Soulmate Of A True Alpha
Scene 55

Receptionist: Make sure you put the contents of your pockets in this container

Scott: We came/

Receptionist: Please put the contents of your pockets in this container.

I breathe in so as not to scream. We’ve only been here five minutes and I’m already feeling murderous. I walk over to my brother and put my hand on his shoulder.

Me: Be a good boy, Scott, and put the contents of your pockets in the container.

I give him my best fake smile and we all put our things in the plastic box

Man from reception: Make sure you put your belt in the container

He looks at Kira. She loses her katana if she puts it there.

Kira: Er… I can’t! My outfit has no style without it

Nice try

Man at reception: Make sure you take off your belt because patients are going to choke on you… or those around them!

I look Kira in the eye and wink at her. If we need it, I’ll make it appear

She reluctantly puts on her belt

Later on

We’re walking down the corridor, but just before we get through the door, Kira and Scott stop.

Security guard: You don’t think you can all go, do you?

Scott: There’s rowan powder.

Me: It doesn’t matter, stay here, we’ll be back soon.

The guard unlocks the door and I’m about to go through, but Scott stops me. I go towards him

Me: Yes?

Scott: Be careful with them … but especially with yourself

I smile at him

Me: I promise

I give him a little hug and go to join the others.

We arrive in front of his cell where Valak is meditating. I never thought there would be so many supernatural creatures. I thought I’d seen everything, but all I saw was a corridor…

Valak: Have you got the book?

Stiles shows it to him. The man has a bandage on his forehead. According to Stiles, it’s a 3rd eye…

Valak: The very first edition. Of course, there’s only one!

Later on

Valak: In exchange for the truth. I’ve got something to ask you

Lydia: What is it?

He takes out a recorder and puts it in the compartment to play it for us.

Valak: A recording of you Lydia. As a souvenir

She takes it

Lydia: What should I say?

Valak: You mustn’t talk, you must scream!

Me: No, out of the question! Don’t even think about it!

I take the recorder from her hand

Lydia: Hannah … he knows things! It might be the only way to find out more about the horror doctors!

Me: Lydia, he drilled a hole in his head to see his third eye! This guy is crazy!

Valak: How many people have died already?!?

We turn to him

Valak: You want to know how many people died the first time? And how many are going to die? They will if we let them!

I suddenly have a flash. Kira. She’s surrounded by electricity and panicking. She faints. Scott takes her in his arms despite the pain of the electric shocks.

Me: We’ve got to hurry!

Valak: Who did you come with?!

Lydia: Our friends.

Valak: What kind of friends?!

Me: No, don’t say anything.

Valak looks me in the eyes

Valak: You brought a Kitsune here?!

A light explodes. I jump as my friends do. We’ve got to get out of here

Valak: the Kitsune is parasitizing La Défense

Me: What does that mean?!

Valak: Eichen housse is not only protected by rowan powder. There are also electromagnetic fields… they knew you’d come here… they’re here and thanks to you…

Me: Who? The doctors?

I concentrate to get a vision. Masked people covered in tubes and electronic gizmos enter the Eichen sector.

Valak: Make the recording! It won’t cost you anything!

Stiles: It’s valuable to you, so it won’t be free!

Lydia: What’s the book for?!

Valak: It stimulates the part of the brain linked to memory! Specifically the memory of doctors! I wrote it to find out if anyone I know has seen the doctors before!

Me: Hurry up! They’re on their way!

Valak: Read the book! If you’ve seen the doctors, you’ll remember! Now, the recording!

Lydia looks at me and I nod. She turns on the recording and I cover my ears at the same time as Stiles and Valak so that she can scream. Once she’s done, she puts the recorder in the compartment and I take her hand to run towards the exit, but it’s too late. There they are.

Stiles: That way!

We follow him into the patients’ bathroom and I’m about to lock the door but Stiles pulls me against him towards the wall so he can’t see us. I hear Valak scream. I was going to run towards him but Stiles tightened his grip

Stiles: There’s nothing you can do

I snuggle up to him and we wait for them to leave.

Me: I think we can go now, it’s over.

Stiles: No..

I take my eyes off him

Stiles: We’re the reason they’re here. We reanimated the nemeton’s power without thinking of the consequences.

I take his hands

Me: It’s up to all of us to fix the consequences. It’s our responsibility

He smiles at me from the corner of his lips and I hold him close. I hope it doesn’t get any worse…