She crouched, shivering on the sidewalk as cold rain pelted the city,
covering it in a gloomy, gray mood. Footsteps sounded behind her. Her eyes
glowed yellow, she turned…and ran.
Standing over the computer in the almost-finished-Sanctuary, Adam's eyes scanned the screen. Shalimar Fox. Feral. The computer screen changed, showing him her location. Adam grabbed the jacket, and left, the computer turning off behind him.
To any normal person watching her, they would have thought she was inhuman. To anyone who knew what this was about, they'd say she was a new mutant. Not that there was anybody in the abandoned alley, now covered with the sounds of the woman and her attackers. She took in a sharp breath of air, as she skidded to a halt in front of the brick wall. Dead end. She turned around, facing the somber, suit dressed men.
"Come and get me, boys." She muttered as she crouched in a fighting stance. All of a sudden they were upon her. But she was better than they thought. She parried their blows one by one, moving with the agility of a cat. Someone hit her from behind. She felt some thing warm start to drip down to her neck. She touched it; blood. Then the world faded into darkness.
Her eyes sprung open, and she looked around, not moving. She was in a lab, lying on a long chair. She could see computers and scanners lining the room. Something scanned her now, a yellow-goldish light coming from a machine above her. It stopped as soon as a dark-haired man came in. She sat up.
"Glad to see you're awake." He said, turning to a computer. "You should be fine in a couple of days; you got some nasty bump there."
"Who are you? Where am I?" she asked.
"I'm Adam. Welcome to Sanctuary, Shalimar."
"How do you know my name?"
"Come on, let me get you something to eat, I 'I'll explain later." Adam walked to the door, turning, he said. "Come on, "Shalimar jumped out of the chair and followed him out. She looked around the building, stone steps led up to the second floor, a fountain gurgled here and there. Sanctuary. What an odd name.
Adam got her a cup of tea, and they sat down on the steps.
"My name is Adam, like I said. The people that were chasing you work for a…old enemy of mine. This is Sanctuary. A hide away for new mutants like yourself. It's almost finished. The person who those people work for is Eghart. He's the head of the GSA."
"I've heard of them." Shalimar added. Adam nodded.
"Good, then you know what they want to do. I suggest you stay here for a while, to keep yourself safe. They'll be after you.
Standing over the computer in the almost-finished-Sanctuary, Adam's eyes scanned the screen. Shalimar Fox. Feral. The computer screen changed, showing him her location. Adam grabbed the jacket, and left, the computer turning off behind him.
To any normal person watching her, they would have thought she was inhuman. To anyone who knew what this was about, they'd say she was a new mutant. Not that there was anybody in the abandoned alley, now covered with the sounds of the woman and her attackers. She took in a sharp breath of air, as she skidded to a halt in front of the brick wall. Dead end. She turned around, facing the somber, suit dressed men.
"Come and get me, boys." She muttered as she crouched in a fighting stance. All of a sudden they were upon her. But she was better than they thought. She parried their blows one by one, moving with the agility of a cat. Someone hit her from behind. She felt some thing warm start to drip down to her neck. She touched it; blood. Then the world faded into darkness.
Her eyes sprung open, and she looked around, not moving. She was in a lab, lying on a long chair. She could see computers and scanners lining the room. Something scanned her now, a yellow-goldish light coming from a machine above her. It stopped as soon as a dark-haired man came in. She sat up.
"Glad to see you're awake." He said, turning to a computer. "You should be fine in a couple of days; you got some nasty bump there."
"Who are you? Where am I?" she asked.
"I'm Adam. Welcome to Sanctuary, Shalimar."
"How do you know my name?"
"Come on, let me get you something to eat, I 'I'll explain later." Adam walked to the door, turning, he said. "Come on, "Shalimar jumped out of the chair and followed him out. She looked around the building, stone steps led up to the second floor, a fountain gurgled here and there. Sanctuary. What an odd name.
Adam got her a cup of tea, and they sat down on the steps.
"My name is Adam, like I said. The people that were chasing you work for a…old enemy of mine. This is Sanctuary. A hide away for new mutants like yourself. It's almost finished. The person who those people work for is Eghart. He's the head of the GSA."
"I've heard of them." Shalimar added. Adam nodded.
"Good, then you know what they want to do. I suggest you stay here for a while, to keep yourself safe. They'll be after you.