I need someone
to break the silence.
That's screaming in my head

and in my soul-Stabbing Westward

          Emma laughed wryly, here she was sitting in a bar, drowning her sorrows in a coke.

          "Hey bartender" said a deep voice "I'll have what she's having"

          Emma looked up half expecting to see Brennan or Jesse. Instead, standing next to her was a tall man, with shaggy black hair and light grey eyes.

          "A Coke?" asked the bartender "Chris, that's a little weak."

          Emma smiled up at Chris.

          "Ya know what? I'll have what he's having" she replied.

          "Two Rum and Cokes, coming right up"

          Brennan and Jesse paced the floors of Sanctuary. It had been three hours since Emma had told Brennan she was coming home.

          "Shal?" asked Brennan "Did you find her?"

          "Yeah, I got a fix on her ring" replied Shalimar "I'll go get her"

          "No" replied Brennan "I will"

          Emma giggled as Joe the bartender poured her a shot of Vodka.

          "Now Emmy" said Chris, whose name was actually Christian "When you drink this, take a drink of the orange juice, right away"

          "Okay"

          Brennan looked at the bar and shook his head. This doesn't seem right, he thought to himself.

          "Are you sure this is where she is?" asked Brennan.

          "Yes" said Adam.

          Brennan shook his head and walked into the bar. He couldn't believe Emma was somewhere in here. The bar was tiny and full of Rednecks and thugs. Tacky old movie posters lined the walls and it smelled of cigarettes and stale beer.

          "Wow Em" said Chris "You're a natural"

          Emma smiled and blinked her eyes. She felt weird, her eyes were focusing and unfocusing at rapid speeds. She put a hand to her head and shook it.

          "Emma?" asked Joe "Ya okay kid?"

          Emma smiled at the older man and felt herself slide off the soft leather stool.

          "Sure Joe" she whispered "Fine"

          Brennan ran over to the group of men. He had heard whispers of the name Emma and was worried. Sure enough, laying on the floor with a small smile on her delicate face was Emma.

          "Come on" he yelled "move it"

          "Hey!" yelled Chris "Who the hell are you?"

          "He's my Brennan" giggled Emma "Hi Brennan"

          "Hi Emma" said Brennan "Come on kid, lets get you home"

          "Don't want to go home, want to stay here" said Emma into Brennan's shoulder as he picked her up.

          Adam looked at Emma with concern, he had a very bad feeling that she wasn't telling him something. Something else happened on the rooftop. He sighed and finished her EDD scan.

          "Shalimar?" asked Adam "Could you get Emma to bed?"

          "Sure" said Shalimar "Come on Em"

          Shalimar slipped an arm around Emma's waist and pulled her up.

          "I can't believe she did this" fumed Brennan.

          "Give her a break" said Shalimar "She's been through a lot"

          "She has" said Adam joining the group "But she put herself in a lot of danger with what she did today. Psionic should not drink, it alters them and doesn't let them control themselves"

LATER THAT NIGHT…

          Brennan opened his eyes slowly. Somewhere in Sanctuary, someone was crying. He stood up and followed the sound.

          "Oh Em" he whispered when he spotted her.

          She was leaned against the cool wall of the bathroom, tears streaming down her face. She slowly slid down and buried her head in her hands. She felt a soft hand on her shoulder and looked up.

          "hi" she whispered.

          "Hi"

          Brennan sat down beside her and wrapped his arms around her slim shoulders.

          "I'm sorry" she whispered.

          "Shhh!" he whispered stroking her chestnut hair….

~Revolution!~