The club was booming - people everywhere, load music coming out of the
oversized speakers - Shalimar could hardly hear Jesse over her com link
through all the noise.
"Cassidy Morgan is supposed to be working in this club - at least that is what our contact at the underground says" she heard him say in her ear from his place - monitoring the activity from Sanctuary.
"Yeah well, I don't see her." Shalimar replied "and I don't like this either Adam, there are way too many people here - we can't use our powers around all these people"
"Do your best Shal" was all the reply she got as she made her way over to the bar.
"Excuse me? Can I have a beer?" she asked the bartender, her eyes still fixed on surveying the club.
She turned around when the beer was placed next to her and found herself looking right into Cassidy Morgan's eyes "that will be two dollars" the girl told her with a smile.
Shalimar took a moment to look the girl over - she was beautiful, Shalimar had to admit that, small, thin, her leather outfit clung to her body in all the right places. She had long dark hair with strands a blue in it matching her piercing blue/violet eyes.
"Actually, I was looking for you" Shalimar started
"For me? Do I know you?" The girl said hesitantly
"No, but I really need to talk to you"
"Sorry, not that kind of a bartender" the girl cut her off "I pour drinks, they don't pay me enough to be a shrink too"
"Not the kind of conversation I had in mind Cassidy" Shalimar said quietly, trying to convey through her voice the urgency of the situation
"Sorry, you must have to wrong person" the girl replied before quickly backing away from Shalimar. Now, Shalimar wasn't a psionic - then again she didn't have to be. If there was one emotion she could sense on a person - it was fear, and the minute she said Cassidy's name she could sense the girl's fear as clear as day.
Sure enough - a moment later she saw the girl slowly sneaking out of the bar and heading to the back door
"Brennan, she's coming your way"
Sure enough a few seconds after Shalimar's warning Brennan saw the door to the back ally open and Cassidy came out.
"You know it's not polite to leave when someone is trying to start a conversation" He said coming out of the shadows.
"Well I guess I'm not a people person" Cassidy replied. Before Brennan could say anything else Cassidy moved and sent a kick to his stomach catching him by surprise, when he bent over in pain she punched him on the back of his head sending him tumbling to the floor.
By the time he got back to his feet the girl was already gone.
GENOMEX
Gabriel was sitting in his chair looking out the observation window at the now empty stasis pods on the lower level. Well, almost empty he thought to himself with satisfaction one of the pods was very much occupied with the sleeping Mason Eckhart.
He heard the door slide open behind him and sensed Lesley as she hesitantly came into the room
"Do you have any news for me?" He asked her, not bothering to turn around
"We've found her Gabriel, we found Cassidy Morgan. We're also closing in on all the others"
""Good, I want her here as soon as possible" Gabriel said as he stood up and walked over to Lesley, putting an arm around her
"We have just one problem Gabriel" She continued "Mutant X, they've already tried making contact"
"Well then we better get her before they do" Gabriel smiled down at her and leaned in closer, his lips barely brushing hers "Don't disappoint me again"
*
"Are you sure this is the right place?" Brennan asked as Jesse joined them in front of the warehouse "It doesn't seem like someone lives here"
"Which makes it a perfect place to hide" Shalimar reminded him.
They walked slowly into the building, fearing another one of Gabriel's traps. When they got to the second floor they saw a light at the far end, the windows were boarded up to prevent the light from showing outside. As they moved closer they saw Cassidy moving around the room throwing things into a big bag.
"Going somewhere?" Shalimar asked startling her half to death.
"Who are you people? What do you want?"
"we're from mutant X, we want to help you" Jesse told her
"Well I don't need any help, I just need to get out of town" She zipped up the bag and picked it up, ready to leave. As she walked passed Brennan he grabbed her arm turning her to face him.
"The people that are after you, they're not going to go away Cassidy, they're going to find you"
"You can pretty much count on that" came a voice from behind them and they all turned around to see Lesley accompanied by 4 more of Gabriel's men standing in the doorway. Jesse thought to himself surveying the situation quickly. He recognized some of the men and women standing behind Lesley - they've encountered them before. They were ferals and psionics - all extremely powerful.
The fight started almost immediately. Shalimar was fighting one of the ferals while Brennan and Jesse were each fighting two men of their own. From the corner of his eye Jesse could see someone - a woman - closing in on Cassidy who was trying to slip away in the commotion, but there was nothing he could do to help her. Cassidy saw woaman coming her way and tried to run but her way was blocked by the fighting mutants. She tried to punch her but the woman avoided the blow and smiled. With the simple gesture of her hand she sent Cassidy flying into the wall and then into another one. Cassidy landed hard on her hands and knees.
Jesse saw Cassidy land, he noticed her hands begin to shake the minute they came in contact with the ground. A second later the building began to shake violently. Blocks of cement started falling from the ceiling and cracks began to show in the walls.
"Let's get out of here" Lesley called out to his men and they stated to pull back. Except for psionic next to Cassidy. Instead she tried to advance towards Cassidy, slowly closing the distance between them. But Cassidy didn't even notice - Jesse saw that her eyes were closed and tears were streaming down her cheeks. He realized suddenly that she was fighting for control - and loosing the battle.
Apparently, the psionic realized it too because she lifted her hand and sent Cassidy flying into a wall again in an attempt to brake her contact with the ground. But it was too late because the building was already crumbling down and nothing could stop it! The psionic smiled - sensing her victory near now that the shaking had stopped - but she was wrong! As she advanced towards Cassidy suddenly a part of the ceiling came down and buried her under it.
"We have to get out of here" Shalimar shouted to the others and started running to the door. Jesse started to follow her when he saw Cassidy curled up in the corner, terrified to death. The building was falling apart all around her, but she didn't seem to notice - her eyes were fixed in terror on the pile of dirt that now covered the body of the female psionic.
Jesse didn't waist any time. He ran towards her, just as he got to her a large part of the wall came down on top of her. He threw himself on top of her turning himself rock solid in the process. The stones came down crushing on them shattering to rubble when they came in contact with his body. When the stones stopped falling he picked up Cassidy in his arms and carried her out of the crumbling building.
"Cassidy Morgan is supposed to be working in this club - at least that is what our contact at the underground says" she heard him say in her ear from his place - monitoring the activity from Sanctuary.
"Yeah well, I don't see her." Shalimar replied "and I don't like this either Adam, there are way too many people here - we can't use our powers around all these people"
"Do your best Shal" was all the reply she got as she made her way over to the bar.
"Excuse me? Can I have a beer?" she asked the bartender, her eyes still fixed on surveying the club.
She turned around when the beer was placed next to her and found herself looking right into Cassidy Morgan's eyes "that will be two dollars" the girl told her with a smile.
Shalimar took a moment to look the girl over - she was beautiful, Shalimar had to admit that, small, thin, her leather outfit clung to her body in all the right places. She had long dark hair with strands a blue in it matching her piercing blue/violet eyes.
"Actually, I was looking for you" Shalimar started
"For me? Do I know you?" The girl said hesitantly
"No, but I really need to talk to you"
"Sorry, not that kind of a bartender" the girl cut her off "I pour drinks, they don't pay me enough to be a shrink too"
"Not the kind of conversation I had in mind Cassidy" Shalimar said quietly, trying to convey through her voice the urgency of the situation
"Sorry, you must have to wrong person" the girl replied before quickly backing away from Shalimar. Now, Shalimar wasn't a psionic - then again she didn't have to be. If there was one emotion she could sense on a person - it was fear, and the minute she said Cassidy's name she could sense the girl's fear as clear as day.
Sure enough - a moment later she saw the girl slowly sneaking out of the bar and heading to the back door
"Brennan, she's coming your way"
Sure enough a few seconds after Shalimar's warning Brennan saw the door to the back ally open and Cassidy came out.
"You know it's not polite to leave when someone is trying to start a conversation" He said coming out of the shadows.
"Well I guess I'm not a people person" Cassidy replied. Before Brennan could say anything else Cassidy moved and sent a kick to his stomach catching him by surprise, when he bent over in pain she punched him on the back of his head sending him tumbling to the floor.
By the time he got back to his feet the girl was already gone.
GENOMEX
Gabriel was sitting in his chair looking out the observation window at the now empty stasis pods on the lower level. Well, almost empty he thought to himself with satisfaction one of the pods was very much occupied with the sleeping Mason Eckhart.
He heard the door slide open behind him and sensed Lesley as she hesitantly came into the room
"Do you have any news for me?" He asked her, not bothering to turn around
"We've found her Gabriel, we found Cassidy Morgan. We're also closing in on all the others"
""Good, I want her here as soon as possible" Gabriel said as he stood up and walked over to Lesley, putting an arm around her
"We have just one problem Gabriel" She continued "Mutant X, they've already tried making contact"
"Well then we better get her before they do" Gabriel smiled down at her and leaned in closer, his lips barely brushing hers "Don't disappoint me again"
*
"Are you sure this is the right place?" Brennan asked as Jesse joined them in front of the warehouse "It doesn't seem like someone lives here"
"Which makes it a perfect place to hide" Shalimar reminded him.
They walked slowly into the building, fearing another one of Gabriel's traps. When they got to the second floor they saw a light at the far end, the windows were boarded up to prevent the light from showing outside. As they moved closer they saw Cassidy moving around the room throwing things into a big bag.
"Going somewhere?" Shalimar asked startling her half to death.
"Who are you people? What do you want?"
"we're from mutant X, we want to help you" Jesse told her
"Well I don't need any help, I just need to get out of town" She zipped up the bag and picked it up, ready to leave. As she walked passed Brennan he grabbed her arm turning her to face him.
"The people that are after you, they're not going to go away Cassidy, they're going to find you"
"You can pretty much count on that" came a voice from behind them and they all turned around to see Lesley accompanied by 4 more of Gabriel's men standing in the doorway. Jesse thought to himself surveying the situation quickly. He recognized some of the men and women standing behind Lesley - they've encountered them before. They were ferals and psionics - all extremely powerful.
The fight started almost immediately. Shalimar was fighting one of the ferals while Brennan and Jesse were each fighting two men of their own. From the corner of his eye Jesse could see someone - a woman - closing in on Cassidy who was trying to slip away in the commotion, but there was nothing he could do to help her. Cassidy saw woaman coming her way and tried to run but her way was blocked by the fighting mutants. She tried to punch her but the woman avoided the blow and smiled. With the simple gesture of her hand she sent Cassidy flying into the wall and then into another one. Cassidy landed hard on her hands and knees.
Jesse saw Cassidy land, he noticed her hands begin to shake the minute they came in contact with the ground. A second later the building began to shake violently. Blocks of cement started falling from the ceiling and cracks began to show in the walls.
"Let's get out of here" Lesley called out to his men and they stated to pull back. Except for psionic next to Cassidy. Instead she tried to advance towards Cassidy, slowly closing the distance between them. But Cassidy didn't even notice - Jesse saw that her eyes were closed and tears were streaming down her cheeks. He realized suddenly that she was fighting for control - and loosing the battle.
Apparently, the psionic realized it too because she lifted her hand and sent Cassidy flying into a wall again in an attempt to brake her contact with the ground. But it was too late because the building was already crumbling down and nothing could stop it! The psionic smiled - sensing her victory near now that the shaking had stopped - but she was wrong! As she advanced towards Cassidy suddenly a part of the ceiling came down and buried her under it.
"We have to get out of here" Shalimar shouted to the others and started running to the door. Jesse started to follow her when he saw Cassidy curled up in the corner, terrified to death. The building was falling apart all around her, but she didn't seem to notice - her eyes were fixed in terror on the pile of dirt that now covered the body of the female psionic.
Jesse didn't waist any time. He ran towards her, just as he got to her a large part of the wall came down on top of her. He threw himself on top of her turning himself rock solid in the process. The stones came down crushing on them shattering to rubble when they came in contact with his body. When the stones stopped falling he picked up Cassidy in his arms and carried her out of the crumbling building.