Chapter 1

Her feet pounded hard against the pavement as she ran. The rain poured down around her, enveloping her in a dark mist. Her chest heaved with agony, the pounding of her heart rang in her ears, but she couldn't stop, she never could, until she reached the location. Loud voices sounded from behind her. Gasping in fear, she spun her head around to glance at her pursuers. Suddenly, she hit something solid in front of her. She slowly glanced up in to his warm brown eyes.
"Please help me," she managed to whisper before passing out.

"Hey Jess, she's coming to!" A soft female voice alerted urgently.

Everything was blurry, but she could make out a face leaning over her. She opened her mouth to speak, but no words came out.

"Wait, wait, you have a tube down your throat to help you breath," a deeper, male voice informed her.

Her eyes widened in fear and she began to struggle.

"Whoa, whoa. This one's a psyonic, huh?" The man chuckled. "You're not at a hospital. I'm going to take that tube out okay? On the count of three, breath out hard. Okay? 1,2,3."

She was wracked with fits of coughing when the man pulled out the tube.

"Good, good. Deep breathes. Now, who are you?" he questioned.

The woman blinked a few times, clearing her vision before speaking.

"My name is Sheridan. There was an explosion at the Dominion headquarters where I was being held. I was able to escape in all the chaos, but I've been running for my life for two days straight," the woman explained.

"We know about the explosion, we were there," the man told her.

"You're not Dominion are you? Because I could kill you with a single thought," Sheridan threatened.

"That's impressive, but we're actually Mutant X," a striking brunette with brilliant blue eyes moved into Sheridan's line of view.

"Really?" Sheridan shot up off the gurney.

"Yes," another woman appeared beside the man, who was urging her to lie back down. "Why? What do you know?"

"I'm supposed to help you. Adam sent me to help you. To keep you from dying," Sheridan croaked out.