Lobby Of Building 24………
Jesse jumped backwards as a taser was slung at his chest by a mean looking officer. Another officer tried to take advantage and came at him from the side but Jesse was prepared. When he was near enough Jesse grabbed his, giving him a quick kick in the leg, and then shoved him into the officer with the taser, causing them both to be shocked by the taser.
Before Jesse could take a breather another officer jumped in front of him and landed a kick to his face making him stumble backwards into the wall. While Jesse tried to recover he saw the agent come at him again and Jesse quickly massed out, allowing the agent to slam into him and then collapse to the ground.
While this was happening Emma was taking care of another group of security officers. As she was not as violent as the rest of the team she was using her telempathic ability to make two agents think they were blind. As they stumbled around unable to see Emma was hit in the side by an agent's fist. Turning around she kicked the agent in the chest and then turned around in time to dodge another agent's fists. She quickly hit him in the face with the back of her left fist before punching him in the chest with her other hand.
Taking a look around Emma was surprised to find the ground littered with at least 10 unconscious officers. Apart from the five officers that Emma had made think they were blind, there were only four left who were still on their feet. Looking over at Jesse she nodded to the four remaining officers and they both made their way slowly towards them, getting ready to finish them off.
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Inside Building 24………
There were flames everywhere, Shalimar was surprised she hadn't noticed the smoke but she had had other things on her mind at the time. She quickly felt her fear of flames over take her and she felt herself become paralyzed, unable to move. The fire seemed to surround her so that it was all that she saw. Out of the corner of her eye she caught sight of Brennan's still form and she felt herself fighting the fear that had overtaken her. She had to save Brennan which meant there was no time for fear. It didn't surprise her that Brennan was the one thing in the world that could make her fight the overwhelming fear that the fire caused her.
She quickly hurried over to the chair Brennan was strapped into. He was still unconscious and she was afraid to touch him for fear of causing him pain, but she needed to get him out of there before the flames completely covered the room.
"Jesse." Shalimar spoke desperately into her com-link ring as she took care of the binds that held Brennan to the chair. "I've found Brennan. He's unconscious. The place is on fire, I don't think I'm going to be able to get him to the Double Helix. I need you guys to bring the Double Helix round back."
"Alright Shal, we'll head over there now." Jesse's voice came over the com-link a bit out of breath.
"Shal." Emma's worried voice came over the com-link. "How's Brennan?"
"He looks pretty bad." Shalimar said, her voice breaking. Shaking it off, she lifted Brennan up from the chair, placing his arm over her shoulder. She clung to his with her left arm and proceeded to drag him towards the door. By now the flames had reached the door. Fighting her fear of flames Shalimar headed through them, her only concern was for Brennan's safety. A few flames nicked her skin but she barely registered the pain.
Dragging Brennan through the door she made her way down the hall towards the stairs that led upstairs.
As she turned a corner she found herself face to face with five security officers and Agent Mitchell.
"Why Mrs. Fox what a surprise running into you down here." Mitchell said sneering at her.
"Get out of my way." Shalimar growled, her voice low and dangerous.
"I think not Mrs. Fox." Mitchell said as he looked at the officers around him. "Take care of her."
The agents came at her slowly, which gave her enough time to lay Brennan down on the ground. The first agent who made a move to grab her was treated to a swift punch to the face that sent him flying backwards into the wall. She was already in full Feral mode and every second that these guys were holding her up seemed to make her eyes glow stronger.
Shalimar jumped in the air and swung her legs out connecting with two agents' heads making them both fall to the ground. As she landed she caught sight of Mitchell standing in the background. She felt her anger increase ten fold as she stared at his leering face. This was all his fault, she realized. If he hadn't have taken Brennan, then the one person she loved so much in the world wouldn't have been put through so much pain.
Enraged she pounced at him but was stopped by one of the remaining two officers. He had gotten his hands on a piece of lead piping from somewhere and a blow to her stomach caused her to fall to the ground, gasping for breath. The officers came at her fast hoping to restrain her, but she recovered quickly and jumping up she kicked one agent in the side of the head. Before the other officer could react, she grabbed his right arm and twisting it she shoved her elbow into it. When she heard the bone give, followed by a cry of pain, she threw the officer into the wall before turning around to face Mitchell. During the fight he had made a hasty escape and was already halfway down the hall.
"Mitchell!" Shalimar screamed as she slowly advanced on him. He turned around at the sound of her voice. "We have some unfinished business."
"I don't think so Mrs. Fox." Mitchell said as he glanced behind her. "This building is about to go up and while you may not care if you live or die, I bet you care if Mr. Mulwray does."
With that he turned and ran. Shalimar wanted to follow him but she knew she couldn't leave Brennan. He was the important thing at the moment. Save him and later she could think about taking revenge on Mitchell.
Turning around she noted that the fire had spread without her knowledge again and like before she had to fight the fear that frightened to overtake her. Once again it was the thought of Brennan that saved her from being engulfed by the fear, and she quickly made her way over to him. Throwing his arm around her shoulder and placing her arm around his mid-section she lifted him up and again made her way towards the stairs.
It was slow work even with Shalimar's increased strength, and when they finally made it to the stairs she allowed herself only a few seconds to reposition her grip on Brennan's body and then made her way up the stairs. The stairs were hard work and her muscles where screaming in objection when they were only half way there, but Shalimar refused to give in. She couldn't risk stopping for a second to rest as the fire had spread and the stairs were filled with smoke.
When they finally reached the level she wanted, Shalimar breathed a sigh of relief. Exiting the stairwell she dragged Brennan in the direction that she had first entered the building by, but stopped. She couldn't climb out the window with Brennan; she needed to find another way out.
"Guys." Shalimar spoke into her com-link ring. "I'm on the ground floor but I can't get Brennan out the way I came in. I need you to tell me in what direction the nearest exit is."
There was a brief pause as Jesse and Emma checked her position on the holographic map.
"Continue the way you were heading for a couple of meters and you should come to a turning on your left. Go down there and then go through the second door on your right. It should lead you right outside where we'll be waiting."
Shalimar followed Jesse's directions and quickly found the turning. Heading down the hall she ran into two security guards. When they saw her, one of them pulled out a gun, while the other made a grab for her.
"I don't have time for this." Shalimar growled as she gently laid Brennan on the ground.
Turning, she kicked the unarmed guard in the face, and jumping over him she knocked the gun out of the other guard's hands before punching him out. Picking Brennan up she made it to the door she was looking for and pulled it open, her senses immediately confronted by the sound of Jesse calling to her.
Turning in the direction the call had come from she saw Jesse running towards her. When he arrived he quickly grabbed Brennan's other side and helped Shalimar get him to the Double Helix, which was waiting for them only a few meters away.
When they got there Jesse helped Shalimar lay Brennan down on a chair while he went to pilot the Double Helix. As they took off, Emma came back and gasped in horror when she saw the state that Brennan was in.
"Oh my God!" Emma said looking at Shalimar. "Is he going to be okay?"
"He'll be fine." Shalimar said forcefully. I hope, she thought. "How long until we get to Sanctuary?"
"Um, Jesse said about 10 minutes." Emma said a little distracted as she stared again at Brennan. "He's called ahead to Adam so he can get the lab ready."
Emma sensing that Shalimar wanted to be alone took one last glance at Brennan before leaving the room to join Jesse.
Shalimar sat down on a chair next to Brennan and took one of his hands in hers and held it to her cheek. It hurt her to see Brennan like this and she felt the tears fall down her cheek. She didn't try to stop them she just let them come.
"You're going to be fine." Shalimar whispered, more to herself then to Brennan. "We'll get back to Sanctuary and Adam will fix you up and everything will be fine."
Looking down at Brennan she didn't know what she would do if something happened to him. It surprised her that her feelings for Brennan were so strong. She hadn't realized before how much Brennan meant to her.
She stared hard at Brennan's bruised face and chest and again felt her anger rise. Her eyes flashed yellow as she swore to herself that she'd make the GSA, especially Mitchell, pay for what they'd done to Brennan. After her brief moment of anger, grief overtook her once again and she cried into Brennan's hand for the rest of the trip back to Sanctuary.
