Ch. 87 - HEARTLESS

Sawyer's outfit:
Scott's House -

Lydia's House / Home -

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Chapter Eighty-Seven
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Sawyer smiled smugly as she watched Malia punch Theo over and over. "It's okay. You don't have to stop." Theo said breathlessly and Malia growled at him, "Trust me- I won't." She said before punching him again.

Scott went to step up and stop her but Sawyer held her hand up. "Why stop her." She said and watched Malia punch Theo a few more times before Scott gave her a look making her sigh. "Okay, fine." She said before walking over and pulling Malia off Theo when she unleashed her claws.

"Alright Malia, that's good." Sawyer said as she and Scott pulled Malia back making her growl at them. "Slow down, okay? He's going back into the ground." Scott said and Liam stepped forward, "You can't. He remembers Stiles." He said, making Malia furiously turn to him.

"Sawyer remembers Stiles. Scott, Lydia and I remember Stiles." She said and Liam sighed softly, "The Dread Doctors knew all about the Wild Hunt. He can help us." Liam said, making Sawyer scoff. "Or, he could kill us, like he did with Scott. Or maybe stab his claws in our necks, like he did with Lydia." She said. "He's my responsibility. Noshiko gave me the sword." Liam said and Theo sighed, "It's so awkward when Mom and Dad fight." He said, making them look at him. "Shut up!" Malia, Liam, Scott and Sawyer said at the same time and Hayden walked over.

"You both are right. If Theo tries anything, we'll send him back to the Skinwalkers. But, for right now-" She says but Scott cuts her off, "He goes back now." Scott said. "Except Liam's the one with the sword." Theo said making everyone look at him,
"Shut up!" They all yelled.

Scott grabbed Liam by the wrist and led him into the living room to talk, leaving Sawyer, Anakin, Malia, Hayden, and Theo in the back room. Malia started to walk toward Theo, making Hayden step between them to stop her, "Malia..." Hayden said slowly.

"Can you give Sawyer and I a second alone with Theo?" Malia said and Hayden raised her eyebrows, "Why?" She asked and Sawyer looked at her like it was obvious. "Maybe so we can either kill him or continue to beat the shit out of him. Why else?" She asked and Theo looked at them alarmed, "Okay look. I know that there's mixed feelings all around. But I might be your only option to stop the Wild Hunt." He said, making Sawyer squint her eyes, tilting her head slightly as she thought for a moment.

"I still want you dead." Sawyer said and Malia nodded in agreement.

"I can put you back in the ground any time." Liam said as he stood in front of Theo holding Kira's sword. Theo looked at the sword and sighed softly, "You also need a transformer that can handle five billion joules of electricity. I know where to find one, and I can show you how it works. I'll tell you if Sawyer and Malia promise not to kill me." Theo said, making Malia growl under her breath while Sawyer scoffed.

"They promise." Liam said, making Sawyer look at him crazy, "No, we don't." She said and Malia nodded in agreement. "We're really gonna do this? Trust him?" Malia asked and Hayden shrugged, "You got a better idea?" She asked

"I've got an idea. It may not be better... But at least it's not him."

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"Still thinking about how to prove the Riemann Hypothesis? And Sawyer, are you thinking about cars or Star Wars?" Natalie asked as she walked into Lydia's room where Lydia and Sawyer were lying next to each other on the bed.

"We're actually thinking about a dead kid we met in Canaan." Lydia said, making Natalie look at them confused as she sat down next to Lydia's legs. "Dead?" She asked and Sawyer nodded, "He drowned in 1985." She said and Natalie looked at Sawyer with furrowed brows before nodding slowly, "Okay...Go on."

"His mom conjured him to fill the void she felt after the Wild Hunt passed through Canaan." Lydia explained and Sawyer nodded before realization crossed over her features making her sit up.

"What if my dad is filling a void? What if he's filling it with my mom?" She asked as Lydia sat up as well and she and their mother raised their eyebrows. "You think your mom is dead?" Lydia asked and Sawyer nodded slightly while Natalie shook her head, "No, I just saw her." She said and Sawyer sighed softly.

"I don't want it to be true but so many things don't make sense. She had a fatal disease, but then she's fine. She says her Jeep was stolen twenty years ago, but it's Stiles'. I even looked in the back and found my tool box." Sawyer said before shaking her head slightly.

"You should have seen the look on her face when I peeled back the wallpaper. I've seen her mad before and wasn't just mad, she was scared. Like she was protecting a secret. And she called me Sawyer when she was mad." Sawyer said and Natalie nodded slowly.

"Okay. If this is true, then... Maybe your father needs this, so could you. Maybe it's his way of coping." Natalie said and Sawyer slightly shook her head, her eyes slightly glossy. "What if her being here is preventing him from remembering my brother?" Sawyer asked and Lydia nodded in agreement making Natalie sigh.

"If Claudia isn't real, you don't want to be the one to tell him." Natalie said and Sawyer shrugged, "Who else is better to tell him than his daughter?"

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Sawyer slowly walked into the room as her father held the door open for her. "You knew about it, didn't you?" He asked when she turned to look at him and she nodded slightly making him sigh, "God, it was on the blueprints. It was here when we moved in. That was eighteen years ago."

The whispers Sawyer always heard got louder, making her glance around before freezing when she saw a bed against the wall in the corner. She looked around and slowly, one by one, the room started filling up with basic furniture.

"Sawyer?" Stilinski asked making her turn to him with slightly glossy eyes, "What is it." Stilinski asked making her furrow her brows before looking around again only to find the room completely empty again.

"Nothing..." She said in a slight whisper, "I don't understand how you knew this was here. If you want to discuss the possibility that I had a son and you had a brother... I'm listening." He said and she stared at him for a moment before nodding and explaining everything.

"So, wait a sec. So, this woman, Lenore, she conjured up her dead son?" Stilinski asked and Sawyer nodded, "She was the only one left. She had to fill a void. So, she filled it with her son." She explained. "And you saw this kid?" He asked and she nodded again, "We all did. He was real. He was there. But..." She trailed off, making him raise his eyebrows.

"But what?"

"She was there when everybody was taken. She saw it happen... But she didn't want to believe it. She wanted to believe in her son." Sawyer said and he slightly looked at her crazy. "What are you trying to say? You think Claudia, your mother, is not real?" He asked and she just bit her lip as her eyes went glossy, "You think I made up a phantom wife?" He asked.

"You're afraid to remember him." She said and he slightly shook his head, "She's a flesh and blood woman. She's real. She's your mother. Everything else here is just... Is just speculation. Conjecture. It's just, it's a theory based on a- on a ghost town." He said. "I wouldn't say this if I wasn't sure. I want my mom, I- I need my mom... But I need my brother more." She said as a tear started to fall down her face, making her father sigh.

The whispers got louder for a moment, making her glance around until she saw a chair with a lacrosse jersey on it. She slowly walked over to the chair before reaching out to grab the jersey. Tears fell down her face in her eyes as she picked it and smiled sadly.

"You don't see anything?" Sawyer asked as she turned to Stilinski, still holding the jersey. "I see my daughter who needs to talk to someone." He said, making her slightly shake her head. "You're afraid to remember him because you're afraid of what it means. And that's fine because I'm scared too, but I'm willing to expect it if it means we get him back." She said and he shook his head slightly.

"Why do you care so much if I remember him?" He asked in a slight whisper and she smiled softly, "Because you loved him." She said before tossing the jersey to him making him catch it and look down at it in shock.

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