Jesse squatted down over Brennan and saw his ribcage moving up and down.
Good sign, he was still alive. Jesse grabbed Brennan's chin and turned his
head to face him. He winced when he saw that Brennan had busted his nose
and his eyes were both already swollen and changing color.
Jesse called into his comlink. "Adam. Adam are you there?"
Not even a second later Adam's voice came over. He sensed fear in Jesse's voice.
"What is it Jesse what is wrong?" Adam responded.
"Adam no sign of the new mutant. Brennan is hurt pretty bad. He was hit in the head by a pipe by some kind of invisible man or something. He fell down some steps I am scared to move him."
"Okay Jesse stay put, we will be there in fifteen minutes" Adam said snapping his fingers at Emma who was walking by the lab.
Jesse was really worried about Brennan. Brennan was always quick to bully Jesse around, but Jesse knew he couldn't help himself. It was just part of his personality. He did have it rough growing up. Jesse had grown to love Brennan like his big brother. He would die for him.
Jesse decided to assess the damages to Brennan's body.
"Brennan? Can you hear me Brennan?" Jesse said slapping his cheek gently.
There was a slight stir from Brennan and a soft moan escaped his lips. Jesse was glad he was unconscious. He didn't want to see Brennan in any pain. To bad he didn't know what the future would hold. He gently began to unbutton Brennan shirt. He noticed immediately swelling around Brennan's left rib cage. He than gently eased Brennan to his side and firmly pressed his palms up and down Brennan's spine. He sighed out loud in relief when he didn't feel anything out of the norm.
"Please God, don't let his neck be broken" Jesse said looking up as he slowly squeezed around Brennan's front and back of his neck. After several moments another sign escaped his lips. He knew Brennan wasn't out of the woods yet but things were looking positive.
He than heard a loud glass breaking from the second level that made his heart skip a beat. He instantly jumped to his feet. Was whatever attacked Brennan still upstairs? It was a good possibility. He slid his coat off and folded in three times and eased it behind Brennan's head.
"I will be back brother" Jesse said swallowing hard and looking back up the stairs. He cautiously began walking up the steps. He knew he had to phase to see whatever it was, but he could not stay fazed without oxygen. Mid-way up the steps he fazed and looked every way possible. He didn't see anything or anybody. He took a deep breath and proceeded.
There were only two rooms on the top level. One extremely large room and he noticed a small door near the back. He fazed again and did not see anything unusual. He slowly walked across the warehouse and fazed again before entering the doorway. He looked around and didn't see anything once again. He exhaled and looked down at the floor to see a big shattered whiskey bottle on the ground. Someone was up here and intentionally broke this. Was this a trap? What was the point? It didn't talk him long to figure his thoughts out. He heard a man screaming downstairs. That man screaming was Brennan.
Jesse's heart began beating out of his chest as he sprinted out of the room, across the warehouse and back to the steps. He stopped dead in his tracks at what he witnessed. His teammate was being dragged supernaturally across the floor. His legs were extended in the air as if someone was holding them and he was skidding across the floor towards the front door. Brennan was screaming in agony and yelled "Get the hell off me".
"HEY!" Jesse yelled walking at a rather fast pace down the steps. "Try picking on me you coward" Jesse said. He fazed and saw a man's figure again holding onto Brennan's legs starring right back at him. This man looked like something Jesse had never seen. It looked like a shadow of a man. It appeared he was looking directly at him. Nothing was visible, no eyes, no nose, just a dim gray shadow. If it was nighttime Jesse wouldn't be able to see anything. Jesse wondered if the man could see him since he was fazed.
He un-fazed and put his hands up. "Listen man..or lady...sorry I... just please listen. We are not here to hurt you. Please, let go of my friend's legs he needs medical attention. My name is Jesse Kilmartin. I am with Mutant X."
"I k.n.o.w. w.h.o. y.o.u. a.r.e." The voice was low and paranormal.
The shadow dropped Brennan's legs causing him to moan and throw his head back in pain. "What are we dealing with now a freaking alien?" Brennan said before regretting his words. The shadow must have kicked Brennan in the stomach because he rolled over to his side clutching it with both arms.
"Are you okay Bro?" said Jesse looking down at Brennan quickly and than looking back at Brennan's feet even though he was un-fazed and could not see anything now.
"Perfect man thanks for asking" Brennan said sarcastically followed by a hoarse cough.
Jesse fazed again to find the shadow of a man directly in front of him with what appeared to look like a short pipe or piece of wood perhaps. Jesse was safe while fazed, but unfortunately he could not attack. He ran out of breath and the second he un-fazed he was struck in the head by something cold and hard.
"JESSE!" Jesse heard escape Brennan's mouth before he fell in slow motion straight back to the ground and everything went black.
TBC Please let me know what you think. Thanks.
Jesse called into his comlink. "Adam. Adam are you there?"
Not even a second later Adam's voice came over. He sensed fear in Jesse's voice.
"What is it Jesse what is wrong?" Adam responded.
"Adam no sign of the new mutant. Brennan is hurt pretty bad. He was hit in the head by a pipe by some kind of invisible man or something. He fell down some steps I am scared to move him."
"Okay Jesse stay put, we will be there in fifteen minutes" Adam said snapping his fingers at Emma who was walking by the lab.
Jesse was really worried about Brennan. Brennan was always quick to bully Jesse around, but Jesse knew he couldn't help himself. It was just part of his personality. He did have it rough growing up. Jesse had grown to love Brennan like his big brother. He would die for him.
Jesse decided to assess the damages to Brennan's body.
"Brennan? Can you hear me Brennan?" Jesse said slapping his cheek gently.
There was a slight stir from Brennan and a soft moan escaped his lips. Jesse was glad he was unconscious. He didn't want to see Brennan in any pain. To bad he didn't know what the future would hold. He gently began to unbutton Brennan shirt. He noticed immediately swelling around Brennan's left rib cage. He than gently eased Brennan to his side and firmly pressed his palms up and down Brennan's spine. He sighed out loud in relief when he didn't feel anything out of the norm.
"Please God, don't let his neck be broken" Jesse said looking up as he slowly squeezed around Brennan's front and back of his neck. After several moments another sign escaped his lips. He knew Brennan wasn't out of the woods yet but things were looking positive.
He than heard a loud glass breaking from the second level that made his heart skip a beat. He instantly jumped to his feet. Was whatever attacked Brennan still upstairs? It was a good possibility. He slid his coat off and folded in three times and eased it behind Brennan's head.
"I will be back brother" Jesse said swallowing hard and looking back up the stairs. He cautiously began walking up the steps. He knew he had to phase to see whatever it was, but he could not stay fazed without oxygen. Mid-way up the steps he fazed and looked every way possible. He didn't see anything or anybody. He took a deep breath and proceeded.
There were only two rooms on the top level. One extremely large room and he noticed a small door near the back. He fazed again and did not see anything unusual. He slowly walked across the warehouse and fazed again before entering the doorway. He looked around and didn't see anything once again. He exhaled and looked down at the floor to see a big shattered whiskey bottle on the ground. Someone was up here and intentionally broke this. Was this a trap? What was the point? It didn't talk him long to figure his thoughts out. He heard a man screaming downstairs. That man screaming was Brennan.
Jesse's heart began beating out of his chest as he sprinted out of the room, across the warehouse and back to the steps. He stopped dead in his tracks at what he witnessed. His teammate was being dragged supernaturally across the floor. His legs were extended in the air as if someone was holding them and he was skidding across the floor towards the front door. Brennan was screaming in agony and yelled "Get the hell off me".
"HEY!" Jesse yelled walking at a rather fast pace down the steps. "Try picking on me you coward" Jesse said. He fazed and saw a man's figure again holding onto Brennan's legs starring right back at him. This man looked like something Jesse had never seen. It looked like a shadow of a man. It appeared he was looking directly at him. Nothing was visible, no eyes, no nose, just a dim gray shadow. If it was nighttime Jesse wouldn't be able to see anything. Jesse wondered if the man could see him since he was fazed.
He un-fazed and put his hands up. "Listen man..or lady...sorry I... just please listen. We are not here to hurt you. Please, let go of my friend's legs he needs medical attention. My name is Jesse Kilmartin. I am with Mutant X."
"I k.n.o.w. w.h.o. y.o.u. a.r.e." The voice was low and paranormal.
The shadow dropped Brennan's legs causing him to moan and throw his head back in pain. "What are we dealing with now a freaking alien?" Brennan said before regretting his words. The shadow must have kicked Brennan in the stomach because he rolled over to his side clutching it with both arms.
"Are you okay Bro?" said Jesse looking down at Brennan quickly and than looking back at Brennan's feet even though he was un-fazed and could not see anything now.
"Perfect man thanks for asking" Brennan said sarcastically followed by a hoarse cough.
Jesse fazed again to find the shadow of a man directly in front of him with what appeared to look like a short pipe or piece of wood perhaps. Jesse was safe while fazed, but unfortunately he could not attack. He ran out of breath and the second he un-fazed he was struck in the head by something cold and hard.
"JESSE!" Jesse heard escape Brennan's mouth before he fell in slow motion straight back to the ground and everything went black.
TBC Please let me know what you think. Thanks.