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Beacon Hills Hospital. In one of the rooms, Alex was sitting on a bed, sweating and nervous, thinking about what he had seen and heard half an hour ago.
Then Alex heard a groan from the other side of the room and saw Scott getting up with a pained expression. Scott opened his eyes a little and said, "What happened? Where am I?" Scott looked around and realized he was in a hospital. He tried to remember what had happened as memories flooded his mind.
Then his eyes widened and he said, "Oh my God, Alex, Alex!!!"
"I'm here, Scott. Stop screaming. Your voice is annoying!"
Scott turned to see that there was a bed next to him, and Alex was lying on it with bandages wrapped around his left shoulder. Scott's eyes lit up and he said, "Alex!! You're alive!!! Wait, I'm alive too!!! How could I be alive??!!!"
"That's because a damn bloodsucker treated you," Alex pointed out dryly.
"A sucker, what??!!" Scott looked at Alex as if he had grown another head. "Alex, did you hit your head too or something?"
Alex sighed and said, "You won't believe the crap that happened while you were sleeping. And everyone thinks a bear attacked us. Don't tell them a monster wolf story or they'll think you're crazy. Believe me, I tried, and I punched Stiles too, by the way."
"A bear? Alex, what's going on?? What happened after I lost consciousness?? And is Allison okay??" Scott asked.
"Allison?? You mean the girl you almost died for, and she doesn't even know your name? Well, unfortunately, she probably won't remember you anymore," Alex answered dryly.
"What do you mean she won't remember me anymore?? Can you just explain what the hell is going on!!?? Wait, I remember my leg being broken!! And I remember the monster piercing my chest!!! Alex, what the hell is going on!!??" Scott asked worriedly.
Alex sighed and said, "Okay, okay, calm down a little. You won't believe me and you might think I'm crazy, but here's what happened."
Alex explained to Scott what attacked them, what happened after he lost consciousness, how he recovered from almost all of his injuries, and about David and his warning of the coming war, and how he will be no human after this day. "Okay, that's all. Any questions?"
Scott looked at Alex with a frozen face, then shouted loudly, "Are you fricking kidding me? This can't be happening!" Scott grabbed his head and started screaming in a crazy frenzy, "This is a dream, this is a dream, it has to be a dream."
"Bob!" Suddenly a pillow flew to Scott's face and then Alex said, "Can you shut up!! I'm younger than you, and I saw a vampire's face, and I wasn't as scared as you!! And believe me, that face will remain engraved in my memory until the day I die."
Scott was about to reply, but they heard a door opening and then screaming, "You woke up! This is great!!" Melissa screamed, then hugged Alex, then walked over to Scott and slapped him hard on the face, and said, "You are in really big trouble, kid. Believe me, you are in big trouble! What the hell were you thinking??!!! I made you in charge for one night, only to find out you took your little cousin into the woods in the middle of the night!!! And you went looking for a dead body!!! Now look what you've done!! Because of you, Alex almost lost his shoulder forever because of a bear attack!" Melissa screamed as she continued slapping Scott with tears in her eyes.
Scott was very shocked because this was the first time his mother hit him.
"Hey, hey, Aunt Melissa," Alex got up from the bed, grabbed his aunt's hand, and pulled her a little, saying, "I take the blame too. I agreed to search for the body as well, don't blame Scott."
"How can you defend him!!! Leave me, Alex! I'll kick his poor ass!" Melissa said angrily.
Alex was holding his aunt with difficulty, trying to calm her down to no avail. Then the door opened again. Sheriff Stilinski and Stiles entered; Stiles' right eye was swollen and black. Noah said, "Melissa, hey, hey, that's enough!!" Melissa paused a little. Then Noah added, "I know what you're thinking, and I know you want to teach him a hard lesson. Believe me, I know, and I did it with Stiles. But when the anger goes away, believe me, you will regret hitting your son. I mean, look at Stiles—his eyes are swollen and very black because of me!!"
"What?" Alex looked at Noah in surprise and thought, 'What is he talking about?' This must have been done by David, but why??
Alex looked at Stiles to find him staring at him with anger in his eyes. 'Wait, Stiles remember what happened!! How is this possible??!!'
Alex was surprised and thought, 'If everyone in the hospital was possessed by David, or God knows what he did, how was Stiles not affected like the others were??'
At this moment, Noah said, "This is all Stiles' fault, Melissa. If it wasn't for him, Scott and Alex wouldn't have gone to the forest in the first place."
Noah turned to Stiles and said, "Stiles, apologize to Melissa now!"
Stiles sighed and said, "Okay, Dad," then lowered his head and said to Melissa, "I'm sorry, Mrs. McCall, for causing problems for your son and your nephew, and I hope you don't cut Scott off from me. He is my best friend, and I can't live without him."
Scott was affected by Stiles' apology and thought, 'Stiles…'
Then Melissa looked at Stiles and said, "Don't come near my son ever again!! Is that clear??!!!"
"Mom!!!"
"Shut up, Scott. You've done enough damage."
Stiles tensed and said with a trembling voice, "Aunt Melissa, please, I'm sorry. I won't do it again."
Melissa grimaced and glared at him angrily, saying, "Don't call me Aunt Melissa!! You put my son and my nephew's lives in danger!! What you did was irresponsible and reckless. As Scott's legal guardian and his mother, I can't let my son near the likes of you!!! Don't ever let me see you near Scott again. Is that clear!!!"
"Mom!!!"
"Shut up!!!!"
Stiles lowered his head and said, "Understood, Mrs. McCall. I excuse you now, and I wish your son a speedy recovery."
Stiles wiped away some tears and then ran outside. Noah sighed and followed him.
Alex, who saw this drama, didn't say anything so as not to hurt Scott, but he agreed with his aunt's decision. Stiles had put him in a situation much more dangerous than anyone could have imagined.
Scott looked at his mother and wanted to say something, but she received him with an angry expression, then lowered her head and did not speak. Melissa turned to Alex and said, "Alex, go to the bed. Your injury is not healed yet, and do not dare to leave it."
Then Melissa turned to Scott and said, "Scott, you are grounded for one month… no, for two months from today onwards. No going out with friends, no video games, no TV, and you will return home directly after school. Is that clear, boy!!?"
"Mom, please, you can't do this to me. What about work?? What should I tell Dayton? Tell him my mom grounded me?? What about lacrosse games?? I want to join the team this year, and what about Stiles?? And all the friends I'm going to make this semester?? You can't blame Stiles for what happened. I was the one who agreed to do research with him. I could have left him and gone home, but I didn't. Please, Mom, if you're going to ground me, fine, but you can't lock me in the house for two whole months when there's a whole life outside," Scott said with a beggarly expression.
"He's right, Aunt Melissa. Locking Scott in the house won't do you any good. It'll only make things worse. My mom once told me that we all make mistakes. That's what makes us human. I think Scott and I learned our lesson the hard way last night, and I promise you, my dear aunt, we won't do anything that reckless again," Alex said with a rare serious expression, as he was usually cheerful, angry, or anything else except serious and responsible.
Melissa looked at Alex with a surprised expression, raised her eyebrow, and said, "Okay Alex, what is the valuable lesson you and Scott learned?"
Alex said with a serious and focused stare, "Never trust Stilinski."
"Alex!!" Scott exclaimed in surprise, and a feeling of betrayal crept into his chest.
Alex was his cousin. They were supposed to stand by each other in good times and bad, not the opposite!
Alex laughed and said, "I'm kidding. I mean, we shouldn't go out into the woods at night again, follow the curfew, and listen to what you say. Isn't that right, Scott??"
"Yes, I promise you, Mom, we won't break the curfew again, and we will always listen to you," Alex and Scott promised Melissa, but they didn't realize that they would break this promise a lot in the future despite David's warnings. They temporarily forgot the truth of what happened to calm Melissa McCall's anger.
Melissa smiled a little and her heart softened. "Okay, you two, that's enough, but don't think this is over. You and Scott will be punished when I find a suitable punishment for you." Melissa sighed, shook her head, and continued, "You two almost gave me a heart attack last night. And Alex?"
"Yes, Aunt Melissa?"
Melissa gave a sly smile and said, "Your parents are on their way, and it looks like you're in big trouble. Grayson was very angry."
Alex sighed. "Okay, I'll deal with them when they come, but can you help me out a little, Aunt Melissa, when they do?" Alex looked at his aunt with puppy dog eyes.
Melissa said, "Uh-huh, no, you're on your own. Actions have consequences. Alex, the sooner you know this, the better off you'll be in life. You almost got yourself killed. I think you deserved what was going to happen."
Then Melissa stood up, headed to the door, and said, "Rest, you two. Everything will be okay. You'll be out of the hospital tonight." Then she walked out of the room.
Scott and Alex sighed as Melissa left. Then Scott turned to Alex and said, "You were right. Everyone thinks it was a bear attack, as if something messed with their minds and took control of them. I can't believe one vampire can do all this. With that power alone, they could control an entire country if they wanted!!!"
"I told you, Scott. And David said we will turn into werewolves, and we will not be humans anymore," Alex pointed out dryly.
Scott held his head with both hands and said, "Oh my God, my life is ruined, and I can't believe Stiles' dad beat him up so badly."
"Because he didn't do it," Alex answered.
Scott turned to him. "What?? Who did it then?"
"I did it. I told you before, but you didn't focus."
"Why, Alex? He's my best friend!!"
"Because of your friend, I can no longer be a normal person, and I will turn into half dog!!!!"
"It was my fault!! I brought you when you just wanted to meditate and do yoga. If you want to blame someone, blame me, not Stiles. Alex, I bet that police found us because of Stiles. I bet he helped us in a time of crisis and made all the officers in the police station look for us."
Alex raised his eyebrow. "How can you be so sure??"
"Because I know my friend very well!!!" Scott answered confidently.
"Okay, okay, all this talk about friendship and brotherhood makes me feel disgusted. By the way, take this—David's number and address." Alex handed Scott a piece of paper with David's address and number written on it.
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Time passed quickly, and night fell. Scott and Alex went out of the hospital, but Alex started to feel dizzy and began sweating heavily.
"Alex? Are you okay?" Scott asked with a worried expression.
"No, no, I feel like..." Alex vomited blood onto the floor and then fainted.
"Alex!!! Alex!!!! Mom, come quickly! Alex is not okay!!!" Melissa ran to Alex and Scott and asked, "What happened?"
"I don't know, he fell suddenly."
"Lift him up and follow me." Then they entered the hospital again after Melissa ordered the cleaners to clean up Alex's vomit and take him to the emergency department. Many doctors entered and examined Alex.
Then Melissa came out and said to Scott, "It seems that he got an infection from the bear that attacked you. Let's take a look at you. Maybe you got it too."
"I'm fine." Scott moved away from Melissa and answered in a desperate voice.
"Hey, hey, what's happening with you, Scott? Are you worried about Alex?" Melissa grabbed Scott's face and met his tearful eyes, saying, "Tell me what's going on, son."
Scott said in a hoarse voice, "This is all my fault, Mom. I'm the one who brought Alex to the forest. He just wanted to meditate and practice yoga in peace, and I disturbed him and put him in danger in the middle of the night." Scott cried a little, then Melissa hugged him and said, "Hey, Alex will be fine, don't worry!!"
Then a cold voice interrupted them, "I'm glad you feel remorse." Scott and Melissa turned to the source of the voice and found Grayson wearing a doctor's coat. He had an angry expression and stared at them. Behind him was his wife Miranda with their eldest daughter Elena Gilbert.
Grayson continued, "At least you know what you did wrong?? I thought you were a responsible person, Scott, but I didn't expect you to be so negligent. And you, Melissa, what is your excuse?? I leave my son in your care, and then your son almost gets himself killed the next day!!!"
"Grayson, enough is enough!!! Scott is already crying and regretting it. Don't forget that he almost died too. That's why you need to stay quiet and not attack my sister or her son."
"Stay quiet?? What is wrong with you, Miranda?? Our son is out there fighting for his life!! And you're asking me not to tell the people in charge about that?!!"
Grayson screamed in deep anger and no longer cared about restraining himself. Miranda was shocked by her husband's explosion. Just as she was about to respond, Elena intervened and said, "Dad, Mom, stop, please. Dad, Mom is right. My cousin Scott is really sorry, and he is hurt too. It will not help you if you blame him and Aunt Melissa. Instead, why don't you go and save my brother?"
"I'm sure you will do it because you are a doctor who always works miracles," Elena said with her angelic voice and innocent expression.
Then Grayson smiled and said, "You are right, my daughter." His expression changed to seriousness as he went to the reception desk and showed his medical badge.
"I am Dr. Grayson Gilbert from Virginia. I demand to go to my son Alex's room to conduct tests and treat him for any illness."
The receptionist said, "I am sorry, Dr. Gilbert, but you do not work here. I cannot allow you to treat patients."
Grayson forcefully closed his certificate, put it in his pocket, and said angrily, "Listen to me well, Y..." He looked at her badge and saw Ciri's name.
"Ciri, I am the best doctor in the entire state of Virginia, and I am sure that I am better than any doctor here in this hospital. So I am telling you to let me see my son!!!"
Ciri was about to reply, but Melissa intervened and said, "Just let him in, Ciri, and I will take full responsibility and compensate you later, okay?"
Ciri raised her eyebrow and said, "It'd better be good compensation, Melissa. If anyone finds out about this, I'm really going to be in trouble. Of course, thanks."
"You're welcome. Anything for my best friend is a plus," Ciri smiled warmly at Melissa, then replied coldly to Grayson, "Room 207, Second Floor, Alexander Gilbert."
"Humph." Grayson snorted coldly and didn't even say thank you. He then walked to the destination, Miranda following immediately.
Ciri turned to Melissa and said, "Is he always such an idiot?"
Before Melissa could reply, an angry girl's voice interrupted, "My father is not an idiot. You should watch your mouth, you insane person!!!"
Melissa was surprised and said, "Elena!! That is not appropriate. Don't say that again."
Elena raised her eyebrows and said, "What?? Can she make fun of my father, but I can't reply to her? Humph, that's ridiculous."
Melissa turned to Ciri and said, "I'm sorry about my niece's behavior. She can be a bit much sometimes."
"Don't apologize for her, Aunt Melissa. She doesn't deserve it!!!" Elena said arrogantly, though she still had a sweet loli-like appearance. Only Scott, who was watching from the side, had a cold sweat on his forehead and thought she was worse than Alex!!
Ciri laughed and said, "I'm sorry, little Elena. I didn't mean to offend your father. Hmph, you'd better be sorry."
But inside Ciri, there was a wave of extreme shock. 'A Doppelganger!!! And a human? How is this possible???!! I thought Katrina's lineage was finished. No! No!! Lucian will force me to kill this child, and she is also Melissa's niece!! Why does this always happen to me??!!'
Ciri smiled and laughed while speaking to Melissa and Elena, but inside, she was overwhelmed by a strong wave of despair and sadness.
Elena turned to Scott and smiled sweetly. "Hi Scott, how are you?"
Scott smiled and said, "I'm fine, thank you, Elena. Where's Jeremy, by the way?"
"We left him with Aunt Gina in Mystic Falls."
"Aunt Gina? How is she?"
"She's fine. She passed the college entrance exam and will start studying next month."
Scott smiled in relief. "That's good for her, really. I don't mean to offend you, but the last time I was in Mystic Falls, she wasn't fine because of your Uncle John. I really hate this man."
"Same here, he's an ass," Elena answered with a sour expression, thinking, "How can my Uncle John and my dad be siblings? I can't believe it."
At this moment, Elena cursed and insulted her uncle in her head, not knowing that her so-called asshole uncle was much better than her father and would die to protect her in a moment because she was his daughter.
Time passed and Alex stayed in the hospital with Grayson and Miranda. Scott, Melissa, and Elena went to the house. Scott was very stressed, with school the next day, and Alex's condition wasn't improving.
Scott checked his bandages on his back and stomach, removed them, and found the wounds healed.
"What the hell is this?" Scott said with a shocked expression.
Then he decided to call his friend Stiles to help him deal with this madness. Scott called Stiles.
"Scott???" Stiles' voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Stiles, I need your help. You won't believe what's happening to me and Alex!!"
Stiles replied, "I thought your mom said never to see each other again."
Scott replied, "Alex convinced her today, and I think you'll be fine now. She was just mad and scared today. Please don't take things too seriously, Stiles."
Stiles sighed in relief. "That's good. I just have to thank that brat who hit me now."
"What??" Scott was surprised. "You remember??"
"Yes, I do!!! You won't believe what's happening, Scott!!! Someone in the hospital has magnetized the entire hospital!!!" Stiles replied excitedly.
Then Scott said, "It's not hypnosis, Stiles, it's compiled."
"Compiled?? What is compiled??" Stiles asked.
"We have to meet now so I can explain what's happening. I think Alex needs our help, and he's going to die!!!"
"Okay, okay, come to my house, Scott," Stiles said.
"I'll meet you there," Scott replied and hung up.
He looked out his window, felt energy, opened it, and jumped out, somersaulting in the air, landing easily on the ground!! Scott raised his head, looked at his hands in disbelief, and thought, 'It's starting. I'm transforming!!! Or have I already transformed??'
Then Scott ran to Stiles' house and knocked on the door. Stiles opened it.
"Come in, Dad isn't home." Scott sat on Stiles' bed and told him everything Alex had told him, and what had happened that night. He told him they had to go to David because he was the only one who knew what was going on.
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"Wait a minute, first you were attacked by an alpha werewolf?? Then you almost died, then a vampire cured you, and now you are turning—or have already turned—into a werewolf?? And Alex is in danger because the bite could turn you or kill you, right??" Stiles asked nervously.
"Yes, Stiles, let's go quickly! Alex needs us!!" Scott replied.
"Scott, this is amazing!!!" Stiles shouted excitedly. "Goodbye to my boring life and hello to the supernatural world!!"
"Stiles!!!"
"Okay, okay, my mistake. Let's go."
Stiles grabbed his car keys, and he and Scott drove to David's address, arriving within fifteen minutes. David's house looked like a normal house, just like all the others.
Stiles stopped in front of the house and turned to Scott. "Are you sure this is the address, Scott?? It looks like a normal house for a vampire."
"How would I know what a vampire's house looks like? Stiles, come down," Scott answered.
They rang the doorbell, but no one answered. Suddenly, the door opened, revealing a very dark hallway. Stiles swallowed nervously and said, "Well, this isn't scary or anything…"
Scott frowned and went in. "David, I know you're here. I can smell you. It smells like death… or a cold corpse."
"What? Since when do you smell like that? And how do you know the smell of death?" Stiles asked.
"I don't know, Stiles. I just know," Scott answered, slightly annoyed.
The door closed, and a voice came from the shadows. "Impressive. You're starting to master your senses quickly. What do you want? And where is Alex??"
Scott turned to the shadow and said, "That's why I came here. You said that an alpha bite has two possibilities: either it kills you or turns you. Alex is now vomiting blood in a hospital bed. I want you to help us find a solution."
David suddenly appeared between Scott and Stiles. "Let's go."
Stiles screamed in fear. "Hello, Mr. Vampire. You're not going to eat me, right?"
David replied with a stiff expression, "I'm not hungry. Let's go to the hospital."
Then David grabbed Stiles and Scott and ran away. Stiles and Scott only heard unclear sounds, and their vision became slightly blurred. Soon, they found themselves in a park near the hospital.
"What?" Stiles turned to David violently. "What happened? How did you do that?"
David said calmly, "I'm a vampire. We are characterized by speed that surpasses any kind."
He turned to Scott and said, "Let's get to Alex's room." Scott was shocked by the display of speed, but he composed himself and ran while David and Stiles followed closely.
Then Stiles said to David, "Next time, can we take my jeep?"
David replied, "That thing is too slow."
"Okay…" Stiles sighed in defeat.
They reached the hospital and entered the room. Grayson was there, sitting near Alex. He turned around but only saw David in front of the group.
"Project 2011??"
David stiffened, then looked angrily at Grayson. "Dr. Gilbert," he pronounced the name like poison, his face partially appearing vampire-like.
Grayson stood up nervously. "Listen to me, Project 2011. What happened between you and me has nothing to do with my son. Please spare his life. I am unarmed and pose no threat to you."
"Project 2011?? Don't call me that, you son of a bitch!!!"
Then David appeared in front of Grayson, grabbed him by the throat, threw him against the wall, and punched him in the face. Grayson lost consciousness.
"What the hell was this??" David turned to see Scott yelling at him, but he ignored him. He turned to Alex, grabbed him, and disappeared in a blur of speed.
"Alex!!!" Scott screamed in vain.
Stiles said, "I think we learned today not to trust a vampire."
"Not now, Stiles! He kidnapped Alex!!"
"Calm down, Scott, and let me think of a solution!!!"
Stiles and Scott were extremely nervous, not knowing what to do, where David had taken Alex, or how to catch up to him.
Meanwhile, a phone rang on the desk, and a character picked it up.
"Moshi moshi, Miwa from Kingmakers speaking."
"Miwa, this is Ciri. I want to talk to our king."
"Okay, wait a moment."
Miwa went to Lucian, who was in his office, and handed him the phone.
L: "What's up, Ciri? Is there new information about the Alpha?"
C: "No, but there is information about a human doppelganger."
Lucian's face changed. "Doppelganger?? Are you sure?"
C: "Yes, Master."
L: "Okay, kill her."
C: "But, Master, she's just a kid."
L: "Ciri, do I have to repeat myself? I said kill the damn doppelganger, even if it's a small child!!"
C: "Yes, Master."
Ciri closed the phone, tears falling from her eyes. She thought, 'He will make me kill a child. I hate you, Lucian, and I will kill you!!'
Then a tattoo on her chest in the shape of a crown glowed, making her kneel in pain and spit out blood.
A piece of paper appeared out of thin air and landed in front of her. Ciri opened it. It read:
"Remember your place, you lowly slave!!! Signed, Lucian Cassel."
Ciri cried and screamed in pain and agony.