BrokenDown  Angel

Chapter2: A wise Man?

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"It's them! I don't want to go back! Please..." Shanesia pleaded. Emma realized, that even thought she was blind, Shanesia still showed her emotions through her eyes. This time it was fear. "I'm here, it's okay," Emma Assured as she looked on at her teammates. Shanesia clutched tighter to Emma, finding solace in her arms.

Suddenly, her eyes went wide open. "Behind you!"

Turning, Emma found herself facing an agent. The Genomex kind. 'What are they doing here' Emma thought. They hadn't heard from the GSA in the last 8 Months. 'Why now?' "I'll be back, don't worry." Emma whispered to the child before standing up. Even at her full height, the agent still towered over her A good foot. A quick glance at Shanesia, who was rocking herself back and forth, her arms cradling her own body. Emma focused her attention back to the threat. She would never let anything append to Shanesia feel fear like that ever again. A psionic orb forming on her forehead was a warning at the agent, but as Emma expected, he would never back down. Finally releasing the glowing energy ball at him, but somehow the agent flinched as the blast hit in the shoulder even though Emma aimed at his temple.

'Damn' She thought.

"NO!!! LET ME GO!!!"

Shanesia's screams brought Emma back to her surroundings. She had been so involved in fending of the attacker that she hadn't noticed how far she had

moved from the telekinetic. "Shanesia!" Felling a presence next to her, Emma ducked as a punch whizzed by her ear. 'Enough!!!' Emma formed a thought in her mind and focused on her opponent. The agent had reflexively protected his head from what he thought was someone hitting him from behind. Taking the chance she had created, Emma lashed out her leg at him again, knocking him to the ground.

This was a distraction, Emma figured. But why take her back again? It didn't make any sense. Her eyes searched for Shanesia. Emma could her fear and confusion. How could she have been so stupid? Finally she found the Telekinetic. An agent threw her into the steel room and slammed the door

shut. It looked. Emma's mind raced. 'What were they doing?' Another agent was at the control panel, he was hitting buttons. 'Why?'

The lights in the steel room lit up.

No. He wouldn't. That room was a radioactive test room.

The dull hum of machines rocked the entire floor.

Emma froze

They would.

"SHALIMAR! JESSE! BRENNAN!"

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Jesse's body un-massed as Emma's screams were heard, both directly from her as well as from the com-link. What was it? Jesse's blood went cold. He followed her gaze to the steel room. Through the small window on the door, Jesse's blood went cold. Shanesia's was screaming but the words were lost. He glanced at Shalimar and Brennan. They were still occupied with the remaining G.S.A.

There was no time left. Jesse spotted the agent at the controls. There was only one choice. Taking a deep breath, he ran straight for the rusty room. The cold steel loomed closer and he did h what was natural. He phased.

"Shanesia!" He called out.

She stopped and listened. Her tear stained face and scared eyes painted a heart-wrenching picture.

He stepped closer and touched her arm.

"NO! Get away from me!" her nails clawed at Jesse.

Electricity buzzed through the machines, and than he saw it. A circular black and yellow picture etched on a rusty container.

Radioactive material. Was it active or not? But Jesse didn't want to wait to find out.

The confused telekinetic only made things worse. "Shanesia, listen to me."

"No! Please let me go!"

Lights flashed.

He had enough of this, he grabbed her arm and placed his hand on the steel wall but hesitated in the end, he couldn't risk the radioactive rays escaping the room and contaminating everyone else. He'll have to phase them both. Taking a deep breath, he closed his eyes. Jesse could feel the heat and he was already feeling dizzy. 'God, no.' his mind screamed. The tingling started and he held on tighter to the struggling mutant and walked through the impenetrable wall.

Than it happened. The struggling mutant struggled further and with a sudden burst of energy that caught Jesse off guard, managed to pushed the molecular back into the room while Jesse used the same force to push her out.

His density returned and the dizziness crushed him, causing to see blurry white spots and than nothing.

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"Shut it off!"

Brennan shook his head. "I can't…I mean…it won't." he was still furiously hitting buttons.

Shalimar was numb with fear. Jesse was in there and she was out here. 'Why didn't he just phase out?' she thought.

A siren blared through, obviously a warning to them. "What was that? Emma asked.

Brennan swallowed hard. He opened his mouth to speak, but were at a lost for words.

Shalimar didn't need anyone to tell her.

It was the radiation test. "JESSE!" she screamed, running towards the cursed steel door. She was going to get him out. Strong arms from behind held her back, dragging her back, away from Jesse. "What are you doing!? Jesse's in there!"

"It's too dangerous." Brennan tried reasoning with her.

"Shal…" Emma soft voice spoke.

'Why weren't they helping?' "Let me go! Please…" Shalimar kicked, but he seemed stronger today, forcing her to stay, Away from Jesse.

There was a bright flash from the room and than the loud hum of machines faded.

Too late.

Tears ran down her face. "JESSE!!!" Shalimar struggled even more, her vision blurred as water welled up in her brown eyes.

Brennan held on even tighter with every attempt she made to break free. "Emma." No answer. "Emma!"

She stood there still. Her eyes focused somewhere else. "Oh my God." Emma whispered before running. "Shanesia."

Both Brennan and Shalimar had only noticed the still form on the ground. "How did she-?"

Reaching the girl, Emma lifted the unconscious mutant into her arms. "She's alive."

"But-." Brennan whispered.

Shalimar's body tensed up. 'Jesse' "If she's here than where is he? He phased out right?"

"He should have." Brennan looked around searching.

That's when she felt his grip loosen. Shalimar pried Brennan's arms from her and bolted for the door.

"Shalimar!" He ran after her.

She slammed her hands on the door, repeatedly banging on it. "Jesse! Answer me!" Shalimar pressed her face to the window, searching the small room. And than she saw him, lying on his back. He looked so still, it can't be. "JESSE!" Shalimar continued banging her fists, louder and louder, hoping with all her heart he'll hear her and wake up. Hoping that was all a bad dream. Her hands grasped at the steel door handle, rattling it but it didn't budge. Shalimar kicked at it, her panic and fear escalating.

"Shalimar," Brennan's hand grabbed her slender shoulders but she shook it off. The last thing she wanted was for him to pull her away again. What she needed was to help Jesse. "He's in there, he needs help!"

He forced her to face him, slamming her back against the cold steel. "Shalimar listen to me! I wan t to help Jesse as much as you do. So does Emma but going into this head first without thinking is only to kill us all!"

"But-."

"Wait." Brennan turned back, glancing at the panels. A green light lit up. "The radiations cleared. That's what I was waiting for."

Shalimar swallowed hard, looking at the floor.

Jesse.

"Stand back."

This time, Shalimar listened.

Brennan's fingers let out the electric charge; Sparks flew as the blast hit the lock. "Try it now."

She didn't need anymore convincing. Shalimar pushed the door, only this time it clicked and swung out. "God, please," her legs buckled and she fell to her knees, she was afraid to touch him, to know if-. She just let her head cover her face.

"He's still here."

Shalimar looked up. "What?" she whispered.

"He's still alive Shal." Brennan replied. "We need to get him to Adam." With a grunt, Brennan lifted Jesse up. "Help Emma with Shanesia."

But she just laid there, afraid to leave, that he wasn't alive.

"GO!" Brennan urgently prompted.

Shalimar stood up and ran. The faster they get back, the faster the nightmare will end.

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Well…a sorta cliffhanger…gosh I love doing this…

Hhmmm…what did the GSA do? What did they want with Shanesia? More questions or even answers in the next chapter…till then please review!!!

Thanks to all previous reveiwees…Kidoftheuniverse, lornein, Ruffyan, Deb1, Tschubi-chan (Christiane), anty, Laily, brigitta and Polgana!!!!  Thanks guys!!!!