(for anyone that reads my other book fire meet gasoline, it may not be updated as quickly as this and hurricane as i have less written for it unlike these books)
"All right, come on, come on, come on!" Isaac shouted as he and Kaleb jumped out of Derek's car, moving to help lift Cora into the car "I got her. Okay, get the door."
"Stiles, let's go!" Isaac motioned for Stiles to get in the car as he looked at the papers in the ambulance, shouting after him as he ran back towards the hospital "Stiles!"
"Come on, we gotta go. Drive, you idiot." Peter told the beta, Isaac shook his head gripping onto the wheel "I can't. Not without Scott or my mom."
"Emilia's not here?" Kaleb looked back to Jason who held Cora on his lap, Jason shook his head "No we can't find her, we thought she was with you."
"She went with Melissa." Isaac informed them, Peter gazed up at the hospital nervously "This isn't good. Come on, you want the Argents dead too? Make a choice! Oh, for the love of God! Go, now!"
Peter saw how Emilia was acting earlier, he only hoped this wasn't the reason she wasn't there with them.
"All right!" Isaac shouted back, starting up the car.
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"Mom! Mom!Emilia!" Scott ran up to the rooftop in search of his mother and sister, spotting Deucalion stood on the now empty rooftop "Where's my mom and sister?"
"They're gone. Guardians, Scott. If you were with me, I could've told you what it meant. I could've warned you. Let me help you, Scott. Let's help each other. You help me catch her, and I'll help you get your mother, sister and Stiles's father back." Deucalion proposed, Scott turned as Stiles stepped onto the roof.
"Scott. Scott, don't do this. Don't go with him." Stiles begged his bets friend, Scott gazed at him defeatedly "I don't know what else to do."
Scott truly felt defeated, his mom had been taken with his sister, not only were their lives in danger his nephew was too and there was nothing he could do.
"No, there's g... Scott, there's got to be something else, okay? We always... we always have a plan B." Stiles tried to stop him as Scott slowly backed away, shaking his head "Not this time."
"I'm gonna find your dad, I promise.Tell Derek about Emilia." Scott told Stiles before walking to stand by Deucalion, Stiles shouted after his best friend trying to stop him once more "Scott!"
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"Hey. Hey. You all right?" Noah asked Melissa as she sat forwards, looking round the cellar "Oh, God, where are we?"
"I don't know. Looks like a root cellar to me, but, uh... she called it something different. She called it a... a Nemeton." Noah informed her, Melissa nodded slowly before remembering what happened earlier "Where's Emilia?"
Noah sighed softly, nodding over at the made-shift door in the corner "She shut her in there."
Piles of old furniture and boards made up a separate room, Noah remembered how he watched Jennifer chain Emilia down in there.
"Emilia?" Melissa called out over the wind, trying to listen for any signs of her daughter.
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"Derek! Derek come on!" Stiles grumbled as he sent another punch to Derek's face in an attempt to wake him up, letting out a gasp as Derek caught his hand "Where is she?"
"Jennifer? Gone with Scott's mom and Emilia." Stiles answered, watching as Derek looked down in shock "She took them? Emilia's gone?"
It was like the news went over his head, Derek couldn't acknowledge Emilia was gone, not again.
"Yeah, and if that's not enough of a kick to the balls, Scott left with Deucalion, okay? So we gotta get you out of here. The police are coming right now, and we gotta get you the hell out of here. Whoa." Stiles pulled Derek up from the ground, the two making their way quickly out of the elevator.
"What about Cora?" Derek asked the human as they jogged down the hallway, Stiles stopped as he stared at Derek standing in place "Derek?"
"Emilia's gone." Derek mumbled, realisation finally sinking in.
Emilia had been taken and Derek had done nothing to help her, the same feeling he had the night of the fire filled his body all over again. He can't loose them, Derek wouldn't know what he would become without them.
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"You see the twins?" Isaac asked as he looked around the outside of the car, Peter growled as Chris and Allison came into view "No. But I see the Argents."
Peter and Jason jumped out of the car at the sound of the howl, running as Isaac began to talk to them.
"Not to bring up uncomfortable memories, but wasn't the last time you saw them the time you killed Kate and then they burned you alive, hmm?" Isaac questioned, earning a laugh from Kaleb sat next to him, the two turning at Jason and Peter's empty seats.
"Where are the others?" Allison questioned as the two werewolves rushed out of the car
"I don't know. Scott and Stiles went back for Derek and Jennifer. I had to get Cora out." Isaac answered, turning as Derek's newest car pulled up.
"Where's Scott and Stiles?" Allison asked Derek as he and Kaleb moved Cora from Isaac's car to Derek's "Stiles is still at the hospital. He's gonna hold off the cops for us. We have to go right now."
"What about Scott, Emilia and Melissa?" Chris pitched in, Derek hesitated before answering "Jennifer took Melissa and Emilia."
"They took Emilia?" Chris asked loudly, staring at Derek in disbelief, letting the news of his friend being taken sink in.
Everyone turned to face Isaac, watching him grab onto the car door as he tried not to breakdown in front of the pack. Loosing Emilia was the betas biggest fear, since loosing his brother Isaac had been highly protective of Emilia, now he could loose her too.
"Mom." Isaac whispered fearfully, turning to face Kaleb who was equally as shocked.
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"She's dying, isn't she?" Isaac stood behind Derek, watching as Cora slept restlessly "I don't know."
"So what are you gonna do?" Isaac questioned, annoyance clear in his tone.
Isaac hadn't seen Derek's coping mechanisms since he was young, so watching Derek isolate himself in fear was angering him. Isaac couldn't see that if Derek accepted everything, he wouldn't be able to cope, he would be afraid of what he would do.
"I don't know." Derek mumbled, holding onto Cora's hand as Isaac shook his head, "Want to figure something out? Because while Scott and Stiles were out there trying to help Erica and Boyd are dead, Cora is dying, mom and Melissa could already be dead and you are doing nothing! Why'd you do this to us, Derek? Was it all about the power? Were you bored? Were you lonely?"
"Maybe." Derek answered painfully, "I told Cora I wouldn't leave, i told Emilia i would protect you and Cora no matter what it takes. I'll help the others when I figure out how to help her."
On top of Emilia being taken Derek had to make sure Isaac and Cora were safe, because if Emilia came back and found out something had happened, they would never be able to forgive themselves.
"There's no time!" Isaac exclaimed angrily, turning to head out the loft "The full moon's coming. The sheriff, Melissa and mom are gonna be dead, so I'm gonna try and help them. You can sit here and perfect the art of doing nothing."
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"The word is guardian, Allison. More than anyone, you know that's a role i haven't exactly lived up to lately. They already have three." Chris told his daughter, shooting down their theory "But she took Scott's mother, sister and Stiles' father. That's not a coincidence."
"Yeah, I'd also consider the fact that someone put your name up in large block letters on the elevator doors. That kind of felt like a warning to me." Stiles added.
" I think it might be Morrell. She knows a lot more than she lets on, and she might even be trying to help us." Allison suggested, Stiles let out an annoyed huff "Well, she needs to get on that a lot faster, okay? Seeing as how the lunar eclipse is less than two freaking nights away."
"Stiles, don't give up hope." Chris sensed Stiles' anger and worry, the same anger and worry he was feeling too "They could already be dead."
"I don't think so. There's something about Jennifer's tactics. It's like she's still positioning, still moving pieces into place." Chris warned them, Allison butted in "And you're one of them."
"But it doesn't make sense, she already has three. Why would she need more?" Chris sighed, making Stiles realise something "Maybe she doesn't have three."
"What do you mean?" Allison frowned, watching Stiles pace back and forth "She can't seriously kill Emilia."
No matter how evil Jennifer was, Stiles couldn't accept that she would kill a pregnant woman.
"How come? Why would she take her in the first place if she wasn't going to kill her?" Chris asked the teen, Stiles stopped himself from telling the full truth "It's not my place to say. But what if she's took Emilia for another reason and not the sacrifice, using her as a leverage."
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Jason, Lincoln and Kaleb ran into Isaac's bedroom, sighing in relief as they found him sat with Buddy. After hearing the news of Emilia being gone, the boys had been searching for Isaac after reassuring Emilia's friends that they would find her after Charlie had a meltdown.
"Here you are!" Lincoln exclaimed, rushing over to his grandson "We've been looking everywhere for you."
"She's gone." Isaac spoke in barely a whisper, Lincoln sighed placing his hand on Isaac's shoulder as the beta looked up at him "Don't talk like that, she's going to be fine. You hear me?"
"What if she's not going to be okay." Isaac stressed, Lincoln turned back to his son and beta nervously taking a deep breath "We cant think like that, Emilia is strong, she'll survive this."
"But Melissa might not." Isaac realised, Lincoln's grip loosened on his shoulder at the mention of his ex.
Lincoln's concern over his daughter had almost made him forget about Melissa being taken too, his heartbreak over them both being taken pushed him even further to find them.
"Dad?" Jason stepped forward, Lincoln stood up from Isaac's side "Find your brother, Jason. Kaleb, Isaac, we're going to get them back."
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"I can understand not seeing a downside to this, as you haven't exactly been Alpha of the year, but think about what else you'd be losing." Peter told his nephew as Derek considered his options in helping Cora, knowing Lincoln was taking care of Isaac "I don't care about power. Not anymore."
"What about the power to fight back? Correct me if I'm wrong, but Kali's ultimatum still stands. The full moon is tomorrow night, and if you couldn't beat her as an Alpha, how do you think you're gonna far as a beta? Emilia and your baby are in danger Derek." Peter argued.
"I don't care, i need him and Emilia safe." Derek sighed, Peter stared at his nephew in surprise "It's a boy?"
Even the littlest mention of his son brought Derek happiness, it brought him hope they would survive.
"I'm going to have a son." Derek slowly nodded, a small smile appearing on his face.
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"You okay over there?" Noah panted as he leant back against the beam, looking over to Chris who had just been tied down by Jennifer.
"Chris? It's Chris, right?" Melissa remembered her daughter mentioning him, Chris nodded before nothing the ropes "Yeah. Oh."
"Is it just me, or has somebody been here before?" Noah asked the group, Chris sighed at the memory "Years ago."
"What was that?" Melissa looked up quickly at the crash in the other side of the cellar.
"I think that's Emilia, i hope it is." Noah replied, looking over to the make-shift room Emilia was locked in, "Hate to disappoint you, but we watched her take your ankle knife."
"And the knife that's in your sleeve." Melissa added as Chris tried to reach for his arm, Noah watched as Chris moved again amusingly "And the switchblade in your other sleeve."
"And the taser in your jacket pocket." Jennifer finished, leaning down to face Chris as she stopped walking down the steps "Argent... The French word for silver. Ah, ah, ah. Interesting how truth becomes altered by legend... When it's not actually the metal silver that kills werewolves but the family. What's the Argent code again? 'We hunt those who hunt us'? I hope you don't mind if I borrow it for a little while, since I've been hunted myself."
"Don't pretend like we have the same cause. I don't kill innocent people." Chris hissed, glaring up at Jennifer.
"That's why they call it a sacrifice, and I wish it worked another way. But think about what you're doing. You are making this town... even this world... safer for your children. Well.." Jennifer chuckled as she gazed over at Melissa, "Most of them."
"What the hell did you do to my daughter?" Melissa asked loudly, Chris joined in as Melissa watched nervously "What did you do to her? she shouldn't even be here."
Apart from the occasional crash in the other room, the parents had heard no signs of Emilia, it only made their concerns grow over what happened to her.
"I guess she hasn't told anyone yet?" Jennifer hummed, walking past the parents as she approached where she kept Emilia.
"Told us what?" Melissa frowned, Noah and Chris sharing equally as confused expressions.
"I'd hate to ruin the surprise." Jennifer smirked, walking into Emilia's room, closing the door with a bang.
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"You don't know where it is? But Stiles said you'd been there." Lydia asked Peter and Derek, trying to figure out where the nemeton was located.
"We have. But after a few memorable experiences there, Talia... Derek's mother and my older sister... decided that she didn't ever want us going back. She knew how dangerous it was and took the memory of its location from us." Peter explained.
"But then how are we supposed to find it?" Lydia added, Peter looked over towards Derek who stayed silent before turning back to Lydia "Only Emilia knew where it was, and its not like she can help us."
Peter was starting to realise Emilia knew a lot more than they thought she did, that she somehow knew all of Talia's secrets - even those they didn't know. Peter couldn't help but wonder what else she was keeping from them.