That One Little Thing
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Shalimar couldn't stop crying.
In the arms of her true 'father', she broke down in the most surprising manner. Her sobs filled the cavernous halls, causing the others to keep momentary distance from her and Adam. And as weary as thee older man was, he would never let go off his daughter.
"I am so sorry, for all your pain." Adam whispered before kissing the top of her head. Shalimar shook uncontrollably in his arms, unable to do anything else. Brennen stood by cross-armed at the scene. The idea of Shalimar hurt cut through so that he could have strangled Adam. But when she pulled back, and wiped her eyes, almost grinning through the tousled blonde strands, his heart could have flipped. Adam let her go so she could move to Brennen, hugging him nearly as hard as she did Adam. The large man folded her into his arms silently.
"Thank you, Brennen." She managed. "Thank you for bringing him back."
"Anything, for you, Fox." He smirked. But you're gonna pay for ruining my shirt."
Jesse watched while standing near Lexa. Obviously noticing her pale eyes constantly glancing at the sleeping bundle in his arms. The baby was a heartbreaker, he thought. No doubt she was gonna be a stunner when she grew up. Lexa's uneasiness amused him. Just like Brennen, kids weren't her cup of tea.
"Let me run some tests on the child, then we'll talk." Adam managed as he took the child. But they all followed him into the lab, ready for answers.
"Thorne said her parents were elemental and molecular." Jesse reminded the man (as if he didn't know). Will she have both mutancies?"
"It's too soon to tell, but I don't doubt it."
"So you cloned her for Genomax." Brennen sneered, still keeping the sobering Shalimar under his arm. "How did that get started?"
"Well, when they kidnapped me from the tents at Naxcon, Eckhart had scientist working on it. But Thorne was already behind the scenes when you killed him. He took over, held me hostage till I finished the work."
"The parents, do they know about the child?" Jesse added.
"No, but they will soon." Adam paused obviously deciding whether or not to speak on the next thoughts in his mind. "Thorne purposely chose the two people whom Genomax developed this embryo from."
"Sounds like he didn't have the best intentions." Lexa smirked.
"He didn't."
"Well, Lex." Brennen nearly grinned. "Guess that means you time here is up. Adam's back so you can go-where ever the hell you came from."
"Whatever." Thee woman snapped.
"She's not going anywhere." Adam interrupted. "She can't go."
"Why the hell not?" The elemental snapped.
"Stop it." Shalimar whispered.
"Because," Adam exhaled after turning from the screen. "This is her child."
"Oh shit!" Brennen snapped. Jesse and Shalimar exchanged the strangest looks.
"No fuckin' way." She snorted. "After all the testing they did on me, I don't think I can have kids."
"What they did," Adam said, moving towards her. "Was develop the embryo from your and the father's DNA. She very much so is yours."
"Lexa's kid." Brennen muttered. "Poor things lost the race before it's started."
"I wouldn't do that Brennen." Adam returned. "Remember, Thorne chose the DNA of two people for a particular reason."
"And what's that?"
"Revenge." Adam stated. "I'm sorry. But this child is Lexa's,,,and yours."
"WHAT!" Brennen yelled, causing the baby to scream.
"No fuckin' way." Lexa walked off, shaking her hands at the whole situation. "No fuckin' way do I have a kid with that prick."
"Adam," Shalimar stepped forward, not wanting to hear what was going on. "Are you sure? Brennen and Lexa have a kid together."
"Yes."
"This team's Brennen and Lexa!" Jesse interrupted. "Brennen and Lexa of Mutant X! This team!"
"Yes, Jesse." The older man replied, before picking up the child. "This little girl is theirs."
Brennen didn't move, he couldn't. The squirming little bundle in Adam's arms was his daughter. His and Lexa Pierce's. Oh Shit seemed to run rampant in his head. "I,,,I need a drink." He stumbled out of the room, having to hold on the wall for support. "I sure as hell need a drink."
Disclaimer: M-X, Don't own them. Enjoy!
Shalimar couldn't stop crying.
In the arms of her true 'father', she broke down in the most surprising manner. Her sobs filled the cavernous halls, causing the others to keep momentary distance from her and Adam. And as weary as thee older man was, he would never let go off his daughter.
"I am so sorry, for all your pain." Adam whispered before kissing the top of her head. Shalimar shook uncontrollably in his arms, unable to do anything else. Brennen stood by cross-armed at the scene. The idea of Shalimar hurt cut through so that he could have strangled Adam. But when she pulled back, and wiped her eyes, almost grinning through the tousled blonde strands, his heart could have flipped. Adam let her go so she could move to Brennen, hugging him nearly as hard as she did Adam. The large man folded her into his arms silently.
"Thank you, Brennen." She managed. "Thank you for bringing him back."
"Anything, for you, Fox." He smirked. But you're gonna pay for ruining my shirt."
Jesse watched while standing near Lexa. Obviously noticing her pale eyes constantly glancing at the sleeping bundle in his arms. The baby was a heartbreaker, he thought. No doubt she was gonna be a stunner when she grew up. Lexa's uneasiness amused him. Just like Brennen, kids weren't her cup of tea.
"Let me run some tests on the child, then we'll talk." Adam managed as he took the child. But they all followed him into the lab, ready for answers.
"Thorne said her parents were elemental and molecular." Jesse reminded the man (as if he didn't know). Will she have both mutancies?"
"It's too soon to tell, but I don't doubt it."
"So you cloned her for Genomax." Brennen sneered, still keeping the sobering Shalimar under his arm. "How did that get started?"
"Well, when they kidnapped me from the tents at Naxcon, Eckhart had scientist working on it. But Thorne was already behind the scenes when you killed him. He took over, held me hostage till I finished the work."
"The parents, do they know about the child?" Jesse added.
"No, but they will soon." Adam paused obviously deciding whether or not to speak on the next thoughts in his mind. "Thorne purposely chose the two people whom Genomax developed this embryo from."
"Sounds like he didn't have the best intentions." Lexa smirked.
"He didn't."
"Well, Lex." Brennen nearly grinned. "Guess that means you time here is up. Adam's back so you can go-where ever the hell you came from."
"Whatever." Thee woman snapped.
"She's not going anywhere." Adam interrupted. "She can't go."
"Why the hell not?" The elemental snapped.
"Stop it." Shalimar whispered.
"Because," Adam exhaled after turning from the screen. "This is her child."
"Oh shit!" Brennen snapped. Jesse and Shalimar exchanged the strangest looks.
"No fuckin' way." She snorted. "After all the testing they did on me, I don't think I can have kids."
"What they did," Adam said, moving towards her. "Was develop the embryo from your and the father's DNA. She very much so is yours."
"Lexa's kid." Brennen muttered. "Poor things lost the race before it's started."
"I wouldn't do that Brennen." Adam returned. "Remember, Thorne chose the DNA of two people for a particular reason."
"And what's that?"
"Revenge." Adam stated. "I'm sorry. But this child is Lexa's,,,and yours."
"WHAT!" Brennen yelled, causing the baby to scream.
"No fuckin' way." Lexa walked off, shaking her hands at the whole situation. "No fuckin' way do I have a kid with that prick."
"Adam," Shalimar stepped forward, not wanting to hear what was going on. "Are you sure? Brennen and Lexa have a kid together."
"Yes."
"This team's Brennen and Lexa!" Jesse interrupted. "Brennen and Lexa of Mutant X! This team!"
"Yes, Jesse." The older man replied, before picking up the child. "This little girl is theirs."
Brennen didn't move, he couldn't. The squirming little bundle in Adam's arms was his daughter. His and Lexa Pierce's. Oh Shit seemed to run rampant in his head. "I,,,I need a drink." He stumbled out of the room, having to hold on the wall for support. "I sure as hell need a drink."