Car Sick and Drinks

As Nolan drove, Theo bounced around in the backseat, not out of exuberance but due to having no sense of balance as a wolf pup. He felt his stomach churn and said, "Nolan, pull over. I'm going to be sick."

Nolan looked back into the rearview mirror and said, "I don't hear your voice anymore." After a noticeable pause, "Pup."

Theo growled as he heard Liam's voice, "Are you car sick?"

Theo thought his reply, "Yeah. I can't get Nolan to pull the car over."

Liam laughed, "Yeah, Brett doesn't understand me right now either. Maybe we all have to be together."

Theo sighed as his stomach churned harder, "I guess his car is going to smell like tequila too."

Liam laughed harder, "Brett wiped most of it off before he got in your truck, so it shouldn't be too bad."

Theo responded, "Small miracles, I guess. Hold on for a moment Li." Theo thought about how bad he felt before he threw up in the floorboard of Nolan's car. Nolan cried out, "Theo! Why? I've got to clean that up now."

Theo snickered and thought, "That felt better."

After a moment he heard Liam's voice again, "I don't know what you did but you made me throw up, again."

Theo gasped, "My truck."

Liam asked, "How did you do that?"

Theo responded, "I don't know."

Liam snickered, "Brett is trying to wipe my face with a towel while driving. It's hilarious."

Theo felt the humor course through their bond and his pup body laughed. Nolan responded, "Theo. That might be the cutest thing I've heard. Still doesn't make up for my car though."

Theo was struck with an idea. "Liam let me know if you feel something."

After a brief "okay" from the Little Wolf, Theo bit his paw hard and he heard Liam scream, "What the hell was that Theo?"

Theo gasped, "I just bit myself."

Liam cried out, "Why? Now Brett is freaking out because I am screaming and crying bloody murder."

Theo grinned, "I've got another idea, but we'll try it later."

The two vehicles arrived at the vet's clinic and Nolan carried Theo while Brett walked with Liam walking in front of him. When they stepped through the front door, Scott greeted them from the back, "Hey. I'll be right out."

Theo growled, "Scott? You've got to be kidding me?! I thought he was already back at UC Davis."

Liam's eyes widened, and he ran past the barricade as Scott stepped through the door. Liam wrapped his arms tightly around the Scott's leg as the alpha tried to walk. He said, "Whoa, Little guy. Nice to meet you too."

Scott looked down confused and noticed the wolf pup in Nolan's arms. He asked, "Who is this little guy?"

Theo rolled his eyes, "If he calls me "little guy" one more time, I'm going to bite his finger off."

Nolan's eyes widened but Scott's expression changed little as he stated, "He's got quite a set of lungs. Nolan, how old is this wolf pup?"

Nolan looked to Brett nervously and the tall wolf replied, "He's twenty. That's Theo and that little tyke" He walked over and rubbed Liam on the head which caused the little wolf to glare at him, "Is Liam." "Something happened to them and we are hoping Deaton could help us."

Scott's eyes widened, and he looked to preschool Liam, "Alright. Let's go to the back." Scott guided the group to the examination room. Nolan set Theo on the table and Brett lifted Liam up and set him next to Theo. Liam reached over and grabbed Theo and started rubbing the back of his head.

Theo growled, "I'm not a puppy, Liam."

Liam laughed, "Sure you are. Nolan was right, you are soft."

Nolan blushed at Liam's statement and Brett looked to Scott, "We can hear them talking in our heads and it seems like they can communicate with each other without speaking."

Scott looked at them for a moment and then to Nolan and Brett, "I can't hear anything but toddler speech and pup yips and barks."

Theo rolled his eyes as he leaned into Liam's petting, "Wow, shocker. The True Alpha is useless."

Brett glared at Theo, "Not helping."

Theo flashed his golds at Brett, "You aren't either."

Nolan stepped between the two and looked to Scott and spoke a couple of octaves higher from frustration, "What should we do Scott?"

Scott pulled out his cell and took a picture of Liam and Theo. He texted for a few moments and looked back to Nolan, "Alright. I just sent their pictures and texted what is going on to Deaton, Lydia, Stiles, Chris, Derek, and Jackson. Someone has to have an idea."

Brett asked the alpha, "Could it be a curse or something like that?"

Scott shrugged, "Maybe. Did these two piss off anything that could curse them?"

Theo looked to the alpha, "Yes, Scott. I go around stomping old witches' gardens and tearing up voodoo dolls."

Liam smacked Theo in the back of the head, "Not helping."

Nolan weakly laughed and nervously stated, "Th-they do piss people off a lot."

Both kids glared at Nolan and responded in unison, "Hey!"

Nolan's eyes widened as he addressed them, "What? You do. Both of you."

Brett grinned at Nolan and addressed them, "The hunter is right."

Nolan bit his lip as he mumbled, "Former hunter."

Brett's eyes lit up and his grin widened. Theo rolled his eyes and looked back to Scott, "Tell him curse isn't right. Someone would curse us for a reason and since the only thing that we are now is just younger, with our adult minds and telepathy, it doesn't fit."

Brett shook his head and repeated what Theo said to Scott. Scott took a deep breath as he read one of the replies. He repeated, "Derek said a ritual like Kate did to him."

Liam asked, "But didn't that take him completely back to that age? Our bodies are young, but we haven't forgotten anything."

Nolan repeated what Liam asked and Scott nodded, "That's true. Plus, Kate's ritual had a purpose, this seems random."

The alpha continued after reading texts, "Stiles says they are adorable and is coming here. Lydia wants to pinch Liam's cheeks. Chris suggested a druid or other kind of spark. Deaton asked what happened last night and we need to find that out. Jackson just said, "What else is new? They've always been munchkins.""

Theo looked to Liam and said, "This isn't helpful. Except, what Deaton asked makes sense. Do you remember anything?"

Liam shook his head and said, "We could have Scott look into our minds."

Theo groaned, and Nolan's eyes widened as he looked to Brett, who wore the same expression. Scott asked, "What did they just say?"

Nolan glanced to Scott before looking away and rubbing the side of his arm nervously, "Liam said you could look into one of their minds."

Scott's eyes widened, "I can't do that. I might hurt one of them. They are so young and small."

Theo groaned and rolled his eyes, "Useless. If he is so worried, he can do it to me. That way he won't hurt his baby beta."

Liam looked to Theo, a wounded look on the kid's face, "Theo. Don't."

Brett looked to Scott, "Theo said read his mind."

Liam glared at the taller wolf, "You're an asshole."

Scott stepped towards Theo and flashed his eyes red, "Are you sure Theo?"

The tiny pup nodded, and Scott stabbed his claws into the neck of the pup.

Scott came to as he stood in a seemingly endless almost pitch-black room. With the faint light, that seemed to venture almost nowhere as it was swallowed by the endless darkness, illuminated a low fog on the floors. Theo, normal adult Theo, appeared under another column of dim light. He smirked, "Not what you were expecting, McCall?"

Scott looked around and only saw the darkness before he looked back to Theo, "Normally I can see events. This is different."

Theo shook his head with his smug grin, "It's called protection. But we aren't here because you wanted to probe into all my thoughts, just the events of last night."

Before Scott could react, another column appeared, and Liam appeared in the center of it. Theo looked to the beta, "How are you here?"

Liam looked to Scott then Theo, "Remember the mind thing. It works both ways. Let's go see last night."

Scott smiled to his beta as the darkness receded and the three watched their surroundings become the preserve.

Theo commented, "I drove us out to the preserve. Since it was our last night together, I figured we should have a few drinks and reflect." Theo held his hand up, which suddenly contained a bottle of Tequila that glimmered purple.

Liam grinned, "That stuff was good."

Scott glared at Liam, "You got drunk off Theo's liquor?"

Theo rolled his eyes at the alpha, "How many times did you and Stiles get drunk together?"

Scott looked to the ground as Liam quickly commented, "Thought so."

Theo and Liam walked from the truck towards the road with Scott following them. Theo stated, "We finished the bottle." The contents disappeared, and Theo tossed the bottle over his shoulder. It made a dull thud as it hit the ground and they continued to walk.

Scott asked, "Where did you go?"

Liam replied, "I think we went to a bar."

Scott shook his head and sounded confused, "A bar served you?"

Theo grinned, "Yeah. Didn't card us. It was a rundown bar, wasn't it?"

Liam looked to the chimera, "Yeah. Right off the road, near the preserve."

They appeared before a run down, small wooden building with a single entrance. The door barely hung on the hinges and the paint had long since been stripped. The wood looked sun bleached and the roof had several patches of shingles missing.

Scott looked at the building, "This is a bar?"

Theo nodded and opened the door. As they looked inside, the building looked like a large bar, a single bartender wearing a brown leather vest, bolo tie, and white button up shirt, with his sleeves rolled up, cleaned glasses. His dark, tanned skin contrasted his clear blue eyes and he grinned from behind his manicured, curled black mustache.

The bar was filled with people, several tables with booths with people cheering and drinking, there was a pool table in the far side with a couple playing. All the bar stools were occupied except the two in front of the bar tender.

He addressed them cheerfully, "Come on in boys. It's time to get your drink on."

Theo and Liam walked to the bar while Scott walked to one of the full booths. The two sat at the bar and the man smiled, "What brings you here this evening?"

Theo looked to Liam and smiled, "It's our last night in Beacon Hills."

Liam met Theo's gaze, "We figured we would spend it thinking back to the good times."

The man pulled out two shot glasses and fished around the bottles that lined the deep shelves behind him. He said, "Then that definitely calls for a drink."

Theo looked to the bartender, "You don't even know if we are old enough."

The bartender looked back with a smile as his eyes flashed red, "I know you've seen enough to be old enough to drink."

Liam punched Theo's shoulder, "Alpha bartender. I like this place."

Theo shot Liam a glare, "You just like the idea of booze."

Liam smiled childishly, "Yeah, I do."

The bartender set a glass bottle with a large rounded base on the smooth wooden bar. The fluid was clear but shimmered with purples and pinks and there were hundreds of tiny golden lights that floated in it. He poured the two shots as Scott pointed to the guy chugging beer next to him, "Theo, what did this guy smell like?"

Theo looked back, "I don't know, I don't remember."

Scott pointed to the college girl next to him, "And her?"

Theo shook his head as Liam faced Scott. The bartender and the patrons seemed to be frozen in time.

Scott walked up to the old man that sat next to Theo, "What about him? You had to have noticed."

Theo and Liam shook their heads. Scott nodded, "How many people are here?"

Liam started to count, and Scott stepped in his way, "No, Liam. How many heartbeats?"

Theo's eyes widened at the true alpha's observation, "There are only three heartbeats."

Scott nodded, and all the patrons disappeared. "It was an illusion."

Theo and Liam turned back to the bartender, who resumed pouring the shots. Scott stepped between the barstools, "He's real. But are those?"

Liam looked to Scott, "Yeah. Touch them and see."

Scott stuck his finger in the shot glass and brought the fluid to his lips. "Kind of sweet."

Scott looked to Theo, "What does he smell like?"

Theo thought for a moment, "Burning wood. Not smoke but the fire smell."

Liam agreed, "Yeah. Kind of a distinct smell."

Theo nodded and picked up his shot glass. Liam followed suit but before they could take the shot, the bartender spoke, "Boys. We have a tradition in this bar, before you take a shot, you make a wish."

Liam groaned, "Do we have to?"

The bartender smiled wider and responded, "Yep."

Theo rolled his eyes, "Aloud?"

The bartender shrugged, "Doesn't matter to me but tradition is tradition."

Theo and Liam took their shots. Liam smiled dopily at Theo before his head hit the bar. Theo's eyes widened before he slumped over. The bar disappeared, and the three men once again stood in the dark room.

Scott looked to them, "Wow. That's something."

Theo nodded, "We should go back to that bar."

Liam grinned, "That was a pretty good shot."

Scott shook his head and smiled, "Are you sure you should drink more Liam? You're a kid because of it."

Theo laughed, "He was a kid before."

Liam growled at Theo, "You're an ass."

Theo shrugged and whimsically looked up and away, "But you love me."

Scott started to laugh but stopped as the light bulb went off, "Wait. What did you two wish for?"

Theo raised an eyebrow to Scott, "Do you think it matters?"

Scott nodded and looked at the chimera like he was a moron, "Yeah. I have an idea about what he could be."

Theo rolled his eyes, "I wished for a little more time with Liam." He huffed and crossed his arms as he intentionally looked away from Liam.

Liam released an awe and warmly smiled before he said, "I wished that Theo and I could still be together."

The dark room faded as Scott released the power over Theo.

The tiny pup coughed as the true alpha pulled his claws back.

Nolan and Brett smiled at the two and Brett said, "You know we heard everything, right?"

Liam's eyes widened, "What?"

Nolan nodded quickly, a devious grin on his face, "We know you two are together now."

Theo weakly coughed, "Bite me Nolan."

Scott interrupted, "I think I know what did this." Before he began to speak, the front door opened loudly and there was the loud sound of someone haphazardly running past the desk into the back. All eyes turned towards the door as Mrs. Geyer ran inside.

Jenna looked distraught, her face red and puffy with tears but what caught everyone is that she looked about twenty years younger. She ran to Liam and scooped him up, "My baby. I was so worried about you." She peppered his face with kisses as Liam struggled, "Mom?"

Jenna continued, "Momma's here Liam." She looked to Scott, "Thank you for finding the boys, Scott. I know your mom has to be worried too."

Scott smiled his goofy smile, "Of course, Mrs. Geyer. I wasn't going to lose Liam and Theo."

Theo looked to Scott and growled, "What the hell is going on?"

Nolan and Brett watched in a mix of confusion and horror as Scott proceeded to pick up Theo and snuggle the chimera close to his face. The chimera yelped, "What the hell is going on? Nolan, Lurch, do something?"

Brett looked to Nolan who looked equally confused before he weakly asked Scott, "You know that's Theo right?"

Scott looked to the tall wolf, "Of course I do. He's a wolf, just like Liam. He's also my baby brother." Scott kissed Theo on top of the head which caused the pup to gag. Scott shyly said, "Don't tell him he's adopted though."

Jenna squeezed Liam one more time before she addressed Scott, "Play date for the boys tomorrow?"

Scott nodded, "I'll have to ask mom, but she doesn't like keep these two apart."

Liam looked to Theo, "What do we do?"

Theo shook his head, "I don't know."

Liam looked to Nolan, "Ask Scott about the bartender."

Nolan nervously bit his lip before he asked, "Scott, what were you going to say about the bartender?"

Scott looked confused as he looked to Nolan, "What bartender? I'm not old enough to drink."

Theo growled, "Lurch, go find to the bar and find out what's going on."

Brett growled at Theo which caused Liam to start crying again. Jenna glared at the tall wolf, "Stop upsetting Liam. You could be a little nicer to the boys, Brett. I'm glad we can still trust Nolan to babysit."

Nolan grinned at the tall wolf as Brett huffed a whatever. He looked to Nolan, "So, want to check this out? I've got the wheels." He grinned as he spun Theo's key.

Theo barked, "I swear, Talbot, if you hurt my truck I'm taking it out of your hide."

Nolan hooked his arm around Brett's arm, "Sounds like a plan." He looked to Theo and Liam, "Bye boys. See you soon."

Liam and Theo groaned as Scott and Jenna carried them out of the clinic.