"Magnus!" Henry called, looking around her office.

"I'm here, Henry. What is it you need?" she asked, coming out of a room off the side of the office.

"Is there any possibility that Jesse is...like me?" he asked.

Magnus paused and considered him a moment. "Not likely, but I suppose it's possible. Why do you ask?"

"Well, see, I was just with her, and she was acting really weird." he told her. "She had a fever and she was in a huge hurry to be by herself, and it kinda reminded me of what happens before I start to change."

She nodded, thinking. "I didn't find anything in her blood that linked the two cases, but I wasn't exactly looking for it. I suppose I could try to cross-reference it with your blood to find any similarities." she told him.

"That would be great." he said. "And, actually, I really think she doesn't want us knowing about this, so if you wouldn't mind keepin it on the DL that I told you, it'd be appreciated."

Magnus smiled a little. "If I remember correctly, Henry, you were also the same way before you decided to accept what you are for who you are."

"Yeah, I know, and that's why I'm sayin it." he persisted. "The sooner we figure out what she is, the sooner she can accept it."

. . .

"What's up, Will?" Ashley asked. "You look like you're a little peeved."

"I'd rather not talk about it." he said, pushing past her and heading down the hall to the kitchen.

"Aw, come on, Will." she pleaded. "Tell me what's wrong."

"If you must know, Jesse's big brother caught us having a, uh, private moment yesterday." he said awkwardly.

Ashley burst into laughter. "Ha! I bet you got your ass kicked!"

"Almost." he grumbled. "What the hell?"

"Whoa." she said as they entered the kitchen. It was absolute chaos. There were pots and pans all over the floor, food stains in every corner, and a few chicken bones stuffed into a corner. "What the hell happened here?"

"I have no idea." Will said, bending down to look at one of the pans. "But, whatever it was, it seems to be pretty strong. Check this out." He held it up for her to see the twisted metal. "That used to be the frying pan."

"Not anymore." she snorted. "Do ya think one of the Abnormals got loose?"

"Only one way to find out." he said, dialing a number on his phone. It rang twice before someone picked it up.

"You've got Henry."

"Hey, Henry, I was wondering if anything got out of the Shoe lately." Will said, turning in a full circle to inspect the damage.

"Not that I know of, why do you ask?"

"Is there a security camera in the kitchens?"

"Yeah. Do you want me to pull it up?"

"Please. And look at the time period of the lest two hours." Will waited patiently while he heard Henry mumble and type on the other side of the line.

"Yeah here it is. Looks like everything's been fine for the last – whoa!"

"What do you see?" Will asked as Ashley sniffed something unrecognizable.

"Well, something got in there about a half hour ago and took out the camera. What are you seeing?"

"A totally wrecked kitchen." he replied.

"Yeah, okay. I'm heading down there with Big Foot. I'll let Magnus know on my way down."

"We'll be waiting." Will replied. He hung up the phone and looked around, seeing if anything jumped out at him. "Hey, Ash, did you see this?" he asked, looking at the wall.

"See what?" she asked, coming over.

"Those marks on the wall. What do they remind you of?"

She shrugged. "Cat scratches?"

"Cat, dog." Will shrugged. "General claw marks. They must be pretty long, too, look at how deep these go."

"What has claws like that in the Sanctuary that's allowed to roam free?" she asked.

"I can only think of one thing." he said gravely.

Ashley looked at him as though he were ridiculous. "Will, please. Do you really think he did this?"

"It is a possibility, Ashley, you can't deny that."

"Yeah, try very slight possibility."

"Hey, guys, I'm here for the party." Henry said as he entered. "What the hell?"

Will and Ashley shared a look, and he turned towards the tech. "Uh, Henry, you wouldn't have...changed lately, would you?"

"No, I've been taking the-" He stopped, mid-sentence and gave Will a skeptical look. "You think I did this? Dude!"

"I'm sorry! I just thought, you know, since nothing's gotten out of the Shoe, you were the only one capable of doing that." He pointed at the claw marks on the wall.

Henry approached the marks with a curious expression. "Dude, there is no way I made those. They would have been farther apart and deeper. Nah, this was made by something with smaller paws. If it had paws."

The Big Guy started grunting over in a corner, so they all headed over. "What is it, Big Guy?"

"Bite marks." he grunted. "Small. Sharp."

"Yeah. Yeah, I see them." said Will, crouching down to look at the cutting board on the floor. "You're right, Henry. This couldn't possibly have been you. Look at how close the marks are. Whatever it was is a lot smaller than what you turn into."

"As if there was a question." Ashley snorted.

"All right, I want to know what on Earth has been going on in here." Magnus' voice snapped from the entrance.

"Looks like there's been an Abnormal through here." said Henry.

"Which one?" she asked.

"Don't know, but it's got claws and fangs and it's small."

"How small?"

"Well, I it's more petite, judging from the spacings here." said Will, fingering the bite marks.

Magnus looked around. "Where is Jessica?"

Henry looked back at her and the two shared a look.

"What, what is it?" Will asked, noticing this.

"Nothing. I'll go get her." said the tech, heading out of the kitchen. "Jesse?" he called when he entered the hallway her room was located in. "Jess? We got a problem, we were wondering if you could give us a hand." He got to her bedroom door and knocked. "Hey, Jess? Wanna let me in?"

"Go for it." he heard her groan from the other side. He pushed open the door and found her laying on the bed and looking thoroughly miserable. Her complexion was pale, and she looked as though she had the flu.

"You okay?" he asked, sitting on the edge of her bed.

She groaned. "I think Big Guy was right. I must be coming down with something."

"So, I'm guessing you don't know about the party that went down in the kitchens, then?"

She looked confused. "What?"

"Well, some Abnormal with claws and fangs tore apart the kitchens and now it's all crazy-lookin'." he explained. "You wouldn't know anything about that, right?"

She shook her head, then cried out in pain. She curled up, hands clenching her hair. "Hey, Jess, what's up?" he asked, concerned.

"I – just a headache, Henry, I'm fine." she forced out through clenched teeth. "You should leave. Before you catch what I've got."

"Jess, I'm not leaving." he said. "What's going on?"

"I don't – just go!"

Suddenly, Henry's phone rang. He got up and turned away to answer it. "It's Henry."

"Yes, I know." said Magnus from the other side. "I forgot to tell you what I found when I cross-referenced you and Jessica's bloodwork."

"Okay, go for it." he said.

"Well, you see, I found a few things that were similar, but the one that stood out was the humanoid morphing gene. You were right. Whatever she is, she changes like you do."

"Oh, that's great, Doc, but I think that means she's changing right now."

"I'm on my way."

He turned back around to say something to Jesse when he noticed she'd disappeared. "Jess? Where'd you – ARGH!"

Suddenly, everything went dark.

. . .

"Henry! Henry, are you all right?" Ashley exclaimed, kneeling next to him on the floor of Jesse's bedroom.

"I don't know." he groaned. "Somethin' hit me, didn't see what it was."

"Okay, Magnus, what is it you guys know that Ash and I don't?" asked Will.

"We weren't sure, but I think we have no choice but to believe it now." Magnus said, inspecting a spot on the floor. "It seems Jessica can change into whatever she is as Henry does, but she is a far different creature."

"Like what kind of creature?" Ashley asked.

Magnus took a deep breath, seeming unwilling to divulge what she knew. "Do you remember that female monster she told us about? The one that invaded her home when she was twelve?"

"Yes." said Will slowly.

"I believe that's what she is."

"No way." said Henry firmly. "She told us that monster-girl was a murderer that killed her parents. I might not have known Jess for very long, but I seriously don't think she's capable of that."

"Well, maybe not as you know her." said Magnus. "But when she changes she may very well go out of her mind, only taking on animal instincts."

"So you're saying we have a crazy she-monster going around that will kill when she wants?" Will asked.

"Sounds like it." said Ashley. "What do we do?"

Suddenly, they all heard a roar coming from the floor below them. "Oh, no." Henry groaned. "I think I know where she is."

"Will, Ashley, go to the auxiliary staircase and head to the second floor, Henry, come with me down the elevator to the basement." Magnus commanded. They ran from the room in their respective directions, trying to listen for more signs of where Jesse was.

"What's going on?"

Magnus hit the elevator button and turned to see Jordan coming down the hall. Anger flared within her. "Why didn't you tell me what she was?" she snapped.

"I – what?"

"Your sister, Jordan! She changed and now she is running around my facility and a potential danger to my Abnormals! If you had just told me at the beginning none of this would be happening!"

"I swore not to tell!" he shouted back. "We couldn't trust anyone with that secret. Not after our Aunt Janie told the Cabal. I was just protecting her!"

Magnus glared at him, but said nothing. The elevator arrived, and they got in. Jordan attempted to enter as well. "No. You've done quite enough." she said coldly.

"Doctor, please." he begged. "She's my sister."

"Come on, Doc, let him get in." said Henry. "He knows more about her than we do."

She took in his pleading expression and sighed. "Fine. Hurry up."

Jordan clambered into the elevator and they headed downwards. When they arrived at the basement floor, all the lights were off, and a few sparks showered down to the floor every so often. Henry pulled out his taser and flashlight and held them up, carefully making no noise. If they were heard, there was no telling what would happen.

"Jess!" Jordan called in a whisper.

"Dude, what are you doing?" Henry hissed. "What if she hears us?"

"That's what I want." said Jordan.

"How many times has this happened where she's fully transformed?" Magnus asked, narrowing her eyes.

"Three times, to my knowledge." he answered. "Once when she was six, once when our parents died, and once earlier today. I suppose this counts as four."

"And what did you do in those situations?"

"I just tried to calm her down. I was the only one who could. Mom would just leave us alone when it happened." he said simply.

"Doc, you might want to see this." said Henry from a corner by the metal shelves. Magnus hurried over and stared at the spot where he was shining the flashlight. There was a red liquid dripping down the side of the shelves, shining menacingly in the light.

"But that looks like-"

"Blood. Yeah." Henry gulped. "I really hope it's not from the Big Guy."

"Same here." said Jordan. "She's never hurt anyone when she changed. I don't think she'll start now."

"But you've always been there for her, correct?" Magnus asked.

"Well, yeah-"

"But you're not now. There's no telling what she's done. Come on, let's keep moving."

Henry shrugged apologetically at the man as the doctor moved forward. They followed, and it wasn't long before they heard a crash. "That's her." said Jordan nervously. "We must be close."

Suddenly, from out of nowhere, a set of shelves came flying at them, hitting Magnus and pinning her to the floor.

"Magnus!" Henry shouted as Jordan yelled, "No! Jess, stop!"