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"So, the Walcotts were the first... at least, the first we know about. Four murders- Sean, his brother, and their parents. They were killed by a professional assassin called the Mute; weapon of choice, a military tomahawk. But then, the Mute was killed by Peter Hale after he tried to blow up Derek with a claymore mine. Next was Demarco. He delivered a keg to the party at Lydia's lake house... and got decapitated outside his car. And then, last night, twenty-three-year-old Carrie Hudson..." Stiles explains everything the McCall pack knew so far.

"It's a Deadpool- a hit-list of supernatural creatures." Scott adds. He hands the third of the list we have so far to Stilinski. "This is only part of it... The rest still has to be decoded."

"Who found this list?" Stilinski asks the three teens.

"Lydia." Sera says. Stilinski sighs.

"How?" He asks.

"She wrote it." Stiles says and Stilinski gives him a look. "...Actually, she transcribed it... without realizing it..." Stiles explains further.

"Banshee?"

"Banshee." Stiles confirms.

"Beautiful." Stilinski looks back down at the list. "All right, what are these numbers next to the names?"

"We're getting to that. First, you need to know that the code was broken with a cipher key." Stiles says going back into the teens explanation.

"Wait... You mean, like, a... like a key word?" Stilinski asks.

"It's actually a name-" Stiles says but Scott cuts him off.

""Allison."" He says.

"Her name broke a third of the list." Sera says.

"And now we think there's two other cipher keys." Scott adds.

"Which will give us the rest of the names. Okay... So, how do we get the cipher keys?" The sheriff asks.

"Same way we got the code." Stiles says.

"Lydia... She's been at the lake house all weekend, trying to find the other two key words..." Scott explained.

"You didn't know about Demarco or Carrie, hmmm?" Scott shakes his head. "And what about these other two names on the list-- uh, Kayleen Bettcher and Elias Town? They're Werewolves, too?"

"I don't know... But Deaton said that the Nemetone would draw supernatural creatures here." Scott says.

"Here being Beacon Hills, or Beacon County? The population of Beacon Hills is just under thirty-thousand-" Stilinski says.

"And dropping-" Stiles says interrupting his dad.

"But, if we're talking Beacon County, then you're looking at close to five hundred thousand." Stilinski finishes. "Look, how many Werewolves, Banshees, Kitsunes, and whatever the hell else is out there are we talking about? And what if the next cipher key uncovers not twelve names, but one hundred?"

"We don't think there will be that many. There's a limit." Stiles explains.

"Because of the numbers. We think that, once we decode the names, the numbers will add up to one-hundred-seventeen." Scott adds.

"One-hundred-and-seventeen what?" The sheriff asks.

"Million." Scott and Sera say.

"One-hundred-and-seventeen million dollars, Dad- stolen from the Hale vault and is being used by someone to finance all these murders." Stiles says.

"Someone who wants every supernatural in Beacon Hills dead." Scott adds.

"So, the coded list goes out, and someone, these professional assassins get that list..."

"And a cipher key..."

"And then they go after the names on the list- they being killers with no mouths, tomahawks, thermo-cut wires that can take your head off..."

"Let me see... Carrie was also stabbed. What's this mark?" Stiles asks looking at the images on the sheriffs desk.

"We're not sure yet. We're still waiting on the M.E.'s report. There's one other thing I don't get... How did this new assassin know that Demarco was going to be at the lake house?" Stilinski asks the teens and Scott chuckles.

"Everyone knows he delivers kegs to teenagers for a little extra cash." He explains.

"Ahh. So, whoever ordered the keg killed Demarco." Stilinski says, finally all caught up to speed.

"Yeah, it was someone at the party..." Stiles says.

"A student." Scott says.

"Which means one of us at a high risk of being next." Sera says what they're all thinking.

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Scott, Stiles, and Sera were in economics class listening to coach talk about... economics? Once again Sera wasn't sure what was going on she was more focused on the Deadpool, whether Liam was on it, whether she was on it, and whether her mother really was on it.

"Economic disparity exists in all forms. Well, take sports, for example. Some teams have better training facilities, some have better equipment... Unlike Beacon Hills, that can barely afford the duct tape to keep our equipment together..." coach stops between Scott and Stiles rows, Sera sitting in front of Stiles. Coach looked at the pictures on Stiles desk from the crime scene last night and looked up at the boy. "You know, Stilinski... If I could gade you on how profoundly you disturb me, you'd be an A-plus student."

"Thanks, Coach." Stiles says and Sera rolls her eyes and turns around to face the boy.

"That wasn't a compliment, idiot." She says.

"Put those pictures away. And turn around!" Sera sends the man a glare before turning around. Coach taps the end of the lacrosse stick he's holding on to against Stiles' desk. Stiles grabs the stick out of coaches hand and pulls the cap off of the end. "Stilinski! The hell is wrong with you?" Stiles looks from the pictures on his desk and the lacrosse stick. "...Don't answer that." Coach walks away from their desks and towards the front of the classroom.

"It's a lacrosse player." Stiles says and shows what he just found to his two best friends.

"The killer's on the team." Scott says.

"Great." Sera says and lays her head on her desk, suddenly exhausted.

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Sera had let Stiles, Scott, and Kira search the locker room. She wanted to check on Liam and see if he was okay, especially since the lacrosse team would be playing his old school. Unfortunately, she had found him too late. He was greeting Devenford Prep with Mason standing nervously behind him watching everything go down.

"You demolished Coach's car." A taller boy said to Liam.

"I paid for it." Liam says to the boy.

"Yeah, you're going to pay for it. We're gonna break you in half out there- and it's gonna be all your fault." Liam's fist clenches and Sera watches as blood drops down from his knuckles.

"Oh, shi-" Scott says from behind the girl and the two of them plus Stiles quickly walk towards the two boys. "Whoa, whoa, whoa! Let's go!" Scott says as Scott and Sera rush Liam away from the group and towards the locker room.

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Sera ran ahead of the two boys to turn on the shower for Liam. Scott pushes Liam under the water and Stiles runs in to help Scott.

"Okay... you calm yet?" Scott asks and Liam roars at him. Scott and Stiles push him under the water again. After a few more minutes, Liam pushed away Scott and Stiles' hands.

"Okay! Okay!" Liam says to the two boys and Sera turns off the water. Liam falls to the ground to sit down and catch his breath.

"That car you smashed... I thought you said that was your teacher's?" Scott says and Sera nods.

"He was also my coach. He benched me for the entire season." Liam says.

"What did you do?" Scott asks.

"I got a couple of red cards..." Liam says hesitantly. Sera sighs and runs a hand through her hair.

"Just a couple?" Stiles says sarcastically.

"You gotta be honest with us- what else happened?" Scott says. Sera kneels down to Liam's level.

"Yeah Li, we promised no more secrets." Sera says.

"Nothing. I got kicked out of school. They sent me to a psychologist for an evaluation." Liam explains.

"What did they call it?" Scott asks.

"Intermittent explosive disorder." Liam says.

"I.E.D.? You're literally an I.E.D.? That's great. That's great. You gave powers to a walking time bomb!" Stiles says to Scott.

"Stiles! Not helping!" Sera yells at him.

"Did they give you anything for it?" Scott asks, ignoring the two arguing teens.

"Risperdal. It's an antipsychotic." Liam says.

"Oh, this just gets better..." Stiles mutters.

"Stiles! So help me God-!" Sera says, turning around to glare at the boy.

"But I don't take it-" Liam says interrupting Sera before she kills the spastic boy.

"Obviously!" Stiles interjects. Sera stands up and turns around to fully face Stiles. Her eyes blazing as she creates a fire ball in her hand but Scott is quick to turn the shower head on again and move it to spray Sera with water, dowsing the fire ball in her hand out. Sera groans and turns around to face Scott.

"Scott!" She whines. "I'm trying to burn our best friend alive!"

"Can we focus, please?" Scott asks, gesturing to Liam still sitting on the floor. Sera sighs and turn to look at Stiles.

"I'll deal with you later." She says and Stiles backs away from her.

"I can't play lacrosse on it, it makes me too tired." Liam says bringing everyone back on topic.

"Okay. I think you should bail out of the game. Tell Coach your leg is still hurting." Scott says. Liam stands up and faces Scott.

"No! No. I can do this- especially if you and Sera are there." Liam says and Sera smiles at the boy. She's glad she can be such a comfort for the boy like he is for her.

"But Liam... this isn't just about the game. We think whoever killed Demarco may have been on our team." Scott says.

"Who's Demarco?"

"The one who brought the beer to the party? The guy who was beheaded, remember?" Stiles says.

"We think the person who ordered the keg killed Demarco." Scott says.

"We've narrowed it down to someone on the lacrosse team." Sera adds. This seems to help Liam realize something.

"Liam...? What, you know something?" Scott asks.

"I don't know who ordered the keg... But I know who paid for it." Liam says to the three older teens.

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"Let's go! Let's go! Come on!" Coach yelled as the game began to start. Sera was sitting next to Mason in the stands watching her friends play. "Hey, McCall! I said, get your ass out on the field!" Scott stopped to talk to coach for a bit but coach seemed to not like what Scott had to say.

"Hey, Liam! Think fast!" A kid from Devenford prep yelled and threw a lacrosse ball at Liam. He, unsurprisingly to Sera, caught it in his hand and tossed it onto the ground.

"There you go, Liam! Liam... Stilinski... McCall...! Oh!" Coach yells at the boys. Sera looks at Mason slightly nervous.

"Hey Mason?"

"Yeah?" He says, looking over at Sera.

"How likely do you think it is that Liam snaps tonight?" She asks looking even more nervous.

"I'm sure he'll be fine." He says trying to reassure the girl. Sera isn't so convinced but she nods and focuses back on the game.

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"Pass it, Kira! Pass the ball!" Coach yells. Kira had gotten the ball and was attempting to get a goal. She flips over one of the players and launches the ball at the net, scoring a goal. The crowd cheers for Kira but coach doesn't look too happy.

"Yukimura! Get over here!" Kira runs over to the sidelines to talk to coach, smiling proudly. "Take a seat. You're benched for the rest of the game."

"What? Why?" Kira says surprised.

"You didn't pass!"

"I had an open shot..." she tries to reason and Sera sighs. This was not going to be good.

"The play was for you to pass! This is a scrimmage, it's about teamwork, Yukimura. So, you're benched." Kira glumly sits on the bench and another player goes in to replace her.

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Not a lot had happened in the game, except for when the boy from earlier, Brett, had been injured and taken off of the field, this was normal stuff and while that was being taken care of Sera decided to figure out what was going on with Scott and Liam figuring out who the killer is.

"I talked to Coach. I'm out for the rest of the game. What are you gonna do?" Liam asks Scott as Sera walks up to the two on the sidelines.

"I don't know... Something's still not right. We're missing something." Scott says.

"Well this wasn't going to be easy." Sera says.

"Yeah but it feels too difficult at the same time." Scott counters and Sera nods her head, seeing the boy's point now.

"Guys...? Lydia just broke another third of the list." Stiles says walking up to the group.

"Am I on it?" Liam asks.

"Or me?" Sera asks.

"No... But someone else is." Stiles says. Scott seems to realize what's going on and runs off to find Brett. Sera decides to stay with Liam and Stiles, she's still learning how to control her powers and doesn't want to mess anything up.

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Thats the end of today's chapter!! I feel like this one is a little off for some reason I just can't figure out why.

♥︎Bayler♥︎