Note: This chapter contains religious content. It is not cannon to any character other than the one typing this story. I mean no disrespect to your faith or that of any of the people who are a part of the show. I just know what I would seek if faced in this situation. I have known many miracles in my life, and pray for more every day a human factor I fear. My biggest prayer is for Peace to all mankind. And if I do not see it in my lifetime on earth, I know I will find it one day with my savior.

God Bless you all.

Hey AJ got my chapter in . sorry it is late!





Chapter 14

Jesse found it difficult to go into the Lab he knew he would have to face Brennan. more importantly, he had to face himself. When he finally got to the door way and peered in Brennan lay on is side as if he was finally resting his back turned to the doorway, but Bren always slept on his side.

"Brennan?" Jesse asked just barely over a whisper then once more just a little louder. He smiled just a bit when Brennan did not respond. For a moment he believed that he just might have been spared of that talk he wanted to have. He would call Adam and see if he could forgo placing him in the pod if he was resting comfortably. Suddenly he became aware of the overwhelming quite in the room. His whole body became numb with dread, that he was overlooking something. He stared back at the sleeping form of his friend. Then it occurred to him No sound. No blinking lights, no holographic chart on the wall. The Med labs computers were down.

He ran over to the computer quickly bringing them all online. The moment they all went up alarms sounded. Jesse no sooner started getting readings on the equipment than Brennan began to have a seizure that flung him from the small bed and continued to flop uncontrollably on the ground. Brennan's Blood pressure was off the charts. He ran over to his friend gently turning him on his side and found blood trickling from his mouth, ears and nose. The seizure quickly subsided and the older of the boys folded bonelessly in his lap.

"Bren! No!" Instinctively he checked for a pulse and began memorizing the readings on the wall. But what he saw filed him with panic, yea he had paramedical training they all had but suddenly he couldn't remember it. What he knew for certain is that he was again letting down his friend, his comrade, his brother. he activated his comlink. "Adam!! Adam! You have to come back, ." he began to babble "He turned everything off .I thought he was asleep.then I noticed they were off. Shal, Emma .. Somebody you have to turn back he needs you NOW. Somebody talk to me!" It seemed like hours before he received a reply, in reality was it was only moments and it didn't come from where he expected.

"Adam?"

Jesse looked at his friend who seem to struggle with consciousness.

"Bren, its me, Jesse," Jesse returned barely audible to even himself.

"Adam,.. I'm sorry. Tell Jess. Tell him. Adam. Not his fault. not .. fault.tell him.

"Bren, its me Jesse. Please . hang on.pleassse." The elemental seemed to relax for a moment and jess didn't know whether to be relieved or terrified. Then moments later he began to stir again.

"Adam? Do you th. do youthiink. there is a heaven?"

Jesse hadn't expected that question, nor was he sure he had an answer but it was apparent that Brennan needed an answer. For he began to become agitated and impatient when Jesse didn't answer. Secretly he had hoped Adam had gotten their message since he keep the link open to the Helix. He prayed he would burst through the door an moment and rescue both of them. But it was not to be, he would have to answer question.

He had been raised in the church, raised in the belief of an almighty God. But after everything that had happen in his life he found he often abandoned as well as rebounded on those beliefs. His latest conversation with God came when this happened he needed to blame someone and God just seemed convenient. Now he begged for the faith that he had as a child. The innocents and uncomplicated knowledge of a good and Loving Deity

He fingered the ring on his hand. "ADAM? Somebody?" Still no answer as Bren began to mumble again

"Is there.I mean for us." Brennan revised seemingly unaware of the situation going on around him "God said. there . place in heaven. for all his children. even the thief was given the promise on the cross.but . what about us . what about the children. of Genomex." The younger Mutant was losing control of his emotions. He had often wondered these things but was afraid someone might think they were stupid to bring up in conversation, As a child he would memorized scripture, it made him feel safe when things got way to weird for a kid. He was experienced in weird Hell he was, in fact, a product of weird. Now he was afraid to even bring it up, especially since no one amongst them ever seem to bring up religion. It was hard enough breaking the "BABY" image he seemed to have amongst his friends the last thing he wanted to do was start asking childish questions. "is there a God? geesh that would be as bad as asking Where do babies come from?" he imagined, So he kept his question and his opinions to himself.

"Adam, What do I do?" Jesse whispered still hoping for someone from the helix to hear his pleas as a tear fell from his eyes. When no answer came he looked up to the ceiling almost felt as if he could see through it and whispered "Dear Jesus, Please What do I do?"

"Answer him Jesse."

Jesse was startled looking around the empty room for the source of the voice and saw nothing. There was no one in the room but he and Bren. Was he going insane? He was hearing voices in his head, "who's there?" he repeated. If not for his fear of loosing his friend he might have gone running from the room like a mad man. When the voice returned. 'Answer him' its said it was not the voice he would have expected of the one God, Or any omnisiphant being for that matter, it was more like a small voice of a child that seemed to echo in his mind.

"Answer him."

He looked down at his exhausted friend as he began to stir a bit more violently. "Adam my head hurts..." he heard Bren mumble.

Again the voice rang in his head more loudly. "Jesse, Tell him."

"I can't!!! I am not sure I know. "

"Jesse, Tell him what you know in your heart."

As a child there seem to be one or two verse that governed his life and as often as not he would gain the only comfort he knew from them. So again he ran to them just as he did as a child.

"These things I have written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; " he quoted " That yea may know eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God." He looked down to find Brennan seemingly staring at him Although he knew in his heart that was not the case it seem to give him comfort knowing that of everything he has said 'this' Brennan seem to comprehend. "See Bren. all men. even us.we all have a Ticket to ride, Bud. All you need is to believe in." ".Jesus" Brennan whispered as he collapsed again in Jesse' lap. "Brennan hang on Adam's coming" he looked around the room his eyes fell on the pod that had maintained Brennan's life just a few weeks earlier. "God help me, I have to get you to the pod"

As if an answer to his prayer the small girl who they had rescued, the day of Brennans accident, stepped out of the shadows behind one of the computer systems.

"Mari, how long have you been back?"

"We never left." She stated "We were scared so we hid."

He wished he could have stayed hidden for the last month.

"Mari, I need your help. Please can you help me get him to the pod?"

Suddenly Mari became Mari and Allysa, Brennan's body began to rise from the floor. Brennan was gently lowered in to the placed in the Pod.

Jesse followed the floating figured guiding it into the gel substance and applying adapters to the special gloves that his friend wore then lightly pulled the top down over him. Automatically turning on all the equipment. He was alive, barely, but alive.

"I am sorry, Bro" he whispered as he stare into the clear capsule. he could not help but feel guilt in the relief that he felt by what he had just done, and wondered if that was what Adam had try to explain to him all this time. At that point in time he knew he would do anything to save this man he considered a Brother. Even the unthinkable.