That One Little Thing
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Thorne had wondered back into the lab, and glanced into the generator. Adam Kane was indeed a genius, he thought to himself. The disbelief of his theories now sat corrected in front of the man's slate blue eyes. Amazing, he mouthed to himself. Even when working for Eckhart, he'd never managed to comprehend just how much Adam meant to this whole 'development'. Now he was a believer.
As for Adam's children, the man had never given much thought to all but two of them. Now, one was dead. The other would join her soon. "Mulray." He said, his mouth contorting in a sour fashion. "Part two is coming soon."
This place was definitely not the Genomax they remembered. Now, several hours later, the two men (in their signature M-X black) crawled the halls of this vast new building. The cavernous space was a lengthy darkness of steel and glass, blue and grey only lit sparsely by warm lights glowing from machinery and illuminating offices. Jesse had pulled into a corner checking his hand held computer for their next direction. His stomach was stable and sick all at once, anxious and not yet ready to come face to face with his ghosts- or at least one of them.
Brennen kept watch as the man guided them along the halls. This obviously wouldn't be the new Geenomax building. The place was more stationary and almost had triage written all over it. Triage, he thought. So that's how they did it. They took Adam from the triage tents- or he went willingly. Either way, the want for that answer soon had him following Jesse into the corridors.
The molecular halted him at the edge of a corner that sat adjacent to the vast windows of a huge laboratory. And for the first time in almost two years, their eyes fell on those dreaded pods used to hold and study mutants. Jesse swallowed hard as he searched the area, till Brennen tapped him on the shoulder.
The blonde looked up, as the elemental only a long finger towards the far right area. There, under the solemn gold of an area light, Adam stood working on a large computer. Brennen could feel his jaw stiffen while Jesse felt liked he'd been punched in the chest. The older man went to and from quickly, like he was expecting visitors and cautiously placed things in their respective areas. It didn't go unnoticed that always returned to a nearby generator of sorts, to look in. Jesse's eyes widened with disbelief. "Brennen, he's wearing a governor."
The taller man relaxed into his pose, having already seen the contraption. "I know."
"We should go." Jesse replied in a high whisper. "I'll have the cameras deactivated,,," the man's fingers flipped quickly over the small computer. "Now. I gave them an hour long run of the area. But that's all I could get us."
Brennen pushed past his teammate and led them over to the large area. "That's all we need."
In that time it took to get into the lab, Adam was securing the information he'd developed and researched. He'd need it for later. His mind was deep in the recognition of his codes, double checking everything it's safety.
"Same old Adam. No one knows anything but you." The older man turned around, shocked at the sight before him.
"Brennen."
"You expected the Easter Bunny?" he said flatly. Adam knew he wouldn't make any move of endearment. That day at Naxcon had shattered Brennen's trust for him-that much he could see. "You're wearing a governor?"
"They developed it for humans as well." He watched as the elemental moved forward to disengage the item. Soon, it pulled easily from his neck. "Thank you."
"Whatever."
"Where are the others?"
"I'm here Adam." The older man turned and instinctively hugged his 'son'. Jesse returned the embrace unsure and needy all in the same gesture. "We don't have much time." The molecular replied, pulling away.
"Shalimar?" Adam asked with a strange neediness.
"At Sanctuary. She was too shaken up." Jesse replied. "Adam, we should go."
"Not yet." The older man answered. "We're taking one more person."
"No way, Adam." Brennen snapped. "We came for you ant that's it."
The older man ran towards the generator, knowing the time was almost up. "We can't leave her, she's just a child."
"What? Whose kid?" The two men followed him, running along the piping of the large machine only to freeze in their places.
The door to the room sat open as two agents stood by. Thorne, now in protective medical wear reached in, pulling out a small bundle from its nest.
"No!" Adam yelled, moving towards the group. "Don't touch her!"
"Adam, you've done your part." Thorne grinned. "It's a miracle on modern science-"
His words faltered at the two men standing behind the doctor. One, he knew all too well. "Mulray."
"Thorne." Brennen could feel thee evil drifting into his spine. The bundle in his adversary's arms squirmed more and more till a loud shriek came from it. His eyes exchanged disbelieving looks with Jesse. Adam still stepped forward.
"She's a beautiful baby, Adam. No doubt a powerful mutant."
"Thorne, give her to me."
"Her parents." He continued. "Are an elemental and a chromatic molecular. Both strong specimens of their classification, if I do say so."
"Thorne," Brennen said stepping forward. A current formed in his hands. For a second, the new leader of Genomax had a flashback of their last battle, but his secrets kept him holding onto the bundle in his arms. Brennen saw him quickly glance between his currents and the baby he held.
"I understand Ms. Pierce now works for you, Adam." The man grinned. "She's quite a piece of work."
"Give the child to me!" Adam demanded again.
Thorne broke a cold smile at the group, unaware of what was going on a round him. "No."
Before he could move, Jesse had phased through the machinery behind him and busted Thorne in the back. The next moment, he phased through the man's body, catching the child in a solidified arm. With the baby in tow, he ducked forward, allowing Brennen to cast a streak of lightning towards the guards. Both men flew into the machinery.
Brennen charged again, ready to hit Thorne when sirens blasted from the speakers. In a last attempt, he hit the piping over the man, letting it fall. It wouldn't be enough to kill him, but now they could escape.
Jesse handed the baby to Adam, who led them back towards the office. "Get that bag!" The man yelled. "It has everything we'll need. Soon the three were again running the corridors of Genomax, as they'd done so many times before. Adam prayed that they'd make it back to Sanctuary, for himself and thee child in his arms.
Disclaimer: M-X, Don't own them. Enjoy!
Thorne had wondered back into the lab, and glanced into the generator. Adam Kane was indeed a genius, he thought to himself. The disbelief of his theories now sat corrected in front of the man's slate blue eyes. Amazing, he mouthed to himself. Even when working for Eckhart, he'd never managed to comprehend just how much Adam meant to this whole 'development'. Now he was a believer.
As for Adam's children, the man had never given much thought to all but two of them. Now, one was dead. The other would join her soon. "Mulray." He said, his mouth contorting in a sour fashion. "Part two is coming soon."
This place was definitely not the Genomax they remembered. Now, several hours later, the two men (in their signature M-X black) crawled the halls of this vast new building. The cavernous space was a lengthy darkness of steel and glass, blue and grey only lit sparsely by warm lights glowing from machinery and illuminating offices. Jesse had pulled into a corner checking his hand held computer for their next direction. His stomach was stable and sick all at once, anxious and not yet ready to come face to face with his ghosts- or at least one of them.
Brennen kept watch as the man guided them along the halls. This obviously wouldn't be the new Geenomax building. The place was more stationary and almost had triage written all over it. Triage, he thought. So that's how they did it. They took Adam from the triage tents- or he went willingly. Either way, the want for that answer soon had him following Jesse into the corridors.
The molecular halted him at the edge of a corner that sat adjacent to the vast windows of a huge laboratory. And for the first time in almost two years, their eyes fell on those dreaded pods used to hold and study mutants. Jesse swallowed hard as he searched the area, till Brennen tapped him on the shoulder.
The blonde looked up, as the elemental only a long finger towards the far right area. There, under the solemn gold of an area light, Adam stood working on a large computer. Brennen could feel his jaw stiffen while Jesse felt liked he'd been punched in the chest. The older man went to and from quickly, like he was expecting visitors and cautiously placed things in their respective areas. It didn't go unnoticed that always returned to a nearby generator of sorts, to look in. Jesse's eyes widened with disbelief. "Brennen, he's wearing a governor."
The taller man relaxed into his pose, having already seen the contraption. "I know."
"We should go." Jesse replied in a high whisper. "I'll have the cameras deactivated,,," the man's fingers flipped quickly over the small computer. "Now. I gave them an hour long run of the area. But that's all I could get us."
Brennen pushed past his teammate and led them over to the large area. "That's all we need."
In that time it took to get into the lab, Adam was securing the information he'd developed and researched. He'd need it for later. His mind was deep in the recognition of his codes, double checking everything it's safety.
"Same old Adam. No one knows anything but you." The older man turned around, shocked at the sight before him.
"Brennen."
"You expected the Easter Bunny?" he said flatly. Adam knew he wouldn't make any move of endearment. That day at Naxcon had shattered Brennen's trust for him-that much he could see. "You're wearing a governor?"
"They developed it for humans as well." He watched as the elemental moved forward to disengage the item. Soon, it pulled easily from his neck. "Thank you."
"Whatever."
"Where are the others?"
"I'm here Adam." The older man turned and instinctively hugged his 'son'. Jesse returned the embrace unsure and needy all in the same gesture. "We don't have much time." The molecular replied, pulling away.
"Shalimar?" Adam asked with a strange neediness.
"At Sanctuary. She was too shaken up." Jesse replied. "Adam, we should go."
"Not yet." The older man answered. "We're taking one more person."
"No way, Adam." Brennen snapped. "We came for you ant that's it."
The older man ran towards the generator, knowing the time was almost up. "We can't leave her, she's just a child."
"What? Whose kid?" The two men followed him, running along the piping of the large machine only to freeze in their places.
The door to the room sat open as two agents stood by. Thorne, now in protective medical wear reached in, pulling out a small bundle from its nest.
"No!" Adam yelled, moving towards the group. "Don't touch her!"
"Adam, you've done your part." Thorne grinned. "It's a miracle on modern science-"
His words faltered at the two men standing behind the doctor. One, he knew all too well. "Mulray."
"Thorne." Brennen could feel thee evil drifting into his spine. The bundle in his adversary's arms squirmed more and more till a loud shriek came from it. His eyes exchanged disbelieving looks with Jesse. Adam still stepped forward.
"She's a beautiful baby, Adam. No doubt a powerful mutant."
"Thorne, give her to me."
"Her parents." He continued. "Are an elemental and a chromatic molecular. Both strong specimens of their classification, if I do say so."
"Thorne," Brennen said stepping forward. A current formed in his hands. For a second, the new leader of Genomax had a flashback of their last battle, but his secrets kept him holding onto the bundle in his arms. Brennen saw him quickly glance between his currents and the baby he held.
"I understand Ms. Pierce now works for you, Adam." The man grinned. "She's quite a piece of work."
"Give the child to me!" Adam demanded again.
Thorne broke a cold smile at the group, unaware of what was going on a round him. "No."
Before he could move, Jesse had phased through the machinery behind him and busted Thorne in the back. The next moment, he phased through the man's body, catching the child in a solidified arm. With the baby in tow, he ducked forward, allowing Brennen to cast a streak of lightning towards the guards. Both men flew into the machinery.
Brennen charged again, ready to hit Thorne when sirens blasted from the speakers. In a last attempt, he hit the piping over the man, letting it fall. It wouldn't be enough to kill him, but now they could escape.
Jesse handed the baby to Adam, who led them back towards the office. "Get that bag!" The man yelled. "It has everything we'll need. Soon the three were again running the corridors of Genomax, as they'd done so many times before. Adam prayed that they'd make it back to Sanctuary, for himself and thee child in his arms.