Terminal

Ouroboros - Part 2

Claire's POV

We've been looking in this place for over an hour and still haven't found anything. We can't catch any scents and it's to loud to focus on one sound.

"Liam! Liam?" I yelled while running through these walkways. Mason and I ran into each other and found Scott and Malia.

"Okay, we need to make sure we're not covering the same areas." Scott said, his breathing heavy and uneven.

"You need your inhaler don't you?" I realised.

"Quiet, I think I hear something." He said and shook off my question.

"It's just the lights, isn't it?" Malia questioned, but Scott ignored her.

"Come on, this way." He said and we reluctantly followed.

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"I'm telling you guys, we've been down this one before." Mason sighed trying to catch his breath.

"What the hell are we doing? We're running up and down this place. Up and down tunnels. And there's no way There's no way that we're gonna find-" Scott collapsed on the ground, panting and wheezing trying to suck in air.

"Scott, you need your inhaler." I said in sympathy. He shook his head no, but I could see how much he was struggling.

"Scott, use it. Use your inhaler." I demanded. He pulled it out and took a sharp inhale.

"This is all my fault. We're never going to find them. It's my fault. " He said sadly.

"Scott." Mason said and offered him a hand up.

"We should keep looking. We should keep trying." I said actually trying to be helpful. He nodded and continued walking. I had a sharp pain in my head and it stopped me.

"You okay?" Mason asked.

"Yea." I said trying to ignore the pain and kept walking.

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It was only a few short hours later that we had found out Theo had found them. They were at Scott's house. The ride home was pretty silent and I think everyone rushed out of the car except me only not because they were safe and found, but what I would see when I walked in. I was the last one. I took one glance and I could hear my heart break. I leaned against the frame of the entry to the kitchen while I saw everyone happy, thanking Theo and Hayden and Liam laid on the couch sound asleep together. I silently left and went into the kitchen and sat on the window seal looking out at the rainy night, thunder rumbling with every so often a flash of lightning.

I heard the door open and close and with my abilities I could tell it was Scott. I could feel everyone else looking at me. No one could say anything as the rain on the window reflected my face, water drops falling in sync, it was almost as if I had my own rain cloud on top of my head. I looked over and saw everyone's face, seeing sympathy and pity. I shook my head at Scott and returned looking out the window.

5 minutes later, I heard footsteps coming in my direction.

"Go away." I said not wanting to deal with anyone.

"I know it's painful." Theo said.

"You don't know the half of it." I sniffled.

"I can make that pain go away." He told me. I finally looked him in the eye and said,

"How?"

"Do you want me to show you?" He asked and I quietly nodded yes. He stood up and held out a hand. I took it and got off the window.

We walked back out into the living room and Hayden and Liam were just waking up so Lydia could take them home and Mason was sitting helping them get up, greeting them. I saw the both of them glance over at me, but Liam was the only one who took a double take, seeing how broken and tear stained my face was. Theo opened the door for me and I left without looking back.

"Where are you going Claire?" Stiles asked.

"Home." I replied with the quiet cracked voice I could but, in reality I don't know where I was going.

I hopped into the front seat of his truck and put on my seat belt putting my arm against the window and leaning my head on it. I saw Liam looking out the window at us as Theo got in the car.

"Are you sure you don't-"

"Just drive." I said not looking and only to see the door opening and Liam standing there in disbelief.

I looked in the side mirror to see his figure getting smaller as we drove, I didn't question anything, I was to hurt to say anything. We showed up a foreign, yet familiar place. I followed Theo into an underground lair. I was having flashbacks of me being here and it would switch back to reality. The dampness and chemical, moldy smell came back. It was buzzing with green lights and bubbles from a tank could be heard. Then I heard them, the clanking, chittering and heavy footsteps came into the room.

"Annabelle." They said my real name.

"We remember you from so long ago."

"Our research has been successful since we first saw you. Your condition is in bad shape."

"She wants you to make the pain go away, from Liam and Hayden." Theo said putting a hand on my shoulder and we looked at each other.

"We will help you, if you can help us." One said.

"I already did help you once." I swallowed.

"Then, you didn't have a choice, you were our first choice, it would have happened anyway."

"What do you want?" I said quietly, licking my lips and looking up at them.

"Scott McCall"

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Didn't see that coming did ya. So what now do you think is gonna happen now that Claire has joined the Doctors and Theo and has betrayed her friends, and what did they actually do to her until then

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(also I have a surprise for you guys at the end of this series:))