Chapter 5:
Author's Note: It's coming, it's coming, lol. I'm having massive issues with my computer, so please, be patient. And I'm glad people like my OC, there's always such a danger there I think.
Disclaimer: it'd be cool if I owned em, but I don't.
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Jesse squared his shoulders and set his jaw a the man leading the GS agents. He was an elemental Mutant X had come across before. His dark, beady eyes were alight, shimmering with mirth. "So we're back here again Kilmartin. Isn't that interesting?"
Jesse shrugged. "I seem to remember the last time we met you ended up running away with your tail between your legs Oz. So yeah, interesting for me, bad for you."
Oz, the new mutant, sneered, his hands clenching into fists at his sides. "Sure, you had the upper hand, thanks to your friend Mulray. But he's not here now. It's just you and me."
"Oh well, then I'm just quaking in my boots."
"We'll see. You two," he said , motioning to two agents behind him, his eyes never wavering. "Get Wallace, I'll deal with him. Eckhart wants to talk to her."
The two agents turned to Max, who had slowly gotten to her feet. She ducked her head, her hair slipping down over her eyes and she peered through the locks with an icy glare. "Don't touch me," she growled. She cupped her hand at her hip willing the spark that leapt to her palm to grow. The sparks grew to a rather substantial ball of flames encircling her hand. "I was wrong and you haven't held up your end of the bargain, so we're not going anywhere."
The fire reflected in her eyes as it shot forth, roaring with intensity. The two GS agents spun and fled away. The tail of one's coat began to smolder. Oz was staring at her, mouth open.
Jesse took full advantage of the opportunity. He launched at the other mutant, slamming a fist firmly into the bigger man's gut. Oz grunted, doubling over, and Jesse struck him with a solid back kick. The GS agent stumbled back, clutching at his stomach, his eyes blazing.
Meanwhile Max was dealing with the other two. The flames in her hands suddenly died, and she was stuck by a wave of nausea. Her hands fell, and a feral leapt at her, landing on her back and driving her to the ground. She rolled onto her back, stretching back with her leg so it wrapped around his throat. The mutant was flung away, landing easily on his feet as Max clambered up. Her chest heaved and she put up two trembling fists. She wouldn't go down without making them know they'd been in a fight.
It seemed that Oz had had enough. He blocked Jesse's left jab and shoved the smaller man back. His right hand suddenly seemed to slicker, and Jesse felt the ground beneath his feet tremble. He braced his legs as Oz's powers caused the ground to shift again, more violently this time. A fissure opened in the pavement and Jesse had to leap away.
He tried to get near Oz, but it was near impossible. Every step he took was blocked by a new wall of earth. The ground pitched and Jesse stumbled, falling heavily to his knees. Oz laughed. The member of Mutant X grunted, forcing himself to rise again. This time when the ground rose beneath him he was ready, and he used it to help propel himself in the air, landing beside Oz. He drove his fist into his temple. The ground stopped as Oz's focus was impaired. Jesse didn't notice the psyonic sneaking up behind him, but Max did.
"No!" She rushed him, launching herself onto his back and clamping her palms to his temples. Jesse turned, his attention now gone from Oz, who was still writhing on the ground. The mutant was convulsing, eyes rolled back into his head. His mouth hung agape, small flecks of saliva flinging around. Max hung on, though she too seemed affected, her face twisted. The scream that ripped through her broke his reverie and he finally moved. He tackled them, forcing both to the ground, and he rolled quickly away from Max.
He hurried over to them. Max was pale, her breathing shallow. He placed a hand over her heart, and he could feel her heart thumping crazily. Assuring himself that she was indeed alive he turned to her victim. His face was contorted, skin pale and hollow. There was no comforting beating of his heart. His eyes sunk in a way that made him seem like he had been dead for days, instead of moments.
Oz crept behind Jesse. He slammed the toe of his boot into his head. The blonde molecular slumped to the ground unconscious. Oz stared at his fallen comrade, feeling his stomach roll uneasily. He pointed to Max, "Someone take her, but be careful, don't touch her skin." Two agents approached but neither seemed thrilled by the situation. Oz himself picked Jesse up by his shirt, half dragging him unceremoniously through the street.
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"Ugh," Jesse groaned. He blinked. Gray walls and sterile faces met his eyes. He knew almost immediately where he was, a lab at Genomex. He was strapped into a lab chair, doctors milling around him. His head hurt and his neck was stiff, but he slowly turned his head. Max was beside him, though she was still unconscious.
Then he saw Mason Eckhart standing beside Oz at the entrance of the lab. They came in once they noticed Jesse was awake. "How do you feel Kilmartin?" Oz taunted.
"Like I want another chance at kicking your ass Oz."
Mason chuckled. "Adam picks ones with spines I'll give him that much. Unfortunately for you Mr. Kilmartin I place no such faith in that trait among my mutants. Hence why we've equipped you and you friend here with sub-dermal governors. I can assure you that we can make life highly unpleasant for the both of you."
"I don't think you need machines for that Eckhart," Max's voice piped up.
"Ah, Ms. Wallace, how nice of you to join us. I hear you managed to eliminate one of my men. I don't appreciate such insubordination. You after all, are the one who promised me Mutant X." She flinched as Jesse shot her a cold look.
"I was wrong. You were never going to go through with our deal were you? Just wish I had realized it sooner."
"You will still help me Ms. Wallace. I still need the last component I hired you to retrieve."
"Go to hell." Eckhart nodded to the technician across the room. Intense pain coursed through her entire body. Her fists clenched and her back arched against the chair. When the pain stopped she was sweating, her fingers trembling.
Eckhart shook his head. "Get them out of here. We have other matters to deal with at the moment. They can wait, for a time." He turned, waving them away with a flick of his wrist. Oz smiled grimly as he and another agent undid the strapped Jesse and Max. he yanked Max out of the chair and only his grip on her jacket kept her from falling as her knees buckled. He grunted, and yanked her up till she was standing uneasily on her own feet.
Jesse and Max walked in single file between two agents. Oz flanked them, keeping a wary eye on his two charges. They were walking along a glass enclosed hall surrounding the room with the stasis pods. Inside a young girl was being examined by a lab tech. Max did a double take. She stopped dead and Jesse almost ran into her. She wheeled, pressing her hands up to the glass. She pounded on it. "Jackie! Jackie no!"
Oz reached for her, but she lashed out viciously. "get the fuck away from me! Jackie!" Oz sighed and pressed a button on the remote he carried. Max jerked and she screamed. She went down on one knee, her hands clawing at the back of her neck. Jesse tensed, wanting to help her, but two GS agents blocked his path.
"Behave," OZ growled, finally releasing the button. "Get up." Max glared at him. "I said get up!" She drew herself up, squaring her shoulders. She would not be dragged along like some beaten mongrel. She took her place behind Jesse and they marched on, though she never stopped looking at the girl beyond the glass.
They were dumped in a cold, gray holding room. Jesse sat heavily on a bare cot, folding his arms across his chest. He wanted to yell at Max, wanted some sort of explanation, but the words died on his lips when he looked at her face. Her skin was almost gray, her eyes sunken and hollow. The moment the doors closed she sank to the floor. Max sat on her knees, palms flat down on the concrete, her forehead pressed to the floor.
God she hurt. Her stomach clenched sporadically and her vision swam. Her body felt like rubber and it felt like her head was going to explode. Her breathing was raspy. Jesse stood from his seat and started over, but Max stopped him, holding up her hand and shaking her head. "Don't," she gasped. Jesse stopped. "Just…..stay away."
She lifted her head off the cement. Her shoulders shook as her entire body convulsed. Dark liquid spilled from her mouth as she wretched. Max wiped her mouth with the back of her hand, leaving a dark crimson trail. She got off her knees and leaned up against the wall, drawing her knees to her chest. She was shaking and her heart raced. Her skin was an unhealthy palor.
"Was that…...?" Jesse asked quietly, his voice trailing off.
"Yeah," she said, her voice clipped. She leaned her head against her forearms, rocking slowly on her heels. "It happens sometimes, like after you. When I take too much." She looked up momentarily. "He's dead isn't he?" Jesse nodded silently.
"I could feel it, feel him. I felt him grasping at it. A part of me felt like I was dying too." She shuddered.
"Have you ever, killed, anyone before?"
Her voice was strained and tears sprang to her eyes. "No. But I've never felt so out of control of it either. And what's worse is that I can hear him, even now, in my head. I can hear so many voices and I can't stop it."
"You absorbed a psyonic. My guess is that he was a telempath, like Emma. You're feeling the people around you, their thoughts, their raw emotions. Try to just focus on one. Why don't you focus on Jackie?"
Her gaze narrowed, but the trembling of her body slackened. "I'm sorry Jesse. I thought I could handle it. I thought I could handle Eckhart on my own, but I was wrong. I'm sorry I was so stupid and I'm sorry you and yours got pulled into the middle of it. I didn't care what he did to me but, I never thought he'd go after Jackie. She's my sister Jesse. I told Eckhart I didn't care what he tried to do to me, then he kidnapped my sister. He said he'd kill her. I had no choice."
"There are always choices. You could have asked for our help. You could have……"
"I couldn't risk it Jesse! I didn't know you, not really and then at the Underground I called him. Eckhart was going to kill her, no matter what I did, so I offered him you, I offered him Mutant X. I never planned to go through with it, but you came at the bar and then all this. I'm so sorry. I just wanted to save her, make things right."
"Your sister?" He repeated blankly.
"Half sister," she amended quietly. "We have the same father, different mothers. She, she doesn't know, about me, about what I am. I have to get her out. She has nothing to do with this." He watched a sob coursed through her, though she still didn't make a sound. He moved toward her, quietly sliding down beside her, till they sat, shoulder to shoulder. He wanted to put his arm around her, something to assure her they would get out, but he didn't dare risk it. Still, Max understood the sentiment and let out a slow, shuddering breath.
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You know this is a long shot, right Adam?" Brennan asked dryly. He couldn't believe they were again sitting, waiting for Eckhart to make his move, or more accurately, waiting for Max to make hers.
"It's the only shot we've got at the moment Brennan. Max can tell us where Eckhart's holding Jesse. With a member of Mutant X captured in Genomex he'll have heightened security all over. We won't be able to just waltz in, grab Jesse and get out." Adam's source had given him information regarding the last potential target. Emma, Shal and Bren had taken the Helix and were waiting.
Max glared one last time at the three GSA who had brought her to the secured complex. Eckhart had been very specific. She was to get in, get the component and get out in ten minutes, no longer. If she tried anything Jackie and Jesse would pay the price. She had almost refused, till the head of Genomex had activated Jesse's sub-dermal governor, sending the blonde molecular to the ground.
She slipped silently into the building, trotting down the hall to the door at the end. The moment she stepped inside she slowed, holding her hands above her head defensively. Her eyes scanned the darkness. She could feel them, lurking in the shadows, Brennan's disdain, Shal's burning anger and Emma's uncertainty. "You may as well come out," she said carefully. "I won't run."
"Better not," Brennan warned icily, stepping out of the shadows behind a counter. His fingers sparked. "You might not like it." Shal approached from Max's left, eyes flashing feral, a dangerous curl to her lip. Emma came from the right, head tilted, like she was trying to read her.
"You're coming with us," Shal told her.
Max shook her head. "I can't.."
"Yes, you are."
"If I do, Eckhart will hurt Jesse, maybe even kill him." Max took a step back, shoulders hunching defensively despite herself.
Brennan rolled his eyes and laughed. "Why the hell should we believe you? You're the one who handed him over to Eckhart in the first place."
"It's not like you think," Max started. She blinked slowly. The room was tilting crazily. "Jesse was just in the wrong place at the wrong time."
"Funny how that works, isn't it?" Shal growled.
Emma stared hard at Max. Adam was right, the girl was weakening quickly. Her mind was tired, muddled. Her eyes were sunken and didn't seem to focus on anything in the room. Max looked at Emma, though her words were meant for all three. "Here," she dug a slip of paper from her pocket. "This is a plan of Genomex. I showed on it where they're holding Jesse. I also got the security code for the cell. Take it." Brennan hesitated. "I know you believe me Emma, I can feel it." The three new mutants shot her a collective strange look. "Pysionic," she shrugged.
"Max," Emma began slowly. "Adam finished running his tests on the samples he took from you. He said that………"
"I know Emma," she nodded.
"Come with us. Adam can help you."
"I can't." Emma nodded slowly. She'd known the answer, but still had to ask the question.
Emma slowly reached out and took the paper. "I have to go." Max turned, hurrying out of the room. Emma laid a restraining hand on Brennan's forearm.
"Let her go Bren. Come on, let's give this info to Adam. Sooner we do that, sooner we can get Jesse out."
Chapter 5
Short, I know, but I was kind of stuck on this one. Please leave reviews, they're always appreciated. I'll try to get the next out soon, and it may be the last chapter. Thinking about doing a sequel and bringing Max back for it and would like some feedback.
Author's Note: It's coming, it's coming, lol. I'm having massive issues with my computer, so please, be patient. And I'm glad people like my OC, there's always such a danger there I think.
Disclaimer: it'd be cool if I owned em, but I don't.
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Jesse squared his shoulders and set his jaw a the man leading the GS agents. He was an elemental Mutant X had come across before. His dark, beady eyes were alight, shimmering with mirth. "So we're back here again Kilmartin. Isn't that interesting?"
Jesse shrugged. "I seem to remember the last time we met you ended up running away with your tail between your legs Oz. So yeah, interesting for me, bad for you."
Oz, the new mutant, sneered, his hands clenching into fists at his sides. "Sure, you had the upper hand, thanks to your friend Mulray. But he's not here now. It's just you and me."
"Oh well, then I'm just quaking in my boots."
"We'll see. You two," he said , motioning to two agents behind him, his eyes never wavering. "Get Wallace, I'll deal with him. Eckhart wants to talk to her."
The two agents turned to Max, who had slowly gotten to her feet. She ducked her head, her hair slipping down over her eyes and she peered through the locks with an icy glare. "Don't touch me," she growled. She cupped her hand at her hip willing the spark that leapt to her palm to grow. The sparks grew to a rather substantial ball of flames encircling her hand. "I was wrong and you haven't held up your end of the bargain, so we're not going anywhere."
The fire reflected in her eyes as it shot forth, roaring with intensity. The two GS agents spun and fled away. The tail of one's coat began to smolder. Oz was staring at her, mouth open.
Jesse took full advantage of the opportunity. He launched at the other mutant, slamming a fist firmly into the bigger man's gut. Oz grunted, doubling over, and Jesse struck him with a solid back kick. The GS agent stumbled back, clutching at his stomach, his eyes blazing.
Meanwhile Max was dealing with the other two. The flames in her hands suddenly died, and she was stuck by a wave of nausea. Her hands fell, and a feral leapt at her, landing on her back and driving her to the ground. She rolled onto her back, stretching back with her leg so it wrapped around his throat. The mutant was flung away, landing easily on his feet as Max clambered up. Her chest heaved and she put up two trembling fists. She wouldn't go down without making them know they'd been in a fight.
It seemed that Oz had had enough. He blocked Jesse's left jab and shoved the smaller man back. His right hand suddenly seemed to slicker, and Jesse felt the ground beneath his feet tremble. He braced his legs as Oz's powers caused the ground to shift again, more violently this time. A fissure opened in the pavement and Jesse had to leap away.
He tried to get near Oz, but it was near impossible. Every step he took was blocked by a new wall of earth. The ground pitched and Jesse stumbled, falling heavily to his knees. Oz laughed. The member of Mutant X grunted, forcing himself to rise again. This time when the ground rose beneath him he was ready, and he used it to help propel himself in the air, landing beside Oz. He drove his fist into his temple. The ground stopped as Oz's focus was impaired. Jesse didn't notice the psyonic sneaking up behind him, but Max did.
"No!" She rushed him, launching herself onto his back and clamping her palms to his temples. Jesse turned, his attention now gone from Oz, who was still writhing on the ground. The mutant was convulsing, eyes rolled back into his head. His mouth hung agape, small flecks of saliva flinging around. Max hung on, though she too seemed affected, her face twisted. The scream that ripped through her broke his reverie and he finally moved. He tackled them, forcing both to the ground, and he rolled quickly away from Max.
He hurried over to them. Max was pale, her breathing shallow. He placed a hand over her heart, and he could feel her heart thumping crazily. Assuring himself that she was indeed alive he turned to her victim. His face was contorted, skin pale and hollow. There was no comforting beating of his heart. His eyes sunk in a way that made him seem like he had been dead for days, instead of moments.
Oz crept behind Jesse. He slammed the toe of his boot into his head. The blonde molecular slumped to the ground unconscious. Oz stared at his fallen comrade, feeling his stomach roll uneasily. He pointed to Max, "Someone take her, but be careful, don't touch her skin." Two agents approached but neither seemed thrilled by the situation. Oz himself picked Jesse up by his shirt, half dragging him unceremoniously through the street.
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"Ugh," Jesse groaned. He blinked. Gray walls and sterile faces met his eyes. He knew almost immediately where he was, a lab at Genomex. He was strapped into a lab chair, doctors milling around him. His head hurt and his neck was stiff, but he slowly turned his head. Max was beside him, though she was still unconscious.
Then he saw Mason Eckhart standing beside Oz at the entrance of the lab. They came in once they noticed Jesse was awake. "How do you feel Kilmartin?" Oz taunted.
"Like I want another chance at kicking your ass Oz."
Mason chuckled. "Adam picks ones with spines I'll give him that much. Unfortunately for you Mr. Kilmartin I place no such faith in that trait among my mutants. Hence why we've equipped you and you friend here with sub-dermal governors. I can assure you that we can make life highly unpleasant for the both of you."
"I don't think you need machines for that Eckhart," Max's voice piped up.
"Ah, Ms. Wallace, how nice of you to join us. I hear you managed to eliminate one of my men. I don't appreciate such insubordination. You after all, are the one who promised me Mutant X." She flinched as Jesse shot her a cold look.
"I was wrong. You were never going to go through with our deal were you? Just wish I had realized it sooner."
"You will still help me Ms. Wallace. I still need the last component I hired you to retrieve."
"Go to hell." Eckhart nodded to the technician across the room. Intense pain coursed through her entire body. Her fists clenched and her back arched against the chair. When the pain stopped she was sweating, her fingers trembling.
Eckhart shook his head. "Get them out of here. We have other matters to deal with at the moment. They can wait, for a time." He turned, waving them away with a flick of his wrist. Oz smiled grimly as he and another agent undid the strapped Jesse and Max. he yanked Max out of the chair and only his grip on her jacket kept her from falling as her knees buckled. He grunted, and yanked her up till she was standing uneasily on her own feet.
Jesse and Max walked in single file between two agents. Oz flanked them, keeping a wary eye on his two charges. They were walking along a glass enclosed hall surrounding the room with the stasis pods. Inside a young girl was being examined by a lab tech. Max did a double take. She stopped dead and Jesse almost ran into her. She wheeled, pressing her hands up to the glass. She pounded on it. "Jackie! Jackie no!"
Oz reached for her, but she lashed out viciously. "get the fuck away from me! Jackie!" Oz sighed and pressed a button on the remote he carried. Max jerked and she screamed. She went down on one knee, her hands clawing at the back of her neck. Jesse tensed, wanting to help her, but two GS agents blocked his path.
"Behave," OZ growled, finally releasing the button. "Get up." Max glared at him. "I said get up!" She drew herself up, squaring her shoulders. She would not be dragged along like some beaten mongrel. She took her place behind Jesse and they marched on, though she never stopped looking at the girl beyond the glass.
They were dumped in a cold, gray holding room. Jesse sat heavily on a bare cot, folding his arms across his chest. He wanted to yell at Max, wanted some sort of explanation, but the words died on his lips when he looked at her face. Her skin was almost gray, her eyes sunken and hollow. The moment the doors closed she sank to the floor. Max sat on her knees, palms flat down on the concrete, her forehead pressed to the floor.
God she hurt. Her stomach clenched sporadically and her vision swam. Her body felt like rubber and it felt like her head was going to explode. Her breathing was raspy. Jesse stood from his seat and started over, but Max stopped him, holding up her hand and shaking her head. "Don't," she gasped. Jesse stopped. "Just…..stay away."
She lifted her head off the cement. Her shoulders shook as her entire body convulsed. Dark liquid spilled from her mouth as she wretched. Max wiped her mouth with the back of her hand, leaving a dark crimson trail. She got off her knees and leaned up against the wall, drawing her knees to her chest. She was shaking and her heart raced. Her skin was an unhealthy palor.
"Was that…...?" Jesse asked quietly, his voice trailing off.
"Yeah," she said, her voice clipped. She leaned her head against her forearms, rocking slowly on her heels. "It happens sometimes, like after you. When I take too much." She looked up momentarily. "He's dead isn't he?" Jesse nodded silently.
"I could feel it, feel him. I felt him grasping at it. A part of me felt like I was dying too." She shuddered.
"Have you ever, killed, anyone before?"
Her voice was strained and tears sprang to her eyes. "No. But I've never felt so out of control of it either. And what's worse is that I can hear him, even now, in my head. I can hear so many voices and I can't stop it."
"You absorbed a psyonic. My guess is that he was a telempath, like Emma. You're feeling the people around you, their thoughts, their raw emotions. Try to just focus on one. Why don't you focus on Jackie?"
Her gaze narrowed, but the trembling of her body slackened. "I'm sorry Jesse. I thought I could handle it. I thought I could handle Eckhart on my own, but I was wrong. I'm sorry I was so stupid and I'm sorry you and yours got pulled into the middle of it. I didn't care what he did to me but, I never thought he'd go after Jackie. She's my sister Jesse. I told Eckhart I didn't care what he tried to do to me, then he kidnapped my sister. He said he'd kill her. I had no choice."
"There are always choices. You could have asked for our help. You could have……"
"I couldn't risk it Jesse! I didn't know you, not really and then at the Underground I called him. Eckhart was going to kill her, no matter what I did, so I offered him you, I offered him Mutant X. I never planned to go through with it, but you came at the bar and then all this. I'm so sorry. I just wanted to save her, make things right."
"Your sister?" He repeated blankly.
"Half sister," she amended quietly. "We have the same father, different mothers. She, she doesn't know, about me, about what I am. I have to get her out. She has nothing to do with this." He watched a sob coursed through her, though she still didn't make a sound. He moved toward her, quietly sliding down beside her, till they sat, shoulder to shoulder. He wanted to put his arm around her, something to assure her they would get out, but he didn't dare risk it. Still, Max understood the sentiment and let out a slow, shuddering breath.
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You know this is a long shot, right Adam?" Brennan asked dryly. He couldn't believe they were again sitting, waiting for Eckhart to make his move, or more accurately, waiting for Max to make hers.
"It's the only shot we've got at the moment Brennan. Max can tell us where Eckhart's holding Jesse. With a member of Mutant X captured in Genomex he'll have heightened security all over. We won't be able to just waltz in, grab Jesse and get out." Adam's source had given him information regarding the last potential target. Emma, Shal and Bren had taken the Helix and were waiting.
Max glared one last time at the three GSA who had brought her to the secured complex. Eckhart had been very specific. She was to get in, get the component and get out in ten minutes, no longer. If she tried anything Jackie and Jesse would pay the price. She had almost refused, till the head of Genomex had activated Jesse's sub-dermal governor, sending the blonde molecular to the ground.
She slipped silently into the building, trotting down the hall to the door at the end. The moment she stepped inside she slowed, holding her hands above her head defensively. Her eyes scanned the darkness. She could feel them, lurking in the shadows, Brennan's disdain, Shal's burning anger and Emma's uncertainty. "You may as well come out," she said carefully. "I won't run."
"Better not," Brennan warned icily, stepping out of the shadows behind a counter. His fingers sparked. "You might not like it." Shal approached from Max's left, eyes flashing feral, a dangerous curl to her lip. Emma came from the right, head tilted, like she was trying to read her.
"You're coming with us," Shal told her.
Max shook her head. "I can't.."
"Yes, you are."
"If I do, Eckhart will hurt Jesse, maybe even kill him." Max took a step back, shoulders hunching defensively despite herself.
Brennan rolled his eyes and laughed. "Why the hell should we believe you? You're the one who handed him over to Eckhart in the first place."
"It's not like you think," Max started. She blinked slowly. The room was tilting crazily. "Jesse was just in the wrong place at the wrong time."
"Funny how that works, isn't it?" Shal growled.
Emma stared hard at Max. Adam was right, the girl was weakening quickly. Her mind was tired, muddled. Her eyes were sunken and didn't seem to focus on anything in the room. Max looked at Emma, though her words were meant for all three. "Here," she dug a slip of paper from her pocket. "This is a plan of Genomex. I showed on it where they're holding Jesse. I also got the security code for the cell. Take it." Brennan hesitated. "I know you believe me Emma, I can feel it." The three new mutants shot her a collective strange look. "Pysionic," she shrugged.
"Max," Emma began slowly. "Adam finished running his tests on the samples he took from you. He said that………"
"I know Emma," she nodded.
"Come with us. Adam can help you."
"I can't." Emma nodded slowly. She'd known the answer, but still had to ask the question.
Emma slowly reached out and took the paper. "I have to go." Max turned, hurrying out of the room. Emma laid a restraining hand on Brennan's forearm.
"Let her go Bren. Come on, let's give this info to Adam. Sooner we do that, sooner we can get Jesse out."
Chapter 5
Short, I know, but I was kind of stuck on this one. Please leave reviews, they're always appreciated. I'll try to get the next out soon, and it may be the last chapter. Thinking about doing a sequel and bringing Max back for it and would like some feedback.