Jules had yet to learn more of her abilities so she had left it in the hands of Deaton as he knew almost everything about the supernatural. So there she was, walking into the clinic to see that Deaton and Parrish had been waiting for her inside the exam room. "What are you doing here?" She asks directing her voice to Parrish making him clasp his hands. "I've hit a breakthrough in my research and Parrish is a vital part." Deaton answers for him. Deaton nods his head signaling her to come in as she had been standing at the door.
"What did you find?" Jules asks him with a nervous tone. Deaton looks at both Jules and Parrish before telling them about his findings. "There's a reason the Dread Doctors made you into a Cadejo Jules. This wasn't just some random creature they picked, you were a vital experiment." Deaton starts, intriguing them both as they continue to listen. "Parrish was the only person that could even remotely go up against the Beast. He seemed unstoppable...until you came along." Deaton continues as Jules and Parrish give each other a look.
"Both Cadejo's and Hellhound's are very similar creatures, although Cadejos are a lot more rare. Yes, Hellhounds are harbingers of death, but Cadejo's are death. You two have a rivalry for that very reason." Deaton explains before Parrish interrupts him. "What does that mean?" He asks placing his hands on the table as Jules stares blankly into space.
"They made me...because they wanted me to kill you." Jules says in a whisper which makes Parrish turn to her. "But they had so many opportunities to have Jules kill me. So why didn't they?" Parrish asks Deaton which makes him purse his lips. "My best theory is that Jules' abilities just weren't up to par yet." He answers turning to Jules who was still staring blankly. "You have more abilities then you know." He says catching her attention.
Jules gives Deaton a look, basically telling him that she wanted to know more which made Deaton pull out many papers containing all his research. "As a Black Cadejo you had the abilities to steal souls, basically killing a person. But the reason for that is because of your claws, they had a poison in them similar to that of a Kanima's but evidently stronger. Umbrakinesis was one of the more fascinating abilities I found. You essentially could solidify shadows and bend them to your will, basically creating an army of shadows if you will." Deaton says leaving both Jules and Parrish's mouths agape.
"But now that the other side of you has become dormant, there's been changes to your abilities." Deaton says making Jules go extremely quiet. "Or have you already noticed them?" Deaton asks noticing her silence. Jules gulps before opening her mouth and confessing the differences in her abilities. "My fangs, they've become longer, and I noticed I've become a lot stronger. And the other day, I was trying to light my candle and I burned myself and the thing that amazed me was that it didn't hurt." Jules says making Deaton smile wide.
"Your abilities, they're emerging." Deaton says as Jules crosses her arms. "But these are only a few of the things I've noticed, I mean what else can I do?" She asks him as Deaton grabs a knife from his pocket. "Well for one, not only can you take pain, you can heal people completely." Deaton says as he runs the knife on his palm making it bleed as Jules squints her eyes at the sight. He laid out his hand for her to grab and Jules hesitated for a moment before placing her hand on top of his. Deaton winced a bit as he felt his wound closing up and Jules just stared at their intertwined hands. When he let go, his hand has been completely healed, as if there was never a wound to begin with.
"I believe this also has something to do with your ability to bring things back to life. And when it comes to your strength you're stronger than a werewolf and berserker combined." Deaton says leaving Jules shocked as he goes to grab Parrish's shoulders making him turn to Jules. Jules followed what he had done and now the two were standing face to face. "Okay, I need you both to face each other." Deaton starts before Parrish interrupts him.
"What if we try to hurt each other."
"If I'm right, Parrish's hellfire shall essentially activate your heavenly fire. You two could essentially become allies. You could work together as one and become even stronger." Deaton says as Jules begins to take deep breaths to calm herself down. She turned back to Parrish who gave her a look, wanting to make sure if she was okay and she nodded.
They both closed their eyes and Jules could already feel the heat emitting off of Parrish. She let her aura envelop her and she opened her eyes to see the Hellhound. They stared at each other for a moment before they lifted their hands and placed them against one another. What would've burned someone didn't happen to Jules, instead she could feel Parrish's fire envelop her aura but what fascinated Deaton was that her fire didn't burn bright orange like Parrish. It burned violet just like her eyes.
The two separated their hands as the fire enveloping them died down. They both turned back to look at Deaton who was still fascinated by his findings. "What now?" Jules asks him as she gets her bag ready for school. "Go to school, I'll keep looking for any more information. Maybe even try to find another Cadejo, but that could take a while." Deaton says which makes Jules nod.
She said her goodbyes and walked out, waiting for Scott who promised to drive her to school. She still seemed a bit shocked at her abilities and brought her hand into her view. She focused on the fire and once again, her hand was enveloped in violet fire. She knew this was something she would have to get used to but at the same time she was scared.
Scared of her abilities, scared of herself.
***
Jules was now in the girls' locker room along with Hayden and every girl's phone had begun ringing. Jules took hers out to see that she had received an invitation from Nathan Pierce, saying "Start of the Season Lacrosse Party, Nathan Pierce's house. Kec DJ Be There."
While she looked at it she didn't notice a girl named Gwen had stormed into the locker room with a look of fear and determination on her face. "Where is it!" Gwen says as she closes a locker in anger and turns to the other girls with a demanding expression. "Who took all of her stuff?" She asks the group as both Jules and Hayden approach her. "What's wrong, Gwen?" Hayden asks her with a worried look. "Someone stole all of her stuff." Gwen says as Jules looks at her with confusion. "Who's stuff?" She asks as Gwen looks at her offended. "My sister, Phoebe. She's been on your team for 2 years." Gwen says however the name Phoebe didn't sound familiar to the girls. "We don't remember her." Hayden says which visibly upsets Gwen.
"You don't remember her. The whole school doesn't remember her. No one remembers her." Gwen says as she stiles out of the locker room in anger which makes Jules and Hayden tune to each other as they grow suspicious.
***
Jules and Hayden arrive at the library even though Jules preferred to look for Gwen alone. After looking around for a brief moment, they notice Gwen holding a book as she leans against the shelf. She kept flipping through the pages of the school yearbook as they both approach Gwen.
"What are you looking for?" Hayden asks her as Gwen continues to look through it. "Anything. Anything to prove that Phoebe is real." Gwen says as Hayden stopes Gwen from searching through the book. "Hey. We believe you." Hayden says as Gwen looks at them unconvinced. "No. You don't." Gwen says as she puts the book back where it was and Hayden notices her holding a bracelet, which arouses her curiosity and interest.
"That was hers, wasn't it? What happened?" Hayden asks as Gwen continues to play with the bracelet. "We just went to bed, like any other night. I got up to get some water and I though I saw a man standing in our yard. When I looked again, there was no one in there. But this morning my sister was gone. And her room was completely empty. I can't reach my mom. I tried to call Phoebe's phone but the line has been disconnected. And no one believes she exists. The cops, the school, they're all saying there's no record of her. And everyone is looking at me like I'm crazy."
"I made this for Phoebe for her birthday. Mom forgot to buy her anything because she traveled so much. This is the only thing I have left." Gwen finishes leaving both girls intrigued. "The man in your yard. What did he look like?" Jules asks her. "He had a black hat, long coat. I couldn't see his face." Gwen says as a student how had been trying to study shushes them, making them speak even quieter. "It's called a Ghost Rider. They take people and you don't even know because they erase your memories. If you see them, according to mythology... you're next." Hayden says as Jules rolls her eyes at her.
"Gwen stares blankly at Hayden, who frowns in concern at her expression. "...Gwen?" Hayden asks. "You think I'm stupid?" Gwen says leaving Hayden quite exasperated as Jules shakes her head at Hayden. "Gwen, I'm trying to help you."
"This is all the big joke to you? I don't believe in ghosts and I don't like to be made fun of." Gwen says as she storms off leaving Hayden frustrated. "Nice. It's like you want people to find out about us." Jules says to Hayden with sarcasm in her voice. "What was I supposed to say, the Wild Hunt took her sister she needs to know that." Hayden says offended at how Jules wasn't on her side of the argument. "You tell her something that doesn't make us seem like complete lunatics. Not everyone in Beacon Hills knows about the supernatural Hayden. You want to help her, find a way that doesn't risk us being exposed." Jules says as she walks away bumping into Hayden's shoulder leaving her there to think about what she has done.
***
The group had met up in the library once again as Scott, Lydia, and Malia left to go talk to Elias Stilinski to see if he had any information about Stiles. They had just started to discuss how they were going to keep Gwen safe from the Ghost Riders. "Until we find a safe place for Gwen, we need to know her location all the time." Liam says as Hayden looks at Gwen on the second floor of the library talking to her friends. "That's great progress at school, but what happens after that? She could go anywhere." Mason says as Corey look at Hayden with a solution.
"Hayden could ask her." He suggests. "We don't have to. I know she'll be there tonight. At Nathan's party."
Hayden shows Jules, Mason, Liam and Corey Nathan's invitation for his party this night at 8:00 pm. "She's been asking everybody in school about Phoebe. I'm sure she'll do the same tonight." Hayden says as Liam thinks about this for a moment before he grimaces in frustration.
"We can't keep her safe at Nathan's. We need a place where supernaturals can't get in." Liam says as Mason begins to smile. "I know a place." He says as they all look at him question questioningly. "The safest place." Mason says confidently as he looks at Jules who realizes what place he was talking about.
"Oh no, no no no no no. We are not throwing a party at my house."
***
"I cant believe we're throwing a party at my house." Jules says worried as more and more people begin to show up at her house which she had decorated with bright lights. Brett had come along as well to help and couldn't help but laugh as she stared at all the people dancing. In the middle of the crowd, a student puts his drink on the table and Jules makes a run for it.
"Hey. Not there." Jules says as she makes sure no other students damage the living room as Nathan enters the room trapping her by pushing her against the wall and placing his arms on either side of her head. "You stole my party. You owe me now." Nathan says as he's pushed off by Brett. "I'd back up if I were you." Brett says placing his hand on Nathan's chest.
They both seemed like they were going to throw punches before Mason pulls out a couple hundred bucks from his pocket and parades it in front of Nathans face. Nathan takes Mason's money and backs away from Brett who had been visibly fuming. Jules grabbed his hand and he turned to her as she thanked him silently by smiling.
"I'm starting to think this wasn't a good idea." Liam says approaching them. "You think?" Jules says as she turns her head to the side. "Scott told us to do everything it takes to keep Gwen safe." Mason says to them. "What if Melissa shows up? She already doesn't like me." Liam says as Jules begins fuming.
"Why are you worried, she's my Mom if she finds out I let you throw a party in my house she will kill me. Literally kill me!" Jules says as Mason tries to boost her confidence. "She is on night shift. She'll only return at 4 AM and we'll have this place cleaned up...way before that. Scott told us to protect Gwen. And putting her in a house lined with Mountain Ash..." Mason says as he covers the entrance with Mountain Ash, ensuring no supernatural creature can enter.
"...Is a good plan. Believe in the plan." Mason says as he closes the entrance's door before returning to the party. Jules continues to look worried but that quickly fades as Brett grabs her hand and drags her to the middle of the living room to dance. "You're too tense." He whispers into her ear as she looks down embarrassed.
"It's just things have been normal for so long, I was enjoying it and now we're back to square one." Jules says as she wraps her hands around Brett's neck and he wraps his around her waist. "I liked the feeling of normality. Even if it was for a short time." She says smiling to him as he looks down at her.
"What?" She asks noticing his long gaze. "That smile." He says scrunching his nose. "I'll never get used to that smile." Brett tells her as she looks up at him, not noticing a black spot appearing on the ceiling as Gwen runs down the stairs screaming as Hayden trails behind her.
"What's wrong?" Liam asks seeing her panicked state. "I saw him!" Gwen says as she turns to show Liam what she saw. Although they couldn't see it, a Ghost Rider slowly made its way down the stairs as Gwen continues to look panicked. "He is over there." Gwen says as they all turn to look but don't see anything. "Do you see him?" Gwen asks as the group looks at her confused. She stops, freezing in terror and runs for her life, asking for help.
"Help me!"
"Wait!" Corey says calling out to Gwen who chooses to ignore him as she continues to run from the Ghost Rider. While she does this Corey becomes invisible and leans against the wall behind him before he camouflages. As he does so he sees that ghost rider in the middle of a group of students.
"Guys. It's a Ghost Rider." He says to the group. "Where?" Brett asks him as Corey tunes his head. "Heading to the kitchen. Right here." Corey says as he lifts his arm to touch the him. "Corey don't!" Jules yells as the Ghost Rider becomes visible to all of them. The Ghost Rider grabs Corey and shoves him against the wall hard, causing him to collapse on the floor. The other students see the Ghost Rider and start to panic. Soon, the Ghost Rider is surrounded by Jules, Brett, Liam, Hayden and Mason.
"Everybody out! Now!" Corey yells as the students begin to run out of the house. The Ghost Rider finds Gwen in the kitchen and starts walking toward her. Mason grabs a Mountain Ash jar, runs toward the Gwen and seals off the kitchen from the living room with Mountain Ash, making impossible for the Ghost Rider to attack him or Gwen. The Rider touches the barrier with his hand and realizes he can't go through leaving Mason shocked.
The Ghost Rider keeps pressing his hand against the Mountain Ash barrier Mason created between the kitchen and the living room but he ultimately fails. Gwen, despite being protected for now, still looks a bit scared. Out of other options, the Ghost Rider takes a few steps away from the barrier, grabs his whip and lashes the barrier with it. Mason gasps in fear and Corey looks at Liam, with a. determined expression on his face. "We can't let him get through." Jules says as Liam and Corey nod in agreement. Liam grabs a lamp and slams it in the Ghost Rider's head, causing it to break into a million pieces but the creature doesn't feel any pain at all from that. However, it does gets his attention toward Liam, who tries to fight him but the Ghost Rider simply slams him into the wall and Liam collapses in the floor. The Ghost Rider turns his attention back to Mason and Gwen and lashes the barrier with his whip one more time, causing Mason to panic.
"Guys, he's breaking through." Mason says as Jules begins to claw at the rider. "Okay. We're leaving, right now." Mason says as he grabs Gwen's hand and runs with her out of the house. However they soon come running back in and the rider pushes Jules back as he uses his whip to break the mountain ash barrier. He wraps his whip around Gwens leg and starts dragging her across the floor as she screams. "Help!"
Hayden and Mason grab Gwen's hands in an attempt to pull her back as The Ghost Rider keeps trying to pull Gwen to him. Jules was still recovering with the help of Brett and they all look helplessly until a male voice is heard. It's Parrish, with his gun pointed to the Rider's head.
"Freeze! Let her go!" Parrish says as the rider refuses to over obey Parrish's order and continues to pull Gwen to his side. "Shoot it, Parrish!" Liam advices. "Get down, now!" Parrish yells making Brett push Jules down to the floor as he covered her, not wanting her to get hurt.
Parrish shoots the Ghost Rider in the back a few times but the bullets do little effect it. However, Parrish is able to get the creature's attention as the Rider turns to him and releases Gwen, who gets comforted by Mason and Hayden and slowly walks toward Parrish. "On your knees!" Parrish yells as The Ghost Rider refuses to obey Parrish's order again and keeps walking toward him until he gets close enough to the point where Parrish's gun was against his head.
"On. Your. Knees!" The Rider ignores him and stares at Parrish, who does the same. Parrish and the Ghost Rider stare at each other for a long moment until a strong gust of wind and hundreds of dead leaves blow a and the Rider disappears in the middle of the wind. Parrish inspects the entire living room in order to make sure the Rider is gone. They all stand up as they stare at the dead leaves in the ground.
Jules turns to look at Corey with a shocked look as he looks back confused.
"What have you done?"
***
Scott soon arrived home from the Sheriff's department, shocked to see that Jules held a party in Liam weakly attempts to justify their actions. "You said to find a safe place. So we brought the party here." Liam says with a defensive tone. "Who said to throw a party at all?" Scott asks as Liam looks at him with a sheepish expression.
"At least we saved Gwen." Liam says as Scott becomes concerned about what happened during his absence. "But you saw one of the Ghost Riders?" He asks as Liam nods in confirmation before explaining.
"Corey made him visible so we could fight him." Liam says as Jules shakes her head. "That's what you don't understand. The book says if you see the Wild Hunt you'll be taken." Jules says to them with a worried tone. "All of the party saw him." Liam says as Scott looks shocked. "Does that mean..." Liam starts as Scott looks at him.
"They're all gonna be taken."