Author's Note: Don't worry; there is no way this will turn into an Ebers-Brennan/Joshua romance! Heheh. Oh and if someone wants to archive this, I give all the permission to do so, just tell me, or maybe wait till I'm finished the story, don't matter to me…
Disclaimer: Must I say this? Everyone knows they belong to me!, lol, Nah they don't, nope, not at all
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"Alright then, if all goes well I think you will deserve a promotion. Be prepared before the transference, I don't want to have to wait longer" She nodded "Good, now leave me"
She left as fast as she could without appearing suspicious. When she was in the corridor she let out a long breath and continued with her work.
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TO BE CONTINUED
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Genomex,
Eckhart was sitting in his office looking through some reports when his com. device beeped. Once he activated it the Doctor's face appeared.
"Yes what can I do for you Doctor?" he was still in a good mood.
"I suggest you come down sir, our resident electricity man will soon be waking up"
"Ah I see" Eckhart said with a smile and a nod. He lifted himself up and started to gather his things but stopped and looked at the Doctor "And what about the transference?"
"We can start about an hour after he wakes up, depending on his condition."
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Outside Joshua's room
Eckhart arrived as quickly as he could without actually running. He saw the Doctor looking at some charts and joined him.
"Is he awake?" He was hoping that he wasn't too late.
"Almost, almost. You can go join him in his room if you want"
He entered the room and pulled out a chair to sit beside Joshua. He wasn't hooked up to all sorts of machines anymore, but his wounds were quite evident. His torso was covered with bandages to help his broken ribs stay in place and to promote healing. His shoulder was wrapped up; the whole skin had been torn away; that had been tricky to patch up. There were dressings on his right temple to stop the bleeding and infection of a gash that had resulted from the concussion. His chest, legs and arms were covered in stitches, scratches and bruises. He wasn't deathly pale anymore but it wasn't his normal shade either.
Eckhart sat in the dimly lit room and waited patiently for his son to wake.
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He was in his memories and emotions again. Baffled but happy, he surveyed the pictures that his subconscious had sent him. There were four people around him, two males and two females. He felt close to one of the women, the dark haired one, but couldn't place why. The blonde haired lady handed her a ring, then the younger man handed him a ring. He felt as if he was a part of something now, a family. He started to have an eerie sensation that someone was watching him. He came out of his safe place and opened his eyes. Everything was still foggy and dark but he could definitely make out the form of a man sitting beside him. There was something strange about him. He didn't trust him and instantly disliked him. Then his dreams and impression just faded away as if they never existed. He realized that the man was actually his father. He groaned as he tried to lift himself up; he couldn't help it, his head hurt like hell and he was extremely dizzy. Eckhart put a hand on his good shoulder and lightly pushed him down.
"Don't try to get up. You need to rest"
Exasperate he laid down "Yeah but I'm tired of resting"
Eckhart smiled "I see you're feeling better"
"Yeah I guess you could say that, I don't feel like I'm going to pass out any time now. It's just that I'm so restless." He fidgeted a bit
"The Doctor says that you'll be able to get up for short periods of time soon."
"Finally" he went silent for a while, thinking of the woman that had tried to kidnap him. "Um…what happened to the woman that came to see me?"
"Ah yes her, I'm afraid to say that she escaped. But don't worry; they wont come after you again. I've put more security that even the whole group couldn't take out."
Joshua smiled to put up a show "That's good". He was upset that he wouldn't see her anymore. He knew that he should be disappointed and scared that she hadn't been captured but for some reason he was happy. He recognized that he shouldn't mention this to his father; he didn't really feel like handling an angry father right now.
Eckhart decided to change the subject. He didn't like the fact that talking about Mutant X was still too close to home for Brennan "Now lets talk about something else... do you remember this room?"
"No I don't."
"Well…"
There was a knock at the door and the Doctor came in.
"He's ready for the procedure sir"
"Alright, send for Agent Ebers and I'll explain to Joshua what will be happening"
"Yes sir"
He was gone leaving a very confused Joshua.
"What is he talking about? What procedure?" He was getting a bit nervous.
"This lady, that will come in shortly, is very good with memorises. She will be able to make you remember, bring back your lost recollections, using her New Mutant abilities."
"New Mutant abilities?"
"Yes, it's very complicated and I can't really explain it in one minute but it's more or less like a power."
"Oh…I don't know if I want to go through with this. Can't we just let the memories come back to me by themselves?"
Eckhart sighed and rubbed his nose bridge impatiently "Listen, if you don't do this you might never get your lost memories. Do you want to live your whole life without really knowing who you are? Like I said before, I would never hurt you, you're my son for goodness sake. I'm only doing what's best for you."
"I thought the needle that you gave me was suppose to do all this."
Eckhart tried to appear saddened "Ah yes the needle…unfortunately you received some minor brain damage that makes you forget events in your life. The needle, which will have to be taken every three days all your life, will stop you from forgetting further. Miss Ebers will make you remember your previous memories."
Joshua was shocked by what he was hearing. Brain damage? Could it get any worst? "I…I…alright I'll go through with it."
His father got up and went to get Agent Ebers who had waited outside the room preparing for the transference. When she came in the room she could see that her patient was scared and she automatically felt guilty for what she was about to do to him. She knew that he didn't deserve this, but then, she told herself how her sister was more important to her and concentrated on her task. She sat beside him, took a deep breath and exhaled to let out all the emotions that might interfere with the transference. She looked at the Doctor and her boss.
"I must concentrate really hard while doing this, in other words I don't want any of you to make a sound. Not a word or a small shuffling, not anything. Understand?" The both nodded. "Good" She turned to look at Joshua. "Now Joshua this wont hurt. The memories will seam as if they're happening in the present but they're not. You just have to remember this and everything will be fine. Close your eyes and relax" He did as he was told and she lightly put her fingers on his temples.
At first everything was dark; he didn't feel any different. But then Joshua started to hear faint voices. He could make out a woman's, a man's and a small boy's voice. The images were still fuzzy but his hearing was getting better. The woman and the child were prisoners that much he could make out. The woman was pleading for the boy's life, she was crying and begging the man to let him go, not to hurt him. Of course the man just laughed at her. The boy was also crying, at once Joshua knew it was he as a very young child and the woman was his mother. The picture cleared up. His hands and legs were tied up to a chair in their kitchen. He could see that his mother was in the same predicament as him. The man was standing beside his mother; he had short, dark brown, curly hair. He realized that he knew him somehow but it still didn't click. He had an evil smile on his face.
"I told Manson that he would regret ever trying to stop me from attaining my goal!"
His mother was struggling against her bonds "You're a sick man Adam!" She screamed at him. Joshua could see by the look in Adam's eyes that what his mother had said was true. Adam giggled. He then took his lighter and put a nearby drape on fire. After that Adam walked away leaving both of them in the burning house. Joshua could remember the fear he had felt when he had seen the flame, engulf everything in its path, come their way. The fire had reached his mother first. He could hear her scream with anguish. He felt helpless that he couldn't save her. He tried to stay conscious but the smoke form the fire made him dizzy and blackout. He could remember only bits and pieces after that. He remembered his father grabbing him and protecting him from the fire. He also remembered his father saying over and over again that everything would be all right. His father had burned his face, arms and hands while saving him. Joshua knew now that was the reason why he was wearing a wig and fake skin nowadays. His mother had died that night. They had moved in dad's work place, Genomex, as soon as they had physically recovered from the ordeal for their safety. He remembered other things such as events that had happened in Genomex in his life, his powers, the GSA and countless others.
It had been over two hours when Ebers finally came out of it. She was drained and exhausted. She knew that she would be sore the next day from being in that position for so long. She grunted as she stretched her stiff muscles. Joshua had stayed unconscious when the link between them had been severed. She felt another pang of guilt from what she had done but didn't get a chance to think much about it as Mr. Eckhart was getting impatient.
"So did it work?"
"The transference was a success, some memories will come later because I didn't want to overwhelm him right now. I didn't cover his whole life, that would have taken too long and would be dangerous for him. If you are unsatisfied with the lack of memories we can do another procedure, but wait about a week for him to recover from this one."
"Excellent… Doctor how are his vitals?"
He looked Joshua over with his devices "He appears to be doing quite well"
"I told Adam that he would regret ever trying to stop me from attaining my goal!"
Ebers winced; she had projected that same image and phrase to Joshua except this time it was Eckhart that had said it.
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TO BE CONTINUED
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Author's note: Brennan wont be in bed next chapter
Disclaimer: Must I say this? Everyone knows they belong to me!, lol, Nah they don't, nope, not at all
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"Alright then, if all goes well I think you will deserve a promotion. Be prepared before the transference, I don't want to have to wait longer" She nodded "Good, now leave me"
She left as fast as she could without appearing suspicious. When she was in the corridor she let out a long breath and continued with her work.
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TO BE CONTINUED
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Genomex,
Eckhart was sitting in his office looking through some reports when his com. device beeped. Once he activated it the Doctor's face appeared.
"Yes what can I do for you Doctor?" he was still in a good mood.
"I suggest you come down sir, our resident electricity man will soon be waking up"
"Ah I see" Eckhart said with a smile and a nod. He lifted himself up and started to gather his things but stopped and looked at the Doctor "And what about the transference?"
"We can start about an hour after he wakes up, depending on his condition."
*****
Outside Joshua's room
Eckhart arrived as quickly as he could without actually running. He saw the Doctor looking at some charts and joined him.
"Is he awake?" He was hoping that he wasn't too late.
"Almost, almost. You can go join him in his room if you want"
He entered the room and pulled out a chair to sit beside Joshua. He wasn't hooked up to all sorts of machines anymore, but his wounds were quite evident. His torso was covered with bandages to help his broken ribs stay in place and to promote healing. His shoulder was wrapped up; the whole skin had been torn away; that had been tricky to patch up. There were dressings on his right temple to stop the bleeding and infection of a gash that had resulted from the concussion. His chest, legs and arms were covered in stitches, scratches and bruises. He wasn't deathly pale anymore but it wasn't his normal shade either.
Eckhart sat in the dimly lit room and waited patiently for his son to wake.
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He was in his memories and emotions again. Baffled but happy, he surveyed the pictures that his subconscious had sent him. There were four people around him, two males and two females. He felt close to one of the women, the dark haired one, but couldn't place why. The blonde haired lady handed her a ring, then the younger man handed him a ring. He felt as if he was a part of something now, a family. He started to have an eerie sensation that someone was watching him. He came out of his safe place and opened his eyes. Everything was still foggy and dark but he could definitely make out the form of a man sitting beside him. There was something strange about him. He didn't trust him and instantly disliked him. Then his dreams and impression just faded away as if they never existed. He realized that the man was actually his father. He groaned as he tried to lift himself up; he couldn't help it, his head hurt like hell and he was extremely dizzy. Eckhart put a hand on his good shoulder and lightly pushed him down.
"Don't try to get up. You need to rest"
Exasperate he laid down "Yeah but I'm tired of resting"
Eckhart smiled "I see you're feeling better"
"Yeah I guess you could say that, I don't feel like I'm going to pass out any time now. It's just that I'm so restless." He fidgeted a bit
"The Doctor says that you'll be able to get up for short periods of time soon."
"Finally" he went silent for a while, thinking of the woman that had tried to kidnap him. "Um…what happened to the woman that came to see me?"
"Ah yes her, I'm afraid to say that she escaped. But don't worry; they wont come after you again. I've put more security that even the whole group couldn't take out."
Joshua smiled to put up a show "That's good". He was upset that he wouldn't see her anymore. He knew that he should be disappointed and scared that she hadn't been captured but for some reason he was happy. He recognized that he shouldn't mention this to his father; he didn't really feel like handling an angry father right now.
Eckhart decided to change the subject. He didn't like the fact that talking about Mutant X was still too close to home for Brennan "Now lets talk about something else... do you remember this room?"
"No I don't."
"Well…"
There was a knock at the door and the Doctor came in.
"He's ready for the procedure sir"
"Alright, send for Agent Ebers and I'll explain to Joshua what will be happening"
"Yes sir"
He was gone leaving a very confused Joshua.
"What is he talking about? What procedure?" He was getting a bit nervous.
"This lady, that will come in shortly, is very good with memorises. She will be able to make you remember, bring back your lost recollections, using her New Mutant abilities."
"New Mutant abilities?"
"Yes, it's very complicated and I can't really explain it in one minute but it's more or less like a power."
"Oh…I don't know if I want to go through with this. Can't we just let the memories come back to me by themselves?"
Eckhart sighed and rubbed his nose bridge impatiently "Listen, if you don't do this you might never get your lost memories. Do you want to live your whole life without really knowing who you are? Like I said before, I would never hurt you, you're my son for goodness sake. I'm only doing what's best for you."
"I thought the needle that you gave me was suppose to do all this."
Eckhart tried to appear saddened "Ah yes the needle…unfortunately you received some minor brain damage that makes you forget events in your life. The needle, which will have to be taken every three days all your life, will stop you from forgetting further. Miss Ebers will make you remember your previous memories."
Joshua was shocked by what he was hearing. Brain damage? Could it get any worst? "I…I…alright I'll go through with it."
His father got up and went to get Agent Ebers who had waited outside the room preparing for the transference. When she came in the room she could see that her patient was scared and she automatically felt guilty for what she was about to do to him. She knew that he didn't deserve this, but then, she told herself how her sister was more important to her and concentrated on her task. She sat beside him, took a deep breath and exhaled to let out all the emotions that might interfere with the transference. She looked at the Doctor and her boss.
"I must concentrate really hard while doing this, in other words I don't want any of you to make a sound. Not a word or a small shuffling, not anything. Understand?" The both nodded. "Good" She turned to look at Joshua. "Now Joshua this wont hurt. The memories will seam as if they're happening in the present but they're not. You just have to remember this and everything will be fine. Close your eyes and relax" He did as he was told and she lightly put her fingers on his temples.
At first everything was dark; he didn't feel any different. But then Joshua started to hear faint voices. He could make out a woman's, a man's and a small boy's voice. The images were still fuzzy but his hearing was getting better. The woman and the child were prisoners that much he could make out. The woman was pleading for the boy's life, she was crying and begging the man to let him go, not to hurt him. Of course the man just laughed at her. The boy was also crying, at once Joshua knew it was he as a very young child and the woman was his mother. The picture cleared up. His hands and legs were tied up to a chair in their kitchen. He could see that his mother was in the same predicament as him. The man was standing beside his mother; he had short, dark brown, curly hair. He realized that he knew him somehow but it still didn't click. He had an evil smile on his face.
"I told Manson that he would regret ever trying to stop me from attaining my goal!"
His mother was struggling against her bonds "You're a sick man Adam!" She screamed at him. Joshua could see by the look in Adam's eyes that what his mother had said was true. Adam giggled. He then took his lighter and put a nearby drape on fire. After that Adam walked away leaving both of them in the burning house. Joshua could remember the fear he had felt when he had seen the flame, engulf everything in its path, come their way. The fire had reached his mother first. He could hear her scream with anguish. He felt helpless that he couldn't save her. He tried to stay conscious but the smoke form the fire made him dizzy and blackout. He could remember only bits and pieces after that. He remembered his father grabbing him and protecting him from the fire. He also remembered his father saying over and over again that everything would be all right. His father had burned his face, arms and hands while saving him. Joshua knew now that was the reason why he was wearing a wig and fake skin nowadays. His mother had died that night. They had moved in dad's work place, Genomex, as soon as they had physically recovered from the ordeal for their safety. He remembered other things such as events that had happened in Genomex in his life, his powers, the GSA and countless others.
It had been over two hours when Ebers finally came out of it. She was drained and exhausted. She knew that she would be sore the next day from being in that position for so long. She grunted as she stretched her stiff muscles. Joshua had stayed unconscious when the link between them had been severed. She felt another pang of guilt from what she had done but didn't get a chance to think much about it as Mr. Eckhart was getting impatient.
"So did it work?"
"The transference was a success, some memories will come later because I didn't want to overwhelm him right now. I didn't cover his whole life, that would have taken too long and would be dangerous for him. If you are unsatisfied with the lack of memories we can do another procedure, but wait about a week for him to recover from this one."
"Excellent… Doctor how are his vitals?"
He looked Joshua over with his devices "He appears to be doing quite well"
"I told Adam that he would regret ever trying to stop me from attaining my goal!"
Ebers winced; she had projected that same image and phrase to Joshua except this time it was Eckhart that had said it.
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TO BE CONTINUED
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Author's note: Brennan wont be in bed next chapter