Chapter 12
Eckhart walked to Stacey's cell with Syd by his side. A dozen GSA agents walked silently behind them almost like ghosts. Just outside of Stacey's cell Eckhart halted and pulled Syd back.
"You are clear on what to do if she doesn't cooperate?"
"Yes sir. But what I don't get is why can't we just stick her in a pod."
"Mutant X will be looking for her even as we speak. If we simply stick her in a stasis pod Adam will break her free."
"I see"
With that they opened the door and walked in. Stacey was no where to be seen but her collar was broken, lying on the bed. Eckhart and Syd walked in and looked around. Syd looked frantically knowing what would happen to him. The GSA agents piled in quickly filling up the room. Syd shivered with the feeling that someone was watching him. He looked up to the ceiling and there was Stacey holding herself there, smirking at him. And as if to taunt him she flashed her golden eyes once.
Eckhart noticed Syd just staring at the ceiling and looked up.
"Stacey Stacey Stacey. What was the point of going up there you clearly can't escape"
"If I don't escape at least you will be dead"
"It will be a shame to lose such a powerful feral/ elemental."
With that Eckhart signaled to Syd. Syd sighed and nodded.
"What do you mean? I'm no elemental."
"You haven't found out yet have you"
"What you mean found out your insane"
Eckhart smirked. Syd, quickly before anyone could blink threw a dagger right where Stacey's heart would have been. Stacey was on the ground quickly removing the GSA agents one by one. Eckhart quickly removed himself from the room and went upstairs up to his office. Syd snarled. She was almost out of the room. Syd body checked her and pinned her up against the wall. Stacey glanced up at the ceiling. The dagger was gone. Feeling the cold blade up against her body, she growled. Syd threw her on the ground and used his weight to pin her down. He picked her right hand and quickly sliced a long deep cut down her palm. Stacey gasped and struggled to get out of his grasp.
Leaning down next to her ear Syd whispered
"It will be a shame to lose something so beautiful. That was just a taste of what I'm going to do to you. I'm repaying the hell you've so generously dished at me during our time together"
With that he sliced a long line across her stomach. Then he put the blade up to her throat.
"And now for the finishing act"
Right before he could slit her throat a stream of electricity came shooting down at him throwing him off her, knocking him unconscious. Stacey laid there for a moment grasping for breath. Strong arms picked her up. Stacey broke out of their grasp and turned. She took a sharp intake of breath. Brennan looked at the blood running down her arm and staining her shirt.
"Are you ok?" he asked sounding so concerned.
"Brennan" was all she said simply before running and hugging him.
He hugged her back and then pulled back. Holding her shoulder he looked into her eyes.
"Am I forgiven for being a horrible brother?"
"I'm willing to forget the past"
They hugged again for a moment. Then they heard Shalimar at the door.
"Guys GSA agents are about to come swarming in. We gotta go."
Brennan nodded. Someone ran into the room and grabbed Stacey hugging the life out of her.
"O man I'm so glad you're safe"
"Mike I'm glad you're here"
"Come on guys we really have to go" Shalimar stated.
They nodded and walked out of the cell with Brennan. They were in the long dark hallway when tons of GSA agents blocked their path. Brennan stepped in front of his sister. Jesse and Emma stood side by side ready to fight. Shalimar was already crouched down, her eyes glowing. The fight began. Gradually the number of GSA agents fell. The team were able to push them back. Stacey was about to follow when she felt an eerie presence behind her.
"Stacey"
Stacey turned. Syd was standing there glaring. He wiped the blood from his mouth. The team looked back to see Stacey and Syd just staring at each other. Brennan quickly stepped forward to shock Syd but Shalimar held him back, shaking her head.
"This is something she needs to do"
Syd pulled out the dagger again. Crested with dry blood, he twirled it. Stacey's eyes narrowed and her hand that was cut instinctively went to her gash on her stomach. Syd smirked and threw the dagger. Before Stacey could move, Mike jumped in front of her, the dagger piercing his heart. He collapsed to the ground.
"NO!!"
Stacey fell beside him and flipped him over. She looked in his eyes. Her eyes slid down to the dagger. She grasped it and pulled it out of his heart.
"Mike don't die."
He looked up at her. His hand grasped hers.
"I...I Love You"
With that he gave one shuddering breath and his head fell against the concrete floor. Stacey held his hand. With her free hand, she closed his eyes. Then lent down to give his lips one last kiss. She stood up and looked at Syd. Her eyes were full of tears. Her face already covered with streams of dying tears. Stacey looked back at Mike. She then looked back at Syd, her eyes glowing gold, shouting her hate.
Stacey walked angrily towards Syd.
"Stacey No!!!" Brennan yelled but before he could reach her flames shot up blocking his path and trapping Stacey in.
"Brennan we could use some help here!" A shout from Shalimar brought Brennan back to his senses and he glanced back to see the team fighting more agents. Brennan ran to help them.
Stacey and Syd stood in the circle of fire glaring at each other.
"You knew he would jump in front of me. Why did you kill him?"
"I didn't kill him. I killed your heart."
Stacey snarled and leapt forward with a punch. Syd blocked it and threw back his own. The fight went on neither one able to get in a hit. Stacey threw a roundhouse kick at Syd's head. He caught her foot and threw her down. Sitting on top of her once again he looked at her.
"Pity. The way Eckhart talked about you I thought you were a great fighter"
He drew back his fist and punched her lightly in the face
"But a great fighter would control their emotions and not fight out of anger"
He drew back his fist to deliver the final blow but Stacey broke an arm free and caught Syd's fist. Syd snarled and grabbed her arm and twisted it. Hearing a loud *snap* Stacey's arm broke. He then grabbed her throat and started choking her. Stacey coughed and tried to break free. Stacey looked into his eyes. Syd winked at her and choked her harder. Still staring into her eyes Syd watched her die. Stacey blinked once. Thinking she died Syd released his hold on her throat. Still he stared into her closed eyes. Stacey's eyes opened once more and instead of being a shocking green they were green clouded over. A howl started and Syd glanced up. A huge wind was blowing at him. He could no longer hold on to Stacey. The wind threw him off against the wall. Shaking his head he stood up. Blinking he noticed the wind was gone and that Stacey was standing, her broken arm held up against the gash in her stomach.
Stacey looked up at the ceiling and breathed in deep. Then she brought her gaze back down to Syd her eyes back to the shocking green. She winked once. Syd grew angry and ran at her. Stacey easily moved out of his way. Snarling louder then ever Syd turned. He started throwing every move he had at her. Stacey blocked them all. Syd grew tired and more angry then he was before. He threw a punch to Stacey's jaw. Stacey easily caught his fist and with amazing strength threw him back. She then moved in, continually punching his jaw. Syd staggered back against the wall. Stacey drew up her foot and kicked him in the face. Then she held her foot up against his throat choking him.
"A great fighter doesn't fight out of anger Syd. It was foolish of me to think you were a great fighter"
Syd moved trying to get out of her hold. Stacey kicked him back into place and held his throat again. Syd looked at her and saw the hate in her eyes.
"Kill me. You know you want to." Syd gasped.
Stacey pressed her foot down harder. Then she released him putting her foot back on the ground. Holding him to the wall with her gashed hand she leaned close to his ear and whispered.
"No. I'll let Eckhart do my dirty work. I'm not about to sink to your level."
Drawing back she looked at him once and punched him knocking him out. The flames diminished into the ground. Stacey stood up and walked into the cell room grabbing her old collar and putting it on Syd. She then looked up at the others. They were fighting agents still. Brennan knocked out the last one and turned. Stacey stood looking up at him, holding her broken arm close to her. The blood stopped pouring from her hand but the one on her stomach still flowed freely. Stacey blink and then collapsed.
"Stacey!" Brennan ran to her and checked her for a pulse. There was one. Picking her up into her arms he looked down and saw Syd bleeding unconscious on the floor. Brennan turned back and started walking towards the others. He saw Jesse holding the body of Mike in his arms. Brennan looked at him questionably.
"This is no place for him to be buried"
Brennan nodded and followed Shal and Emma out of the building. Into the Double Helix.
Eckhart walked to Stacey's cell with Syd by his side. A dozen GSA agents walked silently behind them almost like ghosts. Just outside of Stacey's cell Eckhart halted and pulled Syd back.
"You are clear on what to do if she doesn't cooperate?"
"Yes sir. But what I don't get is why can't we just stick her in a pod."
"Mutant X will be looking for her even as we speak. If we simply stick her in a stasis pod Adam will break her free."
"I see"
With that they opened the door and walked in. Stacey was no where to be seen but her collar was broken, lying on the bed. Eckhart and Syd walked in and looked around. Syd looked frantically knowing what would happen to him. The GSA agents piled in quickly filling up the room. Syd shivered with the feeling that someone was watching him. He looked up to the ceiling and there was Stacey holding herself there, smirking at him. And as if to taunt him she flashed her golden eyes once.
Eckhart noticed Syd just staring at the ceiling and looked up.
"Stacey Stacey Stacey. What was the point of going up there you clearly can't escape"
"If I don't escape at least you will be dead"
"It will be a shame to lose such a powerful feral/ elemental."
With that Eckhart signaled to Syd. Syd sighed and nodded.
"What do you mean? I'm no elemental."
"You haven't found out yet have you"
"What you mean found out your insane"
Eckhart smirked. Syd, quickly before anyone could blink threw a dagger right where Stacey's heart would have been. Stacey was on the ground quickly removing the GSA agents one by one. Eckhart quickly removed himself from the room and went upstairs up to his office. Syd snarled. She was almost out of the room. Syd body checked her and pinned her up against the wall. Stacey glanced up at the ceiling. The dagger was gone. Feeling the cold blade up against her body, she growled. Syd threw her on the ground and used his weight to pin her down. He picked her right hand and quickly sliced a long deep cut down her palm. Stacey gasped and struggled to get out of his grasp.
Leaning down next to her ear Syd whispered
"It will be a shame to lose something so beautiful. That was just a taste of what I'm going to do to you. I'm repaying the hell you've so generously dished at me during our time together"
With that he sliced a long line across her stomach. Then he put the blade up to her throat.
"And now for the finishing act"
Right before he could slit her throat a stream of electricity came shooting down at him throwing him off her, knocking him unconscious. Stacey laid there for a moment grasping for breath. Strong arms picked her up. Stacey broke out of their grasp and turned. She took a sharp intake of breath. Brennan looked at the blood running down her arm and staining her shirt.
"Are you ok?" he asked sounding so concerned.
"Brennan" was all she said simply before running and hugging him.
He hugged her back and then pulled back. Holding her shoulder he looked into her eyes.
"Am I forgiven for being a horrible brother?"
"I'm willing to forget the past"
They hugged again for a moment. Then they heard Shalimar at the door.
"Guys GSA agents are about to come swarming in. We gotta go."
Brennan nodded. Someone ran into the room and grabbed Stacey hugging the life out of her.
"O man I'm so glad you're safe"
"Mike I'm glad you're here"
"Come on guys we really have to go" Shalimar stated.
They nodded and walked out of the cell with Brennan. They were in the long dark hallway when tons of GSA agents blocked their path. Brennan stepped in front of his sister. Jesse and Emma stood side by side ready to fight. Shalimar was already crouched down, her eyes glowing. The fight began. Gradually the number of GSA agents fell. The team were able to push them back. Stacey was about to follow when she felt an eerie presence behind her.
"Stacey"
Stacey turned. Syd was standing there glaring. He wiped the blood from his mouth. The team looked back to see Stacey and Syd just staring at each other. Brennan quickly stepped forward to shock Syd but Shalimar held him back, shaking her head.
"This is something she needs to do"
Syd pulled out the dagger again. Crested with dry blood, he twirled it. Stacey's eyes narrowed and her hand that was cut instinctively went to her gash on her stomach. Syd smirked and threw the dagger. Before Stacey could move, Mike jumped in front of her, the dagger piercing his heart. He collapsed to the ground.
"NO!!"
Stacey fell beside him and flipped him over. She looked in his eyes. Her eyes slid down to the dagger. She grasped it and pulled it out of his heart.
"Mike don't die."
He looked up at her. His hand grasped hers.
"I...I Love You"
With that he gave one shuddering breath and his head fell against the concrete floor. Stacey held his hand. With her free hand, she closed his eyes. Then lent down to give his lips one last kiss. She stood up and looked at Syd. Her eyes were full of tears. Her face already covered with streams of dying tears. Stacey looked back at Mike. She then looked back at Syd, her eyes glowing gold, shouting her hate.
Stacey walked angrily towards Syd.
"Stacey No!!!" Brennan yelled but before he could reach her flames shot up blocking his path and trapping Stacey in.
"Brennan we could use some help here!" A shout from Shalimar brought Brennan back to his senses and he glanced back to see the team fighting more agents. Brennan ran to help them.
Stacey and Syd stood in the circle of fire glaring at each other.
"You knew he would jump in front of me. Why did you kill him?"
"I didn't kill him. I killed your heart."
Stacey snarled and leapt forward with a punch. Syd blocked it and threw back his own. The fight went on neither one able to get in a hit. Stacey threw a roundhouse kick at Syd's head. He caught her foot and threw her down. Sitting on top of her once again he looked at her.
"Pity. The way Eckhart talked about you I thought you were a great fighter"
He drew back his fist and punched her lightly in the face
"But a great fighter would control their emotions and not fight out of anger"
He drew back his fist to deliver the final blow but Stacey broke an arm free and caught Syd's fist. Syd snarled and grabbed her arm and twisted it. Hearing a loud *snap* Stacey's arm broke. He then grabbed her throat and started choking her. Stacey coughed and tried to break free. Stacey looked into his eyes. Syd winked at her and choked her harder. Still staring into her eyes Syd watched her die. Stacey blinked once. Thinking she died Syd released his hold on her throat. Still he stared into her closed eyes. Stacey's eyes opened once more and instead of being a shocking green they were green clouded over. A howl started and Syd glanced up. A huge wind was blowing at him. He could no longer hold on to Stacey. The wind threw him off against the wall. Shaking his head he stood up. Blinking he noticed the wind was gone and that Stacey was standing, her broken arm held up against the gash in her stomach.
Stacey looked up at the ceiling and breathed in deep. Then she brought her gaze back down to Syd her eyes back to the shocking green. She winked once. Syd grew angry and ran at her. Stacey easily moved out of his way. Snarling louder then ever Syd turned. He started throwing every move he had at her. Stacey blocked them all. Syd grew tired and more angry then he was before. He threw a punch to Stacey's jaw. Stacey easily caught his fist and with amazing strength threw him back. She then moved in, continually punching his jaw. Syd staggered back against the wall. Stacey drew up her foot and kicked him in the face. Then she held her foot up against his throat choking him.
"A great fighter doesn't fight out of anger Syd. It was foolish of me to think you were a great fighter"
Syd moved trying to get out of her hold. Stacey kicked him back into place and held his throat again. Syd looked at her and saw the hate in her eyes.
"Kill me. You know you want to." Syd gasped.
Stacey pressed her foot down harder. Then she released him putting her foot back on the ground. Holding him to the wall with her gashed hand she leaned close to his ear and whispered.
"No. I'll let Eckhart do my dirty work. I'm not about to sink to your level."
Drawing back she looked at him once and punched him knocking him out. The flames diminished into the ground. Stacey stood up and walked into the cell room grabbing her old collar and putting it on Syd. She then looked up at the others. They were fighting agents still. Brennan knocked out the last one and turned. Stacey stood looking up at him, holding her broken arm close to her. The blood stopped pouring from her hand but the one on her stomach still flowed freely. Stacey blink and then collapsed.
"Stacey!" Brennan ran to her and checked her for a pulse. There was one. Picking her up into her arms he looked down and saw Syd bleeding unconscious on the floor. Brennan turned back and started walking towards the others. He saw Jesse holding the body of Mike in his arms. Brennan looked at him questionably.
"This is no place for him to be buried"
Brennan nodded and followed Shal and Emma out of the building. Into the Double Helix.