Next day. In the woods.
I was holding the chains in my hands.
Theo's hands were chained together and he was walking behind me.
I was alone with him.
Thanks to Scott. Idiot.
Theo "you do realize this is a terrible idea"
I ignored him.
Theo "Corina"
Me "Like i said, i'm desperate"
Theo "i told you where the transformer is. I told you how it works. I don't need to be there when it all blows up"
I stopped walking and turned to him "so you wanna go back to the skinwalkers?"
Theo shook his head "That's not what i meant"
Me "Sounded like it. It's not going to blow up because you showed us how it works. You wouldn't lie to us, would you?"
He shook his head "no"
I nodded "good. They ride the lightning. We can use that to catch one and keep him there until we figure out what they want"
Theo breathed out "you're trying to catch a Ghost Rider. a million things can go wrong. Terrible idea!"
I raised an eyebrow "Like bringing you back? "
He didn't say anything.
Me "Maybe Scott's right."
Theo looked down "you think that too?"
Me "you tell me. Am i going to regret bringing you back? Can i really not trust you?"
Theo nodded "you can trust me"
Me "Can you promise me that"
He didn't answer.
I took a deep breath "that's what i thought"
Suddenly we heard thunder.
Me "We better hurry"
I shoved him with me.
We walked into a cabin.
The other were already inside.
Hayden "you made it"
I looked at Scott "of course i did"
Then I opened the chains.
There was a metal fence cage, or whatever that was.
Theo walked to a huge metal rod and turned it on"This thing can transmute the energy from a lightning bolt. Even successive strikes"
I looked at Mason "you sure this is gonna work?"
Mason "Well, whatever's inside this cage is shield from any outside electrical current. So the Ghost Rider won't be able to use lightning to escape"
Corey "We put a lightning rod on the roof and connected it to that conduit cable. Drawing the Ghost Rider to that spot"
He pointed to the spot "We can't send him directly in because the cage neutralizes electromagnetism. Lightning will just bounce off it. Which is the same reason it'll hold him in"
Scott "if the Ghost Rider lands here, How do we get him in the cage?"
Corey "We have to lure him in"
Scott "Bait? "
Hayden nodded"i'll do it"
Liam wanted to say something but Hayden cut him off.
Hayden "it'll be okay. I'm faster than you"
Mason "as soon as Hayden's out, Scott and Liam, you guys close the gates, and then i'll put down a barrier of mountain ash"
Corey "i'll be on the roof to take down the rod"
Me "I'll be on the lookout for any other ghost riders. "
Liam looked at Scott"what do you think?"
Scott "I think it's the best idea that we have right now"
Theo "as long as everything goes perfectly and he doesn't escape and kill us all"
Hayden added "and your transformer works and the whole place doesn't catch on fire"
Mason added "and there isn't a catastrophic solar flare. "
Scott nodded "Let's do it"
Mason turned the electricity of the cage on.
Sparks flew everywhere.
Then he turned it off.
Night.
It was thundering outside. We were all waiting hidden everywhere.
Hayden was in the cage.
i hid behind a post.
Suddenly there stood a Ghost Rider.
Hayden ran through the cage and he followed her. She ran out and locked the doors.
I tried to lock the door on my side but it wouldn't close.
The Rider tried to push the doors open but i fought it.
Theo came to me and tried to help me "keep closing it"
I shifted and saw the gun of the Rider. I grabbed it and closed the door with all force.
Mason closed the barrier.
I looked at him "go! go!"
Mason left.
The Rider went to grab the gun from its holder but it wasn't there anymore.
I showed it to him "Looking for something?"
The Rider held a finger up and the rod started to spark.
Me "It worked"
Then he raised his hands. The rod went crazy.
I gulped and took a step back.
Theo "now what do we do?"
Scott "Try and talk to him"
Me "does he even speak our language?"
Liam "Mr. Ghost rider? Mr. Rider?"
I rolled my eyes "are you for real?"
Liam "We'll let you out if you tell us how to get our friends back"
Scott "Everyone. We want everyone back"
Liam "Tell us how to get 'em all back"
Me "Can you even understand us?"
Theo looked at us "This is the plan?"
Liam "there wasn't a plan for this part of the plan"
Scott nodded "It's okay"
Me "He can't get out. We just have to figure out how to communicate with him"
Scott "Maybe he can't hear us"
Liam "Maybe he speaks an ancient language"
Theo "Maybe he only responds to pain"
I shrugged "or fear"
Theo "Nothing's gonna scare this thing. Look at him. He's a walking corpse"
I looked at the Rider closer "Why did he stop trying to get out?. He's waiting for something? What is he waiting for?"
Suddenly the Rider made a strange sound.
My eyes went wide.
Theo "did he just call for backup?"
Liam "When Corey made the ghost Rider visible At the party, then the other one showed up"
I nodded "Liam's right. Either we get him to talk or something or we get the hell out of here"
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Parrish showed up.
He was just standing in front of the Rider in front of the Gate.
Nothing was happening.
Liam, Scott, Theo and i were standing in the corner watching them.
Theo "That's progress"
I looked at him "Shut up"
Liam to Parrish "ask him how we get everyone back"
Parrish "Tell us how we get everyone back"
The Rider made another strange sound.
Me "what the hell did he just say?"
Parrish "he said "Hellhound"."
Theo "is that a good thing?"
Me "Ask him again"
Parrish "What do you want from us?"
Suddenly the Rider said "We are the wild hunt. We hunt forever. Those who hunt with us hunt forever. "
I stepped forward "What do you want?"
He answered "we are the Wild Hunt. Those who hunt with us hunt forever"
Theo "That clarifies things"
Me "Sound like an invitation to join them"
Scott "what do we have to do to get everyone back? Do you want something from us?"
The Rider looked at Scott.
Liam "Why is he looking at Scott?"
Theo "He figured out Scott's the alpha"
Scott "there must be something you want"
Rider "There is only the hunt. No one resists. No one escapes"
I turned to the guys behind me "this is useless"
Scott "if they can't be bargained with, we're gonna have to fight 'em"
He looked at the Rider "I'm comin' for my friends. I'm comin' for everyone. i won't stop. I'll never stop until we get everyone back"
The Rider turned to Parrish and made that sound again.
I raised an eyebrow "Parrish?"
Then I took a step closer to him.
Scott grabbed my wrist "Cor, don't"
Suddenly Parrish started to shift. His body was on fire.
I took a step back.
He walked through the barrier.
Theo "what is he doing?"
Scott "he's gonna set him free"
Liam and Scott tried to hold Parrish back.
Scott "Parrish! Parrish! Stop!"
They pushed him back.
Theo put a hand on his bare shoulder.
Parrish pushed him to the ground. Then he looked at the boys.
They tried to push him back and out of the cabin.
I grabbed the mountain ash and finished the line again.
Suddenly the Rider looked at something.
Theo and i turned to the door.
Garett stood there.
Theo pushed me behind him.
he wanna play overprotective ex or what?
Theo "have you been here the whole time?"
Garett smirked "How could i stay away?"
Since when does he have an accent?
Theo "Maybe you should tell them who you really are?"
I asked confused "What are you talking about?"
Theo "Hauptmann"
My jaw dropped "you're der Soldat?"
His eyes glowed red. His face shifted. Alpha.
I took a step back.
Theo "Corina, get outta here now!"
He tried to run but Garett rammed his claws in Theo's back.
Theo gasped.
Garett looked at me "Break the barrier"
I shifted and speeded at him, then i pushed him off Theo.
Garett looked at me.
Me "Why do i always have sex with bad boys? hm? Why me?"
Garett smirked and came at me. I blocked his punch and kicked him in the stomach.
He stumbled back.
I growled "you should leave!"
I tried to punch him but he grabbed my arm and broke it.
Then his claws were slowly digging in my chest.
I gasped in pain.
Garett to Theo "Break the barrier, or i'll rip her heart out"
I shook my head "Theo, don't"
Theo looked at the blood on my chest "I'm sorry"
Then he kicked the ash away.
Garett let go off me and opened the cage doors.
I fell to the ground and felt my chest healing.
Garett "it's been a long time"
The Rider took his whip out.
He wiped at Garett but he caught it with ease.
My jaw dropped. Theo came to me.
Garett pulled on the whip and the Rider fell in front of him on the knees. Garett grabbed his throat. He then bit into the Rider's head. The Rider let out a scream.
The Rider fell to the ground with an open wound in his head. Garett then took something out of the wound. His soul.
Melissa had told us about the soul, a part of the brain. He ate it.
then he left.
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Theo and i were sitting against the wall.
Theo "you had sex with a Nazi?"
I nodded "Yeah"
Theo "why?"
Me "I didn't know he was a Nazi. I was drunk and he was hot so"
The others came in.
Scott looked at the dead Rider.
Hayden walked to us and shoved Theo up by his throat.
I stood up "Hayden"
Hayden growled "what did you do?"
Theo "it was m'Mr. Douglas. he ate his brain"
Liam "Scott was right. You were wrong, Corina. Send him back"
I shook my head "no and he didn't eat his brain. It was his soul"
Mason shook his head "it couldn't have been Theo. These murders have been going on for weeks"
Liam "Guys, His whip is gone"