Foresight

Chapter 51: 3-24

The group did not continue another episode on that day. Neither did they go for the next day. The loss had hit them hard, the hardest though were Chris and Scott. Chris was mourning over the loss of his only child while Scott over the loss of his love. It was not till Allison reminded them that the future could be changed that the group resumed their watch.

Chris Argent coaches Scott on what to say to the police about Allison's death. They concoct a story in which two guys wearing masks tried to steal their car. He is to say he thinks one of them had a knife, something sharp and metallic. Overall, he is to just keep repeating "it all happened so fast." Scott wonders how Argent is able to focus and deal so calmly with his daughter's death. Chris simply says "it's what we do."

Chris clenched his fists tightly. As a hunter, they are always taught to reign in their emotions. But this was his daughter, his only child. He himself was surprised at how well he was controlling himself.

As Deputy Parrish questions Lydia, Scott, and Isaac at the Sheriff station, they all stick to their story. The Yukimuras have taken Stiles to their home where he is offered chamomile tea. Kira, her father and her mother discuss the fact that Allison managed to kill an Oni. None of them is sure how she did it or how it could be possible. Noshiko explains that the Nogitsune made a powerful move when he split from Stiles' body. Mr. Yukimura says at this point they need a divine move. One so inspired that it reverses the fate of the game and turns a losing position into a winning one. They explain that the Nogitsune has had "Sente" or the upper hand throughout the game and Stiles needs to turn the game around. Kira reminds her mother of the time she trapped it. They realize it was the power of the Nemeton that held the Nogitsune for so long and decide to ask Deaton if they can trap it again.

"Without the tree there, I don't think that would be possible" Peter mumbled.

Isaac accompanies Chris Argent to his apartment. Chris says he doesn't have to stay because he'll be alright. Chris says he's dealt with it before and he can compartmentalize his emotions. Isaac says that he cannot and he and Chris embrace.

Allison sighed sadly and hugged her father who hugged back fiercely.

At the Sheriff's Station, Stilinski instructs Deputy Parrish to keep Allison's death quiet to avoid the press hounding her friends. The Oni appear and immediately kill another deputy.

"And the chaos begins" Laura sighs.

Derek uses a zippo lighter to cauterize Ethan's wounds at the loft. He says they'll be fine in a couple of hours unless whoever shot them manages to find them again. Aiden is eager to find Lydia and leave Beacon Hills. Derek says she'll never leave Scott. Aiden says they all need to run and hide. Ethan wants to take Danny too but Derek says he'll never believe him. Plus, he says, Scott's friends will never leave his side. Derek explains that the twins don't understand Scott. While they've been trying to be a part of his pack by fighting for him, Derek says they should have been fighting for Scott's cause. Scott's cause has always been to protect his friends. He will do anything and everything to save the people he cares about. "When there is no chance of winning, he keeps fighting. When all hope is lost, he finds another way. When he's beaten down, he stands up again." Derek says if the twins want a way to redemption they must find another way to stand and fight.

"You have great respect for him" Talia whispered to his son. Derek nodded his head slightly, "He reminds me a little of me before what I did to Paige. And also a bit of you too" he said in a whisper. Talia blinked then smiled at her son, rubbing his arm comfortingly.

Deaton isn't sure the Nogitsune can be caught the same way it was last time because, since the Nemeton was cut down, it doesn't have the same power anymore. The wood from the tree, however, does still exist in the form of boxes and other containers designed to hold powerful objects. Lydia wonders aloud if the "powerful object" might be the claws of an Alpha werewolf. She's thinking of the cylinder that contained Talia Hale's claws. Turns out, Deaton made that box from the wood of the Nemeton and thinks it would work.