Chapter Sixty-Three: Orphaned Part Three

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~Stilinski's House~

Lydia and Stiles are in Stiles' room trying to come up with the third cipher key. "Okay. Well... We know one thing– both of the first two keys, Allison and Aiden, they're both names of the dead, right?" Stiles asked.

"Yeah, but we've already tried every other dead person's name we could think of. And if you haven't noticed, there were a lot of tries." Lydia explained, sitting in front of the laptop.

"Yeah, I noticed." Stiles noticed something was wrong with Lydia. "You okay?"

"The only other banshee I've ever met... And I think I might have just driven her over the edge." Lydia said sadly.

"Lydia, it wasn't your fault. I was there, too. And your probably not the only... Hold on– banshees predict death, right? So what if the third cipher key is someone who isn't dead..." Stiles thought.

Lydia's eyes widen, "...But will be." She closed her eyes and placed her fingers over the keyboard. She began typing and when she opened her eyes, she had entered 'DEREK'.

 She began typing and when she opened her eyes, she had entered 'DEREK'

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"Parrish. We need to call Parrish." She said as the third list showed up on the screen revealing Meredith's name.

Liam is holding on to the side of the well, but he starts to lose his grip. He is almost to the top but he finally slips, just as he falls Scott grabs him and pulls him up. "You're okay, Liam. You're okay." Scott assured as he hugged him close.

Scott takes Liam to Deaton

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Scott takes Liam to Deaton. They walk in and see Deaton listening for my baby's heartbeat. Chris and my family were with me. The heartbeat was strong but mine was fading. When Deaton saw Liam he thought of something. "Get him up here. Hurry!" Liam climbed up on the second metal slab. Deaton carefully made an incision in his chest letting out a puff of yellow smoke.

They all look over at me, I take a deep breath as if I had been underwater too long. My family rush over to me and check on me. I hug them and tell them I'm fine, but as soon as I see Scott I hop off the slab and engulf him in a hug. And I glance over at Liam who is still unconscious and my eyes widen, "Is—is Liam..." I stuttered.

"No! No, no, he is just unconscious," Scott reassured me. Scott turned to Deaton, "I don't want to keep watching people die."

"I'm not sure you have much of a choice about that..." Chris said.

"Maybe I do."

"That's a lot of burden to carry, Scott," Deaton said.

"I don't care. No one else dies. Everyone on that list— everyone on that Deadpool— it doesn't matter if they're Wendigos, Werewolves, or whatever. I'm gonna save everyone."

I was confused... Deadpool? Nobody told me about this Deadpool. Am I on it?

~Underground Tunnels~

Kate is down in the sewer washing off some blood from her body. "I suppose you're hiding down here because it'll cover your scent... But I can smell a rat!" Peter said from behind her. Kate stops the Berserkers from attacking him. "It's getting worse, isn't it? The surges of anger, the loss of control... You know, I used to get angry. As a kid, I would even break my toys in little fits of rage. And then, I asked myself, 'why break your own toys... When you can break someone else.'"

"Stop pitching and tell me what you want?" Kate said.

"Obviously we're in a position of mutually—assured destruction —"

Kate smirked, "Oh, I'm not so sure the scales are that balanced..."

"Probably true. But... I know you want to get the family back together again— the return of the Argents to their glorious power. Am I right? But, you know, you can't go back unless you can exhibit absolute and total control. I can offer control. I can teach you."

"So, you're willing to teach me in order to get what you want... Which is what?" Kate asked.

"Obviously, I want my money back—"

"Mmhmm. That's not it. Maybe part of it, but that's not all you want..."

Peter walked a few steps closer, "I need the money, yes... But, I'll admit, money only gets you so far..." he leaned near Kate's ear, "What I want is what I've always wanted—Power."

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