"Wait a second," said Stiles, and the beat of a heart beat Scott, Lydia, and Allison stopped in the hallway.
"What is it, Stiles?!" exclaimed Scott. "The Darach is taking human scarifies, but it doesn't take Danny, why is that?"
"What in the hell are you talking about?" said Lydia.
"The paper on the currents," said Stiles, "the mistletoe Danny chunked out. It can't be a coincidence."
"What?" murmured Allison.
"Lydia, what can mistletoe do for the human body?" asked Stiles.
"It's used as a healing substance for infections of viruses," she explained. "It's more of a natural herb used for coating wounds, why?"
"Danny and Ethan spend a lot of time together," said Stiles. "And we know Alpha twin two can turn anyone into a werewolf with a bite."
"Yeah, so?" muttered Scott.
"So, the mistletoe was used to prevent Danny from becoming one if he bit him," replied Stiles. "Think about it for a second. At the motel awhile back Ethan was with Danny and the Darach was there, we know this. It pulled Ethan away from Danny, and now the mistletoe, it's another evaded blow."
"But it tried to kill Danny," said Scott.
"No. That's what it wanted you to think," said Stiles. "It knew Ethan would help save him. If I'm right, it's not trying to kill him…it's trying to protect him."
"Why?" said Allison—
"His name," whispered Lydia, "his name."
"What about it?" said Stiles.
"Danny Mahealani. Mahealani is Hawaiian for 'Heavenly Moon'," explained Lydia. "It symbolizes a beautiful figure of love for friends and family. It's a pure name. A name in hidden mythology known as the Moon Child of the lunar day…or in our case the lunar eclipse," Lydia said warily.
"What's the Moon Child?" asked Allison.
"It is a human of pure heart who is guarded by the moon itself. The child is known to hold a rare ability that turns his eyes a bright gray. It's a very rare and old piece of work, but the Moon Child is said to attract one protector of the moon who knows evil, but feels goodness."
"That must be Ethan," said Scott.
"When the Moon Child is next to the protector and feels threaten the Moon Child will become the wrath of the moon's power, but here's the twist. The Moon Child is said to associate with a live oak, an oak known as the White Oak."
"So Danny is the opposite of the Dark Druid?" said Stiles.
"To an extent," said Lydia. "The Moon Child is of innocence, but also of wild love. The Moon Child…is somewhat a magical priest. A shell that can be killed, but also contained—"
"Contained, what do you mean contained?" said Stiles hastily.
"Danny is special, but the question is, how special is he?" said Lydia.
"Wait a minute," said Scott. "Ethan said you, Lydia, were the important one. Danny is just human, so how this, what is this all mean."
"Everyone likes Danny," said Lydia, "even I. It's worded differently but the Moon Child was known to be the soul of warmth to many, a figure that valued connection instead of destruction. If the Child was given to darkness, in our case again, this Druid, Danny will be on the verge of awakening whatever lies dormant inside him."
"What do you mean inside him," said a voice from behind.
It was Ethan.
Later that day, Scott, Stiles, Lydia, Allison, and Ethan arrived to Deaton's Vet. The other's informed Ethan on what Danny was, and what he could become. In this transfer of information Ethan fist connected with the metal table in front of him, leaving a huge print of five fingers jabbed into the surface.
"You know anything about this, Deaton?" asked Scott.
"I've heard of the Moon Child," he said," it's said to be the fierce enemy to the darkest nights, a beacon of some sort to drain power from."
"Whoa — e-excuse me?!" exclaimed Ethan. "Are you telling me this Druid wants to drain the life out of him?"
"Precisely. It's wants to protect him so it can soon kill him."
"…Danny," whispered Ethan to himself. "I thought it was Lydia."
"Lydia is the device to the ploy, but Danny is the machine," said Deaton. "All the Druid has to do is hit the switch on his side."
"His side?" said Ethan bemused.
"The Moon Child is said to hold a marking of a wound where the energy will flow from. It the access point for Danny's true gifts."
His scar, thought Ethan. I gonna kill this Darach.
Ethan eyes went from brown to red in seconds.
"Ethan," said Scott, "are you all right."
There was a cold silence within the room, but then—
"What's he doing here?" said Isaac who entered in with Derek and Cora.
"Why is that murder here?" growled Derek.
"Derek, he's here to help us," said Scott.
"He sure wasn't helping anyone when he killed my pack."
"I assisted, but it was Kali who killed your pack," replied Ethan. "I did what I was told."
"And now, why are you here?"
"That's my business," growled Ethan. "It has nothing to do with an alpha who acts more as a clueless beta, I can tell you that."
Derek bared his fangs.
"Not in here," said Deaton authoritatively. "You take that outside."
"I don't have time for this," said Ethan. "I'm here to help someone, and that's it. I don't need someone's approval to save someone I care about. Derek, if you get in my way of doing that. Believe me when I say, I really will kill you."
Another cold silence filled the air and dissipated.
"So, what do we do?" said Allison, breaking the tension in the room. "Do we protect Danny or what?"
"I think we have to tell him," said Stiles.
"Are you sure about that?" said Isaac. "I mean, if he knows about us don't you think he will get paranoid—"
"He'll get over it!" bellowed Stiles.
"Deaton," said Scott, "do you know what gift's the Moon Child holds."
"It's related to the seal that can contain werewolves," he said.
"Mountain Ash?"
"Do remember when I saw you trying to break through it at the bank, when I was hanging? The Moon Child can produce barriers like that without using Mountain Ash; it's a common talent, and…"
"What?" said Stiles and Allison.
"A Moon Child is very rare," he said. "Just being in their presence was a reward in the olden days. Only one is born every century, so standing with them would make anyone noble in knowing the logic. You have to keep him safe."
"Where is he now?" said Isaac.
"Still at the hospital," answered Ethan. "He's still recovering from the mistletoe poison."
"…Lydia?" said Allison.
Everyone stared at her as fear entered her eyes for no apparent reason.
"Lydia," said Stiles.
"It's t-there," mumbled Lydia frighteningly.
"What's there?" said Stiles.
"The Druid," she said. "It's at the hospital…now…it's going for Danny."
Alarm fell into Ethan's crimson eyes, and without a second to react, he dashed out the vet, in seconds already riding his bike out into the open road.
"You think we should tell his brother Aiden," said Allison.
"Might as well, he may help him."
"All right let's get out of here," said Stiles. "We have a Druid to catch."