As Donnie's group searches for Percy, the boy in question wakes up in front of Nasciens.... who intends to experiment on him. Percy is upset that his helmet and cape were removed, but the herbalist points out they've safely been tucked away nearby.... and proceeds to inject the boy with another toxin. Oddly, it just seems to make Percy's hair grow bigger!
Nasciens also reveals he has a strange habit of biting his lip whenever he gets excited, a habit that his
sister often tried to discourage. Interestingly, when he mentions his sister, we cut to a closeup of Dolores... who, along with the rest of Donnie's group, are being chased by Nasciens' past test subjects in the valley.
As the herbalist makes his next concoction, Percy breaks free from his restraints! He then grabs his cloak and helmet before confronting Nasciens..... who brings out a pair of blades, known respectively as
Henbane and
Belladonna. In the ensuing scuffle, the herbalist's latest drug gets knocked over, which Percy catches. Nasciens begs him to give it back, but Percy refuses, as he knows it'll just be tested on a future guinea pig.....
so he volunteers to try it himself!!!