A/N: Hi everyone so you've probably noticed the change in chapter title while there's a reason. This chapter diverts from the episode storyline and is essentially "the fox and the wolf" and "de void" rolled up together. The reason is that this is Jessica's story so it had to stay in her perspective and don't worry you'll understand why Jessica isn't with the rest of the group the minute you start reading, which I'll let you guys get back to now. Oh and thank you for reading and please comment and favourite, bye xx
Jessica woke up slowly with a small groan. She tried to move only to find her arms were restrained above her head. Glancing upwards, she saw her wrists blinded in bright silver handcuffs attached to the wall behind her.
Jessica tried to slip her hands out of them only to scream out in pain as the cuffs burned the skin on her wrists. 'I wouldn't do that if I were you' her head snapped up to face Stiles.
Yet she knew it wasn't her Stiles, it was the Nogitsune controlling him. 'Is that part of your little game, keep me prisoner?' She wondered, pulling against the chains, ignoring the fiery bite to her skin.
'That's only one move sweetheart' he says, walking forward 'the rest is not that complicated. Your the wild card in the game Jessica, your the advantage that everyone wants and right now your on my side of the board' he smirks slyly.
'I'm not your pawn to use!' Jessica snaps, flashing her eyes at him angrily though the fox doesn't stir except for the smirk slipping off his face.
'That's what you think now but believe me, you'll think otherwise soon enough' he states standing up. Jessica thrashes against the chains again, hissing as the metal burned deeper into her skin.
'What is this?' She demanded.
'The Argents have a very impressive armoury, good for hunting wolves. Those handcuffs are special cause it's not just metal, its laced with wolfsbane' he informs, fiddling with something behind his back.
The nogitsune pulls out a dagger, moving faster than a blink of an eyes swiping at Jessica's cheek, causing her to cry out at the pain. 'So is this' he smiles proudly, running one of his fingers down the blade, the cut healing instantly.
Jessica glared at him angrily as the cut across her cheek healed slowly 'if you think I'm going to help you spy on my friends you've got another thing coming' she spat out 'Because I'd rather die then betray them'
'That can be arranged' he smirked before standing again 'but you see Jessica, you will use your ability for my cause, you will use it for my game. All that matters is how long you are going to keep up this charade of strength'
Jessica watched cautiously as the nogitsune pulled out a long needle, bright purple liquid inside. He twisted his head to get a good look at it before turning to face her once more. 'You see this' he holds up the needle 'this is a very powerful form of wolfsbane' Jessica tenses at the mention of the poison 'You should be glad Stiles does his reading because it all depends on the dosage you give to a werewolf. Too little will have no effect, too much will kill the wolf instantly but if you use just the right amount than the werewolf becomes almost nothing. The wolf inside of them becomes blocked, so is all their senses or the abilities that make them special. No more super hearing, no more smell, no more supernatural strength and no fast healing. If applied enough the werewolves will also find it even harder to shift' he explains, fiddling around with the needle in his hand.
'Most hunters use this wolfsbane when they want information from the wolves they hunt. Others just use it because they like torturing the so-called monsters. Me? Well I just want to make sure you can't escape' Jessica screams out as he jams the needle into the inside of her arm, injecting the wolfsbane into her bloodstream.
Her eyes glaze over with unshed tears, feeling pain erupt underneath her skin, travelling to every part of her body. 'Oh yeah and it also causes quite a bit of pain. I'll see you in a few hours sweetheart' he waves before walking away.
'Get back here you filthy coward!' Jessica shouts after him, thrashing around once more before cringing in more pain as the chains burned through her skin.
Glancing around Jessica saw that she was in that horrible dark alleyway, she had seen so many times in her dreams and visions.
She tried to break free, crying out as the pain grew from her wrists. The wolfsbane injected into her seemed to do its work because the burn marks around her wrists no longer healed and blood slids smoothly down her tanned skin. Her strength was gone as well because no matter how hard she pulled the chains did not budge from the bracket on the wall.
Groaning frustrated, she leaned back against the wall. She didn't know what to do, there was, nothing she could do except wait.
Jessica screamed awake, feeling a sharp horrible pain rip through her thigh. Looking down, she saw a blade jammed straight through the skin and she cried out in pure agony. Moving her hands subconsciously to try and pull it out, she screamed again as the burn on her wrists intensified.
Breathing heavily, she opened her eyes and glared hatefully into the face of Stiles, the nogitsune smirking gleefully at her pain. 'Rise and shining sleeping beauty' he taunts.
'Your one sick son of a bitch you know that!' she glared at him, full of hate and anger. The dagger still stuck in her thigh, bleeding rivers of red.
'Seems the wolfsbane lasted longer then I thought it would' he mutters before yanking the dagger out causing Jess to cry out again. 'No matter' he shrugged before placing a hand over the wound.
Jessica screamed feeling a white hot pain encase her thigh as he gripped it tight until it disappeared almost as sudden as it came. Pulling his hand away, the nogitsune showed that her thigh was healed. 'I wouldn't want my new favourite toy to bleed out before I could play'.
'I told you' Jessica begins through shaky breath 'you might as well kill me because I will never ever use my ability to help you' she told him 'not in this lifetime and certainly not in the next'.
He grinned, standing up 'your fun Jessica, straight to the point. That's what I like about you, that's what Stiles likes about you' Jess narrowed her eyes at his words 'Oh yes, see when I got control, I got an all access pass to all of Stiles's memories. His memories about you were the most fascinating and most entertaining to watch I've got to say' he laughs.
'The first date, the first kiss, other first things' he smirked and Jessica yanked at her chains, seeing where he was getting at. 'Oh, did I strike a nerve' he chuckled 'I've got to say his birthday, wow. That was a pretty nice show to watch'.
'Go fuck yourself!' She yelled, angrily, straining against her chains.
'But you see Jessie, you've already done that' he smiled and oh she wanted to hurt that god damned fox so badly at that moment.
'Anyway I didn't come back here to talk about your little sessions with Stiles, though I do want to make you scream' he smiled before pulling out the same wolfsbane laced dagger as before. 'Let's count how many cuts it take for you to start screaming'
The nogitsune slices at her restrained arms but Jessica swallowed down the Pima, not wanting to give him the satisfaction of knowing how much it hurt. 'That's one' he smirked before doing it again.
The nogitsune seemed to get bored by the time cuts littered Jessica's skin, her arms and legs being the main victims. She refused to scream, biting her lip to the point she tasted metal in her mouth. Refusing to give him the satisfaction.
He rolled his eyes irritated, putting away the dagger as he stood up 'You are one tough wolf to crack but you will and we both know it'
'And we both know that he'll stop you' Jessica spat out the blood as she glared up at the fox.
'Who? Scott?' He chuckled 'that's hilarious really. I mean Scott, he may be a true alpha but he's still just a kid. Your all kids which make the whole situation even more hilarious. You see Scott is more worried about being on his new girlfriend's good side than worrying about his missing sister and possessed best friend'
Jessica shook her head 'no, I know Scott and he'd be trying everything to save me and Stiles'.
'I think your overestimating your brother Jessie, I mean sure the kid puts up a big game but ultimately he's just one move away from breaking' Stiles states 'I mean first his best friend, his brother, gets possessed by a fox. Now that, that hurt him but he still had moves, he still had soldiers by his side but then poor, little, Isaac got electrocuted' Jessica growled at the mention of Isaac, her eyes flashing in anger as she remembered Isaac motionless body laying in the water.
'That took care of his beta but he still had more players to play. But finally his twin sister was taken and he was no idea if she's alive or not. Now that out Scotty at breaking point. All it will take is one more move, one more trick and you'll have a broken alpha instead of a true alpha'.
'Your running out of moves' Jessica spoke up and he narrowed his eyes at her before chuckling darkly.
'This is my game sweetheart, my moves are endless' he assured.
Jessica shook her head 'but they're not, because you need to play the trick compared to what they are doing and you have absolutely no idea what they're doing. You can only guess' the fox's eyes narrow at her words 'that little poisoning incident it shook up your game because we played a move that you weren't expecting. Now your trying to put it back in your favour but you need the advantage again. That's why you took me, why you need me to spy on them because you have no idea what move they're gonna play next'.
The nogitsune smiled at her sarcastically before he slapped her hard. Letting out a choked gasp, Jessica feels him grab at her collar, pulling her forward, glaring at her hatefully. 'This is my game, this is my trick and no stupid teenagers are going to stop me from getting to the punchline' he hit her again and Jessica was lost in darkness.
Groaning softly, Jessica's head lolled to the side hearing voices. 'Jessica! Hey Jessica wake up!' a voice called and her eyebrows furrowed in confusion before her eyes blinked open.
Standing in front of her was Stiles, hands on her cheeks, eyes glossed over as he called for her to wake up. 'Stiles?' She frowned and he nodded.
'It's me, Jess. It's me' he assured and Jessica looked around to see she was still in the alleyway, her arms still chained to the wall.
'How?'
'No time to explain, I need you to tell me where Scott is okay? The nogitsune has gone after him and I need to know where he is' stiles said urgently 'use your ability Jess, we're wasting time'.
Jessica frowned but nodded slowly, her eyes shined the usual bright yellow but before she triggered her gift to look for Scott, she stopped a thought hitting her suddenly. Her eyes returned back to their usual brown and she stared up at Stiles in distrust. 'Jess what are you waiting for? Come on, Scott's in danger!'
'Your not Stiles' she whispered and he frowned.
'What? Of course I'm Stiles' he protests but Jessica shakes her head.
'Stiles had never asked me to use my ability before and he wouldn't leave me chained to a wall' she argued and Stiles continued to stare at her in disbelief before he sighed, his head dropping.
When he raised it back up, there was a smirk on his face, the darkness in his eyes returning, 'your smarter then I gave you credit for McCall' the nogitsune spoke, rising to his feet.
'And if you were smart you'd let me go' Jessica tried and he took on a thoughtful look before shaking his head.
'No I don't think so, nice try though' he smiled and she exhaled. Jessica was exhausted, through the beatings, the cuttings, the injections of wolfsbane, she felt weak, weaker then she had felt in a long time. The worst part was that she knew the nogitsune was feeding off her pain, making himself stronger as he made her weaker.
Jessica had to sit completely still as much as she could, the pain the burning cuffs gave her was too much as it continuously burned already burnt and damaged skin though it didn't help when he made a new knife mark onto her skin causing her to flinch. Her throat was hoarse from the screaming, from the crying. Acting tough and strong was an act long forgotten.
'Ever wonder why you started getting those visions? Those dreams that you couldn't remember?' The nogitsune began speaking, changing the subject and drawing Jessica out of her pain filled thoughts.
'It was you'
'Right, you see you were the perfect energy source Jessica because everytime you saw your friends die, the pain inside of you just grew and grew to the point where you practically radiated it. It was brilliant actually, one of my best plays I've got to say. Your the best solider a trickster like me could have'.
'I'm not fighting for you' Jessica protested through gritted teeth. The news that this fox had been haunting her for weeks chilled her to the bone and fuelled her hatred.
'No, your not. Your fighting for Stiles' he made a clicking sound with his tongue 'oh the screams I've heard from that kid, they're delicious. Everytime I put that blade to your skin he starts up again. The begging, the pleading for me to let you go is incredible. I must say you've really scored yourself a winner there Jessie'.
'Why stiles?' Jessica spoke up quietly 'why chose Stiles?'
'Compared to someone stronger?' He guessed the end of her sentence before chuckling 'Stiles may not be strong physically but he is one of the strongest in your pack. Everyone cares about little Stiles, everyone protects helpless, defenceless, Stiles. He's the perfect bodyguard because no one wants to hurt him'.
'Your forcing them too' Jessica argued and he shrugged.
'Lets be honest Jessie' he kneeled down, meeting her eyes 'Scott won't let anyone hurt Stiles. He'll keep fighting because he has to. Even if his whole pack says otherwise Scott will keep fighting for his best friend and well let's be honest everyone follows Scott's lead don't they?' he explains before standing up 'he was the perfect choice'.
'That's the flaw in your plan' Jessica muttered breaking his triumphant silence 'Scott won't stop fighting, neither will anyone else, they won't stop. They'll either kill you or they'll go down fighting'.
'I'm counting on it' he smiled 'now if you'll excuse me, I have an appointment with that pesky little pack of yours after all it's my move'.