Sarah wasn't quite sure what to make of the group as she followed them out towards their car. They had promised to give her the answers she was looking for, yet considering two of them were armed did make her uneasy. Saying she would follow the group seemed like a safe play. In a worse case scenario she could drive off and find out exactly where the group was located.
Following Cole, she was surprised as he now pulled into his own driveway. Sarah was puzzled bit, it did help put her a little more at ease. It didn't make any sense to kill someone in your own home. Sending a quick message to Dave and giving her location, Sarah now followed Cole, Claudia, Rick, and Jacob. "So I take it you must be the mysterious Jacob Moreland," she stated.
Jacob paused, he hadn'tgiven his last name. Obviously this woman had done some research. "Maybe," he countered.
"You're a hard man to figure out Mr. Moreland," she said. "A ghost with no past. Are you the ring leader of this little group?"
"Miss I'm married so I ain't been in charge of anything for quite awhile," Jacob sighed. "And as far as the Harris's go, I'm just a friend that's helping them out. Wasn't even around when this friend of yours disappeared. Now if you'll excuse me Agent McMillan I have a couple of calls to make." As Jacob made his way towards the upstairs, Sarah now sized up the Harris siblings and Rick Moreland.
"So why bring me here Cole," she asked. "You said you knew the truth or are you just trying to get me out of the way? You know people will come looking for me."
"Relax Agent McMillan," Cole sighed. "We're not going to hurt you."
"Can't say the same thing about you though," Claudia grumbled. Sarah now glanced at the young woman, noting to sour look on her face. Whatever had transpired between Alec and Claudia, the young woman had taken personally. "Knock it off Claud," Cole said sternly. "The attitude isn't helping anyone." Claudia quieted, still staring daggers at Sarah. "Okay Sgt. Harris spill it."
Cole took a deep breath, his massive shoulders slumping as he stared at Sarah. "Look alot of the stuff you thought you knew about your pal Dyson wasn't true," he said. "We don't like to talk about it to strangers. One you wouldn't believe it and two a metric ton of bad shit happened to our family." Sarah nodded, she was getting closer to finding out what was going on. Whatever they knew, she was about to find out. "Go ahead I can handle it," she replied confidently.
Over the next 10 minutes, Cole and Claudia now explained everything to Sarah. Magic, supernatural races, alternate timelines, shadowy government agents working with the Harris's enemies, even wizards so powerful that they had altered everyone's perception of reality over the last 3 years. Sarah's head was spinning with this information, none of this made any sense. "So you're telling me that my friend, my mentor, Alec Dyson captured and tortured you?!"
"Yeah after our world merged with several magical realms," Cole said. Sarah was flummoxed, it seemed preposterous. "No way," she exclaimed. "Everything you just said sounds insane! The supernatural, other dimensions, magic!"
"Well it did happen Agent McMillan," Jacob stated. Sarah paused as she watched the man exit the kitchen. Whatever business he had was obviously finished. "So you were a part of this," she asked. "Is that why the Vatican paid off your medical bills last year?"
"Like I said I wasn't here," Jacob stated. "But the Vatican? Yeah, I get a pension from them for my service." As Sarah was about to reply, the sound of her cellphone ringing drew her attention. "You're going to want to answer that Agent McMillan."
Sarah now tentatively answered her phone, surprised by who was calling. "Deputy Director Franco," she stated in surprise. "Yes sir. Yes I'm talking with Sgt. Harris and his sister now. Jacob Moreland? Yes he's here." A look of confusion now crossed her face as her superior spoke. "Sir if I could just.." Sarah paused, still appearing baffled by her superiors words. "Okay sir," she sighed. "Yes sir. We will see you in a few days." As Sarah now hung up her phone, Jacob and the other now watched the woman carefully. "That was Deputy Director Franco."
"What did he say," Claudia asked.
"He..he wants me to put the Dyson investigation on hold and work with you," she stammered. Sarah now turned towards Jacob, obviously flummoxed by this turn of events. "Who are you?!"
Jacob simply shrugged, remaining quiet, which only agitated Sarah further. "Don't just shrug," she exclaimed. "Franco has worked for the CIA and DHS for over 30 years. The guy has been part of almost every top secret operation this century! He should have been a cabinet member by now but rumor has it he keeps turning it down! So who are you and how do you know who he is?!?"
"Only met him once," Jacob said softly. "But he works with an old friend of mine, Archbishop Peter Castiglione. Needless to say Agent McMillan, you found out something you weren't supposed to know about." Sarah was speechless, could everything the Harris siblings said be true?
"By the way Agent McMillan," Jacob stated. "Your team departed the hotel while I was on the phone and are on their way here. I'm guessing you tipped them off. My son was watching them and is following, so when they get here we can talk more."
"Wait talk," Sarah exclaimed. "What are we talking about?"
"Helping of course," Jacob stated. "We got some very important....people missing and we could use an assist. After that Agent McMillan will clue you in on everything you don't know." Sarah simply nodded, still utterly bewildered by this turn of events. She was about to learn the truth about everything, the only question was she ready to hear it.
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