Marlow and Riley pushed open the doors to the school, allowing Stiles and Hayden to carry Liam inside. They rushed into the nearest classroom. Marlow could still hear the Beast roaring outside. It was closing in on the building.

"The desk, the desk!" Stiles instructed.

Stiles and Hayden put Liam on the table. Marlow could hear people screaming and running all around outside the door. Her heart raced as she looked down on Liam's chest. It was covered in slashes. Deep slashes. Liam screamed, clearly in pain.

"Liam," Hayden said.

"I'm okay. I'm fine." Liam insisted.

"Oh God." she gasped as Hayden pulled the strips of ripped fabric from his jersey off his chest. The wounds looked much worse than she thought. Riley gagged next to her, turning away from Liam. Marlow rubbed her back, trying to keep her from throwing up.

"What? Is it bad?" Liam asked worriedly.

"No," Hayden replied.

"Very," Stiles added.

"So bad!" Riley insisted. "I think you might die, honestly."

"Okay. Okay." Hayden chimed in. "What do you guys usually do when this happens?"

"Oh, I usually pass out. And I think I still might do that." Stiles replied. His eyes went glassy and Marlow left Riley's side to steady him.

"Stiles!" Hayden yelled.

"Okay, okay. Okay. Scott did this with pain. He could trigger it. Pain makes you human."

"He's already in pain." Hayden needlessly reminded him.

"Right, okay, but maybe adding a little more could help take away the pain," Stiles told her.

Liam sat up with a start, screaming out in pain once more. Riley pushed Hayden out of the way. "I'll do it!" she yelled frustratedly. She pushed Liam back on the table. Putting her hand on his chest, she closed her eyes to focus her energy on his wounds.

Marlow watched as Liam slowly calmed down. Her heartbeat steadied as Riley worked her magic. People outside were still screaming and Marlow felt as though she needed to go and do something. She and Riley shared a look. Riley nodded at her. "This could take a bit."

"I'll go outside and look for the others," Marlow announced as she rushed towards the door.

Stiles dashed after her, blocking the door before Marlow could exit the room. "Are you out of your mind? In case you forgot, there is a Beast out there!" he yelled. Marlow rolled her eyes, a sigh escaping her lips. "I know, I don't need to tell you. I just..."

He sighed, throwing his hands in the air defeatedly. "I'll be careful. You just make sure Riley and Liam stay safe." Marlow assured him. She pulled him into a hug. She didn't want to leave. She would have much rather stayed and made sure everyone was safe, but she needed to know her friends were safe.

They pulled apart and Stiles reluctantly stepped away from the door. Marlow turned around one last time, watching as Stiles walked back over to her friends and Riley was still busy healing Liam. She sighed, hoping everyone would be okay and then walked out of the door.


Marlow dashed through the hallways, trying to get out of the school. The Beast was hot on her heels and she was trying to outrun it. She was on her way to the library. So far she hadn't found Scott, Kira or Malia and it worried her immensely.

She ran out of the building and towards the library, trying to control her breathing. The people in the audience seemed to have found hiding spots by that point. She would have howled for Scott but it would have alerted the Beast to her location. Not to mention that there were dozens of humans in the building.

She fumbled for her library card, swiping it through the card reader. Once inside the library, she took a deep breath. The Beast's roars were growing quieter. "Marlow?" someone whispered. The werecoyote gasped, trying not to jump. She looked up to see Scott leaning against a desk.

He was cut up badly and didn't look that well in general. "Oh thank God!" Marlow said, dashing over to him. "Are you okay? Have you seen Kira and Malia?"

"I'll be fine. Kira's still inside the school with Lori. I don't know where Malia is." he replied. The two looked at the door as the Beast's roars came closer once more. "Did you see Stiles, Liam or Riley?"

"They're still inside the building. Liam tried to fight the Beast and got hurt." Scott sighed. Marlow raised her hand. "Riley's healing him as we speak. He will be fine. I told Stiles to stay with them. I just had to find out if you guys are okay."

Scott pulled Marlow into a hug. He knew she was about to freak out and couldn't let her have a panic attack while the Beast could attack any second. "We're gonna be okay. We're all gonna be okay."

Marlow nodded as they pulled apart. She knew she couldn't freak out. Not when they were about to fight for their life. Scott's gaze wandered past her. He narrowed his eyes, looking in between the bookshelves. Marlow turned around to see what he was looking at.

There were students huddled up everywhere around the library. Scott nodded up at the banister. The kids stayed where they were, not understanding Scott's implication. The Beast roared once more. "Go upstairs!" he finally whispered at them.

The students ran. Scott watched them, making sure everyone was up the stairs in time. Marlow's gaze was fixed on the door. Her heart began to pound in her chest. The Beast's footsteps neared. Marlow's breathing came out in ragged heaps but she would fight to keep everyone safe. Suddenly, she felt Scott's had on her arm. "Marlow, go!"

He pushed her into one of the aisles. She fell to the floor, watching in horror as Scott roared in the direction of the door. The Beast stepped into her field of vision, easily grabbing Scott. It tossed him around the library. No matter how many times he got up to attack, he always landed on the floor again.

Marlow jumped up off the floor. She dashed out of the aisle, roaring at the Beast. She had sat back and let everyone else take the front lines long enough. It was time for her to do something. So instead of sitting down and crying in a corner, she mustered up all of her courage, jumped onto a nearby table and jumped up to kick the Beast across the face.

She was able to land a hit but the creature had some heavy resistance to it. It tossed her back onto the table with the flick of a wrist. She landed on the hard wooden surface on the table with a groan. "God damnit!" she cursed. Marlow sat up, a snarl escaping her lips. She was about to stand up when, suddenly, Liam dashed past her and got another hit on the Beast.

She ducked as shots rang out behind her. Riley pulled her off the table and sent one of the chairs flying the Beast's way. It hit the creature in the head, shattering the wood upon contact. Marlow turned to see Braeden shooting at the Beast, Malia roaring at it next to her. She breathed a sigh of relief, knowing all of her friends were safe. For now.

The Beast escaped trough the big glass-paned window. Malia rushed to Scott's side and helped him up off the floor. Marlow reached out her hand for Liam to grab. She pulled him up and looked at him and Riley. "Where are Stiles and Hayden?"

"They're still inside the school. I told them to stay behind until further notice." Riley replied.

Marlow nodded as the group united. "You didn't seriously think you were gonna have a chance against that thing, did you?" Braeden asked Scott and Marlow.

Marlow didn't know what to answer. She sure didn't. But she didn't want to let Scott fight on his own either. She shrugged, trying to slow her breathing. "I just followed the leader."

"I didn't," Scott replied. "But I got its scent."

Riley raised her hands, eyes widening. "Well, then, lead us to the promised land."

Scott nodded towards the exit. Marlow turned to Malia and Braeden. "Uhm, can you just...make sure everyone in here stays safe?" she asked. They nodded and Marlow followed Riley, Scott, and Liam out of the building.

"Scott, wait. You're hurt. You gotta slow down." Liam spoke up.

Marlow looked over at his chest. The wounds were gone. He and Riley had done a bang-up job on healing them as quickly as they did. "And you're fine now? Riley did well?" she asked.

Liam looked at his chest, then back up at her and nodded. "I've already thanked her though," he said. Marlow narrowed her eyes in confusion. "Before you make me do it," Riley smirked at the duo. She would never say it out loud, but they belonged together.

"Ah!" Marlow said, raising her finger with a nod. "Got it."

The trio dashed after Scott, navigating through the cars in the parking lot. "Scott, wait! Slow down!" Marlow yelled, nearly crashing into Riley as she came to a halt. Scott and Liam had stopped too. "Not that hard!"

Everyone grew silent as Scott hunkered over a car and cracked the trunk of it open. He pulled out a bloody shoe, the one thing the girls had been looking for all night. Looking over the car once more, Marlow's heart skipped a beat as she realized something. Scott closed the trunk as Mason walked up to them. "Scott?"

"No," Marlow said, trying to swallow the lump in her throat. "This isn't real," she whispered. Riley raised her eyebrows in confusion.

"What are you doing in my car?" Mason asked.

Riley's jaw dropped. "Holy hell."

"It's you," Scott said.

"What? Liam, what's he talking about?" Mason asked. Marlow leaned onto a nearby car, trying to keep herself from passing. No one said a word. "Liam?"

"This isn't happening!" Marlow insisted. She looked up just as Corey materialized in front of a nearby car. He grabbed Mason.

"Corey, wait!" Scott warned.

Marlow pushed herself off the car and dashed towards the two. "Corey, sweetie, no."

The boys disappeared, leaving their shocked friends behind. "Corey, wait!" Scott yelled again, pushing past Marlow.

Marlow stared at the space in front of her, trying to keep herself from crying. It wasn't the time. Now was the time to try and find a way to save Mason. There had to be some kind of way to it. Mason wasn't gone. He wasn't a killer. Mason could get her best friend back and she would make sure it got done.