Oh I sleep just to dream her,
Beg the night just to see her,
That my only love should be her,
Just to lie in her arms,
I know I'll miss her later,
Wish I could bend my love to hate her,
Wish I could be her creator,To be the light in her eyes-Dave Matthews Band
Emma smiled as she saw Brennan engrossed in a book.
"How'd ya sleep?" asked Jesse as he came up to stand next to her.
Brennan looked up to see her standing there. She winked at him and turned to Jesse.
"More Dreams," she replied "Is Shal up?"
"Yeah, Why?" asked Jesse.
"Its time to finish this" she exclaimed.
Shalimar stretched and paced her room. Its once expansive perimeter seemed to slowly be shrinking; she didn't understand it but she needed to do something.
"Shal?" asked Emma "Are you ready?"
Shalimar smiled.
"Yeah," replied Shalimar.
Brennan stood next to Adam as the boys watched Emma and Shalimar diligently decipher their nearly identical dreams.
"There were two," said Shalimar "A Feral and a Psionic,"
"They were young too, not more than five or six," said Emma typing in the database.
"Could they be Marcy's siblings?" asked Shalimar.
"Do you ever feel like they just don't need us anymore?" asked Adam.
"Our little girls are growing up," laughed Jesse.
Brennan watched Emma, transfixed by the amount of determination she was putting into something that seemed hopeless. He loved the way her eyes lit up when things seemed to be going just right. He wished she would look at him that way.
"It doesn't say in the database that Marcy had siblings," exclaimed a very frustrated Emma.
"What about the woods?" asked Shalimar "Were they in your dreams too?"
"Yes," replied Emma.
Emma carefully pulled up the maps of the Maitlins's neighborhood.
"There's woods all over," exclaimed Emma.
"Adam!" yelled Shalimar "Me and Em are taking the Double Helix,"
"Why?" asked Adam.
"We've decided that Mutant X is no longer for us, and we're running away to become international jewel thieves," laughed Emma "We need to go to the Maitlins and look at something."
"Jesse and Brennan will go too," replied Adam "You aren't at your full strength and I don't trust the GSA,"
"Aww, Dad," Emma whined.
Adam laughed and patted her arm. Emma smiled at him and went to get her coat.
A LITTLE WHILE LATER…..
"Oww," said Emma as she tripped over a large log.
"That's what you get for not wearing sensible hiking shoes," laughed Shalimar.
Brennan smiled at the bantering friends. It was odd really, Shalimar and Emma had always been good friends but they now seemed much closer. Emma looked at Shalimar with an immense amount of trust and Shalimar at Emma with a new profound respect for the younger woman.
"Here Em," said Brennan as he reached a hand down to help her.
Emma pulled her hand away from his, his hand was hot and she could feel electricity flow through her.
"I got it," she whispered.
Shalimar looked at Jesse who shrugged.
"Come on," she said, "I don't think it's much further,"
Brennan looked over at Emma who pretended to be transfixed by the trees.
"Hello!" yelled Shalimar.
"Anyone out here!?" yelled Emma.
"I'd scream but I don't know what I'm looking for," said Jesse.
Emma held Jesse's face in her hands and tilted it to the right.
"That," she exclaimed proudly "Is what we're looking for,"
Nestled in two large Maple trees was an old dilapated tree house.
"Excellent work, my friend," exclaimed Shalimar.
Emma shook Shalimar's hand.
"Bravo," she said jokingly.
"Shall we see what's inside?" asked Shalimar.
Jesse sat down on a large rock; Brennan leaned against a large tree. The boys watched as the two girls climbed the ladder.
"Hey Shal!" yelled Jesse "Be…"
"Careful," said Shalimar "Don't worry,"
"So Bren, ya want to tell me what's going on between you and Emma?" asked Jesse.
"I wish I knew," replied Brennan wistfully.
Shalimar swept a tree branch away from the door, and walked cautiously through the door.
"Whose there?" called an angry young voice.
Shalimar laughed as she saw a little, raven haired boy standing near a large box; his eyes flashing feral gold.
"Its okay little one," said Emma "We're friends,"
"She is," said a little voice from inside the box.
"Are you sure?" asked the boy.
"Yes," whispered the voice.
Emma laughed as a little girl, with bright red curls and thick coke bottles glasses popped out of the box.
"I'm Cassandra," said the little girl "that's my big brother Luke,"
"Hello Cassandra, My names Emma and this is my friend Shalimar," said Emma lifting her out of the box.
"How did you know where we were?" asked Luke his voice still full of suspcion.
"We're friends of Marcy's," replied Shalimar.
"Marcy?" asked Cassandra "Where is she? She promised as soon as it was safe she'd come back,"
"Shal! Em!" yelled Jesse "Uh…We gotta go,"
"Come on kid," said Shalimar "Climb onto my back,"
She squatted down and Luke scurried up.
"Up you go," said Emma hoisting Cassandra on to her hip.
Emma and Shalimar climbed down to where Jesse and Brennan were waiting.
"What's wrong?" asked Shalimar.
"Adam tracked some GSA guys, their coming this way," said Brennan.
"All right sweetie," said Emma "I'm gonna give you to Jesse now, cause we're going to have to run,"
"You okay?" asked Shalimar.
Luke nodded.
"Let's go!" hissed Brennan.
Reprise The Theme Song and Roll the Credits,
Revolution
Ps. Do you guys find the lyrics annoying? If you do, I'll stop.
