Amara's outfit:
Scott's house / Stiles's House / Hospital / Eichen House -

School / Hospital -

Chapter Forty-Two
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Amara  woke up to her phone ringing making her grab it to see Scott calling her. "Scott?" She asked after she answered the call, "I need you to get over here as quick as you can." Scott said and Amara furrowed her brows as she sat up.

"What's wrong?" She asked and he sighed, "Somethings wrong with Stiles." He said and her eyes widened as she quickly got out of bed. "Okay, I'll be over in a couple minutes." She said and he sighed in relief, "Okay." He said before hanging up.

A few minutes later, Amara walked into Scott's house as he and Isaac walked down the stairs. "Okay, let's go." Scott said and they were about to walk out but Scott's phone started ringing making him pull it out to see Stiles calling him.

"Stiles?" He asked after he instantly answered, "Did you call him? Did you call my dad?" Stiles asked making him sigh. "No, just Amara and Isaac. We're coming to find you. Can you figure out where you are? Try to find something and tell us where to look." Scott said as he glanced up at Amara and Isaac who was listening in.

"It's a basement... I think-I think I'm in some kind of basement..." Stiles said still breathing heavily, "In a house?" Scott asked. "No, it looks bigger- like, industrial. I think there's a furnace. But it's cold. It's freezing down here. I gotta turn the-I gotta turn the phone off, Scott, It's going to die." Stiles said making his eyes widen.

"Wait, wait, wait! What else is there? What do you see?" Scott said trying to get more clues as to where he could be. "The phone's dying. I can't talk. I have to go. Please..." Stiles whispered shakily. "Stiles... Why are you whispering?" Scott asked worriedly.

"Because I think there's someone in here with me..." Stiles whispered making Scott look up at Amara and Isaac wide eyed.

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Amara, Scott and Isaac ran into Stiles's bedroom to see Lydia and Aiden standing there, "How did you know? Did he call you, too?" Scott asked and Lydia shook her head. "I heard it." Lydia said and Aiden shook his head slightly, "Don't ask- it gets more confusing when you ask." He said and Lydia sighed.

"Not as confusing as this." She said and they moved over to show Stiles's bed where red yarn tied to a pair of scissors that had been stabbed into the bed. Each sting connected to a picture on the walls. "He uses red for unsolved cases..." Lydia said, looking back at everyone. "Maybe he thinks he's part of an unsolved case?" Aiden suggested, "Or is an unsolved case?" Isaac said as he glanced around.

"Hold on- is he still out there? You don't know where he is?" Lydia asked making Amara, Scott and Isaac glance at each other. "He said that he was in an industrial basement somewhere." Scott said and Isaac nodded, "We came here to get a better scent."

"What else did he say?" Lydia asked and they looked over at Scott who sighed, "Something's wrong with his leg- it's bleeding." He said and Amara nodded. "And he's freezing." She said, "Tonight's the coldest night of the year. It's going to drop into the twenties." Aiden said and Amara nodded.

"What did his dad say?" Lydia asked making them glance at each other again, "We kind of... We didn't tell him yet." Scott said making Lydia's eyes widen. "Stiles is bleeding and freezing and you didn't call his dad?" She asked incredulously.

"He made me promise not too. We can find him by scent. If he was sleepwalking, he couldn't have gotten far, right?" Scott said and Amara sighed. "You didn't notice that his jeep is gone did you?" She asked and he sighed and looked down.

"Scott, there's only so much we can do. We have to tell Stilinski and my mom." Amara said and Lydia started to pull out her phone. "Wait, guys! Hold on- I can get more help. I can call Derek, Allison-" Scott tried to stop Lydia making her scoff.

"Everyone except for the cops. Great idea!" Lydia said, "You guys remember they only get these feelings when someone's about to die, right?" Aiden said and Amara nodded in agreement making Scott sigh. "Lydia you don't have to call his dad. It's five minutes to the station." He said and they all nodded. Scott, Isaac, Amara and Aiden went to leave but Lydia grabbed Aiden's arm, "We'll catch up." She said making Amara furrow her brows, "What? Why?" She asked.

"There's something here..." Lydia said and Isaac nodded, "Yeah, evidence of total insanity." Isaac said and then hissed in pain when Amara pinched his arm and shot him a look. "We can figure out what's wrong with him after we find a way to keep him from freezing to death." Scott said and Lydia nodded.

"Go. We'll be right behind you." She said and Scott, Isaac and Amara walked out.

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Stilinski took a couple deep, looking like he was a pinch from breaking down after Amara, Scott and Isaac explained everything to him. "If his Jeep is gone, that's where we start. Parrish, let's get an APB out on a blue 1980 CJ-5 Jeep." Stilinski said making Amara look over at the deputy sitting in front of them. She furrowed her brows slightly as she looked at him, getting a warm and comforting vibe off him.

"Cordova, I want a list of any kind of industrial basement or sub-level of any building that he could've gotten into while sleepwalking. It's the coldest night of the year so far... So, if he's out their barefoot in just a t-shirt, he could already be hypothermic. Let's move fast. Let's think fast. Makena and the three of you come with me." Stilinski said and lead the three teenagers and Makena into his office.

"Okay... Is there anything you need to tell me that I can't tell anybody out there?" Stilinski asked and Scott nodded slightly, "Lydia knew he was missing." He said. "Can she help find him?" Stilinski asked and Amar sighed, "She's working on it."

"Anything else?" Stilinski asked looked over at her, "I called my Derek and Allison for help." Amara said and he sighed. "Can-can you find him by scent?" Stilinski asked, looking at Scott and Amara but before they could answer someone knocked on the door and opened it. "We got it, sir. We found the Jeep." Parrish said making them look at him.

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They pulled into the hospital parking lot before jumping out of their cars and bikes and running over to Stiles' jeep. "It's dead. He must have left the lights on." Stilinski sighed. "Why would he come here?" Scott asked. "Lets find out." Stilinski said and they ran into the hospital. Stilinski and Makena went to Melissa while Scott, Amara and Issac went to the roof where they knew Derek was.

"He's not here. Not anymore." Derek said and Amara raised her eyebrows, "You mean, the whole building?" She asked and Derek nodded. "Gone." He said making them sigh, "I'll go tell Stilinski." Isaac said as Amara walked up to her cousin.

"Notice how strong the scent is up here?" Derek asked when Scott came up to them, "Ever hear of chemo-signals? Chemical signals that communicate emotion. And just our sweat can give off anger, fear, or disgust. Take a deep breath and tell me what you feel." Derek said and Scott closed his eyes, "Stress."

"And anxiety, the smell is stong." Amara as she glanced around, "What was he doing up here?" Scott asked and Derek shook his head. "I don't know... But there was definitely some kind of struggle." Derek said and Scott furrowed his brows. "With who?" He asked, "Himself." Derek said as he glanced around. Amara was about to say something but her phone ran making her look down to see Lydia calling her.

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Standing outside the gates to Eichen House, Stilinski and Makena gets out the car to meet up with Lydia, Amara and Scott. "Lydia, I don't want to say, are you sure about this? but..." Stilinski trailed off and Lydia shook her head, "No- he's here. I swear to god he's here." She said and Stilinski took a deep breath and nodded before they all went inside.

"I need access to all basement rooms in this facility." Stilinski said walking up to the guy at the front desk who nodded. They ran down towards the basement area and Lydia paused for a moment, "It's here. It's right here." She said before running towards a door down the hall. Makena pulled out a flashlight before kicking the door open and they all quickly ran down the stairs.

"Stiles?" Stilinski called out as they glanced around the basement that showed no sign of Stiles anywhere. Just a lot of old dust and cobweb covered furniture and equipment. "Lydia...?" Scott trailed off slightly and Lydia shook her head, "I don't get it. This has to be it." She said in a slight whisper and Stilinski shook his head.

"Then where is he, huh? Where is he?" Stilinski asked before turning to Lydia, "Where is he?" He asked loudly making her flinched slightly and Amara gently grabbed her shoulder. "I'm sorry..." Stilinski said and Lydia just stared off into the distance, "I don't understand..." Lydia whispered and Amara sighed softly.

"Come on." Amara said, gently grabbing Lydia's arms and directing her towards the stairs.

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Everyone looks up at the sound of footsteps to see Stilinski walking over to them making them stand up. "He's sleeping now... And he's just fine." He said making them all sigh in relief, "He doesn't remember much. It's a bit like a dream to him." He said then looked over at Agent McCall.

"Thank you." He said and McCall shrugged, "It was that repellent we sprayed in the coyote den to keep other animals out. I couldn't go near it without my eyes watering. it just a good thing he mentioned it over the phone." McCall said as if it was nothing. "No, it was more than that. Thank you." Stilinski said and McCall shrugged slightly, "It was a lucky connection." He said making Stilinski give him a look.

"McCall, can you shut up please and accept my sincerest gratitude?" Stilinski said and McCall smiled awkwardly and nodded, "Accepted." McCall said and they shook hands as Melissa turned to the teenagers. "All right, you three. You've got school in less than six hours. Go home. Go to sleep." Melissa said and they nodded, "Okay." Scott said as Melissa hugged him while Makena gently patted Amara's shoulder before they started walking away.

"I don't know what happened. I was so sure..." Lydia said and Scott sighed, "Yeah, we werent much help, either. Doesn't matter, he's okay." Scott said and Amara nodded in agreement before all of the sudden Lydia looked back confused. "Lydia? Do you hear something?" Amara asked and Lydia shook her head.

"No. I didn't hear anything." She said and started walking but Amara grabbed her arm gently to stop her, "Hey, he wasn't at Eichen House but that doesn't mean you were wrong." Amara said and Lydia looked at her confused.

"Banshee powers are never wrong and hard as hell to fully get the hang of. There's a possibility that Eichen House could just be a problem later on." Amara said and Lydia stared at her for a moment before signing and nodding slightly.

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"You're right. It's Japanese. Who left this on your phone?" Mr. Yukimura said as he listened to a voicemail on Allison's phone with Allison, Amara and Isaac standing in front of him. "I don't know... All of the messages are the same, and they all say Blocked ID." Allison said and Amara raised her eyebrows, "Can you translate it?" Amara asked, looking at Mr. Yukimura.

"Mostly. The man speaking is giving instructions, actually. The first line is, 'All evacuees are required to stay at least ten feet back from outside fences'." He said and Isaac looked at him confused, "What does that mean? What fences?" He asked.

"The fences surrounding a Japanese internment camp during World War II. After Pearl Harbor,Japanese-Americans were rounded up and put in camps. This man is reading instructions to prisoners upon their arrival." Mr. Yukimura explained and Allison furrowed her brows, "Well, where does something like this come from?" She asked and Mr. Yukimura shrugged slightly.

"I have no idea... Because it's fake. It mentions the name of the internment camp as 'Oak Creek'. There was no internment camp named 'Oak Creek' in California." Mr. Yukimura said making the three teens glance at each other.

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"I'm not sure I know how to pronounce this... or if it's not actually a misspelling..." Dr. Vandenberg said as he looked down at Stiles's folder. Melissa and Stilinski stood next to the doctor while Stiles sat on the bed of the MRI machine, Amara sitting next to him while Scott stood on the other side of him. "Just call him Stiles." Stilinski said and Dr. Vandenberg nodded before turning to Stiles. 

"Okay. Stiles, just to warn you, you're going to hear a lot of noise during the MRI. It's due to pulses of electricity going through metal coils inside the machine. Uh, if you want, we can get you earplugs or headphones." He said and Stiles shook his head, "Oh, no. No, I don't need anything." 

"Hey, we're just on the other side of that window, okay?" Stilinski said and Stiles nodded, "Okay." He said and Stilinski smiled at him as Stiles patting his arm before he walked away. It was quiet for a moment as all the adults went to the other room before Stiles spoke up.

"You know what they're looking for, right?" Stiles asked as he looked up at Amara and Scott who just looked at each other sadly, not saying anything. "It's called frontotemporal dementia." Stiles said making Amara suck in a deep breath, looking down at the ground while Scott looked at Stiles, "Areas of your brain start to shrink. It's what my mother had."

"It's the only form of dementia that can hit teenagers... and there's no cure." Stiles said  "Stiles, if you have it, we'll do something." Scott said making Stiles look down. "I'll do something." Scott said making Stiles look up at him before nodding slightly. They stared at each other for a moment before pulling each other into a tight hug. 

After a minute Scott pulled away and smiled sadly, patting Stiles's shoulder before stepping away. She took a deep breath before standing up and turning to Stiles. "If you have this, there is a cure." Amara said and Stiles furrowed his brows, "Healer Witches can heal anything. If you have this I will hunt down a Healer Witch for you." Amara said and Stiles smiled at her.

"Thanks, Amara." He said and she smiled softly before standing up and wrapping her arms around him. He instantly wrapped his arms around her, both of them hugging each other as tight as they could. She pulled away slightly before smiling sadly at him, "We'll figure something out, I promise." She said and he nodded. She patted his shoulder and Scott wrapped his arm around her shoulder while they walked out of the room. 

They walked into the hallway and sat down next to each other, comfortingly holding each others hand. A moment later Derek and Makena walked over and sat down across from them, "You know the stuff you were telling me about chemo signals earlier? It reminded me of the time you were teaching me to use anger to control the shift." Scott said and Derek smiled.

"I think you ended up teaching me more about that." Derek said making Amara and Makena both chuckle and nod while Scott smiled, "Are you teaching me again?" He asked and Derek shrugged slightly.

"Think of it as sharing a few trade secrets. You know, I took Cora back to South America, right? It's where she spent most of her time after the fire. But that's not the only reason I left... I needed to talk to my mother." Derek said making Scott raise his eyebrows, "You're dead mother?" He asked and Derek nodded.

"She told me something that changed my perspective on a lot of things. She said that my family didn't just live in Beacon Hills- they protected it. This town needs someone other than just Amara to protect it. Someone like you." Derek said and Scott smiled softly and looked down.

"And someone like you to teach me a few trade secrets." Scott said then the look of realization crossed his face before he stood up. "He was trying to protect us. Stiles was protecting us-" Scott said making Derek, Makena and Amara stand up, realising the same thing, "From himself." Amara said.

A few minuets later they ran into the roof looking around, "What are we looking for?" Derek asked. "I'm not sure... But I think Stiles wasn't just up here struggling with himself. I think he was struggling not to do something." Scott said then noticed a box in front of one of the fences.

He climbed onto it then reached up on top of the roofing of the fence and pulled down a white duffel bag making a bunch of wires and tools fall out. They looked at it confused before looking around, and thats when they noticed a slightly cut wire above them.

They started to walk back but Makena slowed to a stop as she furrowed her brows slightly. "What is it?" Amara asked and Makena shook her head slightly, "Something's about to happen." Makena said. Amara furrowed her brows before she heard a low hum of electricity. She thought for a second before her eyes widen, "The wire." She said.

Right as she turned around the electrical box they where just at suddenly exploded into a million sparks making Scott pull Amara back while Derek pulled Makena back as the wire they saw earlier snapped and started wiping back and forth.

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Author's Note:
So I mentioned this over on my message board but a while ago I said I would do a TVD/TO book but I just realized it would be 180+ chapters. And I don't think I would have the motivation/patience to write that many chapters in one book without getting bored of it and giving up.

So incase I decide not to write that book, I need a back up book because I want to have at least 40 books even. (I might go up to 50 books even cause I have a weird things with numbers and having them be even/half but that's a story for another day when I get to that point)

Anyways, I have 5 book ideas for a back up book and I need you guys to pick one.

1. Allison/Stiles x Scott's Twin Sister - Gets bitten along with Scott but becomes a Lunar Witch, Scott and Allison/Malia and Stiles don't happen.

2. Sirius Black (Marauders Era) - Although I haven't read all the books yet so I only know how some of the characters