--Note to Readers—I'm sorry again about the present tense, but I don't want to change it mid-story so I hope you guys will stick with me until its finished. Once its done I PROMISE to go back and change the tenses but please bear with me, if I had known that my habit of writing in present tense would be so hard to deal with I never would have started. (I also write all my stories on paper without capitalization so you guys should be glad I'm not transferring that habit to print J) Thanks again for all the great reviews!! Hopefully I'll be done soon!!
"And there's a memory of
a window
looking through I see you
searching for something I could never give you
and there's someone who understands
you more than I do…"
-Third Eye Blind
"Brennan? How do you feel?" Emma asks.
"Like I'm dying…like I'm burning from the inside out…" Brennan says, his voice hoarse.
"Brennan, did your brother try to contact you?" Adam questions.
"I think so…yeah…what the hell is going on? Why do I feel like I'm about to explode?" Brennan asks, his eyes fluorescent blue.
"You said your brother had a combination of powers as a child but that you never developed them…well, when your brother reopened the connection between you, it triggered your mutations…you are exhibiting signs of so many different powers that I can't track them all," Adam explains.
"Well, can you stabilize me so I can get out of here? I have to get to Britt before Rorie…" Brennan's eyes flicker and become a dark green.
"Brennan, its not safe for you to be away from the lab, the stress to your system is almost out of my control as it is. I've never seen anything like this and I don't know what to expect," Adam replies honestly.
"Why can't we bring Britt to you? Then you'll both be safe here at Sanctuary. I mean, this Rorie chick obviously doesn't know where you are in reality, which is why she's coming at you through your dreams. We bring Britt here and both of you will be safe," Shalimar suggests.
"Britt won't come with you. He'll kill you as soon as you mention my name. I have to go," Brennan replies, quietly.
Adam is pensive.
"I should be fine as long as I don't use my powers, right Adam?" Brennan asks.
"Not exactly…" Adam replies.
"What do you mean, not exactly?" Brennan asks, sitting up.
"Your body is in the process of…restructuring. It has to compensate for all your new powers and its still in the very early stages. I have no idea what your body is going to do, but I don't want to risk you going out and being too far away from the lab," Adam replies. "You could lose control at any time, Brennan."
"I have to make sure Britt is safe. I have to get to him," Brennan replies.
"You're sure he wouldn't come with one of the others," Adam clarifies.
"Positive," Brennan answers, holding his head. His eyes are dark grey when he looks up again.
"Well then I think we're all taking a trip. Jesse, power up the Helix. Shalimar and Emma, I need you to gather up as much medical equipment as you can for the Helix. If Brennan's mutations start to get out of control, hopefully I'll be able to stabilize him using the Helix's power supply. Go, guys, while I talk to Brennan," Adam orders.
"Thank you, Adam, for helping me after all I've done," Brennan says, quietly.
"All you've done? You mean the compound…Brennan, we all make mistakes…" Adam starts.
"I know, Adam…it took me a while to get over what happened there. After Britt and I went our separate ways, I had a lot of pent up issues and I ended up in the hospital for a while, catatonic from what the doctors said was post-traumatic stress." Brennan sighs. "I thought I should tell you that now before we take this trip. I haven't seen Britt in a long time and I don't exactly feel like myself right now."
Adam nods. "Okay, Brennan. That explains a lot. You have to relax, though, and let us take care of you. You're not alone like you were before. We're a team and we will take care of you and your brother. Now. I need you to let me know anytime you feel anything strange. I don't care how little you think it is, I want to know. We may have only a few seconds of warning before you lose control. Can you do that?"
Brennan nods. "Sure."
"Adam? We're ready," Jesse says, entering silently. "The girls want to know how far we'll be going."
"Not far," Brennan replies. "Not far at all."
Tbc
