Emma and the Other Guy joined Brennan and Adam in a never-before-seen room in Sanctuary. Adam had probably had it built for the sole purpose of this scene.
"What have you found out Adam?" Emma asked. She had been having fun and wanted to get back to the Double Helix as soon as possible.
"Well, we already knew that Setesh was a kinetic. It appears that he has in his service a dragon feral called Draco Ruth. They're hiding out in another abandoned warehouse – called Mark 2 apparently, don't know why – so the chances are Shalimar is there. As yet, I don't know what he could possibly want. It is entirely possible he is another figure from my past bent on revenge for events which were completely out of my own control." Adam looked around nervously.
"How did you find all this out?" Brennan asked.
"I have my sources, whom I'm not about to reveal the identities of because that would detract from the mystery of it and also show that they couldn't possibly have known themselves. The point is," Adam paused for emphasis - sometimes it was the only way to get through to the idiots he had to work with "now we know where she is, we just have to wait until we figure out what he wants with Shalimar before we go in and rescue her."
Brennan started pacing back and forward. "I thought we'd be able to go in soon! I can't stand not being able to help her." The others watched him warily.
"Brennan, I know this is hard on you – because you blame yourself for her capture, of course, not because of the Unresolved Sexual Tension between you – but you have to pull yourself together! I am not rebuilding the interior of Sanctuary again just because you wanted to 'let off a little steam'." Adam replied.
Brennan decided it was time for something deep and profound, and searched for the correct quote for the situation. "'To be or not to be, that is the question.'"
Wind could be heard within Sanctuary and inexplicably a tumbleweed rolled across the floor.
"Right." ]€$$€ said.
"Anyway…" Adam went on "we can't go in before we know his motives. For all we know, it's a trap."
*on that note, we fade to black and after a petulant "Hey, who turned off the lights?!" from Brennan, we fade back in to Mark 2*
"You can torture me all you want, I won't tell you anything." Shalimar spat at Setesh. Well, she would have spat at Setesh if she hadn't used all her saliva trying to pronounce his name right.
"I'm so glad to have your permission." Setesh replied, while rubbing his painfully clichéd goatee. His bald head reflected sunlight like a lighthouse, leading Shalimar to believe that he polished it twice a day, every day.
Shalimar was tied to a table in the exact centre of the warehouse, her tormentor standing at her feet. She had seen Draco flying about moments ago, but currently he was out of her field of vision. Shalimar watched as Setesh pressed the button that resulted in the torture device being activated, and she screamed as once again the ripples of electricity tore through her body. The pain stopped, and she gasped for breath, glaring at Setesh but obviously having as much of an effect as she had had trying to intimidate the plants. He grinned back at her.
"What do you want with me anyway?" she asked, trying to delay the next instalment of electrifying torture.
"You're just here so that I can use you as bait to get to Adam. He'll figure out where we're keeping you and storm into the place with the rest of your Mutant X buddies and then I'll finally have my revenge!" Setesh said, then started cackling.
"Uh…revenge for what?" Shalimar interrupted.
"Ten years ago, in the grand old time of 1999, he did something to me that I will never forgive. It drove me mad, and the only way I could survive was to plot revenge. I hope, once I have my sweet sweet revenge, that I will be able to go on with my life. If not, I'll just have to destroy the world." At this point, Setesh looked almost human. There were tears in his eyes as he told his terrible tale.
"What did he do to you?" The suspense was almost killing Shalimar.
"He made me listen to the Spice Girls!"