Hey Gang I just wanted to let you know I posted the first Chapter of Exodus this morning. You all would have gotten it last night had a certain website been functional. And don't worry there is a full list of character's posted before the fist chapter.
-Alex
Lady Jade Perenhil- You are exactly right. The Triumvirate just wanted to see if they could shake Sam up a bit. Which they sorta succeeded in doing, because now Sam has to find out about this aunt he supposedly has
CHAPTER 48
NEW INFORMATION
October 11, 1999
11:49am
Blue Cove, Delaware
The Center
He had an aunt. An aunt on the triumvirate no less. Apparently she had been the one helping protect Sam throughout the years. It made sense. Sam knew he had often pushed the envelope as a boy when it came to Centre authority. But he had always thought that it was the Parker name that protected him, but to learn in fact that it was his own name that held such power was mind blowing.
Sam knew that there was a chance that if his aunt died and had no heirs, Sam stood to inherit her title as Triumvirate member.
"Sam are you okay?" Jake asked the sweeper. Sam looked down at the boy.
"Jake I need you to do me a favor. It's kinda dangerous but I don't have the skills for it," Sam said.
"What do you need me to do?" Jake asked.
"Find out about my past. My father's side of the family his sister in particular. If you need help go to Will," Sam instructed.
"I'll see what I can do. Me and Rach will be back," Jake said, and the boy and his sister went in search of Will. Sam hated sending Jake off the boy was still healing from his own wounds the sweeper, Miller had inflicted when Sam had been away transporting Jarod to Africa. But Jake and Rachael were the only people Sam knew other than Will that were equipped to perform such a task. The other Black Files, were capable of hacking into the Centre mainframe, but they lacked the courage.
October 11, 1999
12:11pm
Blue Cove, Delaware
The Center
"Will," Jake hissed form the air vents. Will glanced up from his work at his laptop and saw the younger boy. Will then looked at the camera and saw that the light was out.
"It's clear," Will said. Jake and Rachael eased their way out of the vent with the help of Will. "What's wrong? Are Aaron and the others okay?" Will asked.
"They're fine, you know besides them still being in a coma" The four year old boy replied softly. " But that's not why we're here, Sam needs your help."
"He want's to know about his family. His Dad's family," Rachael elaborated.
"That stuff is classified. Do you know how hard it was for me to find that DSA that proved that my Dad didn't design the sim that killed Sam's parents."
"You still did it," Jake pointed out.
"Yeah but I had Alley's help. And my inner sense guided me," Will argued.
"You were a year old." Rachael stated.
"I didn't really know what I was doing then. I'm still not even sure how Alley and I even came across the DSA," Will told the girl.
"What do you know?" Jake asked realizing that Will knew something. Will sighed.
"Go find Angelo. Tell him I sent you two to get Sam's file," Will said. The younger children climbed their way back into the air vents and made their way to Angelo's lair.
Angelo was not in his lair when the twins arrived so they began to snoop around awaiting the emapth's return. While rumaging through Angelo's belongings Jake and Rachael came upon fifteen black files. Each had an emblem of fifteen gold stars forming a circle stamped on them.
"Rach these are our files," Jake gasped. As he flipped through the files.
"So what Jake, I've read our files hundreds of times," Rach said as she thumbed through a photo album she had discovered.
"No Rach these are our real files. The ones that aren't missing any information. The ones that say who all our parents are," Jake said. Rachael ran over to where her brother was. The twins already knew who their, Tobias, Terra, Mike, Maddie, Aaron, Andros, and Alex's parents were. But Jeremiah, Melissa, Greg, Marc, and Cassie's parentage still remained secret.
"Says here that Marc, and Cassie's dad was a former centre project. His name was Devin. Devin was taken from his parents Marie, and Zeak. He had a sister Jane. There all dead. 'parently Zeak discovered Marc and Cassie, and wanted his grandchildren out of the Centre. Of corse the Centre didn't 'llow that so they had Zeak and his daughter killed. Marie -Devin's mom- died ages ago," Jake said some what angrily.
"What 'bout Jer, Greg, and Lissa?" Rachael asked. Jake opened the triplets files.
"Their mom's a resident psychic. Name's Alannah. Hum, so that's where they get their green eyes and red hair from. Alannah was put up for 'doption. Centre took her in once they found out what she was... Holy Shit!" Jake said dropping the file on the floor.
"Jake what is it?" Rachel said trying to get a look at the files.
"Their dad. I-it's Lyle." Rachel stared at her brother as though he had grown an extra head.
"Can't be," Rachael said picking up the files.
"Is," Angelo said as he entered his layer taking the files from Jake and Rachael. "Not yours," Angelo stated.
"We were just looking Angelo. Will sent us for a file. Figured we'd look around," Jake said hastily. The four year old could sense that Angelo was upset that the twins had invaded his privacy.
"Angelo why didn't you tell us about Greg, Lissa, Jer's dad?" Rachael asked.
"Not matter who father was. Still same. 'Fraid you treat diffrent," Angelo said.
"I don't understand," Rachael told him.
"Angelo, thought that we might treat Jer and the other's different because their Lyle's kids," Jake explained.
"Why would we? We already know that Air, Andy, and Alex, are Miss Parker's. Jake and I don't treat them any different." Rachael said.
"Daughter no hit. Daughter no hurt Phoenix and Little Files." Angelo pointed out.
"I see your point," Jake said. "But Angelo you should have known we wouldn't treat them any different. They're our family."
"Angelo only want protect."
"Do we tell them?" Rachael asked. Jake shook his head.
"They aren't ready for that type of knowledge. They may never be," Jake said. "Now Angelo about that file Will sent us for."
Angelo produced Sam's file for the two children. Jake and Rachael then made their way back to the infirmary, in hopes that the other children had waken.
"Here ya go Sam," Jake said passing Sam a blue file.
"Thanks Jake," Sam said and ruffled the boy's hair.
"Welcome." Rachael replied. Sam started to look over the file but noticed Jake and Rachael trying sneak a peek.
"Do you mind," Sam asked closing the file.
"No not at all continue," Jake said.
"Go. Sit. Down." Sam told the twins. Jake and Rachael sighed as they walked over to the other children. Sam opened the file once he was sure the eldest Black File twins were a good distance away. He took a deep breath and began to read
Project: Prodigy
Subject: Samuel James Grey
Son of Allen Jeremiah Grey and Elizabeth Melissa Grey. Blood work contains pretender anomaly. Was once believed he was a pretender but after testing it has been shown otherwise. Samuel is a carrier for pretender gene though not a pretender himself.
Samuel Grey along with Jarod Russell, and Morgan Parker, were the original candidates to begin project Prodigy in 1964. Due to Triumvirate member Susanna Grey , Samuel was not brought onto project Prodigy until the death of his parent's in 1967.
In 1967 Samuel was placed under Jacob Green's care. Upon the death of Jacob Green, Samuel spent a brief time under the care of one Dr. William H. Raines. The two were found to be incompatible, after Samuel suffered a sever case of stress resulting in him fainting during one of his simulations.
Samuel was then transferred to the care of Melanie Bannerman. Under Bannerman it was learned that Samuel was not a pretender. The Triumvirate met to decide the boys fate. Susanna Grey once again stepped in and argued that though the boy was not a pretender he was still able to serve a use.
Samuel spent the next ten years as a researcher for the Centre. Twice during Samuel's career as a researcher he had altercations with Dr. Raines, resulting in Samuel's hospitalization -see attachments-. Upon the last incident with Dr. Raines, the Triumvirate again met to decide what to do with the then sixteen year old boy. Again Susanna Grey made a suggestion. This time Samuel would be sent to Europe to watch over Miss Parker, daughter of the Centre chairman. It was a brighter alternative than serval suggested ideas, one that included a termination order.
From then out Samuel has been a sweeper at the Centre. In February of 1995 Samuel was placed on the Black File's project. Originally placed as the head of security concerning the Black Files his position on the project has evolved over time. Upon the children's eight birthday Samuel will began training them in the arts of self defense.
Samuel was also placed in charge of security for project Phoenix. And in 1996 he was placed on the pursuit team for the escaped pretender Jarod.
It is unsure just where Samuel's loyalties lie. It is most certain that he is loyal to Miss Parker. He views himself as her brother, and had demonstrated many times that he would give his life for hers.
Unbeknownst to Samuel he stands to inherit the Triumvirate chair of Susanna Grey upon her death. Samuel was declared her only heir upon his eighteenth birthday. This fact worries many and there have been several attempts upon Samuel life. Many fear that because of the bond he has with Miss Parker the two will from an unstoppable team.
Sam leafed through the rest of his file. There were several pages concerning the 'altercations' he had with Raines. Including 8x11 full color photographs that showed the beatings Sam had suffered from Raines.
There were also five pages that discussed his relationship with Catherine Parker and her daughter. The last page barely a paragraph long was what Sam had been searching for.
Samuel James Grey is the nephew of Susanna Grey, member of the Triumvirate. Susanna Grey is the younger sister of Samuel's father Allen Grey. Samuel's great-grandfather was one of the original member's of the triumvirate. He passed his seat on to his daughter. Never married, and with no offspring Susanna has declared her nephew Samuel as her heir.
"I'm god damned Centre royalty," Sam mumbled under his breath.
"Higher up than Miss Parker," Will said from behind Sam. The poor sweeper nearly jumped out of his skin.
"For God sakes, William don't do that," Sam told the boy.
"Sorry," Will said sitting next to Sam.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Sam asked.
"Figured you were safer not knowing. Sam listen don't pursue this. There are a lot of people who don't want to see you become a member of the triumvirate. They believe that no Centre project, former or otherwise should ever have the opportunity to be anything other than a Centre project... or dead."
"Yeah but they forget before I was a Centre project I was the son of two Centre workers. And apparently heir to a Triumvirate chair."
"Actually you didn't inherit that title until you turned eighteen," Will replied.
"Whatever," Sam mumbled.
"You'll have a lot of power. If you know, your aunt dies before you do." Will said flippantly.
"Thanks for the vote of confidence Will." Sam replied wryly.
"Did you know you could refuse the seat," Will said suddenly as he watched his comatose brothers and sister. "You don't have to be a triumvirate member. It'll be safe for you in the long run. No having to avoid assassination attempts. I mean hell the last triumvirate member was just killed."
"But think of all the good I could do if I did take the seat," Sam said. "I could try to change the Centre make it a better place than it is now. Make certain that things like what happened to your brothers and sister don't happen again."
"You will have a lot of power. Keep in mind Sam, with great power, comes great responsibility," Will spoke.
"Kid we have got to change your reading material," Sam joked.
"I'm serious Sam. If you do become a Triumvirate member. You will have a great deal of power. More that you think. You will be able to decide who lives or dies!" Will said his voice almost frantic. Sam stared at the little boy remembering that Kyle, Jarod's brother used the exact same phrase.
"What do you know about Kyle, Will?" Sam asked the boy.
"Who's Kyle?" Will asked not meeting Sam's eyes.
"Will you don't expect me to believe that you know all about my heritage but know nothing about a pretender named Kyle," Sam stated.
"He was one of Raines's right? And Jarod's little brother. Lyle killed him a while back," Will stated. He didn't want for Sam to know that he knew a great deal about Kyle. Will was afraid that he may say something that would prompt Sam into remembering that Jarod was Will, Alley, Aaron, Andros, and Alex's father.
Will of course knew a great deal about his uncle. The things Kyle had done under Raines's wing. The things that had been done to Kyle as well. It frightened Will that both his mother and father had brothers that weren't altogether sane. Angelo had told Will that before Kyle had been killed the pretender had made the steps to become a better man.
Will still understood that there was a chance that he could become like Lyle or Kyle. Raines had put the two men through a great deal of psychological torture, as well a physical, in order to break them. Will had the unfortunate chance to experience some of Raines's had put Kyle and Lyle through, and had come to understand the two men -Lyle especially- more than Will wanted to.
"Will," Sam said tapping the boy's shoulder.
"Huh. What," Will said as he came out of his musing.
"I asked if you thought that there would be a chance I could help make the Centre a good place again, if I became a member of the triumvirate," sam repeated.
"Many people have walked though the doors of the Centre wanting to do good Sam. Very few actually do. And those that do don't live to tell about it. You will have a better chance to do good. But you'll also have a better chance of winding up dead. Hell your aunt is the only reason you aren't. She's had people watching over you your whole life. She's okay by the way."
'She was a better person when she first started out. She saw things as black and white at first. Hated that she was stuck in a position she didn't want to be in. Your aunt did what she could to keep the Centre more or less legal. But now well. She understands that the would in not in black or white, it's shades of gray. It's changed her, being a triumvirate member. And then you must understand so many things that go on here occur under Triumvirate radar.
'Listen I need to go before anyone discovers I'm gone. Before I go there's one thing I want you to consider. There's this quote it goes 'Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely.' Sam it's like I said if you do take that Triumvirate seat you will have so much power. Don't let it take control of you, like it did Mr. Parker. He wasn't always the way he is now. But as the Centre grew more powerful under his leadership, he changed," Will said as he got up from his chair.
"Will, I have one more thing to ask you. You said you know my aunt. Do you think that you could arrange a meeting between the two of us?" Sam asked the boy.
"I'm a Centre project Sam. Not your secretary. But I'll see what I can do," Will promised and left, but not before giving each of his siblings a quick kiss.
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Up next: Sam meets his aunt. And the kids awake.
