Author's Note: Thank you, all those who reviewed! I'll try not to leave you hanging for too long. Sorry also for the shortness of the last chapter, but I had no idea where I was going when I wrote that. I think I do now..... so read on and review!!

Disclaimer: Duh, I don't own them. That doesn't mean I'm happy 'bout it.

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Emma stood entirely still in the middle of the hallway. This is one of those really weird times where I can't remember where I was or what I was going to do, isn't it? Shoot.... She looked around. She wasn't hungry, she didn't have to go to the bathroom. What had she been going to do? She growled in frustration, and headed over to a bench beside the pond to meditate. Maybe it would help her remember....

As she rounded the corner, Emma froze as she took in the strange sight that met her eyes. Brennan lay sprawled half in the pond and half out. And he wasn't moving. Do something! Emma screamed at herself, but her limbs were completely unresponsive. Her voice caught in her throat.

"A-- Adam!" She finally sputtered. "ADAM!"

The sound of her own voice released her from paralysis and she ran forward to Brennan and grabbed one of his feet, trying to haul him out of the water. "Adam, help!" She shouted again.

Footsteps raced down the hallway. "Emma, are you....?" Adam said breathlessly as he reached her. Then he saw Brennan and left words behind as he rushed forward to help her. Being stronger where she was not, Adam reached under the water and grabbed Brennan's shoulders and hauled him forward. His eyes were closed and his body was limp. "Emma, wake him up!" Adam commanded. "He has cough the water out!"

Emma looked away, gathering her mental power into her center. Snapping her head over to look at Brennan, she immediately sensed a foggy confusion and shock beneath his unconscious surface. She gave him a bit of a mental slap, and his eyes flew open instantly in response.

Brennan's first response was to inhale, but his airways were blocked with water. Choking, he fell forward in Adam's grip, trying to cough, but not able to breathe in and do so. Adam started pounding him on the back. Emma leaned forward and caught his gaze, full of fear and panic. She reached again into his mind and gave him the impression that he could breathe normally and had plenty of air in his lungs.

Brennan stopped struggling and made one wrenching cough, and spewed out what looked like half the pond's water onto Adam. "Thanks," Adam murmured, but steadied Brennan as he violently coughed his lungs clear.

"What's going on in he...." Shalimar demanded, emerging from behind Emma. She had heard a commotion and shouts and had decided to check it out. As soon as she took in the scene, Adam bracing a shivering Brennan, Emma at his side trying to calm him as he took a few quaking breaths, Shalimar's insides froze. "What happened?" She continued, running the remaining distance between herself and Brennan.

As Shalimar took Brennan's hands in her own, Adam looked up and replied, "I don't know. Emma found him like this. Did you see anything?"

Shalimar shook her head. "No. I had just asked him to come eat, and he said he was coming, and that was...." Shalimar paused. " I think that was about five minutes ago."

"Five minutes!" Adam said incredulously.

"He told me to go ahead, he'd catch up!"

"It's okay, Shal. He obviously didn't mean he was going to conk out in the pond and nearly drown himself."

"No really." Brennan said weakly, turning their attention back to him. He looked a little more together, and less like a half-drowned cat. "I would have skipped that, thank you."

"Let's get you to the lab." Adam said, shaking his head. "I don't think the water hurt your system, but just to be sure."

"Right." Brennan politely shook off their hands and stood up slowly. "I'm just a little stiff..." He tried to walk forward and found himself falling sideways. "And just a little weak, too, I guess." Brennan cursed as he stumbled into Shalimar. "Sorry, Shal."

"Stop being macho." She scolded him lightly and draped his arm around her shoulders, offering her support. Slowly they started toward the lab. Brennan revived more and more as they progressed, and by the time they reached the lab doors he could almost walk without assistance.

Adam went over to a console and started prepping for a scan while Emma and Shalimar helped Brennan ease into the chair. The scan was over in matter of seconds, and Shalimar started to dry Brennan off. "Hey, watch the hair!" He laughed as he dogged her lashing out with the towel.

"Well, the scan shows that other than being a little cold, and definitely wet, you're fine." Adam said from across the room.

"Good. Now could you make him stay still so I could get him dry?" Shalimar called to Adam as she glared at Brennan, who was deftly evading her towel. Emma just stood by and laughed.

Adam came over to the chair. "Brennan, sit still and tell me how you ended up in the pond. I'm pretty sure you didn't pass out, but I need to know for sure."

Brennan sat back and allowed Shal to dry his arms and hair. "Well, I don't think I passed out. I was just stretching, and then I got up to go eat with Shalimar. It was only a few seconds after she left, I think. As soon as I stood up, something hit me in the head and then I don't remember anything."

"Well, that explains how you got in the pond, not why or how it happened." Adam said, pacing at the foot of the chair.

"Don't look at me. I'm the victim here." Brennan protested.

"Brennan, this is Sanctuary. Things aren't going to randomly fly around and hit you in the head unless one of us is a telekinetic. And I don't think...wait." Adam stopped pacing and looked up. "Emma, I want to scan you."

"What? Do you think I'm mutating?" Emma asked, startled.

"I don't know, but I can find out. Brennan, why don't you and Shalimar head back to your room while I check Emma out. Shal, don't leave Brennan alone, in case he's the target of, well, whatever this is." Adam said.

"Aw, Brennan's too cute to be left alone. Don't worry, I'll protect him." Shalimar said, teasing.

"I resent that." Brennan shot back. "But not too much."

"Alright, you two. Go." Adam said, shaking his head at them. Brennan got out of the chair and Shalimar pushed him out of the lab ahead of her.

"Hey!" Adam heard Brennan protest in the hallway. Turning back to Emma, he reassured her with a smile at Brennan and Shalimar's antics, and went to initiate the scan.

In the hallway, Shalimar joked with Brennan on their way back to his room. Brennan opened his mouth to tell her to wait outside while he changed into dry clothes, but he didn't get any words out. He was only able to register the momentary shock in Shalimar's eyes as they were both blown backwards into a wall.