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Reyes, so don't sue me!
Summary: When Shalimar is captured by a mutant gone wild, information and photographs the team receives lead them to believe she is dead. But can Brennan live without her?
(Lines in bold indicate thought!)
Dark Tomorrow
Chapter 1: Work and Play
The Mutant X team was watching a movie in the rec. room, all four suitably comfortable, with Brennan a little restless and Shalimar getting downright grumpy, when Adam's voice came over their comrings.
"Brennan, Shal, Jesse, Emma - I need all of you down in the lab for a meeting right away."
Glancing at each other, they turned off the movie and obediently headed down to the lab. Jesse looked at Shalimar and shrugged: "What could possibly be up now? Didn't Adam just tell us to take the night off?"
"He didn't let us go to a club, though." Shalimar scowled. "And I so wanted to try on my new outfit."
Adam was waiting for them in the lab. He was punching in various data into his system and images were appearing on the screen at a very high rate, seeming to be almost an insane blur that only Adam could have understood. He turned around and faced them when they entered. "We have a problem." He announced.
"No shit." Brennan chuckled.
"I don't mean the system, smart ass," Adam smiled. "We have a New Mutant problem. This guy's name is Max Reyes and he was one of the first mutants Genomex ever created. Back then, experimentation was highly unpredictable, and when I worked on his DNA, I made him a feral-molecular hybrid. Canine feral and propulsion molecular." He clarified.
Jesse frowned. "Propulsion? That means he can move very, very fast, right?"
"Right," Adam confirmed. "Anyway, I've received reports on recent attacks on mutants, and the profiles fit Max's mutant abilities and behaviour patterns perfectly. I could be wrong, of course, but my guess is that Max's powers have merged into his mind and have driven him insane. He is very dangerous and very strong."
"So let's go kick ass!" Shalimar grinned.
Emma laughed. "What do you want us to do, Adam?" she asked their leader.
"The attacks have been taking place in the alleys around nightclubs," Adam explained, showing them a few horrible pictures of young men and women with broken noses, bleeding eyes and bruises all over their bodies. "So I need you four to get down to one of the clubs, 24/7 probably because it hasn't been the scene of any attacks yet, and keep an eye out for this guy."
"Well, Shal, looks like you'll be trying out that new outfit after all!" Brennan teased, getting a playful punch from the beautiful feral.
Shalimar grinned at Adam. "So let's go!" she squealed excitedly.
"Not so fast, sweetie." Emma grabbed Shalimar's arm. Her eyes were focused on Adam's. "I have a feeling our fearless leader has something more to tell us."
"Are you reading me, Emma?" Adam demanded, laughing. His eyes became worried then and he said: "She's right, though. We need to capture Max and stop him from hunting down any more mutants. I'd like you guys to try and bring him back to Sanctuary so that I can work on a cure for his ability- linked insanity."
Jesse looked puzzled. "So what's the problem, other than how dangerous he is and his amazing speed?"
Adam was silent for a moment, making Brennan a little nervous. Something was definitely wrong and was definitely scaring the hell out of Adam. Then Adam spoke. "In order to catch Max, we'll need strong, beautiful, irresistible bait." His eyes fell on Shalimar.
"No!" Brennan exploded. "No way, Adam! This man is a psycho. You can't put Shal in that kind of danger."
Shalimar looked at Brennan, surprised at his concern, and felt a strange delight inside. Don't be stupid, she warned herself, He's just being a protective big brother, that's all! Aloud, she said soothingly: "It's all right, Brennan, I can handle it. Besides, you and Jesse will be there to play my knights in shining armour, and Emma will be ready with her psi blasts."
Jesse gave her a mock-salute. "I'll be right there and waiting!" he promised.
"I hate this as much as you do, Brennan," Adam said, "But we have to get this guy, and Shalimar's feral side will be a great help to her against Max, while Emma may not be able to hold her own against this guy."
"Fine." Brennan growled. "But she isn't going to leave my side for even a second."
He turned around sharply and walked out of the lab. They watched him go, Emma smiling a little mysteriously and Jesse grinning. Jesse had a pretty good idea of what was going on with Brennan, and he glanced at Shal mischievously. Then Shalimar said, "Listen, Jess, Em, why don't you guys go get ready? I'll be there in a sec; I just want to talk to Adam for a minute."
They nodded and disappeared quickly. Shalimar then looked at the man who was like a father to her, and asked: "So tell me, Adam, what you don't want to say in front of the others."
"You can read me better than Emma," Adam smiled slightly. He sighed. "I didn't want to tell them, especially Brennan, that more likely than not, Max will get you. With his incredible speed, he could grab you and vanish in a second. You need to keep fighting, call out to us on your comring as soon as you're taken, and don't give up, Shal. I'm so sorry I have to do this."
"Hey, Adam," Shalimar hugged him. "I'm a big girl - I'll handle this psycho. I want him captured as much as you do."
And she smiled at him bravely and walked out of the lab, her golden hair flowing wildly around her shoulders. In fifteen minutes, she had changed into her new outfit and met the others in the garage at the car.
Brennan's jaw nearly dropped when he saw her. In low-cut jeans and a clingy black camisole, she looked very, very sexy and he gulped. Jesse whistled playfully, and grinned as Shalimar whacked him on the head.
"Come on, guys," Emma urged them into the car. "Let's get this night of work and play under way!"
TBC.
*A/N: So what did you guys think? Please R&R and tell me how it's going and what you really think of this. The second chapter will be up a soon as I finish it!
Summary: When Shalimar is captured by a mutant gone wild, information and photographs the team receives lead them to believe she is dead. But can Brennan live without her?
(Lines in bold indicate thought!)
Dark Tomorrow
Chapter 1: Work and Play
The Mutant X team was watching a movie in the rec. room, all four suitably comfortable, with Brennan a little restless and Shalimar getting downright grumpy, when Adam's voice came over their comrings.
"Brennan, Shal, Jesse, Emma - I need all of you down in the lab for a meeting right away."
Glancing at each other, they turned off the movie and obediently headed down to the lab. Jesse looked at Shalimar and shrugged: "What could possibly be up now? Didn't Adam just tell us to take the night off?"
"He didn't let us go to a club, though." Shalimar scowled. "And I so wanted to try on my new outfit."
Adam was waiting for them in the lab. He was punching in various data into his system and images were appearing on the screen at a very high rate, seeming to be almost an insane blur that only Adam could have understood. He turned around and faced them when they entered. "We have a problem." He announced.
"No shit." Brennan chuckled.
"I don't mean the system, smart ass," Adam smiled. "We have a New Mutant problem. This guy's name is Max Reyes and he was one of the first mutants Genomex ever created. Back then, experimentation was highly unpredictable, and when I worked on his DNA, I made him a feral-molecular hybrid. Canine feral and propulsion molecular." He clarified.
Jesse frowned. "Propulsion? That means he can move very, very fast, right?"
"Right," Adam confirmed. "Anyway, I've received reports on recent attacks on mutants, and the profiles fit Max's mutant abilities and behaviour patterns perfectly. I could be wrong, of course, but my guess is that Max's powers have merged into his mind and have driven him insane. He is very dangerous and very strong."
"So let's go kick ass!" Shalimar grinned.
Emma laughed. "What do you want us to do, Adam?" she asked their leader.
"The attacks have been taking place in the alleys around nightclubs," Adam explained, showing them a few horrible pictures of young men and women with broken noses, bleeding eyes and bruises all over their bodies. "So I need you four to get down to one of the clubs, 24/7 probably because it hasn't been the scene of any attacks yet, and keep an eye out for this guy."
"Well, Shal, looks like you'll be trying out that new outfit after all!" Brennan teased, getting a playful punch from the beautiful feral.
Shalimar grinned at Adam. "So let's go!" she squealed excitedly.
"Not so fast, sweetie." Emma grabbed Shalimar's arm. Her eyes were focused on Adam's. "I have a feeling our fearless leader has something more to tell us."
"Are you reading me, Emma?" Adam demanded, laughing. His eyes became worried then and he said: "She's right, though. We need to capture Max and stop him from hunting down any more mutants. I'd like you guys to try and bring him back to Sanctuary so that I can work on a cure for his ability- linked insanity."
Jesse looked puzzled. "So what's the problem, other than how dangerous he is and his amazing speed?"
Adam was silent for a moment, making Brennan a little nervous. Something was definitely wrong and was definitely scaring the hell out of Adam. Then Adam spoke. "In order to catch Max, we'll need strong, beautiful, irresistible bait." His eyes fell on Shalimar.
"No!" Brennan exploded. "No way, Adam! This man is a psycho. You can't put Shal in that kind of danger."
Shalimar looked at Brennan, surprised at his concern, and felt a strange delight inside. Don't be stupid, she warned herself, He's just being a protective big brother, that's all! Aloud, she said soothingly: "It's all right, Brennan, I can handle it. Besides, you and Jesse will be there to play my knights in shining armour, and Emma will be ready with her psi blasts."
Jesse gave her a mock-salute. "I'll be right there and waiting!" he promised.
"I hate this as much as you do, Brennan," Adam said, "But we have to get this guy, and Shalimar's feral side will be a great help to her against Max, while Emma may not be able to hold her own against this guy."
"Fine." Brennan growled. "But she isn't going to leave my side for even a second."
He turned around sharply and walked out of the lab. They watched him go, Emma smiling a little mysteriously and Jesse grinning. Jesse had a pretty good idea of what was going on with Brennan, and he glanced at Shal mischievously. Then Shalimar said, "Listen, Jess, Em, why don't you guys go get ready? I'll be there in a sec; I just want to talk to Adam for a minute."
They nodded and disappeared quickly. Shalimar then looked at the man who was like a father to her, and asked: "So tell me, Adam, what you don't want to say in front of the others."
"You can read me better than Emma," Adam smiled slightly. He sighed. "I didn't want to tell them, especially Brennan, that more likely than not, Max will get you. With his incredible speed, he could grab you and vanish in a second. You need to keep fighting, call out to us on your comring as soon as you're taken, and don't give up, Shal. I'm so sorry I have to do this."
"Hey, Adam," Shalimar hugged him. "I'm a big girl - I'll handle this psycho. I want him captured as much as you do."
And she smiled at him bravely and walked out of the lab, her golden hair flowing wildly around her shoulders. In fifteen minutes, she had changed into her new outfit and met the others in the garage at the car.
Brennan's jaw nearly dropped when he saw her. In low-cut jeans and a clingy black camisole, she looked very, very sexy and he gulped. Jesse whistled playfully, and grinned as Shalimar whacked him on the head.
"Come on, guys," Emma urged them into the car. "Let's get this night of work and play under way!"
TBC.
*A/N: So what did you guys think? Please R&R and tell me how it's going and what you really think of this. The second chapter will be up a soon as I finish it!