Lizzie Lionheart- Glad you liked the Lyle/Will chapter, I thought that it was a good way to bring Lyle...er...Bobby back into the story. And I think I can have Bobby break some of Cody's bones. I just have to bring Bobby back again.
And yes Alex does still ware clothes from the boys department. As for Bobby getting out of prison that'd be a no. Not even for Chris's wedding. Now may be in a future fic for on of his own kids weddings or something like that. Eh I have to think about it a bit more.
As for Kaine not being Peter I'm not going to say yes or no to that one. But in reference to Pete learning that because of Will's past, Ford kept the boys hidden, Pete found out because he over heard Will, Morgan and Jarod talking. Not because his inner sense told him.
CHAPTER 34
GROWING UP
November 21, 2010
5:10pm
Blue Cove, Delaware
Jamieson Manor
"Where were you?" Jamie asked arms crossed across her chest, as Will entered the manor a paper bag in the crook of his arm. Will opened his mouth to reply. "And don't lie to me William or I'll have Keegan not only peek into your mind but I'll have him fling you against the wall again as well," Jamie threatened.
Will swallowed. He knew that Jamie would be upset, but he hadn't been banking on her being furious.
"I went to see Bobby," Will said as he walked into the kitchen, Jamie hot on his heels.
"After I told you not to go," Jamie said cooly.
'Oh, is she pissed,' Will thought. "Actually you told me not to go see Cody. And I didn't."
"You knew what I meant," Jamie said glaring at Will as he put away groceries.
"Yes I did, but I need answers. Answers about Keegan. Bobby was the only person I knew who could offer them to me," Will said sighing, as he placed a dozen eggs in the fridge.
"Did you get them?" Jamie questioned, her tone softer upon understanding why Will had gone to see Bobby. But that didn't mean she still wasn't somewhat angry.
"Yes, but with them I received more questions," Will said.
"Like what?" Jamie asked.
"Like why Keegan is able to do the things he can. According to Bobby the reason that I'm a pyrokinetic, Amy's a telekinetic, Mike and Maddie are psychics, etcetera, etcetera is because of our lack of junk DNA. Well Markus had junk DNA, a great deal of it. More so than most people. Which could mean that the reason that he died was because someone screwed up when engineering his genetics. But that doesn't explain Mike and Maddie's lack of junk DNA. Mike and Markus were genetically identical," Will said.
"Were they?" Greg asked entering the kitchen, and hopping up on the counter. Will shot Greg a look and Greg slid of the kitchen counter and on to a stool.
"What do you mean Greg?" Jamie asked.
"Genetic engineering a human is difficult now. Granted the Centre had the top scientist in the world but still what they were capable of nineteen, twenty years ago only made genetic engineering a little easier than it was ten years ago," Greg said.
"I still don't get it," Jamie admitted.
"Let's look at it this way. Chris is Uncle Jarod's clone. Do you have any idea how many attempts they made to create Chris until they perfected the cloning technique? Hundreds. Well unlike with Chris, the Centre only had two trials when it came to creating Aaron, Andros and Alex. One guess as to who they were," Greg said.
"You and Jerry, and Mike and Markus." Will said understanding dawning upon his face.
"Yup," Greg replied. "My guess is that they used a bit of cloning to create us. But it didn't come out right because they tried to alter our genes to give us our powers. That's why Jerry has an inner sense and Lissa I don't. That's why Markus had so much junk DNA and Mike and Maddie don't. We were the trials for creating Aaron and Andros. The Centre couldn't screw up with Air and Andy because they were the ultimate children from a pairing. The children of the Centre's top pretender and a pretender with an inner sense," Greg explained.
"But what about Alex, Lissa, and Maddie. How do they fit into all of this?" Jamie asked.
"Three sets of triplets. With each wet there were three embryo's, all genetically identical save for one thing. One of them has an extra X-chromosome. You see the sex of an embryo is determined at the time of fertilization. So the Centre made sure that one of the three eggs was fertilized with a 'female' sperm," Will answered.
"So you two are saying that out of the three sets of triplets only Aaron, Alex, and Andros turned out right." Jamie said
"Well maybe not "right"," Greg grinned making air quotations.
"Hey lay of my brothers and sister," Will said tossing a dish cloth at Greg.
"Dude your baby sister is psychotic. Do you know how many time she has threaten to set someone on fire?" Greg asked.
"Yes but how many time has she actually done it?" Will retorted.
"In the past year? Well lets see there was that time Jake..." Greg began.
"Jamie what was your question again?" Will asked cutting Greg off.
"Are Air, Andy and Alex, the only set of triplets who turned out 'right'?" Jamie repeated.
"As far as we know Air, Andy, and Alex are exactly what the Centre was going for. But hell as far as the Centre knew Greg, Jeremiah, and Lissa was what they were going for. They never learned that Jeremiah developed an inner sense and Greg and Lissa didn't. They knew that Lissa, and the rest of the girls wouldn't be exactly the same as their brothers. But they still hoped that the boys would be identical."
"My head hurts," Jamie said. "Unlike you two I was never placed on any project that even dealt remotely with genetic engineering, most of what I did involved designing machines. But how come you all don't think that Keegan isn't Mike's...you know?"
"Mike, Maddie said he's not," Greg stated.
"And it's just that simple?" Jamie asked.
"Look, take it from me. Keegan came from Markus. I have it on the highest authority," Greg said and his eyes went wide. Will approached his cousin.
"What do you know Gregory?" Will asked.
"I've been sworn to secrecy," Greg said bitting his bottom lip.
"By who?" Will asked.
"No one who worked on Shadow," Greg replied meekly.
"What about someone working on deciphering Shadow's files?" Will questioned.
"I can't tell you," Greg said guilty.
"Who in this house got a new power Gregory?"
"Will please. It doesn't matter okay. They have it under control and they aren't endangering anyone. Let's just leave it at that. You don't need to worry," Greg said.
"Okay," Will replied. "But I'm going to need to find out eventually."
"I'll make sure they tell you. But right now they want for everything to settle down a bit."
"Alright I can work with that," Will said.
"Good," Greg replied. "So um, in other news I heard you went to see Bobby," Greg stated looking down at the tile floor.
"I told him that you all were good," Will said answering Greg's silent question. "And he asked first."
"Good," Greg repeated softly. "So, do you need any help?"
"No I'm fine," Will said.
"Kay then, I'll be upstairs helping the others," Greg said as he got off the stool leaving Jamie and Will alone.
"One would think that after six years things wouldn't be so tense between Bobby, Greg Lissa and Jer," Jamie commented handing Will a bag of flour.
"I think that Greg and Lissa have forgiven Bobby much more than Jerry has. And they want to forge a stronger relationship with him. But it's hard for them for several reasons, Jerry can't forgive Bobby for killing his birth mother, nor can he forgive Bobby for what he did to Alex. Bobby never really hurt Lissa or Greg, so it's easier for the two of them to let go of the past."
"But then there is also the fact that Lissa and Greg don't want to offend Uncle Sam and Aunt Jen by trying to forge a stronger relationship with Bobby. Sam and Jen have loved those three kids for as far back as I can remember," Will said.
"Which kids?" Jarod asked entering the kitchen.
"The set of triplets that don't belong to you and Mom," Will replied.
"How did your visit with Lyle go?" Jarod asked his son. It had been over ten years since Kyle had been killed at the hands of Bobby, but Jarod -not even for Jeremiah, Greg and Melissa- could call Bobby anything other than Lyle.
"I learned a few things about Keegan from Bobby. I also tried to get a few things out of Keegan's trainer but after I broke his wrist he wasn't much for talking.
"You did what?" Jamie growled.
"Don't even start okay. He had it coming. After what he did to Jason, Jack and Pete -and god knows what he did to Keegan- that sonofabitch is lucky I didn't out right kill him," Will told Jaime.
"Will calm down you're eyes are red," Jarod told his son. Will took a few deep breaths to calm himself. Jamie stared at her boyfriend.
"What?" Will asked her.
"Don't kill him," Jamie said. "If you do you're no better than the rest of them."
"She's right Will," Jarod said.
"He still needs to pay for what he did to the boys," Will said.
"And he will. They all will. But we have to let the court system deal with them," Jarod told Will.
"The court system doesn't always prevail Dad and you know that better than anyone," Will protested.
"We have to give it a try first William," Jarod replied.
"Fine but I want to try the case."
"No," Jarod said simply.
"What why not?" Will asked.
"Um lets see. For one you are not a district attorney. Two no judge would allow it even if you were a district attorney for the state. You are connected to the case," Jarod answered.
"I could pretend," Will said.
"Yes but the defense would know who you are. Will I know how much you want to make this up to your brothers, but you must think rationally. You can't try the case."
"I know," Will sighed.
"And you need to stop fearing that they boy's are going to be taken again," Jamie said softly. Will looked at her in shock.
"I-I never said," Will stuttered.
"I've known you for a long time William. You didn't have to say it for me to know," Jamie said smiling gently. "You have to stop being afraid Will." Will looked down at his feat
"Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering," Will mumbled. He then looked back at Jamie grinning.
"God I'm dating a dork. You're a genius William, try reading something other than Star Wars novels," Jamie said and left the room.
"Yes dear," Will called after her.
"You love her," Jarod stated.
"Madly," Will agreed.
"I'll talk to your mother about the ring," Jarod sighed
"Dad I just gave Jamie a promise ring," Will said and Jarod sighed again, but this time it was a sigh of relief. Will chuckled. "I really had you and Mom scared huh? Why?"
"It's not that your mother and I aren't aware that you and Alley are nineteen and on your way to being twenty. It's just that..."
"You and Mom don't want to be aware that Alley and I are nineteen and on our way to being twenty," Will finished.
"Exactly," Jarod replied. "Your Mom and I missed so much of your and Alley's childhood, that we just want for the two of you to remain children for a bit longer."
"Dad we'll always be your kids," Will said.
"I know," Jarod said. "I'm just not ready for you all to start the next step of your lives. Just because my kids are growing up doesn't mean I have to like it."
"That's understandable," Will stated. "But you need to get ready soon Dad, 'cause Jeff is about ready to propose to Alley."
Will grinned cheekily at his father's dumbstruck expression, clapped him on the back and walked out of the kitchen.
Up Next: The boy's get their party, and Jason and Jack get a special gift from their Uncle Sam. Meanwhile Keegan starts to find his place in his new family.
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