The day of the big Homecoming Football game had arrived. I had gotten to school late, dressed in pale blue jeans, sneakers, and turtleneck with white gloves. I found Eliza quickly. "Eliza!" I called jogging up to her. She turned to me, "Hey, Za, you and Zoey get home ok?" I asked her.

"Yeah, we're fine, Zombie Patrol didn't get us." Eliza reported. "What is on with you? You knew the Zombie Patrol were on the way before they even got to Zombietown, and I looked out my window and saw you jump over the wall, your eyes glowed. Y-you ran into the Forbidden Forest."

"Look, I'm...I'm not Human." I told her lowly, glancing around to see if anyone was eavesdropping. "Well, not anymore. But...the Humans wouldn't like what I am, not at the moment at least, so I had to get out of there before they spotted me."

"You're more animalistic than any of us are." Eliza said, "You eat a ton of meat, more than the Humans here, you growl when your frustrated, your notebooks are written in runes and…" Eliza grabbed my gloved hand, "You never take these off, as if you're hiding something." I clasped my hands around Eliza's.

"You can't tell anyone. You have to promise me, my People need to be kept secret."

"Ok, I promise." I smiled at her.

"Thank you. Now." I let go of Eliza's hands, linking our arms together, "Shall we go to the game?"

"We shall!" Eliza declared.

TIMESKIP

The Homecoming game...my Selene it's getting close. We were down five points, and Coach had called the last Time Out for our side. Everyone cheering for Zed, pleading that he'd win for us. Addison was leading the cheer, cheering Zombie. I sat up in the stands with Eliza and Bonzo. "Software's been corrupted…" Eliza trailed off. I looked over to her, she was looking at her Z-Band. When I glanced down at it, a picture of what looked to be an ogre flashed. "How?" Bonzo said something to her. "Eugh, Zed, what did you do?" Eliza stood to stare at the Zombie on the field.

"What?" I wondered, "What's he been doing?"

"He's been tampering with his Z-Band to win games...I helped him."

"What?!" I lept to my feet, staring at Zed. The break ended, and Zed ran with the ball across the field, managing to score a touchdown. The entire stand lept to their feet and cheered. We had actually won. I kept on watching Zed, and he threw the opposing team off him. He slowly stood and my eyes narrowed. They widened when Zed started to stalk towards the stands, purple veins covering his body. Sirens started to go crazy, the Z-Alarm had been activated, and Zombie Patrol would be here soon. "Ok, you guys need to get out of here quickly!" I grabbed Eliza's hand and started to pull her away.

When I was near the stairs, I let the two go ahead of me. When they got down, they paused, and my eyes widened when purple veins crept up their arms. "Oh Selene…" I breathed. The two let out roars that shook me to my core. They then started to stalk away. What should I do, what should I do? I looked down at my gloved hands, letting out a reluctant whine. "By Selene, I'm gonna regret this." I then tugged my gloves off, revealing my sharp claws, I ripped the sleeves of my turtleneck to reveal purple marks littering my skin, and the intricate silver crescent moon etched into my shoulder. I ripped my turtleneck open, showing my necklace, a pale diamond-like gem held by woven string. I let out a snarl, my eyes turning gold as my fangs revealed themselves. I ran forward, sliding around Eliza and Bonzo, kicking up the dirt as I stood in front of the Acey's. "Run." I growled to the Acey's, who ran in fear.

As if a switch had been flicked, Eliza darted forward, faster than usual, tackling me to the ground. I snarled up at her, my claws digging into her skin slightly. We tumbled to the ground, eventually, I managed to pin Eliza to the ground, me kneeling on her back with her arms pinned behind her. "Let her go." Someone ordered. I looked up as one of the Zombie Patrol people approached me. He saw my eyes and stepped back. I blinked, letting my eyes return to their natural brown. The man then stepped forward with some device, zapping Eliza and returning her to her natural state.

"What…?" Eliza trailed off, "W-what happened?" Eliza craned her neck up to look up at me. "Waverly?"

"You and Bonzo and Zed went full Zombie." I told her softly, "Your Z-Bands are on the fritz. And...I'm so sorry Za, but the Z-Patrol have to take you away, you good?"

"Yeah…" Eliza sounded so broken, "I'm good." I got off her, offering my hand to Eliza. She took it and I helped her up. When my hand left hers, a pair of handcuffs descended on not only Eliza's wrists, but encased mine as well. I let out a yelp, silver. Did they know? Were Zombies affected by it? I was hauled away alongside Eliza and Bonzo, the silver cuffs burning my wrists. I was whimpering the entire way, if these were on for any longer they'd scar.

"Hey, these are my friends!" Addison cried, stalking out behind a Z-Patrol officer who was pulling Zed along, her parents trailing behind. She stopped short when she saw me. "Waverly…" I looked away.

"We don't have Human friends." Eliza stated.

"We told you, Addy, Zombies are not safe!" Addison's dad, Dale, the head of Zombie Patrol stated. "And...whatever that creature is." I could tell he directed that statement at me. "Give them an inch-"

"And they'll bite your face off." Addison's mother, Mayor Missy Wells finished.

"They'll bite your face off!"

"Hey!" Zevon shouted, offended, "That's my son you're talking about-"

"I suggest you move along Mister Necrodopolis." Principal Lee stated. "I'll make sure they look after him, I'm sorry." I was then hauled towards the Z-Patrol van alongside Eliza, Zed and Bonzo. Everyone was booing for us, and shunning the Zombies out of the stands. I took one last look behind me, only to watch as Addison ripped her hair off...to reveal a head of messy white hair. I was rooted in place, staring at my friend with wide eyes.

"She's here…" I breathed, "She's real…" I was then forcefully then shoved into the back of the Z-Patrol van. I was still staring at my feet, my mind reeling at the new information.

"Werewolf." Eliza said, causing me to blink and look over at her. "That's what you are." I smiled softly.

"You are pretty smart." I told her. "But yeah, I'm a Werewolf."

"So that's what all the Markings on your arms mean." Zed commented, glancing at the purple lines on my skin.

"Yeah, each have their own meaning. There's one to represent our connection to the land, our connection to the Moon, loyalty to our Pack." I reached up and wiped the makeup off my cheek, revealing three claw marks just under my left eye. "These ones represent my role in the Pack."

"Now everything you do makes sense."