Control Within Chapter 16: Problems, a mutant x fanfic

Control 16

Chapter 16- Problems

Jesse sat back as Emma stood to her full height, and started to pace the room. Her sudden answer to him before had taken him back to wondering. She'd said there was a problem, but now he was waiting to find out what was the problem.

Still she paced, muttering to her self about the others. Every time he thought he understood just a word, he'd catch another, and loose track.

She finally stopped sensing his confusion, "... the others are in some sort of danger Jess". The look on her face made him stand up and try to start devising a plan. But Emma had been right the first time about staying in the house. If they left, they may get lost and loose all chance of helping the others. If they stay, then they do nothing. But the risk of wandering out there and getting lost was less appealing than sitting waiting.

Just thinking of waiting for the others was making his muscles want to move with sudden energy. A flash of remembrance hit him, as it always did when he felt like he was ready to take Brennan on, with a head to head in basketball.

But Brennan wasn't there, nor were any of the others... and some thing needed to be done.

His head shot up with an idea, "What about the com link system, they should work since Adam was up all the first night working on them to get them going out here".

Emma gave a weak shake of her head, not agreeing with him.

Jesse flopped back down to the couch Emma had just been sitting on; feeling like all his energy had been zapped along with his ideas.

Emma came slowly over, and sat next to him, chewing her lower lip with worry. She was scared the others wouldn't come back, and angry that they could do nothing to help them. She could feel similar emotions flowing off of Jesse and to her, but her own seemed more harder to ward off than any one else's ever have.

After a few moments of heavy sighs off the two members, Jesse spoke up.

"...So what do we do?"

Emma already knew the answer, and dropped her head, not daring to look into his innocent and awaiting eyes. "... I may be able to get a hit off one of them, if there within a few miles of this place, 15 miles at the most... but until I get it, we cant go venturing out. We could get lost... we have to wait".

Shalimar continued her assault on her enemy, the one who had attacked Brennan and given him his injuries. A red haze had coated her vision, blurring all actions within the raging storm of flying fists and feet. The movement came to her as natural as water flowed. Every thing that had been bottled up inside seemed to explode within, sending thunderous energy shooting through her veins, sizzling them, making her skin tingle. She'd never felt so alive, and was allowing the feeling to pulse through her even more rapidly.

But her surrendering so easily scared her. She knew it was dangerous in what she was doing, that she may just kill the unfortunate person in her line of fire, and that she would regret it later. She had to stop... but she wasn't in control.

Adam slowly sunk to the floor, losing his will to continue to shout Shalimar. She was gone, and the feral was left in her place. He couldn't get through to her, no matter what he did or shouted.

There was no persuading the feral part of her to allow her to return back to normal. It was in control, and staying there.

Chris's face changed from curiosity to a pinch of fear and anger. He dropped Adam like a stone and moved so fluently that he seemed to flow in perfect rhythm with the very air around him, seeming invincible.

He flew to the dangerous scene and enclosed his fingers around Shalimar's arm, pulling her away from the now bleeding and beaten Nick, who dropped instantly to the floor when Shalimar's attack had ended.

Shalimar struggled wildly in Chris's hold, growling and biting and thrashing about to get free. Chris knew that when she was done with Nick, She'd try and come for him. He wasn't going to let her go, no matter what happened, until she was under some degree of control.

Brennan watched the scene in slow motion. His whole body was filled with a hollow and sick coldness as he watched some one close to him give such a deadly attack on some one they barely knew.

In the attack, he knew it wasn't Shalimar, but still, the hollowness, the emptiness kept him trapped in its sickening comfy arms.

His mind wouldn't adapt to what was happening, refusing to believe it. His instinct screamed it wasn't her doing this, but his eyes saw it. Which should he believe?

Suddenly the coldness shattered and he felt his whole world drowning in its self when Chris took hold of Shalimar. Panic hit first and an intense shaking enrolled its self into his very bones.

Chris had hold of Shalimar, and she was struggling like her life depended on it.

The coldness struck him hard in his stomach when he saw Shalimar suddenly throw her weight down and Chris go reeling over her. He landed hard, but flew up to his full height... but it was too slow up against the feral that had overrun Shalimar's body.

Shalimar struggled against Chris, while her whole world dove into hell, bringing newfound rage to the surface. Rage fed her need for freedom, and she lunged with all her weight downward, and was relieved when the strong arms of her captor, suddenly pulled away.

A victorious smile spread as she saw him go down, and the adrenaline hammered in her veins, roaring to her to continue on in her path.

She flew forwards, determined to show she wasn't a push over like he so recently had thought when he had surprised her with a bear hug from behind. Well all things had their faults, he just didn't recognise it like her.

Adam lay still in his sitting position on the floor. Nothing the figure in front of him did, resembled the lovable blond they all knew and praised for her strength. It just wasn't her.

He felt a jolt of fright hit his centre when Chris was through over her, and flew up to defend him self from the already soaring feral.

She was airborne, and when she landed, she struck Chris hard on the collarbone with her knees, landing on top of him as he crumbled. Her fist rose high to finish him off.

"Shalimar!"

This only distracted the feral from finishing her attack. She looked over at the man lying on the ground who had shouted so loud she thought the panic in her voice wasn't just towards her. But for the man she was attacking. He shouldn't defend the creature that she lay on. He'd tried to take Adam away from them. That was his mistake, and she was there to show him the consequence of his actions.

The panic in his eyes made her stare deeper into him. She recognised those fearful brown eyes. Those eyes that looked at her with loving of a father, and pride of a father. She knew who he was.

He saw she was concentrated on him, as did Chris as he watched her with weary eyes. He saw the slight twinge of recognition in her eyes and thanked god deep inside. There was some hope left.

"Shalimar... stop... I know you know who I am. Who we are. Remember Brennan..."

He pointed in Brennan's direction and slowly he watched as her head followed the direction of his finger.

Brennan was on his knees. He couldn't remember when he had fell. His world was back together, and he froze with the scene in front of him.

He heard Adam talking, and said his name. Every thing else in his brain slotted into place as he saw her turn and stare at him. Those eyes looking so fierce and yet so lost and confused hidden deep within.

He felt a connection between them pull, as he watcher her defences drop.

She hesitated at first, and then slowly dropped her arm, allowing the tweaks of pain run through her. She forgot all about Chris and Nick and glanced back at Adam. Weakness slowly rolled over her, and she felt her control fall back into place.

"... Adam. Brennan..."

She stared directly at Brennan, pleading eyes that hoped the scene that was a dream to her, had not been nightmares come true. The evidence was all around her, but if he said it wasn't, then she would believe him.

He felt his heart being stabbed when he was the pleading in her eyes, the pain of it all. Slowly he moved to her, and pulled her into a hug. He couldn't let her feel that pain again. He just wouldn't let her.

Her hands gripped handfuls of his shirt in agonising realisation. She shivered suddenly feeling cold, and allowed the drawing darkness to take her with one wish... that she'd have some peace.

Adam waited for her to go limp in Brennan's secure hold before shakily standing up. Chris mirrored his move.

Chris didn't seem to worry, but looked far away in thought as he looked down on the two members of the mutant x team. He suddenly turned to Adam, "the others are coming. More of my friends. They will take us to my home in a small car. Do not worry about her... its natural. I will explain it more when we arrive at my home, but first, will you be so gracious as to help me with Nick. He seems pretty beaten up, and an explanation will be in order for the others".

Adam was still staring at the now silent two on the ground. He didn't understand what was happening. Didn't understand what Nick or even Chris was. No normal person could take such a beating and live long. No ordinary person could hold onto a feral out of control that long.

Hardness glistened in his eyes as he stared at Chris, "What is going on? What are you? what are all of you?".

A heavy sigh left Chris, "all will be explained when we arrive at my home".

Heavy footsteps could be heard coming from the cave entrance, drawing all the remaining people who were awake, attention.

Shadows started to shape on the walls as the approaching people drew more near.

Chris turned, and a small smile vibrated he was tired. As the people drew near he sighed again, "right on time".