Title: "Mortal Visions"
Author: ShadowFox (Shado-Fox)
Disclaimer: Not mine.
A special thanks to Garfieldlady for helping me to translate my fanfiction from French to English.
Chapter 8
Brennan: Hello.
His look passes Anna then to Alex and Jesse.
Jesse: Brennan!! Finally awake! How are you? You scared me last night! I was taking care of you and pfff you fainted!! Don't frighten me like that anymore!
He rises and embraces his friend in his arms, forgetting his painful shoulder, but he loosens while hearing him grumble.
Jesse: Forgiveness! I had forgotten...
Brennan: It's nothing. It passed. You could make a cup coffee for me, if you want...
Jesse was going to retort something but seeing the veil of concern in the bottom of his friend's eyes, he excuses himself, sheepish. The look of Brennan returns to Anna, who had remained silent, looking at them. He takes a chair and gets settled at the table.
Brennan: How are you this morning?
Anna: Well, well... We succeeded in sleeping some hours but it is going to be necessary that we go back home.
Brennan: go back? I don't believe that is what Adam planned for you two... The men, who were after you, yesterday will certainly wait for you. You cannot go back anymore...
Anna: What! And my husband?? I cannot abandon my husband! He must be in danger too!! You know he is like you...us...he possesses some powers.
Brennan: Yes, I know. But either your husband is already in their hands or he works with them... and in the two cases, you won't accomplish anything by going back home.
Anna rises in a jump, the anger shining in her look.
Anna: How dare you!! Alan is not implied in this history! He would not hurt us!! He likes me and he adores his son!
She tightens Alex in her arms. He doesn't say anything, looking at Brennan. The young man believes to see like a gleam of understanding in the child's look...
Anna: I want to go back home! I should not have called Mutant X! Let us leave immediately! I am sure that Alan waits for us at home.
Alex raises the look toward his mother and under the amazed eyes of Jesse and Brennan; a small ball of energy forms itself on his forehead then striking it on his mother. She sits down again, light-headed, a bit lost. Alex looks then at Brennan and a small smile draws itself on his lips. He takes the hand of his mother and guides her out of the room, until the sofa of the rec room where he lets her sit down.
Brennan: Jesse! Did you see that? I didn't dream!
Jesse: I have seen...well I believe... He used his power on his mother and honestly I believe that without him we would have been in trouble now...
Brennan: yes...but that's incredible that his power is so powerful on this age and that he has reacted in this way... against his own mother.
The two take the path of the rec room, even amazed by what they had just seen. While entering, they find Alex, holding his mother's hand, both seated on the sofa, before the television. Anna's look is hallucinated a little, as if she sleeps...
Jesse: It is necessary to call Adam... don't know if he can do anything but she seems strange don't you think?
Brennan: Adam left to sleep, according to Emma he stayed up all night to watch Shalimar and me... Let them for the meantime here. I don't think that Alex would have hurt his mother and in my opinion it is not the first time that he uses his power...
While hearing his name, Alex turns his head towards the two men, and return to contemplate the television broadcast.
Jesse: Well... I am going to do some research on this Alan Ditch and to see if and what I can find on him. Hard to say what side he is... we know that some members of the GSA don't know what unwinds itself of it and can be that he is not informed of the scheming of Eckhart...
Brennan: Yes... Ok, you do that. I am going to find them a secured place and new identities, for them three. If the father joins them...
In the laboratory, Emma reads quietly, only the regular beep of the electrocardiogram of Shalimar cuts the silence. From time to time, she raises her eyes to look then at her friend dives again in her book to spend the time.
Sudden the beeps make themselves brought closer more; the beatings of the heart of the feline accelerate. Emma rises very quickly and stands next to the bed. The rhythm is irregular and Shalimar is agitated in her sleep, her features pull themselves and whining escapes of her dry lips.
Emma: Hush... Shalimar... Hush... calm you...
The young woman blows these words in her friend's ear to calm her; she puts her cool hand on her forehead and perceives that this one is burning. She has fever, what would explain her agitation...
Emma: Shalimar, listen to my voice... hush... there... all soft... calm you... you are in security... there...
The feline seems to relax a little under the caresses of the young woman. Emma continues her litany to calm her completely. She sits down the bed very close and, the hand still put on the forehead of Shalimar, she concentrates to send her the soothing and refreshing pictures, hoping to lower the temperature. At the end of some minutes of intense concentration, she notes that it worked and that the feline is calmed, her rhythm took a regular cadence and the fever fell, for the meantime.
Emma remains again on the side of the bed for a moment, loosen the tension that had gotten in her shoulders, returns to sit down in her armchair.
The time passes without realizing it and is surprised when Adam lays his hand on her shoulder.
Emma: Adam? But I believed that you slept?
Adam: I slept. It is 16h and I have work to do.
Emma: 16h?? I didn't see the day passing...
Adam: Did you remain here all the time?
Emma: Heu... yes. I read. She had a small crisis in a little while but it passed. She was agitated and had the fever. I lowered her temperature by sending her some pictures and since then she is quiet.
Adam: Very well, you did well. I am going to give her something stronger against the infection and the fever and I'm going to stop the sedative to let her sleep in a natural rest. It should act again this night but tomorrow she will be able to wake up.
Emma: Do you believe that it's wise? Her injuries are going to hurt indeed when she will have taken conscience...
Adam: Yes I know. I would give her something but it is necessary that she takes knowledge so that I can verify if all goes well.
He bends over Shalimar and notice with astonishment that the small scrapes that sprinkled the low of her face nearly disappeared.
Adam: Fortunately her power of recuperation is exceptional. She will be on her feet quickly and should not have any marks anymore on her face in some times. Finally normal
Emma: Yes I saw that this after noon. It is impressive to see the wounds healing so quickly.
Adam: So much better for her...
Emma: Yes. Fortunately.
After having verified the pulse of the young woman as well as her tension, a bit low but correct, seeing her state, he begins to unwind the bandaging that girds on her forehead in order to change the compress that covers the wound on the temple.
Adam: You can give me a clean compress and the beta dine please.
Emma heads towards the wagon containing the antiseptic products, among others and bring them back towards the bed of Shalimar.
Once the strip was removed, only the compress remains dried and glued to the wound. Adam takes a clip of gauze, which he folds into a tampon and moisten it with the physiological serum. in his other hand, he catches, with the help of a clip, an extremity of the used compress and raises it slightly, he passes the tampon moistened between skin and the compress, humidifying it the same in order to facilitate the takeoff. Finally, millimetres after millimetres, he raises the compress then advances the tampon... until this one detaches itself entirely.
The wound is clean, not infection, pus, but a little blood, dried and fresh. He cleans very mildly the sutures before depositing a new clean compress there and smeared of beta dine. He fixes while ironing the bandaging around the forehead of the young woman. Satisfied, he raises the lid of the right eye and breaths of relief then while seeing that the blood isn't there anymore.
Adam: Well... well... remains to wait until she wakes up. You can eat something if you want, I am going to remain here, and I have work to do.
Emma: I am going to see Anna and Alex. How are they?
Adam: I don't know. I came directly here. I suppose that Jesse or Brennan are with them.
She leaves the laboratory and head towards the rec room. On the way she sees Jesse, concentrated on his screen. She joins him.
Emma: Hello Jesse. What's new?
Jesse: Hello! Not much. I spent my time looking for the info on Anna's husband and it is as if he didn't exist. Nothing. I didn't find anything. I succeeded in penetrating in the files of Genomex but their file has been suppressed... strange. I continue nevertheless.
Emma: Yes it is strange...
Emma lets Jesse to his research and leave to find Anna and Alex. While arriving in front of the rec room, she is astonished to see them seated before the television as if there is nothing there
Emma: Anna? Are you well?
Anna turns the head exactly then towards the newcomer and returns to her program. At her side, Alex is also absorbed by the animate drawing that parades on the screen. Intrigued by Anna's attitude, Emma gets ready to ask her for what happens when she hears some steps behind her and turn around to face Brennan.
Brennan: A problem with Shalimar?
Emma: No, no, all goes well, she still sleeps and Adam is with her. I came to see what happened here and I must admit I don't understand what I am seeing here...
Brennan: Come, I am going to explain you what happened... at least what I can comprehend...
He proceeds to in the kitchen and presents her a chair then heads towards the refrigerator to get the bottle of orange juice, he adds two glasses, which he took from the cupboard and comes to sit down in front of her. He pours the orange juice quietly as beginning to explain that of which he had been a witness of...
Brennan: I was explaining to Anna that they could not go home because the danger was still there and she lost temper... she demanded us to let her and Alex leave. I don't know what occurred then precisely but suddenly, Alex sent a ball of energy on his mother and this one stopped clean her recriminations... she seemed completely hallucinated. He dragged her then in the rec room and since then she didn't move...
Emma: Do you say that he threw a ball of energy on her? His power is already so powerful that he has succeeded to take over the mental state of his own mother... it is frightening when you thinks he is only 5 years old... It is necessary to tell Adam, He will probably want to do some tests.
Brennan: Yes you are right. We wanted to speak to him this morning about that, but as he slept, we thought that it could wait. as they didn't move and that Anna remained all day very quiet.
Emma: This prolonged catatonic state is not normal... Alex must not master his power again and the consequences can be dangerous.
Brennan: Probably... How goes Shalimar?
The question burned him on his lips... he had passed the laboratory again and had observed the young sleepy woman from afar, seated Emma next to her, the back turned at the door. Several times he wanted to approach but had turned the heels finally...
Emma: You didn't come to see her... her state is still steady. Adam stopped the administration of sedative and according to him she could gain consciousness tomorrow the
Brennan: Just like him I am anxious to see her awake. To see her unconscious puts my nerves on edge... and then she is so pale... I believe that frightens me ...
Emma is astonished to hear to confiding in her but she can feel his emotions... and what she feels doesn't have anything of a brotherly feeling. To the thought to see them both, feeling each of the feelings for the other, but no one daring to confess it, of fear of the reaction of the other, she smiles internally, while hoping that in the end one of them will decide to make the first step...
Emma: I understand and you are not the only one. However, to keep her under sedative was necessary to let her body to absorb a little of the shock. Not to mention that with the different injuries that she has, she risks too much suffering in one moment... But she is strong and her power allows her to heal more quickly than you and I.
Brennan: I hopes so! I am going to the laboratory to see Adam and to tell him what occurred with Alex.
Emma knows that it is only an excuse to be going to see Shalimar but keeps quiet.
Emma: Yes it is better. During this time I am going to help Jesse in his research. He has found nothing and that is not normal. You would say that someone cleaned this man's traces. We must go to their home. Who knows, it is possible that we finds more information there.
Brennan: Wait for me. I come with you.
Emma: No. It is necessary that someone remained here to help Adam in case of need and to supervise Anna and Alex.
Brennan: You can remain here, I would come with Jesse.
Emma: Brennan... You were unconscious during more then 15h and you still suffer from a concussion. I doubt strongly that Adam allows you to leave the Sanctuary.
Emma discerns the anger in the look of Brennan that doesn't like to be held aside from the operations but as she told him, he doubts that Adam lets him leave after what he has been through.
Brennan: If you have the least problem, go back! Don't try anything over there! And if you find something...
Emma: Brennan! We are not children! We can defend ourselves and we are big enough to know what we have to do!
Brennan: Yes...yes... I know... excuse me I lose temper but you know that I don't like to remain here when you go on a mission... and I don't want something happening to you ... as to Shalimar...
Emma: It's nothing. You don't have to be afraid for us you know. We will be prudent. Promise Dad!
She hits him on the shoulder and withdraws her hand as quickly while hearing him moaning.
Emma: Oups! Sorry... I forgot...
Brennan rubs his right side up to the shoulder where Emma touched him, amused to see her apologize.
Emma: Ha! Now you see that you cannot come with us! Your shoulder hurts.
Brennan: But no! It is not true, I have been surprised rightly. I am not hurt.
And to prove his says, he rolls his shoulder but stops quickly when the pain spreads in his neck and back. Emma laughs while seeing him finally grimace.
Brennan: Good Ok... I hurt but that doesn't stop me from leaving hey!
Emma: Good I am going to see Jesse. You will tell Adam that we went there. Tell to him that we will get you informed.
Brennan: Okay but once again, be prudent!
Emma: Yeah, yeah...
Author: ShadowFox (Shado-Fox)
Disclaimer: Not mine.
A special thanks to Garfieldlady for helping me to translate my fanfiction from French to English.
Chapter 8
Brennan: Hello.
His look passes Anna then to Alex and Jesse.
Jesse: Brennan!! Finally awake! How are you? You scared me last night! I was taking care of you and pfff you fainted!! Don't frighten me like that anymore!
He rises and embraces his friend in his arms, forgetting his painful shoulder, but he loosens while hearing him grumble.
Jesse: Forgiveness! I had forgotten...
Brennan: It's nothing. It passed. You could make a cup coffee for me, if you want...
Jesse was going to retort something but seeing the veil of concern in the bottom of his friend's eyes, he excuses himself, sheepish. The look of Brennan returns to Anna, who had remained silent, looking at them. He takes a chair and gets settled at the table.
Brennan: How are you this morning?
Anna: Well, well... We succeeded in sleeping some hours but it is going to be necessary that we go back home.
Brennan: go back? I don't believe that is what Adam planned for you two... The men, who were after you, yesterday will certainly wait for you. You cannot go back anymore...
Anna: What! And my husband?? I cannot abandon my husband! He must be in danger too!! You know he is like you...us...he possesses some powers.
Brennan: Yes, I know. But either your husband is already in their hands or he works with them... and in the two cases, you won't accomplish anything by going back home.
Anna rises in a jump, the anger shining in her look.
Anna: How dare you!! Alan is not implied in this history! He would not hurt us!! He likes me and he adores his son!
She tightens Alex in her arms. He doesn't say anything, looking at Brennan. The young man believes to see like a gleam of understanding in the child's look...
Anna: I want to go back home! I should not have called Mutant X! Let us leave immediately! I am sure that Alan waits for us at home.
Alex raises the look toward his mother and under the amazed eyes of Jesse and Brennan; a small ball of energy forms itself on his forehead then striking it on his mother. She sits down again, light-headed, a bit lost. Alex looks then at Brennan and a small smile draws itself on his lips. He takes the hand of his mother and guides her out of the room, until the sofa of the rec room where he lets her sit down.
Brennan: Jesse! Did you see that? I didn't dream!
Jesse: I have seen...well I believe... He used his power on his mother and honestly I believe that without him we would have been in trouble now...
Brennan: yes...but that's incredible that his power is so powerful on this age and that he has reacted in this way... against his own mother.
The two take the path of the rec room, even amazed by what they had just seen. While entering, they find Alex, holding his mother's hand, both seated on the sofa, before the television. Anna's look is hallucinated a little, as if she sleeps...
Jesse: It is necessary to call Adam... don't know if he can do anything but she seems strange don't you think?
Brennan: Adam left to sleep, according to Emma he stayed up all night to watch Shalimar and me... Let them for the meantime here. I don't think that Alex would have hurt his mother and in my opinion it is not the first time that he uses his power...
While hearing his name, Alex turns his head towards the two men, and return to contemplate the television broadcast.
Jesse: Well... I am going to do some research on this Alan Ditch and to see if and what I can find on him. Hard to say what side he is... we know that some members of the GSA don't know what unwinds itself of it and can be that he is not informed of the scheming of Eckhart...
Brennan: Yes... Ok, you do that. I am going to find them a secured place and new identities, for them three. If the father joins them...
In the laboratory, Emma reads quietly, only the regular beep of the electrocardiogram of Shalimar cuts the silence. From time to time, she raises her eyes to look then at her friend dives again in her book to spend the time.
Sudden the beeps make themselves brought closer more; the beatings of the heart of the feline accelerate. Emma rises very quickly and stands next to the bed. The rhythm is irregular and Shalimar is agitated in her sleep, her features pull themselves and whining escapes of her dry lips.
Emma: Hush... Shalimar... Hush... calm you...
The young woman blows these words in her friend's ear to calm her; she puts her cool hand on her forehead and perceives that this one is burning. She has fever, what would explain her agitation...
Emma: Shalimar, listen to my voice... hush... there... all soft... calm you... you are in security... there...
The feline seems to relax a little under the caresses of the young woman. Emma continues her litany to calm her completely. She sits down the bed very close and, the hand still put on the forehead of Shalimar, she concentrates to send her the soothing and refreshing pictures, hoping to lower the temperature. At the end of some minutes of intense concentration, she notes that it worked and that the feline is calmed, her rhythm took a regular cadence and the fever fell, for the meantime.
Emma remains again on the side of the bed for a moment, loosen the tension that had gotten in her shoulders, returns to sit down in her armchair.
The time passes without realizing it and is surprised when Adam lays his hand on her shoulder.
Emma: Adam? But I believed that you slept?
Adam: I slept. It is 16h and I have work to do.
Emma: 16h?? I didn't see the day passing...
Adam: Did you remain here all the time?
Emma: Heu... yes. I read. She had a small crisis in a little while but it passed. She was agitated and had the fever. I lowered her temperature by sending her some pictures and since then she is quiet.
Adam: Very well, you did well. I am going to give her something stronger against the infection and the fever and I'm going to stop the sedative to let her sleep in a natural rest. It should act again this night but tomorrow she will be able to wake up.
Emma: Do you believe that it's wise? Her injuries are going to hurt indeed when she will have taken conscience...
Adam: Yes I know. I would give her something but it is necessary that she takes knowledge so that I can verify if all goes well.
He bends over Shalimar and notice with astonishment that the small scrapes that sprinkled the low of her face nearly disappeared.
Adam: Fortunately her power of recuperation is exceptional. She will be on her feet quickly and should not have any marks anymore on her face in some times. Finally normal
Emma: Yes I saw that this after noon. It is impressive to see the wounds healing so quickly.
Adam: So much better for her...
Emma: Yes. Fortunately.
After having verified the pulse of the young woman as well as her tension, a bit low but correct, seeing her state, he begins to unwind the bandaging that girds on her forehead in order to change the compress that covers the wound on the temple.
Adam: You can give me a clean compress and the beta dine please.
Emma heads towards the wagon containing the antiseptic products, among others and bring them back towards the bed of Shalimar.
Once the strip was removed, only the compress remains dried and glued to the wound. Adam takes a clip of gauze, which he folds into a tampon and moisten it with the physiological serum. in his other hand, he catches, with the help of a clip, an extremity of the used compress and raises it slightly, he passes the tampon moistened between skin and the compress, humidifying it the same in order to facilitate the takeoff. Finally, millimetres after millimetres, he raises the compress then advances the tampon... until this one detaches itself entirely.
The wound is clean, not infection, pus, but a little blood, dried and fresh. He cleans very mildly the sutures before depositing a new clean compress there and smeared of beta dine. He fixes while ironing the bandaging around the forehead of the young woman. Satisfied, he raises the lid of the right eye and breaths of relief then while seeing that the blood isn't there anymore.
Adam: Well... well... remains to wait until she wakes up. You can eat something if you want, I am going to remain here, and I have work to do.
Emma: I am going to see Anna and Alex. How are they?
Adam: I don't know. I came directly here. I suppose that Jesse or Brennan are with them.
She leaves the laboratory and head towards the rec room. On the way she sees Jesse, concentrated on his screen. She joins him.
Emma: Hello Jesse. What's new?
Jesse: Hello! Not much. I spent my time looking for the info on Anna's husband and it is as if he didn't exist. Nothing. I didn't find anything. I succeeded in penetrating in the files of Genomex but their file has been suppressed... strange. I continue nevertheless.
Emma: Yes it is strange...
Emma lets Jesse to his research and leave to find Anna and Alex. While arriving in front of the rec room, she is astonished to see them seated before the television as if there is nothing there
Emma: Anna? Are you well?
Anna turns the head exactly then towards the newcomer and returns to her program. At her side, Alex is also absorbed by the animate drawing that parades on the screen. Intrigued by Anna's attitude, Emma gets ready to ask her for what happens when she hears some steps behind her and turn around to face Brennan.
Brennan: A problem with Shalimar?
Emma: No, no, all goes well, she still sleeps and Adam is with her. I came to see what happened here and I must admit I don't understand what I am seeing here...
Brennan: Come, I am going to explain you what happened... at least what I can comprehend...
He proceeds to in the kitchen and presents her a chair then heads towards the refrigerator to get the bottle of orange juice, he adds two glasses, which he took from the cupboard and comes to sit down in front of her. He pours the orange juice quietly as beginning to explain that of which he had been a witness of...
Brennan: I was explaining to Anna that they could not go home because the danger was still there and she lost temper... she demanded us to let her and Alex leave. I don't know what occurred then precisely but suddenly, Alex sent a ball of energy on his mother and this one stopped clean her recriminations... she seemed completely hallucinated. He dragged her then in the rec room and since then she didn't move...
Emma: Do you say that he threw a ball of energy on her? His power is already so powerful that he has succeeded to take over the mental state of his own mother... it is frightening when you thinks he is only 5 years old... It is necessary to tell Adam, He will probably want to do some tests.
Brennan: Yes you are right. We wanted to speak to him this morning about that, but as he slept, we thought that it could wait. as they didn't move and that Anna remained all day very quiet.
Emma: This prolonged catatonic state is not normal... Alex must not master his power again and the consequences can be dangerous.
Brennan: Probably... How goes Shalimar?
The question burned him on his lips... he had passed the laboratory again and had observed the young sleepy woman from afar, seated Emma next to her, the back turned at the door. Several times he wanted to approach but had turned the heels finally...
Emma: You didn't come to see her... her state is still steady. Adam stopped the administration of sedative and according to him she could gain consciousness tomorrow the
Brennan: Just like him I am anxious to see her awake. To see her unconscious puts my nerves on edge... and then she is so pale... I believe that frightens me ...
Emma is astonished to hear to confiding in her but she can feel his emotions... and what she feels doesn't have anything of a brotherly feeling. To the thought to see them both, feeling each of the feelings for the other, but no one daring to confess it, of fear of the reaction of the other, she smiles internally, while hoping that in the end one of them will decide to make the first step...
Emma: I understand and you are not the only one. However, to keep her under sedative was necessary to let her body to absorb a little of the shock. Not to mention that with the different injuries that she has, she risks too much suffering in one moment... But she is strong and her power allows her to heal more quickly than you and I.
Brennan: I hopes so! I am going to the laboratory to see Adam and to tell him what occurred with Alex.
Emma knows that it is only an excuse to be going to see Shalimar but keeps quiet.
Emma: Yes it is better. During this time I am going to help Jesse in his research. He has found nothing and that is not normal. You would say that someone cleaned this man's traces. We must go to their home. Who knows, it is possible that we finds more information there.
Brennan: Wait for me. I come with you.
Emma: No. It is necessary that someone remained here to help Adam in case of need and to supervise Anna and Alex.
Brennan: You can remain here, I would come with Jesse.
Emma: Brennan... You were unconscious during more then 15h and you still suffer from a concussion. I doubt strongly that Adam allows you to leave the Sanctuary.
Emma discerns the anger in the look of Brennan that doesn't like to be held aside from the operations but as she told him, he doubts that Adam lets him leave after what he has been through.
Brennan: If you have the least problem, go back! Don't try anything over there! And if you find something...
Emma: Brennan! We are not children! We can defend ourselves and we are big enough to know what we have to do!
Brennan: Yes...yes... I know... excuse me I lose temper but you know that I don't like to remain here when you go on a mission... and I don't want something happening to you ... as to Shalimar...
Emma: It's nothing. You don't have to be afraid for us you know. We will be prudent. Promise Dad!
She hits him on the shoulder and withdraws her hand as quickly while hearing him moaning.
Emma: Oups! Sorry... I forgot...
Brennan rubs his right side up to the shoulder where Emma touched him, amused to see her apologize.
Emma: Ha! Now you see that you cannot come with us! Your shoulder hurts.
Brennan: But no! It is not true, I have been surprised rightly. I am not hurt.
And to prove his says, he rolls his shoulder but stops quickly when the pain spreads in his neck and back. Emma laughs while seeing him finally grimace.
Brennan: Good Ok... I hurt but that doesn't stop me from leaving hey!
Emma: Good I am going to see Jesse. You will tell Adam that we went there. Tell to him that we will get you informed.
Brennan: Okay but once again, be prudent!
Emma: Yeah, yeah...