Chapter 4
As promised, Chapter 4. I hope you enjoyed the last three chapters, cause now I'm doing a major time skip here. Enjoy let's see how it plays out.
Danny Whimpered as a new employee came to his aid. She was supposedly a therapist brought in from the outside. She sat next to him on his bed. It scared him that she had entered his sacred space, the one place he had thought was safe.
"Hello My name is Mrs. Darling. Starting today you will be in my care. They want you to stop hurting yourself so won't you please speak to me." She chimed she seemed cheery enough. But Danny couldn't help but feel he couldn't fully trust her.
He mumbled rather incoherently. "M-My number is 132 ma'am." She just smiled, "Why don't you tell me your real name. I'm not a doctor after all. I'm just here to help you."
He became increasingly agitated when she mentioned his real name. He thought long about it. It was so hard to determine if this was a trap or not. "I-It's...um...It's D-D-Danny… B-but I am ok with the number really… S-so don't hurt me…" He was scared as he closed his eyes expecting to be punished with his chained ankle but nothing came of it.
She just smiled and chimed. "Nice to meet you Danny. Why don't you tell me a little about yourself." For some reason when no punishment came. He became even more anxious. He opened his eyes again and scooted farther away from her his head bowed as he looked at his feet. "W-well u-um… I have been held here for a long time…" He mumbled softly. "A-and um… I-I'm scared of you m-ma'am…" He was terrified of how to respond to anything.
"Well why don't we start with why you are here then." She piped up. It was clear she wasn't gonna help him. But she also didn't appear to want to hurt him. "W-Well I'm a monster. I am part ghost after all." He shuddered as memories of his days in the facility took hold. "T-that's right I'm a monster… Why would they care about me now?!" He growled at her. But upon realizing he shouted at her he clamped his mouth shut. Clamping his eyes shut he expected to be struck for shouting. "Don't worry Danny this is a safe time for you. No punishments will be delivered during our sessions. Now how does it make you feel to be treated like a monster?" Danny froze up. A period with no punishments. A whole period of just talking without fear of repercussions.
"W-well I feel bad. I only wanted to help people with this power… But now I'm treated like a beast. Told I shouldn't feel pain. Told I'm a beast. How would anyone feel about being treated as a permanent threat without just cause." He growled lowly caution stringing his words.
"I see… And what about your life before this facility." She asked, her voice feeling sticky like honey. Making Danny feel weird.
Danny went on for an hour long session. When she left he felt a little more trusting with her. He was even smiling a bit. These sessions went on for a few months with three sessions a week. He found on days he met with her he wasn't forced to endure such harsh torture either. He thought it was her doing. It made him feel a hundred times lighter and brought some life back to his eyes.
But he didn't know how wrong he was. Until one day he was brought into a tiny white washed room. She stood there waiting. Danny was strung up by his wrists. "M-Mrs. Darling? What's happening?" He smiled a bit thinking this was some kind of sick joke.
But she just growled, "SHUT UP BEAST! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW HARD IT WAS TO LISTEN TO YOU DRONE ON ABOUT YOUR PROBLEMS!"
Danny just looked shocked. He started trembling as his legs buckled under him as realization came."That's right you pathetic worm. I'm not a therapist. I came here under orders. I was to find out why you were harming yourself. But you only droned on about the pain you felt." She was gripping pissed that she even had to do this.
She started reading his report aloud. "BLAH! BLAH! I'M A MONSTER! BLAH! BLAH! I AM UNLOVED! Do you idiots see what I had to endure for three months!" She snapped at a camera.
Danny had lost it though. He just hung his head in silence. He trusted her. He told her everything. From when he first got his powers and even how it happened. How sam was the one who talked him into it. How he saved the earth even from himself. His whole body shook as his heart finally caved. He knew it. He shouldn't have told her anything. He really was just an idiot who was hoping to gain some love.
He whimpered softly as he closed his eyes. She kicked and punched him mercilessly. "You are a freak!" She spat on him as a voice came over the com. "I'm glad you got what we needed. As promised you have a permanent job here at this facility.
A few months came and went. Danny now had a new nightmare and her name was Agent D. Sighing softly, anyone from before would never recognize him now. His hips and ribs were so pronounced that you could count each bone that kept him together. His shackles now looked so big on him. He thought he was losing his mind. Every night as he would be going to sleep. All he could hear was the female's voice echo through his mind.
After what felt like years. His eyes had grown back for the third time. Though they were just going to remove them again. They had made sure he was sightless for months now. He sighed and whimpered, "Hey... i-is the voice there?" He asked, speaking aloud, no longer caring if the guards could hear him. He was numb to most everything at this point. His feelings were dead and he felt little pain.
Yes, It's almost time to free you little colt. You just bare with it a little longer. I promise you'll be free by tomorrow. Her voice was soothing and kind. It reminded him of his long distant mom's voice assuring him monsters wouldn't hurt him. He nodded and spoke back, "But how do you know? or I know? Oh man, I don't even know anymore…It's so messed up! Are you me? A-Am I you? WHY IS THIS SO CONFUSING!" He yelled, brushing his hand through his overgrown hair.
When she didn't respond he just whimpered. The cold wind blowing into his room caused a slight chill. But he was used to being relatively cold. With a sigh he was able to calm down again. He used to be chilled by the draft. But by God knows how long. Years he figured. He had given up on escape. But he did like talking to whoever the voice was. It made him feel safe… Well… safer then he had felt in a long time.
You just have to trust me. I'm going to get you out of there. Danny wasn't sure if he actually trusted the voice. But he didn't really have anything else going for him. So he just nodded closing his eyes sleepily. "Night…" He chimed before drifting off into his sleep. Good night little one. I swear if it's the last thing I do you will be freed.
His head shot up the next morning as footsteps approached. He quickly realized it was time for him to go. He shot up and walked to the wall placing his hands behind his back, his head hung at a 45 degree angle. assuming the over used prisoner of war position. Over the past few months all the agent's torment had gradually gotten worse. He knew they were planning something big. But he didn't know what to expect or how to handle it. He just knew he wanted to hold onto the little hope the voice had given him even if it wasn't true.
The footsteps stopped right outside his door. As he flinched a honey coated voice came to his ears making him tremble. His door opened wide as Agent D entered and his heart dropped. As he held his breath. He saw who it was. She had been so nice to him or so he thought. Until three months ago when she snapped on him. Bringing the worst pain he had ever felt. He had trusted her. Opened up to her. But she hurt him. Betrayed him, lied and turned in the secret he had kept for so long.
He now panicked around her. He didn't know what to do when she was around. He dropped to his knees and whimpered bowing towards the wall. "I-I'm sorry…" his head leaned against the wall as his heart ripped with the pain he felt that day. She was cold and narrow with him. But still played nice every now and then. But thats all it was just a game. She had come up with to could keep him in his place.
"Come now, don't be like that, I'm not going to hurt you Danny I promise." She smiled, reaching out a hand. She waited a moment. But when he didn't take her hand she let him have it. Her attitude changed and she started kicking him mercilessly in his back. "WHO ARE YOU TO REJECT MY HAND, YOU WORTHLESS TRASH! GET UP 132! NOW"
Danny trembled but stood. "I'm sorry ma'am, please show this miserable coward mercy." He screamed over her rage practically shrieking to be heard. His voice hoarse and hurting from overuse and lack of liquid. She paused for a moment. "Get to the door you miserable worm." Danny was quick to respond rushing over to the door but not walking out.
He quickly stood his face at a 45-degree angle with his hands firmly planted on his sides. He waited for her approval. Once in the position she smiled and rubbed his head, "Good boy." Her voice made him sick as he took the uncomfortable head rubbing. Agent X has a special experiment planned for today." She chirped kindly again. Danny felt sick all over. He let her lead him out down the white hallways not making unnecessary movement.
Agent X was standing in the plain room looking the boy over. His stained white briefs were caked in blood and ectoplasm. His gown was not looking any better. He walked over to the table without much of a fight. He didn't even need to be told. Closing his eyes he breathed softly laying down.
Danny no longer had the will to fight back. He just closed his eyes and waited for commands. He blinked away the exhaustion he faced from daily torture. Little to no sleep draining him as nightmares plagued his dreams.
Agent X walked over to his left leg and smiled. "Time to start." He commanded, causing Danny to react with a wince. Agent X commanded Danny be tied down with a low tone before addressing Danny directly, "Now don't move. If you don't listen you'll lose more than just your leg. Got it." He huffed before beginning. He was taking his time choosing carefully where to cut.
Danny bit his lip hard as Agent X took a scalpel and pressed the cold steel to Danny's human skin. Danny whimpered closing his eyes tight. They had never cut open his human flesh before, so why now? He wondered but the moment the blade etched his skin his thoughts vanished as he was drowned in nothing but pain. He kept as still as he could his hand flexing as the pain threw him through a loop. He forced back his tears wanting nothing more than to cry.
When the wound didn't heal, Agent X smiled, "so only half of you can heal? Let's see how you feel about this." He chimed then without warning he sliced into Danny's right leg mercilessly cutting off the flesh before taking a bone saw to his bone. The pain was so bad that Danny used the last of his strength. Letting out a high pitched sonic wave that was more powerful than he thought he had left in him.
Destroying half the lab and blowing away everyone in the room. Along with what remained of his leg that held on. As soon as his voice was gone. The rest of his strength was sapped as well. Causing him to start to fall unconscious until the women forced 3 cc's of adrenaline straight into his system. His eyes shot open causing him to whimper pathetically. Now in silence as his voice just stopped coming through the pain.
Agent X smiled, "I didn't realize you had so much strength left. Well it doesn't matter you can't run with just one leg. Right?" He grinned, walking over to Danny's head. He forced Danny to stare straight ahead. Pushing his fingers into danny's sockets trying to push out his eyes. But at the moment he was about to go in Danny shook his head. He smiled as Agent X fell forward getting a firm head butt.
"T-this is what you get," Danny growled, biting Agent X's hand aggressively enough to draw blood. He didn't think it could get any worse. So he wanted to show he wasn't ready to just quit and more. But in that moment a needle pierced his still exposed heart. Injecting the purple and yellow glowing concoction that made his entire body go limp, He fell back paralysis setting in.
"There now he can't move. Also, that should keep his wound on his leg open for a while. It'll heal at a slower rate. Designed just for you to finally get your wish." Agent X smile was the last thing Danny saw though as the pain flooding his system so mercilessly as he passed out.
Few moments passed before everything shook. He heard a loud explosion. But was so tired he didn't bother opening his eyes again. He just couldn't bring himself to care anymore. This was it. He thought finally the sweet relief he wanted for so long.
I grant you freedom, I'm sorry I couldn't have worked faster young colt. I'll see what I can do for you when you get here. Stated the warm comforting voice. Even though Danny hadn't heard her. He felt a rush of warmth and relaxation as the being flushed the toxin from inside him doing what she could for his wounds. As he was teleported to a place full of color and warm sunlight, making him relax.
There we go. I thought it went a little dark, so I fixed it for the better, I think, but I would love your opinion.
