Disclaimer:I do not own Mutant X, Marvel and Tribune do. : )
Mutant X
"The Price We Pay"
Chapter 3
GENOMEX
The MV pulled up in front of Genomex, Gabriel was waiting out front with Danielle, Katherine, and The Strand. Adam sighed and looked over at Shalimar who was trying to smile for him. "Shalimar, I want you to stay here until I signal you over, okay?" Adam told her and she nodded. "No matter what happens you stay here until I signal you. As soon as I get out I want you to move into the driver's seat. Ready?" he asked and she nodded again. Adam opened the door of the MV, got out, closed the door, and then approached the group.
"Welcome home, Adam," Gabriel greeted.
"Let them go, Gabriel."
"Come now, Adam. I said you AND Shalimar. As soon as you let Katherine go, she'll get out of the MV and is driving away, then Shalimar will join us. No arguments, Gabriel."
"Fine, we'll do it your way."
"Let the girl go, Gabriel."
"Let her go," Gabriel ordered and Katherine was released.
Katherine ran to Adam crying, "Adam?"
"Katherine, get in the passenger seat of the MV," Adam told her and watched her run to Shalimar who made sure she was in the car alright. "Now Danielle."
"The mother can be released now," Gabriel said and Danielle was released.
"Adam?" Danielle said touching his face. "I'm so sorry."
"Go, Danielle. We'll be fine," Danielle quickly went to the MV and started it up. Shalimar and Adam watched as they drove away.
"Now Shalimar," he told Adam.
"Wait! What do you want Shalimar for?"
"To be my wife and to have my child."
"What?!"
"Tell her to come, Adam."
"We didn't agree to this Gabriel!"
"Fine, we'll do this the hard way," Gabriel signaled some of his people and then several members of The Strand appeared behind Shalimar cutting off any escape route. Shalimar tried to fight them when they began grabbing her, but soon Doctor Harrison appeared and injected her with a sedative. Shalimar fell to the ground. "Well, that wasn't as hard as I thought." Doctor Harrison approached Gabriel, "you know Doctor Harrison, I'm sure."
"Adam."
"Harrison."
"You'll be working with him on a DNA problem we're having," Gabriel informed Adam.
_______________________________________________________________
GENOMEX
Shalimar was unconscious, and had been placed on a medical table. It had been two hours since she'd been injected with a sedative and she was beginning to stir. Shalimar started to open her eyes slowly and she saw a familar face. "Adam," she said groggy.
"Hey Shal' ," Adam said tracing her face.
"What's wrong?" she asked noticing the worry on Adam's face.
"Do it!" Harrison told Adam.
"Adam?"
"I'm sorry Shalimar," Adam told her as he rolled her over on her stomach. Adam pushed a side her hair so that it was away from her neck. Adam began to rub her back, and then he pushed the sub-dermal governor against her neck. Shalimar closed her eyes knowing what was coming. He pulled the trigger.
"Oww!" Shalimar yelled quietly trying not to make Adam feel bad. She knew he had to do what Gabriel wanted or else Gabriel would kill one of them. Shalimar was on the verge of tears, but held them back.
Adam put the gun down and then turned Shalimar over onto her back and pulled her into his arms. Adam started to cry. "I'm so sorry."
"Come now, Adam," Harrison said coldly trying to pull Adam away from Shalimar.
"So, sorry," Adam repeated.
"I'm okay, I am," she told him.
Harrison finally got them apart, "this is unexceptable! What would Gabriel say?"
"Gabriel would say get back to the DNA problem," Gabriel told them as he entered the lab, "unless you've already solved it."
"No, not yet," Harrison reported, "Adam's been apoligizing for putting a sub-dermal governor on Miss Fox."
"I see. You're certainly enjoying this."
"Yes, sir."
"You see, Shalimar, we didn't want you to go into feral mode on us and go out of control, because see I have big plans for you," Gabriel said trying to touch her face, but she pulled away.
"What plans?" Shalimar asked.
"Didn't Adam tell you? After they finish the problem, then you're going to be pregnant with MY child."
"I don't think so!" she told him defiantly.
"Oh, believe me. So, you better start thinking of names."
"No, Gabriel you can't!" Shalimar told him angry.
"I hate to see you like this, Shalimar. Don't you two?" Gabriel said and took Shalimar's wrists.
"Gabriel!" Adam yelled.
"I'm not going to hurt her," he told Adam as he pulled Shalimar into his arms and held her tight. Gabriel's eyes glowed red and the red fog drifted into her eyes. Gabriel kissed Shalimar and then turned to Adam. "See, isn't this better? Watch," he told Adam and then turned back to Shalimar. "Shalimar?"
"Yes, Gabriel."
"Will you marry me and be the mother of my child?"
"Yes, Gabriel."
Gabriel kissed her again. "See. Much better." Gabriel took Shalimar's hand and headed for the door, but stopped and turned around. "I want it done by tomorrow morning."
"It'll be done by this afternoon," Harrison told him. Adam glared at Harrison. "You know it can be finished by then, Adam, you're just stalling.
"Adam?" Gabriel asked.
"It CAN be ready by this afternoon, BUT that won't be enough time to test for genetic flaws or possible further mutations."
"How much longer?"
"Another day."
"One more day ONLY," Gabriel turned and left with Shalimar leaving Harrison and Adam in the lab.
"Another day?!" Harrison exclaimed.
"Shut up, Harrison!" Adam yelled frustrated.
"Are we feeling guilty already? It's only been one day, Adam."
Adam had had enough of Harrison. Adam pushed him up against the wall. "I said shut up! See, this is what's happening. Think of Shalimar as my daughter, and I get angry easily if she's hurt or threatened. So, if we have to get her pregnant, then we're going to make sure its done correctly. Do you understand, Harrison?"
"Yeah, yeah Adam. I get it!"
"Good, and don't forget I can kick your ass anytime," Adam told him letting him go.
"God! Maybe Gabriel should have put you in a pod instead of Mason."
"Probably, but if he was real smart he would have podded us both."
"Pod both of the fathers of the children of Genomex?" Harrison asked sarcastically.
"Yeah, well at least I look out for those children."
"Oh, so did Mason. He kept and eye out for them, caught them, offered them a job, and then podded them."
________________________________________________________________________
TBC....
Mutant X
"The Price We Pay"
Chapter 3
GENOMEX
The MV pulled up in front of Genomex, Gabriel was waiting out front with Danielle, Katherine, and The Strand. Adam sighed and looked over at Shalimar who was trying to smile for him. "Shalimar, I want you to stay here until I signal you over, okay?" Adam told her and she nodded. "No matter what happens you stay here until I signal you. As soon as I get out I want you to move into the driver's seat. Ready?" he asked and she nodded again. Adam opened the door of the MV, got out, closed the door, and then approached the group.
"Welcome home, Adam," Gabriel greeted.
"Let them go, Gabriel."
"Come now, Adam. I said you AND Shalimar. As soon as you let Katherine go, she'll get out of the MV and is driving away, then Shalimar will join us. No arguments, Gabriel."
"Fine, we'll do it your way."
"Let the girl go, Gabriel."
"Let her go," Gabriel ordered and Katherine was released.
Katherine ran to Adam crying, "Adam?"
"Katherine, get in the passenger seat of the MV," Adam told her and watched her run to Shalimar who made sure she was in the car alright. "Now Danielle."
"The mother can be released now," Gabriel said and Danielle was released.
"Adam?" Danielle said touching his face. "I'm so sorry."
"Go, Danielle. We'll be fine," Danielle quickly went to the MV and started it up. Shalimar and Adam watched as they drove away.
"Now Shalimar," he told Adam.
"Wait! What do you want Shalimar for?"
"To be my wife and to have my child."
"What?!"
"Tell her to come, Adam."
"We didn't agree to this Gabriel!"
"Fine, we'll do this the hard way," Gabriel signaled some of his people and then several members of The Strand appeared behind Shalimar cutting off any escape route. Shalimar tried to fight them when they began grabbing her, but soon Doctor Harrison appeared and injected her with a sedative. Shalimar fell to the ground. "Well, that wasn't as hard as I thought." Doctor Harrison approached Gabriel, "you know Doctor Harrison, I'm sure."
"Adam."
"Harrison."
"You'll be working with him on a DNA problem we're having," Gabriel informed Adam.
_______________________________________________________________
GENOMEX
Shalimar was unconscious, and had been placed on a medical table. It had been two hours since she'd been injected with a sedative and she was beginning to stir. Shalimar started to open her eyes slowly and she saw a familar face. "Adam," she said groggy.
"Hey Shal' ," Adam said tracing her face.
"What's wrong?" she asked noticing the worry on Adam's face.
"Do it!" Harrison told Adam.
"Adam?"
"I'm sorry Shalimar," Adam told her as he rolled her over on her stomach. Adam pushed a side her hair so that it was away from her neck. Adam began to rub her back, and then he pushed the sub-dermal governor against her neck. Shalimar closed her eyes knowing what was coming. He pulled the trigger.
"Oww!" Shalimar yelled quietly trying not to make Adam feel bad. She knew he had to do what Gabriel wanted or else Gabriel would kill one of them. Shalimar was on the verge of tears, but held them back.
Adam put the gun down and then turned Shalimar over onto her back and pulled her into his arms. Adam started to cry. "I'm so sorry."
"Come now, Adam," Harrison said coldly trying to pull Adam away from Shalimar.
"So, sorry," Adam repeated.
"I'm okay, I am," she told him.
Harrison finally got them apart, "this is unexceptable! What would Gabriel say?"
"Gabriel would say get back to the DNA problem," Gabriel told them as he entered the lab, "unless you've already solved it."
"No, not yet," Harrison reported, "Adam's been apoligizing for putting a sub-dermal governor on Miss Fox."
"I see. You're certainly enjoying this."
"Yes, sir."
"You see, Shalimar, we didn't want you to go into feral mode on us and go out of control, because see I have big plans for you," Gabriel said trying to touch her face, but she pulled away.
"What plans?" Shalimar asked.
"Didn't Adam tell you? After they finish the problem, then you're going to be pregnant with MY child."
"I don't think so!" she told him defiantly.
"Oh, believe me. So, you better start thinking of names."
"No, Gabriel you can't!" Shalimar told him angry.
"I hate to see you like this, Shalimar. Don't you two?" Gabriel said and took Shalimar's wrists.
"Gabriel!" Adam yelled.
"I'm not going to hurt her," he told Adam as he pulled Shalimar into his arms and held her tight. Gabriel's eyes glowed red and the red fog drifted into her eyes. Gabriel kissed Shalimar and then turned to Adam. "See, isn't this better? Watch," he told Adam and then turned back to Shalimar. "Shalimar?"
"Yes, Gabriel."
"Will you marry me and be the mother of my child?"
"Yes, Gabriel."
Gabriel kissed her again. "See. Much better." Gabriel took Shalimar's hand and headed for the door, but stopped and turned around. "I want it done by tomorrow morning."
"It'll be done by this afternoon," Harrison told him. Adam glared at Harrison. "You know it can be finished by then, Adam, you're just stalling.
"Adam?" Gabriel asked.
"It CAN be ready by this afternoon, BUT that won't be enough time to test for genetic flaws or possible further mutations."
"How much longer?"
"Another day."
"One more day ONLY," Gabriel turned and left with Shalimar leaving Harrison and Adam in the lab.
"Another day?!" Harrison exclaimed.
"Shut up, Harrison!" Adam yelled frustrated.
"Are we feeling guilty already? It's only been one day, Adam."
Adam had had enough of Harrison. Adam pushed him up against the wall. "I said shut up! See, this is what's happening. Think of Shalimar as my daughter, and I get angry easily if she's hurt or threatened. So, if we have to get her pregnant, then we're going to make sure its done correctly. Do you understand, Harrison?"
"Yeah, yeah Adam. I get it!"
"Good, and don't forget I can kick your ass anytime," Adam told him letting him go.
"God! Maybe Gabriel should have put you in a pod instead of Mason."
"Probably, but if he was real smart he would have podded us both."
"Pod both of the fathers of the children of Genomex?" Harrison asked sarcastically.
"Yeah, well at least I look out for those children."
"Oh, so did Mason. He kept and eye out for them, caught them, offered them a job, and then podded them."
________________________________________________________________________
TBC....