Chapter Eight: Goodbye Beacon Hills
When all seems lost and when it looks as if everything is against you as if everything you know is about to fall to the ground. Stay strong, hold on, press on and find the light in the darkness. For the McCall Pack, things did seem bleak; as they walked down the streets seeing the people of Beacon Hills, an overbearing sadness consumed them. Even as their allies arrived in the town, the Calaveras and many other Hunters that Argent was able to gain the support of, Satomi and her pack returned from the shadows of Beacon Hills. Kira and her parents returned to Beacon Hills and with the Skinwalker's permission had released Theo from his imprisonment under the agreement that if he helped them defend Beacon Hills, he would be allowed to go free. Kincaid with his newly formed pack of which he was the Alpha also answered the call and returned to Beacon Hills; the leaders of Scott's allies all met at the Hale Estate. Anyone could feel the tension in the room,
"Quite the gathering we have here; good luck" Peter whispered before Scott stepped forward drawing the room's attention to him.
"I would like to thank you all for coming, I know this isn't easy, Hunters and Werewolves have been fighting one another for centuries, but Beacon Hills is under siege by a common enemy. One who wants to wage war and destroy everything in his way Hunters and Supernatural alike" Scott began,
"And how strong of an army does this Lucian have?" Araya Calavera asked.
"More than us, but we have something Lucian doesn't" Scott answered,
"And what, Scott McCall is that?" Araya inquired,
"He may have the numbers, but we have quality," Scott said, and he could see people smiling and nodding their heads agreeing with him.
"But what is the plan, if he knows about the idea to surround the town with Mountain Ash then he is working to get passed it." Mr Yukimaura asked,
"I am working on something, but for the sake of keeping it from our enemy I think it's best if for now, I keep it to myself." Deaton insisted, and everyone seemed to agree with him,
"So then, what is it we are to do in the meantime?" Satomi inquired,
"When I'm ready to commence with my plan I shall let you know, until then I assume remain diligent" Deaton advised. And diligent they remained, the McCall allies slipped into the day to day life of Beacon Hills, keeping a watchful eye on the populace ensuring that they were ready at a moment's notice in case of an attack. Riley and her friends remained in the loft under the protection of Scott's pack, but shortly after midday Deaton sent out a text message to the leaders in the McCall alliance telling everyone to meet at the Nemeton. By after past two in the afternoon the McCall allies had rallied their forces around the Nemeton, once everyone was inside Deaton finished a ring of Mountain Ash around them all causing much concern amongst all those in attendance.
"What's going on here Deaton?" Scott asked as he and the other leaders formed a close ring around the Nemeton with everyone else behind them.
"It is a safety measure to protect us from what I'm about to do." Deaton insisted as he approached the Nemeton and opened the box that was placed on it. "The Nemeton is an old and powerful force, one that since it's reawakening as acted as a beacon for the Supernatural; drawing them to Beacon Hills. In saying that; it can also be used to do the opposite and send people away, or in other words, cause a mass migration from Beacon Hills. Not only that, it will be as if Beacon Hills never existed, people will have their memories of it, but they will never remember the name, the Nemeton will send people away, keep them away, and Beacon Hills shall become a ghost town until someone one-day returns, somehow." Deaton explained, and all were silent, processing what he had explained to them,
"Well is the ritual done?" Peter asked looking down at the blood circles drawn on the Nemeton and the few items such as leaves and what looked like beans in the middle.
"Well no, there is one more thing needed to complete the ritual, but I wanted to make sure we were all here and safe from the effects," Deaton said. He sighed and reached into the box in front of him, out of nowhere he pulled a knife out and cut from his palm up his left arm and stopping underneath his elbow. Everyone stood in shock and horror,
"Deaton, what have you done!" Scott yelled as he rushed to Deaton's side, the trees around the Nemeton began to blow, leaves began to swirl around the Mountain Ash border, and Deaton rested his bloody left hand on the Nemeton.
"The Nemeton requires sacrifice, to protect those who cannot protect themselves, it is a price that I'm willing to pay," Deaton said,
"No, there has to be another way, we could have…" Scott began,
"Its okay Scott, I choose this. After my failure to save Talia and her family, I was lost, and you gave me a purpose once more. Scott, you gave me a pack, a family and watching you grow up into the Alpha; into the man standing before me makes me proud beyond words." Deaton interrupted but stopped as he became weak while the winds outside become violent. Deaton looked at Derek, Peter and Cora and smiled.
"Talia would be proud of you." Deaton began and looked Peter directly in the eyes, "proud of what and who the three of you have become." Deaton concluded, a single tear ran down Peter's cheek as he did a quick nod; Deaton leant on the Nemeton as he struggled to keep his eyes open. "Fight all of you, and win" Deaton commanded, everyone slowly nodded and bowed their heads in respect for Deaton as he collapsed onto the Nemeton and looked up at Scott who stood to his side. "You became like a son to me Scott, I, love, you all," Deaton whispered before taking his last breath; a considerable force of wind shot from the Nemeton blowing open the Mountain Ash barrier and silencing the violent winds around them. Scott and all those who knew Deaton began to shed tears for their fallen friend, everyone there was inspired by his sacrifice and made the silent oath to make sure it wasn't in vain.
Two days later and results were already starting to show, shops began closing, and the more people on the roads driving away from Beacon Hills increased. Melissa arrived home from the hospital to find Scott waiting for her in the kitchen with her bags packed and ready by the door.
"Scott, what's going on?" Melissa asked curiously,
"I want you to leave town before everything goes down." Scott insisted,
"Oh sweetheart, I'm not leaving you here to fight a war."
"Mom, there isn't anything you can do from here on out, and I won't be able to focus if I know you're in harm's way."
"Scott, this isn't up for discussion I'm not leaving!"
"You're fighting it."
"Fighting what Scott?"
"The urge deep down to leave Beacon Hills," Scott said, and Melissa stared at him for a minute,
"What did you do Scott?" Melissa asked worryingly, tears welled in Scott's eyes
"It was Deaton; he didn't just die Mom; he sacrificed himself to the Nemeton so that it would umm, send the people of Beacon Hills away."
"Why, why don't you want to leave?"
"Because he protected me and everyone that is here to fight Lucian. We wanted to clear the town of any innocent people that could have gotten caught in the crossfire." Scott explained as Argent, Sheriff Stilinski and Stiles walked through the front door and into the lounge room. Scott turned to face them,
"What are the three of you doing here?" Melissa asked trying to hide her emotions,
"We're here to say goodbye Melissa." Sheriff Stilinski revealed,
"Oh no, if I have to leave I'm not listening to any goodbyes because I'm going to see you all when this is over. I'll be back to patch any wounds" Melissa said, and the three of them diverted their gazes from her, "what is it?" She asked,
"The Nemeton isn't just getting people to leave town; it is going to make them forgot Beacon Hills," Scott explained,
"What?" Melissa asked in disbelief.
"You will retain your memories of Beacon Hills, but nothing else; not its name, location, Beacon Hills will be forgotten by everyone except those who will remain to defend it," Argent explained as the three of the built up the courage to look at her again. The reality of the situation dawned on Melissa, and she dropped her head into her left hand for a few moments while Argent approached her.
"I told Scott about us, Melissa" He began causing Melissa to lift her head up, "we've all lost a lot. None of us here will be able to fully commit to this fight if you're in harm's way, Melissa. We don't want to lose you as well," Argent explained as he handed her a piece of paper and a set of keys. "This is the address for a house I own on the coast and the keys to it, Scott walked over and picked up her bags taking them to the car for her. Melissa took the paper and keys before hugging and kissing Argent,
"I'm mad at you, but I will forgive you all if and when you all come back to me got it, Chris?" Melissa insisted smiling Argent nodded at her,
"Yes, Mam!" Argent assured before she walked over to Stilinski and hugged him.
"Thank you for everything Sheriff, we raised two beautiful, wonderful boys but we aren't finished yet, and I can't do it alone okay?" Melissa said firmly, and Stilinski smiled at her,
"I got it, Melissa, don't worry I won't let you down" He assured her before she moved onto Stiles, kissing him on the cheek and hugging him tightly.
"You listen here young man; I should have never let Scott go out with you that night all those years ago. But I couldn't have asked for a better best friend for my son, and he needs you, so when I see you next I want you two to be where you've always been right by one another's side." Melissa commanded,
"Always, and if something happens I want to say thank you, for being a mother to me since I lost mine!" Stiles whispered as tears ran down his cheeks and Melissa hugged him once more before walking towards the back saying a last goodbye to the three of them before walking out to her car where Scott waited for her. The tracks of his tears a painful stab to Melissa who said nothing but marched up to her son and hugged him as only a mother could.
"We'll see one another again when this is all over Mom I swear!" Scott mumbled,
"I want you to know how proud I am of you Scott, and how much I love you; my son, my baby boy. Lucian better be ready to face the man, the True Alpha that you are because Scott McCall is unlike anything he has ever faced, so you go out there, and you show him, your power, strength, show him how rare you are Scott. And above all else, you beat him, you win!" Melissa commanded before kissing him on the cheek and tightening her hug before stepping back and getting into her car. Scott stepped back and watched as she reversed back and waved one last time at him before driving away. Scott walked back into his house where Argent, Stilinski and Stiles waited for him. He slowly nodded at them before Argent walked up and hugged him,
"We have work to do" Scott insisted as they knew what was fast approaching.
While driving out of Beacon Hills, Melissa gave it one last look, as storm clouds covered the town,
"Goodbye Beacon Hills." She whispered before setting her gaze upon the road in front of her. Slowly and without her realising; what Scott and Argent had told her began to come into effect, as the name Beacon Hills faded from her mind forever. Melissa wasn't the first to leave nor the last, and the same thing happened to each and every person that drove away from the town, even the Matthews family who believed that Riley and her friends would be following in their car but remained in the city. Lucian's spies weren't protected by Mountain Ash as his camp was and so they too left town, this meant that by the time Lucian received word of the migration it was far too late for him to react. Days later when he stood at the lookout, all who remained were Scott and his allies, this infuriated Lucian who turned and looked at Melvin.
"Go get everyone ready, Scott has played his little trick, and now he and his friends will perish, and we shall send them off with a bloody and fiery farewell," Lucian said in anger, Melvin quickly jogged away to prepare the troops.
Author's note:
Hey, everyone sorry again for the delay in uploading this chapter I've been a tad busy. I have changed this story from a crossover between Girl Meets World and Teen Wolf to just a Teen Wolf Fanfic. This is because I've decided to change the story due to multiple factors, there was going to be more focus and elements from GMW in this story. Though my creative vision has changed, while the few characters that have appeared in the story will semi still be involved it will not be as I originally planned. I have also been waiting for a response from support to see if there was any problem with me changing it over but I've just gone ahead and changed it, and if there is a problem when they get back to me I will turn it back. I hope you continue to follow the story and enjoy it. As always please let me know your thoughts, opinion, criticisms either in a review, message or on my twitter: /Brayden_lamaka thank you again for your support of my work, and I hope you enjoy!
Brayden L