Robin Hood
By: ShalCat-Kitty
Disclaimer: See chapter 1
I'm back. Thanks for being so patient waiting for a new chapter. At school, we've had exams and stuff so I've been a little distracted. I would also like to thank you guys for any reviews. I re read my story every once in a while and I fix typos and stuff so if you have any comments I'll try my best to make any adjustments. If I change anything major I'll notify you.
Ok I've decided that this chapter is dedicated to my friend Alyssa because her boyfriend broke up with her and she needed comfort. We went to the movies and saw Elektra with my other friend Laurel and it was loads of fun.
PS: They got back together. I'm happy for her.
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Jesse:
An hour passed after losing Brennan's feed from his com. Emma and I tracked the signal to a warehouse. It was pretty obvious that this wasn't the strands main base, there was nothing there. I mean nothing.
"He's close." The psionic interrupted my thoughts. I looked at the ground and there was Brennan's ring. Right where he should be.
"Well his ring is here, but he can't be. There's nothing here, it's an empty warehouse." I said shaking my head.
"No he has to be here, I can sense him." She looked around confused. "I'm getting the same trapped feeling, like a subdermal governer but he's not chained to a wall. There's two of him and one is holding the other up against a wall."
"Like if he had convinced himself that his powers didn't work?" I said not quite understanding, but it was starting to make sense. "If it was a setup, it had to be Robin and Will. Adam said that Will could convince anybody of anything he wanted right?" I speculated. "What if he convinced Shalimar and Brennan that their powers wouldn't work."
"That would explain it. Wait." She held her hand up. She looked off to nowhere and she got a look in her eyes, the look she gets when she uses her powers. She turned slowly in a circle until she came to a stop. "That way." She started walking towards a wall.
"Um Emma. That's a solid concrete wall." I stepped in front of her. "Let me handle this." I started to walk in front of her.
"We should be ready. You don't know what's on the other side of that wall." She sounded worried. "What if they're waiting for us?" We were both standing by the wall now.
"Ok then what do you suggest?" I said.
"I don't know Jesse but just barging in there could be hazardous. Perhaps we should think through the ramifications this could have. If Gabriel gets his hands on all four of us, Adam will be defenceless." The red head sounded so serious.
"But I always just go through the wall, what's the difference now?" I tried to make my point.
"That's the problem. Have you ever thought that maybe I… I mean we worry about what's going to happen to you on the other side of any wall you phase through." Her voice was sympathetic, but still there was something else I couldn't pinpoint.
"I didn't even realise. I'm sorry." I put my hand on her shoulder. "But this time I have to. Brennan and Shalimar are depending on us." I felt bad now about just barging in there.
"Brennan's in there, but I can't get anything from Shalimar. She must be unconscious or something." She shook her head.
"Ok. I'll go in first. Brennan needs our help." I stepped up to the wall and phased walking through. On the other side was an empty room with doors all around. I phased again and walked back through. Emma was on the other side with her arms crossed.
"I assume it's safe?" The psionic questioned.
"Yeah. Come on." I put my hand on the wall, took a deep breath and motioned her through. I followed behind.
On the other side of the wall we found our selves in the room with doors. There were seven doors. I looked to Emma for an answer. "Ok. Which way now?"
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Emma:
I closed my eyes and concentrated. I could sense that Brennan was close so I tried to hone in more specifically. This took a little more effort but I soon had my direction. I pointed to the third door from the left, I was sure he would be right through the door.
Jesse and I crossed the room and opened the door carefully. As we stepped through. We found ourselves in another empty room. Brennan stood in the middle with his arms crossed.
Suddenly I could feel hate radiating from Brennan, a sense of betrayal, anger, rage, and confusion. He no longer felt restrained. I put my hand on the molecular's arm to stop him.
"Something isn't right here." I told him quietly. Jesse looked at me questioningly but before he could say anything a bolt of electricity hammered into the wall beside me, barely missing me. I cried out sharply.
"Bre—" Jesse started.
"How could you do this?" Brennan's voice was cold. It was also directed at me.
"Do what? What did I do?" I asked him. He held out his hand and sparks flew from fingertip to fingertip, ready to strike me. His own friend.
"You betrayed us. You betrayed Mutant X." He threw a thread of lightning my way, but Jesse was ready this time. He pulled me behind him and maxed out letting the electricity bounce off him.
"What are you doing Brennan? We're on your side." My protector said after returning to normal.
"You may be Jesse, but she's not. She's the one who sold us out, Shalimar and I." Brennan said. "Now she's sold you out as well." I couldn't believe what was happening. Ten or so of Gabriel's links came in through side doors and stood off to the sides. Blue eyes watched them enter then turned to me.
I didn't understand. I hadn't done anything… wait… it had to be Will using his powers to control Brennan. I looked pleadingly at Jesse for help. He seemed even more confused than I felt.
"Shalimar is dead because of you Emma. I will never forgive you." Brennan seethed. Now I understood his rage. But Shalimar couldn't be dead, it had to be another of Will's tricks. I didn't doubt that for a second.
"Brennan" I called out to him, not just with my voice but with my powers. "It's Will. He's messing with your head. It's not true." I tried to tell him.
"No Emma stop. I know what's true. Don't use your mind tricks on me." He looked then to Jesse. "She had us all tricked Jesse. She's a traitor." The molecular looked to him and I could see that he was on the verge of doubt. He looked back to me.
"Jesse please believe me. I didn't do anything." I starred him in the eyes seeking something, anything that would tell me he trusted me. There was nothing there.
"Who are you going to believe Jesse? Me or her." Brennan shouted. Blue eyes searched back and forward between Brennan and I. I couldn't tell who he believed more. He wouldn't let me into his mind.
He grabbed my arm forcefully and started to pull me toward Brennan.
Will appeared at one of the doors. "It seems your friends have deserted you Emma." His gloating tone and smile were annoying. I knew though that I couldn't let him win. If I could just make sure that I didn't fear in any way that I couldn't get them back. If I did Will would be able to convince me that it was impossible.
I didn't let my belief falter. As I got closer to Brennan I tried to hit him with one of my brain blasts but it did nothing. There was still a strong arm pulling me toward Brennan. I tried sending them both memories of times we worked as a team. Nothing happened.
It was impossible; I couldn't stop it. Now Gabriel had us all.
We all started walking now out of the warehouse, Jesse still tightly holding my arm. I tried to walk as slowly as possible but he just pulled me harder, I tripped and almost fell. Will went first with a few of Gabriel's links following, then the three of us, then the rest of the links.
Before I knew what was happening, Jesse let go of my arm and smacked Brennan upside the head, knocking him out. Then he maxed out and attacked the links behind us. A few more of them came at us so I took care of them with a brain blast.
We starred down the last couple and Will, as they slowly approached.
"They're not worth our time." Will said. "Let them go. We have the Blond one that's all that matters." He and the rest of the links left.
I turned to Jesse. "How did you?" I was wordless.
"Never doubted you." He smiled. "All an act." I don't know what possessed me to do it but I took a step toward him and hugged him with a great big sigh of relief.
"You had me worried." I told him with my head pressed against his chest. He pulled away a little and raised my chin with his gentle hand.
"I would never doubt you." He smiled. We both stood there transfixed for a moment. "We should probably get him back to sanctuary now." He pointed to an unconscious Brennan on the floor.
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Adam: 2 days before chapter 1.
It had taken us most of the day before to convince Brennan that it was not Emma who betrayed him and that Shalimar was still alive.
The poor guy. I didn't have to be Emma to see that he and Shalimar had feelings for one another. I can't imagine the grief he must have gone through, thinking she was dead.
As I walked to the kitchen to make myself some breakfast, I passed the dojo. Brennan was pulverising a punching bag. Even though this time was worse, he always got like this when something happened to Shalimar. I'm surprised I didn't see it sooner, the way his anger was worsened when it was Shalimar and not one of the other members of mutant x.
After a quick breakfast I watched him go at the punching bag for another fifteen minutes.
"Perhaps it is not the best thing to wear your self out completely like this Brennan." I commented as he stopped for a second.
"Adam. It's my fault they have her. Again!" he punctuated his words with punches.
"No Brennan it's not your fault. Will set you up." I tried to reassure him. "As soon as I get any information as to their whereabouts, we'll extract Shalimar and Robin. They are both going to be fine."
"You know Adam. Robin could be behind this as well. Or are you to blinded by her that you don't see it? She's the one who gave us the info. She suggested that you send Shalimar and I." His words were cold.
"I can't believe that she would betray us." I tried to defend her.
"Oh and her brother would?" He had stopped punching and was now standing next to me.
"I have known Robin for a while now, but I only just met Will. I don't trust him like I do her." I said.
"Not even a week ago Adam. You yourself said "To hell with anyone who stands in our way." She's standing in our way Adam. You may trust her but I sure as hell don't." With his last comment, Brennan stormed out of the room.
I wondered if any of the others shared Brennan's doubts about Robin. How could I convince them all of what I knew to be true? Robin wouldn't knowingly betray us.
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Gabriel:
Everything was going perfectly, falling into place just as I had planned. We had the feral and once they were done with her in the lab she would lead us to her friends so they could be destroyed.
I watched in amusement as one of the links tried to sedate her. "I'm afraid that will not work on our feral friend here." I pointed out.
"You're damn right it won't work." Shalimar said venomously as she struggled harder against the restraints. "You may have found some way to stop my powers Ashlock, but I can still kick your ass."
I smiled and sighed at her comment. "You know Shalimar. You will join us if you wish to or not." I shook my head at her as if she were a child. "Why make it hard on yourself?" She was beautiful and spirited. She would be mine.
"I've said it twice and I'll say it again." She seethed. "In your dreams." I only laughed at the statement. She would either fear it or want it in some tiny way and then Will would use his abilities to bend her to our way of thinking.
Speaking of the young man. He appeared beside me. "Do you want me to change her mind?" he grinned.
"No not yet. It is far too entertaining to see her struggle. We will wait until it is necessary." I told him. I couldn't wait to see her betray her friends. Then I would have Will let her think for herself. Just for a short time to see what she had done. Then I would have him make her mine again.
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Brennan: that night
It was hard to be at sanctuary. Every minute I just wanted to put my fist through the wall. Then again, when I left the anger was still there. I was pissed at Adam for trusting Robin so blindly and I was pissed at myself for letting Gabriel get his hands on Shalimar again. Hell. I was even pissed at Jesse and Emma, and they hadn't done anything.
I think it was pretty clear to the others, the reason for my frustration. I didn't want to admit it but I was being so transparent I might as well have written "Hey everybody look at me I'm in love with Shalimar!" on my forehead in permanent marker.
After leaving sanctuary I headed to a safe house. I just needed to get away, be alone with my thoughts. When I got to the safe house, I slumped down in a chair.
This was the same place we had been at when Ashlock took Shalimar the first time. Who knew what they were doing to her now? Why had I let Will use his powers on me in the first place. I could have prevented all of this and saved her if I just hadn't let him convince me that my powers didn't work.
I knew that I had to stop beating myself up, but I didn't want to blame anyone else. I started training again, push ups and sit ups lots of them. I was so tired but I didn't want to sleep. I decided that Adam and the others weren't working fast enough. I could find her on my own.
I sat down by the computer and typed away trying everything to get a clue as to the whereabouts of the strand. I wasn't the great and powerful hacker like Adam or Jesse but I had my sources.
I had been working for a couple hours when something popped up on the screen. Incoming audio message. After a few seconds I heard her voice.
"Brennan. I know that your at a safe house so I'm sending this to all of the safe houses not in use. You're probably thinking where are you? Are you ok? How did I know you are at a safe house? I'll tell you. I'm ok for now, Gabriel wants me to help him find sanctuary. I'm going to go along with it for now but I'll give him some place in the middle of nowhere. I knew you'd be at a safe house because you'll be pissed and you don't want to hurt anyone.
You have to be alone. Train a little and relax. I know you Brennan. Right now I'm headed to the safe house on the east subway pass. I'll pretend to hack the computer for the security codes. I'm sure Adam will have changed them. So don't worry about me. I'll be fine. Love you." She sounded rushed. That was Shalimar take the deadly mission all on your own.
It took me a second to realise it but… she was headed to the safe house I was in.
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TBCok guys this one I thought it was going to take forever. By the time I was done Emma's and Jesse's parts I already had a lot so I just made the other parts shorter. I don't know about you guys but I'm excited about Chapter 7 I mean there's only like a day and a couple hours before chapter 1.
Also thanks again for being so patient. I'm trying my best but sometimes you can't rush stuff like this.
