Consequences
Chapter 4: Regret
Her hand froze on the door handle, it was a simple task after all, opening a door wasn't rocket science but that would mean that Shalimar would then have to enter the room and be faced with the unconscious form of Adam. The doctor she had just spoken to had warned her that his appearance may shock her, that there would be a large amount of equipment surrounding him and that while most were purely to monitor his vital signs some were providing him with vital fluids and drugs. That in itself did not disturb her, she had witnessed Adam use medical equipment on other mutants and unfortunately sometimes her team mates had being on the receiving end but what had now shaken her to the core was that Adam had been placed on a respirator, a device the doctor had explained that would breathe for him via a tube passed down his windpipe as at this moment in time Adam was not doing this simple task of life for himself.
Taking a deep breath she opened the door and pushing it open slowly entered the room, approaching the bed that stood directly in front of her. The room she noticed was your standard hospital room, plain white walls, minimum of furniture except for the large amount of equipment that was hooked to Adams pale form lying in the bed. She noticed that a chair had being placed next to the bed for her; so closing the door behind her she did just that.
Taking his hand into her own she was shocked at how small he seemed to be while in the hospital bed, it was as if his body had shrunk into itself. She admitted that Adam was never a towering man like Brennan or had extremely well built muscles as in the case of Jesse and Brennan but when you observed him it became obvious that he kept himself physically fit, hell he could even fight some GSA agents if the need arose but this man lying there unmoving was not the Adam that she remembered. There was so much that she had to say him but her mind swirled with the correct place to start.
Stroking his hand with her thumb she began "Adam I don't know if you can hear me but I'm just going to assume you can so here goes". "First and the most important thing I have to say is I love and trust you Adam no matter your past, and I am so sorry for saying otherwise at sanctuary, I never meant what I said I was just confused with my farther, confused because as stupid as this sounds I really believed that maybe my farther had changed and that he could love me for who I was". "Anyway that illusion was soon shattered, but at the time I was angry at you and Jesse, angry that you could accuse my farther in dealing with Eckhart when all I wanted was his love and respect".
Pausing and taking some deep breaths to gather her composure that was slipping she continued "but do you know what Adam I realised something while being held by Eckhart and that was I have all the love and respect I need from you because no matter what information you may chose to tell us I know that you would never put us in harms way because in your eyes we are your children and you love us, just as I love you back like a daughter".
Shalimar brought up a hand then to wipe away the tears that this confession had caused her and contemplated carrying on, but no Adam would want to know he never was afraid of the truth.
Returning her hand to his she once more began but in a much sombre tone. "Brennan and Emma got out of Naxcon ok so you don't need to worry about that but the bad news is that Jesse's missing Adam and we don't know how to find him". "Brennan's taken charge like you would expect, you would be proud of him, he's trying to find Jesse we all are as, we think Eckhart found him before we did as neither Brennan and Emma are willing to admit the possibility that he may have died and to be honest I wont either because the idea of carrying on without him is something I refuse to believe". "In fact Brennan and Emma would be here with me but they've gone to check out a lead at the safe house but they said for me to give you their love".
Unable to carry on for now Shalimar settled into the back of the chair and began to wonder how Emma and Brennan were fairing in their search. Casting a glance she realised that they would probably be arriving at the safe house now so communicating with them via her comm. Link would not be a good idea in case it was a trap and it gave their position away.
Unfortunately Shalimar's instincts were screaming 'TRAP' because who would really want to help them find Jesse, if she looked at it realistically who would know were to find him unless there were his kidnappers! However she understood Brennan's reason to go, if it were not for Adam she would be there with him and Emma ready to take any opportunity for the return of Jesse who she loved more than anything because if she thought about it Jesse was that special person that she could go to no matter how stupid her problems just like Emma was to Brennan.
Her run away thoughts making her restless she jumped from the chair and began to pace the room her desire to be with them growing as after all it was going against her feral nature to let her pack go into danger without her to offer protection. In fact if it were not for Emma saying she would scan the perimeter and leave at the first hint of danger then she would have ultimately accompanied them as much as she wanted to be with Adam because she knew in her heart that she would not cope if she lost any more friends today. Noticing however that Adam had moved his hand slightly she was instantly back into her chair, his hands grasped in hers "that's it Adam wake up because we sure as hell need you" she pleaded.
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Elsewhere
The double doors sprung open to reveal a man dressed in black suite with dark gleam in his grey eyes.
"Ah Mr Carter, good news I hope?" Came the greeting to this new arrival standing just within the doorframe.
"Very good indeed Mr Eckhart" came the gruff if not slightly nervous reply.
"Do tell then I'm a very busy man," Eckhart impatiently requested.
"Well sir the remainder of Mutant X received the message as planned regarding the information on Mr Kilmartin's whereabouts and according to the new mutant who's services we enlisted they seem to have fallen for your ploy".
"Good.., Good is everything in place for their arrival at this so called Safe house of theirs because I do not want any more mishaps like at Naxcon earlier today".
Seeing his face turn into a scowl Eckhart was quickly assured "Everything is set up sir, there's twenty agents along with the new mutant psionic you recommended already in position at the safe house. The three Mutants should be no trouble with that number".
For the first time that day Eckhart's face broke into a smile "Very well, when you have captured them place them in the cell with their molecular team mate so that the interrogation for the location of Sanctuary and the new mutant database can begin".
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Authors note:
Ok I know you are all ready to kill me, as I haven't written Jesse yet but I truly promise that I will.
In fact he is in chapter 6 so to please you all when I next post I will upload chapter 5 and 6 together.
But at least I have let you know that Jesse is alive in this chapter!
Feel free to review.
Chapter 4: Regret
Her hand froze on the door handle, it was a simple task after all, opening a door wasn't rocket science but that would mean that Shalimar would then have to enter the room and be faced with the unconscious form of Adam. The doctor she had just spoken to had warned her that his appearance may shock her, that there would be a large amount of equipment surrounding him and that while most were purely to monitor his vital signs some were providing him with vital fluids and drugs. That in itself did not disturb her, she had witnessed Adam use medical equipment on other mutants and unfortunately sometimes her team mates had being on the receiving end but what had now shaken her to the core was that Adam had been placed on a respirator, a device the doctor had explained that would breathe for him via a tube passed down his windpipe as at this moment in time Adam was not doing this simple task of life for himself.
Taking a deep breath she opened the door and pushing it open slowly entered the room, approaching the bed that stood directly in front of her. The room she noticed was your standard hospital room, plain white walls, minimum of furniture except for the large amount of equipment that was hooked to Adams pale form lying in the bed. She noticed that a chair had being placed next to the bed for her; so closing the door behind her she did just that.
Taking his hand into her own she was shocked at how small he seemed to be while in the hospital bed, it was as if his body had shrunk into itself. She admitted that Adam was never a towering man like Brennan or had extremely well built muscles as in the case of Jesse and Brennan but when you observed him it became obvious that he kept himself physically fit, hell he could even fight some GSA agents if the need arose but this man lying there unmoving was not the Adam that she remembered. There was so much that she had to say him but her mind swirled with the correct place to start.
Stroking his hand with her thumb she began "Adam I don't know if you can hear me but I'm just going to assume you can so here goes". "First and the most important thing I have to say is I love and trust you Adam no matter your past, and I am so sorry for saying otherwise at sanctuary, I never meant what I said I was just confused with my farther, confused because as stupid as this sounds I really believed that maybe my farther had changed and that he could love me for who I was". "Anyway that illusion was soon shattered, but at the time I was angry at you and Jesse, angry that you could accuse my farther in dealing with Eckhart when all I wanted was his love and respect".
Pausing and taking some deep breaths to gather her composure that was slipping she continued "but do you know what Adam I realised something while being held by Eckhart and that was I have all the love and respect I need from you because no matter what information you may chose to tell us I know that you would never put us in harms way because in your eyes we are your children and you love us, just as I love you back like a daughter".
Shalimar brought up a hand then to wipe away the tears that this confession had caused her and contemplated carrying on, but no Adam would want to know he never was afraid of the truth.
Returning her hand to his she once more began but in a much sombre tone. "Brennan and Emma got out of Naxcon ok so you don't need to worry about that but the bad news is that Jesse's missing Adam and we don't know how to find him". "Brennan's taken charge like you would expect, you would be proud of him, he's trying to find Jesse we all are as, we think Eckhart found him before we did as neither Brennan and Emma are willing to admit the possibility that he may have died and to be honest I wont either because the idea of carrying on without him is something I refuse to believe". "In fact Brennan and Emma would be here with me but they've gone to check out a lead at the safe house but they said for me to give you their love".
Unable to carry on for now Shalimar settled into the back of the chair and began to wonder how Emma and Brennan were fairing in their search. Casting a glance she realised that they would probably be arriving at the safe house now so communicating with them via her comm. Link would not be a good idea in case it was a trap and it gave their position away.
Unfortunately Shalimar's instincts were screaming 'TRAP' because who would really want to help them find Jesse, if she looked at it realistically who would know were to find him unless there were his kidnappers! However she understood Brennan's reason to go, if it were not for Adam she would be there with him and Emma ready to take any opportunity for the return of Jesse who she loved more than anything because if she thought about it Jesse was that special person that she could go to no matter how stupid her problems just like Emma was to Brennan.
Her run away thoughts making her restless she jumped from the chair and began to pace the room her desire to be with them growing as after all it was going against her feral nature to let her pack go into danger without her to offer protection. In fact if it were not for Emma saying she would scan the perimeter and leave at the first hint of danger then she would have ultimately accompanied them as much as she wanted to be with Adam because she knew in her heart that she would not cope if she lost any more friends today. Noticing however that Adam had moved his hand slightly she was instantly back into her chair, his hands grasped in hers "that's it Adam wake up because we sure as hell need you" she pleaded.
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Elsewhere
The double doors sprung open to reveal a man dressed in black suite with dark gleam in his grey eyes.
"Ah Mr Carter, good news I hope?" Came the greeting to this new arrival standing just within the doorframe.
"Very good indeed Mr Eckhart" came the gruff if not slightly nervous reply.
"Do tell then I'm a very busy man," Eckhart impatiently requested.
"Well sir the remainder of Mutant X received the message as planned regarding the information on Mr Kilmartin's whereabouts and according to the new mutant who's services we enlisted they seem to have fallen for your ploy".
"Good.., Good is everything in place for their arrival at this so called Safe house of theirs because I do not want any more mishaps like at Naxcon earlier today".
Seeing his face turn into a scowl Eckhart was quickly assured "Everything is set up sir, there's twenty agents along with the new mutant psionic you recommended already in position at the safe house. The three Mutants should be no trouble with that number".
For the first time that day Eckhart's face broke into a smile "Very well, when you have captured them place them in the cell with their molecular team mate so that the interrogation for the location of Sanctuary and the new mutant database can begin".
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Authors note:
Ok I know you are all ready to kill me, as I haven't written Jesse yet but I truly promise that I will.
In fact he is in chapter 6 so to please you all when I next post I will upload chapter 5 and 6 together.
But at least I have let you know that Jesse is alive in this chapter!
Feel free to review.