This is the last chapter of this story. A huge thank you to everybody who reviewed, I was glad to hear that you all seemed to like it.
I know this isn't a very big chapter but I hope you all enjoy it regardless. Please review...it will make me uber happy.
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'You want some coffee?' Shalimar asked brightly as Jesse in all his early morning disheveled glory walked into the lab.
'You're a bitch, you know that?'
She smiled politely which only served to infuriate him even more. He slouched onto one of the chairs.
'I have no idea why you're the one whose so tired. Who was up all yesterday, running and kicking ass? And who got to sit around the whole time doing next to nothing?'
'Oh yeah, like all the fighting's such a trial for you,' he replied with a smirk.
'You want that coffee or what?'
'Yes, please.'
She walked through to the kitchen and turned the machine on. She felt completely rested from the day before but she had no idea how long that could last. The GSA would still be after them, her and Jesse would still have to protect those who couldn't protect themselves. In a couple of weeks she knew she would be completely exhausted. She knew why Adam hadn't asked Emma and Brennan to stay on but there were a few reasons why she wished he had.
'Shalimar,' Jesse's voice called from the other room. She jogged through to the lab and looked at him expectantly.
'Brennan and Emma just called the secure line. They sounded like they were in trouble.'
'Where are they?'
'When they called they were in a bar in the middle of town called Oxygen. They sounded like they might have to make a move pretty soon though.'
'Then we'd better get going,' Shalimar retorted as she ran out of the lab to get dressed.
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Shalimar ran round the back of the bar, through the rubbish of empty beer bottles and flyers advertising a gig that littered the ground. She eventually located the back entrance to the building and pushed against it with her shoulder. It was locked and she stepped back a small way before kicking at it with her left leg. The door gave way and she rushed forward to stop it from slamming against the wall. Jesse had gone round the front just in case there were any signs of the GSA.
Shalimar walked into the main room of the bar and looked around her. Her eyes alighted on Brennan and Emma sitting at the bar. She frowned as she took in the glasses of water that were sitting in front of both of them. The looked completely at ease and Shalimar's mouth widened as she realised that both her and Jesse had been duped.
'Hey,' Brennan said, as he smiled at the look on her face.
'Hey,' she replied suspiciously.
Emma stood up and tried to subtly move away from the pair. She had the distinct feeling that whichever way the situation was going to go she didn't want to be there.
'You mad at me?' Brennan asked once Emma had left.
Shalimar grinned and Brennan knew the answer. She walked towards him and sat down on Emma's vacant stool.
'I'm not mad,' she said. 'I just...'
'What?' Brennan asked as Shalimar paused.
'Ow,' he replied moments later as Shalimar's hand made contact with his head.
'Don't ever make me worry like that.'
'So why did you guys call us?' Jesse asked as he walked into the room. He had encountered Emma at the front door and she had told him where Brennan and Shalimar were. But then Emma had smiled and he had completely forgotten what his own name was let alone what she had just said.
'We heard that you and your team needed a couple of extra people to help out,' said Emma.
'You're being serious?' Jesse asked.
'Why not?' she replied.
'You realize that last night wasn't just a one off, right?' Shalimar asked. She didn't want to scare the pair of them but they had to know what they were going up against, they had to know what they were agreeing to.
'Yeah,' Emma replied. She was perfectly serious about joining Mutant X. The night before had been hard and she had been scared but she didn't want to be a victim, she didn't want to be the person who needed the knight in shining armour anymore.
'Well, then I guess you had better follow me. We'll leave it to Adam to thoroughly confuse and bore you by explaining how Mutant X works,' Jesse said.
Shalimar and Brennan watched as Jesse led Emma out of the room before turning to each other.
'You're sure about this?' she asked quietly.
'I trust you.'
Shalimar smiled realizing how much it took for Brennan to admit to something like that. She knew he meant it.
They both stood up and began to walk out of the bar.
'You know how after the whole private plane, home in a big rock thing you thought your life couldn't get any stranger?' she asked.
'Yeah,' Brennan replied, wondering what was coming next.
'Last week me and Jesse had to take out a guy who was half man half lizard and had the scales and long tongue to prove it.'
He stared at her with raised eyebrows.
'Welcome to my world.'
I know this isn't a very big chapter but I hope you all enjoy it regardless. Please review...it will make me uber happy.
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'You want some coffee?' Shalimar asked brightly as Jesse in all his early morning disheveled glory walked into the lab.
'You're a bitch, you know that?'
She smiled politely which only served to infuriate him even more. He slouched onto one of the chairs.
'I have no idea why you're the one whose so tired. Who was up all yesterday, running and kicking ass? And who got to sit around the whole time doing next to nothing?'
'Oh yeah, like all the fighting's such a trial for you,' he replied with a smirk.
'You want that coffee or what?'
'Yes, please.'
She walked through to the kitchen and turned the machine on. She felt completely rested from the day before but she had no idea how long that could last. The GSA would still be after them, her and Jesse would still have to protect those who couldn't protect themselves. In a couple of weeks she knew she would be completely exhausted. She knew why Adam hadn't asked Emma and Brennan to stay on but there were a few reasons why she wished he had.
'Shalimar,' Jesse's voice called from the other room. She jogged through to the lab and looked at him expectantly.
'Brennan and Emma just called the secure line. They sounded like they were in trouble.'
'Where are they?'
'When they called they were in a bar in the middle of town called Oxygen. They sounded like they might have to make a move pretty soon though.'
'Then we'd better get going,' Shalimar retorted as she ran out of the lab to get dressed.
***
Shalimar ran round the back of the bar, through the rubbish of empty beer bottles and flyers advertising a gig that littered the ground. She eventually located the back entrance to the building and pushed against it with her shoulder. It was locked and she stepped back a small way before kicking at it with her left leg. The door gave way and she rushed forward to stop it from slamming against the wall. Jesse had gone round the front just in case there were any signs of the GSA.
Shalimar walked into the main room of the bar and looked around her. Her eyes alighted on Brennan and Emma sitting at the bar. She frowned as she took in the glasses of water that were sitting in front of both of them. The looked completely at ease and Shalimar's mouth widened as she realised that both her and Jesse had been duped.
'Hey,' Brennan said, as he smiled at the look on her face.
'Hey,' she replied suspiciously.
Emma stood up and tried to subtly move away from the pair. She had the distinct feeling that whichever way the situation was going to go she didn't want to be there.
'You mad at me?' Brennan asked once Emma had left.
Shalimar grinned and Brennan knew the answer. She walked towards him and sat down on Emma's vacant stool.
'I'm not mad,' she said. 'I just...'
'What?' Brennan asked as Shalimar paused.
'Ow,' he replied moments later as Shalimar's hand made contact with his head.
'Don't ever make me worry like that.'
'So why did you guys call us?' Jesse asked as he walked into the room. He had encountered Emma at the front door and she had told him where Brennan and Shalimar were. But then Emma had smiled and he had completely forgotten what his own name was let alone what she had just said.
'We heard that you and your team needed a couple of extra people to help out,' said Emma.
'You're being serious?' Jesse asked.
'Why not?' she replied.
'You realize that last night wasn't just a one off, right?' Shalimar asked. She didn't want to scare the pair of them but they had to know what they were going up against, they had to know what they were agreeing to.
'Yeah,' Emma replied. She was perfectly serious about joining Mutant X. The night before had been hard and she had been scared but she didn't want to be a victim, she didn't want to be the person who needed the knight in shining armour anymore.
'Well, then I guess you had better follow me. We'll leave it to Adam to thoroughly confuse and bore you by explaining how Mutant X works,' Jesse said.
Shalimar and Brennan watched as Jesse led Emma out of the room before turning to each other.
'You're sure about this?' she asked quietly.
'I trust you.'
Shalimar smiled realizing how much it took for Brennan to admit to something like that. She knew he meant it.
They both stood up and began to walk out of the bar.
'You know how after the whole private plane, home in a big rock thing you thought your life couldn't get any stranger?' she asked.
'Yeah,' Brennan replied, wondering what was coming next.
'Last week me and Jesse had to take out a guy who was half man half lizard and had the scales and long tongue to prove it.'
He stared at her with raised eyebrows.
'Welcome to my world.'