Watch The Past,
Save The Future
Disclaimer: In celebration of the 100th chapter of Wolfish Possibilities, I'm gonna do up this fairly long special cast watch the show's first episode chapter. Hope you all enjoy!
Summary: The past is brought to the future to watch the events to come in the hopes of saving and changing the future to something better.
In a futuristic room some 50 years after 2011 saw the likes of Alan Deaton, Derek Hale, Melissa McCall, Agent Rafael McCall, Sheriff Stilinski, the family known as the Yukimuras, Isaac Lahey, Danny Mahealani, the disheveled pair of Lydia Martin and Jackson Whittemore, along with Allison and Chris Argent and several others appear within it in a blinding flash of light. Years of habit saw Chris immediately going for his gun, only to realize it wasn't there much to his dislike. "Okay, what the Hell just happened?" Demanded to know Agent McCall as he'd been in the middle of writing up a report on his latest case.
"Your guess is as good as ours is, Raf." Melissa told him with a shake of the head.
"Just for the record, I had nothing to do with this. Nothing." Declared a worried Isaac.
Melissa, Natalie Martin, Kira Yukimura and her parents, along with Deaton and the Sheriff shot him strange looks mixed with concern. "Not to worry, Isaac, none of us have any intention of blaming you whatsoever." Assured the kindly Vet and making the young teen Wolf a little less worried.
"Good, good to know."
"It worries me that that's your first thing you think to say." Murmured Natalie worriedly and not liking the flinch the young man did in response as that to her meant nothing good.
Derek takes a few steps and places a hand on his young Beta's shoulder to provide him comfort, an act that thankfully works to some degree as Kira's mother, Noshiko, comes up to an older woman who'd been mostly quiet. "Satomi, my old friend, wonderful to see you again." Declared the woman happily.
Satomi raised an eyebrow at her while smiling. "Well, we aren't being held against our wills or fighting for our lives, so yes, yes it is wonderful to see you again."
Chuckling, the two bowed to one another before hugging while leaving Kira quite confused as she had never seen or heard of this woman her mother seemed so friendly with before. Just then, a bluish Jeep appeared and it looked to have gone through a forest thanks to all the leaves and limbs covering it. Two boys could even be seen and screaming their heads off as the Jeep went by everyone until it ended up hitting a barrier of some kind that wasn't there before and forcing them to stop. Earning loud groans in the process from the two. "And I had wondered where those two were." Muttered Noah Stilinski aloud while feeling concerned over the appearance of his son's Jeep!
"Ask and ye shall receive." Danny said sagely.
They all watched as the two got out of the Jeep. "I don't know what the Hell just happened, but I do know I don't ever want to get chased by that thing again!" Declared Stiles adamantly.
"Same here, man. That thing was freaky."
Not to mention it smelled like death! The dark haired teen known as Scott McCall then froze when he saw the others, especially Allison. And for Kira, she couldn't help but find the guy to be rather cute looking. Allison could only stare at him as it'd been a month since she last saw him after leaving for France a month before school ended. "Uhh, can someone tell me where I am? As last I knew, I was in the Middle East and if they can't find me, I'll be declared AWOL and that's not good." Came the voice of a man in a US military outfit and gaining everyone's attention.
Lydia however, couldn't help but like what she saw of the man and spoke. "I wish we could tell you mister?"
"Parrish, Jordan Parrish. And really? That's a little unsettling..."
A frown could be seen on Jackson's face but for the time being he kept quiet so trouble wouldn't start. "I know I probably don't wanna know, but I'm gonna ask anyway, what the heck happened to the two of you?" Wondered the Sheriff curiously.
"We were just out in the woods, minding our own business."
"Scott was moping and nearly driving me crazy with whether or not he should call or text Allison."
"Yes, thank you for sharing that, Stiles."
"No problem buddy."
Looks of amusement could be seen on everyone's faces aside from Kira as her sudden crush on the one known as Scott deflated some at the fact he was apparently into the long dark haired girl in the room with her and the others. Allison herself however was a little flattered and trying to ignore the Butterflies she was feeling at what she'd heard. "Anyways..." Scott said while glaring lightly at his grinning best friend.
"This thing with bones on it came from out of nowhere and came after us."
"And so we hauled ass and my Jeep is seriously gonna need to be taken to a repair shop now."
Chris' eyes widened. "You said it had bones on it? Like it was wearing them as armor?"
"Uhh, yeah, I guess." Replied a confused Scott.
If anything, his ex's dad looked grimmer. "A Berserker."
"If one is truly in the area, great caution must be had until it is gone." Declared the woman known as Satomi while the little Blonde with her seemed rather frightened now instead of alarmed.
"Okay, someone wanna tell me what the Hell a Berserker is?" Questioned Noah in annoyance.
"Ancient Norse Warriors who wore animal bones like the ones from Bears for example and were generally unstoppable as they killed anything in their path."
Everyone present found themselves turning to Lydia who looked a bit defensive. "What!? I read!"
"Having knowledge on hand is always handy." Remarked Ken approvingly.
"Too true, Mr. Yukimura, too true." Came a voice that sounded like Stiles' but somehow older.
Causing the group to turn towards the source of it and going wide eyed at the sight of a much older looking and rather thin Stiles! One who was holding on to a thick staff. "Dude, you're an old me! How's that possible!?"
"Well, you are 50 years in the future after all. That's why its possible."
"50 YEARS!?" Came the unified shout from everyone.
The loud shouting made the older Stiles wince. "Easy now! My ears are sensitive in my old age!"
It was then that young Stiles noticed something on his older self's hand that had been holding the staff. "Dude, you're married!? So the Plan worked then?"
A snort was his answer. "Hah! What a fool I was at our age. No, the Plan never worked as I found something much, much better." Informed the old man.
Which really didn't compute for Stiles at all! "Aww, thanks babe, you know just what to say to make a girl feel good about herself." Came the voice of a stunning Brunette with her hair in a ponytail.
"I've had years to get it right after all."
Smiling at him, she then turned her attention to one particular person in the room. "Hi, daddy." She said softly.
Causing one Henry Tate to narrow his eyes. "And who the Hell are you?"
"Malia."
"N-No, that, that can't be true!"
"It is, daddy, I swear to you. In October of the year 2011, Scott McCall and his friends finally found me in the woods thanks to Sheriff Stilinski asking Scott and Stiles to look into whether or not I was alive. Well, they found me, but I wasn't too happy about it. But I am really and truly your little girl."
An old man then appeared and Noshiko's eyes widened as he handed the one known as Malia an old doll. One that made Henry's eyes widen at the sight of it. Malia then stepped forward after taking the doll. "This was my sister's until we were taken from you."
He gently took it from her as his eyes welled up with tears and unable to stop himself, the man hugged his not so little girl tightly to himself. Jackson looked away, feeling uncomfortable at the sight before him while the others watched on in amazement at the heartfelt reunion. It'd be then that three more figures would appear in a flash of light, breaking the moment. "Derek!?"
"Erica!? Boyd!?"
"Big brother!?"
"Cora!?"
Another heartfelt moment would be seen as Derek Hale and the three newcomers would hug it out, Isaac even joining in and it was easy to see that the three had clearly seen better days. Crying was even heard too as Noshiko came up on the second old man's side. "Surprising to see you here of all places, Roku-ji."
"Yes, well, here for very important reason, Noshiko-Chan."
"Important enough to break the laws of time?"
"Hai."
"I see..." Murmured the woman with a worried frown on her face.
As it must be truly serious if her old friend was willing to break the laws of time that he had to obey thanks to his unique Kitsune gifts! As Derek and his Pack had their moment and an explanation on Cora's part, a moment Jackson kept well out of as well, a shocked Stiles would still be staring at his older self. "Dude… How, how could you go against the Plan!?"
"Cause, the Plan was stupid and what I found with Malia was far, far better."
"Love you too, Meic!"
"Do I need to have a word with him?" Questioned Henry without meaning too. And wondering how the Hell his little girl still looked so young in comparison to her husband!
Malia chuckled. "No, daddy, you already gave him one a long time ago so its all good."
"I did?"
"Mm-hmm. Even involved a mention of your guns too."
The man smiled at that while young Stiles just gaped, wondering how the Hell this ended up happening. "Anyway, Roku and I brought you here to the future for a reason. A very important reason, one that might even involve Peas for that matter."
"No, Stiles-San, that is just you who cares about the Peas."
"Oh, right." Granted, his mind made him doubt that but now wasn't the time to say anything.
His mention of Peas had those from the past looking at him with doubtful expressions. "As my friend here was saying, we brought you here so that you could see certain things in the hope that by seeing these events, you can change them when you go back. And by doing so, change the future for the better."
"That could cause a paradox." Stated Lydia with raised eyebrows before she could really even stop herself.
"With this, Martin-Sama, I am certain it will not."
Old Man Stiles picked up from there. "What you'll see will explain some things that you might have been curious about, some will make you happy, some will disturb you, be heartbreaking, and absolutely furious over. We will be showing you roughly 3 years worth of events starting from the night before the second semester of Sophomore year of high school for Scott and I."
"You really expect us all to believe this?" Questioned Agent McCall in disbelief.
"Yes, yes we do. Because these events eventually led to years of distrust that was taken advantage of and war because of that that has left myself, Malia, someone named Hayden, an older Kira who strongly thinks we're idiots for tryin' this, and Roku here as the only members of the McCall Pack still alive. Mmm… Peas and Yogurt…."
The grim seriousness of his voice left many present highly worried, Scott especially considering he apparently wasn't alive by this point in time! "So if you'll follow us into the next room, we can begin the viewing. And McCall-Sama, it is an honor to meet you." Declared Roku-ji as he came up to Scott and to the young man's surprise, bowed to him.
Making for quite the shocked reactions from everyone else. "I… Uhh… Thanks?" Did he bow too?
Roku-ji went back to his full height and just smiled. "It is I who is thankful. Before your death, you were legend among our people. Never wavering despite each threat that came, being true of heart, and someone many cared for until older self's death against many odds."
Well, Scott wasn't quite sure what to think of that! "You're, you're Scott McCall?" Asked Cora Hale in surprise.
"Uhh, yeah?"
"You're the one Deucalion is after."
"Who?"
"The man who kidnapped not only me, but Erica and Boyd..."
"And you'll all get to see old man Deuc soon enough once we begin the viewing of the past." Malia jumped in kindly.
"And we… What, all play some kinda part in this?" Questioned Jordan Parrish curiously.
Malia nodded and then turned her attention towards an African American woman and two kids. "Even the three of you. Though its our hope that with a better understanding of things, you three won't go down the dark paths you did."
"We… We went down dark paths?" Questioned Tamora Monroe disbelievingly.
"Yeah. Let's just say Gerard Argent played on certain fears of yours and in turn, you became twisted. Which made Nolan and Gabe here twisted."
Now hearing that bit of news certainly didn't appeal to the three a great deal. Roku-ji then ushered the large group into another room where several chairs, couches, a remote control, an entertainment set up was at. "Take your seats my friends. We will watch 3 sets of memories and if you wish to continue afterwards, we will go from there. Or you may rest, the choice is yours."
"Can… Can we freshen up? We've been stuck in a vault for way too long now." Erica said nervously.
The old man smiled kindly at her. "Of course, the three of you may use this room near me to do so."
"Thank you." The trio told him at once in a soft voice and went into the room to do as needed.
Though it would take them each a bit of time as they needed to release a little more of their feelings and once they were ready, would make their way out of the room looking much better. The trio would sit with Derek and Isaac since none of them wanted to be without contact with one another. "I gotta admit, I'm a little disturbed where you three kids are concerned." Agent McCall muttered aloud to Cora, Erica, and Boyd.
"You bein' here disturbs me as it is. More so then the Plan goin' out the window."
"Yes, thank you, Stiles, for that wonderful bit of input."
"Oh, you're quite welcome." Stiles told him with a shit eating grin on his face that made the man just sigh while Scott grinned in amusement and satisfaction at seeing the man who he hadn't seen in years get so annoyed by his best friend.
Feeling it to be absolutely perfect considering his dear old dad hadn't been in his life in such a long time. Allison and her father set a short distance away from where Scott, his mother, and Stiles sat and Scott kind of was disappointed by it but understanding. Kira and her family, along with Satomi and several of her Betas who were with her, chose to sit near where the Martins, Danny, and Jackson were. The Sheriff would choose to sit near his son while Parrish and Agent McCall chose to sit with Tamora and the two boys. And they were the furthest from the main group. Malia and her dad sat near Scott while Old Man Stiles left the room as it was time for some dinner while Roku-ji pressed play and it wasn't long before the 'show' began.
Cops and barking dogs could be seen and heard in a dark forest, clearly looking for something or someone until the scene shifted to a familiar 2 story house.
"Hey! That's Scott and I's house!"
"And what a lovely house it is." Declared Stiles with a nod and a grin and gaining eyerolls for it.
Scott however, narrowed his eyes as he had a feeling this is the night he got Bit and would be proven right when he saw himself exercising and doing maintenance work on a Crosse. His shirtless self making Kira blush some as she hadn't been expecting this! Even Lydia could appreciate what she was seeing, along with Cora, Allison, and Erica.
Once he'd wiped off his steamed up mirror, Scott took a look at himself but it didn't last long as a noise caught his attention. Frowning to himself and even checking his bedroom window to only find nothing, he quickly got dressed and grabbed his mother's baseball bat and went to check out where the noise could be coming from.
"Hmm… Could use some dramatic music or some such." Remarked Isaac thoughtfully and gaining nods of agreement and chuckles.
The onscreen Scott is soon seen cautiously stepping on to the front porch, nervously touching his bat in case of anything and once he went to the edge of his porch, he'd nearly have a heart attack! Soon, both he and the visitor are screaming at one another until Scott finally realizes its his best friend, Stiles Stilinski thanks to the teen's efforts to prevent him from hitting him with the bat. "Stiles, what the Hell are you doing!?" Asked the mildly freaked out teen as he put his bat down.
"Apparently being a late night creeper." Remarked Erica and Cora would nod in heavy agreement.
"Hey! I was not bein' a late night creeper!"
"Then what do you call it?" Asked the Blonde challengingly.
"Uhh… Me makin' a unique entrance?"
This got him looks that made him huff. Especially when his dad spoke! "Yeah, heart attack unique alright."
Something Scott and his mom could agree on! "You weren't answering your phone!" Declared the on screen Stiles a bit breathlessly. As he's still hanging upside down, he takes a moment to focus on the baseball bat in his best friend's hands.
"Why do you have a bat?" His question has Scott looking at the bat in his hands for a brief moment, as if he was in disbelief he was even holding it to begin with and then looks at Stiles. "I thought you were a predator." He told him while taking a hand off the bat.
Sounds of amusement could be heard from those in the room, even those who'd just been in Hell. "And this, comin' from the guy who willingly took on the Kanima." Muttered Isaac with a shake of the head and not noticing the flinch Jackson had to that.
Scott flushed. "Well, that… That was before all that happened."
Before he found out about Werewolves and the like really being real… And the horrors that came with it on occasion. Both Noshiko and Satomi frowned at the mention of the Kanima as one of those was never a good thing. "So the rumors of a Kanima in the area were true then." Remarked Satomi.
"Yep. Definitely didn't make life easy for awhile." Isaac told the older woman.
"I can imagine as Kanimas are notoriously difficult."
Those not in the know wondered just what the Hell a Kanima was and Natalie would be the one to ask. "All in due time, Martin-Sama. I can assure you of that." Informed Roku-ji while giving a subtle look towards Jackson.
Who was staring at the screen steadfastly. Stiles looks at his best friend with a flabbergasted expression. "A Pre-?" Scoffs the teen incredulously before getting things back on track.
"Look, look I know its late, but you gotta hear this." Insists the buzz cut teen as he let his arms hang down, the motion making him sway.
"I saw my dad leave twenty minutes ago. Dispatch called, they're bringing in every officer from the Beacon Department and even State Police."
Scott's eyebrows furrowed. "For what?"
"Two joggers found a dead body in the woods." Answered the teen nonchalantly before flipping himself off the house.
Noah narrowed his eyes at his son while Derek grimaced as he knew exactly what body was being discussed. "Good to know you apparently listen in on calls you shouldn't be listening in on."
"Well… Not the boring ones."
"And how, young man, do you know which are boring and which are not?" Questioned Noshiko before she could really stop herself.
"Uhh… A lot of trial and error?"
Noshiko raised an eyebrow at him in slight amusement while Noah continued to stare at his son. Who fidgeted over the act. "Can… Can we please get back to watchin' the thing?"
"Fine, but we will be having a long conversation later."
Oh boy, I just bet we will…
Scott leans forward as Stiles drops to the ground and asks: "A dead body?"
Stiles is seen making a face as he places his hands on the porch railing. "No, a body of water." He said with feigned seriousness.
A red faced Scott studiously ignored some of the snickers in the room. The feigned seriousness is replaced by a look of scathing disdain. "Yes, dumbass, a dead body." And then scrambles on to the porch.
"You mean like murdered?" Came the question from Scott, feeling a bit morbidly curious.
"Nobody knows yet." Answers the buzz cut teen with a sigh.
"But just that it was a girl, probably in her late twenties."
"Laura..." Came Derek's pained voice and causing Cora to shed a tear.
Everyone present could hear the pain in his voice and knew this was not going to be easy. The pained Alpha felt his Pack's touches on him and appreciated their attempted acts of comfort. Finding himself unusually perceptive, Scott asks a question: "Hold on, if they found the body, then what are they looking for?"
Stiles began to bounce excitedly. "That's the best part, they only found ha-lf." And with how he had worded it, he knew then and there it would gain Scott's interest.
"We're going."
"Is anyone else remotely disturbed by this?" Asked a mostly silent Danny.
A chorus of agreements could be heard while Noah had once again narrowed his eyes at his son. "I honestly wish I hadn't gone out there that night with him. Cause now I have enough nightmares about being burned alive to last me a life time. Not to mention the other things I tend to have nightmares about." Scott grumbled and Derek grimaced at the reminder of what his Uncle had done to Scott in that locker room.
His words had quite a few looking his way, wondering how he had ended up getting a nightmare like that and wondering if they wanted to know what the others were. "I never knew..." Murmured Allison lowly but Scott was still able to hear her.
Allowing for him to turn and look towards her. "That's cause I didn't want you or anyone else to know."
"I know this probably won't be accepted by you from me, son, but you should talk about it with someone before it eats you alive.
As expected, the good Agent's words were ignored. Or at least so he thought anyway as Scott would actually consider the idea. A short time later sees the boys arrive at the forest where a sign that says 'Beacon Hills Preserve' with the wording 'Do Not Enter' underneath it. "We're seriously doing this?" Asked the shaggy haired Scott as he came around the Jeep and to his best friend, who was currently fiddling with a flashlight.
Stiles then pats him on the shoulder. "Well, you are the one who's always bitching that nothing ever happens in this town."
"Something I will never, and I mean never do again."
"Oh come on, you know you'd miss it."
"Yeah, cause being shot at, stabbed, and other things is a real fun time."
"And now I'm really getting worried." Muttered Rafael and he wasn't the only one!
Boyd, unable to stop himself, would ask a question on his mind. "Out of curiousity, what were the other things?" Why oh why did he want to know!?
Since it was beyond him! "Uhh… Been hit with a vehicle, nearly smashed by two, had the fear of sharpened but short number 2 pencils put into me by Allison's mom." Here he shuddered at that reminder and not thinking of what that would probably do to Allison who was looking a bit saddened at the loss of her mother.
And feeling her dad's hand on her's shortly after. "And last but not least, had a Vaporizer used on me."
"Wolfsbane?" Wondered Cora as that was the only thing she could think of that would be effectively used for with a Vaporizer.
"Yep. Not sure what kind it was but she said it was her favorite."
Chris grimaced as he knew exactly who the kid was talking about. Kira, her dad, Derek's Pack, Mrs. Martin, Satomi's Betas, Danny, Jackson, Lydia, and his parents were all pretty horrified by what they had learned. "I want names."
"Well, since this is supposed to show a lot, I'm sure you'll be finding out soon enough so me saying names would be pointless right now."
"I see."
Soon, they make their way past the sign and its warning, eager to find a body in the woods. "You know, I, I was trying to to get a good night's sleep before practice tomorrow." Stalled Scott as he raised his arms.
"Right, cause sitting on the bench is such a grueling effort." Stiles shoots back, trudging through the leaf covered forest with determination.
"No; Because, I'm playing this year." Says an insistent Scott as he stumbles along the leafy ground. "In fact, I'm making First Line."
Rafael shoots his son a look. "And did we forget the fact we're an Asthmatic?" Asks the man in worry and annoyance while surprising Allison as she hadn't known that!
"No, I didn't forget. I was just tired of sitting on the sidelines is all and wanted to do something about it." Came the stiff reply.
"And boy did you ever." Remarked Isaac.
Lydia nodded in agreement. "I'll say." She said praisingly.
Stiles is then heard being a bit mocking towards his best friend's intentions and then added some more, "Everyone should have a dream, even a pathetically unrealistic one."
Oh how Erica wanted to say something that would have been unkind but kept it in. A forced laugh is heard from Scott before he asks a question. "Just out of curiosity, which… Uhh, which half of the body are we looking for?" His question makes his best friend pause for a moment in thoughtfulness.
"Huh, I hadn't even thought about that." The laugh he does after has a waver to it that can be heard.
"Going into the unknown without a full plan can be always be potentially hazardous to one's health." Ken said sagely.
Satomi gave an approving look towards the man. "I like this one, Noshiko, wise beyond his years."
"Thank you, Satomi, your kind words are appreciated."
"What my wife said."
Scott is seen smiling at his best friend, having apparently expected that sort of thing judging by the look on his face and then looks up at the sky while feeling exasperated with the situation. Shoving his hands into his hoodie pockets, he continues on. "And uhh… what if whoever killed the body is still out there?"
A snort could be heard coming from Isaac. "Well, its plain to see the plan to take down Gerard didn't have any input from Stiles."
"Nope, all me and Deaton." Says Scott a little smugly, knowing it'd irk his best friend.
"So the rumors are true then, an Omega did somehow bring down Gerard Argent."
"Yep."
"Impressive young man, I am sure you will make a fine Alpha one day with such planning skills."
Despite the high praise from the older woman, the thought of being an Alpha bothered Scott a great deal. "Sorry, but after Peter and even Derek, I think I'd prefer never being an Alpha."
Cora almost protested but Derek shook his head at her, knowing the words towards him to be true and accepting it. As he hadn't been the best Alpha or teacher for that matter. "Hmm… Understandable, but perhaps exposure to an Alpha who has a more peaceful way of thinking could be beneficial."
"Maybe, maybe not."
"Dude, you are my new hero." Declared a teen who'd come with Satomi in awe.
Those words unexpectedly made Scott blush some while those not in the loop wanted to know what the heck they were talking about! "All in due time, folks, all in due time." Assured Malia once she caught a few of the curious looks mixed with annoyance over not being in the loop.
Stiles tilts his head to the side and concedes the point. "Also something I didn't think about." Admits the teen and blows out a breath. The two then started to climb a hill and Scott's breath leaves him as his Asthma begins to act up.
The sight of her ex breathing hard paints an ugly picture in Allison's mind of what could have been that day during her birthday. And its enough to make her want to slap Scott on the side of his head due to the what ifs she thought of! "Its... Comforting to know you've… Planned this out with your usual attention to detail." Gasped out Scott.
"I know!" Replied Stiles breathlessly, heaving himself up the hill as Scott's breath began to quicken.
"Maybe the… uhh-" Began Scott before having to lean against a tree, gasping as he went for his inhaler. "The severe asthmatic should be the one holding the flashlight, huh?" Asks the teen as he gasps squeakily before shaking his inhaler and then using it.
"Or, I don't know, not traipsing about in the woods at night!" Yelled Rafael unhappily.
But to his annoyance, he was ignored and he disliked it a great deal, even shooting Melissa a look. "Hey, I'm not saying I don't agree as I do. Besides, you never know what might be out there."
And considering what she knew now, the nurse and mother wasn't sure she wanted to know if there was more then just Werewolves, Hunters, and Kanimas! The boys soon end up behind a tree root and watch as the police go through the area while Stiles makes sure to turn the flashlight off and seconds later grins and gets to his feet while urging Scott to come on. This understandably has Scott a bit worried and using his inhaler once more and trying and failing to catch up to his best friend. Soon, he ends up alone and Stiles turns around to look for him as he know he's heard his best friend calling out to him.
"Is this when…?" Asked Erica leadingly and gaining a nod from Scott.
"Yep."
Rafael narrowed his eyes as he desperately wanted to know what his kid and the Blonde girl were talking about. Stiles is soon caught by the police searching through the area thanks to one of the K-9 Units while Scott hides behind a tree to avoid being seen. Especially after he hears Stiles' dad.
"Not the best hiding place." Stated a little Blonde girl near Satomi and the boy who had come with them.
"Yeah… Well, didn't exactly have a lot of options at the time."
"Right, good point."
"Not like I didn't know he was around somewhere. As where one goes, the other isn't too far behind." Noah remarked helpfully.
Stiles makes to argue that but finds he can't much to the amusement of those who knows the two. His on screen self is seen trying to act casual while asking his dad how he's doing but its clear it doesn't work. "So, do you, ah, listen in on all of my phone calls?"
"No!" Insists the teen with a shake of the head in a tired fashion and shock and tries to come up with a lie but finds himself unable to do so. And decides to go with the truth. "Well… Not the boring ones."
Noshiko looks towards the young man again. "Trial and error hmm?"
"Its… Its a work in progress."
A fond smile came across Malia's face as she remembered the somewhat more simpler times when that phrase was uttered. Pity her husband wasn't in the room as she figured he'd also have quite an appreciation for it too. Off to the side, Jackson can be seen glaring at a smirking Danny and Lydia as the two knew of something he likes to do with his dad's cases. Namely, organizing them in alphabetical order and occasionally acting out scenarios. "Now, where's your usual partner in crime?" Asked the good Sheriff while looking around.
A nonchalant laugh escapes the pale buzz cut teen. "Who, Scott?" Comes the high pitched question that helpfully betrays him.
"He's at home, you know? Said that he wanted to get a… A good night's sleep for our first day back tomorrow. So its just me… Alone… Out here in the woods."
"That's the most horrible lie I've ever heard." Remarked Gabe with a scoff and a headshake and getting nods of agreement while Stiles huffed in annoyance.
The Sheriff is heard calling out for Scott as he looks around the woods from his spot with his flashlight but soon sighs in defeat when he's got no answer. He then decides to walk his son back to his Jeep while telling him of the conversation they are gonna have about privacy. Leaving Scott where he is with a sigh as he thumps his head against the tree and moves away from it shortly after.
Now alone, Scott begins to re-trace their steps, nervously looking around when his ears picks up something from afar. But he tries to ignore it as he continues to walk onwards and even increase his pace while he grows even more nervous thanks to the forest getting creepier with each noise he hears. A sigh escapes him as he begins to also grow confused at his surroundings until a noise from a tree has him looking for the cause.
Allison's hands are balled up tight as she nibbles on her lower lip in concern, an action Melissa is doing the same of while Scott stares straight ahead at the screen. Unmoving and not blinking as he knows full well what is about to happen. Everyone else aside from those three, Derek, and Satomi is starting to feel the tension and dread of the scene on the screen in front of them and its starting to worry them all considerably so. Scott's soon seen taking a hit from his inhaler, only to have a herd of Deer coming straight at him. A yell escapes the teen and he falls to the ground as the herd is running all around him as his inhaler falls from his hand. He begins to try and roll out of the way in desperation to avoid being trampled and when they are all finally gone, he blinks in shock and looks at where they came from and where they went off too.
"Oh thank God." Sighed Melissa.
"God..." Mutters the teen shakily as he gets up and dusts himself off.
Pulling out his phone, he turns on the flashlight function and begins to search for his inhaler until it passes over something. Resulting in his doing a double take and going back to what he saw. And what he saw was the body that he and Stiles had come to look for.
Gasps could be heard from those in the room and Derek stiffened up and his little sister wasn't liking what was coming to mind about that body Scott's onscreen self had found. They watch as Scott's onscreen self recoil in horror as his flashlight reveals the upper portion of a girl who is staring lifelessly ahead. Cora lets out a horrified gasp as its her sister Laura and buries her face into Derek. Who quickly wraps an arm around her. An act everyone catches and some are quick to connect the dots. Noah would have made a remark but considering how the two Hale siblings were acting, chose to think better of it. Scrambling back, Scott hits the edge of a hill, causing him to slip and fall down it in a painful manner. A pained gasp escapes him after he hits a tree and continues on down the hill until he reaches the bottom. Looking up at the hill, the teen chooses to fearfully crawl away.
"That… Had to hurt." Admitted Chris with a wince.
"That's practically tame in comparison." Scott told him while never taking his eyes off the screen.
Not realizing how the others were taking to that. His parents especially. Scott's onscreen self is seen grasping a fallen tree and heaves himself over it and begins to walk with a bit more confidence while ignoring the pain he's feeling the best he could. The sound of a dangerous growl however soon has him stopping in his tracks, his face twisting into that of a fearful one. As he slowly turns his head, he finds himself widening his eyes at the sight of a large creature with glowing red eyes in a threatening crouched down position. The creature then leapt forward and Scott barely has time to wien his eyes more before the beast is upon him.
"Oh God… The… The Mountain Lion." Whispers Lydia fearfully.
Even though her mind knows that rationally, there's no way that can be a Mountain Lion. Jackson and her mother both grab a hand to provide her comfort. Each recalling how that night at the video store had effected her so strongly. A scream of pain soon escapes Scott after his failed attempts to get away and soon thankfully manages to escape the large terrifying beast. Nearly tripping in his haste to get the Hell out of dodge until he finds himself on a road. Only to have a red mini-van swerve out of the way in time before it could hit him.
"THAT WAS YOU!?" Screamed out Allison and making those with heightened senses wince at the loud volume.
"Uhh… Yeah?" Replied Scott in confusion as he found himself turning to look at his ex.
"I nearly hit you that night!"
"That was you in that van!?"
"Yeah, my mom and I!"
"Oh…"
Talk about a small world! Or fate even if you were the type to believe in that kind of thing… "Jeez, I thought you were some kind of homeless person or something…."
"Nope, not me!"
His cheerful response had her rolling her eyes good naturedly at her ex and causing her to miss the more simpler times of her relationship with Scott. Chris cleared his throat and the two sheepishly looked away from one another while Jackson scoffed and Erica nearly fake gagged at the whole thing. Scott watches the mini-van speed away into the night as he catches his breath. Thanking his lucky stars that he didn't get hit or end up food for that large animal. He then twists around and pulls up his hoodie to reveal a large bleeding bite wound on his side. Staring at it for a few moments, he puts his hoodie back down and begins the walk back into town. And in the distance, a howl can be heard.
"Jesus..." Muttered Rafael as Melissa looks at her son.
Who sees the look and turns to her. "If it makes you feel any better, I did patch it up as soon as I got back home."
"That… That slightly helps."
"How long did it take you to get home?" Wondered Erica curiously.
Looking thoughtful for a moment, Scott then answers her. "Uhh, about an hour and a half I think. By the time I got back, I was lucky I was able to stand long enough in the shower to get cleaned up."
Winces were seen as each of them considered how damned lucky he truly was that night. Especially where his Asthma is concerned! "Well, this first 'episode' isn't over with yet so let's keep going folks." Announced Malia brightly.
Author's Notes: I was, originally, gonna do the whole episode but considering it took me about a week just to reach the end of the first act so to speak (and 15 pages) I decided to end it where I did. I now have a whole new appreciation for those who write these kinds of fics. Maybe one day I'll do up a second part unless I have a whole lot of time on my hands to do a full on fic. I'm also thankful for Sugar-Sprinkled-Satan's 'Cheating The Future' fic as it helped with the scenes since actually finding detailed scripts online is difficult. May there have been much enjoyment of this 100th special!
