Part 3
Thanks for the reviews and I promise to try and work in some Emma/Jesse in later chapters.
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[One month later]
Alex grew faster than Adam thought possible. His intellectual level had grown as fast as him and he was already outsmarting his parents. Shalimar on the other hand hadn't begun to experience any physical signs of the virus other than the fact she had been tired most of the time.
Brennan had just finished working out with Jesse when he entered his room and saw his son walking out of the other room
"Dada" Alex said looking slightly panicked reaching for Brennan to pick him up
"Hey kiddo, where is mommy?" he asked looking around for Shalimar
"Mommy hurt" the boy replied on the verge of tears
Brennan put his son down and rushed into their room to find Shalimar having a type of seizure on the floor. "Shal!" he yelled moving toward her. "Adam Shalimar is having some sort of seizure"
"Where are you?"
"In our room" he replied trying to hold her down so she wouldn't hurt herself "Shal can you hear me?"
"Daddy?" called Alex from the doorway
"Its ok mommy just doesn't feel good" he said as Emma and Adam came into the room.
"Brennan" Adam said as he rushed over to help him while Emma picked up Alex and took him out of the room
"What's happening to her?"
"I don't know but we need to get her to the lab" he replied as they lifted her and carried her to the lab
"Emma stay with Alex" yelled Brennan as they moved down the hall
Emma looked down at the young boy in her arms who was craning his crane to his see parents as they moved down the hall.
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[Lab]
"Brennan put her on the table" said Adam "Jesse prep the scanner"
"What the hell is wrong with her?" asked a shocked Jesse
"I found her like this" replied Brennan as he held his wife down "Adam should I strap her in?"
"Yes then move away so I can scan her"
The yellow beam shot down from the ceiling and encased Shalimar in a yellow shroud. The beam paused when it got to her head and stayed there for a moment then turned off. Adam remained silent as he tried to figure out what had caused the seizure.
"Adam what's wrong?" asked Jesse
"The virus is attacking her central nervous system which why she had the seizure" "Is she alright?" asked Brennan who had moved to her side and held her hand
Adam was about to answer when Shalimar began to stir in the chair and slowly opened her eyes
"Shal are you alright?" Brennan asked
"What's the last thing you remember?" asked Adam
"I was playing on the floor with Alex when I felt dizzy and then I woke up here" groggily she replied "Alex is he ok?" she asked starting to sit up
"Easy Shal he is fine, Emma is with him" Brennan replied trying to sooth her
"Adam what happened to me?"
"The virus has spread to your brain and as a defense mechanism your body had a seizure."
"Will it happen again?" asked Brennan
"There is no way of telling if this will happen again but the virus had mutated and your body is having a harder time fighting it off"
"Are you any closer to stabilizing it?" asked Jesse
"I was getting close but now that it has mutated, I'll need to start over"
Seeing Shalimar begin to rise from the chair Brennan put a restraining hand on her shoulder "Shalimar you need to rest"
"Brennan I feel fine now"
Looking over at Brennan he answered, "Unfortunately there is no way to tell if you are going to have another seizure so keeping you here really won't do anything. However I would like you to stay for a little while longer so I can monitor you"
"Ok" she replied as she lay back down on the table. Suddenly she gripped her abdomen in pain
"Shalimar what is it?" asked Adam
"My insides burn" she replied between breathes
Brennan went to touch her arm when felt a shock run up his arm causing him to scream out in pain. "Ahh" he yelled as he as backed away from her "Brennan?"
"When I touched her I felt a huge surge of electricity go up my arm"
Suddenly Shalimar screamed out in agony and then collapsed into unconsciousness on the table
"Shalimar" yelled Adam but she didn't respond. He felt for a pulse and was relieved when he found one.
"Adam what is happening to her?" Jesse asked helping Brennan into a sitting position
"I don't know"
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TBC
Thanks for the reviews and I promise to try and work in some Emma/Jesse in later chapters.
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[One month later]
Alex grew faster than Adam thought possible. His intellectual level had grown as fast as him and he was already outsmarting his parents. Shalimar on the other hand hadn't begun to experience any physical signs of the virus other than the fact she had been tired most of the time.
Brennan had just finished working out with Jesse when he entered his room and saw his son walking out of the other room
"Dada" Alex said looking slightly panicked reaching for Brennan to pick him up
"Hey kiddo, where is mommy?" he asked looking around for Shalimar
"Mommy hurt" the boy replied on the verge of tears
Brennan put his son down and rushed into their room to find Shalimar having a type of seizure on the floor. "Shal!" he yelled moving toward her. "Adam Shalimar is having some sort of seizure"
"Where are you?"
"In our room" he replied trying to hold her down so she wouldn't hurt herself "Shal can you hear me?"
"Daddy?" called Alex from the doorway
"Its ok mommy just doesn't feel good" he said as Emma and Adam came into the room.
"Brennan" Adam said as he rushed over to help him while Emma picked up Alex and took him out of the room
"What's happening to her?"
"I don't know but we need to get her to the lab" he replied as they lifted her and carried her to the lab
"Emma stay with Alex" yelled Brennan as they moved down the hall
Emma looked down at the young boy in her arms who was craning his crane to his see parents as they moved down the hall.
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[Lab]
"Brennan put her on the table" said Adam "Jesse prep the scanner"
"What the hell is wrong with her?" asked a shocked Jesse
"I found her like this" replied Brennan as he held his wife down "Adam should I strap her in?"
"Yes then move away so I can scan her"
The yellow beam shot down from the ceiling and encased Shalimar in a yellow shroud. The beam paused when it got to her head and stayed there for a moment then turned off. Adam remained silent as he tried to figure out what had caused the seizure.
"Adam what's wrong?" asked Jesse
"The virus is attacking her central nervous system which why she had the seizure" "Is she alright?" asked Brennan who had moved to her side and held her hand
Adam was about to answer when Shalimar began to stir in the chair and slowly opened her eyes
"Shal are you alright?" Brennan asked
"What's the last thing you remember?" asked Adam
"I was playing on the floor with Alex when I felt dizzy and then I woke up here" groggily she replied "Alex is he ok?" she asked starting to sit up
"Easy Shal he is fine, Emma is with him" Brennan replied trying to sooth her
"Adam what happened to me?"
"The virus has spread to your brain and as a defense mechanism your body had a seizure."
"Will it happen again?" asked Brennan
"There is no way of telling if this will happen again but the virus had mutated and your body is having a harder time fighting it off"
"Are you any closer to stabilizing it?" asked Jesse
"I was getting close but now that it has mutated, I'll need to start over"
Seeing Shalimar begin to rise from the chair Brennan put a restraining hand on her shoulder "Shalimar you need to rest"
"Brennan I feel fine now"
Looking over at Brennan he answered, "Unfortunately there is no way to tell if you are going to have another seizure so keeping you here really won't do anything. However I would like you to stay for a little while longer so I can monitor you"
"Ok" she replied as she lay back down on the table. Suddenly she gripped her abdomen in pain
"Shalimar what is it?" asked Adam
"My insides burn" she replied between breathes
Brennan went to touch her arm when felt a shock run up his arm causing him to scream out in pain. "Ahh" he yelled as he as backed away from her "Brennan?"
"When I touched her I felt a huge surge of electricity go up my arm"
Suddenly Shalimar screamed out in agony and then collapsed into unconsciousness on the table
"Shalimar" yelled Adam but she didn't respond. He felt for a pulse and was relieved when he found one.
"Adam what is happening to her?" Jesse asked helping Brennan into a sitting position
"I don't know"
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TBC
