#dr danan

[septnautical]

Not quite done with all yet but! Ta dah! References for the humans! Just working on our refugee gang and Xander now :)

[septnautical]

Btw thank you so much huffle for doing my request, so I was wondering does anti trust Zara and danan? If not will he? Or he does trust them how long did it take for zara and danan to gain it?

I’m not sure if you wanted this as another request or not (feel free to keep asking btws! I’d like to do a prompt every day if I can! If not I’ll redraw old stuff or try to write something!)

So far anti doesn’t trust anyone- but he knows that his brothers trust those two so he at least tries not to maim them- he probably growls at them when they get too close. Danan he probably has a softer spot for since she saved him but he also doesn’t trust doctors at all. And he probably resents her for not being able to wake up Jack.

As for Zara- I dunno how he sees her tbh- he doesn’t really understand why Jackie likes hanging out with her so much and why they’re so close. (Probably cuz I always see anti as aroace~) He won’t go out of his way to hurt her cuz he doesn’t want to piss of Jackie but I feel like he keeps a careful eye on her- just in case she ever tries to hurt his brothers.

He will eventually but- that’s getting into spoiler territory >;3c we’ll have to see what drives him into having to trust them, won’t we?

[septnautical]

The bluesuits and refugees had all spilt up and gone their separate ways after their altercation. The Ocean Arms’ had led the refugees away inside the base to rest and recover, as well as figure out where they could stay until more work on the base could be done.

The hybrid boys all watched from afar, studying the humans as they went their separate ways. Jackie was still fuming, agitatedly swimming back and forth, tail lashing and baring his teeth.

“Why is this happening? Everything was going so well- and then fucking more white suits come and ruin it!”

Schneep sighs from where he’s resting on a nearby rock, pinching his nose and adjusting his goggles. “We… we do not know what these white suits will do, Jackie. Perhaps they are not-“

“Don’t even finish that sentence, Schneep!” The reaper mer growls, turning on his brother. “They’re white suits! They can’t be trusted!”

Anti, who is resting behind Schneep and is still being comforted by Marvin, seems to growl in agreement before huddling his face more against Marvin’s side. The warper merman frowns and pets back his older brother’s hair.

Jamie rubs his arm and looks back towards the base before trying to speak up, “....but- Zara?”

Jackie pauses at that, then deflates, sinking in the water slightly. “...Zara… she doesn’t count. She’s… she’s different. We saw her help us- she gave up everything to be here.”

“Maybe these white suits can be the same-,” Henrik tries to offer.

“No!” Jackie shouts, tail lashing out again and almost hitting the resting boys in the face. “They’re here because they have no choice! I… I don’t trust that- I don’t trust any of them!”

Chase seems to nod, eyes narrowed at the base, “ I agree… especially that pompous gun toting one. He gives me a bad feeling…”

Anti starts to growl again, his eyes darkening and digging his claws into the rock underneath him. This causes Marvin to be more concerned then he gets up and pulls Anti with him, throwing out a hand behind him to open a warp gate.

“...Anti doesn’t need this right now… and neither do I. I’m gonna take us back to the cave to cool down and…” The warper can’t seem to find more words and just shakes his head. Anti doesn’t seem to protest and grabs Marvin’s hand to led him faster through the portal.

Chase speaks back up to all the brothers, “Good idea, I think we could all use some distance from this for a bit.”

Jackie still seems agitated and he grips and ungrips his fists before sighing out in anger. “I.. I gotta go blow off some steam-“ And then in a blur of bubbles, he’s rushing off.

Schneep labors to get up but then follows Marvin and Anti back to the cave. Chase is about to follow when he notices Jamie hasn’t moved, looking at the base with conflicted eyes.

“....You coming J?”

Jameson jolts slightly then looks back to the older brother. He hesitates before giving him a soft smile.

“...later.”

Chase’s eyebrows furrow, seeming like he might argue and drag Jamie with him. But, soon his shoulders drop and he shakes his head before turning tail to go through the gate.

“...Be careful Jamie,” He warns before the gate dissolves into the bubbles.

The cuddlefish merman watches the spot where they left for a few seconds. Then, he snorts in determination and starts swimming back towards the base.

Jameson swims close to the wreckage from before- and sees a couple bluesuits already working to repair the damage. The merman can’t help but smile, feeling pride for him and his brothers having helped them get enough scrap and materials to get to work right away. The base has come a long way since the boys first came. Jamie waves to the bluesuits, who perk up and wave back before getting back to work.

After finding another entrance back into the tubes, Jamie starts to venture around, trying to find the new additions to the base.

He find majority of them huddled in one of the lounge areas. The blonde woman… her name was Stacy- she’s curled around the two children, shushing them gently and brushing soft fingers through their hair. There’s an older boy, brown locks mousey and thick, that is laying on the mother’s shoulder. The other child looks a lot like the older woman, blonde hair catching light from the bright sunlit water outside. She’s curled around her mother’s arm and holding tight onto her suit.

One of the men from before that was holding the blasters- the one that couldn’t shoot as well. He’s curled up in a corner, looking at his right arm and flexing it Iike he’s in discomfort. In this light… it almost looks like it’s shiny like metal. Jamie cocks his head to the side in confusion. Can humans be...part machine? Maybe he could ask Danan about that later…

The red headed teenager- Jamie spots her starting to go down the hall, looking ready to explore the base. The cuddlefish mer is about to follow her when one of the kids’ heads perks up and they look up at the hybrid in the tube above them. The boy’s eyes widen and then his face breaks into a grin, going to wave at Jameson. JJ’s face brightens and he presses against the tube to wave back, grinning too. The boy giggles and tugs on his mom’s arm to get her to look up.

The woman however, sees Jamie and immediately glares, holding her children closer to her and hiding their faces. She curls around them protectively and stares Jameson down almost in challenge. Jamie deflates then quickly backs up so he can swim away.

Jamie swims down farther through the tubes, and finally finds himself nearing the infirmary. He swims down into the tank next to the air filled room, peering through the window to look inside.

A couple bluesuits are milling around, trying to help the two refugees that needed immediate attention. He can see the woman with the head wound being tended to by one of the nurses. Right next to her bed is the boy that was passed out. He’s awake now, talking and smiling to Danan as she checks his chest. He’s a shorter man with black hair, shaved at the side yet the top is very floofy. He wears circular goggles- or Jamie thinks those are the other things humans wear to see… oh, glasses. On his chest, there’s a… round sort of valve around where the boy’s heart should be, and Danan is examining it. After awhile she nods and smiles at the boy, and it must be good news considering how he cheers then zips up his suit.

Then, the boy’s eyes scanned the room and land on Jamie and his spying. His eyes widen and Jamie tenses up- prepared to swim away. But, the whitesuit just breaks out into a grin and starts to get up and walk towards Jameson. The cuddlefish mer starts to get nervous, looking back and forth in the tank for a place to hide. Danan seems to sense his panic though and comes up to the glass, pressing the intercom to talk.

“Hello Jamie! There’s no need to be frightened. This is-“

The boy pushes to talk and Jamie is surprised by the softness and playfulness in his voice.

“Oliver! Oliver Doom- though most people just call me Ollie!!” He grins at Jameson, his eyes warm and brown and surrounded by laugh lines. Jamie blinks curiously and presses a hand against the glass, moving closer to the stranger.

“Wow…” Oliver breathes, studying the hybrid back. “I… I didn’t know you all existed… but how cool are you- a mix of creature and human…” Jamie shifted uncomfortably, feeling like he was being put under the microscope- but then Ollie pipes up. “You must have the coolest stories! And, being able to live in the ocean? I’m so jealous!”

Jameson’s eyes widen then he grins at the boy, flicking his tails. This whitesuit… he doesn’t sound like he wants to tear the merman open and examine him. It sounds like he wants to be his friend.

Danan smiles before addressing Jamie again. “Oliver was just thinking about looking around the base, now that he’s awake. Would you like to show him around, Jamie?”

The cuddlefish mer nods, beaming to the refugee. Oliver blinks though and cocks his head before looking to Danan. “...Do the hybrids not know how to talk?”

“Oh-“ Danan breathes, looking back at Jamie and trying to find the right words. “No they all can talk. Jamie just… only talks when necessary.”

“Oooh okay, so he’s selectively mute!” Oliver looks back and smiles warmly at the merman. “Maybe later I can learn why, but there’s no rush!”

The merman shifts slightly then coughs to get the human’s attention. He places light fingers on his throat before trying to speak louder.

“...hurts.”

Oliver looks surprised- “It hurts to talk? Didn’t the Ocean Arms help you?”

Jamie shakes his head, then looks away. “...long time ago… different kind of hurt.”

The whitesuit’s face softens. There’s a moment of silence, a bit of tension in the air. But eventually Ollie perks back up, beaming at the merman.

“Well that’s all I need to know then! Thank you for sharing Jamie. I’m sure we can communicate well even without you talking!”

The cuddlefish mer blinks again in surprise. It’s so rare for him and his brothers to meet humans that are so… understanding and kind.

Pressing up against the glass, Jamie figures this is the best time to ask his own question. He points at Oliver, then at his chest where Danan was working earlier had cocks his head in question. It takes Ollie a second but soon he stands taller with a quiet explanation.

“Oh! You want to know about my chest? ...I suppose that’s fair.” He unzips his suit again and shows the metal in his skin again, except Jamie can see it better now. The circular piece of metal is more techy than Jamie thought. There’s an interface on the surface, showing off a picture of a heart as it beats- and stats and numbers on the side.

Once Oliver is sure Jamie has gotten the whole picture he zips back up his suit and gives the merman a timid smile.

“I was born with a weak heart. The Alterans enhanced it so I could live easier. And, this device does help a lot! But, I can’t stay submerged in the water for too long or it could malfunction or short circuit.”

The cuddlefish merman looks fascinated and Ollie messes with this hair shyly.

“I guess, you and me are both a bit broken, huh?” The white suit laughs. Jamie pauses at that, then finds himself giggling good naturedly. His brothers have said something similar. It’s a comforting thought- to have people who understand.

This could be the start of something nice.

Jamie smiles and flicks his tails before soaring up into the tubes. He beckons to the human and then starts to swim through the tubes further into the base. Oliver’s face brightens and with a quick wave to Danan, he hurried after the merman.

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It takes a lot of coaxing to get Anti inside the base. He tenses up and refuses to budge when the brothers try to drag him through the entrance to their tubes. But with a quick reminder that it’s the only way he’ll see Jack, Anti reluctantly enters.

Zara waves the boys goodbye with a promise to meet up later. Jackie waves after her with a goofy smile on his face.

Anti had only been in these tubes once for a brief moment. It was a strange phenomenon to swim over a bunch of white suits, just observing them. Sure Anti had seen white suits milling about through brief glimpses out of windows, but never like this. Here was so open… so free. It was like they weren’t trying to hide anything. But even that seemed suspicious to Anti. Everyone had secrets.

The boys lead Anti through a confusing labyrinth that they navigated with ease.

“They have to keep him deep in the base so hopefully none of the white suits know he’s here,” Marvin explains gently as the path just seems to get longer and longer. Anti frowns but tries to focus on just keeping up. There was so much that was catching his attention though. He’s never gotten to see white suits just being… people before. Anti shakes his head at that thought. White suits weren’t people. They were monsters.

Eventually the boys reach an opening next to what looks likes a blocked off room. Anti almost smirks to himself, he knew they had to have secrets. But then the brothers lead Anti through the opening and suddenly there’s a window that shows what’s inside the closed off room. Anti gasps at what he sees.

It’s Jack in the room. But the room is filled with air from the looks of it, since a couple scientists are walking about. Jack has a water mask attached to his face and his tails and submerged in a pool of water below where he’s being suspended. He’s resting on a long metal table that’s tilted upwards with lots of machines and wires hooked up to his skin. Anti recognizes one of the white suits working on him. It’s that dark skinned woman that tried to talk to him before he escaped here. The woman sighs and brushes back Jack’s brown locks with a concerned face. Jack is so pale and thin, it makes Anti’s stomach drop. He looks just like how Anti saw him in his dreams.

Anti can’t stand to watch any longer and with a wild cry he tries to throw himself against the window to burst his way to Jack. His brothers are faster however and they all manage to grab him and haul him down before he can do any real damage.

“Anti it’s okay!” Chase encourages.

“They’re taking care of him, I know its look scary but that is keeping him alive!” Schneep advises.

Marvin gently takes Anti’s hand as he points towards the window, “Really look at him Anti… do you see any bandages or bruises? Any fresh scars?”

Anti looks to Jack and frowns, “....no…”

“Then you know they’re not experimenting on him… they’re helping him.”

“yeah! “ Jackie pipes up, “Danan says he’s in a co…. A co…?”

“A coma, Jackie,” Schneep replies.

“Yeah that!”

Anti’s face grows pale, “What is that?”

“It’s a state of really deep sleep, i think,” Chase answered.

Ani growls low in his throat, “The white suits did this…”

Schneep nods, “That’s what we suspect… Jack once told us that the whits suits needed him for something…” He gazes back a Jack with a sad expression, “He never explained for what though…”

“I know it’s not what you want to hear Anti,” Chase speaks gently, “But there’s nothing we can do for him right now… we just have to leave him be and trust that he’ll wake up soon.”

Anti bunches his hands into fists at the thought of leaving Jack alone.

Marvin quickly rubs his shoulder, “You can visit as much as you like..but now you should rest Anti. You look awful…”

The sea dragon grits his teeth, “‘m fine…” Then a series of shivers overtake Anti’s body and he has to lean back on one of his brothers to stay upright.

“That’s not really what fine people do, bro,” Chase laughs slightly.

Schneep smiles and swims over to the window, where he presses a button to what looks like an intercom. “Danan?”

The brown skinned doctor turns towards the window then smiles and strides over. She too presses a button.

“Hello Henrik, hello boys,” she greets warmly, then blinks slightly when she sees Anti,” Oh my... “

“If you’re not too busy Doctor, we vould like some help looking at what might be wrong with Anti,” Schneep sheepishly asked.

Danan quickly shakes her head, “No no, i was just wrapping up here. I can meet you all in the quarantine in a few minutes, i just need to put on my suit.” Danan then quickly turns heel and lightly pats her assistant’s shoulder and hands them her notes before she heads out the door.

The brothers all gather round and help Anti up, but the sea dragon does not look happy.

“She’s not gonna hook me up to anything is she?” He growls as the boys lead him back through the tubes to their new destination.

The boys are strangely silent and Anti growls more.

“It will be okay Anti,” Schneep quietly reassures. But, Anti doesn’t feel too assured.

They make it to the quarantine a few minutes before Danan comes in and Schneep leads Anti to the table and has him sit down. It feels weird for Anti to be in a lab type room and not having to be tied down. Actually it was weird for him to just freely swim into a lab. He felt shivers go down his spine. He doesn’t like this place one bit.

Marvin comes over and pats one of Anti’s tails, “Try not to worry Anti. Everything’s gonna be okay.”

Anti snapped, “The more you say that the more i don’t believe you.” Marvin struggles to come up to a response to that but luckily Danan then comes through the door.

“Hello Anti!” She chirps as pleasantly as possible, “I’m glad you’re okay… well mostly.” She grabs a couple tools from her supply and swims over to Anti, “I’m just gonna check some vitals to see if i can tell what’s wrong, is that okay?”

Anti bares his fangs at her and growls low in his throat but then a small warm hand takes his and he turns to see Jamie offering a him a smile. Anti huffs and mumbles out an agreement to Danan. Danan quickly gets to work as Jamie holds onto Anti’s hand to help him keep still and calm.

After a couple quick check ups Danan swims back and studies Anti with a frown. “I.. I can’t quite put my finger on what’s causing this… it’s not a virus...it could possibly be a side effect of the trauma but i feel like this goes much further than that…”

Danan sighs, “Anti, i might have to sedate you to run some more tests-”

“No!” Anti yells, looking furious. Danan backs up slightly, her eyes wide.

“Anti-”

“I’m not sleeping! I’m not letting you poke anything inside me! I don’t want it!” He screeches, balling up his tails close to his body. “Find some other fucking way that doesn’t involve me blacking out.”

The brothers and Danan all exchange nervous glances.

“Anti, dear, I’m not sure there’s another way…” Danan gently explains. Anti just growls more and pries his hand away from Jamie and starts hiding behind the table. “I don’t care! You’re supposed to be so fucking smart! Figure it out!”

While Anti is arguing with Danan, Schneep quietly swims over to Danan’s desk and finds a sedative he’s used with her before. He breathes then locks eyes with his brothers. They all seem to get Schneep’s plan and nod his way. Marvin closes his eyes and focuses on opening a warp gate as quietly as possible.

But Anti is too observant. He notices Schneep out of the corner of his eye grab something. He sees the water as it shifts. He screams in rage and quickly bursts upwards to swim away back to the tubes.

Jackie, Chase and Jamie all collide on him and tackle him to the ground though, even as Anti screeches and scratches.

“Let me go! I don’t want to sleep again! Let me go!!” He hollers. The longer he yells , the more scared he sounds. Jackie swallows a lump of guilt in his throat and Jamie tries to keep tears out of his eyes. Marvin quickly opens a gate behind the three then one behinds Schneep so the stalker can do what he needs to do fast.

Schneep wastes no time sticking the syringe into Anti’s neck as soon as it’s exposed to him. Almost immediately the sea dragon’s movements begin to slow and his eyes droop. He looks pissed though. And terrified.

“I am sorry Anti,” Henrik whispers as he pats Anti’s hair, “This is for your own good… just trust us.”

Anti looks ready to open his mouth to argue but his eyes droop completely and his head lulls to the side as the sedative sets in.

There’s silence as Marvin closes of the wrap gates and the brothers all gather around the now sleeping Anti.

“Well,” Jackie eventually pipes up, “He’s gonna be pissed when he wakes up.”

Danan gives a tense sigh, “I think you boys have a lot to catch me up on.”