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PART FOUR:
Abandoned Warehouse, Same Day ………
Brennan looked around and found himself in a large room. There were some boxes lining the wall to his left and some furniture-a bed, table and two chairs, fridge, TV and sofa-took up the rest of the room.
A sudden movement to his left drew his attention as he was suddenly hit hard on the head by some object. He fell to the floor, clutching the back of his head, which was bleeding, and groaned in pain. As he struggled to get back up to his feet he was kicked hard in the side, causing him to roll over on to his back.
He looked up into the face of his attacker and was shocked to find Alisa standing over him holding a metal pipe above her head ready to strike again. When her eyes met his he saw them widen in shock and then horror as she recognized him.
The pipe fell from her hands to land on the floor with a bang, as she knelt down besides him quickly checking his pulse.
"I'm sorry. I didn't know it was you." She said as she helped Brennan to his feet and onto the nearby couch where he lay down. "I thought it was one of the men who attacked me the other day. Are you okay?" She asked worriedly as she sat down beside the couch and stared worriedly into his eyes.
"I'm fine just got the wind knocked out of me." He stated as he tried to rise and was suddenly overcome with a feeling of dizziness. "Wow, okay maybe I got a little more then the wind knocked out of me." He lay back down as Alisa looked at him worriedly.
"I'm sorry. I was trying to get some rest when I heard someone on the stairs." Alisa spoke trying to explain. "I got scared and when I'm scared I tend to block out my powers so I couldn't sense who it was."
"It's okay, really. Sorry for scaring you like that, I didn't know you were here. I was trying to find you and, I don't know, I was drawn to this building. I kept getting flashes of memory of this place and I followed them here." Brennan said feeling that he had to explain why he was there. "I got the feeling that you found this place safe and I thought you might come here."
Alisa nodded her head and smiled, looking around the room. "My uncle owns this building. When it was in use I used to come with him to work." Her smile changed becoming sad. "My parents died in a car crash when I was 9. My uncles taken care of me ever since." She stopped talking for a second, getting one of those far away looks in her eyes. "Right after their death I remember running away and for some reason I ended up here, in this room. It was the only place I felt comfortable in. The only place where the pain and fear weren't so overwhelming. This place has always been a safe haven of sorts for me since their death." She finished, her gaze once again returning to Brennan.
"I'm sorry, about your parents. I know what it feels like to loose people you love." Brennan said.
"I know." Alisa replied. Brennan gave her a questioning look. "When we touched the other night, I absorbed you're memories and feelings. It's part of my mutating empathic powers." She said with a small smile.
"What do you mean?" Brennan asked.
"My powers keep changing, mutating, since I was about twelve. Before that my powers had been minimal. I could sometimes sense people's emotions, but I never had much control over the power. Then I hit puberty. Suddenly I couldn't go anywhere without being confronted with every ones emotions." Alisa turned her head to the side, a tear dropped down her cheek to land on the floor. "You have no idea what it's like. To know what people are feeling, and to be unable to shut those feelings out. They assault your senses; confuse you so you don't know who you are. It's enough to drive a person crazy. It almost drove me crazy if it hadn't been for Mary-Anne." A small smile returned to her face as she turned back to face Brennan, who looked at her concerned. "She was my best friend, had been for years. When my powers mutated she was there for me. She never judged me for being different." She stopped for a second, remembering what they had been talking about. "Anyway, my powers keep growing stronger. A while ago they changed again so that every time I touched someone I absorbed their emotions, and not just what they were feeling at that moment, but strong emotions from their past and memories. Usually the memories and feelings fade after a few hours, but recently they've been growing stronger. I can't control it. When I touch people now, it's like I'm sucking out peoples memories, and once it starts it hard for me to stop."
"Is that what happened with me." Brennan interrupted.
"Yes. When I touch people and absorb their emotions and memories it weakens them like it did with you. I don't know why it just does. I've been trying to get a handle on it, and I'd been doing okay, as long as I limit physical contact with other people everything's fine." Alisa suddenly stopped speaking for a second staring at Brennan. "When we touched the transference went both ways. That's never happened to me before I guess I just want to apologies for it. I guess I just lost control; the images I was getting from you were so strong I couldn't control myself. So I'm sorry."
"You don't have to apologize it was an accident." Brennan said trying to reassure her.
"Maybe, but I'm sorry anyway." Alisa replied.
"Just curiously, do you have any idea how long these images are going to remain in my head?" Brennan asked. "I mean, no offence, I just prefer to be alone in my head with nobody else's thoughts."
"They should fade in about a day or so. The stronger ones will stick around longer, trust me." Alisa said giving a smile to Brennan to show him that she knew what he was going through. "Are you sure you're okay? I could get you a drink or something to eat if you're hungry."
"I'm fine. Although I wouldn't mind something cold to drink. And maybe an aspirin if you have one?" Brennan said rubbing his head which was hurting.
"I don't have any aspirin but I think I can take care of that headache for you." Alisa said. She closed her eyes for a moment searching for a connection with Brennan's mind which came instantly. She was immediately confronted by Brennan's emotions, which she quickly pushed down and, focusing on his headache she willed the pain to go down.
Brennan sighed in relief as the pain he was feeling quickly eased up until it was gone completely.
"Thanks." Brennan said, as Alisa opened her eyes after disconnecting with his mind.
"I'll just get you a drink." Alisa said as she stood up and went to the fridge to retrieve a can of coke.
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Double Helix………
"How long till we get there?" Emma asked Jesse worriedly. She wanted to try and connect with Brennan and find out if he was okay, but she didn't want to invade his privacy if he wanted some time alone.
"About 5 minutes at the most." Jesse replied. "Let's just hope that she's there and the GSA hasn't already gotten to her."
Emma nodded her head as Shalimar placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder.
"Don't worry about Brennan." Shalimar spoke softly, sensing that her friend was still worried. "He'll be fine. Right now you have to focus on the mission ahead. When we finish, if Brennan isn't back at Sanctuary by then we'll go and find him, okay."
Emma gave Shalimar a small smile as she nodded. "I know. Don't worry I'm fine."
"Hey guys we're here." Jesse stated suddenly after a couple of minutes of silence.
As the Double Helix set down in front of an old warehouse, Shalimar, Jesse and Emma stood up and prepared to exit the craft, after putting it on standby.
As they neared the building Emma stopped suddenly and looked up at the building confused.
"Emma, what is it?" Shalimar asked worried that something was wrong.
"Brennan." Emma said. "He's in there."
"Are you sure?" Jesse asked. Emma nodded her head before starting forward again, increasing her previous speed in a bid to get to him faster.
"Well, can you tell if Alisa is with him?" Shalimar asked as Jesse and she hurried to catch up with Emma.
"I can't get a hit of her, but from what I'm picking up from Brennan he's definitely with someone." Emma said in a slightly pissed off voice, her worry for Brennan's safety suddenly replaced by irritation as she wondered what he was doing with Alisa.
When she reached the door she tried to open it but found it locked. In frustration she kicked the door, hard wincing in pain, as her foot connected with the door.
"It's locked." Emma said stating the obvious.
Jesse and Shalimar both looked at Emma in confusion. They weren't used to Emma acting like this and they were worried that something was wrong.
"I can bust the door down." Shalimar said staring casually at the door. When Emma nodded, Shalimar backed up a few passes, and was about to kick the door down when Jesse put a hand on her shoulder.
"I think we should try the silent approach so as not to alarm them." Jesse suggested casually. Shalimar nodded reluctantly as Jesse Phased through the door. When he was through he quickly unlocked the door and opened it so the others could come in.
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Abandoned Warehouse………
Just as Alisa returned from the fridge with a can of coke she suddenly stopped a few feet from where Brennan was still lying on the couch. She cocked her head to the side as if listening to something.
"Is something wrong?" Brennan asked worriedly as he sat up. He was feeling better now that his headache was gone and he could think more clearly.
"There are people outside." Alisa said. "I can sense them. There are three of them; two female and one male. They're coming to the building."
"We should go." Brennan said standing up. "It might be the GSA."
"No, it's okay." Alisa said shaking her head. "I can sense that they mean no harm. They're looking for us, one of them is a telempath, and she's easy to read."
"That must be my friends." Brennan said relaxing a little and then looking at Alisa curiously. "Why can you read Emma so easily?"
"Well for one thing she's a telempath like me and I've always been able to read them easily." Alisa said shrugging her shoulders. She could sense the people now moving through the building and heading up the stairs. "Also her emotions are very….. strong."
Brennan had time to look at Alisa questionably before the door to the room burst open and Emma strode in followed closely by Shalimar and Jesse.
"Hey Brennan what are you doing here?" Shalimar asked as she glanced from Brennan to Alisa with a smile on her lips.
"I uh… just kind of found her here." Brennan said his eyes locked on Emma. He could tell that she was hurt and that she obviously thought that something had gone on between him and Alisa. He wanted to tell her that nothing had happened but he knew it wasn't the time.
"So you've been here all morning?" Shalimar asked still smiling. Brennan could tell that she obviously thought that something had happened too, and judging by the look on Jesse's face, he thought the same thing.
"For about an hour or so. We've just been talking." Brennan said, directing the last part to Emma. Shalimar gave him a knowing look, while Jesse snickered. Emma just stood there glaring at Brennan, obviously not believing him.
"Well we'd better get going. There's no telling how long it'll be until the GSA find this place." Shalimar said. "I'm Shalimar, that's Jesse and that's Emma." Shalimar pointed to the others as Alisa nodded shyly.
Shalimar held her hand out to Alisa, who took it and the group made their way through the building and outside to the Double Helix.
End Of Part Four