Deception

Chapter 3

They all woke with a start from the screeching sound of Death.
"When I find that thing I'm gonna kill it." Johnny yelled over the sound while holding his ears.
"I'd pay to see that." H.G. laughed as hell cam out of the bathroom.
"How's Miles?" Cam asked as he walked over to John.
"Not good.
He got worse during the night." Jonh sighed as he checked the boys pulse.
"Why didn't you wake us?" Johnny snapped.
"Look they don't care if you lost sleep, they will force you to train no mater how awful you feel.
Even the shape Miles is in, they will force him to his feet and fight.
Your Dad and Ethan can't even get around that little rule, unless...
H.G. toss me my pack." John urged.
"Unless what?!" Cam asked.
"This herb has an effect that puts you in a deep coma like sleep so you can heal from its effects.
Hopefully they will except the fact he is too injured and let him stay here and rest with one of us..." John looked at Cam with a smirk.
"Maybe two of us." John said as he Jabbed Cam in the arm.
"Ouch!...
Why?...
Whoa...
I feel weird...
Johnny catch me."
Cam said as he started to fall grabbing hold of Johnny who laid him on the bed.
"You better explain what you just did to my brother." Johnny said as he pulled John close by his shirt collar.
"Just gave him a note to get out of gym." John shrugged and pushed Johnny off to give Miles the same injection.
"John why did you do that?" H.G. asked as he checked Cam's paulse.
"Look at us, even Bellamy we are in much better shape then those two.
I don't think Cam is ready to face off with Death or any opponent just the shriek of Death I could see he was gonna snap.
Now H.G. I want you to insist you need to stay with them to check on their vitals.
If they are as valuable as Jones thinks he should allow it." John explained as the doors opened and in walked Bash with Ethan taking up the rear herding the girls in.
"Cam!" Kay cried out and ran to his side kneeling on the bed next to him.
"Sleeping thistle?" Bash asked.
"Yes sir.
I figured best to keep him out along with Miles which by the way didn't take to the tea, he got worse during the night." John explained as Bash looked at his two boys helplessly asleep on the bed side by side.
He couldn't get over how much they looked alike with their age gape.
"Okay quick before Jones comes in, your medical opinion who should stay behind with them?" Bash rushly asked.
First John wanted to say H.G. he was like a little brother to him and he would do anything to protect him but when he looked at Newt who he practicaly raised too and saw his injuries he knew he was just as capable to watch their vitals.
"Newt.
Look at him, the moment they put him in with anyone he will fall." John said knowing they would put Newt up against someone twice his strength and size.
"Okay are you sure?" Bash was sure he was going to choose H.G. or Johnny well secrely he was hoping he choose Johnny.
"Yes Newt is best qualified, he knows more about these herbs than any of us, if we can get a second person to be his help than H.G." John looked at Bash hopefully.
"I think we are pushing our luck just with Newt.
You know Jones has a vendeda against the boy who was a traitor to him not to mention the boys that left with Newt." Bash said as he pondered John's choice.
"John I can't risk it.
Sorry Newt I'm going to say H.G. needs to stay behind to tend to my b.... Nephews." Bash caught himself just in case someone lurked near the door.
"Good morning boys and girls." Jones said with glee.
As he, Carson and Ripper came in.
The sight alone of the man that is apparently his father made John literally ill.
"What happened to them?!" Jones snapped as he walked over and shoved Kay out of his way.
Johnny caught her and held her back from attacking Jones.
"They took ill during the night.
I think it was one of those insects that plague your city." John said as he pulled up Cam's sleave to reveal a wicked looking rash.
Johnny's eyes grew wide when he saw it.
Bash shot him a look to not react.
"Cam!" Kay cried out and tried to break free of Johnny's grasp.
"Fine looks like they get a free pass.
You there your John's apprentice.
I will appoint you to care for them.
Are you going to need an assistant?"
Jones was giving H.G. The opportunity to keep someone else safe.
He had to make a wise decision.
Can't choose Newt that was already obvious, there was no way Jones would alow Johnny or John to sit this out along with MW who already out smarted his best back when she was six.
Bellamy was also on his list of people he wanted to destroy, which left Kay an fbi agent, Jones might want to see if she can beat his best students.
Than there's Dina, now she's possible, no training, just a civilian caught in the middle of this spiritual war.
And little Octavia still a child only twelve but if Jones knows anything he would know she's one of the best if not better than anyone in the room.
"You have one choice now choose or I'll do it for you." Jones snapped.
"Dina.." H.G. said in a rush.
"To bad.
I wanted to watch a weakling squirm, guess I'll have to wait." Jones sneerd as he shoved Dina into H.G.
"Thank you." She mouthed to H.G.
As they took the rest out of the room.
"Okay hand me that bag Newt left behind." H.G. snapped his fingers.
"What is that bug John mentioned?"
Dina asked as she haned him the bag from across Cam and Miles.
"One of those locus metioned in Revelations." H.G. said nonchalantly as he filled a syringe.
"Eew..." Dina squeeled and looked around for it.
"It was a lie.
John injected them with the sleeping thistle its something those bugs have in them genetically but they don't give you a coma sleep effect...
Dina could you please hold him down he's going to shoot up like a jack in the box once I inject him...
As I was saying those bugs do give wicked rashes and boils from the infection of their sting...
Miles calm down don't talk just relax.
Dina help me with Cam now...
Any how they torment the wicked not us so your safe...
Wait you bearly could hold Miles down." H.G. said as he paused before injecting Cam.
"Here you give it to him.
Think of it as injecting a roast with yummy juices." H.G. smirked weakly as Miles joined in helping to keep Cam still.
"Kay!" Cam yelled as he woke.
"Well nice to see you too." Dina slaped his arm.
"Wait I heard her?" Cam looked confusingly at H.G. and Dina.
"Yes Camron she was here." Dina dropped her gaze.
"Why did John inject me." Cam asked as he started digging at the rash.
H.G. grabbed his left hand to stop him from scratching.
Dina instinctively grabbed Miles right hand when she saw him scratching.
H.G. got a fresh jar of the goo Newt makes out of the bag he left behind.
"To save your life.
This looks new.
Must be a new ingredient.
Smells just as bad." H.G. half gagged as he sniffed it.
"Seriously need to find some better smells." Dina turned her head away.
As soon as he touched the infection with the goop it started healing.
"Well thats new." H.G. said with suprise.
Dina was ready to get it on Miles.
"Lets just give this a moment and make sure there no side effects." H.G. said as he grabbed Dina's wrist before she touched it.
"Oh sure I'll just be the Ginny pig." Cam half joked.
"No it shouldn't be anything serious.
If it makes you feel any better as the one who applied it I too will feel the effects, if any." H.G. smirked.