Danny Phantom belongs to Butch Hartman.
This is a fan made story, and I do not own any of the characters.
~New Bonds~
The land below them still looked as gray as before despite the many miles they had flown. Danny had stopped crying and was still clinging to Dan's shoulders while on his back. The Phantom hadn't spoken at all during the flight, knowing full well it wouldn't have made any difference. Danny couldn't hear anything, not even the wind that whipped by his face. The flight was cold and long; without a coat Danny was left freezing behind Dan's flaming hair. The Phantom felt the teen shivering violently on his shoulders and couldn't help but stop.
Dan came to a complete stop and stayed at a 180 degree angle so Danny wouldn't slip off. He could hear Danny whimpering and felt him shivering. The wind was bitter cold this high up in the clouds and the air was thinner. Dan sighed and swiftly swung back letting himself in an upright position, this in fact caused Danny to slip off and fall.
The teens eyes shot open from his nap and he began to scream in terror. As his small body flew threw the wet clouds, he waved his arms around and he continued screaming.
"DAN!" He called out for his future self in pure terror and desperation.
Danny let out a grunt as his fall was suddenly broken by a pair of arms. Phantom looked down at the boy, who's eyes were tightly shut. Danny eventually opened them and looked up at Dan who was smiling. Not smirking, but softly smiling. He held the kid close to his chest and Danny returned the affection by wrapping his arms around the ghosts neck and shoulder. Danny then surprised the ghost by gripping his cape and pulling all of it over his shoulder so now he was wrapped in it while in Dan's arms.
"Thank you…" Danny said under his breath as the ghost began to fly at full speed again.
As they flew through the gray clouds Danny would look up at his older self. His blood red eyes glistening. He had a very strong looking jaw and his go-T completed it. "Where is he taking me? I can only guess to a new house since he destroyed the other one. Man I really liked that house…It had so many hiding places."
Danny looked down at his lap and pulled Dan's cape over his head so he was shielded from the wind. "I'm such an idiot…why did I attack him…I wasn't thinking clearly. Not at all. I can't blame Dan for my misery. I could have ran off far more times then I tried…I hate myself…"
Danny tried to drift back to sleep under Dan's cape.
Dan kept his eyes at what was in front of him…which there was nothing. "He's out of it. Still pathetic. Not able to take a hit. Such a pussy…I've gotta think of a solution for that."
Dan looked down and Danny was entirely encased in his cape. He looked back out at the clouds. "And where did he get ice powers? When I figured out my fire power I thought I was lucky…but he…he's so young…" Phantom felt an urge of pain in his side, probably from when he was flung into that house. "Whatever…"
Dan gave off a glare as his ghost sense went off. He looked down and all around him. This surprised him because ghosts usually never came to the human world anymore. He had scared them all off. It couldn't have been clockwork; the time master left to go back to his tower. Phantom flew lower so he wasn't hidden in the clouds anymore. He looked behind him, below him and every which direction. There was nothing but the gray landscape beneath him.
Suddenly a plasma blast hit the ghost in the back that caused him to jolt forward. The impact was so strong that it caused Danny to fly out of his arms and started falling toward the ground…again.
"Fucking…Graa!" Dan swung his arm around and released a plasma stream that hit nothing. He blinked and then frantically looked down to see Danny falling.
The teen wasn't screaming and thought this was just another one of Dan's tricks. But as he opened his eyes and saw Dan flying toward him with a frantic expression, he knew something was wrong. He felt the urge to go ghost but couldn't! He was too weak from his previous battle. He reached out hoping Dan could catch up to him but he looked so far away!
"Dan!..." Danny felt fear creeping up his spine. He wanted Dan holding him…he really wanted him! "DAAAN!"
Phantom flew as fast as he could but then was surprised by another plasma blast. Dan growled vigorously and let a duplicate of himself fly back behind him to attack whatever was hitting him.
Dan's clone was met with a young woman who appeared to look a lot like Danny. She had a black and white suit with the all too familiar DP logo on her chest. Her eyes were green and her hair was even white. She didn't take any time to introduce herself and just started shooting plasma. Dan carelessly deflected each attack with his palm. He came close to her and threw a punch that hit her square in the gut. She responded by swiftly blasting Dan in the face with plasma vision from her eyes. Phantom growled again and backed up, shaking his head. The girl came after him and kicked him in the shoulder, then again in the face and neck. Her legs repeatedly swung up, hitting Dan hard each time, so fast that he couldn't react.
"Raaah!" Dan snarled and finally gripped the girls ankle and threw her across the sky. She quickly came flying back and her and Dan were soon shoving each others fists into each others faces; lighting them with plasma so each hit was brutally painful.
Meanwhile, the original Dan was still trying to catch Danny. The teen kept screaming for his older self. As he gave up hope, thinking he would soon meet the ground with his back, there was a break in his fall. Dan came to a dead halt as he watched Clockwork catch his younger self just a few feet from the ground.
"Damn! You and your impeccable timing!" Dan called down at the time master who helped Danny to his feet.
"Are you alright?"
Danny looked up at Clockwork and nodded. WAIT! Did he just hear Clockwork! He looked up at the time master in surprise.
"I can communicate with telepathy, Daniel. Do not worry. You're not going crazy." Clockwork placed his hand on the boys shoulder who smiled back up at the ghost.
Clockwork looked up at Dan. "Take care of that problem of yours! I'll watch Danny!"
Dan nodded and raced back up to meet with his clone who was full on dueling the other ghost girl. The color of green plasma filled the sky, blasts of ecto energy flying past the two fighting ghost, just barely missing their faces. The original Dan reached his clone and fused back into it.
"Who the fuck are you!?" Dan yelled and deflected another plasma blast. The girl didn't reply and charged at him. They're hands locked together in a battle for strength. Dan was now only inches from the girls face and asked her again. "Who are you!?"
Her eyes flashed a bright green and a stream of plasma from her eyes zapped Dan in the face. He seemed unfazed this time and the action only made him angrier. He swiftly gripped onto the girls throat and she responded by kicking Dan in the stomach. This hardly bothered him and she grunted and struggled while in the other ghosts grip.
"Answer me, Bitch! Who are you?!" Dan barked and his deep voice thundered across the sky. She placed her hand over Dan's face and blasted it with plasma. The Phantom was now utterly pissed. His eyes flashed a horrid red and his hand that gripped the girls neck began to glow green.
She looked back at Dan in fear this time.
"Tell me who you are or I'll blow you're head off!" His hand soon felt hot and fire and plasma was mixing with the glow. The girl began to shake as the heat around her neck got more intense.
"Stop!" She screamed. "My name is Dani!"
"Why did you attack me!" Dan tightened his grip.
"My dad sent me to kill you…" Dani said with a shaken voice. She also began to sweat from the heat on her neck.
"Who's your dad!? What's his name!?" Dan raised his other hand in a threatening manner, ready to punch her.
Dani raised her hands in defense. "VLAD! VLAD MASTERS!"
Danny looked up at the sky with curiosity. He couldn't hear what they were saying but he could see them. He noticed that the girl seemed to look familiar. Who was she and what did she want?
"Don't worry, Daniel. You will soon know all the answers to your questions." Clockwork spoke to Danny within thought and the teen looked up at the time master with deep concern.
Dan's expression was now the look of shock and he frowned. "That's impossible! That old fart is dead! I haven't seen him in year!"
"You're wrong…" Dani gripped the ghosts large wrists. His grip on her neck had slightly loosened, but it still glowed with plasma and fire. "He's been alive since the 'Accident'. And wants you dead for what you did! You MONSTER!"
Dan's eyes flashed and he spun her around to tie her hands behind her back.
"What! What are you…!"
"This is just so you don't get any ideas. I'm gonna find out who you really are."
Dan held onto the girl and took her to the ground to join with the others. She didn't struggle, knowing she was beaten. But that didn't stop her from glaring at everyone.
Danny stepped forward and stared down the ghost girl. It was her. Older. But her, none the less. She looked about 20 or so maybe 18 and was slightly taller than Danny. The teen couldn't stop staring at her. She looked over at Clockwork, then at Danny. She wasn't phased at all by his presence and didn't seem to know who he was. She then looked at the ground without saying anything and that same smug glare on her face.
"So, Clock Face, I'm sure you can explain all of this." Dan said while looking over at the time master. The Phantom didn't look happy.
"That is something you must figure out on your own. I can't always tell you everything, my child."
Dani snorted at the remark left by the time master. Dan made sure to smack her on the head. He looked down at his younger self who kept staring at Dani. This made Dan curious. Danny wasn't just staring, he was staring like he knew her.
"Come on." Dan said and attached a plasma chain around Dani's legs and waist. She struggled a bit before falling over from her legs being tied. "We got a trip to finish. As for you." The ghost pulls Dani to her feet and looks her in the eye. "You're staying here." Dan locks the plasma chain to the ground. "I don't want another burden on my hands."
Danny took a step forward. "What are you…doing?" Clockwork puts his hand on Danny's shoulder.
Dan didn't reply and came up to the boy to pick him up bridal style. He started walking and Danny looked over Dan's shoulder back at Dani. She was struggling to fly off but kept getting caught from the plasma chain. Danny gave off a grunt as Dan lifted off the ground and took flight. Danny kept looking down at Dani.
"Stop! DAN!"
Dan ignored the boy and kept flying. Clockwork was following behind.
"Dan, please! I know her! Go back!" Danny wiggled and pushed at Dan. Clockwork noticed his struggle and slowed down.
"I'm not waiting for you old timer." Dan said and kept flying.
"Dan, listen to the boy!" Clockwork barked and Dan slowed to a stop.
"Dan! Please go back. I know her from my past. PLEASE!" Danny was soon very angry and pushed himself enough where he was able to get loose from Dan's grip. The flaming haired ghost tried catching him but missed him by inches.
Danny fell and hit the ground, rolling to a stop. He had fell a good 12 feet, but not enough to hurt him that badly. He got up and ran toward Dani who seemed to act surprised. As Danny reached her he stepped behind her and used his ghost powers to rip the chains off her and unbound her hands. She stood in surprise and turned and looked down at the boy.
"Damn it!" Dan said and bolted back to the ground. As he landed he jogged back over to the others. Clockwork was left observing in the sky.
"Who do you think you are kid?" Dani asked while rubbing her wrists. Danny looked up at her and watched her lips move. He gave her a bright, happy smile and hugged her. Dani grabbed hold of the teen's shoulders and tried pushing him away. "What the hell! Get off me you little freak!"
"I can't believe it's you…"
Dani looked down in surprise and let Danny hug her. "Wha-"
"I've never been so happy to see you, Dani." The teen began to sob and cried in her breasts. She only seemed more confused and looked up at Dan who was observing them.
"How do you know me…?" She asked looking back down at the top of Danny's head.
"He can't hear you…he's temporary lost his hearing." Dan interrupted while coming a little closer.
"What are you talking about? How does he know me? Who is he?!"
Phantom shook his head and shrugged. "I have no idea how he knows you. But he does know who your father is."
"Ok…but who is he?" She patted Danny on the head who was smiling up at her.
"His name is Danny Fenton and he's-"
"DANNY!?" Dani shouts with shock and leans down on one knee so she can make eye contact with him. She holds his face and smiles. "How…you can't be…but now that…I…You do look like him from the pictures. OH MY GOD!" Dani hugs the teen and he hugs her back. Danny has no idea what she just said but he's sure that she knows him now. "Dad will be so happy to see you!"
Dan's eyes shoot open. "I'm not gonna let you take him if that's what you're thinking!"
Dani stands up, her face now filled with anguish. "Of course I'm taking him! What gives a monster like you the right to keep him. I know who you are. You're the toxic creation of my dad's evil half and his ghost half." She remarks while pointing at Danny.
Phantom narrowed his eyes. "She thinks he's the Danny from this time..." Dan straightened himself out and crossed his arms over his chest. "Indeed I am."
"Why is he with you! From what I saw, he couldn't wait to get out of you're grip. You better not have hurt him!" Dani steps in front of the boy in a protective stance. "Have you been keeping him as your prisoner!?"
Dan chuckled. "Something like that…" He gave the woman a twisted smirk.
"Uuhg! You're sick! I'm taking him back with me to be with my dad! Weather you like it or not."
Dan's expression darkened. He let his hands drop to their sides and they began to glow with plasma. Phantom tilted his head to the side, letting it crack loudly. "Really…" He said darkly while glaring at Dani. She glared back and Danny was standing behind her looking confused. Dan then looked into Danny's eyes and saw this confusion. He also saw…fear…
Phantom disarmed the plasma from his palms and held out his hand. He looked deep into Danny's eyes, giving the impression that he wanted him to come back. The ghost smiled softly.
Danny waited a moment before finally stepping out from behind Dani and slowly walking towards his older self. The woman looked confused and shocked. Danny came close to Dan and the ghosts large arm wrapped around the boys shoulder. Danny looked down at his feet, feeling a little embarrassed by the fact that Dan had convinced him to 'come back'.
"See…he likes me." Dan remarked with a cocky tone to his voice. The made Dani shake with anger.
"Damn it! You've brainwashed him! You've scared him into staying with you! He doesn't 'like' you!" Dani's hands lit with plasma and she raised her hands in an offensive stance. "He's coming with me!"
"Over my ecto plasmic ass!"
Dani yelled in frustration and shot a plasma blast. The green flare was dramatically deflected by not Dan, but Danny. The halfa transformed, and Dani took a step back in shock. The teen gave her an angry expression.
"Don't you dare hurt him…" Danny stood firm, and Dan just smirked behind him.
Dani shook her head in disbelief. "This is impossible! You can't have your ghost half! You lost it during the accident! Who…. This…this can't be happening!" Dani put her hands on her head and stared at the two Phantoms in shock. "Oh…my god…" She started breathing rapidly and suddenly fell to the ground.
"Well that was dramatic." Dan comments and pushes past Danny. He comes up to the ghost girl who transforms from passing out. The older phantom stares at her as she lie on the ground. Her hair was now black and she wore a blue sweat shirt and jeans.
Dan seemed a bit surprised at the fact that she was also a halfa. "Hm…Just like Danny and Vlad, huh?" He tilts her head with his foot while examining her.
After staring at her for a couple seconds, Dan raises his hand and it glowed with plasma. He prepared himself to end her like before hearing Danny cry out. The teen runs over to his older self and holds back on his arm.
"Please! Don't hurt her! She won't hurt me, I promise!" Danny pleaded and Dan listened. The ghost lowered his muscled arm and the green glow on his hand dissipated. He then turned to look down at Danny who had big puppy dog eyes. "Can we take her with us?"
Dan quickly shook his head to show he had no interest in taking her along the trip. He turned and started walking back in the direction they were headed. Clockwork was peacefully sitting on thin air, watching them. Dan flew up to Clockwork and gave him a look.
"The boy wishes to take her with. Why are you so against it?" Clockwork says calmly while Dan passes him.
Dan stops and his shoulders slightly rise with frustration. "Because!" He turns to look the time master in the face. "A: She was sent by VLAD to kill me! B: I don't need a loud mouth woman disrupting my quiet evenings! And C: I don't need another body on my shoulders! DANNY'S ENOUGH!"
As Dan finished his rant, Clockwork just frowned in disappointment. "You really are a large child…" The time ghost sighs.
Dan's eyes flash brightly and he pouts while flying in the other direction.
Clockwork comes down to the ground to join Danny who was sitting on his knees at Dani's side. The time master looks down at the boy who frowns up at him. Clockwork taps his staff on the ground and Dani suddenly had a blue aura surrounding her. Danny stared in amazement as her limp body began to float above the ground.
"We're taking her with. Just know that Dan isn't too happy about it."
Danny smiled with glee and stood up, rushing toward the time master and hugged him. "Thank you!" Danny beamed with joy. The teen let go of Clockwork and the two flew up, flying back to Dan.
The four flew for a couple more hours before Dan led them to a farm with hundreds of acres of land. There was a nice farm house with a barn and stables, but no animals. The four landed and Dan led everyone in the farm house. It wasn't as big as the last house. The front door opened to the living room, to the right was the kitchen and there was a stairwell in the living room leading up to the second floor. The house was old in style, with beige wallpaper and a white couch and chairs for furniture. The kitchen had a tile flooring and a dinning table with a cast iron oven on the far side wall a few windows and a fridge. There was also an island counter to separate the dinning table from the fridge.
Danny transformed back to his human half and walked up stairs. The upstairs led to a hallway that led to a couple separate bedrooms, a sitting area, and a master bathroom at the end of the hall. Danny wondered into one of the bedrooms and took a look around. It must have been a boys room with the queen size bed having blue covers and there were toy cars and action figures laying on the floor. The wall was covered in drawings and posters of superhero's.
While Danny was exploring upstairs, Clockwork was talking with Dan downstairs.
The time master put Dani on the couch while she was still asleep. The blue aura surrounding her faded away. "Thank you, for giving Danny someone else to play with."
Dan plunged into one of the white chairs and slouched in it lazily. "He's not a child. He doesn't need a play mate." Dan rolled his eyes.
"He needs to socialize with others."
"I talk to him!...Sometimes…" Dan snapped in defense.
Clockwork shook his head and sat on the chair opposite of Phantom. "Sex, brutality and starvation is just about all you give that poor boy. You treat him as though he means nothing."
"He means more to me then you know, Clock Face!"
Clockwork sighs. "You just keep him alive because if he dies…you die…You're keeping him alive for selfish reasons, Dan. The boy needs freedom and stability. You've kept him in the dark; captive in that mansion of yours, away from the sunlight."
Dan doesn't say anything any sits in his chair with his arms crossed.
"Dani was able to bring a smile on that boys face. A smile that you have failed to give him. All you've given him is tears and anguish."
Danny leans over the rail to look down on the stairwell, and watches the two ghost talk.
Dan leans forward in his chair and sighs. "Listen…I'm trying…I want Danny to realize that I really care about him. It's just…with my nature…its hard to be…you know what I mean! Don't make me say it!" The Phantom glares over at the time ghost who is smiling.
"So you care about him? How so?" Clockwork speaks in a soft tone.
Dan exhales. "Today…when I dropped him from being attacked…I thought I wouldn't catch him….I knew I wouldn't catch him. And at that moment I felt more scared then I ever have in my 11 years of existence. At first it was just…instinct…I only wanted him to turn into me. But now I want to protect him…care for him."
Clockwork nods and smiles. "I know…"
"Of course you do…" Dan rolled his eyes but then sat up straight in his chair. "I've decided to train him. Teach him everything I know, so he can protect himself in this world. I can't watch over him forever." Dan speaks in a serious voice.
Clockwork tilts his head in curiosity. "Will you ever let him return to his own time?"
"….No…."
"Why not?"
"Because…I want to watch as he slowly turns into me…"
Clockwork sighs. "You do realize that with him in your timeline, if he turns into you while being here…you will disappear…and cease to exist."
Phantom stands up. "I know…" Dan says with regret in his tone and leaves the house, slamming the door behind him.
Danny watches as Dan leaves. The teen walks into the living room with his bare feet. Clockwork looks over at him with a smile on his scared face. He beckons the boy over and he walks toward the time master. Danny come over to sit in Clockworks lap. The teen looks over at Dani who was still sleeping.
Clockwork distracts the boy by wrapping his arms around his waist. This surprised the teen and caused him to squirm.
"What were you and Dan talking about?" Danny asked, trying to distract Clockwork from his awkward snuggles.
Clockwork smiles and pulls Danny back to rest on his chest. "It might be hard to believe…but Dan really cares about you. When you fell today, he was very scared for your life." Clockwork said in his mind and Danny heard him. The time ghost patted the teen on his raven head.
Danny curled his arms up close to his own chest. "I do have a hard time believing that…" Danny looks up at the time ghost who smiles down at him. "Thank you for saving me today…"
"I didn't have much of a choice." The older ghost smiled. Danny giggles at the remark.
"Why were you sleeping with Dan…Naked…" Danny asked feeling a bit awkward by changing the topic so dramatically.
"Dan and I share a past, Daniele. I slept with him because after you ran off he seemed in distress. He needed someone to hold close to him. Do he asked if I could stay with him while you were gone." Clockwork held back a frown and replaced it with a smile. His lie slipped right past Danny's nose and the boy just frowned.
"I must have really hurt his feelings… I had a nightmare that really scared me…"Danny said with regret in his voice. He looked down at the floor in shame.
"Please, tell me about you're dream. That is if you're comfortable talking about it."
Danny closes his eyes. How could he be comfortable with the thought of Sam exploding all over him. The memory was too painful. He didn't want to think about it. But it might help to get it out in the open.
"It…the dream had Sam in it… she was angry at me. So angry." Danny put his hands on his head, trying to hid his face. Clockwork wrapped his arms around him to comfort him. "She said I couldn't save them. That it was all my fault. I can only imagine she meant my family…and Tuck…and…Vlad…I couldn't save them…and it's all his fault!" Danny sounded frustrated and gripped on to Clockworks cloak. "If he cares about me so damn much why has he caused me so much heartache!?"
Clockwork hold Danny close as he begins to cry. "Dan is what most would call a troubled spirt. He doesn't know who he really is most of the time and lashes out for selfish reasons. Each selfish act helps uncover another piece of himself. He is a mix of emotions. I'm sure you've noticed this."
"Yeah! At first he was a happy go lucky psycho, next he's letting me screw him, and now he's a loving teddy bear. I don't get it!"
Clockwork smiles and sighs, patting Danny on the head again. "You must realize that Dan has two beings living within him. Two minds to fight with. He has what you would call MPD, or Multiple Personality Disorder. This causes him to have dramatic mood swings."
Danny let a wave of realizations come over him. "That explains so much…" Danny looks over and Dani and then back at Clockwork, who is smiling at him. Danny gets off of Clockworks lap and sits up straight. "Thanks again! I'm gonna tell him I'm sorry." The teen smile and heads for the door, leaving Clockwork alone with the other sleeping halfa.
Meanwhile Dan was sitting on the fence outside. The sun was beginning to set and there was barely any cloud cover, letting golden rays of light shoot across the sky. The golden light bathed over Dan's body while the wind blew threw his flaming hair.
Danny rushed out of the house and saw Dan sitting up on the fence. The teen ran across the yard, feeling the grass between his toes. Phantom turned his head slightly to see Danny standing behind him in his parallel vision. The ghost looked back at the sunset.
Danny came close to his older self and pulled on his hair, trying to get his attention. Dan swung his arm around and it hit Danny in the shoulder. The teen stumbled a little but kept his footing. "Hey!"
Dan floated off the fence and turned around to look down at Danny. He seemed angry at first but then smiled up at his older self. "I'm sorry…"
Phantom knew that Danny couldn't hear him so he didn't bother replying.
"I want you to know that…You're the biggest jerk I've ever had to live with. And the biggest pussy in bed…" Danny smirked at Dan's furious expression. "You have so many things wrong in your head…but I know you care."
Dan's expression softened.
"You care about me…enough to feed me and hold me when I cry…I see the way you look at me when we sleep together…you want what's best for me…I can see it. You just won't show it." Danny says feeling a bit disappointed and tilted his head down. He knots his fingers together and Dan watches.
"Damn this kid is impossible…I bet Clockwork told him everything. I could just confess with telepathy…but…I can't..." Dan sighs and rubs the back of his head. The silence between the two was all too awkward. Danny looks up and smiles at Dan with big blue eyes. The Phantom notices. "Fuck…he's so cute…"
Suddenly Danny is incased in Dan's large arms. The ghost is knelt down, hugging is younger self who is in utter shock.
"D-Dan…"
Phantom held his younger self close…they hugged each other for several awkward moments. Dan knew all too well that the teen couldn't hear him.
"I love you, Danny…" Dan said and almost had tears in his eyes. He was upset that Danny couldn't hear him say that… but was so happy he said it. The relief was immense. Danny just hugged the ghost back, feeling his heart beat in his chest.
Dani had woken up shortly after Danny left the house and was standing on the porch watching the two. Clockwork had joined her.
The female halfa sighed. "How can anyone love a monster like that?"
"I do."
The woman made a 'what the fuck' face and turned to look at Clockwork. "And so does Danny…I don't understand. What does that monster have that's so lovable!?"
Clockwork chuckled. "To be honest: not much. But once you get to know him he's not so bad. You just have to look past the psychotic part of him, and see that he can be as loving as a kitten. See…" The time master urges Dani to see how Dan keeps hugging Danny. "Not ripping his head off or trying to kill him."
Dani scoffs and crosses her arms. "Whatever! But I have a lot of questions. First off, why did you guys take me with you?"
"Danny wanted to."
"That's another thing. How in the hell does he have his ghost half? I saw the transformation with my own eyes! Danny lost his ghost half from the accident." Dani had turned to face Clockwork who was still looking over the yard at the other two. Dan was now tackling Danny to the ground and tickling him.
"My name is Clockwork. I am the master of time. The Danny you see is from the past. The Danny you know is in fact dead…I'm sorry."
Dani's eyes widen and she looks back at Dan and Danny who are rolling around in the grass giggling. "That Danny is from the past…man I must have hit my head when I fell."
Clockwork chuckles. "Your head is completely fine. What you see is reality. Everything is real." Clockwork turns to look at Dani who looks back at him. "Please, if there's anything I can do for you. Just ask." The older ghost smiles and floats back into the house.
Dani sighs and sits down on the bench that was behind her. She leans forward and puts her hands over her face. "I can't…all of this is so much to take in. Danny is from the past…how does that even work!?"
She looks up and watches the other two as they play. Danny steals Dan's cape and runs off with it, leaving Dan to chase him. "It's like they're brothers or something…Vlad said his life was changed by the very sight of that monster. But all I see is a giant, playful dog. Although….I'm sure he wouldn't hesitate to kill me in my sleep. I better keep my guard up…" Dani frowns and stands up to walk back into the house.
She looks over at Clockwork who is reading a book. She comes into the living room and sits on the couch next to him. Clockwork keeps reading.
"You seem to be a reasonable ghost…Clockwork is it?" Dani tries to lighten the mood and smiles.
"Mhm…" The ghosts face is still deep in his book.
"Well nice to meet you, I'm Dani." She reaches out to gesture a hand shake. Clockwork puts his book down and sets it to the side.
"I know who you are…"
"I doubt that you know my birthday." Dani says cockishly and smiles.
"August 10th, 1996, 5:13 PM." Clockwork rests his head on his palm and lean over on the arm rest of the couch. He sits and smirks at Dani's shocked expression.
"Ok…that's…a little creepy. How…"
"I'm the master of time. By this point in my afterlife, I can tell a person's birthday just by looking at them. But in you're case, I already had memorized it." The time master shifts into his elder form and Dani jumps.
"Wwhat…w-h-how did you…!" She scoots a few inches away from the blue ghost.
Suddenly Dani jumps at the sound of the front door closing. She and Clockwork look over to see Danny and Dan staring back at them.
Clockwork then shifts back to his middle age form and Dani squeaks.
"Get used to it." Dan comments as Danny runs up the stairs. "He does that a lot." Dan then follows his younger self up to the second floor.
"Man…what a day…" The female halfa puts her hand on her forehead.
"You seem tired. You should get some rest." Clockwork floats up off the couch and goes over to the stairwell.
Dani looks up at the time ghost who waits for her. "I don't know if I feel comfortable sleeping in the same house as that flaming haired freak." She snaps and frowns.
Clockwork sighs. "Don't worry. I'll be staying the first night with all of you; just to be safe." He rests his cheek on his staff and sees the girl visibly relax. She stands and walks over to meet Clockwork. The two head up the stairs and make their way to the sitting area. "I'll sleep out here. There's a bedroom for you through that door." Clockwork points to the master bedroom. Dani nods and heads in there, shutting the door behind her.
Just down the hall was the boys room where Dan was helping Danny get ready for bed. The ghost slipped him out of his shirt and pants and handed him a fresh pair of blue PJ's. They came from a dresser that was sitting on the far wall. It was full of clothes that seemed to be Danny's size.
Danny pulled the shirt over his arms and buttoned it up, then pulled on the pants. The teen smiled at the warm, fuzzy feeling of fresh clothes. His grimy, dirty purple shirt and jeans haven't been washed at all since he got them two weeks ago. The halfa jumped freely onto the queen size bed and snuggled under the fresh comforter. It smelt like soap, and a hint of dust. Like it had been washed, but a long time ago.
Danny couldn't stop smiling at the freshness. It all felt so nice and warm, like he was home again. He giggled and got cozy under the blanket. Dan couldn't help but smile at how happy Danny was. He took his own jumpsuit off, leaving only his pants on and climbed in bed with his younger self.
The sun's golden light was gone and only a small shade of pink was left shining in through the bedroom window. Dan wrapped his arm around Danny and snuggled up close; spooning him. The bed was soon very warm with the two so close to each other. Danny felt a bit awkward with Dan being so gentle with him. Usually the ghost would bite or fuck him before going to bed. Also, the memory of Dan tickling him…strange. Why would he do something like that?
"His arms…they feel so strong and…big. He feels like a giant behind me…the way his chest pushes against my back as he breaths. He's a work of art…such an amazing body made for a psychotic whack job." Danny thought to himself, blushing. "He sure knows how to use that body in battle…the strength he has. The way he threw me around like a rag doll. I don't believe how I was able to defeat him the first time…"
Danny's train of thought was broken when he felt Dan lick his neck with that long wet tongue. It caused the halfa to shiver, and he shrugged his shoulders at the sensation. Dan's hand was inches from Danny's waist and that made him feel a bit uncomfortable. The ghost just kept licking the boys neck.
"What is he doing…" Danny thought to himself. He then moved his hand down to hold Dan's so it wouldn't go down his pants. The teen didn't feel like he needed Dani or Clockwork hearing him moan if Dan ended up touching him. That would be extremely embarrassing.
Phantom had stopped licking his younger self. "He has no idea how hungry I am…I haven't eaten since last night. And the flight here really wore me out." Dan thought while letting his right hand pet Danny's head. "He can't hear me…so I can't really ask him. I don't want to scare him though…I could use telepathy but…I think charades would be funnier."
Danny was surprised when Dan sat up. The ghost looked down at his younger self and tried gesturing something and Danny watched him. Phantom pointed to his stomach and made an upset face. Danny looked at him in confusion.
"What?" Danny asked and sat up to lean back on the bed board.
Dan sighed and pointed to Danny's neck. This time the teen made a 'ooh' face and nodded.
"You want to bite me?" Danny asked and Dan nodded frantically. The halfa seemed to tense up but tried relaxing and unbuttoned his shirt a little so Dan could have easy access. He bent his head to the side and closed his eyes.
Phantom quickly came up to Danny and held onto his shoulders. The ghost didn't hesitate to sink his teeth into the boys neck, and the sudden sensation made Danny wince. Danny had gotten used to the feeling by now, so he didn't scream in pain every time. But the feeling was still painful enough to ach.
Blood flowed like a stream into Dan's mouth. Not a single drop dripped away. The ghost wrapped his arms tightly around Danny, causing him to touch chests with his younger self. After the first pint was down Dan's throat Danny began to feel light headed. The boy raised his arms and pushed them against the others shoulders, trying to get him to stop. Two pints were now gone and Dan's eyes flashed red with desire. Danny had stopped trying to push Dan and let his arms drop.
Three pints down and Dan finally let the boy go. Danny's head slumped over and rested on the ghosts chest. He groaned, sounding drowsy from lack of blood. Phantom hugged Danny and put plasma over his fresh neck wound.
"Uuh…hu…D-Dan…" Danny spoke softly with his head still pressed against the others chest. Dan tilted Danny's head by his chin and looked the teenager in the eyes. "P-Please…K-k…iss…me…" The boys cheeks went red as Dan smirked.
Phantom laid the boy back onto his pillow and leaned down to kiss him. As their lips met Danny let out a soft, quiet moan. The ghost deepened the kiss and pushed harder against his younger self, causing the teen to part his lips. Their tongues were soon dancing around each other, their faces now red and green with blush.
"Mm…" Danny tilted his head slightly to gesture that he wanted to stop. Dan lifted his head away and watched as Danny breathed again. "Your…mouth taste like blood…" Danny said and blushed even harder. Dan smiled and shrugged, leaning down again to resume kissing.
Danny let his hands sneak up the sides of Dan's large muscled arms and up to his shoulders. "It….. tastes good…" Danny huffed out while Dan kissed harder. That snake tongue was like no other, and could bend and twist all around Danny's smaller tongue. Danny loved every bit of it and pushed up against the others lips. The teen feels a sudden rush of energy go up his spine and his groin area twitches. Danny tightens his grip around the Phantoms neck and surprises Dan by wrapping his legs around his waist.
"Mmm…more…" Danny said in a rather husky tone. This surprised Dan even more, causing him to smirk. "More…please…" Danny tilts his head to the side and opened his neck area for Dan to attack.
The ghost clears the plasma from the boys neck and rushes down, biting him with full force. This causes Danny to gasp rather loudly, and Dan quickly puts plasma for his mouth to shut him up. Danny holds on tightly to his older self as the ghost ravages on his neck. Ripping his teeth deep into the muscle, blood squirting out onto the sheets. Phantom growls like an animal and sits Danny up so he's sitting in his lap. The teen hugs the ghost tight as pain shoots down his arm. This wasn't biting for blood this was biting to dominate. Dan tore at the tissue till a small piece of flesh ripped off, and the ghost quickly put plasma over the wound.
Danny watched as Dan chewed his skin in his mouth and swallowed it. Dan's eyes flashed and he tilted his head back, gasping in joy. Danny still had the plasma over his mouth.
"Yes…." Dan whispered under his breath and looked back down at Danny who looked sleepy. Phantom shoved the teen down onto his pillow again. "Hmp..." Dan smirked and stared down at Danny's startled face. The ghost floated up, hovering over Danny and then lowered himself, so his knees were now on the outside of Danny's waist. "I'm not finished with you... little boy."
Danny's eyes widen as he hears Dan's deep voice echo in his mind. Do all ghosts have telepathy powers!? Did Vlad? Because Danny was sure of himself that he's never been able to talk with his thoughts. The whole concept was very confusing to him, but he just went with it since he couldn't hear.
Dan gripped onto Danny's buttoned up shirt and ripped it open, letting the little blue buttons fly across the room. The action caused Danny to flinch and briefly close his eyes before staring back up at his older self. The ghost slid his fingers up the others smaller chest. From Danny's lean stomach up to his nipples, Dan smirked as his younger self visibly tensed.
Danny tried dipping his hips down so his crotch wasn't touching Dan's. He didn't want him knowing he was getting hard, it be too embarrassing. Although Dan just pushed his hips down and smirked. Danny's face went red.
Phantom bent down and kissed Danny's chest. He moved down to his belly button and then all the way back up to his neck. Danny flinched since his neck was so sensitive now from Dan taking a small bite out of it. Dan moved over to the other side and sucked on the none bit side. He sucked long and hard for a few seconds before letting go. Danny would have to wait till tomorrow to see if Dan left a mark.
Dan removed the plasma from Danny's mouth and kissed him. Their was no tongue contact, just a small peck. Phantom then moved his hand down to Danny's groin and rubbed it roughly. The teen huffed out in response and tightly shut his eyes. Dan slipped his hand down the boys pants and started stroking him slowly.
"Dan…can we please go to sleep…I'm really tired from flying today." Danny whispered and the ghost sat up on the boys lap, frowning. He sighs. "I'm not really up for sex tonight…" The teen whispered again, but failed to think that through.
Dan swiftly gripped onto his younger self's throat causing Danny to gasp in surprise. Dan's eyes shined bright.
"I know you can hear my thoughts Danny!" The boy looked up at Dan while gripping his wrist to ease off the pressure. "Who are you to say if we have sex or not!? That's my call and it always has!" Danny began to shake. "If you ever step out of line like that again, I promise you a sore ass!"
Danny nodded frantically and Dan let up. His shaking didn't stop, not even after Dan let go of his neck.
"I'm sorry…" Danny spoke so softly he could barely be heard. The halfa covered his face and hid his tears. But Dan knew better and the ghost took a deep breath. He gently took Danny's hands away from his face, revealing his teary, blue eyes. Those eyes got him every time.
Dan sighed. "Alright…don't cry…" Dan lifted himself off Danny and laid himself down next to him. Danny wiped his eyes and felt Dan wrap his arm over his chest.
"I…I think…I'm gonna sleep with Clockwork tonight…" Danny said and pushed Dan's arm away. He sat up and slid his legs over the side of the bed. Dan frantically sat up and reached to grab Danny but the teen slapped his hand away.
At this moment Danny realized that he was acting the same as he did the other night. Clockwork said that he had hurt Dan by leaving. It was still hard to believe but he thought a moment. "If I sleep with Clockwork and walk out right now, Dan will either do nothing like last time, or lash out. Damn…why do I even care!" Danny mentally slaps himself and turns to see Dan staring at him. The halfa was surprised when he saw Dan's expression. It was full of grief…
Danny sighed and climbed back in the bed. As soon as he lied down, Dan curled around him like a vine. This was exactly what Clockwork was talking about. He definitely had his mood swings. Just jumping from lustful to angry to cuddly in less than an hour. This big hunk of ghost certainly had some issues with his emotions. But Danny was going to have to get used to it.
"Hey…I'm sorry I made you upset the first time I left." Danny said softly and slid his right hand under his pillow.
Dan lifted his head to look down at Danny in confusion. "It's ok…I wasn't that upset. I kinda figured you'd need some time to yourself, so that's why I didn't come after you."
"Wait…you weren't upset…?" Danny lifted an eye brow.
"Not at all… why?"
"No reason…" Danny let out a half laugh, "Nevermind…just go to sleep." Danny then turned over onto his side to face away from Dan.
The ghost turned to spoon the teenager. "Ok…" Dan could tell there was something Danny wasn't telling him, but didn't feel like now was a good time to talk about it.
"Dan…"
Phantom scooted back as Danny turned back over a little.
"If you weren't upset then why did you ask Clockwork to come and stay the night with you?" Danny turned more so he could make eye contact with his older self.
Dan narrowed his eye brows and growled. He didn't say anything and just floated out of bed and stormed over to the door. Danny looked very confused and slid out of bed to go following his older self.
Dan stomped down the hall, surely to wake everyone up, and went into the sitting room where Clockwork was lying on the couch. Phantom flicked the light on to aluminate the room. Clockwork was already awake and was resting in nothing but the bottom half of his tunic, leaving him shirtless. His legs were formed when he slept and his light purple mini skirt barely covered his crotch.
"Alright pervert! What are you doing telling Danny I asked you to sleep with me the other night?!" Dan shouted, not caring if he woke up Dani. Clockwork sat up and groaned in annoyance, rubbing his face with his hands.
The time ghost looked up at Dan and frowned. "He needed an explication as for what he saw…"
"Why not tell him the truth!?" Dan shouted again. Danny came up behind him and watched the two argue with each other.
"That would make me look bad…" Clockwork admitted in a dry tone, not caring about hiding the truth. "Besides…the lie seemed reasonable. And after you had me seduced you weren't complaining…"
Dan's face went green with blush. "FUCK YOU!"
"Are you suggesting something?" Clockwork gave Dan a twisted smile.
"I swear I'm gonna…!" Dan didn't take one step before Dani's bedroom door swung open, hitting Dan clear in the face.
The woman stepped out in only her underwear and tank top and her hands lit with plasma. Her face was full of rage and she turned to look at all the boys staring at her. "It's going on 9:30 and I'm really tired…so you all better explain to me why I haven't fallen asleep yet!"
Dan rudder his nose and growled under his breath. Danny began to blush as he stared at Dani's bare legs. The female halfa then glared over at Clockwork who calmly pointed at Dan.
Dan stood his ground as Dani came stomping over to him, ready to blow his head off. But Danny stepped in between them and placed his hands on each of their chests.
"Stop! I have no idea what anybody is talking about but I know what I see. Nobody is fighting anybody, and that's final!" Clockwork smiled at Danny's little speech and Dan and Dani kept glaring at each other. After a moment of tense glares Dani was the first to back off and Dan followed. Danny grabbed hold of Dan and walked him back to their bedroom.
Clockwork looked over at Dani who looked back. She smiled but then made a face when she noticed Clockworks outfit was almost too revealing. She looked down and then turned to go back into her room. Clockwork stood and walked over to the light switch to turn it off, and the room was dark again.
Morning broke and Danny woke up alone in bed. He was greeted by the sunlight shining in through the window. The golden light bathed his bed covers and caused him to squint.
"Dan?" Danny said to himself. His eyes shot open as he heard his own voice. Danny sat up in bed and clapped his hands. He heard them and smiled. "La La La! I CAN HEAR AGAIN!" Danny shouted and threw his hands in the air. He jumped out of bed and danced a little before running out of the room.
Dani and Clockwork were downstairs talking with each other in the kitchen when Danny came running in all happy go lucky. He banged on the walls and cupboards with his hands while laughing. The over excited teenager came up to Clockwork with a big grin on his face.
"You seem a little joyed this morning. Have a good night's sleep?" The time ghost spoke with his voice and Danny nodded.
"I can hear again! Man who knew you'd miss you're hearing so much after just a day!" Danny replied and hopped up on the island counter.
Dani lifted and eye brow. She leaned against the stove. " How did you lose your hearing?" She asked, looking over at Danny who was grinning still.
"Dan and I got in a fight. We used the same power against each other, and I lost my hearing as a result." Danny said in a calm tone.
Dani nodded and then noticed Danny's neck. Her expression changed to a glare. "What the heck happened to your neck?" She crossed her arms.
Danny swiftly covered his neck where Dan had left the hicky and blushed. "Damn it Dan…" Danny thought to himself.
"Not the hicky! I don't care about that. I'm taking about the green plasma!" Dani snapped and Clockwork frowned seeing that she was getting agitated.
Danny's face now went pale as he had forgotten all about Dan biting him. "Uuh..oh, that?! It's nothing!" Clockwork rolled his red eyes at Danny's failed attempt to lie. Dani stepped up to Danny and removed the plasma.
A sudden stream of blood flowed away from a large gash left on Danny's neck. Dani gasped and took a step back. She gaped at the horrid bite mark. The flesh on Danny's lower neck was torn and raw. It oozed blood and Danny tried covering it.
Clockwork sighed and came to Danny. The time ghost put a fresh, blue plasma bandage on it. He turned to look at Dani who was still in utter shock.
"W…Wha….WHAT THE HELL!" Dani shouted before covering her mouth.
Clockwork frowned and Danny didn't look to happy either. "Now please hear me out, Danielle, I can explain." Clockwork raised his hands and spoke in a calm voice.
Dani didn't seem to calm down at all and just stood there in shock.
"Dan has a tendency to nibble on Danny every-"
"NIBBLE!?" Dani interrupted Clockwork. "That looked like a full on Wherewolf bite to me!"
"Danielle! Dan never meant to hurt Danny!" Clockwork snapped back. Danny hopped off the counter and stood behind the time ghost. "Danny wouldn't be here right now if Dan wanted Danny dead. What he does is merely an act of feeding off him. Dan doesn't eat normal human food like the rest of us. Trust me, I've had my fair share of bites in the past." Clockwork took off his glove and lifted his sleeve to reveal five or six scars leading up his arm. Dani still seemed angry and glared.
"He hurt Danny…past Danny or not, this poor kid shouldn't be around that monster! I don't care what that ghost says! I'm taking him with me to live with my dad!" Dani shouted and stomped her foot on the ground.
Clockwork gave off a dark look. "I can't let you do that."
"Why the hell not?!"
"Because it's my job to make sure that Danny stays with Dan." Clockwork replies.
"Why!?"
"That information is none of your concern." Clockwork is now inches from the female halfas face.
She glares at him. "Like hell it isn't. Who are you to tell me what I can and can't know!?"
"Because I said so."
"Well if you won't tell me than I can always ask Danny!" Dani snapped and looked over where Danny was standing and gave a shocked expression. Danny wasn't there. Clockwork turned to be surprised that the teen was gone.
Danny had snuck out of the house and ran outside while still in his PJ's. He ran across the front lawn, jumped over the white picket fence, and ran toward some woods that grew behind the house. He ran through the trees and deep into the thicket till he came to a small stream. Sun rays broke through the canapés and shined over the water. The stream was small enough to walk over.
Danny breathed heavily and sat down on a stump. The sound of birds echoed in the trees and it was music to Danny's ears. There was a small breeze that came over his shoulders.
"I don't want to deal with conflict. I don't want Dani to know what Dan has been doing to me. That be way too embarrassing." The halfa sat with his hands on his head and thought to himself. "Speaking of Dan, where is he?"
Danny lifted his head and looked around. These woods felt warm and calming. Maybe a good place to get away and think. The teen knelt down next to the stream and splashed some water on his face. He did it again and wiped his face with his shirt. Danny then looked down at his reflection in the stream.
"After we went back to bed…Dan asked if I still wanted to sleep with him…why is he being so gentle? I hate it…but I also rely on it." Danny watched as a leaf floated past him with the flow of the stream. "And that dream I had last night…"
Danny's eyes slightly widened at his ghost sense leaving his lips. He turned around and nobody was there. There was then a sound of a twig breaking and Danny swiftly turned his head to see Dan standing on the other side of the stream. Danny stared up at his older self who stared blankly down at him.
Danny let his heart beat relax as he realized it was only Dan. He took a deep breath and looked back down at the stream. Dan sat down across from Danny; the stream was the only thing separating them.
Dan looked to the side. "Heh…I still make you nervous?" Danny heard Dan's thoughts and looked down at the water.
"I can hear again, you don't need to use telepathy." Danny said while looking down and Dan's head lifted in surprise.
Dan was sure Clockwork said Danny wouldn't get his hearing back for another three days! Why did he lie? "That's great, Danny." Dan spoke calmly. He thought it best that Danny didn't know what Clockwork had said.
The teen blushed at the sound of that deep voice. "Yeah…I missed hearing your voice…"
Dan chuckled. "Sure you did…"
Danny moved his finger through the cold water. The halfa sighed and seemed disappointed. "Dani wasn't too happy about the bite you left…She and Clockwork got in an argument about it."
Dan rolled his eyes. "I couldn't care less what that woman thinks of me." Phantom snarled under his breath. "How do you know her again?" Dan asked and Danny then made eye contact.
"In my time…about six months after I defeated you, I was getting unfriendly visits from some strange ghosts. Turns out those strange ghosts attacking me were created by Vlad."
Dan's eyes widened. "That cheese head created actual…functional beings? I didn't think he was that smart."
Danny chuckled. "I thought so too. Anyway…I came home one day and found Dani in my room. She claimed to be my cousin. Long story short…she too was created by Vlad. The fruit lope said that he was trying to create the perfect replica of me, all so he could have the perfect son."
Dan shook his head and frowned. "You know…deep down, I would sometimes feel like something was missing in my life. I guess that feeling was coming from the Vlad inside me. And that something was you…" Dan smiled and looked up at Danny who was still looking down at the water.
"Dani helped me defeat Vlad and we parted ways. We became close friends after saving the earth from the D-sasteroid." Danny laughed and looked at Dan's concerned face.
"D- what now?" Dan asked very confused.
Danny shook his head and sighed. "That's another story for another time."
Dan rolled his eyes. There was a brief silence between the two.
"What did Clockwork tell you?" Dan asked.
Danny looked surprised. He still wasn't sure why Dan got out of bed last night and argued with Clockwork. "Um… just that, you have Multiple personally disorder and you were really hurt when I left. So you asked him to stay with you while I was gone." Danny shrugged.
Dan growled under his breath and huffed out in frustration. "Don't listen to whatever that fucker has to say! Everything he told you is a lie!" Dan barked and observed the halfa's confused expression. "After you left I was perfectly fine. I decided to sleep on the couch so I could hear you when you came back. I wake up to the old fart petting my face. I tried telling him to leave but he said if I didn't sleep with him, he'd take you away from me! I did what I did to…make sure I didn't loose you." Dan crossed his arms and seemed to pout in shame. He felt embarrassed that Clockwork convinced him to do such a thing.
Danny sat quite for a moment with a surprised look on his face. He then burst out laughing. Dan glared at the halfa as he watched him fall back, laughing hysterically. Danny laughed and laughed till his side hurt.
"It's not that funny!" Dan barks in frustration. Danny finally calms down and sits up.
There was once again a brief moment of silence between the two.
"Yes it is…" Danny said and made a face. Dan then laughed out and Danny did the same. After a moment of laughter Danny cleared his throat and tried to get a grip. "So did you two really like…have sex?" Danny asked with some giggles in his tone.
"Uhh…well it wasn't that easy." Dan rubbed the back of his head.
Danny cocked his head to the side. "How was it not easy?" Danny asked and chuckled.
Dan's lips curled into a smile and he tried his best to hold back his laughter. "He…uh…" Dan laughed a little and tried getting a grip. "He kept shifting his form…so…" Dan chuckled again. "It was a bit awkward when he shifted to his child form. Because when he does his body literally gets smaller and...well…you get the idea."
Danny made a face and started laughing again and Dan joined him.
"So you fucked an old man, a middle aged man and a child, all in one night? Sounds like a new record to me!" Danny said and chuckled some more. Dan made a face and smirked.
"Pease…I've fucked several people at once. Remember I can duplicate myself?" Danny opened his eyes and looked a bit surprised.
To think…During Dan's days of destruction, he probably has raped so many victims. The thought made Danny cringe. Dan realized that instead of lightening the mood, he just made it worse.
"Sorry…you didn't need to know that…" Dan rubbed his temple with his index finger and sighed. Danny sighed as well.
"Hey, it's ok. I don't mind. I didn't know any of those people, and I don't really care." Danny said while shrugging. This left Dan quite surprised. To think Danny would even say such a thing. It wasn't like him at all.
"That sounds a little dark for you…" Dan kept a straight face and a serious tone. Danny shrugged again.
Danny rolled his eyes. "I meant it in a way that I don't care who you have sex with. If you thought I didn't care for their lives…Ha! In your dreams. I'll never be that selfish." Danny crossed his arms and smirked at Dan who still had a serious look on his face. The ghost just looked down at the water.
"So…" Dan began and tried changing the subject. "Where the hell did you get ice powers?" Phantom said in a rather rotten tone and crossed his arms.
Danny smiled. "I learned that it was an extension of my ghost sense. A ghost bull…or bear…, I don't know what he is; but he taught me how to control it. Before…it was slowly consuming me and causing me a lot of trouble. But now…" Danny lowered his hand to the water and froze a section of the stream. Dan couldn't help but smirk.
"Not bad. But I bet you can't do this." Dan chuckled and lowered his hand to the ice covered water and heated it. The ice slowly started to melt while Danny stood back in aw. When the ice was fully melted Dan held out his hand and fire grew within his palm.
"Wow…is that the same fire power you used to chase me out of the house?" Danny asked with a curious expression on his face as he stared at the flame.
Dan chuckled and let the flame go out. "Yep."
"How come I didn't get that power?" Danny said rather pouty like and crossed his arms.
Dan shrugged. "Beats me. It all started when I was about 19 and I was getting dreams of my whole body being on fire. One day I woke up, literally on fire. The phenomenon startled me at first, but Clockwork helped me find my way in controlling it. Soon I was shooting fire balls out of my palms." Danny blinked.
"But I'm still curious as to why and how I never got it." Dan sighed at Danny.
"I don't know…you said that your ghost sense was an extension of it right?" Dan asked and the halfa nodded. "Maybe it's the same for me? You're ghost sense is blue like ice, for as mine is red like fire. Maybe my ghost sense was my clue all along?"
Danny shrugged and frowned. "Maybe Vlad's ghost sense was red and I just never noticed." Danny said and scratched his head.
Dan shook his head. "No. Vlad never had a ghost sense. I would know; I'm part of him."
Danny sighed. "Whatever! It doesn't mater." The teen stood up and brushed himself off. "I'm gonna head back to the house. You wanna join me?"
Dan looked up at Danny and shrugged. He didn't say anything and just stood up. The two of them walked back to the house, not speaking with each other. Although Dan was differently thinking of a lot of things.
Phantom knew that if he ever wanted Danny to turn into him, he'd need to be selfish. The halfa wouldn't just sprout flaming locks and grow pointed ears and then hop around all happy go lucky, saving the day. No. Dan needed to find a way to bring out the selfish little monster within Danny. No matter the cost. He'd have to expose him to horrible things, tragic events and maybe even teach him how to destroy cities. Murder was the first step…but getting the teenager there was definitely going to be a back breaker. Dan was now beginning to realize the struggle he would have to put Danny through for this to work. But even if Phantom loved Danny…he still relied on the boy to experience the horror of being an killer. Why…? Because if Dan just let Danny keep his sane self, and never turn into him, at least by the time he was 24, Dan would eventually cease to exist. His whole plan might cause Danny pain and suffering, but it was all for the selfish act of keeping his existence a reality. It left the Phantom with a lot of regret….but it had to be done.
"Hey Dan?" Dan's train of thought was broken when he heard Danny's voice. The two of them had just cleared the forest and we're walking toward the house. "Do you think we could…I don't know…"
Dan rolled his eyes. "Spit it out already." Danny flinched at Dan's rough tone of voice.
Danny cleared his throat. "Um…could we be friends…" Danny looked down and blush covered his cheeks.
"I thought we already were?"
"I didn't think so at first. But now that I've been around you so much, I'm not always thinking of killing you in your sleep." Dan's eye twitched. "I'm starting to feel like I can trust you. Maybe it's just cause we had a decent conversation. But I now feel like I'm ready to believe you really do care about me." Danny blushed and the two of them slowed to a stop as they reached the front door of the house.
Dan smiled, seeing that Danny was telling the truth. His plan was working. Now that Danny had his trust, telling him he was going to train him wouldn't be too hard.
Dan bent himself over and grabbed hold of Danny's head. The two met with a kiss, causing the teen to gasp. The kiss felt warm and slow. Both were blushing and Danny found his hands around Dan's neck.
Suddenly the front door opened and the two jumped. Dani stared in shock. Dan was still holding onto Danny but Danny's hands had dropped from the ghosts neck and he stared back at the female halfa.
"Ok…I give up. You two seem perfect for each other! I'm not even gonna try and understand how you two like each other..." Dani sighed and closed the door.
Dan stood up straight and rolled his eyes. Danny still seemed a little embarrassed.
"Anyway!" Dani started. "I was just about to go find you, Danny. Clockwork wanted you to know that he's taking you to get something to eat." Dani leaned on the door and Danny's eyes shot open with glee. He bolted into the house, shoving himself past Dani and made his way into the kitchen where Clockwork was.
Dan and Dani glared at each other in the door way.
Clockwork smiled at Danny's happy expression. "You know where we can go eat?" Danny jumped a little and seemed very excited.
Clockwork chuckled and patted Danny on the head. "Yes. But before we go anywhere, I want to see you in some day clothes." The time ghost smirked and Danny bolted up stairs to but his clothes on.
Dan walked into the kitchen with Danny behind him. Phantom gave the time ghost a small glare. Dan still wasn't happy with Clockwork after he lied about Danny's hearing.
"Where are you taking him?" Dan asked in a rough tone.
"To the ghost zone. I'm taking him to see Margaret."
"Who's Margaret?" Dan asked and crossed his arms. Clockwork sighed.
"You were so busy terrorizing her and her family, that you never bothered learning her name." Clockwork lifted an eye brow at Dan's confused expression.
"The lunch lady?" Dan asked, seeming to only guess from the tone in his voice.
Clockwork nodded. Danny had made his way back downstairs dressed in a new, clean outfit. The new clothes included a fresh looking pair of jeans and a plain white T-shirt. Almost looked like his normal outfit. Clockwork smiled at his fresh clothes.
"Good. You're all dressed. You ready to go?" Clockwork asked and Danny smiled while nodding.
Dani stepped up and looked over at Clockwork. "Um…you guys go ahead…I'll stay here." She seemed a little nervous. Everyone noticed.
"You sure you don't want to come along? You'll be stuck here with Dan." Clockwork said and noticed Dan looking a little surprised.
"I'm not staying here with her!" Dan barked and Clockwork frowned.
"Yes you are. Danny has a better chance of surviving if you're not in the picture. You've terrorized the ghosts of the ghost zone and they wouldn't hesitate to kill Danny if they found out he meant something to you. At least most of the ghosts still favor me as a friend. So he's safer with me." Dan rolled his eyes after Clockwork finished and stomped out of the kitchen.
Danny looked at t female halfa. "Why won't you come with us?" Danny asked with puppy dog eyes.
Dani sighed and looked at the ground. "My dad said it's too dangerous for me in the ghost zone. He forbids me from going there. I honestly have never once been in the ghost zone, and I still don't wanna go." She spoke with a disappointed tone and Danny frowned.
"Fair enough. Please don't wreck the house while we're gone." Clockwork said and chuckled. Dani smirked and looked back in the living room where Dan was sitting on the couch.
Clockwork held onto Danny while he made a blue portal that took them to ghost zone. The blue light shined bright and it was soon was gone and the two disappeared, leaving Dan and Dani alone.
And that concludes this loooong chapter. I can't wait to work on it more!
Sneak peak…Vlad will be in the next chapter and Dani will also be very involved.