Deception

Chapter 7

"Hi Dina yes the boys are okay...
Yes we heard of the superstorm...
You should get to a shelter...
Yes we will be okay...
Dina slow down...
Its probably nothing..." Lexi answered the call regrettably.
"Hey Gunter...
Seriously!...
Gunter says its crazy outside worse storm he's ever seen...
They Boarded up the windows and are heading to the room under the archive for shelter." Johnny relayed his conversation with Gunter to everyone.
"Sorry I should have called you and told you, maybe invited you but Johnny was in a mood..." Cam spoke to Kay which resulted in a punch in his arm from Johnny.
"Hey Jordan...
Yeah we're moving.
Your tracking this right?...
I don't know if we'll need you to find us later.
Hey send pics of this superstorm." Miles kept talking to Jordan while he got a few pics...
'Took this out my window....'

'This one is out the main window its the worst...'

'Last one was out Dina's window...'

"Wow that's crazy I bet all that lightning is what's giving us such a good conection." Miles said still talking to Jordan.
"Guys Jordan has our location and take a look." Miles turned his cell for them to see the pics...
"I'll be home as soon as I can listen to your mother and be nice to your sister.
And your cousins...
I know they annoy you...
Ben don't do this right now...
Put Milly on...
Hey sweety...
Its okay please stop crying...
Yes I know...
Ben just told me he yelled at you.
I'll deal with him when I get home...
I love you to...
Put mommy back on...
Liz you okay...
Thats good I'm glade your brother is a storm tracker and has a shelter...
Yeah we kinda are...
I'll tell you all about it...
Lizzy I love you...
Lexi says hi and that she loves you and the kids too..."
Derek was half in tears as he hung up with his family.
"Thank you for including me." Lexi smiled as she rejoined him on the steps.
"That Dina sure can talk." Lexi chuckled.
"Yeah she thinks she's our mother hen."
Johnny laughed as he hung up with Gunter.
"K so we stopped moving and Jordan said he has our location saved..."
"Miles why do I sense a bad news tone in your voice?" Johnny narrowed his eyes at him.
"Well Jordan said he got pings off a few more cell phones..." Miles half mumbled.
"Define few?" Lexi sighed.
As she checked her hand gun and amo.
"Hold up...
First you can't go shooting in here or around here its being pumped with oxygen.
Oxygen explodes...
Plus it wouldn't be wise making holes in our bubble if you know what I mean." Miles said with urgency.
"I don't know what you mean. This whole thing is nuts and makes zero sense." Lexi responded back as she put the safety back on and holstered her gun.
"He makes a valid point if our air is in here sealed up with us it wouldn't be wise to poke holes." Derek areed.
Lexi just rolled her eyes she figured that much.
She just wanted to point out how unusual and unreal this all was.
"You mentioned chambers I assume they have access from the ground floor." Lexi inquired as she stood ready to find them.
"Don't worry agent it can't open from the outside.
but according to Jordan they are inside already and with many places to hide we are kinda screwed." Miles blurted.
"When were you planning on filling us in and you are yet to define few." Johnny gripped Miles shirt and pulled him close.
"About four for sure but its possible more." Miles said as he dropped his gaze.
"Okay Johnny you and I will check this floor and maybe lock the doors...
Cam you and Miles check upstairs with Derek...
Hey you two...
Before opening a door listen for any sounds...
Please tell me there is only one entrance to the kitchen." Lexi said to Johnny as they made their rounds.
"Dose a few secret passages and a dumb weighter count." Johnny smirked.
Lexi just rolled her eyes.
As she playfully shoved him.
"Dose that count as police brutality?" Johnny teased.
"How old are you?" Lexi rolled her eyes.
Before he could make a response she covered his mouth.
"Someone is in the library." Lexi whispered.
Johnny didn't hesitate he locked the padlock.
"Whats the deal with that?" Lexi whispered as they moved back to the steps to meet up with the others.
"Alexander would either lock us out or in together or alone depending on the situation.
You didn't notice the ones on our doors?" Johnny looked at her seriously.
"Hey I figured out how to watch the live feeds on the computer.
The guys in the library match the description of those who broke out of prison with Brad Young so we got three in that room.
Also in the Dungeon I saw three more one matches your Uncle Alexander and two other guys who have been on our most wanted list since before we were born which is weird because none of them look like old men." Derek told them as Johnny took off up the steps to meet up with Cam and Miles in Sebastian's room to look at the live feed.
"That's Jones and Carson isn't it?" Johnny more stated than asked.
"Yeah...
So this gets more interesting.
This houses is kinda a smart house all the doors can be sealed with this computer.
I bet anything this room was coded to keep Alexander and anyone like him out.
I can maybe seal them..."
"Miles wait...
I don't want us sealed off from the library.
Plus I don't want them destroying anything in there.
Wait till they rejoin the others in the torture room.
I want them sealed in there." Johnny instructed.
"That's a good idea." Lexi half gulped when she saw Brad as did Johnny with his two goons added.
"All of them." Lexi half whispered as she gently placed her hand on his shoulder.
Johnny swiped a tear away.
"Wait all of them?
What did they do?" Cam freaked.
Johnny grabbed Cam's arm and pulled him into his room closing the door.
"Look you know what happens to guys in prison?
And those three in the library were them.
It wasn't the choice attack all the time usually beatings were the main thing. The other was more or less their sick way of welcoming me.
Oh and my one year anniversary." Johnny said as he paced the room.
"So that day when you said to me nothing its jail thats what happens...
Where you just..." Cam couldn't find the words.
"No the day I outright refused visitors even you was the day." Johnny half snapped as he sat angerly next to Cam.
Johnny rested his elbows on his legs and held his head as he sobbed into his hands.
Cam put his arm around Johnny's back and pulled him to his side.
"Its going to be okay Johnny none of us will let them near you." Cam said in a hush tone as he rubbed Johnny's back to comfort him.
"Its not me I fear about it you and Miles.
Your like fresh meat to them.
I don't know if I'll be able to protect you two not to mention Lexi." Johnny half cried as he looked at Cam.
"I think we both know Miles can take care of himself.
Plus John taught me a few moves." Cam said with a smirk as he jumped Johnny and pinned him to the bed.
But of course Cam was no match for his twin who knows his weakness.
"No fare." Cam started laughing as Johnny hit his ticklish spot.
"Are you two ladies done with your powow." Raven smirked from one of the secret passages.
"Raven, Mas!?
How..."
Johnny and Cam said at the same time as Johnny held Cam in a headlock.
"Two hours cut off from civilization and you turned into a savage." Raven teased.
"We were locked in one of the rooms.
When the house shifted our doors came loose.
They have Cole locked up somewhere but its a maze in there.
We saw your light and heard you guys laughing."
"Say um how long were you guys standing there?" Johnny asked nervously.
"Like I said we heard laughing." Raven gave a weak smirk as he reassured Johnny.
Raven was the first to reach the door so he heard everything but the look on Johnny's face told Raven he didn't want him to know...