Camp Bam Bam

(The end is but the beginning; the beginning is but the end and the way between is that which makes life and honors all. To those who betray their master only one fate is possible. Doctor Hayes and Captain Casey must meet their fate in the way of the Code.)

**End Logans POV**

Adam and the rest understood what he said, yet didn't at the same time. They didn't know what had been done to Chang and the rest of them.

In a split second at super human speed, Chang moved, drawing his sword and executing his moves flawlessly; first one stroke then another, it was over before anyone realized he had even moved. Once they did, though, the screams began.

Those screams were upon seeing what the beautifully choreographed movements resulted in; as Chang came fully to a stop once again, two bodies began to fall with strangled choking gasps.

Logan called out "MOM!" at the same time as Juan screamed "Dad!"

Chang never moved or even looked at what was going on around him.

It looked like he wasn't even there.

Adam stared stunned at the scene before him, both his parents dead before they hit the ground.

"And now the rest, my brave warrior," Adams could be heard saying as Chang suddenly began to move again.

Jory had drawn his gun and was bringing it up to Chang when suddenly it disappeared, and a young boy walked into the room. Shaking his head, he raised his hand and golden fire spewed forth; striking Chang and freezing him in place.

"YOU!" the all but forgotten General screamed.

"Hello, General Adams," the boy replied, walking over to Chang and touching his head, then catching the boy as he fell laying him gently onto the floor. By this point, everyone else had rushed over to Janet and Joe. Logan was making a futile effort to stem the flow of blood from his mothers neck, while Adam had pulled Joe from his chair and was also holding his hands around the man's neck. Adam knew there was nothing he could do; Chang had cut Joes head almost clean off.

Suddenly, the boy waved his hand and Jason was standing there in only his tee-shirt and he was just finishing tugging that off. Looking stunned as he took in what was going on around him, he exclaimed, "FUCKIN' HELL!... what the FUCK is going on?" he asked, but didnt get a chance to get an answer as another voice filled the stunned room.

"Youyou're dead." the General said disbelievingly.

"Yes, I am," Pablo replied coldly as he turned and said to Jason and the rest. "They weren't satisfied with what they had done to your bodies; they also wanted more. They implanted subliminal controls in all of you. Jason, you need to go in and remove them."

Then he turned to the General and said. "What you have done will not be allowed to stand." With all eyes on him, Pablo moved over to Joe and Janet, kneeling between them and placing a hand on each of their chests.

"You are needed here by too many to let evil triumph and you have much yet to do; return to us, return to your family." The words were spoken so softly that most could not even hear them.

A golden glow began where his hand made contact with their bodies until it was almost blinding in its intensity. Even the Unit members were forced to turn their eyes away. When it faded, both Joe and Janet were sitting up and looking around bewildered.

"You know, General... I have a lot of friends in Hell, and called in a few favors. Your express ticket to Hell is here and they are so looking forward to meeting you," Pablito said next, as he turned to face the screen again. On his face, was a feral grin that might have put Juan to shame.

At the same time, a voice everyone recognized said, "It's soooo nice to see you again, General."

All watched, as General Adams gasped and spun to face who had spoken;, fear plainly visible on his face. He spun back to the camera and yelled, "You gave me your word, Lieutenant!"

Adam was just as shocked as the General was; he had no idea how they knew what was going on, nor where the General was... but he was sure glad they did. "Im sorry General, but Captain Reynolds is not under my command. By the way just... for the record, I'm a Colonel, not a Lieutenant," Adam replied with a cold smile.

"Neither are we..." came another voice as Tom, Tony, and Elena walked into the picture.

"I'll be there in a little bit, poppa, Pablo called out, standing next to Jason, who had his hands on Juans head, trying to find the triggers that the General had put in there.

"Why?" Mike asked.

"Oh, I have to heal him," Pablo replied, grinning.

"WHAT?" Jory yelled out in utter confusion.

"Well... we wouldn't want him to die too quickly, now would we?" the angel boy said with that feral grin back on his face.

"All right, Pablo, but this isn't something children need to see," Mike said, moving forward and turning off the video as the General could be heard mewling, "No, no, you can't do this, no!!!"

Everyone could hear Jorys comment in a very serious tone, "Damn... I really wanna watch that."

It took everyone a moment to figure out who spoke next as a soft "So would I" ,could be heard. All eyes fell onto Janet, who was sitting there running her fingers through Changs hair. "What? For once I agree... That FUCKER needs to die." Stunned silence reigned for a second until Pablo spoke again.

"You'll all be all right once Jason finishes with you. One more thing I gotta do," Pablo said as he waved his hand and the kid from the cage appeared on the ground in front of him.

Kneeling down once again, he looked up and asked, "Father, please help right a wrong and bring this young boy back to his family." With that, he placed his hand on the child and once again the glow caused everyone to look away.

When it was over a confused young boy sat there, the collar once around his neck now in his hands as he looked at everyone around him and asked softly, "Where... Where am I?"

Khan quickly moved over and took the boy in his arms. "Come on little one, Ill take care of you." The little boy looked up at the massive form of Khan, then to the huge paw that was lightly sitting on his shoulder. It took a second, but the young boy then looked up into Khans eyes and smiled. "Okay..." Khan smiled a toothy grin, bent over, picked the young boy up, and took him out of the room.

Adam moved over to where Pablito was standing. Adam placed a hand on the boys shoulder and quickly pulled him to a corner of the room. "Pablo, you cant do this!"

"What do you mean I cant... Why the hell not?" The boy was obviously shocked at what Adam was saying.

"Because its not right," Adam said softly.

"THE HELL IT ISNT! This fuckers gonna pay. Come on, Adam, you know better than anyone what this dickheads done!" The angry look on Pablos face matched a few others' who were close enough to hear what was being said.

"You're right, I know all too well what hes done, and what I know is probably not even half of it. But that doesnt make it right to sink to his level. I dont want that for you, Pablo... you're better than that." Adam passionately pleaded.

"Oh... I'm not sinking to anything Adam... healing, as you've seen is part of the job." The angel boy said with that same grin then when he saw Adam's mouth open to say something else quickly said. "You know what, Adam? We dont have time to argue about this. Ill.. Ill think about it. But you got a lot of shit here you gotta deal with."

"Yeah, I know. Do me a favor, though. Before Uncle Mike leaves, make sure he calls me. Ill need him to do something."

"Okay." Pablo stepped up and hugged Adam, and then in a flash, he was gone.

Jason, meanwhile, had thrown his tee-shirt on the nearest console as he had decided that with it on, he'd be emphasizing the fact that his dick was showing. He floated over the blood and landed by Chang and began scanning.

"Adam, when you have a moment, I'll need to scan you too," Jason said in concentration as his eyes blazed blue.

Adam nodded and walked over to Jason, his mind spinning with the implications of what this all could mean.

"Fuck!" Jason's face paled and he gripped the sides of Chang's face. "No... wait... No! Shit... Wait... there... there you are... Oh, God... please let him still be here..." Sweat started to bead on the Welsh boy's brow, and even his back was clearly becoming slick as he fought with something Adam could not even imagine.

"What?!?!?!" Adam said, as the rest of the people in the room stood watching as Jason worked.

They received no answer from Jason at first. After a long, heavy moment, Jason took his hands from Chang's face. "I found him," he whispered with relief, his head bowed. He breathed slowly, as if he had run a marathon, before looking up into Adam's eyes. "He's there. Thank God he's N-Gen. If this had been Juan or Will or one of the others, they'd be gone."

"Why? What happened?" Adam asked, clearly concerned.

"Most normal 'conditioning' acts more like a hypnotism, or brainwashing. This was something - else. When that fuck-faced cunt," Jason spat the word out, loaded with venom, "... what he had arranged... Once triggered, the person would be gone, and a new persona would take over. One that was completely loyal to... to him... and the new persona would know everything the original one did. Think of how Juan was before - now have all of the good that he was him, even when two persons, removed and just a robot - a robot with all Juan's skills, knowledge, ability, trained viciousness...."

Adam swallowed, and Koth reached to pull Juan into his arms quickly.

Jason raised his face to look at the nearest camera. "Daileass, I want you to close off ALL communications into and out of this Camp. I don't even want someone to be able to send smoke signals - clear? Get Ark to help you. Only YOU should have access to the rest of the world."

It was weird to hear a disembodied voice sound scared but Daileass did. "Umm... Adam?"

Adam looked hard at Jason, not angry at Jason, but fuming over what was going on and also more than a bit scared. "Do it."

"Yes Sir." Suddenly all computer screens went blank, and for a moment, it was eerily silent in the usually busy command station within the Units Base. "Its done... I have even blocked cellular signals and satellite signals from reaching in. Ark has agreed to scan everything coming in and relay to me... Just in case." His voice trailed off, his last statement left unsaid.

"Good. Adam; I need to check the rest of you. I don't think they'd have done this to everyone involved in the Experiment - just the 'best'. That's you five, and maybe the Cats," Jason said as he stood. "And can someone throw me a jumpsuit or something? My nuts are beginning to get... chilled..." he said seriously.

Adam nodded, "Ill go first." He wasnt about to let any of his brothers try this without letting Jason do it to him first.

"I wanted you to go first anyway," Jason said as he took a hastily thrown jumpsuit from Alvin and squeezed his legs into it. "Damn, this is tight," he smiled. He tied the arms around his waist and adjusted his family jewels a few times. "Last time I wore something this small I was smaller than Joel! Anyhow - yes, you first Adam. If I trigger something when in your head, you'd survive it as you're N-Gen like Chang. The other three ain't."

With that, he took Adam's hand and his eyes lit up again.

A bare moment later, Jason smiled. "Okay. There is programming there, but I can scan without triggering it. Okay, next - William! Come on, cute stuff - my balls may be warm, now, but they're getting crushed."

William tried to smile, but simply couldn't. He came up and took Jason's hand.

As Jason scanned William, Korris came up to Adam, "Chang's not getting up. I don't understand - I thought Pablito said my brother could help?"

Adam pulled Korris into a tight hug. "Im sure hell be fine. Well just have to wait and let Jason work."

As Will was given a brief hug, Jason looked over at Juan and Jory. "Let's speed this up. Come here you two," he smiled as Juan and Jory came closer. Koth followed behind.

"Wish my boyfriend and girlfriend were here too," Jory whispered to Juan as Jason took their hands.

A moment later, Jason released them and looked at Adam. "I can't remove this type of conditioning, bro. It'll take a Vulcan melder to do that, and...."

"Daileass - Grab Joel and get him here now!" Adam ordered quickly.

Jason's eyes flew open wide, "Uh, Adam? He and Kev are off on their wedding night? I meant Poppa Spock..."

Too late - A transporter beam resolved in the place where Jason had 'popped' in, and Jason winced.

Joel and Kevin were in the middle of a serious kiss, and thankfully still fully clothed. However, Joel's reaction was pitiable, for he closed his fear-filled eyes and fell to the floor in a fetal position.

Kevin, however, had his left hand raised and was pointing it about wildly. "What the fuck... Hey! What gives, guys?" he asked as he took in where he was and who was there. "Sa'r? Oh, Sa'r! Don't panic!" he said softly as he fell to his knees to pull Joel into his arms.

"OH SHIT!" Adam exclaimed as he started to rush to where Joel was on the floor. Adam almost fell to the floor though as Juan barreled past him and almost baseball slid to be lying next to Joel. Juan was speaking so softly that not even Adam could hear what his brother was saying, so he looked up into the air.

"Daileass... next time you transport someone... it is polite to LET THEM KNOW!" Adam had to stop there because he realized he had shouted the last part.

Everyone could hear the blush in Daileass voice. "Uhh.. yeah... I just got told that.. by about ten people... and one... alligator... and you were the nicest."

"You sure?" Joel was heard whispering to Juan.

Juan said softly back, "Yeah. This is my home, my big 'little' brother. And we need your help."

Joel cracked open his eyes and sat up slowly. He gripped Kevin's arms tightly as they were wrapped around him. "This feels weird... I've not been this far from Blondie and Ted, before... I... I can't feel them anymore..."

Kevin kissed his cheek softly, and Juan copied him. Joel smiled, then looked up at Adam... then around.

"Ch...Chang? What happened? Why's Auntie Janet and Unca Joe covered in blood?" the now concerned little Vulcan asked quickly.

Jason moved over with Adam. "I'll send it all to you, that way you'll know. I've picked everything out of your Adz' head, so you'll have all of it," Jason rushed as his eyes lit up again.

Joel's eyes went flat a bare moment later. "HE DID WHAT?" he raged as he leapt to his feet. Juan backed away as the Vulcan's fury rippled out.

A desk chair was then thrown against the furthest wall.

"Whatever Unca Mike is doing to him is going to be too easy," Joel shouted, completely pissed off. "Crucify the fucker! I..."

As the boy lapsed into Vulcan to continue his swearing rant, Jason and Korris exchanged a look. "I have to say," Korris murmured, "that the Vulcans can swear better than even us Klingons!"

"More practice - they're a titchy bit older!" Jason giggled.

Juan, lost in fits of giggles, walked over to Joel and pulled him into a hug. "Its okay, Joel... Its over and done with. We gotta worry about the here and now. Oh.. and dont worry... I wont tell your mom what you were just saying."

Kevin snorted with amusement, "I don't know if she'd understand it all... some of those words are so old they ain't included in the Clan language dump..."

Joel took in a deep breath and balled his fists. He was still shaking in rage, and couldn't regain control. He didn't have the training. "I need my Mammy or Daddy," he grated, "Or my Cory... I'm... I'm going to..."

Juan was gently pushed to one side, and Janet picked up Joel. Having met her in the Party earlier, Joel had formed a close bond with her in those few brief minutes. He relaxed so fast he nearly slid out of Janet's arms. "Shhh... we're okay. We're still here, and soon we'll all be back to normal. We just need our little Joel to help."

"Thank you, Auntie Janet," Joel murmured as he felt his anger subsiding.

After another moment, he was placed back on his feet. He looked down at Chang, "He's gonna be the hardest one. Kor? Can you take him to his room? I think it'll be best for him to wake up some place real quiet once I've helped him."

Korris nodded, and after receiving a nod from Adam, bent down and picked up his bonded's limp form.

"Jace?" Joel said next. "Scan everyone. No matter if they were in Genesis or not. Let's be sure."

"Acknowledged," Jason said softly as he rose into the air and closed his eyes.

Joel moved and climbed into Adam's arms. Held chest to chest to the fourteen year old, Joel whispered, "This meld is going to be... odd, Adz. For this, I'll know everything about you. And you will know everything about me too. I have to check every part of your mind for the trigger points. Okay?"

Adam nodded and closed his eyes.

Joel spared a glance for the now furiously blushing Logan. "Sorry, bro. I'll say nothing... much," he giggled before fixing the fingers of both hands to Adam's face. "My mind to your mind..."

Jason, however, wasn't paying attention. "Oh, God... Daileass?"

"Yeah? Look, I said I was sorry..."

"Hush, goof. Call in ALL the Genesis kids. Every last one, I'll tell Nathan in Orlando by Telepathy to sort out the Cats and few others there. But I need EVERY LAST ONE of the G-Kids in here - like ten seconds ago!"

Alvin spoke up immediately. "Sir... If I may, it would be easier to use the conference room Alpha. It only has one entrance, and they would not be able to access any sensitive equipment. Also, Daileass, please revoke all computer access to EVERY station in the base. This would be a Def-con Alpha lock down."

"I'm not Mikyvis, Sir. But they are on their way, and this time I notified them." Daileass replied.

Logan stepped forward, and addressed Jason formally. "Patriarch Evans... I believe it would be logical for you to take command of the Special Forces Division until such time as it can be turned back over."

Everyone turned and looked stunned at Logan until they heard Alvins soft voice, "That would be... Logical."

Jason nodded, then his ill fitting jumpsuit fell off completely. After floating back to the ground, he quipped to the now mutely laughing group, "So much for my command dignity!"

Alvin chuckled. "Sir... just so you know, Adam has a spare uniform in his office... for the times when he and Logan... make a mess."

"First, a uniform three sizes too small; and now one five sizes too big? Jesus!" Jason giggled. "No, no need to deprive the horny duo of their spare change of clothes. I've commanded a mission this way from the Nest before..."

"Hey now!" Logan retorted.

Jason grinned at him, then said, "Logan, please stand by your brothers. You need a meld too. Kevin - can you be ready to help Joel? This will take a lot out of him. Nathan is preparing ten Vulcans from our Division to come over, and Poppa Spock and Aunt T'Pol will join us once they've sorted out the G-kids back at Orlando."

"Okay, Jace," Kevin said, his eyes betraying how put out he was.

Juan misunderstood what Kevin's face was telling everyone, and asked, "You still upset about what happened to Dad and Mom?"

"Yes, but not for the reasons you think," Kevin said shortly. "I was about to get fucking LAID, and now this SHIT happened!"

Before Juan could respond, a raucous blast came over the P.A. system Daileass's voice came, as always, from everywhere: "This is a DEFCON 1 ALERT! This Base is now under lockdown! ALL Genesis Project Members are required to report to the main briefing room immediately. All other personnel are required to report to their quarters. If you have not been assigned to quarters yet, please respond to the mess hall. Repeat... This is a DEFCON 1 ALERT! This Base..."

As soon as Daileass was done, Donny looked over at Emily, then turned to Jason. "Sir, I think it would be wise for me and Lieutenant Larson to report to the conference room to make sure all the Genesis kids are unarmed."

"Agreed," Jason said as he nodded at Donny and Emily, "Talons, go with them." At that, they all headed towards the main conference room.

"But Jace!" Koth protested as he pulled Juan in even closer.

"Now, bro. He's in good hands with Joel, but if any one of those others starts something, you have more chance of taking them down than Donny or Emily - don't you?"

"Well, yeah... sorry, Voice. Acknowledged," Koth said as he straightened up. He kissed Juan quickly, grabbed his brother's bat'leth that had been dropped when Korris had taken Chang out, and ran off after the other two.

Jason then grinned at the scowling Kevin, "Hey, at least you weren't like one of the enhanced girls here, Kev. She was about to jump a bone when Daileass put out all fires of ardour..."

"So what!" Kevin spat moodily. "She's probably done it before... This is our... WAS our first night... I wanted it to be special, and now it's been fucked up by some asshole... I wanna kill him... And I'm being selfish..." he whispered finally as a single tear trickled down his cheek. "Sorry..."

Jason smiled, "Don't worry. Okay..."

"There, done," Joel whispered as Adam sank to his knees. "Uh... Adz... I need... to breathe... please?"

Adam was hugging the slender Vulcan boy tightly; very tightly.

"I'll... neck... pinch you if... you don't... let go!" Joel managed to say in growing panic.

"Sorry, but I didn't know... 'bout you OR Juan... oh, Joel... Juan..." Adam cried softly as he released his hold slightly.

"You told him?" Juan whispered to Joel.

Joel shrugged, "Not really. He saw everything I am and know. It'll happen with you in a moment, bro, so you'll understand then. He won't say nuffin' - you know that."

Juan just nodded and then stood in line behind Will and Jory waiting for his turn.

As Joel climbed into Logan's arms, he giggled, "You're very bendable, ain't ya?"

Logan, after catching the look his mother just gave him, decided that it might be best to NOT answer that one.

As Joel started the meld, Janet turned to Jason. "When did that bastard get my son?"

"A few years back. Logan has a day he doesn't remember being in school. They took him then," Jason said softly.

"Is it possible for me to join Mike?" Janet grated slowly to herself.

Jason looked over at Adam. "Bro, I give command back to you now. Logan asked me to assume control temporarily."

"Thank you, Jace," Adam said as he got up from his knees. "How many are affected?"

"Everyone from Genesis, including the AI boys here: Alvin and the rest," Jason said slowly. "Joel can meld with an Android - Vulcans can - but they cannot reprogram in a meld... I think we'll need Austin from the Compound."

"No," Adam said as he looked up. "Just 'No', Daileass."

"I wasn't gonna do nuffin'!" the AI protested loudly.

"Austin will come over with Poppa Spock," Jason said a second later, his eyes distant. "Spock is not pleased over there."

"Wait a minute... you mean my brothers have programming for this?" Daileass asked.

"That's the way it sounds." Adam said.

Daileass was quiet for a few seconds, then he came back. "Commander, I have turned over all base operations to Ark until such time as my memory banks can be scanned. I will still be talking, but Ark is running everything else."

"Acknowledged." Adam said with a shake of his head. "Uncle Mike... please make it slow and painful." he spoke softly, but many people overheard, and everyone nodded in agreement.

"Daely? You too, bro... sorry," Jason whispered after his eyes had blazed out even brighter. "God, that's hard. Positronic brains INSIDE a body is easy... finding YOURS in your special ROOM is quite another..."

"Finished... what IS this fetish with BBQ sauce?" Joel asked curiously. "And doesn't it make your dick st..."

"Never mind Joel!" Logan rushed as he too started hugging the boy tightly, tears in his eyes.

Janet and Joe were laughing hard. "So THATS where it all went to," Joe said.

Jorys eyes were wide as he looked at Adam. "Adam... do I gotta?"

"YES!" Janet, Joe, Adam and Jason all said at the same time.

"Ahhh man. Joel... not a word... okay. No matter what you see.... NOT A WORD!" Jory said seriously, but with a smile as he walked up in front of the smaller boy.

Joel grinned and winked at the boy. "First, I need Kevin," he whispered as he was let go by Logan. He walked on wobbly legs over and was pulled into his husband's arms. "Kev? After what I've seen, we're gonna have LOTS to do..."

"Oh, God save us," Logan said as Adam ran and tackled the escaping Will, then giggled as he was brought back to the line.

A few minutes later, and Joel walked over to Jory. "My mind to your mind..." he whispered, while Jory crossed his fingers fervently.

"I dread to think," Jason giggled as he found a place to sit and watch the show, "what Jory is so scared of Joel seeing."

"I'm not going to ask," Joe chuckled.

They all watched silently. Two minutes later, and, "Jory - you've nothing to be ashamed of! Logan IS cute. Yeah, he's your 'bro', but you're not blood-brothers, are you? Besides, Trist and Donna are hot! I'm happy for you!"

Logan's jaw hit the floor.

"Talk about brothers bonding!" Jason howled as he fell off the chair and rolled around on the floor.

"I'm gonna get you, elf!" Jory giggled as he blushed. As he moved away, he was caught by Logan and pulled into a hug.

"Thank you," Logan said with a smile. "You're cute too."

"Awww, man!" Jory whinned. "MOM! Tell them!"

"I hope you're not after ANOTHER member to the threesome you've got going already, little brother," Adam mock glared at him, before breaking out in laughter.

"MOM! Tell them!" Jory whined louder. Janet, for her part, just sat there smiling, shaking her head.

Will was now looking completely pale faced. "I'll give you as many rides as you want, Joel, if you say NOTHING when this is done. Deal?"

Joel just smiled.

"Well..." Joel said as he finished the meld with Will.

A pause.

"Well what?" Jory pressed, looking between them.

Joel looked over at Billy. Then back at Will; then at Billy again.

"Come on! Fess up! You've done the rest of us!" Logan giggled.

"I don't see it," Joel said as he faced Will again. "He looks nothing like a Black Hawk... how can you get so turned on by Billy AND a helicopter?"

"What? Hey! I'm FAR more attractive than a Black Hawk!" Billy managed to say through his laughter.

"Yeah, you are," Joel agreed. "Besides, Will don't get rode by his 'Hawk..."

Will couldnt help but laugh as Billy tried to say something.... anything. "Not to mention I like his gun better."

Juan was the calmest of the group, especially after all that had been revealed.

Everyone knew why - what was hidden in Juan's past was horror, not comical, and Joel had already seen it. Also, due to them ALL knowing what Joel knew, they knew it too.

However, they had forgotten something...

As the final meld finished, Joel bust out laughing. "Wow, you sure had a fun afternoon since the last meld, didn't ya? AND a lot of money... THEN more fun..."

Uh huh," Juan grinned.

"Good for you, bro... oh, I have a gift for you," Joel smiled as he turned to Kevin. The brown haired boy smiled and pulled something from the backpack he was wearing.

After throwing it to Joel, the Vulcan turned around and handed the wrapped parcel to Juan, "Here, someone you've missed for a very long time, bro."

Juan opened it slowly. A huge sob came next, and a choked word; just one.

"Rambo!" Juan sobbed as he held the small bear to his cheek. Then he cried... and cried...

Joe quickly pushed his chair over to Juan and caught him just before he fell to the floor still clutching the teddy bear. Joe easily pulled the boy into his lap and quietly soothed his tears. Janet walked up, and pulled Joes chair back a bit before she too knelt down and comforted the crying boy.

All the others first went up to Joel and hugged him. "Thanks, Joel," Adam whispered.

They all knew what had happened in Juan's past, now. They all knew just how much that small, tiny bear meant to their brother.

"Guys, the Vulcans have arrived, and Poppa Spock says he'll be here soon," Jason said with a grin. "The others will be getting their melds now. Joel? You want to meld with Chang? Or do you want your Dad to do so?"

"I'll go. Can someone show me where his room is?" Joel asked as he finished his hug with Jory.

"Sure," Janet said as she let go of Juan. "Come with me, Joel; you too, Kevin."

As Janet led the two small boys out of the Command Center, Alvin called over, "When do we start planning some butt-kicking, Adam?"

Adam never got the chance to reply.

"Rambo says right now," Juan said, a huge happy smile on his face. "And he's REALLY pissed off!"

"The bear is angry," Joe chuckled evilly. "You won't LIKE the bear when he's angry..."

 

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It took about five more minutes before Spock, T'Pol and Austin showed up. Adam quickly asked Austin to deprogram Alvin, then they needed to work on Daileass. Austin nodded and walked over to join with the Clones and Chipmunks.

They were all about to head out to deal with the other Genesis kids when Todd was beamed in, looking very confused. He saw Adam and immediately went to attention. "Sir. Sergeant Casey reporting as ordered."

Adam saluted back, then pointed over to where the rest of the clones were standing by Austin. "Report to Alvin, hell fill you in. Are you armed?"

"No sir," Todd answered confused, "I was told to leave all weapons back in Maine."

"Good... carry on." Adam said, then he and the rest of his brothers, Jason, Joe, Spock and a few others made their way down to the conference room, leaving Austin talking with Alvin and the other Chipmunks. Logan, however, stayed behind with his clone brothers.

Grandpop Spock has told me what has happened, Austin said seriously, and he told me what type of programming this will likely be.

How bad could it be? Simon asked while Theadore brought Todd up to speed on the events so far.

Austin pursed his lips. Bad. This would be different for you than for a biological. This 'alien' programming would be a part of your main set, and that means I'd have to remove a large section of your native programming.

We're... we're gonna die, then, Richard stated hollowly, prompting Logan to hug him tightly.

Of course not, Austin soothed gently. I'd not be doing this if that was the outcome. You're just going to be different.

Different how? Logan asked curiously.

Their programming will be upgraded to mine. I'm a prototype, A.U.S.T.I.N. Series. They'll technically think faster, react faster, and their telepathy will be more my level as well. We'll be brothers.

We'll be smarter? Alvin pipped up happily.

Oh, God that's ALL we need, Logan sighed as he covered his eyes with one hand.

Richard started to tickle Logan in retaliation, while Austin rolled his eyes. Okay, Alvin. I'll start with you. You don't have a port, do you?

Nope, Alvin smiled. Marc had to use an uplink to help me when I nearly died on Saturday.

Cool, Austin smiled, Okay, that's what I'd have to use now anyway. If I tried using a port, your native protective software would try and fry my brain.

What about me? Daileass asked softly from the nearest speaker. I have ports and they're all linked to the rest of the servers.

Mmm, Austin looked thoughtful, then, We'll get all your brothers sorted first, then they can help me with you. We might need to disconnect you first.

Okay, Daileass said, sounding slightly happier now that he knew it was possible to fix him as well.

Austin gently pulled Alvin to stand in front of him, and their eyes seemed to lock.

Logan found that he was holding his breath, and it was only Zed and Kaden thumping him on the back a few times that stopped him from blacking out. Breath, idiot, Zed murmured. Jeez. We don't need the upgrade, you do!

Sorry, Austin said hollowly, but Logan's 'programming' is too inferior for me to do anything with.

You're all based on me, 'little' brothers... Logan shot back quickly, so watch it!

But we're the improved models! Perfect, and cuter, in every way! Theadore grinned as he did a small twirl.

Yeah, right, Logan grinned as well, rolling his eyes. How can you improve on this? he giggled as he gestured at himself.

Easy, Tyce chuckled. We've not got some sick BBQ sauce fetish!

Weeeelllll, Gabe said as he giggled, I kinda really like BBQ sauce... just not THAT much!

Logan decided that discretion was the better part of valor, and remained silent.

One for the Clones, Nil for the donner! Rainer quipped to Peter and Todd.

Alvin grinned as Austin finished with him, Actually, it's 4 for us and 2 for Logan. Remember that time with the snipe hunt?

Oh yeah! We've STILL gotta get him back for that! Rainer agreed.

Alvin's face, while happy, was also thoughtful.

What's it like, Alvin? Todd asked. Did it hurt or something?

Nope. It's... I feel so much smarter! I'm a genius now! the little eight year old giggle.

Logan continued to remain silent. It was just easier this way. He pulled the giggling Alvin over and into his arms as Austin started on Simon.

 

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Adam stopped outside the doors to the conference room and took a breath. He looked at everyone else and spoke softly. "There is only one real way I can do this. I dont like doing it this way, but I have no choice. Will, make sure Joe stays near the exit in case something bad happens. I am going to have them go one team at a time into the other room where all the Vulcans are waiting. I wont give them any explanation until we know if any of them have been... compromised." Adam looked around and got nods from everyone. He then sent a quick message to Donnie, straightened his uniform, took a deep breath and went into the room.

"ATTENTION ON DECK!" Donnie hollered as the door to the conference room opened. Everyone there jumped to their feet and saluted. Adam was stone faced as he walked in and up to the podium. He returned their salute and motioned for them to sit. He looked around and met eyes with everyone there. Every one of his brothers and sisters looked back at him, some with concern in their eyes, some with questions, and even some with fear. He hated to see those looks from his family, especially when they were directed at him.

"I apologize for the wait, but many things have been happening lately and most of them directly affect us. I am aware that many of you have team members that are not here; however, there is a reason for that. We have a mission coming up that needs our special abilities if we are to succeed. What will happen now is one by one, each team will be called into the room behind this one, where they will receive part of their briefing. After everyone is done with that, we will return here and continue. Unfortunately, for right now, I must order every single one of you to not discuss what is going on with anyone else until everyone has their mission."

Adam waited to make sure everyone there was ready, then sent his mind out to the room behind this one. He got the okay from Khan, who, along with Thor and Tyr, had already been scanned by the Vulcans, and now are going to act as security.

Adam then started with Strike Team Alpha, and watched as they made their way to the door at the back of the room where Khan was waiting. Adam stayed in contact with Khan the entire time and ten minutes later, he got the news.

Every single one of them had the programming... thankfully none of them had been activated.

 

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Things were going well, they had been through two full teams, and only had one left. As they got to the pilots, Adam got a call from Jack that Mike had reported their findings, after the interrogation of General Adams as well as the fact that Daileass now had full control of the base again.

Adam quickly made his way back to the command center, leaving Khan in charge, as both Jory and Juan wanted to come with him. When Adam got into the command center, Jack just nodded to Adams office and the entire group went in.

They found Mike in a fresh set of clothes, still drying his hair. Adam could only grin thinking that the General must not have had a good time if Mike had to take a shower after they were done.

"Just taking a break to let you know what we've learned so far," Mike said.

"You're not done?" Adam asked.

"Oh no, we'll be there a while yet," Mike said grinning; only there was no humor present in it, and that kind of frightened Adam.

"So what did you learn?"

Mike smiled slightly and shook his head. "Well Adam, you were right. Adams was holding back. Alvin was kind enough to pull the info from Adams computer and put it into a report for you. However, these are the high points. The base holds over three thousand kids, not just the two the General had said. Every single one of them has been genetically altered after being kidnapped before their first birthday." Adam growled a bit, as that really pissed him off, but Mike wasnt done.

"It gets better..." Mike said before he sat down in Adams chair. "This isnt the only base."

"WHAT?!?!" Adam exclaimed, then put his hands to his face. "How many more kids did this mad man fuck with?"

"Not sure... theres not much information on the other base on dick heads computer, but what there is tells me that the place is even more heavily guarded than the one he told us about."

Adam sat down heavily in one of the other chairs. After a minute, he looked up and met eyes with Mike. "Well just have to deal with that one later. For now, well concentrate on taking out the first base. Thanks for the info, and have fun with the General."

"Oh we are... and Pablo is making sure this takes a LONG time..." Mike grinned, then asked Daileass to take him back. After he was gone, Adam sighed and went back down to the conference room where the last of the pilots were getting their meld; so far so good.

 

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"ATTENTION ON DECK!" Donnie called out as Adam walked back into the room. Immediately, all talking ceased as everyone jumped to their feet to stand at attention; everyone nervous as to what exactly was occurring in the base. Adam made his way back up to the podium and stood there looking out for a second, taking in his family and trying to figure out how to tell them something like this.

"As you were." Adam spoke softly and all the Genesis project members sat back down, looking back at Adam; the trepidation evident in their unwavering gaze. They all now knew some of what was going on, but not the entire story. Adam had thought hard on what he was going to say, and finally decided he needed to tell them everything. They would all find out eventually, and he would rather it come from him. Hell, this was something that Could only come from him.

"You all now know some of what has happened, but let me fill you all in on exactly what Adams was able to do to us. Yes, I said us. It turns out that EVERY member of the Genesis Project had this programming... That includes all of us... up to and including me." Adam took a moment and closed his eyes, trying to fight back the tears. The room was deathly silent as everyone let the words he had just spoken sink in. The ramifications of those words scared them all deeply.

"General Adams used that programming to try and take away something so precious to all of us, that I dont think we would have been able to survive if it hadnt been for some divine intervention by Pablo." He took a deep breath as this was the hardest part, the part he wasnt sure he could make it through, but like every other time, he took a deep breath and said what had to be said no matter how much it hurt. "This isnt going to be easy to say and even less to hear but Earlier today when he calledwhen he called but but before he hung up General Adams forced Chang to kill our parents... he forced him to kill our mom and dad." That was when Adam finally couldnt hold the tears back any longer, the point when he didnt even try as the pain and fear hed been holding in since that moment came out to be shared with this, his family, as it should be. It took only a brief moment, but then the entire room exploded with cries and in overwhelming emotion at hearing such news. If Joe hadnt been sitting right there, many of them would probably have lost it entirely; not that a few didnt. Adam didnt because he couldnt right now. But he also knew thatlater when he had his Logan and was alone with him, then would come his time and probably his loves as well. Joe quickly wheeled his chair over, and stopped directly in front of the podium. He raised his hand to try and quiet everyone down, and finally they all did, except for the occasional sob which couldnt be silenced, no matter how hard the person tried.

"I want everyone to know that Janet and I are fine, and I want you to know that our son, your brother, Chang, is also fine." At the grumbles he heard he raised his hand again and said, "Janet and I no more blame Chang for what happened than we blame you. It wasnt your fault and it wasnt his either. The only difference, THEONLYDIFFERENCEbetween you and Chang is he got activated and thankfully you didnt. Dont stop loving him any more than we will, because of all those affected by todays events, he of all of us, will need that love the most."

There was silence after that as Joe let what he said sink in for a moment, then Malinda stood up and declared loudly to all assembled, "We will stand by our brother and we WILL NEVER stop loving him." All looked to Malinda as Joe and Adam held their breath, but they had worried for nothing as a loud roar swept the auditorium, a roar of one word: "CHANG!" When the thunder had died down finally, after several had begun to think it might never end, Joe, with tears running down his face, continued, "I also want all of you to know that had either one of us... died died and stayed dead..." Joe paused for a moment to try and not lose it entirely, and when he felt able, finally continued. "If we hadnt been brought back if we hadnt we would have died as two of the proudest parents in this world. I... I just wanted all of you to know how damned proud I am of every single one of you. I never thought I would have kids, and certainly not as many as I do, but now... now I wouldnt trade it for anything in the world. I am HONORED that you are my children, but even more Im Honored that you all call me dad."

Joe had to brace himself, as almost as one person; they all came flying out of their chairs and crashed into him. Some sobbing, others outright crying, none were able to speak coherently, the emotions overcoming them.

They had almost lost their daddy, and now that they had him back, they didnt want to let go, ever.

It took almost ten full minutes for everyone to calm down enough, and take their seats. During that time, Adam had asked Daileass to contact the rest of the strike teams and all of the combat staff, and have them report to the conference room. He had them all wait outside so he hit the Genesis kids with the last part. "Now... just so all of you know, General Adams is not having a very good night. Uncle Mike, Uncle Tony, Uncle Tom, and Aunt Elena are... taking care of him as we speak." Adam couldnt go on, as the room erupted in cheers and shouts of joy. Adam for his part couldnt help but grin at the thought of what the General was having to go through. Once they had quieted down some, he gave the order for the rest of the combat staff to come in and find seats. Then he got down to business.

"For those of you who do not know what happened earlier, you will find out shortly enough. Feel free to ask any of the ones that were here before you got here to fill you in. For now... we have an operation to plan." He grinned as everyone in the room sat a little forward in their seats, all eager to hear what was happening.

"Just to re-cap, General Adams contacted me earlier and tried to strike a bargain with me. Basically, he wanted us to leave him alone, and in return, he would give us the location of the last of the Genesis Bases." That got everyones attention, and military discipline went out the window as they all came to their feet demanding information. Adam put his hand up, and they all found their seats again; a few of them actually looking a bit sheepish for their outburst.

"This is a big one. I never thought that they would have this many kids involved in the project. This base holds about twenty five hundred kids. Maybe more, as we know General Adams wasnt being entirely honest with us." Again the room erupted, after about thirty seconds of stunned silence. This time, though, he let them carry on for a few minutes, then called for quiet.

"The first thing I need is for everyone to give me an operational status report for your team. I need those ASAP. We will start having meetings with the command staff every two hours to figure out what we have and what we need. I would suggest all of you take combat naps as often as you can. I would not be surprised if Adams had given orders to kill all the kids there if he doesnt report back, so we have to do this as quickly as possible. Alvin, Simon, Theodore, get your gear together; I want you guys ready to go in one hour. You're going to be our eyes and ears in there. Its time for you boys to do what you were made for." The three youngest Logan clones grinned, and nodded, then ran out of the room. Finally they would be able to put their training to the test. They were made to be the infiltration team... now they would be able to do it.

"The rest of you, go over your gear, and make sure you're ready for one hell of a fight. Im sure Uncle Tom would give us whatever help we need, but this is a family issue... this is OUR fight. Well have all the help we need from our brothers in the Clan, as always; but, well be the front line. That's where we work the best." Adam paused for a moment making sure to meet eyes with as many of his family as he could, then moved out from behind the podium. All eyes were on him as he came to a stop in the middle of the room... in the middle of those he called brothers and sisters.

"This is another one of those times, where we might not all make it back. I hope you all understand that. But I know we all have the same thoughts on this one. Those kids are our family. They are just like every single one of us, and because of that, I would gladly give my life to help get them away from the bastards that hold them now. When we go in, there will be no quarter given. There will be no mercy. We now know that every single one of those that are guarding our family were handpicked by Adams. As such, they are there willingly. They know whats going on, and they choose to stay and to hurt our family. Every single kid there is wearing a collar, and they were all made to stand in formation today waiting to see if Adams would give the order for their guards to open up and kill them all. I will NOT allow that to happen. I will not stand for them to be there any longer than needed." Adam looked around and saw nothing but nodding heads and agreement from everyone there. He was about to say something motivational, but figured he would hold that till later. Now they had work to do. "You all know what you have to do. I know you will all do the best job that you can. Tomorrow morning, we will have another full staff meeting to go over plans. Until then, let's get to work." Adam turned on his heel and started to walk out. He didnt stop, but he did grin when he heard every one of them in the room erupt into cheers, and started to run out of the room, all of them intent on their current mission.

 

---

 

"Is everyone okay now?" Korris asked quickly as he rose from the bed where he had been cuddled against Chang's recumbent form.

Janet nodded. "Yes, although most are now embarrassed beyond all belief."

Joel smiled at Korris' confused look. "Auntie Janet? Can you go back and help the others? This one's going to be okay," he whispered softly.

Janet embraced him briefly before saying, "Okay, sweetie."

After the door had closed behind her, Joel looked at Kevin. "When I say, I want you to run. Run fast. Okay? You won't survive what I think is going to happen here."

"What do you mean? You said..." Kevin started, but Joel placed a hand over his husband's mouth.

"It will be, but the steps between are going to be rough," Joel said softly, looking back at Chang as the Asian boy lay on the bed.

Korris looked between the two little boys, then sighed. "Joel is right, Kev. If Chang is anything like me, I'd be pissed too; at the least."

"Oh. Okay. I'm going to stay here, then," Kevin replied as he sat down by the door.

Joel walked over and crawled up on the bed to be near to Chang's face. "I'm coming Bro... My mind to your mind..."

 

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Chang had never been so helpless. He couldn't move; couldn't see. Couldn't taste, touch, smell nor feel. He was afraid. He knew this was his own mind, but this... this had never happened before. Jason had never told him about anything like this!

Then, he wasn't alone. Someone else was there; someone familiar. Someone he knew; someone who was, to his mind, impossible to be here.

It was himself; yet not himself.

The other person looked like him, down to the color of his eyes, but...

"Who are you?" Chang asked steadily.

"You," the other replied. "Why are you still here? The Master said that I would be alone."

"Master?" Chang asked.

"The General; Our Master, the one you and the others tried to betray."

"How is he your Master? How are you here? What are you?"

"You; I am you. The you that the Master truly wanted; the one who will obey without question. The one who did not have to hurt, yet still has your knowledge. I am the Master's true son. You - you are just a mistake; the trial. Once you passed the test, I was to come out, and you were to be gone."

A pause.

"But you are still here. This is not what was planned. You have to leave, now. Goodbye."

Chang found that he could raise his arms, and just in time too, for the 'Other' came for him.

Swords appeared with a thought, as did armor, and both Changs started fighting.

And fighting.

"This is not going to end," Chang said after what seemed like weeks and weeks of ceaseless combat. "We are too evenly matched. We cannot beat each other."

"I must destroy you. I have no choice. You can either let me, or we will both be here forever. I cannot stop. You are not real. I am," the Other answered as he renewed his assault.

"I will not give up. I cannot," Chang said evenly. "If you are truly me, you will know that."

"I cannot be beaten; you might as well surrender and die honorably by my hand."

"To surrender would be a dishonor. You are not strong enough to beat me. Nor am I able to beat you. I am resigned to stay here forever. I will not let you hurt my brothers."

"I am stronger. You love. You are weak. You would join your blood to an alien? You would engage in sex with one? You are weak. I am too strong for you," the Other responded with a growing sneer.

"But I am stronger," came a new voice, and both Changs stopped fighting and pulled away to see who the newcomer was.

It was Joel; in his Vulcan Armor.

"I am Sa'ren of Vulcan. I am in here, and here I have power. Yet, I am not OF here, so you cannot touch me. I am stronger than you," Joel said to the Other.

The Other backed away slowly. "Alien. The Master will stop you. He will not let his true son die."

"Right now, it is likely your 'Master' is squealing like a bitch as he's fucked with a table leg," Joel spat, then he moved with the speed of thought.

All Chang saw was the other 'him' exploding as Joel's form came into contact with it.

"Funny," Joel murmured. "I thought that killing a programmed personality would feel worse. It... he was never truly alive. There was no soul. I couldn't even feel it. I'd know - I think. My Katra is melded with yours, Chang," he said softly as he looked over at his Asian brother. "But there is just yours here. He was not real. You are... at least, I think he wasn't... I hope not..."

"What has happened, little brother?" Chang asked as he came over to embrace the thoughtful little Vulcan.

Joel turned his sad eyes up at Chang. "Open your heart and mind. You shall see. I have to see all that you are. You will see all than I am. Everything we both know, the other will as well. You will learn of what has happened from the viewpoint of your five brothers who witnessed it. Once your anger has run its course, I ask that you will listen to me - even if your heart and mind is made up, listen before you act. Do I have your word on that? Just for five minutes once you stop screaming?"

Chang felt his mouth go dry. "Yes, brother; you do."

"Then, open your mind Chang. Feel the Sands of the Forge... Feel the past of your life. See all that I am... Embrace Forever!"

 

---

 

Joel opened his eyes and looked over at Korris. "We are in the meld still. We ask that you move off the bed, Korris. We do not wish to hurt you. Kevin, we also ask that you run, Now. Go and find Joel's Father and stay with him. Say nothing. Run."

Kevin nodded and ran, while Korris stood up.

"Korris, we ask that you reach and take a hold of Joel's body. Once Joel's hands leave Chang's face, you are to pull Joel away. His Vulcan speed is not enough to compensate for Chang's," Joel's oddly dual voice echoed.

Korris did so, and gripped Joel tight.

"Now!" Joel yelled as he removed his hands.

He was pulled away in time, for Chang came up raging.

 

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"Ah, Adam?" Daeliess' voice quavered from the speakers.

Adam looked up from where he'd been watching the kids, his brother and sisters, dealing with what they had learned. "Yes?"

"You might want to get some repair guys over to Chang's place. He just threw his forge through the fucking wall!"

"Oh," Adam said his eyes a little wider than before. "Close off the entire area, bro."

"Done," Daileass responded. "Jesus! The bed followed the forge!"

 

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Chang stood there panting. His eyes were closed, and all he could see were his brothers watching as he... as he killed his parents. Tears started to flow from his eyes. He knew what this meant. He knew there was only one thing he could do to satisfy his honor. He couldnt look anyone in the eye with the shame he felt right now. With his head still down, he slowly walked over the shattered remains of his sword locker. He reached in, and pulled out the tanto he had made shortly before he met Korris.

"You promised me five minutes, Chang," Joel's voice said firmly.

Korris was taken aback by the maturity now heard in the little Vulcan's voice. This was a side of Joel that Korris had heard about, but, to his knowledge, none had really seen; the part of him that had grown up well beyond his years.

"I want my five minutes. You gave me your word."

Chang bowed his head, the tanto hanging loose at his side. "I will keep my word," he breathed.

"Then turn and sit. We need to talk," Joel said as he and Korris picked their way across the now messed up room.

Chang did so, but still would not meet their eyes. Joel was having none of that. He reached and lifted Chang's chin and used an old trick of his father's to capture another's gaze.

"Your honor is gone. You have been violated, and as such, only death is your release. However," Joel said, as Korris went still at his side, "That is not your ONLY option. There is - another way."

"What other way? My honor is gone - stolen. I must avenge and die, or simply die. I cannot avenge as the General is already dead or dying. Therefore, I must take my life. It is the only honor I can hold to now," Chang whispered back as he fought to break the gaze.

Joel allowed the link to drop between them and turned to Korris. "There is another way," the Vulcan said, staring hard at Korris.

At first, Korris was at a loss as to what Joel was referring to. Then it hit him. "Chang - when you bonded with me, you became Klingon; just as I became Human. Our honor is one. Yours has been taken, and therefore, so has mine. My people, however, have a way to regain that honor."

Chang looked up slowly. "How?"

"To fight the unwinnable battle," Joel said softly as he looked between them.

Korris nodded, and Chang's eyes started to regain some life - some hope.

"What battle?" Chang asked. "What would be enough to purge this stain on OUR honor, beloved?"

Korris closed his eyes in thought, but Joel smiled, "There is another reason I sent Kevin to be with my Dad. He is telling me of what your brothers have discovered, as well as what Draco just reported on. There is not just ONE Genesis base, there is another..."

"Do you know the details?" Chang and Korris asked together.

"No, I told Kevin not to tell me. However, Koth is on his way. He is bound to the same honor under Klingon law. He is blood of your blood - the both of you. He will remain and cover for you. I will not know where you are, nor what you are doing," Joel replied. "That way, I cannot be made to answer. I have to answer any question. If I don't know, then I cannot answer. All I can say is that you are going to regain your honor."

Joel stood and moved to Chang's right side. He pulled one of the two daggers that Juan had given him for his birthday out, then opened Chang's shirt. After briefly touching the spot where he knew the location chip that all Unit members had was, he then cut into Chang's skin and removed it. Chang did not feel a thing.

"Prepare and go once Koth is here. I must leave to remain ignorant. Fight with honor, Korris. Fight with honor, Chang," Joel said as he began to move away, dropping the small chip on the floor. "Remember - today is a good day to die."

 

---

 

A few moments later, Koth came walking into the room. He only took a moment to look around and see the destruction that Chang had caused, but then his eyes landed on his brother and his brothers bond mate. He stopped dead in his tracks... both Chang and Korris were suiting up in their armor.

"What...?" he asked, then his eyes locked on Chang's. "Oh. I see."

Koth looked back at Korris, "I wondered why Kevin said I should bring the details of the second base we found out about. Mike wasn't able to find out much till just a few minutes ago... but what we found out now... It is such a tough nut to crack that Adam wants to leave it till Saturday... if you want this info... then..."

"The Unwinnable Battle," Korris said softly as he activated the shield on Chang's belt.

"I'm coming," Koth said quickly.

"I am sorry, but I cannot allow that," Chang said softly. Before Koth could say anything, Chang continued. "This is my honor, and I need to do this. Korris is my bond mate... my Honor is his so it is OUR honor to fight for. He is your brother, I know, but I must ask you something difficult. I must ask that you stay here. Stay here and help my brothers when they learn what has happened. Stay here and make sure they understand. And most importantly... Stay here and help Juan. He needs you."

Koth stared at Chang for a long moment, and then ran into Korris' arms. "I'll let Sto'Vo'Kor know you're coming brother," he wept softly. "I'll really make sure they know you're coming... I promise."

"Thank you," Korris whispered back. "I know you will." There was a slight pause, then, "I have to ask something hard of you, Koth."

"Anything," came the boy's answering whisper.

"We need you to lie for us. They cannot know where we're going, and Draco cannot trace me on my chip. I can't remove it or hell will break loose, but..."

"I will lie for you; for the both of you." Koth backed away quickly after leaving the padd he had with Chang. "Qapla'! Die with honor!"

Then, the small Klingon ran sobbing from the room, holding that final image of his brother and his brother's bonded in their armor fixed firm in his memory.

Therefore; when he had to make the Call, he'd always remember them at their best...

Chang waited for a few moments, as he took his various weapons out of the rubble and checked to make sure they were all undamaged. He then looked over at Korris as he read from the PADD. "The base is located on an island located just off the northern California coast. According to this, the base only houses a ten person Genesis team, but the security there is tighter than on the base that holds three thousand. It says here that General Adams had these brothers developed as the back up to your team, and are supposedly more advanced."

Korris looked up and met Changs eyes. The steely determination there gave Korris the strength to go on. "The security consists of two thousand troops, as well as anti aircraft, and anti sea going vessel armament. We have maps, but the place is set up like a damned fortress. I... I dont know how well even get in."

Chang nodded, then took the pad, and started to look at the maps; a plan forming in his mind. He then took out his clan communicator and opened it up. "Ark, this is Chang... May I please have a secured line to talk to you?"

 

---

 

Adam hugged Joel as soon as he entered the room. "Thank you, bro. Thank you so much," he whispered as he kissed Joel's forehead.

Joel smiled tiredly up at him as Kevin came over and cuddled into his side, "S'okay, Adz. You're my brothers and I love you all."

Adam grinned happily, "If you and Kev want to go home now, you can. Your dad shouldn't be much longer. I know it's your wedding night and everything."

Joel smiled softly, and Kevin did as well. Kevin murmured, "We're too tired now anyway, Adam. My strength was being sapped by Sa'r when he was melding, but we're both beat."

Adam hugged them both tightly. "I'm sorry, bros. You go wait outside, then. It's a nice night - at least you can have some alone time for a romantic view," he whispered with a smile.

Joel nodded happily. "Oh, one thing though," he said quickly, "Tomorrow Kev says you're all planning a rescue of the big base, right?"

"Yes," Adam said softly. "Mike has said there's another base, but we can't get that tomorrow. That we'll do on Saturday. Why?"

"I'm coming with you. Kev too. I have my armour, and Kev has a 'morph, so we're both safe," Joel said seriously. "I just have a feeling. I need to be there."

Adam pursed his lips. "Well..."

"I insist, Adam," Joel said firmly. "If I have to throw my weight in the Family and House, I will. I'd rather come with your blessing, though. I'll do what you tel me to stay safe, and I have my armor and we're both covered by BFG - Kev's Fuzzy. I'm coming."

Adam shook his head and smiled, "How can I argue with the king of the elves? You're just as hard headed as your dad, Joel. Okay. You can come. We'll have all the protection you'll need, but yes, you can come."

Joel smiled, jump into Adam's arms, and landed a kiss on Adam's lips. "I love you bro," he whispered. Then he slipped back down, "We're going to look at the stars now, Adz. See you later."

"Your dad won't be much longer," Adam smiled as the two boys made their tired way outside and out into the crisp night air.

 

---

 

Chang looked over at Korris after checking his equipment over for the third time, they were ready to go. He walked slowly over to his bonded and pulled him in close. "Thank you for coming with me. I know we wont make it back, but.. but to be able to regain my honor with you by my side..." Changs voice faltered for a moment, raised his eyes to meet Korriss, and slowly brought his lips to the other boys. The shared a passionate kiss for a few moments, till Chang broke it, and pulled back. "Thank you."

He then slowly moved over to the only piece of furniture to escape his earlier rage. A side table that was next to his bed. He moved it over to sit in the middle of the room, and placed his ceremonial dagger in the middle of it. Next he took a piece of paper, and wrote a note to his family. His normal emotional control was non existent at the moment, and tears fell onto the paper as he wrote. He hoped they would understand what his Honor demanded. When he was done with the note, he looked up and meet Korriss eyes one more time, and with a barely noticeable nod from his love, he raised the communicator to his mouth. "Ark... we are ready."

Less then a second later, all that remained in the room was the echoing whispers from Korris:

"Today is a good day to die."

 

Boxerdude:

Editors notes:

Well it has been a while since I have added any notes but I think after the last few chapters it is far past due. I must say that Roland has really set this up to be extremely exciting. We have really been able to see more about the Unit than ever before. Now we get to really see what Chang is all about, even more so that before. I do feel sorry for him as Honor is what his life is all about. I just hope that he and Korris can come through this next mission alive. I cant imagine they will come out of it well. Although, I would not want to be on the receiving end of a pissed off Chang and a Klingon!!! That combination is lethal at best! I also like the fact that Janet and Joe are alive and boy do I like Pablo!!! You know, angles can bring down gods wrath on those who are not innocent as in totally evil. Fitting for one such as Adams who has done nothing but create total hell for those he calls his children.

Now, on another note, Roland has set the stage for the UNIT to get back down to business and be who they are! The front line for the Clan and to save kids in need. This special mission just happens to be to save even more of their brothers and sisters. Camp Bam Bam is getting ready to get even bigger so I hope the Mikyvis have something in mind to house all these new family members!! LOL. And I would really like to know what this BBQ sauce thing is all about. I am a bit scared to think about where Roland ever got this idea!!! LMAO!!!

Cant wait for the next chapter to see what this story has to bring!!! So many ways it could go, so many doors open, which one will Roland choose to go through!!!

Happy Reading!!!!!

Boxerdude

Clan Short Archivist's Notes:

I don't know whether to applaud or cry or do both. Frankly I don't have the energy to do either as this chapter took it all out of me. Gen Adams deserves what ever he gets and more. I sincerely hope that everyone at Camp Bam Bam will be able to stand down very soon as get some much needed R&R and healing.

The Story Lover