OK, so I've finished chapter one, and now we're ready for... CHAPTER 2! :D I hope you liked the first chapter (Weird enough for ya?) It'll only get wierder... and more mysterious. Think I should add a disclaimer? If I owned it, why would I be writing on this site ANYWAY? XD And be worried about OOC-ness?
Sorry about taking so long! I'm slow XD
This chapter is longer :D
Double Danny Chapter 2: Lost in Yesterday
Danny had changed back into his human form a few minutes earlier and come home. Now he lay flopped out on his bed, staring at the ceiling. He was truly puzzled. Why had the ghosts suddenly become humans? Who was X? What did he need energy from a child for? How would he take the energy? What would have become of the little boy if he hadn't been rescued?
As Danny lay pondering these questions, he heard the doorknob to his room turn. For a second, Danny feared it was one of his parents, but eliminated that possibility when he heard the voice of his sister.
"Danny, is everything all right?"
The teenaged boy glanced up at Jazz. "Um... not really..." he said hesitantly.
Jazz shut the door and sat down next to him. "Wanna talk about it?"
Danny sat up and sighed. "That's actually just what I was hoping to do," he said, smiling lightly. "You see, at the amusement park today, we had a bit of a... ghost problem."
Jazz quirked an eyebrow. "Isn't that normal for you?" she asked, "There are always ghost problems."
"Yeah, I know that, but this was... different," Danny said, leaning downward and resting his forehead in his palm. "Way different."
"Can you clarify what you mean by 'different'?"
"Well, there were these three ghosts, I didn't recognize any of them," Danny began, intending to explain the whole story to his sister in summary. "Two of them were trying to give this little kid to the other ghost, they called him 'X'."
"I managed to rescue the kid and beat two of the ghosts, but X dissapeared. Then, when I tried to suck them in the thermos, they'd become humans. I flew away, so now I'm here, talking to you about it."
Jazz sat in silence for a few seconds, contemplating a possible explanation to give her little brother. Finally, she answered, "Is it possible they could be half-ghosts, like you?"
Danny straightened his posture and shook his head. "Even half-ghosts can get sucked into a thermos while in ghost form. I'm absolutely positive they were ghosts when I tried to put them in!" The boy furrowed his brow in frustration and confusion.
"Hey, didn't you go there with Sam and Tucker?" Jazz asked. She knew Danny hadn't gone alone.
Danny slapped his face. "Oh, that's right! I was so confused that I left them by themselves!" The half-ghost fell back over onto his bed.
"You should go apologize to them, tell them you didn't know what you were thinking."
"Great idea, Jazz," Danny said, sitting up again. "Although I was actually thinking the same thing..."
.oO0DP0Oo.
The next day...
Danny picked up the phone and dialed Sam's number. Two rings later, the Goth girl's voice answered.
"Hey, Sam. I just wanted to say sorry for leaving you and Tucker behind yesterday. I was so confused, and I don't know why I left without you guys..."
"It's OK, Danny," came Sam's voice, "We're just as confused as you are."
Danny sighed. "We're all in this mystery together, then?"
"Yeah. Pretty much."
"So... could you grab Tucker and meet me here?"
"Um... sure, why?"
"I'll tell you when you guys get here. See you then."
"OK, bye Danny."
"Bye." Danny hung up the phone and smiled.
.oO0DP0Oo.
"...So I wanted to take you guys back to the amusement park again today. You know, make up for lost time yesterday." Danny flashed his biggest grin.
"Sounds good to me. Whaddaya say, Sam?" Tucker said cheerfully.
"Sure," Sam said, shrugging.
"Great! Let's go."
.oO0DP0Oo.
Danny flew his friends to the amusement park. Nothing was said during that brief flight, there was nothing to say.
The three landed in a hidden area outside the place, where Danny transformed back into his human side. They walked out from behind the bush and to the gates of the amusement park. The raven-haired boy paid for everything at the front, then the three friends went inside.
"I'm still sorry I-" Danny started, but was interrupted by Tucker
"Dude, we said we forgave you, the techno-geek said, glancing back at his half-ghost friend.
"Oh, yeah. Right." Danny scratched the back of his head nervously. "I've been just a little forgetful today, don't mind me if I forget something."
"You seemed fine on the phone this morning," Sam said, a little confused.
"Yeah, but that was when I wasn't forgetful." Danny laughed a little, sounding somewhat nervous.
"Is everything OK, Danny?"
The halfa blinked at Sam's last question. The truth was, he was still thinking about the ghost, X. Where had he gone? Would he be back? What became of those other ghosts?
"Yeah, I'm fine," Danny replied. "I'm just still...lost in yesterday, you could say."
Sam smiled slightly and put her hand on her friend's shoulder. "It'll be all right. I don't know what happened to those ghosts, either, and neither does Tucker. Just because you're Danny Phantom doesn't mean you have to bear the burden of this mystery alone."
"Yeah," Tucker added cheerfully. "That's what friends are for."
Danny smiled. he had such great friends...
The boy in the red beret suggested they ride the Tornado to make up for the day before. Danny and Sam agreed. Today, there was no line at all, so therefore no waiting. The three teens rode that ride untill they were all so dizzy they couldn't go another round.
"Now that was fun!" Danny exclaimed.
"Tell us about it," Sam said, smiling. The two teens looked over at their friend Tucker, who was still awkwardly stumbling along behing them.
"He looks dizzy," Danny chuckled.
"That's because I am dizzy," the boy said, catching up with his friends. "We rode that Tornado one too many times. I'm ready to throw up my breakfast, now."
"Oh, please don't, Tucker," Danny said, "You'll end up making us sick!"
And then, at that moment, the worst happened. Tucker didn't throw up, neither did his friends. A freak thunderstorm didn't show up to ruin their day. It was something far, far worse...
Danny's ghost sense.
"Crud," the halfa muttered under his breath.
Danny looked in the direction the mist had gone. He gasped when he saw the ghost who was there. "No way! It's X!"
"Who?" Sam and Tucker asked in unison.
"X. The ghost I didn't beat yesterday. He's come back!" The halfa gritted his teeth and ran off to transform.
"What? I didn't see a third ghost yesterday. Did you, Tucker?" Sam cast a glance at her friend, who had just recovered from riding the Tornado.
"No."
.oO0DP0Oo.
The gaunt teen ghost named X was tightly gripping a man around the chest, holding his back against the ghost's own chest. Both man and ghost were glowing with a sickly yellow, and the man was appearing to lose energy. X, however, appeared to gain energy.
A wave of urgency crashed down on Danny. "X! Drop him!"
X turned to look at the halfa. A huge, toothy, fanged grin spread across his face. Evil glittered in his wide, piercing emerald eyes. He dropped the now unconscious man to the ground and stared straight at Danny, licking his teeth, much like a wolf would before attacking its prey.
The white-haired teen backed away a few steps. X looked truly insane. The almost skeleton-like ghost moved in closer, a growl eminating from his throat. The wicked grin widened.
Danny had been struck into silence. There was something off about that ghost. His simple stare had taken all the confidence out of the half-ghost. He continued to back away as X advanced on him. Danny couldn't get his usual nerve to fight. Fear replaced the once ample fearlessness inside him.
For a moment it was like Danny was in a trance. Then, in a flash, X lunged at him, arms out. His hands looked much like a reptile's, with longish black fingernails that could be mistaken for claws. The half-ghost stumbled backwards, but X caught him and put him in the same position as the man had been.
X gripped Danny tighter and tighter. He suddenly felt a cold tingling sensation start from his core and slowly move outwards, spreading to his arms, legs, toes and fingers. He felt the energy seep out of him, as if X was tearing his every ounce of strength right out. His world was becoming a blur...
Danny saw Sam and Tucker rushing towards him. The cold tingling stopped and X seemed to release him instantaneously.
Danny changed back and collapsed to the ground, as X's tight hold had been the only thing keeping him on his feet. He had barely enough strength to even bring himself up to his knees.
He felt the comforting touch of his friends' arms helping him stay in his sitting position. "You OK, man?" Tucker asked, worried.
Danny gasped for breath. "No," he rasped, slowly regaining his strength. "I was so scared! I don't know what happened to me before he grabbed me..."
"Before who grabbed you?" asked Sam, sounding very concerned.
Danny sighed, exasperated. "X! Couldn't you see him? He was stealing my energy!"
"Danny," Tucker said, hesitating a moment. "There was no ghost."
You've waited long enough... so now I've finally completed this chapter... woot!
I've discovered it's easier for me to write slowly. I'm starting to get a better picture on how X is related to the rest of this plot. Anyone creeped out by him? Is Danny out of character...?
I think so... but, you know... XD
Why doesn't X speak? WHY IS HE LICKING HIS TEETH? O.o
