I'm so sorry I haven't updated recently. I've not had a reliable Internet connection lately, not to mention how incredibly busy my summers turned out to be. So I'm going to put up two chapters today, and hopefully be able to update again very soon.


"How much do you really know about her?" Alex asked stoically.

"Not much really." Lexa shrugged. "I know she came to Mutant X not long after I left and I know that her father had her in some asylum when she was about ten. Other then that, I guess she's better at keeping secrets then I am."

"Much better." Alex muttered.

"Right. But I think Nick knows her."

"Nick knows everyone. That's really not much to go by."

"Maybe he knows what she's been up to lately."

"I doubt it. I think I know more about that subject."

"Yeah? But how?"

"Let's go find the guys. I'll explain later. There some things I need to look into first."

"Way to avoid the subject." Lexa muttered as she followed the young mutant out the way they had come in.

"Yeah, wasn't it?" Alex's laughter was back, but not as convincing as the day before.

They found the guys still in the garage looking at the intricate computer systems stored there.

"See anything you have worked with before Jesse?" Alex asked as she strode back into the room.

"Oh, yeah. And a few things that I've always wanted a chance to work with. This is an incredibly advanced system."

"And it's not even the best one we have." Alex smiled. "Why don't I get you guys settled and you all can take a look around and get familiar with the place."

"Okay," Brennan nodded. "Sounds like a plan."

"Follow me then." Alex's smile was still in place as she guided them out of the room.

"Wait a minute." Brennan frowned. "Where's Shal?"

"Didn't she walk right past you when she left?" Lexa glanced at Alex, confused.

"She left?" Brennan nearly shouted. "Why?"

"She said she needed a little space." Alex answered. "You wouldn't have seen her. This place is made for ferals to be able to get around easily in."

She showed the teammates an entire wing of empty bedrooms that they could choose from. None of them as spacious as their old ones at sanctuary, but still very nice. Beyond that wing was a large living area attached to a very spacious kitchen.

Past the living quarters, there was a set of stairs that led down to a huge room with at least twenty computers. Each one running many different tasks from maintaining the security system to keeping track of Internet chatter. Obviously the girls had learned their love of computers and information from Adam.

Alex walked over to one of the computers and placed the small disk that she's taken from Anna in the computer. The monitor started flashing information at much to high a speed to be readable. With a few strokes of the keyboard, Alex put the information on one of the three giant screens in the back of the room.

"This," she stated. "Is what was left behind for us to find. It's all the information that we're going to be allowed to get without a fight."

"Without a fight?" Jesse started at Alex not believing his ears. "And what do you call that thing that killed your sister?" he demanded harshly.

"A competition." Alex muttered darkly. She wasn't ready to think about everything that had happened yet.

"A competition with who?" Brennan frowned.

"The bad guys, of course." Alex sneered. "They are our enemy and they are evil, so they most be the bad guys. Really Brennan, don't you ever read story books? It's totally cliché. But it's true." Alex rolled her eyes and left the room. Obviously she was not in a good mood.

"What the hell was that about?" Brennan looked at Lexa.

"How should I know?" She defended herself.

"You were the one that went and talked with Shal and that psycho girl. Now Shal's left and Alex is acting crazy. What's going on here?" Brennan frowned down at the brunette, trying to intimidate her.

Lexa just shook her head. "I'm going to go get some air. Come find me whenever you're all settled." With that she strode out of the room in the direction that Alex had taken.

"Women." Brennan groaned.

Jesse just laughed and headed back up to the rooms they were staying in. Brennan followed close behind, still muttering to himself.