Author's Notes: Sorry it's been so long since I updated this story, I was struck by a severe case of writers block and it took me a while to get this chapter written. I appreciate the reviews and there will be more Brennan and Emma action next chapter.
PART SIX:
Med-Lab At Sanctuary, A Few hours later………
Alisa woke up and was immediately confronted by a mass of feelings that assaulted her senses making her cry out in pain. She tried to block them out but found that she couldn't. They were coming from all around her hitting her with such force that she found herself unable to distinguish where they all came from.
A hand on her shoulder told her that someone was there and she heard and felt the concerned voice of Emma.
"What is it, where are you hurting?" Emma spoke. Alisa knew that the others were in the room; their emotions were the strongest and were causing her the most pain.
"Something's wrong." Alisa gasped out in pain. "I can't….make it stop. The emotions….they're too strong….won't leave me alone…..they hurt too much."
Alisa screamed out again as she was struck by a sudden burst of feelings. She was beginning to loose her grip on reality. The feeling's that attacked her were too strong. They were pushing her down, forcing her into the recesses of her mind. She tried to fight it but they were too strong. With the last of her strength she gave one final push before the feelings overwhelmed her.
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Med-Lab At Sanctuary………
Emma looked down at Alisa as she suddenly stopped moving. Fearing the worst Emma felt for a pulse and sighed in relief when she found one.
She remembered how she had found Alisa less than an hour ago curled up in a ball unconscious. She had known that something was wrong and had immediately called Adam. Adam had examined her and couldn't find anything wrong. He'd been about to run more in-depth scans when they had all heard Alisa scream out in pain.
Looking over at Adam, Emma asked concerned. "What's wrong with her Adam?"
He looked at the computer screen that was monitoring Alisa's vitals for a moment before looking up at Emma and the rest of the team who all wore the same concerned looks on their faces.
"I've been going through the scans that I took earlier and they show that her New Mutant DNA is in a constant state of mutation." Adam said. He started to pace. "I'll know more when I get the results back from the tests I just run. From what Alisa said it sounds like she's somehow lost control of her powers, whether that's due to a sudden growth in her power or something else, I don't know."
"Is she going to be okay?" Brennan asked, as he moved closer to Alisa's bed. "I mean, is she in a coma, or what?"
"Her brain activity would indicate that she's in some kind of catatonic state. As to whether or not she's going to be okay, I don't know." Adam answered. "Can you get a hit of off Alisa and find out if she's okay?"
"No. I haven't been able to read her." Emma said. When Adam looked at her concerned she explained. "I just figured that her powers were more evolved then mine and they blocked anyone from reading her."
"Well I want you to try anyway." Adam said. "You might have a chance of getting in due to her current condition." Emma nodded and was about to try and connect with Alisa when Adam grabbed her. "Be careful okay, we don't know what's wrong with her."
Emma nodded her head and then turned to face Alisa's still form. Slowing her breathing down she closed her eyes and opened her mind. She linked to Alisa's mind almost immediately, her surprise turned to horror as she was suddenly struck with a tidal wave of emotional energy that shoved her out almost immediately.
Screaming in pain Emma collapsed into Brennan's waiting arms.
"Emma what is it?" Brennan asked concern in his voice as he supported her weight.
"I'm okay." Emma said as she recovered and stood up straighter. Instead of moving out of Brennan's arms she stayed, leaning her head on his chest and giving him a small reassuring smile.
"What did you see?" Adam asked, causing Emma to glance at him before turning her eyes to Alisa.
"The emotions, they're so strong. She can't block any of them out." Emma said as she tried unsuccessfully to erase that experience from her mind. "They're attacking her, forcing her back into the recesses of her mind. Eventually they'll force her so deep into herself that she won't be able to get back."
"How long do you think she has?" Adam asked worriedly.
"I'm not sure…a few days at most." Emma said.
"Okay, I'm going to run some more in-depth scans, hopefully they'll reveal something." Adam said. He looked at Emma concerned as she seemed to be struggling to stay on her feet. "Emma why don't you go and lye down, you look like you could use some rest." Emma nodded as Brennan helped her out of the Med-Lab leaving Adam, Shalimar and Jesse alone.
"What should we do Adam?" Shalimar asked.
"Could you two monitor the computers in case something happens, I'll be busy for a few hours running those scans." Adam said a bit distractedly as he made his way over to the computers.
"You got it Adam." Jesse said as he and Shalimar left the Med-lab.
End Of Part Six