Back Up
Sam was never so happy to see anyone in his life. Emma and Adam were like the super hero's coming forth to save the day. He met them half way between the helix and their car an update of the current situation already rattling off. He ended his update with, "And I've lost contact with Shalimar."
Adam nodded grim faced as he quickly thought about the best course of action. Turning to Emma he saw that she was already opening her mind to scan the surrounding areas for any sign of her teammates, "Once you're picked up a trail go. I'm going to take Sam and head back to Sanctuary. If the boys were bitten I want to get that anti-venom ready."
Emma nodded, her gaze focusing on something that he couldn't see. "I found Shal, tell her to stay put if you can. I'll make sure to call when we're on our way," she said before taking off in the same direction as Shalimar.
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Shalimar hissed, something didn't smell right. She crouched in the shadows, her feral eyes scanning the horizon. Something was coming and it stank. Moving skillfully, she stuck to the shadows, her eyes ever watchful but she never saw It coming.
It sprang from a hidden hole, hitting her in the stomach and taking her to ground. For an instant Shal was caught off guard and had the wind knocked out of her. The pair tumbled for a moment, exchanging hisses and snarls. In this moment there were no humans just animals as a lion tried to keep a viper from biting her. There were growls and hisses and cries of pain as the two exchanged blows and attempted to gouge out each other's eyes.
The fight didn't last long before it was interrupted, in their heightened feral states, both mutants heard the sounds of approach. But while one recognized the sent, the other fled. And just as the other was about to give chase, an order broke through her wild mind;
"Shalimar, wait for Emma."
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Jesse cursed as again he and Brennan collapsed. They had made it up the stairs with much struggle and Jesse was on the edge of his endurance. "Can't take much more of this," he mumbled to himself.
"Told…ya….too…leave me," Brennan coughed.
"And I told you fuck no," Jesse sighed.
"We…running…out of time…"
"I know."
Jesse could feel himself getting frustrated. His head hurt, he felt sick and his strength was fast depleting. But no matter how bad he felt he knew that Brennan was feeling worse. He looked over at his teammate and took in the pained expression, the haggard breaths and the pale features. He needed to get Brennan out of there and fast, but he knew he didn't have enough strength to get them both to safety and time was running out.
With a frustrated sigh Jesse looked around him. The two had emerged from the basement into the ground level loading dock of an obviously abandoned warehouse. There wasn't much in the hiding department, especially considering that It was feral and could smell them from a mile away.
Jesse looked back at Brennan, he was resting with his eyes shut now. The tough guy image he tried so hard to maintain had slipped away and all Jesse could see was a hurt and vulnerable boy who trusted him to make it all better. And this time he'd be damned if he let anyone down. But how did he get Brennan to safety?
That's when he noticed the mud pit by the loading dock dumpster.