Drew's POV

Dear brother,

I feel bad that I betrayed them. That I took their friend away.  But there's nothing I can do! I want to help them, but whatever they plan on doing Alex's parents are going to be 1000 steps ahead of them! No matter what. Without my help that is. I don't really know what they're after, but I do know that they need Alex to get it. I hope you know what I'm going through to get you back. I know that you're too young to read this but I need to write it for me. So that I know that if anything ever happens that you know what I did and why I did it. I'm going to help them. Or at least try to. I'm going to end this if it's the last thing I do. I'm going to do it for you so that you don't have to grow up the way I did. So that you can be happy. So just remember there was somebody looking out for you. It may not have been our parents but there was someone. Remember that somebody loved you. Remember where you came from. Remember me.

Sincerely your older brother, 

Andrew Robert Jones

I whipped the remaining tears off of my cheeks as I heard a knocking on my bedroom door. Well I mean if you consider a former half bathroom/ prison cell with a blanket and pillow on the floor a room then yeah I'm in my room.

"Are you in there Drew?" Reese called out rapping on the door again.

"Yes, what do you need?" I yelled back throwing the last of my sparse belonging into a yellow bag I stole from some store.

"I know what you're planning on doing," she stated throwing open the door and almost hitting in the face, "You can't go you know they'll find you! And then they will punish me for letting you go!"

"I have too," I stated zipping up the bag, "I owe it to them and I owe it to him. If I can give Noah a better life than us than I have to try."  I threw the bag over my shoulder and grabbed the bracelet I had gotten from my mom before her and my father were killed by, can you guess who? If you guessed Alex's parents you're correct! The bracelet had lava rocks all around the perimeter of it and in the middle of all of the lava rocks was a clock charm. The charm symbolized my powers of time control and I guess my last memory of my mother as well.

"I know he deserves better than we have but what are you going to do with him? They already threatened to kill him when you made your last mistake, what do you think they'll do to him if you leave," Reese exclaimed throwing her arms up in frustration when I said nothing, "They will kill him and us without hesitation. That is what they will do."

I sighed in defeat know that she was right. "I just wanted him to be able to live a good life away from all of this but apparently I can't even have that. Sometimes I just wish everything would go away so that I could leave. But now no matter what I do my little brother is going to be killed or enslaved by these evil people. He's going to die and there's nothing I can do."

Reese looked at me tears running down her face and said, "I'll help for him. What do you want me to do?" 

I studied her expressions and thought for a minute. "Do you think if I stopped time you could get Thomas from the cells," I asked sneaking out my door with Reese on my tail.

"Yeah I could but what about your brother don't you wanna get him first? I mean you don't even know that kid!" she exclaimed stopping in her tracks.

I shushed her and motioned to her to keep walking before I said, "I'll take care of my brother just get Thomas and meet me at the beach quickly. I can't hold time for that long yet so you really need to hurry."

"Okay," she agreed to continue to walk to where we needed to be.

But just as soon as we reached the last corner I heard a feminine voice call out, "What are you two doing?"

"Oh no," I muttered slamming my back against a wall, "I think that's Lia, Patrica, and Izzy. We need to do this now or we are dead."

"Alright," Reese answered bracing herself for whats to come, " Do it. Stop the time."

With Reese's final consent I raised my right hand and everything froze. Including Reese. I turned to her frozen body and said, " I'm sorry I can't have anybody else risk their lives for me."

I turned and ran in the direction of the cells I had been in before. I passed rooms upon rooms of frozen individuals. I passed Lia, Patrica, and Izzy as I ran. I felt bad I had to leave them behind but I knew they had come more to terms with their enslavement then I ever would. So I kept going passing more rooms full of frozen figures that seemed to be staring into my own soul. Most of these people were like me; innocent, forced to be evil. But then there were the ones who didn't care, like Alex's parents. The brick walls of the mansion seemed to blur as I picked up speed.I finally got to the stairs that lead to the cells. I started to dash down the spiral staircase whishing I could save everybody down here. All of the children who didn't deserve this life. But I couldn't. At least not yet. As I bolted down the long hallway I turned my heading looking into the cells trying to find the one that Thomas was in. I was just about to stop for a breath when I ran into somebody. I flew to the ground my heart racing. Not from running all the way down here but from pure fear. I slowly raised my head terrified as to what I would see. I sat up and saw blonde hair. I quickly looked and saw Alex's frozen mother. She held her reverse medical tools in her hand and an evil smile on her demented face. Her small height of 5 feet might make her look harmless but don't let that fool you she definitely isn't! I passed by her finally seeing Thomas's small form. I reached his cell and took off my bracelet. I pressed on the clock charm and clearly said, " Key for cell 556 in the Walker mansion" As soon as I said the command the charm morphed into a key.  I took the key and unlocked the door to the cell. I got in and rushed over to Thomas and saw how bruises cover his body. I focused on him and released him from the magic.

"Drew," he asked looking around, "But you left and then they took me and hurt me. What are you doing here? I don't like you!"

"I'm saving you," I remarked grabbing his small arm, "I can't freeze the time for much longer so I suggest you come with me and hurry. We still have to get me, brother."

"Will you take me to Sammy?" Thomas asked pulling his arm out of my grip with ease.

"Yes, I will. Now let's go!" I demanded. We began to run to where they were keeping my brother. Its kinda like the cells, but since he's a baby and has done nothing wrong it's a little better than the cells.  We sped down the hallway and up a flight of stairs to what they call the nursery. It is where they keep all of the babies and toddlers of people the enslaved. The keep the babies there so that they can bribe the slaves with their children's lives. Sick I know but its the absolute truth.  We ran inside the nursery and I began searching for Noah.

"What does he look like?" Drew asked looking at all of the kids.

"He's about 9 months old and has brown hair and blue eyes,"  I answered searching in the nearby cribs, "Wait I found him!" I picked up his frozen body and held him. He too had a bracelet like mine, but his had a flower charm on it to represent his power of nature.

"Awww he so cute!" Thomas exclaimed.

"I know," I said handing him to Thomas, " I'm going to unfreeze him som entertain him while I write a note to someone okay?"

"Okay," Thomas answered still looking at Noah.

I quickly unfroze him and Thomas began to play with him. I grabbed a piece of paper and a pen from one of the guards in the nursery and began to scribble a note to Reese.

I'm sorry I did what I did what I did but I had too. I couldn't let you get hurt for me. I have Thomas and we might be long gone right now but know that I'm sorry. I gave you Noah because you're the only person I trust with him. Please get far away from this place when I release you. I'm trying to give you both a chance at a better life, so please take it.

I'm sorry,

Drew

I grabbed the note an and told Thomas it was time to go. We ran back up the stairs to where I previously was with Reese. When we finally reached where she was frozen I grabbed Noah from Thomas' arms and adjusted Reese's to hold him. I put the note in his blanket and kissed on the head. "I'll miss you, buddy," I said tears coming to my eyes, "Have a good life."  I turned and walked out of the mansion with Thomas following close behind.

"What now," Thomas asked probably really confused to my sudden change of heart.

"Now, " I began, taking off my bracelet for the second time today, "we go and help your friends."

"How?" Thomas asked looking really discouraged.

"Grab my hand," I commented, " they don't make magic bracelets if you're not going to use them." With those few words, Thomas grabbed my hand and I pressed on the clock charm. I thought of going back to the jungle I was in before. But just before I said the command I unfroze Reese. With that I commanded, "Teleport to Alex and Zayn Walker," and we vanished.

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Thanks for reading! It's been a while but i've been busy so I hope you liked it!