Unity [Book 3]

9. Memory Found

   LINDSEY DUNBAR   

While Lydia, Malia, and Scott go over to the bunker to try and figure out how to remember Stiles, the Sheriff, Liam and I went over to the police station to get Theo. "Look, I'm not saying you have to like him. I'm just saying maybe he can help us," Liam tells the Sheriff as we're walking through the station, "Liam, I'll consider asking Theo for help when I don't have a station full of armed deputies to back me up," Stilinski says. He then opens the door to reveal that he has no deputies, he goes over to a police scanner that was on the floor and picks up the microphone.

"Any available units, this is Sheriff Stilinski. Do you copy?" he says into the mic, but the radio is only static. He moves the dial and speaks into the mic again, "I repeat, any and all units, this is Sheriff Stilinski. Respond immediately with your 20," and nothing. He started to speak into the mic again but Liam cut him off, "They're gone," he says. "All of them, they're gone," I say looking around the empty police station, Stilinski shakes his head.

"That, that... That's not possible. That's... they couldn't have taken everyone," Stilinski says, "They didn't," we hear Theo say. We go over to him and he quickly comes closer, "Please, please tell me you brought the key card," Theo says a little desperate.

"I also brought my gun," Stilinski tells him, "And your sense of humor. That is great. But if we're the only ones left in Beacon Hills, then we need each other. Which means you need me out of this cell," Theo tells us. "We need to trust you," Liam says to him, "Then you need to get realistic because trust is not important right now. It is us against them. And you want a lot more of us considering how many of them there are," Theo said. "I hate to say he's right but... He's kind of right," Liam sighs, "Yeah, that's true," I say.

"If I let you out and I see any behavior that I find remotely suspicious, I'll put so many bullets in your head, God won't even recognize you," Sheriff Stilinski threatens, "I'm an atheist. Fire at will," Theo tells him. Stilinski pulls out the key card and sighs, right as he is about to put it in the car reader he pauses.

"You're gonna need to be a bit closer than that, Sheriff. Wave it over the card reader, come on. Right here," Theo says desperately tapping on the card reader, "Up and down, you can do it," I look over at Liam then over at the Sheriff. "Sheriff, we need him," Liam tells him, Theo suddenly tries to take the card from Sheriff's hand but Theo was not fast enough. Theo sighs, "Tell me something," Sheriff Stilinski says. "What? Tell you what? What are you talking about..." Theo asks, then we hear wind. Liam and I look over at each other, "Tell me about my son. Tell me one thing about Stiles that you remember. Just one," Stilinski tells him.

"You swipe that key card, I'll tell you anything you want," Theo says, "Sheriff. They are coming," Liam tells him as we hear thunder. "One thing. Just one thing!" Theo rattles the cell door and grunts from frustration, and right as Sheriff Stilinski started to walk away Theo spoke up.

"He was smart!" Theo screamed, Sheriff stopped and looked back at him. "He was smart enough not to trust me," Theo tells him, Stilinski then opens the cell and we quickly start walking out. Then we hear thunder and stop, "They're here," Liam and I say. "How close?" Stilinski asks, "Too close," Theo answers. "How many?" I focus my hearing, Theo and I look over at each other. "Uh... a lot," I reply, "I heard a couple horses. Maybe more," Liam says. "Five. I-I think five at most," Theo responds, "Four of us. Five of them. You ready?" Sheriff says as he loads his gun.