Chapter 5 - Not so Feral Anymore.
The Next Day. Main Area - Sanctuary
Shalimar quickly changed, she was feeling off. It had taken her forever to wake up that morning, Adam had said it was because she was no longer feral and that she would notice other differences soon enough. Shalimar frowned and then left her room to go find the others. She found Brennan and Jesse fooling around, hitting each other and arguing over stupid things. Emma was just watching from a distance and smiling. "So, we ready?" Shalimar asked as she approached the three.
Emma got up and started to walk towards Shalimar and Jesse stopped and turned his attention to her, which gave Brennan the opportunity to hit him in the back of the head. "Yeah, I think we're ready now," Brennan said smiling. "I'm driving!"
"WHERE are we going anyways?" Emma asked as Jesse walked over next to her trying to stay away from Brennan.
"Yeah," Shalimar chimed in and looked over at Brennan.
"We have to know where we're going?" Brennan asked playfully.
Shalimar smiled, "what are we going to do? Drive all day?!"
"Sounds good."
"Shalimar isn't going ANYWHERE," Adam interrupted as he walked towards them.
"What? Why?" Shalimar complained.
"Because I still need to run tests on you."
"Can't you run them later?" Jesse asked.
"No."
"Look Adam, I REALLY need to get out of here," Shalimar told him.
"Shalimar, you're not going."
"Adam! I'm not a child! And you're not my father, I can go out if I want!"
"Shalimar!"
"Adam! NO!" Shalimar yelled back and marched out to the garage with the others following.
Three Days Later. Shalimar's Room - Sanctuary
Shalimar hadn't gotten much sleep. She hadn't felt well and had gotten up several times to throw up in the bathroom that night. She couldn't remember anytime she had felt that sick. She felt like her whole body was on fire and she didn't feel much like moving at the moment. Through the night she had thrown all of her blankets to the floor and stripped down to just her panties and a camisole top. She was fighting to stay asleep. She heard a noise, but couldn't quite comprehend what it was. Soon she could hear someone's voice, but she didn't know what he was saying just that it was a man. He picked her up and rushed out of the room with her.
Med Lab - Sanctuary
"What happened?!" Adam asked worried when he saw Brennan carry in Shalimar, who he could tell was completely out of it and very sick.
"I don't know, but she's burning up," Brennan said nervously as he laid Shalimar down on the medical examination chair.
Adam scanned Shalimar, and then looked over the results. "This isn't good."
"What's going on?" Jesse asked from behind Adam.
Adam turned to see that Jesse and Emma had entered. "Shalimar's running 105 fever.we need to get her temperature down."
"I'll do it," Emma volunteered and sent a telempathic image of an ice cold place.
Adam watched as Shalimar's temperature began to fall out of the red zone. "Good Emma, just a little more."
Emma kept the image in Shalimar's head and intensified it.
"Okay, that's perfect Emma," Adam said and watched as Emma came back into their world. "You brought her down five degrees.she's out of any danger for now."
"What happened?" Brennan asked confused.
"This is the first time she's been sick without her New Mutantcy.but she'll be okay."
"So, she's sick? Why is it so bad?" Jesse asked concerned.
"Maybe it has something to do with the fact of her losing her New Mutantcy.she's usually VERY active.we all have to face the fact that Shalimar's going to need to leave here and get a life." Adam said very insensitively.
"WHAT?!" the three said in unison.
"Shalimar's no longer a New Mutant."
"So, she can't be here anymore?!" Brennan asked in a state of shock.
"She might not be able to be on the team, but she can do stuff here and at the safehouses, Adam," Jesse pointed out.
"I think she could still be on the team, just because she's not a feral anymore doesn't mean she can't fight!" Emma argued.
"And just because she's no longer a feral doesn't mean that she can't hear when people are talking about her!" Shalimar said weakly, which made everyone turn and look at her.
Adam frowned, "Shalimar."
"No, you're right Adam." Shalimar told him trying to smile for him. "I need to get on with my life."
"But you can have a life here still," Jesse told her.
Shalimar shook her head, "no I can't.I mean it's not that I don't want to it's just that if I stayed it would drive me crazy that I wouldn't be able to help like I used to.I would feel better just knowing that I know who's keeping the world safe."
"Shalimar," Brennan began to argue.
"Brennan, I'll be okay," Shalimar told him touching his arm lightly.
"I don't want you to go," Emma told her starting to tear up.
"I'll be fine."
"What will you do?" Jesse asked concerned.
"Travel? See the world? Get as far away from Genomex and from anyone who has ever heard of New Mutants.don't worry, Jess."
Shalimar looked down at her ring, and frowned. She removed the ring, "it's lost its design because my DNA's changed," she said handing it to Adam.
"I'll change it," Adam offered.
"No, I won't be needing it anymore."
The Next Day. Main Area - Sanctuary
Shalimar quickly changed, she was feeling off. It had taken her forever to wake up that morning, Adam had said it was because she was no longer feral and that she would notice other differences soon enough. Shalimar frowned and then left her room to go find the others. She found Brennan and Jesse fooling around, hitting each other and arguing over stupid things. Emma was just watching from a distance and smiling. "So, we ready?" Shalimar asked as she approached the three.
Emma got up and started to walk towards Shalimar and Jesse stopped and turned his attention to her, which gave Brennan the opportunity to hit him in the back of the head. "Yeah, I think we're ready now," Brennan said smiling. "I'm driving!"
"WHERE are we going anyways?" Emma asked as Jesse walked over next to her trying to stay away from Brennan.
"Yeah," Shalimar chimed in and looked over at Brennan.
"We have to know where we're going?" Brennan asked playfully.
Shalimar smiled, "what are we going to do? Drive all day?!"
"Sounds good."
"Shalimar isn't going ANYWHERE," Adam interrupted as he walked towards them.
"What? Why?" Shalimar complained.
"Because I still need to run tests on you."
"Can't you run them later?" Jesse asked.
"No."
"Look Adam, I REALLY need to get out of here," Shalimar told him.
"Shalimar, you're not going."
"Adam! I'm not a child! And you're not my father, I can go out if I want!"
"Shalimar!"
"Adam! NO!" Shalimar yelled back and marched out to the garage with the others following.
Three Days Later. Shalimar's Room - Sanctuary
Shalimar hadn't gotten much sleep. She hadn't felt well and had gotten up several times to throw up in the bathroom that night. She couldn't remember anytime she had felt that sick. She felt like her whole body was on fire and she didn't feel much like moving at the moment. Through the night she had thrown all of her blankets to the floor and stripped down to just her panties and a camisole top. She was fighting to stay asleep. She heard a noise, but couldn't quite comprehend what it was. Soon she could hear someone's voice, but she didn't know what he was saying just that it was a man. He picked her up and rushed out of the room with her.
Med Lab - Sanctuary
"What happened?!" Adam asked worried when he saw Brennan carry in Shalimar, who he could tell was completely out of it and very sick.
"I don't know, but she's burning up," Brennan said nervously as he laid Shalimar down on the medical examination chair.
Adam scanned Shalimar, and then looked over the results. "This isn't good."
"What's going on?" Jesse asked from behind Adam.
Adam turned to see that Jesse and Emma had entered. "Shalimar's running 105 fever.we need to get her temperature down."
"I'll do it," Emma volunteered and sent a telempathic image of an ice cold place.
Adam watched as Shalimar's temperature began to fall out of the red zone. "Good Emma, just a little more."
Emma kept the image in Shalimar's head and intensified it.
"Okay, that's perfect Emma," Adam said and watched as Emma came back into their world. "You brought her down five degrees.she's out of any danger for now."
"What happened?" Brennan asked confused.
"This is the first time she's been sick without her New Mutantcy.but she'll be okay."
"So, she's sick? Why is it so bad?" Jesse asked concerned.
"Maybe it has something to do with the fact of her losing her New Mutantcy.she's usually VERY active.we all have to face the fact that Shalimar's going to need to leave here and get a life." Adam said very insensitively.
"WHAT?!" the three said in unison.
"Shalimar's no longer a New Mutant."
"So, she can't be here anymore?!" Brennan asked in a state of shock.
"She might not be able to be on the team, but she can do stuff here and at the safehouses, Adam," Jesse pointed out.
"I think she could still be on the team, just because she's not a feral anymore doesn't mean she can't fight!" Emma argued.
"And just because she's no longer a feral doesn't mean that she can't hear when people are talking about her!" Shalimar said weakly, which made everyone turn and look at her.
Adam frowned, "Shalimar."
"No, you're right Adam." Shalimar told him trying to smile for him. "I need to get on with my life."
"But you can have a life here still," Jesse told her.
Shalimar shook her head, "no I can't.I mean it's not that I don't want to it's just that if I stayed it would drive me crazy that I wouldn't be able to help like I used to.I would feel better just knowing that I know who's keeping the world safe."
"Shalimar," Brennan began to argue.
"Brennan, I'll be okay," Shalimar told him touching his arm lightly.
"I don't want you to go," Emma told her starting to tear up.
"I'll be fine."
"What will you do?" Jesse asked concerned.
"Travel? See the world? Get as far away from Genomex and from anyone who has ever heard of New Mutants.don't worry, Jess."
Shalimar looked down at her ring, and frowned. She removed the ring, "it's lost its design because my DNA's changed," she said handing it to Adam.
"I'll change it," Adam offered.
"No, I won't be needing it anymore."