Disclaimer: I don't own mutant x but I do own Lucien DeLauro.

Hey there guys. This course thing isn't working out too bad; I've actually had almost as much time to write as I normally would. This is another chapter that my muse told me to write in my lunch hour but this time I ate my lunch as I wrote. Please review as always, you guys write such great reviews. Big thanx to Pand, Nikko-chan, earth fairy 2006 and imjuzakyd.

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Lucien's New Beginning

The next morning Lucien was beginning to settle in with the rest of the group. They discovered that he and Brennan shared a similar sense of humour, they both laughed like hyenas when Lucien told them about the pranks he used to play on teachers at school. Brennan had been hoping to find someone to play pranks with him.

Adam had run all of his numerous scans and tests and had concluded that the young telepath was in almost perfect health. After undergoing the battery of tests he and Emma headed up to the kitchen so they could get something to eat while they talked.

"So how are mum and dad?" Emma wasn't all that concerned about her parents but it sounded like a good place to start.

"I don't know. I haven't seen them since I was 14" Emma could sense the wave of hate that he felt towards them and it made her wish that she'd gone back to find him when she'd been old enough.

"When did you find out you were a psyonic?" she was trying to change the subject

"I think I was maybe 4 or 5 when I started being able to hear what mum was thinking. It was kinda weird at first, having all these thoughts in my head that weren't mine. But eventually I got used to it and now its kinda cool sometimes"

Emma smiled; it was good that he was happy with his powers.

"What about you? When did you realise?" he wanted to know everything about his sister.

"I was about the same age as you. My powers are different from yours though. I'm a telempath" she laughed at the puzzled look on his face

"I can sense and influence the feelings of others. Trust me its not as cool as it sounds"

He saw the sadness pass over his sister's face and knew it was his turn to change the subject.

"How long have you been part of mutant x?"

"Almost 2 years. I was being chased by the GSA like you were and the guys saved my life" she was smiling again.

They talked for a while about everything that had happened in their lives, everything that was important to them and how likely it was that they were ever going to see their parents again. They went to find the others so Lucien could get to know them all better. Jesse was sitting on the dojo stairs laughing as he watched Brennan chase Shalimar around. The blonde feral had just dared to mess up Brennan's hair. When the elemental finally caught his girlfriend he picked her up and swung her over his shoulder.

"Brennan put me down" the feral was laughing so much she could hardly get the words out.

"What'll you do if I don't?" he asked his giggling girlfriend with a mischievous smile

"I'll make Em psy-blast you" she said through continued giggles

"You wouldn't do that to me would you Em?" he tried to put on his most angelic face.

"I will if you don't put Shal down" she said with a cheeky grin

"Ok ok" he effortlessly swung her back around so her feet were on the ground

"Thanks Em" she said as she immediately ruffled her boyfriend's hair again and another chase ensued. This time when he caught her he wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her while Jesse pretended to throw up. Lucien was laughing; he thought he was going to like it here.

"So Lucien, you settling in ok?" Jesse asked

"Yeah thanks. This is one cool place" it was definitely better than the places he'd been living for the past few years.

"Well Adam wanted me to ask what you wanted to do now. If you want to go into the underground then we can start working on your new id right now. Or you can stay here with us and become part of mutant x."

He looked at his sister. The underground would be a good place to start all over again, to have a new life but if he stayed here he'd be with his sister. There was no choice really.

"I'm staying"

"Yay!" Emma hugged him so hard he almost fell over.

"I was hoping you'd stay but I didn't want to influence your decision"

Adam had standing by the side of the stairs listening to the conversation. Only Shalimar had realised he was there. He had already had a com-ring made for Lucien, he'd had a feeling the young man wouldn't want to leave his sister.

Everyone except Shalimar jumped when he left his hiding place.

"Lucien I'm glad to hear that you want to join us in our fight. There's something you need to have before you can officially become a member of mutant x" he gave the young telepath a small box with a plane looking ring inside it. The ring didn't stay plane for long. As soon as he slipped it onto his finger a unique pattern flashed across it. Emma took her ring off and put it back on to show that they all did that.

"It's your com-ring. Each of our rings is keyed to our own DNA strand. That ring will only work for you. No one else will be able to use it."

"And you all have one of these?"

They all held their hands up to show him their rings.

He couldn't believe he'd finally found something he had been looking for his whole life, a family.