~*CHAPTER 4 – TWINS*~
~*At the Sanctuary*~
Brennan sat on a blue recliner in the rec room. He lifted his head and looked at a digital clock on a wooden table next to him. It read 3:39pm. Where the hell is she, he thought. He brought his head back down to his book. They left for the underground safe house at 11:30am and Emma still hasn't contacted Brennan yet.
"Damn it. Where could she be?" he said under his breath so that the others couldn't hear him.
He heard footsteps coming his way. He lifted his head to see who it was.
"Hey Brennan. Emma still not back yet?" Shalimar said walking beside Jesse.
"Nope," Brennan said.
Shalimar and Jesse had just got back from a movie they went to together.
"Did you see her when you were coming back?" Brennan asked.
"No, don't think so," Jesse said.
"Okay," Brennan said.
"She's probably with her Mom and Dad still. She hasn't seen them for a while. There must be a lot of catching up to do," Shalimar said.
"You're probably right," Brennan said, "There's nothing to worry about."
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~*Outside Genomex*~
Emma stood outside Genomex. I have to do this, she thought, I have to save my sister no matter what it takes. Emma looked down at her ring finger. She was wearing her Comlink ring. She brought her ring finger to her face.
"Hello," Emma said into her ring.
"Emma?" A voice said from the ring.
It's Brennan, she thought. She had hoped it wouldn't be him answering. It would be too painful to tell him.
"Brennan, my parents are still at the safe house. Look after them," Emma started.
"Emma, what's going on? Where are you?" Brennan said.
"Tell everyone that I'll be okay and that I love them," Emma said sadly, "I can't tell you where I am or what I'm doing. I can't. I have to go Brennan."
"Emma tell me what's going on," Brennan said.
"I can't. I have to go," she said, a tear rolling down her face, "I love you Brennan. I always will. Bye Brennan."
Emma took off her Comlink ring and started walking towards the front door of the building. As she walked she let her ring drop and it fell to the ground.
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~*At the Sanctuary*~
"Emma? Emma! Emma are you there? Answer me! Emma!" Brennan cried.
The others ran to the rec room towards Brennan.
"What's going on Brennan? What's with the yelling?" Jesse asked.
"Emma. It was Emma," he said.
"Okay Brennan. Calm down. What did Emma say?" Adam said.
"She said…she said something about taking care of her parents. That she'll be okay. She loves us. And that's it," Brennan said.
"Are you sure? Maybe you were just daydreaming or something," Shalimar said.
"I'm sure Shal. I wouldn't daydream about these things," Brennan said standing up and heading towards the door.
"Where are you going?" Jesse asked.
"Where do you think I'm going," Brennan said as he stopped walking, "I'm going to look for Emma."
"Brennan wait. You don't even know where to look," Adam said.
"I have a pretty good idea of where she is," Brennan said, "So if you wanna come I'm not gonna stop you. But if you're gonna try to stop me, I suggest that you back off now."
"Brennan you have to calm down," Adam started, "We don't know anything about this yet. So we don't know what to expect."
"Well, I'm ready. I'll take what comes if it's for Emma," Brennan said.
"Yes, but you have to think this out," Adam said, "If Eckhart has her and you go there alone, nothing good is going to come in the end. Do you want to be in a statis chamber forever? Emma wouldn't want that."
Brennan shrugged and headed back towards the others.
"What do you want us to do first?" he said.
"Well, go to the safe house and talk with her parents. See what you can find and come back," Adam said.
They all nodded and headed off to the safe house.
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~*At Genomex*~
Emma burst through the front doors of Genomex. She darted through the hallways with a few guards following her.
"Hey you! Stop!" they yelled.
"Sorry…I don't have time to play," Emma said stopping and turning around.
Emma used her telempathy. The guards suddenly stopped and they started to feel the air around them. She had made them think that they were trapped behind a room with not doors. Emma started running down the hallways again. There, she thought, there's Eckhart's office. She looked at the double doors that were closed. Emma heard the guards coming towards her again. She opened the doors and slammed them against the inside walls of the office.
"Where the hell is she Eckhart?" Emma yelled walking to his desk in fury.
The guards followed her into Eckhart's office.
"Mr. Eckhart, sorry to bother you. Do you want me to take her to the statis chambers?" a guard said.
"No, not this one. Leave us," he ordered.
"Why, it's nice to see you Ms. DeLauro. How nice of you to drop by," Eckhart said.
"I have no time to play games Eckhart. Now where is she?!" Emma cried.
"By she, I take it you mean your sister," Eckhart said, "And by that I take it that you've seen your parents too."
"What about my parents?" Emma asked.
"Oh…they didn't tell you that they're working for me now. How could they not have said anything?" Eckhart smirked.
"What?" Emma said as she tried to reregister the words again in her mind.
"Yes, I've got them to work for me. It was quite easy. I just told them your sister was going to die if they don't," Eckhart smiled.
"No…that can't be true," Emma said, "It can't be."
"Of course it can Ms. Delauro," Eckhart said, "Oh yes…you want to see your sister don't you. Well, alright."
Eckhart placed his finger on a button on his speaker phone.
"This is Mr. Eckhart. Bring them in," he said lifting his finger back up and putting his arm behind his back.
"What do you mean them? I only have one sister," Emma said furious and confused.
"Oh, your parents didn't tell you that either. What bad parents you have Ms. DeLauro," Eckhart said, "I will have to be the one to tell you then. Ms. DeLauro, you don't have one sister, you have two sisters. Twins."
~*At the Sanctuary*~
Brennan sat on a blue recliner in the rec room. He lifted his head and looked at a digital clock on a wooden table next to him. It read 3:39pm. Where the hell is she, he thought. He brought his head back down to his book. They left for the underground safe house at 11:30am and Emma still hasn't contacted Brennan yet.
"Damn it. Where could she be?" he said under his breath so that the others couldn't hear him.
He heard footsteps coming his way. He lifted his head to see who it was.
"Hey Brennan. Emma still not back yet?" Shalimar said walking beside Jesse.
"Nope," Brennan said.
Shalimar and Jesse had just got back from a movie they went to together.
"Did you see her when you were coming back?" Brennan asked.
"No, don't think so," Jesse said.
"Okay," Brennan said.
"She's probably with her Mom and Dad still. She hasn't seen them for a while. There must be a lot of catching up to do," Shalimar said.
"You're probably right," Brennan said, "There's nothing to worry about."
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~*Outside Genomex*~
Emma stood outside Genomex. I have to do this, she thought, I have to save my sister no matter what it takes. Emma looked down at her ring finger. She was wearing her Comlink ring. She brought her ring finger to her face.
"Hello," Emma said into her ring.
"Emma?" A voice said from the ring.
It's Brennan, she thought. She had hoped it wouldn't be him answering. It would be too painful to tell him.
"Brennan, my parents are still at the safe house. Look after them," Emma started.
"Emma, what's going on? Where are you?" Brennan said.
"Tell everyone that I'll be okay and that I love them," Emma said sadly, "I can't tell you where I am or what I'm doing. I can't. I have to go Brennan."
"Emma tell me what's going on," Brennan said.
"I can't. I have to go," she said, a tear rolling down her face, "I love you Brennan. I always will. Bye Brennan."
Emma took off her Comlink ring and started walking towards the front door of the building. As she walked she let her ring drop and it fell to the ground.
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~*At the Sanctuary*~
"Emma? Emma! Emma are you there? Answer me! Emma!" Brennan cried.
The others ran to the rec room towards Brennan.
"What's going on Brennan? What's with the yelling?" Jesse asked.
"Emma. It was Emma," he said.
"Okay Brennan. Calm down. What did Emma say?" Adam said.
"She said…she said something about taking care of her parents. That she'll be okay. She loves us. And that's it," Brennan said.
"Are you sure? Maybe you were just daydreaming or something," Shalimar said.
"I'm sure Shal. I wouldn't daydream about these things," Brennan said standing up and heading towards the door.
"Where are you going?" Jesse asked.
"Where do you think I'm going," Brennan said as he stopped walking, "I'm going to look for Emma."
"Brennan wait. You don't even know where to look," Adam said.
"I have a pretty good idea of where she is," Brennan said, "So if you wanna come I'm not gonna stop you. But if you're gonna try to stop me, I suggest that you back off now."
"Brennan you have to calm down," Adam started, "We don't know anything about this yet. So we don't know what to expect."
"Well, I'm ready. I'll take what comes if it's for Emma," Brennan said.
"Yes, but you have to think this out," Adam said, "If Eckhart has her and you go there alone, nothing good is going to come in the end. Do you want to be in a statis chamber forever? Emma wouldn't want that."
Brennan shrugged and headed back towards the others.
"What do you want us to do first?" he said.
"Well, go to the safe house and talk with her parents. See what you can find and come back," Adam said.
They all nodded and headed off to the safe house.
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~*At Genomex*~
Emma burst through the front doors of Genomex. She darted through the hallways with a few guards following her.
"Hey you! Stop!" they yelled.
"Sorry…I don't have time to play," Emma said stopping and turning around.
Emma used her telempathy. The guards suddenly stopped and they started to feel the air around them. She had made them think that they were trapped behind a room with not doors. Emma started running down the hallways again. There, she thought, there's Eckhart's office. She looked at the double doors that were closed. Emma heard the guards coming towards her again. She opened the doors and slammed them against the inside walls of the office.
"Where the hell is she Eckhart?" Emma yelled walking to his desk in fury.
The guards followed her into Eckhart's office.
"Mr. Eckhart, sorry to bother you. Do you want me to take her to the statis chambers?" a guard said.
"No, not this one. Leave us," he ordered.
"Why, it's nice to see you Ms. DeLauro. How nice of you to drop by," Eckhart said.
"I have no time to play games Eckhart. Now where is she?!" Emma cried.
"By she, I take it you mean your sister," Eckhart said, "And by that I take it that you've seen your parents too."
"What about my parents?" Emma asked.
"Oh…they didn't tell you that they're working for me now. How could they not have said anything?" Eckhart smirked.
"What?" Emma said as she tried to reregister the words again in her mind.
"Yes, I've got them to work for me. It was quite easy. I just told them your sister was going to die if they don't," Eckhart smiled.
"No…that can't be true," Emma said, "It can't be."
"Of course it can Ms. Delauro," Eckhart said, "Oh yes…you want to see your sister don't you. Well, alright."
Eckhart placed his finger on a button on his speaker phone.
"This is Mr. Eckhart. Bring them in," he said lifting his finger back up and putting his arm behind his back.
"What do you mean them? I only have one sister," Emma said furious and confused.
"Oh, your parents didn't tell you that either. What bad parents you have Ms. DeLauro," Eckhart said, "I will have to be the one to tell you then. Ms. DeLauro, you don't have one sister, you have two sisters. Twins."