Chapter 06: Coming Home

Arch Angel – Nicky & Derek's quarters.

Derek stood outside his quarters listening to the two heartbeats coming from the inside. One faster than the other, one beating steady. Derek enter the command code to get into the room and stepped inside locking it just as fast as he had opened it.

"Liam, could you give Scott and I a minute?" Derek questioned, looking to the younger man and then at Scott. Liam nodded and punched in the same code that Derek had before he slipped out.

"Derek...I can't feel him any more..." Scott growled, Derek took a step forward and grabbed hold of his brother-in-law and forced him to sit down.

"Scott, he's alive," Derek said as he kept his hand firmly on Scott's shoulders keeping him in place. "Listen to me, they found him. They're bringing him home,"

"But I don't feel him," Scott's eyes flashed red as he spoke, Derek's flashing red back at him.

"I know it feels that way. But Nicky has him," Derek said shoving him roughly back on to the bed as he tried to get up. "Stay here,"

"How can you be so sure," Scott muttered, trying to push the older wolf off of him.

"Because it's Nicky, and your sister has never lied," Derek growled at him, releasing his grip slowly. "And you need to stay in here until Nicky gives the order do you hear me?"

Scott looked up at Derek and nodded, reluctantly leaning back against the bed and closing his eyes tightly. Scott took a deep breath an concentrated on the fact that he'd just been told that his partner was still alive. Derek sat with Scott for what felt like an eternity longer, in reality it was ten minutes before they heard Deucalion's voice over the intercom.

'Shuttle pod one is docking now,' Deucalion said, as he hit the intercom button and looked at Cora who nodded.

"Thanks Deuc," Derek said after getting up and pressing the intercom by the door.

'Stiles has just headed to the docking bay,' this time it was Danny's voice coming over the intercom.

Arch Angel – Docking Bay

Nicky stood to the side as her mother and Argent set about moving Isaac out of the shuttle. When Boyd had put Isaac on the stretcher, Melissa had made him put him on his side she wasn't about to try and remove the blades with out Deaton beside her. Stiles paled when he saw Isaac realising the werewolf was unconscious.

"Stiles, while you're here can you help Ally into the med bay?" Nicky questioned, breaking Stiles from his thoughts after seeing him standing there. It wasn't until after they'd gotten back to the shuttle that they'd noticed that Allison's leg was bleeding. "Ally why didn't you say anything?"

"Isaac was more important," Allison said as Stiles walked over to her and slung her arm over his shoulder. "Sorry Nicky, Dad," she offered a smile before Stiles helped walk her from the shuttle towards the med bay.

"Ally, it's alright. Just head to the med bay," Argent said as he and Melissa moved the stretcher that Isaac was lying on.

"You okay Aiden?" Nicky looked to Aiden as she took hold of Isaac's hand and started to draw on his pain. Aiden nodded as Ethan helped to his feet again. "If you're sure. Head back to your quarters and get some rest. Deucalion can handle communications a while longer," Aiden nodded and was helped to his room by Ethan.

"I'm going to head to the bridge, I can hear Erica and Theo from here," Boyd said, causing Nicky to laugh she could hear them arguing as well.

"Go, and take Nolan with you. I'll have someone else fix the shuttle," Nicky smiled at the two of them before she allowed her mother and Argent to continue to the med bay for Isaac.

Arch Angel – Med Bay

Deaton stood waiting at one of examination beds, Stiles had helped Allison onto one – Deaton deciding that she could wait just a little longer. Stiles stood with Allison, he didn't want to leave the med bay until he was told. Argent and Melissa carried Isaac into the med bay and lay him on the bed in front of Deaton.

"Lets have a look at what we have here," Deaton said pulling on a pair of gloves and grabbing hold of the medical scanner above the bed and pulling it down. "How long did you say they had him for again?"

"Almost seventy-two hours," Nicky answered letting go of Isaac's hand but quickly taking hold of it again as Isaac whined. "Isaac, you're safe here,"

"Captain, I'm going to have to ask you to release Isaac's hand only for a moment," Deaton said as he switched on the scanner so that they could get a good look at what had happened. Nicky nodded, letting go of Isaac's hand and stepping back.

"Isaac, honey you need to relax," Melissa spoke calmly and quietly standing beside Isaac where he could see her.

"We'll let Scott in soon, I promise," Nicky said seeing the scared look on Isaac's face as she and her mother looked at one another. "Deaton?"

Deaton pulled up the scanner and looked at what they were dealing with. Melissa gasped at some of the injuries as it didn't look like any of them were healing. Deaton nodded to her, motioning for her to get prepare for surgery.

"I do believe that these will take a while to heal. As you can see from the scan it's a good thing that these knives weren't removed," Deaton looked to Nicky as he spoke and then back to Melissa. "Captain, would you mind?"

Nicky crouched down beside Isaac's head and put her hand on his shoulder. "Hey Isaac, just concentrate on me. I'll let Scott see you soon I promise," Isaac nodded, as Nicky's vein's pulsed black as she absorbed the pain.

"Now Isaac, this is going to hurt," Deaton told him as he and Melissa each gripped the handles of the two blades sticking out of Isaac's back. "Nicky, keep holding him,"

Melissa and Deaton pulled out the blades and quickly set them aside with Melissa grabbing gauze and placing it over where she'd pulled the blade. Deaton grabbed the blow torch they had on hand for cases of wolfsbane poisoning. Isaac made a whimpering sound before passing out causing Nicky to look to her mother and then to Stiles.

"Stiles, tell Derek to bring Scott down,"