Shalimar and Brennan were piloting the Helix while Andy sat in the back,
her head lying back on the head of the seat. Again, Shalimar saw Andy's
hands clutch the arms as if her life depended on it and now that she was
listening, she heard Andy's heart beat speed up as they hit another pocket
of hot air.
"Andy, are you acrophobic?" Shalimar asked.
Andy tilted her head to look at the blond woman. "If that means afraid of heights, yeah. Since I was little."
"Why didn't you tell us, we would've taken the car," Brennan stated. "Part of our mission is to keep you comfortable as you stay here."
"Next time we'll take the car," Shalimar cut in. "Just relax, and this is the safest plane in the world. The smartest man designed it."
"I don't doubt that, but sometimes when I'm stressed gravity seems to have more of an effect then my shortness of breath," Andy replied as she sighed. "When I was little, Loki rented a plane for my eighth birthday. He didn't know I was afraid of heights, so I almost crashed it with my powers."
Now Brennan started to clutch the controls. "Oh great, now I really wish we would've taken the car."
Shalimar hit him in the arm and Andy shook her head. "It's okay, I got more control over my powers now. That experience just added to it."
Shalimar nodded. "Take deep breaths, it will be okay. Come on, Brennan. The faster we're at Sanctuary the better I'll feel." She knew Andy had control over her powers but she would feel a whole lot better knowing Andy wasn't afraid.
***Sanctuary*** Jesse opened the cupboard and pulled out two wineglasses, Lexa took one and gave Jesse a look. "What's on the menu tonight, Jess?"
"Well, last night was Friday and Brennan always likes a little bit of bubbly before the weekend," Jesse explained. "So, whatever we got." He added with a smirk. 'I hope nothing interrupts us now,' he thought.
Lexa moved to the refrigerator and opened it; she turned back to him and frowned. "Sorry, seems Brennan needed a bit more joy in his Friday nights." Jesse's heart dropped. Lexa handed Jesse the wineglass. "Pick me up at eight," she piped up and turned back and walked out.
Jesse grinned, 'there's Lexa, always taking charge' he mused. He placed the wineglasses down and followed her. The hangar door opened and Brennan walked out with a duffel bag with Andy carrying a backpack. Shalimar shut the Helix's power down and walked out.
"There's no more guestrooms left," Jesse admitted.
Andy slid her backpack off and threw it to Jesse. "Couch is as good as anything." She walked back to the recreation room where two rooms were surrounding a large, flat screen television.
Jesse gave Brennan and Shalimar a wary look. "This is going to be fun," he said less than enthused.
Lexa sat in a large, Italian leather seat and called the Dominion. The old man's face illuminated the screen. "We got the mutant," she didn't want to hint on the name.
"Andromeda is a good specimen for the anonymous company," the man let on.
Lexa's eyebrows rose. "Why didn't you tell us her name to begin with? Would make the search shorter, so we didn't have to run from those suits."
"We figured that if you knew her name and age, you'd disregard her as an inadequate mission," he said in monotones. "Also, you needed to experience the agents' powers firsthand."
'This is getting annoying' she thought sourly. "Okay ... have anything else you'd like to share with us to save her?" she inquired.
"Not yet, we will contact you when we do," the connection ended and his answer left Lexa rubbing her temples in frustration.
Brennan walked inside and put his hands in his pockets. "What did the Dominion say?"
"Nothing, just that they'll contact us when they get more information," she replied as she leaned back.
Brennan rushed his hand through his short black hair. "Think they're holding out on us?"
"Well they've never been so open with top secret information ..." she decided to clarify. "Of course."
"Andy's nothing but pleased to stay here so I think we have time," he explained. "Tell us when you find anything."
"Same for you," she said as he walked out the door. Her and Brennan had been okay with each other and they understood that the other just wanted to help. With Lexa, that was okay.
*** Jesse and Brennan were playing basketball while Andy was watching the T.V. Jesse outstretched his arms 'swish' it fell through the net perfectly. "Nothin' but net, going to have to do better than that, Sparky," he challenged.
"Right, check your calculations, softy. You're down by four!" Brennan returned the challenge.
Jesse tossed his sandy brown hair with a jerk of the head and grinned. "Sure, sure. I got plenty of time, Brennan."
Brennan checked his watch. "While we're young, Jess. While we're young."
Jesse dribbled the ball and moved around the tall man and tossed it into the basket. "Ha! Just one more three-pointer!" "Whatever," Brennan said. "My turn, cheater." Jesse tossed him the ball and spread his feet apart.
"You're not getting past me, Sparky," Jesse said with a grin.
"No powers, Jess. I mean it." Brennan dribbled the ball and took a step to the right of Jesse.
Shalimar and Lexa were working on the computers, but they both were keeping an eye on the game. Jesse and Brennan had been competing at basketball for years, ever since Brennan and Jesse had first challenged the other to a game, so Shalimar was used to it. Lexa, on the other hand, thought it was hilarious that even though Jesse and Brennan were totally different from usual men, they found a way to compete like normal. Shalimar wished that Lexa could find a way to have a normal thing like Jesse and Brennan did.
Brennan doubled over in defeat; Jesse raised his arms in triumph as he beat his friend again. Shalimar grinned and patted Brennan's back. "Don't worry, babe. You'll get him next time."
"Oh, sure, he gets comfort when he loses," Jesse pouted. He walked to the computers and grabbed a white towel and dried himself off.
Shalimar walked to her room and was surprised to find Adam waiting for her. "What're you doing here?"
Adam's curly brown hair was tousled. "Get Jesse to check Andromeda's profile again, there's something that'll help you save her," he stated.
"Okay, anything else?" she asked, a little taken aback by his seriousness.
"She's not who she seems ... Andromeda is very important, and she's not the first," Adam stated.
He disappeared in his holographic image and Shalimar dropped her head and turned back into the main room. "Jess, check Andy's profile again?"
Jesse was surprised as well. "Why?" he asked.
"The informant, he told me that she's not what she seems. Check it," she instructed.
Jesse shrugged seeing no point to argue and opened the profile. "What? That wasn't there earlier," he stated.
"What's it say?" Lexa asked.
"Andy's mother, she died a year ago ... I swear that wasn't there," Jesse said.
"What about her father?" Brennan asked as he dribbled the basketball.
"Left her and Loki when Andy was three ..."
"Where's she living now? With her brother in prison, her dad gone, and her mom dead?" Lexa asked, not too subtlety.
Jesse gave her a look and checked it. "Uh---the city gave her permission to live on her own."
"What? How? They have to be at least 16," Lexa exclaimed, they all gave her a look. "What? Me and Leo tried!"
"That makes sense, she's an A+ student, has a steady job at the diner, they granted it," Jesse explained.
"What a tough kid, putting up with all that. Plus getting chased by a genetic company!" Shalimar pointed out.
"Maybe she is important," Lexa whispered. "If she disappeared, hardly anyone would know."
"Andy, are you acrophobic?" Shalimar asked.
Andy tilted her head to look at the blond woman. "If that means afraid of heights, yeah. Since I was little."
"Why didn't you tell us, we would've taken the car," Brennan stated. "Part of our mission is to keep you comfortable as you stay here."
"Next time we'll take the car," Shalimar cut in. "Just relax, and this is the safest plane in the world. The smartest man designed it."
"I don't doubt that, but sometimes when I'm stressed gravity seems to have more of an effect then my shortness of breath," Andy replied as she sighed. "When I was little, Loki rented a plane for my eighth birthday. He didn't know I was afraid of heights, so I almost crashed it with my powers."
Now Brennan started to clutch the controls. "Oh great, now I really wish we would've taken the car."
Shalimar hit him in the arm and Andy shook her head. "It's okay, I got more control over my powers now. That experience just added to it."
Shalimar nodded. "Take deep breaths, it will be okay. Come on, Brennan. The faster we're at Sanctuary the better I'll feel." She knew Andy had control over her powers but she would feel a whole lot better knowing Andy wasn't afraid.
***Sanctuary*** Jesse opened the cupboard and pulled out two wineglasses, Lexa took one and gave Jesse a look. "What's on the menu tonight, Jess?"
"Well, last night was Friday and Brennan always likes a little bit of bubbly before the weekend," Jesse explained. "So, whatever we got." He added with a smirk. 'I hope nothing interrupts us now,' he thought.
Lexa moved to the refrigerator and opened it; she turned back to him and frowned. "Sorry, seems Brennan needed a bit more joy in his Friday nights." Jesse's heart dropped. Lexa handed Jesse the wineglass. "Pick me up at eight," she piped up and turned back and walked out.
Jesse grinned, 'there's Lexa, always taking charge' he mused. He placed the wineglasses down and followed her. The hangar door opened and Brennan walked out with a duffel bag with Andy carrying a backpack. Shalimar shut the Helix's power down and walked out.
"There's no more guestrooms left," Jesse admitted.
Andy slid her backpack off and threw it to Jesse. "Couch is as good as anything." She walked back to the recreation room where two rooms were surrounding a large, flat screen television.
Jesse gave Brennan and Shalimar a wary look. "This is going to be fun," he said less than enthused.
Lexa sat in a large, Italian leather seat and called the Dominion. The old man's face illuminated the screen. "We got the mutant," she didn't want to hint on the name.
"Andromeda is a good specimen for the anonymous company," the man let on.
Lexa's eyebrows rose. "Why didn't you tell us her name to begin with? Would make the search shorter, so we didn't have to run from those suits."
"We figured that if you knew her name and age, you'd disregard her as an inadequate mission," he said in monotones. "Also, you needed to experience the agents' powers firsthand."
'This is getting annoying' she thought sourly. "Okay ... have anything else you'd like to share with us to save her?" she inquired.
"Not yet, we will contact you when we do," the connection ended and his answer left Lexa rubbing her temples in frustration.
Brennan walked inside and put his hands in his pockets. "What did the Dominion say?"
"Nothing, just that they'll contact us when they get more information," she replied as she leaned back.
Brennan rushed his hand through his short black hair. "Think they're holding out on us?"
"Well they've never been so open with top secret information ..." she decided to clarify. "Of course."
"Andy's nothing but pleased to stay here so I think we have time," he explained. "Tell us when you find anything."
"Same for you," she said as he walked out the door. Her and Brennan had been okay with each other and they understood that the other just wanted to help. With Lexa, that was okay.
*** Jesse and Brennan were playing basketball while Andy was watching the T.V. Jesse outstretched his arms 'swish' it fell through the net perfectly. "Nothin' but net, going to have to do better than that, Sparky," he challenged.
"Right, check your calculations, softy. You're down by four!" Brennan returned the challenge.
Jesse tossed his sandy brown hair with a jerk of the head and grinned. "Sure, sure. I got plenty of time, Brennan."
Brennan checked his watch. "While we're young, Jess. While we're young."
Jesse dribbled the ball and moved around the tall man and tossed it into the basket. "Ha! Just one more three-pointer!" "Whatever," Brennan said. "My turn, cheater." Jesse tossed him the ball and spread his feet apart.
"You're not getting past me, Sparky," Jesse said with a grin.
"No powers, Jess. I mean it." Brennan dribbled the ball and took a step to the right of Jesse.
Shalimar and Lexa were working on the computers, but they both were keeping an eye on the game. Jesse and Brennan had been competing at basketball for years, ever since Brennan and Jesse had first challenged the other to a game, so Shalimar was used to it. Lexa, on the other hand, thought it was hilarious that even though Jesse and Brennan were totally different from usual men, they found a way to compete like normal. Shalimar wished that Lexa could find a way to have a normal thing like Jesse and Brennan did.
Brennan doubled over in defeat; Jesse raised his arms in triumph as he beat his friend again. Shalimar grinned and patted Brennan's back. "Don't worry, babe. You'll get him next time."
"Oh, sure, he gets comfort when he loses," Jesse pouted. He walked to the computers and grabbed a white towel and dried himself off.
Shalimar walked to her room and was surprised to find Adam waiting for her. "What're you doing here?"
Adam's curly brown hair was tousled. "Get Jesse to check Andromeda's profile again, there's something that'll help you save her," he stated.
"Okay, anything else?" she asked, a little taken aback by his seriousness.
"She's not who she seems ... Andromeda is very important, and she's not the first," Adam stated.
He disappeared in his holographic image and Shalimar dropped her head and turned back into the main room. "Jess, check Andy's profile again?"
Jesse was surprised as well. "Why?" he asked.
"The informant, he told me that she's not what she seems. Check it," she instructed.
Jesse shrugged seeing no point to argue and opened the profile. "What? That wasn't there earlier," he stated.
"What's it say?" Lexa asked.
"Andy's mother, she died a year ago ... I swear that wasn't there," Jesse said.
"What about her father?" Brennan asked as he dribbled the basketball.
"Left her and Loki when Andy was three ..."
"Where's she living now? With her brother in prison, her dad gone, and her mom dead?" Lexa asked, not too subtlety.
Jesse gave her a look and checked it. "Uh---the city gave her permission to live on her own."
"What? How? They have to be at least 16," Lexa exclaimed, they all gave her a look. "What? Me and Leo tried!"
"That makes sense, she's an A+ student, has a steady job at the diner, they granted it," Jesse explained.
"What a tough kid, putting up with all that. Plus getting chased by a genetic company!" Shalimar pointed out.
"Maybe she is important," Lexa whispered. "If she disappeared, hardly anyone would know."