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Seven
Adam sat at his computer in his room going over several databases and contacts to try and find something about Pheonix Haley and her father. So far his searches had turned up nothing but he'd find something eventually. He began to remember Peter Haley more now the longer he had time to absorb the situation. Adam remembered that Peter had been a dark, quietly intense man who was polite to his fellow coworkers, but he never got close to anyone. What was most amazing about him was his brilliant mind.
Peter Haley matched Adam in intelligence but where he really shined was in talent. When reading his lab reports and briefs it seemed to Adam as if Peter lived amongst the genes and strands of DNA that he was analyzing and manipulating. It also seemed as if he had passed these talents along to his daughter. What little information he was turning up on Pheonix amounted to her school records including several papers she had published.
Pheonix's knowledge of science and genetics far exceeded what was expected of her. All of Peter's talent and intelligence had indeed passed directly to his daughter. Despite the fact that Adam had uncovered the same information that she had eventually concluded years ago, he was impressed with her findings. The police report on Peter's death were as vague as the rest of the information he had found on the pair.
Peter and Pheonix had been residing in England at the time holed away in a small apartment in London. The ultimate findings of the police had been that Peter had committed suicide. All signs pointed to that conclusion but Jesse had been adamant that Pheonix was right in the fact that it wasn't possibly suicide.
Adam sighed and leaned back in his chair. The one thing that Adam found puzzling was that Peter never mentioned anything about his family. There weren't any pictures on his desk and Adam hadn't noticed a wedding ring. It was a detail that Adam would normally notice but failed to in this instance. Adam decided to do some more digging into the Genomex files on Peter.
* * *
Jesse was pacing around the upper level of Sanctuary. He had been trying to calm his nerves at the computer but he couldn't sit still. He had finished everything Adam had asked him to do, knowing Adam he had given him the assignments to keep him busy, and he was thinking about making a couple of sweeps on the net but he couldn't do it. There were moments when he was tempted to call Pheonix on her cell but that wouldn't accomplish anything but the jangling of both their nerves.
He sighed and headed down the stairs to the lower level and was about to make his way to his room when he heard footsteps behind him. He turned and found Adam walking towards him a serious look on his face. Jesse stopped in his tracks and a feeling of dread pouring down his spine like a bucket of ice water.
"Something's come up hasn't it Adam," he asked his voice soft. Adam walked up to him and sighed, his voice sounded strained and he seemed reluctant to tell him what he had just found out.
"I did a little bit more digging into Peter Haley's background involving Genomex, and instead of finding out more about Peter, I found out more about Pheonix's involvement with Genomex."
Jesse frowned, "What? That's impossible, Pheonix doesn't have any involvement with Genomex, she never has."
"I'm sorry Jess but that isn't true. Breedlove hired her about four months before his death. She was hired as Genomex's new chief biogeneticist when the man who was my predecessor stepped down. Pheonix was the youngest person to ever be hired into the position, breaking my record. It wasn't until about six months after Eckhart came into power that she was forced to step down from that position."
"But that would mean she's been in the city for almost a year. She just contacted me recently it makes no sense."
"I'm sorry Jesse. I was a little surprised myself. She hasn't come up in any of the scans we've run on Genomex and being in such a high position in the scheme of things you'd think she would have come to our attention. It makes no sense to me either, but I think we need to have a talk with her right away."
Jesse hesitated then spoke again, "Do you think she can be trusted? Because honestly Adam I'd trust her with my life."
"Which is why we need to get a hold of her and find out the truth once and for all. But Jess you have to keep your mind open to the fact that she might be a traitor rather than a friend."
Jesse threw up his hands in a frustrated gesture a look of disgust on his face. He started to walk away from Adam.
"Just typical isn't Adam, why is it that every person who comes back into my life is here to stab me in the back?"
"Jess, we don't know what her agenda is, that's why we have to find her and question her."
"I knew she was hiding something from me Adam. Why would she hide it from me unless she was working against me? Against Mutant X?"
Adam sighed and took a step towards Jesse, "We should keep that in mind yes, but there's also a possibility that she did it because she was scared. I'm guessing that her father's death wasn't a suicide and that Eckhart had something to do with it. But we can't be sure of anything until we get a hold of her, okay? I need you calm and focused otherwise things are going to get messy."
Jesse stood there for a moment then took in a deep breath. He knew what Adam was saying was right but at the same time he couldn't help but feel betrayed. Even if she was protecting herself and maybe even him, she still held out from him and it hurt almost as bad as the thought of her working against him.
Jesse turned around and went to call Pheonix on her cell when a soft beeping came in through Sanctuary's com network. Jesse and Adam exchanged looks then Jesse headed over to the computer console. After tapping in a few commands Jesse looked up, a slightly surprised expression on his face.
"It's Pheonix, she's calling from her cell phone," he typed in a few more commands, picking up the outside line. "Phee?"
"Thank God it's you Jess," her tone was calm but it was edged slightly with panic.
"Phee what's happened, what's wrong?" Jesse frowned, concern in his voice.
"I really need to see you Jesse, it's important and it has to be soon. I can't really talk about it over the phone," background noise was coming in through their connection that sounded like she was in her car.
"Where are you Phee?"
"I'm heading towards my apartment, but is there somewhere we can meet that would be safe?"
"Yeah, head over to the corner of Lake and Main. Park nearby and wait for me there I should be there in about fifteen minutes okay?"
"I'll be there, and Jesse please hurry."
"I will," he said before he broke the connection and immediately headed towards the garage.
"Jesse you should take some backup with you," Adam said following him.
"There's no time. I'm going to meet up with her then take her to one of the safehouses nearby. If I need backup I'll contact you but it's probably better if I go see her myself." Before Adam could say another word Jesse had grabbed his jacket and had headed into the garage. A few minutes later Jesse pulled out of Sanctuary heading towards Pheonix's location.
Seven
Adam sat at his computer in his room going over several databases and contacts to try and find something about Pheonix Haley and her father. So far his searches had turned up nothing but he'd find something eventually. He began to remember Peter Haley more now the longer he had time to absorb the situation. Adam remembered that Peter had been a dark, quietly intense man who was polite to his fellow coworkers, but he never got close to anyone. What was most amazing about him was his brilliant mind.
Peter Haley matched Adam in intelligence but where he really shined was in talent. When reading his lab reports and briefs it seemed to Adam as if Peter lived amongst the genes and strands of DNA that he was analyzing and manipulating. It also seemed as if he had passed these talents along to his daughter. What little information he was turning up on Pheonix amounted to her school records including several papers she had published.
Pheonix's knowledge of science and genetics far exceeded what was expected of her. All of Peter's talent and intelligence had indeed passed directly to his daughter. Despite the fact that Adam had uncovered the same information that she had eventually concluded years ago, he was impressed with her findings. The police report on Peter's death were as vague as the rest of the information he had found on the pair.
Peter and Pheonix had been residing in England at the time holed away in a small apartment in London. The ultimate findings of the police had been that Peter had committed suicide. All signs pointed to that conclusion but Jesse had been adamant that Pheonix was right in the fact that it wasn't possibly suicide.
Adam sighed and leaned back in his chair. The one thing that Adam found puzzling was that Peter never mentioned anything about his family. There weren't any pictures on his desk and Adam hadn't noticed a wedding ring. It was a detail that Adam would normally notice but failed to in this instance. Adam decided to do some more digging into the Genomex files on Peter.
* * *
Jesse was pacing around the upper level of Sanctuary. He had been trying to calm his nerves at the computer but he couldn't sit still. He had finished everything Adam had asked him to do, knowing Adam he had given him the assignments to keep him busy, and he was thinking about making a couple of sweeps on the net but he couldn't do it. There were moments when he was tempted to call Pheonix on her cell but that wouldn't accomplish anything but the jangling of both their nerves.
He sighed and headed down the stairs to the lower level and was about to make his way to his room when he heard footsteps behind him. He turned and found Adam walking towards him a serious look on his face. Jesse stopped in his tracks and a feeling of dread pouring down his spine like a bucket of ice water.
"Something's come up hasn't it Adam," he asked his voice soft. Adam walked up to him and sighed, his voice sounded strained and he seemed reluctant to tell him what he had just found out.
"I did a little bit more digging into Peter Haley's background involving Genomex, and instead of finding out more about Peter, I found out more about Pheonix's involvement with Genomex."
Jesse frowned, "What? That's impossible, Pheonix doesn't have any involvement with Genomex, she never has."
"I'm sorry Jess but that isn't true. Breedlove hired her about four months before his death. She was hired as Genomex's new chief biogeneticist when the man who was my predecessor stepped down. Pheonix was the youngest person to ever be hired into the position, breaking my record. It wasn't until about six months after Eckhart came into power that she was forced to step down from that position."
"But that would mean she's been in the city for almost a year. She just contacted me recently it makes no sense."
"I'm sorry Jesse. I was a little surprised myself. She hasn't come up in any of the scans we've run on Genomex and being in such a high position in the scheme of things you'd think she would have come to our attention. It makes no sense to me either, but I think we need to have a talk with her right away."
Jesse hesitated then spoke again, "Do you think she can be trusted? Because honestly Adam I'd trust her with my life."
"Which is why we need to get a hold of her and find out the truth once and for all. But Jess you have to keep your mind open to the fact that she might be a traitor rather than a friend."
Jesse threw up his hands in a frustrated gesture a look of disgust on his face. He started to walk away from Adam.
"Just typical isn't Adam, why is it that every person who comes back into my life is here to stab me in the back?"
"Jess, we don't know what her agenda is, that's why we have to find her and question her."
"I knew she was hiding something from me Adam. Why would she hide it from me unless she was working against me? Against Mutant X?"
Adam sighed and took a step towards Jesse, "We should keep that in mind yes, but there's also a possibility that she did it because she was scared. I'm guessing that her father's death wasn't a suicide and that Eckhart had something to do with it. But we can't be sure of anything until we get a hold of her, okay? I need you calm and focused otherwise things are going to get messy."
Jesse stood there for a moment then took in a deep breath. He knew what Adam was saying was right but at the same time he couldn't help but feel betrayed. Even if she was protecting herself and maybe even him, she still held out from him and it hurt almost as bad as the thought of her working against him.
Jesse turned around and went to call Pheonix on her cell when a soft beeping came in through Sanctuary's com network. Jesse and Adam exchanged looks then Jesse headed over to the computer console. After tapping in a few commands Jesse looked up, a slightly surprised expression on his face.
"It's Pheonix, she's calling from her cell phone," he typed in a few more commands, picking up the outside line. "Phee?"
"Thank God it's you Jess," her tone was calm but it was edged slightly with panic.
"Phee what's happened, what's wrong?" Jesse frowned, concern in his voice.
"I really need to see you Jesse, it's important and it has to be soon. I can't really talk about it over the phone," background noise was coming in through their connection that sounded like she was in her car.
"Where are you Phee?"
"I'm heading towards my apartment, but is there somewhere we can meet that would be safe?"
"Yeah, head over to the corner of Lake and Main. Park nearby and wait for me there I should be there in about fifteen minutes okay?"
"I'll be there, and Jesse please hurry."
"I will," he said before he broke the connection and immediately headed towards the garage.
"Jesse you should take some backup with you," Adam said following him.
"There's no time. I'm going to meet up with her then take her to one of the safehouses nearby. If I need backup I'll contact you but it's probably better if I go see her myself." Before Adam could say another word Jesse had grabbed his jacket and had headed into the garage. A few minutes later Jesse pulled out of Sanctuary heading towards Pheonix's location.