Scream
AN: Hi all, I hope you enjoy this chapter. It is about twice the length of the normal chapters as I decided not to split the Eichen adventures into two like they did in the show. Let me know what you think.
Also, more chapters were added to the prequel. I've enjoyed these more than the previous ones. These chapters also set up the rest of the story that faces Steve and his pack before he leaves for Beacon Hills. If you read the earlier chapters and were not a fan (can't blame you), I recomend checking back in and reading some of the later ones.
Let me know what you think!
"Please remember to follow visitor procedure, Eichen house has a wide range of patients and we cannot guarantee the safety of those who deviate from the rules," An orderly stated as he held the gate open. Malia, Kira, and the werecats followed the group into the courtyard. Jay gently removed the orderly's keycard as the man went to close the gate behind the group. Once everyone was inside, the four of them separated from the group and hid in a recessed wall.
"Delivery to the morgue," Parrish told the guard once he had pulled up to the gates.
"I don't see you on the list," the guard replied after a pause.
"You heard about the animal attacks, right? The hospital ran out of refrigerated drawers and Eichen's got the only other up to code morgue in the county."
"Let's have a look."
"I don't think you want to do that. The stench back there almost made me pass out while driving."
"Open the back of the van, please," the guard ordered. Parrish exited the van and moved to the back. He opened the door and shined his flashlight over the body bags. Everyone in the back held their breath.
"I'll need to log the names off the toe tags." The guard said.
"There's significant decomp. They were found in the county tunnels way past rigor."
"Open them up, please." Parrish unzipped one of the body bags. They heard the guard gag as he backed away. "Just go," the guard said as Parrish moved to open Steve's bag.
Parrish closed the van doors and headed for the morgue.
Kira was taking deep breathes in between Malia and Leonard. "You'll be fine," Leonard whispered. A door buzzed on the other side of the room and a naked man stepped into the lobby causing a woman to gasp.
"Not again, Nelsen!" The receptionist shouted before chasing after the boy.
"It's natural," Nelson said as Malia, Kira and Leonard headed for abandoned receptionist counter.
"So's 50,000 volts," the receptionist yelled as he chased after the man. Jay took off for the door Nelson came out of, using the keycard to pass through the door. He started running down the hallways looking for Fiona.
"Jay's gone after Fiona." Leonard thought as he and the other made their way to the electrical room. They paused as they heard Nelson cry out in pain when the receptionist caught up to him.
The seven started to unzip their body bags. Scott, Stiles, and Liam were on exam tables. August, Zach, Charlie, and Steve were left on the floor. Stiles flailed as he struggled to get the bag unzipped. The others were able to get out without issue. "Never again," he told them once his upper body was free.
"Fifteen minutes, starting now," Scott announced as he finished getting out of the bag
"Jay was your plan I assume?" August asked looking at Charlie as the two go to their feet.
"We don't know where she is," Charlie said.
Stiles fell off the exam table, still tangled in his bag. Steve lifted Stiles off the ground and kicked the bag off him, "Better?"
"Yeah, thanks," Stiles muttered brushing himself off.
"We're in," Kira said once they closed the door, "We did it."
"Don't be too excited. Getting out's the hard part," Malia told her, "Especially with Jay running around. Twelve minutes." Malia ripped the fuse panel door open revealing a tangled mess of wires.
"Okay, Kira, you can do this. Imagine that I'm holding on to the wires like before."
"I think it's these," Kira said pointing to two wires in the back. "But they're covered in rubber."
Malia grabbed a pair of scissors and went to cut the rubber off. Kira grabbed her hand, "You wanna electrocute yourself?" she asked?
"I'll heal," Malia told her.
"Not if you die."
"Let me look at it," Leonard said peering into the box.
Malia pushed him aside before using her claws to strip the rubber. "I didn't die," she said holding up her scorched fingers. "Four minutes," She added after looking at her phone.
Scott put his ear to the door and listened as footsteps passed the door. He nodded and they moved out the door. August started to split from the group but Steve grabbed him. "Look for Jay, make sure he's safe," he whispered. August nodded and headed down the hallway.
The four wolves followed Stiles and Zach towards the Closed Unit. Stiles put his arms out and pulled everyone back after spotting orderlies around the corner. "What're they doing there?" Scott asked.
"August did say there might be extra personnel," Zach replied.
"They shouldn't have staffed more orderlies. Their round should have ended five minutes ago," Stiles stated.
"We can take 'em," Liam said.
"No, we can't just leave them lying around for someone to find," Steve said. Scott looked at him for a moment. "Unconscious, not dead," Steve added shaking his head.
"How much time?"
"Uh, three minutes," Scott said checking his phone again.
"We can just knock 'em out and hide the bodies,"
"Oh my god, please stop," Stiles said.
A man in the room across from them pounded on his glass wall. "Did you take the doctor?" he asked.
"What?" Liam asked.
"Did you take the doctor?" the man repeated, "I haven't had my medication. I need ten milligrams at eight am, fifteen at one pm, and no more than twenty at dinner."
"We'll get the doctor," Scott said.
"Doctor Fenris. Doctor Fenris," the man repeated, "They took Doctor Fenris" the boy sobbed hitting the glass again. The orderlies turned to look down the hall.
"I can smell how nervous you are," Malia told Kira
"Not helping,"
"Kira, just like we practiced," Leonard said.
"You mean when I caused a major blackout?"
"No, just before then."
"Ten seconds. Nine, eight—" Malia started counting down.
"Please stop counting," Kira said as she grabbed the wires.
"Why isn't it working?" Malia asked.
"Because I have no idea what I'm doing," she replied, her hands still holding the wires.
The man pounded on the glass repeatedly "I haven't had my medication. I need to see the doctor. Doctor Fenris."
"Somebody, shut him up," Stiles said.
"I need to see the doctor," the man cried out again as he continued to pound on the glass. The orderlies started heading towards them.
"Shut him up," Stiles repeated, pointing at the boy.
Zach spread his wings as Scott and Steve shifted and growled at the man. He gasped and moved away from the glass. The orderlies walked through a side door halfway down the hall. They waited a moment before continuing towards the closed unit.
August hid in a closet as he heard footsteps approaching. He waited for them to pass before moving down the hall again. He made it to the door and waited for the brownout. "Come on, Kira," he thought.
Jay had gone through the entire first floor but couldn't find Fiona. He went to swipe the card for the stairwell, but the door didn't open. His card had been reset.
"Kira, nothing's happening," Malia said.
"I'm aware of that," the kitsune sighed. "I don't want to lose control because I'm scared I might fry the entire system."
"Stop worrying about what you might do. This isn't about you or us. It's about Lydia. We're here to save Lydia. We're here to save our friend." Malia told her. Kira took a breath and grabbed the wires again. Electricity surged through her as the lights began to flicker. "Kira, it's working."
"Keep going, Kira," Leonard told her.
The computer started beeping and a screen popped up stating that the reboot had started.
"She did it, Kira did it," Liam cheered as the lights dimmed and the emergency power kicked on.
"Five minutes to get to Lydia," Scott announced.
"Where's the card reader? It should be here. It has to be here," Stiles said swiping his key at nothing.
"They must have taken it out when the Dread Doctors got through," Scott replied
"Are you telling me we came all the way down here just to be stopped by an ordinary key? Are you kidding me? Between this and the rouge werecheetah, what else can go wrong?" Stiles exclaimed kicking the door
"We don't need a key," Liam said looking back at the other wolves.
"Not if we can break it down," Charlie added.
"We need to hurry," Steve said, "Theo's here." The four wolves grabbed the door and started to pull it down.
Lucas watched as Tracy took down one of the guards in the courtyard. Josh ran at another one. The guard spun around with his baton, but Josh redirected the power back into the guard. Lucas ran at the last guard, slashing his back with his spines before knocking the guard to the ground with his fist. The three joined Theo and Corey as they made their way inside.
The lights flickered, August swiped his keycard opening the door. "Good job, Kira," he thought as he moved down the hallway checking the rooms for Fiona. He rounded the corner and saw Marin standing in the middle of the hall.
"August," Marin said, "you need to find Fiona."
"What do you think I'm trying to do?" he spat.
"You're more focused on Jay."
"How do you know he's here?"
"It's the 21st century. Even this place has cameras."
"Shit," he thought as he looked up at one of them. The light was off due to the brownout, but he knew that he and the others had been spotted before the brownout started.
"Guards are already closing in on everyone as we speak."
"Where's Fiona?" he shouted.
"Third floor."
"I guess you outlived your necessity then," August said pulling out a blade.
"Then who will mislead the guards coming after you," she stated unfazed.
"I can take them."
"You don't have the time," she started, "I know your pack, August. I know that there are members of your pack who will sacrifice their lives if there was the slightest chance they could save someone else." August froze. "You know what I'm talking about. Steve told you what Deaton said. But there is someone who couldn't hear."
"Fiona can't take the pain from someone on her own."
"Not normally, no. But this isn't a normal situation. She's in an altered mindset, one which enhances her banshee abilities. As well as the abilities gained from the pack." August heard footsteps coming down the hall behind him, the door buzzed. "Go," Marin said. August took off down the hall looking for the nearest staircase to get to the third floor.
"Guys, we're running out of time," Stiles said while the wolves struggled to bring the door down, but they couldn't even get it to bend.
They groaned and backed away from the door. "We can't. The mountain ash. It's too much," Scott got out while trying to catch his breath.
"Can't you do it?" Stiles said looking at Zach.
"I'm not that strong," he replied causing Stiles to narrow his eyes at the chimera.
"Hit me," Liam muttered, staring at the door.
"What?"
"Hit me. I'll get angry then I'll get stronger," the beta repeated, turning to Scott.
"Not a bad idea," Charlie said.
"Hit him. Hit him!" Stiles told Scott gesturing at the beta. "Oh my god," he gasped as Charlie's fist connected with Steve jaw with a crack that echoed through the hall.
Scott looked back as Steve picked himself off the floor. "It won't make me angry," Steve mentioned.
Charlie came at him again, landing another punch to the side of Steve's face. "You brought Fiona here to die," he growled.
"I tried to take your powers. I tried to kill you. Hit me," Liam told Scott returning the alpha's focus to him.
"He also left you for dead," Stiles added as Steve was slammed against the wall.
"I wanted you dead," Liam yelled. Scott punched Liam. Steve continued to take blows behind him, still not bothering to avoid the attacks. "Do it again," Liam said.
Scott punched Liam again. "It's gotta be harder than that," Stiles commented.
"Do it," Liam growled. Scott and Charlie both threw a punch at the same time.
When Charlie connected he shifted and roared at Steve. Liam turned back to face Scott, shifted as well.
"Yeah," Stiles cheered.
"You angry?" Scott asked. Liam roared in response. "Let's do it." The two began to push on the door, a bolt squeaked loose.
"You want to save Fiona? Help them," Steve shouted grabbing Charlie's arms. Charlie charged at the door, "Move!" Steve shouted to the other two wolves. They rolled out of the way as Charlie collided with the door, sending it bouncing to the far wall while the barrier threw Charlie back down the hall, causing the beta to return to normal.
"Go," Scott said. Zach and Stiles ran took off down the hall. "Two minutes," he added looking at his phone. Scott looked back at the other two wolves and saw Charlie convulsing on the ground. "What's happening?" Scott asked rushing over.
"It's Jay," Steve told him.
Jay made it to the second floor. He made it halfway down the corridor but still couldn't find Fiona. He almost fell over as he came to a stop in front of one of the guard.
A baton crackled as it extended next to him. Jay turned to run away, but was blocked by a second guard with another baton. "Let's play some fastball," Jay smiled as the two guards charged him. He ducked under the blow from the first guard, who struck the guard behind him. Jay went to run around the guard still standing but was caught by the backswing. He slid along the floor stunned.
Jay tried to stand but felt a baton being driven into his back. He screamed in pain once the second baton was added. His muscles began to spasm and he started to slip out of consciousness.
Stiles opened the final door to the Closed Unit and Zach followed him inside. They ran into a room and found Lydia. A bloody drill bit sat on the medical table next to her. Her pillow was covered in blood.
"Stiles," Lydia gasped. "You can't be here. You're going to die if you stay. All of you," she added turning toward Zach.
Stiles noticed the hole in her head and began to undo he restraints.
Malia opened the electric room door as the three attempted to make their escape. They paused as four guards walked into the lobby. "Those guards shouldn't be there," Malia said.
"August did a number on an orderly the other night, so they've increased security," Leonard told them.
"We could get past them," Kira suggested.
"We could, but we don't want to set off any alarms until Lydia is out," Malia said.
"Perimeter security, check in please," a man's voice came from the guard's radios. "Perimeter, do you copy?" The guards walked away from the desk when there was no response.
"Too late," Leonard said as Malia closed the door.
"Stiles, he's coming," Lydia told him.
"Lydia, I'm not leaving you here," he told her.
"You have to."
"Stiles, we have to move," Zach said as he finished removing one of the restraints from her feet.
A door buzzed down the hall. "Stiles go. Please," Lydia begged.
Zach moved toward the hall they had come down. "Over here," Zach said. Stiles looked over but didn't move, "Stiles, we're going to help her, but we can't if we cause a lockdown." Stiles resigned and ran to the hall right before Dr. Valack opened the door on the other side.
"Visiting hours are well past over," the receptionist told the chimeras, not looking up from his desk.
"We're not here to visit," Tracy said.
"We're here for Lydia Martin," Theo said.
Lucas smashed the glass between them and the receptionist before pulling him out and slammed him on the ground. Lucas looked up and saw Leonard and the others peak through the door. Tracy moved to finish him off, "We need to hurry," Lucas told her.
She huffed as she abandoned the receptionist and followed the rest of the chimeras towards the stairwell.
Once Theo and his pack walked out of the lobby. The three ran out to check on the receptionist. "He's alive," Malia commented, slapping the man's face to try and wake him.
Kira began to spark. "It's started."
"We need to get you out of here," Malia said walking away.
"What about the others?" Kira asked.
"They should already be back at the morgue. Let's go."
"Everything has been going as planned," Leonard lied. "They'll be fine, we need to go."
"This way," Theo told them as he opened a side door.
"That way is faster," Lucas said pointing further down the hall.
"That way also leads to Scott and Steve, do you want to waste time and fight them?" Tracy told him.
"Not really," Corey swallowed as the pack followed Theo past unused examination rooms.
Lucas sighed before following the others.
"Stay focused, Lydia," Zach and Stiles heard Valack say as they sat against the wall.
"What did you do to me?" She whispered.
"I've amplified your abilities. Something that might just save the lives of your friends. "
"Theo and Hayden. They found it. They were looking for Noah, but they found the symbols. A circle inside of another circle and a lightning bolt, carved into a wall. The symbols of Scott and Steve's pack," Lydia whispered.
"It was more than a symbol, wasn't it? It was a promise to work together and reunite the pack."
"Yes."
"But has Scott done it yet? Will he be coming for you?"
"Someone's coming," Lydia said as the lights dimmed, "But it's not Scott." Stiles and Zach looked at each other wide-eyed.
Scott and Liam tried to push their way through the barrier. "I don't know how much more he can take on his own," Steve told them as he knelt beside Charlie, "I might have to track down Jay and help him."
"The reboot is over, how are you going to find him?' Liam asked.
"I don't know, but I can't just sit around and wait," he said looking back at them.
"The keycards won't work anymore," Scott realized looking back towards the Closed Unit.
"Can't you just break through like you did before?" Liam asked.
"No, last time it was just a circle. Here the mountain ash is built into the walls. It's everywhere," Steve told the beta as he got to his feet.
"So, we've got the barrier, no keycards, and six guards," Liam listed.
"What guards?" Scott asked.
"These ones," Steve said as he stepped between Charlie and the guards. They moved down the hall, electric batons in hand.
Theo pushed the open the door. Lucas and the others followed him down the hall to Lydia's room.
Valack stepped out and Tracy tossed him against the hall's wall. "I can't believe this is actually a medical establishment," Theo stated as he walked into.
"And what would a pack of chimeras want with a banshee?" Valeck asked.
"I don't want a banshee," Theo replied. "I'm looking for a hellhound."
Lucas heard a growl and turned to see Parrish holding onto the grated door "You wanted a hellhound?" Valack said as the door Parrish held began to melt and warp. "I think you found one." The bent door clanged to the ground at Parrish's feet and he started to move down the hallway. Parrish ignited into flames as he growled, embers covered his body as the flames dissipated.
The three made it to the morgue, just before a siren went off. Malia grabbed the door but was thrown back by an electric shock. "Lockdown," she announced once she got back up.
"So, we're stuck here?" Leonard said. Malia nodded. "Okay, don't panic," he added before falling to the ground, taking Jay's pain.
The guards charged the standing werewolves. Two went for Steve while the rest moved on to Scott and Liam. Steve dodged the blow from the first guard and went to turn out of the way of the next attack. His foot got caught by Charlie's arm and the baton electrocuted him in the back of the neck. He fell next to Charlie, one of the guards started to beat him while the other continued the flow of electricity. He looked up and saw Liam and Scott pinned to the ground as well.
Scott continued to try and raise himself against the three guards that were battering him. Scott shifted and began to howl. Charlie roused as his eyes started glowing blue, he saw Liam's turn yellow as they locked eyes.
August resumed climbing up the stairs. He had run into a pair of guards as he passed the first floor. He had gotten rid of their batons by kicking them down the stairs, but the two were able to hold their own without the weapons. He had knocked one down the stairs and was able to choke out the other one. As he passed the second floor her heard Jay crying out in pain, he froze looking between the door and the stairs before he moved to swipe his keycard. The light flashed red.
"Reboot's over. I wasted too much time with those guards," he thought as he placed a device on the door and ran back down the stairs. The explosive knocked the door off its hinges allowing him to quickly slide in. An alarm went off and he heard the metal shutters seal across Eichen.
August pulled out his gun as he rounded the corner and saw Jay pinned by one guard's baton as another headed towards the sound of the explosion. He quickly shot the approaching guard in the shoulder and took out the one down the hall immediately after. He bent down to remove the tranquilizer dart from the first guard when he heard Scott's howl echo through Eichen. He looked over and saw Jay sitting up, the werecheetah's eyes were glowing amber.
Zach felt the roar vibrate the wall he leaned against. He turned to Stiles who jumped at the sight of his white eyes.
Malia helped Leonard up before they heard the roar. Her glowing blue met his emerald.
Steve's eyes turned red as they tossed the guards into the walls. The four of them rose, growling lightly as their eyes continued to glow. "Come on," Scott said to everyone as their eyes returned to normal. "We're getting everyone out of here." Scott approached one of the unconscious guards.
Parrish continued down the hallway. Theo grabbed Lydia from the room and held her with his claws to her throat. "Back off," Theo yelled. "I said back off," he repeated as he tightened his grip, digging into the skin.
"You need to do something, now," Stiles whispered.
"If I go after him now he would just slash her throat when he sees me," Zach whispered.
"Take him," Theo told his pack once the hellhound stopped.
"The guy's on fire," Corey protested
"You'll heal. Do it," Theo ordered. Tracy growled and ran at Parrish digging her claws into his abdomen. The hellhound turned towards her before bringing his fist down against her face, knocking her out. Lucas and Josh ran up next while Corey disappeared. Josh snapped one of the poles running along the walls and drew electricity from the now exposed wires while Lucas slashed Parrish with his spines. Josh grabbed Parrish as Lucas turned for another swipe.
"Theo this isn't working," Josh called out when Parrish didn't flinch. The hellhound lifted his arms, knocking the two chimeras into the walls.
Dr. Valack drilled into the back of Theo's knee, causing him to release Lydia. He stood and knocked Theo out with the butt of the drill. "Sorry, Theo," he said, "I'm not done with her yet."
"We think you are," Zach said standing behind Stiles in Valack's path, his wings spread.
Parrish went to slash Josh with his claws before Corey reappeared and stopped his hand. "Help," Corey cried out as Parrish began to engulf both of them in flames before throwing Corey down the hall, knocking over Zach into Stiles. Zach felt his wings snap on impact as he cried out in pain.
Theo returned to his feet and threw the metal bar Josh pulled of earlier into Parrish's chest. The hellhound fell to his knees before returning to normal and falling to the ground. Stiles pulled himself from beneath the two chimeras and ran after Valack and Lydia. Valack closed and locked the door behind him right before Stiles was able to reach them. "Lydia!" Stiles called out pounding on the door, "Lydia! Lydia!" he repeated as he slammed his body against it.
Zach rose behind him, slowly withdrawing his now limp wings as Theo approached the two.
Scott pulled a radio and a keycard off the guard. "Anyone have eyes on the closed unit? I need a status report," he said over the radio.
"It's a war zone down here," a voice replied.
"Uh, 10-4. And what about the patients? Lydia Martin?"
"Who is this?"
"It's Unit Nine."
"There is no Unit Nine. Who is this? How did you get—" The voice started, but Scott crushed the radio and dropped the pieces on the floor.
"Alright we need to find another way into the Closed Unit," Scott said.
"How do we get through the mountain ash?" Liam asked.
"I don't know yet. But there's somebody else here that might be able to help us."
"Who?" Steve asked.
"Meredith," Scott told him.
August and Jay headed back to the staircase and up to the third floor. After blowing the door they ran down the hall. Jay stopped at one of the cells while August caught up to him. "It's Fiona," Jay said.
Fiona was sitting in a chair, her eyes were rolled back into her head. August tried to pull open the door but it wouldn't move. Jay swiped his card, but it turned red, he looked at August confused. "Only securities' keycards work during a lockdown," August told him.
"I'll run down and get the card from one of the guards downstairs," Jay said, "I'll be back in a second."
"No," August said stopping him. "We stick together." Jay nodded and the two returned to the stairway.
"Let me try," Theo grunted before kicking the door down. Stiles took off through the corridor. "You're not gonna find her without me," Theo shouted after him.
"We've got it," Zach told Theo before running after Stiles. Theo followed the two a second later.
Lucas pulled himself off the ground. He watched as Tracy ransacked Lydia's old room for anything useful. Josh stood from the other side of the hall. The turned down the hall and saw Corey's smoldering body.
"What's happening?" Josh asked as they made it to Corey.
"He's not healing," Lucas told him, "We need to get him some help."
"Where?"
"Anyone in Scott or Steve's pack can heal him, we just have to find them," Lucas and Josh lifted Corey before dragging him out of the closed unit, leaving Tracy behind.
Sparks floated across Kira's body. "I don't know how long I'm going to last," she told them.
"How did you stop it before?" Malia asked.
"Scott carried me outside, which almost killed him.
"Not really an option here," Leonard told her.
"Maybe we could try grounding you to something," Malia suggested.
"You have a degree in electrical engineering? 'Cause I don't know how to do that."
"We'd need to break through the concrete," Leonard suggested snapping a leg of one of the metal tables. The electricity on Kira started to jump off of her. Leonard dropped the pole as a bolt jumped to it as he and Malia dove behind the tables.
"You have to get out of here." Kira gasped.
"I can't leave you," Malia told her.
"We'll figure this out," Leonard added.
She turned away from them. "I should've stayed in the desert with the skinwalkers. I can't control this. I'm never going to be able to," she sobbed.
"Kira it worked, you saw it work. You controlled it enough to cause a brownout. You can stop it," Malia said coming out from behind the table.
"Let us help you. You can control it," Leonard added.
"I can't," Kira turned towards them and stated. Another voice seemed to be mixed with hers as she spoke, her eyes were glowing orange. "You need to go," she shouted in her normal voice before electricity shot out along the refrigerator doors.
The four wolves ran into August and Jay as they passed the second floor. "We found Fiona," August told them as they continued up to the third floor.
Scott and Liam stopped a room early where another woman was sitting in a cationic state. The rest continued on to Fiona's room before August buzzed them in.
"Hey, Fiona," Charlie said grabbing her hand, "We're here."
Steve knelt down in front of her and lifted her face to get a better look. Her other hand slowly moved up to Steve's hand as she guided him to the back of her neck. Steve dug his claws into her and was suddenly standing in front of Lydia, who was covering her ears and screaming, but Steve was unable to hear any sound. Fiona stood behind her.
"You need to find her, Steve," Fiona told him. "Meredith will give you the details."
"If you know where she is, come with us."
"I can't, she's going to die if we don't help her."
"Fiona, you can help us find her," Steve said but Fiona shook her head. "No," he whispered, realizing what she had planned.
"I waited because I wanted to talk to you," she said kneeling next to Lydia.
"Fiona, if you start taking her pain, you won't be able to stop. You're on your own in here," Steve said moving towards her. "You'll die."
"It's the only way you'll have enough time to get her," she told him. Meredith and Scott walked around the corner behind them. They started speaking, but their voices were soft and distant.
"Fiona, you can't."
"I have to. It will save her life and yours," she said her hand hovering over Lydia's arm. "You have to let go, Steve. Tell Charlie," a tear rolled down her cheek as she took a breath. "Remind him that I love him."
"Find the hellhound," Steve heard Meredith say behind him, "and he'll find the banshee."
"Steve, let go," Fiona choked.
Zach and Theo caught up to Stiles as he was about to head through a gate. "Stiles," Theo panted, "I want her out of her, too. I've got her scent."
"Yeah, well so does," Stiles told him.
Zach shook his head, "I can't pick up scents."
"Why'd you come with?" Stiles asked.
"I was the getaway flier," Zach admitted he turned to look behind him. "But now, I can't do that, either."
"You haven't healed yet?" Stiles asked. "Are you even a chimera?" Zach flashed his white eyes at Stiles causing the boy to step back a bit. "Okay, what do you want?" he said turning toward Theo.
"What's it matter? I can find her, and you can't." Theo noticed the scent coming through an open window. They followed it into the adjacent showers. As they walked in all the patients cowered away from them.
Theo sniffed before heading towards one of the patients in the back. He pulled the man aside and started at the grate in the floor. The three knelt down next to it. "It leads to the tunnels, doesn't it?" Theo asked
"There's miles of them. They could be anywhere by now," Stiles replied.
"Then we'll search everywhere if we have to," Zach stated as he removed the grate and moving down the ladder.
Charlie and Jay turned as he heard a door buzz open. "I'll handle it," August told them as he exited the room and saw an orderly approaching on his right and an older one coming from the left. Liam exited Meredith's room and nodded at the hunter before turning towards the younger guy. "Aren't you a little old for this?" August asked as he caught the orderly's punch.
The older man glared at the hunter before going to punch him in the gut. August caught his other arm before spinning the man in the air and into a wall. He turned and saw that Liam had easily taken care of the other orderly.
They froze when they heard the doors buzz again. A hulking man approached Liam and August turned to see two armed security units came towards him. August took a step back as they neared, stopping when he heard the large orderly snarl at Liam. "Oh, shit," Liam muttered.
Jay grabbed one of the guards as they passed Fiona's room before slamming him into the wall. "Figured you would need some help," the Jay replied as the two turned to face the other guard.
The guard pulled out a second baton, they both crackled with electricity as he swung at August and Jay. The two jumped out of the way and August was grabbed by the orderly before being tossed away. The hunter hopped back to his feet as Liam recovered from being thrown into a wall.
August and Liam ran at the orderly before he could reach Jay as the werecheetah dodged out of the way of the baton's strike. The orderly spun and knocked August across the ground before he and Liam faced off. Jay whimpered as the guard's baton caught him, dropping the werecheetah to the ground.
August slide past the orderly as the guard approached Jay. The hunter grabbed the baton off the fallen guard before activating it and tossing it at the guard. The guard raised his hand to strike Jay before grunting and convulsing to the ground as the baton struck him in the back.
"I'm so done with electricity," Jay muttered as August helped him to his feet. They turned as Liam's fist slammed into the orderly's face, knocking him out.
The electricity eventually stopped bouncing off the walls. "Kira?" Malia called out as she and Leonard came out from behind the table and saw Kira lying on the ground. "Kira!"
Leonard moved over and knelt next to her. "I wouldn't do that," Josh said from the door as Leonard was about to touch her. "The electricity is still coming off her, I can feel it from here. I can help her."
"Why?" Malia asked.
"Because we need your help," Lucas said pushing the door open further, revealing him and Corey. "With him," he added pointing to Corey.
August and Jay stepped over the unconscious guard and back into the room. Steve's entire body was shaking as he removed his claws from Fiona's neck. "Guards came up while you were with Fiona, we I took care of them though," August explained. Steve shook his head and looked back at Fiona. Black tendrils appeared and began to crawl up her arm.
"She's going to die, isn't she?" Charlie whispered still holding Fiona's hand.
Scott and Liam paused at the door looking in. "Go ahead without us," August told them. They continued on after hesitating a second.
"You. You need to get, uh. Get her out of here," Steve stuttered looking at Charlie.
"Do you think it would break the connection?" August asked.
"I don't know," Steve said looking at the ground.
"We aren't going to get far. We're still in lockdown," Jay stated.
"Mason is on his way. We'll go to the door and wait for him to disengage the lockdown," August said, helping Charlie to his feet while Jay gently lifted Fiona. "Go with Scott and Liam. Find Lydia. And save her," he ordered Steve. Steve stood there frozen staring at the floor. "Hey!" August shouted grabbing Steve's face and turning it toward him. "Save Lydia. Save Fiona."
Steve nodded and headed down the stairs after Scott and Liam.
"I thought you had her scent?" Stiles asked Theo.
"I lost it," Theo said leaning into a pipe.
"So, find it again."
"What do you smell down here, Stiles?"
"Chemicals and fecal matter. Although, I'm pretty sure the fecal matter is you."
Theo smirked at him. "I smell it, too. It's all that I can smell. Which is why I'm trying something else, so can you shut up and let me concentrate?"
"We're gonna find her," Stiles said walking off.
"We're running out of time," Zach said, stopping the boy.
"You're going to have to trust me, Stiles," Theo told him following him.
"Trust you? The guy who murdered his own sister when he was nine?"
"Yeah, I was nine years old. I also believed a guy in a red suit came down the chimney to deliver presents. So, when three people in leather masks showed up and said that my sister wanted me to have her heat, I believed them too," Theo said.
"So, then together you gutted and killed her. That's a beautiful story," Stiles said.
"Don't forget how he learned from his mistake and never killed again," Zach said behind him.
"I watched her fall in the water and freeze to death in minutes. Do you think I had any idea what was going on?"
"I think you pushed her," Stiles said closing the gap between him and Theo. "And I think you liked it." They all turned as they heard Lydia screaming in the tunnels.
"What direction was that? Where's it coming from?"
"Everywhere," Theo and Zach said in unison.
Steve found Liam and Scott back in the lobby talking with Parrish. "Right now, we need you to find Lydia," Scott said.
"Me?" Parrish asked.
"Actually, not completely you. We kind of need the other you," Liam told him.
"The hellhound," Scott said.
"Fire," Steve said pulling out a lighter and handing it to Scott once he reached them. He walked towards a janitor closet tossing a spray can at Scott as well.
Josh and Lucas gently laid Corey on the table. "Why isn't he healing?" Josh asked.
"Maybe he can't. Maybe it's too much," Malia said as Leonard started examining the burns.
"Or maybe it's the pain," Leonard suggested after Corey groaned when Leonard slowly lifted the boy's shirt.
"He's going to die, isn't he?" Lucas asked.
"His heartbeat's getting slower," Malia said.
"And by the sounds of it he's inhaled a lot of smoke," Leonard added.
"What do we do?" Josh asked, "You can't heal him, can you?"
"I can't," Leonard said as he continued to look at the burns, "The hellhound did this?" Malia glared back at him but he was too fascinated by the burns.
"I can take his pain. It might help. It might even get him to start healing," Malia said returning to Josh.
"Then do it," Lucas told her.
"You first," Malia pointed at Kira as bolts of electricity shot off her body. "You said you could help her."
"Yeah, but it's not like taking voltage from a car battery. She's got a lot more power than that."
"Are you going to do something or not?" Lucas shouted as Corey groaned in pain.
"When he helps her," Malia growled at Josh. "I don't trust you."
"I don't trust you either," Josh replied.
"Alright, we go at the same time," Malia said when more bolts of electricity came from Kira. Josh walked over and knelt beside her, his hands hovering over her. "You ready?" Josh nodded. Malia grabbed Corey's blackened arm. "Alright, here we go." Malia groaned as black tendrils crept up her arm. Leonard turned towards Josh and Kira in awe as he watched the electricity flow from her to him. After a few minutes, they both let go. Kira woke and Corey's heartbeat started to grow stronger.
Stiles ran down the tunnel, until he came to a fork. He looked both ways before picking a direction and running down that tunnel. Zach and Theo were looking for any sign in another tunnel when Stiles came around the corner behind them. "Nothing," Theo said looking back at him.
"Great, you're both just as useless as I am," Stiles told them.
"He's not wrong," Zach commented.
"I'm trying to save her life," Theo told them.
"Would you just drop the altruistic crap? You want Lydia because she gets you to Parrish, you want Parrish 'cause he gets you to The Beast."
"So what? I want it dead, too."
"After you take its power, right? We know why you got the talons, and we know you're looking for Deucalion."
"I found Deucalion," Thro corrected. "You're right. I'm going to help Parrish stop The Beast. I'm going to take its power. And then I'm going to break its neck. So, maybe I'm not the good guy in your eyes, but I might end up being the guy that save all your asses."
"Break it," Stiles told him.
"What?"
"The sound travels through the pipe." Theo looked at Stiles, still confused. "You'll hear better, dumbass. Break it."
Theo brought his hand down on the pipe, knocking a chuck out of it. He put his ear against the pipe and listened.
"Burn him," Steve told the two as they stared back at him.
"He's right, it activates the hellhound," Parrish told them. The two wolves moved into position and Parrish started breathing rapidly. "Do it!" he shouted. Liam lit the lighter and Scott spayed the makeshift flamethrower at Parrish.
The hellhound rose as the flames stopped before heading towards the Closed Unit.
Corey sat up on the table and Josh and Lucas helped him down. "Anybody know how we're supposed to get out of here?" he asked.
"This place is still in lockdown," Malia said.
"It's not just locked," Kira added.
"Yeah, I can feel it too," Josh said.
"What're we supposed to do? Just wait here?"
"For now," Leonard said.
"There's a Plan B," Malia told them. "We've got a guy on the outside in case this happens."
"Who?" Corey asked.
"Mason," Kira said.
"Mason's going to unlock the lockdown?" Corey asked.
"Of course he is," Lucas groaned.
"How's he going to do that?" Corey asked
"He's got the blueprints of the building. And he has the full map of Eichen's electrical system. All he has to do is get in the transformer shed behind the building," Kira explained.
"Don't worry. Mason knows exactly what he's doing," Malia added to calm Corey.
"August made sure he would know what to do," Leonard added.
"Hey, August I have no idea what I'm doing," Mason said over the phone.
"What do you mean, just pull down lever and end the lockdown," August told him as he went down the steps behind Jay and Charlie
"Well, it's looking like the lever is behind a giant wall, and I have no idea how to get in."
"Just make a hole in it or something."
"With what? My car?"
"Sure, figure something out and fast. I have to go," August hung up as he fired his pistol at the two guards heading towards them. The gun caught on the railing as they passed a landing. He turned as it clattered to the floor but continued with the other two when he heard running coming from behind the door.
August barred the door as they reached the lobby and Jay set Fiona down. The black tendrils covered most of her body now and she was struggling to breathe. "Why aren't the doors opened yet?" Charlie asked.
"Mason's working on it," August told him. There's a wall around the shed." He looked down and saw Charlie bringing his hand to the back of Fiona's neck. "Charlie, no!" he shouted as the werewolf inserted his claws into her neck. The black tendrils quickly began to recede back down Fiona's arm as they began to creep up Charlie's.
Stiles and Zach ran through the tunnels following Theo. They came around a corner and found a door. Theo and Zach rammed into it to try and break it down. "Lydia," Stiles shouted from behind them. "What the Hell are you guys doing get the door open," he said to the chimeras.
"We're trying," Theo growled back at him before ramming the door again.
Lydia screamed behind the door. The three covered their ears as they felt the tunnel vibrate around them. Once it stopped Theo grabbed the door handle, which slipped off. Stiles pushed the chimeras aside as he ran into the room.
"After your injury and help, he just pushes you aside," Theo muttered shaking his head. "Still want to be on their side?" Theo asked Zach. Zach turned his head and watched the other two.
Lydia was lying in a chair, wires had been stuck to her temples. Valack's body was on the ground, half of his head had been blown off by the scream.
"Lydia," Stiles sighed as he reached her.
"You came back," she smiled.
"We're getting you out of here, okay?" he told her as he removed the wires
"You can't, it's too dangerous," she whispered, her head falling slightly.
Stiles supported the side of her head and turning her towards him. "Lydia, please shut up and let me save your life." Lydia smiled in response and Stiles helped her off the chair.
"Would you do that for your pack?" Zach asked nodding towards the two.
"Of course," Theo replied.
"Yeah? How's Corey doing?" Zach said before helping Stiles support Lydia. "We need to hurry," he told them as the three moved past Theo, who stared after Zach for a moment.
The three wolves continued to follow Parrish in silence. They were nearing the mountain ash barrier.
"How's he gonna get through the mountain ash?" Liam asked.
Parrish stepped through the barrier, blue flames spread across the wall, following Parish as he walked around the corner. Scott reached his hand up to the gate and pushed it forwards, effortlessly passing through where the barrier once was. "He's burning it right out of the walls," Scott said.
The three pressed forward, but Steve stopped once he lost Charlie's connection. "August, what happened?"
"Charlie is helping Fiona heal Lydia."
"What's wrong?" Scott asked Steve.
"Charlie and Fiona are trying to heal Lydia to buy us some time."
"That's good," Liam said.
Steve shook his head. "If Deaton doesn't have a way to seal Lydia's hole, then they're going to die," Scott told the beta. "Come on." Scott nudged Steve forward as they continued to follow Parrish.
Lydia grunted as her feet dragged along the floor. "Okay, you gotta try and stay on your feet," Stiles told her. She groaned as she straightened herself and started walking again. "The plan didn't work out too well, so we need your help, okay?"
"You had a plan?" Lydia asked looking up at him.
"Yeah, it was good on paper. Didn't work out too great in reality. Had some unexpected diversions," he told her.
The three of them made it through a door before Lydia collapsed between the two, causing them to stumble ahead. They turned back and saw Lydia holding her ears. "I can't hold it," she said.
"Lydia," Stiles said moving to pick her back up.
"Stiles, run!" she shouted.
Parrish appeared and threw Stiles back past Zach. Zach ran towards the hallway after him as Scott caught Stiles. They heard Lydia scream start and then become muffled as a shock wave blasted away the doorframe and parts of the wall.
"No," Steve thought.
"They're still breathing," August told Steve. He watched as the tendrils started to cover their necks. "You guys need to hurry though."
Jay stood up and walked towards the werewolf and banshee. "So help me I will break your fingers," August warned him.
"They need more time, August," Jay told him as he stabbed his claws into the back of Charlie's neck. The tendrils receded a bit on Charlie and Fiona as they flowed to Jay.
Parrish carried Lydia from the debris. She was groaning in pain, but still alive. "Where to?" Parrish asked.
"This way," Scott said nodding down the tunnel. He saw Steve hesitate and went back to him. "Who else?" he asked.
"Jay."
"We're almost out," Scott told him. Steve nodded and the two took off after Parrish.
"There's a gate up ahead," Liam said leading them through the tunnels.
"What about Mason?" Scott asked.
"He's on it, trust me."
"What's—What's happening?" Lydia asked.
"Plan B," Parrish told her.
"Liam, slow down," Scott called out.
"Liam, wait," Stiles yelled.
Sparks met Liam's claws for a moment as he pushed the gates open. "I told you," the beta yelled back as he ran off.
"Don't stop," Steve shouted running past them. The rest of the group followed behind them.
"Leonard? Are you okay?" Malia asked waving her hand over his face.
"Y-yeah," he replied shaking his head and removing himself from what August was seeing. They heard metal bang as the shutters started to raise.
"Mason did it," Corey sighed.
"We've got to get to Stiles's jeep," Malia said pulling Kira with her. Leonard ran out the door, started Steve's car, and headed towards the entrance to hand the car over.
The metal plates lifted in front of August. He looked down at the three connected pack members, the black tendrils were starting to crawl up their faces. He whipped around as he heard Tracy hiss behind him. August reached for his gun, but remembered the holster was empty.
"I'd leave if I were you," Marin said pointing a gun at Tracy's head. The chimera hissed before she fled out into the courtyard. "You dropped this on your way out," she said as she walked towards August, handing him the gun. He took it without a word and she moved around him to look at his three friends. She opened her bag and pulled out two syringes filled with liquid.
"What is that?" August asked.
"Adrenaline," She said sticking a needle into Charlie. "It'll accelerate their healing ability, buy them a bit more time." She moved onto Jay. After a moment, the veins receded back to their necks.
"Thank you," August whispered.
Marin smiled at him slightly. "At this rate, I'll never outlive being necessary. It's all up to my big brother now," she said as she stood and walked away.
The group reached the ladder and quickly climbed to the front gates of Eichen. As soon as they were out Stiles's Jeep and Steve's Camaro pulled up.
"Is she okay?" Malia asked getting out of the car, Leonard exited the Camaro and joined the group.
"No. We gotta go, give me the keys. We got to get her to the clinic," Scott said.
"I'm driving," Steve told them, moving towards his car.
Parrish grunted and fell forward. Steve turned to see Tracy holding Lydia. "Sorry, but she's coming with me," she said smiling.
Steve shifted and roared, Tracy's smiled faded for a moment.
"Tracy, just wait. You don't know what's about to happen," Scott said calmly.
"I'm taking her, that's what's happening. And none of you are going to do a thing—" Tracy started before collapsing.
Ms. Martin stood behind her with one of the electric batons in her hand. Stiles grabbed Lydia as she stumbled forward. "Could somebody please get my daughter out of this hellhole?"
"My car," Steve growled, his red eyes meeting Stiles's as he was about to reach for the Jeep. Scott nodded back to him and they clamored into the car.
The tires squealed as Steve peeled off leaving a cloud of white smoke behind him.
"Steve just left," Leonard told August as he and Zach ran into Eichen.
"What took so long?" August asked staring at the three pack members, the tendril had returned to their faces.
"Tracy tried to take Lydia," Zach explained.
"They need more time," Leonard muttered as he approached the three.
August grabbed the werelion's hand before he could insert his claws. "Let me help too."
Leonard nodded before inserting his claws into August and Jay's necks at the same time.
Zach heard a scream echo through the open door and turned to see the black tendrils had covered most of their faces.
Marin's eyes narrowed as she gave Leonard a shot of adrenaline. "Come on big brother," she muttered to herself.
"What was that?" Stiles asked.
"His pack's trying to save me, but they're going to die," Lydia cried out. Stiles looked apologetically at Steve through the rearview mirror as the car reached 100mph.
Stiles turned back to Lydia as she began to squirm. "We're almost there Lydia, just hold on, okay?"
Lydia screamed. Scott ducked down and covered his ears and the windshield cracked in front of Steve. Steve didn't flinch as he felt his eardrums burst.
Scott looked back and saw blood dripping out of Steve's ears and running down his neck. "It'll heal," Steve stated, his eyes not leaving the road as they slid around a corner.
"Lydia. Lydia. Hey, hey, hey, hey. Look, you're gonna get through this, okay?" Stiles said as Lydia held back another scream, "Lydia, look at me, you're gonna make it."
"But you're not," she said noticing Stiles's ear bleeding as well. She turned back to look at Steve. "No one is," she whispered.
The tires squealed as Steve turned down the road to the animal clinic. He pulled up and hopped out of the car, running to the other side to help Lydia and Stiles get out. Scott and Stiles carried her into the clinic while Steve held the door.
"Back here," Deaton called out to them holding the counter door open. "Put her on the table," he ordered once they were in the backroom. The two set her down and she began to squirm, clamping her mouth shut. "Hold her," Deaton ordered. A half scream escaped her lips and shook the room, rattling the items on the metal shelves.
"Doc, I think you gotta do something," Stiles said.
"I will, but right now, I need you to keep her still." The three held Lydia down as Deaton filled a large syringe. "Steady, steady," he said as he aimed the syringe at the hole.
"Uh, what the hell is that?" Stiles asked.
"Mistletoe," Deaton replied.
"Mistletoe? She's got a fricking hold in her head," he said letting go as Lydia arched up again.
"Stiles," Steve growled, flashing his eyes again.
"Stiles, help," Scott pleaded at the same time. Stiles grabbed a hold of Lydia again, keeping her still. Deaton inserted the syringe and began filling the hole until Lydia shot up screaming.
The windows shattered as the whole room shook. Steve, Scott, and Deaton were knocked away from the force, while Stiles covered Lydia from the shards of glass raining down on them. Once the scream stopped, Steve sat up against a cabinet. Stiles's ears were bleeding again. Everyone looked at the damage, but Steve watched Lydia for any movement. Stiles brushed the glass from her face and grabbed her head.
Steve heard Stiles's muffled voice as he repeated her name. Steve knocked his head against the cabinet as tears started to fall down his face. Scott leaned over to check on Lydia before turning and seeing Steve.
"No, no, no, no, no. Come on, Lydia. Wake up," Steve could barely hear Stiles begging for Lydia to come back to life. "Come on. Wake up. Can you hear me? Lydia?"
"I'm so sorry. We never should have come here. I just wanted to save everyone, but I failed." Steve thought out to where his pack's minds were.
"Lydia, open your eyes. Come on, come on. Come on," Stile continued, his voice started to quiver. "Listen to me, Lydia. Hey, show me your eyes okay? Lydia, you have to open your eyes."
Stiles stopped talking and Steve sobbed as the rest of the room looked at the banshee in silence.
Lydia gasped for a breath. "Oh, Oh my," Stile sighed.
"We're okay," Charlie told the alpha
"You didn't fail us," August added.
"At least it's not snowing here," Jay joked. Steve chucked, but tears kept rolling down his face.
"You're okay? You're okay," Stiles sighed as Lydia opened her eyes and grasped his hand. "Want to try to sit up?"
Glass fell off Stiles and Lydia as she rose. Ms. Martin walked into the room and spotted Steve crying. She let out a quivering breath before she noticed Lydia sitting. "Mom?"
"Oh, honey?" she said embracing her daughter.
"They saved my life, Mom. Stiles saved me."
Stiles turned to Steve. "We did. We saved everyone," Steve smiled as he tried to wipe his eyes.
"Thank you," Stiles whispered towards him before turning to face Deaton, "I'm not paying for the windows." The vet chuckled lightly in response.
"I said the venom was for emergencies only," Theo told Hayden as he set the empty syringe on the table. The rest of the chimera had returned
"I had an emergency," she said.
"Don't worry Theo, a little dissension in the ranks is perfectly healthy," the alpha commented. "Did you find what you were looking?"
"No, but I think I might have found something better," Theo told him pulling out a horrifying mask. "A way to answer the question."
"Who is The Beast?" Deucalion asked. Hayden stared at the mask for a moment before walking out.
"I'll get her," Lucas told Theo before following after Hayden. "So, you're leaving Theo then?" he asked once they had exited the tunnels.
"I don't know," she replied as she continued walking away.
"What was the emergency?"
"It wasn't an emergency. Mason needed a favor," she replied, turning towards Lucas.
"To end the lockdown?" Hayden nodded in response. "I'd consider that an emergency. Saved a lot of people tonight."
"Yeah, I guess I did," she muttered before turning to leave.
"Thanks," Lucas whispered
"What?" she asked as she turned back to him.
"I was in Eichen too, didn't feel like dying again," he stated as he moved towards the tunnels.
"I also saved your old pack."
"Yeah, I guess you did," Lucas mimicked before heading inside.