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Dad?

No!

Die!

When Dion's power struck that lightning rod,

I could feel every molecule of my body being torn apart.

And then I was floating.

I didn't understand what happened.

All I knew was one minute I was dead,

and the next, I wasn't.

It took a whole day for my body to completely reform.

And another day to walk to the nearest town.

It was a quiet place off the beaten path.

I didn't know anyone, but, um, they didn't know me either,

so I figured I could

make a fresh start, put…

…everything that happened behind me.

So you spend two years in this quaint little town, and then what?

You realize you want your old life back? Is that why you're here?

I told you.

I saw the Crooked Man.

You are the Crooked Man, Pat.

No. No.

I'm not.

I have lived two years without that horror show inside me.

I'm not him.

Or-- Or "it."

That wasn't me. And it's… And it's gone now. I swear.

Except you just saw it.

Yes, same electricity, same power,

but someone else has it now.

That's impossible.

Powers derive from mutated DNA. They're not transferable.

Well, I don't have powers anymore

and I saw a video of the Crooked Man on the news.

It killed a guy in a parking lot.

They said it was a freak lightning strike, but I know what I saw.

The guards are carrying ionic charge suppressors.

Either you tell me why you're really here,

or they pull the trigger and drop your core temperature 250 degrees.

Suzanne, I'm telling you the truth. We don't have time for this.

The Crooked Man killed someone,

and you can check for yourself!

-That's really cold. -Thank you.

We developed the gun to shut down your electrical form.

Which would work if I had an electrical charge,

but I don't,

because I already told you, I'm normal.

You say you don't have powers.

We're gonna run every test we have to make sure that's true.

Let's keep this quiet.

I don't want a riot on my hands from all the people whose lives he ruined.

Suzanne?

Suzanne, you have to believe me.

There's another Crooked Man out there!

Suzanne, please!

Readings are normal.

Whatever they were seeing on the monitors last night, it's gone now.

This is some weird stuff.

Did you guys see these roots growing here?

No.

That's new.

Oh, man, what is this?

Someone's been down here.

Maybe it was the security guard?

Gary? I didn't see him last night.

Let me give him a call.

This is Gary. I can't make it to the phone--

-Where are you, Gary?

Looks like we had a visitor inside the sinkhole.

-Mm-hmm. Security guard is nowhere to be found.

So we need to get somebody up here ASAP.

-Okay. -Can't have school kids falling in.

Copy that. -Okay.

What do you think they're doing down there?

I think they're just testing.

I don't know. Maybe you should ask Ms. Suzanne.

Suzanne said it was nothing, so don't worry about it.

-Have your backpack? -Is Ms. Suzanne your friend?

Well, I mean, at first she wasn't.

But now, yeah, we're friends.

What if she kept a secret from you?

That would go against our agreement.

We said if we were gonna work together at BIONA,

we'd be completely honest with each other. No secrets.

Why? What's this about?

Something going on with you and your friends?

-Are you keeping a secret from somebody? -No.

-Is this about the musical? -No, but I'm way too busy to do a musical.

-With what? -I have a trainer with superpowers!

Why would I want to do anything else?

-So you like Tevin? -He has a force field power.

Yeah, I've seen it.

And he's really fast.

He's a runner. Maybe I should start running.

Well, I'm glad you like Tevin.

And Esperanza asked you to do the musical.

She's always been there for you, so don't let her down, okay?

All right, scoot.

-I love you. -I love you too, Mom.

Are those abs?

No, they're s-special… power stabilizers that help him go faster

Okay.

Can we please get back to business?

Dion, did you tell your mom about the sinkhole secret?

I couldn't, 'cause then she'd know I snuck out to get my phone.

How are we going to find out what the big mystery is?

We could sneak down there after school before pick-up.

-I'm in. -Excellent.

I'll be the lookout. Any other Triangle of Justice business?

-Well-- -Great.

I know you're both really worried about your auditions, so…

-"Oh, Susanna"? -What the… What is this?

Songs. For your auditions.

Oh, I don't need this. I already know what I'm gonna do.

You picked a song?

My audition is gonna be awesome. Trust me, I'm gonna nail it.

-Oh!

Michela, sit down, please.

Everyone, settle.

Okay, class,

I need everyone's attention up here, please.

Ms. B, I want to hear more about the battle.

Well, you're in luck, Esperanza,

because today's lesson is all about that.

So I have a stomach ache, I just call you? Text you?

You hop on the app and request an appointment.

We video chat if we need to,

you get quick, affordable healthcare, and I get to wear yoga pants.

Girl, where is the coffee and cream, and…?

Sweet'N Low? Girl, why are you buying this fake-ass sugar?

Nothing in here is where it's supposed to be.

I didn't organize my kitchen the way you would?

I'm saying there's a certain logic to the way things should be set up.

Haven't you read Marie Kondo?

I have a video conference call in a few minutes, I have no place to sit.

Ooh, Cherry Garcia.

-Yes, girl. Thank you, God. -I should have gone to med school.

Oh, honey, there's still time. Mom and Dad would love that.

You getting in right when I'm getting out.

You're still a doctor.

Maybe not for long.

My old life, it was killing me, Nic.

I wasn't happy long before it all fell apart.

Sometimes I can't even remember why I wanted to be a doctor.

But of course, Mom and Dad wanted me to do it, so…

-You were always the good daughter.

There's this Ghanaian word, "sankofa." It means go back and get it.

I know what sankofa means. I listen to The Roots.

While I was away, I decided to go back and find

whatever it was that I left behind.

Figure out what I was missing,

so I could finally live the life that I was meant to.

Maybe you should try it.

What am I missing?

I don't know.

Maybe Kevin? Mmm.

You mean Tevin?

Well, if it's worth correcting the name, it's worth getting them digits.

I wanna see you having fun again.

Ooh, you're gonna see him today when you drop off Dion, right?

You gotta wear my lucky dress.

-Seriously? -Oh, yes, seriously, honey.

This is a proven commodity.

You know how many bracelets I racked up wearing this dress?

Hm.

It's beautiful.

Just like you.

Put that hair back, let him see your pretty face.

Hit him with that razzle-dazzle.

-Maybe. -No, no. Not maybe. You're wearing it.

You're definitely wearing it.

I'm starving. I gotta go.

Pizza looks like brains today. -Brayden. Pssh, what a creep.

-That kid smells funny. What's wrong with him?

-He looks scary. -Hey.

-You're Brayden, right? -Yeah.

I'm Esperanza, that's Jonathan, and that's Dion.

I remember being the new kid. It was super hard to make friends.

Besides me.

Dion and I were best friends the first day.

-So we thought we'd help you out. -Can you sing?

Why?

There's a musical revue coming up, and we're all gonna be in it.

They're still trying to figure out their auditions.

You can audition with us if you want.

I don't know. I'm still trying to figure out where everything is.

Get him.

Get him alone.

Maybe you could show me around the school?

Sure.

-Now? -No, we were gonna plan our auditions.

It's better if he shows me around.

Actually, yeah, it's probably better if Dion shows you around.

We're still gonna do that thing after school, right?

I got you. Come on. I know everything about this place.

Attention, students.

Until further notice, no one is allowed near the sinkhole.

Over there's Mr. Fry's classroom. He's a really good science teacher.

So why are you just starting school now?

I just got to Atlanta.

-Well, where did you come from? -Alabama.

-Lived there a long time? -My whole life, until three months ago.

Why'd you come here?

To find you.

Science lab's down this hall.

-Oh, yeah. And one-- -What are you doing?

He's mine.

No!

What was that?

-What just happened?! -I-I-I don't know.

Wanna see the gym?

-Yeah.

Locating Dion.

Hi.

Mrs. Warren, hi.

Hey, sweetie, have you seen Di?

He and Jonathan are working on some extra credit work.

After school, like, as in now.

-And you look amazing. -Well, thank you.

-I wish he'd told me he was gonna be late. -But this gives us a chance to catch up.

-So, what you been up to, girl?

How are we gonna get down there to see what's inside?

Hey, excuse me.

You're not supposed to be here.

Uh…

-What are you doing here all by yourself? -W-would you believe science stuff?

What?

Huh?

Hmm.

-Whoa!

I tried to eat an entire bunch of bananas, you see? Um…

Anyway, th-thanks for listening.

Good luck with the, with the science.

So, have you been helping Dion with his audition?

I think he's a little lost.

He'll get there, I'll make sure. What about you? What song are you doing?

I think I'm gonna do "Beautiful Dreamer."

It was the last song Stephen Foster wrote before he died in 1862.

And instead of it being up here, like…

It's down here like…

And I can do that way better.

Okay.

I gotta go. Bye.

Sorry I'm late.

Dion, you cannot use your powers in public.

It's not public. It's our private car that you own.

Lease. And that's besides the point. Someone could see you.

The only people that saw me were you and Esperanza,

and you guys already know I have powers.

We have rules.

Well, I think one of the rules should be that I get to be the judge

of when I use my own powers.

I think you're forgetting the rules of how to speak to your mother.

I'm sorry.

Why are you dressed up? Are you going somewhere?

I, uh… I had a meeting.

Put your seat belt on and let's go.

Hey.

What's up, little man?

-Go get changed so we can get started. -Okay.

That kid is something else.

They told me he was powerful, but I had no idea.

-Are you worried? -Not at all.

Honestly, I can't wait to get in here and work with him.

His imagination is incredible.

He created a whole power in front of me last time.

-He could do that? -Yeah. Y-- Yeah.

I saw it with my own eyes.

So I'm gonna incorporate that into our training curriculum.

It's kind of nice to hear someone talk about it in a positive way

and not something to be scared of.

I'm not scared.

I would love to know what that feels like.

Maybe it's something we should talk about, you and me.

We're gonna be in this together, so maybe we could find time.

Maybe over--

Don't say coffee.

-Lunch?

Is this you being subtle?

-It's kind of weak, isn't it? -What?

If you want to ask me out, you should just ask me out.

-Okay, it's like that.

All right, fine.

You look amazing.

And I'm not assuming it's because of me,

although I kind of hope it is.

Okay.

Cool. Then,

dinner?

I'm ready.

-What are you wearing? -My superhero costume.

I'm Mind Mover. I move things with my mind.

That's very literal.

Okay, yeah, um, we just gotta work on the costume a little bit.

-I think he looks cute. -No, it's fine. It's functional.

Right? Like the Curry 4s.

But we also want to find something with a little bit of style like the Kyrie 5s.

Neither of you is a sneakerhead?

Okay, got it. Seriously?

Uh-uh.

-Still waiting on that answer. -You'll find out after class.

Now one more time. Great job. Yes.

Remember, it's all about the focus.

-Whoa!

-Janelle! -Code red, DR2.

-Are you okay? -Code red, DR2.

-What happened? -I just walked up and the glass shattered.

-Sorry. -Why is this happening?

She's having a bad day.

Okay, just take a step back. We will handle this.

I don't understand what you're doing.

You were supposed to help her stop all this.

Why are we here if you're not helping her?

-There are setbacks. -You okay?

It's a process.

Alonso, everything's fine, just take care of her.

-I'm fine. -Hey, I'm Nicole, my son trains here.

Simone.

I've never seen another mother here before.

What's your daughter's power?

She

destroys things.

I don't know how else to say it.

One minute, there's a book on the table,

and the next moment it's just dust.

Yeah. It sounds like a lot.

Yeah, well, these BIONA folks said they could help,

but we've been here a week and she's still destroying things.

I know what that feels like.

I still have a scar on my shoulder from when my seven-year-old

created a toy-nado out of Legos.

Seven.

How did you handle a seven-year-old with superpowers?

Eh, I'm not sure that I did.

Yeah.

I know this place can seem weird, but the people here, they do good work.

And I'm on the advisory board, so if you ever need anything,

even just to talk, hit me up.

Nicole?

-It's gonna be okay, I promise. -Thank you.

What's up?

I need to show you something.

Why are you showing me a video of Pat?

It's a live feed.

That's not possible.

He arrived last night.

We locked him away and we are taking every precaution

until we can verify he is not a threat.

-I want to see him. -No.

Where is he at, L5?

Hey, this is a bad idea.

Noted. Now, take me to him.

Nicole, I…

I-I didn't know that you were here, or coming to visit me.

Um…

Hi.

I-I want you to know, I am so sorry for everything that-- that happened.

You-- You were totally right to, uh,

stab me with that lightning rod. Um…

And I want you to know that I'm… I'm not that guy anymore.

I-I-I can't really explain it, but it's like

all of the things that messed me up b-before I got powers,

the-the, uh, jealousy, and the… Whatever, all that stuff is gone.

And once I realized I wasn't sick anymore, I…

I-- I'm so sorry for,

for what I did to you,

and to Dion.

H-- How is he?

No.

No, you don't get to… miss him.

You don't get to think about him and talk about him.

Sure, I understand.

No, you don't understand. I'm not your friend, Pat.

I'm here to look at the room where they keep you,

so that I can make certain that you are never getting out.

Well, I mean, I-- I'll get out eventually.

Once they confirm I'm not a threat,

they're gonna let me out so that I can help.

With what?

I saw the Crooked Man on the news.

I-- I know it's-- it's weird,

but somebody else has that dark energy and is-- is doing bad things,

and I wanna… I-I wanna help stop them.

You're the Crooked Man, Pat.

You're the one with the darkness inside of you.

You're the one that wanted to be Mark,

right up until the moment where you killed him.

With or without powers,

that is never going to change.

-You cannot let him out of that cell. -I won't.

And Dion will never, ever know that he's here?

-He won't. -Promise me.

Nicole, I promise.

I don't understand.

Neither do we, but we are running the tests now--

No. No, th-that's not what I mean.

Of all the people that we lost, why is he the one that gets to come back?

I've never known anyone who had more than one power,

much less someone who can make up their own.

The new ones happen when I really want something.

-Also when I'm trying to help somebody. -Yeah? How does that work?

Well, once, when my mom was sad, I made a light show to make her feel better.

A light show?

You know, twinkle lights floating in the air.

Can you show me that right now?

I don't do that anymore. It's babyish.

Making someone feel better, particularly your mom,

is the most grown-up thing you can do.

-Hey, we were just taking a break. -Dion, grab your things. We need to go.

-But I wasn't finished talking to-- -Dion, now!

Is, uh, everything okay? I thought we were gonna talk.

I'm sorry, I just…

We just have to go.

-My lesson wasn't done! -Dion, please stop talking.

Why are we leaving? I wasn't finished talking to Tevin.

I have to leave, and when I need to leave, you need to go.

-But why? -Because I said so.

But when do I get to say so? I'm not a little kid anymore.

One of these days, you can do whatever you want

and you won't have to listen to me, okay? But today is not that day. Now, let's go.

You should have stayed dead.

It would've been easier for everyone, especially Nicole.

Or did you come back because you thought you could repair things with her?

Well, I never stopped caring about her.

Even when you tried to kill her?

But I didn't come back for her.

Did you find the Crooked Man video yet?

Still not letting that one go.

Something bad is coming, Suzanne.

Whether you like it or not, you're gonna need my help.

Do you have any more homework?

Hey.

Come here.

Can we talk about today?

-Why'd you do that? -I was upset.

About what?

-Do you ever think about the Crooked Man? -You mean Pat?

You do? When?

I used to have bad dreams about Thanos or Voldemort,

but now if I have a bad dream, it's the Crooked Man.

Does that happen a lot?

-Why didn't you say anything? -Because, you know…

You're scared.

I'm scared?

That's why you started boxing, right?

But you don't have to worry. If anything happens, I'll protect you.

Oh, sweetie.

Everything's gonna be okay.

All right?

I'm sorry I said anything, okay?

Get ready for bed.

What was that about?

Pat's alive.

What the hell? What are you talking about?

Lower your voice.

He's in a cell at BIONA, and it's a long story,

but Dion can't know about it.

-So you're just gonna lie to him? -Did you hear him?

I'm trying to keep him from having any more nightmares.

He's a smart kid, Nic. You can talk to him.

He thinks he's supposed to be taking care of me.

That's messed up.

I need to be more protective of him.

Honey, I don't think you can be more protective.

Pat's in a cell, and he's never getting out,

and Dion will never know about it.

I'm gonna put him to bed.

-Hey. -Hi.

I heard there was a problem with Dion Warren's mother

and our new guest, Pat Rollins.

They have history.

I read the file.

This is Pat Rollins in his Crooked Man form two years ago.

He said someone else is the Crooked Man now,

and it's on its way here.

It took some searching, but I found a news clip he mentioned.

The two creatures look different, but somehow

they're both forms of Pat's Crooked Man energy.

Okay, but you said it yourself, the Crooked Man is Pat.

-It's his DNA. -I know it doesn't make sense.

But somehow, someone else has all that power, and for some reason,

they just brought it back to Atlanta.

Why did you do that?

Why did you try and attack him if you couldn't do it?

He was so close.

I thought you were getting stronger.

You're making me stronger every day.

Our army is growing.

Why do you need an army to fight Dion?

He defeated me once,

sent me into exile in pieces.

But you will help me destroy him.

-Then what happens? Solidarity.

And then, you'll keep me with you and I won't be alone?

Yes.

What can I do?

Take him down

from the inside.

Dion.

What the heck are you doing here? Did you break into my room?

Uh, that wasn't what it looked like. I was startled, that's all.

I'm not in your room.

I'm staring right at you.

I'm in your head.

What do you mean?

-What?

I'm in your head.

How are you doing this?

I have a secret, Dion.

I have powers.

Just like you.

I think we're going to be best friends.