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Chapter Five
It was just before nine thirty, Jesse had parked the car a block away from the bar on Rankin Street he turned to Isabel and noticed how nervous she looked. "Don't worry Emma and I will be right here and we can hear everything that is going on"
"Thanks, I just hope I can be convincing enough"
"You will be all you have to do is act casual and don't be too pushy. Try and coax them into taking you to Brennan and Shalimar" Emma said as Isabel exited the car.
Isabel gave them a half hearted smile before making her way down the street towards the bar.
"I hope she'll be okay" Emma worryingly turned to Jesse.
"She will be" he smiled reassuringly.
Isabel walked in to find Simon sitting at bar "Hey, I see you're early for a change"
"Very funny sis, I'm late meeting you once and you never let me live it down" he chuckled.
"Well you know me I never forget anything" she casually looked around "So where is your friend, Jefferson wasn't it?"
"Yeah and we are meeting him later; he had something he had to do"
"Okay, so how have you been?"
"Good, I have been kept busy the last week or so; Jefferson has a long list of mutants that need apprehending"
"Really, so do you have any in custody just now?"
"We've two at the moment and another four that have already been taken care of"
"What do you mean by taken care of?" she asked trying not to sound disgusted as she knew exactly what he had meant.
"Eliminated, Izzy you know that is what we are doing right eliminating dangerous mutants, it is to risky putting them in jail as they all have the ability to escape"
"Of course I know, it's all for the best, right?" she said trying to sound as convincing as possible.
"Good you had me worried there for a minute"
"Don't be silly, I wouldn't have agreed to help if I didn't agree with your cause now would I?"
"Very true, so you ready to go? I told Jefferson we would meet him in an hour"
"Sure lets go" they both got up Simon through a couple of notes down on the bar to pay for his drinks before they headed outside.
Jesse lifted his hand and activated his comlink "Did you get all that Adam?"
'Yes, I want you and Emma to follow them but remember to keep your distance the tracer is working fine so we wont lose them' Adam told them.
"I can't believe he honestly thinks killing mutants is okay, he is freakin sick" Jesse added.
'I know but let's concentrate on getting Brennan and Shalimar back for now. I still think the other four mutants were just used to get to us' Adam told him.
"We'll keep you posted" Jesse said before cutting the connection.
Shalimar sat on her bed, Josh curled up asleep next to her, she was absently flicking through a photo album when she suddenly stopped and just stared at the picture, it was of Brennan holding Josh not long after he was born, she ran her hand down the photo as a few stray tears fell onto it. She heard a soft knock on her door as Nicholas stepped into the room, but her eyes never leaving the picture in front of her.
"Hi sweetheart, can I get you anything?"
"No thanks" she said wiping the tears away that were running down her face.
"Are you sure? You haven't eaten anything all day" he walked over and sat next to her on the bed placing his hand on her knee.
"I'm not hungry but thanks anyway" she gave him a half smile "Do you remember taking this picture, Bren was so happy, I couldn't get him to put Josh down"
"Yeah, he loved you both very much"
"What am I going to do without him Dad? I can't do this by myself, I need him" she asked looking up from the photo.
"I don't know what to say honey, I wish I could wave a magic wand and make all this better but I can't, all I can say is it will get better and you just have to be thankful for the time you had with him" his heart broke seeing her look so lost and helpless.
"Is it so wrong for me to have wanted more time, how am I going to explain to Josh that his Daddy is gone?" she looked down at Josh and gently pushed a stray strand of his dark hair away from his face.
"You know you're Mom and I will be there for you and Joshua"
"Thanks Dad, I think I might try and get some sleep now"
"Sure of course, I will be down stairs if you need me" he kissed the top of her head before leaving her alone.
Isabel followed Simon into what looked from the outside like an abandoned warehouse but when they entered she was shocked to see it was full of high tech computers, a couple of offices and a few other rooms that she couldn't see in.
"Where are we?" she asked still looking around.
"This is our base of operation, we track mutant activity…."
"Good you are here" Jefferson interrupted as he exited one of the rooms.
"Yeah, we just got here; did you take care of everything?" Simon asked.
"Almost, but that isn't important I want to talk to Isabel about her new role" he replied sitting on the edge of one of the desks almost studying her, she couldn't help but feel very self conscious, there was something about him that just didn't sit right with her and it scared her a little.
"Okay, well I'm going to go check on the feral" Simon smiled at Isabel placing a supportive hand on her shoulder.
"Simon has told me about some of the stuff you have done so far" Isabel said trying to hide her uncertainty at being left alone with Jefferson.
"Yes I'm sure he has but I have a few things I would like to say and then there will be no misunderstanding between us; it just makes for an easier working relationship"
"Of course" she smiled slightly.
"First of all, I am in charge you take orders from me and I expect each and every one to be carried out no questions asked, secondly you are allowed in any of the rooms up here but the lower level is out of bounds unless you are accompanied by myself or Simon, thirdly I expect you to be available at all times day and night as this is a twenty four hour job these mutants don't work nine to five like normal people and it is our responsibility to protect the world against them, are we clear?"
"Yeah, you can count on me, but can I just ask why am I not allowed to go into the lower level by myself?"
"That is where we hold the mutants, it is heavily protected and you need certain access codes to enter or leave, until you have gained my trust I would be happier with you not knowing the codes"
"Okay, so what kind of security system do you have place?"
"Why do you want to know?"
"I'm just curious, I mean is there any way they could escape?" she said trying to reassure him sensing his mistrust of her.
"Don't worry there is no way anyone will get in or out without the correct codes, the system is designed against all mutant types"
"Simon was telling me you have two in custody at the moment"
"Yes, two of the most dangerous they are a part of a vigilantly group called Mutant X, I am still trying to trace their boss, he is the one responsible for the creation of all these anomalies and is also the reason my father was killed. If I get him the rest will be so much easier to find and eliminate"
"Do you have any idea where to find him?"
"No but he will show up soon, there is no way he will abandon two members of his team"
Jesse and Emma sat in the car listening intently to the conversation going on in the warehouse "Can you believe this guy, he sounds just like his father" Emma commented.
"I know and he is just as insane. At least we know Brennan and Shalimar are being held here, we just have to go in and get them out" Jesse added feeling excited for the first time in days.
"Yeah, but I think we need to find out a bit more about this security system" Emma said.
"Come on Em, how hard can it be it's only an old warehouse"
"I'm only saying we should find out a little more before we go charging in unprepared"
"Fine, we may as well head back to the safe house and wait for Isabel, hopefully she will be able to get all the information we need" he grudgingly agreed.
"How are you planning to lure him here, I mean how will he even know where to look?" Isabel asked.
"That is the easy part you see each member of this group has a ring that allows them to communicate to each other and it also gives off a signal so their whereabouts can be traced, I removed them from the prisoners so all I have to do is put them back on and the others will come" Jefferson smugly replied.
"What is the plan then, if you don't mind me asking?"
"Not at all, I like your enthusiasm. I am planning on using one of the prisoners as bait and when Kane and his team show up they will give themselves up to save their other team mates. If all goes to plan I would say we will be ready to make our move in two days"
"Won't they know it is a trap?"
"I'm sure they will, but I also know they will do anything to save their team mates and that my dear will be their downfall" he stood and headed over to a set of metal doors and typed in a series of numbers to deactivate the security system "Come on I will give you a full tour of the place"
"Sure" she nervously replied following him down the stairs, she kept her distance while slowly walking through the basement trying to memorise as many details as she could, each door she passed was electronically locked and needed a code to open it "You really do have a lot of security down here" she mumbled incoherently.
"This is the interrogation room" Jefferson explained pointing to a door before continuing on down the corridor "These next four rooms are the holding cells" he added entering the code to open the first door before stepping into the room closely followed by Isabel "So how are things going?" he asked Simon who was standing over an unconscious Shalimar.
"It shouldn't be long now; she has become very unsettled over the last few hours" Simon coldly replied.
TBC
AN: - I know our favourite four didn't appear in this chapter very much, but I wanted to introduce the baddies a little. I promise the next chapter will make up for it!