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Chapter 35: Mortal Danger

Emma was sitting on the love seat in the living room, typing away on her laptop, when Michael came into the room. "Adam's awake."

"How is he?" she asked moving her feet where he could sit down.

"Well, all his vitals seem normal, but he is grouchy."

"Which means?"

"He's just fine." he laughed, as Emma started laughing.

"I'm going to go see him, come with me," she said taking hold of his hand.

"Have you seen Jesse since he has come home?"

"He's back? I didn't know he was home. Thought he would stay at the hospital until Melodie was able to go home to her mom."

"Yeah, he said she was sent home last night."

"How's he taking the news that he has a son?"

"Pretty well, I mean at first I think he was mad at Mel for not telling him sooner. However, you would never know it talking to him. He is planning on asking Adam to let Mel and Alex both live here at Haven. You know keep the little guy safe."

"Are him and Mel getting back together?"

"I have a feeling they are," he smiled. "But you know guys don't ask other guys these types of questions."

"So true."

"Jesse got a letter today from Dasimah."

"Are you serious? After what she did, she has the nerve to write to him."

"Yeah, I have to give him the letter tonight before we go see dad."

"Ok, his room is right there."

"I know, I've been in there before."

"Oh right," she smiled.

"You ok? Still having those nightmares?"

"Yes, their creepy too."

"Want to tell me about them?"

"Yeah, in them, I die."

Michael stopped walking, "What?"

"In my dreams, I die."

"You don't think they mean anything do you?"

"No, I'm not a pre-cog."

"Ok, let's drop this letter off with Jesse, see dad, and then we can go to bed. We need to talk about these nightmares."

"Ok."

Jesse was getting dressed in a white T-shirt and stone-washed blue jeans, when there was a knock at the door, "Coming."

Jesse opened the door to find Emma and Mike standing there. Emma said, "Hey Jesse."

"Hey, Em, Mike, what's up, you two look gloomy."

"Nice to see you too," said Mike. "Emma's having nightmares."

"You still having the nightmares about you dying?"

"How did you know?" asked Mike. "I just found out."

"Emma told Shal, who told me."

"Oh."

"Why did Shal tell you?" asked Emma angrily."

"Cause she was worried, and scared you would die again."

"I told her not to tell anyone! Mike I'll meet you in our room. I have to talk to Shal."

"Emma, don't go yelling at Shal," said Jesse.

Emma turned and walked away angrily. Mike reached out to stop her, but couldn't. "She is so moody it isn't funny."

"This whole war with the Dominion thing has everyone on edge."

"Yeah, you're right. Anyway, this letter came for you today. Dad is trusting me to go to post office and get mail now, what fun."

"You moving up nicely," smiled Jesse.

"Anyway, here," said Mike as he handed the letter to Jesse. "It's from Dasi."

"I'll read it before I go pick up Mel, have you told anybody about you know what?"

"No, I haven't told anybody about the wedding."

"SHH!"

"Relax! Anyway, thanks for letting me be your best man."

"No problem, glad you answered your phone."

"Me too. Anyway, see you later, I have to go pick her up."

"If you need any help getting her stuff moved in. let me know. Something tells me I'm going to be up late tonight."

"Ok, I'll come get you."

"Cool."

Dear Jesse,

Hey, how are you? I wanted to write you to say I'm sorry about everything. You were my first real boyfriend, and I wanted you to love only me. I knew what I was doing to Melodie was wrong, but I didn't care. I loved you, and that's all that mattered at the time.

However, I want to make amends somehow, to you and Melodie both. Mutant X is fighting the Dominion, and while I should have been helping, I wasn't. I know you probably don't trust me right now, I know, I sure wouldn't.

I will be there to help Mutant X if you people ever need me.

Right now, I'm working in Hollywood as a Special Effects Engineer.

My cell phone number is 946-345-7658. Call me some time, or if Mutant X needs me.

Tell Melodie I'm sorry. Enclosed you'll find my apology gift.

It's a check for $25,000. I'm sure Mutant X could use the money.

Love Always,

Dasimah.

Jesse folded the letter back down, and pulled out the check. It was made out to Mutant X.

He got off his bed and walked out of his room. He walked down the hallway to Shalimar's room. Knocking he heard a growl, "Shal! It's me Jesse."

"Come in."

"Do you know whose in charge of the Mutant X back account while Adam is out of commission?"

"Yeah, we changed it when he 'died' remember. As far as I know, we haven't changed it back. So it's you."

"Oh, well can you drop this off at the bank tomorrow?"

"Sure, what is it?"

"A check from Dasi, for $25,000."

"Where'd she get that kind of money?"

"Her new job, anyway, I'll be back later tonight."

"Where you going?"

"To bring Melodie back here to live, with Alex."

"I can't wait to meet your son."

"He's great Shal, he's everything I always wanted in a son."

"Bring him to my room when you get him here," she said excitedly.

"I will, see you later."

"Later Jesse."

Lexa walked down the hall toward her room. She saw Max walking toward her, out of reflex she said, "Hey Max."

"Drop dead!"

She stopped and watched him continue past her and walk out of her sight. She had hoped he would be back to himself one he knew Dax was alive.

Lexa opened the door to her room, and saw an envelope on the floor. It appeared someone slipped a note under her door while she was gone. She picked up the envelope and sat down on her bed, she saw her name scribbled across the front. She knew it was Max's handwriting.

Dear Lexa,

Thanks for letting me know about Dax. I think for the sake of the cameras, I better act like I am still mad at you. However, I wanted you to know I wasn't. Actually, not as angry with you, would have been more accurate. Anyway, goodnight

Max

Next morning...

"Shal are you awake?" said Lexa through the com-ring.

"I am now," she said. She had actually been awake for hours, but didn't want Lexa knowing it.

"Good we need you in the situation room now," said Lexa in a voice that told Shal she was worried about something, and that scared Shal.

"I'm on my way," she said pulling off the covers.

When Shal made it to the situation room, wearing nothing but her white satin pajamas, Lexa and Max were the only ones in there. "What's up? Are you two getting along again?"

"No!" said Max. "We're just working together to help you."

"Well, that's nice of you, so what do you two want?"

"Max figured out your first clue, well both of them, one intentional, the other not intentional. We didn't want to say anything until we were sure. But now we are, so..."

"Hold up, what good is this going to do me now? Brennan and Mari are dead!"

"Shal, we can still get whose responsible."

"Ok, fine, tell me what is so important."

"There are cameras inside Haven."

"What? So, that is why you guys knocked out Sam, I knew it was too easy to get him." She crossed her arms in front of her chest. "They knew we were coming. Are we even sure that he is the real Creator?"

"Yes we are, we checked his DNA, he matches Adam."

"Then why did he attack Adam?"

"Cause Adam told Sam we had cured the genetic problem he created. Apparently, the loss of his life's work to Mari drove him over the edge. Anyway, he's dead Shal," said Max

"What?"

"He died 2 hours ago. We're not sure, whether it was the loss of his work; you know his reason for living. Or whether it was old age, or the dosage of tranquilizer Melodie gave him."

"But he's dead," said Lexa. "Can we get back to your clue, now?"

Shal couldn't help but notice that the soft Lexa was gone, "All right, what was the intentional clue?"

"Well it took me reading your e-mail message Shal," said Max, as he turned and brought up the e-mail on the screen. "Reread it."

Shal reread it, and shook her head, reading it a second time was what it took her to see it. "It was there this whole time?"

"You see it then?" asked Lexa.

"Yeah I do. It says if I guess in a week where they are being held, they would let Brennan go, they didn't say anything about Mari!"

"Yeah, and I think I know why," said Lexa. "Pull it up on the screen Max."

Max pushed a few buttons and up popped Mari's Genomex record, side by side with her Dominion record. "All right, I remembered briefly seeing her one time with the Creator, although I didn't see his face, or know who he was at the time."

"All right, and?" asked Shal.

"Shal, think about it," said Max, " she knows how to make the serum to cure all mutants of the one thing Adam and Mason were created for."

"And they need her," said Shal. "Cause even though our mutants in the underground were given the serum, the mutants that work with the Dominion weren't given the serum."

"Bingo!" said Lexa. "Whether you had guessed right or not, they have no intention of letting Mari go."

"You know what this means?"

"Shal," said Lexa. "I know what you're thinking, it was not your fault."

"Yeah it was, this whole time, I had the power to get them back. I was so stupid I didn't see the clues. Brennan and Mari are dead, I failed them."

They all glanced up as Gage walked into the room. She looked like something the cat drug in. "Gage? Didn't you come home last night?" asked Shal.

"No."

"Are you alright?" asked Max.

"No."

All three walked over to her, Shal spoke first. "Did you go to sit with Zane honey?"

"Yea," she said as she started crying uncontrollably. "He's slipped into a coma!"

Max reached out to catch her before she completely hit the ground. He carried her to the living room couch. "I'll get you something to drink."

"Thanks," she said so quiet that only Max and Shal could hear it.

"Sweetie, is there anything I can do?" asked Shal.

"Yeah, kill the people responsible!" she screamed. She took the glass handed to her by Max. Her hand was so clinched in anger that she shattered the glass in her hand.

Max reached behind the bar and grabbed the dishtowel. He walked over to Gage, took her bloody hand in his and wrapped the towel around it.

Lexa was touched by the gentleness Max showed Gage.

"What happened?" asked Emma as she came into the room. She had felt the strongest emotion of pain, and had come to investigate.

"Zane slipped into a coma," said Max softly.

"Oh no." said Emma, as she walked over to sit beside Gage. The young molecular let Emma hold her.

"Why is this happening?" she said as she cried into the Psionic.

"Wait I don't understand, he was stable," said Max. "I mean.. Wait I'm sorry Gage forgive me, I wasn't thinking."

"It's alright. I have been asking myself that," she said as she stood up. "If you all will excuse me, I need to lay down."

"Sure, I'll come check on you in awhile," said Emma.

"You know the only thing that keeps running over and over in my mind?" asked Gage.

"What?" asked Shal.

"Josh told me they were both fine when she left them. Zane was even laughing. How did he go from laughing to barely hanging on by a thread?"

After Gage left the room, they all looked at each other. Shal spoke first, "We need to find out what really happened. Find out if this is just a tragedy, or something worse."

"Yeah, like caused by someone else," said Max. "I will get the hospital records. Get Mike to go to the hospital Emma, let's find out what really happened. Tell him to draw the blood from both Zane and Zack."

"Deal, but let's keep Gage in the dark here, until we know for sure what happened. She's been through enough," said Emma.

"Good news," said Mike as he entered the room. Shal, Emma, Max and Lexa looked up, "Zane is still in a coma, but according to his doctor, he's expected to make a full recovery."

"What happened to him? I mean, why did he slip into a coma?" asked Shal.

"Apparently some allergic reaction to his medication. Though the doctor said he didn't prescribe that medication."

"Could someone have tampered with his IV?" asked Emma.

"They would had to get past Zack in order to do it."

"And they didn't," said Zack as he walked in behind Mike.

"Zack?" asked Shalimar.

"Yeah, finally got sprung from the hospital."

"Glad to hear it, we're running short on teammates."

"So I've heard," he said, "Sorry to hear about Brennan and the others."

"Thanks, welcome home."

"Thanks, now when do we kick butt. I owe someone a butt kicking for taking my best friend from me and you Shal."

"Soon, very soon."

Zack, Lexa, Nick, Chris, Emma, Mike, Max and Adam were sitting at the breakfast table, eating when Shal came in.

"Let's find Mari and Brennan," said Shal. "Max you try to trace the path of the e-mail, Lexa you look at the tape again and see if you recognize that place in that video. Emma, you help me kill all these cameras."

"Shal wait!"

"What!"

"Mari and Brennan are dead sweetie," said Emma.

"No there not, they needed Mari too much to kill them."

"She's right," said Max. "The bodies we found, the only person who saw them, was Chris who wouldn't know the faces."

"That's true," said Chris.

"But that doesn't mean that they're alive still," said Emma.

"Emma, we have to believe they are. We have to do everything possible to bring them home."

As everyone got busy doing their part, Lulu and Josh came in, "Ok, we heard the last part of that, what can we do?" asked Lulu.

"Kill the camera's" said Shal. "Leave one for me, will you?"

"Will do."

Josh walked down the halls at Haven looking for cameras. Emma had been on her case for two days to tell her who the traitor was. She wished she could tell Emma, but if she did, her premonition would come true. She had to protect Emma; she couldn't let Emma die, not now.

Josh jumped as someone put his or her hand on her shoulder; she turned to see Zack standing there, "You scared me."

"Thought you were pre-cog."

"I am, but my mind was elsewhere, anyway you scared me."

"Sorry, I thought I would help you look for camera's."

"It would help, you can fry them electric boy."

"Funny, hey I wanted to apologize for being a jerk in the hospital."

"It's ok, couldn't have been easy for you, being cooped in that bed for as long as you were."

"Yeah, but that isn't why I was a jerk."

"Oh, then why were you a jerk?"

"Cause I like you."

"Wow, really? That's how you treat a girl you like?"

"Yeah, cause I'm not comfortable feeling like that."

"Like what?"

"You're going to make me say it aren't you?"

"If you want me to forgive you, yeah."

"I feel like I want to know you more."

"Cool, let's fine those cameras for now. We can chat while we do that."

"Cool."

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