A/N I don't own any of the books and yeah im not feeling creative today sorry guys I have been working all week long.

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Pretend Relatives

Chapter 12

Alex and Janelle barely hit the deck in time to avoid the bullets. Glass shattered around them tearing at their clothing and skin. They heard the sound of screeching tires. After waiting a couple of seconds Alex grabbed Janelle's hand and ran for the stairs, leading her up he headed towards his uncles old office. He whipped his arm so that he threw her into the room before him and he yelled.

"Stay here I have to go get Jack." Janelle nodded.

He took off down the hall and burst into Jacks room she was sitting up in bed.

"Alex what is………"

"No time to explain. Come." Grabbing her hand Alex ran again to his uncles office Janelle was sitting in the chair that she had been tied to a while back. She jumped when they entered.

"Alex, what is going on?" He ran over to the panel on the wall sending his love to his uncle in heaven for being over prepared.

After pushing the panel in a little a blue glow showed up under his hand and scanned it confirming who he was. The panel slid over revealing a door way.

"What in the world is going on here? Alex? Jack?" Janelle's eyes were the size of dinner plates.

"Not now Janelle. Just follow me." Alex grabbed her hand and lead her down a small stair well into a medium sized room on the far end there was two screens all along the walls were a mixture of maps weapons and crazy odds and ends. On a small desk in front of the screens was a desk which had a key board, mouse, and a framed photo of Alex, Jack, and Ian posing in front of the fountain in a nearby park.

The panel slide close behind them Jack made her way to a bench near a small work bench in the middle of the room. Janelle sank down onto the steps her head fell into her hands.

"What have I gotten myself in to? I thought that England would be safe. I guess I should stop thinking."Alex walked up the stairs and wrapped his arm around her shoulder.

"I guess now I really owe you and explanation." Janelle scoffed.

"Yah try starting out with the fact that you have a bat cave." Alex smirked a little.

"It's not a cave it's a safe room. It's not mine either it is….. Well was my uncle's. After I found it I didn't have the guts to clean it out of his stuff. He was a spy and I was blackmailed by the government to follow in his footsteps. That is the short version which I think is all you can handle right now." He gave her shoulder a quick squeeze than got up and walked over to the screens.

Alex typed for a few seconds on the key board then the screen lit up with black and white views of the porch, the living room, the television room the kitchen several hall ways Alex's room and Jack's room. Watching them with a critical eye, Alex turned the sound up so that they could hear a truck drive up into the driveway and stop. Four all black figures appeared on the porch guns at ready, they broke down the door.

Quickly they moved in storming the place they took it one room at a time yelling clear after they checked all the corners of the room. On the screen it looked like some badly made TV show but the footsteps above them made it all too real for the three people below. Suddenly a voice came over the speakers it was a gruff deep voice

"Cub are you in here?" Alex jumped two feet in the air and almost fell out of his chair, Janelle cracked up behind him. Suddenly the men in the video stopped and listened then silently made their way to the office. Janelle fell silent when she saw the men on the screen. Alex got up from his chair and made him way up the stairs.

"Jack, Janelle, stay down here." Alex grabbed Janelle off the stairs and pushed her towards Jack. Holding a finger to his lips, he opened a nearby drawer and drew out a small pistol. Gasping, Janelle's eyes grew larger as Alex tucked the gun into the back of his waist band of his pants.

Alex soundlessly made his way o the top of the stairs and pushed a button the door slid open. All of the men in the room turned their guns aimed at Alex calmly put his hands in the air.

"Hey guys long time no see. How are doing Wolf?" A huge smirk played over his face. The man closest to him lowered her gun and ripped the mask off his face and waved the other men down. He walked over to Alex and teased up his blond hair, a smile broke over his face.

"Hey Cub your still alive I'm surprised, I was so hopeful when I saw all the bullet holes in the living room." Alex jabbed the man in the gut with his elbow.

"Oh you know it will take more than a couple drive by guys with some machine guns to get rid of me. Here I have someone you need to meet give me a second." Alex came back down and grabbed Janelle and Jack's hands.

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Hello93bye: thanks I'm glad you love it please just keep reviewing.

Please just review!! My story is losing steam (and I have been working all week long doesn't help either)