Brennan grinned, then turned around to greet the 5 GSA agents. "Hi."
"Move aside," one of the agents demanded. "We're apprehending that mutant."
Brennan ignored the slight whimper from behind him, and smiled innocently. "What mutant?"
The agent wasn't impressed. "The mutant standing behind you! Now move!"
Brennan's grin widened, and he gestured to the girl. "Oh, this mutant? She's not your biggest problem right now." Brennan moved his hands in a circular motion, and a spark of electricity appeared between them. "I'm your biggest problem." He let loose an arc of electricity that struck the agent who had spoken. The agent flew backwards, right into a bush.
"Hello, boys." A stunning blonde-haired beauty in black leather materialized behind two of the agents, who turned around. Their jaws dropped. The blonde smiled, then pounced on the stunned agents, knocking them unconscious. At the same time, a handsome, brown-haired male appeared behind the other two agents, and, with a loud thud, slammed his fists on the backs of their necks. The agents crumpled to the ground like rag dolls.
Brennan grinned, and turned to face the girl. "Not bad, huh?"
The girl stared at him, her now human blue eyes wide with amazement.
"I'm certainly impressed."
The girl jumped, and spun around, as a dark-haired man stepped out of the shadows behind her. He smiled warmly. "Hello."
The girl's eyes narrowed in suspicion. "Who are you?"
"My name is Adam. This is Mutant X." Adam gestured to the blonde. "Shalimar Fox. She's a Feral Feline, like yourself."
Shalimar smiled, and winked.
"Jesse Kilmartin. He has the power to alter his body density at will."
The brown-haired male raised a hand in greeting.
"Emma deLauro. She's a telempath - she can sense and communicate emotions."
A petite red-head stepped out of the shadows, and smiled. "Hey."
Adam gestured to Brennan. "And you've already met Brennan Mulwray, and seen his powers, I believe."
The girl nodded. Brennan bowed melodramatically. "Brennan Mulwray, master of electricity, at your service."
The girl smiled. "And of over-acting," she observed dryly.
Brennan flushed, then glared at Jesse, who stopped laughing, but continued to smile smugly.
The girl giggled. "I'm Angel." Her face became serious, and she looked at Adam. "Angel Breedlove."
"Angel," Adam repeated quietly. "Of course." He smiled. "You're doing well, I see."
Angel shrugged. "Not bad."
"Ahem." Shalimar cleared her throat pointedly, and raised an eyebrow. "Care to let us in on the secret?"
Adam chuckled. "Angel and I have met before, though I'm surprised she remembers it."
Angel smiled. "I'm a telepath. We have excellent memories."
Shalimar cleared her throat again. Brennan glanced at her. "Do you want a cough drop?"
Shalimar glared at him, her eyes turned feral for a brief moment.
"Guess not."
Shalimar turned back to Adam. "Met before where?"
Adam smiled mysteriously. "I'll tell you later. For now-"He looked around. "the agents are gone."
"They're going to be back," Jesse said. "And this time, they'll probably bring friends."
Adam nodded. "We should go." He turned to leave.
"What, no good-bye?"
Adam looked at Angel in surprise. "You're not coming with us?"
Angel shook her head. "I can't."
"Why not?" Brennan asked, frowning.
Angel fidgeted uncomfortably. "I - I - I just can't."
Adam put his hands gently on Angel's shoulders. "Angel, these GSA agents are going to keep looking for you. If you join Mutant X, you'll have support and protection."
Angel smiled. "I have support - and protection," she said quietly. "I'll be fine. Good-bye, Adam."
Angel broke away from Adam's grasp, and ran off.
"Move aside," one of the agents demanded. "We're apprehending that mutant."
Brennan ignored the slight whimper from behind him, and smiled innocently. "What mutant?"
The agent wasn't impressed. "The mutant standing behind you! Now move!"
Brennan's grin widened, and he gestured to the girl. "Oh, this mutant? She's not your biggest problem right now." Brennan moved his hands in a circular motion, and a spark of electricity appeared between them. "I'm your biggest problem." He let loose an arc of electricity that struck the agent who had spoken. The agent flew backwards, right into a bush.
"Hello, boys." A stunning blonde-haired beauty in black leather materialized behind two of the agents, who turned around. Their jaws dropped. The blonde smiled, then pounced on the stunned agents, knocking them unconscious. At the same time, a handsome, brown-haired male appeared behind the other two agents, and, with a loud thud, slammed his fists on the backs of their necks. The agents crumpled to the ground like rag dolls.
Brennan grinned, and turned to face the girl. "Not bad, huh?"
The girl stared at him, her now human blue eyes wide with amazement.
"I'm certainly impressed."
The girl jumped, and spun around, as a dark-haired man stepped out of the shadows behind her. He smiled warmly. "Hello."
The girl's eyes narrowed in suspicion. "Who are you?"
"My name is Adam. This is Mutant X." Adam gestured to the blonde. "Shalimar Fox. She's a Feral Feline, like yourself."
Shalimar smiled, and winked.
"Jesse Kilmartin. He has the power to alter his body density at will."
The brown-haired male raised a hand in greeting.
"Emma deLauro. She's a telempath - she can sense and communicate emotions."
A petite red-head stepped out of the shadows, and smiled. "Hey."
Adam gestured to Brennan. "And you've already met Brennan Mulwray, and seen his powers, I believe."
The girl nodded. Brennan bowed melodramatically. "Brennan Mulwray, master of electricity, at your service."
The girl smiled. "And of over-acting," she observed dryly.
Brennan flushed, then glared at Jesse, who stopped laughing, but continued to smile smugly.
The girl giggled. "I'm Angel." Her face became serious, and she looked at Adam. "Angel Breedlove."
"Angel," Adam repeated quietly. "Of course." He smiled. "You're doing well, I see."
Angel shrugged. "Not bad."
"Ahem." Shalimar cleared her throat pointedly, and raised an eyebrow. "Care to let us in on the secret?"
Adam chuckled. "Angel and I have met before, though I'm surprised she remembers it."
Angel smiled. "I'm a telepath. We have excellent memories."
Shalimar cleared her throat again. Brennan glanced at her. "Do you want a cough drop?"
Shalimar glared at him, her eyes turned feral for a brief moment.
"Guess not."
Shalimar turned back to Adam. "Met before where?"
Adam smiled mysteriously. "I'll tell you later. For now-"He looked around. "the agents are gone."
"They're going to be back," Jesse said. "And this time, they'll probably bring friends."
Adam nodded. "We should go." He turned to leave.
"What, no good-bye?"
Adam looked at Angel in surprise. "You're not coming with us?"
Angel shook her head. "I can't."
"Why not?" Brennan asked, frowning.
Angel fidgeted uncomfortably. "I - I - I just can't."
Adam put his hands gently on Angel's shoulders. "Angel, these GSA agents are going to keep looking for you. If you join Mutant X, you'll have support and protection."
Angel smiled. "I have support - and protection," she said quietly. "I'll be fine. Good-bye, Adam."
Angel broke away from Adam's grasp, and ran off.
