Jack Kincaid watched Brennan from the control room on the first floor of the nightclub. "Come on Brennan. A little further." he said as Brennan moved into the room below. As Brennan reached the centre of the room he said, "Now!"
Beside Kincaid, Paul Smith flicked the controls for the sprinkler system. In the room below, Brennan gave a startled, "What the..?" as the sprinklers came on all around him. Fear hit him as his powers were effectively neutralised and he spun around to make a run for the door, but the door was covered by a force field. He looked desperately for another way out but the other door on the far side of the room was also blocked by a force field. Helpless, Brennan could only stand as the water cascaded down all around him. By the time it eventually stopped he was thoroughly soaked. The force fields on the doors winked out and a number of men and women entered the room. Among them was Jack Kincaid.
"Sorry about the reception but I've heard your powers are quite formidable." said Kincaid.
"What do you want?" asked Brennan a little aggressively, annoyed now by the soaking.
"I want to offer you a job." replied Kincaid with a faint smile.
"No thanks, I already have a job." said Brennan.
"Working for that do-gooder Adam Kane?" asked Kincaid. "He's holding you back Brennan, stopping you achieving your full potential."
"And you wouldn't, I suppose." said Brennan.
"I can help you become much more powerful than you are now." said Kincaid. "Just as I've helped these people."
Brennan flicked a glance around the men and women standing in front of the doors. "Why?" he asked.
"You know what it's like to take something just because you wanted it. And it was easy too because of your power." said Kincaid, referring to Brennan's past. "With what I can do to your power you could have whatever you want, anytime you want it."
Brennan stirred uneasily. This was beginning to sound too much like Gabriel Ashlocke and he liked it less by the minute. "I gave that life up when I joined Adam." he said. "Whatever scheme you've got going, I don't want to be a part of it."
"I'm afraid you don't have much choice." said Kincaid menacingly. "Get him!"
Three men and a woman moved forward, their eyes flashing amber. Brennan took a deep breath to steady himself. He may not have his power but he still had his martial arts experience to count on. Unfortunately it wasn't enough. The ferals were all stronger and faster than anything he had previously come up against, including Shalimar, and it wasn't long before they had him pinned down on the floor.
"It would have been so much better if you had cooperated but you will join us nonetheless." said Kincaid. He knelt next to Brennan and injected something into his shoulder. "Soon you will be one of us." he said, standing up.
"What have you given me?" demanded Brennan.
"Something to boost your powers." replied Kincaid. He signalled the ferals and they forced Brennan to his feet and dragged him from the room.
Beside Kincaid, Paul Smith flicked the controls for the sprinkler system. In the room below, Brennan gave a startled, "What the..?" as the sprinklers came on all around him. Fear hit him as his powers were effectively neutralised and he spun around to make a run for the door, but the door was covered by a force field. He looked desperately for another way out but the other door on the far side of the room was also blocked by a force field. Helpless, Brennan could only stand as the water cascaded down all around him. By the time it eventually stopped he was thoroughly soaked. The force fields on the doors winked out and a number of men and women entered the room. Among them was Jack Kincaid.
"Sorry about the reception but I've heard your powers are quite formidable." said Kincaid.
"What do you want?" asked Brennan a little aggressively, annoyed now by the soaking.
"I want to offer you a job." replied Kincaid with a faint smile.
"No thanks, I already have a job." said Brennan.
"Working for that do-gooder Adam Kane?" asked Kincaid. "He's holding you back Brennan, stopping you achieving your full potential."
"And you wouldn't, I suppose." said Brennan.
"I can help you become much more powerful than you are now." said Kincaid. "Just as I've helped these people."
Brennan flicked a glance around the men and women standing in front of the doors. "Why?" he asked.
"You know what it's like to take something just because you wanted it. And it was easy too because of your power." said Kincaid, referring to Brennan's past. "With what I can do to your power you could have whatever you want, anytime you want it."
Brennan stirred uneasily. This was beginning to sound too much like Gabriel Ashlocke and he liked it less by the minute. "I gave that life up when I joined Adam." he said. "Whatever scheme you've got going, I don't want to be a part of it."
"I'm afraid you don't have much choice." said Kincaid menacingly. "Get him!"
Three men and a woman moved forward, their eyes flashing amber. Brennan took a deep breath to steady himself. He may not have his power but he still had his martial arts experience to count on. Unfortunately it wasn't enough. The ferals were all stronger and faster than anything he had previously come up against, including Shalimar, and it wasn't long before they had him pinned down on the floor.
"It would have been so much better if you had cooperated but you will join us nonetheless." said Kincaid. He knelt next to Brennan and injected something into his shoulder. "Soon you will be one of us." he said, standing up.
"What have you given me?" demanded Brennan.
"Something to boost your powers." replied Kincaid. He signalled the ferals and they forced Brennan to his feet and dragged him from the room.