A DAY IN THE LIFE OF MUTANT X: PART 4

Disclaimer: Hmmm.....should probably stop writing these....but what the hey. I do not own it, so if you get offended, well bad luck i warned you, I take the piss, what happens in these stories may or may not be true. I mean, who knows what these characters do in between seasons.....?

Author's note: This story will change setting just so you don't think they are all sad and cannot leave the Sanctuary.....that or I am so sad I can't think of anywhere else to set the story which is half true...

Synopsis: Adam is persuaded to go back to the bar and rekindle his singing career....but gets an unexpected surprise...or is it....?

******************A lovely night out...not*********************************

The computer kept ringing and Shalimar kept pouting, she didn't know what to say....she turned away from Emma, can't let her know now can we? That Shal's so called 'feral instincts' are used to disguise her nosy nature...yes of course cats listen at doors....you keep telling yourself that.....MIAOW!

Emma sighed as she saw an image of Adam raining praises down on Shalimar for her support. "Look, is someone going to get the computer?" Brennan snorted.

"What did your last slave die of?" He asked scornfully. Emma's eyes filled with tears....

"Malaria actually....we were very close." And she walked off to her room. Jesse went over to the computer.

"Now, where is the goddamned 'ON' button?" He wondered aloud. Brennan came up behind him and pressed the large brightly lit flashing ON button right in front of him.

"Oh, I dunno Jess, there?" he said sarcastically. Yet again, another biting retort deadened by a loud pop emitting from his rear end, he hid his buttocks in shame and left the room. Jesse collapsed from the fumes. Shalimar was still deciding whether to lie, and say feral protectivness, or she was just a nosy gal. She was still musing over this when Proxy Blue's voice came over the computer.

"Listen. I don't know what happened before, but Proxy Blue doesn't like being brushed off." Hmm, you'd think she would be used to it by now, Shalimar thought to herself. "Adam asked for the details and here they are, Guanine and Thynine bar 9:00pm Friday night open Karaoke. Be there or be square." Luckily the message saved itself, so the others could find it the next morning when all Shalimar could remember was "Listen..." She stepped over Jesse's unconscious body and went off to make some plans...lets hope she writes them down...

*****Later that night in Adam's room....********

Adam rolled over in bed and grasped the pillow next to him....."Oh Emma, you don't know how much you mean to me...." Emma coughed.

"Err..Adam, thats the pillow, I am on this side..." Adam's eye's snapped open and gave a sheepish grin...

"Woops! Sorry I just felt the flat contours of the pillow and presumed it was..." Adam stopped when he saw the look on Emma's face..."Yes so, here you are, and as I was saying...you mean so much to me......" Emma frowned.

"You know Adam, I can see into your mind, and you are so desperate for it you don't care who you do it with, even me."She rolled out of the bed ungracefully and fell on the floor with a thud. Talk about being a nerd...She got up and turned to him. "I want to be treated with a little respect!" And with that she walked out tripping on her own feet as she went.

"Damn!" Said Adam as he snuggled into his bed, "I was so close that time!" And grabbed the pillow again...mumbling Shalimar's name....

**********8.56pm Friday night at the Guanine and Thynine Bar.*****************

The music was pumping and the dance floor was thumping... some one should really fix that...I am sure the Health and Safety reps would be keen to know more about the Guanine and Thynine bar....but anyway... Shalimar was dancing, Adam was nervously fiddling with his Diamente jacket, wondering how on God's green earth he was talked into this...oh wait, Shal wore a low cut top and hipster pants when she told him, that would explain it. Emma was at the bar buying drinks while Brennan and Jesse were kicking back in a booth checking out all the talent....

"So Jesse," Bren shouted over the music, "You never told us how Eckhart got into the Sanctuary...." He said while looking at Shalimar dirty dancing, he so wants her....Jesse sat up straight and got excited...it was time for his news of the day...Brennan wasn't really listening he was too busy staring at Shal and wanting to dance with her....she kept staring at him....maybe that was because he had curry sauce on his chin....hmm......hygiene....but Brennan didn't know that....when suddenly what Jesse was telling him sunk in and he jumped up in shock. He was white.

"You mean to tell me that Eckhart got into the Sanctuary system because Shalimar chatted to him thinking he was Guy Moss the porn star??" Brennan was shouting but by now the music had stopped.....uh oh.. "Shalimar was talking dirty to Eckhart the whole time and she didn't KNOW IT?" There was a pregnant pause in the bar of Guanine and Thynine...but not that long, Shalimar came screeching over to Brennan and started hitting him, which wasn't out of the norm for this particular relationship....

"I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU SAID THAT ALOUD!!!! NOW EVERYONE KNOWS! I am so embarrassed...." Shalimar turned red... "But I didn't know it was Eckhart honest I didn't!" Jesse frowned at her.

"Yes you did, you just wanted an excuse to talk dirty to someone and he would do...." Shalimar gasped...how could he say that about her....well quite easily as she treats him like crap half the time...

"Well....there goes my reputation, thanks alot Jesse." Shalimar scowled at him. Jesse laughed.

"Your reputation was gone so long ago, the dinosaurs can barely remember you having one." He high fived Brennan who grinned.

"Nice one! if i do say so myself." Jesse felt proud that Brennan praised him, maybe now Jesse will be cool.......Shalimar hissed....

"If you think I am dancing with you now Brennan Mulwray, you can think again!" And with that she stormed off to dance with the ugliest man in the room, who incidentally turned out to be Adam, who was flattered.

Brennan turned on Jesse who was still grinning stupidly, lost on in his fantasy of being cool..."You are so dead bro....." And Jesse turned and ran with Brennan in hot pursuit.....

Suddenly a spot light was fixed on Adam......and a loud voice announced that he would sing "Rainbows matter...." a song he wrote himself.......Shalimar turned to Emma and groaned..."I thought this was Karaoke, but this is worse..." Privately Emma agreed, but Shal was competition, and Emma had to act like she wanted Adam to sing....which no non-deaf person wanted.......

As Adam got up onto the dias to sing his song, there was a voice from the doorway....Adam looked up an smiled......."I came ADam......" The voice said in a bored tone.....Adam lit up...."I knew you would Mason....." And started to sing.....the others looked around in shock as Eckhart walked on to the stage....what was HE doing here, there was enough plastic in this room as it is, what with the chrome tables and chairs and Shalimar's boobs.......what would happen....they all pulled out their ear plugs as Adam began to sing....

****What the hell is Adam singing??? Why is he singing, and what is Eckhart doing there? Will Shal forgive the boys and will Jesse find a good enough surgeon to fix his wounds...? Find out next time!