LadyJadePerendhil- Yup Kaine and Pete switched places. Thus why Pete has been such an ass.
This chapter explains how Kaine has managed to fool everyone for so long. Someone is about to discover that Kaine is not Pete soon, not in this chapter but in the chapter after next. And a rescue mission will soon be one the way.
And not to worry Benny is indeed with Adam. Too bad I didn't have soon much written or I'd be tempted to change it that Pete is with Adam instead. That would make for major fun.
CHAPTER 43
KAINE: A BRIEF INTERLUDE PART I
One month earlier
October 30, 2010
1:43am
Isle of Carthis
Monastery
"What I'm I going to do with you Cain?" Father sighed.
"Father you must understand I did what I had to in order to protect our family's legacy." Kaine answered.
"And if all fails, I have nothing to fall back on. Abel is dead. Slaughtered by you."
"He was leaving Father. He and that sweeper were trying to find the others. Father I was only trying to please you," Kaine said.
"Yes well. This does put a slight glitch in my plans. But maybe, just maybe we can solve all of this... Yes.. Pack your possessions Cain we're leaving. I have a plan in which you are the major player.
"Yes Father," Kaine said and ran off to fetch his meager belongings.
Twenty minutes later Kaine was taking his first flight aboard an air plane, and for the first time in his life leaving Carthis.
"Father might I ask where we are going?" Kaine asked as he peered out of the window, seeing nothing but the blackness of the water below.
"America my boy," Father replied.
"Why are we to travel to America?"
"You are going to met your other brother. Now enough questions Cain they are growing tiresome," Father said.
"Yes Father."
October 30, 2010
12:03am
Blue Cove, Delaware
Jamieson Foundation, Airstrip
Kaine and Father exited the small plane, it had been a long six hour flight but Kaine was wide awake.
"Cain, stay close to me, and do not speak," Father commanded
"Yes Father," Kaine whispered, and followed closely behind his father. Father abruptly paused for a moment.
"Do you see that building my son?" Father asked as he pointed out the shadow of an enormous building, just over the horizon.
"Yes Father," Kaine replied.
"That was once our empire, and it soon will be again. All we have to do is destroy that lab rat and his family, and then take your brother to the Triumvirate." Father said, he then continued his walk Kaine following close behind. They stopped at a waiting limousine, just outside of the airstrip.
A man quickly exited the vehicle and opened the door for Father and Kaine.
"I hope your flight went well, Mr. Parker," The man spoke.
"It did Brent," Parker replied.
"Where to sir?" Brent asked.
"The Centre, Brent. Cain has an appointment with Dr. Ripley."
"Very good sir," Brent said and sped of in the direction of the Jamieson Foundation.
October 30, 2010
12:31am
Blue Cove, Delaware
Jamieson Foundation
Brent led Parker and Kaine to the secret infirmary on SL-27. Kaine saw there were eight beds, seven of which were empty. In the bed against the back wall was the sleeping body of a boy Kaine's age. Kaine looked up at his father, and Parker nodded his head. Kaine slowly made his way over to where Pete slept, Parker following behind.
Kaine studied the boy looking at their similarities and differences. Where Kaine's hair was cut just above his ears, Pete's came down an inch or two past his ears and curled at the tips. Both boys had long thick eye lashes, and a light spray of freckles across the bridge of their nose. Kaine was a bit paler than Pete. Kaine supposed he didn't spend as much time outside as Pete did. On Pete's right hand his thumb was bandaged. Other than that there were no differences between the boys.
"So this is him," Kaine stated, he was not overly impressed.
"Yes, and you my boy are to become him," Parker said. Kaine looked up at his father in shock.
"Father I don't understand. I'm not a pretender."
"But you will be soon. Dr. Ripley has perfect Raines technique to create pretenders. Cain I need you to become Peter. You see the Russell's will not stop until they get, your brother and those lab rats down the hall back. But we need your brother, he must be evaluated by the Triumvirate, in order for him to one day be given the seat as chairman of the Centre. And once the Triumvirate likes what they see I will have funding to continue with Shadow and Phoenix Redux," Parker explained.
"But Father why can't I be evaluated by the Triumvirate?" Kaine asked.
"Because my boy, the Triumvirate won't allow for chairmanship to be handed over to you. They believe you to be tainted," Parker answered.
"But my blood is the same as his Father. In truth I am more of a Parker than he is. He was raised as a Russell. Father I have spent my whole life devoted to the reestablishment Centre. He was raised by those that destroyed it," Kaine protested. "He is no better than they are!"
Kaine suddenly found himself on the floor cradling his jaw.
"You will not speak of your brother than way Cain!" Parker roared.
"Yes Father, forgive me," Kaine said bowing his head. Parker sighed and helped the boy off the floor.
"I did not want to harm you Cain, but you made me. You know better than to speak of your brother in such way," Parker said softly.
"I know Father and I am ashamed by my actions," Kaine replied.
"It's alright my boy. Now let's get you to Ripley, so that she can begin the procedure."
October 30, 2010
3:54am
Blue Cove, Delaware
Jamieson Foundation
Kaine laid strapped down to an infirmary bed, pain coursing through his body. He did not understand how the injection of such a small amount of liquid injected into his blood stream, could have such an effect on his body.
The clone felt as though his mind was physically being pulled apart, and that his skin was on fire. His eyes watered continuously, and he could focus his hearing and sight on nothing as his heart pounded in his chest.
"How much longer?" Mr. Parker spoke a few feet away from Kaine.
"An hour, maybe two. It depends on how well his body accepts the drug," Dr. Ripley replied.
"And he will be a pretender then?" Parker asked.
"Yes, Chairman he will. I'm still working on giving him an inner sense. According the analysis of Cain's genes he has the ability to be a pretender and to have an inner sense. But those genes lie dormant. The drug that I have administered to him will bring Cain's pretender abilities to surface," Ripley explained.
"The lab rats have empaths. Will they be able to sense that Cain is not his brother?"
"Once the drug has made its way though Cain's system, I will have Keegan place blocks in Cain's mind," Ripley said.
"I don't want for Keegan to meet Cain," Parker stated.
"Of course, sir. The boys will be in separate rooms. Keegan will be able to perform the procedure without being near Cain."
"Good," Parker said and began to cough uncontrollably into his handkerchief. Ripley looked on in distaste as Parker folded up the blood spotted handkerchief and tucked it away in one of his pockets.
"Sir why don't you lay down for a while. Dr. Ripley has everything under control," Spoke Brent from his post at the doorway. The Englishman had originally been Parker's butler, but after the abduction of the boys it also fell on Brent to tend to the boys' meals and such, while Eirk was in charge of training. Brent was concerned for the former chairman, over the weeks Parker's cough had become more strained. The butler feared that Parker was not long for this world.
"Brent," Parker called braking the Englishman's musings.
"Yes, Master Parker?"
"Escort me too my room, I think that I will rest for a while," Parker said suddenly sounding very tired and very old. Nothing at all like the man who was once Chairman of the Centre not even a decade ago.
October 30, 2010
6:49am
Blue Cove, Delaware
Jamieson Foundation
When Kaine awoke he was no longer strapped down to his bed, but his head was pounding and his mouth dry. He felt as though he had a hangover from drinking too much sacramental wine, an experience he had endured once and planed on never going through such an ordeal again.
"Ah Cain you are awake," Dr. Ripely spoke in a falsely cheerful voice. Kaine decided that after all was said and done with he would ask his father to dispose of the woman. After putting Kaine though hours of pain, the young clone saw no reason why the doctor shouldn't be killed.
"Where is Father?" Kaine asked the doctor slowly, his tongue felt uncommonly thick in his mouth.
"Resting. He is quite ill you know," Ripley answered checking Kaine's vitals.
"He will get better," Kaine said with conviction. In Kaine's mind his father was nothing less than immortal, nothing could kill a Parker. Not a silly cold anyway.
Ripley made no move to correct the boy in his beliefs. She knew that Parker was dying from an unknown illness. The ironic thing was that Parker's symptoms, reflected those of the Alyssa, from when she had been injected with the drug that had 'killed' her. Parker's body was braking down slowly, and his organs were beginning to fail. Ripley gave the old man three to four months before his body completely shut down.
"What of my brother will he be better soon?" Kaine asked looking over at the still sleeping Pete.
"Your... brother as you call him, has been placed in a drug induced coma. You see the drug that I have given him is capable of driving a person mad if they are awake as it works it's way through their system." Ripley replied.
"What did you give him?" Kaine questioned.
"A drug that will erase all memories of his time spent with the Russells. By tonight all of his memories shall be purged and his reeducation will begin. Your... father has created new memories for your... brother. And once the memories are in place, John will be taken before the Triumvirate."
"John?" Kaine echoed.
"John Sebastian Parker, is your brother's new name," Ripley explained. "Now enough questions, Keegan is ready to place the blocks to keep the Russell's from discovering who you are."
"What," Kaine said confused as Ripley pulled the young clone from his bed, led him out of the infirmary and down the hall.
The rest of the day moved by quickly for Kaine, he had mental blacks placed to keep pesky telepaths and empaths out of his mind. He spent the second half of the day with Erik in preparation to 'become' Peter Simon Vincent Russell. Done with his 'studies' -as Erik called them- for the day, Kaine was sent back to Dr. Ripley for cosmetic surgery. In order for Kaine to become Peter Russell he would need to had the same scars and imperfections as the other boy. All of Kaine's -or should we say Pete's- unfamiliar scars would be blamed on the abduction.
November 3, 2010
12:12am
Jamieson Foundation
Holding Cell on SL-27
"Are you sure you are ready for this son?" Parker asked Kaine.
"I can do this father. I will not fail," Kaine replied as he stood outside of the room that contained Zane Jason Christian Russell, and Gabriel Jack Elijah Russell. Kaine knew everything about the boys from their favorite color -ice blue- to the lyrics of their favorite song, Will and Alley's version of James Taylor's, Sweet Baby James, tailored just for the boys.
Yet despite all of the knowledge -or maybe because of it- Kaine was nervous, he was about to become someone else entirely. The moment Kaine stepped foot in that room he would no longer be Kaine Parker but Peter Russell. Never before had Kaine felt the fear that was in him at that moment, the thought of ceasing to exist shook the clone to the core.
Kaine had done a few mini pretends of Pete over the past four days but had never completely submerged himself into the pretend. Erik assured Kaine that he would be able to step out of the pretend when ever he wanted.
Kaine took a deep breath and emptied his mind of such childish emotions. He was a Parker dammit and Parker's feared nothing, they were to be feared.
"I am ready Father," Kaine said and let the mask of Pete slip over him. The malic glint in Kaine's eyes as well as the rest of his facial features softened. His cold blue eyes grew warm with love and concern, his lips formed a timid smile, and his brow creased with worry.
Parker noticed the change in Kaine and opened the heavy metal door to the room that contained a pair of not quite six year old twins pressing themselves against the wall in a futile attempt not to be seen. Their small bodies trembled with fear at the new horror that awaited them.
"Jason, Jack," Kaine called through the door way. The twins glanced at each other and then towards the door afraid it was a trick. Sadly the boys were right it was a trick but they did not realize it.
"P-Pete," The twins said in unison, their voices choked with tears as they hoped against hope that it was truly their brother. Kaine steeped inside the cell so that the twins could see him. Jason and Jack let out a strangled cry and ran into the open arms of Kaine, believing him to be Pete. Seeing that Kaine had won the boys over, Parker closed the metal door to the cell leaving them in darkness.
"We thought w-we'd never s-see you 'agin," Jason sobbed into the faux-Pete's shirt.
"Hush now, Jace. I'm back. Everything's gonna be okay," Kaine said falling deeper into the pretend, but not to deep that he was no longer in control. Kaine had a mission and he could not fail. He had to pull off the prefect pretend as Peter Simon Vincent Russell.
Up Next: Benny and Alex are having nightmares. And Alex begins to fear that something is seriously wrong with Pete.
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