Control
Disclaimer; okay, this we've bin thru before. For da fourth time….They ain't mine! Happy now? He he!
Part 4
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Brennen and Jesse approached the building with caution, moving fast whilst looking out for any GS agents. Coming to the door, Brennen peered in, before darting into the room, closely followed by Jesse. Looking around, all seemed clear.
"Looks pretty quiet to me. Where'd ya think Emma is?" Jesse continued his examination of the huge room. Brennen pointed to a shape in the middle of the room.
"Dunno, but since that's the only thing in this room I suggest we start there." Wandering over, with Jesse guarding their rear, he stared at the shape they were headed towards, trying to make out what it was. "Hey Jess – does that in any way resemble a couple of people to you, or is it just my brain fuzzing out?" Stopping, Jesse focused on the object on the floor in front of them.
"Shit! Yes, yes it does!" Breaking into a run, they sprinted across the floor, skidding to a halt beside the two figures. "Adam, we have a situation here! Adam!"
"What's happened?" His voice was anxious. "Did you find her?"
"Yeah, we've found them both, but they're both unconscious. We dunno if we should move them or not. Thing is, we're not in a very secure location – if someone were to walk in they'd see us immediately, and there's no shelter of any kind." Looking down at them, he frowned. "They're in a bad way Adam. I don't know what's wrong with them, but neither of them looks like they've got much left in them."
"Right, get them into the Double Helix and over here as soon as possible. As soon as you're en-route, run some scans on them and send me the data, that way I can at least have some idea of what's going on."
Bending down, Jesse grabbed Emma, holding her by the knees and shoulders. Shifting her in his arms, he hurried to the exit. Brennen threw Shalimar over his shoulder, swiftly following and catching up with Jesse. Neither said a word as they entered the Double Helix, Brennen piloting the ship while Jesse took scans of the two women.
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Shalimar watched helplessly as Emma battled with the shadowy figure that had haunted her for as long as she could remember. She felt her heart wrench with every blow that Emma took, as she battled to protect her friend. She was fighting with everything she had, a sheen of sweat breaking out on her skin as she darted out of the way of the creature, drawing it away from Shalimars' vulnerable position.
Dragging herself to her knees, Shalimar used the wall to pull herself up to a standing position. "Hey!" She yelled out to the creature, hoping to lure it back towards her so that Emma could get out. "Hey, c'mon, I'm the one you want right? So come get me! It's not like I'm going anywhere." The creature paused in its attack on Emma, beginning to move towards Shalimar. "That's right, come get me – you get rid of me you got this body to yourself, remember? That's what you want, isn't it?" Leaning heavily on the wall, she began staggering along it, leading it away from Emma.
Suddenly the creature shrieked in pain, falling to the floor. Looking up, Shalimar saw Emma standing over the creature, the pair of metal cuffs in her hands, stained with the creatures' blood. Prodding it with her foot, she rolled it over.
"Is it…?" Shalimar sank to the floor in relief.
"Yeah. It's over Shal." Emma crossed the distance between them, sitting on the floor to support her. "It's over."
Suddenly the world around them disappeared.
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Eyes flickering open, Emma blinked against the bright lights of the medical laboratory. Propping herself up on her elbows, she looked around her. Shalimar was laid out on the next bed along, deep in sleep. Standing, Emma winced. Ouch! That may have been in her mind, but it sure hurts out here!
Shuffling over to Shalimars' bed, she was still standing there when Adam walked in to check on them.
"Hey" he rested his hand on her shoulder. "What're you doing out of bed? You're supposed to be resting."
Ignoring his questions, she turned to look back at Shalimar. "Is she gonna be okay?"
"She'll be fine, she just needs her rest. Like you."
Emma shook her head, suppressing a yawn. "No, I want to be here when she wakes up. Please Adam?"
Pulling up a chair for her, he conceded defeat. "Alright. On the condition that if you feel tired, you get into your bed, okay?" Nodding she sat down next to the bed, taking hold of Shalimars' hand. Turning from the two, Adam exited the room. Looking back through the glass doors, he saw that Emma was already asleep, head resting on Shalimars' stomach as she kept a tight hold of her hand. Smiling, he walked off to tell Brennen and Jesse that their friends were going to be fine.
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Opening her eyes, Shalimar felt a brief surge of panic as she saw the bright laboratory lights above her, and felt something restraining her. Recognising the Sanctuarys' medical laboratory, she calmed. Still, that didn't explain the restraints. Maybe they think I'm still dangerous Trying to sit up, her restraint grumbled in disapproval. Pausing, Shalimar looked down, to see Emma stretched out across her – one hand holding onto Shalimars, head resting on her stomach, with her other arm stretched out across to hang off the other side of the bed. Smiling to herself, she gently shook her awake.
"Em, you can't sleep like that, you'll hurt yourself."
"Huh?" Emma looked up at her through sleep filled eyes.
"You really aren't a morning person are you?" she laughed.
"Wha?" Emma looked momentarily confused, then laid her head back down to its original position, intent on returning to sleep. Shalimar rolled her eyes, then shifted away from Emma. As Shalimar moved, she let Emma slide off her; as her head hit the bed she woke up.
"Ow! What the hell?!"
"I said, you can't sleep like that, you'll hurt yourself." Shalimar patted the space next to her. "Come up here, there's plenty of room."
Crawling up beside her, Emma leaned back into Shalimar, sighing. "I really missed you, y'know."
"Mmm….likewise" Shalimar murmured, wrapping herself around Emma. "Sleep now…." she muttered, drifting off into a peaceful sleep.
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The next evening, Adam walked in to once again check on his two patients. They had moved little during the night and following day, but now Adam wanted his laboratory back. Stepping through the door, he clapped his hands loudly.
"Alright, rise and shine! Up an' at 'em! Etcetera, etcetera - you get my point." At the lack of response to his calls, he walked over to them and yelled "Move it!"
Jumping up in shock, Emma proceeded to fall off the bed. Shalimar merely rolled lazily onto her front and looked up at him.
"Hi Adam."
Brennen walked in from the doorway to help Emma up. "God you're an evil bastard sometimes Adam!" He laughed. Pulling Emma to her feet, he sat her back on the edge of the bed.
"Yeah" she mumbled, still drowsy from sleep. Sitting up, Shalimar put her arm around Emmas' shoulder.
"Aw blesh! Did the mean old man frighten you?" In response Emma just glared at her.
"Hey!" Adam exclaimed. "Less of the 'old' you!"
"Or what?!" Shalimar smirked, the fire returning to her eyes. Adam paused.
"Touché. Anyways, as I was trying to say; I want my lab back, so move out." He made waving arm gestures towards the door. "Go on, get!"
"C'mon Em – we know where we're not wanted! She laughed, standing up and grabbing her arm.
"And hey, one last thing" Adam called. "….it's good to have you both back"
"Yeah" Jesse and Brennen joined in.
"And Emma, you ever pull a stunt like that again, I'll ground you!" Adam grinned to show he was joking.
"Aye sir!" Emma mock-saluted, before she was practically dragged out of the door by Shalimar.
"C'mon, let's go get cleaned up and get some food!" she exclaimed, impatient at the wait.
In the silence of their leaving, the three men looked at each other and laughed.
"Yep, they're certainly back!" Jesse grinned. "I'm already starting to miss the peace and quiet!"
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Emma and Shalimar walked to their rooms together, separating when they reached Emmas'.
"Meet you in fifteen mins, yeah?" Shalimar called as she continued up the corridor.
"Umm…make it half an hour. What?!" she protested. "Some of us like water a bit more than you do Shal!"
"Okay, okay – half hour then. But no later!" she warned, entering her room.
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Forty minutes later, Emma was standing outside of her bedroom, leaning on the open doorframe. Tapping her feet, she glanced again at her watch as Shalimar emerged from her own room.
"And what sort of thirty minutes do you call this?" Emma teased, smiling at the embarrassment on Shalimars' face as she walked over.
"I….uh….got distracted." She replied, not looking at Emma.
"Oh? By what?"
"I was….umm….thinking."
"About….?" Emma prompted, her curiosity getting the better of her.
Shalimar moved closer; pressing Emma back against the doorframe, she held her there with her hands on her shoulders. Tilting her head down, she began a slow, gentle kiss, before probing Emmas' lips open and hesitantly running her tongue between them. Drawing back, she replied breathlessly.
"About doing that."
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Oh….lookie. Another….um….cliff-hanger. Remember – if u hurt me for this I can't post the rest! Ha ha! Protection!