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Chapter 2

Craft H17 5:35 AM Pacific Time

All the way back to the Outpost Caleb was conflicted. He knew why he shot, he remembered his parents and their loving smiles. He didn't know why they disappeared. His father never worked for the government or this facility and his mother worked at a law firm. They were fit people and always alert. Maybe there was something Sam wasn't telling him or any of the older people in the order. Surely if they knew him they'd know his parents. He just couldn't believe he had shot somebody because of his parents. At least he wasn't dead. His team brought him on board and was performing surgery on him. Caleb was devastated

San Francisco Outpost

6:27 A.M

As Caleb expected the council wanted see him. He knew the drill, why did you do it and he'd have to explain. Caleb walk into the conference room, all of them were there including Holly. Several of the older members glared at Caleb as he walked in. Honestly he didn't know what to say. He couldn't say that he had a memory about his parents. He was ready to leave. Caleb knew he'd leave broken hearts ( Waaa... Caleb knew all along, dang it). Holly was quietly weeping sad but not disappointed. Council member Vincent asked him why he shot. Caleb replied in tears what happened to my parents? Everybody but Holly looked away or down,they knew, Caleb screamed "WHAT HAPPENED TO MY PARENTS?" Council member Carter replied. They were killed the day you were captured 4 years ago. Sam was on his first mission. An explosion took them out along with the guards on his tail. there was nothing he could do their pulses were gone. Caleb broke down.

San Francisco outpost Caleb's quarters

7:43 A.M

Caleb had known they were dead he just couldn't accept the fact. There was a brusque knock. Holly came in and sat next to Caleb (I think you know what's going to happen next). I'm sorry I broke down Caleb said. Holly shushed him and leaned in for the kiss Caleb grabbed her and they kissed. He knew he loved her and that she loved him. At least that saved him asking her. Holly told him she didn't care. Caleb asked if the council knew. She quickly replied NO. As Caleb suspected. Holly saw his bag on the bed. She asked why he was leaving. He got up,took the bag and left.

6 months later

The streets of San Francisco

11:10 A.M

Caleb was walking back to his parents apartment after all he was 18. When he saw the crowd of police cars surrounding his house he darted to one of the cops. He said it is his house and that he had the right to know why they were here. Without saying a word another cop walked up and the duo tackled him and cuffed him.

SFPD mobile command center

11:27 A.M

Caleb was asked where he had been for four years. He lied and said he had been taken to his uncle's house and after he had died to an orphanage in Oregon. To be honest the fact that his uncle died was true. In Oregon the SFPD had no jurisdiction so it made a solid alibi. The officer interrogating him told him that a sleeper cell had developed in the house. Caleb agreed to do the job...for hire.

Inside Caleb's house

12:01 P.M

The police had given him standard kevlar body armor which he refused. To be honest they all thought he was crazy at first. He still had his old body armor so he took that. At first all he accepted a pistol but then realizing it was a sleeper cell he took a rifle. So back to the house Caleb had a pointman cover him as he bashed open the door. So far no sleepers,good,he thought. Although he was in "mission mode" he still felt the cringe of going back to his house after 4 years. Slowly he crept downstairs,his tac light shining bright and his pistol in hand. He turned of his light because he didn't feel it was necessary. As soon as he did this a sleeper came up the stairs and shot him. He engaged by kicking him then shooting the shoulder therefore incapacitating him. Then they opened fire.

In Caleb's basement

12:31 P.M

Caleb took cover behind the corner of the railing aimlessly shooting hoping to hit one. He knew he couldn't throw a grenade,it was his house after all. After cowering in the corner for a few minutes the group of sleepers put down their weapons,mistake number 1, and started walking up the stairs,mistake number 2. Caleb was ready with a small blade in his hands. As they came upstairs Caleb crept backwards to the top of the stairs. He wanted them to come and semi-circle as they would anyways end up doing. He engaged the first one punch him elbowing the right and kicking the left then fend of the knife attacks with his own. Finally they keeled over in pain waiting to be arrested.

3 months later

SFPD HQ

2:30 P.M

In the months after his sleeper raid he was hired by the SFPD as a reserve special agent,since he was taking Law enforcement courses at UCLA,and reporting to the chief of Police and an F.B.I agent so you could say he was an F.B.I agent. He received a call saying that someone was here to meet him something about a teenage girl. He wrote it of as job shadowing, He'd gotten a lot of them. When the girl walked he felt like he recognized her. She was wearing glasses and a baseball cap. She took them of and it was his lover Holly. He was in awe. They hadn't meet for 8 months. He told the front desk that they would be going for some coffee and talk about her "Job Shadowing assignment"

Starbucks because Starbucks

2:35 P.M

So while they were ordering coffees he asked why she was here now and not anytime else. Holly was here to warn him. They want him. She took the coffee and left. Caleb ran outside looking around. Their eyes meet and she was gone. He thought about what she said and returned to his office.

San Francisco metro

3:10 P.M

Holly took the metro to her parents apartment unlike Caleb her parents were alive and they were assassins too. Caleb didn't know it but as kids they were friends until one day it just stopped. She was only 3 at the time and now 14 years later here she was drinking coffees strolling through the streets of San Fran in baseball caps breaking orders. She knew it she had to do it. She was going to have a normal life go to college and get a degree. Holly got the acceptance letter to UCLA for a law enforcement course. She talked to the council a day earlier and said she was going to take a 4 year leave for college, now all she had to do was tell her parents as she was going to be leaving in a few weeks. Holly started packing her things.

Highway 1

4:30 P.M

Caleb was driving back to campus in his Ford Mustang GT350 as issued by the F.B.I for quick transport. He was able to get a pass on homework on mondays in case the SFPD of the LAPD needed him for a case or raid. This weekend he had gone down for some work he needed to get done like filings but left early. He couldn't understand why the order was coming after him. The SFPD was definitely not a corrupt organization he never harmed them as an officer of the law. In fact he supported their activity in the area he just needed to get back to college and get some work done or hang with friends