Summary: "He's drowning in his dreams, Adam!" Emma shouted, tears streaming down her face, "And I'm the only one who can save him!"
A/N: Songfic based on Beautiful Disaster by Kelly Clarkson. I just found out that my best friend had cancer, and she died at midnight of Valentines Day. This is dedicated to her.
Gladys, you are my beautiful disaster. I love you.
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Tears and Laugher
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Chapter 2 – Hold On
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Oh and I don't
know
I don't know what he's after
But he's so beautiful
Such a beautiful disaster
And if I could hold on
Through the tears and the laughter
Lord would it be beautiful,
Or just a beautiful disaster?
"Hold on Jesse!" Shalimar breathed into the blonde boys ear, her own curly blonde tresses hanging down over her face in limp strands, brown eyes wide with worry.
Laying on a shiny metal examination table in the lab, Jesse's eyes still flickered rapidly. Beads of perspiration formed on his forehead, the same was as they did during a fight, or after changing his molecular density for more than a few minutes. And as though he were really doing just that, his heart rate was fluctuating at various different speeds.
Adam's dark head was bent over the computer, staring in unfiltered concentration through a microscope. "It's not possible." He muttered, and then stood. His eyes raised to the scanner and he commanded, "Start scan, neural systems."
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"He's just thinking a lot?" Brennan's eyebrows were furrowed with anger. "I doubt it. I mean, even when you're thinking, you can wake up."
Adam shook his head. "Maybe he's not just thinking. The scans show he's got high brain activity, but more centered in the dreaming part of his brain."
Emma leaned against the table. "So, it's like he's trapped in his dreams."
"Precisely. Now, we can just wait. As far as we know, he could be perfectly healthy and just having a bad dream."
Emma nodded slowly, unconvinced. There was no time to linger on the subject, however, as the computer gave a series of beeps, and Proxy Blue flashed onto the screen.
The –conscious – team members all turned to stare at the news update, taking in the information that came from the digitized news reporter.
"Some people are special, even I can admit it. There are dancers, and singers, and artists, and writers. But some people are really too special to believe. We've gotten a report from an inside source about a teenage girl who – listen to this – controlled a man's every word for five days. Weird huh?
"Just wait, there's more. After he came out of her control, he ended up in a coma. Two days later, after sleeping constantly, he died. Can you believe it? I sure can. Keep your eyes out for any girl who seems odd. Hell, keep your eyes out for anybody who seems odd."
Adam muted the television, and turned to the others. "So, what do you think."
"What do you think?" Brennan echoed. "You never ask us what we think."
Emma smiled. "So we take it as an opportunity." She turned to face Adam. "I think it's a new mutant – a psionic maybe? Neural control capabilities?"
Adam smiled and turned, heading out for the computer centers with the rest of the team trailing behind him. "Jesse –" he began, and broke off. "I mean, Brennan, I want you to search the Genomex databases for anything that could have something to do with talents such as what Emma just described."
"But –" Brennan started, "I ain't nearly as good as you or Jesse, or Emma."
"It's okay. Right now, we need Emma and Shalimar. This new mutant has really strong mental abilities, and we may need Shalimar to help back us up in tracking her. Just try Brennan. We'll be back as soon as possible."
Brennan sighed and sat down at the computer station. "If you says so Adam."
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Emma leaned over Jesse, and kissed his moist forhead. "Hold on Jesse. We'll help you. And then you can tell me who this, Raine, is."
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A/N: Thanks to all my reviewers.
Michelle: Thanks for commenting. Keep on reading, I think you'll like it.
Imjuzakyd: Thanks for reviewing. About the song, it's really beautiful. And Raine won't be explained for several more chapters, so keep reading.
Molecular 12: I will finish this fic, and I hope you enjoy the rest of it.