Deception

Chapter 28

The train slammed to a holt causing everyone to fall into each other.
"For crying out loud who is driving this thing a two year old!?" Jones growled as he pushed himself up off of Cam and Johnny.
It didn't take long for the gaurds to come down.
They clamped cuffs on their wrist the chains were all linked to another single chain that one of the gaurds held.
Jones and Johnny intently watched as they undid the hook.
They couldn't believe how simple it was, they both weakly laughed and kinda cried at how easy it was.
Their ankle chains were than welded together having them still connected even if they got the wrist cuffs off.
They were led into a huge dark dungeon.
They could hear screams of torture as they walked deeper into the damp cave like dungeon.
One by one they were released from all their cuffs and shoved into the large cell.
Once alone Johnny did his surveying of their new surrounding.
He was shocked when Tommy lept into his arms.
The boy was hiding in an alcove space in the stone wall.
As Johnny looked where he came out of he saw another little face poke out.
The boy was thiner and more bruised.
"Jay!?" Jef said as he rushed to the boy scooping him up in a bear hug the boy clung tight to him and cried.
"Where's Black?" Jef asked as he looked at the boy.
"Over here." Black caughed.
Jef handed Jay to Johnny and went to Black.
"How did you two get here." Jef checked Black with tears in his eyes.
"We were jumped by this guy he had a strong African accent.
I think he said his name was Meth." Black had a caughing fit as he spoke.
Johnny and Cam both felt faint at the name.
"He's not here is he?" Jones snapped.
Ripper pushed him out of the way shaking his head.
"Can't you see the boy is sick." Ripper was about to heal him but paused.
"Jef tell me can you see anything." Ripper said, he wanted Jef to practice his ability.
"Mucus in his chest." Jef looked at Ripper.
"You see it or hear it?" Ripper raised his eye brow.
"Hear it." Jef sighed.
Ripper shook his head and chuckled as he proceeded to heal Black...
"The doors are welded shut!
There's no access to the hinges!
This is nuts!" Johnny yelled as he slammed his hand against the doors.
"Take it easy.
You'll hurt you more than those iron bars." Jones chuckled as he came over and stood next to Johnny leaning his back against the bars facing the others he looked over at Johnny.
"I had it with all of this!
You guys, those things that have us! When is this going to end?" Johnny broke down and sobbed as he leaned his head against the bars and held onto them with an iron grasp.
"Johnny...
Look I know this is emotionally stressful and draining for you but I promise you, we'll get out of this." Jones placed his hand gently on the back of Johnny's neck and gave him a squeeze to comfort him.
Johnny slowly looked over at Jones with pure hatred.
"We are in this mess because of you!
Don't think this sudden nice act of yours and trying to figure this out together means we are family!
We will never be family with the likes of you and them!
The only family are those boys who haven't wronged us.
I trust my life in the hands of those Dark soldiers before I trust you.
So you better believe when it boils down and if Meth or those things asks anything about you I will be an open book." Johnny snapped as he shoved Jones and stormed off to sit with his brothers.
"You ungrateful..." Jones started but Alexander and Ripper got in between cutting him off.
"The boy has a right to be angry with you." Ripper said as Jones looked at him shocked for what he just said.
"I supported that boy and his brother.
I could have destroyed them countless times.
But I spared them." Jones snapped.
"Oh how kind of you Jones...
Choosing to torture us.
Bringing us to near death countless of times.
The kindest thing would have either let us be or kill us.
That in between thing was the worse you could put kids and any human through.
Besides last I knew Alexander raised us not you." Johnny snapped while Alexander held him back.
"Look this is pointless...
Yes Johnny we messed up your childhood and your life along with Cam's.
Thats on us we get it.
Jones you done nothing for him to be greatful for.
The only thing you done is tell me every little thing you wanted to happen to them.
While we are at it...
Young was not my fault and we both know that!" Alexander snapped letting go of Johnny and turned back to Jones and practically yelled at him.
"True you were an excellent pawn Alexander." Jones smirked, both Ripper and Johnny had to stop Alexander from beating the crap out of Jones who just laughed and shook his head and Johnny.
"Wait you saying Young was all his doing?" Cam spoke softly as he joined his brother.
"Yes Cam...
I cloned the boy from a sadistic murder and rapist." Jones smirked.
This caused Johnny wanting to tear into him now all the more.
"Enough already your scaring the boys and none of this is getting us out of here!" Jef spoke up with Black by his side.
"Okay for now you three just go over there and cool off." Jef ordered.
"Okay first off Black is that your name?" Johnny sighed as he sat.
Black nodded.
"If you could be called anything other than your last name what would it be?
I know you know they have names now." Johnny smirked.
Black's eyes lit up at the fact someone was asking his opinion of himself.
"I like the name Benjamin." Black smirked.
"Okay is it okay if you have Cameron in the middle or you wanna be like Jef.
Its your call Ben." Johnny smirked.
"I'll stick with the same choice as Jef." Ben hugged his brother.
"Okay welcome to the family Benjamin Black.
What about you small fry?" Johnny squeezed Jay that sat on his lap.
"Ummmm....
Maxwell Johnathan Black." The boy giggled as he looked up at Johnny.
"Well we know what we want don't we." Johnny tickled the boy's belly and hugged him as Tommy squeezed and wanted apart of it too.
"Man I really wish they were not here and somewhere safe." Johnny sighed as he hugged the boys.
It bothered Johnny how much smaller Max felt compaired to Tommy.
Even Ben looked to thin.
"Okay so what have you three noticed being here.
Tommy how long and how did you get here?" Johnny asked.
"They bearly feed us.
When they do its shoved under the door.
We are more or less left to ourselves." Ben sighed as tears streamed.
"How long have you been?" Cam asked as he put his hand on his shoulder.
Ben flinched at the touch.
"Sorry its just well you know...
We been here for wow I don't even know four months now." Ben shrugged as a tear escaped.
"Okay thats it I am not staying a trapped rat with the likes of them." Johnny narrowed his eyes at Jones little group as he got up and went to examined the iron doors once more.
Alexander tried to approach.
"If you don't get away from me Alexander so help me I will hurt you." Johnny growled.
Alexander shockingly stepped back but Jones had it, without warning he rushed at Johnny slamming him against the bars.
Jones pulled out his dagger he had hidden and put the point to Johnny's throat.
"If anyone of you try to stop me from dealing with him again I will end this right here right now." Jones growled as he pushed the tip deeper breaking the skin.
Johnny winced in pain as Jones now held him from behind and facing everyone.
Alexander and Ripper stood infront of the other boys to make sure they wouldn't try and be heros.
"Jones he snapped at me not you, now this is nuts, let the boy go." Alexander pleaded.
Alexander could see Jones was ready to kill Johnny.
"You heard the other boy.
They don't open the doors.
You kill him we have to live with his rotting corpse.
And if you think I can heal him with what your planning to do your wrong.
I can't resurrect the dead that is not one of my abilities." Ripper added.
Jones visibly relaxed.
Johnny could feel him ease up.
Johnny actually took a breath, he didn't even realize he wasn't breathing.
The other two men tensed when Johnny did that expecting that to set Jones off again.
Instead a smirk graced Jones' face as he swung Johnny around slamming his head off the iron bars.
"You can heal a bump right Ripper?" Jones laughed as Ripper rushed over.
"Jef get over here...
Is his scull cracked?
Hurry boy before he goes into shock or bleeds out." Ripper demanded as he grabbed the front of the boys shirt pulling him closer.
Jef just cried.
"I don't know."
Ripper pulled him down to his knees.
"You have to start learning to focus." Ripper scolded.
Ripoer heard Tommy gasp.
The little boy ran over to Johnny and kissed his forehead near the wound.
Ripper sat speechless as the Boy's tears dripped on it and healed the skin perfectly.
Johnny blinked his eyes open and smiled up at Tommy as he pulled the boy into a hug.
"Wait a sec, you said they could defeat an army." Johnny looked at Jones and back at the boys.
"Max come over here.
Sam, Andy...
Actually all of you get over here.
Okay on the count of three I want you to push but not hard just yet.
I want to just test this idea." Johnny said as Ripper helped him to his feet.
On three his clone brothers gave a push and sure enough the bars wanted to give way.
Johnny looked around to see if there was a window in their cell that could lead them to the outside.
"Looks like we need to find the exit as soon as we are out." Johnny sighed.
He looked across to another cell where some boys were watching them.
"We can't leave them here."
Johnny sighed as he put his hand out in their direction.
"Johnny we can't save everyone." Ripper said as he joined Johnny by the bars.
"If we work fast, test their strengths, maybe split up but still in the same proximity they can do it." Johnny smirked at his brothers who looked ready and willing to try.
"Okay Ben when do they make their rounds?" Johnny asked.
"When they brought you in that was it." Ben shrugged.
"I guess they planned to starve us.
Okay guys let's get out of here.
You kids...
Not a word spread it...
I don't want to draw attention." Johnny said to the boys accross from them.
It didn't take long for them to get it open.
And everyone one out.
"Well now what genius?" Jones grumbled.
Johnny narrowed his eyes at Jones.
Before walking away.
He stopped infront of a big wood door.
The clones all pushed and sure enough it opened to the grounds where more prisoners stood just staring blankly at them.
Johnny ignored it and led everyone to the gate on the wall.
This time Jones, Ripper and Alexander helped.
"John, Cam, Miles, H.G...
Keep the clones close we are not going to stick with all these kids and spread the rumor on how dagerous our older cellmates are so these kids either revolt or get away from them.
But I bet a few of those adults following us would take care them for us."  Johnny smirked as a man similar to Gunter approched them.
"Thank you." He said as he hugged Johnny.
They told him their plan and why.
The man was all willing to help with Johnny's group.
In a matter of seconds the rumors spread and the kids all took off in different direction mainly they knew the direction that would lead them home.
When Jones and the other two looked back they couldn't find the boys through the crowd hiding the boys as they led them to their land.
But Jones and the other two couldn't tell they were with that group or just took off.
"Do those creatures not live here?" Johnny asked as he carried Max on his back.
"No they only come once a week to feed us and resupply the water.
Sometimes they stay away for a month." The Gunter look alike told Johnny.
"Whats your name?" Johnny asked.
"Allen." He smiled as he side hugged Johnny.
"Its so weird, you reminded me of our friend Gunter." Johnny chukled as he saw tears form in the big guy's eyes.
"That's my big brother!
We got seperated when I was sent to jail for a bust after this one place we rescued these kids from their old man.
You know those two boys look like the kids." Allen pointed to Tommy and Max.
"That was us." Johnny smirked.
Allen's eyes grew wide as a smile graced his face.
"I always wondered what happened to you boys.
That father of yours was crazy." Allen shook his head at the memory.
"He was our uncle, which we recently found out was a clone, as are the boys with us." Johnny smirked as Max snuggled his face against his head and yawned.
Johnny changed from holding him on his back to carrying him so he could sleep better while they walked.
"Look there might be a problem.
The tribe that rescued me dosn't approve of clones, infact they are considered out laws." Allen sighed.
"Wait than we can't..." Allen calmed Johnny.
"Its okay I will explain that they only need a moment and continue on.
We will not enter until they sign immunity for them." Allen assured...
The village looked like a war camp everyone wore camo and seemed to be training.
Everyone stopped what they were doing and came running towards them.
They were happy to see their friends and family free and returning home.
An Asian woman lept into Allen's arms and kissed him as three boys and two little girls came running up screaming daddy.
"Allen how did you escape." The leader of the tribe approach.
As Allen picked up his little girls, he kissed them before putting them back down.
The little boys already started playing with Tommy and Max the girls joined their little game.
"These boys here...
O'Neil theres just one thing they are clones except these five." Allen frowned as O'Neil stopped the kids from playing and sent them back inside with their mother.
O'Neil looked down at the boys that clung to Cam and Johnny's hands, he gave the boys a smirk as they shyly looked up at him.
"Thank you for rescuing my people.
I am willing to give all of you immunity.
But I ask that you keep the smaller ones close not all will agree.
They my interact with Allen's children as you stay here.
I am not saying this to be mean or prejudice.
Its for your own safety.
I cannot account for how some of my people will react to your presence.
We had some major issues in the past with clones.
Their is a tribe of them beyond our forest.
I will make it clear that you are not apart of that group.
We know and respect the Eternal City King's choice in making his royal train a sanctuary for boys and girls like you.
I will help you get back there safely.
Now if everyone after my meeting is in one accord with my decision to house you for some time you will be allowed to roam around safely but untill than stay in Allen's fence." O'Neil instructed as he walked with them to Allen's home.
Allen's kids were happy to see their playmates again.
The meeting was quick and pleasent.
Everyone was welcoming and greatful to the clones that rescued their friends and family.
They had a festival of sorts in their honor.
They were taken down a hill that had an amusement park.
"You own an amusement park?" Johnny and Cam gasped, the clones shrugged and looked confused at them.
"I figured these boys never saw one...
Yeah we got it from several traveling carnivals that pretty much just left it.
We fixed it up made it better and well a few families chose it as their residence to protect and preserve." O'Niel laughed as he watched the kids run to the park, some tumbled down the grassy hill.
To their suprise Lexi and the kids were there.
Johnny hugged his wife and kids as Dove lept in Cam's arms.
Jonah along with Bash, Gunter, Jordan, Nic, Bellamy, Raven and his brothers were all there.
"We found these straglers roaming to close to the clone tribe." O'Neil smirked.
"I was able to contact the royal train they will be in the area a week from now.
Kay and the girls are on board." Jonah assured.
Gunter just stared at Allen speechless as tears flowed.
"Daddy?...
Wait your not daddy." The little girl that tugged on Gunters hand giggled as she ran to her daddy.
"This is Amya.
My youngest and sassy baby girl." Allen kissed her playfully as she quirmed and giggled.
Allen and Gunter walk into the park catching up while watching his kids.
They chose to camp out in the park.
Allen and his family joined.
"I wander if the stars are the same here as at home." Cam said as the stared up at the magnificent sky.
"I don't know but its definitely clearer." Johnny smiled.
The kids were goofing around and laughing from there sleeping bags.
"Come on guys and girls its time to sleep." Jef hushed.
Lexi smirked as she made her way and snuggled with Johnny.
"He really has away with kids." Lexi smirked as they listened to Jef tell them a story about two princes locked in a tower rescuing their clones.
"He embellished that a bit." Cam giggled as he rolled onto his side to look at Johnny and Lexi.
Johnny wraped his other arm around Cam and pulled him close and kissed the top of his head go to sleep little brother." Johnny teased as he squeezed Cam's tiklish spot on his neck.
Than Johnny took back his arm so he could hug and kiss his wife.
It didn't take long for Max, Tommy and Dove to make their way to snuggle in with them.
Before they knew it every one of the boys were close.
Miles gigled with Nic and Bellamy as they sat up from their spot watching.
"Keep it up and I'll force you tough guys to join." Johnny teased as Aaron and Anastasia climbed on top of him, Miles, Nic and Bellamy faked sleeping and chuckled while leaning against eachother.