Ferdinand's Point Of View
"Kaleb... Are you going to be okay?" Tristan asked.
"Yeah, I'll be fine. I want to ride the rides... all of them..." He replied.
His face was a bit flushed and his breathing was stilted but he seemed eager to ride.
"I said, Next!" The ride attendant yelled again.
"We heard you, Thank you! If you were a bit more attentive, then you'd know that there are more important things going on than your stupid ride. And if anyone would like to go ahead of us they are more than welcome to do so!" Sylvester yelled, looking back at the crowd around us.
At that, the attendant audibly gulped, and no one moved an inch. It probably didn't help that his eyes were flickering violently, but that wasn't my concern. We had turned around for less than a minute trying to determine who would ride with Tristan this time.
Unbeknownst to us, the boys had been accosted in meer moments. It was infuriating that other Alphas could still smell Tristan, but more importantly, the others weren't safe at all. There was nothing we could do about that, but at the same time we were drawing way too much attention to ourselves the longer we stayed here.
"It's fine. He said he was alright, so we can ride now. I'll ride with Cole, Ferdinand ride with Kaleb, Bellamy ride with Del. Syl I'll ride with you on the next one. How's that sound?" Tristan said, blowing all of our bickering up in smoke.
It was crazy how easily we all obeyed him, and also incredibly frustrating. We all got into position and then borded the ride.
"I'm sorry for causing you guys problems." Kaleb whispered to me as the ride took off.
"What are you sorry about? You did nothing wrong." I replied.
"I'm pretty sure I'm going to start my first heat cycle soon. Those guys were probably smelling meeeeeee! AAAAAAAHHH! OH MY GODSSSSS!"
I couldn't help but laugh as the roller-coaster flew down its first drop. Granted what he said was slightly alarming, but his adorable face while he screamed was just too funny.
The ride ended and we immediately went to ride the others. I used one of Bellamy's suppressants on Kaleb so he wouldn't have to worry about his pheromones. The downside was that after the second roller-coaster, he immediately threw up. We couldn't determine if it was from the suppressant or the ride though.
"Last ride and then we'll head home. I think Tristan is getting sleepy..." Sylvester said.
"Mmm... S-Sorry guys... I don't understand why I'm so tired... all of a sudden..." Tristan said, yawning for the umpteenth time.
"Sweetheart... your body is preparing for the week ahead. Honestly speaking, you should have slept the majority of the day today... but the boys seemed hell bent on letting you play with the others, so I didn't say anything." Lady Josephine said rubbing his back.
"But I don't want to stop yet... we were having so much fun. We still have 5 rides to go..." Tristan pouted.
He looked up at us and all the Alphas in the group, sucked in sharp breaths through their teeth and took a step backwards. His eyes were absolutely terrifying. They were a bright lime green, almost radioactive. I immediately felt like my body was being electrocuted on a low level.
"Call me crazy, but his eyes seem hella dangerous. I don't really get it, but I can't actually move right now..." Meyhymn said. He was physically trembling.
"No... You're absolutely right. I can't move either... they are terrifying as hell..." Payhne said breathlessly.
"Brother! Your eyes are so pretty! They're way cooler than usual!" Arrisa exclaimed, grabbing his face in her palms.
She stood in front of his line of sight and every Alpha transfixed, immediately moved out of the way, breathing heavily.
"Hahaha! How simply entertaining. Damn Maybelline, what a monster you have created. I can hardly believe that what we joked about, you took seriously. Seraphine I hope you slapped her at least once in the afterlife. Psycho scientist... Ahaha!" Lady Josephine laughed.
I couldn't say her uproarious laughter was very comforting. I felt on edge, and I could feel the others were all feeling the same way. I couldn't even say for sure I could control myself if I got too close to Tristan right now. It was even more alarming that his eyes affected Alphas that weren't even mated to him either.
"I'm not understanding how you can laugh right now Lady Josephine. Why do they affect other Alphas too?" Sylvester asked with a glare.
"It was explained to you right? His body may reject all others sexually, but physically it's extremely dangerous. If Bellamy read the files then he should understand why. Those eyes are not sexually alluring, they are predatorial." She retorted.
"Well I think he should keep them! To ward off all evil do'ers." Sable shrugged, giving Tristan a kiss on the cheek.
"Well it's getting darker out anyway. Let's just call it a day. We can always come back." Bellamy said.
"Fine..." Tristan agreed, slumping onto the bench.
"Are you okay Tristan?" Delcain asked, looking increasingly worried.
"Mmm... I'm so frikkin tired... I don't want to move..." He groaned.
It was a problem because I wasn't sure any of us could carry him in his current state. As I was debating on whether or not to let Meyhymn carry him, Sylvester crouched down in front of Tristan.
"C'mon Tristan, I'll carry you on my back. It'll be less dangerous that way." Sylvester said.
Tristan all but collapsed onto Sylvester's back. He rested his chin on Sylvester's shoulder and locked his fingers around in front of his chest.
After Sylvester secured his grip on him, we mobilized to go home. We bought two elephant ears, and ice cream for the kids on our way out. Once we reached the middle of the parking lot we were immediately assaulted by headlights from all directions.
"Residents: 11-352, 11-842, 13-522, 15-575, and 18-125. You are ordered to come with us this instant." Came a deep voice from the darkness beyond the lights.
I didn't understand the numbers at first, but all the kids froze and dropped their ice cream immediately. Their eyes were as wide as saucers, and Lady Josephine was positively shaking as she grabbed Delcain. I could immediately feel Tristan's fear and anxiety explode out of proportion. It didn't make any sense. We had been so careful, and thorough. There was no way they had gotten any information from the computer system.
They had removed their trackers long ago, so that also wasn't a possible factor. Not to mention we killed any and everyone from that facility that could pose a threat to these kids.
'So how? Why the hell is this happening now? More to the point, by who?'
"I don't know what those numbers mean, and I don't know who the fuck you are, but if you don't get the fuck out of my way you'll never see home again!" Sylvester yelled, his eyes were glowing fiercely.
"This does not concern you citizen. I'm speaking with those runaway Omegas." Came the deep voice again.
"The only Omegas here are my mate and my brothers and sisters, so I'd say it has everything to do with me asshole!" Bellamy yelled, his eyes flickering.
I pulled out my phone and text my security box back at the house.
"You poor soul. You think you can claim what doesn't belong to you? They are government property, and belong to our facility." Came the voice again.
"You keep talking nonsense and I don't have time for it. MOVE!" Sylvester yelled.
"Sir if you keep standing in our way, you will be removed by force." Came a different voice from our left.
"You haven't even said who you are, and I will not allow you to put your hands on my nieces and nephews." Raihne said, putting his hand on the hilt of his gun.
"Federal Agent Collins, is my name. I work directly under director Hastings, stationed in Lore'rahlye." Came the deep voice again.
At that everyone tensed up. It was a different name, different facility, and a different governmental branch. None of it made any sense.
"None of that explains why you want my mate and siblings." I said, trying to stall for time.
They probably couldn't outright shoot us and risk hitting the kids, but that was a risk I wasn't willing to take. If we could outnumber them then I wouldn't have those concerns. As it stood, we didn't actually know how many were surrounding us.
"There is no way any of them can be your mate. Their genome would not allow that to actually happen without repercussions. Also, those children were born in a lab, not the hospital. So there is no way you are actually related." Came a voice from our right.
"You all seem to think you know a lot about our family, but you obviously do not. For the last time kindly fuck off!" Sylvester yelled.
All of a sudden I heard multiple guns cock. My heart was pounding in my chest. I couldn't believe the shitty luck we had. A great day marred by disaster.
"Dear Federal Agents, if you don't drop your weapons you will be fired upon." Came a familiar voice.
*Bam... Bam... Bam... Bam... Bam...*
Suddenly shots rang out. Everyone hit the ground as all the headlights shattered around us. We could finally see again, and now I realized there were 8 cars and two people to a car, with guns trained in our direction.
"Make no mistake. We have marksman in all directions! Get back into your vehicles and fuck off! This is your last warning!"
Just as Jasper finished his statement a helicopter flew over head. I immediately recognized my own chopper and sighed in relief.
"What right do any of you have to threaten government agents retrieving stolen property?!" Agent Collins yelled again.
"If it were government property I would return it immediately, but as we said before they are our family and not some fucking property!" I yelled back.
I stood up and trained both my guns on the car in front of me. Cole, Bellamy, Meyhymn, Payhne, and Raihne did the same. We encircled the kids and took aim, now that we could see again, we were pretty evenly matched. Add in the 20 men we had and they honestly didn't stand a chance against us. Their only advantage had been the headlights.
"Enough! It's not worth it. We'll get them another way. Everyone retreat." Came a voice from behind me.
"Uh hold up! If you bring this shit back again, I won't hesitate to kill every single one of you! This isn't an empty threat it's a fucking promise!" Cole yelled.
"Wait isn't that Cole? Isn't he the son of Mr. Whyett?" Someone said.
"Cole? What are you doing boy? Don't you know that your father was murdered? Why are you here?" Agent Collins asked.
"My father was killed because he sexually assaulted children and killed my mother, and when that wasn't enough he tried to use me to breed Omegas as well. I am not some lab rat and he was a disgusting bastard. I will protect my mate and siblings until I die, I said it before and I'll say it again!" Cole yelled.
"H-He did no such thing! Who told you these lies!? You are being brainwashed by mere thugs!"
"My father told me with his own mouth after stabbing me with a rut inducer and trying to force me to rape an Omega. Unbeknownst to him I was already mated to another and could not comply. I am not brainwashed you are!" Cole yelled, pulling Kaleb and his sister closer to him.
"I see... I apologize for the insult. You didn't attend his funeral, so we assumed the worst. Now I see, you didn't attend purposely. We will withdraw for now and await new orders."
At that, they each climbed back in their cars and drove off one by one. I looked up at my helicopter and pointed.
"Follow them Ruhsell! Ensure that they leave!" I yelled.
Jasper then relayed the message via sat com and Ruhsell took off after the cars.
"We will have to split up, take the scenic route and ensure you aren't being followed before heading home." I called out.
The kids looked at me with fear and anxiety consuming their faces. I knelt down and scooped up Sable and Arrisa, they looked like they were on the cusp of a mental breakdown.
"Stay with Payhne and Raihne okay? Five of my guys will also go with you okay? They'll make sure you see all the cool things around, so try to calm down sweethearts. Everything will be alright. Do you trust me?" I asked.
"Y-Yes Uncle Ferdi... I'm scared though... C-Can we take Uncle Meyhymn t-too?" Sable asked.
"Absolutely! I gotta protect my precious princesses. C'mon Joobehlee I'll carry you baby girl." Meyhymn said, scooping up all the girls.
"Tristan will ride with us along with Delcain and Kaleb. Josephine you ride with the girls. Men protect all assets, you are permitted to use deadly force if necessary." Sylvester said.
We didn't take the 16 passenger van but instead the four black vans our men had come in.
Once everyone was secured, we took off in all different directions. It was a shoddy diversionary tactic the guys threw together on the fly. We had two decoy cars that would go to Cole and Bellamy's homes, then our two that would circle through the parks and a gorgeous forested road.
The forested road would ensure no one was following us and give us the okay to go home. Since all the vans were black out vans, it made it impossible to see inside. Tristan was sleeping by the time we hit the forest. Delcain and Kaleb however, were wide awake and freaking out.
"They knew Del... what the hell does this mean? They didn't even give us names!" Kaleb said.
"It means that the facilities communicated with each other more than we initially thought. Even in Delgaide they never referred to us by our numbers. I had almost forgotten mine entirely. Also they seem to be working on outdated information." Delcain said, making everyone look in his direction.
"What are you talking about? It seemed pretty frikkin updated to me!" Kaleb whispered harshly.
"Think about it... they didn't mention mom, Joobehlee, Kaihsie, or even Tahlia's number. Just the initial runaways. More over, I suspect they were really just after Tristan. Because, while the rest of us can take more than one mate, only Tristan would suffer by just taking one mate alone."
"How can you be so calm about all of this Del? Did you just stop caring about Tristan now that he's mated?" Kaleb whispered angrily.
On the surface Delcain did seem much more calm and collected than the rest of us, but after seeing him in so many screwed up situations, I knew he was trying to stay calm for Kaleb's sake.
"Oh? Do I seem calm? I can assure you I'm more pissed off than you could ever imagine. It's not just the four of us anymore. Mom can't have children anymore, do you think they would keep her? The girls would be subjected to monthly injections and won't be able to grow up properly. This goes beyond just running and hiding, we also can't go around blowing up facility after facility. Though I must admit I'm definitely leaning in that direction... What pisses me off most was the fear they instilled in Tristan and the girls with nothing but a few words... today was such a good day until moments ago..." Delcain said.
I sucked in a sharp breath, I had never seen Delcain's eyes glow before. The anger swirling in his eyes was breathtakingly beautiful and also incredibly terrifying.
"Well what I know for sure, is that Meyhymn won't rest until he drags lore'rahlye out into the light as well. Also he's added some hard-core upgrades to the mansions security so they won't be able to sneak up on us again. There's also an invisible electric fence around the whole perimeter." Bellamy said, trying to comfort them.
"Heads up guys, that black car has been tailing us for a bit. I'm going to try to lose them. Bellamy call Meyhymn tell them to split off!" Sylvester said, cutting the wheel to veer right.
Bellamy relayed the message to Meyhymn and they split left. The car followed our van and Sylvester let out a mumbled curse.
"Syl circle through the park. If they are still following us, I'll take care of it." I said.
He nodded and made another right turn. We waited a bit and sure enough the car followed us to the next road. Sylvester slowed down to a stop on the side of the road. Instead of being smart and passing us, the idiots stopped as well, about two cars behind us.
Furious, I got out of the van and walked up to the car. The driver rolled his window down as if nothing were wrong.
"Can I help you?" He said.
"That's my line. Why the fuck are you following us?" I asked.
"Am I? I think we just seem to be going the same way is all..." Came the reply.
"Oh? Well let's ensure you won't be going the same way as me again shall we?" I said, pulling out my gun.
"Sir, killing a federal agent will see you behind bars!" The man yelled.
"Oh? A federal agent you say? Well thank you for clearing up that misunderstanding!"
*Bam... Bam... Bam...*
"AAAHHH!"
I shot the man in his knee and then shot out two of his tires. Then I opened his back door to check if anyone else was inside. Luckily he was all alone, however what I saw on his dash made me blind with rage.
I took off in a mad sprint towards the van and threw the driverside door open.
"Call everyone! Tell them to stop where they are and remove the trackers from the vans! We were being monitored!" I yelled.
Sylvester, ever the badass jumped out of the car and began searching. I called my men to relay the message while Bellamy called Meyhymn. Sylvester found the tracker in no time at all.
"Back left bumper!" He yelled.
We relayed the location, but that was when Meyhymn's words caused everyone to ignite into a furious tempest.
"We're surrounded! I can handle it, but we have no means of escape! They wrecked the van!"
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Meyhymn's Point Of View
20 Minutes Earlier
"Uncle Meyhymn?" Sable said.
"Yes sweetheart? What's the matter?"
"I'm really scared... t-they didn't even call my name... 15-575... I-I don't want to go back... I don't want to be treated like livestock... you won't let them take us r-right?" She asked, her green eyes were devastating.
I felt a tightness in my chest as her, Arrisa, and Joobehlee held hands as they softly cried. Lady Josephine, and the men who came with us, all had pained looks on their faces. Only monsters could subject a child to that kind of lifestyle. It was a horrifying life these girls had lived, and they hadn't even come of age.
"Can I tell you a secret?" I asked.
They all looked up at me and nodded slowly. I, in turn, wiped each of their tears away gently.
"Do you promise not to be afraid of your Uncle Meyhymn after I tell you?"
They nodded again, Joobehlee and Sable keeping my hand on their cheeks while Arrisa hugged my waist.
"I am the absolute marksman. Meaning when I aim to shoot, I never miss. If anyone tries to take you from me, I promise to shoot with no hesitation. I want you to know however, that that means I will most likely kill them... is that okay?"
I could feel them all tense up around me, but I needed them to know in case shit hit the fan. Tristan was about to go into his mating cycle. He couldn't handle it knowing these precious girls were in danger.
"Y-You... you would... kill them... for us?" Arrisa asked, looking up at me with searching eyes.
"I would burn the world to ashes to keep you safe." I said, picking her up.
I gave her a hug, and let her press her forehead to mine, before strapping her back into her seat. They were trembling uncontrollably and I wasn't sure how to help with that.
"Even if, later on down the road something happens and you are taken, I want you to know I will burst down the doors of every establishment to get you back. Nobody gets in the way of Uncle Meyhymn's tea time with his princesses." I said, giving them a smirk.
They relaxed a little, and that was more than I could have asked for. These kids deserved normal lives. They didn't deserve to be treated as sex toys or property. After seeing the files and reports, I could never let them be captured again.
"Uncle Meyhymn?" Arrisa said.
"Yes?"
"I'm glad you became our–"
*Blam! Crash! Pow!*
I grit my teeth and pressed myself against the girls holding them as tightly as I could. I saw Lady Josephine doing the same with the babies. We had been hit, and the van was currently tumbling down the road. I closed my eyes against the repeated spinning motion until the van slid to a stop.
"Payhne? PAYHNE!?"
I could hear Raihne's panicked voice coming from somewhere up front. I checked the girls first, they were unconscious but breathing. I looked for Lady Josephine next, she too was unconscious, however she was also bleeding from the head. I knew the babies were okay, I could see and hear them just fine.
"Raihne! Report!" I yelled.
"Those assholes hit us with a large dump truck! I'm pinned in the front and can't feel my right leg. Payhne is bleeding from somewhere, a lot! Fuck! Meyhymn what do I do? They're coming... I count 10 maybe 15 people closing in. There's no fire yet but that's not very promising."
I could tell he was crying, they were strong and reliable boys but pain was pain after all, no matter what shape it took.
"Is he breathing Raihne?" I asked.
"Y-Yes I can see him breathing... They're almost on top of us Meyhymn less than 30 seconds!"
The men that had come with us were pinned in their seats. Two couldn't get their seat belts off while the others had been knocked unconscious from the hit and were also bleeding. Luckily the bottom of the car was facing a building so the agents couldn't fully surround us.
*BZZZ... BZZZ... BZZZ...*
"Yeah!?"
–There are trackers attached to the vans, pull over and remove them before going home!
"A moot point Bellamy, they hit us and we crashed, hard!"
–What!?
"We're surrounded! I can handle the attackers, but we got no escape. The van is totaled!"
–We're on our‐
"No! Just have some one bring the 16 passenger van. And a group of men. Payhne and Raihne are hurt, Lady Josephine is hurt. The five extra men are pinned and or hurt, I can't carry everyone. We need to get them out of here, send the helicopter too. His detailing was pointless since they clearly had others! Protect Tristan, that's your only job. I got this, I just need a way out." I said.
I dropped my phone and checked my guns. Luckily we strapped SMGs to the underside of each seat.
"Meyhymn cut me free I'll support you!" One of Ferdinand's men said.
I nodded and pulled out my combat knife from my ankle.
"Me too! Please allow me to assist you!" The other man said.
"What's your names?" I asked.
"I'm Jasper and that's Rohan."
I cut them both free and watched them lumber from their seats. It was hard to do when the car was on its side, but they steadied themselves with aplomb.
"Meyhymn they're here..." Raihne groaned.
I took the SMG I had and kicked out the window above me. Then I stood up to face my attackers.
"Are you assholes aware there are babies in this vehicle!?" I yelled.
They all paused no doubt hearing the girls crying now. They looked hesitant on what to do next, caught in between rescue and capture. It was enough for me to make the opening move.
'No fucking mercy!'
I began shooting in a semi-circle, starting from the closest man. The first five dropped like flies. I was shooting to kill, so there would be no survivors.
"Rohan do what you can for the twins, Jasper see if you can stop Josephine's bleeding." I yelled.
"Right!" Rohan yelled.
"Understood sir!" Jasper replied.
Now that I knew they weren't going to shoot the van this close up, I began shooting without prejudice. Raihne had been off in his calculations but I could forgive him given the situation.
"Let me make this perfectly clear for you inbred pure trash cockroach government lackeys! The children in this van are under my protection. My marksmanship is second to no one. If you value your lives, then you'd best fuck off! If you remain, I can guarantee you will never see the sun rise on tomorrow!" I yelled.
Of course I had no intention of letting any of them go. They had committed a grave crime and they would pay for it with their lives. Lucky for me no one left, I took aim at the 10 men further away and picked them off in quick succession.
"Rohan, Jasper... Protect them!" I yelled, as I climbed out the window fully.
There were 10 assholes left, I couldn't afford for them to open fire on the van. So I had no choice but to get out.
"He's a fucking monster!"
"Why the hell is he so huge!?"
"No one mentioned a guy like him being in the cars!"
I could hear the agents panicking all around me, I had heard those kind of remarks all my life. I remained unphased.
*Rat-Tatt... Rat-Tatt... Rat-Tatt...*
"We need back up! He's a monster! He already killed 18 of us!"
"No please! I'm sorry! We were just following orders!"
*Rat-Tatt... Rat-Tatt...*
"You seem like you'll be useful... Do you wish to live?" I asked. The man had an unnatural beauty to him much like Tristan and his siblings. I became a bit suspicious.
"Y-Yes please! I'll tell you e-everything you wish to know!"
"Then strip!"
"E-Excuse me?"
"Take all of your clothes off, or you die right here with your fellow agents!"
The man began to comply with trembling hands. We couldn't risk him having any tracking devices on his person. And I would make sure of it. As he got undressed, two vans pulled up screeching to a hault.
"Damn brother, you really weren't joking were you?" I heard Charlie ask.
He was one of Sylvester's guys and a long standing friend.
"Go help the twins. One might be paralyzed so be careful." I said, not taking my eyes or gun off the agent.
I could hear Charlie gasp but he left quickly to comply. The agent had barely finished unbuttoning his shirt and I was growing impatient.
"Hurry the fuck up! If you waste anymore of my time, you will spend your days in captivity naked!" I yelled.
He flinched but began moving much faster. Once he got down to his boxers and socks, I heard a helicopter. It landed a bit further away but it was Ruhsell without a doubt. He didn't stop for instructions from me he ran right to the van.
Once the man before me was wearing nothing but his skin I began my search. First was his mouth, false teeth and chips always felt a certain way. Then I checked his back and chest. I checked his shoulders and biceps next. When I reached his right forearm there was a small lump near his elbow. I looked up at him, but he was staring at his own arm in shocked apprehension.
I took out my knife and he began to panic.
"Please no! I didn't know! I swear I didn't know!"
"Yeah that's clear by the look in your eyes. Are you an Omega?" I asked.
Agents usually had their trackers in their teeth. It wasn't until we cut the trackers from the rescued Omegas, that I had seen them anywhere else.
The man went ridged in my hand. I was starting to have a bad sinking feeling that some of the others were also Omegas. I didn't want them to suffer such a fate but it was too late for regrets.
"We're there others here?" I asked for confirmation.
"N-No just beta failures... AH!"
I cut the chip out of his arm and crushed it. I ripped the bottom of my shirt and wrapped his wound.
"Get dressed. If you run, you die." I said.
He swallowed audibly and quickly got dressed. As he was doing so, Charlie came up to me.
"Hey brother I'm going to take the twins to the hospital. They aren't in serious condition, Payhne took some glass to his face and right arm, while Raihne was pinned under the dashboard. I didn't see any puncture wounds so maybe just a broken leg? I just couldn't imagine a worse hell for the doctors if I didn't take them together y'know?" He said.
"Yeah get it done." I replied.
He nodded and helped Jasper and Rohan carry the twins to the helicopter. The other men put everyone else in the other two vans. Since no back up showed up and no one was tailing the other vans anymore we seemed to be in the clear for now. I ripped my shirt more and gagged the Omega agent and then bound his hands. After that I blindfolded him as well.
He was placed in the passenger seat of the van while I climbed into the back with the girls...