Chapter 18: Family, Friends, and Foes
It took four very large men to carry Kai out of the van and towards a very large factory complex. Savannah and Shakira followed drudgingly, with a little bit of incentive. Peters was escorting Shakira but, he kept a firm hold on her pale blonde hair and a pistol pointed at her ribs, right where her heart was located. Savannah was being escorted by Parker. He kept a firm hold on her upper arm and a gun positioned at her ribs, next to her lungs.
"Hey, where do you want us to put this thing at?" one of the men carrying Kai's body asked as they walked into the factory.
"Take him upstairs. Make sure to chain him down on top of that medical table and lock the chains in place. I am not about to have him running loose in this building. It was hard enough trying to find that thing. Use two beauties to lure the beast and he has a sense of honor and duty to protect them. It's so touching" Parker sarcastically stated as he ushered Savannah down a flight of stairs. Shakira and Peters followed closely behind them.
"Where are you taking him?" Savannah demanded as she watched those men take Kai's body into another room.
"Don't worry. My dear. He's just going to get to know some old friends of his. Some real personal friends" Parker stated as he continued to move Savannah down the stairs.
At the bottom of the stairs, there was a long corridor in front of them. Savannah and Shakira were beginning to wonder if they had actually entered into the depths of hell as they walked along the floor. They passed by several large iron cells that were dimly lit, until they came to one of them and stopped.
"Oh look, Parker and Peters have come for a visit and brought some friends with them. I'm so impressed" said a male voice from one corner of the cell, which was dark.
"How sweet. I'm touched by their show of generosity" said a female voice from the other dark corner.
"Pipe down. I haven't come down here for a chit chat. I'm just dropping some things off before I decide to kill all four of you" Parker stated as he unlocked the cell door, keeping his gun cocked as he shoved Savannah into the cell.
Shakira followed closely behind her as she was forcefully shoved into the cell. Parker quickly locked the cell behind them and left. They heard the tall tell footsteps as they climbed up the stairs and then they heard a door shut. They both turned around as they heard footsteps approaching them from within the cell.
"Savannah?" The male voice questioned as he stepped into the dim light.
"Grandpa, is it really you?" Savannah questioned when she saw the all too familiar face of Alex.
His hair was still coal black and his face didn't even have one wrinkle. He looked as though he hadn't aged since the last time she saw him. Savannah was completely shocked as she gazed at the handsome face of her grandfather, who still looked like he was thirty years old.
Then she watched her grandmother appear out of the other corner. Her blonde hair was free of gray hair. She still looked to be about the same age as Alex. Her figure was still trim. Savannah couldn't believe that these two young people were actually her grandparents but, she knew that they were. There was no denying the family resemblance between them.
"You better believe it, darling" Carrie murmured as soon as she gazed at the woman her granddaughter had become. She couldn't believe that it had been almost twenty years since the last time she had spoken to Savannah. But, it had only been about six months since the last time either of them had seen her, just before Parker and Peters had captured them.
"Oh god! It is you!" Savannah cried as she flung herself into her grandmother's arms.
"Yes, it's us" Alex softly stated as he wrapped his arms around both females and hugged them tightly. He felt the hot salty tears form in his eyes as he held Savannah close to him. She was all that was left of his children and grandchildren.
"Now, who's your friend?" Carrie asked when she looked up and saw Shakira standing back, allowing their family reunion to take place.
"Grandma. Grandpa. This is Shakira. She's a very close friend of mine as well as being Kai's half sister" Savannah stated as she held onto Alex and Carrie, for fear that they would be taken away from her again.
"Wait a minute! How do you know about Kai? Don't tell me he located you" Alex questioned as he looked down at Savannah.
"Well, you could say that. We're sort of involved" Savannah hesitantly stated as she looked up at Alex. She couldn't believe how tall he was and then she remembers that he was only half human.
"As in, you two are mated?" Alex questioned with a grin. He didn't think Savannah would choose someone like Kai as a forever mate but, he was pleased with her decision. He couldn't have asked for a better male for Savannah.
"Yeah, that's a good way of putting it" Savannah softly chuckled.
"Good choice" Alex and Carrie said at the same time and then laughed.
"Come here, Shakira. Join the small family reunion since you're about to become family" Alex stated as he held out an arm and watched Shakira join the small group.
"Thanks" Shakira stated with a small smile.
"By the way, where's Kai at?" Carrie asked when she realized that Kai wasn't anywhere around.
"They took him to another room. Parker shot him up with some drugs that knocked him out" Shakira quickly explained. She also went into detail about what all she knew about the whole situation. Plus, what Parker and Alex were up to and the possible why's. It took her about thirty minutes to explain the whole scenario to Alex and Carrie. They seemed to handle the truth fairly well. It was finally Alex who broke the silence.
"So, the Walkers are back at it again. This is how's it been for the last seventy-five years. Walkers against the Sinclairs and vice versa. Hopefully, this will be the last time. I am really getting way too old for this shit" Alex commented as he walked over to the cell bars and leaned up against them.
"So, what do we do now?" Savannah asked as she sat down on the floor, against one of the cell walls and sighed.
"We have to wait. Mom and Dad should be here shortly. They're not going to take too highly to having to come and rescue me a second time. I seem to be having a lot of bad luck when it comes to getting captured but, I'm their son so it shouldn't bother them too much" Alex laughed.
"But, I don't think they know where you're at" Savannah explained as she looked up at her grandfather.
"I know they don't. Parker and Peters have done very well on covering their tracks on this one. What about you, Shakira? What do you know?" Alex questioned as he watched Shakira sit down beside Savannah.
"I do know that the police mainframe computer was access a couple of days ago. There was some information that was copied from Savannah's computer. There were also a lot of information about this place and about you two" Shakira stated as she watched Carrie walk over to Alex and put her arms around him.
"I wonder who did that" Carrie asked as she looked up at Alex, who appeared to be deep in thought.
"None other than my little sister" Alex chuckled as he wrapped his arms around his lovely wife and kissed her forehead.
"Melody? Then they must already know about everything. Which means they should be here shortly" Carrie quickly stated.
"Yeah, they should but, they will be traveling on foot. It will take them a little while to get here. And, Parker and Peters already had a couple hours head start" Alex mentioned as he looked over at Savannah and Shakira, wondering how he was going to save his family. He knew Kai could take care of himself, once he woke up but, how long was he going to be asleep was a whole another question.
Alex closed his eyes and sighed. He knew he was going to have to use all of his telepathic abilities to reach Kai's mind. He needed to be able to see what he was seeing. He needed to hear what was being spoken.
"Maybe you should go lay down before you start that" Carrie suggested as she watched Alex, knowing what he was getting ready to do.
"What's going on?" Savannah asked as she watched her grandfather lay down on the cold metal floor and closes his eyes.
"He's going to go into Kai's mind to find out what's going on" Carrie stated as she sat next to Savannah and Shakira.
"Oh. He's telepathic like me" Savannah softly stated.
"Yes and he's very good with it. Now, we need to be quiet so Alex can concentrate on getting into Kai's mind" Carrie softly stated as she watched Alex go completely unconscious.
"Kai? Kai?" Alex's mind called out as he tried to enter Kai's mind. He could feel that Kai was starting to wake up. He could hear muffled voices in the background as he merged his mind with Kai's.
"Alex?" Kai's mind spoke as he formed an image of himself inside his mind.
"Yep, it's me" Alex spoke as he formed an image of himself inside Kai's mind.
"Thank the gods. I thought I would never find you" Kai stated.
"I know what mean. By the way, good taste in females" Alex chuckled.
"You mean Savannah" Kai questioned.
"Yep. Don't worry, we're alright for now" Alex said.
"What do you need me to do?" Kai questioned. He knew that this was the only way Alex could communicate with him was through their minds being merged together.
"I need you to force yourself to wake up. I need to know what's going on around you so this way I can get a message through to mom and dad. Can you do this?" Alex stated.
"I will try. Tell little fox that I love her" Kai softly spoke as he used his mind to force himself to open his eyes and wake up. He could hear voices all around him as he slowly opened his eyes. That' when he realized he was chained down to a cold metal table and there was a slightly thawed face hugger egg next to his head.
Alex used his mind to see through Kai's eyes. Alex saw and heard everything that Kai did. He even saw the egg and Parker. Parker even told Kai of his plan to capture the entire Sinclair family and implant every single one of them with a xenomorph. He had huge plans to market his research for more advanced weapons. Plus, it would also give him the opportunity to get his revenge upon the entire family for his father's death. He also explained that he planned to take samples from all the humans who were treated with the anti-aging chemicals and finally make a stable formula for himself and Peters.
"Good boy Parker. Spill your guts and you will never know that I know what's going on" Alex softly stated with his mind as he finally allowed his telepathic connection to cease. He slowly opened his eyes and found Carrie sitting beside Savannah and Shakira.
"Find anything out?" Carrie softly asked.
"Plenty. Now, I must get in contact with mom and dad to let them know what's going on" Alex stated as he closed his eyes again and sent a telepathic single to his mother, advising her of the situation at hand and that Kai would probably be dead in a couple of hours if they didn't get here soon. She responded by telling him that they would be there in about an hour and to hang on tight.
"Did you get through?" Carrie asked as soon as she saw Alex reopen his eyes.
"Yeah, one hour" Alex stated as he sat up but, was too groggy to go any further than that. His telepathic communication had taken a toll on his senses and made him dizzy.
"Oh, Savannah. Kai wanted me to tell you that he loved you" Alex softly stated.
"I know" Savannah said as she leaned back against the wall and closed her eyes. She was exhausted and knew it was past time for her to be at home with Sebastian. She knew he was not going to be happy about missing his meal and not having Kai to curl up against.
"Don't worry. They'll be here shortly" Alex stated as he halfway crawled over to the wall next to Carrie. He felt her arms wrap around him as he leaned against her. His mind was exhausted, which tired out his body as well.
"Rest now, before they come back for us" Carrie stated as she felt Alex's breathing slow down, proving he had quickly fallen asleep in her embrace.
Shakira leaned her head back against the wall and closed her eyes, hoping to catch some sleep before anyone showed up. Savannah tried to rest but her mind was filled with images of Kai. It was all she could do not to cry out for what he was having to endure at this moment. She could actually feel his pain and see something that didn't look normal suffocating him. And there was nothing she could do to save him at this point.
Sorry to leave everyone hanging on again. Just have to wait until the next chapter comes out. It should be sometime this evening. If anyone has any suggestions on what they want to see or read about in the next chapter, please let me know before I place the next chapter up. Or, if you have any suggestions on what I should place in the next chapter, I will gladly place them into there. Thank you for all of your reviews.
