~~~
When they arrived at the helix Shalimar noted that Emma and Marc were whispering intently to one another off in the corner. She didn't think anything of it because she had noticed that the two were spending a lot of time together so she just figured they were flirting or something. However when she passed them to take her seat they stopped talking and looked at her as if they had been caught with their hands in the proverbial cookie jar.
Making a face indicating she was sorry for interrupting she sat down in her seat and prepared for take off not totally confident that they were flirting but now convinced that Adam may have been right when he said Marc may not have been telling them everything. What she couldn't figure out though was why Emma hadn't said anything, especially if the psionic knew more than they did about the precarious situation they were currently in.
"You ok?" Brennan asked as he sat down at the controls
"Yeah I am fine it is just" she started then looked from him to Emma and Marc then back to him "I get this feeling that Adam was right and Marc isn't telling us everything"
Looking in the direction she just had then back to her he replied "well Emma has been spending a lot of time with him and if she hasn't said anything then I guess we're good"
"Yeah I mean you can't lie to Emma right?"
"Right" he said looking at them again "but just to be sure keep a feral eye on him will ya?"
Smirking at his comment she replied "no problem"
~~~
[Downtown]
As his frustration grew so did the intensity of his recklessness. He had already destroyed the inside of a building, the outside of another and injured four people but he didn't care. He was a freak. His parents told so, his friends told him so and so did the people who supposedly tried to help him. This is what propelled him into his rage induced rampage in the downtown area.
At first he just wanted to release some frustration in an abandoned building but when a group kids from his school saw him use his powers their taunts sent him reeling and he lost control. None of them had gotten hurt, that hadn't happened till later when he reached a populated outdoor café and snapped using his powers to crush a car, making it explode and hurting those who were in the immediate vicinity in the process.
Now he sat on the trunk of a broken down car in a junkyard trying hard not to let his anger take control of him again. He'd fled to this location when heard the police sirens in the distance. Running as fast as he could for as long as he could he didn't stop until he was deep inside the junkyard, smashing the windshields of two cars when he did
"Nothing matters anymore. Let them come. I will show them how dangerous I really am" he muttered to himself as he sat and waited for the cops to show while constantly morphing his hand into different instruments of destruction. A satisfying smile creeping across his face when his hand morphed into a large axe and stayed like that. "Yes let them come"
~~~
The team arrived at the outdoor café where the bystanders had been injured. They searched the surrounding area for some time looking for anyone who might have seen where the person who caused the devastation had gone
"Everyone was too afraid to even look at him more or less notice what direction he took off in" noted Shalimar as she examined the area and sniffed the air for a scent
"You're not picking up anything?" asked Brennan
"No nothing, maybe Emma has though" she replied as they walked over to Emma and the others
"Emma did you get a hit?" Brennan asked as they approached them
"Anger and fear when I got close to the wrecked vehicle I also picked up a stray emotion of his heading in that direction" she said pointing in the general direction of the junkyard. Given she already knew where he was she really did get the emotional hits off the young man. Plus she wanted to make sure what Marc had told her was the truth.
"What was the stray emotion?" asked Shalimar
"Anger and lots of it, I don't think he is sane anymore" Emma replied
"Alright so let's head that way and see if Emma picks anything else up" suggested Jesse They agreed and started off in the general direction of the junkyard.
~~~
When they reached the entrance to the junkyard Emma got another hit- this time of the young man's mental and emotional state
"He is very angry at what he is" Emma noted "he is also very unstable mentally. I am now sure is not sane anymore and I don't know how he is going to react to us"
"Considering what he did to that car back there I suggest we split up, this way if whoever finds him the others can help from a different direction, he won't be expecting it either" suggested Brennan
"That might be a better idea, he has control over his powers but not enough so that he can focus it in two different directions at the same time" added Emma "plus his little rampage has made him tired"
"Ok so I will go this way" said Shalimar pointing off to the left
"I don't think anyone should be going off alone" replied Emma knowing what Marc's vision had in store
"I'll have a better chance of sneaking up on him if I am alone" retorted Shalimar
"She has a point" added Marc. Everyone turned to him and gave him a look mainly because he had been extremely quiet the entire time and everyone was shocked that he chose to spoke. Especially Emma
"Ok so then Jesse and I will go the other way and Emma, you and Marc go straight ahead. If anyone finds him contact everyone this guy wrecked an SUV with his bare hands so just because he might be tired doesn't mean he isn't dangerous" ordered Brennan looking directly at Shalimar.
Just as they were about to split up Brennan grabbed Shalimar's arm and pulled her aside "please Shal be careful"
Rubbing a hand on his forearm she smiled "I will, I promise. Now let's get this guy before he disappears" when she was finished she took off in her direction before he had time to protest.
"You know she can take care of herself" said Jesse
"Yeah I know it's just..."
"The uncertainty of it all and the fact that Marc might be hiding something?" finished Jesse
"Yeah" Brennan replied
~~~
TBC...Coming up next- we find out why Marc knocked Emma unconscious. Plus will Shalimar listen to Brennan and stay put? Wanna find out? Well you'll have to Review and wait (but I promise I won't make you guys suffer for too long!)
When they arrived at the helix Shalimar noted that Emma and Marc were whispering intently to one another off in the corner. She didn't think anything of it because she had noticed that the two were spending a lot of time together so she just figured they were flirting or something. However when she passed them to take her seat they stopped talking and looked at her as if they had been caught with their hands in the proverbial cookie jar.
Making a face indicating she was sorry for interrupting she sat down in her seat and prepared for take off not totally confident that they were flirting but now convinced that Adam may have been right when he said Marc may not have been telling them everything. What she couldn't figure out though was why Emma hadn't said anything, especially if the psionic knew more than they did about the precarious situation they were currently in.
"You ok?" Brennan asked as he sat down at the controls
"Yeah I am fine it is just" she started then looked from him to Emma and Marc then back to him "I get this feeling that Adam was right and Marc isn't telling us everything"
Looking in the direction she just had then back to her he replied "well Emma has been spending a lot of time with him and if she hasn't said anything then I guess we're good"
"Yeah I mean you can't lie to Emma right?"
"Right" he said looking at them again "but just to be sure keep a feral eye on him will ya?"
Smirking at his comment she replied "no problem"
~~~
[Downtown]
As his frustration grew so did the intensity of his recklessness. He had already destroyed the inside of a building, the outside of another and injured four people but he didn't care. He was a freak. His parents told so, his friends told him so and so did the people who supposedly tried to help him. This is what propelled him into his rage induced rampage in the downtown area.
At first he just wanted to release some frustration in an abandoned building but when a group kids from his school saw him use his powers their taunts sent him reeling and he lost control. None of them had gotten hurt, that hadn't happened till later when he reached a populated outdoor café and snapped using his powers to crush a car, making it explode and hurting those who were in the immediate vicinity in the process.
Now he sat on the trunk of a broken down car in a junkyard trying hard not to let his anger take control of him again. He'd fled to this location when heard the police sirens in the distance. Running as fast as he could for as long as he could he didn't stop until he was deep inside the junkyard, smashing the windshields of two cars when he did
"Nothing matters anymore. Let them come. I will show them how dangerous I really am" he muttered to himself as he sat and waited for the cops to show while constantly morphing his hand into different instruments of destruction. A satisfying smile creeping across his face when his hand morphed into a large axe and stayed like that. "Yes let them come"
~~~
The team arrived at the outdoor café where the bystanders had been injured. They searched the surrounding area for some time looking for anyone who might have seen where the person who caused the devastation had gone
"Everyone was too afraid to even look at him more or less notice what direction he took off in" noted Shalimar as she examined the area and sniffed the air for a scent
"You're not picking up anything?" asked Brennan
"No nothing, maybe Emma has though" she replied as they walked over to Emma and the others
"Emma did you get a hit?" Brennan asked as they approached them
"Anger and fear when I got close to the wrecked vehicle I also picked up a stray emotion of his heading in that direction" she said pointing in the general direction of the junkyard. Given she already knew where he was she really did get the emotional hits off the young man. Plus she wanted to make sure what Marc had told her was the truth.
"What was the stray emotion?" asked Shalimar
"Anger and lots of it, I don't think he is sane anymore" Emma replied
"Alright so let's head that way and see if Emma picks anything else up" suggested Jesse They agreed and started off in the general direction of the junkyard.
~~~
When they reached the entrance to the junkyard Emma got another hit- this time of the young man's mental and emotional state
"He is very angry at what he is" Emma noted "he is also very unstable mentally. I am now sure is not sane anymore and I don't know how he is going to react to us"
"Considering what he did to that car back there I suggest we split up, this way if whoever finds him the others can help from a different direction, he won't be expecting it either" suggested Brennan
"That might be a better idea, he has control over his powers but not enough so that he can focus it in two different directions at the same time" added Emma "plus his little rampage has made him tired"
"Ok so I will go this way" said Shalimar pointing off to the left
"I don't think anyone should be going off alone" replied Emma knowing what Marc's vision had in store
"I'll have a better chance of sneaking up on him if I am alone" retorted Shalimar
"She has a point" added Marc. Everyone turned to him and gave him a look mainly because he had been extremely quiet the entire time and everyone was shocked that he chose to spoke. Especially Emma
"Ok so then Jesse and I will go the other way and Emma, you and Marc go straight ahead. If anyone finds him contact everyone this guy wrecked an SUV with his bare hands so just because he might be tired doesn't mean he isn't dangerous" ordered Brennan looking directly at Shalimar.
Just as they were about to split up Brennan grabbed Shalimar's arm and pulled her aside "please Shal be careful"
Rubbing a hand on his forearm she smiled "I will, I promise. Now let's get this guy before he disappears" when she was finished she took off in her direction before he had time to protest.
"You know she can take care of herself" said Jesse
"Yeah I know it's just..."
"The uncertainty of it all and the fact that Marc might be hiding something?" finished Jesse
"Yeah" Brennan replied
~~~
TBC...Coming up next- we find out why Marc knocked Emma unconscious. Plus will Shalimar listen to Brennan and stay put? Wanna find out? Well you'll have to Review and wait (but I promise I won't make you guys suffer for too long!)