Erikstrulove- The tattoos were indeed bar codes. And I've already thought up all of my names. Though it did take a while considering the fact I am apparently not satisfied with thirty to forty characters or so.
LPJ- They meant the good Adam. And yeah I wanted for Angelo to be able to hold an actual conversation now. I still is a bit child like in his speech but people can understand him a lot better.
Nans- There was a reason I didn't mention the year.
CHAPTER 55
ALLEN
November 29, 2010
7:42pm
Scotland, Carthis
Bed and Breakfast
Alex breathed deeply, and checked her gear. She was dressed head to toe in black. Black leather jacket, black long sleeve shirt, black jeans, and black sneakers. The jacket was a size or two too large, it used to belonged to her father. Jeremiah and Adam were dressed almost identical to Alex.
"Nervous?" Jeremiah asked Alex.
"Does it show?" Alex questioned.
"Only to those that know you as well as I do," Jeremiah replied. "And the only person here who knows you as well as me is Angelo."
"Wish all of us were here. I kinda have a bad feeling about this," Alex said.
"We can back out," Jeremiah told her, all the while knowing that Alex would not back out of the mission, Pete was too important to her.
"Since when have I ever backed out of something I put my mind to?"
"Never," Jeremiah answered, flashing a grin. "You're too damn stubborn to give up."
"Little Mouse, Friend and Daughter's daughter," Angelo muttered wryly.
"Exactly," Alex said nodding her head.
"Adam you ready?" Jeremiah called out to the younger boy.
"One second," Adam said he was packing his black backpack. Or was suspose to be. Alex glanced over at Adam to see that he was staring down at the 9mm Smith and Wesson he held in his hands. Alex walked over to the boy concerned. Adam hearing Alex's footsteps quickly shoved the gun in his pack.
"Adam, I know you don't want the gun, but it does no use in your pack," Alex said softly.
"I know, I just don't like what it symbolizes," Adam told her.
"I know baby. But we need to protect ourselves, and as much as I hate to say it you are still coming into your powers, and at this stage they are unreliable," Alex replied.
"My Dad was killed with one of these," Adam whispered. Alex pulled the little boy into her arms-because that's all he really was, Adam hadn't even reached thirteen years of age yet- and pressed a kiss to his brow.
"You can stay Eddie and no one would think any less of you. What Jer and I are asking is a lot for anyone, especially a twelve year old boy," Alex said.
"You and Jer are not quite three years older than me. If you two can do this than so can I," Adam replied. He pulled the 9mm out of his backpack and slipped it into his waistband of his pants.
"'M ready," Adam sighed. And with that the three children and Angelo left.
"Terrible things happened here," Angelo muttered as the four of them stared up at the monastery.
"Worse things happened in Blue Cove," Spoke a voice from the shadows. Before they had even realized what they had done, the Alex and Jeremiah had their guns trained in the direction of where the voice had come from.
"I had heard you two were good but I didn't know you were that good," the voice said, commenting on Alex and Jeremiah's reflexes.
"Steep out of the shadows," Jeremiah commanded evenly
"And if I don't?" The voice teased.
"I'll kill you," Alex replied.
"According to your files, Alexandra, you've never willingly taken the life of anyone," The voice spoke as he stepped into Alex Jeremiah and Adam's sight. If Jeremiah was shocked to see an eleven year old boy with red hair that looked remarkably like a young Sam Grey he did not show it.
"You know Alex's name, it would appear you have the advantage. Now tell us yours," Jeremiah said his gun still trained on the boy.
"My name is Allen Grey," The boy replied. "I'm your second cousin. My Mum is your grandfather's sister."
"I don't remember hearing that Susanna Grey had any kids," Adam spoke up.
"Very few knew of my birth. Even fewer have ever had the opportunity of even seeing me," Allen said.
"As neat as all of this is. Why are you here," Alex snapped.
"To help my family. Sam is my cousin, so are you Jeremiah, as are and Melissa, Gregory and Amy, but that goes without saying. I've recently learned that something tragic has occurred. One of your own has been taken. Peter," Allen answered. Pete's name was the wrong thing to say, for Alex clicked the safety off of her gun.
"What do you know about my baby brother?" She was angry that this boy knew about Pete, and maybe even more about herself and Jeremiah.
"Born Peter Simon Vincent Parker, Peter is the biological son of Richard and Catherine Parker. Shortly after the escape of the youngest Black Files, Morgan faked her and her younger brother Peter's death. Not a month later Peter Parker became Peter Russell, adopted son to Morgan and Jarod Russell. And for not quite seven years that was how he lived his life. On October twenty-eighth, two thousand ten, just after three o'clock in the afternoon, Peter and his younger brother's Zane and Gabriel were abducted. Sometime between October twenty-eighth and November first Peter Simon Vincent Russell became John Sebastian Parker, and Cain Parker became Peter Simon Vincent Russell. And now John Parker is here on Carthis helping his father rebuild the Centre," Allen said calmly.
"They say to trust him," Jeremiah said softly, his head tilted to it's side, listening to a voice only he could hear.
"You possess an inner sense," Allen noted with shock. "That was not in your files, though concerning your paternity I'm not shocked."
"Must we trust him. I was never found of smug little bastards," Alex sneered.
"I can assure you that my parents were married when I was conceived. Though it is not an act I like to picture, mental scaring and all," Allen said with a smirk, and despite herself, Alex began to grin. Realizing that she was smiling Alex frowned.
"You know we have to trust him," Jeremiah told Alex, "The voices are telling you to trust him, just as they are telling me."
"Yeah they're also saying he knows stuff about Shadow," Alex muttered, she still didn't want to trust the boy
"I indeed know much about Shadow. I would like to discuss this further but first could the two of you lower your weapons. Secondly could I tell the rest of my story in the company of Able Parker and Steve Kirby?" Allen asked.
Alex and Jeremiah turned to look at Angelo and Adam. Angelo nodded his head and the two Black Files lowered their guns.
"Jer find a telepath, read your so called cousin, so we can find out if we need to worry about a tail," Alex told her cousin.
"Angelo sense no others," the empath said.
"And I am happy for that Angelo but I would be more reassured if Jer still checks. Ad, just incase I want you on guard," Alex spoke. Adam and Jeremiah nodded. Adam unholstered his gun holding it in one hand and in his other hand formed a ball of electricity.
"Interesting," Allen murmured.
"Everything's clear," Jeremiah spoke up a few minutes later. "Let's head back to the room and hear Allen's story."
Angelo and Adam led the group, Allen walked behind them, and bring up the rear was Alex and Jeremiah. Incase Allen tried to double cross the group, Alex and Jeremiah would be ready to hit the boy with a pair of fireballs.
When the door to the room opened Steve and Benny were shocked that the group had returned so quickly. They were even more shocked to see Allen.
"Who the hell is he, another one of your crew?" Steve asked.
"Yes and no," Jeremiah answered sitting down. Steve looked at the boy expectantly waiting for Jeremiah to elaborate.
"Is that it?" Steve questioned.
"It's all we know. Allen I believe you owe us answers," Alex nodded at Allen.
"If you don't mind I'd like to start at the beginning, starting with who I am and hopefully it will explain why I am helping you. Along the way you will get your answers," Allen spoke. Jeremiah twirled his index finger, a gesture for Allen to continue.
"My name is Allen David Grey. My mother is Susanna Grey, and one of the three members of the triumvirate. I was born about a year after Jeremiah's father, Sam, refused his birthright of taking the Grey's seat on the Triumvirate. It was my mother's greed more than anything that caused my birth. The Grey's have been on the triumvirate for over a hundred years. My mother wanted for the Greys to keep their seat on the Triumvirate, so, she married my father and I was born," Allen began.
"When I was four years old my mother allowed for the triumvirate to kill my father. You see they wanted for her to give up her seat, so my father was abducted and held at ransom. They told her that either she was to give up her seat or her husband would be killed. As you can see she chose power over love," Allen said bitterly.
"Since my father's death my mother has groomed me to be the next Triumvirate member. Thanks to a certain anomaly in my blood stream I am some what of a prodigy. I was sent to the best schools, given the best tutors. I speak over a dozen languages, and I have been given the opportunity to sit on one more than a few Triumvirate meetings. It was through these meetings I learned of my cousin Sam and his extended family."
"Curious I began to go through my mother's papers and discovered that she has had people watching over Sam. Which is how I know so much about the Black Files, Phoenix and your brother Peter. Just last week as I was perusing through my mother's papers, I found transcripts from a Triumvirate meeting that took place on November first of this year."
"At this meeting, the Triumvirate members met with one Richard Parker and his son John Sebastian Parker. The father and son petitioned the Triumvirate for funding of the New Centre, which just so happens to be located here."
"Who's John Sebastian Parker," Benny interrupted.
"You already know then answer to that Able," Allen replied.
"Don't call me that. My name is Benjamin Riley Merrick Kirby, not Able Harold Parker," Benny hissed.
"With Harold as a middle name I'd change my name too," Adam whispered. Alex lightly punched the boy in his arm.
"Forgive me. I understand not wanting to be who you are," Allen said apologizing to Benny.
"It's fine, you didn't know," Benny said. "So I take it that John is Peter?"
"Yes. Richard Parker had one of his doctors memory wipe your brother Peter. New memories were then given to him, making him believe that he was raised by his biological father. He no longer remembers who he truly is, but he does know of the Russells and their extended family. I'm sad to say that he views you all as the enemy," Allen informed Alex and the others.
Jeremiah reached out and took Alex's hand into his own. She was trying hard to keep the tears at bay, as she realized what Allen was saying. Her, Peter was gone, and there was a chance that he would never come back. Though Jeremiah and Keegan had told Alex about the memory wipe earlier, she hadn't believed it. But now that this boy, Allen, had confirmed that Pete's -or John whatever Parker was calling Alex's brother- mind had been tampered with Alex was forced to face reality.
"We'll get him back I swear to you," Jeremiah whispered to her pulling Alex into his arms.
"I hate to say this that there is more. Concerning the two if you," Allen said to Jeremiah and Alex. "And it all revolves around a boy named Keegan."
"You know of Keegan?" Jeremiah questioned. Allen's eyebrows shot up, shocked that Jeremiah knew about Keegan.
"You know who Keegan is? How can you he's with Parker... unless... the boy. The boy you all brought back with you from Blue Cove is Keegan. Parker lied to us, he said that he had Keegan," Allen said.
"That's all fine and dandy, but what does Keegan have to do with Jer and me?" Alex asked, she had pushed away her feeling of helplessness, and was no focused on the new information concerning Keegan, Jeremiah and herself.
"Keegan is only the beginning of what is to come. The first of project Shadow. The epilogue to the Black Files," Allen said softly. Alex and Jeremiah looked each other in the eyes understanding dawning.
"Where are they?" Alex whispered.
"They haven't been born yet. Parker is still trying to find enough surrogates," Allen told them.
"Alex is he saying that the Centre is going t-to clone you Jake and the others?" Adam asked.
"Yes," Alex answered simply.
Up Next: Allen has more to tell, concerning Will, Alley, Jamie, and Jeff. Alex and Adam have a bit of a breakdown and we see a darker side of Jeremiah. Back at home Jack catches a cold, and Aaron is warned by the voices.
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