Chapter 26 - Determination Driving

                                    

                                          
                  
                          
Malia picked us up at the clinic, now driving Theo's truck that he had apparently left at the school when they went Chimera hunting the night before and hadn't had a chance to pick up yet. The jeep wasn't starting so Stiles had to ring a mechanic to come pick it up and then Malia dropped me and Theo off at my place before heading to Scott's in the truck as Theo mentioned he could fix my car while we were waiting for Scott to finish with Kira at the police station before we could come up with a plan to find Liam and Hayden. I also needed a change of clothes.
                          
"Okay, that should do it." Theo stated. "Turn the key."
                          
I turned the key in the ignition and sure enough the car started, choking at first, but she was alive. Theo shut the bonnet and went to the passenger's seat, jumping in before I reversed down the driveway.
                          
"Have you seen Kyle?" He asked as we drove.
                          
"No." I shook my head. "I don't think he was at school yesterday and I don't know if he's even alive. The Dread Doctors are going after the experiments if they fail so... maybe he was failure."
                          
"There's been no body though and they usually just leave them."
                          
"Yeah, but whoever's taking them could have gotten to him first." I stated, pulling up into Scott's driveway. There was police tape in his kitchen after the body had been found there with Kira's sword sticking out of its chest. Theo and I walked into the living room, joining Stiles and Malia and then proceeded to wait for Scott. Mason and Lydia were upstairs with Corey, the new chimera and coincidentally the same guy who had been stung by Lucas the scorpion.
                          
"Hey, is Kira okay?" Stiles asked when he finally arrived, the sun now coming up. Scott didn't reply, only stormed past silently, heading for his room.
                          
"Scott?" Theo called as we followed him.
                          
"Sorry, I'm only up to chapter two... I'm kind of a slow reader." Corey was saying. Lydia had given him a copy of the Dread Doctors book to read.
                          
"Oh, that's okay, Corey." Mason encouraged.
                          
"He's right." Scott interrupted. "We don't have time for that anyway." Scott stated.
                          
"No, Scott, don't!" Lydia called, sensing what he was about to do as I picked up the pace and ran through the door to find Scott with his claws dug deep into the back of Corey's neck.
                          
"What is he doing?" Theo asked.
                          
"Tapping into Corey's memories." Lydia answered. "It's usually something only alphas do."
                          
"Is it as dangerous as it looks?" Theo asked.
                          
"Probably more." Stiles replied.
                          
"Does anyone know if it's working?" Mason asked right before Scott pulled back, falling backwards as Stiles moved to catch him and I went over to Corey.
                          
"Is he okay?" Scott asked.
                          
"What the hell did you do to me?" Corey demanded. 
                          
"He's fine." I answered.
                          
"There's blood." Corey informed, touching the back of his neck.
                          
"You'll heal." Scott stated.
                          
"Scott..." Stiles started.
                          
"He'll be fine!' Scott yelled back. "Listen... I think it worked. I saw something." He explained, grabbing a note pad and pen. "There were tunnels. Pipes along the walls. There were these huge blue pipes at the entrance. Two on both sides."
                          
Stiles leaned over and looked at the rough sketch. "Wait a second." He said. "I know this. I've seen this before." Stiles stated as I lightly grabbed Corey by the arm and guided him to the edge of the bed, instructing him to stay seated. "That's one of the tunnels I used to skateboard in. Remember my dad caught me one time and told me to never go back?"