Disclaimer: Sadly, I don't own any of the Danny Phantom characters, but I do own Lily, Sharon, Cory, and Travis.
By the way, thoughts are in italics.
Last time: "Don't worry, Daniel. I can't hurt your daughter seeing as how she's not here, but," he eyed Mom carefully, "I can hurt your dear wife." A big pink ecto-ball was fired at my mom.
"Noooo!" I cried. "Mom!"
My True Identity
Chapter Two- What Hope?
Dad quickly flew in front of Mom and took the hit for her. He smacked into the wall hard, but quickly recovered and flew in front of mom in a fighting/defensive stance. As I looked at my father, he looked furious like I've never seen. His face was written with fury and he was shaking from rage, fear, or both.
"I told you not to harm them in any way," my dad growled.
"Ah, Daniel, now who says I have to listen to you." I saw him take a glance into the crowd where I was hiding. Please don't see me. Please don't see me, I prayed silently. I cautiously looked up, only to see him look at me in surprise. Crap! "Especially when I have something that is precious to you both." I felt something invisible, like a hand, tug on me. I soon realized that Plasmius was pulling me into the battle. Dad and Mom both gasped at me in surprise.
"Lily," my mom cried, "I thought I told you to go home!" I looked away in shame, knowing my mother was right.
"Ah, so you are the daughter of Daniel and Samantha." He flew closer to me and grabbed my wrist quickly. His red eyes bored into mine, and his green skin made me sick. "Come, Lily." He lifted me high into the air. I was scared senseless. Even though my dad had lifted me high into the air many times before, I knew I was safe with him. With this guy, I knew he could, and probably would, drop me at any time.
"Let me go," I hissed, glaring at him the whole time. "You have no right to touch me."
"Let her go!" my parents shouted in unison. I saw the worried looks on my parent's faces and felt really guilty, both for not listening to my mom and for getting myself into this mess.
Vlad smirked at this. "As you wish." I felt his grip on my wrist loosen as I fell from about 7 stories. I screamed, praying my dad would catch me in time. Thankfully, I landed on something soft. I opened my eyes to see Dad looking at me worriedly. He set me on the ground.
"Are you all right, Lily?"
"Yeah, I'm……" A scream suddenly pierced the air. My dad and I both whirled around to see my mom fall to the ground. I looked up and saw Plasmius's hand smoking, a smirk finding its way onto his face.
"Sam!" My dad yelled, flying as fast as he could to see if she was still alive. I quickly took off after him, praying with all my heart that my mom was all right. Oh, God, Mom. Please be all right.
"Mom," I whispered, kneeling down by her. Her breathing was shallow and there was a huge burn mark on the left side of her body. Tears quickly flooded my eyes, wanting to be free. I tried desperately to blink them back, but they soon fell down in little rivers.
"Lily, please…..please don't cry," my mom gasped. She gave a faint smile, looking at me. "I love you, Lily." She then looked at Dad. "I love you, too….Danny. I love…… you both so much."
"Mom," I cried, "please don't go. Please….I love you, too."
"I love you, Sammy. Please don't leave us." I looked over at my dad. Silent tears flowed down my dad's cheeks, his eyes glistening with still more tears. "Sammy." My dad grabbed my mom's hand, hoping if he held onto some part of her, she would stay. My mom took one last look at us, and let out her last breath. "Mom," I whispered. The tears flew harder now. I looked and saw Grandpa and Grandma Manson running over to us.
"Sam!" They both shouted, not realizing she was already gone. I took a glance at Dad, seeing his eyes, once green, now red and filled with hatred and rage. Instead of being surrounded by a white glow, Dad's glow was now red as well. He then shot off at an incredible speed, faster than I had ever seen him fly. I looked back at Grandpa and Grandma Manson, seeing them both sobbing. Grandma looked up at me. "Lily, honey, are you all right?" I nodded slowly, and then turned my attention back to the battle. My dad was an intense red. I had never seen him like this, and it scared me a little bit. Judging the look on Vlad Plasmius's face, he had never seen him like this either. Dad shot some ecto-balls, and they showed to be red as well. I wondered if his ghost powers were affecting his emotions. "Lily," Grandpa said. I turned to face him. "Has your dad ever been like this before?" Tears welled up in my eyes again as I muttered, "No." I knew that Grandpa and Grandma Manson knew about my dad's secret, but I wished that they didn't know right now. I wished they wouldn't see him like this. Once again, I turned my focus back to the battle.
"Daniel, calm yourself! You must keep your temper under control or you'll kill us both!" Plasmius shouted.
"Better to take you down with me then to let you live," Dad said. His voice had changed, too. It was really deep, nothing like Dad's former voice. A new wave of tears rushed over me, and I hesitantly let them out.
"Dad," I shouted, "stop it! Please stop!" Dad looked down and glared at me. A red fire burned in his hand as he shot an ecto-ball in front of me.
"Stay back!" A worried look passed over his face for just a minute before his face was once again filled with anger. The battle once again started up as Dad fired a deadly shot at Plasmius. Plasmius's hand glowed pink as he fired a shot back at Dad. To me, it was just like ping-pong. As Dad threw a shot at Plasmius, Plasmius threw one back. After a while, they both looked tired, but they still fought viciously. Finally, they each charged up an ecto-ball, aiming at each other. What are they going to do to each other? I was scared that Plasmius would end up hurting Dad really bad or worse, killing him. After charging their ecto-balls, they fired them at each other as hard as they could. Everyone started screaming and running away as the balls collided with each other. I watched in shock as a huge white light expanded, making several buildings collapse. Oh, God. Dad, please be all right. I can't lose you and Mom on the same day. A wave of light passed over me, and a fierce wind whipped me back.There was a loud crash as Dad and Plasmius plummeted to the ground. I ran as fast as I could to where Dad fell. A crowd had gathered around the crater, and they watched in amazement as both Dad and Plasmius changed back to their alter egos before their eyes.
"Dad!" I screamed, sliding down into the hole to see if Dad was still alive. As I approached him, I noticed that he barely moved. His clothes were covered in blood and his eyes were shut. "Please, God, please, don't let Dad be gone, too." I kneeled down beside him and saw that he wasn't breathing. "No," I breathed. I checked his neck for a pulse and gasped as I found none. I stood up shaking my head in disbelief. I looked over to where Vlad Masters laid and heard people saying that he was dead, too. My knees gave out from under me as I started sobbing hard. NO! The voices inside my head screamed. They can't both be gone! They just can't! The tears poured down harder, seeming like they would never end. I felt a hand on my shoulder and saw Travis and his dad looking at me with a sad look.
"Lily," Travis started, "I'm so sorry about your parents." I looked up at Mr. Foley and saw that he was starting to cry, too. I knew that he, Mom, and Dad were really close friends. Mom and Dad used to tell me stories about how they all came to be friends.
"Lily, we need to let the paramedics in now," Mr. Foley said.
"Why?" I shouted, tears still shining in my eyes. "It's too late for my dad! It's too late for anyone to do anything, so why should I let them in?"
Mr. Foley sighed as the tears finally fell. "They still need to look at him, even…..even if it is too late." My shoulders sagged, knowing that Mr. Foley was right. I took one last, sorrowful look at Dad before following behind Travis and Mr. Foley. I climbed out of the hole, only to find myself being tightly squeezed by Gramps and Grandma Fenton. I felt their warm tears fall onto my face.
"Oh, Lily," Grandma Fenton said, "we're (sniff) so sorry. Come on, you can come home with us." They took my hands as I hesitantly followed them back to their house.
End Flashback
This is the worst day of my life and I don't know how it can get any worse. My parents are both gone, killed by the most evil ghost I've ever known. Thankfully, he is dead, and I shouldn't have to worry about him anymore. I am now living with Gramps and Grandma Fenton. Aunt Jazz is living with her husband, Uncle Cory. I just wish Mom and Dad weren't gone. There are so many things in life that I haven't done yet, and they won't be here to see them. I never even got to tell Dad that I love him one last time. I stare out the window, watching the people below me run back and forth. I hear the door open and shut, and I feel a sudden shift in weight on the bed.
"Lily, honey, how are you feeling?" I turn to face Aunt Jazz.
"What are you doing here, Aunt Jazz?" I was really surprised to see her here. She was supposed to be at home, watching my cousin Janet.
"I came as soon as I found out what had happened. I know you miss Danny very much, and so do I. I really wish he was here, too, but we can't change the past. We need to focus on the future. There's still some hope left for you, you have a full life to live." One of her stupid psychology things, I thought.
I looked at her darkly. "Hope?" I question. "There is no hope for me, Jazz. Mom and Dad are both gone, murdered, and on the same day nonetheless. What hope is there for me, for anyone, Aunt Jazz? What hope?"
There's Chapter 2. Extremely sad chappie. Hope you like it. If I get enough reviews, I will post Chapter 3. Bye:D
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