Rayna POV- Carlos, Rayna, Jay, Hook and Gil followed Dude into the woods looking for Ben.

"Ben!" Carlos yelled.

"Ben!?" Jay tried when no answer came.

"Dude, come on" Carlos said calling Dude over to him as he sat on a rock.

Rayna was letting Dude handle the scent part so she focused on what she heard or didn't hear. Rayna couldn't hear any of the small animals that usually ran through these woods and that made her on edge.

"Nothing?" Carlos asked Dude after giving him a quick pet.

"These things just grow everywhere" Gil said picking some berries off a bush and happily eating them.

"Hey we should play that icebreaker. Um Jay. I like the way that you can bounce around and jump off things. These are free right?" Gil asked eating more barriers.

"Yeah um, I like how you get a kick out of a berry bush" Jay said picking and eating a few berries himself.

"I guess you've probably seen everything by now huh? Furry rocks. Giant fish. You're probably used to grabbing lunch off of a bush."

"No. I mean no not really. I mainly just used the vending machines at practice. You know Tourney kind of eats up most of my time so…" Jay was cut off when Harry started laughing.

He laughed so hard he had to brace his hand on a tree.

"Tourney?! That's a wee boys game" Harry said when he stopped laughing.

Carlos got up and rubbed Rayna's shoulders making her realize she was tensed up.

"We'll find Ben. It'll be okay" Carlos promised her.

"Something dangerous is in these woods" Rayna said softly.

"What is it?"

"A Beast."

"A Beast?" Carlos asked.

"Hey you know what would be fun? To go rafting on a jungle river" Gil said before Carlos could ask Rayna more about the Beast.

"Find a lost civilization" Jay added.

"Oh or maybe a penguin."

"Oh well you'd find those more in like icebergs but I'd love to see one of those."

"You guys are killing me" Harry said walking over to them.

Then using his hook he stabbed a berry and ate it.

"Hmm" he grinned clearly enjoying it.

"P.S. your mutt went that way" Harry told Carlos.

"Carlos!" Dude yelled.

"Dude what do you see?" Carlos called.

"This way" Dude replied.

They all once again began to follow Dude.

"Ben!" Carlos called out again.

"Boy, something stinks. And it wasn't me this time" Dude said.

Rayna heard something crashing through the woods.

"Move!" Rayna yelled as a Beast burst out of the woods beside them.

Carlos pulled Gil out of the way. Dude screamed and ran off to hide as the Beast roared. It charged Gil and missed running into the tree behind where Gil had been standing. Then it charged Harry who Jay pulled out of the way, sending the Beast tripping over a log. When it got up it roared its anger at them. When again it charged Harry, Jay yanked him away at the last second. Rayna moved past them towards the Beast.

"Rayna don't" Carlos said.

"It's okay I got his" Rayna smiled.

She stood in front of the Beast and merely leaned back when he swung his claws at her. When he swung again she caught his arm. He growled at her and she growled back before she let her eyes glow yellow.

"Ben stop" she said forcefully.

"That's Ben?" Harry asked.

"Audrey did it to him" Rayna said keeping her eyes locked on Ben's as he struggled against himself.

"You knew then" Carlos said.

"I only guessed what happened I didn't know. But in the woods there aren't any other animals. They're hiding" Rayna explained.

Ben shoved her hard and they both fell to the ground. Rayna rolled and got up into a crouched position between Ben and the others. Ben also rolled and got up on his feet hunched over.

"Ben come on it's me. Don't make me fight you." Rayna said. Ben roared at her.

"Ben please. You've helped me so much let me help you. In this situation I am the Alpha so you need to stop and calm down" Rayna said.

Slowly she saw the fight drain out of him and he cradled his arm to his chest.

"Oh he's got a boo boo. That's why he's so cranky. You know my dad said that his dad did not handle pain well at all" Gil spoke up behind her.

Rayna could still feel the struggle going on inside Ben so she kept her eyes on him.

"You're good with animals, do something" Jay instructed Carlos.

"But… okay. All right" Carlos said slowly walking towards Ben.

"He should be good but still go slow. Be careful" Rayna said softly never taking her eyes off Ben's.

"Hey Ben. It's me Carlos all right?" Carlos said as he took slow cautious steps towards Ben.

"You know me. Like with Rayna you also helped me once. Remember with Dude? Right? So I'm gonna help you now. Come on. Let me see your hand. All right attaboy…er Beast…King…whatever" Carlos said as Ben slowly held out his hand to Carlos.

"Oh yeah that's a big one. Uh… I'm gonna count all right? One…Two…" on three Carlos pulled the large thorn out of Ben's hand making him roar.

"There it is. You did it" Carlos grinned.

Suddenly a spray of water flew past Rayna and hit Ben. Before her eyes the fur, claws, and tail vanished and Ben was standing there mostly himself again. Rayna hugged him tightly.

"Thank you" Ben whispered softly.

"Now I know how you must have felt dealing with me" Rayna stepped back smiling.

"Thank you" Ben said louder to Carlos and then to Jane who was behind Rayna holding a water gun.

Rayna let her eyes go back to normal before she hugged Carlos.

"Got to admit I was a little nervous" she told him.

"Yeah me too. But it was a bit like dealing with a cranky she-wolf" Carlos said quietly grinning.

Rayna blushed a bit, smiling at him. Jay slowly helped Ben to sit down on a rock.

"Oh wow that was funky" Ben said.

"It was. Is…" Jay said pointing to Ben's new full beard and his fangs.

"Huh? Oh wow" Ben said as he touched his face and ran his fingers over his teeth.

"You need another blast" Jane said before she started spraying him with water in the face.

"Please…please stop" Ben asked.

"Huh. It's Enchanted Lake water. I guess it can only do so much" Jane said when nothing more happened to Ben.

"That was quite the display earlier Jewel. I'm more than impressed" Harry grinned as he slid up next to Rayna.

"She's impressive and taken just in case no one else got that" Carlos said putting his arm around Rayna.

"Are you sure about that? Come on Jewel clearly I can protect ya better than he can" Harry said showing his muscles.

"I'm sure he's mine and I'm his. I'm also sure when we were attacked he helped save the day and I believe you screamed like a girl" Rayna smiled.

Harry only grinned.

"Fine fine but for the record I didn't scream, I yelped, like a man."

"Hold on. Whose side are they on?" Ben asked looking at Harry and Gil.

"They escaped and joined us. And Mal has the Ember which is our only hope to stop Audrey. Details to follow" Jay explained.

"Hades' Ember? Has Mal already gone back to the Isle?" Ben asked.

"I said details to follow. We're meeting up with Mal, Evie and Uma. Let's go" Jay said.

"Uma!?" Ben asked.

"Details to follow" everyone said.

"All right" Ben agreed.

Jay turned him around and gave him a push in the direction of Evie's small castle. Carlos held on to Rayna's hand as they walked.