I changed in to something I could fight in and walk around on terrain in: black tank-top, black shorts and a pair of timberlands. I went up to Derek's loft, explaining the situation to him and Braeden. Lydia was going to go by the school and grab a jacket of Kira's so we didn't alarm her parents since her mother was still healing from a fatal injury. Malia was with Stiles and Liam now and headed towards me. And to my utter delight, Peter was apparently coming. I didn't object but couldn't help but be incredibly uneasy about it. But I figured he'd killed Kate once, he'd do it again.
We met up finally, except Lydia still wasn't there. Braeden had got a police transport van in case Liam couldn't control himself.
"How'd you get a police transport van?" Stiles asked.
"I'm a US Marshall." Braeden replied.
"I just thought that was a cover." Stiles said.
Derek pulled up in his car.
"So are we really bringing him?" Derek asked, pointing to Liam.
"Yes, we are." I replied.
"Are we really bringing him?" Stiles asked, pointing to Peter.
"We're bringing everyone we can." Peter replied, snidely. "And considering Scott and Kira were taken the night before a full moon, we should get going."
"What's that mean?" Malia asked.
"If Kate took Scott back to the same temple that she took Derek to, how do we know she's not planning on doing the same thing to him?" Peter asked.
"She wants to make him younger?" Liam asked.
"Or take him back to when he wasn't a werewolf." Derek said.
"So she's trying to steal his power?" I asked.
"Possibly." Peter said. "So if everyone is done talking, let's go."
"We can't, not without Lydia." Stiles said.
"She's a banshee who can't defend herself, what good is she going to be in a fight?" Peter laughed.
"I'm the alpha. I will say when we leave." I practically spat at Peter who backed off.
I called Lydia. No answer. Fuck. We couldn't afford to keep wasting time with Scott and Kira in danger.
"Lydia has a car and she's going to catch up to us after she gets Kira's jacket. We need to leave now. They could already be really hurt or worse." I said.
"Clara-" Stiles started.
"Mason's doing a study group at the school right now, I can get him to look for her." Liam offered.
"Okay, please do that." I said.
"Stiles, Derek with me in the transport van. Malia, make sure Peter doesn't do anything for me?" I asked.
She nodded. I climbed in the back of the van and so started the trip back to Mexico. Derek handcuffed one of Liam's arms to the van then pulled out the medallion that Kate was after when this all started.
"This has been in my family for centuries. It's a very powerful supernatural talisman that teaches betas how to control themselves on the full moon." Derek said.
I noticed Stiles leering at him. Derek jerked his head at Stiles.
"Yes, very powerful." Stiles said.
I tried my hardest not to laugh.
"Liam, hey, it's fine. I'm here, okay?" I said.
He nodded, still looking nervous. The ride was silent for the most part. Everyone was anxious. The sun finally went down and the moon was full in the sky without a single cloud in the way. Liam was sweating now. His claws had grown.
"Whatever you're gonna teach me, you better teach me now." Liam panted.
"We have a mantra we use, repeat it, focus on the words. Alpha, Beta, Omega." Derek said. "We can rise to one and always fall back to another."
"Alpha, beta-" Liam started.
"Slower." Derek commanded.
"Alpha, Beta, Omega." Liam said, repeating himself a few times.
"Say it again." Derek said.
"Alpha, Beta, Omega." Liam repeated, his voice a growl now.
"Derek, I don't think this is working." Stiles said, moving in his seat.
Liam started to growl, jerking around. He pulled the handcuffs from the van's seat. I pushed Derek and Stiles down towards the end of the van and knelt in front of Liam who scratched at me, drawing blood from my arms and face. I grabbed his arms.
"Remember what Brett said?" I asked. "About strength of character, about enduring. Try their mantra this time, okay?"
I took a deep breath and let my eyes glow red.
"The sun, the moon and the truth." I said. "Now say it."
"The sun." He panted. "The moon and the truth."
"Say it again." I commanded.
"The sun, the moon, the truth." He repeated three more times.
His claws had retracted and his eyes had stopped glowing golden. The growl was gone from his voice.
"See, you did it." I smiled at him.
He let out a laugh, one that sounded almost on the brink of tears. He looked upset at the blood on my face.
"We're here." I said.
Derek opened the back of the van and was suddenly grabbed and thrown. I jumped out of the back of the van, Braeden was already out and firing at the Berserker until it ran off. I rushed to Derek, scrambling on the ground.
"Derek." I said.
I went to move his hands from the wound but he tried to not let me see.
"Derek, move your hands!" I commanded, voice hysterical.
"I'm fine, I'm fine. Just get to Scott." Derek said, panting.
"Derek, let me heal you." I said.
"No, if you waste your power, you could die in there." Derek said.
"If I don't heal you then you are doing to die here!" I screamed.
"Clara, go get Scott and Kira." Derek said, eyes boring in to mine.
I hesitated, hand over his and covered in his blood.
"Sanaret." I said, eyes flaring red.
I stood, sort of dizzy.
"He'll be okay, let's go." I said.
We ran towards the church and started inside.
"Wait, wait, we need to figure out where we're going." Peter said, stopping us.
Stiles phone started to ring.
"Stiles!" I hissed.
He answered, it was his Dad. His Dad was going to find Lydia and Mason for us.
"What do we do now?" Liam asked.
"Duck." Malia said, shoving him down.
There was a Berserker and it was attacking.
"Go!" I screamed.
We ran to an opening, Malia tossed Stiles Kira's sword.
"Go find them, now!" I yelled.
Stiles ran off and we started to fight against the Berserker. I got close enough and hit it pretty hard. I saw it's eyes through it's mask though and that's what got me. I collided with a wall before I knew it. I rose up.
"Wait! Wait!" I tried to yell from the ground but I was pretty sure I had broken my ribs so my voice didn't come out just pained gasps.
Kira and Stiles ran in the room as Liam and Peter had the Berserker pressed against the wall.
"Malia, no, it's Scott!" Stiles yelled.
With that Scott threw Peter and Liam. He knocked Malia out and hit Stiles, going for Liam. He pressed him against a pillar.
"Liam." I said, knowing Liam's ears would pick it up. "Tell him, tell him what he said to you when you first turned."
"Scott, listen, listen! You're not a monster; you're a werewolf, like me!" Liam yelled.
Scott released Liam who rushed towards us. Scott seemed to become aware of what was going on. He started ripping off the outfit on his body and then he tore the bone mask off his face with a ferocious roar.
"You." Scott said, looking at Peter.
Stiles and Kira helped Malia get up. Liam pulled me up, a loud gasp coming from me when I stood because my ribs were trying to form back together the right way.
"The only one who knew. You taught Kate." Scott said. "You helped her, all for power."
"For my family's power to be rightfully inherited by me." Peter spat. "Not by some idiot teenage boy so incorruptible that he wouldn't shed the blood of his enemies even when justified. You don't deserve your power."
Peter transformed. Malia roared, trying to attack when he threw her. Kira unsheathed her sword.
"Kira!" Scott yelled.
"Stiles, get Malia. This is Scott's fight. Everyone get back." I said.
"You were my beta first, Scott. My bite changed your life, my bite can end it." Peter said.
"Then end it, Peter because you won't get another chance." Scott said.
Peter roared and they started to fight. I made everyone get back further. I leaned up against a wall; my chest had almost finished healing. Peter threw Scott hard and Liam started to walk towards him. Peter picked up a large wooden object, hurling it towards Liam. I jumped forward, pulling Liam back with me. Malia and Kira looked at us, Stiles had come from around a corner. We all stood together. Scott stood back up, Peter roaring at him. Scott started to fight back, Peter ended up on the ground.
"You were never an Alpha, Peter, because you were always a monster." Scott said.
Scott jumped down as Peter tried to stand back up, punching him in the face. There was a snap noise. I momentarily thought Scott had killed Peter but Peter's heartbeat was still present. The sun started to rise as Scott approached us. We all sort of just smushed together in a giant hug, glad we were all safe. The Sheriff had called Stiles, Lydia and Mason were safe with him. We dragged Peter out of the building. Derek had healed and Braeden was okay too. The Calaveras and Chris gave us enough Wolfsbane to keep Peter out for the ride back and plus some.
We finally got back home. Derek assured us he'd have Peter taken care of properly. I got Stiles back to his Dad and Kira back home to her parents. I dropped Liam off at home. Malia came with me to the store; I took everything back to my loft. Derek and Braeden came over to help cook while I let Malia shower. We made chili, lots and lots of chili. Everyone came over. Scott, Kira, Stiles, Kira, Lydia, Melissa and the Sheriff. The dead pool was over with, Kate was being taken care of and Peter was locked up for good this time. It finally felt like everything could be normal again. Well as normal as it can be for werewolves at least.