014 — fireflies

season three —
episode three

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SCOTT HAD JUST finished telling Allison about how her mother tried to kill him and added little pieces of Marlo's experience as well due to well him saving her life.

He also saw Derek carrying Erica's body back towards them and wanted to keep Marlo distracted as long as possible until he couldn't anymore.

They all aren't prepared for her reaction to her younger best friend's death.

Marlo can tell somethings going on and why things have just gone silent all of the sudden she looks behind her to see Derek carrying the body of Erica Reyes and she immediately starts shaking her head in denial.

"No! No! No!" Marlo begins repeating over and over again, "She didn't deserve this! Why her out of everyone?" Marlo sobs out.

Allison who was the closest to the woman catches her as she falls to the ground in a tumble due to amount of pain that just cracked into her heart.

Derek looks at his 'friend' sadly knowing her pain and the last time they all spoke wasn't the nicest either.

Marlo gets up and slowly goes over to the decaying body she sobs even more adjusting Erica's hairline, "Oh E" Marlo sobs out in broken cries.

After some time of silence and crying Marlo snaps back into things and looks at Derek hugging him now as well due to him being close with the younger beta as well.

"Cora's alive Der, let's go find her and bring her and Boyd home" Marlo says softly to the alpha who nods his head in acceptance as they call the police for Erica's body.

Allison stays behind to deal with the sheriff and the questions, Allison gives the alpha a nod and the vampire a hug now understanding why Derek did what he did but still hurt over her mother's death.

Scott goes his own way as Marlo and Derek stick together after the loss of their younger friend.

Scott gets distracted saving two little kids from being werewolf dinner.

"You lost him?" Derek asks over the phone after Scott's called him to let him know, "Yeah I kind of had to" Scott says.

"Wasn't exactly the plan" Derek says shuffling his feet looking at the vampire behind him in the distance looking at her surroundings.

"I know, which is why I think we should stick together, trust me his to strong, to fast, and way too angry for one person to handle, we gotta do this together" Scott says.

"Look, we're at the trails by the entrance to the preserve, can you meet us here?" Derek says over the phone still.

"Yeah, just got to drop something off first" Scott says looking at the scared kids in his arms looking at him now hanging up the phone to the alpha and vampire on the other line.

As the alpha, beta and the vampire run down the preserve searching for the two wolves.

Derek and Scott do flips through the trees while Marlo just walks past them like a normal person.

"Is it them?" Scott asks gesturing to the footprints in the mud below them.

"We're not the only ones that decided to stick together" Derek says, "Is that gonna make it easier or harder to catch them?" Scott asks, "I don't know" Derek replies.

"Derek, Marlo, I saw Boyd try to rip two little kids apart, are they gonna do that to everyone that they find?" Scott asks, "Everyone and anyone" Derek grits out.

He and Marlo continue running in another direction—following the dirty footprints leading them to a teenage girl camping scared out of her mind after her girlfriend randomly disappeared on her and having some kind of creature try and attack her.

Isaac shows up just in time though although his not very smart about the mission of attack and gets thrown back into a tree branch leaving Cora growling and roaring at him.

Isaac begins getting up, Scott takes this as his moment to jump over his friend side kicking Cora in her stomach, doing a backflip off the ground in the progress of getting up.

Derek and Marlo both show up to the werewolf's side and Derek growls at her now in his alpha form and Marlo in her vampire form, Cora then runs off having the two adults and Isaac run after her.

Scott stays behind and makes sure the young girl is okay, "Are you okay?" Scott asks the frightened girl, "What?" The younger girl asks overwhelmed.

"Are you all right?" Scott asks patiently, as the younger girl nods in response.

"You need to get out of here, okay? Get out of the woods, get out of here as fast as you can!" Scott says to her running off in the direction Marlo, Derek and Isaac just ran.

Not that long after running off in the direction Cora ran—they receive a phone call off an alarmed and terrified Stiles alerting them a body has been found, well that Lydia actually found it.

"Are you sure?" Scott asks from the phone, "Yep, throat ripped out, blood everywhere—it's like the-frickin'-shining over here! If two little twin girls come out of the woods and start asking me to play with them forever and ever, I'm not gonna be surprised" Stiles says.

"Can you get a little closer to make sure it was them?" Scott asks,
"Make sure it was them? Scott, who else is going around ripping throats out?" Stiles asks.

"Please, just do it" Scott asks his best friend over the phone.

After Stiles hangs up the phone saying goodbye to his best friend and confirming it looks like the werewolves attacked and killed the young male at the pool.

"This doesn't make any sense, the public pool is all the way on the other side of the woods, we haven't tracked them anywhere near there" Derek says.

"Derek, they killed someone" Scott says, "How are they moving so fast?" Derek asks.

"Derek" Scott tries to say something but gets interrupted, "But they can't be that fast on foot!" Derek says not understanding.

"They killed someone, some totally innocent kid is dead and it's our fault" Scott says.

"It's my fault" Derek says glumly, "We need help" Scott says.

"We have Isaac now" Derek says pointing to the beta, "I mean real help!" Scott says receiving an offended look at the beta beside Derek and Marlo.

"They're too fast for us, for all of us, they're too strong, too rabid" Scott says, "We'll catch 'em" Derek says.

"What happens if we do? We just gonna hold them down until the sun comes up?" Isaac says scoffing, "Maybe it would be easier just to kill 'em" Derek mumbles.

"Killing them isn't the right thing to do" Scott says, "What if it's the only thing to do? If we can't even catch them, what else can we do?" Isaac asks.

"Find someone who knows what they're doing" Scott says, "Who?" Derek asks skeptically.

"Someone who knows how to hunt Werewolves." Scott answers meaning Chris Argent.

Derek drives them to the grocery store after finding out where Argent is currently packing his groceries into the car—dropping a bag of items, "It had to be the one with the eggs" Chris mutters.

Chris suddenly hearing someone trying to sneak up behind him pulls out his gun and turns around to find an alarmed Scott, "Uh, hi" Scott says.

"Do you think this is gonna work?" Isaac asks from Derek's back seat.

Marlo and Derek are both watching Scott try and get Argent to help them, "Nope" they both answer, "Me neither" Isaac mutters.

"So, your, uh, your sister—" Isaac starts earning a look from the alpha himself.

"Sorry, yeah, it's bad timing, I'm sorry." Isaac says nervously under Derek's gaze.

"I'll ask later, it's fine." Isaac then says receiving a look from Marlo now as well.

"Or never, yeah, yeah, I'm good with never" Isaac says getting the alpha and vampires message by their heated glances towards him, Marlo just smirks.

"First of all, why would I care about anyone related to Derek? and second, I don't know this kid, Boyd—I don't even know his last name" Argent says.

"Boyd is his last name" Scott responds, "What's his first name?" Argent asks, "Vernon" Scott answers.

"Eh" Argent just says in a grunt, "Just curious, is there a reason the gun is still pointed at me?" Scott then asks.

"Well, there's probably still some part of me that wants to shoot you" Argent says honestly.

"I get that" Scott mumbles, "Scott, I watched my father brainwash my daughter and almost turn her into a killer, that world—your world decimated mine, my wife, sister, father, my entire family, why would I ever step foot in it again?" Argent asks.

"Because people are going to die and because you know how to catch Boyd and Cora without killing them" Scott answers.

"I'm sorry, I can't help you" Argent says, "Um, do you think you could do me, like, one little, tiny favour?" Scott asks sheepishly earning a curious glance off the older male.

Scott then asks for a lift and Argent says yes and they begin driving to the swimming pool that body is currently at and under investigation by the sheriff.

"Left or straight?" Argent asks, "Left, sorry, it's right around the corner—that parking lot there" Scott says pointing.

"Yeah, just a little further up, right there, thanks again for the ride" Scott says leaving Argent horrified by the sight of the body and blood, "They did this? Boyd and—" Argent says, "Cora" Scott confirms.

"Where's the last place you saw them?" Chris asks sighing, they now continue driving to meet up with Derek, Marlo and Isaac at the preserve again, "You're tracking them by print?" Argent asks.

"Trying to" Scott shrugs, "Well, then you've been wasting your time, there's only one creature on earth that can visually track footprints, and that's man and, if you're not trained like me, you have no idea that this print is Boyd's and these—" Argent says.

"Are Cora's" Isaac says confidently, "Nope they're yours—you trampled Cora's as soon as you walked over here, listen, I know the four of you are focusing half your energy on resisting your own urges under the full moon, minus you of course Marlo, but that puts you at a severe disadvantage to Boyd and Cora, who have fully given in, they put the pedal to the floor, where you three plus Marlo are barely hitting the speed limit" Argent says.

"So, what do we do?" Derek asks impatiently, "Focus on your sense of smell—actual wolves are known to track their prey by up to a hundred miles a day by scent" Argent says.

"A trained hunter can use scent to track them, if the wind is with them, wolves can track a scent by a distance of two miles, which means we can draw them to us or into a trap, the full moon does give us one advantage, they'll have a higher heat signature, which makes them easier to spot with infrared" said male explains getting things out of his vehicle and handing them to the supernaturals in front of him.

"Thanks, but I've got my own" Derek says smugly showing his alpha eyes.

Marlo just rolls her eyes, "Just remember, we're not hunting wild animals—underneath those impulses are two intelligent human beings" Chris says.

"Don't think they can't rely on that human side it's suppressed, but it's there, reminding them how to mask their scent, how to cover their tracks, how to survive" Chris says now walking over to the lookout over Beacon Hills.

"When's the last time you saw your sister?" Chris asks Derek, "Not in years—I thought she died in the fire" Derek answers.

"Do you feel like you have a lock on her scent?" Chris asks getting a shake of the head meaning no off Derek, "Scott, how confident are you in your skills?" Chris asks.

"Honestly, most of the time, I'm trying not to think about all the things I can smell" Scott answers making Marlo scrunch her nose up in disgust imagining the smells.

"All right, the problem is when they breach the woods and hit the residential area, once they're past the high school, they're right in the middle of Beacon Hills" Chris says.

"They're not gonna kill everything they see, are they?" Isaac asks, "No—but, there is an important difference to recognise, wolves hunt for food at a certain point, they get full, but Boyd and Cora are hunting for the pleasure of the kill for some apex predatory satisfaction that comes from the ripping of warm bodies to bloody shreds—and who knows when that need gets satiated?" Argent says.

"We can't kill them" Scott says, "What if we can't catch 'em?" Derek asks.

"Then maybe we just need to contain them, there's no one in the school at night, is there?" Argents asks.

"You want to trap them inside?" Derek asks, "If there's a strong enough door, with no windows or access to the outside" Argent replies.

"What about the boiler room? It's just one big steel door" Isaac suggests earning a nod from Marlo who thought the same thing.

"You're sure the school's empty?" Argent asks, "It has to be, there can't be anyone there this late, right?" Scott asks,

Oblivious that a certain teacher was in the basement finalising some of her paperwork and would be caught in the middle of it.

Chris gets something out of his car, Marlo noticing it as an emitter, she smirks knowing the reaction it's gonna cause Derek and the others—she doesn't warn them as it's too late.

"These are ultrasonic emitters—it's one of the tools we use to corral werewolves, pushing them into a direction we want them to run, it gives off a high-pitched frequency that only they can hear" Chris says looking at the vampire now.

"God, no kidding!" Isaac says groaning in pain as both Chris and Marlo turn seeing the werewolves holding their ears, Marlo just chuckles and walks over to Derek.

"Gotta love being a vampire" Marlo says leaning against the alpha now.

"These are gonna drive them to the school?" Derek asks holding onto Marlo.

"And then, it's up to you to get them into the basement." Chris says, "Does anyone else want to rethink the plan where we just, uh kill them?" Isaac asks.

"It's going to work, it'll work" Scott says deeply against the killing part.

Chris and Marlo watch as the wolves run off into the woods throwing the emitters anywhere they can.

"You know James is in town right?" Chris asks the vampire, "I kinda guessed, I've been feeling hungrier and weaker at the same time the past few weeks since returning home with Derek" Marlo says.

"Yeah he came and seen me the other day and asked me all about you and how you were doing with your alpha boyfriend" Chris says to her.

Marlo just scoffs, "As if he actually cares—he only wants my power and Riley let him have it" Marlo says through clenched teeth.

"Don't let them win" Chris says putting his hand on the woman's shoulder.

Chris and Marlo begin dropping emitters left, right and centre while driving to the school meeting the wolves there.

Derek drops his final emitter into the ground he comes face to face with Peter who tells him a deep family secret of Deucalion and his long lost daughter his so hell bent on getting into his pack because her werewolf side is now coming into place—that long lost daughter happens to be Marlo Stilinski.

Derek swallows down and continues to the school to trap both Cora and Boyd.

Said male arrives at the school and walks straight past Marlo ignoring her leaving her confused and hurt.

She just mumbles to herself and continues the plan on getting the wolves into the basement to keep not only Beacon Hills safe but them as well.

As the plan comes to a slight pause because they avoid going into the school and decide to go over it.

Allison comes to the rescue shooting her arrows into the ground leaving flash bombs exploding making them run down into the school and being tricked by the two adults and Scott leading them to the basement where they lean against the door making sure they don't escape.

"Did that actually work?" Scott asks, "It worked" Derek says, "What are you hearing?" Derek asks.

"Heartbeats" Scott says, "Both of em?" Derek asks,"Actually, three of them" Scott states.

The horrified teacher lightly calls out after hearing a few bangs and clangs, "Hello? Is someone there?" She asks.

Derek and Marlo both look alarmed knowing someone else is down there with the deranged werewolves and in a lot of danger, "What are you doing?" Scott asks both of them.

"Close the door behind me and keep it shut" Derek says, "You go in there alone, and you're either gonna kill them, or they kill you." Scott says.

"That's why I'm going in alone" Derek mutters, earning a scoff from the vampire beside him.

"Yeah right, I'm coming with you and don't give me that silent treatment bullshit Derek, I don't know what I did wrong for you to suddenly ignore me—but I'm coming" Marlo snarls.

Derek just looks at the vampire with a dark glare.

As he enters the basement, Marlo follows behind him listening for the two werewolves and where they are.

Marlo notices them taking threatening steps towards a teacher who's just trying to do her job.

Marlo suddenly launches herself against the two not caring about putting herself in harms way.

She gets them away from the teacher enough for her to lock herself away in the supply area for the schools teachers.

Marlo holds them back for a while before they start scratching her and leaving wounds on her body.

Derek then steps in not liking the way the woman doesn't care about herself.

Derek growls at them both letting them growl back at him—letting them slash their claws over him while a weak and bleeding Marlo lays in-front of him.

Cora and Boyd both continue slashing their claws through Derek's flesh.

But Derek's plan is for them to waste time doing that to him so the sun can come up and they don't hurt Marlo or the teacher in the basement with them.

Marlo groans in pain before realising her wounds are healing a lot more quicker than possible, "What the fuck" she whispers.

"Scott, the sun's coming up—Scott! The sun's coming up!" Isaac shouts opening the door to the basement seeing Scott unlocking the door without Derek or Marlo beside him rushing in.

Isaac immediately rushes down the stairs and into the basement alongside Scott making sure his family are okay.

The boys run in and see Derek breathing heavily on the ground with two passed out teens and a weak Marlo beside him.

Isaac rushes up to Marlo, "Lo, are you okay?" Derek asks, Marlo just groans in pain and mumbles out.

"There's a teacher, we'll take care of her; get them out of here" Marlo says breathlessly, alerting the two boys in the room and the alpha who is covered in his own blood.

Scott and Isaac pick both Cora and Boyd up and take them out of the basement and into the world above for them to breathe fresh air.

Marlo gets up and so does Derek walking towards where the teacher is.

Jennifer who is scared out of her mind is cradled in a corner—she hears heels clicking on the floor near her and looks at the entrance way seeing Marlo and Derek entering together in concern.

The two adults who are covered in wounds laced with blood look at the teacher in guilt.

Derek holds his hand out for her to take, the teacher just softly inhales.

Reaching her hand towards Derek's, the male helping her up and making sure she is okay, Marlo just smiles and nods.

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MEANWHILE, STILES AND Scott look at Heathers body together while figuring out the patterns between the two deaths—and one more that's occurred.

They just need to find the body of the younger girl Emily.

As they're discussing the bodies, Sheriff Stilinski, Deputy Marshall and other deputies have found the body.

The same exact way of passing, Stiles reveals the truth—and figuring out their sacrifices, human sacrifices.

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DEREK AND MARLO ARRIVE at their building with some tension between the two.

After making sure the teacher was safe and okay, they both decided to leave.

Marlo goes to leave Derek's loft to head upstairs to get some rest before Derek mutters out something inaudible and Marlo turns around shocked feeling things become more heavy between them.

Derek mutters out how it was his fault and how his life doesn't have meaning.

"There are other things that can give your life meaning Derek" Marlo says.

"Like what, like you?" Derek snarls out, Marlo face immediately drops due to the way Derek just said those words and she pretends not to be hurt.

"Okay look, I don't know what's going with you or why you're suddenly so fucking rude towards me—but you better learn how to be nice, because I'm done being treated like shit" Marlo says walking to the entrance door.

"You're an Laureni!" Derek yells out, "I'm a Laureni? What the fuck is a Laureni?" Marlo questions throwing her arms up in frustration.

"You're Deucalion's fucking daughter Marlo!" Derek yells back.

Marlo just laughs and scoffs, "You're giving me silent treatment because of who my birth father is, what the actual fuck Derek? I can't choose who my birth parents are! I don't care if his my father, Noah is my dad! Always will be!" Marlo yells at the alpha tearfully.

"You're a werewolf Marlo and I don't know how to deal with that" Derek sighs, now Marlo just laughs.

"Vampire? Werewolf? Yeah I'm out thanks" Marlo says slamming the sliding door leaving a pissed off Derek inside.

He immediately rushes after the vampire in a rage like state thinking he wants to sort this argument out between them.

Instead he pushes her against the hallway wall and looks at her in lust—he pushes her back not before smashing his lips on hers.

Marlo who is a little taken back by the moment, hesitates to kiss back but eventually gives in, he lifts her on the wall more having her legs wrap around his waist.

"That was unexpected" a voice says from in front of them startling the two.

They look around now noticing Riley waiting at Marlo's apartment door smirking.

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