"That was Amazing." "A so get it now..." "Being a wolfblood's going to be SO great!" "Could someone live and act as a human but... actually be a completely different species?" "What do you think, Maddy?" " What're you doing?" " Checking Maddy's blood." "It could prove Maddy's a werewolf." "I don't appreciated been lied to, Shannon." " You have to get out of here like now!" " What?" "They'll see you're not human." "They'll find out you're a wolfblood." "It's going to rock the world." "Our best friend's unconscious, and it may be serious!" "I'm seeing things in her I've never seen in her before." "I should just man up and ask her out!" "Then, you better pray you're wrong about it" "I'm not the one hiding secrets from my friends!" "This is most unusual!" "You're both AB negative." "It's extremely rare." " Leave it, Shan." " Nothing's wrong with your friends." "I'm going to keep my wolf-self lock inside for a while." "I'd really like it if you could do the same." "Maddy, I get it." "'Use your wolfie powers, 'and see how long it takes for someone to find out what you are.'" "'I'm just fed up of lying all the time." "'I can't even tell my friends who I really am." "'It's got to be cool having a family you can be yourself around." "'It's not nice to be accused of lying, is it?" "'" "'Sometimes I wonder: is it possible to stay friends with them?" "I mean 'How well do they really know us?" "'" "I thought my picture ought to show what family's really about." "What being in a pack means to me." "Rhydian!" "What's wrong, Maddy?" "Are you ashamed of your own family?" "Rhydian!" "Are you all right, Mads?" "It's Cartoon Jimi." "What do you think?" "Sorry." "I just wanted to see." "Sorry." "Hi, Bernie." " All right?" " When did these pets go missing?" "Last few days." "Why?" "Think it's your beast on the prowl, do you?" "You know about that?" " Ah, I hear things." " Like what?" "Ah, come on." "It's just kids gossiping." "Pay no attention." "Check out the local paper." "Page five's got a story about farm animals being attacked, as well as those pets." "Oh." "But you read it..." "you buy it." "My family have officially left the building." "Let the sleepover begin!" "OK, this sounds really lame, but remember when we were seven and made those friendship bracelets?" "Well, I found the kit, and I thought we could make some bracelets while we talk." "What's going on?" "Don't get mad... but I thought we might spend the night on the moors." "What?" "What do you mean?" "Why?" "The beast is back, Maddy." "And I think know where I can find it." "Sort of find it." "Let's just say I think I know where it might be." "How d'you know it's ba..." "I mean, if it actually is?" "Pets are gone missing, farm animals have been attacked..." "Since when?" "Since a few days ago." "This is our best chance to see it, Maddy!" "And I've worked out its movements." "But if it's alive, and attacking animals, what makes you think it's safe for us?" "Look what happened last time, Shan." "Have you even thought about this?" "Yes, I have." "And I thought if we'd have stuck together and looked out for each other" "You know, that's what friends are supposed to do." " I thought you wanted to talk." " We ARE talking." "Look, I'm sorry, I just wanted a proper sleepover, you know?" "Bracelets, cheesy nachos, even cheesier movies." "It's out there, right now." "Look, I know how important this is to you..." "You have no idea!" "Everyone thinks I'm the town weirdo!" " No, they don't..." " Yes, they do!" "Look... ..my parents took me to see a doctor." "They talked about medication." "I've got see a psychiatrist." "What?" "Why?" "!" "Because of what I said about you!" "Look, I need to know if there's something out there." "I need to know I'm not going completely crazy." "You're not, Shan, really you're not." "Don't patronise me!" "I told my mum you were a werewolf!" "Give me one good reason why that makes me sane." "Because..." "Because the beast IS real!" "And we're going to find it." "Tonight." "Oh!" "It can't be them already, can it?" "Look, you won't tell the boys about the psychiatrist, will you?" "Course not." " Hey." " You're early." "Nice to see you too!" "I'm cooking." "Remember?" "Oh, yeah." "Notice anything different about me?" "No." "New jacket!" "From Manchester!" "Dad brought it down." "Cool, eh?" "It's totally impractical." " You're going to have to change." " What?" "Why?" "!" "Because you're going to freeze." " I'll find you something else to wear." " OK." "What's wrong with Shannon?" " We're going beast-hunting tonight." " What?" "No way!" "I'm tired of being out on the dark and cold." "Tom, she needs this." "And I need to chill in front of the TV." "That was the plan, Mads." " This is more important!" " Why?" "What's happened?" "She just really needs us now, OK?" "She needs to know we're on her side." "Fine!" "I'm eating before we go." "How many are you cooking for?" "I wasn't sure how much to get, so" "I got one kilo." " Each." " Didn't you see it was far too much?" "Yeah!" "But I didn't want to seem like an idiot in front of the butcher, so asked for a meat feast." "For 12." "Good job I'm starving!" "Er..." "Better take off my new jacket, then, eh?" "Yeah." "Tom, you know we've been friends, like, forever?" "It feels like forever." "Yeah." "But, seriously, we are true friends?" "Yeah, course." "And you tell your true friends everything, right?" "Like even if it's shocking." "Like a secret." "Something you don't want anyone else to know." "Is this why you've been so off with me?" "What?" "Cos you know I fancied you?" "What?" "!" " It was just a crush." " Ye-yeah, I know." "Er..." "You didn't say anything, so..." "I know you knew." " You DID know." " Yeah." "I-I know." " Yeah." "Sorry, if I embarrassed you." " No." "Did you have feelings about it?" "Feelings?" "Feelings." "I hadn't given it a second thought." " Oh, fine." "Forget it." " Tom, I..." "Obviously, it wasn't worth thinking about!" "Tom, I've found you a jacket" "You're early too!" "Is that bad?" "What?" "Just checking." "Boots?" "Boots." " You didn't smell or sense anything?" " No." " Me neither." " So she's wrong." "Maybe not." "Maybe it's smart." "Are you two coming?" "Just trying to get these boots on." "So let's say it is the wild wolfblood." "So it lives on the moors, sometimes comes foraging on your territory, and can mask its own scent." "How does seeing it help with Shannon?" "Her family think she's crazy." "I mean seriously crazy." "And Shan's starting to wonder if they are right." "She needs to know it's real." "And we're going to help her." "Even if it means one of us transforming to do it." "What?" "!" "Maddy!" "Rhydian!" "Coming!" "OK." "This is us." "And, according to the newspapers, the Parkers lost two sheep three days ago." "Howdale lost a ram just last week and we've High Field and Barfield that... both lost animals last night." "And then we have Wilson..." "Boo-Boo...and Hermione." "So if we join the dots together... ..we get..." "It's circling the village." "Exactly." "And it's clearly not feeding in the same place twice, so we need to be around here." "Maddy shouldn't go out with a cold like this." " I'll be fine, Rhydian." " You don't know that." "It doesn't matter!" " It does matter." "Maybe the boys are right." "They're NOT right!" "I'm coming with you!" " I'll grab a word." " She's made her mind up." "Tell her I'm sorry." " Shan..." " I'm looking for a cold cure." "Has Maddy spoken to you about me?" "No." "You know, about when I fancied her, or...?" "No." " Nothing?" " Why?" "I just thought, maybe if you suddenly found out your best friend fancied you, you'd think about it." "Maybe even talk about it with your other best friend?" "Yeah." "But she was going through a phase, wasn't she?" "Like you." "Like me." "Sometimes it's best not to talk about it." "I see." "So my phase isn't worth thinking about it, but yours has us running into the woods every time you shout "beast"." "If that's the way you feel, don't come." "Maybe I won't." " Oh, good!" " Good?" "!" "Does nobody hear what I going to say" " Shan!" "What?" "I'm beginning to feel like my jacket." "What if it's out there?" "what if it attacks us again?" "We defend ourselves!" "As wolves?" "In front of our friends?" "!" "Well..." "maybe it's time they found out." "I'm having stress dreams!" "Now who's the crazy one?" "I can't keep lying to them, Rhydian!" "Look what it's done to Shannon." "You'll feel tenth time worst when they tell the rest of the world!" " They wouldn't do that!" " How do you know that?" "What if they can't handle?" "what if you fall out with them?" "I'll take that risk!" "But this isn't about you it's about all of us - me, your mum and dad, all wolfbloods." "My friends'll understand that." "Don't use friendship as an excuse." "It's about you feeling guilty." "It's about me living truthfully for once." "But you can't for a reason... why are wolfbloods have kept hidden for so many years even the wild ones - it's because human beings wiped most of us out." "Or is your dad lying about all that?" " Am I interrupting something?" " No." "Course not." "This is the only cold remedy I could find." "It's aconite." "One of my mum's homeopathic remedies." "You mean one of those New Age, unscientific thing you don't believe in?" "Yep." "It's basically... sugar pills covered in plant extract." "They sort of just make you think yourself better." "Right, open." "Right, if that doesn't work, pop another one." "They can't do any harm." "You can't tell them, Mads." "This is my secret too." "Sorry, Rhydian." "But I can't live like this any more." " Maddy." " When the time's right..." " Maddy!" " .." "I'll do what I have to." "Stop it!" " Smell those burgers?" " Maddy, no." " I'm starving!" " Maddy, NO!" "I need meat!" " You're not going in there!" " Can smell it!" " I won't let you do this!" " LET ME GO!" " You need the bathroom!" " I need MEAT!" "What's happening?" "!" "Maddy's sick!" "I'm not sick, I'm hungry!" "Will you stop?" "!" "Maddy?" "Look." "Look!" "Do you really want your friends to see you like this?" " Maddy!" " I'll be down in a minute!" "I'm just feeling a bit weird." "Turn your wolf off." "This isn't me." "It must be." "I'm being sick!" " Maddy?" " It's not." "You're not doing this?" " No, I swear." " Maddy?" " The pill." " What?" "It happened after you took the pill." "Like an allergic reaction?" " Maybe." " Rhydian, open the door." " Maddy!" " How do I turn it off?" " Stay here." "Lock the door." " Get out, then!" "She's in a bad way." "Temperature's through the roof." "Since when are you a medical expert?" "Mum's a doctor." "Let me look at." "She's being sick!" " I should take her home." " I can take her home." " You're cooking." " What is it with you Rhydian?" "Why do you keep wanting to get Maddy on her own?" " I'm not." "Yes, you are!" "Just admit you fancy her and stop pretending." " I'm not pretending!" " Boys!" "We will ALL take her home." "That's pointless." "I can do it." "Shannon!" "Shannon." "Shannon, where are you going?" "He's just jealous, that's all." "Shannon?" "If we all take her, we can go on to the moors from there." "It's on the other side of the village." "Look if I take Maddy home, you can go from here." "With Rhydian." "You'll do anything to get out of this beast hunt, won't you?" "No." "I'm just thinking about Maddy." "The burgers!" "Maddy!" "Can't you smell it?" "I'm ravenous." "You're not going down there!" " I need meat!" " Wait." "You've got to see this!" "I notice Rhydian's vanished again." "Stupid thing!" "How do you turn it off?" "!" "He's gone back to the bathroom." "This says Aconite is also known as wolfsbane." " Maddy?" " In folklore, consuming wolfsbane it's supposed to turn people..." " Are you decent?" " ..into werewolves." "Which is obviously rubbish." "Unless..." " You're a wolfblood." " Exactly." "It says, how to protect from werewolves, how to heal werewolf bites..." "I wasn't eavesdropping." "I just wondered what you and Rhydian were up to." "Antidote to wolfsbane..." "Tom." "You smell..." " yummy." " I do?" "This is it." ""Thistle root is said to quiet the werewolf."" "Whoa." "You said you wouldn't give me a second thought, before." "You didn't smell like THIS before." "This is just cheap aftershave from Bernie's, Mads!" "I going to go and make burgers!" "Maddy!" "That girl definitely has a fever!" "Maddy, I will bring you meat!" "Just wait!" "Lock the door." "Lock it!" "Why won't it switch off?" "!" " Oh!" " Er, I think the burgers are done." "You knew Maddy fancied me, didn't you?" "Maddy?" "Fancy you?" "She literally threw herself at me upstairs." "It's cool." "I know nothing's going to happen between us." "It's just..." "Oi!" "He's SO jealous." " Jealous?" " That's what it's all about." "Oh, you and Maddy?" "Come on, Shan." "I know you girls talk about that kind of stuff." "And I understand you keeping Maddy's feelings a secret." "That's what friends do." "It's just nice to know that I'm not invisible after all." "Nice starter." "Where's the main course?" " Maddy Smith!" " She's being sick." "Oh, stop playing games, you two!" "I know what's going on." "Maddy!" "If you'd rather have two boys fighting over you than beast hunt with me, you should have just said!" "Your stuff's out here, so you might as well just leave, right now!" "Right, you're not going anywhere till the coast is clear." "What you doing?" "Beast hunting." "What about the food?" "Don't chuck it all out!" "It's bait." "Look, why don't you two just go and take Maddy home." "It's clearly what you'd rather do." "What did you say to her?" "I didn't say anything, what did you say?" "Do you think she'll be all right on her own?" "I mean, if that thing we saw last month is still out there..." "No." "Wait for me." "Maddy." "Right now is your chance." "Ok!" "Give us two minutes and leave." "Go straight home, all right?" "Maddy?" "Yes!" "Maddy's taking herself home." "I need meat!" "Meat, meat..." "Meat!" "MEAT!" "How long have you known Maddy fancied me?" " Maddy doesn't fancy you." " Whatever." "Do you seriously think you have a chance together?" "Course not." " Then what's your point?" " My point is you." "Acting all jealous, like you've got some sort of claim on her." "Fine." "You win." "I'm jealous." "Now can we focus on Shannon, please?" "100%." "I just wanted to hear you say it." "Ah!" "Ow!" "Thistles." "They're everywhere!" "Thistles?" "Oh, man." "I thought that was my burger, but it's sheep poo!" "What you doing?" "A thistle's a good weapon." "Just in case." "It's behind us." " Whoa!" "Where you going?" " Maddy." "Maddy's either at home or at the house." "We need to going to find Shannon." "But I just..." "You're not getting out of this now." "Maddy's safe, she can take care of herself." "Come on!" "MEAT!" "Meat!" "Meat!" "Meat!" "Meat!" "Meat!" "Shannon!" "Over here." "Did you hear that howl?" "I heard it." "I hope it's not stalking us." "Aren't you taking Maddy home?" "And leave you to face the beast on your own?" "What kind of friends do you think we are?" "Maddy's friends." "She's really ill." "I think it's that pill you gave her." "It's about ten years past its use-by date." " She's not faking it?" " No." "All she wanted was to be here for you." "I was trying to stop her." "I feel terrible now!" "Can we focus on this beast, please?" "Follow me." "Follow you?" "It's probably following us!" "Maddy." "This is perfect." "We are SO going to see the beast tonight." "MEAT!" " Stop!" " Did you hear that?" " Stop moving!" " Is that you, Rhydian?" "Oh, very funny(!" ")" "Hilarious(!" ")" "You've scared the beast off now!" " Sorry." " Thanks a bunch!" "Are you really going to spend all night looking at these?" "I can't believe we didn't get anything." "There'll be other times, Shan." "What were you doing out there, anyway?" "I thought you were supposed to be ill." "I didn't want to let you down." "How did you know where we were?" "I didn't." "I'm sorry, Maddy." "For all those mean things I said." "I didn't have the best reaction to that pill." "I mean, I don't remember doing anything." "So, you don't remember throwing yourself at Tom?" "Tom?" "I threw myself at Tom?" "According to him, you did." "Oh, my..." "Don't worry." "He was going on about how you two will ... only ever being friends." "I think he was just glad of the attention." "Normal service has been resumed." "We have toast and jam, marmalade, peanut butter, a slab of ham, tomatoes and cheese and I think that's it." "Oh, and Rhydian's bringing drinks." "I'll give him a hand." "Lucky break, huh?" "You could say that." "I can still taste the thistle root." " I had no choice." " I know." " Thanks." " Still keen to spill the beans?" "No, not now." "Shannon's happy." "Yeah, so's Tom." "He thinks I'm jealous of you and him." "Are you?" "Don't push your luck, Maddy." "Sorry." "It's just really good to be normal again." "Doing normal, gossipy things, with normal people." "There's nothing normal about your friends." "We've had a call from the police, and they have reason to believe that someone is selling stolen property on school premises." "Specifically, Sinclair designer clothing." "Why would anyone hide Sinclair gear in the woods?" "Because it's nicked?" "Or fake." "Taking from thieves isn't really stealing, is it?" "Exactly." "We've got a present for you." "Sinclair?" "Where did you get these?" "Ask no questions, hear no lies." "I'll give you 20 quid!" " £23!" " £24.50!" " £30 in cash." " Sold, to the woman in the blue!" "Your family's owned this place for centuries," "I don't think I can afford a country mansion on my week allowance." "Deep down, that's what we all want - to be in a pack." "It's greater than the instinct to be free." "There's no freedom without responsibility." "Wolfbloods have limited options." "I'm a wolfblood in the care system." " I have to think about my future." " Fine." "But when it all goes wrong, don't expect me to sort out your mess." " Mate's rates, right?" " Lads." "What are you two looking so guilty about?" " Don't know what you're talking about." " Nothing." "Have you forgotten what day it is today?" " What do you want?" " These." "One each, for free." "Meet me at Bernie's at 4.30." " There, we're done." " I don't know what you mean." " You've got the wrong people." " I don't even know who you are!"