That last chapter was meant to be longer but I thought, what the hell, let's leave them with a bit of a cliff-hanger!

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John couldn't help but stare…it was him. It was really him!

This reunion might have gone a little smoother, if the man John knew to be his Father…wasn't putting his hands around John's neck. "Dad…" he coughed as pressure was applied, "…Jeff!"

His Dad growled, "Who the hell is Jeff?"

Before any more pressure could be applied, Gordon and Alan ran up behind the man and struck him around the back of the head, causing him to release John, who held up his hands in an attempt to stop them. "GUYS NO!"

Scott and Brains quickly joined them as John tried to stop Gordon and Alan from landing any more hits. Scott held John back, clearly confused with the situation. "John! John, what's going on?!"

John struggled as Kayo helped Virgil over, "IT'S DAD!" he yelled, causing Gordon and Alan to stop in their tracks and run over to the rest of their family. Gordon grabbed John by the shoulders, "Are you sure?!"

John nodded as his Father aimed his gun at them once more, with Scott stepping in front of his brothers, his hands held up in the universal gesture for 'calm down'. "Dad…you don't want to do this, please!"

John swore there was a hint of recognition in his Dad's eyes but before the man could make a move, the small group was surrounded by more armed soldiers who forced the group to their knees. They all had guns pointed at their heads, however before they could all be executed, the clear leader of the soldiers glanced up to see a news helicopter circling the scene. "Not here…" he ordered.

The soldiers nodded before cuffing all of the group and shoving them in a prisoner transfer van. It'll be easier to take care of them in a more secure location.

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Scott shook his head weakly, "It was him…it was definitely him."

Alan sighed, "How? Do you mean that the Hood kidnapped him instead of just shooting his plane down?"

Brains nodded, "It's entirely p-possible. I m'mean from what K-kayo said about h-his attempt to capture the F-fireflash, he is able t-to make a plane disappear v-very easily!"

Virgil, who was sitting forward in order not to put pressure on his wound, nodded in agreement, "Yeah, he would have had to do was sneak on board, plant the device and then Bob's your uncle…one kidnapped Father." He winced in pain and blood oozed from the wound in his back…he was getting weaker.

Kayo frowned in concern, "Hey, he needs medical help!" She yelled at one of the two masked guards in the van, "He's going to bleed out before you ever get a chance to shoot us!"

The guard waved their baton threateningly before slamming it into the head of the guard beside them, knocking him unconsciously instantly. The captured group stared in shock for a few minutes as the conscious guard removed their helmet and groaned.

"Well, that was one of the most uncomfortable things I have ever put on my head!" gasped Lady Penelope as she desperately tried to sort out her hair. She glanced at the group before smirking, "Shall we get out of her boys…and girl of course?"

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Needless to say…the army were not happy when they arrived at their destination to find the group missing, and a large hole on the floor of the van as a clear method of escape.

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Lady Penelope's getaway vehicle arrived at a secluded safe house….which was just a bunker hidden under the original. Still safe though…They were led through the corridors, with Scott carefully keeping pressure on Virgil's gun-shot wound and Gordon and Alan supporting John, who was still in slight shock from the earlier events of the day.

"Don't worry, I have my own personal doctor…he helped me a lot over the last few days." She pushed aside some plastic curtains to reveal a hospital bed….filled by a certain long-nosed chauffeur. Parker smiled at the shocked looks, "You're late m'lady…"

The Tracy brothers couldn't help but stop and stare at the man. John began to stammer, "Y-you died though!"

"Shattered collarbone, bullet nicked the liver, lacerated spinal column, cracked sternum…h'and h'one 'ell h'of h'a headache."

Grandma Tracy, who had been taking care of Parker, lightly slapped him on the wrist, "Don't forget about your collapsed lung, young man!"

Parker smirked, "H'oh no ma'am, mustn't forget h'about that!"

Kayo shook her head, "They cut you open! Your heart stopped!"

Lady Penelope winced, "I had to fake his death…it had to appear successful so that we remained under the radar for a bit."

Scott frowned, "So why didn't you just tell us, why all the secrecy!?"

"They can't kill you if you are already dead…" answered Penelope, "…besides, we weren't sure who to trust. After all….being attacked just after leaving the army base wasn't a coincidence."

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X23 was confused. Memories flashed before his eyes…

A young man in his air force uniform saluting him.

Another boy showing him a painting of a beautiful young lady.

A child, who looked remarkably like the woman, running up to him with a toy rocket.

A young man winning an Olympic medal for swimming.

And finally, a blonde man exiting a race car…a big beaming grin on his face.

Snarling in confusion, X23 pushed one of his guards against the wall and backed into a corner. He knelt on the ground and buried his head in his hands…it felt like his brain was trying to burst out of his skull. He could hear the doors open and a nervous voice addressed whoever it was that entered, "Boss, he's not stable!"

There was silence before X23 sensed someone kneeling in front of him. Glancing up, he came face to face with the boss.

X23 couldn't do it…he couldn't look his boss in the eye, so he opted for staring over the man's shoulder.

"Mission report…" The boss ordered.

Silence.

"Mission report now!"

X23 chose to remain silent again. He grunted as the boss backhanded him across the face. X23 remained silence for a few minutes more before whispering, "Those boys…the Tracy's? I've seen them before…"

The boss nodded, "Yes, you had an assignment earlier this week and you may have spotted them then."

X23 frowned, "But I knew them…I have memories of them."

The boss chose not to answer for a few minutes before sighing, "You are one of my finest creations X23. A success where others have failed and you have helped me achieve my goals…but I'm going to need you to do it one more time. Tomorrow morning, the plan will go forward, but if you can't do your part, then I can't do mine…do you understand?"

X23 remained silent before shaking his head weakly, "But I knew them!"

The boss frowned at him before gesturing to the guards surrounding them, "Pin him down. It appears as though I'm going to have to redo the original brainwashing."

The guards obeyed, although it took more than two of them to pin him down due to his struggles. Memories flashed before his eyes and the last thing he remembers before those horrible golden eyes fixated on him, is calling out a vaguely familiar name.

"LUCILLE!"

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Kayo shook her head wearily, "We need to stop that launch…"

At that moment Brains opened up a case that he had been carrying around with him for a while. John frowned, "Are those-"

Brains nodded, interrupting John's question. "Y-yes. You s-see, we designed t-the air-bases so that all t-three would link up to the s-satellite. If we replace each m-main linking chip w-with one of t-these chips, then I w-would have access t-to the bases and w-we can use them to d-destroy each other. B-but we have to take c-control over all of them, b-because if e-even one is active….then a lot of p-people are going to die."

Scott frowned, "Okay…we'll have to assume that the majority of the people on board those air-bases are working for the Hood...this means that it'll be International Rescue versus the Army. This is going to get messy."

Virgil shook his head, "We can't risk it Scott…"

John then joined in on the conversation, "We have to Virgil…We've known that the army has been keeping secrets from us, using our designs as weapons and all that. The fact that the Hood is involved doesn't surprise me. We've turned a blind eye for years and because of this the Hood has managed to get one step ahead of us!"

Virgil noticed a few tears in John's eyes and winced, "It wasn't your fault what happened to Dad you know…it's the Hood's."

John shook his head, "I gave up looking for him…if I had just continued to search for him then the Hood might not have got to where he is now. We wouldn't be sitting in an underground bunker fearing for our lives!"

Scott shook his head, "It wasn't your fault Johnny…we need to deal with those air-bases Virgil, or a lot of people are going to die!"

Kayo nodded in agreement, "He's right…I'll call Colonel Casey."

Gordon stopped her before she could leave and shook his head, "No…we don't know who we can trust. We have to do this alone."

Sensing that he was outnumbered, Virgil turned to Alan in the hope that his kid brother would be on his side. Alan just shook his head, "They're right…yeah, it's risky but it needs to be done."

Virgil held up right hand in mock surrender, "Alright, alright…I can see that I'm not getting anywhere here…" he glanced at John and Scott, "I'll follow your leads…"