#Chapter 183 – Alpha Command

At the back of the pack, Alvin sees his father begin to step forward, ahead of all of the other Beta troops –

He sees the focus of the guns on the watchtower at enemy barracks turn as one towards his dad –

And Alvin throws back his head and screams, howling with all of his might.

The Betas on either side of him flinch, shocked at the noise, and Alvin uses the opportunity to dash forward –

His arm is caught, though, by one of the Betas assigned to keep him safe.

“No!” the Beta shouts, “your commands! Your father told you to stay here!”

The other Beta takes Alvin’s other arm.

“No!” Alvin yells in response, fear and desperation on his face. “The are going to shoot my papa! I have to help him!”

The Betas faces are sad, anxious – they too see their leader stepping forward –

“You will let me go!” Alvin shouts, pulling at the hands on his arms, but his six-year-old strength isn’t enough to break it.

“We’re sorry!” The first Beta says, working hard to keep his hold on the writhing child. “Your father’s orders –“

Alvin stops suddenly, his body going perfectly still, and then he focuses his attention on the first Beta. “You will let me go,” he says, his voice even and deep. “I command it.”

The Beta feels his muscles tighten, frozen, obeying – he gasps and feels his hands loosen. But his mind, his thoughts, are still his own. “What the –“

Alvin quickly turns his attention to the other Beta. “You as well,” he says, his voice still taking on that note of command. “Release me.”

of their grasp, streaking for the line of Hummers positioned behind the troops – the same cars that carried them there. Alvin chooses one in particular – one with a

seconds, really – just moments have passed since Victor stepped forward onto the field, since Alvin gave his command, since he climbed in the

baffled, and then as one realize that Alvin told them to let him go, not to stay behind. They bolt towards the car,

“Run! Forward! Backward! Run! Do

everyone but Alvin’s

to the Hummer then, reaching in and grabbing Alvin, pulling him

Alvin away from the car and towards the tree line behind

as the Betas drag him again back

the other Beta shouts, looking over his

father dead?” Alvin growls, knowing the answer. The two Betas look

not knowing what to say, one opening his mouth to try something anyway, when suddenly a group of dark figures

away from Alvin, smashing them over the head with something hard – Alvin can’t quite tell what –

Then, dangling from the crook of that man’s arm, Alvin is bounced roughly as the man runs

the radio at his shoulder. “Captive has

and tries to scream against his rough treatment, his capture, but a hand smacks across his mouth and places him on the seat of an ATV,

voice replies over the radio. “Bring him to

front of the 4-wheeler. Alvin does scream, then, but it doesn’t matter. He’s carried away

to scramble. But even as he looks Betas swarm around him, making it impossible for an onlooker to tell which

a Beta Captain says, coming

suddenly, he sees a streak of black coming across the field towards them. Just one – a single soldier, running from the enemy ranks directly –

soldier rushing for them, his finger tightening on the trigger as he takes

suddenly, Victor’s hand is there, against the side

Victor shouts. For, just as his Beta was about to pull the trigger,

Rafe.

moments, Rafe reaches them, panting – putting his hands on his

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