Title : "An eventful trip"
Author : Shado-Fox
E-Mail : Shadowfox@mutant-x-fr.com
Rating : PG
Summary : Adam send Shalimar and Brennan to save two young new mutants but something happens before they reach their destination.
Gender : Action/ Romance
Disclaimer : Not mine.
Thanks to Ferae Naturae for helping me to translate my fanfiction from French to English.
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They moved slowly, the fatigue and the cold anaesthetising their pain. At the end of half an hour, Shalimar who had been scrutinising everything around them with yellow eyes, hoping to find something, gave a small shout of victory. In front of them on the
left, a small cave half hidden by trees stretched out, beckoning them in.
- « Finally! We are going to be able to stop for the night. Come! » She said squeezing Brennan's hand a little tighter.
When they arrived at the entrance of the cave, Shalimar examined the inside with gold-coloured eyes but saw nothing suspect.
- « Let's get inside quickly, and be under cover. » She stepped inside first, indicating to Brennan where to avoid putting his feet and where bend so as not to bang his head. Contrary to what she believed at first, the cave was rather deep and relatively dry.
Not wanting to venture too far, Shalimar made Brennan sit on a ledge and began look for things to light a small fire to warm themselves. In the survival bag, she found a lighter, but still they needed dry wood.
- « Wait I here, I am going to get some wood to make a small fire. We need to warm ourselves and I have nothing here that can serve as fuel. »
- « Be careful. »
She stood outside the cave and looked from right to left in search of something which would be of use to her for making the fire. She collected some broken branches that she returned to Brennan. Then she sat down to work at lighting the fire, the wood being rather wet, her attempts were precarious.
At the end of five minutes of instistance, a small flame holds out . Shalimar blew carefully on the flame so that it would take all of the wood.
- « Youpi! » She shouted.
- « You are the best Shal! I do not know what I would have done without you. Without being able to see, I would never have been able to get out of there without
you. »
- « If it had been the other way round I know that you would have done everything possible to get us of this tight spot if there was any chance you could. And we're not done yet. We are in the dry for the night and I hope that the heat will stay enough for us not to die from the cold. » She said, taking out the survival blanket from the survival bag.
- « We'll have to sleep together with the survival blanket, to share warmth. »
- « In other circumstances, I would have jumped at the idea of sharing your bed » he says too quickly. blushing. « If you see what I mean . »
- « Hmm » she said, surprised by his answer. « We have to eat a little. I'll go and see what's in the survival bag. » She opened one of the bags and in it are two metal boxes each containing a Mexican salad and chocolate bars. Not the best meal but it is always better than nothing and in their situation, beggars can't be choosers .
- « This evening it is Mexican salad for everybody and chocolate bars for dessert! » She said, laughing.
- « Houlà! It is a fine meal that you have prepared for us! » Also laughing.
- « We will have to be content with it this evening, we have to keep provisions for tomorrow . Who knows how long we shall have to wait for help . »
- « Come on. We have to be positive! We are together and we are under cover and in the dry. What more can we ask for? » He said, smiling.
- « A table! »
They ate silently. Warmed thanks to the fire which Shalimar had lit and which she continued to watch. Shalimar worried a lot for Brennan . He said nothing but she knew that his eyes were very painful, she gave him two of the six pain tablets from the medical kit.
He insisted that she also take them to calm the pain in her shoulder but considering herself stronger and in less need than him, she only pretended to swallow them, preferring to keep them for him later.
- « I think that we should rest, to sleep a little and build our strength to face the descent tomorrow. » She said watching him holding his hand at his eyes as if
to relieve the pain and the sensation of constant burning.
- « You are right. I am exhausted and tomorrow a difficult day awaits us. »
She got closer to him and made him lengthen himself near the fire, not too much but enough to benefit from its heat. She laid down right by him and pulled the survival blanket over the two of them. The best means to keep the physical heat.
Quite slowly, she felt Brennan relaxing and noticed that the rhythm of its breathing was slowing down, his face more serene. Certainly the pills had had their effect and the pain had left him a little respite, allowing him time to sleep.
She watched him sleeping, in the same moment envious and worried. She would have liked to give way to the arms of Morpheus, to rest and to leave aside the
concerns for a while, but she couldn't. Her senses on alert, sensitive to the slightest danger, the stabbing pain in the shoulder, her fear that the fire would go out or spread. everything prevents her from closing her eyes.
TBC.
Next chapter soon! Don't forget to review please, I've to know if you like my fic.
Author : Shado-Fox
E-Mail : Shadowfox@mutant-x-fr.com
Rating : PG
Summary : Adam send Shalimar and Brennan to save two young new mutants but something happens before they reach their destination.
Gender : Action/ Romance
Disclaimer : Not mine.
Thanks to Ferae Naturae for helping me to translate my fanfiction from French to English.
XXX
They moved slowly, the fatigue and the cold anaesthetising their pain. At the end of half an hour, Shalimar who had been scrutinising everything around them with yellow eyes, hoping to find something, gave a small shout of victory. In front of them on the
left, a small cave half hidden by trees stretched out, beckoning them in.
- « Finally! We are going to be able to stop for the night. Come! » She said squeezing Brennan's hand a little tighter.
When they arrived at the entrance of the cave, Shalimar examined the inside with gold-coloured eyes but saw nothing suspect.
- « Let's get inside quickly, and be under cover. » She stepped inside first, indicating to Brennan where to avoid putting his feet and where bend so as not to bang his head. Contrary to what she believed at first, the cave was rather deep and relatively dry.
Not wanting to venture too far, Shalimar made Brennan sit on a ledge and began look for things to light a small fire to warm themselves. In the survival bag, she found a lighter, but still they needed dry wood.
- « Wait I here, I am going to get some wood to make a small fire. We need to warm ourselves and I have nothing here that can serve as fuel. »
- « Be careful. »
She stood outside the cave and looked from right to left in search of something which would be of use to her for making the fire. She collected some broken branches that she returned to Brennan. Then she sat down to work at lighting the fire, the wood being rather wet, her attempts were precarious.
At the end of five minutes of instistance, a small flame holds out . Shalimar blew carefully on the flame so that it would take all of the wood.
- « Youpi! » She shouted.
- « You are the best Shal! I do not know what I would have done without you. Without being able to see, I would never have been able to get out of there without
you. »
- « If it had been the other way round I know that you would have done everything possible to get us of this tight spot if there was any chance you could. And we're not done yet. We are in the dry for the night and I hope that the heat will stay enough for us not to die from the cold. » She said, taking out the survival blanket from the survival bag.
- « We'll have to sleep together with the survival blanket, to share warmth. »
- « In other circumstances, I would have jumped at the idea of sharing your bed » he says too quickly. blushing. « If you see what I mean . »
- « Hmm » she said, surprised by his answer. « We have to eat a little. I'll go and see what's in the survival bag. » She opened one of the bags and in it are two metal boxes each containing a Mexican salad and chocolate bars. Not the best meal but it is always better than nothing and in their situation, beggars can't be choosers .
- « This evening it is Mexican salad for everybody and chocolate bars for dessert! » She said, laughing.
- « Houlà! It is a fine meal that you have prepared for us! » Also laughing.
- « We will have to be content with it this evening, we have to keep provisions for tomorrow . Who knows how long we shall have to wait for help . »
- « Come on. We have to be positive! We are together and we are under cover and in the dry. What more can we ask for? » He said, smiling.
- « A table! »
They ate silently. Warmed thanks to the fire which Shalimar had lit and which she continued to watch. Shalimar worried a lot for Brennan . He said nothing but she knew that his eyes were very painful, she gave him two of the six pain tablets from the medical kit.
He insisted that she also take them to calm the pain in her shoulder but considering herself stronger and in less need than him, she only pretended to swallow them, preferring to keep them for him later.
- « I think that we should rest, to sleep a little and build our strength to face the descent tomorrow. » She said watching him holding his hand at his eyes as if
to relieve the pain and the sensation of constant burning.
- « You are right. I am exhausted and tomorrow a difficult day awaits us. »
She got closer to him and made him lengthen himself near the fire, not too much but enough to benefit from its heat. She laid down right by him and pulled the survival blanket over the two of them. The best means to keep the physical heat.
Quite slowly, she felt Brennan relaxing and noticed that the rhythm of its breathing was slowing down, his face more serene. Certainly the pills had had their effect and the pain had left him a little respite, allowing him time to sleep.
She watched him sleeping, in the same moment envious and worried. She would have liked to give way to the arms of Morpheus, to rest and to leave aside the
concerns for a while, but she couldn't. Her senses on alert, sensitive to the slightest danger, the stabbing pain in the shoulder, her fear that the fire would go out or spread. everything prevents her from closing her eyes.
TBC.
Next chapter soon! Don't forget to review please, I've to know if you like my fic.