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Chapter 9 – Emma?
"We hoping we need to do more then just hope for the best. There has to be some one that can help"
"Maybe I can." They all turned as they heard the soft voice, that they recognised but didn't believe it was possible. Adam spoke,
"Emma…"
"It can't be, you died." Jesse said.
"You're right I did die, I'm still dead but I was sent here to try and help you get Shalimar back and the baby safe and sound."
"Why? How? Who?" Adam asked all at once too many questions going through his head at once.
"How about you all sit down and I'll go through it all." They all nodded and sat down watching Emma. She began her story.
"I was sent back just until you get Shalimar back and I know the baby and her are fine. It's never happened before, for 2 mutants to conceive together and this baby will be powerful. That's why the dominion wants it so badly it will be incredibly strong and they see it as a great weapon. They wish to control the baby the same way they did to you Lexa. Concerning who brought me back I don't know who they are all I know is that I'm here to help because they know this baby needs to be brought up properly, and to fulfil it's destiny. You'll need my help to break into the dominion and get to Shalimar without all of you dying and joining me up there."
"Well how do you plan to do that?" Lexa asked.
"Well obviously I can't be killed again not even injured so that's a big advantage to us. I'm just like a ghost really and can choose weather or not to be seen or hidden. To you all I want to be seen so I can talk to you and help. But I can go into the dominion hidden and they wouldn't have any idea what was going on. Downside I can't get Shalimar out myself as I can't fight anyone and defend her if need be." Emma explained.
"So I'll go in and find out where abouts they're keeping Shalimar, work out their security and what else is going on there. Come back here go over the safest route to get into the dominion and to Shalimar. We save her, come back here and I'll leave."
Brennan stood up and walked over to Emma, "I really want to hug you. Thanks so much, I'm glad you're back even if it is only for a little while. Finally a plan that could actually work. We hope anyway."
"It will, it has to." Emma said and smiled at Brennan. "Let's go over these blueprints now and work out where she'll most likely be and I'll go there first. The quicker I find her, the quicker she comes home." Adam and Lexa showed her the main areas they thought Shalimar would be in. Then went over areas where she might be able to find information out on the dominion. Brennan had walked into his and Shalimar's bedroom, Jesse followed him.
"We'll get her back." Brennan turned to face him.
"I hope your right I really do. I just want to have her back here safe in my arms and never let her go again. I love her too much to lose her and even though I've only found out about the baby today and I already love it so much."
"You're just being a father, you're supposed to feel this way. Just make sure you say all this to Shalimar when we find her, she's the one that needs to hear it."
"I will, I've got to. I never thought I'd have kids, figured we'd all be dead before that could happen. I was scared when Lexa first revealed it; I thought I was scared about being a father. But now I realise I was scared about losing my chance to be one. Now I feel scared but excited that hopefully we'll get Shal back and I'll be able to be a dad."
"I hope you do to, and I really wish I get to have that myself."
"You will if you really want to. But first you have to tell her." Brennan responded.
"I know."
"Do it before we go into the dominion at least if we all die, it's better to die knowing you were loved rather then wondering." Brennan reasoned.
"And if she rejects me, I'll be dead and don't have to worry about it." Jesse joked.
"She won't reject you. Let's go see if they're finished going over everything with Emma yet." They both walked out of the bedroom and went over to the other three.
"I think that's everything you need to know, well everything we can tell you anyway, it's all we know." Lexa finished.
"It should be enough. Well I better go be back soon." And with that Emma disappeared from their sight.
"Now that's a power a would like to have." Lexa said.
"I think you only get that when you're dead and come back to help all your friends. So hopefully you won't be getting it anytime soon Lexa." Jesse said.
"Fair point. I'm gonna grab something to eat, so you three want anything." The boys all nodded. Lexa started walking into the kitchen when Brennan hit Jesse and pointed in her direction. Jesse got the hint and got up,
"I'll give you a hand Lexa."
"Ok I'll do sandwiches for us all that's nice and simple. Unless you want something different?" She asked him.
"Actually there is something different I want."
"Ok what?" she said bending over in the fridge getting out what she wanted.
"You."
Lexa froze in the fridge when she heard him say that one word that sent shivers down her spine. She got up and turned to look him in the eye,
"Pardon?"
"I want you, I love you Lexa more then I ever thought I could love someone. I love the way you put a smile on my face just by making one comment. I love the fact that when you walk into a room it instantly brightens. I love how you will fight so much to protect the ones you care about. I love the way you're determined to achieve and help everyone you can. I love how your first thought when something goes wrong isn't about yourself it's about the rest of us. The fact that I can see you when you've just gotten out of bed in the morning and you're still the most beautiful woman I've ever met. I simply just love you, all of you completely." By the time he had finished Lexa had tears in her eyes. He noticed this and wasn't sure if it was a good thing or not so thought he'd lighten the mood, "I also love your cooking." This made her laugh. Lexa walked over to him, wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him. It didn't take long for Jesse to kiss her back. Eventually they had to pull away as oxygen became an issue.
"I love you too Jesse, for all the same reasons you just said." Jesse smiled and kissed her again.
Brennan and Adam saw them kissing from the living room,
"About time." Brennan commented and it made Adam laugh, "What's funny?"
"Sounds amusing hearing you say that putting in mind how long it took you and Shalimar to hook up."
"Fair point."
"I'm glad for you two by the way. You're perfect for one another. Just like Lexa and Jesse, you're meant to be together."
"I just want her here, I feel like part of me is missing."
"That's true love for you. Not an easy thing, can annoy the hell out of you. But when it happens it's the best thing you'll ever experience in your entire life."
"I agree with you there wholeheartedly."
Emma had just arrived at the dominion and noticed that the security level was high, she was suddenly glad she could be invisible even if it meant she was dead. She headed in the direction Adam had told her was where they kept him, it seemed unlikely they'd have Shalimar there but it was a good first place to check. It didn't take long too get there and she was right, Shalimar wasn't there, the room was completely empty. As she walked out she heard some security guards talking,
"Have you heard about what Nikki's done now."
"What getting that Shalimar girl to come here."
"Exactly I can't believe she'd so casually give up her baby, does she actually think they're going to just let her go once the baby's been transferred into Nikki." Emma swore in shock.
"What time are they doing it?"
"Not sure, just late this evening, they need the moon to use the spell he got." Their radios went off,
Go and check on the girl and guard her until she is needed this evening. NOW.
"Yes boss." Emma smiled now she'd find out where they were keeping Shalimar. She followed them up four flights of stairs, and right down to the end of the corridor, where they stopped outside a door. They took out their key cards and put them in the door to open it. Emma looked inside to check Shalimar was alright. They quickly shut the door and locked it again and stood outside. She returned to the new Sanctuary.
"I found her." She announced to the room and made Jesse drop his sandwich in surprise.
"Bloody hell, scare the shit out of me." Emma laughed.
"Is she alright?" Brennan asked.
"Well I only quickly saw her, physically she seems good enough emotionally though she's a mess. I've got some more bad news also. Some time tonight when the moon's up they're going to transfer the baby from Shalimar to Nikki."
"WHAT?" They all said at once. Lexa wondered,
"How can they do that?"
"I have no idea. What about you Adam any ideas?"
"No I've never heard of this being done before. It would most likely be some dark magic that I would never would have thought to find out about."
"We don't need to know how they're going to do this we just have to get there before they do." Brennan reasoned.
"Brennan's right, let's not waste time researching how that's possible. Let's just come up with the plan to get Shalimar back. Because if we can't do that successfully it's over for all of us." They all sat round the table and Emma pointed out on the blueprints where they were keeping Shalimar.
"There's only two guards outside the room but it's all locked down, you need one of the pin cards to get in there. But the guards outside the room have them so we can just take it off them. But a rough guide of how many there is getting to the room, there are about 30-40 guards, they keep swapping at certain shifts. Majority of those are just on the entrance though so the main problem is getting in."
"There's only one way to get in there though so it's gonna have to be full force right at the start." Jesse thought.
"Yeh we'll have to approach from two different angles in pairs. Jesse you go with Lexa and I'll go with Adam and Emma. Emma can you stay visible to us but not be seen by anyone else?"
"Yeh. I'll go ahead and tell you where abouts the guards are there's nothing else I can do to help really."
"It'll be fine we'll still know their positions around the place and that matters a lot." Adam said.
"So you three will come up on the west we'll come up on the east. Take out as many guards as we can along the way. Then we'll meet up and work our way up to Shalimar as a team and then get out as quick as possible." Jesse concluded.
"I thought we all agreed before that just going in and getting her wasn't going to work?" Lexa said.
"But now we know where Shalimar is thanks to Emma and she can give us warnings on where the guards are so we don't walk right into them, we'll be prepared."
"It's the only way and hope we have, let's give it all we got." Adam said
"For Shalimar and the baby." Brennan finished.
"For Shalimar and the baby." they all agreed.
