Erikstrulove- I had no idea that I was going to reuse that dream but I realized that I never had closure on it, so I decided to use in it this. And keep the dream in mind because it will come back into play in the chapter after next, and will have a much larger role down the line. And yes you will have to wait quite a while sorry. But in better news Lyle isn't the bad guy. Well he's not behind the kidnaping anyway.

LPJ- You're the best. I'm glad you liked the last chapter so much, hope you enjoy this one just as much.

CHAPTER 4

BREAKDOWN

October 29, 2010

2:43am

Unknown Town, Tennessee

Ramada Inn

The caravan of cars -containing Jarod, Morgan, Sam, Ethan, Chris, Debbie, Will, Alley, and the Black Files- made it's way to the parking lot of the hotel. They had decided to drive to Arizona instead of flying. The family only owned one plane and they wanted for the rest of the family to make it to Bangor as fast as they could. Jarod had thought of using one of the Jamieson Foundation's planes but was worried that there might be a mole who had infiltrated its way into the foundation. Jarod had also considered using one of the airlines to get to Arizona but knew that boarding a plane with five sets of twins and two sets of triplets would draw unwanted attention. It was bad enough they were traveling with At that moment Jarod wanted to lay as low as possible and not spook his sons' abductors into fleeing their location if they were indeed in Arizona.

So they had driven.

Jarod got out of the van and stretched. At that moment he did not appear to be a father frightened for the lives of his children, he just seamed to be a man tired from a long drive. In truth Jaord was more concerned for his sons' innocense than their lives. Jarod knew that after who even had gone through all of the trouble to take the boys was not about to kill the children.

"We're here?" Morgan yawned.

"Yeah," Jarod said softly looking at his wife. There were worry lines under her eyes, she hadn't slept much during the drive. Jarod didn't blame her sleep was the last thing on his mind. Sitting in the row behind Jarod and Morgan were Will and Alley. Though Alley laid on her side head cradled in Will's lap neither children were asleep.

'Nineteen,' Jaord thought to himself. Was it possible that his eldest children were actually nineteen. Just yesterday they had been thirteen and enjoying the wonders of the outside world for the first time. Now they were in their last year of med school and one their way to becoming doctors. The twins were also well know chefs. The two even owned their own restaurant 'Opoponax'. It was named after the twins favorite word from out of their favorite novel. In the novel the word had no actual meaning. The literal definition of the word was gum resin.

The restaurant was doing well, Will and Alley loved working there. Jarod and Morgan sometimes worried that the twins were stretching themselves thin but the twins seamed to handle the restaurant and med school well. Granted it did help that quite often you could find one of the Black Files working in the kitchens, serving plates, or bussing tables.

Jarod couldn't be prouder of his eldest children. He was quite proud of all of his children in fact. Aaron, Andros, and Alex at the age of fourteen were well known set designers. They had worked on some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters, including the fourth Indiana Jones movie much to the family's amusement.

Pete was a writer, and thought the mini author had yet to publish any of his works he had met many of his idols Stephen King, Jeffery Dever, Buffy scribe Joss Whedon, and many others. Jason and Jack were just a pair of normal six year old twins -that were pretenders, blessed with an inner sense and a hit of telepathy- but they made their father proud non the less.

"Daddy, how many rooms are you getting?" Alley asked her father.

"Nine, though knowing the Files they'll all crowed into one room," Jarod said. " Why don't you and Will wake up the triplets while I go and check us all in."

"Kay," Will said and turned to gently shake his younger brothers and sister awake as their laid in the back seat asleep. Alex was stretched out across Aaron and Andros' lap her arm across her eyes.

Will placed a hand on Aaron and at the same time three pairs of blue eyes opened. "Air, Andy, Katie-girl, were here," Will told the triplets. The five children then made their way out of the can and stretched their muscles. As the children stretched Morgan too exited the van. Alex walked over to her mother and Morgan wrapped her arms around her baby girl. Alex breathed in the scent of her mother -vanilla mixed with a hint of sandalwood- it was her favorite smell next to the smell of Jarod's aftershave. Both scents always made Alex feel safe and loved.

"I'm scared Momma," Alex admitted.

"We all are baby," Morgan told her daughter.

"Mor," Cam Sam's tentative voice. Morgan looked over at her brother.

"What is it Sammy?" She asked the former sweeper.

"You want to go in with Jar? I'll take care of the kids and the luggage," Sam offered.

"That's fine," Morgan replied she then placed a kiss on top of Alex's head and went in search of Jarod.

"Talk to her Uncle Sammy," Alex said as she watched her mother enter the hotel.

"I will baby girl. But right now you Mom and Pop feel that they need to be strong for you, Alley and your brothers," Sam told his niece.

"We'd feel better if she at lest cried," Alex commented.

"Alexandra, for the past seven years your parents have waited for something of this nature to occur again. They have stratagized, planed and simmed their reactions down to every detail including their schedule breakdown. And right now they are running on shear adrenalin, in effort to track down your brothers and keep the rest of the family safe. Eventually it will all catch up with Mor, and Jaord that Peter, Zane, and Gabe are in danger. But right now they can only deal with one thing at a time and they won't allow for their own panic to interfere with what needs to be done." Sam said.

"No one is saying it but we're all thinking it," Alex said softly.

"Thinking what?" Sam asked.

"Why they took the boys. They're restarting the Centre Uncle Sam. They're going to bring it all back. What- what if they do to the boys what they did to us. At lest we had you. But they don't. They're all alone. And they're frightened, and they're confused," Alex said bitterly.

"Your brother's are tough Katie-girl," Sam told her.

"Yeah and so are we but you can only remain tough for so long before they win," Alex said.

"Everything is going to be alright Alex you just have to believe," Sam replied.

"I wish everyone would stop saying that!" Alex yelled her normal blue eyes turning red as blue flames incased her right arm and her fist connected with the side of the van. "It's not alright and it's not going to be alright! It's going to stay with them forever and they'll never forget. It eats at you, all the things they forced you to do! All the things they did to you! It..."

"Stop Alex. Just Stop," Aaron said placing a hand on his baby sister's shoulder. At Alex's sudden outburst her brothers along with Jeremiah came over to the girl to calm her down. As soon as Aaron's hand touched her shoulder Alex's eyes returned to their normal blue and the flames around her fist disappeared.

"Did it help?" Andros asked his sister. Alex shook her head. Aaron and Andros then wrapped their sister in a hug. They then released her and Will approached Alex. Will lifted Alex's chin so that their eyes met.

"You're right, Katie-girl," Will told his sister. "It's not alright, and it's not going to be alright for a long time. But when we find the boys -and we will find them- they're going to need us and we will be their to help them because we've lived through this already and we will be able to understand better than some of the other's will. But in order for us to be there for them we're going to have to be strong for them, and for each other. Understand?" Will asked.

"Yes," Alex said softly. Will pulled Alex into his arms. He felt his sisters hot tears against his chest. Though Alex was no longer seven years old and small for her age, Will hoisted his thirteen year old sister into his arms. Alex wrapped her arms around Will's neck and her legs around her waist, wishing she was still younger. Will carried Alex inside the hotel, oblivious to the strange looks other guest, and the hotel staff was giving him. Behind Will the other children, Ethan and Sam followed carrying the over night bags.

Seeing his son carrying his youngest daughter Jarod passed Will a key to one of the room he had rented for the night. Will took the elevator to the nineteenth floor. The elevator dinged and Will got off tuned to his left and managed to open the third door on his left all the while juggling Alex in his arms.

The room was a suite and large enough of all fourteen of the Black Files. Will kicked to door closed behind him and laid Alex down on the nearest bed. Alex had fallen asleep partly due to exhaustion. For the past ten hours the girl had been trying to keep her own emotions in check along with trying to keep out the other emotions from those around her. Alex's little outburst by the van was proof that she was finding it difficult to keep everything in check so as Will carried his sister into the hotel he had used his telepathic abilities to lull Alex to sleep.

"What am I going to do with you Katie-girl?" Will sighed as he brushed back Alex's dark curly tresses from her tear streaked face. Years ago Alex and Will had made a pact that when ever Alex was feeling to overwhelmed due to her empathic abilities she was to inform Will or Alley. Will or Alley would be able to place mental blocks that helped Alex control her powers. Yet Alex being like most of her family was tightlipped about her troubles.

Yet Will didn't complain. He couldn't Alex was his sister and each time she fell Will would be there to pick her up. Alley often teased her twin saying that he tried to hard to live up to his name. William- valiant protector.

"Did you put her to sleep or did she fall asleep on her own?" Alley asked Will entering the room with Alex's bag.

"I put her to sleep," Will answered

"She'll be pissed when she wakes up," Alley warned. Will nodded his head in agreement he knew from previous experiences that Alex would indeed be pissed when she awoke to find that Will had tampered with her mind. Yet Will didn't care he had done what he did to protect Alex from herself.

"It's better for her to be angry with me than to have her torching the van and drawing attention to ourselves." Will told his twin. "Alex has every right to be angry though. Six years ago we brought down the Centre so that our family could live their lives without fear. And now it's like we did it all for nothing.

"It wasn't for nothing Will," Jake said entering the room. Behind him came his sister and the other children with their luggage. "We got six years of freedom without living in fear. For most of us that's half our lives. For some of us -like our baby brothers and sisters- that's our whole lives. So, no it wasn't all for nothing."

"I know," Will said running a hand though his hair. "It's just so damn frustrating."

"Look we all just need to get some sleep. We're running low on steam. Bailey, will be meeting us tomorrow morning -or make that later today-," Alley said glancing at her watch. "That gives us five hours of sleep max. I don't know about you all but I'm beat so I'm headin' off to bed I suggest you all do the same," Alley then walked next door to the room she was to share with Will, Chris and, Debbie.

"I'm with Al, it's way past my bed time I'll see you all when the sun's out," Tobias yawned and flopped down onto a bed. The children then exchanged a chorus of good nights and got prepared for bed.

Once in his room Will pulled out his cell phone and placed a call. On the third ring a girl answered.

"Hello," Came her sleep filled voice. Will smiled.

"Hey Jamie. Sorry I'm calling you so late," Will said softly. He glaceed over at Chris and saw that Chris was making a gagging facial expression. Debbie smacked Chris on the back of his head for his immaturity.

"Was that the sound of Debbie smacking her fiancée again?" Jaime yawned.

"Yeah. Hey James listen. Me, Al and the others are going to be out of commission for a while." Will told her.

"Will what's going on?" Jamie asked wide awake and sensing that something was wrong.

Will sighed. "Dammit William don't keep me out of the loop on this!" Jamie yelled.

"Jamie listened to me, I love you. But the less you know the safer you are."

"You listen to me William Aiden Russell. Don't you call me a three o'clock in the morning. Tell me you're going to be out of commission for a while and then that you love me. I want to know what in the hell is going on and I want to know now," Jaime said in a low deadly voice.

"Jamie calm down, please," Will begged. "Look late this afternoon someone took Pete, Jace, and Jack. We think..."

"That it was the Centre," Jamie finished for Will.

"Yes,"

"What do you need me to do?" Jamie asked. Will chuckled.

"You're amazing you know that. I call you in the middle of the night, tell you the Centre's back and you want to know what I need you to do. Jamie you need to be more worried about yourself. Both you and Jeff are former Centre projects too. The two of you need to stay low."

"Alright Jeff and I will stay low," Jamie promised.

"If the two for you are up to it you can meet the rest of my family in Bangor. They won't mind the two of you."

"We'll see," Jamie said.

"Good I'm going to let you get beck to sleep then," Will told her. "Goodnight,"

"Night Will. I love you. Be safe," Jamie said.

"I will. Love you too," Will said.

"Oh Will, Jeff want's to speak to Alley." Jamie said just before Will hung up.

"Alley your boy want to speak to you," Will said tossing the phone to his sister as Alley exited the bathroom clad in her plaid pajamas.

Jamie and Jeff like Will and Alley where a set of male, female twins. Jamie and Jeff had been taken from their parents much in the same fashion Jarod had decades earlier. When the Centre had fallen the twins had been discovered on one of the Centre's many sub levels. Over the years Jamie and Jeff and Will and Alley had become close and over the past three years Will had been dating Jaime and Alley had been dating Jeff.

"Love you too, Jeff" Alley said and tossed the phone back to Will.

"What did Jeff have to say?" Debbie asked Alley.

"He said that he and Jamie will meet up with the rest of the family in Bangor in a day or two," Alley answered.

"Good. Then they'll be out of harms way too," Chris yawned.

"Yeah," Alley yawned and hit the lights. "Night guys,"

"Night," The rooms other three occupants replied.

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