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Note- italics is the dreamscape
Chapter Four
Shalimar silently sat at the side of Brennan's hospital bed watching the rise and fall of his chest, she couldn't believe how peaceful he looked if it hadn't been for the fact he was attached to the respirator she might have thought he was just sleeping, although she knew better as he had slipped into a coma the previous night, the doctor had told her to prepare for the worse but she was determined he was going to be fine convinced that he was just being overly cautious.
"Hey sweetheart, I brought you some coffee" Nicholas softly spoke as he entered the room.
"Thanks Dad, I don't know what I would do without you" she smiled weakly taking the cup from his outstretched hand.
"I phoned your Mom; Joshua misses you he wants to know when you are coming home"
"I can't leave him Dad; I want to be here when he wakes up"
"Shalimar, you have been here all night, your son needs his Mommy he doesn't understand why you weren't there this morning"
"He needs his Daddy too; I will go home when Brennan wakes up"
"Shalimar you heard what the doctor said, the chances of him waking are slim, sweetheart I hate seeing you like this, you will ware yourself out"
"I don't care what the doctor said. Brennan is going to be fine he will wake soon I know it"
"Will you at least go home for a couple of hours and get some sleep, I can stay here"
"Maybe later" she turned her attention back to Brennan reaching over and gently running the back of her hand down is cheek.
Nicholas sighed knowing it was no use trying to argue "Okay, I will be back soon I am just going to go give your Mom another quick call to let her know you will be staying a while longer"
Two days had past and they had still not heard anything from Isabel's brother, they had all started to get into a new routine, Adam spent hours locked in the lab speaking to every contact he had in the hope that someone had heard something, Emma spent her time meditating trying to block out the emotions that she was being bombarded with and every so often she would try unsuccessfully to reach out to Brennan and Shalimar, Jesse monitored the news broadcasts hoping something would appear on them that would give them a lead and Isabel spent her time in her room feeling useless and uncomfortable even though the others kept insisting she was more than welcome to be there.
It was late afternoon; Jesse decided to take a break and went in search of the others, he knew where they would all be and headed to the meditation pond to find Emma. "Hey, fancy some company?" he asked as he slowly approached.
"Sure" she smiled in response "Any luck with your search?"
"No nothing, I just don't understand how all these people can just disappear of the face of the earth?" he sighed taking a seat next to her.
"I know but we will hear something soon, I'm sure of it"
"I wish I could be so optimistic, I just have this feeling we will never see them again"
"Come on Jesse, where is the never say die attitude we all know and love?"
"I must have left it back in the alley when I let them be taken"
"You have to stop blaming yourself Jesse, how many times am I going to have to tell you it was not your fault" she knew she was being quite harsh with him but she was struggling to deal with her own emotions and the guilt and worry Jesse radiated was beginning to take its toll on her.
"I'm sorry Em, I just hate sitting about, I feel so useless, I just wish something would turn up, even a dead end would be nice right now as it would at least give me something to do"
'Emma, Jesse get in here, I've found something' Adam's voice came through the com system.
"What you find?" Jesse asked running into the lab with Emma close behind.
"Well it's not good news I'm afraid, the four mutants that went missing have all been found"
"Oh no, please don't tell me they are all dead" Emma fearfully asked.
"Unfortunately yes, they were all found in an abandoned warehouse downtown; by the sound of it their bodies were only dumped there they actually died somewhere else"
"Do you know how they died?" Jesse asked.
"No, not yet I am still waiting for the autopsy report"
"They all disappeared up to a week before Brennan and Shalimar do you think that means we may only have a few days left to find them?" Emma looked worryingly at Adam not really wanting to know the answer.
"Yeah, I am afraid so" Isabel told them as she entered the lab taking a seat next to Jesse "A person's brain can only take being in the dreamscape for so long before…" she trailed of hearing the phone ring.
"Isabel the call is coming from your home line" Adam said putting the phone on loud speaker.
"Hello"
'Hi sis, it's me'
"Simon, where have you been, I was worried about you"
'Well I did tell you I would give you a few days to think over my offer'
"I know, but I'm your sister that gives me the right to worry"
'Too true, so have you made a decision?'
"Yeah, I will help you. I mean it does sounds like fun"
"Great, Jefferson will be so pleased. Meet me tonight, there is a bar on the corner of Rankin Street I will be there about nine thirty, see you then'
"Okay, love you"
'Love you too, sis'
"Finally, that gives us about five hours to get organised, so how are we going to play this one?" Jesse enthusiastically asked Adam.
"Isabel I am going to attach a transmitter to your jacket that way we can trace where you are taken, I also set it so we can hear what is going on and so that you to will be able to communicate with us, the only thing is we won't be able to talk to you, but don't worry Jesse and Emma won't be far away and the first sign of trouble they will be there. I want you two to stay in the car and out of sight remember they know what you look like"
"We know Adam, don't worry we'll be careful" Emma tried to reassure seeing the worried look on his face, they all knew this would be there only chance of saving their missing friends, if anything went wrong it would most likely cost Brennan and Shalimar their lives.
Shalimar hadn't left Brennan's side she was starting to wonder if he was ever going to wake up it had only been three days but to her it had felt like three years. Nicholas had came and went trying time after time to get her to go home, he was splitting his time between the hospital and Brennan and Shalimar's home helping to look after Josh.
"Dad is bringing Josh to see you, they should be here soon, I think he is missing his Daddy. Mom says he has spent the past two days badgering her into letting him come visit, he is stubborn that son of ours, I guess he takes that after me" she quietly told him in the hope he could hear her. "Stephen stopped by today, everyone at your office sends their love. Jen is coming to see you again tonight after work, you should see all the cards and flowers you have, I never knew we had so many friends but I guess I shouldn't be surprised you always did manage to worm your way into everyone's heart, the 'Mulwray charm' as you liked to call it" she couldn't help but smile thinking about the first time he had said that to her, they had only been dating a couple of weeks but even then she knew he was the one she would spent the rest of her life with, she had to fight back the tears that were threatening to fall, taking his hand in hers she whispered "Please Bren, please wake up I miss you. I can't do this by myself I need you, Josh needs you" looking up desperately hoping for some kind of response she felt her tears roll down her face when she got nothing.
"Mommy" Josh screeched as he ran into the room and jumped into her lap.
"Hey sweetie" she sniffed back her tears not wanting him to see her upset "Have you been good for your Granny and Grandad?"
"Yes Mommy, we went to the park yesterday after school and Granny bought me an ice cream but I still ate all my tea just like you told me"
"That's my good boy" she struggled to fight back the tears.
"Mommy, why are you crying?" he asked as he wrapped his tiny arms around her.
"I just missed you kiddo that's all" she lied not knowing how to tell her small son that his Daddy was fighting for his life.
"I missed you too Mommy and I missed Daddy as well" he looked over at Brennan before continuing "Is Daddy still not feeling well?"
She looked over at Nicholas "I thought it best to tell him Brennan was sick, he kept asking for him and I really didn't know what else to say"
"It's okay Dad" she turned her attention back to Josh "Yeah Daddy is still not feeling well so why don't we all go for a walk and we can see about getting you some sweeties for being good and let Daddy sleep"
"Yeah!" he shouted jumping down off her lap and heading to the door.
"I won't be long" She whispered to Brennan kissing him on the forehead.
"Mommy what is that on Daddy's face?" he asked.
"Oh, it is to make him feel better, do you want to say bye?" she asked walking over and picking him up.
"Yeah" she gently placed him on the bed and watched as he gently wrapped his arm around Brennan and kissed his cheek "Bye bye Daddy, love you"
Shalimar and Nicholas walked around the hospital's garden while Josh ran on ahead.
"How are you doing, I really wish you would come home with Josh and I you look so tired"
"I can't Dad I'm sorry, I really don't want to leave him alone"
"Shalimar, I can understand that but think about your son, he doesn't understand why his Mommy and Daddy are not at home, he is missing you like crazy"
"Okay, I will come home for a little while later on tonight so I am there for him in the morning"
"Thank you" he put his arm around her "Come on Josh lets walk your Mom back before we head home to see Granny"
"But I want to stay here with Mommy and Daddy"
Shalimar knelt down "I will be home later and we can go to the park tomorrow morning how is does that sound?"
"Promise" he scowled at her causing her to smirk "Yes I promise now lets go mister"
Shalimar noticed a commotion going on in Brennan's room as they approached, her heart jumped into her throat as she ran into the room to see a doctor and three nurses gathered round the bed trying to resuscitate Brennan the machine monitoring his heart rate giving off a loud hum signalling that he had flat lined. "Oh no" she whispered.
"Mrs Mulwray please wait outside" One of the nurses told her as she guided her outside before re entering the room and shutting the door behind her.
Shalimar sat on the seat outside with Josh on her knee, Nicholas sat in the seat next too her, they silently waited for about ten minutes until the door opened and the doctor stepped out into the hallway. Shalimar was on her feet within seconds turning concerned eyes on the doctor.
"Mrs Mulwray, your husband went into cardiac arrest twenty minutes ago, we done everything we could but there was nothing we could do I'm sorry"
Shalimar sank down into the seat tears streaming down her face, Nicholas nodded to the doctor before taking Shalimar into his arms and rocking her back and forth.
TBC