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Adam looked at Eckhart and shook his head. He smiled at Eckhart's pathetic attempt to frighten him into acting. "Even if I did know how to locate the rest of the Team, I would never tell you. Emma isn't going anywhere. She is staying right with me. This is my problem, Mason, I will solve it."
Emma looked at Adam. She was furious. The anger within her was boiling and she couldn't control herself any longer. Tommy was dead. Adam had been lying to her and the others ... She looked at Adam and Eckhart talking but she didn't hear them anymore. She saw Eckhart's henchmen moving around Eckhart and attempting to surround them. Everything was moving so slowly. She was predicting it all. Emma slowly closed her eyes and reopened them. They were black as night. She had warned Adam the last time he kept information from the Team, when that creature from the ice nearly killed them, that she would never give him another chance to lie. She meant it. Adam whirled about when he noticed the hairs stand up on his neck. Emma's power was at its greatest and a wave of fear screamed out from her mind. Adam tried to repel it but could not. The cold tendrils of doom crept into his every thought. He was unable to control his own emotions and began to scream. He hit the ground and curled up in sheer terror.
Eckhart was next. He smiled when he saw Adam go down but saw Emma for a split second before the wave hit him. "No!" he commanded in vain as he too was affected. His henchmen all collapsed. Soon, the group was writhing on the ground, holding their heads, clenching closed their eyes, and wailing from terror.
Emma smiled. She walked over to Adam and leaned down to him. She thought about leaving him there to face Eckhart alone but her instincts told her that she would need him to help the others. She sent a mind blast of peace at Adam and he collapsed unconscious to the ground. Emma dragged him to the car and placed him inside. They were heading back to the hotel to figure out the next move. However, this time, Emma would have a say in what move came next. The first thing she was going to do was find Jesse.
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Shalimar quickly jumped on her bike. She had to get back to Adam and Emma. Jesse and Brennan were not at Sanctuary, and it appeared Brennan was badly injured. The Dominion was after them. How could she have been so stupid about Lexa? She prided herself on her instincts but this time even she was fooled. She never liked Lexa but she certainly didn't think that she would ever try to kill them. But leaving Sanctuary was not going to help her. She needed to find out everything she could about the Dominion and that information was going to be inside Sanctuary. She decided to hide her bike one more time and go back inside. This time she knew what she was up against.
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Lexa revealed herself after Shalimar knocked out the Dominion's hit men. She had been cloaked in the corner of the dojo when they came inside. She hated the idea that all three of Mutant X got away from her. She must be getting old. The Dominion no longer trusted her. That was not good. She had to gain back their trust in order to survive. She was about to finish the job that Shalimar began by killing the Dominion's men when she heard someone coming. Lexa once again cloaked herself with light and tucked herself behind a corner. She smiled as she watched Shalimar quietly creep into the room.
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Jesse, Michael, and Miranda all walked into the kitchen and sat down at the table. Jesse didn't know what to say. He could escape at any time but didn't dare leave Brennan. If worse came to worst, he would simply have to fight Michael and take Brennan out by force. That was exactly what he would do if this little talk went where he feared it would.
Michael began. "So, what is going on? Who are you?"
Jesse looked at Miranda, who had her head cast down towards the table. He looked back at Michael. "We're agents."
Michael scrunched his forehead in disbelief. "You're spies?"
This might work, Jesse thought, so he continued. "Not exactly. We're a special team of operatives. We protect a secret government project."
Michael stood up from the table and walked away from it towards the sink. Miranda finally looked up at Jesse and then in the direction of Michael. Jesse thought he heard him chuckle.
Michael turned back and looked at Jesse. He looked at Miranda and shook his head. The smile on his face was disconcerting and Jesse was ready to move.
But nothing happened. Michael came back to the table and sat down. "Special operatives, huh? So tell me, what the hell shot him?"
"A laser," Jesse replied.
Michael widened his eyes at Jesse. "Tell me what your power is, Jesse."
Jesse looked at Miranda is surprise.
"What do you mean, powers?" Jesse responded. Now he needed to buy some time. Michael did know more than he was leading on. With his wife having been a Naxcon scientist, of course he knew more. But what side was he on? His mind was going a 100 miles an hour.
"You know what I mean, Jesse," Michael got back up from the table and walked in the direction of Brennan's room. Jesse got up as well. Michael whirled about and the toaster flew off of the counter and smashed on the floor. Jesse looked at it in surprise. Miranda covered her face. Jesse looked back at Michael who now had a knife floating in the air beside him. His mind flung it at Jesse just as he saw it. Jesse phased just in time as it passed through him harmlessly and spiked into the wall behind him.
Jesse hurled himself at Michael ready to fight when Michael put his hand up and stopped Jesse where he stood. He couldn't move.
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Brennan awoke to the sound of a crash coming from the kitchen. He noted that he was back in bed and fully undressed. He was freezing and soaking wet. He noticed then that he was packed in ice. "Damn it!" he whispered as he realized just how wet he was. He struggled to get out of bed again. He knocked some of the ice onto the floor as he struggled. He could even feel his skin it was so cold. But he did feel better. His head seemed clearer. The ice must have taken down the fever, he thought as he managed to get to his feet on his own. He grabbed a towel that was near the bed and began to dry himself off.
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Jesse was furious. Michael was a mutant. How?
Michael knew that his mind was the only thing that could hold Jesse. When he saw him phase, he realized that he was a molecular. His wife had told him about them but he had never seen one, himself. "Jesse, I am not your enemy. Please, I needed to know if my suspicions were true and that was the only way. I would not have allowed the knife to touch you had you not defended yourself. Please, I need to talk to you. Just hear me out. If I let you go, will you sit down and come clean with me?"
Jesse didn't have a choice. He needed to get free. "Yes."
Michael released him and allowed him to sit back down. Miranda looked so ashamed but was glad that everything was out in the open.
Michael sat down as well. Jesse noticed him look at the clock on the wall and mentally note the time. What was he waiting for? Jesse thought. They were trapped and a clock was ticking.
Adam looked at Eckhart and shook his head. He smiled at Eckhart's pathetic attempt to frighten him into acting. "Even if I did know how to locate the rest of the Team, I would never tell you. Emma isn't going anywhere. She is staying right with me. This is my problem, Mason, I will solve it."
Emma looked at Adam. She was furious. The anger within her was boiling and she couldn't control herself any longer. Tommy was dead. Adam had been lying to her and the others ... She looked at Adam and Eckhart talking but she didn't hear them anymore. She saw Eckhart's henchmen moving around Eckhart and attempting to surround them. Everything was moving so slowly. She was predicting it all. Emma slowly closed her eyes and reopened them. They were black as night. She had warned Adam the last time he kept information from the Team, when that creature from the ice nearly killed them, that she would never give him another chance to lie. She meant it. Adam whirled about when he noticed the hairs stand up on his neck. Emma's power was at its greatest and a wave of fear screamed out from her mind. Adam tried to repel it but could not. The cold tendrils of doom crept into his every thought. He was unable to control his own emotions and began to scream. He hit the ground and curled up in sheer terror.
Eckhart was next. He smiled when he saw Adam go down but saw Emma for a split second before the wave hit him. "No!" he commanded in vain as he too was affected. His henchmen all collapsed. Soon, the group was writhing on the ground, holding their heads, clenching closed their eyes, and wailing from terror.
Emma smiled. She walked over to Adam and leaned down to him. She thought about leaving him there to face Eckhart alone but her instincts told her that she would need him to help the others. She sent a mind blast of peace at Adam and he collapsed unconscious to the ground. Emma dragged him to the car and placed him inside. They were heading back to the hotel to figure out the next move. However, this time, Emma would have a say in what move came next. The first thing she was going to do was find Jesse.
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Shalimar quickly jumped on her bike. She had to get back to Adam and Emma. Jesse and Brennan were not at Sanctuary, and it appeared Brennan was badly injured. The Dominion was after them. How could she have been so stupid about Lexa? She prided herself on her instincts but this time even she was fooled. She never liked Lexa but she certainly didn't think that she would ever try to kill them. But leaving Sanctuary was not going to help her. She needed to find out everything she could about the Dominion and that information was going to be inside Sanctuary. She decided to hide her bike one more time and go back inside. This time she knew what she was up against.
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Lexa revealed herself after Shalimar knocked out the Dominion's hit men. She had been cloaked in the corner of the dojo when they came inside. She hated the idea that all three of Mutant X got away from her. She must be getting old. The Dominion no longer trusted her. That was not good. She had to gain back their trust in order to survive. She was about to finish the job that Shalimar began by killing the Dominion's men when she heard someone coming. Lexa once again cloaked herself with light and tucked herself behind a corner. She smiled as she watched Shalimar quietly creep into the room.
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Jesse, Michael, and Miranda all walked into the kitchen and sat down at the table. Jesse didn't know what to say. He could escape at any time but didn't dare leave Brennan. If worse came to worst, he would simply have to fight Michael and take Brennan out by force. That was exactly what he would do if this little talk went where he feared it would.
Michael began. "So, what is going on? Who are you?"
Jesse looked at Miranda, who had her head cast down towards the table. He looked back at Michael. "We're agents."
Michael scrunched his forehead in disbelief. "You're spies?"
This might work, Jesse thought, so he continued. "Not exactly. We're a special team of operatives. We protect a secret government project."
Michael stood up from the table and walked away from it towards the sink. Miranda finally looked up at Jesse and then in the direction of Michael. Jesse thought he heard him chuckle.
Michael turned back and looked at Jesse. He looked at Miranda and shook his head. The smile on his face was disconcerting and Jesse was ready to move.
But nothing happened. Michael came back to the table and sat down. "Special operatives, huh? So tell me, what the hell shot him?"
"A laser," Jesse replied.
Michael widened his eyes at Jesse. "Tell me what your power is, Jesse."
Jesse looked at Miranda is surprise.
"What do you mean, powers?" Jesse responded. Now he needed to buy some time. Michael did know more than he was leading on. With his wife having been a Naxcon scientist, of course he knew more. But what side was he on? His mind was going a 100 miles an hour.
"You know what I mean, Jesse," Michael got back up from the table and walked in the direction of Brennan's room. Jesse got up as well. Michael whirled about and the toaster flew off of the counter and smashed on the floor. Jesse looked at it in surprise. Miranda covered her face. Jesse looked back at Michael who now had a knife floating in the air beside him. His mind flung it at Jesse just as he saw it. Jesse phased just in time as it passed through him harmlessly and spiked into the wall behind him.
Jesse hurled himself at Michael ready to fight when Michael put his hand up and stopped Jesse where he stood. He couldn't move.
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Brennan awoke to the sound of a crash coming from the kitchen. He noted that he was back in bed and fully undressed. He was freezing and soaking wet. He noticed then that he was packed in ice. "Damn it!" he whispered as he realized just how wet he was. He struggled to get out of bed again. He knocked some of the ice onto the floor as he struggled. He could even feel his skin it was so cold. But he did feel better. His head seemed clearer. The ice must have taken down the fever, he thought as he managed to get to his feet on his own. He grabbed a towel that was near the bed and began to dry himself off.
XXX
Jesse was furious. Michael was a mutant. How?
Michael knew that his mind was the only thing that could hold Jesse. When he saw him phase, he realized that he was a molecular. His wife had told him about them but he had never seen one, himself. "Jesse, I am not your enemy. Please, I needed to know if my suspicions were true and that was the only way. I would not have allowed the knife to touch you had you not defended yourself. Please, I need to talk to you. Just hear me out. If I let you go, will you sit down and come clean with me?"
Jesse didn't have a choice. He needed to get free. "Yes."
Michael released him and allowed him to sit back down. Miranda looked so ashamed but was glad that everything was out in the open.
Michael sat down as well. Jesse noticed him look at the clock on the wall and mentally note the time. What was he waiting for? Jesse thought. They were trapped and a clock was ticking.
