Chapter 88: 6-1

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Just as the words poured out of a groaning Stiles, Skylark appeared in a flash of bright white light. "Well wasn't that a fun time" he said with a chuckle and was on the receiving end of many glares. He waved them all away, "This is the final year" this made everyone sit up straight. "No one is leaving for this one. And Theo, as much as I hate you and want you gone, you do play a major role in the future and you seeing it yourself could change you as a person...er coyote. And this final year was by far in my opinion your most dangerous one yet. Anyways enjoy" and with that he disappeared again and the screen sizzled to life.

A flat tire leaves Liam Dunbar and Hayden stranded on a lonely road.

"It's always a lonely road" Laura mumbled.

As the breeze rustles the trees and falling leaves sweep across the ground, Liam looks up as if he senses something but shakes it off. Hayden makes fun of his used SUV, but when he says they don't have a jack to lift the vehicle to change the tire, she lifts it herself. Liam is also without a spare so they can't fix the tire.

"Always check these things before you go on a long drive" Stiles said wisely. "Listen to him. He speaks from experience" Scott added making Stiles gape, losing that wise man aura around him.

They laugh about how funny/bad their dating life is, briefly mentioning "the double date," "New Year's" "Christmas" with Liam's parents, and "that time your sister almost ..." Liam suggests getting stranded in the middle of nowhere could be their "best date yet." They kiss. They notice Aurora Borealis fills the sky above them.

"That's odd. Beautiful but odd" Lydia mumbled.

A car is slowly driving toward them. Thinking the driver of the car might have a spare tire, the couple tries to flag them down. The car rolls slowly past them and comes to rest next to a fence. They investigate and find the windshield reduced to a jagged hole. The passenger side door is missing. Inside they find a boy hiding in the backseat. He shouts, "Don't let them take me. Don't let them take me too."

"That doesn't sound good" Mason mumbled in worry. "Guess we already have our next case" Scott sighed.

Sheriff Stilinski inspects claw marks in the hood of a delivery van. A paramedic straps a cast onto Stiles Stilinski's arm. Stiles explains that he and Scott were trying to persuade the driver of the van to pull over. Scott attempted this by going full red-eyed Alpha Werewolf on the hood of the speeding vehicle. While they stopped the van, the driver got away. The boys thought the criminal mastermind stole something valuable, but the van carries only helium tanks.

"Nice job you two" Peter clapped slowly and everyone tried not to laugh out. Not even Malia punched him this time.

As Scott drives Stiles' Jeep later, he muses that not finding a huge criminal problem might be a good thing. He thinks it means Beacon Hills can get along without them which clears the way for them to move away to attend college. Stiles disagrees saying the town would burn to the ground without them. Scott repeats that the town doesn't need them but at that moment Stiles' phone rings. It's his father, "They need us!" he shouts.

"Even fate says the town needs us" Stiles chuckled madly earning a slap on the head from Lydia.

Sheriff Stilinski has the boy from the car, Alex, in the office at the Sheriff's Station. He explains that, while the boy can't remember what happened to his parents, they have "an unusual method" that will hurt but might help him remember. Scott and Stiles arrive, and Scott plunges his claws into the back of Alex's neck.

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