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As Kendall and Logan looked over the medical files, James couldn't help but stew about everything that had been discovered. Saying it had come as a big shock to him was definitely an understand and while he suspected that his dad was involved in some…less conventional dealings, both in business and in his personal life, James could have never guessed this, even if he did have a million guesses. As he stewed, another thought dawned on his mind.

"Wait a second. I saw my dad earlier today, so surely if he was part mouse then I would have seen it" James said out loud, causing Kendall and Logan to glance over at him. "So, surely he can't be" James concluded, now glancing back at the two scientists, who exchanged a brief, unconvinced look at each other. "Right?" James asked, his voice shaking as he did so.

"Not necessarily" Logan spoke up first, causing James' eyes to cast down towards the floor. "I mean, take Kendall for instant. Just by looking at him, you wouldn't know about the genetic mutations that have occurred, but they're there"

"The same could be said for Inferno" Kendall interrupted, causing Logan to nod. "He would just look like a regular person until he activated his powers"

"But that's different" James stated, glancing back at the two of them, tears brimming in his eyes. "Because the two of you are mutated with…elements but my dad's been injected with mouse DNA. Surely that would have some impact on his physiology" James continued, causing Kendall to let out a sigh as he wiped the few tears from James' eyes.

"I promise we're going to get to the bottom of this. As I said, we're going to look through every medical file and see what comes up" Kendall stated, causing James to nod.

Placing a kiss onto James' cheek, Kendall headed back over to Logan as the two of them began to review the data while James just stewed even more. Another ten minutes passed, with James' mind constantly coming to the same conclusion. Looking over at Logan and Kendall once again, James let out a sigh before he spoke up.

"I think we need to tell Carlos about this" he stated, causing both Kendall and Logan to stop what they were doing as they turned towards him.

"What?" Kendall asked in shock, causing James to clear his throat ever so slightly, even though he knew what wasn't the issue.

"I think we need to tell Carlos about my dad being a giant mouse. He wanted to be kept updated and that's exactly what this is, an update" James continued, causing Kendall to glance to Logan briefly, who was just as shocked as he was, before replying.

"James, are you sure that's wise? Just a minute ago, you didn't want to believe it was real and now you're ready to turn him over without proof?" Kendall replied, causing James to point towards the supercomputer.

"We have proof, Kendall, it's right there," James said before letting out a sigh as he dropped his arm down. "I don't want to turn him over; I'm just saying that it's probably wise if Carlos was informed about this whole thing" James justified causing Kendall to sit beside him.

"James, we don't really even know if this is the case or not. I was just preparing you for the worst possible outcome." Kendall began, but James was quick to interrupt.

"I think we both know what this is the case Kendall, and no matter how much you tell me it isn't, isn't going to change that." James began, causing Kendall to cast his eyes down to the ground. "Plus, you said it yourself, this would explain everything that surrounds Doctor Burrens murder. I just think it would be wise if Carlos was informed about all of this and then maybe he could send some officers to keep an eye on my dad or something, in case he goes to do something like this again" James finished, causing Kendall to let out a sigh.

Before the blond had a chance to respond, Logan interrupted the conversation. "I'm guessing you're talking about Carlos Garcia, the police chief. He knows as well?" Logan asked, causing both Kendall and James to nod as Logan let out a sigh. "Then I agree with James, I think he should be involved. I'm not going to lie to you James, from what we've read, it's not looking good. The science is all here and from what I can tell, the mouse DNA was not only expected to merge with your dad's DNA, it was intended. The only way your dad's lungs were going to be healed was if the mouse DNA became one with your dads. It's not like the DNA was just going to focus on the lungs and leave everything else alone. There was bound to be side effects that weren't predicted" Logan stated, causing James to nod once again, this time his body language filled with dejection.

Still, James felt like it was better to have an honest answer than reassured everything would be ok when it wasn't.

"So, we're in agreement? Carlos should know" James stated, causing Kendall to let out a sigh beside him. The blond still wasn't sure about all of this, but the pain-riddled look on James' face said it all.

"Alright, he should know but I want to be the one to call him here" Kendall conceded, causing both Logan and James to nod.

"I'll get everything sorted here. We don't need the supercomputer anymore, so I'll make sure all the files are deleted" Logan said, causing Kendall to flash him a small smile as he walked out of the room.

With a sigh, Kendall found himself dialling Carlos' number, who picked up on the third ring. "Hi Carlos, it's Kendall. We've got an update on the case, so would you be able to come to SCU?" Kendall asked before a thought popped into his mind. "Would it also be possible to bring Doctor Burrens' hard drive?"


'He's been through enough recently and the last thing I want is for him to suffer more.' The recording said once more, this time as Carlos had just finished watching it, before the police chief turned towards Kendall as the blond began to explain everything.

"So, what we think happened was that the mouse DNA has merged with Mr Diamond's and has caused him to mutate into a giant mouse or at least gain mouse-like qualities. It would explain Doctor Burrens' murder as he would have been able to crawl through the air ducts, strike her with his claws and then get away again without being noticed. That's why we needed Doctor Burrens' hard drive, so we could see if she had any more information on it" Kendall explained, causing Carlos to nod along.

Although the look on his face showed that he was having a bit of a hard time believing it.

"Is it even possible for something like this to happen? For someone to merge mouse DNA with a human's and then for them to become a giant mouse?"

"It's not only possible, but it was intended as well" Logan spoke up, pulling his head away from his laptop where he was analysing files on Doctor Burrens' hard drive. "I won't bore with the science, but Doctor Burrens' has laid it all out here. The mouse genome was to attach itself to human DNA and then to start replicating those cells. By doing that, Mr Diamond could quickly be flooded with mouse-human hybrid DNA instead of his own"

"And you are?" Carlos asked, causing Logan to fidget ever so slightly as he was placed under an intense gaze from Carlos.

"I'm um Logan Mitchell. I'm Kendall's supervisor at work"

"Don't worry Chief, he knows as well" Kendall quickly added, causing Carlos to nod.

"Anyway, as I was going to say, it seems Doctor Burrens' was lying on the video when she said that there would be no side effects. According to her files, she'd been doing tests not only on animal and human organs but also on live subjects. She's stated here in her files that they were aware of this type of mutation, except it doesn't look like it was on such a grand scale. Some people were developing claws, others were developing a keen sense of smell etcetera but with each new version of it, the symptoms were taking longer to surface. It's entirely possible that she believed that the version she gave Mr Diamond was clear of all of these, whereas in fact they just had a longer incubation period" Logan explained, causing James to cast his eyes down to the ground while Kendall moved over to the computer to review the files himself.

It took a few minutes for someone to speak up again, with Carlos being the one to initiate it.

"Ok, so what about a cure? It is something that could reverse the damage?" Carlos asked, causing tears to well in James' eyes almost immediately.

The brunet had been so shellshocked that he hadn't even considered what could be done for this father. Everything seemed to be crashing down around him and the walls seemed to be closing in on him as his breathing shallowed.

"Excuse me," James said as he quickly jumped up from his seat and bolted for the corridor, not even looking behind him as he left. Everyone in the room glanced at each other for a brief second, before Kendall let out a sigh.

"I'll go see if he's ok. This is a lot for him" Kendall explained, causing both Carlos and Logan to nod.

James wasn't too difficult to find once Kendall had left the room, as he was sat at the end of the corridor with his knees against his chest. Reaching the brunet, Kendall knelt down in front of him and laced his fingers through James.

"What the fuck Kendall?" James asked, and Kendall could hear that he was sobbing as he spoke.

Of course, Kendall couldn't help but feel slightly offended by the statement consider all he'd done was be there for James, but thankfully that feeling was put to rest when James continued.

"What the fuck did I do in a past life to have this life be so fucked up. I mean, my mother died, my father stopped caring about me completely, I watched my father's building get blown to smithereens, I was attacked by a superhero out to kill me in my own apartment that was completely destroyed and then I find out that my dad has terminal illness and that in an attempt to cure himself, he's turned himself into a giant mouse after walking in on a dead body" James said as the tears continued to stream down his face.

"You also forgot that you had to nurse a superhero back to health, only to find out that it was your boyfriend" Kendall added, causing James to glare at him slightly through the tears.

"That doesn't help" James stated, trying to pull away from Kendall a little bit, but the blond was quick to pull him back in.

"We're going to get to the bottom of this James, I promise. Logan is the smartest person I know and if there is anyone that is going to be able to do this, it's going to be him. And if he can't, then we'll just have to bring someone else in that can. I promise you, James, this is all going to be ok"

"I love him so much" James admitted, cuddling into Kendall as he did so. "No matter what he says to me, I still love him Kendall and I can't get that last line from the video out of my head. He said that he doesn't want me to suffer more, so maybe I was wrong, maybe he does love me back" James continued, causing Kendall to rub soothing circles on James' back.

"I'm sure he loves you, James, you're his son and I promise, once everything is sorted out, you can have a chat with him, and find out what he really feels" Kendall stated, causing James to nod as he sniffled and wiped his eyes.

"I love you so much as well" James stated with a soft smile, causing Kendall to place a kiss onto James' forehead.

"I love you too" Kendall replied, wiping some stray tears away. "Now come on. We should get back in there and see what Logan has come up with in terms of a cure" Kendall continued, causing James to nod. Kendall helped James to his feet before the two of them made their way back into the room.

As they did so, they caught the last few sentences of Carlos and Logan's conversation.

"It was that night he fell off the balcony. I saw the video of it and manage to enhance it. After that, I confronted him about it and then he practically told me" Logan said, causing Carlos to nod as he let out a little chuckle.

"It was the same with me. Both Kendall and 'Blizzard' had told me that Kendall was falling, and Blizzard caught him in his arms, but the video showed that he landed on an ice slide before Blizzard even reached him. From there, it was pretty easy piecing it all together" Carlos stated causing Logan to let out a little chuckle.

When the two of them heard Kendall and James approaching however, their conversation stopped, the two of them flashing both Kendall and James a smile.

"So, is there a possibility of a cure?" Kendall asked, bringing the topic back causing Logan to let out a soft sigh.

"Once again, it's theoretically possible" Logan admitted, causing James and Kendall to raise an eyebrow.

"I'm getting sick of that word" James mumbled under his breath, causing Kendall to let out a little chuckle as Logan went to explain.

"Since the mouse DNA is integrated into your father's system, it's going to be difficult to 'cure' them however it might be possible to destroy them after they've reproduced. If we reprogram white blood cells to attack the DNA, then they'd be constantly destroying the new genes, leaving only your father's original DNA. It might not be enough to cure him as the mouse DNA is produced as a significant rate, but it might be enough to stop him from exhibiting the mouse qualities" Logan explained, before letting out a sigh. "However, since I have a doctorate in Glaciology and not in modern medicine or gene manipulation, this is far out of my capabilities. Analysing medical files is something completely different to actually practising medicine"

"So, we just need to find a geneticist who will do this for us" Kendall stated, causing Logan to nod before the blond began to glance around the room.

"I think I might know someone who can help" James stated, causing everyone to glance at him, curiosity written on their faces.


So there we have it! Carlos now knows and Logan may have come up with some sort of cure to help James' father! The real question now is who does James know that could help them? And also, will this cure actually work?

I want to say a massive thank you to Winterschild11, Guest and RainbowDiamonds for reviewing the last chapter and by the looks of it, I surprised you all! Yeah, this is definitely an out-there storyline, but I'm hoping you're enjoying it nonetheless! I have to admit though, I am curious to see what you guys thought was going to happen!

Anyway, I hope you all have a good week and I will see you all on Monday for the next chapter of this as we're close to the end now! But until then,

TTFN 😀❄