Allison and Lydia

## Lydia and Allison

**The relationship between Huntress Allison Argent and Banshee Lydia Martin**.

Allison and Lydia first met in Season 1's *Wolf Moon*, and from then on, they were practically inseparable. Their friendship quickly grew to a close, almost sisterly relationship that was very similar to the brotherly relationship between Scott and Stiles. In the first season, Lydia helped Allison adapt to being in a new school and navigate her relationship with Scott McCall. After Lydia is attacked by Peter Hale in *Formality*, Allison is so distraught and concerned about Lydia's injuries and possible transformation into a Werewolf that she is more easily manipulated by her aunt Kate into attacking Scott and Derek Hale.

Throughout Season 2, Allison tried her best to keep Lydia safe by keeping her in the dark about the supernatural, which was ultimately detrimental to Lydia's well-being, since Peter's attack had triggered her latent Banshee abilities and she was struggling to understand what was happening to her. Though Allison tried to support Lydia as best as she could while keeping the secret of the world of Werewolves from her, Allison herself would eventually admit that Lydia's mental instability due to Peter's spiritual possession of her mind and her burgeoning Banshee powers was made worse by the fact that she, Scott, and Stiles had ignored her, making it the low point in the girls' relationship.

However, by the beginning of Season 3, Allison and Lydia's close friendship became stronger than ever, due in part to the fact that they were both single, as Allison and Scott had broken up at the end of the previous season, and Lydia and Jackson had also broken up after Jackson Whittemore moved to London. Allison dedicated herself to being a better friend to Lydia after the previous mistakes she had made, supporting Lydia as her Banshee powers continued to grow, and in turn, Lydia also helped support Allison after the loss of her mother. The two worked together to help figure out the plans of the Darach, the Alpha Pack, the Oni, and the Nogitsune in turn while they became more and more loyal to the McCall Pack.

Things made a turn for the worse in *De-Void* and *Insatiable* after Lydia was captured by the Nogitsune and brought to Camp Oak Creek. Lydia had experienced a Banshee premonition of Allison's death just prior to her abduction and left several messages behind to try to keep Allison and the pack from coming to find her, as she knew Allison would meet her end if she came to the battle. However, Allison was determined to ensure the survival of her best friend and went to Oak Creek with Scott, Stiles, Kira, and Allison's boyfriend Isaac.

While Scott and Stiles went to save Lydia in the tunnels under Oak Creek, Allison, Isaac, and Kira stayed behind, where they were forced to engage in battle with the Oni, who had been hijacked by the Nogitsune. Though Allison managed to outright kill an Oni with her homemade silver arrowhead, a feat thought to be impossible for all but only the most powerful supernatural creatures, another Oni stabbed her through the abdomen before they disappeared. Allison fell into Scott's arms as she died, and her last words began with her desperately asking if Lydia was alive and safe. Meanwhile, in the tunnels, Lydia felt Allison's death and wailed a heartbreaking Banshee scream in response.

Though Allison is no longer physically with her, Lydia continues to mourn Allison's death and honor her life by never letting go of her memory. She even learned how to fight as Allison did, and when Stiles mentioned that Allison would have been with them through their senior year if she could, Lydia firmly insisted that she was still there with them in spirit.

**Allison and Lydia are also known as Allydia by fans.**