Episode 13: Hunter's Moon

Summary: The Hunter's plot against the werewolves; Chris tells a story of the Yakuza; Derek tries to make allies; and Scott tries to prove himself to the Dire Werewolf.

(Scene opens with Chris sitting in his chair, his left hand is on his forehead and tapping the desk with the fingers on his right hand. He is deep in his thought)

Chris: "She looks so…so familiar…"

(We see the flashback to last episode where Chris shot the bow out of Kira's hands and her looking at him and him talking to her. The door opens to his room, and in come Scott, Allison, and Isaac. They arrive and stand in front of Chris)

Allison: "Okay, you wanted me to get them. What's up?"

Chris: "I encountered some hunters about a week ago. I've waited to tell you all, because the leader looked familiar, although she's young. After seeing you standing here, Allison, I realize she's the daughter of a Hunter I met a long time…and they're dangerous."

Isaac: "MORE HUNTERS?!" (Isaac looks worried) And wait, you're saying that seeing Allison made you realize this because of your situation?"

Chris: "Exactly. I told Allison before that our sons are trained to be soldiers, our daughters leaders."

Scott: "Alright, so who is it?"

Chris: "I don't know the name; I do know she is young, and Asian. Probably goes to your school. But, there's more, if she's from the same group of Hunters I met long ago, we're in for a world of trouble."

Allison: "Why?"

Chris: (Looks at them all seriously, standing up) "Because they're Yakuza—a Japanese Mafia."

Scott: (Jumps back) "JAPANESE MAFIA?! Are you kidding me?! How are they involved?"

Allison: (Looks speechless, more confused than anything)

Isaac: "And…how do you know them exactly?"(Crossing his arms)

Chris: "Let me explain. When I was 18, as part of my training, we went to Japan. They'd been hunting a long time, probably as long as we have. We used to be close, but then they decided not to follow the code, and ironically, enough, they're the ones who made it." (Looking out the window)

Allison: "You mean our old code 'We hunt those who hunt us'?" (Looks at her father, shocked)

Chris: "Right. You see, despite them being Yakuza, they believe they're samurais who uphold a great deal of honor and tradition."

—END SCENE—

(Scene shifts to a regal looking building, there are a mixture of people, both Asian and White. In particularly, we see Kira there. We see Maverick, as well, as he is an older looking man. They are in a large room, with a map on a table.)

Kira: "Looks like we have some wolves to worry about, too."

Maverick: "I suppose so. But, it's alright. They are far easier to deal with. Kill them."

Hunter 1: "Do we know where they are?"

Maverick: "Do not act as if this is our first time dealing with werewolves. They work in packs."

Kira: "Then, who is the Alpha?"

Hunter 2: "We don't have that information, yet."

Maverick: "That's inexcusable."

Kira: "Hai, otōsan. Watashi wa hajite imasu. (Yes Father, I am ashamed.)"

Maverick: "Find out who they are, and kill the Alpha. Without their Alpha, they will fall. No excuses."

(With that, Maverick walks into another room, and we see Kira get agitated and appear angry.)

Kira: "Find the Alpha. Find the others. Kill them. No excuses. Whoever fails will be dealt with by me, personally." (Grabs a knife and makes a throat slashing-gesture) "And if you manage to slip by me, you will be dealt with by Father."

(The other 3 Hunters walk into another room and you can tell at least two of them were scared of what could happen. They were dealing with the Yakuza after all—a Mafia. No telling what they could do not just to them, but their families as well. Often some were scared after being a part of it for so long.)

—END SCENE—

(The scene shifts back to Chris, Isaac, Allison, and Scott. Chris appears to be beginning his story)

Chris: "It all happened when I was 18. Gerard had sent me and some others to Japan…"

(Fades to a young, handsome man in a small suburb somewhere in Japan. The young man appears to be in a Dojo. He is seen learning how to use his knife, and practicing with it)

Maverick: "Chris! Faster! Relax your mind, sharpen your reflexes!"

Y. Chris: "Alright, I'm trying!"

Maverick: "Try harder! You think a werewolf, or another monster, kills an innocent person they are going to wait for you to learn to get better? No."

(Maverick appears to be sitting on a throne of sorts, where Chris is practicing his knifing abilities against a mannequin. Another young man comes in followed by several other patrons. One of them carries a sword to Chris; the other young man has a sword already.)

Maverick: "Commence!" (Claps his hands)

(Both unsheathe their katanas, a symbol of the samurai and commonly associated with them. We see both of them fighting, Young Chris attacking and being more reckless, whereas the other appears to be concentrating. Each manages great parries. This seems to go on for a few minutes, until the young man goes to slash diagonally and Chris parries with his sword. Each reacts, and goes to thrust at the other when the match is called off and the swords are inches from landing in each other's shoulders.)

Maverick: "Enough. Good, both of you. Chris, you must learn to not be so reckless, where you, Kai, must be a bit more aggressive."

(The scene fades back to the present with Chris, Allison, Isaac, and Scott)

Isaac: "So you were like Derek? That's funny." (Allison hits Isaac)

Chris: "(Glaring at Isaac) I was, but I grew out of it quickly after what happened…"

Scott: "But, they seem alright from what you're saying so far."

Allison: "Yeah, especially if you learned everything about hand-to-hand, basic traps and the code from them."

Chris: "They were good people, extremely honorable. Until I caught Kai, Maverick, and the others were violating the code."

(The scene is faded to the past, with Young Chris in the forest and its night time. He was trying to make his way back to the town when he stumbles across Kai and the other Yakuza, including Maverick. They had captured an Omega and another foxlike creature, looking similar to the one we've seen thus far.)

Maverick: "You things must think you're so slick. An Omega…in Japan of all places! And, what do you know…a Kitsune, of our own lore and descent!" (Clapping his hands)

(Kai and the other Hunters are laughing, while the Omega and the Kitsune are growling loudly, wiggling, trying to break free.)

Kai: "And what do they say about Omegas, Father?"

(Kai states with a smirk on his face. Chris is behind some trees, astonished by what he is seeing, having been told all of his life that unless werewolves had spilled human blood, they were not to be harmed, but to watch them. This would be his first time seeing another creature, this one a Kitsune, whom he was told about prior to coming to Japan. This Kitsune had 3 tails, indicating it was young.)

Maverick: "They NEVER survive on their own!"

(And with that, Hunters go up to the Omega, cutting down its chest and back with swords, torturing it. Although, it was healing, constant damage and pressure, no amount of healing could keep up with. Maverick finally went up, and grabbed his long sword. He then cut it in half, horizontally, blood spattering everywhere.)

Y. Chris: "What about the code….what about their right to live…" (Chris whispers to himself)

(A hunter then from behind grabs him, and brings him to the front)

Hunter: "Look who I found!"

Kai: "Chris, how nice of you to join us." (Wiping the blood off his face)

Y. Chris: "Kai, I thought we were friends…"

Kai: "We are. You're not one of them, so we are."

Y. Chris: "One of them?"

Maverick: "Christopher, he means one of these monsters. We are to CLEANSE THIS WORLD! THAT is the TRUE Hunter's Goal!" (Sheathing the long sword, and it clinks shut)

Y. Chris: "Wh-what about honor…the code…we don't know if they've spilled human blood!" (Pleading, Chris looks worried and a little scared; a lot to take for someone his age.)

Maverick: "FOOL! You want to talk HONOR? TRADITION? IT'S NONSENSE." (Evil laugh)

Kai: "They don't care if we're hurt, so why should we?"

Maverick: "That's right!"

(Just then, the Kitsune breaks free and goes to jump at Maverick but Kai pushes Maverick away and says 'FATHER, NO!' and is now the victim to the Kitsune's claws, killing him. The other hunters manage to subdue it with arrows and Chris backs up. Darkness, never before seen in anyone thus far, has manifested in Maverick and he strikes the Kitsune's tails, cutting them all off, effectively killing it. The scene then fades back to the present)

Allison: "Your friend died…and…" (She seems appalled and very saddened by the story.)

Chris: "Yes. If they didn't talk about the code like that, perhaps it wouldn't have reacted."

Scott: "Is that thing similar to what we're dealing with now?"

Chris: "For them to be here, it has to be. They called it a Kitsune."

Isaac: "What happened after that?"

Chris: "I came back home, Maverick and the other Hunters didn't speak a word to me after sending me back home. They only just turned up. I'm sure they had a lot to think about, and this made them worse." (Placing his hands on his desk, looking up at them)

(The scene then shifts to Derek at the Hale House. He appears to be gathering himself, coming here to seek guidance and closure from the place he once called home. To Derek this would be the perfect place to look for answers)

Derek: "Mom…I'm back. I'm ready to restore our family name, but I don't know how…" (Throwing his hands behind his head, sighing)

(As Derek looks down at his shoes, he notices foot prints. He goes to the ground, examining them. Some prints are human, but, then he sees two more pairs-a werewolf and something else. It was then he realized he needed to find Scott.)

(The scene shifts to Stiles, in his bedroom. He is accompanied by the twins, and Lydia. They are on the various computers, and we see images of various Kitsunes.)

Stiles: "A Kitsune, huh? A Werefox; Can be presented as a Trickster spirit. Good and bad."

Aiden: "You can't always rely on the information from the internet."

Stiles: "Yeah, no kidding, I know that." (Tilting his head over at Aiden, with an agitated look)

Lydia: "Aiden, he's just trying to help…" (She looks up at him, glaring at him, her eyes fierce as Aiden backs off for a moment)

Ethan: "Aiden is right though, while we can get an idea online, we have to find out what it can do for real."

Danny: (Is seen walking upstairs and into the room.) "What do you mean 'for real'?

Stiles: "I...Uh…he means for real in this game we play!" (Looks at Aiden and shrugs some, and Ethan is stifling a laugh, trying to contain himself)

Danny: "A game?"

Stiles: "Y-yeah! We're part of an online community that battles mythical creatures!" (Is seen vigorously nodding his head yes.)

Ethan: "Y-Yeah...it's what we do. We were just talking about a Kitsune, a Japanese shape-shifter."

Danny: "A Kitsune, eh? So, what are they exactly, what do they do?" (He sits down next to Ethan, listening to them)

Aiden: "Well, says here they are powerful, having the ability to create illusions. They take on the form of someone young and beautiful, or old. Said to be intelligent, wise…acts as a lover, too. Sounds a little like you." (Looking at Danny)

(Danny chuckles at this a little.)

Ethan: "He wouldn't be a Kitsune at all, Aiden." (Ethan's head shoots up and he starts glaring at Aiden, seeming agitated)

Aiden: "It's possible, we can't rule it out."

Ethan: (With a more agitated voice) "Not at all. You don't know anything about him."

(Stiles, Lydia, and Danny all sit there, kind of pulled back as both twins begin to get angry with one another and the moment becomes awkward.)

Aiden: "I know enough, Ethan." (Aiden locks eyes with Ethan, getting agitated as well with him)

Ethan: (Out of frustration shoves Aiden) "Please, he wouldn't kill people or take advantage of anyone."

(Aiden goes to push back but Lydia jumps in front of him holding him by the chest, and Danny in front of Ethan to hold him back.)

Stiles: "Alright, alright, quit getting your panties in a bunch; I mean this is about a game, right? Geez" (Stiles throws his hands up in the air and walks back to his chair frustrated)

Danny: "You know defending me like that was kind of hot..."

(Everyone just eyes Danny then, and then Danny shrugs his shoulders)

Danny: "What?"

(The scene is now in the Beacon Hills Preserve. Its night and we see Scott, Isaac, the twins, and Stiles. They are walking through the woods, Scott out in front. Suddenly, it shifts to the new Hunters. We see them walking through the woods, led by Kira. Kira is seen with her crossbow in hand, and we see two others that are Asian, male, and two white men with her. It goes back to Scott)

Stiles: "So…what are we doing, exactly?" (Tilts his head to Scott as they are walking, and we see Stiles is a little sluggish, due to the lack of sleep.)

Scott: "We're here to see if we can find it, and figure out what it wants to prevent it from killing more people." (A bit unsure of himself, but he feels he is in the right place.)

Isaac: "So, are we killing it?" (Isaac states, and with that, extends his claws out and Scott turns to give him a glaring look)

Scott: "Only if we absolutely have to."

Ethan: "Scott, we have no idea what we're going up against here." (Ethan looks at Scott worriedly)

Aiden: "Don't be scared, Ethan." (So arrogantly, with a smirk on his face)

Ethan: "I'm just looking out for us so we don't die. One of us has to think." (Makes a "You're a douche" face to Aiden, with an annoyed look on his face)

Stiles: "I second that! Let's just go home, find out more about what it is…" (Nervously, his voice lowering as they walk deeper into the woods, looking like he might bite his nails)

Scott: "We have to find out who it is first…"

(And suddenly there is a flash bang arrow fired at the ground. Scott, Stiles, the twins, and Isaac raise their hands up and instinctively run behind some trees. We see silhouettes of the Hunters coming forward, two carrying pistols, two others with knives and bows of their own)

Kira: "Well, well…look what we have here."

—END SCENE—

(The scene continues where it left off, Kira taunting the wolves.)

Kira: "Looks like we found the hounds, where's your friend the Fox? "

Stiles: "Some of us here aren't supernatural, y'know!" (Yelling, finally the wolves have recovered and their eye sight is restored)

Scott: "Kira, is that you?" (Rubbing his eyes)

Kira: "Oh, look! Scott! What a surprise!" (Smirking some, mostly taunting) "You thought I was just another pretty face, hmm? Wrong." (Raising her crossbow)

Scott: "We don't have to fight!"

Isaac: "Scott! We have to do something!" (Flicking his claws out)

Hunter 1: "Ah…the twins from a week ago!"

Hunter 2: "Looks like we got the whole pack here! Which one of them is the Alpha?" (Scanning the wolves with his gun)

Kira: "Who cares? Kill them all!"

(The hunters begin shooting at them, the twins and Isaac duck for cover. Scott is behind the tree with Stiles)

Stiles: "Man, Chris wasn't kidding when he told you they were ruthless! I mean, I'm the only normal one here, come on!" (Panicking, waving his hands in the air)

Scott: "No kidding!"

(The Hunters are open firing on the wolves, we see Derek punch a Hunter, grab the pistol and throw it away)

Derek: "Scott!"

Scott: "DEREK! I never thought I'd be so happy to see you!" (Still ducking behind the tree but is relieved and excited at the same time)

Derek: "Now is your chance, idiot!" (Suddenly Scott and Isaac rush the Hunters while they are dealing with the distraction. Isaac knocks one down by shoving and avoiding the punches thrown at him. Ethan athletically jumps on Aiden's shoulder, and over an Asian hunter. The hunter turns around and is met with a fist to the face, which forces him to turn around and Aiden responds with a grab and throwing him across the ground. Scott goes to Kira, but before he can do anything, the Kitsune appears off to the side where both of them look at it, as it roars at both of them)

Scott: "The Kitsune!"

Kira: "I have you now!"

(We see the Kitsune go to charge at both of them. Derek, Isaac, and the twins go to look and the Hunters have begun to recover. Kira shoots at the Kitsune, but then we see Scott rush in front of the bolt screaming "NO, DON'T!", taking the bolt in the shoulder, digging deep into him and he lets out a loud cry. The Kitsune looks at him confused, and Kira is seen smirking)

Kira: "Fool! Why would you protect it?" (Reloading her crossbow)

Scott: (Voice muffled a bit, cringing) "We don't…know why…it's here…and who it is…"

Derek: "SCOTT!" (Derek and Stiles rush to his side. The Kitsunes orange eyes stare at Scott, approaching him, and aren't standing up right. It's on all fours, and we see the fur is red. It is still humanoid, like the wolves werewolf forms, but a little more distinct. It goes to raise its hand, and then we see the dark figure rush out. It's quick and it knocks over the Kitsune, and knocks over the other hunters, including Kira.)

(The Kitsune runs off, and Kira and the other Hunters chase after it)

Kira: "QUICK! FOLLOW IT!"

(The Hunters leave, grabbing their weapons frustrated, knowing they can't take the werewolves and Kitsune at the same time. We then see glowing green eyes before Scott, as he begins coming out of the shadows slowly. It's the Dire Werewolf)

Dire Wolf: "You don't look so good, Scott." (Chuckling kindly)

Stiles: "You think!" (Derek and the others observe this situation. Scott puts a hand out to stop Stiles, obviously concerned)

Scott: "Y-You've saved...me…again…"

Dire: "But, you showed leadership, putting yourself on the line, even for the Kitsune. Good job in finding out what it was. I told you that Alphas make use of their packs."

Scott: "T-Thank you…." (Begins coughing up blood)

Dire: "Let me help..."

(All turn to look at him, including Scott, as the Dire Werewolf comes out of the shadows, and we see that it's Joshua. He was shifted in front of them, but we see he looks like a regular Beta, but more distinct features, like a rounder nose, more fur, and we see his claws aren't brown but a greyish color. His face is kind of like Derek's in wolf form, more distinct, older. Stiles is appalled, yet curious)

Stiles: (Gulps, backs up) "H-hey…you're…"

Joshua: (Shifts back to human form) "Now isn't the time, Stiles." (He pulls out from his coat pocket rubbing alcohol and first aid bandages. He breaks the bolt off of Scott in half, and removes the bolt. Scott screams in pain, but then we see Josh touch his wound and some of the pain goes away, using pain transference. Joshua then puts the rubbing alcohol on the wound, Scott winces, and then he places the bandage patch there, taping it there. It's exactly like how Deaton treats him) "You'll heal the same. I always carry this on me, in case of emergencies." (Winks at Scott)

Scott: "Who are you, really?"

Joshua: "I can't tell you everything right now. You're wounded; just call me a friend, I was adopted by a druid emissary and taught by them, that's why I'm a Dire Werewolf."

Derek: "That's…I thought they were only rumors…" (Derek looks surprised, eyes that of confusion)

Joshua: "You still have much to learn, Derek." (Calmly, looking over to him)

Stiles: "So, what can you dothat's different, heal others?" (Cocky, but backs up a bit realizing he works with his father.)

Joshua: (Unfazed by the remarks) "In time, I'll show you. It's getting late; you all should go home. If you need me, call me" (Joshua suddenly grabs Derek, pulling him in front of Scott and himself) "We're pack now. I'll see you in a few days."

(And we see Joshua get up and walk away, and everyone is a bit dumb founded.)

Isaac: "So…did he just voluntarily join your pack? And force Derek, as well?"

Scott: "I…I think so…but I couldn't say no….there's…something…about him."

(Scott turns to Derek, and the twins and Isaac begin leaving)

Scott: "I'm glad you're back."

Derek: "I found what I was looking for...I'll explain later...I'm exhausted."

(Derek goes to leave and we see he is in the direction of Hale House)

(The scene shifts and we see Derek is inside Hale House. And Derek is surprised to see a familiar face at the window, back facing him)

Peter: "Well, well, well….my favorite nephew, welcome home."

(He tilts his head slowly to look at Derek, and his claws come out. His eyes flash and they appear blue. But, the cold steel blue twitches and turn red for a few flashes before they revert back to the cold, steel blue. Derek stares, taking a step back, his mind is racing. His facial expression tells us the story; 'Am I too late?')

-EPISODE END-