Several days later
"Come on let's see what you can do." Ben called and his opponent launched himself at him at lightning speed, of course he couldn't do anything to harm Ben since he can't feel pain due to his skin been rock, but he could jump on him and use tricks to push him back, like marbles or use his force to push him to go backwards.
"You know for someone who isn't as strong as me you surely know what tricks to pull."
"Well Uncle Ben, when it comes to heavy adversaire, ruse et tricks sont essentials." Damian in his cheetah hybrid form said preparing himself. After the adventure with Animo Damian, he had managed to spend normal time with all the Fantastic Four calling even Ben and Reed uncle, also he managed to visit New York for a bit and watched when the 4 were on missions. Beyond that he had the opportunity to train himself with each member of the team, he of course first tried without been in his cheetah form, but in this day when he was fighting against the mighty Thing, he had to transform after sensing his animal self that wanted out.
"Indeed they are and when they are more?"
"Avec plus loupes, éclaircir le pack. Meaning, when they are more, thin down the pack, avant une attaque. Before an attack"
"Or sometimes have more people around." Ben said preparing himself for another charge while in the meantime watching from a window Susan, Doctor Reed and Johnny were with some visitors those been Damian's parents Liz or Elizabeth and Louis Du Molais and his older sister Maria, who was wearing a white t-shirt and blue jeans with black shoes having her hair tied in a pin. The mother of the children had brown eyes wearing rectangular glasses having a black short sleeved coat, long blue jeans and short heel shoes. While the father had a short black hair with a short moustache and beard, been dressed in casual clothes.
"As you can see despite the issues that remained the situation has improved significantly since the removal of abnormality in his brain and also his DNA had been stabilized. Despite his cheetah DNA remaining and the fact that he has to turn from human to his hybrid form, only once a week, every 12 days or his animal side will get out on its own. Of course a way of delaying it is by daily physical or even psychical exercises which by all accounts are very healthy for all the people." Reed explained showing the results on his computer while the three turned to their son.
"We know it wasn't quite the thing you wished for, but we couldn't risk doing something too dangerous." Johnny added.
"We realize what kind of danger could have been by using radiations and I am glad that it wasn't used." Liz said while looking at her son who was fighting only by looking at him, the fact that it was actually his son and not the animal that was controlling the form was heartwarming. "As for the exercises and him turning wouldn't be an issue since our small manor is at the outskirts of Montreal close to forest."
"Liz we know that you might have wished for Damian to have been cured of this form but the effect of the serum unfortunately wouldn't go that easy."
"It isn't that Sue, since the accident and the situations that happened ever since our son was very scared of himself, barely talking to any of us; it was like he was another person. I didn't manage to see the glow of joy and energy he had in his eyes or the confidence of staying with other people for 5 years." Liz explained touching the window.
"By all things, the fact that he is no more taken by les instincts animaux, is bringing us le joie." Louis added while looking in the room with a smile.
"You never told us, how he was when he was turning when he had the abnormality. I wonder if there were issues." Johnny said.
"The issues were when that was happening didn't resulted in dommages à l'intérieur ou à l'extérieur du notre maison, for us or his room. As it was for himself, only the thought of him been un danger pour nous, was the main reason for him to shun himself. Not been able to control this side he had." Marie explained looking at his little brother with a smile.
"Marie was usually very concerned about him, especially that there were several times when des garçons aux intentions impures sont venus trop près d'elle. And Damian intervened exposing them as well in le forme du guépard, but he always thought that those events were destroying her social life and was too ashamed to even look in her eyes. So le dommages were not as materials as they were spiritual et emotional for him." Louis explained.
"We see." Suzan said turning to her niece with a smile knowing what could be done.
"How about you go and see your brother. I believe he would be more than happy to see you after such a long time."
"Ahh."
"You don't need to be shy." Johnny said with a hand around her "Besides he will always be your brother, always believe that."
"I am not saying that he isn't, he will always be mon petit frère." Marie said with a smile.
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"You surely know how to avoid and how to bring someone down now. You surely weren't conscious when attacking the ones that were making trouble back home?" Ben asked after Damian made a powerful quick jump rotating backwards from Ben's attempt to catch him.
"I wasn't too conscious of what was happening but I could remember the events from last night I never been sleepwalking." He explained standing on his two feet. "I do admit that I didn't took pride in interfering back then especially if I didn't knew if I was hurting others as well."
"Well the thing was, you never harm innocence despite the troubles." Ben said before the door to the room opened for a girl to come in.
"Marie?" Damian said surprised but happy to see his sister.
"Je suis heureux que vous ne soyez plus dans les mauvaises étapes." Marie said in French caressing his brother's right cheek.
"Oui, oui, même si je crois que toi, mère et père n'auraient pas souhaité me voir sous cette forme." Damian replied with a smile.
"Guess that you have an emotional sibling bonding although I guess that you might have been a bit scared of him when in this form, with possibly unwanted events." Ben said.
"Actually I am fond of cats and I was never scared of him because I knew he would never harm the people he knew and care, since he helped me a lot of times with both abilities." She explained before a smirk appeared on her face "D'autre part." He moved her fingers and started to scratch a point on his right side of the neck making him purring, enjoying the affection of her fingers. "Je sais ou est son point fiable."
"Marie, you know it is est gênante, in front of others." Damian said.
"I know but it funny." Marie said with a smile continuing to scratch him.
"Ha-ha it seems you got your sister to tame you when going out of hand a bit." Ben said.
"And I always will be reconnaissant, grateful for her." He said smiling and purring while their parents were watching happily and gratefully that all the main issues were dealt with. Both them and the Fantastic Four were happy that the one who gave Damian the bad condition took what he deserved and for the parents their children can now stay together without their son been afraid of harming them or others without intending despite remaining with this affliction he will at last live officially a normal life in his real form while the animal, will no more be a wild one.
