Rockergurl; I do not own Mutant X or any of it's characters. Though I wish
that I owned Brennan... I am just borrowing the characters for this fanfic
and promise to return them in good condition when I'm done.
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Lorna was holding the baby in an awkward position and managing to stay on the road at the same time. This, however wasn't going to work for very long. Mutant X and Brennan would be on her tail soon and she couldn't keep holding the baby forever. S he quickly came to a decision and headed for the nearest shopping mall. She went in and quickly bought the essential things for her child, including a car seat. "You're turning out to be more trouble than I thought." She muttered fondly to her baby. She went out to the parking lot. Thank God that it wasn't particularly crowded. She needed to ditch the Audi. She took her time choosing the car, a nondescript vehicle, one that someone would never think twice about. She then calmly took out the screwdriver she had bought and switched the license plate of her chosen car with that of one nearby. It would slow down the police and Mutant X, and she might be able to get some distance between her and this town. She buckled in her baby and easily hotwired the car.
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Adam groaned. He had the worst headache. He reached up to rub his aching temple and was startled when his hand came away wet with blood. Suddenly he remembered. "Lorna. Damnit." He pulled himself to his feet. "Shalimar! Brennan!" he called frantically, trying to think. How long had he been out? Hopefully it wasn't too long and they would still have a chance to catch her.
"Adam? Adam, what's wrong?" Shal popped her head into his room to see what the problem was.
"Lorna. She took the baby." Adam informed her darkly.
Shalimar paled. "Oh, my God. Brennan." She whispered.
As if on cue, Brennan came in and leaned against the door frame. "Hey guys, what's all the commotion?" Adam looked up, and worry crossed Brennan's face. "What happened to you?" he asked. Adam simply remained silent. Brennan looked confused. "What is up with you guys? Wait a minute. Where's Aisha?" He looked around, not seeing the newborn anywhere. "Adam, where's Aisha?" Adam didn't look him in the eye. "Shal, where is she?" When she also refused to answer, he crossed the room and forced her to look into his eyes. "Where IS she Shalimar?"
Shalimar swallowed and finally managed to get a word out. "Lorna." Was all she said and it was enough, because Brennan paled and suddenly he wasn't sure if his legs would hold him anymore.
He sank onto Adam's bed as he realized what must have happened. His baby was gone. Shalimar sat on the bed next to him and put her arms around him. Instinctively he slid his arm around her and held her close, drawing comfort from her warmth. Brennan had to remind himself to breathe.
Everyone in the room jumped as Jesse's voice rang through Sanctuary. "We're home! We got everything that you asked for Adam!"
"We're in here," Adam called hoarsely. Jesse and Emma showed up at Adam's door, smiles disappearing as they saw the state that everyone was in.
"What happened?" asked Emma anxiously.
"Lorna took the baby." Adam said quietly.
"Oh Brennan, I'm so sorry!" and with that, Emma was on the other side of Brennan on the bed, soothing her best friend.
"Damn." Jesse said slowly. Then, "Damn!" with more feeling. He looked frustrated. "Well, what do we do about it?"
Brennan spoke up for the first time he had sunk onto Adam's bed. "Now we save my daughter Jesse. Now we save Aisha."
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Eckhart sat in his chair. Another agent was proving himself unworthy of his position here at Genomex. He wondered if there would be another for the stasis pods by the end of tomorrow. Too bad, too, for Evans might have been a promising field agent. Jacob Evans was a feral of the lupine persuasion. His sense of smell was heightened to such an extent that he made an excellent tracker and was able to bring in some of the more elusive New Mutants. It was his currant mission to track down and bring in Lorna Templeton. He had failed. The doors behind Eckhart opened. "Ah, Mr. Evans. I see that you have failed to apprehend the anomaly, Ms. Lorna Templeton and bring her to me, as requested."
Evans was a tall black man, with piercing brown eyes that were cold and staring. His deep black hair was in a neat military cut and he stood ramrod straight. Jacob Evans, by all rights, should have been a soldier. "Sir, I apologize, but there was the unexpected involvement of Mutant X-"
Eckhart whirled around in his chair to face the man, cutting him off. "Unexpected? UNEXPECTED involvement? Did I not tell you that Brennan Mulwray, a MEMBER of Mutant X was suspected to be the father of the child? How could you NOT expect Mutant X's involvement?" Eckhart glared at Evens coldly. "Leave. Go after her and do not fail me again."
Evens left the office silently, his face stormy. He had failed. Unacceptable. He would have to make up for his mistake. He would apprehend the woman and her child... and the father. Oh, yes, that would please Eckhart. It was a good thing that Mulwray's file said that it was acceptable for this particular one to be brought in dead or alive, that made it easier. He didn't like to be hampered by such things.
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"Jesse, you get on the computer and start tracing the Audi. The faster we do this the better chance we'll have of catching her and getting Aisha back. She hasn't been gone that long yet; she might not have had a chance to ditch the car yet. Shalimar, you and Brennan get up in the air with the double helix and start tracing the possible routes she might have taken. If we get a lock on the car Jesse'll call it in to you. Emma, you've got to start looking for her using your abilities. She might have already gotten rid of the car." Adam was in his prime, snapping out orders like a marine drill sergeant.
Brennan on the other hand was a total wreck. His clothes were rumpled and his hair had been run through so many times since Aisha and Lorna had been discovered missing that it was a miracle that he wasn't bald. He was about ready for a nervous breakdown and Adam wasn't sure that he was going to be able to handle anymore strain. He was snapping at anyone who dared to talk to him, except for Shalimar, so Adam decided it might be a god idea to pair them up and see if Shal couldn't calm him down.
Brennan and Shalimar were tracing the most likely route that Lorna might have taken. Brennan was frantically searching for the silver Audi when Jesse's voice came through the comm. link. "Guys, I've got the Audi, it's in a parking lot outside the shopping mall."
"Got it Jess, we're already on our way. Thanks." Shal said, lifting the ring to her mouth.
"No problem."
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Lorna stopped for gas. She paid with small bills. Cash. She was careful. She knew the score. It was stupid to come back here, especially when she had thought that Brennan had been dead. But it had been so close to her time, and with the baby only days away, she had wanted to see it. The city where she had met the father. He hadn't loved her, none of them had, and she didn't really care. Brennan Mulwray, as little as she knew about him, had lit a fire in her, one that refused to be extinguished and she wanted some connection with him before her baby was born. But he wasn't dead, he was alive and she had endangered herself and her baby by coming here again. Aisha, she reminded herself, he had named her Aisha. Then her faced darkened. No. HE hadn't named her, she had. That little blonde wench. Brennan loved her. She could see it in the way he looked at the little blondie, the way he used to look at her when under her Influence.
Stupid. Stupid to come here and endanger herself for someone who should be dead and buried. She should never come back to the same place twice, she left too much in the way of dead bodies. Sometimes she wondered what would happen when she ran out of places to go.
She nursed the baby. Then she buckled her into the car seat and went into the restroom to clean up. She should put as much distance between her and this place as possible, as soon as she could. She looked in the mirror. She didn't look real great, but she didn't suppose that really matter. She could be the ugliest woman on earth and men would still fall at her feet and worship her if she wanted them to.
She left the restroom and started towards the stolen car. There was a young black man with a military haircut leaning against it. "Lorna Templeton." He sneered.
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It was pure luck that Templeton had left Mutant X's Sanctuary. Who would have thought that she wasn't that stupid. It hadn't been difficult to find her with his particular skills. He had done his homework on this one. He knew her ways, her feral charms. That's why the agents he had requested for this mission were all female. They were ferals too. Mostly Ursine, the bear type. They would be strong enough and fast enough to hold her. The struggle didn't last long, it only took a minute or two to subdue the anomaly and get a sub-dermanal governor into her neck.
This was almost too easy.
The child was in the backseat of the car, crying her head off. He wondered what her mutant powers would be. She was still far too young to tell, but maybe, if they were lucky, it wouldn't be too long before she started to show signs of her mutantcy. He had the mother and the daughter, and it would only be a matter of time before the father would play right into his hands.
He had studied Mutant X extensively. They were so predictable it was almost boring. Every time they abducted a member of Mutant X or anyone close to them, they broke in and got them back. He doubted they would care about the feral, but they would care about the child. Oh, yes, Mulwray would come for the daughter. And then he would die.
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Rockergurl; Getting towards the end of the story now!
Kitta Cat; *mutters* Thank God. I'm sick of inspiring.
Rockergurl; Well too bad cuz I'm starting another MX story, Bren/Shal of course, but kind of angsty.
Kitta Cat; *Groans*
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Lorna was holding the baby in an awkward position and managing to stay on the road at the same time. This, however wasn't going to work for very long. Mutant X and Brennan would be on her tail soon and she couldn't keep holding the baby forever. S he quickly came to a decision and headed for the nearest shopping mall. She went in and quickly bought the essential things for her child, including a car seat. "You're turning out to be more trouble than I thought." She muttered fondly to her baby. She went out to the parking lot. Thank God that it wasn't particularly crowded. She needed to ditch the Audi. She took her time choosing the car, a nondescript vehicle, one that someone would never think twice about. She then calmly took out the screwdriver she had bought and switched the license plate of her chosen car with that of one nearby. It would slow down the police and Mutant X, and she might be able to get some distance between her and this town. She buckled in her baby and easily hotwired the car.
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Adam groaned. He had the worst headache. He reached up to rub his aching temple and was startled when his hand came away wet with blood. Suddenly he remembered. "Lorna. Damnit." He pulled himself to his feet. "Shalimar! Brennan!" he called frantically, trying to think. How long had he been out? Hopefully it wasn't too long and they would still have a chance to catch her.
"Adam? Adam, what's wrong?" Shal popped her head into his room to see what the problem was.
"Lorna. She took the baby." Adam informed her darkly.
Shalimar paled. "Oh, my God. Brennan." She whispered.
As if on cue, Brennan came in and leaned against the door frame. "Hey guys, what's all the commotion?" Adam looked up, and worry crossed Brennan's face. "What happened to you?" he asked. Adam simply remained silent. Brennan looked confused. "What is up with you guys? Wait a minute. Where's Aisha?" He looked around, not seeing the newborn anywhere. "Adam, where's Aisha?" Adam didn't look him in the eye. "Shal, where is she?" When she also refused to answer, he crossed the room and forced her to look into his eyes. "Where IS she Shalimar?"
Shalimar swallowed and finally managed to get a word out. "Lorna." Was all she said and it was enough, because Brennan paled and suddenly he wasn't sure if his legs would hold him anymore.
He sank onto Adam's bed as he realized what must have happened. His baby was gone. Shalimar sat on the bed next to him and put her arms around him. Instinctively he slid his arm around her and held her close, drawing comfort from her warmth. Brennan had to remind himself to breathe.
Everyone in the room jumped as Jesse's voice rang through Sanctuary. "We're home! We got everything that you asked for Adam!"
"We're in here," Adam called hoarsely. Jesse and Emma showed up at Adam's door, smiles disappearing as they saw the state that everyone was in.
"What happened?" asked Emma anxiously.
"Lorna took the baby." Adam said quietly.
"Oh Brennan, I'm so sorry!" and with that, Emma was on the other side of Brennan on the bed, soothing her best friend.
"Damn." Jesse said slowly. Then, "Damn!" with more feeling. He looked frustrated. "Well, what do we do about it?"
Brennan spoke up for the first time he had sunk onto Adam's bed. "Now we save my daughter Jesse. Now we save Aisha."
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Eckhart sat in his chair. Another agent was proving himself unworthy of his position here at Genomex. He wondered if there would be another for the stasis pods by the end of tomorrow. Too bad, too, for Evans might have been a promising field agent. Jacob Evans was a feral of the lupine persuasion. His sense of smell was heightened to such an extent that he made an excellent tracker and was able to bring in some of the more elusive New Mutants. It was his currant mission to track down and bring in Lorna Templeton. He had failed. The doors behind Eckhart opened. "Ah, Mr. Evans. I see that you have failed to apprehend the anomaly, Ms. Lorna Templeton and bring her to me, as requested."
Evans was a tall black man, with piercing brown eyes that were cold and staring. His deep black hair was in a neat military cut and he stood ramrod straight. Jacob Evans, by all rights, should have been a soldier. "Sir, I apologize, but there was the unexpected involvement of Mutant X-"
Eckhart whirled around in his chair to face the man, cutting him off. "Unexpected? UNEXPECTED involvement? Did I not tell you that Brennan Mulwray, a MEMBER of Mutant X was suspected to be the father of the child? How could you NOT expect Mutant X's involvement?" Eckhart glared at Evens coldly. "Leave. Go after her and do not fail me again."
Evens left the office silently, his face stormy. He had failed. Unacceptable. He would have to make up for his mistake. He would apprehend the woman and her child... and the father. Oh, yes, that would please Eckhart. It was a good thing that Mulwray's file said that it was acceptable for this particular one to be brought in dead or alive, that made it easier. He didn't like to be hampered by such things.
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"Jesse, you get on the computer and start tracing the Audi. The faster we do this the better chance we'll have of catching her and getting Aisha back. She hasn't been gone that long yet; she might not have had a chance to ditch the car yet. Shalimar, you and Brennan get up in the air with the double helix and start tracing the possible routes she might have taken. If we get a lock on the car Jesse'll call it in to you. Emma, you've got to start looking for her using your abilities. She might have already gotten rid of the car." Adam was in his prime, snapping out orders like a marine drill sergeant.
Brennan on the other hand was a total wreck. His clothes were rumpled and his hair had been run through so many times since Aisha and Lorna had been discovered missing that it was a miracle that he wasn't bald. He was about ready for a nervous breakdown and Adam wasn't sure that he was going to be able to handle anymore strain. He was snapping at anyone who dared to talk to him, except for Shalimar, so Adam decided it might be a god idea to pair them up and see if Shal couldn't calm him down.
Brennan and Shalimar were tracing the most likely route that Lorna might have taken. Brennan was frantically searching for the silver Audi when Jesse's voice came through the comm. link. "Guys, I've got the Audi, it's in a parking lot outside the shopping mall."
"Got it Jess, we're already on our way. Thanks." Shal said, lifting the ring to her mouth.
"No problem."
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Lorna stopped for gas. She paid with small bills. Cash. She was careful. She knew the score. It was stupid to come back here, especially when she had thought that Brennan had been dead. But it had been so close to her time, and with the baby only days away, she had wanted to see it. The city where she had met the father. He hadn't loved her, none of them had, and she didn't really care. Brennan Mulwray, as little as she knew about him, had lit a fire in her, one that refused to be extinguished and she wanted some connection with him before her baby was born. But he wasn't dead, he was alive and she had endangered herself and her baby by coming here again. Aisha, she reminded herself, he had named her Aisha. Then her faced darkened. No. HE hadn't named her, she had. That little blonde wench. Brennan loved her. She could see it in the way he looked at the little blondie, the way he used to look at her when under her Influence.
Stupid. Stupid to come here and endanger herself for someone who should be dead and buried. She should never come back to the same place twice, she left too much in the way of dead bodies. Sometimes she wondered what would happen when she ran out of places to go.
She nursed the baby. Then she buckled her into the car seat and went into the restroom to clean up. She should put as much distance between her and this place as possible, as soon as she could. She looked in the mirror. She didn't look real great, but she didn't suppose that really matter. She could be the ugliest woman on earth and men would still fall at her feet and worship her if she wanted them to.
She left the restroom and started towards the stolen car. There was a young black man with a military haircut leaning against it. "Lorna Templeton." He sneered.
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It was pure luck that Templeton had left Mutant X's Sanctuary. Who would have thought that she wasn't that stupid. It hadn't been difficult to find her with his particular skills. He had done his homework on this one. He knew her ways, her feral charms. That's why the agents he had requested for this mission were all female. They were ferals too. Mostly Ursine, the bear type. They would be strong enough and fast enough to hold her. The struggle didn't last long, it only took a minute or two to subdue the anomaly and get a sub-dermanal governor into her neck.
This was almost too easy.
The child was in the backseat of the car, crying her head off. He wondered what her mutant powers would be. She was still far too young to tell, but maybe, if they were lucky, it wouldn't be too long before she started to show signs of her mutantcy. He had the mother and the daughter, and it would only be a matter of time before the father would play right into his hands.
He had studied Mutant X extensively. They were so predictable it was almost boring. Every time they abducted a member of Mutant X or anyone close to them, they broke in and got them back. He doubted they would care about the feral, but they would care about the child. Oh, yes, Mulwray would come for the daughter. And then he would die.
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Rockergurl; Getting towards the end of the story now!
Kitta Cat; *mutters* Thank God. I'm sick of inspiring.
Rockergurl; Well too bad cuz I'm starting another MX story, Bren/Shal of course, but kind of angsty.
Kitta Cat; *Groans*