Brennan had a dilemma. He was the only one at Sanctuary, the only one who could possibly get to the facility in time to save Jesse. Normally he would throw caution to the wind and just go. He knew that he had his powers, strength and team to back him up.

However, today for some reason, he was being more careful. Maybe it was that he already had gone through this today. Something that seemed to be straightforward, but in reality was a hornets' nest of trouble. Or maybe it was the numbing pain in his arm. It didn't matter the reason, but Brennan felt like being suspicious. 'How do I know that this isn't a trap? How do I know that this, whoever she is, isn't trying to set us up?'

"Jesse Kilmartin, he's…he's not going to last much longer…."

'But she sounded scared, like she really meant it…. '

"Damn it!" Brennan shouted. He took a couple of deep breaths to try and regain control, and a plan started to form in his mind. 'Let Adam and the girls go to Genomex, and look around for Jesse there. That way if he's there, then they'll get him back. I'll go to the location I have and search around, and if I find nothing then I'll come back. If I find Jesse….'

Brennan got out of his computer chair and made his way to the garage.

Jesse slowly came to, and was welcomed by two unwelcome things. The first was the throbbing pain that started at his stomach and ended at his collarbone. It swept over him in waves and he felt them holding him down. He could feel a throbbing orientating from the places where the clamps held his skin apart.

The second was the man now leaning over him. For the first time Jesse was able to see the face of the agent who had been tormenting him. The man had tanned skin, a baldhead, with a sunken face. The skin was drawn so tight that every bone in his face could be seen. His eyes were practically nonexistent, as there was no color in them. He was ghostly.

Somehow the man looked familiar; he looked like someone Jesse knew. 'A ghost from my past…' Jesse thought with a bitter sense of humor.

"You could call me that Jesse, but you're the ghost," Witson said.

"Wh…what?" Jesse whispered, barely able to form the words through the pain.

"You don't remember Jesse? You don't remember me at all?" Witson asked, slightly amused.

"Should I?" Jesse asked again, his voice still painfully weak.

"Oh, I would hope so. After all you're the one who made me look like this," Witson said, now sitting down next to Jesse on a chair he had pulled up.

"I…?" Jesse gasped out.

"Oh, yes. You did this. What? You don't believe me?" Witson sneered evilly, "I'll show you," and with that he gripped Jesse's hand and Jesse's mind was filled with a blinding white light.

"We're here," Adam said as he landed the Helix just outside the perimeter of Genomex. Shalimar snapped out of her daze. She had spent the time focusing on Jesse and the best ways to get him to safety. Now that they were right there, so close, she threw out every plan that she had thought. The only thing in her mind was to get to Jesse.

"Now girls listen to me." Shal barely heard Adam over her heart pumping adrenalin.

"Shalimar, look at me and listen," Adam said loudly. Shalimar snapped to attention.

"I'm listening," she growled, her eyes flashing their feral gold. All she wanted was to get in there and get to Jesse; she could care less about Adam's plans.

"I was saying that the easiest way to get into the research section of Genomex is through the roof, or more specifically, the air vents. While Genomex has high amounts of security, they have one major flaw, as Jesse," Adam paused here, "found earlier."

"So we go up then down?" Shal asked.

"Precisely. Em I…" But Adam stopped as he took his first good look at the psionic. Emma looked pale, and she was rubbing her temples like she was getting a hit off of someone.

"Emma?" Adam asked, worried.

"Air vents, got it," she said weakly, still rubbing her head.

"If you don't feel like…?"

"I'm fine Adam, It's just Jesse. We must be really close, or he's in a tremendous amount of pain. It was just a really strong hit."

"You're sure?"

"Yes," Emma said, meeting Adam's eyes. For a brief moment he could have sworn he saw the same feral glow in her eyes that Shal was now radiating, but it passed, and he continued with the plan.

"The air vents will let you into Genomex, but they will only take you so far. According to the map, they become impassable four floors up from the research section. Then it will be up to you two to get to him, without being seen," he added for Shal's benefit. "Now, getting out will be harder. Obviously, you can't drag Jesse up the air vent if he's as badly hurt as Emma is saying. Nor do I want you to let him do anything that might harm him more."

"So how are we going to get him back?" Shal asked.

"That, I leave up to you. My suggestion would be to pose as transporters…."

"Transporters! There is no way I am shutting him in a pod! Adam you know what…" Shal shouted at Adam, her eyes blazing with anger at the mere suggestion of putting Jesse in a pod.

"Shalimar, listen to me. We have to get Jesse out of there unnoticed. The easiest way and probably the lest painful…."

"Physically," Shal mumbled.

"…Physically, will be to pose as transporters. However, if you see any other option, any other way, then do it."

Shal opened her mouth to argue, but Emma stopped her. "The more time we spend here, the more time they spend hurting Jesse."

Shal gave Adam one final glare, and she and Emma quickly left the Helix and headed for what they hoped was Jesse.

Brennan sped towards the location Sanctuary had given him, having no idea whether it was real, a trap, or even if Jesse was alive. All he had was the slightly relieved feeling that he could finally do something to help. However, there was the slightly nervous feeling that he got when he was realized that he was disobeying Adam. But he figured, if this was real, if the lady wasn't lying, that Adam wouldn't really mind.

"I should probably tell him…then again, why distract him from Genomex with a possible false lead. Better just check it out first…."

The blinding white gave way to a place Jesse had long forced out of his memory. It was another lab, just like the one that Jesse was being imprisoned in. Yet, this one had a special place in Jesse's nightmares.

It was all white and silver. Sterile, and yet it had that way of making you feel dirty. There was another operating table in the center of the room, with a teenage boy strapped to it. The boy was tan, a little chubby but not over weight, with short curly brown hair, and fear-filed brown eyes. Jesse recognized him right away.

"No, this wasn't my fault…I didn't…." Jesse said horrified.

"Ah, so you do remember, don't you?" Witson said from behind Jesse. Jesse tried to turn, yet found it impossible. It was as if some invisible strings kept him from moving. "Of course, I already knew this. I mean this is your memory, your mind. I'm only visiting here. But, why don't we see the sights?"

Ohhh! What is this? What has Jesse done?