Sacrifice

Thanks so much for the encouraging reviews!! I loved all of them!! Keep em coming please.;) I won't bore you with my excuses on why this is late, although I do have a really good one.;) I guess I shouldn't have said this part would be up soon. I'm really, really sorry!!! Oh and I didn't watch the first season of Mutant X, so I don't really know Eckhart...at all! So if I got his character wrong, I'm sorry. Well, anyway here it is.

He couldn't think, couldn't breathe. All he knew was that he had to find them. Beyond rational thought, Jesse ran. Ran so fast he left Emma behind. He couldn't think clearly, all he knew was that if he could get to them they would be safe.

"Shalimar, Brennan!!," His scream was a hoarse cry, unlike himself. *Don't stop, don't stop until you find them*

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She drifted back to consciousness to be rewarded with a pounding in her head.

"Ow"

She cracked her eyes open, wondering where she was when it hit her: Brennan. The last thing she remembered was the agents surrounding both of them…..damn it!! They must have knocked her out. Worried she got up quickly, too quickly. She winced, her head protesting the sudden movement. Was he here? It was so dark but her eyes searched until they came upon what they were looking for.

*Oh, No*

"Brennan!!!"

Her question was answered.

1 Hour Later

Here she was on the ground sobbing. She had hoped that by some miracle they had forgotten about her com ring but she had no such luck, they had taken that away from her when she was knocked out. They also put a sub-dermal governor, so she couldn't break out of the chains. All she could do was just twist and pull making her wrists cut and bleed.

"Brennan, please wake up" she whispered through the darkness. She had given up screaming knowing that it was of no use. It was amazing that he was still alive, but she knew he was because she could feel him. Feel him hanging on, even though it was by a thread.

Shalimar cursed herself for not telling him sooner, now it would be too late. She wallowed in self-pity a little longer until something inside of her snapped. She would save Brennan, no matter what the cost, even if it meant selling her soul to the devil. She was devising a plan when she heard a door opening. She looked up to face the monster that was Eckhart.

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"Jesse, where are you?" Emma had been looking for Jesse for the past ten minutes. He had ran ahead looking for Shalimar and Brennan, screaming for them, but his voice had long since died out. Now she wondered where in the hell he went. He wasn't one to panic, but when he heard Shalimar's shouts, Emma had felt something….sadness, too much.

She had felt the same way, but his feelings made her tremble. It hurt her to think of what he would be feeling if one of them actually died. She snapped out of her dream state and continued calling for Jesse.

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"What do you want with us?" Shalimar's voice was deadly calm.

"Like you don't know" came Eckhart's reply. He walked over to her, completely ignoring Brennan.

"Just wait till I get out of here, I'll-"

He cut her off, "you'll what?"

"Let me go and you'll find out" She answered menacingly.

He touched his chin thoughtfully and then said, "No, I don't think so. I have big plans for you, hang around" With that he turned to walk out the door.

"Wait!" she screamed, "What about Brennan!?!"

Eckhart turned back around to look at Brennan "He isn't dead yet? Oh well, he will be soon." He grinned evilly at Shalimar and continued towards the door.

"Please, help him. I'll cooperate with you if you do, please!"

He stopped, "I could make you cooperate if I wanted to"

"But it would be so much easier if I went willingly with you." she answered. "Please" That last word was strained, begging him to listen.

He seriously considered it, it would be easier if she didn't struggle. Everything would be done much faster, and if she didn't cooperate he could just kill both of them at the same time. *Interesting*

"Do we have a deal?" she asked sadly, never taking her eyes off of Brennan's still form.

"Yes, we do" he answered icily. He never turned to face her again, he just walked out. *Very Interesting* he thought.

Less than a minute later 2 guards came in and dragged Brennan out.

Shalimar hoped she had done the right thing and Eckhart would stick with his word. If she hadn't done this, Brennan would surely die. He still had a good chance of dying because of the blood loss, but it was worth it if it gave him a chance. She couldn't live with herself knowing she did nothing to prevent his death. Now she had to deal with what lay in store for her. Knowing very well that she herself might just die. Hopefully Adam would find her before it came to that. If not……..

So, so, so, what did you think! Reviews are cherished!! Suggestions?