Chapter 05: Hit The Ground

Aster Prime

Isaac let out a strangled yelp as he felt one of the hunters swing a baseball bat at his rib cage. The next thing Isaac knew was something was being forced into his spinal cord causing him to scream before ultimately becoming limp. Isaac felt the lower half of his body go limp and then nothing, he couldn't feel the lower half of his body. Monroe and Gerard looked at one another grinned before they heard yelling and shouting from outside the compound. Monroe motioned for Gabe to see what the commotion was all about while Matt Daehler twisted another blade into Isaac's back.

The rescue shuttle pod made it to Aster Prime undetected – which was exactly what the device that Danny and Stiles had created was intended to do.

Out the front of the building Nicky, Aiden and Ethan had managed to knock out the hunters, Nicky had made them promise not to kill any – they could severely maim but not kill. Allison, Boyd and Argent took out the hunters at the back of the building before the six of them quietly made their way into the building.

"Argent you have your father," Nicky spoke quietly into her comm, pressing the implant beside her ear. "Boyd you and Allison take Monroe," the implants were communication devices that Lydia and Danny had created at the request of Derek.

"Got it," Allison spoke pressing the implant beside her own ear.

"We go on my signal," Boyd said pressing his implant while he looked at Allison and Argent who both nodded.

"Aiden, Ethan the second Boyd gives the signal find Isaac," Nicky told the two beta werewolves beside her as her eyes went golden and the twins went blue.

A couple of seconds later and Boyd let out a howl signalling that it was time to move. Nicky nodded to Aiden and Ethan the two of them raced inside only stopping when someone got in their way. Allison and Boyd took on Monroe, Jackson had given Allison enough kanima venom to paralyse someone.

"Daehler step away from Isaac," Nicky growled, as Aiden lunged at the younger hunter. "Now!"

"What are you going to do?" Matt laughed, as he produced a stunner and stunned Aiden.

"Ethan, do it now," Nicky commanded, Ethan grinned before he picked up the electric probe sitting on the table and tossed it to her. The action was enough to distract Matt allowing Ethan to incapacitate him.

Allison rushed over to Isaac pulling out a laser cutter going for silver chains around his arms first. Argent was at her side waiting to catch Isaac and take him in his arms. Nicky side stepped around Matt and stood beside Argent, putting her hand against Isaac's face pulling his pain as his arms flopped over Argent's shoulder.

"Let Boyd carry him," Nicky said, motioning for Boyd to take Argent's place while Ethan helped Aiden to his feet. "Aiden, you good?" Aiden mumbled something that caused Ethan to shake his head. "Argent, think you can help Ethan get Aiden back to the shuttle?" Argent nodded and walked over to Ethan, taking Aiden's arm and placing it over his shoulder before the two men left.

"What the fuck did they do to him?" Allison questioned as they worked on removing the last chains. "Isaac, stay with us," Allison said crouching down to get the last of the chain from his legs.

"They want Derek...or Scott..." Isaac choked out his head lolling against Boyd's shoulder as he fell into unconsciousness.

"Isaac," Boyd spoke quietly to the beta hugged against his chest as Allison went to remove the blades sticking out from Isaac's back.

"Mom, we have Isaac...get the stretcher ready for him," Nicky pressed the implant behind her ear as she spoke. "And mom...it's bad," Nicky looked to Allison and quickly put her hand on top of hers to stop her. "Don't touch them, we don't know what they've hit," Allison nodded, pulling her hand away as Boyd moved to carry Isaac bridal style.

Arch Angel

Derek was sitting in the captain's chair listening to Cora and Erica arguing over who they loved better out of Derek and Nicky. Erica thought that Nicky was the better Captain, while Cora believed that her brother was better even if he wasn't captain. Deucalion could see that Derek was getting fed up with the two women.

"Cora! Erica!" Derek growled at the two women using his Alpha voice as his eyes flashed red.

'Shuttle pod one to Arch Angel,' Nolan's voice could be heard coming in over communication array. Derek motioned for Deucalion to bring Nolan up on the main viewing screen. 'Isaac has been rescued. We're on our way back now,'

"Nolan, how is he? How's Isaac?" Derek questioned as his eyes went back to normal, he'd forgotten they were red until Nolan had blinked at him.

'Derek, he's in bad shape. Have Deaton get the med-bay ready,' Argent spoke this time appearing on screen next to Nolan. 'And Derek, Nicky wants Scott kept in your quarters until she gives the order,'

"Theo go tell Deaton to get the med-bay ready," Derek looked briefly at Theo who nodded and then quickly made his way to the med-bay. "Hurry and get here,"

'We'll be at the rendezvous point in fifteen minutes,' Nolan replied, nodding to Derek who then had Deucalion shut down the communication.

"Deucalion you have the bridge, I'm going to talk with Scott," with that Derek left the bridge and headed towards his and Nicky's quarters to relieve Liam.