This chapter is dedicated to my friend Angel of the Night Watchers.  You kept nagging me about adding a certain event into my story so I did, and here it is.  I hope you all enjoy it!  Thanks for the reviews and keep them coming!

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Chapter 18   

    Jesse stood in the doorway of the room the agent told him to got to and saw Aurora standing there with her back to him.  "Hello Jesse," she said," I thought you'd use your powers to get out eventually."  She turned to look at him.  "And I'll be the one to get you back there with the rest of Mutant X." 

    "Aurora listen to me," Jesse started," Daniel Chase is controlling you.  He's a Mutant who can manipulate other Mutants into doing things they wouldn't normally do."

    "You're wrong," Aurora tried to kick Jesse, but he dodged her foot.  "I'm doing exactly what I want to do and that involves stopping you and the rest of Mutant X."

    "Don't you remember everything that has happened today?  Everything that Eckhart has put you through?" asked Jesse as he moved closer to her. 

    "Aren't I allowed to change my mind?" Aurora punched left and then right hoping to hit Jesse but he dodged both of her attempts.

    "I'm not going to fight you," said Jesse.

    "You don't have a choice."  Aurora kicked Jesse in the stomach and he flew into a wall.  "I know what you think of me Jesse. I'm a telepath remember," she said as Jesse slowly stood up.  "You think I'm this poor innocent girl being controlled by Daniel and you want to be the big hero and save me.  I don't need to be saved."

    Aurora threw a fireball at him but Jesse massed and the fireball didn't even make a scratch.  "That's not true," Jesse said.  "I just want to help you.  If you really wanted to stop us, then why haven't you told Eckhart where Adam is already and that I was going to escape?"

    Aurora paused and just looked at him.  "I don't know," she whispered.  Aurora sat in a nearby chair and put her hands over her face.

    Jesse came towards her and kneeled at her side.  "Fight Daniel.  Don't let him control you."

    Aurora lowered her head and closed her eyes tightly.  She could hear Daniels' orders in her head, unable to stop.  She grabbed her hair in hopes of stopping them.  Daniel's orders echoed in her mind.  Help Eckhart!  Destroy Mutant X!  Destroy them! Destroy Jesse!  

    "No!" yelled Aurora.  "I won't!"  She fought as hard as she could until she sat straight up in her chair and took a deep breath.  Daniel's orders were no longer in her head.   She looked at Jesse who stared at her intently.  "I'm back," she said as she smiled.

    "I knew you could do it."  Jesse and Aurora embraced.

    "Jess, I am so sorry for what I've done," she said as they both stood up.  "I couldn't control myself."

    "It's OK, I understand."

    "Earlier when Gabriel and I recognized Daniel, I read his mind and knew he was setting us up for a trap.  But, he started controlling me so I couldn't warn you.  Is everyone alright?"

    "Yeah they're alright, just angry and confused.  Eckhart took our Comlinks and the others are still locked up.  We got to tell Adam.  He must be wondering why we're not back yet."

    "I know, but there is no time for that.  Before Eckhart went in to see you, he told me he that he was going Comlinks and give them to Daniel.  Daniel is going to be here soon so I can finalize my employment here.  We can get your Comlinks from him and take the keys to the chains used to tie up everybody.  I'm sure Eckhart gave him a copy of the keys."  Right then, footsteps could be heard from the hallway.  "It's Daniel, hide!"

    Jesse dove behind a computer table so that he was out of sight.  Daniel walked into the room and closed the door behind him.  He was carrying a folder with papers in it.  "Ready to sign the papers?" he asked.

    "Ready as I'll ever be," Aurora replied, acting like she was still under his control.

    He sat down in a chair with his back to where Jesse was hiding.  He put the file on the table in front of him.  Jesse snuck up behind Daniel and hit him over the head so that he laid on the floor unconscious.  Aurora ripped up the employment papers as Jesse grabbed Daniel's keys and the Comlinks.  He put his back on.

    "Adam, it's Jesse," he said, talking into it.

    "Jess, what's going on?  I've been trying to contact all of you.  Eckhart has a mutant here that manipulated Aurora into stopping us and then agents tied us up.  They also took our Comlinks away.  I just got them back."

    "Is Aurora alright?"

    "She's fine.  We'll get to the Double Helix as soon as we can."

    "Aurora looked at Daniel in disgust.  She lifted up her right hand and threw a fireball at him that hit him in the chest.  "That was for using me you sick bastard!"

    "We gotta go rescue the others.  Let's go!"  Aurora nodded as they locked Daniel in the room and headed towards where their friends were locked up.