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 14: Something gone wrong
Zan barged into the lab, drawing his gun from its holster, "why Miss Fox, how did you get out?" Zan asked pointing the gun at her back.
Shalimar heard him cock the gun, and she slowly turned around. "Wouldn't you like to know?" she said with a menacing smile on her face.
Zan chuckled, and stepped closer. "You are one sarcastic girl, Shalimar."
"You haven't seen sarcastic just yet," Shalimar eyes, flashed a bright golden.
Zan smiled, "I see someone has taken off your governor. This should be interesting."
"Yes very," Shalimar growled stepping forward.
"I don't think so, my pretty little kitty. You're down to you ninth life," Zan told her pointing the gun straight at her face.
Shalimar stopped and stared at the gun pointed at her face. It suddenly hit her that she had seen this scene before; Riley had shown it to her. She knew with in a few seconds the gun was going to go off. Shalimar quickly glanced around, there was nowhere for her to go, if she did jump out of the way he could still shoot her or even Brennan.
"Hmm…I really don't want to destroy that beautiful face of yours, so I think right in the heart will do the job." Zan said lowering the gun a little.
Shalimar froze; she closed her eyes and awaited her fate. She heard the gunshot, she expected to feel the bullet enter into her body but there was nothing. Shalimar slowly opened her eyes and saw Zan crumbling down onto his knee's dropping the gun beside him.
She glanced up and saw Ashley's figure in the door wait lowering her gun to her side. She smiled and took off running down the hall, to finish the rest of her business.
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Crawford stood at the computer waiting for the computer's web cam to connect with Adam's.
Adam sat working hard at the formula; he had taken Emma's advice well actually her order and had gotten some sleep. To his amazement he was feeling more up to the task at hand, when the computer beeped. He knew immediately that it was Crawford.
"What is it?" Adam asked bitterly.
"Ouch, so harsh," Crawford said with a smile.
"Ya well get use to it," Adam bit back.
Crawford just chuckled, "I was wonder how you progress was done."
"Fine, you should have results in another hour or so," Adam told him.
"That's not good enough Adam," Crawford said shaking his head.
"Ya well this is the best I can do," Adam replied.
Crawford was about to reply when an alarm sound through the halls and room. "What the hell?" Crawford started looking around confused.
Adam could hear the alarm, "Crawford what is that?"
Crawford turned around and quickly disconnected his conversation will Adam.
Adam saw the screen go black, "SHIT!!"
Jesse and Emma entered the lab just in time to hear Adam, "what's wrong Adam?" Jesse asked.
"Something happened at Crawford's compound. All I heard were alarms sounding off," Adam explained.
"Maybe Shal and Brennan escaped," Emma, said hopefully as Jesse put his arm around her waist.
Adam sighed, "let's hope you're right."
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The guards had finally reached one of the alarms and pulled it down. Riley, Vince, and Shannon came to an intersection. "Shit, which way Vince?" Riley asked hearing the alarm sound off.
"Ahh…left. No right…no left," Vince started to argue with himself. "Left…right…left…right." He gave a low growl then a hiss and began chasing himself in the middle of the hallway.
Shannon and Riley just shook their heads and laughed at the sight of him.
"No left…no right…left…right." He continued in between growling and hissing at himself.
Shannon stepped up and tapped him on his way by. He stopped panting from chasing himself. Without warning Shannon hit Vince upside the head, "which WAY?" she demanded.
"Right," Vince decided and began running in that direction with the girls right on his heels.
TBC
A/N: Well it's not really a cliffhanger…. Well maybe a lil…LOL! You gotta admit I've remembered to update every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Hope it's still keeping your attention. Please REVIEW!!!