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Jesse lay looking at Brennan. It made him feel better to be able to watch him breathe. He kept rhythm with it in his mind as he watched his chest rise and fall - breathe - breathe - breathe. He found himself breathing with him. It was passing the time. Slowly, he was realizing the mobility returning to his large muscle groups. It was still frustrating, though. He mused how it felt similar to when his legs always fell asleep when Emma would put him in weird positions during meditation lessons. They always felt like useless stumps - not performing the way you told them to..Emma. Jesse took a deep ragged breath when he thought of her again. God how he missed her. He thought of Brennan again and Adam, himself being locked here. How did things go so wrong so fast? A year ago they were all so happy! They were fighting Eckhart, but they were still happy. Now, Emma and Adam were God knows where, Brennan was hurt - he didn't know how badly, he was trapped by Lexa who was planning God knows what, and Shalimar - where the hell was Shalimar? Just then, Jesse heard Brennan cough. Jesse managed to raise his head off the floor a bit and whisper his name.
"Brennan?" Jesse whispered, taking care not to say it so loud that Lexa might hear. "Brennan," he said a bit more forcefully.
Brennan attempted to roll in the direction of Jesse's voice. He yelped and started panting as he did so.
"Easy Brennan," Jesse warned.
Brennan opened his eyes and looked at Jesse. "J-Jesse?" he asked tentatively. "Jess, is that you? Are - are you OK?" he gasped in pain and whimpered.
"Yeah, Bren, it's me. I'm OK. I just - I just can't move very well. Lexa shot me with a tranquilizer of some sort." Brennan moaned and tried to sit up. He needed to inspect their surroundings. He froze when he got about halfway up. "Oh God!" he cried as he dropped his head back to the floor of the dojo.
"Brennan, stay down. You're hurt. Lexa shot you and you lost a lot of blood." Brennan just lay there panting and listening. "She put us here in the dojo and activated the security. We're trapped until I'm able to move freely again. How do you feel? Are you dizzy at all?"
"No," Brennan breathed. "I'm fine, Jess. I just - I just have to sit up." Brennan tried to rise again and cried out. He stifled the rest of his cries as he made it the rest of the way to a sitting position. He was breathing really hard. He placed his hand on his wound and looked down at it. He clutched it and breathed in and out in controlled shallow breaths. He looked over at Jess and slowly made his way over to him.
"Jess, can you move at all?" Brennan asked as he placed his arms under Jesse's head and tried to lift him. Brennan's side began bleeding again as he strained to move Jesse. He ignored it.
"Bren, watch yourself, you're bleeding again." Jesse said in alarm as Brennan got him into a sitting position. He propped his up against the wall of the dojo. Brennan held his side again and doubled over on himself and rocked back and forth slightly. He looked at Jesse. "Do you know how long we've been here?"
Jesse sat propped up with his arms positioned oddly in his lap. "About two hours, I think," Jesse replied.
"Where's Lexa?" Brennan asked. "And, have you seen Shal?"
Jesse had closed his eyes to rest them. They stung from being frozen open so long. "I don't know. She left the dojo and I couldn't see where she went. I haven't seen Shal at all. I told her, though, that you had gone out on a signal search."
"What?" Brennan asked, "When?"
"Right about the same time you called in. You told me that you didn't find anything and you were going to stay out for awhile." Jesse replied with his eyes still closed.
"It must be almost 7AM. If she were here, Jess, she would have been up by now, unless."
"No unless, Brennan," Jesse replied opening his eyes this time. "We had a bit of a fight and she asked me where I had sent you. I bet she followed you after I went to sleep."
"Jesse, I have to tell you what I learned. Although, it isn't as much of a surprise anymore considering what Lexa has done to us." Brennan replied.
"What are you talking about, Brennan? How did this happen? Why did Lexa shoot you?"
"She's working for this group called the Dominion," Brennan began. Brennan looked at Jesse and surveyed him wondering if he was ready to hear this information. He continued.
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Lexa was waiting for a response from her superiors. She was not supposed to reveal her intentions this early. They still needed Mutant X on their side in order to use to try and find DeLauro and Kane or at a minimum, use covert operatives in other business. But now, it looked like all they would be good for was as bargaining chips. She decided to walk back out to check on her prisoners.
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Shalimar couldn't believe Emma was communicating with her in her mind. She couldn't believe she was alive! "Emma?" she thought in her head.
"Yes, Shalimar. It's me." Emma responded.
"But how?" Shalimar actually whispered out loud. "Emma, how? I thought ."
"I know what you thought, Shalimar, and I'm sorry you had to go through that. Adam told me I couldn't contact any of you for your own safety."
"Adam?" Shalimar asked excitedly. "Adam," she swallowed as tears flowed freely down her cheeks, "Adam is alive?"
"Yes," came the reply. Shalimar fully cried now. "Why?" she pleaded with Emma, "Why did you do this to us?"
"I'll explain everything, Shalimar. Just, come and meet me."
"Emma," Shalimar was regaining her composure and used her sleeve to wipe the tears from her face. "Emma, you were never able to communicate telepathically before. How are you doing this now?"
"Shal, my powers can do a lot of things that none of you know about. That is part of the problem. Shal, meet me at the Hotel Freemont out on Route 59. I am in room 129. Shalimar, don't tell anyone. You have to come alone."
"What about the others?" Shalimar asked, "They miss you so much!"
"No, Shal, something has happened. They are in danger. You have to come now." Emma warned.
"What? What kind of danger?" Shalimar was alarmed.
"Shal, just come. I can't stay like this much longer. I am getting tired. Just come. We will help them. Shalimar, please, I can't be alone anymore!" Emma cried.
Shalimar looked in the direction of sanctuary and her eyes glowed feral. "I'm coming, Emma," she whispered. "Hold on guys." She grabbed her helmet and climbed back on her bike. She peeled back onto the road in the opposite direction of Sanctuary on her way to the outskirts of town.
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Brennan was about to tell Jesse about Tommy and Emma when he heard Lexa's heels coming towards the dojo. "Jesse, she's coming."
Jesse lay looking at Brennan. It made him feel better to be able to watch him breathe. He kept rhythm with it in his mind as he watched his chest rise and fall - breathe - breathe - breathe. He found himself breathing with him. It was passing the time. Slowly, he was realizing the mobility returning to his large muscle groups. It was still frustrating, though. He mused how it felt similar to when his legs always fell asleep when Emma would put him in weird positions during meditation lessons. They always felt like useless stumps - not performing the way you told them to..Emma. Jesse took a deep ragged breath when he thought of her again. God how he missed her. He thought of Brennan again and Adam, himself being locked here. How did things go so wrong so fast? A year ago they were all so happy! They were fighting Eckhart, but they were still happy. Now, Emma and Adam were God knows where, Brennan was hurt - he didn't know how badly, he was trapped by Lexa who was planning God knows what, and Shalimar - where the hell was Shalimar? Just then, Jesse heard Brennan cough. Jesse managed to raise his head off the floor a bit and whisper his name.
"Brennan?" Jesse whispered, taking care not to say it so loud that Lexa might hear. "Brennan," he said a bit more forcefully.
Brennan attempted to roll in the direction of Jesse's voice. He yelped and started panting as he did so.
"Easy Brennan," Jesse warned.
Brennan opened his eyes and looked at Jesse. "J-Jesse?" he asked tentatively. "Jess, is that you? Are - are you OK?" he gasped in pain and whimpered.
"Yeah, Bren, it's me. I'm OK. I just - I just can't move very well. Lexa shot me with a tranquilizer of some sort." Brennan moaned and tried to sit up. He needed to inspect their surroundings. He froze when he got about halfway up. "Oh God!" he cried as he dropped his head back to the floor of the dojo.
"Brennan, stay down. You're hurt. Lexa shot you and you lost a lot of blood." Brennan just lay there panting and listening. "She put us here in the dojo and activated the security. We're trapped until I'm able to move freely again. How do you feel? Are you dizzy at all?"
"No," Brennan breathed. "I'm fine, Jess. I just - I just have to sit up." Brennan tried to rise again and cried out. He stifled the rest of his cries as he made it the rest of the way to a sitting position. He was breathing really hard. He placed his hand on his wound and looked down at it. He clutched it and breathed in and out in controlled shallow breaths. He looked over at Jess and slowly made his way over to him.
"Jess, can you move at all?" Brennan asked as he placed his arms under Jesse's head and tried to lift him. Brennan's side began bleeding again as he strained to move Jesse. He ignored it.
"Bren, watch yourself, you're bleeding again." Jesse said in alarm as Brennan got him into a sitting position. He propped his up against the wall of the dojo. Brennan held his side again and doubled over on himself and rocked back and forth slightly. He looked at Jesse. "Do you know how long we've been here?"
Jesse sat propped up with his arms positioned oddly in his lap. "About two hours, I think," Jesse replied.
"Where's Lexa?" Brennan asked. "And, have you seen Shal?"
Jesse had closed his eyes to rest them. They stung from being frozen open so long. "I don't know. She left the dojo and I couldn't see where she went. I haven't seen Shal at all. I told her, though, that you had gone out on a signal search."
"What?" Brennan asked, "When?"
"Right about the same time you called in. You told me that you didn't find anything and you were going to stay out for awhile." Jesse replied with his eyes still closed.
"It must be almost 7AM. If she were here, Jess, she would have been up by now, unless."
"No unless, Brennan," Jesse replied opening his eyes this time. "We had a bit of a fight and she asked me where I had sent you. I bet she followed you after I went to sleep."
"Jesse, I have to tell you what I learned. Although, it isn't as much of a surprise anymore considering what Lexa has done to us." Brennan replied.
"What are you talking about, Brennan? How did this happen? Why did Lexa shoot you?"
"She's working for this group called the Dominion," Brennan began. Brennan looked at Jesse and surveyed him wondering if he was ready to hear this information. He continued.
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Lexa was waiting for a response from her superiors. She was not supposed to reveal her intentions this early. They still needed Mutant X on their side in order to use to try and find DeLauro and Kane or at a minimum, use covert operatives in other business. But now, it looked like all they would be good for was as bargaining chips. She decided to walk back out to check on her prisoners.
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Shalimar couldn't believe Emma was communicating with her in her mind. She couldn't believe she was alive! "Emma?" she thought in her head.
"Yes, Shalimar. It's me." Emma responded.
"But how?" Shalimar actually whispered out loud. "Emma, how? I thought ."
"I know what you thought, Shalimar, and I'm sorry you had to go through that. Adam told me I couldn't contact any of you for your own safety."
"Adam?" Shalimar asked excitedly. "Adam," she swallowed as tears flowed freely down her cheeks, "Adam is alive?"
"Yes," came the reply. Shalimar fully cried now. "Why?" she pleaded with Emma, "Why did you do this to us?"
"I'll explain everything, Shalimar. Just, come and meet me."
"Emma," Shalimar was regaining her composure and used her sleeve to wipe the tears from her face. "Emma, you were never able to communicate telepathically before. How are you doing this now?"
"Shal, my powers can do a lot of things that none of you know about. That is part of the problem. Shal, meet me at the Hotel Freemont out on Route 59. I am in room 129. Shalimar, don't tell anyone. You have to come alone."
"What about the others?" Shalimar asked, "They miss you so much!"
"No, Shal, something has happened. They are in danger. You have to come now." Emma warned.
"What? What kind of danger?" Shalimar was alarmed.
"Shal, just come. I can't stay like this much longer. I am getting tired. Just come. We will help them. Shalimar, please, I can't be alone anymore!" Emma cried.
Shalimar looked in the direction of sanctuary and her eyes glowed feral. "I'm coming, Emma," she whispered. "Hold on guys." She grabbed her helmet and climbed back on her bike. She peeled back onto the road in the opposite direction of Sanctuary on her way to the outskirts of town.
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Brennan was about to tell Jesse about Tommy and Emma when he heard Lexa's heels coming towards the dojo. "Jesse, she's coming."
