Brennan manvuered the plane to land behind the main building where they now knew the Daniel was being held. He really wished that they could have left River back at Sancutary. He didn't want anything happening to her. For some unknown reason, Brennan had connected with this teenage girl. He cared for her like a protective older brother. It kinda freaked him out......a little.
"So, what do we do now?" Brennan asked as he landed the Helix and he and Jesse shut the plane down, so no one else could tamper with it.
"We fight like hell," River said as she ran down the ramp towards the building. Shal gave Brennan a look, saying she wasn't she about this, then followed River right down the ramp. Jesse, Emma, and Brennan followed Shal who was running towards the building.
For the next five minutes; lightening, electricity, bodies and dirt where flying ever which way.
"Ok, now the hard part," River said as she shot a bolt of lightening at the panel next to the door.
The door opened immediately and the five mutants walked right in. They followed River as she weaved through the corridors. They took out guards as they went, they took out cameras as well.
"Hey what do you think they do with all that tape, Brennan?" Jesse asked, wondering if the question would losen some of the tension from the four other people standing near him.
Brennan looked at Jesse like he was crazy, then picked up on what he was trying to do, "Probably have a bonfire, roast some dogs, have a party."
"Ha! Ha! you two, very funny," Shal replied, hoping the two men weren't completely insane.
They continued moving through the corridors until the got to the door marked 'Sleepers.' River looked towards Brennan, silently asking for reassurance. When he silently nodded, she opened the door quickly and quietly. First she walked silently into the dimmly lighted room. Brennan walked in after her, then Shal, Emma and finally Jesse.
As they walked further into the room, they saw at least 24 people in this room alone, who were in a coma.
"Oh God!" Emma stated. "What have they done to these people?"
Jesse looked around, "I don't think I want find out."
Emma and Jesse looked at each other then continued.
"Down here!" River shouted. "I found him!"
Emma, Jesse, and Shal ran down where Brennan and River already were.
"Oh my god, Danny," Emma said outloud. "We've got to get him out of here."
They all turned when they heard a new voice, "I don't think so River."
The five mutants turned to see a middle-aged man surrounded by at least 50 guards. The guards were dressed entirely in black, which made them a little harder to see.
"Michael," River replied, clearly shocked. "What are you doing?"
"What I have to," Michael said to River, then turned towards the guards. "Take them alive."
Brennan, Shal and River rushed forward to attacked the guards, while Emma and Jesse ran to either side of Daniel. They quickly held up Daniel between thier arms and took away from the fighting; moving towards the exit.
"Shal!" Brennan yelled. "Get ahead of Jess and Em; take out, clear the path for them. River and I will follow you; make sure no one follows."
Shal nodded her head, then went after Emma and Jesse. She managed to get ahead of them and cleared the path all the way back to the Helix.
Emma and Shal quickly saw to Daniel's need, trying to make them as comfortable as possible, while Jesse went to the front of the Helix to start the engines and get off the ground as soon as River and Brennan were on board.
Brennan and River fought the surrounding them back to back.
"Brennan, I can't keep fighting," River said as she dropped towards the ground. Brennan dropped on the ground next to River as she collapsed in his arms. The remaining guards quickly surrounded them as Brennan sheilded her from view.
He quietly said into his ring, "Jesse, go run. We can't get to you. Come back for us, bro."
"Brennnan, no!" Shal yelled. "We'll come back now."
Jesse closed the ramp on Shal, not letting her out and set the autopilot to take the Helix back to Sanctuary. Shal quickly turned on Jess.
"Why did you do that!?" Shal yelled as she collasped in Jesse's arms, crying. "We could have saved him..."
Back inside, Michael rushed forward to see if River was seriously injured. He knelt down next to Brennan and River.
"Will she be all right?" Michael tentatively asked, afraid Brennan would attack him as well.
Brennan looked up from River to see Michael's face too close to his own. He could see that the older man was just as worried about River as Brennan was. He knew that Michael loved River just as Brennan did. Neither man knew how, but River managed to worn her way into both of their hearts.
"I don't know," Brennan replied honestly. "She's tired herself out completely."
Michael looked around at the remaining men standing and those getting up off the ground. He knew that Trinity's men would not give up quietly, and they would never let either River or Brennan go.
Michael sighed, not wanting any of this, "It would be best for both of you if you came quietly. You can fight this men and worry about River at the same time. I can guareentee that nothing will happen to River. I'll protect her. But you have to give yourself up."
Brennan looked in the man eyes. He saw sincerity, honestly, and affection (probably for River). Brennan knew that this man would look out for River, and let absolutely nothing happen to her. He sighed in defeat, "Alright. I'll surrender, but only to you. I'll giver River only to you. But if anything happens to her, anything at all, just know that I will kill you."
Michael nodded, understanding what Brennan was feeling. He felt sympathy for the man, he couldn't help it. This man had only known River for a few days and already he loved her as any brother would love thier sister. As any father would love his daughter.
Michael carefully picked River up in his arms, holding her like a precious porcelin doll. Several men rushed forward to grab Brennan, while others handcuffed his hands behind his back. Brennan continued to stare at River while the men dragged him away.
Michael knew that Brennan would be taken to a holding cell, from there he would be cleaned up thoroughly, given new clothes that would let everyone know that he was an expirament. Then he would be taken to a lab. Michael could still remember River's screams as they tortured her. It didn't matter when he heard it, he always went running to help her. And as always, their were men there to stop him. Gates knew that Michael would protect River as if she were his own daughter, but Gates would not stop the torturous expiraments that left River empty and in pain for days, even weeks at end. But now Brennan would be their main focus, at least for a little while, then they would return their focus back on her. Hopefully,. Michael could think up of something before that happened.
Shalimar had locked herself in her room that moment that the Helix arrived back at Sancutary. Jesse and Emma could understand why, considering how much she loved Brennan. Heck, all of them loved Brennan, the stupid son of a bitch. But he had to do what he had to do.
Jesse and Emma took Daniel to the lab so that Adam could take a look at him.
They placed Daniel on the table when Adam asked, "Where are River and Brennan?"
Emma's head lowered further as Jesse answered, "They were caught. Brennan told us to go without them, so I did. I left them. I left Brennan there."
Adam understand what they molecular was going through. He felt guilty for leaving behind a man that Jesse saw as a brother. He would also feel responsible for anything that happened to Brennan while he was there.
"Jesse it wasn't your fault," Adam replied, trying to answer some of the guilt inside Jesse. "Brennan and River can take care of themselves, you know that. Don't worry, we'll get them back."
Adam turned from Jesse to examine Daniel and hopefully find a way to help him.
Brennan struggled as the men dragged him towards the lab. Brennan would have fought back harder, but they had soaked him with water, weakening him drastically. Also the thought of River kept him slightly subdued.
The four men strapped him down to the examination table by the wrists and ankles. They laughed as he continued to struggle against those. They were half-hearted struggles that stopped when three men in labcoats entered the room.
They sent the four guards out of the room and closed the steel door. Brennan watched as the three men moved about the room. They handled instruements and equipment that Brennan didn't want to know what they were used for.
"So Mister Mulwray," the oldest man said. He had black hair that was peppered with gray. He was somewhat elderly. "Your file was quite an interesting read. I don't believe I have ever met a street-wise orphan turned theif. It will very interesting to see about your system. Believe me this will hurt."
The two other doctors hooked Brennan up with electrodes, wires, IV's and some other things that Brennan had never seen before. Brennan tried to build up a charge. When the doctor saw this, he sent a wave of electricity through Brennan's body. He screamed as be arched up away from the pain.
"Please don't do this," Brennan begged, not wanting anymore of that kind of pain.
The doctor simply smiled. He nodded to someone behind him and Brennan felt pain flow through his entire body. He screamed with it. Never in his life had he felt this much pain. Not even the sub-dermal governors had delivered this much pain. Almost sweetly intoxicating pleasure.
Finally it stopped and Brennan allowed himself to breathe. Hoping that they wouldn't have to repeat the process any time soon or ever.
"Alright," the oldest doctor ordered. "Take these specific samples. I want them before he is sent back to his room."
"Yes Dr. Gates," the younger men replied.
So now Brennan knew the monster's name. That would always be useful. This was the man that River had told him about. The man that had tortured her and everyone else here. The man that would torture him if Brennan remained here long enough. God, he hoped that Jesse and the gang would come back quickly.
Dr. Gates left the room as the two remaining men came to either side of him. Both men were wearing latex gloves on there hands which meant they planned to touch him. God, why did they have to be so cold.
"Come on guys," Brennan joked. "Can't we talk about this?"
Both men ignored him. Brennan noted several things about each man. The one of the left was shorter than the one on the right. He was dark, a Mexican. Which was cool. The taller one was fair and had blonde hair and blue eyes. These two were different as night and day. The Mexican handed the blonde a syringe. God, Brennan hated needles. The blonde doctor took a blood sample and wasn't careful if it hurt or not.
When he was done, he handed the syringe back to the Mexican doctor. The Mexican doctor than placed the cap on the syringe and place the syringe in a medical bag, and tagged it with Brennan's last name and another word, 'Sparco.'
The Mexican then handed the blonde doctor a long, thinner needle that Brennan didn't like the look of. The Mexican doctor grabbed Brennan's head and pulled up. Brennan then figured out that they planned on taking a brain fluid sample. Shit, this would hurt alot. Brennan gritted his teeth and tried not to scream as the needle entered his upper neck. After a minute or so, the needle left his neck and the Mexican doctor slowly lowered his head. Brennan felt light-headed and sick.
"What's next boys?" Brennan joked sarcastically.
The blonde doctor slightly laughed while the Mexican doctor remained absolutely expressionless. A swab was taken from Brennan's mouth as well as his nose. Hair samples were taken, as well as skin samples. Measurements were taken of Brennan's body and he felt like taking a nap. But then the Mexican doctor and the blonde doctor pulled down Brennan's pants and underwear. Brennan didn't like where this was going.
Brennan laughed nervously, "Hey guys, is this really necessary?"
The blonde man injected a needle into Brennan's lower groin. He screamed out in pain. Finally the needle was removed, bagged and tagged. Brennan looked over and noticed that urine was in the needle. Finally a cup was placed over Brennan's penis.
Oh God, Brennan thought. He could this get any worse. The Mexican and the blonde man stroked Brennan's penis, causing Brennan to become hard. They were trying to get him to ejaculate. They were succeeding. Brennan tried to hold it back as much as possible, but it wasn't. Brennan shouted with pleasure as he ejaculated into the cup. The blonde doctor smiled as he capped the cup and handed it to the Mexican doctor.
The blonde doctor smiled as he cleaned Brennan up, "You did very well." Brennan was suddenly very furious. The blonde doctor acted like he was a trained dog that had perfomed well. He couldn't wait to get free and attack the bastard. His underwear and pants were pulled back up and the drawstring was tied securely.
The same four guards entered the room and quickly untied Brennan's restraints. They held him as the Mexican doctor came over and dumped a bucked of cold water over his head. It drained him even more. The four guards dragged him from the lab and took him back to his cell. Dumped on the floor, Brennan curled up into a fetal position. He was drained, empty.
Brennan was afraid.