Marcomax Industries
Twenty minutes south of Toronto
The Four silhouettes ran closely together as the bodies lay closely against the cold concerete, the footfalls were silent almost oblivious to the world or sound as they ran together. As the corridor split off into two directions the silhouettes, stopped. A light craned down to show the blond hair of the Strain's top Feral, a woman named Karen. In a hushed whisper she looked over at the other three who were with her. "Jody, which way to the vault. we don't have a lot time."
The ebony skinned kid began to skim down the palm computer she was holding, her eyes watching as the words began to scan down line by line. "okay we need to go left here. Then the lock should be just ahead on the left side of the wall." As jody mentions the directions the three others begin to walk past the corridor. As Jody shrugs her thin shoulders and follows a new form blurs suddenly as to where standing. The face of Todd looks over at them grinning. The Propulsion- powered, molecular runs a slow hand through his hair as suddenly the air is transcended with the voice of Emma coming over his ring.
--Todd, were set up over here, waiting for them to make their move-- As that's said a slender hand pats Todd's shoulder and just smiles dimples forming on her face.
"emma all things are clear on this side."
--how about you guys Brennan?-Came Emma's voice as Todd listens carefully to his ring.
--Couldn't be better Emma, geez with this many mutants I thinks its going to be hard to screw this one up.-
The words seem to fall on deaf ears as the Strand members begin to type in the code to the volt. The Ebony skinned psionic begins to tap into the code as her palm OS begins to take in the numbers as she does suddenly her Palm begins to fizzle and spark as her wide eyes see a face looking back at her. Michelle slides a smile as she adjusts the final buttons in the sequence and the door opens, with a creek. "good comeon lets get the-" as soon as Karen's words are almost finished she sees standing in the doorway, Jesse Kilmartin and Shalimar Fox, both with their arms folded.
"Imagine seeing you all here, small world, ooor maybe it was your little Feral friend tipping us off. Next time you might want to save your teammates, tends to get your ass in all sorts of trouble." Came Jesse's voice in a smiling and grinning manner."
"What the hell?" Came Karen's voice as she looks around seeing more new mutants engaging them. "Cindy do it!" She called as her brunette friend closed her eyes. As time suddenly froze--- Karen pushed between Jesse and Shalimar, as she reached for the canister. The Molecular's powers were being taxed. Though time was slowed down, for an extra fast molecular, it was just normal speed. Todd's fist hooks around decking Cindy. As she falls back hitting the ground the rest of the team come back to life from their frozen state.
"umm would someone explain to me what just happened here?" Jesse mentioned before Karen elbowed him in the stomach. Jesse's feet come off the ground as he's smashed into the wall.
There was no time in between Jesse's attack and Shalimar's round house connecting with Karen's face. Karen spirals backwards as her body hits up against the metal. "we take care of our team." Shalimar snarls as suddenly Brennan's hand comes forward. A volt of blue electricity hits the shelf the canister was sitting on. As soon as Brennan's volts ended Jody was sliding under his legs. Brennan reaches down, just as the small Psionic nails him with a kick up against his face. Brennan falls backwards as pivoting against the guard rail. A hand holding onto the railing just as the small psionic suddenly becomes three in a strange electronic fusion crackling over her body Shalimar and Jesse go to hit two of the duplicates as, the third the real one grabs the prize.
--SIMULATION OVER-Came a voice from outside the hologramed scene. The corperation. the walls.. the whole area evaporates as Adam looks over to the seven New mutants assembled there was a stern look on his face. "Now can someone tell me the lesson we learned here?" Adam asks his brow furrowing. This had been the third time MutantX and Mutant0 had tried the same test. The same number of times they all failed.
"Holograms hurt?" offered Jesse still rubbing jaw.
"The quiet ones are always going to kick your ass?" Shalimar grinned as she looked to brennan.
"Always watch out for a roundhouse, especially if it comes from one hot feral?" Came Todd.
"No, you all aren't applying yourselves. You keep getting in each others way. Just because you out number the opponents.. something were not use to. You still have the problem of getting in each others way. Jesse and Shalimar, you to are use to each other, and I don't see how he could be attacked. Todd, you and Brennan are new to this. But your abilities would work well together as well. You distract the inactive members so that she can't freeze time." Adam sighed loudly. "Lets go have eat, I still need to check on Urien. And think, we can't go into this blind eyed. Urien has given us a lot of information. But if were to use it accurately we need to be prepared."
"Adam, why are we trusting him. He did almost kill Emma."
"Shalimar, people do things for all the wrong reasons. As a rat Feral he was blocked in, not to mention being sabatoged telepathicly by Ashelocke. I believe his information is the truth."
"It is the truth." Emma mentioned awkwardly looking at Shalimar then Adam. "He was just acting the only way he knew how."
"Emma, I know that look in your eye, you have a crush." Michelle grinned.
"Michelle I do not!"
"that's enough all of you. Get going." Adam said as he smiled shaking his head.
Santuary
Med Lab.
For the five days, Urien had been hooked up to machines, diagnostic equipment and implanted with a few doses of nano bots, to repair his body and for Adam to get a full reading of what length his new mutant genes had evolved into, as well as any damage mentally and physically administed by Asheloche and the Strand. Though Urien's cracked Ribs were virtually healed his body needed rest for full recovery. Coming in and out of trancelike states as Adam and Emma tried to clear his mind of the psionic traces as well as they could, as well as get his adjust body chemistry back on track. Urien had gone through a lot and even was able to have a few short talks with both members of MutantX and a few of the associates from Jam and Joes. The Information regarding the Macromax's biological warefare potencial had been given by a telepathic probe curtasy of Ruby. Ruby had been watching Urien closely when he could. After the first probing, the newly resurrected Psionic from a Genomex stasis pod felt something deep within the boy. A feeling that was so great, that Ruby wouldn't talk about it, a feeling that enduced tears and pride. Ruby was shocked at the life and thoughts of a native American youth had been so strong. Ruby was filled with pride of the willpower this new mutant had. Something else was there to. A strength-a strength in a feral new mutant to work beyond the primordial contstrants that most roden ferals administered, Ruby was watching him now as Urien's eyes weakly opened. "How are you feeling Urien?" Came Ruby's soft whisper to Urien.
"Ruby, oh hello there, what ye doing still here? Shouludn't ye be working with yer team to try to stop the Strand from getting their hands on the Biochemicals?" Came Urien's own soft and warn voice.
"Well, Adam is taking care of that. I am still learning to deal with it all. But its good, you care. It means your rehabilitation is right on track."
"Care, I've always cared. Other than Ashelocke still in my head somewhere, they didn't do jack to me Ruby. It was my fault. I screwed up big time."
"Well, Urien, its best not to beat yourself up. What is done is done. A lot of have had similar situations. All of us have pasts were ashamed of, Adam helped create the New mutants, Brennan Mulway use to be a criminal, Shalimar helped a master criminal who she thought loved her. Even I. even I have a past I'm ashamed of." Ruby's voice went silent. "A past that makes all my friends now hate me."
"What did you do mate?" Came the strange and half excited voice of the feral trying to fight the sleeping drugs.
"I.. look I don't want to talk about it. You've done your part. And I think that's enough. You should get some rest. Build up your reserves, you never know what kind of hold Asheloche still has on you."
"I just wish this dream would go away. Ye know I always knew I was different. But this New mutant thing. I don't know if I buy it. I don't have any powers."
"It has been explained before, your not an elemental, or a psionic, or even a molecular, Urien. You are like Shalimar, and have the DNA of a species of animal in your diverse genetic code. It is probably why you've felt so lost on the Cree Reservation and even after your works so hard to get out of wales to see your mother's people, you left that life as well. Urien, its all part of you-The anger, the fear, the curiosity, the instinct-the love for music.. that is all partly to do with your unique genetic code."
"A freak among freaks, thanks for hitting that one home for me bloke."
As Ruby shook his head wondering if he misjudged the boy, there was the sound as the door silently opened. The stern face of Adam Kane, was standing at the doorway. The look of hope was out of his face for the moment. The slack in Adam's jaws was tight, even as his physically fit body snugged into a black turtle neck. "Adam, is something going on?" Ruby asked with a sound of regret poised on and a hope.
"Actually Ruby, there's something I want to talk to you about." Adam mentioned, in the sort of way that made it suggest there was no option. Ruby adjusted his thick glasses against his face. Rising up he flashed a smile to Urien. Silently the telepath walked towards Adam, realizing his smile was not there, Ruby felt nervous. Adam was always quick, jarring and seeming to be confrontational, especially when he looked like he did right now.
The door came to a close as Ruby's back pressed up against the dark colored wall of Santuary's hallway. The lights above their heads rained down a yellow glow as Adam's eyes narrowed. "I just finished analyzing the data we received from the genetic sample we've taken from Urien. I have reason to believe he's one of the most potent Ferals, we've ever incountered." Adam mentioned in a matter-of-factly tone.
"Encountered, Adam. do you say we should fear him? That maybe even bringing him to Santuary was a big mistake? I don't follow."
"Ruby, all new mutants have the potiental to work for readying humans for the existence of New Mutants, but some are to unstable to be counted on. Some seem to lack the moral rights to take on such things. Urien is a rather rare Feral, I remember Urien's family specifically. A rare genetic disorder his family faced, Urien along with about twenty other children of Native American decent were of the right type to cross breed with Rodents. Most of them were unstable, ten of them commited suicide. two of them, are wanted for murder after lashing out at their parents-both are now in Stasis pods. Of the remaining seven, Urien is of the lucky. Urien's psychological state changes from moment to moment. Each of the subjects who were manipulated in this way developed psychological ramifications. Urien himself despite his rash behavior is the most stable of which I've ever seen. which gives him hope. But Ruby, I'm not going to beat around the bush. Urien does suffer from Bipolarism due to his human reaction battling with the rash and usually unpredictability of his rodent DNA."
The Strand HQ
Location Unknown
"Gabriel, we shouldn't go through with this. Urien is a security risk. Adam and his team might already be planning a strike." Karen growled her fangs growing a moment as she growled like a lion.
"Karen.Karen.Karen. don't you have faith in me? Don't you believe that I'd only do what has to be done? I know the risks, and I have it all worked out. I knew Urien was going to be captured. It was all part of the game plan." Came Gabriel's slick voice as his full lips spread a smile. Gabriel had wanted an inside agent for sometime, and with Urien it could finally be achieved, where Shalimar was failing him. Gabriel's boots ticked across the wooden paneling on the floor, where dark coarse shadows puddle. A creak sounded over the four poster bed as Gabriel layed back against its' satin covers. The simple robe he wore barely covered Gabriel's chest even as a few locks of his hair fell over his forehead.
"I don't know, Gabriel Urien knows a lot of our formations, how we operate, what to be expected. By even having him there is a real problem. But look Gabriel what ever you want to be the catalystism for your own dowfall so be-cckkt!" Karen suddenly felt her throat contract pressure against her neck, as her eyes began to jar wide opened. The Telekinetic force gradually getting more and more tight, even as air capplaries busted, her throat crunching downwards over itself.
"Karen, you have underminded me for the last time. Urien knows only what I want him to know. Urien is in total control by me. Adam is falling right into my trap. Adam wants to send more of his people into the lion's den I'll be ready to silence his threat once and for all. With our friend Urien, Adam know doubt sees the potential that the rodent feral possesses. I really didn't want to give him up, but then again he was the perfect candidate. But of course, Karen you aren't going to be saying much of anything." Gabriel's eyes glanced back over towards the burgundy colored wall where Karen's body was slumped against. A face of beat red shallowed against the white tight-fitting shirt Karen was wearing. Spit slimed down her chin when her very air pipes had collapsed; Karen's eyes were milky white as her head slumped against her own chest.
Santuary
Living room
"So, I'm just wondering what do you all think about having so many of us in the same place. To me it sort of sounds like were setting ourselves up for a fall" Jesse mentioned as he forked up some chow mein noodles. The Living room table had been filled up with close to a dozen white colored take out boxes, each of the seven new mutants were situated around the table, each one seeming to be rather uncomfortable around one each other.
"Well, Jess I do think Adam and Ruby have it all worked out. Its not like they haven't crossed our their T's or anything." Matty admits after swallowing a bite herself.
"Well Matty, Jesse does have a valid point, and you learn early on that Adam doesn't always think things through, sometimes he sends us in and hopes our luck holds out." Brennan contorted.
"Brennan!" Emma trilled. "Adam, only wants whats best for our cause."
"His cause more like it Emma, Ashelock is his deal, I just personally don't want to see the psycho running around ready to explode any given moment."
"Look guys I didn't mean to start a global war here. I was just thinking that maybe it'd be best if we looked into the situation ourselves so we know first hand what our options are. With Urien take up a lot of Adam's time trying to figure out what is exactly up with him I was figuring it might just prove useful if we knew exactly what we were getting ourselves into." Jesse mentioned casually before forking the noodles into his mouth..
"Jesse, that's not a bad idea. can someone pass the-NEVERMIND!" Todd blirted out before his hand blurred forwards grabbing the spring rolls and loading up his plate before the others had finished several blinks. There was a silence around the table for a moment or two as they all looked at each other.
"Well," Michelle says finally, " Jesse, Todd is right, it is a good idea. I'm sure I can retrieve floor plans, security information. Work up an exact plan formation. Personally I think Adam might be taxing himself. I don't know if I agree with the partnering ourselves the way we are. We don't even know how to fight with you all very well."
"Because it's the most effective way to silence the threat, constrain and quarantine." Shalimar purrs as her eyes look over the table. "Its best to limit the ground we'll need to attack from, giving us the specifics to a group of battle and in our creation."
"Yeah, plus he set us up to where each of our abilities would be put to the best use." Brennan mentioned off handedly. "Look Jesse I don't like going in blind folded myself, but really what choice do we have?"
"Brennan, are you even listening to me?" Jesse said a little erritated. "Its not about reworking Adam's plan. its about knowing what were getting into incase plan A doesn't work."
"I realize that Jesse, it just seems instead of getting plans we could focus on what we do know so we don't fail. Hit them hard and they won't know what is coming."
Santuary
Med Lab
Urien could hear Adam and Ruby outside his room. Urien's body was warm, beads of sweat seemed to come out of no place as his eyes remained shut The Rat Feral, knew what they spoke was the truth, about how he himself had been in and out of mental instutitions much of his life. Usually they were only short stays, Urien had dreams and if he had to bend the truth to full fill them well, that was a step he most undoubtfully would take. This, incident, with new mutants, super powers and all that sort of stuff was a nice ride, Urien could only think but he wanted to go home, Gabriel had promised him he could after the plans were carried through. Urien knew that Gabriel was after something, some way to cure himself from some diease. Urien wished it was as easy to cure himself of what ever separated him from the rest of the world. Though with the way that Ruby and Adam spoke. Urien wondered now if he ever would be able to get back to his normal life. There was something else. Even as he layed there, the scent picked up a familiar colongne burning his nose. A cologne, that Urien knew full well. now that smell was an icon for betrayal in his head. The feral's eyes opened with a flash of yellow as he felt his hands tense up. Seeing in front of him the man who had both attracted him, and now horrified him-Gabriel Ashelocke.
"Nice digs they got here." Came the familiar voice of Gabriel lashing a smile over his lips. The dark hair scrapped over his cheeks as his eyes flashed around. "I've been here before, what about you. Wait I know, how did I get here. Well you might want to ask Shalimar about that. No that's right she wants to slash your throat." This was followed by a soft chuckle.
Urien's body thrusted upwards, the claws in his hands ejecting outwards as he could feel the prick of hair raising on the back of his neck. "I don't care why you are here. I just want you gone all of you gone!" Urien's voice split and fractured as he yelled.
"Well, if there's one thing me and Adam have in common, its we both want you to stay. stay in this world. Trust me Urien. if there's one thing that will give you hope its staying with people like you. Problem is who do you trust? Were really both after the same thing. Adam and I. we want to help the world deal with New Mutants. Though thing is we don't exactly see eye to eye on the means."
"GO! Get away from me!" Urien only saw red as he slashed into the air, where Gabriel had projected himself, the illusion waving in the air. The screaming had alerted Ruby and Adam from the doorway as they pushed inward. As the door slammed open Gabriel vanished. Ruby's eyes were on the place where Gabriel was standing only a moment before.
"Adam I felt him." Ruby says in a hushed whisper. "Gabriel Asheloche was just here."
The Strand HQ
Location Unknown
A laughter rung out from the living quarters that Gabriel was in, only a moment ago the leader of the Strand's eyes flashed open from a trance. Three new mutants were sitting around him on the crush velvet sofa. They all had been holding him as he used his psionic abilities to trace into the mind of Urien. Gabriel's thick body lined with muscles, tensed for a moment as he resumed the function of his body, the red billowing robe ruffled in the air as he clambered to and upright position. It was a moment of triumph, before his face went straight. "Vanessa." came Ascheloche's voice as his hand slipped into hers, "I'll need to talk to you, everyone else, get ready for the task at hand." Aschelocke said his eyes not leaving the crimson haired woman who's blue eyes too would not leave Aschelocke's.
There was only a moment of silence after the other new mutants filed out before, Aschelocke moved, his hand sliding against the young Psionic's face. "Vanessa, you won't be going on the Maromax, hit with the others as planned originally. I'll be adding someone with more tactile strength, I have another job for you. If you think your up for it."
The Psionic smiled as her lips kissed Ascheloche's hand slowly a kiss of pure pleasure and love as she nodded her head. "Yes Gabriel what ever you wish."
"Good." Ascheloche said plainly before easing his hand away. "It appears there, might be a snag with my plans to use both the ferals currently at sanctuary, Shalimar Fox and Urien Raglan. A high level telepath, who is good friends of Adam's is there now. I am not sure why he is there, Urien's mind has some sort of block there, I am thinking this might be Emma's doing. Though that doesn't matter. What does matter is that Ruby Bishop is a liability, for he can stop the communictations if he finds them. What I need you to do Princess, and find Ruby and take him out. Your new mutant ability to detect psionics will be of an invaluable resource, I'll be parterning you up with another telepath to find him then get him out in the open."
"As you wish Gabriel." Came Vanessa's voice as Gabriel stood up, now then I'll need to attend to those leaving for the genetic lab. This should put a stick in his spokes."
Santuary Basement lab
"Michelle, come here and check this out." Jesse mentioned as he pointed to the screen he was looking at. Michelle had been sitting across from where Jesse was looking over a PDA, as they agreed that it would be much better to know what they were going into. Shalimar and Brennan, decided they would help get Matty and Todd ready first hand in the fine art of breaking and entering. Emma had been called to talk to Ruby and Adam about the recent problems regarding Urien. Michelle's body slipped upwards, her clothes as usual was a power suit and skirt. Though it had been months since michelle's body had been reverse engineered removing the Genomex reconditioning, for Michelle she still felt it almost safe to where professional clothes, complete with her hair tied back into a ponytail. Michelle's brow arched upwards as she looked at the schematic Jesse was pointing at.
"So there are three different volts of Cyrogentic dna samples not just one. So you are thinking."
".yes what I'm thinking is that we might be at the right place, but being set up. What ever Aschelocke wants may be one of the other two vaults and not the one were going to. Its not a coincidence that Urien took a fall. At least that's my theory. I think Gabriel specifically told him information to take us out. Or maybe draw us into some bizarre maze."
"So do you think he's going to be there in person ready to take us on. after we've been set up?"
"No, not Aschelocke's style-I think he'd rather just have something that is making a loud noise. You know he doesn't want us dead or we won't be able to see his genius at work and tell Adam about it. I just think he's trying to get us in a corner."
"So what exactly can we do? Its not like we can set up at three different locations and just wait for the right one?"
"Now, I have a better idea, I've just accessed Macromax's main server. Now here are all three Dna samples. If I'm judging Aschelocke like I think I am. I'd assume he's looking for some sort of DNA to stabilize his breaking apart body. I mean what other reason is there for a dying man right?"
"Okay I'm following you so far Jesse. But I'm no genetic expert."
"Well you don't have to be. We've got Adam for that."
((Next chapter is going to be the stunning conclusion (or at least that's the plan) of the first Mutant Zero episode. I promise most of them won't be as long coming as this one has been. This one is a special case as I feel it would be a to be continued sort of thing, if it was on the show. Plus there was a lot to do here. *lol* Next chapter, MutantX along with Todd, Matty, and Michelle tangle with The Strand, and we learn there's more than meets the eyes behind the mysterious new Feral Urien. What is the secret he's holding back. and is he friend or foe? It call comes down to the show down and the creation of a brand new team in the world of MutantX. So please Read and review. Tell me what you think. Tell me what guest stars from the show you'd like to see turn up. Like Urien there will also be more original new mutants. From my mind and from those few people who read this thing. See ya for chapter 6!))
Twenty minutes south of Toronto
The Four silhouettes ran closely together as the bodies lay closely against the cold concerete, the footfalls were silent almost oblivious to the world or sound as they ran together. As the corridor split off into two directions the silhouettes, stopped. A light craned down to show the blond hair of the Strain's top Feral, a woman named Karen. In a hushed whisper she looked over at the other three who were with her. "Jody, which way to the vault. we don't have a lot time."
The ebony skinned kid began to skim down the palm computer she was holding, her eyes watching as the words began to scan down line by line. "okay we need to go left here. Then the lock should be just ahead on the left side of the wall." As jody mentions the directions the three others begin to walk past the corridor. As Jody shrugs her thin shoulders and follows a new form blurs suddenly as to where standing. The face of Todd looks over at them grinning. The Propulsion- powered, molecular runs a slow hand through his hair as suddenly the air is transcended with the voice of Emma coming over his ring.
--Todd, were set up over here, waiting for them to make their move-- As that's said a slender hand pats Todd's shoulder and just smiles dimples forming on her face.
"emma all things are clear on this side."
--how about you guys Brennan?-Came Emma's voice as Todd listens carefully to his ring.
--Couldn't be better Emma, geez with this many mutants I thinks its going to be hard to screw this one up.-
The words seem to fall on deaf ears as the Strand members begin to type in the code to the volt. The Ebony skinned psionic begins to tap into the code as her palm OS begins to take in the numbers as she does suddenly her Palm begins to fizzle and spark as her wide eyes see a face looking back at her. Michelle slides a smile as she adjusts the final buttons in the sequence and the door opens, with a creek. "good comeon lets get the-" as soon as Karen's words are almost finished she sees standing in the doorway, Jesse Kilmartin and Shalimar Fox, both with their arms folded.
"Imagine seeing you all here, small world, ooor maybe it was your little Feral friend tipping us off. Next time you might want to save your teammates, tends to get your ass in all sorts of trouble." Came Jesse's voice in a smiling and grinning manner."
"What the hell?" Came Karen's voice as she looks around seeing more new mutants engaging them. "Cindy do it!" She called as her brunette friend closed her eyes. As time suddenly froze--- Karen pushed between Jesse and Shalimar, as she reached for the canister. The Molecular's powers were being taxed. Though time was slowed down, for an extra fast molecular, it was just normal speed. Todd's fist hooks around decking Cindy. As she falls back hitting the ground the rest of the team come back to life from their frozen state.
"umm would someone explain to me what just happened here?" Jesse mentioned before Karen elbowed him in the stomach. Jesse's feet come off the ground as he's smashed into the wall.
There was no time in between Jesse's attack and Shalimar's round house connecting with Karen's face. Karen spirals backwards as her body hits up against the metal. "we take care of our team." Shalimar snarls as suddenly Brennan's hand comes forward. A volt of blue electricity hits the shelf the canister was sitting on. As soon as Brennan's volts ended Jody was sliding under his legs. Brennan reaches down, just as the small Psionic nails him with a kick up against his face. Brennan falls backwards as pivoting against the guard rail. A hand holding onto the railing just as the small psionic suddenly becomes three in a strange electronic fusion crackling over her body Shalimar and Jesse go to hit two of the duplicates as, the third the real one grabs the prize.
--SIMULATION OVER-Came a voice from outside the hologramed scene. The corperation. the walls.. the whole area evaporates as Adam looks over to the seven New mutants assembled there was a stern look on his face. "Now can someone tell me the lesson we learned here?" Adam asks his brow furrowing. This had been the third time MutantX and Mutant0 had tried the same test. The same number of times they all failed.
"Holograms hurt?" offered Jesse still rubbing jaw.
"The quiet ones are always going to kick your ass?" Shalimar grinned as she looked to brennan.
"Always watch out for a roundhouse, especially if it comes from one hot feral?" Came Todd.
"No, you all aren't applying yourselves. You keep getting in each others way. Just because you out number the opponents.. something were not use to. You still have the problem of getting in each others way. Jesse and Shalimar, you to are use to each other, and I don't see how he could be attacked. Todd, you and Brennan are new to this. But your abilities would work well together as well. You distract the inactive members so that she can't freeze time." Adam sighed loudly. "Lets go have eat, I still need to check on Urien. And think, we can't go into this blind eyed. Urien has given us a lot of information. But if were to use it accurately we need to be prepared."
"Adam, why are we trusting him. He did almost kill Emma."
"Shalimar, people do things for all the wrong reasons. As a rat Feral he was blocked in, not to mention being sabatoged telepathicly by Ashelocke. I believe his information is the truth."
"It is the truth." Emma mentioned awkwardly looking at Shalimar then Adam. "He was just acting the only way he knew how."
"Emma, I know that look in your eye, you have a crush." Michelle grinned.
"Michelle I do not!"
"that's enough all of you. Get going." Adam said as he smiled shaking his head.
Santuary
Med Lab.
For the five days, Urien had been hooked up to machines, diagnostic equipment and implanted with a few doses of nano bots, to repair his body and for Adam to get a full reading of what length his new mutant genes had evolved into, as well as any damage mentally and physically administed by Asheloche and the Strand. Though Urien's cracked Ribs were virtually healed his body needed rest for full recovery. Coming in and out of trancelike states as Adam and Emma tried to clear his mind of the psionic traces as well as they could, as well as get his adjust body chemistry back on track. Urien had gone through a lot and even was able to have a few short talks with both members of MutantX and a few of the associates from Jam and Joes. The Information regarding the Macromax's biological warefare potencial had been given by a telepathic probe curtasy of Ruby. Ruby had been watching Urien closely when he could. After the first probing, the newly resurrected Psionic from a Genomex stasis pod felt something deep within the boy. A feeling that was so great, that Ruby wouldn't talk about it, a feeling that enduced tears and pride. Ruby was shocked at the life and thoughts of a native American youth had been so strong. Ruby was filled with pride of the willpower this new mutant had. Something else was there to. A strength-a strength in a feral new mutant to work beyond the primordial contstrants that most roden ferals administered, Ruby was watching him now as Urien's eyes weakly opened. "How are you feeling Urien?" Came Ruby's soft whisper to Urien.
"Ruby, oh hello there, what ye doing still here? Shouludn't ye be working with yer team to try to stop the Strand from getting their hands on the Biochemicals?" Came Urien's own soft and warn voice.
"Well, Adam is taking care of that. I am still learning to deal with it all. But its good, you care. It means your rehabilitation is right on track."
"Care, I've always cared. Other than Ashelocke still in my head somewhere, they didn't do jack to me Ruby. It was my fault. I screwed up big time."
"Well, Urien, its best not to beat yourself up. What is done is done. A lot of have had similar situations. All of us have pasts were ashamed of, Adam helped create the New mutants, Brennan Mulway use to be a criminal, Shalimar helped a master criminal who she thought loved her. Even I. even I have a past I'm ashamed of." Ruby's voice went silent. "A past that makes all my friends now hate me."
"What did you do mate?" Came the strange and half excited voice of the feral trying to fight the sleeping drugs.
"I.. look I don't want to talk about it. You've done your part. And I think that's enough. You should get some rest. Build up your reserves, you never know what kind of hold Asheloche still has on you."
"I just wish this dream would go away. Ye know I always knew I was different. But this New mutant thing. I don't know if I buy it. I don't have any powers."
"It has been explained before, your not an elemental, or a psionic, or even a molecular, Urien. You are like Shalimar, and have the DNA of a species of animal in your diverse genetic code. It is probably why you've felt so lost on the Cree Reservation and even after your works so hard to get out of wales to see your mother's people, you left that life as well. Urien, its all part of you-The anger, the fear, the curiosity, the instinct-the love for music.. that is all partly to do with your unique genetic code."
"A freak among freaks, thanks for hitting that one home for me bloke."
As Ruby shook his head wondering if he misjudged the boy, there was the sound as the door silently opened. The stern face of Adam Kane, was standing at the doorway. The look of hope was out of his face for the moment. The slack in Adam's jaws was tight, even as his physically fit body snugged into a black turtle neck. "Adam, is something going on?" Ruby asked with a sound of regret poised on and a hope.
"Actually Ruby, there's something I want to talk to you about." Adam mentioned, in the sort of way that made it suggest there was no option. Ruby adjusted his thick glasses against his face. Rising up he flashed a smile to Urien. Silently the telepath walked towards Adam, realizing his smile was not there, Ruby felt nervous. Adam was always quick, jarring and seeming to be confrontational, especially when he looked like he did right now.
The door came to a close as Ruby's back pressed up against the dark colored wall of Santuary's hallway. The lights above their heads rained down a yellow glow as Adam's eyes narrowed. "I just finished analyzing the data we received from the genetic sample we've taken from Urien. I have reason to believe he's one of the most potent Ferals, we've ever incountered." Adam mentioned in a matter-of-factly tone.
"Encountered, Adam. do you say we should fear him? That maybe even bringing him to Santuary was a big mistake? I don't follow."
"Ruby, all new mutants have the potiental to work for readying humans for the existence of New Mutants, but some are to unstable to be counted on. Some seem to lack the moral rights to take on such things. Urien is a rather rare Feral, I remember Urien's family specifically. A rare genetic disorder his family faced, Urien along with about twenty other children of Native American decent were of the right type to cross breed with Rodents. Most of them were unstable, ten of them commited suicide. two of them, are wanted for murder after lashing out at their parents-both are now in Stasis pods. Of the remaining seven, Urien is of the lucky. Urien's psychological state changes from moment to moment. Each of the subjects who were manipulated in this way developed psychological ramifications. Urien himself despite his rash behavior is the most stable of which I've ever seen. which gives him hope. But Ruby, I'm not going to beat around the bush. Urien does suffer from Bipolarism due to his human reaction battling with the rash and usually unpredictability of his rodent DNA."
The Strand HQ
Location Unknown
"Gabriel, we shouldn't go through with this. Urien is a security risk. Adam and his team might already be planning a strike." Karen growled her fangs growing a moment as she growled like a lion.
"Karen.Karen.Karen. don't you have faith in me? Don't you believe that I'd only do what has to be done? I know the risks, and I have it all worked out. I knew Urien was going to be captured. It was all part of the game plan." Came Gabriel's slick voice as his full lips spread a smile. Gabriel had wanted an inside agent for sometime, and with Urien it could finally be achieved, where Shalimar was failing him. Gabriel's boots ticked across the wooden paneling on the floor, where dark coarse shadows puddle. A creak sounded over the four poster bed as Gabriel layed back against its' satin covers. The simple robe he wore barely covered Gabriel's chest even as a few locks of his hair fell over his forehead.
"I don't know, Gabriel Urien knows a lot of our formations, how we operate, what to be expected. By even having him there is a real problem. But look Gabriel what ever you want to be the catalystism for your own dowfall so be-cckkt!" Karen suddenly felt her throat contract pressure against her neck, as her eyes began to jar wide opened. The Telekinetic force gradually getting more and more tight, even as air capplaries busted, her throat crunching downwards over itself.
"Karen, you have underminded me for the last time. Urien knows only what I want him to know. Urien is in total control by me. Adam is falling right into my trap. Adam wants to send more of his people into the lion's den I'll be ready to silence his threat once and for all. With our friend Urien, Adam know doubt sees the potential that the rodent feral possesses. I really didn't want to give him up, but then again he was the perfect candidate. But of course, Karen you aren't going to be saying much of anything." Gabriel's eyes glanced back over towards the burgundy colored wall where Karen's body was slumped against. A face of beat red shallowed against the white tight-fitting shirt Karen was wearing. Spit slimed down her chin when her very air pipes had collapsed; Karen's eyes were milky white as her head slumped against her own chest.
Santuary
Living room
"So, I'm just wondering what do you all think about having so many of us in the same place. To me it sort of sounds like were setting ourselves up for a fall" Jesse mentioned as he forked up some chow mein noodles. The Living room table had been filled up with close to a dozen white colored take out boxes, each of the seven new mutants were situated around the table, each one seeming to be rather uncomfortable around one each other.
"Well, Jess I do think Adam and Ruby have it all worked out. Its not like they haven't crossed our their T's or anything." Matty admits after swallowing a bite herself.
"Well Matty, Jesse does have a valid point, and you learn early on that Adam doesn't always think things through, sometimes he sends us in and hopes our luck holds out." Brennan contorted.
"Brennan!" Emma trilled. "Adam, only wants whats best for our cause."
"His cause more like it Emma, Ashelock is his deal, I just personally don't want to see the psycho running around ready to explode any given moment."
"Look guys I didn't mean to start a global war here. I was just thinking that maybe it'd be best if we looked into the situation ourselves so we know first hand what our options are. With Urien take up a lot of Adam's time trying to figure out what is exactly up with him I was figuring it might just prove useful if we knew exactly what we were getting ourselves into." Jesse mentioned casually before forking the noodles into his mouth..
"Jesse, that's not a bad idea. can someone pass the-NEVERMIND!" Todd blirted out before his hand blurred forwards grabbing the spring rolls and loading up his plate before the others had finished several blinks. There was a silence around the table for a moment or two as they all looked at each other.
"Well," Michelle says finally, " Jesse, Todd is right, it is a good idea. I'm sure I can retrieve floor plans, security information. Work up an exact plan formation. Personally I think Adam might be taxing himself. I don't know if I agree with the partnering ourselves the way we are. We don't even know how to fight with you all very well."
"Because it's the most effective way to silence the threat, constrain and quarantine." Shalimar purrs as her eyes look over the table. "Its best to limit the ground we'll need to attack from, giving us the specifics to a group of battle and in our creation."
"Yeah, plus he set us up to where each of our abilities would be put to the best use." Brennan mentioned off handedly. "Look Jesse I don't like going in blind folded myself, but really what choice do we have?"
"Brennan, are you even listening to me?" Jesse said a little erritated. "Its not about reworking Adam's plan. its about knowing what were getting into incase plan A doesn't work."
"I realize that Jesse, it just seems instead of getting plans we could focus on what we do know so we don't fail. Hit them hard and they won't know what is coming."
Santuary
Med Lab
Urien could hear Adam and Ruby outside his room. Urien's body was warm, beads of sweat seemed to come out of no place as his eyes remained shut The Rat Feral, knew what they spoke was the truth, about how he himself had been in and out of mental instutitions much of his life. Usually they were only short stays, Urien had dreams and if he had to bend the truth to full fill them well, that was a step he most undoubtfully would take. This, incident, with new mutants, super powers and all that sort of stuff was a nice ride, Urien could only think but he wanted to go home, Gabriel had promised him he could after the plans were carried through. Urien knew that Gabriel was after something, some way to cure himself from some diease. Urien wished it was as easy to cure himself of what ever separated him from the rest of the world. Though with the way that Ruby and Adam spoke. Urien wondered now if he ever would be able to get back to his normal life. There was something else. Even as he layed there, the scent picked up a familiar colongne burning his nose. A cologne, that Urien knew full well. now that smell was an icon for betrayal in his head. The feral's eyes opened with a flash of yellow as he felt his hands tense up. Seeing in front of him the man who had both attracted him, and now horrified him-Gabriel Ashelocke.
"Nice digs they got here." Came the familiar voice of Gabriel lashing a smile over his lips. The dark hair scrapped over his cheeks as his eyes flashed around. "I've been here before, what about you. Wait I know, how did I get here. Well you might want to ask Shalimar about that. No that's right she wants to slash your throat." This was followed by a soft chuckle.
Urien's body thrusted upwards, the claws in his hands ejecting outwards as he could feel the prick of hair raising on the back of his neck. "I don't care why you are here. I just want you gone all of you gone!" Urien's voice split and fractured as he yelled.
"Well, if there's one thing me and Adam have in common, its we both want you to stay. stay in this world. Trust me Urien. if there's one thing that will give you hope its staying with people like you. Problem is who do you trust? Were really both after the same thing. Adam and I. we want to help the world deal with New Mutants. Though thing is we don't exactly see eye to eye on the means."
"GO! Get away from me!" Urien only saw red as he slashed into the air, where Gabriel had projected himself, the illusion waving in the air. The screaming had alerted Ruby and Adam from the doorway as they pushed inward. As the door slammed open Gabriel vanished. Ruby's eyes were on the place where Gabriel was standing only a moment before.
"Adam I felt him." Ruby says in a hushed whisper. "Gabriel Asheloche was just here."
The Strand HQ
Location Unknown
A laughter rung out from the living quarters that Gabriel was in, only a moment ago the leader of the Strand's eyes flashed open from a trance. Three new mutants were sitting around him on the crush velvet sofa. They all had been holding him as he used his psionic abilities to trace into the mind of Urien. Gabriel's thick body lined with muscles, tensed for a moment as he resumed the function of his body, the red billowing robe ruffled in the air as he clambered to and upright position. It was a moment of triumph, before his face went straight. "Vanessa." came Ascheloche's voice as his hand slipped into hers, "I'll need to talk to you, everyone else, get ready for the task at hand." Aschelocke said his eyes not leaving the crimson haired woman who's blue eyes too would not leave Aschelocke's.
There was only a moment of silence after the other new mutants filed out before, Aschelocke moved, his hand sliding against the young Psionic's face. "Vanessa, you won't be going on the Maromax, hit with the others as planned originally. I'll be adding someone with more tactile strength, I have another job for you. If you think your up for it."
The Psionic smiled as her lips kissed Ascheloche's hand slowly a kiss of pure pleasure and love as she nodded her head. "Yes Gabriel what ever you wish."
"Good." Ascheloche said plainly before easing his hand away. "It appears there, might be a snag with my plans to use both the ferals currently at sanctuary, Shalimar Fox and Urien Raglan. A high level telepath, who is good friends of Adam's is there now. I am not sure why he is there, Urien's mind has some sort of block there, I am thinking this might be Emma's doing. Though that doesn't matter. What does matter is that Ruby Bishop is a liability, for he can stop the communictations if he finds them. What I need you to do Princess, and find Ruby and take him out. Your new mutant ability to detect psionics will be of an invaluable resource, I'll be parterning you up with another telepath to find him then get him out in the open."
"As you wish Gabriel." Came Vanessa's voice as Gabriel stood up, now then I'll need to attend to those leaving for the genetic lab. This should put a stick in his spokes."
Santuary Basement lab
"Michelle, come here and check this out." Jesse mentioned as he pointed to the screen he was looking at. Michelle had been sitting across from where Jesse was looking over a PDA, as they agreed that it would be much better to know what they were going into. Shalimar and Brennan, decided they would help get Matty and Todd ready first hand in the fine art of breaking and entering. Emma had been called to talk to Ruby and Adam about the recent problems regarding Urien. Michelle's body slipped upwards, her clothes as usual was a power suit and skirt. Though it had been months since michelle's body had been reverse engineered removing the Genomex reconditioning, for Michelle she still felt it almost safe to where professional clothes, complete with her hair tied back into a ponytail. Michelle's brow arched upwards as she looked at the schematic Jesse was pointing at.
"So there are three different volts of Cyrogentic dna samples not just one. So you are thinking."
".yes what I'm thinking is that we might be at the right place, but being set up. What ever Aschelocke wants may be one of the other two vaults and not the one were going to. Its not a coincidence that Urien took a fall. At least that's my theory. I think Gabriel specifically told him information to take us out. Or maybe draw us into some bizarre maze."
"So do you think he's going to be there in person ready to take us on. after we've been set up?"
"No, not Aschelocke's style-I think he'd rather just have something that is making a loud noise. You know he doesn't want us dead or we won't be able to see his genius at work and tell Adam about it. I just think he's trying to get us in a corner."
"So what exactly can we do? Its not like we can set up at three different locations and just wait for the right one?"
"Now, I have a better idea, I've just accessed Macromax's main server. Now here are all three Dna samples. If I'm judging Aschelocke like I think I am. I'd assume he's looking for some sort of DNA to stabilize his breaking apart body. I mean what other reason is there for a dying man right?"
"Okay I'm following you so far Jesse. But I'm no genetic expert."
"Well you don't have to be. We've got Adam for that."
((Next chapter is going to be the stunning conclusion (or at least that's the plan) of the first Mutant Zero episode. I promise most of them won't be as long coming as this one has been. This one is a special case as I feel it would be a to be continued sort of thing, if it was on the show. Plus there was a lot to do here. *lol* Next chapter, MutantX along with Todd, Matty, and Michelle tangle with The Strand, and we learn there's more than meets the eyes behind the mysterious new Feral Urien. What is the secret he's holding back. and is he friend or foe? It call comes down to the show down and the creation of a brand new team in the world of MutantX. So please Read and review. Tell me what you think. Tell me what guest stars from the show you'd like to see turn up. Like Urien there will also be more original new mutants. From my mind and from those few people who read this thing. See ya for chapter 6!))