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I wrote this in one day, so it might not be perfect. I just wanted to get you guys off the cliffhanger, lol.

Chapter 19: Recovery.

Brennan woke from his sleep, he tried to move, and to get up, but realized something was holding him down. His eyes wandered down and he saw Mari still passed out with her head in his lap, "Mari, please wake up." he said, combing her hair out of her face a little more.

He remembered yesterday like a bad dream, Agent Burnett using the governor in Mari's neck, to turn her powers against her. To his horror Mari's force field exploded with her inside of it. The fact that she was still alive was nothing short of a miracle, Brennan had literally breathe life back into her.

Brennan heard the sound of voices coming from down the hall, and coming closer. He picked up Mari in his arms and walked her over to a table, kicking the table over on it's side, he placed Mari on the other side. 'I didn't protect you yesterday, but I will today. I will die protecting you if I have to.'

Brennan look off his jacket and placed it over Mari's chest and arms, and went back to sit down. He saw Agent Burnett and his soldiers coming down the hall at him. They were dragging a man with them, he was trying to get free, but the guards had a firm grip on his arms. Just behind them, they were dragging a woman, who wasn't fighting at all, furthermore she looked dead.

They opened the cell door across the hall from Brennan, and threw the woman in and shoved the guy in and locked the door. Agent Burnett turned to Brennan, "Thought you two could use some company."

Brennan thought fast for a comeback, and said, "Don't you mean one?"

"What?" asked Burnett obviously confused.

"She's dead!" screamed Brennan. Please let him buy this.

"Can't be, NO! That wasn't supposed to happen!" exclaimed Burnett, looking frantic.

"What the hell did you think would happen, using her force field against her!" he said getting up and walking to the edge of the cell.

Burnett quickly turned to the nearest guard, "Quick! Find the healer!"

"Sir, we can't ..."

"Can't what?"

"Ask him to raise the dead."

"You can and you will!" screamed Burnett. "She wasn't supposed to die."

"Well get him sir, but don't expect miracles." said the guard as he ran off.

"Whose this healer you keep talking about?"

"His name is Gerald."

"And he can heal her?" pointing to Mari.

"You better hope he can, cause without her, there's no reason to keep you alive."

Burnett and his guards left, Brennan looked across the hall at the new prisoners, and walked to sit back down, but now his head was spinning.

Without her, there's no reason to keep me alive. What does that mean? Was I kidnapped just cause I was with her? But if she was the goal, why did Burnett hurt her last night?

And why not put the governor in me, instead of her?

This isn't making sense, unless Burnett is acting on his own.

Hopefully this healer can heal Mari's injuries, but then this healer will have to tell Burnett that Mari was alive after all.

But I'm no expert in the medical field, I will just say I didn't know.

And pray the healer isn't Psionic.

Burnett walked into his office and picked up the phone, and dialed quickly. The voice on the other end picked up the phone, "Hello?"

"Yes sir, there's been an accident." said Burnett to his boss.

"What kind of accident?"

"Mari's dead."

"WHAT! YOU IDIOT!"

"Sir, we're calling in a healer, he should be able to get her back.

"FROM THE DEAD! A Healer isn't God you imbecile! What happened?"

"She was wearing a governor, to neutralize her powers, and.."

"I didn't authorize a governor."

"I thought with Brennan's Elemental powers and her Molecular force field powers, they would easily escape sir."

"So why not put the governor on Brennan?"

"I didn't think.."

"You didn't think? That's what I'm paying you to do. Alright so you put a governor on Mari, what then?"

"I used it to make her powers turn on her."

"YOU WHAT?"

"Sir I'm sorry."

"If the healer can't bring her back, I will kill YOU!"

"And Brennan?"

"Kill him, he knows more than he thinks right now."

"Yes sir. And this is only if Mari is dead?"

"Yes you idiot."

"Good bye sir."

"Bye."

Burnett set the phone back in it's cradle and turned to see the guard running toward him, "We have the healer!"

"Where is he?" asked Burnett as he sits down at his desk.

"We have him in route here now."

"Excellent, bring him straight to Mari when he gets here, I'm going there now." he says as he starts to get up.

"Yes sir, he will be here in ten minutes."

"That soon?"

"Yes sir, he was in the area."

"Why?"

"Didn't ask sir."

"Never mind, just bring him to Mari when you get him here."

"Yes sir," said the guard turning and leaving the office.

Burnett stands up from his desk and heads out the door.

The healer better be able to heal Mari, or it will be me who needs healing.

But how can he heal the dead?

Maybe I should run now...

I can get away if she's dead for good.

But I've seen that healer bring back people before that I thought was dead, surely he can do it again.

Brennan looked up to see Burnett coming back, "Good news, we found the healer, bring the girl to the middle of the room."

"Why should I?"

"Cause if you don't, I'll kill you."

"Then kill me, cause their's no way in hell I'm helping you hurt her again."

"The healer can bring her back!" yells Burnett.

"Why? So you can kill her again, no thanks!"

"Guards!" yells Burnett. "Go in and keep Mr. Mulwray busy. Chain him to the wall or something, just make sure he can't move."

The guards came into the cage with Brennan, all of a sudden he realized there was nothing stopping him from using his powers now, and he let lose the Tesla coils he had been holding for the last 4 days. He knocked 4 of the guards on their butts, two were unconscious, two got back up and rushed at Brennan, only for him to let lose again with enough power to throw them back against the edge of the cage. Neither got up to move.

Burnett quickly closed the cage, and yelled "Guards, all available guards to cage 1!"

"Bring it on! I have nothing else to lose!"

"Oh but you do, so much more!"

What looked about 16 more guards rounding the corner running toward Burnett. "Alright two at a time, until he's unable to fight. But don't kill him, yet."

One man stepped forward, "Let me sir."

"Gerald?"

"What the healer doesn't get to have any fun?"

"What can you do?"

"Watch," said Gerald, he said reaching out his hand toward Brennan, and slowly closing his fist, and Brennan fells to his knees screaming. He was clutching his ribs. "Your guys should be able to chain him up now."

"How did you do that?"

"I'm psionic, that's how I heal and kill."

And Brennan worst fear was realized, the healer was psionic, 'He'll know I lied about her being dead and tell Burnett.'

"You are a mystery my friend." said Burnett, as he opened the cage to let his guards go in to chain Brennan to the wall in the sitting position, "Make it tight, we don't want him getting free."

"Where's the girl?" asked Gerald.

"Over there behind the table, I'll have one my guys bring her to the middle of the cage for you."

"No need," he said passing the guards exiting the cage, he glanced over at Brennan who was winching in pain, but still glaring at him with all the hate he could muster. "Burnett, you and your guys can leave, this won't take a long time."

"Ok come tell me when you bring her back, you can can't you?"

"I have a feeling I can." smirked Gerald looking at Brennan. "I'll come to tell you, go ahead and get some more coffee old friend."

"Ok, thanks, men go back to your stations."

As Burnett left, Gerald walked over to kneel in front of Brennan, "Sorry I had to hurt you," he said. To Brennan's shock the healer started placing his hand on Brennan's abdomen. He closed his eyes as Brennan started to feel heat on his sore ribs, "Just breathe, it will get easier."

"Why are you helping me?" asked Brennan.

"You will know someday," smiled Gerald, "I can't heal you completely, or Burnett would be suspicious of me. But the pain should be easier to handle now."

"It is, thanks."

"Don't thank me yet. So how long did you think you could lie to Burnett about Mari?"

"Don't know what your talking about."

"She's not dead, and we both know it."

"What was I supposed to do, let him hurt her again?"

"No you did the right thing. You must love her."

"Yeah I do, can you heal her?"

"Yeah, hold on," said Gerald as he stood up from Brennan and walked over to Mari and placed his hands on her, he slowly moved his hands down her body, pausing over her heart, as Brennan watched Mari took a deep breathe and her eyes fluttered opened, "Wha.."

"Welcome back sleepy head." said Gerald, "I have to go now, be safe my friend."

"Gerald?" whispered Mari, just loud enough for Brennan to hear it.

"See you later," said Gerald as he stood up and walked out of the cage, never glancing back.

Mari slowly sat up, she glanced across the room at Brennan, only to see him in chains, "Brennan!" she slowly got up an walked over to him, "Why are you chained up?"

"Cause this is what they needed to keep me from protecting you."

"That's insane and sweet. Thanks."

"Did you know that guy?"

"Yeah, it was Gerald, but it can't be." she said in a confused way, she sat down beside Brennan and leaned her head over onto his shoulder.

"Why can't it be?"

"Cause, he's dead. At least she said he was."

"Who said he was?"

"Dasi, she said she killed him."

"Gerald? Oh my God, her brother!"

"Yeah."

"He healed both of us. Does that mean he's on our side?"

"Yeah, it does, but what side is Dasi on? She lied about Gerald, what else has she lied about?"

"Maybe she does know he's alive, we didn't know about Emma."

"Yeah maybe, I guess we will see," she said looking at the television screens, waiting for them to come on. "Why are there unconscious guards over there?" she pointed just outside the cage.

"Said I protected you." he smiled.

"Apparently I owe you a bigger thanks than I'm aware of. Wait what do you mean he healed you?"

"He broke my ribs to get me to calm down enough to let the guards tackle me."

"You really did protect me didn't you?"

"Yeah I did."

"Why?"

"Do you really have to ask?"

"No, I think I know why."

"Good, cause explaining isn't my thing."

"I know Jell-o for brains," she laughed.

"Drop the nickname."

"Can't, it fits." she laughs.

Brennan smiled as she drifted off to sleep. When did I fall in love with you? Shal please forgive me... I love Mari.

Ok that's it for now, like I said I wrote it in one day, more like 1 hour, but I like it, do you?

Review please!

Mel your chapter is going up soon i promise, as well as your Josh, just have to fill in a few gaps,lol