A/N: Hi everyone I'm so sorry that I haven't updated in ages but life has been hectic and plus too my muse went on strike. This chapter was so hard to write and it shows but I had to get it out of the way so that I can hopefully move on. Well here it is…
Chapter 3
Running had always helped Jessi clear her mind but this time it wasn't working her troubles seemed to have come along with her. Frustrated she increased her speed hoping against hope that perhaps on this occasion she could out run her problems as running had always been something she was good at. She ran when she was confused or alone or when she felt herself falling back into the black abyss that constantly tried to suck her in, she ran when she needed to regain her control over her emotions or her life. And she always ran to the same place the clearing by the dam. A place that reminded her that she wasn't alone, a place that reminded her that she was needed and loved by someone like her, a place where its serenity and beauty seeped into her soul and soothed her propping her up once again to carry on another day. The dam with its gushing waterfall was very poignant to her as there Kyle had saved her life by showing her that someone cared.
Running into the clearing Jessi was so wrapped up in her thoughts that she missed the signals her body and senses were sending her, warnings that she was not alone, she did not notice the shadows that came out from behind the trees creeping closer until they were almost on top of her. The swift kick to her ribs was the first clue she had that she was in danger and not alone. The kick to the ribs knocked the wind out of her stealing her breath brining her to her knees; however she knew couldn't stay down she, opening all of her senses Jessi tried to gain useful information on her opponents knowing that every bit of information she gained could give her the upper hand. Her ears picked up the foot steps of five people: 2 on each side and one in front of her and one at the back of her, lucky for her they didn't have any weapons drawn and unfortunately for them she was going kick their ass so hard they wish they had never heard of her. With her anger starting to boil she slowly rose to her feet as they continued to circle her and glared at the man who had kicked in the ribs.
"Oh you so shouldn't have done that" exclaimed Jessi coldly.
And before the man could answer back Jessi landed a swift punch to his jaw making him stumble backwards and as quick as a bullet she attacked the opponents to her right. Twisting the arm of a man with a scar across his forehead wrenching it out of its socket, whilst simultaneously kicking his partner in the gut as he came towards her. However she was out numbered and so she didn't see the man behind her or his colleague who approached from her blind spot allowing them to deliver blows to her back and her head propelling her forward into a tree and onto the ground.
Shaking her head Jessi tried to stop the world from spinning by concentrating on trying to distance the pain. They circled around her again and she knew that she couldn't take them all on so she reached out to the one person who she knew would come to her rescue, Kyle. Desperately using their link she tried to communicate that she was in the clearing, in danger and need his help. Feeling even more dizzy from using her powers her disorientation cost her a punch in the face as her attackers once again advance trying to subdue her. With her mouth bleeding she turned to attack her assailant only to receive kick to her ribs and chest slamming her back into the tree where she fell to the ground unconscious.
As the blackness started to recede from her vision Jessi found her self looking at the earth upside down, confused for a moment as to why she would be upside down she started to remember that she had been attacked by five thugs in the clearing, making her realise that she was being carried like a sack of potatoes by one of them. Knowing that it would be best if they didn't know that she was awake she began trying to form a plan to get herself out of danger. Retreating into her mind she took stock of all of her injuries: she had several broken ribs, a bruised back, a broken cheek bone, a broken or badly sprained right hand and other assorted abrasions and bruises. She was definitely injured but not as bad as she had expected which was lucky as she couldn't afford to heal her injuries as she had to reserve her energy for her escape.
Noticing for the first time that her attackers were talking about her she tuned in hoping to learn who they were, where they were taking her or at the very least confirm her suspicions on who had hired them.
"She wasn't that much of a threat was she. From the way they were telling us to use extreme caution and not to underestimate the target I thought we'd at least have a bit more of a fight" boasted the man that was carrying Jessi.
"Yeah I thought that too" chipped in one of his team mates.
"Don't underestimate the subject she's normally lethal and keep your eyes open just in case the other target shows up" growled another man who Jessi assumed was their boss by the way everyone went quiet and by the way her escort's shoulders tensed at getting scolded at.
They resumed walking back through the forest at a steady pace, time running out for her escape and it would be more difficult to escape if they got her into a vehicle, plus too her injuries were starting to interfere with her concentration. There was no way she was going back to being Latnok's puppet, she would rather die then become their slave and she just knew that Latnok was behind this.
But she just couldn't concentrate properly; it was getting hard for her to breath and her vision kept on wavering that's when she knew that her only chance of getting away was Kyle. Where was he?
Finding their connection Jessi tried again to convey to Kyle where she was and the fact that she was being held by five hostiles and that she was injured and wouldn't be much help to him.
Hoping against hope that Kyle had gotten all of her messages and was on his way she tried to glance around to make sure that he was going to have enough time to rescue her. Lifting her head slightly Jessi saw that they were almost near the entrance of the woods Kyle would not have time to come to her aid before they left the woods. Panicking slightly Jessi Knew that she couldn't wait for him; she had to make her escape. It was now or never.
Kyle came too slowly, he found himself lying on the couch with his family surrounding him like he was on his sick bed dying.
"What's going on?" inquired Kyle momentarily forgetting the events of the last half hour or so.
"Are you ok Kyle" frowned Nicole "do you remember what happened?"
"I re…remember feeling like someone was watching me but I was here in the house but it wasn't me, it was Jessi. She felt like someone was watching and I picked it up through out connection. I remember deciding to go and find her when all of a sudden something hit me" responded Kyle looking for confirmation on events so far.
"Kyle, you flew across the hall way and into the kitchen like someone or something attacked you, you've been unconscious for at least 15 minutes. Oh and Jessi is still hasn't come back form her run and she left almost 2 hours ago" answered Josh.
"Jessi, she's still missing. Something must have happened to her, someone attacked her. I have to find her, she's hurt" croaked Kyle his ribs emphasising possible injuries that Jessi may have. Pushing the pain to the back of his mind compartmentalising it for later, Kyle got up and headed for the door.
"Kyle wait!" spoke Amanda "your injured you need to go to the hospital to get checked out or at the very least have someone here check your injuries. And we need to call the police if what your said happened and Jessi is in danger and hurt, then they can handle look into it, that's what they're there for."
"No. No police we can't involve them, they would ask too many questions. I have to go. I can feel her pain and fear, she needs me and I'm the only one who can find and rescue her."
"But you don't know who attacked her, where they are or how many of them there are. Kyle you need to let the authorities handle this they have people who are trained for this and they have the resources to find out where Jessi is" pleaded Amanda who looked around at the Tragers for support. Turning back to Kyle with a look of disgust on her face after not finding any support from the Tragers she prepared to have another go at convincing him to call the police, although, she wasn't sure at this point that the police were necessary. She wouldn't put it pass Jessi to make everyone think she was in danger deliberately to bring her and Kyle closer, but she daren't suggest this to Kyle as she could see that he really thought that Jessi was in trouble and by the looks on the rest of the Trager's face they thought so too.
"I'm sorry Amanda but that's not an option. I have to go" interrupted Kyle.
Pulling open the door Kyle began to use the connection between him and Jessi; trying to gain any information or images on where Jessi was and who had attacked her, although he had an idea who was behind the attack, Latnok. Maybe it was pay back for destroying their attempt to make clones of Adam and him or maybe this was their attempt at gaining control of Jessi and him, all he knew is that he could feel it in his gut that they would never stop until they got what they wanted.
Thinking of Jessi Kyle felt a wave a guilt wash over him; once again she was being used as a pawn in Latnok's game. After everything that she had been through Kyle knew that she was so very fragile at the moment, almost close to shattering. She would slip up and he could sometimes feel how hard she struggled to control her emotions and despair when all she wanted to do was scream; scream in rage at having her mother taken away from her before she could really know and love her, rage at having no family left in the world to comfort her, rage at constantly having to fight against becoming a puppet in Latnok's game and rage at always feeling like second best and feeling like nothing she ever does is good enough. The worst on of all was her rage at him for not loving her like she loved him; completely without hesitation and from the time they knew who they were cloned after and their originals meant to each other. What they would mean to each other. And for that he would never forgive himself for that, he was just so confused he had never expected to have feelings for her.
Kyle swore to himself that as soon as he got her back he would help her with her grief and help her find happiness with them and he would start by choosing between Amanda and Jessi on who he wanted to be with so that everybody could move on with their lives, and then he was going to finally make Latnok realise once and for all that both him and Jessi would no longer be puppets in their show.
Startled at the feeling of blackness through his connection with Jessi Kyle realised that she was unconscious causing him to worry even more. Pulling out his cellphone Kyle called Foss, the only person he could rely on to help him get Jessi back.
"Foss it's me. Someone has attacked Jessi, she's in trouble."
"What happened?" growled Foss.
"I don't know, but I felt someone stalking her earlier and then they attacked. I'm going after her I need you to meet me at the entrance of the woods near the dam, hopefully Jessi will be able to convey to me where she is."
"Ok see you in 15 minutes."
Having run flat out all the way to the woods Kyle made it to the entrance before Foss causing him to pacing back and forth trying to disperse energy and channel his frustration on having to wait and not being able to get anymore information from Jessi making him jumpy. He needed to get to her now. Where was Foss?
Foss arrived less then 5 minutes after Kyle on time looking ready for anything.
"Do you know where about she is?" asked Foss without preamble.
"She was being carried through the forest by one of her attackers they should be coming out round about here from what I could gather. There are about five of them from what Jessi was able to send me through our connection" spoke Kyle remembering the moment he felt her come back to consciousness. He had been running at an enhanced speed much to the protest of his back and ribs when all of a sudden the pain had become unbearable, consuming his entire body. He had come to an abrupt stop unable to continue running, sinking to his knees gasping for breath driving home the fact that Jessi was awake and in terrible pain. Reaching out to her he received the images that she sent about her attackers, her location and her injuries. He knew that she was anxious about time running out for her escape, he also felt her resolution to take action before they left the woods with her as she had vowed that there was no way in hell that she was going back to becoming Latnok's slave again.
"She was panicking and I think something happened I can't reach her any more" continued Kyle.
"Alright let's go" exclaimed Foss whilst checking his weapons. "Your focus should be Jessi. Get her and get out. Leave the others to me; we need information on who sent them and where they were going to take her."
"Oh and Kyle if you see that I'm in trouble don't do anything reckless like try and save me. You need to concentrate on getting Jessi out of here."
Nodding his head Kyle moved into the woods eagerly.
Back at the Trager house silence reign throughout even though there were five people present, everybody was too tense to make small talk. Their worry for Jessi and Kyle making any attempts to converse stilted and awkward that in the end everybody gave up the pretence and sat in silence. It had been just over 20 minutes since Kyle had left and Amanda just could not sit in silence and do nothing anymore, jumping up from her position on the couch next to Lori she faced the Trager's with a look of determination.
"We have to help Kyle!" Frustratingly her outburst was met with even more silence.
"We have to call the police to help him, it could be dangerous, he could be hurt and we wouldn't know."
"Amanda calm down, there's no need to shout" spoke Steven.
Amanda had not even realised that she was shouting at them until now, breathing deeply trying to clam herself down she looked at the Trager's imploringly.
"Please let's call the police to help Kyle."
"Listen Amanda calling the police is a bad idea, you heard Kyle calling the police will only put Kyle and Jessi in even more danger and trouble, lets just sit down and wait for Kyle to bring Jessi home" smiled Lori convincingly.
"How can you all sit and wait and do nothing, he's your son, your brother, you should be helping him."
"Don't you think we know that, don't you think we know and want to be out there with him and Jessi, protecting them instead of waiting here. But the truth is we would be slowing him down getting in the way and right now Kyle needs to be focused if he is going to help Jessi" whispered Nicole furiously at Amanda.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to imply that you didn't care about Kyle, it's just I'm scared. Kyle is out there in danger doing God knows what trying to rescue Jessi, how did this happen, why did this happen. I hope nothing happens to them."
"Listen Kyle has been doing amazing and dangerous things practically since he came out of the pod, he's a pro, relax. If he needs help then he will call his ex-special forces pal Foss to rescue him and take care of the rest" quirked Josh.
"What do you mean Kyle does this regularly and is Foss the guy who helped Kyle escape from the pod originally" frowned Amanda.
"Oh uh…" looking up Josh realised that the whole room was focused on him each occupant looking at him with different facial expressions: his mom and dad both giving him warning looks about divulging too much information about Kyle and his past to anyone outside the family whilst Lori was rapidly shaking her head at him trying to get him to shut up, trying to convey that it wasn't his place to tell Amanda all of Kyle's secrets. "Well…I mean maybe Kyle should tell you all about his adventures but just know that he can handle himself" stuttered Josh.
"Kyle has already told me everything about his past so there's no need for you to protect him from me."
"We know that Amanda it is just that we have had to protect Kyle's secret for a very long time and now we have to protect Jessi as well. We've never openly discussed Kyle or Jessi with anyone who wasn't in the family or with anyone didn't know about Kyle and Jessi where they really come from" sighed Nicole.
"Oh ok, so I guess we wait" mumbled Amanda as she resumed her seat on the couch next to Lori as she waited for the outcome of Kyle's rescue mission of Jessi.
Kyle's heart stuttered as he neared Jessi's position. Not knowing what he would find Kyle did not prepare himself properly for what he would discover during his search for Jessi; as he carefully made his way through the woods he almost tripped on the awkwardly slumped dark clothed man who lay unmoving across the roots of a tree like a sacrificial offering conveying to Kyle that he was dead. With Foss signalling for him to turn west and approach their targets from that side whilst he was going to be doing the same from the east, Kyle for the first time since he came out of the pod prayed. He prayed that he would not find Jessi the same way as the dead man at the base of the tree; he prayed that he would find her alive.
The sound of a human groan caused Kyle to pause, that was surprisingly close. Looking right he found nothing unusual looking left he found much same deciding to proceed with caution he took another step only to halted my a grip round his ankle, looking down Kyle saw a muddy heap in a pool of blood on the forest floor; the heap was connected to an arm that now gripped his ankle.
"H…hel...help" came forth from the prone body on the floor "pl...please."
Unshackling himself Kyle turned over the injured attacker quickly knowing that he couldn't afford to stay long, he still had to find Jessi and she could be even worse off then the person in front of him. Just thinking about Jessi hurt boiled Kyle's blood, how dare they attack her cause her pain, steadily getting more furious by the second Kyle's powers surged in response to his anger cutting off the man's oxygen supply making him start to wheeze gasping for breath.
"Kyle! Stop. Concentrate on finding Jessi" scolded Foss pulling him up off the ground allowing the breathless man breath again.
Shaking with fury Kyle stomped on forward causing Foss to raise an eyebrow at his show of aggression and violence. Having found two other dead men to the east Foss wondered what state they would find the last man and Jessi in, they needed to take one alive so they could confirm who had order the attack and by the looks of the man before him this one wasn't going to make it.
The further he went into the woods the more clear his connection to Jessi was becoming; he knew that she wasn't alone and that she didn't have the energy to stand let alone fight anyone anymore.
"Hang on Jessi I'm almost there" communicated Kyle through their link.
"Kyle. I knew you would come, please hurry I don't think I could hold him off for very much longer."
"Just a little bit longer, Foss and I are going to come up behind and surprise him; we need him alive to find out some answers."
Looking at Foss Kyle nodded in the direct of where Jessi sat propped up against a tree with her broken legs sprawled out in front of her, signalling to Foss to come up behind the only surviving member of the team who attacked Jessi, Kyle signalled on the count of three and together they pounced on top of the statue like thug toppling him to the ground knocking him unconscious.
Leaving Foss to secure their prisoner Kyle rushed over to Jessi who was slowly losing consciousness "Jessi Jessi I'm here, please hang on. Jessi!" pleaded Kyle waiting for any kind of sign that she had heard him.
A/N: Well that's it folks. Like I said this chapter was sooooo hard to write especially now that it's been ages since I last saw Kyle XY. I hope you like it cause I can honestly say that my muse has gone on holiday with this FF, but never fear I'm going to watch the entire second and third season of Kyle XY to get the muse going again so please be patient with me.
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