Erikstrulove- Kaine and Benny will have their confrontation. But not for six more chapters. The new character's name is Bane, you'll see a glimpse of him in this chapter, in chapters 65 and 66 you'll truly get to meet him and find out his history.
LadyJadePerendhil- Things are going to get even better. Emotions are going to flare, you thought that it was good to see a change in Morgan's behavior, wait till you see Jeremiah's melt down. And Will, Jamie, Jeff, and Alley may be taking being new parents calmly right now but that's just the shock.
CHAPTER 61
CAPTIVITY
December 10, 2010
7:06am
Carthis, Scotland
The New Centre
Alex spent close to six hours in surgery. The doctors were able to remove the two bullets in her stomach and the one in her left shoulder and to the relief to her doctors Alex was stable. The five doctors valued their lives and were well aware that if their patient died so would they. All Centre personal had learned early on that young John Parker was true to his words.
With Alex out of surgery, John found himself sitting at the girl's bedside. She was pale from the loss of blood, and there were brown circles under her eyes. John couldn't deny that the girl intrigued him. She was everything John's father said she wasn't. Brave, strong, and selfless.
After learning what Alex and her group had done, John had to admire her. She had sacrificed herself for her family. John couldn't help but wonder if his father would have done the same for him. He thought his father loved him, but sometimes it seemed otherwise. Sometimes it seemed as though Richard Parker cared more about the New Centre, than his own flesh and blood.
"Peter," The girl moaned. John looked down at the girl, confusion etched on his face.
"You have me confused with someone else. My name is John, not Peter," John told her. Alex chuckled bitterly.
"They, may have me doped up little brother, but I know who you are. The sad thing is you don't, not consciously any way. But your drawings reveal that you know who I am, and who you are," Alex said.
"I know who you are because I've read your files," John replied evenly.
"Then how do you know about Adam, about Amy. Like I told you Pete, I saw your drawings. Those pictures you drew, you couldn't find in our files. There your real memories," Alex said calmly.
"John," Came a stern voice from the door way of Alex's room. John stood up immediately.
"Father, you're awake." John said. He wasn't expecting his father to be awake for another hour or two. Parker's sickness was taking a toll on the old man, giving John more free rein at the New Centre.
"John, you shouldn't be here with this girl. I'm sure she's been trying to tell you lies," Parker grimaced looking at Alex with distaste.
"If it isn't old man Parker. I see you're up to your old tricks. Stealing people's sons, creating kids, cloning. You haven't changed a bit, still the same old ruthless bastard, I can see why my grandmother cheated on you," Alex sneered.
"You will hold your tongue or I will cut it out, girl. You are too much like your mother and father for your own good," Parker snapped.
"Speaking of my Mother and Father, I can't wait till they come for me. They'll kill you this time. There won't be any government agents, no law, just a group of former Centre projects out for revenge. And when my family comes they won't just come for me but for my brother, Peter as well," Alex retorted.
"Peter Russell is dead," Parker hissed.
"Really because I think he's st-," Alex was cut off due to a slap Parker dealt her.
"You will stop telling your vile lies," Parker told her. "I've talked to your doctors girl, and it would appear you now serve us very little use. I'd watch what I said if I were you."
"What are you talking about?" Alex asked.
"Father, I don't think..." John began.
"This doesn't concern you boy," Parker snapped at his son.
"Hell of a father you are to him," Alex said. "I can't wait for Johnny here to learn the truth of who he is." Parker made motion to argue further with the girl, but a series of coughs, racked his body.
"Father, you are not well, let me call for Roger," John said taking his father by the arm and leading him out of Alex's room. "Don't worry Miss Russell I will be back shortly." John said to Alex as he left.
"I look forward to it Tiger," Alex whispered.
True to his word John returned less than ten minutes later, with him came a doctor. "Miss Russell, this is Doctor Spires. He understands that it is his life on the line should anything happen to you," John told Alex.
"According to your father, it would seem that my life is worth very little. I'm sorry for you doctor," Alex said. "Tell me...John what did Parker mean by saying I serve very little purpose?"
"Where you were shot...it is doubtful you will ever bare children," John said apologetically. "I am sorry."
"Why? Because now I won't be able to give the Centre my children. But hey that doesn't matter, you can always clone me. You planed on doing it anyway," Alex snapped. A look of hurt crossed John's face, but it quickly disappeared. There was no reason his feelings should be hurt by this girl, she was beneath him.
"You are Centre property, Miss Russell. And the Centre shall do with you that is deemed necessary," John replied evenly. Alex slapped him.
"One day you'll thank me for that Peter. Now go, leave me alone, so the doctor can give me the once over," Alex said and turned from the boy. John was torn as to what he should do. Had it been any other subject he would of had them punished. But this girl had just learned that any hope she had of bearing children had been taken away from her. Unwilling John's heart went out to Alex.
"Miss Russell...Alex, please, I-I'm sorry for offending you," John stuttered.
"Don't you know John, us pretender's don't have feelings. We don't love and can't be loved."
"That's not true. What you did last night was out of love. Love for your family, your... brother? You must explain that one to me. As far as I knew you had just five brothers, William, Aaron-Daniel, Andros, Zane, and Gabriel," John said. Alex smiled sadly.
"I have thirteen brothers, Will, Air, Andy, Jake, Marc, Toby, Greg, Jer, Mike, Peter, Jack, Jace, and Keegan. I also have six sisters. Alley, Rach, Cassie, Terra, Lissa, and Maddie. If all goes well I should be getting a sister-in-law and brother-in-law with in a year or two," Alex told John.
"I find it interesting that you count your fellow Black Files and Shadow amongst your siblings," John remarked.
"It was the way we were raised. It was the one good thing the Centre ever gave to us, and it's the one thing that has stuck with us over the years," Alex told him.
"Tell me who is this Peter, you mentioned? You've called me by that name one more than one occasion," John asked.
"Peter is you John. It is the name...it is the name my mother gave you before she left the Centre. She helped to deliver you, you know. She loves you...she loves you as though you were her own son," Alex said, she was partly lying. Alex knew that there was nothing she could say at the moment that would convince John that he was not who he believed himself to be.
"In a way I find myself honored you think of me as your brother. Although technically, I am your uncle," John commented.
"Yeah well, my Mom was the only mother you knew for the first few years of your life. She loves you, just as much as she loves my siblings and I. She didn't want to leave you behind you know. She tried to get you out but failed, and then your father had you relocated. She hated herself not being able to get you out," Alex lied. Again she had no choice, she knew that in order to win John over she had to make him sympathetic to her, and her family.
"You speak as though my father held me prisoner. He loves me Alex," John argued.
"He may love you in his own way. After all he loved my mother in his own way. But no matter what he will always love the Centre more. Can you look me in the eyes Johnny and tell me that it's not true?" Alex asked. John stared at the girl, it was as though she knew all of his inner thoughts.
"Listen to me, my Father does love me. And I love him...I-I have to he's the only family I have," John said.
"You've got me Johnny. I mean you are Catherine Parker's son, my mother's brother, thus my uncle," Alex told John earnestly. John bit his lip, Alex had said something that struck a cord with the boy and made him curious.
"Alex what do you know of my mother?" He asked hesitantly.
"I know a lot. I could tell you stories about her. She may have had an affair while married to your father John, but she was still a good woman," Alex said.
"I-I'd like to know about her. Father never talks about her. Other than saying she was weak for killing herself," John replied.
"John, your mom didn't kill herself. She was murdered, by Raines. Don't you know about Mirage?" Alex asked confused.
"Father said my mother committed suicide in an elevator," John stated.
"It's not true. There's so much you don't know Johnny," Alex said shaking her head.
"Could you tell me? About my mother...my brother and sister?" John asked.
"I'll tell you anything you want to know, and I swear to tell you the truth. I can start off with the fact that you have three brothers not one," Alex began.
"I have three brothers?"
"Yes. Bobby, Sam, and Ethan," Alex told him.
"Master Parker," came a nock at the door, interrupting Alex and John.
"You will tell no one what you have heard," John told the doctor who had been checking over Alex the whole time.
"Yes, Master Parker," The doctor replied.
"Come in Bane," John called out and a sweeper who seamed to be around hundred and fifty pounds entered Alex's room. Bane was six feet tall, with curly light brown hair, and well built. He was not overly muscular, but it was very obvious Bane was not weak. It took Alex a moment to realize that the sweeper's eyes were not brown but gold. He was young for a sweeper, Alex doubted he was more than sixteen. She wondered if Bane like Sam had been a Centre project before a Centre sweeper.
"Sir, your Father requests your presence," Bane told John.
"It would appear we are forced to continue our conversation until later, Alex. I suggest while we are gone that you get your rest. If you are in pain, Doctor Spires will give you something."
"I don't like taking anything that will could alter my judgement," Alex stated.
"She will be in great pain if she takes nothing for it," Spires spoke.
"I will deal with the pain in my own way. I did it for seven years I suppose I can manage a few days,"
"Yes, well... Bane here will be posted outside of your room. Bane, no one, other than myself and Doctor Spires is permitted to enter this room and that includes my Father," John instructed.
"Yes Master Parker," Bane said dutifully.
"Alex I will see you at lunch. And maybe you will join me for dinner," John said and he and Bane left, Bane posting himself outside of Alex's room.
Spires left a few moments later, and Alex was left alone. She found herself immediately missing John. He had a good heart still, which gave Alex hope. But there was also the Parker coldness present. He wasn't Pete, not yet, but Alex knew that there was a chance that he could be again. It was that chance that Alex was holding onto with all of her heart.
Now she just had to convince John to come with her and escape. And hopefully during that time, Alex would be able to help John remember who he was. Things wouldn't return to being as they once were, too much had happened, for things to go back to being the same. But they would be a family again.
Family. Alex missed her brothers, sisters and the rest of her family terribly. She was truly alone now. Jeremiah, and the others would be across the ocean if everything had gone right. Will and Jamie, and Alley and Jeff, would be meeting their children for the first time. Adam, Jake and Rachael would be reunited. Allen, Steve, and Benny would be meeting a portion of the family. And Jeremiah would be reporting what had happened, apologizing over and over that he couldn't save Alex.
Jeremiah thought that Will, and the other's would blame him for leaving Alex behind, but Alex knew her siblings. They wouldn't place the blame on Jeremiah, not after Jake got through to them. If anything the others would be worried. Especially, Aaron and Andros, they -along with Mike and Maddie- had endured the same pain as Alex when she had been shot.
Aaron and Andros, what Alex wouldn't give to hear their voices. She missed her brothers more than anything. If she could just talk to them, know what was going on. To know that Jeremiah and the others had arrived safely with the babies.
'Alex?' A voice whispered interrupting Alex's thoughts. Alex closed her eyes to keep the tears at bay. She knew whose voice that was, but she was so scared that she was imaging it. But she called out to the voice anyway.
'Air?'
Up Next: Plans are discussed on who will be doing what and going where when it's comes to Jack, Alex and Peter. And Jeremiah makes a surprising proposal. Will, Alley, Jamie and Jeff cope with being nineteen year old parents. And Aaron muses about his sister.
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