Selene POV: After learning the story about how the Nogitsune came to be from Kira's mother things made more sense. In World War 2 Kira's mom was in an internment camp and when her people were killed she called for the Nogitsune.
But instead of possessing her it possessed the body of the American man she loved. But by working with a wolf she managed to stop the Nogitsune. This time they would save the host no matter what.
Now Selene was at Derek's loft with Mr. Stilinski.
"You want to hand cuff me?" the Nogitsune asked.
"If my son is still here if there's a part of him standing here in front of me then he'll put these on willingly and he'll come with me because he knows I'm here to protect him from himself and from others" the Sheriff said.
Slowly Stiles held up his hands and his dad cuffed him. Then Stiles looked up at his dad with a dark look on his face.
"You're not my son."
The Nogitsune shook its head and broke the cuffs. The Argent's charged in with Derek and Allison fired her taser at Stiles. The Nogitsune caught it and yanked the gun out of Allison's hand. Derek attacked next but the Nogitsune caught his arm slammed his head into a table and threw him into the wall.
It was when Argent drew his gun and pointed it at Stiles that Selene jumped in.
"No!" she yelled her body now between Stiles' and the gun.
"Selene get out of the way" Chris said.
"I knew you'd protect me sweetheart" Stiles whispered in her ear.
"Shut up. I'm not your sweetheart I'm saving Stiles not you."
"Argent listen to me. Don't do this" Mr. Stilinski begged.
"Why not? I've done it before. Werewolves, berserkers I can easily add a Nogitsune to the list" Chris said.
The Sheriff drew his gun and pointed it at Argent.
"You're not going to shoot my son."
"You said it yourself Sheriff. That's not your son."
"Put it down. Put it down."
"Dad he's gonna shoot me. He's going to kill me dad" Stiles said from behind her.
"Don't listen" Chris said.
"Put it down. Now! Do it!"
"Pull the trigger come on" Stiles said.
"Listen to me you put the gun down now!" the Sheriff said.
"Shoot me."
"Put the gun down now" Stilinski was still yelling.
"Dad" Allison begged.
Selene looked Chris in the eye not saying a word and not moving a muscle.
"Shoot me!"
"Put the gun down!"
"Shoot me!"
"Stop stop it! This is what he wants. This is exactly what he wants" Allison said.
"Not exactly. I was kinda hoping Scott would be here. But I'm glad you all have your guns out. But you're not here to kill me you're here to protect me."
The sun had set and 4 Oni appeared. Selene changed places putting herself between Stiles and the Oni. Argent and Stilinski fired their guns but it didn't stop them they attacked.
Then just like that they were gone.
"What happened?" Scott asked as he and Kira ran in.
"They disappeared they literally just vanished" Allison said.
"And so did Stiles" Mr. Stilinski said.
Stiles POV: From inside Stiles watched Selene go toe-to-toe with Argent to protect him even though it wasn't him. It only strengthened his resolve to get free.
"Why that kanji? Why 'self'?" the Nogitsune asked Kira's mother when she knelt at the wall in the basement of Echo House.
"To signify that he died as himself. Because Rhys wasn't a monster. Not like you."
"If I'm such a monster why'd you call off the Oni? What happened to the woman who called out for chaos strife and pain to descend upon everyone and everything? What happened?"
"I don't want that anymore."
"I do. Did you bring this here thinking you could hide it from me?" the Nogitsune asked taking the black knife from Kira's mom.
"Bad idea."
Then the Nogitsune drove the knife into his stomach and pulled to make an open wound.
"What have you done?"
The Nogitsune struggled to stand and soon fell to the floor.
"Chaos is come again" it said just before flies came pouring out of the wound.
Selene POV: Selene didn't sleep all night. First there was the pain in her stomach that drove her to tears not because of the pain but because it was Stiles' pain the Nogitsune was letting her feel it.
Second she kept hearing flies buzzing all over they'd get close but never land on her it went on all night. It wasn't until Lydia texted saying Stiles was at Scott's that she felt some hope.
"His stomach check his stomach" Selene said when she got to Scott's.
"It doesn't look like he's bleeding. I think he might even be healing" Deaton said looking at the wound.
"You mean healing like we heal?" Aiden asked.
"That's good right?" Scott asked.
"For him yes. Us? I'm not so sure" Deaton responded.
"Well if we're not going to kill him why aren't we at least tying him down with some really big chains?" Aiden asked.
"I might have something more effective" Deaton said holding up a bottle.
Scott and Aiden held Stiles down and opened his mouth. Right after Deaton squirted the liquid in his mouth Stiles opened his eyes. He grabbed Aiden by the throat and struggled.
"Get him off me! Get him off me!" Aiden yelled and Stiles just grinned.
The grin died though when he slowly lost the ability to move from the neck down.
"Kanima venom. Nice touch. You know how they say that twins get a feeling when the other one's in pain? You didn't lose that talent too did you? Oh I hope not. You're going to need it… okay I'll give a little hint. Ethan's at the school" the Nogitsune smiled teasing them.
"Go" Scott told Aiden.
"Oh I hope he gets there in time. I like the twins. Short tempers. Homicidal compulsions. They're a lot more fun than you bakemono trying to save the world everyday" the Nogitsune giggled.
"Doc you brought something to paralyze his body. You got anything for his mouth?" Scott's mom asked.
"Yes I do" Deaton ripped off a piece of duct tape and put it over Stiles' mouth.
First Stiles screamed in anger then he laughed. Selene stood in the corner knowing this had to be done but all her instincts were telling her to go protect her mate even though it wasn't him it was still his body and he was still in there.
"How much longer do you think we have?" Scott asked.
"I wish I knew. But if we don't figure out something soon we're going to need to find a better place to keep him. He might be paralyzed but it still feels like he's got us right in the palm of his hand" Deaton said.
Melissa was in bandaging Stiles' wound and Selene watched from the corner. Stiles sniffled and cried a little.
"Stiles" Melissa said and he nodded so she pulled off the tape.
Just like that he stopped crying.
"Really Melissa? I shed one tear? That's all it takes? Come on. You can't crumble that easily. How are you going to hold up when Scott knows the truth?"
"What?"
"When he finds out why his dad really left? You know he overheard it right? You had no idea. You called Stilinski right after it happened. You didn't tell Scott but you told the Sheriff. Hmm but Stiles heard it like he hears everything. But you want to know why he never told Scott? Because he knew how much he would hate you."
"This isn't you Stiles."
"It is now" the Nogitsune smiled and Melissa put tape back over his mouth.
"But the scroll said to change his body" Lydia said.
They were still arguing in the dining room Selene barely listened.
"That's if I translated it correctly. We're looking for a cure in something that might actually be nothing more than a proverb or a metaphor" Deaton said.
"That venom is not going to last long. Something needs to be done sooner than later." Deaton told them.
"We need to free his mind. That I can do. Scott I'd like you in there with me… call Peter" Selene spoke up knowing it was risky but they were almost out of options.
When Peter did show up he gave Stiles a once over.
"He doesn't look like he would survive a slap across the face much less the bite of a werewolf" Peter said.
"He'd survive mine. We're just trying to save that for absolute last" Selene told him.
"So do we have a plan?" Deaton asked.
"Selene and Scott are going to try and dig through pale and sickly Evil Stiles' mind to unearth pale and sickly real Stiles. Then guide him back from the depths of his own subconscious" Peter said.
"I can do that. Scott I know first time doing this and yes it has to be you cause you're his friend and his logic I'm the heart and soul. But when you connect to my mind don't try to dig at it even by accident don't push it would be… bad for us all" Selene said as Peter positioned Scott's claws against Stiles and Selene's neck.
"Oh… okay" Scott said nervously then he pushed his claws in.
When they both came to they were tied in a hospital type bed. Using their enhanced strength they broke out and moved towards the only door. But once Scott was through it the door slammed shut and Selene was trapped in darkness absolute nothing.
The Nogitsune was trying to play on her fears but Stiles did a perfect job at hiding her from the Nogitsune that it didn't know how to scare her and it couldn't get into her mind.
Then just like the darkness turned to light and she was in a white room. Scott also was there. At the other end of the room was Stiles and the Nogitsune sitting on the Nemeton playing a board game.
They started to walk over to them but they never got any closer even when they ran.
"Stiles!" Scott yelled but Stiles couldn't hear him.
"Stiles is a part of your pack and my mate so how do we signal out location to the rest of the pack?" Selene asked.
"We howl" Scott said.
Then as one Scott and Selene howled. One howled to a friend and brother the other howled to her mate and her future. It was then that Stiles turned and looked at them. Stiles threw the pieces off the game board and that's when everything rushed forward.
They were back in Scott's living room.
"Did it work? Did it work?" Scott asked.
After a few seconds Stiles jerked and pulled the duct tape off his mouth. Bandages started coming out of his mouth along with black smoke. When they were all out on the floor a creature started to climb out of them.
Everyone backed away but when it lunged at them Scott and Peter dragged it over to the couch.
"Hold him" Peter growled.
"I'm trying" Scott said.
The creature struggled more in panic than anger.
"Wait!" Selene pushed both Peter and Scott aside and pulled the bandages off the creatures face.
Underneath was Stiles. Selene knew it was him she could feel him in their bond. She was so happy she started to cry a little.
"Selene?" Stiles asked nervously.
She nodded smiling.
"Scott" Deaton said showing an open front door and no Lydia or other Stiles.
"Where are they? Where are they? Lydia? Lydia? Lydia!" Scott yelled as he ran outside looking for the Nogitsune who now looks like Stiles and Lydia who he kidnapped.