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.
Sorry Brennan_Mulwray... you have to wait for 3 more chapters for what you're asking :) but thanks for the review :) Loveconquers, thanks for your review too! Hope you'll like this one too :)
Chapter 9
Brennan leaves the kitchen at the same time as her and goes directly to the laboratory. As he enters there, he finds Adam, as always, leaned in his office analyzing "I don't know what."
Brennan: Adam.
Adam turns around while hearing his first name and watch Brennan approach him.
Adam: Brennan? Are you feeling well?
Brennan: Yes, yes very well. I came to see you about Alex.
Adam: Alex? Is he sick?
Brennan: Not precisely. At least, I don't think so... In fact we saw him using his power...
Adam looks at him while raising an eyebrow.
Adam: His power? How so? Doing what?
Brennan: Yes his power. To calm his mother...
Brennan sees the gleam of curiosity that illuminates his mentor's look.
Brennan: Good I'll explain to you... This morning, we were in the kitchen with Jesse, Anna and Alex and we discussed. Then Anna asked to get back home... so I answered that it was impossible. Little by little, she got excited and Alex projected her ball of energy that nailed her there... Since she is as sleepy up... I wanted to tell you this... she has a sleepy look, as if she hovered...
Adam: What I thought proved to be true. Alex is a psionic and apparently sufficiently powerful to take the ascendant on his mother whereas he is only a child...
Brennan: in any case, since she didn't move, I don't know if he keeps her in his power, that would be frightening
Adam: What scares me is when he uses his powers again and that he could cause serious damages to his mother while using his power on her.
Brennan: That's what Emma thinks too. In fact she put me in charge of telling you that she and Jesse are going directly to Ditch's house, to do some research because according to Jesse, there is not any trace of this man in the files of the GSA... as if someone had erased everything that is in relation with him...
Adam: Very well. I hope that they are not going to walk in a trap...
Brennan: She told me that they would contact us as soon as they would arrive there and that they would keep us informed of the evolution of their research.
Adam sees him looking in Shalimar's direction while he speaks.
Adam: That would be a great idea.
Then responded to his mute questions: She is still unconscious... but I stopped the sedatives... she should wake up soon.
Brennan: Heu... yes... okay... I am going to stay a little close to her to supervise her if you want to see Alex and Anna in the rec room
Adam: Okay.
Adam leaves the laboratory and head towards the rec room. Brennan approaches the feline softly, feared to wake her up.
He sits down on the armchair in which Emma spent the day and stay in the chair to watch over his friend, without moving. Some ideas cross him to mind, and memories also, always marked by the presence of Shalimar, as if she was the sun of his life. In fact she is... he perceives, that she represents a lot to his eyes and in his heart...
On their side, Jesse and Emma arrive to the domicile of the Ditch. After having parked not far from there, they head quietly towards the house, quick looking around them to verify that no one hides to surprise them. The district is very quiet, populated of small houses, modest but much kept. Emma sees some curtains that move in the windows of the neighbours but no one appears.
Emma: You could say that the neighbours are curious. I saw someone that looked at us behind the curtains.
Jesse: It is often like that in such districts, aged people who spend their time spying on what the neighbours make to nourish the gossips of the eldest generation.
Emma: Can it be that we will be able to see them if we don't find anything. Watching everything what happens outside, they will surely know to tell us if Mr Ditch is at home.
Jesse: You are right. But first we are going to his house, maybe he is.
While arriving in the alley, which leads to the door of the entry, they notice the presence of glass remnants on the side of the house.
Jesse: You would says that someone already came and he was not invited...
While saying that, he heads towards the broken place. A window presumably belongs to the kitchen, relatively safe from the outside looks, is half open, the tile is broken the outside. The edge of the window is sprinkled of bursts. Dried small bloodstains form a discontinuous line of the edge to the tiled ground.
Emma: this person got injured, while entering... It doesn't seem me the kind of the agents of the GSA...
Jesse: You are right. It could be a thief who saw the uninhabited house or it's Ditch that went back home while wanting to hide.
Emma: In this case, it can happen that he is still inside. Let's be cautious.
Jesse: Quiet!
He looks at her with this small smile in the corners of the lips and the spark in his look that makes it crack...
Emma: Adam?
She calls Adam in her transmitter, talking mildly not to make them noticed
Emma: Adam are you there?
Some seconds later, their chief's voice sounded in her ring
Adam: Emma? Where are you?
Emma: We are at the Ditch' place We found a window on the floor, broken, we didn't enter yet to see but there are marks of blood, close to the window, without any doubt, coming from the cuts made at the time of the break-in.
Adam: It doesn't look like the GSA.
Emma: It's what we also thought. We rather have either a burglar, or even Ditch
Adam: Yes it's a possibility. If he is tracked, he wouldn't like to be seen while going back to home. Pay attention if he is there again. We don't know how he reacts and his wife seems to think that he possesses a very powerful power.
Emma: Yes Adam, don't worry about us we will be prudent. We are going to look if he is there and try not to frighten him.
Adam: It is better that one of you supervises another exit just in case, he tries to escape.
Jesse: We are going to organize ourselves Adam. You know us.
Jesse makes some signs to Emma to indicate to her that Adam was boring. Emma chokes laughter while giving him a slap on the shoulder.
Emma: We call back in a little while to tell you what we found. How is Shalimar?
Adam: Still sleepy. No evolution.
Then the communication went dead.
Jesse: I am standing here to be able to intervene while you will be going to listen for a sound. When you hear nothing, I will get us inside at one of the sides. No one will see us then.
Emma: Okay. I am going to look if someone is home.
She heads towards the door and pushes on the button of the small bell while Jesse stands near the window. She is patient at least 1 minute before pushing again, two strokes this time. She listens attentively inside but doesn't discern movement. She tries to scan the places mentally but doesn't discern anything either. But Ditch is a psionic so he has the power to conceal his presence to other psionics. She then presses the small bell once again, still without results.
Emma: Jesse. I believe that we are going to enter. The house seems empty.
Jesse: Ok.
Emma joins him and looks at him to take his breathing while putting the hand on the wall of the house. In some seconds the wall abstracts itself and she crosses it to meet in the house, dark and empty. Jesse joins her while releasing the wall that closes again itself behind him.
Jesse: Well. It would be necessary to take a sample of blood; Adam would like to analyze it.
Emma: Yes good idea. You take care of that, I am going to see on the floor what we can find.
Jesse: You should hurry, I don't want to stay here for a long time, and it's better not to separate.
Emma: Don't worry. The house is empty. I have scanned it. There is nothing to fear. We will win time.
Emma doesn't let him the time to retort that, already she enters into the passageway to go up the staircases leading to the floor. Jesse crouched down before the line that the bloodstains form and with the help of the blade of his Swiss knife he scrapes soil finely and deposit the residues dried in a small plastic sleeve that he always transports in his bag.
Author: ShadowFox (Shado-Fox)
Disclaimer: Not mine.
A special thanks to Garfieldlady for helping me to translate my fanfiction from French to English.
Sorry Brennan_Mulwray... you have to wait for 3 more chapters for what you're asking :) but thanks for the review :) Loveconquers, thanks for your review too! Hope you'll like this one too :)
Chapter 9
Brennan leaves the kitchen at the same time as her and goes directly to the laboratory. As he enters there, he finds Adam, as always, leaned in his office analyzing "I don't know what."
Brennan: Adam.
Adam turns around while hearing his first name and watch Brennan approach him.
Adam: Brennan? Are you feeling well?
Brennan: Yes, yes very well. I came to see you about Alex.
Adam: Alex? Is he sick?
Brennan: Not precisely. At least, I don't think so... In fact we saw him using his power...
Adam looks at him while raising an eyebrow.
Adam: His power? How so? Doing what?
Brennan: Yes his power. To calm his mother...
Brennan sees the gleam of curiosity that illuminates his mentor's look.
Brennan: Good I'll explain to you... This morning, we were in the kitchen with Jesse, Anna and Alex and we discussed. Then Anna asked to get back home... so I answered that it was impossible. Little by little, she got excited and Alex projected her ball of energy that nailed her there... Since she is as sleepy up... I wanted to tell you this... she has a sleepy look, as if she hovered...
Adam: What I thought proved to be true. Alex is a psionic and apparently sufficiently powerful to take the ascendant on his mother whereas he is only a child...
Brennan: in any case, since she didn't move, I don't know if he keeps her in his power, that would be frightening
Adam: What scares me is when he uses his powers again and that he could cause serious damages to his mother while using his power on her.
Brennan: That's what Emma thinks too. In fact she put me in charge of telling you that she and Jesse are going directly to Ditch's house, to do some research because according to Jesse, there is not any trace of this man in the files of the GSA... as if someone had erased everything that is in relation with him...
Adam: Very well. I hope that they are not going to walk in a trap...
Brennan: She told me that they would contact us as soon as they would arrive there and that they would keep us informed of the evolution of their research.
Adam sees him looking in Shalimar's direction while he speaks.
Adam: That would be a great idea.
Then responded to his mute questions: She is still unconscious... but I stopped the sedatives... she should wake up soon.
Brennan: Heu... yes... okay... I am going to stay a little close to her to supervise her if you want to see Alex and Anna in the rec room
Adam: Okay.
Adam leaves the laboratory and head towards the rec room. Brennan approaches the feline softly, feared to wake her up.
He sits down on the armchair in which Emma spent the day and stay in the chair to watch over his friend, without moving. Some ideas cross him to mind, and memories also, always marked by the presence of Shalimar, as if she was the sun of his life. In fact she is... he perceives, that she represents a lot to his eyes and in his heart...
On their side, Jesse and Emma arrive to the domicile of the Ditch. After having parked not far from there, they head quietly towards the house, quick looking around them to verify that no one hides to surprise them. The district is very quiet, populated of small houses, modest but much kept. Emma sees some curtains that move in the windows of the neighbours but no one appears.
Emma: You could say that the neighbours are curious. I saw someone that looked at us behind the curtains.
Jesse: It is often like that in such districts, aged people who spend their time spying on what the neighbours make to nourish the gossips of the eldest generation.
Emma: Can it be that we will be able to see them if we don't find anything. Watching everything what happens outside, they will surely know to tell us if Mr Ditch is at home.
Jesse: You are right. But first we are going to his house, maybe he is.
While arriving in the alley, which leads to the door of the entry, they notice the presence of glass remnants on the side of the house.
Jesse: You would says that someone already came and he was not invited...
While saying that, he heads towards the broken place. A window presumably belongs to the kitchen, relatively safe from the outside looks, is half open, the tile is broken the outside. The edge of the window is sprinkled of bursts. Dried small bloodstains form a discontinuous line of the edge to the tiled ground.
Emma: this person got injured, while entering... It doesn't seem me the kind of the agents of the GSA...
Jesse: You are right. It could be a thief who saw the uninhabited house or it's Ditch that went back home while wanting to hide.
Emma: In this case, it can happen that he is still inside. Let's be cautious.
Jesse: Quiet!
He looks at her with this small smile in the corners of the lips and the spark in his look that makes it crack...
Emma: Adam?
She calls Adam in her transmitter, talking mildly not to make them noticed
Emma: Adam are you there?
Some seconds later, their chief's voice sounded in her ring
Adam: Emma? Where are you?
Emma: We are at the Ditch' place We found a window on the floor, broken, we didn't enter yet to see but there are marks of blood, close to the window, without any doubt, coming from the cuts made at the time of the break-in.
Adam: It doesn't look like the GSA.
Emma: It's what we also thought. We rather have either a burglar, or even Ditch
Adam: Yes it's a possibility. If he is tracked, he wouldn't like to be seen while going back to home. Pay attention if he is there again. We don't know how he reacts and his wife seems to think that he possesses a very powerful power.
Emma: Yes Adam, don't worry about us we will be prudent. We are going to look if he is there and try not to frighten him.
Adam: It is better that one of you supervises another exit just in case, he tries to escape.
Jesse: We are going to organize ourselves Adam. You know us.
Jesse makes some signs to Emma to indicate to her that Adam was boring. Emma chokes laughter while giving him a slap on the shoulder.
Emma: We call back in a little while to tell you what we found. How is Shalimar?
Adam: Still sleepy. No evolution.
Then the communication went dead.
Jesse: I am standing here to be able to intervene while you will be going to listen for a sound. When you hear nothing, I will get us inside at one of the sides. No one will see us then.
Emma: Okay. I am going to look if someone is home.
She heads towards the door and pushes on the button of the small bell while Jesse stands near the window. She is patient at least 1 minute before pushing again, two strokes this time. She listens attentively inside but doesn't discern movement. She tries to scan the places mentally but doesn't discern anything either. But Ditch is a psionic so he has the power to conceal his presence to other psionics. She then presses the small bell once again, still without results.
Emma: Jesse. I believe that we are going to enter. The house seems empty.
Jesse: Ok.
Emma joins him and looks at him to take his breathing while putting the hand on the wall of the house. In some seconds the wall abstracts itself and she crosses it to meet in the house, dark and empty. Jesse joins her while releasing the wall that closes again itself behind him.
Jesse: Well. It would be necessary to take a sample of blood; Adam would like to analyze it.
Emma: Yes good idea. You take care of that, I am going to see on the floor what we can find.
Jesse: You should hurry, I don't want to stay here for a long time, and it's better not to separate.
Emma: Don't worry. The house is empty. I have scanned it. There is nothing to fear. We will win time.
Emma doesn't let him the time to retort that, already she enters into the passageway to go up the staircases leading to the floor. Jesse crouched down before the line that the bloodstains form and with the help of the blade of his Swiss knife he scrapes soil finely and deposit the residues dried in a small plastic sleeve that he always transports in his bag.