SHOUT OUTS/ANSWERS

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Several Minutes later, Brennan, Shalimar, Jesse, Emma, Lexa, Casey, and Curtis were back at the warehouse. However, this time, they had spread out, each one taking a different section of the building. They had a mission and they were going to do it. Genomex wasn't going to get away with what they had done. Oh no. They would learn what happened when someone messed with Mutant X and the people they cared about. Eckhart's cronies needed to learn that Mutant X wasn't going to back down. Genomex could try as hard as they wanted, but they'd never win. Casey's eyes were a brilliant gold as she looked around furtively, all of her senses on alert. Okay now, remember the plan, she coached herself. She had her orders and she was going to make sure she followed it. If everything went as smoothly as they planned, they'd be in and out fairly quickly. But of course, they weren't expecting things to be that simple, so everyone was on high alert, preparing themselves for a counterattack. But even if there was a bit of a scuffle, it would all work out in the end. It had to.

"Nothing here. How about you? Anything yet?" she heard her father ask over her comlink.

"Nope," she answered. And she didn't like that one little bit. It was too quiet. She didn't like quiet. So yeah, all of her senses were on high alert. And she was sure Curtis was feeling the same way. And why should he be? He was about to take on the people who had killed his father and had kidnapped him. Anyone would be buzzed, but for a feral, it was amplified. But that was okay. In fact, it would probably help him if and when they had to fight. But they'd cross that bridge when they got there and not a moment before. Okay, she needed to focus here. Focus was key. As they patrolled their part of the warehouse, Curtis glanced at Casey. How can she be so calm? he wondered. Then again, he had more reason to be agitated than his girlfriend. They were going up against the guys who had killed his father and had kidnapped him. Sure the stakes were higher for him, but he knew that it didn't mean that his girlfriend didn't want these guys just as badly as he did. In fact, she probably wanted it a little more given the fact that she had once been kidnapped by them presumably as leverage against her own father. But then again, she still had her father. His was dead. These Genomex punks had killed him. And for what? Because he had just been trying to protect his family? That had earned him a bullet in the head? No, these guys weren't going to get away with it at all. In another part of the warehouse, Brennan and Shalimar looked around furtively; Shalimar's eyes a brilliant gold.

"You picking anything up?" Brennan queried.

"I smell them, but I don't hear them. It's quiet. Too quiet," Shalimar replied. I'm not sure I like this, she thought to herself. "Emma, I'm not picking anything up, how about you?" she asked into her comlink.

"They're here. I can sense them. They're just not making a lot of noise which is why Shal probably can't pick them up real well," Emma responded.

"Yeah, that sounds about right," Shalimar agreed, her voice indicating her displeasure with that little fact.

"Don't worry, Shal. You'll get your chance at these guys," Emma assured her friend with a chuckle. She wants them so bad, she thought to herself. And she couldn't really blame her. These were the men that had attacked her family and ferals-especially Shalimar-were notorious for protecting their family. Suddenly, from various parts of the warehouse, Fowler and his men came out to meet the team.

"Foolish, foolish, mutants. You've stepped right into our trap," Fowler sneered at Casey and Curtis.

"More like you've stepped into ours," Casey corrected as her eyes went gold. Almost simultaneously, she let loose with an electric stream, knocking him back, which seemed to be a catalyst for Curtis, who immediately lunged at the man on Fowler's left. The man was a pretty good fighter, but Curtis had youth and rage on his side and made short work of him just as Casey finished up with another man, having gone hand-to-hand with him after Fowler had been disposed of. In other parts of the warehouse, the other members of Mutant X had been just as successful. With a collective groan, Fowler and his men picked themselves up and hurried out of the building and into their respective cars, each man heading a different direction. They'd be back of course, but they needed to regroup. They had underestimated this group of mutants and they couldn't do that again. Soon after, the Mutant X team also left, heading for the Helix, which they had used to reach the warehouse. Once they were inside the jet, they both summoned energy to their fingertips and then aimed the stream at the building which exploded into sparks, causing the group to smile at each other in satisfaction. That was one Genomex controlled building gone. And it felt damn good. Not that it meant that Genomex was gone by any means, but they knew it was a start. And as starts went, this was a pretty good one. And when Genomex made their next move, they'd be ready.

AUTHOR'S NOTE

All that's left is the epilogue.