His Little Brother

Chapter 13

Stiles, Cal and Ethan run back to the elevator where Derek is still passed out. Cal rolls his eyes and punches him causing Derek to startles awake. "Where is she?" Derek asks. "Jennifer? Gone. With Scott's mom." Stiles tells him. "She took her?" he asks. "Yeah. And if that wasn't enough of a kick to the balls, Scott also left with Deucalion. So get up. The police are coming and we need to get you the hell out of here." Stiles explains. With Cal and Ethan's help Derek stands up but he pauses as another realization hits him. "What about Cora?" he asks. "She got out." Cal assures him. "Go we'll stay." Stiles says. Derek runs out and the three boys sit down in the reception. A minute later the ER doors clatter open and Deputies and plain clothes officers walk in. Stiles spots someone hurrying toward them, Cal and Ethan look at Stiles as pulls a face, clearly recognising him and clearly not liking him. "Oh, just perfect. Scott's dad." he tells the other two. "A Stilinski at the center of all this mess. What a shocker." Agent McCall says. "Actually two Stilinski's." Cal says with a sarcastic smile. "I'll ask later. Think you can give me some answers without the usual level of sarcasm?" Agent McCall asks Stiles. "If you can ask them without the usual level of stupid." Stiles says making Cal and Ethan chuckle. "Where's your Dad and why's no one been able to contact him?" McCall asks. "I don't know. Haven't seen him in hours." Stiles responds. "Is he drinking again?" McCall questions him. "What do you mean again? He never had to stop." Stiles glares. "But he did have to slow down. Is he drinking like he used to?" McCall asks him. "How about next time I see him I give him a field sobriety test? We'll do the alphabet starting with F and ending with U." Cal asks angry but sarcastically. "How about you just tell me what the hell happened here?" McCall gestures to the wreck of the hospital. "We don't know. We were stuck in the elevator the whole time." Cal says. "You're not the one's who put the name on the doors, are you?" McCall asks. "What name?" Ethan asks looking worried. "Argent." he responds. The three boys look at each other before they are finally allowed to leave.

The elevator doors of the apartment clang open to reveal Cal, Ethan, Stiles and Allison quickly following Argent into the apartment. "The word is Guardian, Alison. More than anyone, you know that's a role I haven't exactly lived up to lately." Argent tells his daughter. Leading them down the hallway, Argent heads into the office. "But she took Scott's mom and Stiles and Cal's father. That's not a coincidence." Alison tells her father. They pause at the desk to look down on the five fold symbol etched onto its surface. "I'd also consider the fact someone put your name up in large block letters on the elevator doors. That kind of felt like a pretty big warning to me." Cal tells him. "I think it might have been Morrell." Alison says. "Again with the Guidance Counselor?" Stiles asks. "I think she knows a lot more than she lets on. She might even be trying to help us." Alison explains making Cal nod. "Well she needs to get on that a lot faster since the lunar eclipse is less than two freaking nights away." Stiles says. They watch him fall into a chair, trying to keep it together. "Stiles, don't give up hope." Argent tells him as Cal leans back onto Ethan who hugs him. "They could already be dead." Stiles says. "I don't think so. There's something about Jennifer's tactics. It's like she's still positioning. Still moving pieces into place." Argent tells him when he sees the look on Cal's face. "And you're one of them." Alison tells him. "Okay. Then let's not wait around to see her next move." He draws the map back over the desk, covering the symbol. "Everything she's done has been on a Telluric Current. So Melissa and the Sheriff have to be somewhere on one of the Currents, right?" he asks but Stiles barely pays attention. "Stiles, if we're going to find them, we need your help." Argent tells him.

"You seriously want to go after her? Have you even seen what she's been able to do? She tossed Scott across a room like it was nothing. She nearly killed Cal." Stiles says. At the desk, Argent pulls open a drawer, reaching for an unseen object. "What if she just takes you like the others? I mean, no offense, but what's the difference between you and them?" Stiles asks him. "I'm carrying a .45." Gun in hand, Argent puts in a new clip with a metallic clang. "Maybe she can heal from a shot to the leg and a few slashes to the face. But, personally, I'd like to see how she holds up with half her skull blown off. We've got one priority right now. Find Melissa and your Dad. We've got a map and every clue we need to figure this out. The only thing we don't have is time. Which is why I need  you." Argent says motioning to the four teens in front of him. "Stiles, Cal. We can do this." Ethan says reassuring the two brothers. Finally, Stiles looks up and nods while Cal kisses Ethan's palm. "Where do we start?" Stiles asks Argent. Black Light in one hand, Argent taps a finger to the marks on the map. "The place where the sacrifices have been committed have usually been different from where the bodies have been found. I think the placement has to do with the strength of the Current. So there's the School, the Animal Clinic, the Bank..." he lists off. "What about the Motel?" Ethan asks. "I don't think she'd take them that far." Argent responds. "This still looks like too much ground to cover. We could spend weeks looking at all the
possibilities." Alison says sighing. "She wouldn't use the same place twice, would she?" Stiles asks. "Only if she didn't succeed the first time." Argent says as he moves a finger to the mark highlighting the bank. "Scott's boss?" Alison asks. "Deaton. It was her only failure. That could mean something." Argent tells them. "So we should go check it out, right?" Cal says. "Definitely." Argent nods. "But that's just one place so far. We need more help." Stiles says. "What about Lydia?" Alison asks. "Lydia? What can she do?" Argent asks confused. "She's got a kind of... talent. She's somehow ended up finding a couple of the bodies. Without actually looking for them." Cal explains. "What is she? Psychic?" Argent asks. "She's something." Stiles says.