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You can imagine, things were a little tense the next day between Adam and Jessi. As of now, Adam was hunched over the computer, the screen reflecting it's blue light of his face. Shalimar walked into the lab, and saw Adam frowning. Rubbing a hand over his shoulders, she peeked at the computer. "What's up?" Adam sighed. "Look, " He pointed at the screen, "Genomax is after another mutant. Her name is Rianna, she has the ability of far vision. Very far, actually." He was about to launch into another of his scientific explenations, but Shalimar interrupeted him. "So.you want us to go after them?" "Well.I don't know how I feel sending Jessi out with you." "Oh come on, Adam," She curled her arms around him, "You know you have nothing to worry about, " She grinned mischivley. Adam sighed again, looking at her, "All right, she's by the Rush Club, and the agents are coming quick, so you guys better hurry.

*** Jessi ran along side Shalimar. Truth to tell, when he first met her, he didn't think she was that strong, but after yesterday, he had rapidly changed his mind. Now, in front of them, five agents ran after a girl with short auborn hair. She was running toward a dead end. Jessi let Shalimar take the lead. She ran up behind two of the agents, jumped up, and kicked both of them with a twist of her legs. They dropped to the ground, groaning. The other agents stopped and turned, as Jessi joined Shalimar. Rianna backed up towards the wall as Jessi and Shalimar manuevered long- practiced kicks. The agents dropped and got up again as the two mutants kicked and punched and flipped. Shalimar flipped one on to the ground, where he stayed, and Jessi, turning to rock head banged another one, and he too slumped down to the pavement. All of a sudden the remaining agents took out the electric sticks, zapping both Shalimar and Jessi. Jessi slumped to the ground, and dizzly watched slammed Shalimar against the wall one, two times, and kicked her again once she was on the ground. Up over head, the Double Helix suddenly appeared, blocking out the light in the narrow alley. The agents scattered, and Adam quickley got off the Helix, and swore as he grabbed Shalimar and Jessi and almost dragged them to the Double Helix.

* * * Back at Sanctuary, Shalimar was being patched up. Her head had bled a lot from when the agents hit it on the wall, and she had fractured a rib. She now lay on one of the beds in the lab, recovering. Jessi wasn't hurt that much. He only had a handfull of bruises, and he was a little dizzy from the electric shocks. But he was getting something much more from Adam, as they stood outside the lab, Jessi half looking through the glass at Shalimar.

"Jessi! How could you let her get hurt like that? Where were youu when they smashed her head against the BRICK WALL?" Adam hollored in his face,

"Well let me give you a clue Adam! I was being ELECTROCUTED!"

"But how could you be so recless? You were supposed to take care of her!"

"Adam, Shalimar is not little, she can take care of herself!"

"She's still not that strong, or otherwise, she wouldn't be lying there!" Adam waved a hand toward the lab.

"Adam, I'm sorry! I didn' t want her to get hurt either, I care about her as much as you do!"

"Care?! Care?! You've known her for less than a week!!"

"So, that doesn't mean I don't care for her!"

"You don't know her! At all!"

"Well if you know her so well, then you can protect her and YOU can help her, because I'm out of here!" Without Jessi grabbead his leather jacket and stomped off out of Sanctuary.

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