Jesse entered the old warehouse and looked around. There was no sign of the new mutant he was supposed to be meeting. He glanced at his watch and saw that he was a little early. He decided to take a look around, just in case the GSA was there, since the mutant was on the run from them. He was just about to go upstairs to the top level, when he was surrounded by eight GSA agents. Two tried to jump at him from each side, but they went right through him, crashing into each other. Using his other power, he sent two others flying.

"That's enough," a voice said from behind.

Jesse saw a young girl standing behind the agents. He recognized her as the mutant he was supposed to meet.

"Don't you know how to handle a mutant," she said shaking her head as she walked towards them. "I'll take care of this."

They backed away and she stopped in front of Jesse. "If you come with us, we won't have to harm you."

"I don't think so," Jesse said. "I'm not that easy to capture."

He was about to phaze when he was hit by electricity and was sent flying into the wall, hard, and slumped to the ground unconscious.

"Take him," the girl said. "Mr. Eckhart will be pleased that we've actually managed to capture a member of Mutant X."

"He's not going anywhere with you," a voice demanded.

They turned and saw a girl and boy standing at the top of the stairs. The boy fired fireballs out of his hands and took out the other GSA agents still standing. Then they ran down the steps and stood in front of Jesse, blocking him from the girl.

"You shouldn't interfere with our work, Alasia," the girl said. "Mr. Eckhart has some unfinished business with him."

"He isn't going anywhere Clarissa," Alasia said. "You can just go back to Eckhart and tell him how you failed."

But Clarissa still tried to get to Jesse, but was hit by icicles that Alasia fired out of her hands.

"I'll be back," Clarissa said and ran out of the building.

After she left, they checked on Jesse. "Go get the car, Jerrald," Alasia said. "Dad will know what to do."

At Sanctuary, Adam was getting worried about Jesse, who hadn't checked in.

"Emma, have you heard anything from Jesse?" Adam asked, turning to Emma who sat at the computer behind him.

"Nothing so far," she said.

At the GSA, Clarissa entered Eckhart's office. Eckhart wasn't too pleased with her news.

"You couldn't even capture a member of Mutant X," he said. "Maybe I should hire someone else."

"No, Mr. Eckhart," Clarissa said. "We had him, but were intercepted."

"By who?"

"Alasia Sullivan and Jerrald Woods," she said. "I went to high school with Alasia. Her father is Dr. Gerard Sullivan, head of Mutant Squad."

"Good work, Ms. Murphy," Eckhart said, finally smiling. "I want you to get me all the information about them."

She nodded and left to do his bidding. Alasia and Jerrald had stopped in front of a mansion on the outskirts of town. A middle-aged man was waiting for them when they pulled up.

"Who is he?" Gerard asked.

"According to the computer, he's Jesse Kilmartin," Jerrald said. "He's a member of Mutant X who works for Adam Kane."

"Adam Kane huh," Gerard said. "Get him to the lab. I'm going to go get in touch with Adam and get him here."

Others came out and got Jesse to the lab. Gerard went into his office and dialed Adam's number. At Sanctuary, Brennan entered the lab and went over to Adam.

"Adam, there's a Gerard Sullivan on the phone for you," he said. "He says it's important."

"Thanks Brennan," he said and turned on the vid. "Gerard? It's been awhile."

"Good to see you too, Adam," Gerard said. "My daughter and her friend picked up one of your mutants. He's hurt pretty good."

"Which one?"

"Jesse Kilmartin."

"We'll be there in an hour," Adam said and cut the transmission, and turned to Brennan, "Find Shalimar and get the Double Helix ready for launch."

---to be continued---

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