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Chapter 12
Most of the Dominion employees had already evacuated the building, this made getting out much easier than getting in. Jesse and Lexa led the way back to the room they had used to enter the building and Jesse phased them through the wall. Brennan was carrying the now handcuffed Creator. GIO had ordered them to take the creator alive and whilst Brennan would have been far happier knowing this guy would not try and tear his family apart again, he did as he was told.
He had been shocked to see the differences in both Jesse and Lexa, he had noticed it before they had left GIO headquarters but it was even more obvious in the field. They were both faster and stronger, their hand to hand had definitely improved too. It had been weird to see them both firing weapons, normally they would have relied on their mutant powers. He knew it was because some of the guards were wearing mutant proof suits but that didn't make it any less strange.
They all ran away from the building and met up with Daniels team back at the cars.
"We'll take him" Brennan handed the unconscious creator over to two members of Daniels team, he remembered Jesse and Lexa introducing them but he couldn't remember their names.
"Well done" Daniel said to Jesse and Lexa "You all did well" he added quickly to the others.
"It was a piece of cake" Jesse said.
"Sir, the Creator is secure" said a man who approached Daniels.
"Thank you" Daniel said to the man who nodded and headed back to the armoured truck they were using to transport the Creator back to headquarters. Daniels turned back to the Jesse and Lexa. "Let's go"
"Congratulations everyone" Director Colman said to everyone in the room. "All you're hard work has finally paid, the Dominion have been stopped and the Creator is now in custody"
Adam looked around him at the Operations floor, everyone was celebrating the massive success of the mission and the end of the Dominion. Their was wine and food all around the room and people had been talking excitedly until the Director had motioned for every ones attention.
"However" Colman continued "With the end of the Dominion we also lose two operatives. They may not have been with the organisation as long as the rest of us but they have become a part of the team and a part of the family. The progress we have made in the last month and the success of our final mission against the Dominion are down to them. They came into the organisation and made an impact on all of our lives. Jesse, Lexa you have made this job far more interesting and we all owe you a lot. In the short time that you have been here you have gained our trust and respect which I know was no easy feat. Thank you for all that you have done and it is a shame to lose you both. You will be greatly missed"
"To Jesse and Lexa" Daniels shouted and everyone raised their glasses to toast to the pair who were currently wearing huge grins. "Speech" Daniels demanded.
"Okay, we'd like to thank every one here for welcoming us into you're organisation, I know that that was difficult for you all. You made us feel at home and you have taught us so much" Jesse said confidently.
"We'd like to Especially thank Daniels and his team, you didn't just help us to make life here bearable you helped us make it enjoyable. Your guidance has helped us to grow in so many ways and for that every moment of our time here was worth it. You all gave us your trust and respect and we will miss you all" Lexa continued.
The room erupted into cheers and Adam was shocked at the confidence coming from both Jesse and Lexa, especially Jesse. They both seemed completely at ease talking to a room full of people. He was also amazed at how much they had become a part of the lives of all the people here.
It was at this moment that Jesse realised just how much he was actually going to miss it here. When he had first arrived all he could think about was how much he missed Sanctuary and his family. He couldn't believe how much his feelings about this place had changed in just a month.
Everyone went back to their celebrations and over the following couple of hours people were congratulating him and Lexa and telling them how much they would be missed. The party finally settled down as people got back to work, including Jesse and Lexa. Brennan, Shalimar and Adam were sitting near their desks looking very bored and Jesse felt kind of bad for them but he had to finish his final report. An hour later both he and Lexa had finished their reports.
"Alright guys, we'll just hand these reports into Colman and then we'll head upstairs to pack our things" Jesse said as he and Lexa headed toward the stairs to the Directors office.
"Sir" Lexa said as they entered the office causing the Director to look up from his own paper work. "Our final reports"
Colman took the disks they handed him and smiled at them both "Thank you, I meant what I said before. You two have done more for this organisation than I would have ever believed possible, our success is down to you. You're leaving really is great loss to the organisation and I for one will miss you both, it won't be the same without you. I hope we cross paths again"
"Thank you sir, we've learnt a lot from you and we'll miss you" Jesse said as he shook hands with Colman.
"It has been an honour to work here, with you and everyone else" Lexa added as she too shook hands with the Director.
Brennan watched from Jesse's and Lexa's desks as the two spoke with the Director probably for the last time. He could tell that they were both going to miss it here but he was glad they were both coming home. They returned to their desks and shut down their computers. As Lexa's screen went black she looked up at Jesse and took a deep breath to steady herself. Jesse nodded and the two of them seemed to have a conversation without any words. They really were going to miss it here.
"Alright we just need to go upstairs and pack our things, you can come upstairs if you want to"
"Sounds like a plan" Brennan said wanting to see the place where Jesse and Lexa had been living.
Jesse and Lexa both led the way off the Operations floor and to an elevator where Lexa used a swipe card to activate it. A few minutes later Jesse swiped a card outside a door and led them into what looked like a small apartment. So this had been their home for the last month. It wasn't much but the place seemed to scream Jesse and Lexa, they had definitely made themselves at home.
"Take a seat" Lexa said as she walked through to what was probably the bedroom.
"We shouldn't be too long" Jesse said as he followed her in.
About twenty minutes later Jesse and Lexa were standing at the door with their bags. They both looked around what had become their home for the last time. Lexa couldn't believe how much she was going to miss this place, when she had first arrived she had wanted nothing more than to go home. GIO had become her home though and although she was looking forward to getting back to sanctuary a little part of her was having trouble letting go of what she had here.
"Here I'll take those" Brennan said as he took her two bags from her, she smiled gratefully and looked back at the room again. Jesse put his free arm around her waist, he only had the one bag he had arrived here with. Lexa however had managed to double her wardrobe. She smiled at the memory of the first shopping trip she had dragged Jesse and Daniels on. It had been interrupted and Lexa had told Daniel he owed her a shopping trip. She had been surprised when a few days later Daniel had volunteered to take her and Jesse shopping again. There had been other trips too, some with Daniels, then with just Jesse when they had finally gained enough to trust to be allowed to leave alone. She had even been shopping with the other girls on the team. It was times like those that had allowed her to truly feel at home here.
"You ready to go" Jesse said quietly.
Lexa nodded her head and smiled "Yeah, let's go home"
Daniels and his team had been waiting in the car park for them. Shalimar watched as Jesse and Lexa hugged them all and said their goodbyes. They were going to miss it here and they were going to miss the people, the thought made her feel slightly uneasy.
"Ready?" Daniels asked them. They had all been informed that Daniels would be transporting them back to Sanctuary.
"Ready" Jesse and Lexa said together.
Jesse and Lexa got in the front car with Daniels and Shalimar, Brennan and Adam were ushered to another car by a man she didn't recognise. Shalimar was glad to see the back of this place, it had torn her family apart and she wasn't going to miss it.
TBC
