The Shannara Chronicles (2016) s02e03 Episode Script

1 ERETRIA: Previously on The Shannara Chronicles ALLANON: Behold, the Kingdom of Leah.
But be careful.
Queen Tamlin always has a hidden agenda.
You can dress me up, Mother, but you can't force me to change.
A princess.
The person I was with you? That's the real me.
You want me to marry your daughter? The sooner the marriage is official, the sooner you can secure your people's future.
General Riga.
The madman behind The Crimson.
(GRUNTS) Allanon was taken by The Crimson.
- Who else knows this? - (STAMMERING) No one.
- (GRUNTS) - (GASPS) What the hell are you doing here, Bandon? I like you, Wil.
But you have something that belongs to the Warlock Lord.
The skull! He told me you knew where they hid it.
Bring me the Druid Or your uncle dies.
Keep moving! (GROANS) - MALE SOLDIER: Move, now! - (ALLANON GRUNTING) (DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES) Why have I been brought here? To stand trial.
I have committed no crime.
You practice magic, don't you? - I refuse to answer to you.
- I forgot.
The Druids are above the rest of us.
The Druids have faithfully served the Four Lands for thousands of years.
And yet hundreds of them were slaughtered inside these very walls.
Martyrs in their fight against the forces of darkness.
The Dagda Mor and the Warlock Lord were both Druids.
They started wars that cost thousands of lives.
They both abused the gift of magic.
Empowering their souls to wreak genocide throughout the Four Lands.
And now you walk the same path, General Riga.
Only the warped mind of a Druid could compare me to mass murderers.
This fortress was the palace of the Warlock Lord.
And yet, here you sit upon his throne, lecturing me about the evils of magic while his dark stain looms over the Four Lands once more.
Who is going to defeat the Warlock Lord if he awakens again? Men like me.
I defeated you.
(ALLANON GRUNTS) Tell me Where is the Codex of Paranor? (GROANS) That's where all of your magical knowledge is kept, isn't it? You'll never possess the Codex.
Because only the Druids can know magic's secrets and wield its power? Magic is not a weapon, it is a gift.
But it always comes with a price.
You don't have to tell me the price of magic.
I witnessed my men being ripped apart by Demons outside the gates of Arborlon.
And you dishonor your fallen men with your actions.
Let me go, so I can fight our true enemy.
True enemy is magic.
And once I've destroyed the Codex, it will be purged from the Four Lands forever.
(THEME SONG PLAYING) I feel it running through my veins And I need that fire Just to know that I'm awake (GROANING) (CHUCKLES SOFTLY) Eretria Welcome back, Short Tips.
You're I thought you were (GRUNTS) I'm here now.
How did you How did you even find me? Amberle.
Amberle? That's impossible.
She came to me in a vision She said you were in trouble.
MARETH: Hey! Who are you? Do you wanna tell me what you're doing here? Well, I'm supposed to be here.
What are you doing here? WIL: What's going on? I saw him heading for the barn.
- I thought he might try to kill you.
- Jax! Enough! It's your money.
This guy with you? Wil Ohmsford, meet Garet Jax.
The Wil Ohmsford.
The Crimson's most wanted.
Haircut was a good call.
She paid me a bag of diamonds to help track you down.
- You're a bounty hunter? - I prefer "Weapons Master.
" Weapons Master? - Really? - Really.
Tell her.
You saw what I did back at the Rover camp.
I took down eight men.
Hardly broke a sweat.
I'm Mareth, by the way, thanks for the concern.
Another pair of short tips What are the odds? - I need to find Allanon.
- Since when? Since Bandon took my uncle.
I have to find him and get to Paranor.
Wait, the Crimson grabbed him in Leah.
They're taking him to a place called Graymark.
- (WHISTLES) - You've heard of it? It's an old gnome fortress in the Ravenshorn.
Magic users go in, but they don't come out.
I may have delivered them a bounty or two.
You work for the Crimson? Their money's as good as any.
And before you go getting all high and mighty, I don't do causes, ideology, politics, or guilt.
- You're taking me to Graymark.
- Mmm.
You can't just walk in there, the Crimson are looking for you.
I don't have a choice.
My uncle's life depends on it.
Well, I definitely don't do lost causes either.
I thought Garet Jax didn't back down from a fight.
You don't mess with The Crimson.
So, the Weapons Master is afraid of some stuck up Elves? Cute.
But I'm not afraid of anything.
That's a bold statement.
Why don't you prove it by getting me into Graymark? What did you say to Eretria? (TAMLIN SIGHS) Can my daughter and I have the room, please? Thank you.
I told her the truth, that you've done this before and she was just the latest victim.
Then I offered a bag of diamonds for her troubles.
You tried to pay her off? I didn't have to try that hard.
She took it gladly.
My dear, let me be crystal clear.
You have one purpose right now and that's to marry King Ander.
You have never shown any love for the Elves.
If I'm part of some bigger plan, I deserve to know.
The Elves are on the verge of a civil war.
I doubt our aid will prevent it at this point.
As their queen, you'll convince your husband to call on me for help.
I, of course, will race to your aid.
The army of Leah will crush the uprising.
And once we do, you will ask us to set up a garrison in Arborlon to keep the peace.
Allowing you to take over the Westland without any resistance.
I'm securing our future.
My job is to protect my kingdom by any means necessary.
I expect your full cooperation.
Actually, I demand it.
And what if I don't? Then your rosy-lipped Rover friend won't live to see another sunrise.
And what makes you think you'd even be able to find her again? And what makes you think I don't have someone watching her already? (ALLANON GROANING) (GRUNTING) Must be strange for you to feel powerless.
Those collars were developed during the Great War to enslave Demons so that we could study them.
Figure out how to stop them.
For a man who hates magic, you know a great deal about it.
Oh, I don't hate magic, I respect it.
Unlike you and your Druid brethren.
You think you can control it, but you can't.
Tell me, General, how is it that an Elf has Mwellret blood running through his veins? I wondered how you were impervious to my magic.
Only a Mwellret has that ability.
Most people can't survive an attack, let alone take on its traits.
Oh, I wasn't attacked My mother was, when she was pregnant.
The Stors managed to rip me from her body before she died.
But I had already been infected.
I was a weak child Couldn't stand the light.
Prone to crippling pain.
- (FLESH SIZZLING) - (SCREAMING) But I fought through it And now, I've turned my curse into a weapon to bring you and your kind to an end.
I will never give up the Codex.
You can torture me all you want.
I don't need to.
Where there's a Druid, there's always a Shannara.
How strong will you be when I capture Wil Ohmsford? How much pain could you watch him endure? (SHUDDERING) You cannot see it, General, but none of this is by accident or coincidence.
The Warlock Lord plans his return once the sun turns black.
He will once again walk upon the earth, unless you release me to stop his return! We don't need you to save the world.
We need you to leave it.
(SCREAMING) (SIGHS DEEPLY) Jax and Mareth are taking the first watch.
He says we're about half a day away.
I went back to Safehold.
I covered every inch of that city I know you did You were kept from finding me, by someone who thought was helping me.
- You were a prisoner? - No.
It wasn't like that.
I found a place where I belonged.
When the Demons didn't show up, I figured you and Amberle had saved the Ellcrys.
You thought we forgot about you? I thought you'd moved on with your life, and so did I.
And I met someone.
We were happy for a while.
And then I had the vision.
Amberle told you to find me.
Did she say anything else? She said that darkness is coming I'm sorry about Amberle.
- Allanon told me the whole story.
- Did he? He knew what would happen to her and he kept it from all of us.
She made her choice, Wil.
And we're all here because of it.
There are days I wish I wasn't.
- This is not the Wil Ohmsford I know.
- Who's that? The naive guy you could take advantage of? The guy who believes in the good in people.
The guy who made me believe that I could be more than just a Rover.
You saved me, Wil.
In so many ways.
Those marks on your arm They're from the Elfstones, aren't they? What are you doing? Are you judging me? Do you have any idea what it's like to have everything you've ever wanted, and then watch it all be taken away right before your eyes? More than you know.
(CLEARS THROAT) I'll get some more firewood.
(GASPING) Thought we were keeping an eye out for The Crimson patrols? (MARETH CHUCKLES) What, you did that? (SCOFFS) You know Ever since the Demon showed up, everybody with a party trick is coming out of the woodwork.
It's not a "party trick.
" It's magic.
And it should be respected.
I can't figure you out.
What's your deal? Why are you so worked up about some Druid? Not your concern.
My advice, cut bait.
You don't want to mess with The Crimson.
They're true believers, which makes them extremely dangerous.
Says the guy who only believes in money.
You know, in a previous life, I was just like them.
Just like you and your little friends.
Had a cause and a purpose I was willing to die for.
Sounds like the Weapons Master has a secret past.
(SCOFFS) Nice try.
The backstories, another thing I don't do.
I think you just did.
ERETRIA: How are we getting inside? We're going to use Jax's plan.
The one he started thinking about the minute we met.
The only reason he agreed to bring us here is to collect the bounty on my head.
You don't do causes, uh, politics, charity.
You're all about the money, right? Smarter than you look.
I had a good teacher.
Well, sometimes even the teacher can get fooled.
But it won't happen again.
Look.
You wanted to march to your own execution.
I just figured I'd make a few bucks on it.
I want to save my uncle, and if that means partnering with you to free a man that I wish I never had to see again, then so be it.
But you're going to earn that bounty.
I need a detailed map of that fortress and a way out.
MARETH: Yeah.
If we have to split up, that'll be great.
This is a terrible plan.
It's the worst, but it's the only one we've got.
(SIGHS DEEPLY) Yesterday, at the campfire I'm sorry.
You of all people didn't deserve that.
I use the stones to see Amberle, or at least my memory of her.
Every time I say it's gonna be my last, but I (SOFTLY) Yeah.
She loved you, Wil.
She sent me here to find you.
And you left a life where you were safe and happy to help me.
That hardly seems fair.
And who said life would be fair? You know what Cephalo would say if he were here? "Dry your eyes, kid, tomorrow's not promised.
" "You're lucky you have today.
" And then he'd figure out how to steal that bounty money from Jax.
(INDISTINCT CONVERSATION) Can't get a read on her.
She thinks Allanon is her father.
But she's got a past she can't explain, magical abilities she can't control, and potentially the world's worst dad.
So, I'm giving her the benefit of the doubt.
There's the Wil I know and love.
Do you remember how to use a lock pick, or do you need a refresher? I got it.
(ERETRIA SIGHS) These might come in handy.
Hide them where no one will search you.
But be careful.
You don't want to blow off your precious Elfstones.
(GRUNTS) MARETH: I think we're ready.
(INDISTINCT CHATTER) Certainly taking her long enough to decide.
Oh, it's just theater.
As soon as you agree to marry her daughter, she's giving us all the aid we could ask for.
Have you seen Catania? She took your engagement to Princess Lyria hard and returned to Arborlon.
She didn't want to be around as a reminder to you.
I couldn't have survived this last year without her.
(BANGING) King Ander, I am pleased to inform you that I agree to your terms.
Thank you.
I look forward to our partnership.
I'll arrange a formal meeting for you and the princess to get to know each other.
In the meantime, could I borrow General Edain to go over a few details? Thank you.
I need to see Riga.
Not possible.
(GRUNTING) Set the meeting.
No excuses, or your little revolt is going to be over before it's even started.
Am I clear? Am I clear? EDAIN: Clear.
I have a prisoner.
I'm here to collect the bounty.
Perhaps you've heard of him Wil Ohmsford.
(MAN GRUNTING) No Shannara until I get paid.
I'm curious, Jax.
How did you manage to take him down? Why, you writing a book? (GROANING) (GRUNTING) We could just kill him.
He's worth half as much dead.
While you and your men were busy torching every farm from here to Wing Hove, I did my homework.
Knew he had an uncle in Shady Vale.
I waited for him there.
Now, storytime's over.
I want my bounty.
Not until you hand over the Elfstones.
The bounty was for Ohmsford, not the stones.
I'm keeping them as a souvenir.
- General Riga wants them.
- (JAX SCOFFS) Then General Riga can pay extra.
Even if you had the balls to cut my throat, do you really think you can slice through all these men? We both know the answer.
You see, I can tell a story, too.
Like the one about the Border Legion Commander who survived a Demon slaughter.
Even though all his men died.
(BAG CLUNKS) Fetch.
(GRUNTING) Take him to the lower cells.
We have a friend of yours down there.
(DOOR SLAMS SHUT) (GROANS) (CHAINS CLINKING) (ERETRIA AND MARETH PANTING) I'm trusting you because Wil said I should give you a chance.
You want Allanon and I want to protect Wil, so we're not leaving without both of them.
- Understood? - Understood.
(GRUNTING) (GROANING) - You good with a blade? - I've slit a few throats.
Mostly Rovers, though.
No offense.
None taken.
(GROANS) Always watch your flank, ladies.
You're not supposed to be here.
- Damn right I'm not.
- What happened? The Crimson and I had a falling out.
Over money? Oh, I took their money.
I knew you'd do the right thing.
Don't speak too soon.
Let's move.
(DOOR OPENS) General.
We have Wil Ohmsford in our custody.
The Druid and the Shannara both finally locked away.
And I have the Elfstones.
(CHUCKLES LIGHTLY) Today the world's a safer place, Colonel.
Hmm.
(BREATHING RASPILY) (GASPS) You coming here was a mistake.
Nice to see you, too.
You shouldn't be trying to rescue me.
I didn't come to rescue you.
I'm here for Flick.
Bandon took him.
The only way he lives is bringing you to Paranor.
Do you understand why he wants us both there? I don't care.
Can you walk? (ALLANON GROANS) We get to the cell block door, Eretria will be on the other side.
And she's not alone.
Who is with her? (GRUNTS) I can't open this.
We have to move.
Leaving so soon? Which of our patrols caught the Shannara? It was the bounty hunter, Garet Jax.
This was a coordinated plan.
There may be others.
Seal the tunnels and instigate a full lockdown.
Yes, General.
Eretria and Mareth are somewhere in this fortress.
Who's Mareth? At least that collar keeps you out of my head.
I'm going to let her tell you herself.
They'll find a way to get us out.
Bandon.
What did you do to him? I thought you were training him to be a Druid.
I pushed him too hard.
Went too fast.
I should have seen it, but I was trying to save the Ellcrys.
Someone else you sacrificed for the greater good? Bandon strayed off the path because of me I accept that.
But it's the reason why I tried to keep you out of this.
But destiny is stronger than the wishes of one man.
Don't give me that crap.
I'm here because you screwed up.
(DOOR OPENS) Welcome, Wil.
I've been waiting a long time to meet you.
Whatever you think I can do for you, I can't.
- Don't sell yourself short.
- Riga (WIL SCREAMING) RIGA: With the valve wide open, I can drain all the blood in his body within minutes.
Tell me.
Where is the Codex of Paranor? They're locking off the tunnels.
Which probably means Wil's gambit didn't work.
And we have no escape plan.
Come on, the cells are this way.
(GASPING) I know where Allanon is.
Trust me, if we find him, we find Wil.
I guess the longer you live, the colder your heart gets.
Allanon doesn't give a damn about anyone.
He didn't care about Amberle, and he certainly doesn't care about me.
You can drain me dry and he still won't crack.
- He should be here.
- Who? Allanon.
I can sense his magic.
What are you talking about? We're wasting time.
- Jax, lead us to the cells.
- Wait.
I swear, I'm not (DISTANT CLANGING) (CLANGING CONTINUES) (GASPS) Stop.
I know what you've lost, Wil.
I lost my family, too.
The night the Dagda Mor attacked Arborlon, my men were defending the South Gate, and it was slaughter.
When the Demons were gone I found my wife flayed.
She was pregnant with our first child.
If it weren't for magic, they'd still be alive today.
Tell me where the Codex is hidden.
Nobody else has to suffer the way we have.
He doesn't know anything! Yes, I do.
But I'd rather die than tell you.
So kill me.
I'm not afraid.
Have it your way.
Drain him.
(SOLDIER GROANS) Staff has no effect on me.
I'm impervious to magic.
Why don't you give me that, before you hurt yourself.
You're not impervious to fire.
(GROANS) ERETRIA: Wil? Wil.
My staff.
It's not possible.
Hate to break up this family reunion, but we need to move.
How are we getting out? I know a way.
(THUNDER RUMBLING) The Druids escaped into the tunnels! I want 'em captured.
Now! Seal them off! We're ready, sir.
Waiting for your command.
(ALL GRUNTING) Let's go, let's go, let's go! The ladies and I will take care of the soldiers.
You, get that gate open.
(GROANS) Throw me the staff! (GRUNTING) What do we do? It would take 20 of us to open this.
MALE CRIMSON GUARD: Move.
Go! (ALLANON SHOUTING) I can't hold it! Go! Go through! Go through! (SCREAMING)