Rex Pov

"Danny? Danny?!"

I picked up Danny into my arms as he passed out. His face had smudges of blood while his hands were covered with blood. He winced in pain as I grabbed his shoulder.

I sat him up and leaned him again my knee, he had been shot in his shoulder. The blood had already clotted up and it was starting to heal. What happened to him?

I picked up Danny into a bridal carry and leaned his head against me. I slowly made my way back to the car. As soon as I walked out of the forest, I heard Kevin and Gwen walking through the brush on the other side going towards to car. When they saw me, they ran towards me.

"What happened to him, where's Ben?"

"I don't know, I found him in a daze covered with blood. He had a panic attack of some sorts and then passed out. It looks like he got shot in his shoulder, so I don't know if the blood is his, or someone else's."

Kevin cussed and Gwen had a downcast look on her face.

"And Ben?"

"I couldn't find him, I'm sorry."

"Let's just get back home for now."

"But Kevin! We still don't know where Ben is!"

"Look, there is no way Igris would let him get killed. If anything, he was kidnapped. If we go back home, at least we would be able to ask for help."

"Kevin's right Gwen, if we get back to the house, we'll get more done then looking for him in this forest."

Gwen sighed and nodded yes. They helped me lay down Danny in his car and I got in with him. I put his head down on my lap and strapped myself in. Soon after, they got in the car and we pulled away.

I stroked his hair gently as we drove back to the house. Danny's face was peaceful despite the dried tears and you wouldn't be able to tell that he just went through a rough night.

"Are the reporters still there?"

"Yeah, do you want to do something about them?"

"I don't care anymore, I just want to find out what happened to Ben and get Danny better."

"Ok. We'll, be there in a couple of minutes."

"Right."

I gathered Danny into my arms again, soon he was in my arms again and was curling into my lap. He leaned in me and had his head leaning against my shoulder. I looked down at him and smiled. He looks like a small child instead of the rugged man I've come to know.

I looked up as the car came to a stop and realized that we were at the house. I opened the car door and carefully got out with Danny in my arms. Immediately, reporters started to swarm us.

"Who are you?"

"What's your relationship with Ben Tennyson?"

"Who is the man in your arms? Is he ok?"

The woman reached her hand out to feel Danny's forehead. A primal instinct exploded inside of me and I jerked Danny away from her. I growled out in a voice so low, it hurt my throat.

"Don't touch him."

The woman looked stunned and retracted her hand and stay silent. All the reporters stepped away from me and gave me the chance to get to the front door. I quickly walked up to the front door and managed to open it and slip inside. I heard Kevin and Gwen follow me inside as I set Danny down on the couch.

Ben's parents and grandpa came into the living room as I sat down on the armrest.

"What happened? Where's Ben?"

I rubbed my face in exhaustion as I tried to find the words to tell a mother that her child was missing again.

"We don't know what happened, by the time we were able to find him, he was alone and covered in blood. He passed out before he could answer our questions. We have no idea where Ben is. "

Ben's mom sank down to the floor in despair. She started to sob incoherent things. Ben's dad embraced her in a hug as they cried together. Ben's grandpa whispered no and then leaned again the wall for support.

I leaned forward and held my hands in my head as tears sprang up in my eyes. It's my fault, I should have noticed that everyone was able to see his scars. Now Danny is hurt and Ben is missing. I felt a hand on my shoulder and looked up. Through my tears, I could see that Ben's grandpa was standing over me.

"It's ok son, it's not your fault."

I nodded my head as more tears sprang up and I looked back down to let the tears fall. I looked at everyone. Their tears and worries face made me realize that crying here was going to get nothing done.

I stood up and walked to the garage. I opened Ben's car and started to unpack everything that Danny had bought us. I started to sort everything into different piles. Clothes, camping and survival gear, and weapons.

I grabbed the duffel bags and started to pack everything into them. Once I was done packing all the clothes, I started to pack everything else. I stopped when I got to the 3 boxes that Danny brought.

There was no way I was going to be able to fit them into the duffel bags. I picked one up and was surprised at the weight. What is in there? I opened the box and pulled out the wrapped object. It was wrapped in a cloth.

I set it down on the work table and carefully unwrapped it. My breath caught in my throat when I saw it.

A beautiful sheathed broadsword was laying there. The broadsword had a sheath that was wood and had metal on the inside. It had a floral design, simple but elegant. The hilt was a simple one with a leather handle. I picked up the sword carefully and unsheathed it. The blade was long and sharp. You could tell it was a high-quality blade just from looking at it.

It was heavy in my hands but it was balanced perfectly. I put two hands on the handle and held it up in front of me. I got in the position to swing the sword.

"Neo, we know where Ben is!"