Danny Valentine

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> *"Danny suddenly felt the hard surge of anticipated satisfaction"*
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## Storyline

##### Braided Lives:

Danny is approached by Andrew Bottman, his boss, when Dennis Espeleta missed his check-in during an operation in Kosovo. After assembling a team, which includes the talented healer Peter Vithoulkas, he leaves to search for the man.

Despite the fact, his job and that of Peter seldom collide, the two of them have a mutual respect for each other and grow closer together. When after three days Dennis Espeleta is found and Peter Vithoulkas has saved the live of Jonas Nightengale, the two of them spend a little more time during a delay on the LRMC base in Germany. He tell's Peter about a problem he had, with his power, while being delayed in O'hare four months earlier. Having troubles with his shielding and ending up punching a wall. While it worries Peter, both men don't speak of it any further.

That is untill, more than a month later during a nickelback concert, Danny seems to have the samen problem. Feeling extremely high, only to almost collapse when Peter get's him away from the big crowd to the car and then to the Division P complex. When Danny's is more examined Peter tell's him he has seizure-like symptoms. The day after Danny still isn't feeling great and Peter keeps an close on him. So close that Danny feels like there's something more going on and he pries a little, and hears the story about Peter and his father who had ALS.

During weapons training he meets the feisty Jennifer Sebastiano. A new recruit for Division P. While Danny tries to remain calm and professional, Jennifer doesn't see the point on learning how to shoot a gun, he get's her to the point she's mostly able to to hitt the target, but they butt heads the whole time. The hand to hand combat training doesn't go much better.

Jennifer is already in a bad mood and suprises him with her moves on the mat. Almost breaking his nose in the process. She get's him to Peter, who heals him for the most part, and then dissapears on the two man. After Peter let's him go to get a new shirt Danny decides to check-in on Jennifer knowing she felt horrible about what happened. When he reaches her room he feels the missery and hurt coming from the woman, now suffering from a migraine. He enters the room and, despite her weak protests gets her to the infirmary, in the healing hands of Peter. When she's doing better he meets her in the cafetaria and tries to make her a bit more comfortable, feeling Jennifer needs to unwind he decides to take her to the beach away from the compound for a while. The decision  works-out really well for both of them.

During a mission in Mississippi he get's shot. He tell's Peter the bare minimum and when he get's back the two of hem butt heads. Danny being to stuborn to let the healer take care of him. It's Jennifer who makes them see the truth. It being that they are a lot more than friends-with-benefits. Feeling guilty about letting Cameron Bradshaw and Mason Flynn deal with a psyco on their own, Peter has to heal him all over again the next day. The man puts Jennifer in charge of making sure Danny doesn't do anything stupid again.

While on a mission in Mexico Danny is having trouble getting a hold of Peter. Finally he tries Jennifer's number who tells him Peter is in the infirmary after trying to safe Isabelle Rea, who got wounded during a operation in Alaska. When Danny finally makes it back to Division P the healer is still in bad shape and together with Jennifer he tries to offer help. He and Peter butt heads a couple of time, even get physical, but talking to Jennifer helps and when Peter breaks down they are both their to help him trough. The situation brings them even closer and when they spend the night together at a hotel they seem to be officially a couple.

With only two more weeks of training left, Danny takes Jennifer with him on a mission to find a missing nevada highway patrol officer. Jennifer does great. However, for the third time, Danny experiences problems with his powers. Feeling overwhelmed by everything around him it's Jennifer who get's him back safely. Together with her and Peter he meets up with Stephen Benford to figure out what is going on. Stephen guesses it could be a shielding problem or a Empathic processing problem. They come up with the plan to recreate a situation with all of them being their to get more information.

##### Hell Dogs Squadron

After Cameron Bradshaw survived a hitt and run and surgery. Danny shows up in the hospital to make sure the man get's the care he deserves. He's encounters Cameron's XO Rochester and a nurse who are both a little suspicious about his involvement.

When Keith Haverty, Cameron's roommate is found murdered, Danny tracks the pilot down to the doctors house Mason Flynn. he tell's Cameron that the car accident, the death of Keith might be related to the asignment he was possible going to be put on and that he has to come with him to Division P for protection. After having Cameron safely on the compound for three days he suddenly receives a call from the pilot saying they needed to get back to virginia beach to get Mason. Danny, not convinced about the fact that stuff is being moved around in the house of the doctor, refuses at first untill he hears about the fact dat the man is a Healer and Psychic. When they arrive at the house, the window is shattered and Danny takes of to clear the house. Mason isn't inside so he has to rely on the talents of Cameron to find the wounded doctor. Once found Danny makes the decision to drive straight back to Division P. After Peter tells him Mason is a talented healer Danny agrees to talk to the doctor when he's feeling better.

The pressure to find the missing missile however is rising now Cameron is doing better. Commander Rymal and NSA agent Simpson want the finder to come with them to Meridiam. Sinsce Cameron refuses to leave without Mason. Arrving at the site both him and Cameron got a weird feeling. They find the missing Sean Bennett driving a forklift to move the missile. A gunfight follows injuring himself and Commander Rymal. Mason is able to stabilize the commander and Danny decides to stay with him in the hospital as the doctor and Cameron travel back to Division P.

##### Seeking the Balance

It's mentioned that Danny has told Cameron Bradshaw it wouldn't be a bad idea to take Mason Flynn with him as a (sort of) trainee on a mission to Philadelphia. Where money is stolen from a bank. When the guys get back from the mission, that went terrible wrong. Danny meets them in the main foyer to debrief Cameron, while he sends Mason to Peter Vithoulkas

##### Zero to 165

When Mason Flynn is send to Pensacola to save Jonas Nightengale, who's injured during a anti terrorist mission, Danny goes with the Healer for protection and emotional support as well as making sure their is no delay getting to the captain. Ofcourse, nothing goes as plan and in the beginning they are denies acces untill Bottman get's envolved. Mason is finally able to use his healing power to stabilize the man under the watchfull eye of Danny who makes sure he get's enough sugar in him and, when Mason tells him about flashes of a woman and a bullet, he retrieves Jonas' personal affect. The plan is made to get Cameron Bradshaw to the hospital to use his finding skill to find the woman. When he hears the information, north, around a thousand miles away, he looks at the mission Jonas has done and narrows it down to fort Detrick

##### Braided Lives 2

While Peter Vithoulkas is driving to Baltimore to be with Jennifer Sebastiano, Danny is flying in so they can all be together for the weekend. When he arrives he finds both them on the couch, one suffering from a black eye and the other a nerveus wreck. He finds out Jennifer is having trouble letting go of the images of a rape victim and excidentily punched Peter.

Together with Vaughn Breckenridge, who is acting as his chauffeur, Danny attends the funeral of his commanding officer Edward Hirsch. Nearing the end of the ceremony he's beginning to feel weird and out of control, showing signs of a stroke. Vaugh manages to take him to Jennifer, Who is closer for help than Peter Vithoulkas himself.

## Quotes

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*"what we do is hard. What we are is even harder"*

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