Disclaimer : see previous chpts
O.k…now I'm following my instincts…if u guys cannot handle a death fic…get out now…this part of e story is not for the soft-hearted. So…This part is dedicated to those who wanted the alternative...so get out the tissues n wat nots o.k? 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.
I was thinking on how they always take advantage of the fact tt Adam almost always could find a cure in the nick of time. Well, tis time round, he couldn't. hey, sometimes evn if he is e smartest person in the world; he's not perfect. He created the mutants in the first place, didn't he? So…it's more of a wat if…u know…o.k so the first part(e middle too) is pretty much e same…only the ending…k?
Chpt 9 : The End; Part 2
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 non-existent 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 have to 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.
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.
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.
The silence was deafening (oxymoron alert!!!). Shal was on the floor; sobbing, her breath coming in short gasps. Brennan had already ran out of the lab shouting in frustration. Emma was pale; trying her best to block everyone else's emotions to come to terms with her own.
Adam was slump against the wall; a look of defeat on his features. I have failed…I've lost him. I did it to him. He looked up at the body lying so still on the bed and move forward. He detached the respirator and proceeded to administer CPR on Jesse. He started pumping his chest. "Damn it Jesse! You can't do this to me!" The pumping turned more rapid, almost out of desperation.
Emma move to his side. "He's gone Adam," she said quietly to him. "He's really gone. You have to let him go." She gripped his hands and pull them away. "You have to let go." she said sadly.
Shalimar stared at the covered vault of her fallen 'brother' in a plot that was reserved for the Kilmartins in an uptown funeral parlour(?). She was here alone. She had wanted to bury him someplace else then this rich man's idea of a resting place but Adam had been firm and respected the wants of Jesse's family.
A past memory flicked in her vision.
"Hey, why the glum face? It's your birthday. Lighten up, Jess" she teased the young man sitting in front of the computer. Jesse had just turned 18 and he was so excited when he received a message from his grandparents. He turned to look at Shal in disgust. "I hardly see them for the past three years and they had to give me this"; he pointed to a picture on the screen.
Shal took a closer look. "What is it?". Peering closely at the screen, she could just make out Jesse's name
on the marker -
Jesse David Alexander Kilmartin II
Born : 19th November 1994
Died :
"My own personal place in the family vault, that's what it is. I can't believe they do this to me. Who wants to be locked up tight in a building after you're dead ? Anyway I'm claustrophobic…I would rather prefer to be buried on top of a hill somewhere than stuck there with the rest of the family members." He rolled his eyes. "My grandparents have such a weird sense of expressing their love".
A sad smile appeared on her face. Of course later that week the real present arrived; a blue Ferrari. He must have forgotten to tell that little bit of information regarding his wishes in his thank-you note t his grandparents in all that excitement. Boy, was she envious till he said she could borrow it as often as she wanted.
She touched the white marble; feeling the solidity of the moment. It's no longer just a picture now. Running her fingers on the engraved words she could see that it now reads -
Jesse David Alexander Kilmartin II
Born : 19th November 1994
Died : 22nd October 2018
Beloved grandson, brother and friend
"Gone too Soon"
It's been 4 years already and she still comes back to visit her brother. She gave the cold marble a kiss and place a lone white rose on the stand provided nearby. "Miss you so much, Jesse." A drop of tear fell on the floor. "I've adjusted but I'm still missing you so much every day." With that she turned and walk slowly back towards the exit.
SOB!!! it's e end!!!! Were u guys in tears? Coz I was…well almost anyway. so how was it? Does e two endings satisfy you guys? sigh…I preferred part 2...but did part 1 anyway….well…e reviews kept me going…so Once again personal thanks to those who were soooo patient with their constructive criticisms and lovely comments. A big sloppy kiss to all u guys out there! Drinks on me! (hmm…I only have orange juice at e moment…tough luck coz I don't drink; alcohol so does not go well with me…I get high drinking coffee, k?)
In no order of preferrence whatsoever; I'll liked to say thanks to :
Kryle : hmm…u'll probably didn't like e 2nd part but I think I tortured Jesse enuff and should just him rest. Thank you so much for the intriguing questions and suggestions for the past few chpts; they kept me awake for most nites…lol!
Laily : you emotional gal u! appreciate tt you enjoyed my musing as much as I enjoyed writing it. loved ur reviews but love ur stories more...so PLEASE! Update more often. grins
Raquelle2 : Yeah..I kinda figure u lot on FF can be brutal so I chicken out in the last minute and did part 1. Hope u read part 2 too coz tt's e original idea. Please don't seek revenge…coz I'm more apt in tt area than u r….haahaha!!!nah…just kidding.
V : wat took you so long to review?!!huh?!!! Well, better late than never…welcome to the club…enjoyed ur review very much…very cute…(kawaii).don't forget to review this k?! or else I'll throw away the keyboard n never type again! Walau eh…so drama…as if tt would stop me from writing..lol…winks
Preciousbabyblue : hmm…the answer depends on which ending u prefer. So made up ur mind, yet?
Feline-feral : Yeah! Finally someone who agrees (great minds think alike,eh? Heheehe) wicked grin when r u gonna update "time jump"? ur taking sooo long! Hurry up..or yeah…thanks!
Rogue : yeah well, I understood what u mean…n I know e routine tt if u don't know how to end it…just "end it"..is lame…but I feel that e story would be deeper, more solid this way; more satisfiying…in part 2...but u got ur compensation in part 1,rite?
Debt1 : very vague in ur reviews. Didn't really know which ending u'll wanted so that was two! Keep up e reviews n love ur dark angel fics!!
Chianna : oh…the threats had arrived…!!!I hope part 1 makes up for part 2! winks
Anonymously amazed : hmm… ur nick suits u…hope u like e ending(s).
FalconWolf3 : hey..anytime! Glad u reviewed…I'm done with my plot…when r u gonna be done with urs? Hurry up n update,k?
Also must say thanks to e ppl who didn't reviewed or read my previous chpts but did reviewed somewhere but kinda disappeared after a while…u guys should kow who u r…so thanks!
Hmm don't worry guys…I already started n e first chpt of my next story so stay tuned…!!!