Risen

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Stiles pulled up to the trail, shutting off the engine to his jeep as Nova pulled up next to him in her Impala. She killed the engine, stepping out of the car with James doing the same, the beta volunteering to help out since another werewolf may come in handy. Scott pulled up next to them on his dirt bike while Isaac and Allison pulled up in her car next to the alpha. Nova shut the driver's side door, walking over to the front of the car and leaning back against the hood with her hands stuffed in her coat pockets. James stood next to Nova, looking at the three new faces,

"Who's he?" Isaac asked, pointing to James

"Guys, this is James" Nova said "my brother. Strawberry blonde is Lydia, dark hair is Allison and the other one is Isaac"

"Hi" James muttered, giving them a small wave

"I thought we could use another werewolf" shrugging slightly, looking at Scott

"That's perfectly fine" Scott replied, nodding slightly

". . . Anyone else think we might be doing more harm than good?" Lydia asked, looking at them

"We're trying to keep a father from killing his own daughter" looking at her

"Actually, we're trying to keep a guy from killing a coyote" Isaac said "who's actually his daughter, who we don't know how to change from a coyote back to his daughter"

"Isaac, again with the not helping" Nova commented

"Did you bring it?" Scott asked, looking toward Allison

The huntress gave him a small nod, walking to the trunk of her car and opening it, pulling out a large gun that was normally used to shoot werewolves with tranquilizers, James looking toward his sister, uneasy because she associates herself with hunters even though a main rule in the supernatural world was to never trust a hunter at all. Allison closed the trunk of her car, holding on to the gun as she looked at the others, their gazes turning in the direction of a gunshot. Scott quickly got back on his dirt bike, turning it on and quickly riding away, ignoring Stiles in the process.

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Nova's speed was a lot faster than what it once was, James could easily see that as the two of them ran into the woods, wanting to deter Malia from getting too close to her father, who seemed to be hellbent on killing the coyote. It was a little difficult for him to understand that his little sister was a phoenix, since he had never seen the mythological bird surrounding her before, but when he used his beta eyes, he caw it clear as day. Enjin's head was resting on top of Nova's with his wings wrapped around her body, the tail feathers brushing against her ankles, his eyes closed as he rested during the day, but his eyes would be open while Nova slept. Her phone buzzed, causing her to roll her eyes slightly, taking it out and answering it, putting it on speaker,

"Kinda busy here" she said

"Nova, listen, the doll wasn't Malia's, it was her sister's" Stiles said quickly "the doll was like flowers for a grave, okay? We stole the flowers"

"Technically you stole the flowers" jumping over a fallen tree

"Just get to the car wreck!" urgency in his voice "Scott will meet you there. Also, watch out for –"

A painted scream suddenly emitted from Nova when a trap clamped itself shut around her ankle, the phoenix falling to the floor as a chain was pulled, her phone falling from her hand, her scream echoing throughout the woods. It soon faded, groaning in pain as her breathing began to increase, slowly pushing herself up and looking at her right ankle, seeing that it was caught in a trap, but this one was different than the one James was caught in. It's jaws were on a bigger spring, it's teeth were sharper and slightly more spaced apart, tied to a thick chain which was also wrapped around a tree. Blood began to ooze out of her wound, dripping down to the dried leaves, looking around for a moment before spotting her phone a few feet from her, groaning when she saw it was out of reach. She pulled out her small notebook as she smelled the paper burning, opening it and flipping through the pages, stopping at a new entry,

You should watch where you're stepping, hatchling

"Yeah, thanks" she muttered, heavy sarcasm in her voice

"Nova!" James exclaimed

He dropped to his knees next to her, a small chuckle emitting from the redhead when she had seen that their positions had been switched. This time, he was going to help her out of a trap after she helped him days before. Like she had done, James grasped the jaws of the trap, pulling them apart enough, not liking the scream that emitted from her as the teeth exited her ankle. She pulled her foot out, James letting the jaws snap shut as he scooted over to her

Unfortunately, it will take a little longer to heal

Even with your tears

You will be healed by the days end

"Great" she muttered, putting the notebook back in her pocket "thanks, by the way"

"No problem" James replied, looking at her with a small smile

Nova's head snapped up when she heard a loud growl, a small smile forming on her own lips, letting out a low sigh, groaning slightly when James helped her up. With an arm around his shoulder, and his arm around her waist, he helped Nova toward the cars, swiping her phone up from the floor along the way, seeing that it had been cracked beyond repair.

"Of course" wincing slightly

X

Irina wrapped up Nova's ankle as soon as they got back to the house, knowing her wound was going to take a little while to heal, but it would be quicker if it was covered up. She had even provided her a new phone, since she was due for an upgrade, even getting one for James since he would be living with them. It filled Irina with a sense of satisfaction knowing that her house was now full, surrounded by people she cared about, knowing that Nova was happy as well to know her brothers were safe.