Disclaimer: mutant x doesn't belong to me (but I do have a tiny list of people that do!! The dearly departed Emily, Sam and Kylie are mine!)

A/N: so sorry it took me awhile…but I got it now.  This chapter has some more bren/shal!  Thank you for the reviews…keep them coming!  Oh yeah…if you are squeamish you might want to skip over Shalimar's dream, it ain't very pretty, but I suggest you read it anyway! And now here goes…

Chapter 11

Shalimar began to toss and turn in her bed, as her peaceful dream turned into a nightmare. 

Shalimar's dream

There was nothing else in the world that Shalimar enjoyed more than being wrapped up in Brennan's strong arms.  As they sat on the couch, she let out a content sigh, and rested her head on his shoulder.  "I love you Brennan."  "I love you too Shal."  Brennan leaned down to kiss her, but their lips never touched.  Shalimar opened her eyes, just as Brennan's figure started to waiver.  "Brennan?"  "Help me," was the only thing he could say before he disappeared.  Faster then she thought possible, she ran to the lab.  "Adam, Brennan just…" she stopped talking as a horrible sight met her eyes.

Four bloody and mangled bodies hung form the ceiling in the lab.  Deep cuts ran all over there arms, and blood dripped to the floor.  Jesse, Adam, Brennan and Emma were dead; hanging before her in a bloody mess.  Emma's stomach had been cut open and her insides were hanging out.  Kylie was tangled in the bloody mess hanging from Emma's stomach, she was strangled to death.

Shalimar couldn't take it anymore, she threw up all over the ground at the hideous sight before her.  When she was done, somebody was rubbing her back in soothing circles.  "You'll be okay."  Shalimar's body stiffened at the voice and she turned around.  Standing in front of her, was Ashlock.  "What did you do?"  "I killed them so that we can be together.  I came back for you, but I know you wouldn't come with me if the others were still alive.  Well, now they're gone, so you have no reason to stay.  Come with me Shalimar," He grabbed her arm and roughly dragged her towards the entrance to Sanctuary.  He was going to take her away from the only place she felt safe and accepted, and she wasn't strong enough to stop him.

Back in Shalimar's room

Shalimar continued to kick and roll around in her bed as she fought to wake up.  She rolled straight off of her bed and fell to the floor with a thud.  The jolt of her fall helped her break free of her dream.  Her eyes darted around the room nervously, and then the visions of her dream became clear once again.  Pulling her legs up against her chest tightly, she began to cry.

Brennan's room

A loud thud woke Brennan from his sleep.  He climbed out of bed to see what it was.  Quietly he walked out into the hallway, and headed towards the direction that the sound came from.

Standing outside of Shalimar's room, he decided to go in and see if she was okay.  Her door slowly opened, letting a bit of light stream into the room.  Entering the room, his heart broke when he saw Shalimar.  She was on the ground, her arms hugging her legs to her chest, and her head resting on her arms as she sobbed.

He closed the door and carefully crossed the dark room to where she was sat.  Sitting down beside her, he took her in his arms, "Shal, what's wrong?"

Shalimar looked up at Brennan with tears still streaming down her face, "You all were…he…"  Shalimar choked down a deep breath and then told him about her dream.

Brennan stroked her hair, and held her tighter as she told him what they all looked like.  When she was done, she began to cry again.  "It's okay Shal.  We're all okay," Brennan kissed her head, and pulled her so close to him it was like she was a life preserver.  He held her like that until the crying stopped.  "Shal, you need to get some sleep."

Shaking her head, she said, "I don't' think I can.  Not after that dream."

"What if you just lay down in your bed then?  When you get tired, you'll drift off into sleep."  Gently he picked her up and placed her back in her bed.

"Bren, please don't leave me alone," Shalimar pleaded.

"You want me to stay in here?"

Moving over to make room, she patted the empty space next to her.

Brennan took one look at her frightened face, and climbed in next to her.  He knew that if he left, she would get no sleep at all.  If he dreamed something like that, he wouldn't want to sleep either.

"I can't even close my eyes Brennan, because every time I do, I see you and the others…" her body trembled slightly as she continued to think about her dream.

"I know it's hard Shal, but try not to think about your dream.  Think about something nice, somewhere you want to go, or something you want to do," Brennan suggested.

Despite the horrible dream she just had, Shalimar could feel her feral urges rising up in her again.  Being close to him in her bed didn't seem to help any; that only made him smell more enticing.  She rolled over on her side so her face was facing his, "Are you tired right now?"

Brennan saw a feral gleam in her eye, and his heart sped up a bit.  "No.  Did you want to do something?"  *She probably wants to fight in the dojo to take her mind off of her dream, but she doesn't want to be alone.  What she really needs is some sleep.  Maybe Adam has something that could help her in the lab.*

A smile spread across Shalimar's face, "Oh yeah."  Leaning forward, she closed the gap in between their lips, and kissed him deeply.

A minute later, she pulled back and smiled; the feral gleam still present in her eyes.  "That was one hell of a kiss," Brennan smiled.

"Kissing's not all the only thing I had in mind," she opened the nightstand next to her bed and tossed him a brown bag.  It was the one she had when she and Emma went to the drugstore; they had both bought something, but the guys never found out what Shalimar bought.

Shalimar bit her lip as she watched Brennan open the bag.  Inside was a box of condoms.

Brennan looked at Shalimar, "Are you sure?"

She nodded her head, and blushed a little.  "I understand if you don't want to, but I just…" Brennan stopped her talking with another kiss.

You have no idea how long I've wanted to Shal."

Both of them finally gave into their desires, and passion consumed them.  Shalimar screamed out in pleasure as he came into her.  Completely exhausted, they both fell asleep in each other's arms.

Eight hours later

Shalimar woke up, but was too comfortable to move.  Brennan's arms were wrapped around her waist, and Shalimar snuggled closer to him.  Her movement woke him up.

"Good afternoon," Brennan smiled as he gazed into her soft brown eyes.  "Did you sleep better?"

"Yeah, much better.  Oh no!  Jesse and Emma might not have gotten any sleep yet."  Reluctantly she climbed out of bed and got dressed.

Brennan put on his clothes and gave Shalimar a quick kiss before going to his room to change.

A few minutes later they met in the hallway and walked to the lab holding hands.

The lab

Jesse was lying next to Emma on the table.  Her head was resting on his shoulder, and Jesse's arm was wrapped around her waist.

Shalimar and Brennan entered the lab.  Noticing their two sleeping friends, but no baby among them, Shalimar gently woke Emma up, "Where's Kylie?"

Emma sat up, her movements woke up Jesse.  "Sorry Jess," she gave him an apologetic smile. 

"It was time to get up anyway."

Turning back to Shalimar, Emma said, "Christina came in here hours ago and offered to put Kylie to sleep in her crib so that Jesse and I could get some sleep.  She said that she would stay with Kylie until someone else woke up.  Why?"  Emma's voice sounded a bit worried.

"I didn't see her with you and I thought something was wrong.  I'll go see if Kylie is awake.  If she is, she's probably be starving."  Shalimar ran out of the room.  A dark thought lurked in the back of her mind; something is not right.

Pushing Emma's bedroom door open, Shalimar let out a small scream.  Emma's bed had been slept in and so was the crib, but now both were empty.  Shalimar tried to keep her voice as calm as possible as she spoke into her com link, "Kylie's not in your room Emma, neither is Christina.  I think Christina is trying to kidnap her.  But she's still in Sanctuary, and I'm going to find her."

In the lab

Tears welled up in Emma's eyes as she heard Shalimar talk.  She moved to get off of the bed, but Jesse stopped her, "Brennan and I will go look for her.  Christina doesn't know how to leave Sanctuary, and as soon as Kylie starts crying we'll find her.  I know you're worried.  I am too, but we will find her.  So why don't you take a shower and change, and by the time you're done, Kylie will be safe and sound."

Emma nodded in defeat and left to go upstairs.  Jesse watched her leave and then whispered to Brennan, "I'll check upstairs and the dojo.  Can you cover the hanger, garage, and the garden along with the rest of the rooms downstairs?"

"Yeah.  Let's go."  Brennan headed off towards the garden first.  Quietly he crept around the plants and bushes, when all of the sudden, Christina ran into him.  Her eyes grew big and she turned to run away, but Brennan grabbed her firmly by the shoulders (he couldn't grab her arm, because she was holding Kylie).  Just then a hungry Kylie woke up and started screaming.

Brennan released his grip on Christina and gently snatched Kylie from her arms.  He held her with one arm and showed off some electricity with the other, warning her not to run.  "Jesse, Shalimar, I have Kylie and Christina.  We're in the garden."

Quickly they ran into the garden, and Jesse took Kylie from Brennan, "Let's go get you something to eat."  Leaving the others to deal with Christina, he headed towards Emma's room.

Her door was shut, so he knew that she was changing.  "Em, can we come in?"

"If it's just you and Kylie, then yes.  Otherwise you're going to have to wait."

Jesse opened the door and closed it behind him.  Emma was in her underwear, trying to figure out what to wear, as soon as she heard him come in, she turned around to look at him.  Seeing her daughter safe in his arms, she instantly felt better.  "I think it's somebody's lunch time," Emma took Kylie and sat down on her bed.  While Kylie was feeding, Emma looked up at Jesse, "Why did Christina take Kylie?"

"I'm not sure.  Brennan and Shalimar were going to question her when I left them.  They'll get her to talk.  I'm just worried about Adam.  He seemed a lot happier when she was around, but after this, I don't want her to stay here."

As soon as Kylie was finished, Emma handed her to Jesse, "Can you put her down?  I still need to get dressed."

"Sure."  Carefully he took Kylie and placed her in the crib.  Then he sat back down on Emma's bed and waited while she got dressed.

Brennan's voice came over the com link, "Jesse?"

"I'm here."

"Shal and I just persuaded some information out of Christina.  Wake up Adam, and bring him to your room.  I know Kylie's sleeping so we'll talk quietly.  Shal, Christina and I are on our way."

Emma and Jesse exchanged glances but said nothing as Jesse went to go retrieve Adam from his sleep.

A/N: Next time…Find out why Christina took Kylie!!! Mutant X leaves on a mission and someone's life hangs in the balance…and only one person can help!  Just wait to see who it is!!! Keep the reviews coming!  I love to hear from you guys! :)