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Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Mutant X team. Storyline is mine, and other characters, but that's it.
Chapter 15: The Start of a New Life
I landed the Helix in stealth mode on top of a short building. "Is this where we're
dropping him off?" Emma asked as opened the Helix door. "Yeah, we'll just put him in
the alley way. He wont remember a thing." I smiled and felt cruel. 'Hey, he deserves it.' I
convinced myself. Shalimar and Emma were the first ones out, followed by me and Jesse.
I, of course, was carrying Adam and thankfully, he wasn't that heavy. "Its gonna be
weird just leaving him here." Shalimar said. "Yeah but we cant exactly go back now."
Jesse told her. "I know." She said. "Its just that, it'll be weird without Adam. Just us on
our own." It was silent for a second until I spoke, "Yeah, especially without Sanctuary."
"We obviously have a lot to talk about," Emma started, "so lets drop Adam off and go
somewhere to talk." "Good idea." Jesse agreed and we headed down the stairs on the side
of the building. We didn't leave Adam on the ground, however I thought we should. We
found a ripped up cushion which Emma rested his head on, and Jesse found some foam
stuff which Adam laid on. After we said our final good bye to the unconscious Adam, we
headed down the street to find a place to talk. We came across a small restaurant named
'Carla's Café.' "That sounds good." Jesse pointed out and we followed him inside. The
place smelled of coffee and immediately we were all hungry. "Lets eat, then talk." Shal
suggested and we all nodded in agreement. A sign near the entrance of the café said 'seat
yourself' so we followed Shalimar to a clean, four person booth. "I'm Teresa, I'll be your
waitress this afternoon." A woman standing at the end of our table said cheerfully. "How
are you all this afternoon?" she asked and barely got a reply out of any of us. I don't think
she understood our murmurs, but disregarded it. "Can I get you something to drink, or are
you ready to order?" she asked and Emma spoke up. "I think we'll need some time, but
I'll take a raspberry iced tea." She finished oddly enthusiastic. "Diet Pepsi." Shalimar
said next. "Mountain Dew." I said after her. We all looked to Jesse who seemed to be lost
in his menu. "And for you?" the waitress asked almost laughing. "Huh? Oh, uh, I'll have
a Pepsi." He said with a absolutely lost expression. Teresa turned and left and we all
busted out laughing. "What's so funny?" Jesse asked, but he too was laughing. "Where's
a camera when you need one?" I asked. We continued to laugh for a while but eventually
returned out attention to our menus. "Oh, the grilled chicken stir fry sounds so good right
now!" Shalimar discussed with Emma. "I dunno," Emma said, "I like the sound of the
homemade spaghetti." They continued to confer their options as me and Jesse had
decided. "What are you two getting?" Emma asked obviously not having chosen anything
yet. "What else?" Jesse asked. Shalimar and Emma looked confused until we said in
unison "Pizza!" "Oh that sounds soooo good!" Shalimar said and Emma agreed. "Lets
just get a large and spilt it." Emma suggested and me and Jes looked at each other crazily.
"Me and Jesse could eat a large each!" I said with a bit of a laugh. Emma looked
disbelieving and shook her head. "Lets just get two and we'll work from there." Shal
suggested. The waitress came back with our drinks and asked if we were ready to order.
"Two large pizzas, cheese only." Jesse told her and we all smiled. "Simple enough." She
said and left once again. It was a few minutes until they arrived, and another couple
before they were gone. Surprisingly, everyone was content and we didn't need to eat
more. "Business time." Emma said with a sad expression. "Yeah," Jesse said, "so here we
go!" "First and foremost," I started, "are we gonna keep up with Mutant X?" I asked
them in a calm tone. They thought for a minute and Emma said, "I don't see how it will
work out. We don't have Adam, or his technology, there's no way we could reproduce
it." "Yeah." Jesse agreed plainly. "But we could still try." Shalimar argued. "I don't think
so Shal." I told her and she no longer supported her standpoint. "Okay, so no more
Mutant X." I said glad to be getting somewhere. "Next, what will we do and where go
next?" I asked them in a very general question. "I honestly don't know." Emma said first.
"Well we could just go on with our lives in different ways." Jesse suggested somewhat
saddened by the idea. "I couldn't live like that." I told him. "I'd have no where to go, and
I wouldn't be able to get a job. Not after my record." I informed the team. "We have to
think of something!" Shalimar said depressed. There was an awkward silence in which no
one even moved. "Why don't we just all get an apartment together or something?" I
suggested. "How would we pay for that?" Jesse questioned me. I thought for a second
then answered, "How does anybody get money?" I asked him. The only problem was, I
wouldn't be working and it would be unfair to the others. Emma sensed this in me and
spoke up. "I don't think it would work out anyway." She said partially easing my mind.
'Well I don't have to worry about getting a job' I thought. 'But what's Emma's solution?
Would I have to leave Shalimar? I couldn't do that.' Emma continued answering one of
my questions. "We could spilt up like Jesse suggested and live normal lives. However,
we would stay friends and see each other often. We could try to find relatives or friends
to live with, at least for a while. Until we are stable enough to go out on our own."
Everyone seemed to agree and that was the plan. The only problem, I had no relatives or
other friends besides them. 'So where would I end up? The same place I was before?'
Before I could think anymore Shal solved all my problems. "And Brennan can stay with
me, that is, if you want to." She said hopefully. An enormous smile spread across my face
and I filled with joy. "I'd love to!" I said, not admitting I had no other place to go. We
paid our bill and left the café. 'Maybe this wont be so bad after all.' I thought with my
arm around Shalimar. 'Who knows, maybe we'll even start a family.' I thought with a
smile on my face.
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Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Mutant X team. Storyline is mine, and other characters, but that's it.
Chapter 15: The Start of a New Life
I landed the Helix in stealth mode on top of a short building. "Is this where we're
dropping him off?" Emma asked as opened the Helix door. "Yeah, we'll just put him in
the alley way. He wont remember a thing." I smiled and felt cruel. 'Hey, he deserves it.' I
convinced myself. Shalimar and Emma were the first ones out, followed by me and Jesse.
I, of course, was carrying Adam and thankfully, he wasn't that heavy. "Its gonna be
weird just leaving him here." Shalimar said. "Yeah but we cant exactly go back now."
Jesse told her. "I know." She said. "Its just that, it'll be weird without Adam. Just us on
our own." It was silent for a second until I spoke, "Yeah, especially without Sanctuary."
"We obviously have a lot to talk about," Emma started, "so lets drop Adam off and go
somewhere to talk." "Good idea." Jesse agreed and we headed down the stairs on the side
of the building. We didn't leave Adam on the ground, however I thought we should. We
found a ripped up cushion which Emma rested his head on, and Jesse found some foam
stuff which Adam laid on. After we said our final good bye to the unconscious Adam, we
headed down the street to find a place to talk. We came across a small restaurant named
'Carla's Café.' "That sounds good." Jesse pointed out and we followed him inside. The
place smelled of coffee and immediately we were all hungry. "Lets eat, then talk." Shal
suggested and we all nodded in agreement. A sign near the entrance of the café said 'seat
yourself' so we followed Shalimar to a clean, four person booth. "I'm Teresa, I'll be your
waitress this afternoon." A woman standing at the end of our table said cheerfully. "How
are you all this afternoon?" she asked and barely got a reply out of any of us. I don't think
she understood our murmurs, but disregarded it. "Can I get you something to drink, or are
you ready to order?" she asked and Emma spoke up. "I think we'll need some time, but
I'll take a raspberry iced tea." She finished oddly enthusiastic. "Diet Pepsi." Shalimar
said next. "Mountain Dew." I said after her. We all looked to Jesse who seemed to be lost
in his menu. "And for you?" the waitress asked almost laughing. "Huh? Oh, uh, I'll have
a Pepsi." He said with a absolutely lost expression. Teresa turned and left and we all
busted out laughing. "What's so funny?" Jesse asked, but he too was laughing. "Where's
a camera when you need one?" I asked. We continued to laugh for a while but eventually
returned out attention to our menus. "Oh, the grilled chicken stir fry sounds so good right
now!" Shalimar discussed with Emma. "I dunno," Emma said, "I like the sound of the
homemade spaghetti." They continued to confer their options as me and Jesse had
decided. "What are you two getting?" Emma asked obviously not having chosen anything
yet. "What else?" Jesse asked. Shalimar and Emma looked confused until we said in
unison "Pizza!" "Oh that sounds soooo good!" Shalimar said and Emma agreed. "Lets
just get a large and spilt it." Emma suggested and me and Jes looked at each other crazily.
"Me and Jesse could eat a large each!" I said with a bit of a laugh. Emma looked
disbelieving and shook her head. "Lets just get two and we'll work from there." Shal
suggested. The waitress came back with our drinks and asked if we were ready to order.
"Two large pizzas, cheese only." Jesse told her and we all smiled. "Simple enough." She
said and left once again. It was a few minutes until they arrived, and another couple
before they were gone. Surprisingly, everyone was content and we didn't need to eat
more. "Business time." Emma said with a sad expression. "Yeah," Jesse said, "so here we
go!" "First and foremost," I started, "are we gonna keep up with Mutant X?" I asked
them in a calm tone. They thought for a minute and Emma said, "I don't see how it will
work out. We don't have Adam, or his technology, there's no way we could reproduce
it." "Yeah." Jesse agreed plainly. "But we could still try." Shalimar argued. "I don't think
so Shal." I told her and she no longer supported her standpoint. "Okay, so no more
Mutant X." I said glad to be getting somewhere. "Next, what will we do and where go
next?" I asked them in a very general question. "I honestly don't know." Emma said first.
"Well we could just go on with our lives in different ways." Jesse suggested somewhat
saddened by the idea. "I couldn't live like that." I told him. "I'd have no where to go, and
I wouldn't be able to get a job. Not after my record." I informed the team. "We have to
think of something!" Shalimar said depressed. There was an awkward silence in which no
one even moved. "Why don't we just all get an apartment together or something?" I
suggested. "How would we pay for that?" Jesse questioned me. I thought for a second
then answered, "How does anybody get money?" I asked him. The only problem was, I
wouldn't be working and it would be unfair to the others. Emma sensed this in me and
spoke up. "I don't think it would work out anyway." She said partially easing my mind.
'Well I don't have to worry about getting a job' I thought. 'But what's Emma's solution?
Would I have to leave Shalimar? I couldn't do that.' Emma continued answering one of
my questions. "We could spilt up like Jesse suggested and live normal lives. However,
we would stay friends and see each other often. We could try to find relatives or friends
to live with, at least for a while. Until we are stable enough to go out on our own."
Everyone seemed to agree and that was the plan. The only problem, I had no relatives or
other friends besides them. 'So where would I end up? The same place I was before?'
Before I could think anymore Shal solved all my problems. "And Brennan can stay with
me, that is, if you want to." She said hopefully. An enormous smile spread across my face
and I filled with joy. "I'd love to!" I said, not admitting I had no other place to go. We
paid our bill and left the café. 'Maybe this wont be so bad after all.' I thought with my
arm around Shalimar. 'Who knows, maybe we'll even start a family.' I thought with a
smile on my face.