Sophie Dier paced the floor of the laboratory, her face deep with concentration, syringe in hand, her mind on anything but what she was doing. Suddenly a voice behind her made her jump, and as she turned to greet it she resumed a face of hardness and rigidity.

"And when will he wake up, Ms Dier? Professor Avell asked the tall willowy girl as she poised a syringe in front of her face, measuring out a certain quantity of liquid substance.

'Any time soon Professor. Within the next two hours would be my estimate. You should be able to talk to him then. Jason is next door for help, should you need it.'

Avell grinned, his crooked face creased with lines, his small glasses poised carefully on his bent nose. 'Good. And when that is done I believe your next treatment will be ready. For now, we wait.'

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Jesse got from the bed, his head softened slightly. He peered around the room, and his eyes fell on the security camera. He grinned, and flung the covers of his bed over the screen. He walked to the locked door, and exhaled. He ghosted out and took a step towards the door. Easy. Except, he couldn't get through. Damn he thought. Some force field. He kicked the wall in frustration. His powers were no use.

A voice came from a speaker on the hidden surveillance camera.

'Seeing that the screen is covered, I can only imagine that Mr. Kilmartin has been gracious enough to wake up in order to join us. While covering the camera will cause us much annoyance, taking it off yourself would greaten our hospitability towards you.'

Jesse grinned in annoyance. 'Right,' he called out to the air, 'Locking me up in a room is really being friendly.' He didn't mention his powers. He didn't know how much these people knew. All he knew was he had to contact his friends before they could do anything drastic.

Their was a turning of a lock and Jesse stared, as the door opened, and the girl entered, gun in hand.

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"The professor will see you shortly. You woke up sooner than expected but that matters not." She bent down and put a tray of food on the corner of his bed and motioned him to help himself.

Jesse didn't move. "What if I don't want to see him?" he asked, glaring at the surveillance camera.

The girl grinned and said nothing.

She absent mindedly took a carrot stick from the selection on the tray and started nibbling it.

"Cute," Jesse thought, then mentally kicked himself. What was he thinking. This girl was the enemy.

"So," the girl said, "Don't you want anything to eat ?"

Jesse paced across to the door. "What I want, is an explanation. Who is this professor guy?"

"Professor Avell is a very talented scientist. He's going to help you. Like he's helping me."

"I don't need any help thank you. And I certainly don't need any help from you. If I need anything then I am quite happy where I was."

She scowled. "yeah, at sanctuary. A lot of help that's given you. And all the time, the professor was here, alone, until I came. That's when he told me his plans and I insisted on being part of them."

"Oh goody," Jesse said sarcastically. "Well don't feel sorry for me if I insist that I am not part of them."

"You are hardly the person to be making demands," Sophie said brandishing her gun at him. "Now are you going to eat something or not?"

"I'd rather not thank you," Jesse said icily, and glanced at the distance between him and the door, which was slightly ajar.

"I wouldn't if I were you," Sophie said with a glance to show she understood his plan. "You wouldn't get very far." She stood up, and faced him, a look of apology on her face, which confused him. "I'm sorry if you don't like the idea now-"

"What idea," he shouted exasperated. "You haven't explained anything."

"-but," she continued, "Avell will see you soon."

She turned to the door, but before she could move a pace Jesse had raced forward and flipped the gun out of her hands, and, with a quick apology for hitting a pretty girl, he knocked her to the floor. As she lay still, he searched through her coat. "A phone," he muttered. Alas there was no such item on her, so without further ado he raced towards the door.

"Nice try," A voice said behind him, as strong hands grabbed him and forced his face to the floor. There was clicking and Jesse knew what was coming. He looked behind quickly and saw an old man he could only imagine to be the 'Avell guy' and another, hefty man who was holding him.

He felt a sharp jolt of pain, before being led away from the room. "At last we get to meet Mr. Kilmartin," said the voice. Jesse said through clenched jaws. "Joy," Sarcasm rolled off his tongue. The man, Jason, boxed his ears.

"I hope you have enjoyed your stay up 'til now." Avell said brightly. Jesse grunted, but remained silent. Jason's hands tightened around Jesse's arms, and Jesse wanted to hold his ear in pain, but instead he glared frustrated in front of him, his mind on his friends back home in sanctuary.

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In fact at that precise moment, Emma had got a reading off him. "Adam! Adam! Quick, I have something!"

Three pairs of footsteps came hurrying around the corner and to the computer screen where Emma sat.

"I felt him. They've put a sub-dermal governor on him. He's angry and frustrated, but he's alive Adam. He's OK." Emma said hurriedly.

"At the moment," Shalimar muttered under her breath. Adam glanced at her. "As Shal said, at the moment, which is why we have to work fast. What have to you Brennan?"

"Lets see," he said, looking at the newly printed-papers in his hands. "Sophie Dier, graduated at Worthington, went on to work for various charities. Looks like a good-doer to me."

"There has to be a connection," Adam said.

Brennan glanced down. "Oh no, wait a second. Spot the anomaly." He read, "After working for charities such as 'WWF', 'Blue cross welfare charity' and the 'Whale and dolphin conservation charity' Ms Dier used her degree to get a post at the scientific research center of the GSA. Since then she has left and moved on. Current Whereabouts unknown." He paused and looked up.

"But she's not there anymore," Shalimar said defiantly.

"Yes," Said Emma, "But it means she has an insight into new mutants. I'll bet she's working for someone. But why? And Who?"

"It says here," Brennan continued, "That she showed late signs of change in her genetic makeup, and her slight basic psionic abilities to converse with animals has meant that society has condemned her already."

"Well it shows why she has chosen to work with animals." Adam said.

"It says basic abilities-" Emma began thoughtfully.

Shalimar interrupted, "But what would she want with Jesse. Wouldn't Emma have been better, she's the psionic around here. What could she want with him.'

"Ok, keep on searching you two, Shalimar, you go and check out Dier's apartment, Brennan, you too. I'll keep on looking through the files. Emma, tell me as soon as you get another hit off Jesse. We are getting closer. There has to be a link here somewhere that'll lead us to him."

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