Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Mutant X team. Storyline
is mine, and other characters, but that's it.
Chapter 10: The News
After about one and a half weeks in the Jaston City Hospital, they let me go home. I still had to wear a sling
for about two weeks, but that wasn't so bad. I also was told to take it easy, but that probably wouldn't
happen. There was only three days until Christmas, and I still needed to catch up on my shopping. I checked
to see if Adam thought it was a good idea, it didn't really matter what he said but I decided to ask him
anyway. "Hey Adam!" I called but didn't get a response. I went looking for him but couldn't find him
anywhere. I came across Shalimar and Jesse playing chess, and asked if either of them had seen Adam.
"Nope, sorry Bren. Haven't seen him since a few hours ago." Shalimar told me. "Yeah I haven't seen him
either. Wonder where he's at." They went back to their game as I headed off, once again. I knew he wasn't
working, because he had said that the science center was closed until a week after Christmas, so I wondered
where he could possibly be. Emma was working, so I wasn't worried when I didn't find her in Sanctuary,
however I just could not find Adam. I tried to contact him over his comlink, but it didn't work. I figured he
was just last minute Christmas shopping and that I should get started too. I returned to Shal and Jes and said,
"Alright, I didn't find him, but he's probably just out somewhere. I'm going Christmas shopping and I
might not be back for a few hours. Okay?" "Yeah alright." Jesse said. "But just make sure you check in
every hour or so." Shalimar added. "I will." I said in a 'whatever' kind of tone. "I'm out see you all later."
They said their goodbyes and I was on my way. I shopped for about three hours until I realized I had no one
left to shop for. I returned to Sanctuary safely, but when I got there, the atmosphere wasn't normal. It looked
the same, all decorated by Emma and Shalimar, but something was wrong. I put the bags in my room and
found Adam almost immediately. "Adam, where have you been?" seeing that something else was wrong by
the look on his face I asked. "What happened? Who died? What did I do?" the rest of the team looked at me
worried, especially Emma. "What's wrong? How much? When?" nobody said anything, I was beginning to
get aggravated. "Someone tell me what's going on!" I shouted. Emma flew out of the room in tears, and
Jesse quickly followed her. "Oops." I said. "I didn't mean to offend her, or scare her, or anything." "No no."
Adam said. "It's not you. Its her." "Huh?" I asked not quite catching his flow. "Brennan," this time
Shalimar almost busted into tears. "Emma has." "What?" I asked very impatiently. Adam shook his head
and barely, and quietly spoke, "She has cancer, Brennan." "No. No!" I argued. "No! I refuse to believe it!" I
shouted. "Brennan," Shal started, but her tears weren't reassuring. "No." I repeated, and ran off to my room,
tears of my own overcoming my eyes. I got to my room and slammed the door behind me. I slammed it so
hard it cracked, right down the middle. It was still standing, but not very good. I jumped into my bed and,
right before crying myself to sleep, wished I would wake up and have this all be just a horrible dream. That,
unfortunately, would never happen.
Chapter 10: The News
After about one and a half weeks in the Jaston City Hospital, they let me go home. I still had to wear a sling
for about two weeks, but that wasn't so bad. I also was told to take it easy, but that probably wouldn't
happen. There was only three days until Christmas, and I still needed to catch up on my shopping. I checked
to see if Adam thought it was a good idea, it didn't really matter what he said but I decided to ask him
anyway. "Hey Adam!" I called but didn't get a response. I went looking for him but couldn't find him
anywhere. I came across Shalimar and Jesse playing chess, and asked if either of them had seen Adam.
"Nope, sorry Bren. Haven't seen him since a few hours ago." Shalimar told me. "Yeah I haven't seen him
either. Wonder where he's at." They went back to their game as I headed off, once again. I knew he wasn't
working, because he had said that the science center was closed until a week after Christmas, so I wondered
where he could possibly be. Emma was working, so I wasn't worried when I didn't find her in Sanctuary,
however I just could not find Adam. I tried to contact him over his comlink, but it didn't work. I figured he
was just last minute Christmas shopping and that I should get started too. I returned to Shal and Jes and said,
"Alright, I didn't find him, but he's probably just out somewhere. I'm going Christmas shopping and I
might not be back for a few hours. Okay?" "Yeah alright." Jesse said. "But just make sure you check in
every hour or so." Shalimar added. "I will." I said in a 'whatever' kind of tone. "I'm out see you all later."
They said their goodbyes and I was on my way. I shopped for about three hours until I realized I had no one
left to shop for. I returned to Sanctuary safely, but when I got there, the atmosphere wasn't normal. It looked
the same, all decorated by Emma and Shalimar, but something was wrong. I put the bags in my room and
found Adam almost immediately. "Adam, where have you been?" seeing that something else was wrong by
the look on his face I asked. "What happened? Who died? What did I do?" the rest of the team looked at me
worried, especially Emma. "What's wrong? How much? When?" nobody said anything, I was beginning to
get aggravated. "Someone tell me what's going on!" I shouted. Emma flew out of the room in tears, and
Jesse quickly followed her. "Oops." I said. "I didn't mean to offend her, or scare her, or anything." "No no."
Adam said. "It's not you. Its her." "Huh?" I asked not quite catching his flow. "Brennan," this time
Shalimar almost busted into tears. "Emma has." "What?" I asked very impatiently. Adam shook his head
and barely, and quietly spoke, "She has cancer, Brennan." "No. No!" I argued. "No! I refuse to believe it!" I
shouted. "Brennan," Shal started, but her tears weren't reassuring. "No." I repeated, and ran off to my room,
tears of my own overcoming my eyes. I got to my room and slammed the door behind me. I slammed it so
hard it cracked, right down the middle. It was still standing, but not very good. I jumped into my bed and,
right before crying myself to sleep, wished I would wake up and have this all be just a horrible dream. That,
unfortunately, would never happen.