SHOUTOUTS\ANSWERS
Marie Crosby: Yeah, I always liked Eckhart too. The man you love to hate.
Brennan-freak: Glad you liked it. About why a mutant would risk it, you'll have to find out, but no, Brennan doesn't have it. And as far as I know, Eckhart never died.
A Sad Exchange: Glad you like it.
Melodie568: Maybe it was, maybe it wasn't. Glad you like it.
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"Eckhart," Brennan growled.
"Well, well, well. I never thought I'd see you in one of these places again," Eckhart smirked.
"You're going to pay for all the mutants you've killed," Brennan said, as he summoned his powers. Following his lead, the others did the same.
"You think you can stop me?" Eckhart asked. As he spoke, numerous men flooded the room.
"Spread out, but be careful and watch your backs. You don't wanna be slapped with a governor," Brennan cautioned.
"Yeah, after I got zapped with one when trying to stop Eckhart, it took one of my contacts an hour to get that dang thing out," Jack agreed. The Mutant X team went to work. Shalimar edged her way to the door the men had come out of.
"Stop her! She's heading for the experimentation room!" Eckhart cried. As a man began to strike, the feral blocked the attack, and then jumped over him. Before anyone else could stop her, she ran down the hall. She stopped when she heard breathing behind one of the doors. Acting on instinct, she kicked it open, revealing a bunch of thirteen-year olds. A girl screamed.
"Come on! We're gettin' outta here!" Shalimar exclaimed.
"I'm down with that!" boy shouted. The others cried in assent. With that, they all followed Shalimar down the hall and back into the main room.
"Okay boys and girls, there's only rule: if you see somebody with a gun: get him!" Brennan bellowed. Then, he lunged at Eckhart. The kids cried wildly. The next few minutes was a blur as the mutants struck back. There were elementals using electricity or creating lightshows, moleculars massing and phasing, ferals with glowing yellow eyes tossing their opponents across the room, and telepaths using their powers to either trick them into leaving or causing them to leave in terror. Within minutes, most of the men had left, leaving Eckhart with only a handful of lackeys. The remaining men decided to continue the fight, but retreated after a few minutes. Amidst all this, Brennan had begun attacking Eckhart with increased amount of voltage. When the others had gone, the rest of the mutants turned to Brennan who was still using his powers on Eckhart.
"Brennan!" Lexa shouted.
"Brennan, stop!" Shalimar cried. She tried to run to him, but he only knocked her back with his other hand.
"Brennan, knock it off, man! You're killing him!" Jesse exclaimed, grabbing his friend's arm.
"I attend to," Brennan growled, shaking him off.
"Stop. Please. Stop," Eckhart gasped painfully.
"Brennan, you have to stop," Shalimar said desperately.
"NO! You have no idea what he did to me!" Brennan yelled.
"Brennan Andrew Mulwray! You stand down now!" Jack shouted sharply. The elemental stopped. The others looked at Jack, whose eyes were a flaming gold.
"Yes, sir," Brennan said with a reluctant sigh, as he retracted his powers. Shalimar, Jesse, and Lexa stared at their friend in surprise.
"Whoa," Jesse murmured. He had never heard Brennan say that to anyone, not even Adam. Eckhart painfully stood up.
"You do know that this isn't over," he told them.
"Eckhart, get outta here before I kill ya myself," Jack snapped. The man stumbled away.
"Okay, let's get you kids home or some other place that's safe for you," Lexa said. With that, everyone headed out.
"You know, I oughtta ground you for that," Jack said to Brennan.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah," Brennan dismissed. Everyone laughed.