Chapter 4
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Three Hours Later At Derek's Loft
After the arrival of the old man, it had taken around three hours to gather everyone up for a meeting at Derek's Loft that he had allowed the Pack to use for anything they needed. Part of the reason it took three hours was due to the fact Deucalion had been asked to show up for the meeting and he'd been a ways away from the town. Tracey and Josh, along with the other former Chimeras were with him after having gotten a second chance at life despite the fact they felt like they could never show their faces to their loved ones considering the fact they had been dead before. Although Deucalion was working on something with Braeden to get them declared alive again in what would hopefully be a believable way. Deucalion had made use of the serum Theo had used to bring back Tracey, Corey, Josh, and Hayden thanks in part to the fact he'd been alone for some time after Hayden had left and when Theo and Tracey had left to meet with Scott. Alone time he had used to his advantage to hide some of the serum for future use. Granted, there was some considerable distance between himself, Tracey, and Josh considering his role in their deaths.
But they were part of his pack regardless as he had promised them a chance at redemption when he offered those two and the others aside from a still dead Donovan the Bite. Donovan he knew would have been a problem had he brought the boy back and didn't want to deal with a problematic issue like that. Allison for her part had been understandably confused and curious about who all of these people were that Scott, Stiles, and Lydia seemed to know. His boss being there was a little weird too but he seemed so at ease with everyone present and she could only guess at how well he must know some of them. The state of father looking rather roughed up once Scott had brought him to the Loft had been rather surprising to see and a bit worrisome for that matter too. Scott's boss had asked about it and her now ex had mentioned that her father had gotten into it with a few Gnomes, a Were-Bear, and an angry Bouncer.
The first part of those two things seemed strange as heck to the young time displaced girl since those two things didn't even exist aside from statues and supernatural type fiction. Roku-ji, as she and Melissa had come to learn was the old man's name had been rather elated after seeing the mother of Scott's current girlfriend and the woman herself had been rather surprised to see him but happy at the same time. Her husband had found it interesting that the old man called himself that as the name actually meant six o'clock and the old man had cheerfully explained that that was a particular time of day that he liked and so named himself that a long time ago. Stiles had made a somewhat sarcastic remark about how the man would fit right in with all of them then for being something of an odd ball and Roku-ji just smiled in happiness over the words.
Both Stiles and Mason felt oddly reminded of the old wizard Conan had allied with for a short time after the old man had saved his life and it had earned them a laugh from the old man who claimed he'd been inspiration for that role. Which led to those two and others guessing what his actual age was and his smile getting wider every time they guessed wrongly. "Oh Roku, quit playing games already." Remarked Noshiko fondly.
Roku-ji laughed boisterously at her remark. "Ahh, but I love games Noshiko-san! Makes me feel like a young Kit again!"
To Kira's surprise, her mother rolled her eyes in what could only be describe as fond exasperation of the old man. One who was clearly a Kitsune like herself and her mother judging by the 'Kit' remark. Either that or he was just aware of what her mother was and liked to refer to himself in various Fox terms for his own reasons. "Why are we even here?" Muttered Tracey to Josh who like the others in the newly formed Pack was wondering the same thing from their corner of the Loft.
"Think of it as a learning experience in the world of the Supernatural." Asnswered Deucalion before Josh could.
Tracey gave him a questioning look but all the man did was to give a nod towards the old man. Who was walking towards Argent's apparently time displaced daughter. Which to her was probably weirder then anything else she'd experienced in the past month or so and that was saying something! "Tell me young Kit, what do you know of the world?"
Allison was understandably confused by the old man's question. "Would you call me mad if I was to tell you my age was well past the hundreds?"
"Would you claim me fit for one of those white padded cells if I was to tell you that all you ever heard about the Supernatural really did exist?"
"Umm… Maybe? I don't… I don't know!"
She didn't want to be rude but did this man forget to take his pills or something!? That belief was further expanded on when all he did in return was laugh heartily. A growl then could be heard and she looked towards where it came from and was rather surprised it had come from Scott! "Stop playing around and get to the point already." This was some serious business for crying out loud!
The authority in his voice was a huge surprise to Allison as she had never heard him speak like that before. And she had to admit she found it kind of hot and wondered how she might be able to get her version to do the same once she got back. Well… That is if she still remembered anything about this side trip of her's. Since as like any Sci-Fi movie would tell you, knowledge of the future was a bad thing to have as it could lead to things you weren't intending to happen. Roku-ji bowed his head a bit in respect towards Scott and Allison and the new Pack members Deucalion wondered just how respected Scott really was. Which would make complete sense to Tracey considering how much of a hard on Theo seemed to have for him, along with trying to pretty much be Scott to the point he wanted the other teenager's Pack all to himself.
Which anyone in their right minds wouldn't have had anything to do with that and it was clear the asshole had forgotten all about that. Unless he had a plan for that in mind that he failed to never mention. "My apologies young Alpha." Said the man respectfully and apologetically.
A nod was gotten from Scott after that and Roku-ji straightened himself up instead of staying hunched over like some old hag. "In this world of ours, there is more then you know of." And as if to show what he meant, he vanished right before her very eyes.
Only to extend a hand past her head much to her shock as she slightly turned to see him standing behind her with a grin on his face. "How did… How did you do that!?"
"Teleportation young Kit! A handy ability for an old Fox such as myself to have." He then walked around her and the others to stand directly in front of her again.
"Because of what I am, it helped me to know of what happened to you and it is my hope that I shall be able to send you home."
"What do you mean what you are? You're just a human being! How can you help me get back home!?"
A hearty laugh escaped the old man, further confusing Allison and getting another growl from Scott in the process. "Just a human being she says! Oh ho young Kit I am as human as a Fox is!"
Leaning over to her, he allowed his eyes to glow orange and it frightened her quite a bit but a squeeze of her leg by Melissa kept her from freaking out completely. "Born I was more than two thousand years ago by the union of an Ocean Kitsune and a Wind Kitsune. When I was five hundred strong I transformed into a human guise for the first time and old Roku found himself liking it he did!"
"You're insane!" Cried out the terrified girl who had no idea what a Kitsune even was!
"Hah! Old Roku thought he was back in the 1800's but thankfully it wasn't the case!"
"Roku-ji is one of the oldest Kitsunes still living on the mortal plane." Interjected Noshiko smoothly in a calm voice.
Chris surprised his daughter next by getting on one knee in front of her. "Your mother and I had originally planned to keep the world of the Supernatural a secret from you as we wanted you to live a normal life. A life that didn't include hunting Werewolves and other would be threats to those who didn't know of them."
Oh God… Dad's losing it too! Freaked the girl in her head.
Scott stood up then and before her very eyes he somehow just… Changed. His brow changed, his eyes went red, fangs could be seen, his hair looked wilder, his ears were more pointy, and claws, actual honest to God claws could be seen on his hands! She looked on at him in utter terror and wondered how the boy she was in love with could look like that! Was her Scott like this too!? And if so, how could he never tell her this!? "Your reaction is almost exactly like my Allison's reaction was." Spoke up the future version of her boyfriend as he looked away.
The Asian girl stepped up and grabbed his hand and squeezed it in a comforting way, making him look at her gratefully with a smile and it made Allison's heart clench tightly at the sight of it. As something like that should be her doing and not this girl's. But the words Scott had spoken had clued the young Argent to the fact she did eventually find out and she must not have taken it too well at first. Though she wondered if that was why they had only been friends for some time before her death. "What… What are you?" She finally asked.
"A Werewolf. The red in my eyes signifies my status as an Alpha. One who leads rather then follows."
Oh, well she supposed that made sense! Though something like that had to be one Hell of a responsibility to have on your shoulders at a young age like his… A clapping of the hands by a smiling Roku-ji brought their attention back on to him. "To answer your question young Kit, I am able to do more than just teleport. As a Kitsune of Time I am able to traverse through time or even stop it for a certain period of time. Which is most handy when needing to get somewhere quickly! Road jams and flight delays!" He said with a shudder and despite herself, Allison couldn't help but smile at him for that.
"Man that is so cool!" Spoke up Mason excitedly.
"Yeah, it definitely sounds like a total time saver." Added in Lydia thoughtfully.
"Probably wouldn't be too helpful with paperwork." Threw in the Sheriff and Parrish nodded in agreement.
Another bout of laughter escaped old Roku-ji. "Well not every ability can be perfect."
He clapped his hands again and gestured for some space and got it. "Come young Kit, stand in front of me." Allison did so reluctantly and asked him what was going on.
Roku-ji quickly informed her and everyone else that he was going to use his considerable amount of power to open the way for her to return home and a chance look at her father showed the heart break in his eyes and it made her feel saddened for him as she realized he was practically losing her all over again. Allison rushed towards Chris and hugged him and he was quick to hug back tightly. The hug was over too soon though in Chris' view as they reluctantly parted and she went to stand back in front of the old man. Who soon started to chant in a language that none of them knew. Though it was clear Noshiko didn't think too highly of it. "Oh come now Noshiko-San! A little mystery is a must!" Protested Roku but a glare from her made him stop.
"Oh how the young are always in a rush." Muttered the man shortly after much to everyone else's amusement.
"I strangely feel flattered now." Responded Noshiko and it wasn't long before she was actually blushing after Ken whispered something into her ear.
Kira was embarrassed by it while Scott just grinned over the whole thing. Roku clapped his hands together before rubbing them quickly and it wasn't long before everyone could hear something crackling in the air as he thrust his hands out towards Allison and then thrust them in another direction. His eyes were glowing a bright orange and his hands were glowing as well and it was kind of mesmerizing to see. Roku-ji thrusted his hands one more time into the opposite direction with a yell and he stared at the open space for several seconds with a frown on his face. "Hmm… Old Roku is disturbed by this." Muttered the man as he scratched his head.
Before anyone could ask what he was talking about, he started to repeat his actions once again. Actions that were ended with another yell as he thrusted his hands outward as he had before. Only to frown once again by it all. "Something tells me whatever it is you're doing isn't working as you hoped it would." Came the voice of Scott's boss in a slightly worried tone.
A sigh escaped the old man after that and Allison felt worried. "Yes, you are correct Deaton-San. Twice now I have tried to open the way for the young Kit to return home. And twice now it has yet to work. This tells me two things that may be a cause of worry."
He was looking at Allison as he said this and she immediately had to ask what he was talking about. And the fear and worry in her voice was easily heard by all and Chris stepped up to hold her in a comforting way. An action she really appreciated in that moment. Another sigh escaped the man before speaking up. "One answer is that your timeline may not even be in existence. Another… Another answer is that yours is so far from this one that it is practically beyond my power to get you back to your own timeline."
"But that doesn't make any sense, I still clearly remember everything that happened that day and onwards." Protested Scott.
"Then that means the young Kit is of another timeline very similar to this one."
For Allison, she was really and seriously hoping that was being said wasn't what she thought it was. As if it was what she thought it was… Then that meant she wouldn't ever be going back to her own time. A time that included her life with Scott where they were happy and in love with one another. "Now I'm not exactly a real smart guy, but it kind of sounds like what you're saying is that this girl is basically stuck here." Spoke up Zach, a former Chimera and now part of Deucalion's Pack.
A scared look was sent his way by Allison and the boy cringed when he saw the look from her and muttered an apology. The old man bowed his head for a moment before looking to her with regret in his eyes. "What the young Kit says is correct. I am sorry but this time… This time is now your home."
Allison's hands went to her mouth as she looked at him in horror and tears, hardly believing what she had learned just now. "No! That can't be! You have to get me back!" Cried out the girl as the tears started to fall heavily down her face.
Roku-ji could only shake his head in regret at her and Allison fell to her knees and was quickly wrapped in the arms of her father while everyone else looked on sadly. This turn of events would be a huge adjustment for the time displaced girl and everyone else around her and eventually she would leave America with her father as she couldn't stay in a town where Scott was no longer her's. Being around Isaac in France had been greatly awkward but over time they got past it and were able to be friends. Isaac had come to rather like this version of Allison who hadn't been tainted by death and manipulations but thoughts of anything past friendship were a thing he tried to avoid. Primarily cause he didn't feel it would be right to her as she would no doubt think he was using her as a substitute for the Allison he lost. And that a relationship was the last thing she needed while dealing with the fact she was stuck in this timeline for good.
She never became a hunter even if she did take the training her dad wanted her to do. Mostly so that way if she ever did get into a bad situation she would have that to fall back on. It'd be several years before any of the Beacon Hills crowd saw her again but at least when they did, seeing Scott with Kira didn't hurt the girl anymore. Her friendship with Lydia, while it wouldn't be what they originally had, was still a very special one in its own right as time went on.
Author's Notes: I have a feeling some of you are not going to be happy about the direction I took this. And originally I was going to have it where she was able to get back home but I decided to go an entirely different route. As not every story has a happy ending. The inclusion of Deucalion and his bunch was a last minute thing I thought of doing and hopefully it worked out well.