55. Orphaned

After we called Dad, Scott instructed Stiles and me to take Brett to the animal clinic so that Deaton could treat him. Stiles and I were reluctant to leave Scott alone especially since Garret was nowhere to be found, but then Liam got there Scott again assured us that they'd be fine but Brett needed serious medical attention. Stiles and I supported Brett from either side helped him get in the jeep and then took him to the clinic. On the way I called Derek as I knew that Stiles and I wouldn't be able to control him ourselves. As we reached there we saw Derek standing outside waiting for us. After we parked Derek came and helped us carry Brett inside. Deaton had already prepared everything since I called him too. Stiles, Derek and I then tried to hold Brett down so that Deaton could do his work, but it wasn't working, Brett was still a lot stronger than us and we were confused about how we were unable to hold him when we had some practice, Derek reminded us that Brett also had werewolf powers and he wasn't in his right mind at this point because of the pain. As we were talking Brett suddenly slipped out of Stiles grasp and pushed me so hard that I landed on Derek and then was running towards the door, but suddenly Peter appeared in front of him and punched him, knocking him out cold. 

"I guess I still have a little werewolf strength myself."

Peter said and we just scoffed. "Quick FYI, we still don't like you." I said as he helped me get up. 

"I wouldn't expect anything else from you, Ruth." 

Peter said and I gave him a small smile. Then I went next to Brett as Deaton quickly made an incision on his torso, which let out a weird noise of some noxious yellow gas. Derek then said that he believed Brett would be fine but he would probably be out for a while. Then we heard Brett mutter something, so I moved closer to him, 

"The Sun, The Moon and The Truth." 

I heard Brett mutter, "He is saying something about, 'The Sun, The Moon and The Truth." I informed everyone else and while everyone else was as confused as me, Deaton recognized it and told us it was a Buddhist saying, 

"Three things cannot stay hidden, The Sun. The Moon. The Truth." 

Deaton said and then Peter tells us that he is part of Satomi's pack and we remembered that Scott told us there was a werewolf named Satomi with Kira's mom in the camp in 1943. After that Derek forced Stiles and me to go home since it's a school night and reassures us that he and Deaton would look after Brett. As Stiles and I were about to sit in the Jeep I got call from Lydia. 

"Rue, where are you guys? I have been trying to get hold of any one of for so long." 

Lydia complained and I explained her the whole Brett situation, then she said that she found something really weird in the second Deadpool list so I put my phone on speaker and she told us she found Parrish's name on the Deadpool list and he was worth 5 Millions. 

"Wait, he's supernatural?" 

Stiles asked and Lydia said that she doesn't know. "I think he doesn't either." I said, then I looked at time and informed Stiles and Lydia that Parrish's duty must be over, so we decide to talk to him in the morning. 

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In the morning after Dad left, Stiles and I went and picked up Lydia and then went down the Station. As we went inside, we were informed by a deputy that Dad wasn't here, "Actually today, we were looking for deputy Parrish. We needed to talk to him about something." I said, then that Deputy called Parrish and we took him in Dad's office and closed the door behind him. Then Lydia gave him the Deadpool. 

"This is a hit list?" 

He asked, "We call it Deadpool." I said and then he told us that last night Dad asked him to run a search on a bunch of the names but none of them came up with matches. Then I took the paper and turned it over and Parrish saw his name,

"Okay. That's kind of terrifying. What's the number?"

Parrish asked, 

"That's how much you're worth." 

Stiles explained.

"I'm worth five dollars?"

He asked hurt, 

"Five million." 

Stiles corrected him. 

"I only make 40,000 a year. Maybe I should kill myself."

Parrish joked and then asked why his name was on the list, and we just shrugged and Lydia asked him if she could talk to Meredith again, we hoped that she would help us get the third cipher key. 

"The last time you saw her you almost gave her a nervous breakdown." 

Parrish said,

"Well almost." 

Lydia argued. As Parrish and Lydia were arguing I got a text from Scott asking if Liam was with us and I told him that Stiles, Lydia and I were at the Station. Then I asked if everything was alright and Scott told me that everything was fine, he just couldn't find Liam in his class, but he'll look around in school. I sent him thumbs up and focused on conversation between Lydia and Parrish again. Finally after a lot of argument Parrish agreed to take us to see Meredith. 

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As we entered Eichen House Parrish talked to someone to let us inside so that we could talk to Meredith, and just as we were going another guy came and stopped us and berated the guy helping us for opening the door for anyone with a badge. I turned to Stiles asking him who the ass was and Stiles told us that this was Brunski, the guy who was awful to Stiles when he was here. Parrish told Brunski that we needed to talk to Meredith about a murder investigation. Brunski told Parrish that he could go if he want but not Stiles, Lydia and me. Parrish then protested that we were crucial witnesses in the investigation and Brunski said that we could come back with court order then he would let us in. Then he turned towards Stiles and said, 

"As for you, Mr. Stilinski, how about you come back with payment in full? That's right. Daddy may be the sheriff but he's late on the bills. I guess those government jobs aren't as reliable as they used to be, huh?" 

"You bitch, how dare you?" I yelled and went to slap some sense into him but Stiles and Lydia held me back while Parrish said, 

"Well, they do help when you need a favor. Like how a month ago, Canaan PD helped you get home after blowing a .1 on a breathalyser." 

Stiles doesn't even control his glee when Brunski hand over his key to Stiles and then when he walked away, Lydia and I flip him off. Then Stiles turned to Parrish, 

"You. I like you. I'm going to keep you." 

Parrish smiled and took the key from Stiles and opened the door. Inside, Meredith was sitting as if waiting for us. We sat in front of her and Lydia started asking her about the third cipher key but Meredith said that she cannot give us the third key. 

"Then why did you give us the second key?"

Lydia asked calmly even though I knew she was frustrated.

"I wanted to help. That's what I want to do—I want to help."

Meredith said. "They why aren't you helping us now?" I asked and she said that the things have changed and she cannot help us anymore. 

"Why do you mean? What has changed?" 

Stiles asked a little roughly as we all were getting frustrated. Parrish then reminded us to go easy on her so we took a deep breath and Meredith apologized to us saying that 'he' doesn't want her to tell us. 

"Meredith, who doesn't want you to tell us the third cipher key?"

Lydia asked and Meredith smiled and said, 

"The Benefactor."

Then Lydia demanded to know what the Benefactor's name was but Meredith kept shaking her head and we couldn't tell if she didn't know the answer or she simply didn't want to help us. As we pushed her more she suddenly started to freak out and shaking her head. Parrish tried to calm her but she started screaming and Lydia stumbled back Stiles and I grabbed Lydia protectively and saw her ears were bleeding, so we quickly took her out of there. Then we thanked Parrish for all his help and took Lydia back to our place.

 As we entered Stiles and Lydia went in his room but I stayed back and called Scott. 

"Hey Ruth, I am kind of busy can I call you back?" 

Scott said after picking up. "How serious is Liam's condition?" I asked.

"Wh..How do you know Liam's in trouble?"

Scott asked, "Well, you called me in the morning as you couldn't find him, now you sound very stressed and you called me 'Ruth, not Rue and I am sure I can hear Mr. Argent behind you. So cut the crap and tell me what happened to Liam?" I said, Scott sighed and told me that Garret kidnapped Liam and infected him with wolfsbane so that Scott would help him break his girlfriend out, but Kate kidnapped her and then killed her as well as Garret so they currently don't know where Liam is. "Text me the address, I'll be there in 5." I said and ended the call and informed Stiles that I was going to meet Scott and took the Dad's car keys and left. 

I drove like a manic but got the warehouse in under 10 minutes. Scott and Mr. Argent were standing outside waiting for me. I sprinted out of my car and ran towards them. Scott looked like he was about to cry and Mr. Argent was assuring him that we would find Liam. "Did, Garret and his girlfriend had other killer friends which might know?" I asked and Scott shook his head. In frustration I punched the warehouse's window breaking it's glass. Mr. Argent rushed towards me but Scott kept standing like he heard something. He then closed his eyes and took a deep breath and when he opened his eyes he had a small smiled on his face, 

"I heard Liam. I know where he is." 

Scott yelled, and then told us that Liam was in woods. We got to my car and Scott instructed me the directions while I drove in full speed. After we went deep in woods Scott told me to stop near an old well. When we got out, we heard Liam grunt so we ran towards the well. Liam was just about to slip when Scott and I grabbed his hand and pulled him out. "We're here now kid, it's okay." I said wiping Liam's face.

"I am so so sorry we took so long, but you're okay now."

Scott also assured him. Liam looked like he was about to cry so Scott pulled him in a hug. After few minutes, when Scott pulled back Liam was in tears so I also pulled him in a hug and ruffled his hair. "It's okay kid." I kept repeating until Liam calmed down. Soon Mr. Argent got there as he was following us and reminded us that we were still on clock and we have to take Liam to Deaton immediately. Scott and I placed Liam in back of my car and we droved to Animal Clinic. 

By the time we got there Liam fell unconscious so Scott lifted him and rushed him inside.  When we went inside Deaton made the incision in Liam's chest to let the wolfsbane gas out. Scott then caressed Liam's forehead to check his temperature as Liam was still out. After Scott removed his hand I took out more tissues and wiped Liam's head as it was full of sweat. 

"I don't want to keep watching people die." 

Scott said moving away from Liam. 

"I'm not sure you have much choice about that." 

Mr. Argent said. "But maybe we do." I said throwing away the tissue and Scott nodded. 

"You know, I understand your guys feeling, but it's a large burden to carry." 

Deaton warned us, but we both said we didn't care. 

"No one else dies. Everyone on that list—everyone on that Deadpool—it doesn't matter if they're wendigos or werewolves or whatever. I'm going to save everyone."

Scott announced, "No, we're going save everyone. " I added. 

Once Liam woke up and we made sure he was okay, we dropped him home, and as I was dropping Scott he said that he needed to tell Stiles and me something, so while going to Scott's place, I picked up Stiles. Scott took us in his room and took out a bag from under his bed which was full of money. "Scotty, what's this?" I asked and he informed us that this was the money Garret got after killing supernatural. Stiles, Scott and I sat on the floor around the bed for a while before Stiles suggested that we should count it. Scott picked up the bag and took all the cash out and with that a cassette tape also fell on which words 'play me' were written.