021, the fox and the wolf
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AFTER THE previous night and hearing about Stiles's escape from Eichen House along with a familiar face dropping off a photograph to the sleeping couple at 2:30 in the morning.

Scott and Miah both agree to do their own things for the time being.

Scott helping Kira out with questions about the supernatural as best as he can and Miah spending the day with Allison.

The two girls feel like they need a day together just the two of them.

Miah also smiling at the news her father, Derek and Argent are all being released later today, all thanks to Noah Stilinski.

"My dad and the others will be around after they get released. Let's try and plan this out a little bit before they arrive." Allison suggests seeing Miah sitting up on the bed nodding and clapping her hands together.

"Alrighty. Let's get to it." Miah states beginning to read over the notebooks Chris Argent left in his office secretly knowing the police won't find them.

Allison and Miah both skip over some of the useless information and begin reading once more waiting for both of their fathers, Noah and Derek to arrive at the Argent apartment.

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DEREK, JOEL and Chris all sit around the desk of Jordan Parrish getting their belongings handed to them.

"Sorry. But I can't let you walk out with this. It's way above the legal voltage limit." Parrish states holding one of the stun gun's owned by Argent.

"I only use it for hunting." Argent explains seeing Derek and Joel both looking at him amused knowing that's not exactly the truth.

Argent rolls his eyes at the two Hale men before facing the deputy once again, "Yeah... well. I'm pretty sure you could use it to jump-start a 747." Parrish states.

"This property belongs to me and the charges were dropped. Although, I'm not exactly sure who's responsible for that." Argent states looking at the deputy seeing Joel leaning against the wall tired from spending the past few nights in a jail cell.

"I am," Stilinski states entering the room, "I'll take care of this, Parrish." Stilinski states looking at Parrish.

"Stilinski... I'm not kidding. This thing's a few watts from being a lightsaber." Parrish states.

"I said I'll take care of it." Stilinski states looking at the deputy before motioning the three men into his office.

Chris, Joel and Derek all stand in Stilinski's office waiting for the man to start explaining what he found in Los Angeles.

"The specialist I saw in LA told me the thing that every doctor says when he's trying to avoid a lawsuit. 'We can't say for sure'. And then... I spoke with Melissa," Stilinski explains.

"These are brain scans... my wife's, and Stiles's. I knew they were similar. But those are the same. Exactly the same." Stilinski states showing the three men the brain scans taken years and years apart from one another.

"And I'm guessing this isn't possible?" Joel asks looking at his brother sharing the same confused face.

"Not even remotely." Stilinski states.

"So, the trickster is still playing tricks." Chris mutters, "But why this trick?" Derek asks.

"When I was in the army... an officer told me, 'if you want to defeat your enemy... you don't take away their courage. You take away their hope'" Stilinski says looking at the three men.

"You don't look like a man who gives up hope easily." Chris states.

"But Stiles might," Stilinski admits, "If this thing inside him... if it's using his mother's disease as some sort of psychological trick. Then this isn't just a fight for his body. It's also a fight for his mind, right? And his also after Miah. Possibly for her powers." Stilinski states looking at the father of the blonde mage hybrid.

"You know... he's left people severely injured." Chris states, "And others severely dead." Derek mutters.

"And he's also going after my daughter. For god knows what reason. Power or just the fact she's close to Scott." Joel states.

"That's why I need the three of you," Stilinski states, "I need people who are experienced in this kind of thing. I need you to help me stop him. And stop him from killing an innocent seventeen year old girl." Stilinski states.

"And by stop him... you mean trap him." Chris states receiving a nod from Stilinski.

"Well, I'm in." Joel states ready to get his hands dirty for the his daughter's safety.

Stilinski hands Chris his stun gun raising his brows at him as Chris nods agreeing with the sheriff.

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MIAH SIGHS holding onto her head out of exhaustion from all of the reading the two girls have been doing the past few hours.

"Have you been to see Isaac at all recently?" Allison asks looking up from her notebook.

"Nope. I haven't had the time. Between all of the chaos happening around the town," Miah replies.

"What about you?" Miah asks tilting her head in curiosity.

"Same as you. Been to busy. Plus I wouldn't be allowed in anyways... I'm not family." Allison huffs annoyed.

"We'll go see him later. Melissa has a shift." Miah states looking at the brunette who nods.

"Yes. That'll sounds good." Allison states before the door is heard at the entrance of the apartment signifying the other's arrival.

Joel spots Miah leaning against the wall smiling at him, "Hey Dad." Miah states.

"Hey little bug." Joel states hugging the blonde mage hybrid before she nods into Chris's office to see what her and Allison have organised.

"This is everything non-lethal I could find." Allison states showing the four men the weapons herself and Miah laid out on the office table.

"Take all of it." Chris demands, "What's the plan, here?" Stilinski asks looking at the weapons on the desk.

"Our best shot right now is for Derek and Joel to try to pick up Stiles's scent at Eichen House. Especially if he went through something stressful there." Chris explains looking at both Hale's.

"Should all six of us be going to the same place?" Stilinski asks, "Where else has Stiles been showing up?" Chris asks, "School. the hospital." Miah explains.

"Okay. Hold on. We did this already... he disappeared. We started looking for him. Then walked right into a trap at the hospital." Derek states noticing the patterns.

"He's getting us to repeat the same moves." Chris says in realisation, "So, what do we do? Wait for him to come to us?" Allison asks.

"We can't. Not if the oni find him when the sun goes down." Joel states seeing Miah nodding at him.

"Scott's working on that right now with Kira." Miah explains looking at everyone except Allison who already knew about that plan.

"That's the problem. We're all trying to outfox the fox." Chris states.

Miah, Allison, Joel and Derek all look at the desk not noticing Stilinski looking at each of them separately, "Listen. I'll understand if anyone wants to back out." Stilinski states.

Miah immediately starts shaking her head in denial, "Not happening. Stiles is my friend." Miah states looking directly at the said boy's father.

"I won't be the first wolf to run from a fox." Derek and Joel both mutter.

"Apparently... I'm carrying a lightsaber." Chris states earning a chuckle from Joel and a confused look from Allison and Miah.

"Dad... you, Joel and Derek hit Eichen House. Sheriff... it's you, Miah and me in the hospital. We all meet in the school." Allison states.

Seeing everyone nodding at everyone aware of the plan as Miah, Allison and Stilinski all leave the office.

Leaving Chris, Joel and Derek behind packing more weapons so they're prepared.

Allison, Miah and Sheriff Stilinski all enter the elevator in the hospital going up towards where Stiles was seen last.

"You know what? I don't know how you guys do it. You're all so strong... you're fearless. Hell, you even manage to keep your grades up." Stilinski sighs looking at the two teenagers beside him.

"I am... failing econ." Allison replies glumly, "Same." Miah mumbles nodding biting her lower lip in slight embarrassment, "Is that Coach's class?" Stilinski asks.

Both girls nod, "Well... I'll have a talk with him." Stilinski states looking at both girls seeing Allison's eyes feeling up with tears and Miah's distant look.

"Hey. You two okay?" Stilinski asks stopping the elevator.

"I'm not fearless. I'm terri...terrified... I'm always terrified. I—I act like I know what I'm doing... but I don't. I don't know if Isaac is dying right now. I don't know what my dad is thinking. I don't know if we should trust Derek. I don't know..." Allison replies growing emotional.

Miah stares off into the metal of the elevator trying to hold herself together for everyone's sake.

"I'm fine." Miah shrugs trying to convince herself.

"I don't know anything." Allison mumbles frowning at what Miah just said quietly, "You know what's funny?" Stilinski asks both girls.

"You both sound just like cops." Stilinski says smiling softly Miah while hugging Allison.

"Hey. You're both gonna be okay." Stilinski states looking at both of them again.

"Okay." Allison nods grabbing a hold of Miah's hand once she breaks out of the hug with Stilinski.

Miah smiles gently at the brunette before breathing shakily, "I'm terrified. I'm scared I'm going to die." Miah weeps.

Both Allison and Stilinski looking at her before a beeping sound is heard coming from Stilinski's mobile phone in his pocket.

"What's that?" Allison asks seeing the notification on the man's face flashing.

"Someone's breaking into my house. After Stiles started sleepwalking... I had some safety precautions put in. Motion sensors... cameras." Stilinski explains while opening the app.

"Is that his room?" Miah asks frowning, seeing the nogitsune in Stiles's body sitting on the boys bed waving in a taunting type of a way at the camera smirking at them.

Miah quickly rushes out of the hospital followed by Allison and Stilinski all while each of them call Derek.

Their fathers to meet them at the Stilinski household.

All while Miah quietly sends a message to Scott to explain to the boy what's happening on their side of things.

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ARRIVING AT the house and rushing into Stiles's bedroom seeing the chess board out and planned out in some sort of way.

Miah frowns, "What is all this? What are these sticky notes for?" Argent asks.

"This is what Stiles used to try and explain to me about all of you." Stilinski explains.

"Well... maybe it's a message from Stiles. The real Stiles." Allison suggests as Miah touches a chess board growing dizzy once again.

Joel looks at his daughter with wide eyes catching her as she nearly collapses on her feet.

"Woah... Moon!" Allison gasps seeing the blonde shaking her head motioning for all of them to continue talking and to figure out what's happening.

"Do you think there's any reason my name's on the king?" Derek asks pointing out his piece on the chess board.

"Well... you're heavily guarded. Though, I guess the alarming detail is that you're one move from being in checkmate." Stilinski states.

Joel helps Miah stand correctly seeing her name near the side of the board nearly being knocked off.

"It's not a message from Stiles. It's a threat from the Nogitsune." Chris mutters.

"He's at the loft. That's what he's trying to tell us and he wants us to come there." Miah states looking at her father and Derek.

"Night's falling." Derek states looking outside where the sun is soon to be setting, "This couldn't sound any more like a trap." Joel states.

"I don't think it is." Stilinski states, "I think your opinion might be slightly biased, Sheriff." Chris says looking at the older male.

"Hear me out. What we're dealing with here is basically someone who lacks motive. No rhyme or reason, right?" Stilinski asks.

"Meaning what?" Chris asks, "Our enemy is not a killer. It's a trickster. The killing is just a by-product." Stilinski states.

"If you're trying to say it won't kill us. I'm not feeling too confident about that." Derek shrugs looking at the sheriff.

"It won't. It wants irony... it wants to play a trick. It wants a joke. All we need to do is come up with a new punchline." Stilinski states before looking at Miah.

"I'm coming. If he wants me... then screw it." Miah states flashing her blue eyes seeing the smirk from her father and uncle.

"The sun is setting, Sheriff. What do you have in mind?" Chris asks.

Stilinski looks down at the board and begins explaining a plan to go to loft to meet the Nogitsune.

Miah nods following the male's and Allison out of the Stilinski household towards the Hale loft.

Sitting in Derek's vehicle behind her father in the passenger seat, Miah texts her boyfriend once more stating to meet them at Derek's loft.

Praying to the gods that he's nearly done at the school with Kira and whatever they're doing.

"You doing okay?" Derek asks looking in the mirror towards the blonde girl who shrugs.

"I'll be fine when I know Stiles is safe. Let's do this." Miah nods motioning towards the building Sheriff Stilinski has now entered.

Miah hangs back seeing Allison and Argent arriving at the loft as well.

Sheriff Stilinski walks into the loft seeing the figure of his 'son' standing near the big window looking out over Beacon Hills before turning towards him and smirking.

"Hi... Dad." Stiles says looking directly into his father's shocked eyes.

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