:Dark Shadows Unleashed, Light is lit in Darkness:
Disclaimer: I don't own Mutant X so I don't own the characters as well! (I wish I did!) But I do own any other characters I've created!
A/N: I'm SO sorry I didn't update! I apologize to all my reviewers! I won't talk anymore! Now you can read!
Italics: Flashbacks, thoughts or dreams (some might be parts where another is communicating with their heads)
Gerald
"Gerry?" a woman whispered soflty as a little boy, about the age of six or seven, just stared at the little poodle that was sleeping on the rug. The house was illuminated with sunlight and it shadows stretched out long beneath the boy's feet.
He was sitting beside the little poodle on the rug, his feet cross-legged, he's hands resting on he's knees. He looked like he was praying to Buddha.
"Come, darling, we need to get you to the hospital. The doctor's waiting for you. And Nurse Claire said she'll play with you. You can bring Jacky with you," spoke the woman, who Emma guessed was the boy's mother. Gerald's mother held a little stuffed animal that looked like a seal, with whiskers sticking off.
Gerald still sat there, not hearing a word of his mother's words. He still stared until his mother pushed him softly and he broke off from the trance.
"Yes mommy?" he asked, as if nothing has happened, getting up on he's feet.
"Come on, we have to go. We're gonna be late for our appointment," he's mother spoke and gave him the little seal, who Gerald caught with he's hands, hugging him. Then he's mother kissed him on the cheek and held Gerald's hand.
They walked towards the car that waited outside the house. Someone was in the car, holding onto the steering wheel. He was looking at the two irritably. He went back to calling on he's cell phone, shouting into it.
Gerald's mother opened the back car door and let Gerald slip inside. Gerald sat on the ride hand side of the seat, struggling to get the seatbelt. His mother took it out and put it in the seatbelt holder for him. Then she too went inside the front door car and slammed the door shut.
The man, Emma guessed, was Gerald's father. He shut the cellphone after he's wife came in the car. "What took you so long?" he asked, annoyed. He was late for work for two minutes already.
"Gerry was having one of those... things," she answered. Gerald's father nodded quickly and turned the car of the engine off, speeding towards the road ahead.
Gerald, meanwhile, was staring out of the window. He liked the big view of the city, the strange smell of gasoline, the smell of the car and he's parents perfume smell. He also enjoyed watching the people walk about doing their business, some holding cell phones to their ears, others holding babies in their arms and children running through the streets while cars zoomed ahead.
He could hear the soft thoughts of he's mother. My little Gerry is growing. But what ever could be wrong with him? He heard his mother speak in her thoughts.
He also heard his father's distasteful thoughts about him. If only Gerald could be a normal kid, just like I wished for. If he wasn't mentally ill, I could be worrying about my job now, not about Gerald. He is a pain in the ass…
Before long, the car came through a parking lot. The family parked their blue car on the parking lot and went inside the hospital.
There, the doctors and nurses greeted Gerald and he's family with a smile. Gerald's friend, Nurse Claire, smiled and took him by the hand, asking him what he had done over the winter. Gerald answered by saying he got a superman doll from Santa and Jacky from his mother.
When the nurse asked if he got anything from he's father, Mr. Harrison, he simply answered no with a frown on his face.
Gerald was always left alone with he's loving mother, who loved him more than anything else in the whole wide world. His father, on the other hand, never stayed with him for long. He could always hear he's mother complain to his father about not giving him enough love.
"Oh," answered Nurse Claire with a frown too. She then left to talk to Mrs. Harrison, who spoke with the nurse with a concerned look.
Mr. Harrison, who was there a minute ago, was gone from the spot.
When Gerald asked where he had gone to the Doctor, he smiled bitterly at the boy and answered that he had gone to work.
Gerald then was in a fit of tears. He liked he's father, he really did. But why didn't he like him back?
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Now Emma saw another scene. It was in a building where she guessed was a company building, somewhere probably where Gerald was working.
Then she saw him. He was younger then when she had found her.
He seemed to be distracted by another person, who was talking to him about paperwork, throwing loads of paper into he's hands, not leaving him with enough space to carry coffee.
He looked at the person irritably and handed half of the paper back into the person's hand, who groaned and left with it. He grabbed he's steaming coffee and left the room he was in, into an office room with he's name on the door.
There he let all the paper fall onto he's wide desk and sat onto he's big wheeled soft chair, which moved a bit beneath him. He seeped he's coffee and pulled out his pen from his breast pocket on he's ironed shirt.
He wrote something onto one of the papers on he's desk and then a phone rang. He picked it up and he had a momentary flash of being chased by black men, then he shut the picture out rather quickly.
"Hello?" he spoke and a woman's voice asked if this was Gerald, Harrison Gerald speaking. "Yes it is," he answered and heard a cold chuckle come through the speaker. "We're gonna get you!" and it was cut off.
Gerald stared at the phone in he's hands with horror. He dropped it and let the phone dangle in midair. Then he pushed the chair away from him, got up, grabbed he's coat and ran out of the bulding, fear building up in him as he slipped into the elevator full of working people and slipped past the exit, hearing shouts of worry from his friends.
He ran and went into his car, slamming the car door shut and putting the engine to life. The car sped off into the road, where Gerald sighed with relief, when...
"You can run, but you can't hide, Mr. Harrison."
He turned his head around but no one was there. Then he looked back and slammed on the brakes. He was almost about to hit a car! There was honking from the other car as it drove away from Gerald's car.
Panting and sweating, he let the car turn a curb, towards his house. He then stopped the car, relaxing he's body. He breathed in and out deeply, letting his eyes relax and close.
"We found you!"
Gerald's eyes shot open and saw to his horror that the voice was frighteningly right. Black man were coming near he's car. They had guns and strange pole like weapons, something he saw in TV where police used to get criminals.
But I didn't do anything! He's mind shouted as he went out of the car in panic and backed away from the black men, who were closing in on him. He ran and ran, but he could see the black men chasing after him as well. He ran until he thought he couldn't run anymore. Soon the black men caught up with him and surrounded him.
"You can't hide from us!" one of the black men spoke and zapped poor Gerald in the stomach with he's electric rod. Gerald shouted for help but no one seemed to come to he's aid. He woke up again only to be zapped. Before long he was unconscious and everything around him slowly became dark.
Emma let go of Gerald, who was closing he's eyes as well. "You're not bad," she simply said and grinned. Gerald grinned as well.
"But how am I gonna prove that your not an enemy?" Emma spoke, a frown replacing the smile. "I don't know, you can think of something, you'll probably always be able to," he spoke. Emma shook her head, her eyes filled with worry. The frown deepened, making Gerald frown too.
"Don't be worried, be happy," he said and grabbed her softly and then kissed her softly in a lovely embrace. Emma, though surprised by this person's move, who she had only met, kissed him back. She heard a creak of the door opening but she didn't care, until she heard Brennan's voice shouting "What the hell are you doing!"
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A/N: Ok so that's it for now! I know I should have written a bit more about Gerald's past but the truth is, I couldn't think of anything else to write except that he's a telepath, like Emma. So umm yeah, I jumped to the point, lol. Oh and YAY! I got 6 Reviews! Anyways, I'm gonna reply to them! Please Review for this chapter! Thank you!
Louise: Yeah I know, it's good to write up a fic with the old team in it! (screams up and down excitedly) I was so shocked when Emma was killed off! I mean, I like Lexa, but I liked Emma way better! I mean, Emma was telepathic! How cool is that?
Bren88: Thank you! I'll be writing more so you'll know what'll happen!
Meg: Ohhh I'm so sorry the story was late! I hope you like this chapter! Did I let you down:( You'll know what the Dark Enemies are going to do with Brennan after they get him. Oops! I just told you what's gonna happen next! Lucky you! lol
Tunder28: Thank you! Thank you! THANK YOU! Yeah me too I am a big fan of Brennan (apart from Orlando Bloom, who I like first!) lol Hope you enjoy this chapter!
sclub: Yes absolutely! Lol Actually I'm thinking of pairing Gerald and Emma, since there both telepathic! Lol Nah, it wouldn't be that evil lady! But there would be some flashbacks about her and someone from the group, some you know pretty well from Mutant X! lol Guess who? Anyways, the flashbacks are an old pairing, a short one really! You'll get to read them further on!