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Part Six: Repercussions
Almost two hours later Adam saw Emma stir on the bed in the lab.
"Oh, my head. It hurts so much," Emma said trying to sit up.
"Hey, Emma lay back down. You were out for two hours and you need some rest. Can you tell me what happened?"
"I was connected with Brennan for so long Adam. I've never been connected with anyone that long. He was in so much pain Adam; I could feel it, on my own body. I couldn't take it, his pain took over my body."
"Alright I'm going to sedate you, I want you to sleep uninterrupted for at least twelve hours." Adam said in that way he had.
"Wait Adam, you said two hours. How are they?" Emma tried to look around but her head hurt too much.
"They're okay. They're both stable and they're both going to pull through. Now go to sleep."
Emma nodded as Adam gave her and injection. She didn't fight the sleep; she knew she needed it, even if only to escape the pain that was following her while she was awake.
As Emma dozed off Jesse entered the lab, "I got Jeremy back to the safe house. He was worried, but I told him we'd give him a call if we had any news. How are they?"
"They'll all be okay. Emma's just sleeping, she actually woke up but I put her back to sleep. Brennan and Shal will be okay with time. Brennan needs about another four hours before he can breathe on his own. His energy reserves were completely gone. His body had nothing to work with, that's why we couldn't get him to stay breathing."
"I also had to operate on his arm. It was broken in numerous places and would have healed on its own," Adam said looking towards the cast on the young man's arm. "As for Shalimar, she has three broken ribs, and a deep bite mark on her arm. She had internal bleeding, but I was able to fix that. I'm going to keep them sedated as well for at least two days. It will be better for both of them this way."
"It's going to be quiet around here for the next couple days isn't it," Jesse said chuckling.
"Yeah it is," Adam said with sadness in his voice. He felt responsible for them especially having sent them into the trap in the first place. Now three of his 'children' were injured and in pain. "I'd like you to go see if you can find any trace of a Genomex program near where they were attacked. If they were going to attack them there, they must have had a place to put them."
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Jesse had been right; the two days had been quiet and tense. After Emma woke up, she spent a lot of time in the lab with Brennan and Shalimar. After connecting with Brennan for so long, she felt a lasting bond that had never been there before and had an uncontrollable need to make sure he made it through okay.
" Bren, Jesse?" Emma heard from the other side of the room. Adam had stopped the medical sedation earlier that day and they were just waiting for them to wake up on their own now.
"Hey Shal, I'm here. It's okay, don't try and move. Just lay there."
"Where's Brennan? He was hurt really bad Emma. You need to help him."
Emma had to chuckle at this, "You were hurt pretty bad yourself Shal but don't worry we got Brennan. He's going to be fine and so are you."
"I'm so tired though Emma."
"Just sleep then Shal, just sleep." As she said this Shalimar nodded off to sleep.
Looking at her best friend, Emma just smiled. She was going to be okay and she could tell from the emotions radiating off of her that she had told Brennan how she felt. The need to protect Brennan and the love she felt towards him, it was different this time. She could tell it had been returned. Emma turned to look at Brennan; he was lucky to have Shalimar but now he just needed to wake up and see her himself.
'When is he going to wake up?' Emma wondered.
Part Six: Repercussions
Almost two hours later Adam saw Emma stir on the bed in the lab.
"Oh, my head. It hurts so much," Emma said trying to sit up.
"Hey, Emma lay back down. You were out for two hours and you need some rest. Can you tell me what happened?"
"I was connected with Brennan for so long Adam. I've never been connected with anyone that long. He was in so much pain Adam; I could feel it, on my own body. I couldn't take it, his pain took over my body."
"Alright I'm going to sedate you, I want you to sleep uninterrupted for at least twelve hours." Adam said in that way he had.
"Wait Adam, you said two hours. How are they?" Emma tried to look around but her head hurt too much.
"They're okay. They're both stable and they're both going to pull through. Now go to sleep."
Emma nodded as Adam gave her and injection. She didn't fight the sleep; she knew she needed it, even if only to escape the pain that was following her while she was awake.
As Emma dozed off Jesse entered the lab, "I got Jeremy back to the safe house. He was worried, but I told him we'd give him a call if we had any news. How are they?"
"They'll all be okay. Emma's just sleeping, she actually woke up but I put her back to sleep. Brennan and Shal will be okay with time. Brennan needs about another four hours before he can breathe on his own. His energy reserves were completely gone. His body had nothing to work with, that's why we couldn't get him to stay breathing."
"I also had to operate on his arm. It was broken in numerous places and would have healed on its own," Adam said looking towards the cast on the young man's arm. "As for Shalimar, she has three broken ribs, and a deep bite mark on her arm. She had internal bleeding, but I was able to fix that. I'm going to keep them sedated as well for at least two days. It will be better for both of them this way."
"It's going to be quiet around here for the next couple days isn't it," Jesse said chuckling.
"Yeah it is," Adam said with sadness in his voice. He felt responsible for them especially having sent them into the trap in the first place. Now three of his 'children' were injured and in pain. "I'd like you to go see if you can find any trace of a Genomex program near where they were attacked. If they were going to attack them there, they must have had a place to put them."
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Jesse had been right; the two days had been quiet and tense. After Emma woke up, she spent a lot of time in the lab with Brennan and Shalimar. After connecting with Brennan for so long, she felt a lasting bond that had never been there before and had an uncontrollable need to make sure he made it through okay.
" Bren, Jesse?" Emma heard from the other side of the room. Adam had stopped the medical sedation earlier that day and they were just waiting for them to wake up on their own now.
"Hey Shal, I'm here. It's okay, don't try and move. Just lay there."
"Where's Brennan? He was hurt really bad Emma. You need to help him."
Emma had to chuckle at this, "You were hurt pretty bad yourself Shal but don't worry we got Brennan. He's going to be fine and so are you."
"I'm so tired though Emma."
"Just sleep then Shal, just sleep." As she said this Shalimar nodded off to sleep.
Looking at her best friend, Emma just smiled. She was going to be okay and she could tell from the emotions radiating off of her that she had told Brennan how she felt. The need to protect Brennan and the love she felt towards him, it was different this time. She could tell it had been returned. Emma turned to look at Brennan; he was lucky to have Shalimar but now he just needed to wake up and see her himself.
'When is he going to wake up?' Emma wondered.
