Chapter 6
A significantly more human Danny Hebert arrived at the hospital, pulling on a jacket as he finished changing back. He had picked up some spare clothing from one of his old hideaways that he had, dotting around the city. One, very helpfully had been in a park near the hospital.
He sighed as he walked up the stairs towards his daughters hospitals room. He really hadn't wanted to engage the PRT, or for that matter really any of the villains of Brockton bay, but his hand had been forced. A dragons word, and a mans for that matter, were their bond, and he had sworn to kill and to destroy until his daughter daughter had Panacea begin attending her, and Shadowstalker in chains, and now he'd received both, but he would need to talk with Alexandria, and most likely give her a marker if he wanted to get this behind him, and for it to not affect Taylor. On that note, he finally got off onto Taylors floor and paused as he smelled something.
He took another deep, snorting breath in through his nose, scenting the air. There was another five scents on Taylor's floor that smelt of a parahuman. One was the familiar, if now changed smell of his daughter, but there were four scents that were unfamiliar. He walked, quickly, but silently up to his daughters hospital room door. He opened it, and arrayed around his smiling, laughing, beautiful daughter were four unknown parahumans.
The one making his daughter laugh was blond, in a purple bodysuit and dominos mask. She smelt of chalk, blood, and money. Some sort of thinker.
Another lounged in a corner of the room in a renaissance outfit, toying with a scepter, his scent was a mixture of bone and gold dust, a master with control over the body rather then the mind.
A third sat crouched in a chair, almost animal like, a trio of dogs sitting attentively at her feet, she toyed with a cheep rubber dog mask as she turned to look at Danny, she smelt of dogs, of blood, and strangely of milk, he labeled her a question mark as he moved to take stock of the final person in the room.
A young black teen in dark motorcycle leather, a helmet laying in his lap, gripped in one had as he sat attentively in the other hospital chair, his eyes cautiously checking every exit as he smiled and laughed when prompted. He smelt of stress, of freshly chipped ebony, and of ash.
Danny swiftly labeled them as low level threats, but still due for extermination for getting as close as they had to his daughter. He would still have to play this carefully though, not only was he not ready to reveal himself to his daughter, and all it would take is one ill-timed gunshot, claw swipe, or blast of fire.
Danny forced a calm, if irritated expression onto his face.
"Hello, might I ask what four capes are doing in my daughters hospital room?"
Taylor turned to look at her father, she bit her lip and turned to the blond cape who nodded reassuringly. She took a deep breath and spoke, her voice quavering slightly in the measured silence of the hospital room.
"Dad, I know who you are."
Danny crooked his head.
"Yesss," He drawled slowly. "Im sure you do, you should considering your my daughter."
Taylor shook her head fiercely, but unhappily.
"No dad, I know who you can be."
Oh crap, Danny thought, she figured out who I am, but how in the hell? He trailed off. Danny focused on the blond thinker who immediately paled and was about to open her mouth to speak when Danny rushed forward, his arms and legs shifting slightly to accommodate Nidhog, his clawed talons grabbing her by the neck before slamming her roughly against the outer wall of the hospital, denting it slightly, his transformed hand still wrapped tightly around the thinkers neck.
"You had no right."
Dannys voice changed halfway through, shifting to become closer to Nidhog's as his anger crested anew. He ignored the shouts and clamors of surprise and panic from the others in the room until he heard Taylor call out, calm, but audibly saddened.
"Dad, she had every right. You should have told me years ago."
Danny turned to his daughter and scoffed.
"Really?" The girl in his claw had started turning colors, but he pointedly ignored her gurgling.
"Really, I should have told you that your father was the villain? A man with an almost billion dollar bounty, called the 4th end bringer by a lot of annoying news outlets, and all around considered a terrible, murderous person? Really, I should have done that?"
He finished and gave Taylor a look. It was a look that basically read along the lines of 'your an idiot'. Taylor just nodded her head.
"You should have told me after mom died."
Dannys other eyebrow raised, and he was about to shout, but then looked at his company, including the girl that was currently turning a dark purple, and just let out a put upon sigh.
"Theres a lot we have to talk about, but I won't talk about it with them here. Once we get you discharged, we'll head home, and then Ill answer any question you have. I don't want to take the chance that we might be spied on."
Taylor considered it for a few moments, but then nodded. She was still feeling a little surly however.
"We will also be getting a cell phone so I can stay in contact with Tattletale."
Danny looked at his daughter, and was about to say no when he saw her expression. It reminded him of Annette when she got into a mood, and he knew he was beat, so he just nodded tiredly before he glared at the other non-Heberts in the room who exited quickly, the blond, who he assumed was Tattletale stayed just long enough to wave and smile a quick goodbye before making a quick exit, Danny made sure she caught site of a quick, dragon eyed glare as she left.
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As the Undersider exited the hospital, Grue shot a concerned look towards Tattletale who was shivering violently.
"Are you okay Tats?"
She shook her head as her shivers intensified.
"N-no. I d-don't know what d-Danny Hebert is, but I don't t-think he was ever human. Whatever we d-do, we don't piss him off, c-clear?"
Grue and the rest of the Undersiders nodded soberly as the wondered just what Danny Hebert really was.
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Danny looked at his daughter and was about to say something, when he thought better of it and remained quiet, dragging one of the hospital chairs over to be closer to the bed, but not enough to crowd Taylor. Then silence fell as Taylor tried to avoid looking at Danny without seeming like she was, and he tried to think of something to say.
The door opened before the moment became awkward and let in Alexandria in her identity as the chief director. Alexandria shot a minute glance at Taylor before shooting a questioning one at Danny who gave a quick shake, Alexandria sent a quick nod of the head back, and sat down in a hospital chair without comment.
"Mr. Hebert. It is a pleasure to see you looking… So yourself."
Danny flashed her a smile.
"It is isn't it? Now. I believe you are here with Alexandria's and the PRTS full backing?"
Alexandria nodded, her right eye twitching slightly at the dig.
"I am. The PRT are here to see what we can do for Taylor Hebert, to make her… Amenable, to a future relationship with the Wards or the Protectorate since Panacea confirmed powers."
Danny repressed the urge to snarl, and took careful notice that Alexandria had made the point to say 'PRT' rather then 'I', he also made a note to have a discussion with Panacea over doctor patient confidentiality.
"Here is what you will do. An immediate transfer for Taylor to Arcadia, Shadowstalker gets the birdcage or the death penalty. No prizes for which one I hope she gets, you will also put as much pressure as needed to get Madison and Emma arrested and taken to court. You will make sure that her, 'benefactor', remains anonymous. I would also request time at the PRT power testing areas during the next 6 months so I can help my daughter with her new powers."
Alexandria nodded, hiding her giddy smile, she had been dreading the butchers bill for this, but the this was not actually half bad.
"Of course. If there is anything else?"
A glance at both Danny and Taylor revealed no demands, so she left hastily, already on her way back to Brockton Bay PRT headquarters to get started.
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Topic: Nidhog back?
In: Boards Places America Brockton Bay
Bagrat (Original Poster)(Veteran member)(Guy in the know)
Posted on January 15th
Yeah. Im not really sure how to say this, so Im must going to jump in. I live near the PRT building, and yesterday it turned into a goddamn warzone. If I didn't know better I would have said it was an Endbringer alert since I saw a bunch of gang capes, but none of the sirens were going. I only figured it out about halfway through when a gargantuan, black dragon moved past my window, roaring fire. I took some video, and a friend in the PRT confirmed it as Nidhog.
[link]
Tank10 (PRT agent)
Replied January 15th
It was him. Nidhog had a declared target and the word was passed around that it would be considered an Endbringer truce.
Nicky901 (Cape wife)
Replied January 15th
Holy crap, seriously? I live in New York thank god, and I can still remember the last time he showed up. I know it sounds bad, but I'm just glad he didn't show up here…
Armsmaster (Confirmed Cape)
Replied January 15th
A list of current casualties is posted here, to be updated as the count continues.
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My heartfelt thanks go out to all capes and PRT agents who stood with us during the battle. An official news conference will be held later this week with Chief Director Costa Brown and local PRT director Emily Piggot.
Tocoolio (confirmed nerd, confirmed logic addict)
Replied January 15th
Man, my thought go out to you all there, but from what I gather, the Corpse Eater targeted the PRT building specifically, is there anything the agents did down there to earn the wrath of a villain who's been retired for more then 10 years?
Brawnyboy14
Replied January 15th
Tocoolio: really? We have over a dozens of capes and PRT agents dead or in the hospital. Maybe they did something, maybe they didn't. But asking that right now? Really?
AveMaria (PRT wife)
Replied January 15th
Brawnyboy14: I thinks its a good question. Im sitting at home, waiting to see if my husbands name pops up on the list of deaths, and I want to know WHY!
TinMother (Mod)
Posted January 15th
Try to keep it cool people, I don't want to have to ban people, I know its stressful right now, but do your best to keep it civil.
XxxVoidCowboyxxX
Replied January 15h
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TinMother
Posted January 15th
Really? You were going to try and guess the Corpse Eaters identify of all things?
Do you have a death wish? Take a three month ban for your own health.
SleeperOfEternities (Confirmed villain, confirmed Smaug)
Replied January 15th
I would remind to all the squishy people out there, that guessing an angry dragons identity is a good way to get eaten.
Clear?
Allseeingeye (Confirmed gal in the know)
Replied January 15th
Holy crap, is that Nidhog?
Yes sir, clear sir, please don't eat me.
I dont taste very good.