Chapter 38: 34- Remembering

THE NEXT DAY, HAZEL WAS FINALLY HOME AFTER THE LATE NIGHT CONVERSATION WITH THE HALES.

She hasn't told Scott everything yet even if she was at school walking to the boys' dressing room.

Everyone was out except Scott and Isaac that were at Stiles' locker. Then she also remembered that Stiles went missing since the Lacrosse game last night.

Something terribly had also happened.

"Really? Sniffing into his things?" Hazel placed her hands onto her hips as she watched them.

They turned around when Scott answered. "We have to know his scent. In case, we could find him maybe."

Hazel stretched out a tongue against the side of her teeth as she thought how logic that actually was. "Makes sense."

Then, Scott gave Isaac a shoe of Stiles and himself a shirt. "But how come you get a shirt and I get a shoe?" Isaac questioned.

But then, Scott stopped him as he looked forward when they both realized what he was looking at.

Derek standing there like a statue.

Hazel dropped her hands to her sides when she saw him. He was everywhere sometimes.

"We need to talk."

That's when Peter appeared from behind and added. "All of us."

But that didn't stop Scott from saying it out loud. "Holy sh—"

A moment of silence appeared when they all stood there while Scott was shocked and confused, having so many question.

"What the hell is this?" He stepped forward.

"You know, I thought the same thing when I saw you talking to Gerard at the Sheriff's station." Derek said.

"Okay, hold on. He, he threatened to kill my mom. And I had to get close to him. What was I supposed to do?" Scott questioned.

"I'm gonna go with Scott on this one. Have you seen his mom?" Peter said which made Hazel narrow her eyes in disgust and confusion. "She's gorgeous."

Everyone stared at him before Hazel, Scott and Derek added. "Shut up!"

Peter rolled his eyes before Issac asked Scott. "Who is he?"

Peter seemed to have heard that when he looked at Isaac in return. "This is Peter. Derek's uncle. A little while back, he tried to kill us all and then we set him on fire, and Derek slashed his throat." Scott explained.

Hazel tried her best to not grin while Derek seemed to feel like he didn't want the story to be bought up anymore while Peter ride his hand up like a five year old.

"Hi." Peter simply whispered towards him.

Issac forced a smirk back in return but was uncomfortable after Scott's word before whispering. "That's good to know."

"How is he alive?" Scott decided to ask.

"Look, the short version is, he knows how to stop Jackson. Maybe how to save him." Scott said.

"Well, that's very helpful, except Jackson is dead." Hazel dropped her crossed arms at Isaac's words.

No one told her about this one.

Hazel and the Hales seemed to be in the exact same state when they couldn't believe it. "What?"

"Yeah. Jackson's dead." Scott repeated. "It just happened on the field."

Derek looked over to Peter by his shoulder wren Issac continued. "Okay, why is no one taking this as good news?"

"Because if Jackson is dead, it didn't just happen. Gerard wanted it to happen." Hazel rose a brow at that. How come Gerard?

"But why?" Derek asked him.

"Well, that's exactly what we need to figure out." Peter said as he stepped forward. "And something tells me the window of opportunity is closing. Quickly."

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It was later dark when they arrived at Derek's haunted house. Derek opened the door with no light to be seen as always. "Oh, oh, they found Stiles." Scott said when Hazel grinned at that.

"Look, i told you. I looked everywhere." Derek said.

Peter looked to the steps of the stairs. "You didn't look here." He ripped off the wooden as he pulled something out.

"What is that, a book?" Derek questioned.

Peter confusingly look at him. "No? It's a laptop." He said. "What country are you living in?" He opened it seeing the laptop inside.

"He wasn't joking." Hazel quietly said to herself.

"A few days later after I got out of the coma, I transferred everything that we had. Fortunately, the Argents aren't only ones that keep records." He said up and walked off wren they followed him until Scott's phone rang as Hazel stopped and looked at him.

"Hey mom, I can't talk right now." Scott said.

After a moment, Scott looked over to Hazel and she knew they both had to get to their mother.

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Isaac, Scott and Hazel arrived at the hospital after. When they entered they already saw Melissa right next to Jackson's dead body.

They stood there and took a look at the body. "What's happening to him?" Hazel questioned.

"I thought that you were gonna tell me, is it bad?" Melissa looked at her and then Scott.

"Doesn't look good." Issac added.

Out of nothing, Jackson's head stirred when they jumped back. "Woah."

"Um, Mom, could you zip it up, please?" Scott suggested her that sighed.

"Okay, okay. Okay, here we go." She zipped it up until it didn't reach to the chin anymore. Scott and Hazel went horror when Melissa tried again until Jackson's mouth went open just to see his disgusting sharpened teeth.

He looked like he was awakening as the Kanima himself. His claws were out too.

"Mom, zip." Scott stuttered in fear and worry.

"Okay, okay, okay, okay." Just as Jackson's lifeless head began to stir around Hazel added.

"Zip! Zip, Mom, zip! Zip!" Melissa did. as she said and was able to zip it up making her sigh in relief.

After that, Scott was on the phone with Derek telling him about the scene they had just witnessed. They couldn't hear what Scott said though.

"I'm not sure if we have time for that." Scott said.

After Scott hung up he told Hazel and Isaac to quickly grab Jackson and bring him over at Derek's.

And so they were at it right now. Sneaking out and looking around if anyone was to be seen. "Hold on." Scott whispered. "Okay. Go, go, go, go, go, go." Scott whispered as they quickly carried the body to the car park until Scott accidentally dropped the bottom body.

Scott gasped as they widened their eyes until a black car appeared from behind Scott when Hazel could already feel her heart pounding in worry.

The light seemed to disturb their eyes when they held up their hand in front of it until the person stepped out of the car only to see that it was Chris. He stepped forward and looked at them.

"You're alone." Scott said.

"More than you know." He said.

Scott shook his head a bit. "What do you want?"

Chris inhaled before beginning. "We don't have much in common, Scott. But at the moment, we have a common enemy."

Scott realized where he was going with those words. "That's why I'm trying to get him out of here."

"I didn't mean Jackson." The two stared at each other when they waited for him to finally say it.

And of course, it was Gerard to Hazel's surprise.

"Gerard has twisted his way into Allison's head in the same way he did with Kate. And losing her. And I know you're losing her too." Chris said.

Scott stared at him. "You're right. So, can you trust me to fix this?" Chris seemed to pause at that moment and thought about it. "Then can you let us go?"

"No." Scott and the other two furrowed their brows at that answer before he added. "My car's faster."

The tire went squealing when Chris drove off having bought the three with him in it. Jackson's body was in the backseat.

It didn't take them long to arrive when they got out of the car and then Isaac was the one to notice. "I think he stopped moving."

Chris looked around before looking to Scott. "Where's Derek?"

They looked back only to see someone running in legs and hands towards them. The person did a flip as it landed on a knee before those reddish eyes met theirs.

Derek stood up as he stared at Chris. Derek didn't seem sure with Chris being with them.

"I'm here for Jackson. Not you." Chris stated.

"Somehow, I don't finde that very comforting." Derek said. "Get him inside."

Scott did as he said when they all got in the car again and drove inside the warehouse. When they hopped off they took the body and laid it on the floor.

"Where are they?" Scott asked.

Derek looked around in question. "Who?"

"Peter and Lydia." Scott said.

Derek didn't respond to that as he moved down to Jackson. "Woah, hold on a second. You said you knew how to save him." Derek zipped it open.

"We're past that." Derek said until Jackson was revealed again only to look ten times worse.

"He's turning." Hazel said as she breathed.

"What about—!"

"Think about it, Scott! Gerard controls him now." Derek said. "He's turned Jackson into his own personal guard dog. And he set all of this in motion, so that Jackson could get even bigger and more powerful."

"No." Chris joined making Derek look at him. "No, he wouldn't do that. If Jackson's a dog, he's turning rabid. And my father wouldn't let a rabid dog live."

"Of course not." An old raspy voice came up when they looked and saw Gerard standing there.

"Anything that dangerous, that out of control... is better off dead." Gerard said.

Just as Derek was about to stab Jackson with his claws, Jackson suddenly did it himself making Derek gasp as he slowly stood up making Derek get lifted up and thrown away.

"Well done to the last, Scott." Gerard said. "Like the concerned friend you are, you brought Jackson to Derek to save him. You just didn't realize that you were also bringing Derek to me." Suddenly, a bow went flying and hit Isaacs shoulder as he fell down.

"Allison?" Hazel and Scott stood up and caught her in the back, hiding.

They quickly helped Isaac to get up. "Come on."

Awhile that, Chris shot Jackson that stood there, ready to kill or do some trouble. Isaac in luck began healing when he took the bow out until his face turned in form meaning Scott was turning too.

Hazel turned around to see Derek, Chris and the Kanima. Derek was already in his werewolf form too. And that was a good sign for the rest of the Werewolf too.

Derek growled as he want for the Kanima and fought him. Isaac and Scott went right after and did the same thing.

The Kanima threw Isaac away when Derek stabbed the Kanima with a wooden by coming from the top and ran to do a backflip as he kept fighting with the Kanima.

Just as Derek went for a punch, the Kanima sliced his stomach making Derek fall down as Hazel's face dropped.

Until Allison appeared and cut fleshes at Isaac and from behind as he fell down while Hazel watched in shock and horror.

When she saw Derek she flipped her knives and went for him. "No, Allison!"

The Kanima grabbed her throat as she gasped when Gerard appeared. "Not yet, sweetheart."

"What are you doing?" Allison asked him.

He looked over to Scott that answered. "He's doing what he came here to do."

Gerard tilted his head up. "Then you know."

"What's he talking about?" Allison questioned and breathed.

He looked at Allison for a second before turning his gaze to Scott. "It was that night outside the hospital, wasn't it, when I threatened your mother. I knew I saw something in her eyes. You could smell it, couldn't you?"

Isaac slowly looked up. "He's dying."

Gerard looked over at him. "I am. I have been for a while now. Unfortunately, science doesn't have a cure for cancer yet. But the Supernatural does."

He evilly grinned at Derek that was still on the ground with Allison gasping on the choke hold by the Kanima.

"You monster." Chris gritted.

"Not yet."

"What are you doing?" Allison cried as she choked.

"You'll kill her too?" Chris sounded disappointed and sad.

"When it comes to survival. I'd kill my own son!" Gerard stated. Hazel felt bad of the way he was talking about his own son like that. He looked over to Scott now that was angry. "Scott."

Until Scott turned back to normal making them frown. What was he doing? What was going on?

Scott stepped forward to Derek when Hazel slowly shook her head. That's when he moved and dug his claw onto the back of his neck making Derek stand up.

"Scott, don't." Derek grunted. "You know that he's gonna kill me right after. You'll be an Alpha."

"That's true. But I think he already knows that, don't you, Scott? He knows there is just no competing with young love." Gerard took off his jacket.

"Scott, don't." He breathed heavily. "Don't."

"I'm sorry." Scott said. "But I have to."

He lifted Derek's head up when Gerard tugged his shirt up just to place it on Derek's mouth. When Derek bit on his arm Gerard yelled out loud.

Gerard put his arm up while Derek fell down. Hazel had enough from all that and decided to quickly rush to Derek and kneel on his level as she gently grabbed his head and placed it on her lap and holding his hand with the other.

Gerard proudly shows his arm with the bitten mark on it. Suddenly, what he didn't notice. Was black instead of blood liquid pouring out. Derek opened his eyes and met Hazel's eyes, they were both speaking with eyes.

Everyone stared in confusion and frowned. Gerard noticed the expressions. "What?" Then, he decided to look and frowned. "What is this? What did you do?"

"Everyone said Gerard always had a plan." Scott said and looked up to him. "I had a plan too."

Gerard pulled out his little package with his medicines in it as he poured them on his hand while some fell down.

"No... no..." He fisted them in anger as black Pulver appeared and then faded. "Mountain Ash!" That's when black liquid rolled out from his eyes and nose as he fell on his knees. Until he started breathing heavily with his head tilted up when suddenly he puked a bunch of back liquid out as Hazel gripped on Derek tight.

Once it stopped he slowly fell down the ground. They all stared at him when Derek looked up to Scott. "Why didn't you tell me?"

"Because you might be an Alpha, but you're not mine." Scott answered.

Gerard tried to stand up but kept spitting it out when he looked up to the Kanima. "Kill them. Kill them all!" He yelled out until he went unconscious.

Slowly, the Kanima let go of Allison's grip as she punched it with her elbow until a Jeep drove right in the warehouse and hit the Kanima.

Stiles.

He breathed with his eyes narrowed as he looked to Scott. "Did I get him?" Scott slowly smiled along with Hazel.

Lydia was right next to him and that was a good sign.

Suddenly, the Kanima jumped on the front of the Jeep as the two shrieked and jumped back. The Kanima hissed while Stiles yelled like a girl as they both got out of the car.

"Jackson!" Stiles hurried and stood next to Scott while Lydia stood in front of the Kanima. "Jackson." The Kanima was about to hurt her.

"Lydia!" Stiles yelled and wanted to run over but Scott held him back.

Just as Lydia held up a key the Kanima stopped once it saw it. Lydia panted when Hazel noticed that it was starting to change back to normal.

As in the old Jackson.

He kept staring at the key as he slowly took it and looked into Lydia's eyes. Hazel heard someone panting when she looked to see Derek trying to stand up as she quickly got up and helped him.

Just as Jackson backed away and looked over to Derek, he raised out his arms until Hazel noticed that Derek's eyes turned redder as he went at him while Peter appeared from behind as Derek dug his claws on Jackson and Peter from behind

They lifted him up while he choked as they pulled away and backed off. Lydia sobbed and ran over to hold him on the ground.

"Do you... do you still—"

"Yeah I do." Lydia sniffed as she nodded. "I do. I do, i do still love you." She whispered.

They both hugged while Lydia quietly cried with the key falling on the ground. Hazel watched in sadness when she felt hands on her shoulders.

She looked up just to meet those Hazel eyes. She looked back to the two and sighed. Jackson fell down the ground and Lydia sitting there. "Where's Gerard?"

They looked and noticed that he was out of sight. Not in the exact place he was. "He can't be far."

Lydia stood up and wiped her tears off. She turned around and cried when Stiles was about to walk over until the all noticed that Jackson's hand was moving along with his claws.

Lydia heard it and turned around until Jackson opened his eyes that were flashing blue. Slowly, he stood up and tilted his head up as claws came out as he roared.

He turned back to normal before looking right at Lydia that ran and hugged him. They all watched them hug when Hazel felt relieved.

But then when she looked over to Scott she noticed Stiles that had tears glistening under his eye making her frown.

Then she also realized that he had always been in love with her. Scott stopped him but when Stiles told him something he let go and let him walk to the Jeep.

At least that was the end of problem.

Gerard outta control, outta life!

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