A ragged-looking German Shepherd walks down a sunset-lit suburb in Carrington Cottage, Colorado; spotting a young girl sitting on a front step and sobbing. Noticing the dog, the girl - Sadie - tearfully wonders where it came from. As the dog licks her face, Sadie manages a smile and scratches behind its ears, noticing it's not wearing a collar. Her mother's voice shouts for her to get into the house and finish packing, Sadie hugging the dog before turning to go, lamenting that all her parents do these days is argue and fight, seemingly not caring how heartbreaking it is for her and her little brother Billy to watch their family be torn apart. Crying again, Sadie tells the German Shepherd that she wishes that her family could stay whole and not have to leave, asking if the dog still wants to come inside even after everything she's said. Deciding to let the dog in until she can figure out who it belongs to, Sadie whispers for it to be quiet as she tiptoes past the living room - where her parents are having a shouting match. Sitting down and glancing between them just as Sadie's mother - Tess - accuses her estranged husband of not being aware of what's happening in his own home, the German Shepherd abruptly transforms into a Lovecraftian nightmare of fangs and tentacles - Hybrid - and lets out a roar.....

.....The next morning, Sadie's parents finish packing their car - the picture of a happy suburban family. As they pile into the car, her father cheerfully asks if they're ready for the move to New York, Tess remarking that she packed snacks in case they get hungry. As Sadie pouts, Billy starts a game of "I Spy." Grinning, Sadie transforms into Lasher and answers that she spies something red.

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