Rating: PG 13- for language/violence/romance
Genre: Action/drama/romance
Summary: Shalimar and Brennan's baby is born, but it has a strange ability that intrigues Eckhart into devising a plan to kidnap the child. Only the very protective parents won't give up their child without a fight. My suggestion is read Who's the Daddy before you read this story.
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Story by: Quest – shadowfox_fuse@yahoo.com
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Chapter 12: Death in the Family
It was about 10 o'clock and Shalimar started getting butterflies in her stomach as the Double Helix got closer to the meeting place that her father was going to be at. Jesse cloaked the Helix and landed it just outside of the building. Shalimar took a deep breath before she walked out of the jet behind the rest of the team. Brennan hung back and waited for Shalimar to catch up to him. He wrapped his arm around her shoulder, giving it a reassuring squeeze.
"Everything's going to be fine, I promise." Brennan said softly.
"I hope you're right," Shalimar replied as they walked inside. Jesse and Emma stopped inside of the building and waited for the other two.
"Which way?" Emma asked.
"Ahh…." Shalimar wasn't sure which way, so she just chose. "Lets go this way." All three headed down the corridor, led by Shalimar and Brennan.
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Fox walked into one of the large dark abandoned rooms. It smelled like mold. He went into the center of the room, hearing one of the three doors open he turned around expecting to see a grown up Shalimar, but instead three men stood in the doorway.
"Agent Fox, Eckhart is very disappointed in you. He thought he could trust you, well I guess he was wrong," Agent Smith explained walking towards Fox.
"Smith it's not what you think," Fox said defensively.
"Oh really," Smith replied. "We'll see about that." Smith pulled out a gun from the back of his belt and pointed it at Fox.
Fox's eyes widened and put up his arms. "What the hell are you doing?"
"ORDERS!" Smith answered before pulling the trigger. The bullet pierced through Fox's chest, causing him to stumble back against the wall. Smith smiled as he walked passed Fox who was slowly bleeding to death, then exited the back door with the two other agents.
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Shalimar stopped along with everyone else, hearing the shot ring through the hall. She started running towards the sound of the gunshot. She burst through the door just in time to see the three retreating figures go out the back door. All four looked around the room seeing a man leaning up against the wall bleeding. Shalimar took a few steps forward but Brennan caught her arm.
"Shal we have to go, the police maybe coming," he stated.
Shalimar pulled her arm away from him. "I have to see if it's him."
"Ok, but hurry," Brennan suggested.
Shalimar nodded and slowly walked over to the gun down man. When she got close enough she finally could see the man's face. He smiled at her. "Hey Shalimar," he said weakly.
Tears started to stream down Shalimar's face as she heard her father's voice. "Daddy?"
"Ya it's me," Fox replied softly.
Shalimar knelt down and took her father's hand in hers. "I'm sorry dad."
"No I'm sorry for kicking you out and not being the father I should have been," Fox explained.
"It's ok dad I forgive you," Shalimar replied as the tears ran down her face harder.
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Sydney was running down the hall after hearing the gunshot. She had her grandfather's note still in her head, telling her to meet with him in the old office building. She thrust her shoulder into the door, causing it to fall off its hinges.
The Mutant X members looked over when they heard the crash of the door. Shalimar glanced up and saw a teenage girl running over to them. She noticed that the girl was crying and quickly took her father into her arms.
The girl released Fox and glanced up at Shalimar seeing she was crying as well. "Who did this to you?"
"No I'm not telling you," Fox replied.
Sydney was furious and accidentally let her feral eyes glow brightly. "Grampy tell me!" She ordered.
'Grampy.' Shalimar was surprised.
"I have to tell you something," Fox started before coughing up a little blood. "Everything I told you when you were growing up was a lie."
"What?" Sydney asked.
"Mason!" Fox said. "He is a very evil man and the GSA, well they are the bad guys not Mutant X," Fox told her pointing to the people behind her. "And your parents they're not dead."
"That's not true," Sydney said angrily.
"He's right, Eckhart is evil," Shalimar butted in.
Sydney glared at her, still wondering who she was. "WHO THE HELL ASKED YOU?" Sydney yelled.
Fox reached up and place a hand on her shoulder. "Sydney!" She turned and looked at her grandfather. "Listen to your mother."
"WHAT?" Sydney asked still yelling.
Shalimar looked at her father then to Sydney. Fox coughed once again and struggled to breathe. "Sydney you were taken from your parents by the GSA when you were very young, Eckhart ordered your kidnapping, and the blood I took from you every month, it wasn't to check for disease's it was to help Eckhart find a growth serum for his New Mutants that he plans to create." Sydney still couldn't believe what she was hearing. Fox turned to Shalimar. "Shalimar, I'm so sorry for taking Sydney away from you, I didn't want to."
"It's ok dad," Shalimar said whipping away her tears.
"I will get REVENGE!" Sydney said angrily.
"Sydney! Promise me you won't go back to Eckhart and do something stupid, but go with your mother so you can be safe," Fox ordered her.
Sydney thought for a moment. "I promise Grampy." She gentle kissed the top of his head.
"Shalimar!" Brennan stepped up closer to the three. "We have to go the cops are coming."
Shalimar nodded her head yes in reply. Fox looked up at the man that stepped up closer to them. "Is that the father?"
"Ya dad that's my husband," Shalimar answered. "He's a good man and father."
"Good!" Fox started to spit up more blood. "I love you two."
"I love you Dad," Shalimar said giving him a kiss.
"I love you to Grampy," Sydney kissed her grandfather one last time before Fox eyes went blank and died in front of them. "Goodbye Grampy," Sydney ran her fingers over his eyes closing them.
"Shalimar honey, it's time to go," Brennan bent down beside her and put his arm around her. "The cops are coming, we have to go now."
Brennan slowly stood up bring Shalimar up with him. "Sydney," Brennan announced softly. It felt weird saying her name again after all these years. She looked up at the man that spoke her name. Brennan noticed the tears still rolling down her face. "It's alright you'll be safe if you come with us."
She nodded her head yes and stood up and walked over to him. Brennan let go of Shalimar and took Sydney into his arms. He was surprised that Sydney hugged him back. Sydney didn't know why she hugged the man back, but she felt safe in his arms. Shalimar smiled at the sight of them embracing each other.
They soon heard sirens closing in on them. "Time to go!" Jesse announced.
They all made a mad dash out of the room and down the hall heading towards the Helix. Jesse uncloaked the Helix before they ran on to the jet. Brennan and Shalimar sat Sydney down into one of the seats as Emma started up the Helix and they headed back to the Sanctuary.
"Adam we're heading back," Shalimar said out loud.
"Did you get the find your father?" Adam asked.
"Ya, but he was shot by Eckhart's men," Shalimar told him holding back the tears.
"I'm sorry, Shalimar," Adam consoled. "Did he give you any information on the location of Sydney?"
"Actually… we're bring her back with us," Shalimar stated.
"She was there?" Adam asked.
"Ya she was there," Shalimar said as she turned and looked at her daughter who was staring off into space.
"Could you have Devon come down to the lab we want them to meet?" Shalimar asked him.
"Sure I'll call him down here," Adam replied.
"Thanks," Shalimar said closing the transmission. She stood up and walked over to Sydney and Brennan.
Sydney looked up and stared at the woman her grandfather had called her mother. It was hard to focus on the woman when her eyes were all red and puffy. "Is it true?" Sydney asked softly.
"Is what true?" Shalimar replied.
"That uncle Mason… I mean Eckhart is an evil man, and that he ordered people to… kill my…grandfather," Sydney struggled to say.
"Yes its true," Shalimar told her.
Sydney hung her head ashamed to have called him uncle. Shalimar stepped closer. "Don't worry he can't get you."
"Are you sure?" Sydney asked.
Shalimar smiled. "I'm sure!"
Sydney couldn't help but crack a small smile. "Can I ask you two something?"
"Anything." Shalimar and Brennan stated.
"Why didn't you come looking for me?" Sydney wished she hadn't asked the question after it came out.
Both Shalimar and Brennan were a little surprised. Shalimar knelt down in front of her. "Sydney we looked for you everyday for a year."
"We loved you, HELL I was ready to take on the whole GSA just to find you," Brennan added.
Sydney let out a small giggle. "Really!"
"Really, I'll even show you the dent in the wall that I made after Adam told us that there wasn't much hope to finding you," Brennan offered.
"Okay," Sydney replied. "Did you have any kids after I wasn't found?"
Shalimar looked at Brennan and took in a deep breath. "No, but you do have a twin brother."
"Whoa," Sydney said in reply to Shalimar's answer and to the shudder of the Helix setting down on the platform at the Sanctuary.
Brennan stood up and whispered something to Shalimar. "Do you want to go tell Devon before I bring in Sydney?"
"Ya," Shalimar answered then turned and walked out of the Helix followed by Jesse and Emma, while Brennan and Sydney took up the rear.
Devon stood in the lab waiting for his parents to arrive; soon his mom entered the room. "Mom what happened?"
"Ah, Devon I need to tell you something," Shalimar stated immediately walking straight over to him. "Alright, ah…. you have a twin," Shalimar said bluntly.
"I what?" Devon asked shocked.
"You probably wouldn't remember because you were very young when Eckhart took her," Shalimar explained.
"WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?" Devon yelled as Brennan entered the room alone.
"We didn't think it was the right time," Shalimar replied knowing he was going to be mad.
"SO WHEN WAS GOING TO BE THE BEST TIME, WHEN I'M THIRTY!" Devon screamed once again.
"I guess neither of us could bring ourselves to tell you, admitting she was gone," Shalimar said calmly.
"So why are you telling me now?" Devon asked in a softer voice.
Shalimar looked back at Brennan he was smiling, then turned her attention to her son. "Because we found her."
"YOU DID?" Devon was surprised.
Shalimar nodded her head yes, as Brennan opened up the door and Sydney entered the room. When she came closer, Devon's eyes widened along with Sydney.
"YOU!" They both said pointing at each other.
Brennan and Shalimar were puzzled at their statements. "You to know each other? Brennan asked.
"Yes from school." Devon said putting his hand to his head. "I can't believe I was hitting on my sister."
"I can't believe I was hitting on my brother," Sydney repeated.
Both Shalimar and Brennan laughed. "It's not FUNNY!" Devon and Sydney told them angrily.
"Sorry," Brennan replied, but Shalimar was still giggling to herself.
Devon and Sydney glared at her. "I'm sorry," Shalimar finally said.
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Sydney spent most of the night on the couch talking to her family after they made introductions to the rest of the team. Sydney asked them questions about her birth and young childhood, trying to get as much information as possible. Shalimar had set her up in Brennan's old room after giving her the tour of the Sanctuary; and Emma had given her some of her clothes to wear, even though they were a little small for her.
She just stared up at the ceiling until three o'clock thinking about her grandfather's death and Eckhart. Sydney wanted revenge and she wanted it now! She slid out of her bed and got dress in her clothes she had on earlier. She made her way out of her room and down to the garage. She was about to grab a pair of keys from the cabinet when she heard a male voice behind her.
"Where are you going?" Devon asked her standing in the doorway.
She jumped by his sudden voice. "Nowhere."
"I bet," Devon said sarcastically.
"It's none of your business," Sydney snapped.
Devon moved up closer to her. "You don't have to do it."
"Do what?" Sydney asked.
"Take revenge for our grandfather," Devon stated. "Mom and Dad will take care of it."
Sydney didn't look at him. "YOU KNOW WHAT DEVON? THEIR YOUR MOM AND DAD NOT MINE, AND THEY'LL NEVER BE MINE!" She turned and flashed her eyes at him. "HE WAS ALL I HAD GROWNING UP, I NEED TO DO THIS FOR HIM AND FOR ME!" Devon didn't reply, he just hung his head a little hurt at Sydney's comment. "I'm sorry Devon, I didn't mean to yell."
Devon looked up at Sydney. "I'm coming with you." He grabbed a pair of keys from the hook and started walking over to one of his parents black Audi's.
Sydney followed him over to her car and walked to the passenger side. "Why?"
Devon unlocked the car. "He was my grandfather to, even though I never met him he was still family, and if you mess with someone from my family you mess with me!" Devon flashed his feral eyes.
Sydney smiled. "You sound like our mother."
"I DO NOT!" Devon argued climbing into the car.
Sydney dropped the subject as she got into the car, but she still wore a huge smile. "Let's go kick some GSA ASS!"
Devon laughed. "Now you sound like dad."
"I do?" Sydney asked glad that she was starting to have something in common with one of her parent's.
Devon started the car and drove out of the garage and headed towards town. "Ya, I hear him say that some times before they go on a mission." Sydney just smiled; Devon did drive too fast so a cop wouldn't stop them. "You're going to have to tell me where to go."
"All right." Sydney replied.
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Shalimar sat up in the bed and shook Brennan, he moaned and slowly got up. "What?" Brennan asked her still half asleep.
"I heard a car leave." Shalimar answered.
That got his attention. "Do you think she would?" He didn't finish his question.
"Lets go look," Shalimar said getting out of bed and putting some comfortable clothes on, as did Brennan.
They took off down the hall toward the garage, Brennan burst through the door. "My car is gone." Brennan stated.
"SHIT!" Shalimar dashed out heading back up stairs, with Brennan right on her heels. She entered the room she set up for her, but she wasn't. Brennan went down the hall to Devon's room he was gone as well.
Shalimar met Brennan back in the middle of the hall. "Sydney's gone."
"Same with Devon," Brennan added.
Jesse and Emma's door opened and they moved out into the middle of the hall. "What the HELL is going on?" Jesse asked pissed off that they woke him up.
"Sydney and Devon are gone," Brennan explained.
"Where did they go?" Emma asked them.
No one answered. Shalimar thought for a moment remembering what Sydney said about revenge. "I think I know…" They all looked at her waiting for her to finish. "Eckhart's!"
"Why?" Emma asked.
"For revenge!" Shalimar answered.
TBC
A/N: All right only two more chapters left, I think! Thanks to all that review, I enjoy reading them, and for Kipurrz for editing some of my chapter. PLEASE REVIEW!!!!