Last Thread of Hope
Disclaimer: I do not own Mutant X though I have made one character up.
Summary: Jesse and Mutant X are sent on a mission and Adam has to go to with them. Not that the rest of the team want him. They're thrilled that he's coming with them. But the tables change when Mutant X finds out that they walked right into a trap and their captor has an interest in Jesse.
Chapter 1- Sweet Dreams Mutant X
Jesse Kilmartin sat up in bed and ran his hand through his wavy blonde hair. Checking the clock, Jesse saw it was ten o'clock in the morning. Already, the young man could hear his friends enjoying their breakfast laughing and joking. No doubt Shalimar had saved him some breakfast and was ready to scold him for getting up to late.
Well, since I can't get back to sleep might as well get up and face Shal, Jesse thought, yawning. He finger combed his hair as he crept down the stairs. As he entered the kitchen, Emma was the first to notice him.
"Well look who decided to join us," she smiled. Jesse took his normal spot beside Emma and gave her a peck on the cheek. Shalimar placed a plate of eggs and bacon in front of him.
"It's about time you woke up," she said, trying to sound angry, "I was so close to coming into your room and dumping ice cold water on you." Jesse shivered at that; she had done that before.
"Well now that all of you are awake, I have something important to tell you," Adam piped up, "it seems we have a mission to attend to shortly. So Jesse finish your breakfast and get showered up. We leave as soon as your done." Brennan looked up from his now empty plate.
"Wait, did you jsut say we?" he asked. Adam nodded his head. The two girls looked at him, shocked. Adam rarely ever went on a mission with them, in fact he only went with them at least three times.
Maybe it's more than three who knows, Shalimar thought, out loud she said, "well let's hurry up Jess if you wanna come along."
Jesse felt rushed as he wolfed down the delicious looking meal, hardly having the time to taste it. When he was done, he took a really quick shower, got dressed and headed to the landing pad to the Double Helix.
Everyone was seated when he got in, and Shalimar was impatiently tapping her foot. It didn't take a psionic to know she was itching for a fight. Brennan started up the Helix as Jesse took his seat and they were off.
"Okay everyone, this new mutant may be very dangerous," Adam warned, "so stay alert and tell me if you see anything unusual. Got it? Good."
"You don't have to worry about us Adam. We can take care of ourselves," Shalimar said. Adam nodded in understanding.
"And I trust that, just take care will ya," he said. Shal and the rest of the team nodded in unision.
Suddenly, Shalimar's head whipped around. Her eyes turned from brown to gold just as Jesse blinked. She sniffed the air and looked in a shadowy part. Something stirred in them, Jesse noted.
"Hello there," Adam said, "come out, we won't hurt you. We're here to help you. Emma, go and see if the person will come for you. Just be really careful."
"Always am Adam. Don't worry," Emma said. Jesse wandered off to take a look around. That's when he too noticed something lurking in the shadows. Crouching down slightly, Jesse worked his way to the lurking thing. It didn't make a sound, just crouched down.
"Hey, hey you alright man?" he asked, "hey buddy, you alive?" He peered through the darkness and suddenly he heard a scream.
"Emma," he breathed. Forgetting the lurking person, Jesse turned and almost ran, when he was hit in the back and collapsed onto the ground. Still, mustering all his strength, he managed to swing around, mass and give the person a swift punch in the stomach. Then he whirled back around while unmassing and ran towards the scream.
When he got there he stopped. Emma was unconcious and left on the side. Shalimar and Brennan were fighting the asses off and Adam was doing just the same. Jesse saw one of the men pull out a gun adn point it at Adam, who was to busy fighting to notice it. Without thinking, Jesse stepped in front of him and massed, waiting for the bullet. Feeling the little bullet impact, he brushed it aside and unmassed. One thing he hated about massing or fasing, is that he had to hold his breath.
Something he didn't expect was Shalimar screaming at him to turn around. She wasn't doing so well and neither was Adam and Brennan. Jesse turned around in time to see a cloth come down on his mouth and pressed tightly against it. Jesse could taste and smelled an unknown substance in his mouth and nose, as he drrifted further and further away from conciousness.
Shalimar saw it happen. First Jesse was doing so great, but then next thing she knew, he was hanging limply in a gigantic man's arms. With a smirk, he turned around and got into a black Mercedes. Shalimar was about to go after him, when suddenly she felt drowsy. She heard Adam say something about covering their noses and mouths, but she was too weak and as she collapsed onto the ground, Shal felt big arms catch. She knew they weren't Brennan's.
When she first woke up, she didn't remember what happened. Then it all cam flooding back to her along with a horrible headache.
"Well looks like she finally woke," Brennan said. Her eyes opened and Shalimar looked around. They were in a cell of some sort. Two queen sized matteresses were put in two different corners in the room. Shal was laying on one.
"Oh man, it's like they tried to shove something into my head," she groaned. Brennan helped her sit up and Shalimar saw they were all awake. But she also noticed someone was missing.
"Where's Jesse?" she asked, panic crawling over her. Brennan put a reassuring arm over her shoulders.
"We don't know where Jesse is. He was probably taken somewhere else," Adam assumed.
"We have to go find him," she said, "Bren can you do that thing with your electricity and get us outta here?" Breannan shook his head.
"Don't you think we already tried that," he said, "we have to wait until we know where we are."
"Well we do know we're not in Genomex," Emma said. Shalimar stood up and her eyes glowed fiercly. She walked up to the door and kicked as hard as she could. It wouldn't budge. Shalimar tried jiggling the handle and it still wouldn't budge. She started getting really pissed off at it. She started kicking and kicking, getting more and more frustrated. It seemed like forever that she stood at the door, when finally it gave way and flew off its hinges. Shalimar smiled and gave the rest of Mutant X an "I did it and you couldn't" look.
"Well are we going or are gonna sit here and stare at each other all day while Jesse's probably being tortured," Emma said.
"Yeah we're going," Brennan said. They took turns leaving every few minutes, in case someone were to walk by. But what they didn't know, was that it was a plan and someone was watching them hoping they would find where their young molecular friend.
Jesse's eyes flickered open and he took a moment to get his eyes adjusted to the bright light.
God it's so bright, he thought, moaning. He was in a white room, and strapped to a chair. A very cold and uncomfortable chair.
His head pounded with considerable pain and Jesse was one hundred percent certain it would explode. Well at least ninety percent.
He never remembered a thing, no matter how hard he tried to. He struggled to get out of his bonds and even tried to fase out of them. It was no use. His head hurt even more as he moved around, so he just put his head back onto the cold head rest and closed his eyes.
Just then, Jesse heard the door jiggle and open. She heard a number of feet. He didn't dare open his eyes.
"Jesse, can you hear me?" a very familiar voice asked. It was Shal. He opened his eyes and smiled weakly.
"Shal, Bren....Emma....Adam," he gasped. His throat suddenly hurt and his head pounded even more. He couldn't see straight and that's when he felt a sharp pain in his arm. Whatever it was, it was being pulled out. Adam said something and he heard Brennan start using his powers. Why he didn't know, because he was unconcious.
"Jesse, come on buddy wake up." Brennan was slapping Jesse's cheek. Adam looked to the right side of Jesse and saw what looked like an IV. But there wasn't IV in it, it was a dark blue liquid. It was flowing freely into Jesse's blood.
"Oh God," he whispered, horridly. Shalimar looked at him, a questioning look on her face. Adam avoided her gaze and came face to face with Emma's.
"Adam I feel your worry and concern," she said, "what is it?" Adam looked down at the unconcious molecular and sighed. He's been doing that alot lately. Before he could reply however, there was a tap on the door. Standing in the doorway, was a young woman in a black dress. Her hair was in a tight ponytail and hung over her left shoulder.
"Well done Mr. Kane and Mutant X. I see you have figured out what is in that IV bag Adam," she said, an evil smile playing across her lips, "and you have also figured out what it will do to poor Mr. Kilmartin if something happens to one of you. I congradulate you." She walked over inside the room and crossed her arms.
"So Mr. Mulwray, go ahead and shock him, bring him to life. I have no reason to stop you. Or you, Miss deLauro blast him with your psionic rays, you'll love yourself for that I assure you," the woman smiled, "by the way, I should introduce myself. I am Emily Ramaroe. I have no need for your names, for as you know I already know yours."
Brennan looked at his electric hands and reluctantly put them down, figuring out what was going on. Shalimar looked at Emily and glared. Emma looked down right upset and also regarded Emily with distaste. Only Brennan seemed indifferent.
"Well, I'm waiting, I'm really interested what you will do," she sneered. Shalimar took a step forward, but Brennan was quicker. Electricity lit up his fingertips and he sent them towards Emily. The woman went flying into a wall and she moaned.
"She isn't a mutant from what I can sense," Emma reported. Adam nodded, "okay, Brennan, you come here and grab Jesse. Shal, you take care of Emily. Now." Adam twirled around and walked out with Emma and Brennan, carrying Jesse. Shal smirked and grabbed Emily's throat. It was time to kick some ass.