The Addison Project Chapter 3
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CH 3
"Ms. DeLauro. You succeeded. And, without any incident. I congratulate you." Eckhart said, smiling, evidently pleased.
"Thank you." Emma said quietly.
"And you even got Slatley within the three day limit. I'm impressed." Eckhart said. "And on top of that, you did it with out the Mutant X hearing anything about it."
"Well, Mr. Eckhart, that was easy. All you have to do is stay away from clubs, cyber cafes, and abandoned buildings." Emma said. "I'm surprised you hadn't learned that much, Mr. Eckhart, considering all the mutants the GSA has failed in apprehending."
Eckhart's eyebrows rose. "Yes, well I'll be sure to tell the other agents that. In the meantime, I have another new mutant for you to apprehend. His name is Brad Johnson. I'm sure you'll have no trouble with this one."
"I'll start right on it, sir." Emma said, quickly leaving Eckhart's office.
Adam walked slowly in the dimly lit parking garage. "Hello?" he called.
"Gee, Adam, why don't you make it a little bit more obvious you're meeting me." A young woman's voice said. Suddenly, out of nowhere, the young woman appeared.
Adam was taken aback. "Don't do that, you scared me."
The young woman smiled. "I'm sorry Adam. How are you?"
Adam smiled back. "I'm doing fine, how are you Rachel?"
"The subdermal governor itches, but other than that, I'm fine." Rachel smiled.
"You had Danny disable it?" Adam asked.
Rachel nodded. "Yeah, it's still emitting a low frequency so that it seems that it's still working."
"I was beginning to fear the worst that you weren't going to be able to get away." Adam said.
"Yeah, I had trouble convincing Eckhart that I wanted to be in the GSA, that I was planning on going to them anyway, I mean, can you believe the luck?"
Adam nodded. "I know, the same week I tapped you to be a spy, Eckhart sends Emma to capture you."
"Yeah. It's insane. Speaking of insane, there's been some buzzing. Emma's been doing a lot of damage. She's caught 5 new mutants in the past three months. First me, then some Johnson guy who can move earth, and then a feral, and two other psionics." Rachel said.
"How is Emma?" Adam asked abruptly. Rachel was silent a moment. "Well, honestly, I can't stand her. She scares everybody, including Harrison. She plays with people's minds for fun. She's almost evil."
Adam looked down. "DO you know what Eckhart's planning?"
Rachel shook her head. "I don't. All I know is that Emma's after a molecular, named James Gram."
Adam shook his head. "James Gram."
"Yeah. I have to go, before I'm missed. Same time, same place, next week?" Rachel asked.
"Yeah. Thanks Rachel." Adam said. "Be careful."
Rachel winked. "Always am." She said as she became invisible.
"James Gram." Adam said. "Any of you heard of him?"
Jesse, Brennan, and Shalimar shook their heads.
"He's a molecular. He's basically super-fast." Adam said. "Eckhart wants him."
"How do you know Eckhart wants him?" Brennan asked.
Adam hesitated. "That doesn't matter. All that matters is finding Gram."
Jesse spoke up. "I'll start looking through the database." He got up, as did Adam.
"And I'm gonna look through the Genomex files again." Adam said, as he walked into the lab, looking grave.
"What do you think is up with Adam?" Shalimar asked. "He seemed spooked."
Brennan nodded. "I know. He came back to sanctuary wanting to know about some mutants that disappeared off the radar."
Shalimar added, "I think he knows some stuff that he won't tell us."
"Yeah. Oh well, It's Adam. I'm sure there is lots of other stuff he won't tell us." Brennan said, getting up. "I'm gonna go take a run. I'll catch you later."
"You've been running out a lot lately." Shalimar said.
Brennan shrugged. "What else is there to do?"
Shalimar smiled. "Oh, I don't know, maybe go out to seedy bars, and hit on women."
"That's not what I've been doing." Brennan said defensively.
"Look, Brennan. I'm worried about you. Ever since Emma.Since Emma's been away, there's been something up with you." Shalimar paused. "Was there something going on between you two?"
Brennan got angry. "First of all Shalimar that is none of your business. Second, I do go running because it clears my head. Third, I'm fine. Get off my back." Shalimar looked down at the floor, looking guilty.
"Brennan, I'm sorry. But if you ever want to talk, I'm here."
"Thanks for the support." Brennan said sarcastically as he walked away.
"Hey. Sorry I'm late. I was running." Brennan said, glaring at Shalimar, as he walked up to Adam, Jesse and Shalimar. "This is the place?"
"Yeah." Adam said as the four of them walked into the nightclub. "Let's spread out and find him."
Jesse approached the bar, as the other three pushed through the crowded dance floor, in opposite directions of each other. "Excuse me," Jesse said to the young woman tending the bar.
"Can I help you?" She asked.
"Yeah. I'm looking for a James Gram. Does he still work here?" Jesse asked.
The woman smiled. "Wow Jim's popular tonight. A woman was in here about 5 minutes ago, wanting to talk to him."
Jesse frowned. "Did this woman have short hair?"
The bartender nodded. "Yeah, red hair maybe."
"Where did they go?" Jesse asked.
"I don't know. I really don't keep track of Jim's whereabouts while he's on break. Maybe outside in the alley."
"Thanks." Jesse said to the bartender, as he turned around to find Shalimar standing behind him, with Adam and Brennan approaching.
"Anything?" Shalimar asked.
Jesse nodded. "Yeah. The bartender said he might have gone out to the alley with a young woman with short hair."
Adam looked concerned. "Emma's here. Brennan and Jesse, you guys check the alley, me and Shalimar will keep looking in here."
The all nodded as Brennan and Jesse walked outside. Jesse immediately saw 2 shadows turn the corner.
"Brennan." Jesse hit Brennan's shoulder. "That way." They both began to run after the shadows, finding themselves in the alley the bartender had told Jesse about. Emma stood there, over an unconscious man's body, and 5 GSA agents.
"Adam, Shalimar." Jesse said into his ring. "When you get the chance, why don't you make your way to the alley next to the club. Me and Brennan could use your help." The agents made their way towards Brennan and Jesse.
"On our way." Adam said.
A fight ensued. In no time, Adam and Shalimar were in the alley, taking on agents. One by one, the agents fell to the ground.
"Get up!" Emma yelled at the agents, as a black SUV stopped at the other end of the alley. Two GSA agents got out to retrieve Gram's body as the other agents slowly got up form the ground and ran for the SUV.
"Men. So useless." Emma said as she directed a psionic energy burst at Shalimar and Jesse's feet, knocking them to the ground.
Brennan looked at Adam. "You know, I really don't like evil Emma." He started to conjure electricity from his hands. Right as he hurled the electricity towards Emma, and energy burst was developing in front of her forehead. Brennan's bolt of electricity hit Emma's psionic blast. The 2 mutant powers seemed to merge together and form one huge psionic blast with electricity flowing through it. It exploded in the directions of Emma and Brennan, hurling them back several feet, both hitting the ground, unconscious. The GSA agents quickly ran back to Emma, picked her up and threw her into the SUV, making a quick getaway.
"You guys okay?" Adam said to Shalimar and Jesse, as they got back on their feet. They both nodded. Adam then turned his attention to Brennan.
"What the hell just happened?" Jesse asked Adam.
Adam shook his head. "I don't know. We need to get Brennan back to sanctuary and fast. Let's figure out what just happened."
CH 3
"Ms. DeLauro. You succeeded. And, without any incident. I congratulate you." Eckhart said, smiling, evidently pleased.
"Thank you." Emma said quietly.
"And you even got Slatley within the three day limit. I'm impressed." Eckhart said. "And on top of that, you did it with out the Mutant X hearing anything about it."
"Well, Mr. Eckhart, that was easy. All you have to do is stay away from clubs, cyber cafes, and abandoned buildings." Emma said. "I'm surprised you hadn't learned that much, Mr. Eckhart, considering all the mutants the GSA has failed in apprehending."
Eckhart's eyebrows rose. "Yes, well I'll be sure to tell the other agents that. In the meantime, I have another new mutant for you to apprehend. His name is Brad Johnson. I'm sure you'll have no trouble with this one."
"I'll start right on it, sir." Emma said, quickly leaving Eckhart's office.
Adam walked slowly in the dimly lit parking garage. "Hello?" he called.
"Gee, Adam, why don't you make it a little bit more obvious you're meeting me." A young woman's voice said. Suddenly, out of nowhere, the young woman appeared.
Adam was taken aback. "Don't do that, you scared me."
The young woman smiled. "I'm sorry Adam. How are you?"
Adam smiled back. "I'm doing fine, how are you Rachel?"
"The subdermal governor itches, but other than that, I'm fine." Rachel smiled.
"You had Danny disable it?" Adam asked.
Rachel nodded. "Yeah, it's still emitting a low frequency so that it seems that it's still working."
"I was beginning to fear the worst that you weren't going to be able to get away." Adam said.
"Yeah, I had trouble convincing Eckhart that I wanted to be in the GSA, that I was planning on going to them anyway, I mean, can you believe the luck?"
Adam nodded. "I know, the same week I tapped you to be a spy, Eckhart sends Emma to capture you."
"Yeah. It's insane. Speaking of insane, there's been some buzzing. Emma's been doing a lot of damage. She's caught 5 new mutants in the past three months. First me, then some Johnson guy who can move earth, and then a feral, and two other psionics." Rachel said.
"How is Emma?" Adam asked abruptly. Rachel was silent a moment. "Well, honestly, I can't stand her. She scares everybody, including Harrison. She plays with people's minds for fun. She's almost evil."
Adam looked down. "DO you know what Eckhart's planning?"
Rachel shook her head. "I don't. All I know is that Emma's after a molecular, named James Gram."
Adam shook his head. "James Gram."
"Yeah. I have to go, before I'm missed. Same time, same place, next week?" Rachel asked.
"Yeah. Thanks Rachel." Adam said. "Be careful."
Rachel winked. "Always am." She said as she became invisible.
"James Gram." Adam said. "Any of you heard of him?"
Jesse, Brennan, and Shalimar shook their heads.
"He's a molecular. He's basically super-fast." Adam said. "Eckhart wants him."
"How do you know Eckhart wants him?" Brennan asked.
Adam hesitated. "That doesn't matter. All that matters is finding Gram."
Jesse spoke up. "I'll start looking through the database." He got up, as did Adam.
"And I'm gonna look through the Genomex files again." Adam said, as he walked into the lab, looking grave.
"What do you think is up with Adam?" Shalimar asked. "He seemed spooked."
Brennan nodded. "I know. He came back to sanctuary wanting to know about some mutants that disappeared off the radar."
Shalimar added, "I think he knows some stuff that he won't tell us."
"Yeah. Oh well, It's Adam. I'm sure there is lots of other stuff he won't tell us." Brennan said, getting up. "I'm gonna go take a run. I'll catch you later."
"You've been running out a lot lately." Shalimar said.
Brennan shrugged. "What else is there to do?"
Shalimar smiled. "Oh, I don't know, maybe go out to seedy bars, and hit on women."
"That's not what I've been doing." Brennan said defensively.
"Look, Brennan. I'm worried about you. Ever since Emma.Since Emma's been away, there's been something up with you." Shalimar paused. "Was there something going on between you two?"
Brennan got angry. "First of all Shalimar that is none of your business. Second, I do go running because it clears my head. Third, I'm fine. Get off my back." Shalimar looked down at the floor, looking guilty.
"Brennan, I'm sorry. But if you ever want to talk, I'm here."
"Thanks for the support." Brennan said sarcastically as he walked away.
"Hey. Sorry I'm late. I was running." Brennan said, glaring at Shalimar, as he walked up to Adam, Jesse and Shalimar. "This is the place?"
"Yeah." Adam said as the four of them walked into the nightclub. "Let's spread out and find him."
Jesse approached the bar, as the other three pushed through the crowded dance floor, in opposite directions of each other. "Excuse me," Jesse said to the young woman tending the bar.
"Can I help you?" She asked.
"Yeah. I'm looking for a James Gram. Does he still work here?" Jesse asked.
The woman smiled. "Wow Jim's popular tonight. A woman was in here about 5 minutes ago, wanting to talk to him."
Jesse frowned. "Did this woman have short hair?"
The bartender nodded. "Yeah, red hair maybe."
"Where did they go?" Jesse asked.
"I don't know. I really don't keep track of Jim's whereabouts while he's on break. Maybe outside in the alley."
"Thanks." Jesse said to the bartender, as he turned around to find Shalimar standing behind him, with Adam and Brennan approaching.
"Anything?" Shalimar asked.
Jesse nodded. "Yeah. The bartender said he might have gone out to the alley with a young woman with short hair."
Adam looked concerned. "Emma's here. Brennan and Jesse, you guys check the alley, me and Shalimar will keep looking in here."
The all nodded as Brennan and Jesse walked outside. Jesse immediately saw 2 shadows turn the corner.
"Brennan." Jesse hit Brennan's shoulder. "That way." They both began to run after the shadows, finding themselves in the alley the bartender had told Jesse about. Emma stood there, over an unconscious man's body, and 5 GSA agents.
"Adam, Shalimar." Jesse said into his ring. "When you get the chance, why don't you make your way to the alley next to the club. Me and Brennan could use your help." The agents made their way towards Brennan and Jesse.
"On our way." Adam said.
A fight ensued. In no time, Adam and Shalimar were in the alley, taking on agents. One by one, the agents fell to the ground.
"Get up!" Emma yelled at the agents, as a black SUV stopped at the other end of the alley. Two GSA agents got out to retrieve Gram's body as the other agents slowly got up form the ground and ran for the SUV.
"Men. So useless." Emma said as she directed a psionic energy burst at Shalimar and Jesse's feet, knocking them to the ground.
Brennan looked at Adam. "You know, I really don't like evil Emma." He started to conjure electricity from his hands. Right as he hurled the electricity towards Emma, and energy burst was developing in front of her forehead. Brennan's bolt of electricity hit Emma's psionic blast. The 2 mutant powers seemed to merge together and form one huge psionic blast with electricity flowing through it. It exploded in the directions of Emma and Brennan, hurling them back several feet, both hitting the ground, unconscious. The GSA agents quickly ran back to Emma, picked her up and threw her into the SUV, making a quick getaway.
"You guys okay?" Adam said to Shalimar and Jesse, as they got back on their feet. They both nodded. Adam then turned his attention to Brennan.
"What the hell just happened?" Jesse asked Adam.
Adam shook his head. "I don't know. We need to get Brennan back to sanctuary and fast. Let's figure out what just happened."