Adam's Daughter
Started Dec. 18, 2002
Summary: I really don't know where I'm going with this story. I've got the characters down and a very basic plot. I've also got all the main characters paired up though everything will probably be no more than PG-13. There is also a good chance that this story will be either two or three parts. Please send comments and reviews, but be nice. This is my first fanfic that I've let other people see. Thanks!
Disclaimer: I don't owe Mutant X. Those who do are super cool and very lucky. Please don't sue me; it won't do much good anyway. I also don't do this for money. The characters of Shalandra and Beth if I use her in this part are mine, please don't use them without asking first or I'll kick your butt somehow. :)
Shalandra walked into her room. Her head was killing her again. She had long ago accepted that she was different. These headaches she suffered from on a daily basis made those differences more of a curse than a gift.
Though in pain she stubbornly refused to give into the pain just yet and chose to ignore it instead. She walked over to her large walk in closet and looked through a pile of books. She picked up one of them. It was one of her favorites; Danielle Steel's Kaleidoscope. It was about three sisters who were separated while they were very young after their parents tragically died. Years later the sisters were reunited. Four hours later Shalandra wiped her moist eyes and closed the book.
She looked at her alarm clock. Good grief! It was already three in the morning. Her head was still hurting. She gave her puppy that was sleeping at the foot of her bed a pet. She then looked at her black cat that was stretched out on a pillow at the head of the bed giving him a rub. Turning off the light she rolled over and closed her eyes. Concentrating she let her mind wonder while her body rested.
Later that same morning:
Jesse, Shalimar, Brennen, and Emma were eating breakfast. Adam like usual was in the lab working on one thing or another. They finished eating while making plans to check out a new club later that evening. As Emma and Shalimar put the dishes in the dishwasher, alarms started going off. There was an intruder in Sanctuary.
Shalandra opened her eyes. She was no longer in her bed or her trailer where she lived. She looked around her eyes huge as alarms started going off. "Oh great, where am I now?" She said to herself looking for a place to hide. She found a closet in a hallway and hid closing the door as she heard voices coming her way.
"Think Ekhart's finally found us?" Jesse asked looking around.
"No, if he did we'd know it by now." Adam answered.
"Whoever it is is scared and confused." Emma said headed towards a closet.
Shalimar's eyes glowed yellow as she also looked around.
While the others were looking in various places in and near the hallway Emma opened the door to the closet. There in the corner was a girl huddled in the corner looking like she was trying to disappear. Emma smiled at the girl, feeling the fear that was emitting off her.
"It's ok." She said as the others came up behind her.
"How did you get here?" Adam asked.
The girl ignored them trying to shut everything out. This wasn't happening again. She was in her bed sleeping and must be having a dream of some sort. The last time something similar happened wasn't pleasant and Shalandra swore never to do it again. She blocked her mind and concentrated on getting home.
"However she got here, she's really freaked out." Emma said.
"Can you get a hit on her?" Adam asked.
"Other than feeling she's scared she's blocking everyone and everything at the moment." Emma answered.
"It's ok, we're friendly." Emma said in a soothing voice offering the girl a hand. The girl just curled up tighter easing herself into a mental shell. She started shaking a little as the walls to the closet started feeling like they were closing in.
"I'll try to calm her down. I don't think you guys are helping much, she's claustrophobic." Emma said looking at her teammates.
"Fine. Let me know when you get her talking. I want to know how she found us." Adam said as he, Jesse, and Brennen walked away. Shalimar looked in the closet at the girl then backed up a little in case she bolted.
"It's ok, you can come out." Emma said.
The girl lifted her head up and looked at Emma then at Shalimar. She could tell that Emma wanted to help. Shalimar reminded her a bit of an animal and felt a little hostile, which also scared her. She shook her head.
"I like it better in here." The girl said her shaky voice almost a whisper.
"Ok, mind if I come in?" Emma asked, hoping to calm the girl down. The girl shook her head and Emma sat down in the closet.
"How did you get here?" Emma asked.
"I I don't know. I do this sometimes. Show up in other places, universes, or times." The girl answered.
Emma's eyes widened for a moment. That wasn't what she had expected to hear.
"You just showed up here?" Emma asked.
"I was in bed sleeping. Next thing I know I'm in the hallway and an alarm is going off. You don't have to believe me. People rarely do." The girl said quietly.
"You guys ready to come out yet? The guys are going to get restless." Shalimar asked.
The girl's eyes grew wide again and she started shaking her head.
"It's ok. No one here is going to hurt you." Emma said.
"I don't like being around guys." The girl said with pain in her voice.
"Alright, you can come in my room and talk if you want for now." Emma suggested.
"Just you two?" The girl asked shyly.
"If you want." Emma said getting up. She stepped out of the closet and offered a hand to help the girl up.
The girl took her hand and got up. She stepped out of the closet and looked at Shalimar. "Your different somehow." She said a bit nervous.
"All of us are different, except Adam." Shalimar said.
"You have mental abilities?" Emma asked.
"Most of them are. Some are more of a physical nature." The girl answered.
"What's your name? Mine's Shalimar, that's Emma." Shalimar asked.
"Shalandra." The girl said standing close to Emma still pretty scared and rather tired.
"Are you ok, you look a bit pale?" Emma asked.
"I'm a bit tired. It exhausts me when I do things like this. I'll probably fall asleep talking to you guys." Shalandra said.
"It's ok, we'll understand if you do." Emma said headed towards her room.
"So, how are you different?" Shalandra asked Shalimar following Emma.
"We're mutants. I have the abilities of a wildcat." Shalimar said.
"Cool. I've always liked cats." Shalandra said. Emma stiffed a giggle. She could already tell this girl had a sense of humor.
A few minutes later the three walked into Emma's room. Shalandra relaxed a little bit while talking to both of the girls. This place was intriguing to her and she didn't feel quit as alone in the world anymore. The girls sat down on Emma's bed. A few minutes later Shalandra fell asleep exhausted.
"I need to go fill in Adam and the others. You want to sit with her?" Emma asked.
"Sure." Shalimar said. She liked this girl who just popped into their lives out of nowhere.
Emma left the room and into the common room. As she knew they would be the guys were pacing.
"Where's the girl?" Adam asked.
"She fell asleep in my room. Shal's sitting with her till she wakes up."
"So who is she?" Jesse asked.
"Her name is Shalandra. She's highly claustrophobic but she was also scared, so it took a while for us to get her to come out of the closet. She's got mostly mental abilities, but sometimes she ends up in other places, universes, or times." Emma said filling them in.
"So she's a new mutant?" Brennen asked.
"I don't know. She's also afraid of you guys. She almost freaked out when I suggested that we all talk." Emma added.
"I'd like to run some tests on her." Adam said.
"I doubt she'd let you right now. I think men in general scare her." Emma said.
"There's only one mutant I know of who'd be able to do that. She disappeared years ago while she was still barely able to walk." Adam said thinking and headed to the lab.
"So why do you think she's afraid of guys?" Brennen asked.
"I think she's had a rather hard life so far." Emma said.