The Kids From Yesterday // Stiles Stilinksi [2/2]

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Scott, Kira, Stiles, and Lucy exited the elevator. They ran into Sheriff Stilinski. Bodies were being rolled onto stretchers and Stiles asked, "Who found them?"

The sheriff looked at his son. "Argent. And he said the Doctors were down there. He also said you guys might know what this thing is."

"We've got a theory," Scott told him.

"It's a slightly terrifying theory," Stiles added.

Sheriff Stilinski nodded. "Well, the ME said that victims were killed somewhere else and then dumped in those tunnels."

Scott took a moment to think. "Hey, what if the Dread Doctors are hiding the bodies?"

Kira frowned. "Why would they do that?"

Stiles shrugged. "Maybe they're covering for it. Protecting it like a parent would."

"Protecting what?" The sheriff wondered.

"A werewolf?" Lucy guessed.

Kira gave her a nod. "It's called the Beast."

The sheriff stared at each of them with a slightly horrified expression. "We know," Stiles said. "Horrifying."

"We better figure out what we're gonna call Parrish. Because it looks like his dream is coming true," the sheriff said.

Stiles and Lucy made their way to Eichen House to visit Lydia. She was lying on her bed in a catatonic state. Stiles held up a bunch of papers. "Your teachers, uh, gave us some of the stuff you guys have been working on. They wanted us to hold onto it for you. I saw something about the Riemann Hypothesis. Um, things like nontrivial zeros, zeta functions, and a lot of other stuff that goes totally over our heads."

Lucy knelt next to Lydia. "Perhaps you could wake up and explain it to us? Lydia, wake up. We need you back. We can't get through this without you. Wake up. Please."

"I think that's enough," Ms. Martin said. "Stiles. Lucy."

Something on the side of Lydia's head caught Stiles' attention. "Wait a second, what is this? What are they doing?"

"Alright, you need to go."

Lucy narrowed her eyes. "You call this okay?! Her head is shaved! Look! Did you know about this?!"

Stiles glared. "What are they gonna do? Drill a hole into her head?"

Ms. Martin scoffed. "Are you crazy? It's for E-C-T. Electroconvulsive therapy. They shave small portions of the scalp. It's done under general anesthesia and it's perfectly safe. Look at her, Stiles, Lucy. She's my daughter. You don't think I'm trying everything I can to bring her out of this?"

"No, no, no, that's not for E-C-T."

A nurse came in and asked, "Is everything alright in here?"

Ms. Martin nodded. "It's fine. Our guests were just leaving. Stiles, Lucy, go. Or you're not coming back."

Lucy walked towards the door and stopped. "Rest assured that I will get her out of here, whatever it takes. Do you see what they're doing to her?! I thought this was a medical establishment!"

Stiles grabbed Lucy's hand and pulled her away. She let out a sigh. "We're going to get her out of this place."

He nodded. "Yeah."

As they were leaving, Stiles bumped into an orderly and apologized. "Sorry."

When they got back to Scott's, their friends were there. Scott, Kira, Stiles, Malia, Liam, and Lucy gathered around the table. They had blueprints and pictures of Eichen House on the table. There was also a log book and a key card that Stiles had stolen.

Scott smiled at them. "Now we get Lydia."