Fortunately for the characters, I do not own Danny Phantom.
Fang: Velya shall not be joining us this chapter, she is otherwise, ah... occupied. For my readers and lovely reveiwers, please enjoy.
(1) Crystalloid saline solution is simply regular saline mixed with nutrients and is actually used by doctors.
When the energy from teleporting dissipated I was hovering in front of the football that disguises the entrance to my Wisconsin portal. Violently backhanding it aside I dart into my lab and lay Daniel down on my examination table. His complexion is alarmingly pale, even for his human form. Laying my hands on his chest I created a skin-tight shield over the wound in an attempt to prevent as much blood loss as I could. From a quick examination of the wound it appears that his body was regenerating as quickly as it could, forcing the Fentons to reopen the cuts repeatedly. What concerns me the most is the foreign white glowing substance that I can see on the edges of the cuts; most likely the Fentons engineered something to prevent healing so that they could finish vivisecting my little badger without having to worry about the wound closing on them in the middle of it. Fortunately I don't see any damage to his ribcage itself, I apparently interrupted Jack before he had a chance to use that bone saw that was in his hands.
A deep growl rumbles in my chest at the thought as I produced a duplicate to maintain my shield over Daniel and teleport to the cloning/stabilization chambers on the other end of the room. I initiate a quick warm-up and preparation sequence. Where the blast is Skulker? I need the sample of the drug he used on Daniel, at this point anything I try to do to help him could do more harm than good without knowing exactly how it would react to the chemicals already in his bloodstream.
A flash of alarm from my duplicate startles me as Daniel's heartbeat falters. I don't have the time to wait for Skulker to arrive; I have to do something NOW. I'll have to run the analysis from blood tests as I treat him. The duplicate brings Daniel over to the chambers and begins the process of getting him into one. I teleport over to the monitors I specifically designed to control the stabilization chambers and begin inputting commands while simultaneously setting up a battery of tests to determine what exactly those humans did to my Daniel.
For a long time the only sounds in my private lab are keys tapping, the pneumatic hiss of pressure changes in the stabilization chamber that holds Daniel's near lifeless form, and the intermittent howling coming from my portal.
"Plasmius, I have the substance that you requested." Skulker's voice threatens to break my concentration on the flickering figures dancing across the screens in front of me.
"I needed you here hours ago Skulker." My voice is deceptively calm, silk over chilled steel, hiding the rage that has been burning in me since hearing of Daniel's condition. "Wait for me in my study; I shall come up when I am done here."
I can feel his shock at the curt dismissal in the energies surrounding him, confusion, uncertainty and just a touch of fear warring for dominance. Despite his reluctance he complies with my order and phases through the ceiling. I turn my full attention back to the complex chemical formula of whatever substance the Fentons used to prevent Daniel's healing. Unfortunately it appears that the chemical will not be flushed from Daniel's system for several weeks, and has the side-effect of weakening his immune system as well. On the brighter side of things, it is not unduly interfering with the regenerative compounds that I am using to speed Daniel's healing processes, though it is slowing down the rate at which they work.
It will be best to remove Daniel from the chamber now that his vitals have stabilized. While keeping him in there longer would speed his healing further he has been stressed nearly past his limit. It would be unwise to try to force things further than necessary. His body used up most of its reserves regenerating during the vivisection itself.
I sigh and set the monitor on standby. The headache that has been building for the last… I'm not sure how many hours makes itself violently known. This night has been taxing on even my reserves. Though it appears that it has been worth the effort in the end. Making good use of intangibility I phase Daniel through the glass and examine his progress firsthand. The beginnings of scar tissue where the wounds have mostly closed is fairly obvious, though there is still extensive bruising, making it fairly evident that my little badger is still far from fully healed. He will likely be in a great deal of pain when he wakes up. It is rather unfortunate that I will be unable to give him any pain medication until Skulker's drug completely wears off.
Rather than carrying him and taking the risk of reopening his wounds, I teleport us both to the room that I had one of my ghostly servants prepare shortly after we arrived. It is only after settling Daniel in the bed and hooking him up to an I.V. drip with Crystalloid saline solution(1) that I turn my attention to the problem of what to do with Skulker.
Daniel came close to the final death tonight. Far too close for comfort. I rather doubt that I shall be able to rest peacefully for quite some time with the images from that accursed lab dancing through my head. Ultimately, Skulker shares some of the blame with the Fentons for Daniel's condition. But the fact remains that he has always followed my orders where the boy is concerned in the past, even going as far as to ignore his obsession for my benefit. My decision made, I phase through the walls to confront my ally.
Fang: I only got two reviews last chapter, I know that the alerts didn't go out, but I PMed everyone that had this on their alert list. I was really dissapointed and discouraged by that. I know that the chapters aren't the longest on here, but this is my first attempt at posting anything and any future stories I write will have longer chapters. I intended this to be a oneshot originally and it was only by the request of reviewers that it got extended at all. I'm not going to hold chapters hostage for reviews, but they offer inspiration when I get stuck.