Tortured but Saved.

Chapter 7

Danny's POV

Well, this is where I die.

I looked grimly down at the flight of stairs which laid there taunting me. Jazz was on my left ready to descend them and to make sure that I don't break anything in the process.

At the bottom of the stairs stood Vlad grinning at me, waiting to see if something does go horribly wrong.

"Do you want my help Danny?" Jazz asked hesitantly holding out her arm.

"No, I want to try this by myself, if I can walk from my room to here I think I can manage it." I stated shuffling towards the railing.

I look down at the stairs and started silently praying that I don't fall. I gripped onto the railing as hard as I could, knuckles turning white and fingertips going red.

I take a deep breath and with a shaky foot I take my first step... Easy. Huh thought it would be harder.

Confidence started to flood me as I started descended the stairs quicker. Smiling I even started to ease my grip on the railing.

"Uhh, Danny go slower, you haven't recuperated proper-" at that moment a wave of dizziness hit me, the ground started moving and my legs started to give out, panic flooded me as my other hand tried to grab something but was met with air.

Suddenly my center of gravity shifted and I felt air rushing around me.

"SHI-" I screamed out but a hand grabbed the back of my shirt and pulled me back balancing me in the process, Jazz.

Once standing I took a moment to process, Jazz looked at me with a worried look on her face, "Are you okay?!" She huffed out worried. Another voice spoke out but my hearing quickly drowned out to cackling.

Suddenly her face went from my loving sister to Maddie, my throat clenched as I looked at her, my eyes went wide and my hands clutched my chest, a burning sensation echoed through it. I couldn't breath. The muscles around my ribcage tensed and I could feel my heart racing. As quickly as it started it ended.

Jazz came back in my field of vision and I took in choked breaths. I was lying on the stairs with Vlad who I had a death grip on and Jazz who gripped my face gently, "Jazz..." I croaked out as tears flooded down my face.

Vlad's POV.

My face contorted from smug to worry as Jazz grabbed him in time to stop him from falling down the stairs, I quickly teleported from the bottom of the stairs to Daniel.

Jazz asked him a question but something was off, Daniel's smile held a terrified scowl, his eyes went blank and turned into fear, suddenly his legs give out once again and this time I caught him and laid him on the stairs. "No-" Daniel whispered out and suddenly he grabbed my arm and shuffled back, he breathing suddenly cut off and he has a crazed look in his eye. "Please." He choked out.

"Daniel!" I yelled, "It's okay no one's here!" I look helplessly as Daniel started to tremble, Jazz took the opportunity and grabbed his face, "Little brother... I'm here." And just like that his breath returned in startled coughs and realization passes through his eyes.

"I-" he got cut off as Jazz hugged him as hard as she could, "I'm sorry." She cried out into his shoulder. "I should have done something sooner." He awkwardly patted her back and sighed, exhaustion in his face. He anxiously combed back his hair and looked at me, "I guess I should have expected to come out with battle scars." He grimly stated as tears brimmed his eyes.

I smiled sadly at him and ruffled his hair in reassurance, "That's why we're here little badger."

Once Jazz stopped crying I helped her and Daniel up, "Dinner still?" I ask trying to ease the tension in the room.

Jazz softly nodded this time she grabbed Daniel's arm and lead him down the rest of the way.

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Daniel's POV

Dinner was normal and thankfully no one brought up the situation that occurred a few minutes ago, instead a light chatter drowned out the sad tone and we made out way back to our rooms. This time I wasn't allowed to touch the stairs at all, Vlad carried me back into my room and laid me down much to my embarrassment.

"How are you feeling?" He asked as he pulled out scissors and bandages, taking that as a sign I quickly slip my shirt off over my head.

"The burn is almost completely healed, inner elbows have healed completely but whatever that was injected in me is still unknown. The electric abrasions have healed and aren't sensitive anymore so... I'd say decent." Vlad nodded and said, "Well since your chest is healed I will cut off those bandages since you won't be needing them anymore, however your neck and shoulder will still need it so that will stay on. But I was asking about your mental health Daniel."

I froze for a second and sighed, "I- I don't know." I mumbled fiddling with my fingers, "Nowadays I'm more anxious and scared of what might happen once whatever was injected into me starts to take effect."

Vlad Still listening to me started to cut off all the bandages on my upper torso and placed them next to me, He then cleaned my burn mark much to my disapproval and placed a patch onto it covering it and tapping it down with medical tape.

"Thanks Vlad." I sighed examining myself. I smiled seeing the abrasions practically gone, grabbing my shirt I carefully slipped it down.

"No problem little badger."