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DarkDragonQueen: Good God. I can't believe I finally got to this part. I was really looking forward to it. Just to let you know about the Alternate Alternate Universe. Remember in chapter fourteen Life After Death? Well I'm doing it now except with a twist to make it more original than just redoing what I think happened in the before ten years after Danny becomes evil. Here's the full summary.

It's been over a decade since she became what she is, but when given the chance to not live such a complicated lonely life she jumps at the chance though she still can't help but wonder what could have been. Then, she meets her past self and she sees what she is in this universe, where fate wasn't so cruel and took pity on them.

Yeah, you read this next part from me all the time. Grammar is not my best subject. I can apply it well to writing but I'm not perfect people. If you see a few mistakes here and there dismiss them. Luckily my spelling and use of words makes up for that.

So without any futher interuptions, here is the first chapter of The Black Phoenix: What Could Have Been...

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Disguise

By

DarkDragonQueen

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Phoenix opened the door to the house she had gotten. It had five bedrooms and three full baths. It was already furnished and well decorated. Where she got the money for this... Let's just say the bank that owned it kind of gave it to her when she asked. Dan appeared behind her.

"Must we live somewhere where it's so bright?" he asked referring to the chandiliers and lamps.

"You really want to go back in that thermos, don't you?" Phoenix asked with obvious sarcasm as she powered down and Dan rolled his eyes. "And don't worry; your room isn't this bright. It's kind of dark actually."

"Who cares? So all you want to do is stay in a house all day?

"No, actually I got us a job." Phoenix said flipping her long strawberry blond hair. She had stopped putting the dye in years ago and let it grow out in her human persona. She had grown from the small teenager she used to be to an hourglass figured woman at five feet, six inches tall and wasn't like one of those skinny woman who looked like needles, but had just enough weight on her so that any man who looked her way if she was in a bikini thought anything but decent thoughts.

"Okay, disguise yourself Dan." she raised an eyebrow and tapped her foot.

"Why? No one is here but me and you."

"Dan!"

Dan rolled his eyes as she held up the thermos in her hands. "Fine," he gave in. He really didn't want to go back in that thing.

A red smoke appeared around him and when done, Dan was standing in his human disguise that Phoenix had only seen a hand full of times. He stood six feet four inches and very built in muscle like his ghost form. He wore a white button shirt with the first two unbuttoned, a pair of blue jeans, and black lace boots. His now black hair was in a ponytail that sat right below his neck and didn't look like flame anymore.

"I hate this. I'm a ghost and disguised as a human." he commented. "Now I hope this job isn't at that dumb restaurant flipping burgers."

"I got us a fake degree." Phoenix replied.

"In what?" Dan raised an eyebrow as he floated behind her into an office room where there was a computer.

"In education, and I gave you one in physical education too." Phoenix sat at the computer and turned it on.

"You did what?" Dan asked not believing what she had done.

"You heard me." Phoenix replied.

"So you expect me to teach a bunch of little brats-."

"They'll be in high school." Phoenix put in.

"Okay then, big brats and then teach them gym?" Dan asked.

"Actually, you're coaching the football team..." Phoenix muttered knowing what would come next.

"I'm going to kill-"

"Ahn, Ahn, Ahn," Phoenix pointed to the thermos. "Remember,"

Dan groaned. "Damn you Black." he said and then went through the ceiling.

Phoenix sighed as she crossed her arms. It had been a while since she had been in her regular human persona. She would have to come up with a name though. She didn't want to use her old one. She remembered the day she gave up that person. It had been around four months since she had been with Dan and she was still only fifteen then. She hadn't even known that he was her age when he died and still technically was... She hadn't known that then though, until she learnt the whole story ten years later.

She frowned at that day. That was the day she vowed that no matter what she would be with Dan no matter what happened. At that time she knew he needed someone, though she would never admit it.

/Flashback/

Sam crossed her arms as she stood atop of the lone building in the city. It wasn't too far from her home town or Amity Park. She didn't know where Dan was. She assumed he was in the ghost zone. She looked upon the city she was to destroy and let her now strawberry blonde hair blow in the wind. She didn't want anyone to recognize her. Her parents had known people everywhere and everyone was looking for the heiress to the Manson fortune, not that it would do her any good.

She transformed as she sensed Dan enter the city. It was time to get rid of this place. It was the usual. Destroy everything and kill everyone. Dan had long since told her what the crystal she used to wear was and told her she wouldn't need it because it would get in her way. She was supposed to destroy it, but she kept it with her in a hidden pocket in her black leather outfit.

"No, please," the woman cried holding the small child to her chest. "Spare us."

Phoenix had long since learned to not feel remorse or regret for her actions and rose black aura encased fist. "Sorry, but sparing people isn't my thing."

She got ready to unleash a new power. It was like Dan's ghost rays but it was more like black living energy. She held her hand out to the woman and got ready to fire when...

"Ahh," she stumbled forward and then turned around to see the person who had shot the blast at her. Her eyes widened. The woman by now had run off, but Phoenix was not concerned. Dan would catch her.

"Sam, is that you?"

Phoenix looked at her god- sister and said nothing. She was supposed to be in Amity Park.

"What are you doing? We thought you were dead." Aly said with tears in her eyes.

Phoenix was now having an inner conflict. It was obvious Aly was shocked to see her about to hurt an innocent person, but she really wanted her to come back and help them fight against Dan. Phoenix shook her head. She couldn't do that. She had nothing in this world to fight for, so why protect it and not destroy it. She narrowed her eyes and made the biggest decision of her life.

"Sam,"

"She's not here. Sam is dead. She's gone and she's not coming back. Only the Phoenix remains." she replied.

"What? Why... Sam what are you talking about? Why are you killing people."

"I have nothing to live for. Nothing to fight for. So why protect this planet?"

"So just because you have nothing to live or fight for means you're going to destroy other people who do? What happened to fighting to make sure no one suffered your fate?" Aly yelled.

"It was a stupid thing. A person could only do so much to stop that so why try? Why not help in destroying it instead? It's a lot easier."

"I can't believe you." Aly whispered.

"Believe Alicia, because the person you knew isn't here anymore." Phoenix declared as she thought about Dan and decided then and there to never leave his side. "I'm Dan's partner now and I'll help him." She took the black crystal she used to wear around her neck out her pocket and threw it to Aly. "This is all that's left of the girl you one knew."

"You help that monster?" Aly growled ignoring the last statement, but still picking up the crystal at her feet

"If he's that, so am I. Now I'm giving you the chance to get on that bike and leave before I determine your fate." Phoenix glared.

Aly reluctantly went to the bike hidden behind a big rock and rode away without looking back, clutching the black crystal in her hands. Phoenix didn't look back either. This was her new life and her old one didn't matter anymore.

"Good- bye Sam," Phoenix heard the wind carry Aly's voice.

"Yes, good- bye Sam." she agreed.

/Flashback Ends/

Phoenix sighed as she ran a hand through her hair. She had no clue why she was remembering these things, but she didn't care right about now. She had to get ready for her first day as a teacher tomorrow.

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See. it's coming along nicely. Here's your sneak peek:

"I stopped being an everyday person eleven years ago. I'm not even sure how to be that anymore." Dan said smartly just bother Phoenix.

"Well you better try real hard unless you want to be put in that dumb thermos again." Phoenix said walking into the school. "Now your name is Dan Taphmon. It's just Phantom scrambled."

"Can't we use Maphton? Taphmon sound like the name of one of those little creatures on that dumb show that used to come on television." Dan replied.

"Okay, whatever. Here my name is Mara. Football practice is at four on Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday. And gym shouldn't be too hard." Phoenix said poking his muscular chest. "One more thing though," Phoenix bit her lip as they stood at the entrance of the school.

"Spit it out Phoenix." Dan rolled his eyes annoyed more than ever.

"I kind of mentioned to the principal that you were my... boyfriend." Sam waited for the explosion that would follow.

"You did WHAT?"

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