Foresight

Chapter 18: 2-4

Dr. Deaton rushes to treat Scott's wounds before the hunters return. He says he knows how to treat werewolves but doesn't know about the new creature. Deaton has just enough time to tell Scott that the Hunters will have a book listing all the creatures they've encountered.

"Do you?" Allison asked her father. "I don't. But our family has a bestiary. It's from the first hunter and has gone down from generation to generation. Currently my dad has it" Chris explained.

Chris Argent returns to the animal clinic with Gerard. He greets Deaton by his first name "Alan" and says he thought he had retired. The Doctor says he thought the hunters operated by a code suggesting that he knows they are doing so no longer. The hunters want to know what killed one of their comrades. Dr. Deaton explains the wounds saying the scratch on his neck was to paralyze while the deep gashes on his chest and abdomen were the cause of death.

"First paralysis and then death? Are we dealing with some venom spitting reptile here or something?" Stiles asks. "Probably something like that" Peter said with a shrug.

According to Deaton, the first scratch affected the spine by way of a paralytic toxin potent enough to disable all motor functions. He says the killing wounds were caused by claws that dug in and slashed upward, eviscerating the lungs and slicing through the bone of the rib cage with ease. Deaton tells Chris that he's never seen anything like it but he knows it's fast, remarkably strong and has the ability to render its victims helpless in seconds. He says they should be very afraid because in the natural world predators with paralytic toxins use them to catch and eat their prey and, in the case of the dead hunter, the creature didn't eat meaning whatever killed him only wanted to kill him. He believes that killing may be its only purpose.

"That's actually very scary now that he said it out" Boyd muttered. "Reptiles just out for blood? That has never been a good thing. Ever" Talia said as a dark look took over her face.

At the Armor Tire and Service Center, a mechanic has Stiles' Jeep up on a hydraulic lift and is standing underneath working on the vehicle. Stiles argues that he is being overcharged and the unnamed mechanic threatens to charge him even more. Stiles retreats to the waiting room but there is a sticky substance on the door handle. In the waiting area he sees a picture of the mechanic in a Beacon Hills Cyclones Lacrosse uniform. Stiles then takes out his phone to text someone when his hands begin to freeze up. It is clear that his body won't do what his brain is telling it to do and he drops the phone.

"No no no no no" Claudia said horrified. "Mom" Stiles got up from his place and ran over to his mother. He knelt in front of her and took her hands, "I'm okay mom. That hasn't happened yet" he said soothingly. Claudia gripped her son's hands tightly, "I don't want to see you get hurt" she whispered. "I will be okay mom" Stiles smiled and hugged his mother as tight as he could, a hug Claudia returned. He decided to sit beside his mom, try to calm her down.

Through the waiting room window Stiles sees the Lizard Creature crawling down the side of his jeep which is still high in the air on the hydraulic lift. He tries to shout a warning but can't achieve much volume. He watches as the creature scratches the mechanic on the back of the neck. Stiles tries to move but falls to the floor paralyzed. The mechanic also falls to the garage floor, and after the creature slices through the hydraulic line, Stiles' jeep begins to slowly descend on top him. Stiles manages to dial 911 but can do nothing else except watch as the mechanic cries for help and then is crushed to death. The creature comes up to the glass door of the waiting area and hisses at him.

"It didn't attack Stiles" Talia said, surprise evident in her voice. "Why do you sound so surprised!? We should be thankful it didn't!" Claudia exclaimed clutching her son's hands tighter. "It's not that. The creature only went for the mechanic and just left your son. Which would suggest it does have a mind behind his actions and is not just out killing for fun" Talia explained. "So you mean that the lizard thingy has a hit list or something?" Stiles asked making Talia nod. "I wonder what the reason could be" Peter mumbled.