Danny felt powerful. He felt angry. He felt sick. His buzzing mind was hazy from the agonising pain he had been in mere seconds ago. All he had wanted was to escape that agony. He felt bile rush up his throat and he blindly rolled over to vomit. He retched as he vomited pure black sludge. He didn't hear the numerous gasps of relief and joy. He coughed and shook as he recovered from his ordeal. His neon green eyes slowly opened and the first thing he saw was a skinny teen in an unkempt suit. Danny growled furiously. That was the person who reduced him to a slave. That was the person who imprisoned him without locking a door. That was the person who forced him to hurt Sam. With a roar of hateful rage, Danny surged towards Klarion.
Klarion gasped in surprise but he didn't have the time to react before Danny tackled the teen to the ground. Danny only saw the pale face of his tormentor. He didn't even realise what he was doing as he punched Klarion in the face. He punched and punched and punched again. All he wanted was to show this monster a fraction of the pain Klarion forced on him. It took a full minute before Danielle and Valerie realised that Danny wasn't going to stop. While they all understood and believed that Klarion deserved this, they knew that they couldn't just let Danny beat the guy up. Not like this. True, it was doubtful that it would even leave lasting damage on the Witch Boy. The teen was bound to this plane of existence by his cat Teekl, the only way to hurt Klarion was to target the cat. They had to stop Danny regardless.
Valerie and Danielle rushed forwards and grabbed Danny's arms before he punched Klarion yet again. They tried to pull him off the lord of chaos but Danny fought against them and yelled in blind fury.
"Danny! Snap out of it!" Valerie shouted desperately. Danny blindly pushed Danielle off of him. The younger halfa fell back and lost her grip on his flailing arm. Kaldur scrambled to his feet and replaced Danielle. Gradually Kaldur and Valerie pulled Danny away from Klarion. The halfa was furious. That much was clear. He screamed and shouted and fought to attack Klarion. Klarion slowly got to his feet, stunned by the brutal assault Danny inflicted on him. He then scanned the room for his cat. Teekl had wisely hidden from the fighting. Or at least, the cat had been hidden until Wally found that cat. While Kaldur, Danielle and Valerie fought to pull Danny off the villain, Wally had spotted the cat and sprinted to catch the Witch Boy's anchor.
"I don't think you're going anywhere," Wally remarked smugly, holding the cat up by its scruff.
Suddenly team 1 and Jake ran into the room breathlessly. They froze however when they saw the uncontrollable halfa fighting Kaldur and Valerie, shouting unintelligently at Klarion.
"What happened!?" Jazz cried over her brother's crazed tantrum.
"Dunno, Danny kinda went off the deep end. He's trying to beat Klarion to death I think," Zatanna mumbled.
"What happened before that?" Jake pressed in confusion.
"The crystal ball broke and Artemis accidentally shot Danny in the chest. She was aiming for the crystal ball," Zatanna recounted.
"He's injured!" Maddie exclaimed with concern.
"Could use some help!" Valerie yelled over Danny's screams. Jake ran forward and tackled Danny to the ground. Now on the ground, Kaldur, Jake and Valerie dog-piled on the halfa and held him down that way. Danny struggled and thrashed wildly but he couldn't get free.
Rose frowned thoughtfully. She cocked her head to the side before turning to Maddie.
"Is his nervous system the same or very similar like this?" Rose inquired.
"It should be. Why?" Maddie answered uncertainly.
"I might be able to temporarily paralyse him so he won't hurt anyone or himself. We can't be sure if this uncontrollable behaviour is permanent or a temporary thing I know. But we'll be able to get him to the Bioship safely," Rose explained, waiting for the woman's consent. Maddie nibbled her lip as she watched her crazed son, screaming furiously and struggling desperately under three teenagers. The mother sighed sadly and nodded. Rose offered a sympathetic nod before running over to the dog pile and pinching a point on Danny's neck. The halfa went still instantly.
"He's paralysed now. Sorry Danny but it's for everyone's safety," Rose announced. Hesitantly, Jake, Kaldur and Valerie got off the halfa.
Danielle dropped beside her brother and took his hand sadly.
"Don't worry. We're here for you," Danielle whispered worriedly. Kaldur scanned the room. Wally had Teekl which meant Klarion couldn't go anywhere. Kim had Cheshire pinned on the mats still. The Atlantean allowed himself a small smile. They'd actually caught a member of the Light. Not just any member either. One of the leaders! That was massive. Even the Justice League had trouble doing that. And as a bonus, they caught Cheshire too. However, no one saw that Cheshire had pulled a small button out of her belt during her struggle with Kim and Kaldur. Now that the halfa had been subdued, the assassin pressed the button. A blaring alarm cut through the relieved silence and the room was filled with smoke. Perplexed and confused, Kim loosened her grip on the woman a fraction and that was all she needed. Cheshire forced her elbow back and hit Kim in the stomach painfully. Kim gagged in pain before Cheshire threw the teen off her back. The assassin gracefully got to her feet and kicked Kim viciously. Kim cried out in pain.
"Hold on KP!" Ron shouted and ran blindly into the smoke. Cheshire grinned under her mask and flipped the sidekick over herself and directly into Wally who hadn't dared move. The speedster cried out in surprise and dropped Teekl. The cat ran to Klarion and the Witch Boy formed a portal and escaped with his familiar. Cheshire smashed through a window and escaped also. By the time the smoke cleared, Kim was on her feet, gripping her bruised stomach. Ron was helping Wally back to his feet, particularly as the speedster had an injured ankle. Kaldur sighed.
"Everyone still here? No one get taken captive in the smoke?" Kaldur called.
"We're all here," Zatanna reported, quickly scanning the room and seeing that no one was missing.
"Sorry Kaldur. She got a good hit in and I'm a bit rusty," Kim muttered regretfully. Kaldur shook his head.
"It's fine Kim. Cheshire's a slippery one. And Klarion even more so," Kaldur assured the college girl calmly.
"Robin? How's things with you?" Kaldur inquired over the mind link.
"Almost finished. We can back you guys up in a few minutes," Robin answered.
"No need. We've got Danny and Klarion and Cheshire just flew the coop," Artemis sighed.
"Oh. At least we've got Danny though. We can debrief at Fenton Works, right?" Robin replied uncertainly.
"Of course. I think we'd all like to find out what the Guys in White were up to," Maddie agreed, watching her son with concerned eyes.
Carrying Danny wasn't that hard as Valerie simply materialised her hover board and they placed the paralysed halfa on that. The hover board was easy to push. The entire base had been abandoned, apart from a few ninjas and guards the teens had subdued during their infiltration which the Justice League could handle, Robin making the call to his mentor once the rescue teams reunited. They laid Danny down in the back of the Bioship. Wally dropped into a seat in the cockpit, nursing his injured ankle with a block of ice Danielle made for him. Sam was sitting with Danny alongside Maddie, Tucker, Jake, Jazz and Danielle. Jake was there mostly because they might need someone strong to subdue the halfa if he became violent again. But he was concerned for the halfa also. They all were. It was disconcerting to see their friend fall into such a murderous rage, especially someone who was usually so carefree. M'gann took the Bioship controls and everyone settled down for the flight.
Will Danny be back to normal when the paralysis wears off or has the spell and elevated energy done something to the halfa?
Also, any ideas about what that pain in his chest is?
Let me know what you guys think of the story so far.
Until the next chapter.
