A DAY IN THE LIFE OF MUTANT X: PART 3

Disclaimer: yet again, in chapter one, who knows I may write it in a foreign language next time.....just to keep you all on your toes...:)

Author's Note: i wish i had one, but I like writing one cos it looks cool....oh wait I have one, it may seem confusing at first, but tally on, and it will all become as clear as mud, I promise.

**by the way just want to say thanks for the fab reviews, love them, really boosted my already sky high ego, so thanks!

Synopsis:Eckhart managed to find his way into the Sanctuary by means of which no one knows except Jesse...what is Adam going to do? And will he start his come back career as a singer in a bar? FInd out....in "It is never too late..."

*******************It is never too late...**********************

Could it be......no it couldn't......how could it be?.......It cannot be happening.....how did this happen......how did I allow it too happen........how did he get in here.....? What? Oh sorry! I am meant to be writing this fan fic, so sorry, just wondering how my cat managed to get in to my room...but that is another story...so back to Adam and his fear....that everything is about to fall apart...literally, the Sanctuary has had no maintanence in 2 years, can we say health and safety regulations yet again?!? I mean, there is worm wood and dry rot in those walls...behind that tacky try hard Japanese exterior...(you really are full of resentment aren't you?) Damn right....

Emma sprinted after Adam as he left the lab, a pain in her side which she attributed to the oatmeal she ate earlier, I just call it unfitness...

"Adam!" Emma panted..." How can it be true?! How could he have got in here?" She ran to catch up to him, but had to stop, she really cannot run...

Adam stopped as he ran up the stairs to the computer....."Emma, I cannot answer that, I am not a mind reader, nor am I a magician, although i was in the circus when I was younger." Emma looked up at him confused. "Yes there are some things I do not tell alot of people..." Emma smiled. "But everyone knows that." The smile was swept away.

Adam raced to the computer, ready to lock down the Sanctuary and protect it from GSA goons, but there was no need....it was too late.

"So Adam...you finally arrived...that blonde fellow you have seemed unable to form words when he saw me....fear I expect...." Eckhart's voiced drawled behind Adam........he spun around so fast he felt dizzy.

"I don't think so Eckhart!" Adam shot back. "Jesse is like that most of the time!" Adam stopped. Where was Eckhart? He had heard his voice....hadn't he?

"Over here dumb ass....geeze and they call you the Genius...." Eckhart snapped. Adam spun around and faced the computer...there on the screen was Mason Eckhart....

At that moment the rest of the mutant X team ran up the stairs, Emma puffing and panting, Brennan trying hard not to pass wind and cry and Jesse staggered up looking scared in his mules wishing he had his care bear with him. Shalimar was still in the lab figuring out what was going on, in the end she gave up and went shopping.

"What do you want Mason?" Adam asked Eckhart trying to stare him in the eye, but it was hard, because the pixels were not very good on his computer and all Eckhart appeared to be was a big white blob, but Adam kept his cool.

"How did you get access to the Sanctuary computer system?" Adam asked his eyes blazing...

Emma, Brennan and Jesse waited in anticipation...how could he have gotten in?

Eckhart just chuckled...or was it just a hacking cough?...."Well, well, well...a question that dear old Adam does not know the answer to....heh heh heh.....mua ha ha ha....." Adam looked angry, the others looked bored.

"Cut that out you maniac! Who do you think you are laughing at me like that?!?" Adam demanded, puffing out his chest and turning his head to his best profile.

Eckhart sniggered, "Me? Laughing at you, HA! I should be so lucky, I heard you yesterday Adam, someone must have left your computer on....a complete moron I expect!"

Adam bristled. "Don't you dare call my team 'complete morons!" Who do you think you are? Fools I can accept, even idiots, but never morons! You have taken it too far!" Adam leapt to the computer and blocked Eckhart from ever finding the Sanctuary system again.

There was utter silence around the Sanctuary....except for the heavy breathing of Adam...and Brennan's wind.....and Jesse whimpering...but besides that...total silence....oh wait, lets not forget the air con, that is pretty damn noisy.

Adam turned slowly until he was facing Emma, Brennan and Jesse. He was so angry he could barely speak.

"Which one of you, contacted Eckhart? Hmm? Do you want to join GSA or something?? Answer me!" The others turned and ran....twice in 2 days, the Sanctuary dash was broken...and all that could be heard was sniggering and...."Eckhart told Adam to shut up? That is SO funny." Adam winced. "I HEARD THAT!" Bang. 3 doors slammed close simultaneously. There was silence yet again...except for the air con and the rippling of the water and Adam's heavy breathing and the....

(Later that evening at dinner...yes most of these stories centre around the dinner table...)

It was one uncomfortable dinner what with the tension and someone forgetting to get the cushions so they were all kneeling on the hard floor... Shalimar, having arrived with bags and bags of tasteless clothing earlier was unaware that anything was wrong....give her half an hour... "So!" She said brightly. "What did we all do today?" Everyone winced. Man, those cushions really do more then they all realised!

Brennan cleared his throat, "Well Shal, we all pretty much had a quiet day in our rooms." Emma sniggered.

"Quiet?" She muttered. "I don't call the emission of toxic gas every half hour quiet." Brennan shot her a dirty look. Jesse was stroking his care bear cuddles under the table. Something was wrong...where was his startling news of the day? One by one, everyone turned to look at him.

Jesse looked up. "What? Can't i stoke something under the table during dinner?" There was a pause, Brennan looked at him aghast, but he let it pass.

"Don't you have something to tell us Jesse?" Emma asked him nervously. Jesse snapped.

"What do you mean something to tell you? What do I look like? A continual news ticker?!" He got up from the table taking cuddles with him. The others were all flabbergasted, they had never seen Jesse so angry before! Oh wait, yeah they had, when Shalimar put Cuddles in the trash can...now THAT was funny. "Is that all I am to you? A messenger?? Man, you know Jesse Kilmartin can be a kick ass fighter too you know!" And he stormed off. They all looked at each other.

"No way." They all said at the same time. Jesse came runnning back in looking angry.

"I heard THAT! And you want my news of the day huh?" They all nodded, hello, why else would they ask? "I know exactly how Eckhart got in here!" And with that he stormed out slipping in his new mules and tripping along the way.

Adam sighed. "I will go talk to him." He got up very slowly. The others jumped up in unison.

"No no! Adam sit down, don't let it trouble you! We will go!" Shalimar said as they raced after Jesse. Adam sat down again and grabbed the food from their plates.

"Excellent." He said with his mouth full. "Works every time...."

As the others were cajoling Jesse out of his room the computer went ding a ling a ling and Proxy Blue's voice filled the Sanctuary.

"Adam? Proxy here. Just got the news back from that club you asked about, there is a vacancy next friday on...." Adam jumped up with food going everywhere. He ran to the computer.

"Off! Off!" He spluttered. Proxy frowned then went blank. This was enough for Jesse to come out of his room. They all walked over to Adam...

"Adam....?" Emma asked cautiously...she is such a weakling why can't she be strong and say "Adam! What is the matter?" But no........Adam turned to face them.

"Nothing. Nothing. Proxy must have been a bit confused with who she was talking too." Adam said nervously wiping food off his shirt, can we say napkin?

"What do you mean confused?" Brennan said walking over to the printer where something was printing. "She called you Adam....and in case I am not mistaken, you are the only Adam here...." He grabbed the sheet. Jesse stepped forward.

"Well actually, he isn't." Jesse said. Everyone stared at him. What the? "My middle name is Adam." Everyone groaned. Brennan was reading the printout with a frown he turned to Adam.

"Why didn't you tell us huh?" He said angrily shoving the paper in Adam's face. "We are supposed to be your so called family and you keep secrets from us?" He was so angry sparks were flying...from his eyes......;) Emma came closer too.

"Yeah Adam!! Keeping secrets!"She turned to the others. "Did you all know he was in the circus once?" She smiled evilly at Adam. Payback is so sweet. Shalimar stepped forward.

"Em, everyone knows that....even Eckhart...." Emma frowned. Damn him! Brennan interrupted again.

"Who cares if he was in the circus." He turns to Adam. "You were in the circus? Hmmm." Adam frowns. "Why didn't you tell us you were starting a come back career?" Everyone gasped, except Brennan and Adam who already knew.

Adam rubbed his eyes, he really should make that optometrist appointment, but he was so goddamned vain...."Look, I was going to but it was a sore point with me....I used to love singing..." They all grimaced. "When I was at Genomex, Eckhart and I would do a duet every Friday at this bar called Thynine and Guanine." Brennan lit up.

"Oh yeah! I have been there, great Adenine cocktails. Real tangy." Shalimar frowned.

"So THAT is where you go huh? You are too busy to help me dye my hair but you can go and get drunk?" She huffed and turned away from him.

Emma was still confused. "But why a come back career? Are you going to do it?" Adam looked at his shoes.

"I hope to one day, but Eckhart was always better than me, he could have got a record deal, but chose to put mutants into stasis instead. His choice I suppose, you can't fight what you love doing..." He sighed "I am going to go to bed." Emma called after him.

"Don't worry Adam! It is never too late!" Adam turned around and looked at her with a frown.

"Well duh..." And walked off. Emma winced. Why was she such a nerd?

The others watched him walk off. Shalimar looked sad.

"We should do something for him guys!" She said. Jesse looked at her quizzically.

"Is this your protective feral instincts or your snooping nature?" He asked her. Shalimar pouted but before she could answer the computer went off again....

Who is on the computer? How did Eckhart get into the Sanctuary? And will Adam ever sing again besides in the shower, in the lab, in the helix, in the Audi......hopefully not for all our sakes. But stay tuned.