AUTHOR'S NOTES: Thanks for your idea's I'm putting them into use.
And in answer to da_shocker's question, yes I am a B/S and E/J shipper.
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Chapter 7: Powers Show
Shalimar looked around their room and saw the covers were missing from Brennan's bed. She walked over and climbed up onto it and looked over. Brennan was lying wrapped in the covers.
"Whatcha doing Brennan?" she asked him.
He just lay ignoring her.
"I'm not gonna go away until you talk to me and tell me what you're doing."
He still didn't answer. Shalimar climbed down and laid down next to him, so he could see her.
"What do you what?"
"Whatcha doing?"
"Keeping away from everyone," Brennan answered quietly.
"Why?"
"Coz I am."
"Why? Emma's alright now and everything is back to how it was. You coming downstairs?"
"No."
"Please?" she pouted.
"Okay."
She got up and then helped him up and they dumped the covers on his bed again. Shalimar took his hand and suddenly took it back. Brennan looked at her, confused.
"That hurt Brennan."
"What did."
"You zapped me."
"I didn't mean to. I can't really help it."
"Okay," she slowly took his hand again and they went downstairs.
They went back and found Emma and Jesse had nodded off on the sofa, leaning against each other. Shalimar and Brennan stood in front of them. Shalimar smiled.
"See, I told you Emma was alright," Shalimar whispered.
She turned and led him away. As they left the room they came across Hank.
"Shh," Shalimar told him, "Emma and Jesse are taking a nap."
"So what are you two going to do?"
"We're going to play. Do you want to play too?"
"I can't. I'm working."
"On what?" Shalimar asked.
"How to turn you back into grown-ups."
"I don't wanna grow up!" Brennan complained.
"I'm sorry but you'll have to. Everyone has to grow up eventually."
"Not me," Brennan said stubbornly.
Shalimar quickly took Brennan away. Hank looked in on Jesse and Emma and smiled before going back to join Eddi, Adam and Xavier in Xavier's study.
~~ Emma closed her eyes and curled up on the floor. The person stopped just in front of her. 'What do I have here?' Emma looked up at the person. She recognized the face but couldn't quite place it. 'Who are you?' she asked quietly. 'My name is Mason Eckhart.' ~~
Emma suddenly opened her eyes and looked around. Jesse was sitting next to her.
"Are you okay?"
She nodded slowly. "Where's Adam?"
"I don't know. Shall we look for him?"
She got up and Jesse followed her. They walked out and looked around. No one was around.
"Now where?"
Emma looked around and started walking towards Xavier's study. Jesse followed her. Emma quietly knocked on the door.
"Come in," Xavier said.
Emma slowly opened the door and peeked in.
"Hello Emma," Xavier smiled, "both of you can come in."
Emma and Jesse walked in and Jesse closed the door quietly. Emma went over to Adam.
"What?" Adam asked her.
"Who's Mason Eckhart?"
"Why do you ask?"
Emma climbed up to sit on his lap. Jesse walked over to stand next to them.
"I had this nightmare. I was in a room and this person started walking towards me. I asked who he was and he said his name was Mason Eckhart. Then I woke up."
"Mason's someone who doesn't like me, Jesse, Shalimar, Brennan or you."
"Why?"
"I don't know why exactly."
"Emma, does your nightmare feel old or new?"
"Kinda new."
"It's a premonition."
"What?" Jesse asked looking confused.
"A premonition, it's seeing into the future and seeing what could happen."
"Could?"
"The future is never set in stone, it could change at any moment," Xavier explained.
"Now why do you and Jesse go and find something to do?" Adam suggested.
"Okay," Emma got down and took Jesse's hand.
They walked towards the door and Jesse reached out to the door handle, his hand went right through it. He became solid and looked at Emma. Emma opened the door and they walked out, she closed it again behind them.
"So, what do we know?" Adam sat back.
"It effects the are of the brain dedicated to growth. It has an effect that makes the infected person regress to the size and mental age of a six- year-old," Hank said, "and that's all."
"This Mason Eckhart, if he's appearing in Emma's premonition, won't he have some answers to this problem?" Eddi asked.
"He could but how would we get them from him, or even get close to him for that matter?"
"The X-men," Xavier simply said.
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"Have any problem's occurred."
"None so far. The scientists are working to find a cure."
"Will they find it?"
"As I said, we have the cure and it would take a small army to even cause a dent."
"Are you confident in this."
"I place my life on it."
"You'd better hope that you are right."
To Be Continued...
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Chapter 7: Powers Show
Shalimar looked around their room and saw the covers were missing from Brennan's bed. She walked over and climbed up onto it and looked over. Brennan was lying wrapped in the covers.
"Whatcha doing Brennan?" she asked him.
He just lay ignoring her.
"I'm not gonna go away until you talk to me and tell me what you're doing."
He still didn't answer. Shalimar climbed down and laid down next to him, so he could see her.
"What do you what?"
"Whatcha doing?"
"Keeping away from everyone," Brennan answered quietly.
"Why?"
"Coz I am."
"Why? Emma's alright now and everything is back to how it was. You coming downstairs?"
"No."
"Please?" she pouted.
"Okay."
She got up and then helped him up and they dumped the covers on his bed again. Shalimar took his hand and suddenly took it back. Brennan looked at her, confused.
"That hurt Brennan."
"What did."
"You zapped me."
"I didn't mean to. I can't really help it."
"Okay," she slowly took his hand again and they went downstairs.
They went back and found Emma and Jesse had nodded off on the sofa, leaning against each other. Shalimar and Brennan stood in front of them. Shalimar smiled.
"See, I told you Emma was alright," Shalimar whispered.
She turned and led him away. As they left the room they came across Hank.
"Shh," Shalimar told him, "Emma and Jesse are taking a nap."
"So what are you two going to do?"
"We're going to play. Do you want to play too?"
"I can't. I'm working."
"On what?" Shalimar asked.
"How to turn you back into grown-ups."
"I don't wanna grow up!" Brennan complained.
"I'm sorry but you'll have to. Everyone has to grow up eventually."
"Not me," Brennan said stubbornly.
Shalimar quickly took Brennan away. Hank looked in on Jesse and Emma and smiled before going back to join Eddi, Adam and Xavier in Xavier's study.
~~ Emma closed her eyes and curled up on the floor. The person stopped just in front of her. 'What do I have here?' Emma looked up at the person. She recognized the face but couldn't quite place it. 'Who are you?' she asked quietly. 'My name is Mason Eckhart.' ~~
Emma suddenly opened her eyes and looked around. Jesse was sitting next to her.
"Are you okay?"
She nodded slowly. "Where's Adam?"
"I don't know. Shall we look for him?"
She got up and Jesse followed her. They walked out and looked around. No one was around.
"Now where?"
Emma looked around and started walking towards Xavier's study. Jesse followed her. Emma quietly knocked on the door.
"Come in," Xavier said.
Emma slowly opened the door and peeked in.
"Hello Emma," Xavier smiled, "both of you can come in."
Emma and Jesse walked in and Jesse closed the door quietly. Emma went over to Adam.
"What?" Adam asked her.
"Who's Mason Eckhart?"
"Why do you ask?"
Emma climbed up to sit on his lap. Jesse walked over to stand next to them.
"I had this nightmare. I was in a room and this person started walking towards me. I asked who he was and he said his name was Mason Eckhart. Then I woke up."
"Mason's someone who doesn't like me, Jesse, Shalimar, Brennan or you."
"Why?"
"I don't know why exactly."
"Emma, does your nightmare feel old or new?"
"Kinda new."
"It's a premonition."
"What?" Jesse asked looking confused.
"A premonition, it's seeing into the future and seeing what could happen."
"Could?"
"The future is never set in stone, it could change at any moment," Xavier explained.
"Now why do you and Jesse go and find something to do?" Adam suggested.
"Okay," Emma got down and took Jesse's hand.
They walked towards the door and Jesse reached out to the door handle, his hand went right through it. He became solid and looked at Emma. Emma opened the door and they walked out, she closed it again behind them.
"So, what do we know?" Adam sat back.
"It effects the are of the brain dedicated to growth. It has an effect that makes the infected person regress to the size and mental age of a six- year-old," Hank said, "and that's all."
"This Mason Eckhart, if he's appearing in Emma's premonition, won't he have some answers to this problem?" Eddi asked.
"He could but how would we get them from him, or even get close to him for that matter?"
"The X-men," Xavier simply said.
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"Have any problem's occurred."
"None so far. The scientists are working to find a cure."
"Will they find it?"
"As I said, we have the cure and it would take a small army to even cause a dent."
"Are you confident in this."
"I place my life on it."
"You'd better hope that you are right."
To Be Continued...