Previously onLegacies...You're the oracle.
What's coming next?
SPHINX: A new hero rises...
but can be felled by the golden arrow.
What if it is the one thing that can kill a phoenix?
Then you'll Superwoman in and save the day,
like you always do.
SPHINX: When time fractures...
...the darkness overwhelms.
You're full of black magic.
This isn't you, Jo.
JOSIE: It is now.
So get used to it.
'Cause this look is here to stay.
Autem.
[heavy panting]
ALARIC [over P.A.]: Attention, students.
Please make your way to morning assembly.
[indistinct chatter]
Hey.
You want to sit with Hope and me at assembly today?
Uh, yeah, sure.
Cool, okay.
[scoffs] Okay. Did you...?
I know you are all worried.
Believe me, no one is more worried than I am.
My daughter Josie is still missing.
But even as I speak, we're doing everything we can to find her.
Jed and the wolves are attempting to track her.
Kaleb and the vampires
have compelled local police for any help that they can provide.
We will find her and bring her home.
That said, I just want to reiterate,
under no circumstance should any of you approach her.
While she is our family and friend, she is under
the influence of black magic and...
not herself.
Your safety and Josie's
is my top priority.
I promise you I will get through to her
and bring back the Josie we know and love safely.
But first...
we just have to find her.[loud thud]
I'm right here, Dad.
Well, don't look so shocked.
Did you really think
that I would miss my birthday?
Oh, I'm sorry, ourbirthday.
So...
what did I miss?
["All in My Head" by Whethan playing]
♪ All in my
♪ All in my ♪
♪ Whoo♪♪ Jump
♪ I'm stuck with these voices, they're all in my head ♪
♪ Whoo♪
♪ All in my
♪ Whoo♪♪ Jump
♪ All in my
♪ I'm stuck with these voices, they're all in my head... ♪
You multiplied
like Gremlins.
Supervillains need a squad, too...
with a little help of a black magic
suggestion spell.
Can I talk
to you for a sec?
Without the squad.
You guys know your assignments.
Start prepping my birthday bash without me.
I'll catch up.
♪ I wish that I could stop, keep bailing... ♪
Oh, that's not creepy at all.
I need to make sure that my party goes off without a hitch.
About that.
Happy birthday, Jo.
To replace the one I spilled root beer on,
when I first got to the school.
I think that was the day we became friends.
You're never gonna give up on the good inside of me,
are you, MG?
It's not my style.
What the hell is wrong with you?
Oh, wait your turn, Kaleb.
Plenty of hugs to go around.
VARDEMUS: This must be an extreme case.
The order of the symbols I've just prescribed
will increase the box's difficulty to its utmost level.
And then I just
point and shoot?
Yes, merely open the box
toward your subject and they
will be sent into the game.
It's how that scoundrel
Clarke imprisoned me.
Hmm, well, it sounds
exactly like what I'm looking for.
[knocking]
Uh...
thank you, Professor.
Any time, Headmaster Saltzman.
Come in.
So that's your plan?
To lock Josie in the box?
Which you know she's fully capable of controlling, right?
Professor Vardemus assured me she wouldn't be able to do that
at this difficulty level.
Plus, the box will keep her safe
until Caroline and I can figure out
a way to help her permanently.
Yeah, but what if she hurts someone
before you do? She just tried
desiccating MG.And that's a good sign,
because she's fully
capable of doing worse.
If anything, I see that as proof
that she can still be reached.
Yeah, well, I looked in her freaky black eyes
and I'm not so sure about that, Doc.
HOPE: Look, we want to help Josie,
obviously, but we need to keep the school safe.
And the only way we can do that is if we treat
this like a monster problem.
I just don't see it that way.
We know.
Gonna have to sit this one out.
Okay, now what's the plan?
Yo.
Finally.
I was trying to make my wings do the...
I haven't got the hang of it yet, so...
What happened?
I-I don't know.
I can't remember.
That's a lot of blood.
Dang.
[gasps]
LANDON: Hey.
What was that?
Talk to me, Raf.
Okay, um...
so I-I keep having these, these flashes, right, bro?
It's like bits and like pieces of memory.
Memories of what?
This place.
Look, that's-that's why I left the scene.
I just had another one.
And I think somebody died here, Lan.
Who?
I don't know.
But, um, um,
I'm pretty sure I killed 'em.
Okay, that settles it.
My sister is definitely a monster.
Who else would decorate for our birthday party with black?
HOPE: Shouldn't you be in, like,
witness protection or something?
If she still wants to kill me,
the safest place I can be
is right here next to you,
so spill.
I want to help you with whatever plan you're cooking up.
Okay, fine, but just, like, keep it down.
I don't want her to know that we're up to anything.
Up to what, exactly?
Come on, guys, this is all so unnecessary.
If you have something to ask me, go ahead.
I don't bite.
Then I will. Where's Josie?
I'm right here, silly.
The real Josie, our Josie.
So you mean Weak Josie?
She's gone-- I thought I made that very clear.
Thanks to you, selfish sissy.
You're right, okay?
I was selfish.
If you just come back, I'll try and change.
You always try to change.
And it never sticks.
So, pass.
Any other questions?
HOPE: You said you came back here for a reason.
Because deep down, you know that we can
bring the good inside of you out.
You're right.
I do have a reason.
[inhales]
And now I have to ruin
the surprise.
LIZZIE: Merging isn't even possible.
We're not 22.
Yeah, see, it turns out that's just a guideline.
Kind of like driving a car
or smoking cigarettes.
Nobody wants you to do it
before you're old enough, but you can.
So I'll see you both tonight?
Finger foods at around 7:30ish
and then the Merge at 8:00.
Oh, and don't be late, Lizzie,
or else I will have to do something drastic.
[monkeys cackling]
[creature chittering]
Lost Temple of Potest.
And behind this wall, the elixir of life that it protects.
And salvation for my daughters.
Sorry you didn't make it, pal.
I'll be sure to send you a postcard.
I thought you wanted to help.
That was before I knew that Josie wanted to merge,
aka force a battle of wills
where the winner literally absorbs the loser...
meaning me.
Please, just hear her out.
Because we can't help Jo without you.
[sighs]
Five minutes, Mikaelson.
And this plan of yours
had better include a nuclear warhead.
I'm making a potion... Oh!
Fizzy, refreshing.
Not a nuke. Lizzie?
Please.
Okay.
Tell me about this potion.
It will create a fortified locality within your psyche
when you merge.
What do you mean "when"?
Well, there's really no way around that part.
But if this works, it'll create a safe space in your mind,
divide Josie's consciousness and yours when you absorb her.
And after we detox her
with a dark magic cleanse, we'll be able
to put Jo's mind back into her body.
And, uh, both of you will be normal... ish.
Okay, you said
when I absorb her.
Does this stupid plan only work if I win?
Technically, yes.
But... we believe in you.
Well, there's your first mistake right there, okay?
I am my biggest fan and
even I know that Lord Josiemort
is gonna squash me like a bug.
That's why I'm here.
To clean up my bug guts?!
No. To train you.
♪
Just...[grunts]
get in there.
Focus, focus.
You're not getting it.
Honestly, just better.
[screams]
[grunts]
It's okay.
You've got this!
You've got it!
Yeah! That's right!
[MG laughing]
Man!
LIZZIE: Seriously?
[grunting]
The Merge is a mental battle, MG,
not Ninja Warrior or whatever is in your head.
W-Well, I can train your brain, too.
I'm all about mind over matter.
Lizzie's right. We need to find
a witch that can help her.
No need.
If we want to find out
if I'm strong enough to win,
I know exactly what witch can tell us.
After her, you wretched creation!
[both groan]
We've got to get a faster eyeball.
But you mark my words, Chad,
that Tribrid's plotting something.
Duh. Hope's always got an awesome plan.
Um, and somehow has time for relationship stuff, too.
Stop flapping your gums, my reluctant acolyte.
You're missing the latest twist.
It looks like our favorite show's about to get canceled.
JOSIE: More like getting a spinoff.
Uh...
how are you...?
Astral projection.
Rad.
[chuckles]: A mere parlor trick.
I agree.
So...
who the hell are you?
I... am the Master
of the Underworld!
Ferryman of the Damned!
Reaper of Souls!
The...
Almighty Necromancer!
[chuckles evilly]
I thought you'd be taller.
I'm Chad.
Just Chad.
JOSIE: Let me get this straight.
You two are the masterminds
behind this whole...
Malivore operation?
Seriously?
Uh, thanks for coming to help us.
Magically, I mean.VARDEMUS: My pleasure.
I know Headmaster Saltzman is short on staff,
so I'm happy to help you with your homework assignment.
Yeah, and, uh, this is what you were talking about.Ah, yes.
The plat en argent.
One only needs to place a drop of blood upon it,
and the face of the person
to whom that blood belongs will appear.
Great. Um...
thanks again, Professor.
[exhales] He's a nice guy. Bit gullible.
Guess that's how Clarke managed to trick him.
Can we just get on with it?
I need to know who I, um...Come on, dude.
You didn't kill anyone.
You don't know that, Lan.
You wouldn't do something like that,
so as far as I'm concerned,
there's no need for this stupid test.
Okay, uh, okay.
I need to know one way or the other. Right?
Look, I wish that I believed in myself
as much as you...
but I don't.
Just don't worry.
Whoever's face shows up on that thing,
they're gonna have answers.
[sighs]
ALYSSA: You're afraid.
No.
You're absolutely terrified.
No crap. I didn't need
your stupid bowling ball to tell me that, okay?
Josie is basically Darth Vader...
Would you please shut up? I need to concentrate.
Thanks in advance.
You're not scared of Josie hurting you.
You're scared of hurting her.
I've done so much to hurt her already.
I just don't want to make the same mistake again.
You can open your eyes now,
'cause you don't have to worry about that.
Really? Hope's plan is gonna work?
I don't need a crystal ball to know
that Josie...
is gonna tear you apart.
The Merge is a battle of wills.
The simple fact that you're afraid of winning
andlosing...
makes you a dead duck.
Are you seriously telling me
that I'm going to die
because I became a better person?
Ironic, isn't it?Well, in that case,
screw personal growth, okay?
I am going back to looking out for number one.
To being selfish.
To hell with the Merge.That's the spirit.
Live long and prosper, kid.
She won't.
And neither will you.
JOSIE: Hmm.
Was that drastic enough for you?
[shudders]
You...
you killed her.And if you
don't show up tonight,
I'll start killing your actual friends.
Hmm?
[gasps]
♪
You're gonna stop her, right?
That's what you do, isn't it?
Take out monsters?
Okay, man, come on, let's-let's get you some air,
all right?
[door opens]
Lizzie's car is gone.
She bolted.
Is she...?I knew Josie was dangerous-- I just didn't think
that she was capable of something like this.
MG: It's my fault.
If I could've just gotten through to her...
Like I keep saying,
there is no getting through to her.
We are not giving up on Josie. The only way
to protect the school is to bring her back.
Tell that to Alyssa, Hope.If we give up now,
she'll have died for nothing.
So we have to stick to the plan.
And you need to bring Lizzie back.
She needs you, MG.
We all do.
[Kaleb chuckles softly]
What are you doing?
What you won't.
Putting together
a plan B.
In case you're wrong.
I can't let you do that.Yeah,
and what are you gonna do to stop me, Hope?
[animals squawking, hooting]
[gun cocks]
Ah.
[British accent]: Dr. Saltzman, I presume.
Who's asking?
I am Professor Hawkins.
An archaeologist by trade.
Uh-huh.
Oh.
Hello there.
So... you're here for the elixir, too, I presume.
Yes.Yeah, well,
sorry about that, but my daughters' lives depend on it.
Oh. Then perhaps fate brought us together,
as you will need assistance getting over that wall.
[soft chiming]
[whoosh]MG: It's a classic car.
You might want to go with the good stuff.
You might want to stop sneaking up on people
when they're running for their lives.
[sighs]: Let me guess.
Locator spell?
Witches gonna witch.
Well...
let's have it.
Your grandiose speech to convince me
to go back and face my sister.
But just know that I've had that conversation with myself
a thousand times.
I know I'm being selfish,
but what am I supposed to do?
Let you drag me back to the school so that I can die?
Hey, that's not why I'm here.
Hope doesn't want anyone else to get hurt.
The way I see it, that includes you.
So, if you're running...
I'm running, too.
Hey.Hey.
Do you have a second to talk?
I kind of need a favor.
Um... uh, where's Raf?
He said he was going out.
Okay.
That's weird.
Why? Is something wrong?
Uh, I don't know.
Maybe. Although...
I could ask you the same thing.
I'm sorry. I know I'm being weird.
That therapy game made you think
we're not destined to be together.
Raf told you.
He's my best friend.I know. I figured
that he would. I just...
I didn't know how to have the conversation with you myself.
It's all good.
But for future reference, I'm not going anywhere.
There's literally nothing you can do to push me away.
And it just so happens
I'm an immortal phoenix, so you're kind of stuck with me.
Forever.
[laughs]
Okay.
What do you need?I need to figure out
a way to protect both the school and Josie.
I just don't know if I can do both.
I know you can.
You always do.
I'm glad you think that,
because I actually need your help with plan B.
What's wrong with plan A?
[crackle over intercom]
NECROMANCER: It's party time, Stallions!
Report to the gym, or else.
Oh, my God.
[cheering, whistling]
Vampires, witches and werewolves.
Children of all ages.
♪
It's the event we've all been waiting for.
The...
Merge!
[audience booing]
I thought that guy was dead.
Yeah, you like the taste of cape?
Eat that! Yeah!
[laughs]
Yeah.
In the crimson corner
and robe,
hailing from Mystic Falls, Virginia,
the former Queen of Codependency,
the reigning Sultan of Siphon,
Josie Saltzman!
♪ We play to win♪
♪ Making sure I don't say this all again ♪
♪ Outside, you can never box me in ♪
♪ We play to win♪♪ Never follow
♪ I came here to set the trend
♪ Break them all if the rules won't bend ♪
♪ We play to win♪
♪ And if you need the proof, then check stats ♪
♪ I got the answers if you tryin' to test that ♪
♪ I'm takin' off, you can watch as I ascend ♪
♪ You can ask me how I do it, I'll just say we play to win ♪
♪ Aim for the stars, never settle for the moon... ♪
Thought she was dead, too.
♪ Keep them guessin', see, it's great when they assume ♪
♪ I play to win, I play to win
♪ Let me in, I'm cuttin' through like an incision... ♪
You are one hell of a hype man.
Houdini said the same thing.
And in the blue corner, the Queen of Mean,
the Blonde Banshee,
She Who Is About to Be Siphoned into Oblivion,
your very own...
Elizabeth
Saltzman!
[cheering, applause]
♪ Pound for pound, round for round, still claimin'... ♪
[laughs]
♪ Round for round, still claimin' champion ♪
♪ Yeah♪♪ Still claimin' champion
♪ Yeah♪♪ Still claimin' champion.
Well, my selfish sister
didn't show up.
Who am I gonna kill?
Should it be...
Ooh...
...vampires?
Maybe witches?
How about some werewolves?
Why not try all three?
[cheering, applause]
LIZZIE: Are you sure that you're up for this?
It isn't exactly what the Green Flashlight would do.
First of all, it's Green Lantern, and you know it.
Just like you know way too many hobbit insults
to not be a secret Tolkien fan.
And second,
I'm-I'm done playing hero.
Alyssa died.
And I couldn't help her.
Does Superman always save the day?
Pretty much.
But that's a comic book, and this is real.
I was stupid to think that I could make a difference.
If you tell anyone that I read nerd porn, I will deny it.
But if I hypothetically did,
I would gather that the true test of a hero
isn't being strong when it's easy.
It's being strong when it's hard.
If you believed that, you wouldn't need this road map.
Well, I'm not a hero, either.
Heroes are selfless.
And that cape doesn't fit me.
Then why haven't we left?
LIZZIE: Damn it.
Life was so much easier when I only cared about myself.
And you totally lied to me.
You definitely came
to convince me to face Josie.
When I told you
that I would come with you, I meant it.
I just trusted that you would make the right decision.
Double damn it.
[tires screeching]
KALEB: Face it, old chap.
Your plan isn't working.
How long have you been at it?
Not as long as that guy.
[chuckles]: Oh. Right.
An impossible task for a solitary man.
But not if we work together.
[scoffs] You expect me to trust you?
No. Merely trust that my mates
are expecting me to bring that elixir back, too.
And if we make it over the wall?
We split the prize down the middle.
Yeah, half may not be enough
to save my daughters.
Perhaps.
However, returning empty-handed surely won't.
Either let me help you,
or draw your firearm and shoot me.[hissing]
I hate snakes.
Let's hope you're not one, Mr. Hawkins.
Professor Hawkins.
What are you staring at?[rustling]
"Sociis."
Sociis. So...
Sociis.
Kaleb.
Yes. H-How do you know my given name?
The same way I know you're not British or an archaeologist.
I'm not what?
I remember everything.
Including how we get out of here.
[exhales]
What are you doing?
You wouldn't understand.
[sighs]
I am maybe the only person who could understand.
Look, man, I don't know what's going on.
Whatever you did, I'll stand by you.
All in. There's no one you could have hurt.
There's nothing you could have done that would
make me turn my back on you.
There's one thing.
What is this?Someone did die
by that tree, Lan.
Um, it was me.
[bell clangs]Let's go!
[audience shouting]
[grunting]
Lecutio Maxima! Scutum!
[audience clamoring]
One, two...
How did you even get here?
Oh, you survive this, I'll tell you the whole story.
Ah.This isn't any fun.
You're not even fighting back.
Neither are you. I know that you're in there, Josie.
Give it up, Hope. What's it gonna take to get it through
to your thick wolf skull that I'm Josie now?
Incendia! [grunts]
[audience groaning][Hope grunts]
[audience cheering]You are not Josie.
I know that you think she's weak,
but I know the truth-- she's strong. You're strong.
[Necromancer groans]No one could shoulder the burdens that you carry.
And you're always there
for your friends when they need you.
So, please, Jo, we really need you right now.
Enough of this drivel!
What are you waiting for? Kill the Tribrid.
Shut up. Everybody, shut up!
[echoing]: Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!
Hope?
Jo, is that you?
[exhales, inhales]
Mm.
Did you really think that you'd be the one
that would bring out my good side?
I don't even think she likes you.
Ascendo.
So, any last words for your tombstone?
I know you're in there, Josie. Fight.
Mm.
[audience gasping]
I should have mentioned this earlier.
But black really isn't your color.
[grunts]
You're late to your own funeral.
No. I am right on time to kick your ass.
[applause and cheering]
This stupid potion of yours is gonna work, right?
Because it tasted like feet.
It will if you win.
Thanks for coming back.
Like I had a choice.
Dirty trick, sending Jiminy Cricket after me.
You would've done the right thing if I was here or not.
Now siphon me. You got to be at full strength.
♪ I'm sitting tall on my throne ♪
♪ Throne, throne
♪ Sitting tall on my...
Just to be clear, that was for you
and not me.
Just in case I lose.
♪ Sitting tall on my...
All right, Sister Satan.
Let's dance, but I'm not getting my Merge on until I know that
the rest of the school is safe.
Everyone out. Now.
You heard her. Let's go. Come on.
Move.For the record,
this huge act of selflessness fully cancels out
all of my previous misdeeds.
WOMAN: No, it doesn't!
♪ Watch and learn now
Enough of this foreplay.
It's time for the main event.
Mm.
You have no idea
how long I've been waiting for this.
[exhales]Apparently, not long enough to think
of something clever to say.
BOTH: Sanguinem desimilus,
sanguinem generis fiantus.
Sanguinem desimilus,
sanguinem
generis fiantus.
Sanguinem...
You really think she can win?
If she can't,
let's pray plan B works.
...sanguinem generis fiantus.
Sanguinem desimilus,
sanguinem generis fiantus.
Sanguinem desimilus,
sanguinem generis fiantus.
Sanguinem desimilus...
Is she winning?
I don't know.
What does that even mean?
You can't be dead. That doesn't make any sense.
Not the blood, the flashes,
or what I saw in the game.
And it definitely didn't make sense
when I saw my face on that platter.
But then I heard his voice on the intercom,
and then it clicked.
It all came back to me.
I remembered.
♪
[snarls, grunting] I got attacked coming back from my dad's, Lan.
I fought. [panting]
Then I ran.
♪
[blade stabs][grunts]
[laughing]
[grunting, panting]
[pained grunt]
[exhales]
[pained gasp]
[grunting]
The Necromancer
killed me, Lan.
And that means if he-- if he brought me back,
then I'm...
I don't know-- I'm one of his puppets, like Cassie was,
and he can use me to hurt you
and anyone else that he wants.No.
I refuse to believe any of this.
Do you feel a heartbeat?
I'm already gone.
Well, I can't let you do this.
[exhales]
That's the thing.
I had all the time I needed to do it before you got here.
[scoffs]
But it's like he won't let me.
[chuckles]
It's like The Necromancer's in control.
So I need you to take care of it for me.
[chuckles] Take care of...
[chuckles]
You mean to kill you? Uh...
Absolutely not.
You're my brother.
And I don't have free will, Lan.
And you do. You do.
Don't let me be a puppet, man.
[breathing heavily]
You have free will.
Use it.
Please.
...desimilus...
...generis...
...sanguinem generis fiantus.
♪
[grunts]
Hope, I can't really do this right now.
Landon. Lan, what's happening?
Plan B.
[groaning]
Get away from them.
KALEB: Alyssa? How?
She made a powerful new friend.
You.
You're responsible for this.
As much as I lovepayback,
this was all the birthday girl's idea.
[exhales] Girls.
God. Girls.
No, no. I know.
Oh.
Don't cry, Dad.
One less mouth to feed.
♪
This morning, I told you that we would all be okay,
that we'd...
get Josie back.
I-I was wrong.
Because the Josie that we loved is gone.[sniffling]
[cries] So is Lizzie.
NECROMANCER: See? Your sister is no more.
Satisfied?
[door opens]
How'd I do?
I bought every word of it.
If Jed's right about the spy in our midst,
hopefully they did, too.Yeah.
MG: It won't be long now,
if it worked.
[gasps]
[laughs]
Oh, thank God.
[exhales][grunts]
Yeah.
[grunts]KALEB: Got to give it to Hope.
Hell of a plan.
I love you guys.
Okay, I'm sorry.
Dad, what's going on?
You're alive, sweetheart.
And that's all that matters right now.
That means that I won,
that-that I...Josie's fine.
She thinks she won. But, uh,
Hope had a plan B.
The potion she made
wasn't just to keep your mind separate from Jo's.
It linked your life to Landon's temporarily.
So when you died, he died, too.
But since he's immortal,
you came back when he did.
ALARIC: Hope thinks we can get
Josie back.
How?
That's where your boy MG came in the clutch.
Calm down.[chuckles]
MG: I helped Hope do
an old-fashioned vampire head dive.
That's why you had to go through with the Merge.
Hope needed Josie to be vulnerable.
Josie's shields were down, so I sent Hope
into Josie's mind.
And then I juked her out of there
before anybody knew what we were doing.
Why didn't anyone tell me?
Hope couldn't risk Josie figuring out the plan
when the two of your minds melded in the Merge.
MG: Plus, we knew you weren't gonna run away for real.
Heroes save the day,
even when it's hard, right?
So...
Hope's in Josie's mind?
Yeah. There's, um,
more...
to that.
[clacking]
Lizzie,
till Hope comes back,
no one else can know you're alive.
The Necromancer's spying on us, so...
we have to play to his camera.
I can't believe Lizzie's dead.
You got what you wanted.
Now it's my turn.
Let's use that dark magic coursing through you
for a higher purpose:
to raise and control Malivore himself.
Are you sure you want to do that?
If we raise him and he gets his dirty hands on Landon,
he'd be invincible.
Don't worry.
I have plans for Mr. Kirby. [snarls]
Welcome back to the land of the living.[exhales]
[shudders]So, you gonna tell me
what that was all about?
Um, Hope needed a plan B.
We'll find one for you, too. I promise.
♪ Looking to start a war
I just couldn't
bring myself to leave.
I knew you wouldn't.
No, you don't, Lan.
I mean that I couldn't leave.
The Necromancer wouldn't let me.
Listen to me. We won't let him win.
We'll deal with him.
Okay?
Do I have a choice?
None.
All in.
Always.
♪
♪ He would've risked it all...
It's like you said...
no choice.
♪ This was the last attempt
[stabbing sound][grunts]
[groaning]