Topanga- Sorry you had such a hard time following this. I don't know if it is because of my writing or if it is because you have yet to read the first two stories that take place before this one.
Erikstrulove- Yes just for you a Lyle chapter. And believe me it's going to be a very long time before you see him again. Sorry. As for his last name Jamieson was Catherine's maiden name so I gave it to Lyle, err Bobby. As for Cain and Able I'm hesitant on telling you who they are just yet but umm, I'm not going to say no to your question. As for why they weren't at the Centre that question will be answered I'm just not sure how soon, it may be in this chapter I'm not 100 percent sure. As for Markus look back at my response for you in Genesis. Oh and the other story I wrote that you reviewed was just a one shot. Sorry. And the boy was just another Centre prisoner.
LJP- There will be a few history lessons here and there, some stuff on Cain and Abel as well as Jamie and Jeff. And don't worry stuff will be revealed it's just going to take a while, a lot of things still need to be set up.
CHAPTER 8
PAIN
October 29, 2010
9:00am
Isle of Carthis
Monastery
Abel made his way to the sanctuary for the morning service, Cain beside him. The boys entered the sanctuary and sat down at their usual pew. Abel could feel the gaze of the monks on him a despised it. Abel hated being at the monastery as much as the monks hated having him and Cain there. The monks wanted Abel at the monastery even less than they wanted Cain. Abel didn't quite fit the mold the monks had in mind. Cain -despite the fact he was a clone- fit perfectly.
Abel sat suffering through morning service as he did each morning. He tuned out the incessant drone of the monks and allowed for his mind to focus on the voices that stayed with him day in and day out. Abel found comfort in the voices. He often focused on them to help him ignore the monks and their ways.
Abel snapped to attention. Cain had elbowed his brother in the ribs. Abel turned to his brother and found Cain frowning at him. Abel turned his attention to the pulpit. Out of the corner of his eye he watched his brother. Cain's face was one of pure ecstacy. Cain tears streamed down the older clones face as he became caught up in the chanting of the monks. Cain swayed in beat with the monks, and sung in tune with them. The monks normally reserved save for service began to grow loud with their song. Their voices vibrated of off the stone walls and rib vaulted ceiling. As the sound swelled Abel's head began to throb. The voices in his head had begun to grow louder in time with the monks. Beads of sweat popped out on Abel's forehead.
'No! No! Not Now,' Abel thought.
But it was too late. Abel knew once it had started it would not stop until the convulsions came and went, and he would then passed out. The convulsions did come and Abel slipped from the pew shaking uncontrollably. The voices in his head grew louder still and Abel yelled out in pain. The monks and Cain stopped their chanting and stared over at Abel as he thrashed about on the floor yelling in pain tears streaming down his face. Instead of drawing closer to his brother, Cain backed away, as though Abel was contagious.
"No! No! Please stop!" Abel cried, he felt as though his head was going to explode.
"FIND HIM,"
the voices bellowed clearly inside of Abel's head and then ceased altogether. Abel physically and emotionally drained, then passed out.
October 29, 2010
10:45am
Isle of Carthis
Monastery
Abel returned to consciousness thanks to a bucket of ice cold water being tossed on his half clothed body. Abel snapped his head around confused only to hit his head against the cold stone of the wall. The first thing that Abel was aware of was that he was shackled to the wall a foot of the ground in the dungeon of the monastery. His shirt and pants were gone, he had been left with nothing but his boxers. Abel shivered. As his body pressed against the stone, and water dripped off of his body.
"Oh I'm sorry baby brother did I wake you?" Kaine sneered as he placed the empty bucket on the ground and walked closer to Benny.
"Go to Hell Kaine," Benny replied, and spat in Kaine's face.
"Unlike you little brother I am not the spawn of Satan, so I won't be the one going to hell." Kaine said punching Benny in the stomach, and knocking the wind out of the younger clone.
"N-news flash brother. We have the same genetic material. And if Father isn't Satan he's pretty damn close to it," Benny panted. Kaine hit the other boy again.
"Honor thy mother and father," Kaine replied.
"I have no problem in honoring out mother. She was a Saint. But Father..."
"Our mother was weak! A traitor as well. She was unfaithful to Father. She was a sinner!" Kaine yelled.
"Oh did I touch upon a sore spot Kaine," Benny mocked. "Well let's see Mother may have sinned. But Father's sins are much worse. Let's see if we can list all of Father's sins. Oh I know a big one. 'Thou shalt not kill'. How many innocent people have lost their lives due to Father's greed. Oh wait there's anther one 'Thou shalt not covet thy neighbors' goods'. Let's see I know that there is more. Oh yeah. 'Though shalt not steal'. The old man's pretty guilty of that one wouldn't you say? How about 'Thou shalt bear no false God's before me'?"
"Father may have killed but it was only to keep our family, and our family's legacy safe. But Father has never stolen nor does he worship false idols!" Kaine yelled.
"Really Kaine tell that to all of the parents whose children father had stolen. And as far as Father is concerned the Centre is God, it is his only reason for living. Hell he thinks himself to be God. Lord knows he's played the role enough times."
"Liar!" Kaine bellowed hitting Benny across the jaw.
"H-hit me all you want Kaine it won't change a thing."
"Oh Benny, Benny, Benny," Kaine taunted. Benny looked up at Kaine in shock. "Oh what you think I didn't know the name Steve gave you? The name you've taken to calling yourself. I know more than you think little brother. But don't worry I won't tell Father. I'll let him hold on to his delusion that you are the worthy son, that you are the better son. And when you fall from grace baby brother Benny. I'll be there to prove to father who the worthier son is."
"Until then Benny, you know what happens next." Kaine grinned as he reached for the whip hanging on the wall. Benny began to squirm. "Don't fight little brother you'll only make it worse." Kaine said as he twirled Benny around so that Benny's back was to Kaine.
"I bet you jumped at the opportunity huh, Kaine?" Benny asked.
"Only doing my Christian duty little brother. You know what they say 'Thou shalt not suffer a witch'."
"You're behind in your times Kaine. The witch trials were over ages ago. Besides I'm not a witch," Benny said.
"You hear voices," Kaine sneered.
"Our mother's voice!" Benny yelled.
"We've never even met her. How do you even know what she sounded like?"
"Because Kaine, I have faith," Benny said intentionally hitting a nerve. Kaine's eyes grew wide at what his brother was insinuating. His eye's then grew dark with anger and narrowed into slits.
"Never doubt my faith!" Kaine roared as he sent the cracking through the air. The whip make a loud smacking sound that reverberated through the cell as it came in contact with Benny's bare back. Benny was able to bite back the first few screams, but as the steel tipped whip continued to shred Benny's back with all of Kaine's furry, Benny soon began to scream. Mercifully Benny passed out for the second time that day, and Benny welcomed the darkness like an old friend.
October 29, 2010
10:50am
Unknown Location
Holding Cell
The door to Pete, Jason, and Jack's cell opened revealing Mr. Parker. "Come boys today you start your training," Parker commanded.
"What type of training?" Pete asked.
"You son shall start your training as future Centre Chairman. Your nephews shall start their training as pretenders," Parker answered.
"I don't think so. Number one: where they go I go, and vice versa. Number two: like hell will I allow you to turn my brothers into lab rats. Number three: I don't give a damn about the Centre," Pete spat.
"Unfortunately for you son, you don't have a choice in the matter," Mr. Parker said he then nodded his head and two burly men entered the room tazers in hand and zapped the three boys.
When Pete came to he was in a room that resembled on of the old sim labs. There was a desk in the center of the room, on top of it sat a projector.
"Ah you're awake," Spoke a woman. Pete looked up. He studied the woman before him, she was a tall, slightly overweight, blonde haired, blue eyed woman with a uni-brow wearing a lab coat.
"Who the hell are you?" Pete groaned.
"Now, now, Master Parker that is not the type of language the future chairman of the Centre should be using. Now my name is Beth Ripley and I will instruct you on how to be the proper leader of the Centre," The woman said. Pete groaned again.
"Look lady, I don't know what type of drug you people are on but I am not the future chairman of the Centre. My name is Peter Simon Vincent Russell, not Peter Simon Vincent Parker!" Pete yelled. "And where in the hell are my brothers!"
Beth clucked her tongue at Pete. "Master Parker it would appear that you need to understand that you are indeed a Parker. You also need to understand that those two Pretender's are not your brothers. They are resources that will help the Centre become the great place it once was."
"Look bitch, you say I'm not a Russell. Well let me prove to you just how much I am Morgan Russell's son. I wan to know where my brothers are and I want them in this room with me right here and right God damn now!" Pete roared.
"Oh Master Parker this will not do. I was afraid that I would have to take such measures," Beth sighed. The woman then nodded her head and from nowhere Bret appeared with a syringe filled with a blue liquid. Before Pete knew what was happening Bret injected the boy with the liquid.
"W-what the f..." Pete collapsed and Bret picked the boy off of the floor and followed Beth out of the room.
October 29, 2010
11:36am
Unknown Location
Holding Cell
Jason and Jake woke up to find Pete gone. Their bodies ached from the sting of the tasers, and they were frightened. They had both heard and seen things that had happened to their family member's under Centre custody. Alex still wore one of the brands on her back from when she and the other Black files had tried to escape. Will's back still bore the pale marks from when Raines had Will whipped. And if you looked closely enough at Jeremiah and Sam's arms you could just make out the track marks. Sam's were from when Raines had gotten the former sweeper addicted to drugs, and forced Sam to go through withdrawal over and over again, when Sam was sixteen. Jeremiah got his from when Raines tied to force Jeremiah to gain an inner sense not knowing that Jeremiah already possessed one.
Mr. Parker, Raines, Willie, and Cox were the monsters in the stories Jason, Jack, and the other younger children told each other when their parents or the older children weren't around. And as the twins sat huddled together in their cell they found themselves unable to distinguish fact from myth when it came to the four men that once held so much power over their family. All the two boys knew was that they were safer when Pete was with them.
"Jace where do ya think they took Pete?" Jack asked his twin.
"Don't know. That old guy -Mr. Parker- said Pete was gonna begin his training on how to be Centre chairman. I guess that where they took Pete," Jason replied.
"Wonder when they're comin' for us," Jack commented. Jason groaned.
"Jaaack now you jinxed us. They're gonna come soon now," Jason said. No sooner had the boy spoken did the door to the twins cell open. Jason shot his brother a dirty look.
"Sorry," Jack whispered.
"Hello boys, my name is Erik," spoke a man in his mid thirties. He had bleach blonde hair, hazel eyes, and a nose that appeared to have been broken several times.
"Erik is Magneto's real name. It's spelled with a K. Is your name spelled with a K? Or is it spelled with a C. Magneto is the master of magnetism. Do you have any special powers like Magneto? " Jack said beginning to babble uncontrollably. Jack and Jason had a bad habit of babbling when nervous or scared.
"Lotsa people who come from the Centre do. Our older brothers and sisters have special powers. Just like the X-men. Did you know Magneto use t' be best friends with Professor Xavier. Processor X's first name is Charles. That's our grandpa's first name too. 'Cept he doesn't have any special powers like Professor X or Magneto."
"Shut. Up," Erik snarled cutting Jason off. The twins flinched, their eyes widened in shock, never before had they been spoken to in such a manner. Their shock was soon replaced with fear. Pete was gone and there was no one to protect the twins from what ever Erik had in store for the boys.
"Now, come with me. The two of you are about to begin your training as pretenders. And in time the two of you will be able to assist Master Parker, return the Centre to it's former glory," Erik said as he took hold of Jason and Jack's shoulders. The twins flinched in pain at the tight hold Erik had on them, but said nothing afraid that they would only anger the man. Erik smiled at the submissiveness of the twins and then led the boys out of their cell.
Up Next: Adam leaves on his own mission. And Steve and Abel/ Benny make their own plans. Oh and a hint at to who Cain and Abel are.
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