章 36: Currents
Scott and Scarlett enter the hospital, bringing their mom some dinner. As the doors open they both scan the area looking for their mom in the crowd of people. The twins quickly spot her just as she starts speaking, "Oh, thank God. I'm starving."
She grabs the bag out of her daughters hands and hurries to the reception counter to open it. Scott and Scarlett follow her and she turns around, "Sorry. Sorry." She gives both of her kids a kiss on the cheek then continues, "Thank you for bringing me dinner."
"Of course, mom." Scarlett says, a smile on her face.
"Everything okay?" Scott asks.
"Except for half of the victims of a ten car-pile up being rerouted to us from downtown and the ER Attending not answering any of his pages? Yeah, I'm okay. Slightly, somewhat okay." Melissa answers.
"What does not answering pages mean?"
"It means no one can find him. Now we're waiting for the on-call to get here." Scott and Scarlett exchange a look at their moms words just as a patient walks up, clutching her stomach.
"Miss? Excuse me? I could really use something for the pain." The woman says.
"I know and I'm sorry, but giving you something could actually complicate things. We really need to wait for the doctor." Melissa turns back to the receptionist, "How far out is Dr. Hilyard?"
"Ten minutes." The receptionist replies. Scarlett watches as the injured woman takes a seat and Scott follows her, presumably to take some of her pain. Scar turns her head away from the two to scan the bustling waiting room.
Her attention is quickly brought to the entrance as the doors bang open. Ethan, looking rather panicked, is half carrying Danny, "I need help!"
Scarlett sprints over and grabs Danny's other arm, wrapping it around her shoulders. Scott and Melissa follow closely behind. Scott turns to address the Alpha that brought Danny in, "What did you do to him?"
"Nothing. He said he was having chest pains and trouble breathing. But it just kept getting worse." They guide Danny over to a seat, Melissa begins looking him over to see what's wrong.
The three young werewolves look on in worry as Ethan asks, "What is it? Is he dying?"
The twins quickly snap at him, "Shut up."
"I said I didn't do anything." Ethan begins, trying to defend himself.
"All of you back off." Melissa scolds, instantly shutting the trio up. She goes back to doing her check up, "Okay, that's not good." She then turns to ask the receptionist once more, "How much longer on Dr. Hilyard?"
The receptionist raises her hands indicating that she doesn't know. "What is it? What's wrong?" Scar asks.
"His larynx is shifting to the side. I think it's a tension pneumothorax." She then calls out, "Can we get a gurney over here!"
Right after the words leave her mouth Danny lurches forward. He throws up white berries as they all watch in horror. Ethan whispers, "Mistletoe."
A nurse quickly brings a gurney over and helps Melissa bring him into a room. Ethan, Scott, and Scarlett all follow them, "Can you three please get back to the waiting room?"
None of them turn to leave, but they make sure Melissa has enough room to work as the other nurse leaves to help more patients, "Where is everyone?" Ethan asks.
"It's a full house tonight. They're attending to other patients."
"How can we help?" Scott asks.
"You can't. His lungs collapsed."
Scarlett sucks in a breath at her mom's words, "That sounds really bad." Scott states.
"And his heart is being pushed against his chest cavity."
"That sounds much worse." Ethan says.
"Mom, please don't let him die." Scar says, tears in her eyes as she watches one of her best friends struggle to live.
"He's not going to." She yanks open a drawer and pulls out a needle, "Scott, grab that tape." She motions to Ethan, "Take those scissors and cut his shirt open." Ethan grabs Danny's shirt and rips it open, "Works for me."
She presses gently over Danny's upper chest, trying to find the right injection point. "He's not breathing, mom." Scarlett says, panic evident in her voice.
"I know, I know." She takes a breath then inserts the needle into Danny's chest. Air bubbles up inside the syringe as she aspirates Danny's lung. His body finally relaxes as he begins to breathe normally. Scarlett lets out a breath as Danny's eyes blink open.
He locks eyes with Melissa and whispers, "Thank you."
She smiles at him, "No problem." She then looks up at the twins and Ethan. "What?"
"That was awesome." Scott says.
"It's no big deal. It's nothing really." She shrugs off the compliment.
*_*_*_*_*_*
Scott and Scarlett make their way outside and get ready to leave. They don't make it very far though because Ethan exists the hospital and quickly makes his over to them. "I know you're not going to believe me, but I didn't do anything."
"All I know is the minute you got here, you went right after Danny. And your brother went after Lydia." Scott replies.
"We're not going to hurt him."
"Yeah? And why should we believe you?" Scarlett asks, raising an eyebrow.
He takes a careful look around then steps closer, "Because we knew one of them was going to be important to you. And now we know it's Lydia."
Scarlett scoffs, "That's rich. Danny is one of my best friends. And Lydia is my best friend." She then takes a step closer to Ethan so that they were practically chest to chest, "And if you or anyone else in your pack even thinks about hurting one of them, you'll wish you were dead."
"What are you going to do? We're Alpha's." Ethan says, glaring down at the smaller girl.
"Yeah, but I'm faster and smarter." Her eyes start to glow white but before she can act on her threat Scott lightly slaps her arm. She backs away and looks behind Ethan, finally noticing what got Scott's attention.
Ethan follows our gazes to lock his eyes on an empty car slowly moving across the parking lot. It comes to a halt as it hits another car, setting off it's alarm.
They rush over, Scott quickly opening the door. He reaches over picking something out of the car, "What is it?" Ethan asks. Scott raises his hand to show them a dead moth.
A little while later Ethan was gone and Stiles, his dad, and multiple other cops were at the scene. "Hold one. Were they both in the car?" Sheriff Stilinski asks, clearly confused.
"No, dad, they're trying to tell you it's two different kidnappings. Two doctors. Both gone." Stiles replies.
"Dr. Hilyard's car. The on-call doctor. The ER Attending is the one that never showed up." Melissa answers.
Stiles notices that his dad has a dazed look on his face as he looks at the accident and witnesses gathered. "Dad?" Stiles asks, snapping him out of his trance.
"Sorry. Melissa, let me just focus on getting your story first. Boys, Scarlett, give us a second."
The three teenagers back away to let their parents talk. "These are definitely sacrifices, right?" Scott asks.
"And it's one Deaton mentioned. Healers." Stiles confirms.
"But what about Danny? He was throwing up mistletoe. That's not a coincidence. And if he hadn't been with Ethan, he probably would've died. How is Danny a Healer?" Scott questions, confused about why Danny was attacked.
"He's not. It has to be something else. Maybe he knows something or got in the way somehow." Scarlett answers. She looks at Stiles to see if he has any input but notices he's watching something behind her.
The twins turn their heads to see Stiles dad on the phone. "Can you hear?" Stiles asks.
Both Scott and Scarlett quickly listen in and nod, "They found a body." Scott answers.
*_*_*_*_*_*
The next morning, Scarlett wakes up to her mom shaking her awake and calling out, "Hello? Get up!" Scarlett blinks her eyes open from her spot next to her mother on the bed and turns to look at Scott and Isaac. "Boys!" She calls, louder than before.
Scott lays sleeping in a chair and Isaac is propped up against the wall. Both of them jolt awake at Melissa's yell. Once she sees that the three teens are all awake she asks, "What do you think you're doing?"
"We were watching over you." Isaac answers.
"We wanted to make sure you weren't the third sacrifice." Scott continues.
"But all three of you were asleep." Melissa replies.
Scott turns his attention to Isaac, "You were on watch last."
"I thought you were on watch last." Isaac replies.
"No, you were on watch last." Scott insists.
Isaac pauses then reluctantly nods, "I might have been on watch last."
"My heroes. Didn't you say they're all doctors? I haven't had an M.D. recently added to the end of my name so I think I'm in the clear." Melissa says.
"The Darach is targeting healers. That doesn't mean just doctors." Scarlett speaks for the first time, making all of their heads turn towards her.
Scott continues, "And you were definitely a healer last night."
"Yeah, but I'm not going to be anyone's human sacrifice today. Now all three of you, get your butts to school."
They all reluctantly leave her room to get ready for the day. Though Isaac and Scarlett elect to get Dressed in something they can easily move in, since they both decided to skip school with Boyd and help Derek with the Alpha pack.
*_*_*_*_*_*
Boyd, Isaac and Scarlett slide open the door to Derek's loft. They step inside and not even a minute later Derek calls to them, "Get back to school."
"We can't. The three of us are incredibly, unbelievably sick." Isaac answers.
"With what? Brain damage?" Derek retorts, finally coming into view.
"I have a migraine. Scarlett developed a rash and Boyd has explosive diarrhea." Derek tries desperately not to smile but fails, meeting them in the middle of the loft.
"We're here to protect you." Boyd says.
"You're here to protect me? I'm in trouble."
Scarlett's mouth falls open in mock shock, "I'm offended, Der. Did you really think we would come here without a plan? Boyd here, happens to be a bit of a genius."
Derek smirks but doesn't say anything as he watches Boyd place the bag he was carrying down. He kneels beside it to unzip it as he begins talking, "I thought about the time Gerard had me and Erica tied up, hooked to wires that were pushing electrical currents through us. So I wondered how we could do something like that, but on a bigger scale."
Derek reaches into the bag and pulls out a coil of rope. He raises an eyebrow as he asks, "What kind of plan is this?"
"Actually, I'd call it more of a trap."
Scarlett moves to unravel a hose so water can start pouring onto the floor of the loft. Boyd begins to explain the plan to Derek, "In a pool of electrified water, it can take only fifty milliamps to kill a normal human. Less power than it takes to turn on a light bulb."
"That's comforting." Derek states, looking down at the water starting to pool around his feet.
"If we disable the circuit interrupter in the building's electrical room, the current will keep coming. And anyone who steps foot in here gets a pretty shocking surprise."
"Especially someone barefoot." Isaac finishes. Derek looks at the three teens, a proper smile beginning to form.
*_*_*_*_*_*
Scarlett steps up to a platform raised above the floor as she takes a call from Scott and waits for the boys to finish setting up the trap, "What's going on?" She asks him.
"Deaton was taken by the Darach. We're trying to figure out where he is. He called me at school and said that I was the only one that would be able to find him."
"It sounds like you're panicking. Breathe Scott. You'll find him, alive. Okay?"
"What if I don't, Scar?"
"You can't think like that alright?"
"Is everything okay at Derek's?"
"Yeah, the plan is coming together fine. But don't worry about us. Just focus on finding Deaton." Scar hangs up and quickly dials Stiles. "Do you have any clues on where Deaton is?"
"Not yet. Lydia has no clue how to use her powers or how to find him." He answers.
"Well maybe because Deaton isn't dead or close to death? Her powers tend to lead her to the dead bodies. Maybe it's a good sign that she doesn't know where he is."
"I guess we can hope. But the goal is to find him before he's dead."
"Yeah, I know that. Just keep me updated, alright?"
"Yeah, you too. Stay safe, Scarlett." They hang up just as Boyd is finishing the trap.
He kneels down and reaches out to touch the water, "Woah, what are you doing?" Derek asks.
"You can test to see if the water is electrified with the back of your hand. If there's a current, it'll kick your hand up. Do it with the front, the muscles clench and your hand goes under." Boyd explains. He reaches out and his hand snaps back. He mutters out, "Still hurts, though."
"You think it could kill them?" Isaac questions.
"I hope so."
*_*_*_*_*_*
As night falls Derek starts to check his phone. "Cora?" Isaac asks.
"She was supposed to be back by now." Derek replies.
Scarlett opens her mouth to speak but quickly closes it. She squeezes her eyes shut then chokes out, "Somethings wrong. We're in trouble."
"What do you mean? Scar, are you okay?" Isaac asks, concern laced in his voice.
Scarlett doesn't answer, instead she opens her eyes and keeps them trained on the water. On pure instinct she takes a step forward. "Scarlett-" The three boys call out to her, shocked that she was taking a step into the electrified water.
They get cut off though when nothing happens. Before anyone can comment the rest of the power goes out, "What do we do now?" Isaac asks.
Derek jumps down from the platform, landing beside Scarlett, "We fight."
"There's no back exit?" Scarlett asks.
The Alpha looks at her, "No. We need to do this."
Scar bites her lip and shakes her head, "It's not going to end well for us. I can sense it."
Derek keeps his eyes locked on hers, "You're going to be alright, I won't let anything happen to you."
"It's not me I'm worried about." She answers.
Isaac and Boyd join Derek and Scarlett in the middle of the loft. A few seconds later the door swings open. Kali steps forward, "I'm going to be honest, Derek. When Ennis died, I thought to myself I would just go for it. Find you and kill you wherever you stand. Then I remembered how you surround yourself with these teenagers. Hiding behind them. And I thought what's a girl gotta do to get you alone? That's when I found out that I've got some real competition."
Ethan and Aiden step out from behind her. They drag Ms. Blake between them. She looks terrified, "You and me Derek. Or they tear her apart. What do you say? Think you can beat me one-on-one?" Kali asks.
Derek steps forward, eyes blazing red, "I'm going to rip your throat out. With my teeth."
Isaac, Boyd, and Scarlett all stand back watching nervously as Derek and Kali fight one another. Boyd texts Cora, letting her know what is happening, Scarlett, on the other hand, refuses to text Scott or Stiles knowing that they are busy trying to find Deaton and not wanting them to worry.
Kali quickly gains the upper hand, Boyd, Isaac and Scar step forward to help though Derek quickly shakes his head, "No!"
They step back to their places, "Do you still have that sense that something bad is about to happen?" Isaac whispers to Scarlett.
"Uh huh." She simply answers, nodding her head. A few moments later Boyd nods to Scar and Isaac, indicating that it was time to take action. Isaac and Scarlett rush to the twins, who instinctively let go of Ms. Blake to defend themselves. Boyd rushes towards Kali at the same time.
Rather than attacking, Isaac rushes towards their teacher to get her out of harm's way. Scarlett makes a move for Aiden, moving faster than he does and scratching his stomach with her claws. Before he or Ethan can attack, Kali calls from behind Scarlett, "Take him!"
They run over to Derek to grab the weakened Alpha by the arms. Scarlett runs back at them attacking Aiden once more, this time he was prepared though. He throws her hard onto the floor, her head knocking against the ground.
She lays dazed for a minute, sitting up just in time to see Kali drop Boyd onto Derek's claws. "I'm giving you until the next full moon, Derek. Make the smart choice. Join the pack. Or next time I kill all of you." Kali spits out.
She turns, walking past Isaac and Ms. Blake and out of the loft. Ethan and Aiden right on her heels. "It's okay." Boyd whispers to Derek.
"It's not." Derek whispers back, voice cracking and tears in his eyes.
"It's all okay."
"I'm sorry."
Boyd shakes his head and weakly smiles at his Alpha, "The full moon. That feeling, that was worth it." He pauses, "You know there's a lunar eclipse coming up, Erica and I were wondering what happens to us. If it makes us stronger." Derek doesn't get the chance to answer him. Boyd falls back into the water, no longer breathing.
Scarlett hears footsteps at the loft's entrance but can't rip her eyes away from Boyd's lifeless body. Finally Stiles stands in front of her breaking her from her thoughts. He reaches out a hand that Scarlett gratefully takes.
Once she's standing properly, Stiles asks, "Are you okay? Are you hurt?" She shakes her head in response, "No? To which question?" He asks once more.
"Both." Scarlett whispers, a dazed look present on her face. Stiles instantly pulls her into a tight embrace, trying to comfort her.
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