CHAPTER 6

Brennan stood staring at the computer screen, he had just gotten off with Adam assuring him that they had gotten away, unfortunately Cody had gotten hit. He had filled Adam in on everything that had happened from the moment they had left Emma with Mathew. The elemental sighed heavily as he sank into the chair.

"Hey dad thought you could use this." Brennan turned to find a small girl no older than 9 standing by his side. She was dressed in overalls and a pink shirt. Old Keds on her feet. She had Vince's round dark brown eyes, the blond hair however must've been from her mother short and tiny little curls surrounding her round little face. She held a cup out towards him. He smiled and thanked her. The girl only stared at him with an odd expression. "There something wrong? He asked her.

"Dad use to tell me stories about you, and him when he was littler." she said.

"Really…"

"Did you really throw a bad man 50 feet in there air?" This caused Brennan to choke on the warm liquid.

"Dad said I have the same powers as you, said I was just as fast too."

"Jurne." she turned at the sound of her fathers voice. "Why don't you let Brennan rest."

"But…."

"No butt's." her father said.

"I wanna hear about the bad man…" she began her temper beginning to show. You would think the kid would get the hint when her father gave her a stern look. Oh no the kid was not having it tonight. "He doesn't look like he needs a nap."

"Jurne…"

"You should listen to your dad." Brennan said trying to hide the grin on his face.

"But I wanna… Aw shit." was her only reply as tiny sparks flew from her little fingers. Brenna's eyes widen as the small voice stamped her feet. "Jurne! Get going'." as she walked past her dad he leaned down to her height. "We're gonna talk about your language later young lady." he said shaking her hands free of the sparks.

"Nice kid you got."

"Yeah she's a prize that one… So what kind of Hell did you get involved in this time?"

"Hell, that's a nice term for it."

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Sitting in the dimly lit infirmary Jesse was highly aware of the sensations flowing through his body, even now as the ever-increasing heat pushed, and pulsated in his interior, creating a dull throb. His exterior was now visibly pale, and covered in a fine sheen of cold sweat, dripping down the contours of his torso.

It was at this moment that he couldn't help but wonder, how in the hell was it that Cody had been the one who took the dart to the shoulder, yet he was the one who was getting sick, going south. It was just his luck, first he gets struck with nightmares, than insomnia, now this. He was beginning to wish he had stayed back at sanctuary.

Jesse pulled the dark long sleeve shirt over his head wincing from the pain his movements caused.

This was his first mistake, and he cursed under his breath for it. Carefully leaning over to make a grab his jacket, he realized this had been his second mistake. For some reason he lacked the strength to hold his own, because just as his fingertips brushed against the dark leather Jesse toppled off of the metal table and onto the ground with a grunt.

"You know you could learn to ask for help." glancing up and around the room, he saw her sitting on one of the med tables as well, dressed in the same pajama bottoms. The old Bombers jacket pulled over a sports bra. She was lacing up her boots. "Take a picture it'll last longer." she said in almost a rude tone.

A furious blush crept up his face, he realized he'd been staring at her. The color in his face grew darker, as another thought sprung in his mind. Had she been watching him this whole time? "I uh… could say the same about you." he replied "I mean about the help… thing." he was trying to push himself off the floor. His blue eyes flashed with pain, but only for a second. Cody was by his side helping him up onto his feet, Jesse staggered forward towards bracing himself with the table.

"The difference between us is, you're the one who needs the actual help." she said as he slung one arm over her good shoulder. "Are you alright?" eyeing him with a sudden suspicion.

"Yeah sure this is the way I always walk."

"You're a shitty liar, you know that."

"So I've been told… do me a favor don't tell Brennan."

"You want me to lie about your health?"

"No… just don't tell him. I don't need him to baby me anymore than he already does."

"Ok, kid whatever you say."

"Kid?" if he wasn't in pain right about now, he would have smiled. "I think it's safe to assume I'm the older one here."

"Right. So you got a name older one?" she asked as she helped him back onto the table.

"Jesse, Jesse Kilmartin."

"What?!" Jesse felt his support go the instant he had told her his name, 'causing the blond mutant to once again meet the floor faster than one would think.

"Oh shit. I'm so sorry." she knelt by him. "It's just… I uh…you…" she now felt funny, as she tried to explain to him how she knew who he was. Cody wasn't even sure that this Jesse guy recognized her at all. That wasn't what had startled her though, the fact of the matter was she hadn't really let go of him at all. In fact if she had really thought about it Jesse had gone straight through her arms. It was kind of hard for her to comprehend any of what was happening to her.

They stood frozen in that same spot, both crouched down on the floor blue eyes locked onto her dark browns. Something of recognition sparked in his eyes but was gone the second they heard the third person speak. "If you two are finished with the staring contest, Emma and Shalimar are here." Brennan said standing in the door way. The two reluctantly broke their locked gaze and slowly stood up. "Thanks for the heads up." Jesse said grabbing his jacket off the floor.

"You ok Jess?"

"Yeah." he replied glancing back at Cody . "Just fine.

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The ride back in the Helix had been a quiet one for all of them. Arriving at Sanctuary they brought her to the lab. To say that the greetings were met with equal kindness would be lying, Cody had her guard up so high it was tough to get anything more than a yes or no out of her. Inwardly cringing at the memory of her own rudeness. Cody was now laying in one of the spare rooms, she had been here for 5 days (Technically 6). Her ribs had been taped up, her shoulder well taken care of.

DAYS EARLIER…

Despite the other's assurances, it had taken a little more than encouragement to get to her lay down and get scanned that first day. She had watched Brennan go through the process, and nearly threw up when she got her first glimpse of the lasers going over his well toned body.

The feeling of the lasers going over Cody's entire body gave her a sick feeling. The lasers themselves were warm harmless really. It's just that they had brought back the worst memories for her. Flashes of her being 7 years old and strapped down into a cold medical table in nothing but her under clothes. Than being nuked by those high beams, as the Scientist had watched her, ignoring her screams. Cody had freaked out right there in the middle of the lab and had leaped clear out of the chair. Burning her left arm in the process, and had blacked out.

When she had come to she was in a different room the lights were dim, and she was aware that someone was applying the tiniest amount of pressure to her shoulder. Her eyes, they felt so dam heavy she wasn't sure they were allowed to be open up just yet, let alone use her other sight. So she used her ears instead, someone was talking to her softly. The nice cool feeling of a cloth was gliding up and down her shoulders. This was new; someone was taking care of her for a change. Her mind had been so clouded that it hadn't registered yet that she should've been more alert than semi comatose. Cody once again gave into the sweet darkness.

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She would wake up 5 days later only to find Jesse watching over her. He looked better than the last time she had seen him. No longer sickly like. No he was definitely up and about with more energy than a fire cracker on the fourth of July. (That should have set off the warning signals.)

When she was feeling up to it, he had brought her something to eat. She hadn't remembered what it was only that she had ate it in record timing. Than the others had come in and introductions/greetings (as awkward as they were) had been properly thrown out.

They had explained to her that her anxiety had caused her heart rate to increase to a dangerous level. Cody kept it to herself that the 'human danger level' was as normal for her, as it was for Brennan to throw electricity. When she had panicked and jumped off the table the laser that had been treating her at the time, caught her arm burning it. Although Looking down at her arm, now flawless you wouldn't know that it had been badly burned just days before.

She had still been tiered and not up to speed just yet, so Dr. Kane requested she stay with them for a while until she was back in shape, and they could figure out what she had been injected with, also what to do with these new bounty hunters.

So here she was laying on her back in the middle of the floor on the dark blue rug. Staring up at the ceiling wondering where the hell she was going to go from here.

Her memory still a bit fuzzy on the events that had taken place the few nights before. She couldn't help but feel as if she were forgetting something horribly important. Unconsciously she raised her hand to her mouth, for some reason she felt a bitter metallic taste in there, and suddenly just like that, the weird taste was gone…

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Jesse had gotten up that morning feeling a little down, it was as if he had just come down off some natural high and now his head was spinning in three different directions. He gripped the sink until his knuckles were white. "It's all in your head Kilmartin." he said out loud.

He peeled off his sweats, and t-shirt. For a moment the blond molecular swayed on his feet. Jesse was seriously thinking that if he stayed in this position any long her would phase right through the floor.

A few minutes later standing under the cold shower he could feel his heart thundering in his rib cage at an impossible fast pace. It was beginning to hurt like hell, every beat only transformed the dull ache in his core, into a piercing stab. He shut his eyes tight willing the pain to go away. Jesse leaned against the tiles for support biting back a scream as a searing hot pain tore through his abdomen, shot out to rest of his trembling body. Paralyzing him for a few seconds. Than just like that the pain was gone, he slumped down onto the floor. Jesse raised his hand to his mouth their was a bitter taste almost metallic, looking down at his hands he notice the blood. He had bit into his tongue.

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