Chapter 1 - sad times with new beginnings

Anna's P.O.V. (14yrs old)

It was a dark and stormy night in the floral suburb of Acacia Ridge (A.N. yay! I finally started to do some research! :)). I was just lying there in my brick hard bed which was situated in a large hall way in the back of the house when I heard them. I knew it was just a matter of time before my elemental and psychic abilities got me into trouble. I had been having this problem for a while now. Ever since I started high school I would conjure up a freakishly large rainstorm to get out of doing HPE or create bad luck to the people who made me mad.

My powers started WAY before that though. It started out when I was born. I had chocolate colored hair but I also had silver, black and white streaks twisting through my hair until it was barely noticeable. My mum knew I was going to be bright but she didn't know that the reason my skin was whiter than hers was because I had died just before I was born... But I came back, knowing that I was needed in this cruel, harsh world that I live in now.

A few years later I died again but in my grandmother's house because penicillin didn't go with magic. I came back with a little help. An ultra-wise spirit named Victoria helped me get back into my body but got dragged in as well. She was part of the family's friends but died just before I was born. Mum couldn't go to the funeral because she was pregnant. Victoria told me that I have special abilities but to put a wall up so that only my weak magic could be used and only to take down the wall when I had fully accepted my abilities.

The noises and lights from outside we're drifting in through my unusable glass window that was mostly used on school days because my "room" also had two well-placed mirrors so that the bright morning sunlight would seep through the window and rudely wake me up *sigh* . I used my magic to intensify the vibrations in the earth and air to check if mum and dad were up. Luckily, for me at least, they were talking about what they should do if THEY come to take me away.

I had just gotten out of bed and into the main hall way when I heard a knock at the door. I froze, fearing the worst. 'What are you doing up at 1:30 in the morning?' Asked an irritated Victoria (or Tori for short) 'they have come' I replied simply, 'who?' Said a now slightly frightened Tori, "the Guys in White" I whispered, my fear and Tori's now mixing together and started to make me hyperventilate.

Mum was the one who opened the door with dad right behind her. His tall form in such a position that it was as if he knew where I was and was trying to secretly shield both me and mum. "Has your daughter decided?" Said the first of the two agents, agent K I think it was? "No" both my parents answered at the same time. Agent O then smiled "Would you mind telling your daughter to come and tell us her answer?" My parents then faltered. They thought that I didn't know about the deal. How the government would either force me to be a lab rat and have painful experiments done on me or take me to another country where I would never see my family again. At least if I went through with the experiments then I would get to go home every night and see my family, but I was scared. Last time I had experiment done on me I ended up dying and coming back again in my grandma's arms. I didn't think that I would be able to do it again.

"I have made my choice" I said suddenly, now in full view. Only it wasn't my voice. It was Tori's. My parents looked at me with pleading eyes, as if to tell both me AND Victoria to shut it before we all got into more trouble. But I knew that if I didn't decide soon then my parents would go to jail and my brother and sister would have to fend for themselves... I couldn't do that to them.

"I will favour the second choice. Even though my family is a lot to me I don't think I can go through with anymore experiments. I will go to a different country. I will not have any more contact with my family. But I will only abide should you follow my terms." I finally elaborated, this time in my own voice. The agents looked confused at that but smiled wickedly anyways, as if to try and scare me, ' are those smiles supposed to scare us?' I thought telepathically to Tori with a large yawn to annoy the agents... 'I think... But do one of your evil smiles at them and see if they are sacred, I'll even add lightning and a small power outage so you can do that creepy getaway thing that people do in the movies' Tori suggested, 'deal' was my reply as I did an evil grin that would put Dracula to shame. I added a bit of a predatory look to my eyes as I saw their creepy smiles fade and my dad smirking triumphantly. My mum just looked worried but excited at the same time.

I decided then that I was tired so Tori finished up with the plan, laughing evilly together as we heard them scream like little girls only to hear Andrew and Monique yell from their rooms for the agents to SHUT UP!

All in all I had a pretty fun start to the day since it was now 1:45 in the morning and giggled crazily as I used my magic to let out all the birds, cats and dogs that were my friends in the neibourhood and chase after the two crazed up fruit loops who call themselves scientists for the government.

Danny's P.O.V. (14yrs old, PP never happened)

I woke with a start as my bed started to shake. I then gave out a yelp as I suddenly saw what caused the 'earthquake'. It was my two best friends, Sam and Tucker. Tucker was on the floor right next to my bed with a sour look. Sam, on the other hand, was standing up, holding a green looking whip with a magenta handle. "Hey guys. What's going on?" I asked, almost afraid of the answer, almost.

"Oh, nothing much. Just the fact that she now has ghost powers over plants!" Tucker exclaimed, VERY annoyed. "Tucker, what's wrong? Don't you have ghostly power over technology?" I reasoned. "Well, yeah..." He said, as if it pained him to say it. "Why don't we head over to the Nasty Burger seeing as it's 11:00am. Then we can go to the HQ at the park to see how far our limits are?" I planned, hoping that they'd say yes so that we could get out of seeing the new weapon that my mom and dad finished last night. I then phased into my favourite pair of day clothes and shoes then started to drag everyone to the stairs.

"Deal" was the answer from my two best friends. We then heard a knock on the door and then someone smashing the door open. Automatically knowing who was at the door, the three teens rushed down the stairs, only to see that mom was yelling at two Guys in White agents, agent O and agent K. I heard Sam growling quietly from beside me so I squeezed her hand to try and calm her down. Tucker was shooting better death glares than me, the king of ghosts (well, more like heir to the throne).

The agents spotted us and smirked triumphantly, as if to say that they knew about our powers. As if to say we lost. "Miss Manson, Mr. Foley, I am pleased to tell you that your parents made your decision for you. You will be taken over seas and live new lives with new identities and whatnot as opposed to experimentation and highly unstable mutations. Mr. Fenton, what is your decision?" Agent O started.

I looked at my friends. They both looked horrified at the new information that they might not see each other again. "I will take the first option" I replied confidently, though on the inside I was terrified. I then looked at mom. Her pristine blue eyes filling with tears as her only son was being forced to make the choice between life and death.

"You three better start packing because we will be here at 0800, sharp. " agent K said maliciously, as if exited for what was going to happen tomorrow. Mom couldn't take it anymore. She grabbed her boa staff and swung so hard that the GIW agents were flown out the door, across the lawn, and onto the street. She then burst out in tears, breaking down. I didn't know what to do but I suddenly found myself hugging my mom, telling her that it was all gonna be alright.

My mom suddenly got up and asked "is it true?" "What?" I replied, feeling a little dread in the pit of my stomach. "Is it true that you're a ghost?" She elaborated, more tears falling from her eyes. I then turned away and whispered "only half" with a tear leaking from my moist eyes as I suddenly realized why those GIW agents were so smug. My friends then stood beside me but were facing my mom. "We have ghost related powers too." Sam explained, "Sam can manipulate and create plants with just a wave of a finger, I can do the same except with technology." Tucker finished.

Just as mom understood the situation here, my dad and Jazz came in through the door, dad happy, Jazz sad. When I checked if anyone else was there, I saw why Jazz was sad. "Vlad" I growled out, on instinct, of course.

"Vlad, we are having a family meeting and since you are a halfa, you are considered as family" mom said, just as all of team Phantom was about to dive for the door (team phantom now includes Jazz since her aim improved). The DP gang all groaned at the same time while Dad looked confused since he didn't know what a halfa was but that we obviously did.

While all this was going on, I noticed Vlad had gone whit in the face. So white that it would've put the GIW to shame had it not been for the slightly green shade that seemed to be adorning his face.

Mom noticed this as well so she quickly took Vlad and dad to the living room as me and the gang went upstairs. I explained everything to Jazz with help from Sam and Tucker. Just as we finished the conversation, I heard the doorbell ring. Sam sighed and got up saying "the plants told me that it's my parents" and left, but not without a goodbye kiss. The kiss went so long that I thought that my heart stopped when in reality it was only a few seconds.

When we came up for air, I saw that Sam's face was flushed. She then hugged me and said "I'll miss you soooooo much". It was so soft and full of sadness that I felt as if my heart was breaking. Sam then hugged my sister and Tucker saying how much she'll miss them.

I felt even sadder when the doorbell rang again signalling that Tucker had to go too. More hugs were exchanged but all too soon the room was relieved of two people. My sister hugged me as I noticed wet drops of salty water drip from under my eyes and thought it was sweat for a moment but quickly dismissed the idea, realizing that they were tears. Jazz and I sat there for a while before mom, dad and Vlad entered the room. Vlad saw how broken I was and, thankfully, didn't try anything.

All in all, this day was probably the worst day ever. Even more worse than the time of pariah dark. That night, all of my ghostly enemies came to say third condolences and hopeful wishing for the future king. Mom was surprised but I wasn't listening. I just sat there on the couch in the living room, as if I was an empty shell of what I once was. Clockwork (in middle aged form) came and put something round in my hand and a backpack while explaining to my mom how he was my ghostly guardian and when I turn 18 I will be full ruler of the ghost zone or something like that. Clockwork then ordered me to go to bed. I did as I was told, to my parents' surprise, and then clockwork came into my room, everyone following to make sure that I didn't try to hurt myself. They were even more surprised when clockwork started to run his fingers through my hair, sending a special sleeping magic through his fingers as he did so.

Jazz P.O.V.

Mom started to panic when Danny's eyes closed and his breathing slowed down dramatically. "Jasmine, please prepare a herbal tea and monitor him. If any nightmares come, sprinkle some of this over his head. It should calm him down. Oh, and Madeline, do not fret. I just put him to sleep. Young Daniel is forever in my care, I promise you that. Oh, and one more thing." Clockwork then pulled out a thermos and opened it to reveal an older looking phantom with flaming white hair and blue tinted skin. Maddie gasped and Vlad looked afraid. Dad looked at the ghost, surprised at how much like Danny's ghost form it resembles while I nodded "hello Dan, how are you" I said pleasantly. "Hello Jasmine, it's so nice to finally see someone, even if that someone is too smart for her own good." Dan replied in a bored yet pleasant tone.

"Dan is here to protect Daniel's child who-"clockwork started to say but was cut off by mom "CHILD! MY SON HAS A CHILD?!" She screeched, Vlad cringing at every word. "Yes, Samantha and Daniel have a child which Vladimir created from DNA samples while attempting to create the perfect son, in the end young Danielle was created from the brush Vlad used to extract DNA samples from." Clockwork explained. All the while I was wondering how Danny could sleep through all of this but when I looked back at him, it looked as if he was having a nightmare.

I acted quickly, sprinkling some of the golden sand that clockwork gave me and immediately I saw the difference. Danny stopped thrashing around and there were golden, sandy, glowing, moving pictures floating in a circle above his head. At closer inspection, I saw that the pictures were of our entire family at a picnic, happy and well. The pictures then changed to two Dannys. One was taller than the other. They were in the middle of a snowball fight and the light sound of laughter was coming from the pictures.

Mom stopped hammering Vlad when she heard the laughter. Dan was disappointed though. He quite liked his former mother beating up Vlad for all the trouble he put him through. Clockwork (shifting to old man form) decided, since he was the oldest, to send everyone to bed.

"I will form a protective shield around the house. I wish you the best of luck, I must return back to my lair to restock on some of the more important supplies. I will, of course, be back in the morning to give you all gifts to protect yourselves against the dangers that are going to reveal themselves. Sleep well." He then proceeded to nod and head out when he turned around.

"Vlad, Dan, you two are to protect Daniel and his... 'Crew' as he put it. Good luck." Clockwork put a parcel in my hand just as he was leaving. "Good luck to you too...Jazz" he said while shifting from an old man to a child. I then hugged him and thanked him before letting him go.

Dad was so confused but shook the (now child) hand of the oldest ghost to ever exist.

I led clockwork to the portal and opened it. After he was gone, I went up the lab stairs to make the herbal tea for when Danny woke up. On my way back to the room I saw Vlad near the front door, boarding it up with a shield of ectoplasm.

When I got to Danny's room, I was startled when Dan popped out of nowhere. "Boo" he said with a smile of joy instead of evil pleasure. I gasped and nearly dropped the tea mug. "You might hate my brother but you still act like him" I pointed out, walking past him and put the cub on the desk as he situated himself by the window. "That's because I was him" he replied sadly.

There was no more conversation after that but as soon as I sat on the chair by Danny's chair, I fainted. I felt someone from stop from falling of the chair and carry me to somewhere in the room. The person then laid me down on something soft as I drifted deeper and deeper into the black world of unconsciousness.

Just before I was fully unconscious though, I heard someone say "thanks for being there for me... Jazz." But everything went black before I could see who it was.

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