FERAL EDGE

Disclaimer: M-X, don't own them or the WWE. Enjoy!

RUSH

It was late when the team finally got to the hotel. Jordan arrived afterwards, bringing in paperwork and things for them to take care of- that and food. The team sat around in fresh clothes and with full plates while she went over the basics.

"Guys, here's the deal. Vince is giving you both pretty good salaries for starting so soon. But the rest is left to you. Corporate books the flights and the hotels but a lot of the traveling is done by car. So you have to pay for your own rentals."

"That sucks." Lexa snorted.

"Not for you and Jess. You'll be playing assistants for me and our man of stone will be a technical consultant for production. Corporate pays everything for them.

"And why is that?" Shalimar frowned.

"Well, you and Brennan are starting out with dark matches to build up with the crowd. That means you'll be doing a lot of house shows in neighboring cities. Since most of the technical crew works mainly on Raw, they hit the Monday night cities before almost any of the wrestlers. Vince wants the crew and equipment sat up before any athletes arrive, so corporate takes care of them completely."

"Yeah. And that means Jess and Lex won't travel with us."

"Not all the time." The regenerative added as she sat down. "Depending on where your next show is, they more than likely will travel with you. But it doesn't matter. If you're gonna blend in with the others, you need to travel with them. A lot of wrestlers split costs on their cars by doing that."

"What about you?" Lexa added.

"I started out with house show production but now I mainly work on RAW, so the three of us will see each other regularly. Next thing is, we need to get you two fitted for ring gear. So tomorrow, you go down to wardrobe and talk with the head seamstress."

"Don't we need to know something about our characters first?" Shalimar added.

"There are going to be two writers meeting you to get ideas, but for now, I bet you'll be in ring with your regular personas."

"Sounds fun."

"Oh, and all your wardrobe is paid for as well. Travel wise, try to stick to two suitcases and a carry on. You get a couple of times a month to go home…for which we'll just put my address down on your paperwork…"

Brennan finally looked up from inhaling his plate. "Can you do that? I mean will you get in trouble?"

"No. And you guys do need a home base to get mail and things." Jordan added. "Besides…You don't have much since you're basically starting over…"

"…That's true…"

"Look, we're doing Raw from this city tomorrow. So after you do your thing in the morning we'll do some shopping. How about that?"

"How about you do something else." Shalimar snapped. "Like telling us the truth."

Brennan sat up, a frown on his face. "Shal, what are you talking about?"

"What? She didn't tell you? Your ex put us on a roster full of ferals!"

The large man looked at each of his team mates, who from their faces, already knew. "Are you serious?"

"She is." Jordan added. It was obvious that she wouldn't offer the feral this showdown she wanted. Her calmness only agitated the blonde more.

"J." Lexa interrupted. "What's going on?"

Reclining in her seat, the woman slid a hand through her wavy black hair. "It started a few days after I left the team. Adam, of all people, came to me saying that he needed my help. I didn't know what to think really…and seeing that he was alive spooked me out enough all ready. But I sat down with him, just to hear what he had to say."

"What did he tell you?"

"Lex, you remember when we were with the Dominion and all those long missions they'd put us on?"

"Yeah…" The brunette admitted. "We'd be stuck in the car for hours, talking about anything."

"Do you remember the main thing we'd talk about?"

"Yeah, we always wondered if there was some undiscovered ….Oh shit!"

"What!" Shalimar snapped, finally tired of their memories.

"We always wondered if there was some undiscovered group of mutants out there. Some group on a larger scale that the Dominion or GSA had no clue about."

"And this is it?" Jesse gasped. "This 'show' is it?"

"Yeah." Jordan aded"You see Adam had been fresh out of Genomax, whom still had a lot of his research. What they didn't have was the complete database of patients. Those were the files you've been trying to decode since he disappeared, Jess."

The molecular rolled his eyes. "I knew it…I knew it!"

" Adam never worked completely out of one lab. He did a sort of house call to some families who just couldn't make it to Genomax. He also worked in a lot of clinics around the country."

"And all this was under Eckhart's radar?" Brennan added.

"Well, yeah. He and Mason were friends at the time, so there was no real reason to investigate the man's work. It was only when they fell out that, Eckhart started back tracking. But by then, Adam had mostly covered himself."

Shalimar finally sat down. "So what happened?"

Jordan looked from one teammate to another, debating on what just to say. Finally she gave in. "Okay. Adam left Genomax after Gabriel Ashlocke was first contained. He knew that it would only be a matter of time before Mason and their counter parts started to dig into his research. What he only had time to do was contain the database of new mutants that Genomax had no clue about…SO he sacrificed research for his patients."

"Well, not completely." Lexa grinned. "This is Adam we're talking about. He had it hidden somewhere."

"True, but Genomax didn't know that." Jesse added.

"That's right. Around the same time Adam met Vince McMahon. He wasn't the head of the company back then- his father was. And, I don't know…for some reason they formed a friendship."

"Shalimar rolled her eyes yet again. "That's all good and well, but how does it get us to now."

"That's the thing…" Jordan exhaled. "I don't think Vince knows there are mutants on his roster. "I've known he and his family for a while now and…he doesn't seem to have a clue. I do know that Adam never told him about new mutants or most of his research but with so many of them here, I'd figured he think something was up."

"But he doesn't?" Lexa interrupted.

"No…Not that I know of. I guess he sees it as athletes in their industry. A lot of guys are just high powered in this business. If you really didn't know about mutants, then how could you tell?"

"That's true." Brennan replied. "But how did Adam get so many ferals into wrestling?"

"Well, when some of his subjects started growing into their mutations, he needed a way for them to adapt without hiding. Given the feral's strength and agility, a sport was the obvious choice. But what he also needed was a way to keep an eye on them without traveling along. I mean, keep in mind some of these guys may not even know they're mutants."

"She's right." Shalimar admitted. "All they might know is they're different and finally have somewhere to belong."

"Exactly. So, Adam started talking to trainers, coaches-people who had no clue they'd be working with a mutant. He got to know a few, set it up to where they'd end up working with these ferals and when the time was right…"

"He'd go knocking on Vince's door." Lexa admitted.

"Basically." Jordan replied. "He'd slip info to a recruiter, have them check out the athlete and then that person would go to Vince. Sounds complicated, but it was like clockwork. Every single feral made into the industry…everyone!"

"Whoa…" Lexa gasped. "So how did he pull you in?"

"Well, you know we were past the time that Genomax shut down. But Adam was just starting to get info about corruption within the Dominion. And since he hadn't shown himself to you all yet, he came to me. Plus I was already off the team…So he introduced me to Vince as a production consultant and the rest is history."

"You know who all the ferals are." Shal added.

"I do. And just to let you know, we are 'only' dealing with ferals."

"What about the other show? Smackdown?" Brennan asked. Any over there?"

"Nope. Adam wanted all the new mutants directly under Vince's watch. So they're only on Raw. But these guys are strong. I mean guys like Hunter and Dave…you've seen them! And agile…I think those two might actually know they're mutants."

Shalimar finally looked up from her spot beside Brennan, her eyes wide with danger. "How do you know?"

"I don't…" Jordan replied. "But they know they're not just human and I've seen Dave do things that just shouldn't be seen by the human eye- according to us anyway."

"So, why bring us here?" Lexa asked. "Was that something Adam wanted down the line?"

" Since he's been captured by the Dominion (Assault, season 3), we won't find out any time soon. I just figured keep you moving and keep funds coming in till you decide what you wanted to do. This way, you won't be in one place or too long or anything…and we can always fake injuries to get you out of the line up for awhile- if need be."

Lexa smiled at her friend while nudging her in the arm. "That's why I called. You always could think on your feet."

"Thanks…but the bottom line is, you need to keep moving. This way, you can." Her phone suddenly rang, breaking the thick mode. "I have to go, but remember- tomorrow, you're wrestlers- be ready."