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"No you're different" she quietly replied looking him right in the eye

Brennan thought his heart was going to explode out of his chest. Bringing his hand to her cheek he slowly stroked her soft skin as he leaned in and kissed her long and hard. Shalimar wrapped her arms around his neck as she pulled him down on top of her on the mattress.

Brennan let out a moan when he felt her body rub seductively against his and before either knew what was happening they were engaged in passionate lovemaking like neither had ever experienced. Both were slow and methodical in their ministrations of the other. They went slow then fast then slow again until they were both sated and fell asleep in the other's arms.

~~~

[Sanctuary]

Adam had been running more simulations when he noticed the elevated brain activity in Brennan and Shalimar. The elevation seemed to last for about half an hour and then went back to normal. He tried to figure out what caused the elevation but was unable to find the cause.

He was becoming increasingly concerned with Shalimar's condition. He feared the longer they stayed in the comas the harder it would be to not only separate them but heal Shalimar of her injuries. As time went on he was becoming increasingly convinced that Brennan was the only thing keeping Shalimar alive

Just then Emma and Jesse entered the lab

"Adam we found out where Eckhardt is holding Holland" said Jesse

"But getting him out is going to be difficult" finished Emma

Adam remained silent as he listened to Jesse and Emma and this didn't go unnoticed by the resident psionic.

"Adam what is it?" nervously she asked

"I've been running tests and it seems that through their link Brennan is keeping Shalimar alive. Unless we can separate them I can't heal her injuries and I can't be sure what if any lasting affects this will all have on them"

Jesse and Emma remained silent as they let their leader's words sink in.

~~~

[Brennan and Shalimar's mind]

After lounging in bed for a while the reluctantly got dressed and began the process of figuring out what the hell was going on.

"Ok so the last thing I remember is being in the lab and there was this bright light. The next thing I know I am in that apartment" said Brennan

"Same here, It must have been the mutant who sent the wave of energy at the machine"

"So what are we in another reality or are we in the future or the past?" asked a frustrated Brennan

"I don't know"

"You're in neither" came a voice

The two turn toward the voice and are shocked to see Emma standing there.

Brennan charged a telsa coil "How do we know you are the real Emma?"

"There is nothing I can tell that will prove I am who I say I am. So you will just have to trust me and listen, Brennan. There was an explosion at Dr. Holland's lab and somehow you survived"

"Yeah we kind of figured that out on our own Emma" spat Shalimar who noticed how Emma seemed to only acknowledge Brennan's presence and not hers

Looking from Brennan to Shalimar, Emma slowly came to the realization that the Shalimar she was speaking to wasn't a creation of Brennan's subconscious but in fact she was the real Shalimar

Seeing the look of shock on her friend's face Shalimar approached Emma "Emma what is it?"

"How is this possible? I connected with Brennan not you. Unless your minds are linked as well as your bodies"

"Emma what are you talking about?" asked Brennan

"There was an explosion at the lab and the two of you are in comas. Somehow the machine had the opposite affect on you and linked the two of you but we only thought it was a physical link"

"You mean we're unconscious?" asked a very confused Shalimar

"Yes Adam thinks that the only way to separate you is to get Holland out of Genomex and back to Sanctuary. But even then he is not sure if it will work" she replied in a soft tone which signaled to Shalimar that there was more to what the psionic was telling them

"There is something you're not telling us Emma, what is it?" asked Shalimar

Emma hesitates for a moment because she knows how much Shalimar means to Brennan. But seeing the look on Shalimar's face she knows she can't lie "Adam thinks that because you are linked Brennan is keeping you alive. He can't heal your injuries while you're linked and even then he doesn't know if he can save you when you are separated" She wanted to cry. It had to be the single hardest thing she had ever had to tell someone.

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TBC...Thanks or all the reviews. Sorry it took me so long to post this but ff.net was being weird with the whole upload deal. So I hope you enjoyed this part and no worries there is definitely more to come.