Okay people. This is completely AU and as for now, the team Mutant X doesn't exist. So Genomex is fully alive and doing illegal things etc. (We all love Eckhart, he's the best villain.)

Just ask any questions you might have in a review and I'll make it clear for you in the beginning of the next part. And I've realized this is a lot of dialogue, but it's just an intro and I promise the next chapter will be better when it comes to descriptions and such so please bare with me...

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"Hey honey, you're home early," The red head shouted as she heard someone moving in the hallways.

"Yeah, Eckhart said I could go home once I had finished the task and I managed to do it pretty quick," the blonde replied as she made her way towards the kitchen and her wife.

"I need my hello kiss," she said as she walked over to the red head and fiercely kissed her, the blonde's tongue darting out to move over the other woman's lips. She moaned when she felt the red head open her mouth and her tongue darted out to meet the older woman's. Lustfully the blonde moved her hand to cup the younger woman's right breast through her thin top, but was disappointed when the red head broke the kiss.

"Shal, we can't start something now, I have to make dinner."

"Screw dinner Em, I'm hungry for something other than food."

"Well, I'm hungry," the red head said and the blonde pouted, making the younger woman smile.

"If you're good, maybe I'll give you desert," she said smugly, making her wife smile pleased, her eyes shining in anticipation.

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Shalimar studied the pill in her hand.

"Why are we taking these again?"

The red head looked at her and then at the pill.

"I can't really remember. All I know is that we're supposed to take them."

"What do you think happens if I don't take them?" the blonde asked.

"I don't know, I've never tried not to take them."

"Maybe I should try not to take it and see what comes of it?"

"Are you crazy? What if something bad happens to you?"

"If I don't know what it's used for I don't wanna take it," Shalimar protested.

"Sweetie, some things you just gotta accept. Promise me you'll take them okay? I don't want anything to happen."

"But you don't know-"

"Just as a precaution okay?"

"Fine," the blonde replied as she took the pill in her mouth and pretended to swallow it with some water. When Emma turned around she quickly took it out and hid it in her pocket.

"I'll try tog get done early," Shalimar said as she kissed her wife before making her way out of their home and towards her job at Genomex.

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Shalimar slowly made her way through the door and collapsed in the sofa.

"Baby, what's wrong?" Emma said as she rushed to her side.

"I don't feel so good."

The red head felt her wife's forehead and frowned.

"You're burning up baby."

"I just need some rest and then I'll be fine again," the blonde replied.

"Okay, do you want anything?"

"Just some sleep."

"Let's get you to bed then," Emma said as she helped her wife up from the couch.

The whole night Shalimar was tossing and turning in bed as her body continued to burn.

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"How are you feeling?" Emma asked as a fresh looking blonde walked into the kitchen.

"I feel fine," Shalimar answered with a bright smile.

"Are you sure? You were so sick yesterday, how can you be so good again today?"

"I don't know, but I feel great. Full of energy for some reason."

"Okay," the red head replied confused. "I made you some breakfast and here's your pill," she added as she gave it to her wife. Shalimar smiled and quickly put it away when Emma turned to get her a glass of water and then she pretended to take it again.

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"You have no idea what happened at work today," Shalimar said excitedly as her wife looked seriously at her.

"I need to ask you something," Emma said.

"Sure, what is it? Is everything okay?"

"Haven't you taken your pills these last few days?"

"What kind of question is that?" the blonde said sheepishly.

"Yes or no Shalimar," the red head said sternly.

"No, I haven't."

"Are you crazy?"

"Look nothing bad has happened," the blonde hurriedly tried to explain, but was cut off by Emma.

"You got sick."

"For one night and ever since I've only felt better. Can you just hear me out?"

"Fine, what?"

"Today at work I took a walk from my office because it felt so small and this patient had managed to get out and the guards were trying to catch her."

"And your point?"

"She ran past me and I grabbed her and she started attacking me and I avoided every hit as if it was done automatically and I didn't even break a sweat, I just did it as if it was the easiest thing to do."

"What the hell does that mean?"

"I'm not sure yet, but I think these pills are making us weaker. It's almost as if it's keeping us from something we have in us."

"I don't like this. I think you should start back up with your pills."

"Haven't you been listening to me? These pills are holding something back, something someone doesn't want to be released."

"Exactly and that probably means it's something bad."

"I don't think so. It feels naturally somehow, as if this is who I'm meant to be and I've been held back for a long time. I mean, I have all this energy and I can pick up on talking and other things from a big distance. So annoying by the way cause it was so hard to turn it off, but it's so cool."

"Can you hear yourself? You sound insane."

"But it's true."

"Even if it is I think we should continue taking the pills."

"Why? They're making us weak."

"No, their making us normal and I don't wanna be some freak or have a freak as a wife."

"Oh, so now I'm a freak?" Shalimar said angrily.

"No, that's not what I meant," Emma said quickly, but the blonde shrugged her off.

"I'm going for a walk. I need some fresh air she said with sadness in her eyes as she hurried away from her wife disappointed.

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