Chapter 3
Jesse was the first to move. Ordering Shalimar over the side, knowing she would be able to get to him quickest, he turned to find Emma clutching the scared child to her breast unable to control her own tears. "Emma, get it together I need you, Brennan needs you." She still looked past him to where she had last seen her friend as if she were unaware of anyone else. Until they both heard Shalimar. Scream out "he's alive"
Jesse helped Emma up and took her trembling body in her arms leading her and the little girl to the ledge.
"Emma you have to hide him from on lookers till Adam gets here." He encouraged still not looking down. As if on cue Adams voice came over the COM rings "Someone talk to me. What the hell just happen."
"Adam, Brennan's down." Shalimar cried, "It looks bad."
"Talk to me, Shall"
"He fell three stories on to a car. He's unconscious but breathing, if you can call it that His breath sounds muddy. There's blood coming from his nose and ears I think is left arm is broken its bent all wrong, Oh, God, Adam how are we going to move him with out hurting him more.
"Don't touch him till I get there."
Jesse, Emma and the child came out of the stair well. To find Shalimar balance on the shattered window frame carefully stroking Brennan face. Her tear stained face watched as a few people walked by totally unaware of what was going on. Jesse, the double helix is near
Suddenly an unfamiliar voice seemed to echo in everyone's head at once. "We can help." It said in it child like way. When Emma looked down the little girl seemed to look up in total innocence then something happened that she had never seen before another girl seemed to step out of her body. They looked identical except for the second child had blue eyes and the first child had...blac...no... brown eyes?
The second child disappeared and ran over to the other side of the car. An unnatural shadow appeared over them. Just as Adam announced he was above the car a light enveloped them all and before Adam or anyone knew what happen the light dissipated and everyone was on board the double helix, the unconscious form of Brannan hovering above the ground between the two children.
"Adam?" Jesse whispered as they watch the two girls lower the body slowly and gently on the ground and then the two girls took each others hand and became one.
Adam shook him self out of the stupor and quickly assessed Brennan's situation. Which didn't take a medical degree to sum up as "not good."
The Double Helix took them home quickly and they got him to the med lab again with the help of the children fact was it seemed like forever before Emma or Adam came out of the lab.
Despite the presences of there young enigmas no one on the team said any thing to them they just quickly sent them out of the lab after they lowered Bren's body to a bed and set their minds to the task ahead.
"Are you hurt, too" the little girl asked Jesse who had all but forgotten they were even with them. "Is that why water comes from your eyes?" He quickly dried his eyes
"No, I am not hurt." He announced mater-of-factlike "So tell me who are you and where are your family"
"We have no family yet. We are not birthed, we are ...different."
"I'm sorry?" Jesse questioned. "Are you saying you're not human and who is we."
"We? We are Alyssa, and Mari" she said pointed at her self. Before she could say anymore Adam immerged from the lab.
"Jesse, where is Shalimar. I think we need to talk."
"She left she said it was happening again and she left." He growled, "I tried to stop her but..."
"I understand Jesse, I guess I can tell her later. "
Jesse felt his heart slip Brennan had become his friend, his brother and all he could think of was his stupid mistake just cost him everything.
"Jesse we couldn't..."
"OH, God, no He's...?" Jesse felt as if he no longer had knees he just slid down the wall.
"NO, no son he's still alive, but he is still in critical condition. He has a fractured skull several broken bones including three in his back and is currently in a coma."
"He has already shown signs of deterioration in control of the use of his powers.
The problem is if he doesn't wake up he may never wake up, but knowing even the little bit I have told you, you know if he wakes up in the condition he is in he can and probably will seriously injure himself."
"You're going to put a governor on him?"
"We can't, He one of hairline cracks is in his neck, the injuries are causing a great deal of swelling and one of the reason he's has no control of his powers. A sub-dermal governor would only hurt him more possibly cause irreversible damage."
Jesse was getting more and more frustrated, he could tell something was wrong. What was Adam trying to tell him that would be so difficult? Then as if someone slapped him across the face it occurred to him. He ran passed Adam to the lab door way and suddenly found himself face to face with one of his worse nightmares. "You podded him?"
"He had to Jess," Emma defended "Brenn had a seizer and nearly fried us and all the equipment. The pod was his only alternative."
"Brennan's mutant antibodies" Adam continued "will eventually mend his body, hopefully without any residual effects but either way it's going to take time. The pod was designed for him it will monitor him at all times it will also govern any uncontrolled changes in his power."
"So what are you telling me you have one of those things around for all of us."
"Jesse there was no other choice." Emma stepped in "What Adam didn't tell you is we lost him twice when his heart stopped his body seem to become an electric field. The jolt restarted his heart but it nearly killed Adam in the process."
"Yea, well do me a favor if it comes to me being dead or being in one of those things. Make sure I am dead, I don't want to trade one coffin for another." With those words Jesse ran past slamming his COM ring on the communication board next to the door and left Sanctuary.
Emma felt frustrated but not nearly as frustrated as Adam. He knew everyone's feelings toward the pods and the sub dermal governor, and hoped he would never have to use them here but the possibilities were too great not to be prepared for the worse, and still, he was sure the worse was yet to come.
Both Shalimar and Jesse had been gone half the night before Shalimar made her way home. Emma could tell by the way she froze near the doorway of the lab that she feared what may be on the other side.
"Shal, It's Okay he's still alive." Emma whispered,
"But?" Shal whispered, knowing Emma had nearly choked on her words as if most of them were still stuck in her throat.
"Adam said he should live."
"What about the fall did it ... will he."
"I'm not sure" both women watched as Adam walked through the doorway. "He has cracked a couple of bones in his back and neck. There is quite a bit of swelling but he seems to be responding well to treatments."
"Can I see him?"
"Before you do I think I need to tell you, I have placed him in a pod,"
Neither Adam nor Emma knew what to expect next but Emma wasn't going to wait for another outburst like Jesse's
"It was the only choice.. Brenn has no control over his powers, during a seizer he blew up half the lab and nearly killed Adam." She told her, "It was a miracle that the he didn't injure himself further."
Shall didn't say a word, just stepped into the lab.
Unlike the Genomex Labs this Pod was clear. A rainbow of light skirted it, some flashing to the sound of air that was being pumped into the large pod others to the various monitors that encircled it and except for his face and head Brennan looked as if he lay floating in large bowl of clear gel. His head and neck lay position snuggly within a brace that was supported by the part of the pod that sectioned off his head from his torso. The lower half of his body appeared to float in some thick liquid looking as if he was defying gravity but if you looked closely you could see a clear pallet that supported him. The gel covered his lower body and except for a small wrap around his waist and a brace on his arm that was all that covered him.
"I designed them after the "spore Epidemic." Adam explained "I don't think I have ever been so scared in my life than when I thought I was going to loose Jesse and Emma and eventually Brennan and you. It was hard enough separating my feelings from all those others who did die. I designed one for each of you and your abilities. Should it have happened again, or something different, in which I would need more time to find a cure. The pods would protect you."
He went on to tell her that in Brennan's case substance consisted of a few medications, some antibiotics. Not unlike a thick embryonic fluid, the liquid substance had a high content of nutrients from the mixture. Not unlike a child in womb he is getting everything his body needs to survive, only it absorbs through his pours since there is no umbilical cord. Most important though the substance oxygenation will speed up the healing processes." Adam told her "the gel it self also works as a damper for his mutation to keep him from blowing himself and the building to kingdom come.
Shalimar seemed entranced by the large object she gently moved her hand across the shield that separated her and the man whom she had begun to care about in a way she wasn't ready to admit.
Jesse was the first to move. Ordering Shalimar over the side, knowing she would be able to get to him quickest, he turned to find Emma clutching the scared child to her breast unable to control her own tears. "Emma, get it together I need you, Brennan needs you." She still looked past him to where she had last seen her friend as if she were unaware of anyone else. Until they both heard Shalimar. Scream out "he's alive"
Jesse helped Emma up and took her trembling body in her arms leading her and the little girl to the ledge.
"Emma you have to hide him from on lookers till Adam gets here." He encouraged still not looking down. As if on cue Adams voice came over the COM rings "Someone talk to me. What the hell just happen."
"Adam, Brennan's down." Shalimar cried, "It looks bad."
"Talk to me, Shall"
"He fell three stories on to a car. He's unconscious but breathing, if you can call it that His breath sounds muddy. There's blood coming from his nose and ears I think is left arm is broken its bent all wrong, Oh, God, Adam how are we going to move him with out hurting him more.
"Don't touch him till I get there."
Jesse, Emma and the child came out of the stair well. To find Shalimar balance on the shattered window frame carefully stroking Brennan face. Her tear stained face watched as a few people walked by totally unaware of what was going on. Jesse, the double helix is near
Suddenly an unfamiliar voice seemed to echo in everyone's head at once. "We can help." It said in it child like way. When Emma looked down the little girl seemed to look up in total innocence then something happened that she had never seen before another girl seemed to step out of her body. They looked identical except for the second child had blue eyes and the first child had...blac...no... brown eyes?
The second child disappeared and ran over to the other side of the car. An unnatural shadow appeared over them. Just as Adam announced he was above the car a light enveloped them all and before Adam or anyone knew what happen the light dissipated and everyone was on board the double helix, the unconscious form of Brannan hovering above the ground between the two children.
"Adam?" Jesse whispered as they watch the two girls lower the body slowly and gently on the ground and then the two girls took each others hand and became one.
Adam shook him self out of the stupor and quickly assessed Brennan's situation. Which didn't take a medical degree to sum up as "not good."
The Double Helix took them home quickly and they got him to the med lab again with the help of the children fact was it seemed like forever before Emma or Adam came out of the lab.
Despite the presences of there young enigmas no one on the team said any thing to them they just quickly sent them out of the lab after they lowered Bren's body to a bed and set their minds to the task ahead.
"Are you hurt, too" the little girl asked Jesse who had all but forgotten they were even with them. "Is that why water comes from your eyes?" He quickly dried his eyes
"No, I am not hurt." He announced mater-of-factlike "So tell me who are you and where are your family"
"We have no family yet. We are not birthed, we are ...different."
"I'm sorry?" Jesse questioned. "Are you saying you're not human and who is we."
"We? We are Alyssa, and Mari" she said pointed at her self. Before she could say anymore Adam immerged from the lab.
"Jesse, where is Shalimar. I think we need to talk."
"She left she said it was happening again and she left." He growled, "I tried to stop her but..."
"I understand Jesse, I guess I can tell her later. "
Jesse felt his heart slip Brennan had become his friend, his brother and all he could think of was his stupid mistake just cost him everything.
"Jesse we couldn't..."
"OH, God, no He's...?" Jesse felt as if he no longer had knees he just slid down the wall.
"NO, no son he's still alive, but he is still in critical condition. He has a fractured skull several broken bones including three in his back and is currently in a coma."
"He has already shown signs of deterioration in control of the use of his powers.
The problem is if he doesn't wake up he may never wake up, but knowing even the little bit I have told you, you know if he wakes up in the condition he is in he can and probably will seriously injure himself."
"You're going to put a governor on him?"
"We can't, He one of hairline cracks is in his neck, the injuries are causing a great deal of swelling and one of the reason he's has no control of his powers. A sub-dermal governor would only hurt him more possibly cause irreversible damage."
Jesse was getting more and more frustrated, he could tell something was wrong. What was Adam trying to tell him that would be so difficult? Then as if someone slapped him across the face it occurred to him. He ran passed Adam to the lab door way and suddenly found himself face to face with one of his worse nightmares. "You podded him?"
"He had to Jess," Emma defended "Brenn had a seizer and nearly fried us and all the equipment. The pod was his only alternative."
"Brennan's mutant antibodies" Adam continued "will eventually mend his body, hopefully without any residual effects but either way it's going to take time. The pod was designed for him it will monitor him at all times it will also govern any uncontrolled changes in his power."
"So what are you telling me you have one of those things around for all of us."
"Jesse there was no other choice." Emma stepped in "What Adam didn't tell you is we lost him twice when his heart stopped his body seem to become an electric field. The jolt restarted his heart but it nearly killed Adam in the process."
"Yea, well do me a favor if it comes to me being dead or being in one of those things. Make sure I am dead, I don't want to trade one coffin for another." With those words Jesse ran past slamming his COM ring on the communication board next to the door and left Sanctuary.
Emma felt frustrated but not nearly as frustrated as Adam. He knew everyone's feelings toward the pods and the sub dermal governor, and hoped he would never have to use them here but the possibilities were too great not to be prepared for the worse, and still, he was sure the worse was yet to come.
Both Shalimar and Jesse had been gone half the night before Shalimar made her way home. Emma could tell by the way she froze near the doorway of the lab that she feared what may be on the other side.
"Shal, It's Okay he's still alive." Emma whispered,
"But?" Shal whispered, knowing Emma had nearly choked on her words as if most of them were still stuck in her throat.
"Adam said he should live."
"What about the fall did it ... will he."
"I'm not sure" both women watched as Adam walked through the doorway. "He has cracked a couple of bones in his back and neck. There is quite a bit of swelling but he seems to be responding well to treatments."
"Can I see him?"
"Before you do I think I need to tell you, I have placed him in a pod,"
Neither Adam nor Emma knew what to expect next but Emma wasn't going to wait for another outburst like Jesse's
"It was the only choice.. Brenn has no control over his powers, during a seizer he blew up half the lab and nearly killed Adam." She told her, "It was a miracle that the he didn't injure himself further."
Shall didn't say a word, just stepped into the lab.
Unlike the Genomex Labs this Pod was clear. A rainbow of light skirted it, some flashing to the sound of air that was being pumped into the large pod others to the various monitors that encircled it and except for his face and head Brennan looked as if he lay floating in large bowl of clear gel. His head and neck lay position snuggly within a brace that was supported by the part of the pod that sectioned off his head from his torso. The lower half of his body appeared to float in some thick liquid looking as if he was defying gravity but if you looked closely you could see a clear pallet that supported him. The gel covered his lower body and except for a small wrap around his waist and a brace on his arm that was all that covered him.
"I designed them after the "spore Epidemic." Adam explained "I don't think I have ever been so scared in my life than when I thought I was going to loose Jesse and Emma and eventually Brennan and you. It was hard enough separating my feelings from all those others who did die. I designed one for each of you and your abilities. Should it have happened again, or something different, in which I would need more time to find a cure. The pods would protect you."
He went on to tell her that in Brennan's case substance consisted of a few medications, some antibiotics. Not unlike a thick embryonic fluid, the liquid substance had a high content of nutrients from the mixture. Not unlike a child in womb he is getting everything his body needs to survive, only it absorbs through his pours since there is no umbilical cord. Most important though the substance oxygenation will speed up the healing processes." Adam told her "the gel it self also works as a damper for his mutation to keep him from blowing himself and the building to kingdom come.
Shalimar seemed entranced by the large object she gently moved her hand across the shield that separated her and the man whom she had begun to care about in a way she wasn't ready to admit.
