Dani smiled that so far on her first patrol was going really well, but then suddenly she saw a lone baby antelope lost from the herd. She quietly walked towards it to see if she could gently guide it back to its herd, but she accidently let off an ecto blast at the ground and spooked it causing it to run away. She groaned, even after four years she still couldn't quite control some of her powers and so she flew after the baby, hoping to get it back to its mother and the rest of the antelope.
Meanwhile in the caves of the elephant graveyard where the rogue ghosts used to live, a 19 year old Penny and a 21 year old Damian in their ghost forms headed towards some of the geysers with a couple of sticks in their hands.
"This place is even creepier since the rogue ghosts ran off" Damian said.
Penny groaned and just flew down to one of the geysers and placed the sticks on top of the geyser hole.
Damian followed and said, "I'm not scared okay. I just don't know why we have to be here that's all. I mean if Jackson's so special why does he need us? I never even had a chance!"
He jumped when he heard some noise and flee to the ground whimpering, Penny rolled her eyes in annoyance and then smiled when the geyser went off and lit the sticks with flames.
"That's it" She said and then picked up her sticks. "Come on! Dani has started her patrol, we need to move quickly"
Damian groaned and just picked up his stick and followed Penny out of the caves and towards the Pride Lands. Meanwhile Tucker and Frostbite were continuing following Dani swiftly and quietly thanks to Frostbites invisibility.
"I don't think we should be doing this Tucker, even if Danny's our friend this is just him being really overprotective" Frostbite said.
"Look Frostbite like it or not, we promised Danny we just make sure his daughter doesn't get hurt" Tucker said.
He pulled out some binoculars and looked ahead, he then smiled as he saw Dani floating around near some rocks and smiled. Dani quietly landed on the ground and saw the baby antelope, she noticed she was about to move some rocks but walked over them and just when she thought she was gonna get near it, she accidently stepped on some pebbles and made some noise scaring off the baby. She started chasing after the baby and then saw it now running with its herd. Tucker and Frostbite were looking out for Dani when they saw the antelope running towards them, Tucker screamed and then Frostbite grabbed onto him and made him intangible.
When all the antelope passed over them, they both turned around and screamed in fright as they saw Dani standing in front of them in her human form now looking really angry. They both laughed nervously.
"Tucker what are you doing here?" Dani asked.
"Uh creating an animal documentary for the Discovery Channel?" Tucker lied nervously.
"My father sent you. But he promised to let me do this on my own! He lied to me!" Dani shouted in anger. "I should have known he would never give me a real chance"
"No dear one. He just doesn't want you to get hurt" Frostbite tried.
Dani scoffed and changed back into her ghost form and flew off shouting, "I'll do this on my own! Away from the Pride Lands!"
"Wait! Dani come back!" Tucker shouted.
Frostbite picked up Tucker and started chasing after her, but she turned invisible and they lost her within five seconds flat.
"Oh great! She's gone again" Tucker groaned. "Somebody's gotta get a beeper for this kid!"
They left and continued to search for Dani. Dani had ran all the way into more the grassy areas, away from the Pride Lands, unaware that Penny and Damian had spotted her. Turning invisible they flew around and began lighting the dry grass with their flames, they then took off away from the area.
Dani sighed sadly and sat down on one of the rocks, she then looked up and noticed something in the distance. She flew further in to take a look, but then stopped when she saw it was smoke and then saw the flames as animals started running back. She gasped in fright and immediately began flying away to get away from the roaring flames. On a rock above the flames was a smiling Spectra standing by Jackson in his ghost form.
"The plan is in motion. Go!" She commanded and Jackson flew down to do his part.
Back at Pride Rock, Danny was pacing back and forth feeling really worried about Dani. Jazz was standing near him with a book in her hand.
"Don't worry Danny she'll be fine. Nothing bad could happen" Jazz said.
When Danny turned around, he gasped at the sight of the flames in the distance, "No! Dani!"
He changed into his ghost form, Jazz saw the flames and gasped at the sight as well.
"Jazz use your board and fly ahead! Find Dani! Vortex and I need to go and put out the fire!" Danny commanded.
Danny along with Sam and Vortex headed straight for the fire, while Jazz went on ahead on her hover board to find Dani. Meanwhile the flames were getting worse, Dani panicked as she tried to find a way out, but the flames kept cutting off any hopes of escape. She would have put out some of the flames with her ice powers, but the heat was getting too much for her and she couldn't focus with all the smoke and flames surrounding her. Smoke began to fill her lungs and she was coughing trying to breathe, she noticed a high rock near her and headed straight for her. The flames started coming closer and closer and she began to feel weaker and weaker, she leapt into the air and managed to grip onto the rock.
Before she could fall off, she managed to climb up and land on top of the ledge, she felt so weak she changed back into her human form and then collapsed to the ground almost unconscious. Before she fell unconscious, she saw a tall figure standing above her and then fell into darkness. Jackson checked her breathing and then picked her up bridal style and as the flames roared higher and higher, he flew down below the ground and flew under the smoke, a tree suddenly fell in front of him and blinded him for a second causing him and Dani to fall down a hill and straight into a river.
He emerged from the water and saw Dani about to fall under, he took a deep breath and pulled her back up, and he began to swim back to the shore. Jazz was flying in the skies above until she saw Dani being carried to the shore by Jackson and gasped at the sight.
"I must tell Danny!" She exclaimed and then flew off to find him.
Jackson pulled Dani back onto the shore and changed back into his human form, he smiled at the sight of Dani slowly waking up.
"Where am I?" Dani asked quietly.
"You're safe in the Pride Lands" Jackson answered.
Dani suddenly got really angry and stood up, "No! Why'd you bring me here? Who do you think you are?!"
He scoffed and retorted, "I think I'm the one that just saved your life! The least you can do is be a little grateful!"
"Hey! I had everything under control" Dani said. Jackson smirked and said, "Not from where I'm standing"
"Then move downwind" Dani ordered and then walked off.
She didn't get far when Jackson just stood in front of her, she then tried walking the other way but he stopped her again. He smirked at her, she scoffed and kept trying but he just kept on stopping her.
"What are you doing?" He asked.
Dani eyes widened as she recognised that voice, she then looked at him more carefully and then smiled as she finally remembered who he was.
"Jackson is that you?" She asked. He smiled and nodded.
But before Dani could say anymore, she was stopped as she heard Danny call, "Dani!"
He blasted an ecto blast at Jackson's feet, causing him to move back a bit. Sam then came up and pulled Dani into a tight embrace as she said, "Dani! You're alright. Thank goodness"
"Dad how could you break your promise to me?" Dani asked.
"It was a good thing I did" Danny said not taking his eyes off Jackson. "I almost lost you today. I'm sorry but there'll be no more patrols for you, not ever"
"But I was doing just fine! Even before Jackson came along" Dani retorted.
"Jackson?!" Danny roared.
Both of them prepared ecto blasts ready to attack each other. But they stopped when they heard Clockwork from behind them call out, "Hey! You! How dare you save the king's daughter?"
"You saved her? Why?" Danny asked Jackson.
"I humbly ask to join your kingdom" Jackson said. Danny immediately got in his face and shouted, "No! You were banished with the other Outsiders!"
"I have left the Outsiders. I'm a rogue. So go ahead and judge me now for who I am, or am I to be blamed for a crime I didn't commit?" Jackson asked.
Danny scoffed and started pacing angrily, not sure on what do to do.
"Danny we owe him our daughter's life. She wouldn't have survived without him" Sam said.
"I'm afraid she's right Danny, clearly we are in his debt and all royal protocol demands that all debts be paid" Jazz said. She then glared at Jackson and finished, "Although in this case, you might want to make an exception"
He smirked at that, but then glared at Jackson again. He sighed and said, "My father's law will prevail. For now I reserve judgement, we'll see who you really are"
He then began flying off, Jackson and Dani smiled at each other thankful for Danny's decision. They all then began heading back for Pride Rock as the sun began to set for the evening.
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