Chapter 16

Cole Turner changed into some normal clothes and took a hot long shower in the mansion. He just couldn't believe that Angelina had grown up as a beautiful, young, independent woman. He was happy. As he got of the room he was changing, he saw that Angelina and Derek were on separated phones talking rapidly.

"What are they doing?" Cole asked as he sat next to Marie.

"They're calling their friends that escaped with them." Marie answered.

"They're still alive?" he asked surprised.

He heard that some died trying escaped from the general. Angelina and Derek hung up on their cell phones a few minutes later and told them that they will be over here tomorrow morning. Angelina and Derek told stories about their life so far and about them help escaping kids from the base.

"So, all of you kids that escaped worked together as a team. I can't believe it…..it has been 7 years." Cole said.

"Dr. Cole, how did you manage to escape?" asked Jean.

Dr. Cole deep sighed, "I've been frozen for 7 years."

"What?" yelled Angelina and Derek?

"After all you have escaped; I threaten that I would tell the whole world about him and what he was doing to the children. However, he didn't like that idea."

"I don't understand. I thought you were right behind me that night." Angelina said looking sad.

"I was." Cole said.

11-year-old Angelina and Derek were running behind their friends in a jungle. It was dark. Angelina was a little weak from her "healing" tank that nearly chocked her to death. But she didn't want to show weakness in the group….not now. It was their only chance. Probably their last. Angelina fell down onto the ground hard.

"Angelina!" yelled Derek as he ran back to her. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine." She whispered.

"Derek! Angelina! Hurry up!" yelled Sarah, who was far away from the two.

Angelina got up and the two kids were going to run again. However, about 4 guards came holding guns in their hands. They all surrounded them in a circle. Suddenly, it started to rain down on them. They two kids heard one of the guards said come with them and they won't hurt them. Rapidly, Angelina kicked a gun out of one of the gunman's hand. She had the gun in her hand now pointing it at is forehead.

"Step any closer, you will have to see his small brains." Angelina said coldly.

They backed away putting their guns down. However, the soldier on the ground punched Angelina in the face as he put grabbed her arm and twisted it. She screamed in pain.

"Let her go!" yelled young Derek.

"You heard the boy." Said an unknown man, "Let her go." The voice walked closer and everyone noticed it was Dr. Cole.

"Cole? Why should we let her go? We capture them…..and you." One of the guards said. "You release the girl from her tank."

"Yes I did, because it wasn't healing her. It was killing her lungs making her hard to breathe in that liquid." Dr. Cole yelled. "Let the children go."

None of the guards moved. The young doctor gave a groaned sighed as lightening came out of his hands hitting all of the guards. Angelina and Derek looked down at the unconscious men below them and stared at their teacher.

"You thought you were only people in that place with powers?" he asked smirking. "Let's go." He said.

They all started to run and kept running until they heard guards' voices. They stopped as they heard the generals' voice near them. Luckily, he didn't seem them.

"Angelina, Derek I want you two to get out of here now." Dr. Cole said.

"No!' Angelina hissed. "We're not leaving you. You're one of us."

Dr. Cole smiled as he looked at the Angel's face, "Yes I am and always will be. I won't let him get you again and take you to that tank. I'll be right behind you two after I defeat him." He promised.

Angelina searched her teacher's face hoping he would change his mind but didn't say anything. Before they left, Dr. Cole gave Derek a golden ring.

"Give this to her on her birthday." Dr. Cole said before departing.

A half an hour later…..

"AAHHHH!" roared Dr. Cole in pain.

He was fighting against the guards trying to keep their mind off the children who escaped. However, he was tied up as guards came around him punching him, kicking him, anything that would make him scream in pain and blood dripping on the dirty ground.

"Where is X- 45?" asked a young General Hector Zeke.

"I don't know anyone by that time?" Cole answered as he coughed the blood from his mouth. He stared at Hector with a deadly glare.

"Again." He said.

One of the guards kicked him stomach.

"I'm going ask you again….where is X-45?" he asked.

"I don't know!" he yelled.

"I believe you, Cole. But if she still lives…..hopefully she would stay that way."

"You wouldn't dare!" Cole yelled trying to ignore the pain.

"Yes I would." Hector hissed.

Cole put his down closing his eyes trying to remember Angel's sweet face……happy. He opened his eyes but his head staring at the ground.

"I'll do anything…..anything you want. But PLEASE leave Angelina and her friends alone." Cole begged.

"It's a deal."