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Chapter 5: The Choice.

"That was lovely." Shalimar complemented.

"Yeh I totally agree. Never would have guessed you two could cook that well though, no offence." Lexa said as she got up to put the few pieces left into the bin. Jesse got quickly a few seconds later.

"No wait Lexa let me do it for you." He offered

"I'm fine Jesse thanks though." When she opened up the bin to put the leftovers in, she stopped and turned around to Shalimar, "You know how we were shocked the guys could cook this well."

"Yeh."

"Well I've just found out their secret." Lexa bent down and picked a takeaway container out of the bin. "Care to explain guys."

"Well… erm.." Brennan turned to Jesse not knowing how to answer.

"We cooked it, more or less."

"Yeh the less part being you ordered it, the more part being you heated it. Heating doesn't count as cooking. Did you order dessert as well?" Shalimar asked.

"No we didn't order any dessert. We don't really have any." Jesse answered.

"Well I was gonna offer to wash and dry up seeing as you two went to so much effort but how about me and Shalimar go sit down and you two can wash up. At least you can't order that to be done for you." Lexa took Shalimar by the arm and lead her into the living room. Just as they walked out they heard the guys say, "We could always hire a cleaner." They both smirked and Shalimar sat down. Lexa turned on the stereo and put the volume up.

"Well how are you?"

"I'm fine thanks Lexa you?" Shalimar replied.

"Yeh I'm great but you just seemed kinda worried earlier. You were going to tell me but then the guys turned up and you didn't. Care to share now?" Lexa Inquired.

"Well it's not really that big a deal ok. It doesn't matter, so there's no need for you or anyone else to worry." Shalimar said trying to sound as believable as possible.

"Shal I have only really known you for like a couple of years but I'd like to think I know you pretty well by now and I can tell something is wrong. So please tell me if it's not that big of a deal it shouldn't be this hard."

"Ok you're right. But promise not to mention this to anyone because I'm not really sure of anything at the moment."

"Ok I promise now tell me because I'm seriously getting worried now." Lexa promised.

"I'm well, kinda pregnant." Shalimar told her straight away and looked down at the floor. Lexa saw this and pulled her into a big hug,

"Hey it's ok I'm here for you. That's why when you got hit earlier it took more out of you than it normally would have."

"Yeh I was just suddenly protective over the baby."

"Brennan doesn't know, does he?" Lexa asked.

"No he doesn't have a clue. I'm not sure how to tell him or what he'll say and want. God I don't even know what I want yet." Shalimar said and leaned back into the couch.

"I think he'll be scared at first then love the idea, he'll get really excited about the idea of being a dad especially with you as the mother." Lexa smiled and her and held her hand reassuringly, "Whatever you decide and want I'm here for you all the way."

"Thanks. Please don't mention this to Brennan yet!"

"I won't promise. Am I the only one that knows then?"

"Yes I can't think how anyone else would."


Back at the headquarters of the dominion Nikki had just finished telling her boss about Shalimar's pregnancy and he is now starting to think about what they could do.

"Sir has the ever happened before?" Nikki asked.

"What do you mean?"

"Well two mutants getting together and having a child." She explained.

"No mutants have had children but one parent is human never before well as far as we were in formed have two mutants ever conceived a child. That's what makes this so intriguing. To have a child like this on our side will do us wonders. The power this child could have." He said standing up and walking over to his window to stare out. Nikki could tell he was pleased about the thought of this child being powerful; but she knew she had to ask.

"Sir what if the child has to many powers, it could be too strong for Shalimar to cope with and even die before it's born."

"You do have a point we don't know for sure it would be powerful but with two powerful parents like Shalimar Fox and Brennan Mulwray it's a good possibility. We need to get our hands on this child." He sat back down and Nikki could tell he was forming a plan in his head. He looked up at her, "How much do you think Shalimar will want this child?" He asked.

Nikki thought about it for a minute, "Well she's never really been the maternal type. She's always been about the mission, saving lives and doing the right thing, the good thing."

"Well that could work to our advantage then." He smiled.

"How?"

"Well seeing as she loves to do the good thing and she'd do anything for her friends, that she considers her family. We may be able to make a deal with her and that's where you get involved by dear, dear Nikki." He got up and walked over to her smirking.

"What can I do sir like she'd listen to anything I'd say anyway?" Nikki asked liking the attention she was getting off her boss.

"First find a way to get on contact with her privately. Then convince her to do what we want. You can do this. You know exactly what to say, you know her past and her fears, use that to your advantage and we win." Nikki nodded and left his office to go and find a way to contact Shalimar privately.


The guys finished the washing up and of course the girls forgave them for lying. They sat down and talked again about the situation with Adam, as they hadn't got into details with it.

"So we have three options, none of which we want to agree to right?" Jesse started.

"Yeh." The others agreed he continued,

"So let's go through the options we do have; agree to one of their options and trick them somehow."

"But they'll most likely see straight through and we could end up with more problems." Brennan stated, "Same if we go with our second option of breaking in and trying to rescue him. We get caught, we're screwed."

"Your right. Another one of us can get captured and they've got even more bargaining tools." Lexa added she turned to Shalimar, "Any chance of convincing Nikki to leave the dark side and become good again?"

"No way she's loves being evil too much besides it's not like we would let her join us here." Shalimar answered and continued, "I wouldn't want her anywhere near me or any of you guys. She turned on us once, she'll just do it again that option is impossible." Shalimar stood up, "What else is there we can do?" She moaned at the group loudly making them jump slightly.

"Shal babe calm down." Brennan tried.

"Do not tell me to calm down there is nothing we can do. Come on we can only think of a few plans as it is and we all know they're bound to mess up some how. We can't give them Jesse, we don't know how to get into Adam's files and we can't let Adam die! He's been like a dad to me there's no way I'm letting him go and Jesse you're a brother I'm not giving you up either. We have to crack Adam's files that the only thing to do." Lexa stood up to protest.

"Shal I get what you're saying but we can't hand over Adam's information even if we could get into the files. I agree I don't want to give up Jesse or Adam but we can't give them the files. Think what could be in them that the dominion would want so badly we'd all end up dead anyway or at least under they're control. I've been under they're control before and there is no way I'm doing it again." She sat back down on the couch next to Jesse.

"We don't have to hand over all the information just some of it."

"They would know we'd kept some. Besides it's all important so no matter what we give them they would end up still getting power over us. There's another way we just have to think more." Lexa argued.

"Fine we don't have to hand over any information. We can all sit here and think over and over again while Adam get's tortured. Great plan Lexa." She walked off into her and Brennan's bedroom. He got up and followed her in.

"Shalimar are you ok?"

"Stupid question of course not. Just leave me alone." She requested but he didn't budge.

"I'm not going to leave you in this state."

"Brennan leave I want and need to be alone now I won't ask again." She said trying to control the rage that had built up. He still didn't move towards the door instead he moved towards her. He placed his hand on her shoulder. She stood up quickly brushing him off her. He could see the anger in her eyes and sense the rage coming off her.

"GET OUT!" She yelled as loud as possible. He left their room and she could tell he was upset but right now she didn't care.

Brennan walked into the living room picked up his coat and turned to Lexa and Jesse.

"I think you got the hint to leave her alone. Call me if something happens." He put his coat on and headed to the new helix.

"Hey I'll come with you." Jesse said and followed him, he waved a quick goodbye to Lexa and left. Lexa heard the helix take off and thought they'd most likely go to a bar and chill off. Now she just hoped Shalimar would. She had nothing else to do so she thought she could at least try and get into Adam's files. Even if they didn't hand them to the dominion they could be of some use to her and the rest.

Shalimar tries to calm knowing it couldn't be any good for the baby but she couldn't and wasn't too worried about it. She kept trying of thinking of new ideas each as impossible as the next. She tried getting into the dominion's computers but that was even harder. She tried to think of anything she could use against Nikki but she had no ideas. She laid down on her bed and heard her computer beep. She looked up and saw there was an incoming transmission. She got up, walked over and pressed ok for the message.

"Really should have said no." She said to the other person.

"Well once I've spoken to you, you'll be glad you didn't." Nikki replied.

"Fine then say what you have to say just make it quick."

"I have another option for you to get Adam back, another deal. Don't get the others this is just for you. You decide whether to agree to not. We know about your pregnancy. You let that slip when we were fighting. If you are willing to hand yourself and the baby over the dominion we will return Adam to the others."

"What's make you think I'll agree to this?" Shalimar asked.

"You've never been the maternal type Shal, you know that. I thought you were willing to do anything to keep Adam and Jesse safe but obviously I was wrong."

"I will do anything absolutely anything." Shalimar said defiantly.

"You come to the dominion tonight and we'll return Adam safe and sound to the rest of the group. You on the other hand won't see them again. Or you can leave him here to die." Nikki explained.

"Will I see Adam to make sure he's ok."

"Yes we will let you see Adam obviously so you can let him know where to find the rest maybe give him a message but that's it. You also can't go and see the others and ask them for help. You have to choose Shalimar. Make your choice now."

"Ok I know what I choose…"

Oh what she going to do. Just wondering what would you do in her situation? Review and let me know :)