PROLOGUE
Steph is Shal's little sister. She is 17 and has the same powers as Jesse as well as being feral. Ryan is Jesse's little brother. He is 18 and has Emma's powers. They all live at Sanctuary.
STORY
Steph and Ryan are lying together in the branches of a tree on the side of Sanctuary Mountain. Shalimar walks out, eyes glowing, feral senses alert.
"I can smell them around here" she said to a worried looking Jesse standing by her side.
"After they stormed out last night, I'm surprised you can still get their scent," wondered Jesse.
"They came back to the mountain and they're on it now" explained Shal, "now shush, I'm trying to track them".
"They shouldn't have stayed away all night without telling anyone. When I get my hands on that boy..............." He trailed off.
"All I can tell is that they're not hurt. I can't smell any blood, but I was able to smell the alcohol the minute we stepped outside. I wonder where they got it from?" Shal wondered out loud.
"Shit, Shal, Brennan was complaining this morning that his private 'stash' was almost all gone, and was blaming me, but what if they took it? The little beggars, they're going to be in so much trouble when we find them" Jesse's worried look turned angry and he clenched his hands into fists.
Suddenly Shal spotted them up in the tree, asleep together. "If I wasn't so angry this would actually be cute," said Shal to Jesse, pointing up into the tree. Shal was about to climb up the tree when Steph phased herself and Ryan through the branches, and they both landed heavily on the ground, waking up instantly.
"What the.....where....but..." said Steph with a groan. Suddenly she curled up in pain, and a moment later, so did Ryan.
"What's happening to them?" Shal asked Jesse.
"I don't know, maybe it's just a bad reaction to the alcohol, but it could be something else, something worse. We should get them inside and just make sure they're OK." With this, Jesse put Ryan's arm around his shoulders and half dragged, half carried him inside.
Steph managed to stand up, but was in so much pain that, after a few steps, she collapsed unconscious onto the ground. Shal knew she had to get her inside the mountain, so she lifted her into her arms and carried her into the lab.
Steph is Shal's little sister. She is 17 and has the same powers as Jesse as well as being feral. Ryan is Jesse's little brother. He is 18 and has Emma's powers. They all live at Sanctuary.
STORY
Steph and Ryan are lying together in the branches of a tree on the side of Sanctuary Mountain. Shalimar walks out, eyes glowing, feral senses alert.
"I can smell them around here" she said to a worried looking Jesse standing by her side.
"After they stormed out last night, I'm surprised you can still get their scent," wondered Jesse.
"They came back to the mountain and they're on it now" explained Shal, "now shush, I'm trying to track them".
"They shouldn't have stayed away all night without telling anyone. When I get my hands on that boy..............." He trailed off.
"All I can tell is that they're not hurt. I can't smell any blood, but I was able to smell the alcohol the minute we stepped outside. I wonder where they got it from?" Shal wondered out loud.
"Shit, Shal, Brennan was complaining this morning that his private 'stash' was almost all gone, and was blaming me, but what if they took it? The little beggars, they're going to be in so much trouble when we find them" Jesse's worried look turned angry and he clenched his hands into fists.
Suddenly Shal spotted them up in the tree, asleep together. "If I wasn't so angry this would actually be cute," said Shal to Jesse, pointing up into the tree. Shal was about to climb up the tree when Steph phased herself and Ryan through the branches, and they both landed heavily on the ground, waking up instantly.
"What the.....where....but..." said Steph with a groan. Suddenly she curled up in pain, and a moment later, so did Ryan.
"What's happening to them?" Shal asked Jesse.
"I don't know, maybe it's just a bad reaction to the alcohol, but it could be something else, something worse. We should get them inside and just make sure they're OK." With this, Jesse put Ryan's arm around his shoulders and half dragged, half carried him inside.
Steph managed to stand up, but was in so much pain that, after a few steps, she collapsed unconscious onto the ground. Shal knew she had to get her inside the mountain, so she lifted her into her arms and carried her into the lab.