Shalimar and Brennan are on the trial of a biker gang that has stolen a "particle decelerator" when Shalimar is accidentally shot when another Feral, Nikki, intervenes. Nikki was Adam's second choice for a feral on the team but he chose Shalimar instead. With Shalimar sidelined due to her injury Adam asks Nikki to sign on and she eventually wins everyone over - even a somewhat distrustful Brennan. However, Shalimar soon grows hostile and suspicious toward Nikki and with good reason - it turns out that Nikki set it up for Shalimar to be shot, and is now hunting down the bikers to win a place with Mutant X permanently. When she realizes the team will never let her become a permanent replacement, she kills the head of the bikers, steals the particle decelerator, and goes after Shalimar. Shalimar manages to outsmart her younger, equally strong opponent despite her injury and win the day