"Adam, we can't just leave her," Brennan advised.
Adam nodded. "We'll keep an eye on her," he promised. "In the meantime, we should go."
Shalimar sat down on a bench. "First, you have some explaining to do about her."
Adam looked surprised for a moment, then nodded slowly. He looked around at the members of Mutant X, then spoke.
"Angel Breedlove is - was Genomex's most valuable and expensive project - a mutant with a multitude of powers. Breedlove created her personally, from 3 strands of DNA, one of them being his. Each strand was implanted with two mutant powers, and spliced with that of a cat."
"So," Jesse mused. "That means she has 7 powers."
"Nine, actually. Two Psionic, two Molecular, two Elemental, one Feral, and two Unclassified. Specifically, Angel's powers are telepathy, telekinesis, propulsion, intangibility, electrical, thermal, feline, clairvoyance, and regenerative."
"You had me until clairvoyance," Brennan interuppted. "What were those last two?"
Adam smiled. "Clairvoyance and regeneration. Clairvoyance is the ability to project your mind to another location. Regeneration powers allow you to heal quicker. Because Angel has the immunity of 3 strands of DNA, she heals herself, and others, at a rate three times the rate of normal people. Those powers were side-effects"
Brennan whistled. "Wow."
"So, what happened?" Jesse asked.
"When she was first born, Angel showed no signs of having any mutant powers," Adam explained. "She was sent to live with a foster mother, who was a friend of the Breedloves. The foster mother was killed one week later. The official report says it was a car accident, but I was there. The mother's car was run off the road. She was killed instantly, but I managed to save Angel. I sent her to live with another family, using a fake name. I never saw her again - until tonight."
Adam finished, and the group sat in silence for a moment, while they absorbed this information. Finally , Adam spoke again.
"We should get going."
Silently, Mutant X walked to their VTOL aircraft. Before boarding, Brennan looked off into the night. "Angel, wherever you are - be careful."
Adam nodded. "We'll keep an eye on her," he promised. "In the meantime, we should go."
Shalimar sat down on a bench. "First, you have some explaining to do about her."
Adam looked surprised for a moment, then nodded slowly. He looked around at the members of Mutant X, then spoke.
"Angel Breedlove is - was Genomex's most valuable and expensive project - a mutant with a multitude of powers. Breedlove created her personally, from 3 strands of DNA, one of them being his. Each strand was implanted with two mutant powers, and spliced with that of a cat."
"So," Jesse mused. "That means she has 7 powers."
"Nine, actually. Two Psionic, two Molecular, two Elemental, one Feral, and two Unclassified. Specifically, Angel's powers are telepathy, telekinesis, propulsion, intangibility, electrical, thermal, feline, clairvoyance, and regenerative."
"You had me until clairvoyance," Brennan interuppted. "What were those last two?"
Adam smiled. "Clairvoyance and regeneration. Clairvoyance is the ability to project your mind to another location. Regeneration powers allow you to heal quicker. Because Angel has the immunity of 3 strands of DNA, she heals herself, and others, at a rate three times the rate of normal people. Those powers were side-effects"
Brennan whistled. "Wow."
"So, what happened?" Jesse asked.
"When she was first born, Angel showed no signs of having any mutant powers," Adam explained. "She was sent to live with a foster mother, who was a friend of the Breedloves. The foster mother was killed one week later. The official report says it was a car accident, but I was there. The mother's car was run off the road. She was killed instantly, but I managed to save Angel. I sent her to live with another family, using a fake name. I never saw her again - until tonight."
Adam finished, and the group sat in silence for a moment, while they absorbed this information. Finally , Adam spoke again.
"We should get going."
Silently, Mutant X walked to their VTOL aircraft. Before boarding, Brennan looked off into the night. "Angel, wherever you are - be careful."
