After – Effects Chapter 5
Thank you all for your reviews, remember, this is kind of a sequel to my Mutation story because they have the same powers as the ones I gave them in Mutation.
Disclaimer: I do not own Mutant X but Brennan will be mine someday. I make no profit from this story or any others I write.
Jesse had spent the whole night by Brennan's side in the Med Bay, just sitting, and waiting for any change, but nothing, Emma's telepathic zap had sent him into a heavy dreamless sleep. Jesse decided to get some coffee otherwise he'd fall asleep. He went to the kitchen and found Emma sitting and already drinking a cup of coffee and reading a book on something.
"Morning how's Brennan?" Emma asked,
"No change, you knocked him out cold," Jesse replied, "When will he wake up?" he asked.
"Sometime round lunch I guess," Emma replied. Jesse couldn't stop thinking about Brennan, no matter what he did, after breakfast and after checking on Brennan, he went for a shower. He turned on the hot water and stripped until he was naked, stepping in and adjusting the temperature until it was just right, he stood under the hot water, just thinking about Brennan and how much Jesse wanted him to be back to normal, Jesse thought of the normal Brennan, his smile and joking manner that Jesse loved so much. Jesse finished washing up and then got out of the shower, he got dried and decided to go to the dojo for a while, and beating up holograms might take his mind of Brennan for a while.
Jesse walked up the steps to the dojo ring-where the holograms would appear, but as he approached, he heard fighting; it was Shalimar, Jesse saw her surrounded by four GS agents, and she was devastating them. Shalimar jumped about six feet into the air with ease and kicked an agent in the head; he did a back flip and landed on his stomach before disappearing. Shalimar landed gracefully and went after a second agent, punching him square in the nose, had the man been real; she would undoubtedly have broken his nose. Having watched her dealt with two agents, Jesse blew the other two away before she could get them, only then did Shalimar even realise that Jesse was standing there.
"Want a real challenge?" asked Jesse, knowing that Shalimar's competitive instinct would not allow him to leave without a fight.
"Bring it on, I'll go easy on you," replied Shalimar with a feral grin on her face. Jesse entered the ring and took up a stance, Shalimar followed suit and they began training.
Shalimar launched herself into the air, flipping in the air and landed behind Jesse, before he could react, she spun and knocked into his legs, sending him crashing down to the ground. Jesse quickly got up and massed out so that Shalimar couldn't touch him, he went through a complicated martial arts manoeuvre that Shalimar blocked easily, he returned his mass too normal and took the heel of Shalimar's palm to his chest, the force of the hit threw him against the dojo wall, where he crumpled to the floor. Shalimar walked over to him to check that he was okay and as she reached him his hands flew out and hit Shalimar with a low level explosion, she was sent crashing into the other side of the dojo. After a few seconds, they both got up shakily and met at the centre of the dojo.
"Not bad," said Shalimar with a smile.
"You aren't too bad yourself," Jesse replied and he headed off to check on Brennan in the med bay.
He walked in and saw Brennan sitting up, conscious and aware of where he was, he still looked like shit and Jesse was wondering whether some of those scars would ever go away. Brennan looked up to see who had entered and saw Jesse, "So it is true, I didn't see him die," Brennan thought to himself, and silent tears of joy began to flow from his eyes, he was so happy that Jesse was alive and as cute as ever and that he would get the chance to tell him just how much Brennan loved him. Brennan tried to stand up but his legs would not have it and he just sat back down before he hurt himself, sitting down was perhaps just as painful and standing up, there were bruises and cuts on his muscled abdomen and upper legs.
"Jesse, would you take Brennan to his own bed and make sure he is comfortable please?" asked Adam.
"Yeah, no problem Adam," replied Jesse, and not trying to touch any bruises and cuts, heaved Brennan onto his feet and started moving him off to his bedroom.
"Thanks for getting me out of there Jesse, I don't want to know what would have happened if you hadn't come for me," Brennan said to Jesse.
"So you actually think I exist now do you," replied Jesse with a grin.
"Yeah, Adam filled me in, he told me how you stole the Double Helix and came too get me with a slim chance of success, and then I knew that only the real you could pull of something like that," said Brennan with an identical grin on his face. They reached Brennan's room; Jesse heaved his friend onto the large and comfortable bed and after making sure that Brennan was tucked in, Jesse made his way to the door.
"Jesse," said Brennan, just before Jesse walked out.
"Yeah Brennan, what is it?" Jesse asked gently.
"Do you think you could sleep here, with me tonight, I spent most of my time at Genomex alone and I am in no mood to relive any of that particular experience?" Brennan asked in a small and shaky voice. Jesse didn't even consider the question.
"Of course I'll stay here," without another word, he stripped to his boxers and climbed up behind Brennan and brought the covers over them both.
"Thanks Jesse, it's just whenever I am alone, I keep thinking about Genomex and the things that they did to me there, I'm not sure if I'll ever be able to be on me own again," said Brennan.
"Don't worry Brennan, I'm not leaving for now, just try and get some sleep," Jesse said reassuringly. He wrapped his arms around the older man and held him close, wordlessly letting Brennan know that he wasn't alone, and knowing this, Brennan fell into a dreamless and exhausted sleep. Holding Brennan tight, Jesse said quietly.
"I love you Brennan, and I'll always be here for you," and closing his eyes, Jesse also fell into an exhausted and dreamless sleep.