Two men, Marcel and Sebastien, struggle through the rain. The men wear what appear to be French military uniforms and say they are running from British soldiers. Sebastien collapses face down in the mud, Marcel picks him up and helps him to move on.
"History lesson" Mason rubbed his hands together in excitement. "Only you would be happy with history lessons" Liam rolled his eyes.
At some point, Sebastien writes a letter to his sister Marie-Jeanne Valet. He explains that, even with the help of their "Indian" allies, they are losing the war. Montreal has reportedly fallen to the British and both Marcel and Sebastien are injured. The men take shelter in a small shack. A British search party, with dogs, can be heard in the storm outside. The woman inside says they should look elsewhere for shelter because there is a creature of the night at large in the land. She describes it as a "Shapeshifter, a demon." When pressed by Sebastien she says it's a "demon wolf."
"The beast of Gevaudan. To think he was a big threat even back then" Corey muttered. "Well he had to be since the people whipped him from existence after he was killed" Mason muttered in reply.
Outside, the British advance as the rain pours and the lightning flashes. They are taken out one by one by an unseen, growling attacker. One Brit makes it inside but the growls follow and pulls him back out. Sebastien's letter is seen lying on the floor of the shack. Gerard Argent explains that the letter made its way into the hands of Marie-Jeanne. He describes her as a "skilled hunter" and says she would later face the beast with nothing more than a "steel-tipped pike."
"And she came out victorious? Man she must have been one skilled huntress" Stiles said with no hidden awe.
Marie-Jeanne stalks an unseen animal through the snow-covered woods above Gévaudan, France.
"She...looks like me" Allison said in surprise and awe. "She was your ancestor. Guess now we know where you got that kickass hunter ability from. No offense Mr. Argent" Stiles said with a sheepish smile while Chris just shook his head.
Gerard says that she would be known to history as the Maid of Gevaudan. Lydia and Jordan Parrish have been listening to Gerard tell the story. Parrish says maybe somebody should resurrect Marie-Jeanne to take on the beast. He heads for the exit. Lydia asks him to stay but he explains that he is not just a harbinger of death, he's the cause of it. Lydia follows after but Gerard says they should let him go. Chris Argent says Jordan isn't their only hope of stopping the Beast. Gerard believes Lydia may be able to stop it.
"You...want me to use the long lost spear?" Lydia asked in surprise. Chris shrugged, "Probably".
Stiles and Hayden carry a badly wounded Liam into one of the school classrooms. The wounds on his chest and abdomen are deep and ragged. Stiles, almost passes out and then suggests they inflict more pain in order to spur his healing. Hayden kisses him instead and the tell-tale dark lines of pain leave Liam and enter her through the kiss. He falls back apparently no longer in pain.
"Much better idea" Liam sighed in relief seeing himself heal while throwing Hayden a grateful look which she returned with a smile.
Gerard says Lydia and Marie-Jeanne are similar in that they are skeptical of their own abilities and were both once skeptical of the supernatural. In an Inn in Gevaudan, a man is about to tack up a sign that details the search for "LA BETE." Marie-Jeanne fires a crossbow bolt into the sign, tacking it to the wall. He thanks her. Marie-Jeanne reads the letter from her brother and the barman says she should not give up hope. At another table men discuss the attack on an 11-year-old girl, she was torn limb from limb. They discuss the varying descriptions of the beast. Some say it is part hyena, part wolf, that it has red fur, black fur, cloven hooves or a stripe down its back. The barman joins the conversation saying they know it kills at night and targets the head and neck. They say "Where the beast finds a lamb, there it seeks another." They say it never eats its victims, killing for sport which no animal does. There is word that the king is planning to send professional hunters to Gevaudan to kill the beast. Until they arrive the suggestion is to use volunteers for a hunting party. Sebastien arrives in the Inn and says the best hunter in Gevaudan is Marie-Jeanne. Brother and sister embrace. Marcel tells the barkeep he will still have a job. The old man looking for volunteers to hunt the beast agrees with Sebastien and asks Marie-Jeanne to lead the search for the beast. The other patrons in the bar begin to chant her name. Marie-Jeanne plays it off as a joke, saying she hunts animals not rumors. The laughter dies down when a man carrying the body of a young boy enters the inn. Emile is the barkeep's son. His last words were "La Bete." Marie-Jeanne says she does not know what creature is responsible for the death but she will lead the hunting party at dawn.
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Fantasy*This is not my story, I found it while browsing and want to share it since it's nowhere on the internet. The author is inferNafee. * The pack, some of the parents and the dead Hale's Family watches the events that took place in Beacon Hills. They...
