"It's good to see you again Alan."
"What do you want Marin?"
"I'm here just to let you know that Deucalion is coming and that you'd better not get involved. The Alpha Pack is growing and becoming more powerful than you can imagine."
"And for this warning you want…?"
"Information about your boy Scott, the Stilinski's, the Argent's and the Hale's." She moved closer to him. "They can help you, I know what you want."
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Scott moved away as soon as he heard the words 'Alpha Pack'. There had been rumours, Deaton had even told him a little. It never seemed important as they didn't seem to care about Beacon Hills. So why come here now? He listened back to the conversation, but there was nothing anymore left to get from the conversation. It had changed to what they had been up to over the years; he'd missed part of the talk while he was thinking. "It probably wasn't important." He muttered to himself as he sent out a group text for a pack meeting.
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Gerard stopped and looked around Beacon Hills. It wasn't his kind of place, but here was where he needed to be. His face fell as soon as she came out of a shop. "Elisa." He hissed and made his way over to her, grabbed her arm and pulled her into an alleyway.
"Gerard." Elisa did her best to keep her voice calm, but all those childhood memories assaulted her. Every single beating she received.
"What the hell are you doing here?"
"This is nothing to do with you."
He raised his hand and slapped her across the face. Her body collided with the wall behind her from the force of it. Gerard smirked as he noticed the red handprint on her cheek started to form. "You bitch; I should have looked for you years ago and ended your life. You're a disgrace to the Argent name."
Elisa started to laugh, as she did so her hand slid into her pocket and grabbed the mace that was there. It would have been easy enough to use magic, but that could've brought her too much attention.
"I'm not the disgrace you and Kate are. Do you know how embarrassed the Hunter's Council are? Why do you think they no longer 'request' your help? You're a liability, they know you're crazy and can't trust you." Elisa watched as his face grew redder the angrier he became. She knew that she would only get one chance to get away from him. One of the things about her brother was that the more upset he became, the more it blinded him to what was going on around him. Gerard would have tunnel vision to whoever created that emotion.
Gerard slammed her against the wall hard. She could see the absolute hate in his eyes. Elisa watched as he raised his hand. He'd always liked to draw this out, to enjoy the fear and the sense of control he had. Just then she pulled out the mace and sprayed him in the eyes. She kicked him in the balls and watched him collapse on the ground. This was the first time she'd ever fought back. He'd believed that his little sister would still be terrified of him and that the punishment would just be accepted. It never even occurred to him to question it, to think that she had grown and seen many horrors since then.
As Elisa looked down at him writhing on the ground, she had the urge to kick him again, but didn't. There was no way she was going to stoop to his level, she was better than him and always had been. As she ran off to her car, it was clear that this was the last time that this Argent would travel alone now that Gerard knew this his baby sister was here.
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Scott sat and waited for everyone to arrive at his home, everyone except Dr Deaton. He needed to talk to the others first. He frowned as Lydia walked in last, late and alone. There had been a text from Allison saying that she and Chris had wanted some time together. He didn't like it at all; she should be here at his side where his girlfriend belonged.
"Where's Jackson?"
"He's gone off to sulk about something. It's nothing serious or he would've told me."
"What's going on?" Isaac asked before the silence descended them, it happened all the time.
"You remember that vague conversation about the Alpha Pack." They all nodded, Scott frowned as they didn't seem that nervous about it. "A dangerous pack of alphas' who want to destroy other packs?"
"Why are you mentioning this now, aren't they headed in the other direction?" Lydia asked she hated this little build up until he finally gets to the point.
"Well, it turns out that they're here, or soon will be."
Erica glanced over at Boyd terrified at what could happen. "What are we going to do?" She asked quietly and seemingly like her old self.
"I'll deal with it, I'm the True Alpha, and they'll respect that more. If you hear or see anything let me know straight away." Just then his cell beeped, it was time for him to go and meet the Argents' again. "Well, that was all, carry on with what you are doing and pass what we talked about to Jackson."
Lydia nodded but continued to observe him. There was something more going on. Scott only seemed to care about himself or Allison. He never seemed to plan anything, so that message was probably a reminder to chase her again. "I have better things to do." She moved her head to flip her hair, so it landed on her shoulder and sauntered off, quickly followed by the others.
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Deaton glared at Scott as he finally arrived. These were not the people you wanted to keep waiting. Gerard wanted to show that damn werewolf who was in charge, but they still needed him. He could play nice, for now anyway.
"Kate's back in town permanently, but we're keeping that quiet. Let's call her our secret weapon."
"We appreciate your help Scott, you're such a sweetheart." Kate slid her hand up and down his arm. She glanced over at her father and started to laugh.
Gerard and Victoria looked at each other and smirked. "To everyone getting what they deserve." He cheered, his family joining him. They wanted to keep the alpha under his watchful eye. He also needed to find out if Deaton had anything for him and of course the problem of his sister. No one knew about her, just that she'd been an embarrassment and gone. Everyone had assumed that she had died, he'd never corrected them.
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"Well?" Gerard asked as soon as they were alone.
"I'm sorry Mr Argent; there isn't anything magical that could help you. I called everyone I knew."
"Thank you for looking." He still needed the vet on his side. It hadn't changed anything. He would've still gone down the werewolf route. All that power would've been his, and after the change, his body would never betray him again.
No one knew that he was dying except Deaton. If things happened in the right way, he could spin that he was attacked. Gerard knew that he could persuade the hunter's that him being an alpha was a good thing and how it would help them. This way he wouldn't be asked to take his own life. If only it could be done now, he never knew when his body would finally give out.
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Erica and Boyd sat huddled together on the porch of her home. Her parents had gone out for the evening.
"Do you think Scott can do it?"
Boyd shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know. We know he only truly cares about himself, his image and Allison."
"She wasn't there, and I thought about asking him, but decided not to risk it." She paused for a minute. "I'm scared Boyd, I didn't become a werewolf only to die at the hands of some psycho pack. I can't even trust my alpha to keep me safe."
"I'll protect you." He smiled as he gently stroked a large finger down her cheekbone.
"Isaac?"
Erica snorted. "You see how he idolises Scott, he won't go anywhere. If we tell him, he'll just let our fearless leader know, and we're back where we started."
"Are you sure? It could be dangerous out there." Boyd had to make sure she knew that it wouldn't be easy.
"It's not exactly safe here either. Let's do it, now."
"Now?" He repeated.
"Now." She repeated with a huge smile.
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Jordan walked into the sheriff's office and just stood for a moment. "Are you okay sir?"
Noah's head shot up as he looked at his deputy. "I think I just have a bug. My head feels a little fuzzy, it'll be gone soon."
"I hope you're right. If you need me to do anything, please just ask."
"Thank you, Parrish." He smiled. "What made you come here?" He genuinely couldn't remember if he'd asked that before. Noah hated to feel this out of it.
"There was no particular reason, I was just drawn here."
"Let's hope it lives up to your expectations." He laughed, as soon as Jordan was out of sight his head dropped onto his folded arms. If he didn't feel better soon a visit to the doctors would be happening. Stiles would insist, his son worried far too much about him. His son, why did a feel of loss hit him, but suddenly an image of Scott appeared in his mind.
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Talia walked over to Stiles as he seemed to be staring at nothing, but she knew him well enough that his mind was always on the go. "Is everything okay?"
"How many Guardians' does a Pure Spark need? The more he has does it mean he's more powerful or in more danger?"
"I don't know Stiles, but remember not all of them will decide to be one. I think the universe just wants to be sure you have enough of them to be able to do their jobs."
"Do you think there would be a problem if I took my Guardians and killed Gerard not for just being a monster, but for laying a hand on Elisa?" He'd been livid when she came back hurt and explained why.
"I don't think you need to. He's here for a reason and with knowing what kind of man he is; it isn't going to end without a fight. I hope we're strong enough to beat him." It had felt weird talking to the younger man like this, but it now had become natural. He was her Emissary, and she had to be honest with him.
"We will be, we are. I'm not going to lose anyone else I care about." Stiles promised his body stiff with anger, and his eyes shone with determination. He only started to relax when Talia pulled him into a hug. Unlike with Scott he honestly felt safe with her.
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Jackson had turned off his cell and just driven around. There was so much going on, and he felt as if he were drowning. He just needed to clear his head, to be able to feel like he could breath and everything would be fine. Suddenly claustrophobia hit him, his sports car was far too small, and he was desperate to escape. He pulled over, climbed out and ran into the woods. Jackson stopped and took some deep breaths, trying to release all the tension. Just then he heard a noise, it was a fight.
As much as his head screamed at him to ignore it, everything else told him to check it out. As per usual he ignored his head and walked deeper into the woods. When he finally reached a small grassy clearing that's when he sees them.
Erica and Boyd.
She screamed loudly as a knife is pushed into her shoulder. Boyd is trapped by werewolves, he yelled as he struggled to help the woman he loved. Jackson before he thinks about it wolf's out and ran towards them. Erica couldn't believe it, that bully who'd made her life hell was trying to save them. If he could, they would all manage to escape.
"No." She yelled as another werewolf stepped out and hit Jackson as hard as he could, knocking him out immediately.
"What about this one?" A man asked as his eyes flashed red.
"Leave him, his father has money. He'll just bring us trouble at the moment. These two will do." Kali grinned; Morrell had definitely done her research.
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