Disclaimer: only Emily belongs to me everybody else (I'm sorry to say) does not belong to me
Chapter 18
Even though it was late, Emma let Emily have some. Taking her to the kitchen, she put Emily in a chair at the table, and put a scoop of ice cream in a bowl. Emma set the blow in front of Emily and handed her a spoon.
"Yummy!" Emily happily ate the ice cream. "Can I have some more?"
Emma laughed, "Not tonight. You need to go to bed now." Emma put the dishes in the sink.
"Okay. I want to go say goodnight. "Emily jumped off of the chair, and ran into the rec room. "Goodnight. Mommy says I have to go to bed now," Emily pouted and crossed her arms. "Unless…" her eyes sparkled and she crawled onto Jesse's lap (he was sitting on one of the recliners), "you talk her into letting me stay up. Please? Pretty please?" Emily looked into Jesse's blue eyes, with her puppy dog eyes.
"Nope, you got to go to sleep. Come on." He carried her to Emma's room. Pushing open the door, he saw Emma sitting on her bed, waiting for them.
Emily pecked Jesse on the cheek, "Goodnight Jesse. I love you."
Jesse was surprised to hear her say that to him; he didn't hear her say it to anyone else before. "I love you too kiddo. 'Night." He set Emily on the bed and looked into Emma's eyes, "Goodnight Em," and then he turned and quickly left the room.
"Let's get you into pajamas." Emma got out an oversized nightshirt (incase Emily had a growth spurt in the middle of the night).
"Can't I have another bath?"
"In the morning." Emma helped Emily get changed.
After Emily was changed she looked at the crib, "I'm not going to fit there in the morning."
Emma laughed, "You're going to sleep on my bed with me."
"Oh good. You can protect me from the spiders." Emily climbed under the covers. Emma changed into pajamas herself and went to turn out the light. "No! Leave it on please?"
"Okay, the light can stay on." Emma climbed under the covers kissed Emily on the cheek and said, "I love you honey. Sweet dreams." She brushed a hair out of Emily's face.
"I love you too mommy. Don't let the spiders bite," Emily said as she drifted off into sleep.
The next morning
Emma awoke to whispers in her room.
"When do you think she'll wake up Aunt Shalimar?"
"When you get her up," Shalimar gave the girl a smile and whispered in her ear.
Emily nodded, her eyes flashed feral, and she sprinted for the bed. Jumping up and down on the bed shouting, "Wake up!"
Shalimar was rolling on the ground with laughter, until she heard Brennan over her comm link. "Hey Shal, do you want to train with me in the dojo?"
"Sure, Bren. I'll be right there."
Emma sat up and grabbed Emily as she began to land, "Okay, you got me up. I suppose you want a bath?"
Eight year old Emily smiled, "Nope, Aunt Shalimar fixed me one this morning. She couldn't sleep but she didn't want to tell me why." She sat quietly thinking to herself and asked, "Can I watch Aunt Shalimar and Uncle Brennan train?"
"Sure let's go." Taking Emily's hand they walked up the stairs to the dojo.
Shalimar and Brennan were fighting each other, hand to hand combat; no powers. Emily watched their movements, almost as if she was memorizing them. Looking up at Emma she said, "Can I try?"
Flustered Emma said, "Uh well… you might get hurt."
Emily sighed, "I guess that's a 'no' right?"
"Yes."
Emily was pleased that she tricked her mother. "You said 'yes!' Aunt Shalimar, Uncle Brennan, I want to fight too."
Brennan turned to look at the voice, it was Emily. He was about to respond when, Shalimar kicked him in the stomach; knocking him backwards onto the floor.
"I win," Shalimar had a satisfied look on her face.
"I want to fight," Emily insisted.
Shalimar looked at Emma, who nodded. "Hey do you want to try the simulator?"
Emily quickly nodded. Shalimar put it on the lowest setting and backed up a bit to give Emily some room.
Emily's eyes flashed yellow, and she did a leaping kick, similar to the one she saw Shalimar do earlier. Even though she was small, she began defeating the agents faster and faster. She raised her hands, and began to zap lightning at them. One by one the agents continued to dissolve. One hologram appeared behind her and drew back his arm to hit her.
Emma instantly turned pale. *If the hologram hits her, she could be really hurt.*
Emily knew he was there however, and massed. The punch bounced off of her and she threw a psionic orb at his head.
Thirty minutes later she said, "I'm done," and walked back to Emma who looked like she was going to faint.
Shalimar turned off the program and said, "That was really good."
Emily smiled, "That was nothing. If you want to see really good, come with me in three days. Then I'll really show you what I can do. I'm going to see Adam and Jesse."
Happily she ran down the stairs into the lab. Brennan turned to Emma and said, "Are you okay?"
Emma nodded, not wanting to cry in front of them. "Yeah I'm just going to sit by the reflection pool for a while."
Shalimar and Brennan watched her go. All three of them understood Emily's comment. In three days Ashlock would be out of their lives, but so would she.
The reflection pool
Emma sat, staring into the cool blue water. *I wish Emily wouldn't go. But if she does, I want to be with her.*
*So, you named her Emily.* Gabriel's voice rang throughout her head, she looked up and saw him standing a few feet in front of her. She knew he wasn't really there, but seeing him made her angry and a little scared.
*Get out of my head.*
*I just wanted to see our daughter. So, how powerful is she?*
Gabriel's image walked over to her and sat down next to her. She could almost feel his breath in her ear as he spoke. *I just want us all to be happy together. Together with Emily, we could rule the world.*
She backed away from him (well his image since he isn't really there). *Emily and I aren't going to have anything to do with you.*
At that same moment in the lab
Emily walked into the lab, "Hey Adam, I just fought in the simulator. I was really good too. I think I scared mom though. She thought I was going to get hurt."
"You were in the simulator alone," Adam asked. He was surprised that Emma would let her do that.
"No. Aunt Shalimar was in there with me, but she stood back. It was cool. I'll show you later okay?"
"Sure, as long as Emma agrees."
"She will." She watched Adam turn back to his work. Not wanting to bother him, she walked over to Jesse. "Can I ask you a question?"
Jesse's fingers stopped tapping the keyboard, and he lifted her in his lap. "Ask away."
A puzzled look appeared across Emily's face as she said, "Well I've been thinking. Shalimar's my aunt, Brennan's my uncle, and Adam's the boss right?"
As soon as she said the last one Jesse burst out laughing, "You could say that."
"So are you my dad?!" Emily's eyes lit up; she always liked him the best. And he loved her as much as her mom did.
Seeing Emily's eyes sparkle like that killed him, because he couldn't give her the answer she wanted. Sadly he shook his head, "I'm not your dad. I'm just plain Jesse."
Emily felt his sadness. "If you're not my dad, then who is?" Suddenly she fell into a trance; her eyes became glazed over and she was unresponsive.
"Emily? What's happening?" Jesse's voice was light, but full of concern.
She just sat there in his lap for five minutes. Then her eyes flashed yellow, "He's here. I can feel him."
"Who?"
"The monster," she got off of Jesse's lap and ran towards the direction of the reflection pool. Jesse ran close behind her, wondering who the monster was.
When they came to the pool, they saw Emma backed up into a corner. Her eyes filled with fear, "Jesse, get Emily out of here." Emma knew that Ashlock was able to see through her eyes. She was afraid he would enter Emily's mind and gain control of her.
Emma's warning came too late, Ashlock turned to Emily. *Hello Emily. You're getting big.*
Emily felt his presence in her mind. He was trying to get a hold of her, but she was too strong for him. *You're the monster. I will destroy you. Leave!*
*But I'm your father, I just want to see you. Spend some time with you.*
*No you don't. You want to use my powers, to use me. All you want is to rule the world. You're a monster, and if you won't leave, I'll make you.* Emily shut her eyes and focused on his voice. She sent him an electronically charged psionic blast. Smiling a little as she heard him scream in his head.
Emma fell to the floor, in shock, as he quickly retreated from both of their minds.
Emily walked over to her mom, and gave her a hug. "He won't come back again."
Shalimar came in, "Emily, do you want to go on a picnic?"
"Mom, can I go with Aunt Shalimar?"
"Sure honey. Shalimar, don't go to far from Sanctuary; it's supposed to rain. Grab a jacket before you go."
"Thank you!" Emily ran to their bedroom and grabbed her jacket. Then she zoomed off to the kitchen to help 'aunt' Shalimar pack their lunch.
Jesse walked over to Emma and sat next to her. Tears were building up in her eyes. She looked over at Jesse, "It's really going to happen isn't it? I don't know if I can handle it. I don't want her to leave me."
Pulling Emma into his arms, he held her as she cried. "I'll be there with you Emma. I don't want her to go either. We'll handle it together." He sounded like he was ready to have a good cry himself.
Meanwhile
Adam sat down looking at his work. *There must be a way I can save her. I can't sleep until I figure it out. She only has three more days, and I can't waste precious time.* Frustrated he buried his head in his hands. It was his monster that caused Emma all that pain, he hoped he could do something and save her from even more pain.
A/N: This story is coming to an end, but I don't know when. Tell me if you want me to keep Emily or if I should kill her off. Also let me know if I should do a sequel, (Eckhart's still alive you know). Anyway, any and all feedback is EXTREMLY appreciated. Read review and enjoy.