Chapter 9
Scott, Stiles and Lydia looked around the Motel, but there was no sign of their friend.
Where are you? Texted Scott. But there was no reply.
Hay, if you don't show yourself in five seconds I will...
Before Stiles could finish his text a family face appeared from one of the rooms on the upstairs balcony. They stood in amazement, at the sight of the scarred gun for hire.
"Scott, Stiles?"
Stiles was dumb founded at seeing the mercenary.
Scott was first to speak. "You, you are the one who has been texting us?"
"Is it so hard to believe?"
"How did you get Isaac's phone?" Asked a cynical Stiles.
"I masked it. Thought you would be more likely to follow orders if you thought they were coming from your friend. Now if you have finished asking questions, the hunters have Isaac, and I need your help too get him back."
"Since when do care about Isaac?"
"I saved his life."
"You were paid to save his life. Who is paying you this time?"
"The Caliveras. To kill him if Argent does not follow through."
"Why would they pay you, when they already have him?"
"Why do you need us?"
"Why don't you just take the money?"
Came the teenagers questions.
"Look, you are gonna have to believe that I am not that person anymore. Besides, call me sentimental but I draw a line at killing someone I risked my life to save, especially someone who is innocent."
"Well I am convinced" Said Lydia.
Scott gave a nod in agreement. "Stiles?"
"I still don't get why they want you to kill Isaac."
"Because Aria is not stupid. She knows that her hunters will only go along with this if they can keep their hands and minds clean. At least that was the case until Isaac killed Gerard. Look I am not asking you to believe me, but if you want to save your friend you have to do as I say."
"Fine." Said Stiles.
"Now they will be expecting some sort of rescue attempt so I need you to create a distraction for me..."
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Maria had been staying close to Isaac ever since he had been taken out of the van.
When they got inside she was ordered to her room by her grandma. It did not matter. She had been there before, she knew where her new friend was being taken. Now all she had to do was message Cora and Derek, so that they could co-ordinate a rescue mission. After taking off her shoes she relined at the head of bed, resting her back on the pillows.
The door swung open, startling the thirteen year old. Her eyes immediately went from her phone, to meet the gaze of her mother.
"Maria. Is there something something you wish to tell me?"
"No Madre."
Her mother sat at the edge of her bed. "I saw what you did. There is only one girl I know who can shoot arrows like that, except she does not help monsters, does she? So I will ask you again. Is there something you want to tell me."
Maria sat up and crossed her legs, like she always did when her and her Madre had a talk. As usual she looked down at her knees. "You are right. I do not help monsters." "But they are not monsters."
Her eyes then looked deep into her madre's. "You are."
"Maria I do not know what they have told you, but you know that is not true. All I have ever wanted to do is protect you. That is why we are here, and not at home..."
"Then you should understand. All Isaac was doing was protecting his friends. Gerard, was going to kill..."
"Enough! Give me your phone."
Maria gave her mother scowl.
"Give it to me!"
The daughter hands over her phone. "At least I had already told Derek and Cora where to go."
"I am putting a guard outside your door, until the monster downstairs has been dealt with. The Jerome, one of the men, they attacked; almost bled out before I was able to stitch him back together. Maybe you should think about that the next time you decide to make a new friend."
"You said once that you could tell a person by looking into their eyes. I looked into Isaac's, I did not see a monster."
"He has two pairs of eyes."
"I know. It is his wolf eyes I am talking about. They were not the yes of a monster, they were the eyes of pain, of sadness, of someone who had lost his family of someone who wanted nothing more than to go home."
"You lost your family. They are right here. I am right here."
"No you are not! Ever since dad was killed and you started working for abuela I have hardly seen you. And when I do you are always tired, or angry or giving me orders."
"Maria listen to me..."
"No you listen. All you do now is hunt and kill things. Hardly have time to talk to me, and when you do it is always about monsters and how to catch them. We use to play board games, and stay up all night watching movies and painting our nails, and you use to call me your querubin. Why did all that have to stop?"
"I...I know this has been very hard. No one likes change."
"Change! Si, that is one word for it. You know you have changed so much that I can hardly recognise you as my madre."
"That's enough. You are upset, we will talk more when you have calmed down."
"No we won't. If Isaac dies, I will never speak to you again."
Ramona gave her daughter one final look before leaving the room.
"She is right things haven't been the same. But how can watch movies, or paint nails or play board games when I know that a monster could come and take her away from me. Like they took her Padre.
But, when I look at Christopher's eyes...No Isaac is not his son. It is not the same thing."
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Maria waited until her madre's footsteps faded away before, climbing off her bed. Unbeknown to both her Madre and abuela, the room had a secret door to a small hidden tunnel, which lead outside. Her abuelo had shown it to her the first time she had stayed there when she was seven. He called it their little secret.
Without another moment to lose she opened the hidden panel and climbed down the thin ladder to the tunnel. She crawled, in the darkness, until finally she could see the faint light of the outdoors. The light grew bigger and bigger until she reached the end. She opened the second panel, and burst free into the open air.
"Well it is about time." Said Braeden the mercenary her abela had hired to kill Isaac if Argent did not follow through. After the Hales had left Maria had run into the Mercenary- literally- and they together they hatched a plan.
"I had to make sure I would not be missed. Is everything ready?"
"Yes. Scott, Stiles. Follow Maria and with for Argent's signal."
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The sword came down.
Isaac closed his eyes. A moment later he heard the sound of silver slicing through bone. But he was still alive and in one piece.
The chain holding him up gave way. He fell to the floor.
"Get up! Isaac!"
He looked up. Argent was standing between him and Kate Argent, fending her off with the sword as she lashed with her claws.
Dazed the young wolf looked around. Arrows flew through the air, hurtling down on unsuspecting hunters. He saw Theo, is torturer lying on the floor. A river of blood pouring from his decapitated neck. He could see Scott and Cora battling the hunters, whilst Stiles seemed to be playing around with some wires.
Two firm hands grabbed under the boy's shoulders and pulled him to his feet. When Isaac looked over his shoulder he could see that it was Derek.
"Derek, get him out of here." Shouted the guardian.
Too weak to hold himself up the teenager collapsed into Hale's arms who lifted him up,and carried him away, like he had done when he had saved him from the alpha pack, two years ago.
"Stay with me Isaac." Said the rare tender voice of Derek.
"Stiles now!" Shouted Scott.
The lights went out.
"Cora!"
Cora followed close behind her brother until they were out of the warehouse.
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"How is he?" Asked Braeden.
"Not good. Where are Scott and Stiles?"
"They be here any second..."
"Man, that tunnel is tight." The voice came from the entrance to the tunnel.
"Now."
Maria, followed by Stiles, then Scott clambered out of the tunnel.
"Ok. Now is everyone here? Cos I don't you guys, but these rescue missions are getting harder to pull off." Came the matter of fact voice of Stiles.
Scott and Stiles, looked around. Breaden and Derek were hugging-it was the fist time they had seen each-other since being separated by the hunters- Peter was scowling, as if some unknown scheme had been stopped or worse, postponed. Cora was in the truck holding a wet cloth to Isaac's forehead, whilst Lydia..."Lydia!"
"Wait, where is argent?" Maria's question had everyone looking back to the entrance of the tunnel.
"Get Isaac out of here." Scott directed his statement at Derek.
"I not letting you go alone."
"I will go."
"What!" All eyes turned to Stiles.
"I am human. I mean not that you aren't, I...I just meant I can not do the whole change into a wolf or scream thing. Which means they can not kill me."
"He has a point." Said Peter, sending chills down Stiles's spine. Peter had this effect on most of them whenever he haloed to agree with them.
"Derek!" Shrieked Cora. "He is not breathing!"
"And Lydia has the medicine Deaton gave us." Said Scott.
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The lights were back on. Before the lights went off Kate had overpower her brother and was pointing her weapon at his head.
"Where is he what did you do?"
"What I had too."
"He killed my family. Your family!"
"He is my family.
"No. He is nothing but a monster." Correct Aria
"You are the monsters. Gerard proved that when he tried to kill Melissa McCall."
"Who is Melissa?" Asked Ramona.
"No one. Just the mother of a monster."
"She is one of the ordinary people we swore to protect. Gerard went to her house, and he shot her. Isaac killed him before he could finish the job."
"That is a lie. Our father always stuck to the code."
"Did he? I recall him trying to turn himself into a werewolf so that he wouldn't die from the cancer growing inside him."
"Melissa McCall, is no innocent. She harbours warewolves, and of other monsters."
"You mean, her son and his friends. Ask yourself, it was Maria what would you do?"
"Maria, is one of us. You know the code, she would have to take her own life."
"And if she refused? She is a teenager after all."
"My daughter would do it."
"No."
"Que!"
"Maria is not one of you, and she never will be!"
Unbeknown to the hunters, Lydia had hung back, and was hiding int the entrance to the tunnel. With the hunters attention drawn to the family squabble, she saw her opportunity. The Banchee sprung from her hiding place and let out a mighty scream, knocking all the hunters to the floor, whilst at the same time, summoning Scott, who race down the tunnel, to Lydia's side.
"Get the medicine to Isaac, I will get Argent out of here."
A gun was raised and aimed at Lydia's head. The bullet tore through muscle and flesh. But it was not Lydia's for, Ramona had shot the hunter's leg before he had a chance; giving Lydia time to escape.
Kate Argent sprung on Scott. A second later the we're agar flew trough the air, before hitting a wall, knocking her out.
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"Take this." Said The huntress handing Chris a gun as she helped hi to his feet. The remainder of the hunters laid on the floor; either unconscious or dazed by Lydia's scream.
"Let's go." Said Scott ushering his allies to the tunnel.
"You betrayed me." The sound of the huntress was little more than croak, but it was enough to make her daughter turn round.
"No. You betrayed me, to ever think that my daughter meant more than some code. And if you ever come after me or that boy you call a monster, I will not hesitate to put a bullet in your head to remind you of the fact."
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Sorry about the long wait. I really appreciate your patience and continued support.
Thank you :)
There will be one more chapter after this one just to wrap things up. I am hopping to have this story finished by the end of the week, if all goes well.