~Chapter 4 – Insanity~

~Double Helix~

"Jesse! Brennan! Get your asses back here!" said Adam's voice which was coming from Jesse and Brennan's com-link rings.

"Sorry Adam…our minds are made up. We're not coming back till we get Emma and Shal back," Jesse replied, "Adam…sorry. But we gotta get them back no matter what…off."

Jesse's com-link went offline. He looked ahead

Brennan felt a funny feeling in the pit of his stomach. Something about his made Brennan feel nervous.

'This is feeling all to much like my dream…' he thought, 'what if Gabriel does have Emma and Shalimar tied up…what if he makes us choose…what are going to do then?'

He looked down at his feet and held his head in his hands.

"No Brennan…don't think like that…shut up and don't think like that…we'll get them back…" he muttered to himself.

"Huh? What did you say Brennan?" Jesse asked hearing him mumble something.

"Oh…nothing…it's nothing," he replied.

"You're up to this right. You're not going to back out on me right?" Jesse asked with his back to Brennan.

Brennan looked up from his feet intently.

"I'm going to do this Jesse. We're going to get Shalimar and Emma back if it's the last thing we do," Brennan replied, "I'm not going to back out at the last minute…No…I'm not going to do that."

"K…just checking…" Jesse said.

"Jess…Are you okay man?" Brennan questioned.

"Yea…yea…I'm fine," Jesse answered, "Just a bit anxious…you know…"

"Yea…I know," Brennan mumbled.

~Genomex~

"We're here…" Jesse said.

He and Brennan got out of the Double Helix and walked into Genomex. They headed quietly and carefully towards what used to be Mason Eckhart's office. They reached the door and looked at each other.

"Ready?" Brennan asked.

"Ready," Jesse replied.

They then counted to 3 and pushed the door open. Right there before their very eyes stood Gabriel looking like he knew they were coming.

"Well, gentlemen it's lovely of you both to be able to join us today," he smiled.

Brennan looked around the room hoping that Shalimar and Emma would be I there.

"Where are they?" Brennan suddenly asked.

"Who? Oh…you mean the girls," Gabriel said, "Bring them in."

Morgan and Kelly walked into the office holding Shalimar and Emma in front of them. They kicked Shalimar and Emma onto the ground.

"Let them go!" Jesse cried.

"I don't think so," Gabriel told them shaking his head.

Brennan looked down at Emma. She had a small smiled on her face. She looked up at Brennan and quickly took the smile off.

'What's wrong with her? Why is she smiling?' he thought, 'She's not the Emma that got captured. Gabriel made her into someone else. But am I right?'

Brennan felt uneasy looking down into Emma's eyes.

"If it's a fight that you what Gabriel the you're going to get one!" Jesse yelled.

He ran towards Gabriel and threw a punch at him. But instead of hitting him, Jesse was thrown away into the back of the office. Brennan looked up and saw Jesse hit the wall. He generated sparks of electricity through his fingers and shot it at Gabriel. Gabriel blocked it easily.

"Don't you see? You can't defeat me. I'm invincible!" Gabriel laughed, "So where's your leader? The man who created us, the man who made me. The man who screwed with our genetics and made us into mutant freaks!"

"He's a bit busy right now but I'll tell him you said hi," Jesse said getting up and kicking Gabriel in the back.

"Ouch…now that hurt," Gabriel replied, "Girls why don't you help me finish them off? Hmm."

"It'll be our pleasure," Morgan answered with a smirk.

Morgan lifted a chair up with her powers and threw it at Brennan.

"Brennan! Watch out," Jesse yelled.

He saw the chair flying at him and quickly ducked while doing so he shot some electricity at Morgan. She stumbled onto her knees in pain.

"My turn," Kelly said loudly creating a fireball in her hands.

She threw it at Jesse and he used his powers to harden his body up. The fireball rebounded on his chest and flew back towards Kelly. Her own fireball hit had her and she fell to the ground beside Morgan.

Emma sighed and stood up getting the ropes that tied her hands together easily.

"Useless…Gabriel, I still can't believe that you got those two to help you. Their totally useless," Emma sighed disappointedly, "There was only a minute of fighting going on there. Let me repeat myself. U-s-e-l-e-s-s. Useless!"

"Emma…?" Jesse said.

"That's me rock boy," Emma smirked, "What'd you want?"

"I knew it…" Brennan muttered to himself.

"Knew what Sparky?" Emma asked.

"That Gabriel changed you in some way. What's wrong with you Emma? You've never acted this way before!" Brennan said sternly.

"But Sparky…he didn't do anything," Emma said innocently.

"Brennan! Jesse!" Shalimar cried from the ground, "Gabriel…he…Emma's…mind is under…"

"Shut up you nasty feline!" Emma yelled using her powers to make Shalimar think she can't talk, "Ahh…that's better. Peace and quiet."

"What did he do to you Emma? Tell us please," Jesse said softly.

"What? What did you say? I can't hear you? Speak up," Emma cried.

"What the hell did he do to you Emma!" Jesse yelled.

"Oh…it was nothing. Just a little bit of this and a little bit of that," Emma replied with a sweet smile on her face, "So did you come here for me?"

Emma kicked Shalimar in the stomach. She then grabbed her arm and forced her up.

"Or her?"

"For both of you!" Brennan cried, "Don't hurt her Emma! Don't!"

"Hmm…Sparky loves you Feral. I can read him like a book," Emma smirked, "And all this time I was in love with him. He didn't even acknowledge me because he was blinded by his love for you."

"What are you talking about?" Brennan yelled.

'Emma's in love with Brennan…' Jesse thought.

"Oh just the truth Sparks. The truth. You don't love me. You love her," Emma screamed back, "And I don't think you want her to be hurt…do you?"

"If you hurt her Emma I swear that I'll…" Brennan cried.

"That you'll what? Kill me? No…Brennan, I don't think you'll do that because if you do Jesse and Adam will be so mad at you. They'll have you kicked out of Mutant X," Emma smiled, "And because if you kill me then Jesse will be so depressed. He loves me."

Jesse listened to what Emma had said. He had a surprised look on his face.

"Yea…Jesse. I know about you're love for me. I read you the moment you walked into this room," Emma told him.

She put Shalimar into a headlock and started to choke her. Shalimar coughed and tried to breath. She was slowly losing consciousness. Emma loosened the headlock she had Shalimar in and took a switchblade out of her pocket and flipped it open. She put the sharp blade up to Shalimar's face and grinned deviously.

"Don't hurt her Emma! You'll regret it! You will!" Brennan cried.

"Brennan don't you see. I won't regret it. I'm evil now," Emma raved, "Gabriel has me under his control. That's what Shalimar was trying to tell you. But she was quite unsuccessful. Weren't you little kitty?"

Emma slid the blade down Shalimar's cheek. A streak of blood appeared. Shalimar breathed heavily as the blade lifted from her cheek and down towards her neck.

"How do you want to die kitty? Do you want me to slit your neck or stab your heart?" Emma said insanely.

"Mmmm!" Shalimar cried loudly still unable to talk.

She shook her head vigorously. Brennan looked at Emma. She was too preoccupied with killing Shalimar that he slowly snuck behind her.

"Uh oh! Who's behind me?" Emma smiled playfully.

She turned around with Shalimar still in her grasp and saw Brennan with sparks flying from his fingers.

"Me. Sparky!" Brennan yelled shooting the electricity from his fingers into Emma's stomach.

She stumbled backwards while doing so she accidentally let go of Shalimar. Shalimar stumbled. Her legs were tied up unlike Emma's before. Brennan caught her and gave her a small smile.

"Don't worry. I got you," Brennan whispered into her ear.

"But you don't got him!" Emma cried running towards Jesse holding the blade up in the air.

"Jess! Watch out!" Brennan yelled.

Jesse stared at Emma who was coming towards him with a blade.

'Why…why is she like this…what happened…' he thought.

She was about a foot away from him when he hardened his body. Emma tried to stab him but he blade just broke. He grabbed her and grasped her. She kicked her legs in the air and tried to get free but she failed. Jesse turned back to his regular body density.

"You're not getting away Emma. We're going to help you," Jesse said to her.

"I'm the only one that can help her," Gabriel said, "I'm the only one that can reverse the control I have on her."

"Then do it! Do it now!" Jesse yelled.

"Why should I? She's perfect like this don't you think?" he grinned.

"We don't need you to reverse what you did to her! Adam can do it! And he will do it!" Jesse cried pulling Emma towards the door.

"Not so fast," Gabriel said shooting a little ball of energy at Jesse.

Jesse unintentionally let go of Emma and cursed in pain. Emma ran towards Gabriel and linked her arm in his.

"You're not going to take me back! You're not going to get the old Emma back! She's dead! The old Emma of Mutant X is dead! And the Emma of The Strand has been born!" Emma cried.

"Jesse! We need to go! We need to go now!" Brennan yelled to him, "We have to get Shalimar back to Sanctuary!"

"Fine! But we'll be back…I'll be back for you Emma," Jesse said, "I'll be back for you because I love you! I love you!"

They ran out of the office and towards the Helix. Emma looked down at her feet and repeated what Jesse had said to her in her head.

'I'll be back for you because I love you…' the voice of Jesse said in Emma's mind, 'because I love you…'

A/N: Sorry it took me so long to update. I've been really busy with school, etc. Sorry again.