Sorry for the delay...I had a "brain patoot". :)
A New Breed
Authors: I_Woman aka Da Peanut Butter, Miami_Momma aka LithiumBorg,
and Alli aka Da Chocolate/InvisoBorg
IMAN-Prey Crossover
See Part 1 for Disclaimers
You may need a little rope for this one.
Chapter 7
Claire and Sloan hit it off wonderfully. Sloan filled Claire in on
her and Dr. Tate's 1.6 differential research. Claire was fascinated
by these findings and was very impressed with Ed's virus formula.
"This is amazing," Claire said as she continued to pour herself over
the documents. She then came across some puzzling information on the
Spanish Flu virus and the Alaska research. "Dr. Parker, how could
the Dominants revive this virus? It's noted that they used samples
from exhumed bodies. How is that possible?"
There was no answer. Claire looked up from her stack of research
papers strewn across her desk. Sloan was staring at the toy spider
Claire had on her bookshelf.
"Dr. Parker...Dr. Parker..."
Sloan continued to stare at the toy. For some reason it triggered
memories of Ed. Claire stood up and walked over to her, she placed
her hand on Sloan's shoulder, "Sloan?"
Sloan turned to Claire, her eyes full of tears.
Claire looked at her, understanding her concern for her
friend, ".....he'll be alright. They'll find him."
Sloan gave Claire a weak smile, "He loves spiders."
Claire smiled back, "Oh my, not Darien, he hates them."
"I still cannot believe how much your agent looks like Ed. They truly
could be twins, well, except for the hair, and his eyes."
"Oh yes, Darien's hair is in a perpetual state of 'bed-head'. I can
always tell what kind of mood he's in by the way his hair looks. But
Darien's eyes are different? Does Dr. Tate have different colored
eyes?"
"No, they're brown, just like Agent Fawkes, but Ed's eyes are so
innocent, and your agent seems...hhm....I don't know. Well, Ed is
like a big kid..."
"Hmmm...so is Darien.
"...he is so naïve when it comes to government-owned experiments."
Claire's thoughts turned immediately to Kevin and the QS project.
Sloan continued.
"...he is so dedicated to his research that he seems oblivious to how
vital it is to us, and how much of a threat it is to others. He also
trusts and respects our superior... "
"...and that's where the likeness ends. I'll tell you about Agent
Fawkes later, right now, I want you to take a look at this."
Sloan's eyes widened, "oh no.."
***********************************************************
Tom was able to get the power back on and walked into the house.
Chrysalis agents were moaning as they started to wake up. He knew
where the Agents and Stark were and he rushed to help them. Hobbes
was just coming around, "Daniels, what happened?"
"Lynch was here. He killed some people and knocked the others out.
How are you doing?" Tom was genuinely concerned for Hobbes well being.
"I'll be okay."
Tom looked around and saw the damage in the room, "Where are Stark
and Agent Fawkes? Were they in a different room?"
Tom's face reddened and he searched the house, but found no trace of
Stark or Agent Fawkes. Hobbes stood up holding his head, "Anyone get
the number of that truck?" Hobbes called out to his partner, "Fawkes,
are you
okay?"
There was no answer, "Fawkes?"
"I'm afraid he's gone." Tom answered in a tone that Hobbes didn't
like.
"What do you mean gone?" Hobbes said.
"I mean that Lynch took Agent Fawkes and Stark." Tom nervously said.
"Fawkes? Why Fawkes? Why would this Lynch mook want with Fawkes?"
Hobbes said.
Tom thought for a moment and then it hit him, "Lynch took Agent
Fawkes because he thought he was Ed."
"What??? Wait, you told us that Lynch was only after Stark. You
didn't say anything that Fawkes might be in danger too because he
looks your scientist friend." Hobbes was angry and he threw his arms
up in disgust. "What will happen to Fawkes if Lynch finds out he's
not the good doctor?"
"Lynch will probably kill him. He has no regard for human life." Tom
knew that their time was short.
Hobbes studied Tom, "Alright, something doesn't smell right here, my
friend. I'm going to ask you some questions and I want answers. My
partner's life is at stake here and I need to know. Lynch can't be in
this by himself, he's apart of something and you know what it is.
Question one, what is he apart of? Question two, why are *whoever it
is* afraid of Chrysalis? Question three, what is a medical
researcher, a bio-anthropologist, an FBI agent and a detective from
the LAPD involved in that gets my partner kidnapped?"
Tom turned to Hobbes, "Agent Hobbes, I think we should go back to
your Agency to talk."
"No...I want to know now!" Hobbes barked.
Tom told Hobbes nearly everything about the dominants, except for Tom
being one.
Hobbes looked oddly at him, "So, what you're telling me is that Tate
developed a drug to make these super beings more like us and that he
poses a threat to them and you felt it necessary not to tell us that
my partner, whom I'm supposed to protect is now in the hands of these
very mutants that want kill Tate but now may kill Fawkes because they
think that he's the guy that almost changed their lifestyle...is that
what you're telling me!?!"
Tom looked at Hobbes in shock. Hobbes said all that in one breath.
"Uhmm, that would be correct," Tom said.
"Well, what are we waiting for? An invitation? Let's go rescue my
partner."
Hobbes was out the door.
********************************
Lynch came in the room and Lewis released Darien's hair. The two men
whispered for a few minutes. Darien watched the two very
carefully, `These are a pair of psychotic whackos and if I don't make
my move soon, I'm a dead man. No time for games.' Darien allowed the
cold silvery coating to freeze the ropes. With very little effort the
ropes broke. Lynch and Lewis had turned their backs slightly to
Darien and he made his move.
The two men didn't notice Darien turning silver and then
disappearing. Darien quietly walked towards them to listen to their
conversation. That odd glow he saw when he first encountered Lynch
was also around Lewis. Darien made a mental note to talk to Claire
about this.
"What? This isn't Tate? Unless Tate has a twin of course," Lewis
paused and then continued, "What did Stark tell you exactly?"
"I asked him what Tate's involvement was with him. He had no idea who
I was talking about. I described Tate to him and he told me that that
wasn't Tate, but a man named Darien Fawkes." Lynch waited for a
response from Lewis. He knew that Stark wasn't lying; he would be
able to sense that.
The two men looked at each other. "We could run a scan to make sure,"
Lewis said to Lynch. "Get it ready and I'll have a talk with...Mr.
Fawkes...if that who he really is."
Darien watched as Lynch only nodded and walked away, he thought to
himself, 'Whoa... a scan...I better get out of here.' Darien moved
quickly to the open door at the same time that Lewis noticed that he
was gone.
"Where is he???" Lewis yelled out to Lynch.
"That's impossible, he was here." Lynch looked around the room
frantically.
Lewis looked around the room as well, "He's still here, find him! I
want to know why he is so different." He watched as Lynch ran out of
the room. Lewis picked up the broken pieces of the rope, they were
still cold, "What kind of human are you? You would certainly be an
interesting human to study."
Darien ran down the hall, desperately trying to find a way out. He
ran out into a large opening, "A warehouse? Okay, should be in a
warehouse district. I can find a phone easy." He ran up to the metal
staircase and he paused, 'Stark...ahh...forget him, save yourself,'
he thought to himself as he took the first couple of steps. Darien
stopped and turned around and looked in the direction of the old
offices, "Ah, crap!" He went back up the steps to find Stark.
"Okay Agent Daniel's, since you know Lewis and Lynch so well, where
would they take my partner?" Hobbes asked as he drove away from the
Chrysalis safe house.
"Lewis likes mansions, that's where I found him the last time."
"But...there's always a 'but', I know it when I hear it, my friend."
"That's just it; he wouldn't risk that again, not with Stark in his
possession. He still would want something big for training other
dominants." Tom said.
Lewis would have it for laboratory and training if necessary. Mainly
for the laboratory because they are trying to find out about Stark's
experiements and Ed's virus. Okay, could add that in there too.
Hobbes was silent for a moment and then it hit him, "Big...like a
warehouse?"
Tom glanced over at Hobbes, "Yes, that's it...a warehouse. Do you
know of any around?"
"Bobby Hobbes knows, my friend. There's a warehouse district that had
caught on fire a couple weeks ago. Nearly burned the whole place
down...perfect for a temporary hiding place," Hobbes turned the van
around, "Hand on, Fawkes, the cavalry's comin'."
***************************************************
Sloan was shocked to find genetic coding research in the Chrysalis
documents.
"We thought the Dominants were our biggest threat. I can't believe
this." Sloan slumps down in her chair. "We don't even know the
exact origin of Dominants. We're still studying them." Sloan
continued to study the Chrysalis information.
Claire came over to Sloan, "Dr. Parker, I'm going to need to know
everything.
Sloan's expression changed as she went into deep thought, `I can't
tell her about Tom, at least not yet. Only Walter's people know
about him. What if this agency wants to.'
"Dr. Parker.are you alright? Is there something you need to tell
me?" Claire studied Sloan with concern.
Sloan forced a smile back at Claire, "No Doctor, I'm sorry. I was
just thinking, this Chrysalis agency, how did they obtain this
information?"
"That is what we are investigating. We know about RNA research, gene
therapy, and other genetic findings, but we have yet to find the
entity involved with their genetic coding process." Claire paused in
mid-sentence as a thought came to her mind, "hold on,". Claire walked
over to her computer, reviewing her notes on Chrysalis . "The
Dominants ultimate goal is to wipe us normal humans out of existence."
Sloan nodded gravely in agreement, "Yes." Her thoughts returned back
to Tom `.but not with Tom.'
Claire continued, "The Dominants obviously see Chrysalis as a threat."
"Yes, of course."
"But it must be more than the genetic coding that is the threat.
Maybe Chrysalis knew about the Dominants all along. Maybe their
research is based on Dominant principles?"
Before Sloan could reply to Claire's theory, the phone rang. Claire
quickly answered it. She looked at Sloan and answered.
"You found him?"
TBC
*evil grins*
A New Breed
Authors: I_Woman aka Da Peanut Butter, Miami_Momma aka LithiumBorg,
and Alli aka Da Chocolate/InvisoBorg
IMAN-Prey Crossover
See Part 1 for Disclaimers
You may need a little rope for this one.
Chapter 7
Claire and Sloan hit it off wonderfully. Sloan filled Claire in on
her and Dr. Tate's 1.6 differential research. Claire was fascinated
by these findings and was very impressed with Ed's virus formula.
"This is amazing," Claire said as she continued to pour herself over
the documents. She then came across some puzzling information on the
Spanish Flu virus and the Alaska research. "Dr. Parker, how could
the Dominants revive this virus? It's noted that they used samples
from exhumed bodies. How is that possible?"
There was no answer. Claire looked up from her stack of research
papers strewn across her desk. Sloan was staring at the toy spider
Claire had on her bookshelf.
"Dr. Parker...Dr. Parker..."
Sloan continued to stare at the toy. For some reason it triggered
memories of Ed. Claire stood up and walked over to her, she placed
her hand on Sloan's shoulder, "Sloan?"
Sloan turned to Claire, her eyes full of tears.
Claire looked at her, understanding her concern for her
friend, ".....he'll be alright. They'll find him."
Sloan gave Claire a weak smile, "He loves spiders."
Claire smiled back, "Oh my, not Darien, he hates them."
"I still cannot believe how much your agent looks like Ed. They truly
could be twins, well, except for the hair, and his eyes."
"Oh yes, Darien's hair is in a perpetual state of 'bed-head'. I can
always tell what kind of mood he's in by the way his hair looks. But
Darien's eyes are different? Does Dr. Tate have different colored
eyes?"
"No, they're brown, just like Agent Fawkes, but Ed's eyes are so
innocent, and your agent seems...hhm....I don't know. Well, Ed is
like a big kid..."
"Hmmm...so is Darien.
"...he is so naïve when it comes to government-owned experiments."
Claire's thoughts turned immediately to Kevin and the QS project.
Sloan continued.
"...he is so dedicated to his research that he seems oblivious to how
vital it is to us, and how much of a threat it is to others. He also
trusts and respects our superior... "
"...and that's where the likeness ends. I'll tell you about Agent
Fawkes later, right now, I want you to take a look at this."
Sloan's eyes widened, "oh no.."
***********************************************************
Tom was able to get the power back on and walked into the house.
Chrysalis agents were moaning as they started to wake up. He knew
where the Agents and Stark were and he rushed to help them. Hobbes
was just coming around, "Daniels, what happened?"
"Lynch was here. He killed some people and knocked the others out.
How are you doing?" Tom was genuinely concerned for Hobbes well being.
"I'll be okay."
Tom looked around and saw the damage in the room, "Where are Stark
and Agent Fawkes? Were they in a different room?"
Tom's face reddened and he searched the house, but found no trace of
Stark or Agent Fawkes. Hobbes stood up holding his head, "Anyone get
the number of that truck?" Hobbes called out to his partner, "Fawkes,
are you
okay?"
There was no answer, "Fawkes?"
"I'm afraid he's gone." Tom answered in a tone that Hobbes didn't
like.
"What do you mean gone?" Hobbes said.
"I mean that Lynch took Agent Fawkes and Stark." Tom nervously said.
"Fawkes? Why Fawkes? Why would this Lynch mook want with Fawkes?"
Hobbes said.
Tom thought for a moment and then it hit him, "Lynch took Agent
Fawkes because he thought he was Ed."
"What??? Wait, you told us that Lynch was only after Stark. You
didn't say anything that Fawkes might be in danger too because he
looks your scientist friend." Hobbes was angry and he threw his arms
up in disgust. "What will happen to Fawkes if Lynch finds out he's
not the good doctor?"
"Lynch will probably kill him. He has no regard for human life." Tom
knew that their time was short.
Hobbes studied Tom, "Alright, something doesn't smell right here, my
friend. I'm going to ask you some questions and I want answers. My
partner's life is at stake here and I need to know. Lynch can't be in
this by himself, he's apart of something and you know what it is.
Question one, what is he apart of? Question two, why are *whoever it
is* afraid of Chrysalis? Question three, what is a medical
researcher, a bio-anthropologist, an FBI agent and a detective from
the LAPD involved in that gets my partner kidnapped?"
Tom turned to Hobbes, "Agent Hobbes, I think we should go back to
your Agency to talk."
"No...I want to know now!" Hobbes barked.
Tom told Hobbes nearly everything about the dominants, except for Tom
being one.
Hobbes looked oddly at him, "So, what you're telling me is that Tate
developed a drug to make these super beings more like us and that he
poses a threat to them and you felt it necessary not to tell us that
my partner, whom I'm supposed to protect is now in the hands of these
very mutants that want kill Tate but now may kill Fawkes because they
think that he's the guy that almost changed their lifestyle...is that
what you're telling me!?!"
Tom looked at Hobbes in shock. Hobbes said all that in one breath.
"Uhmm, that would be correct," Tom said.
"Well, what are we waiting for? An invitation? Let's go rescue my
partner."
Hobbes was out the door.
********************************
Lynch came in the room and Lewis released Darien's hair. The two men
whispered for a few minutes. Darien watched the two very
carefully, `These are a pair of psychotic whackos and if I don't make
my move soon, I'm a dead man. No time for games.' Darien allowed the
cold silvery coating to freeze the ropes. With very little effort the
ropes broke. Lynch and Lewis had turned their backs slightly to
Darien and he made his move.
The two men didn't notice Darien turning silver and then
disappearing. Darien quietly walked towards them to listen to their
conversation. That odd glow he saw when he first encountered Lynch
was also around Lewis. Darien made a mental note to talk to Claire
about this.
"What? This isn't Tate? Unless Tate has a twin of course," Lewis
paused and then continued, "What did Stark tell you exactly?"
"I asked him what Tate's involvement was with him. He had no idea who
I was talking about. I described Tate to him and he told me that that
wasn't Tate, but a man named Darien Fawkes." Lynch waited for a
response from Lewis. He knew that Stark wasn't lying; he would be
able to sense that.
The two men looked at each other. "We could run a scan to make sure,"
Lewis said to Lynch. "Get it ready and I'll have a talk with...Mr.
Fawkes...if that who he really is."
Darien watched as Lynch only nodded and walked away, he thought to
himself, 'Whoa... a scan...I better get out of here.' Darien moved
quickly to the open door at the same time that Lewis noticed that he
was gone.
"Where is he???" Lewis yelled out to Lynch.
"That's impossible, he was here." Lynch looked around the room
frantically.
Lewis looked around the room as well, "He's still here, find him! I
want to know why he is so different." He watched as Lynch ran out of
the room. Lewis picked up the broken pieces of the rope, they were
still cold, "What kind of human are you? You would certainly be an
interesting human to study."
Darien ran down the hall, desperately trying to find a way out. He
ran out into a large opening, "A warehouse? Okay, should be in a
warehouse district. I can find a phone easy." He ran up to the metal
staircase and he paused, 'Stark...ahh...forget him, save yourself,'
he thought to himself as he took the first couple of steps. Darien
stopped and turned around and looked in the direction of the old
offices, "Ah, crap!" He went back up the steps to find Stark.
"Okay Agent Daniel's, since you know Lewis and Lynch so well, where
would they take my partner?" Hobbes asked as he drove away from the
Chrysalis safe house.
"Lewis likes mansions, that's where I found him the last time."
"But...there's always a 'but', I know it when I hear it, my friend."
"That's just it; he wouldn't risk that again, not with Stark in his
possession. He still would want something big for training other
dominants." Tom said.
Lewis would have it for laboratory and training if necessary. Mainly
for the laboratory because they are trying to find out about Stark's
experiements and Ed's virus. Okay, could add that in there too.
Hobbes was silent for a moment and then it hit him, "Big...like a
warehouse?"
Tom glanced over at Hobbes, "Yes, that's it...a warehouse. Do you
know of any around?"
"Bobby Hobbes knows, my friend. There's a warehouse district that had
caught on fire a couple weeks ago. Nearly burned the whole place
down...perfect for a temporary hiding place," Hobbes turned the van
around, "Hand on, Fawkes, the cavalry's comin'."
***************************************************
Sloan was shocked to find genetic coding research in the Chrysalis
documents.
"We thought the Dominants were our biggest threat. I can't believe
this." Sloan slumps down in her chair. "We don't even know the
exact origin of Dominants. We're still studying them." Sloan
continued to study the Chrysalis information.
Claire came over to Sloan, "Dr. Parker, I'm going to need to know
everything.
Sloan's expression changed as she went into deep thought, `I can't
tell her about Tom, at least not yet. Only Walter's people know
about him. What if this agency wants to.'
"Dr. Parker.are you alright? Is there something you need to tell
me?" Claire studied Sloan with concern.
Sloan forced a smile back at Claire, "No Doctor, I'm sorry. I was
just thinking, this Chrysalis agency, how did they obtain this
information?"
"That is what we are investigating. We know about RNA research, gene
therapy, and other genetic findings, but we have yet to find the
entity involved with their genetic coding process." Claire paused in
mid-sentence as a thought came to her mind, "hold on,". Claire walked
over to her computer, reviewing her notes on Chrysalis . "The
Dominants ultimate goal is to wipe us normal humans out of existence."
Sloan nodded gravely in agreement, "Yes." Her thoughts returned back
to Tom `.but not with Tom.'
Claire continued, "The Dominants obviously see Chrysalis as a threat."
"Yes, of course."
"But it must be more than the genetic coding that is the threat.
Maybe Chrysalis knew about the Dominants all along. Maybe their
research is based on Dominant principles?"
Before Sloan could reply to Claire's theory, the phone rang. Claire
quickly answered it. She looked at Sloan and answered.
"You found him?"
TBC
*evil grins*