Hello reader, I am the BluSpeeder, and this is my first fan fiction, taking place in an Alternate Universe where the start of Danny Phantom beings in the 1840s, I won't keep you waiting any sooner, so sit back and enjoy the story. And to those that left reviews for the announcement. I thank you for being interested in my story. Enjoy.
January 14, 1848
The morning sun was rising over the small but well populated town that was known as Amity Park. A fairly young town, filled with various shops and sporting activities, this simple town holds the idea of what the American Frontier can achieve with the large expansion of the West. The town was found by a man name Gerald Amity in the 1814. He founded the area in 1810 as a wide-open terrain with his family, the surrounding area containing rich soil and plentiful live stocks to maintain for more than one hundred people. Looking over the entire area on top a small hill, Gerald could tell that this was his home, this is his future. Following the months of finding the area, Gerald built his home for his family and he welcome everyone to his home. The next few months, four other family members began to settle either across from Gerald or next to his house and help him and his family either with the farm or with cattle. After the first year of surviving the wilderness, a small area, in the distance, of Gerald's house was soon being built by other people who have travel the plains to find a new beginning. Within three more years, this unnamed land held forty families, consistence a father, mother, and either one or two children. Shops were starting to be built, and visitors from across American began coming to this land to see if their family cannot only survive but live. Soon Gerald gathered the first four families that helped him and his family three years ago. Between the five families, they discuss the future of this land and came to the conclusion that with the consistence amount of visitors, they feel that this area should become a town. Four out of the five family decide Gerald was the first to find the area, that he should not only be the town's mayor, but the town should be named after him was well, to show that a simple man can achieve great thing when he puts his mind into the effort. Honored that people see him that way, Gerald accepted the title of mayor and the town name as Amity Park. Soon, Amity Park became a part of America's history when the territory of Indiana became part of the United States of America in 1819. Now after thirty years, Amity Park consists of a population over five hundred people and constantly growing. With a simple sign outside the east corner of the town, it read in big read letters, "Welcome to Amity Park."
Walking past the sign, entering the town, people will first notice the town center containing a roundabout and a ten-foot-tall obelisk in the center. Acting as the center-point of a compass, the town was built in the same direction of a compass for the people to use. A fairly wide roundabout, people would use the roundabout to direct the flow of both horses and carriages so people can arrive at their desire destination across the entire town. Following the eastern road will guide you to the town's exit and to the main road traveling outside the city limits into the wilderness. The western roads contain the shopping areas such as a clothing store located on the left side of the road along with the blacksmith. On the right side of the road, your store for guns and ammunition can easily be found, along with the general store to the right of the gun store and at the end of the road would be the town's train station. Next is the southern roads that lead directly to the "heart of the town." The name Gerald Amity used to describe the beautiful center part of the houses people would walk through every day. Which contains a natural park with hills from where Gerald Amity first laid eyes on the area. The two floor houses built by every possible family that has moved to Amity Park since the opening year of the towns' creation. Further down south from the heart of the town, lived in a seclude part of the community are the Four Families, the ones who helped Gerald Amity's family survive the first year, influencing the growth of the town to increase their own wealth. Finally, on the north, the road leads directly to the hub of the city, with City Hall acting as the end of the road. The telegraph wires and pole are placed in the back of the Bank of Sanchez on the right side of the road traveling from the train station to City Hall. While the left side contains sporting activities such as boxing held in a building labeled as "Baxter's Fighting Club" while a special made track was made behind the building for horse racing.
As the sun rises over the entire town, signifying the start of a new day. It looms over a certain house located at the edge of a street corner. The sun's rays illumined the sign of a company that reads "Fenton Works." In this three-story brick house lives the Fentons, a well-known but questionable family due to the parent's occupation as ghost hunters. Jackson "Jack" Fenton, the father, is a large but friendly individual who is considered to be the town's best ghost hunter. Jack has been known to babble on and on about ghost and their existence with great enthusiasm ever since the day he heard the tales of his ancestor John Fenton Nightingale trapping an individual with a plant identified as Blood Blossom. Behind this large distinct person lies Madeline "Maddie" Fenton, a devoted yet brilliant wife and scientist of Jackson Fenton. During her time growing up, she was trained by her father in the ways of biology and chemistry. Under her father's tutelage, she was easily qualified to be one of the brightest female minds in America. She and Jack cross path in the year 1821 while they were at the age of 18 and 21 respectively in upstate Massachusetts. Jack was intrigue by Maddie's knowledge in biology and chemistry while she was amazed by Jack's dedication towards the supernatural and his enthusiasm. Over the course of four years of seeing each other and learning more about one another, Jack and Maddie decide to marry each other in order to accomplish their dreams together, for Jack being the best ghost hunter and for Maddie being the lead scientist in a field of research. After their first two years of marriage, they heard of a growing town by the name of Amity Park in Indiana, with rumors that the town and the area around it were having supernatural phenomena, objects going missing in broad daylight and disappearances of townspeople. With determination, Jack and Maddie traveled to Amity Park as quickly as possible. Reaching the town in 1827, the two purchased an area to build a home and began researching on the supernatural with Maddie being lead scientist and Jack acting as the town's ghost hunter with his knowledge of the supernatural and supplies of Blood Blossom.
After traveling to Amity Park, Jack and Maddie were disappointed to learn that the rumors they heard in Massachusetts were just that, rumors. Rather than traveling back to Massachusetts and starting their old lives again, they decide that traveling can be good to start anew for them. They formed their company Fenton Works by having Jack acting as a trader for his blood blossom to the people of Amity Park using his charismatic charm. Their lifestyles changed when they had children, their first born, a daughter, named Jasmine or Jazz in 1830 and their second child, a son, named Daniel born in 1832. The rays entering the third floor of the Fenton's house, it has awoken sixteen-year-old Daniel "Danny" Fenton. A young but average built teenager, with long skinny arms, he covered his eyes from the sunrise with his hands. Slowly picking himself up, he was sitting on top of his bed. Looking across his room, he couldn't help but notice his room felt empty today. Getting up from his bed, he looks towards his door on the south side wall in his room, with his desk positioned on the same wall. The east wall containing his wardrobe and facing the window, is Danny's prize possession, a brass telescope aimed towards the heavens. Danny's interest in Astronomy has been common knowledge in the family ever since he was ten years old. I shouldn't have stayed up so late star gazing. Danny was thinking to himself while placing a hand on his telescope. It wasn't often Danny stayed up past eleven at night, but at around ten thirty at night, he saw the night sky was clear of clouds, and the moon was missing. For four hours, Danny stayed up gazing at star writing in his journal when he saw key moments such Planets, shooting stars, and a comet, writing down the time with his pocket watch. Decided that it was enough time reminiscing the previous night, Danny walked to his wardrobe getting ready for the day. Taking off his nightgown and putting it into a hamper, Danny select his black pants along with a white belt, he put them on first before picking a white collar shirt to wear. Buttoning up his shirt, he grabbed his dark vest with gold buttons and finally a black slim cut jacket pressing against his upper body. Looking at himself in the mirror, he cleaned up his raven colored hair into the style he always like, comb up high above his forehead and towards the front not to cover his icy blue eyes at all. Grabbing his pocket watch on his desk, he left his room traveling down the two flight of stairs. Finally enter the main living consisting of a family-size sofa and two chairs positioned in front of a fire place with three filled bookshelves standing at a height of seven feet tall behind the furniture. Walking passed everything's Danny entered the kitchen area, where he spotted his mother, wearing a light-blue casual dress setting up breakfast at the stove while his 18-year-old sister, in a black casual dress with blue footwear, was reading a book on psychology. Noticing Danny in the doorway, Maddie brought up a warm welcoming smile to her son.
"Hello Danny," she said with great enthusiasm, "I'm just about done with breakfast, would you like a plate?"
Before Danny could even get a word out, Jazz beat him to the question.
"Of course, he would love breakfast mom. He practically wasted all of his energy last night walking back and forth from his desk to his telescope all night." After placing her book down onto the table, she locked eyes onto Danny with a grin to show a sign of a victory.
Danny, too troubled to speak, finally broke eye contact with his sister and talked back to her.
"First of all, it wasn't all night," he paused for a second "It was until two-thirty in the morning." Practically whispering but still loud enough for his mom and sister to hear him, with Jazz huffed up a laugh. "Second, how on earth did you know I was star gazing, my door was locked the entire time you never knocked on my door once."
"Oh please, be reasonable Daniel, I lived one floor below you. I started reading at ten twenty when I heard you upstairs walking back and forth all for over an hour. I gave up reading around eleven thirty and went to bed." Jazz said until she resumed reading her book once more.
Maddie watched without interrupting her children, she feels that the relationship between the two has gotten worse over the last two years. The moment Jazz continued reading her book, she did need to tell Danny something.
"Danny, while I may not approve of Jasmine's way of talking to you," Maddie looked at Jazz while she was trying to avoid eye contact with her mother's unnatural purple color eyes. "I would have to agree that you staying up until two thirty is not good for your health. I may have to take your telescope away if you continue staying up that late." Maddie said in a stern but caring voice.
Danny understanding the situation and the consequence of his mother's words, had to explain the position he was in last night.
"But mom, last night sky was clear from both the clouds and the moon's shine. This was a great opportunity to do some star gazing since I have been stacking off with the amount of chores I have to do."
Understanding her sons' interest in Astronomy, the lack of both clouds and the moon that night, and the amount of chores, she and her husband have been given to Danny more than the average day. She decided that maybe just this once he should enjoy what he loves without consequences. With a smile on her face, she breathes in and out a low but subtle breath. She spoke with a sound of a caring but yet strict mother. "Alright Danny, I'll let it slide just this once, however, if I were to come up to your room between one and two in the morning, found out your still awake, I will take your telescope away for a month."
Relieved to hear that from her, Danny's breath left him when he was done trying to persuade his mother into believing why he was up until two thirty.
"Thank you, mom for understanding my lack of sleep." He said with pride in his voice, he turned his gazed towards Jazz to see the look on her face, only for him to realize that she no longer had any interest in the discussion. Feeling a bit disappointed, Danny decided it would be best to accept a plate of breakfast from his mother. Because of Maddie's dedication towards her research with chemicals and their reaction when mixed together with Blood Blossom, she had little to no time to cook a meal. Both Danny and Jazz understand that their mother will not always be there to have a meal ready all the time, they learned to cook for themselves at a young age. Danny accepted a plate of eggs and well cook bacon, enjoying this rare moment when his mother prepared a meal for her family. After having his breakfast, Danny was wondering what his chores would be for the day. His chores normally consist gardening the blood blossom in the back yard, to delivering mail to any destination in town, or simply helping his parents with their research.
"Okay Danny," said Maddie after putting away dirty dishes and turning off the stove "Today I need you to take the box that is in the backyard and bring it to the General Store. Your father forgot to take it yesterday"
Danny picking himself up from his chair walked over to a window looking at a small crate located by the gate outside. "What's in the crate?"
"Oh just a few dozen Blood Blossom for people to buy, your father and I believe that there's more supernatural occurrences happening around the town and that's why people are demanding more" Maddie said with a wide grin on her face, starting to believe that this might be the break she and her husband was looking for.
Jazz rolling her eyes and breathing out a slow disappoint yawn stood up and talked, "While that could be an interesting discussion to have mom, I need to go to the library and get some more information about psychology and sociology." She started walking towards the front door, "Goodbye mother, Daniel." She said before closing the door and started walking towards the library.
Daniel shaking his head in a stern manor, decides to get his chore done so then he can later meet his friends Tucker Foley and Sam Manson. The moment he opens the door to the backyard. His mother stopped him, "Daniel? You wouldn't mind going to City Hall as well to see if there is mail for your father and I as well."
"Of course mom, I don't mind." Danny replied with a smile before shutting the door.
Walking to the crate, he took out his pocket watch and read 8:33 am, wondering how long it'll be for the day he hoisted up the crate to his chest and left the backyard. Slowly walking away from his house, he marched into the general direction of the store hoping to get this part of his chores done as soon as possible. Walking on the dirt road north until he saw the roundabout, walking past the average Amity Park pedestrian making sure not to bother them or bump into them. Making a right, he entered the main shopping area of town and continued walking until he reached the store, he opened door the store entering Foleys General Store. Looking around, he was trying to find his friend's father.
"Mr. Foley," Danny called out in the empty store, waiting for a response.
"Daniel, is that you?" A man with a baritone voice called out from the backroom. Nathan Foley, a man of African descent with an average built for an early forty-year-old, came from the back room and locked eyes with the young Fenton. Cracking a grin, he walked over to Danny "Are those Blood Blossoms? If so set them on the counter over there." Nathan pointed to the main counter. Danny, following order placed them on the counter and opened the crate.
"My mother told me people were using these to ward off ghost. Is it true?" Danny asked why his family's blood blossoms are popular now.
"I'm sorry to tell you Danny that's not the reason. The real reason is because your friend Sam informed my customers that blood blossoms contain nutrients better than most vegetables."
Looking at the crate, Danny couldn't help but feel disappointed that his family's renown blood blossom was nothing more than vegetables for the people of Amity Park. Deciding to not worry about it, he need to learn about something else. "Mr. Foley, do you know where Sam or Tucker are I want to ask them something."
"Yes I do, but sadly they left. Sam went on a trip with her family to upstate New York, while my son went to Pennsylvania with his mother. Both should be within four days." Nathan replied to Danny's question. Knowing his friends, he wasn't worried about them traveling across the country, only depressed to learn he won't be able to talk to them for four days.
"Oh, before I forget Danny." Nathan went to the backroom only to come back with two envelop. "This one is for your family from last week profit, and if you wouldn't mind bringing this one to the mail in City Hall. If you don't mind." Handing him the two envelop, one with a formal address and another with his parent's name on them. Looking back at Nathan, Danny shook his head up and down.
"I was heading there anyway Mr. Foley. I'll gladly do that for you." Danny took Nathan's hand and shook it "And thank you for telling me where Sam and Tucker are. Goodbye." Leaving through the way he came, Danny walked up north to City Hall entering through the large double doors. Allowing his eye sight to adjust inside the room, he saw the receptionist typing on the typewriter. Walking up to him, he waited until the receptionist took notice of him. Finally looking up, the receptionist took notice of Danny.
"Yes how can I help you today." He spoke in a monotone voice.
"Two things, first this is outgoing mail." Danny said while handing him Nathan's letter, "and second, is there any mail for the Fentons by any chance?"
"Give me one minute." Taking the mail, the receptionist stands up and walked away going through a door on his right. Danny looked around the main hall while waiting for the man to return. Taking notice of the beautiful furniture stationed around the window on the left with black and white tile on the floor that reflected the sun's rays. Hearing foot steps behind him, he looked to see the man with a sealed envelope walking up to him.
"This mail is address to Madeline Fenton. Here you go." The man gave Danny the envelope and returned typing. Danny looking at the item, he saw the address was from his parents' home state Massachusetts. Looking on the back, it holds a wax seal with a "V" over an "M" on it. Decide that this mail must be important to his parents due the craftsmanship of the letters on the wax, Danny immediately left city hall walking directly to his house to give to his mother. Arriving at his house, he walked in calling out to his mom.
"Danny, I'm in the basement." Maddie replied. Walking towards the kitchen again, he went to the cellar door that was built when his parents first decide to install a basement underneath the houses' foundation. Climbing down the stairs, Danny entered his parent's basement that contains lab equipment of beakers and test tube on a long narrow table to the left while the right had a few experiments on a small round table. One experiment is droplets of crushed blood blossom mixed on the top of bullets, while another one is blood blossom infused with a lasso. Walking over to Maddie he pulled out the envelope. "Here you go mom, this was the only letter that was at City Hall for you and dad. And this is last week's profit for the blood blossom. Where is dad anyway?" Danny ask since he didn't see him at all this morning while he was doing his chores.
"Oh your father traveled to the next town by train, something about our blood blossom being used as an edible instead of their intended purpose, so he went there to clear up this façade story early this morning." Maddie amusing herself after taking both envelope and set it on the table. Danny not wanted to tell his mom what he was told at Nathan's store decided to avoid the subject.
"Anymore chores?" Danny ask.
"Yes, there is one more important thing you can do." Maddie looked at Danny before grabbing two sheets of paper and a flower.
"I can't leave the house right now because I need to keep an eye on three different chemical reactions with blood blossom I haven't tried yet. I want you to travel up north of road with Garrison and look for the flower Cherry Trees." She gives Danny a flower with red petals, a dark purple inside, and a bright green stem. Along with two papers, explaining their importance. "The first paper is a map that will lead you to the main deposit of Cherry Tree, while the other one explains the usage for the flower for us if you would like to know during your ride up."
Determining that taking a quick ride to gather some flowers for the reminder of the day shouldn't be that painful, it was better than going to library and hearing Jazz talk all about her or going to the bar by himself. "Sure mom, I'll be okay getting flowers for you. How much do you need?" Danny ask while taking the item from Maddie.
"Twelve flowers would be enough. Thank you Danny. Oh don't forget to bring something to defend yourself with." Maddie said smiling knowing that she has a wonderful son. She resumes back to the table with the lab equipment writing down everything she can. Looking over the table with the different equipment, he saw the revolver with the custom-made bullets next to it. It was a Colt Dragoon 44 calibers, but feeling that he's only getting flowers, he decided to leave it on the table. Walking outside to his backyard, he took this time to look at his silver pocket watch wondering how long it's been. The clock reads 9:36, realizing that it's only been an hour, he was speculating what to do for the rest of the day when he gets back. Walking to the right side of the house, he went to the family's horse Garrison, a strong gold color stallion with white hair strands.
"Hey boy," Danny said getting closer Garrison to rub his nose. "I can use your help getting some flower for mom."
Garrison replied with a quite neigh in agreement, always enjoying the opportunity to travel outside the town's limits. Wasting no time, Danny hastily attached the small satchel the family would use when transporting items such as flowers across the land. Danny led Garrison to the front yard, getting on top of him and leaving his house quickly galloping to the town's exit and making a right traveling north on the main road. For about five minutes, Danny was traveling as fast as Garrison could run feeling the wind blow on his face, enjoying the speed before coming to a stop, he grabs the map to find the marked location. Taking the map out he saw in the next tenth of a mile from his location, he would need to travel north-west after he finds a tree being held up by rocks. After that, he would need to travel for two miles before he'll come to a fork in the river. Noticing his mother's hand writing, it says 'Cherry Tree location.' Following the road once more at a slower pace Danny reached the tree and began heading north-west. Danny took out the notes knowing it was going to be a long trip and began reading about the Cherry Tree.
On January 12, 1828, Jack gave me a Cherry Tree flower, a name he suggested that was shrouded in mysterious while we went on a picnic one day. At first, it was only a flower with bright-red slim petals. Bringing the flower back, I set it down next to recently picked blood blossoms on the kitchen table, when suddenly the Cherry Tree died instantly. Curious about why this happened, Jack and I went to the location again and gathered more flowers from the small mountain hill. Returning home once more, we conducted more experiments with the flowers. Other than the blood blossom, no other flowers cause an immediate decay. With our knowledge of the blossoms, we have a theory that the flowers could possibly be a ghost flower that has entered into our world. Danny couldn't help but shakes his head in disappointment. On the verge of ghost-related phenomena, we decide to grow the flowers ourselves. Removing all the blood blossom, we planted a dozen seeds, and we have gathered and maintain their growth for a month. The flowers blossomed on the 14th of February, but with terrible results. The seeds produce nothing more than red roses. Disappointed with a month wasted on nothing more than roses, we felt ready to give up on the flowers, until Jack suggested that something, ghost related was close to the flowers to create Cherry Tree. Following that idea, we decide to mine the area where Jack found the first flower. However, without the money to purchase our own tools or a loan from the bank, we have no choice but to resort to gather the flowers every year on Mid-January. The month Cherry Trees seems to bloom every year.
Getting to the last paragraph of the note, Danny finds it interested that there is one thing in this world that is affected by his family's flower. Putting the note away, Danny kicked the horse on its sides the hurry up. Traveling for what seem like 20 minutes, Danny was beginning to hear running water. Slowing down Garrison to a stop, Danny notices a small hill covered by grass next to a crystal clear river with a fork behind it coming from the mountains. "Well boy we're here." Looking across with the field, Danny couldn't believe how beautiful this area is, feeling the breeze of the wind. Danny understands why his parents would choose this spot as a picnic, just far enough to be away from wandering eyes at the same time close so a horse can travel even with a small carriage. He almost let his mind slip and begin fantasizing who to bring. Only to shake his head, reminding himself he needs to find the flowers. Guiding Garrison across the river, he would begin his search at the hill.
Getting off, Danny started looking at the base of the hill, slowly walking counterclockwise to find any new flowers. Surprised that he hasn't found any, he was about two third done when he notices a man-made entrance to the hill. Looking at it, he saw on the ground an oil power lantern and small box of matches next to the entrance. Confused, Danny observed the surrounding area, but saw neither any horses, nor any signs, that would declare this area private property or off limits. Walking up to the entrance, he kneels down to the lantern placing his hand on it feeling that it was ice cold. Looking inside the mine, he saw the first bright-red Cherry Tree, quickly picking it up. Seeing the tunnel going down deeper, he couldn't help but feel that there are more down into the mines. Moving his head to look outside, he saw the lantern again and feel like no harm would come if he took some flowers. Walking over, he picked the lantern up before striking a match and lighting the wick of the lantern. With the lantern to help illumined the tunnel, he began walking down. After about five minutes, Danny was beginning to think about leaving, feeling the cold air of the mine. When he entered a cavern that reached up to 15 feet high and no more than 30 feet long in the perfect shape of a rectangle. Danny twirl at the entry point feeling a bit small. Finally stopping, he noticed that there were Cherry Tree scattered all over the floor. Danny in hastily movement, started picking up the rest of the flowers that he needs. Only to have his mind wander in thoughts. "How is it possible for these flowers to grow without sunlight or water? Maybe mom and dad were right and there is something unnatural about these flower. I'll need to tell them about this mine." Picking the last flower, he stands up walking towards the doorway, when he felt a hand grabbing around his throat and started to squeeze. Dropping the lantern, causing it to shatter, the remaining lit oil scattering onto the ground lighten up the area.
"Arrgh." was the only sound Danny made while his eyes bugged out looking at the man. He was a staggering six feet five inches with wide broad shoulders and a large frame, wearing a duster coat, but the most distinct feature is his head, wearing a tan cowboy hat with blue eyes, brown color beard, and three claw marks across his left eye. The man had a wicked smile with crocked teeth. Squeezing harder the man started to laugh.
"Look what we have here." He said with a southern accent and higher voice then what people would expect from his built. "Hey Jim, I found someone lurking around." He shouted into the tunnel.
"Who did you find James?" Jim shouted before entering the cavern, looking at Jim, he had the same frame and eye color as James, but with dirty blonde hair and a beard. He walked up next to James, and Danny instantly concurred they were twins.
"A small snooping little shit." James replied
"Why would he be in this cave, didn't we put up signs to say 'no trespassing'." Jim said with smile
"Why of course we did, I guess this little shit just wanted to explore."
"Wait, there was no sign outside." Danny struggling in James's hand. Only to realized his mistake when James threw a punch into Danny's stomach. Letting him go, Danny felt the force of the punch, it was like getting kicked by mule, he curled up into a ball on the ground. James grabbed his hair and made him look up at the two.
"Well then your blind and a lair." He said before punching Danny across the left eye, pushing him onto his side. Danny started to tear up from those two hits alone. Hearing James walk closer to him, Danny, with one arm not holding his stomach, got on his knees and throwing a punch to James kneecap. He felt his punch hit James's hand.
"Jim, this boy knows where to throw a punch."
"Is that so James, where did he try to hit you?"
"My kneecap." James replied, looking at his brother with a smile.
"A smart spot." Jim paused for a second "Pick him up." James quickly grabbed Danny by the arm shoved him up. With his one good eye, he saw Jim lifted up his leg, sending a sharp kick to Danny's right knee. The pain of the two punches instantly left him as he felt his bones breaking inside and going backward with a loud popping sound.
"AWWWWWWWWWWWW" Danny screamed at the top of his lungs and began to cry. James let him go, while watching Danny grabbing his right leg, still screaming with James and Jim started to laugh at his pain.
"What's going on?" A man, with distinct gravel in his voice, appeared through the doorway shouted. Causing James and Jim to stop laughing and looked at the man, while Danny didn't hear him. Still holding his knee and grunting in extreme pain.
"Sorry sir," Jim replied towards the man. "We found this little shit snooping around picking up flowers."
The man said nothing and looked between the two brothers and Danny. Quietly placing his hand on his head, he analyzes the situation. He started walking toward the three, and started pacing around them, with James and Jim looking at the man with widespread of fear on their faces. The man began talking
"Why are you here boy?" He said looking down onto Danny with a voice of authority. Trying to talk without the sound of crying in his voice he talked again.
"I…was asked…to pick up…some flowers for my parents…Please…let me go home…I won't tell anyone what happened." Danny trying his hardest to talk. Begging the man to let him go. The man still walking around all three of them stopped.
"Well you see the problem is, your parents know about the flower, they know that they grow outside, they know to come here in the beginning of the year." The man stopped in front of Danny, towering over him. Danny took one look at him, and thought he was talking to Death himself, even though his face was being covered by his hat. "They also know that since they sent their son, they'll be expecting you back! Pick him up" Danny suddenly felt his world got colder as he felt Jim and James grabbing his arms lifting him off the ground. The man had his back towards all three of them. In a small series of breath, Danny try talking once more.
"Please," Danny said as he saw the man pick up his gold plated gun on his belt and loaded one bullet. "I'm just kid."
"No, no you're not" the man replied, "Your more like a little badger."
The man quickly turned around and aimed at Danny's good eye and fired.
No pain and no more suffering, Danny Fenton was killed with a hole through his right eye and out the back of his head. Letting go of the now dead Danny, his body hit the ground in a loud thud when the two brother dropped him onto the ground before the man spoke again.
"What a waste of a bullet." While looking at his gun, then pointed towards the exit "Let's hurry up and grab the crates from the cart and bring them back here. The portal will open up soon."
"But sir what about the kid, should we buried his body outside?" James ask while looking at Danny.
"If we do that, then his parents might find him, and we can't carry him in the cart, we'll be arrest for murder." The man talked back to James. "We'll leave him here when we're done and cover the entrance, and take the horse outside."
The three left the area and Danny, whose blood was now covering his suit, laid still. When the sound of thunder rang out towards the cavern. A massive green swirl of energy appeared above Danny, slowly circling in mid-air. The three arrived back, each one holding large crates walk up to the portal. The man let go of his crate and jumped through the portal, he came out as quickly as he jumped and opened his crate revealed to be empty. James and Jim followed their master as well when suddenly strange entities that didn't have the appearances of human but that off gelatinous blobs with red eyes, and a mouth started coming out of the portal handing the three-man various items, such as muskets, guns, glowing green rode, a bottle containing what looks like nitroglycerin, and finally sticks of dynamite. Filling all three crates with the items, the men easily lifted the crate and started walking out of the mines.
"Sir,' Jim asks 'How long long will that portal stay open and what about the others?"
"The portal will stay open for another ten minutes" the man replied "giving us enough time to cover the entrance, and we'll leave the others alone. I don't care what they do, only that they serve their purpose."
Inside the cavern, still laid Danny, finally losing all of his color on his skin from the of blood lost, being illuminated by the portal. There was no sound other the portal swirling giving a low eerie sound. It was quite, when the sound of an explosion occurred outside sealing Danny to his grave. The portal still open, begin emitted the sound of a person walking with the odd step of a cane. The creature walked through the portal into the cavern. The creature did, however, have the appearance of a man, standing at an unnatural seven feet ten inches, with red eyes and a lightning bolt scar over his left eye. His skin color, being reflected off of the portal, was an unhealthy color of blue. The suit was a deep color purple with an overcoat and a hood of the same color on him, with the top part only bottomed showing his chest containing a miniature grandfather clock ticking. He looked around and spoken out loud.
"10:25 am." In a very monotone voice, he reached inside his pocket and took out a green metal watch. Watching the time hands moved, it struck 10:25 the moment he looked at the watch.
"Right on time, which means…" The creature looked at Danny and began counting down. The moment he said one. He saw the action he was hoping for. Danny's left hand twitched, though barely noticeable and quite small, it still happened. He walked over to the boy, got one knee.
"I'm sorry I couldn't help Daniel," the creature said in what sounded like an apologized voice "And I know the pain is great, but you will survive." He reached into his and pulled out a pair of white gloves and eye patch. He slipped the gloves on to Danny's hand and watched as the gloves became a perfect tight fit on his wrist and hands. He then places the eye patch in Danny's left hand.
"This is the most I can do for you." He stood up and began walking through the portal, not before he stopped and looked over his shoulder. "I look forward to our next meeting. Hopefully, you'll be quite lively by that time."
After entering through the portal, it closed, finally bring darkness to the cavern as Danny laid there quietly, but still alive.