OCTOPUS : When Legend Becomes Fact

OCTOPUS : When Legend Becomes Fact

W.S.H - The Folklore of Urban Myths, E. Pluribus Unum and Ultimate Sushi

W.S.H - The Folklore of Urban Myths, 

E. Pluribus Unum and Ultimate Sushi

A Nestene is a ruthlessly aggressive, 

intelligent Alien Life Form.

I expect myself their basic form 

is analogous to A Cephalopod :

An OCTOPUS.

They manifest themselves as 

a disembodied, mutually-

telepathic intelligence.

They MAKE themselves Bodies 

when They NEED them.

Too Late, Captain,

They're Here ALREADY.

The Radio Telescope 

is Their Bridgehead.

They USED that to funnel energy 

into that surviving Nestene unit.

The Scarlet Planet

WONG: 

What do we do with him?

Dr. Strange :

(CLEARS THROAT)

WONG: 

That’s gotta violate an ordinance.

Dr. Strange :

Ah, I’ve buried worse.

WONG: 

The creature that killed him, did… 

did it have the same markings 

as The Octopus?

Dr. Strange :

Runes -- This isn’t sorcery.

It’s witchcraft.

WONG: 

Do we know anyone who’s 

faced such a thing?

(WANDAVISION THEME PLAYING)

Dr. Strange :

I think I might.

Chocolate!

The Witch :

Hey! What did I say?

But we couldn’t wait.

But what did I say?

Oh! (LAUGHS)

Go wash your hands.

(TENDER MUSIC PLAYING)

Mom, come on. We’re too old for that.

Oh, okay. You can tuck me in, Mom.

The Witch :

I will. You know, A Family is forever.

We could never truly leave 

each other, even if we tried.

Mom, I changed my mind.

You can come tuck me in if you want.

Okay.

(CHUCKLES)

The Witch :

Love you.

(WANDA SHIVERS)

(WANDA CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

(GASPS)

(MUSIC STOPS)

(SIGHS SOFTLY)

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

Dr. Strange :

Apples, right?

The Witch :

Eventually.

Dr. Strange :

Hmm. (SNIFFS)

Smells…

The Witch :

Sweet.

Dr. Strange :

I was gonna say real.

The Witch :

Oh, it’s all very real, thanks.

I’ve put the magic behind me.

Dr. Strange :

So I can see — (The orchard dissolves)

The Witch :

Well, I knew sooner or later you’d show up, 

wanting to discuss what happened at WestView.

I made mistakes, and 

people were hurt…

Dr. Strange :

But you put things right in the end, 

and that was never in doubt.

I’m not here to talk 

about WestView.

The Witch :

Then what are you here for?

Dr. Strange :

We need your help.

The Witch :

With what?

Dr. Strange :

What do you know about 

The Multiverse?

The Witch :

The Multiverse.

Vis had his theories.

He believed it was 

real, and dangerous.

Dr. Strange :

Well, he was right about both.

We found a girl who can somehow travel 

across it, but she’s being pursued.

The Witch :

Pursued by who?

Dr. Strange :

Some kind of demon.

One that covets her 

power for itself.

The Witch :

Ah.

Dr. Strange :

We’ve taken her to Kamar-Taj, and 

we’ve got our defenses, but we 

could use an Avenger.

The Witch :

There are other Avengers.

Dr. Strange :

Yeah, but given the choice between the archer with the mohawk and several bug-themed crime fighters, or one of the most powerful magic-wielders on the planet…

(LAUGHS) …it’s an easy call.

Come to Kamar-Taj.

It’ll get you back 

on the lunch box.

The Witch :

What if you brought 

America here?

Dr. Strange :

Here?

The Witch :

Yeah. I know what it’s like 

to be on your own, hunted for 

abilities you never wanted, 

and I can protect her.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS)

You never told me 

her name, did you?

Dr. Strange :

No.

The Witch :

Mm.

Dr. Strange :

No, I didn’t.

The Witch :

You know, The Hex 

was the easy part.

The lying, not so much.

(OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING)

Dr. Strange :

The Darkhold.

The Witch :

You’re familiar with 

the Darkhold?

Dr. Strange :

I know it’s The Book of the Damned, 

and that it corrupts everything 

and everyone that it touches.

I wonder what it’s done to you.

The Witch :

The Darkhold only 

showed me The Truth;

Everything I lost can 

be mine again.

Dr. Strange :

What do you want with America?

The Witch :

What do you want 

with The Multiverse?

I’m going to leave this reality 

and go to one where I can 

be with my children.

Dr. Strange :

Wanda, your children aren’t real.

You created them using magic.

The Witch :

That’s what every mother does.

If you knew there was a universe 

where you were happy, wouldn’t 

you want to go there?

Dr. Strange :

I am happy.

The Witch :

I know better than most what 

self-deception looks like.

Dr. Strange :

What you’re doing is a flagrant 

violation of every Natural Law, and 

if you take that child’s power, 

she won’t survive.

The Witch :

I don’t relish hurting 

anyone, Stephen.

But she’s not A Child.

She’s A Supernatural Being.

Such raw power could wreak havoc 

on this and other worlds.

Her sacrifice would be 

for The Greater Good.

Dr. Strange :

Well, you can kiss the lunch box

 goodbye, ’cause that’s the kind 

of justification our enemies use.

The Witch :

Is it the one you used when you 

gave Thanos The Time Stone?

Dr. Strange :

That was A War, and 

I did what I had to do.

The Witch :

You break The Rules 

and become A Hero.

I do it, and I become 

The Enemy.

That doesn’t seem fair.

Dr. Strange :

What happens now?

The Witch :

Return to Kamar-Taj and prepare to 

hand over America Chavez by sundown.

Peacefully. After that… 

You’ll never see me again.

Dr. Strange :

And if we don’t?

The Witch :

Then it won’t be Wanda who comes for her.

It will be The Scarlet Witch.

(OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING)

Wong :

(SOFTLY) The Scarlet Witch.

Dr. Strange :

Wanda’s gone.

She’s got The Darkhold, and

The Darkhold has her.

Wong :

The Scarlet Witch is a being 

of unfathomable magic.

She can rewrite reality as she chooses, 

and is prophesized to either rule 

or annihilate the cosmos.

Dr. Strange :

She took over a whole town using her mind.

If she gets America’s Power, she could 

enslave the entire Multiverse.

America :

So, the person you went to ask for help, 

and told exactly where I am, is the person 

that’s trying to kill me?