A/N: Sorry it took so long, but I rewrote this chapter twice and then had it edited again. This is the last Chapter, I hope you enjoy. It's pretty long.
Chapter 12
* * *
Brennan, Jesse, and especially Loki were disappointed when the two women broke up their game. Jesse dragged his feet to the computers as Loki dropped the ball on the ground and followed them. Andy was left standing, sensing that it was a "grown-up" moment. She made sure they were gone before she walked in front of the basketball hoop and grabbed the ball from the floor and started to bounce it a little.
Jesse clicked open the file for Phoenix. "Ah, let's try the affiliates ..." he stated. "Mmm, encrypted," he discovered. "Sounds conspicuous."
"Need some time?" Loki inquired.
"A lot ... it's pretty difficult," Jesse replied as he clicked and clacked his way on the computer.
Loki observed Jesse's work over his shoulder. "Um, might wanna try a number ..." Loki mentioned. "Phoenix in numbers, it might do the trick."
Jesse frowned. "Wouldn't hurt to try ..." after a few seconds Jesse grinned. "Smart guy, aren't you?"
Loki blushed a little at Lexa as she turned to him in surprise. "How'd you know that?"
"Just a guess."
Jesse took their attention away. "There's only one affiliate ... Genomex."
Loki frowned. "I could've told you that, Jess."
"Why didn't you?" Jesse turned around.
Loki shrugged. "Didn't ask. Lemme get Andy." He backed away and then turned and left.
Shalimar sighed. "Stupid us ..." she stated.
Loki walked to the basketball hoop where he had seen Andy watching them, then he stopped. Andy was standing in the center with the basketball, she shot and 'swish' it fell into the basket. It bounced to her, and she was about to toss it when Loki took a step forward.
"You're more like me than I thought," he stated.
Andy jumped and the basketball flew out of her hands right to the ceiling. More embarrassed than surprised, she turned to Loki. "Oops."
The basketball flew to the ceiling and was wedged in between two pipes. Andy and Loki looked up. "See? I can't control my powers the way you can, Loki. Could you get that for me?"
Lexa, Brennan, Shalimar, and Jesse rushed over after they heard the noise and spotted the basketball. Andy's finger shot upward, pointing to Loki. "His fault."
"Oh no it wasn't!" Loki argued. "It was so her!"
"Well, somebody get it down ... that's the only one we have," Brennan commanded.
Loki nodded and sighed, he began to raise in the air, gradually decreasing his weight until he felt like a helium balloon left out for a day. He wiggled the basketball free and then dropped it to Brennan. "There, you're a very sad man, Brennan." Jesse laughed and then walked back to the computers, shaking his head at Brennan.
"What?" he called back. Lexa waited until Andy and Shalimar disappeared back to the computers and Loki was back on the ground.
"What?" he echoed, Lexa placed her hands on her hips. "What, Lex?"
Lexa frowned and then raised her eyebrows. "I was just wondering how I didn't know you were gravitative."
"Ah ... well, I like my Chromatic abilities better, Lexa," he paused. "Of course, I think the Gravitative part of me would've helped us in that sticky situation we got into that one time, remember?" He grinned wolfishly with a glint in his eye.
Lexa couldn't help but blush and smile, then she lost them both and thumped him in the arm. "Yeah! Where the hell was that levitating power then, huh?"
Loki blushed and then walked past her. "I didn't have it then," he muttered. Lexa followed him to the computers, they all were waiting for them.
* * *
Screams of pain and laughter carried through all the halls of the "temporary" offices of Phoenix. Reese crossed his arms firmly, looking down below the large window to the pile of his agents' bodies. "Incompetent," he mainly said as the scientists buzzed around them, as if stepping over a mess.
A new agent walked inside. "Sir?" he shakily echoed.
Reese turned around. "Report?"
"Both the Burtons are gone, along with the mutants helping them," he answered.
Reese sighed. "Don't worry, the partners assure us that they'll be back. It's only a matter of time," he paused. "Get your 'new' team ready. We're going to get the Burtons and the others this time. I'm going to check up on them, this old building must have a record of them somewhere."
"Yes, sir," the agent paused. "I have heard that Genomex has dealt with them before."
* * *
"Jess, why don't we check out that old building one more time," Brennan suggested. "Since it's the only Affiliate."
Shalimar shrugged. "Might as well give it a shot."
Jesse smiled a little. "All right, let's go." He shuffled off into the hangar, Brennan and Shalimar walked out followed by Andy. No one wanted to argue with that girl. Loki inhaled sharply, Lexa patted his back.
"What's wrong, kid? Nervous to be back home?" she teased.
Loki shook his head and they walked out. 'I'm afraid to die in that place,' he mentally added.
* * *
Reese was walking down the hall, observing the scientists and agents walking by. All of them were antsy, they knew who was coming, Mutant X. After Reese had discovered who was helping the Burtons, he announced it to everyone to be alert. One of the Agents recognized one of them that wasn't on the Mutant X list as Lexa Pierce, a fugitive of the Genetic Security Agency. The ironic part was, Loki Burton was a fugitive as well. Loki left shortly after Lexa did and the profile read that Pierce and Burton had a history of being close in the days that they were in the GSA. Just as the partners had foretold, the alarms went off and the scientists picked up speed into the safe rooms while the Agents stood at ready.
"Hold your ground, gentlemen," Reese called as he backed into the office. He was going to wait until the Agents had them before he revealed himself, a coward as someone called him. He referred to himself as smart.
* * *
Brennan tried not to trip the alarm system but he accidentally did it anyway, earning a scornful look from Lexa as they approached the all too familiar landing. Lexa and Loki had been there as agents while the others had always been there as Mutant X team members. Each had different thoughts about the old Genomex building. Loki didn't come from an easy up-bringing and he saw that even though they had done evil things, Genomex was a reflection of a better time in his life. Hanging around his best friend and doing was he did best, steal. Lexa felt the exact opposite, though she had good times with her best friend, all she could dwell on was the day she found out her brother had escaped and that day when Eckhart implanted her with the silver plates in her neck. The happiest she had been was when she found out that Loki had left as well.
'Did Loki have those silver plates too?' she now wondered. Glancing toward him, she saw the painful looking silver with the red, irritated skin around it. Feeling a pang of guilt, she nearly bumped into Jesse.
Loki grabbed Andy by the shoulders and put his mouth near her ear. "If you see any Suits, I want you to run, OK?" he asked. Andy nodded and Loki let her walk next to Shalimar and Brennan.
As if on cue, about twenty Suits ran from all sides of the landing and surrounded them. Holding large guns, looking almost exactly the same. "Damn," Loki let out.
Shalimar grabbed Andy and put her between her and Brennan. "So much for your idea, Loki," Shalimar responded. 'How do I fight without leaving Andy to these Suits?' she asked herself.
Loki answered her question by grabbing Andy. He calculated about ten feet between them and the Suits. "I'll get Andy out," he said shortly. He lifted Andy a few inches above the ground, she wrapped her arms around his neck. Loki began to run and then he jumped high and went right over the Suits.
"Hand to hand combat only, kiddies," Lexa reminded.
"The only thing I got," Jesse reminded back, even though he massed and smashed one Suit in the face, he whirled around and thrust his fist in another's face. One Suit was brave, he rushed at Jesse with his arms extended like a tackling football player. At the last second, Jesse phased and the man went straight through his separated molecules into a railing, knocking the air out of him.
Shalimar, also a physical fighter, was having just as much luck as Jesse. Shalimar grabbed on man by the shoulders and threw him into another with her feral strength, they all fell back onto an unconscious agent.
Lexa was a skilled fighter but she realized she relied more on her lasers than she thought, but she could deal with it. Lexa thrust her fist into one's jaw and kicked him in his manhood with her opposite foot, then she turned around and ran into a Suit's fist aimed at her. Lexa was caught off guard and she stumbled backwards, the Suit advanced, he pulled his fist back.
Jesse saw him coming, he stepped in front of Lexa and massed. His fist collided with Jesse's chin, but the only pain Jesse felt was his lungs thirsting for air. Jesse exhaled and he turned his density back to normal. The agent screamed as his knuckles broke, Jesse hit him, knocking him out.
Jesse turned back to Lexa. "You OK?"
Lexa touched her chin and winced. "Just peachy, Jess, how about you?" she answered sarcastically. Suddenly, she moved and thrust her fist into an agent who was about to hit Jesse.
Jesse saw him crumple to the ground, he turned back to her. "Thanks."
"Yeah, no problem," Lexa responded before they began fighting again.
Brennan snapped one agent's neck and pushed him into the arms of another. Falling for the bait, the other agent caught the dead one, taking this moment, Brennan hit him in the face and he fell.
* * *
Loki put an arm around Andy, they were watching from the corner. Andy wanted to help, as did Loki, but Loki's main objective was to keep Andy safe. Andy was the one that the Suits and Reese wanted, not Mutant X or Loki.
Reese saw Andy's arm and he grabbed it, Andy let out a surprise yelp as Reese held the cold metal gun to her temple. Loki turned around. "Back up, Burton. Or I'll blow her to pieces." Loki held up his hands in surrender and backed up, carefully stepping over the bodies so if he tripped he wouldn't surprise Reese into pulling the trigger.
"Stop!" Reese shouted to his agents. "Leave them alone to see what they've done!" he finished.
The agents did as they were told and backed off, Lexa hit one more and then turned to see Reese holding a gun to Andy's head.
Shalimar took a step and Reese saw it, he pressed the gun closer. "Stop ... or she's dead."
Loki crossed his arms. "Let her go, Reese. You've bitten off more than you can chew."
"I'll shoot, I mean it, Burton. All I need is a CC of this girl's blood and Project Gravity will be good enough for the partners," Reese warned. Loki took a step forward. "I mean it, I'll shoot."
"So will I," he replied. "You know what I can do, Reese. Remember?"
Andy took this time to get her hands into position, just like Loki had taught her. "You better listen to him, Mr. Reese. He has a fast shot."
Lexa decided to play the game. "And Loki's not half as fast as I am."
Reese swallowed hard. "Don't mess with me, you freaks. You might shoot lasers, but all I have to do is pull the trigger."
"Andy ... why don't you show Mr. Reese what I can do?" Loki mentioned.
Andy moved quickly, she grabbed Reese's arm and pulled it away from her head. Reese pulled the trigger and it zoomed past her into the wall, she held onto his arm and pulled it behind his back while she stood behind him.
Loki shot a laser at his chest when he was sure that Andy was behind him. "Bullseye!" he shouted in victory. He turned to the Agents. "Now, if you had an ounce of sense in ya, boys. You'd head for the hills." The Agents didn't need to be told twice, they all raced out of there.
Andy dropped Reese and stepped over him, Loki gave her a high five. "All right, Andy!"
Lexa grinned and patted her on the back. "Nice moves, kid."
"More like nice movies, I swear I saw that in one," Jesse said, Andy grinned sheepishly.
"Let's get to those computers then, Ace," Lexa said to Jesse. "Got the disc?"
Jesse nodded and they walked out. Loki nudged Andy with his hip. "You've been spending way too much time with these guys, girl."
* * *
Loki and Andy stood at the hangar door, Andy was holding her stuff and Loki was a little nervous. He didn't know if Mutant X were shipping him back to prison or would he get to stay with Andy.
Jesse walked from the computers with Lexa beside him, Jesse was carrying something. He looked unsure. He handed Loki a white card. "Your new ID, had to change your name to Alex Burton, if you don't mind."
"Alex? But that's too much like Lexa!" he complained but he smiled none the less.
Jesse then handed Andy a white card. "Learners permit, Shal's idea. Your name is Andrea. Can't change it too much, right?"
Andy grinned. "Can deal with that, thanks, Shal." Shalimar reached for a hug and Andy wrapped her arms around her.
"You don't let that brother of yours make you do anything like steal a car," she whispered.
Andy laughed. "Yeah, right." Andy stepped back.
Jesse put his hands in his pockets. "Now, Alex Burton, you solemnly swear NOT to do anything illegal from this day forward?"
Loki grinned. "How could you even suggest such a thing, Mr. Jesse? Anyway, Ms. Andrea Burton is too much of handful."
Andy raised an eyebrow. "Don't worry, Jess. I'll keep him inline."
"Your new location is L.A. if you don't mind," Lexa went on.
Loki raised his eyebrows once. "Mmm, good idea, Lex." He reached and pulled her into a hug and kissed her forehead. Lexa embraced the hug and then she took a step away.
Loki nodded to the others. "Thanks for the hospitality."
Andy said goodbye, giving a hug to all of them. "Bye."
Brennan decided to give them a ride to a chartered bus station because Andy's acrophobia had kicked in. When he came back, they all stood around, wondering what they should do.
An idea struck Jesse. "What time is it?"
Brennan checked his watch. "Uh-Seven thirty."
Jesse turned to Lexa and raised his eyebrows. Lexa hopped off the counter she was sitting on. "We're leaving, see you guys later."
Jesse nodded and grinned and they hurried out.
Brennan and Shalimar looked at each other.
* * * The End * * *
Chapter 12
* * *
Brennan, Jesse, and especially Loki were disappointed when the two women broke up their game. Jesse dragged his feet to the computers as Loki dropped the ball on the ground and followed them. Andy was left standing, sensing that it was a "grown-up" moment. She made sure they were gone before she walked in front of the basketball hoop and grabbed the ball from the floor and started to bounce it a little.
Jesse clicked open the file for Phoenix. "Ah, let's try the affiliates ..." he stated. "Mmm, encrypted," he discovered. "Sounds conspicuous."
"Need some time?" Loki inquired.
"A lot ... it's pretty difficult," Jesse replied as he clicked and clacked his way on the computer.
Loki observed Jesse's work over his shoulder. "Um, might wanna try a number ..." Loki mentioned. "Phoenix in numbers, it might do the trick."
Jesse frowned. "Wouldn't hurt to try ..." after a few seconds Jesse grinned. "Smart guy, aren't you?"
Loki blushed a little at Lexa as she turned to him in surprise. "How'd you know that?"
"Just a guess."
Jesse took their attention away. "There's only one affiliate ... Genomex."
Loki frowned. "I could've told you that, Jess."
"Why didn't you?" Jesse turned around.
Loki shrugged. "Didn't ask. Lemme get Andy." He backed away and then turned and left.
Shalimar sighed. "Stupid us ..." she stated.
Loki walked to the basketball hoop where he had seen Andy watching them, then he stopped. Andy was standing in the center with the basketball, she shot and 'swish' it fell into the basket. It bounced to her, and she was about to toss it when Loki took a step forward.
"You're more like me than I thought," he stated.
Andy jumped and the basketball flew out of her hands right to the ceiling. More embarrassed than surprised, she turned to Loki. "Oops."
The basketball flew to the ceiling and was wedged in between two pipes. Andy and Loki looked up. "See? I can't control my powers the way you can, Loki. Could you get that for me?"
Lexa, Brennan, Shalimar, and Jesse rushed over after they heard the noise and spotted the basketball. Andy's finger shot upward, pointing to Loki. "His fault."
"Oh no it wasn't!" Loki argued. "It was so her!"
"Well, somebody get it down ... that's the only one we have," Brennan commanded.
Loki nodded and sighed, he began to raise in the air, gradually decreasing his weight until he felt like a helium balloon left out for a day. He wiggled the basketball free and then dropped it to Brennan. "There, you're a very sad man, Brennan." Jesse laughed and then walked back to the computers, shaking his head at Brennan.
"What?" he called back. Lexa waited until Andy and Shalimar disappeared back to the computers and Loki was back on the ground.
"What?" he echoed, Lexa placed her hands on her hips. "What, Lex?"
Lexa frowned and then raised her eyebrows. "I was just wondering how I didn't know you were gravitative."
"Ah ... well, I like my Chromatic abilities better, Lexa," he paused. "Of course, I think the Gravitative part of me would've helped us in that sticky situation we got into that one time, remember?" He grinned wolfishly with a glint in his eye.
Lexa couldn't help but blush and smile, then she lost them both and thumped him in the arm. "Yeah! Where the hell was that levitating power then, huh?"
Loki blushed and then walked past her. "I didn't have it then," he muttered. Lexa followed him to the computers, they all were waiting for them.
* * *
Screams of pain and laughter carried through all the halls of the "temporary" offices of Phoenix. Reese crossed his arms firmly, looking down below the large window to the pile of his agents' bodies. "Incompetent," he mainly said as the scientists buzzed around them, as if stepping over a mess.
A new agent walked inside. "Sir?" he shakily echoed.
Reese turned around. "Report?"
"Both the Burtons are gone, along with the mutants helping them," he answered.
Reese sighed. "Don't worry, the partners assure us that they'll be back. It's only a matter of time," he paused. "Get your 'new' team ready. We're going to get the Burtons and the others this time. I'm going to check up on them, this old building must have a record of them somewhere."
"Yes, sir," the agent paused. "I have heard that Genomex has dealt with them before."
* * *
"Jess, why don't we check out that old building one more time," Brennan suggested. "Since it's the only Affiliate."
Shalimar shrugged. "Might as well give it a shot."
Jesse smiled a little. "All right, let's go." He shuffled off into the hangar, Brennan and Shalimar walked out followed by Andy. No one wanted to argue with that girl. Loki inhaled sharply, Lexa patted his back.
"What's wrong, kid? Nervous to be back home?" she teased.
Loki shook his head and they walked out. 'I'm afraid to die in that place,' he mentally added.
* * *
Reese was walking down the hall, observing the scientists and agents walking by. All of them were antsy, they knew who was coming, Mutant X. After Reese had discovered who was helping the Burtons, he announced it to everyone to be alert. One of the Agents recognized one of them that wasn't on the Mutant X list as Lexa Pierce, a fugitive of the Genetic Security Agency. The ironic part was, Loki Burton was a fugitive as well. Loki left shortly after Lexa did and the profile read that Pierce and Burton had a history of being close in the days that they were in the GSA. Just as the partners had foretold, the alarms went off and the scientists picked up speed into the safe rooms while the Agents stood at ready.
"Hold your ground, gentlemen," Reese called as he backed into the office. He was going to wait until the Agents had them before he revealed himself, a coward as someone called him. He referred to himself as smart.
* * *
Brennan tried not to trip the alarm system but he accidentally did it anyway, earning a scornful look from Lexa as they approached the all too familiar landing. Lexa and Loki had been there as agents while the others had always been there as Mutant X team members. Each had different thoughts about the old Genomex building. Loki didn't come from an easy up-bringing and he saw that even though they had done evil things, Genomex was a reflection of a better time in his life. Hanging around his best friend and doing was he did best, steal. Lexa felt the exact opposite, though she had good times with her best friend, all she could dwell on was the day she found out her brother had escaped and that day when Eckhart implanted her with the silver plates in her neck. The happiest she had been was when she found out that Loki had left as well.
'Did Loki have those silver plates too?' she now wondered. Glancing toward him, she saw the painful looking silver with the red, irritated skin around it. Feeling a pang of guilt, she nearly bumped into Jesse.
Loki grabbed Andy by the shoulders and put his mouth near her ear. "If you see any Suits, I want you to run, OK?" he asked. Andy nodded and Loki let her walk next to Shalimar and Brennan.
As if on cue, about twenty Suits ran from all sides of the landing and surrounded them. Holding large guns, looking almost exactly the same. "Damn," Loki let out.
Shalimar grabbed Andy and put her between her and Brennan. "So much for your idea, Loki," Shalimar responded. 'How do I fight without leaving Andy to these Suits?' she asked herself.
Loki answered her question by grabbing Andy. He calculated about ten feet between them and the Suits. "I'll get Andy out," he said shortly. He lifted Andy a few inches above the ground, she wrapped her arms around his neck. Loki began to run and then he jumped high and went right over the Suits.
"Hand to hand combat only, kiddies," Lexa reminded.
"The only thing I got," Jesse reminded back, even though he massed and smashed one Suit in the face, he whirled around and thrust his fist in another's face. One Suit was brave, he rushed at Jesse with his arms extended like a tackling football player. At the last second, Jesse phased and the man went straight through his separated molecules into a railing, knocking the air out of him.
Shalimar, also a physical fighter, was having just as much luck as Jesse. Shalimar grabbed on man by the shoulders and threw him into another with her feral strength, they all fell back onto an unconscious agent.
Lexa was a skilled fighter but she realized she relied more on her lasers than she thought, but she could deal with it. Lexa thrust her fist into one's jaw and kicked him in his manhood with her opposite foot, then she turned around and ran into a Suit's fist aimed at her. Lexa was caught off guard and she stumbled backwards, the Suit advanced, he pulled his fist back.
Jesse saw him coming, he stepped in front of Lexa and massed. His fist collided with Jesse's chin, but the only pain Jesse felt was his lungs thirsting for air. Jesse exhaled and he turned his density back to normal. The agent screamed as his knuckles broke, Jesse hit him, knocking him out.
Jesse turned back to Lexa. "You OK?"
Lexa touched her chin and winced. "Just peachy, Jess, how about you?" she answered sarcastically. Suddenly, she moved and thrust her fist into an agent who was about to hit Jesse.
Jesse saw him crumple to the ground, he turned back to her. "Thanks."
"Yeah, no problem," Lexa responded before they began fighting again.
Brennan snapped one agent's neck and pushed him into the arms of another. Falling for the bait, the other agent caught the dead one, taking this moment, Brennan hit him in the face and he fell.
* * *
Loki put an arm around Andy, they were watching from the corner. Andy wanted to help, as did Loki, but Loki's main objective was to keep Andy safe. Andy was the one that the Suits and Reese wanted, not Mutant X or Loki.
Reese saw Andy's arm and he grabbed it, Andy let out a surprise yelp as Reese held the cold metal gun to her temple. Loki turned around. "Back up, Burton. Or I'll blow her to pieces." Loki held up his hands in surrender and backed up, carefully stepping over the bodies so if he tripped he wouldn't surprise Reese into pulling the trigger.
"Stop!" Reese shouted to his agents. "Leave them alone to see what they've done!" he finished.
The agents did as they were told and backed off, Lexa hit one more and then turned to see Reese holding a gun to Andy's head.
Shalimar took a step and Reese saw it, he pressed the gun closer. "Stop ... or she's dead."
Loki crossed his arms. "Let her go, Reese. You've bitten off more than you can chew."
"I'll shoot, I mean it, Burton. All I need is a CC of this girl's blood and Project Gravity will be good enough for the partners," Reese warned. Loki took a step forward. "I mean it, I'll shoot."
"So will I," he replied. "You know what I can do, Reese. Remember?"
Andy took this time to get her hands into position, just like Loki had taught her. "You better listen to him, Mr. Reese. He has a fast shot."
Lexa decided to play the game. "And Loki's not half as fast as I am."
Reese swallowed hard. "Don't mess with me, you freaks. You might shoot lasers, but all I have to do is pull the trigger."
"Andy ... why don't you show Mr. Reese what I can do?" Loki mentioned.
Andy moved quickly, she grabbed Reese's arm and pulled it away from her head. Reese pulled the trigger and it zoomed past her into the wall, she held onto his arm and pulled it behind his back while she stood behind him.
Loki shot a laser at his chest when he was sure that Andy was behind him. "Bullseye!" he shouted in victory. He turned to the Agents. "Now, if you had an ounce of sense in ya, boys. You'd head for the hills." The Agents didn't need to be told twice, they all raced out of there.
Andy dropped Reese and stepped over him, Loki gave her a high five. "All right, Andy!"
Lexa grinned and patted her on the back. "Nice moves, kid."
"More like nice movies, I swear I saw that in one," Jesse said, Andy grinned sheepishly.
"Let's get to those computers then, Ace," Lexa said to Jesse. "Got the disc?"
Jesse nodded and they walked out. Loki nudged Andy with his hip. "You've been spending way too much time with these guys, girl."
* * *
Loki and Andy stood at the hangar door, Andy was holding her stuff and Loki was a little nervous. He didn't know if Mutant X were shipping him back to prison or would he get to stay with Andy.
Jesse walked from the computers with Lexa beside him, Jesse was carrying something. He looked unsure. He handed Loki a white card. "Your new ID, had to change your name to Alex Burton, if you don't mind."
"Alex? But that's too much like Lexa!" he complained but he smiled none the less.
Jesse then handed Andy a white card. "Learners permit, Shal's idea. Your name is Andrea. Can't change it too much, right?"
Andy grinned. "Can deal with that, thanks, Shal." Shalimar reached for a hug and Andy wrapped her arms around her.
"You don't let that brother of yours make you do anything like steal a car," she whispered.
Andy laughed. "Yeah, right." Andy stepped back.
Jesse put his hands in his pockets. "Now, Alex Burton, you solemnly swear NOT to do anything illegal from this day forward?"
Loki grinned. "How could you even suggest such a thing, Mr. Jesse? Anyway, Ms. Andrea Burton is too much of handful."
Andy raised an eyebrow. "Don't worry, Jess. I'll keep him inline."
"Your new location is L.A. if you don't mind," Lexa went on.
Loki raised his eyebrows once. "Mmm, good idea, Lex." He reached and pulled her into a hug and kissed her forehead. Lexa embraced the hug and then she took a step away.
Loki nodded to the others. "Thanks for the hospitality."
Andy said goodbye, giving a hug to all of them. "Bye."
Brennan decided to give them a ride to a chartered bus station because Andy's acrophobia had kicked in. When he came back, they all stood around, wondering what they should do.
An idea struck Jesse. "What time is it?"
Brennan checked his watch. "Uh-Seven thirty."
Jesse turned to Lexa and raised his eyebrows. Lexa hopped off the counter she was sitting on. "We're leaving, see you guys later."
Jesse nodded and grinned and they hurried out.
Brennan and Shalimar looked at each other.
* * * The End * * *