After – Effects Chapter 8

I couldn't be bothered waiting for 25 reviews so I present to you, chapter 8 of my story. Be warned, this is the last chapter of this story so give loads of kind reviews and I'll write another story.

Disclaimer: I do not nor will I ever own mutant X. I make no profit from this story or any others that I write.

"I hope you enjoy the show Mr Kilmartin, for it is one you shall never forget," said Eckhart maliciously while assaulting Brennan over and over again, "help me Jesse, please help me!" Brennan cried, tears running down his cheeks as he was raped repeatedly, and then Jesse woke up covered in sweat, he looked around, he was in his and Brennan's room, he checked around, and sure enough, there was Brennan, breathing softly. Jesse sighed, this was his third nightmare in as many nights, no matter what he did, the image of Eckhart raping Brennan seemed burned onto his retinas. Jesse lay back down and closed his eyes, but it was several hours before he fell asleep again.

It was Saturday so all the members of Mutant X were late to rise, Shalimar was making coffee in the kitchen when Brennan walked in, "hey Shal, what's up?" Brennan asked.

"Nothing much, did you like the handcuffs?" Shalimar asked with a feral grin.

"Yeah actually I did, where did you get them?" Brennan replied.

"Now that would be telling, it was actually Emma's idea so I decided to get them," Shalimar said, picking up her coffee and walking out of the kitchen leaving a stunned Brennan in her wake, who would of thought that Emma could be that kinky.

"Everyone come to the lab please," Adam said into his COM link, everyone was there within a minute, Jesse and Brennan looked rather flushed, but Adam paid no attention to this.

"We have a new mutant to go for, his name is Alan Brady and he has the power to conjure anything he desires, like a baseball bat or a gun, as long as he knows what it is and what it looks like, he can create it," Adam said, "He's in china town, New York, given his exceptional gift, we must assume that the GSA may be after them, they are very resourceful and so may already have a new leader, so I want all of you to go and take him to a safe house".

"No problem Adam, we'll be back before you know it," Emma said, the team got ready and headed off to china town.

For once the mutant had decided to meet in a café instead of the usual abandoned building. Alan Brady was tall, handsome and had quirky green eyes that suggested a relaxed and easy-going individual. Emma and Brennan picked him up while Shalimar and Jesse stood watch outside. Once they had regrouped, they headed along the street and say two GS agents heading towards them, preferring to avoid a fight, they turned round, but three more agents were coming from that direction, the team moved as one unit with Brady in the middle and turned into a deserted alleyway. Mutant X picked up the pace and broke into a jog, still keeping Alan Brady in the middle of them. Ahead of them they saw a virtual wall of GS agents blocking their path. As one the team came to a halt and turned round, but the other agents were already hot on their tail.

The wall of agents ahead of them parted and Mason Eckhart walked past them to see a shocked and horrified Mutant X. "Did you miss me, I see that by your expressions you believed I perished with Mr Kilmartin's almost feeble attempt to kill me. I did not think you were stupid enough to believe that I would not adequately protect myself. The exact moment before I was 'blown to pieces', one of my employee's used their gift of dematerialisation to move me away from the scene before any harm was done," Eckhart said, his voice full of hate and resentment. Jesse looked over to Brennan and saw his lovers entire body quake as if he was in the middle of an earthquake, Jesse wasn't sure if Brennan was shaking in rage or terror, probably a little of both Jesse reasoned.

"You are going to pay for what you did to me Eckhart!" Brennan shouted and threw a rather large energy ball at Eckhart, but before impact, it bounced of some sort of blue shield that appeared and then disappeared, Eckhart smiled grimly,

"Did you actually think I would come here without at least one trick up my sleeve," he said. Jesse tried to blow the shield up but the explosion merely bounced of the shield as well. Emma telekinetically lifted a nearby crate and threw it at Eckhart, but it just smashed against the shield. "Your powers are useless against my agents force shield," Eckhart said with a laugh. Brennan put out both his hands and started to create a very very large energy ball, once it was as big as it was gonna get, he threw it at the shield, the shield flashed up but the energy ball seemed to dig into it for a few moments before it was bounced away.

"Kill them all," Eckhart said, stepping back to let his agents advance on the team, Alan Brady conjured a baseball bat, ready to defend himself as well as the people who were trying to protect him. With a yellow flash of her eyes, Shalimar transformed into a lion and let out a roar, Brennan conjured energy balls in both hands, Emma lifted several more crates into the air and Jesse massed out, ready for hand to hand combat if the quarters got a little close. The GS agents were not phased by this and continued to advance forwards, all of them arming what looked like electric cattle prods, they broke into a run, and within seconds, were being slashed, electrocuted, blown into oblivion and being knocked down by flying crates and fellow agents as they were hurtled through the air. The battle was short but costly to the GS agents, all of them on the ground or incinerated. Mutant X looked a little battered but on the whole they were fine.

Jesse looked around to make sure the team was okay and then saw Eckhart walking away from the scene quickly, Jesse thought for a second and then followed him, Eckhart turned a corner and Jesse decided to mass out as he turned the corner, just in case Eckhart has some of his goons as back-up. Jesse rounded the corner and saw Eckhart breaking into a sprint, he had obviously seen or heard Jesse pursuing him. Jesse flicked his wrist and Eckhart froze in mid-sprint. Jesse ran to come up in front of Eckhart and decided to have conduct an experiment, he aimed at Eckhart's head and flicked his wrists, Eckhart's head unfroze but the rest of his body remained frozen.

"Ah, Mr Kilmartin, you seemed to have caught me at somewhat of a disadvantage, perhaps we could discuss this, I'm sure we could come to an agreement of some sort," Eckhart said, he tried to look innocent but Jesse wasn't about to fall for something that fake.

"You now something Eckhart, I don't think we can discuss this, but I do have an idea, how about I blow up one of your body parts for each day you tortured Brennan," Jesse said with contempt, it was all he could do not to blow Eckhart up on the spot. "But then again, maybe that is a bit unreasonable, how about I have you locked up in a small 6x6 box for the rest of your life." Jesse decided in that moment that if he tortured and killed Eckhart, then he would be no better than Eckhart himself, but there was nothing wrong with locking him up and throwing away the key.

Two weeks later…

"And elusive genetic scientist Mason Eckhart began his life long prison term today, the jury found him guilty of all charges, including murder, torture, kidnap and theft. In other news…" Brennan muted Proxy Blue and snuggled tighter into Jesse, they were in their room watching the news report.

"I never did thank you for getting Eckhart did I?" Brennan asked, turning his head up to look at Jesse's face,

"Not directly, but when you got me in the shower with the handcuffs, I got the impression you were grateful," Jesse replied with a grin, he snuggled closer to Brennan and drifted off into a dreamless sleep.

I know it's a bad ending, but review it anyway and I will write other stories…Thank you and goodnight