Author: Lani (lucysmeth@aol.com)
Rating: G
Disclaimer: see first chapter.
Summary: A blast from Brennans past comes back with a history. Please read and review.
Title: Opposite sides of the fence (will change as soon as I can think of a better one)
Authors Note: Oooo –I got reviews!! Thank you Jaime (), Ms. Perception, and Quest! Well here's the second chapter… still kinda short but it's longer than the first chapter. Please review!
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After arriving at the area Adam had suggested Shalimar and Jesse took the North and East while Brennan and Emma took the South and West, two hours later they regrouped at the Double Helix empty-handed.
"We've looked everywhere Adam, we can't find her," Shalimar spoke into her ring
"Alright, come back and we can try again later -"
Brennan cut his reply off short, "Wait, I think I know where we haven't checked, C'mon!"
"Where?" asked Emma, but Brennan didn't answer, he'd run back towards the city, "Should we follow him? How does he know what he's looking for Adam? You never gave us a description." Emma remembered as she, Jesse and Shalimar started after their friend.
"Yes follow him, and that's a good point Emma, and truth is I don't know much about her other than her mutation and her age –for some reason there's no picture of her in the database,"
"How old is she Adam?" asked Shalimar
"Thirteen."
"Thirteen?" exclaimed Jesse as they twisted around a corner, struggling to keep Brennan in sight through all the people, "Isn't that a bit young for the GSA to be after her?"
"Perhaps Eckhart has a new policy of catch-them-while-they're-young; like Hitler?" Emma suggested,
"Could be." Adam agreed.
"What's in there?" said Shalimar, Brennan had stopped outside a building just long enough for them to catch up,
"It's a Martial Arts studio," he said shortly,
"And?"
"Forgot to check here," Brennan pushed the doors open, leading the way in to a reception painted in something reminiscent of an oriental design, with a water feature in one corner of what looked to be a waiting area, symbols on the walls which were probably Japanese and the walls themselves painted browns, whites and blacks. Brennan walked up to the desk where a man was looking at a computer screen, "You do martial arts here right?"
The man looked up, "Yes, are you looking to learn one?"
Brennan shook his head, "No, my niece has a friend that takes a class but she couldn't remember which place her friend took it at."
"I'm sorry, we're not at liberty to give out information about our students."
Brennan frowned and looked at the others, exasperated,
"Please –Katie really wants to take it up but she doesn't want to do it on her own, her friends name is Piper-Lee; one word with Lee spelt l-e-e, could you just look it up for me? Think of it like this –you'll be getting another student, which means more money if this is the place."
The man looked behind Brennan to Jesse, Shalimar and Emma, the latter of which gave him a little telempathic encouragement; finally he gave in,
"Okay," he typed a few words on his keyboard, "How old is she?"
Brennan paused, "Thirteen I think,"
Behind him Emma, Jesse and Shalimar exchanged a look, Brennan had been running in front of them when Adam had told them Piper-Lee's age and couldn't have heard –so how did he know?
The man typed a for a bit longer before making a triumphant sort of noise, "Piper-Lee, yes she's in a quite a few classes -"
"Could you tell me which ones?"
"Well… alright, Kick-Boxing, Judo, Tae Kwon Doe, Aikido and it looks like she's be starting Kung-Fu in a week –quite the fighter, which ones are your niece interested in?"
Brennan stared at the man before recovering himself, "I don't know I'll have to ask her, is Piper-Lee here now?"
"That I can't tell you, but there is a class of Judo on right now."
"Thanks, I think we'll go and watch to see if Katie might like it." Brennan left the desk and motioned for the rest of the group to follow him up a staircase that, according to the sign, led to the studios. Once they were out of earshot Shalimar cornered Brennan,
"Niece's and Katie?"
Brennan shrugged, "It was the first name that came to my head, besides its worked didn't it?"
"Yeah, but that's not what I don't get," added Emma, "How did you know Piper-Lee was thirteen? You were in-front when Adam told us."
Brennan shrugged again, but Emma felt a brief second of raw panic flash through him, "Hey, don't knock luck when it buys you the answers ya want,"
Jesse smirked, Shalimar glanced at him and Emma pulled a face –he was lying, but she didn't call him on it, not yet; they had a mission to finish first. At the second floor it said
'Judo moved to fourth floor'
"Great, two more floors." Jesse sighed.
Finally they reached the Judo studio, inside were a group of kids ranging from, what Jesse would guess, fifteen to seventeen –this couldn't be the right class.
"Are we sure that the reception guy wasn't just messing with you?" he asked,
"Positive," Brennan inched the door open and crept inside; the class turned around and the instructor at the front looked up at the intrusion,
"May we help you?"
This time Emma spoke up, "Yes, we're looking for Piper-Lee?"
A girl at the front stared at the four new adults, they appeared harmless enough, but looks can be deceiving she reminded herself.
"Why?" asked the instructor
"We just want to ask her something about the classes she's taking."
The girl shared a look with her surrounding classmates and stepped forward, "I'm Piper-Lee, what do ya want?"
Emma smiled at her, "We -"
Eight GSA agents striding in through another door behind the instructor interrupted her; they knocked the instructor unconscious with an electric- hand before he could say anything.
"We have to get you out of here." Brennan walked up to Piper-Lee and pulled her in front of him as they ran out of the studio and down the stairs, the GSA hot on their heels.
Out in the street Emma led the way, winding through people this way and that; soon the GSA were left behind wondering which way Mutant X had gone.
At the cloaked Double Helix they halted and the girl finally got a good look at the man who had pulled her away from the electric-hand people, she stared for a few seconds, mouth agape, before she finally managed to force out a word.
"Brennan?"
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Post Authors Note: Hopefully it just got a little more interesting, hopefully. PLEASE REVIEW!!! Pretty please? With icing and a cherry on top? Pleeeease? Yet again I love all kinds of reviews except Flames; any that I get will be used to light the fire beneath the Mason Eckharts arse.
Rating: G
Disclaimer: see first chapter.
Summary: A blast from Brennans past comes back with a history. Please read and review.
Title: Opposite sides of the fence (will change as soon as I can think of a better one)
Authors Note: Oooo –I got reviews!! Thank you Jaime (), Ms. Perception, and Quest! Well here's the second chapter… still kinda short but it's longer than the first chapter. Please review!
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After arriving at the area Adam had suggested Shalimar and Jesse took the North and East while Brennan and Emma took the South and West, two hours later they regrouped at the Double Helix empty-handed.
"We've looked everywhere Adam, we can't find her," Shalimar spoke into her ring
"Alright, come back and we can try again later -"
Brennan cut his reply off short, "Wait, I think I know where we haven't checked, C'mon!"
"Where?" asked Emma, but Brennan didn't answer, he'd run back towards the city, "Should we follow him? How does he know what he's looking for Adam? You never gave us a description." Emma remembered as she, Jesse and Shalimar started after their friend.
"Yes follow him, and that's a good point Emma, and truth is I don't know much about her other than her mutation and her age –for some reason there's no picture of her in the database,"
"How old is she Adam?" asked Shalimar
"Thirteen."
"Thirteen?" exclaimed Jesse as they twisted around a corner, struggling to keep Brennan in sight through all the people, "Isn't that a bit young for the GSA to be after her?"
"Perhaps Eckhart has a new policy of catch-them-while-they're-young; like Hitler?" Emma suggested,
"Could be." Adam agreed.
"What's in there?" said Shalimar, Brennan had stopped outside a building just long enough for them to catch up,
"It's a Martial Arts studio," he said shortly,
"And?"
"Forgot to check here," Brennan pushed the doors open, leading the way in to a reception painted in something reminiscent of an oriental design, with a water feature in one corner of what looked to be a waiting area, symbols on the walls which were probably Japanese and the walls themselves painted browns, whites and blacks. Brennan walked up to the desk where a man was looking at a computer screen, "You do martial arts here right?"
The man looked up, "Yes, are you looking to learn one?"
Brennan shook his head, "No, my niece has a friend that takes a class but she couldn't remember which place her friend took it at."
"I'm sorry, we're not at liberty to give out information about our students."
Brennan frowned and looked at the others, exasperated,
"Please –Katie really wants to take it up but she doesn't want to do it on her own, her friends name is Piper-Lee; one word with Lee spelt l-e-e, could you just look it up for me? Think of it like this –you'll be getting another student, which means more money if this is the place."
The man looked behind Brennan to Jesse, Shalimar and Emma, the latter of which gave him a little telempathic encouragement; finally he gave in,
"Okay," he typed a few words on his keyboard, "How old is she?"
Brennan paused, "Thirteen I think,"
Behind him Emma, Jesse and Shalimar exchanged a look, Brennan had been running in front of them when Adam had told them Piper-Lee's age and couldn't have heard –so how did he know?
The man typed a for a bit longer before making a triumphant sort of noise, "Piper-Lee, yes she's in a quite a few classes -"
"Could you tell me which ones?"
"Well… alright, Kick-Boxing, Judo, Tae Kwon Doe, Aikido and it looks like she's be starting Kung-Fu in a week –quite the fighter, which ones are your niece interested in?"
Brennan stared at the man before recovering himself, "I don't know I'll have to ask her, is Piper-Lee here now?"
"That I can't tell you, but there is a class of Judo on right now."
"Thanks, I think we'll go and watch to see if Katie might like it." Brennan left the desk and motioned for the rest of the group to follow him up a staircase that, according to the sign, led to the studios. Once they were out of earshot Shalimar cornered Brennan,
"Niece's and Katie?"
Brennan shrugged, "It was the first name that came to my head, besides its worked didn't it?"
"Yeah, but that's not what I don't get," added Emma, "How did you know Piper-Lee was thirteen? You were in-front when Adam told us."
Brennan shrugged again, but Emma felt a brief second of raw panic flash through him, "Hey, don't knock luck when it buys you the answers ya want,"
Jesse smirked, Shalimar glanced at him and Emma pulled a face –he was lying, but she didn't call him on it, not yet; they had a mission to finish first. At the second floor it said
'Judo moved to fourth floor'
"Great, two more floors." Jesse sighed.
Finally they reached the Judo studio, inside were a group of kids ranging from, what Jesse would guess, fifteen to seventeen –this couldn't be the right class.
"Are we sure that the reception guy wasn't just messing with you?" he asked,
"Positive," Brennan inched the door open and crept inside; the class turned around and the instructor at the front looked up at the intrusion,
"May we help you?"
This time Emma spoke up, "Yes, we're looking for Piper-Lee?"
A girl at the front stared at the four new adults, they appeared harmless enough, but looks can be deceiving she reminded herself.
"Why?" asked the instructor
"We just want to ask her something about the classes she's taking."
The girl shared a look with her surrounding classmates and stepped forward, "I'm Piper-Lee, what do ya want?"
Emma smiled at her, "We -"
Eight GSA agents striding in through another door behind the instructor interrupted her; they knocked the instructor unconscious with an electric- hand before he could say anything.
"We have to get you out of here." Brennan walked up to Piper-Lee and pulled her in front of him as they ran out of the studio and down the stairs, the GSA hot on their heels.
Out in the street Emma led the way, winding through people this way and that; soon the GSA were left behind wondering which way Mutant X had gone.
At the cloaked Double Helix they halted and the girl finally got a good look at the man who had pulled her away from the electric-hand people, she stared for a few seconds, mouth agape, before she finally managed to force out a word.
"Brennan?"
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Post Authors Note: Hopefully it just got a little more interesting, hopefully. PLEASE REVIEW!!! Pretty please? With icing and a cherry on top? Pleeeease? Yet again I love all kinds of reviews except Flames; any that I get will be used to light the fire beneath the Mason Eckharts arse.