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Chapter Nineteen
🦎 Restraint 🦎

Alone in the Sheriff's office, Sawyer, Stiles and Scott crowd around Stiles' phone to listen to Allison over the speaker. "If Jackson doesn't know what he's doing then he probably doesn't know someone's controlling him." Allison said, "Or he doesn't remember." Scott said. "What if it's the same kind of thing that happened to Lydia when she took off from the hospital?" Sawyer asked. 

"A fugue state." 

"He'd have to forget everything. The murder, coming home." 

"Getting rid of the blood." 

"But he had help with one thing. The video. Someone else helped him forget that..." Sawyer said and Scott nodded slightly, "Whoever's controlling him." He said. "Are you sure Jackson has no clue about any of this?" Allison asked, "He thinks he's still becoming a werewolf and that being with Lydia somehow delayed the whole thing." Sawyer said. 

"So do we try to convince him he's not?" 

"If it helps us figure out who's controlling him, then yeah." 

"You think he'll talk to us after what we did?" 

"Yeah. Totally." Stiles said looking at Scott and Sawyer, "Right?" He asked and Sawyer just raised her eyebrows. 

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"You will not go within fifty feet of Jackson Whittemore. You will not speak to him. You will not approach him. You will not assault him or harass him physically or psychologically." Stilinski said standing in front of everyone reading off a clipboard with Melissa standing by the doorway and Anakin laying in front of Sawyer's feet. 

"What about school?" Sawyer asked and Stilinski sighed, "You can attend classes while attempting to maintain a fifty-foot distance." He said. "But- okay, what if we both have to use the bathroom at the same time, and there's only two stalls available, and they're only right next to each oth-" Stiles said but got cut off by his sister covering his mouth with her hand to get him to stop talking, "Just pretend he spoke." She said. 

A second later Stilinski and the twins walked into a different room before Stilinski turned to his kids with anger. "Do I need to remind you how lucky we are that they're not pressing charges?" Stilinski asked, "Oh, come on, it was just a joke!" Stiles said, making their father raise his eyebrows incredulously. 

"It was a joke?" He asked and Sawyer nodded, "Yes, we didn't think it would be taken this seriously." She said and Stiles nodded. "Dad, humor's very subjective, okay? I mean, we're talking, like, multiple levels of interpretation here." Stiles said and Stilinski nodded slowly. 

"Uh-huh. Okay, well, how exactly am I supposed to interpret the stolen prison transport van, huh?" Stilinski asked, making the twins glance at each other for a moment, "We filled the tank!" They both said as Scott and Melissa walked past them. 

"Move!" Melissa said as she lightly pushed Scott when he went to stop. They walked out into the hallway before stopping and Scott turned to his mother as she sighed. "It's not just this, although, a restraining order is a new low that I didn't think that you would reach quite this soon. It's everything on top of it- the completely bizarre behavior, the late nights coming home, having to beg Mr. Harris for you to make up that chemistry test you missed..." She said and he furrowed his brows. 

"I missed a chemistry test?" He asked, making her raise her eyebrows, "Really, Scott? Really? I have to ground you. I am grounding you. You are grounded." Melissa said. "What about work?" Scott asked and Melissa sighed, "Fine. Other than work. And no TV." She said, making Scott shrug slightly. 

"My TV's broken." He said and she shook her head slightly, "Then no computer." She said. "I need the computer for school." He said, "Then no, uh..." Melissa said as she glanced around before noticing Stile and Sawyer watching them by the doorway. 

"No Stiles and Sawyer." She said, making the twins' eyes widen, "What? No Stiles and Sawyer?" They asked as they quickly stepped forward. "No Stiles and Sawyer!" Melissa yelled, making the two awkwardly, "And no more car privileges. Give me your keys." Melissa said, holding her hand out.

"Give 'em to me!" She yelled when Scott didn't move, making him jump slightly before pulling his keys out. She took them and went to take the car keys off but was having trouble getting them off the key ring. "Oh, for the love of God..." She mumbled, "Mom, you want me to-" Scott started to say but she cut him off. 

"No." She said, still having trouble with the keys, "Mom, come on, let me just- Mom. Mom." Scott said, before gently grabbing her hands, making her stop and sigh softly. "What is going on with you? Is this about Allison?" Melissa asked, making Stiles and Sawyer's eyes widen slightly as they quickly shook their heads. 

"Do you really wanna know?" Scott asked and Melissa nodded, "Yeah..." She said and Scott glanced over to see Stiles and Sawyer dramatically shaking their heads. "Is this about your father?" Melissa asked, making Stiles and Sawyer nod slightly before Melissa sighed softly. 

"It is, isn't it? Okay, you know what, um... We'll talk about this at home. I'm gonna go get the car." Melissa said before walking away and a second later, he walked up to the twins. "I'm the worst son ever." Scott said and they sighed, "Yeah, we're not winning any prizes either." They said as they looked over at the window of the interrogation room where they see Mr. Whittemore ripping into Stilinski, face reddening as he shouts and jabs an angry finger at the Sheriff. 

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Morning light pours in through the library windows over Allison as she stepped inside. Allison throws a glance at one of the wall cameras and then walks into the book stacks out of its view. Unzipping her bag, she removes a tablet and as casually as possible, she places the tablet between the books on a shelf. 

On the other side of the stack Scott takes the tablet. With Stiles and Sawyer peering over his shoulder, he taps the screen to look over a page of the Bestiary and the translation next to it. "It's everything Lydia can translate... And trust me, she was very confused." Allison saidz and Scott looked at her, "Yeah, what did you tell her?" He asked and Allison chuckled. "That we were part of an online gaming community that battles mythical creatures." Allison said, making Stiles and Sawyer look up. 

"We are part of an online gaming community that battles mythical creatures..." They said at the same time and Allison raised her eyebrows slightly and nodded, "Oh... Great." 

"Okay, does it say how to find out who's controlling him?" Scott asked and Allison shook her head, "Not really, but Stiles was right about the murderers." She said, making Stiles pump his fist. 

"Yes!" 

"It calls the Kanima a 'weapon of vengeance'. There's a story in there about this South American priest who uses the Kanima to execute murderers in his village-" Allison said from memory. "All right, see? So, maybe it's not all that bad." Stiles said optimistically before Allison continued, "Until the bond grew strong enough that it killed whoever he wanted it to." She said. 

"All bad. All very, very bad." 

"Until it resolves that in its past which manifested it." Scott read out loud, "Okay, if that means that Jackson could use a few thousand hours of therapy, I could've told you that myself." Sawyer. "What if... it has something to do with his parents? His real parents?" Allison suggested and Scott shrugged, "Yeah, does anybody actually know what happened to them?" He asked. "Lydia might." Sawyer said, making Scott look at her. 

"What if she doesn't know anything?" Scott said and Allison shrugged slightly, "Well, he doesn't have a restraining order against me, so I'll talk to him myself." Allison said and Scott nodded. 

"Okay, what do I do?" Scott asked, making Sawyer look at him with raised eyebrows, "You have a make-up exam, remember? Your mom is already mad at you as is." Sawyer said, making Scott sighed before looking at Allison. 

"Promise me- if he does anything, you run the other way." 

"I can take care of myself." 

"Allison, if you get hurt while I'm busy with some stupid test, someone's going to need to take care of me. If he does anything-" Scott said and Allison raised her eyebrows, "Like?" She asked. "Anything weird, or bizarre- anything." 

"Anything evil." Stiles said, sticking his head through the shelves, almost hitting his forehead in the process. Allison raised her eyebrows before she pushed Stiles's head back through the shelves making a few books fall in the process. Which made him quickly scramble to catch them. 

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"I'm not supposed to tell anyone." Lydia said as Sawyer and Anakin quickly followed her out of class, "Come on! Anyone who ever says, 'I'm not supposed to tell anyone' is always dying to tell someone, so tell me!" Sawyer said and Lydia squinted and tilted her head slightly. 

"Why do you wanna know?" Lydia asked and Sawyer sighed, "I can't tell you that." She said. "Then I'm not telling you." Lydis said and Sawyer raised her eyebrows, "But, you are telling me that you could tell me something if you wanted to tell me?" Sawyer said, making Lydia furrow her brows. 

"Was that a question?" She asked and Sawyer squinted slightly as she thought about what she said, "It felt like a question." She said. "Well, tell me if this feels like an answer- no." Lydia said, making Sawyer groan slightly as she continued to follow her. 

"Lydia! Lydia, come on! Ly-" Sawyer called out as she and Anakin followed Lydia up the stairs, until all of the sudden someone pushed her up against a wall. "Ah, ah! Hey, Erica..." Sawyer said awkwardly as she looked at Erica who stood in front of her, "Why are you asking Lydia about Jackson's real parents?" Erica asked and Sawyer glanced down at Erica's clawed hand. 

"Why are you bringing out the claws on camera?" Sawyer said, nodding over at a camera on the, making Erica glance back before lowering her hand. "That's right- you wanna play Catwoman? I'll be your Batwoman." Sawyer said before she and Anakin started to walk away, "If you're wondering about Jackson's real parents, they're about a half a mile from here..." Erica said, making Sawyer turn around. 

"In Beacon Hills Cemetery." Erica said, making Sawyer's eyes widen slightly before Erica walked away. "Okay- Wait! Wait!" Sawyer said, as she and Anakin quickly ran after Erica, making the werewolf smirk. 

"Do you know how they died?" Sawyer asked, when she caught up to Erica, "Maybe... If you tell me why you're so interested." Erica said and Sawyer took a deep breath. "Um..." She mumbled slightly before Erica slowed to a stop as realization crossed over her features, "It's him, isn't it?" She said, making Sawyer's eyes widen. 

"What? Who? Him who? I didn't say anything." Sawyer said quickly before cringing at herself as they started walking again. "The test didn't work, but it's still him. It's Jackson." Erica said and Sawyer sighed before quickly running after Erica. 

"You can't tell Derek, okay?" Sawyer said as she and Anakin followed Erica down a hallway, "There's a lot more that you don't know about... And just because you got the Alpha-Bite-Makeover doesn't give you a license to go around destroying people." Sawyer said, making Erica stop. Stiles, who was walking past the hallway before noticing them, walked over as Erica turned to Sawyer. 

"Why not? That's all anybody ever used to do to me. I used to have the worst crush in the world on you." Erica said, making Sawyer look at her shocked, "Yeah, you, Sawyer. And you never once even noticed me." Erica said as Sawyer slowly looked away from her before noticing something. 

"Exactly how you're not noticing me right now." Erica said and Sawyer tapped Erica and Stiles' arms slightly, making them follow her line of sight to see a puddle of water underneath the door to the boy's locker room. All of the sudden, Scott came crashing out the door, hitting the floor before Jackson walked out the locker room and went to grab Scott. 

"Scott! Scott! Scott! Guys!" Stiles yelled as he and Sawyer grabbed Scott while Erica grabbed Jackson and Allison ran out of the locker room. "What the hell's going on?" Harris asked as he walked through the hallway over to them, "Hey! Enough! Enough! What do you idiots think you're doing? Jackson! Calm down! Mr. McCall, you wanna explain yourself? Stilinski!" Harris asked but no one answered him. 

"Matt..." Sawyer heard someone whisper, making her look past Harris to see Matt looking and typing on Allison's tablet making her squint slightly before he looked up at everyone. "You dropped this." Matt said as he held the tablet out but before Allison could take it, Harris did. "You, and you-" He said, pointing at Scott and Jackson before looking at all of them, including Matt. 

"Actually, all of you- detention. Three o'clock." 

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Scott, Stiles, Sawyer, Anakin, Allison, Jackson, Erica and Matt all walked into the library where Harris stood. Sawyer went to sit down next to Erica, across Scott and Stiles when Jackson spoke up. "Oh, uh, we can't be in detention together. I have a restraining order against these tools." Jackson said and Harris raised his eyebrows, "All of these tools?" He asked. 

"No, just us tools..." Stiles said as he gestured to himself, Sawyer and Scott, "Fine. You three over there." Harris said, pointing at another table making Scott and Stiles move to that table. "I'm gonna kill him." Scott said as he glanced back at Jackson and Stiles held his hand up, "No, you're not. You're going to find out who's controlling him and then you're gonna help save him." He said. 

Scott glanced back at Jackson before shaking his head, "No, you were right- let's kill him." He said, making Sawyer sigh. "Oh, no..." She mumbled before looking over at the table, eyeing Matt slightly. 

"What if it's Matt?" She asked, making them look at her and Stiles nodded slightly, "I mean, this whole thing comes back to the video, right?" He asked and Scott shrugged slightly. "Danny said that Matt was the one who found the two hours of footage missing." Scott said and Sawyer nodded. 

"Exactly! He's trying to throw suspicion off himself." She said and Scott furrowed his brows, "So, he makes Jackson kill Isaac's dad, one of Argent's Hunters, and Sawyer's boss?" He asked and Stiles and Sawyer nodded. "Yes!" They said and Scott looked at them confused, "Why?" He asked. 

"Because he's evil." Sawyer whispered dramatically and Scott glanced back at Matt who was eating chips. "You just don't like him." Scott said and Stiles shrugged and shook his head slightly, "The guy bugs me. I don't know what it is. Just look at his face!" He said and Sawyer nodded in agreement. They glanced back over at Matt to see him offering Jackson some of his chips making Scott raise his eyebrows. 

"Any other theories?" Scott asked but before Stiles could say anything Jackson stood up, holding his head in pain. "I have to go to the bathroom." He said, making everyone look at him, "Are you all right? Hey, you don't look so good..." Harris said as Jackson started to walk towards the door. 

"I just need to get some water." Jackson said, "No one leaves their seats." Harris said before following Jackson, the second he walked out Sawyer, Scott and Stiles quickly ran over to Erica's table, along with Anakin. 

"Sawyer says you know how Jackson's parents died." Scott said and Erica shrugged slightly, "Maybe." She said making Sawyer gave her a look. "Talk... Please." Sawyer said, making Erica set down her notebook and pen. 

"It was a car accident. My dad was the insurance investigator, and every time he sees Jackson drive by in his Porsche, he makes some comment about the huge settlement he'll be getting when he's eighteen." Erica explained and Stiles raised his eyebrows, "So, not only is Jackson rich now, but he's getting even richer at eighteen?" Stiles asked and Erica nodded. 

"Yup." She said and Sawyer shook her head slightly, "There's something so deeply wrong with that." She said. "You know what? I could try to find the insurance report on my dad's inbox. He keeps everything." Erica said as she took out her laptop. 

"Scott McCall, please report to the principal's office." 

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With Harris following, an ashen-faced Jackson drifts back into the library, Allison notices his disturbed gaze. From behind her laptop, Erica, Sawyer and Stiles also notice. But a chime sounds, turning them back to the computer where they read the details of the insurance investigation into the deaths of Jackson's parents. 

"Hold on, look at the dates. His parents-" Sawyer said as she pointed at the screen and Erica started reading. "Arrived to the hospital D.O.A. Both of them. Estimated time of death 9:26 pm, June 14th 1995." She said, making Sawyer and Stiles glance at each other, "Jackson's birthday is June 15th." Stiles said. 

Before Erica or Sawyer can react, the sound of Harris zipping up his bag grabs their attention. Everyone begins packing their things to leave but Harris speaks up, "Oh no, I'm sorry. Yes, I'm leaving, but none of you are. You may go when you're done with the re-shelving." 

Harris points to the carts overflowing with returned books, "Enjoy the rest of your evening." He smirks before walking out. Sawyer sighed before looking down at Anakin, "Sorry that I keep having to drag you to detention every week..." 

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After Scott came back to the library, he, Allison, Sawyer and Stiles stood around a book cart in an aisle, along with Anakin. "It means he was born after his mom died by c-section. They had to pull him out of her dead body." Stiles explained and Allison raised her eyebrows, "So, was it an accident, or not?" She asked. 

"The word all over the report is inconclusive." Sawyer said and Scott glanced at all of them, "Then his parents could have been murdered." He said and Stiles shrugged slightly. "If they were, then it falls in line with the Kanima myth, you know? It seeks out and kills murderers." Stiles said, "But, for Jackson? Or the person controlling him?" Allison asked. 

"We have to talk to him. We have to tell him." Scott said and started to walk away, "He's not gonna li-" Allison started to say but Scott walked away making them sigh. 

Suddenly there was a burst of glass and sparks, a light above went out. "Erica!" Scott yelled. Erica spins around, mouth snapping open to reveal fangs as Scott whirls around, eyes glows, teeth fangs and claws out. 

Something moves above the stacks, leaping and bounding across them, lights bursting and shattering while Stiles, Allison and Sawyer crouched down on the ground, Sawyer holding onto Anakin, as sparks fall. The dark figure racing between the rows is fast and Erica tumbles to the floor, a hand to the back of her neck. 

Scott whirls around to find Jackson standing in front of him. Arms covered in scales, mouth filled with a double-row of teeth, he's half-in and half-out of the transformation. Scott launches up to attack but Jackson is far more powerful. He tosses Scott into a book cart with ease. 

The library goes quiet. Breathless, Sawyer, Stiles and Allison glance around. Back to normal, Scott peers up from the pile of books. All of them spot Jackson standing at an easel chalkboard. His head lolls to the side, eyes held a very distant look as his arm slowly lifts up.

He looked almost like a marionette being controlled by unseen strings. Chalk in his clawed hand, Jackson begins writing on the board. Head never turning to see what he's doing, it looks like someone is using his body, controlling it to send a hastily scrawled threat: 
"Stay out of my way. Or I'll kill all of you." 

The chalk falls to the floor. Head swiveling to look at them with a glowing-eyed stare, Jackson darts forward. Hands hitting the carpet as he drops to all fours, he leaps up and smashes through the window of the library. 

When she realized she wasn't holding onto Anakin's leash, Sawyer glanced around before noticing Anakin running over to a paralyzed Erica. Except she's beginning to shake, tremors rippling through her body. "Erica!" Sawyer yelled as she quickly ran over to her, putting her on her side. "Hey! She's having a seizure." She called out making Stiles run over while Allison ran over to Matt, "He's alive." 

Scott turns to Erica, her seizure seeming far worse than the one they witnessed in gym class. "We need to get her to a hospital. When we get to the hospital-" Scott started to say but Erica's hand latches around Sawyer's wrist, "Derek... only to Derek..." She struggled to say. 

"Go." Allison said, making Scott look at her, "What about you?" He asked and Allison just shook her head. "I've got to call an ambulance for Matt. Just go." Allison said, making Scott sigh softly before kissing Allison's forehead. Stimes helped Sawyer pick up Erica before grabbing Anakin's leash then they and Scott quickly ran out. 

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Sawyer, Scott and Stiles arrive at the railway depot with Erica, Scott now the one carrying her but now she barely moves. Just tight, strained breaths coming from between her pale lips. "Derek!" Scott yelled, running down the stairs, Stiles Sawyer and Anakin following him.

Derek ran out of the rusted subway before seeing Erica, "Follow me." He said. Inside the train, Derek directs a light over Erica's arm while Sawyer gently leans Erica against her, "Is she dying?" He panicked. 

"She might. Which is why this is going to hurt." Derek said before grabbing her arm in his hands, he presses down on it, breaking it making the three of them cringe as Erica screams in agony. "You broke her arm?!?"

"It'll trigger the healing process. I still gotta get the venom out. This is where it's really going to hurt." Derek said before he gripped his hands around her broken arm, digging his claws into her arm. As Erica shrieks, blood infused with the viscous Kanima venom spills across the floor. Erica collapses into Sawyer' arms. Her eyes blink as she fights to stay conscious while looking up at her. 

"Sawyer... you make a good Batwoman..." Erica said before slowly passing out, making Sawyer smile softly as she glanced up at her brother while Scott and Derek walked away.