| Chapter Fourteen � �Surprise� Michael had ordered the base to be evacuated. Luke and Lucky were being pushed toward a waiting plane. When Mac arrived with another guard between them was the unconscious Robert Scorpio. �Rob?� Luke said going to help his friend. No one tried to stop him, but he did notice a gun move closer to Lucky. �I got it. Try any thing and the kid dies.� Luke thought. Luke helped Robert into the plane and laid him down on some bundles. �You tried, old buddy. This snake is a little smarter then most.� Luke said. �Dad. What do we do now?� Lucky asked, looking a little worried. �I don�t know, but I don�t thing Robert�s life is in too much danger.� Luke said. �How do you know?� Lucky asked. �Cowboy. I have seen this man kill without any second thought. If he wanted Robert dead, not even I could have stopped it.� Luke said tying to bring his friend around. Michael entered the room with Mac and Andrew. �I see our guest hasn�t come around yet,� he said. �What are you up to?� Luke demanded. �Put this on him.� Michael said as Mac threw a control band at Luke. �No. You do it.� Luke said and prepared himself for some pain, but Michael was expecting that move. He turned the control of Lucky�s band up on high. Lucky suddenly cried out in pain. He fell to his knees trying to gain control of his own body. Luke grabbed the band and places it on Robert. �Sorry old buddy. Lucky comes first,� he said clamping it down on his wrist. Then he turned to Michael and yelled. �Turn that damn thing off. It is done.� Michael just stood there looking at Luke coldly. �I want something first.� Michael said. Lucky was still writhing in pain and he was trying to keep from screaming but he failed. He felt every nerve in his body come alive in pain at once. �What?� Luke yelled in frustration. �Respect. From now on you�ll address me as father and Lucky will call me grandfather.� he said. Luke swallowed his pride and said. �Please, father. Turned that thing off.� His eyes had all the hate he ever felt for one person burning in them. Michael smiled and turned the controls off. He turned and walked away. Luke helped Lucky to the other bundle. He started to give Lucky a rub down. His body had just turned numb. Luke knew how it felt. �I�m sorry, Cowboy. I expected him turn on me. I would have never risked this.� Luke said tying to get Lucky to wake up. Robert came around first. He sat up and found Luke talking softly to Lucky. �What happened?� Robert said holding his head. �My pride. I wouldn�t put that devise on you and Michael took it out on Lucky. Welcome to Hell, old buddy,� Luke said without looking up. �Luke, what are these?� Robert asked holding up his arm. �They send some kind of electric shock through your body. Every nerve you have is brought alive. It hurts like hell and when it�s over, you can�t move or feel anything. Lucky�s was never exposed the full effect. I just gave it to him.� Luke explained. �No, Death did Luke. He's using your love for your son against you.� Robert said moving closer to his friend. �I know that.� Luke said in frustration. �Rob. He spent almost his entire life as a puppet for some game that I caused. How much can he take it?� Luke asked looking up at his old friend. �We'll get him out of here. Even if it cost us our own lives.� Robert promised. They arrived at the new location just hours past dawn the next day. Lucky still wasn�t moving too much but he had come around. Luke and Robert had helped him off the plane. Mac had walked up and said. �Death wants you in his office. I�ll take the boy to his new home.� Robert glared at Mac with pure hate. He and Luke turned Lucky over to Mac though, without much of an argument. As they were taken to Michael�s office, Luke asked. �What was that about?� �Mac is my younger brother. He was the one that caught me. I didn�t expect to run into him here.� Robert said walking a little faster. Luke just followed him. �Oh, boy.� he muttered. �And I thought my family was full of surprises.� They entered Michael�s office and were pushed into two chairs in front of the desk. �Gentlemen. I guess you are both wondering what I want,� he said. �Sure Ol�� Luke stopped himself. �Yes, father. What are you up to?� he changed his tune. Robert gave Luke a strange look, but didn�t bother to speak. �I need replacements for me and Andrew. I�m not getting any younger and what better person to take over, but my son. I started this little group with Andrew, whom I trust completely. I figured my son needs the same thing.� He said. �I guess I�m elected.� Robert said. �Correct Mr. Scorpio, but to make you full members, I need you to do a job for me.� he said and handed a file over to Luke. �This man is going to die by your hands.� Luke and Robert looked at the file in complete disbelief. �You're joking.� They both said at the same time. �No and if you turn me down, Lucky and Lake will just take their fathers' places.� Michael said holding a gun straight at them. Chapter 15 Back to Secret Past |