THEN MAYBE WE SHOULD JUST
WAIT 'TIL IT WEARS OFF.
WELL, THERE'S A RISK IN THAT
BECAUSE ONCE SCORPIONS MATE,
IF THE MALE
IS AROUND LONG ENOUGH,
THE FEMALE EVENTUALLY KILLS HIM.
I JUST DECRYPTED THE
LAST COMMUNIQUE FROM THE GSA.
THEY'RE GOING
TO MAKE ANOTHER ATTEMPT
AT ACQUIRING THE ANOMITE.
YOU AND EMMA GO INTERCEPT.
GREAT.
EVERYTHING SEEMS
TO BE IN ORDER.
YES. LOOKS GOOD TO ME.
NOTHING LIKE COLD, HARD CASH.
WELL, ALMOST NOTHING.
ONE MORE THING - ECKHART
WANTS AMES AS PART OF THE DEAL.
FORGET IT.
NO AMES, NO DEAL.
THAT SIMPLE.
LISTEN, HALLORAN.
YOU TAKE YOUR FIVE MILLION
DOLLARS BACK TO ECKHART AND TELL
HIM WHERE HE CAN SHOVE IT.
YOU KNOW SOMETHING?
I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM
WITH THAT REQUEST.
YOU, BRENNAN?
NOT AT ALL.
LORNA?
SORRY, CARL.
I HAVE ALL THE
MAN AND MONEY I NEED.
BRENNAN.
GUYS,
GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE.
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU.
IT HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH US.
SHE'S MESSING
WITH YOU, MAN.
CAN'T YOU SEE
SHE'S USING HER NEW MUTANT
POWERS TO CONTROL YOU?
OKAY. LET'S GO, BABY.
BRENNAN!.
LORNA?
TAKE CARE OF HIM.
EMMA?
EMMA, YOU OKAY?
YEAH. YEAH.
TAKE IT EASY.
I CAN'T
BELIEVE HE DID THAT.
YEAH, WELL...
THE MINUTE I'M SURE HE'S
OKAY, I'M GOING TO KILL HIM.
GET IN LINE.
LOOKS LIKE HE WAS UNDER
A PHEROMONE SPELL AS WELL.
WE BETTER
TAKE HIM WITH US.
YEAH.
WHAT WAS BRENNAN
TRYING TO PULL?
IT'S BAD ENOUGH THAT HE'S
SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY,
BUT... HE ACTUALLY
TRIED TO KILL ME.
YEAH, BUT, SEE, IF BRENNAN
REALLY WANTED TO KILL YOU,
I THINK YOU'D BE DEAD.
SEE, THIS HOLD THAT LORNA
HAS ON HIM IS POWERFUL,
WELL, WE'RE BRINGING
THE GSA AGENT THAT
FLIPPED OVER TO HER SIDE.
HE'S COOPERATING?
SO FAR.
ALRIGHT, GOOD.
HE MIGHT BE THE KEY
IN GETTING BRENNAN BACK.
I'M HEADING
OVER TO THE SAFEHOUSE.
HOW COULD THIS HAVE HAPPENED?
THE MONEY WAS
PRACTICALLY IN MY HANDS.
COME ON.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
I CAN ARRANGE ANOTHER
DEAL WITH ECKHART.
WITH YOU INVOLVED,
HE'LL SUSPECT ANOTHER SET-UP.
NO HE WON'T.
NOT IF IT'S ONE
ON ONE ON HIS OWN TURF.
THAT'S TOO DANGEROUS.
THERE'S NO TELLING
WHAT HE MIGHT DO TO YOU.
COME ON, BABY.
THINK ABOUT IT.
IF ECKHART DOESN'T HAVE
HIS HANDS ON THE ANOMITE,
THEN HE'S NOT GOING
TO LAY A FINGER ON ME.
THAT'S A GOOD POINT.
AND THEN WE COULD
RUN MILES AND MILES
AWAY WHERE NO ONE
COULD EVER FIND US.
I THINK OUR LITTLE
CUPCAKE HERE IS
STARTING TO WAKE UP.
IT LOOKS LIKE
BRENNAN REALLY KNOCKED
YOU FOR A LOOP THERE.
KILL THAT SON OF A...
WHERE THE HELL AM I?
WELL,
SEEING AS HOW LORNA
THREW YOU TO THE WOLVES,
YOU CAN CONSIDER
THIS SOMEPLACE SAFE.
LORNA LOVES
ME AND I LOVE HER.
IT'S JUST A
MISUNDERSTANDING, THAT'S ALL.
I THINK THE ONLY
ONE MISUNDERSTANDING
HERE IS YOU.
HOPEFULLY,
THIS'LL HELP BRING
YOU TO YOUR SENSES.
WHAT IS THAT?
IT'S AN ANTI-VIRUS
CREATED FROM A CONTAMINANT
I FOUND IN YOUR BLOOD.
THIS SHOULD COUNTERACT LORNA'S
PHEROMONAL CONTROL OVER YOU.
YOU'RE WASTING YOUR TIME.
YEAH?
WELL,
THEN THIS LORNA TEMPLETON.
WHY DON'T YOU TELL
US HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT HER?
LORNA?
SHE'S THE MOST INCREDIBLE...
OH MY GOD,
WHAT WAS I THINKING?
OH.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I PUT MY LIFE
ON THE LINE FOR THAT TRAMP.
AND TO WHAT
DO I OWE THE HONOUR?
WELL, IF YOU CALL OFF
YOUR GOONS THEN WE CAN TALK.
DO NOT MISTAKE MY ADMIRATION
FOR YOUR FORTITUDE AS STUPIDITY.
CALL 'EM OFF OR YOU CAN KISS
YOUR PRECIOUS ANOMITE GOODBYE.
WHAT?
AND YOU'RE NOT A GOON?
I'LL BE CLOSE.
WELL THEN,
MR MULWRAY, IT SEEMS YOU
HAVE MY UNDIVIDED ATTENTION.
YEAH.
WELL, BE BOTH KNOW
THAT I GOT WHAT YOU WANT.
SO THE ONLY
THING FOR US TO DISCUSS
IS THE MOST PAINLESS WAY
FOR US TO COMPLETE
THIS TRANSACTION.
I TAKE IT YOU'RE NOT
LOOKING FOR SUGGESTIONS.
NO.
I'M JUST LOOKING FOR A WAY FOR
BOTH OF US TO WALK AWAY HAPPY.
EMPHASIS ON "WALK AWAY".
HOW DO I KNOW THIS IS NOT
SIMPLY ANOTHER MUTANT X PLOY?
OH, MUTANT X
IS OUT OF THE PICTURE.
IT'S JUST YOU AND ME.
AND TO WHAT CAN I ATTRIBUTE THIS
RATHER