This is a fan made story taking place during the current events of Chapter 8 of Grim Tales. The story revolves around the children of the Underworld, although it is mostly focused on my fan-made character Inferno, who you will explore in this chapter, enjoy!
Chapter 1: Prologue
The Ghost Zone. One of the 7 main realms in the Underworld. The ruler of this realm is Walker, a tall white ghost who formerly only was in control of the Ghost Prison. Originally the Ghost Zone was ruled by Pariah Dark until he got locked away again by Danny Phantom many years ago.
Many things have changed. No ghost can't leave the Underworld anymore, as there are no ghost portals anymore on Earth. The few existing ones were destroyed during the Great Mushroom War. A war between the mightiest superheroes and the most evil supervillains. Everything got destroyed and only few people managed to survive this treat. Not that this was any concern of the ghosts. They only couldn't haunt the world of the living anymore.
Our story starts with a young energetic boy, with flaming blue hair. He has a pale skin, two thick stripes under his eyes and wears black clothing with many armor on it. His name is Inferno. The young ghost was a troublemaker, he always did things that weren't allowed to do so in the Ghost Zone. And once again he was up to nothing good.
Inferno floated over to a door hovering in the Ghost Zone. A door was an entrance to someone's house, although some people had special places to live in, in the Ghost Zone. He knocked on the door and left a bag with ghost dog poo on the doorstep, which he set on fire with his ability. The door was opened by Nicolai Technus, a crazy tech-ghost. He forwards but saw no one, as Inferno was hiding behind the door. Technus looked down and saw the burning bag and stopped the fire by kicking on it. But that also caused his foot to be under the dog shit.
"Who dares to pull this kind of immature trick on me… Technus!?" he said in his annoying shouting-like voice. Inferno appeared from behind the door and laughed at Technus. The nerdy ghost knew who his parents were so he decided not to attack him, he didn't want to have a fight with that deadly couple. As Technus returned back into his house, Inferno still was rolling on in the air laughing.
"Ow that face!" he laughed. "Priceless." he stopped laughing and stood up. "It is always fun to trick Technus. So who will be my next victim? Johnny 13, I can stab his tires. Or maybe catch a veggie monster and give it to Lunch Lady. Or wait… what if I steal Youngblood's favorite toy!" Inferno chuckled at the thought of it.
"I think you have to delay those plans, because you are going to jail." Inferno looked behind him and saw two cops there. "Ow man, not again. I don't want to struggle so I just will step into the car." Inferno said disappointed as he stepped in the white car, secured with metal bars that prevent any ghost from escaping.
After a trip of 15 minutes the police car finally stopped. Inferno got out of the car, with both of his hands chuckled in ectoplasm cuffs. Inferno walked towards the entrance where Walker was awaiting him.
"I see you've got yourself in trouble again Inferno." the tall white man said. He guided Inferno into the prison and walked along with him. "Guess I have to call one of your parents again. Do you think anyone is at your home?" he asked.
Inferno was silent for a moment. "Mom might be at home. But she could also be going out with Kitty and Penelope. But I do know she doesn't have a concert today." Inferno said, notably with less excitement and carelessness in his voice as a few moments before. Walker sighed and the sat down at a table nearby.
"Do you like it at home?" Walker asked concerned. "I have arrested you quite a few times now. And every time you are alone and when I talk about your parents, your smile also immediately fades away."
Inferno didn't response and hanged with his head down, looking at the table. Walked patiently waited for Inferno's response, but after some time decided to continue. "Do you even spend time with your parents?" he asked.
"Not really…" Inferno said, still looking down. Not wanting to make eye contact with the only person who seemed to care for him. "I just feel alone at home, that's why I always go out and prank everyone. It is the only thing I can entertain myself with."
Walked nodded. "I understand. Do you mind if I use this information in a conversation with your parents?" Walker asked. He saw that Inferno was hesitating to agree with this.
"Go ahead. There isn't much that can change my situation at home." he said careless.
"Well then." Walker stood up. "I will try to reach your parents now and have a conversation with them. Then you can leave with, or without them." he said and left the table. "Those two really need to learn what a kid needs, certainly at this age." Walker said while walking away. Inferno rested his head on his arms. "Stupid parents. Never will I become like them." he promised himself.
"Yeah, I know what a trouble adults can be. Certainly parents. That's why I decide to just stay young." a voice said behind Inferno.
Inferno looked over his shoulder. "Oh it's you." he said and saw Youngblood floating behind him, quickly taking a seat next to Inferno. "What do you want Youngblood?"
"Oh nothing. Maybe we can team up together, play. I can get rid of your parents if you want me to. I once teamed up with your mother, before you were born." Youngblood told.
Inferno looked shocked. "You were born before me? And you worked with my mom, how it that possible?" he asked.
"Well I also worked with your dad. But I'm very old, I just don't want to age anymore so I don't. I also died when I was a kid."
"What happened?" Inferno asked, the first time he was actually interested in Youngblood, or someone for that matter.
"My parents used to beat me, and lock me up. When I was being teased at school for dressing up, my teacher also ignored that. It's like no one cared about me." when Youngblood said those last words, it reminded that of his own situation. "One time my dad pushed me so hard that I landed with my head on the table, and hit my temple, which caused an instant death."
Inferno looked surprised. What a cruel way to die. However his mom once told him how she died, which also wasn't fun. Inferno could call himself lucky to be born in this realm, instead of coming here from Earth. He also wondered what Walker was in the past though.
"But to get back on the topic. Want to get away with me from here?" Youngblood asked with a smile on his face. Inferno looked dubious but eventually agreed by nodding. He actually should have stayed, Walker was going to talk with his parents, he was going to help him. And yet he ignored Walker's rules and his ways to help him.
"C'mon." Youngblood motioned Inferno to come over to him. Youngblood was standing at the prison wall, apparently waiting for someone. When Inferno caught up with Youngblood he saw something above them. It was a skeleton bird, but in the size and shape of an Pterosaur. The skeleton dinosaur landed on the ground. He cut the bands that prevented the boys from going out with its beak. "Hop on." Youngblood said, and Inferno quickly hopped on the beasts back.
They flew out of the prison. Inferno looked down at the prison, kind off regretting what he just had done. Somewhere on an abandoned platform the Pterosaur landed and the boys got off. Inferno looked around confused. "Where are we?" he asked.
Youngblood took a few steps backwards, and the dinosaur transformed back into a skeleton bird which landed on Youngblood's shoulder. In no time he suddenly was surrounded by various ghosts. Aside from Youngblood there were; Technus, Desiree, Box Ghost and Klemper.
"What are they doing here?" Inferno said worried. Constantly turning around to see if no one was attacking him already.
"Isn't it obvious? We are here to get revenge on you." Technus said in his shouting voice.
"For all those pranks you pulled on us." Box Ghost added.
"This time there will be no wishes granted." Desiree said with a rather seductive, yet killing, smile on her face.
"I don't like it if you melt my bed. It makes me sad." Klemper said in a sad voice.
Inferno understood what they were saying. But by beating him up there wouldn't change anything. Also, he couldn't believe Youngblood betrayed him, stupid kid. "Sorry for pulling those pranks, but is this really the solution?" he asked worried.
"Yes. Then you won't prank us again." Youngblood said. Inferno turned around to Youngblood thinking he was going to attack him first. But then he got hit in the back by the giant first of Desiree, which she made with her spectral body manipulation powers. As Inferno was flying through the air, Technus slammed his with a lightning rod, followed by Youngblood who slashed him with his hook and Box Ghost who send a barrage of boxes against his head. Klemper then froze his boy in the middle of the circle. The five approached Inferno, with the intention to continue their beating.
Inferno closed his eyes and unleashed fire from his armor, melting the ice. Inferno unleashed a fury of fire around his body which hit the five other ghosts around him. A blaster then appeared out of his battlesuit and he shot at Desiree knocking her out. The Box Ghost and Klemper then stormed at him, but held both of his arms up. With his blaster he shot at Box Ghost and with the other hand he created a ball of fire which he fired at Klemper. Technus, who was a bit afraid now, collected electronica and created a car with legs for him to move around in. However Inferno grabbed his, with fire enchanted, chain and wrapped it around Technus' robot and pulled the chain to let him fall on the ground. He then approached Youngblood and aimed his blaster at him.
"Please Inferno, don't do this. I'm sorry." Inferno saw that Youngblood was very afraid, so he decided to let him go.
"Don't ever try to trick me again, I'm the one who does the tricks around here." Inferno said. He looked over his shoulder and saw the other ghosts regaining their conscious already. He had no business here anymore so he flew away. From a distance however, a man had watched the whole battle. "Interesting kid."
Inferno flew back to the prison and landed on the ground, quickly heading back to the table he was on first. However when he arrived he saw that Walker was already awaiting him, along with his parents, Skulker and Ember.
"Sorry to make you wait. I took a walk around the prison yard." he said unconformable. Walker shook his head.
"Some guard's saw you leave with Youngblood, I knew you escaped. However Youngblood wasn't imprisoned here. And I also can see you have been a fight, there's a scar over your face." Walker said with his arms crossed, obviously disappointed in him.
"Sorry." he said, and also looked into the eyes of his parents. Ember stood up and walked towards Inferno.
"Is it really true what Walker told us?" she said with a caring voice. "Do you really have the feeling that you are left alone by us?" she asked concerned. Inferno only nodded, not wanting to speak at this moment.
"I know your dad is always out hunting, but that is just his job. We have to do something for a living. And we always eat dinner together."
"Yeah… but…" Inferno was interrupted by his father.
"Sorry son. I thought you already reached that age that you wanted to do things for yourself. You are already 13 years old now, and you're entering puberty." Skulker said.
"But why do I always get the feeling of being alone? We never get to do something!" Inferno said, raising his voice a little. "And at dinner, we barely speak. Sometimes you talk about your hunts, but nobody ever asks how my day was. Like if you're ashamed of the things I do!" Ember had taken a few steps back, so she wouldn't get shouted to in the face.
"So that is why you started pulling all these tricks and pranks? So you would get to see your parents more often?" Walker asked.
"Basically…yes." Inferno said, now with his voice as calm as earlier.
Ember petted Inferno on his blue flamed hair. "Don't worry. What if we go to the Amusement Park tomorrow? Would that make you happy?"
"Are you just saying this because you have to?" Inferno asked not believing his mother.
"Of course I do." Ember said with glassy eyes, actually a bit hurt from the response of her son. "We are going there tomorrow." she said and hugged her son. "Don't forget that I love you." she said, still hugging, as a tear crawled over her cheek.
"Then that is settled." Walker said. He along with Skulker, Ember and Inferno, walked towards the exit of the prison. "Have a safe trip home." he said and turned back after they left. "Hopefully they will keep this promise."
That evening, although it was hard to tell time in the Ghost Zone, the family had just finished eating dinner again. Skulker told about moose with electric horns he skinned today and Ember about the latest gossips, which didn't really interested Skulker or Inferno. After dinner was finished Inferno headed upstairs.
After half an hour he came back to get something to drink when he overheard his parents in the kitchen.
"I really don't want to go to that amusement park." Skulker said. "I have many other important things to do. Why don't you go with him alone?" he suggested.
"That is not how a family trip should be. You must come with us too. I rather go out with the girls too, but I do want to spend some time with my son too. Inferno is really important for me, and I hope he also is that important for you too. Or is your hunting more important!?" Ember almost shouted. Skulker didn't respond.
"I see how it is. You only care about yourself. The lousy hunter." Ember said and stood up from her chair.
"Don't call me that. I do this for our family! I make the money here, so don't talk to me like that!" Skulker shouted.
"Is it really all about money?" Ember questioned. "Or are you having another relationship with someone?" she said. Skulker looked shocked. "Yeah I know about it. You shouldn't tell those things to Johnny. You really don't know that guy wouldn't tell it to Kitty?"
"I'll kill him." Skulker mumbled.
"I know all about your relationship with, was her name, Carrie."
"That isn't serious Ember. Carrie is just some emo freak, you're the one I like." Skulker tried to talk himself out of it. Inferno already had enough of all this so he went upstairs. His hopes of going to the amusement park tomorrow already faded. He then turned invisible and flew out of his room.
After having left his house he started to wander around in the Ghost Zone. Nobody was around, almost everyone was already in their door. Inferno also didn't feel like going to Walker, as he would only disappoint him. Inferno sighed.
"Hey kid!" a manly voice said from Inferno's side. He saw a tall muscular guy. He had a green skin, pointy ears and white hair, with a ponytail. He was wearing a black and white jumpsuit too, with a capital D on his chest, and a white cape. "How are you doing?" he said kneeling down next to him.
Inferno sighed. "Bad."
"Why is that? Something happened?" he asked.
"Well, my parents are fighting again. I was promised we were going to the amusement park together tomorrow, but I don't think that is going to happen. And in addition to that, my father is cheating on my mom."
"That doesn't sound too well. However I also made a woman cheat with her husband with me. But a woman got to have someone to pleasure her sometimes." he chuckled.
"Please keep those details to yourself." Inferno said disgusted. He suddenly realized that he didn't even know the name of this person he was talking to, he didn't even ever saw him in the Ghost Zone before. "Who are you actually?"
The man laughed. "I go by many names. But you can just call me Dan, Dan Phantom." he said with a smile on his face.
"Nice to meet you Dan. My name is Inferno." he said and stood up, also allowing Dan to stand up straight again. "That is a strong name you got there kid." Dan said.
"Thanks, it is some kind of combination of my parents' names. Although mostly of my moms." he chuckled a bit, feeling a bit less sad.
"This may sound weird, coming from someone you just met. But I know a place where there are children of your age. It is there more fun than it is here." he said. "Would you like to go there?"
"Where is it?" Inferno said immediately, not hesitating like he often does.
"It is in another realm. However it is a realm which is befriended with this realm. I don't know if you have heard about the Castle of Grim?"
"Nope." Inferno simply answered.
"Well then. It is the empire ruled by the wimpy Grim Reaper and his hot wife Mandy." Dan almost drooled thinking about her again. "The realm is close by, you just have to follow the signs leading to the empire. But look out there can be some dangerous demons out there. When you arrive in a town called Halloween Town, then you're already in the realm, but then you do have to fly up to the top of the mountain, to the castle." Dan explained.
"That doesn't seem too hard. I can take them." Inferno said. "Thanks for the information Dan. Hopefully I can have some fun there!" he said and quickly departed.
As Inferno flied away a big smile appeared on Dan's face. "Now you have an extra kid to bother you Mandy." he chuckled.
"Dan. This wasn't the deal we made." Dan turned around and his smile disappeared.
"Clockwork. Don't worry." he said serious. "That kid won't cause too much trouble."
"You might be wrong on that." Walker said who approached him. "I know who you are. Clockwork told me all about you already. My name is Walker. And I shall tell you that Inferno is quite the troublemaker."
"Nothing to do about it now." Dan said careless.
"You are going to do something about this. You know I can make you disappear in an instant." Clockwork said.
"Wow, you're cruel." Dan said with a frown on his face, crossing his arms. "Let me first get in shape. Then I'll visit that kingdom once again."
"Don't take too long though." Clockwork said.
"I shall bring the news to Skulker and Ember. Maybe they will realize now that they need to give that kid the love he needs." Walker said and teleported away. Clockwork sighed.
"I wonder when the realms will come at peace again."
Hope you all liked the first chapter. Don't forget to review and give your thoughts. Positive reactions = more chapters! (although I will make a second chapter). I'm also busy with Tales of Ooo, so that story I'm going to update next.