Chapter 8 - Alternate Ending 3

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If you guys read Chapter 8 - Alternate Ending 2, you can skip the stuff written in Bold and Italics below as it was copied from the previous chapter and move below to the last few chapter after the "***" sign. For the rest of you guys, enjoy.

Stiles's condition took a turn for the worse a few hours after his operation and his shift to the ICU. He suffered a seizure which the doctors had warned about when they suspected that he might suffer from hypoxia. The seizure caused too much strain on his already injured body and Stiles suffered another cardiac arrest as a result of it. They were able to get his heart beating again but unfortunately Stiles fell into a coma and he wasn't responding to any treatment. It's been two whole days since then and Stiles's condition is keeping on deteriorating. The doctors are trying their best but even they seem to have been giving up.

Scott was going out of his mind. He didn't know what to do? How he could be of help to Stiles? He wasn't allowed to see his best friend in the ICU after Stiles's condition worsened. Only immediate family. Who made such rules? Didn't they understand that Stiles was his brother? The sheriff was in no condition to help him; he was already worried for Stiles. His mom had tried and sneaked him in a couple of times but God! That wasn't enough! He wanted to be by Stiles's side continuously.

Finally after trying to reach Derek Hale for days, he answered Scott's call. He explained to Scott how he saved Cora. He told him how to channel his Alpha spark into healing somebody; how if it worked could lead to Scott losing his Alpha spark and saving Stiles's life or to Scott losing his and Stiles's lives if it didn't work out. Scott thanked him and headed in search of the Sheriff and his mom.

The sheriff and Melissa heard Scott out in what he wanted to do. They talked to Dr. Deaton as well. Stiles's condition was worsening. They had to do something.

"What if we give Stiles the bite?" Liam asked

"No." Were the immediate chorus from Scott, Sheriff, Malia and Lydia.

"He doesn't want it and I am not going to give it to him without his consent." Scott replied

"He might reject the bite. His bullet was also laced with wolfsbane and it might still be in his system. Humans reject bites when they come in contact with wolfsbane, mistletoe, mountain ash and other such things and Stiles is always in contact with one or other of them so there's a high chance that the bite won't take besides that I've never heard of a Spark being turned into a werewolf. You can't be one supernatural being if you're already another like Miss Martin here, she wasn't turned into a werewolf after being bitten because she was already a Banshee." Dr. Deaton said pointing towards Lydia.

"Would Stiles having wolfsbane in his system affect what Scott wants to try?"

"Maybe. There's no way to tell." Deaton answers.

"But Cora was poisoned with mistletoe and Derek still managed to save her." Scott says.

"Yes but Cora's a werewolf and Stiles is a human. Supernatural elements affect both humans and werewolves differently. It might be possible that you may be able to save Stiles without losing your Alpha spark. Since humans aren't as strong as werewolves, you may be able to save Stiles without using your entire Alpha spark. A werewolf healing another werewolf may require more power as compared to a werewolf healing a human. It might even happen that the wolfsbane in Stiles's system may prevent you from healing him completely and you won't be able to give him the bite as he would definitely reject it."

"I don't care if I keep being an Alpha or not. I just want to save Stiles. He has to pull through this. I don't know what I would do without him. I've already lost Allison and Kira, I can't lose him too; my wolf can't lose Stiles. I'm afraid another loss like that would make him unstable and he may go feral. I can't survive without Stiles, knowing that he sacrificed himself for me and I did nothing to help him even though there was something that I could do to help. I can't lose my best friend...can't lose my brother." Scott sobbed and was pulled into a bone crushing hug by the Sheriff who himself shared sentiments similar to Scott's.

Stiles's condition was worsening. The doctors were giving up hope of him surviving through the night much less of him making recovery. They pulled the sheriff aside and told him of Stiles's chances of survival and told him that he should be prepared for the worst and say his goodbyes and asked him if there was anyone else that he would like to call. The sheriff replied that there was no one else and that everyone that loved and cared for his son was already in the waiting room.

Noah told everyone what the doctor had told him. He agreed to try what Scott was asking him to. He had to do everything in his power to save his only child, his Stiles, his Mieczyslaw. He even went so far as to consider the bite for Stiles if what Scott wanted to try did not work out. He was not ready to lose his son yet.

Scott entered the ICU along with the sheriff and his mom. He sat besides his friend who was covered from head to toe in various equipments and machineries monitoring him. He had multiple tubes feeding various nutrients and blood and oxygen to him. He was covered in a flimsy hospital gown. Stiles was as pale and sickly as the bandages wrapped across his abdomen and torso. Scott took Stiles's hand that was not covered in tubes and needles into his hand. He took a deep breath and concentrated on his Alpha spark and guided it to take Stiles's pain away and to heal him. He started taking his pain away continuously not stopping like he usually would. His eyes started glowing red as his Alpha spark started a fight with the remnants of the wolfsbane in Stiles's system. His wolf could also feel mountain ash, mistletoe and other supernatural elements which Stiles was constantly in contact with, trying to block him and prevent him from healing his friend.

"***"

Scott remained persistent and so did his wolf. He continued to try and take as much pain as he could while fighting with the wolfsbane and other supernatural elements in Stiles's system. He was having a hard time taking so much pain away. He'd taken other's pain away multiple times but never in this much quantity. Every instinct told him to let go, to not endure but he persisted and so did his wolf. Finally something happened that gave him hope. His Alpha spark found a way to communicate with Stiles's magical spark and they started to work in unison to the common goal of helping heal Stiles. Scott's eyes were red and his veins were black. Stiles's breathing eased and some colour returned to his pallid face, his features showed a little less distress and the various equipments and machines surrounding him recorded the change.

"His vitals are improving." Scott heard his mom say as he continued with what he was doing. He could feel his best friend's body healing. He concentrated on healing the internal injuries first. He guided his Alpha spark towards the most serious injury first and healed it with the help of Stiles's spark. When most of the major wounds were healed from the inside he started to concentrate on healing Stiles from the outside. He was however stopped from doing so when the hand he was holding started to squeeze back. That got his attention and Scott snapped his eyes first towards Stiles's hand that he was holding into his own which in fact was squeezing back, and next towards Stiles's face so quickly that it gave him a whiplash. Stiles's eyes were open. His friend was looking at him. He looked much better than when he started healing him.

"Stiles!" Scott said with tears of relief in his eyes. "Stiles, you're awake." Scott said with awe.

Noah too came towards Stiles and kissed his forehead. He too had tears of joy in his eyes.

Melissa checked his vitals once again and said that she was getting Stiles's doctor for him.

The doctor checked Stiles over. He ran a multitude of tests and finally gave the good news that Stiles was going to be fine.

"It's a miracle. I don't know what else to say. He's going to be fine Mr. Stilinski, your son is going to be just fine." The doctor said.

Noah thanked the doctor profusely and went to his son's room.

Scott was obviously there talking to Stiles's sleeping form, whose breathing tube was now removed making his face visible. His son looked so young and frail and innocent but he would take this any day compared to the deathly figure laying in the hospital bed just a few hours earlier. Noah checked over his son and found that he was in fact sleeping. He grabbed Scott and pulled him in a bone crushing hug thanking him for what he did for Stiles. "Thank you so much Scott. What you did for Stiles... I am so grateful to you. Son you saved his life. Thank you Scott, thank you so much."

"He saved my life first," Scott said still in the sheriff's arms. "He's in this mess because of me and anyway, there's nothing, NOTHING that I won't do for him. He's Stiles, he's my best friend... my brother and I would do anything in my power to save him, to protect him."

"Anything for my brother." Scott declared solemnly.

"Anything for my brother." replied Stiles from the bed that he was laying in with a smile on his face.

Stiles quickly got better after that. He demanded Scott to show him his eyes. They were still an Alpha red much to Stiles's relief. He did not want his friend to lose his powers, not on his account. Scott disagreed but obliged Stiles anyway. Deaton had heard how Stiles's spark had helped Scott's Alpha spark to heal him. He concluded that Scott was still the Alpha thanks to Stiles and his spark who helped share the burden of healing Stiles.

They took care of the hunters and the witch helping them with the help of Chris Argent.

Things returned back to normal or as normal as can be expected in Beacon Hills after that. Scott and Stiles continued to save each other and the others around them.

The End.

Soooo...which ending did you liked better? Please let me know.

I was thinking of doing one last ending where Scott gives Stiles the bite. What do you think should happen? Should Stiles become a werewolf or should the wolfsbane in his system kill him, leaving Scott guilty and devastated. Let me know.

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