Once again, I find myself apologizing for taking so long. I don't quite understand why but all my teachers seem to think that they're homework should come before my finishing this story on my list of priorities. Whatever.
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Seeing her chance, Mac stood up and, skirting the brawl made her way quietly out of the hall. The remaining students and teachers just watched on in shock as the group in front of them preceeded to carry out some of the most amazing moves they had ever seen.
Mac crept up the stone stairs knowing exactly where she was going and exactly who she was going to see. She wasn't scared…just nervous. She had never met Gabriel before, just read stuff in the Genomex files about him and what he had done. She probably should have been scared, even she knew that but right now that didn't matter, she was more worried about her friends.
Mac rounded the bend in the flight of stairs and carried on walking upwards. She could hear the sounds of the fighting…the screams of the students, the grunts as strand and mutant x alike got punched or kicked. She was quite glad she wasn't down there, even though she knew she could have held her own. She wasn't quite ready to show off her abilities to all of her classmates.
Gabriel had sensed Mutant X's presence seconds before they had entered the room. He knew they would turn up; it was just a case of when. When they walked out onto the balcony Gabriel, standing behind a pillar watched their faces, their movements, especially those of Shalimar. She had always interested him, right from the beginning. That was why he had taken her. He could have had any number of women but Shalimar had a fire, a passion that others did not. She fought when other women didn't. Even when he had her hypnotized she had struggled against it. It was, to him atleast an attractive quality.
She was wearing a long, worn, brown leather coat with a pair of dark blue jeans underneath. Both looked incredibly sexy on her petit frame. Her blonde hair looked wild and her eyes flashed as soon as she saw what was going on in the main hall. He watched as she jumped over the railing. She was so graceful and yet so strong.
Gabriel's eyes flicked over to look at the auburn head of Emma. She was hot too, in a completely different way to Shalimar but still hot. She was gentler, less of an outward fighter but still strong. In that way Mutant X was very much a mysterious group. Their personalities contradicted those of their outward appearances. Shalimar and Emma were both strong and would fight him till the end but Brennan and Jesse no matter what they would have wanted people to believe were weak. Gabriel could have taken them in less than five seconds.
He watched the fight below. The links were getting their asses kicked and he knew he might have to put some effort in in a couple of minutes. Mutant X were martial arts trained, the strand were not. The only thing they had to rely on was their new mutant abilities. Plus in terms of having actual power Mutant X were four of the most formidable mutants created by Genomex. Even he had to admit that he had had a hard time fighting them.
Mac walked round the corner of the balcony. She could see Gabriel leaning against the railing. He looked so casual despite what was going on below him. Mac had managed to tune out all the noise and having her goal in her sites headed towards it, completely focused.
Gabriel turned around sensing some kind of presence. He didn't know who it was but they were on his balcony interrupting his fun. She had an air of confidence which delighted his senses. He loved bringing his opponents down a notch or two and ordinarily he would have taken great pleasure in doing so but this time was different. He had a fight to observe because, much as he hated to admit it Mutant X had kicked his ass last time they had met. He had to keep a close eye on them, do his research, discover their weaknesses. And this girl, whoever the hell she was was getting in his way.
Mac kept on walking. Gabriel was pissed and wanted to kill her. No change there then. She continued to walk towards him still unafraid. Maybe it was the adrenaline, maybe it was because curiosity was overriding any fear she may have felt. She didn't care. She was finally getting to meet him. She could sense the annoyance and hostility radiating from Gabriel's every pore. He wanted to fight her with the minimum amount of effort. She smiled to herself as she pictured his face when he found out exactly who he was dealing with.
'Cool fight, huh?'
Gabriel just stared at her. Nobody had ever dared talk to him like that. It was understandable, she didn't know who he was, but it was still punishable. By the time he was finished with this girl, she would know who he was and she would know not to mess with him again.
He drew his hands together, feeling the familiar buzz rushing through his veins, letting the flashing blue energy flicker for a couple of seconds before releasing it at the girl. Mac knew what was coming. She bent her knees as he generated the energy and when he pushed the particles out towards her she pushed herself off of the ground, landing neatly on the railing to the right of Gabriel.
As she landed Shalimar was just finishing with her opponent. He had put up a strong fight but he never had a hope in hell. Something caught her eye, up on the balcony overlooking the hall. A girl was standing on the railing and as Shalimar's eyes went into feral mode she could make out the face of the man standing in front of the girl…Gabriel.
Brennan looked to Shal to see what she had made of her adversaries…mush was an understatement. Then he looked to her. She was looking up, not paying any attention to what was going on around her, not that it mattered. The Strand were littered all over the floor. Brennan and the rest of Mutant X looked to where Shalimar's eyes were aimed.
As if in slow motion Gabriel launched himself off the floor aiming a dropkick at the girls legs. He hit and she went flying. There was nothing any of the Mutant X team could do but watch. A gasp went up from the observing students and teachers.
Mac felt the sudden pain in her legs as her feet slipped from beneath her. As she fell backwards she could make out Gabriel's eyes, staring at her, glinting. She could feel gravity pulling her downwards. And then she hit the floor.
