigan is," says Tamsin, arms folded.
"That's my girl. Now if any of you don't want to become the name of your gang, pay me and pay me in full," says The Morrigan.
"We remember what you did to Duncan," he says.
"He died a happy fellow eh," says another.
"Does it look like we care, either put up or shut up," says Tamsin.
"So the two of you just waltz in our territory making demands. We're the Redcaps, no one bosses us around but me," says Wick. They all start hollering and beating on things as if they were preparing for war.
"Correction, I'm the boss. The HBIC. Enough talk, Tamsin."
She steps in front of The Morrigan and slants her head, abyss eyes and skull face. "Tell us where the money is?" says Tamsin. Suddenly the rest of the gang rushes over to them only to be stopped by chains, pinning all but one against the walls. The Morrigan laughs at the sight.
The leader cowers. "Okay, we owe you money. We never paid Vex because he was a wuss. We thought you two were dead."
"As you can see we're not. But we are here with vengeance," says The Morrigan.
"The money is in the back, in the pillowcase," he says.
"Go get it," says Tamsin. He does so, handing her the sack. "Is this everything?' she asks The Morrigan. The Morrigan makes a call to the driver who enters and holds the pillowcase to his eyes and whispers into The Morrigan's ear.
"That'll be all," she says, dismissing the driver. "You're short," she says.
"No the money is right there. All of it," he says. Out of nowhere a chain wraps around his neck, burning into his flesh. He screams in pain.
"And I thought that you were a Redcap. It's about time for some rebranding in here," says The Morrigan. "You're short a quarter million dollars." The smell of his burning flesh becomes putrid as he manages to vomit on himself.
"That's a better look on you. Smelly, but better. I melt people all the time. And if anyone else wants to follow suit, cough up the money now," says The Morrigan.
"Okay just let us go and we'll tell ya," says one of them.
"Shut up Billy," says another.
"Tell us where it is and we might let you live," says The Morrigan.
Wick's body starts to convulse. "Okay stop, it's in the garbage bin, in the back!" yells Billy. "I swear it."
Tamsin looks at The Morrigan and she nods her head. Tamsin let's them all go. Billy runs to the back where the rest of the money is while the others cater to Wick. "Here, it's all there, I promise. Please leave us alone. Yall never been this harsh."
"You crossed me twice. What did you expect?" says The Morrigan. "I'm The Morrigan, you should know better."
"Okay we get it. We were just having fun. You got your money, now go and and take that monster with you," he says.
"Who do you think you're talking to. No one dismisses me, but me," says The Morrigan. "Now shits about to get real."
"Monster? I'll show you a monster, you'll be having nightmares for days," says Tamsin.
"No don't," he says. But Tamsin skullfaces him anyway.
"You see, all of this could have been avoided if you just paid from the beginning. Ciao. Oh yeah," says The Morrigan. She walks over to Wick and touches his skin, melting him. "You don't get a third chance. Have my money together and in something more appropriate like a suitcase. Next month on time. Or you'll be dealing with her alone. Unleashed. This is her taking it very easy. Let's go. Driver, grab my things so we can get out of this shit hole. It's dirtying the bottoms of my shoes." All except Billy, who is insane at the moment, stand around their former leader that is now mush, holding their redcaps against their chest. "What a shame, he had some talent."
Druid Massimo's Lair, that looks coal red, and worse than the messiest Dungeons and Dragon's warehouse basement lair since he seemingly have the makings of one, and a massive lava pit for some odd reason.
"I suspected creepy," says Bo. "What are we, over a volcano?"
"Well if it isn't the world famous Succubus," he says.
"Massimo the Druid," says Bo.
"Yeah Massimo, it's always a displeasure to see you," says Kenzi.
"Tell me Bo, how was your trip?" he says. "Never mind, I'm sure you don't remember."
"By the way, your potion didn't work," says Bo.
"I don't know about that. Sealed with her kiss, yeah that's probably unlikely."
"My what? I'm not out here kissing on frogs, except boyfriends of old. So come again?" says Kenzi. "And I'm too playa for seals and contracts."
Massimo appears to be brewing up something as he is mixing and stirring something over a boiling pot, wooden spoon in hand. They talk about the potion that he gave Tamsin to use on her. Bo tells him that it didn't work because she's still alive.
"I don't know what you're talking about, except for that time when eww, never mind, that was about that? How dare you? And use me to get my bestie? And what do you mean Tamsin tried to kill you? Just leaving all kinds of stuff out. Forget Poison Ivy, it's the Joker now," says Kenzi.
"No one wanted you dead. Just marked and delivered to cross planes of existence. And I concocted that potion because Tamsin was becoming soft in her old age. Too bad she passed away," says Massimo.
"Yeah, that was sad. You seem to know a lot. Then you must know who kidnapped me," says Bo.
Massimo continues to stir his pot. "I'm not the mailman, I just make the stamps. If only I knew, let me think, nope I don't know."
Kenzi motions to choke him out of annoyance.
"It doesn't matter either way. I came for our stuff, and to warn you to stay away from Kenzi. She has me now," says Bo.
Massimo tastes his concoction. "I can't let her go like that. She owes me way too much."
"Well how about an old fashion beat down. It worked out well for your goons."
"Okay wait," says Kenzi. "We can work something out. I mean he did help me, however uber expensively impossible for me to pay."
"You should listen to her. She may be on to something," says Massimo.
"Like I'm going to be on you if you don't shut you trap because I'm already over it," says Bo.
"Alright. Since we all have things to do. Here's my deal. I want you to get me something. It's very rare of course."
"Of course it is," says Bo.
"It's call the Japanese Salsola soda herb," says Massimo.
"That's one hell of a tongue twister," says Kenzi. "It had better not be an actual soda, and yes I heard herb, but with Fae, shit rarely pans out like it's supposed to."
"Well it must be luck because I know where it is. And I'm going to tell you, you'll get my point later, that is if you're smart."
"Better not be quizzes or escape rooms involved," says Bo.
"Hey what kind of guy do you think I am? I'm a businessman. And I'm doing business. You deal with the Light and Dark, rumor has it that it's just growing on a Light Fae doctor's green wall," he says.
"You know Lauren too?" Bo asks.
"Oh is that their name. Get the herb, and are deal is done," he says. "It should be easy for you to locate then and tick-tock or I will start burning your things the longer you take, that is if you want that stuff back, talk about taste."
"Whatever. I'll get it, you just deliver on your part." Then Bo whispers in his ear. "Because if you don't hold up your end, I'll leave you whole or in pieces, your choice, either way tragic," says Bo.
"Just so you know, I wish you well on the worst thing that can possibly happen to you," says Kenzi. "And give back Geraldine." She takes her sword. "And what the hell dude, my hairbrush? Burn that because that's just gross. Be lucky Ziggy isn't here. Oh and have a bad day."
Lauren's Apartment. Bo is busy talking while Kenzi is flipping through pages of plant listings.
"I'm not judging, but Massimo?"
"Bo" she says, with a sigh. "I know, but I had to do what I had to do. People kept telling me to leave, run and hide, but I didn't want to. I didn't want to leave you, we're a team, the fantastically chic duo," says Kenzi.
"We've always been a team Kenzi, that's what I don't get," says Bo.
"Bo, it sounded easy, but I knew it was too good to be true. It takes a con to know one. But I needed to be Fae, get powers and Massimo was the key. A temporary key."
"But at what cost?" says Bo. "I mean look at what he did to me, and I can't even remember. Special delivery."
"Bo, think about the things we can control. Like it'll cost me this herb now," says Kenzi. She goes over to the wall full of plants. "They just had to look the same, nothing's ever easy."
"It really never is," says Bo, thinking.
"Hey something wrong?"
"No. Well I was just thinking about Taft and Lauren I mean what was that? She's too smart, that's why I can't understand how could she get involved with a psycho like that? Not saying the same thing about you and Massimo. You had to survive, I get it. But we all were still here, and she does it anyway. It's like she wanted to. I don't even know," says Bo.
"Know what?" asks Kenzi, still searching for the herb.
"I don't know if I even ever knew her like I thought I did."
"C'mon Bo. You did. Plus people are allowed to make mistakes or be human whatev."
Bo finds a folder on the floor, opens it and reads it. "You see, I don't know her. Four years and I don't even know her name."
"What are you babbling about, you know Lauren," says Kenzi.
"Her name isn't Lauren," she says, holding out the paper. "It's Karen Beattie."
"Um and eww. You're kidding right? Well with a name like that I'd change it too you know. Like what kind of name is that? It doesn't even sound right on Lauren. Now that I think about it Lauren Lewis does sound like a made-up name too. Sounds like some thought was put into it. But what's in a name, you know her. And I have come to see that she's a good guy, I mean she's good people."
"Didn't know you felt that way, the way you used to complain."
"Well we had our moments, and we got over them. Now we're cool wherever she is."
"It doesn't matter. I'm still back to not having answers. First it was my parents, I only know my mom though well she's iffy, you know what I mean. And other things, now my ex. I don't understand why people feel like they have to lie to me all the time. Well not you."
"Technically she didn't lie to you. Lauren's her name now. And next time I decide to be Fae, I'll just go to Lauren."
"You heard about that?"
"Yep secrets safe with me and the gang, but I don't do experimentals, I need trials. So anyway, what's up with Tamsin? You never said she was trying to kill you."
"You do remember she was crazy right? And I thought she was until she didn't, she rather die instead even when she was crazy. I didn't bring it up because after that I was up in smoke trying to get to you all. And then I return to bizzarro world, so I didn't get a chance to talk about it."
"Well if it makes you feel better, she didn't want to kill you, she was just hired."
"No, she obviously didn't know what the potion would do. Now that I think about it, she thought it would make me weaker, but in the end I guess it was her."
"Okay, let's change the subject and celebrate my freedom because I found the herb. And if it at all helps, at least you know that all three of them loves you, some even when they don't know it apparently."
"You're right let's celebrate. But later, I want to get this situation over with."
"No problem." They open the front door and blue flames expel. "Is that you?"
"What? What kind of question is that and why?" Bo goes to the back door, the same thing happens. "Okay we've been Rimmed?"
"It's Massimo. Should have known he couldn't be trusted. That was just too easy," says Kenzi.
"So we're stuck here?" says Bo.
"No no, Trick told me that this can happen. That the Rim could be reversed to keep people in instead of blocking them out, well Fae."
"So how do we fix it?" asks Bo.
"Ignis Rim Converterent. I could be like the next new Trickopedia. Nall sounds boring. Anyway, we just need to get a Pa Kua mirror and an ogre's eye. See I'm learning my shit."
"Sounds excitingly gross," says Bo.
"Yeah well be lucky it's not you. First time in a while it's good to be human. Watch and learn," says Kenzi. She tries to exit and gets slightly burned. "What the hell? I can't believe he blocked me and I'm human."
"You said that your powers were temporary. So when or how do they wear off?" asks Bo.
"It kind of comes and goes like lotion. Take a shower, moisturize, you know the drill. Hey I could do that but who really wants to use Lauren's products, especially on my hair, I mean it could be Beattie's, get it?"
"Yeah I do." Bo goes over to the sink as Kenzi is talking and grabs a silver bucket filling it with water.
"So you got to just rub it back on you, you know."
"Yeah, yeah I get it," says Bo. Then she pours the water over an unexpecting Kenzi, who is now soaking wet.
"You know usually I would be irritated, but we gotta do what we gotta do but you could have warned me."
"Well it sounded like you were trying to talk yourself out of it."
"Out of her shower and her products. I was going to let it wear off."
"Well unless you want our stuff to burn, we gotta get moving so get moving," says Bo.
"Alright alright and you owe me."
"Hey that's what I'm doing now."
"Right. Okay if I don't make it, save the face."
"You can do it. Stop, drop and roll right?"
"Yeah, stop, drop, shut em down open up shop, oh, no, that's how Ruff Ryders roll," rap sings Kenzi. "Here goes nothing," says Kenzi. She rushes out. "I can't believe I did that. I mean I can't believe that worked. Okay going now. Stay put, get it."
"No, your jokes are getting dry and you're wet."
"Oh good one. I'll get you back. Mama Bear always wins. And I'm the house. And who's stuck inside of one while you're talking smack about my jokes, you'll be eating Beattie food."
"Okay, you win because that sounded disgusting."
"I told you. What's in a name," says Kenzi, leaving.
Bo closes the door and starts searching Lauren's apartment, going through drawers. She finds a gift box. It has a note underneath the bow. She reads it. "For giving me the freedom to love and I do." Now Bo is feeling a certain kind of way. She opens up the box to find a necklace with a pendant hanging from it. Then she places it over her heart.
Suddenly all the lights go off for a second and the gargoyle is shown, hissing. Bo looks in the direction of it but it disappears before she could see it. "Somebody here?" She puts the necklace away and goes to investigate. The lights go out again and she turns around to see what's going on. She begins to think about the smoke and thinks it's the Wanderer's doing. She cautiously moves about. Bo hears the noise again and turns back around, accidentally knocking over a vase, breaking it. As soon as it breaks the lights go out. The gargoyle making noises again is shown perching in the spotlight. The lights snap on, and Bo is looking around, still seeing nothing, breathing hard out of fear of being taken again. The lights shut back off and she turns around quickly. Then the lights start flickering before going back dark. Then dimly lit. She turns around again and sees the gargoyle that makes the noise, mouth open with blood around it. She looks down at her arm and sees that it's been bitten.
Kenzi returns. "I have returned." Bo is freaked out. Kenzi at the front door, kneeled down on the floor with a board that has an eye on top of it does the incantation and smashes the eye. Bo is looking for the gargoyle, but it disappeared again. She asks Kenzi if she saw it and Kenzi doesn't know what Bo is talking about but sees the bite. Now she's looking around.
Meanwhile at the Crack Shack, Tamsin is looking at her back to a mirror when she sees part of her wings trying to come out. Not knowing what's happening, she places her jacket back on.
Back at Lauren's. Kenzi has just finished wrapping Bo's bite mark up, blaming herself for it. Then she spills about how much she owes Massimo and how she's been paying him by stealing, and from people they know like Trick, and Hale by giving him the Twig of Zamora. Bo is shocked by Kenzi's busy behavior and confused about the twig. No matter what she brings him, he always wants more things and she's tired mentally and physically. She wants her powers to be permanent, but he's too greedy to do so.
"I didn't have a choice. They made claimed humans terrorists punishable by death. I had to play the part in order to live, but it cost me so much and I feel horrible about everything. I even thought about stealing from Tamsin."
"Wait, what?" says Bo, confused.
"I said thought, she was a baby anyway."
"She had money as a baby?"
"No, not like that. It was evidence. Anyway, I was just telling you my thoughts, probably should have kept that one."
"Evidence to a crime?"
"No. See you got it all wrong. Just skip the Tamsin part. I stole from our friends is all I'm saying. I even felt bad for the random people because it was excessive even for a thief. I didn't want to die Bo."
"That's not going to happen."
"That's the thing. Look what happened to you. I had no one. I mean the others, but it wasn't the same. I didn't feel safe Bo. If it wasn't for Tamsin, I don't know. I was so lonely, my heart was. It felt empty like I was dying inside." She sighs. "That little tyke kept me going, gave me a reason. I had to look out for both of us. No matter what I did, I was able to sleep knowing that she was okay. I'm in no way making excuses, but I hope you get it."
"Kenzi, I get it, I do."
"How Bo, you've only been here for a few days. You don't know what it's like. And being helpless and human, feeling helpless because I wasn't Fae. And hopeless because I would never be in my heart of hearts. Sometimes I want to be the one that helps. I want to save people sometimes instead of the other way around. I didn't feel like I fit in, I felt like a liability. I was even told so, which made it worse. So there's that."
"I want to know who said that to you because they don't know you or what they are talking about."
"Everybody said it Bo. If it wasn't one way it was another."
"Kenzi you help more than you realize you do. I'm just sorry you went through this without me and I'm sorry that you felt that way. It's funny all I remembered in the beginning was wanting to be back human, but I never was. Maybe you should do what you taught me, and that is being who you are. That's one of the things that I love about you."
"Thank you," she sighs. "I don't deserve it though. I mean I feel bad because I kissed Dyson while you were away."
"You what?"
"I did, I don't know why. It was like normal, but I don't like him like that. So that was weird. It was a one-time thing though."
"Kenzi," says Bo, shaking her head. "I actually don't care. It's weird, and you could've kept that because I didn't want the visual. Plus we're just friends. I don't, it's complicated you know, but I'm not going back there."
"Sorry. I got it too. But that's not the only reason I feel bad, I kissed Hale."
"Wait, what? This is going faster than my days here," says Bo.
"Bo I'm serious. We kissed and I actually liked it. I like Hale. Like want to date like him."
"Well go for it. Honestly yall lost yall minds, but you remembered that, and that's real. Yall are already close, plus he's been doting on you for so long, so you don't have to go through all the hoops that I've been through I mean like whoa."
Kenzi laughs. "That's true about you. I'm terrified."
"Well that's okay. It's been a while since you've dated, but it's Hale. Trust me, there won't be any rejections. Now is that everything?"
"I think so. I feel like off though still. I might like love him. Okay I'm going to stop right now. What was in that bucket of water geez?"
"I think it's great Kenz. It's like you're already a couple anyway."
Back at the Crack Shack. Massimo knocks on the door and Tamsin opens it. "Tamsin."
"That's right," she says. "How do you know me?"
"I know your memories are not at full capacity, that's why you don't remember me. I'm from your past life," he says, walking in. He pulls out his phone and shows her a picture of the two of them. "You see, we were close friends. Bo and Kenzi called me to come get you," he says. She asks how he knows them and he tells her that they're all BFF's.
"But what do they need me for?" she asks.
"It's a surprise. I'm not supposed to tell you that though."
"Okay, let me just grab my phone."
"Oh you can leave it. Where we're going you won't need it. Plus you can always use mine."
"I just need to call Dyson to tell him I don't need him to come over anymore."
"Oh he knows already. They're all going to be there. Oops, I shouldn't have said that too."
"I like to be sure. I can use your phone then, if you don't mind."
"Of course, what are friends for right?" He hands her his phone.
She dials Dyson, it rings and goes to voicemail. "He's not picking up. He's still at work, I'll shoot him a text," she says, hanging up and texting him quickly. "Here you go."
"DB?" says Massimo.
"Short for Don't Bother."
"Ready to go then.
"After you. I'll lock up."
At Lauren's. Suddenly Bo's phone ring. "At least he's following protocols at the moment. Dyson, how can I help you?"
"I'm calling to see if everything's okay," he says.
"I mean for the most part. Why what's wrong?" she asks.
"That's what I'm trying to figure out. Not that it's any of my business, but I thought that I should ask you."
"Dyson, can you just spit it out, kinda on a time frame here," says Bo.
He sighs. "Um I hate to ask you this, but do you do you know where Tamsin is?"
"Not this again. Dyson I don't have time for this?" she says.
He sighs again. "Look believe it or not I'm trying to, well just listen, I think it might be important to you and Kenzi."
"Why? What happened now?" says Bo.
"I got a missed call from her and a text that said DB."
"From Tamsin? Our Tamsin?" she asks, with concern in her tone.
"Wait what's wrong with Tamsin?' asks Kenzi, in the background.
"She wouldn't call you? It has to be a mistake," says Bo.
"I know, why me?" asks Dyson.
"Wait Tamsin called Dyson. She wouldn't do that unless…" says Kenzi. "It's an SOS."
"We should go. I think we were set up. We're at Lauren's actually. Can you meet us here?"
"For you, I'm on my way," says Dyson. They hang up.
"Massimo was playing us the whole time, he knew about Tamsin. Easy deal. The Rim on the exits. Tamsin calling Dyson instead of one of us, and a text that says DB."
"DB?" asks Bo. "What does that stand for Dumb Bastard, Dusty, no Dirty Bi" she says, being cut off.
"Douche Bag. That's what I call Massimo, among other names."
"What would he want with her though?" asks Bo.
"I don't know he's a Druid, and she's a young Valkyrie. Wait young and valuable. Not the hair. He could be doing spells and potions on her. We gotta go save her," says Kenzi.
"Hey, I'm going to go get her. You wait for Dyson to come."
Kenzi looks down. "Why? Because I'm a helpless human," she says.
"No. Because you are my best friend. Kenzi I don't want you to ever think like that okay. You're the most resourceful person I've ever met. I can go down an entire list, but just know that I trust you with my life. But I don't trust Massimo with anyone that I care about, let alone two."
"But what if you go missing again? And what if he already did something to Tamsin? I should be there."
"I'm coming back. I'm not going anywhere anytime soon okay. As far as Tamsin, I know that she's okay, I can feel it, I don't know I can't explain it. But I have to get there fast like you said he is a Druid. I'll watch out for any magic sprinkles. No one is throwing any Rune glass at me today."
"You go get him. Call us at the first sign of danger. Meaning call before you walk in there," says Kenzi. "That whole place could be like a booby trap."
"Will do," says Bo as she exits.
"C'mon Dyson, hurry up," says Kenzi, to herself.