Chapter 10

     As Brennan and Shalimar entered the living room of Sanctuary, Adam and Emma were already waiting for them. 

    "He wasn't there," Brennan said to Emma.

    "I know, I heard," she responded.

    "We found this ring though," said Shalimar as she held up the ring so Adam could see it.

    "Is it Gabriel's?" asked Adam.

    "I don't know.  We could to ask Aurora and find out."

    At that moment, Jesse and Aurora came walking in and were in the middle of their own conversation.

    "Yeah right, that didn't really happen," said Aurora.

    "I'm not making this up, it really happened," said Jesse.

    "You all seem to live interesting lives.  Oh, hi guys," Aurora said as she noticed the other members of Mutant X staring at them.

    "You two seem to be getting along," said Brennan as he stared at them suspiciously.

    "I was just telling Aurora about some of our past encounters with Eckhart," said Jesse.

    "Does this look familiar?" asked Shalimar to Aurora as she held up the silver ring.

    "Yeah," answered Aurora," that's mine.  Where did you find it?"

    "Outside the abandoned club the GSA followed you to earlier."

    "We think your friend Gabriel has been captured by Eckhart," said Emma.

    "Then let's go get him," said Aurora.

    "You're not going anywhere," said Brennan.  "This is obviously a trap."

    "I don't care," said Aurora.  "It's my fault he's in this situation.  By the way Brennan, to Hell with you!  You have no right to order me around.  I can take care of myself.  I'm twenty-one, I'm not the sixteen-year-old I was the last time I ran into you."

    "Brennan's right, it's a trap.  Eckhart wants us to go and save Gabriel," said Jesse.

    "Can I at least get my suit cases?  They are still at the airport."

    "Okay, but we're all going with you just in case," said Emma.

    When they walked into the airport, Aurora's suitcases were still on the floor.  Brennan and Jesse picked them up and headed for the Double Helix as Aurora started to walk away.

    "Where are you going?" said Shalimar.

    "I'm going to the bathroom.  I'll be right back," Aurora said as she made a right turn down another bathroom where the bathroom was.

    But, she didn't go in.  Right next to the bathrooms were the side doors out of the airport.

    I'm going to save Gabriel on my own, Aurora thought and walked out the door.