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Chapter 3

Brennan had to get out of there! He couldn't let them get to Emma and Shalimar, especially when he thought about what might happen. No! He couldn't think about that. He had to concentrate on how to get out of there. As if reading his mind, Jesse spoke.

"So, how should we get out of this place? The same way as last time?"

"No, they wouldn't make the same mistake twice."

"Yeah, I bet that Vince guy is outside so that we can't use our powers."

There was no sound as both men went into thinking mode.

"Hey," Brennan finally said, "I think I got a plan."



Emma was certain that the guys had run into trouble now. Even so, she couldn't leave Shalimar. Her friend's condition was getting worse and Emma didn't know if she had the strength to use her abilities. But she had to keep going, for Shalimar's sake. The feral was having fevers more frequently and was in a lot of pain. Her wounds had started bleeding again and she was having difficulty breathing.

"Shalimar, just hold on," the telempath said, as she tried to soothe the whimpering feral. "Brennan and Jesse will be back soon and then we can get you medical attention. They will be back soon, I promise."

Emma just hoped it would be a promise she can keep.



"Where are they?!" mumbled Adam as he searched through everything that he had. He had even spoken with his contact, but she had nothing. "Damn it! Where?!" Now that he yelled.

Adam was extremely worried about his team. his family. If he hadn't heard from them in at least a whole day, there must have been something wrong. Especially if he couldn't reach them on the Comlinks.

"It couldn't be the GSA or Ashlocke, so something else must've happened to them. Hopefully they're all okay." He thought over his last statement and rephrased it, "Hopefully they're all alive and breathing."

He then heard a beeping indicating he had a caller. He quickly put the call through and hoped it was Jesse, Emma, Brennan or Shalimar.

"Hello Adam,"

Adam sighed, disappointed. It was his contact, but maybe she found something.

"I have found some information, but not a location. I also can't guarantee that this is right."

"That's okay, it's better than nothing," said Adam, as he tried his best to remain patient.

"Well, it seems that there is a group of New Mutants who call themselves NexGen. They are known to help other new mutants by using their abilities in public and have a claim that they are the superiors of Mutant X."

Adam paced around the room.

"So you're saying that they claim they're trying to help new mutants by scaring the public."

"Well, that's what my sources tell me. Hope that helps."

"Thanks," replied Adam as he started searching through his database for anything that might have something to do with NexGen and the disappearance of his team.

TBC

Author's Note: Yay! I finally got Adam in. Hope you guys are enjoying it. Remember to leave a review. =)