I could slowly feel myself, coming to consciousness as my body was being shaken and my vision cleared and I saw Stiles kneeling over me, looking like he was about to slap me across the face, I sat up quickly making him jump back in shock
"Skye thank god!" he exclaimed hugging me, I held on to him and looked over seeing Derek lying on the ground "I can't wake him up, I've tried everything, can you howl?" Stiles asked me and after I had calmed down enough
"Yeah, you might want to cover your ears" I nodded and sat back then took a deep breath and let out a long howl, Derek let out a howl of his own and opened his red eyes then they quickly reverted back to his normal green as he gasped and looked at Stiles
"Where is she?" he asked
"Jennifer?" Stiles asked him
"No…Skye where is…"
"I'm here" I answered moving closer to him so I was in his line of sight, he breathed out a sigh of relief and gently touched my face, I sighed "Jennifer's gone Derek-"
"She's gone with your mom" Stiles added
"She took her?" I exclaimed then sat back
"Yeah if that's not enough of a kick to the balls, Scott left with Deucalion, okay, the police are coming right now and we got get you both the hell out of here" Stiles said as I helped him pull Derek up
"What about Cora?" Derek asked him
"She's fine, Isaac and Peter have her but you need to go" Stiles said then started moving back towards the stairwell
"Where are you going?" I asked making Stiles looked back at me
"You guys go get Cora and get the others out of here before the police show up, I'm gonna stay behind so the police can question me"
"Stiles…"
"It's fine Skye, go" he ran up the stairs before I could say anymore, Derek pulled me outside and into his car then he pulled up behind Isaac and saw the Argents standing there
"Where are Scott and Stiles?" Allison asked as Derek and I got out of the car, Derek didn't answer so I did
"Stiles is still at the hospital, he's going to hold off the cops for us" I replied as Derek got Cora out of the car
"We have to go right now" Derek added looking at me and Isaac
"What about Scott and your mom" Chris asked me as Isaac opened the back door and Derek set Cora in carefully
"Jennifer took Melissa" Derek said because I couldn't reply, there as a moment of silence broken by Derek shutting the rear door after putting Cora back there
"What about Scott?" Allison asked, I looked away as Derek moved towards the driver's seat and opened the door "Skye, Derek where's Scott?" Derek stopped and looked at me then he nodded for me to get into the car and then looked at Allison before saying
"He left with Deucalion"
I paced back and forth desperately trying to wrack my brain with some idea to help Cora but was coming up with nothing I shut my eyes as Cora continued to cough and gasp for air, I could feel myself getting angry at this whole situation
"She's dying isn't she?" Isaac asked Derek, I sighed
"I don't know" Derek answered him
"So what are you going to do?" I felt a sudden feeling of sadness and defeat wash over me and knew Derek was out of ideas, I was getting better at this empathy thing but it was still a pain in the arse
"I don't know" Isaac ran his hands through his hair he was getting angry, I could feel it
"Wanna figure something out because while Scott, Stiles and Skye were out there trying to help people from being killed, you were in here hiding while a psychotic murder was out their killing people" my head snapped towards Isaac sending him a glare as he stepped closer to Derek "Do you get how many people she's killed, Erica and Boyd are dead, Cora is dying and you are doing NOTHING!" Isaac yelled "Why'd you do this to us Derek, was it all about the power, were you bored, were we just extra protection for your precious mate?" he moved closer to Derek again making me move closer again ready to protect Derek if I had to even if I agreed with some of what Isaac was saying "Were you lonely?" Isaac whispered, Derek looked at him
"Maybe" Isaac stood up and walked towards the door "I told Cora I wouldn't leave, I'll help the others when I figure out how to help her"
"There's no time the full moon's coming, the sheriff and my mom are going to be dead" I snapped angrily, I was all for Derek being with family in this type of situation but some things were bigger then family
"I'm going to try and help them, you can sit here and prefect the art of doing nothing" Isaac exclaimed then he looked at me then slammed the door and Derek didn't even turn as he did
"Derek I…" I began but had no idea what to say "I'm going to go help" I went to leave but Peter's voice stopped me
"I wouldn't take it personally" Peter told Derek "Anger is just a tool he's using it to excuse shifting allegiance from one Alpha to another although I guess he was never really loyal to you Derek, it was Skye he was willing to follow but now his allegiance is going from Skye to Scott"
"Scott's not an Alpha yet" Derek sighed
"Neither was Skye when he was willing to follow her and Scott's on his way, isn't he?" I sighed opening the door and left them walking down the stairs to my car pulling out my phone, asking Stiles where he was but as I texted my eyes began to blur with tears and I finally let them out and sunk to the ground beside the car, I held my knees to my chest and just cried for a while, I thought I was alone but the sound of rock underneath feet made me look up and was staring at Isaac
"Hi" he said
"Hey" I said, my voice cracking
"Mind if I sit?" I shook my head and Isaac sat beside me "You know, I'm glad you told Derek off as well, he did the pack wrong" I burst into tears again and Isaac surprisingly took me in his arms and brought me to him, keeping me close "It's okay, everything's gonna be okay" Isaac paused "I'm sorry about what I said when Boyd died, I was just angry but I didn't mean it, it wasn't your fault" I looked up as he said this
"What?"
"I'm sorry Skye, I really am and I'll keep following you, you are my Alpha female you've always been" I shook my head at him
"No, you're better off with Scott, he's going to be a much better Alpha to you that me or Derek and even though all this I'm still with Derek even if he is being an arse at the moment, he's still my mate and I can't leave him, you should follow Scott" my phone beeped beside me so I picked it up then sighed "Stiles is with the Argent's, they're coming up with a plan" Isaac and I both got up and I reached for the driver's door of the Camaro but Isaac stopped me
"Maybe I should drive" I nodded and gave him the keys, normally I wouldn't let anyone drive the Camaro but Derek or me but he was right I was in no state to drive, when Isaac and I got to the Argents we found them in Chris's office talking strategy
"…try to remember he's just doing what he thinks is right" Isaac and I heard Chris Argent say as we made our way towards the door
"Well" Isaac said making them turn to us "I can't shoot a gun or use a crossbow but...well, I'm... I'm getting pretty good with these" he flipped out his claws and I smiled doing the same
"Alright" Argent said "We need to check the bank vault and someone needs to go get Lydia"
"I'll do it" Stiles said
"So, who wants to take a field trip?" I said before we all walked out and Stiles went to get Lydia while the rest of us went to the bank, Argent opened the bank vault going in first before the rest of us
"It's empty" Allison said, looking around
"Be careful anyway" Argent warned and flicked open his electric baton and turned it on
"I thought you only used those on werewolves" I stated looking at him
"I do" he quickly hit Isaac and me both in the stomach with the baton, I felt pain surge through my body as Isaac and I fell to the ground shaking, it felt ten times worse since I could feel Isaac's pain to
"What the hell are you doing?" I heard Allison ask her dad as he seemed to handcuff her to the bars of the vault
"I'm sorry" Argent said "But you're just gonna have to trust me on this, I knew for a long time she didn't just operate on the currents, she was in sync with them" as he said that, I heard the sound of heels on the ground, I turned to see Jennifer walk into the vault and she stared at Argent
"Now this is a sacrifice" she said and I could only watch as Jennifer transformed into the Darach and disappeared with Argent, I could feel my strength returning to me and slowly got up off the floor since Isaac wasn't hit twice as hard he was able to get up and help break Allison out of the handcuffs, when he freed her she fell into his arms
"Why did he do that?" she seemed to ask us both
"I don't know" Isaac said
"We need to go, okay?" I said, getting up "We need help" Isaac looked at a distort Allison
"Allison... Allison, we have to go" he said snapping her back to the present
"They're all gonna die" she asked him "Aren't they?" that's when she started crying and Isaac hugged her, I could feel my own tears coming to, Isaac turned seeing me and he grabbed onto both of us and held us for a while
After we had our moment in the bank vault Isaac, Allison and I met Stiles, Lydia and Deaton at the Animal Clinic, our parents were at the Nemeton but we had no clue where it was
"It has to be on a telluric current or maybe even at the axis of two or where they all intersect" I said "I just know it's where Derek took Paige to die"
"My dad and Gerard were there once" Allison said "But Gerard said it was years ago and he couldn't remember where it was and my dad obviously isn't here to tell us now"
"Yeah, mine either" Stiles said
"And my mom" I added
"Then how do we find this place?" Isaac asked
"There might be a way but it's dangerous" Deaton said "We're gonna need Scott" I nodded and pulled out my phone, calling Scott hoping he would answer
"Hello?" Scott asked
"Scott" I sighed in relief at finally hearing his voice "We found where she took them, we need you to tell us where you are so we can come get you"
"I'll meet you at the edge of the woods by the reserve sign"
"See you in a few" I hung up "He's in the woods, now what's your plan cause by the look on your face I know you have a plan"
"In order to find your parents, Scott, Stiles and Allison need to be temporary surrogate for your parents you'll essentially have to die to help them"
"Die?" Allison asked
"I can bring you back though but it is quite dangerous"
"You know, not to be narcissistic or anything but why do we need Scott, why can't I do it?" I asked Deaton
"Because you're an emphatic werewolf, if you were to sacrifice yourself then you would be linked to the other two and you could actually die yourself"
"You know?" I asked him
"I've known for quite some time, since you were born" I looked at him completely confused
"How?" I asked
"Talia Hale" he replied confusing me even more but now wasn't the right time to ask him
"Let's go get Scott" I was the first to walk out because I was so sick of everyone around me knowing stuff about me that I didn't even know about
"How'd you guys find out?" Scott asked as he walked up to Deaton, Stiles and me, we had met him on the edge of the woods
"Lydia" I said "You?"
"Morrell, none of the other Alphas know where it is either"
"So if this works, are you gonna tell them?" Stiles asked
"I can't stop Jennifer without them"
"How about we concentrate on finding your parents first?" Deaton asked
"What's the plan?"
"Essentially, you, Allison and Stiles need to be surrogate sacrifices for your parents"
"We die for them?"
"But he can bring us back" Stiles said looking at Deaton "You can... you can bring us back, right"
"You remember the part where I said it was dangerous, if it goes right the three of you will be dead for a few seconds but there's something else you need to think about, this is a dangerous thing for more reasons than one you'll be giving power back to the Nemeton, a place that hasn't had power for a long time, this kind of power is like a magnet it attracts the supernatural, the kind of things that a family like the Argents can fill the pages of a bestiary with, it will draw them here, like a beacon"
"Doesn't sound any worse than anything we've already seen" I said
"You'd be surprised at what you have yet to see"
"Oh great" I muttered to myself
"Is that it?" Scott asked
"No, it'll also have an effect on the three of you, you won't be able to see it but you'll feel it every day for the rest of your lives, it'll be a kind of darkness around your heart and permanent, like a scar"
"Like a tattoo" Scott whispered quietly
When everyone returned back to the Animal Clinic, we were about to walk back in to start prepping for Deaton's plan but my phone started ringing and I saw Derek's name and picture so I quickly answered it fearing bad news
"Derek" Scott turned to me but I shook my head and motioned him to go in "What's wrong" I could fell something was wrong with him even this far apart
"Skye, we found a way to help Cora"
"Okay" I said carefully because he didn't sound happy about it
"I have…have to take all her pain away"
"But…but you said that could kill us" he didn't reply and that scared me "Derek?" tears were pooling in my eyes
"It's possible but because I'm an Alpha I have more power and this could work without me dying" I felt the tears start falling "If it works then I'll no longer be an Alpha and be a Beta again" he sighed "…there's a chance you could remain an Alpha and…"
"Derek I don't care what you are or what I am as long as your alive, that's all that matters to me" it was silent again "Why do I have a feeling that's not all?"
"There's still a chance it could kill me" I bit my lip
"Why are you telling me this" I asked him feeling like my heart was about to split in two
"I'm telling you this because I love you"
"Derek don't say it like that, I can't lose you again, I just can't"
"Skye, this could go either way and I had to talk to one last time so please, I'm doing this for you and for Cora" I couldn't hold back the sobs "I love you so much Skyler"
"I love you too Derek and I understand why you have to do this but please do whatever you have to, to be okay"
"Bye" I knew this could be our final goodbye
"Bye" he hung up and I fell to the ground crying and pulled my knees as close to my chest as possible because it felt like my heart had just been ripped out of my chest
"Skye, Skye" I looked up to see Scott and Stiles "Why are you crying Skyez?" Stiles asked me
"Derek's about to do something stupid but necessary" they pulled me up then hugged me and it felt really nice to be in their arms
"He'll be okay Skye, if there's one thing we know about Derek is that he survives, he'll come back to you" I nodded and I let them lead me inside, Isaac looked up and I could tell he heard all that so I nodded at him and he nodded back, I noticed there were three tubs filled with water, ice and mostly mistletoe, when they were done Deaton looked at the three who were about to go under
"All right" Deaton said "What did you bring?" I knew he was talking about their emotional tethers he had asked them to bring
"Um, I got my dad's badge" Stiles said "Jennifer kind of crushed it in her hand, so I tried hammering it out a bit, still doesn't look great"
"Well, it doesn't need to look good if it has meaning" Isaac looked down at Allison's anchor
"Is that an actual silver bullet?"
"My dad made it, it's kind of a ceremonial thing when one of us finishes learning all the skills to be a hunter, we forge a silver bullet as a testament to the code"
"Scott?" Deaton asked
"My dad got my mom this watch when she first got hired at the hospital" Scott explained, showing the watch "She used to say it was the only thing in their marriage that ever worked" I smiled at my brother and squeezed his arm
"Okay, the three of you will get in" Deaton explained "Each of us will hold you down until you're essentially...well dead but it's not just someone to hold you under, it needs to be someone who can pull you back, someone that has a strong connection to you a kind of emotional tether" Lydia moved to go with Allison "Lydia...you go with Stiles"
"Are you sure?" Allison asked "I mean, Scott and I both have to go under" Allison and Isaac looked at each other and I knew they were close these days
"It's okay" Scott said as he walked over to the tub and me "So you ready to do this?" he asked me
"Actually Deaton's gonna go with you" I said with a sigh "Apparently since I'm a empathy, I could die but don't worry I'll be right here the whole time" Scott smiled then hugged me
The three all got into their separate tubs while Lydia, Isaac and Deaton stood behind them, I stood by my brother's side as the three slowly lowered themselves into ice cold water and gasped at the frigid cold, after they were sitting Stiles turned and looked at us
"By the way, if I don't make it back and you do you should probably know something, your dad's in town" Scott and I both looked at each other but I grabbed his hand
"Hey, it's gonna be fine I promise dad can kiss our arses just please come back okay, you're not allowed to die on me Scotty" Scott nodded and I let go, walking to the opposite end of the room
I sat down and looked around the room, these were the people that I loved, the people I cared for, I looked at Stiles and Scott giving them both a nod as Isaac, Lydia and Deaton put their hands on their shoulders then pushed them down into the water, suddenly I felt a lot of pain go up my arms and realised that Derek was the cause and there was a tug on my heart, my vision began to become spotty and I knew that was because of Scott, Stiles and Allison dying and it must have been too much pain at one time because I felt myself fall from the chair and it all became dark