Chapter three: Shal's sickness and Lexa's secrets
Shalimar had been feeling really bad lately, she burnt in fever as she said nonesense. Jesse was trying to find out what was wrong with the feral, while Lexa helped him by doing some researching.
"No.. nothing here... what the hell could be wrong with her? She was perfectly yesterday..." Jesse said as he went on typing and desperating.
"Nothing here either.. where's Brennan?" Lexa asked him as she served Jesse a glass of water.
"He's with Shal.. he hadn't left her room the whole night.." Jesse said as he smile thinking how much the elemental cared for Shalimar Fox.
"Well I better go resting a bit... Im kinda tired Jess.. I'll be right back anyway.." Lexa said as she gave him a kiss goodnight. Jesse was surprised, but he liked Lexa to be more opened with him.
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Brennan was sitting next to Shalimar's bed just staring at her. He was seing her suffer so much that he could barely stand it. He approached to her a bit more and passed his hand round her forehead just proving what he had been fearing: she was indeed burning up and now starting to sheak violently.
"Shal! Shal!" Brennan shouted as he gently caught her arms in his and watched her closely. She went on shaking and burning and Brennan was only growing in desperation. He tried to wake her but she was fast past out. " Shal please wake up! Please... I... I need you here..." Brennan pleaded as he slowly saw the feral calming down. "Thanks." He said again with a relief smile and kissed her cheek.
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"She's dying! What are you doing to her???!!! Well whatever it is undo it!!! Now!" Lexa shouted at one blurry image in the screen.
"Lex... wasn't enough with my mind little advice? You needed to call me too? Didn't I tell you I hated being called? I think I did.." The man was interrupted by Lexa's yelling.
"I DONT GIVE A DAMN WHAT YOU THINK YOU DID!!!!!" She snapped at him. " STOP IT! LEAVE SHALIMAR ALONE!" She said again as mad as before.
"Well.. aren't we a little cranky today?" The man said gladly. "And as for Fox, she's just one of lots and lots of punishments you'll have for not doing what you were asked for... oh, and DeLauro says hi.." The man broke connection.
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"Im not asking that much Jess, just get a cure!" Brennan hit the wall with all his strenght.
"Calm down Brennan, im doing what I can..." Jesse said as he went on scanning an unconscious Shalimar.
"Well is not that much!" Brennan said again.
"Maybe you should go and let me do my work.." Jesse said at him regreting it later.
"You're right... Im useless here..." Brennan left the room pissed. He passed through Lexa's room and heard bits of a conversation.
"Is she gonna be alright? What do you mean... I.. No!!! One of my friends is bad, really bad and I won't let her die!!"
Brennan approached to the door even more and listened carefully.
"Lamebark Factory... half and hour.."
"Half and hour... Lamebark factory..." Brennan repeated as he got his coat and took off on his bike.
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"Jesse..?" A weak Shalimar spoke. She rolled a few times in the medical bed as she saw Jesse turning to her.
"Shal... how are you feeling?" Jesse asked seriously not for one moment drawing a smile.
"Im.. fine... where are Lexa and Brennan?" Shalimar asked as she try to sit but failed.
"Lexa had a meeting and Brennan... he... felt like he wasn't helping so he left..." Jesse informed Shalimar. He approached to her and checked at her vital signs.
"Spit it Jess." Shalimar said to him sured.
"Shal... you're... there's a virus in your blood.. that is killing slowly and painfully your immunologic system..."
"And...?" Shalimar asked nervously, sort of scared. It wasn't the right time for her to die.
"If we can't find a cure... any injuries you get... it will kill you immediately." Jesse turned his back on her, he didn't feel like confronting the feral then.
"Oh.. that bad uh?" Shalimar said trying to get up now.
"What do you think you're doing???? You can't get up!!!! You have to rest!" Jesse put her back on the bed.
"Im gonna die anyway so let me at least do my last will.." Shalimar said again.
"No Shal, you won't die..." Jesse said wanting to believe what he had said. He knew they eventually find a cure since he couldn't stand losing more teammates. Friends. "Shal please let me work on you, maybe I can find something.. just don't give up now.." Jesse added last as Shalimar nodded not very convinced and went back to the medical bed.
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Lexa parked the car and got out quickly, running towards an alley as Brennan followed her closely. He supported his body against a wall as he carefully watched Lexa approaching to a misterious man. The man looked around and then handed Lexa something Brennan couldn't see.
"What's this?" Lexa asked the misterious man as she held the little black box.
"You said you needed help... well here's just part of it... Fox needs two serums.. there is one of them in the box. Give it to her and she'll get better..." The man said to her.
"But she won't heal completely." Lexa added sured.
"No she won't. You need the other serum to complete the treatment, otherwise the effects are gonna be just temporary." The man said as he concentrated in one spot now: Brennan.
"Then where do I get the other one?" Lexa asked noticing the man's attention for something else.
"You won't get it easily." The man answered fast now getting his attention back to her.
"She didn't ask that. Where is the other one?" Brennan said stepping out of his hiding. Lexa was shocked but the man didn't seem to be surprised at all. He watched up and down at the elemental
"Genomex." The man said again waiting for their reactions.
"But Genomex... There was an explotion in there, if there's something is ashes.. and dust.." Brennan said waiting for an instant reply.
"Maybe you should look better, if the feral means to you what you show she does..." The man said again and turned around. Lexa and Brennan looked at each other confused and then the man was gone.
"Well.. what are you doing here?" Lexa asked mad at Brennan for following her.
"Wasn't helping at Sanctuary and I heard your little chat... what the hell is that you're hiding from us Lexa? You said you don't want us to mess around in your business, but Shal, she is our business too and you were gonna meet a guy that could save her and didn't even tell us!" Brennan said angrily.
"You don't understand.." Lexa started.
"You bet I don't! And you know why? Cause YOU'RE NOT TELLING ME!!!" Brennan snapped at her.
"Could you just calm down Brennan! I know Shal means a lot to you but you're starting to become annoying!" Lexa snapped back, now she was preparing for an attack.
"What the hell are you gonna do now? Hit me?" Brennan said as approached to her in sign that he couldn't care less what she was gonna do to him.
"Hey guys.. Shal's awake... come here.." Jesse's voice was heard. Brennan looked at Lexa and so did she.
"We'll talk later." Brennan ordered as he left to ride his bike towards Sanctuary.
"Damn... now I got everybody against me.." Lexa said to the air.
"Not everybody.. you still have him..." Emma pomped into Lexa's mind.
"Emma? Are you okay?" Lexa asked desperated.
"For now... but not for so long.." Emma said scared.
"Im sorry Emma... I really wanna help you but.." Lexa started.
"I know... but remember what I said before. You can trust them. Tell them everything, tell them the Dominion is behind this.." Emma pleaded.
"I can't Emma... they... won't understand.." Lexa said scared herself.
"Lexa they are gonna kill them! And me, and you!" Emma tried to wake Lexa.
"But Emma.." Lexa started saying.
"No Lex... no.. Adam is out there, they are gonna kill him, and you know they'll do the same with us!" Emma said again.
"Im working on it." Lexa said again.
"Oh are you? Then why Shal is dying? Why Im still here? You know Digger won't stop until you do what he wants! Just go and teake him down! I know Mutant X can do that!" Emma said to Lexa.
"Emma..." Lexa was sad. She knew she could help but she wasn't doing anything to actually achieve that.
"Im sorry Lex... I didn't have to that... Im just.. I miss the gang... Adam.. He is in danger too... please help us." Emma said again.
"Fine Emma... I'll tell them." Lexa said as she shook violently when the connection broke.
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"Shal???? Shal! Oh thanks god you're okay!" Brennan said as he hughed her carefully. He released her as he looked deeper in her eyes. Shalimar didn't say a thing, she was lost in his eyes herself.
"Shalimar... glad you're okay." Lexa said coldly as she sat on a chair. Brennan kissed her cheek and broke appart as he saw the others coming in. He stood next to her waiting for Jesse to speak.
"Shalimar... she.." Jesse started.
"No she is not." Lexa corrected whatever Jesse was going to say. "She is not gonna die... here... take this.." Lexa gave the serum to Jesse.
"What's this?" Jesse asked confused.
"It should cure her temporary." Brennan answered this time.
"How do you guys know that?" Jesse asked again confused, now Shalimar was curioused.
"Never mind that, now Shal.. I want you to get better okay? Im going out." Brennan said as he kissed her cheek one more time and took his coat.
"Where are you going?" Shalimar asked him.
"Be right back." He answered leaving them.
"I know you know where he is going, so tell me." Shalimar said looking at Lexa now.
"He... he loves you damn too much Shalimar." Lexa said leaving with Jesse on her heels.
"Brennan.." Shalimar said concerned.
"What happened? You know, eventually you'll have to tell me." Jesse said to Lexa, who was working on the computer.
"What about no?" Lexa said not even looking at him.
"Lexa, please trust me." Jesse pleaded. Lexa looked up at him and stood up. "Well.. have you got time?"
"Of course." Jesse said to her as they both looked at each other.
"I... Emma is alive Jesse." Lexa started.
"What??? Emma is alive???? How long have you been knowing this????? Where is she? Is Adam with her?" Jesse asked desperatly.
"I... knew for a long time now... a couple of months.." Lexa said to him.
"And why the hell didn't you tell us?" Jesse snapped at her.
"I... couldn't.." Lexa said again, now turning her back to him not wanting to see his expresion of betrayal.
"You.. couldn't? Why the hell not?" Jesse asked as he turned her to face him.
"Cause they're after us okay! They want us dead! If you knew they were still alive you would have gone there to save them and end up dead!" Lexa confirmed.
"They whom?" Jesse asked even more desperated at the less information Lexa was giving him.
"Dominion." Lexa said and turned leaving.
"No! Don't you walk away! You tried to clear things up but let me tell you! You didn't!" Jesse shouted following her.
"Jesse! I told you this cause I thought I could trust you." Lexa said hurt.
"Im sorry but, I have lots of questions. Why the Dominion want to kill us? And where are Adam and Emma? Who is responsible for what's happening to Shal?" Jesse asked her as he sat and waited for her replies.
"The Dominion and Genomex... they.. lets just say Genomex isn't our worse enemy right now.." Lexa said as she stared at the wall. "We're a threaten to the Dominion, and the whole Genomex thing, Adam vs Echkart was just a covered.. so they could use us and control us as they wanted. Dominion doesn't want the sake of all mutants Jess, they are... exterminating them.
"What? But... why?" Jesse couldn't help to ask again.
"Adam found out about this and he knew why too, that's why he faked his own dead, 'cause he knew they would eventually find out themselves that he knew everything about them and would send someone to kill him. He couldn't risk losing all he had worked so hard to get and thought the Dominion wouldn't suspect from you 4... no leader no rebelion..." Lexa stopped to allow Jesse to ask.
"What about Emma? Did she fake her own dead too? We saw her body Lexa! She was..." Jesse couldn't go on. He was so surprised and hurt that he stood up and left.
"Jesse!" Lexa called for him.
END OF CHAPTER THREE
Author notes:
Well, here you have a hint of what's happening guys. I promise more discoveries for next chapter. Well, previews: For those Emma/Jesse shippers, nothing, sorry but Emma and Jess just doesn't sound good to me, anyway for Emma shippers we are gonna see more of her as we discover what's happening. Lexa and Jess are moving on on their relationship, I mean he was the only one she trusted to tell him what was happening. We'll see Bren doing something really really dangerous to get Shalimar's needed serum, and a war begins. Adam will have an extra help. Please review and if you have any ideas just tell me, comments are well received. I already changed my form so now everybody can review.. do so... Paris BYK
Shalimar had been feeling really bad lately, she burnt in fever as she said nonesense. Jesse was trying to find out what was wrong with the feral, while Lexa helped him by doing some researching.
"No.. nothing here... what the hell could be wrong with her? She was perfectly yesterday..." Jesse said as he went on typing and desperating.
"Nothing here either.. where's Brennan?" Lexa asked him as she served Jesse a glass of water.
"He's with Shal.. he hadn't left her room the whole night.." Jesse said as he smile thinking how much the elemental cared for Shalimar Fox.
"Well I better go resting a bit... Im kinda tired Jess.. I'll be right back anyway.." Lexa said as she gave him a kiss goodnight. Jesse was surprised, but he liked Lexa to be more opened with him.
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Brennan was sitting next to Shalimar's bed just staring at her. He was seing her suffer so much that he could barely stand it. He approached to her a bit more and passed his hand round her forehead just proving what he had been fearing: she was indeed burning up and now starting to sheak violently.
"Shal! Shal!" Brennan shouted as he gently caught her arms in his and watched her closely. She went on shaking and burning and Brennan was only growing in desperation. He tried to wake her but she was fast past out. " Shal please wake up! Please... I... I need you here..." Brennan pleaded as he slowly saw the feral calming down. "Thanks." He said again with a relief smile and kissed her cheek.
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"She's dying! What are you doing to her???!!! Well whatever it is undo it!!! Now!" Lexa shouted at one blurry image in the screen.
"Lex... wasn't enough with my mind little advice? You needed to call me too? Didn't I tell you I hated being called? I think I did.." The man was interrupted by Lexa's yelling.
"I DONT GIVE A DAMN WHAT YOU THINK YOU DID!!!!!" She snapped at him. " STOP IT! LEAVE SHALIMAR ALONE!" She said again as mad as before.
"Well.. aren't we a little cranky today?" The man said gladly. "And as for Fox, she's just one of lots and lots of punishments you'll have for not doing what you were asked for... oh, and DeLauro says hi.." The man broke connection.
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"Im not asking that much Jess, just get a cure!" Brennan hit the wall with all his strenght.
"Calm down Brennan, im doing what I can..." Jesse said as he went on scanning an unconscious Shalimar.
"Well is not that much!" Brennan said again.
"Maybe you should go and let me do my work.." Jesse said at him regreting it later.
"You're right... Im useless here..." Brennan left the room pissed. He passed through Lexa's room and heard bits of a conversation.
"Is she gonna be alright? What do you mean... I.. No!!! One of my friends is bad, really bad and I won't let her die!!"
Brennan approached to the door even more and listened carefully.
"Lamebark Factory... half and hour.."
"Half and hour... Lamebark factory..." Brennan repeated as he got his coat and took off on his bike.
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"Jesse..?" A weak Shalimar spoke. She rolled a few times in the medical bed as she saw Jesse turning to her.
"Shal... how are you feeling?" Jesse asked seriously not for one moment drawing a smile.
"Im.. fine... where are Lexa and Brennan?" Shalimar asked as she try to sit but failed.
"Lexa had a meeting and Brennan... he... felt like he wasn't helping so he left..." Jesse informed Shalimar. He approached to her and checked at her vital signs.
"Spit it Jess." Shalimar said to him sured.
"Shal... you're... there's a virus in your blood.. that is killing slowly and painfully your immunologic system..."
"And...?" Shalimar asked nervously, sort of scared. It wasn't the right time for her to die.
"If we can't find a cure... any injuries you get... it will kill you immediately." Jesse turned his back on her, he didn't feel like confronting the feral then.
"Oh.. that bad uh?" Shalimar said trying to get up now.
"What do you think you're doing???? You can't get up!!!! You have to rest!" Jesse put her back on the bed.
"Im gonna die anyway so let me at least do my last will.." Shalimar said again.
"No Shal, you won't die..." Jesse said wanting to believe what he had said. He knew they eventually find a cure since he couldn't stand losing more teammates. Friends. "Shal please let me work on you, maybe I can find something.. just don't give up now.." Jesse added last as Shalimar nodded not very convinced and went back to the medical bed.
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Lexa parked the car and got out quickly, running towards an alley as Brennan followed her closely. He supported his body against a wall as he carefully watched Lexa approaching to a misterious man. The man looked around and then handed Lexa something Brennan couldn't see.
"What's this?" Lexa asked the misterious man as she held the little black box.
"You said you needed help... well here's just part of it... Fox needs two serums.. there is one of them in the box. Give it to her and she'll get better..." The man said to her.
"But she won't heal completely." Lexa added sured.
"No she won't. You need the other serum to complete the treatment, otherwise the effects are gonna be just temporary." The man said as he concentrated in one spot now: Brennan.
"Then where do I get the other one?" Lexa asked noticing the man's attention for something else.
"You won't get it easily." The man answered fast now getting his attention back to her.
"She didn't ask that. Where is the other one?" Brennan said stepping out of his hiding. Lexa was shocked but the man didn't seem to be surprised at all. He watched up and down at the elemental
"Genomex." The man said again waiting for their reactions.
"But Genomex... There was an explotion in there, if there's something is ashes.. and dust.." Brennan said waiting for an instant reply.
"Maybe you should look better, if the feral means to you what you show she does..." The man said again and turned around. Lexa and Brennan looked at each other confused and then the man was gone.
"Well.. what are you doing here?" Lexa asked mad at Brennan for following her.
"Wasn't helping at Sanctuary and I heard your little chat... what the hell is that you're hiding from us Lexa? You said you don't want us to mess around in your business, but Shal, she is our business too and you were gonna meet a guy that could save her and didn't even tell us!" Brennan said angrily.
"You don't understand.." Lexa started.
"You bet I don't! And you know why? Cause YOU'RE NOT TELLING ME!!!" Brennan snapped at her.
"Could you just calm down Brennan! I know Shal means a lot to you but you're starting to become annoying!" Lexa snapped back, now she was preparing for an attack.
"What the hell are you gonna do now? Hit me?" Brennan said as approached to her in sign that he couldn't care less what she was gonna do to him.
"Hey guys.. Shal's awake... come here.." Jesse's voice was heard. Brennan looked at Lexa and so did she.
"We'll talk later." Brennan ordered as he left to ride his bike towards Sanctuary.
"Damn... now I got everybody against me.." Lexa said to the air.
"Not everybody.. you still have him..." Emma pomped into Lexa's mind.
"Emma? Are you okay?" Lexa asked desperated.
"For now... but not for so long.." Emma said scared.
"Im sorry Emma... I really wanna help you but.." Lexa started.
"I know... but remember what I said before. You can trust them. Tell them everything, tell them the Dominion is behind this.." Emma pleaded.
"I can't Emma... they... won't understand.." Lexa said scared herself.
"Lexa they are gonna kill them! And me, and you!" Emma tried to wake Lexa.
"But Emma.." Lexa started saying.
"No Lex... no.. Adam is out there, they are gonna kill him, and you know they'll do the same with us!" Emma said again.
"Im working on it." Lexa said again.
"Oh are you? Then why Shal is dying? Why Im still here? You know Digger won't stop until you do what he wants! Just go and teake him down! I know Mutant X can do that!" Emma said to Lexa.
"Emma..." Lexa was sad. She knew she could help but she wasn't doing anything to actually achieve that.
"Im sorry Lex... I didn't have to that... Im just.. I miss the gang... Adam.. He is in danger too... please help us." Emma said again.
"Fine Emma... I'll tell them." Lexa said as she shook violently when the connection broke.
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"Shal???? Shal! Oh thanks god you're okay!" Brennan said as he hughed her carefully. He released her as he looked deeper in her eyes. Shalimar didn't say a thing, she was lost in his eyes herself.
"Shalimar... glad you're okay." Lexa said coldly as she sat on a chair. Brennan kissed her cheek and broke appart as he saw the others coming in. He stood next to her waiting for Jesse to speak.
"Shalimar... she.." Jesse started.
"No she is not." Lexa corrected whatever Jesse was going to say. "She is not gonna die... here... take this.." Lexa gave the serum to Jesse.
"What's this?" Jesse asked confused.
"It should cure her temporary." Brennan answered this time.
"How do you guys know that?" Jesse asked again confused, now Shalimar was curioused.
"Never mind that, now Shal.. I want you to get better okay? Im going out." Brennan said as he kissed her cheek one more time and took his coat.
"Where are you going?" Shalimar asked him.
"Be right back." He answered leaving them.
"I know you know where he is going, so tell me." Shalimar said looking at Lexa now.
"He... he loves you damn too much Shalimar." Lexa said leaving with Jesse on her heels.
"Brennan.." Shalimar said concerned.
"What happened? You know, eventually you'll have to tell me." Jesse said to Lexa, who was working on the computer.
"What about no?" Lexa said not even looking at him.
"Lexa, please trust me." Jesse pleaded. Lexa looked up at him and stood up. "Well.. have you got time?"
"Of course." Jesse said to her as they both looked at each other.
"I... Emma is alive Jesse." Lexa started.
"What??? Emma is alive???? How long have you been knowing this????? Where is she? Is Adam with her?" Jesse asked desperatly.
"I... knew for a long time now... a couple of months.." Lexa said to him.
"And why the hell didn't you tell us?" Jesse snapped at her.
"I... couldn't.." Lexa said again, now turning her back to him not wanting to see his expresion of betrayal.
"You.. couldn't? Why the hell not?" Jesse asked as he turned her to face him.
"Cause they're after us okay! They want us dead! If you knew they were still alive you would have gone there to save them and end up dead!" Lexa confirmed.
"They whom?" Jesse asked even more desperated at the less information Lexa was giving him.
"Dominion." Lexa said and turned leaving.
"No! Don't you walk away! You tried to clear things up but let me tell you! You didn't!" Jesse shouted following her.
"Jesse! I told you this cause I thought I could trust you." Lexa said hurt.
"Im sorry but, I have lots of questions. Why the Dominion want to kill us? And where are Adam and Emma? Who is responsible for what's happening to Shal?" Jesse asked her as he sat and waited for her replies.
"The Dominion and Genomex... they.. lets just say Genomex isn't our worse enemy right now.." Lexa said as she stared at the wall. "We're a threaten to the Dominion, and the whole Genomex thing, Adam vs Echkart was just a covered.. so they could use us and control us as they wanted. Dominion doesn't want the sake of all mutants Jess, they are... exterminating them.
"What? But... why?" Jesse couldn't help to ask again.
"Adam found out about this and he knew why too, that's why he faked his own dead, 'cause he knew they would eventually find out themselves that he knew everything about them and would send someone to kill him. He couldn't risk losing all he had worked so hard to get and thought the Dominion wouldn't suspect from you 4... no leader no rebelion..." Lexa stopped to allow Jesse to ask.
"What about Emma? Did she fake her own dead too? We saw her body Lexa! She was..." Jesse couldn't go on. He was so surprised and hurt that he stood up and left.
"Jesse!" Lexa called for him.
END OF CHAPTER THREE
Author notes:
Well, here you have a hint of what's happening guys. I promise more discoveries for next chapter. Well, previews: For those Emma/Jesse shippers, nothing, sorry but Emma and Jess just doesn't sound good to me, anyway for Emma shippers we are gonna see more of her as we discover what's happening. Lexa and Jess are moving on on their relationship, I mean he was the only one she trusted to tell him what was happening. We'll see Bren doing something really really dangerous to get Shalimar's needed serum, and a war begins. Adam will have an extra help. Please review and if you have any ideas just tell me, comments are well received. I already changed my form so now everybody can review.. do so... Paris BYK