Double Helix, Friday………

  Jesse sat at the helm off the Double Helix carefully monitoring the machines. Emma sat next to him, trying not to cry, while Shalimar stood over the body of Sage checking his vitals.

  They had just left Sage's apartment and were on their way back to Sanctuary. They had prevented the GSA from capturing Sage but in the struggle they had lost Brennan.

  "Have you got through to Adam yet?" Emma asked Jesse, not taking her eyes off the screen in front off her.

  "Not yet I still can't get a signal, something is still interfering with our ….. Wait a sec." Jesse pressed a few buttons into the computer and then spoke. "Adam, are you there?"

  "Jesse. I've been trying to get in touch with you for the last 20 minutes. What's going on?" Adam's worried voice came over the com-link.

  "Something's been interfering with our communication signal. We're on our way back too sanctuary with Shalimar and Sage." Jesse stopped and glanced at Emma unsure of how too continue. "But…Adam. They got Brennan."

  "Alright get back here immediately, you guys. We'll talk when you get back." Adam said obviously trying to hide the emotion he felt.

  "Okay Adam." Jesse answered before severing the link. He looked behind him at Shalimar who hadn't said anything since they had left the apartment and then focused his attention on piloting the Double Helix.

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Sanctuary, A Few Hours Later…………

  Adam left the lab, where he had been stabilizing Sage, and headed too the briefing room where the rest of the team were.

  Jesse was sitting down at the table trying to comfort Emma whose eyes were red and puffy. Shalimar was pacing the floor. She paid no attention as Adam entered the room, while Emma and Jesse stopped talking.

  "How's Sage?" Jesse asked, after a moment of uncomfortable silence.

    "I've been able too stabilize him for the moment. He seems too be in a state of evolution. I think that that is what is causing his DNA too break down." Adam said obviously troubled.

  "But, he'll be fine right?" Shalimar asked. It was the first time she'd spoken since they left Sage's apartment.

  "I'm not sure. He's resting now, but unless I can find some way too stop his powers from evolving then he will die." Adam said looking from one members face too the next resting last on Shalimar.

  "What about Brennan. When are we going to go get him out?" Shalimar asked.

  Adam turned too look at Emma. "Have you been able to pick up anything?"

  "No." Emma shook her head. "He must still be unconscious."

  "Okay. Keep at it." Adam said. "I want you, Jesse to…"

  Adam was interrupted as Shalimar punched her hand down on the table, breaking it, so that Emma and Jesse had to jump back.

  "Why are we wasting all this time talking?" Shalimar growled, glaring at Adam. "We should be over at Genomex kicking butt right now and getting Brennan out of there."

  "For one thing Shalimar, we don't know where they're holding Brennan. That's why we have to do some research before we get him out. Now I understand that you want too get Brennan back, we all do, but going too Genomex ill-prepared would be foolish." Adam said compassionately, he knew how close Brennan and Shalimar were. "Now Jesse I want you to hack into the Genomex computer, see if you can find out where they're holding him. Shalimar, could you help him?"

  "Whatever." Shalimar hissed, obviously not happy with the plan but understanding the necessity of it. "I'm going to go check on Sage. I'll see Jesse in the computer room in 10 minutes."

  Adam, Emma and Jesse watched as Shalimar left the room.

  "She's upset." Emma said. "She just needs some time to herself."

  "I know." Adam said, worriedly. "We'd better get to work."

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Genomex, Same Time………

  Mitchell stood in front of Eckhart's desk giving him his report on the morning's mission.

  "Although we failed to capture the subject in question the outing was not a complete loss." Mitchell said trying to sound confident.

  "Really Mr. Mitchell." Eckhart said coldly. "I asked you too bring back this new mutant and you failed me for the second time."

  "Yes sir, but as I was saying we did manage to capture a member of Mutant X." Mitchell continued, nervously.

  "Really." Eckhart asked an evil smile on his lips. "Which one?"

  "Brennan Mulwray. We're holding him in Building 24 for the time being. He is currently unconscious but should wake up pretty soon." Mitchell answered.

  "What do you wish to accomplish by not putting him into stasis." Eckhart asked although he already knew the answer.

  "Simple sir." Mitchell said, smiling slightly. "He's going to tell us everything he knows about the Mutant Underground."

  "You think he'll do this willingly?" Eckhart asked.

  "The people at Building 24 can be very persuasive sir." Mitchell answered.

  Eckhart nodded and after signaling for Mitchell to leave his office he turned back to look at the stasis chambers below, smiling too himself.

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GSA Building 24, A Few Hours Later………

  Brennan awoke slowly. His head was pounding and his chest hurt. Opening his eyes he found himself in an unfamiliar plain, windowless room. The only furniture was the bed he was lying on. He looked around confused for a moment unsure of what was going on, and then he remembered. The GSA, he thought. They had caught him by surprise as he had gone to get the phone to call Adam. He'd been knocked unconscious almost immediately, not having a chance to put up a struggle.

  Feeling the back of his neck, Brennan felt a sub-dermal governor and groaned too himself. Great, he thought, so it wasn't just a bad dream.

  He hoped that Shalimar had made it out okay and that she'd been able to save Sage from the GSA.

  He heard the sound of the lock on the door turning and looked up as the door opened and a man flanked by three GS Agents entered the room.

"Ah, MR. Mulwray." The man said, smiling. "I'm glad to see that you're awake."

  "Who are you?" Brennan asked as he glared at the agents. "And where the hell am I."

  "My name Mr. Lyle." The man replied. "I'm head of interrogation at this facility which is called Building 24. I've been assigned to find out everything you know about the New Mutant underground."

  "Yeah, well you'll be wasting your time because I won't tell you a god damn thing." Brennan said, angrily.

  "That's what they all say in the beginning, but by the end they're all the same." Mr. Lyle said an insane smile on his face. "I'm going to enjoy breaking you Mr. Mulwray." He nodded to the guards. "Take him."

  The three agents came at Brennan from different sides. As the first reached out a hand to grab him, Brennan grabbed his hand, twisting it at an odd angle and then kicked him in the stomach. He turned to face the other two agents but was caught of guard as one of the agents hit him in the back of the head and the other one shocked him with a taser.

  Brennan collapsed to the floor still conscious, but unable to give much resistance as he was pulled up and held by two of the agents. They held him there for a moment as Mr. Lyle walked up too stand in front of Brennan.

  "It's no use fighting Mr. Mulwray." Mr. Lyle said, still smiling. "All you're going too do is make things worse for yourself."

  He stepped back and the two GS Agents proceeded too drag Brennan out of the room followed by Mr. Lyle and the third agent.