Title: Framed

Author: roselyn-kilmartin(feral86)

Email: feralpsionic@aol.com

Summary: Emma leaves Mutant X after being accused of killing a new mutant.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from Mutant X. I am only using them for my own entertainment.

Authors Note: I thought about the idea for this story a while ago and decided to write something before I forgot about it. Hope you guys like it. Remember to read & review.

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Chapter 1

Sandra walked into the study of her house. She was already late. Everyone was waiting there for her to read her fathers will. She didn't care about the money.... all she wanted was to get away from this life and start anew.

She had needed a few minutes for herself. Her father had just passed away from a massive coronary and she couldn't think straight. He was the only one keeping her in this life. Ever since her powers staring surfacing she knew she was special, that she had to leave this life and start from scratch.

The room was lit by the warm glow of the lamp by the corner of the room. It had been a gift from her father knowing how much time she spent in this room late at night.

They had both been so close. Ever since she was little she could tell him anything and as she grew older it had not changed.

Even though he was not a mutant he knew that she was... yet he accepted her. At first she thought that it would only be a matter of time before she either scared him off or ended up hurting someone and get pushed away.

At first her feral powers had been a disaster, she could not control them and more than once she gave her sister a black eye after having her sneak up on her.

Her sister however was different. She had always been the rebel in the family. Always getting in fights at school not caring about anyone but herself.

She had a great ability to sneak out at night undetected. She was as silent and quick as a cat. Sometimes Sandra wondered whether Jacqueline was a feral as well.

Sitting in front of the desk was Robert, their lawyer. He was wearing his usual boring suits and tie. The computer on the desk next to him was turned on and the snake in the screensaver slithered around.

She sat down in front of him, next to Jacqueline.

Once she was seated Robert started talking, "We are here today to read the last words of your father....

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'This is weird. Why would Sandra want to see me and why did she sound so upset?' Emma knocked on the door of Sandra's beautiful two story home.

The wind was blowing lightly and the trees were swaying gently to the side. The flowers by the door were as colorful and fragrant as they had always been.

The door opened and Sandra stood there wearing a pair of blue pajamas. Her hair was picked up in a messy bun and she looked like she had just gotten up. "Thanks for coming, Emma."

"What happened?" Asked Emma as Sandra led the way to the study. As soon as Sandra had opened that door she had been hit by many emotions. The main ones being pain and anger.

Sandra opened the door to a room and Emma walked in with her. She had never been inside this room before but it had a homey feeling. It reminded her of the times spent at the country when she left home.

By the look of the room it was a study and Sandra had already been here today. On top of the desk rested a cup of coffee which had probably gotten cold long before.

The computer in front of her was on and there were many documents scattered all over the desk.

Sandra sat down on the couch by the end of the room and looked up at Emma. Without any hesitation she said, "I want to go into the underground."

Emma looked at her confused. "Why?"

"There is nothing left here for me. I don't get along with my sister and my father just died. I want to start over somewhere where I don't know anyone."

Emma walked over to Sandra and sat down next to her. "What do you mean? You have friends and other family here."

Sandra laughed bitterly. "Yeah... a lot of good they do me now. They all dislike me and think that I am some sort of freak.... not only because of my abilities, I mean sure that adds to it... my dad was the only one that really understood me; but now after they read his will, well... lets just say that they want me out of the picture.

Emma got up and walked to the door. "I'll talk to my friend and let him know. I'll call you later, Okay. I'm sorry about your father."

"Sure. Bye." Said Sandra and closed the door after Emma.

On the way back to Sanctuary from Sandra's home Emma got to thinking.

'Why would Sandra want to go into the underground? In know that she said that her father had just died.... and that he was the only one that understood her.... but what did she mean by saying that they wanted her out of the picture...? What happened?'

When Sanctuary came into view she speeded up a bit more. In a few minutes she was walking through the door and into the lab.

"Adam...?"

Adam turned around and faced Emma. "Yeah, what is it?"

"Do you remember Sandra?" Asked Emma walking up to him and looking at what he was working on.

"Yeah... the feral."

"Uh huh.... Anyways, she wants to go into the underground. I told her that I would talk to you about it and that I would call her later."

Adam looked away from his work and at Emma. "Did she say why she wanted to go into the underground?"

"Not really. She just said that since her father had passed away she wanted to start her life somewhere else." Replied Emma.

"Okay. Call Jesse and let him know that he will have to create an ID for her." He turned back to his work as Emma walked out.

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Walking into the kitchen for a glass of water Emma found Jesse eating a sandwich. "Hey, I was looking for you."

Jesse turned around and smiled. "Hey. So what can I do for you?"

Emma smiled at his happy attitude. "There's another new mutant going into the underground and Adam needs you to create an ID for her. Her name is Sandra Anderson."

Whined Jesse jokingly. "Ah...Work... Fine... I'll get on it."

"Yeah... but think about it this way... one of this days we are going to disappear and have a great time in Hawaii." Said Emma walking away and pushing him along.

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Sandra was in her room packing all of her clothes. She didn't plan on taking anything else that could remind her of this life.

The sooner she could forget about everyone the better. Especially her sister. As if it wasn't enough that she knew Jacqueline hated her... after hearing her talking with Elizabeth she knew that she had to leave if she wanted to survive another night.

Closing her closet door she pulled out her last pair of pants and put them into her suitcase.

Emma had already called her a few minutes earlier and told her that they were ready to relocate her somewhere.

She had also told her that she needed to meet her by the park where they usually had lunch when they hung out. She said that Adam and Brennan would meet them there to help her.

They would later go to a safe house where she would meet Shalimar and Jesse. They would give her all that she would need for her new life and she would be ready.

Getting her bags from the bed and opening the door she ran into Jacqueline.

"Where are you going?" Asked Jacqueline looking down at her packed bags..

Sandra walked out of her room and closed it behind her. "I am going to stay with a friend for a while."

"Who?" Asked Jacqueline.

"Emma." Answered Sandra. "Now excuse me... she is waiting for me."

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