Chapter 12
September 2006

Danny had a direct link to Charlie and he was keeping them updated on the status of the FBI raid as they made their way through the tunnels under the town. Chris had given them a few dart guns loaded with kanima venom he had found on the black market. Stiles and Peter used them on the few hunters they encountered that were roaming the tunnels. They made sure to get the hunters before they were spotted, as they didn't want random gunfire giving the hunters any hint they were already on their way.

Once the hunters were paralyzed, they were bound and gagged with tape so they couldn't notify Kate or Gerard that the pack was coming and Danny made a note of their coordinates on the map so they could be picked up after the raid.

They finally reached the back door and the wolves all stretched their hearing to see if they could hear what was going on in the armory.

They could hear Kate ranting to Allison about her father betraying the family and how they would train her in the family business so she could make them proud. Allison was muttering sub vocally that her father was already proud of her.

Peter could hear her approaching the door they were hiding behind so he whispered, "Allison if you can hear this, knock quietly on the wall."

They waited with bated breath as Allison approached the door and knocked quietly while Kate was still ranting on the other side of the armory. Peter grinned and he said, "One for yes, two for no, can you open the doors?"

They heard two quiet knocks and Stiles quietly approached the door. Peter whispered, "Can anyone see you where you are standing?"

They groaned when she knocked once. Stiles got to work on unlocking the door with a burst of magic to keep it quiet and he whispered, "The second they are out of sight knock repeatedly."

He asked, "Peter can you tell where she is standing?"

Peter grinned, "Exactly where she needs to be for you to grab her as soon as you get the door open. As soon as we get her out Danny will notify Charlie so they can head in."

They listened as Danny passed on the movements of the FBI teams as they made their way through the tunnels. All of a sudden there was a gasp and then a rapid series of knocks on the wall. Stiles opened the door and he and Isaac yanked Allison through just as Gerard walked around the end of the shelves Allison was sheltered behind.

Gerard was quick to open fire when he saw the group behind Allison and things escalated quickly. Peter was screaming into his comms that shots were fired and a few of the pack were hit. Stiles was pulled back by Derek as soon as he heard the cocking of the gun as Boyd slammed the door shut and he and Jackson braced themselves on the door to prevent it from opening again.

Peter and Cora dragged Allison and Isaac down the hallway and Peter called out, "Was anyone else hit?"

Jackson replied, "Me, it's just a graze though."

Peter gave Danny a status report so Charlie would know to seize the gun Gerard was using so they could burn out the wolfsbane from the gunshot wounds on the two betas. He checked out Jackson's graze and it would be easily burnt out without the wolfsbane ash.

Derek had pulled out the emergency kit he was carrying in his backpack and he worked on dressing the wounds on Allison's shoulder and Isaac's stomach so the pair could be moved back through the tunnels.

Derek had just finished taping up the gauze pad on Isaac when he heard footsteps coming and he stood to face the tunnel. Peter asked Danny if they should be expecting company, he checked with Charlie and he confirmed their team was coming from the opposite direction.

Stiles moved to the head of the pack and he stood guard with his guns out. He had been well trained by his father when his spark manifested. Claudia had warned him that he would be a target for rogue magic users wanting to drain his magic.

Peter moved to the other end of the pack and he stood guard with the guns Chris had given him, Erica stood in the middle over her injured pack mates with Allison's crossbow at the ready while Derek monitored Isaac and Allison to make sure their wounds weren't getting worse.

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As soon as Charlie had the word that Allison was out of the armory he and Noah sent their teams into the four tunnel entrances they had chosen. They were in full riot suits as they were prepared for the hunters to be armed and willing to shoot first ask questions never.

When he heard two of the betas were shot he sent out the word to his agents that Gerard's gun must be seized so the betas could have the right strain of wolfsbane burnt out of the wounds.

Team Three hit the house where the hunters seemed to be based, which thankfully only had three hunters in residence. They were able to hit hard and fast to get the hunters arrested and cuffed in a prisoner transport van before they could radio for help.

Once they had the house secure they left two deputies behind to guard the house as the FBI agents waited by the tunnel entrance a block away from the house.

Team Four did a drive-by past the other possible house being used, but they found it just as empty as the betas had found it earlier in the day so they made their way to the second tunnel entrance to wait for the command to enter.

The first two teams were waiting by the main entrance Chris had shown them and they were fully prepared for an ambush.

As soon as Peter sent word that they had Allison out of the armory, all four teams converged on the tunnels. Team four was tasked with finding the pack teens and providing cover as they evacuated the injured betas as they were the closest, the other three teams were all heading for the armory with the order to detain as many of the hunters as possible.

As with all missions where they were facing domestic terrorists their main order was 'if fired upon, don't hold back.' The FBI agents who were part of the taskforce were aware that hunters were like religious zealots. They believed it was their right to kill creatures, that there was no such thing as an innocent beast. Anyone helping them were traitors to their humanity and had to be put down like the beasts they consorted with.

They encountered a lot more hunters in the tunnels than they predicted and the two team leads made sure to let Charlie know they would need additional ambulances and prisoner transport wagons with the numbers they were facing. SSA Spires suggested bringing in a bus from one of the nearby prisons as they had already incapacitated twenty hunters and they were not yet at the armory.

They had a couple of deputies working behind the FBI teams once the hunters were cuffed to tag them with trackers and take their photos so a start could be made on identifying each hunter and what families they were from. Chris knew with the numbers that were being detained that the hunter's council were going to take a huge hit. Especially since he had recognized hunters from a few major families like the Calavera and Moffett families.

By the time they reached the armory doors they had encountered nearly 35 hunters, all of whom were incapacitated or killed and the deputies were slowly dragging them outside.

At the opposite end of the armory, Stiles and Peter were standing on either end of the group with their guns ready to face whoever walked around the corner while Boyd and Jackson kept the door braced as there were hunters on the other side trying to force it open. They heard the banging on the door stop as the gunfire from the other tunnels was getting louder.

Derek moved behind Stiles and he hissed, "Eyes up Stiles, they're just around the corner. Five heartbeats, don't hold back, Gerard is with them."

Stiles whispered, "Can Isaac be moved yet?"

Derek shook his head, "No, Cora is putting pressure on the wound but if she lets go without him healing he will bleed out."

Stiles snarled, "Fuck, ok, let me know when they start moving again."

They heard Gerard chuckle from around the corner as four hunters came around the corner with their rifles raised in a coordinated move with Gerard standing behind them looking calm as he stood tall and imposing.

Stiles screamed, "Coward! At least face us like a man instead of hiding behind your sycophants."

Gerard smirked and he said, "Now why would I want to do that. Mr. Hale, it's a… pleasure to see you again. Where have you stashed my wayward son? I expected him to be here to help free his beast of a daughter."

Peter shrugged dismissively from beside Stiles and he snarked, "I am sure he is around here somewhere just waiting with bated breath for the family reunion."

Gerard snarled, "He's been giving away all the family secrets, it's the only way monsters like you would know how to find the armory."

Peter laughed, "Oh you poor delusional hunter. Christopher used to bring me here all the time when we were dating, you know before you threatened to kill me for daring to kiss your darling son."

Stiles muttered, "Bet that's not all you did to Chris if the stories dad was telling me were anything to go by."

Peter smirked, "The shelves were the perfect height for, well…"

Erica grinned from her place on the other side of Stiles and she snarked, "Super sexy fun times?"

Peter smiled softly and he said, "Exactly that."

Gerard snarled, "Enough! Move away from the door."

Stiles glanced at the door then back at Gerard and with a feral grin on his face, he asked, "Or what? You'll shoot us? Shoot me, the human son of the Sheriff?"

Gerard shrugged nonchalantly, "If I have to."

Stiles struck out fast with quick double taps taking out the four hunters guarding Gerard, "Now what's your plan old man? If you reach for a weapon you will be next."

Peter murmured almost subvocally to Erica, "If they move, shoot them."

Derek called out in a panic "I need his gun, Stiles. Now!"

Stiles glared at Gerard and he ordered, "Throw your gun across, now. Or I can just shoot you dead and take it from your cold dead fingers. It's your choice."

Peter caught the weapon as it slid across the floor from a grudging Gerard and he passed it back to Derek. Allison talked him through unloading the bullets and how to break them open to get to the ash inside, Cora was trying to dig out the bullet from Isaac's stomach while Derek was fishing around in his med kit for the lighter he had stashed away for emergencies.

Stiles called out, "Derek, wait! That's not the gun he shot at us with." He saw the flash of anger on Gerard's face and he demanded, "Where is it? WHERE!"

Gerard refused to answer so Stiles shot through his right kneecap, when he went down Stiles stalked toward the hunter. "You are about to cost us two pack members, one of them your own granddaughter, so spill old man, where is the gun you shot at us with."

Gerard was looking back at him resolute in his desire to kill the betas by not saying a word and so Stiles called out, "Allison, what shoulder did he hit?"

A little confused she called back, "My left shoulder, right in the joint."

Stiles called out cheerfully, "Thanks Ally," as he lifted his gun to aim at Gerard's shoulder and he said, "After this, I guess we'll replicate Isaac's gutshot. You'll live, but I am not sure the FBI will bother giving you the extra surgeries you'll need to leave you pain-free."

Gerard was still refusing to answer so Stiles moved his gun closer and shot directly into the shoulder joint, he then called out, "Peter, can you strip the hunters of all their weapons, hopefully, he just traded with one of the others in his party."

Stiles grinned at the flash of rage on Gerard's face as Peter moved forward to do his bidding. Peter grinned and he called out, "They have Kate in custody and they are on their way here to pick up Gerard." He was throwing guns back toward the teens when Stiles said, "Derek, grab the one Peter just threw, the Glock-22. It's the gun he was using earlier and judging by the rage on his face it's the weapon that will save Isaac."

Erica moved to grab the right gun and Allison talked Derek through unloading it, same as she did for the weapon Gerard threw earlier. Derek was quick to burn the wolfsbane using a flat of metal he also had stored in the first aid kit to hold the wolfsbane as he set the lighter to it.

Stiles tuned out the noise as Derek got to work curing the wolfsbane poisoning in the other betas and he pulled handcuffs out of his pocket and he asked, "Peter? Can you cuff him? The FBI should be here to pick him up soon right?"

Peter nodded as he took the cuffs from Stiles. "Danny said they are just confirming the armory is completely clear before they head through the door to help us."

Gerard muttered from the floor, "You think you will find all of us?"

Stiles shrugged, "We have you and Kate to set an example to others of just what will happen to those who go after peaceful creatures. Do you think we are giving you to the hunter's council?"

Peter chuckled darkly, "Oh no, we went to the FBI, you have far too many friends on the hunter's council who would just disregard any report of you attacking innocent packs. The FBI already has enough evidence and they're charging you both under domestic terrorist laws. They are going to bury you in a hole so deep your friends will never find you."

Peter turned to check on the pack and he found Isaac and Allison sitting up against the wall as they were slowly healing now that the wolfsbane was out of their system. Jackson and Boyd were still braced against the door. At a signal from Danny he said, "Boyd, Jackson, you can open the door now. Charlie is waiting on the other side."

They all breathed a sigh of relief as Charlie and some of his agents came through the door. Charlie called for a gurney so they could get Gerard medical attention.

Gerard snarled, "I will make sure you are prosecuted for the torture you little shit."

Peter asked innocently, "What torture? You were hit in the crossfire after you ordered your hunters to shoot us."

They all smirked and breathed in relief at their survival. As Gerard was carried out of the tunnels by some well-guarded paramedics he screamed in rage and promised vengeance.