He fought back a few whimpers and tried to force himself to take a breath, though he didn't manage to get much in. He was trembling even harder now, and it felt like he was burning up from inside. Claire's voice was shouting out through the roaring of his pulse in his ears and he desperately tried to listen to her.

Luis recovered from the shove and pushed forward, grabbing onto Steve's arm and trying to hold him still long enough to make the injection. "It's all right, relax. Just keep calm."

"No, no, no..." Steve moaned and knew all too well the painful throbbing starting to spread through him. He clenched his fists until his knuckles turned white, lowering his head and gasping for air. "I-I won't... no!"

Steve yelled out and his body rocked again, violently. His eyes had turned red, and as he shivered, his veins darkened and a greenish tinge began to spread up his arms and the side of his neck.

He screamed again, and it didn't sound very much like a human scream.