Chapter 4- Escape From Terror Building

"What do you mean your sorry?" Brennan demanded, "you're the one who's killing him!" By now Erica was fully awake and fully aware of what was going on. She struggled in her bonds and had no luck. Shalimar and Emma did a good job.

"I'm sorry I dragged him into this," she answered quietly. Adam cocked an eyebrow and looked at Shalimar, who looked extremly stunned. Emma looked into her mind and came out with nothing but guilt, and saddness.

"She's being quite honest Adam," Emma informed their leader. Adam sighed and looked straight into Erica's eyes.

"Okay, now that we know we can trust you, do you have an antidote that could help cure Jesse?" he asked. Erica nodded her head and motioned as best she could over to a cabinet with a mirror on it. Brennan raced over to it and opened so hard, Adam was certain the door would break off the hinges. He began throwing bottles everywhere looked desperatly for the antidote. One of the bottles rolled towards Shalimar and she scooped it up.

"Brennan!" she called, "Brennan it's right here! This is it right Erica?" Erica nodded her head and looked away, tears in her eyes.

"Give it here Shal. We don't have much time." The shaken feral handed him the bottle and that's when Adam noticed it. Blue blood seeped through Jesse's shirt and on the side of his head.

"Oh god not now," he muttered, terror sweeping over him. Emma gasped and Shalimar leaned into Brennan for comfort.

"Emma get me some cloth and dab his head and chest, I'll give him the antidote," Adam instructed, recovering first. Emma snapped out of her state of horror and ran to get something to dab Jesse. Shalimar walked over and squeezed Jesse's hand tight.

"Come on Jesse you can do it. I know you can," she whispered so softly not even Adam could hear her, "I won't let you go. Not yet." Tears swelled up and leaked over the brim of her eyes. She squeezed them shut as Adam put the needle into Jesse's chest, praying that it would work.

And all while Erica Ramaroe sobbed silently, also praying her nephew would survive.

A little while later, Adam reported that Jesse had stopped bleeding and was doing just fine. The poison had all cleared away and Jesse was just resting.

"We should really get going," Shalimar said as she held Jesse's hand once again. Emma and Brennan nodded. Erica looked up and took a shuddering breath.

"You can go that way. Turn left and then follow the hall until you reach the exit door. It's the least I can do after what I had done to you," she sighed. Shalimar glared at her and Brennan picked up Jesse.

"Well it's worth a try," he shrugged. Adam agreed, the sooner they got out of that hell hole the better. Emma took lead, then Shalimar, then Brennan with Jesse and then Adam last.

"Why'd you do it?" he blurted before he took leave. Ercia looked at her still bound hands and held her tears back.

"Because I thought I could help him. I thought I could cure him of his...curse," she cried, unable to contain the tears.

"I...I don't know what to say." Adam was taken back at what she said. That was the last thing he would expect from her mouth. Curing him of his curse? Was that really what mutants thought of their abilities or was that one man's opininon. Adam never said anything to Eroca as he followed the rest of Mutant X to their freedom.

Jesse woke up to a pain in his side. It wasn't anything major, more like distant. But still he decided to talk to Adam about it. Sliding out of bed, Jesse walked over to the medbay where he was sure Adam was. And sure enough, he was.

"Well look who it is," Adam said, smiling brightly. Jesse smiled and cut to the chase.

"Of course you're gonna feel pain. You were just injected with poison and then saved by the cure. Of course you're gonna feel that way," Adam replied, "what you need right now, is lots of rest."

"I feel great...except for the pain in my chest," Jesse said, rubbing his chest. Adam patted him on the shoulder and went back to work. Jesse sat down on the couch and turned on the TV. He didn't really feel like going on the computers just right now.In fact, he wanted to lie down and close his eyes and sleep........."hey Jesse my man! How's it hanging?" a voice rang, stirring Jesse out of his light sleep.

"Hey man," he yawned. Brennan punched him gently on the arm as he sat up. Emma and Shalimar sat down and looked at the TV. Tales from the Crypt Keeper was on.

"What time is it?" Jesse asked, stifling another yawn. Brennan checked his watch and told him it was 9:30 pm.

"I've been sleeping on the couch for like eight hours," Jesse said calmly, "and no one bothered to wake me up?"

"Adam told us to leave you alone and so we did," Brennan said. Jesse looked at him with a 'since when did you listen to Adam' look.

"Okay, well this looks interessting. So everyone shush," Shalimar hissed. Everyone settled down and Jesse felt happy and content sitting there with his family, watching TV in their home Sanctuary.