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Thanks for the reviews I appreciate them. Big reveal here, and the next chapter is the last chapter. Can't believe I'm almost finished with DW. I am both happy and sad, but mostly nervous, cause I'm afraid of how you all will take the ending.

Sorry for the late(I mean late, like 2 am in the morning,late!)There was a last minute edit. Gelf, I realized after your review that I overlooked the anger Lulu would feel. It was an oversight on my part, and I hope this chapter makes up for it. One chapter after this, so technically you guys will be getting two chapters today.

Josh: Thanks for the latenight conversations(morning for me,lol). And thanks for the pep talk on the boy situation. And keep up the prayers,lol.

Mari: Sorry about the Capri Sun!

Chapter 38: Revenge

"Alright, what about Ashley?" asked Gerald.

Josh took a deep breath before telling Gerald her news, "I know you think he's some normal guy, but he isn't. I know you healed Brennan and Mari, but did you know your roommate was behind their kidnapping."

"What?"

"You get you info after you get here."

"Where?"

"Tony's Deli, 5th and Marine Street."

"I know where it is, when?"

"1 hour, I'll be in the white van in front. Ask me for directions to the park, then get in."

"Alright, be there in 1 hour."

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"Excuse Miss, could you tell me where the park is?" asked Gerald.

"Get in."

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"Where's Josh?" asked Lexa. "She said she had to go out, and then disappeared."

"I'm here," said Josh. "And I hope you all are ready for this."

Max, Lexa, and Shal looked up to see Gerald walk in behind Josh.

"Gerald," said Max.

"Why did you bring him here?" said Shal.

"Cause we need him to beat the people behind kidnapping Brennan and Mari," said Josh.

"The Dominion."

"No, well they helped, but they were tricked into helping."

"How?"

"One of their own was working their own agenda."

"Who?"

"Barnett."

"But why?"

"Cause he was under the control of his son, Ashley."

"Ashley, like in my roommate?"

"Yeah."

"But how did Ashley control his father?"

"His adoptive father," corrected Josh, "Ashley used his Psionic powers."

"I didn't even know he was a mutant," said Gerald.

"Did you know he was Gabriel Ashlocke's son?"

"What?" asked Shal. She had spent years being afraid of Ashlocke, and being terrorized by him. When he died, she thought she was free of him. "He has a son? How? He spent years in a coma…."

"I know how," said Adam as he walked into the room, followed by Mike and Emma.

Mike and Emma both looked at each other, as Josh and the others turned to look at Adam.

"How do you know?" asked Lexa.

"Cause I knew he had kids out there. His girlfriend, Cassandra was pregnant went Gabriel was put in that pod."

"You knew!" yelled Shal. "You have nothing but lie to us, since the beginning!"

"Shal, hold up! I lied, to protect you, not to hurt you. I love you all, you have to know that."

"Did you say kids?" asked Mike.

"What?"

"You said you knew Gabe had kids."

Adam looked away from his son, "I'm sorry you had to find out like this Mike."

"Just tell me dad."

"Cassandra had twins, Ashley and Gabriella."

"What happened to them?" asked Mike.

"They were raised by Cassandra, I made sure she had everything she needed. Ashley and Gabriella went to college in 1995, they disappeared 2 months into their 2nd semester."

"What happened to Cassandra? And why didn't know my brother had a girlfriend?"

"Gabe never wanted you to know, so I kept the secret. Cassandra lives in the same house where you grew up. This was before he killed your parents, something changed in him from the time he was with Cassandra and the time he killed your parents."

"You mean he was human?" asked Shal.

"Yeah, he was, furthermore, he was like you Shalimar. Until Eckhart got his hands on him anyway, of course I had no idea what Eckhart was doing until it was too late. Gabriel was changed by Eckhart, and before Gabriel died, I found a way to reverse the damage Mason had done."

"So you can change Ashley and Gabriella?"

"Yes, I can. They should have the same DNA defect as their father."

"So we have to find Gabriella."

"Actually we don't," said Josh. "She is here at Haven, she's the traitor. You know her as Gage."

"Gage?" asked Emma. "But her boyfriend Zane almost died. Twice!"

"Zane was a collateral damage I guess, or she didn't do it. She could have tampered with his IV, and Zack would have never thought twice about it."

"We have to help them Adam," said Shal, earning her stares from everyone.

"Excuse me?" asked Emma. "What do you mean help them?"

"Ashley and Gabriella are working out of revenge for what happened to their dad. In addition, their DNA was affected by what Mason did to Ashlocke. Adam has the cure, we have to get it to them."

"But how?" asked Gerald.

"Well this seems lame, but we could put the cure into a tranquilizer. And shoot them with the dart gun," said Mike

"And while their healing, we go rescue Brennan and Mari," said Lexa.

"You know where they are?" asked Shal.

"Yeah, they at Sanctuary, long story, trust me."

"We are going after the Dominion right?"

"Yeah, we are Shal. We need to get Ashlocke's kids on our side first."

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"Ashley! You home?"

"In the kitchen Greg. Cooking, I mean burning dinner."

Gerald walked into the kitchen to find his roommate cooking dinner. Ashley's back was turned to him, so he raised the dart gun and fired the dart into Ashley's neck.

Ashley screamed, and then fell to the floor unconscious. Gerald walked over to him and checked his pulse. Finding one, he walked out of the kitchen and into the living room. He opened his apartment door to find Max standing there.

"He's out cold, let's get him back to Haven."

"Cool, and if anyone ask us, we just tell them our friend here had too many to drink."

"They should believe that."

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"Gage!" yelled Josh.

"Hey, I was about to go to the hospital. Zane woke up!"

"Great. I'll drive you if you like."

"Why? So you can check out my boyfriend again?"

"No."

"Come on, I noticed how you talk about him."

"I'm not into him," said Josh. Before she saw it coming, Gage turned around and slapped her across the face.

Anger welled up in Josh. Anger so deep, that she didn't know how to stop it. She reached back her arm and punched Gage in the face. Gage went sprawling to the floor.

"Gage, are you ok? I'm sorry!"

"No you're not!"

"Your right, I'm not. I'm tired of being accused of having feelings for someone, which I don't. I like Zane as a friend, nothing more!"

"Whatever."

Gage turned her back to Josh, and from behind Josh the dart gun was fired. Josh ducked in time. She looked up to see Nick standing there, "You almost hit me!"

There was a look of shock on Nick's face, "I.."

"Are you ok?"

"Huh? Oh yeah, I'm fine. Is she alright?"

"Yeah, the dart gun was set with the cure remember?"

"Oh yeah. Sorry, I never fired a weapon before," he smiled innocently.

"It's ok," she smiled. She said into her com-ring, "Shal, Gage is down."

"On my way."

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"Will they be ok?" asked Mike. He was staring at his newly found niece and nephew. They were lying side by side in the lab.

"They will be now," said Adam. "They're DNA checks out. They don't have the defect Gabriel had anymore."

"But they still want revenge," said Lexa as she entered the room.

"Then let's give it to them.

"First things first," said Adam. "Lexa, take Shal, Zack, Josh and Max. Go get Brennan and Mari, bring them home. And when you get home, go get Rosalie and Dax."

"Right."

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"Brennan, do you hear something?"

"Yeah, I think I do."

"What is it?"

"I don't know, some kind of thumping noise."

"Sounds like.. someone's coming!"

"Well, get ready to kick you way out of here. Without that governor, you can defend yourself."

"I'm ready."

"BRENNAN!"

"Is that? SHAL!"

"WE'RE HERE!" yelled Mari.

Brennan was shocked to see his bedroom door open and see Shalimar walk in, "Is that really you?"

"Brennan, thank God," said Shal as she hugged Brennan. "Are you two alright?"

"Yeah, we are now," said Mari.

"Let's go home then, you guys need a shower."

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"And explain to me again why I would want to help you?" asked Ashley.

"Cause the Dominion funded Mason's research, and they allowed him to hurt your father," said Lexa.

"But dad blames Adam!" said Ashley.

"Not as much as I blame myself," said Adam as he came into the room. "It was my research, and I believed I was doing the right thing. Only after the fact, did I find out what Mason was doing. I created Mutants by accident; he did it for other reasons. I found the cure in time to help your dad, but was unable to. You two on the other hand have been cured."

"Adam," said Lexa.

"Yeah?"

"Ashley, said his dad blames you, not blamed, he said it in present tense. Ashley, is your father alive?"

"Yeah, but he's weak."

"Let me know where he is, I can cure him," said Adam. "Please, let me make this right."

"If you help our dad, we'll help you with the Dominion," said Gabriella.

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Adam walked into what appeared to be an abandoned hospital. Mike and Max were following him closely. Max flashed his Feral eyes, "This way, I smell someone."

They followed him. After a short walk, they came to a bedroom. There was a hospital bed in the middle room with an IV drip going into Gabriel Ashlocke's arm. He opened his eyes, and he was surprised to see Adam.

"Gabriel, I'm here to help. Ashley and Gabriella are fine, and you will be too."

"Gabe, it's me Mike."

Gabriel reached for Mike in anger; "I'll kill you!"

"Mike, stand back!" yelled Adam.

"Adam, he's my brother!"

"And I'm going to help him, but he's angry with you for betraying him. You helped trick him into the pod remember?"

"Like I could forget that! Gabe, listen to me. I'm sorry for what I did. You were falling apart, you killed our parents, and I was afraid of you. I didn't know what else to do."

Adam took out a syringe, and stuck Ashlocke in the arm. He watched Gabriel fall asleep. "Let's get him back to Haven. Mike, call Emma, and tell her we're on our way back with Gabe. Tell her, to tell Lexa."

"Why Lexa?"

"Cause once Ashley and Gabriella know their dad is safe, they're going to help Lexa destroy the Dominion."

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"Ashley, Gabriella, your dad is on his way back here," said Lexa. "Now, you hold up your end of this deal."

"No problem," said Gabriella. She nodded to Ashley, and he said, "I need my cell phone."

"Why?"

"I had to trust you with our dad, now you have to trust me."

"Trust is something I don't do."

"Learn."

"Alright, here's your cell phone."

Ashley flipped his cell phone open, and after punching a few keys, put the phone to his ear. "Hey, it's me. Setup a meeting for me. Dominion headquarters in 2 hours. Thanks, see you there."

"Who was that?"

"Barnett."

"So, now what?"

"You'll see," said Gabriella with a smile. Lexa had never seen Gage smile, until now.

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Lexa, Shalimar, Brennan, Mari, Jesse, Melodie, Josh, Zack, Max, Mike, Emma and Adam all piled into the situation room. Gabriella had some building up on the big screen. Max heard footsteps behind him and turned to see Dax and Rosalie walk in. Max hugged his little brother; "Don't you ever scare me like that again!"

"Hey, now we're even," smiled Dax.

"Hey Rosalie, welcome back."

"Thanks."

"Hey bro, can you help me move my stuff later?"

"Where you going?"

"Moving into my girlfriend's room."

"Your what?"

"Max, don't be so dense," laughed Shalimar. "Everyone can tell Rosalie and Dax are an item."

"Wait, is 'that' what I smell?"

Everyone erupted in laughter, except Max. "Eww!"

"OK, not to break the moment here," said Lulu, as she cleared her throat. She entered the room, followed by Zane. Gabriella jumped and ran to him.

Lulu turns to see Gerald sitting behind the computer next to Gage, "You!"

"Oh no," said Gerald. He winced as he saw the scar that was still very visible on Lulu face.

"What are doing here?" asked Lulu as she turned to see Shal and the others just calmly standing there, "What's going on here? He's the guy who stole the Helix!"

"That was you?" asked Shal. "I thought you said you didn't know about Ashley's involvement in Brennan and Mari's kidnapping."

"I didn't know anything about it. I was called by the Dominion, who know me as a healer only, to come deliver something for them."

"That was actually what Barnett told you," said Ashley. "Sorry Gerald, but I knew you weren't Greg all along. I got Barnett to call you."

"So I would get the blame and not you," said Gerald.

"Yeah, sorry."

"Well I lied to you too, so we're even."

"Alright shut up!" screamed Lulu. "Someone tell me what's going on!"

"Honey, calm done," said Shalimar, "Ashley and Gag..Gabriella were behind the kidnapping of Brennan and Mari."

"That means.. Gage killed Shelly?" said Lulu, as tears formed in her eyes. She angrily wiped them away, she turned to look at Gage, "You killed my best friend!"

"Lulu, please, I can explain," said Gabriella.

Lulu crossed the room and with very little warning, slapped Gabriella across the face. Ashley crossed the room in mere minutes to stand by his sister. He reached for his sister, and pulled her close to him. "Lulu, right? I'm Ashley, Gabby's twin brother."

"So what? My fight isn't with you, it's with her!" With all of her strength Lulu, rushed at Gage pushing her to the floor.

Lulu started clawing at her face and begin choking Gage.

Lulu started banging Gage's head against the floor in the situation room. She was vaguely aware of someone trying to pull her off Gage, but with everything in her she fought back. She could sense the life leaving Gage, she felt the heart slowing down, the breathe stopping. She watched as Gage's eyes rolled back in her head, all of a sudden she was hit hard in her back and she screamed in pain. Someone picked up and threw her across the room.

Lulu hit the wall with a loud thump, and she hit the floor. She moaned in pain, as she rolled over on her back. Max ran to her to help her, "Lulu, are you alright?"

"Just peachy."

"Who threw me?"

"I did."

Lulu looked to see who said it, and was shocked to see Shal standing there. Her eyes were still in feral mode, as Max helped Lulu to her feet. "Shal?"

"You never touch her again! Do you understand me?"

Everyone glanced at each other, then Jesse stepped toward Shal. "Shal, calm down, ok?"

"Not until Lulu calms down!"

Melodie stepped forward, and took Jesse's hand, "Jesse, let her do this. You know how Shal is when she is protecting someone."

"Yeah I do."

Melodie steps toward Shal, "Lulu is going to back off, ok? Shal, tell me why your protecting Gabriella?"

Jesse marveled at how Melodie was trying to calm Shal down. It was working.

Lulu held up her hands, "Ok, Shal, you win! I won't try to attack her again, but I'm with Mel on this one. Tell me why your protecting her. She attacked Jesse and killed Shelly."

"Because, you need to know why she did what she did. Her father is Gabriel Ashlocke, and he was dying."

"Gabriel Ashlocke is alive, I've never met him. But there isn't a mutant alive who doesn't know who he is."

"He's alive and in our lab recovering. Gabriella here, was avenging a wrong that had been done to her father. In her shoes, we would have all done the same. My father isn't perfect, but to save his life, yeah I'd kill."

"I would too," said Jesse. "Everyone knows I hate my dad, but if I had a choice, yeah I think I would kill to save him."

"Lulu," said Gabriella, who was leaning on her brother for support, "I am so sorry about Shelly. I loved her very much, I love all of you. I was a real member of Mutant X. Jesse I am so sorry I attacked you, but I did not kill Shelly."

Her admission left everyone stunned, everyone but Shalimar. Jesse noticed Shalimar wasn't shocked, "Shal, do you know something we don't."

"Yeah, I put it all together in the last few hours. Gage was with me when Jesse called to tell me he knew where Brennan and Mari were. I had to get dressed, but when I came out of my bathroom, she was gone. I figured she left to go see what Jesse had found. Well obviously I was right."

"Then she killed Shelly!" yelled Lulu. "She's lying!"

"No she's not," said Melodie. Everyone turned to look at her, including Jesse. "I'm sorry, I wanted to say something sooner. When I saw what I did, I didn't realize what I was seeing. After we found Jesse hurt and Shelly dead, I went to Jesse's room to cry."

"You did?" asked Jesse.

"Yeah, later Jesse," smiled Melodie. "I saw Dasi taking a shower. I waited for her, cause I didn't want her finding out about Jesse from anybody else."

"Dasi wasn't here during my attack honey," said Jesse.

"That's what she said to you, dummy!"

"No time for a lover's spat," said Lexa. "Tell us what you saw."

"I saw her come out of the shower, and picked up her dirty clothes from the floor. The shirt and pants both had blood on them. Not a lot, but.."she paused. "Dasi saw me sitting there in the chair, and jumped, and when she did, she drop a knife."

"Why didn't you say something?" asked Lulu.

"Cause the very next day, she told me she took the knife to spare your feelings Lulu. I didn't really believe her, but I had no proof. Then she started tormenting me and everything."

"So Dasi was the killer."

"But how is she connected to Ashlocke?" asked Emma, as she turned to look at Josh. "You said the killer and traitor were connected to Ashlocke."

"My premonitions are not always exact."

"Actually they might be," said Gabriel Ashlocke. "Dasimah Imah right?"

"Yeah."

"Adam, you going to tell them or should I?"

"Dasimah was a member to more than 2 Mutant X's," said Adam. "Dasimah was trained to use her powers, by Gabriel."

Everyone was stunned by the news, Brennan and Shal both looked like they wanted to hurt Adam for lying again. But Lexa quickly changed the subject.

"What's that building you have on screen?"asked Lexa, looking at the screen that Gabriella had put up earlier.

"The Dominion Headquarters."

"Alright, let's go."

"Not so fast, sit!" said Ashley. "I called for a meeting, well actually Barnett did. In the last hour, every Dominion member has filed into that building."

"And?" asked Max.

"In 2 minutes, that building will blow up," said Ashley. "Before I go any farther, I need to explain. I rigged that warehouse explosion. I've studied you people for almost year. I knew you 4 would be fine. The point was to get Brennan."

"We thought Mari was the target," said Shalimar.

"I didn't even know who she was, but I told dad we had her, and he told me she could probably cure him. I called Barnett to see how she was, only to find that he had turned her governor against her. I freaked. I'm sorry for everything I did, but I was so angry."

From behind him, they saw the building detonate. In less the 15 seconds the building was gone. Lexa was the first to break the silence, "So, it's over?"

"Yeah, the Dominion is no longer a threat, and neither are me and Gabby."

"Good to know, now what do we do?" asked Mike.

"Restructure Mutant X. We have two Sanctuaries now. We can divide the team between the two. Be more effective, but things should be more calm now, at least for awhile," said Adam.

"Alright, how do we divide the teams?" asked Lulu.

"Haven gets Jesse, Melodie and Alex of course, Shalimar, Dax and Rosalie

Sanctuary gets Lulu, Josh, Zack, Brennan and Mari. Also Lexa and Max."

"And what about us?" asked Mike, indicating him and Emma.

"You two, will be here in Haven. Along with Gabby, Ashley and Zane."

"What about me?" asked Gabriel Ashlocke.

"You'll be here with us."

"Can you call Cassandra for me?" asked Ashlocke. Everyone was shocked at how nice he was.

Adam broke the silence, "Of course I will, she'll be happy to see you. I think I should let everyone know, the defect in Gabriel was controlling his rage. No defect, no rage."

"This will take time to get used to," said Shal. "But I'm willing to give him a chance."

"Thank you Shalimar," said Ashlocke. "I won't betray your trust."

"Adam, why are you breaking up the team?" asked Jesse.

"I'm not, we will be a team. However, with two hideouts, we can be more effective. Where is Chris and Nick?"

"I don't know, I'll go look for them," said Josh.

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Josh rounded the corner heading from the situation room, and headed toward Chris' room. She was hit with images of Emma, and her falling to the ground dead. She swerved in her visions to see the face of the killer.

"EMMA! WATCH OUT!" she screamed, as she ran back into the situation room. She heard a shot as it rang out. Everyone was in a panic, and they realized someone was shooting.

Brennan drawled back his hand and sent telsa coils at the shooter, and the shooter hit the ground. Everyone looked around to make sure everyone else was all right.

"Oh no Emma," exclaimed Lexa. Everyone turned to see Emma on the floor unconscious with blood all around her. Mike was at her side, checking her pulse; "She's alive."

"It's not her blood," said Shal. "It's his."

Everyone looked to see what Shal was looking at. Chris was lying at Emma's feet, dead.

Josh turned her attention to the shooter, and was shocked to find that it was Nick. It all made sense her now. "Ashley, what's you middle name?"

"Nicholas, why?"

"Nothing, just curious."

OK, one more chapter after this, and I'm done. I think this was my best chapter, but you guys might have other ideas, lol.

Hopefully you guys realize Nick was Ashley in the future. Hopefully I told that piece well enough.

See you tomorrow.