Properties of Faith
By Wendigo3
Wendigo3@hotmail.com

SYNP: A 17 year old guy is being tracked by the GSA and the Mutant-X team are alerted of a powerful New Mutant with abilities so powerful that he can be lethal to anyone he meets. The problem is the teen has run away from his orphanage and has found his way in a secret underground building, unable to be found. The problem is that if the GSA find him, then his powers will be under their control.

As the sun began to set, Luke Manchester turned the corner and looked at the old bookstore that was abandoned. He carefully turned, and found no one following him, so he quickly ran down the alleyway and stood on the rusty guard on the alley floor. Luke pressed a brick nearby, and fell quickly, sliding down the darkness until he found himself in a large room, about the size of an attic. The computer that he had set up nearby created a siren that could only be heard in the room, alerting him, if he was there before, that an intruder had entered the room. Luke walked over to the computer and pressed two buttons on the keyboard, turning off the alarm, and then he walked over to the table that was against the wall. The young 17-year-old took a can of tuna and apiece of bread wrapped into foil, and sat them both on the table. As Luke sat down, he began to think about the children of the orphanage who wouldn't be able to escape. The only reason he had escaped was because of the abilities that were inside of him.

It would take him a day to figure out that he was a mixture of mutant breeds from a special project, but until then, he had to worry about the people from the state finding him. Even though he was 17, he was incredibly smart, and he knew the law like the back of his hand. Luke turned to the food in front of him and ate, and then leaned back against the chair, closing his eyes. He opened himself to the people near him, and then expanded. Strangely, he felt a surge of power near him, and looked into the mind that held it. Somehow, the person was aware that he had looked inside, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of luck, that he had possibly found someone like himself, a person with incredible abilities.

Emma turned to Shalimar, fearful. "Emma, are you okay," Shalimar asked carefully as she looked into her eyes. "Help me!" She said, as she reached into Shalimar's mind, but found herself unable to look inside. The power that was in her mind was making her weaker by the second, and as she reached for Shalimar's hand, she collapsed unconscious. Shalimar quickly raised her arm and spoke out, "Adam, Emma is down, I need help in the main room!" Adam looked at Brennan, and they both quickly ran into the room. Adam looked down, and began to ask Shalimar what happened. "I don't know what happened to her, but she asked me for help." Adam looked at Brennan, "We need to get her to the medical section, I'm going to have to try to stimulate brain, its almost like she got an empathic overload, her brain could just turn off." Brennan carefully lifted her up, and followed Adam and Shalimar into the medical room. Brennan began to feel a pang of guilt, "What if Emma died?"

Luke closed his eyes and pulled himself out of the mind that had pushed him out. He carefully searched his memory for any information, but all he got was an image of a man's face with the feeling of peace, protection, and a strange sense of love. Luke closed his mind, and looked around. The radio to his left turned on suddenly, as the computer had been instructed to do if mutants became the topic. "...The GSA is investigating a special faction looking at the Mitchell Orphanage for the possibility that a teenager has been causing trouble in the city." Luke sighed he focused on the radio, and a sudden gust of wind appeared pushing it to the floor, breaking it into pieces.

Emma looked up at the members of her group, her friends, and even her family. They were looking at her with concern in their eyes, but she could feel the worry in Brennan. She smiled weakly, it was practically reaching out of him, and if he didn't quit, he was going to smother her. "Wow, you all act like I'm dead." Adam looked at Emma and ignored her attempt to help the situation, "Emma, what happened before you passed out?" Emma looked at Shalimar, "I began to sense someone reach into my mind, someone very powerful, when it happened, I tried to reach into Shalimar, but he completely set off my powers, I couldn't concentrate and my brain felt like it was locked up." Jesse turned to Adam, "A New Mutant?" "Must be, I want you to find all of the mutants with mind abilities, Shalimar, I want you to go and talk to your contacts underground, see if they've heard anything about powerful new mutants in the area." Shalimar nodded, and put her hand on Emma's shoulder, "Get better, I'm going to need your help finding this guy." Emma nodded, and closed her eyes carefully. Adam turned to Emma and looked at Her, "You can rest now Emma, your mind was under a lot of stress, but we'll talk to you in the morning."

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