Disclaimer: I have nothing to do with Sanctuary. Oh don't I wish.
Ginger: This is my first Sanctuary fic and I wanted to try my best to make something new. So be nice. If you like it, let me know, if you don't.... well I'm not making you read this now am I? Anyway, This is kinda an interesting story I thought of that involves Will and several original characters. It takes place several years after season 2 obviously and Will and his wife had adopted several unusual kids, who seem to be showing signs of abnormalities. Anyway, Enjoy!"
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It felt like the world was finally at peace. The Sanctuary had slipped back into the quiet shadows of the Old City and had returned to research and protecting abnormals.
Helen Magnus had gone back to her research, John Druitt was by her side once again, Tesla had returned to the shadows, rarely coming forward unless needed. Henry was always behind his computer with the Big guy always walking around.
But what had surprised everyone was Will.
He had gotten married and moved away. He was now living in Norfolk Virginia with his wife Mayson who worked on a carrier as a member of the flight crew.
Together they had adopted a group of five siblings who had been deemed unable to be placed for unknown reasons. But they turned out to be some of the most amazing kids they had ever met.
Damian was the oldest at fifteen. He was a tall and skinny kid with dark brown hair and blue eyes. He was quiet and reserved, but an amazing student with a love of baseball and his siblings.
Marissa was also fifteen, her and Damian being twins, having identical colored hair, eyes and skin. She was simple, when it came to personality. She was a true socialite and a happy cheerleader being the only teen in the family that made friends quickly. But beneath the flirty exterior was a true tough girl. Overprotective of her siblings, she refused to let anyone pick on them and she didn't mind landing a few punches to make her point.
Haylie was the little girl, at eight, she had blonde pigtails and a face full of freckles. She was mommy and daddy's sweet little girly girl who was all pink and purple flowers, rainbows and butterflies, pixies and unicorns.
Kevin was the baby at four, with hair like Damian's and energy constantly flowing through his skinny little body. He was all grins and giggles and his stuffed tiger who he had deemed tigy.
But then there was Tyler. The in-between child. At thirteen he was tall but somewhat portly compared to his siblings even though he wasn't overweight, and he had sandy brown hair. He was very unsure of everything around him, quiet and shy, and he kept to himself more often then not. But he seemed to cling to Will.
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It had been a long week for Will. Mayson had left on deployment on Monday, the kids were out of school for the summer, and he had worked every day. But then one day he got a surprising call.
"Magnus it sure has been a while." he said with a smile when he heard the voice on the other line.
"Hello Will, It's nice to hear your voice after so many months."
"You as well. So, is there something you need?" Will asked.
"We were wondering if you'd come back to the Sanctuary for a while Will."
"Oh, Magnus you know I'd love to but I can't. I've got five kids I've got to keep an eye on now. Mayson left on Deployment this week."
"Bring them with you."
Will choked a little on the water that he was drinking. "Magnus, are you crazy? I can't bring five kids to the Sanctuary."
"Why not Will? Besides, it's only fair that they see what their father was a part of."
"I don't want them to end up running into something that will eat one of them."
"You don't want me to eat one of what dad?" Tyler asked, walking into the kitchen and heading to the fridge.
"I'm on the phone Ty."
"Tell the lady I said hi." said Tyler grabbing a soda and walking away.
"Alright then." he said with a nod, then he paused. "Wait? How'd you know I was talking to a lady?"
"I'm just good like that?" he shrugged with a smile.
"Uh huh. Tell me Ty, what's the lady's name?"
"I'm gonna take a while guess and say….. Helen? Too old for you though. Good thing you stuck with mom."
Will just starred as Tyler walked away.
"Okay, that was…. Odd." Will muttered.
"Who was that?" Helen asked.
"My son Tyler. But I never told any of the kids about the Sanctuary or any of you guys in it."
"That's quite strange then. But either way Will we'd like you to come back."
"I don't know Magnus."
"I promise we'll be sure to watch and prevent any of your children from being eaten." she said with a laugh.
"For how long?"
"A month or so. Think of this like…. A family summer vacation."
"Magnus…." Will sighed. "These kids have finally gotten comfortable, they've only been here for a couple months and now that their mother's gone for six months……"
"I understand Will, but we need you back for a while."
Will thought hard for a moment. "Alright, give me some time, I'll have to explain it."
"How old are your children Will?" Helen asked in curiosity.
"Two of them are fifteen, the rest are thirteen, ten and six."
"Then feel welcome to bring the little one's toys. I'll make rooms for them so they feel at home."
"FYI, Haylie's room has purple walls with butterflies all over it. Oh and Tinker Bell, she loves the fairies. Damian's a baseball fanatic, Kevin just likes anything end everything that's trains and trucks. Marissa is a cheerleader and a true socialite."
"What about Tyler?" Helen asked curiously.
"Tyler hasn't shown any preference to anything really. His room is somewhat…. Empty. He usually leaves it be, but every once in a while he'll find a little knick knack or what not and get it. But that's about it."
"He sounds like an interesting child."
"Tyler is Tyler, that's all I can say about him." Will sighed with a shrug. "Anyway I guess we'll be up there in a couple of weeks."
"Driving?"
"Driving." Will confirmed.
"Alright then Will, I'll see you in a couple of weeks."
"See you Magnus." said Will, then he hung up the phone.
"So we're going where now?" Tyler asked sitting at the breakfast bar in front of Will.
Will starred. "Are you eavesdropping Tyler?" he asked.
"No, I just got down here." he shrugged. Then he held up his empty soda can. "I came to toss my can in the recycle bin."
"Then how do you know these things?"
"I don't know, I just do." he muttered. "So where are we going?"
"A friend of mine wants us to go spend some time where I used to work."
"Where you used to work? Where did you used to work?"
"This place called the Old City up near Vancouver."
"Old City? I've never heard of that place."
"Not many people have unless you've lived there." he said with a smile.
"Okay then….. So you're saying you used to live in this….. Old City?" he asked taking a banana off the counter getting ready to peel it.
"Yes, and don't eat that now or you'll spoil you dinner." said Will with a smile as he snatched the banana back, making Tyler laugh.
"Dad, I'm thirteen years old, and I'm almost six feet tall, I'm a growing kid, that banana wouldn't even fill me up for ten seconds. Come on, I'm hungry."
"Then you better end up cleaning off your entire plate."
"What are we having?"
"Friend chicken and mashed potatoes."
"Then I'll clean my plate twice." said Tyler with a smile, eating the banana.
"Good then I'll hold you to it." said Will.
"So when are we leaving?"
"As soon as possible."
"Why? What's there? What's the Sanctuary?"
"How do you do that?" Will asked starring.
"Like I said, I'm good like that."
"Uh huh, go get your brothers and sisters and tell them it's time for dinner." he said, reaching over and ruffling Tyler's hair.
"Alright, alright, I'm going." said Tyler with a laugh, then he left.
Will just sighed as he rubbed his eyes before finishing the mashed potatoes, and heading out to the dining room to set the table, wondering how he was going to explain moving so soon to the kids.
"Hey dad, where's Haylie?" Damian asked, bounding down the stairs. "She's not in her room."
"I think I know." he sighed with a smile. Then he went into the living room where he found Haylie sitting in front of the television holding her teddy bear. "Tinker Bell again Haylie? That's like the third time you've watched this movie today."
"But it's my favorite daddy." she said smiling up at him.
"I know it's your favorite, but it's dinner time." he said, gently picking her up.
"Can I be Tinker Bell for Halloween daddy?" she asked curiously.
"You've got a while till Halloween Haylie. It's only the end of May."
"I know, but I want to be ready for trick or treating."
"For now, just think of eating your dinner." Will said kissing her nose and making her giggle. Then he set her down. "Now hurry, your brothers are waiting, and they're hungry."
"Damian and Ty are always hungry daddy!" she giggled.
"All the more reason for you to get to the table." he said smiling down at her.
Haylie just laughed again and ran to the dining room.
Before long the room was filled with noisy chatter and the clank of silverware.
"So are you going to tell them dad?" Tyler finally asked after a while.
"Tell us what?" Damian asked in curiosity.
"I guess we're gonna spend a month in some weird place called Old City near Vancouver where dad used to work." Tyler shrugged.
"Thanks for the subtlety Ty." Will sighed.
"Why? Do we really need to leave?" Marissa asked.
"My old colleague asked me to return for a month or so and I have to take you guys with me." Will explained. "I think you might like it there…. Once you get used to it."
"Why? What's there daddy?" Haylie asked.
"A lot of very…. Interesting things." he said, unsure of how to word it.
"Is there fuzzy animals daddy?" Kevin asked in curiosity.
"I guess you could say that." Will admitted. "Fuzzy, slimy, just…. All out….. Odd."
"You never did say what you used to do dad." Damian said.
"I used to be a forensic psychologist." he said.
"After that." said Tyler.
Will starred at Tyler once again.
"What do you mean after that?"
"After you quit working for the police, then what did you do?" Tyler asked.
"How did you know that I quit the police?"
"Because I'm pretty sure the police department wouldn't be asking you to come back for a couple of months." the teen pointed out. "So……"
"It's a long story. You'll know when we get there." said Will. "Now finish eating. You've only polished off plate one and you told me you'd finish two."
"Hey, patience dad, I'm not going to wolf down my food." said Tyler with a smile as he put three more large serving spoonfuls of potatoes.
"So when do we leave?" Damian asked.
"As soon as possible I guess." Will shrugged.
"Can I take Tigy?" Kevin asked.
"Of course you can take Tigy Kevin."
"Yay!"
"So where are we staying?" Damian inquired.
"At a place called the Sanctuary. That's where I used to work. It's hard to describe really. It's one of those places that you have to see to believe."
"We're coming back though? Right dad?"
"Of course Marissa. This is our home. We'll never leave unless your mother get's transferred."
"That's comforting. I don't think mom will get transferred any time soon will she?"
"Not unless the Eisenhower get's transferred as well." Will confirmed.
"Look at it this way, you'll probably get to see Canada." said Tyler with a smile.
"This is true. We won't be far from Vancouver. We could always go there every now and then."
"Neat! We can say we've been to Canada!" said Damian with a smile. "We've never really got to leave New England. Down here in Virginia is the farthest we've ever been to."
"I don't mind traveling." Marissa agreed.
"You won't miss your friends?" Will asked with a smile.
"That's what texting's for dad. Duh." she said with a smile as if it was obvious.
"This is true."
"Not like we care, Damian and I still have no friends." said Tyler.
"Which means that our own home is the only thing we can miss." confirmed Damian.
"You two are just geeks that need to figure out how to have a social life." Marissa sighed, rolling her eyes.
"Easy for you to say Miss Popular. Everyone thinks your pretty and you're a cheerleader. We're just….. Here. And we're total nerds." said Damian.
"Well if you'd try out for the baseball team like you wanted….." Marissa said.
"You know I can't!" said Damian snapping defensively.
"Alright you two, that's enough." said Will trying to make sure it didn't go any farther. "You've got all summer to figure things out okay?"
"Yes dad." they muttered in unison.
"Anyway, did any of you have something else to chat about now that we confirmed that we're leaving for a month?" Will asked.
"Not really." muttered Tyler.
"We all just stayed home and did nothing today dad." said Marissa.
"So then, why don't we figure out what we should take with us?" Damian asked.
"That's a good idea" said Will.
So the six of them sat and chatted for the rest of dinner before the last few chores of the night. Then everyone headed up to their rooms before it was time for bed.
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Ginger: anyway, chapter 1 is done! Like I said, let me know what you think, the more reviews I get the longer it'll continue! So send reviews! But if you can't say something nice, don't bother unless it's a friendly, 'hey, I think you made a mistake or a typo here.' Thanks for reading.
