Crush

Ella sat reading a book she had found on the floor called Science and Relativity. Brennan entered the room, and saw Ella sitting in his favourite chair. He smiled and walked over to her. He couldn't help thinking how cute she looked all curled up in his chair. She heard someone move and looked up to find Brennan standing a few feet away from her. She smiled at him, liking his smile and posture. She had a crush on Brennan!

"Hey Brennan," she said, before going back to her book, trying to sound uninterested.

"Hi Ella, what ya reading?" he asked, making polite conversation. She grunted something he was unable to hear, so he read the cover instead.

"Interested in science?" he asked.

"Yeah, my dad was a science professor at Cambridge University in England!" Ella said proudly. "My mum was an American woman called Sandy. She moved to England to study Physics at the same time and university as my dad, Edward, was studying Chemistry. They met in college, married and became broke. When mum became pregnant with me, they knew they had to make money somehow, so my dad became a professor. When they had enough money, they moved back here, and the rest, as they say, is history." She stopped talking and went back to her book. Brennan wondered why she referred to her mum as was. "So, where are your parents now?" He asked.

"Dead," Ella said, feeling hot tears come into her eyes at the mention of her parents. "We were in a car crash, only I survived. I was three at the time, and had just come into my powers…" She broke off. "My mum was a feral and my dad was a psionic." She added. "Sorry, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings, I just wondered…" Brennan said, feeling stupid, and wanting to hug her to comfort her. He sat down in a chair opposite Ella. Ella put down the book and looked at him in an are-you-going-to-ask-me-out-or-what face. Brennan laughed at her.

"How about boyfriends, do you have any?" He asked, trying to get round to the subject she obviously wanted to talk about.

"No, are you asking me out?" Ella questioned.

"How about Friday night?" Brennan asked.

"It's a date," Ella said, standing up and leaving the room, Brennan chuckled as he stood up and followed her out…

Joanna Watts stood in the high street, surrounded by GSA agents. She looked around; she was last seen down that alleyway by a drunken guy who was found unconscious the next morning … She thought to herself. Mutant X must have got her, damn! A GSA agent came up to her,

"Where could she be?" He asked her.

"Mutant X have got her, she could be anywhere. And we don't know where any of their underground hide-outs are!" Ms. Watts said, the anger evident in her voice. "We must find out where they are! Or Mister Eckhart will be most displeased. Well what are you waiting for?" she practically screamed, "get back to base and search all the files…"

"Jesse, Shalimar, Emma and Brennan, can you please come to the lab, immediately!" Adam said into his Com-link. Brennan and Jesse appeared in the lab, closely followed by Emma and Shalimar.

"I need you two to go pick up a New Mutant named Joanna Watts." Adam said, pointing at Brennan and Jesse. "She's a psionic with the ability to move things with her mind. You can find her outside the internet café on King's Street. Now get going!" Brennan and Jesse ran to the Double Helix and flew off. Now, Shalimar and Emma, can you two please tell Jesse and Brennan how to handle the operation over the Com-link. I've left instructions on the table. Could you do it please?" Adam asked the other two, while pointing at a pile of papers on the table.

"Okay," Shalimar said, and Emma nodded.

Adam went into the other room and scanned through the Mutantdatabase trying to find out more about her. When he finally found Joanna Watts, he was given a horrible shock. She's working for the GSA! I must warn Jesse and Brennan! He thought as he rushed into the lab, and grabbed the Com-link out Shalimar's hand. "Watch out you two, it's a trap!" He shouted, but he was too late, he heard Brennan shout as he was knocked out by a piece of floating lead pipe, then he heard Jesse get thrown against a wall, and then he heard no more…

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