A/N: I'm posting it. YESHHH! Okay. I was gunna start this once I finish a few other fics but I had to... O.O The plot bunnies...they nibbled by brain away. GAW. Anyhoo, it's gunna be an epic fic. It'll take place in the movie-verse of Origins and prolly go AU at some point.
And for reference...
Cassie: Alona Tal
Ridley: Jensen Ackles
Everyone else from the movie is pretty much the same. :) Reviews feed the bunnies!

Chapter One: A Call

Sitting in between two of the stacks of the science fiction/fantasy section of the Borders she worked in, Cassie stocked the shelves. Her blond hair was pulled back into a ponytail and she was kneeling down. Getting somewhat bored of the repetitive process, Cassie poked her head around the corner. The few patrons in the café were still. When she looked to her right, no one was visible at the opposite end of the stacks. With a smile, Cassie held an open gloved hand out and watched one of the paperback books stack itself. Cassie did this a few times until she noticed someone walk by the opposite end. She stopped and went back to shelving by hand.

As she finished putting away the sci-fi books from the lower section of the cart, she stood. Cassie could feel her phone buzzing in her pocket suddenly. 'Must be Ridley.' She walked out from the stacks and hurried over to the front counter. "Hey Rob," she said to a tall, red headed employee. "I'm taking my break." He gave a nod in recognition.

Cassie walked over to the café portion of the store and stood by the window. She pulled out her phone and saw it said 'one missed call.' Clicking a button or two, she found it had been her brother. Cassie quickly dialed his number. It rang a few times before she heard him pick up. "Ridley?"

"Cas, I just called."

"Yeah. I know," she laughed. "What'd you want?"

There was a pause on the other end of the line.

"Is something wrong?" she asked.

Cassie heard Ridley sigh before saying, "Two men showed up today."

"Huh?"

"Yeah," he told her, "they asked for you."

"Who were they? What'd they want?" Cassie asked, panicking slightly.

"I think they were from the government. They asked to talk to you. I gave them your new address, hope you don't mind."

She was silent for a moment, trying to figure out why people from the government would want to talk to her. "Yeah," she finally told him.

"Okay then," Ridley said. "Get back to work."

"Alright," she said sarcastically before hanging up. Cassie returned the phone to her pocket and walked over to the sci-fi section to retrieve the cart. 'This'll bother me all day now…'

---

(6 Hours later, 7:00 p.m.)

Cassie walked to the front door of the apartment. She pulled her eyes from her tote bag and unlocked the door. Once in, she shut the door behind her and began up the flight of stairs to her place. Cassie used the keys once more on her own door. She felt weary because even after two months, she wasn't used to living on her own.

She tossed her tote bag on the small sofa before heading into her room. Cassie changed into a pair of black lounge pants and a white t-shirt. Just as she got her shirt on, Cassie heard a knock coming from the front door. She grabbed her phone from her jeans lying on the end of her bed before hurrying out to the door. She forgot to close her bedroom door, so she quickly turned and motioned with a wave of her hand for it to close. The bedroom door shut and she opened the front door cautiously.

A man in a suit stood in front of her. He had grey hair and his hands behind his back. Cassie noticed another man behind him with a red sleeveless shirt. 'Are those swords on his back?'

She was about to try and focus so she could find out who they were, but the man in the suit asked, "Are you Cassie Anderson?"

"Uh…yes?" she told him while glancing at the man with the assumed swords nervously.

"Miss Anderson, could we come in? There's a matter I would like to discuss with you."

She swallowed hard and nodded while stepping aside. Cassie held the door open as the suited man walked past. The man with the assumed to be swords walked past and gave her a small smile. 'Damn. Those are swords.' The two stood in the little apartment, looking at her. "So…did I do something wrong?"

The suited man laughed and shook his head. "No." He seemed to get serious before saying, "My name is William Stryker. This is Wade-"

"Hello," Wade said with a wave of his fingers.

Stryker sighed and shot Wade a glare, who immediately put his hand over his mouth. "As I was saying, this is Wade Wilson. He's apart of a team I have going. A team of special people. We could use someone with your gift."

"Excuse me?" Cassie asked, awestruck. 'Are they talking about what I can do?'

"Well my sources say you have telekinesis along with the ability to read minds, am I correct?"

Cassie swallowed hard and gave a nod. "So?"

Stryker grinned. "You're exactly what we need for the team, Cassie. Maybe I call you Cassie?"

"Sure… What team?"

"It's a classified team known as Team-X."

"And what do you do on this team, Mr. Stryker?"

Wade, still holding a hand over his mouth, seemed to be laughing a little. Stryker glared at him again and said, "You could say we…catch bad guys."

"And you want my help?"

"That's right," he told her with a nod. "Will you join?"

Cassie put a gloved hand to her forehead. She pushed her palm against it, trying to focus on one of them with out letting them see. She caught one of their thoughts.

Special team. Special abilities. Special privileges. It's super fun!

She broke concentration and put her hand down as she smiled at Wade. 'It was his thoughts.' "When do I leave?" she asked.

"Can you be ready tonight?" Stryker asked.

Cassie glanced around. "I don't think so," she chuckled.

Stryker nodded. "I'll have Wade pick you up in the morning then at oh-nine hundred."

Wade pulled his hand away from his mouth and had a straight face as he followed Stryker to the door. Stryker walked out and Wade said, "See ya tomorrow morning." He shut the door behind him, leaving Cassie staring with a confused look.

'What did I just get myself into?' She smacked her gloved hands against her face as she made her way into the bedroom for some much needed sleep.