Note: I've decided to make this episode into two chapters.
Katie and Rhydian had just arrived at Shannon's house for a movie night. Shannon opened the door and let them in. The twins walked into the kitchen and saw Maddy and Tom. Tom was busy making dinner.
"You're early too," Shannon said.
"Is that bad?" Rhydian asked. Katie laughed.
Shannon didn't answer, she was busy looking at Rhydian and Katie's shoes.
"Boots?" Shannon asked Rhydian.
"Boots" Rhydian answered. Katie was wearing a pair of dark brown boots.
"What's going on Shannon? I thought we were going to watch movies" Katie asked.
"We were but I found out that the beast is back. The one from the picture and I know where to find it" Shannon said.
Maddy pulled Rhydian and Katie into the lounge.
"You didn't sense or smell anything?" Maddy asked.
"No," Katie and Rhydian said at the same time.
"So does that mean Shannon's wrong?" Katie asked.
"Maybe not Katie. Maybe it's smart" Rhydian suggested.
"Are you three coming?" Shannon called from the kitchen.
"Hold on. Rhydian's putting his boots on" Maddy answered.
"So let's say that it is the Wild Wolfblood. What are going to do about it?" Katie asked.
"Nothing," Rhydian said.
"Even if it is the Wild Wolfblood, how will seeing it help Shannon?" Maddy asked. Katie and Rhydian didn't say anything. "Her family think she's crazy, I mean seriously crazy. And Shan's starting to wonder if they are right. She needs to know its real and we are going to help her."
"How are we going to do that, Maddy" Katie asked, but she didn't realize that Maddy was not finished talking.
"Even if one of us transforms" Maddy finished.
"Maddy, Katie, Rhydian" Shannon called.
"Hold on" Katie called. The three Wolfblood's looked at each other and then made their way into the kitchen. They found Shannon standing by a map of the village. Shannon had a pen in her hand and starts to make crosses on the map.
"According to the newspapers, the Parkers lost two sheep three days ago. How dare lost a ram last week and then we have High Field and Barfield that both lost animals last night. Then we have Wilson, Boo-Boo, and Hermione. If we join the dots up we get..." Shannon said.
"a circle of the village" Maddy finished.
"Exactly" Shannon comments. "and it's clearly not feeding in the same place twice, so we need to be around here"
Maddy sneezes.
"I don't think Maddy should be going out with a cold like this" Rhydian said.
"I'll be fine," Maddy said. Maddy walks into the lounge and Rhydian and Katie follows her.
"Maddy, I think Rhydian is right. Maybe you should stay indoors" Katie said.
"No. I'm coming with you. Shannon needs me" Maddy said.
"What happens if that Wolfblood is out there?" Rhydian asked.
"We defend ourselves," Maddy said.
"What? As wolves in front of our friends," Rhydian commented.
"Well, maybe it's time they found out. I've been having stress dreams" Maddy said.
"Oh and then what happens. Shannon takes a million pictures of us and posts them online. I'm sure that will go down well with your parents" Katie said.
"I have to agree with Katie," Rhydian said. "This isn't just about us. It's about all Wolfblood's me, Katie, you, your mum and dad"
"My friends will understand that," Maddy said.
"Don't use friendship as an excuse. It's because you feel guilty" Rhydian said.
"It's about me living truthfully for once," Maddy said.
"Maddy, you know that protecting the secret is the most important thing in the Wolfblood world," Katie said.
"Yeah. Why do you think most Wolfblood's keep themselves hidden from humans, even the wild ones. It's because humans will wipe us out" Rhydian added.
It all went quite, Shannon walked in a few minutes later.
"Am I interrupting something?" Shannon asked.
"This is the only remedy that I could find. It's aconite. One of my mum's homeopathic remedies." Shannon said as she gave Maddy the tablet and a glass of water. Maddy took it.
"There. If it doesn't work then you can take another on. They can't do any harm" Shannon added.
After Shannon left the room, Rhydian looked at Maddy.
"You can't tell them, Mads. This is our secret as well" Rhydian said.
"Sorry, Rhydian. I can't go on like this anymore" Maddy said. Katie noticed that Maddy's eyes were changing.
"Maddy" Katie warned her.
"Do you smell those burgers?" Maddy asked.
"Maddy, you can't go in there. Come upstairs. You need the bathroom" Katie said. Rhydian grabbed Maddy and started to take her up the stairs.
"I don't need the bathroom. I'm hungry" Maddy complained.
Shannon and Tom came out of the kitchen.
"Whats going on?" Shannon asked.
"Maddy's sick" Rhydian answered.
"I'm not sick. I'm hungry"
"Get in there," Rhydian said. Katie followed Maddy into the bathroom and got her to look in the mirror.
"Look at your eyes, Maddy," Katie said. Maddy looked in the mirror and noticed that her eyes were yellow.
"Turn you wolf off," Rhydian said.
"I can't. It's not me doing this" Maddy told them.
"Maddy" Shannon called from outside the bathroom. Katie could tell that Shannon was worried about her friend.
"I will be down in a minute, I'm not feeling good," Maddy said.
"The pill," Maddy said.
"What?" Rhydian asked.
"This all started after I took that pill," Maddy said.
"Like an allergic reaction," Katie suggested.
"Rhydian. Open this door" Tom called.
"How do I turn it off?"Maddy asked.
"I don't now. Stay here. Rhydian and I will talk to the others" Katie said.
Katie and Rhydian managed to sneak into Shannon's room and access her computer. They found a page about Wolfsbane.
"Maddy. You have to see this" Katie said as she walked over to her. Maddy had managed to escape from the bathroom as was almost at the stairs.
"You can't go down there," Katie said as she dragged Maddy into Shannon's bedroom.
"This says Aconite is also known as Wolfsbane. In folklore, it's supposed to turn people into werewolves. Which is a load of rubbish." Rhydian read from the screen.
"Unless you're a Wolfblood" Maddy added.
"Exactly," Rhydian said.
"Is there a cure?" Katie asked.
Rhydian moved the arrow to the search bar and typed in 'Antidote to Wolfsbane'
"Thistle root is said to quiet the wolf," Rhydian said.
"Ok. How are we going to get some?" Katie asked.
"You stay here with Maddy and I will go with Shannon and Tom on the 'beast hunt'. I'm sure that I will find some in the woods" Rhydian said.