Disclaimer: I do not nor will I ever own Mutant X.
This came up after a conversation with a friend(Hey Mari!). I was nicely told that I am slowing the story down too much, and needed to speed it up a little, so here goes, hold on!
The chapter after this, is being reworked, and great news on the laptop front, found one, as soon as I get it all set up you guys can expect more updates, furthermore as a reward for putting up with me, the week I get the laptop, you guys get one update per day.(Silently prays that I can keep this promise.) But I will do my very best to keep it. Love you guys!
Chapter 23: Attack From Behind.
Jesse walked into the situation room and sat down at the computer, he was tired of laying in bed doing nothing, he had to do whatever he could to bring Brennan and Mari home. He turned on the computer, and started searching the Dominion database that Lexa had stolen a few months back.
Brennan was more than just a friend, he was a brother to Jesse. And even though Jesse was mad at Brennan for hurting Shal, he wasn't about to forget that his friend needed his help.
After searching for about 10 minutes his face lit up with what he was reading. If it hasn't been for his father sending him to all those boarding schools, what he was looking at wouldn't have made any sense, cause it was in German.
But just from reading the little piece he had, he now knew for sure where Brennan and Mari were, "Shal?" he said in his com-ring, "I think, no wait I know where Brennan is."
"Are you serious? I'm on my way."
"OK," he said turning around away from the computer to go get a cup of coffee, but what met him was a fist to the face that was so strong it threw Jesse across the room into the wall. He hit so hard it knocked the wind out of him. "Wha?"
"Sorry, but I have to do this, Jess." he heard a voice say, he tried to see who it was but his head was spinning and blood was running into his eyes. He heard someone typing and then heard his computer shut down. He gathered all his strength, and got to his feet.
"Stop!" he yelled. The person turned, and Jesse walked toward them,"I won't let you do this." just as he got to the person, he was stunned by a sharp pain in his abdomen. He glanced down and saw a knife sticking out of him. Agent X pulled the knife from his stomach. He felt the blood rushing out of him. He fell to his knees, and fell to the floor, slowly he lost consciousness.
As Agent X ran from the room, she came face to face with a shocked Shelly. "You?"
"Shelly..."
"What have you done?" she asked looking over Agent X's shoulder at the fallen Jesse.
"I'm sorry." said Agent X, as she thrust a knife into Shelly's chest, and pulled it out. Shelly fell to the floor without a sound.
Shalimar came down the hallway and headed for the computer where she knew she would find Jesse. When he called for her and told her that he knew where Brennan was, her first instinct was to run to him, but she had to get dressed first, not that she thought Jesse would mind her being in her birthday suit. 'Finally it's over I can bring Brennan and Mari home, kill them both...no, can't do that, I'll just..." her eyes caught something out of the corner of eyes, but what really got her attention was the smell of blood. But two different distinct bloods.
Her eyes caught the sight of the first of two bodies, "Jesse!"
Jesse was laying in a pool of blood, and barely had a pulse. She screamed into her com-ring. "Help me! Jesse's been hurt!"
She looked over at the second body, "Shelly!"
She ran to her side, and felt for a pulse. There was nothing there, Shelly was dead!
"Oh my..." said Lexa as she ran into the room. She ran to Shal's side, "Is she?"
"Dead? Yeah."
"Shelly..." she said not knowing what to say. "Jesse, he isn't is he?"
"No, but he will be if we don't stop the bleeding."
Emma, Michael, and Max ran into the room, they had heard Shal cry for help, but Emma had felt it. Michael stepped toward Shal who was trying to use her hands to stop the blood that seemed to be gushing from Jesse abdomen. "Shal we need something more than your hands to stop the blood." they all started to look for something.
"Oh forget it!" screamed Shal as she pulled off her light pink shirt and used it to apply pressure. She could care less at this point that she was sitting on her knees in nothing but jeans and a black bra, all she cared about was her best friend, "Where's Adam!"
"Not here, he went out, I think can save him Shal." said Mike. "Emma run to the lab, and get everything I need.."
"Wait!" said Emma. "You can't operate on him in the middle of a floor!"
"I have no choice! If I try to move him, I could do more damage, and if I don't do it quick, he will die!"
"Ok, I'll hurry."
"What's going on?" asked a sleepy Lulu. "Wha..." her voice failing her went she caught he smell of a very familiar smell. "Shell...why do I smell Shell's blood?" she asked as she came around the counter-top desk. Her eyes fell on the bodies on the floor covered in blood, "Shelly!" yelled Lulu, as she ran to Shelly's side.
"Lulu!" said Max as he grabbed her before she could get to Shelly. "Don't...I'm sorry you had to see her like this...but she's gone..."
"NO!" screamed Lulu as she fell into Max's arms nearly collapsing to her knees. Tears tan down her face as she felt as if her heart would stop beating right there and then.
Emma came running from the lab with the First-Aid kit, and everything she knew Mike would need to save Jesse.
"Thanks Em, I need your help, with him."
"I'm right here, just tell me what you want me to do."
"Everyone get out, but Em, I need room."
"I can't leave him, I..." said Shal
"Shal! Go, I understand, believe me I do, but someone else needs you right now." said Emma, as she nodded toward Lulu, who was now being held my Max on the floor.
"Max, you and Lexa help me get Lulu to her room, Lexa use your com-ring to stop everyone else from running in here, tell them to meet us in my room, but get Skylar to meet us in Lulu's, she needs help bad."
"Agreed." said Max as he lifted Lulu up in his arms and carried her out of the room.
"And gently wake up Dasi, no wait, don't, not till we know something."
"Why didn't she come running when you screamed into your com-ring?"
"Don't know, we'll find out later, for now, let's get out of their way, so they can save Jesse."
Melodie laid in bed asleep, all of a sudden she shot up, "Jesse!"
She yanked the cover off herself and ran out of the room. Every since they had been together, she had the power to know when Jesse was in trouble.
She ran into his room, the bed was empty, she ran for the situation room thinking he might be on the computer, but what she saw when she got there confirmed her fear, there was Emma and Michael working on Jesse, who was covered in blood. Her heart caught in her throat as her eyes caught he sight of the white sheet that was covering a body.
Emma sensed her and looked up.
"What happened?"
"Someone attacked Jesse, and killed Shelly."
"What can I do to help?"
"Can you go the lab and get more gauze?" asked Mike.
"Yeah, be right back." as she took off running.
"Mike," said Emma. "You plan on using her don't you?"
"Yeah, if I can't stop his bleeding I will need her to freeze time, so that just me, you and her will be here, Jesse will hopefully stop bleeding."
"Hope your right."
"Me too.
Emma wiped the sweat from Mike forehead, "Do you need more light?"
"No, got plenty thanks." said Mike without looking up,"But since I don't have a free hand, can you use your com-ring to get Lexa in here?"
"Lexa?"
"Yea, I need her to cauterize the wound here, it will prevent any more blood lose...just do it!" he yelled, not meaning to, but he was frustrated. "Sorry."
"Lexa."
"Yeah Emma?"
"We need you."
"On my way."
Within what seemed like seconds, Lexa was in the situation room, she as quickly passed by Melodie who ran back in with the gauze. "Mel! What are doing here?"
"I felt Jess was in trouble."
"You what? You never told me you were Psionic or anything."
"I'm not, just Jesse and I have a connection, not sure why, but ever since we meet back in boarding school, we've had a connection."
"Does he feel your pain?" asked Mike without looking up from Jesse.
"Yeah, most of the time anyway."
"Mel, I need you to move over there, Lexa, need you to come here."
"OK."
"Apply your laser here, and seal this wound for me, don't care if you burn me either."
"All right." She pointed at the place Mike was holding, and started using her laser to do just what Mike said. She would never have dreamed of doing this with her power, but this was Jesse. He was the only reason she had stayed with Mutant X the last year.
"Mike are you sure you know what your doing?"
"Yes, I graduated Med-school Lexa. Relax."
"Yeah, but they didn't tell you to use a mutant to seal a wound."
"No they didn't, hush!"
"Where's Dasi?" asked Mel.
"We don't know, she's not in her room."
Emma screamed as Jesse started convulsing, "Mike! Help him!"
"Emma calm him down, I don't have time to run and get any of the drugs, not in time anyway. Mel run and get La..."
"I know what to get!" she took off running.
"Emma please! Calm him!"
Emma opened up her senses and entered into Jesse's mind. She waited till she knew he could feel her, "Jesse, calm down, we're here."
'Save me Em, don't let me die...'
'I won't, we're here Jesse, Mike is working to save you now.'
'Emma, please forgive me.'
'For what?'
'Yelling at you the other night.'
"Your forgiven. But you have to hold on Jesse.'
'I can't, it hurt's too much. Just want the pain to stop..."
She felt him letting go, 'Jesse you have to hold on...I can't lose you Jesse, I need you!'
'Goodbye Em...'
Emma was brought back by the sound of the heart machine flat-lining. "NO!"
"Emma, there's nothing I can do, he's gone." said Mike as he took his hands off Jesse."
"But I can," said Mel as she walked back into the room carrying two syringes of stuff, and a defibrillator, "Stand back!"
"Mel, he's gone!" yelled Emma.
"Don't tell me that!" she said injecting him with Morphine and something Mike didn't know what was.
"Mel, let me help."
"Don't need, no yeah, help me please."
He helped her charge the defibrillator, and said, "Clear!"
After 10 minutes of trying Mike had to admit defeat. "He's gone Mel, we have to let him go."
"I can't, this wasn't supposed to happen!"
"What to you mean not supposed to happen?" asked Lexa suspiciously.
"I mean, Lexa I never did anything to cause this, what I meant was that he wasn't supposed to die this young, and before I could tell him about..." she was interrupted by the sound of the hear machine as it started peeping again. "Is he?"
"He's back!" yelled Emma.
"Hurry, we have to close the wound Lexa, and then close him up the rest of the way, then we can move him to his bed."
As Lexa and Mike went back to sealing his wound, Emma got up to talk to Mel away from them, "May I ask you something, how did you know how to save Jesse?"
"I spent some time in a hospital the last few years, don't want to talk about if you don't mind."
"You need to tell Jess."
"Tell him what?"
"Your secret, I don't know what it is, but if it is something you wouldn't want him dying before you could tell him, you should tell him."
"I will, soon."
"Why do I get the feeling that it's big?"
"Cause it is, and it will change Jesse's life as he knows it."
"Not sure how he will take it?"
"Emma, how do you tell someone... nevermind, I can't tell, let's just focus on Jesse.
"Your right."
Mike looked up, "Mel use your com-ring and get Max in here, need another guy to help carry Jesse to bed."
"Ok." she said taking a deep breathe, "Max, we need you in the situation room. Jesse's...
Shal came on, "Is he all right?"
"Yeah Shal, he's going to be fine."
That's it, so how bad did I scare you Jesse fans? Gelf, sorry about Shelly, but I promise her death will not be in vain, her death will set up a major part of my story.