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o.k…according to the reviews I got from u guys…it's kinda a tie…so against my better judgement (also I don really wanna have the wrath of Jesse's lovers out there); this chpt is dedicated to those who wanted e clique ending…e other part is the alternative-lor…so for all u sadists out there u can skip this part n go to e next.
Again I emphasise tt e story was done mostly in the wee hours of e morning so…sometimes my fingers n my eyes doesn't necessarily correspond with my brain. Hehehe…so expect grammar mistakes n etc. rite so the words in (..) represents my thoughts and sometimes after a rather absurd n questionable sentence.
tt's it..enjoy then!
Chpt 9 : The End; Part 1
By aniki19
"Quickly, place him on the bed," Adam instructed to Brennan. He placed the limp body carefully on the slab of mattress and stood back; guilt written all over his face. By the time Adam had reached Jesse's side, he was already unconscious; his breathing so shallow it was a miracle his heart was still pumping.
The atmosphere in the med lab was intense. Adam was busy trying to do all he can to save Jesse; his frantic actions blurred in the frenzy. He turned the scanner on. While waiting for the results, his mind wandered. In his hurry to stabilise the serum, he had forgotten all about Jesse's deteriorating condition. Sometimes, you need to see the whole situation; not just the main problem.
Jesse's heart monitor went on a sudden riot; loud beeping filling up the silence in the room; indicating the graveness of the situation at hand. "Come on Jesse; breathe, damn it! Jesse, you need to breathe!" Adam shouted in frustration. Falling to produce any kind of reaction from him, he proceeded to open Jesse's mouth and inserted a respirator through his airways. Glancing at the results of the scan, Adam shook his head; his lungs were already collapsing and his brain activities were almost at a nonexistent level. Pretty soon, his lungs would stop functioning and his heart would stop beating. Adam sighed and switched on the life support machine. He hope he could still buy some time to work on the cure.
Watching from behind the glass window, were the rest of the team. They knew they need to stay out of the way for Adam to work and looking at him from the glass window isn't helping much but it's the least they could do compared to being in the room with him.
Shalimar had stopped her prowling and is now staring intently to the scene unfolding in front of her. The reality of the situation had finally hit her. She doesn't know what she would do if Jesse…No! She shook her head in denial. Adam will find a cure. Jesse you haveto be alright. You can't let us go through all that just to give up right now, could you? Could you?! She stared at the brother she never had. "You can't give up now," she whispered through the glass. "Who else can I bully if you're not around?". A lone teardrop fell from her eyes betraying her true emotions.
Emma, watching Shal from behind was already in tears. The emotions in the room were almost too much for her to bear and she felt as if she could burst from all the feelings surrounding her. Yet she didn't budged from where she stood…afraid that if she do, then…what if…she sighed. She couldn't help it but felt the projection from Adam and she doesn't know whether to tell Shal or not. She glanced to her left at where Brennan is; he was leaning next to the wall, his face expressionless. She could sense nothing from him, almost as if he's numbed.
Staring at the commotion in the medbay, Brennan was stunned. He knew it wasn't entirely his fault for Jesse to be lying in there but he also knew that he did help contribute to the factors that did put him there in the first place. Guilt is something he doesn't handle as well as he'd like to think. Sighing, he could only hope and prayed to whoever is listening to help Jesse pull through; at least for his own conscience.
"Please, God please, let Jesse pull through…he's too good of a person for you to take him away from this cruel world (!). He's got so much to look forward too…don't do this. Please don't do this to me," Shal whispered in a prayer for the still figure lying on the bed, tears flowing freely down her cheeks. "Don't take him away…".
Adam looked at the vial of the antidote that he had managed to formulate from the sample of the original serum and the rest of the vials that the girls had brought back from Genomex. He had tried it three times on Jesse's blood sample and it had prove true; working to stabilise the serum but he was still having doubts whether he should administer the antidote. Moleculars have a very sensitive DNA structure. Not all treatments that could work in the short run stay so in their system.
Another loud beeping caused him to look up from his work to the bed in the room. Jesse was convulsing on the bed. His blue lips were the only indication of colour on his pale face. No…he's going into shock…He decided there and then. He grabbed a syringe and filled it with the blue coloured antidote and injected it into Jesse's bloodstream. He pull out the syringe and rubbed the injected spot on Jesse's arm. Then he waited.
"memento mori"
- Latin for"remember that you must die"
(I know…I know…it's soooo corny…but I can't help myself! lol! I'm a sadist…sigh!)
Two hours passed. Two agonisingly slow hours since Jesse succumbed to the serum. Shalimar was sitting silently brooding and staring at the still pale figure of her 'brother' as if willing him to open his eyes, to grin his cheeky smile and tease her; just like he use to. She clench his limp hand tightly. I'm not letting you go.
Brennan was watching her from the glass window; afraid to disturb the momentum. After Adam administered the antidote; Jesse's vitals were dangerously low but at a stabilised rate. Now if only he would wake up.
Emma was sitting down in the still of her room, trying to calm her self down with meditation. After Adam came out from the lab; no one was more relieve to hear the news than her. Finally she could go somewhere to rid of the 'ill-air' in the lab and deal with her own emotions. Suddenly, she gasp. Her green eyes flew open and a look of pure dread flash in their recesses. Jesse!
"Again!" Adam instructed to Brennan who was near the defibrillator machine. "Increase voltage and give me 15cc more. Brennan moved like a robot. He grabbed the syringe, filled it with a clear liquid before passing it to Adam. Shalimar was by Brennan side, gripping his shirt tightly; too stun to do anything else but watch each movement in agonising silence. Emma was in the doorway, a look of horror on her face. She had sense nothing from him in her room; nothing coming from him now.
Adam squeezed out the syringe, expelling any air that might be in the vial and inserted the needle straight onto Jesse's chest(?!). Come on Jesse, work with me; he prayed silently. The whining of the machine pushed him into action. He place the paddles on Jesse's chest and his body jolted. Stealing a glance at the monitor; still registering a flat line.
He looked up and saw the faces of the rest of his team. With grim determination; he motioned to Brennan and placed the paddles on his chest for the final time. With a loud hum coming from the machine, "Clear!" he pressed the switch.
With his back slumped to the wall; Adam heaved a sigh of relief. True, Jesse isn't out of danger yet but at least he is stabilising for the moment and that is all that counts. That was too close for comfort and he sits down on the floor to contemplate the situation; his mind wondering the inevitable should it happen. He shook his head and sighed. No, he pushed the thought out of his mind. He's determined never to let any of his team to succumbed to such a fate ever again.
Two days later, Jesse opened his eyes to familiar faces full of concern and a wave of confusion passed through him; making him dizzy. He couldn't remember what happened exactly. His headache is still there but now a dull throb in his scull. He ignored the throb and focus on the faces looking expectantly at him.
God, the lights are harsh! He blink repeatedly; his eyes slowly accustoming to the lights. He noticed the mass of tubes connecting him to half a dozen machines or so. He felt aches he never knew he could have and what's this…he caught a glimpse of himself in the reflection from the window. Gasp! Is that a black eye?! Hmm, I wonder what happened.
But before he could ask questions he was given a charge of bear hugs from Shalimar, Emma and even Brennan! A sharp grunt finally managed to free him from their clasps and he ask the question that's been burning in his mind, "What's up with you guys? You act as if you'll never see me again."
With that, Emma burst into tears; relieve obvious on her face. Shalimar after some effort surrendered to her emotions and cried happy tears. Brennan was controlling his emotions very well though Jess could tell he looked like on the verge of tears himself! Even Adam seemed a little sad but he smiled from where he was standing. Emma tears turn to an infectious giggle and before he knew it everyone was laughing.
"You'll never how close you were, Jesse. You never know how close we were to losing you." Adam wiped a lone tear that had fallen from his eyes quickly. "You never knew how close we were," he whispered to himself.
o.k..tt's all I could think of for the happy ending! Please, please read the second part too…pretty please!!!!coz that's where I left my credits…