Summary: When an old friend of Adam turns up craving revenge, it results in the capture of Bren/Shal, but is the love they hold for each other enough to keep them alive?
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters of Mutant X. Tribune Entertainment Co. owns the rights to these characters. But I do own any other characters.
Notes: Italics with indicate thought. Stars indicate time change or place.
Story by: Quest – shadowfox_fuse@yahoo.com, feel free to email me on any questions or well anything!
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Chapter 7: An old enemy returns
Shalimar hands were starting to hurt from being up over her head for so long. Her eyes were starting to get heavy, but the door suddenly opened, the light coming from the hallway hurt her eyes. She finally glanced back at the door and saw four men drag in a body. They brought him over to the opposite wall of Shalimar, and tied him up on the chain the same way they did Shalimar.
She finally caught a glance of the man's face, it was Brennan; his face was all bloody and could barely be recognized. Zan threw a roll of duck tape to one of the others. "Tape their mouths, he doesn't want them talking to each other."
Shalimar tried to dodge the tape coming towards her mouth but it was useless, she was tied and there was no way to get lose. Before the men left Zan stopped and put three of his fingers to his ear, listening to the voice in his earpiece. Zan finally turned to the other men, "turn on of the lights one, he wants them to see each other." As instructed one of them walked outside into the hallway and flipped a light switched. A small light hanging from the ceiling turned on. The light was dim but there was enough light to see everything.
The door shut and Shalimar struggled at her restraints, but it was no use the metal was to strong. She started mumbling at Brennan but he was too weak to move and just hung there. Shalimar was worried about what this mad man was going to do to them next, she wasn't quite sure if she wanted to know.
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It was about a half an hour after the men brought Brennan into the room that he was finally getting his strength back. He looked up and saw Shalimar staring at him, he moaned at her kind of asking her if she was ok. Shalimar was going to answer sort of, but the door flew open. The man that had interrogated them early stood in the doorway. Shalimar's eyes widened when she recognized him, she quickly looked at Brennan and began to struggle.
Brennan watched Zan walk over to her and he began to struggle to get to him, he mumbled something and Zan turned to him. "You shut the fuck up! I told you I was going to have fun with Miss Fox." As he pulled out a pocketknife and flipped it open.
He traced the back of the blade across her neck and leaned in closer to her ear. "You know I could kill you right now and you couldn't do a thing." Shalimar eyes opened in terror. "But that's no fun, a beautiful woman like yourself needs something more." The man slid the knife down her chest and slowly cut her shirt, showing more cleavage then she wanted to show.
Brennan knew what Zan was about to do and he was pissed, and started lunging forward him. Shalimar looked over at Brennan, knowing he couldn't help her. 'OH MY GOD HE'S GOING TO RAPE ME!' that's all that repeated through her head.
Zan's hands slid down her waist and underneath her shirt, lifting it higher to show her stomach area. "A girl like you needs to be taught a few things." Shalimar squealed at the thought of what he was about to do, tears started streaming down her face. His hands moved lower and lower until he reached the buttons on her jeans. She began to wiggle making it hard for him, "come on I know you want to, I've seen what you can do," Zan whispered referring to Brennan as he moved the knife up to her throat causing her to stop.
Brennan didn't stop; he was throwing himself at the man and swearing at him into the duck tape across his mouth. Shalimar started sobbing again, she closed her eyes as she felt her pants being unbuttoned. She waited for the fate that was bound to happen.
"ZAN STOP!" someone yelled from the door.
Zan jumped back from Shalimar and turned towards the door a man stood there, she was unable to focus on him, but there was something different about him. "Ah…Sir I was just…ah…"
"Save it, just leave!" Crawford ordered him. Zan huffed and started to leave the room, "I'll talk to you later."
"Yes sir," Zan hung his head and head out.
The mysterious man turned to the other guards, "un-cuff them and leave them in here for a while." They nodded and ran over to Shalimar and Brennan, un-cuffing their hands and ripping off the duck tape. The man stood in the bright light of the hallway and watched, "we'll talk later," he said as they all left the room shutting the door behind them.
Shalimar looked up at Brennan and ran over to him, throwing her self into his arms crying into his shoulder. "Shhh…its okay Shal," Brennan said soothing as he stroked her hair and slowly sat down still holding her in his arms.
"He…he was…gonna…" Shalimar couldn't finish.
"I know Shal, but you're okay now," Brennan tried to calm her. "I won't let anyone hurt you, trust me," he confessed to her.
Shalimar gripped Brennan in a stronger hug, not caring that her jeans where unbuttoned and her shirt was half cut off. "What…do…they…want from…us?" Shalimar asked Brennan as she slowly started regaining her composer.
"They want to know where Adam is," Brennan answered.
"But…why?" Shalimar asked still not understanding.
"I don't know Shal, I don't know," Brennan whispered kissing the top of her head gently.
Shalimar soon climbed in between Brennan's legs and tightened her death grip around his waist. "Why is it so damn cold?"
"I think we're in the Arctic or something," Brennan replied as he felt Shalimar shiver, he pulled her even closer if it was even possible. "If I'm right then it's going to be a long hike out of here," Brennan said trying to lighten the mood.
Shalimar smiled and looked up at him, her eyes were still glistening with tears. "Brennan…?"
"Ya…" he said softly.
"What if Zan comes back and tries…" Shalimar choked unable to finish her sentence.
"Trust me if he does which he won't, I'll kill him!" Brennan said angrily he looked down and Shalimar who was staring at him in disbelief. "Shal…" Brennan paused. "I would do anything to protect you even if it meant dying in the process."
Shalimar sat up off of Brennan's chest, "you don't mean that, do you?"
"Ya Shal I do!" Brennan told her.
"NO Brennan, I wouldn't want you to die for me I couldn't live with myself if you did," Shalimar explained. Brennan went to tell her other wise but Shalimar cut him off, "let's not talk about that right now, cause it's not going to happen," Shalimar huffed and leaned back down onto Brennan's chest trying to keep herself warm.
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Zan walked up to Crawford's door and knock quietly. "Come in," his deep voice replied. Zan opened the door slowly and entered. "Zan I am very disappointed in you," Crawford explained as he stood back faced towards Zan in front of several monitors.
"Sorry Sir, it'll never happen again," Zan replied standing right by the door as his eyes tried to focus in the dark office.
Crawford was silent for a minute; "I want you to bring both of them to the interrogation room in two hours. The cold should have gotten to them by then, and Adam will defiantly be worried about them." Crawford ordered.
"Yes Sir," Zan nodded.
"Also make sure they don't see or hear the other mutants in the other holding cells," Crawford said watching over the screens observing each holding cell.
"I will make sure of it Sir, is that all?" Zan asked wanting to leave.
Crawford thought for a second looking at Shalimar snuggled up on Brennan. "Yes, when you bring them to the room make sure Mr. Mulwray is chained to the wall and Miss Fox is handcuffed to a chair facing him," he explained.
Zan smiled in understanding them left the room, leaving Crawford by himself staring at the images. "I will get what I want, even if it means killing Adam's teammates Mr. Mulwray and Miss Fox," Crawford hissed.
TBC
A/N: I know I'm sooooooo evil! BUT CHANGE OF PLANS!! I've had a LOT of people say I should update more than 2 a week…………so I am. I'm gonna start posting every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I promise later chapters will be longer I SWEAR!! Don't forget to drop me a review!!!!!!!