AN: So today's been horribly hectic, but I managed to get this written while waiting on my dad's prescriptions. :D
This is set during D-Stabilized, going a little off-canon and pretending that Valerie left Danny alone for a minute while he was strung up, maybe to get more weapons.
Characters: Danny, Valerie
Opening line: "He watched, helpless, as the door closed behind her."
He watched, helpless, as the door closed behind her. He could still hear Dani's cries above him; whether they were of pain or rage, he couldn't tell. None of this was right. Valerie wasn't this cruel, this cold. She couldn't be so heartless as to just let a human girl be tortured and destroyed.
'...Or maybe she could. Maybe her employer's mania has influenced her for too long, frozen her heart towards anything related to the ghostly world she hates.'
No! No, he couldn't start thinking like that. Valerie was obsessive, yes, more obsessive than half the ghosts he fought. And sure, she despised ghosts with a passion, but she'd never let that poison her morality. Valerie would never harm a human, even if they were part-ghost.
'But she has no problem using one as bait to lure her straight to you. She was fine with handing Dani off to Vlad with the knowledge that she'd be killed, as long as she got what she wanted.'
Danny pulled harder at his restraints, the distant screams echoing through the ventilation system. He'd talk to Valerie when she came back, convince her to let him stop Vlad, whatever it took. Even if he had to offer himself up as a test subject, he'd make her see sense, before she did something she'd regret for the rest of her life. He'd get her to understand.
For Dani's sake, he had to.
Poor Danny's starting to second guess his ex's morality.
Hope you enjoyed!~