CHAPTER 5 Rescue Mission
Adam was trying to come up with a plan to rescue Danielle when Emma arrived back at Sanctuary. Brennan was still stationed at Shalimar's side, as he had been ever since he woke up that morning after catching a few hours of dreamless sleep. Jesse was trying to help Adam figure out what they were going to do.
"Any idea where they may have taken her?" said Jesse as Emma appeared.
"From the pictures I could get from Danielle, they've taken her straight to Eckhart," said Emma, "Adam, we've got to get her out of there."
Adam nodded, "I agree, but I'm not happy about sending the three of you... you aren't as strong as you are when you are a full team, and Brennan is completely unpredictable."
"True, but I don't think he wouldn't want to do this, he needs something to do," said Jesse.
"You're probably right," said Adam.
"He is right," said Brennan as he came up behind Adam, "As much as I hate to admit that, Jesse."
Jesse smiled.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" asked Emma to Brennan.
"Yes. I'm coming with you."
Danielle came round to find she had been strapped into a chair in a round room which had two doors, one to her right and one opposite her. She also realised, as she began remembering, that she'd been knocked out by someone who had called at her flat in the early hours of the morning. Her head hurt and she was sure she'd probably had a bad cut as there was dried blood on her shirt.
"Ah, Miss Green, you are finally awake, I see," said a cold voice on her right.
Danielle turned to look at Eckhart who had two agents with him. She recognised Dana's boss and she hated him.
"Mason Eckhart."
Eckhart looked surprised.
Danielle laughed grimly, "Yes, I know who you are, why wouldn't I? You took my friend away from me... I won't help you, Eckhart, and I certainly won't be bought like Dana."
"Oh?" said Eckhart, "We shall see."
The door opposite Danielle slid open and Dana walked through. Dana wouldn't look at Danielle but walked over to Eckhart instead.
"Miss Green here doesn't want to co-operate, Agent Phillips, perhaps you can persuade her. I'll come back in half an hour," said Eckhart before leaving the room.
The two other agents stayed in the room armed with stunning weapons. Dana sighed and turned to Danielle.
"Don't bother," said Danielle as Dana opened her mouth to speak, "I don't want to hear any of it."
"Danni, listen to me," said Dana pleading with her, "I didn't want it to come to this. I wanted you and I to stay friends... I had hoped you would want to work with me-"
"And give our kind over to him?!" said Danielle angrily, "How can you live with yourself?!"
Dana sighed, "He's trying to help."
"No, he isn't, Mutant X are the ones who want to help people like us... I was a fool not to trust them," said Danielle regretfully.
"Danielle, if you don't join us willingly, I cannot be sure that you'll live to see another day... and I don't want you killed," said Dana, "I never wanted to see you get hurt."
"It's a bit late for that, Dana. A real friend wouldn't turn her best friend over to a monster."
Dana went pale and became angry, "Eckhart isn't a monster and you would believe me if Mutant X hadn't poisoned your mind against me."
"That's a lie and you know it!" said Danielle, "Eckhart was the one who destroyed the friendship we had. Just give it up, Dana. I won't help you, join you, or anything."
"Fine, I'll just let these guys have you for a while, then we'll talk again."
Dana signalled to the agents and they moved forward to beat Danielle.
Emma crept along a corridor, hiding every so often when an armed guard went past. She was dressed for a fight but she was hoping that she wouldn't have to do much hand-to-hand combat yet. As she came across two guards she used her telempathic powers to knock them out from a distance. Emma touched her comlink and whispered to Jesse and Brennan:
"How you doing, guys?"
"Fine," said Jesse as he and Brennan knocked out a couple of guards and got through another corridor without being caught, "You?"
"I'm getting closer, I can feel it, but they've increased security and it's getting tricky," said Emma.
"Don't worry, we'll head your way to help, okay?" said Brennan.
"Alright."
Emma rounded a corner and found two guards by a door. They didn't spot Emma as she used her telempathic powers again, but a guard came out the door and saw her. Emma wasn't quick enough and he managed to raise the alarm. "Damnit," said Emma after knocking him out, "Sorry guys, my fault. I'm heading along another corridor, be careful now okay?"
"You too," replied Jesse through his comlink, "We're on our way to you."
Eckhart returned to see a bruised Danielle slumped unconscious in the chair. Dana hadn't watched as the agents had beaten her ex-best friend and she had blocked out the noises of Danielle's pain.
"Agent Phillips," said Eckhart, "I hope you haven't done too much damage to our captive. Did you get anything out of her?"
Dana turned to Eckhart, "No, sir. She never once caved in. When the men beat her, she even fought back."
"How?" asked Eckhart puzzled.
"I didn't know that she not only has the power to heal but to re-open old wounds... I don't even think she knew until she was being attacked by the men."
"Hmm... luckily for you, I believe that you didn't know about this. This makes Miss Green even more valuable to us."
Suddenly the alarm went off and in rushed Harvey. He stood in front of Eckhart.
"Sir, we have a breach," Harvey said coldly, "It's Mutant X... well, three of them anyway."
Eckhart smiled, "I always knew Adam was a fool. The Mutant X team are a member down. Eliminate Mulwray and Kilmartin. Allow the girl to get here."
"Why?" asked Dana all of a sudden.
"Because, Agent Phillips, Emma deLauro knows everything about Mutant X, all the safehouses, Sanctuary... everything Adam has worked so hard at concealing from me," said Eckhart, "Capture her and we can eliminate Adam and Mutant X forever."
Dana and Harvey were dismissed.
Emma was crouching in the shadows when Dana and Harvey came out of the door where they were keeping Danielle. Emma let them pass then touched her comlink again.
"Jesse? Company coming your way, it's Harvey and Dana, be careful," she whispered.
"Got it Em," said Jesse, "Get Danielle and go to the Double Helix, wait for us there."
"Okay."
A few minutes later, Jesse and Brennan stopped in their tracks because they were face-to-face with Dana and Harvey. Jesse glanced at Brennan who had a thunderous look on his face as he stared at Harvey. 'I guess that means I'm facing Dana,' thought Jesse before Brennan launched himself at Harvey. A fight ensued. Jesse managed to fight Dana, preventing her from using her powers on him or Brennan as they fought. Brennan tried using his electricity but Harvey managed to dodge it. Harvey stuck up on the ceiling and Brennan looked up at him.
"How is your feral friend by the way?" said Harvey with a smirk.
Brennan used his electricity again to get Harvey off the ceiling and fought him harder and harder. Jesse managed to knock Dana out and turned to see Brennan beating a unconscious, bruised and bleeding lump that was Harvey.
"You bastard! I hope you die for what you've done to Shalimar!" ranted Brennan as he kicked Harvey.
"Brennan, stop... BRENNAN!" said Jesse before grabbing his arm, "Stop. You've done enough. Let's help Emma."
Brennan looked at him, then back at Harvey before nodding in agreement.
Emma entered the room where Danielle was by the side door. As she saw Danielle in the chair she ran over and crouched in front of her. She touched Danielle's bruised face carefully. Danielle opened her eyes slightly but was still very drowsy.
"Hey Danielle, it's Emma. Don't worry, I'm going to get you out of here," said Emma as she checked Danielle's neck, finding the sub-dermal governor.
Danielle opened her mouth and muttered something.
"What is it?" said Emma as she attempted to get Danielle out of the seat.
"Trap... it's a trap," whispered Danielle before looking towards the door opposite her.
Emma followed her gaze as half a dozen GSA men filtered in the room all armed with various weapons.
"Damn," whispered Emma touching her comlink, "I've got trouble. Hurry."
Brennan and Jesse heard her call and took off as fast as they could.
The GSA men stood round the room blocking both doors but didn't advance on Emma. She wondered why then Eckhart's voice sounded in the room, although he was no where to be seen.
"Miss deLauro, how nice to see you again, unfortunately for you it won't be for long... unless you give me what I want."
"I'll never help you, Eckhart," said Emma loud and clear.
"Then I'll let these men take it by force."
Suddenly all hell broke loose. As two men went to attack Emma, Jesse phased through the wall and spooked both of them. Jesse knocked the guys out. Brennan stormed in through the side door and attacked an agent with his electricity before fighting another. Emma took an agent on and Jesse took out the last agent who was dumb enough to stay in the room long enough for a fight. With all the GSA men flat out on the floor, Brennan short-circuited Danielle's sub-dermal governor before Jesse and Emma got her out the chair. They escaped to the Double Helix, much to Eckhart's displeasure.
Adam was trying to come up with a plan to rescue Danielle when Emma arrived back at Sanctuary. Brennan was still stationed at Shalimar's side, as he had been ever since he woke up that morning after catching a few hours of dreamless sleep. Jesse was trying to help Adam figure out what they were going to do.
"Any idea where they may have taken her?" said Jesse as Emma appeared.
"From the pictures I could get from Danielle, they've taken her straight to Eckhart," said Emma, "Adam, we've got to get her out of there."
Adam nodded, "I agree, but I'm not happy about sending the three of you... you aren't as strong as you are when you are a full team, and Brennan is completely unpredictable."
"True, but I don't think he wouldn't want to do this, he needs something to do," said Jesse.
"You're probably right," said Adam.
"He is right," said Brennan as he came up behind Adam, "As much as I hate to admit that, Jesse."
Jesse smiled.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" asked Emma to Brennan.
"Yes. I'm coming with you."
Danielle came round to find she had been strapped into a chair in a round room which had two doors, one to her right and one opposite her. She also realised, as she began remembering, that she'd been knocked out by someone who had called at her flat in the early hours of the morning. Her head hurt and she was sure she'd probably had a bad cut as there was dried blood on her shirt.
"Ah, Miss Green, you are finally awake, I see," said a cold voice on her right.
Danielle turned to look at Eckhart who had two agents with him. She recognised Dana's boss and she hated him.
"Mason Eckhart."
Eckhart looked surprised.
Danielle laughed grimly, "Yes, I know who you are, why wouldn't I? You took my friend away from me... I won't help you, Eckhart, and I certainly won't be bought like Dana."
"Oh?" said Eckhart, "We shall see."
The door opposite Danielle slid open and Dana walked through. Dana wouldn't look at Danielle but walked over to Eckhart instead.
"Miss Green here doesn't want to co-operate, Agent Phillips, perhaps you can persuade her. I'll come back in half an hour," said Eckhart before leaving the room.
The two other agents stayed in the room armed with stunning weapons. Dana sighed and turned to Danielle.
"Don't bother," said Danielle as Dana opened her mouth to speak, "I don't want to hear any of it."
"Danni, listen to me," said Dana pleading with her, "I didn't want it to come to this. I wanted you and I to stay friends... I had hoped you would want to work with me-"
"And give our kind over to him?!" said Danielle angrily, "How can you live with yourself?!"
Dana sighed, "He's trying to help."
"No, he isn't, Mutant X are the ones who want to help people like us... I was a fool not to trust them," said Danielle regretfully.
"Danielle, if you don't join us willingly, I cannot be sure that you'll live to see another day... and I don't want you killed," said Dana, "I never wanted to see you get hurt."
"It's a bit late for that, Dana. A real friend wouldn't turn her best friend over to a monster."
Dana went pale and became angry, "Eckhart isn't a monster and you would believe me if Mutant X hadn't poisoned your mind against me."
"That's a lie and you know it!" said Danielle, "Eckhart was the one who destroyed the friendship we had. Just give it up, Dana. I won't help you, join you, or anything."
"Fine, I'll just let these guys have you for a while, then we'll talk again."
Dana signalled to the agents and they moved forward to beat Danielle.
Emma crept along a corridor, hiding every so often when an armed guard went past. She was dressed for a fight but she was hoping that she wouldn't have to do much hand-to-hand combat yet. As she came across two guards she used her telempathic powers to knock them out from a distance. Emma touched her comlink and whispered to Jesse and Brennan:
"How you doing, guys?"
"Fine," said Jesse as he and Brennan knocked out a couple of guards and got through another corridor without being caught, "You?"
"I'm getting closer, I can feel it, but they've increased security and it's getting tricky," said Emma.
"Don't worry, we'll head your way to help, okay?" said Brennan.
"Alright."
Emma rounded a corner and found two guards by a door. They didn't spot Emma as she used her telempathic powers again, but a guard came out the door and saw her. Emma wasn't quick enough and he managed to raise the alarm. "Damnit," said Emma after knocking him out, "Sorry guys, my fault. I'm heading along another corridor, be careful now okay?"
"You too," replied Jesse through his comlink, "We're on our way to you."
Eckhart returned to see a bruised Danielle slumped unconscious in the chair. Dana hadn't watched as the agents had beaten her ex-best friend and she had blocked out the noises of Danielle's pain.
"Agent Phillips," said Eckhart, "I hope you haven't done too much damage to our captive. Did you get anything out of her?"
Dana turned to Eckhart, "No, sir. She never once caved in. When the men beat her, she even fought back."
"How?" asked Eckhart puzzled.
"I didn't know that she not only has the power to heal but to re-open old wounds... I don't even think she knew until she was being attacked by the men."
"Hmm... luckily for you, I believe that you didn't know about this. This makes Miss Green even more valuable to us."
Suddenly the alarm went off and in rushed Harvey. He stood in front of Eckhart.
"Sir, we have a breach," Harvey said coldly, "It's Mutant X... well, three of them anyway."
Eckhart smiled, "I always knew Adam was a fool. The Mutant X team are a member down. Eliminate Mulwray and Kilmartin. Allow the girl to get here."
"Why?" asked Dana all of a sudden.
"Because, Agent Phillips, Emma deLauro knows everything about Mutant X, all the safehouses, Sanctuary... everything Adam has worked so hard at concealing from me," said Eckhart, "Capture her and we can eliminate Adam and Mutant X forever."
Dana and Harvey were dismissed.
Emma was crouching in the shadows when Dana and Harvey came out of the door where they were keeping Danielle. Emma let them pass then touched her comlink again.
"Jesse? Company coming your way, it's Harvey and Dana, be careful," she whispered.
"Got it Em," said Jesse, "Get Danielle and go to the Double Helix, wait for us there."
"Okay."
A few minutes later, Jesse and Brennan stopped in their tracks because they were face-to-face with Dana and Harvey. Jesse glanced at Brennan who had a thunderous look on his face as he stared at Harvey. 'I guess that means I'm facing Dana,' thought Jesse before Brennan launched himself at Harvey. A fight ensued. Jesse managed to fight Dana, preventing her from using her powers on him or Brennan as they fought. Brennan tried using his electricity but Harvey managed to dodge it. Harvey stuck up on the ceiling and Brennan looked up at him.
"How is your feral friend by the way?" said Harvey with a smirk.
Brennan used his electricity again to get Harvey off the ceiling and fought him harder and harder. Jesse managed to knock Dana out and turned to see Brennan beating a unconscious, bruised and bleeding lump that was Harvey.
"You bastard! I hope you die for what you've done to Shalimar!" ranted Brennan as he kicked Harvey.
"Brennan, stop... BRENNAN!" said Jesse before grabbing his arm, "Stop. You've done enough. Let's help Emma."
Brennan looked at him, then back at Harvey before nodding in agreement.
Emma entered the room where Danielle was by the side door. As she saw Danielle in the chair she ran over and crouched in front of her. She touched Danielle's bruised face carefully. Danielle opened her eyes slightly but was still very drowsy.
"Hey Danielle, it's Emma. Don't worry, I'm going to get you out of here," said Emma as she checked Danielle's neck, finding the sub-dermal governor.
Danielle opened her mouth and muttered something.
"What is it?" said Emma as she attempted to get Danielle out of the seat.
"Trap... it's a trap," whispered Danielle before looking towards the door opposite her.
Emma followed her gaze as half a dozen GSA men filtered in the room all armed with various weapons.
"Damn," whispered Emma touching her comlink, "I've got trouble. Hurry."
Brennan and Jesse heard her call and took off as fast as they could.
The GSA men stood round the room blocking both doors but didn't advance on Emma. She wondered why then Eckhart's voice sounded in the room, although he was no where to be seen.
"Miss deLauro, how nice to see you again, unfortunately for you it won't be for long... unless you give me what I want."
"I'll never help you, Eckhart," said Emma loud and clear.
"Then I'll let these men take it by force."
Suddenly all hell broke loose. As two men went to attack Emma, Jesse phased through the wall and spooked both of them. Jesse knocked the guys out. Brennan stormed in through the side door and attacked an agent with his electricity before fighting another. Emma took an agent on and Jesse took out the last agent who was dumb enough to stay in the room long enough for a fight. With all the GSA men flat out on the floor, Brennan short-circuited Danielle's sub-dermal governor before Jesse and Emma got her out the chair. They escaped to the Double Helix, much to Eckhart's displeasure.
