Hey everybody! The end is actually in sight....scary thought.... Oh well.
There's always the sequel to consider, right?! (By the way.... Sequel from
Beth's POV...yes/no?) Who knows? NEWay, as always...I do not, I repeat, DO
NOT own Mutant X. Does that depress anyone but me? Le sigh.
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The thing sickened me. Even knowing it was supposed to help Beth stay in control while the rogue psionic was loose, I couldn't really bring myself to look at the thing that had been inserted into the back of her neck while she slept. Instead, I was focusing on holding Brennan back. He was about to blow all of Sanctuary of the planet at any given moment. "Get that thing out of her!" He was trembling. I could practically feel the electrons moving beneath his skin. "Damn it, Adam.... There is no way that can be necessary!" Adam looked sorrowful, but resolute. "Brennan, we don't have a choice. Without the subdermal governor we have no way to guarantee that... that thing won't claim her mind again. I wish there was another way. But with the hold he has over her, and the amount of destruction she could cause...." He looked down at the unconscious elemental. "I'm sorry, Brennan. I know how you feel about the governors." Sensing Brennan was about to say something he'd regret, I broke into the conversation. "What exactly is that thing?" I did want to know. And, if my questions were being answered, Brennan couldn't start a shouting match. "I don't really understand what it does." Adam sighed. "The subdermal governor regulates the part of the nervous system that controls a mutant's abilities. When the governor is activated, the mutant's gifts are nullified." I considered this. Not having my gifts. I didn't like the thought, but it wasn't the torture Brennan seemed to think it was. "Then what's the problem?" I looked around at the others for an answer. They kept their silence, glancing toward Brennan. "It can be used as a slave collar. A painful one." Brennan's voice was hoarse. "If triggered a certain way, it contracts around your spinal cord. I'm told," his voice was bitter now, "that the sensation can be quite painful." I slid my hand down his arm to clasp his hand. "Bren, that's not gonna happen to Beth. She's family, remember?" He looked down at me and I whispered into his mind. ::I'll find a way to get her back. It won't come to that. I promise.:: I squeezed his hand before moving away. "So, how do we find this freak?" Instantly, Adam rolled into the change of subject. "We know he has to be somewhere in the area. Beth only came to us after you both were already here, so we know he brought her to this city. We need some of you to start searching, and some of you to stay here with me in case Beth wakes up with any residual side effects from his control. Brennan, Jesse, Emma... I want you to search." I broke in, a gut feeling prompting my request. "Can I keep Emma here with me?" I inwardly cringed as everyone stared, apparently not used to Adam's orders being directly second guessed. I swallowed. "If Beth's been scarred, it'll be both emotionally and mentally. I think Emma and I could help her." I needed Emma with me. I couldn't explain it. I looked at Emma, hoping she'd understand the urgency of my thoughts. Slowly she nodded. "You know, Adam, she's right. If that thing has hurt her some how, you won't be able to fix it medically. You'll need both of us here." I sighed in relief. Adam looked back and forth between the two of us, as if sensing something was amiss. "Are you sure about this?" We nodded. "Alright then. Brennan, Jesse, and Shalimar: we need you to find this guy. Emma, Cat, and I will keep watch over Beth." I had the strangest feeling we'd need to watch her.
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Dun dun duuuuuuuun. Got a little bit of foreshadowing there huh? Poor Beth. I just keep harassing her, don't I? I really don't hate the character I've created....she's just... kinda... having a hard time right now. Eek. NEWay.... Please R&R! It makes me all happy to get those cool little emails! P.S. Goldstranger rocks! Read her stuff....it's
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The thing sickened me. Even knowing it was supposed to help Beth stay in control while the rogue psionic was loose, I couldn't really bring myself to look at the thing that had been inserted into the back of her neck while she slept. Instead, I was focusing on holding Brennan back. He was about to blow all of Sanctuary of the planet at any given moment. "Get that thing out of her!" He was trembling. I could practically feel the electrons moving beneath his skin. "Damn it, Adam.... There is no way that can be necessary!" Adam looked sorrowful, but resolute. "Brennan, we don't have a choice. Without the subdermal governor we have no way to guarantee that... that thing won't claim her mind again. I wish there was another way. But with the hold he has over her, and the amount of destruction she could cause...." He looked down at the unconscious elemental. "I'm sorry, Brennan. I know how you feel about the governors." Sensing Brennan was about to say something he'd regret, I broke into the conversation. "What exactly is that thing?" I did want to know. And, if my questions were being answered, Brennan couldn't start a shouting match. "I don't really understand what it does." Adam sighed. "The subdermal governor regulates the part of the nervous system that controls a mutant's abilities. When the governor is activated, the mutant's gifts are nullified." I considered this. Not having my gifts. I didn't like the thought, but it wasn't the torture Brennan seemed to think it was. "Then what's the problem?" I looked around at the others for an answer. They kept their silence, glancing toward Brennan. "It can be used as a slave collar. A painful one." Brennan's voice was hoarse. "If triggered a certain way, it contracts around your spinal cord. I'm told," his voice was bitter now, "that the sensation can be quite painful." I slid my hand down his arm to clasp his hand. "Bren, that's not gonna happen to Beth. She's family, remember?" He looked down at me and I whispered into his mind. ::I'll find a way to get her back. It won't come to that. I promise.:: I squeezed his hand before moving away. "So, how do we find this freak?" Instantly, Adam rolled into the change of subject. "We know he has to be somewhere in the area. Beth only came to us after you both were already here, so we know he brought her to this city. We need some of you to start searching, and some of you to stay here with me in case Beth wakes up with any residual side effects from his control. Brennan, Jesse, Emma... I want you to search." I broke in, a gut feeling prompting my request. "Can I keep Emma here with me?" I inwardly cringed as everyone stared, apparently not used to Adam's orders being directly second guessed. I swallowed. "If Beth's been scarred, it'll be both emotionally and mentally. I think Emma and I could help her." I needed Emma with me. I couldn't explain it. I looked at Emma, hoping she'd understand the urgency of my thoughts. Slowly she nodded. "You know, Adam, she's right. If that thing has hurt her some how, you won't be able to fix it medically. You'll need both of us here." I sighed in relief. Adam looked back and forth between the two of us, as if sensing something was amiss. "Are you sure about this?" We nodded. "Alright then. Brennan, Jesse, and Shalimar: we need you to find this guy. Emma, Cat, and I will keep watch over Beth." I had the strangest feeling we'd need to watch her.
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Dun dun duuuuuuuun. Got a little bit of foreshadowing there huh? Poor Beth. I just keep harassing her, don't I? I really don't hate the character I've created....she's just... kinda... having a hard time right now. Eek. NEWay.... Please R&R! It makes me all happy to get those cool little emails! P.S. Goldstranger rocks! Read her stuff....it's