"To get back the Iron Fist."
Chapter 10
"Somebody gets hurt and somebody gives in."
He didn't know what woke him up.
Whenever it was the steady rhythm of blood dripping down his wounds or Peter's labored breaths echoing in the empty nowhere…he no longer cared.
It doesn't really matter. He thought sighting gently not to trigger his injured lungs into burning. Nothing really matters anymore. We're just zombie's waiting for their graves to be dug and for death to finally save them from the pain.
Danny opened his eyes at the sound of something metal being dragged on the cold stone floor accompanied by heavy footsteps that pulled him out thoughts. Green eyes met their reflection.
"It's good to know you're up." Daniel said with his witty, insane smile placed on his face. "Because Danny-boy we are going to have some fun." The stronger teen placed his hand on Danny's neck (which was already covered in thick, black veins) and quizzed it tight enough for the captive to let out a pained groan.
"Don't look at me like that." Daniel said watching Danny force his eyes to form a glare. "That was to be sure you're fully awake." Then he stepped behind him and pulled the short blond hair that was soaked with dry blood and sweat so that Danny was in his sitting position facing a snoozing Peter.
"Now that everybody is in their seats time for the show to begin." Daniel snickered. "Let me show you the last actor in the script. And something tells me you're gonna like her." Danny made his head look up at his evil self.
He saw a boy in his teenage years, blond, well-muscled with wise green eyes. But he was also beaten half to death, dirty, covered in strange black veins and broken.
His reflection in Daniel's sharp kathana blade blinked back at him as the evil incarnate polished it with a white rag.
"You know this sword don't you?" The sharp blade was moved to he could see the Japanese symbols on it.
"It's your beloved life savior…"Kiriakuri". Your master gave her to you when you completed your Iron Fist mission as a reward for all your hard work."
Yes. He did remember. "Kiriakuri"…oh how he missed the well measured weigh of the sword in his hands, the smooth touch of leather on the handle and the smell of metal whenever he polished her.
No blade was as sharp as she was. Well…he never tried comparing her with Wolverine's claws but he believed that if they did clash "Kiriakuri" would put up a good fight before breaking.
"I can see recognition on your face there Danny-boy and I have to tell you." Daniel moved a hand across the blade making it bleed. "She's still as sharp as ever." The small thin wound disappeared as fast as it appeared.
"Okay. Now that you know all the participants…" The blond in charge walked up to the sleeping Pete and ran his tong across his pointy teeth. "Let the fun…begin."
The Iron Fist tensed at that. What was he going to do to Pete? His mind was still too exhausted and foggy to think even when the answer is as easy as two plus two.
Daniel sensed the fear in Danny's scent and smiled. Than he ran the cold blade across Spider-man's right arm. The poor teen woke up with an ear praising scream. Blood running down the wound like a waterfall.
"Peter! No! Leave him alone you bastard!" Iron Fist tried to pick himself up but was too weak to even to as much. "Do what you want with me but leave him out of this!"
Daniel laughed ever so heartily.
"But Danny you are the one who brought him into this the very day the two of you became friends!" Another cut this time in the left arm. Like a hot knife through butter. The scream was longer and louder than the last one.
"STOP! DANIEL STOP THIS! STOP IT! PLEASE!" Danny yelled pulling on his restrains. "I'll do whatever you want! Just…STOP!" After this scream he hung his head in shame. He let this happen and now he's surrendering…without a visible fight…like a naughty dog begging his master for forgiveness after breaking something!
"I see you hate to watch your friends get hurt." Daniel laughed than stretched his hand so he could pet Danny's shoulder. "That's exactly what I wanted to hear."
"Don't…listen…to…him...Danny." Peter's voice was strong but had a hard time catching breaths with four cracked ribs.
Danny looked him with his eyes full of grief, pain and regret than after a second closing them his face facing the ground…not responding.
Daniel laughed.
"Looks like the dog doesn't have any fight left in him." He stabbed Danny where the shoulder connects with the body. Nothing but a hiss. "Good. That means he will do as I say."
"Danny…you…can't…give…up!" Peter yelled shaking the blonde before him with one hand while the other grippes his injured side.
But the broken teen just shook his head and pulled himself out of Spidey's grip.
"I'm sorry Pete but this for the best. Trust me. You'll be safe…for now." His voice was barely above a whisper but both Daniel and Peter heard it clearly.
The evil incarnate grabbed him by the arm and pulled so he landed on his shaky feet. Then pressed "Kiriakuri" to Danny's vein covered throat.
"Now move it! You'll do exactly what I say or Spider-boy here will feel like one of Wolverine's shish kebabs." And both of them left the place leaving Pete alone to figure out a plan to get out of this mess.
#At the S.H.I.E.L.D infirmary#
Strange sighed as shocked gasps left Ava, Sam and Luke's mouths. Fury was acting as if he already heard better stories back when he was a boy scout but he kept his attention focused on the children.
"That's…terrible." Breathed Ava covering her face with her fingers. "To live knowing you have a way stronger evil soul inside you that can easily take control if it wants to...no wonder he tried to run away and solve this on his own! He tried to protect us!"
Luke was simply looking at his large feet. Feeling ashamed for what he felt towards his best friend. He felt like a traitor who doesn't deserve to call himself a "good friend".
Sam thought about how his life and Danny's are so different from one another yet so similar. They both were raised as outcasts, not by their parents but by people that decided they were worth keeping because of an ancient prophecy that chose them to become heroes.
Danny the Iron Fist.
Sam the human rocket (Nova).
All their thoughts were cut off by the sound of hands hitting metal.
"I say we quit fooling' around and start thinking of some way to help Dan regain control over his body!" Fury yelled irritated.
just shook his head.
"We can't interfere from out here." He said locking his eyes with Nick's lone one. "This is Daniel's battle and I'm afraid we have to keep it that way." The look in Fury's eye changed from irritated to pissed-off. "Whatever he win is or louses depends sourly on the question if he's strong enough to stand a chance and…" A bit of curiosity flashed in the director's cold stare. "If he will be willing to sacrifice Peter's life to get out victorious."
The mentor's eyes widened.
"What do you mean "sacrifice Peter's life"?! Pete's right here with us!" Nick yelled pointing at the teen's body.
"He's body may be." He admitted. "But his mind isn't." He pointed at the brain signal scanner that was showing "no brain activity" on its small screen.
"Then where is Pete's mind doc?" Asked Sam playing with his pen.
"Right in here." Strange pointed at Danny's head. "The evil spirit sucked it in while the rest of you were in battle."
Ava then shoot from her chair and grabbed him by the collar. Her sharp claws digging deep into his already brushed skin.
"If you knew all this back then." She snarled. "Then why didn't you tell us?!" White Tiger yelled making the previous holes made by Danny bigger and he could even feel bits of blood floating down his suit.
"I wasn't sure." He gasped. Some people really liked to hurt his neck. Ava and evil Daniel included.
"Doctor he's waking up! He's waking up!" Sam's desperate voice made both White Tiger and Strange look at the blond boy's body.
Indeed. It was looking right back at them with sad, gentle green eyes.
Everybody beamed! They were green not red!
Muffed sounds came from behind the oxygen mask which in a minute will pour in another sleeping gas.
Luke not asking anybody for permission launched and pulled it off so that Dan could talk freely.
At first the boy only took a few deep breaths as if he wasn't able to do that for a long time.
"You can let me go." He said his voice being raspy and horrifying to hear. "I'm in control." He added looking at them pleadingly.
Sam glared at Fury who didn't move and used his Nova powers to free the blonde from his restrains.
To everybody's shock he was able to push himself into a sitting position with a hiss and a groan.
He didn't say anything else only smiled sadly.
For Ava that was all the proof she needed. A minute later Danny found himself raped in her arms with hot tears falling down his overused green T-shirt.
"Oh god Danny you're okay!" She cried to his shoulder. "Thank goodness! Danny I'm so sorry!"
Next came Sam.
He too didn't care that the mentor might call him a crybaby as he launched at his friend with tears in his eyes.
"Oh Danny! Don't you ever scare me like that again you hear me?!" He cried burying his head into the blonde's free shoulder.
Luke took the hugging guys from behind into a great big bear hug.
"I missed ya Danny boy! I'm sorry I was such a terrible friend! I promise I'll be better from now on!" He cried pressing his head into Danny's hear.
Even Fury had to smile at the sight.
But Danny didn't hear any of this. All he heard was:
"Enjoy your reunion Danny-boy now that I'm out of that little prison they made my plan will be fulfilled!"
Sorry for the slooooooow update! I was working on my other story and didn't quite have time to update this one ;-)
Enjoy! (Whoever is still interested…)
AND MERRY CHISTMASS!