Thank you to all whom reviewed for my prologue. Here is where the story actually begins.

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Summary: When Emma's powers come to point where they are out of control she turns to the last person you'd expect. Once on opposite sides only then does Mutant X realize the full extent of her powers. With a deadly alliance and a mercenary Emma on the loose Mutant X may come to their downfall. Emma battles not only her team but herself in the process, will she be lost forever in the folds of darkness? Emma/Jesse and a love triangle is uncovered, But who? Be ready for action, suspense and twists and turns along the way. Be Surprised!

Chapter 1

The Art of Double Crossing

"Hey Emma! Wanna get a little practice in?" Shalimar asked her, giving her a playful jab in the shoulder. Emma just looked at her, took a sip of her coffee and replied plainly.

"Sorry, not today. I'm going to be out until late." Emma rolled up a newspaper she had been reading, finished her coffee and walked out. Leaving the cup on the table and handing the newspaper to Jesse as they passed each other.

"And where are you going?" Jesse asked, spinning around so he was walking backwards in order to look at Emma. Stopping and turning around,

"Nowhere, just out." She said vaguely while nodding her head.

"Oh, so it's a secret…" Jesse said back playfully, Emma forced a fake laugh that must have sounded real because he turned around and kept on going.

"Phew!" Emma sighed in relief as she got into the garage avoiding any other questions from her teammates. "That was a close one, now off to start my treatment. Hopefully." Emma revved the car she got into and sped away towards Eckhart's new laboratories.

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At the new Genetic Security Agency's headquarters Emma pulled up in a silver Honda, and quickly getting out she walked into the building. Inside she took turns as if she knew the place by heart already. With a final left turn she walked into a small laboratory with a chair in the center. There were five scientists and Eckhart inside.

"Good of you to join us, and on schedule for a change." Eckhart replied as Emma was about to sit down in the chair. "Don't bother. You won't be in here very long anyway." He said referring to sitting in the chair. Emma gave him a puzzled look without a need for words to get her question across. "You're going to be out in the field, remember? All my scientists need is a sample of you blood to work with; the rest is yet to be discovered."

"Well, since I work here now I have a right to be filled in on my assignment." Emma decided to find what she'd have to do to stay in business.

"Ah yes, of course. Today you'll be tracking down a new mutant whose DNA is extremely valuable to our cause. He is a sonic elemental mixed with feral canine so he has been able to give us the slip every time we track him down. With you to back my people up--"

"Back your people up? I'm BACK UP?!?" Emma yelled, frustrated with the sense she'd have the same position here as she did in Mutant X.

"Forgive me, it was the wrong choice of words. You will be leading my people, but of course you are more than capable of retrieving this new mutant on your own. I am very aware of that and 'sadly' Adam is not." Emma smirked when she heard Eckhart say this.

"I'm surprised. Eckhart believes in my powers more than my entire team, and not only that, but he believes in my capability to use that power as well. I think this will go even better than I thought it would."

One of the scientists pricked Emma's right arm with a needle and drew a bit of blood. As that was that Emma went on her way to gather up some of Eckhart's agents. Despite her wanting to do this mission on her own she wanted even more to be able to boss around a couple of guys who had it in their job description to do what she says.

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Two black vans pulled up outside a rundown apartment building with broken windows, boarded up holes and covered with graffiti. Emma got out first followed by several other agents from both vehicles. Closing her eyes, Emma began to reach out and sense for any other presence nearby. While she sensed her agents walked around with one of their hands concealed, ready to draw a weapon if necessary.

"I think I'm getting something…" Emma said faintly as she was still entranced.

"Well? Where is he?!?" One of the younger agents asked Emma impatiently. Emma stopped sensing and shot him a look.

"See here buddy. I'm in charge out here in the field, and if you're on this assignment then you should also know I need QUIET in order to pin point his location. And even if I didn't need silence to concentrate you should still shut your mouth especially since this mutant has super hearing." Emma snapped at one of the lackeys with her since he was driving her patience.

"Don't ever talk like that to someone higher ranking!" Another of the agents mumbled in the first one's ear.

"Shhh…" Was all Emma said, while she held her index finger in front of her lips. Taking the lead she motioned for three to follow her and three to stay where they were. Making a connection to this mutant, Emma concentrated as they walked to try and clog his powers or at least make him think he couldn't hear anything. That was all she focused on, but she forgot to account for his feral senses since he was canine feral. He didn't need to hear them, he could sense and smell them. Quickly the young man located approximately where this faction of people was and he made a move in the opposite direction. Emma sensed his change in emotion from unaware to alert so she turned to her agents and yelled "Move!" as she herself began running.

"Be on steady alert, he may come your way." One of the agents contacted one of the ones standing guard outside. The man, Ryan Goldman, sped up his pace and leapt out a closed window in the apartment building. All the guarding agents looked up as Ryan landed on a neighboring one-story building. The glass shards from the window scratched the guards below as they picked up speed from gravity.

"Damn it!" Emma screamed as she got to the window and saw Ryan escaping while her other lackeys were a bit preoccupied with their own pain to be worried about their job. "Goodness! If you want something done right you have to do it yourself!" Emma closed her eyes and concentrated again, tuning into Ryan's mind. Unfortunately for her a little voice over her com-link cut her connection short. It was Adam's voice.

"Emma, we really need your help with getting a new mutant safely into the underground. Could you get back to Sanctuary? I think all of you will be needed for this assignment." Emma just stood there without answering and a look of disbelief on her face. "Emma?" Taking a deep breath she replied.

"Read you loud and clear Adam, I'm on my way." Emma did an about face and with a fast-paced step she left the building. "Get your asses in those vehicles! We're going back." Emma told them with a little annoyance.

"You have a deal with Mr. Eckhart, this assignment comes first in your priorities!" The same GS agent from before spoke out. "You aren't seriously going to do that first? You said so yourself that Mr. Eckhart can provide with things Adam can't."

"Listen here you WORM!! I am in charge here! You do not offer your advice unless I ASK for it! Let me try to put it in ways your SMALL MIND can comprehend!" In a much calmer tone of voice but still with a little edge, "Adam and the rest of my team are totally unaware of my little 'deal' or alliance as you might call it. They know I have mutated but they think that even though they must protect me in any situation that I have it covered when it comes to my own problems. I do not plan on telling them right now so until that time comes I must be as inconspicuous as possible." Emma stared at this man (who was obviously younger than she was) with a look that could kill. She then turned around got in the drivers seat of one of the vans and sped off to pick up her own car as to suppress any suspicions.

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Back at Sanctuary Emma had only just pulled up in her car when the whole team was coming out to the Helix.

"Just in time Emma, we were about to leave." Brennan told her. "Lets go!" Emma followed her teammates on board and Brennan prepared them for lift off.

"So, who are we putting into the Underground?" Emma asked to see what job she'd need to do. Jesse glanced back at her and looking forward again he answered her question.

"A young man by the name… Ryan Goldman, I think--" Jesse checked some data on the Helix's computer, "yeah, that's him. He's a new mutant hybrid with both the elemental ability of sound, a sonic type, and a canine feral."

"Yeah?" Emma responded as her stomach dropped and felt like it was twisted in a knot several times. How was she supposed to pull this one off? Did Ryan see her at all when she chased him as the GSA? Many questions filled her mind as she mentally panicked. "So? Why does he need to be put in the Underground?" Emma asked as she gulped, but no one noticed.

"Well, we found out Eckhart's boys were after him. A couple minutes ago he contacted us via cell phone saying that a bunch of guys with the appearance of high profile government people were after him for the second time. So, we decided we should intervene. Who knows what Eckhart is cooking up to do with hybrid DNA?" Jesse and Brennan just kind of nodded along in agreement as Shal spoke. The rest of the ride Emma stayed alone with her thoughts.

Arriving at a building that was closed in the daylight they saw a shadow moving around inside. Jesse phased them through the locked doors and a man masked by shadow came up to them. "You alone?" he asked nervously looking outside.

"Of course. We wouldn't have it any other way." Shal said calmly. "Now we're going to get you outta here, and you're going to be safe. You got it? We'll make sure nothings going to happen to you.

Brennan was lookout as Emma and Jesse got Ryan safely out of there. It was Shal who spotted some black vehicles in this deserted part of town. She and Brennan kept close watch on their movement.

"We're almost there, no need to worry." Emma told him to calm him down.

"Emma, do you think you could…"

"What?"

"You know, hit him with some calm feelings?'

"I don't know if I should, I mean the situation isn't exactly dire."

"Look how freaked out he is, you gotta do something!" Emma opened her mouth, about to say something but the look on Jesse's face made her hit Ryan with a feel of serenity. She couldn't help but smile when she did that, seeing Ryan calm made her feel good.

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"Is that so?" Eckhart asked intrigued as an agent from Emma's assignment told him what she did. "Well unfortunately we'll just have to wait to see Miss DeLauro's true loyalties and until then we trust she'll stay true to word. Otherwise she won't get a treatment for what's happening to her and there is some over fluctuation of her DNA creating this… unbearable pain so to speak.

"Just like that? You're going to trust her? She's a member of Mutant X it's clear where her devotions lie--"

"NOT anymore! Things have gone into motion that force upon the breaking of certain morals for some people and lucky for us one of those people is Miss DeLauro. Now I suggest you dismiss yourself or I will personally have you eliminated." Eckhart turned his back to the agent and the door as he began some work. The agent, some fear in his eyes, turned around and marched out the door. "Scum." Eckhart said to himself shaking his head after he knew the agent had left.

**Later**

"Well, Mr. Eckhart. I got what you wanted." Eckhart turned around to see a man squirming in custody of two lackeys.

"Well I must tell you I'm quite surprised. I didn't think you'd do it. Especially after some… comments I heard."

"No need to ever be surprised again, you can expect nothing but success from me."

"At least I've received some good news today if any. I was worried you'd gotten mixed up."

"Not at all Mr. Eckhart, after all we have a deal don't we?"

"Yes Miss DeLauro, and thank you for bringing in Mr. Goldman here. He was an awfully hard catch."

"Not for me."

"Of course not. Now my project may continue on and my best scientists will find a cure soon for… your project." Eckhart turned to leave but stopped, "I was meaning to ask, how did you pull this off especially since saving him was what Adam assigned to you and your little friends."

"It was easy. In our first attempt to apprehend him he didn't see or notice me amongst the other agents. So when I went in with my team I built a trust with him and I would know exactly where he'd be for our next meeting. After we left I came back with a couple of agents, called Ryan out of the hiding and right into a trap. There you have it, and that's why he has joined us today." She finished looking down at him.

"You little bitch," he said to her, really pissed off. "You double crossed your own team, and Mutant X of all mutants. Why?"

"That's on a need to know basis and for where you're going I don't think you need to know." Emma gave him a cold look and Eckhart gave his men their orders.

"Take him to the lab, so Mr. Goldman can be at my doctors' disposal." The agents began to drag him off when Eckhart added another order. "Oh, and make sure he is put in his very own induced coma.

"I'll get you both for this!! If it's the last thing I'll do!" Those were Ryan's last words as the guards knocked him unconscious.

"You'll pay for this Adam, this pain I am forced to feel. I swear you will feel my wrath, and at that point you'll live in eternal regret for the chain reaction of events you have caused. I will get you for this pain forced upon me by your own experiments and recklessness."

TBC…

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