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Two weeks later
Howlett Home ,2030 hrs
Ayden had just finished unpacking from what had become his regular weekend visit with Abe. Outside, the weather had started to change. The days were slightly shorter and light snow had started to fall at night. Ayden was so excited; tomorrow was the class field trip. He had brushed his teeth quickly and went straight to bed. The next morning after getting ready he practically flew downstairs for breakfast.
"Ayden, slow down" Gail chastised when she saw Ayden was practically inhaling his food. Ayden gulped what he had in his mouth and looked at her apologetically. After breakfast Mike dropped the kids off at school. Ayden hurried to assembly hall to get his name marked off with the rest of his class before boarding the bus for the field trip. On the bus ride Ayden was stared at relentlessly by the few parents who were there to chaperone, he ignored them and tried to focus on how much fun he would have today.
SWAT Training Compound, 1000 hrs
"Hey, hurry up guys, those kids will be here any minute" Carter shouted into the locker room.
"Were coming, ahh, damn it" Animal shouted back trying to wrestle his gas mask on, Abe was also having trouble. They managed to get outside just as the bus pulled in. Ayden filled off the bus with the other students, but was forced to the back of the crowd, where he could hear someone talking but couldn't see anything. Ayden slowly started to push his way towards the front so he could see what was going on.
"Get out of the way, fish boy" one of the student scoffed pushing Ayden forward into the dirt. Abe moved forward to help Ayden up.
"Heh heh, that's showing 'em." one father laughed. Ayden took the hand that the officer held out and pulled himself back to his feet.
"Parents like you are why children grow up to be racist" Abe said to the man.
"Who the hell are you to tell me how my kid should treat freaks like that?" the father yelled. Animal watched as the other fathers crowded behind the irritated man. He could tell this was going to end in a fight.
"Well, if you must know" Abe said taking off his mask revealing himself to the stunned students and parents.
"Dad?" Ayden said shocked.
"Oh great, another freak. And this one thinks he can tell us how to raise our kids. Hey guys, what do you think we should do with this fish fillet" The father said getting in Abe's face. Suddenly the man shoved Abe to the ground.
"Yeah, Rick! Show that freak whose boss." one father cheered. Abe started to get up only to be sucker punched back down, Animal growled in warning under his mask. Carter held the other officers back, giving them a look that said not to get involved. Abe tried to get up again, and Rick went for another swing; this time however, Abe caught his fist mid-swing.
"Try that again and I'll be forced to arrest you." Abe said calmly not wanting to stoop to the others level by resorting to violence.
"Tough guy huh? Lets see you try that with us." One father said approaching with a couple others.
"Gentlemen, this is none of your concern" Abe said before being struck again. The group of angry fathers swarmed on Abe. Animal tore off his mask and flew into action. He rushed forward and threw the frenzied men one by one away from his brother. The men cowered back as Animal stood protectively in front of Abe growling and snarling viciously.
"What the fuck?! These freaks are multiplying!" the still angry leader of the men yelled. Before lashing out at Animal and Abe, Animal wrestled the men to the ground.
"You are under arrest for assaulting an officer." he growled cuffing the mans hands behind his back and calling for a squad car to come pick the man up.
"Let me go you freak son of a bitch!" the man yelled. Animal motioned for Alex to hand him a roll of tape from the SWAT command truck, which she did.
"You have the right to remain silent, so shut the fuck up" he said smoothly putting tape across the mans mouth. The father continued to struggle as Animal read him his rights. "You have the right to an attorney, if you cannot afford one on, we will provide you with the dumbest mother fucker on earth." Animal said dropped the man in the squad car. Abe dusted himself off and moved back to the rest of the officers.
"Right. Now, if there are no further interruptions, please allowed me to welcome you the Minnesota special weapons and tactics-training compound. Today you will observe how our officers train, and under close supervision you will be allowed to fire a selection of fire arms used by myself and my team." Carter said in a official tone. Animal returned from handing over the father who had started the fight, he nodded at Carter and stood next to Alex. "Okay then, I believe introductions are in order" Carter said motioning for the others to reveal themselves. The other officers removed their masks. "This is officer Blake West," Carter announced as Blake stood forward. "Officer Scott Greenlaw," Scott also stood forward. "and Officer Alexia Sota"
"Call me Alex" she said stepping forward "And these two gentlemen are Abraham and Thomas Sapien. As you probably all noticed, Abraham is Ayden's father. Oh and this is Doctor Grace Moore our team doctor. Now that we have all been introduced, we can start the tour. Any questions?"
"Yeah, I got one. Can I get outta this?" asked Animal, wanting rid of his heavy equipment. Carter chuckled.
"Yes, I think it would be best if you were all in your training clothes." All the officers filed inside to put their gear away. "Now, any more questions?" Carter asked.
"When do we get to use the guns?" one boy asked. "Later" was the reply. Abe, Animal and the rest of the officers exited the locker room building and stood beside Carter once again. "Okay, let's get started." The students listened to Carter as they followed the officers around the compound.
"So, your dad's a cop?" a voice asked, drawing Ayden's attention from what was being said. He turned around to see who was talking to him. To his surprise it was Marie who had spoken.
"Uh yeah, he is. I mean I knew he was a cop, but I didn't know he was SWAT." Ayden replied as they slowed and fell behind the rest of the group.
"Strange, he doesn't seem like the type."
"What do you mean?" Ayden asked.
"Relax. I mean your dad doesn't seem as dangerous as the other, especially the guy with the ears. He's crazy." Ayden chuckled.
"Yeah, Uncle Thomas is a little wild, but he's a good guy."
"Wait, he's your uncle? How is that possible?"
"Well, it's kind of a long story."
"It's kind of a large compound." Marie replied flirting a little.
"Okay, okay." The two trailed along behind the group, Marie listening intently as Ayden told her how the unusual family came to be.
"Wow, so are you like some sort of super solider too?"
"No, no, no. Well not exactly. Yes, I look different and I can breathe underwater, but Grace says that because mum was human, my DNA is more human, too."
"You can breathe underwater? That's so cool."
"Yeah, we should go swimming together when it gets warmer so I can show you."
"Hmm, just might take you up on that offer when it warms up." Marie stated, smiling seductively. Ayden felt his face heat up and had to stuff his hands in his pockets to hide how excited her flirting was making him.
"Ayden, Marie, try and keep up with the rest of the class" Mrs Stiner called. Ayden and Marie hurried to catch up with the class as Carter stood in front of the students.
"Okay guys and girls, were going to break for lunch and then well begin to show you some of our training displays." Ayden and Marie followed the others into the cafeteria. They lined up together to get their food, then found a table and sat to eat. The fact that Ayden was sitting and talking with a girl did not go unnoticed by his father or his uncle. "Guppy seems to be doing pretty good over there." Animal said sitting across from Abe with his lunch tray piled high.
"Yes, he is isn't he? I just hope she's not toying with him" Abe said. Animal nodded in agreement, his mouth already full.
"So what are we talking about?" Alex asked sitting beside Animal who immediately slowed down eating.
"Wow, how'd you get him to do that? Grace asked taking a seat beside Abe.
"Get him to do what?" Alex replied.
"How'd you get him to slow down? He usually has cleaned his tray and gone back for seconds by now." Grace said holding back a laugh at the glare Animal sent her. "So Thomas, Carter informed me that you and Alex will me demonstrating the hand to hand techniques" Grace said. Animal got a wicked looking smirk at the news.
"Hey, cut it out" Alex snapped and hit Animal on the arm, when she felt a tail slithering up her leg. Animal just smirked again. After lunch Carter had the students and his team gather outside the cafeteria.
"Now, if everyone would please follow us, we will begin the displays." he said. Carter led the students to a large open driver training area.
"First, officers Sapien will demonstrate pursuit driving." Carter said as Abe climbed into the police cruiser. Animal jumped into the other car. They started their engines and Animal took off in a cloud of smoke and screeching tires. Abe's squad car whopped its siren and gave chase. The students watched in fascination as the two brothers raced around the track, Animal drifting wildly in and out of corners with Abe right behind him. Carter gave the order to end the chase. Abe moved his car into position and hit the corner of the other car in a classic pit move, sending his brother spinning out of control ending the demonstration. Carter then led the students to the Gym where some safety mats had been laid out on the floor.
"Now Officers Sapien and Sota will demonstrate some hand to hand combat." Animal and Alex too their places on the mats.
"Right, now most suspects attack from behind so…" Alex signaled Animal that she was ready. Animal approached from behind and grabbed Alex, holding her against him. Alex knew he could easily over power her, but Animal let her flip him over her shoulder. They did this technique several times, each time Animal held Alex against himself he had to fight his instincts.
Once the students had moved on to the next display, Alex challenged him to a match which involved him fighting back. They started the same as before with Animal grabbing Alex from behind. However when she flipped him over her shoulder, Animal grabbed her with his tail and pulled her to the ground. They wrestled, both fighting for dominance, until Animal pinned Alex to the mat. She struggled against him, which had Animal's already worked-up instincts screaming at him. Animal growled and put a little bit more weight on Alex; only then did she think something was wrong and with no one else in the room she knew she would have to snap him out of it before he lost all control.
"Thomas, Thomas! That's enough, you won." She said trying to push him off. Animal let out a very aroused growl as he pressed himself further against her. Alex became terrified when Animal lower his head and purred into her ear. Suddenly she realized that the emergency beeper was across the room in her bag. Thinking quickly she did the only thing she could, she brought her knee up quickly. Animal howled in pain and crumpled on top of her, as her knee collided with a very sensitive area. Acting fast, Alex pushed Animal off her and scrambled to get the beeper. She just managed to get hold of it as Animal grabbed her, he pulled her back to him and flipped her over. Alex hit the button on her beeper and quickly moved away terrified as Animal collapsed to the floor howling and whimpering in pain. Alex stood up and looked down to realize she was still holding down the button on the beeper. Quickly she released it, Animal slumped down on his side and groaned in pain, cautiously Alex approached him.
"Are you okay?" she asked, staying out of reach. Animal groaned and slowly rolled over to look at her only when he smelled the waves of fear from her did he realize what happened.
"Oh God, I didn't hurt you did I?" he said getting up on his elbows.
"No, you didn't. But you came close."
"I'm am so sorry, I tried, I really did."
"Thankfully Grace gave me this." she said clicking the beeper once.
"Ahh, don't! That hurts!" animal cried, holding his ears
"I think we need to be more careful when it comes to your instincts."
"Grace wants to do some special training to help me control myself." he said, getting to his feet.
"We better catch up with the others" Alex said walking to the door, Animal following close behind.
the rest of the field trip will be in the next chapter,