Brennan regained consciousness in severe pain. He tried to keep his eyes
closed hoping he would drift back into sleep. It was too late. He opened
his eyes unhurriedly cringing at a sudden pain running down his left arm.
It took numerous minutes to focus his eyes.
He was in a very murky, damp room. There was an inch of water on the floor and he focused on an insignificant rat running past his feet. His whole body ached as a chill ran down his spine. He figured he was not out for very long, he was still soaked to the bone from the rain. His coat had been removed and he was strapped down into a freezing metal chair in the center of the room. From looking around, he gathered he was in an old basement to possibly a house. There was one window in the room that was painted black and covered with metal bars.
His wrist and feet were bonded to the chair with heavy rope. It was so tight it was digging into his wrist causing instant friction burns.
His eyebrows rose as he winced once again feeling the throbbing in his arm. He remembered the bastard slamming the trunk on his arm. The bone was not visible, but there was a sizeable lump in his forearm with severe bruising. He knew it was at least fractured. He gazed down at his comlink.
He didn't even have time to contemplate before he heard voices and an opening to a door.
"Well, our guest is awake" the man said obnoxiously.
"Just in time" the other man said.
Brennan squirmed in his seat but knew it was useless. His powers were ineffective.
"Mr. Mulwray, now is the time to contact your follow Mutant X members on your little ring gadget. Chop Chop!" The man said clapping.
Brennan just shot the man a look from hell. He had no idea why he was here but he knew that these men knew about Mutant X, his ring, and his powers. He chose to remain silent, as the man looked him up and down in disgust.
"Not so tuff now are you bad ass," the man said running his finger down Brennan's cheekbone.
Brennan squirmed again jerking his head away.
"If you think I will call my friends you are sadly mistaken" Brennan said still looking away. He wasn't doing anything till he knew more details of his circumstances.
"Oh you don't have to call your friends, just activate your ring."
"Fuck off" was all Brennan had to say before getting backhanded in the mouth. His lips busted open and Brennan looked back at the man with disgust before spitting blood on the ground.
"That is too bad Mr. Mulwray," the man said pulling a pair of clippers from his pocket. The man ran his finger up and down Brennan's arm causing him to flinch once again as the finger trailed over his fracture.
"If you are not going to activate your ring I guess you have no use for it" the man said lifting Brennan's ring finger up and placing it in-between the clipper blades.
"Now, are you going to contact Adam Kane freely or am I going to have to torment you first?"
"How the hell do you know Adam?" Brennan said in defense.
Wrong answer. Brennan always spoke to soon and this man seemed to take pleasure in pain.
The man sliced Brennan's finger off in one snip, sending his finger to the ground. His ring clanged on the basement floor.
Brennan let out a piercing scream, only pleasuring his assaulter that much more. Blood began to discharge from Brennan's finger, and the excruciating pain and sight of his blood pumping vigorously from his body sent him once again into darkness.
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"Where the hell is Brennan!" Adam cursed as he paced the lab. "I am so sick of his carelessness."
"Adam he is probably shacked up at some motel notel with some sleaze" Shalimar said yawning. She checked her watch and it was 7am.
Emma was sitting at the lab computer desk, and instantly tried to get a hit off Brennan to ease everyone's mind and her own.
"Adam, his comlink is off, I just traced his last location and it was at some club at the south side of town. Rough part of town I would like to add without trying to add more drama" Jesse said.
"Damn it!" Adam said slamming his fist into the wall. He took a deep breath and calmed down trying not to show his disappointment in Brennan. He considered Brennan like his son, and it troubled him that Brennan would treat them this way.
Emma instantaneously fell out of the chair landing without ease on the solid ground.
Jesse ran to her side and lifted her more-than-usual pale face.
"What is wrong Emma? Are you ill?" Jesse said with concern in his eyes.
Emma choked.
"No, not me, Brennan" she said.
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Brennan awoke to find himself on the ground being kicked. He must have blacked out for a moment. It was hard to focus his eyes once again. This time they were swollen almost completely shut. He sadly awoke to a harsh kick in the ribcage to hear a crack. He must have been in shock, because the crack he heard was a rib breaking, and he couldn't feel it. He was so cold. He wished he did call his Mutant X members for help. He was so confused and alone.
TBC
He was in a very murky, damp room. There was an inch of water on the floor and he focused on an insignificant rat running past his feet. His whole body ached as a chill ran down his spine. He figured he was not out for very long, he was still soaked to the bone from the rain. His coat had been removed and he was strapped down into a freezing metal chair in the center of the room. From looking around, he gathered he was in an old basement to possibly a house. There was one window in the room that was painted black and covered with metal bars.
His wrist and feet were bonded to the chair with heavy rope. It was so tight it was digging into his wrist causing instant friction burns.
His eyebrows rose as he winced once again feeling the throbbing in his arm. He remembered the bastard slamming the trunk on his arm. The bone was not visible, but there was a sizeable lump in his forearm with severe bruising. He knew it was at least fractured. He gazed down at his comlink.
He didn't even have time to contemplate before he heard voices and an opening to a door.
"Well, our guest is awake" the man said obnoxiously.
"Just in time" the other man said.
Brennan squirmed in his seat but knew it was useless. His powers were ineffective.
"Mr. Mulwray, now is the time to contact your follow Mutant X members on your little ring gadget. Chop Chop!" The man said clapping.
Brennan just shot the man a look from hell. He had no idea why he was here but he knew that these men knew about Mutant X, his ring, and his powers. He chose to remain silent, as the man looked him up and down in disgust.
"Not so tuff now are you bad ass," the man said running his finger down Brennan's cheekbone.
Brennan squirmed again jerking his head away.
"If you think I will call my friends you are sadly mistaken" Brennan said still looking away. He wasn't doing anything till he knew more details of his circumstances.
"Oh you don't have to call your friends, just activate your ring."
"Fuck off" was all Brennan had to say before getting backhanded in the mouth. His lips busted open and Brennan looked back at the man with disgust before spitting blood on the ground.
"That is too bad Mr. Mulwray," the man said pulling a pair of clippers from his pocket. The man ran his finger up and down Brennan's arm causing him to flinch once again as the finger trailed over his fracture.
"If you are not going to activate your ring I guess you have no use for it" the man said lifting Brennan's ring finger up and placing it in-between the clipper blades.
"Now, are you going to contact Adam Kane freely or am I going to have to torment you first?"
"How the hell do you know Adam?" Brennan said in defense.
Wrong answer. Brennan always spoke to soon and this man seemed to take pleasure in pain.
The man sliced Brennan's finger off in one snip, sending his finger to the ground. His ring clanged on the basement floor.
Brennan let out a piercing scream, only pleasuring his assaulter that much more. Blood began to discharge from Brennan's finger, and the excruciating pain and sight of his blood pumping vigorously from his body sent him once again into darkness.
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"Where the hell is Brennan!" Adam cursed as he paced the lab. "I am so sick of his carelessness."
"Adam he is probably shacked up at some motel notel with some sleaze" Shalimar said yawning. She checked her watch and it was 7am.
Emma was sitting at the lab computer desk, and instantly tried to get a hit off Brennan to ease everyone's mind and her own.
"Adam, his comlink is off, I just traced his last location and it was at some club at the south side of town. Rough part of town I would like to add without trying to add more drama" Jesse said.
"Damn it!" Adam said slamming his fist into the wall. He took a deep breath and calmed down trying not to show his disappointment in Brennan. He considered Brennan like his son, and it troubled him that Brennan would treat them this way.
Emma instantaneously fell out of the chair landing without ease on the solid ground.
Jesse ran to her side and lifted her more-than-usual pale face.
"What is wrong Emma? Are you ill?" Jesse said with concern in his eyes.
Emma choked.
"No, not me, Brennan" she said.
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Brennan awoke to find himself on the ground being kicked. He must have blacked out for a moment. It was hard to focus his eyes once again. This time they were swollen almost completely shut. He sadly awoke to a harsh kick in the ribcage to hear a crack. He must have been in shock, because the crack he heard was a rib breaking, and he couldn't feel it. He was so cold. He wished he did call his Mutant X members for help. He was so confused and alone.
TBC