(Things underlined are what Danny say's out loud that actually sounds like a roar to other people!)

Danny gasped in horror, but only a small grumble escaped his lips. He was no longer human but…well, he didn't know what he was! He was a mixture of many animals all in one- he was part liger, part wolf, and part dragon. His eyes remained their sky blue colour but with the hint of yellow surrounding the pupil. He had the mane of a lion; black and messy like his original hairstyle, only bigger, and he had the stripes of a tiger. His tail and lower torso was that of a wolf, but the stripes continued to cover his legs and tail. He also had spikes on some areas of his shoulders and his back and he had sprouted two large horns on his head. In all, he was very tall and extremely well built creature, but Danny was in a state of shock and terror at his appearance.

'OH MY GOD! I'M A MONSTER!' he yelled aloud to himself gripping his head with his paws, but it sounded more like a loud and terrifying roar.

Lights in many houses switched on and people began to look out of their windows at him. They all had horrified expressions and some ran to their phones to call the police. Danny's eyes widened in panic as he took off down the street. He noticed he was automatically running on all fours, which was not an easy task if you're a beginner and your left hand was broken.

'I have to get out of here,' he thought to himself, 'I don't want anyone in Amity getting the wrong impression!'

Suddenly, his left hand gave in under the pressure and, roaring in pain, he crashed through someone's fence and into their back garden. Danny lay on the grass with his head to the ground and his arms covering his face, groaning in annoyance and agony. His left ear twitched as he heard a small gasp of fright coming from someone close by. He tiredly raised his head to see Sam Manson, very uncharacteristically, running towards him with a thick, heavy branch in both hands. He screamed in surprise, or to Sam's ears roared, when she whacked him over the head with the oversized branch. Clutching his head he attempted to run for cover, but again buckled under the pressure on his left hand again and fell heavily to the ground. Danny let out another small groan.

"Ow…!" he grumbled into the grass.

"Stay back!" ordered Sam with the branch still raised.

Danny attempted to raise himself up with shaky hands, which caused Sam to raise the branch threateningly higher.

"STAY DOWN!" she shouted, "I'M WARNING YOU!"

Danny fell to the ground in defeat and obedience, breathing heavily from his efforts to stay on his feet. Sam noticed the condition this…thing was in and decided it would be safe to move closer to it. However Danny misunderstood why she was approaching him after being beaten over the head! When she was but metres from him, let out a small whimper, attempted to cover his head in defence and drew in his legs close to his stomach. Sam blinked in guilt at his reaction and timidly approached him, regretting her violent actions.

"Don't worry," she soothed quietly, "I promise I won't hurt you if you won't hurt me…"

Danny moved his paws from his face and looked at her.

"D-Do you understand me?" asked Sam as she drew closer to him.

Danny nodded his head and pushed himself, slowly, up into sitting position so as not to scare Sam by sudden movements.

"Where did you come from?" she questioned quietly.

"Down the street. I was fighting these ghosts and… I think they did something to me Sam…" growled Danny softly as he pointed down the street.

Sam followed his finger and understood that he had come from down the road.

"Do you know how to get back from where you came from?" questioned Sam kindly.

"What? Sam can't you understand me? It's me, Danny!"

"Hmm, I wish I knew how you got out of the ghost zone," commented Sam more to herself than Danny, "Then I could help you more…"

She gazed at Danny sadly, but smiled reassuringly at him.

"Sam, please! These ghosts turned me into this…this…thing and I have to find them in order to switch back!"

Sam watched Danny in fascination with a faint smile. He could see confusion in her eyes and realised it was pointless trying to communicate with her. He let out a deep sigh and lay against the half broken fence, staring sadly at the ground.

"You have a beautiful coat…"

Danny looked up to see Sam admiring his fur dreamily. He grumbled in gratitude and looked off towards the horizon.

'Maybe Tucker will understand what I'm saying if he uses some sort of translator…maybe he could help me…"

Danny was snapped out of his thoughts by a soft, gentle touch. He looked back at Sam to find she was sitting beside him and stroking his left arm. It made him relax; his tense muscles becoming limp under her touch. It was like he was powerless against her slightest moves. He sighed at the thought of the control Sam had over him, even in his new form. He continued to watch her as she traced the stripes on his arms with her fingers, travelling from his shoulder down to his wrist.

"AAHH!"

Danny growled in pain and pulled his arm away from her, immediately grieving the loss of her comforting touch. Sam looked at him in surprise.

"Are you hurt?" she asked in concern.

Danny looked at her before slowly nodding his head.

"Well let me see, I can help…I won't hurt you; I do this all the time for a friend of mine…"

Danny smiled at her reference to him and showed her his hand.

"God, your wrist is broken!" she exclaimed in sorrow.

Danny winced at the touch of her fingers, despite how careful she was being not to hurt him.

"All I can do is put a bandage on it and hope for the best…unless you want me to take you to a vet…?"

Danny's eyes widened in fright as he frantically shook his head. If he was brought to a vet, they might call the police and then he would be captured and experimented on by the Men in White, or worse…his parents! Danny placed his right paw on Sam's hand, pleading silently to her to keep him with her and not turn him in. Sam looked down at his paw then nodded in understanding.

"Heh…all animals hate the vet, eh?…no matter what type of animal you are…"

Sam gazed up at the poor creature beside her and she was overcome with pity. She would have gone and get the bandage for him, but his paw still remained on her hand. Suddenly he raised it slowly up to her face. She leant back in slight apprehension of what he might do, and he stopped raising his hand when she did. He let out a low grumble, as if pleading with her and reassuring her it was ok; he wasn't going to hurt her. His eyes were sad, worried…confused, and were somehow familiar to Sam. He placed his paw gently onto Sam's face and stroked it with his thumb. Sam sighed and lent her head against his warm paw. He lowered his head close to hers so she could feel his breath against her skin and closed his eyes. She shivered involuntarily under his warm breath.

"Sam…please don't leave me…I'm scared of what might happen to me… what might happen to you if I go…" he grumbled softly.

Unbeknown to Danny, the warmth of his touch was also strangely familiar to Sam, and she sighed quietly as she acknowledged who would ever be as gentle with her as the creature was now…

"Danny…"

The tender sigh of his name caused his eyes to open and look at her in surprise and confusion. Sam's eyes were also closed but opened when she could no longer feel his warm breath heating her. She looked up at him as he stared at her in awe and confusion. She smiled at him again.

"Danny…"

Danny blinked at her in confusion again, leaning away from her.

'How did she…?'

"Danny's the friend I would help ghost hunting…if he got hurt, I would fix him up…"

Danny's hopes dropped as he realised she still didn't recognised him, his drooped ears portraying this.

"I hate seeing him get hurt…" she sighed sadly.

Danny grumbled urgently to try and make her repeat his name. Sam furrowed her eyebrows, but seemed to understand.

"Danny…you know him?"

Danny nodded his head vigorously.

"Really? How do you know him? Maybe he could help you back to your home. Or maybe he could get Wulf to help you!"

Danny began to press his hand several times against his chest, growling earnestly.

"Yes, I know you know him, but how?" asked Sam patiently.

Danny shook his head and gently grabbed her hand and placed it on his heart, looking deep into her eyes. Slowly Sam began to understand what he was implying, her face slowly falling as realisation finally sunk in. She immediately knelt up towards him, eyes wide in shock horror.

"Danny?!"

(Here's a link to a sketch of Danny in his new form, just type without the spaces!
http : / / dandorcha . deviantart . com / art / Lionized - Danny - 67395860
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