Chapter 8: Beacon Hills' Most Wanted (Again)
The air in Beacon Hills was thick with the scent of fear, and it wasn't just the usual supernatural kind. The news reports were playing on a loop, a grainy, shaky video of a powerful new supernatural creature, a rogue Wendigo, terrorizing the town. The creature, a twisted version of a shapeshifter, was leaving a trail of gruesome murders. The police, under immense pressure, were a mess of confusion and desperation.
"A Wendigo," I said, my voice a low, serious growl. "A shapeshifter that feeds on human flesh. A monster from Native American folklore. A myth. But a myth that is now a reality. And a reality that is now a problem."
My internal monologue was a rapid-fire string of "oh no's" and "I knew it's." "Okay, this is it. The 'framed' scenario. The classic 'The good guys are the bad guys' trope. The town is afraid, the police are confused, and the real monster is a master manipulator. This is a classic detective story. I'm just the sidekick with the weird tracking ability and a whole lot of sarcasm."
The police, under immense pressure, had to question Scott and Stiles. They were the prime suspects. They had a history of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. They had a history of being in the right place at the wrong time. They were the easy targets.
The interrogation room was a sterile, cold place. The air, which had been a mess of smells and sounds, now resolved into a clear, concise map of emotional signatures. The Sheriff's signature was a tired, weary blue. Stiles's was a frantic, chaotic orange. Scott's was a warm, determined red. And deep in the woods, a single, lonely, terrified purple signature. Malia.
"The woods," I said, my voice a low, confident growl. "She's in the woods. She's... she's terrified. And she's alone."
The Sheriff, a man who had seen it all, looked at me with a new, a more calculating look. He had seen the way I had calmed Scott down, the way I had subtly manipulated situations. He knew I was more than just a sarcastic teenager. He knew I had a role to play.
We were in the woods, the air a cool, crisp scent of pine and wet earth. The trees were a thick, impenetrable wall of green, a labyrinth of branches and shadows. Scott, with his heightened senses, was sniffing the air like a bloodhound. Kira, with her Kitsune powers, was a quiet, almost ethereal presence, her senses on high alert. Stiles, a human with a baseball bat and a whole lot of sarcastic courage, was our lookout.
"I don't smell anything," Scott said, his voice a low growl. "Just... fear. A lot of fear."
"Yeah," Stiles said, a small, tiny, confident smile on his face. "That's probably me. My dad is going to kill me. And I'm pretty sure he's going to find the werecoyote first."
"No," I said, my voice a low, calm whisper. "She's close. I can feel her. She's... she's a werecoyote. She's been a coyote for years. She's probably forgotten how to be human. She's probably forgotten what it's like to be... a person."
Suddenly, a shot rang out. A sharp, loud crack that echoed through the woods. We froze. The air, which had been a calm, quiet place, was now thick with the scent of gunpowder and fear. The hunters. The ones who had been following us, the ones who had been tracking the werecoyote. They had found her first.
The chase was on. We ran, a frantic, chaotic blur of human and supernatural. We dodged bullets, we ducked under branches, we jumped over logs. The hunters, a group of armed, dangerous men, were hot on our heels. They were a threat. They were a danger. They were a problem.
And then, a growl. A low, guttural growl that was not from Scott. It was from a new, a more feral presence. It was Malia.
She was in her werecoyote form, a wild, untamed beast with glowing blue eyes and sharp, pointed teeth. She was a hurricane of muscle and fur, a force of nature that was tearing through the woods. She was a beautiful, terrifying thing, a monster that had been trapped for years.
"Malia!" Scott yelled, his voice a loud, confident roar. "Malia, it's us! We're here to help you!"
She didn't listen. She was feral. She was a wild animal. She was a monster that had been trapped for years. And she was a threat. To us. To them. To herself.
"I need to use it," I said, my voice a low, frantic whisper. "I need to use my Pheromone. I need to calm her down."
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