Extended Family 5-7/?
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PART 5- Evidence Sharing
The next night, Ecklie announced to the team that they would be working with Mutant Unit. "I expect complete cooperation in this case." Moments later Chris and Kyle walked in. "Grissom I don't think you've had the chance to meet Detectives Christiana Soto and Kyle Sciuto." Once Ecklie left, the team got down to business. "So, we first thought this was a Russian mob hit because that was what it was made to look like." started Nick.
"They used ammo that we circulated in an undercover job with the Russians a while back. These guys did their research to throw us off" Sofia chimed in.
Kyle settled himself into a near by chair. "We figured it was fake. You have any ideas as to who's really behind it?"
"Uh, yeah" Nick pulled out a picture of the back door. "The back door was shoved in by someone using their shoulder. However, this person's shoulder left a deep imprint in the door. We got a good cast of what looks to be a metal shoulder." Chris sighed and motioned for them to continue. Greg quickly flipped through the folder he was carrying. "Um, it looks like one of the intruders walked through the blood in the kitchen. I followed one trail upstairs and it looks like there was a small scuffle on the stairs and then it continues into the boy's room. I got some blood from the kids at the hospital to compare to scene. Just to rule their blood out." Greg looked like he was trying to keep from bouncing in excitement, and failing at it. "So I ran their DNA and it looks like both kids are mutants."
"Yeah, the girl told us she was." interjected Catherine.
"Oh." Greg pouted for a moment before resuming his excited bouncing. "But, did you know that the boy is a level 5 mutant?" Greg's grin got wider when he saw Chris's head jerk up. Grissom sat up straighter and looked at the two new detectives. "Do we know what his powers are?" Chris shook her head. "I dropped by earlier and Peter having a bit of trouble."
"What kind of trouble?" asked Sara. Grissom made a mental note of her interest. He knew that cases involving children got to her. While she was always driven, these cases sometimes clouded her judgement.
"Peter's scared and from what you said" she motioned towards Nick, "it looks like he has reason to be. He refuses to leave Judy's side. I left them a few movies to watch. Hopefully, it'll get him to relax a little, knowing that we won't separate them and that he's safe."
"Was there any hint of what his powers were in the house?" asked Kyle.
Warrick shook his head. "There were a lot of parenting books about how to deal with kids developing mutant powers. None of them said what the kids powers were though. I did get three sets of footprints though. Two size nines and a size ten."
"What about the kids? We get anything from them?" ask Grissom.
"Got some of the mom's blood on the girl. Probably from transfer from one of the guys. We'll see what we get back from it" commented Catherine. Sara finished up the group report. "Nothing on the boy."
"So, what can you guys tell us?" asked Jim. He was comforted by the fact that he was working with Chris. It got rid of the pissing contest and who-got-the-collar problems that he normally ran into with other cops.
Kyle scratched the back of his head. "The arm print was probably left by a mutant with Colossus powers. Which means this guy has superhuman strength, stamina, and durability. The print was caused when he turned himself into organic steel to break the door."
"I take it that's as bad as it sounds" asked Sofia. A run in with a guy made of steel with super strength wasn't what she was looking forward to since she doubted he'd just give himself up.
"A little bit worse. The fact that he broke in the door without shattering it means that this guy isn't just some brute. He's already figured out his powers and has fine tuned them."
"How did you know that the scene wasn't a hit?" asked Grissom. Chris smirked. "The only thing these guys did right was using the Russian ammo." Kyle pointed at the footprint photos sitting in front of Warrick. "The scene was too messy. The Russians hire a pro when they want someone taken out. A one person job and they wouldn't have left it half done. If the kids were supposed to be killed, they would have been."
"We think the kids were supposed to be kidnaped not killed. Pro or not, seeing Judy on the stairs, the guy could have taken his shot and been done with it. Instead he grabs her."
"Either way, we have an officer guarding their room at all times. Now, we just have to figure out who these guys are before they try again."
PART 6- Powers and Files
AN: If my Marines info is wrong, oh well. Just go with it.
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"Who's looking after the kids?" asked Sofia.
"That's where Ms. Raven comes in" said Ecklie from the door way. Next to Ecklie stood a woman about 5'4" with long brown hair, green eyes, and light olive skin. "Ms. Marion Raven represents Emma Frost's mutant boarding school. She has been appointed as the Hathaway's guardian and has agreed to help us in anyway she can."
In his head, Grissom tried to place her ancestry out of habit. Upon meeting Christiana, he felt pretty sure she was of Central American descent, but Marion was harder to place.
Shaking Ecklie's hand with a smile she sat down on the couch next to Chris. Sara's frown of disgust at having to work with one of Ecklie's pals was replaced with a smirk at the sight of Marion wiping her hand on the arm of Chris's jacket after Ecklie left.
"Aw, come on! That's how you get kiss-up cooties!" complained Chris.
"Exactly why I don't want them on me." replied Marion. Grissom's eyes darted between two. "I'm guessing there's something here that the rest of us are missing?" Jim threw a questioning glance at Chris, who just shrugged. "I may have called Emma last night to help get us a friendly guardian." Jim chuckled.
"Chris and Marion's parents were best friends and these two have known each other forever." The two Mutant detectives shared a conspiratorial grin with Marion.
"So what did Emma say?" asked Kyle.
"Judy and Peter Hathaway are now the school's responsibility. Since it's a boarding school, the kids can live and attend school there under a scholarship. The only problem is that Judy can't be released from the hospital for at least another day or two."
Sofia got up to refill her coffee cup. "Did you find out what the boy's powers are?"
"Peter can manipulate sound waves and mess with another mutant's powers."
Warrick leaned back in his chair. "Exactly the wrong type of mutant powers to have in Vegas."
"I need to run by the house and pick up somethings for the kids" said Marion getting up. "Nick, Sara, why don't you go along to see if Chris and Kyle pick on anything we might have missed."
"Sofie, you too. Maybe we'll get some hint as to whether or not the other guys were mutants." added Jim. As they began to leave, Marion noticed Grissom giving her an odd look. "Did you have something you wanted to ask me?"
"I'm sorry, but your features are very unique. I can make out a few Irish features but the rest I can't place." Marion relaxed and gave a small smile. "My mother was French and my father was Irish. It means I have tan enough skin to keep me from being pale and I don't burn" she joked, "It used to throw my Anthropology professor as well." Grissom gave a small nod. Having solved that little puzzle, his mind was already back on the case.
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With the others gone, Ecklie came back in carrying a few folders. "Here are the files on the mutant detectives." Before Grissom, Jim, or Catherine could ask what was going on, Ecklie continued. "We need to know exactly what kind of mutants we're working with."
"So, we're supposed to just invaded their privacy" commented Warrick.
"Look, it's in everyone's best interest. They have your files, it's equal disclosure." and with that, Ecklie left before they could say anything else. Greg sent a quick text to Sara. Catherine sighed and flipped open Chris's file, intending to just skim it so that she could say she read it but something caught her eye. "Hey Jim, this says Chris used to be in the Marines. A reconnaissance specialist." Jim grinned and refilled his cup. Greg and Warrick had been on their way to check on their tests but stopped at hearing this.
'Gibbs and I were in the Marines with Chris's dad. She was a handful growing up, so after her third broken arm from skateboarding, Gibbs decided to give her something better to do with her summer. She hung out on base all the time, so he put her through basic training."
"He put her through Marine training?" asked Grissom over the tops of his glasses. Jim nodded. "Yup. She decided to go on through MOS training. Six months later she fractured her skull after using her new skills to pull off bigger skateboard stunts."
"What about college?" asked Catherine.
"She went and got a degree in Mutant Studies with a focus on Children. She was only in the Marines a year, Marion and Kyle stayed a little longer. Marion was a Gunnery Sergeant and Kyle was a Rifleman."
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At the Scene
Sara flipped her phone closed and turned to Chris. "So, uh, they just dropped of your files at the lab."
Kyle rolled his eyes. "That way you know what to look out for in case we turn on you." He gave Nick and Sofia a wry smile. "You can just feel the trust." Chris continued to look at the books on the shelves. "They dropped off your files yesterday." Sara swallowed nervously. Her past wasn't something that she felt comfortable with people knowing. The only people on the team that knew were Grissom, who she told, and Sofia, who found out during her investigation but had thankfully never brought it up. Grissom didn't hold it against her unless she "became too involved" in a case. Chris's next comment pulled her from her thoughts. "We gave them back this morning. You need to know about us. Anything you feel we need to know about you, you can tell us. I'm checking the upstairs."
Nick felt a little confused. "So you want us to read your files?" Kyle nodded and turned from looking at the blood spatter with Sofia to face Nick. "That way you know our powers and capabilities" Seeing Nick still look confused, Marion explained while she wrote down the medications Judy and Peter were taking. "Say, we're attacked. I won't have time to tell you that I have telekinesis and can manipulate shadows, so don't get in the way. Also, I don't think they have my file." Nodding, Nick resumed his analysis of the stairway. Suddenly, there was a crash in the living room. Sofia and the others ran to the living room to find that a flaming crate had been thrown through the window. Chris raised her hand towards and as if she was reaching for it and the flames flew towards her hand and went out. She and Kyle then raced outside to where yelling could be heard. Sofia and the others gathered their things and made their way to the cars.
"Shit" muttered Kyle. Gathered around the front of the house was what looked to be a local mutant gang. "We don't want any mutant that can mess with our powers here."
"You all need to leave now" announced Kyle. One of the other gang members brandished a Molotov waiting to be lit. "You guys are going to need more than badges to help you." One of the others shot a spike from his arm and into his arm while the others closed in. Sofia had pulled a shot gun from her car and was calling for help when a large flame shot out of Chris's left hand and in between her and the gang.
"As I said, you are going to want to leave now. And before you light that, she won't hesitate to make it blow up." Kyle and Chris kept their guns trained on them as the gang started to leave. Suddenly, one of them spun around and shot a spike towards Chris. Chris then shot a blast of heat towards him, sending him flying backwards. As the other members ran off Kyle went over and cuffed the dazed idiot. Nick and the others made their way over. "Hey, your face-" exclaimed Nick sounding stunned. The spike had grazed her face and what was a large gash, was no rapidly healing. "Looks like this just got a lot more complicated." Once additional officers came to guard the scene the team made their way back to the lab.
PART 7- The Attack
AN: Decided that this takes place after Werewolves. Also the power suppressing drugs are like the darts from the third XMEN movie but short lasting.
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Chris walked into the break room just as Brass finished talking to Sara and Greg. Greg's eyes widened. "Dude, what happened to you're neck? It looks like you were darted and released." Chris smirked. "You're not too off base. After giving my report on what happened, they stuck me with those power suppressing drugs. It's the equivalent of them taking my gun after a shoot. It was a good shoot, but it still has to be cleared and until then I can't use my powers. It should wear off in a few days."
"I was just telling Sara that Marion called and said the kids are being released tonight. She's at the school setting things up. She said Peter remembered something to tell Sara, so-" said Jim as he looked at Chris's neck. Chris turned to Sara. "Is it okay if I ride with you? Kyle has the car."
"Wait, what happened to your car? Please don't say an accident" interjected Jim.
Chris held up her hands. "Nothing happened. The fan belt just broke. I get it back tomorrow. Now, we should go." Sara grabbed her keys and motioned towards the door. "Let's go."
The drive to hospital was filled with small talk. Sara found that it was easier to get along with Chris than it was with other people she met. She knew a large part of it was because Chris didn't look at her file. It also didn't hurt that they hadn't talked about anything but the case.
"Why do you think Peter wants to talk to me?" asked Sara. Chris grinned. "You agreed to keep his secret about the coffee." Sara smiled. "Neat trick with the milk. What made you think of it?"
"The milk helps calm him down, the chocolate is just a bonus."
Walking into the hospital they were met by a nurse who let Chris sign the children out and showed them to the room. The officer on guard nodded to them as Chris grabbed Sara's arm before she walked in. "If you give me the keys I'll bring the car around back to keep them from being spotted." Sara nodded and handed them over. Before she could get in the room, she was pushed back out by Judy. "Get us out of here already. I'm tired of living in a lemon fresh scent." Sara smirked and led them down the hall. Going through the back doors, they entered the alley where the car was parked. Spotting Chris she walked over with Judy and Peter. As the kids got in, Sara went to the passenger's side since Chris knew where the school was. Suddenly, something hit her in the head and then everything went black.
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Seeing Sara fall and hearing Chris yell for them to run, Judy shoved Peter out the other side and pulled him towards the end of the alley. They ran through the front doors and to the nurses desk. Catching her breath, she tried to think of the name of the first detective she'd met. "Please, call Detective Jim Brass. There's been an attack."
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Sofia was driving home when her cell phone rang. She tiredly flipped it open. "Sofia, Sara and Chris were attacked at the hospital. I need you to meet me there." Anything else Jim said, she didn't hear. She felt like the floor had dropped out from under her. Her tires squealed at the abrupt U-turn she made. With her siren on she made it to the hospital in three minutes. Getting out of her car she raced over to where Jim was. She felt sick as she noticed all the blood on the ground. "What happened?"
"It looks like they were ambushed while picking up the kids. Sara's inside with a bump the size of a baseball and we can't find Chris. Grissom and the others are trying to find a clue that will help us. Can you go stay with Sara and run her up to the school when she's done? The kids were driven up there okay, but they were attacked by a cop so I want her somewhere safe."
"Sure, no problem." Sofia could see that the stress of the situation was getting to him. He looked exhausted. They quickly turned when they heard Warrick yell that he found Chris. They watched him and a couple of doctors from the hospital pull her out of a trash can. Her face was covered in bloody gashes. Sofia turned towards Jim when she heard him swear. "She was darted before she came out here. She can't heal like normally does..." Someone called for Jim saying that the Undersheriff wanted a report. "Sofie, can you go check-"
"I'll let you know anything that happens." she quickly assured him. She followed the stretcher to the exam rooms. She tried to badge her way through, but the doctor told her that she'd have to wait somewhere else while Chris was examined and closed the door.
"Sofia!" She spun around spotted Sara in the exam room across the hall. She walked over and sat down in the chair next to the bed. "What happened? The last thing I remember is the kids getting in the car." Sofia sighed and began to explain.
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In the alley, Grissom and the others went over the scene. "I think we might have some skin here" announced Greg. "It looks like when the cop went for the kids, Chris slammed his hand in the door."
"And then was almost beaten to death with a pipe and stuffed in a trash can." said Warrick with disgust. It made him sick to think that a cop would do this to another cop. Finished processing the trash can, Nick stared at it. Such a small space. He couldn't help but think about his experience in the coffin. The blood from her head wounds had slid down the side and pooled at the bottom. He shook his head clear.
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In Sara's Room
"So how is she?" asked Sara.
"I don't know. She looked pretty bad but who knows." At that moment the door across the hall opened. Sofia patted Sara's hand and walked over.
"How is she?"
"Well you told us that she had been given power suppressing drugs earlier today. That amount would have been enough to stop a level three mutant's powers. Det. Soto looks to be a level five mutant and her regeneration powers are what kept her alive despite what should have been at least multiple skull fractures and all the blood she lost. Without them she would have died from a shattered skull if she didn't bleed out first. We gave her a medicine to stop the suppressors and the cuts should heal in a few days."
As the doctor walked away and Sofia called Jim, Sara took a moment to watch her. Sofia had looked so pale when she first came running in, but some color had come back into her face when she saw that Sara was alright. It warmed her to see that someone cared enough to look after her. She knew the team couldn't see her yet because they were working. Jim had stopped in while she and Sofia were talking and had given her a hug so tight, she thought he'd break her ribs. He'd looked ready to cry. They were all like family, especially Jim, and she knew they cared. Grissom had checked on her but after her half-hearted assurance that she was fine, had left. There had been a time where she'd had a crush on him, but now she just admired his mind. Otherwise, there wasn't much there. Not like Sofia. Sofia was smart, beautiful, and witty. She understood Sara's sense of humor, unlike Grissom who sometimes gave her a blank look, and she always had a come back ready. Sofia had held her hand while she explained what happened, only letting go when the doctor came out. Sofia said something over her shoulder into Chris's room, giving her privacy, before coming back into Sara's room. "She's going to be fine and we can all leave in a few minutes." They saw Jim rush into Chris's room. "How-"
"Her skull would have been shattered but she was able to heal herself."
Sara was confused. "I thought the suppressors were supposed to work on level three mutants. What level is she?"
"The doctor guesses a level 5. It was probably in her file somewhere but I didn't get that far."
"Me neither."
Jim came out of the room with Chris and patted her shoulder as he left. As Chris came in, Sara couldn't hide her wince. Long, angry, red cuts covered Chris's forehead and there was another one across her nose.
"Sorry."
"I've decided that if anybody asks what happened, I'll say birds ate my face." remarked Chris, completely deadpan.
Sofia blinked. "What?"
"Exactly. It's more fun to watch people try and figure it out instead of explaining. Let them wonder what kind of bird. If they ask I'll either go with humming bird, flamingo, or ostrich." Sara had an amused smirk on her face. "You've put a lot of thought into this." Chris just shrugged. "It took them a while to clean them. So, Jim say that you're staying at the school for a bit" she turned towards Sofia "you know how to get there?"
"Yeah. Jim gave me directions." Before leaving the hospital the doctor stopped by to mention that enough time had past to rule out any possibility of Sara having a concussion. "Finally. I can get some sleep." muttered Sara as she relaxed into the passenger seat in Sofia's car.
"Just be sure to tell Jim they thought you had the possible concussion and not me." commented Chris as she settled in the back seat. Moments later she was sound asleep.
Sara caught Sofia stealing a glance at her and smiled at her. "I'm fine."
"Be sure and call Jim tomorrow." Sara was confused by the sudden change of topic. Seeing her confused look, Sofia continued. "He almost lost two of his girls. If you don't call him, he'll call you every few hours. I nearly unplugged my phone waiting to hear the results of the Bell shooting, and I wasn't even hurt." Sara turned and looked out the window and the car fell into an awkward silence. Sofia gave a shaky sigh that made Sara turn back towards her. "All Jim said on the phone was that you and Chris were hurt." Sofia paused and took a deep breath. "I don't know what I would have done if something had happened to you." It was said so softly, Sara would have missed it if she hadn't been paying attention. She reached over and squeezed Sofia's hand. When Sofia looked over, startled, Sara gave her a shy smile. Sofia smiled and squeezed her hand back. Well, Sara mused with a wide grin, at least it looks like it's a mutual nervousness.
PART 5- Evidence Sharing
The next night, Ecklie announced to the team that they would be working with Mutant Unit. "I expect complete cooperation in this case." Moments later Chris and Kyle walked in. "Grissom I don't think you've had the chance to meet Detectives Christiana Soto and Kyle Sciuto." Once Ecklie left, the team got down to business. "So, we first thought this was a Russian mob hit because that was what it was made to look like." started Nick.
"They used ammo that we circulated in an undercover job with the Russians a while back. These guys did their research to throw us off" Sofia chimed in.
Kyle settled himself into a near by chair. "We figured it was fake. You have any ideas as to who's really behind it?"
"Uh, yeah" Nick pulled out a picture of the back door. "The back door was shoved in by someone using their shoulder. However, this person's shoulder left a deep imprint in the door. We got a good cast of what looks to be a metal shoulder." Chris sighed and motioned for them to continue. Greg quickly flipped through the folder he was carrying. "Um, it looks like one of the intruders walked through the blood in the kitchen. I followed one trail upstairs and it looks like there was a small scuffle on the stairs and then it continues into the boy's room. I got some blood from the kids at the hospital to compare to scene. Just to rule their blood out." Greg looked like he was trying to keep from bouncing in excitement, and failing at it. "So I ran their DNA and it looks like both kids are mutants."
"Yeah, the girl told us she was." interjected Catherine.
"Oh." Greg pouted for a moment before resuming his excited bouncing. "But, did you know that the boy is a level 5 mutant?" Greg's grin got wider when he saw Chris's head jerk up. Grissom sat up straighter and looked at the two new detectives. "Do we know what his powers are?" Chris shook her head. "I dropped by earlier and Peter having a bit of trouble."
"What kind of trouble?" asked Sara. Grissom made a mental note of her interest. He knew that cases involving children got to her. While she was always driven, these cases sometimes clouded her judgement.
"Peter's scared and from what you said" she motioned towards Nick, "it looks like he has reason to be. He refuses to leave Judy's side. I left them a few movies to watch. Hopefully, it'll get him to relax a little, knowing that we won't separate them and that he's safe."
"Was there any hint of what his powers were in the house?" asked Kyle.
Warrick shook his head. "There were a lot of parenting books about how to deal with kids developing mutant powers. None of them said what the kids powers were though. I did get three sets of footprints though. Two size nines and a size ten."
"What about the kids? We get anything from them?" ask Grissom.
"Got some of the mom's blood on the girl. Probably from transfer from one of the guys. We'll see what we get back from it" commented Catherine. Sara finished up the group report. "Nothing on the boy."
"So, what can you guys tell us?" asked Jim. He was comforted by the fact that he was working with Chris. It got rid of the pissing contest and who-got-the-collar problems that he normally ran into with other cops.
Kyle scratched the back of his head. "The arm print was probably left by a mutant with Colossus powers. Which means this guy has superhuman strength, stamina, and durability. The print was caused when he turned himself into organic steel to break the door."
"I take it that's as bad as it sounds" asked Sofia. A run in with a guy made of steel with super strength wasn't what she was looking forward to since she doubted he'd just give himself up.
"A little bit worse. The fact that he broke in the door without shattering it means that this guy isn't just some brute. He's already figured out his powers and has fine tuned them."
"How did you know that the scene wasn't a hit?" asked Grissom. Chris smirked. "The only thing these guys did right was using the Russian ammo." Kyle pointed at the footprint photos sitting in front of Warrick. "The scene was too messy. The Russians hire a pro when they want someone taken out. A one person job and they wouldn't have left it half done. If the kids were supposed to be killed, they would have been."
"We think the kids were supposed to be kidnaped not killed. Pro or not, seeing Judy on the stairs, the guy could have taken his shot and been done with it. Instead he grabs her."
"Either way, we have an officer guarding their room at all times. Now, we just have to figure out who these guys are before they try again."
PART 6- Powers and Files
AN: If my Marines info is wrong, oh well. Just go with it.
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"Who's looking after the kids?" asked Sofia.
"That's where Ms. Raven comes in" said Ecklie from the door way. Next to Ecklie stood a woman about 5'4" with long brown hair, green eyes, and light olive skin. "Ms. Marion Raven represents Emma Frost's mutant boarding school. She has been appointed as the Hathaway's guardian and has agreed to help us in anyway she can."
In his head, Grissom tried to place her ancestry out of habit. Upon meeting Christiana, he felt pretty sure she was of Central American descent, but Marion was harder to place.
Shaking Ecklie's hand with a smile she sat down on the couch next to Chris. Sara's frown of disgust at having to work with one of Ecklie's pals was replaced with a smirk at the sight of Marion wiping her hand on the arm of Chris's jacket after Ecklie left.
"Aw, come on! That's how you get kiss-up cooties!" complained Chris.
"Exactly why I don't want them on me." replied Marion. Grissom's eyes darted between two. "I'm guessing there's something here that the rest of us are missing?" Jim threw a questioning glance at Chris, who just shrugged. "I may have called Emma last night to help get us a friendly guardian." Jim chuckled.
"Chris and Marion's parents were best friends and these two have known each other forever." The two Mutant detectives shared a conspiratorial grin with Marion.
"So what did Emma say?" asked Kyle.
"Judy and Peter Hathaway are now the school's responsibility. Since it's a boarding school, the kids can live and attend school there under a scholarship. The only problem is that Judy can't be released from the hospital for at least another day or two."
Sofia got up to refill her coffee cup. "Did you find out what the boy's powers are?"
"Peter can manipulate sound waves and mess with another mutant's powers."
Warrick leaned back in his chair. "Exactly the wrong type of mutant powers to have in Vegas."
"I need to run by the house and pick up somethings for the kids" said Marion getting up. "Nick, Sara, why don't you go along to see if Chris and Kyle pick on anything we might have missed."
"Sofie, you too. Maybe we'll get some hint as to whether or not the other guys were mutants." added Jim. As they began to leave, Marion noticed Grissom giving her an odd look. "Did you have something you wanted to ask me?"
"I'm sorry, but your features are very unique. I can make out a few Irish features but the rest I can't place." Marion relaxed and gave a small smile. "My mother was French and my father was Irish. It means I have tan enough skin to keep me from being pale and I don't burn" she joked, "It used to throw my Anthropology professor as well." Grissom gave a small nod. Having solved that little puzzle, his mind was already back on the case.
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With the others gone, Ecklie came back in carrying a few folders. "Here are the files on the mutant detectives." Before Grissom, Jim, or Catherine could ask what was going on, Ecklie continued. "We need to know exactly what kind of mutants we're working with."
"So, we're supposed to just invaded their privacy" commented Warrick.
"Look, it's in everyone's best interest. They have your files, it's equal disclosure." and with that, Ecklie left before they could say anything else. Greg sent a quick text to Sara. Catherine sighed and flipped open Chris's file, intending to just skim it so that she could say she read it but something caught her eye. "Hey Jim, this says Chris used to be in the Marines. A reconnaissance specialist." Jim grinned and refilled his cup. Greg and Warrick had been on their way to check on their tests but stopped at hearing this.
'Gibbs and I were in the Marines with Chris's dad. She was a handful growing up, so after her third broken arm from skateboarding, Gibbs decided to give her something better to do with her summer. She hung out on base all the time, so he put her through basic training."
"He put her through Marine training?" asked Grissom over the tops of his glasses. Jim nodded. "Yup. She decided to go on through MOS training. Six months later she fractured her skull after using her new skills to pull off bigger skateboard stunts."
"What about college?" asked Catherine.
"She went and got a degree in Mutant Studies with a focus on Children. She was only in the Marines a year, Marion and Kyle stayed a little longer. Marion was a Gunnery Sergeant and Kyle was a Rifleman."
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At the Scene
Sara flipped her phone closed and turned to Chris. "So, uh, they just dropped of your files at the lab."
Kyle rolled his eyes. "That way you know what to look out for in case we turn on you." He gave Nick and Sofia a wry smile. "You can just feel the trust." Chris continued to look at the books on the shelves. "They dropped off your files yesterday." Sara swallowed nervously. Her past wasn't something that she felt comfortable with people knowing. The only people on the team that knew were Grissom, who she told, and Sofia, who found out during her investigation but had thankfully never brought it up. Grissom didn't hold it against her unless she "became too involved" in a case. Chris's next comment pulled her from her thoughts. "We gave them back this morning. You need to know about us. Anything you feel we need to know about you, you can tell us. I'm checking the upstairs."
Nick felt a little confused. "So you want us to read your files?" Kyle nodded and turned from looking at the blood spatter with Sofia to face Nick. "That way you know our powers and capabilities" Seeing Nick still look confused, Marion explained while she wrote down the medications Judy and Peter were taking. "Say, we're attacked. I won't have time to tell you that I have telekinesis and can manipulate shadows, so don't get in the way. Also, I don't think they have my file." Nodding, Nick resumed his analysis of the stairway. Suddenly, there was a crash in the living room. Sofia and the others ran to the living room to find that a flaming crate had been thrown through the window. Chris raised her hand towards and as if she was reaching for it and the flames flew towards her hand and went out. She and Kyle then raced outside to where yelling could be heard. Sofia and the others gathered their things and made their way to the cars.
"Shit" muttered Kyle. Gathered around the front of the house was what looked to be a local mutant gang. "We don't want any mutant that can mess with our powers here."
"You all need to leave now" announced Kyle. One of the other gang members brandished a Molotov waiting to be lit. "You guys are going to need more than badges to help you." One of the others shot a spike from his arm and into his arm while the others closed in. Sofia had pulled a shot gun from her car and was calling for help when a large flame shot out of Chris's left hand and in between her and the gang.
"As I said, you are going to want to leave now. And before you light that, she won't hesitate to make it blow up." Kyle and Chris kept their guns trained on them as the gang started to leave. Suddenly, one of them spun around and shot a spike towards Chris. Chris then shot a blast of heat towards him, sending him flying backwards. As the other members ran off Kyle went over and cuffed the dazed idiot. Nick and the others made their way over. "Hey, your face-" exclaimed Nick sounding stunned. The spike had grazed her face and what was a large gash, was no rapidly healing. "Looks like this just got a lot more complicated." Once additional officers came to guard the scene the team made their way back to the lab.
PART 7- The Attack
AN: Decided that this takes place after Werewolves. Also the power suppressing drugs are like the darts from the third XMEN movie but short lasting.
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Chris walked into the break room just as Brass finished talking to Sara and Greg. Greg's eyes widened. "Dude, what happened to you're neck? It looks like you were darted and released." Chris smirked. "You're not too off base. After giving my report on what happened, they stuck me with those power suppressing drugs. It's the equivalent of them taking my gun after a shoot. It was a good shoot, but it still has to be cleared and until then I can't use my powers. It should wear off in a few days."
"I was just telling Sara that Marion called and said the kids are being released tonight. She's at the school setting things up. She said Peter remembered something to tell Sara, so-" said Jim as he looked at Chris's neck. Chris turned to Sara. "Is it okay if I ride with you? Kyle has the car."
"Wait, what happened to your car? Please don't say an accident" interjected Jim.
Chris held up her hands. "Nothing happened. The fan belt just broke. I get it back tomorrow. Now, we should go." Sara grabbed her keys and motioned towards the door. "Let's go."
The drive to hospital was filled with small talk. Sara found that it was easier to get along with Chris than it was with other people she met. She knew a large part of it was because Chris didn't look at her file. It also didn't hurt that they hadn't talked about anything but the case.
"Why do you think Peter wants to talk to me?" asked Sara. Chris grinned. "You agreed to keep his secret about the coffee." Sara smiled. "Neat trick with the milk. What made you think of it?"
"The milk helps calm him down, the chocolate is just a bonus."
Walking into the hospital they were met by a nurse who let Chris sign the children out and showed them to the room. The officer on guard nodded to them as Chris grabbed Sara's arm before she walked in. "If you give me the keys I'll bring the car around back to keep them from being spotted." Sara nodded and handed them over. Before she could get in the room, she was pushed back out by Judy. "Get us out of here already. I'm tired of living in a lemon fresh scent." Sara smirked and led them down the hall. Going through the back doors, they entered the alley where the car was parked. Spotting Chris she walked over with Judy and Peter. As the kids got in, Sara went to the passenger's side since Chris knew where the school was. Suddenly, something hit her in the head and then everything went black.
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Seeing Sara fall and hearing Chris yell for them to run, Judy shoved Peter out the other side and pulled him towards the end of the alley. They ran through the front doors and to the nurses desk. Catching her breath, she tried to think of the name of the first detective she'd met. "Please, call Detective Jim Brass. There's been an attack."
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Sofia was driving home when her cell phone rang. She tiredly flipped it open. "Sofia, Sara and Chris were attacked at the hospital. I need you to meet me there." Anything else Jim said, she didn't hear. She felt like the floor had dropped out from under her. Her tires squealed at the abrupt U-turn she made. With her siren on she made it to the hospital in three minutes. Getting out of her car she raced over to where Jim was. She felt sick as she noticed all the blood on the ground. "What happened?"
"It looks like they were ambushed while picking up the kids. Sara's inside with a bump the size of a baseball and we can't find Chris. Grissom and the others are trying to find a clue that will help us. Can you go stay with Sara and run her up to the school when she's done? The kids were driven up there okay, but they were attacked by a cop so I want her somewhere safe."
"Sure, no problem." Sofia could see that the stress of the situation was getting to him. He looked exhausted. They quickly turned when they heard Warrick yell that he found Chris. They watched him and a couple of doctors from the hospital pull her out of a trash can. Her face was covered in bloody gashes. Sofia turned towards Jim when she heard him swear. "She was darted before she came out here. She can't heal like normally does..." Someone called for Jim saying that the Undersheriff wanted a report. "Sofie, can you go check-"
"I'll let you know anything that happens." she quickly assured him. She followed the stretcher to the exam rooms. She tried to badge her way through, but the doctor told her that she'd have to wait somewhere else while Chris was examined and closed the door.
"Sofia!" She spun around spotted Sara in the exam room across the hall. She walked over and sat down in the chair next to the bed. "What happened? The last thing I remember is the kids getting in the car." Sofia sighed and began to explain.
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In the alley, Grissom and the others went over the scene. "I think we might have some skin here" announced Greg. "It looks like when the cop went for the kids, Chris slammed his hand in the door."
"And then was almost beaten to death with a pipe and stuffed in a trash can." said Warrick with disgust. It made him sick to think that a cop would do this to another cop. Finished processing the trash can, Nick stared at it. Such a small space. He couldn't help but think about his experience in the coffin. The blood from her head wounds had slid down the side and pooled at the bottom. He shook his head clear.
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In Sara's Room
"So how is she?" asked Sara.
"I don't know. She looked pretty bad but who knows." At that moment the door across the hall opened. Sofia patted Sara's hand and walked over.
"How is she?"
"Well you told us that she had been given power suppressing drugs earlier today. That amount would have been enough to stop a level three mutant's powers. Det. Soto looks to be a level five mutant and her regeneration powers are what kept her alive despite what should have been at least multiple skull fractures and all the blood she lost. Without them she would have died from a shattered skull if she didn't bleed out first. We gave her a medicine to stop the suppressors and the cuts should heal in a few days."
As the doctor walked away and Sofia called Jim, Sara took a moment to watch her. Sofia had looked so pale when she first came running in, but some color had come back into her face when she saw that Sara was alright. It warmed her to see that someone cared enough to look after her. She knew the team couldn't see her yet because they were working. Jim had stopped in while she and Sofia were talking and had given her a hug so tight, she thought he'd break her ribs. He'd looked ready to cry. They were all like family, especially Jim, and she knew they cared. Grissom had checked on her but after her half-hearted assurance that she was fine, had left. There had been a time where she'd had a crush on him, but now she just admired his mind. Otherwise, there wasn't much there. Not like Sofia. Sofia was smart, beautiful, and witty. She understood Sara's sense of humor, unlike Grissom who sometimes gave her a blank look, and she always had a come back ready. Sofia had held her hand while she explained what happened, only letting go when the doctor came out. Sofia said something over her shoulder into Chris's room, giving her privacy, before coming back into Sara's room. "She's going to be fine and we can all leave in a few minutes." They saw Jim rush into Chris's room. "How-"
"Her skull would have been shattered but she was able to heal herself."
Sara was confused. "I thought the suppressors were supposed to work on level three mutants. What level is she?"
"The doctor guesses a level 5. It was probably in her file somewhere but I didn't get that far."
"Me neither."
Jim came out of the room with Chris and patted her shoulder as he left. As Chris came in, Sara couldn't hide her wince. Long, angry, red cuts covered Chris's forehead and there was another one across her nose.
"Sorry."
"I've decided that if anybody asks what happened, I'll say birds ate my face." remarked Chris, completely deadpan.
Sofia blinked. "What?"
"Exactly. It's more fun to watch people try and figure it out instead of explaining. Let them wonder what kind of bird. If they ask I'll either go with humming bird, flamingo, or ostrich." Sara had an amused smirk on her face. "You've put a lot of thought into this." Chris just shrugged. "It took them a while to clean them. So, Jim say that you're staying at the school for a bit" she turned towards Sofia "you know how to get there?"
"Yeah. Jim gave me directions." Before leaving the hospital the doctor stopped by to mention that enough time had past to rule out any possibility of Sara having a concussion. "Finally. I can get some sleep." muttered Sara as she relaxed into the passenger seat in Sofia's car.
"Just be sure to tell Jim they thought you had the possible concussion and not me." commented Chris as she settled in the back seat. Moments later she was sound asleep.
Sara caught Sofia stealing a glance at her and smiled at her. "I'm fine."
"Be sure and call Jim tomorrow." Sara was confused by the sudden change of topic. Seeing her confused look, Sofia continued. "He almost lost two of his girls. If you don't call him, he'll call you every few hours. I nearly unplugged my phone waiting to hear the results of the Bell shooting, and I wasn't even hurt." Sara turned and looked out the window and the car fell into an awkward silence. Sofia gave a shaky sigh that made Sara turn back towards her. "All Jim said on the phone was that you and Chris were hurt." Sofia paused and took a deep breath. "I don't know what I would have done if something had happened to you." It was said so softly, Sara would have missed it if she hadn't been paying attention. She reached over and squeezed Sofia's hand. When Sofia looked over, startled, Sara gave her a shy smile. Sofia smiled and squeezed her hand back. Well, Sara mused with a wide grin, at least it looks like it's a mutual nervousness.