At three twenty seven on a Thursday morning three weeks later the latest addition to the McCall family and Hale Pack decided to make an appearance. Allison felt a stirring and moved to get comfortable; the last few days she had started getting cramp every so often if she sat in the same position for too long. Between that and her general discomfort from her increased proportions she wasn't having a good time, it was a good thing Scott could heal fast the number of times she had hit him for getting her in this state. Well not that she had hit him, hit him, but it was his fault and he had to share the same suffering as she did. "Come on Jr., let's try and get a little sleep so were not frazzled all day." She said to herself as she rubbed her stomach area.
Under her hand she could feel the baby moving. She stretched to grab the pillow that had fallen on the floor and then felt her legs getting warm and wet. "Scott honey, wake up." She said and shook him to wake him up; he mumbled in his sleep and batted her hand. "SCOTT!" She added with traces of her growl under it.
He bolted upright and sleepily said. "Huh, wha, I'm wake I'm awake. What's up Ally?" He asked as he rubbed sleep from his eyes.
"Scott, don't panic but I'm having the baby." She said, Scott looked at her and tried to take in what she was saying he started to roll over like he was about to go back to sleep when he sat bolt upright.
"The baby!" Allison rolled her eyes at Scott who had now started to panic and was trying to put on his jeans and top at the same time and looking more likely to fall head first out the window.
"When you've finished having your panic attack, might be an idea to call your mum and our Pack Alpha's, and Dr Deacon. Then help me get up and change the sheets and have a shower."
Scott looked at her like she had grown another head. "Really have a shower at a time like this and change the bed, what about having the baby?"
Allison sighed "The contractions are only starting, about twenty minutes apart, Dr Deacon and the lama's class both said it was only an issue when they get to ten, and I would like a clean bed and to feel clean before this all starts."
Scott looked sheepishly at Allison. "Sorry, I kind of panicked there. I'll make the phone calls and get the sheets; do you want any food or something to drink?"
Allison smiled as calm Scott made his appearance and said. "Some tea and toast would be really good. You do that and I'll shower."
..oo00OO00oo..
Doctor Emile Deacon the local vet and Druid, was woken by the buzzing of his phone. Reaching over he saw that it was Scott calling. He wondered to himself if it was a Wolf related emergency or perhaps it was time for a more natural emergency. Reaching over he picked up the phone and got his answer.
"Dr Deacon, thank goodness I got you. Ally's water broke and her contractions are twenty minutes apart. She's still mobile." Scott blurted out.
Emile smiled so the little one had finally decided to make an appearance. "That's good news Scott. I'll get my things together and be right over."
The relief in Scott's voice was palatable. "Thanks Dr Deacon, see you soon."
Emile hung up the phone and turned on the lights and started to get up. It has been a number of years since he had first met the Hale Pack. It hadn't been the smoothest of relationships at time, but in time they had come to mutual respect. The Wolves served as Guardians to the Nexus point that existed in the area. They were unaware of that at the beginning but had saved the world from catastrophe when ancient forces had tried to resurface on the planet. Now he acted as emergency medical aid for them when the battles got rougher than they could handle or the wounds were supernatural in nature. He had also come to enjoy the regular get together and exchanges of magical knowledge with Damion, the Packs Mystic. Sighing at the early rise he got dressed and his 'other' medical bag and headed down to his car.
..oo00OO00oo..
Damion, Derek and Drew were sound asleep in Master bedroom at the Hale mansion; it had been a fairly packed previous day, yesterday with getting Drew registered for school and getting his supplies. It had been trying on all three as Drew was worrying about starting somewhere new, Derek was having crowd issues at having to go to the Shopping Mall and Damion was worn out making sure Derek didn't growl at the store clerks or other shoppers if they got to close.
Melissa's phone went off and the two wolves were awakened as well, they heard her sleepily talking to Scott and making out that the baby had started to come.
Derek mumbled to himself as he started getting up. "Kids not even here and he's taking after his father in annoying me."
Damion threw him a look "Keep up the grumbling Mr Sour Wolf and I'll make sure that you're on nights with Melissa when it's our turn."
Derek growled softly to himself and reached for the phone as it started ring, he brusquely answered Scott as Damion got Drew up and took him to get dressed.
They arrived at the McCall house and saw Deacons car already there, as the Camaro pulled up the rest of the Pack pulled in behind them and parked on the street.
Melissa shook her head in amusement at the whole Pack turning out for the birth; it was an interestingly unusual family that she was involved with. They headed in and as she went upstairs the others grouped in the living room to wait on news. A wait that would take most of the day as the labour dragged on, Scott and Melissa took turns staying with Allison and getting her food and drinks.
Finally around half seven in the evening the newest Pack member was born with a cry that filled the whole house.
Deacon came down the stairs after another hour and said "The new parents would like to see their Alpha's"
Damion woke up Drew who had fallen asleep and the boy sleepily picked up a bag almost as half his size that he had brought with him. Derek, Damion and Drew went upstairs while Danny and Jackson broke out the Champaign that they had brought for the occasion. Melissa was helping Allison back into bed and Scott was standing over a crib with a rapt look on his face.
Derek came in and asked "So?"
Scott smiled at Allison who nodded. He picked up the baby and said "May I introduce you to Sam Tyler McCall, Sam for Allison brother and Tyler for my Grandpa." The little boy made a small noise as he settled against his father's chest.
Damion smiled and went over and a happy sigh left him when he saw the little boy. When Derek came over and looked the little boy opened his eyes and the brown iris's flashed gold for a moment.
Scott did a double take on this and looked from Derek to Allison "His eyes flashed gold!"
Damion smiled and said "I guess our little pup know who his Alpha is huh?"
Allison and Melissa laughed at that and Allison had to place a hand to support her abdomen. Damion then motioned for Drew to come over and the little boy walked carefully over. He reached into the bag and pulled out a Brown Wolf cub like the Black one he had, Scott crouched down so the Sam was about the same level as Drew.
Drew held the Wolf out and said "This is Timber; he's the brother to Fang my wolf. I hope we can be like brothers too." The baby seemed to reach out and hold onto the Wolf pups leg for a moment. Scott and Drew Smiled at that, then Drew put the Wolf in the crib at the bottom like it was standing guard when Scott put the little one back in.
Damion went over to Allison and asked "How are you doing?"
Allison smiled and replied "Sore and tired, but it was all worth it. I would trade everything for that moment when he opened his eyes and looked at me. I'm also glad that my healing is kicking in already. I wouldn't like to do that normally"
Melissa smiled and said "I remember what it was like trying to get that one out, I wouldn't trade it for anything either" Scott half smiled self-consciously.
Damion asked her. "When do your parents fly back in and have you called them yet?"
Allison thought for a second. "They should be back tomorrow, I'm going to try and get them now, as long as they're not in a meeting I should get them. They'll be thrilled."
Damion kissed Allison on the fore head, and Derek repeated the action, proud stand in parents to her and Scott. "Well head out just now and send the rest of the Pack up in small groups for quick visits if you're up for it?" He said, Scott sat next to Allison and they exchanged looks.
Allison replied "Yeah that would be good."
Drew had a final look at the new baby and they headed down the stairs. There was a fight between Lydia and Stiles as to who went next, which Lydia won without question but Danny and Jackson saved the day and let both best friends go first.
..oo00OO00oo..
Derek was carrying Drew piggy back style on top of his rucksack while Damion was leading the way with occasional checks of a GPS. They had been hiking for most of the day and would soon come out to a remote area at the head of a large lake. It had been Derek's Idea three months after Sam's birth and not long after they had successfully done the surrogate infusion with Mellissa, to have a break and take Drew for a camping trip.
Melissa had loved the idea of getting a week to herself and Drew had become hyper over the idea of going into the wild with his Dads. They found the camping spot and soon set up camp. It was a picturesque spot and Derek had rustled up several rabbits for the stew pot which turned out to be better than expect.
The next couple of days past without incidents with Derek showing Drew the basics of survival in the woods and Damion had shown Drew the night sky which showed all the stars in perfect clarity as they were so far from any settlement.
On the third day is when things went wrong, it had started when Drew had gone down to the lake to skip stones as he had done previously, when called he came back from the lake looking a little peaky. After dinner he had complained of a Stomach ache and not feeling too well. Damion checked him over and it looked like he had just picked up a bug, when Derek and Damion had talked about heading back to civilisation Drew had protested. Derek though that they would see in the morning if no better, they would head back.
During the night Drew's fever grew worse and he slipped into delirium and when they were trying to rouse him is when Derek smelled something wrong "It's faint but there's a metallic tinge to his sent. It's not like blood but its there..." He looked at Damion worriedly.
Damion shared the same look and scented Drew as well "I smell it faint but pervasive..." He paused and his frown deepened.
Derek looked at him "What?"
Damion tried once more to rouse Drew "Drew honey, did you eat anything today, anything not from camp? Come one Pup can you hear me?"
Drew was slipping in and out of consciousness but managed to mumble "Berrys..."
Damion shot Derek a look; he stood up and ran at full sprint down to the lake leaving a confused Derek to tend to Drew. Following the scent trail he came to a large patch of berry bushes next to a stream. He pulled some berries from a bush that had been disturb and squished them between his claws, scenting the remains. Dropping them he scented the water and followed the stream back a ways from the shore.
Heaped in a clearing were crates of old industrial batteries. Corroded and leaking batteries that had seeped into the ground water and then into the bushes. Drew ate the berries and possible drank from the water as well. Shredding one of the crates his worst fears were realised as he read the labels on them. He turned and fear propelled his shift to Alpha form as he ran on all fours back to the camp.
Derek was changing compresses and looked furiously at the wolf form as it broke into the clearing "Well?" He demanded as Damion shifted back.
Damion held up a hand to signal Derek to wait as he laid a hand on Drew's head and began to chant in an ancient language. Slowly Drew's body began to glow red brighter areas began to form in his guts area, where his kidneys and liver were and then his head began to glow brighter. The glow faded as he broke connection, his eyes closed as he tried to process what he had seen, then looking at Derek his expression was filled with pain "By the lake there were leaking batteries that had seeped into the group water. He ate the Berries that you showed him but they were saturated, and the acidic sweetness taste hid it."
Derek grabbed him by the shoulders "What is it, what was that glow, what does it mean!"
Damion stroked Drew's head as the little boy whimpered "It was industrial batteries, they were Mercury Lead composites. He has heavy metal poisoning..."
Derek looked from Damion to Drew and back again "Ok... ok here's what we do, I shift you secure him to me and then we all make a run for the car, it would take a several hours but we can make it, or try to get an air lift if we can get a signal." He made to wrap Drew in blankets but Damion placed a hand on his arm
"Derek it's too late the concentration was too high, hour ago it may have made a difference, but now he won't survive the trip and the metal is already damaging his organs. Even if he made it the damage is done even if we got all the toxins out right now he would need to have some sort of accelerated regeneration to prevent permanent impairment." Damion said, the pain written on his face.
Derek shook of Damion hand and growled at him "What we give up, we let him die or suffer. Is that your great plan after living for so long, can't you cure him, or heal him or do something with your high and mighty powers?" He turned and smashed his fist into tree.
"I can't, my ability to heal works with what the body has to repair itself, if it was a fever or a cut or something. It's useless alright. All the power in the universe and I would trade it all for the gift of life for this little boy." Damion answered bitterly.
Derek turned to face him and could see the frustration and pain etched into his mate's face, which began to change as something started to click in his mind. "Gift of life. Gift of life. Derek we have the gift of life right here and it's staring me in the muzzle!" Damion exclaimed, Derek's own features clouded with confusion. "I can remove the heavy metals, I can draw them from him, it won't be easy but it is do-able."
Damion seemed to be caught in the fever of the idea, Derek interjected "But you said that wouldn't save him?"
Damion nodded "Yes it wouldn't save him, but you can. You bite him; the bite will begin a cellular regeneration that would reverse the damage to his body."
Derek shook his head violently "Even if he were well he's only five that chances of him surviving the change are tiny and the time taken to do so even if he did would be hours, if not days given his condition."
Damion grabbed his shoulders. "Derek if you bite him and initiate the change you can then link to him through the Pack bond and funnel the strength of the Pack into him. While at the same time I can accelerate the transformation in him and support his system as much as I can. It's the only thing that I can think of that has a shot in hell of giving this little boy, our little boy, a chance."
Derek looked at the desperation on Damion and felt it mirrored in his heart. "One chance in a hundred is better than no chance at all." Damion added and turned to Drew, from his wrists he unsealed his loci, and then released the swords and separated them. He then plunged them into the ground at Drew's head. Derek hesitated and met eyes with Damion.
"He was going to get the chance to choose; now we need to do it to save his life. I hope he doesn't hate us for taking it from him." Derek said Damion caressed his cheek.
"I don't think he could ever hate us. If we're doing it lets do it now." Damion said to him and Derek nodded and moved to Drew's head he kissed it once and Damion did the same
Damion then drew his hand down the side of the one of the black swords, the blood ran down and on the ground, he then dipped his left index finger into it and traced out three sigils on Drew's forehead. He dipped his head then when he looked up his eyes had gone to black orbs, he began to incant and the crystals in the blades glowed, then the blood glowed down the blade edge and on the ground then sigils glowed. After a few moments black and silver tears seemed to start to form in Drew's eyes.
Damion nodded to Derek and Derek closing his eyes bent down and with his fangs showing pierced the nape of Drew's neck. The little boy squirmed weekly and after a minute Derek rocked back. He spat out the infected blood he had gotten from Drew and placed a towel to the little boys neck to stanch the flow.
"Call on the pack" Damion whispered, the metal tears dripped from the little boys eyes. Derek reached out to the Pack he called them to lend him there strength to give it to the little boy who was becoming one of them.
..oo00OO00oo..
Scott and Allison were grabbing an opportunity to sleep as Sam was obligingly was out of it as well. They both sat bolt upright and Scott exclaimed "Sam!"
He went to dive to check the baby when Allison placed and hand on his arm "Not Sam, but a pup in distress we're being called... Drew, it's Drew they need us." Both of them relaxed their bodies and focused their strength to their Alpha.
..oo00OO00oo..
Stiles and Danny were sleeping as well, Danny was holding Stiles in his arms and both looked content with the world. Then the call came both sat bolt upright and said "Drew" simultaneously and looked at each other.
Seconds later Jackson barrelled through the door holding a steel coloured cuddly wolf. "He needs us" he blurted and saw the others had had the same instinct.
Stiles motioned for him to join them and he dived onto the bed and they joined hands to add support to each other as they focused their strength to their Alpha. Lydia stood nervously knowing that she couldn't give her strength like the others, and knowing what was taking place and unable to interfere.