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Part 8

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Jesse and Emma were cuddling in the corner of the room trying to keep warm when the door to their cell opened and Brennan and Shalimar were unceremoniously thrown in.

Moving over to them to see if they were alright Jesse was shocked to see how badly beaten they were "oh my god are you guys alright?" he asked as he assessed Brennan's injuries

"Yeah I'm fine check Shal" he said sitting up and grabbing his bleeding leg

"Emma is checking on her let me help you" Jesse replied ripping part of his shirt to use as a tourniquet. Brennan winced in pain as Jesse wrapped his leg "sorry"

"It's ok" Brennan replied trying to not to show how much pain he was actually in "Emma how is she?" he asked looking over at her as she worked on his wife

Emma didn't answer immediately because she was trying to stem the blood flow from Shalimar's shoulder "she is bleeding really badly from her shoulder and the cut on her stomach might be infected"

Frustrated Jesse punched the nearest wall, "we need to get out of here"

"Tell me about it" whispered Shalimar

"Shalimar are you alright?" asked her husband as he dragged himself over to her location on the floor

"I've been better" she replied as she rested her head on his good leg

"I'll be better when we get out of here" said Emma

"Amen to that" Shalimar added

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[Sanctuary]

Adam had been frantically trying to contact his team but to no avail. He was about to go out and get them himself until he realized that no one would be left to look after Alex. Deciding to use what resources he had on hand he contacted an old friend.

"Adam you are the last person I expected to hear from, how are you?"

"Right now Eric I am not good because my team has been captured by a mad man"

"Let me guess you need my team's services?"

"I'd go after them myself but...."

"But you don't like guns or violence right?"

"That and I need to watch Brennan and Shalimar's son"

"Oh, ok. Give me the address and photos of your people and my team and I will handle the rest"

"Thank you Eric"

"Hey I owe you one, remember?"

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Shalimar had begun to run a high fever and the wound on her shoulder had yet to stop bleeding. Brennan's leg was also showing signs of an infection but he was still better off than his wife.

"Ok here is the plan" said Brennan as he stroke his unconscious wife's hair "when they come and open the door we over power them, they won't be expecting it, and then we try and get as far away as possible"

"Brennan, no offense but that plan sucks" Emma replied

"We can't just sit here, we all need medical attention and I don't know about you but I would rather die trying to get away then go out hanging like a side of beef"

"He has a point Emma" Jesse added

"I am not saying he doesn't but how is Shalimar going to run away? Better yet Brennan how are you going to run because in case you hadn't noticed you have a hole in your leg"

"Now she a point" Jesse added again

"Thank you Jesse I have hole in my leg I am not deaf" sarcastically Brennan replied "We still..."

Suddenly gunfire could be heard in the outer hall of the building. The group got silent and waited as the sounds got closer and closer. The door being kicked in broke the silence as five men armed to the hilt burst into the room.

"Mutant X I presume?" Eric asked as he took in their appearance

"Yeah and you are?" Jesse asked

"A friend of Adam's he sent us to get you out"

"Well then let's get out of here" said Brennan as he tried to pick up Shalimar

"Sounds good, Brad grab Shalimar, Jackson help Brennan, Mike watch our six and John you're with me. Let's move"

The group was moving through the halls of the building when Holmes, Vance and three other men cut off their exit. "Damn, Mike double back and see if you can find us another exit" Eric yelled and the young man nodded in reply and doubled back the way they came

"We could help if these damn governors's weren't still active" said Jesse as he felt for the offensive device

"You mean this thing?" asked John holding up the governor release device "I found it in the room with the security guards" he added as he handed it to Jesse who released Emma's governor and her his.

Emma in turn took the device and removed Brennan and Shalimar's governor. His mutant powers released Brennan let the electricity flow through his hand as he aimed his hand right at Vance.

"Their governor's have been removed" he yelled to Holmes

"Really?" mocked Holmes as he fired his gun

Eric and John continued to exchange fire with Holmes and his men. Brennan had tired quickly because of the infection that raged through is body and was only able to periodically throw electricity at their captors.

"Eric there is a back wall with a window that leads into an alley but there is no door" said Mike as he rejoined the group

"We don't the door as long as the wall goes directly outside" interjected Jesse

"Alright everyone head back the way we came, Mike you take point. John and I have your six" Eric said as he pulled out a grenade yanked the pin and threw it down the hall before he and John moved down the hall

The grenade went off instantly killing two of the three men with Holmes and Vance and wounding the third. Holmes and Vance took off after the group as soon as it was clear. They managed to catch up to them just as Jesse was about to phase the wall. Firing wildly Vance managed to hit John in the arm but John still got his shot off striking Vance right between the eyes, killing him instantly.

Seeing Vance go down Holmes got desperate and made decided to make a suicide run at the group but as he moved out of his hiding place all he saw was a hand as it dropped a grenade into the room. Holmes watched as it rolled and stopped about a foot in front if him before exploding in his face.

After hearing the explosion Eric turned to his team "let's get them home"

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TBC...I love being evil!! Let me know what you think.