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?