"Did you have any trouble with Ikeda?" I heard Chris say over the phone to Deaton.

"Only minor. The white wolf was exactly where you said it would be.
But we have two problems now. First, the lichen is not a cure. It'll wear off in a matter of days" Deaton said.

"But while it does work, the Oni won't go after Stiles, right?" Chris asked.

"I hope. Eichen House has an unusual history. It might not be all that safe for the Oni there as well"

"What's the second problem?" Chris said.

"I checked with your contacts in Japan. The Yakuza Boss you saw killed by the Oni never found the scroll" Deaton explained.

"What scroll?" Scott asked.

"A Shugendo Scroll. The Shugendo were the ascetic mystics of Japan" Deaton said.

"The scroll had information on how to exorcise a Nogitsune" Chris added.

"So we need to find that scroll?" I said.

"Exactly. And I did get a name of the man who last purchased it. Kincaid" Deaton said.

"He was with Katashi. He's the guy who met with Isaac to buy the gun" Allison said.

"Sounds like Katashi wanted the scroll for himself"

"But Stilinski already told me nothing like it was found among his things" I heard Chris say. "And a paranoid like Katashi would keep it close. Probably on him at all times"

"What does a Shugendo Scroll look like?" I questioned.

"Something like this-" Deaton held up a large scroll.

"Do these come in different sizes?" Allison asked.

"Any size"

"Then I think I know where it might be" she said.

~

"This is a really bad plan" Scott said.

"It's not that bad" Lydia defended.

"It's not that good" I commented.

"None of us knows the route they're going to take. If Allison can get one of her dad's GPS trackers on the armoured car then we can follow it" Lydia explained.

"So when it gets here-" Allison pointed at the map.

"We attack them" Aiden interrupted.

Lydia turned around to face him. "No. Your bikes will be in the middle of the road, looking like you guys got into an accident. And when the driver gets out to help-"

"We attack him?" Aiden said.

"No!" Lydia, Allison and I exclaimed at the same time.

"You'll distract him and Scott will break open the back door" Lydia said.

"I hope" he cut in.

"And you'll get Katashi's finger" I said.

"It's not his actual finger, is it?" Ethan asked.

"You are so out of our league" Lydia rolled her eyes.

"Why aren't we just going to Stilinski for help?" Ethan questioned.

"Because if he gets caught, then it's the Sheriff tampering with federal evidence" Scott said.

"Guys, this is going to work. We can do this. We're losing Stiles. My Dad's in jail for murder. We need to do this" Allison said.

~

"You're up" Allison said to Kira.

She looked nervous but nodded and ran out from behind our hiding place and to the back of the truck, where she placed the GPS tracker.

I heard the door open and she quickly ducked behind the wheel.

"We have to do something" Scott whispered as the deputy looked around.

The truck doors opened and the deputy was knocked to the ground.

"Who the hell is that?" I asked.

Allison's eyes widened. "Kincaid"

~

"We need that finger" I said as the three of us stood behind Kincaid.

He turned around, holding it in the air. "Why should I give it to you?"

"There's a briefcase in there with $150,000 in it" Allison said, still aiming the crossbow at him.

"The scroll inside this prosthetic finger is worth three million" he said.

"Give me the finger" Scott said. The guy cocked his head to the side and Scott sighed. "You know what I mean"

Kira jumped down from the truck and landed on Kincaid but he threw her to the ground with ease.

When I looked back at him, his eyes were glowing. "I guess negotiations are over" he said before roaring.

Allison shot an arrow into him but he just casually pulled it out and turned back to face us.

Kira tried to fight him but he threw her against the wall.

He hit Allison and she fell down next to Kira.

Scott and I growled and both charged forwards.

I managed to throw some decent punches before I too ended up on the ground.

Through my blurred vision I watched as Scott continued to fight him until he ended up on the floor in pain too.

"You have the eyes of an Alpha.
But where's the strength?" Kincaid taunted.

"Up here" I looked up to the stairs to see the twins.

They dived down and knocked him over.

Lydia rushed over and helped Allison and I up.

I started to stand but my legs wobbled and Allison had to grab me to steady me.

"Stay here" she said firmly.

I sighed and collapsed against the wall, watching the twins fight Kincaid.

Kincaid fell to the ground. "Stop! Ethan, Aiden" I heard Scott say.

Lydia ran over to them. "Stop!"

"You want him to come after us?" I heard Aiden say.

Allison helped me up and we made our way over.

"Scott, we've seen guys like this. Trust us. He's dangerous" Ethan warned.

"So are we. And he looks smart enough to remember that" Scott said.

He reached over to and took the finger, emptying the tiny scroll onto his hand.

"We're here to save a life. Not end one" Scott said.

We all looked at each other until we heard the sound of the metal finger hitting the ground.

~

"There isn't much here unfortunately" Deaton said.

"Does it say anything?" I asked.

"My Japanese isn't great. But it appears to say that one method of expelling a Nogitsune is to change the body of the host" He replied.

"Change the body?" Scott whispered.

"Which begs the question, how do we change Stiles' body?" Deaton said.

We all glanced between each other, before I spoke up.

"By turning him into a werewolf"

~

A/N

GUYS

HAVE YOU SEEN THE SCORCH TRIALS TRAILER

AH IT LOOKS SO GOOD HOLY SHIT

Sorry this chapter isn't great. There wasn't much to write about as it was mainly a Stiles and Stalia (gross) episode.

I'm skipping the episode 'The Fox and The Wolf' and going straight on to De-Void as there's basically nothing to write for the fox and the wolf.

Which means that we're getting ever so close to insatiable...*cries*

And it also means there's not many chapters of this book left until it's finished :(

Also, I know this doesn't seem like much of an Isaac Lahey fanfic at the moment as there has basically been no shisaac for like 6 chapters but I promise you there's some scenes coming up soon :)

Mwah 💋