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By the way, still don't own em.
Shal came running back towards Jesse and Emma as fast as she could. She had to tell them what she saw - they had to tell Adam. She saw Jesse and Emma down below her. They looked like they were scouring the landscape. She called to them from about 500 feet away. "Jesse, Emma!"
Emma noticed her first. "Thank God! Where have you been?" Emma started up the hill towards Shal. Jesse remained in the last position the meter had given a reading on Brennan's location; it hasn't registered anything in the past hour. When Shal and Emma reached each other, Emma realized something was wrong. "Shal, what is it? You look like you just ran a marathon!"
Shal was completely out of breath and spoke between bursts of air. "They're here, Emma .. The beasts . like Michael . They're here."
"What? Shal, slow down." Emma flashed her eyes at Shal and sent her a calming feeling. It took immediate effect. "Emma, remember the woods? Brennan and I about a month ago when we found Michael?" Shal explained.
"Yeah, wait. God Shal, what are you saying? There are more of them? Here?" Emma was visibly upset now.
"Yeah, lots, I think . I followed one until it disappeared into a cave. I came back to get you guys. I tried my com link but I don't think it works." Shal continued.
"I wonder if that is what hit us with the rock?" Emma wondered aloud.
"What rock? What are you talking about Em?" Shal asked.
Emma continued, "When you took off by yourself into the woods, Jesse and I were attacked by a rock that was thrown from the direction you ran off to. When we looked around, we couldn't find anything. The meter quit working that we are using to locate Brennan and we tried to contact Adam about 20 minutes ago and can't reach him."
"What? You can't find Adam?" Shal worried.
"No, but I don't think the com links work so that might be the problem." Emma answered.
"Let's get back to the Helix, he is probably there but you just can't raise him on the links. Besides, we have to tell him about the beasts. Have you had any luck with Brennan?" Shal asked.
"No," Jesse said approaching them now. "The meter still isn't working. Guys, we gotta get back and find Adam. Something just isn't right here," Jesse continued.
"You're telling me," Shal said.
Emma didn't like the idea of leaving the last place they thought Brennan may have been. She hadn't been able to get a hit off of him or Adam for the past few minutes and she was scared. She glanced back over her shoulder while following the others. Shal was filling Jesse in on what she saw in the woods. Emma whispered to Brennan in broadband, "If you can hear me Brennan, please hang on. We are coming."
XXX
Dr. Draper made his way to the bottom of the stairway and into the tunnel system below. He entered it one chamber over from where Brennan was. The gates were open for him to go through. He switched on his flashlight and moved across the tunnel into the chamber where Brennan had been and into the next tunnel where Brennan was. The water had completely emptied from the chamber. "Mr. Mulwray . come on now . I won't hurt you anymore .. I promise. Soon your pain will be over. Hahahah,"
Draper had really crossed over completely into an even more psychotic state than he had been before. The excitement of hurting Brennan again and having Adam where he wanted him and finally getting his experiment under way was more than his already fragile psyche was able to handle. Why Mason had placed him in charge of project 'Feral State' he did not know. He was angry at Mason and Genomex and Breedlove for having locked him away - so far away from everyone after the incident with Brennan. But, Draper reveled in his success so far away. Mason had no idea how successful the project was. He was soon to find out, though. He was going to show Mason up with his army of ferals that he created. They were stronger and better than anything Mason had ever come up with and the success of the stealth system was even greater than anticipated. Not only could no one see the facility and 10 miles out in any direction, but no one could get in or out, either. It was a force field to be reckoned with and the biggest invention of his life. Now, he was able to trap Mutant X, Mason's enemy and the best fighting team of New Mutants there were. They would be destroyed by his ferals one by one - all on camera - for Mason and Genomex to see. He would be the hero then. He would be the top scientist, not Mason. He would finally run things. The one little problem with them, though was the ferals had been too unpredictable in preliminary studies. Unfortunately he had to govern them. But he controlled that governor and it was about time to turn it off and unleash them on Mutant X, but first - first, he had a couple of things to take care of.
As Draper approached Brennan, he mocked him. "Poor baby . did you fall down again?" Brennan could barely open his eyes and when he did, all he saw was the light approaching him. He couldn't exactly make out what Draper was saying. He was in a daze and blood was running into his eyes and ears from his head. He thought at first maybe the light was an angel. He knew he was wrong, though the instant the first electrical bolt hit him.
"Ahhhhh," was all Brennan could gurgle. Draper kept the voltage down on the first hit. He planned to turn it up with the second.
"Ahhhhhhhh," Brennan screamed again. This time it really hurt. He was still wet and the current felt like it pulled his bones right out of his body. He wretched forward.
As Draper got closer to Brennan, his madness eminated from him like a beacon. For the first time, Brennan was actually afraid. "Always were afraid of your own powers, weren't you Brennan?" Draper hit him again. Brennan could only whimper this time. "Well, my young friend, while I hate to end our party together . I like watching you suffer . I don't really need you anymore. You see, your friends, Mutant X, well, they're here. All thanks to you, you know. They are trying their best to locate you. I already know that my ferals don't react to electrical charges. So, you have really become useless." Draper was right in Brennan's face now. Brennan could feel the heat from his stinky breath. Brennan managed to speak. "Do you ever brush your teeth, freak?"
This enraged Draper. "You have outgrown your usefulness Mr. Mulwray. Now, am going to kill you the way you killed me - the way you tried to kill me." With that, Draper backed up. Brennan tried to form his own charge but he was still too wet. He only managed to zap himself. Draper laughed at how pathetic he was and began his assault with a low voltage. Brennan gurgled a scream when the constant current began to hit him. It intensified with each second until Brennan's body was convulsing form the shock. Draper continued to laugh as tears streaked down Brennan's face.
Just then, from out of now where, Adam was on top of Draper screaming at him to get away from Brennan. He slashed Draper with his knife and Draper recoiled. Adam then cut him with a quick blow to his face and a kick to the midsection. As Draper was going down, Adam caught him one last time in the head with a powerful kick. Draper fell motionless to the floor of the tunnel.
Adam then looked up and saw what was left of Brennan. He gasped at the shock of what he saw. "Oh Brennan," was all Adam could whisper. He knew in his heart that he had to be dead. He was bleeding everywhere and his body was lurched, caught on the ladder in a very unnatural way. He knew he had fallen. It was obvious. His leg was twisted severely below the knee.. Adam walked up to him and checked for a pulse while stroking his hot head with his other hand. He was elated when he found one. Thready and fast, but the pulse was there. "Brennan," Adam held Brennan's head up and looked into his eyes with his flashlight. "Brennan, it's Adam. I'm here, son. Wake up now. Brennan, wake up." Brennan did not respond. Adam got a closer look with his flashlight at Brennan's eyes. His pupils were not responding equally to light and they did not have the same diameter. Adam knew that Brennan had a severe concussion. He felt his rib cage because his breathing was very wet and raspy. He was struggling to breathe. Adam felt at least three ribs broken. He also saw the bleeding hole in his side and the twisted leg. Adam decided after assessing it to set it while Brennan was unconscious. He couldn't move him with the way it was. It could cripple him forever. Adam, at least, was thinking that Brennan had a forever to look forward to and that was something, anyway. With a 'crack' Adam set Brennan's leg. He checked his pulse again. Still there.
He looked back at Draper laying on the floor. He decided that he could not kill him. He probably would find a way to revive himself anyway. The best thing Adam could do right now was tie him up and get him wet. That would buy him some time to get Brennan out of the tunnel and up to the Helix. They may be able to get out before Draper got loose. After he had tied Draper up and dragged him into some standing water, Adam went back to Brennan and untangled him from the ladder. He decided to drag him to the door where Draper must have come in from. "Come on, son, I've got you now. You are going to be OK," Adam told Brennan as he slowly moved him down the tunnel. He didn't know if he was trying to convince Brennan or himself.
By the way, still don't own em.
Shal came running back towards Jesse and Emma as fast as she could. She had to tell them what she saw - they had to tell Adam. She saw Jesse and Emma down below her. They looked like they were scouring the landscape. She called to them from about 500 feet away. "Jesse, Emma!"
Emma noticed her first. "Thank God! Where have you been?" Emma started up the hill towards Shal. Jesse remained in the last position the meter had given a reading on Brennan's location; it hasn't registered anything in the past hour. When Shal and Emma reached each other, Emma realized something was wrong. "Shal, what is it? You look like you just ran a marathon!"
Shal was completely out of breath and spoke between bursts of air. "They're here, Emma .. The beasts . like Michael . They're here."
"What? Shal, slow down." Emma flashed her eyes at Shal and sent her a calming feeling. It took immediate effect. "Emma, remember the woods? Brennan and I about a month ago when we found Michael?" Shal explained.
"Yeah, wait. God Shal, what are you saying? There are more of them? Here?" Emma was visibly upset now.
"Yeah, lots, I think . I followed one until it disappeared into a cave. I came back to get you guys. I tried my com link but I don't think it works." Shal continued.
"I wonder if that is what hit us with the rock?" Emma wondered aloud.
"What rock? What are you talking about Em?" Shal asked.
Emma continued, "When you took off by yourself into the woods, Jesse and I were attacked by a rock that was thrown from the direction you ran off to. When we looked around, we couldn't find anything. The meter quit working that we are using to locate Brennan and we tried to contact Adam about 20 minutes ago and can't reach him."
"What? You can't find Adam?" Shal worried.
"No, but I don't think the com links work so that might be the problem." Emma answered.
"Let's get back to the Helix, he is probably there but you just can't raise him on the links. Besides, we have to tell him about the beasts. Have you had any luck with Brennan?" Shal asked.
"No," Jesse said approaching them now. "The meter still isn't working. Guys, we gotta get back and find Adam. Something just isn't right here," Jesse continued.
"You're telling me," Shal said.
Emma didn't like the idea of leaving the last place they thought Brennan may have been. She hadn't been able to get a hit off of him or Adam for the past few minutes and she was scared. She glanced back over her shoulder while following the others. Shal was filling Jesse in on what she saw in the woods. Emma whispered to Brennan in broadband, "If you can hear me Brennan, please hang on. We are coming."
XXX
Dr. Draper made his way to the bottom of the stairway and into the tunnel system below. He entered it one chamber over from where Brennan was. The gates were open for him to go through. He switched on his flashlight and moved across the tunnel into the chamber where Brennan had been and into the next tunnel where Brennan was. The water had completely emptied from the chamber. "Mr. Mulwray . come on now . I won't hurt you anymore .. I promise. Soon your pain will be over. Hahahah,"
Draper had really crossed over completely into an even more psychotic state than he had been before. The excitement of hurting Brennan again and having Adam where he wanted him and finally getting his experiment under way was more than his already fragile psyche was able to handle. Why Mason had placed him in charge of project 'Feral State' he did not know. He was angry at Mason and Genomex and Breedlove for having locked him away - so far away from everyone after the incident with Brennan. But, Draper reveled in his success so far away. Mason had no idea how successful the project was. He was soon to find out, though. He was going to show Mason up with his army of ferals that he created. They were stronger and better than anything Mason had ever come up with and the success of the stealth system was even greater than anticipated. Not only could no one see the facility and 10 miles out in any direction, but no one could get in or out, either. It was a force field to be reckoned with and the biggest invention of his life. Now, he was able to trap Mutant X, Mason's enemy and the best fighting team of New Mutants there were. They would be destroyed by his ferals one by one - all on camera - for Mason and Genomex to see. He would be the hero then. He would be the top scientist, not Mason. He would finally run things. The one little problem with them, though was the ferals had been too unpredictable in preliminary studies. Unfortunately he had to govern them. But he controlled that governor and it was about time to turn it off and unleash them on Mutant X, but first - first, he had a couple of things to take care of.
As Draper approached Brennan, he mocked him. "Poor baby . did you fall down again?" Brennan could barely open his eyes and when he did, all he saw was the light approaching him. He couldn't exactly make out what Draper was saying. He was in a daze and blood was running into his eyes and ears from his head. He thought at first maybe the light was an angel. He knew he was wrong, though the instant the first electrical bolt hit him.
"Ahhhhh," was all Brennan could gurgle. Draper kept the voltage down on the first hit. He planned to turn it up with the second.
"Ahhhhhhhh," Brennan screamed again. This time it really hurt. He was still wet and the current felt like it pulled his bones right out of his body. He wretched forward.
As Draper got closer to Brennan, his madness eminated from him like a beacon. For the first time, Brennan was actually afraid. "Always were afraid of your own powers, weren't you Brennan?" Draper hit him again. Brennan could only whimper this time. "Well, my young friend, while I hate to end our party together . I like watching you suffer . I don't really need you anymore. You see, your friends, Mutant X, well, they're here. All thanks to you, you know. They are trying their best to locate you. I already know that my ferals don't react to electrical charges. So, you have really become useless." Draper was right in Brennan's face now. Brennan could feel the heat from his stinky breath. Brennan managed to speak. "Do you ever brush your teeth, freak?"
This enraged Draper. "You have outgrown your usefulness Mr. Mulwray. Now, am going to kill you the way you killed me - the way you tried to kill me." With that, Draper backed up. Brennan tried to form his own charge but he was still too wet. He only managed to zap himself. Draper laughed at how pathetic he was and began his assault with a low voltage. Brennan gurgled a scream when the constant current began to hit him. It intensified with each second until Brennan's body was convulsing form the shock. Draper continued to laugh as tears streaked down Brennan's face.
Just then, from out of now where, Adam was on top of Draper screaming at him to get away from Brennan. He slashed Draper with his knife and Draper recoiled. Adam then cut him with a quick blow to his face and a kick to the midsection. As Draper was going down, Adam caught him one last time in the head with a powerful kick. Draper fell motionless to the floor of the tunnel.
Adam then looked up and saw what was left of Brennan. He gasped at the shock of what he saw. "Oh Brennan," was all Adam could whisper. He knew in his heart that he had to be dead. He was bleeding everywhere and his body was lurched, caught on the ladder in a very unnatural way. He knew he had fallen. It was obvious. His leg was twisted severely below the knee.. Adam walked up to him and checked for a pulse while stroking his hot head with his other hand. He was elated when he found one. Thready and fast, but the pulse was there. "Brennan," Adam held Brennan's head up and looked into his eyes with his flashlight. "Brennan, it's Adam. I'm here, son. Wake up now. Brennan, wake up." Brennan did not respond. Adam got a closer look with his flashlight at Brennan's eyes. His pupils were not responding equally to light and they did not have the same diameter. Adam knew that Brennan had a severe concussion. He felt his rib cage because his breathing was very wet and raspy. He was struggling to breathe. Adam felt at least three ribs broken. He also saw the bleeding hole in his side and the twisted leg. Adam decided after assessing it to set it while Brennan was unconscious. He couldn't move him with the way it was. It could cripple him forever. Adam, at least, was thinking that Brennan had a forever to look forward to and that was something, anyway. With a 'crack' Adam set Brennan's leg. He checked his pulse again. Still there.
He looked back at Draper laying on the floor. He decided that he could not kill him. He probably would find a way to revive himself anyway. The best thing Adam could do right now was tie him up and get him wet. That would buy him some time to get Brennan out of the tunnel and up to the Helix. They may be able to get out before Draper got loose. After he had tied Draper up and dragged him into some standing water, Adam went back to Brennan and untangled him from the ladder. He decided to drag him to the door where Draper must have come in from. "Come on, son, I've got you now. You are going to be OK," Adam told Brennan as he slowly moved him down the tunnel. He didn't know if he was trying to convince Brennan or himself.