According to the Database

Part 5

By Wendigo

Email: wendigo3@hotmail.com

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Author's Note: Sorry this is so late, I got busy with life again. Hope it's wonderful and that you all like it and enjoy it.

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Once clear from the fog, Emma stopped and looked around. She smiled weakly to herself, realizing that she was only a few feet from the kid's cell. It was time that she punish him for what he was doing. The others had to know he couldn't be let out, he would kill someone because sometimes they weren't able to save everyone.

Emma waved her hand and her comlink caused the door to open. Daniel sat in a corner and looked up at her. His eyes were full of anger and hate, but he couldn't fool her. Emma could sense his fear as soon as she stepped inside. The door closed behind her. Daniel stood up and smiled. "It's about time you've come to set me free. I've been waiting."

Emma smiled and looked at the walls of the cell. "You actually think I'd let you go?" The boy looked to the white floor, but Emma continued, "I read that Adam's been giving you trepalex. Tell me, does it hurt?" Daniel looked at her suspiciously. "Does what hurt?"

Emma concentrated as a dark black orb appeared on her forehead. "I'm glad you asked..." The orb propelled at him with a high pitched sound. Daniel put his hands to his temples as he began to cry from the excessive pain. Emma glanced at him, obviously feeling his pain. "I'm not that cruel Daniel. Have some tranquilly in with your last moments."

Emma looked up suddenly, mentally aware that everything she was doing was wrong. It was like her conscience suddenly activated, probably by the kid's pain. Emma let the black orb vanish and the boy looked at her without a scratch.

Emma didn't bother talking to him. Instead, she ran for the door. It opened and closed as it was supposed to. Emma ran for the double helix, it was the only way to get out of Sanctuary.

"He talks like she realized that she was killing him." Shalimar looked at Adam angrily, "We have to do something about her Adam. We can't fight her when she can make us feel however she wants!"

Adam nodded but didn't bother to suggest anything, he had no ideas. Jesse thought for a moment and smiled. "Maybe we should use that to our advantage." "What do you mean," Brennan asked. "Well, Daniel could be lying, but the fact remains that he's still alive.

Maybe she sensed his pain and it brought her back. What if we somehow amplify our pain so she feels it." "How would we amplify our pain, we would actually have to feel pain." Adam looked at them, "Not if you control your emotions. When it comes down to it, pain is a chemical response. I can stimulate the specific sections of our brains that create pain. We'd have to find her, but it might work." A beeping sound went off over Shalimar's shoulder.

Shalimar turned and looked at the screen. "Emma's attempting to take the Double Helix." "Shalimar, reprogram the codes and secure the doors. If you have to, overload the system." Shalimar's fingers worked fast, but she didn't know the shortcuts like her team members did.

She was the defense, they were the offense. It was taking her forever, and she knew that it wouldn't get done very fast, not like it would if Jesse would do it. "Jesse, give me a hand." Brennan looked behind him, "Jesse?" "He's gone," Shalimar said.

She looked at Brennan and Adam, "He must have went after her!" Adam looked at them, "I'll finish the codes, go and give him a hand." Shalimar smiled, obviously pleased, and then followed Brennan to the garage.

Jesse phased into the double helix and smiled. "I remember when you used to be scared to fly." Emma didn't bother to look at him. "I used to be scared of everything back then Jesse. Why are you here?" "I came to try to talk you out of leaving." Emma turned to face him in the chair.

"I can't go anywhere seeing as how someone has changed the codes. Still, I did activate the cloak so they won't be able to tell that we're here." Jesse nodded, "Not visually at least. Emma, how can we bring you back?" Emma looked to the floor of the double helix. She was surprised to notice that it was dirty, she had never paid that much attention to it. "It's too late for me Jesse.

This is just what I am now. I've changed and I don't have the energy to keep fighting the bad guys. I just need to get out of here." Jesse smiled, "And what? Hide in a cave and not move around or be around people. This gift that you have, it's incredible. You were meant to use it, not keep it dormant."

"Use it so I can connect to everyone. So I can be trapped in everyone's pain and feel when people are lying to me? How is that a gift?!" "It's a gift because you use it to help people that aren't able to tell when people are lying. I'm not saying it isn't a curse, I know better than anyone how cruel people are. To be honest Emma, I've thought of leaving Mutant X thousands of times, but one thing makes me stay."

"What, Shalimar?" Jesse ignored the remark. "No, I like the cold draft that sweeps by my room every night." Emma smiled. She actually felt like smiling. "There, that has to be progress, right?" Emma looked to the floor and then turned to the control panel when alarms went off. "There's an overload in the cloaking system!" Jesse ran foreword and looked over her shoulder. "We have to set it on auto-pilot and get the Helix out of here, I can't keep it from overloading!" Emma started typing in sequences and hit her fists as the video systems activated.

Daniel stood with a dark red beam coming from his fingertips. Although it was an illusion, it was doing a lot of damage. Shalimar and Brennan were unconscious in the corner of the room. "I forgot to lock the door when I got out!" Jesse looked at her, "Stay here, I'm going to take care of him."

Before Emma could protest, although she didn't really know what she wanted to do, Jesse had phased out of the Double Helix and stood to face Daniel. Emma used the monitor and watched as Jesse hit Daniel. Daniel was knocked to the floor, but a powerful gust of wind propelled him into the wall.

Jesse caught himself and held on to a part of the helix, but Daniel was somehow able to increase the speed of the wind. Jesse was thrown against a large metal create and knocked unconscious.

Emma sat there, unsure of what to do. Slowly the virus seemed to loose control over her. She hated thinking of it as a virus, but at the same time, it wasn't exactly what it felt like. She stood up slowly and calmly, and then pressed a button on the console. The door to the double helix opened and Emma walked out.

Daniel looked at her and smiled as knives appeared out of thin air. Emma used her abilities and caused them to vanish before they could hurt her or her friends. "You should never try to mess with my mind Daniel, I have too many friends here to just say goodbye, or kill. What happened to you wasn't our fault, and we can't help you." Adam ran into the garage suddenly.

"Emma, duck!" Adam threw a small circular device. Daniel lifted his hand and a baseball bat tapped the object back to Adam. Adam stared at the object as it touched his chest. The object attached itself magnetically and then electrocuted him. Adam fell to the floor unconscious, but without any cuts. Emma took advantage of the situation and propelled a bullet of her psionic bazooka.

The force was so strong that Daniel was forced to the ground. He screamed in pain and then calmed down until he fell asleep. Emma walked over and kneeled down next to Adam. She took a pulse and then propelled a psionic blast to him. A dark brown haze glazed over his eyes and then vanished after another psionic blast. Emma breathed a deep sigh, thankful that she hadn't hurt anyone.

Her mind felt clearer, and more friendly. She looked at her friends and couldn't stop herself. The tears fell fast and hard and when it seemed like she had been there crying for an hour, she continued for what seemed like another.

Emma wiped the tears, in shock that her friends had been willing to do so much to keep her sane. Daniel opened his eyes and sat up, looking around curiously. "Where am I? Who are you?" Emma smiled. "My name is Emma. Don't you remember?" Memories flooded into Daniel's mind from Emma's consciousness.

Daniel nodded with a smile, "Yes. I remember you, you were my substitute teacher a few weeks ago. The killer was after you and I saved you with my abilities." Emma nodded, "That's right. I almost have you ready to go into the underground, but I kind of need a favor." Daniel stood up and smiled, "Name it." Emma turned to her friends, "Can you use your abilities to help me move them?"

Daniel looked at them in shock, "what happened to them?" "Well, the double helix overloaded and they were electrocuted from the outside casing. I just need to get them to the lab and take some tests. You know, to make sure they're okay?" Daniel raised his hand, obviously at peace with himself, as cushioned, metal tables with wheels appeared under each of them.

Emma pulled Jesse and Adam towards the lab while Daniel pushed Shalimar and Brennan. "You all helped me escape the killer. Did you ever find him?" Emma nodded, "Yeah, we found him, thanks to you. He isn't going to hurt anyone anymore." "Good," Daniel said.

The lab was perfectly lit with the computer screens active, showing the vitals for each member of the team. The news was also on one of the displays, but that wasn't Emma's concern. She sat in a folding chair, asleep while leaning against a wall. She had already been there a few hours, waiting for her friends to recover.

Although they didn't wake up, she knew that they would. Emma was unable to keep herself awake, her mind was too tired. She needed to rest, and she didn't care that she was with her friends. Actually, she preferred it. Shalimar lifted her head off of the table and looked around.

She noticed that Emma was asleep and then stood up as quietly as possible. Looking around, she found a syringe on a tray near her and glanced at the clear contents. Shalimar injected a little of the liquid into Brennan. He woke up quickly and glanced around and then looked deep into Shalimar's eyes, "Did it work?"

Shalimar nodded, "The drug knocked us out exactly as planned. Thankfully I woke up and reversed it. Adam and Jesse seem to be okay too, and Emma is actually sleeping." Brennan smiled, "Then our ploy worked. We took advantage of her subconscious love for us and appealed to her normal self. Great plan, Shal."

Shalimar smiled, "Thanks." Shalimar walked foreword and glanced at him. Is it getting hotter in here?, Shalimar thought. Emma woke up and looked at Shalimar and Brennan standing at each other smiling.

Instead of saying anything, and giving in to her childish yet human desire to hug them, an orb fluttered at a slow speed from her mind and then split in two. As soon as they separated, they were projected to Shalimar and Brennan instantly. The two of them leaned foreword and kissed without thinking about it.

Emma smiled, pulled up the small afghan blanket, and then closed her eyes, hopeful that in the morning, everything would be like it used to be. Daniel was sleeping in a cell, but Emma had donated some blankets and pillows from the extra stash she hid in the back of her closet.

Things were going to be better, Emma thought, as her awareness opened up to the emotions around her. Things had to, she added, especially after she had kissed Jesse. Even she wasn't able to tell that those feelings were there. But one thing was for sure, she couldn't wait to see if they were still there in the morning.

To be continued... (Isn't it great of me to just leave you at this point!!)