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Mutant X
"The Price We Pay"
Chapter 4
GENOMEX
The Next Day...
"So?" Gabriel asked as he entered the lab.
"It's ready!" Harrison told him.
"Where's Shalimar?" Adam asked.
"Tell me about the strands."
"The DNA will be...well most of the DNA provided will be Miss Fox's of course, so there will be feral DNA. Then we added the gene for telepathy, and then the male DNA, so that the conception can take place." Harrison explained.
"Where you able to use mine?"
"I'm afraid not, your DNA would not fuse correctly with Shalimar's and the telepathy gene," Adam explained. "Oh, and when she is impegnated she cannot be under your psionic control OR a sub-dermal governor. She can't be under ANY stress during the pregnancy."
"So, what do you suggest? Let her go back to your hideout with you?" Gabriel asked.
"That would keep her..."
"Forget it, Adam!"
"Listen to me Gabriel, when you releade Shalimar from whatever hold you have on her AND the sub-dermal governor she's not going to be calm, and once you tell her that she's pregnant, then there's no way that she won't be stressed out and the baby will die. Shalimar will miscarry because of it, but if she's back at Sanctuary, HER home...where's she's comfortable, then you're going to have a better chance of knowing that the baby will be born."
"And how will I get my child?"
"You know she won't just give up the baby to you!"
"I want the child."
"Gabriel, I don't know what to tell you...I won't take the baby away from Shalimar and bring it to you..."
"Come on, Adam! You think I'll just let you and my beloved Shalimar go?"
"Why not? You think you're god, so if you ARE god then you should know when the baby is born and where the baby and Shalimar are."
"This IS true. I WILL find my child."
"So?"
"So, I'll think about it Adam."
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SANCTUARY- DOJO
It was very early in the morning, starting the third day since Adam and Shalimar had left. Brennan couldn't sleep, so he had gone to the dojo and just sat on the small circular platform. Soon, Jesse joined him. "Hey Brennan."
"Morning. Couldn't sleep?" Brennan asked.
"No. You?"
"No, I keep wondering about Shal' and Adam."
"Hey, Brennan what's going on between you and Shalimar?"
"Nothing," Brennan lied.
"Really?" Jesse asked.
"Please, I saw them holding hands before Shalimar and Adam left," Emma said interrupting their guy moment. She walked up the stairs with three mugs of coffee. "Guess no one can sleep."
"Nope," Brennan said as he accepted the cup, "thanks."
"Thank you Emma."
"So, can I join or are you two having a moment?"
"No you can join," Brennan said pulling her so that she sat in between him and Jesse. "This is so weird."
"I know," Emma agreed.
"It's really strange. Even before you two joined up there was me, Shalimar, and Adam and with them gone it feels like we're missing something."
"A part of our family is missing," Emma told Jesse.
"We have to get them out," Brennan said.
"There's been more and more people arriving everyday. There's too many people at Genomex right now," Jesse told him.
"What if one of us snuck in JUST to CHECK on them?" Emma suggested.
"I like that!" Brennan agreed.
"But who should go in?" Jesse asked.
"Jesse, you should because you'll be able to get in easier. You'll be able to phase," Emma told him.
"You're right," Brennan told her, "I just wish I could go...I'd feel better if I knew they were okay."
"Yeah, well maybe you can," Emma told him.
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GENOMEX-LAB
"Are we ready?" Gabriel asked.
"I don't know how you're going to get Shalimar so that we can proceed," Adam told him.
"How about telepathy and not the whole mind control thing?" Gabriel suggested.
"It would work," Harrison said quickly.
"Adam?"
"He's actually correct."
"Good, then let's proceed."
"What are you going to do?"
"What do ferals fear most, Adam?"
"Fire..."
"Exactly."
"Gabriel, that might not be the best idea..."
"Adam, everything will be fine. Shalimar!" Gabriel summoned. Shalimar walked in, "hello my sweet Shalimar. I want you to do me a favor."
"Yes, Gabriel."
"Sit down, right here," Gabriel told her as he patted the medical table in the middle of the lab. Shalimar complied. "Let's start."
"I'm going to give her something to relax her a bit," Adam said and then injected Shalimar. "Gabriel?"
"What?"
"Let's let her get changed before she gets too relaxed," Adam said handing Shalimar a white gown. He watched as she disapeared quickly into the next room. A few minutes later she emerged with the gown on.
"How long will this take?" Gabriel asked.
"The actual procedure will only take a minute," Harrison informed him.
"Sub-dermal governor first," Gabriel instructed.
"Shalimar," Adam called her over quickly removed the sub-dermal governor. "Okay."
"Shalimar," Gabriel said taking her hand and leading her to the medical table. Shalimar got up on the table and Gabriel walked to the end of the table and set Shalimar's legs on the table. Gabriel made his way to the head of the other side of the table. He pushed her down and then put his hands on the sides of her face and then leaned in to kiss her. "I'm doing this for us, Shalimar." He looked at her and his eyes glowed red and suddenlly Shalimar was out of his hold and Gabriel projected her into the middle of a circle of fire in her mind, "Do it," Gabriel said.
Harrison pulled her legs back so that her knees were bent and then he pulled her legs apart. Adam pulled out a long sterile thin silver rod and approached Harrison. "I'm ready," Adam told him and Harrison nodded. Adam inserted the rod into Shalimar's vaginal channel and when it reached it's point Adam pushed a small button that inserted one of her ovaries with the DNA. The device was carefully pulled out. Adam pushed her legs back together and pulled them back out so that they were flat on the table. Adam looked down, "It's done."
"We should run a pregnancy test," Harrison told him.
"In a few hours," Adam told him. "First let's sedate her. Anymore of that fire might stress her out too much." Adam injected Shalimar with the sedative and as soon as she was out Gabriel stopped.
"Good work, Doctors. I'll be back in three hours," Gabriel said leaving.
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GENOMEX-LAB
Three Hours Later...
"So?" Gabriel asked.
"She's pregnant, Gabriel," Adam told him putting his head in his hands.
"Good."
"What about what we talked about?"
"No."
"Gabriel!"
"No, Adam! She will stay here and she WILL learn to love me!"
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DOUBLE HELIX
"So, we're just looking, right?" Jesse asked Emma and Brennan.
"Unless it's safe to rescue them," Brennan said.
"Only IF it's absolutely safe," Emma added.
"So, we're going in?" Brennan asked.
"Yeah, I'll be waiting for you two here," Emma told them. Jesse and Brennan exited the Double Helix onto the roof of Genomex.
"Let's go!"
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GENOMEX-LAB
Harrison had left with Gabriel leaving Adam alone with the sleeping Shalimar. Adam sat in a chair next to the table with his head in his hands. Shalimar started to move a bit, Adam looked up. He got up from the chair and moved to her side. "Shalimar?" he asked quietly.
"Adam?" she answered still asleep. "Where?"
"Genomex. I need you to get up and change. We're getting out of here," Adam told her sitting her up. Adam walked her over to the other room, "your clothes are in there," he told her and then closed the door. A few minutes later she opened the door dressed. "Ready?"
"Yeah."
"Come on," he told her as he took her hand and headed for the nearest stairwell. He opened the door to find Brennan and Jesse. "Hey! Good, you brought the Helix?"
"Yeah," Jesse answered.
"Shal' ? What's wrong?" Brennan asked seeing that she obviously wasn't herself.
"Tired," she said softly.
"Let's go," Adam told them and headed up to the roof.
A few minutes later they were in the Double Helix. "Yes!" Emma exclaimed when she noticed that Adam and Shalimar were with Jesse and Brennan. Emma had the Double Helix seal up and put it on auto pilot back to Sanctuary. Emma headed back to see the others. "Hey," Emma said greeting them.
Shalimar started to collapse, but Adam caught her and put her in one of the seats. "Shalimar!"
"What's wrong?" Brennan asked worried.
"Adam?" Jesse asked.
Adam turned to them, "the sedative just hasn't completely worn off. She's going to be fine."
"How about you, Adam?" Emma asked.
"As soon as we're home I'll be fine."
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Mutant X
"The Price We Pay"
Chapter 4
GENOMEX
The Next Day...
"So?" Gabriel asked as he entered the lab.
"It's ready!" Harrison told him.
"Where's Shalimar?" Adam asked.
"Tell me about the strands."
"The DNA will be...well most of the DNA provided will be Miss Fox's of course, so there will be feral DNA. Then we added the gene for telepathy, and then the male DNA, so that the conception can take place." Harrison explained.
"Where you able to use mine?"
"I'm afraid not, your DNA would not fuse correctly with Shalimar's and the telepathy gene," Adam explained. "Oh, and when she is impegnated she cannot be under your psionic control OR a sub-dermal governor. She can't be under ANY stress during the pregnancy."
"So, what do you suggest? Let her go back to your hideout with you?" Gabriel asked.
"That would keep her..."
"Forget it, Adam!"
"Listen to me Gabriel, when you releade Shalimar from whatever hold you have on her AND the sub-dermal governor she's not going to be calm, and once you tell her that she's pregnant, then there's no way that she won't be stressed out and the baby will die. Shalimar will miscarry because of it, but if she's back at Sanctuary, HER home...where's she's comfortable, then you're going to have a better chance of knowing that the baby will be born."
"And how will I get my child?"
"You know she won't just give up the baby to you!"
"I want the child."
"Gabriel, I don't know what to tell you...I won't take the baby away from Shalimar and bring it to you..."
"Come on, Adam! You think I'll just let you and my beloved Shalimar go?"
"Why not? You think you're god, so if you ARE god then you should know when the baby is born and where the baby and Shalimar are."
"This IS true. I WILL find my child."
"So?"
"So, I'll think about it Adam."
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SANCTUARY- DOJO
It was very early in the morning, starting the third day since Adam and Shalimar had left. Brennan couldn't sleep, so he had gone to the dojo and just sat on the small circular platform. Soon, Jesse joined him. "Hey Brennan."
"Morning. Couldn't sleep?" Brennan asked.
"No. You?"
"No, I keep wondering about Shal' and Adam."
"Hey, Brennan what's going on between you and Shalimar?"
"Nothing," Brennan lied.
"Really?" Jesse asked.
"Please, I saw them holding hands before Shalimar and Adam left," Emma said interrupting their guy moment. She walked up the stairs with three mugs of coffee. "Guess no one can sleep."
"Nope," Brennan said as he accepted the cup, "thanks."
"Thank you Emma."
"So, can I join or are you two having a moment?"
"No you can join," Brennan said pulling her so that she sat in between him and Jesse. "This is so weird."
"I know," Emma agreed.
"It's really strange. Even before you two joined up there was me, Shalimar, and Adam and with them gone it feels like we're missing something."
"A part of our family is missing," Emma told Jesse.
"We have to get them out," Brennan said.
"There's been more and more people arriving everyday. There's too many people at Genomex right now," Jesse told him.
"What if one of us snuck in JUST to CHECK on them?" Emma suggested.
"I like that!" Brennan agreed.
"But who should go in?" Jesse asked.
"Jesse, you should because you'll be able to get in easier. You'll be able to phase," Emma told him.
"You're right," Brennan told her, "I just wish I could go...I'd feel better if I knew they were okay."
"Yeah, well maybe you can," Emma told him.
_______________________________________________________________
GENOMEX-LAB
"Are we ready?" Gabriel asked.
"I don't know how you're going to get Shalimar so that we can proceed," Adam told him.
"How about telepathy and not the whole mind control thing?" Gabriel suggested.
"It would work," Harrison said quickly.
"Adam?"
"He's actually correct."
"Good, then let's proceed."
"What are you going to do?"
"What do ferals fear most, Adam?"
"Fire..."
"Exactly."
"Gabriel, that might not be the best idea..."
"Adam, everything will be fine. Shalimar!" Gabriel summoned. Shalimar walked in, "hello my sweet Shalimar. I want you to do me a favor."
"Yes, Gabriel."
"Sit down, right here," Gabriel told her as he patted the medical table in the middle of the lab. Shalimar complied. "Let's start."
"I'm going to give her something to relax her a bit," Adam said and then injected Shalimar. "Gabriel?"
"What?"
"Let's let her get changed before she gets too relaxed," Adam said handing Shalimar a white gown. He watched as she disapeared quickly into the next room. A few minutes later she emerged with the gown on.
"How long will this take?" Gabriel asked.
"The actual procedure will only take a minute," Harrison informed him.
"Sub-dermal governor first," Gabriel instructed.
"Shalimar," Adam called her over quickly removed the sub-dermal governor. "Okay."
"Shalimar," Gabriel said taking her hand and leading her to the medical table. Shalimar got up on the table and Gabriel walked to the end of the table and set Shalimar's legs on the table. Gabriel made his way to the head of the other side of the table. He pushed her down and then put his hands on the sides of her face and then leaned in to kiss her. "I'm doing this for us, Shalimar." He looked at her and his eyes glowed red and suddenlly Shalimar was out of his hold and Gabriel projected her into the middle of a circle of fire in her mind, "Do it," Gabriel said.
Harrison pulled her legs back so that her knees were bent and then he pulled her legs apart. Adam pulled out a long sterile thin silver rod and approached Harrison. "I'm ready," Adam told him and Harrison nodded. Adam inserted the rod into Shalimar's vaginal channel and when it reached it's point Adam pushed a small button that inserted one of her ovaries with the DNA. The device was carefully pulled out. Adam pushed her legs back together and pulled them back out so that they were flat on the table. Adam looked down, "It's done."
"We should run a pregnancy test," Harrison told him.
"In a few hours," Adam told him. "First let's sedate her. Anymore of that fire might stress her out too much." Adam injected Shalimar with the sedative and as soon as she was out Gabriel stopped.
"Good work, Doctors. I'll be back in three hours," Gabriel said leaving.
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GENOMEX-LAB
Three Hours Later...
"So?" Gabriel asked.
"She's pregnant, Gabriel," Adam told him putting his head in his hands.
"Good."
"What about what we talked about?"
"No."
"Gabriel!"
"No, Adam! She will stay here and she WILL learn to love me!"
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DOUBLE HELIX
"So, we're just looking, right?" Jesse asked Emma and Brennan.
"Unless it's safe to rescue them," Brennan said.
"Only IF it's absolutely safe," Emma added.
"So, we're going in?" Brennan asked.
"Yeah, I'll be waiting for you two here," Emma told them. Jesse and Brennan exited the Double Helix onto the roof of Genomex.
"Let's go!"
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GENOMEX-LAB
Harrison had left with Gabriel leaving Adam alone with the sleeping Shalimar. Adam sat in a chair next to the table with his head in his hands. Shalimar started to move a bit, Adam looked up. He got up from the chair and moved to her side. "Shalimar?" he asked quietly.
"Adam?" she answered still asleep. "Where?"
"Genomex. I need you to get up and change. We're getting out of here," Adam told her sitting her up. Adam walked her over to the other room, "your clothes are in there," he told her and then closed the door. A few minutes later she opened the door dressed. "Ready?"
"Yeah."
"Come on," he told her as he took her hand and headed for the nearest stairwell. He opened the door to find Brennan and Jesse. "Hey! Good, you brought the Helix?"
"Yeah," Jesse answered.
"Shal' ? What's wrong?" Brennan asked seeing that she obviously wasn't herself.
"Tired," she said softly.
"Let's go," Adam told them and headed up to the roof.
A few minutes later they were in the Double Helix. "Yes!" Emma exclaimed when she noticed that Adam and Shalimar were with Jesse and Brennan. Emma had the Double Helix seal up and put it on auto pilot back to Sanctuary. Emma headed back to see the others. "Hey," Emma said greeting them.
Shalimar started to collapse, but Adam caught her and put her in one of the seats. "Shalimar!"
"What's wrong?" Brennan asked worried.
"Adam?" Jesse asked.
Adam turned to them, "the sedative just hasn't completely worn off. She's going to be fine."
"How about you, Adam?" Emma asked.
"As soon as we're home I'll be fine."
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