Sorry this has taken so long.Very busy at school.
Thanks for the reviews! I honestly do not know where this is going. It is fun doing this. Remember, I don't own any of them. Maybe Draper.
"Jesse, get on the computer and check out Genomex and its involvement with the water department. Also, monitor any communications to Genomex involving Mason and old friends. Anything that could be of obvious connection to this." Jesse immediately jumped into the Helix' control center chair and went to work. Adam continued with the girls. "I really think that Draper is working alone, here. But I can't be absolutely sure."
"Wow, I guess we know why Eckhart hates Brennan now, huh?" Emma quietly commented.
"I always knew, Emma. Brennan and I have had long talks at night while the rest of you sleep. Brennan doesn't like to sleep very much and frankly, neither do I," Adam answered. "But right now, we have to concentrate on getting to him safely and neutralizing Dr. Draper. Can you two do that?"
Shalimar and Emma looked at each other and back at Adam. Shalimar spoke first, "Sure, Adam, and after we get Brennan back, then I get to be left alone with Draper for 2 minutes . but, it won't take that long." Shalimar was absolutely serious and Adam knew it. It wasn't anything that they didn't all feel.
"Get in line, Shal," Jesse spoke from behind them. "That fucker's gonna wish he had never been born," he whispered to himself.
"So, what's this plan of yours?" Emma asked.
"Well, if Brennan is below us in that facility, and he is actually in a chamber full of cold water, then I would say that he is in a deep tunnel dike." The team looked at Adam in puzzlement.
It came, of course, from Jesse. "What are you talking about?"
"You see, many areas have poor watershed control. Heavy rains can cause catastrophic washouts and destruction of property. One of the ways municipalities used to control this was by diverting water flow into culvert systems, to holding tanks or reservoirs and then to deep tunnels or to spillways. The tunnels would eventually bring the water safely to a river or other body of water capable of handling the flow." Adam explained.
"So, Brennan's in a sewer?" Emma asked disgustedly.
"In a way, yes. Only, this sewer doesn't go anywhere on its own. It is controlled manually. And, I believe that is where Draper is holding Brennan. We have been experiencing heavy rain for the past few hours now," Adam continued.
"So, Brennan should actually wash down to the river?" Shalimar gulped, knowing how poorly Brennan swam.
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Brennan was swirling. He couldn't tell which way was up and when he tried to open his eyes to see, it was murky and the water stung his eyes. His lungs felt as if they were going to burst, but he refused to give up. "I will not drown. That is not how I am going to die - especially not by Draper's hand - no way!" Brennan thought to himself. He just had to hang on. Eventually the water would go down. It was not coming in anymore, he knew that and with the strength of this current, he knew it was pumping out quickly. Brennan then thought about the possibility of being stuck against the outfall and either being torn to shreds by the motor on the pump or forced against the grates and cut up. He would deal with that if it happened. First things first, he had to continue to hold his breath and stay awake. He was still so cold.
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Draper sat at the control room watching the level of the water in the chamber. He planned on letting the chamber go nearly empty and then turning off the pump. He would let Brennan remain in about one foot of water. That would keep him until the others found the chamber. Draper thought then that Brennan might already be dead. It was a good possibility. Draper knew that he had seriously wounded Brennan when he shot him and that the water had to have weakened him further. Draper hoped he wasn't dead. Really, his fun had just begun and he wanted him to suffer. "Let's just see where the rest of them are," Draper said quietly as he switched screens away from the chamber and to the sky, above.
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"Adam, I have looked everywhere through the Genomex database and on Proxy Blue. If Draper is working with Eckhart, no one knows about it," Jesse informed Adam. "Alright then, let's take her down. Jesse, put her in stealth mode and land her in that field just north of the facility.
"Can Do!" Jesse stated enthusiastically - happy to finally be doing something to save Brennan. "Adam?" Adam looked up from his computer at Jesse. "What if ."
"He's not!" Emma yelled. She had been reading both Adam and Jesse for a while now. "He's alive. I know he is."
With that, the Helix, a stealth ghost, landed. Unseen to Draper and his cameras. Draper frantically searched the skies to no avail. Mutant X wasn't out there. "Maybe my young friend, Mulray, isn't as important to Adam as I thought or . maybe Adam is out there with his freakish kids and I just can't see him. I think it is time to arm my surprises." With the touch of a button, a magnetic force field surrounded the facility and approximately ten miles out in any direction. Another invention the government had him working on . stealthing military bases. If Mutant X was within the perimeter, they belonged to him. Draper laughed at the very concept. What a time they were going to have.
Just then, Draper remembered Brennan. "Time to plug the drain." Draper turned off the pumps to the chamber. According to his float meters, there was approximately 18 inches of water left in the chamber.
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With a gasp, Brennan managed to reach an air pocket at the top of the duct he was in. There appeared to be a ladder of some sort going up what appeared to be a manhole. Here, Brennan was able to breathe. He climbed up out of the water on the ladder towards the top. It was completely dark. He could only speculate where he was. He didn't much care at this point; it was out of the water for now. He could breathe and maybe close his eyes. He was running a fever now. He was fairly certain of that. He still had no idea what time it was or even what day. He figured that not more than twelve hours had passed. At the rate that he was losing blood earlier and how cold the water was, he knew if it were much longer, he would be dead. Brennan was happy about one thing, though. Being he was still alive, he knew the bullet must not have hit anything vital. It just hurt like hell and weakened him severely. Unfortunately, though, it was likely getting infected. One thing Brennan knew also was that he had never been a good sick person. His immune system had never been that great even after the genetic manipulation. He was never able to fight off much on his own ever since the bouts with pneumonia as a child. He needed help, fast. Brennan managed to tie himself off to the ladder using the flaps of his shirt and the sleeves of his coat. It was in no means comfortable, but it would have to do. Brennan needed to rest. He was extremely dizzy. He gave one last ditch effort at communicating with Adam before he lost consciousness. "Adam, help me." But it was only a whisper that drifted up the 25 feet of passageway and was stifled by the manhole cover that was bolted down and tightly secured.
Thanks for the reviews! I honestly do not know where this is going. It is fun doing this. Remember, I don't own any of them. Maybe Draper.
"Jesse, get on the computer and check out Genomex and its involvement with the water department. Also, monitor any communications to Genomex involving Mason and old friends. Anything that could be of obvious connection to this." Jesse immediately jumped into the Helix' control center chair and went to work. Adam continued with the girls. "I really think that Draper is working alone, here. But I can't be absolutely sure."
"Wow, I guess we know why Eckhart hates Brennan now, huh?" Emma quietly commented.
"I always knew, Emma. Brennan and I have had long talks at night while the rest of you sleep. Brennan doesn't like to sleep very much and frankly, neither do I," Adam answered. "But right now, we have to concentrate on getting to him safely and neutralizing Dr. Draper. Can you two do that?"
Shalimar and Emma looked at each other and back at Adam. Shalimar spoke first, "Sure, Adam, and after we get Brennan back, then I get to be left alone with Draper for 2 minutes . but, it won't take that long." Shalimar was absolutely serious and Adam knew it. It wasn't anything that they didn't all feel.
"Get in line, Shal," Jesse spoke from behind them. "That fucker's gonna wish he had never been born," he whispered to himself.
"So, what's this plan of yours?" Emma asked.
"Well, if Brennan is below us in that facility, and he is actually in a chamber full of cold water, then I would say that he is in a deep tunnel dike." The team looked at Adam in puzzlement.
It came, of course, from Jesse. "What are you talking about?"
"You see, many areas have poor watershed control. Heavy rains can cause catastrophic washouts and destruction of property. One of the ways municipalities used to control this was by diverting water flow into culvert systems, to holding tanks or reservoirs and then to deep tunnels or to spillways. The tunnels would eventually bring the water safely to a river or other body of water capable of handling the flow." Adam explained.
"So, Brennan's in a sewer?" Emma asked disgustedly.
"In a way, yes. Only, this sewer doesn't go anywhere on its own. It is controlled manually. And, I believe that is where Draper is holding Brennan. We have been experiencing heavy rain for the past few hours now," Adam continued.
"So, Brennan should actually wash down to the river?" Shalimar gulped, knowing how poorly Brennan swam.
XXX
Brennan was swirling. He couldn't tell which way was up and when he tried to open his eyes to see, it was murky and the water stung his eyes. His lungs felt as if they were going to burst, but he refused to give up. "I will not drown. That is not how I am going to die - especially not by Draper's hand - no way!" Brennan thought to himself. He just had to hang on. Eventually the water would go down. It was not coming in anymore, he knew that and with the strength of this current, he knew it was pumping out quickly. Brennan then thought about the possibility of being stuck against the outfall and either being torn to shreds by the motor on the pump or forced against the grates and cut up. He would deal with that if it happened. First things first, he had to continue to hold his breath and stay awake. He was still so cold.
XXX
Draper sat at the control room watching the level of the water in the chamber. He planned on letting the chamber go nearly empty and then turning off the pump. He would let Brennan remain in about one foot of water. That would keep him until the others found the chamber. Draper thought then that Brennan might already be dead. It was a good possibility. Draper knew that he had seriously wounded Brennan when he shot him and that the water had to have weakened him further. Draper hoped he wasn't dead. Really, his fun had just begun and he wanted him to suffer. "Let's just see where the rest of them are," Draper said quietly as he switched screens away from the chamber and to the sky, above.
XXX
"Adam, I have looked everywhere through the Genomex database and on Proxy Blue. If Draper is working with Eckhart, no one knows about it," Jesse informed Adam. "Alright then, let's take her down. Jesse, put her in stealth mode and land her in that field just north of the facility.
"Can Do!" Jesse stated enthusiastically - happy to finally be doing something to save Brennan. "Adam?" Adam looked up from his computer at Jesse. "What if ."
"He's not!" Emma yelled. She had been reading both Adam and Jesse for a while now. "He's alive. I know he is."
With that, the Helix, a stealth ghost, landed. Unseen to Draper and his cameras. Draper frantically searched the skies to no avail. Mutant X wasn't out there. "Maybe my young friend, Mulray, isn't as important to Adam as I thought or . maybe Adam is out there with his freakish kids and I just can't see him. I think it is time to arm my surprises." With the touch of a button, a magnetic force field surrounded the facility and approximately ten miles out in any direction. Another invention the government had him working on . stealthing military bases. If Mutant X was within the perimeter, they belonged to him. Draper laughed at the very concept. What a time they were going to have.
Just then, Draper remembered Brennan. "Time to plug the drain." Draper turned off the pumps to the chamber. According to his float meters, there was approximately 18 inches of water left in the chamber.
XXX
With a gasp, Brennan managed to reach an air pocket at the top of the duct he was in. There appeared to be a ladder of some sort going up what appeared to be a manhole. Here, Brennan was able to breathe. He climbed up out of the water on the ladder towards the top. It was completely dark. He could only speculate where he was. He didn't much care at this point; it was out of the water for now. He could breathe and maybe close his eyes. He was running a fever now. He was fairly certain of that. He still had no idea what time it was or even what day. He figured that not more than twelve hours had passed. At the rate that he was losing blood earlier and how cold the water was, he knew if it were much longer, he would be dead. Brennan was happy about one thing, though. Being he was still alive, he knew the bullet must not have hit anything vital. It just hurt like hell and weakened him severely. Unfortunately, though, it was likely getting infected. One thing Brennan knew also was that he had never been a good sick person. His immune system had never been that great even after the genetic manipulation. He was never able to fight off much on his own ever since the bouts with pneumonia as a child. He needed help, fast. Brennan managed to tie himself off to the ladder using the flaps of his shirt and the sleeves of his coat. It was in no means comfortable, but it would have to do. Brennan needed to rest. He was extremely dizzy. He gave one last ditch effort at communicating with Adam before he lost consciousness. "Adam, help me." But it was only a whisper that drifted up the 25 feet of passageway and was stifled by the manhole cover that was bolted down and tightly secured.