in another life ( Allison argent) (3)

chapter three

In a small clearing underneath the full moon, a group of unlikely werewolf hunters gathers.

Argent drops an EQUIPMENT BAG on the ground in front of Scott, Isaac, Aria and Derek.

Then kneels to examine the numerous

prints in the dirt.

Chris: You've been tracking them by print?

Scott: Trying to.

Chris: Then you've been wasting your time. The only creature on earth that can visually track footprints is man. And if you're not trained like me you have no idea that this print is Boyd's and these--

Isaac: Are Cora's?

Chris: No, they're yours. You trampled Cora's when you first walked over here.

Isaac lifts his foot to back up. Then doesn't seem to know where to step.

Chris: I know the three of you are probably focusing half your energy on resisting your own urges under the full moon. But that puts you at a severe disadvantage to Boyd and Cora who have fully given in. They've got the pedal to the floor, while you three are barely hitting the speed limit.

Aria: So what do we do?

Chris: Focus on your sense of smell. Actual wolves are known to track their prey for up to a hundred miles a day by scent. The trained hunter can use scent to trap them If the wind is with them, wolves can track a scent by a distance of two miles. Which means we can draw them to us. Or into a trap

From the equipment bag, Argent pulls out a NET and tosses it to Scott. He gathers it in his hands, pulling at it to test its strength.

Chris: The full moon does give us one advantage. They'll have a higher heat signature.

Argent pulls out a pair of NIGHT VISION GOGGLES.

Chris: Which makes them easier to spot with infrared.

He tosses the goggles up at aria to catch but she gave them to scott.

Aria: Thanks, but I've got my own.

She flashes her eyes RED.

Chris: Just remember we're not hunting wild animals. Underneath those impulses are two intelligent human beings. Don't think they can't rely on that human side. It's suppressed but it's there. Reminding them how to

mask their own scent. How to cover

their tracks, How to survive.

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HIGH SCHOOL/ANOTHER AREA OF WOODS

A final Emitter drops into the ground. Placing her thumb on the button to activate it, aria pauses, spotting a figure out of the corner of her eye.

Peter: And the hunted become the hunters.

Peter approaches to examine the device.

Peter: You really think a few high-tech dog whistles are going to help?

Aria: Atleast am not just standing there like a useless lump, not lifting a finger to help.

Peter: Personally, I'm trying to cut down on futile endeavors.

Aria: do you even know your niece is alive.

Peter: I heard. Im planning on throwing a hale reunion party when she's not an unstoppable killing machine.

Aria: we can stop them.

Peter: Sure you can. By killing them.

Which happens to be the point of this little exercise. Deucalion wants you to kill them. He wants you to stop holding back you are a natural killing machine the only reason why you haven't gone evil is because you listen to your brother and bestfriend they are your anchor there the only thing keeping you from going evil, so Deucalion is trying to put you in a situation where you have to kill and making it easier for you and derek to join his pack. The fact that it was supposed to happen in a bank vault and not out in the open doesn't change the plan. It just means Boyd and Cora are going to kill a few