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(Dash POV)

I stood nervously as Jazz worked quietly on the machines, watching the black blood move from tube to tube. Vlad was stuck on his side of the bed, the white line of light hovering back and forth with great effort. Jazz moves, touching a cool cloth to Vlad's head, dabbing away the sweat. I move towards the monitors, watching the numbers drop some more.

"Jazz, you said this has happened before, right? How long does it take?"

"I'm not sure" she replied, "we have never tried to do this alone before. Danny's never been this bad.

I look at Vlad's ghost form, the blue skin, the blood-red eyes and the fangs. Vlad looked nothing like his human self but I was still kicking myself for not noticing it sooner. It made perfect sense. The anger when Danny spoke of him, the annoyed looks and yet here Vlad was risking his life for someone who hated him. I saw Vlad's handshake the black moves, flooding his blue skin changing the blue flesh to an unhealthy translucent gray. The spiderweb lines forming under the flesh rip across the skin, like living beings.

Vlad's heart monitor spikes. His breath deepens. A deep pink hue starts to glow around his body, causing the white line of power to flicker, sliding over more of his human form. Vlad grunts, pulling it back. I watch the healthy red blood flow out of his human half, sliding down the tube to Danny, flooding under the skin. The black blood moves towards his human half, causing Vlad to shift the ghost half over it and I watch it hiss, stream and sweat rolling down his body. Vlad was burning, I could feel the heat radiating off his body from the end of the bed and I have to fight with myself not to step back. Vlad clears his throat, once, then twice with greater effort and I watch his face shift, a struggling swallow.

"Vlad!" Jazz shouts, moving forwards as a slow trail of blood leaves his nose, then eyes "Vlad stop! This isn't working!"

The two heavy doors open up and I turn to see Valerie and Kwan "Vlad, I can't seem to get a hold of- Jesus Christ! Vlad!"

She rushes forwards as Vlad spits up a small pool of blood, falling onto the bed around him "Vlad stop it!" Her hand hits the machine, stopping the blood flow and Vlad lurches forwards, coughing more blood.

"No! You can't stop! He'll die…" his head falls forwards, the white light snapping back to the left and I'm faced with a pale broken version of Vlad, now screaming in pain as the black webbing moves across his body with ease. His hand slams down on the thick metal railing and I watch with amazement as it bends, even in human form.

(Jazz's POV)

I grab Vlad's chest, pulling a syringe off the medical table and inject him with it. Watching the black blood slowly recede. As I continue to hold Vlad to the bed, Valerie moves to check on Danny. My brother had started shaking, convulsing in his bed.

"Shit! He's Seizing!" she moves, grabbing some of Danny's blood but before she can inject him, the shaking stops. The loud alarm rings through the room as the heart monitor falls flat.

Ala our A.I. chimes across my ear *rouge one, rouge two we have incoming ghosts. *

Valerie was over Danny, having climbed up on the bed to beat on his chest "Are they friendly?"

*The portal seems to be coming from the Far Frozen, the port key is listed at friendly. *

Valarie and I share a relived look. Frostbite.

"I didn't think he would come here,"

"He would for Danny"

"Ala, how many are with them?" Valarie asks, still pushing down on Danny's chest

The house hums, red lights lining the floor and ceiling *I'm sensing four cores –five cores, the last one is weaker than the others*

We both share a second look. Danielle.

*Portal opening.*

Static hits the air, causing my hair to stand on edge. The sound of electricity crackled across the room and we watch the small circle of green spin, growing larger each second until it stops, tall enough for someone to walk through.

Dash screams, jumping back. His body moves into a low crouch, ready for any fight. That fight quickly leaves as three looming figures move out, heavy footsteps shaking the ground. Thick furry legs pull your eyes up to yellow linen clothes. I hear Dash swallow as his eye goes up, taking in a toned chest, massive shoulders and a bear-like face with blue ice horns. His eyes fall down to the long-muscled arms and thick hands, long black claws shining in the light. As if their figures weren't terrifying enough their eyes were sharp, looking to kill any threat.

I knew from the blue armbands they were elite guards. Frostbite's best warriors. They sweep the room, looking for any possible threats.

"Stand down. You have no enemies here."

The second's tick by, three pairs of eyes glare down at me.

Tick. Tick. Tick.

"Stand down Warriors; we're not here to fight." A deep voice states.

A third hulking frame appears the soft blow of wind casts some snow onto the floor. I sigh in relief to see a familiar face.

"Frost Bite."

"Did you get my message?" Valerie asks, her hands continuously pumping Danny's chest.

"Yes. Thankfully she has been under my care, but the child is unwell. I can't keep her from her source any longer."

I noticed Danielle wrapped in a strange medical blanket, the glittering white almost blending in with Frostbite's fur.

"How long has she been like this?" I move away from the guards, pulling out a third bed beside Vlad and set up a few things we might need.

"She's been having problems since Friday night, but her condition is declining. She needs her source."

"Danny won't be able to help her right now." I snap up the sides of the bed, making sure she wouldn't fall.

The sound jars Vlad out of his hazed state. His eyes flicker open, finally registering who is in front of him.

"Danielle?" he moves, getting off the bed and I lunge to catch him.

"Vlad lay down!"

Despite his weakened state he still fights me, trying to move over to his daughter unmoving form "Danielle!"

Her eyes open briefly, a weak voice calls out "Dad..."

"Plasmius, you're unwell." Frostbite states, causing him to snort

"It's been an eventful night." He rolls over, groaning in pain and holds his stomach. I move, grabbing a nearby bucket and barely make it in time. Vlad heaves into the bucket as I rub his back.

"He had to take both sides of the transfusion," I state, moving the cup to him when he's done.

"Both sides, are you daft Plasmius?"

Vlad smiles, his head tilting up in pain "Sadly this isn't the dumbest decision I've made." I watch the two of them stare at each other, the tension was palpable "If you're going to kill me can you at least do it away from my family. I'd rather they not see that."

"Why would he try to kill you?" I snap, my mothering side shining through.

This time Vlad chuckles painfully, the sweat coming back "Last time we met, I stole the infinity map," he groans "And I might have burned off his arm..."

I look back, seeing the thick ice cast around the white bone, against all odds the thick ice moves with ease *A.N. yes I know frostbite had that in the beginning but for story purposes, I'm saying he had both arms when he met Danny but not Jazz.*

"You burnt his arm off?!" I snap, glaring at the old man. Vlad winces in pain, forcing a pained smile

"Old Habits die hard..."

"Um hello?! Danny is dying! Can we please focus?!" Dash snaps

Frostbite stops briefly, looking between all of us and the monitors before tossing back his head, laughing heartily "Who told you he was dying?"

"What?"

"Oh, dear boy, the great one can't die, he's half dead."

"He's not dying?"

"No." looking at the group he sighs like an all-knowing father "Honestly, you humans worry too much…" he walks over to Danny, placing his hands over his body. His head, chest, arms, stomach, legs and feet. He hums once, slowly pulling them back to his head. He lifts his hand, the white fur starts to shimmer, then flutter. I take a step back as a cold shiver runs through my body. Electricity danced through the air and I could do little more than stare as blue light fills his palm. No matter how many times I saw it was still captivating. Blue and white light moves like Phosphorescent liquid. "Danny is like you and he's not." His hand vanishes from sight, the blue liquid moving down and it disappears into Danny's chest. "Think of his ghost core like a human heart, moving out old blood and creating new Ectoplasm. Danny used too much of his Ectoplasm and in his weakened state his body couldn't keep up. His body is in a deep sleep, a coma of sorts."

Just like magic, it seemed to lighten the tense atmosphere. It was strange how quickly everything changed I felt my knees shake, the feeling of joy blooming through my chest as Danny gasps, a deep full breath. Tears rim my eyes, blinding my vision but I could still hear his heart rate increase, levelling out with each breath.

"You see." he gestures to the machine "It's an easy fix… for a true ghost." We all follow his look to Vlad; the man was getting paler the longer time went on. Vlad, giving him a lot of credit -glared at the beast.

"I am a true ghost."

"But you're not an ice ghost, your core is fire." We watch Danny's body pulse; a bright glowing light radiates from inside his body. Danny was glowing, brightly, each pulse made the black blood fade and soon his skin started to have its regular peachy tone "Place the child with her source and return to the far frozen." They nod, bowing at the waist before continuing their instructions. He walks up to dash, placing a large paw on his shoulder "Thank you for taking care of the great one but now you all must leave. The amount of ectoplasm needed here is not safe for humans." He tries to smile a reassuring smile but I could see Dash leaning away from all his teeth.

I cast a glance at Danielle, her face of pain melts instantly as she touches Danny but a look of emotional grief lies on her face. I move, swirling a cloth in the water bucket and place the damp rag on her forehead.

"Shh, Dani. It's okay. We're here."

"Do not take my kindness the wrong way Plasmius. I'm only saving you because you saved the great One." He smiles darkly "Prepare yourself Plasmius. This will hurt you a lot more then it hurts me."

The fifth scream follows us down the hall, I hardly have time to think before Jazz shoves us into a large room. She cries out in frustration, ripping her mask off. Her hand slams against the wall, the red lights lining the floor turn blue and suddenly all the noise falls silent.

Jazz paces the floor, mumbling words under her breathe. Valerie slightly more calm moves to the cupboard, pulling out a glass, her hand shaking as she fills it with water. She downs the glass in seconds, repeating the action a few times. I move towards the couch, pulling Kwan down beside me. He sighs, leaning back in exhaustion.

"Ah! We have to talk about something! Anything! Or I can't help but listen in and I can't bear to hear Vlad in pain." She sticks a finger in her ear, twisting it in fast circles.

"You'll listen in?" She looks at me, and stops, glancing at Valerie "I can't hear anything since you turned on that." My hand points to the glowing keyboard on the wall "It shuts out noise doesn't it."

"Yes, Vlad had it designed for his battles with Danny," Valerie states, pulling off her gloves and runs a hand through her hair.

I watch her head twitch again, the small wince of pain moving across both their faces. Both of them looked so different. They had been kind, sweet souls, helpful to others back in the day but now, they had changed. Both of them stood, proud and tall, weapons strapped to their backs, heads held high, eyes searching the walls for any threat. Valerie had a thin scar running down her left cheek, Jazz had three long scars running across her neck, claw marks. The girls I'd seen were gone and in their place were women. Warriors. Bodies toned and lined with muscles and hearts darkened to do what was needed.

"When is Danny going to wake up?"

"I'm not sure." Jazz states, slapping her gloves on the table as well. I notice the fades scars on her fingers. The split skin that tears over and over from hours at the punching bags "I wasn't exaggerating when I said we've never seen this before. We still don't know the limits of Danny's or Vlad's powers. Even Danielle has grown stronger. We can't put a time frame on things like this."

"Hey…" Valerie whispers, entwining her fingers in Jazz's "this isn't your fault." She tilts Jazz's head to her, moving her thumb over her cheek "He's okay. Frostbite helped." Jazz's hand moves over hers "This is new, but now we know -we'll be prepared. That's all we can do. Be prepared for next time."

I shift, feeling a bit out of place in this clearly personal moment. She smiles, leaning into her hand a bit more "Your right. Danny will be fine." They take a step back, Jazz roles her shoulders a few times, cracking her neck "Tucker and Sam will be here soon and it will be okay."

"Uh, no it won't." I snort, instantly regretting it as they both turn to look at me.

"Excuse me?"

Three sets of eyes turn on me and I see Quan shake his head slowly. The way everything was right now bringing up the fight would be a bad idea.

"Um… Tucker and Sam are all the way back in Amity Park. They can't come now."

Jazz snorts "Why? Because it's Sunday? Trust me, it's not the first time these three have skipped school."

"Yeah, it's easy, we'll pick them up when we drop you two offs. It's Sunday after all." She moves, typing something into her wristwatch.

"Um, can we talk about this."

"Look Dash, I'm thankful for what you did for Danny but he doesn't need this right now. You two have no idea what's happening and the last thing he needs is a million questions." Jazz states, stretching left then right "Danny needs stability, a calm atmosphere filled with people who love and care about him."

"If you really need answers Danny can answer them at school but you can't do anything more for him," Valerie adds

"Um I know but-"

"Dash!" Jazz snaps, turning to look at me, anger flashing in her eyes "I have had the weekend of hell, do not push me. I don't want any more surprises; I don't need any more problems." She snaps on one of her gloves, the end crackling with electricity "I'm being nice because you helped my brother but my patience is wearing thin. Don't make me force you out."

The darkness from before, the blood-chilling warrior was starting to show through and I felt my nerve breaking. I wasn't looking at Jasmine Fenton, I was looking at the purple hunter, the killer of the undead. All the love was gone, all the humanity was gone and I was looking into the eyes of a person that would cross any line to get what she wanted.

Valerie moves, sliding her hand up her arm and gently squeezes the flesh. Jazz looks at her hand, the peachy skin turned white from the force and she sighs, turning away from me. A hand over her eyes again. "Sorry."

"You two grab your stuff, I'll call Tucker and Sam before we go."

"No!" I snap, causing both of them to look at me. I sigh, running a hand down my face "look, I… um…" I sigh, strangling the air around me "Trust me. That is not a can of worms you want to open right now."

"Why?" Valerie states, crossing her arms "Tucker and Sam have always been here, the only one out of place is you. Both of you." Her eyes snap from Quan to me "Why was Danny at your house."

"Um…"

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