Hey everybody! Real quick question...did I spell 'Kane' right? It's the
only last name that wasn't on the Mutant-X website. Thus...if it's wrong it
is not my fault! I swear! NEWay! Finally, everyone has been
introduced...well basically... so now I can actually get into the plot!
Yay! What? You didn't think I had a plot? Well, ha! I even have an ending!
::bites lip:: I just have to get there.... Oh well... I've never been one
to back down from a challenge! ::grin:: So...on with the mayhem!
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Reaching the lab, we all got a shock. There were Beth and her brother in a full- out shouting match.
"Look, I already told you, I'm perfectly fine!" Beth screeched at Brennan. "I don't know what the big deal is! I mean, yeah, my powers went funky on the train, but I'm fine now!" I winced. She was hitting decibels even I had never heard her reach before. Apparently, her brother had royally pissed her off.
Adam, the girls, Jesse, and I watched as Brennan paced. "Beth, I understand about you and scans, alright. But, you really need this! Don't be such a baby!"
I winced. "Boy, that was the wrong thing to say." Shalimar looked at me quizzically. "She hates to be called a..."
"Don't call me that! This isn't fear- this is common sense! I don't need to be scanned! You know nothing about this, Brennan. It's not like I'm going to die like you almost did!" She threw herself into a chair. "Give me one good reason why I should go through with this crap."
Brennan ran his fingers through his hair in a frustrated gestured. He opened his mouth to speak, but Emma beat him to the punch. "Because it wasn't you on that subway train. That's why you couldn't regain control of your powers. A scan might show where another presence got inside of you."
Beth was livid. "It wasn't me?! Oh puh-lease, Emma. Do you honestly expect me to believe that crap?" She glared at the redhead. "If there was 'someone inside of me' don't you think I would have noticed?" Her voice was bitter and mocking.
I'd officially had enough of listening to her act like a child. "No, you wouldn't. Newsflash, Beth. You're not an empath or a telepath. It would actually be quite easy to screw with your head." I moved into her line of sight as I finished my statement. "But, for your information, Emma's right. There was some one in your head, and it sure wasn't you... I'd know."
Beth sneered in my direction. "Like you know what the inside of my head looks like. Hell, Cat you didn't even know I had a brother." She grinned, knowing that last shot must have hit home. "So don't claim to know me. Actually, why don't you just go home? Oh wait... you don't have one, do you?" She smiled smugly at me. "These are my friends. This is my place. You don't belong here."
I narrowed my eyes at the smirking figure before me. I remembered that voice. Without an outward sign, I sought Brennan's mind. ::Brennan, don't move. It's Cat. I need a favor.:: Imperceptibly, I saw his eyes widen from where he stood behind Beth. He nodded slowly. ::Shock her...now... That's not your sister.::
"What no snappy comebacks, Cat?" 'Beth' had noticed my silence. "You know, you're supposed to be better at these verbal ba..." She broke off in a shriek as Brennan's bolt of electricity hit her squarely. She slammed into the glass door, blacking out instantly. We gathered around as Brennan gently laid her on the observation chair. "Might I ask what that was all about?" Adam mused calmly, checking Beth's vital signs. "That's not Beth. I don't know who he is... but I really don't like him." Without looking away from his sister, Brennan wrapped an arm around my shoulders. "You're not the only one. Thanks, by the way." I glanced up at him. "So... you're Brennan, huh?" He laughed a little. "Yup, that'd be me."
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Yay! Another chapter finished! Dude..I'm moving right along aren't I? I'm proud of me! NEWay... you know the drill...Please R&R... Otherwise, I won't wanna finish.
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Reaching the lab, we all got a shock. There were Beth and her brother in a full- out shouting match.
"Look, I already told you, I'm perfectly fine!" Beth screeched at Brennan. "I don't know what the big deal is! I mean, yeah, my powers went funky on the train, but I'm fine now!" I winced. She was hitting decibels even I had never heard her reach before. Apparently, her brother had royally pissed her off.
Adam, the girls, Jesse, and I watched as Brennan paced. "Beth, I understand about you and scans, alright. But, you really need this! Don't be such a baby!"
I winced. "Boy, that was the wrong thing to say." Shalimar looked at me quizzically. "She hates to be called a..."
"Don't call me that! This isn't fear- this is common sense! I don't need to be scanned! You know nothing about this, Brennan. It's not like I'm going to die like you almost did!" She threw herself into a chair. "Give me one good reason why I should go through with this crap."
Brennan ran his fingers through his hair in a frustrated gestured. He opened his mouth to speak, but Emma beat him to the punch. "Because it wasn't you on that subway train. That's why you couldn't regain control of your powers. A scan might show where another presence got inside of you."
Beth was livid. "It wasn't me?! Oh puh-lease, Emma. Do you honestly expect me to believe that crap?" She glared at the redhead. "If there was 'someone inside of me' don't you think I would have noticed?" Her voice was bitter and mocking.
I'd officially had enough of listening to her act like a child. "No, you wouldn't. Newsflash, Beth. You're not an empath or a telepath. It would actually be quite easy to screw with your head." I moved into her line of sight as I finished my statement. "But, for your information, Emma's right. There was some one in your head, and it sure wasn't you... I'd know."
Beth sneered in my direction. "Like you know what the inside of my head looks like. Hell, Cat you didn't even know I had a brother." She grinned, knowing that last shot must have hit home. "So don't claim to know me. Actually, why don't you just go home? Oh wait... you don't have one, do you?" She smiled smugly at me. "These are my friends. This is my place. You don't belong here."
I narrowed my eyes at the smirking figure before me. I remembered that voice. Without an outward sign, I sought Brennan's mind. ::Brennan, don't move. It's Cat. I need a favor.:: Imperceptibly, I saw his eyes widen from where he stood behind Beth. He nodded slowly. ::Shock her...now... That's not your sister.::
"What no snappy comebacks, Cat?" 'Beth' had noticed my silence. "You know, you're supposed to be better at these verbal ba..." She broke off in a shriek as Brennan's bolt of electricity hit her squarely. She slammed into the glass door, blacking out instantly. We gathered around as Brennan gently laid her on the observation chair. "Might I ask what that was all about?" Adam mused calmly, checking Beth's vital signs. "That's not Beth. I don't know who he is... but I really don't like him." Without looking away from his sister, Brennan wrapped an arm around my shoulders. "You're not the only one. Thanks, by the way." I glanced up at him. "So... you're Brennan, huh?" He laughed a little. "Yup, that'd be me."
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Yay! Another chapter finished! Dude..I'm moving right along aren't I? I'm proud of me! NEWay... you know the drill...Please R&R... Otherwise, I won't wanna finish.