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Denial

ORIGINAL AIR DATES: 2/18/11
EPISODE

NUMBERS: 07
PRODUCTION CODE: 107

SYNOPIS:

When the team investigates the disappearance of Kent Nelson (formerly Doctor Fate), the scientific-minded Wally West is forced to confront his disbelief

 

in magic while battling Abra Kadabra and Klarion the Witch Boy for the ultra-powerful helmet of fate.

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<sub>In New Orleans, a grey-haired man with a cane, Kent Nelson, passes by Madame Xanadu's fortune-telling shop. After looking at a locket with a

picture of a young woman, Nelson goes inside and asks Madame Xanadu to make contact with his dead wife, Inza. Madame Xanadu agrees and claims to speak with</sub>

his wife's voice, but Nelson dismisses her as a fraud and points out the machines she uses to perpetuate her fraud. A bearded man comes out of the

shadows, grabs Nelson, and tells her that he'll soon be with his wife, and teleports away with his captive. As Madame Xanadu fleets, Nelson's

discarded cane floats into the air and then vanishes.


At Mount Justice a few weeks later, Aqualad and Superboy spar while Artemis and Miss Martian look on. They discuss who they should date: Artemis

suggests Aqualad for Miss Martian, and Miss Martian jokingly suggests that Artemis date Wally. Red Tornado arrives and Wally complains that Robin is on a

mission with Batman, and asks if they can help him on a mission. The android explains that Kent Nelson, the mystical hero known as Dr. Fate, has disappeared

for almost a month. Wally is skeptical, noting that there is no such thing as magic. Miss Martian volunteers to help, and Kid Flash volunteers so he can be

with her, and Red Tornado gives them the key to Fate's sanctum, the Tower of Fate.


The team arrives in Salem, unaware that a cat named Teekl is watching them from the shadows. It enters a nearby abandoned theater and jumps up on a

chair with its master, Klarion the Witch Boy. Klarion is watching as the bearded man, Abra Kadabra, tortures Kent Nelson for the location of the Tower of

Fate. Teekl warns Klarion that someone has arrived.


The team searches the nearby empty field at the coordinates that Red Tornado gave them. Aqualad finally steps forward and places the key into thin

air, and the Tower appears around it. They go inside and the door disappears behind them. A mystical image of Kent Nelson appears before them and queries

them to their intent. Kid Flash claims that they're true believers, and the floor collapses beneath them, dropping them into a fiery pit. Artemis manages

to break her fall, grabbing Aqualad, while Superboy only stops himself after his feet have touched the lava.


Klarion and Abra Kadabra take Kent into the Tower and enter a study, and a mystic image of Nelson appears. Using a voice synthesizer, Abra Kadabra

makes it appear that Nelson is giving the image permission for them to enter.


Miss Martian tries to hold up Kid Flash above the lava, but the extreme heat weakens her. She realizes that they need to answer the question

truthfully, and calls out that Red Tornado sent them to confirm that Nelson is safe. The floor covers over the pit, and Artemis complains that Kid Flash

endangered them by claiming he's a true believer. He admits that he lied and insists that everything can be explained by science. Aqualad suggest they

test the theory and opens a portal in the floor, revealing snow beneath. They drop through and find themselves on a barren snowfield. Nelson's cane hangs

in the air ahead of them. Artemis and Kid Flash both grab it, and discover they can't let go. It lifts up into the air and disappears with the two of

them.


Nelson's captors wander through the maze of stairways within the Tower. When he refuses to tell them the location of the Helmet, Abra Kadabra

tortures him and demands answers.


As they look for their comrades, Aqualad explains that Kid Flash attempts to control his environment by explaining it in scientific terms.


Kid Flash and Artemis appear in the maze and Nelson moves them into a hidden elevator so they can escape. He tells them that Abra Kadabra uses

science to simulate magic, but Klarion is an agent of Chaos, and Fate is an agent of Order. Nelson admires the cameo of Inza and warns that if Klarion gets

the Helmet of Fate, he'll take control of the planet and spread chaos. They enter a chamber with a huge bell just as Miss Martian, Aqualad, and Artemis

drop in. Nelson rings the bell and teleports them to the roof of the tower, where the Helmet of Fate is kept.


As they get to the roof, Klarion launches an attack and Nelson creates a protective bubble. His heart weakened, he tells Kid Flash to have faith and

believe, and then collapses. Kid Flash tries to revive the old man with CPR, while the others hold off Abra Kadabra only fall prey to his super-science

"magic." Klarion tries to burn through the mystic bubble, and Kid Flash takes the Helmet of Fate. Klarion warns that if he puts it on, it can't

be removed, but Kid Flash ignores him. He dons the Helmet and finds himself in a mystic void. Nelson appears and explains that once the fight is over, his

spirit will ascend and he'll be reunited with Inza. Both of their souls were pulled into the Helm, and they can only wait until Nabu, the master of Fate,

defeats Klarion.


In the real world, Klarion attempts to overwhelm Nabu, who is using Kid Flash's body to take on the form of Dr. Fate. The two agents of Chaos and

Order are evenly matched.


Within the Helm, Kid Flash feels the effects that Klarion's spells are having on his body, and suggests that he use his super-speed with Dr.

Fate's magic. Nelson says it doesn't work that way.


Klarion overwhelms Dr. Fate, but the hero rallies and explains that he uses a human host. However, Klarion does not. Dr. Fate attacks Teekl and

reminds Klarion that without his familiar, he has no anchor in reality. The evil sorcerer quickly flees Earth's reality.


Young Justice discovers that Abra Kadabra has been stripped of his costume's powers by Fate's magic, and Superboy easily knock him out.


Kid Flash discovers that Nabu has refused to give up his body. Nelson warns that Kid Flash's body is unsuitable, and says that the teenage will

find a suitable host for the Helm. Until then, Nelson will remain alive to guard it. Nabu accepts, and Nelson tells Kid Flash to find a woman like Inza. Kid

Flash removes the Helmet and goes to Nelson's body, putting the pocket watch in his hand.


Later, Kid Flash puts the Helmet of Fate on his shelf with the other souvenirs he's collected. Artemis comes in and asks what happened, and he

gives her a scientific explanation of what happened. She's disgusted that he refuses to accept magic and walks off, and Kid Flash considers Nelson's

words... and then goes to find Miss Martian and ask her out on a date.

 

Written By:

Thomas Pugsley

Directed By:

Michael Chang

Nolan North

(Superboy)


Khary Payton (Aqualad)


Jason Spisak (Kid Flash)


Danica McKellar (M'gann M'orzz/Miss Martian)


Stephanie Nicole Lemelin (Artemis)


Jeff Benett (Red Tornado)

Kevin Michael Richardson (Nabu)

Edward Asner (Dr. Fate)

Jeff Benett (Abra Kadabra)

Thom Adcox-Hernandez (Klarion the Witch Boy)

Cree Summer (Madame Xanadu)

Miss Martian: But you know who would make the cutest couple? You and Wally. You're so full of passion, and he's so full of... uh...

Artemis: It.

None

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