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mine though.)
~*~*Chapter 5_Finding a Lost One*~*~
A little girl with her mother's bright smile and father's eyes sat with her mother watching a home video of the rest of her family. Even though she had never actually met her Pop Pop, aunt, uncle or father she felt like she knew them. Her mother had always told her stories about them and showed her pictures. She was excited, because today, her mother promised her that she would get to see them all.
~*~* Sanctuary- 4:30 *~*~
It had been almost two and a half years since Shalimar had left Mutant X and by that time Adam had found another feral for the team.
"Ok, guys, here's the deal. There is a new mutant in the warehouse on the east side. She's a feral. In the e-mail I got, she said she was being hunted down by the GSA, but she didn't give me her name or any other information. I want you to go get her and bring her back here, but be careful. Emma, I want you to stay here and help me prepare the lab."
"Ok." She replied.
"Well, you heard the man, let's go." Mackenzie said as she grabbed her jacket and walked out the door. After Shalimar left Adam needed a new feral for the team. Mackenzie had been a friend of his and she was also a very strong feral. That's how she came to be with them. Except she would be leaving soon, because of personal reasons, which would mean Adam would have to find yet another feral for Mutant X.
Jesse followed her out and Brennan slowly got up and went with them. He hadn't been the same since Shalimar left. He was gloomy and almost always down. Every day he thought about going to find her, going to get her back, but he never did. She was probably happier now; maybe even had a family.
~*~* Warehouse- 5:00 *~*~
"Ok, Adam, we've been here for the past fifteen minutes, but there's no sign of any new mutant." Brennan said over the comm. system.
"Are you sure she's not there?" Adam asked.
"No, Adam, she's here. I can feel it." Mackenzie said through her comm. ring.
A loud crash was heard, as something knocked over some tools that were on top of a tall wall of boxes. Electricity sprung into Brennan's hand and Mackenzie's eyes flashed yellow. She walked over to Brennan and touched his arm. "Don't be so eager to fry something, Brenn. You're gonna scare her, relax."
Brennan pulled the electricity back and relaxed a bit. Mackenzie walked slowly over toward the boxes and softly said, "You can come out, it's ok. We won't hurt you. We're here to help you." A small cat ran out from behind the boxes and scampered out the door. They all sighed in disappointment and frustration.
Then they heard a sneeze from behind one of the corners. Brennan cautiously made his way toward it and when he got there he found a woman sitting in the shadows holding a little blonde haired girl in her arms.
"Are you the feral who contacted us?" He asked softly as he knelt down beside her.
"Yes," came her quiet reply.
Brennan's eyes widened at the sound of her voice. He brushed the blonde hair that was hiding her face away and almost passed out. "Sh-Shalimar?"
She looked up at him and smiled. "Hi," was all she could think to say.
Brennan couldn't believe his eyes. His arms were instantly around her. She wrapped her free arm around him and started to cry. "Oh, Shal," Brennan held her close.
"I've missed you, Brennan." She said as tears fell from her eyes. Jesse and Mackenzie walked over and stood next to the two. Brennan helped Shalimar stand and let her go, but he never let his eyes leave her.
"Hey, Jesse." Shalimar leaned into his open arms and let him hold her.
Jesse's eyes were wet with tears. "Shal, is it really you?" He asked a bit confused.
"Yeah, Jess, it's me." She laughed as she pulled away from him.
"Shalimar, you're the feral we're looking for?" Brennan asked in disbelief.
"Yeah, I am still a feral, but I didn't contact you so that you could keep me safe. I contacted you to keep her safe." Shalimar looked down at the child in her arms who was now sleeping with her head rested on her mother's shoulder.
"But you...how..." Brennan stuttered.
Shalimar put a finger over his lips and smiled. "I'll explain everything when we get back to Sanctuary, I promise." Then she turned to the somewhat surprised feral of the team. "Hi, I'm Shalimar Fox." She said extending her hand.
Mackenzie smiled and took her hand. "Mackenzie Tanner."
"HEY!" They heard someone yell.
Looking toward the door they saw about ten GSA agents.
"This is our feral." The man said.
The whole team along with Shalimar shook their heads. These guys just wouldn't learn.
"GET 'EM!" The man ordered.
The agents all came rushing at the members of Mutant X. Brennan pulled Shalimar back as they created a semi-circle around her.
Brennan shocked the two closest agents as Mackenzie flipped into the air and landed on another.
"Jesse, take Shalimar back to the car!" Brennan said as he punched an agent in the face.
Jesse punched an agent, just for fun, before taking Shalimar's arm and leading her out the back.
Brennan and Mackenzie easily finished the rest of the agents off and then headed to the car.
~*Sanctuary-5:20*~
Shalimar walked into her old home and stopped to take in all of the memories that hit her.
"Adam, we're back." Jesse called as they walked in.
"Yeah, and wait till you see who we brought home." Brennan said as he walked in holding the still sleeping child. He was so thrilled to have her home, he didn't even stop to consider what her life had been like or wonder about the child he held. Shalimar was back and she could have come in with five kids and it wouldn't have made a difference to him.
Adam and Emma came out of the lab.
"Did you find..." Adam stopped suddenly when he saw Shalimar and his eyes widened greatly. "Shalimar!?"
"Hello, Adam." She said as she smiled and ran over to hug the older man.
Emma was crying with joy. She was so happy to see her friend again.
"Emma!" Shalimar hugged her younger friend tightly.
"Shalimar, are you the feral I sent these guys after?" Adam asked a bit confused.
"Yep,"
"But how could that be?"
"Well I was hoping you would tell me."
"Alright, let's get you to the lab. I want to do a few scans." Adam said as he turned and started walking.
"Well, I see nothings changed here. You still walk in and the first thing you hear is, 'Let's go do some scans'," Shalimar commented sarcastically. Everyone laughed.
~*~* One more chapter to go. Hope you like it. Please review. =) *~*~
~*~*Chapter 5_Finding a Lost One*~*~
A little girl with her mother's bright smile and father's eyes sat with her mother watching a home video of the rest of her family. Even though she had never actually met her Pop Pop, aunt, uncle or father she felt like she knew them. Her mother had always told her stories about them and showed her pictures. She was excited, because today, her mother promised her that she would get to see them all.
~*~* Sanctuary- 4:30 *~*~
It had been almost two and a half years since Shalimar had left Mutant X and by that time Adam had found another feral for the team.
"Ok, guys, here's the deal. There is a new mutant in the warehouse on the east side. She's a feral. In the e-mail I got, she said she was being hunted down by the GSA, but she didn't give me her name or any other information. I want you to go get her and bring her back here, but be careful. Emma, I want you to stay here and help me prepare the lab."
"Ok." She replied.
"Well, you heard the man, let's go." Mackenzie said as she grabbed her jacket and walked out the door. After Shalimar left Adam needed a new feral for the team. Mackenzie had been a friend of his and she was also a very strong feral. That's how she came to be with them. Except she would be leaving soon, because of personal reasons, which would mean Adam would have to find yet another feral for Mutant X.
Jesse followed her out and Brennan slowly got up and went with them. He hadn't been the same since Shalimar left. He was gloomy and almost always down. Every day he thought about going to find her, going to get her back, but he never did. She was probably happier now; maybe even had a family.
~*~* Warehouse- 5:00 *~*~
"Ok, Adam, we've been here for the past fifteen minutes, but there's no sign of any new mutant." Brennan said over the comm. system.
"Are you sure she's not there?" Adam asked.
"No, Adam, she's here. I can feel it." Mackenzie said through her comm. ring.
A loud crash was heard, as something knocked over some tools that were on top of a tall wall of boxes. Electricity sprung into Brennan's hand and Mackenzie's eyes flashed yellow. She walked over to Brennan and touched his arm. "Don't be so eager to fry something, Brenn. You're gonna scare her, relax."
Brennan pulled the electricity back and relaxed a bit. Mackenzie walked slowly over toward the boxes and softly said, "You can come out, it's ok. We won't hurt you. We're here to help you." A small cat ran out from behind the boxes and scampered out the door. They all sighed in disappointment and frustration.
Then they heard a sneeze from behind one of the corners. Brennan cautiously made his way toward it and when he got there he found a woman sitting in the shadows holding a little blonde haired girl in her arms.
"Are you the feral who contacted us?" He asked softly as he knelt down beside her.
"Yes," came her quiet reply.
Brennan's eyes widened at the sound of her voice. He brushed the blonde hair that was hiding her face away and almost passed out. "Sh-Shalimar?"
She looked up at him and smiled. "Hi," was all she could think to say.
Brennan couldn't believe his eyes. His arms were instantly around her. She wrapped her free arm around him and started to cry. "Oh, Shal," Brennan held her close.
"I've missed you, Brennan." She said as tears fell from her eyes. Jesse and Mackenzie walked over and stood next to the two. Brennan helped Shalimar stand and let her go, but he never let his eyes leave her.
"Hey, Jesse." Shalimar leaned into his open arms and let him hold her.
Jesse's eyes were wet with tears. "Shal, is it really you?" He asked a bit confused.
"Yeah, Jess, it's me." She laughed as she pulled away from him.
"Shalimar, you're the feral we're looking for?" Brennan asked in disbelief.
"Yeah, I am still a feral, but I didn't contact you so that you could keep me safe. I contacted you to keep her safe." Shalimar looked down at the child in her arms who was now sleeping with her head rested on her mother's shoulder.
"But you...how..." Brennan stuttered.
Shalimar put a finger over his lips and smiled. "I'll explain everything when we get back to Sanctuary, I promise." Then she turned to the somewhat surprised feral of the team. "Hi, I'm Shalimar Fox." She said extending her hand.
Mackenzie smiled and took her hand. "Mackenzie Tanner."
"HEY!" They heard someone yell.
Looking toward the door they saw about ten GSA agents.
"This is our feral." The man said.
The whole team along with Shalimar shook their heads. These guys just wouldn't learn.
"GET 'EM!" The man ordered.
The agents all came rushing at the members of Mutant X. Brennan pulled Shalimar back as they created a semi-circle around her.
Brennan shocked the two closest agents as Mackenzie flipped into the air and landed on another.
"Jesse, take Shalimar back to the car!" Brennan said as he punched an agent in the face.
Jesse punched an agent, just for fun, before taking Shalimar's arm and leading her out the back.
Brennan and Mackenzie easily finished the rest of the agents off and then headed to the car.
~*Sanctuary-5:20*~
Shalimar walked into her old home and stopped to take in all of the memories that hit her.
"Adam, we're back." Jesse called as they walked in.
"Yeah, and wait till you see who we brought home." Brennan said as he walked in holding the still sleeping child. He was so thrilled to have her home, he didn't even stop to consider what her life had been like or wonder about the child he held. Shalimar was back and she could have come in with five kids and it wouldn't have made a difference to him.
Adam and Emma came out of the lab.
"Did you find..." Adam stopped suddenly when he saw Shalimar and his eyes widened greatly. "Shalimar!?"
"Hello, Adam." She said as she smiled and ran over to hug the older man.
Emma was crying with joy. She was so happy to see her friend again.
"Emma!" Shalimar hugged her younger friend tightly.
"Shalimar, are you the feral I sent these guys after?" Adam asked a bit confused.
"Yep,"
"But how could that be?"
"Well I was hoping you would tell me."
"Alright, let's get you to the lab. I want to do a few scans." Adam said as he turned and started walking.
"Well, I see nothings changed here. You still walk in and the first thing you hear is, 'Let's go do some scans'," Shalimar commented sarcastically. Everyone laughed.
~*~* One more chapter to go. Hope you like it. Please review. =) *~*~