CONDITION TO GO ANYWHERE
OR HELP
ANYONE RIGHT NOW.
HOW ABOUT YOU?
I CAN'T DO ANYTHING.
IS THAT WHAT
YOU GUYS STAND FOR?
ASHLEY, IT'S MORE
COMPLEX THAN THAT.
EXPLAIN IT TO ME THEN.
JUST BECAUSE ERIC
ISN'T A NEW MUTANT,
IT'S OKAY TO LET HIM DIE?
NO.
YOU ARE OUR PRIORITY
RIGHT NOW, ASHLEY.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
NONE OF YOU...
ASHLEY, WAIT.
ASHLEY,
YOUR GOVERNOR BLEW UP.
OKAY, YOU NEED TO
LISTEN TO ME RIGHT NOW.
ASHLEY, DON'T DO IT.
ASHLEY, DON'T DO IT.
DON'T.
ASHLEY, YOU SEEN BRENNAN?
HE'S AROUND.
HEY, YOU'RE SUPPOSED
TO STAY IN THE LAB.
WELL, JESSE, I'M...
I'M JUST GOING
TO TAKE YOUR PLANE
OUT FOR A LITTLE SPIN.
CAN'T YOU MAKE
ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO HER
TO SLOW THE MUTATION?
WELL, YEAH,
I CAN SLOW IT BUT AT THIS
POINT, I CAN'T STOP IT
AND UNTIL I
GET THE EXACT ADJUSTMENT,
THE BEST THING WE CAN
DO IS HELP HER RIDE IT OUT.
ASHLEY IS SO
SCARED AND CONFUSED.
WELL,
BELIEVE ME, I KNOW...
ADAM!
WHAT HAPPENED?
HE TRIED TO STOP ASHLEY.
SHE HIT ME WITH
AN ELECTRIC CHARGE,
THEN TOOK OFF
IN THE DOUBLE HELIX.
BLASTED YOU?
SHE DOESN'T THROW
ENERGY, SHE ABSORBS IT.
AND HOW DID SHE KNOW
HOW TO OPERATE THE HELIX?
WHERE'S BRENNAN?
ASHLEY.
ASHLEY, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
I HEAR YOU.
I NEED YOU TO COME BACK IN.
FORGET ABOUT IT.
IS BRENNAN WITH YOU?
HE'S CLOSER THAN
YOU'D EVER IMAGINE.
WHAT'S THAT
SUPPOSED TO MEAN?
ASHLEY, I'M GOING
TO TALK YOU BACK IN.
IT'S TOO LATE FOR THAT.
SEE IF YOU CAN DO AN OVERRIDE.
OKAY.

ASHLEY'S GOT BRENNAN
TRAPPED SOMEWHERE.
ASHLEY.
ASHLEY, DID YOU SOMEHOW MANAGE
TO ABSORB BRENNAN, HIS ENERGY?
YOU WE'RE RIGHT, ADAM.
HE REALLY SHOULD'VE
KEPT HIS DISTANCE.
OKAY, ASHLEY,
YOU'VE GOT TO LISTEN TO ME.
I'M FINISHED LISTENING.
I'VE GOT TO SAVE ERIC.
ERIC SOLD YOU OUT.
HE'S WORKING
FOR CROSS NOW.
ERIC WOULD
NEVER DO THAT.
HE LOVES ME.
ASHLEY?
SHE TURNED OFF THE COM LINK.
NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN, ASHLEY.
YOU MADE THE RIGHT DECISION.
LET ERIC GO AND I'LL
DO WHATEVER YOU WANT.
ASHLEY, ASHLEY, ASHLEY, YOU'VE
GOT TO LEARN HOW TO TRUST OR
YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO
FIND A PLACE IN THIS WORLD.
WHO ARE YOU
SELLING ME TO?
NOW, THAT'S NOT FAIR.
AFTER ALL WE'VE BEEN THROUGH,
YOU MAKE ME SOUND SO UNFEELING.
OKAY.
IF YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO ANSWER MY QUESTION,
THEN TELL
ME WHERE ERIC IS.
IT WAS ERIC
WHO OFFERED TO BRING YOU
TO ME IN THE FIRST PLACE.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.
BELIEVE WHAT
YOU WANT, HONEY.
SHE WANTS YOU BACK, ERIC.
ERIC?
WHAT HAVE
YOU DONE TO HIM?
WHERE IS HE?
HE'S BEHIND THE TRAILER.
ANY LUCK?
WELL, I THINK I'VE GOT
CROSS' CELL PHONE NUMBER.
HE'S HAD A LOT OF ALIASES,
LOTS OF PHONE NUMBERS.
I'M ACCESSING
THE FREQUENCY NOW.
I'VE GOT THE GIRL.
YOU STILL WANT HER?
GOT HIM.
I APPRECIATE
YOUR PERSISTENCE.
AND I APPRECIATE
YOUR DEEP POCKETS.
TWO MILLION OR NO ELEMENTAL.
NO NEW MUTANT
IS WORTH THAT MUCH.
THEN THE DEAL IS OFF.
HOW'S THE GIRL?
SHE'S HUNGRY.
BUT I'M GOING TO WAIT UNTIL
THE DEAL'S MADE BEFORE I FILL
HER UP WITH HER DAILY VOLTS.
SHE'LL DIE IF YOU WAIT TOO LONG.
THEN THAT WOULD JUST
BE AWFUL, NOW WOULDN'T IT?
CONSIDERING HOW
MUCH YOU WANT TO MEET HER.
TELL ME WHERE TO SEND MY MEN.
WE GOT THE DOUBLE HELIX BACK?
WE OVERRODE AND BROUGHT IT BACK
AS SOON AS SHE WAS OUT OF THERE.
ECKHART SAID ASHLEY WILL
DIE IF SHE DOESN'T FEED SOON.
AND IF ASHLEY DIES?
THEN BRENNAN DIES WITH HER.
WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN SHE DRAWS POWER?
WELL, WITH
BRENNAN INSIDE HER,
DRAWING POWER
WOULD BE DEVASTATING.
WHEN SHE ABSORBED HIM BOTH
THEIR SYSTEMS STARTED CREATING
ANTIGENS, AND THAT
REACTION'S BUILDING TOWARD
A CATASTROPHIC RELEASE.
SO THE MORE
ENERGY SHE ABSORBS,
THE GREATER THE
ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTION.
EXACTLY.
HOW BIG ARE
WE TALKING ABOUT?
AN EXPLOSION BIG
ENOUGH TO LEVEL A CITY.
NOW YOU TWO GET OVER
TO STATION TWELVE, ALL RIGHT?
THE MOMENT SHE STARTS
DRAWING POWER, I NEED TO KNOW.
MR. CROSS HAS
BECOME A LIABILITY.
I COULDN'T AGREE MORE, SIR.
HOW DELIGHTFUL
TO HAVE YOUR SUPPORT.