Hypnotized

CH1

Danny POV

I was sitting in the kitchen eating breakfast with Jazz when my phone went off. I pulled it out and galnced at the caller ID. Sam.

"Hey Sam whats up?" I asked taking another bite of my cereal.

"Danny we have a problem. Freakshow is back. I dont know how he did it but he escaped from the prison they were holding him in and hes on his way to Amity Park." She said in a panic.

"Hold on Sam how do you know this?" I asked trying to calm her down.

"I got a message. It was on my pillow when I woke up this moring. The only thing it said was 'Danny Phantom' and there was the Circus Gothica insignia. Danny be careful we dont know what he wants, he could try to control you again and use you for his own means." she said desperately

"Dont worry I'll be careful. He wont get to me without a fight. He miscalculated this time, Everyone knows I'm half ghost now I dont have to hide it so fighting him will be easier this time around since we dont have to sneak every where." I said calmly, confident he couldnt hurt us with out his magical crystal ball or the reality gauntlet.

"Just be careful, I'll see you at school." and with that she hung up.

I shrugged and put my phone in my pocket.

"What was that about?" Jazz asked putting her bowl in the sink.

"Just an old enemy showing his ugly head again. Nothing I cant handle though so dont worry." I said grabbing my bag and running out the door. laughing as Jazz yelled about my bowl.

Once on the porch I changed to my ghost half and flew off to the train tracks in search of Freakshows train.

Hours later and still nothing I went over to Sams. Phasing through her bedroom wall not intending to stay long. However it seemed I entered in on one of her parents rainbows and butterflies are better than death and despair rants.

"Am I interupting something?" I asked turning tangible near Sams foot board.

"No!" Sam said starting to shove her parents out the door as they began shouting about me just flying into her room.

"Did you find anything?" She asked

"No, I checked the tracks for Freakshows train but there was no sign of a train anywhere. I dont know where he could be but hes somewhere and I will find him." I said menacingly.

"Danny dont push yourself to much or you wont be able to fight him when he does surface. Go home and get some sleep we'll talk more about this at school tomorrow." Sam said setting a reassuring hand on my shoulder.

Dejected I flew home going straight to my room without greeting my family.

The next day at school was just as weird as it had been since the disatroid almost destroyed the earth and everyone learned my secret. Everyone was happy and tlaking to me like they had never treated me like the plague. Vlad it would seem created a device that erased everyones memory of his secret identity so he continued to harrass me and my friends on a daily basis. Dash it would seem thought my powers were cool and would constantly ask if I would show him one or more of the ghost powers I controlled.

Mr. Lancer was droning on about a book or something we were suppose to be reading that I hadnt even picked up yet when I felt the cold gust of air escape my mouth.

Mr. Lancer caught this but before he could give me the go ahead Lydia and Freakshow appeared in my classroom, Freakshow holding the one thing I thought had been destroyed for good. The hypnosis crystal ball. Without any prompting I changed ready for battle.

"Hello child, did you miss me?" Freakshow asked with his creepy laugh

"How'd you escape the losers in white?" I asked malice dripping off of every word.

"Oh its amazing what you can do when you can control any ghost in the world." He laughed again glaring at me.

He moved to raise the crystral and I immediately reacted shooting a plasma blast at Freakshow only to have it blocked by Lydia, who then shot her evil tattoo creatures at me making an attack at Freakshow impossible. I finally got her pinned only to get blinded by a bright red light directly in front of me.

"Come now child this isnt you. I've seen it your true self is dark and glorious. unleash it now, be the ghost you were ment to be, Unleash the Dark Danny that resides within."

I felt myself being lulled into the hynotic trance as my darker self surfaced and I was helpless to stop it. I found I almost didnt want to stop it. To be able to do what i wanted without worrying about the effects it might have on the people surrounding me. Suddenly everything slowed down almost as if the world was on pause. I could clearly see the frightened stares of my classmates as the saw the fight unfold while I lay collapsed on the floor. I saw my friends and the look of despair on their faces before I convulsed in on myself as my last selfless thought fled my mind. I was sinking into a pool of darkness allowing it to swallow me whole. I surrendered to it, gave in.

When I looked up again it was with a new outlook on the world. I owned it. No one could control me.

"Good Danny good, now I want you to-" I grabbed him by the throat cutting off his ridiculous demand.

"I dont follow anyone." I said glaring at him.

"You have to, I have the crystal I control you!" he yelled in denial.

I saw Sam run up behind him and yank the crystal from his grasp before smashing it on the floor in the classroom. I knew what she was trying. the last time it broke I returned to normal. But the only thing I felt was an excrutiating pain that coursed through my body making me crumple in on my self as I sank to the floor.

"Danny are you okay?" she asked trying to help me up

I looked up at her glaring at her as she stood. I knew what she was seeing, eyes red as blood and dark shadows under my eyes.

"Never better." I pushed her out of my way and flew out of the school ignoring the yells of protest and my name as they attempted to call me back.

There was only one place that would ever be home to me now and with that I made a course to the Masters mansion in Wisconson.