Disclaimer: I do not own Mutant X, Tribune Entertainment, Marvel Comics, and Fireworks do.

Author's Notes: This is the 5th in the Sierra Series.sorry this is the only stories I've been able to focus on lately. Also, just so everyone knows I've been in USA patriotic mode since Sept 11th, hence all the red, white, and blue and such you might read about. Also, the angels.well that's for my friend's mom.

Newer Author's Note: Just to let all of the annoying anonymous reviewers (and you know who you are!) know that you are annoying and if you like my stories.but not how this one's going so far then maybe you should wait to see how it turns out because I can tell you that their journey's just beginning.this story's going to be quite a bit longer than "The Struggle" and "Unconditional Love".and plus Riley and Quest like the characters so there!

Dedication: This story is actually dedicated to a few people. First of all to Riley (you know who you are!) for being so great! Second, for Quest who is also great for reading my stories! Third, for Ian (who will probably NEVER read this!) because he got me thru my math workshop! (Thank god! I hate math soooo much!). And lastly to one of my best friends, Carla, just for being herself!

Mutant X "Cody's Angels" By: innocent choir girl

Chapter 2 - The News

3:30pm FDR Academy

Adam arrived to pick up Analyn, Sierra, and Cody as he had promised Shalimar. "Hello," Miss Tolland greeted.

"Good afternoon, Miss Tolland," Adam said as she started releasing students.

"Here to pick up Cody?"

"Yes and the girls."

"Adam! Adam!" Analyn and Sierra yelled as they ran to him, hugging him.

"Hello ladies."

"Where's Mom and Dad?" Analyn asked.

"What? I can't pick you guys up?" They both gave Adam looks, "fine! They're working with Jesse and Emma."

"Oh! Okay!"

"Here's Cody!" Miss Tolland interrupted.

"Thank you," Adam said as he picked up Cody. "Let's go!" Adam said as they started out toward the car. "So, how was your day?"

"Good!" Analyn answered.

"Yeah, me too!" Sierra said.

Cody signed something.

Adam looked at the girls confused, "so, I need to learn ASL."

"Yeah, well Mom and Dad don't really know that many of the basics," Sierra informed him.

"Cody says he had a good day too," Analyn translated.

"Good," Adam said as he opened the car door. "Everyone in!" Adam told them as he put Cody in his car seat. He closed the door after he was done and Sierra was in on that side. Adam got in and headed off.



4:15pm

Sanctuary

Brennan, Shalimar, Emma, and Jesse had returned back to Sanctuary to find that Adam wasn't back with the kids yet. Shalimar was worried that something had happened to them, but minutes later they head Adam pull into the garage and sounds of doors opening and closing. Shalimar started to calm down when she heard Adam and the girls talking. Adam walked into the main area of Sanctuary, he was holding Cody, but he and the girls stopped when they noticed that Shalimar, Brennan, Emma, and Jesse were back and did not look happy. "Where have you been?" Shalimar asked upset they had been gone so long.

"I picked up the kids!" Adam told her.

"So, what took so long?"

"We went to McDonald's!" Sierra said happily and she, Analyn, and Adam each held up their bags.

"What's wrong?" Adam asked.

"Gabriel."Brennan said.

"What about Gabriel? What happened?"

"He was behind it! He said that god told him to do it."

"When we got to Genomex," Emma told Adam," Gabriel had killed all of The Strand.there were bodies everywhere!"

"And then Eckhart shot him," Jesse added.

"Eckhart?" Adam asked.

"Apparently Gabriel let him out, Eckhart said that Gabriel thought that he was going to heaven and we were staying here.in hell," Shalimar explained.

"Gabriel thought he was an angel?"

"Something like that."

"So, Eckhart and the GSA are back."

"That means more action for us," Jesse said.

"Greeaat!" Sierra said.

"Can we eat now?" Analyn asked.

"Go on ahead," Adam told them as he set Cody down. "Help Cody."

"Okay!" the girls said together taking Cody's hands and helping him.

"Now Eckhart's a threat," Brennan said.

"To the kids?" Jesse asked.

"Would he do that?" Emma asked.

"I wouldn't be surprised," Adam said.

"We'll just have to be more careful with them," Shalimar stated. "The only time they're not here is when they're at school."

"So, we'll just have to make sure that we get there early to pick them up and make sure that they all get safely to their classes in the morning," Brennan said.