Melissa McCall finds Chris Argent in the woods. She's decided that she wants to help in the search for whatever is biting into folks' skulls and eating their pineal gland. Melissa says she's sick of seeing people she cares about getting hurt. She says it's about time she does something too.
"Scott I know that look and no you cannot push me out of this after everything I have seen" Melissa huffed at the look Scott was giving her. "But mom it's dangerous" Scott said. "As if I don't know that! I have watched my son jumping into the fray so many times and every time coming out with one major injury or another. I have watched it second hand and already feel this dread but future me has seen it first hand and experienced it. I know why I want to do it and I will do it sooner if I have to in order to protect my son" she said with a slight tremble in her voice. "Mom I heal" Scott began, "you don't and I don't want to be in a place where I have to see you fighting for your life and praying to whatever God is up there just to see you alive again" Scott said calming Melissa slightly. "I promise, you will not see me like that ever" she whispered and hugged her son tightly, "it's a parent's duty to protect their child and it's about time I damn well do it" she said soothingly, rubbing his back gently.
Chris chastises her to be quiet. They find a couple of bicyclers with their heads caved in. Chris says whatever did it is still close by. They catch sight of Malia and Argent "wings her" with a bullet and brings her down. She is growling and angry when they get to her.
"Sorry" Chris said when he heard a growl from the back.
The ceiling of Scott McCall's living room still shows the black mark that appeared during the Ghost Rider attack. Mason explains that it's the point of impact from a lightning strike. Scott suspects that's how the Ghost Rider got past the Mountain Ash and into the house; "he rode the lightning." Cory points out that it's his fault that the other students are "marked" by the riders because he made the one at the party visible. Scott promises that they'll protect them all. In the hospital morgue, Melissa attempts to remove the bullet from Malia's leg. She continues to growl and thrash about. She grabs onto Chris' arm and squeezes to the point of causing him pain.
"Wimp" Malia muttered to herself. Peter who had caught what she said snorted.
Malia says she was out in the woods because she caught a scent of blood and followed it. Chris says that when a coyote smells a fresh kill, the smell overcomes its senses. The blood drives it crazy. Malia, tired of Melissa digging around in her leg, rips it out herself and hands it back to Chris.
"You should become a doctor" Stiles points out. "Get those tricky things out in an instant" he finished with a chuckle then a wince when he was hit in the face by a pillow by your local coyote.
Gwen is tripping out a little bit at school. Hayden shows up and says she's following her to keep her safe. Liam reads from a book in the library, "The K Index quantifies disturbances in the horizontal component of Earth's magnetic field." Mason explains that the K index is a scale that meteorologists used to measure thunderstorm activity. Mason explains that the average storm has about a thousand lightning strikes. The past three months the average storm over Beacon Hills had about five thousand strikes. They note that the correlation between the K-Index is a way to track the Ghost Riders movements. The K-Index on Mason's computer is at 14 but begins to rise as they watch.
"Show time" Mason said and then yelped on pain when he tried to crack his fingers.
Lydia explains to Scott and Malia that Jake's ID and Gwen's sister's bracelet are relics that prove they existed. She says these items left behind suggest the Ghost Riders can't erase everything. She says Conservation of Mass within an isolated system remains constant. Scott sees this as a weakness of the Ghost Riders. Malia says a relic could be proof that Stiles existed. Liam and Mason argue over what to do with the impending Ghost Rider attack. Liam wants to fight them. Mason says they should hide. Liam suggests getting a lightning rod to attract the Ghost Riders and catch them off guard. Mason suggests they hide underground since the Earth would ground lightning's electrical charge. Scott says they should take everyone to the Argent Bunker because it's underground and lined with Mountain Ash.
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Foresight
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...
