Oh thank you for all who took some time and reviewed, cuz yeah. my brain
is way off writing lately, so hopefully you will enjoy the chapter, and it
doesn't suck!!! Well most you all agree to keep with the family thing, and
I think I will. Maybe a lil romance later if you people really want, cuz
as I said before, I wanna write what people wanna read, so give me what
you want, and I'll have a blast writing it!!!
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Brennan started shaking Emma, seeing her in trouble already. He should have never let her connect with Jesse, knowing Ashlock was probably there luring her in. "Emma, Emma. Wake up!" He shouted, slapping her face lightly. His face had weary lines on it, showing his worry.
"Jesse. Brennan! What happened to them?" Shalimar said, panicking. She'd never seen anything like this before. Jesse was tossing around, with layers of sweat plastered on his body, and Emma was in the same situation. Shalimar had to stay strong. That's all she ever had when she was alone. It tore her heart up to see her little brother, and best friend like this. Frustration, and anger tore through her veins, knowing she had to watch, and couldn't do a thing about it.
"Emma, you waking up?" Brennan said, seeing her squirm a little, and her eyes fluttering open. He watched as she sat up, like nothing happened. He laid his hand on her shoulder with brotherly affection. "Emma, you all right?" He asked concerned. The awkward thing was that she didn't say a word. He watched carefully as Emma held onto Jesse's arm, pulling him up.
"Emma, what are you doing?" Shalimar asked, seeing Jesse being pulled up, but not conscious. What was the strange part was that her eyes seemed hollow, and black. Shalimar turned her attention to Jesse, and saw that he was awake, but whispering something holding his head tightly. "Jesse, what's wrong?" Shalimar asked, listening carefully to his soft whimpering. With her ability to hear sharper, she could just make out what he was saying.
"Get me away. Don't let them get me." Jesse whimpered, his energy sucking away from his drastically. He didn't know how much longer he could hold the over powering pull that tried to take over him.
"Give in Kilmartin. You're only hurting yourself this way."
Brennan was confused. What was Emma talking about? It didn't sound like Emma at all. She suddenly turned her head towards Brennan. Brennan knew instantly that this wasn't Emma speaking. Ashlock had gotten her too, and trying to get Jesse.
"Mulwry, your next." Ashlock said through Emma, using Emma's powers, to create an immensely black psionic ball that swirled with the colors of reds, grays, and blues.
"Emma, what are you doing?" Shalimar shouted out, still oblivious from what was happening, because she was so frazzled by what happened in the last hour that she wasn't thinking straight. She was pulled straight back off the bed by Brennan forcefully. She pulled her wrist out of Brennan's larger hand. "Emma! Your gonna hurt Jesse!" Shalimar yelled out, going towards the bed to protect her younger brother. She had always kept an eye on him, and kept him safe, and seeing someone she trusted wanting to hurt them wasn't very comforting. She was grabbed from behind, tossed to the floor as a bright light illuminated the room.
Brennan felt the shear force of that psi-blast brushing against his back painfully. He winced, as a force was trying to lift him of his feet, making him slam into the nearby wall. His body covered Shalimar's smaller frame in a hunched position, at least trying to save one of his younger friends. Where did Emma get this power was beyond his comprehension. The room was smoking, and he couldn't see a thing. He started coughing, the smoke taking away most of the breathable air that was filtered from the dust. "Shal..*cough cough* You . Okay?" Brennan asked, his voice straining to get a clear breath of oxygen.
"I.I.I'm okay." Shalimar said, spooked by what has just occurred. She was staring at the giant hole in the wall that broke into the next room, which was Brennan's room. If Brennan hadn't grabbed her, she would have been more than less of that hole in the wall. She felt Brennan push her.
"Shal, get going." Brennan said, moving around the room. Where were Jesse and Emma? He heard coughing near the front of him. "Jesse, Emma." He said as loudly as his voice would allow him to from the lack of air. He crawled forward, his hand brushing against the splintered woods chips on the ground. A groan erupted from somewhere, but he couldn't see. Just opening his eyes made his eyeballs dry up and sting. "Jesse." Brennan called out again, knowing it came from his little brother. He brought his shirt up to his nose and mouth, at least straining the smoke a bit for him to breath. His knee bumped into a table, feeling the bruise already growing. He thought he'd never find Jesse or Emma until his hand brushed against soft material. It was a body, Jesse's body. "Jesse. Jesse!" Brennan said frantically, trying his best see him. He put a hand on Jesse's chest, feeling the rise and fall to his relief. "Jesse, you okay bro?" Brennan asked, hoping for an answer.
"Bren." Jesse said in a hoarse whisper, confusion written all over his voice. His head hurt, and he was confused. What happened?
"Yeah. That's it." Brennan said happily that Jesse appeared to be alive.
Jesse tried to push himself up, but dropped back, hissing at the ache from his muscles.
"Woah Jess. Don't move." Brennan said, keeping his hand on Jesse's chest. Now that he found Jesse, he was starting to get worried about Emma. He nearly jumped out of his skin when someone laid a hand on his shoulder.
"Bren. What are we going to do?" Shalimar asked, flashing her eyes to see better. She was confused, and afraid. She could just make out a figure a couple feet in front of her. It was Emma. She could tell by her scent. "Bren, I found Emma." Shalimar said, crawling quickly over to her, but she jumped back, as Emma rose up. "Emma, you okay?" Shalimar asked, keeping her protective stance. If Ashlock was still in Emma, she couldn't afford her hurting Brennan, and Jesse.
"Shal. My head hurts." Emma whimpered, falling forward onto Shalimar's arms. She cried into Shalimar's shirt, soaking the cotton through. What had happened? She was so cold, and . nothing. She couldn't remember what happened. She felt this nakedness inside, like someone used her, and they probably did.
"Come on Ems. Let's get out of here before they come." Shalimar said, urging her to get up. With her feral senses, she could hear the footstep rumbling the halls, and the scent they produced, that wasn't from the four of them in the room.
"Jess. Jesse!" Brennan yelled out, just noticing Jesse's silence. He saw that Jesse was shaking. "Jesse, wake up bro." Brennan said, slapping his face lightly. Jesse stirred a bit, and groaned. "Yeah, that's it Jess." Brennan said, encouraging his little brother to stay conscious, but the best he could do was get Jesse to moan. He looked at Shalimar who was coming over with a tired looking Emma. "Shal, we gotta get Jesse and Emma out of here." Brennan said, worried for his two younger comrades.
"Bren, I'm all right. Worry about Jesse." Emma said, straightening up, but Shalimar was still supporting most of her weight. She felt a big urge to fall over, and cuddle up in a fetal position for a long nap. She got snapped out of her funk when Shalimar's voice rang out.
"You think you can carry him Bren?" Shalimar asked, still holding on to Emma.
"Yeah." Brennan said. He kneeled down, and picked Jesse up gently in his arms. Jesse didn't move, or say a word. He was out like a light. "Let's get out of here. Once these two are safe, we'll go, and find Adam." Brennan said, looking down and Jesse, then at Emma, and getting confirmation from Shalimar.
"Bren, you can't go alone." Jesse whispered tiredly.
"Jess. You okay man." Brennan asked, putting Jesse back to the ground. His arms were getting tired from carrying the dead weight of Jesse. He kneeled down to Jesse, trying to read his face. "Come on Jess. We gotta get you and Emma outta here." Brennan said, pulling Jesse up to a standing position.
"Guys, they're really close to us now." Shalimar said, her feral senses going haywire. She was shifting around uncomfortably, knowing they were going to get caught.
"I can phase the wall out." Jesse said, going near the wall.
"Jess, how can you phase the wall? Adam's got this protective shield throughout the walls." Shalimar said. Shalimar said, pulling Jesse back.
"No! Under your bed." Jesse said, drowsily crawling under Emma's bed. He felt so tired, but he had to get them out of here.
"Jesse! What are you doing?" Brennan said, following Jesse, but he also knew they didn't have a lot of time left.
"In case of emergency, Adam made it so the space just under each of your beds free of the electricity shield. He told me about it a while ago, because I would have to get us out of here if something like this happened." Jesse said, crawling beneath it. He waited till Emma was right next to wall before he breathed in slowly, and phased the wall. A tingling sensation went through his body, through his arm, to the wall. He waved his other arm frantically, telling them to crawl fast. He was starting to hurt badly. Emma crawled through, then Shalimar, and lastly Brennan. Jesse quickly rolled out, sucking in a deep breath of air, collapsing in pain on the crowd. He was in a fetal position, holding his body tightly to wait for the pain to go away.
"Jesse." Shalimar said, going to the young man who was still that goofy kid that she had to protect wither in pain. She patted his head, holding him closely to her body. "Jesse, you didn't have to do that." Shalimar said quietly, tears falling from her eyes. Jesse could no longer here her, because he had long succumbed to the darkness that enveloped him in pain.
"Shal, Em, I'm going in." Brennan said, standing up.
"What are you talking about? You can't go back! We just got out." Emma said, kneeling on his knees on the dirty forest ground.
"I'm sorry, but I have to get Adam. We can't leave him in there!" Brennan said, thinking he was going to get yelled at again and prepared another comeback, but Shalimar looked at him.
"I'm coming." Shalimar said, standing near Brennan. "Em, watch Jesse please," looking at the psionic's eyes, then seeing her nod. "Come on Bren, we've got some butts to whoop."
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I know I know. Where have I been??? I got kinda discouraged in writing this, so I sorta quit, cept I had almost a whole chap written, so why not finish it.. so tada???
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Brennan started shaking Emma, seeing her in trouble already. He should have never let her connect with Jesse, knowing Ashlock was probably there luring her in. "Emma, Emma. Wake up!" He shouted, slapping her face lightly. His face had weary lines on it, showing his worry.
"Jesse. Brennan! What happened to them?" Shalimar said, panicking. She'd never seen anything like this before. Jesse was tossing around, with layers of sweat plastered on his body, and Emma was in the same situation. Shalimar had to stay strong. That's all she ever had when she was alone. It tore her heart up to see her little brother, and best friend like this. Frustration, and anger tore through her veins, knowing she had to watch, and couldn't do a thing about it.
"Emma, you waking up?" Brennan said, seeing her squirm a little, and her eyes fluttering open. He watched as she sat up, like nothing happened. He laid his hand on her shoulder with brotherly affection. "Emma, you all right?" He asked concerned. The awkward thing was that she didn't say a word. He watched carefully as Emma held onto Jesse's arm, pulling him up.
"Emma, what are you doing?" Shalimar asked, seeing Jesse being pulled up, but not conscious. What was the strange part was that her eyes seemed hollow, and black. Shalimar turned her attention to Jesse, and saw that he was awake, but whispering something holding his head tightly. "Jesse, what's wrong?" Shalimar asked, listening carefully to his soft whimpering. With her ability to hear sharper, she could just make out what he was saying.
"Get me away. Don't let them get me." Jesse whimpered, his energy sucking away from his drastically. He didn't know how much longer he could hold the over powering pull that tried to take over him.
"Give in Kilmartin. You're only hurting yourself this way."
Brennan was confused. What was Emma talking about? It didn't sound like Emma at all. She suddenly turned her head towards Brennan. Brennan knew instantly that this wasn't Emma speaking. Ashlock had gotten her too, and trying to get Jesse.
"Mulwry, your next." Ashlock said through Emma, using Emma's powers, to create an immensely black psionic ball that swirled with the colors of reds, grays, and blues.
"Emma, what are you doing?" Shalimar shouted out, still oblivious from what was happening, because she was so frazzled by what happened in the last hour that she wasn't thinking straight. She was pulled straight back off the bed by Brennan forcefully. She pulled her wrist out of Brennan's larger hand. "Emma! Your gonna hurt Jesse!" Shalimar yelled out, going towards the bed to protect her younger brother. She had always kept an eye on him, and kept him safe, and seeing someone she trusted wanting to hurt them wasn't very comforting. She was grabbed from behind, tossed to the floor as a bright light illuminated the room.
Brennan felt the shear force of that psi-blast brushing against his back painfully. He winced, as a force was trying to lift him of his feet, making him slam into the nearby wall. His body covered Shalimar's smaller frame in a hunched position, at least trying to save one of his younger friends. Where did Emma get this power was beyond his comprehension. The room was smoking, and he couldn't see a thing. He started coughing, the smoke taking away most of the breathable air that was filtered from the dust. "Shal..*cough cough* You . Okay?" Brennan asked, his voice straining to get a clear breath of oxygen.
"I.I.I'm okay." Shalimar said, spooked by what has just occurred. She was staring at the giant hole in the wall that broke into the next room, which was Brennan's room. If Brennan hadn't grabbed her, she would have been more than less of that hole in the wall. She felt Brennan push her.
"Shal, get going." Brennan said, moving around the room. Where were Jesse and Emma? He heard coughing near the front of him. "Jesse, Emma." He said as loudly as his voice would allow him to from the lack of air. He crawled forward, his hand brushing against the splintered woods chips on the ground. A groan erupted from somewhere, but he couldn't see. Just opening his eyes made his eyeballs dry up and sting. "Jesse." Brennan called out again, knowing it came from his little brother. He brought his shirt up to his nose and mouth, at least straining the smoke a bit for him to breath. His knee bumped into a table, feeling the bruise already growing. He thought he'd never find Jesse or Emma until his hand brushed against soft material. It was a body, Jesse's body. "Jesse. Jesse!" Brennan said frantically, trying his best see him. He put a hand on Jesse's chest, feeling the rise and fall to his relief. "Jesse, you okay bro?" Brennan asked, hoping for an answer.
"Bren." Jesse said in a hoarse whisper, confusion written all over his voice. His head hurt, and he was confused. What happened?
"Yeah. That's it." Brennan said happily that Jesse appeared to be alive.
Jesse tried to push himself up, but dropped back, hissing at the ache from his muscles.
"Woah Jess. Don't move." Brennan said, keeping his hand on Jesse's chest. Now that he found Jesse, he was starting to get worried about Emma. He nearly jumped out of his skin when someone laid a hand on his shoulder.
"Bren. What are we going to do?" Shalimar asked, flashing her eyes to see better. She was confused, and afraid. She could just make out a figure a couple feet in front of her. It was Emma. She could tell by her scent. "Bren, I found Emma." Shalimar said, crawling quickly over to her, but she jumped back, as Emma rose up. "Emma, you okay?" Shalimar asked, keeping her protective stance. If Ashlock was still in Emma, she couldn't afford her hurting Brennan, and Jesse.
"Shal. My head hurts." Emma whimpered, falling forward onto Shalimar's arms. She cried into Shalimar's shirt, soaking the cotton through. What had happened? She was so cold, and . nothing. She couldn't remember what happened. She felt this nakedness inside, like someone used her, and they probably did.
"Come on Ems. Let's get out of here before they come." Shalimar said, urging her to get up. With her feral senses, she could hear the footstep rumbling the halls, and the scent they produced, that wasn't from the four of them in the room.
"Jess. Jesse!" Brennan yelled out, just noticing Jesse's silence. He saw that Jesse was shaking. "Jesse, wake up bro." Brennan said, slapping his face lightly. Jesse stirred a bit, and groaned. "Yeah, that's it Jess." Brennan said, encouraging his little brother to stay conscious, but the best he could do was get Jesse to moan. He looked at Shalimar who was coming over with a tired looking Emma. "Shal, we gotta get Jesse and Emma out of here." Brennan said, worried for his two younger comrades.
"Bren, I'm all right. Worry about Jesse." Emma said, straightening up, but Shalimar was still supporting most of her weight. She felt a big urge to fall over, and cuddle up in a fetal position for a long nap. She got snapped out of her funk when Shalimar's voice rang out.
"You think you can carry him Bren?" Shalimar asked, still holding on to Emma.
"Yeah." Brennan said. He kneeled down, and picked Jesse up gently in his arms. Jesse didn't move, or say a word. He was out like a light. "Let's get out of here. Once these two are safe, we'll go, and find Adam." Brennan said, looking down and Jesse, then at Emma, and getting confirmation from Shalimar.
"Bren, you can't go alone." Jesse whispered tiredly.
"Jess. You okay man." Brennan asked, putting Jesse back to the ground. His arms were getting tired from carrying the dead weight of Jesse. He kneeled down to Jesse, trying to read his face. "Come on Jess. We gotta get you and Emma outta here." Brennan said, pulling Jesse up to a standing position.
"Guys, they're really close to us now." Shalimar said, her feral senses going haywire. She was shifting around uncomfortably, knowing they were going to get caught.
"I can phase the wall out." Jesse said, going near the wall.
"Jess, how can you phase the wall? Adam's got this protective shield throughout the walls." Shalimar said. Shalimar said, pulling Jesse back.
"No! Under your bed." Jesse said, drowsily crawling under Emma's bed. He felt so tired, but he had to get them out of here.
"Jesse! What are you doing?" Brennan said, following Jesse, but he also knew they didn't have a lot of time left.
"In case of emergency, Adam made it so the space just under each of your beds free of the electricity shield. He told me about it a while ago, because I would have to get us out of here if something like this happened." Jesse said, crawling beneath it. He waited till Emma was right next to wall before he breathed in slowly, and phased the wall. A tingling sensation went through his body, through his arm, to the wall. He waved his other arm frantically, telling them to crawl fast. He was starting to hurt badly. Emma crawled through, then Shalimar, and lastly Brennan. Jesse quickly rolled out, sucking in a deep breath of air, collapsing in pain on the crowd. He was in a fetal position, holding his body tightly to wait for the pain to go away.
"Jesse." Shalimar said, going to the young man who was still that goofy kid that she had to protect wither in pain. She patted his head, holding him closely to her body. "Jesse, you didn't have to do that." Shalimar said quietly, tears falling from her eyes. Jesse could no longer here her, because he had long succumbed to the darkness that enveloped him in pain.
"Shal, Em, I'm going in." Brennan said, standing up.
"What are you talking about? You can't go back! We just got out." Emma said, kneeling on his knees on the dirty forest ground.
"I'm sorry, but I have to get Adam. We can't leave him in there!" Brennan said, thinking he was going to get yelled at again and prepared another comeback, but Shalimar looked at him.
"I'm coming." Shalimar said, standing near Brennan. "Em, watch Jesse please," looking at the psionic's eyes, then seeing her nod. "Come on Bren, we've got some butts to whoop."
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I know I know. Where have I been??? I got kinda discouraged in writing this, so I sorta quit, cept I had almost a whole chap written, so why not finish it.. so tada???