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And surprise for everyone

Malhotra Villa:

Today the scene in Malhotra house is not as same as everyday there is gloominess, Nyonika locked herself in the room and manik was sitting on the bed thinking about how to convene his mom and made her understand.

He goes in front her door and knocked it but she didn't open

Manik: mom please talk to me. I can explain

Nyonika: leave me alone

Manik: today I have match please do come.

Manik with dull face walks out of the house he was about to take his bike but someone called him he turn and see Nandini standing their leaning to her car

Manik: nandini

Nandini: hi we both are leaving in my car

Manik: it's k

Nandini: shh come

Manik: ok

Soon both leave to high school.

Nandini was driving the car and saw manik was lost in his thoughts

Nandini: manik what happened?

Manik: nothing

Nandini: out with it

Flashback:

Manik came out of the washroom and saw the Kanima caught his mom and Gerard was sitting on the chair royally

Gerard: As you can see manik, there's been some interesting developments lately. I think we should catch up.

Manik: ask him to leave my mom, you have problem with fine deal with me keep my mom away from it.

His long nails comes out

Gerard:  come on, manik, let's be realistic about who's got upper hand here.

Manik: let her go

Gerard; can't do that.  But let her live? That's up to you.

Manik: what do you want?

Gerard: I want to talk. You haven't been answering your phone.

Manik: Gerard let her go, and we can talk about whatever fuck you want.

Gerard: I want the same think that I have always wanted. I want Derek and his pack to be finished.

Manik: You have all of them hiding. How am I supposed to know where they are?

Gerard: I think with the proper motivation you could draw them out. And if you hadn't noticed, I now have a fairly impressive means by which I can motivate people. Why do you think I'm able to control him? Oh, you know the myth, manik. The Kanima is a weapon of vengeance.

Manik: this is about Kate?

Gerard: I didn't just come here to bury my daughter. I came to avenge her.

The Kanima leaves Nyonika, manik rushes to her

Manik: mom are u ok

Nyonika: I don't know what's happening. I don't know what that think was or even what you are, but whatever he wants, just give it to him.

Manik: mom, it's not that easy.

Nyonika: do what he wants.

Manik: I don't know if I can.

End of flashback

Nandini: that old man is cleat certified bastard

Manik was shocked seeing her so anger

Nandini: what? Don't except me to be an innocent one. I'm not and he is using you manik for his own benefit. I know you don't want to see anyone hurt but in the process of doing what he want you are fooling yourself and Derek. Derek trust u so don't do it.

Manik: what am I supposed to then? Leave everyone to suffer

Nandini: that's not what I meant. Think smarter manik and try to outcome shine him

Manik: I thought you are an innocent soul but you're not

Nandini: I didn't say I'm an innocent did I 

Manik: chuckles at her

Beacon High school:

Boys' locker room:

Tonight they have a lacrosse match

Danny: sid are u ok

Sid: ya

Danny: u didn't message to my text whole week i'm worried for you. Sid

Sid: stay in goal Danny and don't move if I come towards you run the other way as fast as u can.

Manik was hearing to their conversation

Nyonika came to the locker room and was looking around for manik, she heard coach speaking

Coach: good evening, in less than an hour, aircraft from here will be joining others from around the world. And you will be launching the largest aerial battle in the history of mankind.

(Nyonika was looking at him with weird expression and looking at everyone face)

Nyonika: what?

Coach: mankind... that word should have new meaning for all of us today."

Nyonika pats cabir

Nyonika: what the hell is he talking about?

Cabir (hush): he does this every year.

Nyonika: are u serious?

Cabir: yeah

Coach: we are fighting for our right to live.

All: yeah!

Nyonika: wait, is this. . .

Cabir: yeah, it's the speech from the Independence day.

Nyonika: mmm

Coach: it's the day the world declared in one voice. . .

Cabir: coach's favorite movie

Coach: we will not go quietly into the night!

Nyonika: he doesn't know any sport speeches?

Cabir: I don't think he cares.

Coach: today we celebrate our Independence Day!

All: yeah!!!!!

Gerard comes in and Nyonika was frighten seeing him

Gerard: well-spoken coach. I might have chosen something with a historical value but there's no denying your passion. And while, I haven't been here long, there's no denying my pride in having a winning team for this school. i you 'all be brilliant tonight, even with  only one co-captain leading you. Now, I'm your principal but I'm also a fan. So don't think I'll be content to watch you merely beat this team. Get out there and murder them.

Coach: everyone on the team.

Manik: coach are u benching me?

Coach: it's not my decision.

Manik: but I have to play

Coach: Mr. Malhotra, you're failing three classes. Academics come first

Playground:

Manik: you're dad came

Cabir: ya he is their

Manik saw Mr. Dhawan sitting with his mom and nandini sitting beside her and giving him smile and he smiles back at her

Cabir: u know what will happen?

Manik: no idea

Cabir: hmmm

Coach comes behind them

Coach: what the hell are u both talking. Game hasn't started yet. Now put on your helmet and get out there. You're in for Greenberg

Cabir: what? What happen to Greenberg?

Coach: What happen to Greenberg? He sucks. You suck slightly less.

Cabir: I'm playing

Manik: yes

Cabir: on the field?

Manik and coach nods their head in disbelief

Cabir: with the team?

Coach: unless you'd rather play with yourself.

Cabir: I already did that today, twice.

Coach: get the hell out there!

Cabir: all right

Mr. Dhawan saw cabir on the field

Mr. Dhawan: oh no! why is my son running on the field?

Nyonika: because he's on the team?

Mr. Dhawan look at nandini and Nyonika

Mr. Dhawan: he is.

Nandini: yes

Mr. Dhawan he stands up and shouts: My son is on the field!

Cabir: oh dear god

Soon the game begin .......................

On the other Argent's chases Radhika and Boyd

On the field cabir was getting attacked by opposite team and all of them are worried for him

Nandini: oh no

Mr. Dhawan palms his face.

Manik was about to go but coach made him sit

Coach: sit down

Manik: but, coach we're dying out there.

Coach: oh, I'm aware of that. Now sit

Just then Isaac came

Manik: you came here to help

Issac: I came to win.

Both look at Gerard

In the jungle Radhika and Isaac are running. Allison and Chris are chasing them, Allison jumps from the bike and shoots an arrow at Radhika. She falls down

Radhika: run Boyd

Allison shoots another arrow at her and  at same time Boyd comes back he grunts at her and she shoots an arrow at him and she keep shooting arrows on him. Radhika was crying seeing all this

Radhika (crying): Stop

Allison smirks at them

Radhika: please Allison stop

Chris comes their and shoots on Allison bow

Radhika and Boyd fell unconscious on the ground

Allison: u owe me a new bow.

Chris: u owe me an explanation

Allison: for what? I caught them. Me

Chris: "Caught" came very close to kill. And that's not the way we do this.

Allison: Maybe it's not the way you do it. I think my way worked out pretty well.

Chris: Allison. . .

Allison shows her hand to him

Allison: hey grandpa, it's me we got our two runaways. Call us back. What?

Chris: it's just the first time I've heard you call him that.

On the ground

Isaac: you got the plan

Manik: right now it's pretty much just keep sid killing anyone.

Isaac: well that might be easier if you're actually in the game. We have to make it so coach has no choice but to play you.

Manik: he's got a bench full of guys he can use before he ever puts me on the field. Can u do it without putting anyone in the hospital?

Issac: I can try

Isaac was beating all the boys of his team and everyone are stunned to know what he is actually upto.

Sid pushed isaac and he was injured

Gerard: manik now we gone play your way then

Coach: manik you are in

Gerard: don't you know what you're really barraging for. Haven't you guessed what the real offer on the table is? It's Allison. It's always been Allison. You give me Derek and I'll let you have Allison.

Issac was struggling to escape but Gerard.

Cabir saw the ball in front of him, he takes it and run towards the goal

Coach: shoot it u idiot

Jennifer: shoot it

Cabir throws the ball to the goal  and it was goal and everyone is happy and he again scores the goal and they win. Everyone is so happy.

Manik saw sid walking he eyes changes

Manik: nothing happened

All of sudden the lights in stadium goes off and we can hear a women shout, manik looks around and they saw sid on the floor

Jennifer: sid

Nyonika checks his pulse

Nyonika: he is not breathing

Nyonika removes the cloth and saw blood Issac and manik are shocked and they saw his nail

Manik: look

Issac: he did it himself.

Nyonika to Jennifer: get down here and hold his head. Tilt it up.

Mr. Dhawan comes their and was looking everywhere

Mr. Dhawan: where is Cabir?

Manik and Issac are looking everywhere but couldn't find him

.

.

In an unknown place someone pushes cabir into a dark room he stands up and looks and he heard some sound and was searching for light and finally he turns it on and was shocked seeing Radhika and Boyd tied up there.

Cabir was trying to remove them but when he touched it electricity buzzes and cabir gasp

Gerard: They were trying to warn you. It's electrified.

Cabir: what are you doing with them?

Gerard: At the moment, just keeping them comfortable. There's no point in torturing them, they won't give Derek up. The instinct to protect their Alpha's too strong.

Cabir: okay. So what are you doing with me? Because manik can find me, all right? He knows my scent. It's pungent, you know? It's more like a stench. He could find me even if I was buried at the bottom of a sewer covered in decal matter.

Gerard: you have a knack or creating a vivid picture, Mr. Dhawan. Let me paint one of my own. Manik Malhotra finds his best friend bloodied and beaten to a pulp. How does that sound?

Cabir: I think I might prefer more of a still life landscape, you know? What—What are you, 90? Look, I can probably kick your ass up and down this room.

Gerard looks at him in anger and punches him hard making him fall on the ground. Gerard keeps punching him on his face.

In Locker Room:

We can see Manik, Nandini, Isaac, Derek and Peter

Manik: What the hell is this?

Derek: you know I thought the same thing when I saw you talking to Gerard at the sheriff station.

Manik: hold on. He, he threatened to kill my mom. And I had to get close to him. What was I supposed to do?

Peter: I'm gonna go with Manik on this one. Have you seen his mom? She is gorgeous

All of them look at peter

Nandini, Manik and Derek: shut up

Peter: okay! By the way who is this gorgeous lady in the room

Nandini: none of your business Mr.

Peter: feisty I like it

Nandini: and I love to punch your face u want a punch

Manik: calm down

Issac: who is he?

Manik: he is peter, Derek's uncle. Little while back, he tried to kill us all, and then wen set him on fire, and Derek slashed his throat.

Issac and Nandini: woah

Peter: hi

Issac: nice to meet you.

Manik: one sec How is he alive?

Derek: short version is, he knows how to stop Sid. And may be how to save him.

Issac: well, that's very helpful, except sid dead.

Derek: what?

Manik: yeah, Sid is dead. It just happened on the field.

Issac: why is no one taking this as good news?

Peter: because if Jackson is dead, It didn't just happen.  Gerard wanted it to happen.

Derek: but why?

Peter: well, that's exactly what we need to figure out. And something tells me the window of opportunity is closing. Quickly

Argent Home:

Chris saw Gerard and Allison talking

Chris: I saw light flicker

Gerard: probably just one of our guests getting comfortable downstairs. Allison get some sleep if you can. I have a feeling next 24hrs are going to be eventful.

Chris stops Gerard

Chris: you gonna tell me what happened at the game?

Gerard: didn't you hear?  We won

Chris: I meant sid

Gerard smirks and leaves from their

Chris goes to Allison, who is looking at him with arrogance

Allison: need something

Chris: I want you to step aside and let us handle this.

Allison: you're kidding right?

Chris: one of your friends is dead.

Allison: because of Derek. How do you think Sid became that thing in the first place? Kate, Mom and Sid

Chris: what about manik? What if he dies too?

Allison: I don't care and why do u care about him?

Chris: I care about you.

Allison: really dad. And by the way u owe me new bow

Chris: and new crossbow.

Dhawan House:

Mr. Dhawan is cabir room and at same time cabir enters in

Mr. Dhawan: cabir what happened to you and who did it?

Cabir: it doesn't matter dad

Mr. Dhawan: it does just tell me

Cabir: dad calm down I'm ok

Mr. Dhawan hugs him tight

Outside the school

Manik made nandini sit inside the car

Manik: take some rest

Nandini: u too

Manik kiss her forehead

Manik: drive safe

Nandini: I will

Soon Nandini leaves from their manik, issac, Derek and Peter goes to Derek home

Dhawan House

Cabir Room:

Cabir was thinking about today he heard someone knocking the door he went and open the door and saw Jennifer standing their

Jennifer: hi

Cabir: hi

Jennifer: your father let me in

Cabir: he did

Jennifer looks at him strangely

Cabir: of course he did

Jennifer: what happen to you?

Cabir: nothing. Don't worry I'm fine. You want to come in?

Jennifer: ya

Cabir: are u ok?

Jennifer: they won't let me see him. I'm supposed to give him something. (crying) He kept asking for it back.

In hospital

Nyonika called manik and asked him to come to hospital ASAP and she opened sid cover and saw he is covered up with something around him so sticky. All of sudden it started moving

Manik: mom zip it back

Nyonika zips it back and it got stuck sid shows his teeth which frightens everyone.

Argent Dungeon:

Chris comes to cell where Boyd and Radhika where kept.

Chris: my family done this for a long time. Long enough to learn things like how a certain level of electric current can keep you from transforming. At another level, you can't heal. A few amps higher, and no heightened strength. That kind of scientific accuracy, it makes you where the line between the natural and supernatural really exists. It's when lines like that blur. . . you sometimes find yourself surprised by which side you end up on.

Chris looks at them and turns off the electric current.

Kapoor Villa:

Nandini was walking from one corner to another corner

Nandini: I can't sit here and get worried for him I need to be there with him something is not right I feel it and it's gone be a long night and I'm sure manik won't tell me as he can't see anyone suffer god.

Nandini takes her phone and tries to trace his number and finally traced him. She gets ready quickly and silently goes down and takes her car out with lot of requesting the guard she moves out.

Nandini Outfit:

Hospital

Isaac and Manik carried sid and comes near Issac car and at same Chris came their and behind them nandini car is their

Manik: you're alone

Chris: more than you know.

Manik: what you want?

Chris: we don't have much in common, manik. But at the moment, we have a common enemy.

Manik: that's why I'm trying to get him out of here.

Chris: I didn't mean Sid. Gerard has twisted his way into Allison's head in the same way he did with Kate. And I'm losing her

Manik: so

Chris: what do u mean by so?

Manik: I don't give damn to your family issues as me and Allison broke up long way back but.. still I'm gone help you as I don't want another psychopath.

Chris: so shall we leave my car

Manik: cool

Soon they reached the place and they saw Derek coming their

Chris: I'm here for Sid. Not you

Derek: somehow, I don't find that very comforting. Get him inside

They got him inside

Manik: where are they?

Derek: who?

Manik: Jennifer and peter.

Derek opens the cover

Manik: hold on you said you know how to save him.

Derek: we passed that.

Manik: what about

Derek: think about it,, manik Gerard controls him now. He turned Sid into his own personal guard dog. And he set all of this in motion so that Sid could get bigger and more powerful.

Chris: No he wouldn't do that. If Sid is a dog, he's turning rabid, and my father wouldn't let a rabid dog live.

Just then Gerard walks in

Gerard: of course not. Anything that dangerous, that out of control is better off dead.

Derek takes his claws out and try to harm sid and at same sid takes his claws out and stabs in Derek stomach and pushes him away.

Manik looks at Gerard

Gerard: well done to the last, manik. Like the concerned friend you are, you brought Sid to Derek to save him. You just didn't realize that you were also bringing Derek to me.

At same an arrow comes towards him and before it could Issac who is behind him Nandini pulls him away

Manik: Nandini

Nandini: Hi

Manik: what are you doing here?

Nandini: I was following you as I'm worried about you?

Manik: god!!!!!!

Nandini: and Allison if u are listening stop shooting from behind as a scared BITCH

Chris: run

Manik, Nandini and isaac run, Chris starts firing at Kanima, the Kanima takes gun from him and throws it away.

Derek starts fighting for him in his wolf form and at same time Manik and Issac turns into wolf and starts fighting with him.

Allison comes there and stabs Issac from the front, nandini comes their and kicks her knife away from her.

Allison: move nandini

Nandini: sorry I'm not a heartless and selfish bitch like u. You want to fight without weapon

Allison try to punch her nandini moves away and gives a kick to her. Peter was impressed with her moves.

Nandini: your weapon is your strength I see

Allison: you

Nandini again kicks her on her away.

Allison saw her knife and goes towards Derek but the Kanima catches her and holds her neck

Gerard: not yet sweetheart.

Allison: what u doing?

Manik: he's doing what he came here to do.

Gerard: Then you know

Allison: what's he talking about?

Gerard: it was the night outside the hospital, wasn't it when I threatened your mother. I knew I saw something in your eyes. You could smell it, couldn't you?

Issac: he's dying

Gerard: I am. I have been for a while now. Unfortunately, science doesn't have a cure for cancer yet. But supernatural does.

Chris: you monster

Gerard: not yet.

Allison: what u doing?

Chris: you'll kill her too?

Gerard: when it comes to survival, I'll kill my own son! Manik

Manik move towards Derek and holds him

Derek: manik don't. you know that he's gonna kill me after . You'll be an Alpha

Gerard: that's true. But I think he already knows that, don't you manik? He knows that the ultimate prize is Allison. Do this small task for me, and they can be together. You are the only piece that doesn't fit, Derek.

Manik made Derek bit Gerard hand.

Gerard shows his hand up in air and there was black blood coming out all are in shock Gerard saw his hand was stunned

Gerard: what is this? What did you do?

Manik: everyone said Gerard always had a plan. I had a plan too.

Gerard takes his tablets out and saw they are not his regular tablets but mountain ashes.

Manik: what u thought ha I will come in your plan and I'm doing for Allison to come back in my life no, I hate her and I'm over her now and we broke up and I'm happy in my life and I did listen to you because unlike u I care for everyone so here u go.

Gerard: kill them all

Before Kanima kill Allison Nandini pulls her way from Kanima and nandini beats him with her elbow. Just then stiles and Jennifer arrived there and seeing the Kanima they freaked out and comes out the Jeep. Before Kanima can do anything

Jennifer: Sid

Kanima try to harm her but she showed him the key, the Kanima slowly shits into Sid. He takes the key from her and at same time Derek and Peter pushes their claws into him. Jennifer holds him and he falls on her

Manik holds nandini hand tight in his grip

Allison: where is Gerard?

Chris: he can't be far.

Jennifer slowly stands up and see Sid but........ Sid claws open and he opens his eyes which are blue in color. He slowly gets up and growls.

Soon the long night came to end.

Next Day:

Kapoor Villa:

It was late evening nandini was chilling in her room she received manik text

Text:

Hey Gorgeous,

Want to go on date with me tonight it has been an eventual week and I want to say something to you so date night. I will be there by 7.

See you soon Princess

Nandini blushes reading it and jumps on the bed and quickly went to get ready

It was 7:00 pm and manik messaged her to come out she saw herself in mirror and goes down and saw her parents in living room. Her father saw her

Ronit: where u going pretty lady?

Nandini: hey! Dad I'm going on date

Lisa: wow!!!!! is he Manik

Nandini: ya

Ronit: by 12:00 in the home

Nandini: thank u dad and mom

Ronit and Lisa: enjoy

Nandini comes out the gate and saw manik leaning to the car, at same time manik lifts his head up and saw her

Manik Outfit:

Nandini Outfit:

Manik: u look hot

Nandini: thank u and u look handsome

Manik: so shall we

Nandini: yes

Soon they reached the date location in the middle of forest near to Derek home their is beautiful decorations made

Decorations:

Nandini: wow!!!

Manik: how is it?

Nandini: mesmerizing

Manik: Nandini I love you so much. Thank u for accepting the way I'm with all my flaws you are like an angel who entered my life spreading light in my life and you always been there for me and trusted me, I can't imagine my life without you.

Nandini hugs him tight: I love u too manik

Manik tightens the hugs and twirls her around, he keeps her on the ground and kisses her hard on her lips and nandini to responds back.

Manik: so may i

Nandini: yes

Manik slips a beautiful ring into her hand and kisses it.

After having dinner and spending sometime manik drops her home. Not before stealing few kisses.

Kindly please ignore spelling mistakes.

1. How was the update?

2. Few words for Gerard

3. Few words for Allison

4. Few words for Nandini

5. How was manik plan?

6. How was the surprise

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