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 7*~*~
Lorna pulled up to the warehouse and got out of the car. Talya climbed out of the seat as her mother opened the door, but Mina stayed at the other end, as far away from Lorna as possible.
"Are you coming out or do I have to come in there and get you?" Lorna asked her in a very aggravated tone.
Mina curled up and grabbed the unbuckled seatbelt tightly. Even though she had more strength than a normal little girl Lorna still managed to pull her out and drag her into the warehouse.
Six of Eckhart's men pulled up only a moment later and went inside.
"Miss Templeton?" The tall, dark man asked, rather firmly.
Lorna looked up as she held Mina tightly so she couldn't get away. She noticed the man was holding a silver briefcase and smiled. "Do you have my money?"
The man looked back and forth and the opened the briefcase and showed her twenty thousand dollars, cash.
"Well, are you gonna stand there or take these brats off my hands?"
Motioning for the two men standing beside him, he walked over to Lorna and handed her the briefcase as the other two agents roughly picked up the girls.
"LET ME GO!!" Mina yelled.
"GET OFF! MOMMA!" Talya screamed.
Lorna paid no attention to her, just smiled and turned to leave.
As Jesse pulled up to where Adam had said the car was, they all noticed the black SUV's.
"Oh my God, Brennan." Shalimar's breath quickened with panic.
"Relax, Shal." He took her hand and gave it a tight reassuring squeeze. "If the cars are still here then the girls probably are, too."
She nodded and climbed out of the car, before rushing to the entrance.
Brennan and Shalimar burst through the main doors as Jesse and Emma rushed in the back.
Mina was mad and being a feral with her mother's hot temper didn't help. As the agent held her she gathered up as much electricity as she could and shocked him. He quickly dropped her and fell to his knees with a cry of pain.
Seeing Mina use her abilities reminded Talya that she could use hers, too. Since her mother was always discouraging her from using them she almost forgot that she had them at all.
She may have been a little girl, but Mina was definitely a strong one. That worked very much to her advantage. Landing on her feet, she kicked the agent in a very sensitive spot.
Brennan smiled with pride as he watched both of his little girls then sent his own bolt at a third agent who dared to reach for Mina.
Mina and Talya turned to see the source of that last bolt. "DADDY!" they screamed in unison.
The agents all turned their attention away from the girls and onto Mutant X.
"Talya, Mina go stand with, Aunt Emma," Shalimar commanded. The girls both turned and ran to Emma, each clasping one of her hands as they got there.
"What the hell are you doing with my daughters?" Brennan stood with both hands glowing with pent up rage.
Lorna stood beside the agent who was in charge and smugly replied, "Now that Adam gave me my life back, I don't want to have it ruined by having your brat tied to my hip. I lived like that for four years. I'm tired of it. I want my life to be mine again. Eckhart offered me the solution. He wants children for some experiments. I found out and when Adam was able to find a cure for me I decided to take him up on his offer. He was more than willing to double the payment when he found out I could get him both your daughters instead of just one."
Feeling that she could no longer contain the beast inside her, Shalimar charged at the woman who tried to endanger her family.
The agent next to Lorna stepped in front and took on Shalimar's attack as two attacked Brennan and the last two went for Jesse. As the battle raged, Lorna was sneaking her way to the door. Just as she was about to leave, Emma screamed, "Shalimar..."
Turning to see where Emma was looking, Shalimar quickly broke away from the agent and bolted toward Lorna. Coming up behind her, Shalimar grabbed a handful of hair and her arm. "Oh no. You are not gonna get away with this." With that she planted one foot and swung around causing Lorna to loose her balance. Shalimar channeled all of her rage into her momentum and threw Lorna, who sailed through the air and crashed into a set of metal shelves. Falling to the floor, Lorna's head hit the cement with a terrible thud. The shelving and all its contents came crashing down on top of her.
The lead agent walked over and picked up the briefcase that had been thrown clear of the debris and turned around to find Shalimar slowly stepping toward him. He grinned as he raised one hand and a bright orange flame sprung into it. Shalimar froze in her tracks.
Just as he was about to throw it he was hit from behind by two weak but affective bolts. His aim was thrown off just enough to miss Shalimar but the fire hit some of the cloth tarps stored in the building. A large fire was quickly spreading.
He and the rest of his men broke the attack and went running from the building.
Jesse turned and shouted, "Brennan, the fire; it's heading for the propane tanks!"
They turned and ran toward Emma who was trying to quickly guide the girls out. They each picked up a child and ran for the door with Emma leading the way.
"MOMMA!" Mina yelled from her fathers arms.
After rushing the girls out Brennan handed Mina to Emma, as Jesse put Talya in the back of the car. "I want you guys to leave! Get them out of here, I'm going back in for Shal." Brennan said as he turned.
"Brennan, how are you gonna get away fast enough? You can't out run the explosion!" Emma shouted after him.
Knowing she was right he took a quick look around and spotted the Mustang. "I'll take my car he said pointing to it. " Now get them out of here." He turned again and ran back into the burning building.
"Daddy!" Mina screamed reaching out for him and trying to pull away from Emma.
"Mina, he'll be fine, but we have to leave." Emma said as she got into the back seat with the girls. "Go, Jess," she said as both girls curled up and cried against her.
When Brennan found Shalimar, she was surrounded by flames and frightened to death. Knowing that they didn't have much time to get out he dove through the flames and took her hand. "Come on, Shal!"
"I can't!" She cried pulling away from him.
"You have to; I'm not giving you a choice." He quickly picked her up and put her over his shoulder. Finding the lowest point of the fire he ran back through the flames and didn't stop until he was clear of the burning materials.
Brennan put her down and took her hand again, leading her through the rest of the building. They made it out and into the car before they heard the first explosion. Brennan quickly used his powers to jump start the car and then pealed off. They were safely around the corner when a massive explosion rocked the entire area.
After they were a far distance away Brennan looked over and took Shalimar's hand. "You ok, kitten?"
Her hands were shaking and tears were still in her eyes. She squeezed his hand, but didn't answer. Brennan kept a tight hold on her hand the rest of the way home.
~*~*My WONDERFUL mother did like more than half this chapter so thank her for it not me. I hit major writers block and couldn't get passed it, but I had to finish the story, so it was mom to the rescue! =D Please review! Thanks. *~*~
Note: A Father's Love - Sequel to, Lost and found.
~*~*Chapter 7*~*~
Lorna pulled up to the warehouse and got out of the car. Talya climbed out of the seat as her mother opened the door, but Mina stayed at the other end, as far away from Lorna as possible.
"Are you coming out or do I have to come in there and get you?" Lorna asked her in a very aggravated tone.
Mina curled up and grabbed the unbuckled seatbelt tightly. Even though she had more strength than a normal little girl Lorna still managed to pull her out and drag her into the warehouse.
Six of Eckhart's men pulled up only a moment later and went inside.
"Miss Templeton?" The tall, dark man asked, rather firmly.
Lorna looked up as she held Mina tightly so she couldn't get away. She noticed the man was holding a silver briefcase and smiled. "Do you have my money?"
The man looked back and forth and the opened the briefcase and showed her twenty thousand dollars, cash.
"Well, are you gonna stand there or take these brats off my hands?"
Motioning for the two men standing beside him, he walked over to Lorna and handed her the briefcase as the other two agents roughly picked up the girls.
"LET ME GO!!" Mina yelled.
"GET OFF! MOMMA!" Talya screamed.
Lorna paid no attention to her, just smiled and turned to leave.
As Jesse pulled up to where Adam had said the car was, they all noticed the black SUV's.
"Oh my God, Brennan." Shalimar's breath quickened with panic.
"Relax, Shal." He took her hand and gave it a tight reassuring squeeze. "If the cars are still here then the girls probably are, too."
She nodded and climbed out of the car, before rushing to the entrance.
Brennan and Shalimar burst through the main doors as Jesse and Emma rushed in the back.
Mina was mad and being a feral with her mother's hot temper didn't help. As the agent held her she gathered up as much electricity as she could and shocked him. He quickly dropped her and fell to his knees with a cry of pain.
Seeing Mina use her abilities reminded Talya that she could use hers, too. Since her mother was always discouraging her from using them she almost forgot that she had them at all.
She may have been a little girl, but Mina was definitely a strong one. That worked very much to her advantage. Landing on her feet, she kicked the agent in a very sensitive spot.
Brennan smiled with pride as he watched both of his little girls then sent his own bolt at a third agent who dared to reach for Mina.
Mina and Talya turned to see the source of that last bolt. "DADDY!" they screamed in unison.
The agents all turned their attention away from the girls and onto Mutant X.
"Talya, Mina go stand with, Aunt Emma," Shalimar commanded. The girls both turned and ran to Emma, each clasping one of her hands as they got there.
"What the hell are you doing with my daughters?" Brennan stood with both hands glowing with pent up rage.
Lorna stood beside the agent who was in charge and smugly replied, "Now that Adam gave me my life back, I don't want to have it ruined by having your brat tied to my hip. I lived like that for four years. I'm tired of it. I want my life to be mine again. Eckhart offered me the solution. He wants children for some experiments. I found out and when Adam was able to find a cure for me I decided to take him up on his offer. He was more than willing to double the payment when he found out I could get him both your daughters instead of just one."
Feeling that she could no longer contain the beast inside her, Shalimar charged at the woman who tried to endanger her family.
The agent next to Lorna stepped in front and took on Shalimar's attack as two attacked Brennan and the last two went for Jesse. As the battle raged, Lorna was sneaking her way to the door. Just as she was about to leave, Emma screamed, "Shalimar..."
Turning to see where Emma was looking, Shalimar quickly broke away from the agent and bolted toward Lorna. Coming up behind her, Shalimar grabbed a handful of hair and her arm. "Oh no. You are not gonna get away with this." With that she planted one foot and swung around causing Lorna to loose her balance. Shalimar channeled all of her rage into her momentum and threw Lorna, who sailed through the air and crashed into a set of metal shelves. Falling to the floor, Lorna's head hit the cement with a terrible thud. The shelving and all its contents came crashing down on top of her.
The lead agent walked over and picked up the briefcase that had been thrown clear of the debris and turned around to find Shalimar slowly stepping toward him. He grinned as he raised one hand and a bright orange flame sprung into it. Shalimar froze in her tracks.
Just as he was about to throw it he was hit from behind by two weak but affective bolts. His aim was thrown off just enough to miss Shalimar but the fire hit some of the cloth tarps stored in the building. A large fire was quickly spreading.
He and the rest of his men broke the attack and went running from the building.
Jesse turned and shouted, "Brennan, the fire; it's heading for the propane tanks!"
They turned and ran toward Emma who was trying to quickly guide the girls out. They each picked up a child and ran for the door with Emma leading the way.
"MOMMA!" Mina yelled from her fathers arms.
After rushing the girls out Brennan handed Mina to Emma, as Jesse put Talya in the back of the car. "I want you guys to leave! Get them out of here, I'm going back in for Shal." Brennan said as he turned.
"Brennan, how are you gonna get away fast enough? You can't out run the explosion!" Emma shouted after him.
Knowing she was right he took a quick look around and spotted the Mustang. "I'll take my car he said pointing to it. " Now get them out of here." He turned again and ran back into the burning building.
"Daddy!" Mina screamed reaching out for him and trying to pull away from Emma.
"Mina, he'll be fine, but we have to leave." Emma said as she got into the back seat with the girls. "Go, Jess," she said as both girls curled up and cried against her.
When Brennan found Shalimar, she was surrounded by flames and frightened to death. Knowing that they didn't have much time to get out he dove through the flames and took her hand. "Come on, Shal!"
"I can't!" She cried pulling away from him.
"You have to; I'm not giving you a choice." He quickly picked her up and put her over his shoulder. Finding the lowest point of the fire he ran back through the flames and didn't stop until he was clear of the burning materials.
Brennan put her down and took her hand again, leading her through the rest of the building. They made it out and into the car before they heard the first explosion. Brennan quickly used his powers to jump start the car and then pealed off. They were safely around the corner when a massive explosion rocked the entire area.
After they were a far distance away Brennan looked over and took Shalimar's hand. "You ok, kitten?"
Her hands were shaking and tears were still in her eyes. She squeezed his hand, but didn't answer. Brennan kept a tight hold on her hand the rest of the way home.
~*~*My WONDERFUL mother did like more than half this chapter so thank her for it not me. I hit major writers block and couldn't get passed it, but I had to finish the story, so it was mom to the rescue! =D Please review! Thanks. *~*~