Brennan led River through the hallways of Sanctuary with Jesse following behind. She was amazed at what she saw. Like her eyes deceived her. Jesse couldn't help from noticing that River's eyes were a purple violet color. For some reason it had really creped him out. Brennan had already taking a protective older brother attitude with River, and Jesse had to admit that he was heading in the same direction.

When they finally got to the lab, Adam was there along with Shalimar and Emma. All three of them looked at her, and Emma's eyes almost immediately widened.

"Everyone this is River," Brennan introduced her. "River, this is Adam. Shalimar, and Emma."

"Hi," Shalimar said. "Is your name really River?"

"Yea."

"That's cool," Shalimar continued. "I like it."

"Daniel," Emma said tentatively. "How is that possible?"

River looked from Emma to Brennan and then back again, "You knew Daniel?"

"I grew up with him," Emma replied. "He disappeared when we were barely teenagers. No one ever saw him again."

River looked again at Brennan, silently asking him if she should tell her story to the rest of the people in the room. Brennan just shrugged his shoulders and waited for her to make her decision.

"Daniel's dead," River replied. "Trinity killed him. I'm sorry."

Emma looked towards the ground, tears already coming out of her eyes. Shalimar walked over to Emma and hugged her, so she would have someone to lean on.

Adam knew that Emma was hurting for her lost friend, but he needed to know how River was involved in an organization like Trinity. He would have to question her and he hoped that Brennan wouldn't do something stupid.

Adam looked from Brennan to River, "How did you get involved with a place like Trinity?"

River looked Adam square in the eye when she replied, "They butchered my parents and kidnapped me. Then they took me away and experimented on me. I escaped and ran and now they want me back."

Adam looked very deep in thought when Jesse asked, "Adam do you know anything about Trinity?"

Adam sighed, "More than I would like to. When I was younger, they forcefully tried to recruit me when I left Genomex and the GSA. I worked for them for about three months, then I got away and ran underground. They are so horrible, they would make Eckhart squirm."

"Who's Eckhart?" River asked, wondering about the stranger.

Emma replied, "He runs a place called the GSA, Genetic Security Agency. He's a very horrible man."

River nodded and looked back at Emma, "I have memories of you. From Daniel."

"How?" Emma asked.

"His conscience is trapped away in my mind," River replied. "Somewhere. Sometimes the memories, feelings, presonality traits slip past the barrier and they become mine."

"What is your mutant ability?" Adam asked.

River laughed and looked up at Adam, "Why don't I just show you." She turned to Brennan and continued, "May I?"

Brennan placed out his hand, palm up. River barely touched his palm with her finger, when Brennan felt a little zip at the point of contact.

"Brennan, you ok?" Shal asked. Brennan sat down and just nodded.

Adam was still staring at River, when she created a tesla coil between her two hands.

"Oh my God," Adam said. "All you did was barely touch him and you can take his powers?"

"No," River replied, getting rid of the electricity before she lost control. "I just borrowed a little piece. He still has his powers. When I make physical contact with a person, I absorbed a little piece of him. The longer the contact, the more I absorb. That's how Daniel died. Trinity forced the contact to remain, even after we both were unconscience."

"So you have Daniel's powers permanently?" Emma asked. River just nodded and looked away.

Michael stood his ground as he was been yelled at by the older man dressed in khaki slacks, a blue shirt and a doctor's coat, "How could you let one little girl escape?"

"There were others sir," Michael replied. "Two more mutants showed up and fought us. One was an elemental, the other a molecular."

"Interesting," the man said. "What kind was the elemental?"

Michael stared back, "Elecricity, if I had to take a guess."

"Find River, and this new elemental," the man ordered, sitting down behind his desk. "I want them both...alive."

River was watching from the balcony as Brennan scored a basket over Jesse. She felt very sad, watching the obvious brotherly affection that the two men had for one another. Even Shalimar and Emma were in on this affection. It was like one big happy family. It made her wish she had the same thing.

"Hi."

River jumped and swung around to see Shalimar coming up behind her.

"Jeez," River replied. "You scared the crap out of me. I didn't even hear you."

Shalimar shrugged, "I guess that comes with being a feral. They both love to play basketball." Indicating the two men. "They both love to play pranks too. You look really sad. Do you want to talk about it?"

"I was just thinking about how much all of you guys are like a big happy family," River replied. "I wish had that too. The only person I can ever remember caring about me was Daniel. That got him killed, so I try to make connections. I don't want to responsible for anyone elses death."

"You aren't responisble," Emma said, coming up on the other side of River. "They are. Trinity is responsible. They killed your parents and Daniel, not you."

"Emma's right River," Shal jumped in. "You can't be responsible for what they do. They are just trying to hurt you, to make you afraid. Don't let, or they win."

"I've spent so much time running," River replied. "I'm tried of running. I won't run anymore."

Just then a yell was heard. The three girls looked down to see Jesse and slid on the ground and collided with a chair.

"Jesse are you ok?" Emma shouted.

Brennan shouted back, "He's fine, but I think that we are done playing."

Brennan helped Jesse up and they walked over to the stairs as the three girls came down. At the same time, Adam was coming out of the lab to find River, when he saw the group.

"River," Adam said, and when she turned to look at him he continued. "I was looking for you. I think I found something you and Emma will really like."

They all followed Adam into the lab and saw some security plans on the wall.

"This is the security plans to Trinity," Adam said. "I was hacking into there system, when I came across some old files of Daniel's. The files were five days old. Apparently your friend, Daniel, is still alive. He's just in coma. If when can get him out, then I can help him."

Emma and River looked at one another, then back at Adam. They replied at the same time, "Please."

River looked towards Brennan, "I don't want you guys to get hurt. I should go alone."

Brennan and Jesse both vehemently disagreed with that statement and said they wouldn't let her go there alone. Soon both Emma and Shal voiced the same opinions as Brennan and Jesse.

Adam finally voiced in, ":River, we'll help you do this. You are not going in there alone. Because if I know my team, they will just follow you in anyways. I'd much rather them be with you."

River sighed and nodded, "I know that place like the back of my hind. I got in and out enough times before."

As River was explaining how, they group gathered around and started making there plans to attack Trinity.

At the same time, Michael was making his own plans. He wanted River back as much as the next guy, but acually doing it was something different. He was given this assignment because he knew River better than anyone. He had trained her for thirteen years. No one could think like the two of them did.

River may not want to admit it, but she loved the military war games that she and Michael used to play with Trinity.

Michael could also understand why she hated it here. He hated it too. Trinity had murdered her parents, kidnapped her, tortured her, experimented on her, and killed her best friend. Killing Daniel had been the final straw, she couldn't take it here anymore. She had no more ties, so she fled. If he didn't still have ties here, he would be gone as well. But Micheal had Jaime to think about. If Jaime were save, he would be gone so fast.

Just then two young men walked into the room, both of them were his assistants. One was tall and had brown hair. His name was Stevens. The other man was shorter with blondish hair. His name was Parker.

"I want you to find all the files we have on Project Storm. The boys name is Daniel. Our girl, River, is very attached to him," Michael said. "Stevens I want you to find the twenty best sharpshooters that we have, we are also going to need a lot of water, preferrably a building that has access. We are also going to need Joseph."

"Yes sir," they both replied at the same time. Then they left to do as they were instructed.

Micheal knew that was the only way he would be able to stop Mutant X. He looked down at the file in front of him. It contained all the information possible on the team of Mutant X and its creator, scientist Adam Kane. The only mutant that would interest Trinity was Brennan Mulwray. Orphaned ex-con turned hero. He was able to emit electricity from his own body. He would make the perfect assasin.

Oh God! What the hell have I become!