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Chapter Six
It was a couple of hours later when Isabel arrived at the safe house to find Jesse and Emma asleep on one of the sofas she quietly made her way over to them contemplating whether or not to wake them, she knew the last few days had been hard on them both and neither had been able to get much sleep. Seeing how peaceful they looked she decided it was best to let them rest so she made her way into the kitchen to fix herself something to eat.
Jesse woke to find Emma asleep with her head against his chest he smiled to himself before gently shaking her "Emma wake up" he whispered so not to startle her.
"Mmm, Jesse what's wrong?" she groggily asked not fully awake.
"Nothing, Isabel's back and I thought you would want to hear what she has to tell us"
"Oh, okay just give me a minute to wake up" she said through a yawn.
"Sure, I'll go make us a pot of coffee, you look like you need it" he couldn't help but laugh as he jumped up and headed into the kitchen.
"Hey, I see you're finally awake" Isabel said seeing Jesse walk through the door.
"Yeah, have you been waiting long?" he asked stretching.
"About an hour, you and Emma looked so peaceful I could bring myself to wake you" she smiled as he walked past her.
"That's okay. I'm making a pot of coffee, would you like some?"
"Thanks that would be great, is Emma awake?"
"Yes I am, how did you get on, we heard them mention Shal, how did she look?" Emma asked walking in and taking a seat next to Isabel.
"Honestly not to good, Simon didn't think she was coping to well which means we'll have to hurry" she explained.
"What about Brennan did you see him?" Jesse asked.
"No sorry" she paused to look away unsure how to continue "I was wondering are they a couple?"
"No, but they are really close, why?"
"I was just curious"
"I know you're lying, just tell us what happened" Emma said sensing she was hiding something from them.
"Okay, well when I walked into the room I got bombarded with so much emotion from Shalimar that I decided to quickly connect with her"
"And?" Jesse snapped impatiently.
"I couldn't place the emotion at first because they were so strong, but when I connected to her I realised it was grief I sensed, she believes Brennan is dead"
"Please no" Emma whispered.
"That doesn't mean he is dead though, right?" Jesse asked.
"No, that was why I asked if they were a couple, if they were Simon would have probably connected them to the same dreamscape so that it would seem more real to them, although if they aren't together then there is a good chance it is just her imagination but there really isn't any way of telling not until we find Brennan" she explained.
"What exactly did you see?" Emma asked trying her hardest not to show her fear.
"Well I only got a quick glimpse, but what I did see was Shalimar sitting on a bed with a small boy asleep next to her, she had a photo album open in front of her and she was watching a video of her wedding"
"How do you know that she thinks Brennan's dead?" Jesse asked hoping she was mistaken.
"The amount of grief I could sense from her is only radiated when someone you love has died and I got the impression watching the video was causing her pain. I know its Brennan because that is who she was marrying in the video, I'm sorry"
"Do you think the boy is their son?" Jesse asked putting a comforting arm around Emma.
"Most likely, didn't you say you thought her greatest desire would be to have a normal life"
"Yeah but I really didn't think it would include being married to Brennan" Jesse commented.
"Come on Jess, can you really say you didn't know, I mean have you actually watched them you could cut the sexual tension with a knife. I sometimes struggle to be in the same room as them when my barriers are low"
"I guess I just didn't think that much about it, I always thought they were just being overly friendly"
Emma couldn't help but snigger at his comment causing him to laugh "Yeah I know, I can be bit slow sometimes"
"A bit, Jesse a two year old would have figured it out faster"
"Yeah well are you forgetting the two of them haven't exactly cottoned on to how the other one feels" Jesse stated in his defence.
"I just hope they will get the chance to tell each other" Emma's smile quickly faded as the realisation that they may already be too late slowly sunk in.
"Let's just focus on getting them both safely back where they belong" Jesse said with determination.
Brennan slowly opened his eyes having been drifting in and out of consciousness for the past few hours, he groaned as he tried to stand, his whole body ached and he was pretty sure he had a couple of broken ribs, he took a deep breath and slumped back against the wall for support, he could only vaguely remember what had happened to him, he remembered being chained to a wall and being hit until he had blacked out, thinking to himself how strange it was that the guy wasn't asking him any questions. His thoughts kept drifting to Shalimar hoping that she had managed to get away and that she was safely back in sanctuary. He was brought back to reality when he heard the door to his cell being opened.
"Ah good you're awake, I was worried I had maybe done a little too much damage, you have been out for nearly twenty four hours" Jefferson said as he entered the room.
"How touching I didn't know you cared" Brennan sarcastically retorted.
"Well you are no use to me dead, Mr Mulwray"
"Since you know who I am, why don't you tell me who the hell you are and what you want from me?"
"My name is Jefferson, I take it I can call you Brennan. As for what I want, lets see where should I start, first off I want Adam Kane and you are going to help me get him"
"You're delusional if you think I will ever help you"
"But you will either that or you'll die"
"I would rather die than give you Adam"
"Fine, maybe I should just go have a chat with your little feral friend instead I'm sure she will be more than willing to help" he said turning to leave.
"What have you done to her?" Brennan raised his voice unable to contain his anger.
"She's fine for the moment I assure you, but if you don't co-operate I cannot guarantee she will stay that way" He replied turning round to face Brennan once more.
"If you hurt her, I promise you it will be one of the last things you ever do and don't think this sub-dermal governor will stop me either" he said pointing to the back of his neck.
"You really are as cocky as my father described; I always thought he was exaggerating but obviously not"
"Who's your father?" Brennan asked slightly confused.
"His name was Mason Eckhart, I take it you remember him"
"Yeah and I see insanity runs in the family, only I seem to remember he always had someone else do all his dirty work"
Jefferson just laughed as he turned to leave "What can I say I enjoy getting my hands dirty, you see I have always believed if you want a job done properly you should do it yourself. I will be back later to have a little chat with you about Adam and sanctuary"
"I look forward to it" Brennan mumbled in response.
Isabel quietly entered the warehouse, it was about four in the morning and the place was in darkness she looked around to see if there was anyone about before waving to Jesse and Emma who were hiding outside waiting for the signal telling them it was safe to proceed. The three of them quickly headed across to the door leading to the basement. Jesse placed his hand on the door phasing it allowing them all to head downstairs.
"Why does this seem too easy?" Emma whispered.
"Just relax and stay focused, which way Isabel?" Jesse quietly said.
"Just along here, these four doors are the holding cells, Shalimar is in this one" she pointed to the door in front of them as Jesse placed his hand on it so they could enter.
"Shal" Emma whispered as she worryingly rushed over to check on the unconscious feral.
"How is she Em?" Jesse fearfully asked as he approached.
"Alive but other than that I can't really tell we need to get her out of here"
"We meet again I see" Jefferson said as he opened the door.
"Yeah although this time you are not stopping us taking our friends home" Jesse replied stepping towards him.
"Well that is where our opinion differs somewhat, you see I wonder if are you willing to sacrifice Mr Mulwray to save Miss Fox and yourselves as there is no way I am letting all of you go"
"As I see it you are very outnumbered so please tell me how you are planning on stopping us" Emma spoke for the first time as she moved forward to stand next to Jesse.
"You may be correct Emma but you will not get to Brennan unless I allow you too, you see the room he's in has an energy field around it that even you Jesse cannot pass through so I ask you again are you willing to sacrifice him?" he said with a slight chuckle.
"How about you just let Brennan go with us and I don't hurt you" Jesse scowled at him massing his arm.
"Fighting talk, I like your style but I have a better idea" He paused to pull a small black remote from his pocket "How about I activate the governor I put on your team mate and deactivate it when the three of you join him" he added pressing the button on the remote.
Emma looked over to Jesse who seemed to be deep thought, she then seen him return his arm to its normal density and nod in agreement "Jess?" she mouthed.
"It's okay Em, we need to make sure Bren is safe" he whispered in response as he took the lead and slowly left the room closely followed by Emma and Isabel.
Jefferson opened the door to Brennan's room and ushered the three of them in, Emma gasped as she seen Brennan curled up on the floor obviously in a great deal of pain.
"You have what you want, now shut that damn thing off" Jesse yelled in anger as he bent down over Brennan who relaxed a little when Jefferson released the button deactivating the governor and without saying a word he shut the door locking them all inside.
"Jess, is that you?" Brennan mumbled still recovering from the effects of the governor.
"Yeah Bren it's me, how are you feeling?" he asked helping him sit up against the wall.
"Like I got hit by a tank" he smiled weakly.
"He really did a number on you didn't he?"
"We thought you were dead" Emma sobbed hugging him.
"Shal, have you seen her? That bastard wouldn't tell me anything" Brennan asked.
"Eh, we seen her she is……" Jesse began to tell him.
"Is what Jesse? Tell me, if he hurt her I swear I'll kill him"
"She's okay Brennan, she's been put into a sort of dreamscape so you can relax for now" Emma said trying to reassure him sensing how agitated he was becoming.
"Who are you?" Brennan asked looking up at Isabel.
"Oh sorry I forgot this is Isabel she is or should I say was helping us get you and Shal out" Jesse explained.
"Hey, I'm sorry for all this" Isabel apologised.
"What do you have to be sorry for? It's not like you put us here" Brennan asked slightly confused.
"My brother is though, he is the one helping Jefferson"
"What" Brennan yelled just as he started to cough uncontrollably.
"Calm down Brennan, its not her fault and you are not going to do yourself or Shal any good getting so worked up, you need to rest" Emma tried to soothe him.
"She's right man" Jesse said kneeling down to examine him "We really need to get out of here" he added looking worryingly at Emma as he helped Brennan lie down.
TBC