Properties of Faith
Chapter 4
By: wendigo3
Note: Sorry it has taken me so long to get the next part of this story up. I've had, what you might call, a severe case of "writer's block." Thanks for keeping up with me and enjoy!
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Adam turned to Shalimar and Jesse while on their way to Genomex headquarters. Luke and Brennan were in a different area of the ship still trying to find out as much as possible about Emma's situation. "It may be necessary to knock her out, especially if Eckhart has gotten to her and been able to get her to use her abilities on us." Jesse shook his head; "Emma's stronger than that Adam, you know that as soon as she sees us everything will be fine." Adam looked to Shalimar and sighed, "Even so, I want you two to watch out for her, she may need a quick exit, there's no doubt that they're going to be expecting us, so your main goal is to get out of there alive, second is to rescue Emma, anything else happens then we'll have to face it as it happens."
Brennan looked at Luke, "I have an idea of where she is but you may need to project any number of things into her." Luke nodded, "I just want to make everything right." The COM system began to activate and Brennan raised his head in anticipation. Adam's voice came over and started to speak drawing both of the guys' attention. "We're getting ready to land, get ready." Brennan smiled, "We're ready Adam."
Emma looked up to the man who was staring at her. "Are you feeling better?" Emma shifted her weight, "Don't confuse my problems with a loss of memory, I know who you are Eckhart." Eckhart looked at her without emotion, "Good, it makes things so much easier, is the subdermal governor in place?" The scientist next to him shook his head; "We're still having trouble modifying the device to do the modifications that you requested, it should be ready in a few minutes." Eckhart turned to the scientist, "Let's hope that you have enough time, I would hate for your genius to go to waste, but sometimes sacrifices must be made."
The scientist's left arm began to shake but he quickly got control. His sense of confidence had lowered at an incredible speed; "I'll go and hurry them up." The scientist quickly left leaving the two of them alone. "Power does seem to have its advantage these days, doesn't it?" Emma, still tied to the chair with some form of laser restraints, turned and looked into his eyes, "This may seem hard for a person like you to understand, but you're not in as much control as you think." Eckhart looked at her with a curious look on her face unsure of what she meant. The scientist returned suddenly with the subdermal governor and quickly injected it into Emma.
Luke stopped suddenly in the corridor and the team stopped and looked at him. "What's wrong?" "She was just injected with something, a device in the back of her neck, I can't sense her anymore." "Eckhart must have finished the modifications that we heard about," Shalimar said. Adam nodded, "We can't worry about that now, we need to hurry." "Follow me," Luke said, stepping foreword. He turned a corner and entered a room. Shalimar looked at Adam suddenly with fear and urgency; "It's a trap."
Before they knew what was happening agents appeared behind them and they were quickly pushed into the room, face to face with Eckhart. Brennan turned to Luke, "Luke, what's going on, what are you doing?" "I'm making everything right." Eckhart smiled, "Welcome Adam and the rest of Mutant X, it is an honor to have you all here at once and not in control." Shalimar smiled a coy smile, "What makes you think this isn't part of the plan?" "Because I have another ace up my sleeve," Eckhart said. The scientist quickly injected the subdermal goveners into Shalimar and Brennan, and then quickly into Jesse as he was getting ready to go intangible.
"I'm sure that you are aware of our recent modifications of the device by now." Adam nodded his head, "You mean the special feature that allows you to murder the person under your control from anywhere, or the new security feature which automatically emits a large amount of radiation when its turned off with a wrong code that can even be set off by a small mistake." Eckhart smiled and then turned to Luke; "Your parents are waiting for you in the lounge." Luke looked at Eckhart, "Are they my real parents this time, or should I bring your blood to a boil?" Eckhart smiled and looked at him, "You can try but you won't get very far."
Luke turned to Adam, "Sorry, for all its worth, now, if you'll excuse me, I have to meet my parents for the first time." Eckhart raised his hand and pressed a few buttons on his watch, "This is Eckhart, take control of the vehicle in the yard and strip it, also, activate the SGSS system." Eckhart smiled, "Now, Adam, if you don't mind we have a lot to discuss, take the mutants away." Shalimar, Jesse and Brennan were each pulled through a different door, unable to use any of the mutant abilities. Adam looked at Eckhart with fear in his eyes for the first time, "What do you want Mason?" "I want you dead Adam, as I have for a long time."
Chapter 4
By: wendigo3
Note: Sorry it has taken me so long to get the next part of this story up. I've had, what you might call, a severe case of "writer's block." Thanks for keeping up with me and enjoy!
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Adam turned to Shalimar and Jesse while on their way to Genomex headquarters. Luke and Brennan were in a different area of the ship still trying to find out as much as possible about Emma's situation. "It may be necessary to knock her out, especially if Eckhart has gotten to her and been able to get her to use her abilities on us." Jesse shook his head; "Emma's stronger than that Adam, you know that as soon as she sees us everything will be fine." Adam looked to Shalimar and sighed, "Even so, I want you two to watch out for her, she may need a quick exit, there's no doubt that they're going to be expecting us, so your main goal is to get out of there alive, second is to rescue Emma, anything else happens then we'll have to face it as it happens."
Brennan looked at Luke, "I have an idea of where she is but you may need to project any number of things into her." Luke nodded, "I just want to make everything right." The COM system began to activate and Brennan raised his head in anticipation. Adam's voice came over and started to speak drawing both of the guys' attention. "We're getting ready to land, get ready." Brennan smiled, "We're ready Adam."
Emma looked up to the man who was staring at her. "Are you feeling better?" Emma shifted her weight, "Don't confuse my problems with a loss of memory, I know who you are Eckhart." Eckhart looked at her without emotion, "Good, it makes things so much easier, is the subdermal governor in place?" The scientist next to him shook his head; "We're still having trouble modifying the device to do the modifications that you requested, it should be ready in a few minutes." Eckhart turned to the scientist, "Let's hope that you have enough time, I would hate for your genius to go to waste, but sometimes sacrifices must be made."
The scientist's left arm began to shake but he quickly got control. His sense of confidence had lowered at an incredible speed; "I'll go and hurry them up." The scientist quickly left leaving the two of them alone. "Power does seem to have its advantage these days, doesn't it?" Emma, still tied to the chair with some form of laser restraints, turned and looked into his eyes, "This may seem hard for a person like you to understand, but you're not in as much control as you think." Eckhart looked at her with a curious look on her face unsure of what she meant. The scientist returned suddenly with the subdermal governor and quickly injected it into Emma.
Luke stopped suddenly in the corridor and the team stopped and looked at him. "What's wrong?" "She was just injected with something, a device in the back of her neck, I can't sense her anymore." "Eckhart must have finished the modifications that we heard about," Shalimar said. Adam nodded, "We can't worry about that now, we need to hurry." "Follow me," Luke said, stepping foreword. He turned a corner and entered a room. Shalimar looked at Adam suddenly with fear and urgency; "It's a trap."
Before they knew what was happening agents appeared behind them and they were quickly pushed into the room, face to face with Eckhart. Brennan turned to Luke, "Luke, what's going on, what are you doing?" "I'm making everything right." Eckhart smiled, "Welcome Adam and the rest of Mutant X, it is an honor to have you all here at once and not in control." Shalimar smiled a coy smile, "What makes you think this isn't part of the plan?" "Because I have another ace up my sleeve," Eckhart said. The scientist quickly injected the subdermal goveners into Shalimar and Brennan, and then quickly into Jesse as he was getting ready to go intangible.
"I'm sure that you are aware of our recent modifications of the device by now." Adam nodded his head, "You mean the special feature that allows you to murder the person under your control from anywhere, or the new security feature which automatically emits a large amount of radiation when its turned off with a wrong code that can even be set off by a small mistake." Eckhart smiled and then turned to Luke; "Your parents are waiting for you in the lounge." Luke looked at Eckhart, "Are they my real parents this time, or should I bring your blood to a boil?" Eckhart smiled and looked at him, "You can try but you won't get very far."
Luke turned to Adam, "Sorry, for all its worth, now, if you'll excuse me, I have to meet my parents for the first time." Eckhart raised his hand and pressed a few buttons on his watch, "This is Eckhart, take control of the vehicle in the yard and strip it, also, activate the SGSS system." Eckhart smiled, "Now, Adam, if you don't mind we have a lot to discuss, take the mutants away." Shalimar, Jesse and Brennan were each pulled through a different door, unable to use any of the mutant abilities. Adam looked at Eckhart with fear in his eyes for the first time, "What do you want Mason?" "I want you dead Adam, as I have for a long time."