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~*~* Chapter 4 *~*~
~*~* Strand hideout *~*~
Ashlocke returned just like he said he would and found Shalimar asleep on the bed. "Rise and shine, Sleeping Beauty," he called giving her a little nudge. Shalimar's eyes snapped open and as soon as she saw Gabriel she started to back away.
"Relax, Shalimar," he said softly as he sat on the bed next to her. Gabriel reached out and touched her cheek. "You're so beautiful," he whispered as his finger ran close to her lips. Shalimar unexpectedly snapped at him and caught the tip of his finger in between her teeth. Gabriel pulled his hand back fast and raised it to smack her.
She let out a small yelp when his hand made contact with her cheek.
"Shalimar I don't want to hurt you, but you never make anything easy." He stood and started to unbutton his shirt when he heard something crash in another room and his links start cheering for someone.
Shalimar let out a sigh of relief as he quickly started to button his shirt again. He headed in a rush towards the door, but then stopped. Gabriel went over to a desk and opened the top drawer. Pulling out a needle with tranquillizer in it he turned and walked back over to Shalimar and kissed her. "This shouldn't take long, and I want you to be ready when I get back." He took her arm and injected her with the tranquillizer.
Shalimar immediately started to feel sleepy and a second later she was out. Gabriel smiled and untied her hands before staring to remove her clothes.
~*~* Sanctuary *~*~
Brennan, Jesse and Emma were in the lab waiting for Adam to finish the serum. He turned around and handed a small gun like contraption that contained the serum in the back part, to each of them. "This is the serum that will stop Ashlocke. I don't care which one of you gives it to him, just get it done. When you're ready to give it to him take the safety off and press the red button. A needle will come out and inject him with the serum." He turned and picked up a silver box. "This..." he handed Brennan the box "...is merely a tranquilizer with food coloring in it."
Brennan headed for the door but Adam stopped him. "What a minute! You are going in there to get Shalimar and inject Gabriel with the serum. Not to take him and his followers out. Understood?"
They all nodded, but Brennan's expression darkened a little when he heard he wasn't allowed to beat the life out of Ashlocke.
"Good, now go." Adam ordered. They all walked out of the lab and headed for the Double Helix.
~*~* Strand hide out *~*~
After stripping Shalimar and covering her with only a light sheet, Gabriel walked out of his room and down the hall towards the cheers. He stopped and shook his head when he saw two of his links fighting. "That's enough!" He yelled in a commanding tone.
Everything suddenly went silent as everyone turned to face him. He walked into the middle of the circle that they had made and took the two mutants who were fighting by the shoulders. "You are brothers, why do you fight like enemies? Any arguments that you have must be settled now. We are a fellowship and there can't be any weaknesses in our bond."
The two mutants looked down ashamed.
"There must be peace between us if we are to defeat our enemies. We are a team and no one should be able to stand in our way." He raised his voice emphasizing the last few words.
All the mutants gave a cheer. Gabriel smiled as the two that were fighting shook hands. "Go back to your work now and remember what I said, if we are going to defeat our enemies we must work together."
They all cheered again and then separated.
~*~* In the Double Helix *~*~
"So are we going to make a plan, or are we just going in head first?" asked Emma.
"It's simple. We go in, get Shal, give Ashlocke this..." Brennan pointed to the box, "and then leave."
"But what about injecting him with the serum?" She asked as she tapped some controls.
"I'll take care of that." Brennan said with anger in his voice.
"Whoever gets to him first will take care of that." Jesse corrected.
Brennan glared at Jesse and huffed. The rest of the way there everything was silent.
A few minutes later Ashlocke heard something land outside. He gathered about twenty links and went to meet Mutant X.
Jesse, Brennan and Emma stepped through the door way to the hide out and waited. Ashlocke came around the corner with his links and stood, arms crossed.
"Where's Shalimar?" Brennan asked sternly.
"Where's my serum?"
Brennan held out the silver box and opened it. Ashlocke nodded and motioned for his links to move forward. Brennan took a step back, as did Emma and Jesse.
"You're not getting this serum until I see Shalimar." Blue sparks flickered in one of Brennan's hands.
Gabriel just smiled. "You're not going to see her any time soon." As soon as he said that a fight broke out between the members on Mutant X and the links. "Kill them!" Gabriel demanded, before he started up the stairs.
A few minutes later, Brennan Emma and Jesse had already defeated fifteen of the twenty links. "Can you guys take the rest? I'm going to find Shal."
"Yeah, go!" Jesse said as he punched a link in the face. Brennan took off towards the stairs and bolted up them.
****** *evil laugh* Can Brennan get to Shal in time?? ******
~*~* Chapter 4 *~*~
~*~* Strand hideout *~*~
Ashlocke returned just like he said he would and found Shalimar asleep on the bed. "Rise and shine, Sleeping Beauty," he called giving her a little nudge. Shalimar's eyes snapped open and as soon as she saw Gabriel she started to back away.
"Relax, Shalimar," he said softly as he sat on the bed next to her. Gabriel reached out and touched her cheek. "You're so beautiful," he whispered as his finger ran close to her lips. Shalimar unexpectedly snapped at him and caught the tip of his finger in between her teeth. Gabriel pulled his hand back fast and raised it to smack her.
She let out a small yelp when his hand made contact with her cheek.
"Shalimar I don't want to hurt you, but you never make anything easy." He stood and started to unbutton his shirt when he heard something crash in another room and his links start cheering for someone.
Shalimar let out a sigh of relief as he quickly started to button his shirt again. He headed in a rush towards the door, but then stopped. Gabriel went over to a desk and opened the top drawer. Pulling out a needle with tranquillizer in it he turned and walked back over to Shalimar and kissed her. "This shouldn't take long, and I want you to be ready when I get back." He took her arm and injected her with the tranquillizer.
Shalimar immediately started to feel sleepy and a second later she was out. Gabriel smiled and untied her hands before staring to remove her clothes.
~*~* Sanctuary *~*~
Brennan, Jesse and Emma were in the lab waiting for Adam to finish the serum. He turned around and handed a small gun like contraption that contained the serum in the back part, to each of them. "This is the serum that will stop Ashlocke. I don't care which one of you gives it to him, just get it done. When you're ready to give it to him take the safety off and press the red button. A needle will come out and inject him with the serum." He turned and picked up a silver box. "This..." he handed Brennan the box "...is merely a tranquilizer with food coloring in it."
Brennan headed for the door but Adam stopped him. "What a minute! You are going in there to get Shalimar and inject Gabriel with the serum. Not to take him and his followers out. Understood?"
They all nodded, but Brennan's expression darkened a little when he heard he wasn't allowed to beat the life out of Ashlocke.
"Good, now go." Adam ordered. They all walked out of the lab and headed for the Double Helix.
~*~* Strand hide out *~*~
After stripping Shalimar and covering her with only a light sheet, Gabriel walked out of his room and down the hall towards the cheers. He stopped and shook his head when he saw two of his links fighting. "That's enough!" He yelled in a commanding tone.
Everything suddenly went silent as everyone turned to face him. He walked into the middle of the circle that they had made and took the two mutants who were fighting by the shoulders. "You are brothers, why do you fight like enemies? Any arguments that you have must be settled now. We are a fellowship and there can't be any weaknesses in our bond."
The two mutants looked down ashamed.
"There must be peace between us if we are to defeat our enemies. We are a team and no one should be able to stand in our way." He raised his voice emphasizing the last few words.
All the mutants gave a cheer. Gabriel smiled as the two that were fighting shook hands. "Go back to your work now and remember what I said, if we are going to defeat our enemies we must work together."
They all cheered again and then separated.
~*~* In the Double Helix *~*~
"So are we going to make a plan, or are we just going in head first?" asked Emma.
"It's simple. We go in, get Shal, give Ashlocke this..." Brennan pointed to the box, "and then leave."
"But what about injecting him with the serum?" She asked as she tapped some controls.
"I'll take care of that." Brennan said with anger in his voice.
"Whoever gets to him first will take care of that." Jesse corrected.
Brennan glared at Jesse and huffed. The rest of the way there everything was silent.
A few minutes later Ashlocke heard something land outside. He gathered about twenty links and went to meet Mutant X.
Jesse, Brennan and Emma stepped through the door way to the hide out and waited. Ashlocke came around the corner with his links and stood, arms crossed.
"Where's Shalimar?" Brennan asked sternly.
"Where's my serum?"
Brennan held out the silver box and opened it. Ashlocke nodded and motioned for his links to move forward. Brennan took a step back, as did Emma and Jesse.
"You're not getting this serum until I see Shalimar." Blue sparks flickered in one of Brennan's hands.
Gabriel just smiled. "You're not going to see her any time soon." As soon as he said that a fight broke out between the members on Mutant X and the links. "Kill them!" Gabriel demanded, before he started up the stairs.
A few minutes later, Brennan Emma and Jesse had already defeated fifteen of the twenty links. "Can you guys take the rest? I'm going to find Shal."
"Yeah, go!" Jesse said as he punched a link in the face. Brennan took off towards the stairs and bolted up them.
****** *evil laugh* Can Brennan get to Shal in time?? ******
