Part 13 : The heist

On the same tragic night, when the pack gets here.

- We need to get Parrish out of there ! I say.

- We ? There's no we, Iz. You two are not getting involved ! adds Scott, pointing at me and Isaac.

- I'm afraid I'm the only one who can access the password of the door of a highly dangerous mental institution. And, hack the cameras. But to do that, I need to be there.

- We're a package deal. You take her, you take me. says my brother in support.

- It's too dangerous. says Allison.

- I know how to fight. says Isaac.

- Lydia, is he gonna make it ?

Her face tells us no, and she stopped crying.

- No.

This wasn't our Lydia talking, but the banshee inside her.

- Fine. starts Scott. Alli, it'll be your job to protect Izzy, who's gonna be behind the computer, leading us through the phone. Us being me, Malia and Liam. Kira will be the distraction. Saving Parrish is priority number one. Who knows what they could be doing to him right now. Priority number two is to find out why he was taken in the first place.

- What about Theo ? I'm sure he can help. I suggest.

- I wouldn't be so sure.

- We have to get ready for any situation to come out. And... since the whole plan is about opening the gate and get inside unnoticed, the whole plan's about me. And I need Theo to be with me. I know I'll have Allison but if she's busy fighting someone else, I don't think I can take one of the guards by myself. Even with a taser. I'm gonna need a little supernatural strength.

- Then I'll stay. suggests Liam, my new boyfriend.

- They need you in there.

- What about Dereck ?

- He's gonna travel for a couple of days, maybe a week. informs us Cora.

- Anyone else then ?

- Theo can do the job.

- He won't want to !

- Why ?

- Because he only cares about himself ! yells Liam.

To prove them wrong, I phone call Theo in front of them.

- Hey Theo, it's Iz. You're on speaker. We need you. We have a plan to get Parrish out of Eichen House cause he's trapped there.

- The hellhound ?

- Yes. I'll have to open the gate and guide everyone from the computers room but I'm gonna need someone by my side to protect me.

- I'll be there.

Theo hangs up. I smile with satisfaction when i see everyone's face. They are so suprised to see that Theo can actually be a member of the team.

- Problem solved.

I walk away with Cora and we watch the others leave as everyone gets into his car and drives away.

- How did you know Theo of all people was gonna have your back when you called him ?

- I didn't. But I remembered one day he told me he will always believe me and I guess it's kind of a promise. And you can't break a promise.

The following day, we all met at the Hale volt, wich kinda became our HeadQuarters, I guess. We went through the plan once again, making sure we didn't miss anything and that everyone knew his part in the matter. It was all gonna go down at night, around midnight actually.

When it was time to leave the house, I looked at my new family ;this look meant so much to each one of us because it represented the fact that I trusted them with my life. Especially Allison who, with the help of Theo, was gonna keep me safe tonight. By the way, this reminds me, Theo is supposed to pick us up, me and Allison, since Scott and Isaac are already picking up Malia, Kira and Liam with Alli's car, and not all of us can fit in it. Stiles and Lydia are not part of the mission because the pack told me they almost got killed in that place and are afraid to go back there ever since. Anyway, there wasn't so much they could do to help, so my opinion is that it's best if we don't put people at risk when it's not necessary.

When Theo gets here, I feel relieved. I guess a part of me was still scared he was gonna bail on me like the rest of the pack said he would. Allison insists on driving, probably because she does not trust Theo. And also because she didn't want to be stuck on the backsit all by herself. Once we arrive, we park next to the other car. We go through our master plan one final time. Then, it's show time.

Allison uses her bow to shoot an arrow at the surveillance camera at the door so that no one sees us go in. Then, our trio (me, Alli and Theo), move quietly in the direction of the computers room, trying not to get caught on cameras. We all have a plan of the facility on our cellphones and check it every two minutes to make sure we're heading in the right direction. We're being so damn cautious and I hope everyone else is. We haven't got eyes on the rest of our friends yet but once Theo knocks down the guard at the entrance of the computers room and Alli immediately ties him up, then we have eyes on the whole institution. I notice every single room in this place has cameras in it, except the bathrooms. I mean, I can see a bunch of crazy people sleeping, wich is just so creepy. I phone call Scott as I sit on the desk chair the guy I just tased, was on, thirty seconds ago.

- Scott ? Do you copy ?

- I can hear you.

- You should've said "I copy" like in the movies.

- We are not in a movie, Iz.

- We are breaking in a mental institution filled with dangerous supernatural creatures in the basement, so if we can't take some fun out of it, what's the point ?

- What ?

- Yeah, he's in the basement. Parrish is in the basement ! I'll tell Kira she's up. You go dowstairs and I'll guide you by the phone.

I see Kira attacking a guard at the first floor on one of the cameras. Then, Scott, Malia and Liam are running through a hallway that's leading them to the stairs so that they can access the basement where they're keeping Parrish. I honestly guide them the best I can.

- There ! Scott, he's behind that door ! And he's with two guards. Wait, that's weird. He's not fighting. He's just, standing there, not moving. At all. I think something's wrong. That's it, I'm calling Lydia.

- Izzy ? Is everything okay with the mission ?

- We found him. Scott, Malia and Liam are taking down the door he's behind right now. But he's not fighting them.

- What ?

- The guards. Parrish is in his cell with two guards and he's not moving. So either he's talking to them, either he's paralysed by something.

- I read this somewhere, a way to take down a hellhound... Let me think... Fire, the hellhound, from Hell... Ice ! That's it, they're gonna freeze him ! You have to act fast !

- Scott ? Did you hear that ? Faster ! They're killing him somehow !

Thank God, our team just took down the door. Malia and Liam are fighting one guard while Scott is taking care of the other. Then Liam runs to Parrish to carry him out with Scott's help. Malia breaks the air conditionner so that the room will get warmer by the minute. They escort him out but Eichen House doesn't wanna let them.

- Guys ! They're sending out guards from every floor ! What do we do ?

- Send Kira and Isaac as backup !

- Okay. But there are way too many of them for just you. Who knew this place had so many guys with tasers working there ?

- Weirdly, that does not suprise me. comments Alli.

Suddenly, a bell rings in the whole institution.

- What was that for ?

- They just announced lockdown. That's the standard procedure if an intruder breaks in.

- We need to get out of here, they will handle the guards but we're at the third floor and they're blocking all the exits. I think we need to worry less about the supernatural gang at the basement and more about ourselves !

- He's right. And I don't have a lot of arrows left. notices Allison. We're in deep shit.

- Okay... Alli, you said you don't have a lot of arrows left but wich ones are left ? Do you happen to have, like a arrow you can shoot and that is linked to a rope we can all grab to jump out the window ?

- Yeah, actually...

- Great !

- But it won't hold all of us at the same time.

- Well do you have more than one arrow like that ?

- I don't.

- How much can it handle ?

- One person only. Maybe two.

- You use the arrow. We'll make our way back, trust me.

- How ? You're as human as I am, even more cause you have no skills or training.

- But I have this.

- You have a gun ?

- It's not mine ! I just picked it up at the sheriff station the other night.

- I'll protect her, you know I will. says Theo to Allison.

She finally nods, conscious there is no other way. Once she broke the glass and jumped out the window, I put the gun I was holding on the ground.

- What are you doing ?

- I'm not gonna shoot someone ! I don't wanna kill shit. I'm just gonna run fast enough and if that doesn't work, I'm gonna punch someone hard enough.

- What if you get shot ?

- Oh, haven't you heard ? I'm bulletproof now.