Control 31

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Chapter 31-Transforming

Brennan groaned through clenched teeth, before the haze encased his whole mind. The fire in his bones made a race track record right around his body, searing through every bone in him. He heard Adam try to take some action but Chris only had to hold Adam by his arm to keep him from getting too far.

He caught a short sight of Andy sitting down on the ground, arms and legs crossed, and eyes closed as he waited patiently. Brennan wished he could find some way to have some peace. Its felt like his skin was going to melt off and his bones shatter with the sudden surge of pressure. He could feel every living tissue in him separate and reconnect anew. This had brought on the sudden dislocation of some of his bones, forcing him to grab drastically for air into lungs being squeezed from inside. Instinct was to try and escape to his mind, but it was sheltered off fully and made to withstand the event as it took over. Every second of it was like going to hell. Sweat was running freely down his face and his body was wet like he'd been swimming. Every little noise he heard, the birds chattering to each other in the darkness, the stamping of small feet from far away as a rabbit fled a predator. All of it drove him one more step closer to the edge of sanity, and he couldn't escape.

His back was starting to arch further up, as he remained on his back, staring up wide eyes at the starry sky that stared back at him, silent and calm.

Fire turned to ice suddenly, leaving Brennan to convulse on the ground from shock.

Adam watched as a shadow was starting on to come onto Brennan, who withered on the floor like a man on fire. His eyes widened as Brennan suddenly let out a loud scream, and every thing went blank to Adam. Brennan was hidden mostly by the shadows cast off from trees, which caught the light of the moon, but he saw his shape. It was starting to shrink slowly, and deform. The faint noise of clothes ripping could be heard over the low grunts off Brennan that slowly transformed into growls.

When every thing was suddenly silent and still, his heart jumped in fear for Brennan. Adam didn't want to see the still form of what should have been, Brennan, lying on the ground panting loudly like an animal.

Andy got up from his seat, and crawled over to Brennan, giving him a small smirk. He edged a bit closer, sitting down again, trying to show he wasn't a threat. He saw the startled look on Adam's face, the man's mouth hanging open almost to his feet.

Gently, Andy ran his hand through black fur as he tried comfort the younger mutant, knowing that he was more than enough confused and could very well react the wrong way to his actions. Golden eyes turned to him as the moonlight caught them suddenly as it moved, leaving Andy to smile down at Brennan.

He continued to stroke his hand through the fur as Chris slowly brought Adam closer by his arm.

Adam looked like Chris was the only thing holding up as he was forced to come closer. Familiar brown eyes looked up at him now that the moonlight didn't ignite them to their amazing gold. He didn't want to look into those eyes and see Brennan. He gulped down the lump of fear in his throat, and joined the rest of the men on the ground.

"Adam..." Chris who was watching his facial reactions closely startled him. Sighing, he unclenched his fists that were glued to his legs, and banished fear when he looked once more at the figure on the floor that resembled a wolf. Wearily, he reached out to touch the wolf's face, hoping Brennan was under control of him self in some way. His fingertips brushed against the fur of the wolf's snout, and then ran up its head, resting on top. Still brown eyes looked up at him, making Adam suddenly sigh in relief that brought on a smile.

Adam felt a flash of fear as Andy started to pull his shirt over his head. His head turned to Chris in wanting an answer, and Chris shook his head, "Andy is going to help Brennan along tonight. Help him get used to the change. He may be apart of your team Adam, but we'll consider him a part of our pack too now. He may be a new mutant, but believe me Adam, the world is very lonely for werewolves".

Adam looked back at Brennan, before nodding, "Fine... so what now?"

Andy knelt on all fours, naked now he had dispatched of his clothes, and suddenly, their was a drastic change in his appearance. His skin darkened, and fur seemed to appear in a blink on an eye. His body started to deform, and within seconds, their was another black wolf in front of Adam and Chris.

Adam couldn't catch his chin as it dropped open, with caught a small laugh out of Chris, "Andy is very experienced. He was born a werewolf like me, and had gotten used to the transformations over the years. It doesn't start until we're about 16, and there are warning signs too. Over load of heat and near enough every other sense the human body had. Hearing... eyesight, smell, taste, touch, all enhanced. Speed is also enhanced, so I think Brennan might become a better runner".

Adam was astounded that Chris was turning it all into a small joke.

Slowly, Brennan rose up, stretching our all his legs, every muscle he could. His whole body was still buzzing, but now with energy and life. He wanted to sprint off into any direction, allowing the freedom he could almost taste in the air. Earlier fears and worried had shattered when he had opened his eyes, and was greeted by a smirking Andy. Adam was their as well, weary if not afraid, but he had still stayed.

Stretching his neck, he greedily sucked in the fresh air that blew through his fur and ruffled it. It was like a touch of life as the whirling wind of scents all entered through inhaling. He had never felt so alive, so full of strength, so much better than before.

His eyes zoned in on the wolf standing next to him, waiting for him. One look and some thing sparked recognition in his mind.

'Don't just stand their, come on and have some fun'.

Startled Brennan shook his head, trying to sum up where the voice had suddenly came from. The wolf next to him almost looked to be smirking at him, as if he'd done some thing comical. He thought he recognised it somewhere. '...Andy'. The other wolf responded by lifting its head higher, and suddenly, their was a flash of black fur in front of him, and then the night, with no trace of what had been there seconds before. Being the only wolf, Brennan lowered his head to the ground, and couldn't help but start to try and pick up a stronger scent off Andy.

Chris smiled as he saw Brennan do this. He had been hoping Brennan would take to it well, and it seemed he had. He traced his eyes lazily over the shape. Strong legs for running, an arrogant manner he had experienced first hand, and a temper... but a spark of life to him as well. He couldn't help but envy Adam for having such a focused force of a team. When he'd confronted Shalimar after her assault on Damien and had saw her wrecking force first hand with Nick during their first meeting. Thinking about the whole team, they balanced out well. The leader, Adam Kane, wrecked with guilt that he couldn't conceal from him, Emma de'Lauro, calm and yet he knew there was some thing she hid from them. He knew this because he had to do it every day. Jesse Kilmartin, boyishly charming and quite interesting to be unpredictable with ideas and actions. Shalimar Fox, territorial and very lethal if crossed. Brennan Mulwray, again territorial and protective of all his team members... and most above all, protective of his trust. He had sensed it the moment Brennan had challenged Adam's judgement in the cave. When Brennan had not allowed him to even try to gain some trust. He still hadn't managed a small amount of trust, which would be a problem since he needed that trust to help Brennan along.

They all had a small patch of history that desired to be buried underneath them, left to rot as they all started anew with Mutant x. The pain of the past was evident in them all.

Chris smiled as Brennan lifted his head, giving him a small glare, most likely trying to decide if Adam was under any danger being with him. Chris didn't hide the smile as Brennan continued to watch him, before he was suddenly gone. He could faintly hear him as he started shooting between trees, following after Andy.

His smile grew with anticipations he reached out to find Andy. The lone wolf was at least a mile away, but it seemed the rate and speed Brennan was going, it would take a few minutes for him to find Andy.

Rising up from his sitting position flowed smoothly, not feeling the tweak of sore muscles of an aching body. He reached down to awaken the still stunned Adam, "Adam, come along. Andy will take care of him, and its getting pretty late. I suggest when we get back to mansion; you send your team off to bed, and maybe some sleeping pills for Shalimar. They wont be back until near morning, so we should be going back".

He saw the hesitation in the scientist's eyes. "Do not worry Adam... We take care of our own. Pack members are close, and since Brennan is apart of Mutant X as well, if any thing should happen, the perpetrator will not like what he comes up against".

Chris's words didn't help much like they should, but Adam accepted the hand and after taking one last look back into the woods, hoping to catch a glimpse of them, he followed after Chris.

As they trudged back, not with the same need as before, Adam tried not to wonder about the event. It was done and was nearly over with, and soon the solution to Shalimar and Damien's condition would be found, and they could return home.

"Chris... do you know who it was?... ".

Chris faltered for a brief moment, missing a step but quickly covering it. He turned around to Adam with slight anger in his eyes that took Adam back. Chris never really showed any emotion, and rarely anger.

"We'll talk about that in the morning Adam. We are all tired and need some rest. I will give you some of the answers you have been seeking. But in the morning". Adam nodded and satisfied, Chris turned back around to leading the way.

Adam bit his lower lip as he surveyed the man from behind. Adam almost wanted to laugh at the irony, remembering that he had once done these things to the team. Not revealing all the answers so he was the only one to see the solution. Shaking his head, he started to design a plan to get all the answers he could out of Chris in the morning. He wasn't going to allow himself and his team to go running any further into the dark with out knowing what was there.

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