CHAPTER 42

FOUR POV

We walk down to the pit for job choosing. All the initiates are there and some of the Dauntless have come over to see what they choose. It is not as big of a deal as when the members are announced but it is probably more important. I have no idea what Tris is going to pick, we have only had a brief conversation about it and she hadn't decided. As long as she is happy with her decision then I don't mind what job she decides on.

"Okay let's get this done. You were all given a list of what the available jobs are so let's start with you Tris," Shane says.

Tris walks up to Shane and I can't hear what she is saying. Shane turns around and puts Leader next to her name. Everyone gives a clap and a cheer. "Good choice," says Shane. Tris then walks over to dad and explains to him that she doesn't need him to allocate her an apartment because we are moving in together. Dad just smiles and gives her a hug. She looks a little shocked at this but for me it is a really cool moment. I love that my family like Tris.

Uriah is next and he picks Control Room and Initiate instructor. Gus will probably be tearing his hair out if he has Zeke and Uriah working the same shift. Lynn decided to work in the Tattoo Parlour which I think is perfect for her. Marlene had decided on the Childcare Centre, she has a great personality for this. Edward had decided on the Infirmary. I'm glad he picked this; I know he was grateful for all their help when he was stabbed by Peter. So he will probably fit in well. Will decided on Weapon Development, his Erudite is still showing I think to myself. Christina is going to be a Shop Assistant and Initiation Instructor. While I think she will be great working in a shop preferably a clothes store but I so hope that I get to work with Uriah and not Christina when it comes to initiation. She may be Tris's best friend but she will probably drive me nuts. And my only other transfer initiate left is Myra and she doesn't have a choice she is going to be working in the retirement home.

Will and Christina have decided to move in together. Uriah is moving in with Zeke, I think Zeke only agreed to this because it meant they would get a bigger apartment. Marlene and Lynn are sharing as are Edward and Myra. We are all just about to leave the pit so that everyone can go and check out where they will be living when I girl dressed all in blue comes running into the pit screaming out to Will.

We all look at Will and he says, "Cara, what are you doing here?"

Cara has bent down in front of Will and is breathing heavily. It looks like she has run here all the way from Erudite.

"I had to get out," she says between heavy breaths. "Jeanine. . . testing. . . divergent. . . abnegation. . . factionless."

We can't really make out what she is saying. Her breathing is still heavy. Shane and Max walk over to her. Shane says, "Are you okay?"

Cara just shakes her head. You can see she is physically exhausted. "Let's get you somewhere to sit and then you can explain what is happening," Shane says.

"Will you help your sister. We will go up to my office. Four, Tris you will need to come too," Dad says.

Tris looks at me with a questioning look. "Well you chose leader. Looks like you are going to be starting your job a few days early," I say to Tris.

We are all sitting in dads' office. Tris, Will, Cara, Dad, Shane, Tony, Sam and me. Cara is starting to get her breath back and has been having a drink of water.

"Do you think you can tell us what is happening?" Shane asks.

Cara nods her head. "I have been working closely with Jeanine Matthews. She is out of control; she keeps testing serums on people. She started to test on the factionless but it hasn't been going well. Most don't survive what she has been putting them through. She made a deal with Marcus Eaton. She was going to get information for him and in return he would convince members of Abnegation to go to Erudite and help Jeanine."

I look at Tris and she is looking at me. We both have worried looks on our faces.

"She hasn't heard from Marcus for weeks and she was starting to get really angry. She went to Abnegation yesterday but couldn't find Marcus. I thought she was going to kill someone when she got back. She told Caleb that he needed to go and see his parents and find out where Marcus is. When he came back with no information she was not happy to say the least."

"She has also been trying to get in contact with someone who works here in Dauntless but she hasn't heard from him either. I don't know who he is but she was screaming at any one who was in the room. I was starting to get really scared. Then she said that she was going to kill all of Abnegation if she couldn't get answers soon. That is when I decided to leave."

"Cara what has she been working on?" I ask.

"She has had Caleb and me working on a long range serum that can control people. But it doesn't work on anyone who is divergent. So she has been testing the serum on factionless people," she says.

"But how would that kill someone?" Tris asks.

"It doesn't. She just gets so crazy angry when it doesn't work that she has them taken into a room and shot. I didn't know this was happening or I would have come sooner. I found out by accident. I was walking past the room and I heard a gunshot and then someone opened the door and I saw the man she had been testing on lying on the floor dead. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I asked Caleb about it and he told me it was true. That if the serum didn't work she was terminating the person. Caleb tried to convince me it was for the best. He said we couldn't let people know what we were doing."

"That can't be true. Caleb isn't like that. He is selfless, he wouldn't let someone be harmed," Tris says.

Cara shakes her head. "I'm sorry but it is true. He has changed from when he first got to Erudite. Jeanine has him wrapped around her little finger. You should have seen the disappointment on his face when he came back from Dauntless and they had a copy of someone else's fear simulation. He even admitted to me that he would love to be able to do tests on his mum and sister. He thought that it would be fascinating."

I see the colour draining from Tris. I'm glad we are all sitting because I am sure she would have fallen over otherwise. I put my hand into Tris's hand and give it a small squeeze. She turns and gives me a small smile but I can tell this is really hard for her to hear.

"Jeanine was always telling Caleb how wonderful he was, that he was so much better that his traitor father. Jeanine seemed to take it personally that his father left Erudite for Abnegation. She wants to take over Abnegation; she wants to be in control of the government. The reason she is trying to make the serum so that divergent people can be controlled is so she can create a mindless army to kill the Abnegation so she can have the control."

"But who was she going to get to be this mindless army?" I ask.

"She was going to use Dauntless. She was going to tell you that she had an injection that was to help you to track your members. So that if they got into any trouble on patrols or went missing that you would be able to find them," Cara says.

"Oh crap," says Sam. "She came to me a few weeks ago with that idea. I thought it sounded like a good idea. I'm sorry I didn't know. I have communications from her on my computer about it."

"What are we going to do?" Tris asks.

"Cara you are welcome to stay here. Although it would be better if you dressed in black, we don't want to draw attention to you being here," Shane says.

"I'm sure Christina would love to take you shopping," says Will.

"This information is not to leave this room," Shane says. "We are going to have to talk to Abnegation let them know what Jeanine has planned. We need them to have a plan in place in case Jeanine tries anything."

"Tris and I will go and see her dad, he has been running things since Marcus has been arrested," I say.

"Okay, that is a good idea. Now we are going to have to get Marcus put under truth serum as soon as possible. It looks like he has even more crimes to answer for," Shane says.

"I will talk to Jack at Candor," dad says, "We should be able to have this done in the next couple of days."

"Cara can you think of anything else that we should know," says Shane.

"Yes, the guy in the fear simulation video that Caleb and Jeanine got from Dauntless, he turned up in Erudite a few days ago. I don't know where he is but Jeanine promised she would hide him there."

"Peter," I say.

"What?" says Tris.

"Jeanine wanted show Caleb how our fear simulations work. She asked that I have you go through yours so they could see what it was like. Dad and I said no. Jeanine wasn't happy so dad said we would make a copy of a fear simulation you had already done. But when I went to copy the file I decided to give her one of Peters' instead," I tell her.

"Alright so here is what we are going to do for now," Shane says. "Four, you and Tris go to Abnegation help them to formulate a plan in case we have to get them out of there quickly. Max go to Candor and have them put Marcus under the truth serum as soon as possible. Cara you can stay here with your brother but I need you to dress like a Dauntless. I also need you to sit down with Tony and give us a layout of Erudite and more importantly where Jeanine has her office, residence and anything else that may be useful. I also need you to make a list of all the people in Erudite that are supporters of Jeanine and her work. We will meet back here tomorrow night."

Tris and I get home and we just crash onto the couch. "Tris are you okay?" I ask.

"I don't know Tobias. I can't believe Caleb, he is not the person I thought he was," she says.

"It sounded like he was being manipulated the way Cara was talking," I say.

"I know but how could he think what he is doing is alright? He let Jeanine kill people. Who does that?" she says.

"I don't know Tris," I say. I take her in my arms and just hold her.

"He must know what she has planned. And he is willing to let her murder our parents. He wants us to be mindless soldiers and to murder them. He wants me to kill my parents."

"I'm sorry Tris," I say. I don't know what else to say to her. This is such a messed up situation.

"Marcus was going to help her too. Tobias we have some really fucked up family members," she says.

I can't believe I just heard Tris swear. "Tris!" I say with shock in my voice but I am trying not to laugh.

"It's not funny Tobias. It is so screwed up. Your dad nearly killed you. Your mum abandoned you and now my brother is trying to get me to kill my parents," she says. "Seriously what is wrong with these people?"

"Maybe it's something they put in the water in Abnegation," I say.

"Well maybe they need a little bit of peace serum from Amity," she says. And we both laugh.

"Let's go to bed, we have a big day ahead of us tomorrow," I say.

"As much as I will be glad to see my parents tomorrow, I am not looking forward to telling them about what Caleb has been up to," She says.

"C'mon," I say, "I have something that might take your mind off all of this for a while."

"Really? I like your thinking Tobias," she says with a smirk on her face.

We get off the lounge and start to walk up the stairs.

"How nice was your dad today when I said I didn't need an apartment because we were going to be living together," she says.

"I know. I was really happy when he hugged you. I'm glad that my Dauntless family love you," I say.

"Me too," says Tris as we walk into our bedroom. I love thinking that, our bedroom.

ANDREW POV

I'm sitting across from Marcus. He is in his Candor cell and I am sitting on the other side of the bars.

"Andrew what they have said it is all lies. You have to believe me. I would never hurt my son or wife like that. I don't know where they got that statement from, it must be forged," Marcus says.

He isn't the man I thought he was. All those years I have stuck by him, tried to help him. I felt sorry for him for losing his wife and child and it was all a lie. After I had my talk with Tobias I felt terrible that I hadn't realised what was going on. I worked with him, our children were friends. How did I not know what an evil monster her was.

"Well I suppose it will all come out when they put you under the truth serum Marcus," I say.

"No, no, no Andrew you can't let them do that," he says.

"What are you talking about Marcus? It is the only way you are going to be able to clear your name," I say.

"No if they put me under there are worse things that could come out," he says. "I've done something that will cause me more trouble than Evelyn and Tobias."

"What are you talking about? What could be worse than beating your wife and child Marcus?" I ask. Is he finally admitting to hurting them?

"I can't tell you Andrew. Just find a way for them to not put me under that serum, please," he says. "We have been friends a long time Andrew. You know I could never have hurt them, please you have to help me."

"Marcus if you are innocent of these crimes than you have nothing to worry about. It is out of my hands. This isn't an Abnegation matter. You made it public. Four gave you the chance to let it go and you wouldn't. Now you are going to have to face the truth," I say.

"His name isn't Four. He is Tobias. I know he is Tobias, I would know my own son anywhere," Marcus says.

"I think you are mistaken Marcus. His name is Four, he grew up in Dauntless and he chose Dauntless at his Choosing Ceremony. I don't see how you can think he is your son. If you didn't do those things to your son then he is dead. Killed by the factionless person. But I suppose the truth will all come out very soon. I'm sorry Marcus but I have to go," I say.

"Andrew please, you need to get me out of here. You need to convince Jack that I can be trusted to tell the truth without the serum," he says.

"Marcus I think we all want to know the truth of what happened. You are going to have to face the consequences. It will be the only way to clear your name," I say.

I start to walk towards the exit. I can still hear him begging me as I am leaving. I try to block out the sound of his voice. I am feeling quiet ill over the whole matter. I know he was lying to me; Tobias finally opened my eyes to what a horrible man he is. I can't believe I was fooled by him for all these years. I can't even imagine what Evelyn and Tobias suffered through. I could never imagine doing those things to Natalie and our children. I can't wait to get home and wash the lies from me and to see Nat. I just wish I was able to see Caleb and Beatrice right now. They may have decided to leave Abnegation but I am so proud of both of them. And I need to make sure I tell them so when I see them next. It also makes me think of all the pain that Beatrice went through thinking she had lost Tobias forever. It was a truly terrible time for her. I also know it was one of the reasons she chose Dauntless. I'm glad she found Tobias again, but I still miss her.