The Major had carried her cradled in his arms back to the house. Ethan had met him halfway. He had known something had happened. He took his sister from the Major's arms. He then carried her to a room in the house...the opposite side that Jarod had laid in.

She had fallen asleep once more from the emotions that had overwhelmed her. Her body was physically weak. Yet she awoke not 30 minutes afterwards.

She sat with knees curled up to her chest, just staring at the door.

She felt like a zombie.

Alive on the outside...but dead inside.

Suddenly a vibration from her pocket startled her out of her revere. She slowly dug into her pant pocket to find her cellphone vibrating.

She had a text message.

Miss Green- your cellphone is safe to call from. Awaiting word from you. 589-555-6585

She slowly recovered from the message. Processing that she needed to start moving. Those children had to be freed from the Centre.


Broots had been across the room when his computer began to beep. It only meant one thing. Miss Green was calling.

He ran across the room and answered the call.

"Miss Green?"

"It's me Broots." She answered tiredly.

"Miss Green your not gonna believe what's been going on since you left. Angelo drew a picture of Lyle saying that he would help us free the children. We've been going crazy..." Broots began.

Miss Green sat up.

"That's it. Lyle's the key...Broots I found Jarod's family. It seems that Emily has two children. Their Lyle's children Broots. Apparently Emily and Lyle are married. Jesus Broots...he's been pretending the entire time. Probably Jarod didn't even know." Miss Green said in a rush.

Sydney having been in the background listening spoke out.

"It doesn't surprise me. He is your brother after all. He has the Pretender gene. It's very possible that he was able to hide it from the Centre."

"But...it's Lyle. Are we sure we can trust him?" asked a worried Broots.

Miss Green sat there with her eyes wandering the room, contemplating what to do.

"Meet me at Lyle's place in 2 hours. Little brother is going to help us...one way or another." Miss Green stated hanging up the phone.

She was determined. One way or another her children would be free from the Centre. She stopped at the thought.

Her children.

Jarod's children.

They would know the one thing that was denied them both.

Freedom.


Green rose from bed with renewed life. She opened the door of the bedroom to find Ethan talking to the Major. They stopped as she opened the door. They both looked up at her.

"Are you all right?" asked a concerned Ethan.

"You were so exausted we thought you'd sleep a good two hours more." the Major stated.

"I don't have time for that. Major..." Miss Green began.

"Please...call me David. Your not a stranger in this house. Your family (turning to Ethan)...in more ways then one apparently." The Major stated then placed his hand on Ethan's shoulder.

Miss Green watched as the two smiled at each other. She smiled at the scene. She saw her brother's eyes light up at the reference of family. She suddenly stopped smiling. Jarod's eyes always lit up at the reference of family. She remembered that from childhood.

She snapped out of her revere.

"David then...I need to know if you have a method of contacting Lyle when you need to speak." Miss Green said.

The Major turned to look at Miss Green.

"Yes...why?" he asked.

"I need to talk to Lyle about helping me rescue the children in the Centre. I need him to know that I know he's not working for the Centre of his own accord. I need your help to do that." Green explained.

The Major nodded at the explanation. Miss Green had a hunched what he was going to ask next.

"He'll help you rescue them...but what's the plan?" The Major asked.

Miss Green stared dead in his eyes at the question.

"Set my children free...at any cost." She said evenly.

"Count me in then." The Major stated.

"And me." Ethan said.

"And us." Stated Emily from the doorway on the opposite side with Margaret standing next to her.

The Major turned at the comment.

"No. You need to keep Alex and Zoe away from the Centre. You two prepare for the arrival of...how many children?" he asked turning to Miss Green.

Miss Green was about to say 29...when the image of the boy that looked exactly like Jarod when he was young popped into her mind. Broots had said that only 29 children were kept in the other 3 sublevels. But what about the three that she had bared by herself. What about that boy where was he?

Miss Green looked up.

"29...for now...but there will be 32." Miss Green said.

Margaret and Emily stared at Miss Green.

"I thought you said 29 earlier...how can there be 32...your not..." Margaret asked as she eyed Miss Green's form.

At the question Miss Green was about to answer no...when another flash entered her head. Broots talking about Raines...using women as human incubators.

She felt a tear fall down her face.

No...dear God they couldn't have done that to her...how could they have done that to her.

"I don't know." She answered honestly.

She then looked down at her stomach. She caressed her stomach with both of her hands. She then looked up.

"All I know is I won't rest until I free my children from the Centre." She stated.

"Lyle will help us. And your children will know freedom." the Major stated.

Miss Green nodded her head. Then looked back down at her stomach as her hand caressed the very part with a light touch. Her children may not get to know their father...but they would know what he would wish for them...what he fought for...freedom of the Centre.


All she did was caress her stomach as they all rode to meet Lyle. The Major had contacted Lyle and they were all in course to meet him. She had contacted Broots telling him to follow Lyle to where they were to meet. But at the moment all she could do was touch her stomach in awe. She didn't need a paternity test. She was more then likely pregnant. The thought had crossed her mind that it might have been Tommy's...but the fact that Tommy worked for the Centre soon made her realize...he was there to make sure the pregnancy took. He was there to make sure that she was controlled. Even if taken across country...they would control her life. The life growing inside her was definately hers and Jarod's. She smiled a real smile.

In a few short hours she was going to be a mother...and in a few months...she would give birth to another child. Her face turned grave when a thought crossed her mind.

What if the children hated her.

They were most likely told lies about her. They probably made them hate her. She shook her head. It didn't matter. She would free them of that place even if they resisted by kicking and screaming. She would be damned if the Centre took away her children's lives like they did hers. Never knowing for sure if your own parents loved you...it's a horrible fate. She would make sure all of her children knew they were loved...that there father would have loved them.

But the fact that she was pregnant made her extatic. How many times did she think of having Jarod's children as a child. She had bore his children as a teenager.

Three beautiful babies had been born.

Three babies that she had never gotten to hold.

But she would hold this one. She would get to hold her own child.

This child would signify the turning of a new era. An era of happiness. A time where she would watch her babies grow up before her very eyes.

"We're here." The Major stated.

Miss Green looked up into the review mirror and found the Major looking back at her. She nodded her head.

"I'm ready." She stated.


"How far away are we from Lyle's car?" asked Sydney.

"Two cars up and two cars over." Said Broots.

"Are you sure he didn't see us?" asked a concerned Sydney.

"I'm not sure ...but I think he didn't. Wouldn't you think he would have shot at us by now if he had?" replied a terrified Broots.

"Where is he headed?" Sydney asked curiously.

"I think he's heading for that park in the next exit. He's getting in the turn lane now...and the only thing off of this exit is the park and a Burger Kind. I think it's safe to say that Lyle isn't the Whopper type." Broots stated sarcastically.

Sydney smirked at the comment.

"Just make sure he doesn't see us. If he does...it might be the end of our plan."

"Don't worry Syd, he won't see us." Broots said with conviction.


The Major stopped under a big oak tree on the far side of the park. In the back of the car Miss Green sat looking out the side window looking out for Lyle's car. She was detacted from reality at the moment. The only thing that kept her going was the future of her children. They were her only reason for living now. Not the secrets the Centre kept from her. Not the quest of finding her mother that she discovered was still alive. But the children that the Centre created in the sublevels of hell. They were her only reason now.

Suddenly Lyle's car turned the curve toward's where the Major's van lay hidden by the tree's darkness. Night time seemed to make a park look mysterious, but this park seemed like a cemetery at night. The trees seemed alive and seemed to stretch away from the center of the park. It was this plus the head lights of Lyle's car that made her suck in her breath.

Lyle parked his car right in front of the Major's van and swiftly turned of his lights. He opened the door the second the car was off and climbed out of his car. The Major in turn exited the car to head towards Lyle.

Miss Green held her breath as she watched from the back of the van.

This was it. The moment she found out if Lyle really was helping Jarod's family...and to her shock...another person exited Lyle's car. Someone that was suppose to be dead but was in fact walking toward's the Major and Lyle.

Kyle.


Broots parked the car at the curve so they could just see Lyle's car. They sat waiting to see what transpired. If they jumped out of the car now...Lyle would most likely shoot first and ask questions later.

So there they sat.

Waiting.


As soon as Lyle reached the Major, Miss Green prepared herself for a brawl, but instead what happened next truely shocked her.

Lyle's face was one of business. Stern, cold and overall he eminated an air of wealth and power. As soon as he was in arms reach of the Major...all of that changed.

His face lit up like a little boy under a christmas tree. He smiled sincerely at the Major with such joy Miss Green hardly even recognized him. He quickly wrapped his arms around the Major and the Major recipricated the greeting. Lyle buried his head in the Major's shoulder as the Major copied the jesture. Emily and the children exited the van and stepped into the parks cool night air.

As soon as Lyle looked up and saw her he slowly extracted himself from the Major's embrace. The Major looked behind Lyle to see Kyle approaching. The Major's smile at seeing his son could have lit up an amusement park. He quickly reached towards his son and engulfed him in a tight embrace against his body.

Emily and the children slowly approached Lyle, and in turn he slowly approached them. He looked adoringly at Emily. When finally was a few feet away he smiled at her. He quickly ran up and swung her up in his arms. Both children started jumping up and down at their father's excitment. Emily squeeled with laughter and delight as Lyle engulfed her with kisses and a tight embrace.

The Major had broken off his embrace with his son to watch the reunion of husband and wife.

Lyle stopped spinning Emily in his arms and slowly placed her back down. He then began a very intimate kiss with her that seemed to make them forget about there current situation. The children giggled as well as the Major, Kyle, and Margaret that had stepped out of the van as well.

But as the kiss continued the Major became a little concerned. He slowly approached Lyle from behind and fake coughed to get there attention.

They broke off the kiss abruptly. Both smiled extatically.

"As you see I'm pretty happy to see you." Lyle said softly.

Emily laughed at the remarked. She kissed him again slowly and then stepped back.

"Daddy Daddddyyy!!!" Cried Alex and Zoe.

Lyle laughed and swooped both of them up, one in each arm. They laughed as father and children reunited. The little boy wrapped his arms around his father's neck and the little girl hung on his hip. He kissed both of their foreheads as he almost cried from joy at seeing them.

Miss Green watched in fascination as the brother she thought to be a psycho...turned into a normal man...reunited with his family after a long business trip. She slowly began exiting the van.

She watched as Lyle placed both children down and he slowly told them how much he missed them...until he looked up and saw her.

And she watched up close as his joyful eyes...turned to murderous rage.

In a second she found herself pressed up against the van with Lyle's hands wrapped around her neck.

Everything seemed to stop for her...everything was centered on Lyle's eyes...eyes that she had witnessed joyful...now held rage.

But it held something she had never seen in his eyes before.

She saw in his eyes...a look of hurt...of being betrayed.

And it's there she remained. Pressed up against the van with Lyle's hands around her throat...awaiting for what...would happen next.


She could hardly breath...and she couldn't break free of his hold. She struggled immediately at the hold Lyle placed on her. The only thing she could see was Lyle's eyes...she knew he thought she had come there to capture Jarod's family. She saw it in his eyes. He thought she came as the enemy...instead of a friend..

Suddenly Lyle's eyes and hold on her vanished. She lowered her head and coughed as she took in the much needed air that had been deprived her. As she slowly regained her breath she began to realize what was happening around her.

"DAMN IT LYLE! STOP IT!" cried out Emily.

"LYLE STOP IT! SHE'S WITH US!!!" cried out the Major.

"LYLE DAMN IT QUIT FUCKING AROUND!" yelled out Kyle.

As soon as she looked up she saw Lyle break free of the hold the Major and Kyle had on him and dash towards her. She knew he was going to hurt her, if not kill when suddenly...Ethan jumped out in front of her and hit Lyle across the face.

Lyle crumbled to the ground in a second. Lyle's children who had been crying the entire time since Lyle had grabbed Miss Green, now ran to the unconscious man. Emily followed quickly.

All looked up to Ethan with questioning eyes. Ethan in turn stated a simple statement to his actions.

"She's pregnant."

At the statement Emily nodded tearily, then continued to stare down at her husbands face.

"Pregnant???!!!" asked two voices from the side.

Broots and Sydney had jumped out of the car upon seeing Lyle's actions and had now shown up at the exact moment Ethan had spoken.

All of them turned to the new voices.

Sydney approached Miss Green. As soon as he reached her he grabbed her with both hands. He smiled.

"Is it true...are you?" he asked emotionally.

Miss Green smirked at Sydney, but before she could answer...Ethan answered for her.

"She's pregnant...I thought you guys knew??" Ethan asked looking to Miss Green.

Broots shook his head vigerously.

"No. No. We didn't know she was pregnant." He said with shock evident in his gestures and voice.

Kyle let out a heavy sigh. "So...what are we going to do with sleeping beauty??" Kyle asked pointing at the unconscious Lyle lying in the grass.

Miss Green looked at Kyle as if seeing a ghost. She couldn't understand how the hell the man in front of her was alive and breathing when she herself had seen him die. Jarod had given his brothers organs to a little boy that was about to die even...yet...here he was. But Miss Green didn't even get a chance to ask a single question as Kyle motioned with his hands palms facing her to wait.

"You can ask all the questions you want...but I think we need to get the hell out of here before someone sees three cars parked at 12:00 at night doing 'nothing'...we need to get as far away from here as we can...any suggestions?" Kyle asked looking at the group of people in front of him.

"Um...ah...actually I know a place." Stated a distured Broots. Broots looked to be unsure that the person before him was actually alive or not. He kept blinking his eyes as if to check it wasn't just him going insane that was the cause.

"Great." Kyle said.

"Why don't you lead the way and we follow." Stated the Major.

Broots nodded his head and began to turn back when a thought struck him...he turned back around to look at Kyle.

"How did you know that there were three cars and not just two?" Broots asked.

Kyle smirked.

"Next time you park your car at night in a deserted park...make sure noone in the car turns on the headlights." An amused Kyle answered.

Broots turned quickly to look in the direction of where his car was parked...to see lights shining from around the corner into the dark night.

Sydney and the Major chuckled at the comment. Broots dropped his head.

"I'm going to have to have another talk with Debbie." He said misserably.

"I'll hide Lyle's car...we need to get out of here." Said Kyle.

"Broots is it? Help me with Charging Bull over here and hoist him into the car." The Major said talking about Lyle.

Sydney turned to Miss Green smiling with raised eyebrows.

"I see we have more children to worry about now." He stated merrily.

Miss Green smirked at Syd and looked down at her stomach. She raised a hand to her stomach and caressed the area.

"No." She said. Green looked up into Sydney's eyes.

"This child's one more reminder...of how blind I was to the truth." She said.

Sydney frowned. He understood her meaning.

"Jarod would have been thrilled..." he said sadly.

Miss Green nodded still caressing her stomach.

"It was his dying wish that I make the Centre pay for what they took from us." She said as she stopped caressing her stomach and looked with anger eyes to Sydney.

"This payment has to be made with blood and desruction uncle Syd. I'll take what's mine first...and then take my payment." Green said.

Sydney nodded. He knew her words were true. There own safety was irrelevant in comparison with the many lives of the children that the Centre held captive. But he wouldn't let Miss Green become stupid. The life inside her was growing. And he would make sure that all of Green's children...would live...to see the Centre fall.