Chapter 10
DP
Dearborn, Michigan
Tucker and Valerie arrived at the Hospital along with Jazz. Sam and her children were there as well, the adults were all in the same room with Danny while Cameron and Dani watched the kids. They were all wondering what they could do, they had 38 hours before Vlad's countdown was over. The News reported riots going on in DC and New York as people either tried to make the President and the United Nations either give in to his demands or to tell them not to give up. Police had to be called to the Hospital to keep some crazies away from Danny who thought killing him would appease Plasmius. Everything was going to Hell in a hand basket.
Suddenly the computer voice that allowed Danny to speak sounded, "I know what we can do. You need to go into the Ghost Zone and find Clockwork. I gave him the Staff of Solomon years ago, he will have it. I can't believe that I forgot about it." "Are you sure that will work Danny?" Jazz asked him. "I am sure. When I got it, I had to fight…something. It wasn't human or vampire or ghost. None of my attacks worked except for the Staff of Solomon. When I stabbed the Thing with it, it died. Sir Integra says that it is a powerful weapon and she let me research it a little more. It could instantly kill vampires, as long as it was stuck in them it didn't matter if it was a killing strike, as long as it got in them the vampire would die," the electronic computer voice answered her.
"But Vlad isn't just some ordinary vampire," Valerie pointed out. "Do you have a better idea?" Sam asked her. "No," Valerie reluctantly admitted. "Who will go?" Jazz asked. "I'm not going, I can't," Sam said. "We may need Dani here if Vlad shows," Jazz pointed out. "Looks like it's me and you ladies then," Tucker said. "Alright. Be careful you three," Danny's computer voice said as he lifted up one arm. Tucker grasped it and told him, "You just focus on getting better dude. I'll keep them safe." "In your dreams, Techno-Geek," Valerie said with a laugh. "Alright, we don't have much time, let's go, try to keep up Tuck," Jazz said, then held her younger brother's hand and told him, "We'll be back as soon as we can Danny." With that, Jazz, Tucker, and Valerie all left the room, leaving Sam and Danny alone.
Sam turned to Danny and told him, "Danny, what about our kids? Who is going to look after them while we deal with Vlad?" Danny didn't answer for a minute then the computer voice said, "I don't know if they can stay out of this one." "You can't mean that!" Sam yelled at him. "What choice do we have Sam. They are all powerful with their abilities, Cameron could take down a three story building with a loud clap, and more, Morgan's ice is at least 100 degrees colder than mine, and William could power half of New York City with his electrical power. We trained them to fight, did you really think that they never would," the electronic voice said.
"But Danny, they could be killed," Sam said. "They could be killed by ghosts. Do you think that I want this. I would rather have Vlad do all this to me again, a thousand times, a million times, than see any of them fight Vlad and his vampires and ghouls. But we have no choice, he is too strong for any one of us, even with the Staff of Solomon it will be a hard fight, he won't go down easily. We need to throw everything we have at him," Danny's electronic voice said. "I'm going to talk to them," Sam told him. "Bring them here. I want them to know what they are getting into. I won't force them to fight," Danny told her through the computer.
Sam left the room and Danny thought to himself, What am I doing?! I'm throwing them into the fire, my own kids. Danny remembered watching all the ghouls as they shambled through Detroit. Please let this all be worth it… Danny thought then…felt…Sam and their children coming before he heard the door open as Sam, Cameron, William, and Morgan all came into the room. He heard Cameron gulp, and he could…feel his children's fear. How do you like that, I'm turning psychic, and all it took was getting the shit pounded out of me and giving my kids nightmares, Danny bitterly thought, but concentrated instead to say, "Hi kids." "D-daddy, are you okay?" William asked him. "I won't lie buddy; I've been a lot better. But it looks worse than it feels; the Doctors have been fixing me up really good," Danny assured him. He then raised his right hand, "Cammie, Willie, Morgan, come here, I need to tell you all something." Danny's three children all walked up and held his hand.
"Things are going really bad right now. Vlad Plasmius wants to rule the world, and he will do anything he can to get what he wants. He will not stop, unless you stop him. I made a mistake trying to fight him by myself, don't repeat my mistake. You three are more powerful than I could hope to be. Even if you don't have my powers exactly, what you do have is greater than what I have. If you work together, you can fight him, you can beat him, if you want to fight. I won't make you; your Mom won't make you. This is your decision to make," Danny said through the computer. Cameron looked at her younger siblings, and then at her Mom.
William was the first to speak, "I won't let you down." "Me too," Morgan said, "We can surprise Vlad, we have a secret power." "Really," Danny said through the computer. William and Morgan nodded their heads then went Ghost, white rings flew up and down their bodies, turning their black hair white and William's purple eyes turned green as did Morgan's blue eyes while their clothes were replaced with matching jumpsuits, green for William and blue for Morgan, with white belt, boots, and gloves. "Ready?" Morgan asked William. "Ready," her twin brother said, and then they held their hands together. Danny sensed it as their powers changed, exchanged between them! A bright light filled the room and when it was gone Sam and Cameron saw that William's jumpsuit was blue and Morgan's jumpsuit was green!
William lifted up his hands and snowballs formed in them, Morgan lifted up her hands and lightning coursed between and around her arms. "How long have you been doing this!?" Sam and Danny demanded to know. "Uh…Since we were seven," William answered. "Yeah, we were trying to combine his lighting and my ice and this happened," Morgan told their parents. "How long can you keep it up," Danny asked through the computer, the electronic voice couldn't convey his pride, shock, and hope. "Ummm…for as long as we want," William told him. "Until we turn back to normal, then we go back to our regular powers," Morgan added. "This is good, very good, but I think you should change back for now," Danny told them through the computer. "Okay," the Twins said together, grabbed each other's hands and with another flash of light their costumes were back to their regular colors.
Danny felt tired from all the excitement and said through the computer, "I'm so proud of all of you. But right now, I need to sleep. It's not as fun being stuck in a bed as you'd think." "Bye Daddy," Morgan and William said, and floated up to give him a kiss on his cheek. Cameron walked up and hugged him, "I won't let you down," she said as she gave his cheek a kiss. Sam kissed him on the lips and left.
Hellsing
Dearborn, Michigan
Thirty-three hours left… Sir Integra thought as the cab drove to the Hospital Danny was recuperating in. The surgery the Iscariot Organization offered would take 30 hours, give or take, to perform. Heaven only knew what they would do to them. Sir Integra had no choice though; they needed him ready to fight. Vlad was just so powerful, Sir Integra wasn't sure if even all of Hellsing and Iscariot would be enough to destroy him. At last they reached the Hospital and Sir Integra marched in along with Seras, while Makube and Wolfe followed close behind with a dozen Iscariots, Makube was holding a briefcase. They marched past the receptionist, not even responding to his reaction as they all made a beeline to Danny's room.
At last they found it and Sir Integra, Seras, Makube, and Wolfe went inside to see Sam with Danny; it seemed that Danny was asleep. "What are you-What the Hell are they doing here!?" Sam said, pointing at Makube and Wolfe. Sir Integra responded, "Before you ask, yes, they are Iscariot. I wouldn't bring them here if our situation wasn't so dire. They tell me that they can heal Daniel before Plasmius's deadline, but we need to start now if we are to succeed." "Is that a fact," an electronic voice said. "Hello Integra, Seras. Hello, Heinkel Wolfe. And hello to you too, Stranger," the voice said. "Danny?" Seras asked, Makube and Wolfe stared at Danny suspiciously. "Yes, I'm hooked up to this computer. It is allowing me to communicate with everyone," Danny said. "Good, good, this saves us time," Makube said and walked over to Sam and Danny. "I am Chief Samuel Makube of the Iscariot Organization. I have here," Makube then took out a piece of paper from his briefcase, "a medical waiver, allowing us to operate on you."
"What are you going to do to him?" Sam asked him. Makube smiled, "We are going to do an operation, similar to that used to create Regenerators. Only this will only fix the damage you have sustained, you will not become a Regenerator." Sam snatched the paper away from him and read it. "Well, what's the catch," Danny asked through the computer. "That you agree not to interfere in the continent of South America, and the countries of Spain, France, Ireland, Germany, or Italy for the rest of your life. And that you don't start any conflicts with Wolfe," Sam told Danny. "Really. No threats to my family, no forcing me to join the Church, just stay out of your way," the electronic voice asked. Makube shook his head, "No, those are the terms, you must sign, and then we will get to work."
"What are you going to do to me," Danny asked through the computer. "We are going to put you through a 30 hour operation to force your body to repair your bones, skin, organs, everything. I will not lie, it is a dangerous operation; you will receive no anesthesia, and will be put through excruciating pain. But if you survive, you may become even more powerful than ever before. I'm not sure what will happen to you, it has never been done to anything like you before, I can only tell you what we hope," Makube explained to him. Sir Integra looked at Danny and Sam and Sam asked, "Do you trust them, Sir Integra?" Integra smiled a little and said, "Ordinarily I would have Seras blow both these bastard's heads off and say no. But we have no choice, Iscariot may be made up of insane Papist fanatics, but they wouldn't knowingly endanger the world."
Wolfe glared at Sir Integra but said nothing. Sir Integra looked at Sam and Danny, "We don't have much time; you need to decide soon." They all looked to Danny. Danny didn't speak for fifteen minutes, and every second made Sir Integra's heart race. At last the electronic voice said, "Sam, help me sign." Sam went to Danny's right hand and helped him grasp a pen as he signed the waiver with her help. Sam signed after him. Sam then gave Danny a kiss on his forehead and then looked at Makube. "If he doesn't survive, I will make you wish that Vlad got his hands on you," she said, and then she left the room. One of the Iscariots then said, "All nonessential personnel must leave now!" Sir Integra, Seras, Wolfe, and Makube all left, just as Sir Integra heard the machines being disconnected from Danny's body. The screams came not long after.