Chapter Nine: Against the Storm
Rain poured across the ghost town that Beacon Hills had become. The McCall Forces had taken up positions across the town; for Scott and his friends, they solemnly stood around in Derek's loft in silence, preparing themselves for what was to come. Scott went to walk over and join his friends when he was stopped by Lydia who gave him a concerning look,
"Lydia, what's the matter?" Scott asked worried,
"I think we need to change the plan!"
"Why, have you, seen something?"
"Yes"
"About some of us?" Scott asked Lydia remained quiet. "Of me?"
"Scott, you need to change the plan. Please!" Lydia whispered, her eyes watering and Scott immediately hugged her tightly.
"You can't tell anyone, okay?" Scott insisted Lydia's eyes shot opened,
"You, you can't hide this from them?"
"I need too; I want them to focus on the fight in front of us, not worry about me."
"Scott, please."
"It's okay Lydia."
"No, Scott I saw you die."
"It's okay, I'll be fine Lydia I promise," Scott assured her hugging her tightly, Lydia felt safe, deep down she was consumed by fear for the man that has done so much to keep her safe since their journey began. Her Alpha, her friend, the first love of her best friend who she failed to save; as much as she wanted to tell everyone there was just something about him that made her feel like everything was going to be alright. Scott and Lydia when they were ready returned to the pack that had gathered in a circle in the middle of Derek's loft, Lydia stood next to Parrish while Scott stood a few steps below the pack's circle.
Scott chuckled quietly, though loud enough to just break the silence bringing the pack's gaze onto him,
"What's so funny?" Stiles asked with his arm around Malia,
"I'm just thinking about how this all started, that night you took me out looking for a body in the woods." Scott reminded, and Stiles also chuckled,
"I also just happened to be wondering in that area" Peter jested,
"Thinking about it, that night was where it began for all of us, if that night never happened we wouldn't be here." Lydia pointed out,
"You know I can't picture any of us being together as we are hadn't that night happened, not saying that if it didn't happen, it would be bad. I'm saying that I'm glad it did and that we are all standing here," Jackson commented searching for the right words,
"I don't think some of us would have been friends if it didn't; our lives would have been so different that, I struggle to picture what it would even look like." Isaac followed on with,
"Those who would still be with us" Ethan mumbled, and the silence returned to the room, during the sombre silence Riley turned her gaze over to Scott. Scott looked down at his hands, Riley could see the pain in his eyes, the loss, the heartbreak; she felt a deep sorrow for him.
"Let's do it for them then; for all those we've lost along the way, for all those who would die in Lucian's war, for Riley and her friends, for the future lets charge headstrong against the storm." Scott proclaimed with such vigour that it roused his pack to raise his heads with smiles, eyes filled with tears and determination. It was just in time as a call to arms sounded on the radios, and the pack solemnly hugged and said their goodbyes as they marched off to war. Scott and Stiles stood next to Stile's Jeep, Roscoe,
"So, you going to be okay?" Scott asked concerned,
"Yeah I stay here, protect Riley and her friends, you and Lucas take Roscoe with the dummies inside and try and trick them into thinking you're smuggling them out of town." Stiles recited nervously as he patted Roscoe, Scott smiled at him.
"I'll take good care of him for you."
"He's been through a lot because of us."
"We've been through a lot with him."
"Truthfully speaking he hasn't always been the most reliable companion, I know he won't fail us now though,"
"Take care, Stiles."
"Don't even think about it!"
"What?"
"You're going to do the heroes goodbye from like every movie and T.V series every; you're coming back, we will see each other when this is all over. Got it?" Stiles said bluntly, Scott chuckled and again smiled at Stiles,
"Yeah I got it" Scott confirmed before getting into the Jeep, Stiles waved goodbye as he watched Scott and Lucas drive off. Malia walked up behind him and hugged him, Stiles turned and kissed her on the lips,
"You best be going, you don't want to keep Peter waiting." Stiles insisted though he didn't want Malia to leave,
"Are you sure you don't need me to stay here?" Malia asked once again,
"Nah, this place is a fortress, you go out there and be a badass, and I'll be here when it's all over" Stiles assured her, and so with great hesitation, Malia kissed Stiles one last time before walking to Peter's car.
As Peter drove towards the High School he sighed clearly irritated,
"What is it?" Malia asked annoyed,
"I, I just feel obligated to say something, because you know, we might not walk away from this" Peter hissed clearly uncomfortable by the openness of the conversation.
"Well don't, you don't have to say anything!"
"Well I don't want to be in a situation where I might find myself regretting not saying anything."
"Peter…
"Malia please, I wasn't always like this. Everything I've done has been for my family, I would do anything to protect my family and after the fire I found myself without purpose, then I found out that Derek was alive but then he killed me. Which I'm okay with because I had lost my mind, then I came back to life and found out that Cora was also alive and I knew I had to do everything to protect them and restore our family to what it was. Despite everything Derek said I refused to see Scott and his friends as anything but usurpers and so I plotted against them. Then I met you and immediately something inside of me changed, and wanted to, I watched the young woman you grew up to be and saw the effect Scott and your friends had on you. Saw you fall in love with Stiles, and I wanted to protect you but I didn't know how; I started listening to Derek, and came to realise that maybe family isn't just a connection by blood. And now I find myself wanting to be a better man, one deserving of this family I find myself surrounded by, one wanting to be trusted by them. Above all else I want to be the man that is cared and loved by his daughter as he cares and loves her." Peter revealed focusing on the road in front of him, fighting back the tears and the lump in his throat. Malia was unable to take her eyes off of him the entire,
"You've changed so much since I first met you, so much so that I look forward to seeing you become that man. One you I'm already proud of, because despite your nature you stayed." Malia said before turning her gaze forward looking out onto the road, the pair of them hiding their smiles and continued onwards in silence.
Lucian and Melvin stood at the lookout watching their forces charge into battle against the McCall Forces defending the town; explosions and gunfire sounded as did the roars of Werewolves eager for a fight.
"Are we to simply wait here while the battle plays out?" Melvin inquired, Lucian took a long and deep breathe in before breathing out,
"I smell Scott McCall driving from the town, he isn't alone, take a unit and go stop him and if Riley and Lucas are really with him then bring them to me," Lucian grunted,
"As you command my Lord" Melvin bowed before heading off to accomplish the task given to him. Werewolves under the command of the Hales, and Hunters following Argent garrisoned the High School; they had laid mines across the grass areas which would force the oncoming enemies onto the paths which narrowed them down, making them easier targets. At Beacon Hills Hospital; Araya and Satomi and their respective troops were stationed there to protect the hospital and those inside that would tend to the wounded that were brought in from the field. Sheriff Stilinski and Parrish were in charge of a small force were stationed at the Sheriff Station where Riley and her friends had left some of their clothes in hopes to confuse Lucian's forces. Kincaid, Kira, her parents and Theo ambushed Lucian's troops that attempted to get to Derek's loft through the old and now abandoned mall. Heavy fighting erupted across Beacon Hills, but with care Scott drove along a dirt road leading away from the town, Lucas sat in the passenger seat next to him while in the back were pillows dressed in the clothes of Riley and her friends.
"They're coming," Scott said calmly,
"How can you tell?" Lucas inquired,
"Close your eyes and focus your senses," Scott advised, Lucas closed his eyes breathing in and out at a controlled rate, searching through all the noises for what it was that alerted Scott. He opened his eyes upon discovering that they were being followed,
"Five Werewolves," Lucas said worryingly,
"One of them is Melvin; I recognise the sent."
"Which means they fell for it."
"Not entirely, but still good enough."
"They are splitting up!"
"I know, they will probably try to surround us and cut us off, get ready for a fight!" Scott insisted picking up speed. Scott was correct in his suspicion; Melvin was now chasing Scott from behind him as the other four Werewolves broke off two either side. The terrain became unfavourable and Scott struggled to maintain his speed but he persisted on refusing to stop, although this was not enough, one of Melvin's Werewolves emerged from the rain and charged Roscoe from the left throwing the Jeep into the air spinning off to the right side of the road. When it came crashing down Melvin and his Werewolves surrounded and approached it, Scott and Lucas crawled out from both sides of the car; they were too late Melvin has already seen inside and discovered their rouse.
"Kill Scott and bring Lucas with you!" Melvin ordered before turning around and leaving.
Author's note: Hey everyone, sorry for not uploading in a while, I've been feeling myself and wasn't in the right state of mind. Also been busy with just life stuff. Though I'm back now I hope to get back to regularly uploading, I've missed Teen Wolf a lot so writing this has been harder as I just picture the cast and trying to think of ways to make this last forever lol. I would also like to share with you all some great news. I've finally published my book that I've worked on for five years now titled 'Liberation'. If you want to read some more of my work and support, just go to the Amazon store(online) and search for Liberation by Brayden S. Lamaka and you can purchase it on Kindle or as paperback. Now it isn't perfect but I'm proud of it, and I hope you all give it a read and enjoy it. Just as with this story I would love to hear your thoughts and opinions on my works so please feel free to leave a review, send me a private message and/or go follow me on twitter /Brayden_lamaka and let me know. :)
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