The Beast Within

Important! Please read this A/N:

First off, sorry this isn't really a chapter, more of a scene set well into the future of the story that I wrote ages ago.

I'm posting it as it's clear that is story is never going to be finished.

If anyone wants to take it over let me know and I'd be happy to share my thoughts as to where it was going.

They were trapped, the little room with the warehouse was surrounded. At least it had been until a few moments ago when the whole warehouse had been filled with an odd crackling laughter and the screams of the people that had been attacking them.

'I've got this,' Nick said as he approached the door. 'Bolt the door behind me,' he said as he left the room.

There wasn't anyone around as Nick carefully walked away from the room, gun raised just in case. He passed a body that had had his throat ripped out. Something that Nick had to admit that he'd far too often in the last few years. He looked up to see a man that was still alive but he was too busy clutching at the pipe that was impaled in his gut to be any kind of threat.

Suddenly, he was attacked and before he knew it he was on his back staring up at the guy that was going to end his life. But that staring at the abyss only lasted a second as the man was in turn tackled. Followed by the screams and messy sounds of someone being viciously mauled. Nick scrambled to his feet half expecting to see Monroe attacking the guy. But as the figure stood up it was clear that it was not Monroe. The ears that stood high on the sides of his head and the fur that covered his head and shoulders were a big give away. When he started to turn Nick could see that he had a pronounced muzzle. Once the guy was facing him, Nick had to admit there was something familiar about the woge.

The man looked him in the eye, but instead of the fear that Nick associated with Wesen when they saw what he was there was just surprised recognition that turned to fascination. The man's woge melted away to be replaced by a young man with blond hair.

'You're the Grimm, Nick, right?' he said, without any trace of fear. No matter how annoying it was to face that fear that greeted him every time he met a new Wesen, it was slightly unnerving when he didn't see it. The only time a Wesen hadn't shown fear, was when they attacked him. The only time that hadn't been the case, was when he'd first met Xander. But that just added to his confusion as this guy obviously knew what a Grimm was, but didn't seem to care, or seemed like he was going to attack. He just stood there relaxed and non-threatening, if you ignored the blood that covered his face and clothes.

Nick didn't get the time to respond before he heard the others burst out of the room. A quick glance let Nick know that they were pointing their guns at the blond man.

'Wait, he saved my life,' Nick told them. The man grinned and gave a slight mocking bow.

'You're welcome.'

'Who the hell are you?' Hank demanded.

'The name's Tor,' The man said still grinning. He turned his head slightly and woged letting loose with a crackling whopping laughing call, which was echoed from at least three different directions within the warehouse. Before returning to human and shouting. 'Hey Xand, found them.'

'You're an Abartige Aasfresser.' Renard stated. The newly named Tor fixed him with a stare, he sniffed the air and grimaced.

'And you're a Zauberbiest, I'd recognise that stink anywhere.' Renard looked mildly offended by this, but was cut off saying anything by a snort of amusement from Monroe. Who raised his hands in surrender when they all looked at him.

'Hey, just because you can't smell it,' he said in his defence. 'I'm just saying, I understand your pain,' he said to Tor, who grinned at him.

'If you're finished bonding over your noses, perhaps you could tell us what you're doing here.' Sean said.

'Other than saving all your arses, not much,' he looked over at Wu, who was staring at him. 'What?'

'You have blood all over you.' Wu deadpanned. Tor wiped his face, he stared at the blood on his fingers.

'Huh,' he said and licked it off. 'Thanks.'

'That's just gross,' Hank said.

'Don't knock till you've tried it.' Tor said with a wink.

'Ok, just stop,' Nick said, Tor was just getting on his nerves. But, he'd shouted for Xand, could he mean Xander? 'You know Xander?'

'Yeah,' Tor replied, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. 'He's pack leader.'

Please let me know what you think.

SSG