So here is the second chapter and more of the origins of Danny and his ghost powers to his mother's reaction and amusement at times. This will be the last of the flashback/memory chapters so the next chapter will be an actual story/point to the plot. So without further ado let us see what other secrets Danny has to share with Serafall.
Disclaimer; I do not own anything from Danny Phantom nor from High school DxD. The same can be said for Wolfpackersson09, though I am sure he would not mind owning DxD.
Phantom Sitri
Serafall looked at the magical aura her son was emitting, and it was that of a Devil-Ghost Hybrid. She was in awe of his form, the pure white made him seem like he wasn't a devil, and the fact he actually did a transformation made her start to think up of different ideas for her son for either her own TV show or for her son to gain his own show. She was sure she can make a great show showing off his ability and get the attention she feels he deserves. But first she had to focus on something else at the moment besides fan-girling over her son's form and transformation.
"How did this happen?" Serafall asked her son as he then de-morphed back into his Devil form, which his natural form.
"It started a few months ago." Danny started as Serafall was probably the more accepting parent at this point in time.
(Flashback)
Danny, Jazz, Sam, and Tucker were hanging out in the Fenton-works lab.
"This is the newest invention: The Fenton Portal." Jack explained as the group were just watching.
"So, what's it supposed to do?" Tucker asked as he and Sam were still newly reincarnated Devils in Danny's peerage. Tucker joined if only to see if he can get a girlfriend, or better yet get a harem.
"It's supposed to connect our world with the Ghost World, or as we call it the Ghost Zone. Maybe with some alterations, we can even travel to the Underworld freely." Maddie answered as they were finishing the Fenton Portal as best as they could.
"Ghosts, they're so mainstream like vampires and zombies now. Devils are the new black for goths." Sam commented as she looked at them working on the fine-tuning portions. She joined the peerage because Devils were Goth, and she was Goth. So it only made sense that she would become a devil in her opinion when asked, she jumped for it. It also helped that the fringe benefits were longer lifespan and magical abilities.
Jack had a big grin on his face as he held two power coils, ready to be connected and bring power to the portal. "Ready everyone?" he got shrugs from the teens and a nod from Maddie. "Banzai!" he cried as he connected the coils.
There was a spark but other than that nothing happens. Jack blinked and checked the coil but it was firmly and fully connected. Maddie checked the calculations and other specs, "I just don't understand it. We have everything seemingly correct. It should have at least blown up if we got it wrong."
"Wait blow up?" Tucker asked "I just became a devil. I can't let myself be blown up before I can even get a girlfriend or two."
Danny rolled his eyes "Relax Tucker, I doubt we would be hurt that badly."
Jack slumped slightly, "And when we thought we were on to something."
Maddie smiled at jack as she rubbed his back, "It's okay Jack. I'm sure once we go over everything we will be able to get this portal working in no time." Seeing his disgruntle and sad look she added, "Would some fudge make it better?"
"Yes," Jack moaned softly before he was led away by his wife.
Sam watched them leave before she said, "Well that's just sad."
"You get used to it," both Danny and Jazz said at the same time.
"If you say so," Tucker said before he stepped up and looked at the portal, "Shame you folks couldn't get this working. It seems pretty cool."
"Yeah, they really had their hopes up with this," Danny said before he frowns, "I just wish I could do something to help. I hate seeing them like this."
Sam then got an idea, "Hey Danny, why don't you go inside?"
"What?" Danny asked stunned and he was not the only one.
"Hey it can't hurt" Sam pointed out. "Hell you might be able to solve the problem."
"Danny you can't be serious?" Jazz asked before she saw the look on her brother's face before she sighed, "At least put a hazmat suit on."
Danny agreed and put on a suit his size. It was white with black gloves and boots. As he zipped it up there was a picture of Jack's grinning face on the chest. Tucker chuckled, "Oh god, you can't be-Ahhh!" Tucker suddenly grabbed his head as a headache suddenly formed.
"Hey watch the G-word," Danny cried feeling a smaller headache just being near Tucker when he said that, "The Big Man really doesn't like a devil saying his name."
"At least give a guy a warning," Tucker moaned rubbing his head.
Jazz rolled her eyes before she ripped Jack's face off the suit, "I thought I already told that man his face does not need to be one everything single thing. It is bad enough he has the word Fenton on everything."
Danny shrugged before he started to walk into the portal. The metal walls gave it a dark shadow as he walked to the small space. His devil eyes could see perfectly thought even that did not prepare him for what came next. His hand traveled alone the wall and accidently hit a button. The button in question was actually a small switch labeled 'On'. There was a great flash of green that blinded Danny before he screamed in pain.
(Flashback End)
Serafall looked at Danny for a few moments, blinked once or twice, and then laughed for a little while, "And I'm the childish one!? How can Jack be smart enough to build a dimensional portal, but silly enough to put the on/off switch on the inside!"
"Yeah, real silly." Danny said as his mother calmed down a bit and caught her breath a bit, "For the first month I wound up feeling more out of place than normal because of the ghost powers. I went from geek to freak in school."
"Hey, you're not a freak. You're my son, and that means a lot more then something stupid like being part ghost. Besides, you're a good looking young man. Probably have a girlfriend or two by now."
Danny just rolled his eyes at that comment from his mother, but he smiled knowing at least one of his parents has his back. "Well, I don't have a girlfriend, but I did get a date to a dance one time." Danny commented, and suddenly felt like he should've kept his mouth shut.
"Ooh, tell me! Tell me! Tell me! I want to hear all about Danny-tan's date!"
"Well, I guess it started after meeting a dragon ghost when my dad had to use the bathroom with the Fenton Line." Danny started as he started to remember what happened during the time of the dance.
(Flashback)
Danny glanced down at the Fenton Line as it started pulling like something was on the other end. He eyed drew to the portal, a swirling green vortex of eco-plasma, as a very large scaly clawed hand came out of the portal followed by another. A head came next before a large light blue scale ghost dragon appeared. The Fenton line was in its teeth before the dragon growled before it spoke in a loud voice, "I want to go!"
"Sorry bub!" Danny cried as he transformed, "My dad's using it. Wait your turn."
The dragon roared as it spread its wings, barely fitting in the lab, "I want to go! I have to go!"
Danny flew at the dragon but was knocked away as the dragon swiped at him. Danny corrected himself in the air before he unleashed his wings to give him more speed and control. Danny flew around the dragon as it growled and tried to hit him. Danny saw it was taking a deep breath and could only imagine what it had plan 'it's a dragon so it breaths fire duh!' but shot at it at top speed. Danny hit the bottom jaw of the dragon and made its head jerk. Danny did not notice a golden necklace flew off the dragon's neck and landed in his open backpack. Danny hover over head as the dragon fell to the floor. Then to his shock the dragon glowed before it shrunk down and became a ghost of a young woman. She got up and Danny saw she wore an old dress like in the middle ages. She sniffed and then started to cry, "I just wanted to go to the prince's costume ball…but my mummy won't let me!" and with that she flew back into the portal crying her eyes out.
(Flashback)
"Ahh," Serafall moaned sadly "Why is her mother being so mean?"
Danny rolled his eyes, "yeah I wasn't actually thinking about that. Anyways the next day I went to try and ask the most popular girl in school to the dance. It took a few tries to talk to her, seeing as my powers kept making me lose my pants," this last part he whispered to himself "I final manage to ask her."
(Flashback)
Paulina looked at Danny as he fumbled with his bag as he tried to talk to her. It was then did she notice a golden necklace on the ground at her feet. "Oh my gosh!" she cried as she picked it up, "This is beautiful!"
"Huh?" Danny asked before he saw the necklace and it was the first time he saw it. As she put it on he saw his chance to score, "I mean, I picked it out for you! Just in case you said yes…to going with me to the dance?"
Paulina giggled as she admired the necklace, "Well this is one heck of a present to impress me, and you are kinda cute." She smiled and added with a teasing tone, "And great taste in underwear. I accept."
"Really?" Danny asked stunned before he recovered, "I mean that's great. So I will pick you up Friday then?"
Paulina nodded and started to walk off, Danny noticing a sway to her hips. Danny grinned before he blinked, "Wait, I can't give her that. I don't even know where that came from. It could be Jazz's or one of my mom's?"
He then noticed that Paulina paused near the corner and waved at him. He waved back with a grin "Who cares cause she said Yes!" he cheered with his hands up high. It was then did his pants dropped for the second time that day and this time didn't actually involve his ghost powers.
(Flashback break)
"Ahh, you got a date with the most popular girl in school. Now I'm split between saying way to go, or checking this girl out and freezing her if I don't like her."
Danny sweat dropped at that notion from his mother. If there was one thing he knew, it was that she can be overprotective. "Please don't. She's part of my Peerage now, and the Dance didn't end that well." Danny said as Serafall looked at him. "The necklace had the power to turn anyone wearing it into a dragon when mad. It got on Paulina, then it somehow got into Sam's possession, and we're going to skip ahead." Danny decided to comment and end the story there.
There wasn't much besides him dancing with Sam, or that Jazz and Sam were against his decision to ask Paulina because she was shallow. "Oh, well I guess we can. Didn't Jack have a class reunion or something?"
"That didn't go as expected. Since there's a ghost/human hybrid that's been trying to get rid of my dad and make googly eyes at Maddie." Danny said, and then wished he didn't, as now he had to tell of something else.
(Flashback)
Danny was stunned, he was trapped inside a large metal cube where he is unable to use his ghost powers and also giving him a hard time getting control of his devil powers. But it was the man standing before him that shocked him the most. It was a fairly tall man with silver hair wearing a fancy suit. It was the man whose home they were not only staying in but also where the reunion was being held, Vlad Masters. "I don't understand," Danny muttered.
"Of course you don't," Vlad said "You're what? 14?"
"What is all of this? Why are those ghost here?" Danny asked hoping for some answers. He was talking about the vulture ghost he met a few days ago and seem to be after his dad. And even in the lab he fought two ghost like octopuses he fought many months ago.
"Well you see it is quite simple," Vlad said amused, "I sent those ghost as a way to test your father. When they were defeat I was surprised but not as much as when I found out this; the second half ghost he had created."
"Wait second?" Danny asked surprised at the claim.
Vlad then took a pose as a black ring appear around him and split up not unlike Danny's own ring. Vlad transform into a ghost with pale skin black hair and had the look of a vampire with his own white suit and cape included. This was the ghost Danny had fought last night and was soundly defeated.
(Flashback ends)
"What!?" Serafall cried out.
Danny winced as he probably shouldn't have said that last part, "Yeah when I found out there were ghost there I also found Vlad in his ghost form. I fought him but he had over twenty years more experience with his ghost powers. I was taken by surprise. But he said he got his powers when the experiment with mom and dad's first ghost portal went wrong and he got eco-acne. He wanted revenge against dad but also marry mom for himself. He planned on overshadowing or possessing dad and making him trash the reunion and making mom leave him. I manage to finally put Vlad into a corner without mom and dad knowing."
(Flashback)
Danny, now overshadowing his father, helped set his mother down as he used his father to catch his mother. "Uhh, Maddie I'll take care of this spook, you make sure everyone else is save."
Danny now turned to Vlad who was rubbing his head and getting up from the blow he took from the RV weapons. He saw Jack grabbing him but then noticed the eyes. "Ah Daniel you manage to overshadow your father. Very nice."
"Listen Vlad," Danny said lowly so only Vlad could hear him, "I purpose that we call a truce."
"You're joking," Vlad said bemused
"No I'm not," Danny said "If you don't I will expose you to everyone."
"Now you're bluffing," Vlad grinned, "In doing so you will be force to expose yourself as well."
"A risk I am willing to take," Danny admitted, "Mom and dad will accept me for who I am but what will Maddie think of you?"
Vlad lost his smirk and slumped slightly not expecting nor wanting this. Danny went on as he set Vlad down and the man kept his slumped pose, "You will be miserable and alone for the rest of your life. Unless you call a truce."
Vlad thought it over and saw he had no choice for now, "using your opponent's weakness against them. Perhaps I am teaching you something after all. Very well."
He shot into the air as Danny flew out of his father but stayed invisible. Maddie and a few others came up as Vlad shouted dramatically, "Jack Fenton! You have best me! But I shall have my revenge soon enough!" he then glanced at the invisible Danny and said so only he can hear him, "and then you will join me. You and your mother."
Vlad then gave a wail before he vanished being the drama queen he was.
(Flashback end)
"Why didn't you use magic to beat him? You could have frozen him no problem." Serafall commented as Danny then had a 'duh' moment and face palmed himself.
"Why didn't I think of that? At least it's better than the time I got my familiar." Danny then noticed his mother's face and she was going to get another story, "Maybe I should've kept my mouth shut. Do I really need to say it?"
"Yes. Yes, you do. Especially since you didn't mention having a familiar before today. I want to see Danny-tan's familiar!"
Danny sighed before making a magic circle with the crest of the Sitri family appear, and from that circle came an adorable little dog.
"Say hello to Cujo." Danny said as the dog was definitely not a normal dog, but a ghost dog.
"Ahh, he's such a cute little guy. Yes, you are! Yes, you are! Now I have to know how you met him! Ghost Dogs aren't usually in the Familiar Forest." Serafall managed to gain the dog's trust, especially since she smelled similar to Danny and was rubbing his belly.
"I think this might've been a little after that run in with Vlad." Danny started as he started remembering about not just Cujo, but a potential knight as well, if he could ever convince her to join.
(Flashback)
Danny was not sure what to think when he saw the small puppy like ghost. However, that changed when it growled looking off into the distance and then the puppy changed in size to that of a giant adult Pitbull bull-dog like mix. It towered over Danny and Danny himself wasn't sure if the dog was bigger than a truck or not. Then without warning the dog went off running, not towards Danny but downtown. Danny knew he could not allow the dog to run off so he flew off after it.
He manages to catch up to the dog and grab his collar. However, the dog did not slow down at all and Danny was now along for the ride. "Whoaaaa!" Danny cried as he held on tight to the collar, "Sit boy! Heel! Slow Down!"
But the dog did not listen as he turned a few corner, scaring sever of the people on the streets. Danny was lucky that they did not cause any accidents yet. The dog made a final turn and made his way to a large factory. Danny recognize it being as the main factory in town and he did not want to know what the dog was planning, "Heeeeel!"
The dog didn't stop as it phased through the door. Danny caught a glimpse at several people they pass before several alarms going off. Large steel doors closed to block their paths but the ghost went through them easily. Lasers and other defenses came alive and shot at them but again the ghost avoide3d them with ease. They made it to a large lab and the dog went crazy trashing the place. Danny flew around trying to get the dog under control. He finally flew back and gained some speed before he flew at the dog and caught it around the middle by surprise. The dog flew with Danny as they phased through a wall and out of the plant. Danny finally manage to get the dog down in the back before it transformed back into a puppy. The dog barked twice and jumped at Danny. Danny laughed as it licked his face, "down boy." He held the bog up and saw a tag on the collar. "Cujo huh? Well better send you back."
Danny held Cujo before he took off for home. Once inside he went into the lab and before the open Ghost portal, "Alright buddy," Danny said holding the dog up, "In you go."
Danny tossed Cujo into the ghost portal and closed the door. Danny left after that and did not noticed that Cujo did the impossible and phased through the seal doors of the portal before he ran out of sight.
(Flashback)
"So he managed to get out of the portal after you put him in?" Serafall asked as the cute version of Cujo was enjoying the attention from the female who smells like his current master.
"Yeah, but it wasn't exactly a good timing for him, since he did wreck someone else's life." Danny said as he then remembered when Tucker was trying to flirt with Valerie Gray.
(Flashback)
Sam, Danny, Jazz, and Danny were walking around as they noticed something was up at Valerie's house. It looked like she was moving, but that was probably because Axion Labs laid off her father for an incident with a ghost.
"Okay, I feel kind of bad that this is happening, even if she was kind of a jerk." Danny said as he didn't like the fact that her dad got fired for something that mundane security wasn't prepared for.
"But this does put her on even level, and this means I have a shot at a girl!" Tucker said, and while the guy wasn't a bad person. He was a bit of an opportunist; consider he'd been in trouble for loitering near the girl's locker room.
"I wouldn't bet on it," Sam said, "Even if she is no longer an A-lister people don't change."
"You said the same for Desiree," Jazz pointed out, "And she's doing just fine."
"A completely different situation," Sam stated with a huff, "It's not like Danny has a reason to make Valerie a devil."
"It wouldn't hurt," Tucker said before he started off towards Valerie.
Danny rolled his eyes as his friend walked off, "Relax guys this is different. With Desiree it was to help her out and it worked out better than expected."
Sam huffed as she crossed her arms. She did not approve of Danny's pawn piece though Jazz felt it was a good thing since it helps Desiree out and she was loyal for Danny as her little brother made sure she knew he was not going to abandon her or toss her away like she was in the past. Another reason Desiree was so loyal was the fact she had more control over her wishing ability though they are less likely to be turned on the wisher and her wish could not be used against her or anyone of Danny's peerage.
Danny saw that Tucker was being shot down when his ghost sense went off. Danny ran off for cover while he transformed. When he left Cujo in his giant form burst out of the ground, sending a dresser of Valerie's clothes into a puddle of water ruining some of them. Danny appeared to see the ghost dog sniffing around the yard. "You again?" Danny said stunned to see the dog, "how did you get out of the ghost zone?"
Cujo turned and growled at Danny but Danny just reached out and scratched under the dog's chin. Cujo starts panting and thumping his leg before he turned into his puppy form. Valerie just glared as she walked up to Danny, "I don't know what you are but get out of here. You and your stupid dog have ruin enough already."
Before Danny could reply Cujo started barking and bite Danny's leg. Danny cried out in both surprise and slight pain before he was dragged off again by Cujo but his tiny form this time. They rammed into several more of Valerie's things before they disappeared.
(Flashback ends)
"Ahh you are just a little trouble maker you," Serafall said as she nuzzled Cujo's cheek to her own while Cujo barked happily.
"Yeah he can be," Danny admitted. "Anyways he appeared a few more time and made a mess of things and made Valerie hate ghost even more. It took a while but I finally manage to find out he was looking for his lost squeaky toy he left behind when he died. After I found it he went back to the ghost zone on his own. I checked a few days later to see if he really was not coming back and found him alone." He looked at Cujo sadly, "I think he was the only one that stayed back when they rest of the guard dogs died so he was alone. I felt bad for the little guy so I decided to make him my familiar."
"And he is the perfect familiar for Danny-tan!" Serafall cried holding the cheerful pup into the air, "he is cute, he is special and he is super adorable! He will be the number one familiar in the underworld! Everyone will want one but it is only for Danny-tan!" Cujo barked happily not really knowing what was going on.
Danny smiled, since while he felt some things he couldn't really share with his dad and Maddie, he did feel that he could talk with his mother. She was still as childish as Jack, but she had never given him the impression that he needed to hide anything. But the moment was ruined when his ghost sense went off. A ghost that he was familiar with had appeared with him managing to move just in time before a net swooped by him.
"Skulker." Danny said looking at the robotic ghost hunter. The self-proclaimed Ghost Zone's greatest hunter was now flying overhead as he was ready to blast Danny out.
"Now, ghost child, I'm here to claim your hide!"
"Oh, did I hear that correctly? Could you repeat yourself?" Serafall said at Skulker's comment. Her cheerful voice was gone and she was serious. She held Cujo to her chest and gave off a slightly different aura visible around her.
That was when he noticed Cujo and Serafall before going over to Danny without any antagonism. "Why is Leviathan here?" Skulker asked not liking the aura that she was giving off. The growling dog was nothing to be too concerned about, but one of the four Satans that ruled the Underworld was something to be concerned about.
Danny rolled his eyes but replied all the same. "Um, that's my mom, and I recommend you run, like, now." Skulker took Danny's advice and ran off.
"Get back here so Magical Levia-tan can freeze you!" Serafall took off after him, ready to freeze the hunting ghost for attacking and threatening her precious son, since she was a big family-con woman.
"Heel Cujo! Wait mom!" Danny took off, but more to make sure his mother didn't do anything extreme to the ghost. Sure the guy was trying to kill him just for the prize, but he didn't want to risk bad relations with the ghost zone. Otherwise, it was just a normal day for Danny Sitri Fenton, the Sitri Phantom.