Chapter 13

Shalimar and Emma entered the Helix docking bay just as Jesse stepped out of the large bird. "Adam I still think I should be on this mission."

"Sorry Jesse. But I need you here."

Why can't Emma stay behind or you. Why do you have to go?

"I don't have time for this Jesse." He stepped away " Brennan will not go in to stasis until he has talked to you all. As for me going; I can't talk Doctor Connor into helping us maybe at least she can tell me what to do. Now go to Brennan after he says his piece he said he would get into the stasis pod. If we are lucky it will only before a couple of hours. 2 at least either way. The stasis pod will activate as soon as the lid is closed. Call me when he has entered I will monitor everything from the helix. Now go."

Jesse stepped back as the portal to the helix closed and the craft made its way out of the hanger.

Inside the helix Shalimar had made herself comfortable in the co-pilots station. She waited till Adam seated himself to bombard him with some of the questions that bounced through her fears.

"Who are we looking for."

Doctor Alison Connor was at one time one of the top neuro-surgeons in the world. She is a Psionic and was one of the first "Children of Genomex. She went unnoticed by Mason for a long time.

How did that happen?

"She was 14 when she came to Genomex for treatment, and to the best of our records never showed signs of mutation until nearly 20 years later. By that time she had a Medical degree and was one of the top neuro surgeons in the United States."

"What is her mutation?"

"She is Psionic with strong telekinetic powers. About eight years ago another Mutant, a molecular by the name of Howard Striker, discovered her powers. He worked for Genomex prior to the death of Dr. Breedlove, He tried to talk her into willingly going to work for Genomex, but I found her first and talked to her. I explained what was really happening there and why I left. Unfortunately Howard had already talked to Eckart. As I understand it Howard walked into their apartment and told her that she was the new head of medicine for Genomex. She told him she could not take the job even if she wanted it, she was pregnant with their child.

Eckart walked in just in time to hear that. He was quite intrigued with the thought of a child that was the product of a molecular and a Psionic. Make a long story short. Howard ended up dead and Alison was placed in stasis for most of the gestation period. File say there was a complication the child came early and was still born. During the time she was recuperating she managed an escape. According to the information I uncovered Dr. Connor has spent the last eight years working as a Doctor in the jungles of Africa."

Weather or not that is true I can not say but. I can tell you this. She is the only hope Brennan has. Another truth .there is only one person she hates more than Howard Striker and Mason Eckart. And that's me."

"Why you? That doesn't make sense." Emma objected.

"Because she believes that if it were not for him none of what happened to her would have happen." Shalimar admitted, "I have known the feeling."

"Still if not for him most of us would not even be alive." Jesse returned.

"When those things you love are taken from you, things like that don't matter." Shalimar surmised, "You hate who made you who you are whether it is God or Adam. Most of the time it works out. Most of the time, after time things get clearer. I sure hope eight years is long enough."

Emma walked up to the front of the Adam "why her why not just get another surgeon."

"There are two reasons. The first she is the best in the field, Brennan's condition beyond my help or for anyone else who doesn't understand the complexity of bio genetics and New mutantsy. Second, someone who doesn't understand or know about new mutantsy gets a hold of that kind of information would only open up all new mutants to the curiosity of Science. You are aliens to most of the world, medical or other wise. World wide you would be considered a danger. Everyone would be hunting the likes of you down, Labs like Genomex will blossom like flowers all over the world, only worse.

"So you are willing to risk Brennan's life to protect your precious secret." Shalimar growled '

"No, Brennan is . we talked and he is right. I can not risk the rest of you or your kind for one man, not even him."

"But she hates you. What makes you think you can change her mind, what makes you think she will she help him? "

"I hope she will see him as another helpless victim of my screwing around with DNA and what Genomex can do. I know she understands Genomex. Still if she refuses to even speak to me. I will have to go in and operate. It will leave him very little chance of survival.if he doesn't die he will more than likely never awaken."