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CHAPTER 3

BLUEGOVE DELAWARE

Miss Parker came storming into her office; she was really pissed as she slammed the door shut. Sydney looked at her and asked,

"What is your problem?"

"That brother of mine is really getting on my nerves. He thinks that when he knows where Jarod is he might go to the place himself to go and look for him"

"Where does he think Jarod is?"

"Well, the information states that Jarod was last seen in Washington D.C"

Sydney looked at the computer screen and typed a few keys and looked at Miss Parker then he said,

"The information is wrong. Jarod isn't in Washington anymore. It seems that our pretender has made a detour to Roswell"

"Then what are we waiting for?" she asked

Sydney turned towards Miss. Parker and replied,

"We just need to tell your father the news and not your brother"

"Are you sure about that?" she asked paranoid

"As sure as I will ever be" with that she took her car keys and basically ran out of her office.

Broots and Sydney looked perplexed at the disappearing form of Miss Parker and stormed after her. They saw her climbing into her new Jetta and climbed in after her,

"You are not going to go to Roswell without us there too" Sydney said

Miss. Parker sighed and said,

"Climb in. There is no time to loose"

Both Broots and Sydney climbed into the Jetta and waited for her to turn the ignition on. With a swift movement the car drove out of the Centre's parking lot.

As they drove onto the highway Sydney looked at Parker and asked,

"What will you first do when you capture Jarod?"

Miss. Parker turned her head to the doctor and said,

"I'm going to make sure that he dread the day he escaped from the Centre. Then I am going to tell my father that he can assign me to be Jarod's torturer" she smiled and the car was back into an eerie silence. As the highway progressed the group in the car was getting restless. Sydney wanted to warn Jarod that they were on their way; Broots was busy evaluating the data that was provided for him and Miss. Parker was still in her own fantasy of bringing Jarod in by herself.

When Miss. Parker nodded off Sydney took his cell-phone and dialed Jaord's number at the hotel. He knew for a fact that Jarod was there and that he would be waiting for an answer from him. It took about a minute when he heard someone at the other side of the line,

"Sydney, I was waiting for you to call. Where have you been?"

"Sorry, but Miss. Parker was being irrational and I just had the time to call"

"What news do you have for me?" Jarod wanted to know

It was silence for a moment then Sydney talked again,

"I just want to let you know that we are on our way to Roswell you just have to make yourself scarce so that no-one knows who you are"

"Easier said than done. I already made myself known to the local sheriff, but he thinks I am an F.B.I agent here to make sure that some kids aren't being exploited"

"Oh, who is the sheriff there?" Sydney asked

"It is someone called Jim Valenti"

"You don't have to worry about anything. I know him and he can be trusted. I will inform him that we are on our way there and he could divert us to somewhere else"

"How do you know him?" Jarod asked

"Well, he once worked for the Centre, but when he heard about the Pretender Program he left. He didn't want anything to do with that kind of work. That is why he decided to go into the profession he is in now.  So I could have a talk with him and try to persuade him not to mention you were there"

"Was he there when I arrived at the Centre?" Jarod wanted to know

"Yes, he tried to free you once, but when Reins found out he took Valenti of off the program"

"Then do it. Just make sure that Miss. Parker doesn't find out"

"That won't be easy"

"Don't I know it" Jarod smiled

The two phones went dead and Sydney took one look at the two sitting in the car. Both oblivious to what is about to happen, suddenly he saw the sign off Roswell and woke the two up.

"We are here," he said

"Good, now we can search for Jarod," Miss Parker replied annoyed

"In good time. Now we need to rest" Sydney announce and told them that the best way to do that is to go too the local restaurant for lunch. Then he would visit the UFO Centre. They stopped their car at the restaurant called The CrashDown and walked in.

"Good Afternoon, I'm Liz. May I take your order?" they heard a young girl say as they sat down.

The three looked at the menu with strange names and gave their order to the waitress. Liz left the three and walked up to Michael where she said,

"I don't like it one bit. Those three look like trouble to me"

Michael looked at the way she is pointing and said,

"I will try to ask Isabel to Dreamwalk them tonight to figure out what it is they want."

"Thanks. Oh, have you heard from Max and Tess yet?"

"Yes, Max just called me saying that they are in California. He told me to tell you that he is sorry for the pain he caused you"

Liz bowed her head and a single tear fell to the ground. For some time in her life she knew that Max would choose his destiny over her and now that it happened it made the pain more evident than before. Suddenly she was brought out of her thoughts with Michael saying,

"Liz, you can take the order to them"

"Thanks" with that she left with the tray of food and walked up to the three,

"Here you go. Just signal when you need something"

"Thank you Miss?" Broots asked

"Parker, my surname in Parker"

It was a shock when they heard her surname, then Sydney asked,

"Miss. Where is your father?"

"Well, he is in the storage room, should I call him for you?"

"Please" Sydney replied

Liz walked towards the storage room and said,

"Dad, here is someone who wants to speak to you"

Her dad looked at her and asked,

"Who is it, Liz?"

"I don't know, all I know is that he asked for you when he heard I'm Liz Parker"

Jeff left the inventory list on the desk and walked out to the restaurant. As he looked at the man he froze,

"Sydney what are you doing here?" he asked

Sydney looked at the man in front of him and said,

"Hello Jeff, it's been a long time"

"Not long enough" Jeff answered

Miss. Parker looked up from her food and as she sat there her eyes widened,

"Uncle Jeff, what are you doing here?"

"Hello, Angel. I owe this restaurant. You met my daughter," he asked as he turned his head to Liz.

"Dad, what is going on?" Liz wanted to know

"Lizzie. This is your niece. Her father and I are brothers"

Liz looked puzzled at the young woman in front of her and asked her father,

"Why haven't you told me earlier that I have other family members?"

"Lizzie, my brother and I had an argument ten years ago and I never heard from him again. I never thought that I would make contact with him again"

"Well, we are here on business. I need to speak to the Sheriff" Sydney said and stood up.

"Where are you going?" Miss Parker asked

Sydney turned his head to his partner and said,

"I'm just going to make a phone-call" with that he left

He walked to the phone and dialed the sheriff's department and waited for someone to answer it. As he waited he knew for a fact that somehow he must let Mr. Parker know that he came into contact with his brother, but it might be risky, because when Liz was born they found out that she had the Pretender Gene in her and that is one of the reason Jeff left Delaware. He didn't want his daughter exposed to the Pretender Program.  He just has to talk to Jeff alone without Broots and Miss. Parker. Suddenly his thoughts were interrupted by a voice on the other side,

"Sheriff Valenti here. How can I help?"

"Jim, It's Sydney here. I just want to let you know that Miss. Parker, Broots and I arrived in Roswell. We are here for business"

"What business do you have here?" Jim asked perplexed

Sydney sat down and said,

"Well, one of our Pretenders escaped a few years ago and he made him present here in Roswell"

"What are you talking about?" Valenti asked

Sydney rolled his eyes and said,

"Do you remember Jarod?"

"Yes…" there was silence and then he said,

"So you mean to tell me that Jarod is the Pretender that escaped. Good for him. Now why is he here?"

"Well, in a way it has to do with another potential Pretender that live here in Roswell, but I'm not sure"

"Well, I can tell you something. Jarod told me that someone stole vital files from my office and that person wants to destroy seven innocent lives, including my son's life. I will never hand him back to the Centre"

"That is why I called you. I want you to warn Jarod and then make sure that every evidence of that you know him is gone from your office"

"Sure. By the way who is the potential Pretender?"

"It is Jeff Parker's daughter Elizabeth"

"You will keep me posted"

"Sure"

The phone went dead and Sydney walked back to the booth he shared with the other two. He looked around and saw Jeff standing by the counter looking at his daughter. For a moment he didn't know what to do then he said,

"Miss. Parker, I have to talk to Jeff alone for a while. Could you contact your father and inform him that we found his brother?"

"Sure thing" Sydney stood up and walked towards Jeff.

Jeff looked up as he saw Sydney walking up towards him, he knew for a fact that it has to be serious if the man wanted to speak to him alone,

"What is it, Sydney?" Jeff wanted to know

"I know that I am the last person you wanted to see, but I need to warn you about something. You remember the argument you had with your brother a few years ago. He wanted you to get involve in the Pretender Program"

"I remember it vaguely. My brother wanted me to be part of the Pretender Program and I refused his offer. He never told me why he wanted me there"

"I am going to tell you the truth, because I feel that you need to know it. Somehow your brother received a vile of blood from your daughter and it revealed that she has the Pretender gene in her. He wanted to use her too, just like he used Jarod all those years ago"

"I can't believe that my brother could be so self-centered!" he shouted

Sydney tried to calm Jeff so that they could talk more civilly,

"I know that you are feeling betrayed now and I would feel the same way if I were you, but all we have to do is get in touch with Jarod and tell him that he needs to be careful"

"Do you know where he is?"

"Yes, he is here in Roswell and he has already made contact with the sheriff"

  Jeff took one more look at Sydney and said,

"You go and call Jarod and tell him everything you know"

"Sure" the two men parted their way and Jeff looked with a sad expression at his young daughter. He closed the cash register and walked towards Liz,

"Liz. I have a confession to make"

"What is it dad?"

Jeff told his daughter to sit down while he told her everything about the Pretender program and that she had the gene in her.

"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" she exclaimed

"I didn't want you to worry about your life and now I know to have kept it from you was wrong. I'm sorry"

Liz walked up to her father and gave him a hug,

"Don't be sorry, I know now that you just wanted to protect me from the Centre"

Sydney took his cell-phone and dialed Jarod's number,

"Sydney what is it?"

With that Sydney told Jarod everything that happened and that Jeff wanted his daughter to be safe from the Centre. Jarod sat down and said,

"Don't worry, I'll keep her safe" the phone went dead and Sydney went back to the other two. He looked at Miss. Parker and asked,

"Have you made contact with your father yet?"

"I couldn't reach him, but I will try later on again"

"Sure. What are you going to do now?" he wanted to know

"Well, I decided to go to the hotel and try to get some sleep"

"Sure. I am going to talk to the Sheriff about our predicament"

The three departed and Sydney walked to the sheriff department.

Mulder and Doggett looked at the three as they departed. Somehow Mulder knew who those three was, because he had a run-in with Sydney a few years back. He looked at Doggett and said,

"I think we stumbled onto something that we weren't supposed to stumble onto"

"What makes you think that?"

"Well, if Sydney is here then there's more to the files than what we know off. Did you see how he and the owner of this restaurant talked?"

"Mulder stop being so paranoid!" Doggett exclaimed

"Can't help it. I know for a fact that something is up and I won't rest until I find out what it is"

"Be my guess, but if you find out that nothing is wrong ten we are going back to Washington is that clear?"

"Sure thing"

Mulder stood up from his chair and walked to the counter to pay his bill. He walked out of the café and as he did Jarod left his hotel room and was walking to the restaurant. Suddenly both men stopped as they recognized each other,

"Agent Mulder what are you doing here?" Jarod asked

"I can ask you the same thing Agent Jarod Parkens?"

"Well, I'm on holiday and I just decided to visit this town to see what all the hubbub is"

"Where are you staying?"

"I'm in room 292 in this hotel. You have to excuse me I'm in a hurry"

"Sure. Talk to you later" Mulder said and walked on.

He knew for a fact hat Jarod wasn't on holiday, because he was one of those agents that just don't quit. He knew that a few months ago Jarod received a letter telling him about some case files that went missing and now Jarod is in Roswell of all places. Something is up.

Jarod knew that if Mulder was her it has more to do with the files on the six kids and not about the Centre he investigated. He has to warn the group before it is too late, but that morning he saw two left. Suddenly he saw Pierce in the restaurant and frowned,

"Something is up" he whispered with that he walked into the building.

'Pierce' looked up as he heard the door, suddenly he said,

"Well, if Jarod is here then there is more to the visions and the other strange things you have told me about"

Michael looked up and asked,

"Can we trust him?"

"It is up to you, but I won't just trust anyone"

Michael looked again at the figure that is disappearing. He somehow knew that he could trust this man. He stood up from the chair and said to Nasedo,

"I will keep you inform on any new developments"

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