Danny spent what felt like hours just sitting on the floor of his bedroom staring at his webbed hands, only ever aware enough to scratch the occasional itch. He's knocked out of his trance, however, by a knock on his door.

"Danny, honey? Can I come in?" Upon not hearing an answer, Maddie decides to let herself in, while also carrying a bowl of water with a washrag in it. When she enters the messy teenager's room, her sights immediately go to the distressed teen in the corner, seemingly in a trance. Slowly, she makes her way over to him, and kneels down to be closer to his level. Hearing his mother's footsteps, Danny's head slowly rises to meet the worried face of his mother. Maddie's heart immediately breaks after seeing her son's red and tear stained face.

"Danny?" Upon hearing his mother's voice, his tears start anew. "Oh, sweetie." Gently putting the bowl of water down, she once again gathers her son in a gentle hug. Seeing her opportunity, she grabs the wet rag from the bowl and started gently rubbing it against her son's scaled arm; Danny relaxing significantly under the cool water. He was just starting to relax and drift off to sleep when suddenly there's a pulling sensation on his forearm. Suddenly tense. he buries his head further into the warm embrace of his mother, bringing his arms with him. He refuses to look, afraid of what he might find. Suddenly suspicious, Maddie takes charge,

"Danny...?" The tone is slightly accusing with a hint of worried mother.

"It's nothing..." He mumbles. Not hearing any of it, she yanks her son's arm from its hiding spot and falters at what she sees. There, sticking out of his arm, now apart of his anatomy is a black and white fin. Suddenly feeling the shaking form underneath her arm, she looks down and meets the fearful blue eyes of her son. Without saying another word, she brings him closer and turns his head away. All the while continuing rubbing his arms with the wet washcloth, being extra careful of the new appendages now occupying his forearms; also whispering reassurances into his ear. Several hours later, even after the rest of the family checked on them, Maddie stayed with Danny; eventually having to move to the bed. It was morning before Danny gave signs of waking up.

"Morning, sleepy head." Chuckling at the groaning she got in response, she moved the washcloth up to his head and started stroking his hair. While doing so, however, she noticed the roots of his hair were unmistakingly white. While confusing, its not too incredibly alarming, so she decided to save her little discovery for later. "Danny, sweetie. Time to wake up." Mumbling incoherently, the young teenager opened his eyes to the face of his mother. Maddie couldn't hide her alarm, however, when she saw that climbing up either side of her son's face was the undeniable sheen of his black scales. Seeing his mother's alarm, he couldn't help but ask,

"What is it?"

"Nothing for you to worry about, sweetie." Dunking her cloth back into the cold water, she brought the now wet cloth up to his face and started slowly and gently stroking his new scales. Seeming to understand, Danny ducks his head and just sits there quietly while his mother soothes the dryness in his scales. It's not enough, however, as his scales demand for more of the soothing liquid. Taking notice of her son's tense posture, she addresses the situation.

"What's wrong, Danny?"

"It itches..." He can't help but flinch upon hearing the whining in his voice. Seeming to understand the issue, she picked him up bridal style, earning her several protests from the passenger, and takes him to the bath room. Gently setting him in the tub, she sends him a stern glare when he tried to leave. Seeming satisfied with his obedience at the moment, she turns the nob and lets the luke warm water run in bath mode. After feeling the soothing water, he almost immediately relaxes. Seeing her son so relaxed, Maddie can't help but relax herself.

"How are you feeling, sweetie?"

"Much better." Was his response. And it was true. If he's being honest, its almost worrying how fast he relaxed in the water. Without even realizing it, he managed to doze off while laying in a tub full of luke-warm water.

Gazing at her son so relaxed and at peace in the bath, brought a sense of peace to the worried mother. However, upon further inspection, she noticed weird marks on his neck. Without another thought, she stood from her spot on the floor and headed downstairs.

"Jack, its time." Looking up from his latest sewing project, the orange-clad man looked up to meet the stern gaze of his wife. Seeing his confusion, Maddie elaborated. "Fill up the tank in the basement." Suddenly, understanding dawned on the aged man's face.

"ON IT, BABE!" With that, he bounded off into the basement to fulfill his given task.