Skye's POV

Stiles and I ran back down to Derek and I immediately kneeled beside him and tried to shake him awake but it wasn't working since I had no idea what that bitch did to him.

"Derek come on" I begged desperately.

"Move, I got methods to waking him" Stiles kneeled on Derek's other side then started hitting him and I flinched with every hit but even it didn't seem to be working so I pushed Stiles away then grabbed Derek's cheeks.

"Come back to me baby" I pressed my lips softly against his and for a minute nothing happened then Derek jerked awake grabbing my arm defensively but then his eyes locked onto mine. "Hi" I smiled sitting back when he let go of my arm.

"Where is she?" Derek asked after looking around the empty elevator.

"Jennifer?" Stiles asked him. "Gone with Scott's mom"

"She took her?" Derek asked us, I nodded with sad eyes as I helped him sit up.

"Yeah and if that's not enough of a kick to the balls Scott left with Deucalion, okay so we gotta get you out of here, the police are coming right now and we gotta get you the hell out of here" Stiles grabbed a hand ready to help Derek stand.

"Whoa, what about Cora?" Derek asked stopping.

"She's with Isaac, we got her out" I replied standing up then Stiles and I hauled him to his feet, I put his arm around my shoulders. "Are you gonna be okay?" I asked Stiles since he was going to stay back and hold off the cops.

"Yeah go, go!" he ran back towards the main part of the hospital while I helped Derek out to his car and he nodded signalling he was okay so he climbed into the driver's seat while I quickly hopped into the passenger and we quickly headed to the meet up spot, we pulled up behind Isaac and saw the Argents standing there.

"Where are Scott and Stiles?" Allison asked as Derek and I got out of the car, Derek didn't answer so I did.

"Stiles is still at the hospital, he's going to hold of the cops for us" I replied as Derek got Cora out of the car.

"We have to go right now" Derek added looking at me and Isaac.

"What about Scott and Melissa?" Argent asked me as Isaac opened the back door and Derek set Cora in carefully.

"Jenifer took Melissa" Derek replied and they all looked around at each other

"What about Scott?" Allison asked us. "Derek where's Scott?"

"He's gone" I replied then Isaac climbed into the back with Cora before I jumped into the passenger seat and we left going back to the loft

"It's nothing to worry about dad, I was just making sure" I'd called my dad just to make sure he was okay. "Just please be extra careful okay"

"I'm always careful sweetheart" he replied.

"Okay I got to dad but I'll see you at home okay"

"Alright" he hung up and I sighed in relief nodding at Derek before I resumed pacing back and forth desperately trying to wrack my brain with some idea to help Cora but was coming up with nothing, I shut my eyes as Cora continued to cough and gasp for air and could feel myself getting angry at this whole situation.

"She's dying isn't she?" Isaac asked Derek.

"I don't know" Derek answered him.

"So what are you going to do?" I saw Derek's shoulders sag in defeat and knew he had no idea what to do next.

"I don't know" he replied and I watched Isaac ran his hands through his hair he was getting angry.

"Wanna figure something out because while Scott and Stiles were out there trying to help people from being killed, you two were in here rolling around in the sheets while a psychotic murder was out there killing people" my head snapped towards Isaac sending him a glare as he stepped closer to Derek.

"Easy Isaac" I warned protectively.

"Do you get how many people she's killed, Erica and Boyd are dead, Cora is dying and you are doing NOTHING!" Isaac yelled. "Why'd you do this to us Derek, was it all about the power, were you bored, were we just extra protection for your precious mate?" he moved closer to Derek again making me move closer again ready to protect Derek if I had to even if I agreed with some of what Isaac was saying. "Were you lonely?" Isaac whispered, Derek looked at him.

"Maybe" Isaac walked towards the door. "I told Cora I wouldn't leave, I'll help the others when I figure out how to help her"

"There's no time the full moon's coming, the sheriff and Melissa are going to be dead so I'm going to try and help them, you two can sit here and prefect the art of doing nothing" Isaac exclaimed then he looked at me then slammed the door and Derek didn't even turn as he did.

"I wouldn't take it personally" Peter spoke up from his spot on the stairs. "Anger is just a tool he's using to excuse shifting allegiance from one Alpha to another, from you to Scott but then he always seemed to be following Skyler so it's probably more from Skye to Scott"

"Scott's not an Alpha yet" Derek argued with sigh.

"Neither was Skyler but he's on his way, isn't he?" Peter replied staring out the window as I sighed sitting down beside Derek in hopes to provide him some comfort even though I was filled with guilt for not being out there and helping since Melissa and sheriff Stilinski were like secondary parents to me.

I moved away from Derek towards my laptop booting it up and started researching any remedies for mistletoe for hours but so far it was coming up with nothing and as I grew frustrated I felt myself start shifting and I was watching Derek look over every few minutes but he didn't comment.

"God this is useless" I slammed the laptop shut no doubt breaking the screen and finally Derek reacted, he walked up and started squeezing my shoulders massaging the tension and frustration away.

"Calm down Skye" I sighed rolling with his steady work.

"This is all my fault, if I'd focused then maybe I would have sensed it was her and none of this would be happening" even as I said it I knew it was stupid.

"Skye none of this is your fault, we were all fooled" I nodded closing my eyes and told myself to calm down. "You okay now" I nodded then watched him walk back towards Cora sitting beside her then took her arm and started siphoning her pain.

Peter walked up behind him as Derek continued taking away her pain, both of them were breathing heavy trying to deal with the pain and I couldn't help wince as I watched the pain in Derek's face and soon Cora released a deep normal breath momentarily okay.

"Careful" he warned Derek.

"Don't worry" Derek responded letting go and held his hand up which was shaking. "I know going too far could kill me"

"That's not exactly what I meant" Peter replied and Derek turned to him giving him a confused look which I matched with my own.

"What does that mean?" I asked him.

"I've heard it's something only an Alpha can do and with good reason"

"Which is?" Derek asked him standing up.

"You know normal wolves never abandon an injured member of the pack, they care for it, they bring it food from a kill they regurgitate it into the mouth of the injured wolf" I scrunched up my nose disgusted by that. "They even give it physical and emotional comfort by intensely grooming it, in a way they can do more than just ease pain they can be instrumental in healing their own"

"If you're trying to tell me I can save her, just tell me" Derek replied glaring at Peter.

"I'm telling you I've heard it's possible"

"How?" Derek and I asked him at the same time.

"It's that spark of power that makes you an Alpha, when you take her pain she draws on the power that provides you with those special gifts, the power that heightens your senses, your strength, the power that transforms your body as an Alpha you have that bit of extra, that spark that intensifies the colour of your eyes from a bright yellow into a searing red"

"If I can save her…" Derek started.

"If…if, I didn't say it works every time, it could just as easily kill you" Derek looked over at Cora before meeting my eyes and I looked down knowing what his choice was and wasn't going to try and change it because I knew I wasn't going to be able to talk him out of it but I wasn't going to let him do it alone.

"How do we do it?" I spoke up and Derek's eyes snapped to meet mine again.

"No just me, I'm doing this" I shook my head.

"I'm not letting you do it alone Derek if it has the chance to kill you, with the both of us it means more power to heal her"

"Skyler no" he warned walking up and cupping my cheeks. "I can't let you do this for me"

"I'm not doing it for you, I'm doing it for Cora and your not letting me, I'm volunteering so just shut up and let me help you" I rubbed my hands up his arms before resting on his shoulders. "I can't lose you Derek, I'm not ready to say goodbye yet so we're doing this together just like we do everything okay" he sighed and I watched his eyes think it over. "So how do we do it by taking her pain?" I asked turning back to Peter.

"And then some" Peter replied as Derek shook his head. "Because there's a cost" I looked down understanding what that meant, we could die or no longer be Alpha's but I was okay with that except dying maybe as my dad would kill me.

"What happens if two Alpha's do this?" he asked Peter who turned back to us.

"I don't know if it changes the odds, I've never heard of it being done before" he replied and Derek sighed before meeting my eyes and I let him see the determination there.

"There's no talking you out of this is there" I smiled and shook my head.

"Nope not at all" I replied looking up to see the sun was rising and I sighed because I hadn't gotten any sleep last night, I nodded at Derek and we walked towards Cora but Peter held out his hand stopping Derek.

"I can understand you two not seeing a downside to this, as Derek you haven't exactly been Alpha of the year and Skye you've barely been an Alpha long but think about what else you'll be losing" Derek shook his head.

"I don't care about power, not anymore."

"What about the power to fight back?" Peter argued with him. "Correct me if I'm wrong but Kali's ultimatum still stands, the full moon is tomorrow night and if you couldn't beat her as an Alpha, how do you think you're gonna fare as a Beta?"

"We don't care" Derek and I replied together glaring at him.

"What if this was exactly what Jennifer was hoping for" Peter replied and I turned to look at him thinking that over holding back the urge to growl. "She would know the only way for you to save Cora would be giving up your power, maybe that's what she was gonna have you do at the hospital" I growled and they both turned to stare at me.

"Why?" Derek asked turning to him again.

"So that you wouldn't be able to face the Alpha's without her" Peter yelled at him.

"Then she's got another thing coming" I replied looking up at them.

"She wants you to come to her" Peter continued to explained.

"Well she knows that I'll always choose Skye, I'll never go to her for help" Derek told him and I smirked but then my phone buzzed with a text from Isaac surprising me.

Allison's dad gave himself up, she has all three – Isaac, my hands shook as I read it and looked up.

"She…she has all three" I told them.

"Your dad!?" Derek exclaimed but all I could do was shake my head. "Argent?" I nodded feeling like I wanted to pass out because it finally hit home that the Sheriff, Melissa and Argent we're going to die. "Skye, Skye" Derek sat me down in a chair and I fought for breaths. "Just breathe" I nodded and took a few calming breathes before looking up nodding my head signalling I was okay.

"Their gonna die" I concluded. "Oh god I have to go" I stood up abruptly.

"Skye slow down, take a breath" I nodded letting him calm me down. "Go, go help" I looked up frowning.

"Don't do it without me Derek" he nodded.

"I'll call you okay" I nodded then kissed him quickly before I left driving to the school to meet up with Stiles.

I ran in and saw him coming out of the guidance counsellors office with Lydia so I ran over to them and they looked up surprised but I didn't give them time to say anything and pulled Stiles into a hug.

"I'm sorry I wasn't here for you before"

"It's okay you're here now" he mumbled so I stepped back. "I know where they are" he added and my eyes widened in surprise.

"Where?" I asked.

"The Nemeton, she has to be keeping them there" I groaned and rolled my eyes because I should have figured that out, another thing to add to the guilt list.

"It makes sense. it was considered a powerful source for energy and I'm guessing it's where the currents converge, she did say something about Derek killing Paige gave the Nemeton the spark it needed" I replied nodding at him.

"Stilinski!" a voice called out from behind me and I flinched about to turn around when Stiles shook his head groaning.

"Don't turn around he'll want to talk to you too"

"What the hell is he doing here?" I asked because this day just couldn't get any worse.

"Go to Derek, okay" I nodded my head already going there as I recalled Peter's story about Paige. "He and Peter, they've been there before so they'll know where it is, tell them it's the root cellar, all right, they'll now"

"Give him hell" I smiled and nodded my head back at Agent McCall before I left with Lydia.

"Who was that?" Lydia asked as we got into the Camaro and I couldn't help thinking about my bike, I was missing it terribly.

"The FBI agent?" I asked and Lydia nodded. "He's Scott's dad and it's a long story" I sighed fighting of the anger as I thought about what happened the night Scott's mom kicked his dad out.

I pulled up in front of the loft and we walked up the stairs then Lydia knocked as I rolled my eyes but before I had the chance to open the door it slid open and Peter was standing there looking at Lydia with wide eyes.

"You" I looked back at Lydia and realise this was the first time she's seen him since he came back to life.

"Me" Peter replied.

"You" Lydia muttered again and I rolled my eyes because we didn't have the time for this.

"Me" Peter grumbled.

"Well move or has Derek finally chained you up to be the savage guard dog you are" I glared at him, he rolled his eyes stepping aside as I heard Derek chuckle.

"Derek we have visitors" I rolled my eyes again as I walked in with Lydia behind me, I walked over and squeezed Derek's shoulders sighing when I saw Cora was no better than when I left.

"How is she?" he shook his head. "I know now probably isn't the best time but we need to know where the Nemeton is" Derek looked up.

"I don't know where it is" Derek replied before looking back at Cora.

"You don't know where it is but Stiles said you'd been there" Lydia asked him.

"We have" Peter answered. "But after a few memorable experiences there, Talia, Derek's mother and my older sister decided that she didn't ever want us going back, she knew how dangerous it was and took the memory of its location from us" I sighed looking down.

"But then how are we supposed to find it?" Lydia asked just as I got a text from Stiles saying he was with Deaton.

"Stiles is with Deaton, maybe he knows" she nodded and made a move towards the door but I looked back at Cora and knew she wasn't going to last much longer so Derek and I needed to do this. "Take my car" I threw her the Camaro keys then watched her leave before sitting down beside Derek taking his hand.

"She better not smash it" I laughed leaning in to kiss his cheek.

"I trust Lydia" I shrugged turning back to watch Cora as she struggled for breath.

"It's gotta be now, we don't have a choice" I nodded moving to sit on Cora's other side.

"You always have a choice" Peter argued so I turned to glare up at him since this was his niece and that didn't seem to matter even though we we're trying to save her so what did it matter if we lost our Alpha spark. "It's whether or not you can live with the consequences, facing Kali as Beta's"

"Yeah but it's not just a full moon coming, it's a lunar eclipse, we'll all be powerless" Derek replied.

"And we can live with the consequences if it's gonna save Cora" I added looking at Derek nodding my head signalling I was ready.

"Skyler if you feel yourself passing out you let go" I shook my head glaring at him for using my full name but I knew he only did it if he was angry or extremely worried about me. "Skye please"

"No Derek, remember you die, I die" he shook his head. "I'm not arguing Derek, we're doing this together to the end" I grabbed Cora's hand and prepared myself for a world of pain as Derek brushed Cora's hair off her forehead before taking her other hand and looked up at me, I nodded then we both started taking Cora's pain.

At first it wasn't that bad given that we we're both doing this but then I felt it the excruciating pain shoot up my arms settling through my entire body and I flashed back to falling off the ledge hitting the ground and that thought and reminder forced me to push my way through the pain as Derek and I roared looking at each other as our red irises faded, his into his Beta blue and I knew mine went back to golden yellow before I fell back slipping out of consciousness.

A/N: Please review, please :)