A/N – Usual disclaimers apply, I do not own anything and if I did then M7 and Sentinel would still be going.
Some Circle members are so arrogant and poor Chris he's just not allowed to rest or anything. Real life getting in way a bit so may not get to write as much as want to, hope you all enjoy the chapter and thank you for the reviews.
Sentinel Legend:
Nathan and Josiah quietly entered the pent house, Josiah locked the large doors behind him, and he then followed Nathan into the bedroom.
Nathan grunted as he was grabbed and thoroughly sniffed and stroked by the rumbling Larabee, he patted the man who nipped his neck. He sent feelings of calm to the man who scented him, he could tell that Chris was not completely in control of his actions as the thin blond was almost vibrating he was shaking that much. Nathan caught Buck's eye who shook his head, when Nathan frowned at him.
"Chris come on relax, where back now." Nathan was released and Josiah found himself stroked and sniffed.
Josiah simply sniffed the other man in return he also could feel Chris shaking and he looked at Nathan who was watching the two of them.
Buck got off the bed he locked the bedroom door.
"Need to shower and get the stench off me." Chris released Josiah, he stumbled as he made his way to the huge bathroom, he barely registered the huge bath, he began to strip, and turning on the water in the walk in shower he adjusted the temperature.
"Has he relaxed at all?" Nathan asked Buck who was starring at the bathroom door which Chris had left open.
"No he wants the pack close so I moved another bed in here." Buck could here Chris coughing.
"Buck he should not be left alone; we don't know what drugs he's been given." Nathan began to check on JD and Vin who seemed oblivious to everything that was happening around them.
Buck walked into the bathroom; Chris was stood still as a statue watching the water pour from the shower heads.
"Chris." Buck called his friends name.
Chris jumped he swung round to face his friend, he could see the question in Buck's deep blue eyes.
"I'm fine." Chris muttered.
"Maybe a bath would be better you can sit and relax in the tub, its big enough for a football team." Buck joked, he saw Chris nod.
Chris turned the shower off, he began to run water into the huge bath, Buck was right the tub was big enough for all of them.
"What you smiling at Chris?" Buck returned the pale man's smile with a grin of his own.
"Yep you could fit a football team in here." Chris stripped the remainder of his clothes then stepped into the bath, sighing he relaxed, he would get clean in a minute.
Buck sat on the toilet seat, he could see Nathan and Josiah from where he was sitting the two men where relaxing on the bed next to JD and Vin. Buck heard Chris coughing and he noted that Nathan was now heading his way.
"How're you feeling Chris?" Nathan crouched by the side of the bath, sleepy green eyes blinked slowly at him.
"I'm fine." Chris picked up the sentinel friendly soap he began to wash; he wanted to scrub the feel of the nurse's hands off him.
Nathan went back to Josiah, he snuggled up to his sentinel, secure in the knowledge that Buck was taking care of their Alpha, he heard the phone ring by the bed, Josiah picked up.
"The food is here and they're going to leave it outside so as not to disturb us." Josiah stood up the two men went to bring in the food, Kojay was sat looking at the Boston city from the window.
Buck was becoming increasingly confused as Chris scrubbed roughly at himself, he suddenly realised that Chris was quietly chanting over and over.
"So dirty, I'm sorry Sarah."
Buck moved forward he gently grabbed Chris's hand, he could see that the confused looking blond had made his skin red and sore looking by his rough treatment. Chris looked at Buck who shook his had sadly at the distressed man.
"That's enough Chris." Buck pulled the plug, he pulled a huge bath towel from the heated rail, he encouraged the man to stand and exit the bath.
"Not clean Buck." Chris attempted to pull away from the larger man.
"You are clean Big Dog." Buck did not think that Chris was aware of what he was doing. "You're not dirty."
Buck simply started rubbing the man dry, Chris began to cough again and attempt to stop Buck from helping him.
"I can manage." Chris grumpily announced Buck ignored him; he was soon dry and dressed in cotton pyjama bottoms. Buck nudged him towards the bed.
Nathan and Josiah watched as Buck manoeuvred Chris onto the bed on the other side of Vin and JD. Buck simply climbed in next to Chris and manhandled the other man until he was lying down with his head on Buck's shoulder.
"Relax and go to sleep." Buck ordered Chris was rigid but Buck did not care he simply cradled the man closer.
"Buck." Chris growled he felt the other man rubbing his back.
Nathan and Josiah smiled at the disgruntled muttering coming from the sentinel.
"Hush now." Buck smiled as he slowly he felt Chris stop muttering, he continued to rub the man's back.
"What about the food Buck?" Nathan nodded to where a trolley stood full of food.
"Not hungry." Chris mumbled not even bothering to look at the trolley which was filled to capacity.
Buck looked to the food and knew that it would be a good idea for them to eat, especially Chris, sighing he nodded at Josiah who rose and pushed the trolley closer to the bed. Sitting up Chris growled at him as he was just starting to finally relax, Josiah simply handed Chris a bottle of water and then quirked an eyebrow at him.
"I'm not hungry." Chris barely acknowledged the food; the smell alone was making his stomach turn.
"I think some toast will do for now." Nathan told Josiah who butter some slices and then handed the plate to Chris who just frowned at him.
Buck sighed he nudged Chris.
"Eat Chris you need to keep your strength up to look after the pack and to find the red wolf." Buck watched Chris pick up the thickly buttered toast, the man took a bite and grimaced, he began to cough and Buck moved as Chris shot off the bed and into the bathroom, Nathan rushed after him and the sounds of coughing then vomiting followed.
Alpha Sentinel Bryce, Sentinel Hicks and the majority of the Circle members where stood looking at Guide Dr Rostron who rocked backwards and forwards holding his head.
"Please make it stop, I'm sorry please." Rostron pleaded as he felt every terrifying emotion experienced by the sentinels and guides he had harmed, he cried out in desperation as the scene of his first murder repeated over and over in his mind, he experienced the young sentinels fear as Rostron forced him into the killing zone, he heard his own laughter as he goaded the other man to try and save himself.
"Rostron tell us who else helped you." Alpha Bryce wished the begging man would shut up, his cries where making Bryce's head ache, he reached out with intention of shaking the pleading man, immense pain exploded behind his eyeball's he howled in pain as his senses where overwhelmed.
Dwayne Hicks rushed to his Alpha's aide and grabbed the other man, he moaned as pain like he had never experienced seared his senses his eyes rolled back in his head.
"Don't touch them." Dr Carson yelled he did not know what was happening to the two Sentinels, but what ever it was, was obviously traumatic enough to send both men into zones. "Get back."
Alpha Sentinel Steve Austin could not believe the stupidity of the Boston Alpha for touching the corrupt guide; Larabe had warned them not to touch the man.
"Let no gifted touch him." Alpha Guide Austin repeated the words Larabee had uttered.
"Dr Carson can you help them?" Alpha Jeffers blocked out Rostrons begging voice the man deserved everything he was getting.
"Page Dr Wilson and have him come here asap." Dr Carson snapped, he knew that the mundane doctor would be able to assess the two sentinels. "Make sure no sentinel or guide touches either man and have them both moved away from Rostron."
The two sentinel's where hurriedly but gently moved into two beds, Dr Wilson the mundane doctor began his examinations, he frowned at the readouts he was getting from the zoned sentinels, he immediately ordered them to be placed on oxygen and all the other medical paraphernalia that would keep them alive until they could be forced out of the zone they where in.
The two doctors conferred and each sentinel was injected with the normal drugs used to bring a sentinel out of a zone, when this failed to have an impact the doctors tried using mild electrical shock therapy in an effort to help them men. The doctors where becoming increasingly concerned as both sentinels life signs where starting to fail, both men where then placed on ventilators to assist with breathing and Dr Wilson ordered stronger shock treatment to see if that would kick start their systems but again this failed to work.
The Circle of Alpha's all watched with increasing dismay as the two sentinels conditions worsened. Alpha Guide Austin turned to her husband and bonded sentinel.
"Maybe Sentinel Larabee can help them." She could see the other Circle members where considering this; both doctors could not see the harm in it.
"I will have him summoned." Alpha Carter Burke turned to stride away.
"Carefully Alpha." Alpha Jacob Williams warned the other man.
"Humph I will represent the Circle of Alpha's." Burke peevishly snapped. "Larabee will do as he's ordered."
Alpha Guide Austin shook her head; she could see that many of the others agreed with her that Alpha Sentinel Burke was a fool and that it would be interesting to see how Larabee responded to the arrogant man.
Nathan guided the clearly unwell Larabee back to the bed; Buck noted that Chris was once again shivering and even paler than before.
"I'm fine." Chris muttered as he sank onto the bed, he felt Buck cradle him like a child, he burrowed his nose into the other mans neck, inhaling deeply he was comforted by Buck's smell.
Nathan rubbed Chris's back as he sat on the edge of the bed he could tell the man was feeling like crap, Nathan was very tempted to give the man a sedative just so he would get some much needed rest. Nathan came to a decision as he could feel Chris was tense and not relaxing, he went to his medical bag and took out a syringe, he filled it and then turned back to the bed. He could see that he had both Josiah and Buck's undivided attention.
"Chris I want to give you this sedative to help you relax, you need to sleep you're exhausted." Nathan once again sat at the edge of the bed. "The rest of the pack will defend you, Vin and JD."
"Brother Chris you need to sleep and let your body recover." Josiah reached over the sleeping men to gently stroke the blond man's head.
"I'll not leave you Chris." Buck made the promise; he would never again walk away from this man who he would call Alpha.
"Chris." Nathan saw Chris nod, he gently injected the contents of the syringe into the man, and he continued to rub the shaking man's back.
Buck wondered how long the sedative would take; he could see that Nathan was taking Chris's pulse the guide smiled at him.
"It wont take long I'm using a different drug to what Chris has shown resistance to before." Nathan had really wanted to wait until he had the drug test results from the three men before he used any sedatives, but he felt that Chris needed his help and he would monitor the man closely.
Chris could feel his eyes growing heavier and heavier, he began to relax against Buck. Nathan nodded satisfied as Chris slipped into sleep, he checked the man's breathing, temperature and pulse rate, he noted all the figures down, he would monitor him hourly until he had the blood test results.
Buck felt himself relax, he could see Nathan scribbling in his notebook, Buck smiled as he noted the young guide had snuggled up to the older man, JD was using the older sentinel as a human pillow, Josiah just scented the young guide who smiled in his sleep.
Buck slowly moved Chris so that he could get up, his stomach rumbled; he pulled the covers up over the sleeping Alpha who did not stir at the change in position. Buck made his way over to the food trolley, he began to fill a plate full of food, and sitting next to Nathan he was glad that this bedroom was so big.
"Can you put the television on Buck I would like to watch the news?" Josiah quietly asked, he was loath to disturb the sleeping JD if he had to get up.
"Sure Josiah." Buck turned on the television he handed the remote control to the smiling man.
Flicking threw the channels Josiah settled on a news channel, the three men watched with interest as news on the arrests at the Boston Sentinel and Guide Foundation medical centre seemed to be the main story, the female reporter explained that the chief medical officer and a number of staff had been arrested and where helping authorities with there investigations, she also commented that a well known judge had also been arrested and was currently being questioned regarding various illegal activities.
Josiah was glad that the perpetrators of the crimes would be punished, he hope that the vile Dr Rostron was suffering for the abuse he had put the three sleeping me through.
Nathan moved to once again check on the sedated Larabee, he gently took the thin man's temperature and pulse; he smiled at Josiah and Buck who were both watching with interest.
"He's doing well." Nathan told them both as he moved to check on JD and Vin; he smiled happily as the two men slept on.
Buck head tilted as he heard a knock sound from the front door of the penthouse, he moved to the door, he noted that Kojay was watching from his chair by the window. Buck could hear Josiah as he settled JD on the bed and got up to support Buck, Nathan stayed with the three sleeping pack members.
Buck unlocked the door and wrenched it open before the loud sounding knock could happen again.
"We need to see Sentinel Larabee." Alpha Sentinel Burke had been followed by Alpha Guide Jeffers and their assistants who stood waiting, as well as a couple of sentinel and guide guards.
"He's resting, what do you want?" Buck did not like the two Alpha's who stood in front of them; he got the feeling that they thought they where better than him and his pack.
"Wake him up." Alpha Guide Jeffers barked he was used to being obeyed, especially as he was a member of the Circle.
Nathan heard the man barking his order at his sentinels, he looked at the bed glad that all three men where not disturbed as yet.
"I believe your sentinel's may need your calming influence." Kojay waited for the doctor to wave him into the bedroom, he was glad to see all men sleeping soundly.
"Can you call me if Chris shows any sign of waking?" Nathan rushed out shutting the bedroom door leaving Kojay to watch over the sleeping men.
"I don't think so." Josiah growled at the sentinel who looked down his nose at him.
"He's been summoned by the Circle of Alpha's, are you refusing to fulfil that order?" Alpha Guide Jeffers was ready to order the guards to take these men into custody.
"What's going on?" Nathan demanded he placed a calming hand on both Josiah and Buck's back; he linked with the two men and attempted to calm the two growling sentinels.
"We want Larabee not his lapdogs." Alpha Sentinel Burke snarled, he returned the glares the Wilmington and Sanchez were directing at him.
"Our Alpha is unavailable." Nathan informed the man, he did not like the way the Circle Alpha Guide was starring at them, he began to rub circles on Josiah's back as he felt Josiah begin to become even more annoyed at the way the other guide was sneering at him.
"I don't care, you go get him now or we'll come in and take him." Alpha Burke barely finished the sentence before he found himself pinned to the wall by the heavy set Sanchez, he had hardly seen the man move and now the snarling man had him by the throat.
"Josiah let him go." The quiet voice spoke.
Josiah immediately dropped the other sentinel, everyone's attention was riveted on the pale man, and Kojay seemed to be holding the other man upright.
"Chris." Buck could no believe his friend was upright and talking.
"Let them in Buck." Chris had felt the rage within his pack mates, it had woken him from his drugged sleep, and he was leaning heavily on the smaller Native American man who had made no complaint as he supported him.
Buck rushed to help Chris to the large couch he could see the relief on the blond's face as he took him from Kojay, he sat down next to Chris who waited for the two Circle Alpha's and there guards and assistants to enter the room.
Nathan could not keep the shock off his face, he moved to be near Chris and he sat next to his Alpha, Josiah settled next to him. Through the link he could feel Chris's pain at being woken, he saw Kojay move to the fridge and return with a bottle of water which he handed to the pale man.
"Why are you here?" Chris could feel the other men offering their support, he needed it as he was feeling hot and sick, he knew he had not been asleep long and he really wanted to be left alone but his gut was telling him that something bad had happened.
"You need to come with us right now." Alpha Burke commanded, he glared at the sick looking man.
"Give me a reason why." Chris calmly responded he ignored the fact that Burke was glaring at him.
"Because as a Circle of Alpha member you have to be obey my commands." Alpha Sentinel Burke almost shouted.
The people in the room could not hide their shock as the pale sick looking Alpha that was causing so much speculation due to his abuse and the subsequent actions when he showed the assembled sentinels and guides what the doctor had done began to chuckle.
"You dare to laugh." Alpha Guide Jeffers could not believe the man was laughing at them.
The bowed head tilted and the green eyes seemed to burn with internal fire.
"You dare to command me." Chris growled he tilted his head.
"I am a chosen member of the Circle of Alpha's" Alpha Sentinel Burke declared he was determined not to be cowed by the other man.
"I did not choose you." Chris smiled coldly at the two men seated opposite him.
The two Alphas's exchanged a look as the man's smile hinted at a touch of insanity; the blond sniffed the men stiffened as he began to growl at them.
"You idiots touched him." Chris snarled, he stood up angrily and began to pace, Buck Josiah and Nathan remained silent, Kojay stood watching ignored by almost everyone.
The assistants and guards watched as the Circle members jumped slightly, how this powerful sentinel knew why they where here, nobody had mentioned what had happened to the unfortunate sentinels who remained deeply zoned.
The head of security for the Circle of Alpha's John Connor decided to take matters into his own hands he moved out of the penthouse suite and called Alpha Sentinel Austin, he did not like the way the two Alphas's where antagonising Larabee and his pack and he wanted to let the other Sentinel know what was happening. Returning to the room he listened as Alpha Jeffers and Burke once again tried to order Larabee to accompany them and once again the man laughed at their barked commands.
The twelve other members of the Circle of Alpha's stepped off the elevator and walked into the penthouse they could see Larabee pacing the room behind the three members of his pack, and they could hear both Jeffers and Burke angrily demanding that he obey them, the blond was growling and surprisingly Wilmington Sanchez and Jackson where silent and just watching there Alpha pace.
"Alpha Sentinel Larabee, we need your help." Alpha Guide Austin new that the zoned men did not have the luxury of much time; she looked closely at the now still blond who in her opinion looked even sicker than when she had seen him confronting Dr Rostron. "Please Alpha Sentinel Bryce and Hicks have zoned and nothing the doctors are doing is helping."
Chris moved to stand in front of the small guide, he noted that her sentinel tensed at his approach but the man did not attempt to stop him. Chris looked the woman up and down he sniffed and smiled, Joanne was almost mesmerised by the bright green eyes.
"May I." Chris husky voice asked, Steve Austin looked confused but he nodded.
Chris moved closer to the guide, he gently reached out and stroked the woman's face; Joanne was confused, she did not understand what the other man wanted. Chris moved closer and sniffed delicately at her throat, Joanne could not help herself she tilted her head and her hands crept up to rest on the man's bare shoulder, Chris purred, he lifted his head and held his hand out to Sentinel Austin who moved closer.
"I welcome your child, may he be bring you much happiness." Chris quietly spoke, he watched the joy and happiness bloom on the two faces, he gently placed his hand on the guide's stomach.
Alpha Steve Austin felt tears fill his eyes as he suddenly heard the strong heartbeat of his son, his arms went around his wife, who quietly sobbed as she also heard the heartbeat.
The other guides and sentinels in the suite also heard the strong heartbeat, and joyous smiles burst forth, they began to look with awe on the blond man whose eyes where closed as he amplified the babies heartbeat for his parents to listen to.
Buck moved as he could see Chris swaying, he wrapped an arm around the man, who blinked at him, the sound faded.
"Thank you Alpha." Steve Austin could not keep the happiness from his voice.
"Take me to the sentinels." Chris smiled at the other man; he ignored the two men who had attempted to command his cooperation. "Buck stay with JD and Vin."
"Chris." Buck made to protest but a look from the blond silence the moustached man he simply nodded and watched his friend leave.
"Are you alright Kojay?" Buck looked at the silent man.
"I am fine Buck." Kojay knew that whatever worries he had previously had about leaving Vin in these men's hands where now no longer valid, this Chris Larabee was truly special and Kojay could not wait to spread the word amongst the people about the sentinel and his pack.
"Do you want to keep me company looking after JD and Vin?" Buck led the way to the bedroom, he smiled as he noted that the long haired sentinel was still curled up sleeping soundly, he noticed fearful brown eyes watched him approach the bed.
Buck knelt by the bed so as not to loom over the youngster, he felt immense sadness as the man flinched as Buck went to stroke his hair.
"Hi JD my name's Buck." Buck kept his voice low and quiet. "Chris is my Alpha."
JD recognised the man from the wolf spirit he had previously seen, the man was smiling at him, JD yawned. Buck gently reached out and touch the youngsters shoulder; he was glad when the younger man did not flinch away this time.
"Are you hungry kid?" Buck heard the other man's stomach rumble.
JD felt the large hand on his shoulder he pushed into the other man's mind, he felt the sentinel lower his shielding and welcome him in, and JD felt a sense of peace settle over his mind. This sentinel did not know him, but already he could feel that the man would protect him, he was so relieved that he was not alone and even if the sentinel only wanted to help him for a brief period he would be happy.
"Come on JD lets get you some food." Buck help the younger man stand; he looked back at Vin who still remained sleeping. Buck was determined that he would be feeding all three men up to a decent weight as all three where considerably underweight.
"Where am I, what happened, where's Chris?" JD curiously asked he looked around the main room he followed as Buck led him to the comfy looking couches.
Buck chuckled as the questions kept coming from the guide, he could feel the other man timidly moving about within his mind, Buck allowed the man free access to most of his mind although some things he locked away.
JD nodded as he saw what had happened to Rostron, he became concerned as he watched the lean blond suffer until Nathan had sedated him, and he smiled as the Alpha laughed at the arrogant men who tried to order him about.
JD jumped slightly when he realised that the bigger man hand hold of his hand and was gently rubbing his thumb over his knuckles.
"It's alright JD, you're pack, I would never hurt you, and I would kill anyone who tried." Buck looked deep into the chocolate brown eyes.
"But you don't know me." JD voice quivered he had been alone for so long, even when his mother had been alive she had been so sick that he really had been essentially alone.
JD turned and buried his face against the larger mans chest as he was hugged, JD sobbed uncontrollably, he felt the sentinel sniff him, he was gently rocked the motion eventually lulling him back to sleep.
Buck cradle the younger man to him, he had felt the loneliness the other man could not hide and Buck promised himself that he would make the other man happy so that he never again felt abandoned. He felt the other man return to sleeping, he simply stood and carried the other man back to the bed, he found every effort to place the man back on the bed was met with whimpering, Buck shrugged he settled on the bed, he would be JD's human pillow until the lad settled down.
Kojay sat in one of the chairs by the bed, he watched as Vin rolled over and snuggled against the larger sentinel's side, the big man simply tucked Vin against him and smiled at Kojay.
"Pups." Buck chuckled as the two youngster began to snore, he yawned and sent out his senses to cover the suite of rooms, he noted that they now had guards outside the large doors leading to the penthouse he could hear them talking, each one could not wait to speak to their prides about Chris and what they had witnessed.
Kojay watched as all three men seemed to settle into sleep, with the large moustached sentinel being used as a human pillow.
Chris could feel Josiah and Nathan pressed up against his back, he was determined that he would get to the other sentinels under his own steam. He could feel Nathan nudging against his mind; he opened a door within his shield and let the worried guide in.
Nathan flinched at the sick feelings that Chris was suppressing, he could not understand how the man was able to function when his body was so close to collapsing. Nathan began to stroke the thin man, he felt Chris lean into his caresses. Nathan hoped that whatever they needed to do to help the zoned sentinels did not take long as Chris was running on empty.
Josiah almost growled at the Alpha Sentinel and Guide who where starring at Chris, he had not liked the way these men had tried to order his Alpha about. He could see the Alpha pair from Texas cuddled together; he smiled when he thought about hearing the baby's heartbeat, what a gift Chris had given the pair.
Dr Carson was stood waiting for them as the elevator doors opened, and everyone exited until only Chris, Josiah and Nathan where left in the car.
"Chris?" Nathan gently nudged his Alpha.
"Where are they?" Chris strode predator like towards the sentinel doctor. "Never mind."
Chris long legs took him rapidly away from them Nathan and Josiah hurried after the man; he quickly entered a room and spotted the two sentinels hooked up to a myriad of medical equipment.
"Move away and disconnect everything." Chris huskily ordered, Dr Wilson and the other mundane rushed to obey.
Chris moved to the Alpha of Boston, he placed a hand on the other mans head he was assaulted by painful feelings Chris bit his lip as he broke the link the man had accidently forged with Guide Rostron. The Circle of Alpha's, the two doctors and the other people watching saw the moment Sentinel Walter Bryce came out of the zone, the Boston Alpha began to snore quite loudly as he settled into a healing sleep. Chris staggered slightly as he moved to the younger sentinel.
"Don't." Chris quietly told Nathan and Josiah who had begun to move toward him, both men stopped at his quiet order.
Chris touched the younger man and began to sever the link, he bit his lip tasting his own blood, and he ignored his own pain as the other man came out of the zone and curled on his side, relaxing into sleep.
Chris locked his knees as his head spun sickeningly, he headed out the door, followed by his two pack members and everyone else, he headed to the room where Dr Rostron was being kept, the guard on the door hurriedly opened the door baring his throat the young low level sentinel almost whined in fright, until Chris smiled tiredly at him.
"Alpha." The guard moved out of the way.
"Please make it stop, I'm sorry, forgive me." Rostron voice was hoarse from his constant begging.
Chris looked down at the man, he felt pity as he heard the begging, he realised that he should allow the law to punish the man, because if he left him like this then another innocent sentinel or guide maybe injured inadvertently again.
Chris took a breath reaching out he placed his hand on Rostron's head; the guide immediately clung to him. Chris placed his hand under the man's chin he tilted the head so that the man was looking at his face.
"You will cooperate fully with the authorities Guide Rostron." Chris sternly commanded, Rostron nodded his head tears filled the mans eyes.
"Thank you, I'm sorry." Rostron could only feel relief that the pain had stopped.
Chris released the man, he now felt unclean and he needed to get away to lick his wounds in private.
"That's it."