Chapter 5

Emma came in after a while and orderedAralyn to go get some rest. Aralyn of course was stubborn and insisted that she stay with Nat. But no, Emma wouldn't listen to it. She escorted her to her room and waited until she was in bed. She then promised that she would sit with Nat until he wakes.

As Emma was walking to the lab, she heard a muffled cry for help. Following it, Emma crept to the dojo and poked her head around the corner. There was Shalimar, sitting in the dojo, her hands and feet tied, a gag in her mouth.

"Oh my god Shal," Emma gasped, "who did this to you? Wait a second...what happened to Cecile?!"

"Mmph," was all Shalimar could say.

"Oh right sorry," Emma apologized. She unlocked the security and raced up to the dojo and helped Shalimar with her bonds.

"Finally," Shalimar smiled, "I thought I was going to be there for a long time. Thanks."

"No problem," Emma said, "now, what happened?"

Shalimar sat straighter and rubbed her wrists. "I could have taken her on, but no I had to take pity on that bitch!"

"Shal it's okay," Emma soothed her, "I know where she is. Jess!"

There was silence for a moment then, "ya Em I'm here!"

"Good," Emma sighed, "I've got Shal here with me."

"Wait did I hear you right?" Jesse asked, "Shal is with you? But she's here with us."

"That's not Shal Jess," Emma said, "that's Cecile."

"You're kidding me," Jesse scoffed.

"Just be careful Jess," Emma warned.

"Alright." The line was dead.

"He didn't believe you did he," Shalimar assumed.

"Doubt it. Come on I promised I'd stay with Nat." The two older women went to the lab to check on Nat.

"That was Emma," Jesse informed Brennan quietly.

"What'd she have to say?" Brennan asked.

"She said that Shalimar (he pointed to Shalimar), is not the real Shal," Jesse whispered.

"Are you crazy," Brennan said, "Shalimar would never let anyone like Cecile take her down. Never."

"Yeah? Well that's not what Emma says," Jesse said, "oh god this is confusing." Brennan nodded in agreement.

"We'll have to figure out which one is which later," Brennan concluded, "right now we gotta get Adam."

Adam was thrown down and hit his head on a desk.

"Shit that hurt," he hissed, "thanks for the welcoming guys."

The GSAgents hadn't heard him. They closed the door and Adam heard a click after. Rubbing his head, he staggered to his feet and grabbed the doorknob. It truly was locked. No way out for Adam. He saw no hope in escaping so he examined the room. There was a barred window, no good. A plain desk, with a stack of papers, a pencil holder, a clock, and some other little objects. In the far corner near the window was a filing cabinet. There was another table in the other corner for Adam's expeirments. And that about covered it. Nothing that had any use for Adam's escape.

"How am I gonna get outta this situation?" he asked himself, as heseated himself in the chair. "How the hell am I gonna get out of this."

End of Chapter 5