Daniel shivered against the back bars of his cage and clung to them. He was coming, the only thing he feared more then Wu Long was coming and he had no where to hide. Daniel pulled his blanket up to him and snuggled it close to his face and chest. He tried not to cry, to be strong, to be a man; but terror and tiredness had begun to take there toll on his mind and body. He was starting to care a little less day by day whether he lived to see another, his emotional center and mental balance tipped precariously over to one side. He buried his face in the soft fabric when he heard the first taps of foot steps approaching the bars. It would do him no good but he did it anyway. He held on to the last minute as the door was thrown open and a cold arm reached inside and snared him by his foot and he was yanked out and into Wu Long's arms. Daniel trembled in the embrace and looked up at his master pleadingly his fingers curling into his shirt even though he knew better then to hope for respite from him.

"Daniel, aren't you going to greet Dr. Webber?" Wu Long held the slight young man cradled against his chest just in case he decided to bolt again. He wanted to kiss the human he looked so lost and forlorn unshed tears blurring his eyes. He loved submissive broken things. He loved breaking them and he loved when they clung to him out of necessity no longer able to fend for themselves. Daniel trembled in his arms a frail delicate shell of what he used to be and vulnerable to his masters every whim. Wu Long couldn't keep the grin from his face at the quivering fear in the young man.

"Now where are your manners? Be a good boy and say hello to the doctor." The tears did spill over then in weak lines running into the boys' hair. Daniel took a deep breath and turned his head into Wu Long's chest. He rested his forehead against the cool muscular wall and sighed.

"Hello Dr. Webber." Daniel spoke in a soft precise voice the words pulled from him. He wasn't surprised when clammy fingers grabbed his jaw and pulled his face around. The long dark red nails puncturing his skin as he was made to look upon the doctor. The man may have once been beautiful, certainly the fine bone structure supported that theory, but his skin was as thin as paper and green tinted veins flowed visibly under it in a spidery web. His long black hair hung about him in thick twines and his eyes flared deep red from their sockets, the lids pulled back so they protruded silently.

"Why aren't you glad to see me again child? You should be honored I would reduce myself to aiding in the extension of your life." He let Daniel's chin go with a slight shove for emphasis.

"Why do you ever waste yourself with such creatures?" He asked, disdain in his voice. Wu Long smiled and tightened his grip on Daniel.

"Why should I not? Some of them are quite pretty and the warmth of their bodies is pleasurable, you would not deny me pleasure now would you?" He asked the other man jovially as they moved from the room and down the hall. He was in fairly good spirits all things considered. He had yet to acquire the kami and reports were trickling in that indicated that his betrothed had fully bonded and been impregnated by the human. Wu Long saw this as a minor set back that would end with at least one dead human detective. His first instinct was to kill the child as well but he held himself back well aware how much easier it is to manipulate a creature when the welfare of their offspring was in his hands. The kami might be easier to control and bend in that instance. And it now looked as though other options were possible, the doctor finally making headway into the successful seeding of a human that would carry a child of his own to term. Wu Long shifted the boy in his arms and clutched him a little closer. He could feel the rapid heartbeat against his own and looked down at his valet.

"You are sure Doctor that it will succeed this time?" He asked in Chinese, a bit of reserve in his voice. The doctor was a hybrid himself of kami blood mixed with something vial that even Wu Long had the good sense to fear. He was old, far older then Wu Long himself and he clung to life stubbornly usurping it from the living world around him refusing to relinquish his grasp. The doctor arched an eyebrow and curled up a thin lip.

"Yes, I think the samples we collected from where the other kami was shot are more then sufficient. I would not attempt it on a creature of either gender if he were not all ready so altered. He has survived when others have not. I see no reason why this instance should not be the same. His body has adapted well to receiving your seed and your venom and he heals much more quickly from the transfusions I've given him. It should be well." Dr. Webber responded also in his native tongue. They traveled in silence deep into the center of the complex both of their minds turned to the outcome of their plans.

Daniel laid quietly in Wu Long's arms his mind blank with terror. He shivered from time to time as tremors shook through him as his body remembered what lay behind the doctor's doors. All too soon they stopped outside of his lab and Dr. Webber ushered them in. Wu Long carefully tightened his grip on the boy holding him steady where he couldn't break free. Daniel had proved to be quite troublesome in the past, his normally beaten nature submerged in his fear. He had shocked the dragon man by kicking loose and bolting the last time they had come here. Daniel had had no where to run and had been easily cornered but Wu Long still remembered the faint flush it had brought to his face and the wild glaze of his eyes. The doctor nodded towards his exam table the restraints already in place and waiting. Wu Long carried Daniel over and placed him on the table. He pushed down into the boy's chest with his arm bringing all his formidable strength into play to keep his torso still. He watched the fire rouse in Daniel's eyes as the doctor moved to cuff him and prepared for the outburst. He was not disappointed, the human jerked his arms and kicked his legs with all his might. His head shook from side to side rapidly and he breathed in frantically, sounds of protest erupting from him.

"No, no, no, no, no, please no." Daniel singsonged as full fledge panic set in. He tried to buck and throw off Wu Long's arm to no avail and his hands clawed for any kind of hold. It took a few minutes for the doctor to grab and cinch down each one of the flailing limbs. The metal and leather restraints he normally used replaced with soft lined cuffs because of the amount of damage the boy had done to himself before. The doctor had strict orders that pain was allowable but not death or disfigurement. The last time the human had required transfusions to replace the loss of blood where his wrists had burst open against the bite of the metal links. He had added a few more restraints to make up for it covering not just his wrists and feet but his neck, abdomen, and knees as well effectively immobilizing him. Once all the restraints were in place he and Wu-Long stepped back and watched Daniel work through his fit rather enjoying the high keening sounds he made as twisted and thrashed in his bonds.

"You know I would almost say the child doesn't like me." He quipped to Wu Long a smirk on his face as Daniel's limited energy waned and his gyrations slowed.

"Really, you think so Doctor? Odd, I like it when he comes to see you." They waited until Daniel lay spent and panting before approaching the table and proceeding.

"All done?" Wu Long asked him tenderly and stroked the side of his face. Daniel looked up at him misery written into the soft brown eyes. Wu Long ruffled his fingers through the boys' light colored hair affectionately, quite content with his concubine for the moment. He rolled a few strands between his fingers and thumb marveling at the fine texture. Daniel's hair had been his undoing when Wu Long first laid eyes on him. It was a silvery brown and wavy and made one think of moonlight shining down on the earth. Wu Long had been distressed when the weight and length had pulled it somewhat straight and had had it kept cut short ever since so that it cradled his scalp and curled against his cheeks. The dragon hummed a little to himself wondering if the child he wanted from him would have such hair.

Daniel closed his eyes and tried to keep from tensing at the sounds of the doctor preparing his instruments. It was unnerving to have his master in the room fondling him and dread was working a steady path into him at the implications. Wu Long normally deposited him and left or stood across the room watching dispassionately as the doctor manipulated his body and his genetics to better withstand being the bearer of the dragon's intense passion. As much physical pain as Wu Long put him through it paled next to the humiliation of being bound and stretched wide. The agony the doctor introduced him too being on an entirely different level and it made being beaten a mild manageable thing.

Daniel felt the ghost of his master's thumb across his lips, the rough scales catching at the sensitive flesh and prickling it. The digit brushed back and forth a few times and then slid into his mouth. Daniel immediately suckled responding to his training, his tongue rolling across the thick scaled skin.

"Good boy." Wu Long whispered in his ear before turning to watch the doctor work. He looked on as first an IV was inserted into Daniel's arm the greenish fluid inside a distilled version of his own venom to bolster the boy's immunity to its more lethal side effects. Daniel convulsed as the cold sting swept through his veins and involuntarily clenched his teeth biting down on Wu Long's thumb but then relaxed as the venom sank in and light paralysis took affect. Normally this is where the intense pain started for Daniel as metal forceps and pinchers as well as various chemicals were introduced on and into his body. This time however was different as the doctor filled a syringe with a purplish thick syrup. It contained some of the older kami's blood and a just a hint of tissue from where he had been shot by the female cop. It contained other things as well but Wu Long didn't want to know what Webber had added to it, nothing would have surprised him. The intended effect would be Daniel's body accepting the tissue and its inherent hermaphrodite and regenerative properties. The doctor had assured him it would bond with the boys own molecular structure and spread rapidly throughout his body, thus giving Daniel the shape shifting ability needed to bear live children, at least in theory. He looked on as the syringe broke the skin and sank into an open vein. He clicked his eyes a few times to change vision so he could watch its progress through Daniel.

"It shouldn't take long for this to work." Dr. Webber murmured absently. Wu Long nodded and watched the quicksilver progression as the tissue raced through his body leaving its signature in its wake. Daniel moaned against his palm and his body arched beneath his hand gently. Wu Long stared at the rapid changes in his slave as he was remade. The outward changes alone were startling, his skin became smoother, hair even silkier, his nails jettisoned out in transparent ovals and in his mouth Wu Long could feel the barest pricks of tiny fangs. The grand impact came when Daniel momentarily opened his eyes. The golden brown had mixed with the violet of the donor's eye color making his eyes appear lustrous and almost black. Then the pales lids drifted back down and Daniel went limp his mouth releasing it's grip and going slack around Wu Long's thumb.

"A success doctor?" Dr. Webber pulled the empty syringe out and tossed it away. He eyed the sleeping boy carefully before nodding.

"I think so. Leave him be for a bit. I stripped the tissue before giving it to him removing anything I felt was detrimental to what we want but just in case it won't hurt to have him locked in here. He shouldn't inherit any of the strength at all, nor anything empathetic as the donor is known to be, save perhaps the smallest amount and that would only be useful in determining your wants. Still lets not jump to conclusions." Wu Long bowed his head in agreement and ruffled Daniel's hair one last time.

"I'll be back for you soon my pet. And when I come back we shall finish this and see what may become. Perhaps I will have two concubines able to breed for me, the lovely Jiaoshu and now you. You should be honored." Wu Long patted his cheek in passing as he headed back to his main rooms to focus on the next stage of his plan. The blueprints for Leon Orcot's apartment building lay waiting for his inspection. He would find a chink in the armor and snag the young Count and then have both his human and the kami in his bed and swollen with his children.