#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.”

other Beta looks in wonder at the boy, but his hands open. Alvin flies out of their grasp, streaking for the line of Hummers positioned behind the troops – the same cars

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

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

the Beta forces. “Run! Forward! Backward! Run! Do

but Alvin’s shock,

the Hummer then, reaching in and grabbing

lifting Alvin away from the car and towards the tree line

the Betas drag him again back

everything!” the other Beta shouts, looking over

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

to say, one opening his mouth to try something anyway, when suddenly a group of dark figures swarms out from

over the head with something hard – Alvin

recognize. Then, dangling from the crook of that man’s arm, Alvin is bounced roughly as the man runs with his companions to a set of vehicles they’ve hidden

says into the radio at his shoulder. “Captive

hand smacks across his mouth and

over the

ATV lurches forward, the man letting go of Alvin’s mouth in order to work the controls at the front of the 4-wheeler. Alvin does

– to scramble. But even as he looks Betas swarm around him, making it impossible for an onlooker to tell which of these men in tactical black is

a Beta Captain says, coming

Victor says, still confused, looking around – but suddenly, he sees a streak of black coming across the field towards them. Just one –

soldier rushing for them, his finger tightening on the

is there, against the

For, just as his Beta was about to pull the

Rafe.

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

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