Glad to hear that those of you who reviewed liked the last chapter. As of this moment Mutant X is not on in Britain so I have no idea how similar, if at all to the real show this is. If people could keep me updated about whether I'm getting too close to reality that would be much appreciated.
I also wouldn't mind knowing when Mutant X is coming back to Sky One. If anyone knows those dates or where I could find them that would be really great.
I hope you enjoy this chapter. Thanks for reviewing, please continue yada yada.
Have a nice day.
***
'Who was it?' Shalimar asked as she walked into the lab, conveniently ignoring Adam and Lexa's presence. She had the feeling that if she so much as brushed past either of them she would go off on one.
'Rebecca,' replied Jesse. 'She was just checking in like we told her to...' He faded out and both Shalimar's and Brennan's brows furrowed.
'What else?' Brennan asked.
'It wasn't anything she said. In fact its more about what she didn't say. She just sounded freaked.'
Brennan thought back to when they had first met Rebecca. She had been freaked back then as well but, as she had gotten to know the team and had realized that they just wanted to help her she had relaxed and opened up. She was an elemental but she was young and didn't know how to control it all that well. That was probably why he had gotten along with her so well. He could still remember a time when he couldn't control his own abilities.
'You think we should go check it out?' he asked.
Shalimar looked up at Brennan. She would have smiled at his over-protectiveness if she hadn't been so aware of Adam and Lexa. He was still that protective over her, but instead of it being annoying like it had been when he had first joined the team, it was comforting that he was watching her back.
I doubt it will take all of us,' answered Jesse. He didn't want to leave Shalimar behind in Sanctuary with only Lexa and Adam for company but he had some things he needed to do in the safehouse and Rebecca trusted Brennan so much more than the rest of them. He met her gaze across the room and saw her eyebrows raise, warning him to steer well away from that particular thought.
Brennan looked between the two of them and much as he didn't want to leave Shalimar behind he had to admit that maybe it would be a good idea to give her some time alone with Adam and Lexa.
'Hey Jess, you wanna get the Helix ready and I'll be out in a little bit. Shalimar, you can keep an eye on the computers, scan for any incoming calls.' He walked out of the room quickly, wanting to avoid the row he knew Shalimar would start with him.
He heard the click of her heels following him swiftly down the hall.
'What the hell do you think you're doing?' she asked angrily.
Brennan stopped in his tracks and turned to face the angry feral.
'Somebody needs to be here, and since its Jesse's turn to re-stock the safehouse I figured it was only fair if it was you.'
'Fair on who, exactly?'
Brennan breathed deeply. He had so not wanted to have this particular argument right at that moment. 'Maybe you should give him a chance...'
'Why? Unless you had forgotten he left us. He walked away without so much as a backward glance...'
'Maybe he had good reason to.'
They were both shouting at each other and Jesse, who had been planning on walking down the hall to get to his room, quickly turned around and retraced his footsteps figuring it was best to leave them to it.
'What good reason could there possibly have been for him leaving?'
'Why don't you ask your real father.' As soon as the words left his mouth he wanted to drag them back in. He closed his lids and heard sound rushing through his ears. He hadn't meant to say that and he didn't think it was possible to regret anything more than he did that one sentence. When he opened his eyes she was gone.
***
Shalimar slammed her bedroom door and then kicked it for good measure. She knew she was acting like a spoilt brat but she couldn't stand that everyone was acting like nothing had happened, everyone was pretending that they were all part of one big family. She couldn't stand it. Granted she hadn't gotten over recent events but that was different to making out those events never happened.
She stomped over to her bed and dropped down onto it. She couldn't believe Brennan had said that to her. It was true, she would give that to him. Her father knew all about walking away, he could have written a book about leaving people, responsibilities behind. But she was still shocked that Brennan had brought it up in an argument.
It had been the second full on argument she had had in one day. That had to be some sort of record. But then she hadn't said anything other than small talk for the past month, she figured she was probably due some serious shouting.
Shalimar knew she would have to leave the room sometime. Brennan had been right when he had said somebody had to keep an eye on the computers. They had been non-stop searching for Mason Eckhart and the GSA for some time. But the man and the organization had disappeared from Mutant X's radar. They couldn't find anything on them. And that was probably more worrying than anything.
***
The door shut behind them and they walked along the gangway to the stairs. Their footsteps echoed around them. The safehouse looked to be pretty uninhabited. There were a couple of dirty plates and cups in the sink but other than that, the place was empty.
'I'm gonna take a look around for Rebecca,' Brennan said. Jesse nodded and made his way down the stairs to the kitchen.
Brennan made his way down the stairs after Jesse but he turned back on himself and walked under the gangway to see if there was any sign of life. It was weird. If Rebecca had been anxious about something, chances were she wouldn't have left the safehouse. She had spent the last couple of years running from the GSA. When they had shut down due to Ashlocke she had found herself an apartment and a job and a whole new life. But the GSA had come back and they had found her. And then she had ended up on the streets. That was when she had contacted Mutant X. After all the practice she had gained over the years she was an expert at keeping a low profile.
Brennan could hear Jesse opening and closing cupboard doors but nothing else. He would never have described the safehouses as being the place to party but this was ridiculous. There was usually someone in there.
He heard the glass shatter behind him and turned towards the kitchen to see what Jesse was doing when a fist came sailing towards him. Brennan didn't have a chance to react and he staggered backwards, feeling the blood rush out of his nose. He was met with a kick to the stomach and as the floor came sailing towards him everything went black.
I also wouldn't mind knowing when Mutant X is coming back to Sky One. If anyone knows those dates or where I could find them that would be really great.
I hope you enjoy this chapter. Thanks for reviewing, please continue yada yada.
Have a nice day.
***
'Who was it?' Shalimar asked as she walked into the lab, conveniently ignoring Adam and Lexa's presence. She had the feeling that if she so much as brushed past either of them she would go off on one.
'Rebecca,' replied Jesse. 'She was just checking in like we told her to...' He faded out and both Shalimar's and Brennan's brows furrowed.
'What else?' Brennan asked.
'It wasn't anything she said. In fact its more about what she didn't say. She just sounded freaked.'
Brennan thought back to when they had first met Rebecca. She had been freaked back then as well but, as she had gotten to know the team and had realized that they just wanted to help her she had relaxed and opened up. She was an elemental but she was young and didn't know how to control it all that well. That was probably why he had gotten along with her so well. He could still remember a time when he couldn't control his own abilities.
'You think we should go check it out?' he asked.
Shalimar looked up at Brennan. She would have smiled at his over-protectiveness if she hadn't been so aware of Adam and Lexa. He was still that protective over her, but instead of it being annoying like it had been when he had first joined the team, it was comforting that he was watching her back.
I doubt it will take all of us,' answered Jesse. He didn't want to leave Shalimar behind in Sanctuary with only Lexa and Adam for company but he had some things he needed to do in the safehouse and Rebecca trusted Brennan so much more than the rest of them. He met her gaze across the room and saw her eyebrows raise, warning him to steer well away from that particular thought.
Brennan looked between the two of them and much as he didn't want to leave Shalimar behind he had to admit that maybe it would be a good idea to give her some time alone with Adam and Lexa.
'Hey Jess, you wanna get the Helix ready and I'll be out in a little bit. Shalimar, you can keep an eye on the computers, scan for any incoming calls.' He walked out of the room quickly, wanting to avoid the row he knew Shalimar would start with him.
He heard the click of her heels following him swiftly down the hall.
'What the hell do you think you're doing?' she asked angrily.
Brennan stopped in his tracks and turned to face the angry feral.
'Somebody needs to be here, and since its Jesse's turn to re-stock the safehouse I figured it was only fair if it was you.'
'Fair on who, exactly?'
Brennan breathed deeply. He had so not wanted to have this particular argument right at that moment. 'Maybe you should give him a chance...'
'Why? Unless you had forgotten he left us. He walked away without so much as a backward glance...'
'Maybe he had good reason to.'
They were both shouting at each other and Jesse, who had been planning on walking down the hall to get to his room, quickly turned around and retraced his footsteps figuring it was best to leave them to it.
'What good reason could there possibly have been for him leaving?'
'Why don't you ask your real father.' As soon as the words left his mouth he wanted to drag them back in. He closed his lids and heard sound rushing through his ears. He hadn't meant to say that and he didn't think it was possible to regret anything more than he did that one sentence. When he opened his eyes she was gone.
***
Shalimar slammed her bedroom door and then kicked it for good measure. She knew she was acting like a spoilt brat but she couldn't stand that everyone was acting like nothing had happened, everyone was pretending that they were all part of one big family. She couldn't stand it. Granted she hadn't gotten over recent events but that was different to making out those events never happened.
She stomped over to her bed and dropped down onto it. She couldn't believe Brennan had said that to her. It was true, she would give that to him. Her father knew all about walking away, he could have written a book about leaving people, responsibilities behind. But she was still shocked that Brennan had brought it up in an argument.
It had been the second full on argument she had had in one day. That had to be some sort of record. But then she hadn't said anything other than small talk for the past month, she figured she was probably due some serious shouting.
Shalimar knew she would have to leave the room sometime. Brennan had been right when he had said somebody had to keep an eye on the computers. They had been non-stop searching for Mason Eckhart and the GSA for some time. But the man and the organization had disappeared from Mutant X's radar. They couldn't find anything on them. And that was probably more worrying than anything.
***
The door shut behind them and they walked along the gangway to the stairs. Their footsteps echoed around them. The safehouse looked to be pretty uninhabited. There were a couple of dirty plates and cups in the sink but other than that, the place was empty.
'I'm gonna take a look around for Rebecca,' Brennan said. Jesse nodded and made his way down the stairs to the kitchen.
Brennan made his way down the stairs after Jesse but he turned back on himself and walked under the gangway to see if there was any sign of life. It was weird. If Rebecca had been anxious about something, chances were she wouldn't have left the safehouse. She had spent the last couple of years running from the GSA. When they had shut down due to Ashlocke she had found herself an apartment and a job and a whole new life. But the GSA had come back and they had found her. And then she had ended up on the streets. That was when she had contacted Mutant X. After all the practice she had gained over the years she was an expert at keeping a low profile.
Brennan could hear Jesse opening and closing cupboard doors but nothing else. He would never have described the safehouses as being the place to party but this was ridiculous. There was usually someone in there.
He heard the glass shatter behind him and turned towards the kitchen to see what Jesse was doing when a fist came sailing towards him. Brennan didn't have a chance to react and he staggered backwards, feeling the blood rush out of his nose. He was met with a kick to the stomach and as the floor came sailing towards him everything went black.