A/N: Disclaimer can be found at beginning of the story.
This chapter has teeny reference to Ex marks the spot and Interface.
Thanks to all of those who reviewed, I really appreciate it. Gives me motivation to write more!!!!!
Oh yeah, you can keep the guesses coming, but I'm sorry to say that I ain't revealing who the parents are to each kid any time soon. That little revelation comes later in the story. J . Enjoy, now go read! Don't forget to leave a review!!!!!
CHAPTER 7:
"You let them escape…"
"Mr. Eckhart Mutant X…"
"I see, and with all the mutants I have dispatched in your area you couldn't take down 4 simple kids?"
"They had help from other mutants sir." Agent Bryce stood before the white haired, paled face man that was Mr. Mason Eckhart. He had created the Genetics Security Agency for purposes of capturing new mutants. However lately they had been failing him. "Mr. Ford take Agent Bryce down to level 109. I believe we have a stasis POD waiting for him." Eckhart said never moving an inch as Bryce was taken from the room struggling against the guards. Now left was Agent Marline.
"I trust you will take care of this situation Ms. Marline, if you do not wish to suffer the fait of Agent Bryce."
"Yes, of course this will all be taken care of Mr. Eckhart."
"Good, dismissed."
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SANCTUARY….
Hours later…
"Adam he walked right through the wall, I saw it with my own eyes." Jesse said as he paced back and forth in front of the main computer. Shalimar was sitting on the elevated platform, with Emma leaning in beside her.
"And I don't doubt that Jesse, the question is why does Eckhart want with these two so badly." Adam said.
"Oh, I don't know besides the fact that there mutants?" Brennan said leaning over the platform. This sarcastic remark earned him a glare from the others. "What?"
"No there was something else, I mean I don't think I've seen that many agents sent to retrieve just two mutants." Shalimar said
"Especially two who don't seem to be on the Genome X or New mutant data base file." Jesse said as the computer beeped once more. "What are you talking about?" Emma asked walking over to the screen. Jesse typed in another command and frowned at the results. "We've been searching for hours on any known data base, mutants and none mutants. Cross referencing with every possible known identification." Jesse informed them.
"Adam it's like they don't even exists." Emma said.
"What the hell is going on?" Shalimar asked glancing in the direction of the lab. Where the young man was pacing back in forth in front of the entrance, he hadn't let them near the girl except to fix her injuries. He didn't even want Adam to run a full bio-scan.
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Eddie pivoted for the 5th time in the last 10 seconds, his hands behind his back fingers shifting slightly. He had kept the shades on because he had no idea how the natural light in this time would effect his sight. He insisted that they not touch Lexi's shades either, Eddie had let them patch her up but that was as far as he let them go. Running an analysis on her DNA wasn't something he intended to let the good doctor do. It would give them away and he was afraid he had already done that by accepting their help. There were probably so many things going awry with him and Lexi being here in the first place.
For a moment when he had entered Sanctuary for the first time in almost 15 years, (his time) he froze, it was like walking into a serene dream after suffering such a night terror… it would all be gone a few years. All because of those stupid rioters who had exposed them for who they were.
Glancing around the medical laboratory he was brought back to his own past. The first time he had phased was right here. When his father and mother were discussing with Dr. Kane how their latest mission had went. Little Bren had been sitting on the leather chair munching happily on a cookie. Eddie had wanted a cookie too, and was not being very patient about it. His father had been holding him in his arms one minute, and the next 3 year-old Eddie had slipped right through his arms, and onto the floor. It had shocked the hell out of both his parents and Dr. Kane. Even Bren hadn't come into his powers and he was older than Eddie.
"This is beyond fucked up, Lexi." he sighed raking a hand through his short blond hair.
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"For all we know they could be infiltrators for the GSA." Shalimar said watching Jesse pace back and forth with his hands behind his back. "Oh come on Shal…" Brennan began to protest.
"Look it's not like we haven't been through this before, did we all forget Zack my corrupt ex? Or how about Michelle Bigelow?" Shalimar pointed out.
"Hey, Michelle was different."
"Yeah I know, sorry Em… it's just we pick up to most wanted mutants who have no ID, and now we got GSA problems."
"Relax Shal will get to the bottom of this." Jesse said placing an arm around the Feral's shoulders. Shalimar leaned into the familiar embrace with a small sigh. "We don't even know who they are, Adam how do we know we can trust them? Especially the boy."
"That boy as you so delicately put it, is not a little boy Shalimar." Emma said facing the lab; he was now standing over the girl. Grief, Concern, Anxiety, and Anger were radiating so strongly off of him it gave her a bit of a headache. "He's lost." she said in a soft voice.
"Emma, what is it?" Brennan came behind the young Psionic who had paled a bit. "Emma." his brought his hands down on her shoulders. A gasp came from her lips as she fell back into Brennan's arms. Tears slipped down her face as the images of death came at her with full force. Brennan could feel her shaking in his arms. "Emma what is it?" Shalimar, Jesse, and Adam were by their side.
Emma felt the darkness swarm over her as well as heard the screams of a thousand people in chains.
She was drowning in it all; the guy's pain was threatening to take her down with everything.
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Eddie could feel her in his mind it hurt like hell, and was bringing back memories of the darkest times.
He cried out as the memories of the dark room came back to him. Voices telling him to stay still, holding him down, the syringe coming closer…
"No… not now…" he grits his teeth and tires to remember what he had been taught. 'Focus Eddie' the voice in his head told him. 'Focus, take a deep breathe and push it back, send it out.' several deep breaths later Eddie stood up straight. Anger boiled inside. 'How dare she invade me like that!' He stormed out of the lab and right down the hall towards the five.
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Emma suddenly felt the same calm wave wash over her this time completely washing away the darkness. She was no longer drowning in the swarm of emotions, and the dank feeling was gone. Emma realized she was being held in strong arms. Glancing up she saw deep brown eyes full of concern. 'Brennan.'
"Em you ok?" his voice slowly bringing her back to reality. The haze in her mind was already lifting leaving her breathless. "Yeah." she said in almost a whisper.
"What did you see Em?" Shalimar asked.
"How fucking dare you!" came a voice filled with more rage than they had ever seen before. The blond young man was standing before them fingers closed so tight in fist Shalimar could smell the blood seeping out from underneath his fingernails.
"I didn't… I didn't mean too." Emma stumbled over her own apology picking herself up from the floor.
"Hey back off." Brennan stood protectively in front of Emma, his wrist rotating drawing out the sparks from his fingertips.
Eddie made a move towards Emma but Shalimar jumped in front of him brown eyes shifting in to yellow. A growl came from deep within her throat as if daring him to come any closer; the blond just stood there his breathing coming in heavy. The shades reflecting the angry feral's stance, Jesse watched the whole thing with wide blue eyes. He came up between Brennan and Shalimar, not in a fighting stance, more like closing the protective wall.
Eddie couldn't hurt them even if he wanted to; they were all looking at him as if he were a stranger. And why not? Right now that's who he was to them. His own family minus one member was standing right in front of him, and he couldn't even tell them. Closing his eyes for a second he willed himself to calm down. For Lexi's sake and their future, he couldn't afford to screw this up anymore than he already had.
Emma had sensed the change in the young man; she moved from behind Brennan and placed a hand on Shalimar's shoulder. The feral glanced back at the woman who was like a sister to her, Emma's blue eyes told her to stand down. With reluctance she did, and watched as Emma stood in front of the young man.
Eddie felt the warm smooth hands on either side of his cold face; opening his eyes he was looking into the same blue eyes that had taught him so much in such a short amount of time… 'No… don't think about it.'
"It's ok." Emma said in a soft voice. "No one is going to hurt you anymore."
"You don't understand…" Eddie was on the verge of tears here, and he wasn't about to let any of them see him cry. He wrenched away from her comforting touch and stormed away from the group, and away from the lab. He didn't stop until he reached the garage letting out an aguish cry.
Emma flinched at this sound, and grabbed Brennan by his arms as he was headed to see what the guy was up to. "Brennan don't…. let him be."
"Emma the guys..." But before he could say anything else Jesse cut him off with a surprisingly firm warning. "Brennan, leave him alone." he walked away from the group as well.
Shalimar and Adam exchanged glances. Their Psionic had seen something from deep inside the younger Molecular that they hadn't. And although they were curious as to what it had been, they knew better than to ask.
"Adam…" Emma turned to their leader.
"Yes, Emma." he watched as she turned towards the lab where the other young lady was laying unconscious. "Emma what is it?"
"They need more help than they know." Emma said walking towards the laboratory.