Opening my eyes any trace of blue was gone. They burned an intense, deep red. Red for rage. Anger. Wrath. I felt it all as I snarled, baring my fangs and as the wall was broken, I felt my strength return to me. "Sophie!" Scott called out to me first as the moonlight flooded in allowing both Cora and Boyd to shift, unable to supress their overwhelming need to surrender to their primal instincts. Personally, I was a lot more interested in beating something to a bloody pulp. Preferably Kali. Then Ennis, then maybe the twins and I'd finish with Deucalion. "Sophie look out!" Scott rushed forwards to try and shield me from Cora who came straight at me however with a jerk of my wrists I broke the handcuffs, wearing them like bracelets to grasp her throat and squeeze.
She rasped, trying to claw at me with both hands but before she could do so I flung her back, lashing out with my foot at Boyd to throw him back as well. Rising to my feet I cracked my neck, snarling threateningly as my wounds started to heal, though blood loss was still a problem. "Cora? Cora it's me, it's Derek." Derek was trying to calm her as Scott rushed to my side, gripping my arm and I held his wrist, letting him know I was okay.
"We can't let them get out of here. They'll kill someone if we do." I said to both of them though as I looked at the floor, I realised that we were surrounded by mountain ash and when the door opened for a woman who's scent reminded me of Deaton's sealed the gap, I immediately felt a rush of energy trap us inside before disappearing again. Just perfect. Well at least none of us can escape now.
"You know her?" Scott questioned, ducking a blow from Boyd as Derek tried to restrain his sister but she was too savage and strong for him so I darted forwards as she flung him off her, rotating in the air to crack my foot against her face and stun her momentarily, snarling as I crouched in front of Derek.
"She's my sister, my younger sister."
"What the hell is she doing here?"
"Like I have a clue. I thought she was dead!" The boys argued with each other as Cora focused on me, probably wanting nothing more than to claw out my throat so I blocked, barring my arms to deflect her swipes to claw me before I kicked out her leg, hearing the bone crack but then it quickly mended itself as I focused, keeping her occupied with me so that both Derek and Scott could focus on Boyd. "Hey! Don't hurt her!"
"You'd rather she rip out my intestines and choke me with them Hale? Because believe me, Cora has wanted to do that to me ever since we first met." I snapped back, ducking before slamming my hand against her chest to bury her into the ground. "Now heel!" She roared, fighting against me as I pinned her down however when she kicked me off her and grabbed my leg, she swung me against the bars before she grabbed my head, pummelling it repeatedly against the hard metal like I did with Kali. Okay, now I'm done.
With a roar I sent her flying backwards, transforming into a full wolf so I dropped on all fours, snarling dangerously before lunging at her again to bite down on her shoulder and keep her pinned to the ground, her roars of pain filling my ears and although it distressed Derek, I didn't give a damn. The vault door suddenly opened, clanking noisily and I looked up to see Allison there. This is not good. "Look out!" Allison yelled just before Scott got back handed by Boyd.
"No! Don't break the seal!" Derek shouted however Allison ignored him, making an opening in the seal before calling out to Boyd.
"Boyd!" She backed away, revealing the opening as she held her breath and instantly Boyd was bolting for freedom. Cora pulled herself forwards and with a surge of adrenaline ripped herself from my jaws, leaving behind bits of flesh, blood and fabric in my mouth as I snarled, howling in warning before I leaped out of the vault to follow them, streaking past Allison who's hand brushed against my white fur as I followed after Boyd and Cora to keep track of them.
It was dark out as I crashed through a window, not having time to change back, open a door and then switch back again. The window was faster. Releasing a howl into the night I chased after Boyd and Cora, racing like a blur as I leaped over traffic and disappeared again before anyone could actually tell that I was a wolf, though several cars did collide in their haste not to hit me. Their scents were easy to follow, however as they both headed towards the preserve where there was endless miles of woods and terrain, I knew I'd have to pick up the pace if I was going to catch up and lock at least one of them down.
Boyd was the one I followed, theorising that he'd be slower yet deadlier on account of his strength and sure enough, I picked up his tracks, sniffing the ground before taking off again. I snarled, smelling the scent of two young kids in the air. What were they doing without their parents? Unbelievable. I could practically taste the metallic zing of their fear, their cries penetrating the night as they ran from Boyd who prowled after them.
I announced my arrival with a rippling growl, opening my jaws and clamped down onto Boyd's arm, dragging him down and clenching so tight the bone cracked, fangs going deep into his flesh as more blood filled my mouth. His claws lashed at me so I leaped back, letting him go and I snarled, moving to stand in front of the children as Boyd roared, clutching his arm so I turned, dipping my head and nudged them both to run, pushing them forwards and they managed to understand, the older girl grabbing her little brother and with a flash, I thought of Stiles. He must be worried about me, let alone dad he must be out of his mind.
Herding the children I ran at their side, knowing that Boyd was now following so I stopped and whirled around, snapping at his ankles and he tripped, flying over his head as the kids continued running, not stopping until they found a supply shack which was old, rusted and absolutely useless to protect them, but it'll do for now. Growling my eyes flashed red and I tried to get Boyd under control, snarling and snapping however when that didn't work, I simply stuck with my Alpha howl. It summoned Scott to me as he ran, his feet pounding across the earth and I could sense him coming as I held off Boyd, wrestling and fighting with him despite being a wolf and him being over five times my size. I was faster and still just as strong like this, so it wasn't much of a problem for me.
When Scott arrived, however, he realised he was outmatched and bolted, punching me in the muzzle and I yipped as I hit the ground but quickly shook it off. With a snarl I flicked my tail towards the shed where the children stood huddled together. "I'll take care of them, you go." He nodded, understanding so I snorted and bolted after Boyd again.
He led me through the preserve and I did my best to catch up, however with three full moons worth of starvation, he had a little kick that I didn't, even as an Alpha. What made it worse was when I smelled Cora coming up to join him after he howled. They led me into a small clearing where they turned and faced me, snarling darkly and in challenge as I crept out from the undergrowth, eyes burning brightly as I kept my head lowered, muscles coiled and ready to spring though as I faced them, I began to shift.
I grew bigger and my spine hunched over slightly, paws and claws growing longer as my fur retreated back a little into my body and I roared, my larger Alpha form appearing as I ripped back my head and released all off my power into my voice before I sprung at them. They tackled me both at the same time and I knocked Cora down with a huge clawed hand, my other wrapping around Boyd to toss him against a tree which splintered under the force of the blow. Cora returned to her feet and tried to slice my lower leg but I jumped forwards in a roll, clawing at the earth amidst a mix of snarls, saliva and blood as I grabbed them both and tried to restrain them, holding them by their throats arm's length away to try and keep them from clawing me.
It worked for a time until they started clawing at my wrists instead, releasing an alarming spray of blood and I was forced to let them go and back away in order to heal quickly, though this slowed me down. Boyd buried his shoulder into my side and flipped me over and before I knew it, Cora was strangling me and Boyd slashing at my abdomen again and again until I managed to raise my hand and strike him down, standing upright to shake Cora off and howl.
My energy was draining fast, I could barely stand upright. Blood loss and fatigue weren't a great mix when it came to dealing with two completely wild Betas. This happened once with Clara. One of the Betas became so wild that we had to hunt him down. After we caught him, Clara walked up without a word and snapped his neck, killing him. If you couldn't maintain control, you died. That was her rule. She was cold and led with an iron fist, but it was effective and it very rarely happened. In fact, that was the only one that I ever saw.
Growing sick of them pissing me off I dropped down on all fours and roared, making them skid to a halt as they came at me and I saw true fear in their eyes, asserting my dominance and they scattered into the woods, leaving me to catch my breath as I fell onto my side, groaning inwardly. I just want to go to sleep, I don't even care that it's outside on the ground where there were bugs and insects everywhere. Without me realising it my body shrunk back to the size of an ordinary wolf, glossy sweat sticking to my flanks as they heaved.
My front ankles were bloodied and took a moment longer to heal before I managed to push myself upright and follow after Boyd and Cora, going at a steady trot as I limped slightly, keeping my left foot off the ground to keep it from being hurt again and again each time I stepped on it so that it took longer to heal.
Eventually I caught scents. Not Boyd's and Cora's, though they'd passed through, I could smell Derek, Scott, Isaac and surprisingly, Chris Argent. I howled, warning them that I was coming before I hobbled over a bunch of rocks, slowly making my way down as everyone turned to look at me. "Hey! Are you alright? I've been so worried about you." Isaac flew towards me as I began to walk towards them on even ground and his hands instantly went to my snowy fur, smoothing it down and tangling his fingers in it as I licked my jaw clean from the blood before I sniffed his face in greeting, pressing my wet nose against his cheek and he gave a relieved laugh, standing up and looking around as Scott crouched down and held out his hand and I licked his palm as I came and sat next to him, whimpering slightly as I offered him my paw to tell him that I was injured and seriously pissed about it.
"Okay, will somebody please tell me who this is? I've seen that wolf several times but not even my father was sure who it was. He wouldn't even tell me his suspicions." Chris demanded though Derek sent him a growl, unamused.
"Why should we tell you? You going to shoot them too?" He asked and I sensed a rise in tension in the air so I growled in warning, eyes flashing red and Scott seemed to be able to understand my meaning.
"We don't have time to be arguing. We need to find Boyd and Cora and herd them to the school like we planned. Hey, you stick with me okay? Do you need anything for your paw?" Scott asked but as I touched it to the ground, tentatively testing it once or twice before I shook my head, swinging it from side to side before standing, ready for another round of hunting.
"Maybe you should just sit this one out. You've been through a lot, right?" Isaac suggested but I merely snorted and charged off, giving them a tearing snarl to inform them that Boyd and Cora went this way.
"Actually, the wolf is right. They went this way so we'd better circle around them." Chris agreed and Scott raced to catch up with me as we hurriedly put our plan into place. I ran with Scott as he placed high pitched markers in the ground as I circled the area, keeping Boyd and Cora from escaping past the river and herded them with howls and signals which they naturally responded to. Soon enough we were ready so I got around behind them before all at once I charged, snarling and snapping at their ankles as I caught up to them and herded them towards the first marker before I veered off, letting the plan fall into place as I slowed to a trot and joined with Scott again, glancing up at him with my wolfish face before we hurried towards the school.
"You need to get out of here. Your dad is still looking for you from where people found your crashed bike. The Alphas left their symbol scratched on the bodywork as a message to us, but your dad is really worried." Derek said to me quietly as he came to a halt from running and knelt down in front of me as I too stopped, listening to him. "If he doesn't find you soon there's going to be a lot of questions you won't be able to answer, we'll handle the rest from here."
"Yes, we'll manage just fine without you from now on. Get that pretty little wolf tail out of here." As Peter spoke I snapped, clamping my jaw down on his hand to bite him and he sharply inhaled a breath, breaking off any insult or swearing as he gripped his now bloodied hand. Derek glanced at his uncle uncaringly before looking back at me.
"Sophie, you have to go." He urged, reaching out to touch my fur however before his fingers made contact I licked his hand, tasting the salty sweat before I turned and raced away, heading back towards the crash site and when I got there I morphed back, stumbling slightly as I felt exhaustion almost cave me in. To make it look more believable I slashed open my own shoulder and arm, adding a cut to my head before I walked into someone's flashlight, my jacket lost as well as one shoe.
"We found her! Sheriff! We found her!"