Disclaimer: The usual, I do not now nor have I ever owned any characters from Mutant X, or Roswell.
They belong to their respective owners and companies. So there.
I do however own the characters known as Cody Madison, Mr. Charles Madison, and Lillian Madison. Myna Mora, David Jennets. And whoever else you don't recognize thank you.
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"I'm sorry but what would you have me do, stun her and drag her back to the helix? Somehow that wouldn't rank us high on her trusting list." Brennan said as the small group walked in to sanctuary. They had spent the bulk of an hour trying to convince this girl, Cody, that she would be safe with them. They could help her get her powers under control. Her direct response was that they were better off without her; she refused their help but had kindly thanked them. In the end Brennan had given her a number to call them, just incase. "Shal how's your arm?" Emma asked the young blond woman.
"It's fine nothing damaged, just… me and that much heat…" she held back a shudder; she wasn't going to admit that this new mutants power had scared her. Fire and Shalimar did not mix well, it was a wonder that she hadn't fainted on the spot when she felt the heat pass over her body. They were greeted by the sound of light almost hypnotic breathing. There sleeping in front of the computer, like a child with his blond hair splashed over his eyes was Jesse Kilmartin. Shalimar shook her head; their missing partner had been missing for a reason. "Poor kid."
"Shalimar, Jesse hasn't been a kid for a long time." Emma said smiling at the scene. "I know that…he just…I don't know." two strong hands came down on her shoulders. "We're all worried about him." Brennan said with a wry smile as he and the girls looked in on the sleeping molecular.
For the past couple of weeks Jesse had been suffering a great deal of insomnia. The young mans nightmares had 'caused him to wake up screaming in the middle of night. Each member of the team had taken turns watching over the young man while he slept. No one not even Emma had been able to get through far enough to figure out the problem beneath the nightmares. Sleeping aids had not helped either; they seemed to have only worsened the problem. It had gotten so bad that he had refused to sleep. As a direct result he had been falling asleep on the job literally. So Adam had requested that Jesse stay behind on missions, thus preventing harm to him and the team and or the new mutants they would retrieve… another story in itself.
"Should we wake him up?" Emma said seeing as Shalimar was already behind the sleeping young man.
"No, let him sleep."
"We should let Adam know what's up."
"Yeah come on Shal, let's leave the baby alone." Brennan said pulling the blond away from the chair.
~*~*~*~
SOMEWHERE IN THE LABS OF GENOME X…
The man in the white lab coat paced silently back and forth. His shock white hair matches his pale complexion. Cold hard eyes behind dark glasses, for the moment his expression is unreadable, though the sight is one bad ugly dude no one will say so. There are three men standing in front of him, all dressed in dark blue suits. Correction two males and a female. They are standing in attention awaiting his command.
"Let me get this straight, you send in two rookies abandoned them… and failed to retrieve the kid?"
Neither agent had replied for fear that their boss would put them back in the claustrophobic stasis pods.
"I rarely do this, but seeing as you three are the most experience I've got here. You are to bring back that dam fire starter alive is this clear? Do not dare come back empty handed, is that understood." he didn't wait for their response, he just left the room. A minute later he returned with some sort of metallic weapon in hand and fried the third agent until there remained nothing but ashes. "That, is what will happen to you shall you fail to retrieve my mutant!" the man left the room once more.
Agent Mora, and Jennets turn to one another giving a slight nod as they geared up. "She won't escape this time." Agent Mora said.
~*~*~*~
Cody Madison reached the Brookner Ave Motel by mid evening completely exhausted. The fight had taken a lot out of her; it hadn't been the first time she had to fight against the GSA people. No that is not what had taken the energy from her. The fight I am referring to is the one against her own body, granted she had an extreme amount of power but controlling it, is still something beyond her own comprehension. She had paid for her room, and climbed up the steps.
The room itself had black and white walls, as were the color of the sheets. The carpet was a navy blue tint to it, and was fading. There was a medium size bed, and two desks. One was wedged under the window, and another holding up a small television. A phone by the bed that she turned off immediately. Going into the bath room she let the tub water run filling it up a bit, and soaked a rag in it, before walking back out into her room. She stripped down to her bikini shorts and sports bra. Than began to clean the small wound where the bullet had grazed her. From her bag she pulled out a notebook and leafed through the pages until she came across a particular one, she had been 3 years old; her hair had been shorter and lighter. She wore overalls, and a t-shirt. Besides her stood a little boy no more than 8, dark hair and unmistakable brown eyes. It had been taken at a clinic she had been sick at the time. "Brennan Mulwray, what a small world."
Picking up the phone she dialed the number that had been drilled into her head since she was 10 years old… it rang twice before picking up on the other end. "Hey it's me…" sighs leaning back on the bed. "Yeah I made it fine, a couple of bruises… no it's ok… really I'm fine… yeah I did… listen I'm about to crash for the night so… yes I will be fine don't worry… ok… I will… I miss you too… bye." she hung up the phone feeling unsettled.
Cody made sure the locks were shut, and turned the lights out. She walked into the bathroom turning the water off. Than slipped into the water as slow as possible, it came just below her shoulders. Her tanned body ached in places she never thought possible. It had been one hell of a day the GSA people had caught on to her way too early. She hadn't even been there that long. Lifting a hand she waved it at the switch, and the bathroom grew dim. Her mind drifted off into the place where she felt the safest…
~*~*~*~
Opening my eyes I found myself standing in an open space, surrounded by soft clouds. A smile breaks out on my face as I look around for him. The clouds part and there he is standing at 5'11, short dark hair in waves. Bright blue eyes. I shake my head, and my smile is downsized to a smirk. "Gramps… it really creeps me out to see the 25 year old version of you." he laughs at my comment, I'm not kidding about the creep feeling. "Ah you think this is weird, you should see your Grandma Lorena, she is so hot…"
"Gramps stop!"
"Alright, alright…"
I walk over towards him and we share an embrace. "So where are we going this time?" I ask. Gramps and I had walked through the patches of soft white clouds until we reached a tinted area. I received the worst feeling from this area ever, it only got darker as we went deeper. As did this nauseating feeling. My feet stopped as we came to a navy blue area. "I can't…"
"Yes you can, this is something you must see. Come on now, you're use to this." he stops and looks at me with the sincerest expression I've seen (so far). "This is really important Doc." Great guilt me into going by using the one nick name he gave me as a baby. Gramps leads me further into the dark clouds, there is a fine crack in one of them, it begins to bleed, and my eyes go wide, I swear if my heart could it would be visibly pounding in my rib cage. Gramps parts the clouds and hear the loudest thunder clap; my ears are ringing as we stand there. I look at Gramps and he is just staring right back at me. "Forget it I am not going in there. Get someone else to go!" I try and turn around but he hold me by my arm. Who knew Gramps had such a grip. "Dakota Lillian Madison."
Ooh I cringe at the sound of my full name. "I am surprised at you."
"Don't ok that may have worked when I was a kid, but I'm an adult now…"
"All I ask is that you watch."
"Watch? That is a nightmare you realize that." I indicated the bleeding clouds.
"Go on now…" he does everything but shoves me into the thunderclouds. I've been hunted down by the worlds worst without batting an eyelash, and this is what I'm afraid of? Thunder isn't so bad right? Oi.
As slow as humanly possible I walk inside, the area is changing.
I've been here before the room that is; it's huge child's room. The walls are painted blue with a teddy bear print. Toys have been put away, there is a video game systems, a huge television, VCR; everything is in its place neatly. Teddy bears sitting on the shelves. Micro machines in cases by the bed. I glance at the giant watch on the wall. 9pm. A little boy brushes by my side and jumps upon the bed. "Right on time." he couldn't have been any more 8 years old. He had a head full of blond hair and the bluest eyes. Only this time kid looked scared to death, tear streaked face. God I hate this part…
A massive form comes into the room, full of rage. If it was possible his eyes flared with… fire? It's dark and hairy. Fangs are bared dripping with some sort of yellow substance. "Hey…" I began to yell, as the thing lunges for the child. I forget that they can't see me. The monster chases the child around the room screaming obscenities at him. "Jesse get back here right now!" its voice is deep and thick. Oh my god, I watched as the kid went right through the wall.
It's at that moment I realize there is another person with me. A young man with dark blond hair, he stands at least 5'11. Dressed in black jeans and a gray sweatshirt. Matching the mood of the dream I suppose.
The dim room hides his expression, but I knew his blue eyes would be a cold stormy gray. I had seen him before, in other dreams or in this case nightmare. His would be the worst, and even though I know they weren't real they would still scare me shitless. I was the only one who could see him; too bad he couldn't see me. I fallow the young man into the hall. It's changing we're outside now; the little boy is now about 12 years old. Dressed in jeans and a long sleeve black shirt. Surrounded by other preteens who were taunting him.
"Oh you have got to be kidding." this seemed so familiar to me. The scene split in two right down the middle, like a television. To the left was a girl with dark brown hair pulled into a thick braid. Jeans torn as well as the cotton shirt. Surrounded by preteen boys as well. "Ew look at the freak."
On the right side another voice taunts the boy. "Hey freak why don't you disappear off the planet?"
On the left side the boys leer at the girl. "Come on freak show us what you can do."
On the right side the teens shove the blond boy.
On the left side the boys close in on the girl.
I don't believe this shit, how did this guy know about this? I had never told anybody about this. Not even Gramps. I watched both side of the fighting. Both the boy and the girl are trying hard to defend themselves. The girl takes a swing and there is a visible blast from her hand sending her attacker back.
The boys attackers went right through him. And that is when I noticed the guy was staring past the fights and… "Oh no…" right at me. Our eyes lock onto to one another, and I can't move at all.
~*~*~*~
SANCTUARY…
Brennan, Shalimar and Emma walked into the main room only to find it empty. "Adam?"
"Stepped out a few minutes ago." Shalimar said holding up a note.
"Looks like we got more info on our pyro." Brennan indicated towards the screen.
"Say's here she's also a Telekinetic..." Emma read skimming down the screen.
"What how is that possible…shouldn't that have been on her file?"
"She's always been Telekinetic…" a sleepy voice comes from the entrance.
"Well the baby's up." Brennan said glancing up from the screen. Shalimar turns towards the younger mutant. "How're you feeling?"
"Better than before."
"You were saying she's always been a Telekinetic how'd you know?" Emma asked.
Jesse sat in front of the screen. "Took me forever to find these things, there was a sealed file in a department for a program called Y.M.R.C. Young Mutant Rehabilitation Center, located in southern Florida. Shut down a few years back, people thought it was a place to send their kids so they could learn how to cope with their abilities. Turns out it was just another facility droning out mini soldiers. GSA just discovered her when she was 7. Wanted her for her thermal abilities, they had no idea about her telekinetic powers though."
"How did you get this?" Brennan asked eyeing the younger man.
"Not the legal way. These people for some reason have been watching her since the day she was born.
No idea why though. She was treated in a clinic in Minnesota at age 3. They lost track of her after age 9.
Her and the family just disappeared."
"Is this the only picture on file."
"Yeah. Cody Madison age 8."
"Well she grew up." Brennan's comment got him a glare from Shalimar. Emma just smiled.
"At the time her abilities were limited." Jesse continued. Emma said. "This is 11 years, that doesn't explain how she was able to see those agents when we couldn't."
Jesse turned in his seat, facing the other three. "What do you mean?"
"There were two agents when we found her." Emma said. "But they were invisible or something like it. We couldn't see them, neither could Shal." she recalled the early events. "Until she threw a thermal blast." Shalimar interjected. "It was only after she threw that blast that I was able to see them."
"Part of them." Brennan said
"Well you guys saw part of them, I guess being a feral I got a good look. Wait a minute her eyes."
"What about them?" Jesse noticed the exchanged his team members gave each other.
"They were Silver." Emma said. "Very bright like."
"Silver?"
"Yes, that's probably how she saw them, and when she went behind the wall they were normal color!"
"Jess is there anything to indicate a growth in her abilities."
"Not on record, like I said they lost track of her after the age of 9."
A phone rang through out the room. Brennan walked out of the room to answer it.
"If today was any indication of her new abilities no wonder GSA wants her. We have to find her and fast."
Shalimar said. "Where would we even start?" Emma retorted. "I couldn't even get a read off of her."
"Trouble with your powers?" Jesse asked.
"No, it was like there was this shield around her, but it wasn't exactly coming from her."
"Brookner Ave Motel." Brennan said as he ran back into the room.
"What."
"Our good friend Matt just said that our girl checked in a while ago fitting Cody's description. And that there were agents have been seen crawling the place."
"Alright lets go." Jesse hoped off the seat walking towards the garage.
"Whoa there sleeping beauty, you aren't going any where." Brennan said.
"What are you talking about."
"You need all the sleep you can get." Emma said her arms around his shoulders.
"Guys I feel fine trust me."
"It's better if you stay here, and rest Jess."
"I'm feeling fine believe me, I can do this."
"Alright if you feel up to it." Brennan said as the three of them walked out of the room. Brennan turned back.
"Shal you coming?"
"You know what I think I should stay here in case Adam comes back. Fill him in, you guys can call if you need me right?"
Brennan walked back towards the blond mutant. "Are you sure you're alright?"
"Yeah I'm fine."
"You don't sound fine, this isn't like you."
"You better get going if you wanna catch her." she replied avoiding his well known dark gaze, the same gaze that made her insides stir crazy. "Bren you coming or not?" Jesse's voice rang out. "Better go."
"This isn't over by a long shot."
"Yeah." she watched him leave the main room, her arms crossed over her chest as she sat down in front of the screen.