My eyes snapped open. Where am I I thought, remembering what had happened. I was lying in a bed in a room of pure white. I looked to my left and saw monitors with my blood pressure and heart rate on their screens.
Please don't tell me I'm in a hospital. Please no.
 The door opened suddenly to admit a woman dressed all in white.
"Oh, so you're up," she said. "I was so mad when they brought you in and you were still out cold. I would've told them to lay off the tranqs if I would've known you were pregnant."
I just lay there, not saying a word. I had a million questions, but I decided to keep quiet.
"So, how are you feeling?" she asked.
I was silent for a minute, and then said, "Why don't you tell me? I just woke up in a strange bed, in a strange place, and a strange woman is trying to carry on a conversation and ask me how I feel." I stared at her. "What did you expect?"
She gave me a look. "A smart-mouth, aren't you?"
"Where are my friends?" I demanded to know.
"They're...around," she said.
"Where's Angel?" I asked, my voice cold. I swear if anything happened to him you people are going to be sorry.
 "Like I said he's...around." I tried to make my eyes turn Feral but a sharp pain in my head made me stop. "What did you give me?" "Nothing deadly. We just don't want you running out on us." I glared at her. Her beeper suddenly went off, calling her to another patient. She walked to the door. "In case you wanted to know, it's a girl. It'll give you something to think about," she said, turning around. I nodded and she left, closing the door behind her. I already knew it was a girl you idiotic woman I thought to myself. A fresh wave of pain overcame me, and I put a hand on my stomach until it passed. "All I know is I better not be stuck in this bed for the next nine months all alone," I said to myself.

Nine Months Later

Well, of course, I was. I didn't see head or tail of Angel, Nat, or Zack. It was like they weren't even there, though I knew they were because my nurse was always talking about them. God, how I missed Angel. My nurse told me I could see him after the baby was born. And when will that be? When you're testing my daughter or me? Though, it didn't work out that way. Angel snuck into my room the night before I was scheduled to go into labor. I felt a hand on my face and I jerked awake. Only the sight of him kept me from screaming. "Angel," I whispered, as he reached down to hug me. "What's going on? Why are we here?" "They want us as agents. Me, Nat, and Zack have gone on a few missions. It's not so bad." "But where are we?" "Genomex."

Genomex, Genomex. I know that name from somewhere. Oh my gosh! "Angel, you're working for the bad guys."

"What do you mean?"
"They capture New Mutants and experiment on them. Why do you think I'm still alive?" I asked him.
"They want our baby," he said quietly, realizing what I meant.
"I'll be useless and vulnerable after she's born. Who knows what they'll do?"
"We have to get out of here," he said, convinced.
Quiet voices sounded in the hall. Through the crack under the door you could see the lights from many handheld flashlights.
"You have to go, now!" I whispered to him.
"I love you," he said, giving me a gentle kiss.
"I know. I love you too," I said, smiling up at him.
Then he was gone out the door, blending in with the shadows. A few minutes later, my door opened. A guard peered in, checking up on me, then closed the door and locked it. I opened my eyes and sighed, the memory of Angel's lips on mine still alive in my mind.

I sighed, happy that my hard work had paid off. I held a sleeping baby girl in my arms. The door opened and a nurse came in.
"I'll let Angel in if you let me see her," she said.
"That is such a bribe," I said, eyeing her. I so wished I had my powers back. "What are you going to do with her?"
"Run some tests to make sure she's okay."
I nodded reluctantly and handed her over. The nurse left and a few seconds later Angel entered.
"Hey. Have you seen her?" I asked him, as he walked toward me.
"No, they won't let me get anywhere near her. I caught a glimpse when the nurse left though. From what I saw, she's beautiful," he said, smiling at me.
I moved over to one side of the bed and patted the vacant spot beside me. He lay down next to me, and I moved again so that my head was on his chest. I felt his arm come around me as he pulled me closer.
"So, are we still naming her Tru?" he asked.
"Yes," I said, looking up at him. "It's my mother's name, and since I'll probably never see her again, I thought..." He kissed my forehead and hugged me, understanding. We relaxed, just enjoying each other's company. I guess we must've fallen asleep because I woke up the next morning to movement beside me. I sat up quickly, my eyes turning gold. I jumped with surprise; my powers were back.
"Hey," Angel said, feeling me jump, "What's happened?"
"I have my powers back," I said, a feeling of dread passing over me.
"And that's a bad thing?" he asked, sensing my feelings.
"No, it just raises the question of 'why?'" I looked around the room. "I wonder where they've got Tru? You think they're hiding her from us?"
He shrugged. We were silent for a while, until I felt a hand on my back. "Let's get out of here," he whispered, his breath pleasantly warm on my face. "They're not expecting it and we might be able to get free."
I turned my head to meet his eyes. Doubt flickered across my face, letting him know I didn't think it could be done.
His hand touched my face gently. "We can make it," he said. I nodded and leaned against him. We stayed like that for a long time, him just holding me.
The door suddenly burst open, making us both look up. "You have to get out of here now! Here-"Zack rushed. He handed me a bundle of blankets very gently, for my daughter was hidden inside. He pushed us towards the door. "But what about you and Nat?" I said. "We'll meet you at the exit. There's something we have to take care of first. Now go, before they realize Tru is gone!" Angel and I ran down the hall, took a left turn and kept running. The exit was just at the end of the next hallway. We were almost there. Two agents suddenly came at us from out of nowhere. Angel grabbed their hands. Before they realized what was happening, they were jumping up and down like maniacs. Angel had given them the feeling of being on fire. We bypassed them and continued to our destination. We met Zack and Natalie at the exit as planned. Zack pushed the doors open and we ran out, just as the alarms sounded. We didn't stop running until we got to the woods, two miles away. "We should split up in case they plan on following us," Angel said. I went over to Nat and gave her a hug. "It's a shame we had to split up," she said, "Now Tru won't have a playmate." "What's that supposed to mean?" I asked her. "I'm pregnant," she whispered into my ear. "Oh really?" I said, hugging her again. "It's time to go," Zack said. We nodded and separated into pairs quietly not wanting to draw attention to ourselves, even though we were miles away.

I see my friends from time to time and their little boy, whom they named Michael. Angel, Tru, and I are doing well. We have an apartment that's just the right size. Tru's growing fast and I dread the day she develops her powers and starts asking questions. The story I tell her won't be the whole truth, that's for sure. I haven't exactly come up with a good story yet though. I'm leaning towards the truth...just not the full truth.