The Dark Ritual » Scott McCall [1]

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14 ~ side effects

Talia Baker
~ The Next Day ~

After what happened at the motel, we all fell asleep on the activity bus where the next day Coach found us and refused to even ask what happened and also told us that the Cross Country meet was canceled.  By the time we got back to Beacon Hills it was nighttime already and right now I'm walking up the steps, leading to my house.  Once I entered it I saw my mom and Amelia standing there, magic coming from both of their hands.

I quickly ran in between them.  "Woah!  What the hell is going?" My mom glared towards Amelia.  "She said she needs my help in defeating the Alphas, she also told me you agreed to help her.  Is that true?"

I slowly nodded my head and my mom's glared turned towards me.  "Why?!  I get it you want revenge on them for killing our family but it's not worth the risk doing The Dark Ritual."

I faced her, "But mom, the only way to defeat them is dark magic, and Amelia said that she'll teach us how to control the evil side that will form in us."  She shook her head, "Yeah she totally knows how to control the evil side of her..." She said sarcastically, nodding at Amelia.

"Please mom!  Our family didn't deserve to be killed so Deucalion can form his perfect pack!" I told her.  "Yes and I promise, once the pack is dealt with, the sacrifices will stop." Amelia said.  "You're the Darach?  You kinda left out that detail when you told you were part Witch, part werewolf." My mom snapped. 

"Talia we can't trust her, she is evil.  We should just kill her now so those murders of innocent people will stop." She added.  Amelia glared at her.  "I tried to persuade you the nice way but I guess I have to do it the hard way." She then opened her bag and pulled out my heart, holding it out in front of her.

"What is that?" My mom asked.  "It's my heart..." I answered her and her eyes instantly widen.  "You gave her your heart?" She asked me but Amelia answered it instead.  "Nope, I did it because she was being stubborn like you are."

I suddenly collapsed on the ground, screaming in pain as she began to squeeze it.  My mom immediately ran to my side.  "Please stop! Stop! Stop!  I'll help you okay, I'll do the damn ritual." She begged.  Amelia loosened her grip on my heart, an evil smirk on her face.  My mom helped me back up to my feet and we both faced Amelia.  "Good, now that I have both you on my side we will be unstoppable."

"So then why do you need to finish those sacrifices?" I asked. She placed my heart back in her bag and smiled at me. "Because that is a tradition for Darach's to prepare for battle, feeding off the power of certain innocents."

My phone suddenly dinged, meaning I got a message. When I check it I saw it was from Scott, saying that he needed to talk to me and to meet him at his place.

"I got to go, Scott wants me to go meet him." I told them and they both nodded. I grabbed my bag and exited my house, leaving those two to have a sister reunion.

3rd Person
~ shortly after Talia left ~

"I can't believe you stole my daughter's heart." Julia snapped at her old sister. Amelia snickered, "Oh cheer up little sis, once the Alphas are dealt with she can have it back."

"But do you know what will happen if she doesn't get it back in a certain amount of time?" Julia asked her and she shook her head. "I gain full control of her?" She guessed.