Chapter 49: Ch. 44 - RAW TALENT

Avalon's outfit:

Woods / McCall House -

Argent Bunker / Downtown LA / Woods / Scott's House -

Chapter Forty-Four

⚔ Raw Talent ⚔

"We can still catch him." Malia said making Scott snap out of his trance and he turns to the girls with a confused look, "Catch who?" He asked making Avalon furrow her brows and look at him weird. "The killer. What were you thinking about?" She asked, Scott glanced down at the bullet casing he held, "Getting the bullet to Argent." He said making her nod slightly.

"Even if he's the one who fired it?" Avalon asked and Scott nodded, "Especially if he's the one." He said and then turned to start walking but froze. "Do you hear that?" He asked making Avalon and Malia listened for a moment, "Heartbeats." Malia said.

"A lot of them. They're here." He said as he started glancing around, "Who?" Lydia asked. "Hunters. Run!" Scott said before taking off, the girls glanced at each other wide eyed before following him, "Scott, wait. Scott!" Avalon called out.

They try to keep up with him but he runs off a head making them stop for a moment. "What the fuck is wrong with him?" Avalon asked then thought for a second, "Actually dont answer that. There's too many things to list." She said and Malia and Lydia just sighed and nodded before they all ran after Scott again.

They finally catch up with Scott where he stood with Stilinski, Parrish and other deputies, the girls all panting in exhaustion from attempting to catch up with Scott. "I hate you." Avalon said as she caught her breath slightly and Scott gives his friends a melancholy and remorseful look.

A few minutes later, Scott, Avalon, Lydia and Malia lead Stilinski, Parrish and the other deputies to the place they found the body and while the other deputies search the area. "I'm really sorry." Scott apologized to Stilinski, apparently he had kinda attacked him, "You don't think they saw anything, do you?" He asked.

Parrish, who is crouched down examining the body, stands up and looks over at Scott, "No more than they're used to." He said. "You wanna tell me what happened here." Stilinski asked, "He's a Hellhound." Parrish and pointing down to the body.

"A dead Hellhound." Malia said making Stilinski raise his eyebrows and nod, "Yep, got that." He said. "Well, I don't get it. I didn't think you could kill a Hellhound." Parrish said and Avalon nodded, "It's supposed to be really hard. Like really hard." She said and Malia shrugged slightly. "Looks a lot easier than we thought."

Its was quite for a moment until Stilinski spoke up, "You got anything you wanna add?" He asked and the girls glanced at Scott. "Yeah... I don't think it was just any bullet." Scott said and Parrish crouches down and looks at the body with a worrisome frown.

"I hope not."

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Malia, Lydia, Avalon and Scott pull up to the house and Scott took off his seat belt to leave when Lydia spoke up. "Why didn't you say anything?" She asked making Scott's eyes widen for a moment, "Why didn't you say anything?" He said and Malia turned to them.

"Wait, was I supposed to say something?" She asked and Avalon sighed slightly and shook her head. "None of us said anything because of Argent, and none of us are going to say anything until we talk to him." Avalon said and Scott nodded, "Everybody good with that?" He asked and the girls glanced at each other before nodding.

"As long as we talk to Argent soon." Lydia said and Avalon nodded slowly, "Premonition?" She asked and Lydia nodded. "Yeah. The one with the screaming, and people killing each other?"

"First we find Argent."

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Scott dumps out a box of Argent's bullet casings and looks through them while Avalon glanced around and Malia paced around slightly in the Argent bunker. "He's not answering our calls or texts, he's not home, he's not here. I mean, maybe Argent just doesn't wanna be found?" Malia suggested and Scott sighed softly before noticing Argent's laptop.

"Well, he- He would have his calendar on his laptop. If we crack the password..." Scott trailed off making Avalon look at him with a surprised and pleased expression, "I didn't think you had it in you." She said before sitting down and opening Argent's laptop.

She starts thinking of what could be the password until Malia walked behind her to try out some while Scott paces around the bunker. "Gun." Malia said as she typed it in but then it "PASSWORD FAILED" popped up. "Lots of guns." She said before typing that in only for it to not work as well making her think for a moment.

"Hunter." She said then typed that in but it fails once again and she pursed her lips slightly as Avalon looked at her in amusement. "No, no, it's definitely not "hunter". I mean, 'cause why would it be hunter because Argent's not even a hunter anymore, so I mean, there's not even hunters for werewolves at all anymore, right? So why would anybody think that there was a hunter in the woods when it was actually just deputies?" Malia said and Avalon nodded slighty.

Scott wasn't listening to what Malia was saying as he was more concentrated and curious over what is inside a crate in front of him but realizes Malia was saying something and turned to the. "What?" He asked and Avalon just raised her eyebrows while Malia shook her head, "Nothing."

Scott turned to the create again before using his super-strength to break the crate's lock, opens the crate and discovers it contains packed-up guns, each of them have tags that indicate their model, price and make, leading him to realize something.

"Uh, guys... I- I don't think that Argent took off from Beacon Hills. I think he's back in business." He said and opens one of its drawers and takes out a crossbow, making Scott's eyes to widen in realization.

"I think I know what his password is." Scott said before walking over and typing "ALLISON". He hit enter and the laptop unlocked making him glance at Avalon and Malia.

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"Major Delane is my contact at Camp Robertson. I'm surprised he didn't tell me about the change in protocol." Argent said as he talked to a soldier named Harper in downtown Los angeles, three other solders around them. "Well, the Major got promoted and was promptly shipped overseas." Harper said and Argent nodded slowly, "Huh? Didn't know the Army worked that fast." He said and Harper chuckled.

"They do when they want to." He said and Argent nodded and gave him a fake smile, "The Major's not Army, he's a Marine. Who sent you? Who's buying all this weaponry?" He asked making Harper's smile fade.

"We don't need to have a situation." Harper said and Argent nodded, "We already do. See, I don't sell to weekend warriors. You want these guns, you'll answer my question." He said. "We're taking the guns, and the ammo, and the crates." Harper said before him and his men point their guns at Argent who looked unimpressed.

"If you knew anything about guns, you'd know they're not loaded." He said and the men pulled put the magazines before reloading the guns with their own. "We brought our own." Harper said and Argent smirked, "And I always have a backup plan." He said.

Before anyone can say or do anything Malia knocks out a man, causing all the men to look over to see her, Scott and Avalon. "What the hell are you guys doing here?" Argent asked looking at them confused, "We're your backup." Scott said.

"I had a guy on the inside." Argent said making Malia furrow her brows, "Who?" She asked and Avalon pursed her lips. "I think you might be standing on him." She said making Scott and Malia both look down and their eyes widen and Malia gets off the man.

Harper points his gun back at Argent who smiled before pressing a button to something in his hand. "Get down!" Argent yelled before the lights went out and Scott pulled Avalon behind a crate. Argent hid by them while Malia hides behind a wall as Harper and his men shoot at where the three are hiding.

Argent nods at Malia making her look back at Argent's inside man before shaking her head in disagreement and smiles as if to say "No way" making Argent look at her in exasperation. Avalon nods at her in order to convince her and she sighs and rolls her eyes peeved but agrees to save Argent's man.

Argent gets out of his hiding place and shoots back at Harper and his comrades with his two handguns once their clips are exhausted so Malia can drag Argent's contact by the arm to safety, behind one of the crates.

Argent goes back to hiding and Scott was about to get up but Avalon grabbed him and pulled him down. "Hold on." She said, glancing at Argent, "Do you care about any of these guns?" She asked and Argent shrugged slightly. "Yes and no." He said and she nodded, "Good enough." She said before holding her hand out slightly and closing her eyes.

All of the sudden there was a loud sizzling sound followed by the man yelling in pain and then the sound of metal hitting the ground. Scott, Argent, Malia and Avalon looked back to see the men with burns on their hands and the guns they were holding now on the ground glowing a red hot color.

They walk out of hiding and Harper quickly pulled out a pistol and pointed it at Avalon making her hold her hands up slightly while smirking in amusement. Before Harper could do anything Argent walked up to him and pressed a gun to his neck, "Who are the guns for?" He said.

Harper drops his weapon to the ground, hinting he's about to surrender and answer Argent's question, but instead pulls a pin on a grenade and dropped it on the ground. The four of them quickly take cover to as the grenade blows up and the explosion covers the area in smoke.

Once all smoke vanishes, the four discover Harper used the explosion to get into his car and he makes his get away. Argent looked at Malia, Avalon and Scott, "For the record, I had everything under control." He said making them glance at each other

"How did you find me?" He asked and Malia quickly pointed at Scott, "He did it." She said and Avalon sighed. "You left your computer in the bunker." She said making Argent nod, "Ah. I guess I need a new password." He said and they all nodded. "I haven't been avoiding you. I've been busy. Business is booming, and I'd like to know why." Argent said a few minutes later as he closed the trunk to his car, "Have you made any unusual sales recently?" Scott asked making Argent look at him confused and Avalon sighed softly.

"Like a bullet with a fleur-de-lis?" She asked making him look at her stunned, "I haven't stamped a bullet since Allison died." He said. "Someone just killed a Hellhound with one." Scott said and Argent looked up him shocked, "Can I see the casing?" He asked and Scott nodded.

He searches for the casing in his pocket but he can't find it, leading him to turn around and realize he lost it while fighting Harper and the soldiers. Malia and Avalon shot him a look when they realize he lost it too and Scott nods his head in defeat. "It must have fallen out." He said and Argent nodded, "You don't need the casing, you need the slug. Find that, and you'll find your killer." He said.

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Scott, Avalon and Malia stood at the place the found the body, waiting for Argent. Avalon glanced around for a moment before her eyes widened when she suddenly spots a red laser sight behind Scott,

"Hey, uh, Scott... You know how you thought there was hunters out here last night... What if I told you I saw a red laser sight right now?" She asked and Scott raised his eyebrows. "I'd say that you are seriously..." He started to say as he turns around before noticing the red laser, "Not paranoid." He said.

"Relax. It's just me." Argent called out as he walked up to them, "Do you have to use that thing?" Mali asked and Argent nodded. "To determine the trajectory of the bullet, yes. Show me where you found the body." He said and Avalon pointed at a spot in the ground.

Argent suddenly points his red laser sight at them making Scott, Avalon and Malia back away. "Take it easy, safety's on." Argent said before pointing the laser at a tree, "Got it. Scott do me a favor. Scott, glow your eyes and tell me if you can see it, too." He said. Scott's eyes flash bright. "I see it." Scott said and Argent nodded before he walked over and pulled the slug from the tree.

"That's because it's made from an element with a higher heat signature than regular metal. It shines infrared, like your eyes." He said and realization crossed over Avalon's features, "It's silver." She said and Argent nodded.

A few minutes later Scott, Avalon, Malia and Argent are walking their way back out of the preserve and Malia glances at all of them and sighed loudly. "How come no one's saying anything? Silver, copper, lead. Who cares what a bullet's made out of? Don't they all do the same thing?" She asked and Avalon sighed softly, "There's a myth that a silver bullet can kill a werewolf. But it's just that, a myth." She said and Agent nodded.

"Silver's too soft for bullets, they don't fly straight." He said and Malia furrowed her brows, "If you didn't fire it, then who did?" She asked and Scott shook his head slightly. "Someone who doesn't know what they're doing." He said and Argent sighed, "Someone dangerous." Argent said and Avalon nodded.

"A new hunter."

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Scott, Avalon, Malia and Lydia gather around in the kitchen, where Lydia had just explained every Dr. Fenris did at Eichen. "He killed every supernatural in the Closed Unit? All of them?" Scott asked and they nodded, "He said he couldn't see it any other way." Lydia said.

"Well, I've got another way. You don't kill everyone." Malia said sarcastically making Avalon sighed and furrowed her brows slightly, "Well, from what Lydia said, he sounded scared. Maybe terrified." She said and Scott turned around to face them. "The wolves, the rats. It keeps coming back to the same thing, fear." He said and Malia frowned in confusion, "But what is everyone afraid of?"

Scott thinks for a moment until he sets the bullet's slug on the kitchen table, "Us. We don't know what fear would do to somebody. I mean, it can change them. They'll look at us differently. They'll do things that they've never done before." Scott said. "People can be so stupid." Malia said and Avalon shook her head, "They're not stupid, they're scared." She said and Scott nodded.

"And scared people will do things that you wouldn't believe."