From Demigods to Werewolves

Chapter 28: Atlantia

"Why are you warning us?" I ask looking at Ethan carefully, "Why aren't you just allowing Kali and Aiden from killing Derek? Why do you care about him?"

"I don't." Ethan replies honestly, "I care about you though." I raise an eyebrow in surprise. "Not in that way but everything we have done has been because of Deucalion. We didn't want to try to control you and force you. That was all Deucalion so just let me try to save Derek and my brother." I turn toward Scott behind me who gives me a small shrug so I look at the rest of the pack standing there and no one is giving me anything to protest his help. Sighing, I turn back to Ethan.

"What do you propose?" I ask. "We still need to find Chris, the Sheriff, and Melissa before it's too late. We can't all come to protect Derek even if I want to."

"I believe you coming is all we're going to need." Ethan says, "Provide enough of a distraction, a fight, for Kali as Derek gets out of town."

"No," Scott says shaking his head. He pushes himself out from the crowd to look between Ethan and me. "Jennifer is after Kali specifically. If Atlantia comes to protect Derek and Jennifer is there, then we will lose this fight. My mom will die. Stiles's dad will die as well as Allison's dad. Atlantia can't fight Kali, not with the risk it holds that Jennifer will come."

"Then what do you think we should do, Scott?" Ethan asks.

Scott's quiet for a moment before he says, "Let Derek get out of town with Cora. Lydia and you will go warn Derek and get him out of town."

"Wait, why me? I can't fight a werewolf." Lydia asks confused and a little worried.

"No, but you are a good staller, Lydia." I say, "and if what I have seen from Aiden, he would never let Kali hurt you." I look straight into Ethan's eyes, "nor will Ethan, won't you?"

"I've got her." Ethan confirms. I nod before Lydia takes one last look at me asking the silent question. I give her my confirmation and she follows Ethan out the door.

"So, what now?" Stiles asks once the two were gone. 

"Now, we go find your parents." I say.

"How?" Isaac asks.

"By having you werewolves do what you do best, following a scent." I say. 

We split up and I have Erica, Boyd, and Stiles all go toward his house to grab something that they could all smell while I followed Scott, Allison, and Isaac to Allison's condo. Stiles ends up calling Scott while we were walking into the Argent's apartment.

"Just grab anything." Scott was telling Stiles. There's a brief silence before he quickly says, "Stiles, I'm not smelling your dad's boxers. Socks? Okay, I'll smell the socks." He hangs up the phone. 

"What about me?" Isaac asks Allison as she begins to walk toward her dad's office.

"See what you can find in my dad's closet. Anything with the strongest scent." Allison says before swinging open the door to reveal two deputies and one man dressed very professionally in a full suit and tie sitting at Chris's desk.

"Quite the arsenal your father's got here, young lady..." The man dressed professionally greets. Scott rounds the corner but I stay hidden with Isaac in the hallway. "Scott."

"What are you doing here?" Scott seemed to recognize him.

"Following one of the only leads I have." The man responds, "Now, since I don't know where you've been, why don't you have a seat, and we can talk?" Then chillingly he adds, "Same for you two, Isaac and Atlantia."

"How do you know my name?" Isaac asks nervously.

The man smiles. "You name's one of the few things I know. To be honest, the rest of what's going on around here has me stumbling in the dark, even over the smallest clue."