the top of
the stairs it opened out to a narrow corridor with closed doors on each side.
It was dark apart from light coming from an open doorway on the far left side
of the corridor.
As Aiden and
I had taken a few steps towards it, we realized that the men weren’t following
us. We both looked back together.
“Go on,” the
man on the stairs said. “Both of you now.”
We turned
back towards the light.
“What’s going
on?” I asked Aiden in a hushed voice. “Are we in the fort place we broke into
before?”
Aiden nodded.
“Yeah. This is a bit bizarre.”
“Is this
where everyone is being held hostage?”
“I don’t
know,” Aiden said quickly. “Let’s just see who is in this room.”
“Okay.”
We walked
forth to the open doorway and stopped there.
Sitting with
his feet up on the desk, was a bulky man with a shaved head, smoking a cigar.
I’d never
seen him before. Judging by Aiden’s expression, I wasn’t sure he had either.
“Come in,”
the man instructed. “Shut the door.”
We did as he
requested.
Once inside
the room, he stood as we moved to take our chairs.
“Welcome to
the Brown Bear Bikers Club,” he declared. “My name is Bruno Rodriguez, and I am
the club president. You two are our newest members…”
CHAPTER
ELEVEN
“Newest members…” Aiden muttered.
“What is this a joke?”
“Sit down,”
the biker president said glaring at us. “Please.”
I looked to
Aiden, but he avoided me.
Once seated
he put his elbows on the desk and leaned across. “Would you care to explain
what’s going on?”
“Would you
care to sit back in your chair as I asked you?” the president fired back.
“Whatever,”
Aiden said. He adjusted his position accordingly.
“Thank you.”
The president took a final drag on his cigar and then butted it into the
ashtray. “Newest members,” he said repeating the phrase. “For all intents and
purposes, that’s what you are.”
“Do you even
know our names?” Aiden demanded.
“One of my
men told me earlier, but I forget now. Please introduce yourselves.”
“Excuse me,”
I piped up. “If you don’t even know who we are, why did you come after us?”
“I said I
don’t know your names,” the president replied. “But I know who you are.” He
raised his finger to Aiden. “You’re one of the General’s pets. She was going to
use you against my outfit until you went renegade.”
“What are you
doing here?” Aiden asked. “In Fort Pacific?”
“This belongs
to us now. Along with several of the other facilities. She still has the mother
base. Unfortunately I don’t know where that is. Maybe … you can tell me?”
“Yeah, I’ll
tell you,” Aiden said. “But you gotta cut this newest member shit. I don’t want
in your club.”
The president
smiled at him. But said nothing.
Aiden’s eyes
became darker by the passing second.
“Did you
fucking hear me?” Aiden barked.
“All of us
here, we’re like you,” the president said. “Some of us are ex-experiments and
runaways just as you are. Some came to our abilities in non-artificial ways.
Such as me. As it stands now, we have use for you in our organization. If you
were to refuse and we were to turn you loose it wouldn’t be long before our
enemies picked you up and used you against us. So the only way you’re getting
out of here alive, is if you become a member. And you promise to take on the
responsibilities that come with that.”
Aiden stood
from his chair. “What a load of horseshit. Seriously. Thanks for your time.”
He grabbed my
wrist and led me out of my chair and to the end of the room.
I wasn’t sure
he was doing the right thing at all.
“You’ll never
get out of here alive,” the president declared. “But even if you do – what
then? What masterful plan do you have to get your family back?”
“So you do
know who we are,” Aiden said, turning.
“That’s what
I said, didn’t I? Now think very carefully before you make
the stairs it opened out to a narrow corridor with closed doors on each side.
It was dark apart from light coming from an open doorway on the far left side
of the corridor.
As Aiden and
I had taken a few steps towards it, we realized that the men weren’t following
us. We both looked back together.
“Go on,” the
man on the stairs said. “Both of you now.”
We turned
back towards the light.
“What’s going
on?” I asked Aiden in a hushed voice. “Are we in the fort place we broke into
before?”
Aiden nodded.
“Yeah. This is a bit bizarre.”
“Is this
where everyone is being held hostage?”
“I don’t
know,” Aiden said quickly. “Let’s just see who is in this room.”
“Okay.”
We walked
forth to the open doorway and stopped there.
Sitting with
his feet up on the desk, was a bulky man with a shaved head, smoking a cigar.
I’d never
seen him before. Judging by Aiden’s expression, I wasn’t sure he had either.
“Come in,”
the man instructed. “Shut the door.”
We did as he
requested.
Once inside
the room, he stood as we moved to take our chairs.
“Welcome to
the Brown Bear Bikers Club,” he declared. “My name is Bruno Rodriguez, and I am
the club president. You two are our newest members…”
CHAPTER
ELEVEN
“Newest members…” Aiden muttered.
“What is this a joke?”
“Sit down,”
the biker president said glaring at us. “Please.”
I looked to
Aiden, but he avoided me.
Once seated
he put his elbows on the desk and leaned across. “Would you care to explain
what’s going on?”
“Would you
care to sit back in your chair as I asked you?” the president fired back.
“Whatever,”
Aiden said. He adjusted his position accordingly.
“Thank you.”
The president took a final drag on his cigar and then butted it into the
ashtray. “Newest members,” he said repeating the phrase. “For all intents and
purposes, that’s what you are.”
“Do you even
know our names?” Aiden demanded.
“One of my
men told me earlier, but I forget now. Please introduce yourselves.”
“Excuse me,”
I piped up. “If you don’t even know who we are, why did you come after us?”
“I said I
don’t know your names,” the president replied. “But I know who you are.” He
raised his finger to Aiden. “You’re one of the General’s pets. She was going to
use you against my outfit until you went renegade.”
“What are you
doing here?” Aiden asked. “In Fort Pacific?”
“This belongs
to us now. Along with several of the other facilities. She still has the mother
base. Unfortunately I don’t know where that is. Maybe … you can tell me?”
“Yeah, I’ll
tell you,” Aiden said. “But you gotta cut this newest member shit. I don’t want
in your club.”
The president
smiled at him. But said nothing.
Aiden’s eyes
became darker by the passing second.
“Did you
fucking hear me?” Aiden barked.
“All of us
here, we’re like you,” the president said. “Some of us are ex-experiments and
runaways just as you are. Some came to our abilities in non-artificial ways.
Such as me. As it stands now, we have use for you in our organization. If you
were to refuse and we were to turn you loose it wouldn’t be long before our
enemies picked you up and used you against us. So the only way you’re getting
out of here alive, is if you become a member. And you promise to take on the
responsibilities that come with that.”
Aiden stood
from his chair. “What a load of horseshit. Seriously. Thanks for your time.”
He grabbed my
wrist and led me out of my chair and to the end of the room.
I wasn’t sure
he was doing the right thing at all.
“You’ll never
get out of here alive,” the president declared. “But even if you do – what
then? What masterful plan do you have to get your family back?”
“So you do
know who we are,” Aiden said, turning.
“That’s what
I said, didn’t I? Now think very carefully before you make
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