Wynonna and Waverly were in the infamous red Jeep Wrangler on their way to the station to meet with Dolls.
"So, want to tell me what is going on between you and Kendall?" Waverly said with a smirk as she glanced over to her sister.
"I have no idea what you're talking about," Wynonna said as she pursed her lips and shifted awkwardly in her seat as she looked out the window.
"So there's nothing going on?" Waverly asked again with an eyebrow raise.
"Not at the moment, no…" Wynonna said as she bit her lower lip and glanced towards her sister, "Look with all the crazy shit we have going on, the last thing I am thinking about in this moment is a relationship with anyone."
"I can understand that, I mean you do already have Dolls gushing over you with heart eyes and wanting to start a relationship now that BBD has essentially disbanded, then you are carrying a possible child of Doc Holiday, so add in a flirty Alpha Werewolf and that is totally a love square of crazy," Waverly said as she shrugged and looked over to her sister as she pulled into the parking lot.
Wynonna was now offering a frown and raised eyebrow, "Gee thanks sis, because I didn't already feel mildly like a slut."
"Sorry…" Waverly said with a nervous chuckle and grin.
The two sisters got out of the Jeep and started walking inside, right before Waverly opened the back door to the station she whispered, "If it means anything I am kinda starting to be Team Kendall."
Wynonna's eyes practically bulged out of her head as she watched her sister's steps speed up down the hallway.
Wynonna and Waverly walked into the BBD office where they both stopped in the doorway in amazement at the large glass cell that was in the center of the room that was currently housing Widow Mercedes.
"Kinky," Wynonna said as she nodded in approval.
Widow Mercedes said nothing but offered her middle finger as a response.
"Morning Earps," Dolls said with a genuine smile as he walked out of his office with his black X mug in hand.
"Dude Dolls, where the actual hell did you get this?" Wynonna asked as she walked forward and touched the glass, "It's like our own Supernatural zoo display!"
As Wynonna's hand touched the glass, Widow Mercedes lunged forward trying to break through the glass barrier but even with all her body weight thrown at the Heir, there was no movement from the wall and the Widow hissed in annoyance.
"Compliments of BBD before they vanished," Dolls replied as he sipped his coffee.
"So there's no way she is going to break out of this right?" Waverly asked skeptically.
"It's a bullet proof acrylic almost 5 inches thick, something she can't get out of unless we let her," Dolls said with a smirk.
"Sweet," Wynonna said with a snarky grin towards the Widow before turning and facing her sister and Dolls.
"So, what's the update boss?" Waverly asked as she walked over to the larger conference table to the side of the room and sat on top.
Wynonna followed suit, picking up the journal box before placing it on the table by her sister and then sitting at the seat at the head of the table.
"Well, Jeremy is running some more tests over at Shorty's with Rosita. They are checking on the venom that we extracted from the Widow before we put her in the container. We were also able to collect another sample of the veil so that we can possibly get a little more information on their genetic make-up… Maybe figure out why Peacemaker didn't kill her yesterday." Dolls said as he looked at each of the Earps.
"You idiots, you'll never figure it out. Run all your tests with your little chemistry set, it will make no difference in the end. My husband, My lord, shall return and when he does you'll all bow to him or be slaughtered!" Widow Mercedes yelled as she laughed sinisterly.
"HEY!" Wynonna yelled in annoyance, "Can it peanut gallery or I'll get Dolls to pump that bitch of a box you're in full of sleeping gas and knock your ass out!"
The Widow did not speak but rolled her eyes as she slid back down to the ground, giving a glare to the other 3.
"What if she's right though?" Waverly asked as she continued to look through one of the journals she had pulled from the box.
"What do you mean baby girl?" Wynonna asked as she looked over to Dolls, who shrugged in confusion.
"I mean what if the reason she didn't die wasn't due to her genetic make-up…" Waverly said as she put the journal down on the table and pointed to the page she was reading, "Look at what this says, 'My husband cursed that pathetic excuse of a man; the family of Wyatt Earp shall suffer a fate worse than death as revenants return from the ground after being killed by his gun and the cycle shall repeat itself as more die from Peacemaker. My husband was no fool; he knows my sister and I will guarantee his return to this world. He has given us a gift to keep us from the fires of hell. He truly loves us."
Dolls and Wynonna looked at each other and then back to Waverly, trying to understand what Waverly was trying to explain to them.
Waverly rolled her eyes and put her hands out, "What are the goals of the Revenants?"
"Kill us?" Wynonna asked as she scrunched her brow.
"Leave the Ghost River triangle?" Dolls asked with a head tilt.
"Yes to both of those, okay so what happens when the Heir shoots Revenants with Peacemaker?" Waverly asked again in excitement, as if she had figured out a piece of the puzzle.
"They get a free ticket back to hell?" Wynonna asked again, trying to figure out what point her sister was trying to make.
"Mhmm, so what happens when the Heir dies?" Waverly said again as she looked towards Dolls.
"The Revenants that were sent back to hell return and the cycle starts all over again," Dolls said as the wheels in his head were starting to turn.
"Wynonna, remember what you told me about Speedy McRevenant? The super crazy one who was there when Daddy was killed and was in the graveyard that one time? What was it that Revenant who took over Shorty's body said about him? Like why did he say that guy was a little bat shit crazy?" Waverly said as she hopped off the table and walked over to the white board.
"Uhm… Something about he had been sent back to hell a bunch of times and the longer you're in hell or the more times you're sent back the crazier it makes you?" Wynonna thought as she started to figure out where her sister was going with this, "He said that when you are in hell for so long you lose yourself and forget who you were, you come back the only thing you want is to get out of the Ghost River triangle so that they can't be killed by us and sent back to hell to be tortured."
"YES!" Waverly said excitedly as she drew on the white board. Waverly wrote the word "hell" then drew an arrow to the word "resurrected". Then Waverly drew an arrow pointing from the word resurrected to the word "escape" with another arrow that pointed to the word "Peacemaker" with a final arrow that pointed back to the word "hell". At the end Waverly had created a circle with the words and arrows.
"What is the Demon Clootie's goal?" Waverly asked without turning around to the other two.
"To be resurrected…" Dolls said as he nodded towards the board as Waverly wrote "Demon Clootie off to the side of the circle she had made and underlined it.
"Precisely, and how does that happen?" Waverly said aloud as she glanced to her sister.
"The three seals need to be broken," Wynonna said as she stood up and walked closer to the board.
"Yes and the Demon Clootie was betrayed by one of his wives when Constance helped hide the third seal and locked up the other two Widows," Waverly said as her hand began quickly moving.
The three heard Widow Mercedes mumble the word bitch at the mention of Constance's name.
"Which meant that the only two people he had left who could bring him back are the two remaining Widows!" Wynonna said as she excitedly pointed to the board, finally understanding what Waverly had discovered.
Waverly quickly wrote the word "seals" under the Demon Clootie's name, a plus sign, then the word "Widows", an equal sign, and then the word "resurrection".
Waverly put the marker down and crossed her arms as she looked to Dolls and Wynonna.
"Demon Clootie knew that eventually the Earp Heir would figure out who cursed our family and would put together who the Widows were and what their job is in breaking the seals to bring him back, the Earp Heir would have hunted them down to prevent him from returning which would have made the Widows Revenants and sent them to hell and they would have been part of that cycle," Waverly said with a grin.
"And if they would have become Revenants and been sent to hell over and over then they would have forgotten that resurrecting him was their priority and they would have instead tried to escape the triangle and avoid going back to hell however possible. He wouldn't have been able to count on anyone to bring him back…" Wynonna said as she glanced over to the Widow Mercedes, who was now lying flat on her back in the container and singing a song, "Although if you ask me bitch already seems wacked out."
"So what are you saying? The reason Peacemaker can't kill them is because the Demon Clootie did something to them to protect them from hell? How can someone be protected?" Dolls asked as he eyed Waverly.
"Well... I don't know… but maybe there is more in these journals that could at least lead us to figuring out what he did and how he protected them from it," Waverly said as she looked between Wynonna and Dolls.
"I am with baby girl on this one, it makes sense Dolls," Wynonna said with a shrug.
"I agree," Dolls said with a smirk at the younger Earp, "Okay, let's hit the books ladies."
Wynonna let out a dramatically loud groan as she slammed her head down on the table, "But I hate reading, I didn't even read in school!"
"Such it up Earp," Dolls said with a playful pat on the back, "6 eyes are better than 2 so we are going to help Waverly check through these journals. Reading is required right now."
"You didn't let me milk that bitch like a snake last night but you expect me to be a book worm today? You seriously are slacking on giving me the good shit boss man," Wynonna said with a sigh as she lifted her head and grabbed one of the journals out of the box, "Here's to hoping there is something juicy in here."
"It's a journal from the wife of a demon, not an erotica novel Wynonna," Waverly said with a chuckle.
"You never know baby girl, you never know," Wynonna said as she leaned back, kicked her feet up on the table and started thumbing through the pages of the book.
"Kendall, if you throw one more fucking egg I am going to seriously injure you!" Nicole said in frustration; the redhead's hands, pants, and lower half of her sweater with covered in yoke from the numerous eggs that had busted in her palms.
"Okay, okay…" Kendall said as she held up her hands in surrender, "Why don't we take a break from the eggs and you go inside and change, wash your hands, then we will do something that won't require you getting dirty when you mess it up."
"Gee, thanks…" Nicole grumbled as she walked towards the inside of the house.
Kendall gave her sister a reassuring pat on the back as she passed her, "You'll get it in time pup, it's not going to happen overnight."
Nicole headed into the house while Kendall stayed outside and prepared their next drill. When Nicole had finished changing and walked out on the porch, Kendall was nowhere in sight, there was however a note left pinned to the beam of the porch that read:
Pup,
Use your sense of smell and your new found speed to track me. IF you can find me, I have a prize you'll be very interested in obtaining; it won't be handed over to you, you'll have to take it from me. Be alert, monitor your surroundings, and rely on the newfound senses you have. The longer you wait, the further away I am going to be so get your ass moving.
-K
Nicole rolled her eyes and sighed as she closed her eyes and took a deep breath as she took in all the various scents surrounding her outside the homestead. As her head slowly turned to the left towards the wood line, Nicole caught the scent of Kendall and growled lowly as she opened her now red eyes and took off in a full sprint after her sister.
Nicole could feel the wind hitting her face and hear the branches cracking under her feet as she raced through the woods. Nicole came to a point in the woods where it looked like there were claw marks on two separate trees. The trees were about 25 yards apart and each was pointing towards a different direction.
"I see how it is," Nicole smirked as she walked over to the tree on the left and brushed her hand over the claw marks and took a deep breath, the scent was surely Kendall's, but did her sister travel that way or was it the other direction.
As Nicole walked over to the second tree and felt the marks while checking the scent, the lingering smell appeared to be older than the other tree, bitch went left, cute test though, Nicole thought as she turned and took off past the first tree she had checked.
Nicole was genuinely surprised that she wasn't out of breath and that she was able to run as fast as possible. Although she had always been athletic and regularly worked out, the way she was sprinting through the woods right now was incredible. Nicole felt like now that she had Kendall's scent targeted, her body instinctively knew where to go; the scenery in front of her seemed to slow down as she was running, any branch hanging low or fallen tree was easily evaded even at her remarkable speed.
Nicole came to the top of a large hill and came to a halt as she nearly went sprinting right off the edge.
"SHIT!" Nicole panted as she stepped back and peered down the steep hill. Nicole calmed her racing heart from the fear of nearly tumbling over the edge and began taking slow and deep breaths; the scent was there and trickling down the hill, indicating that Kendall had gone that direction. The smell was so strong and Nicole knew that she was close.
"She would…" Nicole huffed out as she took a few steps back and steadied herself.
Nicole took a few steps and leaped over the edge of the hill and took off as fast as she could down the embankment. Nicole was grinning ear to ear, until her foot slipped on some left over snow and the redhead went tumbling head over foot the rest of the way down the hill, landing with a loud thump at the bottom.
"Ouch…" Nicole groaned as she slowly sat up, "Okay, lesson learned… Don't get cocky…"
Nicole slowly stood to her feet and cracked her back as she stretched herself out from the fall. Nicole started to look around to check and see where she was. Nicole spotted something off into the distance that appeared to be hanging down from a tree and sparkling in the sun. Cautiously, Nicole walked forward to inspect the object.
As Nicole got closer, she could see that the object that was hanging low appeared to be a gold necklace with a small gold pendant hanging down. As Nicole reached her hand forward to grab the necklace, her feet left the ground as she was tackled from the right side and sent flying across the snow.
"Come on Nikky, you're a cop… You should have seen that one coming!" Kendall laughed as the blonde rolled up onto her feet and assumed a fighting position.
Nicole quickly shot up to her feet with a grin, "You're just mad I found you so fast!"
"I'll give it to you, that was faster than I thought, but you lost points when your ass went rolling down the hill," Kendall said with a grin as her yellow eyes shined.
"I'll make up for it now by kicking your ass," Nicole said as she took a swing at her sister, which the blonde quickly dodged.
"Bring it on sis!" Kendall said as she spun around attempting to land a round house kick to Nicole's face, however Nicole ducked low and rolled across the ground.
Nicole sprung up quickly with a grin, but her smug look was quickly removed when a right hook from the blonde hit her left cheek and spun her head around. Kendall was quick moving forward as she shoved Nicole face first against a tree and grabbed the redhead's right arm, twisting it back.
"Looks like the puppy still has some learning to do," Kendall growled as she tightened her grip.
Nicole's police training kicked in and she let out a breathy chuckle. Between the continuous tightening of her muscles as Kendall strained her shoulder and the pain of the bark digging into her face beginning to sting, Nicole knew she needed to act quickly.
Nicole reared her head back, colliding it with Kendall's mouth and giving her sister a small cut that began pouring blood. The blonde stumbled slightly and loosened her grip, allowing for Nicole to spin around and thrust her right elbow back, hitting Kendall in the side.
"I think I'm doing okay," Nicole said as she rubbed her cheek and regained a fighting stance.
Kendall took her fingers to her lip and saw where blood was now visible and the blonde offered a smile as she turned and grabbed the necklace from the tree and took off in a sprint. Nicole reacted quickly, rushing after the blonde as they weaved quickly in and out of the trees.
Without hesitation Kendall lunged off of a large rock face and dove forward into the stream below. Nicole paused briefly waiting for Kendall to reappear on the surface and then threw herself off the rock and into the cold water below. Kendall made it to the side of the water but was quickly brought down into the mud of the shore by Nicole reaching out and grabbing her ankle.
Nicole clawed her way forward in an attempt to grab the necklace Kendall was clutching but was stopped when Kendall's knee came up colliding with her ribs. As Nicole felt the wind leave her, she was quickly knocked on her back by Kendall.
Nicole got to her feet as fast as she could and came eye to eye with her sister; both Haught sisters panting as their mud and blood covered bodies were racing with adrenalin.
Nicole made the first move as she spun around and brought her right leg up to kick Kendall's face. The blonde ducked under the kick and threw her fists forward in a fury as she attempted to strike the redhead, but Nicole was able to maneuver her forearms to block all of the attempts.
Kendall faked a left jab and then threw her right hand forward hitting Nicole across the mouth. As the force from the blow sent Nicole's body spinning backwards, the redhead ducked low and spun her leg around, successfully hitting the back of Kendall's knee and sending her older sister tumbling into the mud with her.
Both sisters were now lying side by side on the muddy shore of the small lake out of breath, bleeding and sore.
"I'll admit I didn't see that one coming," Kendall groaned, adding a light laugh at the end as she threw her right arm over on Nicole's stomach and patted gently, "Not bad kid, not bad at all."
"Thanks," Nicole said breathlessly, "I'll admit that was literally the hardest thing I have ever done in my life."
"Yeah and just think, we weren't even shifted in more than the first stage, just imagine what these fights are like in beta phase or full alpha," Kendall said with a laugh.
"I don't think we would survive that," Nicole giggled as she looked over to her sister.
"You'll always survive Nikky, you're gonna be a force to be reckoned with," Kendall said with a genuine smile.
"Only because I'll have an amazing teacher," Nicole said with a grin, "Thanks for doing this Kendall, I can already feel more in tune with the basic things like my scent and sight. Trying out the speed and endurance was pretty awesome. If I keep this up I'm gonna have a beach body all year around."
Kendall and Nicole both shared a laugh as they caught their breath.
"So want to know what you were fighting for?" Kendall asked as she sat up and twirled the necklace in her hand.
Nicole followed Kendall's move and sat up, turning slightly so that they could face each other.
"Yeah, what is it? A necklace?" Nicole asked as she looked at the gold jewelry.
"Not just any necklace, it's a family necklace given down our lines to each Haught destined to take control of the packs. This necklace has a lot of meaning to it," Kendall said with a small smile as she held the gold chain and pendant out for Nicole to take.
Nicole examined the necklace closely, marveling at its beauty. The gold chain looked flawless, not very thick and not too long. The pendant that hung at the bottom was a small gold circle, similar to a small moon and in the center cut out was what looked like a tribal wolf head howling back.
"It's gorgeous Kendall," Nicole said with a smile as she looked to her sister, "Where's yours?"
"Here…" Kendall said with a small smile as she pulled out her matching necklace and let it hang on the outside of her shirt, "Now, this is where I explain the meaning behind it…"
Nicole looked up from the necklace, now focused solely on her sister's words and watched as the blonde toyed with her own necklace..
"Wolves have the ability to imprint on someone. It is something that our hearts choose to do. When we fall in love and find 'the one', for a wolf you truly become soulmates with that person. Your soul becomes tied to them. Ideally we want our race to remain a secret for safety purposes, but sometimes our hearts don't choose other wolves to be with, they choose a human… Or half human…" Kendall said as she scrunched her brow and gave a light life and eyed her sister.
"Half human as in whatever Waverly is?" Nicole said with a small laugh and smile.
"Yeah…" Kendall said grinning, "When a wolf imprints it doesn't technically have to be a lover, it can be a best friend… It's someone who makes your soul complete and gives you a reason to fight each day. When we imprint our wolf chooses to follow that person through hell and back for as long as we live. Although our hearts choose who they love, it becomes our choice to give in and accept the imprint, you don't have to accept it."
"Why wouldn't you want to accept it?" Nicole asked in confusion.
"Some view it as a weakness. If you imprint on someone you are creating an unbreakable bond with that person, your soul becomes tied to theirs. If you imprint on a human and they die before you, you'll truly feel as though a piece of your soul is missing. If your mate is in danger, you'll think more of protecting them than yourself… It's gotten a lot of people killed…" Kendall said with a serious expression, "It isn't something our kind take lightly, you imprint on someone and you are bound to them forever… Even if they don't accept the bond…"
"They can accept it?" Nicole asked as she went back to looking at her necklace.
"Yeah, and if you find someone who will accept it and complete a full imprinting bond with you, then the rewards are worth the risks in my opinion…" Kendall said with a smile, "If you find someone, whether a human or a wolf, and they love you and you are their soul mate and they pledge the bond and accept your imprint then a connection forms between you two that offers happiness beyond anything you can imagine. It's been centuries since this has happened so I haven't actually talked to anyone who has ever done it, but based on the readings and tales from the past a true imprinted bond can lead to the couples having a sort of telepathy where your mate can hear your thoughts when you're in wolf form. If a wolf is a beta and their mate is in trouble, it has been said that beta will have the ability to reach within and pull out a true alpha wolf form to save their lover. Your mate will have small abilities they will possibly inherit, like hearing and scent so they can help you know if trouble is near… I don't know all of it but apparently it truly allows both of your hearts to feel whole and you'll essentially become an unstoppable team."
"Waverly…" Nicole said in a soft voice, "When she was in trouble with the Widow I was able to shift into a beta phase…"
"Mhmm…" Kendall said quietly as she reached over and placed her hand on Nicole's forearm, "You haven't imprinted on her yet, but based on what I have seen so far, I have a strong feeling she might be your one… So I thought it was time to give you this…" Kendall said as she nodded towards the necklace.
"As wolves, people will know who we are based on our scent, our eye colors and our wolf. Although imprinting on someone will give your mate a unique scent that ties them to you, not all other wolf packs can recognize it because it won't be as strong as yours but the necklace is a family crest, it shows that the person wearing it belongs to our pack, whether a descendant of the Haught leaders directly or as a mate of one of the Haught leaders… It's a symbol of the imprinting bond for those who aren't Haught's that wear it…" Kendall said with a gentle squeeze, "Remember what I said about how other wolves typically won't mess with you if they know who you are because our pack rules over almost all of them…"
"The necklace protects the mate from others attacking because it shows they are a part of the pack…" Nicole said with a wide grin as she gripped the necklace tightly.
"It's essentially a werewolf wedding ring, Haught style," Kendall said with a smile.
"How will I know when I have imprinted? Do I tell her about the imprint? How does she accept it?" Nicole asked as a million thoughts began racing through her head.
"Slow down pup," Kendall said as she stood up and offered a hand to help her sister out of the mud, "You haven't imprinted yet, hell you haven't even had your first shift yet" the blonde said with a laugh, "You've got some time Nik and trust me you will KNOW when your heart initiates the imprint and you'll know how to accept it… It'll be natural, just follow your instincts."
The two sisters were now walking through the woods as Nicole began to recognize the clearing they were coming out at which lead right to the Sheriff's Office.
"And what about telling her?" Nicole asked as she put the necklace on and moved her hair out of her neck so that the pendant and chain dangled proudly.
"That's up to you when and if you want to tell her, just keep in mind that it might add some pressure on her. If it's meant to be then her heart will feel the imprinting bond initiating and she naturally will start to pull towards to you and pick up on little things like knowing when you are hurting, scared, in trouble… It's a natural thing, and personally I would wait to tell her more about it for when the signs start showing and then tell her that way she can make her own choice," Kendall said as she slung her arm around her sister's shoulders, "If she accepts it then I'll take you two through the official imprint bonding…"
"What if she doesn't accept?" Nicole asked with a hint of worry.
"Then the pull her heart as for you and the effects of the imprinting bond will stop and she will be free to love and live as she pleases. It doesn't mean you two won't be together or love each other, but it will mean that your hearts will never truly bond," Kendall said quietly, "But the way she looks at you pup, I don't foresee that ever happening."
"Yeah, I'm definitely going to wait. I don't want her to ever feel obligated to be with me or forced. Waverly has always tailored herself to whoever she is with and has had so many people trying to control her life and who she is, I just want her to be able to focus on herself and figuring out who she is and what she wants with her life. I just want her happy and if she wants me then I will do everything I can to make her happy for as long as I live," Nicole said with a smile as she wrapped her arm around Kendall's side.
"You really love her, don't you Nikky?" Kendall asked as she glanced over to her sister.
"I've never loved anyone like I love her Kendall…" Nicole said as she leaned her head on her sister's shoulder.
Kendall smiled and leaned down and kissed the top of Nicole's head as they walked up to the Sheriff's Office and headed inside.
As Kendall and Nicole turned the corner and walked into the BBD office where Wynonna, Waverly, Dolls and Widow Mercedes were the room went silent.
"Holy… Shit…" Waverly said with her eyes wide as she got up and rushed over to her girlfriend, "Baby! Are you okay?"
"What the actual fuck happened to you two?" Wynonna gawked jaw dropped as she walked over to check on Kendall, "You look like the definition of living hell covered in blood and mud and you smell like wet dog!"
Kendall and Nicole shared a look and smiled at each other as they both answered simultaneously, "Training."