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Ok now things start to get a bit dark in Emma's mind.

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Chapter 4: Dreams

It was no use; she just couldn't get to sleep. Shalimar was sitting up in bed watching Brennan. He looked so cute, the way he'd smile in his sleep and she knew he was dreaming about her. She didn't want to wake him so she got up. Pulled her robe around her and went to the kitchen.

Meanwhile Emma was having the same dream she'd been having every night. Fire, screaming, pain, the building was falling and she couldn't move. She tried to reach out to her friends but they weren't there.

She knew what this dream was about, the Naxcon explosion. She knew her mind was just trying to work through it but this time something was different. She could hear voices whispering all around her, cruel voices.

"You shouldn't be here"

"You're not meant to be"

"You don't belong here"

"Run, go, runaway, they don't want you"

"You're not supposed to be here"

"You're dead"

She didn't know she was screaming until Shalimar woke her up.

"Emma what's wrong?"

The feral was breathing quickly, she'd been so shocked to hear her friend screams when she was on her way to the kitchen, and she'd sounded like she was in pain.

"I could hear voices in my dreams, telling me things"

She was pale as snow and she couldn't stop shacking.

"Sh sh its ok" Shalimar put her arm around her shoulder as she spoke into her com-ring.

"Adam I think you need to take a look at Emma, I think there's something wrong"

Emma was still shacking in Shalimar's arms and looking terrified.

"Ok bring her to the lab I'll take a look"

Brennan was standing in the door way. He'd woken up after he turned around and Shal hadn't been lying next to him.

"Em" Shalimar said softly "Em we need to go down to the lab so Adam can see what's going on"

Emma just sat there staring off into the distance. She still hadn't stopped shacking.

Brennan walked forward and without needing to ask what was going on; he lifted Emma up in his arms and carried her to the lab with Shalimar at his side.

Adam was already there when they got to the lab. He looked like he hadn't been to bed which he probably hadn't.

Brennan gently laid Emma down on the bed while Shalimar told them both what had happened.

"She hasn't said anything since she told you about the voices?"

"No. Adam this wasn't a normal dream was it?"

"I don't know what it was right now. I'm going to take a blood sample and run some tests."

"Shal" the little voice was so quiet they almost didn't hear her.

"I'm here Em, its ok" she looked like a frightened little girl as Shalimar stroked her forehead.

Adam ran every test and scan he could think of but he couldn't find anything wrong.

Emma had started to calm down a little at least but she still looked scared.

"So what do we do now?" Shal asked Adam

"I honestly don't know. I think you were right, that definitely wasn't a normal dream, it could be that her psyonic abilities heightened the sensation of the dream. But whatever it was, I think she should stay here for now so I can keep an eye on her."

"I want to stay with her" Shalimar said

"No. You need to get some sleep, I'll stay with her"

She could tell Brennan wasn't going to take no for an answer so she didn't argue, anyway she was feeling kind of tired now.

She told Emma she was going to get some sleep but that Brennan was going to stay with her. The elemental smiled and patted his girlfriends little bump before she left then he sat down by Emma's side. Having Brennan close by made her feel a little safer.

She was so tired but she didn't want to sleep. She didn't want to have that dream again. The more she fought it the harder it got to stay awake and before she knew it she was asleep again.

It was the same as last time, the explosion, fire and screaming. Then the same whispering voices.

"They're all laughing at you"

"They don't want you here"

"You don't belong here"

"You're dead, Emma DeLauro"

She tried to wake up, but it was like something she couldn't see was pulling her down, holding on to her.

"Adam what's happening to her?"

Brennan looked at her and felt helpless. Her whole body had gone rigid. He wanted to help her but he didn't know what to do. He felt like he was watching her die. He felt sick.

Adam injected her with something to relax her muscles. It worked straight away but she was still unconscious.

She was his little sister and he felt like she was dying in front of him.

"Adam, this is killing her."