Disclaimer: I don't own anything that has to do with the sanctuary.

Ginger:I'm glad that someone likes this so far. Anyway, like I said, the more reviews I get, the more I'll keep writing, so if you like the story, keep telling me. Anyway, enjoy.

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Within a two weeks everyone had packed up and they had driven for several days, out to Old City.

Of course the road trip ended up an adventure in itself.

Tyler seemed to show a knack for photography as he was constantly taking pictures of anything and everything as they drove along.

Damian and Marissa had spent the time like any other teenager with their MP3 players and their headphones in.

Kevin was either sleeping or spending his time asking the always wonderful questions of 'I'm hungry, is it time to eat yet?' or 'I've got to go potty, can we stop?' and the classic, 'are we there yet? When are we going to get there? How much longer? How much farther?'

Haylie spent her time constantly watching Tinker Bell or drifting off to sleep.

"Are we there yet daddy?" Kevin asked as they drove through old City.

"Almost Kevin." Will sighed.

"How much longer?"

"About ten minutes."

"How much farther?"

"About three miles."

"How will I know when we get there?"

"Trust me Kevin, you'll know."

"But how?" Kevin whined.

"Kevin come on! We're almost there, just….. I don't know…. Count to a thousand." said Tyler.

"I can't count that high Ty!" Kevin protested.

"Count to twenty, five times." Tyler suggested.

"How?"

"Forget it, we're here." sighed Will as he parked along the sidewalk in front of the Sanctuary.

"This is where you used to work?" Damian asked in awe as he looked out the window.

"Yes, this is where I used to work." he said as they got out of the car.

"Wow! What is this place?" Tyler asked in awe as he looked at the building.

"Welcome to the Sanctuary. This was my home for a few years. A very comfortable home, if not unusual."

After everyone had gotten their suitcases out of the vehicle, they headed through the gate and up to the front door where Will knocked and Big Guy answered.

"Hey big guy. It's nice to see you again." said Will with a smile.

"Welcome back Will." said Big guy giving him an affectionate slap on the back of the head.

"It actually feels kinda nice to be back." Will admitted. "Anyway, these are the kids. Damian, Marissa, Tyler, Haylie and Kevin. Guys, this is…. Well, we call him big guy."

Everyone said hello.

"Magnus has been waiting for all of you. I'll take your bags up. She's in the main lab."

"Alright, thanks buddy." said Will. "Come on guys."

The children all followed him into the elevator

"This place is weird." Marissa muttered.

"Just wait, it'll get stranger." said Will with a smile.

The kids all starred at him, but he just smiled and walked out of the elevator, leading them down the passageway to the main lab where everyone seemed to be waiting.

"Wow, this place is so cool!" Tyler said in awe as everyone else starred at everything around them,

"What is all this?" Damian asked.

"Yeah, this place is kinda…. Freaky." Marissa muttered.

"Home for everyone and everything." said Will with a smile as they walked into the main lab where Magnus was working with Henry and the others.

"Well it looks like the second generation of Sanctuary family has arrived." said John with a smile.

"And we have a curious one I see." said Magnus, watching as Tyler seemed to look around in awe.

"This is Tyler." said Will, trying to hold the teen still as he tried to look around. "Damian and Marissa are the twins, this is Haylie, and the youngest here is Kevin."

"I don't get it dad, what is this place?" Damian asked.

"We are a sanctuary for what we call abnormals. Unusual inhuman creatures that need a place to be safe." Magnus explained.

Will suddenly lost his grip on Tyler and the boy ran over to where the mermaid was.

"Hi there!" he said when she swam up to him.

She nodded and waved in greeting.

"Wow, so I was right! Things like her do exist!" said Tyler excitedly.

"I still say you have an overactive imagination." said Marissa with a sigh.

"If I had an overactive imagination then why is there a merperson in front of me?" Tyler sighed in frustration.

"Looks like we have a young Will here." said Helen with a smile. "And I hate to tell you this Marissa, but your brother's right. He does not have an over active imagination. These creatures are real."

Kevin walked over to Tyler and looked up at the mermaid. "She's pretty!" he said in awe.

"I knew they were real, and I knew they looked like that too!" said Tyler excitedly.

"Did you now?" John asked curiously.

"Yeah, see!" said Tyler running over with his notebook. He opened it up and showed Helen.

"Incredible Tyler. Did your father tell you about any of this?" Helen asked in curiosity.

"Nope." he said with a smile and a shake of his head.

"This sketch is completely accurate, down to the scales and the sea weed hair." said Helen then she began searching through several other pictures. "Tyler these sketches are amazing. Incredibly accurate. Even the one of Nikola. How amusing." she said showing the picture to John.

John laughed. "Quite the prodigy."

"That's not funny." Tesla muttered, looking at the sketch.

"It's like Will and that Edward kid combined." said Henry. Then he paused. "Hey, where'd he go?"

They all turned to see Tyler sitting with Kevin and Haylie in front of the mermaid as he sketched away while Haylie talked to her and Kevin watched, smiling.

"I'm the normal one and I've been singled out." Marissa sighed.

"Why are you the normal one Marissa? Are your brothers and sister different as well?"

"There was a good reason why we never found a family before now. Haylie has a creepy thing with mind reading, and Kevin, well….. He likes to appear out of nowhere. And Damian……"

"There's a reason I don't play sports." Damian muttered embarrassed.

"Telepathy and transportation. How amazing." said Helen. "Yet you show no signs of abnormality Marissa?"

"Absolutely not!" he said stubbornly. "And Damian doesn't either.

"Quit lying Marissa, there's a reason your brother was a good pick pocket." said Will with a smile. "He's incredibly quick."

"Speed? Show me." said Helen in curiosity.

Damian sighed before suddenly snatching Henry's tablet within a split second.

"Nice!" Henry laughed. Then he turned serious. "Now give it back kid."

"Here, I don't want it." said Damian giving it back. "And if your wondering I also see ghosts." he muttered.

"Psychic abilities as well?" Helen asked with a smile.

"There's a freaky red coat in my room." Damian muttered with a blush.

"Yeah, we live in this old colonial home." Will explained.

"Ah." Helen nodded in understanding.

"Are we gonna stay here till Mommy get's home?" Haylie asked in curiosity.

"Pretty much." said Will. "But Marissa you could always go stay with your grandmother in Norfolk? Hang out with your friends?"

"But I don't want to be left out." Marissa muttered.

"And I have no friends to hang out with so I could care less." Damian shruged

"Then make friends here!" said Tyler without looking up. "If you think you're a freak cause you can run fast, talk to the werewolf man over there, or the hundred and sixty year old lady, or even the vampire that likes to mess with electricity, and we can't forget Jack the ripper."

Everyone starred at Will except Damian who starred at everyone in front of him.

"He really is like Edward." muttered Will.

"Edward couldn't tell age." said Helen with a smile. "Will, I'd really like to get to know your children."

"I don't want to be poked with any needles, or have wires or anything stuck on me," said Damian stubbornly.

"I'm not asking to poke you with needles or do experiments on you Damian, I simply want to get to know you and learn about the abilities you have. But I'm not saying you can't be normal still. What do you like to do in your spare time?"

"Mess around with computers." Damian admitted.

"Talk with Mr. Foss. The computer genius." said Tyler suddenly.

"Hey! How'd you know I'm a computer Wiz?" Henry asked him. "And how'd you know my last name is Foss?"

"It was an inspired guess. And your holding that pen pad like Kevin holds onto Tigy." he said, continuing to draw.

"Tyler." said Will with a smile.

"Yes dad?"

"Why don't you stop drawing for just a minute and come over here?"

"Yes sir." Tyler sighed, closing his notebook and walking over.

"What do you like to do other then draw Tyler?" Helen asked.

"I like to play football with my uncles and the other brats!"

"He's gotten very close to Mayson's brothers." said Will. "Since Mayson is a part of the flight crew the families stick very close together."

"We mostly hang out with other brats." Damian admitted. "We're still getting to know most of them though

"Brats?" John asked curiously. "Funny, you don't seem like a brat to me."

"We're military brats Mr. Druitt. Eisenhower brats to be more specific." said Tyler with a smile.

"Eisenhower brats?" Helen asked.

"Yeah, all of our parents work on the Dwight D. Eisenhower carrier like Mom." said Damian.

"Interesting." said Helen.

"So you worked here dad?" Tyler asked.

"Yes Ty, I used to work here."

"Heck, I'd leave a police force for this too." he said.

"Tyler, be honest, what don't you know about my life?" Will sighed.

"Umm…. I don't know where you and mom first kissed." he suggested. "I just know big things in a person's life. Obviously, this place was a big thing in your life."

"I get the feeling that you're the most fascinating of your siblings Tyler." said Helen.

"If you call knowing weird things fascinating." Tyler shrugged.

"You'd be amazed at what can be fascinating. Anyway, why don't we get you all up to your rooms?"

"Sound sounds like a good idea." agreed Will.

So everyone headed upstairs.

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Ginger: once the story get's farther into the plot, it'll become a lot more interesting, trust me. Anyway, thanks for enjoying guys.