Friday, April 9th, 50XX
Kade Fallon lies in a hospital bed, hooked up to an IV as his slightly dehydrated, vaguely watching cartoons on the TV.222Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV4sjhdxr3d
His sister, Molly is sitting beside him, holding his hand and watching the show as well. His parents are present, but one texting on their phone and the other typing away on a laptop when there is a knock on the door.
Their parents look up while Kade and Molly remain oblivious.
"Come in." John speaks up. John and Emma's eyes when they see who, well the large group is.
General Peterson files in, followed by Vincent, Allie, Maxis and Kiera. All in their military uniforms and General Peterson is holding a briefcase handcuffed to his wrist.
The parents faces drop and Molly and Kade turn their heads seemingly in shock also.
"Hi, the Fallon Family, yes?" General Peterson speaks up. 'Who wants to know?" John challenges and everyone in our group hold out their I.D's proving their status.
"U.S Military, I'm General Peterson and this is some of my team. Vincent Lopez, Allie Williams, Maximillian Peterson and last, but not least, Kiera Bailey.
One of whom present in this room should know of her."
Kade sinks down slightly, feeling embrassed. "Kade, is their something else you want to tell us?" His Mum, Emma scolds him slightly.
"Tell us the meaning of this." John, their Dad demands.
"I run a special task force and while it's usually covert, not talked about much, today, we need to make an exception as it was reported that your son had a run in and was injured by a woman known as Kaylee Vaughn.
She told you she was your biological Mum?" General Peterson begins.
Kade is silent. "Well, speak up, Kade." His Dad tells him.
"Yes." Kade responds, voice small. "She kidnapped me."
"Can you tell us more about that? How did it happen?" General Peterson adds on.
"I knew I was adopted... but it wasn't talked about and I didn't know my parents name and if I had any siblings.
I got DNA results back from an online company, searched records and went online looking and ended up in contact with a man, claiming to be living in Canada.
Him and me emailed a bit. He was aware of me, but didn't want to be a 'home wrecker'? and told me who my biological Mum was and that I had a sister who was a few years older."
"Vincent, write this down." The General orders Vincent. "Do you know what this Johnathan Bailey looks like?" The General follows with.
"No, I don't. Sorry. He wouldn't send any photos of himself... provided plenty of Kaylee though and even a few of Kiera as a baby."
"Okay. Going over what we know about you, you're an American citizen, was abandoned at a safe haven baby box at a fire station only three hours old and was placed with the Fallon family here as they are a registered foster family and after 31 days passed, your case became foster to adopt."
"Yes."
"Come here, Kiera." And Kiera approaches the General, obeying him and he places his hands on her shoulders.
"And this is your older sister, Kiera Bailey who is a Canadian citizen as we have found out and was in foster care too."
"Are you going to deport her?!" Kade panics.
"No, we're not. Don't worry about that, Kade. I promise you and it seems that as she was abandoned in Canada, the two countries foster systems never knew there was a sibling out there."
"What's the point in telling this?" John snaps. "He has a biological family, big whoop. So does every child who is in and comes from foster care. This Kaylee Vaughn abandoned both of them, giving up her rights and the biological Dad, Johnathan Bailey sounds like he couldn't be bothered to fight for either of them."
"I understand that, Mr Fallon, but with all due respect, this Mr Johnathan Bailey who we we're not aware of before might not have known at the time that Kiera and then Kade we're born and perhaps by the time he found out, it was to late.
Kade, this Johnathan Bailey. Did he seem alarmed when you reached out to him?"
"No, and he very quickly directed me to Kaylee. Sounded like they still occasionally had contact?"
"Did you go meet up with her? Is that what happened?"
Kade turns to look at his family and then Kiera. "Yes, but I was being safe about it! I got an email from her that she was eager to meet me and she suggested a cafe.
I made my way there, we ate and talked and when it came time for us to leave and go our separate ways, she took me by suprise outside... and I woke up in her van."
"We're actually looking for information on her in every system we have, trying to find her drivers license, phone number, recorded information about her vehicle, anything and everything. We actually met her briefly on our base... but she escaped. One of our own has gone, he helped her escape and we don't know why."
"Wait! There was a young man with her, they both let me go and I ran all the way back home. I actually feel a bit sick.
Oh! K-Kaylee, she didn't seem okay, was clutching her stomach the whole time, seemed to be in pain.
The guy with her said something about her being shot and they'd get her medical attention-"
"Wait, she was hit?" The General stops Kade. He pulls out his walkie talkie. "Thea, put an alert out for Kaylee Vaughn and Elliot Coleman.
Kaylee's been confirmed injured, gun shot wound and they may attend an urgent care centre or emergency room in the surrounding towns and cities.
We don't know where they are headed, how far out so cover all bases."
"Elliot?" Kade whispers. "Yes, his one of my... ducks." And the General looks around awkwardly at Maxis, Kiera, Allie and Vincent. "His usually a good boy and acting out... is not a regular occurence for him.
There's likely a reason his done what he did... but I need to be able track him down and talk with him to find out what's going on. The fact he and Kaylee let you go though... well, that kind of goes positively in his favor..."
"Mr Peterson, my son has been through a traumatic experience. Is there anything more you want from us? Otherwise you and *your ducks* can leave." John speaks up.
"No! That's my biological sister!" Kade cries out, pointing to Kiera.
"I-I barely know you." Kiera whispers.
"I want to get to know you." Kade pushes. Kiera shakes her head rapidly, shaking. "Um, I'm going to take Kiera to the cafeteria. Come with me." Allie urges gently, starting to guide Kiera out the room, leaving Peterson, Vincent and Maxis behind.
"Mr Fallon, Mrs Fallon, I understand this is tough on your family, but your son ran away before for a reason and his twenty one. He wanted to know the truth about where he came from.
I'm not going to tell you how you are to handle this, but as a parent too... don't say I haven't told you so."
"Wow, thanks." John snaps, rolling his eyes. "Honey, his biological parents may be questionable... but that girl, Kiera was just here.
She hasn't done anything wrong, she didn't ask for this anymore than Kade did.222Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNOfXGzrvJu
Peterson? Does Kiera have a family?" Emma speaks up.
"No, she aged out I believe. But I'm waiting for confirmation on that fact..."
"You don't believe, Kiera?"
"We didn't know she was a Canadian citizen before, she hid her past so she's being treated as potentionally unreliable...
I'm sorry I can't tell you anymore. I have to uphold her confidentiality and I'm not interested in actually bad mouthing her and throwing her under the bus either. She's a honest hardworker and a good person."
"Kade, honey. Don't listen to your Dad or I. You have an older sister similar to Molly and if you want to get to know her, you have every right to get to know her." Emma tells her son.
John looks slightly peeved. "You should try and talk to Kiera some time, and maybe you could introduce me." Molly smiles, giving Kade a comforting shoulder squeeze.
"Excuse me, I'm getting a cup of coffee." John says, pushing past Maxis, Vincent and Peterson.
"Oh, don't mind my husband! He doesn't take change well initially, but he'll come around." Emma smiles.
General Peterson holds out a card with a phone number. "If you think of anything else that we need to know, please call us and ask for me."
Emma takes it, and Peterson turns to leave and so does Vincent. Maxis is slow to leave. "Uh-um, good day to you f-folk. W-we're sorry for the intrusion we've caused!" and then he hurries out in a panic.
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"Wow, this is so good."
"Yeah? You like it."
"Totally."
Nadine smiles at Elliot who's sitting across the table from her. They're in a fancy restaunt and Elliot's sampling food his never heard and seen before.
RING's paying for it all.
"Listen, I wanted to actually apologize to you, Nadine... When I was very forward before and stuff, you didn't have to come to dinner with me."
"Nonsense! It's okay, and I'm glad we're here."
"You sure?"
"Yes."
"So, what's the after plans? Excuse my forwardness, but I am interested in knowing if this is going to just be a one night thing, or something more..."
"You mean, like multiple dinners?"
"Well, yes..."
Elliot racks his brain. This is technically cheating on Maxis and Kiera, but we're not all together in this alternate world and Nadine's lonely, doesn't have a-lot of friends and deserves happiness, and she's really gorgeous and I want her to feel like she is and worth everything.
Also, in the old world, she made some moves, indicated she was interested in me.
"Elliot." Nadine says.
"Sorry. Uh, can we see eachother again?"
"Of course. I'll also inform Dion and Gavin of this arrangement's so further plans can be made."
"Okay... weird question."
"Ask away, it's probably not as weird as you think it is."
"What if you we're already dating someone? Would you have still come to dinner with me?"
"I... okay, that is not a question I was prepard for, but to answer it... Yes, I would still have accompanied you to dinner."
"Why?"
"Why?"
"Yes."
"Because, anything for the company..."
"Really?"
"Yes."
And then a small flash back hits him. Shit, he forgot. Gavin sexually abuses some of the staff and even prisoners...
Nadine was one of them. He needs to help her!
"Say, another forward question and it is hypothetical, but as you're single. What if one day someone proposed to you.
What would you do?"
"Depends on what our relationship was like. And... anything for the company. People get married all the time for power, wealth and icon status."
Then Nadine's phone lights up with a text message. "Do you want to get that?" Elliot asks her.
"Uh, well..."
"Go on, it's okay." He tells her so she picks it up, texting away. No doubt it's her older sister, it's late. Dark out.
"Do you want us to finish up here? It's okay, we don't have to stay any longer. It is dark out. I could walk you back home if you like?" Elliot offers, standing up, arm extended.
"I'm sorry, I can't let you do that, Elliot. Our private lives being separate from our company life is most important. The limo is outside waiting, how about I walk you to it? You can return to Dion and Miss Kaylee.
Thank you for dinner, it was most enjoyable. I hope we do it again sometime."
"What about a movie next time or a dance?"
"Of course, anything you like!"
Then Elliot looks at a cart of desert that is pushed past them, his mouth drooling. "Desert for the road?" Nadine smiles.
"Yeahhh" Elliot drools more. "Ha, OK!" She laughs, taking his arm and pulling them over to the cashier so they can get a to go boxe of a desert that won't require waiting a long time.
When they have their desert and leave, someone unknown to Elliot remains behind in the establishment and heads out a side door.
"Gavin, the date as finished. Elliot's going to be driven back here and Nadine is shift finishing, she needs to head back home now, otherwise her older sister will no doubt worry."
"Okay, got it. Return to base, I'll inform Dion to meet Elliot at the door. Over."
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Elliot rides back alone to RING and when he climbs out the car, Dion and surprisingly Kaylee is waiting for him. "How was dinner?" Dion asks him.
"Great, best food I have tasted in my life. I hope you don't mind I bought back desert..." And he holds up a to go box.
"Not at all! Who wouldn't?"
"You want some, Kaylee?" He asks her. "Am I sharing a room with her? She's up, so I guess she's not in medical anymore."
"No, thank you." She says flatly, offering up nothing else.
"And how was dinner with Nadine May on a personal level?" Dion raises an eyebrow.
"I'd love to go out with her again."
"Good, good. I'll let her know you want to see her again."
"Make that 10+ more outings."
"Oh, I see. You very keen, well, don't let me stop you."
"Hey, bud." Speaks up a voice and he sees Bobby there. "I'm here to lead you and Kaylee to your room. We're going into lockdown for the night. It's not anything personal against your or Kaylee we just shut down at night and restrict movement a bit to prevent The Collection from moving about and potentially escaping."
Kaylee heads towards Bobby, her walking slightly off and he places a hand on her back. She looks exhausted and Elliot follows them.
"Goodnight, son." Dion calls from behind them. Elliot opens his mouth to speak, but nothing comes out so he just keeps walking and can't look back.
When him and Kaylee are settled into their room, Kaylee is out like a light immediately. He sits on his bed, silent, and slowly eating a small slice there is of cheesecake and chocolate cake.
Boy is it good though, so rich. His mind starts to wander to what and who he left behind. No doubt, Kiera and Maxis have headed back home without him, and how is Kade and by extension, Molly?
They let Kade go. Elliot looks around the dark room, tears threatening to spill. He has to hold them back so he doesn't wake Kaylee up.
Vincent is likely pissed beyond belief at not understanding what's happening and Allie's probably going out of her mind, worried, thinking about every scenario possible that could be happening.
And General Peterson... like a Dad to him. When Dion called him Son, it felt wrong. When he was younger he would have felt overjoyed to have been called that by him because his real Dad left him and his Mum.
But now... having spent years reforming from what he did, breaking in and robbing General Petersons home when Maxis was home unknown to them, and Peterson still found it in his heart to forgive him, even going as far as when he go out of Juvie to invite him over for dinner and let him come round to hang out with Maxis and encourage Elliot to study well in highschool and help him join the military and do university before becoming an active member of the force, assigned to the special covert unit that the world doesn't know fully exists.
Him and Maxis we're there when he had nothing else, and by being here now at RING, his throwing all that trust and bridge building away.
But also hurting the friends he left behind, Vincent, Allie and Kiera too. He needs to atone for what his done, but how will he did that when his situation is so supernatural that they'll never understand?
He rewound time, erasing a very shitty situation and going to bear that pain alone so his friends didn't have to suffer. But is now any better? This is still somewhat traumatic for them, and Kaylee was roped into this alternate universe when he rewound the clock.
She remembers every bad thing that happened and while it could help her become a better person, she's traumatized by what happened.
Her alternate version of herself Kaylee B kidnapped her. There is no fixing that.
The only solution would be going back in time a 3rd time, abandoning this world, unsure what would happen to the clock which is hopefully still hidden safely in his cupboard back at base, but would starting off where he did again fix this?
Cause it feels like it won't, it's still so far in the future, long after events that drove people like Kaylee, Elliot's own parents to do the things they did, and Elliot joining Dion and Gavin when he was so young because he had no one else and was hungry and cold.
Then he hears footsteps outside their door which snaps him out of his brooding. "Welcome, Bailey. Thank you for responding."
He can't make out who it is talking, but their talking softly. "I know it is late, but we are need of your services. I'll take you to Dion and Gavin's office."
"I heard my ex-girlfriend was here."
"She is."
"How is she? Nadine said something about her being injured."
"Kaylee was shot by... someone. We're still working out the details, but we had our best team of doctors do surgery and now she is recovering, she'll pull through. No vital organs we're hit."
Liars, they know the Military shot at them. Seems RING wants to neglect a few details and keep Johathan Bailey, Kaylee's Ex and Kiera and Kade's biological children in the dark.
"I'm glad to hear she's okay. Will I be able to see her any chance?"
"Uh, maybe. That's not up to me, it's up to Kaylee."
"Of course, I understand."
"Dion now?"
"Yes, lead the way."
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