WIZARDS IN PHANTOM CITY
CHAPTER FOUR: THE WARNING
Jazz and Alex walked up to Danny's room after watching him enter the Ghost Portal. Mr. Fenton said something about Harper, Justin and Max going to the park. They probably went to get away from Jack's booming voice. Jazz loved her father to bits but he was way too loud.
Alex didn't need Jazz to explain much though; Danny had talked to her about a lot of things while he made the dinner. Also he told her that if she wanted to ask anything she could ask anytime as long as she didn't let it slip that he was a halfa.
Jazz turned around took Alex's hand and pulled her to sit on Danny's bed as she smiled knowingly.
"Ok Alex, spill it." Jazz said with a smile.
"I don't know what you're talking about, Jazz." Alex stated quietly, despite the fact that she knew exactly what she was talking about.
"Come on, Alex. It's clear as day! Don't make me spell it out for you." Jazz pushed.
"Spell what out?" Alex asked, trying to delay the subject. Jazz sighed.
"You have a crush on by baby brother!" Jazz cried happily. Alex covered the redhead's mouth while making a shushing sound.
"So you admit it. I knew it." Jazz squealed, removing Alex's hand from her own face.
Alex just looked down at her lap and nodded, not meeting the other girls' eyes.
Jazz just squealed in delight, happy for Alex.
"Don't tell anyone. I mean it, Jazz." Alex ordered, looking up from her lap.
"Why not? I think it's great that you like him." Jazz questioned.
"I don't know. I guess I'm just worried about him not liking me back." Alex replied.
Jazz just smiled in return, understanding she didn't just have a crush on her brother. But she would let her friend figure it out for herself. The girls just sat in Danny's room with Jazz explaining Danny & Vlad's complicated relationship.
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Danny turned and saw many of his enemies floating around him. Preparing himself for a fight he let his hands glow green and his eyes narrowed, ready for anything.
"Relax Whelp, we are not here to fight." Skulker said, floating in front of the halfa.
Danny's eyes relaxed, no longer holding a glare but his fists were still giving off green smoke, a sign he was listening but ready at the same time.
"Then what are you here for?" Danny asked.
"Let's start off small. You have the feeling that something big is going to happen too. Don't you Ghost Child?" Technus questioned, floating to Skulker's side.
"Yea, that's why I'm in here. I was going to check it out." Danny told them.
"Well we all got that feeling to. Which means you're not crazy yet. But it also means something big is about to happen. You understand that, Baby-pop?" Ember explained further as she too floated forwards.
"I follow you guys so far." Danny replied.
"Well the only other time all of us got that same feeling that something was about to happen was when-" Desiree started but Poindexter cut her off.
"Pariah Dark came back!" He cried, looking around worriedly.
Danny looked around the group of Ghosts, expecting someone to laugh and yell 'good joke everybody the halfa fell for it.' But everybody just looked at him with green, red and blue eyes.
"So? What does this have to do with me?" Danny asked, hoping this wasn't going where he thought it was going.
"Well aside from the fact that you're the only Ghost to ever beat Pariah 1-on-1, we think he might go for revenge on you." The Box Ghost spoke up.
"Why me?" Danny cried.
"Because, like he just said, you're the only person to beat Pariah in a 1-on-1 fight." Youngblood answered.
Danny was now in deep thought and an inner conversation with himself.
"We have to help them. Weather they hate us or not if they can swallow their pride and come to us for help we can help them out." Fenton explained.
"I know. Besides if Pariah Dark has come back for revenge we'd need to protect everyone back in Amity. What if Tucker and Sam and Jazz get hurt? Or Jack and Maddie? Or the Russo's?" Phantom replied.
"I don't think I could live with ourselves if we let so many people get hurt because we didn't call a truce with Skulker and these guys." Fenton continued.
"Ok, it's settled. We'll help the Ghosts so Alex won't get hurt." Phantom said absent-mindedly.
Before Fenton could call Phantom out on saying what they were both thinking, he left the plain where they always converse.
"How cans w- I help?" Danny asked, almost forgetting that he was speaking out loud again.
"Look, we think it'll take a while before he completely breaks free. All we were going to do is warn you." Skulker explained.
"Warn me? Why? I thought you guys didn't like me at all." Danny questioned.
"We don't hate you, Dipstick." Ember stated, earing a bunch of nods.
"Yea, if anything you make our afterlives more interesting." Technus said further.
"It's just really fun to mess with you." Youngblood continued.
"You of all Ghosts should realize that we come to the human world to fight you more than cause trouble anymore." Desiree revealed.
"I did notice that. So why warn me again?" Danny noted to himself before re-asking his question again.
"Because if Pariah Dark came after you that way you would, at the very least, be prepared." Dora answered.
"Alright. At least it didn't take as long as I thought it was to figure it out. I promise I won't let him take over the Zone again." Danny promised as he adopted a look of determination.
"That is all we ask. We will be of service if you need us to be, Sir Phantom." Dora said immediately and got murmurs of agreement.
"Do any of you know if Frostbite is here? Maybe I could save myself a trip to the Far Frozen." Danny pondered.
"No, Frostbite has not come. He opted to say to watch over his home but he sends his best regards." Technus revealed.
"I have to go see him anyway. Hey, before I go 1 question. Why are none of you attacking for the Amulet?" Danny asked as he floated away from the safety of his portal and towards the Far Frozen.
"Much bigger things are a-foot, Ghost Child." Technus replied gravely.
"But do not think we won't try for it later, Whelp. Separately." Skulker said, rubbing the cannon on his arm hidden under his suit.
"Separately? Why not just gang up on me now?" Danny asked, although he regretted giving them a suggestion.
"Just because we're Ghosts does not mean we don't fight fair. With you 5-on-1 is completely fair. The hole Ghost Zone is not fair to anyone." Ember answered as if it was obvious and several other ghosts voiced their agreement.
"Fair enough, I guess. Now if you'll excuse me I need to speak with Frostbite." Danny said with a shrug as he flew off towards the icy realm.
"You know what? No matter how annoying he is, I wouldn't trade Phantom for anything." Kitty spoke up as she watched him fly away.
"No way. The Ghost Child is here to stay." Technus replied happily. Technus let a smile form at the thought that Phantom wouldn't be going anywhere anytime soon.
"He's a Whelp. But he's our Whelp." Skulker said. He wouldn't admit it out loud but he had grown rather fond of the halfa.
"He's pretty cool for a Dipstick." Ember replied with a sigh. She too had gotten attached to Phantom and his witty-banter.
"He's a good kid. For a Punk." Walker replied walking up to the group of ghosts what had dwindled down to Skulker, Technus, Ember, Desire, Johnny, Kitty, Dora and Youngblood.
"Sir Phantom is truly a great Ghost all around." Dora beamed.
"That's why he's the Captain." Youngblood followed.
They all sighed and went back to their home. They couldn't help but feel a little better now that Phantom had agreed to help once again.
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Danny had just landed in the Far Frozen in the middle of the village. Frostbite had noticed him and has encasing him in a huge hug before Danny could say anything.
Danny didn't mind though. He liked Frostbite a lot so it was worth it. Frostbite had been extremely kinds to Danny and he and his people practically worshiped Danny so Danny was going to do everything he could to be worthy of the attention and praise Frostbite and his tribe gave him.
"Welcome Great One! What may I help you with?" Frostbite asked, releasing Danny.
"Nothing Frostbite, just wanted to tell you that me and some other Ghosts think Pariah Dark will escape soon." Danny said once he could breath again.
"Ah, yes. Each and every Ghost, half or not, has felt the awakening of the King. Now that he has found the weak spot of his chamber, he will continue to hammer away until he is free once more." Frostbite explained gravely.
"Well I've already promised that I wouldn't let him do anything to you guys. When Pariah Dark escapes I'll be ready to fight." Danny said with a grin and he glowed his eyes green for emphasis.
"I don't doubt you for a minute, Great One." Frostbite said with a grin.
"Should we ask how to make ice weaponry or is this a bad time?" Phantom asked.
"Bad time. Maybe later. I want to get home and see if Vlad's caused any damage." Fenton replied. They both nodded.
"Thanks for the talk, Frostbite. I'll try my best to visit you again before Pariah wakes up fully. Maybe I'll even come back sometime next week?" Danny said as he started floating again, his legs becoming a ghostly tail.
"Yes, maybe. We look forward to your return, Great One! Next time you return I shall have something new to teach you!" Frostbite exclaimed as Danny floated higher and higher up.
Danny smiled.
"I look forward to it!" He yelled back before he zoomed in the direction of his portal, leaving the tundra of the icy plains behind.
Danny flew for a while. He had forgotten how far the Far Frozen actually was from his portal.
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Danny floated through his portal after his visit to Frostbite. He was a little unnerved about Pariah's supposed return but he was sure he could handle it. Then he remembered he had to tell Tuck and Sam. So he pulled out his phone and called Tucker.
"Hey Danny, sorry I didn't tell you earlier but I couldn't make dinner." Tucker said as he answered his phone.
"It's fine. I just called to give you some bad news." Danny said back.
Tucker realized by his voice he was in Ghost-mode so he started listening intently.
"What is it?" He asked, getting serious.
"Me and the other Ghosts got this feeling something was going to happen so I went into the Ghost to see what was up. Well, it turns out the sarcophagus Pariah Dark is in is weakening. He's managed to break a little away already but we think it'll take a little while for him to break out completely." Danny informed him.
Tucker was silent for a moment, taking in this new information. He was worried about the Dark King's return. Pariah could wreck even more damage this time around. More importantly he was worried for his best friends' safety.
"You okay?" Tucker asked his friend.
"I will be. I'll make sure of it." Danny replied.
"Okay, I just wanted to tell you. Could you tell Sam for me? I have something I need to check on." Danny continued. He could almost hear Tucker's nod.
"You got it, Danny. You can count on me. I'll talk to you soon." Tucker responded before he hung up.
Danny smiled and phased into his room where he saw Jazz and Alex sitting on his bed, talking.
"So Danny has a clone? And Vlad cloned him? What kind of person does that!" Alex shouted. She couldn't believe Vlad could look so normal but act so horrible.
"Because he's one seriously crazed-up Fruit Loop." Danny answered, becoming visible.
Danny laughed a little after realizing he had scared both Alex and Jazz.
"Jeez, Danny! You've got to stop doing that." Jazz said, holding a hand over her chest. Alex nodded.
Both girls realized at the same time that Danny had just made his entrance and they both jolted up and pulled Danny into a hug.
Danny smiled as he hugged back; happy to see Vlad hadn't appeared to do anything.
"So, what happened?" Alex asked him without letting go.
"Well, um, it's sort of a long story." Danny said. He knew he would have to tell her eventually. He just didn't want to dump too much on her at one time.
"We've got time." Jazz said, as she finally let go. Despite his 'superhero' status, Jazz always thought it was her job to help her little brother.
"First, Alex needs to learn who Pariah Dark is." Danny said, looking at the brunette still in his arms.
Jazz looked confused for a moment, but decided to trust Danny's statement and agreed.
Alex, meanwhile, was still holding onto Danny. She couldn't really understand why but she wasn't ready to pull away and every time she was she remembered how she felt when she thought Danny wouldn't come back through the Portal and held on tighter. She hadn't felt like this with Mason or Dean or Chase so why Danny?
Sure Dean was cool, Chase was brave and Mason was caring but Danny was all 3. Her eyes opened when she felt Danny's arms let her go. She was disappointed but she also figured that he had some news, so she sighed and reluctantly pulled away from Danny. She regretted it immediately when she felt a weird coldness without him there.
"Alex, do you know who Pariah Dark is?" Danny asked as he watched her sit back on his bed.
Alex nodded. The night she first saw Phantom in the skies, she asked her dad what he knew about Ghosts. Jerry had told her that they lived in the Ghost Zone, the flip side of Earth, and that they were driven by obsessions strong enough to keep them attached to the living world.
He went over the legend of Pariah Dark and how he was sealed away, who Clockwork was and the basic powers of a Ghost.
The siblings looked surprised.
"Really? How?" Jazz asked, a bit impressed. Not very many people knew this.
"My dad once told me. He used to like to study stuff like this. Like monsters and Ghosts and things like that." Alex fibbed. Her dad knew this because he had learned in his Wizard training.
"Good that makes this easier. You know how he was locked up?" Danny asked. Alex nodded. "Well a while ago someone let him loose and he and his army attacked Amity." Danny told her.
Alex was shocked. Her father told her how powerful Pariah was said to be and how big his army was. How could they have possibly gotten locked away again? She wondered before it hit her.
"You put them back didn't you?" Alex asked amazed. Danny nodded sheepishly.
"Yea, I did. It took a lot though. Anyway, apparently his sarcophagus is weakening after so long and he's managed to crack through a little bit. That's what I sensed earlier. We think he's planning revenge." Danny told them.
They were almost too shocked to notice Danny say 'we'. Almost.
"What do you mean 'we'?" Jazz asked him.
"The other Ghosts sensed it too. They were on their way to warn me when I went into the Portal. They said they thought he might come for revenge since I locked him back up." Danny explained.
Alex was shocked. This 15 year-old boy had beaten and trapped the all-powerful Ghost King? Now he was looking for revenge. She had beaten some powerful enemies but her father told her Pariah could easily rival all their enemies together.
Jazz was shocked. Ghosts had come to WARN Danny? That was new. Most Ghosts caused trouble for him, not try and make it easier. But she supposed they could have warned him so he would help stop him again. That was defiantly a possibility.
"It might be a while until he actually gets free so it's not your concern now. Until something else happens all we can do is to be prepared." Danny told them.
The girls nodded. They were both going to be on guard from now on.
"Okay. Why don't we go to the park with Harper, Justin and Max?" Jazz suggested as she stood up. Danny and Alex nodded.
"Sure why don't we-" Danny started but was cut off by the familiar chill creeping up his spine and coming out his mouth.
"You go, we'll meet you there." Alex said as she smiled. Jazz nodded.
"Good. I'll take care of the Fright Knight and I'll be on my way to the park." Danny said, his legs morphing again into a ghostly tail.
"How could you tell who it is?" Jazz asked as she and Alex walked towards the door.
"My ice powers advanced a lot so when my Ghost Sense goes off I can recognize any familiar Ecto-signature like Skulkers' or Embers'." Danny replied, floating toward the open window.
Jazz nodded and left the room. Alex turned back to Danny and gave him a smile as she crossed the room to reach him and pressed her lips on his cheek for the second time that day. Alex let the kiss linger for a bit longer than last time but was still very short. Danny couldn't stop himself from smiling like an idiot this time.
"What was that one for?" Danny asked happily.
"Well first it was for good luck. Second for coming back in one piece." Alex replied and the left Danny's room to follow Jazz.
"Let's go love-struck idiot, we have a Ghost to stop." Phantom reminded. Fenton nodded.
Danny sighed and flew through his window and soared through the skies towards where his senses were indicating the Ghost was.
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Jazz and Alex walked to the park and saw Harper and Justin sitting on a bench and Max leaning against a tree next to it.
"What's up?" Alex asked as she and Jazz approached them. They all turned their heads towards her.
"Just sitting. Where were you?" Harper asked.
"Talking with Danny and Jazz." Alex responded casually. Harper nodded.
Jazz sat on the bench next to Justin and Alex remained standing. They talked for a little while until they heard Tucker's voice calling.
"GUYS! The Fright Knight was attacking downtown and-" Tucker started but Jazz cut him of.
"Yea we know Phantom went to take care of it." She said, emphasizing Phantom so he would get the hint. He looked and saw Justin, Alex, Harper and Max and understood.
"I know I saw the fight but did you know that there's a sale on computers at the mall!" He cried excitedly.
Everyone else sighed. Jazz thought it was something important. Oh well, leave it to Tucker to get your hopes up, she thought dryly.
"Tucker." Jazz stated.
"Yeah?" Tucker asked as he came closer.
"Be quiet." Jazz said with a sigh. Tucker cracked a grin and sat down on the ground with his friends.
OKAY AND CHAPTER 4 IS COMPLETE!
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SO FOR THOSE THAT LIKE THESE CROSSOVERS OF DANNY PHANTOM AND WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE, STAY TUNED BECAUSE I AM THINKING OF IDEAS FOR ANOTHER! NOT A SEQUEL A WHOLE NEW STORY.
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