Hope you all liked that last ending xD I think it ended quite nicely.
Moving on now.
Danny flinched as the powerfull laser fired above him. He closed his eyes not wanting to see his demise. His eyelids lit up red for a moment but it vanished as soon as it appeared. A bit of red energy landed on his cheek, only slightly stinging. He opened his once squinted eyes slowly and saw that Technus had moved the laser to the side just before it fired, causing it to miss Danny by mere inches. The young half ghost couldnt slow his heart rate if he tried. It was going about a mile a minute and his lungs were working hard to keep up. He couldn't believe that had just happened.
He'd been spared.
He sat up quickly when his arms were released from their binds. he rubbed the offened limbs pulled back his feet as soon as they were freed. He turned his head hesitantly to look at his biological father. The green skinned ghost was standing back, away from the boy. His expression was one of shock and horror mixed in with disbelief.
Danny swung his legs off of the table and managed to shakily stand. Apparently this motion was still too sudden for Technus and the latter took a step away from him.
"Get out."
Danny stared in shock after the ghost spoke, "What?"
"Get out of my lab." Technus said, an eerie calm in his voice.
Danny lowered his head glumly, "You don't believe me do you?"
"It is not possible!" Technus hissed, "You are not my offspring."
Danny took a weak step toward him, "Look I know it is har dto believe but I-"
"You used what I told you against me. Clever boy. But cruel even for some one who works for Walker." Technus snapped, summoning up his lightning rod as a warning, "You will leave now."
"No I won't! I've been running away for this for almost a week!" Danny shouted back, "Just listen to me!"
That shut Technus up for a little bit at least. He lowered his weapon and narrowed his black reflective eyes at the boy. Danny guessed that was his que to start talking.
Danny started from the stop. He told Technus exactly what his mother had told him the night Danny had found out. Everything from his dad being exposed to radiation to his parents ultimately deciding to go with a donor. He did the best he could to explain that he never knew until a few days ago that Technus was his biological father. Had he known a long time ago things probably would have been different. Technus was looking very, VERY uneasy at this point.
"I... I need to sit down." Technus slurred as he fumbled to sit on the floor awkwardly.
Danny figured that he would take it like this. He didnt expect a huge whirlwind of emotion over it because Technus hated to feel ghost was obviously disoriented though.
"Should I get you something to drink?" Danny offered, unsure of what to do now that he'd made it to this point. The creep had just gotten done torturing him within an inch of his life but if he were hostile now things would get real ugly, real fast.
"I need ectohol..." Technus stood and walked briksly from the room as if he'd never sat in the first place. Danny slowly followed him, keeping a comfortable distance. His legs wobbled underneath him with each step but he wanted to make sure Technus wasn't going to completely lose it.
He followed the taller Ghost to the kitchen where he saw Technus open a cabnet that had previously been locked. He pulled a bottle of some pale green glowling liquid. Bust have been the ghost form of liquor.
"Look, I know this is a lot to take in but you have to believ me.." Danny said as the ghost un corked the bottle and poured a very tall glass, "Drinking probably isn't the best thing to do right now though."
"I can take care of myself." Technus snapped, his eyes flashing red for a moment, "What are you still doing here? Dont you have a job to do?"
"Right now I need to know I can trust you not to do anything stupid." Danny said sternly crossing his arms, "I don't like this anymore than you do but it's something we have to live with."
"I'm dead, child. I don't live with anything." Technus bit out after taking a very large drink, "I've been dead for 17 years. my days of living with things are long since over."
The halfa sighed dejectedly, "Technus come on." He walked over and moved the bottel away from the other ghost befoer he could refil his glass, "What about all that stuff you said about wanting some one to continue your work."
"That was before I knew that my dream depended on you!" Technus slammed his glass down so hard it shattered on the counter top.
Danny jumped back at the suddenly agressive action. Technus just stared at the mess he'd made for about a minute before sighing.
"What do you want from me, ghost boy?" He asked with a shake of his head, "I won't put all of my plans on hold because you're blood."
"I never asked you to," Danny replied with a slight frown, "But if you would prefer I leave you alone until you come to grips with the reality of it then that's what I'll do. Lord knows I still haven't gotten used to the thought."
Technus was silent for a while before replying, "What is your mother like? Is she at least intelligent?"
Danny ignored the insult and ansered simply, "Yes. She's a genius. And she would probably like to meet you one day. You did help them out a lot."
The master of all things electronic and beeping scoffed slightly, "Your parents are ghost hunters. They wont want anything to do with me."
Danny shrugged, a motion that hurt his sore joints, "You don't know how sweet my mom can be. Or how oblivious my dad is..."
A part of him kind of felt bad for saying 'My dad' in front of technus. But it was true. Jack Fenton had always been Danny's dad.
"I need time to think..." Technus composed himself quickly and nodded to the stair case quickly. A telepathically controlled wire came down from the room above carying danny's hat.
The boy took it and placed it on his head. He stood there for a moment as the two watched each other in silence. They were quietly taking the other in. looking for similarities or things they found familiar. Somehting that might actually tie themselves to each other. Although, Technus may have been just looking for ways he didn't look like Danny.
The half-ghost inhaled and transformed quickly back into his ghost mode. His body was tired but he had a shift to finish before he could go home and sleep. He walked to the door without being asked and opened it. Danny turne back to see the man he shared genes with leaning casually in the door frame of the kitchen. There were no other words to say. Just awkward silences.
There was only one thing Danny could think of that might help.
"I guess I'm sorry you had to find out this way."
"Me as well." Technus mumbled in return, "Just go. You shouldnt be here."
Danny frowned but nodded as he took off into the ghost zone once again. Technus shut the door after him and slowly made his way back up to the laboratory. He walked past all of those old experiments and tests from a past life and he couldnt help but think about everything he'd screwed up. He didn't feel guilty over it. Just a bit peeved that now his greatest failure was smacking him in the face.
He pushed open the steel lab door and entered without a glance at anything around him. The messes seemed to clean themselves up with a single thought and evrything was put away. Technus found himself seated on the edge of the lab tabel he'd been using earlier.
'I'M YOUR SON!'
The words echoed in his head over and over. He was very shocked that the ghost boy would even say the words out loud. The child must have been disgusted by the very idea of being related to Technus. Not that he blamed Danny. Technus called himself many things but never once, appealing. The other ghosts frequesntly took cracks at his single status.
who cared what they thought. The opinions of lesser ghosts meant nothing to Technus. He was the master of all things Electronic! He needed no one's approvable.
But then there was this boy... A boy that gave way to idea Nicolai hadn't thought about in ages. Maybe he could get to the halfa and get him on his side. The power that half-ghost abomination could create was off of the scales. Technus' equipment could barely handle the stress placed on it. The green skinned ghost smirked at the thought of having that much raw power at his disposal..
"ah, the kid would never go for it," He grumbled, putting his chin on the heel of his hand. "He's too high and mighty to join me... Unless of course I get him to think I'm on his side!"
The new plan was brilliant! He would go into the boy's world and win him over through acts of -eugh- kindness... Once the boy is thoroughly conviced of his change of heart he would sway the boy to do his bidding! And the child would be none the wiser! Danny Phantom may have been above using an enemies weakness against him but Technus was far from that. He'd proven that already in the past.
Technus laughed to himself as the blue prints of his scheme were plotted in his mind. Maybe this boy would be able to help him continue his work after all!
