Animagus

Chapter One-Hundred-Thirty Four: Status Asthmaticus Part Five

Liam cries as he holds Hayden's lifeless body. Liam looks up to see Parrish. 

Knowing Parrish is here to take Hayden's body. Liam gives Hayden one last kiss before handing him over to Parrish.

-Dread Doctors Operating Theater-

Lydia is lying on the floor of the Dread Doctor's lair. Her head pounding from Theo knocking her out. Theo rushes in, jabbing his claws into the back of her neck. "I've never done this before, Lydia... I know how dangerous it is... But it's a risk we have to take."

Lydia gasps. "No!"

"What do you think, Lydia? Am I doing it right?" Theo asked, closing his eyes. "Yes, I see it... I can see it..." He starts to see the Nemeton. He yanks his claws out of her neck, paralyzing Lydia. Lydia falls to her knees with her mouth agape. 

Theo walks over to the body that is floating in a green liquid substance. He fills a large syringe and drags Lydia through the woods to the Nemeton. He tosses her to the ground but faces her towards the Nemeton, so she can watch what he is about to do. 

"Watch this, Lydia. Do you think you lost your mind? Well, watch this!" He started injecting several of the chimeras with the green liquid from the syringe. 

Four of them came back to life; Tracy, Corey, Josh, and Hayden. 

"What... What's happening?" Hayden asked, looking around.

"Who are you?" Tracy asked Theo.

"I'm your Alpha. And all of you? All of you belong to me."

-McCall's House-

Melissa tends to Scott's wounds. "I lost, Mom..."

"Every leader suffers loss. Sometimes more than you think is bearable." Melissa said.

"But this time, I lost everyone."

"You'll get them back. You have to."

"Why would they come back?" Scott asked.

"Because you're their leader... And when a leader thinks they have nothing left to give, there's still one thing– hope. Give them hope."

I knocked on the door. The two looked at me as I smiled softly. "Sorry, if I'm interrupting. Some people want to see you." I moved out of the way as Devana and Allie came around the corner. 

"Dad!" Allie ran over, kneeling next to him. "Does it hurt?" 

"I'm okay."

Allie placed her hand on Scott's abdomen and started taking the rest of his pain. She is such a daddy's girl. Devana on the other hand, she's a different story. I could smell several emotions radiating off her. Sadness, anger, guilt, and fear.

Melissa stood up to leave, but I stopped her. "Melissa... Do you mind if I and the girls stay with Scott?"

Melissa turned to Scott and saw Allie lying on Scott's lap, and Devana resting on Scott's shoulder. "You can stay whenever you like." She said with a smile. 

A few minutes later, Melissa came back with several blankets. Scott lay in his bed. The girls cuddled up together in Scott's lounge chair. I covered them up and kissed them good night. As I went to leave the room to go lay on the couch downstairs, Scott called for me. 

"Leia, where you going?" he whispered aloud.

I turned to him. "Going to bed."

He got up, holding his abdomen. "Why don't you lay with me?"

I scoffed. "Last time I laid with you I got pregnant."

Scott scratched the back of his head. "Yeah, I know. But nothing will happen this time... Please."

"Fine." I walked back to the bed with Scott. The two of us climbed in and covered up. 

-Dread Doctors Operating Theater-

Back in the lair, The Surgeon uses his cane to hammer into the wall revealing a painting of two creatures fighting. 

"La Bete, La Bete, La Bete, Success." He said. Le Bete means 'The Beast' in French.