Disclaimer: "I do not own Teen Wolf. The show, the characters, and any quotes from the show belong to Jeff Davis and his amazing team of writers. I only own Nixie, and anything I make her do or say."

Chapter 5: Episode 5x15

Nixie was in the backseat of Stiles jeep, listening to the CB radio as the cops all talked about what the hell it was exactly that they were chasing.

She's already told Jordan that they were working on a plan, but that it was taking a little time to put together. They needed more information to work with, and Stiles was the main collector of that.

She'd also told him that Deaton was back, and he'd asked if she'd talked to him yet. And she answered honestly that she hadn't, but that she would when they got Lydia out of Eichen.

Nixie has a bad feeling about what exactly they might be planning to do to Lydia in there.

Stiles grabs the mike of the radio and says, "All units stay back. Do not engage. I repeat, do not engage." Noah's voice comes through and says, "Stiles' get off the radio!" And as Nixie makes to grab for it, Noah says before she can, "And Nixie, don't even think about it." Slumping back in her seat, she says, "I never talk on the radio." "You've used Jordan's before." "Yeah, but that was different Stiles."

They hear Noah say on the radio, "All unit alert. Wait for back-up. Repeat, no one goes near this thing."

As other units and dispatches call in with alerts, Nixie leans forward and asks, "Did they just say Mitchell?" Scott nods, and then Stiles says, "Wait a second. Beachwood to Mitchell?" Scott turns to them and says, "It's headed back for the hospital." Nixie huffs and asks, "What, it hasn't caused those people enough pain. Now it has to go back for more? Damn, I hate this thing."

Stiles picks up the radio and says, "Dad…" "Stiles, get off this channel." "Dad, just listen to me, okay? It's headed for the hospital, alright. It's headed for Beacon Memorial. You hear me? It's headed for the hospital."

Nixie gets on the phone just a few seconds later and calls Melissa. And Nixie doesn't even have to ask, Melissa just says as soon as she answers, "It's here. That thing is here."

Nixie leans forward to tell Scott when she hears Noah on the radio say, "Unit Five, Clark, I need eyes on Parrish. Does anyone have Parrish's twenty?" And no sooner had he asked then another alert comes in and says, "All units, we have a 911 emergency call reporting a man on fire running into Beacon Memorial." And Nixie hears Noah say, "Clark, disregard."

Turning to Scott, Nixie says, "If that's not enough confirmation, your mom said that the beast is there too." "Let's go!"

All three walk into the hallway, and when they hear a gun cock, Nixie swivels around, eyes aglow, ready to fight. But Noah gives her a look and shushes them all. Then they all duck at the crashing sound that can be heard from above. As soon as the sound stops, Scott says, "Fourth floor." Nixie nods and says, "And I can already smell the burning. They're both up there."

When they arrive, Noah goes first, but Nixie stays right on his heel. If necessary, she plans to knock him out of the way and take this thing on. But Noah ends up pushing them all back when Jordan goes flying down the hall past them. Noah's nearly singed himself in the process, but Nixie pushes in front of him and holds her arms out to her sides.

She'd been trying to get a grip on her use of cold, or ice and snow and frost. And as Jordan flew past them, the fire that came near them suddenly evaporated, put out by the sudden cold chill Nixie sent into the air. Turning around, she rushes to him on the floor and asks, "Jordan?" His glowing eyes dim, and he's scratched and bleeding and bruised and badly hurt from the looks of things. But he's breathing and fine. Just… not all there yet.

Noah bends down too and says, "Parrish? You okay?"

No response. Noah tries again, in a harsher and louder tone, "Deputy!"

Still no response. Nixie puts herself right in front of him and says, "Jordan, wake up. Now." His eyes flare for a moment, and he turns to see her. His hand then reaches up to touch her face.

She knows it's not him when he speaks at first, so she finds it kind of surprising when he speaks softly and says, "Such a beautiful dragon." And then his eyes go out, and he blinks and gasps as he takes in his surroundings. Nixie cups his face in her hands and says, "Hey. Look at me." He does, and she nods and says, "You're okay. Alright. A little worse for wear, but you're okay."

He nods after a moment, and then rises to his feet. Wrapping her up in a tight hug, he sighs against her and says, "I can only remember bits and pieces." "That's okay. We can't solve everything all at once Jordan. We'll get there though. I promise." He nods against her, and then kisses her neck before leaning back to look around, but he keeps one arm around her.

Stiles and Scott are further up the hall, having followed a set of clawed footprints that suddenly turned into a pair of bloody sneaker prints.

Bizarre did not even begin to cover this thing they were chasing.

"What I'm about to show you, isn't supposed to exist." As Deaton drops a series of files and pictures in front of them, he says, "This is the only surviving evidence of Dr. Valack's time as Chief Medical Officer of Eichen House. To call it human experimentation would be… charitable."

Nixie was right. If this is what he plans to do to Lydia…

Let's just say Theo might not have to worry about her killing him anymore. Nixie is going to kill Valack.

Scott picks up one picture to look at and Deaton explains, "A banshee. She died screaming." Nixie snaps her attention to him at that, and Deaton says, "You will save her. You have to." Stiles asks, "So he drilled holes into their heads? All of them?" "That was the experimentation part. He did it to werewolves, banshees, wendigos; any creature he could get his hands on. And Valack found that trepanation would initially heighten their powers, but to levels that couldn't be contained."

Scott nods and says, "So he wants to make Lydia more powerful." Stiles points and says, "Yeah, except she's going to end up like them." Deaton looks to him and adds, "Worse actually."

They all jump when Nixie's talons suddenly extend and tear into the metal table her hand was resting on. Pulling her hand away, she sighs and says, "Sorry. Really bad time for pausing and withholding information Doc. Please get to the point."

He nods at her and says, "Lydia's abilities were already pretty exceptional to begin with. Putting a hole in her head… will be like causing a leak in a nuclear reactor. She'll hear everything. Every death, every dying scream, all at once." Scott says, "And that's going to kill her." Deaton nods and says, "Not only that. Her own dying scream, could be so powerful that it might kill everyone around her as well."

Nixie stares at him, and then says, "We won't let that happen." And to Scott, she says, "We need to get her out. Now." "I know. We have to speed things up." "Tomorrow night?" They both look to Stiles, who huffs and says, "I mean… we can. Kira needs to practice for her part though." Nixie nods and says, "She can do it. I know it."

Scott nods and says, "Which is why I'm going to send you and Malia to go with her." "Why two?" "Malia to state the facts, as always. You to encourage her. She doubts herself a lot right now. She'll need your support." So Nixie nods, and then they part ways.

Or they start to. She's getting on her bike when Deaton comes out and hales for her to stop. "Nixie, are you alright?" "Yeah, why?" He glances at her hand, and then asks, "How has the transition been going?" "Fine, I guess. Not perfect, all things considered. I think everything will be better when the pack is altogether again. When we have Lydia." "And you and your dragon. Are you on the same page?"

Nixie stares at him for a moment, and then shakes her head. "But… I think we might be getting there. I just… I need to get Lydia back. And then I can worry about the dragon."

As she speeds away, Deaton sighs and says, "You shouldn't be talking about it as though you are not already one. I'm so sorry Nixie, for the pain you must be in."

She doesn't hear him of course, already gone and her motorcycle roaring.

The next morning, though they already know they might have to literally break her out of Eichen, Nixie and Stiles go to the station to talk to Noah about any other options.

"I'm doing everything I can guys. But her mom is her legal guardian. She's the only person who can check her out of Eichen House." Nixie snarls and heads for the door. Stiles jumps and asks, "Nixie?" "Don't worry Stiles, I'm not going to hurt her. I'm just going to give her a piece of my mind."

She finds Natalie in the school office, and she slams the door shut behind her. "Nixie! What on earth?!" "Do you know what they're doing to your daughter in there?" "They are helping her!" "Is that what he said? Is that what they called it?!"

Slamming her hands on the desk, her talons extending, she says, "You need to get her out of there. You never should've put her in there. And as for your promise that I could also go see her? Haven't you wondered why I haven't been down there at all? Not even once?"

Natalie stares, and Nixie says, "Because I can't. Because no supernatural creature can get down there. And while I understand that to you, that might be a good thing; you should be aware. There are some very, very, very bad people, who can still get past the mountain ash barrier, who can still get to Lydia, and who want her as badly as we do, but for very different reasons."

Glaring at Natalie, her eyes glowing, she says, "You need to get her out." "She needs their help! She's not well!" "She's a banshee!" Standing up straight, Nixie says, "And if you were half the mother you're supposed to be, you wouldn't have locked her up in Eichen House. You would've asked us how to help her, because if anyone was going to figure it out, it would've been us."

Natalie won't budge, Nixie can see that. Turning to leave, she pauses at the door, and then turns back. "If anything… and I do mean anything. If anything happens to her while she's there. If anything happens to her before we can get her out… there will be no end to the suffering I put you through."

And she leaves Natalie with that, wide-eyed and maybe even a little worried about what she's done.

When she gets to Scott's house afterwards, the others are already there, already going over the plan. Kira has just asked how they're going to cause a brown out, and Scott is answering. "That's your part. You're going to draw power from the main line, but only enough to cause the brownout." Stiles exclaims, "Not a blackout. Do that and you send Eichen into lockdown, which would be bad. Very, very bad."

Scott nods and then points to the map and says, "There's an electrical room behind the reception counter. The main powerline goes into two breakers that power all of Eichen." Kira stares at them in shock and says, "Okay, slight problem. I don't know how to do that!" Scott nods and says, "That's okay, you have time to practice."

Nixie slings an arm around her shoulders and says, "And I have absolute confidence in you. That counts for something right?" Kira smiles a little, and then goes back to listening to the plan.

As soon as the boys are done explaining the plan and ask about questions, Liam shoots off with, "How do we get into Eichen House in the first place?" And Malia adds, "What's our worst-case scenario?" And then Kira asks, "What if I can't do it?" Nixie squeezes her and says, "Did I not just express my complete confidence in you? Seriously. I'm offended now."

While Liam complains that everything could go wrong, Scott says, "Guys, if we don't do this, we lose Lydia. She's going to die in there tonight. And she might take a lot of innocent people with her."

Malia frowns and asks, "How do you know she's going to die tonight?" Scott and Stiles both look to Nixie, and then so do the others. Sighing as she leans against the table, she says, "I just… I have a very bad feeling." Looking up, she says, "We need to get her out of there. Like, yesterday would've been preferable."

Kira nods and says, "So… where am I practicing?" Nixie smiles at the slight change in attitude. Kira was still doubtful, but she was willing to try her best. Nixie then answers, "The school. And Malia, you come with me. We're going to watch her and supply her with light bulbs."

But before they leave, Stiles catches her and says, "I actually need you with me for just a quick minute. Then you can join them." "Alright. Where are we going?" "Sheriff's station." She looks up at him, and then sighs and says, "You know you don't need me to ask Jordan for favors." "I thought you were over not seeing him." "I am. But I'm supposed to be encouraging Kira." "Just get on your bike and take me to the station so I can tell your boyfriend about our brilliant plan!"

Nixie laughs as he flails around, and then they take off down the road.

"That's the worst plan I've ever heard."

Nixie laughs from beside the glass, and Jordan leans forward to see her standing off to the side. Coming closer, she says, "I'm offended. I helped make the plan." Jordan smirks a little, but says, "Still terrible." She sticks her tongue out at him and Stiles huffs in exasperation and asks, "Oh my God, why did I bring you?" "You apparently thought I would make him more cooperative. As you can see, that was a mistake."

Stiles points at her, clearly saying without words that she isn't helping right now. Then he turns to Jordan and says, "Whatever, the plan is perfect. And it'll work perfectly. Especially if you're boyfriend agrees to drive the van." He knocks the keys back to Jordan, who asks, "Is the Sheriff on board with this?" Stiles rolls his eyes and asks, "How do you think I got the keys?" "I thought you stole them."

Stiles blinks at him, and then says, "While that's a perfectly reasonable assumption, I did not steal them. Plus, Nixie is with me. Do you think she'd actually let me do that?" "For Lydia? Yes." Nixie looks to Stiles, and then shrugs that she's not going to argue with that. But then she looks to Jordan and says, "But we really didn't steal them." He nods that he believes her and then looks back to Stiles when he explains, "And we need you because all of the Eichen guards know all of the Sheriff's deputies."

Pointing at Jordan, he says, "We need a real deputy. And one who won't ask questions." Jordan sighs and says, "It's not safe to bring me alone. I'm dangerous." Nixie gives him a look and says, "You are not dangerous." Jordan just looks back to her and says, "Your bias." Stiles nods at that, but says, "But I agree with her, and I'm suspicious of everyone. So take my word for it. You're not dangerous. You're like, the least of our danger type worries right now. And even if you were one of our worries, so is the giant murdering werewolf that's killed over thirty people, but somehow didn't kill you."

Jordan looks at both of them a moment more, and then snaps his attention to Nixie when she cringes. Leaning heavily against the counter in front of her, she hears Stiles ask, "Nix? What's happening? What's wrong?" "My head…" She opens her eyes and winces again while saying, "My head hurts."

Stiles tilts his head in confusion for a moment, but then realization hits him and he tenses visibly and asks, "Where? Nixie, where does it hurt?"

She tries to focus, and then points to the side of her head. The side where Lydia had been shaved and prepared for trepanation. Lifting her eyes to Stiles, she says, "I don't know if it's happening right now, or if it's going to happen later, but we're running out of time." Stiles nods, and then looks over when Jordan picks up the keys. Nodding, Jordan says to them, "Just tell me when to be ready." "Right."

Jordan then comes around and picks Nixie up, carrying her into the back while saying, "I've got her Stiles. Go get ready."

He takes her to the back room and fills a glass with cold water. He then wraps some ice in a towel and holds it to her head. She winces at first, but then relaxes and says, "I don't know what's happening to me." "Are you seeing the future?" "I'm not seeing anything. I'm just… I'm feeling her pain. And I know it's hers. And I don't even begin know how to explain that I know it's hers or why I'm feeling it."

Jordan nods and says, "There's a lot of stuff about you and me and your friends that can't really be explained. Don't try so hard to." Rubbing her cheek with his thumb, he asks, "You feel better?"

She nods, and then leans forward and rests her head on his chest. Sighing, she says, "I have to go help Kira practice." Jordan nods and kisses the top of her head before saying, "Wait until your head doesn't hurt. Then you can go." She nods in agreement, and then sighs and says, "I love you Jordan." "I love you too baby."

When she's finally ready, she lifts her head. But when Jordan makes to step back, she grabs him by the front of his shirt and jerks him closer. Locking her legs around his waist, she draws him in for a kiss and sighs into his mouth. Jordan holds her head in his hands, not denying her anything she wants right now. Clark or any of the other deputies could walk in, and he wouldn't give a damn.

Besides, if he wanted to get technical, she was eighteen now. She was an adult and legally able to date whoever she wanted. And that included him.

When she finally pulls back, she says, "I heard you mention to Lydia that you dreamt about her, and about me." Jordan blinks in surprise, but nods and says, "Yeah." "Has that… has it happened again?" "A couple times." Nixie nods, and then asks, "Both of us each time?" "Yes."

When her head falls a little, he tilts it back up and says, "Nixie, don't do this again." "I'm sorry. As soon as this is over, I'm going to talk to Deaton. I'm going to try and figure this out. Or maybe getting Lydia back will fix everything."

Jordan nods, and then kisses her and says, "There's something in common with all the dreams." "What's that?" He holds her chin to make sure she looks right at him. Then he says, "Lydia is always off to the side. She's there, but… it's more like an observer. Like she's there simply because it's her job to be."

Running his hand down her neck, cupping it and smiling when she sighs at the warmth, he adds, "But you? You're always like this. Close to me, touching me… kissing me." Nixie looks at him and asks, "Really?" He nods, and then says, "That's the way they've been for me." Nixie nods, and then kisses him again before saying, "I love you." "I love you too."

And then she hops up and says, "I'll see you tonight." "Yep."

In the classroom with Malia and Kira, Nixie raises an eyebrow at the goggles Malia's wearing and asks, "Is that really necessary?" And then she notes all the broken and shattered bulbs and edits, "Okay. Maybe a little." Nixie just brings her scales to the surface though, and walks into the room without a care. "So… how's it going?"

"Horribly." Both girls respond the same, and Nixie turns to Malia and gives her a hard look before turning back to Kira and saying, "Try again. You can do it. I know you can."

Kira does, and though better, still fails again. Sighing, she looks to Malia and asks, "Can I ask you a question?" "No." "Did your mother really try to kill you?" "Did your mother try to leave you in the desert with skinwalkers?" Nixie turns to her with a hard look again, but Kira seems unfazed and asks, "Are you really going to try to kill her first?"

Malia sighs and takes off her goggles. Kira jumps and asks, "Why'd you take off the goggles?" Malia glances over at Nixie as she approaches the counter, and then says to Kira, "Because this time you're gonna do it. And it's gonna work. Because this is the only way we're getting Lydia out of Eichen House."

And it does work... for a moment. Until Kira gets excited and takes out not just the lightbulb, but the entire classroom. Possibly the entire school. Nixie will have to check on that later. Right now though, they all jump up when they realize what happened. And seeing how practicing here certainly wasn't an option anymore, Malia says, "We should go." "Yeah."

Nixie grabs her bag and is about to follow, but stops short. She hadn't smelled him when she came in, but she did now. Turning to the wall, she asks, "Corey?"

He materializes into view, and she asks, "What are you doing?" He doesn't respond, so Nixie nods and says, "Spying for Theo." "I… I didn't know you'd be here. Or that I'd hear so much." Nixie narrows her eyes at him, and then says, "But Theo wants Lydia too, doesn't he?" Corey nods, backing into the wall again when Nixie gets closer to him.

Her eyes start shining when she's right in front of him, and she says, "Alright Corey. You do what you have to. But since you don't know the dark side of me very well, I'm going to let you in on a secret."

Snarling slightly, exposing her teeth and talons, she says, "If anything… and I mean anything… happens to Lydia that I find to be your fault, I'm not going to kill you. I am going to hurt you, in ways you could not possibly imagine."

Corey stares at her in shock, because she was right. He hadn't seen the meaner side of her before.

But just as quickly, she eases back, and says desperately, "You're a good kid Corey, and I like you. Don't do anything stupid to change that."

Noah is in Natalie's office, trying to convince her about needing to get Lydia out. And Nixie had apparently definitely been more threatening than Natalie or even he had ever witnessed, because she wasn't too thrilled to be talking to him now. "I appreciate you sharing your thoughts Sheriff, but if you don't mind, I have recommendations to write."

Noah leans closer and says, "Natalie, you know what's going on. You know about the closed unit of Eichen House. And you know what's down there." Natalie glares and says, "I know how to survive in Beacon Hills. That's what I know."

Exasperated, he says, "Then just check on her. What if I'm right?"

Natalie stands to her feet and says, "You know. My mother-in-law, Lorraine, predicted her wife's death. And when I was in college, I was overcome with this feeling that something terrible was happening to my sister. When I called her, she was in the hospital with a burst appendix. These moments happen for everyone. And you know what they're called?"

Noah shrugs and says, "Undeniable proof of the supernatural?" "Coincidence." "Says the woman with talon marks now marking her desk."

Yeah, Nixie had most definitely not been happy when she came here.

Sighing, Noah drops a folder in front of Natalie and says, "Take a look at this. It might expand your definition of, uh, coincidence." Turning to leave, he pauses at the door though, and then turns back to her and says, "I know Nixie was here."

Natalie looks up at him, and he says, "That girl… you don't even know half of what she's done. Not just for your daughter, but for all of our kids, for that whole group, and for all of us." Shaking his head, he says, "Not listening to her… it's like ignoring an order from the president himself. Just plain stupid and a waste of precious time." And he leaves her with that, and the file of examples of what's going to happen to Lydia if they don't get her out.

Kira gives them all a look when they tell her she can still do it. She didn't just take out the classroom's electricity, or even just the whole school. She took out the whole grid. Which at any other time, would be impressive, but it was most certainly not what they needed right now.

But Scott still believes in her. Nixie does too.

Kira looks at them both in exasperation and says, "You guys are all crazy. We're gonna die." Nixie laughs a little and says, "Oh Kira. You make me laugh." Kira looks at her, and Nixie shrugs and says, "Worst comes to worst, I'll knock everyone out and we'll bust out some other way. Bottom line tonight? We are not leaving without Lydia."

Looking to everyone, she asks, "Everyone got that? We are not leaving her in there. It's not an option." Everyone nods and Stiles smiles and says, "Good to hear so much confidence." "More like stubbornness, but whatever makes this easier for you to do." He rolls his eyes and says, "Alright, let's get going."

In the van, Jordan helps zip everyone up. He ends on Nixie, who looks up at him with a raised eyebrow when he stops at her head. "What? Is my hair out of the bag? I tried…"

And then he's kissing her, and she reaches one arm up and out of the bag to wrap around his shoulders. Jordan holds her head up so it doesn't drop to the van floor, and when she pulls back, he says, "Be safe and come back to me." "Always."

And then Nixie chuckles when Stiles says from his bag, "I know Lydia thinks you guys are adorable, but you guys make me sick. Can we please go? It's stuffy in here." Jordan smirks, and then kisses her again before helping her back in and zipping her up. Then he drives to Eichen, where they will officially begin this completely insane and dangerous plan.

But they will get Lydia. That's all Nixie keeps thinking. They will get her. They have to. Because as upset as she had once been about so many things, and as conflicted as she still was about Lydia and Jordan, Nixie was not about to lose her best friend.

They will do this. They have to.

As they're all climbing out of their body bags, Stiles gasps and says, "Oh my God. Never again." Scott nods, and while he checks his clock for the time, Stiles turns to Nixie. "Tell your boyfriend when we're through he could've been a little gentler with me." Nixie rolls her eyes and says, "Stiles, he probably didn't even know which bag you were in. And he was as gentle as he could be with all of us."

But Nixie blushes when Liam points out, "It took him a whole minute to put you down because he was trying so hard to make sure he didn't hurt you while dropping you. It took him less than like, twenty seconds with us." Turning to him, she asks, "Remind me why I forgave you again?" Liam shrugs and says, "Because you're Nixie?"

She smiles at that and says, "Good answer." And then they both jerk to Stiles again when he struggles and then falls in a massive heap on the floor, still half in his bag. Laughing, Nixie says, "If everything keeps going like this, it could be our most hilariously successful plan yet." Scott nods and says, "Come on. We've got to get in position."

They're rounding a corner to get down the hall when Stiles falls back. Two orderlies are at the gate. Scott asks, "What are they doing there?" Stiles shrugs and says, "I don't know. Their rounds should've ended five minutes ago." Nixie and Liam both peek around them, and Nixie covers her mouth to keep from laughing when Liam says, "I can take them." Scott and Stiles both turn to him, and Scott says, "No one's taking anyone."

And while Stiles asks about time, Nixie puts a hand on Liam's shoulder and winks before saying, "Worst comes to worst… you take the one on the right. I'll get the left." He grins at her, and then says to Scott and Stiles, "We'll just knock them out and hide the bodies." Stiles looks at both of them and says, "Oh, my God. Please stop." Nixie shrugs, and then they all jump when one of the patients beats against the glass. "Did you take the doctor?"

Liam looks at everyone, and then asks the dude behind the glass, "What?" "Did you take the doctor? I haven't had my medication. I need ten milligrams at 8am, fifteen milligrams at 1pm and no more than twenty at dinner." Nixie nods and says, "Okay, just calm down." Scott adds, "We'll get the doctor."

"Dr. Fenris… Dr. Fenris." He beats on the glass again and whimpers "They took Dr. Fenris." Nixie rolls her eyes and says, "He's going to cause problems." Stiles adds, "Yeah, which we really can't afford considering so many other things could already go wrong with this plan."

"I haven't had my medication. I need to see the doctor. They took Dr. Fenris." The man bangs on the glass again and again, and Stiles says, "Okay, somebody shut him up." Nixie nods in agreement and says, "Sir, we'll get the doctor." "I need to see the doctor." He keeps banging on the glass and Stiles says, "Shut him up. Any of you."

Scott growls at him, and the man freezes and stares in confusion. He's about to point, and Nixie can practically feel the shout rising in his throat. Stiles does too and looks about to have a panic attack. That's when Nixie growls too and says, "Be quiet."

The man backs up in his room and falls silent.

Sighing in relief, Stiles checks around the corner again to see the orderlies disappearing, and they hurry on down the hall to wait by the door.

They're nearly there when they hear the power shut down around them, the lights dim and the mechanisms on the doors make a sound as though recalculating. Liam beams and says, "She did it. Kira did it!" Scott nods and says, "Five minutes to get to Lydia."

But Nixie feels the worry suddenly surge through Stiles, and she joins him at the gate just as he asks, "Where's the car reader? It should be here!" Nixie runs her hands through her hair and says, "They must've changed the method of entry." "Why?!" Scott nods to Nixie and says, "After the dread doctors got through. They must've changed it then."

Stiles looks at all three of them and asks "Are you telling me we came all the way down here just to be stopped by an ordinary key? Are you kidding me?!" Nixie shakes her head and says, "No." Scott turns to her, and she says sternly, "We are not leaving without Lydia. I don't really much care what else has to happen before that. Maybe we can steal keys from an orderly? Can we follow them?"

Stiles sighs and says, "Those doors don't take the cards either. Only the patient doors do now apparently." Nixie huffs in exasperation, but then they all look when Liam says, "We don't need a key." Glancing back at Nixie, he says, "Not if we can break it down."

Scott and Liam shove up against the door, and Nixie says, "When you can't anymore Scott, let me switch." He nods, not arguing at this point. He still hadn't fully healed, and as far as he knew, she was doing better with her portion of his wound then he was doing with his.

They trade on and off for a while, both Liam and Scott fighting against the mountain ash. Nixie… she's knows she's fighting it too, but doesn't feel nearly as winded as they do. But Scott's still recovering, and Liam is not as powerful as Scott anyway. Strong yes, but he's stronger when he's angry.

Which is why his suggestion of someone hitting him… it doesn't sound too farfetched to her. Of course, she's not hitting him. Scott looks to Stiles for support, and Nixie lets out a breath of a laugh when Stiles says, "Hit him. Hit him!" And so Scott hits him, being reminded each time that Liam had already tried to kill him, to steal his powers, and had left him for dead.

Stiles shakes his head and says, "It's got to be harder than that Scott." He's about to try again, Liam yelling at him, "Do it," when Nixie moved in front of Scott. Hand morphing so it's covered in her hard scales, she reels back and knocks him in the jaw so hard they can all hear the ringing sound as though metal had just clashed against metal.

Liam jerks up with glowing eyes, and Nixie steps back as Stiles pulls her away. Scott jumps in front of Liam and asks, "You angry?" Liam growls in response and Scott says, "Good. So am I. Let's do this."

And with a final shove and a roar to boot, they manage to tear down the gate. Panting, Scott says, "Go. Stiles, go." Nixie grabs Scott's phone and says, "Two minutes." Then she looks to Liam and says, "Sorry." "Don't be. It worked."

When Stiles reaches Lydia, there's already a hole in her head. "Stiles?" He comes in and checks on her head, and then tries to loosen the restraints, but he pauses when she says, "You can't be here. You're going to die if you stay. All of you."

Stiles finally loosens one buckle a little when Lydia says, "Stiles, he's coming." "Lydia, I'm not leaving you here." "You have to." "Lydia, even if I thought it was an option, Nixie would kill me. I'm not…" Lydia smiles at Nixie's name, but then they hear the buzzing of the doors further down the hall. "Stiles go. Please!"

And so he leaves, but only to the outside of another gated entry. He's not leaving her. They are not leaving this insane asylum without her.

Dr. Valack, as he arrives, says, "Stay focused Lydia." "What did you do to me?" "I've amplified your abilities. Something that might just save the lives of your friends." Stiles listens as Lydia talks to Valack, him asking questions and her answering as she tries to focus for him. Theo was the first step for the dread doctors. He stole his sister's heart so they could transplant it into him.

"Theo and Hayden. They found it. They were looking for the kid Noah, but they found a symbol. A circle inside of another circle, carved into a wall. The symbol of Scott's pack." Dr. Valack nods and says, "But it was more than a symbol wasn't it? It was a promise to reunite them." "Yes." "But has Scott done it yet? Will he be coming for you?"

Lydia turns her head and says, "Someone's coming. But it's not Scott."

And that's when Theo and his pack, not including Hayden, make their way down the corridor to Lydia's cell.

Meanwhile, at the barrier, Nixie says, "Guys, give it a break for now. Who knows what's happening, and when Stiles gets back, we might need our strength to help them get out."

Scott leans back from the wall panting, and then shakes his head and says, "We're never going to get through." Liam turns and asks, "You've gotten through it before though, right?" He nods and says, "Ah, it was a life or death situation." Nixie nods, but Liam asks, "And this isn't?"

Nixie smiles a little and says, "While you have a point Liam, there are still more factors than just that. Like the amount of mountain ash we're dealing with." "Huh?" Scott explains, "This isn't just a circle. There's mountain ash in half the building."

Liam sighs anxiously and says, "Stiles and Lydia had five minutes to get in and out. It's been almost ten. The reboot's over." Scott nods and adds, "And the key card doesn't work anymore." Nixie suggests, "Maybe he had to get her out another way?" Scott shrugs, but then they look at Liam when he says, "And then there's the four security guards." "What guards?" Nixie turns when Liam points and says, "Those guards."

It's always confused her why some of the guards like them, but then the ones who always find them in these situations seem to have some sort of personal grudge against them and the fact that they're standing in the hallway. Tasers are already coming out, and no one's even told them to put their hands up or to leave quietly or anything.

Not that any of that would work anyways, but it would still be nice to know that the guards first reaction wasn't to taze and torture a bunch of teenagers for a simple matter of trespassing. Snarling, Nixie says, "Looks like we're gonna have to fight anyway Scott." "Just try not to hurt them too badly." Her scales erupt on her skin and she says, "Fine."

Back with Lydia, Josh, the chimera who handles electricity, says, "She doesn't look so hot now." Corey frowns at the crude comment and says, "She's got a hole in her head." Theo gives Corey a look. He knows Corey is still, at least in part, loyal to Scott's group. And he knows that's Nixie's fault. She had taken care of him and encouraged him, had stood up for him even when he didn't understand what was going on or that he was in danger.

She made him feel worth something, and so she still meant something to him. Looking at Lydia's head, Theo says, "I can't believe this is actually a medical establishment." Valack, held to the wall by Tracy, asks, "Now what would a pack of chimeras want with a banshee?"

Theo smirks and says, "I don't want a banshee." Stiles leans forward to hear when it is that Theo wants Lydia for in the first place. And Theo says, "I'm looking for a hellhound."

And no sooner had he said it, then Stiles stares as Jordan roars from the other side of the key card locked gate.

He burns right through it. Key card or not, the hellhound was apparently here for the banshee, and obstacles would be damned.

Prior to this, while still out in the van, Jordan had been nearly asleep actually. Something had pulled his eyes shut, his drowsiness almost seeming to come out of nowhere.

And when he awoke, his eyes shining and burning with fire, the hellhound could only think of one thing. The dream. The dream where the banshee had told him someone was dying, and where the dragon had begged him to find her. To save her.

He hadn't forgotten his promise, that he would save the banshee, and that he wouldn't forget why it was so easy for him to slip into his true form to go and find her. The dragon, the beautiful dragon, only requested the banshee's safety, something he was bound to strive for himself anyway. He would not fail them. He would not fail the dragon.

Valack smirks at this turn of events and says, "You wanted a hellhound. Well, I think you found one."

Nixie tilts her head when she hears a gate slamming nearby. Glancing at Scott, she says, "We're going to have to fight a lot more probably. This place just went into lockdown." He nods, and then they all growl as the guards approach and they start fighting.

Liam goes down first, an electric baton jabbing into his back mercilessly, never ceasing it's shocking of his entire body. Scott went next, a rod to his back.

Nixie went last, and Scott stared as she roared at the men who were pinning her down. One was sitting on top of her, straddling her, pushing the rod into the center of her chest. The other had her arms pinned and was helping.

They were electrocuting her directly over where he knew her wound had to be, the portion she took from him. Her roar is in anger at first, a threat and a warning. But he hears the shift; the shift when it stops being a warning, and becomes pain. Her body thrashes and convulses without her say, and her eyes are beginning to roll back in her head.

"Nixie!" Scott looks to Liam when he hears him shout her name. And he's in the same situation situation of nearly passing out. But his beta was still trying; trying to get to Nixie to help.

Glaring at the world around him, listening to their screams and cries of pain and anguish, he lifts his head and roars. And he knows. He knows his entire pack hears him. Knocking back the man who was on him, so hard that he hits the wall and passes out, Scott watches as Liam's eyes glow and he turns on the man over him, throwing him into the gate behind him.

Then they both turn to Nixie, who's eyes are glowing, teeth are extended.

And her wings are protruding from her back as they start to open. They push her up off the ground, tearing through her shirt in the process, leaving her in her bra. The man on her arms stumbles back in complete shock and Liam quickly pounces on him. Nixie lunges forward, taking the man on top of her with her. Her wings lift her up and she flies like a bullet down the corridor until she slams him into one of the nearby cells.

She damn near shatters the glass with the impact, and then drops him like a sack of rocks on the ground.

Panting and gasping, she clutches at her chest where the wound is. It's started bleeding again due to all the pressure and electricity that was targeted there, but it will heal.

Covering it with her hand, she glances back at the boys as they approach her. Sighing, she asks, "Can I borrow a jacket from one of you?" Scott wants to check her injury first, but Liam shrugs off his coat quickly and hands it over, not even considering right now that she might be hiding something. Besides, she'd made it quite clear earlier. Tonight was about Lydia, and about getting her out. Everything else be damned.

Nixie zips it up, and then says, "I'm fine Scott. A little dizzy if anything, but I'll pass."

He finally nods at her, though not totally satisfied. But he knows they have more important things to focus on right now. So to both of them, he says, "Come on. We're getting Lydia out of here."

Nixie smiles and wipes some blood from beneath her nose and says, "That's my alpha." He grins at her, and then leads the way down the halls.

Chapter 5! Yay! So, just to explain, I really had planned on posting this sooner. But as I said in the previous chapter, life happens. Specifically, the internet decided to crash in my area... like literally everywhere, so I couldn't do any posting until today. Anyways, sorry about the wait. I don't know about you guys, but half the reason I sometimes skip over longer stories with chapters is because they aren't complete, and then you're never sure if the person is going to ever complete it, or if they've forgotten about it and will never come back to it again, leaving us all in agony and torment over 'what might've happened next'.

Sorry, this is a longer rant than I thought it would be. Just rest assured that this story is in fact already complete, and will all be posted in time. Just need to keep proof reading. (And pray that the internet doesn't crash again. Oh, what a tragedy! Lol.)

Alright, so anyways, Chapter 6 will hopefully be posted shortly after this. And I hope you're still enjoying the story. Let me know. :)