Animagus

Chapter One-Hundred-Three: Condition Terminal Part Three

~Beacon Hills High School~
~AP Biology~

"If 99.9 percent of our DNA sequence is the same as other humans, what would account for the missing 0.1 percent difference?" Mrs. Finch asked the class. When no one raised their hand she called on Theo.

"Uh, Nucleotides," he answered.

"That's right," she said impressed. Kira raised her hand, "Yes. Kira?"

"Can there be more than one species in the same DNA?" Kira asked.

"No, but there can be multiple sets of DNA in the same individual. We call that a 'Chimera.' Does anyone know where that term comes from?" Mrs. Finch asked. Sydney raised her hand with a smile. "Sydney?"

"Greek mythology. It's a lion with a goat coming out of its back and a tail that ends in the head of a snake." Sydney explained.

"That's right, Sydney. Do you want to read us the full Wikipedia entry off your phone?" Mrs. Finch asked. Sydney's face went red and she put her phone away. "But, that does get us into the next topic of mutation. As you know from the reading, DNA is a fragile molecule. Isn't it, Scott? Or did you miss last night's reading?" she asked standing in front of Scott.

"...Kind of," he said ashamed.

"Kind of, or yes?"

"Mostly yes," he admitted.

~Dread Doctors Operating Theater~

"You're lucky they're allowing me to talk to you. They usually don't do that. They're not giving me much time either. See, these guys? They... they believe in numbers. And their results. They'll weigh the pros and cons, and they'll decide pretty quickly." Theo said to Donovan who was struggling against his restraints.

"Decide what?" Donovan asked.

"Whether or not you die," Theo said grimly. Theo pulled out a file from behind his back, "By the way, this is your psych evaluation for when you applied to be a Sheriff's deputy. Multiphasic Personality Inventory. Do you know what that is? It's a test that assesses abnormal behavior. It's supposed to be able to tell when you're lying or being defensive, or if you're a total psycho. Your results were pretty disappointing, Donovan. You scored high on the Psychopathic Deviant Scale. And that? That's bad. I'm not even going to get into your Anger Expression Inventory—just this one quote, here at the end. 'Not suitable for law enforcement.' It sucks, right? I mean, you never get to be a cop like your dad. But, it doesn't matter, because you've got something else now. Power—real power. Strength, speed, heightened senses... So, what do you do with power like that? I know what you're thinking—go after Stilinski. Break his legs? Cut his ears off? Pull out his teeth? The problem is though, sooner or later, physical pain, its... it's manageable. See, real pain is emotional pain. That is the kind of pain that lasts. And if you want to cause Stilinski pain that is so devastating, soul-crushing, and emotional you don't go after him. You go after someone he loves." Theo releases Donovan and convinces him to go after Stiles.

~Library~

Scott, Kira, Stiles, and Malia are in the library. They have the Bestiary in front of them. "Anything in there about Half-Werewolves, Half-Kanimas?" Kira asked.

Scott flipped to a page, "The Chimera..."

"Um... what?" Stiles asked.

Scott smiled, "Chimera. It's a creature made of incongruous parts. And if Liam said he found two burial sites, it means Tracys, not the only one." Scott explained.

"Who's the second Chimera?" Kira asked.

"And why would they bury them?" Stiles questioned.

Scott shrugged, "Deaton thinks it's part of their process."

"The people in masks," Malia mumbled. No one acknowledged what Malia had said because none of them believed her. They wanted to but there was no proof. Kira started to flip through the book and came across a picture of a Wendigo.

~Out of Town~

I've been gone for two days now and it's taken a toll on me. I miss my girls every day and think of them every minute of every hour. The doctor took several samples of my blood but couldn't find anything wrong. I told him about my daughters and what they were and that's when he began asking questions. "Did anything odd happen during your pregnancy or while you were in labor?"

I thought back to the night Malia and Stiles picked me up. When I lifted my shirt and a hand with claws pressed against it. I could feel the claws inside me. "Yeah... Um, one of my girls clawed me inside as I was going into labor. Why?"

"Hmm... I could be wrong, but while you were pregnant you were experiencing your daughter's abilities. The visions, the eye colors, the rage, and the attraction to others. But I believe after your daughters were born, you remained with the visions."

"But what does that have to do with the clawing and late visions?" I asked.

"Devana could have scratched you damaging your ability to see things before they happen. Or, Allie could have so she could take more power causing you to lose your ability to see things before they happen. There are many possibilities because of the daughters you've created. There is something I can do..." he walked over to a silver tray, and pulled out a needle with a glowing purple liquid inside. "I've been working on this for years. This will take away all your problems. The visions... everything." he started to approach me with the needle.

"Wait!" I shouted. "What... what are the side effects?"

"Well, I've only tested it on four people so far. The only side effects I was able to record were Memory Loss, Hormonal changes, and fits of rage."

"How much memory loss?"

"It varies on each creature. I've tested a Werewolf, Kanima, Werejaguar, and a Wendigo but testing an Alpha Werewolf that gave birth to hybrids... I'm not sure of the outcome."

I thought for a few seconds, I knew I had to get rid of these visions. They were too much for me to handle, so I held out my arm and he shook his head. "I'm afraid I have to put this in your neck."

I brushed my hair to the side, tilting my neck as he stuck the needle into my left side. I let out a roar, my teeth-baring and eyes glowing red. Once he pulled the needle out my body began to tingle. Later that same day, I was able to go back to see my girls. I was excited to see Devana and Allie... as well as my brother Sam.

~To Be Continued~