Luna was practicing something with her magic and Robin was distracted when she performs and awed at the discovery. Vlad was taking a shower while his little badger sleeps. Danny wanted to sleep in some more and ignored Vlad off for some reason, or maybe he really wanted some sleep.
The toss and turned the halfa couldn't find comfort in his sleep. A dark and mysterious mind haunted him so much. He softly muttered in his sleep, his body became so shaky, and couldn't hold it to himself together.
"…no…cheat…" His brain began to click into the worst, "…never…never…" He chanted the same.
In his mind, he was battling his evil side, who constantly poked out that he was going to kill the others, Danny refused to believe it was going to happen. Somehow…his dark side held someone Danny recognized. Dan smirked at his younger-self and caused the rip between human and ghost of Vlad apart. Once Plasmius was set free, Dan's bloody hands craved into the human Vlad and Vlad would scream for his life. Danny sweat up in his awaking life, felt terrified for another innocent's life down the tube, and that he would have become evil all over no matter what. Vlad…was dying. Danny hated it every second, felt helpless, or powerless to see the dripping blood of a dead man.
His mouth formed to screaming in his waking, triggering the ghostly wail, and it was draining out his energy more and more.
"Nooooooooooo!" His wail echoed on.
The wail blasted at the ceiling, Luna panicked at Robin's safety, and somehow triggered her own white shield, but in a body form by hugging onto Robin. Robin wanted to rush over, but Luna wouldn't have it any other ways. The ceiling was crumbling worse to its down point. Vlad rushed out of the door in matter of second in a pair of black jeans. He saw Danny in a nightmare state and he flew over. Vlad shook the boy's shoulders to wake him up.
"Daniel! Wake up!" His ears couldn't take it to such sensitive noise.
Vlad hugged onto Danny until Danny's eyes flustered open to find himself in Vlad's arms. His arms curled around Vlad's neck and gasped for air. The tears broke out in devastating moment and too shaken up about everything. Vlad felt surprised when he acted like this, but he hugged tightly onto the Fenton in care.
"Vlad…I-I-I thought…oh," Danny felt terrible, "…oh, Vlad. It was horrible!" His fingers tangled through Vlad's hair to hang onto the man, "You're alive…that's all it matters."
Vlad didn't understand why Danny was frightened of the nightmare, but it had to do something from five years ago. They hugged each other, not daring to let go, and Danny kept crying in happy and terrified at the same time. Luna observed the place for safety, but she knew the shield was still there. Everywhere was a disaster….a total disaster! There were broken glasses everywhere, dust, and cluttered everywhere.
Azar ran into the room with worried until she saw Danny in fear and tears in Vlad's arms. She checked over to Luna and Robin for their safety.
"May I ask what had happened?" Azar demanded, not really giving them a choice.
Vlad sighed, "Daniel had a reoccurring nightmare and his powers must have turned on for defense. I woke him up to get him to stop the wailing."
Azar joined up at the two, "What was the nightmare about?"
Danny eyes widened up and snapped shut. He clung onto Vlad and refused to talk about it. Vlad knew this from experience to get the answer out was never going to be easy.
"I don't remember." Danny said.
Azar's hand reached out to the boy's back slowly, "Certainly it wasn't a forgettable one, Phantom."
Vlad grabbed Azar's hand, "Don't touch him." Which had meant Danny was his.
Azar pulled away and considered his warning allowable. Vlad soothed his other half and Danny buried his head onto Vlad's shoulder. Azar noticed their relationship was changing since yesterday…or more of three weeks ago or so.
"Fine. Is everyone safe?" Azar distracted the others.
Luna rolled her eyes, "Whatever you fucking bitch. No scratches now get the hell out of here before I get more pissed off."
Azar's eyes cornered over to Luna and how things haven't changed entirely.
"Seeing you are the moon, you do have a greater protection of others. For now, let's get you all into another room." Azar instructed.
Vlad picked up something more valuable from his observation quickly, but no more than he wanted to be. Everyone nodded, but the two soon-to-be fathers picked up the soon-to-be mothers. Robin hated being treated like this and Danny didn't dare to move himself away from Vlad. Azar lured them to the next room that was in another few minutes away from the original room they were in. The second room was exactly like the first room, every detail was there except for the swing doors that Luna placed in the first room, and she didn't have time to think about that first.
Azar waited for them to adapt, but she didn't really need to wait much. Luna took over her own responsibility to care for Robin and Vlad was helping Danny on cleaning up and calming down. She left as if she's a ghost, merely anyone hardly noticed the woman at all. Luna was rather glad the woman left and it meant they were free to talk.
"Danny, what nightmare was that about?" Luna questioned.
Danny's eyes were lifeless on the subject, fearing it would come true, and how much he wanted to avoid it. It could still happen, he thought. Vlad wanted to know so much.
"I-it-it's nothing. Just another bad dream…" Danny could not talk about it much.
Luna didn't believe him, "Uh huh, then why did you use a super mouth power?"
His shoulders shrugged, "I don't know. It just happens."
Robin shook his head, "Danny, you were having nightmares more than usual. It's bound to repeat and there's no way Azar is going to let it slide after one incident. She will want to know and might try to do something, regardless the fact…we-we're pregnant." Robin still choked on the subject of carrying something inside of him as well as Danny.
Vlad held Danny, not really saying a word about anything, and Danny knew this for years for himself. He wasn't just going to say it like it was and all of this was obvious to know. They could look at him like a monster and much worse than a freak to be. Every day, the young halfa would carry this on his shoulders as a reminder to not become Dan and avoid it all cost. Danny could not understand why Dan would kill Vlad in front of him. Why couldn't he stop his evil side from doing murderous work? Why wasn't Danny doing anything?
Danny grew to hold onto Vlad more and more, not daring to let the man out of his grip, and Vlad sensed something was very wrong. This nightmare has always repeated, as a CD player would play the same song. Vlad desperately pause it to end completely horrible mind trick. He comforted his crush as much as possible and knowing that was all he could do.
Danny curled up onto Vlad, but the others didn't know what else to do really. It was something they had no clue about or why there wasn't any say about it.
"Sorry, guys, but this isn't something I don't ever talk about. Vlad doesn't know about it either and I prefer he doesn't either. It's sort of personal." Danny had to explain the others and hardly looked at them.
Luna noticed the truth and she believed him. Vlad was silent about it all, no matter how much he tried that Danny pushed him away to even admit it.
"I used to be on the evil side," Robin commented, "I had those for nightmares and I'm surprised I can adapt to less sleep." His head shook, "I was a thief, but a betrayal to my friends."
Luna agreed, "I was manipulated a few times and people believed I was evil. I almost got myself trap into the devil's moon. I almost murder an innocent child in my own hands until I saw her cry. She had bruises, bleeding from damage cuts, and lacked air." Her arms crossed, "I felt her pain and fear…" She sniffled, "She called me Luna, my moon, my moon. My moon, what are you doing to me? I heard her under the lack of air in my hands and I forgot my duty because I was manipulated. I had nightmares for years and I refused to be the devil's moon."
Danny heard their story. He knew he wasn't alone, but their story didn't match his. It didn't even compare the darker side he has truly seen. Vlad didn't think heroes actually made these decisions or came across like this before.
"I've made stupid mistakes. I robbed money. I killed several ghosts. Yet, I let the envy create a monster of me when I wanted something so deeply and made the wrong choices. I'm trying to make the right choices now, but I don't think I have a chance at anything. Sometimes, I believe we forget about our human side or at least the humanity and get too much in our head." Vlad explained.
Danny knew that Vlad wasn't a monster. The man wasn't remotely close! He scoffed and shook his head.
"No, Vlad. You're not a monster…you're a lost angel…or ghost. I'm a monster," Danny admitted.
For the first time, he actually felt good. His sister, Jazz, has tried to figure out what has caused his nightmare trauma and he refused. The experience played in his head mentally and how much he had hated seeing it.
Vlad soothed the boy's back and doubted what he has said. There was no way his little badger could a monster. He has never seen Danny on a dark side and he didn't believe it otherwise. Robin eagerly listened since he used his tactic on Danny to find out, but he didn't think Luna would actually admit herself as well. She wasn't innocent as he imagined her to be…well, then again, she never was since she came here, but not the completely sinful innocent or something.
"Daniel, you are absolutely not a monster. You are a hero I have never seen to stick by his moral strongly." Vlad lifted the boy's chin.
Danny frowned, "That's because it's been erased, Vlad. I'm the only one who can remember it and you know what? I had cheated on that stupid C.A.T. test. I killed my family, friends, and a teacher. You took me in, the more I morn for everyone was harder for me to be a Phantom, and it hurts. I practically begged you to remove my half and the memories of my loss love ones." Danny breathing became rougher, "You did it so I could move on. You used this…gauntlet and removed my half ghost along with my humanity. My ghost half was so mad at you and split your ghost half and humanity. My ghost overshadowed yours and fused together. I woke up and saw my ghost half with yours. My ghost brutally beat me up and I scared and helpless. My ghost killed me. I became him. I destroyed and killed so many ghosts, humans, and Amity Park was hardly standing left alone. I murdered those people in my own hands and repeated killing my family, friends, and a teacher by going back in time. There was no ounce of humanity in bloodthirsty monster and I have become. I saw the future and the future me from ten years from now. I was showing my younger-self how I killed people in ways that was impossible. I was determining to set that future in stone." The tears slipped down to his cheeks, "The younger me has fought against the evil me and refused to change into that. I won and trapped the evil me into the Fenton Thermos. I tried to go save my family and the others before it could happen. I tripped and found myself rescued by a ghost and that ghost gave me a second chance in life. He erased the future and gave me a restart of creating my own future. My friends knew the evil side and met him once, but they don't know the story. My sister looked out for me and hoped I wouldn't cheat. She saw the dark side, but she doesn't know what he was like personally. So, I decided to never to become that. I was a monster; I was that ghost who can kill anyone if I pleased. Because of being a monster, that ghostly wail sets the difference. The monster me didn't get the ghostly wail for another ten years. I got mine early at the age of fourteen."
Danny sniffled and hugged himself from telling the truth. Every word he set out was as if the fire burning inside of him has disappeared finally. He finally has to talk about it. For five years, he had bottled up for so long, having nightmares for so long and sleepless night or destroyed room. He would often immediately call on his friends, check on Jazz if she hasn't come into his room, and check his parents. Lastly, he would spy on Vlad until Vlad arranged open friendship policy between the two. Danny was free to get comfort from Vlad without needing to explain other than a nightmare. Now, things were going to be different for Danny.
Robin and Luna had thought their situation was personal, yet, Danny has really meant it that it was extremely personal and he wouldn't dare to tell anyone. It hit him. He has confessed to three people in this very room and found himself judged already. His head buried onto Vlad's chest and not even bothering to look at anyone. Vlad startled at his little badger quick action and didn't go against comforting him.
"Daniel," Vlad was still shocked, "Why haven't you told me about this? Is that what your nightmare has been going on for? Did…it really happen?" Vlad couldn't jump conclusion unless the boy permitted it.
His head nodded, "Yes…" He whispered, "...it all happened. The nightmares always remind me so much. Five years, but the nightmares got worse." Danny gulped.
Vlad blinked, "How?"
"…I killed you and the innocent me couldn't even save you."
Danny cried, daring to say it to the man in this very room, and Vlad sat there with Danny in his arms.
"The monster killed me, but you're not a monster now, Daniel. None of this happened today." Vlad set that straight, "I love Daniel for the goods he has done, the heroic things, and how strong you are. Despite of the experience, you're not going to become of that monster. Most of all, you got family to love you the most. You have your best friends on your side and there to count on as they care about you the most. Appreciate every little thing you have because they will keep you good forever and hang onto it as well, little badger."
Luna mentally awed and Robin leaned onto her for support. They adored the two hybrids relationship, even if it wasn't more than being a friend. Danny's eyes locked up in Vlad's dark blue eyes and it reached out to him.
"You hadn't called me little badger in a year…but, you're right. I get scared thinking they're dead and I need to know they're alive to stay sane." Danny explained.
Vlad nodded, "I see why you ask about them often. Daniel, when was the start of the monster side happening to kill everyone?"
His breath was shaky, "…fourteen. I was fourteen years old."
Vlad smiled and held his face up softly, "Daniel, it's never going to happen if you're already an adult. Five years has gone by and another five years, your future will be fine. I doubt your monster side even had a child. You are the kind of a special hybrid to show me you stand out for greater moral."
Danny has never thought of that before. All this time, he mentally believed it could change anytime, and he knew better anyway. He would study with Jazz with much effort and not cheat on the test. Any test that was, but he was given a second chance to prevent the mistake. For once, he felt safe and happier to hear it. He hugged onto Vlad some more and Vlad smiled at the caring boy he has ever met in his life. No matter what, things weren't going to be the same for them at all. Luna and Robin exchanged glances at each other and shrugged to see nothing was going to be more than that.
More than enough, Danny refused to let go of Vlad at all. When he woke up, he wanted Vlad much alive and that no one would touch him. There was something left out, but he didn't dare to speak of it.
Luna often wonder if using Vlad's method might help her keep Robin calm about being her sun and all. It wasn't as if they have to act like boyfriend and girlfriend sort of a thing, just providing children for her so she can be sure her magic passes down for generations. She does understand it was unfair, but she didn't get the chance to meet him first or get to know him. Then, somehow introduce how the whole Luna and Sol work. It was more complicated, yet, Azar threw it all in there that gave Luna little chance to prepare Robin.
Now, she's desperately afraid that Robin can harm her child and she will feel her child's pain and suffering until she knows its dead. Death was one of the many reasons she avoided for the children, but it was a sacrifice to protect them and guide them. But, what could she do to prepare Robin in this situation he cannot escape from? There was much to think about…as well as escaping.