Chapter 17
Alec rushed to the boy, thinking he was hurt. When he got close enough for the boy to hear him, the kid lifted his head and when he saw that Alec had Sam in his arms he shuddered with relief. Alec was put back by the way this kid acted. By the look of him, he couldn't be more then 6 years old, but he acted as if he were 15. Alec got closer to the boy and went down on his knees so that the boy could inspect his sister. The girl was conscious. She was looking at Alec, studying him (which freaked him out) but when she saw Sky, she just about jumped out of Alec's arms to reach her brother.
"Hold it kid." Alec said as he slowly put the kid down, she was a pretty thing herself, with her dark brown curls that came down to her shoulders and he chocolate brown eyes. Something familiar kicked into his system again, but he just pushed it away.
Alec to a look around and saw a lot of parents gathering their children to bring them home. He turned to the boy, "Do you see your mom or dad?"
Sky looked around to see if he could see his mom, he used his close up vision thing but could still not see any sign of his mother. "No, I don't see my mom and my dad is dead."
Alec turned to the girl, who looked very worn out, picked her up in his arms and started walking towards his men, he sensed that the boy wasn't far behind. When he reached Ryan he told him to get some of his men to help bring some of the kids home and he also told him that he would be taking the two kids with him to their house.
And so they went, Alec asked Sky the directions, "What sector to you live in?"
"Sector 5." Sky and Sam both answered.
Alec gulped, but pushed it back down, Sector 5 had been were Max lived. He really didn't want to go there, but something about these kids just made him feel like he had too.
So, on there way, they started talking. Alec discovered that Sam and Sky were twins and were both 5 years old.
"What is it you do?" Sky asked.
"I work for the government. I'm the leader of my unit." Alec answered and wondered what kind of five year old asked about what an adult did for a living.
"Where do you live?" Sam asked
"Everywhere." Alec answered simply.
Sky frowned, "You can't live everywhere. You have to live somewhere or you had to live somewhere at some time."
Alec rolled his eyes, boy, was the kid ever persistent, "I haven't had a real home in 6 years."
"Where was your home before that." Sam asked
"Here." Alec answered slowly.
Sky looked up at him, "Why did you leave?"
"Because I was taken away by the government who thought I was a bad person and because I lost someone that meant more then life to me and I couldn't even think of coming back."
Sam looked at him, perplexed, "Why did the government think you were bad?"
"Because I'm different then other people." Alec answered, frowning himself.
"Where different too," Sam told him. Alec saw Sky go a bit ridged.
"In what way?" Alec asked.
"No, Sam." Sky grunted out.
Sam looked at her brother and rolled her eyes. But before Sky or Alec could form a reply, they were ambushed by a bunch of thugs. Sky's eyes narrowed, Sam's were a bit fearful, but she didn't start crying, and Alec was thankful for that. Alec did a quick count, there were 10 of them. It was nothing to him.
"Get away or you'll be sorry." Alec said with menace.
The group laughed and one of them spoke, "What's soldier boy going to do, he doesn't even have a gun."
"I don't need one." Alec said, just before he flipped into the air and landed behind them. They turned around in stunned amazement. He took a quick second to see if the kids were still OK. They were, and Alec's gaze turned back to the thugs. When they advanced, Alec moved forward and moved fast as he brought them down with kicks and punches. He was done with them in a matter of minutes. He hadn't even broken a sweat. When he was done, he turned back to the kids, to see what they were thinking. To Alec's amazement, both kids were looking at him with questioning looks. "No questions?" Alec asked with a ignorant grin.
"X5?" Sky asked
Alec stopped grinning when the boy asked that he turned around to see if anyone was in hearing distance. "You should know better than to talk about that in the open kid."
"Well, are you or aren't you?" Sky asked again.
"Yes, I'm an X5, let me guess, your parents are X series?"
Sam looked at Sky to ask him if she could answer him, Sky nodded his head.
"Our mom is an X5."
"What about your dad?" Alec asked.
"He was too." Sam said.
"Do you kids have any barcodes." Alec asked,
"No." They both said
"What's your mother's designation?" Alec asked out of curiosity.
"X5 452" Sam answered.
Alec rushed to the boy, thinking he was hurt. When he got close enough for the boy to hear him, the kid lifted his head and when he saw that Alec had Sam in his arms he shuddered with relief. Alec was put back by the way this kid acted. By the look of him, he couldn't be more then 6 years old, but he acted as if he were 15. Alec got closer to the boy and went down on his knees so that the boy could inspect his sister. The girl was conscious. She was looking at Alec, studying him (which freaked him out) but when she saw Sky, she just about jumped out of Alec's arms to reach her brother.
"Hold it kid." Alec said as he slowly put the kid down, she was a pretty thing herself, with her dark brown curls that came down to her shoulders and he chocolate brown eyes. Something familiar kicked into his system again, but he just pushed it away.
Alec to a look around and saw a lot of parents gathering their children to bring them home. He turned to the boy, "Do you see your mom or dad?"
Sky looked around to see if he could see his mom, he used his close up vision thing but could still not see any sign of his mother. "No, I don't see my mom and my dad is dead."
Alec turned to the girl, who looked very worn out, picked her up in his arms and started walking towards his men, he sensed that the boy wasn't far behind. When he reached Ryan he told him to get some of his men to help bring some of the kids home and he also told him that he would be taking the two kids with him to their house.
And so they went, Alec asked Sky the directions, "What sector to you live in?"
"Sector 5." Sky and Sam both answered.
Alec gulped, but pushed it back down, Sector 5 had been were Max lived. He really didn't want to go there, but something about these kids just made him feel like he had too.
So, on there way, they started talking. Alec discovered that Sam and Sky were twins and were both 5 years old.
"What is it you do?" Sky asked.
"I work for the government. I'm the leader of my unit." Alec answered and wondered what kind of five year old asked about what an adult did for a living.
"Where do you live?" Sam asked
"Everywhere." Alec answered simply.
Sky frowned, "You can't live everywhere. You have to live somewhere or you had to live somewhere at some time."
Alec rolled his eyes, boy, was the kid ever persistent, "I haven't had a real home in 6 years."
"Where was your home before that." Sam asked
"Here." Alec answered slowly.
Sky looked up at him, "Why did you leave?"
"Because I was taken away by the government who thought I was a bad person and because I lost someone that meant more then life to me and I couldn't even think of coming back."
Sam looked at him, perplexed, "Why did the government think you were bad?"
"Because I'm different then other people." Alec answered, frowning himself.
"Where different too," Sam told him. Alec saw Sky go a bit ridged.
"In what way?" Alec asked.
"No, Sam." Sky grunted out.
Sam looked at her brother and rolled her eyes. But before Sky or Alec could form a reply, they were ambushed by a bunch of thugs. Sky's eyes narrowed, Sam's were a bit fearful, but she didn't start crying, and Alec was thankful for that. Alec did a quick count, there were 10 of them. It was nothing to him.
"Get away or you'll be sorry." Alec said with menace.
The group laughed and one of them spoke, "What's soldier boy going to do, he doesn't even have a gun."
"I don't need one." Alec said, just before he flipped into the air and landed behind them. They turned around in stunned amazement. He took a quick second to see if the kids were still OK. They were, and Alec's gaze turned back to the thugs. When they advanced, Alec moved forward and moved fast as he brought them down with kicks and punches. He was done with them in a matter of minutes. He hadn't even broken a sweat. When he was done, he turned back to the kids, to see what they were thinking. To Alec's amazement, both kids were looking at him with questioning looks. "No questions?" Alec asked with a ignorant grin.
"X5?" Sky asked
Alec stopped grinning when the boy asked that he turned around to see if anyone was in hearing distance. "You should know better than to talk about that in the open kid."
"Well, are you or aren't you?" Sky asked again.
"Yes, I'm an X5, let me guess, your parents are X series?"
Sam looked at Sky to ask him if she could answer him, Sky nodded his head.
"Our mom is an X5."
"What about your dad?" Alec asked.
"He was too." Sam said.
"Do you kids have any barcodes." Alec asked,
"No." They both said
"What's your mother's designation?" Alec asked out of curiosity.
"X5 452" Sam answered.