Disclaimer : I don't own any of the Mutant X characters, but I do own Human Reflex and the members of the band
Pairing : Emma/Shalimar in the future
A/N : This is my first fic, so be nice. Some chapters are kinda short, but it's quality not quantity right? The idea for this just kinda came to me in a dream... so I went for it. Please read and review. Thanks x
I – Nicely Done
Emma and Shalimar left the club shortly after the band vacated the stage. The two ladies felt refreshed and full of energy, and both put it down to the band. They already had a good following and the crowd was clearly enjoying the punk-rock feel to the music.
Shalimar sighed contentedly and she saw Emma glance at her.
"What?" she asked, raising an eyebrow. Emma shook her head and continued walking. The blonde feral was about to say something else when they both heard shouting and the sound of a struggle coming from an alleyway beside the club.
The two looked at each other and ran towards the noise.
At the end of the alley, the band had been attempting to load their equipment into their van, but a group of men in suits had vetoed their packing up.
Two of the four men had gone for the lead singer, who was doing a pretty good job of fighting them back. She matched them both punch for punch, her black hair billowing around her as she protected her band-mate. The other two suited men were going for the two males in the band, who were also holding their own.
Shalimar didn't see much need to intervene until the singer misjudged a block and got sent flying against the wall, where she lay motionless as only her chest rose and fell shallowly.
"Hey!" Shal yelled as she and Emma made their way down the alley. "Just because your band isn't as good as theirs, there's no need to pick a fight with them," she continued as three of the men rushed towards her.
She batted them away simply, leaving all three of them unconscious and slumped against various walls. 'And I hardly broke into a sweat,' she thought happily.
"Leave some for the rest of us," Emma mock-grumped, breaking into a smile after saying it.
Shalimar grinned and shrugged, then noticed that the two males were protecting their singer from the last remaining mafia-wannabe, while the guitarist tried to get her to wake up.
Emma and Shal watched as one by one, the two guys were beaten off and knocked out by the man. He stepped towards the two young women smugly, but got no chance to do anything. Emma used her psionic powers to knock him out.
"Nicely done," Shalimar complimented, running to the still-downed singer. "What's her name?" she asked the guitarist, who backed up slightly to let Shal have access to her band-mate.
"A-Alex," the guitarist replied weakly, tucking a loose strand of hair behind her ears. "Is she gonna be o-okay? Who were those guys?" she asked, kneeling beside the blonde.
"I wish I knew," she muttered.