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"Wow, this is an improvement, Derek." Rayne says walking into the loft
"Thank you." He says
"Can we discuss the plan then talk about retailing." Stiles says and they walk over to the table.

"Okay, you see this? This is how they got in-- it's a rooftop air conditioning vent, leads down inside into the wall of the vault, which is here. Okay?" He says circling a vent with a red sharpie
"One of the robbers was lowered into this shaft. Now, that space is so small, it took him about twelve hours to drill into that wall, which is stone, by the way. Then, throughout the rest of the night, they siphoned the cash up to the guys back on the roof through that one little shaft in the wall. Boom." He says.

"Can we fit in there?" Scott asks
"Yes, we can, but very, very barely and they also patched up the wall, obviously. So we're gonna need a drill of some kind, I'm thinking maybe a diamond bit..."
"Look, forget the drill." Derek says.

"Sorry?"
"If I go in first how much space do I have?"
"What do you think you're gonna do, Derek? You gonna punch through the wall?" Stiles asks
"Yes, Stiles, I'm gonna punch through the wall." He says crossing his arms.

"Okay. Okay, big guy, let's see it! Let's see that fist. Big old fist. Make it, come on! Get it out there! Don't be scared, big bad wolf!" Stiles says and Derek makes a fist
"Yeah, look at that!" He says and puts his hand in front of the fist.

"Okay, see this? That's maybe three inches of room to gather enough force to punch through solid co--He could do it." Stiles groans as Derek punches his hand and his hits off the table.

"I'll get through the wall. Who's following me?" Derek asks and looks at his uncle
"Don't look at me! I'm not up to fighting speed, yet. And honestly, with Isaac out of commission, you're not looking at very good odds for yourself." He says

"So, I'm supposed to just let them die?" Derek asks.
"One of them already is dead." Peter says
"We don't know that." Derek says and looks at Rayne who plays with the hair tie.

"Do I have to remind you what we're up against here? A pack of Alphas, all of them killers. And, if that's not enough to scare your testicles back into your stomach, try to remember that two of them combine bodies to form one giant Alpha." He says.

"I'm sure Erica and Boyd were sweet kids. They're gonna be missed." Peter says
"Could someone kill him again, please?"
"I volunteer as tribute." Rayne says.

"Derek, seriously? Not worth the risk." Peter says
"What about you?" Derek asks
"Yeah, if you want me to come." Stiles says
"Not you." He rolls his eyes.

"Scott." Stiles says and Rayne puts her hand on his shoulder
"I don't know about Erica... But, if Boyd's alive, we have to do something. We have to try." Scott says
"But...?" Derek asks.

"Who's the other girl? The one locked in there with Boyd?"

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"I can't take waiting around like this, you know? It's nerve-wracking. My nerves are wracked. They're severely wracked. Wracked!" Stiles says looking at the full moon in the sky
"I could beat you unconscious and wake you when it's over." Peter says while looking at the ceiling.

"You think Erica's really dead?" Rayne asks sitting beside him
"You think I really care?"
"I just... I don't understand the bank, though, okay? Wha...Like, why wouldn't they chain them up in some underground lair or something? They're an Alpha Pack, right? So, shouldn't they have a lair?" Stiles asks.

"They're werewolves, not Bond villains." Peter says
"Wait a sec, wait a sec-- maybe they're living there, you know? Like, maybe the bank vault reminds them of their little wolf dens!" Stiles says
"Wolf dens?" Peter asks in disbelief.

"Yeah, wolf dens!" Rayne says with lots of enthusiasm
"Where do you live?" Stiles asks
"In an underground network of caves hidden deep in the woods." Peter says sarcastically
"Whoa, really?" Stiles asks
"No, you idiot. I have an apartment downtown." He scoffs.

"Okay, fine, but still, that just proves that there's something up with the bank, and why wait around for the full moon, huh? Why not just kill them whenever they want to?"
"Maybe they think it's poetic."
"They've already had three full moons to be poetic." Stiles says.

"And here, you've only had one full hour to be so annoying-" Peter then stops abruptly
"No, go ahead. Finish what you were saying. I'm an-I'm annoying? What were you gonna say there?" Stiles asks
"What are the walls made of?" Peter asks getting off the couch.

"What? Uh... I don't know... Like, wood and brick, or..." He says looking at the ceiling
"No, the vault! The vault. The walls, what are they made out of? Where would it say that?" He asks flipping through the blueprints
"Doesn't say anything. Where would it say the materials? The type of stone?" Peter asks.

"Oh! Oh, hang on. Yeah, here, hang on. It's gotta be in there." Stiles says looking through his bag and then puts a giant manual on the table and they flip through the pages
"There. That's it." Rayne says
"Hecatolite." Peter reads.

"Is that awful? That sounds awful." Stiles says
"Get 'em on the phone! Call them, now!" He says urgently
"Okay, why...?" Stiles asks getting out his phone.

"Cause Boyd and that girl aren't gonna kill each other... They're gonna kill Derek and Scott."

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"Stiles, now is not the best time..." Scott says answering the phone
"Scott! Scott! No, listen to me, okay? Look, you gotta get outta there. Look, the walls of the vault are made from a mineral called hecatolite-- it scatters the moonlight." Stiles says
"What does that mean?" He asks.

"Look, it keeps the moonlight out, okay? They haven't felt the full moon in months."
"Okay, think of it like the gladiators in the Roman Colosseum. They used to starve the lions for three days, making them more vicious, more out of control. Deucalion has kept them from shifting for three months, diminishing their tolerance to it." Peter says.

"Scott, they're gonna be stronger." Rayne says
"More savage, more bloodthirsty... Scott, they're the lions! They're the starved lions, and you and Derek just stepped into the Colosseum." Peter says then they hear nothing.

"Scott? Hey, Scott! Scott!" Stiles shouts and then they hear vicious growling
"Scott? Scott, are you hearing this? Scott?" He says and then line goes dead.
"Fuck." Rayne says.

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They walk through the doors and Rayne runs to Scott and hugging him
"I am so glad you're okay." She says and he looks at her apologetically
"What?" She asks and she steps away from him to see Derek carrying a body.

Erica's body.

"She's really dead?" She asks as tears form in her eyes as she looks at the bracelet she gave her for when she left
"I'm sorry."
"I'm okay. Really." She says and Stiles touches her shoulder and she hugs him.

Then Rayne clears her throat and turns to them
"We are going to find Boyd and Cora." Scott says and Derek puts Erica down and Peter goes upstairs and Stiles exits the room as Rayne looks at Erica's body.

She then looks at Erica and grazes her fingers on her cheek
"I love you." She says and Stiles walks back into the room to see her go to the door
"Where are you going?" He asks
"Home, I'm really tired." She says.

"Yeah, get some sleep. Love you."
"Love you too." She says and walks out the door.

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Rayne walks through the woods
"You're a dumbass." She says to herself, she knew she shouldn't be walking in the dark, in the woods on the night of the full moon. Last time that happened didn't end well.

Then a twig snaps and she turns and someone grabs her waist and covers her mouth as she see Boyd and Cora run past and then a little after they left the person lifts their hand and she turns to them and punches them in the jaw.

"What the hell?!" They both say
"Aiden!" She says and pushes him and hits him
"Why are you so violent!" He exclaims.

"What are you doing here?" She asks
"I could ask you the same."
"I am doing the stupid thing by walking depressed in the woods on the night of the full moon! Why am I depressed? You may ask. Because I found out my ex girlfriend is dead and I am freaking out." She rants.

"Now what the fuck are you doing here?" She asks
"I came to check something. For you." He says and she crosses her arms and he leads her to somewhere into the woods
"You're gonna kill me aren't you." She says.

"No, I wanted to show you something interesting." He says and they look to see fireflies
"You know why this is interesting?"
"Because the fireflies in California aren't bio-luminescent." She says and turns to him
"You were hoping I didn't know that, weren't you?" She asks and he nods.

"It's still very interesting." She tells him
"Thank you. I ego was nearly fully shattered." He says
"You are very welcome."