Risen

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Nova whistled as she entered the clinic, notifying the others that she had arrived as she walked to the back room where Deaton, Stiles, Lydia, Isaac and Allison were, while holding on to a chocolate shake, finishing an order of fried mushrooms before she arrived at the clinic.

"It has to be on a telluric current, or maybe even at the axis of two or where they all intersect" Stiles said, looking at the others "I just know it's where Derek took Paige to die"

"My dad and Gerard were there once" Allison informed "but Gerard said it was years ago, and he couldn't remember where it was. And my dad obviously isn't here to tell us now"

"Yeah, mine either" Stiles muttered

"Then how do we find this place?" Isaac asked

"There might be a way" Deaton informed, "but it's dangerous" looking at the others "we're gonna need Scott"

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"How'd you guys find out?" Scott asked as he approached Deaton, Stiles and Nova

"Lydia" Stiles replied "you?"

"Morrell" the teen wolf replied "none of the other alphas know where it is either"

"So if this works, are you gonna tell them?" Nova asked, looking at him with her hands stuffed in her coat pockets

"I can't stop Jennifer without them" shrugging slightly

"How about we concentrate on finding your parents first?" Deaton asked, looking at Scott

"What's the plan?" looking at him

"Essentially, you, Allison, and Stiles need to be surrogate sacrifices for your parents" he explained

"We die for them?" slightly raising his eyebrows

"But he can bring you guys back" Nova added

"You can . . you can bring us back, right?" Stiles asked, looking at the veterinarian

"You remember the part where I said it was dangerous?" Deaton asked "if it goes right, the three of you will be dead for a few seconds, but there's something else you need to think about. This is a dangerous thing for more reasons than one. You'll be giving power back to the Nemeton, a place that hasn't had power for a long time. This kind of power is like a magnet. It attracts the supernatural, the kind of things that a family like the Argents can fill the pages of a bestiary with. It will draw them here, like a beacon"

"Honestly, that doesn't sound any worse than anything we've already seen" Nova commented

"You'd be surprised at what you have yet to see" he replied, looking at her

"Is that it?" Scott asked

"No" looking back at him "it'll also have an effect on the three of you. You won't be able to see it, but you'll feel it every day for the rest of your lives. It'll be a kind of a darkness around your heart, and permanent, like a scar"

"Like a tattoo" nodding slightly

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Deaton and Nova emptied bags of ice into three metal tubs that are normally used to bathe animals, Lydia emptying a bag into another tub, the water splashing slightly at the intrusion.

"All right" Deaton said, looking at Allison, Scott and Stiles "what did you bring?"

"Um, I got my dad's badge" Stiles said "Jennifer kind of crushed it in her hand, so I tried hammering it out a bit. Still doesn't look great"

"Well, it doesn't need to look good if it has meaning" he assured

"Is that an actual silver bullet?" Isaac asked, looking at the small object in Allison's hand

"My dad made it" she replied "it's kind of a ceremonial thing. When one of us finishes learning all the skills to be a hunter, we forge a silver bullet as a testament to the code"

"Scott?" Deaton asked

"My dad got my mom this watch when she first got hired at the hospital" Scott replied, holding up his mother's watch "she used to say it was the only thing in their marriage that ever worked"

"Okay, the three of you will get in" gesturing to the tubs "each of us will hold you down until you're essentially . . Well, dead. But it's not just someone to hold you under. It needs to be someone who can pull you back, someone that has a strong connection to you, a kind of emotional tether. Lydia . . You go with Stiles"

"Are you sure?" Allison asked "I mean, Scott and I both have to go under"

Before anyone could respond, Nova let out a small yell she covered her ears, everyone looking at her in concern, Allison taking a small step back as she did.

"What's wrong?" Scott asked

"Her hearing is more sensitive than yours" Deaton replied, stepping back as well "she's hearing something that's making her angry. Any overly loud noises will do that to her"

Nova looked up at him, her eyes turning red as a low growl emitted from her, running out of the clinic without another word. The glass door cracked due to the forced used to open it, the redhead running into the woods, in the direction of the high pitched sound that simply pissed her off. It was a sound that was coming from the ultrasonic emitter, the very object hunters use to corral werewolves, but it was also a sound that made a phoenix angry. It's easier for older phoenixes to ignore, but the fact that Nova was still young and still learning her power, it would cause her to do just about anything to stop it. The others didn't follow her, knowing she could handle herself, and knowing they needed to find Scott's mother and Stiles' father. Grunts emitted from Nova as she swiped at the air in front of her, moving branches out of the way, occasionally grasping her hair, wanting the annoying sound to stop.

She jumped over a fallen tree, her speed increasing as the faint noise began to grow louder, indicating that she was getting closer. A growl emitted from her lips, stopping in her tracks as she covered her ears, clamping her eyes shut, swiping at the air. Her eyes were still red, her eyes snapping in a random direction, feeling a strong wind pushing her in the direction of the sound. A smirk formed on her lips, running in the same direction, her eyes scanning everywhere, her breathing slightly increasing, desperately wanting to destroy something.