Scar stood leaning against the wall in Derek's loft watching as a nervous Isaac paced the room. Derek sat patiently at a work table, also watching the nervous teenager. "I'm starting to not like this idea. It sounds dangerous. I definitely don't like it. And I definitely don't like him." Isaac states.Scar bites her lip as Derek tries to reassure his Beta, "You'll be fine.""Why does it have to be him?""He knows how to do it. I don't. It'd be more dangerous if I tried it myself.""You know Scott and Scarlett don't trust him." Scarlett nods in agreement with Isaac's statement, "And personally, I trust them.""Do you trust me?""Yeah." He answers without hesitation, "But I still don't like him.""No one likes him.""Ain't that the truth." Scarlett speaks up for the first time since the conversation started. She makes her way over to Isaac to try and comfort him a little more as the steel door of Derek's loft opens revealing Peter."Boys, Scarlett. Just an FYI. Yes, coming back from the dead left my abilities somewhat impaired, but the hearing? Still works. So I hope you're comfortable saying whatever it is you're feeling straight to my face." He says."You're an ass." Scarlett states.
At the same time Derek says, "We don't like you." He briefly looks at the teen then continues, "Now shut up and help us."
"Fair enough." Peter says, pulling his lips into a thin line.Peter snaps his hand open to reveal his claws. Scar gives Isaac a quick kiss on the cheek and squeezes his hand, "You'll be alright."He nods and sits in a chair, nervously gripping the arm rests. He flinches as Peter gently touches his neck with his claws. "Relax. I'll get more out of you if you're calm."Isaac's eyes connect with Scarlett's, she nods as confidently as she can to try and reassure him that everything will be fine. He takes a deep breath, relaxing. Derek and Scar look on as Peter readjusts his claws, trying to find the right placement."How do you know how to do this?" Isaac asks."It's an old ritual. Used mostly by Alphas since it's a skill that requires quite a bit of practice. One little slip and you could paralyze someone. Or kill them.""Have you had a lot of practice?""I never paralyzed anyone." Peter simply states."Wait does that mean-" Isaac's sentence is cut off as Peter jams his claws in his neck. Scarlett's eyes widen slightly but she stays still, heart beating rapidly as she watches both werewolves eyes light up.Isaac jerks up in his chair, Derek moves forward to intervene but Peter's voice stops him, "Wait. I see them." A few moments later, Peter yanks his hand free of Isaac's neck, staggering back and breathless. Scarlett rushes to Isaac as he starts to dip forward as if he was going to pass out. She gently pushes him back in the seat and grabs his face, pushing his hair off his forehead. Derek glances at Isaac to make sure he's alright before he addresses his uncle, "What did you see?""Not much. It was confusing. Vague images, phrases-""But you saw something." Derek interrupts.Peter nods, "Isaac found them.""Erica and Boyd?""I barely saw them. Just glimpses.""But you saw them?" Derek questions.Peter nods once more, his clawed hand squeezing into a fist, "And worse.""Deucalion.""He was talking to them. Something about time running out.""What does that mean?" Isaac asks, turning in his seat to look at Peter.Derek is the one to answer though, looking at Peter for conformation, "He's going to kill them.""He didn't say that. But he did make a promise. That by the full moon, they'd both be dead." Peter says."The next full moon?"Peter nods. "But that's tomorrow night." Scarlett says from her crouched position beside Isaac. Peter nods once more.*_*_*_*_*_*Later in the day Scott told Derek and Scarlett that he, Lydia, and Allison needed to show us something. So they met in an empty classroom at the school, Stiles with them too. Since Derek and Scarlett were the two that didn't know what this meeting was about, they stood in front of the other four.Allison and Lydia hold out their arms, placing them next to each other. They both have bruises that make an odd shape. Derek looks up making eye contact with Allison and glares. She glares back as Derek says, "I don't see anything.""Look again." Scott insists."How is a bruise going to tell me where Erica and Boyd are?""It's the same on both arms. Exactly the same.""It's nothing." Derek argues."Pareidolia. Seeing patterns that aren't there. It's a subset of apophenia." Lydia states."What she said." Derek nods towards Lydia."Take another look.""Scott, just stop. Clearly he doesn't see anything." Scar says."They're trying to help.""These two?" Derek questions raising his eyebrows, "This one who used me to resurrect my psychotic uncle." He points to Lydia then turns to point at Allison, "And this one who shot about thirty arrows into me and my pack?""To be fair, Lydia using you wasn't really her fault." Scar says, shrugging."And no one died." Stiles states, "There might have been some maiming. A little mangling. But no death. I call that an important distinction.""My mother died." Allison says."Your family's little honor code killed your mother. Not me." Derek snaps."He has a point." Scar mumbles, earning a glare from the young hunter. She quickly averts her eyes and hold up her hands in an act of surrender."Okay, can everyone back off for a second?" Scott questions.Allison looks back at Derek, "That girl was looking for Scott and Scarlett. I'm here to help them. Not you.""You want to help? Find something real." The Alpha states.He turns to leave being stopped by Scott who starts a whispered conversation that Scar can't help but listen in on. "Give her a chance. We're all on the same side now.""Then maybe you should tell her what her mother was actually trying to do that night." Scarlett knits her eyebrows together at that statement as she watches Derek leave.As soon as the group disperses, Scar asks her twin, "What did Derek mean?" Scott raises an eyebrow, "What was Allison's mom trying to do that night?"Scott sighs, "I don't want to talk about it.""Scott." She warns."She tried to kill me. She found out that Allison and I were still seeing each other and she wasn't happy. Derek saved my life."Scarlett's eyes widen in shock and she nods, trying to process what Scott just told her. Stiles then speaks trying to change the topic, "What does a pack of Alphas want with Erica and Boyd?""I'm not sure it's them they want." Scott answers."What- Derek? Like they're recruiting?"But Scott doesn't answer as something catches his eye. As Stiles and Scarlett walk ahead, they slow when they realize that Scott isn't with us anymore. "Scott?" Scarlett asks. At the sound of his name he shakes his head and catches up.*_*_*_*_*_*Scarlett sits behind Scott in Coach's class waiting for the lesson to begin. Coach slams a book down on his desk to get the class's attention. "The stock market is based on two principles. What are they?" He questions, looking out at the sea of students.Scott raises his hand, "Yes, McCall, you can go to the bathroom."Scarlett smiles, shaking her head as Scott answers, "Coach, I know the answer.""You serious?""It's risk and reward." Scar lays her hand on Scott's shoulder giving it a gentle squeeze, showing that she's proud of him."Who are you and what have you done with McCall? Don't answer that. I like you better." He then turns away from Scott to address the class, "Does anyone have a quarter?"Stiles hastily reaches into his pocket to pull one out. But along with the quarter an XXL condom falls out. Scar watches Stiles horrified face quickly become red. Coach picks the condom up, handing it to Stiles, "Stilinski, I believe you dropped this. And... congratulations."Scarlett holds a hand to her mouth to try and stifle her giggles. She leans over to whisper, "Getting lucky, Stiles?" He sends her a glare as Scott's body starts to shake with a silent laugh.Scar turns her attention back to Coach just as Danny asks, "What's the reward?""You don't have to take the pop quiz tomorrow.""Coach, it's not a pop quiz if you tell us about it.""Danny, to be honest, I really expect more from you by now."He yanks the quarter off of Danny's desk and places it on Scott's, "The risk, McCall, is if you don't get the quarter in, you take the pop - you take the quiz - and you have to write an essay. Risk: More work. Reward: No work. Or: Choose not to play."Scott picks up the quarter as he thinks, "But isn't this just chance?""No. You know your abilities. Coordination, focus, past experience. All affecting the outcome. So what's it going to be, McCall? More work? No work? Or choose not to play?"Scott takes one last look at the quarter in his hand then sets it back down on his desk. Coach picks it up, "No play! Other McCall, what about you?"He sets the quarter in front of Scarlett causing the girl to smirk. She reaches for the quarter, standing up, flipping her hair over her shoulder as she makes her way to the front of the room. "That's what I'm talking about Scarlett, show them how it's done!" Coach says happily.She bends down slightly, quarter held between her thumb and forefinger. She lines up her shot and lets the quarter go, bouncing it straight into the mug. She smiles brightly retrieving the quarter from the mug and handing it off to Coach. "Good, no work for Scarlett. Who's next?"Stiles jumps up ready for a turn, "There's a gambling man." Coach says as he hands Stiles the quarter.As he's lining up his shot though, the door opens, Sheriff Stilinski standing in the doorway, "Stiles -" Coach starts to speak."Yeah, Coach, I got this." Stiles says."Stiles." His dad speaks, breaking the teenagers concentration.He glances back and moves to step into the hall with his dad. The twins instantly using their heightened senses to hear what's going on, "I couldn't find her. I thought she'd just hooked up with her other friends. Has no one really seen her since last night?""We've put out an A-P-B. But, Stiles, all of her friends say you were the last person who saw her.""Me?""We're hoping it's just some bad decisions brought on by too much to drinking. But if you remember anything else, you call me. Okay?"*_*_*_*_*_*After Coach's class Scarlett makes her way to the library with Lydia and Allison. Sitting down at a table to work on some homework, she hears Lydia speak, breaking the silence, "I want one."Scarlett looks up and Allison and her follow Lydia's gaze to the twins, "Which one?" Allison asks."The straight one, obviously." Lydia answers. Scarlett bites her lip as she watches Lydia stand up, making her way over towards the twins, not liking the idea of her best friend getting with a werewolf that she knows nothing about."Hey, what if it's not a symbol? What if it's actually a logo?" Allison asks.She looks up to see Lydia with one of the twins and Danny with the other. Then she looks at Scarlett, waiting for an answer, "It's not a logo I recognize, but it's possible."*_*_*_*_*_*After school, Scott, Stiles, Derek, Isaac, and Scarlett meet at the animal clinic to get Deaton's help with Isaac's memory. They filled a tub with ice water as Isaac tentatively reaches a finger out to touch the water."Obviously, it's not going to be particularly comfortable. But if we can slow your heart rate down enough you'll slip into a trance - like state." Dr. Deaton says to Isaac."Like being hypnotized?" Isaac asks."Exactly. You'll be half transformed. It'll let us access your subconscious mind.""How slow does his heart rate need to be?" Scott questions the vet."Very slow.""And uh, how slow is very slow exactly?" Scarlett asks, starting to feel nervous."Nearly dead."Scar gulps as Isaac asks, "But it's safe, right?""Do you want me to answer honestly?""Not really."Scar's eyes are locked on Isaac's worry evident on both of their faces, before either of them can say anything, they hear a snapping sound. The two teens break eye contact, looking towards the sound. Stiles is pulling on latex gloves, "What?" He asks innocently when he realizes everyone's eyes are on him.Scarlett shakes her head, focusing her attention back on Isaac as he removes his shirt. "If it's too risky you don't have to do this." Derek says to his Beta.Isaac answers by stepping into the tub and sitting down. Scarlett leans over to give him a quick peck on the lips. He shakily smiles at her, takes a couple of deep breaths, then nods to let the group know that he's ready. Grabbing him by his arms, Scott and Derek plunge Isaac into the ice water.Isaac bursts up from the icy water, gasping for breath. His eyes are glowing the Beta yellow and fangs are protruding from his mouth. "Get him back under." Deaton says.Derek and Scott push Isaac back under as Scar watches nervously from the side. Stiles stands beside her, she can see from the corner of her eye that his eyes are more focused on her. Isaac shoots up another time as Deaton says, "Hold him.""We're trying." Gasps slip from Isaac's throat, Scarlett holds her hands up to her mouth, forgetting to breath as she watches. Finally, Isaac's body relaxes. He slips back into the ice and his breathing slows as his eyes close.Deaton whispers, "Now remember, only I talk to him. Too many voices will confuse him and draw him out." The group all nods so Deaton continues, this time addressing Isaac, "Isaac? Can you hear me?""Yes. I hear you.""This is Dr. Deaton. I'd like to ask you a few questions. Is that all right?""Yes, it's all right." Isaac answers, teeth chattering from the cold."I want you to remember it for me in as vivid detail as possible. Like you were actually there again.""No - No, I don't want to do that." He tenses and starts to rise up from the water. Scott and Derek gently push him back, but he begins to struggle against them."It's all right, Isaac. They're just memories. You can't be hurt by a memory." At Deaton's words, Isaac relaxes once more. "So let's go back to that night. To the place you found Erica and Boyd. Can you tell me what you see? Is it some kind of building? A house?""Not a house. The walls are stone. Like marble.""That's perfect. Can you give me any other descriptors?""It's dusty. Empty.""Like an abandoned building? Isaac?""Someone's here." Isaac's hand wraps around Scott's wrist."Isaac, relax.""They're here - they're coming." Isaac panics."They can't hurt you. It's just a memory. Your memories can't hurt you."Isaac begins to breath hard, his grip around Scott loosens. "They can't hurt you. Just relax." Finally, he releases his grip on Scott who pulls back in relief. "Good. Now tell us what you see. Tell us everything.""I hear him. He's talking about the full moon. About being out of control when the moon rises.""Is he talking to Erica?""I think. I can't see her. I can't see either of them.""What else is he saying?" Stiles asks. Scarlett elbows him as Deaton puts a finger to his lips, reminding him to be quiet."Can you hear anything else?" Deaton questions."They're worried about what they'll do. During the moon. Worried they'll hurt each other."Derek whispers something to Scott that Scarlett can't bring herself to listen to as her worried gaze is still locked on Isaac in the tub. "Isaac, we need to know where they are. Can you see them?""No.""Do you know what kind of room it is? Is there any kind of marker? A number on a door? A sign?"Isaac draws in a sudden breath, "They're here." He whispers.He tenses in the water as Deaton tries to calm him, "It's alright. Just tell us--""No, they see me. They see me." Isaac cuts off Deaton."This isn't working." Derek states, leaning forward, "Isaac, where are you?""You're going to confuse him." Deaton says to the Alpha.Isaac, now sounding terrified, speaks once more, "They're coming- They found me.""Just tell us where you are." Derek says again."I don't know-- It's too dark." He struggles in the water, Derek grabs a hold of him."Where are you?"Ice spills across the floor around Derek who tries to hold Isaac still. "His heart rate- he could go into shock." Deaton says.Scarlett steps forward, tears brimming her eyes, "Derek, stop.""Let him go," Scott says.But Derek ignores them both, "Where are you? What did you see?""A vault- it's a vault - a bank vault." Water splashes as Isaac quickly sits up in the tub. He is now alert and excited as he climbs out of the tub with Scott and Derek's help."I know where they are. I saw it. I saw the name." Isaac says as Scarlett wraps a towel around him and pulls him into a hug to try and warm him up. "Beacon Hills First National. It's an abandoned bank. They've been keeping them in a vault. Locked inside-"He trails off when he looks at everyone's concerned faces. "What? What's wrong?""You don't remember what you said right before you came out of it?" Stiles asks.Isaac shakes his head, confused. "You said when they caught you, they dragged you into a room. And there was a body in it.""What body?""Erica. You said it was Erica."*_*_*_*_*_*Isaac continues to shiver as Scar rubs her hands up and down his arms, "She's not dead." Derek insists."He said 'There's a dead body. It's Erica.' Doesn't exactly leave much room for interpretation." Stiles says."Then who was in the vault with Boyd?""Someone else, obviously. Maybe the Alphas are collecting strays."Scott turns his attention to Isaac, "Maybe it was the girl on the motorcycle? The one who saved you?"Isaac shakes his head, leaning into Scar for warmth, "She wasn't like us. And whoever was in the vault with Boyd was.""What if that's how Erica died? They pit them against each other during the full moon and see who survives. It's like Werewolf Thunderdome." Stiles says."A werewolf fight club? C'mon, that can't be a thing." Scar says, eyes narrowing at the thought. "Can it?""Then we get them out. Tonight." Derek says."Be smart about this, Derek. You can't just go storming in." Deaton speaks, trying to reason with the Alpha."If Isaac got inside, so can we.""But he didn't get through a vault door, did he?""We need a plan." Scott states."How do we come up with a plan to break into a bank vault in less than twenty-four hours?" Derek asks."Someone already did." They all turn to Stiles, who raises his phone up indicating that he found a way to get into the vault. He starts reading, "Beacon Hills First National closes doors three months after vault robbery. Doesn't say how it was robbed, but probably won't take long to find out.""How long?""It's the internet. Minutes."*_*_*_*_*_*The next day Allison picks Lydia and Scarlett up for school. As the girls get out of the car they start talking about what Allison found out. "So mystery girl leaves a bruise on our arms that turns out to be the logo for a bank. What's she trying to do? Give us investment advice?" Lydia asks."Not at this bank. It's been closed for years." Allison replies. "Allison, please tell me you aren't thinking about investigating by yourself." Scarlett questions the hunter."Seriously, why aren't you telling Scott?" Lydia adds."Because according to someone I need to find something real." Allison answers. "You can't tell Scott that I think I found something, Scar." She pauses for a second, opening her trunk and grabbing her school bag, "Which reminds me. I can't drive you home today. I've got an errand to run after school." She says to Lydia, knowing that Scarlett was already getting a ride from Stiles."Allison-" Scar tries to argue again."Scarlett, I'm fine. I'll be fine." She doesn't give Scarlett a chance to tell her that it's not and she'll be put in danger if she goes to explore.*_*_*_*_*_*After school they Scarlett and the boys head to Derek's to go over the plan. Stiles unrolls a blueprint of the bank as they all crowd around to look. "Okay, see this? This is how they got in. A rooftop air conditioning vent. It leads down inside the wall of the vault which is here..."Stiles trails off as he circles the vault with a red marker. "One of the robbers was lowered down into this shaft. The space is so small, with so little room to move, it took him twelve hours to drill through the stone wall into the vault. Then, over the entire night, they siphoned all of the cash up through that one little shaft in the wall to the guys on the roof.""Can we fit in there?" Scott asks."Barely. And they patched the wall. So I'm thinking the kind of drill we need is a diamond bit-"Derek cuts him off, "Forget the drill. If I go in first, how much space would I have?""What do you think you're going to do? Punch through the wall?""Yes. I'm going to punch through the wall.""Oh really, tough guy? Make a fist."Derek holds out a clenched fist. Stiles puts one hand on Derek's elbow and the other a few inches from his fist, "See this? That's maybe three inches of room to gather enough force to punch through solid-"His sentence is cut off as Derek slams his fist against Stiles' palm. "Mother of God." He clutches his hand in agony."I'll get through the wall. Who's following me down?"He looks towards the three wolves in the room. "Sorry, but not me." Peter speaks up, "You know I'm not up to fighting yet. And, honestly, with Isaac out of commission, you're not looking at good odds for yourself.""I'm supposed to just let them die?""One of them is already dead.""You're not helping." Scarlett snaps, glaring at Peter. "I'm coming with you."Derek gives a quick nod then turns to Scott, "What about you?""I don't know about Erica. But if Boyd's still alive, we have to do something. We have to try." Scott answers."But?" Derek prompts."Who's the other girl? The one locked in with Boyd?""I guess we're going to find out."*_*_*_*_*_*Once at the bank, Scott, Derek, and Scarlett cautiously approach through the alley behind the building. They pause under a fire escape. Scott reached for one of the rungs but notices something. "Now I kind of wish we'd let Stiles come.""Why?" Derek and Scarlett ask in unison."Because he'd be able to come up with something better than I told you so." He points to the bank name and logo, the logo is the same symbol that was bruised on Allison and Lydia's arms."Shut up and climb." Derek scolds. The two werewolves miss the sound of Scar's heart beat speeding up.Grabbing a ladder rung, Scott pauses yet again. "What?" Derek asks."Something I can't get out of my head.""The moon's rising, Scott. What is it?""Risk and reward.""Coach's class? What are you talking about?" Scar questions her twin."We're not measuring the risk with enough information. We don't know enough.""We know time's running out." Derek states."But think about it. They put the triskele on your door four months ago. What have they been doing all that time? Why wait until now?""Yes, Scott. We get it. It doesn't make sense, much like how last year I would have laughed in your face if you told me werewolves were real. We don't have time for this." Scarlett says."But what if this detail- the reason they waited- what if it's the most important one?""Then we don't do anything. And Boyd and Erica are dead. I know what I'm risking. My life for theirs. And I won't blame you - either of you- if you don't follow me." Derek says. Derek then grabs the steel ladder rung of the fire escape and begins to climb. Scar following closely behind and Scott following not long after.After about 10 agonizingly long minutes Derek bursts through the wall of the vault. Scott and Scarlett tumble through just after, "Boyd?" Derek asks, he holds a hand in front of Scott and Scarlett so they are behind him.A hulking figure is on the other side of the vault, its breath harsh and ragged. "Boyd, it's me. It's Derek."A buzzing noise catches Scarlett and Scott's attention. Scott pulls out his phone, "Stiles, now is not a good time-" He gets cut off by whatever Stiles is saying. Scar is too focused on the figure in front of them to listen in."Derek, Scar. We have a problem. Really big problem." Scott speaks from behind them.Scarlett turns to look at Scott but Derek's voice causes her to look back at the figure's in front of them, "Cora?""Who?" Scott and Scarlett say together."Cora?" Derek asks once more."Derek, get out. Get out of here." The girl, Cora, says.Scott calls out, "No- no, wait!" Just as Boyd lets out a loud snarl, eyes glowing yellow. Immediately Derek and Scarlett unsheathe their claws, ready to defend themselves.As Derek and Scott fight Boyd, Scarlett fights the girl. "You know her?" Scott asks the Alpha."My sister- younger sister.""I thought everyone in your family was dead?" Scarlett bluntly asks."Yeah, me too."Looking over her shoulder briefly Scarlett sees Allison standing at the vault door. Derek sees her approach the mountain ash lining the room, "No, don't- don't break the seal!""Boyd!" Allison calls, gaining the werewolves attention. The hunter swipes her hand across the seal, breaking it. Boyd and Cora both take off running, racing for freedom they haven't had in months.Allison steps out from behind the door and is grabbed by Derek. "Don't touch her." Scott says."What were you thinking?" Derek asks, angry."That I had to do something.""She saved our lives.""Yeah, and put a lot of other lives in danger." Scarlett states.Allison looks at Scar in shock that she was taking Derek's side, when in reality she was just stating the truth. Scarlett was happy that Allison saved their lives, but now they just had a bigger problem on their hands. "You want to blame me? I'm not the one who turns teenagers into killers." Allison says, glaring at Derek."No, that's the rest of your family." Derek says."I made mistakes. But Gerard wasn't my fault.""What about your mother?""What? What do you mean?" The hunter asks, confused."Tell her, Scott."Allison turns to Scott, "What does he mean? Scott?"