Disclaimer: *sigh* alas Mutant X does not belong to me *frown* then *smile* but at least I can write about them!
Presenting…
Chapter 14
Sanctuary
It only took Shalimar two minutes to convince Brennan to spar with her. So a few minutes later they left the garden and headed for the dojo.
Brennan zapped some lightening at Shalimar, but she quickly dodged it and kicked him in the stomach. Quickly recovering from the blow, he threw a punch at Shalimar.
Instead of blocking it, she grabbed his arm and flipped him over her shoulder; making him land flat on his back. Shalimar burst out laughing, "Brennan…that was too easy."
"Okay I think I've had enough, go pick on the other two now," he said with a hurt look on his face.
"Can't find them. Besides," her eyes flashed with a gleam Brennan never saw before, "I like picking on you." She crouched down where she was standing, and watched him stand up again, kind of like a cat eyes its prey. Suddenly she pounced on him, knocking him back down onto the floor.
"Ow. What's up with you today?"
Shalimar straddled him, so he couldn't get up very easily. She leaned down until her face was inches away from his and said, "Adam left to go buy some food. Jesse and Emma went shopping; at least that's what I heard. So we're the only ones in Sanctuary right now." She leaned in the rest of the way and kissed him softly on the lips.
Brennan eagerly kissed her back; he loved the feel of her soft lips against his. He wanted more of her, and she let him have it. Her mouth opened and allowed his tongue to enter. Their kiss grew more passionate by the minute. Both of them were lost in the kiss, Brennan started to lift up Shalimar's shirt, when they both heard a loud noise.
"Oh my God, somebody came back already." Shalimar quickly rose to her feet, and began to fix her shirt and hair. Then she helped Brennan off of the ground, just as Adam came up the dojo's steps.
"I got some bad news. It seems the GSA has captured two new mutants. We need to get them out of there. I tried to reach Jesse and Emma, but they are not responding. We have to go without them."
"Adam stay here, incase they come back. Then you can send them to help us. Brennan and I will go."
"Alright take the helix, and be careful this could be a trap."
"We will Adam. Come on Shal, let's go."
The two ran off towards the helix, with no idea that Jesse and Emma were the ones who needed to be rescued.
Genomex
Emma had been screaming out in pain for what Jesse thought was about ten minutes. He could feel her worry and the only thing he could do was try and comfort her.
"Don't worry Emma, the others will come and get us. The baby is going to be okay," He looked over at Emma; her stomach seemed to be a bit bigger than usual. *I wonder how big that baby is right now. It certainly seems to be growing fast.*
Emma stopped screaming, and her eyes glazed over. For a second it looked like she stopped breathing.
"Emma!"
She drew in a sharp breath and began to cry. Tears filled her blue eyes and she said, "Oh my God. It's a girl. Jess, I have to protect her. The jolts didn't kill her, but anymore and she'll…"
Jesse wished he could've given her a hug, Emma really seemed to need it. But what they both really needed was to get out of there.
The door to their cell began to open slowly. "Not again, she can't take anymore," tears of sadness were flowing freely down Emma's cheeks.
"Emma? Jesse?" The voice sounded like Brennan, but how would he know where they were? Shalimar stepped over to Jesse when he said, "Get Emma down first."
Shalimar looked at Emma, who was still crying and nodded. She began to pick the locks, while Brennan was looking for the control to the governors.
"Found it." He pushed the button and the governors fell off. Shalimar had freed Emma and turned to work on Jesse, but he had already phased out of them.
"Let's go." Jesse held Emma's hand incase he had to phase them out. He just hoped it wouldn't come to that.
Quietly they managed to reach the helix. "Get in," Shalimar said urgently, "we have to get out of here before anyone sees."
Just as she was climbing into the helix, Emma's voice cried out again, "It's happening again! What's wrong with her?" Not being able to stand because of the pain, she fell. Quickly Jesse caught her before she hit the ground, "Maybe Adam can tell us." He scooped her up and carried her the rest of the way into the helix.
After Jesse sat down with Emma still in his arms, Brennan took off. Driving as fast as he could in order to reach Sanctuary.
Shalimar looked at her friends with concern, and noticed Emma's shirt was all bloody and there was a bandage on her shoulder. "What did they do to you?"
"I was shot, and Eckhart removed the bullet. But he didn't give me anything for pain. I thought I was going to die. And then he asked us where Sanctuary was, when we didn't tell him, he shocked us."
Shalimar's eyes got wide, "Is the baby okay?"
"I don't know Shal. I know she's hurt. She's really weak. I hope she's okay," Emma's voice was filled with concern.
Brennan was quiet, until he heard Emma talk about the baby, "She? What makes you think it's a girl, it could be a boy." In truth Brennan thought it would be fun to have a little boy around. *I could teach him to play really good practical jokes on the girls.*
"I can feel her, talk to her. She's scared and hurt. Adam needs to make sure she's okay."
Shalimar looked at Emma's stomach; her pants were unbuttoned and her stomach was sticking out a bit. "How far along are you?"
"I'm not sure."
Shalimar smiled, "I think someone needs more clothes."
Emma laughed, "Hey Brennan are we there yet?"
"Actually yes." He landed the plane.
"Time for Dr. Adam to give you and the baby a checkup." Jesse grinned as he stood up with Emma in his arms and walked towards the lab.
Brennan looked at Shalimar; she could tell he was worried about Emma, after all Emma was like a sister to him. "Do you think they'll be okay," he asked.
Shalimar sighed, "I don't know Brennan. Let's go see," she took his hand and they followed Jesse and Emma into the lab.
A/N: Stay tuned to find out how Emma's baby is. Were those electrical jolts too much for her? Adam tells them when the baby is due and Gabriel finds out about the baby! Read, review and enjoy!