Book 1: Shattered Harmony

Chapter 34: Heart

Mistaken

Chapter 34

Heart

Zareth turned back to look over Spencer. She had that ugly bright make up and red lipstick on. She looked just like Danny used to. You would think that to be a compliment, but it was a major insult to Danny. Zareth slowly got into his fighting stance. Putting himself between Spencer and Danny.

"You know you could have given her some clothes to wear inside that tank." He told Spencer. Spencer just laughed.

"Whats the matter Zareth? Can't handle a naked android?" He laughed loudly.

"I don't have a habit of looking at my little sister without her clothes on you pervert." Zareth barked at the woman. Zareth turned to see Danny tying the blankets around herself as if they were toga's. He smiled at her.

"Stay warm babe." He told her. Danny looked up at him tiredly. She slowly nodded her head.

"Oh aren't you precious?" Zareth turned to look back at the vile woman. Yet his body froze up at the sight of what was in her hand. The remote. The damned remote she used back on the island inside that mansion to keep him still while they brainwashed him.

"Don't..." His heart hurt at the thought of her making him hurt Danny all over again. She was afraid of him for a few days. He had held her for hours after they were inside the hotel. They just stayed there quietly ordered a pizza and just stayed in and watched old movies they rented from some old shop. "Danny...run...please." He turned and helped her up from the floor. Danny clung to him.

"Who said...the remote was for you?" She slowly turned it so it was pointed at Danny. Zareth gasped as Dannys body seized up for a moment.

"Zareth..." She reached out for him. Zareth looked down at Danny lovingly.

"You can't hurt me Dannygirl. Your to loveable." He kissed her forehead. He chuckled as Danny tried to hit him. Danny just giggled.

"I don't think her plan was thought out well enough." Danny said and turned, walking toward Spencer.

"Danny no!" Zareth grabbed her hand, the other hand reached out grabbing the handle of the gun. Zareth could hear Dannys exclamation as she pressed the gun to him. She had never shot a gun before in her life. The shot rang out. Her eyes went from the gun up to Zareths face. His eyes were squeezed shut, he teeth were gritted together in pain.

"Zareth...I'm so sorry...I didn't want to do that." Danny pleaded, the tears ran down her face. The last time she hurt him like this he had problems trusting her again.

"Danny..." He ran his hand over her face. Blood smeared across it. "It wasn't you." He took a labored breath before falling to his knees. Danny felt the controller again. Danny pressed the gun to Zareths chin.

"No...No please I'm begging you. Not him. Kill me." Danny sobbed. Her hands were shaking. Danny closed her eyes, she didn't want to see when she pulled the trigger. "Brother..."

She heard a loud pop and Zanes voice. When she opened her eyes Dareth lay on the floor his eyes closed, blood draining from his stomach. Zane was behind her Spencers body on the ground. Danny looked amazed at the moment. Spencers body was that of an android. She felt Zanes hand on her back. The gun was gently pulled from her fingers. She turned back to see Zanes fingers laced with hers.

"Its over now Danny...you can let go." Zane whispered. Danny let go off a gun with a gentle gasp. She leaned down and looked at Dareth. Her scan showed that the bullet was still in his stomach.

"Help me with him." She asked Zane. Zane nodded his head and grabbed Dareths shoulders. Danny grabbed his legs. He made a loud grunt and gasp noise. His head rested against Zanes shoulder.

Danny and Zane had lay him on one of the empty beds. Zane pulled things out of drawers.

"Danny it wasn't your fault." Zane called out to her as she held onto Dareths hand. Every so often he would shutter as if he were trying for force air into his lungs. Zane pulled a machine over and turned it on. He pulled out a bag with a long tube. It was a lot like the one Danny had in her own mouth. He pushed it against Dareths mouth and pushed it down his throat. Then pushed it into another tube.

"It'll help him breath." Zane whispered pulling Danny back a bit so he could put another machine over near him. An IV in his arm and something else attached to the breathing unit. Lastly a heart moniter that showed his heart and blood pressure to be slow. This caused Danny to close her eyes and break into sobs.

"Dareth!"

"You stop that crying right now Danny!" Danny gasped covering her mouth. It was Zareths voice it had came from over by Zane. But he didn't look like he was talking at all. No one did. She let the breath out that she had been holding. She washed her hands and pulled on gloves and walked over to Zane.

"I'll be your nurse." Zane looked up at Danny. He nodded and pointed to the tools he had just finished washing himself.

"Alright his asleep now. The pain medication has set in, he shouldn't feel anything." Zane touched around the wound to see Dareths reaction. Their wasn't one. Danny saw Zane take Dareths hand for a moment. "I'm sorry my friend." Danny watched Zane hold out his hand.

"Scalpel." Zane said. Danny handed him one. Danny watched for any movement on Dareths face.

"Suction." Danny held a tube into the wound to suck out the blood.

With a loud 'Tink' noise the bullet fell into a tray filled with water. Danny was shaking so much, she was glad Zane was doing the delicate stuff. She knew he could see her shivering hands as she held the suction. All was left was closing the wound which was the hardest part to Danny. She could smell the burning flesh. It almost made her gag.

"At least it wasn't as deep as I had feared." He told her. "He should be fine." Zane told Danny. Danny took a deep breath.

"How are we going to get him out of here?" Danny asked. Zane looked around the room and shook his head.

"We'll just have to wait I suppose." Zane said left the room for a moment before coming back into the room with Spencers cell phone. He dialed a number. Danny looked down at Dareth leaving Zane to his call. She ran her fingers over his cheek and kissed him. She felt someones hand in hers. She looked up to see Zane.

"Your still weak." He told her. "Your about to..." He caught her as she fell into him. He picked her up and sat don on the floor against the wall. "Get some sleep Danny."

"Dun...gotta tell me twice." Her eyes were already closing on their own.

"Sleep well Danny. I'll watch over you." He said.

"So strange. I used to be so afraid of you...but now your one of my best friends...my brother...my..."She started to breath evenly.

"Family." He finished for her. Zanes optics powered off. He was in a power saving mode.

Jay ran into the room and looked around.

"Clear..." He yelled and looked around.

"This is where the cell phone signal is coming from." Nya said picking up the phone Zane put on the floor still on.

"Wheres Zane then?" Kai asked and turned and spotted him on his side with Danny on his chest.

"She's naked!" Jay exclaimed. "Oh wait till I tell Pixal!" He said with a laugh.

"Grow up Jay." Cole proclaimed. "Heres Dareth...oh man he's in a bad way. No wonder why they asked for help.

"Danny probably wouldn't have left without him." Lloyd walked over to Danny who seemed very cold to the touch. "Come on lets get them out of here."