Being Different

Twisted Fates

A/N: Dante and his parents...a necessary reunion...

Inside the vehicle:

Zack POV

Doctor Mara had muttered quick words to her husband, Ilya who grinned from ear to ear, from hearing Damien's kind words while on board the moving vehicle..."El pare un tânăr foarte inteligent şi cu siguranță este îndrăgostit de fiul nostru. Mă întreb oare dacă şi fiul nostru simte cu adevărat acelaşi lucru pentru el..."

(Thank You, Cristina for the Romanian translation: "He seems a highly intelligent young man who is very much in love with our son. I wonder whether our son truly feels the same way about him...")

Dante's simple answer made Damien's heart soar with happiness, although he could not quite understand the exchange which just happened between Dante and his parents since Mara's words were completely spoken in their native tongue. We only realized how much it had affected Damien so much that the young man could no longer hold back his emotions, as he planted a tender kiss upon the young detective's lips, much to the astonishment of his parents.

We were absolutely delighted to see such lovely display of affection between the two, then Dante gratefully embraced Agent Kelly which shocked the young agent, although he took it gracefully by patting Dante on the back.

We all bundled out of the car and into the awaiting plane which would take us all back to the compound. I was relieved that we all made it in one piece and that no one was injured in the process...

Back in LA, at the Compound:

Darius POV

Although I could not be physically present since I was coordinating operative movements from afar, I was proud of the way the boys handled the mission, executing the plan perfectly, conducting themselves professionally as young operatives in the field. Once I had heard that Dante was re-united with his parents, and that everyone was safe, I had given the order for the shut-down of that facility.

I must admit, I was quite curious to finally be able to meet the two doctors once they were safe inside the compound. I had heard of strange experiments being conducted at laboratories behind The Iron Curtain for a long time, even during the days when I was a young operative then. I was no stranger to what was going on there. But to actually come across two people who were heavily involved in such secretive projects peaked my interest.

I understood that certain powerful drugs had been developed and were being tested at these facilities on willing participants, which would enhance and improve the human body's overall performance whether mentally or physically or even both.

To what extent these experiments were done remained a mystery until now. Since such laboratories had been strictly guarded, only certain personnel with full access could enter. I could only hope that both doctors Mara and Ilya Andreascu could shed more light on the subject, and perhaps be willing to enlighten us more on these experiments.

I perceived the plane landing from the windows of my office, which overlooked the tarmac of the private strip of runway that jutted out to sea. I notified our driver that I would be at the East Wing, where the interrogation of a certain general was about to take place.

"I told you, those two are dangerous!!! You have absolutely no idea what they're capable of!!!" Grodin blurted out, while perspiring profusely in his seat, in front of Bryant, Marcus and two other security agents in one of the interrogation rooms as I took my seat.

"Oh really!!! Well then...tell us!!!" An irate Marcus grunted loudly, clearly annoyed with the man as I silently observed while perusing some earlier documentation that Kelly had sent us.