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"If I were Void, I'd do what I do best and that's trick everyone.."

[ 3.19 ]

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THE LIVE WIRE CAME DOWN THE SIDE OF THE HOSPITAL.

And Kira just so happened to be standing where the wire was about to strike. As she was trying to move away from the wire, it followed her, and while Kira was moving across the parking lot an ambulance had just arrived on scene.

Seeing the teenage girl in the middle of the road the ambulance driver swerved out of the way and hit a fire hydrant, then came to a complete stop.

Kira saw the water from the fire hydrant begin to pour out on the road and mix with the live power line.

While this was currently happening Allison and Isaac just pulled up to the hospital to check on Stiles and tell Scott what they had found on her phone.

The driver from the ambulance got out of his truck but was soon electrocuted due the live power line mixing with the water.

Kira saw this and yelled out, "Everyone, get back!"

Allison seeing the ambulance driver drop to the ground due to electrocution, so she decided to run and help him but Isaac soon threw Allison back away from the electrified water and accidentally stepped in the water himself.

Chaos was pouring down outside of the hospital, people were getting electrocuted left and right, a man not paying attention to the road almost ran over Kira but she ran on top of the car and back flipped off of it.

Seeing what was happening on the roof, Zella knew she had to get down to the ground to help Kira concentrate on her powers inside of her and help her through the process.

"I'll be right back," Zella said as she had turned to look at Derek, and before he could say anything Zella disappeared in a cloud of shadows and reappeared beside Kira.

"I know this is stressful, but I'm going to help you through the process of obtaining some of your powers now. I know you did it at the power station the night Barrow kidnapped you and you didn't know how but I'm here to help you know so you don't get hurt doing this ok." Zella said as she was already beside Kira, and the young Kitsune nodded her head indicating a 'yes' as she was too nervous to speak.

"Alright, focus on the power beneath you, feel it surging, let it become one with your body, don't tense up, let it in, let it soak in your spirit, breathe in and breathe out, don't be scared, become on with the electricity." Zella said in a calm manner.

And that's exactly what Kira did and she stepped forward and grabbed the live wire flying around.

Scott and Derek had just made it down to where Zella and Kira were, and they both saw Kira grab the wire, and consume its energy, but that's not all they saw, while Kira was absorbing the energy her eyes glowed and electric orange.

But what people didn't see was a second live wire falling from the top of the building, but Zella could sense it and as the wire came down Zella grabbed it and absorbed its energy as well, while her eyes turned a cold hard black.

Kira's mother Noshiko, who was in the hospital threatening Void, just stepped out to see her daughter holding a live wire in her hands and beside her another woman dressed in black doing the same thing. She was curious about the woman, but that wasn't her main focus at the moment; her focus was on her daughter using her powers in public.

Scott and Derek speech–less to say the least, but Derek's attention was soon interrupted as he saw Isaac laying on the ground not moving. So he ran to see what was going on with Isaac.

"He's not breathing," Derek muttered to himself as he was checking the young beta's pulse.

"Scott, Zella, he's not breathing!" Derek called out, getting the attention of both Zella and Scott who both rushed over.

Zella called for help, while Scott and Derek picked up Isaac and carried him over to a stretcher a nurse brought out to them.

The doctors and nurse soon got to work while the police were investigating the scene outside.

As Derek, Scott and Zella watched Isaac get taken away to the ER, Derek turned to Scott and said, "You have to tell Stilinski, you have to tell him what's really wrong with Stiles."

"It's true Scott, look I know you don't want to believe it but you have to tell is father because it's only going to get worse from here, and I'm telling you this now because I'm giving you a chance to figure this out your own way before I take matters into my own hands, and my version is very lethal." Zella said to Scott, as she and Derek turned and began to walk out of the hospital and go to Derek's loft to regenerate.

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2 days later it was morning time, and Zella was in Derek's loft as per usual finally explaining everything to him – and by everything that meant what she need him to know – of course Zella had other plans that she couldn't share with him and she felt bad about it but she wasn't made just to make friends on earth, no she was made to destroy void no matter the circumstances.

"So basically, from what I remember from what you told me last time you were someone's prayer that had been answered." Derek said as he was looking at the green-eyed girl on his couch.

"Yes, and that I do have to elaborate on, so remember when I was talking to Kira in the truck yesterday, and I told her when her mother finally explains everything to her I would be there to have an input?" Zella asked the wolf.

Derek of course nodded his head and wanted her to continue explaining the situation.

"Well, Kira's mother, Noshiko, is the woman who prayed for me to be made. She knew that Void was going to wreak havoc again and wanted something that could ultimately finish the job." Zella explained, as she was now looking straight forward staring into the infinite space.

"Isn't there any other supernatural creature that are already here on earth that could kill Void?" Derek asked knowing that there were other supernatural creatures that could ultimately do the job as well.

"Yes, in fact Kira is one of them," Zella stated as she shrugged.

"Wait so you're saying that Kira, the girl who accidentally jumped started the nogitsune in Stiles' head can also be the one that ends the nogitsune too?"

"That's exactly what I'm saying, she is a thunder kitsune after all."

"Wait a minute, how did you figure all of this out, you've only been here for about 2 weeks." Derek questioned.

"Look, when I was made by the Kitsune ancestors they also gave me knowledge too, not just like doing basic math or reading, I mean like knowledge of knowing almost everyone in Beacon Hills and the history about everyone's past. I know a lot of things because they wanted me to be prepared for anything and everything Void could possibly throw my way." Zella stated as she knew her purpose here and she knew everything she needed to know even if nobody else did.

"Okay, so it's like you have an infinite amount of knowledge on everyone and everything in Beacon Hills, tell me what you think Void might try to do next, I mean he has been missing for 2 days."

"If I were Void, I'd do what I do best and that's trick everyone I mean I'm a fox and we are known to be tricksters, but I don't mean like a – made you look – sort of trick I'm talking about doing the whole disappearing act that he has done now then reappear and say that he is Stiles, I would swear up and down that I was me the regular human version then while no one is paying attention I let chaos spread even more while everybody's trying to figure out my decoy plan, that I have planted in front of their faces, I might even cause a few people pain so I could take it later to make me stronger."

"But that's just what I would do if I were Void, so." Zella sighed, as she had finished stating her plan if she were Void, then she turned to look at Derek who was just looking at her wide eyed.

Derek then finally spoke up as he cleared his throat, "Well I'm glad you aren't Void cause I would have never thought of that."

But then what Zella said had her thinking, she thought about everything Void would get into his mind basically and knew what she said is exactly what Void would do because as she had not stated to Derek she was linked to Void, so that meant if she thought about he definitely has.

Knowing sooner or later Derek would find out she was linked to Void Stiles or at least question it, Zella still decided to hold off on telling Derek because they had bigger things to worry about.

"I know what Void's going to do, but first I need to pay a visit to a retired veteran hunter that goes by the last name of Argent." Zella said as she stood up and was about to walk out of Derek's loft then she turned around to say one more thing to him.

"You know, I do believe I just repeated what you said to Chris when the Kanima was running around and you guys were having a standoff outside of the rave." Zella said as she chuckled remembering past statements Derek said to Chris when they were at each other's throats.

"How do you even know that, oh wait never mind I got it, you just told me that you know everybody's past so that means you know our old conversations too," Derek concluded.

"I mean, I don't know every conversation you guys have ever had but I do know most, and might I say you were a creeper back in your olden days I mean you were giving your uncle Peter a run for his money on the creep–o–meter." Zella stated, as she had now moved towards the front door of the loft to exit.

"I was not a creep, I was just very conservative," Derek called out as Zella had already ended the hallway to leave his building, and all he heard after was her chuckle.

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At school, Kira was explaining Kitsunes to Scott.

"The thing is in all of the stories, Kitsunes are tricksters. They're mischievous. They don't really get caught up in right or wrong or even understand it." Kira explained to Scott as they were now walking around the school.

"What's that mean? It's just doing this for the hell of it?" Scott questioned.

"No, there was something else I found. If you somehow offend a nogitsune, it can react pretty badly." Kira said as they had now come to a stop in a hallway.

"How do you offend a nogitsune?" Scott asked

"I don't know, but if it's doing something this bad, then someone really offended it." Kira said.

In the boys locker room, Coach was making everyone sign a card for Isaac since he was still in the hospital, but with the twin werewolves they were concerned about other things.

"No Stiles, no demonic ninjas." Aiden stated

"Things are getting too quiet." Ethan said as he also chimed in with his brother.

"Yeah, I know, yeah it's making me nervous, too." Scott said but then was distracted when he heard a distinct sound coming from down stairs.

"Do you guys hear that?" Ethan asked as he also heard the pulsing sound too.

"It's an emitter, one of Argent's." Scott said as he was now walking out of the boys locker room to follow the sound to see where it was coming from.

With Zella, she was on her way to the Argent residence to talk to the retired hunter about an upcoming plan, when she heard the faint sound of a pulser, hearing this sound also made her eyes change to a cold, hard black.

And just as she heard the noise it stopped, and she knew she had to hurry up because Void was making plays now, and she knew they would lead to something even bigger.

As Scott, Aiden and Ethan went towards the basement, they saw a lone figure standing there with their back facing them.

Void had an empty look on his face as he was not facing the werewolves, but soon turned around and put on the act of Scott's best friend Stiles Stilinski.

"Okay, I know what you guys are thinking but it's me. I swear to God, it's me.' Stiles pleaded with the emitter in his hand while he raised them up.

But that didn't convince the former alpha twins, they half shifted and growled at Stiles and ran towards him. Ignoring the pleas from Scott who was not just going to stand there and watch his friend get mauled by twin wolves.

So he ran after them, "Wait stop" Scott pleaded as he threw Ethan off of Stiles.

"I said, stop!" Scott said to Aiden as he was still attacking Stiles.

And Aiden then growled at Scott, but Scott growled back using his alpha status and got Aiden to back off.

As everyone had now calmed down, Stiles was looking at Scott, then Scott turned to face him and that's when Stiles began to say, "It's me, Scott I swear it's me. I don't know where I've been the last two days or what I've been doing but this is me. I promise" Void Stiles pleaded playing the innocent boy who knew of nothing that was happening to him.

"You know what happened at the hospital?" Ethan said as he was getting up from being thrown to the ground by Scott.

"I know more than that." Stiles then walked over to grab a folded piece of paper from a discarded bag, then picked it up.

"You see this, it's a blueprint of the hospital's electrical wiring. You see all these markings in red? That's my handwriting." Void Stiles said as he pointed everything out thot he wolves.

"I know I did this, I know I caused the accident." Void said, and Scott looked up at him with concern.

"And everything in this bag, it's all stuff that could be part of something bigger."

"What the hell have you been up to?" Ethan asked, holding up a smaller version of a power saw.

"I think something worse, a lot worse" Stiles concluded looking at the group of boys.

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Chris Argent had just caught a ride up in the elevator to his apartment, and when the elevator doors opened he noticed that his apartment door was left opened slightly, so he pulled a gun from the waistline of his jeans and entered with caution.

As he got to his office he saw an emitter stabbed into his desk. As soon as cleared the room with his vision he proceeded with caution, but then was thrown off guard when he heard Derek Hale's voice.

"Lose something," Derek said, then soon disabled Chris's hand that held his gun then but now clawed hand to the older man's throat.

But Chris, not going down easily, had a backup gun in the waistline of his pants, and held it up to the temple of Derek's head.

"Why are you breaking into my apartment?" Chris questioned the wolf.

"Why are you leaving emitters in my loft?" Derek counter argued.

Then Zella soon stepped into the room, "First off all gentlemen why don't we all put the gun and claws away, and second, how the hell did you beat me here Derek?" Zella questioned.

"You're a very slow walker," Derek said to the girl as she had her arms criss–crossed over her torso.

"Well, excuse me for wanting to take a stroll and enjoy the sun while it's still out." Zella huffed and then waited for the two men to put away their weapons.

"I have no idea why that would be in your loft," Chris said, answering Derek's prior question before the woman walked in, then proceeded to take the gun from Derek's head.

And the wolf let the hunter go.

"Well, I can tell you why there were emitters left in your loft... it's because Void's playing with you. He's toying with you guys' emotions since he's in Stiles' body and knows that you two don't really get along." Zella explained to the two men in the room.

"It's either that or it's a clue for Void's game later on, but either one is correct." Zella rambled on saying.

"I'm sorry but who are you?" Chris questioned the woman not having ever seen her before in his life, but it was clear she knew Derek.

"Zella, I was actually on my way over here to discuss something, but that can wait cause I can tell you are about to say something important."

And he was, after nodding to Zella's statement he then explained what he had been doing for the past two days as Derek and Zella listened intensively.

"I spent the entirety of the last two days trying to find Stiles."

"Any luck?" the green eyed man asked.

"No," the hunter sighed

"We haven't either," Derek said as he was talking about him and Zella.

"Okay, we're all trying to find Stiles. Mind if I ask what you planned on doing if you find him?"

"Well, that depends on which Stiles I find." Chris answered without hesitation.

"Well, I can tell you this Derek he was planning on doing to Stiles, what I plan to do... which is killing him" Zella said bluntly.

"And I realize that I didn't say out loud what I planned to do, but I have kept telling you that I had a job to complete, which means getting rid of the nogitsune no matter what."

"You told Scott, you'd give him time to figure out a plan," Derek said back to Zella as he recalled what she said in the hospital.

"You're right I did say that, and I'm going to be true to my word, I'm going to give him 2 days and after that I will be coming after Stiles myself, even if that means you get mad at me, which I hope you don't but I can't not complete my mission." Zella said towards the man she would actually call a really good friend.

Derek just shrugged and didn't say anything, because in his head a million things were going through it.

Chris, now seeing that his cabinet ws cracked open in his office, went to go examine it, while Derek and Zella paid attention.

As he opened it he saw a silver case that wasn't his, then took it out and set it on his desk and opened it.

Which was revealed to be a lot of money, "How much do you think that is?" Derek questioned looking at the bills.

"$150,000, but that doesn't make sense. We never took the money." Chris explained.

"Whose money is it?" Derek asked

"It belongs to a yakuza named Katashi – he has a nickname" Chris began to say but was then cut off by someone else chiming in.

"You mean something like..Silverfinger?" The voice revealed to be Agent Rafael McCall, with a silver pinky finger in an evidence bag.

"Oh come on not him, I sent my oni after him once well no, not him per say but someone in his family and he happened to be there, actually so did you Chris," Zella commented.

Chris, disregarding Zella's comment but would come to the topic later, questioned Agent McCall, "Where did you get that?"

"Off Katashi's dead body." Rafael answered.

"Oh, well would you look at the time, I have to go... pick up my children from school," Zella said as she was about to walk out of the room.

"It's only 12:40 pm, I doubt your children get out of school at this time." Rafael said as he was stopping the woman from exiting the room.

"They are sick, and called about 5 minutes before you came in, so if you would kindly and I mean really kindly move out of the way, it would be a great help." Zella said, forcing a smile.

"I'm sorry, but you can't leave just yet, so I suggest your kids sit tight." Rafael said back.

Zella rolled her eyes as she turned around, "And to think I healed you." Zella muttered under her breath.

And Derek chuckled a little but replaced it with a cough as he was Rafael looking at him.

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Zella, Chris and Derek were now sitting in the police station handcuffed to a bench.

"I help people and this is where it gets me, I swear this is the last time I try to be nice to someone I don't know, because they're ungrateful." Zella said as she was now annoyed.

"I think you overdid it with the kids thing Zell, and your acting isn't superb." Derek said as he was bored in this police station, cause this was not his first rodeo.

"Well, if you ever need a alibi for something in the future, don't ask me for help, Mr.Sourwolf, yeah that's right I'm bringing that nickname back around, to quote Rihanna "what goes round, comes back around" Zella stated as she now felt insulted.

Moving the topic on, Chris Argent asked "So, I don't suppose you have any idea why Stiles would frame us for murder?"

"I didn't think Stiles was smart enough to frame us for murder." Derek said

"Of course you didn't, and that is yet another reason why Void chose Stiles to be his host. Stiles is really smart and I will continue to say it till I die." Zella said matter–of–factly.

"To be honest, I'm not entirely convinced that's why we're here." Chris thought.

"What do you mean?" Derek questioned not catching on.

"McCall is going to come out here in a minute and probably talk attorneys. Say you've agreed to allow mine to represent you."

"Why should I trust your attorney?" Derek asked.

"Because I'm not calling my attorney yet. I just want more time" Chris explained

"To do what?"

"To figure out what we're really doing here."

A deputy walked up to Zella, "Isa–" and was cut off by Zella saying "Call me Zella, never call me what you were about to call me again." she said in a very cold tone. And the deputy nodded his head and continued to speak with her about her involvement which Zella answered.

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Time passed slowly in the police station.

" I could easily get out of these, you know." Derek said as he had grown very tired of sitting on the bench.

"And I could materialize out of this station, but yet here I am so you're not that special Derek." Zella huffed.

"You're still mad at me because I said your acting wasn't superb." Derek sighed

"You bet your ass I am, I'm a great actress." Zella pointed out.

Chris decided to chime in on the conversation as well, "I could get out of them too, but I'm not interested in being a fugitive from the law."

"Well, I'm not interested in being a victim to a 17–year–old possessed by a psychotic fox." Derek countered.

"Well, your feats just keep on lowering don't they Derek," Zella taunted with a sarcastic smile.

"Just give me a few more minutes," Chris asked and Derek fidgeted with the handcuff.

Then Chris spat out "Derek" to get the older wolf to stop.

"Okay, fine" Derek huffed out.

"Who's the impatient little wolf you are, yes you are," Zella taunted with a pouty lip before laughing.

Ignoring the girl beside him he turned to Chris, "If something happens don't expect me to risk my life trying to save yours."

"Something tells that is a lie," Zella said.

And just when Zella was about to mutter something else she took a big gasp of air, and shut her eyes abruptly, which caught the attention of the Argent and the Hale sitting next to her.

"Zella what's going on, what's happening Zell?" Derek questioned.

Zella then opened her eyes back up and they retired to their regular green color, "Noshiko is in control of the oni now temporarily."

"What does that mean?" Chris asked

"That means even if I gave Scott those 2 days Noshiko isn't waiting and took things into her own hands, she sacrificed 2 foxtails for this so whatever she's doing, she 's serious." Zella answered.

" You know I don't like giving up my oni for someone else to control, not that I have a say about it but the oni are kind of like my children, really good children that do whatever you say."

"Yeah, for freakishly dangerous children," Derek replied

Zella smirked, "What can I say they get it from their mother."

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Moments later in the police station, everyone was running around, going chaotic.

"Does this normally happen at a police station?" Zella questioned being new to this experience.

"Not really," Derek answered.

And a deputy ran up and unlocked Chris's handcuffs, "What's happening?" Chris asked the panicked deputy.

And the deputy didn't say anything; he just unlocked Chris and ran to unlock Derek's handcuff next.

Zella zoned out hearing a ticking noise, which didn't sound good and from what she knows, that sound comes before bomb goes off, and she locked at Derek noticing he heard it too. She couldn't figure out why she could her but she didn't question it and jumped into action.

Zella heard Derek shout "GET DOWN!" and he huddled over Chris to protect him while Zella huddled over Derek to keep him from being injured, knowing no harm would come to her.

And the bomb went off.

People were scattered around trying to help others that were injured.

Zella, who was a little woozy and had a little cough, was alright and checked on Derek and Chris to see if they were alright.

"You guys okay?" Zella asked softly.

"You protected me, why? I would have healed," Derek questioned her.

"As long as I'm here Derek, I'm always going to protect you," Zella said and meant it full-heartedly.

Derek smiled, which wasn't something he did often but in the moment he felt the need to.

"I also was right, and you saved Chris's life," Zella said as she smirked.

Derek could do nothing but laugh.

But Zella's focus was soon set on Void Stiles, she could feel him more strongly now and she didn't like it at all, she also briefly heard Kira tell him that the oni were coming.

Zella, Chris and Derek were now walking out of the police station wen all of a sudden Zella stopped, Derek seeing this happen before, pulled her to the side and Chris followed, they watched Zella's eyes turn a very void black, and then she spoke in a rough and detached voice that was not her own.

"You okay? It's okay. Does it hurt? Hey, look at me. You should have done your reading, Scott. See, a nogitsune feeds off chaos, strife and pain. This morning, you took it from Isaac, then you took it from Coach, then from the dying deputy. All that pain, you took it all. Now, give it to me." Zella said and then started to shake slightly, as Void was taking all the pain from Scott McCall in the vet's clinic at the same time.

Derek keeping her up standing straight, and brought her into his arms. Also shared a look with Chris knowing things were definitely moving at a fast pace now.

Then Zella stopped shaking and was still, so Derek took her out of his arms and saw her eyes were still pitch black.

"You really have to learn, Scott. You really have to learn not to trust a fox. Mmm-mmm, know why? Cause they're tricksters. They'll fool you. They'll fool everyone." Zella said with a sadistic smirk on her face but Derek knew it wasn't her own he was finally catching on.

He knew Zella was connected to the nogitsune; he just didn't know how connected she was.

And like the flip of a switch Zella was right back to her usual self.

"I'm guessing Void decided to talk, huh?" Zella asked, knowing what just happened, she connected to Void and that's when she knew she had to hurry up with her mission.

"So what do we do from here?" Chris Argent asked

"Now, we come up with a plan," Zella then turned her head back to Derek "I'm still giving Scott his 2 days but while he's trying to save his friend I will be giving him time to say goodbye and so should you because this has become more than it originally was.

"If I hadn't gotten to know you Derek, I hate to say this but Stiles would already be dead."

And Zella disappeared into darkness, leaving behind a questioning hunter and a distraught werewolf that she had known and grown to call her friend.

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