"Well, kiddo," he started, falling back on calling Lucas by his nickname, "something's happening
Chapter 5
SeaQuest
Ever since leaving Mary's house in Savannah, Bridger could not get her words out of his head:
"Yes, I found a foster family for him, the Barclays', Jean used to be a social worker but switched when she married. She has a great home, all her kids have graduated from high school and most have gone onto college or having fulfilling jobs and lives."
Bridger knew something was wrong. "So when can we see him, where is he?"
Mary hesitated. "I don't know where Jean and Tom live…they moved 2 years ago, because of Jean's ex. Jean said she was only keeping the 6 kids she had then and no more, so she officially adopted them and disappeared. Every once in a while she comes and visits the hospital. She came the day Lucas woke up and when we asked her to help us, she said yes and since she was not going to adopt him she said she was going to call once a month to check on any progress in finding his family. She called 2 days ago."
"So you are not going to hear from her for another month! This cannot wait, we have to find him!" Exclaimed Bridger.
"I'm sorry, I still have the recording she sent, do you want to watch it?"
Bridger nodded yes and watched as Jean Barclay appeared, she gave all the pleasantries and so on. Then she started talking about Luke, as she called him, and how he was in school and was very advanced in math. She talked about his injuries and how his ankle bothered him only when it was going to rain and on and on. At one point the rest of the family got home from school, they all said hello to Mary and last Lucas…Luke came on and said hello and thanked her. Bridger was so happy to see him he misted up. Last, Jean mentioned that Luke loved to visit the ocean and would sit there for hours. It definitely sounded like Lucas and maybe the ocean was helping to re-jog his memory, Bridger could only hope.
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Bridger shook his head free of the flashback, then continued his search of Barclays'. Obviously Barclays' were very popular in the south. Bridger had ordered the entire crew to search for Barclays' and high schools along the coastline, it had been a week and nothing had turned up, but Bridger was keeping his hope up. He hoped that if they couldn't find him neither could the people who caused this whole incident to happen. Hope it was all he had left.
Bridger laid his tired head on his hands and fell asleep, wishing for no nightmare to plague him like they did to Lucas.
"Captain, Captain, we have a hit?" Came O'Neill's overexcited voice over the comm.
Bridger jerked up. "What is it, Lieutenant?"
"We found a math teacher from Goshen High School, who is asking other schools for help with a new student. The new student has exceeded even advanced calculus, sounds like Lucas?" He read happily.
"Patch me through to Goshen High."
"Yes sir!" Came O'Neill's reply.
Within minutes a very nervous balding principal came on the screen.
"Ah, Captain what can I do for SeaQuest?" Asked the man nervously.
"Do you know a Luke, a new foster child staying with the Barclays'?"
"Yes, yes I do." He said surprised.
"I need the address to the Barclays' immediately."
"Why is SeaQuest interested in Luke Smith, he is a 10th grader?" Said the principal confused.
"He's much more than that, please the address, or should I call Admiral Noyce?" Bridger said impatiently.
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