So even a few weeks ago I would not have seen this coming. I have, in the past been freaked out by zombies, scrap I was paranoid to the extreme after reading the Wikipedia article for 'Dead Set', but A I am trying to improve on that sort of thing, and B I am a games design student currently considering focusing on story and the last of us is said to be one of if not the best game out there storytelling wise s I sucked it in and started watching TheMediaCows' walkthrough of the last of us remastered and I came up with this idea watching the early part of the walkthrough. This features the ultimate Phantom 1.0 version of Danny and the dark Phantom. In this story the dark Phantom has the power to control weaker ghosts and turn them into rampaging beasts that slowly mutate into monsters. He set a trap for Danny, trapping him in his thermos with Dani before stealing the Phantom serum. He then used an aerosolized version to turn humans and ghosts into Halfas without them recognising. He also controls the alpha of the main dragon nest in the Antarctic but that is currently unimportant but anyway he then produced a satellite array to project his power across the earth, after this the story is very similar to the pre Ellie storyline of the game but of course there are a few more members of the gang waiting for Joel and Tess than just Ellie.
Also I have been inspired to incorporate the sort of split personality but within the head discussions when both personas are more or less the same seen in the story wizards in Phantom city, if you want to know why I am at all interested in that show my little half sister and older step brother used to have a Disney channel addiction, so that will be featured but not in the same way, a lot of the explanations will come in the story. I have no qualms against homosexuals so vote if you want Dani and Ellie as a pairing, I have no plans for Dani and the DLC left behind shows Ellie as either a homosexual or bisexual as she was seen reading male pornography in the truck leaving Lincoln, either way if you guys want we can have Dani and Ellie (as a female clone of a boy it wouldn't be too odd for Dani to be homosexual).
Either way.
By the way the title is to reference that in this the 'infected' are controlled PS Halfas and Danny was the first of them.
Chapter 1 the cargo.
Marlene, wounded leader of the paramilitary group, the fireflies, fell through the door of the room, followed by the 2 smugglers Joel and Tess. Seeing her friend injured Ellie charged at the 2 people she assumed had harmed her.
"What the F*** did you do to her!" she yelled.
"Nothing." Marlene soothed. "Ellie these are the people who are goanna get you guys to the others."
"Wait, what!?" Joel exclaimed, not comfortable to be around a little kid, she would remind him of Sarah too much.
"Wait, you guys?" Tess interjected.
A cough sounded and the smugglers turned to see 2 16 year olds, 2 15 year olds and a 12 year old.
One of the 16 year olds, a girl, seemed to be quite timid, looking down at the floor. She had on jeans and a red t-Shirt she had red hair. The other 16 year old was a boy, black hair and blue eyes. He was wearing damaged brown cargo pants, a white stained t-shirt and a long coat. Bothe 15 year olds, a blond girl and brunette boy, had on combat gear. The 12 year old was a girl in red cargo shorts and a blue hoodie who bore an uncanny resemblance to the eldest boy. Ellie, the girl that attacked them had dirty red hair and we re too. She moved over to stand near the 12 year old.
"Meet Danny, Cat, Dave, Mindy, Ellie and Danielle. They will be your cargo." Marlene said. "You need too get them to the capitol building. A team off fireflies will take it from there."
"Okay." Tess said.
"No way!" Joel exclaimed angrily. The 2 adults glared at him.
"Joel it'll be to the capitol building that's it. You heard her we get twice our stock. We need those guns." Tess argued. Joel sighed.
"Fine. You two go and confirm the merchandise. I'll get them back to the apartment." He mumbled, unhappy.
"Great, a nice walk." Danny said, fake happiness oozing from his words.
"So this is what you do?" Ellie asked. "You smuggle things?"
"Yes." Joel said. They had been walking along for a while now. It seemed that only the 2 Danny's (Danny and Dani) were savvy of the outside world and even Dani got curious.
"Like illegal things?" Dani asked.
"On occasion yes." Joel responded, irritated.
"Ever smuggle a group of kids before?" Dave asked.
"No this is a first."
"Cool it with the questions guys. I don't think Joel has been around people so... innocently curious for some time now." Danny interjected.
"Thanks' kid." Joel muttered. "We're here anyway."
Danny's POV
"So, make yourselves comfortable. There are some books over there." Joel trailed off, I want to keep an eye on him, there is something he's hiding from us.
"So now what?" Fenton said in my head, huh rhymes.
"Now we get to the outside of the city and try to convince the fireflies of our plan." Phantom replied.
"And if they refuse or are dead?"
"We improvise."
.: Phantom do you copy, repeat do you copy. Over :. Skyfire said to me telepathically.
.: Ha-ha Skyfire. Yes I am paying attention to you. How are things up in the archipelago? :. I replied sarcastically.
.: There is a tension in the air, something's coming, soon. Something big. The elders are preparing and the hatchlings are unbearable. :.
.; And the scouts? :.
.:We have the coordinates. I'm uploading them to C.H.U.C.K as we speak. :.
.: Great. See you in a few weeks. :.
.: over and out. :.
With our little conversation finished the woman, Tess, came and told Joel.
"I've seen the goods, it's a lot."
"Let's get this over with." Joel said. And like that our journey began.
And so how was that. I'm trying to keep Danny's plans hidden from you as much as the characters. Sans Skyfire and the archipelago.
Anyway review to suggest Dani and Ellie's relationship (Close friends, pseudo sisters or young lovers. Next time we will see their escape from the city and the confrontation with the soldiers.
BTW in this corpses do turn but it takes days or even weeks to do so. Danny will explain later. Peace out.