Stiles POV: The next morning his dad slammed the door to his office before spinning around to face Stiles and Selene.
"You are not going to Mexico" he said angrily.
"Dad Scott and Kira have been kidnapped and taken to Mexico okay? I think that's a pretty good reason for a trip to Mexico" Stiles said.
"Okay even if Deaton is right about this the best thing to do is to go through the proper channels."
Selene sighed and turned her back.
"Dad…" Stiles tried.
"That means calling the right law enforcement agencies border patrol putting out an all-points" his dad continued.
"No government officials will even believe you let alone be able to stand against what took Scott and Kira" Selene said looking back at them.
"Dad I can't just wait around for the wheels of bureaucracy to start spinning in five different government offices okay? Someone needs to go down there right now find them and rescue them. I'm going" Stiles said.
"I can keep you from going."
"I'd find away."
"I can throw you in a cell."
"I have a super strong girlfriend" Stiles grinned at her and Selene let her eyes go red.
"Stiles please just give me a little more time to verify something slightly more concrete than a psychic vision by some guy with a third eye! Look I will call every law enforcement agency all the way down to South America if I have to. If nothing turns up then I'll book three flights to Mexico we'll all go okay?"
"Okay okay great. Do I get a gun?" Stiles asked.
"No" both his dad and Selene said at the same time.
"Wha… why?" Stiles asked.
They just gave him a look.
The sun was starting to go down when they picked up Malia to take her to Scott's to get his scent they couldn't wait for his dad to do the Sheriff thing. Their friends needed them now.
"I can find him easy. But it's a Labyrinth under the church the more who have his scent the better" Selene explained when Malia asked why she needed to get Scott's scent.
Liam was there when they went to leave.
"Oh Liam go home you're not coming with us" Stiles said.
"Why not?" Liam whined.
"Because it's a full moon and I don't feel like driving all the way down to Mexico just to have you rip my throat out" Stiles said.
"And it's too long a drive for me to keep you controlled and fight Kate and the Berserkers and the end" Selene said before Liam could argue.
"You could lock me up or chain me down to the backseat or something."
"You tore through the last chains remember" Malia said.
"Yeah we would have to freeze you in Carbonite to get you down there" Stiles said.
"Okay then where do we get Carbonite?"
"Seriously you haven't seen it either?" Stiles murmured in disgust at no one seeing Star Wars then he turned to leave.
"Wait! What if we put me in the trunk?" Liam sounded desperate.
"You'd get outta that too" Malia said.
"Liam you've been a werewolf all of five minutes you don't have to do this" Stiles said softly.
"I know I don't have to but I want to. There's gotta be bigger chains a bigger trunk or something. There has to be" Liam said.
"Maybe there is" Stiles said.
On the way to the ware house Selene called Derek to tell him the plan to get Liam to Mexico.
"You know your dads going to kill you for this right?" Selene told Stiles.
"I know but they're our friends" Stiles replied.
"How did you get a prison transport van?" Stiles asked Braeden once at the warehouse to meet the others.
"I'm a US Marshal" she replied.
"Yeah I just thought that was just a cover" Stiles said.
"Sometimes the best covers are the ones that are mostly true" Selene said smiling.
"Oh yeah pretending to be a teen in high school how could you enjoy that?" Peter asked getting out of Derek's vehicle.
"I loved it" Selene said back looking at Stiles before she kissed him.
"I agree with that" Stiles grinned.
Peter rolled his eyes.
"Are we really bringing him?" Derek asked pointing at Liam.
"Are we really bringing him?" Stiles fired back pointing at Peter.
"We're bringing everyone that we can. And considering Scott and Kira were taken the night before a full moon we should probably get going" Peter said.
"What's that mean?" Malia asked.
"If Kate took Scott back to the same temple that she took Derek how do we know she's not planning to do the same thing to him?"
"What she wants to make him younger?" Liam asked.
"Or take him back to when he wasn't a werewolf" Derek said.
"A werewolf can't steal a true Alphas power but maybe a Nagual jaguar with the power of Tezcatlipoca behind her… maybe she can. So if everyone is sufficiently freaked out I say we get going" Peter said.
"We can't not without Lydia" Stiles said then he pulled out his phone to call her.
"Nothing" Stiles said putting the phone away after three unanswered calls.
"If she has a car she can catch up to us" Braeden said.
"That's a good point we'll call her from the road" Peter said.
"No what if something happened? What if she's in trouble?" Stiles said.
"Fine you stay you find her we're gonna go on without you" Peter said.
"I could call Mason. He has a study group at school maybe he could look for her" Liam offered.
"All right fine" Stiles said sighing.
Stiles and Selene walked over to Malia for a private talk.
"We need to be back there with Derek and Liam I've got some experience with out of control werewolves" Stiles said.
"And I got… well me mostly" Selene said smiling.
"You'll be okay riding with Peter?" Stiles asked.
"He is my father maybe we could do some bonding" Malia replied.
"No" both Stiles and Selene said.
"No bonding play the radio play it loud" Stiles told her.
"Remember what we're dealing with. It's not just Kate it's Berserkers. You might see human eyes behind those skulls do not assume that there's any humanity left. Oh this little one is terrified of them aren't you? Don't worry my friend it is that fear that will keep you alive" Peter said looking at Liam.
"Leave him alone Peter or do I need to remind you of your fears?" Selene asked with a slight growl.
Peter glared at her for a second.
"A reminder to everyone you do not fight Berserkers to survive you fight to kill" Peter finished.
Liam Derek Stiles and Selene all got into the back of the armored van and Braeden pulled out of the warehouse. Liam called Mason who said Lydia's car was at the school and Liam told him to find her.
After hanging up Derek chained Liam's hands down to the bench.
"All good?" Derek asked.
Liam yanked up on the chains but they held.
"Okay. I brought something to help you. This has been with my family for centuries. It's a very powerful supernatural talisman we use it to teach Betas how to control themselves on a full moon" Derek said holding out the wood carving of the triskele.
Liam took it slowly. Derek looked at Stiles expectantly. When Stiles said nothing only stared in confusion Derek jerked his head slightly toward Liam and the talisman.
"Yes it's powerful very powerful" Stiles said slowly.
He saw Selene fight back her laugh.
Selene POV: Soon night fell and the moon rose. Selene snapped her head over to look at Liam just before he jerked on the chains. His claws were out he was holding tight to the talisman.
"Whatever you were going to teach me… I think you better start" Liam said breathing heavy as his eyes turned yellow.
"Liam you with me? We have a mantra that we use you repeat it focus on the words it's like mediating. You say the words until you feel control coming back to you" Derek said as Liam began to shake.
"Okay okay okay! What are the words?" Liam begged as he bent over trying to fight the change.
"Liam don't fight the change it will only cause pain. Accept it then control it" Selene said.
"Okay look at the triskelion see the symbol? I have a tattoo on my back it's the same thing. Each spiral means something" Derek said.
"Alpha Beta Omega" Stiles said softly.
"It represents the idea that we can always rise to one an fall back to another. Betas can become Alphas" Derek explained.
"Alphas can become Betas" Stiles added.
"Omegas can become Alphas" Selene said.
"Can Alphas become Omegas?" Liam asked.
Derek nodded.
"All you have to do is say the three words and with each one you tell yourself you're getting calmer more in control. Go ahead."
"Alpha Beta…" Liam said quickly.
"Slower" Derek told him.
"Alpha…Beta…Omega. Alpha… Beta… Omega" Liam said groaning as he did.
"Good say it again remember every time you say the words you're getting calmer."
"Alpha…Beta…Omega" Liam continued his voice getting deeper the wolf was coming out.
"Whoa whoa" Stiles said backing away but Selene stopped him.
"Wolves like to chase prey don't move" she said softly.
"Say it again" Derek drilled Liam.
"Derek I don't think the powerful talisman of self-control is working" Stiles said.
Liam started growling his fangs now out.
"Liam say it again!" Derek yelled.
"Dammit Derek it's not working try something else already!" Selene yelled trying to get between a wolf Liam and Stiles.
"Whoa!" Stiles yelled as Liam snapped the chains on one hand going for Derek's throat.
"Derek?" Braeden asked from up front.
"I think we're gonna need to go a little faster" Stiles told her.
"Keep going!" Derek yelled to her as he held Liam's claws back barely.
"Liam!" Derek yelled as Liam got his other hand free and was inches from Derek's neck.
"Liam…" Stiles tried.
"We're almost there!" Braeden yelled.
"Keep focus!" Derek yelled.
"Derek!" Selene yelled.
"No! Stay back he has to do this himself or never learn control" Derek told her.
"Derek I don't think Alpha Beta Omega is resonating with him" Stiles said.
"You know any other mantras!?" Derek asked barely keeping Liam at bay.
"Yeah I do. Liam what three things cannot long be hidden?" Stiles asked.
When Liam didn't answer Stiles got closer to him and the fighting.
"Liam! Liam look at me" Stiles said.
Selene heard it then as clear as day the voice of an Alpha. Liam had no choice but look at Stiles.
"What three things cannot long be hidden? What three things?" Stiles said unaware to the change in his voice but Derek noticed it too barely giving Selene a look.
"The sun…the moon…the truth" Liam said slowly pulling his claws away from Derek.
"That's it say it again" Stiles ordered.
"The sun…the moon…the truth" Liam repeated his voice going back to normal.
"Derek?" Braeden asked softly.
"We're okay" he told her.
Stiles patted Derek's arm.
"The sun… the moon… the truth" Liam said one last time just as the van stopped.
"I can't believe I did it. For a minute there I thought I was gonna tear the three of you apart" Liam said with a little laugh.
"That I wouldn't allow but I wasn't needed to intervene" Selene said smiling.
"Yeah plus that would've made for an awkward ride home so thanks" Stiles said.
"Think you can bring the same level of control and strength inside La Iglesia?" Derek asked.
Liam smiled and flicked his claws out as his answer.
"All right we might actually be able to do this" Stiles said.
"When this is all over me and you need to have a talk" Selene told Stiles.
"Yeah okay is everything okay?" Stiles asked clearly worried.
Selene kissed him softly.
"It's just fine no worries."
Derek opened the door and was immediately pulled out by a Berserker. Stunned the others didn't move. The Berserker started beating on Derek. It wasn't till Selene felt like she was pierced in the chest did she act knowing it was already too late.
"Derek!" Selene launched herself at the Berserker knocking it away from Derek and then dropped to the ground as Braeden shot at it.
"No no no Derek" Selene whispered rushing to his side as the Berserker fled and the others got out of the van.
"It's okay…Selene… it's okay" Derek said softly.
"Don't leave me don't you dare think I'm letting my oldest friend die in front of me" Selene begged placing her hands on his wounds as Braeden came over to try to help.
"No! Don't you even think of using one ounce of your power on me save it for later for the others" Derek said spitting out blood.
"I can't let you die" Selene said tears silently going down her cheeks falling onto Derek.
"That's exactly what you're going to do though" Derek told her.
More tears fell on to him as the moonlight landed on them. Selene didn't call the power to heal him though she respected his choice. Derek looked from Selene over to Stiles.
"You need to tell him. He's changing slowly but it's there. Go on go to him. And I'm so happy for you my friend" Derek whispered clearly in pain.
Selene got up and went to Stiles who pulled her close as she cried.
"How bad is it?" Peter asked as everyone got closer.
"I'm fine I'm fine just get to Scott just find him. We'll be right behind you go. Go!" Derek told them when no one moved.
Peter ran off first then the others.
"Hey hey save him" Derek told Stiles.
Stiles and Selene ran off but they looked back at Derek who nodded slowly at them.
Peter led them into the temple.