Revenge (a symbiote story)

Truth

I end up taking them to my apartment until I can make sure the place I want to get them to is absolutely safe. Trevor held Rachel as I led him into my bathroom. I filled the tub up with cold water. As cold as I could get it. Then I took out the ice tray and dumped it into the tub. I needed to get the water as cold as possible. Both me and expressly Trevor were sweating from the amount of heat Rachel's body was giving off.
I stepped aside and let Trevor place Rachel in the cold water. She didn't even wake up after being put into the water. She must be extremely exhausted from just staying conscious.
"Now remember this is only temporary, I'm going to check up on the place to make sure it is 200% safe." I spoke up and Trevor just looked absolutely terrified as if he didn't hear what I said.
He stared at her sleeping body and he cupped her cheek with his hand. "She'll get better now right?" He asked not looking away from her. Now that the symbiote is hidden he can show his true emotions without the immediate threat of the symbiote getting angry.
"That's the plan, that's what we are hoping." I answered him not knowing what else to say. What do you say to a man who looks like he is going to lose everything.
"Toxin said if she was in cold water she would get better..." Trevor mumbled like he was trying to comfort himself.
"I'll need to talk to a friend of mine to get his opinion on," before I could finish my phone rang. "Hello?"
"Parker, it's me Connors. Officer Mulligan visited me not too long ago. He had gave a new symbiote. I believe he called it Phase. He said that it should be with you by now is that right?"
"Yes it is. I suppose you've been doing some tests on it?"
"I have and I have found a chemical in the symbiote that is like poison to it. It will cause the symbiote to over heat. It was put into the symbiote recently I believe to make it show. I have broken it down and I found traces of the Anti-Venom in it. Who ever wanted that symbiote to show wanted to wipe out the other symbiotes and through out time kill itself. Except this poison is fast acting and is killing the symbiote and host before it can do anything." As Dr, Connors spoke I left the bathroom and walked into my living room. "You must keep both host and symbiote in either a cold room or in ice water."
"To make sure I understand you correctly, you want to keep them alive so you can come up with some antidote?"
"Exactly"
"What about that part of them going to kill the other symbiotes? Not that the city can do good without them, but if they end up fighting they'll potentially rip the whole city apart!"
"I believe that they won't do that. Look at Toxin and Scorn, he is a symbiote that you helped trained to become a good guy like you and Scorn even though not part of the law is doing good too. Hybrid, isn't that bad as his predecessors are. I believe that Phase will be controlled enough once she finds out that humans for once are helping them. Just keep them as cold as you can until I am able to get there with the antidote."
"Just so you know Dr. Connors, Riot and his host are here with us in my apartment."
"Listen don't tell him, if he finds out that I'm trying to make an antidote for them he might freak out and think I'm trying to kill it."
"Alright did you find anything else out?"
"Yes there is this metal-like compound in the symbiote that seems to be trying to slow down the process, but this poison of sorts is over taking it. It's turning the grey part of it into a deep green color. Keep an eye on the green the further it spreads the closer to death it comes to."
"Alright. Please hurry Dr. Connors." I hung up the phone and quietly walked back into the bathroom. I looked at Rachel's symbiote side and I noticed that there were a few more green spots on her then there were when we were in the sewers. I'm surprised Riot hasn't taken any notice to it. I just have to keep him calm. I'll have to tell him about Dr. Connors though.
"Trevor?" I started and waited for him to respond but only silence was returned to me. "I have a friend who is coming over, he's coming over to help heal Rachel and Phase."
"If they hurt her..." Trevor spoke up looking at me. "We won't hesitate to kill you and your friend." He growled as a little bit of Riot leaked into his voice, but once he looked back at Rachel he calmed down. "She is too important." He pause standing up facing me "Riot is not like Carnage. It took us forever to find Rachel a safe and nice family. The other scientist killed my wife to get to Rachel. Then they put Riot's spawn into her. She is both our child. Making her even more important to us. Scream's spawn was put into her older brother but he had died along with the spawn. We were almost certain Rachel would die too. We can not lose Rachel and Phase now, not now."
"Don't worry Trevor, Rachel and Phase will be fine. My friend only wants to help them get better." I assure him and he glares his previous threat to me again and I can't help but feel hopeful. "He will be here soon, just be patient. If you need anything, I'll just be in the other room." All he did was nod and return to sitting next to the tub that seemed like his daughter's last resort.