Not so sure about writing fight scenes, especially werewolf ones. I do watch a lot of action movies though, mostly martial arts and hand-to-hand combat stuff. So let's see if all of that knowledge can come into play here.
Chapter 4: Howl of Night
Cora.
The name sounded familiar to Jackson but he couldn't place it immediately. They didn't have much time to speculate as there were three werewolves growling in front of them, their eyes glowing golden. Three out-of-control werewolves if Stiles was right about the vault walls.
"Derek, you need to get out of here right now." The third mystery werewolf, Cora, said to Derek as her hands unclenched slowly. Claws sprung out of her fingers. She was still in control but barely.
"Cora.." Derek whispered under his breath as he stared at the girl in front of him. Jackson could almost feel his Alpha getting overwhelmed with emotions. Disbelief, sadness, anger, frustration all of them were threatening to boil over. He had to applaud Derek's unbelievable control then. He would possibly shift on the spot if he was feeling even a fraction of what the older man was going through.
He looked at the girl closely. Something about her was familiar. Her jawline, the shape of her eyes..
Then suddenly it came to him. His late-night heart-to-heart talks with Derek.
"Cora Hale?" Jackson whispered disbelievingly as he stared at the younger Hale sibling everyone believed was dead.
"What?!" Scott exclaimed as he heard what Jackson said. But before any of them could reply, the growl intensified and the shifted werewolves attacked.
"Who is Cora?" Stiles asked, his eyes still fixed on the road. He tried his best to stay within the speed limit and still hurry. Encountering his Dad or any of his officers would not be helpful at the moment.
"Derek's little sister." Peter was still frozen on spot. He didn't move a muscle after Derek hung up.
"What?! Sister? Where did she come from? How did she end up there?" Stiles's voice got more high-pitched as he fired the questions.
Derek had more family? Someone other than Creepy Uncle Pete?
"How the hell would I know?!" Peter shouted in frustration, finally breaking out of his dazed state.
"Hale?! She's related to you?" Scott nearly shouted as they all engaged the shifted werewolves. Derek took on Boyd, Jackson moved to fight Cora and Scott engaged Erica.
"She's my younger sister," Derek exclaimed as he dodged Boyd's right claw. "We thought she died in the fire. I had no idea she was alive, let alone where she was."
Jackson ducked as Cora tried to slash at his shoulder. He thanked the stars for all the sparring sessions with Derek. He knows when to duck, when to dodge and when to actually attack. Relying solely on werewolf strength is a disadvantage if your opponent is a werewolf as well. Knowing how to fight really helps in that case.
The three out-of-control wolves proved to be much harder to handle, even for Derek who is an Alpha. The rescue group of three had no choice but to hold back. They didn't want to seriously injure their friends who were not in their right minds at the moment. Derek had to be extra careful to not let his Alpha strength decapitate Boyd. But they couldn't keep it up all night. He desperately tried to think of a way to detain the three werewolves without considering extreme measures.
Derek put his left hand below Boyd's neck to try to restrain him as best as he could. Boyd lunged at his throat and he stopped the beta's claws with his right hand. But the beta used his other hand to twist his left hand away and throw him into a wall. Derek's back slammed against the hard surface, the wind got knocked out of him for a moment. He took a second to check on his companions.
Jackson had a cut on his left cheek that was already healing. He perfectly dodged Cora's attacks without losing his breath. Scott on the other hand was struggling to stand his ground against a fierce Erica. Just then another smell and heartbeat hit Derek's senses. There was someone else nearby.
He looked towards the vault door to see a dark-skinned woman. She silently stepped closer and bent down. There was something in her hand. Derek mentally kicked himself for not noticing the line of mountain ash surrounding the vault sooner.
"Hey! What are you doing?" Jackson yelled as he pushed Cora away and tried to move towards the woman who sealed the mountain ash barrier. Derek stood back up and started fighting Boyd again.
"No, it's okay. Let her trap us. They'll be trapped with us too." Derek tried to make his beta see the upside of the situation. With their state, there was no telling what Boyd, Erica or Cora would do if they got out in public. They could attack anyone and they might not be fast enough to stop them.
His attention snapped over to Scott for a split when he heard the other teen let out a yell of pain. He looked over to see Erica slashing at Scott's torso, her long nails were dripping with blood. Boyd took advantage of Derek's momentary distraction and dug his claws into his shoulder. Derek flinched back in pain but tried to shake it off quickly. But his senses started to tingle once more. Someone was outside the vault again.
He tried to push Boyd away long enough to investigate but he didn't have to wait for long as he heard a familiar voice yell out.
"Hey! Erica!" Allison Argent screamed at the beta as she crouched by the mountain ash barrier. Derek's eyes widened momentarily as he realized what the huntress intended to do. Scott was barely standing upright, his body was losing too much blood.
"No! Don't break it!" Derek tried to move closer to the vault entrance but Boyd grabbed him by the waist, digging his claws into his skin. The beta slammed Derek into a nearby wall with full strength, rendering the Alpha motionless for a few seconds. Derek watched horrified as Allison broke the mountain ash seal.
All three of the shifted werewolves turned to her. Boyd ran past her in the blink of an eye, Erica following closely behind. Jackson almost stopped Cora, holding the younger Hale from behind. But she maneuvered out of his hold, kicked him in the stomach, and jumped towards the vault entrance.
Derek pushed himself up forcibly, his body ached all over. He mentally patted himself on the back for managing to avoid broken bones till now. He strode towards Allison with anger all over his features.
"Do you have any idea what you have just done?" He said in a low but deadly voice. He felt Jackson stepping closer to stand just behind him. His beta was angry as well, clearly understanding the current situation better than the young huntress.
"I saved his life!" Allison exclaimed, her hand pointed towards Scott who slowly limped towards them. His shirt was shredded in different places, blood was dripping out of some cuts on his stomach and arms.
"Or killed someone else." Derek said coldly. "They are not in control of their shift. If they stumble upon anyone, their wolves might consider them as prey. And I'm sure I don't have to tell you what a hungry wolf does to its prey, especially on a full moon." He felt the tiniest bit of satisfaction at the horrified expression on the young Argent's face. He didn't wait for her explanation, just stomped past her out of the bank. He had to stop his betas and sister before they did something they would regret.
Stiles slammed the brakes all of a sudden, causing both him and Peter to surge forward in the jeep. They were still half a mile away from the bank. Stiles could see a figure standing a few meters away in the middle of the road. The eyes flashed golden and the big silhouette started to get bigger as the figure moved closer.
It was Boyd.
"Oh fuck.." Stiles heard the eternally calm and collected Peter mutter under his breath on his side.
He immediately drove the jeep backward, trying to create as much distance between him and the werewolf as he could. But he had to come to a halt again as he saw another figure looming behind the jeep.
"Get out. Get out! Now!" Peter shouted at him as he scrambled out of the jeep, Stiles followed closely behind. As soon as he got out, he had to duck and move away from an incoming hand filled with claws trying to slash him. He moved away from Boyd and tried to make a run towards the woods on the side of the road.
He soon cursed his human speed when he felt Boyd inches behind him, about to grab him.
But then something collided with Boyd and deterred his target. Stiles spun around and caught a flash of blonde curly hair.
How did Isaac get here?
"Go!" The blonde beta yelled at him as he tried to hold his packmate in place. Stiles tried to get towards his jeep again, swinging the backdoor in record speed and grabbing his trusty baseball bat. He felt much more confident as soon as he felt the wooden handle in his palm. He noticed Peter fighting with a girl. She was shifted, with her eyes flashing golden and brown hair whipping around as she tried to dismember her own uncle.
Stiles got his first glimpse at the supposedly dead Hale. He moved backward with the bat firmly in his grip.
Isaac is fighting Boyd and Cora is with Peter. So, where is Erica?
He got his answer as he heard a growl to his side. His reflexes worked in time for once as he used the baseball bat to stop Erica from clawing at his chest. He swung the bat again, hitting her square in the jaw.
"Sorry, Catwoman! Good to see you're still alive and kicking. Well.. slashing." Erica growled loudly as her flashed dangerously. She moved at inhuman speed, gripping the bat with one hand. Stiles was holding the bat with both hands and Erica had an opening. He squeezed his eyes shut for a moment and waited for the inevitable pain to come as he saw Erica move her other hand towards him.
But the pain never came.
His eyes snapped open as he felt a warm body pressed against his front. Erica's claws slashed at Derek's chest as he covered Stiles's body with his own. His eyes flashed red and he gripped Erica's forearm with one hand while grabbing her by the throat with his other.
Erica let go of Stiles's bat and stumbled back, the Alpha's grip held her away from the human. Stiles looked around and saw that Scott had joined Peter in fighting Cora. Jackson was helping Isaac with restraining Boyd.
A loud slam caught his attention and he saw Isaac being slammed into the side of his jeep's passenger door. Jackson tried to hold Boyd by trying to get his arms around the taller beta's shoulders. It was evident that Jackson was a good fighter but an out-of-control werewolf at full strength would prove to be a tough match for anyone.
Stiles moved closer to Isaac and helped the beta up on his feet. Isaac breathed heavily and leaned against the passenger door behind him for support. He suddenly stood up straight and tried to push Stiles away from him. Stiles felt a burning pain on his left side as he felt the beta push him away.
He also heard Jackson scream his name but it sounded a little muffled since his senses started to feel dulled due to the pain on his side.
Boyd slipped away from Jackson and tried to grab at Stiles. If Isaac hadn't reacted quickly, Stiles would have a very decorated back. But the claws sliced Stiles's side and he had multiple deep gashes bleeding profusely. Jackson's scream brought the attention of everyone to their resident human. Scott gasped as he saw his best friend hunched over in pain. The tangy scent of fresh blood hit his nose not a second later.
Derek felt everything stop as he heard his beta scream Stiles's name. He smelt the blood and quickly turned around to find the human leaning over the hood of his own jeep. Stiles had his right hand wrapped around his left side, his face contorted in pain. Derek could see the blood seeping through the teen's fingers. Erica was clawing at his back as he stood motionless, staring at Stiles bleeding out.
Both Jackson and Isaac were looking at Stiles as the latter tried to move closer to the human to offer him some comfort. Their momentary distraction allowed Boyd to throw Jackson away and punch Isaac hard on his jaw. With no one to stop his advances, the rogue beta moved towards the injured human again. He raised his right clawed hand to finish the job.
Derek lets out a roar.
I wanted to make this chapter much longer but this seemed like a good place to leave you guys hanging ;-)
I'll try uploading the next part sooner.
