Disclaimer: I do not own 'Danny Phantom' or any of the characters, concepts etc. Those are owned by Butch Hartman/Nickelodeon, I believe. I make no claim to anything in this story, it is a perspective with hypothetical scenarios added in.
[AN: I have been promising this one for a while, and now that 'The Events that Shape Us' is effectively complete, I have the perfect opportunity.
The entire point of this little story is to provide some background into Danielle's creation (in my head-canon), particularly the biology of it.
If you have read my other stories, then you will know that I consider her to be the biological daughter of Danny and Sam, rather than a straight clone (you just don't get a female by cloning a male unless something got seriously messed up somewhere along the way).
And a note on Vlad; to my mind, he's a Psychopath, pure and simple, and his behaviour in these little snapshots reflect this. If he comes off as cold, fixated on his goal and devoid of Empathy, then that means I've done what I set out to do.
Thanks for taking the time to read and I hope you enjoy the chapter./AN]
When is a Clone not a Clone?
- The Danielle Codex-
Part 1: Conceptualisation
08/14/2004
Audio Transcript, Vladimir Masters
Clone 3, the first one to successfully complete the treatment regimen for the accelerated aging process, was another failure.
While his cells contained the ectoplasmic micro-cores of a Halfa, he seemed unable to utilise them. I will terminate and try again, with more ectoplasm in the growth-chamber this time.
12/10/2004
Audio Transcript, Vladimir Masters
Clone 4 showed the same result. Minor physiological abnormalities aside, he is unable to utilise any of his spectral capabilities.
Even intense emotional factors such as fear were unable to trigger any effects.
I must be missing something….
08/18/2004
Audio Transcript, Vladimir Masters
In hindsight it is so simple…
The Primary Core, the one that Daniel and I would have received during our respective 'incidents' with that bumbling oaf Jack's lack of attention to detail-
*Deep Breath*
Jack's incompetence is not the issue here though; the point is that I now know why the previous clones have been unable to manifest any of the powers they should have had.
I will need to imbue them with a Primary Core in some… hmm, the most direct way would be to recreate the conditions of the accidents and expose them to an electric stimulus in a high ectoplasm environment, perhaps the growth chambers would suffice…
12/21/2004
Audio Transcript, Vladimir Masters
It appears that the process of creating a Core is quite simple, but it does result in other… complications.
Clone 4 suffered extreme and rapid destabilisation of his ectoplasmic cores while attempting to complete my training course.
He had the misfortune to be in his ghost state at the time and was pulled apart at the cellular level.
I will try a different balance of current and ectoplasm with the next clone.
12/21/2004
Security Footage, Camera 8 – Training Room:
*The Clone (HF 04) enters the open training area in his human form*
Vlad: "Good, you can follow basic instructions. Now transform."
*HF 04 transforms, with noticeable difficulty*
Vlad:"Very good, now become invisible."
*HF 04 disappears from view after 5 seconds of concentration*
Vlad:"Now intangibility."
*HF 04 reappears, and appears to be intangible. A baseball is fired towards and through him.*
Vlad:"Hit the targets."
*Three targets drop down from the ceiling and HF 04 hits all three with ectoblasts.*
Vlad:"Hmm, sloppy, but sufficient for now. Can you fly?"
*HF 04 floats into the air in response.*
Vlad:"Now evade."
*An automated ecto-gun begins firing rounds at HF 04, of which the first two are dodged, but the third impacts him.*
Vlad:"Embarrassing…very well, you are done for today, return to the growth chamber."
*HF 04 has sunk to his knees and does not respond.*
Vlad:"Clone 4, I ordered you to-"
* HF 04 begins to destabilise, emitting a scream as his body falls apart.*
Vlad:"Hmm, what an unexpected development; how unpleasant."
12/21/2004
Preliminary Autopsy Report:
Name/Designation: HF 04
Sex: Male
Age: 6 months
Symptoms/Injuries:
Decay of power generating ectoplasmic cores
Extreme dehydration
Perforation of cellular membranes
Degraded nucleus integrity
Complete loss of intercellular cohesion
Conclusion:
Decay of ectoplasmic cores resulted in massive cellular damage, before eventually tearing them apart entirely as the volatile ectoplasm lost its cohesiveness.
Cause Unknown.
07/03/2005
Audio Transcript, Vladimir Masters
Despite substantial variation in the conditions used to stimulate the formation of a Primary Core, Clones 5 through 13 have all succumbed to Destabilisation, as I have termed it.
This has become a time consuming process, and it has told me nothing about the cause.
I suspect that it is caused by a flaw in the Core Formation process, but I have no way of determining exactly what that flaw may be.
It may also be a result of the cloning process, or some instability introduced by repurposing mature, differentiated cells. If so, then I would have to abandon the cloning approach, which would defeat my purpose of producing a clone of Daniel to become a son and heir for myself.
I will come back to this quandary; I cannot think clearly after another abject failure.
07/12/2005
Audio Transcript, Vladimir Masters
I have decided that a new approach should be trialled.
Theoretically, it should be possible to create an individual that possesses a near-identical genome to Daniel by combining portions of his genetic material with an Egg from a carefully selected donor who has a similar phenotype.
Obviously Maddie would be ideal, but I cannot find any evidence that she has stored any eggs that I could gain access to, and the possibility of some unintended genetic damage resulting from crossing a Parent with the F1 generation cannot be discounted either.
No, it seems I will have to find another unwitting donor, and that will give me the time to consider and rectify possible flaws that may occur as the program progresses.
I will also continue with the standard clones, in an effort to determine precisely what is causing their susceptibility to Destabilisation and if there are any possible ways to rectify it.
[AN: I'd love to know what you readers think of this concept so far. It's a different writing style than I've tried before so feedback would be amazing.
As for 'The Events that Shape Us', I will post the epilogue I have planned at some point, after I have finished this piece (it shouldn't go for more than 5 chapters), as there are some things about Danielle that I want to explain before I get to it in the narrative pieces.
Also, please ask any questions you have and tell me if you found anything confusing.
Thanks again /AN]