Chapter 5 The Werewolf

Michael and Adam continued fighting to get away from the werewolf. He had remained in his human form.

Adam grabbed a chair from a room and used it break the glass in the window. He then tried to break through the boards that had been placed over the window with his foot.

While Adam was trying to find the escape, Michael was continuing to fight the tall man.

There was junk around the abandoned house. Michael was using anything he could get his hands on to fight with.

The tall man had seemed engaged in fighting the boys. It appeared to be a game for him. When he spoke his voice remained calm.

"You are keeping this interesting. You are more impressive than the other kid." He taunted.

Michael kept the man distracted while Adam managed to slip out the window.

Now that Adam was free, Michael took his opportunity for escape. He threw a lamp at the man and then went to the window himself.

The man smiled as Michael crawled out the window. He then went to the door, pulled the key from his pocket and stepped outside.

The boys looked outside and saw that they were in the middle of nowhere.

"The barn," Adam said running the barn.

Michael reluctantly followed.

"There could be something in here," Adam said looking through the junk that was all around the barn.

The boys stopped when the door on the other end opened.

They both hid behind large pieces of farm equipment.

"That was quite the adventure." The man had said entering the barn. "I know you are both in here." He stepped in a little further.

The boys remained quiet.

"You will make an excellent wolf." The man said. "I believe your name is Michael."

Michael almost gasped when the man said his name.

"You will be reborn again as my son. You may even choose a new name if you wish." The man's voice remained calm and confident. "I can tell that you have been without a father for some time. I can fulfill that role. I will teach you. There will be a full moon tonight. That is the time of the wolf."

Adam and Michael both looked at the door behind them. They were anxious to make their escape.

"There is a certain freedom in becoming a wolf. Your friend will be part of the journey. We will make him our first hunt together."

Michael looked at Adam and turned his head towards the door.

Adam shook his head at Michael.

Michael held up an old scythe that was on the floor and showed it to Adam.

Adam looked back at Michael and nodded in understanding. He then got up and ran out the door.

The man stood and watched has Adam ran out the door. He made a feral grin. The look quickly changed when he saw Michael charge at him with the scythe.

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Hotch suddenly stopped the car.

Reid this time saw what made him stop. It was a boy running towards them waving his arms.

"Help." The boy called towards the SUV.

Hotch and Reid jumped out of the vehicle and ran towards the boy.

"Adam Rice?" Reid asked. He recognized him from the case file photo.

The boy seemed surprised by the man knowing his name.

"We are with the FBI. We have been looking for you." Reid quickly said.

"Where's Michael?" Hotch asked.

"The barn" Adam quickly answered.

Hotch quickly led Adam to the back of the SUV. "Get down. Stay here," Hotch directed.

Adam nodded in understanding.

Hotch and Reid quickly moved towards the barn

"I can smell him," Hotch stated. "Go around back. He needs to see me."

Hotch came upon the scene first.

Michael was against the wall of the barn. The man, the werewolf was blocking the boy's path.

"FBI, don't move!" Hotch stated holding his weapon to man.

"Wolf," the Un-Sub acknowledge Hotch.

"Let Michael go home to his mother," Hotch stated to the werewolf. He started to make himself turn. Underneath the sunglasses, his eyes were turning red.

"No," the man stated. "He will be my son now, I choose him."

"I won't let you change him," Hotch stated. "He doesn't want it."

"My father chose me." The man said. "He changed me and it freed me. Now I choose my own son."

"You're wrong," Hotch said.

During this entire time, Reid had moved around the other side of the barn. He could hear the exchange between Hotch and the werewolf.

He quickly took a breath and jumped out pointing his weapon at the werewolf.

"He said let the boy go." Reid said from behind the Un-Sub.

Michael saw Reid come out, the agent had distracted the man. He took advantage of the opportunity and ran.

"Michael, keep running," Hotch shouted.

Michael didn't even stop as he ran past Hotch.

Reid saw the eyes change in the Un-Sub's eyes. He didn't have time to register the change or even react.

The Un-Sub then took a swing at Reid with unexpected strength. The agent flew backward landing on the ground.

"Reid," Hotch shouted. He continued with his change. He didn't go into his full form. His ears grew and his claws come through his fingers.

Reid stayed on the ground, he was barely moving.

"Don't move." Hotch shouted at the wolf.

Reid watched the Un-Sub start to change. He was becoming a werewolf. His ears and nose started to grow longer. He was starting to rip out the seams of his clothes.

It was a lot to register. However, he remembered what Hotch had told him, if the Un-Sub started to change.

His attention was on Reid. Reid lifted his weapon and aimed. He waited until the Un-Sub came at him, but he was too late.

Hotch knew the Un-Sub was about to attack Reid. He took action in defense of his agent. Hotch shot at the Un-Sub.

Reid watched the Un-Sub stumble, but he did not fall. He quickly rolled away and moved away from the Un-Sub,

Hotch in his half form ran for the Un-Sub, He made an in-human leap at the werewolf.

The Un-Sub werewolf was injured. This had given Hotch the advantage.

Reid watched Hotch and the Un-Sub wrestle. There was too much movement. There was no way he could get a shot in.

He saw Hotch raise his arm up and swipe it down on the wound caused by the bullet.

The shot had had gone through the Un-Sub's heart. That was where Hotch was aiming for.

The Un-Sub then screamed and go limp. On the ground he returned to his human form.

Hotch stood then returned to his own human form.

Reid remained on the ground, processing what he just saw.

Hotch ran towards Reid. "Don't move." Hotch said to Reid looking him over for wounds. "Did he scratch you?"

"No, I'm fine." Reid answered getting up.

"Listen," Hotch said. "We can't tell the team what happened."

They were interrupted by the sound of sirens.

Hotch and Reid saw the familiar SUVs driving up.

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The team was now on the plane home.

The boys had returned to their parents. A medical exam had shown only minor injuries. They were both able to go home immediately.

Hotch had been cleared of the shooting death of the Un-Sub. It was determined that he was acting in the defense of his fellow agent.

When the house was searched, the police had found Martin's jacket in with the junk.

The Un-Sub did not have any form of identification on him or in the house. The police had ran his fingerprints and his picture. Both searches yielded no results.

Because of this a DNA test was ran for the Un-Sub. That had brought results, even if it didn't tell anyone his name.

The Un-Sub was wanted in question for the murders of two boys. One in rural Kentucky and the other in Ohio. His DNA had been found in connection to the two cases. Both boys had been dumped similar to Martin Turrent in the wooded area not far from where they lived. Those cases were closed now.

There were no markers in the DNA that showed the Un-Sub being a werewolf. No one else on the BAU team or the police department knew what the Un-Sub was.

Both Hotch and Reid were glad that the team was still unaware of the existence of werewolves.

So far Hotch had maintained his secret. It was a secret the Reid was willing to help him keep.

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Thank you to all for reading. I hoped you enjoyed.

This story was meant to be a prequel to my next story.

Here is the summary to She-Wolf: Reid is being stalked. The BAU immediately works to protect him. Hotch believes the stalker is a female werewolf. He must reveal to the team that he is a werewolf, something Reid already knows. Hotch and Reid are also exploring their budding relationship.