Allison's POV:

"He's awake. Guys, he's awake!" I hear Kira announce and I tiredly rub my eyes. "Allison too, oh thank god." I sat up from the cold floor and rub the back of my head, feeling the ache rush through.

"Are you guys okay?" Stiles questioned, looking between Scott and I.

"They don't have him. They don't have Derek." He frantically spoke as Stiles and Kira helped us sit up.

"We know. They threw us in here after they knocked us all out." Kira explained.

"I feel like my head got slammed into a car," I mutter and my eyes widen in realization, seeing that only Stiles, Malia, Kira, and Scott were in the cell room. "Wait, where's Lydia?"

"They took her."

Confusion contorts on Scott's face. "Lydia? What do they want with Lydia?"

"Knowing them, they'll most likely see if Lydia's Banshee abilities would be useful to them." I say and Scott pushes himself off the ground and quickly goes to the metal door.

Kira places her hands on her hips as we watch him try to pry open the door with his claws. "We already looked for a way out. I think a lot of people have."

"I say when that door opens again, we take out whoever's standing in the way and run for it." Malia spoke up beside me and leaned against the metal pipe in the middle of the room.

Kira narrowed her eyes. "What about Lydia?"

Malia shrugged. "What about her?"

"She's our friend." I reply, knowing that this was her werecoyote instincts since she was still new.

"And?"

"We're not leaving without her." Scott sternly stated, reluctantly walking away from the door to stand in front of us.

She furrowed her eyebrows. "Why not?"

"Oh my god." I mutter to Kira who nervously glanced between Scott and I.

Stiles walks over to the girl with a small smile. "Because we don't leave people behind. Remember, we talked about this? Rules of the wild kingdom don't apply to friends."

"Is that what you would do as a coyote?" Kira questioned Malia. "Leave her for dead?"

"If she was weak and injured, yeah." Malia deadpanned, causing my eyes to widen. "If hunting had been bad that season, I would eat her." Kira nods slowly but Malia added: "Then I'd leave."

Stiles hums. "Believe it or not, that's progress." He gestured to her but I take a step away from the two.

"All right, guys, we're not dead yet." Scott assured but I give him a pointed look at the mention of the word 'yet'. "That means Araya wants something."

"But if the Calaveras don't know where Derek is, that means someone else took him from the loft." I cross my arms.

"Maybe he left on his own." Stiles offered.

I shook my head. "With a ton of bullet shell casings left on the floor? I don't think so."

Scott furrowed his eyebrows. "Maybe someone else got to him."

Before one of us could say another word, the door instantly slides open with Severo and three other bodyguards behind him, storming over to us with weapons in their hands.

Scott lunges to attack, but Severo instantly plunges the electrified baton against his stomach, causing Scott to fall to the ground.

Severo grabs ahold of Scott's shoulder and yanks him up while the rest of the men aim their guns to us.

Kira and I rush unarmed since they took away her sword and my dagger beforehand, but our actions proved to be useless since they were practically twice our size and easily detained both of us.

Malia growls and tries to swipe her claws against the bodyguard that held Kira, but she instantly gets knocked to the ground with the butt of his gun.

"We just need these three," Severo tells the bodyguard who was about to reach for Malia. "She can stay with the toothpick."

"Hey!"

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One of the henchmen chains me to the metal chair next to Scott and attaches the wires around my torso that led to some sort of machine that I recognized that hunters used to electrocute werewolves.

Oh great.

Kira was held by Severo in the corner of the room next to the machine where the wires connected with mine and Scott's chairs.

Araya casually strolls in the room with her two bodyguards behind her.

"Let them go. Look," Scott lifts his hands to show he wasn't going to be moving anytime soon as Araya approached him. "you've got me. Just let the others go."

Severo grips Kira's hand as she struggled against his hold and forces her closer to the machine. "So, let me explain what's about to happen. This one, the fox," He gestures to Kira. "has an immunity to electricity. She's going to turn the dial on the Alpha. If she doesn't, I turn the dial on the Argent."

"No, I'm not doing this." Kira whimpers as her eyes frantically dart between Scott and I.

"Are you sure? One of your friends has the power to heal, the other...not so much." He says and I worriedly turn to Scott.

"What are you doing? What is this, a game to you?" He glared at Araya.

"This is a test, Lobito. Let's see if you pass." She slowly walked to us. "We're going to ask some questions, you answer them; nobody gets hurt. You don't answer, we turn on the dial."

Scott looks over to Kira who held a terrified expression on her face. "Do what they say, okay? Whatever they want. I can take it."

"So, we don't know where Derek is, we want to find him as well." She begins and Scott nodded in agreement. "You know who took him."

"What?" He exasperated. "How would I know that?"

"That doesn't sound like an answer to me," Araya innocently lifts her hands up.

"It's the whole reason we're here in the first place." I huff. "We thought you had him."

She huffs in annoyance. "Kira, turn the dial." She snapped.

Kira immediately shakes her head. "No, no--"

"Should we turn the dial on Allison instead?" She raised her voice and Severo reaches for the machine, causing me to shut my eyes as I wait for the electric shock.

"No, no!" I hear Scott yell and I open my eye a bit, seeing Severo's hand hover over the dial. "Do it, Kira. Do it."

She reluctantly nods and Araya smirked. "Let's start at one." The woman spoke and the machine begins to whir in activation.

Sparks shot out from the shackles clamped around his wrists and ankles as the electricity coursed through his body. Scott grimaces in pain with his jaw clenched from crying out in pain.

"Tell me," Araya shouts. "who actually had Derek? Who had a reason, a vendetta particular to the Hales?"

"I said," Scott panted. "I don't know."

"Oh, you don't know because you haven't figured it out yet." She angrily whispered. "So think! Who could've taken him?" Scott's body slumps forward a bit, trickles of sweat beginning to fall down his cheeks.

"Tres." I hear Severo mutter to Kira. "Tres."

I shake my head immediately, guilty at the fact Scott was taking all the pain. "Kira, d—"

"Allison, I'm okay." Scott grunted and looks back at Kira. "Kira...do it."

The machine begins to whir louder than before as the electricity amplified in Scott's body, creating more frequent sparks to shoot out.

"Who had the power?" Araya shouted. "Who had the power of a shapeshifter."

Scott's chest started to heave. "I-I don't know."

"Someone who could have turned without you knowing. Turned, but not by a bite!" She continued and Scott gritted his teeth.

"I don't know!" He growled.

"Diez!"

I shake my head frantically. "You'll kill him! Turn it to me instead!"

Araya snapped her head towards Kira. "Diez!"

Scott lets out a painful cry, but Araya storms over to the machine and shoves Kira out of the way. The machine whirs even louder, causing the sparks to shoot out more.

Scott's screams echoed around the room until finally, he shoots his eyes open, revealing his crimson alpha eyes as he released a loud roar to escape from his lips. He yanks the shackles from the ground, freeing his hands but tiredly slumps forward against his chair.

"Say the name, Scott." Araya demanded to him.

He momentarily glances at me before looking forward to meeting her hardened gaze.

"Kate."

Hearing her name sent chills to run down my spine, flashbacks of witnessing Peter slash his claws across her throat. I couldn't believe it.

She's alive?

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A/N:

hi everyone

Today I felt like I owed you guys this somewhat short chapter since I didn't want to abandon this book when I barely even started it. Call it a filler I guess.

But I've been grieving since you last heard from me. I'm doing okay though. It's just gonna take time🙂

I appreciate the patience you guys have with me and I hope you guys have/had an amazing day! Bye!

~Cimbello