Chapter 4

Brother Thomas stared at him, reminding him of a predator searching for his prey and he became very scared very quickly. "Tell me the truth…why did you lie to me at the parking lot. You told me that you ran away from an abusive home…a home where your brothers beat and embarrassed you to their amusement."

Face remained silent knowing that his cover had been blown as he tried to come up with a feasible reason for coming. "My best friend was taken by you and I wanted to rescue him."

"Does your friend have a name?"

"His name is Billy."

Face said that first name that popped in his head….one that they couldn't check out.

"Billy escaped our compound yesterday. My Brothers told me that just before they could recapture him someone in a sporty car swooped in and carried him away. They gave chase but their jeep was no match for the car and they got away. Brother John was in the chase and got a good look at the kid that helped him to escape."

Father Thomas went to the door and upon opening it whispered to the guard outside before stepping back in. "Brother John will be joining us soon and maybe he can enlighten us further to whom that kid was."

Face began to sweat, he remembered the man in the jeep and if he saw him clearly then so Brother John must have seen him. 'This is not how I envisioned my plan turning out.'

A few minutes the door opened the Brother John entered. As soon as he saw Face he began to smile. "So we meet at last. You might have helped Billy get away but soon you will be taking his place." John said to Face before turning to Brother Thomas to add,

"He is the one I was telling you about. He was the one driving the sporty car."

"Then he must be a plant. We must search him carefully; he must have a bug on him somewhere."

Between the two of them they quickly stripped Face to his underwear. Brother Thomas took great delight in searching his body as the clothing was removed. Although they didn't remove his underwear Brother Thomas did pat it down to make sure nothing was hidden there. They even removed his socks and shoes. They then turned their attention to his clothes and shoes, finding the bug Face had planted in his shoes. Face had hidden the bug to mislead them from finding the one in the bracelet. Brother Thomas was quick to stomp on it killing the transmission.

"It's destroyed but were we in time to stop whoever is tracking. We can't be sure that the one tracking will find our compound. We need to get rid of the kid, to be safe. Do you have any suggestions on how to do this?"

"Mr. Michaels and his friend are here for the auction. I bet we can persuade Mr. Michaels to take this one now instead of waiting for the auction." Brother John suggested.

"Send Michaels in and tell him to bring cash. Tell him that I will sell him a boy worthy of his collection at a reduced price if only he takes him now."

As Brother Thomas moved closer Face began to squirm. He didn't like the way the man was looking at him. It made him feel sick. "I could have had fun breaking you in, getting you ready for a potential owner…but now I will have to turn you over," and with a slap to his backside he stepped away just as the door opened and Brother John and the tall man Face had seen earlier came in smiling. He knew him to be the Mr. Michaels they had been talking about.

"Ah, the new boy. I saw him when I first arrived. He looks tempting." He walked up the cuffed boy and began to touch him. Pretty much like a buyer might do to a good race horse. Face struggled to get away much to the amusement of Mr. Michaels.

"So you don't like to be touched, boy," and suddenly reached into Face's most private places causing him to cry out as the truth of what was going to happen invaded his consciousness and he began to weep.

"I see that you had to discipline him," remarking to the red stripes on Face's upper thighs.

"Yes, but he understands now about not speaking unless spoken to, don't you, boy?" Brother Thomas asked.

Face nodded his head letting the fear he felt show in his eyes. He knew he had only one chance of getting out of their clutches and that was to convince them that he was no threat.

Michaels suddenly pinched him on his inner thigh causing Face to react but not to speak out.

"How old are you, boy?"

"Twelve…. please don't hurt me, I'll do whatever you say, but please don't hurt me." Face lied.

"You will do anything, boy?"

"Yes, sir," Face replied in a defeated voice, hoping he had convinced them.

Michaels walked away. "How much of a discount are you going to give me to take him away?"

"How does fifty percent sound? He could easily go for $10, 000 but for you the price will be only $5,000. Do we have a deal?"

Michaels walked back and looked Face over once again, noting that his eyes were looking down in respect like a good slave would do for his master. "Yes we have a deal. He will be the first blond I have. After this my collection will include this blond, plus a redhead and a brunette."

Face waited patiently as Michaels handed over the money. His eyes were still staring at the floor but he could see out of the sides of his eyes as he waited for his chance.

"Brother John please find my pilot. Tell him that we are leaving early and to get the chopper ready for take-off."

"Hannibal, I don't see Face anywhere. He must be in one of the buildings. The bug is still working…so he must still be here."

"Everyone is in place Colonel. Do we attack now or wait for Face to give us a sign?"

Hannibal knew that his son was in trouble. He could feel it in his gut, but he also knew that if they attacked too soon they might not get everyone responsible. Billy had told them about the auction that would take place that day and they wanted to get those people as well. That way they could rescue those kids as well.

"We'll wait a little longer," and glancing at his watch he noticed that it was getting close to the time of the auction. They had noticed a chopper already there. "The auction is slated to start within the hour. Let's see if we can catch everyone."

After Brother John left Brother Thomas handed Michaels the key to the cuffs,

"Here is the key. His clothes are on the floor if you want him to change before he leaves with you. You shouldn't have any trouble with him."

Michaels was laughing as he approached Face with key in hand. He made his first mistake when he took the tears running down Face's face as a weakness. His second came when he freed Face from his chains and his final came when he reached to lead him away. "I think I will just take him as he is."

That is when Face's Special Forces training kicked in and he attacked viciously. He kicked out catching Michaels in the stomach causing him to bend over and then bringing his knee up to catch him in the face, knocking him to the floor and rendering him unconscious.

Face's attack momentarily caused Brother Thomas to freeze momentarily but he quickly grabbed a nearby whip and wrapped its lash around Face's thigh causing a deep cut to form. He whipped out again but Face dodge it and before he could lash out for the third time Face took a running kick and caught Brother Thomas in the groin. The intense pain was so great that it knocked him out as well.

Face knew that he had to get away before anyone came in and began to get dressed. It was then that he realized just how much damage the whip had done. His leg was throbbing as it continued to bleed. He tore off a strip from the bottom of his shirt and wrapped his thigh and stopping the wound from bleeding further. 'I'll clean and bandage it when I get home,' he thought as he finished dressing.

The hand held radio came on. It was Sheriff Jenkins. "There are several jeeps coming in your direction. They must be the buyers…stand by. My men are hidden and we will be joining you soon."

"Stand by men, the auction is about to start. The buyers are on the way." Hannibal, BA and Murdock hid but the road the buyers were on took them nowhere close to where their vehicle was parked.

As soon as he saw the cars come into the enclosure Brother John went to Brother Thomas' quarters and knocked on the door before entering. "The buyers have…."

It was then he noticed the bodies on the floor but didn't have enough time to prepared himself from being attacked by the kid who he had just search. Face took him completely by surprised and he found himself on the floor nursing a sore nose for his trouble and the rifle he had been carrying was now in the hands of the kid.

"Cuff him to the floor," Face ordered as he pointed to Michaels, "and when you are finished with him do the same to Thomas."

Once he saw both men restrained he gave his last order. "Now cuff yourself to one of the chains coming from the ceiling."

Face walked away turning only when he heard Michaels' groan. He waited for the man to regain consciousness before speaking. "I like these arrangements better. You will be going away for a long time and the kids you enslaved will be freed."

"I underestimated you. I saw the tears and thought you were weak and easy to control." Michaels said bitterly.

"Not likely. My family will be here soon and they will make sure you never harm a kid again. I understand that child molesters aren't treated well in prison and I hope you get a taste of what you dealt out…. you and that piece of garbage lying next to you," and with that Face walked away. As he was leaving he heard Brother Thomas awake with a scream of pain.

As Face was sneaking out of the door he was seen by his family who attacked with the Sheriff and his men. Between the two groups the Brothers had no chance and soon gave up.

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