✓ | battle wounds, scott m.

chapter eighty four.

"You see that?" Stiles asked Scott and Ella with narrowed eyes. Ella looked around, trying to find what her twin was looking at. Ella had an uneasy feeling about where they were at. She felt as if something or someone was going to jump out at them. When Ella's eyes finally landed on the pool of blood, her eyes widened. "I see blood," Scott replied. "Look where it leads to," Stiles muttered, pointing the flashlight towards a grate on the floor. Scott walked over and tried to lift the heavy piece of equipment away, but he couldn't. Ella sighed and walked to the other side, white eyes glowing as she helped her boyfriend move the large equipment and clear the way to the grate. The three teens looked down the open grate. Ella perked a brow up, "Who's going down first?" Scott let out a sigh and nodded, "I'll go first." "Fine with me," Ella muttered before blowing air out of her cheeks.

Ella went down second then Stiles followed her. The siblings and McCall boy had ended up in a tunnel underneath the Telecom building. Stiles turned on the black light as they scanned their surroundings. Ella caught sight of writing on the floor, "What is that?" Stiles raised a brow as he looked at where his sister was looking at, "It looks like Latin." Scott got his phone out, "Hold up that light. I'm gonna get a picture of it." Scott pointed the camera towards the writing but the light slipped away. Ella, who had been biting on her fingernails, furrowed her brows, "Stiles, hold the light still." Stiles then dropped to the floor in front of them, causing Ella's eyes to widen as she watched Stiles press a hand to the back of his neck and groan. Scott and Ella turned to see Tracy standing behind them, eyes glowing yellow as she snarled at the couple before going to attack Scott.

"Scott, behind you!" Stiles warned Scott as Josh ran up behind them. Ella grabbed Tracy's wrist and flashed her white eyes, making Tracy go blind for a split second; something Ella had learned in her free time thanks to Stiles being a volunteer each time since he thought it was 'freaking awesome.' Tracy lost her balance, Ella pushing her into Scott who pushed her into Josh and made her plunge her claws into him. Josh screamed and fell to the ground beside Stiles. "Sucks, doesn't it?" Stiles asked Josh who nodded in response. Scott then turned to the wall, snarling with his eyes glowing their bright red. As Corey appeared to their vision, Ella's eyes widened and she stepped in between the two. "Ella, move," Scott muttered to her. Ella shook her head, "No! You're not going to hurt him!" Ella flashed her white eyes like she had done with Tracy, making Scott groan and stumble back. "Sorry, babe," Ella whispered softly before turning to Corey and gripping his shoulders.

"Okay! Maybe they're not ready to take on an Alpha," Theo said as he made an entrance, "Especially one that can smell fear." "He's got fangs!" Corey defended himself, Ella rubbing his arm up and down soothingly. Scott shook regained his vision, glaring lightly at Ella before looking at Theo, "What did you do?" "I found some new friends," Theo explained as Tracy, who had gained her vision back, and Corey helped Josh from the ground and carried him Theo's way, "I don't take rejection well." "Hey, Theo," Stiles greeted, glancing up from where he laid. "Stiles," Theo replied, looking down at Ella's brother for a split second. Theo then looked to where the words on the floor laid, stomping his foot down and making the floor crack and words disappear. "You're going to leave here thinking that you need to worry about me," Theo explained to them as he walked past them to go to the chimeras, "But you're wrong. We're actually back on the same side. Because that thing. . that's what we need to worry about. Your pack and mine. We're gonna go back to school and pretend like we're normal teenagers, but at night, we're going to be fighting for our lives."

Ella narrowed her eyes, "What is it?" "It's not a Chimera, sweetheart," Theo shook his head, earning an intense glare from Scott. "But it's just a kid underneath. Someone like us," Scott pointed out. Theo raised a single eyebrow at the tan boy, "Not anymore."

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"Sorry about blinding you back there," Ella said softly, eyes stuck on her hands. "When did you learn to do that?" Scott asked. Ella shrugged, "Through time. It was founded on accident, actually. Got kinda mad at Stiles for something and I flashed my eyes and boom, the idiot went blind for a whole minute. Hilarious, really." "Why don't you ever let me help with your powers?" Scott asked, looking genuinely hurt. Ella looked up from her hands and walked over to him, "Because I like doing it on my own. In silence, with no distractions. And you, Scott McCall, are a huge distraction." "Am I a good distraction?" Scott asked, placing his hand on her back where her tattoo was somewhat revealed because of her loose t-shirt. Ella bit her lip, "Sometimes. Other times you're a pain in the ass." "You know you just ruined this moment, right?" Scott chuckled, shaking his head lightly. Ella raised a brow, "I didn't know we were having a moment." Scott looked away for a second before looking back at Ella, "You're really dumb." "Yeah but you love me anyways, babe," Ella smiled, placing her hand on his neck and pulling him down to press a kiss to his lips.

Their lips moved in sync, Scott pulling his girlfriend close to his body and smiling lightly. Ella pulled away first, placing her index finger on Scott's lips, "Come on. We gotta go save Kira." "You know that that is the second time you've said something like that," Scott raised his brows. "What do you mean?" Ella asked. "When we were at that Halloween party that the twins threw at Derek's loft. You said that we had to go save Kira because she looked like a lost puppy in the crowd," Scott laughed, Ella laughing along as well. "Oh yeah, I remember that. Man, I was feeling confident that night. Just wish I was that confident everyday," Ella sighed. Scott rubbed his nose against Ella's, "Even if you aren't, I'm here to remind you how beautiful and perfect you are everyday." Ella chuckled, "You're so cheesy, but I love you, Scott McCall." "And I love you, Daniella Stilinski," Scott smiled, rubbing her back lightly. Ella sighed, "Alright, let's go save our little pup." "I thought our little pup was Liam?" Scott asked, grabbing the duffel bag from his bed.

"They both are," Ella replied as they walked out the door, "Until we have our own pups." Scott smiled and pecked Ella's lips before the two jogged down the stairs. As they rounded the corner to head out, they came to a stop at the sight of Liam. "Speaking of our little pup," Ella sighed. "They're alive. I mean the Chimeras. Some of them, not all of them," Liam started, eyes flickering between the couple. "We know," Scott said after sharing a brief look with Ella. "Oh, you do?" Liam asked. "Yeah," Scott nodded. "Liam, we're sorry. We can't talk right now," Ella gestured towards the duffel bag in Scott's hand. "It was Theo. He's the one who brought them back, and now they're with him. Like they're his pack," Liam explained. "We know," Ella nodded. "Hayden's one of them," Liam added. Ella stepped forward, "She's okay?" "She's alive. I'm not sure she's totally okay, but she's definitely alive," Liam nodded. "That's good," Scott sighed. "Where are you guys going?" Liam asked. "To get Kira," Scott replied, "Her dad told us that her mom took her out to New Mexico, to this place called Shiprock. They're trying to figure out a way to help her, but it's dangerous. So we're gonna go find her and bring her back."

"I'll come with you," Liam said as he took a step forward. Ella was immediately against the offer and took a grip of Liam's arm. "Nah, you can't," Scott shook his head. "Let me help. Let me do something. Just tell me what I can do," Liam pleaded, eyes flickering between Ella and Scott. "Don't do anything," Scott said, "Come on, Ella." Ella looked into Liam's sad eyes and shook her head, "Nah, I'm gonna stay right here with my little pup. Call me when y'all are on your way back and when you get her." Ella turned to Scott and gave him a quick kiss before turning and pushing him out of the house.