Teenage rebel
Part five
By
Louise Driscoll
Disclaimer – I own none of the mutant x characters. The only characters I own are Joseph and Marie.
It had been just over a week since they had brought Emma home from Joseph's after the beating she had received, her healing seemed to be progressing well and there had been no sign of Joseph at his house or anywhere else.
Shalimar was heading to the lab for a chat with her mentor because she had noticed, as Emma became increasingly a part of the group, Adam had been spending more time alone which was always a cause for concern. Shalimar stood in the doorway observing her mentor, as he seemed to be working on some problem, which was causing him problems. After being ignored for a few minutes, Shalimar went to Adams side placing a hand on his shoulder. "Adam what's going on?"
Adam looked up at his surrogate daughter knowing that the time had come to share his concerns for Emma and her child. "Sit down please." Adam motioned to a chair next to him as he pulled up a file on his computer. "Have you noticed that Emma's suddenly gained a lot of weight?"
Shalimar nodded she had noticed that Emma seemed to be gaining weight extremely quick but had assumed that it was okay as Adam hadn't mentioned anything wrong. "Yeah what about it?"
Adam brought up some scan photos on the computer "These are all of Emma's daughter her growth rate at the moment is equal to three weeks in a single day. Now I don't know if Joseph caused this to force Emma to come back to him. But we need to slow her growth rate down because at the moment her organs aren't developing properly and her cells are functioning abnormal because they're aging to quickly for her body to be able to form new cells."
Shalimar looked at the ultrasound pictures "If you could stop the aging would she be okay could her body correct the damage done? Have you told Emma?"
Adam "I believe at this stage the damage done is too complex for her body to be able to heal or correct the damage done. No I've not told Emma yet I was hoping I could find a cure before I needed to tell her."
Shalimar touched the scan photos on the screen. "You should ask Brennan to be there when you tell her she depends on him No Matter how old she is." Shalimar stood up needing to get away before she did something she regretted, it wasn't fair that Emma was going to lose her child again at such a young age. "Could Joseph make this right?"
Adam nodded as he thought about the idea that he had not wanted to consider. "Maybe if he took her aging back to an earlier stage then put her growth rate to normal but I don't know if he'd do it. Plus I'm not sure he should be around Emma again."
Shalimar shook her head not liking the idea either but this wasn't their choice "It's not our decision to make; we have to give Emma the choice because it's her baby at the end of the day."
Adam nodded touching his ring as he called Emma and Brennan to the med lab. Shalimar left the room she couldn't be there when Emma was given the news.
Emma was lying on her bed reading a book when Adam called her to the med lab with an annoyed sigh she took up and left the room meeting Brennan in the hall way.
Brennan smiled as he saw Emma come out of her room, He was glad to see her looking so much healthier. "How are you and the tadpole?" The first picture he had seen of Emma's baby had reminded him of a tadpole so He had been christened the baby Tadpole much to Emma's annoyance.
Emma glared at Brennan as she walked next to him "Hope and I are fine Thanks." Emma had finally decided on her daughter's name early that morning Hope had seemed right because this child was her hope for the future.
Brennan smiled at Emma's back as he stepped closer to her and hugged her from behind "Hope DeLauro I still prefer tadpole."
Emma leaned back into Brennan's arms happy to be held for a second and grateful for his friendship "well it's a good job you don't get a say then isn't it." Emma moved away from Brennan and headed into the lab.
Adam Looked up as Emma entered the room followed closely by Brennan who seemed to be smiling about something. "Hey Adam what do you need because I was in the middle of kicking Jesse ass at basketball."
Adam motioned to two chairs that he had ready for them "Please sit down I need to talk to you both about the results of some tests that I run."
Emma sat down next to Brennan not liking the look on Adams face and she could sense how nervous he was about what he was going to tell them. His Nerves seemed to be centred on her and Hope. "What's wrong with my baby Adam."
Adam looked up at Emma's question for a moment he had forgotten who he was dealing with because she was younger he had underestimated her power. He would have to make sure he didn't do that again. "Your baby's growing to quickly Emma. I've been trying to find a cure to help but nothing I've found would help."
Brennan shook his head was Adam saying he was giving up because he wasn't going to accept that as an answer. There had too be something they could do to help Hope survive she was part of their family and he wouldn't give up on any of his family ever.
Emma meanwhile had picked up on what Adam had said "there's nothing you can do but there is someone who can help my baby is that what your saying." Adam was about to answer Emma's question unsure how she'd react when she cut him off.
Emma thought about what Adam had said was wrong with her child and knew who was going to be able to help. "Joseph can fix this can't he?"
Brennan looked at Emma placing his hand on her knee to get her attention. "No there has to be another way I'm not letting that man near you again Emma. He hurt you."
Adam sighed, wishing there was another way. "We have no choice Brennan without Joseph the baby will die at birth or before. But this is Emma's choice to make."
Emma stood up intending to head out and find her ex boyfriend. "I have to go find him."
Tbc