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Mutant X
"The World's Greatest"
Chapter 2
Shalimar had remained unconscious all through the night and Adam continued working through the night. He wouldn't let Gabriel hurt them. Emma, Brennan, and Jesse had decided to hang out in the dojo in case Shalimar woke up. So, they decided to chat about recent events. "So, why were you two doing KISSING?" Jesse asked curiously.
"Why does it matter?" Brennan asked.
"Because Shalimar's my friend."
"What? Do you have deadly kissing powers now?" Emma played.
"Very funny."
"Come on, Brennan. Do you really LOVE Shal' " Jesse asked.
"Yeah, please do tell," Emma chimed in.
"I think so, but..."
"But you're not sure?" Emma asked them.
"I care about all of you, but with Shal' it's different, especially lately. Maybe it's something with feral attraction?"
"Could be," Emma told Brennan.
"Don't you have to have two ferals to have that kind of attraction?" Jesse asked.
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Adam was frustrated. Shalimar was showing signs of a virus in her system. What could it be? It had to be Gabriel. What had he done to Shalimar? Adam looked back at Shalimar, she was definately pale. He looked at the vitals, "damn it!" Adam shouted angerly shoving everything to the floor with one huge crash.
"Adam!" Emma shouted when she saw the mess. "What's going on?"
"I'm sorry. I was just REALLY frustrated."
"Maybe I can help?"
"Yeah, I need you to stay watch Shalimar. I need to do some research OUTSIDE of the lab. I'm breaking too many things."
"Okay."
Adam hugged Emma and then kissed Shalimar's forehead. Adam left the lab quickly. Emma could tell that he wasn't telling them everything. She quickly looked into Adam's mind. He was going to Genomex. "Jesse, Brennan?"
"Yeah Emma?" Brennan answered.
"Can you two track Adam?"
"Why?"
"He's going to Genomex to find out what Gabriel did to Shalimar."
"No problem."
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Gabriel had liked the feral she had this spark he enjoyed. He still had a link to her mind. Gabriel concentrated on Shalimar and got her location. Gabriel quickly left Genomex to get Shalimar.
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When Adam reached Genomex it was pretty empty. He approached the pods, the ones he had created to contain the monster. He stared down at Mason Eckhart's face, another monster contained only one he didn't plan on putting into stasis. Where are they? Where have they gone? "What would Gabriel want?"
"Your friend," came an answer from near one of the other pods.
Adam spied the scientist, "stop!" Adam yelled as he began to run. Adam went after him and knocked him down. Adam held him there. "WHO is Gabriel going after?"
"The feral. Miss Fox."
"What!?"
"He's still linked to her."
"She's sick!"
"That's because he wanted her to come back to him."
"She just collapsed!"
"She'll be fine once Gabriel get to her."
"He's going to Sanctuary?!" Adam punched the scientist. "Emma?! Brennan?! Jesse?!"
"What is it, Adam?" Jesse asked.
"Gabriel is on his way to Sanctuary!"
"Okay. Where are you?"
"Genomex. They're after Shalimar!"
"What do we do?"
"I need to get back as soon as possible, but all I have..."
"Adam, we're above Genomex in the Double Helix."
"Okay. I'll meet you outside." Adam quickly ran out of Genomex and got into the Double Helix. "Now, WHY are you here?"
"Emma said that you were going to do something crazy like turn yourself over to Ashlock," Brennan explained.
"Let's get home," Adam suggested.
"Already on our way at the fastest speed," Jesse reported.
"Adam, what are we going to do about Gabriel?"
"I have a plan, but none of you are going to like it. But it's the only way to keep ALL of you safe. I won't let Gabriel destroy everything."
"What plan?" Brennan asked.
"Yeah, how would it upset us all so much?" Jesse asked.
"I'll tell you all when we get back."
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"Okay in order to do this...I need all of you to agree."
"Agree to WHAT?" Emma asked.
"We need to wake Shalimar up before you all declare that I'm insane," Adam told them as he administered some medication to Shalimar. After a few minutes her eyes opened, "come on Shalimar," Adam said helping her up.
"What?..." Shalimar started.
"There's no time," Adam said dragging them all to the dojo. Jesse, Brennan, Emma, and Shalimar were sitting on the stairs up to the dojo. "I have some more information that you're not going to like."
"There's more?" Jesse asked obviously not happy.
"I'm afraid so, Jess," Adam started pacing a little in front of the stairs. "Now you know that I made the subdermal governors and the pods, and that I did it because Gabriel was too dangerous. Well, when I built Sanctuary I also installed pods."
"Pods!?" Jesse quickly shouted.
"Where, Adam?" Shalimar asked.
"Come here," Adam said having them all move and Adam took out a remote and pushed it. The floor under the dojo began to change. The water drained quickly out of the ponds and the floor moved to reveal a circle of five pods. "Here they are."
"Why didn't you ever tell us?" Emma asked.
"It wasn't important."
"Why do I have a feeling that your plan has to do with those pods," Brennan said.
"It does."
"I'm out!" Jesse immediately said.
"Jess, wait!" Shalimar said walking toward him.
"I can't be in one, Shal' !"
"Just wait, please."
"Fine!"
"So, what's the plan, Adam?" Shalimar asked.
"I put all of you in a pod, I download all of the information into a disk. Erase the computers. I put the pod system on a timer and then I get into the last one with the disk. The pods will be automatically put back in place and Gabriel will never find us."
"The database and everything's going to only fit on one disk?" Emma asked.
"Adam, won't they get a weird thermo signature or see it if they scan?" Brennan asked.
"And most importantly, once we're in and Gabriel leaves, how do we get out?" Jesse asked.
"Okay, Shalimar have a question, too?" Adam asked.
"No, I trust you Adam."
"Well thanks. Okay, the database WILL fit on one disk however the system has a set of back-up disks. Gabriel won't be able to detect us with a thermo scan, because the cooling system will balance it out. He won't be able to just scan Sanctuary and pick it up because once it's all sealed up nothing can scan through it. Jess, don't worry, I know you're scared, but everything is going to be alright. I've sent instructions to a long time trusted friend. He has access to security and he'll know when Gabriel is gone and will let us out."
"Adam, I just don't think I can do this," Jesse told him.
"Jess, please."
"Adam, it's not that simple."
"I know you're afraid, but we need to be all together..."
"Adam?" came the voice of Gabriel Ashlock. He had tapped into Sanctuary's system somehow. "I'm coming after you and your beloved children...see you soon!"
"Okay, I need to know now!" Adam told them worried that Gabriel would be there soon. "Jesse? Shal' ? Brennan? Emma?"
"I guess," Jesse caved, "but I have one request."
"What?"
"We discuss Shal' and Brennan kissing."
"Hey!" Shalimar and Brennan said in unison.
"Deal," Adam told Jesse.
"Adam..." Shalimar complained.
"What? We can't gossip? So, Shalimar what;s it going to be?"
"I'm in."
"Good. Brennan?"
"Yeah, me too," Brennan told Adam.
"Emma?"
"Okay Adam."
"Good. Okay Jess, you're first."
"Great..." Jesse said.
"We'll be right here," Shalimar told her friend.
"In you go," Adam told him helping him in. Adam stopped for a second, "You'll be fine Jess."
"Don't worry, Jesse," Shalimar said holding his hand.
"Yeah, we'll be right here," Em added.
"Okay, I think I'm ready," Jesse said closing his eyes as Adam closed the hatch and set the system.
"Shalimar, you're next," Adam told her. "Take it easy," he told her as Brennan helped her into the pod.
"You know this is really creepy Adam."
"I know Shal' ."
"See you guys, soon," Shalimar told them.
"Very soon," Brennan said holding her hand and then kissed her.
"Brennan!" Adam scolded. "Didn't we talk about using your new powers?"
Mutant X
"The World's Greatest"
Chapter 2
Shalimar had remained unconscious all through the night and Adam continued working through the night. He wouldn't let Gabriel hurt them. Emma, Brennan, and Jesse had decided to hang out in the dojo in case Shalimar woke up. So, they decided to chat about recent events. "So, why were you two doing KISSING?" Jesse asked curiously.
"Why does it matter?" Brennan asked.
"Because Shalimar's my friend."
"What? Do you have deadly kissing powers now?" Emma played.
"Very funny."
"Come on, Brennan. Do you really LOVE Shal' " Jesse asked.
"Yeah, please do tell," Emma chimed in.
"I think so, but..."
"But you're not sure?" Emma asked them.
"I care about all of you, but with Shal' it's different, especially lately. Maybe it's something with feral attraction?"
"Could be," Emma told Brennan.
"Don't you have to have two ferals to have that kind of attraction?" Jesse asked.
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Adam was frustrated. Shalimar was showing signs of a virus in her system. What could it be? It had to be Gabriel. What had he done to Shalimar? Adam looked back at Shalimar, she was definately pale. He looked at the vitals, "damn it!" Adam shouted angerly shoving everything to the floor with one huge crash.
"Adam!" Emma shouted when she saw the mess. "What's going on?"
"I'm sorry. I was just REALLY frustrated."
"Maybe I can help?"
"Yeah, I need you to stay watch Shalimar. I need to do some research OUTSIDE of the lab. I'm breaking too many things."
"Okay."
Adam hugged Emma and then kissed Shalimar's forehead. Adam left the lab quickly. Emma could tell that he wasn't telling them everything. She quickly looked into Adam's mind. He was going to Genomex. "Jesse, Brennan?"
"Yeah Emma?" Brennan answered.
"Can you two track Adam?"
"Why?"
"He's going to Genomex to find out what Gabriel did to Shalimar."
"No problem."
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Gabriel had liked the feral she had this spark he enjoyed. He still had a link to her mind. Gabriel concentrated on Shalimar and got her location. Gabriel quickly left Genomex to get Shalimar.
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When Adam reached Genomex it was pretty empty. He approached the pods, the ones he had created to contain the monster. He stared down at Mason Eckhart's face, another monster contained only one he didn't plan on putting into stasis. Where are they? Where have they gone? "What would Gabriel want?"
"Your friend," came an answer from near one of the other pods.
Adam spied the scientist, "stop!" Adam yelled as he began to run. Adam went after him and knocked him down. Adam held him there. "WHO is Gabriel going after?"
"The feral. Miss Fox."
"What!?"
"He's still linked to her."
"She's sick!"
"That's because he wanted her to come back to him."
"She just collapsed!"
"She'll be fine once Gabriel get to her."
"He's going to Sanctuary?!" Adam punched the scientist. "Emma?! Brennan?! Jesse?!"
"What is it, Adam?" Jesse asked.
"Gabriel is on his way to Sanctuary!"
"Okay. Where are you?"
"Genomex. They're after Shalimar!"
"What do we do?"
"I need to get back as soon as possible, but all I have..."
"Adam, we're above Genomex in the Double Helix."
"Okay. I'll meet you outside." Adam quickly ran out of Genomex and got into the Double Helix. "Now, WHY are you here?"
"Emma said that you were going to do something crazy like turn yourself over to Ashlock," Brennan explained.
"Let's get home," Adam suggested.
"Already on our way at the fastest speed," Jesse reported.
"Adam, what are we going to do about Gabriel?"
"I have a plan, but none of you are going to like it. But it's the only way to keep ALL of you safe. I won't let Gabriel destroy everything."
"What plan?" Brennan asked.
"Yeah, how would it upset us all so much?" Jesse asked.
"I'll tell you all when we get back."
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"Okay in order to do this...I need all of you to agree."
"Agree to WHAT?" Emma asked.
"We need to wake Shalimar up before you all declare that I'm insane," Adam told them as he administered some medication to Shalimar. After a few minutes her eyes opened, "come on Shalimar," Adam said helping her up.
"What?..." Shalimar started.
"There's no time," Adam said dragging them all to the dojo. Jesse, Brennan, Emma, and Shalimar were sitting on the stairs up to the dojo. "I have some more information that you're not going to like."
"There's more?" Jesse asked obviously not happy.
"I'm afraid so, Jess," Adam started pacing a little in front of the stairs. "Now you know that I made the subdermal governors and the pods, and that I did it because Gabriel was too dangerous. Well, when I built Sanctuary I also installed pods."
"Pods!?" Jesse quickly shouted.
"Where, Adam?" Shalimar asked.
"Come here," Adam said having them all move and Adam took out a remote and pushed it. The floor under the dojo began to change. The water drained quickly out of the ponds and the floor moved to reveal a circle of five pods. "Here they are."
"Why didn't you ever tell us?" Emma asked.
"It wasn't important."
"Why do I have a feeling that your plan has to do with those pods," Brennan said.
"It does."
"I'm out!" Jesse immediately said.
"Jess, wait!" Shalimar said walking toward him.
"I can't be in one, Shal' !"
"Just wait, please."
"Fine!"
"So, what's the plan, Adam?" Shalimar asked.
"I put all of you in a pod, I download all of the information into a disk. Erase the computers. I put the pod system on a timer and then I get into the last one with the disk. The pods will be automatically put back in place and Gabriel will never find us."
"The database and everything's going to only fit on one disk?" Emma asked.
"Adam, won't they get a weird thermo signature or see it if they scan?" Brennan asked.
"And most importantly, once we're in and Gabriel leaves, how do we get out?" Jesse asked.
"Okay, Shalimar have a question, too?" Adam asked.
"No, I trust you Adam."
"Well thanks. Okay, the database WILL fit on one disk however the system has a set of back-up disks. Gabriel won't be able to detect us with a thermo scan, because the cooling system will balance it out. He won't be able to just scan Sanctuary and pick it up because once it's all sealed up nothing can scan through it. Jess, don't worry, I know you're scared, but everything is going to be alright. I've sent instructions to a long time trusted friend. He has access to security and he'll know when Gabriel is gone and will let us out."
"Adam, I just don't think I can do this," Jesse told him.
"Jess, please."
"Adam, it's not that simple."
"I know you're afraid, but we need to be all together..."
"Adam?" came the voice of Gabriel Ashlock. He had tapped into Sanctuary's system somehow. "I'm coming after you and your beloved children...see you soon!"
"Okay, I need to know now!" Adam told them worried that Gabriel would be there soon. "Jesse? Shal' ? Brennan? Emma?"
"I guess," Jesse caved, "but I have one request."
"What?"
"We discuss Shal' and Brennan kissing."
"Hey!" Shalimar and Brennan said in unison.
"Deal," Adam told Jesse.
"Adam..." Shalimar complained.
"What? We can't gossip? So, Shalimar what;s it going to be?"
"I'm in."
"Good. Brennan?"
"Yeah, me too," Brennan told Adam.
"Emma?"
"Okay Adam."
"Good. Okay Jess, you're first."
"Great..." Jesse said.
"We'll be right here," Shalimar told her friend.
"In you go," Adam told him helping him in. Adam stopped for a second, "You'll be fine Jess."
"Don't worry, Jesse," Shalimar said holding his hand.
"Yeah, we'll be right here," Em added.
"Okay, I think I'm ready," Jesse said closing his eyes as Adam closed the hatch and set the system.
"Shalimar, you're next," Adam told her. "Take it easy," he told her as Brennan helped her into the pod.
"You know this is really creepy Adam."
"I know Shal' ."
"See you guys, soon," Shalimar told them.
"Very soon," Brennan said holding her hand and then kissed her.
"Brennan!" Adam scolded. "Didn't we talk about using your new powers?"