A/N: And now that my homework is done, welcome to book three! Back To Life will be starring Danielle (Danlie here), Danny, Sam, and a few OCs! Trust me, if you thought Fading was insane, wait 'til you get into this!
Anywayz, here'z ya go!
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Nineteen-year-old Daniel Fenton-Ryder-Masters shook his head slowly to clear it. Yesterday, his life had been flipped upside-down. Again.
The girl who had taken to calling him 'bro' walked into the kitchen just then. Last night, Danny had gotten Vlad's driver to take him shopping for clothes for sixteen-year-old Danlie. His apartment officially had two boarders now. Danlie seemed to be more than happy to sleep on the couch last night.
She was still a mystery to him. She showed up out of nowhere, claiming that she was his little sister and they'd both been adopted. He replayed their talk.
"Yeah, you were taken away really young. When I was born, I was named after you. Daniel, Danlie. The only thing different was the 'l'."
"I'm not adopted. I'm a Fenton, born and—well, half-raised. The other half was Ryder and Masters."
Danlie's eyes darkened at the name. She shook her head, trying to get back on topic and looking a little nervous.
"Trust me, when you see our b—brothers, you'll realize that I—I'm telling you the t—truth."
She stumbled through that sentence, Danny thought.
She lied through her teeth, but didn't want to, Demo continued. Someone's trying to manipulate her.
But she's trying to fight it, which means someone's controlled her before.
"Hey, Danny?" she called, making him jump.
"Y—Yes, Danlie?" he gasped.
She giggled at him. "Where's your food?"
He blinked confused. Then he remembered and blushed. "I need to buy some. I'd barely moved in before I was in the hospital." Twice, he added mentally.
"Well, let's go get some!" She pulled on his good arm, leading him to the door.
"Wait! I can't drive!"
"I can!"
"W—Wait!"
The phone rang, and she let him go, huffing.
"H—Hello?" he stammered, trying to clear his throat.
"Danny? You okay? You sound kinda funny," Sam's voice said.
He blushed again. "I—I'm fine. I just—"
"Oh, good! Well, we were wondering if you wanted to come out to eat with us."
"I'd like to, but I can't drive."
"I could pick you up!"
"Daaaaan-nyyyyyyyyy!"
He winced. "Uh, sorry, Sam, I can't. I, uh, sorta have company over."
"Oh, okay. Maybe next time."
"Maybe."
"Bye, Danny."
"Bye, Sam." He hung up, sighing.
"Who was that?" Danlie asked suddenly. He jumped again. "Was that your girlfriend?"
"She's not my girlfriend."
"Then why'd she ask you out?"
"Shut up, Danlie."
Kami, she is a little sister!
"But, c'mon, I want fooooood!"
"Alright, already, I'm coming…."
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I swear, get a new driver, or Jo's gonna be dragged to your death time!
Hush up.
Danny shook when he got out of the car. "Where the bloody hell did you learn to drive?"
"My foster dad taught me," she said dismissively. "Trust me, his driving's worse."
"It can get worse?"
"Oh, shut it."
The two walked into the grocery store, splitting up to grab what they'd need. Ten minutes later, they met at a register, Danny having gotten the things they'd need, Danlie the junk food.
Danny sighed as he paid for the food. Only two days, and already Danlie was costing him twice the rent for the apartment. At least she could drive him….
As he got back into the car with Danlie and she took off, he took back his former statement. He'd be better off taking the bus….
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"Hey, Dan?"
"Yeah?" he groaned, trying to fall back asleep.
"Someone's called for you. I think it's your boss."
He jumped up, grabbing for the phone. "M—Mr. Lancer?"
"Hello, Danny," Lancer's voice said. "Who was it that answered?"
"Uh, just a friend, sir."
"Okay…. We need you to get down here, ASAP. We've got a robbery in progress. Hostage situation."
"Right, sir. I'll get down there as—uh, where?"
"The bank on 75th, right next to the grocery store."
Danny blinked. They'd been there only a few minutes ago, and he hadn't seen anything. It must've been a—
"I'll be right there, sir, but I need a ride."
"I'll-take-you!" Danlie screamed.
"Who was—?"
"Never mind, sir, I've got a ride. Thanks, be right there!"
He hung up quickly, dragging a hand through his hair and Danlie back out to the car.
"Where we goin'?" she asked.
"The bank next to the grocery store, and hurry!"
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Lancer, Val, Tuck, and Sam were already there. Dash and Kwan had gotten lost, but were on their way.
Danny and Danlie pulled up, he jumping out quickly. "Sir, how many?"
"Two guns. Two rounds are fired every few minutes. There's at least ten hostages. We're not sure of injuries. We were about to send someone in."
"Let me go, sir. I've done this a lot in Wisconsin." Being the smallest actually had some perks over there….
Lancer couldn't say no to the determined look Danny had on his face. "…Alright. Hurry."
"I will, sir." He ran in, disappearing from view.
Sam turned to Lancer, saying, "Sir, he's still hurt! Are you sure it was a good idea to—?"
"Yes. I trust him, Sam. You should, too."
"Yes, sir." She turned to the building, where more gunshots could be heard. "Be careful, Danny…."
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Danny turned invisible the moment he could. A stream of blue smoke escaped his mouth as he approached the bank. He could hear someone talking inside now as he transformed.
"Johnny, get the cash and let's scram! I'm getting worried. You know Phantom's back!" a whining, female voice said.
"C'mon, Kitty, like he's really gonna—"
"Come in and stop you? 'Cause that's what I was goin' for," he said, walking in. A girl with red eyes and green hair and a guy with green eyes and greasy blonde hair jumped. "Hey, Johnny, Kitty! I thought you two had quit the stealing business!" he said in mock greeting. He paused. "Well, then again, I thought Paulina had quit, too…."
"Phantom," the two growled.
He grinned. "The one and only! Now, let these people go, Johnny!"
"Hold 'im, Shadow!" Johnny commanded. His bad-luck shadow jumped out, pulling Danny's arms behind his back. As Danny struggled to break free, Johnny aimed a gun at him.
Danny saw this and laughed. "Wow, Johnny, you keep getting stupider and stupider! I got three words for you: I'm. A. Ghost!"
Johnny smirked. "Rumor's goin' 'round that you're also a Reaper. Steel, ghost-proof bullets, Phantom. See you never." He fired, and Danny slipped free from Shadow's hold. Instead of Danny getting hit, Shadow was and disappeared.
Danny backflipped to the ground, wincing only slightly at his torn leg, before standing erect again. "Nice try, Johnny, but it takes more than that to kill me."
"Oh, yeah? Let's see just how good you are at dodging, huh? You had to have gotten slow after years out of practice!" He and Kitty fired rapidly, forcing Danny to dance around to avoid the bullets. He finally got off a few shots of his own, freezing them both with his cryokinetics. He reached behind him to grab a thermos from a strap on his back. With a press of a button, the two were sucked inside as Danny floated back down.
He glanced over at the hostages, motioning at them to leave. They stampeded out the door, and Danny changed back. He walked slowly outside after they had left.
Sam ran over the moment she saw him. "What happened? Are you okay?"
He smiled slightly. "I'm fine, Sam."
"What happened? We heard the shots, and—!"
"Heh, actually, I didn't do anything," he said, a hand creeping backwards to rub his neck. "By the time I got there, Phantom had already gotten at them. It was a couple of ghosts. They were shooting at him, but he caught them. I didn't really do anything."
By then, Dash and Kwan had arrived, catching Danny's explanation. They smirked as they walked over.
Sam blinked, confused. "Phantom? Who's that?"
"Uh, j—just a—" Danny stammered, only to be cut off by Kwan.
"So, the 'ghost-boy' is still following you?"
Danny's eyes widened dramatically and he turned at them. "I th—think it might be me who's following him!"
"Danny!" Danlie screamed, running over and hugging him tightly. He gasped, having the wind knocked out of him since she only came up to his chest. "Areyouokay?Whathappened?Thereweregunshotsand—!" she said rapidly.
"I'm fine."
"Danny, who—?" Lancer started.
Danny sighed, wanting to just tell them all at once. He finally pried himself free from Danlie and motioned to her. "This is Danlie. She's my… she's… she and I might be… related."
The others stared. "…What?"
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A/N: Whoo, boy! Yes, confusion galore throughout this book! …It seemed much longer in my written version, but that might be 'cause of my sloppy writing, lolz! Anywayz, all yours! Byez, y'all!