Disclaimer: I definitely don't own any of the characters in the TV show.
The others are mine.
Author's Note: I know this chapter has turned out rather short, but I needed a filler chapter between Ch 22 and the final chapter. Hopefully it won't take too long before the final chapter is posted.
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Chapter 23: The nightmare comes true
Rosalie didn't know how long she had been unconscious. Strange dreams and images about Firefly taking over Mutant X and killing them all had been flitting through her mind, so when she finally woke up, she was relieved to find herself back at Sanctuary.
She opened her eyes to find a pair of angry feral eyes and a pair of ice blue eyes staring down at her.
"Shal, Jesse! Are you guys all right?" she asked breathlessly.
"Adam, she's awake," called Jesse. Shalimar wouldn't take her eyes off Rosalie.
"What are you?" hissed Shalimar.
Rosalie furrowed her brow nervously and replied, "Shal, it's me. I'm so sorry for what I did, but you've got to believe it's me."
Shal's eyes narrowed in an obvious sign of disbelief. "Then how do you explain the fact that it's barely been a day since you nearly died, yet you look like you've just gone down to the mall?"
Adam turned up behind Shalimar and gently pushed her aside. "Let me scan her before accusations start flying," he chided her. Shal and Jesse reluctantly stepped away, still not letting the object of their hatred out of their line of sight.
Rosalie took in her surroundings as the yellow light reached down from the ceiling and scanned her body. Shal and Jesse were obviously OK, Emma was by the console with Adam. Her heart missed a beat when she realised Brennan wasn't to be seen.
"Where's Bren?" she asked nervously, not wanting to hear the answer.
The stares of hatred coming from Shalimar and Jesse intensified, and she saw Emma flinch at her question. *Oh, God no,* she thought. *He can't be dead. He's not dead. Oh my God, I killed him.* Tears she just couldn't hold back began streaming silently down her cheeks, but as she raised a hand to wipe them away, she felt the cold, unyielding sensation of the restraints come into contact with her skin. *They still don't believe me, and probably never will. Just as well, as now that I've killed Brennan, I can't stay here anyway.*
A small smile crept across Adam's face as he approached Rosa and released the restraints. Shal and Jesse looked intently at him for confirmation.
"It's all right. Firefly's regenerative gifts seem to have transferred to Rosa. It's not Firefly."
"What if she's trying to trick us again Adam?" asked Jesse.
"Yeah, can you honestly trust her after what she did to Bren?" Shal asked, the hatred almost palpable in her voice.
"There's no trace of Firefly in her mind," Emma confirmed as she approached the med bed.
Rosa's hands came up to wipe the tears from her face as she asked the question again, needing to know now. "Adam, tell me, what's happened to Bren? What have I done to him?"
Adam's face changed as he tried to compose himself to break the bad news. "Brennan sustained very severe injuries," he replied in a voice heavy with sorrow.
Rosalie felt as if someone had punched her in the stomach. Although she knew it was an option that Brennan could be dead, it still came as a shock to hear the words. She sank down into the bed limply. She saw Shal turn away trying to hide the tears that were forming. No wonder Shal had been acting with such hatred towards her. Emma was still keeping her distance, as was Jesse, and Adam couldn't bring himself to look her in the eye.
"You need to rest," he told her. "I'll come back to check on you in the morning. In the meantime, if you need anything, don't hesitate to call me," he finished as he ushered the other members of Mutant X out in front of him.
Rosalie lay on the bed, unmoving and destroyed by the news. If her experiences as Firefly had taught her anything, it was that Brennan was the first man to ever feel for her the same way she felt for him. He, who had promised never to hurt her, no matter how badly she had hurt him as Firefly, was now dead by her own hand.
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Dun dun duuuuuuuun! I'll bet you didn't think I was THIS evil before! Well, if you know anything about me so far it's that there are always twists and turns, whether you expect them or not, so stay tuned and I'll put you out of your misery in the last chapter. As for reviewing, please continue, although I'm pretty certain all I'll be getting is hate mail for killing Bren!
Author's Note: I know this chapter has turned out rather short, but I needed a filler chapter between Ch 22 and the final chapter. Hopefully it won't take too long before the final chapter is posted.
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Chapter 23: The nightmare comes true
Rosalie didn't know how long she had been unconscious. Strange dreams and images about Firefly taking over Mutant X and killing them all had been flitting through her mind, so when she finally woke up, she was relieved to find herself back at Sanctuary.
She opened her eyes to find a pair of angry feral eyes and a pair of ice blue eyes staring down at her.
"Shal, Jesse! Are you guys all right?" she asked breathlessly.
"Adam, she's awake," called Jesse. Shalimar wouldn't take her eyes off Rosalie.
"What are you?" hissed Shalimar.
Rosalie furrowed her brow nervously and replied, "Shal, it's me. I'm so sorry for what I did, but you've got to believe it's me."
Shal's eyes narrowed in an obvious sign of disbelief. "Then how do you explain the fact that it's barely been a day since you nearly died, yet you look like you've just gone down to the mall?"
Adam turned up behind Shalimar and gently pushed her aside. "Let me scan her before accusations start flying," he chided her. Shal and Jesse reluctantly stepped away, still not letting the object of their hatred out of their line of sight.
Rosalie took in her surroundings as the yellow light reached down from the ceiling and scanned her body. Shal and Jesse were obviously OK, Emma was by the console with Adam. Her heart missed a beat when she realised Brennan wasn't to be seen.
"Where's Bren?" she asked nervously, not wanting to hear the answer.
The stares of hatred coming from Shalimar and Jesse intensified, and she saw Emma flinch at her question. *Oh, God no,* she thought. *He can't be dead. He's not dead. Oh my God, I killed him.* Tears she just couldn't hold back began streaming silently down her cheeks, but as she raised a hand to wipe them away, she felt the cold, unyielding sensation of the restraints come into contact with her skin. *They still don't believe me, and probably never will. Just as well, as now that I've killed Brennan, I can't stay here anyway.*
A small smile crept across Adam's face as he approached Rosa and released the restraints. Shal and Jesse looked intently at him for confirmation.
"It's all right. Firefly's regenerative gifts seem to have transferred to Rosa. It's not Firefly."
"What if she's trying to trick us again Adam?" asked Jesse.
"Yeah, can you honestly trust her after what she did to Bren?" Shal asked, the hatred almost palpable in her voice.
"There's no trace of Firefly in her mind," Emma confirmed as she approached the med bed.
Rosa's hands came up to wipe the tears from her face as she asked the question again, needing to know now. "Adam, tell me, what's happened to Bren? What have I done to him?"
Adam's face changed as he tried to compose himself to break the bad news. "Brennan sustained very severe injuries," he replied in a voice heavy with sorrow.
Rosalie felt as if someone had punched her in the stomach. Although she knew it was an option that Brennan could be dead, it still came as a shock to hear the words. She sank down into the bed limply. She saw Shal turn away trying to hide the tears that were forming. No wonder Shal had been acting with such hatred towards her. Emma was still keeping her distance, as was Jesse, and Adam couldn't bring himself to look her in the eye.
"You need to rest," he told her. "I'll come back to check on you in the morning. In the meantime, if you need anything, don't hesitate to call me," he finished as he ushered the other members of Mutant X out in front of him.
Rosalie lay on the bed, unmoving and destroyed by the news. If her experiences as Firefly had taught her anything, it was that Brennan was the first man to ever feel for her the same way she felt for him. He, who had promised never to hurt her, no matter how badly she had hurt him as Firefly, was now dead by her own hand.
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Dun dun duuuuuuuun! I'll bet you didn't think I was THIS evil before! Well, if you know anything about me so far it's that there are always twists and turns, whether you expect them or not, so stay tuned and I'll put you out of your misery in the last chapter. As for reviewing, please continue, although I'm pretty certain all I'll be getting is hate mail for killing Bren!