~*CHAPTER 3 - A VISIT WITH MOM AND DAD*~
~*In the Underground Safe House*~
"Hey...you sure you want to go in alone?" Brennan asked walking Emma to the door of the safe house.
"Yea, I'm sure. But thanks anyway," Emma smiled.
They reached the door. Brennan typed in a code into a number pad by the door. The door opened immediately.
"If you need me I'll be back at the Sanctuary," Brennan said, "And I'll come back and pick you up when you call."
"Alright," Emma said giving him a kiss.
"See ya later," Brennan said.
"Later," Emma said.
Brennan walked back to his car and Emma walked through the door to see her parents. There was a man and a woman sitting on red couch. The man was around his mid-forties. He was wearing a black business suit with a blue tie. He had a clean-shaven face, blue eyes, and dark brown hair. The woman was around her early forties. She wore a blue business suit. She had blue eyes and long reddish brown hair. Their names are Edward and Grace, Emma's parents. Emma approached them slowly.
"Umm...Hi Mom, hi Dad," she said shyly.
The man and woman stood up and turned around.
"Emma, is that you?" Grace said walking towards Emma.
"Yep, it's me," she replied.
"You've grown a lot since I last saw you," Edward smiled.
"You haven't seen me since you and Mom got a divorce," Emma said dryly.
"Yes, that's true," Edward said.
"Anyway, all I came here for is for some information that you might have about Jules. That's it," Emma said walking over to a chair and sitting down.
Grace and Edward moved back towards the couch they were sitting on earlier and sat down.
"We understand that. We'll tell you everything we know," Grace said.
"Okay then, let's start. When was the last time you both have seen Jules?" Emma asked.
"I haven't seen her since the divorce," Grace said.
"What about you Dad?" she asked.
"She just recently moved out of the house and is now sharing an apartment with her best friend Lisbeth. I just saw her a couple of days ago when they were decorating the apartment. She seemed fine," Edward said.
"Who is Lisbeth? Have you two met?" Emma asked her Dad.
"Lisbeth is a nice young girl. Same age as Jules. They met when they were in Junior High. I've met her a couple of times. She seems like an okay girl to hang around with," he said.
"Alright. Have you heard of a man named Mason Eckhart?" Emma asked.
"Yes," they both said.
"How do you know him?" she asked.
"He has phoned us a couple of times when you and Jules were younger," Grace said.
"What did he want?" Emma asked.
"He wanted to see Jules for some reason. We told him no, that he can't see her because we didn't know who he was and hung up. But he kept calling us back and insisting that he sees Jules," Edward said, "Who is he?"
"He works for the GSA. He is the head of a place called Genomex. They capture new mutants and research on them," Emma said, "Why did he want to see Jules?"
"We don't know. All he said was that he wanted to see Jules," Grace said.
"Has he phone any of you recently?" she asked.
"No, not that I remember," Grace said looking over to Edward for his answer.
"Yes, I think so. Yes, yes, he did. A few days ago, he asked for Jules again," he said.
"Oh...this is bad. This is very bad," Emma said.
"Why? What's wrong? Why does he want her?" Grace asked worriedly.
"Dad you said that you've just seen Jules a couple of days ago. Have you checked on her since those couple of days?" Emma asked.
"No, I haven't. I was going to go over to see her after we've talked," Edward said.
"Damn it. You should have checked up on her," Emma said bringing the volume of her voice up a bit.
"What's going on Emma?" Edward said.
"We've found out yesterday that a girl was caught by Eckhart. And the description of the girl is very similar to how Jules looks like," Emma said.
"You said it sounds like how she looks like. But your not certain that it is her," Grace said.
"It was a pretty good description Mom," Emma said, "What's her address? I'm going to look for her."
"It's apartment 3A at 1390 39ave," Edward said, "We're coming too."
"No, you're going to stay here. It's not safe. Eckhart may be looking for you two also," Emma said writing down the address on a sheet of paper she found on a desk.
"We're not going to let you go alone," Grace said.
"Well, I am and you're going to have to trust me. I know what I'm doing," Emma said standing up, "I'm going to bring her back if it's the last thing I do."
Emma walked to the stairs and sprinted up them. She typed the code into the number pad and the door opened. She walked out and typed in another code in the number pad outside. The door closed.
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~*At the Apartment*~
Emma looked down at the sheet of paper where the address was written down. Apartment 3A, she read. Emma looked up at the door and red the number. It said 3A. She knocked on the door. Emma heard footsteps from inside hurrying to the door.
"Jules, is that you?" called the voice form inside.
The door opened and Emma faced a girl with long blonde hair and blue eyes.
"Oh...sorry. Hi, may I help you," the girl said.
"Hi, my name is Emma. I know Jules. May I come in? I just need to ask a few questions," Emma said.
"Oh...umm...sure," the girl said opening the door wider.
Emma walked into the apartment. She looked around the room she was in.
"Would you like to have a seat?" the girl asked.
"Sure, thanks," Emma said sitting down on a black couch, "Your Lisbeth right?"
"Yes. Umm...how do you know that?" Lisbeth asked.
"Like I said, I know Jules. She's told me that she moved in with you," Emma smiled.
"Oh. So what do you have to ask me?" Lisbeth said.
"I just have a few questions. I hope I'm not bothering you," Emma said politely.
"No, no. Not at all," she said.
"Well, I was wondering, have you seen Jules since yesterday? And when was the last time you saw her?" Emma asked.
"I haven't seen Jules since yesterday. She didn't come home last night. I was worried. I thought you were her when you knocked on the door," Lisbeth said, "And the last time I saw her was when she left for school. I hope nothing is wrong. Is that why you're here? Did something happen to Jules?"
"I don't know," Emma said, "Thanks for answering my questions. I'll let myself out."
Emma stood up from the couch and walked to the door. She opened it and walked out and closed the door behind her.
Eckhart has her, she thought, and I'm going to get her back.
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Author's Note: Chapter 4 on the way soon.
~*In the Underground Safe House*~
"Hey...you sure you want to go in alone?" Brennan asked walking Emma to the door of the safe house.
"Yea, I'm sure. But thanks anyway," Emma smiled.
They reached the door. Brennan typed in a code into a number pad by the door. The door opened immediately.
"If you need me I'll be back at the Sanctuary," Brennan said, "And I'll come back and pick you up when you call."
"Alright," Emma said giving him a kiss.
"See ya later," Brennan said.
"Later," Emma said.
Brennan walked back to his car and Emma walked through the door to see her parents. There was a man and a woman sitting on red couch. The man was around his mid-forties. He was wearing a black business suit with a blue tie. He had a clean-shaven face, blue eyes, and dark brown hair. The woman was around her early forties. She wore a blue business suit. She had blue eyes and long reddish brown hair. Their names are Edward and Grace, Emma's parents. Emma approached them slowly.
"Umm...Hi Mom, hi Dad," she said shyly.
The man and woman stood up and turned around.
"Emma, is that you?" Grace said walking towards Emma.
"Yep, it's me," she replied.
"You've grown a lot since I last saw you," Edward smiled.
"You haven't seen me since you and Mom got a divorce," Emma said dryly.
"Yes, that's true," Edward said.
"Anyway, all I came here for is for some information that you might have about Jules. That's it," Emma said walking over to a chair and sitting down.
Grace and Edward moved back towards the couch they were sitting on earlier and sat down.
"We understand that. We'll tell you everything we know," Grace said.
"Okay then, let's start. When was the last time you both have seen Jules?" Emma asked.
"I haven't seen her since the divorce," Grace said.
"What about you Dad?" she asked.
"She just recently moved out of the house and is now sharing an apartment with her best friend Lisbeth. I just saw her a couple of days ago when they were decorating the apartment. She seemed fine," Edward said.
"Who is Lisbeth? Have you two met?" Emma asked her Dad.
"Lisbeth is a nice young girl. Same age as Jules. They met when they were in Junior High. I've met her a couple of times. She seems like an okay girl to hang around with," he said.
"Alright. Have you heard of a man named Mason Eckhart?" Emma asked.
"Yes," they both said.
"How do you know him?" she asked.
"He has phoned us a couple of times when you and Jules were younger," Grace said.
"What did he want?" Emma asked.
"He wanted to see Jules for some reason. We told him no, that he can't see her because we didn't know who he was and hung up. But he kept calling us back and insisting that he sees Jules," Edward said, "Who is he?"
"He works for the GSA. He is the head of a place called Genomex. They capture new mutants and research on them," Emma said, "Why did he want to see Jules?"
"We don't know. All he said was that he wanted to see Jules," Grace said.
"Has he phone any of you recently?" she asked.
"No, not that I remember," Grace said looking over to Edward for his answer.
"Yes, I think so. Yes, yes, he did. A few days ago, he asked for Jules again," he said.
"Oh...this is bad. This is very bad," Emma said.
"Why? What's wrong? Why does he want her?" Grace asked worriedly.
"Dad you said that you've just seen Jules a couple of days ago. Have you checked on her since those couple of days?" Emma asked.
"No, I haven't. I was going to go over to see her after we've talked," Edward said.
"Damn it. You should have checked up on her," Emma said bringing the volume of her voice up a bit.
"What's going on Emma?" Edward said.
"We've found out yesterday that a girl was caught by Eckhart. And the description of the girl is very similar to how Jules looks like," Emma said.
"You said it sounds like how she looks like. But your not certain that it is her," Grace said.
"It was a pretty good description Mom," Emma said, "What's her address? I'm going to look for her."
"It's apartment 3A at 1390 39ave," Edward said, "We're coming too."
"No, you're going to stay here. It's not safe. Eckhart may be looking for you two also," Emma said writing down the address on a sheet of paper she found on a desk.
"We're not going to let you go alone," Grace said.
"Well, I am and you're going to have to trust me. I know what I'm doing," Emma said standing up, "I'm going to bring her back if it's the last thing I do."
Emma walked to the stairs and sprinted up them. She typed the code into the number pad and the door opened. She walked out and typed in another code in the number pad outside. The door closed.
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~*At the Apartment*~
Emma looked down at the sheet of paper where the address was written down. Apartment 3A, she read. Emma looked up at the door and red the number. It said 3A. She knocked on the door. Emma heard footsteps from inside hurrying to the door.
"Jules, is that you?" called the voice form inside.
The door opened and Emma faced a girl with long blonde hair and blue eyes.
"Oh...sorry. Hi, may I help you," the girl said.
"Hi, my name is Emma. I know Jules. May I come in? I just need to ask a few questions," Emma said.
"Oh...umm...sure," the girl said opening the door wider.
Emma walked into the apartment. She looked around the room she was in.
"Would you like to have a seat?" the girl asked.
"Sure, thanks," Emma said sitting down on a black couch, "Your Lisbeth right?"
"Yes. Umm...how do you know that?" Lisbeth asked.
"Like I said, I know Jules. She's told me that she moved in with you," Emma smiled.
"Oh. So what do you have to ask me?" Lisbeth said.
"I just have a few questions. I hope I'm not bothering you," Emma said politely.
"No, no. Not at all," she said.
"Well, I was wondering, have you seen Jules since yesterday? And when was the last time you saw her?" Emma asked.
"I haven't seen Jules since yesterday. She didn't come home last night. I was worried. I thought you were her when you knocked on the door," Lisbeth said, "And the last time I saw her was when she left for school. I hope nothing is wrong. Is that why you're here? Did something happen to Jules?"
"I don't know," Emma said, "Thanks for answering my questions. I'll let myself out."
Emma stood up from the couch and walked to the door. She opened it and walked out and closed the door behind her.
Eckhart has her, she thought, and I'm going to get her back.
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Author's Note: Chapter 4 on the way soon.