Disclaimer: I don't own Mutant X or the characters. (Mina and Talya are
mine though.)
Note: A Father's Love - Sequel to, Lost and found.
~*~*Chapter 6*~*~
At about ten o'clock the next morning, after a small breakfast, Lorna sat in the lab chair for what hopefully would be her last scan.
The golden stream of light ran over her body and then disappeared. Adam looked over the results and smiled. "You're fine." He announced. "The serum is working correctly and you're free to go."
Lorna smiled and climbed out of the chair. "Adam, I can't thank you enough." She said extending her hand.
With a moments hesitation he took it lightly. "You are safe right? You don't need to be put in the underground?"
"No, I have a place to stay and Eckhart doesn't seem to be concerned with me."
"Alright. If he ever does come after you or your daughter though, contact us and I'll find a place for you in the underground."
"Thank you. I will."
Adam watched as she walked out of the lab and then started cleaning up after the few days of work.
~*~* Rec. Room.*~*~
Lorna walked in and found Shalimar sitting with the girls watching Beauty and the Beast for what must have been the millionth time in the past 3 days.
Shalimar looked over as Lorna sat down. "So what did Adam say?"
"He said everything was fine. I'll be leaving soon." She replied, as she quickly eyed a set of keys on the coffee table.
Shalimar nodded and hid her smile.
"Mommy, do we have to leave?" Talya asked.
"Yes, sweetie, I'm sorry."
"But I want to stay and play with Mina and Daddy said he would teach me a trick with this later." Talya let little blue sparks jump about in her hand, but pulled them back and frowned when her mother gave her a stern look.
Lorna waited until the movie finished before saying, "Come on, Talya. It's time to go."
"Do you want to say good bye to Brennan?" Shalimar asked, more for Talya's sake than Lorna's.
"Yes. Where is he?" She asked as she took her daughter's hand.
"Hey, Shal, Jesse and I need your help." Brennan said, walking into the room.
"There you are. I'm leaving, now." Lorna said.
"Oh, so everything is ok then?" He asked a little disappointed, knowing that it would mean having Talya leave. It really sounded mean, but he was hoping that something would happen to make it so Talya stayed.
"Yes." She replied.
"Alright," Brennan walked over and knelt down opening his arms. Talya wrapped hers tightly around him and kissed him goodbye. "Take care of her." He said as he stood back up and looked at Lorna.
"I will." She nodded and then turned, walking out the door. Talya turned around and waved goodbye to Mina as tears dripped down her cheeks.
Shalimar let out a relieved breath. "I guess Emma is gonna take her back, huh?"
Brennan nodded. "Probably," He paused and looked at her. "Jesse and I need your help putting Mina's new bed together," he said again.
Shalimar nodded and was about to walk away when Mina came over and wrapped her arms around her legs. "Is Talya coming back?" She asked in an almost shaky voice.
Shalimar sighed and looked over at Brennan before picking her little girl up. "No. She has to go with her mommy."
Mina put her head on Shalimar's shoulder and started to cry. "I wanted her to play with me."
Shalimar and Brennan's hearts broke at the sad, innocent tone in their daughter's voice. "I know, baby," was all Shalimar could think to say as she gently rubbed Mina's back. "I have to go help Daddy. You stay here and then I'll come back and play a game with you, ok?" Shalimar asked gently.
Mina nodded and sat down on the couch, as she watched her mother leave.
Shalimar walked out of the rec. room with Brennan, but hesitated for a minute, not sure if she wanted to leave Mina alone until she was sure Lorna had left. Shaking her head she decided she was being paranoid and continued walking.
Lorna held her daughter behind her as she watched Brennan and Shalimar leave the rec. room. She smiled and then snuck back in. As she picked the keys up off of the table, Mina looked up at her. "You're back!"
"Shh," Lorna scolded. "Come with me."
"No, mommy said to stay here."
"I don't care. Come on." Lorna said as she grabbed Mina's wrist and pulled her.
"No! Mommy said to stay here!" Mina yelled pulling away.
Lorna pressed her lips together and let go of her daughter, as she grabbed Mina and picked her up.
"Momma!" Mina screamed as she kicked her legs trying to get away.
Lorna slapped her hand over the girl's mouth and kept a hold of her as she wriggled about. "Talya, come on." She said as she took off running to the garage. The little girl hesitated but then quickly followed.
Shalimar, Brennan and Jesse all came running into the rec. room, but Mina wasn't there. Panicking they all called, "Mina!"
Due to her feral hearing, Mina heard her mother call. After biting down on Lorna's hand and having her mouth released she yelled, "Momma, help!" right before Lorna threw her into the back of Brennan's Mustang.
Shalimar heard her daughter's voice and took off running to the garage. They heard a car start and panicked.
"Adam block off the entrance to the garage!" Brennan said quickly, into his comm. ring as he took off after Shalimar.
It wasn't quick enough though. Just as Brennan said it they heard the car peel away from their home.
Jesse ran to the computers and immediately started a search. First for what car was missing and then for where it was. Luckily they had tracking devices on all of the cars.
As Brennan ran into the garage he found Shalimar on her knees, crying, as she held Mina's small comm. ring in her hand. "Brennan..." she cried as she reached out for him.
He fell beside her and pulled her into his arms, letting her cry into his shoulder. "It's gonna be ok, Shal. She'll be fine. I promise we'll find her." Truthfully he wasn't sure if he was trying to reassure her or himself.
"I knew I should have stayed with her." She sobbed. "It's my fault."
"Look at me." He said as he took her face in his hands and brushed the tears from her cheeks. "It's not your fault! We WILL get her back." Brennan knew that they both needed to try and stay calm if they were going to get Mina back.
Jesse and Emma came rushing in. "Guys come on. Adam's got the signal from the car, let's go." Jesse said as he jumped into the silver Audi.
Shalimar and Brennan had completely forgotten that each of the cars had trackers on them. Quickly standing up, they got into the car with their teammates and sped off.
~*~* Ok, only 2 more chapters left. Thank you guys for all the reviews and please review on this chapter, too. =D*~*~
Note: A Father's Love - Sequel to, Lost and found.
~*~*Chapter 6*~*~
At about ten o'clock the next morning, after a small breakfast, Lorna sat in the lab chair for what hopefully would be her last scan.
The golden stream of light ran over her body and then disappeared. Adam looked over the results and smiled. "You're fine." He announced. "The serum is working correctly and you're free to go."
Lorna smiled and climbed out of the chair. "Adam, I can't thank you enough." She said extending her hand.
With a moments hesitation he took it lightly. "You are safe right? You don't need to be put in the underground?"
"No, I have a place to stay and Eckhart doesn't seem to be concerned with me."
"Alright. If he ever does come after you or your daughter though, contact us and I'll find a place for you in the underground."
"Thank you. I will."
Adam watched as she walked out of the lab and then started cleaning up after the few days of work.
~*~* Rec. Room.*~*~
Lorna walked in and found Shalimar sitting with the girls watching Beauty and the Beast for what must have been the millionth time in the past 3 days.
Shalimar looked over as Lorna sat down. "So what did Adam say?"
"He said everything was fine. I'll be leaving soon." She replied, as she quickly eyed a set of keys on the coffee table.
Shalimar nodded and hid her smile.
"Mommy, do we have to leave?" Talya asked.
"Yes, sweetie, I'm sorry."
"But I want to stay and play with Mina and Daddy said he would teach me a trick with this later." Talya let little blue sparks jump about in her hand, but pulled them back and frowned when her mother gave her a stern look.
Lorna waited until the movie finished before saying, "Come on, Talya. It's time to go."
"Do you want to say good bye to Brennan?" Shalimar asked, more for Talya's sake than Lorna's.
"Yes. Where is he?" She asked as she took her daughter's hand.
"Hey, Shal, Jesse and I need your help." Brennan said, walking into the room.
"There you are. I'm leaving, now." Lorna said.
"Oh, so everything is ok then?" He asked a little disappointed, knowing that it would mean having Talya leave. It really sounded mean, but he was hoping that something would happen to make it so Talya stayed.
"Yes." She replied.
"Alright," Brennan walked over and knelt down opening his arms. Talya wrapped hers tightly around him and kissed him goodbye. "Take care of her." He said as he stood back up and looked at Lorna.
"I will." She nodded and then turned, walking out the door. Talya turned around and waved goodbye to Mina as tears dripped down her cheeks.
Shalimar let out a relieved breath. "I guess Emma is gonna take her back, huh?"
Brennan nodded. "Probably," He paused and looked at her. "Jesse and I need your help putting Mina's new bed together," he said again.
Shalimar nodded and was about to walk away when Mina came over and wrapped her arms around her legs. "Is Talya coming back?" She asked in an almost shaky voice.
Shalimar sighed and looked over at Brennan before picking her little girl up. "No. She has to go with her mommy."
Mina put her head on Shalimar's shoulder and started to cry. "I wanted her to play with me."
Shalimar and Brennan's hearts broke at the sad, innocent tone in their daughter's voice. "I know, baby," was all Shalimar could think to say as she gently rubbed Mina's back. "I have to go help Daddy. You stay here and then I'll come back and play a game with you, ok?" Shalimar asked gently.
Mina nodded and sat down on the couch, as she watched her mother leave.
Shalimar walked out of the rec. room with Brennan, but hesitated for a minute, not sure if she wanted to leave Mina alone until she was sure Lorna had left. Shaking her head she decided she was being paranoid and continued walking.
Lorna held her daughter behind her as she watched Brennan and Shalimar leave the rec. room. She smiled and then snuck back in. As she picked the keys up off of the table, Mina looked up at her. "You're back!"
"Shh," Lorna scolded. "Come with me."
"No, mommy said to stay here."
"I don't care. Come on." Lorna said as she grabbed Mina's wrist and pulled her.
"No! Mommy said to stay here!" Mina yelled pulling away.
Lorna pressed her lips together and let go of her daughter, as she grabbed Mina and picked her up.
"Momma!" Mina screamed as she kicked her legs trying to get away.
Lorna slapped her hand over the girl's mouth and kept a hold of her as she wriggled about. "Talya, come on." She said as she took off running to the garage. The little girl hesitated but then quickly followed.
Shalimar, Brennan and Jesse all came running into the rec. room, but Mina wasn't there. Panicking they all called, "Mina!"
Due to her feral hearing, Mina heard her mother call. After biting down on Lorna's hand and having her mouth released she yelled, "Momma, help!" right before Lorna threw her into the back of Brennan's Mustang.
Shalimar heard her daughter's voice and took off running to the garage. They heard a car start and panicked.
"Adam block off the entrance to the garage!" Brennan said quickly, into his comm. ring as he took off after Shalimar.
It wasn't quick enough though. Just as Brennan said it they heard the car peel away from their home.
Jesse ran to the computers and immediately started a search. First for what car was missing and then for where it was. Luckily they had tracking devices on all of the cars.
As Brennan ran into the garage he found Shalimar on her knees, crying, as she held Mina's small comm. ring in her hand. "Brennan..." she cried as she reached out for him.
He fell beside her and pulled her into his arms, letting her cry into his shoulder. "It's gonna be ok, Shal. She'll be fine. I promise we'll find her." Truthfully he wasn't sure if he was trying to reassure her or himself.
"I knew I should have stayed with her." She sobbed. "It's my fault."
"Look at me." He said as he took her face in his hands and brushed the tears from her cheeks. "It's not your fault! We WILL get her back." Brennan knew that they both needed to try and stay calm if they were going to get Mina back.
Jesse and Emma came rushing in. "Guys come on. Adam's got the signal from the car, let's go." Jesse said as he jumped into the silver Audi.
Shalimar and Brennan had completely forgotten that each of the cars had trackers on them. Quickly standing up, they got into the car with their teammates and sped off.
~*~* Ok, only 2 more chapters left. Thank you guys for all the reviews and please review on this chapter, too. =D*~*~