Undercover Family
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Chapter 32.
"Eureka!" Penelope yells. Momma comes into the computer room; followed by half of the people in the dining room.
"What is it? What did you discover?"
"I have found where they took my ebony god."
"What?"
"I was able to change the modulation on the device and see Derek's tracer when he was taken. The tracer shows that he was at the bathroom area and then taken out the back door of the school and taken to this area just outside the town. Then it disappears again. But I don't think it's the modulation this time."
Ross chimes in, "We think that he went into a building that is not there. I think we found the prototype of the illusion device and he was taken under the illusion of the device. That is something we can't seem to break through as you never considered that idea occurring of one illusion being under another illusion."
Momma smiles with an interested idea, "That is a fascinating idea, check into whether it would erase one from the other so that the illusion under the illusion is no longer being used and the person under the illusion is no longer hidden. I don't like the implications of that for my agent child. Figure it out and look into the simulations for it. I will have our agents here check out the location where you lost his signal. Good job to both of you." She gives Penelope a kiss on the head and turns to head back to discuss this with the agents. Bob has already started delegating those to go. Our child agents really want to go but have already been told no by Bob. He will keep them up to date but will not bring them to the area. Momma disagrees that none of them should go. "Bob, at least one of the children needs to go."
"I'm not bringing any of them."
"What if the building is under an illusion? You would not be able to see it, let alone enter it. The children are under an illusion, they might be able to see it, you need at least one of them with you to see it if they can." He looks at her, thinking and agreeing with her assessment. He has learned that in the past many months, this woman usually has good ideas, which can pan out.
"Okay, I will take one of them." Then s a plethora of me's was being said. He points to one of the older ones and a vest is brought to be put on the child agent. The agents leave the house for an area outside of town.
When they arrive to the area that Penelope had indicated, nothing was there. There was no building, no parking lot, no anything. Not even to our child agent, could anything be seen. The agents begin a search of the area and when they get to the area, they seem to be blocked by something. There is something there they just cannot see it. They begin a perimeter assessment and try to find where the door or opening might be. They bring in heat sensors; check out satellite imaging, anything to see in that spot.
This process would continue for more than ten days, because they can't penetrate it. Penelope and Ross try to change the modulation of our sensors and tracers and so far nothing is penetrating this seemingly empty space. There is consideration of blowing part of it up, however if the children are in the area hidden, then blowing it could hurt or kill them. That is not something desired by our people.
Meanwhile, inside the building in question, the unsub and his accomplice look out the cameras at the agents looking at the building. Behind them is the generator attached to the prototype creating the illusion. He looks at her and smiles, "We have 45. We need another 5 before the end of the year, in order to make the contract and get our 25 million dollars." They kiss and laugh.
The children are milling around a large area below the couple. There are sleeping bags and small tables spread throughout the area. In this area is Derek. He is surrounded by many children and has been talking to them. He doesn't know how long he has been there but knows that it been a quite a few days. They have fed them and had them sleep at times. He has looked all around and could not find any door or windows or any way of leaving the room. There was a bathroom with four stalls along one side that was used by all the children. Along another wall stood a few refrigerators and a few sinks that were at child height.
In another area, there are a group of children playing cards and games, a few are running around. The older children try to keep the younger ones in control and with many are quite capable of doing so. Some have been there a long time, they don't really know how long. Nobody is crying or sad. Tears and homesickness is not a thing of the past but not something that kids dwell on.
The accomplice says to the unsub, "where are we going to get the other five children? They keep getting more suspicious of people, making it difficult for us to get the remainder children."
"I am thinking of using one family. We already have one of them and there are five others, although one of them is a baby. But the client didn't say no babies."
"I don't want any baby. I don't want to change diapers or feed them or anything about them. No babies. The client said children under thirteen and I don't want babies."
"That's why we didn't get any babies. But for the last child, does it matter? We won't have it but for a day or two. You can take care of a baby for that long and if we take all of the family, they can take of the brat."
"Do you think you can get all of the children?"
"Sweetheart, with this little device I can get anybody because I can look like anybody. I got that last child because I turned myself into looking like his brother. Was he surprised when he discovered that I wasn't his big brother?" The two once again laugh and kiss each other passionately.