Chapter One: The Encounter
"Euchre!" Brennan cried and high-fived Shalimar. "Not again!" Jesse complained from Brennan's right.
"I thought you said you were good at this Jes!" Emma said to her partner. "I am. Its just Brennan and Shalimar," he thought for a second, "cheat."
Laughter rang out between the elemental and feral and Emma shook her head. "No the don't. You're just not good. At all." She laughed and so did the others. All except Jesse. "I am too good!" he argued, but it was pointless.
"Just give up Jes, we won all three games." Brennan told him and laughed as the molecular pouted. "You had the telempath on your team and you still lost!" Shalimar laughed but Emma, this time, didn't. "I wasn't even using my abilities!" she almost shouted. "I wouldn't cheat like that, and you know it!"
Brennan shook his head at the seriousness between them. "Come on, its just a game. Would you all just chill out!" Emma rolled her eyes and sighed loudly.
"What's all the commotion about?" Adam asked as he came in the room. "Brennan and Shal cheated." Jesse replied in a stubborn voice. "Oh please!" Shalimar started again. "We didn't cheat, you two are just sore losers." Jesse flashed her a mean look and said no more. "Just drop it already would you?" Brennan said aggravated. Adam smiled as silence fell upon the team.
"Well," Brennan said breaking the silence, "anyone up for a drive?" I asked the group. "Nah," Jesse said, "I'm too tired." "Yeah me too." Emma agreed and yawned simultaneously with Jesse. "I'll come." Shalimar said excited. "As long as it includes a stop at the movies and popcorn." She said with a seductive smile.
"Of course," he told her. "On me." "Great. Let's go." She jogged to the garage and the team shared a laugh.
"You really shouldn't get her all riled up like this at night you know." Jesse said in a tired voice. "Yeah I know, but hey, she'll be tired half way through the movie." Brennan told him. "Not if she picks it out." Jesse said laughing.
"What makes you think I'd let her pick the movie?" he asked him. "Gee I wonder," Jesse said sarcastically, "maybe because.." "Well I better get going." Brennan interrupted quickly. "Night!" he shouted and ran to met Shal.
"What took you?!" she asked him impatiently. "Uh, nothing!" he said cheerfully. "Lets just, go." They got in the car and drove out of Sanctuary.
They were driving for about ten minutes when the car stalled. "What happen?" Shalimar asked Brennan, almost sounding nervous. "I'm sure its nothing." He told her. "Besides, I got this." He flared up a tesla coil and smiled proudly. "That's wonderful, now lets how quickly you can get us moving."
He threw her a 'no problem' glance and stepped out of the car. As he shut his door a unfamiliar man dressed in all black approached him. "Can I help you?" Brennan asked, but the man was silent. "Hello?" he asked not sure if the man could hear him.
From inside the car Shalimar watched closely to make sure everything was ok. Because of the heavy darkness Brennan could not see the man's face. Shalimar flashed her eyes from inside the car and saw the man as an older man, probably around forty with light air and medium eyes.
She couldn't be exactly sure of the color because her feral sight appeared only as different shades of yellow. Feeling insecure she continued to stare at the man and reached her arm behind her to open her door.
She slowly and quietly opened the door, careful not to be noticed by either of the two men. As she stepped out of the car, she was caught off balance and fell into the arms of a man. Before she could react he silently injected her in the neck with a sedative which immediately made all her muscles weaken greatly.
She tried to call out to Brennan, but not even a moan escaped her lips. Meanwhile the man got face to face with Brennan and cocked his head to the side. "Who are you and what do you want?" Brennan spat at him cruelly.
The man chuckled and Brennan flared with anger. "Checked up on your girlfriend lately?" he asked but Brennan didn't fully understand. "What do you mean?" Brennan asked showing no signs of weakness. "Miss Fox. Have you checked up on her?" Brennan's throat went dry and he looked towards the car. Empty.
He looked past and saw a silhouette of a man holding something up. 'Shalimar!' he thought and turned back to the man. As he turned, however, he was greeted by a hard blow to the face knocking him unconscious.
"Euchre!" Brennan cried and high-fived Shalimar. "Not again!" Jesse complained from Brennan's right.
"I thought you said you were good at this Jes!" Emma said to her partner. "I am. Its just Brennan and Shalimar," he thought for a second, "cheat."
Laughter rang out between the elemental and feral and Emma shook her head. "No the don't. You're just not good. At all." She laughed and so did the others. All except Jesse. "I am too good!" he argued, but it was pointless.
"Just give up Jes, we won all three games." Brennan told him and laughed as the molecular pouted. "You had the telempath on your team and you still lost!" Shalimar laughed but Emma, this time, didn't. "I wasn't even using my abilities!" she almost shouted. "I wouldn't cheat like that, and you know it!"
Brennan shook his head at the seriousness between them. "Come on, its just a game. Would you all just chill out!" Emma rolled her eyes and sighed loudly.
"What's all the commotion about?" Adam asked as he came in the room. "Brennan and Shal cheated." Jesse replied in a stubborn voice. "Oh please!" Shalimar started again. "We didn't cheat, you two are just sore losers." Jesse flashed her a mean look and said no more. "Just drop it already would you?" Brennan said aggravated. Adam smiled as silence fell upon the team.
"Well," Brennan said breaking the silence, "anyone up for a drive?" I asked the group. "Nah," Jesse said, "I'm too tired." "Yeah me too." Emma agreed and yawned simultaneously with Jesse. "I'll come." Shalimar said excited. "As long as it includes a stop at the movies and popcorn." She said with a seductive smile.
"Of course," he told her. "On me." "Great. Let's go." She jogged to the garage and the team shared a laugh.
"You really shouldn't get her all riled up like this at night you know." Jesse said in a tired voice. "Yeah I know, but hey, she'll be tired half way through the movie." Brennan told him. "Not if she picks it out." Jesse said laughing.
"What makes you think I'd let her pick the movie?" he asked him. "Gee I wonder," Jesse said sarcastically, "maybe because.." "Well I better get going." Brennan interrupted quickly. "Night!" he shouted and ran to met Shal.
"What took you?!" she asked him impatiently. "Uh, nothing!" he said cheerfully. "Lets just, go." They got in the car and drove out of Sanctuary.
They were driving for about ten minutes when the car stalled. "What happen?" Shalimar asked Brennan, almost sounding nervous. "I'm sure its nothing." He told her. "Besides, I got this." He flared up a tesla coil and smiled proudly. "That's wonderful, now lets how quickly you can get us moving."
He threw her a 'no problem' glance and stepped out of the car. As he shut his door a unfamiliar man dressed in all black approached him. "Can I help you?" Brennan asked, but the man was silent. "Hello?" he asked not sure if the man could hear him.
From inside the car Shalimar watched closely to make sure everything was ok. Because of the heavy darkness Brennan could not see the man's face. Shalimar flashed her eyes from inside the car and saw the man as an older man, probably around forty with light air and medium eyes.
She couldn't be exactly sure of the color because her feral sight appeared only as different shades of yellow. Feeling insecure she continued to stare at the man and reached her arm behind her to open her door.
She slowly and quietly opened the door, careful not to be noticed by either of the two men. As she stepped out of the car, she was caught off balance and fell into the arms of a man. Before she could react he silently injected her in the neck with a sedative which immediately made all her muscles weaken greatly.
She tried to call out to Brennan, but not even a moan escaped her lips. Meanwhile the man got face to face with Brennan and cocked his head to the side. "Who are you and what do you want?" Brennan spat at him cruelly.
The man chuckled and Brennan flared with anger. "Checked up on your girlfriend lately?" he asked but Brennan didn't fully understand. "What do you mean?" Brennan asked showing no signs of weakness. "Miss Fox. Have you checked up on her?" Brennan's throat went dry and he looked towards the car. Empty.
He looked past and saw a silhouette of a man holding something up. 'Shalimar!' he thought and turned back to the man. As he turned, however, he was greeted by a hard blow to the face knocking him unconscious.