Mainframe

Lux walked into the training room where Jax sat wrapping her hands with tape.

"You worried?" asked Lux.

Jax shook her head and flipped her long red hair that was tied into a braid over her shoulder.

"Nah." Jax replied.

"Liar," laughed Lux.

Jax smiled.

"All right, Boss Lady," she said as she began pounding on the punching bag "I'm a wee bit worried about being here when Haven is in just as much trouble as Sanctuary."

"Me too," said Lux patting her shoulder "Well, I'll let ya return to your assault on that innocent punching bag."

"Dis punching bag? See it looks innocent but earlier it was getting fresh with me." said Jax as she slammed her foot into the bag.

Lux laughed and walked out of the training room. She smiled at Emma as she walked into the computer room.

"Thanks for the Tip Em," she said "Jax was just worried about home."

"Ms. Windsor?" asked Blair "If you don't mind me asking...Where is home?"

"Please, Its just Lux," replied Lux smiling "Me and Jax hail from Southern California and I'm afraid that's all I'll be able to tell you. I run a group of Mutants called The Ring and that is where our base of operations is located."

"Haven" said Emma grinning.

"Well,we heard Sanctuary was taken," said Jax as she walked in.

"So Ms. McManus is your...bodyguard?" asked Donna.

"Its standard procedure really," replied Lux "All of the Hybrids travel with a feral body guard."

"'Cept Connor," said Jax.

"Connor is a telempath/Ursine feral hybrid," explained Adam.

Revolution smiled and turned back to the computer.

"How's the flight?" she asked.

"Good," said Jesse "The inflight meal is not so good but our stewardess just told me that the inflight movie is much better."

Revolution laughed as a bizarre picture of Brennan in a stewardess outfit flashed through her mind. A large crackle ripped through the system as sparked flew out.

"Holy #%$!" she yelled "Jesse!"

Inside the Helix, all the light shut off and the controls were ripped violently from Jesse's hands. Inside Sanctuary all the surveillance screens crackled then Nickolas Lareou appeared on the screen.

"Well Hello," he said "Aren't you a pretty young thing?"

"Don't say anything, Rev," said Jax "Nicky, I wish I could say it's a pleasure to see you. But I don't like to lie."

"Hello, Jacqueline, your looking lovely." he said smiling "Aidaan sends his love."

"#%$ Aidaan and #%$ you too." whispered Jax her eyes flashing.

"What do you want Nickolas?" asked Lux as she came to stand behind Revolution.

"I just wanted to show you something my dear," he exclaimed "Meet Yukio. Lovely woman, isn't she?"

"I know you've come here to do more then show off your new whore," said Jax.

"Oh, I did."

The screen went blank and a new picture flashed onto the screen. It was of the Double Helix, being nearly ripped apart by a storm.

"Jesse!" yelled Revolution.

"Oh my god," whispered Cat "Brennan."

Emma placed a comforting hand on Cat's shoulder.

"Double Helix? Come in Double Helix," yelled Revolution as she frantically tried to make contact.

"Riley!" yelled Jesse "The Helix is going crazy, I'm trying to keep it steady but its like it has a mind of its own."

Revolution rolled her shoulders back and sighed.

"I'm gonna try something," she whispered "Hold on Jess. We're gonna get through this."

Angela looked at Donna who nodded. she walked to Revolution's side and put a hand on the frantic girl's shoulder.

"Let me," she whispered.

Revolution looked around then stood up shakily. Donna placed her hands on either side of the monitor and closed her eyes. The others watched in shock as millions of numbers and symbols began appearing on her skin, the skin that had began to glow the way a monitor would.

"Hey...No one told me she was telecyber," whispered Revolution.

Inside Sanctuary's mainframe Donna used her telepathy to find the other telecyber who had invaded it. A lovely Asian woman stood in the middle of it, her delicate fingers doing a deadly tap dance across the Helix's controls.

"Hello Donna Gryphon. Multi Psionic, volunteer of The Phoenix Foundation. Honorary member of Mutant X and member of the Cascade Pd." said the woman.

"Well, now that we've gotten to know each other," said Donna "Were'nt you just leaving?"

Jesse suddenly felt whatever was holding the controls away from him release. He grabbed them and Brennan slapped his shoulders.

"Nice work," he exclaimed.

Jesse looked at him and shrugged. "Wasn't me."

Yukio smiled dangerously up at Donna and jumped quickly to her feet. She kicked Donna hard and flung her against a wall of the mainframe. Donna could feel the Mainframe's power source burn into her back and her eyes closed just as the control's ripped out of Jesse's hands.

"Damnit!" he whispered.

Revolution swore as the lights flickered. Blair raced to Donna's side and touched her shoulder.

"Blair!" Yelled Emma "Don't touch her!"

It was too late though. The power that raced through the Psionic slammed into Blair causing him to be thrown directly into Angela.

Donna opened her eyes slowly. She could see that Yukio had started to escalate her attack on the Helix.

"Don't you people ever die?" asked Yukio as Donna's telekinesis slammed her back.

"Nope," replied Donna as she held Yukio up "Get out of here!"

She gathered her energy and threw Yukio into the dark recesses of the mainframe. Donna let go of the screen and fell backwards into Adam's arms.

"Jesse?" asked Revolution "What's going on?"

"We're back online. We've got some damage but we've got enough power to land and pick up the others. Me and you are gonna have quite the time fixing the old bird though." said Jesse.

Revolution smiled "It's a date."

Donna looked over at Blair and gasped.

"Blair?" she yelled "What the hell happened to him?"

"He touched you," said Angela rubbing her sore head.

"Is he all right?" asked Donna.

Lux smiled at her.

"He will be." she replied "Jax, you and Adam carry Mr. Sandburg to the med lab. Revolution and Cat,help Angela and Donna to the Lab as well."

"I'm fine..." said Angela.

"No, you're not." said Jax "That's quite the headwound, Hawkgirl."

Revolution smiled and wrapped an arm around Angela's waist.

"Come on, lean on me," she said.

Adam and Jax placed Blair gently on the table and Donna hobbled to his side.

"What are you going to do to him?" she asked Lux.

"I'm going to reverse the effects of his electrocution," said Lux.

Her dark eyes faded to white and her hands glowed slightly as she placed them on Blair's forehead. She smiled with satisfaction when he opened his eyes.

"Morning Sunshine," she exclaimed grinning impishly "Whose next?"

"Mainframe then Hawkgirl," said Jax.

"Uh oh, Donna," said Revolution "You can't escape now. You've received a Jax nickname."

Donna laughed and kissed Blair's forehead.

Angela slid off of the lab table and rubbed the healed cut on her head. She looked at Donna who smiled.

"Boss?" asked Jax "You allright?"

Lux laid a hand to her head and grimaced.

"Tired," she whispered and fell backwards.

Jax picked her up quickly.

"If the rest of ya'll are five by five, I'm gonna take Lux here to her room." she exclaimed "Damn girl, overdoing herself like always."