Alpha
AN: So, I've decided that Wednesday will be my upload day as it is the day I will typically have off. This is also the last of the smaller chapters. Chapters from here on out are at least twice the length.
Steve headed towards the animal clinic, while Scott and Malia started to search the woods. August headed home to look into telluric currents and see if he could narrow down where the Dread Doctors might have gone. Steve pulled in as Theo flipped Stiles's Jeep upright. He smelled blood and fire and saw smoke rising from the Jeep.
"What happened?" Steve asked.
"Whoever is taking the bodies showed up. Knocked me out and then flipped the Jeep," Theo answered.
"And he's a bit of a pyro," Stiles added.
"Speaking of," Theo turned toward Stiles, "We should get you to the hospital, you took in a lot of smoke."
"I'm fine," he responded standing up to survey the damage to his Jeep. He groaned at the sight of it. Most of the body had been dented, the rest was scorched. All the windows were either cracked or shattered.
"Suspect in 187 is in custody and en route to station," a man on the radio announced, "Suspects name is Yukomora, Kira." Stiles started at the radio in disbelief.
"What's a 187?" Theo asked.
"Homicide," Stiles answered staring at the radio for a moment. "How'd everything go at the school?"
"Not good, the Doctors took Liam and Harden." Steve answered.
"Why Liam?"
"He's the only one that can take Scott's alpha status. They tried that the night of the senior scribe," Theo answered.
"Is that their end game?" Steve asked.
"I gotta get home," Stiles said.
"I'll give you a ride," Steve said.
The two walked towards the Camaro.
"So, Kira's a murderer, there's a pyromaniac taking bodies, and the Doctors are after Scott's true alpha power." Stiles said as they got in the car
"Don't forget we found out about another chimera. And Scott is starting to get scary desperate to figure out what's going on."
"What do you mean?"
"Tonight was just a plan to get information about the Doctors. He put everyone at risk, including you, to trap one of them."
"I don't think he's that bad. He's probably worried, and rightfully so."
"Trust me, Stiles, it's bad."
"Look, Scott's my best friend. I can't see him risking others just for some information." Stiles's phone buzzed. "We're bringing Corey to Scott's house tomorrow morning to talk with him."
"I'll be there," Steve said as they pulled up to Stiles's house.
"Alrightly, then. Mind giving me a ride?"
"Yeah, no problem."
Steve came into Scott's house with Stiles. Malia, Lydia, and Theo were already there. Corey, Lydia, and Mason were upstairs having Corey read the Dread Doctors book. Scott came through the door a few minutes later.
"Hey, is Kira okay?" Stiles asked.
"Scott?" Theo asked. Scott moved past all of them and up the stairs. He had a determined look on his face. Steve quickly followed after him and the rest right behind him.
"It's alright we don't have time for that anyway," Scott said entering the room.
"No, Scott don't," Lydia shouted. Steve turned into the room as Scott dug his claws into the back of Corey's neck. The other three came in shortly after. Stiles looked over at Steve who's eyes darted towards Scott and then back to Stiles. Theo walked forward staring intently.
"Don't get too close," Lydia warned.
"What is he doing?" Theo asked.
"Invading Corey's mind to see if he remembers anything about the Dread Doctors," Steve said.
"It's usually something only alphas do," Lydia added.
"It is as dangerous as it looks?"
"Probably more," Stiles said.
"Much more," Steve added, "Done incorrectly, it can leave the other person catatonic or dead."
"Does anyone know if it's working?" Mason asked. Everyone stared at the two, waiting for something to happen.
Scott gasped and let go of Corey, who stumbled backwards.
"Is he okay?" Stiles asked.
"What the hell did you do to me?" Corey yelled, feeling the back of his neck.
"You'll be alright," Scott replied.
"There's blood," Corey said bringing his hand back to his face.
"You'll heal." Scott said.
"Really, Scott?" Steve said, Lydia seemed just as shocked.
"Scott?" Stiles said.
"He'll be fine!" Scott shouted. Stiles looked back at Steve again. Steve had moved between Scott and Corey. "Listen I think it worked. I saw something." Scott began to draw on a pad of paper. "There were tunnels, and pipes on the walls, there were these two huge blue pipes at the end. Two on both sides."
"I know this I've seen this before," Stiles stated, "It's one of the tunnels I used it skateboard in. Remember my dad caught me one time and told me to never go back."
"It's the water treatment plant," Lydia stated.
"That's where they are. That's where we'll find Liam and Hayden," Scott stated and left the room.
"Scott, Scott just slow down. Just think for a second. Mason shouldn't be the one going," Stiles said as everyone filed down the stairs.
"Liam's my best friend, alright? I'm going."
"Oh, did you suddenly get super wolf powers? Or was I unaware of that development?" Stiles quipped.
"Well if you not going I could use the help," Scott answered.
"No, I'm coming just as soon as I talk to my dad. They're moving the body and he wants to make sure that this time no one steals it."
"How's he going to do that?" Malia asked standing next to Scott.
"I don't know, but whoever took the last one was strong enough to flip my jeep."
"We can bring Theo," Malia said.
Theo paused for a moment, "Maybe I better stay here. You know, in case the Doctors decide to make a house call for Corey."
"Okay, then let's bring Steve."
"No," Scott and Steve said at the same time everyone looked between the two, surprised. "I'll stay here too." Steve finished.
"Scott, Stiles is right. You need to slow down and think," Lydia said from behind everyone.
"I am thinking," Scott said, "About how Liam and Hayden could already be dead."
"You could have hurt him, Scott," she scolded, "really hurt him."
"I have to find Liam."
"I bet there will be lots of information we're their bodies are too," Steve added. The alphas flashed their eyes at each other before Scott walked out.
"Text me for anything," Stiles told Malia as she headed towards the door.
"I got it."
"Anything at all, okay?" He added as she walked through the door. "You're right," Stiles said looking back at Steve.
"Right about what?" Lydia asked.
"It's nothing. It's not important right now. Stiles, go talk to your dad," he ordered tossing his keys to him. "Corey, how are you?" Steve asked turning his attention to the chimera.
"How do you think?" Corey snapped back.
"Let me take a look," Lydia said approaching the boy. She pulled down his shirt to reveal that the wound had completely healed.
"It healed, didn't it?" he asked.
"Yeah, completely," Theo answered.
"Okay then, It's been fun. Especially the part where a werewolf forced his way into my brain with his claws."
"I don't think leaving is such a good idea, Corey," Theo said as the boy headed towards the door, "You know, Lydia's a banshee, and she can tell when someone's close to death. Lydia, what happens if he walks out that door?"
"It's bad," Lydia stammered, "very bad."
Steve stopped his eyes from rolling. "Listen, Corey, that won't happen again. Not while I'm around," Steve stated.
"Pretty sure you were around the first time. I'll take my chances on my own," Corey said walking towards the door.
"Then give us a better chance at helping to find out friends, what else did you see? Come on, Corey, there has to be something else." Theo said.
"There's the hospital, and they took me out of my room."
"And then where?" Lydia asked
"The tunnels. Like I already told you, that's it."
"And nothing after that?" Theo asked
"No."
"But there has to be more. Think, Corey, for one minute just think." Theo was starting to get angry
Corey sighed and paused for a minute, "There was a basement."
"Where?" Lydia asked calmly, "Like in a building?"
"A house. It was old, covered in dust, and there was a broken stone wall with a large hole in it, like a bomb went off."
"Lydia, the werewolf with the talons, the one that attacked Scott. Didn't Parrish say that he smashed through the wall of a basement? Isn't it something like that?"
"No, it was exactly that," she replied.
"Head out there, call if you need help." Steve told Theo who headed out the door. "Corey, just stay here until we can figure out what's going on?"
"I don't think I need help from you guys." Corey started to leave.
"Fine, don't stay here," Steve started to write a piece of paper. "Just let us know where you are, or if you need help. They've come after everyone else like you so far. Stay safe."
Corey took the paper, nodded and swallowed before he left.
"You think Scott is going too far?" Lydia asked Steve now that they were alone.
"You don't?"
"I think he's trying to do what is right, but is scared and not thinking. We don't even know what we are up against and more people keep dying."
"And more people will die if Scott doesn't calm down and think about what he is doing. First, Liam and Hayden get captured. Now Corey doesn't trust us and is out on his own. How much further does he have to go before someone steps in?"
"You already seem to be stepping in. You're quite bossy when you're in alpha mode. You're giving out orders just as fast as Scott is acting. Theo's off alone to find Liam and Hayden, Stiles could be going up against the body snatcher a second time by himself. And yet you're here talking with me."
"We'd have three more people if Scott would slow down for one minute!" Steve paused. "Stiles isn't just going to talk to his dad," Steve said. Lydia shook her head. Steve rushed out of the house and headed towards the hospital. Lydia sat in living room alone waiting to hear back from everyone.
Steve pulled up and rushed down to the morgue. Steam was blowing throughout the hall and a deafening bell was ringing. His eyes started to glow and he saw cops lying on the ground. He knelt down to check their pulse. "Just unconscious."
"Sheriff," he heard a voice say from down the hall.
"Parrish what the hell is going on?" The sheriff asked.
"I think I saw the suspect."
"Dad!" Stiles shouted. Steve headed towards the voices.
"Go get your son, Sheriff," Parrish said.
"Dad!" Stiles footsteps stopped as Steve caught up to them. "The body," Stiles said.
The three entered the morgue and saw the empty drawer. "Damnit," the sheriff swore. "How did you get down here?" he asked turning towards Steve. Stiles retrieved something from the drawer while his father had his back turned.
"All the deputies were unconscious when I came down the stairs."
"Dad, he didn't do this," Stiles said.
"Well then who the Hell did?" he shouted
"I don't know, Dad," Stiles said as he tucked what he found into his back pocket.
"Get out of here," the Sheriff told them.
The two headed out of the hospital and towards Steve's car. Stiles headed for the driver side door. "Uh-uh," Steve said, holding out his hand. Stiles sighed as he surrendered the keys.
They pulled up to Stiles's house and Steve checked his phone. "Lydia just texted me, they found Hayden and Liam."
"At the treatment plant?"
"No, in the house where the garuda-werewolf came from."
"So, what Scott did to Corey had no purpose?"
"Well, it helped Corey remember. It just took a while for it to happen."
"Can you ask her to come over?" Stiles asked.
Steve looked at up him confused. "She specifically said no booty calls."
"No, it's serious," Stiles said pulling a nametag out of his back pocket. "We have to tell her about Parrish. He's the one taking the bodies. They're close. And she might be able to figure out why he's doing it."
Steve nodded and sent her a message. Stiles updated his board and fiddled with the nametag in his hand as the two waited. Eventually, Lydia stepped into Stiles's room.
"You said you had something important to tell me?" Lydia asked
"Yeah, Uh," Stiles handed her Parrish's nametag, "it's him, he's the one taking the bodies."
Lydia inhaled. "Then I think I know where he's taking them. The Nematon."