Chapter 6

“Sorry mother, I should have warned you strong emotions open us up all the way.” Angelika was nodding as the pain started to pass. “After a week I was sent to another home, though as before they had no use for a child who knew things they didn’t. I was sent back and branded as useless and unwanted. The second orphanage had me transferred to a third one. There I was beat constantly for hours; they said it would make me a better child, better behaved. I was beaten so badly in fact that I stopped responding to the ass that was doing the deed.”

Angelika was in tears again feeling almost every emotion that Alan was. This time Alan didn’t close up. Angelika thought she could handle anything ‘til this. The sheer amount of terror and fear that Alan felt seemed to almost drown her.

“The state was doing inspections that day so they had to stop. I think that the inspector saved my life; I really don’t think that the monster would have stopped ‘til I was dead. They tried to hide me but the inspector was far smarter than they thought he was. When the man found me I swear that he was going to be sick, I was bleeding from numerous places, I had bruises all over my body. Within minutes the police were called and half the staff was arrested. Later on I heard that all the staff went to prison they all were killed there. The inmates don’t really like being put with children abusers.” Alan now had his head down tears flowing freely the pain as fresh now as it was then.

“Why! Why did that bastard do this to you? Had you been with us you would have gotten the love you not only wanted but deserved. We have been looking for that son of a bitch for over 40 years a few months ago we were as close as we have ever been. No one deserves what happened to you NO ONE!” Even as she yelled Angelika realized the error of what she’d just done.

A shrill, almost scream, erupted from her throat destroying everything in its path for at least a thousand yards. Angelika’s mouth again hung open, “Very good mother, but you have to remember that emotions can up the power greatly,” Alan told her as he walked to her.

“I have no real emotions; I haven’t for a very long time none of us have, though in Harmon’s case that might be a good thing,” Angelika said with a smirk. “What have you done? Alan we have no control over these emotions we haven’t had them in a very long time if ever.”

Alan looked at her for a moment then Angelika felt something different in her head slip and slide into place. “That ought to do it.”

“Alan how can you know all this? We are just starting to understand after years, yet you who had none of these abilities are suddenly almost an expert?!” Angelika asked an astonished look on her face.

“I told you, I went on line and read all that I could before the computer crashed, seems I was taking information faster than it could bring it up.” Alan told her as if it were an everyday thing.

“I think you really ought to meet the others,” Angelika told Alan.

Nodding he looked at the spot beside Angelika intensely, a moment later her brother appeared shock on his face. “Hello uncle, mother thought I should meet you, I agreed.” Alan said as he held his hand out to Varick.

Varick could only stare at Alan in shock there had been no sensation at all one moment he was watching with Harman and the next he was next to Angelika. Taken aback a moment Varick asked, “I’m sorry, what was it you were saying?” then felt like an idiot the moment the words left his mouth.

“Oh sorry Uncle, I know it can be disjointing it was to me the first time. I said, hello uncle, mother thought I should meet you, I agreed.” Again Alan extended his hand to Varick who was really feeling stupid now as all he could do was stare at the gesture of friendship from his nephew. “Really uncle, had I known it would have thrown you off this bad I might have warned you first, I’ll remember next time.”

“Thank you Alan that might help though some of us might not be as accepting as my sister and I.” Varick said a wry smile on his face, oh yeah he could gauge Harman’s reaction had it been him. “You know why we have been looking for you don’t you? Hell you might even have a better idea of a lot of things than we do. It appears that your abilities are coming in free of manipulation. Tell me just how much about us do you know?” Varick asked curious to see just what Alan had learned.

“When I went into Truda’s mind I saw the many blocks that had been placed there. Most I could get past but I didn’t try to remove them as I was afraid that it might hurt her mind. From what I saw they are in crucial areas of her mind.” Alan told them.

Varick thought a moment so the doctor really was afraid that they would finally discover a way to reopen the memories. This was curious as they had always known the man to get sadistic glee from the pain he inflicted upon them. Then again he said that they had been close to getting him, were they in fact starting to develop past where he could retard their abilities? “When was the last time that any of the blocks were placed in her?” Alan asked.

“From what I saw it was many months ago, why?” Alan asked.

“We all have been working to strengthen our defenses, in the last few months we have also been able to access abilities that we hadn’t been able to ‘til now.” Varick explained.

“May I look uncle?” Alan asked.

Varick tensed up but slowly nodded. Alan was suddenly in Varick’s head, shit there were so many blocks here it was pitiful. Moving through Alan bumped an early memory, the block was suddenly trying to attack him! What in the hell?! Withdrawing Alan saw that the block was coming out with him. Breathing hard Alan held up his hand when Angelika moved to help him. “NO! Don’t touch me, not yet!” Alan could see the block starting to form into a human shape. Ok now he was pissed and sliced at it effectively killing it.