Chapter 3: More Like Me
Crystal woke up early the next morning only to find Emma and Jesse in the kitchen
"Morning Crystal," they both said in unison and then started laughing.
Just then Brennan and Shalimar walked in, Brennan tickling Shalimar
"Hey, Shalimar," Crystal said
Brennan immediately stopped tickling Shalimar. Crystal grabbed one of her protein drinks from the fridge that Shalimar bought on the way home last night.
"Oh come on, Crystal you have to eat some breakfast other than a breakfast drink," pleaded Shalimar while pouting.
"I'm not hungry," Crystal replied pouting back.
Holy God, Brennan thought those two have the same pouts. Emma read his thoughts and looked for herself, she was even freaked.
Crystal and Shalimar went into Shal's room to talk more about Crystal's past.
"So why did you run away?" Shalimar asked
"Well when I was five someone I don't know placed me in a mental institution, and some guy named Eckhart experimented on me and his co-workers beat me every single day," Crystal started to cry.
Shalimar tried to calm Crystal down but her tears turned into sobs and Brennan, Emma, Jesse and Adam all ran to Shal's room to see if everything was alright.
Shalimar left Crystal sobbing into her pillow. Shal left the room and told Adam that everything was all right but before Jesse was able to leave Shal grabbed his arm.
Jesse, Crystal was placed into a mental institution and ran away just like I did," Shalimar pleaded
"Shal it doesn't mean anything," Jesse calmed Shalimar down and hugged her.
Shalimar calmed down and went to be with Crystal. Crystal seemed to be more like her every second she thought. Crystal stopped sobbing and lifted her head and Shalimar wiped away her tears and kissed her on the forehead while hugging her.
"Shalimar," she could hear through her COM link. "Yeah," she said. "Can you bring Crystal in the lab, please?" he asked
"What for?" Crystal asked Shalimar.
"Well since we don't know who your parents are, Adam is going to do a DNA test so you con find out." Shalimar said wiping away her tears. But before they left for the lab Shalimar gave Crystal her COM link so she could feel like part of the team.
Crystal and Shalimar walked into the lab and Crystal asked if she could talk to Adam for a few minutes. So Shalimar left the room and went to practice fighting in the dojo with Brennan.
Back in the Lab
"Who do you think my parents are?" Crystal asked
"Probably somebody with the same powers you have or two people like Shalimar and Brennan who have the same powers you have, Shalimar being a feral and Brennan being a elemental." Adam said while sticking a needle in her arm and taking some blood.
"Okay I think we're done here," Adam told Crystal.
Crystal jumped off of the med bed and walked to the door but before she exited the lab she stopped turned around and said thank-you.
Adam just smiled and went back to his work.
Crystal walked toward the dojo were Shalimar and Brennan were fighting. "Can I play?" she asked with her big pout on her face.
"Sure," Shalimar answered
"Wait a minute, I'm protecting myself from a feral and a feral/elemental," Brennan asked since he knew he was going to get beaten.
"Oh come on, your not afraid of little old me, and Crystal of course," Shalimar said and they both started to pout.
"No," Brennan said trying to avoid eye contact so he won't give in.
"If you aren't afraid of us then why won't you fight with us then, hmmm," Crystal asked while holding his face and pouting some more.
"Ah, I new this was going to happen," Brennan said angry with himself for giving in.
"When?" Crystal and Shalimar asked in unison
"When I realized you both have the same pouts," he answered back.
But before they started fighting Adam called Shalimar and Brennan to the lab.
"Sorry, kiddo," Shalimar said with a sorry look in her eyes. "Its ok, I'll just ask Jesse to fight with me," Crystal said with a sympathetic look on her face, she really wanted to see how Shalimar would fight against Brennan.
"Hey, Jess how would you like to try and fight with me?" she asked
"Sure, but what about Emma?" he asked
"She can watch then I will watch a movie with her," she said.
"Why?" he asked
"Because I want to get to know her and find all your hidden secrets," she answered sarcastically.
"Hahaha," Jesse replied.
Shalimar and Brennan entered the lab. "Hey what's up, did you find Crystal's parents yet?" Shalimar asked jumping on Brennan's lap.
"Yeah, I did." Adam said dramatically.
"Well who are they?" Brennan asked.
Adam stayed quiet for a few minutes.
"Come on, tell us." Shalimar pleaded.
"You two." Adam said
Shalimar and Brennan looked at him like he was crazy. Right away Adam knew what they were thinking. "You must be kidding." They both said trying not to be too loud so Crystal could hear them.
"No, you both are Crystal's parents," he said trying not to scare Shalimar away. Both Brennan and Shalimar were speechless.