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"You want to handcuff me?" Void asks
"If my son is still here-- if there's a part of him standing here in front of me-- then he'll put these on willingly and he'll come with me. Because he knows I'm here to protect him, from himself and from others." Noah says and he puts them on
"You're not my son." He says and he snaps the handcuffs.

Derek, Allison, Rayne and Chris come out from their hiding place and Allison tries to taser him but he grips the wire before it can touch him and throws it down. Derek and Rayne try to attack him but he just throws them to the ground then Argent holds a gun to his face.

"Argent, listen to me! Don't do this!" Noah says
"Why not? I've done it before... Werewolves, Berserkers... I can easily add a Nogitsune to the list." Chris says and Noah points his gun to Chris
"You're not going to shoot my son!" He says.

"You said it yourself, Sheriff-- that's not your son." Chris says
"Put it down! Put it down!" Noah shouts
"Dad, he's going to shoot me. He's going to kill me, Dad." Void says imitating Stiles.

"Don't listen."
"Put it down! Now! Do it! Put it down!" Noah shouts
"Pull the trigger! Come on!" Void says
"Listen to me-- you put the gun down now!"

"Shoot me!" He says
"Put the gun down, now!"
"Dad..." Allison and Rayne say to their fathers.

"Shoot me!"

"Put the gun down!"
"SHOOT ME!"
"Argent, you put it down!"

"Strife..." Allison whispers
"Put it down! Put it down!"
"Stop! Stop it!" Allison shouts.

"This is what he wants! This is exactly what he wants!" She tells them
"Not exactly... I was kind of hoping Scott would be here. But, I'm glad you all have your guns out..." Void says
"Because you aren't here to kill me-- you're here to protect me." And the oni appear and just like he wanted the group surround him and fights them.

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"What happened?" Scott asks running into loft
"They disappeared. They literally just vanished." Allison says
"And so did Stiles..." Noah says.

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"Hi." Rayne says waking up and hugging Aiden then kisses his shoulder
"Hi." He says.

"Are you okay?" He asks and she nods
"Yeah it's healing." Rayne replies and then they go to kiss when she gets a call from Lydia.

"Hello?" She asks and she nods
"We'll be right there." She says and hangs up,
"Lydia found Stiles."

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Rayne and Aiden get out the car and walk to Lydia who stands near a unconscious Stiles
"And you just found him like this?" Rayne asks
"I thought my GPS was on but it wasn't I was going around in circles and then I ended up here." Lydia says and Rayne looks at Stiles while a fly flies into Aiden's ear.

"We need to get him to Scott."

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"The couch-- put him on the couch." Scott says as Aiden and him carry him
"Guys, this is crazy. He needs to be in the hospital!" Melissa says
"Mom, remember what happened last time he went to the hospital?" Scott asks.

"It doesn't look like he's bleeding...I think he might even be healing." Deaton says
"You mean, healing like we heal?" Aiden asks
"That's good, right?" Rayne asks.

"For him, yes. Us? I'm not so sure."

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"Well, if we're not going to kill him, why aren't we at least tying him down with really big chains?" Aiden says
"I might have something more effective..." Deaton says and the werewolves hold him down as he drops it into his mouth, Void then opens his eyes and grips onto Aiden's neck.

"Get him off me! Get him off me!" He shouts and they do and he gets paralysed
"Kanima venom... Nice touch." He says and Aiden roars
"You know how they say that twins get a feeling when the other one's in pain? You didn't lose that power too, did you?" Void asks.

"Oh, I hope not! You're going to need it." He says and they all look at each other
"Okay, I'll give a little hint- Ethan's at the school." He tells him
"Go!" Rayne says.

"Oh, I hope he gets there in time. I like the twins-- short tempers, homicidal compulsions... They're a lot more fun than you bakemono, trying to save the world every day." He laughs
"Doc, you brought something to paralyze his body. You got anything for his mouth?" Melissa asks
"Yes, I do." Deaton says and puts duct tape over his mouth.

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"How much longer do you think we have?" Scott asks as they stand round the table
"I wish I knew... But, if we don't figure out something soon, we're going to need to find a better place to keep him." Deaton says.

"I think we're grossly underestimating the danger here. He might be paralyzed, but it still feels like he's got us right in the palm of his hand..." He says and they look back at him to see him staring at them.

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"But, the scroll said to 'change his body...'" Rayne says
"That's if I translated it correctly. We're looking for a cure in something that might actually be nothing more than a proverb or a metaphor." Deaton says
"And what if he doesn't want it? He never asked to be a Werewolf!" Scott says.

"What if it saves his life?" Lydia asks
"What if it kills him? I've never done this before. I mean, what if I bite him and accidentally hit an artery or something?" Scott asks
"The venom is not going to last long-- something needs to be done sooner than later." Deaton says.

"I can try calling Derek again?" Scott says
"Maybe we should call someone else..." Lydia suggests and then reluctantly nods and soon the door bell rings and they open the door to reveal Peter.

"Great." Rayne groans.

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"He doesn't look like he would survive a slap across the face, much less the bite of a Werewolf." Peter says looking at Void
"You don't think it would work?" Scott asks
"This is more a war of the mind than the body." He says.

"There are better methods to winning this battle." Peter says
"What kind of methods?" Deaton asks and Peter takes Scott hand and Scott's claws emerge.

"We're going to get into his head."

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"So, do we have a plan?" Deaton asks
"Scott is going to try and dig through pale and sickly Evil-Stiles' mind to unearth pale and sickly Real-Stiles..." Peter says
"Then, guide him back from the depths of his own subconscious. But, he's not going to do it alone." He says.

"What do you mean?" Deaton asks
"Somebody needs to go in with you." Peter says turning to Lydia.

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"So, what do we do if we find him?" Scott asks as Peter puts his claws to Void's neck
"You're going to have to guide him out somehow." He says and then moves onto Lydia's neck
"Try to give him back control of his mind, his body..."

"Could you elaborate on the 'somehow?' It's not feeling very specific at the moment." Lydia asks
"Improvise?" Peter says
"What if this is just another trick?" Rayne asks.

"When are you people going to start trusting me?" Peter asks
"I meant him." She says looking at Void
"Oh."

"Scott, we're running out of time..." Deaton says and then Scott takes a deep breath and pushes his claws into their necks.
"Here we go." Rayne says nervously.

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The others wait around and Rayne kneels down to Lydia
"Peter." She says and Melissa looks at Lydia
"Look at that. Do you see that? She's bleeding." She says going near Lydia.

"I'm not sure that's a good idea..." Deaton says as he stops her
"What's happening? What is happening to her?" She asks
"Lydia, can you hear me?" Peter says.

"Peter?" Rayne asks
"Lydia, you are stronger than this! Okay? You need to concentrate! Lydia!" He says
"LYDIA!" He shouts.

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They all gasp back to reality and they rush to see if it had worked
"Did it work? Did it work?" Scott asks.
"What happened?" Lydia asks and looks to see nothing had changed.

"Why didn't it work?" She asks
"Because it's not science, Lydia-- it's supernatural." Peter says grabbing onto her arm
"I did my part. Now, give me the name." He says.

"What name?" Rayne asks
"What are you talking about?" Scott asks
"Lydia, a deal's a deal. Even with me." Peter says.

"Malia..." She whispers in his ear and then Void jolts awake and rips off the tape and starts pulling out fabric from his mouth
"Oh that is disgusting." Rayne says as he throws it up then suddenly an arm emerges and the rest of the body does and the figure comes towards them.

"Hold him!" Peter says
"I'm trying!" Scott says and it tries to get the fabric off its face
"Wait, wait, wait!" He stops and takes it off to reveal Stiles.

"Scott?" He asks
"Scott..." Deaton says and they turn to see the door open and no sign of Void or Lydia
"Where are they?" Scott asks.

"Where are they?" He asks urgently
"Lydia! Lydia!" He shouts running out the door
"LYDIA!"