Disclaimer: If I owned Danny Phantom it would still be playing. Needless to say…

Frozen Love

By: Zehava

Blue eyes simply stared at him in complete confusion.

How hard had Vlad hit his head on the way down? Or maybe that glowing ghost rock had completely smashed any sanity he had left in him apart. Plasmius gave a sigh and reached up to massage the bridge of his nose as if the teen's stupidity was ailing him.

"Close your mouth, Daniel. You look like a gaping fish."

"What the hell are you talking about?" Danny snapped out at the order. Plasmius crossed his arms and leaned back.

"I have never had children as you well know, Daniel. Yet I have attempted to gain an heir."

Yeah. By attempting to clone me, steal my mom from my dad, or force me into being your son… The teen thought bitterly but said nothing as the elder continued.

"I have discovered what went wrong in all of my attempts." Again, Daniel didn't answer and the other didn't seem to notice, looking at the floating girl once more. "I tried to have my heir be a male. But they're so rebellious. Stubborn and bull-headed." He bit his tongue at the sharp barb directed towards him but didn't rise to the bait. "Most females though are much more… subdued. Such as your sister towards your parents…"

"Don't you dare touch her!" The words were snarled out, a harsh squeal of metal sounding as the young man strained against the holds around his wrists. His eyes burned green, impaling the man with a vicious glower.

"Why would I want your sister, dear boy? Haven't we already tried that?" The anger left him as soon as it had come and he slumped against his bonds once more. Then who…? He looked at the sick girl in the glass tube. She looked serene even with the death-like aura around her and his heart twisted at the thought of Vlad causing her more pain. The green of his eyes faded back to their normal blue as a suspicious glint hardened them.

"What are you going to do to her?"

"You make me sound like a mad scientist bent on turning her into the next Frankenstein, Daniel…"

"Just. Tell. Me." Danny growled out each word. These mind games were starting to wear his patience down and after years of dealing with this fruitloop's beating around the bush way of getting things across, he was tired of it. Why did he always have to make him figure out the plans as if trying to teach him? He stiffened at the thought. Maybe he had been his mentor even if the boy hadn't known it. The thought of having learned something from Plasmius made him shudder.

"You've grown much more impatient, Daniel. Don't enjoy being toyed with anymore?" The teen felt his face grow heated and to counter it, sent him another withering look. "Very well. Since you don't want to work it out yourself…" The blue-skinned male hovered near the girl; not moving his eyes from Daniel's the entire time. "I am going to attempt to merge the ghost DNA with hers. The DNA should be able to change the entire dynamic of the disease and give the immune system the ghost cells we have that make up half of our being and aid in the healing process. I believe they will know which cells are tainted by the disease and kill them off. Think of it as a flu shot. The disease is already in the body and nothing can change that. However. If you give a shot with a little bit of the disease mixed with a medication, it will strengthen the immune system and teach the body how to create more of these special cells that will combat the disease."

Danny simply blinked at him. As much as his teachers would deny it, the boy was smart if he put his mind to it. This though… went over his head. His favorite subject was science—having to do with his love of space—but the human body, all its functions and specialized cell for this and gland for that never ceased to baffle him. But he did get one thing. And it horrified him.

"You're going to force her into becoming a halfa like us? You of all people should know the pain that comes with it!" A new fear lit his eyes as he stared at the girl.

"Of course I know." The coldness of the sentence made the younger flinch. "Every transformation you feel your heart stop beating because you're not alive anymore. Your lungs empty of air and never rise again because you no longer need air. It feels as if your very soul is being ripped out of your chest. And this all occurs in an instant yet not brief enough that the pain is missed."

"And you would put her through this… Even after saying all that?" Danny asked incredulously. The crimson eyes regarded him coolly.

"Yes. I believe she would be grateful to no longer be in constant pain of her own body eating her alive. A few bouts of pain when her ghost half takes control will only be a side-effect."

"A few? The ghost core instead of you is always there! It's like a replacement of the soul you lost after dying and you think she will only feel a little bit of the pain that we face?"

"Keep your voice low, Daniel. How it continues to crack only shows your immaturity." Once more, the younger male's cheeks darkened with blood. "That said, it should be noted of your naivety when it comes to these gifts we've been given. Do you not think that the one who has had it longest should know the downsides more so than the shortest?" Danny gritted his teeth, trying to find words to retort. Anything to get it through this man's thick skull that this idea was one of the most insane ones he had ever had.

"Why do you need me then? Why not offer your own DNA? Or are you too good for that?" The boy sneered. Much to his annoyance, Plasmius didn't get upset with his jab, instead turning his gaze on his own gloved hand.

"I looked into both of our genetic make-ups, Daniel. The strands of ghost DNA that make up my being are matured, they have already grown to an extent that their full potential has almost been reached." At the boy's blank stare, the man let out his breath slowly and added, "Meaning, it would not take to another person's DNA that is not mine. It has already infused with mine to a degree that if removed, it would kill me." The color started to drain from his face as the pieces started to click together.

"You're going to remove my ghost half?" The thought sent him into a trembling fit. No, no, no! This was what had happened to turn him into his darker half and he could not let that happen.

"No, dear boy, only a piece of DNA large enough to rewrite the girl's." Relief washed over him but it soon turned to confusion.

"Wait. Why will my DNA work and not yours?" The man turned away from him to stare at the machines that blinked at them. His arms crossed behind his back as he carefully thought of an easy explanation.

"Being a teenager, you are still growing, evolving for lack of a better word. Unlike an adult, your minds and bodies are developing until you reach eighteen. For some, it is even later than that. With you both having this trait, your DNA has a higher chance of this bonding with her human DNA and breaking it apart to form with it. A single strand will not infect her entire body, and with the gene that creates a healthy balance between the living and dead in this, she should take to it quite well. It will be like a mutation in the body that it cannot control but rather adapts to."

"How you're saying it makes you sound doubtful it would work…" Daniel frowned as the crimson eyes flicked back onto him.

"As of now, I am not entirely sure it will be effective. The process could kill her but there's a slim enough chance to make me risk the success." Danny stared at him before a scowl painted his lips, anger once more giving him energy to thrash in the prison he was contained in.

"Like hell am I going to do any of this! I'm human now and you are not getting the ghost DNA with me like this and I'll be damned before going ghost!" Plasmius clicked his tongue irritably.

"You are still the same boy as before. All temper and no insight. I don't have any time for your tantrum, Daniel. I'm sure that your friends will be starting to wonder where you are and if I have to force you into this," The man floated back over to Daniel's cylinder tube and reached for the panel beside it. He typed in a few numbers in the small keypad and it gave a dull bleep before spinning to reveal a new panel. This was littered with buttons of all colors and small gauges surrounding three blue levers. "Then so be it." He finished, flipping the first lever up.

Danny went stiff as it felt like a bolt of electricity flashed through his nerves. He heard the snap of the second lever. Adrenaline pulsed through his veins, kicking his heart into an erratic beat. Sweat started to bead on his forehead and upper lip as his senses heightened. It felt as if his body was getting into the 'flight' mode he had been taught in school. Gearing up for something. The last lever was clicked into place and a scream ripped from his throat.

Hm. I hope that made sense… If it's confusing, tell me and I'll try to iron it out. Sorry this was a lot more dialogue than I thought it would be… Oh well. Least I updated! :D

Until we meet again~

Zehava