Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters of Danny Phantom. Thankfully, I do own Lily, Sharon, Travis, and the dark guy. (No name yet)

Thanks to my reviewers: fan-girls2.0, Yami-chan and Unrealistic, and RedRoseRebel (twice).

Thoughts

Sign language

My True Identity

Chapter Four- The Truth

I went to bed that night feeling miserable, and I woke up feeling miserable as well. Right on cue, at 6 am, a loud explosion shook the house. "Jack!" I heard Grandma shout. "Stop messing around up there! You're going to wake up Lily!" A faint smile crossed my lips before quickly fading. I slowly got out of bed, the temptation of staying in bed lingering. After taking my usual morning shower and slipping into my red long-sleeved shirt, black pants, and black and white shoes, I headed down to breakfast. I wonder if this is what it was like for Dad in the morning, I wondered. Grandma was already in the kitchen when I came down.

She saw me and gave a huge smile. "Hi, sweetie!" she cheerfully said. She then frowned and marched over to the stairs. "Jack!" she screamed. "You woke up Lily!"

Gramps poked his head out of the door. "Sorry, Lily! Didn't mean to wake you!" Just then, another loud explosion was heard behind him. "Dang machine won't work!" He muttered a few curses under his breath before heading back into the room. Grandma shook her head while making sure the bacon and eggs weren't burning.

She turned to face me. "How are you feeling today, Lily?" she questioned, her eyes glistening with worry. I just shrugged my shoulders before sitting down at the table. A worried look came across her face before she turned her attention back to the food. "Do you want your eggs scrambled or over-easy?" she asked. I grabbed a piece of paper and wrote down scrambled. I showed her the word on the paper before once again taking my seat at the table. "Why aren't you talking, Lily? Do you have laryngitis?" Grandma asked worriedly while bringing me my food. I shook my head no. "Why aren't you speaking then, honey?" I fluently signed to her; I just don't feel like it. Luckily, Grandma had learned sign language when she was a little girl, seeing as her mom was deaf.

She sat down across from me, looking me straight in the eye. "Is it because of your ghost powers?" Sort of. It's between my ghost powers and the sudden realization that I'm like Dad. Grandma nodded her head, understanding my reasoning. I started to eat my food, realizing just how hungry I really was. Just as I had finished, Gramps came down the stairs.

"Hey, Lily, hey, Maddie. How are my favorite girls this morning?" Good. How about you, Gramps? Gramps looked at me oddly. "Maddie, what's she doing?" Clueless, just like Dad. I chuckled mentally.

Grandma smiled. "She's using sign language, honey. She said she was good, and was wondering how you are."

Gramps mouthed formed a confused "o". "I'm……good," he replied, not sure how to handle the situation. He turned to face Grandma. "Why isn't she talking?" he tried to say it quietly, but I still heard it. I quickly signed my answer before Grandma had a chance to speak; I'm overwhelmed with the discovery of my ghost powers and seeing that I'm turning into a mirror image of Dad. Grandma quickly translated for me, with Gramps nodding his head at the end. Thankfully, Grandma had told him about my ghost powers yesterday. After much convincing, he finally believed that I wasn't overshadowed.

Flashback

I came down the stairs slowly, extremely nervous about how Gramps's reaction would be. As I came closer to the bottom, I saw Gramps and Grandma sitting on the couch, staring at the stairs, obviously waiting for me to arrive. Nervous beyond belief, I sat in the chair placed in front of Gramps and Grandma.

"Jack," Grandma started, "Lily and I have something to tell you."

"Is it about ghosts!" Gramps said excitedly. My body went stone cold with fear, wondering how he was going to react when we told him.

Grandma laughed nervously. "Funny you should mention them. As a matter of fact, it is. Lily, do you want to tell him?" Her look told me that I should get it over and done with now. My heart hammered wildly in my chest, and everything felt like it was closing in around me.

"Um……Gramps, I have…..ghost powers…..like….like Dad," I whispered the last part quietly, still in shock of my newfound powers.

"Ghost!" Gramps shouted loudly, jumping up. "Maddie, she's being overshadowed!" My fear-filled turned to look up at Gramps, never seeing him like this before. I started shaking all over from terror.

Grandma shook her head fiercely. "Jack!" she yelled. "Lily isn't being overshadowed! She's just like Danny. She's a…" Grandma was struggling to remember the term that Dad used to use. "…halfa. Like our son." She said the last part calmly, in hopes that Gramps would calm down after hearing that.

Gramps's face softened a bit. "She's not being overshadowed? She's like…like Danny?" We nodded our heads slowly, showing him that we were telling the truth. His glance was cast down at the floor, clearly ashamed for jumping to wrong conclusions. "Lily," I looked at Gramps to see tears glistening in his eyes, "I'm very sorry. I should have realized that…that you would eventually inherit Danny's genes. Do you forgive me?"

"Yes," I whispered. "I forgive you, Gramps." I stood up and hugged him. He hugged me back before I pulled away. "I'm going to head up to bed now," I said tiredly. I wasn't really tired, but I didn't want to talk anymore about the subject at hand, my powers. They nodded their heads.

"G'night, Lily," Gramps said. "Love you."

"Good night, sweetie. I love you," Grandma said. They hugged me and gave me a kiss.

"Love you guys, too. 'Night." Tears flooded my eyes as I walked up the stairs. I walked into my room and pounded my pillow. "You promised! You promised!" I kept saying to myself. Eventually, I cried myself to sleep, my pillow wet with tears.

End Flashback

After much silence, I finally finished eating breakfast. I dumped my dish in the sink with a clatter and grabbed my backpack. Love you both. 'Bye. My hands moved in quick, fluid motions. They each gave a faint smile.

"Bye, honey. Love you, too," Grandma said first so Gramps would know what I said.

"Love you, Lily. Bye." They waved goodbye to me as I picked up my backpack and walked out the door. Sharon and Travis were already there, holding hands. They both had worried expressions on their faces, not sure what to say. I waved hello to them.

"Hey, Lily. What's up?" Sharon was the first one to talk. Not much. They wore blank expressions on their faces for a while.

"Lily? Are you using sign language?" asked Travis. I nodded my head. Travis quickly grabbed his PDA and started typing things. "She said, 'Not much'," he told Sharon. A brief smile crossed my face, happy that someone figured it out. I started to cough as a purple-blue mist escaped from my mouth. My mouth formed a shocked "o" as I realized what it was. I've got Dad's ghost sense. Am I going to get all of his powers? I wondered. A chill swept through my bones as a ghost appeared before us. It was…the box ghost. Whew. I thought it was someone really powerful.

"Beware! I am the box ghost!" Dad said that was his usual battle cry. It was pretty lame. I focused hard, hoping I'm able to transform into my ghostly half. I felt a rush of excitement over me as purple-blue rings encircled me. In their place, they had given me a black and light purple outfit. My boots, gloves, and belt were light purple, while the rest of my ensemble was black. An "L" within a "P", I'm assuming for Lily Phantom, was purple. My mid-back length black hair was now white, placed up into a bun. Cool, I thought. I looked into a piece of glass and saw that my purple-blue eyes were now a luminescent green with gold flecks. I flew up into the air, my legs forming into a ghost tail. I felt my hand heat up as I realized my hands were glowing purple, ready to fire at any time.

The box ghost wore a puzzled expression. "Who are you? You look oddly familiar." The box ghost thought. "Are you the daughter of the famous Danny Phantom?" Tears eagerly wanting to be released flooded into my eyes, but I blinked them back. I nodded my head, and then fired an ecto-ball at him. He was caught off guard, and he fell backwards. I quickly flew down to Sharon and Travis. Get to school. I'll explain to Lancer when I get there. I signed.

"But…"Sharon started. No buts. You shouldn't get in trouble for being late because of me. Travis nodded his head quickly and dragged Sharon with him in the direction of the school. I flew back up to the box ghost, ready to fight. He waved his hands, and some boxes started to circle around him. These must be his only weapons, I assumed. He hurled some of the boxes at me. I thought hard, trying not to feel anything. That's what Dad said used to make him go intangible. The boxes went right through me, so I knew it had worked. I gave myself a small congratulatory smile. Powered up and ready to go, I hurled ecto-ball after ecto-ball at the box ghost. He started to fall towards the ground, clearly defeated. I cursed myself for not remembering to bring a Fenton Thermos.

Proud of myself, I watched him sink into the ground. I then felt an electrifying shock run through me as I, too, fell to the ground. I screamed, not able to do anything. I saw a dark shape glaring down at me before darkness engulfed me.

Woohoo! Cliffy! Sorry for the long delay. First my keyboard wouldn't work, and then my mouse, then the computer kept freezing up! Argh! Hope you like the chappie.

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