The first thing Ally was aware of was the cold. Wherever she was, was only maybe a degree or two lower then a normal room, but it was the sort of thing she noticed. Next, she became aware of the smell of antiseptic and other chemicals, like a hospital...or a morgue.
Ally woke with a start, inhaling sharply.
"Hey shh, you're alright. You're safe here."
Ally looked up and found that wonderful, handsome face looking down upon her. "Where is...here?" Ally asked, looking around and finding she was in some kind of Labratory.
"This is Sanctuary's Med Lab." He replied. "You were hurt during the fight."
"That was quite the display you put on back there." Came a feminine voice.
Ally turned to look in the other direction and saw the brunette.
"Uh...yeah. I don't know what happened. Is your other friend okay?"
"He's just fine," Came yet another voice (this one male). "It's you we were worried about."
Ally could not believe at first who she saw entering the lab. "Dr. Kane?"
"It's good to see you again, Ally. Please, call me Adam."
"So it's true. You're the guy behind Mutant X."
"That's right, though anything else you may have heard might not be." He said with a smile. "You've already met most of the team. This is Emma and Brennan, and the person you asked about is Jesse. But you were already unconscious before you could meet Shalimar."
"How long have I been out?" Ally asked him.
"Not long, just a few hours."
"Do you know what's wrong with me?"
"A lot of New Mutants have been experiencing sudden and rapid growths in their abilities, these four included," Adam indicated Emma and Brennan. "This can lead to a loss of control over them and any new abilities that develop."
"New abilities? So my lifting off the ground was no accident?"
"You mean like levitation?" Brennan (a name forever burned into her memory ^_^) questioned.
"We thought your new power had to do with the explosion." Emma filled in.
"That was something else I found." Adam said, reminded. "If the thermal energy you harness is kept in too long, and you get stressed out or frightened like you were, it can lead to what happened back there. It's a chemical imbalance of sorts, common in most thermals, though, your case more extreme than others. To be honest," He added carefully, "I'm amazed you survived it."
"So what do we do?" Ally asked, worried.
"Nothing. I've already started your body's catch-up to the mutation, you should be just fine now. And once you've developed your levitation--and any other abilities you may have--further, you'll be even better."
"So I'm cured?"
"Ah, now hold on, it's not that simple. The treatment needs time to go through your system to take full effect. If you get overly stressed you could have another flare up and your body cannot handle that. You should avoid using your powers at all for the next few hours."
Ally leaned back in her chair and sighed. "That's fine by me, because right now, all I wanna do is sleep."
"Well, we were a little curious about why you were here, and if you knew why every member of the Strand was out there today, trying to get a piece of you." Brennan said to her, not meaning to be cruel in tone.
Ally sat there silent for a moment and it dawned on her, "I don't know."
"You must have some idea. Did they say anything that could give us a clue?" Emma asked.
"No no, you don't understand." Ally went on. "I'm saying, that up until a few days ago, I don't know anything about where I've been for the last eight months!"
"What?" Brennan asked.
Adam looked astonished himself.
Emma attempted to verify what she was saying, telempathically. "It's true Adam, it's like I can see a door locked tight. Like those memories have been sealed away from her."
"Maybe you're surpressing something bad that happened to you." Adam suggested.
"Or maybe someone else took them from her." Emma suggested, remembering Marc Griffin.
"Could a Mutant be powerful enough to surpress that much specific time from someone?" Brennan asked.
"Well, Mark Griffin was able to steal my entire life away from me, it seems very likely, but I think we should rule out Ally doing it to herself before we blame another mutant." Adam advised. "Ally, why don't you change into some clean clothes and Brennan and Emma can show you around Sanctuary. I want everyone to stay put and get some rest soon."
"What about you?" Emma asked, concerned.
"There's just another New Mutant I'm curious about and then I promise I'll take my own advice." He replied with a grin.
Ally woke with a start, inhaling sharply.
"Hey shh, you're alright. You're safe here."
Ally looked up and found that wonderful, handsome face looking down upon her. "Where is...here?" Ally asked, looking around and finding she was in some kind of Labratory.
"This is Sanctuary's Med Lab." He replied. "You were hurt during the fight."
"That was quite the display you put on back there." Came a feminine voice.
Ally turned to look in the other direction and saw the brunette.
"Uh...yeah. I don't know what happened. Is your other friend okay?"
"He's just fine," Came yet another voice (this one male). "It's you we were worried about."
Ally could not believe at first who she saw entering the lab. "Dr. Kane?"
"It's good to see you again, Ally. Please, call me Adam."
"So it's true. You're the guy behind Mutant X."
"That's right, though anything else you may have heard might not be." He said with a smile. "You've already met most of the team. This is Emma and Brennan, and the person you asked about is Jesse. But you were already unconscious before you could meet Shalimar."
"How long have I been out?" Ally asked him.
"Not long, just a few hours."
"Do you know what's wrong with me?"
"A lot of New Mutants have been experiencing sudden and rapid growths in their abilities, these four included," Adam indicated Emma and Brennan. "This can lead to a loss of control over them and any new abilities that develop."
"New abilities? So my lifting off the ground was no accident?"
"You mean like levitation?" Brennan (a name forever burned into her memory ^_^) questioned.
"We thought your new power had to do with the explosion." Emma filled in.
"That was something else I found." Adam said, reminded. "If the thermal energy you harness is kept in too long, and you get stressed out or frightened like you were, it can lead to what happened back there. It's a chemical imbalance of sorts, common in most thermals, though, your case more extreme than others. To be honest," He added carefully, "I'm amazed you survived it."
"So what do we do?" Ally asked, worried.
"Nothing. I've already started your body's catch-up to the mutation, you should be just fine now. And once you've developed your levitation--and any other abilities you may have--further, you'll be even better."
"So I'm cured?"
"Ah, now hold on, it's not that simple. The treatment needs time to go through your system to take full effect. If you get overly stressed you could have another flare up and your body cannot handle that. You should avoid using your powers at all for the next few hours."
Ally leaned back in her chair and sighed. "That's fine by me, because right now, all I wanna do is sleep."
"Well, we were a little curious about why you were here, and if you knew why every member of the Strand was out there today, trying to get a piece of you." Brennan said to her, not meaning to be cruel in tone.
Ally sat there silent for a moment and it dawned on her, "I don't know."
"You must have some idea. Did they say anything that could give us a clue?" Emma asked.
"No no, you don't understand." Ally went on. "I'm saying, that up until a few days ago, I don't know anything about where I've been for the last eight months!"
"What?" Brennan asked.
Adam looked astonished himself.
Emma attempted to verify what she was saying, telempathically. "It's true Adam, it's like I can see a door locked tight. Like those memories have been sealed away from her."
"Maybe you're surpressing something bad that happened to you." Adam suggested.
"Or maybe someone else took them from her." Emma suggested, remembering Marc Griffin.
"Could a Mutant be powerful enough to surpress that much specific time from someone?" Brennan asked.
"Well, Mark Griffin was able to steal my entire life away from me, it seems very likely, but I think we should rule out Ally doing it to herself before we blame another mutant." Adam advised. "Ally, why don't you change into some clean clothes and Brennan and Emma can show you around Sanctuary. I want everyone to stay put and get some rest soon."
"What about you?" Emma asked, concerned.
"There's just another New Mutant I'm curious about and then I promise I'll take my own advice." He replied with a grin.