Emma DeLauro quickly moved out of the way as a stream of fire shot past her. Sweating, she tried to give herself a nice pep talk.

"Okay, Emma. Get a grip. It's okay. Just send out a psi-bolt and everything will be alright." Yeah right, she thought, like it's really that easy?

"Em, are you okay?" Shalimar Fox asked. She jumped towards Emma and pulled her out of the way of a fireball.

"Yeah, I'm fine, Shal. It's just really hot in here," she said jokingly.

"I told you that I am not going with Mutant X!" Nathan Reffers exclaimed. The entire team had been told by Adam that they had to recruit Nathan, or else he would become unstable and unstoppable.

"Hey buddy, you have no other choice!" Brennan Mulwray yelled. A bolt of electricity shot out from his hands and struck Nathan in the chest. He fell to the ground in a heap.

"Good job, team," Jesse Kilmartin said, gasping for air.

"Are you okay Shal?" Brennan asked.

Yeah I'm fine Brennan. Just a little burned, that's all, Emma thought. Ever since Brennan and her had been taking their relationship a little bit further, he seemed to be interested in Shalimar more and more. Thanks a lot, you bastard! Emma thought.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Shalimar walked over to Brennan and collapsed against his chest. Emma looked down and decided to leave. She walked past them and was about to leave when Brennan stopped her.

"Emma, wait!"

She thought he was going to rush up to her and give her one of those kisses she always swooned to. Instead, he asked her where she was going.

"Where are you going?"

"Back to Sanctuary."

"Well, can you take Nathan with you?" At that moment, Emma felt like making Brennan think he was dead. The glorious things a Telempath could do, yet she couldn't because she was supposed to help people, not hurt them.

"Um, in case you haven't noticed, he's knocked out and I don't think I can carry him." That was when it happened. Nathan started to be surrounded by a fiery glow. He flew up into the air and unconsciously unleashed a massive explosion. Emma saw Shalimar freeze up. All feral mutants were greatly frightened by fire. She dove towards Shalimar and tackled her to safety. There was only one problem: Emma was in the way now. She ran to safety and made it. Sort of. The explosion didn't hit her, but the force sent her flying into a wall. She landed in a heap, her left arm broken and her right leg bent at an awkward angle. The last thing she remembered was Brennan shaking her.

"Emma! Emma! Wake up for God's sake!" Everything went black.