I had no sooner collapsed back into my chair when Tai and Drago both came back into the room. I was worried they'd turn on me when they noticed that not only were the human's now under my power...but Conner was too. I hoped they'd trust my instincts on this one.

Drago stopped suddenly when he noticed that the three boys were not acting right. I assumed he expected them to acknowledge him when Tai and he both entered the room. Drago's ears lowered and a growl formed in his throat. He turned to me and I knew he was infuriated with me.

"I thought you were going to free everyone...you have made even more slaves...you are just as bad as Conner was..."

Drago started walking towards me.

"No...you are WORSE than Conner...I trusted you...When were you going to make me a slave again? While I slept? Were you going to have Tai turn me...my brother? I know you love him most...he'd certainly be changed..."

I slowly backed away as I didn't want to hurt Drago. I knew he couldn't take me...I'd already put him down when under Conner's control once. As I backed away, Conner stepped in front of me to protect me.

"Drago...do not attack my Master. He did not do this. The human's made me a slave when they willingly became slaves to the Master. He didn't want me or the human's to obey him, but he didn't have a choice."

Carson also stepped in front of me. "Sean and I both gave our minds and bodies to the Master willingly. Do not harm the Master or I will be forced to detain and enslave you as well."

Sean also stepped in to protect me.

"Boys...I do not need you to protect me. I could take him if I wanted to. However, I love Drago like my own brother...I do not wish him harmed. Stand down."

The three boys turned to me and nodded. Within seconds they moved to the side and left me looking directly at my wolfen brother.

"Drago...I am not the enemy here. I want everyone to be free, but it isn't exactly easy right now. Carson was given the serum just like you and Tai...he chose this life on his own. Then Sean willingly joined his brother when asked. I swear I had no intentions of this happening."

Drago turned away from me and sighed. "Tai...lets get out of here. He is a liar. He'll enslave us too...I just know it!"

Tai shook his head. "I am sorry Drago...but...I...I cannot leave my brother behind...I can't...even if I wanted too...something inside me...something makes me trust he won't hurt me...or you."

Drago's eyes bulged. "He's gotten to you too! You are all crazy!" Drago ran out of the room and opened the chamber that held Fang.

Fang fell out of the chamber and Drago grabbed him.

"I'll save at least one person here! I know exactly what you were going to do with Fang! I can't let you make him into a slave!"

Fang mumbled something unintelligible.

"Don't worry Fang I'm going to take you away from here!"

I ordered Sean and Carson to block the door. Fang was not fully healed and would suffer if forced out into the forrest. Winter was only a few weeks away.

"Drago...please reconsider what you are doing. Fang has done nothing to deserve the fate you will be giving him in the elements. He isn't even fully healed...I'm sure you can see that."

Drago grunted. "He isn't going to fully heal here...he needs to be in the woods...he needs something other than this technology all around him. You just want another mindless slave that loves you unconditionally."

"No...I don't want another slave Drago. I want him to heal the right way so we can try and save him. You know he has a tramatic brain injury...the only thing that has worked so far has been enslaving him. That was only going to be a last resort."

Drago let his guard down and Carson leapt at him...with a syringe of the liquid in his hand.

SHIT SHIT SHIT

"Carson...NO!" I screamed and jumped to push Drago out of the way...when I did...

I took the syringe in the arm.

Dear god...no

"Carson...what...what did you...do?"

I felt the change begining...I was losing my will to be free...I felt the yearning to obey returning. I wanted nothing...except a Master to obey.

No. I was the leader of the Mobians. I had to fight it. I couldn't let them all down.

I fell to my knees. My friends all surrounded me.

"Elias? Are you ok?" Tai said.

My brother...had to fight it for...brother.

"T-trying...to...fight it..." I managed.

I closed my eyes tight...tried hard to push the nano's from my mind. I didn't want the cure...it would make me forget...I had to do this.

Conner bent down beside me. "Fight it Master! We need you!"

I knew Conner had no clue he was the one I was imprinted on, but his voice told me to fight it...and it helped...the Master wanted me to fight it...so I'd try my best.

Shit...I was calling him Master already again...

"M-Master...keep...commanding me to fight it...please...save me..." I said in a whimper.

Conner put his hand on my shoulder and kept telling me to fight the control...little by little I felt my mind coming back to me...after a few minutes Conner was no longer my Master and I was free...

Had Conner not commanded me to disobey...I'd have been a mindless slave yet again...

I hugged Conner. "Thank you...you saved me."

"Master! I am not worthy to be hugged by you! I'm a worthless slave."

"Trust me Conner, you certainly aren't worthless."

I stood back up and noticed Drago was watching my every move...he was still holding the barely functioning Fang in his arms.

"You...you kept him from taking my mind...why?" Drago said.

"Because I am trying to free everyone...I've already told you I wasn't the bad guy here...you should have known that by now."

"I just don't want to lose myself again. I'd never fight it like you just did...I'd have to have the serum...and it takes away all memory from the time you were under control...I have forgotten so much...our friendship and brotherhood occured during my control...yet...I can't remember. I want to remember so bad."

"Well...put Fang back in the chamber and we can make new memories together and those old ones won't matter anymore."

"Not...chamber..." Fang whimpered. "Not...chamber..."

Drago frowned. "Elias...what are we going to do?"

I didn't know anymore. Fang obviously had some of his former self still floating around in that injured brain. I wasn't a surgeon...none of us were. The only thing I could think of doing was leaving him this way and seeing what happened from here on out.

"Drago, you can take care of him. Perhaps you can help him recover, but if it doesn't work, we are going to be forced to use the serum on him...we need all the help we can get and he isn't any use to us in this form."

Drago helped his wolfen brother up and nodded at me in approval.

"I...I'll try to help him. Fang, we are going back to the barracks...can you walk?"

Fang nodded. "Fang...walk..."

I watched the two boys walk out of the labratory and then turned back to the others and sighed.

"Thank you for all for defending me." I said with a smile.

Then I looked over to Carson, who was obviously ashamed of hurting his Master.

"Carson, next time wait for a command before you jump in like that. You almost turned me back into a slave...how would I have been able to command you if that happened."

Carson had tears in his eyes as he turned away. "I...I am sorry...I just wanted to help you. I thought Drago would love you more if he were a slave...like us."

"I am set on slaves thanks." I said. "I am glad that Drago is going to try and reach Fang...if he can do it...that is one less slave..."

"I'm just glad I stood by you Brother...It is obvious you want to help everyone. Drago was just being headstrong. You are by far the only one that can save Mobius."

Tai was right. I was the only one that could save Mobius.

The question was...

how?