Chapter 3 - Difficult Decisions
Later that night. Med Lab - Sanctuary
Adam had moved Shalimar into the med lab, sedated her, and restrained her for her safety and theirs. Everyone had gone to sleep when Adam had finished everything he had wanted to finish. He looked over at Shalimar and decided to rescan. He did and the results that he got weren't the ones he wanted. Adam went to his computer and e-mailed Charles to let him know that he would be bringing in Shalimar. Adam picked up Shalimar and carried her to one of the lovely silver cars and carefully set her in the passenger seat and buckled her in. He got into the driver's seat and took off.
US Department of Defense - Genetics Research
Adam carried the heavily sedated Shalimar in, with Charles Obsidien standing by the entrance when Adam came in. Adam followed Charles to the lab and laid Shalimar down on the silver metal medical table. "So, you'll perform the procedure on her?" Adam asked worried.
"Yes and she'll be fine, Adam," Charles tried to assure him.
"Charles, I know I can trust you.it's just that.it's hard for me to leave her here for a month! She doesn't even know that she's here let alone that there's something wrong with her.she was just getting worse and I couldn't help it!"
"It will be alright Adam," he said. "I'll take VERY good care of her and e- mail you with any and all updates and it will only be a month."
"I know, but it seems so long! When will you start?"
"Right now."
"Okay, thank you Charles," Adam said heading for the door.
"Your welcome and I'll keep in touch," Charles said as he watched Adam walk down the hall.
The Next Day. Med Lab - Sanctuary
"Umm Adam, where's Shalimar?" Emma asked as Jesse and Brennan walked in behind her.
"She's not here," Adam answered.
"What? Where is she?!" Jesse asked confused.
"Is she okay?" Brennan asked concerned.
"She WILL be. I took Shalimar to have the flaws in her DNA structure fixed," Adam explained.
"You sound like you sent out a computer or something to be fixed," Emma commented.
"Look," Adam said turning to face the three. "I don't like this anymore than you do, but Shalimar will be gone for a month and plus it's for her to get well."
"Why didn't you tell us she was going?"
"Because I didn't know how bad it was until I scanned her last night."
"Does she even know?" Jesse asked.
"No."
A Week Later. US Department of Defense - Genetics Research
Shalimar opened her eyes to see white all around her. She tried to move, but she was restrained and for some reason her feralness wasn't kicking in, which made Shalimar panic slightly. "Hello?" she called. There was no answer. Soon a man in all white with his face half covered in a medical mask and a medical cap came over and injected her with a strong sedative. Shalimar's mind quickly went from the white room to a black void. She was unconscious.
"How is the experiment coming?" Doctor Obsidien asked one of his colleagues asked.
"Very well, it seems to be working," he answered.
"Will anyone be able to tell that it was the object of the experiment?"
"No, it should just look like an accidental side effect of the procedure that you were going to perform on her."
"Good."
"I thought you said this Doctor Kane was a friend of yours?"
"He is, but I serve my country before old friendships, right?"
"I suppose."
"And this could be VERY useful to perfecting US soldiers."
Adam's Office - Sanctuary
Adam was sitting in his office staring at an old picture of him, Jesse, and Shalimar when they had just been brought to Sanctuary and helped. He didn't even notice Brennan enter. "Have you heard anything?" Brennan asked breaking Adam's concentration on the photo.
"Ummm no."
"What are you thinking about?" Brennan asked sitting down across from Adam.
Adam turned the picture on his desk around so that Brennan could see it. "We took this when Shalimar and Jesse came here and became members of Mutant X.it seems like so long ago.I."
"You miss her?"
"Yes."
"So do we all."
"I know, I just wish Charles would e-mail me."
"Are you sure you can trust him?"
"Why not?"
"I mean look what the Department of Defense has already done!"
"Brennan, I'm sure she's fine."
"I wish we knew for sure."
"We.could go down there and find out." Adam suggested wanting to know, too, and Brennan nodded in agreement.
"Come on," Adam said picking up his jacket and heading for the door.
Later that night. Med Lab - Sanctuary
Adam had moved Shalimar into the med lab, sedated her, and restrained her for her safety and theirs. Everyone had gone to sleep when Adam had finished everything he had wanted to finish. He looked over at Shalimar and decided to rescan. He did and the results that he got weren't the ones he wanted. Adam went to his computer and e-mailed Charles to let him know that he would be bringing in Shalimar. Adam picked up Shalimar and carried her to one of the lovely silver cars and carefully set her in the passenger seat and buckled her in. He got into the driver's seat and took off.
US Department of Defense - Genetics Research
Adam carried the heavily sedated Shalimar in, with Charles Obsidien standing by the entrance when Adam came in. Adam followed Charles to the lab and laid Shalimar down on the silver metal medical table. "So, you'll perform the procedure on her?" Adam asked worried.
"Yes and she'll be fine, Adam," Charles tried to assure him.
"Charles, I know I can trust you.it's just that.it's hard for me to leave her here for a month! She doesn't even know that she's here let alone that there's something wrong with her.she was just getting worse and I couldn't help it!"
"It will be alright Adam," he said. "I'll take VERY good care of her and e- mail you with any and all updates and it will only be a month."
"I know, but it seems so long! When will you start?"
"Right now."
"Okay, thank you Charles," Adam said heading for the door.
"Your welcome and I'll keep in touch," Charles said as he watched Adam walk down the hall.
The Next Day. Med Lab - Sanctuary
"Umm Adam, where's Shalimar?" Emma asked as Jesse and Brennan walked in behind her.
"She's not here," Adam answered.
"What? Where is she?!" Jesse asked confused.
"Is she okay?" Brennan asked concerned.
"She WILL be. I took Shalimar to have the flaws in her DNA structure fixed," Adam explained.
"You sound like you sent out a computer or something to be fixed," Emma commented.
"Look," Adam said turning to face the three. "I don't like this anymore than you do, but Shalimar will be gone for a month and plus it's for her to get well."
"Why didn't you tell us she was going?"
"Because I didn't know how bad it was until I scanned her last night."
"Does she even know?" Jesse asked.
"No."
A Week Later. US Department of Defense - Genetics Research
Shalimar opened her eyes to see white all around her. She tried to move, but she was restrained and for some reason her feralness wasn't kicking in, which made Shalimar panic slightly. "Hello?" she called. There was no answer. Soon a man in all white with his face half covered in a medical mask and a medical cap came over and injected her with a strong sedative. Shalimar's mind quickly went from the white room to a black void. She was unconscious.
"How is the experiment coming?" Doctor Obsidien asked one of his colleagues asked.
"Very well, it seems to be working," he answered.
"Will anyone be able to tell that it was the object of the experiment?"
"No, it should just look like an accidental side effect of the procedure that you were going to perform on her."
"Good."
"I thought you said this Doctor Kane was a friend of yours?"
"He is, but I serve my country before old friendships, right?"
"I suppose."
"And this could be VERY useful to perfecting US soldiers."
Adam's Office - Sanctuary
Adam was sitting in his office staring at an old picture of him, Jesse, and Shalimar when they had just been brought to Sanctuary and helped. He didn't even notice Brennan enter. "Have you heard anything?" Brennan asked breaking Adam's concentration on the photo.
"Ummm no."
"What are you thinking about?" Brennan asked sitting down across from Adam.
Adam turned the picture on his desk around so that Brennan could see it. "We took this when Shalimar and Jesse came here and became members of Mutant X.it seems like so long ago.I."
"You miss her?"
"Yes."
"So do we all."
"I know, I just wish Charles would e-mail me."
"Are you sure you can trust him?"
"Why not?"
"I mean look what the Department of Defense has already done!"
"Brennan, I'm sure she's fine."
"I wish we knew for sure."
"We.could go down there and find out." Adam suggested wanting to know, too, and Brennan nodded in agreement.
"Come on," Adam said picking up his jacket and heading for the door.