Jewel stood up and walked to the middle of the loft. She smiled noticing the taser and then the thick shackles she remembered that they put around around the hands of wolves they used to hunt. Ah, good old days.
"You wanna to handcuff me?" Jewel chuckled
"If my daughter is still here, if there's still a part of her standing here in front of me, then she'll put these on willingly and she'll come with me, because she knows I'm here to protect her from herself and from others." By now, Chris was standing in front of her. Jewel sighed and then raised her hands, which Chris cuffed.
Then Jewel looked at Chris with a dark expression
"You're not my daughter." he muttered. Jewel shook her head and then snapped the cuffs off like they were nothing. She looked over Chris' shoulder and saw Sheriff, Allison and Derek enter. the three approached her and she smirked. Amatures.
She saw Allison raise a taser gun and shoot. But before the wires could hit her, Jewel grabbed them, seemingly unaffected and pulling the wires, tossed the gun away from Allison's reach. Then she heard a growl and saw Derek snarling at her. He literally attacked her, but she blocked him, twisted his arm and threw him over her shoulder
"Second time, it's more fun" she chuckled, looking at Derek, moaning in pain on the floor
A gun was cocked. Jewel turned around and came face to face with her own father( even if adoptive, but father indeed) aiming a gun at her
"Argent," Sheriff started, looking worried "listen to me. Don't do this."
"Why not? I've done it before. Werewolves, berserkers. I can easily add a Nogitsune to the list." Chris answered
Suddenly Sheriff cocked his own gun and aimed it at Chris
"Ooooh" Jewel muttered, looking at the drama unfold in front of her
"You're not going to shoot your daughter."
"She's not my daughter." Chris growled
"Put it down. Put it down." Sheriff ordered
Jewel looked between the two then her eyes settled on Sheriff
"Sheriff, he's going to shoot me. He's going to kill me,. And it won't be the first time. Sheriff, he's tried it before. He almost killed me twice before" she said in a fake panic-y voice
"Don't listen." Argent growled at Sheriff
"Put it down." Sheriff ordered "Now! Do it! Put it down!"
"Pull the trigger." Jewel softly said to Chris "Come on."
"Listen to me, you put the gun down now!" Sheriff yelled
"Shoot me." Jewel took a step forward
"Put the gun down now!"
"Dad. Shoot me!"
"Put the gun down!"
"SHOOT ME!"
"Argent, you put it down! Put it down!" Sheriff exclaimed "Put it down!"
"Stop, stop it!" Allison's voice interrupted the growing argument
"This is what she wants. This is exactly what he wants."
"Not exactly, sis." Jewel gave Allison a side eye "I was kind of hoping Scott and Stiles would be here. But I'm glad you all have your guns out." she looked back at Chris and Sheriff "Because you're not here to kill me. You're here to protect me." she turned around and looked at the huge window, out of which four Oni appeared. The unsheathed their swords and prepared for attacking.
Chris and Sheriff shared a look before they started shooting at the Oni. Jewel took a step back and let them handle it while Allison and Derek covered her back, saving her from the other two Oni who appeared there. She smirked, all was going according to the plan
By the time Scott, Stiles and Kira pulled outside the loft's building, they stopped hearing gunshots and occasional light blinks from the the topmost floor. When they rushed upstairs, Sheriff had raised a gun, but stopped seeing them
"What happened?" Scott asked
"They disappeared." Allison answered with a gulp "They literally just vanished."
"And so did Jewel." Chris added
Jewel walked into the Eichen house through the main door. No one asked her or bothered to stop her. Perks of possessing a witch and using notice-me-not charms.
As she made her way to the basement, she found a familiar person there
"Why that kanji?" she asked, making her presence known "Why "self"?"
Noshiko looked up from where she was crouched next to the hole in the wall
"To signify that he died as himself. Because Rhys wasn't a monster." she stood up and pointed her dagger at Jewel "Not like you."
Jewel chuckled and stuffed her hands in the jacket's pocket and walked towards her
"If I'm such a monster, why'd you call off the oni? What happened to the woman who called out for chaos, strife and pain to descend upon everyone and everything?" Jewel stopped right in front of her "What happened?"
"I don't want that anymore." Noshiko answered
Jewel chuckled
"But I do" and then with very quick speed, she grabbed Noshiko's wrist "Did you bring this here thinking you could hide it from me?" she took the dagger from her and stared her in the eye "Bad idea."
With that, Jewel stabbed herself in the gut and then proceeded to self mutilate her self.
"What have you done?" Noshiko breathed as Jewel pulled out the dagger and fell on her knees in pain
Breathing heavily and painfully, Jewel raised her head and chuckled like a maniac, looking at Noshiko
"Chaos is come again." she smirked as a horde of flies exited her cut and flew out
(A/N: I don't know about you all, but I literally threw up a little in my mouth when I saw this episode and again when I was writing this scene. So I tried to make it as less graphic as I was comfortable with, because that scene is gross. Though Dylan is a great actor who carried it out amazingly, I'd love to know what the writers were thinking(or smoking) while about writing such gross stuff?)
"Thanks for letting me stay." Kira said as Scott let her inside his room "I just didn't want to go home yet. I feel like I don't even know them anymore." she sighed
"I can loan you a T-shirt if you want." Scott said, opening a drawer
"I'm okay." Kira answered, wrapping arms around herself
"Take the bed. I'll sleep in the chair."
Kira went over Scott's bed and lied down, while Scott sat on the chair, hands in hoodie's pocket
"You okay?" Scott asked, seeing Kira awake, earning a nod from the said girl
Scott closed his eyes and relaxed on the chair
"Scott?"
"Hmm?"
"I don't want you to sleep in the chair."
But Scott shook his head "I've woken up plenty of times in this thing. It's okay."
"Please don't sleep in the chair."
Scott opened his eyes and looked at Kira, giving him puppy-dog eyes and he felt an ache in his heart. Jewel usually did those puppy dog eyes and pouting when she needed to get some work done by him or Stiles, though that was rare. The usual target for those weapons was Derek and Scott knew that Derek could barely say no to jewel when she did that.
Giving Kira a smile, he got up and lied on the bed as Kira scooted over. they lied there, face to face.
"We're going to save Jewel. We'll figure it out." Kira assured him
Chris and Allison exited the elevator and walked to their apartment
"Dad." Allison asked
"Hmm?" Chris looked over his shoulder
"Were you really gonna pull the trigger on Jewel?"
Chris paused "To be honest, I'm not sure."
He inserted the key and opened the door, waiting for Allison to enter first. Allison stopped near the doorway and looked at him
"I'll check the firing pin." she said
"You removed it?" Chris asked
"Hmm." Allison nodded with a smile
"That's why the women are the leaders in our family." Chris smiled, caressing her cheek "Get some sleep, sweetheart."
Allison nodded and opened the door to her room and stopped seeing Isaac sitting on her bed
"What are you doing here?" she asked, and went to sit next to him
"I thought I'd come see you."
"You didn't just walk out of the hospital, did you?"
"It's okay. I feel a lot better." he shifted to face her completely. Allison reached and touched his cheek which was previously burned
"All healed." Isaac chuckled
"Giving you the alarm code was a bad idea."
"Badder than giving Derek the house keys and the alarm code?"
"Maybe."
Allison stopped when she saw Isaac lean down and she met him half-way, putting their lips together
"What are you doing?" Peter asked "And more importantly, why aren't you healing?" he asked, looking at the huge gash on Derek's back while he seemed way busy with Chess
"It's from one of their swords. It'll heal." Derek answered and resumed arranging chess pieces
"By playing chess?" Peter stood across him on the other side of the table
"Back in her room, Jewel had a board with my name on one of the pieces. If this is a game to her, then I need to figure out the plays."
"Not so easy to do when it's a game without rules." Peter said, arranging the opposite pieces himself
"What does that mean?" Derek looked at his uncle
"You're dealing with the kind of spirit that's lived too long to play by human rules. It's a fox spirit that chose to become human. And supposedly, that's something they can do only after about 100 years. If a kitsune is an annoying pain in the ass, then a nogitsune, which is a dark kitsune, is a freaking disaster." Peter walked away and pulled a jacket over himself
"Besides, chess is a game of mind and stratergy, which also happens to Jewel and Stiles' speciality. It's not the game of a Japanese fox. Do yourself a favor and put something on that. Before it gets infected." and he walked out.
Derek went back to look at the chess, not realizing a fly entering his wound
"Stiles?"
Sheriff stopped at the doorstep, seeing his son deeply engrossed. He was staring at the chess board and all the pieces so hard that he could have burned holes in them. Sheriff walked inside and stood next to his son
"Figured anything out yet?"
Stiles clicked his tongue "This is just a hell lot confusing. She placed Derek on the king, I get that. He's her boyfriend and mate and whatever. But why was he on a direct sight of checkmate when nothing happened? And all of the others? Us? There's something about the positioning that I couldn't figure it out. If I do that, maybe I can track down Jewel's next move and maybe stop her before she does some big damage"
Sheriff stared at his son in disbelief. Never had he seen Stiles so excited and infatuated with his studies as he was with all the supernatural drama.
"Get some sleep, Stiles"
"Yeah, I will"
Sheriff sighed and then walked out, leaving Stiles alone
Next Day,
"Turn right onto Lincoln Road and continue for half a mile." the car's GPS chimed
"You at least going to tell me where we're going?" Aidan sighed, looking a Lydia behind the wheel
"I need to check on something."
"Who is Malia Tate?" Aidan asked picking a napkin with a name on it
"It's Mah-leah." Lydia corrected him and then snatched the napkin "And you don't need to worry about it."
"Turn right onto Harmon Street and stay right..."
"Well, I'm actually a little worried we're totally lost." Aidan said
"Why do you think that?"
"Cause you just made your fourth right. And four rights make a circle."
"I did not." she paused "Did I?". Lydia sighed "It's a brand-new car. The GPS was fine before."
"Maybe the GPS would work better if it was on."
"What?" Lydia eyes widened as she looked at the GPS which was off. she pressed a few buttons but nothing really happened
"Lydia. You okay?"
"I need to stop. I need to pull over right now." Lydia started panicking and swerved the car, ignoring Aidan's calls and stopped in a mall's parking lot. the two saw a person lying on the floor. they got out and walked to the person only to realize that it was Jewel. What either of them missed was a fly entering Aidan's ear
"The couch, put her on the couch." Scott said as Aidan carried Jewel into Scott's house in his arms. Aidan softly placed Jewel on the couch and stepped back as Deaton checked her.
"Guys, this is crazy. He needs to be in the hospital." Melissa asked
"Mom, remember what happened last time he went to the hospital?" Scott looked at his mother and then back at one of his best friends
Deaton slowly peeled off her top, revealing the huge bloody cut on her abdomen
"It doesn't look like she's bleeding. I think she might even be healing." he said
"You mean healing like she used to?" Aidan asked
"That's good, right?" Stiles asked
"For her, yes." Deaton looked at Scott "Us? I'm not so sure."
"Well, if we're not going to kill her, why aren't we at least tying her down with really big chains?" Aidan asked
"Because she knows how to get out of those" Lydia piped in "She's a hunter. They are trained for stuff like that"
"I might have something more effective." Deaton said and got up. he opened a small case and pulled out a dropper. Aidan carefully held Jewel and Scott opened her mouth as Deaton emptied the dropper. Suddenly Jewel's eyes flung open and she grabbed Aidan's throat. Scott jumped into action, trying to separate those two
"Get her off me! Get her off me!" Aidan snarled finally managing to get out when Jewel felt her hands going numb. Aidan wolfed out and growled at her but she just chuckled
"Kanima venom. Nice touch." Jewel chuckled, lowering her now numb hand and then chuckled again "You know how they say that twins get a feeling when the other one's in pain?" she looked at Aidan "You didn't lose that talent, too, did you? Oh, I hope not. You're going to need it." she almost laughed at all their confused expressions "Okay, I'll give a little hint. Ethan's at the school."
"Go." Scott told him and Aidan left. Jewel threw her head back and laughed. A laugh so creepy, it was far away from the soft laugh they all had gotten used to
"Oh, I hope he gets there in time. I like the twins." she chuckled "Remind me of another red headed pair. But these, short tempers. Homicidal compulsions. They're a lot more fun than you bakemono trying to save the world every day."
"Doc, you brought something to paralyze her body. You got anything for her mouth?" Melissa asked
"Yes, I do." Deaton ripped off a piece of duct tape and placed it on Jewel's mouth. She just chuckled and relaxed in her place.
Melissa brought up a first aid kit and kicked others out of the room, while she tended to Jewel's wounds
"I hate her" Stiles said, wiping his face "I really really hate that thing inside her"
"You aren't the only one" Lydia looked at him before turning to Scott as he rejoined them
"How much longer do you think we have?" Scott asked
"I wish I knew." Deaton sighed "But if we don't figure out something soon, we're going to need to find a better place to keep her." he paused "I think we're grossly underestimating the danger here. She might be paralyzed, but it still feels like she's got us right in the palm of his hand."
The three looked over and saw Jewel giving them a smirk.
"I think he went to the school. I tried to catch up, but he had a head start." Allison said. Last night after she and Isaac had been together, Isaac had started behaving oddly. In the morning, he chained her to her own bed and left with her bag of non-lethal weapons talking something about the twins being dangerous for everyone.
"I'm on my way." Chris answered and hanging up. He checked his gun and opened the door and stopped seeing Derek outside
"Derek, you all right?" he asked
"I need to show you something." Derek said and entered. Chris gave him an odd look and folloed him, slosing he door behind him. Derek lefd them to Chris' study where he opened his bag and took out a wooden container. he twisted it open and tossed the contents out
"Do you know who these belonged to?" Derek asked, looking at the claws, who shook his head "These claws are all that was left of my mother after your psychotic sister burned her and the rest of my family alive."
Chris reached for his gun but before he could pull it out, Derek attacked him
Melissa wrapped a bandage around Jewel's abdomen. She heard a sniffling sound and looked at Jewel. Her eyes were tearing up and a tear ran down her cheek
"Jewel?"
Jewel nodded in response. Melissa reached and pulled the tape covering her mouth slowly and gave the itch a soft smile. Then Jewel's expression darkened
"Really, Melissa?" Jewel asked "I shed one tear? That's all it takes?"
Melissa remained silent
"Come on." Jewel urged "You can't crumble that easily. How are you going to hold up when Scott knows the truth?"
"What?" Melissa asked, slightly startled
"When he finds out why his dad really left? You know Stiles overheard it, right?" Jewel asked
Melissa just gaped at the girl in front of her
"You had no idea." jewel muttered and then looked at Melissa "You called Stilinski right after it happened. You didn't tell Scott, but you told the Sheriff. Hmm." she slightly nodded "But Stiles heard it like he hears everything. And well, Jewel has always said. Stiles can never keep a secret. That day when he accidentally let it slip, well, Jewel had to know" she chuckled "But you want to know why he or Jewel never told Scott?"
When Melissa didn't reply, Jewel continued "Because they knew that Scott would never forgive you. They knew how much he would hate you."
"This isn't you, Jewel." Melissa firmly said
"It is now." Jewel answered with a smug. She turned her head and looked at Lydia who walked through the room to the one where Scott, Stiles and Deaton were. Lydia spared Jewel one last look before she stood next to Stiles
"But the scroll said to change her body." Stiles said
"That's if I translated it correctly. We're looking for a cure in something that might actually be nothing more than a proverb or a metaphor." Deaton answered
"And what if the bite didn't work? How many times have she been bitten already?" Scott asked
"Two" Lydia answered
"She's immune. The bite won't work" Stiles said "And I don't think the trick will either"
"What if it saves her life?" Lydia asked
"What if it kills her?" Scott asked "I've never done this before. I mean, what if I bite her and accidentally hit an artery or something? Something she couldn't cure back from?"
"The venom is not going to last long. Something needs to be done sooner than later." Deaton reminded them
"I can try calling Derek again." Scott said, about to pull his phone when Lydia spoke up
"Maybe we should call someone else."
A few minutes later,
Peter Hale entered the house and walked around the couch, observing Jewel. She didn't look very amused being the object of observation for others.
"She doesn't look like she would survive a slap across the face, much less the bite of a werewolf." Peter said and looked at others "And I doubt that would work. I bit her once before, if my memory serves right"
"What do you have in mind?" Scott asked
"This is more a war of the mind than the body. There are better methods to winning this battle." Peter said
"What kind of methods?" Deaton asked
Peter reached for Scott's hand and unsheathed his claws, which Jewel eyed with interest
"We're going to get into his head."
when Allison reached the school, she made her way to the Coach's office and the boys locker room, 'cause that's where Kira texted she saw the Isaac. Having no one else to call, and her dad not answering his phone, she had finally called Kira for help.
when she entered the locker room, Kira had her sword raised, looking at Isaac
"Nice sword." Isaac commented
"Isaac." Allison kicked him as Kira came to stand next to her. Isaac raised his head from the floor and snarled at the two girls, wolfed out. Just as he stood up, the girls rushed into the Coach's office, locked it and blocked the door with the desk.
Ethan and Aidan also stood up and snarled.
"Was that a good idea?" Kira asked
"Probably not." Allison answered
The twin growled and Isaac growled back at the twins
"They're not going to kill each other, are they?" Kira meekly asked as the twins smashed Isaac into the coach's office door
"I think they're going to try. "
"I'll do it." Lydia blurted "I said I would. But only if you help." she paused "And only if Scott doesn't know about it. or Stiles"
Peter gave her an amused look. Lydia sighed and the two walked back to the others, standing behind the couch
"So, do we have a plan?" Deaton asked
"Scott is going to try and dig through pale and sickly Evil Jewel's mind to unearth pale and sickly Real Jewel. Then guide him back from the depths of his own subconscious."
"The Real Jewel will most probably kick you arse for saying that" Stiles muttered. Peter gave him a look, but continued
"But he's not going to do it alone."
"What do you mean?" Scott asked
"Somebody needs to go in with you." he said, looking at Lydia who gulped
"I volunteer" Stiles said, noticing the looks Peter was giving Lydia "I'll go with Scott"
"As much as loyal and disgusting that sounds, it has to be Lydia." Peter sneered
"Why?" Stiles narrowed his eyes
"Because she's a banshee" Peter answered. Stiles opened his mouth to say something but stopped at the last moment
Peter gestured Scott to stand next to him. Scott followed, unsheathing his claws
"So what do we do if we find her?" Scott asked, as Peter placed Scott's claws on the back of Jewel's neck
"You're going to have to guide her out somehow. Try to give her back control of her mind, her body." Peter placed Scott's claws behind Lydia's neck, who was seated on the couch.
"Could you elaborate on the "somehow"?" Lydia asked "It's not feeling very specific at the moment."
"Improvise." Peter shrugged, earning a very annoyed look from Scott and Stiles alike
"What if this is just another trick?" Scott asked
"When are you people going to start trusting me?" Peter asked exasperatedly
"I meant her" Scott scowled at Peter
"Oh."
"I just realized something" Stiles suddenly spoke
"What?" Lydia asked, gulping
"Remember what Daphne said. Jewel made herself a fortress. Nothing is supposed to enter and if something did, it is not supposed to get out"
Everyone looked around, sharing glances, as Jewel rose an amused brow at the statement
"You have to find her faster, then" Peter said
Scott hesitated for a moment
"Scott, we're running out of time." Deaton said. Scott nodded and closed his eyes. When they opened, they were searing alpha red and next moment, he pressed his claws into both their necks, as both the girls whimpered in pain and everything blackened.
When Lydia's eyes opened, she found herself in a weird white room, lying on a bed. She turned to her side and saw Scott in a similar state. they both were bound to the bed with thick leather straps. Lydia looked at Scott in fear, as he returned the look
"Derek. Okay, listen. Listen to me." Chris said as Derek tied him to a chair and doused him with gasoline "Whatever's gotten into your head, this isn't the way to deal with it."
"You burn my family, I burn yours." Derek chuckled "In fact, I'll burn the whole building down around you." he waved the lighter in front of Chris' face, who blew it out. Suddenly Derek grabbed Chris' face and squeezed hard, earning a pained shout from the hunter. Then Derek let him go and stepped back sitting on an armrest of a chair
"That was Kate. You know I had nothing to do with that. " Chris said "I'm not your enemy, Derek. Not anymore."
"Yeah, you are. You and Allison. Which is why, I'm not gonna light this yet."Derek again waved the lighter in front of Chris then pulled back "I'm not. We're going to wait until she gets home. And we're going to let her watch. And as far as Jewel is concerned, she has a new family. one that doesn't consist of supernatural hunters"
Sheriff entered his office and closed the door behind him with a huge sigh. He walked forward and leaned back on the desk
"You just saved my job." he looked up at Agent McCall
"Probably." Agent McCall shrugged
"Why?"
"Two reasons. One, I don't think Sherlock Holmes could figure out half the bizarre crap happening in this town. I mean, this place is literally the Bermuda Triangle of homicides, disappearances, and strange occurrences."
"I can't argue that." Sheriff shrugged "What's number two?"
"Kicking you out of a job is not why I came back here. It was an excuse to stay."
"You stalled the impeachment."
"That's right."
"Because you want to talk to Scott."
"That's right." Agent McCall nodded
"You did me a huge favor today." Sheriff pushed himself and stood to his complete height "Let me do you a small one. Tell him. The next time you see him, just tell him everything before he gets to know about it from someone else."
Inside Jewel's mind
Scott exhaled in frustration. he grunted and then lied back on the bed. he looked at his side and saw Lydia looking at him blankly
"Do you actually need me to remind you that you're a werewolf?"
"We're in Jewel's head."
"And you're a supernatural creature with supernatural strength. Break free."
Scott grunted and straining hard, finally managed to break himself free. he then proceeded to help Lydia out
"What now?" he asked
"I don't know. This is my first time in someone else's head." Lydia answered
"Just stay behind me." Scot said and headed for the door. He opened it and walked out but before Lydia could follow him, the door closed
"Scott? Scott!" she banged on the door but it didn't budge. Suddenly she heard a familiar soft music. Turning around, she stopped seeing the room no longer there. In fact there was a different hallway. She took a few steps and started heading for the source when a single red balloon fell down followed by a whole lot of others.
In another instant, Lydia found herself in the school corridor dressed in the prom dress she was wearing when peter attacked her. Even the clothing was bloody. The whole corridor was decorated like it was prom night
"Jackson? Are you in here?" Lydia asked, walking through the sea of red-blue balloons on the floor. Suddenly she stopped hearing a scratching noise. She turned and looked into the class right next to her. Her breath hitched seeing a man in the classroom, bandaged from head to toe. He was writing on the board with a chalk which actually gave out quite an unpleasant sound. Suddenly the man turned and snarled at her as she quickly turned away and started running.
she turned and stopped seeing the same man in front of her, growling at her. In fear, she started stepping back as the man started walking towards her, closig the lockers with every step he took, which only startled her more
"Shh." Allison whispered, kissing Scott's jawline
"I thought I heard something." Scott said
It's okay. You're with me. Everything's fine. We just have to be quiet. Really quiet." Allison purred before pressing her lips again on his
Reality
"Look at that. Do you see that?" Melissa asked
"She's bleeding. I'm not sure that's a good idea." Deaton answered
"What's happening? What is happening to her?" Melissa demanded. Stiles rushed and crouched in front of the banshee
"Lydia, can you hear me? Lydia! Lyd-"
Suddenly he was pushed aside as Peter took his place. Stiles scowled at him as Deaton helped him up, but peter's didn't notice that. Peter grabbed both Lydia's biceps hard
"Lydia, you're stronger than this. Okay, you need to concentrate. Lydia." Peter snarled "Lydia!" he shouted loud and clear
Inside Jewel's mind
"Concentrate." Lydia said to herself, closing her ears with her hands as she ran forward towards the exit and barged outside, a bright light blinding her
Scott pulled
"Why are we in your closet?"
"We're hiding." Allison answered
"From who, your dad? Jewel?" Scott chuckled
"Don't worry about it." Allison whispered and kissed him again
"Doesn't your dad know we're together?" Scott smiled
"Shh. It's okay. Don't worry." Allison said, kissing him. Suddenly Scott realized something and pulled
"Hold on." He held Allison to his arm's length "Allison, we're not together."
"What? What do you mean?"
"We're not together anymore. This is wrong." Scott muttered then looked at her "This is a trick. It's a trick." Scott realized and turned around and rushed out of the closet when a bright light blinded him.
When Scott opened hi eyes, he found himself in a field around woods. Feeling strange, he looked around and not only found the door he entered with missing, but Lydia standing at a distance. He walked to her. Hearing him, Lydia looked over her shoulder as he came to stand next to her. When he realized what Lydia was looking at, his eyes widened
"Holy Crap!"
In front of them stood Hogwarts School of witchcraft and Wizardry in all it's glory. They were literally just a bridge away from the legendary school that was every Potterhead's dream, ever.
Reality
Allison's breath was heavy as she stood outside one of the door's of the boy's locker room, crossbow in hand
"Remember. Try not to kill them." she said
"I was just going to try to stay alive." Kira deadpanned, looking at Allison
"That works, too." Allison nodded and entered, crossbow at the aim. kira kicked the door open and entered, sword in hand
Jewel's mind
"She's got the whole freakin' Hogwarts in her head?" Scott demanded
"It must be her way of protecting herself" Lydia said
"What to do you mean?" Scott asked, looking at her
"First years get lost in the corridors easily. So can anyone who has no idea or experience about the castle." Lydia answered "Let's go"
The two walked to the bridge and towards the castle. The front doors were open and easy to enter.
"Where now?" Scott asked
"Can you find her scent?" Lydia asked
"We are Jewel's head. I don't think there are any scents here" Scott looked at the banshee. But she seemed focused elsewhere. Lydia walked to the nearest portrait, but it didn't move. Then to the next. and the next. they were all still.
"What's it?" Scott asked
"these paintings are supposed to move like the real ones" Lydia answered and then looked a Scott "Jewel once told me that the portraits are one of the many reason that makes Hogwarts special. Something's wrong"
Scott spared her a glance and then walked in the different direction. Walking along the corridor, Scott finally found a huge door. he tried to open it but it seemed locked. He looked across the whole hallway but it seemed to be the only door. He heard footsteps and saw Lydia walking to him.
Scott tried to open it again "Wouldn't budge"
"That's the great hall" Lydia noticed, recognizing the statues next to the huge door "It's supposed to be open"
"Maybe there is some secret button or something" Scott suggested. Lydia shot him an annoyed glare but started checking the statues for something. Scott followed, taking the other side when he looked outside and stopped. he walked to the closest window and opened it
"Lydia?"
He looked over his shoulder as Lydia walked to him
"that wasn't there before, was it?" Scott asked, looking outside. Lydia followed his gaze and her eyes widened. Outside on the fields was a huge wall, built halfway.
"no it wasn't" Lydia muttered "Daphne said it would happen."
"You think he figured out?" Scott asked
"I guess. He's building the walls back." Lydia answered "We have to get out before it is finished, Scott. Or we are stuck in here for ever"
"How long will it take? Any lucky guesses?"
Lydia focused to the wall, which now seemed to cover two more feet ground within their time of discussion and realization dawned over
"That's why the paintings aren't moving. the Nogitsune is focusing all her magic to build those walls back"
"Daphne said that too. I remember" Scott nodded then turned to face the door "Then I guess we need to open it right now"
The two shared a look and then rushed to the door and started pushing it together. They grunted and panted, but finally the door slightly opened. Lydia and Scott shared a quick look, before applying as much more force as they could when the doors opened suddenly as they almost stumbled into the room.
"You okay?" Scott asked
"Yeah" Lydia nodded and looked up "Scott"
Scott followed her gaze.
They were in the Great Hall. The real Great Hall. In Jewel's head, albeit. But there were no long tables or any other furnishing. No candles floating. Not even the ceiling was enchanted. But where the Teacher's table was supposed to be, was Jewel, seated on the Nemeton, playing a board game opposite to the Nogitsune.
"Jewel!"
Lydia called but no response. Lydia and Scott exchanged a look and started running towards her. But no matter how much they ran, they didn't get near her even by a centimeter. They were stuck
"Jewel! Jewel, over here!" Lydia waved her arms to get Jewel's attention, but nothing. she seemed trapped in her own bubble, too busy with the game.
Reality
Kira defended herself with the swrod, slashing Ethan while doing so. She kicked him hard and then, looked up at Allison.
Allison shot Isaac with her crossbow but then it got stuck. Trying to figure it out, she looked up for a split second and found a wolfed out Isaac snarling at her, pulling the arrow out of his chest. Allison then swore, and kicked him square in the chest. As Isaac fell down, Aidan jumped in front of her, growling at her. Allison started stepping back, still working with that crossbow.
"Allison!"
Allison looked at Kira, who tossed her sword to her. Allison perfectly caught it, throwing away her crossbow which landed next to Kira. He rotated the sword, glad for once that Jewel gave her lessons on that one, before she stopped when Isaac stood behind Aidan, growling at her. Backing up more, her back collided with Kira's who was facing Ethan with the crossbow
"Why shouldn't I kill you? How many of us have you murdered?" Derek muttered, standing by the window, pacing like a lunatic "You're not my ally. You're not my ally. You're a hunter."
"You're right. I am a hunter." Chris answered with deadly calmness "Trained before I could even speak, and trained others. Do you know what the first lesson we teach is? We take our children, we bind them in a chair just like this. Then we wait for them to get out. Most of them, it takes hours. Others? Seconds."
Chris grunted and threw himself back. The chair colided with the floor, breaking it. Derek quickly turned and growled at Chris. Chris pushed off the chair and slid over to under the table, pulling out his gun just as Derek jumped over the desk and in front of him. Before Derek could attack, Chris grabbed his hear and pinned the gun under Derek's jaw
"I don't want to kill you, Derek. Don't make me kill you. Please."
Jewel's mind
Both Lydia and Scott stopped. They rested their hands on their knees as they panted hard. They had fruitlessly tried to run their way to Stiles, but nothing.
"Jewel is part of your pack." Lydia suddenly spoke
"What? What do you mean?" Scott looked at her
"She's a witch. But she's still part of the pack, right?"
"Yeah. Yeah, of course."
"So how do wolves signal their location to the rest of the pack?" Lydia smirked, looking forward.
the Nogitsune must have felt felt something because now he looked at their direction and snarled
"They howl." Scott answered, shifting. And then howled the loudest he could.
It was so loud that even the pieces of the board game vibrated. Jewel raised her head and looked at their direction and then at the Nogitsune in front of her.
Narrowing her eyes, she tossed the whole board away, earning a huge roar from Nogitsune.
At the school, the three boys just fell over, blood blood staining their lips.
At the Argents', black blood dripped down Derek's nose, before he fell down too.
Scott was pulled out and he quickly removed his claws from both Jewel and Lydia. He rushed forward, looking at an unconscious Jewel
"Did it work? Did it work?" he demanded. Lydia got up, pressing her hands on her neck, as Stiles comforted her. Suddenly Peter pulled Lydia aside from Stiles grip, earning both boys' attention
"What happened? Why didn't it work?" Lydia asked Peter
"Because it's not science, Lydia. It's supernatural. I did my part. Now give me the name."
"What name? What are you talking about?" Stiles asked, as Scott walked to him
"Lydia, a deal is a deal. Even with me." Peter harshly told her
"What is going on?" Scott asked, keeping a step forward. Lydia reached over near Peter's ear
"Malia." she whispered.
Before they could anything about it, Jewel's eyes snapped open, grabbing everyone's attention. She started flailing and reached to pull the duct tape from over her mouth. she started pulling out what looked like white bandage from her mouth. She fell on all her fours as more and more white bandage came out, making a pile of it on the floor.
Others saw this whole scene unfold with disgust, wincing and gasping.
Jewel finally managed to the end and she fell back against the couch. The bandages moved. Slowly a bandaged hand raised from it, then an arm. Followed by the other arm, the head, torso and then the whole body. The bandaged figure looked around then slowly raised it's hand before peter and Scot tackled it to the nearest couch
"Hold him." Peter ordered
"I'm trying." Scott growled, holding the bandaged figure
"Wait, wait, wait!" Stiles appeared between the two "hold it a second"
Stiles reached and pulled out some bandaged, revealing Jewel's face. She squinted at the sudden brightness then noticed the three males in front of her
"Scott?" she asked, looking at him then turned to Stiles "Stiles?"
Before anyone else could say anything
"Scott." Deaton called
The three pulled and looked around only to find the other Jewel missing and the front door open
"Where's Lydia?" Stiles asked, noticing her missing too
"Where are they? Where are they?" Scott demanded. He shared a panicked look with Stiles before the two rushed out of the front door, calling for the missing red head