Touch | Lydia Martin

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"What you gonna do if the fairies don't listen to you? Huh, that rhymed."

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"Ketamine?" Scott asks Deaton in confusion.

"Keta- what?" Charlotte asks in confusion.

"So, I'm not the only one who didn't get that word?" Stiles asks.

"No, you're not." Charlotte shakes her head at him.

"Ketamine, it's the same stuff that we use on dogs. Just a higher dosage." Deaton nods.

"No not-" Scott warns.

"You used it on Scott before?" Charlotte asks him curiously.

"Yes. Once." Deaton nods at her with a small smile, making Charlotte snicker and for Scott to look at the doctor with furrowed eyebrows.

"Now, get close enough to Jackson and it should slow him down to buy you guys some time." Deaton continues.

"Now..." Deaton trails, ignoring how Charlotte and Stiles are still snickering at Scott's confused face.

"This is what you're gonna use to create the barrier." Deaton brings out a black bag full of mountain ash.

"I love this stuff, I put a line of it at my bedroom door sometimes so the others don't just walk in." Charlotte smiles at Deaton.

"This part of for you, Stiles. And Charlotte." Deaton nods at the human.

"That sounds like a lot of pressure... can we not find a less pressure filled job for us?" Stiles asks nervously.

"You'll do it, Jeep boy." Charlotte hums with a smile, patting the boy's head.

"Did you just make contact without flinching?" Stiles asks, making Charlotte go wide eyed.

"Holy shit-" The Lynx starts, the two best friends sharing a high five.

"Listen up you two." Deaton speaks up.

"Yes sir." Stiles and Charlotte quickly turn to him and nod.

"This is from a mountain ash tree. It's believed by many cultures that it protects the supernatural. This office is lined with ash wood, which makes it difficult for someone like Scott to cause me any trouble." Deaton smirks.

"You should see the trouble he gets too outside of here." Charlotte mutters, making Stiles nod in agreement.

"So, what do we do? I spread this around the whole building and their Jackson or whoever is controlling him can't cross it?" Stiles asks in confusion.

"Yeah, they'll be trapped." Deaton nods.

"Seems easy enough. This means we're gonna die." Charlotte smiles, making Stiles and Scott send her a look.

"Damn, really feeling the negativity in here." Charlotte mutters to herself.

"It doesn't sound too hard, and you're not gonna die." Scott speaks up.

"That's not all there is..." Deaton shrugs.

"Think of mountain ash like gun powder. It's all just power until a spark ignites it. You, need to be that spark, Stiles. And Charlotte, you need to help him create that spark." Deaton looks between the two.

"Does that mean I have to light myself on fire- I'd rather be blinded by Arlo's light." Stiles scoffs, making Deaton let out a light laugh.

"How about we try a different analogy." Deaton smiles.