ANOTHER CHANCE (Divergent Story : After Allegiant)

CHAPTER 11 : Plans

Tobias P.O.V.

I enter my apartment with Tris behind me and see that they will be here any second. I forgot to tell Tris that I invited Caleb.

"Tris, I need to ask you something. I invited Caleb, but I am asking you not to do anything to him, please. I know you don't remember, but one day you will and you will regret it if you hurt him now. So I am asking, just try to work with us on this." I tell her.

She gives me an odd look and takes a deep breath before answering, "Okay, I will try my best." and she turns to go into the bedroom. A few minutes later I hear a knock at the door and head to open it. I see everyone came at the same time again, so I open the door even wider to let everyone through. The guys stand around the room again and the girls take a seat. Tris comes out, I see that she changed in more comfortable clothes and it wearing one of my shirts. I smile at this and we take our place on the other couch.

Everyone greets Tris and me, Caleb only saying hello, not trying to come too close again. She says hi to everyone and then they are all quiet. I guess waiting for me to start.

"Okay, I asked everyone here to help me and Tris. Most of you know the basics, that Tris' death was faked and she was kept at the Bureau while they tortured and tested on her. Now my problem is that I can't let them get away with this and what they have done too her, or to me to that end.  They took away something precious to us, and I want revenge." I say, taking a deep breath, trying to calm myself. Tris is just sitting in my arms, starring at nothing.

"Unfortunately, I can't just barge in there and shoot every last one of them, even though that is what I really want to do, so we need to make a plan to get them to pay for what they have done. We need to do this the right way and as Zeke and Amar are in the police force, Caleb and Cara was Erudite and Matthew used to work at the Bureau, I need your help. I need a way to make them suffer and to prove what they have done." I tell them ending my little rant.

They look at me and Christina asks Tris, "Is this about what you told me the other night?" I look at Tris and see nods her head. I guess Christina knows about the baby.

"What is she talking about?" Shauna asks me and Tris. I look at Tris and she give me a faint nod, telling me I can tell them.

I take a deep breath and look around the room before saying, "Our baby."

I hears gasps and get a look from Caleb that says - I am going to kill you. Shauna looks on the verge of tears at this and I can't help but feel my eyes burning. I wipe my eyes, trying to hide behind Tris' head and then look back at the group.

 "What do you mean your baby?" Zeke asks me.

"Just what I said. Tris was pregnant when she 'died' and when she had our son, they took him from her and experimented on him, killing him in the end." I say, not able to keep all my tears at bay and feel one slip past my lashes.

Amar gives me a knowing look before saying, "You know why they took her and your son, don't you?"

I look at him and nod my head, the rest of the room except Matthew doesn't know what we are talking about. "Because of her Divergence. He knew about her divergence and they were trying to figure out how none of the Serums worked on her. They even tried to use memory serum on her, causing her to loose only some of her memories, but not a clean wipe." I say this while pulling Tris even closer to me, if that was actually possible.

I can feel Tris shaking and realise that she is reliving this. I pull her onto my lap and cradle her, her head in my shoulder. I look around the room and ask again, "How are we going to make them pay for this?" I look at all their face and Matthew gives a small smile.

He stands up straighter and unfolds his arm, "I have something that might work, but it might be painful for Tris and I doubt that you would want to be present for it." He looks around the room before continuing, "It is a device that I am busy on working for the Government and police force. It is similar to the last stage of training you guys had in dauntless, except this machine doesn't show you your fears, it shows your actual memories. It is something between the old Candor truth serum and the simulation machine. But this shows the memories on a screen for the officials and police force to see. So say we place Tris in it, it will show everyone watching what she went through. It doesn't matter if you are Divergent or not, it will show us memories. Not thoughts or anything, so it can't be tampered with."

He look around again and continues, "The only thing is, Tris will relive it in her mind and I don't think you must be there, it will not help for you to see what she has been through. So with this machine, which has been used in court cases a few times, can be used on her and we can make a big case against the Bureau."

I look at him as if he is speaking another language, but I know what he it trying to say, "Will it work, do you think we can make a big enough case against them to stop this once and for all?"

"Yes." he answers simply. "I just have to set an appointment to use the machine and we will need an official, judge and someone from the police force present. Since Zeke and Amar is both on the force, one of them will suffice. I am guessing you can get Johanna to be the official and I can maybe get Luther as the judge. I will ask him if he would be interested in taking on the case."

"Thank you, this really means a lot to me." I tell him truthfully.

"Don't thank me yet, I need to get the appointment scheduled and Luther on board before we start this. I will set up the meetings Monday morning and let you know." he says. Zeke gives him a pat on the back and Amar and George has huge smiles on their faces.

"Okay, I think that is settled then." I tell them looking down at Tris, she has been so quiet this whole time. "Are you okay with this plan Tris?" I whisper to her. She meets my eyes and nods her head. I must have a huge smile on my face. The next minute I kiss her, forgetting we have company. Someone clears their throat and when I look, I see it was Caleb. Zeke and Amar has huge smiles on their faces still and is trying not to laugh.

"Okay, I think we covered everything, I am going to get Tris to bed. She still needs to heal, so if anyone has something to add, they know where to find me." I say, dismissing everyone. Everyone says their goodbyes to me and Tris and leave. I still have Tris in my arms, just standing next to the door with my face buried in her neck.

I look at her and meet her eyes with mine. "How do you feel, do you want to take a nap or watch some tv?" I ask her. "Lets just lie down a bit, I don't really want to sleep," she says. I pick her up bridal style and take her to the bed.

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Diane