("I'm sorry guys…" Brennan said to the girls, his thumb tracing the silver band on his right ring finger.)
Adam was in the Helix; he had been for about a half hour. There was still no word from his team, no news of Jesse or the GSA, or Harrison. Normally no news was good news, however this wasn't normal, and this defiantly meant bad news.
"Come on guys, give me something…." Adam whispered into the eerie silence that had befallen the Helix.
Minuets passed, and the silence grew more and more ominous before, once again, it was broken. Only this time by an electronic beep and flashing light from the emergency single from the coms.
Jesse couldn't even scream, he was too weak, but it was plan that reopening the wound was painful. Each cut felt like there were burning needles being stuck in. Worse, Laura seemed to be taking grate glee in cutting the stitches open, one at a time. By the time she was finished Jesse had passed out, and was unresponsive.
"Well that won't due, that just won't due. You have to be awake for the test," Laura pouted.
"It's alright, Laura. Mr. Kilmartin's body has been through a lot to day. It probably would be best if he were allowed to regain some strength," Harrison stated.
"Hmm…how long do you think it will take?" Laura asked impatiently.
"I'll give him an hour, not to long now is it dear?"
Laura gave Harrison a wicked smile, "Not long at all."
For the a hundredth time Brennan pulled against the restraints that held him to a chair in the middle of a windowless, concrete room. He had been left there, alone, for the last twenty minuets and he was starting to get aggravated. Not from being helpless and his impending torture, but from boredom.
Finally, just about the time Brennan was starting to lose it, Eckhart decide to grace him with his presence.
"Hello Mr. Mulwray, how are you feeling?"
"Just peachy," Brennan hissed, "Where are the others?"
"Your friends are in holding cells, except for Mr. Kilmartin, he is being tended to."
The way Eckhart said that made Brennan's big brother instincts kick in. "Haven't you done enough to him in his life?" Brennan snapped.
"Oh, don't worry about Mr. Kilmartin, Harrison has conducted many test on him before. They are well aquatinted. Besides, we are not here to discus your team members. Where is Adam Kane?"
"Go to hell."
No sooner had the words left his mouth, than Brennan felt a serge of electricity stream through his body. Normally, all he would have to do is release the excess electricity and it would cause nothing more then a tingle in his body. However, this time, there was no releasing the electricity.
Brennan bucked in the chair but didn't cry out. "That the best you can do?" Brennan he snarled. "You think a little shock's going to get me to talk?"
"Of course not. You are an element whose gift is that of electricity. Oh no, the shock is an automatic response. Oh no Mr. Mulwray, I have something better planned for you," with that Eckhart opened the door and allowed to of the GSA in.
Shalimar paced in her cage. She, and Jessica had been locked into one cell group, while Emma and Witson were locked in one across from them. The cells were more like central holding then the GSA's normal prisons, but they had the same affect on her.
"Shal, calm down, you'll do no good wearing yourself out," Emma said.
"They're hurting him…Emma they're hurting him…." She hissed.
"Who? Jesse? Brennan?"
"Yes! Both of them! Jesse's in more pain, but they're hurting Brennan too!" Shal yelled, and collapsed against the wall, doing her best to keep from crying. Jessica dragged herself over to Shal and wrapped the feral in her arms.
"It's going to be ok, we'll think of a way out…" she said as soothingly as she could. Shalimar allowed herself to be comforted by the new woman, everything in her told her that she could trust Jessica, and Shalimar had always listened to everything in her.
After a few moments Shal calmed down enough to talk again. "Emma, can you sense anything? I mean, can't you still feel things?" Shal asked like a little child.
Emma was caught a little of guard by the question, and it took her sometime to answer it. "Well, I guess that I can…I mean not like when I have full control over my powers, but I can feel you, and Witson, and Jessica…but that's it…."
"That's what it's like for me as well, whoever I'm near…." Witson agreed.
"For me, I can sense everything just the same, but I can't do anything about it," Shal said grimly.
"My power's only allow me to move things, and I think that they're more natural then mutant, I mean I've had them since I was a baby…." Jessica added.
"What do you mean?" Emma asked, putting all her focus on Jessica.
"Well, when I was in the womb I had a whole in my back. They tried to close it in the womb, but when I was born I was paralyzed from the waist down. But the thing is, I've always been able to move things with my mind, since I was a baby. So I think my powers are more natural then mutant," Jessica answered.
There was silence for a few moments as Emma thought about what Jessica had said, then her eyes took on the familiar glow of a girl with a plan, and she asked, "Have you ever tired using your powers with a governor in?"
Brennan's lip had to have been bleeding by now. He had to have punctured at least half way through it, but the pain there did nothing to help ease the fire in his arm. The two men Eckhart had invited were obviously pros, or just really liked what they were doing, 'cause he felt like shit.
The two had a plan, a strategy, one worked on his body, the other on his mind. There was no place for Brennan to escape too, nothing he could do to get away from the pain. The one working on his body had found the wound on his arm, and seemed to greatly enjoy in extending and reopening it. While the one in his head had found just about every nightmare he'd ever had and combined it in one.
Their timing was perfect as well, every physical injury was met with different variations of the 'dream' that the mind man had created.
The first time Brennan had been suffocated, and in his mind he'd be held under water. Then they added shock, and in his mind he had lost control of his powers while in the water and electrocuted not only himself but Shalimar as well. Now, as they found new ways to hurt his body, different people in his life were trapped in the water with him, and dieing by his hands.
He wanted to scream, but didn't dare remove his teeth from his lips.
"Now, now, Mr. Mulwray, don't hold it in. Talk, rant, yell do something, I must say it is very boring to just watch you," Eckhart sneered.
Brennan did his best to glare at the man, but at the time they had just shoved another knife into the wound in his arm and he looked more like a surprised cat then anything else.
"Hmm…alright, alright, that's enough for right now. Shall we see if he's ready to talk yet?" Eckhart said, and the two agents backed away from Brennan, a little disappointed.
It took Brennan only seconds to breath through the pain in his body so he could speak. "I won't tell you a damn thing Eckhart. Not a damn thing," he hissed.
"Really? Not even to save your friend's life?"
"Who?" Brennan asked, trying to keep the fear out of his voice.
"Well, I could be talking about anyone of them really, but I do believe the one you're most worried about is Mr. Kilmartin right now. Am I correct?"
Brennan didn't say anything. He just stared at Eckhart blankly, body and eyes betraying nothing, just like Emma had taught him.
"Well, I see," Eckhart, said a little annoyed at the lack of response. "I'll just have to give you an example…"
Jesse blinked as he felt air washing over his newly opened wounds. 'How long have I been out? What's happened?' he thought as he looked around.
He was strapped down to the gurney again, and being taken down a hallway. The florescent lights on the slate white concrete did nothing to ease the pounding in his head. He could make out Harrison's shadow somewhere to his left, and he could smell Laura's cheep perfume, making him gag. Yet he still had no idea where he was going, and what was going to happen to him, which, probably, more then anything, made him afraid.
Down the hall the gurney came to a sharp stop in front of a lab door. The sudden shift in speed irritated the reopened wounds. Jesse couldn't hold back the hiss of pain, brining a giggle from Laura.
Jesse bit his lower lip determined to keep anymore gasps or hints of pain from escaping. However, when they took him into the room he couldn't help but gasp.
So so so so so so sorry about the wait...i didn't mean to make it so long. I just got caught up in school and drama and Rocky Horror that i lost track. I'm really sorry, so today i got on an extra suger high and well, i hoped it worked.