Chapter 2
Pride Cometh Before the Fall.
Pride is defined as the high opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority. It's the first of the deadliest sins, and often considered the worse. The following seven people purely exemplify this trait:
Dash Baxter:
Dash, the golden boy, the quarterback, the hero of Casper High. He was teen royalty. Everywhere he went girls threw themselves at him and demanded attention and autographs.
He stood in his mirror, ogling his biceps and perfectly chiseled chest. "I am amazing." He kissed his biceps. "I am wonderful. I am funny. I am handsome." Inside of his mind, he knew that no one could do anything without him. If he was not on the team, then they could not win. If he was not at a party then it couldn't be fun. Without him... there was nothing worth doing.
Technus:
"I AM THE MASTER OF ALL THINGS TECHNOLOGY! I AM TECHNUS, DESTROYER OF WORLDS!" he screamed from the rooftops.
He was all that and so much more. This feeble planet and all of its inhabitants would bow to him and his might. He would crush them all and take on his rightful place as ruler of this and all other worlds. He would single handedly accomplish where the others had failed. He would defeat the ghost child, and show himself as supreme. After all, he was Technus, the master of all things technology... and well you know the rest.
Paulina:
When she walked down the hall, every male turned to look at her. Her hips wiggled hypnotically, when she licked her lips the boys went crazy and she knew it. And she liked it.
From the day that she was born, she was beautiful. People had rushed to do what she asked and she expected it now. From the moment when she had gotten hips, boys and girls alike had wanted her to be theirs, but she could belong to no one.
Whenever she looked in the mirror, she saw for herself how perfect she truly was. She was the girl that boys had wet dreams about. She was the girl that every other female wanted to be. She could do who and whatever she wanted, and no one would dare to try to stop her. After all, how can one halt an unstoppable force of nature?
Vlad:
Mild-mannered business man by day, supervillian by night. It sounds like some sort of comment from the trailer of a mainstream movie. But for Vladimir Masters, it was life.
Everyday he went to work and ran his company with an iron fist. But at night, he became Vlad Plasmius, the scourge of Amity Park.
On this particular evening, the suave halfa sat atop the highest roof in town. He looked at the city. It was his to trouble as he wanted to. He destroyed and conquered with no thought of anything else. This was his. He was the oldest halfa, the strongest with the greatest power, he was suave, he was handsome, and it was only by his permission that this pitiful town survived. He was Vlad Plasmius, halfa, and ruler of the free world.
Skulker:
The mechanized ghost stood over his latest conquest. The victim trembled, its green ectoplasm sinking into the pelt that the hunter wanted so badly.
Skulker picked up the poor creature and threw it into a cage. This was what he did. He was the Ghost Zone's greatest hunter. He always acquired his prey and today was no different. It was his on skill, his own cleverness, his own intelligence that gave him this position and power to take others as his prisoners. He was the strongest creature and could take on anyone including the new ghost child that he had heard so much about...
Jack and Maddie:
"Honey, we deserve it," the large Jack Fenton said to his petite, curvy wife.
She looked up at him, nodding. He was right. They were the best two ghost hunters of their time. They were amazing, and to prove it only they only had to catch the seemingly invincible 'Invisobill'. "You're right Jack."
"I know it." They could do anything, anything at all with only themselves, a gun, and a Fenton thermos.
Danny:
Yo Danny Fenton was just fourteen when his parents built a very strange machine. It was designed to view a world unseen. When it didn't work, his parents they just quit, and Danny took a look inside of it. A great big flash. Everything just changed, his molecules got all rearranged. Woke and realized that he had snow white hair, glowing green eyes, he could walk through walls disappear and fly. He was much more unique than the other guy. It was then that Danny knew what he had to do. He had to stop all the ghosts that were coming through. He's here to fight for me and you. Gonna catch them all cause he's Danny Phantom. Gonna catch em all cause he's Danny Phantom. Gonna catch 'em all cause he's Danny Phantom!
Danny Fenton, average teen, had become the youngest and strongest halfa. He had fought the Ghost Zone's most powerful fighters. Over and over, he had proved himself to be the hero and savior of Amity Park. He could and did do it on his own. He trained, fought, and won as any real hero would.
He had defeated Plasmius, his rival, Skulker, the Great Hunter, Spectra, bringer of despair, Technus, master of Technology, the fright knight, Pariah Dark, the most feared ex-ruler of the Ghost Zone, and even Dan the evil portion of himself. It was official, he was unbeatable.
Pride:
Pride. It can lead to destruction. One believes that they may do anything. They stop trusting others, and only trust in themself. To be alone is one of the quickest ways to fall. And it is this false belief in one's own power that one prepares to face their downfall. Pride. The first, but not the last of the seven deadly sins. One down six to go.
A/N:
Well, there's my second chapter of my first Danny Phantom fanfic, and I'm begging that you guys just stick with it. It's really weird in the prologue and first chapter, but I promise that it'll get better. Just please keep reading.
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