Ouroboros Part 4: Genesis by JayVitolo
Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to the Pretender. I'm just writing for
closure.
Willie is leading Lyle through the hallways of the Centre and to the elevator. As the doors open, Willie turns to Lyle to fill him in on what happened.
"Jarod and Miss Parker tried to sneak in through the ventilation shafts in hopes we wouldn't find them. They are being held on SL-27." The taller black man looks at his superior and cracks a smile.
Lyle looks up at him and grains ear to ear. "It's a good thing you found them. Arube doesn't seem to happy right now; I hope you realize that I'll be taking credit."
Willie looks at the buttons of the elevator as Lyle walks into the doors. The doors shut as the two head down to SL-27, making little to no conversation or eye contact. As the doors open, Lyle leaves first prompting Willie to crack a dubious smile. As the pair walks down the hallway, Willie stands on the left side of Lyle as they walk with a purpose.
"They are over here. We had to cut the lights so they calmed down. Miss Parker was throwing a fit." Willie opens the door as Lyle walks in. Willie turns the light on to show Lyle that nobody is in the room, causing Lyle to spin around quickly.
"What the hell are you doing?" Lyle tries to keep the door open but with little success.
"Following orders." Willie grins as the door slams in Lyle's face. Lyle starts to kick at the door as Willie laughs.
"This is mutiny. You get me out of here, you son of a bitch. Who the hell gave you this order?" Lyle is grabbing the bars trying to reach for Willie's tie. Willie backs away as a figure walks out from the shadows by the far wall.
"Me." The sounds of squeaking wheels are heard, as Mr. Raines looks Lyle dead in the eyes. Lyle backs away from the door with a look of pure terror on his face. His hands are over his head as he stands in the middle of the room.
Lyle swallows hard before saying anything. "But, but I shot you. And I t, told Willie to take you to the Renewal Wing. How? How?"
"Willie has been my sweeper since the before you showed up. Next time you order somebody to be renewed, make sure he doesn't know the sweeper," wheezes the older man.
Willie walks up behind Raines and places his hands on Raines' shoulders. Raines doesn't break his view of Lyle and takes a deep breathe.
"You'll be here for a while. At least until Arube shows up." Raines grins as he adjusts the oxygen tubes. He brings his gun up to his face before pulling the clip out. As he checks the clip, he looks back up at Lyle. "If you leave, it will be by my hands. Son."
Sydney rushes into his office and is closely followed by Broots, who shuts the doors as quietly as possible. As Broots is looking through the windows to make sure nobody come in, Sydney grabs his phone and starts to dial a number. After waiting a good two minutes for an answer, he slams the phone back into its cradle.
"Damn." Broots looks alarmed at Sydney's outburst.
"W, what? Couldn't you get him?" Sydney's hand is holding up his head before he looks at Broots. Broots swallows hard as he has a look of defeat on his face.
"No. They must already be here. The question is where." Sydney looks around the room in a start of panic and confusion.
Broots goes to sit in a chair by the door, but quickly darts back to his feet. He looks down at the chair before Sydney walks over behind him. Broots hold the object into the light so they both can see it, a clown Pez dispenser. Sydney and Broots both smile as they know what this means.
"Miss me?" The pair turns around to see Jarod sitting in Sydney's chair with his boots on the desk. There is a smile on Jarod's face as Sydney and Broots rush over to him.
"My God, it's good to see you again Jarod." Sydney reaches over the desk as Jarod is standing. Jarod and his guardian both embrace as a sign of an old friendship and trust.
"Don't forget to mention me, Wonder Boy." Miss Parker steps out of the shadows in the opposite corner as Sydney and Broots look over their shoulders.
Broots' face beams with life as he runs over to Miss Parker and quickly grabs her in a hug. Sydney chuckles as Jarod smiles at the sour look on Parker's face. She finally pushes Broots off her as she can't help but crack a smile.
"You do that again and I'll shoot your knees out." Miss Parker tries to look threatening but fails.
Broots nods his head as he back away fixing his shirt. He looks over to Sydney and Jarod before clearing his throat. "What are we going to do now?"
Jarod looks at the floor and then over at Miss Parker before he speaks. "It's time to end this once and for all. The Centre's time is running out and I'm going to make sure nobody else has to suffer like I do."
Broots and Sydney look at each other and then at Miss Parker. She is leaning against a wall to keep herself from falling over. She looks over at Jarod with a look of panic. "Do you know what you are saying? You want me to ends my family's legacy? Poof. Just make it vanish? Like it never existed?"
Jarod walks over to her and helps he sit down in a chair as Broots and Sydney stand in front of them. Jarod kneels next to her and takes her hand in his. He looks her dead in the eyes before he continues.
"This place has taken my life from me. Everybody deserves to know who they are and where they came from. This," he looks around at the walls of the office, "hell-hole has denied me that basic part of life."
Miss Parker looks around at the men surrounding her when she realizes what Jarod is saying. "Jarod is right. This place has cost us all something. Sydney, you lost your brother, Jacob. Broots, you almost died and came close to losing your daughter. Jarod lost his brother, Kyle and has yet to see his mother."
Broots finishes Parker's thoughts without concern as he looks at the floor. "And you Miss Parker, you lost your mother and lived a lie for your whole life."
Miss Parker's eyes start to tear up as Jarod holds her close. She instinctively holds onto his shoulder as he looks up to Sydney and Broots. His face contorts to a look of anger. He starts Sydney dead in the eyes.
"We have to stop this from happening again. You know it is only a matter of time until the pretender program is started again. Let's end this now." Jarod holds Miss Parker closer to him as Sydney runs his had through his hair.
"What will we do?" Sydney looks Jarod in his eyes as Jarod and Miss Parker stand.
"I'll call you when I have everything worked out. Right now you are to act like we were never here. If Raines or Lyle knew we have been talking with you two, it's a one way ticket to the Renewal Wing." Jarod and Parker go to leave through the doors as Sydney and Broots look at each other.
Broots swallows as he realizes something. "You know, that was too easy. They just walked in here, we talked, and now they just leave. Nothing is even that easy here."
Sydney clears his throat as he sits in his chair. "My thoughts exactly." He looks up at the door as he adjusts his tie. "Only thing to do now is wait for Jarod's signal and make everybody else perceive nothing happened."
In the Centre control room, Dr. William Raines lets out a raspy laugh. He turns away from a monitor as he begins to wheel his Oxygen tank towards a gun case. "Go ahead and act like nothing happened, I've seen more than you wanted." He turns to Willie who was standing behind him. "So Sydney and Broots were the ones feeding Jarod information. Deal with them how you see fit." Raines looks back at he monitor as Willie leaves the control room. "What have you got planned Jarod?"
Willie is leading Lyle through the hallways of the Centre and to the elevator. As the doors open, Willie turns to Lyle to fill him in on what happened.
"Jarod and Miss Parker tried to sneak in through the ventilation shafts in hopes we wouldn't find them. They are being held on SL-27." The taller black man looks at his superior and cracks a smile.
Lyle looks up at him and grains ear to ear. "It's a good thing you found them. Arube doesn't seem to happy right now; I hope you realize that I'll be taking credit."
Willie looks at the buttons of the elevator as Lyle walks into the doors. The doors shut as the two head down to SL-27, making little to no conversation or eye contact. As the doors open, Lyle leaves first prompting Willie to crack a dubious smile. As the pair walks down the hallway, Willie stands on the left side of Lyle as they walk with a purpose.
"They are over here. We had to cut the lights so they calmed down. Miss Parker was throwing a fit." Willie opens the door as Lyle walks in. Willie turns the light on to show Lyle that nobody is in the room, causing Lyle to spin around quickly.
"What the hell are you doing?" Lyle tries to keep the door open but with little success.
"Following orders." Willie grins as the door slams in Lyle's face. Lyle starts to kick at the door as Willie laughs.
"This is mutiny. You get me out of here, you son of a bitch. Who the hell gave you this order?" Lyle is grabbing the bars trying to reach for Willie's tie. Willie backs away as a figure walks out from the shadows by the far wall.
"Me." The sounds of squeaking wheels are heard, as Mr. Raines looks Lyle dead in the eyes. Lyle backs away from the door with a look of pure terror on his face. His hands are over his head as he stands in the middle of the room.
Lyle swallows hard before saying anything. "But, but I shot you. And I t, told Willie to take you to the Renewal Wing. How? How?"
"Willie has been my sweeper since the before you showed up. Next time you order somebody to be renewed, make sure he doesn't know the sweeper," wheezes the older man.
Willie walks up behind Raines and places his hands on Raines' shoulders. Raines doesn't break his view of Lyle and takes a deep breathe.
"You'll be here for a while. At least until Arube shows up." Raines grins as he adjusts the oxygen tubes. He brings his gun up to his face before pulling the clip out. As he checks the clip, he looks back up at Lyle. "If you leave, it will be by my hands. Son."
Sydney rushes into his office and is closely followed by Broots, who shuts the doors as quietly as possible. As Broots is looking through the windows to make sure nobody come in, Sydney grabs his phone and starts to dial a number. After waiting a good two minutes for an answer, he slams the phone back into its cradle.
"Damn." Broots looks alarmed at Sydney's outburst.
"W, what? Couldn't you get him?" Sydney's hand is holding up his head before he looks at Broots. Broots swallows hard as he has a look of defeat on his face.
"No. They must already be here. The question is where." Sydney looks around the room in a start of panic and confusion.
Broots goes to sit in a chair by the door, but quickly darts back to his feet. He looks down at the chair before Sydney walks over behind him. Broots hold the object into the light so they both can see it, a clown Pez dispenser. Sydney and Broots both smile as they know what this means.
"Miss me?" The pair turns around to see Jarod sitting in Sydney's chair with his boots on the desk. There is a smile on Jarod's face as Sydney and Broots rush over to him.
"My God, it's good to see you again Jarod." Sydney reaches over the desk as Jarod is standing. Jarod and his guardian both embrace as a sign of an old friendship and trust.
"Don't forget to mention me, Wonder Boy." Miss Parker steps out of the shadows in the opposite corner as Sydney and Broots look over their shoulders.
Broots' face beams with life as he runs over to Miss Parker and quickly grabs her in a hug. Sydney chuckles as Jarod smiles at the sour look on Parker's face. She finally pushes Broots off her as she can't help but crack a smile.
"You do that again and I'll shoot your knees out." Miss Parker tries to look threatening but fails.
Broots nods his head as he back away fixing his shirt. He looks over to Sydney and Jarod before clearing his throat. "What are we going to do now?"
Jarod looks at the floor and then over at Miss Parker before he speaks. "It's time to end this once and for all. The Centre's time is running out and I'm going to make sure nobody else has to suffer like I do."
Broots and Sydney look at each other and then at Miss Parker. She is leaning against a wall to keep herself from falling over. She looks over at Jarod with a look of panic. "Do you know what you are saying? You want me to ends my family's legacy? Poof. Just make it vanish? Like it never existed?"
Jarod walks over to her and helps he sit down in a chair as Broots and Sydney stand in front of them. Jarod kneels next to her and takes her hand in his. He looks her dead in the eyes before he continues.
"This place has taken my life from me. Everybody deserves to know who they are and where they came from. This," he looks around at the walls of the office, "hell-hole has denied me that basic part of life."
Miss Parker looks around at the men surrounding her when she realizes what Jarod is saying. "Jarod is right. This place has cost us all something. Sydney, you lost your brother, Jacob. Broots, you almost died and came close to losing your daughter. Jarod lost his brother, Kyle and has yet to see his mother."
Broots finishes Parker's thoughts without concern as he looks at the floor. "And you Miss Parker, you lost your mother and lived a lie for your whole life."
Miss Parker's eyes start to tear up as Jarod holds her close. She instinctively holds onto his shoulder as he looks up to Sydney and Broots. His face contorts to a look of anger. He starts Sydney dead in the eyes.
"We have to stop this from happening again. You know it is only a matter of time until the pretender program is started again. Let's end this now." Jarod holds Miss Parker closer to him as Sydney runs his had through his hair.
"What will we do?" Sydney looks Jarod in his eyes as Jarod and Miss Parker stand.
"I'll call you when I have everything worked out. Right now you are to act like we were never here. If Raines or Lyle knew we have been talking with you two, it's a one way ticket to the Renewal Wing." Jarod and Parker go to leave through the doors as Sydney and Broots look at each other.
Broots swallows as he realizes something. "You know, that was too easy. They just walked in here, we talked, and now they just leave. Nothing is even that easy here."
Sydney clears his throat as he sits in his chair. "My thoughts exactly." He looks up at the door as he adjusts his tie. "Only thing to do now is wait for Jarod's signal and make everybody else perceive nothing happened."
In the Centre control room, Dr. William Raines lets out a raspy laugh. He turns away from a monitor as he begins to wheel his Oxygen tank towards a gun case. "Go ahead and act like nothing happened, I've seen more than you wanted." He turns to Willie who was standing behind him. "So Sydney and Broots were the ones feeding Jarod information. Deal with them how you see fit." Raines looks back at he monitor as Willie leaves the control room. "What have you got planned Jarod?"