Chapter 14

Alan appeared with Varick in the main room of the bunker a moment later. Varick was curled into a ball looking as if he wanted to scream but nothing was coming out. Angelika and the others came running when they heard Alan struggling with Varick.

“Alan what happened? Is he going to be alright?” A fearful Angelika asked.

“I don’t know I have to go in and see what’s wrong, Truda I need you to be my anchor. Whatever this is it has been there for a very long time. I need you as a tether to out here; I hope I can do something for him.” With that Alan delved in.

At first Alan was searching for Varick there was no sign of anything that was him. Further and further Alan went getting far deeper in Varick’s mind than he had in Truda’s. Finally Alan reached what he felt was the bottom or near the beginning of Varick’s mind. It was dark; feeling around Alan finally found a terrified teen Varick curled into a deep recess of his mind.

(Hello, ) Alan said a smile on his face. (Are you ok?)

In a trembling voice the teen Varick answered, (No sir. The dark man has been torturing me all the time. I can no longer look, the terrible things he has been trying to do to me. Are you here to hurt me also?)

(No, I am here to make the man stop, with your help. Where is he right now?) Alan asked the youth, who was staring at Alan like he was crazy.

The teen’s mouth showed fear as he only pointed. (Hello asshole. You really think you can defeat me. I have been here for almost as long as I have known the man. You have no chance but you will serve as an example

to him, as what happens when you defy me!) Lunging the dark man flew past as Alan side stepped but this time he was ready when the visage tried to enwrap him.

(Nice try but seen it before!) Alan laughed at him.

Smirking the dark man started to sling something at Alan. Best I avoid it he thought, keeping his eyes on the dark man Alan was also watching the projectiles that had flown past him. Smiling at the dark man Alan took control of several of the projectiles and sent them back toward the visage. Too shocked to move several holes were blown through it. Alan grabbed the rest that were holding nearby. (I think it’s time you went away!) Alan shouted as he sent the rest through the visage.

(Fool! You think you have defeated me? HA! This is just a set... ) The visage was saying when there was a sudden rush and the teen Varick stood next to Alan.

(You heard my friend! GO AWAY!) The force of Varick’s yell shredded the visage ‘til there was nothing left.

(See? I told you we could stop him.) Alan told the Teen with a smile. (We need to go to the surface, you’ll be safer there with the older Varick ok?) Alan asked the teen.

(Yes, thank you sir; I won’t forget, thank you.) Alan rose with him then was suddenly opening his eyes.

Varick wasn’t curled into a ball anymore, his eyes snapped open as he searched the room spotting Alan. Shakily getting to his feet Varick refused help as he slowly made his way to Alan. Grasping Alan’s hand firmly he stated, “I had forgotten about that tucked into the corner of my mind. Thank you at least I have conquered it.”

Alan shook his head no, much to the shock of Varick. “There are more there, not as strong but just as debilitating. We need to clear you and the others before we can really all move against them again.”

It had been a hell of a week, it seemed as soon as Alan cleared 1 section another popped up. Though it was helping to increase his own defenses, it was still using all his energy. So far he’d removed 7 from Truda and 5 each from the others. The problem was they were all disjointed, not really connected in any way. At least he’d removed the little place that the doctor and the assistant had hidden in case they felt the 4 got out of hand.

Truda was doing an amazing job with her growth now, Alan would guess that she her self was almost ready to venture out. Alan just hoped that the doctor didn’t have another fit when he found out that he really couldn’t control them anymore. Varick, Alan noticed, was pushing his self to advance as fast as possible.

Harman was actually to the point now that he really had nothing to fear from the assistant, but the doctor was an entirely different story. He too Alan noticed was working as hard as he could to build up his defenses.

Then there was Angelika, Alan turned a little red faced as he thought of her. Her lithe body was about to drive him crazy being confined with her. For some strange reason Alan felt she had the strongest defense against the doctor. It beat the hell out oif him though as to why hers was so high when the others weren’t.

Alan had ventured out a few times much to the loud verbal protests of the others. Each time Alan had gone else where and put out his feelers so to say. It appeared since he and Varick’s ‘visit’ to the assistant, the man had tightened his security. Alan shook his head, against the others it might fare well but him, a small smile lit up his face. Alan knew the assistant really had nothing to stop him.

Alan had just sat to relax today had been the hardest so far, he’d felt all of them cross one threshold or another. Laying back his eyes closed the moment his head hit the head rest. Again he felt his self floating above the same area that held the bunker. Entering, he was in the same place as the last time! At first he felt his self then the presence flashed out. Reaching out to the doctor Alan smiled, it was time to exact a little pay back!

Alan was about to literally cripple the man when again he saw a myriad of possibilities pop up. Damn it! Any physical pain the doctor suffered would lead to him being replaced then the facility being destroyed along with the 4. Then he also saw that the doctor had to live if he, himself as Alan were to exist! Christ! Alan growled then started to smile again as he again went through possible futures with only deep, deep suggestions planted in the doctor. Ah, Alan thought when he saw one that would actually lead to the doctor’s death and defeat.