Chapter 8- Danny's Friend
"Hello." A female voice said. Arnoldus and the crowd looked around, Who said that?
Suddenly a figure materialized beside Danny. She was a woman, her skin was a strange light blue/green and she wore a dress. Her blonde hair was in a long braid.
"A spirit!" King Fergus yelled out. Several of the women passed out and their 'wonderful' husbands tried to help them. Merida, McGuffin, McIntosh, and Dingwall were shocked to learn that he knew a ghost.
Arnoldus' eyes were very wide, "how?"
Danny smiled. "How I know her?" Time to tell the truth…. Sort of.. "It takes a ghost to know a ghost. This is Princess Dora. And she wants her amulet back."
PRINCESS? Everyone thought. Princess Dora smiled, "Thank you. The Great One speaks the truth. I do not like it when someone tries to use the amulet for their own purpose."
Danny handed her the amulet. Arnoldus, if possible, looked more confused.
"Who is The Great One?"
"My apologies. I was speaking of Danny." Dora said while pointing to Danny. Danny blushed at all the disbelieving looks.
"But why call this puny, weak, mortal The Great One?" Arnoldus asked. Danny looked insulted and Dora narrowed her dragon eyes at the man.
"This 'puny, weak mortal' is not mortal. He is the halfa. He is the most powerful ghost there is! He defeated Pariah Dark and his whole ghostly army single-handily. How can one not call him Great?"
Merida was shocked frozen, the one who had saved her, the one that helped her, was a spirit? Why didn't he harm her? All the legends say the spirits will harm you. Everyone else looked shocked that he had 'single-handily defeated' someone and their army.
Arnoldus stepped back and looked very frightened.
"P-pariah D-dark? I've heard of him. Yo-you defeated him?"
Danny nodded at Arnoldus. Apparently Pariah's evils are well known.
"I'm sorry! I won't bother anyone ever again! JUST DON'T HURT ME!" Arnoldus yelled out in fear and then disappeared.
Danny looked shocked, Well, at least no one will be bothered by that fruitloop again.
With the threat now gone, King Fergus stepped forward, "How is it that you scared him?"
Fergus The Bear King was right in front of Danny. Danny had to look up to see his face, "Pariah Dark was the King Of The Dead. He was very powerful and known to be the most evil spirit. His reigns of terror frighten everyone. The idea that I was the one that defeated him and his army without any help frightened Arnoldus."
King Fergus stepped back. Everyone was still frozen in shock, after all 'two' spirits were still there.
"You don't look like a spirit." Young McIntosh said.
"Spirits have many forms. I don't normally look like this…" That's close enough to the truth and I highly doubt that they would understand a halfa. Danny then transformed into his ghost half. Everyone watched in awe as two white/blue rings formed around Danny's wait. One went up his body and the other went down. When they disappeared, Merida gasped. Danny's gray trousers turned white, and a black tunic-shirt appeared on his body, along with a white cloth belt. Danny's black hair had turned pure white, whiter then King Fergus has ever saw, and his blue eyes turned into a glowing green. They glow like the gem Merida thought.
"This is what I look like." Danny said, I guess my ghost form changed to blend in. That's new.
"Why didn't you hurt me?" Merida asked. Everyone, including Princess Dora and Danny, looked at her shocked.
"What do you mean Merida?" King Fergus asked.
"When we were in the forest, I got hurt. Very badly, he was the one that helped heal me," she looked at Danny, "Why?"
Danny sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "Not only spirits are bad. Only the ones that you met so far are. I'll explain. Ghosts-err spirits live in a place called The Ghost Zone. It's not physically here; you could say that it is another world. Portals or doorways appear. Most spirits, the ones that are good or just want to be left alone ignore the doorway. Destructive ghosts , however, see that doorway and go through it. Therefore, the reason everyone thinks that all spirits are bad is because that the only spirits that have come over and they met are bad."
"If only bad spirits come here, why did you?" Merida's mother asked politely. Danny rubbed the back of his neck nervously.
"That's a bit complicated. Every spirit has a….reason that they are here. That reason is there obsession. It is what drives them," Danny explained carefully, "My obsession is the reason I would normally come here. You don't have to worry though. It's not bad. This time, however, I didn't mean it come here. It was an accident. I was forced here."
"What's your reason then? Your….obsession?" McIntosh asked, but then regretted it. Everyone watched as Danny's green eyes flared red and his fist clench. He took several big breaths and closed his eyes. His fist loosened and his eyes opened again to reveal the green again. But McIntosh felt scared, even that small look at the red eyes were very terrifying.
"Sorry," Danny said slowly, "but you should know to not EVER ask that question to a spirit. It is the most insulting, rude, and worst thing you can ask a spirit. It is different if the spirit willingly tells you their reason for existence or if you figure it out, but NEVER ask."
"Sorry," McIntosh said as he looked down in shame. Lord McIntosh resurred his son that it was alright.
"It's fine. Just don't do that in the future." Danny said while rubbing his temples.
"Can you stay for a celebration?" Merida's mother asked. King Fergus sputtered and stuttered asking what she was doing.
"Nonsense. Merida said that he helped her and he just saved us. I highly doubt that he would leave his friend. I ask again, will you both stay for a celebration?"
Danny smiled and Dora nodded at him, "That is very kind of you. We would be honored to stay."
AUTHOR NOTE:
So you like it? Surprised that it was Princess Dora? The next chapter will be the celebration and Danny leaving. Sorry, but he does have to get home soon. King Fergus might be a bit OOC, but Danny did save his daughter.
-CWA
(P.S. Please review)
