canon au } { post-5a, of chimeras and returning mothers

[wildkingdom]

Faith: [and they'll get there to find the chimera kicking Malia's ass, to which Faith will intervene, getting in there to block it's teeth from sinking into Malian and shoving it back hard] What the hell are you?

Peter: [yeah, totally game face on, but going to check on Malia first] Are you okay?

Chimera: [growl snarl teeth snapping]

Malia: [pushes him back, a little dazed but otherwise okay] I'm fine. [to Faith] Don't kill him.

Faith: [glances back like "seriously?" before shrugging and slamming a fist to his face] Alright, ugly. Nonlethal approach it is.

Chimera: [out cold]

Peter: [steps back, and then with the danger passed, his face slips back to normal] Sorry.

Malia: [she shakes her head] It's fine. What are you doing here?

Peter: You're in danger, Malia. And not from crazed chimeras.

Malia: [frowns, before looking back to Faith] What is it?

Faith: Your mom knows you're alive. And she's coming back to Beacon Hills.

Peter: And while I'm all for getting some answers, I'm not going to let her hurt you again. [look who has protective father instinct!]

Malia: [her eyes dart between the two of them for a moment because no, she wants her mother here. If she's here, then Malia can kill her. But she's not going to tell either of them that] So what do you want to do?

Faith: Personally? I'm not sure. From what I've seen, the Desert Wolf is the bad kind of psycho - no offense.

Peter: [oh, he knows that look. He's worn it. And while he can't be completely against whatever she may be planning...] We need to get the upper hand, and make sure we know what's coming in her wake, and how to know who she is before she gets the drop on you.

Malia: So has anyone managed to get a look at her yet?

Faith: Yeah. But he's currently MIA.

Malia: ... Deaton.

Peter: She cornered him in Russia. Semi-tortured him, right?

Faith: Yep. He barely managed to get the message out to me about her coming back.

Peter: So we have an undetermined amount of time to come up with a game plan, and seeing that she seems to be a one woman killing machine, if you're not sufficiently worried about your own safety, I'll point out that you at least need a game plan for whatever you're thinking of doing because rushing in headfirst will only get you killed.

Malia: [huffs, because she can get what Peter is saying without Peter saying it] How can we do that if we don't even know what she looks like?

Peter: We talk to the one who may still remember what she looks like and get a good place to start. [which means talking to Laura]

Malia: [sighs. the more people to come in on this, the more likely it is Scott will find out what she's trying to do] Okay.

Peter: [like he would tell Scott. Pssh, child.] Good. But right now, let's get you somewhere safe. And we're going to need to warn your father too.

Malia: [her face blanches a bit because she doesn't want to do that either] My dad still doesn't know about any of this. He doesn't know that I know I'm adopted.

Peter: For his safety, I think you're going to need to make decisions on how to protect him in a way that you feel is best. [yes, these are your decisions, Malia. Not his to make]

Malia: [nods, but she doesn't know what to do so she doesn't say anything for now]

Faith: [so in comes a slayer to save the day] I hate to break up the family moment? But what are we going to do with Ugly over here.

Peter: [looks to his daughter] Malia?

Malia: [looks up and then back down at him again, and she hates to say it, but ...] Eichen House. He's a success but he's not like Theo. I don't think he can control it.

Peter: I think I remember my sister's contact there. I'll get him admitted silently. Just need to keep him quiet until then.

Malia: [there's a pause] Chimeras aren't stopped by mountain ash though, so they'll need to have some way to hold him.

Peter: [thinks] that may make it more difficult, but they will figure out a way to handle him. Not all the creatures in that wing are supernatural.

Faith: [she pauses quietly, glancing back between them] From what I've heard about this place, it's no picnic. Are we sure that's the humane approach?

Peter: This is Malia's call. But it's better than just killing him, I agree.

Faith: Alright. I'll get the truck.

Peter: [nods, and then goes to look at the unconscious chimera.] I wonder if kanima venom will work on him.

Malia: [makes a face] We haven't tried it. It got used on us though.

Peter: Well, it's worth a shot. I think we can find some at the vet on our way before he wakes up looking for a snack. [totes a marrow bag]

Malia: [sees that and her face becomes even bigger. Not a lot grosses her out with the coyote of it all but still] Ew.

Peter: My thoughts exactly. [sighs and goes to pick the kid up] Let's get him out of here.

Malia: [nods and follows him out the truck]