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I've been waiting for over an hour.

If I said yes to half the guys who want to buy me a drink,

you'd be pouring me out of this meat rack.

All in the line of duty, Shalimar.

Yeah, but why here?

Well, Donna's still reluctant.

I wanted to let her choose the rendezvous spot.

This seems more like Brennan's kind of assignment if you ask me.

She seemed more comfortable meeting you, maybe cause,

you're both members of the Feral Sisterhood.

Ah, so, I'm the lucky sister who gets to ease her transition

into the Underground.

Well, you knew the job was dangerous when you took it.

Well, I guess I missed the babysitting part of the job description.

You said nine o'clock.

I'm sorry I'm late.

Bag, in the car?

I didn't pack my bag.

I changed my mind.

I don't need to go into the Underground.

Donna,

we're pretty sure the GSA has you in their sights.

Yeah, they're only looking for New Mutants, right?

Which you clearly are.

Listen, I've got to go.

My date's waiting.

Hey!

You've got a date,

with me.

Adam told me entering the Underground was completely voluntary.

So?

So, you tell Adam that I said thanks for everything,

But, no thanks.

Whoa! Hey, Sugar.

Do you believe in love at first sight?

Or, should I walk by again?

Yeah, only this time, don't stop.

I may appear drunk,

but I'm just intoxicated by you.

Hey, see a tall brunette pass by here?

Yeah, she took off in a black Beemer.

Thanks.

So...

How big are you talking, Jack?

Ah, well, 63 inches.

Wide screen. Aha.

10,000 dollar Surround Sound System.

It's better than a Multiplex.

Wow.

Something tells me I'm not the first girl,

who's got to check out your home entertainment unit.

Maybe not, uh, but you'd be the best.

Mm.

You okay? Donna?

I don't think so.

If you're sick, I can get you to the hospital. There's one right over...

What was that?

I warned her there's a good chance the GSA has her targeted.

And she refused to accept the gravity of the situation?

Yeah, it was like she felt she didn't need to worry about it.

It's classic denial.

It's a mind that can't deal with the facts

just willing them, out of existence.

Adam?

Adam, Donna's name came up in the Genomex Scan again.

Right, see, they're after her for something.

I should've never let her leave.

No, we can't force somebody into the Underground against their will.

I thought we had her convinced.

Well, so did I.

You go see her again,

you know, maybe in the cold light of day, she'll see reason.

I will give it a shot.

Ms. Bell.

Mr. Eckhart.

You work in Auditing.

Is that right?

Yes, Sir.

Well, I have to say you're quite the little... Go getter.

Well, if you look at my employee progress report,

you'll see very high marks for initiative.

Yes, I'm not surprised.

Seeing as how you accessed...

My private e-mail.

I felt that what I uncovered,

warranted the risk of bypassing my immediate superiors.

And what exactly did you uncover?

During an internal audit, I stumbled across several anomalies:

Inconsistent equipment appropriations,

unlogged mainframe time,

altered supply requisitions,

all pointing to one conclusion.

Unauthorized research in Genomex Labs.

Indeed.

That's a very serious charge.

So you understand why I had to bring it immediately to your attention.

Absolutely.

And do we know who's involved,

or what they're doing?

I'm following several leads, Sir.

Rest assured I will find the culprit.

Your diligence will not go unnoticed.

Thank you, Sir.

Nice shot.

What's up?

I thought I'd work out with you guys.

Uh... Yeah. These are physical exercises Emma,

not mental ones.

So?

I can be just as physical as you.

When it comes to bending spoons with your mind,

you've got us beat.

We just don't want you to get hurt, that's all. Okay?

What the hell was that for?

Let's try to play nice, huh, Boys?

Donna's not here.

I've been ringing for a few minutes. There's no answer.

Can you get into her apartment, see what you can find out?

Not a problem.

Good.

I'll have Brennan and Jesse try to find the date from last night.

Cool.

Yeah, she's a regular.

I've seen her in here with any number of different guys.

You remember seeing her with anyone last night?

Afraid not.

Would you remember me if you saw me last night?

Did this conversation suddenly take a turn?

I hope so.

So you didn't get a look at the driver?

Like I said, car pulls up, she comes in for a few minutes,

goes back out, they take off.

Hey Guys.

How's it going?

What are you doing here?

Thought I'd see if you needed any help.

Thanks, Emma, but uh,

I think we're doing fine on our own.

Oh. So, what'd you find out?

Bartender's free tomorrow night.

Just think about the car,

everything you saw.

Look, I already told these guys.

I know.

Just think.

QRF 592.

The license plate, right?

Yeah.

Does that help?

Yeah, big time.

Ah!

I'm not used to losing, but...

I could get used to it.

What are you doing in Donna's Apartment?

I could ask you the same thing.

What's going on in there?

Open up or I'll call the police.

So, you got a name?

Shalimar.

Hmm...

You're a friend of Donna’s?

More or less.

Now, who are you?

Donna and I have a standing appointment.

Really?

Are you a married man?

Ah, no, nothing like that.

I've been treating her.

To what?

Oh, you're good.

Obviously.

I was supposed to meet her here this morning.

And if she doesn't show up, you just let yourself in?

No, that's why she gave me this.

Any idea where she is?

I don't know. Looks like she split.

I knew she was leaving town but,

not before her final treatment.

Yes.

What are these treatments?

I told you I'd call the police.

They're on their way.

Uh, my car's out front.

My bike's out back.

Eyebrows weren't quite that heavy.

And he had these cute dimples.

Right here.

Like that?

That's him.

Now, what?

Now, we'll cross reference his face with all the...

Pertinent Data Banks and see what we can find

This guy really got to you, didn't he?

It was like "Bam".

The second we laid eyes on each other.

Hmm.

An instant feral attraction.

No, it was more than that.

I mean, you hear about love at first sight.

Hmm, It's basically a sudden shift in brain chemistry.

In your case, accelerated by your shared mutancy.

Believe me Adam, my brain,

had nothing to do with what went on back there.

Of course, it did.

You found yourself in a highly charged situation.

The Dopamine and Phenylethylamine released in your brain,

created a Euphoria.

And simultaneously the...

Nor-Epinephrine triggered an Adrenaline release,

which uh, stimulated flushed cheeks, heavy breathing,

sweaty palms

and this sudden shift

probably triggered a Limbic System takeover, allowing reduced integration

with your Cortex, resulting in feelings of infatuation.

Whatever.

It was hot.

Oh!

What are you doing with my computer?

It's a Genomex computer.

We just work here.

Doesn't explain what you're doing.

Work authorization says you've got a frozen hard drive.

There's nothing wrong with my hard drive.

So, I see.

Must've been a screw up on our side.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Richard Saunders,

Ph.D.

Research Associate at Genomex?

If he's been treating Donna,

that would explain why her name kept popping up in our scans.

Adam, the guy works for Genomex.

Well, that doesn't necessarily mean what you think.

Oh, come on, I mean, we're talking about the cover corporation for the GSA.

Yeah, but except for the top Echelon,

Genomex employees are kept in the dark about GSA activities.

So he may have no idea who these bastards are he’s working for.

Research Associate?

Probably not.

Well, I've got to let him know.

Jesse can turn out a Genomex ID for me, right?

Yeah, well, of course he can.

Wait, I can't let you go waltzing into Genomex alone.

Well, you want to know about these treatments too, right?

Yeah, but it's dangerous.

Well, I'm a big girl, Adam.

Besides, what can I say?

I'm a fool for love.

Mr. Eckhart,

I believe I've tracked down the source of the unauthorized research,

but I still don't have irrefutable evidence.

You're new to the inner workings of our organization, Karen.

GSA's criteria for determining guilt is,

rather less stringent than you'll find out there.

When can I expect some results?

Well, now that I've narrowed the field,

I'm monitoring computer activity.

When the suspect opens incriminating files,

I'll gain full access and establish culpability.

At that point,

I'll inform you

and you can initiate seizure.

Or, you can initiate seizure.

Me, Sir?

I assume your ambitions lie beyond the Auditing Department.

Well, yes.

I'll arrange for a couple of GS Agents for you.

Good luck.

Yeah.

Jack Mitchell.

Car's registered to his business,

Hartwell Brokerage,

6th and Mason.

Great. I know that part of town.

We'll go talk to the guy.

Find out what happened to Donna last night.

Brennan and I are on it, Adam.

Give me an update within the hour.

Got him.

Not very gentlemanly to leave a girl high and dry.

Shalimar.

What are you doing here?

Well, for one,

I want to know about these treatments you've been giving Donna.

And for another?

The treatments?

Donna wants a normal life.

I've been helping her to find it.

I've developed a serum to help reverse,

genetic mutation.

The treatment takes a few weeks and...

Once the genetic codes are realigned,

all traces of mutancy will disappear.

Wow...

Damn it. They got in.

Here,

let's go.

Find them.

Well that was sloppy Karen.

They should've never gotten away.

I had no idea they were New Mutants, Sir.

To play in the big leagues, you have to do your homework,

and know who you're dealing with.

Mr. Eckhart, obviously you weren't aware that

Richard Saunders was a New Mutant either.

I have information from his files.

Are you trying to win me over again, Ms. Bell?

Richard Saunders was working on a process to reverse the new mutancy.

Do we have the formula?

He only kept half in his work computer.

Then locate him.

Bring me the other half

We'll be safe here.

What?

Adam says I've been blinded by your feral charms.

Oh, Yeah?

Yeah.

Well, we'll soon see if there's any truth to Adam's theory.

What do you mean by that?

In a few days, I won't be a New Mutant anymore.

Are you taking the serum too?

This is it.

You see, I don't get this.

I mean once I got used to it, I couldn't imagine not being a New Mutant.

Yeah, that's fine. For some.

But for others.

Like Donna.

And me.

Shal, I've never felt comfortable in my own skin.

That's what drove me to get my doctorate.

To take the position on Genomex.

I've been using their technology to come up with a cure.

A cure?

Richard, this is not an illness.

It's a state of being.

State of being that sets us apart.

That makes us special.

Do you ever get tired of feeling special?

Don't you ever long for, normal life?

Sometimes.

But, not now.

Yeah, I guess it's nice, If you like driving a sardine can.

Hey how's it going, Jack?

Who are you two? Just a moment of your time.

Came to talk to you about a Donna Morse.

What about her?

Whoa!

I didn't do anything to her.

Sure you didn't.

Happen to know where she's at?

What has she filed some sort of bogus assault charge?

Is that what this is about?

She have some reason to?

Nah, if anything I should be filing charges.

She attacked me like a wild animal.

Well you know, you still didn't answer the question.

Where's she at, Jack?

I have no idea.

She disappeared into the night.

Tell us the truth, Jack. What did you do with her?

He is telling the truth.

I'm glad I kept an eye on you guys.

He's not lying, and he's not hiding anything.

So, let's go.

You know, that's twice she's done that.

Think she's trying to tell us something?

Uh, yeah.

Yeah, and I'm beginning to hear it loud and clear.

You ever have a moment in your life...

That you wanted to last forever?

Not until now.

This is perfect.

You alway cry when things are perfect.

Only when I know it can't last.

Maybe it can.

You want me to take the serum too?

Why not?

That is a huge step.

I don't want you to do anything, you're not 100% sure of.

Cause, once you start, you can't go back.

But remember...

Perfect may only come around once in a lifetime.

Well, that should bring you back into alignment,

to help you regulate your voltage output.

Yeah.

Yeah, that feels a lot better. Thanks, Adam.

Yeah, sure.

Hey, Shal. How you doing?

Perfect.

Here you go.

Richard said he didn't mind.

A magic elixir.

For every New Mutant, who ever wanted a chance at a normal life.

Is that a blessing or a curse?

Well... Could be an option.

If it works.

I don't know I mean, let that genie outta the bottle,

either grant your wishes or bring disaster.

Sometimes both at the same time.

I don't want you to do anything until I've had a chance to run some tests,

See what your boyfriend has come up with here,

Sounds like you guys are trying to discourage me.

Hey!

Think I'll let you two talk this out amongst yourselves.

Now.

Just want you to see all sides of the equation before you make a decision.

Everything inside me, tells me that I can be happy with Richard.

Living a normal life.

And that's great but,

are you prepared to lose such an important part of yourself?

To give up your life here?

If it was anyone else, I'd say no.

But there's something about him.

Shalimar, don't let your...

Feral emotions overwhelm your sense of reason.

Well, when we're together, it's hard not to.

What would you do?

Well the Chinese say, "Wait three days, before you make a big decision."

But in the meantime.

I'd listen very closely to my own heart.

Mr. Eckhart.

Ms. Bell.

I've got something interesting.

Mm hmm.

Friend of mine works at the Medical Examiner's Office.

During a Jane Doe Autopsy, they found DNA they couldn't identify.

A New Mutant.

Definitely.

Examiners opinion is that her DNA was recently altered.

I want that body transfered to my laboratory as soon as possible.

Apology accepted.

Huh?

I accept your apology for your obnoxious attitude earlier.

You know, you should let me apologize for myself before you...

No, you wouldn't have done it nearly as quickly as I did it for you.

And if you really want to make amends,

I'd love to work out with you guys.

Check it out.

I've got 2:1 odds, and a 100 bucks that says,

Shalimar isn't going to go through with it. Anybody?

You know, this is the most important decision of her life.

How could you be so cold?

Even odds?

You're on.

You shave him points?

Well, it's not a basketball game, Emma.

Then maybe it's time you stopped treating it life one.

I'm always impressed with how comforting death looks.

Do we know the cause?

The Coroner's Report, attributes it to

an unexplained shut down of her Central Nervous System.

So now can I deter the genetic alteration?

I cross referenced her DNA with other strains of the Genomex System.

Tell me.

It matches the code Richard Saunders was working on.

That's my last treatment.

Strange.

What is?

I can already feel you drifting away from me.

I know what you mean.

But, if we were on the same wavelength...

Twice a week, for three weeks.

Poof. I'm not a New Mutant anymore.

And, it's as easy as that.

Adam thinks I should wait.

Look, if you don't want to do it,

we can find another way to make it work out.

You know as well as I do, it would never work, Richard.

I'm willing to try.

I'm not.

God. I don't want to lose you.

I'm ready.

Welcome to our new life Shalimar.

What's wrong?

Richard?

You're burning up.

Somethings wrong, Shal.

The serum?

I don't know.

I don't know, but it's bad.

I'm certain I can do it Mr. Eckhart, just give me a chance.

You're a Bureaucrat, Karen, not a GS Agent.

I think I've proven that I'm more than an Auditor, Sir.

Leading a GSA Raid, is much more complex,

than chasing down some wayward data on a computer.

It's about strategy, determination

and a cold hearted will to succeed.

All of which, I possess

Oh, all right, Ms. Bell.

Take your best shot.

You wont regret this, Sir.

I just hope you don't.

I've completed an analysis of the serums bionic cross over sequence.

Um, and in English, that means?

In mutant organisms, Richards serum causes,

an uncontrolled DNA breakdown.

So you loose all control of your new mutant abilities.

That's the first symptom.

That's followed by a complete shut down of a subjects Central Nervous System.

So, the genie's outta the bottle and he brought disaster.

Adam, check out Proxy Blue.

Proxy Blue.

You've got it covered

Police have discovered the body of an unidentified woman,

early 20's in Hyde Park.

Now, I checked Jack Mitchell's File, that is two blocks from his apartment.

Nothing out of the ordinary.

Except our sources report the victims DNA had been some how altered.

Sounds like Donna. Yeah.

We need to warn Shalimar.

I've already tried her Com-link, it's been deactivated.

I promised her, I wouldn't tell anyone where she was.

Emma...

She's hiding out with Richard, at Donna's Apartment.

All right. You three get over there.

I'll work on an antidote to the serum.

How are you doing?

Not good.

Okay, I'm going to call for help.

Adam. There you are.

Somethings happened to Richard.

You gotta get him in here, immediately.

Are you at Donna's Apartment?

Yeah. Good. They're on their way.

It's gotta be the serum.

We'll take him.

He's Genomex Property.

Back off.

I'll tear you apart.

She warned you.

Nice work. Right back at you brother.

Turn him over, or you're all dead.

Guys, we gotta get him to Sanctuary.

I'm dying, aren't I?

Yes, I'm sorry.

Adam, do something.

I can't.

At this stage in the process, it's irreversible.

But you can save her.

How?

Use my bone marrow.

Make a protein antigen, and neutralize the dosage she's already taking.

Do it.

Why are you looking like that?

Because, in his weakened state, it will...

Accelerate the process.

I can't.

Yes, you can.

Do it. Please, Adam.

I will.

Mr. Eckhart, I... I want to apologize for

failing to capture these New Mutants.

And um, how do you plan to make up for that?

Actually, I think you were right in your assessment of me.

That you're just a Bureaucrat at heart?

I'd like to go back to my station, Sir.

Unfortunately at the GSA,

there is no going back.

Say goodbye, Karen.

Where am I going?

To your rightful station.

What?

You've got to be kidding.

No. No.

It's time.

Shalimar.

I'm dying a happy man.

I'm in love for the first time in my life.

I'm happier than I've ever been.

I love you.

If you need us,

we're here for you.

I know.

Thanks.