Chapter 13: The Prank to Unmask the Alpha
The escape from Peter Hale had been a close call, a brush with death that left me with an even greater sense of urgency. The Alpha was a ticking time bomb, and I needed to defuse him before he hurt someone. The only way to do that, I reasoned, was to expose him. He was hiding in the shadows, a monster in plain sight. I was going to use a prank to bring him out into the light.
This is a dangerous game. I'm playing with fire. Peter Hale is not a joke. He is a monster, a force of nature. But he's also a man, a man with a fragile ego and a need for power. And I'm going to use that against him. I'm going to use a prank to expose him, to unmask him, to show the world who he really is. It's a beautiful, ridiculous, and absurd challenge. And I'm going to win.
The prank was a masterpiece of convoluted logic and a subtle use of my powers. I wasn't going to fight Peter; I was going to make him fight himself. I was going to use a series of illusions to create a public spectacle, a false attack that would force Peter to reveal his true identity.
The plan was simple. I had a small, discreet drone I had bought online—a perk of being a rich kid with a tech addiction. I programmed it to fly around the school, playing a series of low-frequency, almost imperceptible sounds. The sounds were a mix of classical music, a high-pitched frequency that only dogs could hear, and a faint, almost ghostly whisper of a voice. The whispers were a mix of nonsense words and cryptic phrases, just enough to be noticeable, but not enough to be understood.
I watched from a distance as Peter Hale, a silent, menacing presence, walked into the school. He was a blur of muscle and rage, his eyes glowing a furious, electric red, a guttural snarl rumbling in his chest. He was looking for me. He was hunting me. He was a monster, a predator, but he was also a victim of a very, very stupid prank.
I was standing in the school cafeteria, a casual, unassuming presence in a world of chaos, and I was watching him. He was looking around, his eyes scanning the room, his nose twitching, a look of confusion on his face. He was looking for me, but he was finding nothing.
"What is going on?" Stiles asked, his voice a frantic whisper. "I'm hearing a dog whistle and a ghost singing a lullaby. Is there a werewolf rave I don't know about? And why is everyone looking at Peter Hale like he just grew a tail?"
"It's a prank, Stiles," I said, a low, conspiratorial chuckle escaping my lips. "A prank to unmask a monster. Just watch. It's going to be glorious."
I used my mimicked powers to create a series of illusions, a beautiful, hilarious, and ultimately frustrating wild goose chase. I created a phantom werewolf in the corner of the cafeteria, a blur of brown fur and glowing yellow eyes. I created a phantom snarl on the wind, a low, guttural growl that no one else could hear. I created a phantom smell of fresh blood, a scent that only a werewolf could smell.
Peter, a blur of muscle and rage, lunged at the phantom werewolf, his eyes glowing a furious, electric red, his claws extended, his fangs bared. He was a monster, a predator, but he was also a victim of a very, very stupid prank. He tore through the air, his claws digging into nothing, his fangs baring at a ghost. The entire cafeteria, filled with students and teachers, was a blur of chaos and confusion.
"What is going on?" a teacher screamed. "What is that thing? What is Peter doing?"
Peter, a monster in plain sight, was now unmasked. He was a werewolf. He was the Alpha. He had been exposed, and he had been exposed by a prank.
The prank was a success. I had unmasked a monster, and I had done it with a series of illusions and a very, very good lie. Now, I had to figure out how to stop him. Without getting myself killed. It's a classic Adam Smith problem. And a classic Adam Smith solution.
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