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Chapter 8: Returning to School
"W-What?" Danny stuttered.
"You're going back to school. You need to continue your education, so I enrolled you already," Maddie said her voice full of confidence.
Danny shook his head. He just arrived back to his home just a day ago and now his mother wanted him to go to school. He barely knew anyone there, he just couldn't go back.
"But...I don't think...I'm ready to go," Maddie frowned and walked up to him, patting his back.
"It's okay honey. Just please go with this. I don't want you to feel depressed. I want you to be normal like you were before..." He looked up to her and smiled.
"Fine. But one problem. How can I go to school like this?" He pointed at his face.
"Dye your hair and get some contacts to cover your eyes. I think you could ask your friends for that. How about you call them later. By the way you start tomorrow," She answered and left, closing the door behind her.
Danny sighed and stared at the clock. It blinked 1:28. He had all day to do something. He decided to get online and see if Sam and Tucker wanted to come over. He had no idea how he knew that he could get online but it just came to him. He logged in, by seeing a sticky note taped to his computer with his username, password and the website(which was extremely helpful).
He smiled, seeing that his friends were online. He pressed their chat and began to type.
Ghostboy- Sam
Gothgirl1- Danny? Wow, you got online. Accomplishment!
Ghostboy- I guess
Gothgirl1- What's wrong? You okay?
Ghostboy- Yes. Im ok its just my mom wants me go to school tomorrow. Problem is that i cant with my hair and eyes. She wants me to dye my hair and wear contacts. Help
Gothgirl1- Don't worry Danny. I'll help. I already have some dye we could use. And I'll order some blue contacts now. I'll be over later. Kay?
Ghostboy- Ok. See you later.
(Ghostboy has exited chat)
Danny logged off the computer and decided to take a nap. He jumped into bed exhaustedly. He couldn't help but wonder if he was going to have a pleasant dream. He wished he would. He couldn't take another memory.
He closed his eyes and slipped into sleep.
Danny heard voices. The voices that caused him regret. Beeps, shouts, and punches were echoing around the lab.
"Phantom is awake, sir," A man whispered. Danny didn't dare himself to open his eyes. He didn't want to see the scary memory of these monsters.
"Very well. I think we should conduct what Agent 33 was saying. Begin Project M," Danny felt something tape to around his head and felt wires around his whole body.
"Begin memory wipe," A machine said. A button was pressed and Danny felt his head throbbing.
Pain erupted around his brain and he knew what was happening. He was losing his memories.
While the boy was jerking around, trying to get away from the pain, the scientist were scribbling down notes madly. They had a screen showing the boy's favorite memories. Some of them in his child hood and most of them in his teen years showing him as a hero and some of them with his friends.
The scientist nevered tested this on a person before and they were surprised it worked. One of them memories caught their attention though.
The boy was walking away from an average home frowning. He ran into an alley and lights changed him into his ghost side. He smiled and flew into the sky. He was drifting randomly and then going back into course. He was shot down by the agents and was taken away from his home.
Most of them frowned and wrote down more.
"Memory wipe finished," The machine said.
Everyone went into applause or cheered because their accomplishment.
Danny was still conscious, getting adjusted to the sounds around him. He felt like he heard these people before. Where though?
He peeked his eyes opened to see the pictures moving around him. A man approached him and smiled, "Welcome home, Danny. Welcome home..."
Danny jerked to see tapping on his shoulder. His blurry vision only allowed him to see a black blob, shaking him.
He blinked a couple times and smiled, "Hey Sam. What time is it?"
She smiled and looked at her watch, "4:02. Come on. We better get finished."
He nodded and followed her into his bathroom. Sam pushed him on the toilet seat and dropped her bag on the counter. She pulled out black dye and a box of contacts from a plastic bag. He eyed the contents.
Sam giggled, "Don't worry. This is what you use. So I think we don't need to work on your glow. It's pretty faint, you can hardly see it. And the contacts have a 30 day usage. So you don't need to worry about replacing them daily. Now just for you hair."
She pulled out a pair of gloves from the box and slipped them on. She grabbed some dyes and started to pour them into a huge bottle. She shook it quickly and smiled.
"Ready?" He nodded, "Before we continue. Take off your shirt. We don't want it to stain," He smiled and plopped the shirt off from his chest. Sam handed him an baggy shirt filled with already black stains. He took it without a word and tied it onto his neck.
She nodded and approached the half naked boy. She poured some dye onto her hand and placed the bottle on the counter.
Sam started to massage the white haired part of his head with the dye. The hair immediately turned grayish. She poured more onto her hand and continued with the process.
After a half hour, Danny was half asleep while Sam was coloring the small hairs around his neck.
"Done!" She exclaimed. Danny jerked up and moaned.
"Huh?" He rubbed an eye. Sam patted his back.
"You need at least a 30 minute dye time. How about we go watch some TV in your room?" He nodded and felt a hand go up to his hair. He looked in the mirror to see a shower cap was placed on his head.
He looked back at Sam confused.
She giggled louder and pointed to his head, "So you're hair doesn't stain anything."
He nodded, understanding. He walked out of the bathroom and jumped on his bed. Sam rolled her eyes and got a fold up chair from the corner of the room.
She placed it beside Danny's bed and when she turned back Danny was immedietly asleep. She laughed some more before deciding to go downstairs.
Walking down the stairs slowly she went into the kitchen and grabbed a coke. A note was placed on the counter saying that the Fentons were out doing something important, so that left Danny and her alone. Sipping her drink, she walked into the kitchen and stared at the pictures of the Fentons.
Most of them were all about Mr. Fenton, Mrs. Fenton, and Jazz. A couple of them had Danny when he was teen and a child.
What happened to you Danny?
Her thoughts were interrupted when she heard a scream coming from upstairs.
"Sam?" Danny asked shaking his best friend. She looked towards him and smiled.
"Sorry. I was thinking about something," She replied. He nodded slowly. He inched closer to her on the park bench. It was almost midnight and they wanted to relax since ghost hunting was slow and Tucker was grounded for texting in class.
"What about?" He whispered cautiously.
Sam could feel his slow warm breath near her shoulder. She was actually thinking about him. His looks, personality, and his cluelessness. He was cute and adorable, but she would never admit that.
"I was thinking about...the test in English. I don't think I'm going to pass," She blurted out.
He raised an eyebrow and laughed. He held his stomach and toppled off the bench gagging. Sam frowned and crossed her arms waiting for him to finish.
He wiped a tear off his face and sighed, "Nice one. You ALWAYS pass your tests. AND you hesitated. Good one Sam. If you don't want to tell me you don't have too. I understand."
Sam rubbed her shoulder, "Yeah."
Danny got up from his spot and smiled, "Come on. Don't be down. I don't want to see my best friend like that."
Danny's hand shot out and gently grabbed hers, leading her to her feet. Rings appeared turning her friend into hero Danny Phantom. He smiled and pushed the hair out of her face.
"Let's have some fun," He launched into the air with her in his hands. She glanced at his dark face, with only his neon eyes glowing in the distance. She smiled and closed her eyes, her whole body enveloped in the feeling.
Sam ran upstairs with a weapon in hand. It wasn't really big but it would cause arm to someone. She knocked down the door with her boot to see Danny on the side of the bed, his eyes wide at the intruder. Her eyes turned to see a worried ghost. She lowered her weapon immediately.
"Vlad?" He looked up and bit his lip.
Sam approached him with worry eyes, "Are you okay?" He nodded, "What did they do to you?"
He shook his head unable to speak. He looked away and sat down on the floor. Danny picked himself up and stared at the ghost. He looked at me loss for words. Sam nodded and sighed.
"Vlad, what happened to you?" He didn't look much different, unless for the darker red eyes and looking like a wreck a little.
He peered up at the goth girl and turned human, "I...am...ok-kay...I'm n-not...hurt. I esc-caped f-from...their grasp. I w-wanted to ch-heck up on D-Daniel," He managed to choke out.
Sam bent down to help the old man up. He looked like he hadn't been fed for a while, considering how baggy his jacket was now. She was happy that the man actually cared for her best friend.
"Mr. and Mrs. Fenton aren't home, so we could talk," Sam turned her head towards Danny, "Go take a shower and wash all that dye off kay?" He nodded and walked to the bathroom. Hearing the water turn on and the door lock she walked Vlad downstairs and made him some tea.
She sat down infront of the tired halfa and put a hand to her chin, "What happened?"
He sighed, "First thank you for the help and second I escaped. I wasn't brutally hurt, just a couple of bruises around my chest. I escaped a day ago and managed to get here. I really didn't care if I died, I just wanted to make sure Daniel was okay. I care for him even though he doesn't remember. I heard about this when I asked for them to report to me about any new ghosts. I heard about it late though. I'm wish I could of been there earlier but..," He stopped and drank more of his tea, "I couldn't though. He told them. But at least they don't know the whole truth. They think that Danny was lying cause they don't have proof of me being a halfa like him."
Sam nodded. She was surprised that this happened. Man was she going to have a chat with Danny later.
"I'm sorry Vlad. As you know he doesn't remember anything but he's getting his memories back. That's what I'm happy to hear."
He nodded and sipped his tea, "I understand what Daniel was through though. They didn't feed him and they put him through very painful tests. I can relate now."
Sam turned her head when she heard steps slowly walk down. Danny's head peeked through the side of the wall and his innocent blue and green eyes looked frightened. He walked through showing his whole body.
He was wearing grey sweat pants and a normal white shirt. His hair was dripping in front of his face, which he moved back with his hands.
"Danny. Come and sit here," She patted a seat next to her. He walked up and bit his lip, "Don't be scared."
He stared back at Vlad and sat down. His hands were on his lap watching the older halfa closely.
"Danny! Don't do that. Vlad is good. He tried to help you out," Sam scolded. Danny ignored her and kept staring.
Vlad was starting to feel uncomfortable in Danny's lifeless eyes. He shifted in his seat multiple times before Sam shook Danny harshly, making him lose focus on the man sitting across from him.
"So Daniel. How are you?" He asked slowly.
Danny peered at him, "Fine."
Vlad started playing with his thumbs slowly, "Do you...remember anything?"
Danny was taken back by this and squinted, "Yeah. I'm starting to remember."
Sam felt the uneasiness of Vlad and broke up the conversation, "Okay guys. Danny, listen. You should trust him. He tried to help you escape from that dungeon and he came back making sure you were okay. Don't think he's going to kill you."
He looked away slowly, "I'm sorry," He managed to say, "I just feel like your trouble. I don't know why."
Vlad stopped and started to chuckle at Danny. He cocked his head confused. Sam giggled a little and put a hand on his. Danny's face flushed of embarrassment, which made Vlad laugh louder.
Danny's face was so pink, Sam never thought it could go so dark. She patted his shoulder and Vlad just wiped a tear from his eye.
"What's so funny?" Vlad got back to normal and sipped his tea.
"You're understand soon," He answered back. Danny sighed and playing with a patch of his hair on his forehead.
"Wow. This stuff works. Thanks Sam," She nodded at him, smiling.
"Can you get the contacts in the counter in the bathroom? Just one more step and you're look human!" He smiled at her excitement and ran up the stairs looking for the box.
"He does look exceptionally human. Nice work Samantha," Sam cringed at the mention of her name.
"I-Yeah. It does look good," She replied her fists turning white.
"Got it!" Danny's voice erupted in the kitchen. He held the box of contacts, shaking it wildly. Sam gently grabbed it from the jumping boy and opened the contents.
Danny stood there waiting for Sam to do her thing. He was clueless about contacts other than they change your eye color.
She grabbed a little box and opened it. She carefully pulled out one contact and put it to Danny's eye. The matched exactly and she smiled, "Perfect," She pointed to a chair, forcing Danny to sit, "Relax Danny. It's only going to sting. Vlad can you hold him down in case he tries to fight it," Vlad nodded and walked near the ghost boy. Sam's hands held a contact in one and her other was pulling Danny's green eye open. She slowly placed a contact in his eye and let it settle. She let go and he blinked repeatedly.
His eyes now exactly looked human. There was a faint glow in his eyes but they weren't noticeable.
"Now for the other eye!" She did the same process as before and now they looked even.
"Amazing work," Vlad commented. Sam nodded and turned to Danny.
"Go to the mirror and see yourself," He didn't need to be told twice, since he launched towards the closest bathroom. Sam giggled and packed the contacts back into the box.
"Amazing how you did all that. Very nice," Sam just ignored him and went to the fridge for a coke.
"Wow, Sam. How did you do that?" Danny asked showing a goofy smile.
"Easy if you know cosmetics," Danny blinked and walked out of the room. She heard the TV burst to life and the sounds of laughter.
"So what's going to happen to Daniel?" Vlad whispered.
She shrugged, "Danny told me that he had to go to school tomorrow. I could understand why. He's lost all his education and doesn't know what most things do. I'm surprised he figured out how to work a TV remote. He must be smart in the inside."
Vlad nodded, "Well, you're a very nice friend. Daniel is a lucky person even if he doesn't know it," He drank the last of his tea and placed it on the table, "I must go. The press must be worried about me since I've been gone for a few days. Thank you very much," He smirked and turned towards the door.
Sam followed him out and called a goodbye. She turned to almost human Danny. He peered at her and smiled. He yawned and got up.
"I'm going to bed. I'm really tired and I have to go to school tomorrow. Can you come over tomorrow morning. I'm not sure where the school is," He gave a nervous laugh and Sam nodded.
"Sure thing. Good night," She called to Danny. He smiled and walked up the stairs, disappearing from her view.
He's almost like the old Danny. What's keeping him like that?, She thought. She sighed and grabbed her stuff from the table. She opened the front door and walked out towards her house. After a few yards she stared back at the shadow of FentonWorks.
"See you tomorrow," She whispered and turned back, her boots clattering in the distance.
After a while her mind returned to a daze, thinking about things that would happen tomorrow. Then she paused.
What would happen if everyone found out that Danny was Phantom? Or if the Guys in White would reveal his secret? She thought long and hard and breathed.
Most of the students couldn't tie the similarities of both teens. Even adults couldn't. But that didn't mean that they now saw him paired together, that wouldn't draw suspensions.
And what about the Guys in White? They hadn't said anything to the reporters about the new-so-discovered hybrid. What were they waiting for?
Sighing, she continued her steadied walk until she came face to face with her house. She unlocked the freshly polished door and slipped inside.
"We've located Phantom's coordinates. He is located at the Fenton's residence, in Amity Park. What now Sargent?"
The man's eyes glared at the window before keeping his emotionless expression, "Do not do anything. Let him have his fun...for now. When he least's expects it we attack and bring him down. And this time we've discovered enough about him, so we'll continue with...the dissection we were planning."
Some workers paused and glanced at the man, curiously. One rose and cautiously spoke, "Are you sure about this? I don't mean to doubt your words but this is a surprise. You usually attack immediately and experiment."
Sargent's lips gave a small smile, "I was thinking about...approaching it another way. Just for a test. We already deactivated the chip on Phantom, so he'll think that its broken. So that gives us the upper hand," He stopped for a brief second before continuing, "I thank you for being the one asking that. Looks like you're the curious one around here."
The man blinked and sat down watching the man's smile become a wide smirk.
"We give him a week or more until we know that he's relaxed. He'll be regaining his memories, I'm aware of that. But soon it won't matter. We'll have him in our clutches and tear him apart seeing what makes him run," He said calmly.
Some of them nodded while some shouted.
"We need to keep watch of the boy. I need some agents watching him every second of everyday until I stay so. Agent K and Agent R you will go first. Gather anything you need for your trip and come to me. I must chat with you," He waved a hand and the workers were dismissed. The office burst back to life, workers running around delivering papers and files.
He raised his eyebrows and turned around, heading towards the solid metal doors. They sprung back, leaving room for the man to enter through. The doors shut abruptly, giving a loud clatter.
Hands behind his back, Sargent continued the walk towards his office. Many people stood in his way but moved aside, making space for the man. He nodded at them, seeing loyalty.
He smirked and entered the dark office. It was the same as before. It hardly ever changed. But one thing changed the whole room...
A black bubbly liquid was sitting on his shelf glowing a ghostly black and gray. It taunted him, tempting him to use it on a ghost to prove it worked but he didn't want to risk it. He knew it what it did. He wanted to hear the screech of ghost penetrate the building's walls. But he really wanted to hear Phantom's screams.
"Not until he's arrived," He whispered, "Not until he's arrived..."
Gave you more hints on the black liquid! :) Well it seems like Danny's going to have a problem on his hands...So many clues! Well anyway important news: I'm not sure when I'll update again. I'm starting the school year and I'll be pretty busy. I'll try to update whenever I can. :) DO NOT WORRY. I'll update soon. Not ending the story!
Well let's see if those reviews start rolling in...
