Chapter 7

Aralyn sat straight and waited camly as Adam prepared his equipment. Brennan was standing by to give her a good shock if her heart would stop. Other than him, Jesse, Emma and Shalimar stood at the looking glass and watied, Shalimar's arm draped over Jesse's shoulder.

"Are you ready for this?" Adam asked Aralyn. Aralyn nodded, but her eyes told a different story. She was scared, but her pride got the better of her. She controlled the urge to shiver and let Adam inject the clear antidote into her.

On the other side of the window, all the team could do was wait in anticipation. Jesse leaned closer to Shalimar, his own pride gone. Shalimar felt him near her, and rubbed his arm reassuringly. Emma saw this and smiled, despite the situation.

Aralyn jerked slightly and groaned in pain. It was just a pinch from the needle, she felt her whole body seize up. It had become harder and harder to breath, and Aralyn was getting worried and scared. Suddenly, everything went black....

"Brennan! Her heart stopped!" Adam announced. Brennan stepped up to the chair and knew what he had to do. Positiooning his hands in the familiar way, Brennan concentrated all his energy on his hands. Then with one swift jerk of his hands, he through them forward and the electricity hit Aralyn. It wasn't much energy, only enough to get a 14 year old girl to wake up. So he hoped. Brennan looked up at Adam and he nodded, which meant stop. Brennan did so and looked at the monitor. Still nothing.

Jesse had put both his hands on the glass, the tears sliding silently rolling down his cheeks.

Don't die Aralyn, don't die, he pleaded in his mind. Emma stepped up beside him and gave him a small hug.

"She'll be okay," she whispered in his ear, "I know she wouldn't give up without saying good-bye." Jesse didn't answer but stared through the window silently. It was as if he never heard her.

"Oh thank god," Adam sighed suddenly, "we have a heart beat."

Jesse's head shot up and he bolted into the Medbay before anyone could stop him.

"Aralyn, Aralyn wake up," he whispered to her. He took her hand in his own and held it tight. Aralyn's eyes opened slowly and turned to face Jesse. Then she groaned, "let's not do that again okay." Jesse managed a small chuckle and hugged Aralyn until she gasped for air.

"Okay man I think she'll die that way," Brennan smirked, "come on she'll be okay now right Adam?" Adam looked at the computers. Then he sighed, "I won't know until I run a few more tests."

Suddenly, Jesse felt a surge of energy flow through her hand. He saw the electricity flicker inbetween their hands and Jesse tried to pull away.

"Aralyn let go of him!" Adam ordered. Aralyn's body shook violently and Jesse could feel the electricity flow through him and screamed out in pain.

"I can't let go," Aralyn cried, clearly in pain too. Emma stepped forward and hit the girl with a blast of psionic energy. Instantly, Aralyn fell limp and Jesse slid to the ground, twitching from the charge.

"Quick get him to a Medbed," Adam ordered, "look his wounds opened again. Shalimar go get some bandages and Emma go find out who this Theodore McKane is. Brennan you can help me here." Everyone nodded and set out to do their jobs. By now Jesse was settled down and wasn't twitching.

Adam tended to Jesse first while Brennan brought Aralyn to a bed next to Jesse's. once Adam was finished with Jesse, he moved to Aralyn.

"How's Jess doing?" Brennan asked.

"He's fine," Adam reported,"luckily, Aralyn didn't kill him."

"She's that powerful huh."

"Yep. Well she's taken care of. Now let's let them rest for a while and we'll check on them later."

Adam and Brennan left to join the girls in the kitchen to wait for other two members to wake up.

End of chapter 7