DISCLAIMER: I don't own them, just play with them, that is, except my trio: Natalia, Aari, and Marlina.
Chapter 5 Evil Emma
Adam approached Eckhart. "Mason? How are you feeling?"
Eckhart stared at the sight of the plastic exo-skin and intravenous tubing attached to various parts of his body and sighed. "Just wonderful, Adam. It's great to be back." Eckhart peered up at Adam. "What do you want, Adam?" he asked.
Adam half-smiled; Mason was going to be all right. He shrugged. "Welcome back," he said simply.
"Sparky not here to electrocute me again?" Eckhart asked conversationally.
NOTE: Sparky is a codeword that Adam had programmed into Sanctuary's computer to designate security breach.
Adam gave Eckhart a hard, thoughtful look. That was the second time Eckhart used that name. Was it a coincidence? He should discuss this privately with Eckhart, and he'd better change the codeword to something less intuitive. Mason couldn't have possibly accessed his database.
"No, Brennan had other business to attend to. I thought that Emma might have the ability to communicate with you…wherever you had gone.
"She did." Eckhart replied curtly. He turned his attention to his daughter.
"Michelle." He stretched a bandaged, entubed hand toward her. She gazed warily at him much like a wounded animal would. Her dark eyes searched his, silently asking for forgiveness for failing. He nodded. Finally, she relaxed and touched the proffered hand.
Emma silently walked over. She gazed at Michelle appraisingly, then at Eckhart.
"You have your father's eyes," she said. Michelle's eyes turned Feral-gold for a moment as she glared at Emma. Emma smirked then locked gazes with Eckhart's daughter for a moment.
"But you're just like Shalimar," she said, touching Michelle's face lightly. The blond woman bared her teeth and snapped her head away from the touch.
"You violated me," Michelle said in a hushed voice filled with rage. "You're going to pay." Her hazel eyes turned Feral-gold again as she tensed to attack Emma.
"Stay," Eckhart said mildly, but his voice carried a clearly visible warning.
Adam started with alarm at Michelle's words. "Michelle, what do you mean? Emma's not like that! What happened?"
Emma put on an incredulous look and nodded innocently as Adam spoke. Then her expression changed to a superior, mocking one.
"I'm sorry, Adam. I can't allow you in on this one." Emma said as she projected a Psionic blast to Adam's head. Adam froze, as if in a trance.
"Everything is fine, Adam." Emma said reassuringly, stroking his arm. She then smirked condescendingly at Michelle and Mason Eckhart. Michelle stared at Emma angrily and stood between her and her bed-ridden father while Mason Eckhart silently stared at the telempath impassively.
"Traitor," Michelle hissed.
As Emma slowly approached her, Michelle backed away fearing a repeat Psionic invasion of her body and soul. Emma studied Michelle another moment before sending a Psionic blast at her head. "She could be my twin except for those eyes and the blond hair," she thought absurdly.
"Sorry honey," Emma told the entranced Michelle. "I've got another Feral to catch. Heartbroken?" She hooked her hand under Michelle's chin and drew the entranced woman to within two inches from her own face. Grinning, she let go and declared to Eckhart, "You know, she did put up one hell of a fight in there."
Eckhart grimaced, his eyes stared hatefully at his adversary.
Emma ran her hand up and down Adam's body possessively. "It won't be long now," she gloated.
Mason had closed his eyes. "Lockdown," he muttered. Emma grinned and unconsciously combed her right hand through her hair as if to pull it back out of her eyes.
"Ah yes," she told him.
"Adam's failed experiment. Don't worry, old man. You
won't know who you are after he's finished with you." Turning to Adam she said, "Adam, this poor
fellow is still suffering from a delusional psychosis. Perhaps a little intervention from you will
cure him?" She projected another Psionic
blast at Adam's head then fired one at Eckhart's head. He'd never know what hit him. Unbeknownst to Emma, Mason Eckhart's eyes
were glowing strangely under his closed eyelids; and as Emma gloated over Mason
Eckhart, Adam stared silently at Emma, his dark eyes unreadable.
A/N: Sorry this is short. Not sure if anyone is reading any more.
