Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Mutant X team. Storyline is mine, and
other characters, but that's it.
Chapter 6: The Wound
"Brennan!" the general called and rushed towards me. I gripped my stomach with both
my hands and closed my eyes. "Brennan no!" he cried and knelt down next to me. He
lightly slapped my face, and I opened my eyes. I went to talk, and blood came out. I
turned over and coughed up blood. I bent my neck to look at his terrified face and said,
"You have to." I spoke slowly, "help them." "I can't leave you like this!" he told me
but I shoved him towards the stairs. He drew in a breath and ran down the stairs. "Help,
somebody help!" I heard Shalimar's voice cry. "Shalimar!" I tried to scream and dragged
my self down the stairs. I heard a few gunshots, then silence. "Shalimar!" I cried once
again, hoping she was ok. "Brennan?" she called back. I sighed with relief and managed a
small smile. I continued to drag myself to where I thought Shalimar was. I was starting to
feeling light headed and dizzy, but I continued on. As I rounded a corner I lifted my head.
"Shalimar!" I yelled incredibly happy to see the beautiful blonde. She took in a deep
breath and ran to my side. She crouched down and tears flowed down her checks. "I'm
fine." I lied and didn't wait for a response. "Where's everyone else?" she swallowed hard
and pointed behind her. "Where's the general?" I coughed out. "With them." She said
and continued to cry. "We have to make sure they're ok." I told her, but soon corrected
myself. "You have to make sure they're ok." "What about you?" she asked. "I have to
make sure you're ok!" "No Shal. Go. Now." I stared at her hard and she jumped up and
flew down the hall. She looked back before entering the door and I gave her a
semiconscious nod. She walked through the door and I laid down in exhaustion. I rolled
onto my back, and worried for the others. I really didn't care whether or not I lived, as
long as they were ok. I replaced my hands on my stomach and moaned. I laid there for a
while until I heard a set of doors burst open. Shalimar was talking franticly, and a bit too
fast for me to comprehend. I sat up and realized she was talking to the others. Adam,
Emma, Jesse, and Kontsa. They were all there, ok. I smiled and realized they didn't look
happy. 'What happened?' I asked myself without thinking. I looked down at my stomach
and removed my hands. 'Oh yeah, that.' I reminded myself and continued to look at my
bloody hands. As the five some moved closer I looked up to see them. I mustered a smile,
but no one smiled back. Instead, Shal and Emma rushed to my side and embraced me
tightly. A little too tight. I choked and coughed and they fell off me in horror. I chuckled
and said, "Its ok." I pretended as if I were fine, but I truly was in pain and about to pass
out. I tried not to though, just to reassure the girls. As hard as I tried, I knew I wouldn't
manage. I started to faint and heard Adam talking to the general. "Did you guys bring the
Double Helix?" he asked. "The double what?" Kontsa asked back. "Never mind." Adam
said a bit frustrated, "Where's the car?" "Out front." The general was still obviously
confused about the Double Helix. "Ok, Jesse, Shalimar; help Brennan to the car. Lets go.
We may not have much time." Adam ordered. "Adam I'm fine!" I protested, but knew
the argument wouldn't stand a chance. At least not with me on the verge of a irreversible
perpetual sleep. Shal and Jes helped me up the stairs and out to the car and loaded me
into the back, where I had laid before. Shalimar and Emma stayed with me, and Adam,
Jesse, and Kontsa got into the now retired squad car. I heard Emma start the engine, and
Shalimar looked back a me. She said something, but I couldn't hear anything. All was
quiet, and dark.
Chapter 6: The Wound
"Brennan!" the general called and rushed towards me. I gripped my stomach with both
my hands and closed my eyes. "Brennan no!" he cried and knelt down next to me. He
lightly slapped my face, and I opened my eyes. I went to talk, and blood came out. I
turned over and coughed up blood. I bent my neck to look at his terrified face and said,
"You have to." I spoke slowly, "help them." "I can't leave you like this!" he told me
but I shoved him towards the stairs. He drew in a breath and ran down the stairs. "Help,
somebody help!" I heard Shalimar's voice cry. "Shalimar!" I tried to scream and dragged
my self down the stairs. I heard a few gunshots, then silence. "Shalimar!" I cried once
again, hoping she was ok. "Brennan?" she called back. I sighed with relief and managed a
small smile. I continued to drag myself to where I thought Shalimar was. I was starting to
feeling light headed and dizzy, but I continued on. As I rounded a corner I lifted my head.
"Shalimar!" I yelled incredibly happy to see the beautiful blonde. She took in a deep
breath and ran to my side. She crouched down and tears flowed down her checks. "I'm
fine." I lied and didn't wait for a response. "Where's everyone else?" she swallowed hard
and pointed behind her. "Where's the general?" I coughed out. "With them." She said
and continued to cry. "We have to make sure they're ok." I told her, but soon corrected
myself. "You have to make sure they're ok." "What about you?" she asked. "I have to
make sure you're ok!" "No Shal. Go. Now." I stared at her hard and she jumped up and
flew down the hall. She looked back before entering the door and I gave her a
semiconscious nod. She walked through the door and I laid down in exhaustion. I rolled
onto my back, and worried for the others. I really didn't care whether or not I lived, as
long as they were ok. I replaced my hands on my stomach and moaned. I laid there for a
while until I heard a set of doors burst open. Shalimar was talking franticly, and a bit too
fast for me to comprehend. I sat up and realized she was talking to the others. Adam,
Emma, Jesse, and Kontsa. They were all there, ok. I smiled and realized they didn't look
happy. 'What happened?' I asked myself without thinking. I looked down at my stomach
and removed my hands. 'Oh yeah, that.' I reminded myself and continued to look at my
bloody hands. As the five some moved closer I looked up to see them. I mustered a smile,
but no one smiled back. Instead, Shal and Emma rushed to my side and embraced me
tightly. A little too tight. I choked and coughed and they fell off me in horror. I chuckled
and said, "Its ok." I pretended as if I were fine, but I truly was in pain and about to pass
out. I tried not to though, just to reassure the girls. As hard as I tried, I knew I wouldn't
manage. I started to faint and heard Adam talking to the general. "Did you guys bring the
Double Helix?" he asked. "The double what?" Kontsa asked back. "Never mind." Adam
said a bit frustrated, "Where's the car?" "Out front." The general was still obviously
confused about the Double Helix. "Ok, Jesse, Shalimar; help Brennan to the car. Lets go.
We may not have much time." Adam ordered. "Adam I'm fine!" I protested, but knew
the argument wouldn't stand a chance. At least not with me on the verge of a irreversible
perpetual sleep. Shal and Jes helped me up the stairs and out to the car and loaded me
into the back, where I had laid before. Shalimar and Emma stayed with me, and Adam,
Jesse, and Kontsa got into the now retired squad car. I heard Emma start the engine, and
Shalimar looked back a me. She said something, but I couldn't hear anything. All was
quiet, and dark.