Chapter 11

Angelika - Like an angel
Truda - Fighting woman
Varick - Protecting Ruler
Harman - Man of the army
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Alan thankfully didn’t have the out of body dreams this time but also he could feel that the exhaustion was severe. Trying to fight his way to the surface it was just too tiring. Lying down where he was he just relaxed feeling the energy that he needed slowly begin to build back.

Angelika was pacing several hours later in front of the bed Alan was lying in. He’d definitely pushed himself further this time that was for sure. She’d had Truda try to find him but this time it seemed Alan had shut up all avenues into his psyche. “I’m sorry Angelika there’s no way in, he’s closed like a steel trap.” Truda was telling Angelika.

“Damn it, I told him not to overextend so far! I ought to kick his ass when he is better.” Angelika was saying as she continued to pace.

Madde was smiling huge, Angelika was acting more like a pissed off lover than a mother she thought. She was after all a mother herself and she could never remember having the feelings that Angelika was having. Well, not as violent or passionate anyway!

Emory looked at Madde a moment with a strange look on his face. <Alright I don’t know what this is but I don’t find it funny!> Emory thought.

Madde looked at her father, <I’m sorry father; obviously Alan opened up our thought talk areas. I didn’t realize that I was putting messages out there that strongly.>

<If you are than how come they haven’t heard it?> Emory asked

<Ah I see you have discovered you thought talk.> Emory heard his brother think to him. <To answer your question, if you are thinking at a specific person, then usually it is only that person that can ‘hear’ it.>

<Ah! Ok thank you Varick we are all so new to this, though as all of you put it, it could come in handy.> Emory told Varick with a smile.

Alan groaned trying to sit up, “Damn it, next time I think I will consider it more before I tinker with thought talking! I forgot how loud it can be! Crap you three tone it down some, ok? I got a damn monster headache!”

“Alan!” Angelika cried as she rushed to his side.

Alan cringed a little from her yell but accepted her help as he struggled to sit up. Madde immediately brought Alan food. Eating as if he’d been starving for weeks Alan was surprised when the plate of food was gone in no time. “I think I need some more.” Alan said, at least he was starting to feel a little better. Madde returned with another plate that Alan wolfed down even faster.

“Alan that isn’t normal is it?” Angelika asked a little worried.

“Under most circumstances no, but I have expended a tremendous amount of energy. If I remember right I haven’t eaten since the first bunker.” Alan said thanking Madde for a third plate.

“Alan that was two days ago!” Harman said an actual look of concern on his face. “Are you trying to die on us? My sister would kill me if you did!”

<I am unconscious ass, not dead!> Came Truda’s thoughts.

Alan chuckled as he devoured the third plate then three more. “Finally, I feel almost normal! I think...” Everyone turned to look at Alan as he was suddenly quiet. “Son of a bitch! I was hoping for more time!” Turning to Emory Alan warned him. “The assistant’s aides are here. Tell those in the village to increase the hiding field, NOW!”

Emory looked shocked then did as Alan advised. “They have it at almost three times what it was.”

“That should do for now I am only feeling the boosted ones right now so we might have a chance yet. The twenty I strengthened could easily take care of them. The enhanced ones I am afraid they would have trouble with. I am afraid that the assistant is going to send several of the natural ones. I have also felt that he has a few that are stronger than those. ‘Til yesterday I might have problems with them but I don’t think so anymore.” Alan said as he ticked off all his points.

“So all the preparations we have done were for nothing?” Emory asked.

“No, for now it will suffice but I think we need to move on before we have a battle in the middle of the village. At present Aldrich could easily take on the enhanced ones. Madde is high enough to take out the natural ones. I feel the Aldrich would be of help but not for long. Madde could hold off one of these higher ones but that’s all I feel she could do. You are almost as strong as they were a few days ago.” Alan said indicating Varick and the other three. “As I said we need to go soon before they start looking for us here.” Alan smiled at all of them then the others.

“I quite agree with Alan we need to keep going, you and Madde can now thought talk to us, if you need us we will be here within seconds ok?” Varick told all of them. “Brother, it was good to see you but don’t forget, if they find out we were here they would try to kill all of you to get to us, especially you Emory.” Varick emphasized.

“I’ll remember,” Emory leaned over and whispered into Varick’s ear. Nodding Varick moved to Alan along with the rest of them, looking at all of them Alan smiled then they were gone.

Madde and several others blinked, “Father, are you alright? For some reason I was thinking there was an emergency here, strange.”

“Yes my dear, all of you were suddenly charging in here with your guns. Are you feeling alright my dear?” The older appearing man said with a slight smile.

Madde looked at Emory then shook her head. “I’m not really sure father, not really sure at all.”

Emory nodded, <It appeared to work Alan, thank you.>

<Your welcome, remember you are the only that knows now. Be careful these bastards are sneaky as hell!> Alan told his uncle before he broke off the thought talk.

“Did it work?” Varick asked when they finally settled in.

“I believe so, though I am still worried. With all the boosted ones in the area one might stumble inside the hiding field. Then we’d have a hell of a mess especially when the stronger ones showed up and we started to cut them down.” A worried Alan told all of them.

Sighing Varick nodded. “I guess we’ll have to keep an eye and an ear open for them.”

“I agree that’s why I left a little something there at the bunker to warn us; though I am afraid if they try to enter it there will be a lot less of them.” A wary Alan told Varick.

“You rigged the bunker to explode? Hmmm, not a bad idea,” Harman said a huge smile on his face; finally Alan was starting to talk more his language!

Alan smirked a moment, “I just hope I didn’t make the charge too large! I really know nothing about explosives.”

Harman nodded, too small and it wouldn’t really do any good. Make it too large and it would be overkill and possibly hurt those nearby that you were trying to protect. “So what exactly did you do?” Harman asked a little curious.

“I only put a few kilograms of C4 all over the bunker.” Alan replied nonchalantly.

“Ok a few kilograms isn’t so bad with a place that big.” Harman said then thought about it more. “Ok, not to nit-pick but uh ... just how many kilograms?”

Alan thought a minute, “I grabbed two bags of it and started setting it up with motion sensors all over the bunker.”

“Uh huh that’s not what I asked, just how much did you use?” Harman said a slight smirk on his face.

“All of it.” Alan replied.

Harman’s mouth dropped open, “What was the weight on the side of the Satchels?”

Alan again thought and replied, “I believe they said 9.07 kg (20 Lbs).”

Harman’s mouth fell even further, “Where in the hell did you get two 9kg Satchels of C4?”

“From a construction company, they had quite a bit locked away so I just borrowed some.” Alan said as he was staring at a stunned Harman.

“Ok, I can see that I need to teach you about explosives. What you are describing are M183 demolition packs they each have 16 blocks of C4 in them. They are about .57kg (1.25 lbs), just one can destroy a vehicle, blow a good sized hole in a building. One satchel can destroy a building fairly well.” Harman just shook his head. “I didn’t think you wanted to COMPLETELY destroy the bunker.”

“I don’t..., wait! You mean what I put will totally destroy the bunker? Damn and here I thought I would need twice what I put!” Alan said as he sat thinking about the amount of explosives he’d held in his arms! “I think you’re right Harman, like I said I don’t really know that much about explosives. You think if I do this again you could come with me?”

Harman’s face lit up as a huge smile crossed his features. “Oh yeah, anytime you need me to, let me know!

There was a groaning from the couch in the center of the room as Truda sat up. “Alan, remind me the next time I want to go in your mind, of what happened today. Crap, I feel like I’ve been run over and then backed over with a truck.”

“I have been trying to tell you this whole time, though it seems like you ignore me every time.” Alan said as he gently touched Truda’s forehead. “Good, no fever.”

Truda’s face twisted into a little smirk as she said, “Thank you daddy!” Then she fell back on the couch as she and then Angelika started to giggle.

“That wasn’t funny!” Then Alan’s facial expression changed, “that is unless you WANT me to spank you!” Here Alan got a mischievous look in his eye then started to leer at Truda.

Truda’s head snapped up as she went completely serious, “I think not mister! You do and I’ll spend the next few weeks getting back at you!”

Alan smiled as he nodded, “Hey it was your idea not mine!”

Looking around Varick was looking at the bunker they were in. “Not to sound dense, but haven’t we been here before?”

“Yes, it was the first one we were in. I checked several times before I brought us here.” Alan told them.

Harman looked at Alan shocked, “Won’t they expect us to come back here?”

“This was the first place the assistant was actually defeated, I’d think he’d want to avoid this place like the plague.” Alan smiled his thoughts going back to the satisfying cracks as the assistant’s legs broke. “I need to rest some before we start again on the strengthening. Like I said before, Varick could take the assistant now. Especially, after I put the blocks in all of you that I did. Harman could resist him for quite a while.

Here Alan looked over at the two females. Both of them were nodding they were expecting Alan to say they weren’t ready.

“As for you two,” Alan started. “Angelika you have come a long way as have you Truda. I fear that neither of you would last long against the assistant.” Alan hated it when he saw both of their faces fall. “Then again I am still wondering why you Truda would fare better against the Doctor. I know that they have different mental abilities though to me they aren’t that different. Obviously to you they are, strange but I think you could actually resist him completely. This is something none of the others can do.”

“Do you need to adjust more in her mind?” Varick asked of his sister.

“No; that’s not the problem, from what I have felt it has something to do with the fact that she has given birth.” Alan said as all four of them around him wore shocked looks on their faces. “I’ll tell you something else; she is also the fastest growing and learning of the four of you. Another thing I can’t explain. As I said I can feel that it is connected with the fact that she has given birth.”