Jack Finds Out the Truth to His Uncertain Past…

Early dusk nearing dawn Luna woke up to see Jack missing from her side… Jack where are you as she grabbed her silk robe and silently opened the door walking out to the living area to see both couches with the slumbering forms of Michelle Lee and Tina Wilson sleeping like the dead… as she tiptoed by them to the kitchen to see a topless Jack looking over medical records and Dr. Chestnut’s own journal…

Dear are you…. while hugging Jack tenderly… yes, my love, I’m close…I know dear…no closer than ever while reading the autopsy reports Dad was shot three times with a nine-millimeter and lost a lot of blood…. Wow was he heading to the hospital when this happened…no officer reports who chased their car claim he and mom were on the run but that would not make any sense putting a woman whose coming near the end of her pregnancy in a high-speed car chase….

Dear things happen….I know just want to know why did they have to die to let me live… Luna felt him cry in her silk robe I know baby…feeling her man cry for the first time since his change… you know I love you, right dear, my family loves you and know your children love you I can see it every time you hold them….because I want them to know and love their father…I can see you there for a very long time dear….

When Tina came in is everyone ok in here… Yeah…. how are you holding up… Good Tina spoke back that was frightening last night…? I am just glad those guys couldn’t shoot for shit…Luna handed her a cup of coffee as they look back at Michelle who still slumbered…you two still have not told me about you and how you know my friend…fair enough but first can I ask you do you believe in the supernatural…what do you mean supernatural…do you believe in ghost, vampires, werewolves etc. etc.….

I can’t say I cannot believe but I can say theories exist Tina spoke…well vampires and werewolves do exist and most of our species are not killers like the movies, we tend to hunt and feed on the land keeping the balance of nature in harmony…wow, that’s enlightening…you are not scared…Tina spoke scared hell no I am glad you two are being honest with me but one thing I need to ask… ok, shoot… the parking garage….what about the parking garage… was that your handiwork…unfortunately yes but it was us protecting your friend and if I had to make that call again I would Tina… why would you risk your lives to save a stranger…

Luna spoke back I was instilled when I was younger to always help those people who are in need… but why…can’t deny what I am a daughter to not one set of heroes but two…one in Vegas who are my godparents and the other back home in Utah…so this is your legacy…

Michelle yawned good morning everyone… good morning Michelle how did you sleep…good as she sat down beside Tina and said I wished you would not decide to ruin your career for me….Tina spoke back you stuck your neck out for me plenty of times consider this my payback… and when did you fly planes….I have been flying on my own since I was sixteen years old… and you chose the medical profession…so, Jack, have you made a dent… Yeah in the autopsy report dad died of multiple gunshot wounds to the abdomen and bled out and crashed the car mom was crushed and trapped inside with multiple contusion and lacerations… I am so sorry Jack Michelle spoke… Dr. Chestnut did all he could do Michelle I even seen he tried to adopt me why would he do that….

Maybe he felt the guilt of failing your mother in the O.R. if I was placed in that situation I would try my best to do so…thank you Michelle for your kind words…. I see they had a residence here in the city as well… where Jack’s eyes lit up…Near Manchester… is that far from here….no Jack but its been years do you think anyone might live there…I don’t know when Luna spoke well it might be a chance to check it out… when Tina spoke why don’t you and Jack find his late parents’ house while I and Michelle get my plane fueled up…Michelle said you even have your own plane…well Duh, of course, I do how else do I do flying as they all decided to do another cup of coffee

Michelle spoke before we leave we should dye Tina’s hair they may got her from most of the camera systems we had at the ward…. I will be fine…. No Michelle is right these people are hardwired they seem to have the best tech on the planet…ok alright, I’ll do it but I get to pick the color ok… alright, nothing too shocking as Luna and Tina walked to a mirror and said so what do you think Redhead or Auburn…Hmmm definitely a redhead dear…when Luna said I will be back in a moment going down to the hotel salon and get the coloring…

Jack watched from the window being spaced…when Tina and Michelle said Jack whatever you find out always remember you are not your father you are far from it maybe your parents passing gave you a clean slate, on the other hand, it led you to the woman of your dreams and to have children waiting back home you are so truly blessed…thank you both for the kind words Jack spoke as Luna returned I got the coloring… any trouble Jack asked as he grabbed her by the waist and held her tightly no but I think we better get a move on though…I smelt faint traces of gun oil and bad cologne in the hotel lobby… Michelle grabbed Tina and prepared her friend to dye her hair…

Jack spoke back to Luna…. listen, baby, I want to say something and hear me out ok…no matter what happens today just know… know what… that I always love you so much even these last few days I been so preoccupied with finding out the truth you always are here in my mind and I want to thank you for sticking it out with me…

We mated dear what affects you affects me I am more Mitchell now than a Masters once you took me as your mate and wife I took your last name and that will always be….

Michelle came back out and said so what do you think when Tina came out adorned with a cascade of a flame red head of hair… wow, you look…. Like a brand new woman as Tina said thank you I just hope this will not bring too much attention to myself as Michelle said so what is our game plan… Luna spoke back you and Tina go to her plane with our luggage which is not much and get it fueled up, take this phone and we will call you once we get ready to leave… Ok, we can do that….how do we leave the building… out the back way use the service halls and stairwells use your judgment and smarts and you two will be in Utah soon and be safe I promise you this… ok, Luna, we will just be careful… as they watched them both leave the room…

Jack let us go and check out and we will get our answers one way or another as they got to the elevator and headed to the main floor… Jack and Luna walked confidently towards the service desk…. Ah madam and sir you checking out…yes thank you for your services and we will check into more of your wonderful hotels as Luna played coy but to keep an eye and scent out while she tugged on her mans sleeve signaling that coast was clear as they both turned over their room keys and paid them a tip for their services and left the lobby…

TAXI… Jack ordered as one stopped Ahhh how can I help you can you please take us towards Manchester please when Luna received a call as the person on the other end was Tina and Michelle and said we are taking City busses to the airstrip where Tina’s plane is and call us when you are ready and be safe...

While the taxi pulled away when they both looked back to see a sea of black suits with earwigs looking like flies in the ointment they will never ever learn, will they… I guess not as they both felt relieved losing N.E.S.T. once again while Luna looked up to see Jack finally fall asleep as she said sleep tight love we will get the truth you so seek as they drove off towards their destination….

Luna continued to see all the sights as the driver spoke back so how is our fair burgh treating you dear….Just fine thank you…that’s good to hear dear do you mind if I stop for a quick second need a quick bite to eat… umm sure I don’t mind…would you like something dear for you and the sir… Ummm sure what do you have in mind… have you ever tried Philly cheesesteak….no I can’t say that I have ok three Philly’s coming up as Luna watched him stopped the meter…ok, nineteen dollars so far as the man returned a few moments later with three Philly cheesesteaks and continued to drive off…

Tina and Michelle finally got to the airstrip….so which way Tina…come to follow me and act normal even you are making me nervous this is a private airstrip people who rent hanger spaces are allowed to be on here no matter what…when an older man came up and said ladies how are you…good and you it’s a good day to fly don’t you think…yeah, the wind is nice and the skies are clear…you have a wonderful day…

Tina opened the hanger door as Michelle said this …this is…yup my baby…the last thing my folks bought me before their passing and been flying ever since….wait a minute I thought your parents died in a tragic plane crash…oh they did dear…if something like that happen to me I probably wouldn’t get behind the wings again….Dad always says never fear the unknown the sign you show fear then you are not truly living beside the more I fly I can feel them nearby always guiding me to my path…makes sense dear…where can we pack Mitchell’s belongings and the files go inside the plane and there is a floor panel open up and that is storage bin….Ok I see it now… make sure you even the weight as if one side is heavier than the other then the plane will be a bitch on takeoff… as Tina began to fuel the ports to fill the tanks and check off the list of seven-point inspection…

Luna woke up Jack and said we are here dear as Jack woke up I…I smell food did we stop…. yeah for a quick second…the driver stopped and he was nice to buy us lunch dear…. thank you si…Please call me Kenny and it is a pleasure cheesesteak are simply a working man’s sandwich that will be thirty even…and for the meal…don’t worry about have a good day as they watched him drive off…

Jack spoke back the address is somewhere around here when they continued to look around for Jack’s parent’s old residence until they both came to a rundown building…well, this must be it 334 Oxford lane but mom and dad…

Luna hushed him I bet it was beautiful once as Jack was shocked to see the run-down building and said this wild goose chase is getting tiring as they walked around the back and saw the yard were in shambles…. when Jack said what is this as he found a door as Luna said it looks like a cellar door…as he said it is but look at the lock looks like new don’t it... this gets weirder by the moment….

Well here goes nothing, Jack broke the lock as Luna said are you crazy…like a wolf… making Luna chuckle as he entered the cellar while Luna followed behind him when they found a switch as the room lit up well the room is in some despair but Jack returned to her and said this room is not as bad as the rest of the house as he saw a panel with a key code Luna said this is like James Bond…when Jack pressed a combo of numbers and it unlocked on the first try… what did you press simple my dad’s birthday… wow, it is true what they say most people codes are birthdays...

When the room opened up to a sub-basement as Luna spoke wow this… Jack said, Dad, what is going on as he looked on when Luna said Jack there are government files here when Jack’s eyes went wide oh my god no this can’t be can it.

Luna said what Jack what is it as he held up a file…. My father is connected to…to….to what dear he… he was the… come love breathe relax the founder…the creator of…of what dear... he created N.E.S.T. as Jack slumped to his knees crying…

Dear, maybe he did but…but what… Jack, he probably created it to preserve our kind… then how did it turn out like it has… when Jack found a tape through the mess what is on the tape… I don’t know and I am afraid to find out… it will be a shame if we don’t check it out love just know your dad may have created our enemies and maybe he had a change of heart and that made our union what it is as a means to better ourselves…

Jack found a tv and VCR and took a deep long breath well here goes nothing….

Tape whirls up…...ok ok is this recording alright whoever is viewing this message it is time for me Alexander Jackson Mitchell III to come clean over the last few years in all my military career I thought I had seen everything in my forty years but back in 1983 I was stationed on the front lines of a heavily classified black ops mission to study and observe a threat of national security dealing with a nuclear threat but that was scrapped when I uncovered a group of individuals that were nightwalkers and shape changers called themselves vampires and werewolves as we worked hand in hand to stop the Russian government to launching thermonuclear war against the United States…

So, I created N.E.S.T. as an assessments team for the strict use of intelligence between all three of our species…but something went wrong as the mission exposed their kind to our world and to our government…I tried my best to keep the government at bay for all I could, being the team leader since both the Elder vampires and werewolf clan seemed to trust my intel about the world…

Alex are you ok… as a woman shouted from the backside of the camera…I’m fine Marie rest up you need your rest for you will be delivering our child to the world…

Now where was I oh yes I remember N.E.S.T. which really stood for National Extra-Dimensional Support and Tracking its sole purpose was tracking those with supernatural abilities working with our enemies to work out as a way to one-up our intelligence division but our government had nothing of it as they revoked my clearance and privileges as they took the rights of my division to find out from further research that a vampire himself was working from within to cause dissension in the ranks and make me public enemy number one…ALEX COME QUICK…..(Machine gun and nine-millimeter fire rang out) OH SHIT THEY FOUND US…as Jack sat there watching the events play out while Luna held him tightly…. WHOEVER SEES THIS PLEASE KNOW THAT I WAS RIGHT OUR OWN GOVERNMENT WAS COMPROMISED FROM THE START…. MARIE RUN GET TO THE CAR (POP, POP, POP) as the tape went dark…

Jack sat there is disbelief my…my father he….he… was… set up to be a traitor…then what of me….Luna held him tightly he may have been set up dear but I can see the importance of his actions in his eyes as I see in your own Amber set dear we now know the truth about everything…as Jack’s world almost crumbling down… Luna spoke dear he saved you to be a better man and you are I trust in you so please Jack trust me to say your father loved you so much…this is so much to bear… I know dear and that does not change who you are…you are the man I love and nothing changes that…what do we say to our children when they ask about him…the truth we learned that he really cared about our species werewolf and vampires alike…

Let us go we wasted enough time here we need to go home now but first Jack spied some aged lighter fluid as he began to douse the papers and files until he saw a picture as Luna said take it dear it is the only thing you will have of them now… you are right as he took the picture as they both began to leave when Jack lit a match as the flames engulfed the room as Jack shed a tear now knowing his father was, in fact, a hero and decided to live up to his father’s legacy…

Luna walked out and said Jack I think you are closer to your dad in more ways than you think…how my love I just know more of his past now think about it, Jackson…Jack he and your mother gave you his middle name…when Jack smiled as we gave Leo his first name as they held a cab…

Back at the airstrip the old man said ma’ams we might have a problem here what is it Rick a bunch of black vans is approaching as Luna called them to get the plane started we are on our way…glad you called and to come to the south tarmac look for a man named Rick Thompson he’ll let you in they found us ok we are on our way….

Jack, they found Michelle and Tina as he asked the driver to travel to the south side of airstrip as Rick jumped in the passenger side and said quickly drive fast your friends are waiting for you…what about them pointing to the fast vans we can lose em as Rick told the driver when to zig and zag losing all the vans in the maze-like structures seeing Tina’ Plane as she waited by the door….

Jack, Luna, please come quickly we are ready for take off as Rick said don’t worry about me just get out of here…thank you, grandpa, for everything Tina shouted back as she hopped into the pilot’s seat and took off down the runway just as the vans tried to block their exit but failed as the plane barely scraped the bottom… as they escaped by the skin of their teeth...

Tina said now that was exciting my friends when Jack spoke back lets head home…when Michelle looked back your grandfather Tina you shouldn’t have involved him dear…don’t worry he is tougher than he looks, my friend, as they all began to leave Pittsburgh airspace and headed towards Jack and Luna’s safe place of Wolves Haven Utah…