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Haaarrooo!!! Did u miss me? hmm…it's been pretty quiet lately (I.e. wif e reviews) and my muse has also been silent till this morning. Anyway, need to get this out of my system before I forget so here I am! Yay! ermm…contains spoilers from Hard times and I don't wat else coz I forgot. Hmm….again, my technical jargons aren't very good, so sorry abt that!so the phrases with in them are questionable, k. lol! They've stopped airing MX on cable…waah! sob, sob. anyway…I hope u guys enjoy this and this is dedicated to those souls (sob) who reviewed the previous chpt…thank u, guys!!! U made my day!
And now, on with the show….
Chpt 8 : The Antidote? Or the End?!!
The longer he stared at the 'perfect' picture; the more furious he felt. He threw the frame to the floor, shattering the fragile glass. He looked around the room and he's eyes stared at all the furniture, accessories and other stuff he owns. Correction; Mutant X owes, he noted bitterly. All of the stuff weren't bought by him; it was already there before he came along. That aggravated the fury in him and he started massing; intent on destroying everything.
Adam was busy trying his best to neutralise the serum. With the limited number of hours; he's doing double duty. Emma and Shalimar were helping him with the various testing of the outcome from the experiments.
"Aaarrgghh!" Shal exclaimed. She has been trying to separate the serum for the umpteenth time but to no avail; she still couldn't find the real components of the serum. Emma looked up from her side, caught Shal's eyes and just shook her head; she wasn't doing any better either.
Adam stopped his typing from the computer and turned to the girls. "It seems the serum isn't like any I have ever seen before and we have only one choice;" I am going to hate myself for this but the situation is too desperate for that, he thought. "We have to break in to Genomex and steal the original serum and whatever antidote they might have come up with and work our way through that." he added grimly.
"I'll go," Brennan volunteered but Adam intercepts his intentions "I need you here to take care of Jesse in case he does run amok". The reality of the situation dawn on him and Bren sat down from his raised position. "Shal, I need you to get there and out as fast as possible and download any information you deem useful; Emma, go with her and keep a lookout while she's getting the info. Brennan, I need you to monitor Jesse while I'll stay here and guide the two of you through Genomex. Jesse managed to download the blueprint for Genomex about a month ago and they should come in handy right about now."
The girls were soon off on the helix to another precarious mission to Genomex except this time---it was personal. Back at the lab, Adam was still trying to decipher and break down the serum in vain while guiding and communicating with the girls. Brennan decided that Jesse had enough 'lone time' and he went to find him.
Jesse stopped his massing and tried to take a breath. His headache's getting worse and his chest was beginning to ache. He remembered his wound and wince when he touched it. He coughed. He was also getting cramps around his body. Probably from using my powers too much, he added sourly.
He heard a noise coming from his door and was in defence mode when the door opened to reveal Brennan.
"Oh my god, what the hell did you do, Jess?" Brennan expressed his shock; surveying the room. What was usually an orderly and neat environment now looked as if it was ground zero for an earthquake. He noticed that not all the furniture were destroyed, some were merely bent while others were in disarray. Hmm…he must be weakening still, Bren managed to note before Jesse charged at him with a kick.
Oh great, Mr wise guy is here to checked up on me again. Jesse noted, pissed. Well, I'll show him a piece of my mind for what he did; and he proceeded to give Brennan a kick to his head.
"Whoa, Jesse!" Bren exclaimed; narrowly missed the kick. "What's wrong with you?"
"What's wrong with me? What's wrong with me?! Nothing's wrong with me! Nothing but you!" Jesse shouted before sending a fist in Bren's direction.
The sparring continued for the next twenty minutes or so, with Jesse taunting and throwing kicks and punches occasionally massing at Brennan. "What, are you to scared to hit me? Or are you just re-enacting what I was doing?" the taunting continued. Bren was doing his best not to take offend---dodging Jess's onslaught; both physically and verbally. He owed Jesse that much after what he did to him previously, but a guy's got his limits, right?
That's it; Bren thought. It's time to end this now. "Jesse, I warned you," Sparks of blue appeared between his hands. Still, Jess continued with his torments, if not more viciously. Brennan had enough and sent a bolt of lightning towards Jesse.
"Adam, I've reached the main computer frame," Shalimar told Adam over her comlink. "Alright, Emma; get ready with the diffuser. I'm distorting the signal now" he confirmed his actions. "Shal, be careful, alright? Emma?" "Yeah?" "You too, alright?" Emma sneak a quick smiled at Shalimar. He's always worry too much.
Within ten minutes, both girls were out of Genomex, but not without sounding the alarm. Shal gave a quite smirk. She had implanted a virus that would render Genomex computers 'worthless' for at least 48 hours; the alarm would still be sounding till tomorrow. That'll teach them to mess with Mutant X. With several precious vials of the serum and some unidentifiable liquids in their hands, both team mates were ready to head home.
Author's note: I was soooo…tempted to end it here but then I know that I'll forget the plot if I do…so…the continuation…
Jesse saw the bolt of electricity hurling towards him and instinct jumped into place. He phased and suddenly everything was in slow-motion.
He could see the bolt as it charged towards him, changing into individual electrons as they came in contact with his body but as he felt them leaving his body, his phasing stopped and he turned solid abruptly and hit the wall from the sudden burst of electricity as it left his body.
"Aaawww!!" He exclaimed before collapsing on the floor; hugging his stomach. Remember that Jess could be full of tricks, Brennan approached the lying figure cautiously.
"Jess?! I'm really sorry man but you kinda piss me off." Bren tried to lighten the situation. He had thrown a light voltage, not enough to kill him but just to stun; right? "Jesse?" He hurried to Jesse's side aware that he didn't respond his calls.
Jesse was lying on the floor. "Ooowww, my stomach hurts." He tried to tell Brennan but it came out in a hoarse moan…"Ooww!"
Adam was busy determining the components of the serum, after receiving it from Shalimar; it was really baffling him but he knows he could get through this and with time running out, he has to do it. He has to find a cure. He'll never forgive himself if---he shook his head---if Jesse…No! I would not let that happen. Not to him, not to any of them; he promised himself. With a resolved sigh, he got back to work.
His face was pale, he was trembling slightly; and he was slowly phasing. Beads of sweat on his forehead splattered his hair to his face. "Jesse?!" Brennan picked him up and held his head. "Talk to me, man; come on!" Jesse looked up at Brennan.
" Bren…?" "Yeah…come on Jesse; stay strong," His phasing turned for the worst; he was literally dissolving through Brennan's arms. "Jesse, come on, fight it!" encouraged Brennan. He wanted to help Jesse but he thought better of it. With a final effort, Jesse managed to solidify himself; face contorted in pain from the concentration. He gasped; gulping in fresh air into his tortured lungs. His eyes meet Bren's for an instant. He mumbled "…Sorry…" before his eyes turned glazy and he closed them.
Aarrggghhh! I know, I know I'm so cruel…but I'm still contemplating whether I should kill Jesse...gasp the horror, the horror!!!! or the other happy ending but happy endings r so cliques…will depend on your reviews; after all u guys (all six of you from e previous review) r e ones who decide so…hurry up with those reviews…next chpt would be my last, I think. Well, let me know, k? thank you sooo much to those of you who reviewed the previous chpt and are so patient with me…gives out hugs and Hershey kisses all around. So…tt's it then…till next time, see ya!