[Stiles's POV]
Stiles was now really mad at Scott. He was half an hour late! What made him late?
My dad's patrol was about to give up on searching for the other half of the body.
But I'm Stiles Stilinski. I will never give up!! I will find the other half of the body, and I will find whoever is responsible and bring them to justice!!!
When I was about to go down and search without Scott, I saw him running toward my car.
FINALLY!!
I was about to scold Scott, but I saw him with a child?? Wait, isn't this Alex I went shopping with back in the day? He's 13.
What is Scott thinking, bringing a child into the woods at night?? At 12:30!!!
"Hey Stiles."
Scott greeted me, and I looked at him with contempt.
"What's wrong with you, Scott? Why did you bring your little cousin into the woods in the middle of the night??!!
Didn't I tell you this was an emergency??!!!
What is the word emergency that you don't understand??
Am I speaking Spanish, for God's sake??!!"
"Calm down, Stiles."
Scott, who had already gone through a similar situation with Alex, was suffering from a headache, so he had no intention of putting up with Stiles's outburst.
"Calm down? How can I calm down?? I told you this was an emergency, and then you were half an hour late, and then you brought a child with you??!!
Scott, great, great Scott, you're really super smart!!"
"Stiles!!!"
Finally Scott had had enough of this nonsense that he had already dealt with before from those close to him.
What happened? Didn't I go shopping with you all day today and we took a car trip around the entire town??
Now you're screaming at me like rabid dogs and hitting me and hanging me from the walls of houses and trying to break my face??!!
Scott thought with extreme anger and said,
"That's enough, Stiles."
"What the hell do you want tonight???"
Here Alex intervened, already angry from Stiles calling him a child over and over again.
Stiles, who heard this, got angry and was going to reply to Alex, but Scott stopped him and asked Alex to calm down and remember the promise he made to his mother.
Alex calmed down a little, and Stiles finally said:
"I want to search for a body."
"What???!!!"
Alex and Scott shouted.
Stiles snorted at Alex's expression and said:
"What's the matter, you strong boy? Are you scared?"
"I'm not scared!!! Let's go search for your damn body!!!"
"Wow, wow, Alex, calm down. We won't search for a body today, right Stiles?"
Scott intervened.
"No, I will go, Scott. My father found a body cut in half, and they only found the lower half. I want to search for the other half and find the culprit and bring him to justice!!!!
With or without you I'm going, Scott. You choose. I told you because I consider you my closest friend."
This scumbag is playing the friend card against me!
Scott screamed internally.
But when he saw Stiles's serious and determined expression and Alex's angry expression from Stiles's insults, he knew that even if he backed down these two would really go crazy.
"Okay, we'll go. But we'll be back home in half an hour!!"
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Stiles, Scott, and Alex went to search for the body in the woods at night.
Then they saw something shining, and it turned out to be police lights and hunting dogs that smelled them and started barking.
They were coming for them.
And if the police caught them, they'd be in really big trouble.
"Damn it, Stiles. I told you this was a bad idea. Why don't you listen to me for once in your fucking life??"
At that moment Stiles said:
"Okay, go hide somewhere. I'll go to them. I'm the Sheriff's son; they won't put me in jail!!"
Scott and Alex ran.
Alex kept cursing Scott, saying his friend was crazy and that if they got caught he would explain everything to Aunt Melissa.
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They arrived at a quiet area in the forest.
It was eerily silent.
Alex and Scott walked carefully and fearfully.
Then suddenly a group of moose ran toward them.
A group of moose!! How did they get to California???
Each one of them was as big as Stiles's Jeep or bigger!!!
Alex ran toward Scott and pushed him down.
At that moment Scott's inhaler fell.
When the group of moose passed, Alex got up and said:
"The moose were running from something. We have to go now. Maybe there are bears nearby."
Scott replied:
"There isn't a single bear near Beacon Hills, Alex. So what about a group of them??!!"
Alex replied,
"Scott, we have to go now!! I feel something watching us!"
Scott said,
"I can't go without my inhaler!!! Look for it with me. Turn on your phone flashlight and search with me."
They turned on the flashlights...
And wished they hadn't.
Because there was a body cut in half.
A woman's body.
"AHHHHHHHHH!!!"
Alex and Scott screamed and fell to the ground, shocked and terrified by the sight.
"ARRRRRR!!!"
Then they heard an animal roar behind them.
They slowly turned around.
Behind them was a huge creature.
Bigger than a black bear.
Three meters tall on all fours.
But it also stood up.
And when it stood up—
Oh my God.
It was four meters tall and incredibly wide.
It was black as night.
And its red eyes lit up the darkness of the forest.
They were like the eyes of demons from old stories.
Red like blood.
Glowing.
Alex felt a fear he had never felt before freezing his blood.
When he looked at the creature, he saw his life flash before his eyes.
Even though his life was very short—only 13 years—he saw everything.
Every memory he could remember.
The creature was like a wolf.
But bigger than a bear.
And the intelligence shining from its eyes was supernatural.
"Aaaahhhh!!!"
The creature roared loudly, and the air trembled violently because of the roar.
Then the creature pounced on Scott.
[Alex's POV]
I was arguing with my stupid cousin who wouldn't run away after seeing a whole bunch of moose running away from something.
Whatever it was, I didn't want to stay and find out what it was.
But he kept saying he needed to find his inhaler, and I couldn't just leave him.
"Scott, just buy another one, you damn idiot!!!"
"I can't!!"
I shouted at him, but to no avail.
We turned on our phone flashlights and looked for his stupid device, but what we found made my blood run cold.
There was the upper half of a woman's corpse on the ground.
The woman was dirty, and her eyes were wide open. I saw her lower half missing, and I almost threw up because her intestines were coming out of the torn part of her body, and there were worms on them.
"What is going on in this crazy town!!!! I miss Mystic Falls and the fact that I wasn't afraid of anything there at all!!!"
I screamed loudly.
Then I heard a voice.
A very scary sound.
Scott and I turned around.
(May God curse you and your friend)
And we saw a huge creature.
"Whatttt is thissss?! Mom, I want my Mooom!! I want to go home!! I don't want to stay in Beacon Hills again!!
I don't know how to describe this thing. It's something like a wolf, but oh my God, it's soooo big."
At that moment, I saw my life flash before my eyes.
The creature attacked Scott first.
Oh my God, what is happening?
It lifted Scott up as if he weighed nothing with just its mouth!!!
And it kept growling and turning its head left and right.
It's trying to tear Scott in half!!!!
Like that woman!!!!
No.
No.
I can't let this happen.
Suddenly the world slowed down for me, and I remembered a distant memory.
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[Flashback]
Elena, who was five years old, and I, who was four years old, were playing in the yard.
Jeremy was at home with my mom, and Dad was at work.
Anyway, we were playing peacefully until Tyler Lockwood came with two boys and a girl.
He said,
"Hello, Gilbert freaks. How are you?"
Elena looked at Tyler and said,
"Go away, Tyler. Don't bother us or I will tell Aunt Carol."
Tyler, who heard the threat, wasn't happy.
He looked at his followers and nodded to them.
Then one of the boys came forward. He was fat and huge.
From the moment I saw him, I was scared.
He said to me,
"Hello, you freak!!!"
Then he hit me hard, and I fell to the ground.
"Alex!!"
Elena screamed in worry and got up to defend me, but another boy slapped her and she fell on her face.
Another skinny boy grabbed Elena and lifted her up.
Then the girl stepped forward and said,
"Listen to me, you bitch. Stay away from Matt. He is mine, or I will beat you worse than they beat you."
Then she gave Elena a hard knee to the stomach.
Elena vomited from the force of the blow.
And I was watching in horror while lying on the ground.
I could have gotten up.
But I was very afraid of them.
Then suddenly another girl appeared.
Her blond hair was like a ray of sunshine.
She stepped forward confidently and defended us.
"What is wrong with you?!! I will tell my mommy!! She is a policewoman and she will arrest you!!!"
After hearing that, the children ran away terrified.
Even Tyler ran away, because if his family found out what happened here, he would be punished severely by his father.
Then Caroline came toward us and helped us up, and we went back to our home.
My mother and father were very angry and went to Tyler's house to demand an explanation for what their donkey son had done.
That night my father said to me,
"Son, why didn't you defend your sister?"
I said,
"Oh yes, I tried, but…"
He interrupted me.
"You didn't say a word and you didn't get up and fight even though you are a man!"
"But Dad, I am just a little boy, not a man."
"Being a man is not about age.
Being a man means carrying responsibility on your shoulders and defending what is dear to you—your family—no matter what happens.
Do you promise me, son?
Do you promise that you will defend your family no matter what happens?"
"I promise."
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[End of Flashback]
At that moment, something ignited inside me.
I remembered the values my family taught me.
Family is important.
And I must protect them no matter what happens.
This is the lesson I learned through Elena's tears, pain, and suffering.
Now I see my cousin Scott McCall being attacked by a strange wolf-like creature.
And I am standing frozen in fear.
I think about my aunt Melissa.
How would she react if her only son died?
How would her life be shattered?
Would I stand by and watch my cousin be killed?
Of course not.
I am Alexander Gilbert.
Son of Grayson and Miranda Gilbert.
I was not born a coward!!!
"AAAAAHHHHH!!!"
I screamed with anger and fear.
I grabbed a nearby log and directed all my strength toward the space between the monster's legs.
It doesn't matter if you are immortal.
If you are male, this will hurt.
And with the strength I have—enough to lift 100 kg—this strike on such a sensitive area would only have one result.
And how do I know it is male?
Well… let's hope it is.
I struck the creature.
I heard a disgusting sound.
Then the monster roared in pain.
It dropped Scott.
Scott was covered in blood.
I grabbed him before he hit the ground.
He was still conscious.
"Ah… ah…"
He looked at me with a weak smile, coughed blood, and said,
"I'm sorry, I…"
I slapped him hard.
"We are not in a movie! Move!"
Adrenaline rushed through his body and he stood up, even though his stomach had several holes in it.
Wait a moment.
Are those the metal boxes for the medical supplies my aunt asked for?
The monster bit those instead of Scott.
That's why he wasn't torn in half immediately!!!
I ran with Scott.
"Scott you are so lucky, you bastard!!!"
"Shut up and run," he replied.
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[Scott McCall's POV]
We ran as fast as we could.
Then Alex suddenly flew into a tree.
His head hit the trunk.
And everything went dark.
"Alex!!!"
I screamed.
The monster grabbed him again and ripped a large piece of flesh from his shoulder.
Then it threw him toward the road.
I ran toward him.
The monster suddenly stopped.
It smelled the air.
Then disappeared into the shadows.
I heard a loud howl.
"Oooohhhhhoooohhh!!!"
Then I reached Alex.
He was badly injured.
I picked him up and ran toward the road.
Then I saw headlights.
"HELP!!! SOMEONE HELP!!!"
The car avoided me.
Then suddenly the brakes screamed.
The car turned around.
And stopped in front of me.
A beautiful young woman opened the door.
"Get in the car, idiot!!!"
I got in quickly with Alex in my arms.
The girl screamed,
"Blood!!! There is so much blood!!!"
The woman shouted,
"Allison, calm down!!!"
She drove the car extremely fast.
Then I saw it again.
The monster.
Running after the car.
"How the hell is it keeping up with the car?!"
Then Allison screamed,
"What is that??!!"
"Okay… we're all dead."
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[Victoria Argent's POV]
It was a normal day, and there were no werewolves around. I had finally arrived in Beacon Hills with my daughter Allison, and I was driving on the main road.
Suddenly we heard someone screaming in the woods, and then we heard a terrifying roar.
I wondered what that roar was.
Was it an alpha werewolf?
From the sound of it, it didn't seem like an ordinary alpha.
It was clear that the roar was meant to let us know that he was coming for us… because we are Argent.
Allison, who was frightened by the screams and the roar, said,
"What is that, Mom?! What is happening in the woods?!"
"I don't know, Allison, but don't worry. We are going home, and tomorrow you'll go to school like nothing happened."
Suddenly, a teenager about Allison's age came running out of the trees. He was carrying another younger teenager and screaming for help.
I immediately realized what was happening.
The alpha had left them alive so we would stop.
It was a hunting trap.
So I avoided him and kept driving toward our house.
Allison, who saw this, didn't like the situation and said,
"What's wrong, Mom?! He needs help! Maybe an animal attacked him!"
I ignored her and tightened my grip on the steering wheel.
She started shouting,
"Mom!!! Mom!!! We have to help them!!!"
I looked at her face.
If I did what I had to do, we would be safe.
And Allison would be safe.
But if I did that… my daughter would hate me.
The image she had of me would be destroyed.
I looked at her again.
She was crying.
"Mom!!!"
And at that moment, my heart overwhelmed my rational mind and leadership instincts.
I am Victoria Argent, the leader of the Argent family and one of the best hunters in the supernatural world.
But Allison has always had this effect on me.
So I turned the car sharply and stopped in front of the injured boy.
Allison jumped into the back seat and opened the door.
The young man kept staring at… Allison?
Are you kidding me?!
I am putting my daughter's life in danger and you are enchanted by her beauty?!
Is he stupid?!
I lowered the window, stuck my head out, and said,
"What are you looking at?! Get in the car!!!"
The boy got in quickly with another boy in his arms.
Allison screamed,
"Blood!!! There's a lot of blood!!!"
I shouted at her to calm down.
Then I accelerated quickly.
And then Allison screamed,
"What is that?!"
I turned and saw the alpha running beside the car.
He was huge.
And his red eyes proved that he was an alpha.
I prepared for the worst and told Allison to stay away from the window.
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[End of POV]
The monster chased Victoria's car, hitting and scratching the right side of the vehicle.
Then it jumped and grabbed the roof of the car.
It slammed its fist down.
Its claw pierced through the roof and almost cut Allison's neck.
Scott pushed her away just in time, and his hand was injured.
Allison was in complete shock from this insane night.
Victoria pulled a shotgun from the car's compartment.
With one hand she drove at high speed.
With the other hand she fired the shotgun at the roof.
"Stay away from my daughter, you monster!!!"
Boom!!
Boom!!
Two shots.
The monster jumped away but did not fall.
It grabbed the side of the car and scratched the wheel.
The tire exploded.
Victoria didn't panic.
She remained calm.
She spun the car 180 degrees and stopped it.
But the wheel was destroyed, and the car could no longer move.
The monster stood in front of the car.
Its red eyes narrowed as if it were smiling.
Victoria shouted,
"Allison! Stay in the car!"
She grabbed her shotgun and knives and stepped out to face the monster.
She fired.
The monster dodged the shots and rushed toward her.
Victoria stabbed it in the shoulder with a knife.
The monster roared in pain.
Then it struck her with its palm and sent her flying three meters away.
Victoria crashed onto the road.
The monster pulled the knife from its shoulder.
Then it heard Allison scream.
"Mom!!!"
It turned toward the car.
It easily tore the car door off and reached for Allison.
Scott suddenly ran forward and punched the monster in the nose.
The monster looked at him as if saying,
"Really?"
Allison took the chance and ran toward her mother.
Victoria was bleeding badly.
"Run, Allison! Run!!!"
The monster roared again.
Scott was suddenly thrown in front of them.
CRACK!!
His leg snapped.
Scott screamed in pain.
The monster approached them slowly on all fours, drooling.
Allison saw the shotgun on the ground.
She ran and grabbed it.
"Stay back!!! Stay back!!!"
Her hands were shaking violently.
She fired.
But she missed.
The bullet hit the ground.
Allison dropped the shotgun and collapsed in fear.
Victoria pulled out a handgun from her thigh holster.
"Allison! Take the boy and run!"
She fired several shots at the monster.
The bullets were enhanced with wolfsbane.
The monster roared in pain and charged at her.
Victoria ran toward the shotgun.
She still had one powerful bullet left.
A bullet infused with mountain ash and wolfsbane.
If she could reach the shotgun, she could kill the monster.
She reached it.
But suddenly the monster struck her from behind.
She flew into the car.
Her head slammed into the metal.
The world became blurry.
But she still managed to grab the shotgun.
She loaded the bullet.
Then the monster appeared in front of her.
It struck the shotgun from her hands.
The weapon flew away.
"No!!!"
Victoria screamed in despair.
That bullet was their only hope.
Without it… they would all die.
The monster stood up on its hind legs.
"Mom!!!"
Allison screamed in terror.
The monster looked at Allison.
Then at Victoria.
And smiled.
Victoria turned pale.
"Please… my daughter is innocent…"
The monster roared and rushed toward Allison.
"Allison, RUN!!!"
Victoria screamed.
The monster swung its claws.
Time slowed down.
Allison closed her eyes.
Then—
She felt no pain.
She opened her eyes.
Scott was standing in front of her.
The monster's claws had pierced through his back and out the other side of his chest.
Scott coughed blood.
He looked at Allison.
And smiled.
Then the monster threw him away like trash.
He landed on the other side of the road.
No one knew if he was alive or dead.
Then a voice shouted:
"Hey! Did you forget about me, you pig?!"
Alex stood up.
He was badly injured but holding Victoria's shotgun.
The monster turned toward him.
Alex aimed.
"When you mess with my family… you mess with me, motherfucker!!!"
BOOM!!
The shot hit the monster in the chest.
The monster flew backward and crashed onto the road, screaming in pain.
Alex spat blood on the ground.
"Take that, you damn trash!!!"
Then he ran toward Scott.
"Scott!!! Don't die!!! Your mom won't survive without you!!!"
The monster slowly stood up again.
It roared furiously.
But suddenly—
Police sirens filled the air.
The monster retreated into the forest.
Several police cars arrived.
Sheriff Stilinski stepped out.
He looked at the injured teenagers with shock and concern.
"Get them in the cars!!!"
Then he shouted,
"And someone call an ambulance NOW!!!"
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