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Disclaimer: I don't own DP, I wish, but sadly Desiree doesn't seem to grant my wishes. 'sigh' Authors not at the bottom, enjoy! THIS IS A DARK CHAPTER! Not that dark, I don't go into detail or anything, but chapter two is probably WAY brighter than this chapter in comparison. Rated 'T'.
Bad Dreams
"Hello Valerie." It was such a good feeling to say that. Sure, Danny said it every day to her at school. But this is the first time he could say it to her, while in ghost form, without some kind of attack on him. Odd, he didn't remember any truce being held.
"Hey Phantom. I was wondering when you were going to show up. Been sitting here for a while now." Danny grinned and hovered in front of her above Fentonworks. It was a nice night; the stars were out and shinning brightly.
"How did you know to find me here? This is the home of a ghost hunting family, not ghost helpers. Shouldn't I be giving this place a wide berth-or something?" Danny faltered at the end; something was fighting its way through his mind, trying to tell him something. His brow furrowed in concentration.
"I don't know Phantom. Why do you come here? Why don't you just tell me? Why do you always have to be so secretive? You say you're not like other ghosts, but then why do you keep secrets? You're dead; you shouldn't have any secrets left!"
Oh yeah, now he remembered, this was a dream, a dream that didn't end well. Val wanted answers. Answers he couldn't give. How did this dream end again? He couldn't remember exactly, but a deep sense of forbidding flowed over him. Not well. This was not a good dream. He had to get out of here, had to get Val out of here, something was wrong, something was coming.
"Hey, Phantom! Listen to me! I want answers, and I want them now!"
Danny looked at her; they had to get out, now. "Val, not here, we'll talk somewhere else, but we have to leave! Something's coming this way an-"
"Oh no, Phantom! You have been avoiding me for too long. I'm not leaving this spot until you answer all of my questions! I have waited and waited and you still won't say anythin-" She was interrupted by a trembling on the ground. It was coming from Fentonworks. She looked down, confused.
Danny paled, he knew what was coming, he could feel it coming, and he could feel him coming. And he knew there was nothing he could do, the dream was going to play its course, while he hovered in the air, watching. Danny couldn't move, but he no longer wanted too, there was no stopping it. Dark laughter filled the air, and a deep, masculine voice followed. "You want answers Valerie? I'll give you answers. I'll give you all I've got. And when I'm finished, you won't want answers anymore. No, you'll want release. The pain I will put you through, and all you will have to blame is yourself, you trusted me, a ghost, after all."
Valerie looked up at Danny, and he could literally taste the fear, anger, and confusion rolling off of her body. He hung his head and looked at the ground, there was nothing he could do, and he knew how it would end. The same way it ended last night, and the night before that, and the night before that, and so on. A different person that he cared about, every night would be tortured to death in front of his eyes. And he would be stuck there, unable to move or help.
He could do nothing but whisper "Sorry." Every time Valerie screamed, cry silently from his place in the air as Dan Phantom lovingly proceeded to rip her apart. He couldn't move, he was tied to his spot in the air; there really was nothing he could do. This dream started off with such a good feeling in his heart, and now, he was paying for it. Good feelings were replaced by sadness, frustration and anger.
And when Dan finally just killed Valerie, bored of making her scream in pain, he couldn't help but give a scream of his own to her death cry. He had just killed a friend, after all.
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Danny woke with a strangled scream, glancing around his room, fully awake. Ouch, my head. What just happened? What time is it? Danny glanced at the clock, and groaned, four a.m. He was far too awake for this hour; there was no way he would get back to sleep now. Oh well, the early bird catches the fish-or worm. Whatever. Danny groggily climbed out of bed and prepared for a shower. It was going to be a long day.
And maybe the hot water could help him find out what he had just dreamed, and why he kept on waking up with so much fear. This was the last day. If he couldn't remember it, he promised Sam he would talk to Jazz about it. With a heavy sigh about the long conversation he seemed doomed to have with his sister, he snatched up a towel and entered the bathroom. Like he said, it was going to be a long day.
Alright this is my very first FF, do you like it? How am I doing so far? Is Danny in character enough? (Val doesn't have to be IC because its dream Valerie, so live with her OOCness, it's Danny's dream, take it up with him!) I have an OK outline of where I am going to take this story, but suggestions would be nice.
Did anyone notice the line from 'D-Stabilized'? I didn't get the quote exactly right, but it was Danny talking this time, not Valerie, so I had to change it up some. And yes, Val was in her huntress outfit, in the beginning she was on her hover board waiting over Fentonworks.
Short chapter I know. But they get longer, trust me!
Virtual cookies to all of my reviewers! This is my first FF, so I am pretty much desperate for any review, flamers welcome! Chapter 2 will be up shortly! (and it will be WAY longer)
P.S. How do I make a real line break? I am totally clueless…
