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~*~*Chapter 3_A Glimmer of Hope*~*~
~*~* Morning *~*~
Everyone was up the next morning except for Shalimar who had slept in, because she was up all night in growing pain from the serum. Brennan had been with her the whole night, trying to comfort her through the agonizing pain. They had gotten Adam up a few times, but all he could do for her was give her pain killers and tell her to rest.
Shalimar almost tripped coming down the stairs. She was still in her pajamas and her hair was a mess. She made her way to the lab, but by the time she got there she felt like she was going to pass out.
Brennan and Adam heard the lab door open and saw Shalimar stumble in. Brennan jumped up and caught her before she hit the ground, in spite of the pain it caused him. Adam rushed over and picked Shalimar up, gently placing her down on the lab chair.
Brennan was immediately at her side. "Adam, she's burning up." He said as he wiped the sweat off her forehead.
The scan started and finished and Adam looked over the results. His eyes widened in shock as he saw something he didn't expect.
"What is it? Is she ok?" Brennan asked noticing the change in his expression.
Adam recomposed himself, deciding he should talk to Shalimar first before he said anything and answered, "It's a side effect of the serum. Her body is trying to fight it, but I'm afraid it's losing." He paused and pinched the bridge of his nose.
"Adam, what's wrong?" Brennan asked concerned.
"The serum is killing her. At the rate that it's working, if I don't find an antidote by tomorrow morning, she won't be a new mutant and she might not even be alive.
Brennan frowned and took Shalimar's small hand in his larger one holding it tightly. "You're gonna get through this, kitten, just like you get through everything. I promise, I won't let anything happen to you." Brennan whispered as he kissed her forehead.
~*~* Later that day *~*~
Brennan hadn't left Shalimar's side all day. She had woken up and looked to be better, but Adam wouldn't let her leave the lab. He had told her everything that was going on and she seemed to take it very well. Everything, except one thing.
Brennan held her hand and kissed her palm. "When this is all over, Shalimar, I'm gonna get Adam to give us some time off and take you on a nice long cruise."
She smiled with tears in her eyes and cupped her hand on his face, gently stroking his cheek with her thumb. "Brennan, don't make any plans too soon. I'm not positive that I can get through this. What if Adam can't come up with something."
"Shal, Adam will find a way to reverse it and you'll be fine."
"But what if he can't? I'm so scarred." The tears started to trickle slowly down her cheeks.
"There is no 'what if he can't'. He will, Shal." Brennan brought her close and hugged her tightly.
Shalimar cried in Brennan's arms as all the fear she had stored up inside came pouring out. He held her close and then kissed her head and pulled back. Putting his hand under her chin, he lifted it so that their eyes met.
"How about you and I go watch a movie?"
"Adam, said I wasn't allowed to leave."
"Since when do you do what Adam tells you?" He smirked. "Come on, I'm not gonna let anything happen to you."
Shalimar smiled and nodded. "Ok."
Brennan helped her up and snuck out of the lab to the rec. room where they spent the rest of the afternoon. After a few movies Shalimar got tired and fell asleep, curled up in Brennan's arms. He kissed her head and decided it wouldn't hurt him to take a little nap with her.
~*~*That Night*~*~
In the midst of testing and retesting antidotes his eyes all of a sudden went wide. "It's holding." He smiled. "It's holding!"
Adam ran to the other part of the lab to tell Shalimar, but when he got there she was no where to be found. He walked around Sanctuary looking for her but couldn't find her. "Jesse, do you know where Shalimar is?" Adam asked as he passed by the computers.
"Umm, I think she and Brennan were in the rec. room."
Adam shook his head. "I told her not to leave the lab."
"Have you found an antidote?" Jesse asked.
"Yes, I think so. I have to go get Emma. Can you find Shalimar and bring her to the lab?"
"Sure, Adam."
"Thank you." Adam went to find Emma and then went to the lab as Jesse got Shalimar and Brennan who had now become inseparable.
~*~* Lab -- 10:00pm *~*~
Shalimar sat in the lab chair and Brennan held her hand tightly. Adam had finished getting the antidote prepared and was ready to give it to Shalimar. "Shal, there is one thing you have to know, I haven't had time to thoroughly retest this, so I'm not positive that it will save your abilities, however I am sure that it will stop the poisoning effect of the serum and save your life. This is going to put you to sleep until tomorrow morning." He held the antidote in front of him so she could see it.
Shalimar took a deep breath as she looked at the blue liquid. "Ok, Adam." She squeezed Brennan's hand slightly as Adam injected her with the antidote.
"All right, everybody out, she needs to rest." Adam said.
"Good night Shalimar." Jesse and Emma said simultaneously.
"See ya in the morning guys." Shalimar called as they left.
"Brennan, she needs to rest." Adam told him as he put a hand on his shoulder.
Brennan leaned down and brushed his lips agenst hers in a soft kiss. "Goodnight, beautiful." He whispered, as he pushed an errant strand of golden hair out of her light chocolate brown eyes. "I love you."
"Love you, too. Goodnight, Bren." She smiled sweetly at him, but he could still hear all the fear in her voice.
~*~* THE END!!!!...........No, just kidding. There are like 3 chapters left. Next one will be up in a bit. *~*~
~*~*Chapter 3_A Glimmer of Hope*~*~
~*~* Morning *~*~
Everyone was up the next morning except for Shalimar who had slept in, because she was up all night in growing pain from the serum. Brennan had been with her the whole night, trying to comfort her through the agonizing pain. They had gotten Adam up a few times, but all he could do for her was give her pain killers and tell her to rest.
Shalimar almost tripped coming down the stairs. She was still in her pajamas and her hair was a mess. She made her way to the lab, but by the time she got there she felt like she was going to pass out.
Brennan and Adam heard the lab door open and saw Shalimar stumble in. Brennan jumped up and caught her before she hit the ground, in spite of the pain it caused him. Adam rushed over and picked Shalimar up, gently placing her down on the lab chair.
Brennan was immediately at her side. "Adam, she's burning up." He said as he wiped the sweat off her forehead.
The scan started and finished and Adam looked over the results. His eyes widened in shock as he saw something he didn't expect.
"What is it? Is she ok?" Brennan asked noticing the change in his expression.
Adam recomposed himself, deciding he should talk to Shalimar first before he said anything and answered, "It's a side effect of the serum. Her body is trying to fight it, but I'm afraid it's losing." He paused and pinched the bridge of his nose.
"Adam, what's wrong?" Brennan asked concerned.
"The serum is killing her. At the rate that it's working, if I don't find an antidote by tomorrow morning, she won't be a new mutant and she might not even be alive.
Brennan frowned and took Shalimar's small hand in his larger one holding it tightly. "You're gonna get through this, kitten, just like you get through everything. I promise, I won't let anything happen to you." Brennan whispered as he kissed her forehead.
~*~* Later that day *~*~
Brennan hadn't left Shalimar's side all day. She had woken up and looked to be better, but Adam wouldn't let her leave the lab. He had told her everything that was going on and she seemed to take it very well. Everything, except one thing.
Brennan held her hand and kissed her palm. "When this is all over, Shalimar, I'm gonna get Adam to give us some time off and take you on a nice long cruise."
She smiled with tears in her eyes and cupped her hand on his face, gently stroking his cheek with her thumb. "Brennan, don't make any plans too soon. I'm not positive that I can get through this. What if Adam can't come up with something."
"Shal, Adam will find a way to reverse it and you'll be fine."
"But what if he can't? I'm so scarred." The tears started to trickle slowly down her cheeks.
"There is no 'what if he can't'. He will, Shal." Brennan brought her close and hugged her tightly.
Shalimar cried in Brennan's arms as all the fear she had stored up inside came pouring out. He held her close and then kissed her head and pulled back. Putting his hand under her chin, he lifted it so that their eyes met.
"How about you and I go watch a movie?"
"Adam, said I wasn't allowed to leave."
"Since when do you do what Adam tells you?" He smirked. "Come on, I'm not gonna let anything happen to you."
Shalimar smiled and nodded. "Ok."
Brennan helped her up and snuck out of the lab to the rec. room where they spent the rest of the afternoon. After a few movies Shalimar got tired and fell asleep, curled up in Brennan's arms. He kissed her head and decided it wouldn't hurt him to take a little nap with her.
~*~*That Night*~*~
In the midst of testing and retesting antidotes his eyes all of a sudden went wide. "It's holding." He smiled. "It's holding!"
Adam ran to the other part of the lab to tell Shalimar, but when he got there she was no where to be found. He walked around Sanctuary looking for her but couldn't find her. "Jesse, do you know where Shalimar is?" Adam asked as he passed by the computers.
"Umm, I think she and Brennan were in the rec. room."
Adam shook his head. "I told her not to leave the lab."
"Have you found an antidote?" Jesse asked.
"Yes, I think so. I have to go get Emma. Can you find Shalimar and bring her to the lab?"
"Sure, Adam."
"Thank you." Adam went to find Emma and then went to the lab as Jesse got Shalimar and Brennan who had now become inseparable.
~*~* Lab -- 10:00pm *~*~
Shalimar sat in the lab chair and Brennan held her hand tightly. Adam had finished getting the antidote prepared and was ready to give it to Shalimar. "Shal, there is one thing you have to know, I haven't had time to thoroughly retest this, so I'm not positive that it will save your abilities, however I am sure that it will stop the poisoning effect of the serum and save your life. This is going to put you to sleep until tomorrow morning." He held the antidote in front of him so she could see it.
Shalimar took a deep breath as she looked at the blue liquid. "Ok, Adam." She squeezed Brennan's hand slightly as Adam injected her with the antidote.
"All right, everybody out, she needs to rest." Adam said.
"Good night Shalimar." Jesse and Emma said simultaneously.
"See ya in the morning guys." Shalimar called as they left.
"Brennan, she needs to rest." Adam told him as he put a hand on his shoulder.
Brennan leaned down and brushed his lips agenst hers in a soft kiss. "Goodnight, beautiful." He whispered, as he pushed an errant strand of golden hair out of her light chocolate brown eyes. "I love you."
"Love you, too. Goodnight, Bren." She smiled sweetly at him, but he could still hear all the fear in her voice.
~*~* THE END!!!!...........No, just kidding. There are like 3 chapters left. Next one will be up in a bit. *~*~