Chapter 21
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The man in charge took a deep breath and then came to stand between the twins.
"Your sons have been watched over the past eighteen months very closely. They have been tested to make sure that we were right. Sherlock and John are dangerous. They could, one day, bring the world to its knees. You want proof, I presume? Well, Sherlock is extremely clever; he gets them out of situations by using his intelligence and finding a way to survive. John uses his courage to do what needs to be done to help them to survive. Now, when Sherlock appeared to be dead, John found a gun and shot at one of our soldiers. And if that man hadn't worn a shot vest he would have died. Your sons are very different, but too much alike. They will kill and injure many to protect one another. They are willing to commit unspeakable acts. And they are only five years old."
Sherlock and John shook their heads.
The man continued speaking "Right now, John and Sherlock have a lethal dose of a new chemical running through their veins; we dosed it in them when they were sleeping. That chemical only needs a certain and very rare gas to be released into the air and they will die. They have also been hypnotised. We can play one song and they will kill themselves. We also have men constantly watching them who will shoot. So you have two choices, Mr and Mrs Holmes. We are going to un-gag you and you will give us your answer after we ask the question." The man said and gestured for a soldier to un-gag the husband and wife.
When this was done the man cleared his throat.
"Two choices. We can shoot them right now. Kill them right now. They will die and no longer be a threat to anybody. Or they can live. But if they live, they must be separated, they must never see each other again." The man offered.
Rose and Hamish were silent. Then Hamish looked over at Rose.
"No... no, dad. Tell them no." Sherlock whispered.
Hamish glanced at the twins and then back to Rose.
"No, dad... NO!" John shouted.
Hamish looked down as did Rose.
"Do you want to see them die? You know what you need to do." The man said.
"No... You can't do that. We'll run away. We'll hide." Sherlock said.
"You try that and we will kill you as you run." The bald man said. Sherlock and John looked at each other in fear.
"We're good... we promise, we're good." John said pleadingly.
"You can't promise you will stay good. We can't take that risk." The man said.
"So... mummy and daddy... separation or death?" the man asked with an ugly look on his face.
Hamish looked up and into Sherlock and John's eyes. There was nothing but fear.
"Separation." He whispered.
The screen went blank and all you could do was two screams. Terrified, heart-broken screams. Then the screams turned into cries.
The noise faded out and then back to a new recording. This time, John was being carried over a soldier's shoulders. The boy was screaming and hitting and scratching at the man's back. The man was outside and carrying the boy towards a black car. Harry and Rose were being carried away too. Rose was shouting.
"I love you! I love you!" she shouted at the house.
Harry and Rose were first to be put in the car. But John was squirming so much that he made the soldier lose his footing. The man smashed to the ground and John squirmed out of his grip. The crying boy made a run back for the house and shouted "SHERLOCK!"
Then the dark and curly haired boy came tearing out of the house and ran for John. They met in an embrace, hugging each other tightly and crying into one another's shoulders.
"Goodbye... my John" Sherlock whispered.
"This isn't goodbye, my Sherlock." John whispered back.
"It's see you later." Sherlock whispered and laughed through his tears.
"I don't want to leave you..." John's voice shook with sobs.
"We will live." Sherlock said "And we will see each other again." Sherlock promised even though his own voice shook.
John turned his face and kissed Sherlock's cheek. Sherlock kissed John's cheek back. Then they separated and the only connection they had were their hands, holding on tightly, afraid to let go.
"See you later." John said.
"See you later." Sherlock replied.
Then just as another soldier approached John let go of Sherlock's hand and then said to the soldier "I'm leaving."
John turned to walk towards the car but Sherlock said "John!"
John turned around, tears still spilling over the twins' very different faces.
"I love you." Sherlock said.
"I love you too." John said. With a small wave motion with their hands, John stepped into the car and turned around to watch out of the back window as the car drove away and Sherlock finally disappeared as they rounded the corner.
The recording stopped and Moriarty reappeared.
"I think it's time, don't you?" he asked.
"I know what you want to do." Sherlock stated "And I will not let that happen."
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