Disclaimer: Not mine except new characters.

A/N: For this chapter normal print will be everything happening on the surface, italic & bold will be in the bunkers.

A/N: Sorry its shorter than usual but it seemed a good place to stop.

Who Loves The Teacher?

Chapter Seventy: White sees Red

Mole, Issy and Greg went to the main gate to welcome their visitors. Clemente tried to hide his surprise at who were the new leaders.

He addressed Mole, "where's Max and Alec I was expecting them to meet us?" He feigned ignorance of what had happened, "I haven't heard from you since the bombing."

Issy caught the implied ruse and replied, "Max and Alec were killed in the bombing, that's why we haven't been in touch."

Alec was watching the screen and thought to Issy, 'take Greg's hand as if for support'.

Clemente did a good impression of being surprised, "I'm so sorry I didn't know."

"Yeah, well now you do," replied Mole gruffly. "As the new leaders you'll have to deal with us."

"This is so touching," snarked White. "But I've got better things to do with my time than sympathise with a load of freaks. We've got a warrant to search the premises for some missing persons; any resistance will be met with force."

"We've no intention of resistance, but will accompany you so that our people don't feel intimidated," Issy replied holding Greg's hand.

Max called to Alec, "tell them to get Mole to take Clemente and his crew to the risky areas and for Issy and Greg to take White and his people to the Command Centre."

"What! You mean Clemente and his crew do med bay? What if White decides to go there?"

"Then we deal with it then, but if we can keep him away it would be better."

"Hey Alec did you tell Issy to hold his hand?" Biggs laughed.

"Now why would you think that," grinned Alec. Then to Issy, 'hi gorgeous, Max says get Mole to take Clemente to med bay while you and Greg take White's crew to Command.'

Issy replied, 'ok but this is a business line today, don't make me blush.'

'I'll try not to.'

"Got over 494's death quickly then," White sneered.

"Not really but Greg has been a great help," she replied.

White turned to Greg, "thought you were one of their hostages."

"What can I say," grinned Greg as they started walking towards TC's command centre. "I got a better offer than yours and the snake cult."

"I suggest that Clemente's team go with Mole and our security team and start in med bay. You and your associates will probably want to start in the command centre," Issy offered White.

"I suppose that means you and this reprobate are staying with us," he gestured.

"Well I wouldn't want Joshua breaking your neck without being there to watch," Issy replied with a grin.

Alec realised Issy was bating White, 'careful sweetheart I want to be able to have that makeup kiss later,' he thought.

'No problem but I want him to follow me, this should work,' Issy replied in thought to Alec.

"I might decide to break yours instead," White retorted.

"Yeah but what fun would that be with Alec gone," she jeered. "You always needed to hurt someone else with your sadistic displays and Greg's already been there once."

'Steady Issy don't piss him off,' Alec warned. Everyone in the Command Centre was watching the monitors with bated breath.

"Has she got a death wish?" asked Max.

"I hope not," Alec replied.

"You always liked to goad, well it won't work this time," White snapped. "Where's the command centre."

"We're nearly there," replied Greg. "I'm surprised you still let Issy get under your skin."

"I'm surprised you want to be with the freak whore."

Greg wanted to wipe the smile off White's face and could imagine Alec wanting the same. "Oh I think you fit that description better, you'll do anything for the cult. Issy still has standards that you can't even reach." Greg put his arm around Issy and pulled her close, a gesture of protecting her.

Seeing the monitors in the command centre White exclaimed, "so we've been on camera ever since we got here!"

"Of course, did you think that so few would greet you without backup?" Issy commented.

"So how much of the site does this cover?"

"All the perimeter and security risk areas."

"Including the tunnels, the interrogation rooms and med bay?" White questioned.

"Yes and the cells, but I don't know how that will help you," she replied innocently.

White's face lit-up, "right Otto get organised I want to know what's happening on every camera." He turned back to Issy, "I don't see any of the tunnels."

'Careful Issy whatever you say he might want to check personally,' Alec warned.

"We only had one tunnel and that was destroyed in the bombing," she replied.

'Good choice,' Alec praised.

Max called to Dix, "can you get the camera working on that one to give them a view?"

"Sure Max, just get Issy to ask Luke to bring-up number 16."

"Did you get that Alec?"

"Sure," he replied. 'Issy get Luke to switch to number 16.'

"Do you want to see the mess down there?" Issy asked.

"You expect me just to believe you?" he laughed. "Never trust a transgenic, of course I want to see."

"Luke could you put number 16 on this monitor, please?"

Luke typed some keys and the monitor displayed a corridor full of rubble.

"Ok next I want the cells where you held Greg," White demanded.

Luke typed some keys and scenes of med bay, the cells and interrogation rooms came up. He could see Clemente and his men searching through med bay and was content that they were doing a thorough job.

"I see you still use the chair Manticore devised," White sneered. "I bet the freaks enjoyed that idea."

"Only when I suggested we might use it on you," she retorted.

"In you dreams," he snapped in her face. Turning to his men, "Otto I want a full report of what you find when I get back." Turning back to Issy, "in the meantime I want you and loverboy to take me to this tunnel and anywhere else that takes my fancy."

Joshua had been watching them talking and made a decision. "Joshua come too," he stated.

White looked at him then turned to Issy, "the freak stays here."

"Since in your book we're all freaks I will ignore that statement. If Joshua wants to come, he comes."

"I said he stays," White snapped.

"Joshua make sure you don't hurt Issy like Annie," the dog-man replied barring their way and growling.

White went for his gun but Greg disarmed him. "Look we don't want any trouble and Joshua is just looking out for Issy, so just take it easy. Ok Joshua you lead the way."

Joshua grinned at White before walking out of the room.

"Does he go on your dates with Issy as well," White sneered at Greg.

"No but I don't think he needs to protect Issy from me," Greg grinned as they walked towards the abandoned tunnel.

"So far so good," Max sighed.

"Let's wait until he leaves before we get complacent," warned Alec. He was pleased that Issy and Greg were displaying the affection of an established couple and that he didn't have to prompt.

After viewing the site and getting thoroughly frustrated that nothing looked out of place and there was no sign that anyone, other than Greg, had ever been in the cells White returned to the Command Centre. "Otto what have you got for me?" he demanded.

"Nothing sir."

Turning to Issy White sneered, "I know you're hiding something."

"Yeah that's probably my contempt of you," she replied as Clemente and his team entered the building.

White's frustration boiled over and he struck her across the face. Then several things happened at once. Greg went to check Issy was alright and stop White doing anything else. Joshua went to grab White but was held back by Mole.

Alec stood up ready to go and fight White.

Max put her hand on his shoulder, "they've got it under control."

"I'll kill that man," Alec replied with venom in his voice.

"You and Joshua, both," she replied, "just not today."

Clemente looked at White, "We've found nothing now it's time to leave these people in peace."

"There's something here," White growled.

"Nothing we can find and I don't condone violence, we're moving out," Clemente ordered. His men and White's gathered their things to go. Otto signalling to White's men that they should follow Clemente's lead.

White was almost dragged out of TC by Otto.

As the gates closed behind them transgenics started emerging from their hiding places. By the time Issy, Greg, Joshua and Mole got back to the Command Centre Max and Alec were there to greet them.

"Are you alright?" asked Alec as he put his arms around Issy.

"Yeah I'm fine," she replied.

"Well done all of you," Max praised. "How was it with Clemente?" she asked Mole.

"After the initial running around covering all the areas by the cameras we sat back and had some coffee while discussing the merits of the security industry," he replied puffing on a cigar.

Greg laughed, "so while we were getting White looking at monitors and taking him around the site you were discussing possible job opportunities."

"We posted a lookout in case you headed our way," Mole replied.

Everyone laughed and started celebrating their success. Max's phone rang.

"Go for Max," she answered. After a few minutes she closed the phone and announced, "the NorBAC team will be back tomorrow with enough vaccine for the hospital, Jam Pony, Alec's contacts and Clemente's whole team. We need to be ready to let them in and organise groups to take the vaccine out."

"Seems today has been a success," Alec commented.

"Long may it continue," remarked Max.

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