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CHAPTER 6
THE POWER OF THREE
Blue Cove, Delaware
Miss. Parker's Home
February 25, 2003
6.00pm
Later that day Parker went home to study the Black Files. Broots had easily found her copies of some of the children's DSA's. She walked in to her house and placed her brief case with the files and DSAs on her table in the den. Unsure she was ready to face new Centre horrors; Parker made herself dinner first. Once dinner was cooked, Parker brought her plate and a glass of wine to the den. There she began to read the files and watch the DSAs.
According to the files Mr. Parker wanted to start the files decades ago. It was Parker's mother that made him wait. Catharine had argued relentlessly with both her husband and the Triumvirate to halt production of the Black Files.
In 1993 Raines convinced the Africans to restart the Black Files. He spent a year developing a pair of embryos. They were to be identical in every way except for one. One child was to be a male, the other a female. On May 17 the first set of twins, Jacob and Rachael were born. Three months Cassie and Marc were created. Terra and Tobias came in early November. The Triplets Greg, Jeremiah, and Melissa were born April 1st. Three weeks later "The Fantastic Five" -as Greg had dubbed them- were born.
According to the files the "Fantastic Five's" mothers were cousins. The Files also stated that Michael and Michelle's father had an identical twin brother. His brother was the father of Terra and Tobias. Jake and Rachael's father turned out to be Eddie, the pretender that had been killed a year ago.
Eddie's name was the only one given. The rest of the names were in code. Done with the files for the moment Parker moved on to the DSAs. Broots -the god send that he was- had sorted the DSAs by sets of siblings. Parker started with Alex and her brothers first.
FOR CENTRE USE ONLY
ARRON-DANIEL, ANDROS, AND ALEX
JANUARY 24, 2004
The three children are sitting at a desk drawing identical pictures of Da Vinci's version of the Last Supper. In the middle is Alex. To her right is Andros, and to her left is Arron.
"Guess who I saw." Alex says
"Who?" Her brothers asks.
"Miss. Parker. Jake was right she dose look like an Angel."
"Show us." Arron demands.
"Okay, gemmie your hands." The two boys hold their sister's hands as they close
their eyes. After a few seconds they smile and let go of her hands."
"She is pretty." Arron says.
"She didn't see you did she?" Andros asks.
"No I was hiddin in the vents."
"She looked sad." Arron says as the three of them begin to shade in areas of their pictures.
"She misses her momma and daddy." Alex says
"She feels as if they've both gone and abandoned her. She also misses her friend but she won't admit it to anybody. Including herself." Andros speaks.
"Do ya think she loves em?"
"Course she dose Lex, and he loves her. They're both just to chicken to admit it." Arron says.
Parker stops the DSA. Questions running through her head. Who was this so-called friend? How had the children know about her parents? Who in the hell was in love with her? She sure as hell wasn't in love with any one. Parker to a sip of her wine to calm her nerves. She then hit play on the DSA player.
"Air? Do ya think we'll ever get out of here like Jarod did?" Alex asks.
"Of course we will Lexie. Don't you worry Little Mouse will be free I promise."
"Yeah Mouse, we'll get out all of us." Andros say's echoing his brother.
"Do you think we'll ever find our real parents?"
"Lexie the cameras." Andros hisses.
"So what Andy? They already know we know those people weren't our parents."
"That's not the point Alexandra." Arron says sternly.
"I know." She sighs.
"Look lets just forget it. Why don't we go and get a book from the library." Arron suggests.
"Okay." The other two agrees. The three get up from the table and walk over to the air vent. Alex pulls a screwdriver from her pants as dose her brothers. They begin unscrewing the cover. Once done Arron and Andros boost their sister in to the vent. Once in Arron gives Andros a boost into the vent while Alex pulls him in. Alex and Andros then pull Arron into the vent. The vent cover closes. The DSA ends with a shot of three identical versions of the Last Supper.
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