Then He Left - Part 7
Part 7: Rogue
Sanctuary:
The report stood out on screen, glaring at him, his attention drawn to the descriptions of the people stuck in the wall. Other than himself, only Brennan had seen this, he did not want to believe, Brennan didn't want to believe it. Grimly the two men looked at each other.
Silence reigned in the intervening moments before Brennan finally said, "It may not be him"
Adam nodded, but looked unconvinced, "The ability used, its not quite unique, but I don't know of another new mutant within two hundred miles who possesses it. We need to check the locations of the other mutants, but the crushing death as well, the mix of the two abilities, cuts down the list dramatically."
"What if it was not a mutant? What if this is a new weapon, or an accident that happened?" Brennan was clutching at straws, unwilling to believe his young friend could be responsible for such carnage, but after seeing the security footage from Sanctuary, he was not sure any more.
"Its possible, I need to do some checking, make discreet inquiries to some of my contacts, a few years back the military was experimenting with wave-based weaponry for building attacks, maybe this is similar to the Pushka H5B7 situation we faced." Adam was trying to sound hopeful, but somewhere inside him he knew, he knew it was Jesse.
"We need to check it out, we need to see where this happened" Brennan was itching to do something, all this standing about was killing him.
"Yes, but I think we should let the others rest, Shalimar is exhausted, this is taxing on her, Jesse was special to her, I don't know how she will react to this and Emma, well you've seen what is happening to Emma. I just wish I knew why it was. I'll start enquiries with my contacts, you check out the scene, just look for anything unusual." Adam spoke, his mind starting to reason out all the possibilities in his head, he disliked keeping the others in the dark but he needed to be sure of the facts before he said anything, he could see this eating away at Brennan. It horrified himself, but he dreaded to think how Shalimar would react, the feral woman was fiercely protective of Jesse, and how would she react if they had to hunt him down?
Seeing Adam fall into thinking, Brennan knew he was of no use here, he left, reasoning the sooner he could prove Jesse's innocence, the sooner he could bring him home. Doubts were forming in his mind, Brennan had often wondered what would happen if one of them lost control, what would happen if one of them did go rogue? His nightmares sometimes were filled with these images, some where he went mad, where he reacted with such hate that he turned on his team, visions of his friends writhing in agony as he pushed electricity into their bodies, their blackened corpses lying on the ground. Others were of them having to hunt down each other, some where Shalimar was the prey, seeing the blonde fighting them with all her feline grace and agility or Emma with her terrifying ability to influence emotions and people. Jesse was the one he thought would not have gone rogue, the young man seemed to be the most dedicated, the most stable of the team, even Adam seemed more likely to have such a dramatic change of heart. These thoughts and others went through Brennan's mind as he drove into the city.
Emma:
'Was this real?' The question played over and over in her mind, her dreams haunted her, visions playing in front of her, scared to sleep in case she never woke up. There had been times before when her abilities caused such nightmares, but never with such intensity, never had they scared her like this. Maybe it was the subject, maybe it was because it was Jesse. He was kind and gentle, soothing to her, even though she could be cruel in her teasing, a faint smile formed remembering the emotions she felt from him outside the Helix as he watched her. Other men had thought similar things, but they only saw her body, they didn't have anything else in their minds, admittedly the feelings Jesse had that day were physical but she knew he respected her, he could see past her body, able to talk to her, but did he respect her now? Had he indeed remembered what had happened?
Her powers were growing, her abilities scared her, she didn't know how they could affect people in the long term, the situation that day was the first time, if Jesse reacted like this what happened to the soldiers, or was this the mind wipe which caused this? She had done it on instinct, the need to protect herself, not wanting to loose the place where she was accepted. How could the others trust her if they knew what had happened, what could happen?
Lying on the bed, clutching at the covers someone had placed over her, she tried to relax, her mind in turmoil, the emotions in Sanctuary forcing their way into her, she could feel the worry they all had, the loss they felt, it added to her own. Shalimar gave of such vibrant emotions, she couldn't be ignored and her sense of loss was amplified, her feral abilities magnifying the emotions making them even harder to control.
The mood from Adam and Brennan was full of worry, but was now giving way to something else, something had happened. She knew Brennan was leaving to do something, a sense of purpose forming in him, Adam was deep in introspection, as he tended to be in such crisis. What had happened now? Was it to do with Jesse? Was he okay?
Panic rose in her, her breathing becoming erratic, what had she caused to happen? How long could she hide her actions from the others?
Shalimar:
She paced the room, nervous energy running through her, she flung herself on her bed trying to calm down only to get back up and continue pacing. She did this constantly, her protective side was out in full force, the sweet young man she missed was somewhere beyond her reach. Something had happened to drive him away, away from Sanctuary, away from her. She always thought that they could face anything, even before the others had arrived, her and Jesse were a team. She knew she mothered him at times, other times teased him mercilessly but the idea that he was gone was something she couldn't handle. She had to get him back, for so long he was part of her life, a stabilising force, Adam gave her direction, but Jesse was there to help her through.
Her pacing increased, she tried to think what could have happened, why had he left? The questions repeated over and over again, no answers came to her. She wanted to go, go and find him, track him down and bring him home. He should be here safe where she can watch over him, he hadn't lived in the world she had, he was still naïve, out there so many people would want to take advantage of him. She cursed Adam and his damned tendency to think everything through, if he put that mind to work finding Jesse instead of figuring out why he left, he would probably be home or at least they would be a lot closer to retrieving him.
Her sensitive hearing heard a strained conversation between Adam and Brennan over something, she couldn't make out the words but the tones in use indicated it was not good. She heard Emma's breathing become erratic as Brennan left. What was happening now? She stalked out of her room to confront Adam for answers, if something had happened she should have been told.
The House:
"Is he asleep?" a man asked.
"Yes, he is asleep again, the poor boy, so exhausted, I don't know if it is his emotional trauma or the excessive use of his abilities that caused it." The woman's soft voice replied.
"If it is his abilities, will this not affect your ideas, mistress?" the man asked, worry in his voice, fearing the reply.
"No, my training for him should deal with that, I have him now and he will never get away, I always get what I want, remember that" she replied curtly.
The man nodded, bowing slightly to his mistress, "As always, mistress, you are right"
"Now go, prepare some food, I think my young man will awaken soon, I have to go to him." She dismissed the man, moving back into the room, smiling as she watched the sleeping form on the bed.
'You are mine, mine to do with as I please, and you will give me anything, and you will do it willingly for me and only me' her thoughts echoed in her head as she reached out to touch the young mutant.
Part 7: Rogue
Sanctuary:
The report stood out on screen, glaring at him, his attention drawn to the descriptions of the people stuck in the wall. Other than himself, only Brennan had seen this, he did not want to believe, Brennan didn't want to believe it. Grimly the two men looked at each other.
Silence reigned in the intervening moments before Brennan finally said, "It may not be him"
Adam nodded, but looked unconvinced, "The ability used, its not quite unique, but I don't know of another new mutant within two hundred miles who possesses it. We need to check the locations of the other mutants, but the crushing death as well, the mix of the two abilities, cuts down the list dramatically."
"What if it was not a mutant? What if this is a new weapon, or an accident that happened?" Brennan was clutching at straws, unwilling to believe his young friend could be responsible for such carnage, but after seeing the security footage from Sanctuary, he was not sure any more.
"Its possible, I need to do some checking, make discreet inquiries to some of my contacts, a few years back the military was experimenting with wave-based weaponry for building attacks, maybe this is similar to the Pushka H5B7 situation we faced." Adam was trying to sound hopeful, but somewhere inside him he knew, he knew it was Jesse.
"We need to check it out, we need to see where this happened" Brennan was itching to do something, all this standing about was killing him.
"Yes, but I think we should let the others rest, Shalimar is exhausted, this is taxing on her, Jesse was special to her, I don't know how she will react to this and Emma, well you've seen what is happening to Emma. I just wish I knew why it was. I'll start enquiries with my contacts, you check out the scene, just look for anything unusual." Adam spoke, his mind starting to reason out all the possibilities in his head, he disliked keeping the others in the dark but he needed to be sure of the facts before he said anything, he could see this eating away at Brennan. It horrified himself, but he dreaded to think how Shalimar would react, the feral woman was fiercely protective of Jesse, and how would she react if they had to hunt him down?
Seeing Adam fall into thinking, Brennan knew he was of no use here, he left, reasoning the sooner he could prove Jesse's innocence, the sooner he could bring him home. Doubts were forming in his mind, Brennan had often wondered what would happen if one of them lost control, what would happen if one of them did go rogue? His nightmares sometimes were filled with these images, some where he went mad, where he reacted with such hate that he turned on his team, visions of his friends writhing in agony as he pushed electricity into their bodies, their blackened corpses lying on the ground. Others were of them having to hunt down each other, some where Shalimar was the prey, seeing the blonde fighting them with all her feline grace and agility or Emma with her terrifying ability to influence emotions and people. Jesse was the one he thought would not have gone rogue, the young man seemed to be the most dedicated, the most stable of the team, even Adam seemed more likely to have such a dramatic change of heart. These thoughts and others went through Brennan's mind as he drove into the city.
Emma:
'Was this real?' The question played over and over in her mind, her dreams haunted her, visions playing in front of her, scared to sleep in case she never woke up. There had been times before when her abilities caused such nightmares, but never with such intensity, never had they scared her like this. Maybe it was the subject, maybe it was because it was Jesse. He was kind and gentle, soothing to her, even though she could be cruel in her teasing, a faint smile formed remembering the emotions she felt from him outside the Helix as he watched her. Other men had thought similar things, but they only saw her body, they didn't have anything else in their minds, admittedly the feelings Jesse had that day were physical but she knew he respected her, he could see past her body, able to talk to her, but did he respect her now? Had he indeed remembered what had happened?
Her powers were growing, her abilities scared her, she didn't know how they could affect people in the long term, the situation that day was the first time, if Jesse reacted like this what happened to the soldiers, or was this the mind wipe which caused this? She had done it on instinct, the need to protect herself, not wanting to loose the place where she was accepted. How could the others trust her if they knew what had happened, what could happen?
Lying on the bed, clutching at the covers someone had placed over her, she tried to relax, her mind in turmoil, the emotions in Sanctuary forcing their way into her, she could feel the worry they all had, the loss they felt, it added to her own. Shalimar gave of such vibrant emotions, she couldn't be ignored and her sense of loss was amplified, her feral abilities magnifying the emotions making them even harder to control.
The mood from Adam and Brennan was full of worry, but was now giving way to something else, something had happened. She knew Brennan was leaving to do something, a sense of purpose forming in him, Adam was deep in introspection, as he tended to be in such crisis. What had happened now? Was it to do with Jesse? Was he okay?
Panic rose in her, her breathing becoming erratic, what had she caused to happen? How long could she hide her actions from the others?
Shalimar:
She paced the room, nervous energy running through her, she flung herself on her bed trying to calm down only to get back up and continue pacing. She did this constantly, her protective side was out in full force, the sweet young man she missed was somewhere beyond her reach. Something had happened to drive him away, away from Sanctuary, away from her. She always thought that they could face anything, even before the others had arrived, her and Jesse were a team. She knew she mothered him at times, other times teased him mercilessly but the idea that he was gone was something she couldn't handle. She had to get him back, for so long he was part of her life, a stabilising force, Adam gave her direction, but Jesse was there to help her through.
Her pacing increased, she tried to think what could have happened, why had he left? The questions repeated over and over again, no answers came to her. She wanted to go, go and find him, track him down and bring him home. He should be here safe where she can watch over him, he hadn't lived in the world she had, he was still naïve, out there so many people would want to take advantage of him. She cursed Adam and his damned tendency to think everything through, if he put that mind to work finding Jesse instead of figuring out why he left, he would probably be home or at least they would be a lot closer to retrieving him.
Her sensitive hearing heard a strained conversation between Adam and Brennan over something, she couldn't make out the words but the tones in use indicated it was not good. She heard Emma's breathing become erratic as Brennan left. What was happening now? She stalked out of her room to confront Adam for answers, if something had happened she should have been told.
The House:
"Is he asleep?" a man asked.
"Yes, he is asleep again, the poor boy, so exhausted, I don't know if it is his emotional trauma or the excessive use of his abilities that caused it." The woman's soft voice replied.
"If it is his abilities, will this not affect your ideas, mistress?" the man asked, worry in his voice, fearing the reply.
"No, my training for him should deal with that, I have him now and he will never get away, I always get what I want, remember that" she replied curtly.
The man nodded, bowing slightly to his mistress, "As always, mistress, you are right"
"Now go, prepare some food, I think my young man will awaken soon, I have to go to him." She dismissed the man, moving back into the room, smiling as she watched the sleeping form on the bed.
'You are mine, mine to do with as I please, and you will give me anything, and you will do it willingly for me and only me' her thoughts echoed in her head as she reached out to touch the young mutant.