Disclaimer : Wish I could say I did but I owe nothing but the plot…sigh…

Oooppss…sorry I kinda took a little longer then usual but I was busy…(or was it lazy) with work n school…and (gasp) I had a block…so I did loads of reading…to improve my situation…and I guess it finally paid off!lol! Soo sorry to keep any of u guys waiting but the genius needs time to work things through (hahaha). Well, so enjoy!

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Chpt 3 : Rescue

By aniki19

Three years later; Adam learned that the Kilmartins were back in contact with Genomex. His one time partner and friend, Eckhart owed him a favour and let slip this little 'information' about the Kilmartins as payback.

Apparently, Jesse had been sent to a private preparatory school in the countryside. The Kilmartins have been going to Wentworth Preparatory School For Boys for generations. Jesse's grandfather was one of its board members and coincidently, one of its most generous contributors; so it seems only appropriate to sent Jesse there for the "right" kind of education. Wentworth, besides being well known as a boarding school for the elite and wealthy is also recognise as a school whose motto includes discipline, integrity, and respect with a slight incline to emphasis on economics, financial and business management in their academic curriculum. In short, the "right" kind of school for the "right" kind of people.

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Jesse was miserable. He hadn't wanted to be sent away and after the little incident at home; he had felt guilty that he had accelerated the process. He had begged his mother not to sent him but his dad had been firm and two weeks after the incident, he was shipped to a part of America he didn't even know existed. He hated the place; everyone was acting snobby and he really didn't know who to trust. The subjects were boring, the teachers were snobs, nobody was friendly. Worse, he could barely control his mutations at times and now he had to control them all the time.

Six months later, his parents had separated and another four months later were divorce. He was crushed because as much as he dislike their disagreements over every little thing, he at least knew where to come home to. Now with the divorce, which home is he coming home to? The question pondered his mind especially with Christmas coming nearer. He finally got his answer; they weren't coming to get him, he's spending his first Christmas away…away. That Christmas and the subsequent were spent in his school halls with other 'unfortunate' children like him.

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When he was about fifteen, Jesse was taken out from school on "health reasons". This time, he had another accident involving a high- profile student. Jesse was being picked on despite who his background was and on that particular day, he had phased through the wall in the locker room while one of the boys were choking him. He had appeared in the next room screaming in agony, unable to control his mutations, phasing in and out of focus. His parents flew in immediately and whisked him away.

His parents were trying to get him to undergo further treatments to control his mutations and Jesse had finally agreed. He packed his bags one more time although with much more dread then before. He knew the treatments were not going to be painless but he had no choice; he's embarrassing his parents enough and besides; he secretly hope that his parents would get back together in this "family crisis" and life would return back to the way it use to be --- normal; whatever that meant.

By now, Adam had acquired Shalimar; a feral that he had 'rescued' from a mental institution and fostered her as an apprentice to his work and he was anxious to enlist Jesse as the part of the team. He knew the 'further treatments' would be fatal to Jesse's immune systems and he would end up in a pod --- cytogenetically frozen in order to keep him alive till they found a cure. He has to get to him before its too late.

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"Adam, tell me why we're doing this again?" Shalimar stole a look at her 'father'. She was weary of the situation and her experience with Genomex, though limited were far from pleasant. Piloting the helix,

Adam looked back at her from his seat. "I knew Jesse since he was a babe. I can't just let those goons do whatever they want with him, not after all I've done to keep him alive; besides, I think you could do with a new team mate." he flashed Shalimar one of his rare smiles.

Shal rolled her eyes and tried to focus on the rescue mission that lay ahead of them. "Whatever," she muttered. She looked down at the scanner . "O.k., we're nearly there." She clicked a switch and the plane went to stealth mode. A few moments later, Adam had manoeuvred the helix to a landing position. "Alright, are we ready to do this?" Adam looked at Shalimar. "Of course," she replied, holding his gaze. "Now come on, times a wasting!"

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o.k..tt's it for now…I've squeeze my brains dry already.. and ..(yawns) it's late…but I'm going to the beach tmr (I mean today) so hopefully I could think of the next plot while relaxing…I'll try to make e next one longer…I shall try…so now..a little note to my reviewers: erm…as usual, not in any particular order:

Feline-feral : thanks for e encouragement! Hmm..u know wat…I seriously hope u didn't kill jesse in time jump…coz e plot would be so dry without him…lol! so PLEASE! don't kill him…k? I'll sent u a wallpaper if u don't. (bats eyelids innocently). Good job wif e stories!

Warrior of e shadow : hmm..u have such a complicated nick! Hey I'm just glad u like it so far…hope u liked this one too! keep reading ..oh..n review, of course!

Falcon wolf : yeah I know…sleep is so overrated, right? Lol! wolf crossing would be a cooler plot if u include more jesse!!!lol!!!nah just kidding!

Brennan's Angel : estatic to know u find the story cool…coz seriously e writer is sooo not! Lol! I've got u hooked around my little finger now, don't I? Don't worry …it's not a death grip…yet! (grins)

Framling : well…initially my story had dividers to differentiate the time but when I upload it..I don't usually bother to do anymore checking coz I'm too exhausted but apparently those lines get edited out by f.f…so go figure…I tried to do the plot this way. Hope it's not confusing u this time…I hope it doesn't get edited as much. Thanks for the proofreading offer…I'll try to remember u when I need one but usually I'm too lazy to email…sigh…no offend intended…just plan lazy!..but do continue reading n reviewing…even if I didn't offend u!lol!

Maz kazama : I'm thrilled u find little jesse cute…I think so too…but then again..I think he'll look cute no matter wat his age is…right? (winks) I'm sure u agree wif me there…lol! But of course we like to make our characters suffer…we're sadists, aren't we? (grins) I so love ur story…hurry up n update,k?

Molecular 12 : what's cool? The plot, jesse or me? Lol! Nah just pulling ur leg..of course it must be moi!lol! O.k…so jesse is ur favourite…well, he's mind too..otherwise this story won't happen!lol! Keep reading n reviewing, k?!

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