Well, here is the short-awaited update. If you still want a character in my story, you now have some limitations. They will be posted at the bottom.
I thank all those who did send in characters and I will do my utter best to make you happy. Of course, all six characters that are not mine are right here:
Mark is 100% Oak Ninja Leaf's
Veronica is an ONL idea, but was characterized by KaileyDawn21
Ben is an ONL idea, but was characterized by me
Nikki is a KaileyDawn21 character
Tara and Jack are a KaileyDawn21 idea, but were characterized by me
Patricia is an Immortal-Puppet-Otaku character (she also has a fanfic for a Halfa school. These are catching on fast… Check it out! Invisible Heights High school for the gifted)
Ariana is my OC
Robert is my OC
So are all the teachers and Robert's 'gang'
Chapter 2: The Introduction, the Problems, and no Solution
Danny's schedule:
Monday: Wednesday: Friday:
9:30: Power Development. Mathematics. Herbology
11:00: Astronomy Mythology Ghostly Artifacts
12:00: Lunch. Lunch. Lunch
1:00: LA. Ghost Zone History. Power Development
2:30: Flight Power Development. Free period
4:00: Sword Fighting. Free period. Astronomy
5:00: Ghostly Artifacts. Free period. LA
6:00: Dinner & Social. Dinner & Social. Dinner & Social
7:30: Ice Development. Courtyard visits. Flight
8:30: Dessert. Dessert. Desserts
11:00: Lights out. Lights out. Lights out
Danny looked at the door nervously. It was a dark oak door with a metal panel reading: Nikki, Patricia, and Tara are present. It was 9:26, four minutes until his first class; Power Development.
His hand sweating, Danny reached for the handle, only to find the door locked.
"You're supposed to phase through, you know," a male voice said from behind. Danny whirled around to come face-to-face with a boy his age. He had fairly tanned skin, shaggy, black hair, a skintight black shirt layered over with a green camo. He had on black cargo pants and a pair of black converse, too-boot.
"Oh," he said, "are you knew?" Danny nodded nervously. "I'm sorry. We don't get many new students here." The boy stuck out his hand, "My name's Jack. Though, in my ghost form, I go by Logi. What's your name?"
Danny clasped the boy's hand, and smiled. "Danny, Danny Fenton." The boy got a horrified look on his face. Was this kid… nah… but just to be safe…
"Like the famous ghost hunters?" he inquired
Danny frowned, but quickly replaced it with an even wider smile. "Yeah, I'm their son."
Jack tried to relaxed a bit, but remainedtense. "Well, then, what's your ghostly name?"
"Phantom, Danny Phantom."
Instantly, all tension in Jack dissipated. "You're the ghost hero from Amity? I never knew he was a Halfa…"
Danny smiled wider, then glanced at the clock above the door. 9:28.
"Well?" Another new voice asked. "Are you two going to stand there or are you going to go in?"
The voice reminded Danny a bit of Sam. Danny gave a smile as a 'hello' to the girl. She had a decently strong build, medium, brown, and curly hair with dark blue highlights. Her eyes looked like Jazz's; a blueish teal.
Her shirt was midnight blue, sleeves reaching her elbows, and had a sparkly black star in the center. The words 'I'd aim for the moon, but in too busy flying by the stars' was written in a light blue cursive in the star. Her black skinny jeans had dark blue stitching.
"You must be knew. I'm Ariana, but please, call me Ari." She didn't bother to stick out her hand, for both were full. She held a small notebook in one and a big text book in the other. Danny noted the charm bracelet on her right wrist looked oddly familiar, but didn't think too much of it.
"I'm Danny," Danny replied calmly. This girl seemed… a bit girly… yet, she reminded him of Sam. How was that even possible?
Ari grinned greatly, then said, "C'mon, we have class, you know. Can't be late for your first day, now can we?" Ari was hiked up. It rarely happens, considering she spends all night in the moonlight.
Jack rolled his eyes. He was plentiful use to Ari's behavior. Bold, sarcastic, friendly, and loyal. "Where's Mark?" They weren't friends, but he might as well be curious. Mark was always here on time, but his name wasn't on the panel. But, admittedly, Jack was really glad another boy, excluding Mark and Ben, whom of which he rarely saw, would be with them in their… special classes.
Ari's smile got wider. "He's visiting his parents right now. He should be here tomorrow," she answer before turning back to Danny. "Well?"
Danny took a step back, letting the pathway to the door open. "After you," he said in a mocking professional voice.
Ari raised her eyebrows slightly, but quickly got over it. She phased through the door.
'I'm going to have to get used to that,' Danny thought.
Jack have a silent laugh. "C'mon, hero, you're in our territory now," and he phased them both through the door.
The room was a gym-sized room, completely cleared of all furniture, besides a small shelf of cubbies, and valuables. A tall, male coach was chatting with three other students, all girls, and looked painfully annoyed. He was bald, had pale blue eye, wore an average gray and baggy shirt along with gray sweats.
"Tara, I don't care if—" he tried to say, only to be interrupted by a black haired girl.
"Mr. Henderson, rock climbing would be a great thing to add into Power Development!"
She had on a black and baggy black shirt, gray sweats, combat boots, and a headband. Her black hair was in a long, low pony.
The coach clenched his fists, then released a burst of white energy. "Silence, please," he said stressed. "Tara, you have a Rock Climbing class later today. You do not need to do it this period, too. Now," he turned to face a girl with chocolate brown hair, "What is it you want, Nicole? Make it quick."
"I have to go see Cheryl, now. I promised I would—" she tried to no prevail. The girl had her hair in a French braid that reached mid-back. She wore a white turtle neck and a black mini skirt, lavender tights, a brown belt, and black Mary Janes. Danny felt like he knew her. Had they met before?
"I don't care, Nikki. If it doesn't concern your health, powers, or attitude, then it doesn't matter to me. Now, go set up the course to practice teleportation."
'Rude much?' Danny thought.
Nikki did so, muttering a few thing under her breath. Nicole wasn't one to do that; she was always so calm and clever. But, being told she can't meet her sister– fraternal twin sister– in the courtyard was something that would make her utter unpleasant things. She flew up, still in human form, and activated some sort of machine.
Jack hardly even noticed. "Mr. Henderson! The new boy's here!" He shouted, pointing over to Danny.
Mr. Henderson looked over to them, then smiled. "You must be Daniel. Why don't all of you shift and then we can begin?"
Ariana frowned slightly. She really didn't like to shift this early in the morning. She did, after all, tend to pull a few all-nighters just flying in the moonlight. But, she complied.
Her skin became enlightened by a silvery aura, shinning the way a moon would on a cloudless night.
Nikki, Danny remembered, had a violet ring appear around her center, the way Danny's did, and began to change her form.
Tara's skin made clanking sounds, like metal, as her image rearranged itself. It kinda reminded him of Skulker… creepy.
Vines wrapped around Jack instantly, encasing him in a cocoon.
'That must be Patricia,' Danny thought as Patricia's mouth twitched as her image just changed instantly in a flash of hot-white.
Danny just summoned his blue-white rings.
When all of the changing was through, Ariana had on a midnight blue, long-sleeved, spandex top with dark, tight, skinny jeans, which were tucked into a pair of black combat boots. Her hair was now pitch black with a deep blue line running across it. Her eyes became a twinkling midnight blue, and her bangs were held back by a star clip. The clip looked familiar to Danny, but he didn't know why. 'Just like the bracelet…" he mentally noted.
Nikki wore a lavender, collared, and long-sleeves dress with light blue rights underneath. A pair of dark purple boots went up just above her ankles and a pair of wrist-length gloves were on her hands. A light blue belt rested on her hips. She had on bright, but light, pink lipstick and a clip with a "NA" on it. Her hair was in a lose pony tail and now a lavender-grayish shade. Her eyes were a vivid pastel violet.
Tara wore a simple karate outfit with a black belt. Her hair was now a reflective silver, as we're her eyes. Her hair was pulled into high pigtails, and the hair now reached down to her hips.
The other girl wore a black jumpsuit, fingertip less icy blue gloves and boots, a white belt. But, most shockingly, she had a knife by her side. Another quality that was odd was her hair. It looked like an ignited icy-fire. It was like Ember's, just lighter and down.
Jack had a white hoodie, hood covering his face, black gloves and sweats, then a pair of snowy white boots, in which his sweats were tucked into. His eyes were a vivid green, a lot like Danny's, but his had more life in them.
Danny was in his signature black jumpsuit with white boots, gloves, belt, and collar. His hair was now pure white, so white, in fact, it would make snow look black. His eyes became a radioactive green, glowing vividly. His skin tanned a bit, all this making him look a bit older. Then, there was his DP symbol on his chest.
Nikki and the Patricia stared at Danny. "You're," the Patricia said, "Danny Phantom?" Danny nodded. "Oh yeah! This'll be even more fun."
Danny creased his eyebrows in confusion. "What'll be more fun? Who are you?"
Behind him, Ari laughed. "Well, right now, that's Merger," she pointed to the Patricia, "That's Metalia," gestured to Tara, "That's Loji," Jack, "She's Nikki Apparition," she pointed to Nikki. Then she smiled and set her books on the ground. They began to glow with a white energy, then flew back into a small shelf of cubbies. "And I'm Midnight. Today were supposed to do a power check. Flight speed, invisibility, intangibility, and then some of our other powers not all of us have."
Danny nodded slowly. He really wanted to do really good, maybe even show off. But, it'd have to wait.
"Now that introductions are over," Mr. Henderson said. "Let's test the flight speeds. Merger, you're up first."
Merger nodded and walked over to a platform. 'Where did that come from?' Danny thought, purely confused.
"It's a special thing with the school. If we need something for training, in this case a starting platform, it gets provided." Ari explained.
Danny stared at her amazed. How had she… did she… can she…
"Oh, I'm telepathic. If you think something loud enough, I can here it without trying. Though, other telepath's have to try. I'm just special." She gave him a wink, showing she was kidding around. She was just so much like Sam!
'There goes all my privacy,' Danny thought, then mentally slapped himself. As Sam always said: "Danny, you're Clueless1 for a reason, you know."
Midnight laughed.
Merger was now on the platform, squatting. She was determined to beat her record. Of course, no one would ever beat Ari's, she can fly at light speeds. But, Merger would totally beat Nikki's… she hoped.
"Go!" Coach Henderson yelled.
Merger instantly bounded off the platform, flying. The teacher watched, wrote something down, watched, wrote, then said, "98 MPH, Patricia. Nicely done!"
Merger smiled, then came to the ground. She was panting greatly, but was smiling. She had achieved half of her goal. Her old record was 95, but she didn't beat Nikki's. Merger isn't a flyer.
"Nikki, your up," Mr. Henderson said.
Smirking, Nikki flew up to the platform and took a stance. "Go!" And she leapt.
The coach did the same thing he had done for Merger. "125 MPH, Nikki."
Nikki landed. She hadn't beaten her record, but she didn't try. She wanted to see how well Danny could do.
Speaking of Danny, he was do relieved. This would be easy. Six months ago he had a speed of 112, who knows how fast he is now?
"Loji, c'mon up."
Loji went up. Flying wasn't his thing. He didn't belong in air. This would end badly, like most flight tests do. "Go!" He took off, after four-seconds, though, he lost altitude. Coach Henderson shook his head. "67 MPH, Jack. And you didn't even last ten-seconds."
Loji got up sluggishly, sighed, and went to stand next to Nikki.
"C'mon, Daniel. Let's see what you got," he said, gesturing towards the platform.
Danny nodded, "Danny, please," he asked, receiving a nod.
Now on the platform and in his take-off stance, Danny waited for the signal. "Go!"
And he shot off. He did a few laps, laughing the whole way. He never did get to fly as fast as he wanted, anymore. Enough broken items in the lab were a reasonable reason.
"Way to go, Phantom! 214 MPH!"
Nikki's jaw dropped, Merger smiled, Loji clapped, and Ariana gave a nod.
"Well, let's see how all of you are doing on—" Mr. Henderson began, but was interrupted by Danny.
"Ariana didn't go, coach."
Coach Henderson shrugged. "Last time she went we spent four weeks rebuilding this place from the sonic boom, alone. After that, she's excused from all flight tests."
Danny's eyes widened. She can fly super fast and is telepathic? God, this was either a really good school or Ari was just too good. He hoped it was the first.
"Now… let's move on to invisibility, shall we?"
The students nodded.
"Okay, Midnight, you're up."
She smiled, then vanished from sight. Her form was just visible, like it bended the light a bit.
"Good enough," Mr. Henderson said. "Patty, you go."
"Don't call me Patty," Merger mumbled under her breath. That name just wasn't her. But, she did so and vanished.
There wasn't a single bend in her invisibility.
"Perfection, as usual, Patty," the coach teased. "How about, Danny. Let's see your invisibility."
Danny vanished from sight instantly. It was the quickest invisibility activation the coach had ever seen.
"That was amazing, Daniel. Loji?"
Jack groaned, but vanished. His form was disoriented, but not as bad as Midnight's.
"Better then last time, Jack. Nikki?"
Nikki vanished. She had been the fastest to vanish before Danny, yet, her form was just… there. Like you knew she was there, but couldn't see her.
"Good, now, time for intangibility. Danny you–"
The bell rang.
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Astronomy was next. He had the class with Ari. It had about ten other students in the room, all giving him and Ariana disgusted looks, but Ari seemed unfazed by them, so Danny acted like he never noticed.
The room was a hexagonal shape, the walls and ceiling all painted like the night sky.
Their teacher was a short women. She was a bit chubby, pale, freckled, had bright red hair and pastel yellow eyes. Her voice was high pitched and cheery. Danny was suddenly glad Sam wasn't here. She would've ran out of the room at the sight of the women.
A boy in the front row waved to Ari, who smiled and began to walk over to him. "Hi, Ben," she greeted cheerfully. Ben had a green cap that read 'Go Packers!' on it, his hair was a weak black, brown eyes, he wore a long-sleeved, baggy, red tee, blue jeans, and had the same sneakers as Danny.
"'Sup, Arae," he replied, using the nickname he had given her when they first met. Ari refused to be called that by anyone else, for Ben was the first person she had met here a– what was it?– a few months ago. "Who's the trailer?" He asked, referring to Danny.
Ariana breathed a laugh. "This is Danny. Danny, that's Ben. Don't let his cool attitude fool you too much, he thinks he's a ladies man."
Ben sat straighter in his seat. "That's because I am," he stated simply. Ari rolled her eyes as she set her books down on a dest to the right of Ben. She patted the desk next to her, the one that wasn't occupied, signaling for Danny to sit.
Danny did, a knowing smile on his face. This boy was a lot like Tucker, Nikki and Ari were like Sam, Patricia was a lot like Valerie, and Tara… he didn't know what to think about her. But, he had nine friends, now. That's six more then yesterday.
"Students," the teacher said. "Today we will be discussing the constellation Orion…
"Danny," Mrs. Gray called, for that was the teacher's name. Danny found that ironic. Her name was Gray, but she was so preppy. "Can you stay after class for a bit? The rest of you are dismissed."
As soon as she said dismissed, the bell rang, and all the students filed out.
"Danny," Ari said, "I'll save you a seat in the cafeteria." Then she headed out, followed closely by Ben.
The teacher sighed and rubbed her temples. This boy was incredibly good at Astronomy. The only student who barely came close to comparing was Benjamin. And, to top it off, this boy was one of those freaks.
Mrs. Gray was the mother of Robert Gray, the main bully of the school.
"Yes, ma'am?" Danny asked suddenly, bring his teacher back into reality.
"Hm? Oh, yes. Daniel–"
"Danny," he instantly corrected.
"Danny," she said stressfully. "Who taught you all you know about stars?" This was valuable info she needed. Their school was supposed to have the best classes available. And to have a single person teaching others better then they were was inexcusable. Of course, the students didn't know that, though.
"The internet, Mrs. Gray."
That was it? Did this boy spend all hours of his night looking up stars and constellations?
This boy was sure to be one of her best students.
Maybe she could warm up to him. Just maybe.
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Considering how few people were in all of his classes, Danny was quite surprised to find almost 200 students in the cafeteria. Carefully choosing his place, he found a seat with Ari, Jack, and Patricia, all in human form. He briefly wondered where Ben had went, but forgot when he noticed the next detail.
They had a table all to themselves. All the other tables had six people to a bench, but here, Ari sat on one side next to Patricia while Jack sat across from them.
"Who's the newbie?" A sinister voice asked from behind. What was it with people sneaking up on him?
Ari didn't notice the bully behind Danny, and instead patted a seat next to her. She couldn't afford to lose her temper. "Sit here, Danny. I bet Robert and his snot-nosed friends wouldn't want you with them."
Danny complied, instantly knowing who Robert was. He was a tall man, 5'8, had a buzz-cut, strong build, and wore A-list clothes. He resembled his mom in every way but one. His massive size and muscles.
"Ariana, he hasn't even introduced himself. In fact, I'm surprised we already have a new student. Didn't we pick you up a few months ago off the side of the street?"
Ariana tensed.
Jack noticed and wished Nikki were here. She always knew how to calm Ari down.
"You know what, Robert? You're right," Ari burst. The cafeteria suddenly got very silent. Ariana never admitted defeat. Something was coming… "He hasn't even showed you his ghost form. Show them, Danny."
Confused and embarrassed, Danny's stomach twisted as he complied.
More gasps.
This was it? Normally, just a few lights blew up. But… this? Robert hadn't been expecting that.
"His ghostly ego is Danny Phantom, Robert. Did you know that? Did you know he also has a flight speed one-point-five times better than yours, hmmm?"
There go the lights. A few screeches escaped as the shards of glass rained down. But most students, for they had learned after the second day of having Ariana at their school, went intangible instantly.
Robert was lost for words. He hadn't been expecting this. Phantom was a strong, loyal, ghost. He was a Halfa? Not only that, but one of the mutant ones? How the hell was he so powerful?
"Ari!" Nikki shouted, for she had run into the cafeteria when she heard the light blow. "Calm down, Ari."
Ari's mouth twitched, but she quickly turned it into a smirk and sat down. "I thought so," she said.
The lunch room was in whispers the rest of the day.
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Danny sat next to Patricia during English class. Ari, Tara, Nikki, and Jack were all seated on the other side of the room, entranced in their own conversation.
Their teacher was a female, short, skinny, blonde, and boring. Her voice was more of a monotone then Mr. Lancer's, making it incredibly easy to tune out.
Still confused about lunches events, Danny whispered to Patricia, "What was all that about during lunch?"
Patricia looked over at the new Halfa, a sorrow filled-look on her face. "Jocks like Robert were born as a Halfa. It's a dominant trait, so it is passed down strongly. People who inherit the gift think themselves above the 'mutant' ones."
Danny rolled his eyes. "So, it's like the Harry Potter issue with muggle-borns and 'pure blooded wizards?"
"Pretty much," was Patricia's reply.
"So… are we going to have to fight an evil villain and stop him from killing off all 'mutant Halfas' and humans?" Danny joked.
"I sure hope not."
Danny laughed, earning a few odd looks from his other classmates.
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Danny had flight next. It was a class with Ari (how many classes did he have with her), Nikki, and Tara.
It was just a round room with no teacher. This class, this period, in peculiar, Nikki told him, was too dangerous to risk teachers lives in.
Danny got to see Midnight fly for the first time.
It was very, very impressive.
But, all in all, this was Danny's favorite class so far. These two girls and him would be very good friends.
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Danny found his sword fighting class pointless. He made a mental note to replace it with a free period later.
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Ariana, Danny, and Nikki all had Ghostly Artifacts together. This class, like English, was shared by most students; Robert included.
Danny Phantom was a mutant Halfa? This utterly sucked, yet, made him feel proud. After all, he was born this way, and, when you're born this way you're already better than those mutant ones; which meant he was above Phantom.
Nikki glanced at Danny. He was cute, sure, but she likes someone else.
The teacher was a tall man, 6'5, had shaggy brown hair, and fun-filled brown eyes. His skin was lightly tanned, and a smile was plastered onto his lips.
"Okay, class, we start a big project this week."
Groans escaped the class.
"Don't give me that, class. This time, you get to be in a group of three." Not receiving any protests, he continued. "You will pick an artifact from this book, which was conveniently written by my brother."
Danny instantly gaped when he saw the book. It was Freakshow's.
"You will choose an artifact, read all about it, then search for it. If you find it, then you get an extra ten points added onto the grade. If not, it's totally okay. Are there any questions?"
Danny raises his hand.
"Ah, the new boy. Yes, Danny?"
"I didn't know Freakshow had a brother. When did you leave the circus business?" He wasn't trying to be rude. No, not at all. But ever since the Reality Gauntlet…
The teacher gave a hearty laugh. "I disowned my family when I became a Halfa. This book," he held it up, "was in the library."
'They have a library?'
"I just know my brother's work when I see it. Anyone else?"
It was silent.
"Good. This is due in three weeks, kids. Now, go pick your partners."
As you would've guessed, Ari, Nikki, and Danny ended up in a group.
Robert was with a blonde boy, Luis, and a red head girl, Shelby.
Robert flipped through his copy, but stopped on a certain page. "The Reality Gauntlet. Let's do this one!" His group agreed eagerly.
Danny had been through this book tons of times. He new every artifact like the back of his hand. But one, he realized, looked very familiar. It was a small star fashioned onto a hair pin. Where had he seen it?
"You wanna do this one?" He asked, hoping they would say yes.
Nikki looked at it and smiled. "Yeah, that'd be cool. Ari?"
Ari gave a silent laugh. "That's perfect! You found it!" She said, though it was quite enough only for the other two to hear.
"Found what?" Danny inquired. Ari shifted into her ghost form. Then Danny saw why. She had the clip in her hair. She removed the clip.
"Ever since I came here, I've been trying to find out where this thing comes from. I know what it does, and we have it, so there's ten points, and now, I get to see its origins!"
The book read:
Night Clip
A mysterious clip that reacts under the moonlight. Will give wearer special powers of the current magic group in the world. This artifact has an unknown origin. No one knows who made it, what it's made of, or why it even exists.
Some claim it doesn't. Some people spend their whole life looking for it.
-Fredrick Isaac Showenhower
"That's all it has?" Ari complained. "This utterly sucks!"
Nikki was still pondering over the new information. "Wait, so your powers come from a magical artifact? You're not really a Halfa?"
Ari looked hurt, but quickly got over it. She had to control her emotions… "I am a Halfa. For some reason, I kept the powers it gave me. And, I just haven't had the heart to throw this clip away. I tried, one time, when I first got it, but when I woke up the next day, I was in ghost form and was wearing it."
"Ari?" Nikki began to ask, "How long have you even had your powers?"
"How long have you had yours?" Ariana countered before shifting back into ghost form, the clip in her hands dissipating.
"I was eight when I got mine," she answered truthfully.
"I was five. Beat that," Ari challenged.
Robert walked over to the group, for he liked to check all the other groups to see if they had any better ideas. "What are you two talking about?" He asked innocently.
Ari and Nikki calmed down, unlike Danny.
"We were discussing how we were going to get an A on this project," he lied. Why was he doing this? He never did this to other bullies, so why was he purposely angering one with super powers?
"I doubt you would get an A, Phantom. We're doing the Reality Gauntlet. And, when we find it, we'll make the world righteous."
"Too bad you won't find it, then." Danny laughed. This was kinda fun…
Robert glared and crossed his arms angrily. "What makes you say that, freak?"
"I destroyed it," was Danny's reply.
Okay, so the room had quieted down to hear their conversation. But, now, it was dead silent. (No pun intended.)
The teacher, who went by Mr. Showenhower, walked over to their groups. "What's going on here?" He asked in a monotone.
Robert huffed. This was the perfect chance to embarrass Phantom… "Danny claims he destroyed the Reality Gauntlet, but the gauntlet's too powerful to be destroyed, correct?"
Mr. Showenhower glanced from Robert to Danny. "Well, the Gauntlet was destroyed by Mr. Phantom here, Robert. You're mistaken."
Danny: two
Bully: zero
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Dinner was nice. Robert and the rest of the A-list left him be because of what had happened in Artifacts.
A new boy was sitting with them. His name was Mark. He had blueish hazel eyes, Emo style, light brown hair, he wore a green hoodie with blue jeans and sneakers.
His crush, for it was obvious he liked her, was sitting with them. She went by Vicky, had strawberry blonde hair cut like a hime-style, but not cut like an actual hime, midnight blue eyes, she wore a rich lavender halter-neck hip length dress, black leggings, white converse, yellow choker, white hairband and silver hoop earrings. She wasn't beautiful, but she was pretty.
Ben was with them, too.
Mark was a bit tense. It was like he didn't want anyone close to him besides his friends, which Danny totally understood.
The group of eight talked about how they got their powers, what Danny did before he came here, and, eventually, the conversation moved onto who had what powers.
"I got all the basics down easily," Danny told them. "Then, I can control ice, ecto-energy, overshadowing, super-strength, and duplication. But my most powerful attack is my ghostly wail."
Ben was ecstatic. "I heard about that! You just, like, scream and powerful energy blasts come from your mouth!"
Danny blushed. "Yeah, well, it's a cool power to have."
Nikki resorted to logical thinking. "We're lucky, you know. Those jocks don't get their unique power 'till their late twenties."
Danny became a brighter shade of pink, then moved the subject onto someone else. "So, Nikki, what are your powers?"
"Well, I've got the basics. Then, I can control water, though I'm still working on it, I can overshadow, see invisible ghosts, I remember everything I read and/or hear, I can teleport, freeze a certain area in time for– so far– ten seconds, I'm telepathic, and I can heal others."
Danny let out a whistle. "That's impressive."
"I know."
Danny laughed. "So, uh, Patricia, what can you do?"
The blue-eyed girl smiled. "I got all the basics, though I'm a bit slow when it comes to flying, I can overshadow, control metal, and have super-strength and teleportation. And, I can make weapons just appear."
Danny nodded slowly, for he was remembering what Skulker could do. Yikes. "Anyway," he said. "How about you, Ari?"
Ari silently laughed. "I can astral-project–"
"What's that?" Ben interrupted. He loved hearing about other people talk about their powers. Usually, him, Mark, and Vicky sit alone. But Danny had asked him to sit with them, so they did. This was his first time to actually hear what powers they had. Well, since he and Vicky had Power Development at another time, that is.
"Well, it means I can make my soul leave my body and form another identical one. But, in the process, my real body falls unconscious."
Ben's pure enthusiasm faded a bit. "That sounds… painful."
Ariana shrugged. "It don't hurt. Anyway, I can also fly really fast. We think I reach almost to the speed of light, but aren't quite sure, yet, I heal fully when I feel the moonlight, and I'm a magic user."
Vicky suddenly perked up. "Which magic?"
Ari tensed a bit. "I can do both easily. Dark magic, though, tends to cling to me. If I get too excited or angry then, you know."
Vicky was going over what she had said, and mentally adding some fashion-fixes to her outfit. What can she say? It was a habit. Danny gave Ari an encouraging smile. Ari didn't like to talk about her attractiveness to dark magic.
But Nikki realized she had left something out. "What's your special power?"
Ari gave a small smile. "I don't know. I guess I just haven't activated it, or it's so small I won't realize I have it until later."
Nikki frowned, but Ari's response was logical and la-git.
Danny wanted to leave these gloomy thoughts behind. "So, Ben, what can you do?"
Ben was pure fun to be around. He talked in a cheery tone and was very energetic. "Well, I can run at the speed of sound, I've got all the basics, overshadowing, I control electricity, I'm an empath, and I can turn inanimate objects into reality."
"Sweet!" Patricia exclaimed happily.
"Yeah. I wonder whats it's like to know when you run you bust peoples eardrums," Jack joked.
Ben was about to say something else, but it was Vicky's turn. "I have overshadowing, the basics, Air powers, charmer, I can make any charm on any jewelry real, hypnosis, though I don't normally use it, I run at about 200 miles per hour, and I specialize creating force fields."
"That's so cool!" Danny exclaimed happily. "What about you, Mark?"
Mark uneasily shifted in his chair. He didn't really want to get close to them. He only really needed his friends… but, still… "I have overshadowing, telekinesis, teleportation, eagle eyes, and remember anything I see and/or hear. I have control over water, I'm a warrior, too. Then, if I see someone use a power, I copy it for up to five minutes. I can also speak to animals."
"Fancy," Ariana said. "I would've thought you a charmer."
Mark looked confused. "Why?"
Danny laughed, for he and Ari had the same thoughts, but Ariana spoke it. "Clueless."
They were both thinking of Vicky x Mark… an already visible pair.
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Ice Development was fun. In fact, he was the best in the class. The teachers had asked how he learned, and he told them about Frostbite.
But he also learned something important.
Students were not to go into the Ghost Zone. It was for their own protection.
Danny had asked "What from? I've been in there bunches of times with Sam and Tuck." The teacher had said that she couldn't answer, and just for him not to go back.
Now Danny was curious.
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Dessert was simple. He, Nikki, and Mark had all gone and grabbed some simple things.
They chatted for a bit, discussing roommates.
Nikki, apparently, had a room with Tara and Ariana. It was some strange luck they had ended up in the same room. And Nikki, even though luck was illogical, wasn't one to question it. Often.
Mark, Ben, Jack, and Danny all hung out together.
But, later in the night, Danny felt a bit of betrayal on him. He seemed to have gotten along better with these buds of his then Sam and Tuck.
He hoped their day had gone okay.
TIME TRAVEL TO THE PAST
TIME: 10:45
A young girl sat in the courtyard combining the two schools. She had big, dark brown eyes, her brown hair reached her shoulders and had a fringe, she wore an azure short sleeved shirt with baby blue sleeves and collar and exposes her midriff a bit, khaki cargo pants, dark blue converse and two barn red fat wristbands on both wrists.
Her name was Cheryl.
She was Nikki's twin, and was currently waiting for her in the courtyard.
The 'normal' kids classes didn't start 'till after lunch, for they didn't have to worry about powers training. Two new students were with her right now.
One was a goth, the other a techno-geek. The goth wore a black tank with a purple oval on it, a black skirt with green lines going horizontal and vertical, purple tights, and black, steal-toed combat boots. Her hair was sloppily done and in a half, high ponytail. She had vibrant purple eyes. She went by Sam.
The other was an African-American boy with a red beret. He had greenish-teal blue eyes, wore a long-sleeved yellow top, forest green kacky-pants held up by a black belt, and had a pair of cheap brown tennis shoes. This boy was named Tucker.
Tucker had tried hitting on Cheryl, but was very disappointed when Cheryl turned him down without a second thought. No. That's a lie.
Cheryl had thought about it. He was cute, smart, and was very fascinated by technology. She never told anyone about her love for tech… it would scar her. She already had bad street-cred here, being the one-out-of-fourteen humans.
Yeah, Tamer's school was very small.
The good news?
It was like a normal classroom. One teacher all day, desks, and then everyone gets their own dorm.
The day moved by swift and comfortably. Cheryl couldn't wait to show her new buds Nikki, and she was also being impatient about meeting Danny.
Sam and Nathan… that was a very weird thing.
Nathan's eyes were the same rare shade of purple as Sam's. He had dirty blonde, neck-length hair in a cut and spiky style. He always dressed in an orange tee with an unzipped blue jacket. He wore blue baggy pants, orange high-tops, and white sunglasses and belt.
He was a charming boy, to say the least. Sly and slick, yet calm and friendly.
It was weird, though he'd never admit it. He saw Sam and felt like he knew her… when it hit him.
His father, John Smith, was a wealthy business man in New York. Hadn't he made some deal with the Mansons when they stayed in NY four years ago? And, hadn't Samantha and her family stayed with them?
… Was that the Sam that was his first kiss?
Nah. Not possible. This school excepted people all over the globe. It would've had to have been some freak chance that she ended up here. It would've had to have been sheer luck.
And Nathan didn't believe in luck anymore. He had hoped luck would save his mother from leukemia… but it didn't.
Anyway, the group of four became super close friends within the time span of an hour. They could all relate on what it felt like to be dumped on when their ghostly companions would run off, and, occasionally, leave them with the blame.
Nikki hadn't've done that much. Maybe once or twice, but it was an accident. It was usually Tara or Jack.
Cheryl and Nathan didn't get along well with those two very well.
But, the sun was slowly setting as their last class ended.
Tomorrow they would all get to meet.
Okay, what do you think? I spent two days working on this, so be happy! XD
For those who's character I used, please tell me if you liked it. I might've made some changes to see if it would flow better, but if you don't like it, just PM me or leave a review.
If you still want to enter a character, it has to be sort of jocky or evil. Or it can be a human. If you want, you can send in another 'clean' Halfa and I'll read your review. But, sadly, I'll only except two more. Please, don't put Danny or Nikki or Vicky or anybody as a crush. I already have the future pairs picked out. Back to those two special peps… you might be disappointed with what I do with them, but, hey, it is my story and I'm letting you guys send in characters.
Please, read and review. Criticism helps as do compliments. I will take in all suggestions and complaints into account.
Clocky says hi, by the way. He find it funny of me to be creating my own DP time line… says I'm getting better.
He wants to see your reviews, too.
(He says he knows everything, but that's a lie)
CW: It is not.
Me: Yeah, it is
CW: I know what you had for breakfast this morning
Me: Oh yeah? What did I have? And, what did I do before I ate it?
CW: You went to IHop and had a waffle, but before you did that you walked a 5K
Me…
CW: *smirks* Review for her story, please. Although, I do know what all of you are going to say…