I'm a very slow writer, but hopefully I will get more into the habit of writing a chapter a day, or three a week or something like that. It's not easy with homework, and when I really like the Studio Ghibli movies and want to watch as much as I can. Well, I've been thinking about this story for ages, better put my ideas down.
Stone of Light
A Losing Game
Chapter Two
Trust
"Danny?" Kate gasped. "But… it's not possible… it can't be." Kate spun around, turning her back on Danny, and walked straight on into the now closed door. "Hey…" she said dizzily. "That wasn't closed before."
Danny still sat on the floor where he'd fallen over only seconds before, and made no effort to move. He was frozen, unsure of what he was going to do, and how she was going to react. So far, she had only gasped, and talked to herself, but that wasn't all she'd do. Danny was sure of that.
Kate's purple choker that clutched at her neck flashed, and Kate grabbed Danny's arm. Her fingernails dug into his arms, and he tried to struggle free, but found he could not. Kate's violet eyes turned into a midnight purple, and her hair lifted slowly, as if someone her holding it up for her.
They slowly floated into the air, and in a flash, they were travelling through a world filled with black. All of this took only seconds, and soon Danny found himself in an unfamiliar room, with a long desk and many chairs. Only one person was in the room, and he was at the head of the table. He glanced up from the document he was writing, and then set down his pen.
"Miss Kate?" He asks, his eyes shifting to Danny. "And…?"
'Daniel." Kate supplied. "Daniel Jack Fenton. Fourteen years of age, turning fifteen in two seasons and five days, has two friends, Samantha Manson and Tucker Foley, grades have been slipping for the past two years, has had many reported absences, and tends to disappear a lot.
"Comes from a town where ghosts inhabit, and one of the main ones named Danny Phantom. Many say that this Danny Phantom is evil, others don't."
"Why have you brought a human into the academy?" The man asked, glaring at Danny, who was getting more uncomfortable by the second. It unnerved him that Kate knew so much about him, when he only knew her first name.
"The thing is, sir, he isn't a human. Well, at least, I don't think so." Kate told the man.
"Eh?" The man straightened in his seat, and gave his full attention to Kate.
Danny didn't know what to do. Kate was about to go and tell the whole world that he was a ghost, and he could do nothing to stop it, as her grip was tightening by the second, as if she knew he was thinking of trying to escape.
Suddenly, the temperature in the room dropped greatly, and Kate gasped, letting go of Danny's arm. She had obviously felt his skin and blood go cold, and it must've been too much. Danny fell helplessly to the ground, pressure building up inside his head.
There must be at least one hundred ghosts, Danny concluded as he clutched his head. He could tell that Kate and the man were looking at him, and Kate went to pick him up when Danny whispered, "Go away…"
Kate thought that he was talking to her, and grabbed his arm, biting her lip to fight back the coldness. Soon, it was too much for her, and she let go, instantly rubbing warmth into her hand. Danny shivered, and felt something hammering at his head. No… he thought.
Just then a massive army full of ghosts flew into the room, and floated beneath the roof, making the large room feel small. Danny looked up, and saw that no roof could be seen. He gasped, never having seen this many ghosts together before.
The leader of the ghost flew down, and Danny wasn't surprised to see that it was Plasmius, Vlad Plasmius. He smiled, and landed before Danny. Ignoring everyone else in the room, he sat cross legged in front of Danny. Kate and the man came running over, but stopped when they were three metres behind Danny, who was still on the floor, clutching his head, his eyes squeezed shut.
"It's cold, isn't it?" Vlad asked, a hint of amusement in his voice. "The pressure is too much. You cannot fight it. You will be mine, and you and I will reign. We will take over the ghost zone, and then, after that, the entire world."
Danny opened his eyes, and looked up at Vlad. The old man gasped when he saw that they were a bright red, instead of the pale blue, or the baby green. The eyes bore into Vlad's own red eyes, and Vlad had to turn his gaze away.
"What is he talking about?" Danny heard the man whisper to Kate.
"I- I don't exactly know…" She muttered.
"You can't fight." Vlad said. "It is your destiny."
"No…" Danny whispered, and looked up, before screaming, "No!"
As he did this, a shrill wail pierced through the air, turning the ghosts into wisps of smoke. The wail turned the room a bright red, and everything in its paths was destructed.
Danny then returned his eyes to the floor, the pain once again gone. The only ghost left standing was Vlad, who was very weak at this moment. Danny ignored him, figuring that the man would vanish as well, but he didn't.
"Stand up and fight." Vlad ordered, his voice strained.
Danny got to his feet, and looked into Vlad's eyes. Vlad was relieved to notice that they were the usual pale blue. They looked sad, and misunderstood, but that soon changed as Danny frowned, and clenched his fists at his side.
"If that's what you wish." He yelled, and then, called up the power that was hidden deep inside his body. A pure white ring appeared around his waist, and split into two, doing as it always did. At the end of the transformation, Danny shot up to the air, hearing a gasp from the man and only silence from Kate.
He dove towards Vlad, got an ecto-blast ready, before diving to the side and dodging the shot Vlad threw at him. In one hand formed the ecto-blast, and in the other was ice. Danny halted, and put both his hands in front of him, before throwing both of them at Vlad. Vlad was momentarily stunned by the new power, but soon regained his composure and swiftly dodged the attack, no harm done.
But Danny could see through the disguise. Every second Vlad was getting weaker, and soon he wouldn't be able to stand at all. Or float, for that matter. Danny turned invisible, and shot one small ray at Vlad, the one thing that could defeat the man.
Vlad cried in pain, and disappeared, knowing that this fight had been lost. Danny took the chance to escape from that horrid place as soon as he could, and called up more power to teleport himself safely into the boys' toilet right near his Society and Environment class.
See, Danny had learnt this power a week ago, and until then, he had never gotten to the place he had wanted to. Danny sighed, and wiped sweat from his brow. He had just given another person proof that he was half ghost and soon, if he wasn't careful, the whole world would know his secret.
It was all about trust. If he could learn to trust Kate, then his life would be much easier. If she was trustworthy, she could prove to be an important ally. If not, she could be deadly, and could hold Danny's life in her hands. Danny sighed. It was all a matter of trust.
Short, yes, I know, but that was just how it was meant to be. I just couldn't be bothered writing 5 pages today, so I wrote three. Meh. Doesn't make a difference. Just means there will be more chapters, and they will come quicker. Hope you enjoyed.
Love Kirst…
