The Night Affair, CH 2
Disclaimer: I don't own 'em, but wouldn't it be grand??
** I'm really sorry about the lack of update, I've actually had Chapter 2 written out for about 2 weeks now, but I had absolutely no time to type it! Once again, I apologize; I'll try to be a lot quicker with the next update!
CH 2
Emma walked into Eckhart's office slowly, dreading what she was about to tell him.
"Ah, Ms. DeLauro." Eckhart said, frowning. "I see you've come back empty- handed."
Emma nodded. "Yes Sir. We still have been able to track down Hartzel."
Eckhart sat at his desk. "It has been one week since I gave you this assignment. Why can't you find her?"
"We've been searching for anyone who might know her, and haven't come up with anything. She's an orphan, and doesn't have any contact with her family, and her last know address was vacated, but." Emma trailed off.
"But what?" Eckhart said crisply.
Emma looked Eckhart straight in his eyes. "But, the doorman said she had just upped and moved with no warning at all. Sir, I think she was put into the underground by Mutant X."
Eckhart stared back at Emma. "You don't think this is a coincidence?"
Emma shook her head no.
"Good, because neither do I." Eckhart said. "We have a mole, Ms. DeLauro. Find it, and quickly."
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Brennan sat on the couch in sanctuary reading a book. It was the third book in a week.
Shalimar slowly approached him. "Hey." She said gently.
"Hey." Brennan returned, still reading his book, not looking at Shalimar.
"Missed you at dinner." She said, trying to start conversation.
"Wasn't hungry." Brennan said shortly.
"Are you hungry now? I could make you something."
"Thanks, but I'm still not hungry."
"Well do you wanna go workout or something? Talk maybe?" Shalimar asked.
Brennan was getting more and more annoyed. "No Shal, I'm fine." He got up and started to walk away.
"Are you?"
Brennan stopped, turning towards Shalimar, angry. "Am I what?"
"Are you okay?" Shalimar asked.
Beannan started at Shalimar. "I am fine. Stop worrying about me."
Shalimar gently touched his arm. "Brennan, you don't have to lie to me. I know you're hurting, and I want to help."
Brennan sunk down onto the couch. "I can never lie to you Shal."
"Yeah, you pretty much suck at that." Shalimar smiled. "Talk to me."
"I don't know what I can say." Brennan put his head in his hands. After a moment, he lifted it, and in almost a whisper said. "Every night I see Emma, and my heart breaks. She is trapped, and has no idea what's going on in her body. And I can't do anything to help her! Do you know how horrible that feeling is?"
Shalimar tried to comfort Brennan. "You shouldn't hold yourself responsible."
Brennan stood up quickly. "I have let Emma down so many times. When we first met, she bumped into me, and I saw what she was thinking. She was in trouble, and I shook it off. If you guys hadn't been there, then it would have been the end."
"Brennan that wasn't your fault. You had no way of knowing Emma was being chased by the GSA."
Yeah, but then Matty and I split her into two different Emmas, and that almost killed her." Brennan countered.
Shalimar sighed. "That was a total fluke."
"And then with Lorna." Brennan stopped, and started to pace.
Shalimar walked over to Brennan. "Now you're just making things up. Brennan, you can't control everything that happens. You can try all you want, but you'll fail."
Brennan reluctantly nodded. "I know, but..."
"This wasn't your fault." Shalimar said raising her voice. "Brennan get over it. You can't change the past, and you can't help Emma by mulling over it."
Brennan looked at Shalimar, a meek smile on his face. "Thank you Shalimar, you're a good friend."
"I know." Shalimar nodded in agreement, laughing as she and Brennan hugged.
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Adam sat at his desk reviewing old files as Jesse walked in. There were stacks upon stacks of medical journals and files. Jesse could hardly see Adams' head.
"Adam?" Jesse called.
"Yeah." Adam answered, standing up behind the desk. He looked as if he hadn't slept in days. There were bags under his eyes and Jesse noticed her was wearing the same clothes from the day before.
"Uh, Liz Hartzel checked in with me. She got to her destination yesterday." Jesse said, with a concerned look on his face because of Adam's state.
"Good." Adam nodded.
"Are you okay Adam? You look kind of ragged." Jesse said.
"I look that bad?" Adam asked.
Jesse gave a small nod, and Adam sighed. "Well, I feel like it."
"So, how is it going? Are you any closer to figuring out how to fix Emma?" Jesse asked.
Adam sighed. "I think I can remove the implant, but it's a very delicate procedure. And there's that added factor of getting Emma back to Sanctuary that's even harder. Emma's smart, she's not another bumbling GSA agent. She's not going to be easily subdued."
Jesse nodded, as he started to push Adam out of the lab. "Well, we'll find a way. But in the mean time, you need to get some rest. Emma's evil twin isn't going anywhere. She'll still be evil in the morning, and then you can fix her."
Adam smiled. "I guess you're right Jesse. Good night."
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"Emma?" Brennan called out in the dream reality. He searched Sanctuary for her, finding her in the garden. "Hey." He said gently.
Emma looked up, concerned. "Where have you been? I feel like I haven't seen you in ages."
Brennan looked down for a moment. "Yeah. I've had trouble sleeping."
"You shouldn't feel guilty about what's happening." Emma got up, facing Brennan.
"I know I shouldn't, but it isn't that easy. I can't just snap my fingers and pretend that none of this has happened." Brennan raised his voice.
Emma smiled. "I'm not the only one you've talked to about this, am I?"
Brennan smiled too. "Yeah. Shal had her way with me." They both laughed.
"Brennan, you are a good person. You did nothing wrong. We were in the wrong place at the wrong time." Emma said.
Brennan nodded. "Yeah. We really need to figure out safer meetings with people who really need our help, I feel like we go out on way too many meetings that end up with us fighting GSA agents."
"We'll figure it out, together." Emma said. "How is everybody?"
"They're allright." Brennan answered as they both sat down. "Adam's starting to scare us, researching into all hours of the night, and leaving constantly to meet someone."
Emma smiled mischievously. "Meet someone? Who?"
"Oh, nothing like that. Its business. He won't say anything other than that."
Emma suddenly got up. "She's waking." Brennan got up too, and they embraced.
"Be good." Brennan said.
"Tell evil Emma that." She laughed, as she disappeared. Brennan stood there, hugging air.
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"Rachel?" Adam called out. He was getting worried. She was ten minutes late. "Rachel." Adam turned a corner, and stopped suddenly. There was Rachel, on the ground, twisting in pain, her hands grabbing despartly at her neck. Her face was truning blue. She was suffocating.
"RACHEL!" Adam yelled, running towards her, but a voice stopped him.
"There's nothing you can do." Emma came out of the shadows. She slowly walked over to Rachel's convulsing body and squatted down next to it. She had a dark, evil smile on her face.
"Is that noose getting tighter? You're face is getting kinda purple now. Can't breath?" Emma laughed as Rachel looked up in terror.
"Emma! Don't do this! You can stop this!" Adam yelled, his eyes pleading.
Emma looked straight into his eyes. Suddenly, all Emma could see was white. She was in a different place. A peaceful place. She was sitting next to a pond of some sort. Someone was standing next to her..Adam! The man whose eyes she was staring into at that very moment. "The whole is better that the sum o f its parts." Emma heard Adam say. White light everywhere, she couldn't see. Emma lost concentration. Next to her, Rachel let out a cry, gasping for the air she was finally allowed.
Adam and Emma did not look donw, but kept staring into each other's eyes. A tear rolled down Emma's cheed as she let out a gasp. Now she was the one who could hardly breath. She felt a connection to Adam, like there was a bond that they'd shared, like they knew each other very well. She was confused. She finally broke eyesight with Adam, and started to back away terror in her eyes. She quickly turned and ran.
Adam rushed over to Rachel's side, where she was still trying to get air. "Rachel!" Adam yelled as he kneeled down at her side. "Hold on. Hold on."
TO BE CONTINUED.
Disclaimer: I don't own 'em, but wouldn't it be grand??
** I'm really sorry about the lack of update, I've actually had Chapter 2 written out for about 2 weeks now, but I had absolutely no time to type it! Once again, I apologize; I'll try to be a lot quicker with the next update!
CH 2
Emma walked into Eckhart's office slowly, dreading what she was about to tell him.
"Ah, Ms. DeLauro." Eckhart said, frowning. "I see you've come back empty- handed."
Emma nodded. "Yes Sir. We still have been able to track down Hartzel."
Eckhart sat at his desk. "It has been one week since I gave you this assignment. Why can't you find her?"
"We've been searching for anyone who might know her, and haven't come up with anything. She's an orphan, and doesn't have any contact with her family, and her last know address was vacated, but." Emma trailed off.
"But what?" Eckhart said crisply.
Emma looked Eckhart straight in his eyes. "But, the doorman said she had just upped and moved with no warning at all. Sir, I think she was put into the underground by Mutant X."
Eckhart stared back at Emma. "You don't think this is a coincidence?"
Emma shook her head no.
"Good, because neither do I." Eckhart said. "We have a mole, Ms. DeLauro. Find it, and quickly."
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Brennan sat on the couch in sanctuary reading a book. It was the third book in a week.
Shalimar slowly approached him. "Hey." She said gently.
"Hey." Brennan returned, still reading his book, not looking at Shalimar.
"Missed you at dinner." She said, trying to start conversation.
"Wasn't hungry." Brennan said shortly.
"Are you hungry now? I could make you something."
"Thanks, but I'm still not hungry."
"Well do you wanna go workout or something? Talk maybe?" Shalimar asked.
Brennan was getting more and more annoyed. "No Shal, I'm fine." He got up and started to walk away.
"Are you?"
Brennan stopped, turning towards Shalimar, angry. "Am I what?"
"Are you okay?" Shalimar asked.
Beannan started at Shalimar. "I am fine. Stop worrying about me."
Shalimar gently touched his arm. "Brennan, you don't have to lie to me. I know you're hurting, and I want to help."
Brennan sunk down onto the couch. "I can never lie to you Shal."
"Yeah, you pretty much suck at that." Shalimar smiled. "Talk to me."
"I don't know what I can say." Brennan put his head in his hands. After a moment, he lifted it, and in almost a whisper said. "Every night I see Emma, and my heart breaks. She is trapped, and has no idea what's going on in her body. And I can't do anything to help her! Do you know how horrible that feeling is?"
Shalimar tried to comfort Brennan. "You shouldn't hold yourself responsible."
Brennan stood up quickly. "I have let Emma down so many times. When we first met, she bumped into me, and I saw what she was thinking. She was in trouble, and I shook it off. If you guys hadn't been there, then it would have been the end."
"Brennan that wasn't your fault. You had no way of knowing Emma was being chased by the GSA."
Yeah, but then Matty and I split her into two different Emmas, and that almost killed her." Brennan countered.
Shalimar sighed. "That was a total fluke."
"And then with Lorna." Brennan stopped, and started to pace.
Shalimar walked over to Brennan. "Now you're just making things up. Brennan, you can't control everything that happens. You can try all you want, but you'll fail."
Brennan reluctantly nodded. "I know, but..."
"This wasn't your fault." Shalimar said raising her voice. "Brennan get over it. You can't change the past, and you can't help Emma by mulling over it."
Brennan looked at Shalimar, a meek smile on his face. "Thank you Shalimar, you're a good friend."
"I know." Shalimar nodded in agreement, laughing as she and Brennan hugged.
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Adam sat at his desk reviewing old files as Jesse walked in. There were stacks upon stacks of medical journals and files. Jesse could hardly see Adams' head.
"Adam?" Jesse called.
"Yeah." Adam answered, standing up behind the desk. He looked as if he hadn't slept in days. There were bags under his eyes and Jesse noticed her was wearing the same clothes from the day before.
"Uh, Liz Hartzel checked in with me. She got to her destination yesterday." Jesse said, with a concerned look on his face because of Adam's state.
"Good." Adam nodded.
"Are you okay Adam? You look kind of ragged." Jesse said.
"I look that bad?" Adam asked.
Jesse gave a small nod, and Adam sighed. "Well, I feel like it."
"So, how is it going? Are you any closer to figuring out how to fix Emma?" Jesse asked.
Adam sighed. "I think I can remove the implant, but it's a very delicate procedure. And there's that added factor of getting Emma back to Sanctuary that's even harder. Emma's smart, she's not another bumbling GSA agent. She's not going to be easily subdued."
Jesse nodded, as he started to push Adam out of the lab. "Well, we'll find a way. But in the mean time, you need to get some rest. Emma's evil twin isn't going anywhere. She'll still be evil in the morning, and then you can fix her."
Adam smiled. "I guess you're right Jesse. Good night."
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"Emma?" Brennan called out in the dream reality. He searched Sanctuary for her, finding her in the garden. "Hey." He said gently.
Emma looked up, concerned. "Where have you been? I feel like I haven't seen you in ages."
Brennan looked down for a moment. "Yeah. I've had trouble sleeping."
"You shouldn't feel guilty about what's happening." Emma got up, facing Brennan.
"I know I shouldn't, but it isn't that easy. I can't just snap my fingers and pretend that none of this has happened." Brennan raised his voice.
Emma smiled. "I'm not the only one you've talked to about this, am I?"
Brennan smiled too. "Yeah. Shal had her way with me." They both laughed.
"Brennan, you are a good person. You did nothing wrong. We were in the wrong place at the wrong time." Emma said.
Brennan nodded. "Yeah. We really need to figure out safer meetings with people who really need our help, I feel like we go out on way too many meetings that end up with us fighting GSA agents."
"We'll figure it out, together." Emma said. "How is everybody?"
"They're allright." Brennan answered as they both sat down. "Adam's starting to scare us, researching into all hours of the night, and leaving constantly to meet someone."
Emma smiled mischievously. "Meet someone? Who?"
"Oh, nothing like that. Its business. He won't say anything other than that."
Emma suddenly got up. "She's waking." Brennan got up too, and they embraced.
"Be good." Brennan said.
"Tell evil Emma that." She laughed, as she disappeared. Brennan stood there, hugging air.
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"Rachel?" Adam called out. He was getting worried. She was ten minutes late. "Rachel." Adam turned a corner, and stopped suddenly. There was Rachel, on the ground, twisting in pain, her hands grabbing despartly at her neck. Her face was truning blue. She was suffocating.
"RACHEL!" Adam yelled, running towards her, but a voice stopped him.
"There's nothing you can do." Emma came out of the shadows. She slowly walked over to Rachel's convulsing body and squatted down next to it. She had a dark, evil smile on her face.
"Is that noose getting tighter? You're face is getting kinda purple now. Can't breath?" Emma laughed as Rachel looked up in terror.
"Emma! Don't do this! You can stop this!" Adam yelled, his eyes pleading.
Emma looked straight into his eyes. Suddenly, all Emma could see was white. She was in a different place. A peaceful place. She was sitting next to a pond of some sort. Someone was standing next to her..Adam! The man whose eyes she was staring into at that very moment. "The whole is better that the sum o f its parts." Emma heard Adam say. White light everywhere, she couldn't see. Emma lost concentration. Next to her, Rachel let out a cry, gasping for the air she was finally allowed.
Adam and Emma did not look donw, but kept staring into each other's eyes. A tear rolled down Emma's cheed as she let out a gasp. Now she was the one who could hardly breath. She felt a connection to Adam, like there was a bond that they'd shared, like they knew each other very well. She was confused. She finally broke eyesight with Adam, and started to back away terror in her eyes. She quickly turned and ran.
Adam rushed over to Rachel's side, where she was still trying to get air. "Rachel!" Adam yelled as he kneeled down at her side. "Hold on. Hold on."
TO BE CONTINUED.