- ͙۪۪̥˚┊❛ CHAPTER 𝗧𝗪𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗬-𝗢𝗡𝗘 ❜┊˚ ͙۪۪̥◌
- REMEMBERING
❝ cut off the head of the snake and the body dies ❞

Alexa POV

2 days ago

At the loft, Aaron, Cora, Boyd, Derek, Peter, and I were standing around a table looking at a map, going over our plan. Scott bursted through the door.

"I know where they are." Scott said

"Same building as the Argents, we know." Derek said

"Cora and I followed the twins." Boyd said

"Then they want you to know." Scott said

"Or, more likely, they don't care." I said

"What is this?" Scott asked

Scott walked toward the table.

"Isn't it obvious? The schemers are scheming, coming up with a coup de main, better known as a pre-emptive strike." Peter said

"You're going after them?" Scott asked

"Tomorrow. And you're gonna help us." Derek said

Present Day

I was not awake but I was aware of my surroundings. I was on a bus to the cross country meet and I'm sitting on a seat in the back with Aaron. All I wanted to do was cry because I knew that Derek was dead. My body was in so much pain that I couldn't sit up straight, so I had to lay my head on Aaron's lap.

"Two of you, back in your seats. Jared, again, car sick? Every ti... how do you even get on the bus? Look at me. No, don't look at me. Look at the horizon. Keep your eyes... keep your eyes on the horizon. McCall, not you too." Coach said

He noticed Scott drifting off and Scott automatically sat up straight.

"No, Coach, I'm good." Scott said

"Hey, Scott, you're bleeding again. And don't tell me that it's just taking longer to heal, okay? Because I'm pretty sure that still bleeding means not healing, like, at all." Stiles said

"He's listening." Scott said

He was talking about Ethan, who was sitting with Danny.

"Is he gonna do something?" Stiles asked

"Not in front of this many people." Scott said

"Okay, well, what about the two ticking time bombs sitting right near him?" Stiles asked

"No, they won't. Not here." Scott said

"Okay, well, what if they do? Are you gonna stop 'em?" Stiles asked

"If I have to." Scott said

2 days ago

"They're one floor above them in the penthouse, right above Allison." Derek said

"So kill them first, that's the plan?" Scott asked

"They won't even see it coming." Mateo said

"Why is the default plan always murder? Just once, can someone try to come up with something that doesn't involve killing everyone?" Scott asked

"You never get tired of being so blandly moral, do you? Not that I disagree with him." Peter said

"I do. Why do we need this kid?" Cora asked

I crossed my arms.

"This kid helped save your life." I said

I turned to Scott.

"And you know we can't just sit back and wait for them to make the first move." I said

"You can't beat a pack of Alphas." Scott said

"That's why we're going after Deucalion, just him." Cora said

"Cut off the head of the snake and the body dies." Boyd said

"Only this isn't a snake, it's a hydra. And like Scott says, they're all alphas." Peter said

"Deucalion's still the leader." Aaron argued

"Let's hope so. Because you know what happened when Hercules cut off one of the heads of the hydra?" Peter asked

"Two more grew back in its place." Scott said

"Somebody's been doing their summer reading." Peter said

Present Day

"Scott? Where are you going?" Stiles asked

"Boyd. He's gonna do something." Scott said

"Okay, what? How do you know?" Stiles asked

"Look at his hands." Scott said

I sat up and saw that Boyd had his claws out. Scott went over where Boyd and Isaac were sitting, and grabbed Boyd's hand.

"Let go." Boyd said

"You got a plan. Tell me your brilliant plan, and I'll let go. What are you gonna do? Kill him, right here? And then what? What are you gonna do after that?" Scott asked

"I don't care." Boyd said

"I do." Scott said

Isaac noticed that Scott was still bleeding.

"Whoa, whoa, you're still hurt." Isaac said

"I'm fine." Scott said

His eyes fluttered slightly.

"Give me a chance to figure something out, something that doesn't have to end with someone else dying." Scott said

Boyd's anger seemed to fade and he nodded.

"Okay." Boyd said

Scott headed back to his seat.

"Crisis averted?" Stiles asked

"Mm-hmm." Scott said

"Okay, good. 'Cause we got another problem." Stiles said

I decided to take another nap, trying to ignore my problems for a few minutes.

"Jared, I'm warning you. I'm an empathetic vomiter. You throw up, I'm gonna throw up right back on you. And it will be profoundly disgusting." Coach said

"Please don't talk about throwing up. It's not good." Jared said

"I might throw up on you just to make a point, Jared." Coach said

Jared winced.

"It's not good. It's not good." Jared said

He pressed himself against the window next to him.

"Now the rest of you, don't think we're gonna miss this meet because of a slight traffic jam, a minor tornado warning, Jared. We're gonna make this thing. Nothing is gonna stop us!" Coach exclaimed

Stiles put his hand in the air.

"Stilinski, put your hand down." Coach said

Stiles stood up.

"You know, there's, like, a food exit about a half a mile up. I don't know if we stop and then maybe..." Stiles started

"We're not gonna stop." Coach said

"Okay, but if we stop..." Stiles started

"Stilinski! Shut it!" Coach exclaimed

Coach blew his whistle.

"Seriously! It's a little bus! Stop asking me questions!" Coach exclaimed

Stiles sat back down.

"I hate him. Did you call Deaton?" Stiles asked

"I keep getting his voicemail." Scott said

"That's it. I'm calling Lydia and Allison." Stiles said

"How are they gonna help, back in Beacon Hills?" Scott asked

"They're not. They've been following us for hours. Pathetic." Aaron said

Stiles talked on the phone with Lydia and Allison before standing up again.

"Coach, it's five minutes for a bathroom break, okay? We've been on this thing for, like, three hours..." Stiles started

Stiles was cut off by a short whistle, startling him.

"It's 60 miles to the next rest stop..."

Whistle.

"Being cooped up for hours is not good..."

Whistle.

"You know, our bladders aren't exactly..."

Whistle.

"Coach, this is..."

Whistle.

"Can you..."

Whistle.

"Please..."

Whistle.

"Let me talk! I'm..."

Whistle.

"Every time..."

Coach whistled again, grinning evilly and letting out a long whistle. Stiles' face twitched in pure annoyance, the spastic teen practically shaking with anger.

"Get back to your seat, Stilinski!" Coach exclaimed

"Okay!" Stiles yelled

"Jared, keep your eyes on the horizon." Coach said

Stiles' face lit up as he got an idea, sliding in the seat next to Jared, a sick smile growing as he stared at him.

"Hey, Jared. How you doing?" Stiles asked

"Jared, you suck!" Coach exclaimed

He was spraying air freshener out the window as everyone ran off the bus.

"Hey, somebody grab some towels or a mop! Or a new bus!" Coach exclaimed

Allison, Lydia, Stiles, Aaron, and I were helping Scott into the bathroom. Allison sat him down on the floor and lifted his shirt revealing a black colored wound. I leaned on the wall and breathed heavily.

"Oh, my God." Stiles said

"Why didn't you tell us?" Allison asked

"Sorry." Scott said

"Okay. Just give us a second, okay?" Allison said

Allison walked over to us.

"This shouldn't be happening. I've seen him heal from worse than this." Allison said

"Okay, what do we do then? Do we just call an ambulance?" Stiles asked

"What if it's too late? What if they can't help?" Allison asked

"We gotta do something." Stiles said

"You know, it could be psychological." Lydia said

I nodded in agreement.

"What do you mean, like, psychosomatic?" Stiles asked

"Somatoformic." I corrected

"Som..." Stiles started

"A physical illness from a psychogenic cause." I explained

Stiles looked like he didn't understand.

"Yes, it's all in his head." I said

"All in his head? Because of Derek. He's not letting himself heal 'cause Derek died." Stiles realized

"So what do we do?" Allison asked

"Stitch him up." Lydia said

Lydia pulled a needle and thread out of her purse.

"I'm serious. Maybe all he needs to do is just believe it's healing." Lydia said

"He's gonna need another shirt. Where's his bag?" Allison asked

"Um, I'm gonna get it. I hate needles anyway." Stiles said

"Do you know what you're doing?" I asked

"Yeah, my father taught me." Allison said

"I mean, how fast are you gonna... I mean, the bus, like, the bus could leave." Stiles said

"Well, you just make sure it doesn't leave." Allison said

"I can help." Lydia said

"Me too." Aaron and I said, in unison

Stiles rolled his eyes at the two of us.

"I hate it when you two do that." Stiles complained

1 day ago

I met up with Derek and the rest at the abandoned mall after school.

"You didn't come alone." Deucalion said

"Yeah. This is Isaac." Scott said

"I'm not talking about Isaac." Deucalion said

Derek walked away from us, fully shifted.

"You knew I would do this?" Scott asked

Derek continued walking, eyes not leaving Deucalion.

"Derek, don't. You can't do this so no one gets hurt. If someone else dies..." Scott trailed off

"Him. Just him." Derek said

Derek pointed at Deucalion.

"Just me? Now, how's a blind man find his way into a place like this all on his own?" Deucalion asked

I took off my sneakers, transforming and allowing my toenail claws grow as well as my fingernail claws. I saw Kali slide down from the ceiling, Ennis came up from the elevator, and the twins, who were shirtless, stood on the ceiling above us.

Present Day

We walked out of the bathroom and saw Isaac punching the living daylights out of Ethan. Danny tried to grab Isaac, but Isaac pushed him off.

"Isaac! Stop!" I yelled

He continued to punch Ethan.

"Isaac calm down!" Aaron exclaimed

He continued to beat up Ethan.

"Isaac, Isaac, Isaac! Back off! Stop." Coach said

Coach was trying to break up the fight, but it wasn't working.

"Isaac!" Scott yelled

The yells quieted as everyone looked back at Scott, Isaac dropping Ethan.

1 day ago

Derek went to attack Deucalion, but Kali kicked him in the face. The twins jumped down and combined bodies and growled going after Isaac and Scott, while Boyd and Aaron went after Ennis. Cora started running toward Ennis and I ran to help Derek with Kali. I kicked her in the back, and she looked at me and tried to punch me but I blocked it. I punched her in the face. Ennis grabbed me by the