While the children slept, Green and the adults continued to work. They still had much to do...and they had no time to get it done. They still had another child to rescue.
The oldest child. A son.
Emily, and Margaret were trying to convince her to wait. To hide the children first and then rescue her other child. Even Sydney and Broots tried to convince her to wait. But she wouldn't have it.
"NO. I won't leave him in that place. We do it now or we'll never going to be able to get him out. They'll have the place locked down tighter than ever once the Centre informs them what's happened. We have to do it now!!" Green insisted angrily while trying to keep her voice down, so as not to wake the children.
She turned to look at Bobby with an angry glare.
Bobby, Kyle, and Ethan were the only ones who had kept quiet about the matter. They hadn't added there two cents worth on the matter.
Bobby felt her stare on him. He closed his eyes and prepared himself for the battle with his wife he was about to innitiate.
"I agree with Mona. We have to do it now or we're never going to free that boy. We need to go now." Bobby stated while looking at his wife.
Emily's scared eyes looked back at him.
"Bobby, we have to get these children...our children as far away from here as possible or we might not be able to save anyone...let alone ourselves." Emily insisted.
Bobby shook his head with grieved eyes.
"I think Mona's right too." Kyle spoke out.
"Me too." announced Ethan.
Emily looked to her brothers and then back to Bobby.
"I can't believe you...you see what you've done." she accused Bobby for her brothers' disobedience.
Bobby shook his head while looking at Emily.
"Em you don't understand." he tried to reason.
"Your right!! I don't understand." she said with a rising voice.
"Keep your voice down. Haven't they had enough sleepless nights?!!" Green ground out from her teeth. Her anger bubbling out.
While the adults had been arguing Ace...had begun to wake up. The pain from the wound awakening him. He had laid still for a period of time, squeezing his eyes shut, trying to see if the pain would go away for awhile...or if he could detach himself from his body. He had almost succeeded in doing so, when the words from the adults conversation sunk in.
They weren't going to go to Donoterase.
He panicked.
He arose from his seat, even as the pain shot through his body and he began to persperate as his body protested movement.
"NO! You can't leave him behind. We need Dar. Dar's the real leader. I can't do this by myself. Please we have to rescue him. You don't understand." Ace had ranted hysterically as he approached his mother with scared eyes.
Green had quickly risen at her sons cry. She had quickly walked over as his rant began as well as Margaret. All of the adults tried to calm him down and tell him to keep his voice down. But it was too late.
All of the children had woken up. The babies were already crying out.
"Ace...what's going on?" Breanna asked with a sleepy voice and blurry eyes.
Ace turned his head with scared eyes to Breanna.
The second their eyes met Breanna's eyes opened wide. His thoughts bombarded her as well as the others. Soon all of the children began to cry out. Crying out to save there brother.
Green tried to settle them down...but it was impossible.
"HHHEEEEYYYYYY!!!!!!" Bobby yelled out.
A quiet filled the airplane as the yell rung out.
All eyes were on Bobby.
"NOW DON'T WORRY...we're rescuing him...and we're rescuing him right now." Bobby stated as his gaze jumped from child to child.
"DAMN IT BOBBY! WE ARE NOT..." Emily yelled out with tears dripping down her face.
"YES WE ARE!!!!!!!" he yelled in her face.
"YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT ITS LIKE EM!!!! YOU WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND!!!!!!! WE NEED TO GET HIM OUT AND WE NEED TO DO IT NOW OR THEY'RE GONNA KILL HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!" Bobby yelled back with such anger and pure hurt.
Emily justed stared at him as the tears continued.
He stared at her with hurt radiating from his eyes.
"You don't know what's its like!! You don't know what they do!! You don't know...how much they take away..." Bobby explained as tears appeared in his eyes.
All of the adults watched the scene in front of them.
Only Kyle and Ethan were the one's not to look. They were the only one's looking away. Trying to hide the tears his words were evoking.
Green saw this...and she understood.
All three of them new the horrors of the Centre first hand. They knew the horrible tests...the torture...the horrors and demons that plague one's soul in the depths of the abyss.
And for the first time...she gazed at her brother...with simpathy.
She began to cry herself...for Bobby...for Ethan...for Kyle...for Jarod.
She shook her head and looked down at the floor.
"We rescue him tonight...or we die trying...It's all...or nothing..." Bobby said calmly with closed eyes that leaked out tears.
Bobby turned to walk down the aisle to the back of the plane muttering...
"Allornothing."
When Sydney had gone up to inform the Major to change destinations, the Major didn't even flinch.
"No need to change destinations...I was already heading there." the Major stated while keeping his gaze forward.
Sydney's brow furrowed in shock.
"Are you saying that you have been heading to a locaton that could potentially get us all captured...without consulting any of us first?" Sydney asked with a tinge of anger in his voice.
The Major didn't seem to be surprised.
"A long time ago...I was given the chance to rescue my son by a woman that risked everything to help me. I failed. I failed my son. I failed him then...and I refuse to fail him now." The Major explained.
Sydney just kept staring at him.
The Major looked up.
"Sit down...looking up hurts my neck." the Major requested.
Sydney slowly sat in the copilot seat.
"I know." the Major spoke.
"Know what?" Sydney asked.
The Major turned to look Sydney in the eye.
"Who you are...who you really are." The Major stated.
Sydney just stared at the Major.
The Major smiled.
"Don't worry. I figured that if they didn't know by now...there was a good reason that your keeping it a secret...and I won't be the one to uncover it." The Major stated.
"Thank you Joe." Sydney whispered.
The Major smiled.
"I just want to be there when you tell them...I don't think I want to miss that...not for the world." The Major teased.
Sydney smiled.
"You will be old friend." Sydney responded as he placed his hand on the Major's shoulder. He then rose.
The Major quickly placed his hand over Sydney's.
"Thank you...thank you for looking after my boy." the Major said with emotion wavering in his voice.
Sydney stood still and closed his eyes at what the Major had said.
He was thanking him...how could he thank him...he had been too late...he didn't save Jarod.
"My boy became a good man... because you loved him enough...to sacrifice everything for him." The Major said in a tight voice.
Sydney closed his eyes and let a tear fall down his face.
"It was and honor...and a privelage...old friend...I just wish...I could have done more." Sydney responded.
Sydney then walked out to sit with the others...and leave the Major...trusting him with his secret.
Green had gone to check on the babies.
As she had approached the carriers she noted that both of the babies were still awake. As she came into sight both of the boys smiled and girgled marrily at her arrival.
She smiled.
They knew who she was. And that made her happy. That her babies knew that she was their Mommy.
"Mamma?" came a voice behind her.
She turned around.
A girl, maybe ten years old in age was staring at her. Slowly the girl extended her hand.
"It's time to meet us Mamma." the girl said.
Green looked at the girl. She slowly extended her hand into her daughters. She felt how soft and yet rough the hand was underneath her own. Signs that this little girl knew what hard work meant.
The girl led her to where all of the children were seated and facing each other.
When she approached all eyes were on her.
"Mom..." Ace began as his eyes roamed over those of the others, "I would like to introduce you...to your family."
Green's eyes watered.
Family.
Her family.
"I'm Aristeides and this is my twin Breanna (he motioned to Breanna). We're the oldest here. We're thirteen." he explained while staring his mother in the eye.
Green nodded her head in understanding. They were the leaders of the group. They had black hair, her blue eyes and her porcelean white skin. They looked alike...but one couldn't mistake one for the other. She noted that Ace's hair was short like his father's hair at that age, but Breanna's hair was a long silky black.
"Then there's Ayden and Avery (he motioned next to him where Ayden and Avery stood). They're 12."
Green smiled as the two children had their father's smile. They also had his complextion. Both had navy blue eyes, and short black hair. Noone could deny that they were her children.
"Nia and Ian (motioning to them) are 11 and are the one's you will find to be very quiet. They don't talk much...but when they do...you'll want to shove a sock in their mouths!" Ace exclaimed in which Nia and Ian responded by turning to look at one another and quickly turning back to Ace as if to pounce on him.
"DON'T EVEN think about it. He's injurned." Green warned as she saw what they intended.
Nia and Ian turned to look at her. They both nodded.
Ace smiled.
"Then there's Raymond and Shannon ( he motioned). Their ten and are very protective of the group."
Raymond smirked and blushed as Green smiled. She had learned well about how protective Raymond could be...but she looked to Shannon...who she had not met...and was not shocked to find that she had a matching expression on her face. They both looked like their father. Black hair, brown eyes, complexion...it was all Jarod's.
"Then there's (he jestured) Hope and Jean. Both 9 and both mother hen's. They watch over the little one's of the group. They're also seers. 'Psychics' to say... if you will."
Green couldn't look away from Hope and Jean. They were identical to her at that age. Hope had displayed an attitude back at the Centre that almost matched her own. She assumed Jean was the same.
"To your right (nodding in the direction), that's Leonardo . He's 8. Leo is a mimmick. Whatever he see's or hear's...he can mimmick it."
Green looked at Leo. He was a tall boy for his age. He had dark brown hair, light blue eyes...lighter than her own. He had Jarod's build, but her white skin.
"Next to Leo is Francine and Griffin. They're 7 and they're Searchers."
Green looked from Francine and Griffin to Ace with a furrowed brow.
" Thay can touch something or someone and find a thought...a feeling...an image...something in particular...but they have to know what they're looking for."
Green nodded her head at the explanation. But a worried look remained on her face.
Francine and Griffin looked like innocent little kids. Francine had shoulder length brown hair, with big brown eyes, and Green's skin color. Griffin looked just like her. Just like their father.
Ace walked over to one of the seats where two little boys sat.
"This is Quintin, and Ulric. They're 6. Mostly they just get into trouble alot." Ace stated as he smiled.
Quintin and Ulric looked at each other and smiled.
Green smirked at the look the boys gave eachother. They had short black hair and blue eyes. They had snow white skin which made the boys look beautiful.
"Then of course there is The Terrible Four. There's Rhoswen, Wyatt, Owen, and Angus. They're five years old. These four are the Corners. They're existance is a co-dependency on one another. They share they're emotions, thoughts, talents, and intelligence. Really all of us share thoughts and emotions with each other...but they're the only one's that can share they're talents and intelligence."
Green looked at the children. They looked alike...but oddly enough were different from each other. While Owen and Rhoswen had inherited her eyes and complexion, Wyatt and Angus had inherited their father's.
"Then there's Taban and Kaitlyn. They're 3 years old. Let's just say they speak their minds and are not afraid of anyone." Ace said in a sigh.
Taban and Kaitlyn smiled at there mother.
"Ma...I just want you to know that most of the things they say about me are lies." Taban said with a serious face as Kaitlyn continued to smile.
"I'll keep that in mind." Green responded as the smile on her face grew.
Ace walked over to they smallest of the group and began playing with one of the little girl's hair.
"These are the munchkins of the group. This is Valerie, Calel, Xavior. They're 2. We're not certain how advanced their skills are...but we're pretty sure that they have telepathic powers. To say the least...their very smart kids." Ace explained as he smoothed back Valerie's hair.
Valerie's hair was long and black but curly, while Calel and Xavior had short black hair.
Green caught the flash of pain in Ace's eyes and face, as he went to two small little boys who sat right next to her.
"Why don't you sit down. You don't look soo good. Do want some medicine?" Green said in a rush.
Ace looked up with a furrowed brow and a 'are you crazy' look.
"Ma...I think I can handle a little pain...I've gone through worse." he stated.
Green flinched at the inclenation that he had gone through more pain than he already was. By all rights he shouldn't even be able to stand up...
"Now these two are Patrick and Maximus. They just learned how to talk...well they've been talking for a while...its just that they can talk in sentences now." Ace continued as he sat down next to the boys.
Patrick and Maximus touched Ace's arm at the same time. Both of the little boys looked up into Ace's eyes.
"Rest!" both boys said at the same time.
Ace's shocked face stared back at the two little blue eyed boys.
Ace observed that they both had their mother's skin, her eyes, her structure.
Patrick and Maximus' face furrowed.
"Pain!" they both exclaimed as their hands continued to touch Ace's.
Ace quickly removed his arm from under their hands.
Green watched as Ace tried to stand again, but how he was flinching indicated that he was in serious pain.
Green's hand flew out and pushed on Ace's shoulder.
"SIT!" she ordered.
Ace looked up in anger.
"You can be angry all you want...I'm still your mother, and that gives me the right to tell you what to do. And I don't want you in pain. I don't like to see you in pain. Therefore your staying in that chair and sleeping unless I tell you otherwise. IS THAT...understood?" Green said in a serious tone.
Ace was about to object yet again when Breanna spoke up.
"She's right Ace...just go to sleep...we'll wake you if anything happens." Breanna insisted.
Ace looked from Breanna back to his mother.
He let out a sigh.
"Fine."
Green smiled.
"Good. Now I want everyone to get some sleep." Green requested.
Without protest the rest of the children went to their spots.
Green watched as they settled down and had just turned to go back to her seat and check ont he children, when Ace called out to her.
"Mom?" Ace called.
Green half turned.
"Yes Ace?" she responded.
Ace smiled at her.
"Thanks." He said to her.
"For what?" she asked.
He smiled widely...his father's smile at her.
"For being real...for being our mother." Ace said softly.
Emotion flickered in Greens' eye. She turned back and bent down to kiss Ace on the forehead.
"I love you mom." Ace said softly.
Green kissed his head again. Tears welling in her throat.
"I love you too baby." Green stated.
"I love you too."
The plane ride to Donoterase was short. All of the adults had been waiting patiently for the next obstacle that they had to overcome. All of the children except for the babies faked sleep. The second the plane landed the children were up and running to beg Green to allow them to go with her.
"NO! All of you stay here and keep a look out. I need all of you in here. In case something happens I want all of you as far away from the Centre as possible." Green exclaimed.
"Mom..." Ace began.
"NO!" she yelled.
"But..."
"NO! No Ace. And I mean it." Green exclaimed.
Green and the other three snuck up to the side of the building. Really it looked and smelled like a barn, but this was a Centre test fascility. Donoterase.
Under her feet her own son could be laying at the hands of a mad man. Torturing her son by using him as a personal guinnie pig.
She squeezed her eyes shut and let out a deep breath.
"Hey..." Bobby said trying to get her attention.
Green turned her head to look behind her, to Bobby.
"Don't worry...we managed to rescue 29 kids from the Centre...this will be a peice of cake." Bobby assured her.
Mona nodded her head. Her resolve returning to her.
Slowly they crept into the barn.
No Sweepers.
As Green, Ethan, and Kyle began to pan out to find the entrance to Donoterase...Bobby kept his eyes on their retreating forms...making sure none of them saw him. He then swiftly went to the hidden passage to enter the fascility. He quickly removed the straw that lay on top of it. He then lifted the trap door.
Green and the others heard the noise and quickly turned to find Bobby was the cause of the noise. They all quickly rushed over to him.
"I see you found the entrance." Ethan stated.
Green eyed Ethan as the tone in his voice made her a little suspicious of Bobby.
"Lucky I guess." Bobby said as he stared at the open stairway under him.
They all then descended the stairs. Slowly working their way deeper into the underground halls. Bobby was leading the group. He weaved his way through the halls as if he knew them.
At that thought Green lowered her gun and stared at her brother who was walking ahead of them with his gun pointing forward.
Bobby rounded a corner and a pair of double doors appeared at the end of the hall.
Green felt a sick sense of deja vu.
Slowly Bobby went through the doors as the other's followed.
Green was right behind him. She could see the beeds of persperation on his forehead. His frame was shaking slightly. He seemed nervous and more scared than she had ever seen him. She shook her head and turned her eyes to look ahead of them.
Slowly they came to a door. Bobby stopped in front of the door and placed his hand on it. He then turned to look down the hall. He proceeded without word to enter a room. Green heard a struggle break out. Quickly she charged to the door that Bobby had gone through.
As she entered the doorway she found Bobby shaking his fist off as he had probably punched the man that lay at his feet...out.
Bobby swiftly bent down and retrieved a pair of keys from the man. Bobby stormed passed Green and quickly went to the door he had placed his hand on.
Green was not in view of the room as Bobby opened the door.
Green slowly lowered her gun. She slowly approached Bobby as he stood outside the door just staring inside of the room.
Her eyes slowly looked from the rooms floor...all the way up to a boy. She sucked in a breath.
God. He looked identical to Jarod. It was like going back twenty years.
"Who...Who are you people?" asked the boy frieghtened. The boy was standing up, but was shoved in the far corner of his room.
The second her eyes connected with his, he seemed to calm.
"I...I know you...how do I know you?" the boy asked.
The boy kept starring at her but then all of a sudden he closed his eyes as his eyebrows furrowed. His expression was of confusion.
"Our mother?!" the boy whispered out while looking at the ground. He slowly tilted his head up to look at Green again. And again their eyes locked.
"Our mother." the boy stated firmly.
He slowly came out of the corner of the room and approached Green.
Green had been stalk still since she had seen her son. A perfect replica of Jarod. She couldn't move. She couldn't breath.
He was identical, and the pain it caused was almost unbearable. Tears welled in her eyes. God, was this her punishment? To have to constantly be reminded of what she had helped take away. What she had helped destroy. To face the image of a man she never had the chance to love...but bare the pain of raising his offspring?
As the boy approached his eyes began to water at the same time hers did.
"Mamma?" the boy asked.
Green didn't have the energy to nod...but somehow the boy knew it was her. He launched himself into her body and began to cry.
"Mooomm...it's you...I knew you'd come...I knew you'd come..." the boy whimpered out as his voice broke from the tears he was shedding.
Green didn't hug the boy back. She was paralyzed. This was her boy...her little boy who looked identical to his father. Slowly she came back to herself and wrapped her arms around him. But it didn't last long.
Bobby grabbed the boys arm and yanked him toward's him.
"D'artagnan...where's Jamieson?" he asked with wild eyes and determination.
D'artagnan looked up shocked at the man.
" How do you know my name? No one knows. No one but..." D'artagnan began.
"WHERE IS SHE?! I NEED TO KNOW WHERE SHE IS!!!!." Bobby screamed losing his patience.
Green yanked her son from out of Bobby's grasp.
"WHAT THE HELL IS YOUR PROBLEM?!!! WHO THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!!!!" Green yelled back. Both of them forgeting the circumstances of the situation.
"Where's Jamieson, D'artagnan?" Bobby asked in a restraint voice.
D'artagnan looked at the man carefully. He made a decision.
"She's down the hall. Twelveth door on you left." D'artagnan stated.
Bobby didn't wait for anyone as ran down the hall to the door D'artagnan stated.
"JAMIESON!! JAMIESON!!!!!" Bobby yelled at the door frame.
"POP!!!" Came a responding yell.
Bobby then tried the keys that he used on the other door. He was grinding out curses with the frustration of the keys not working.
"DAMN IT!!! STAND BACK FROM THE DOOR JAMIESON!!!" Bobby yelled as he then turned and positioned himself.
He shot the door jam and soon the door fell into the room.
"POP!!!" A girl yelled as she bound for Bobby's arms.
Bobby opened his arms and squeezed the girl to his chest as his eyes began to water.
"I'm here sweety. I'm here." Bobby whispered to the girl.
Green stared at the scene. Bobby had another daughter?
As Green looked at the girl she had another feeling of deja vu. She had seen this girl. This girl was important, her brain told her. This girl looked too familiar.
D'artagnan sprung from her arms and ran straight to the girl. He grabbed her and embraced her.
"Are you ok?" D'artagnan asked as they both embraced each other.
"Yeah, I'm ok." The girl answered.
Green walked up to Bobby.
"You mind telling me WHY you didn't mention that you had a daughter in this place?" she asked as rage entered her.
"HEY WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE????!!!!!" A voice rang out from the end of the hall.
The man reached over and activated the alarm.
"GOGOGO!!!!" Bobby yelled as he grabbed the teenagers and tugged Green into running.
They ran down the hall with the sounds of the alarm ringing and of running and yelling coming from behind them.
They ran up the steps that they had traveled down earlier. As soon as everyone was out Kyle shut the trap door as Ethan placed a pitchfork through the handle to hinder the door from opening.
They all ran as fast as they could for the plane that was hidden on the other side of the trees.
Soon they heard the gun shots ringing out. Green covered the children with her body as good as she could while running.
Soon all had reached the place and the Major had already started the engine and was begining to move. Soon they were off the ground.