AN: Hey there. This is one of the extra chapters that I talked about. Sorry for the wait, but my internet is starting to work again, so I'll be posting, but maybe not as much as before. I hope that you'll be happy with the rewrite.
Chapter 10: Dana's Travels
Dana was flying in the sky. The Dark One. Where have I heard that before? Vlad. She thought as she adjusted her route and headed toward Amity Park. As she flew, she saw flocks of birds and ducks and other things. Their interactions made her stop and watch them. Whenever the lead would start to fall back, they would rearrange themselves with a new lead and the old one fell into the back to rest. Huh. I wonder why they just don't leave it to die. It's not like it'll help anymore. She thought. Something appeared in her peripheral vision and she barely dodged a sign. Welcome to Amity Park. I'm here. Dana thought as she landed and covered her wings. She ran into the small town, not trying to draw attention to herself.
Vlad Masters had just woken up and was ready to take on the day, coffee mug in hand.
"Mr. Masters. Someone is here to see you. She claims that she is a family relative. Your niece." Vlad turned to the intercom at his door. As far as he knew, he didn't have a niece. He was tempted to tell them to go away, but maybe his 'niece' had something important to say.
"Let her in." He said. Second later, someone was coming up the stairs.
"Wow fruitloop. You're in nothing but a robe? What would the press say when they see this?" A feminine voice said from behind him. He turned to the door and saw his 'niece'. She had on a hoodie with ripped, black jeans to go with it. Her hair was a silvery sheen that reflected the rays on the sun, and her eyes were a crimson red. Steel toed boots completed her 'bad ass girl' look.
"And to whom might I have the pleasure of seeing?" Vlad asked. The girl leaned against his door frame and pointed to her chest with her thumb.
"Name's Dana. Daniella's friend, and I need something that you have, Plasmius." Vlad only raised an eyebrow.
"Actually, it's only Masters and nothing more. I've put my ghostly days behind me. Care for a cup of tea?" Vlad asked as he held out his steaming cup.
"Sure, but first put on some pants." Dana said as she came into the room.
"So, what do I have that you need?"
"Are you familiar with the name Dark One?" Dana asked. Vlad spit out his tea and coughed for a minute. When he calmed down, his eyes were narrowed with hate.
"Yes, I am very familiar with that retched name. Why?" He said as he cleaned himself off.
"Because Daniella is involved with her, somehow."
"I see." Vlad stood from the table. "Follow me." He said, turning around. Dana got up and followed him into his lab. He typed on a computer and a screen came up.
"What's this for?" Dana said, looking at the TV screen in front of her.
"I need to check something and confirm my suspicions." Vlad said. The screen came to life and Dana saw Danny Phantom against every ghost in the Ghost Zone.
"Three." Danny had the blast the size of a truck.
"Two." His eyes turned black.
Vlad paused the video there, looking satisfied. Dana, however, was completely confused.
"What the hell? Why did you pause it?"
"Last time I checked. Her eyes were never black." Vlad said, pointing to Danny's eyes. Dana go closer to the screen, and still couldn't find the answer.
"Okay, so what's wrong with that?" She asked. Vlad smacked his forehead.
"It means that something was wrong with her, and I don't think it's fixed. She could've found a way to influence her." Vlad said, sighing.
"Where is she?" Dana asked.
"No one knows. She disappeared about seventeen years ago and the Observants won't say anything about it, but maybe you could find them, and maybe force them to tell you?"
"And how would I do that? I'm going against the bosses of Clockwork."
"Ghosts can't affect angels, and you seem to be of a special kind." Dana looked confused, until Vlad pointed up and she followed with her gaze. Her black halo was still floating above her head.
"Well shit. I forgot about that." Dana said. She grabbed the ring from the air above her and held it in her hands. The black ring glowed with faint power that she could feel, and she was sure Vlad could feel it too. He was almost shaking in his dress shoes at the feeling of this power.
"How about I open a portal into the Ghost Zone, and from there you can find the Observants?"
"I guess, but I honestly think that this won't work." Dana said. The screen was put up, and Vlad opened his portal. The green swirls had a calming effect on Dana. As she watched, she could feel a bit of fatigue start to catch up on her. Vlad's voice startled her from her dazed state.
"The Observants are cry babies who think they rule over the Ghost Zone." That seemed to make Dana's attitude take a 180, and her fatigue cleared up.
"I'll call you after I give them hell." She said, punching her palm. Her wings ripped through her jacket, and she flew through the portal. Vlad closed immediately after she went through. He sighed when the girl was gone.
"I pray that you don't find the answers you are looking for." He said, staring at the portal.
Dana floated around the Ghost Zone.
"It's really boring in here." She commented as she kept flying. After a few more minutes, her gaze started to drift toward the neon green streaks that made up the sky. The streaks moved and flowed with energy. Dana found herself hypnotized as she flew, following the neon streaks. Her eyes started to droop as her earlier fatigue came back. She tried to wake herself up and prevent her tiredness from taking over, but her eyes closed and her wings tucked themselves around her. She floated in a random direction, the energy of the Ghost Zone guiding her body.
When she woke up, she got up out of the bed and stretched. Her wings ruffled as the flexed outward. When she heard several pops in her back and arms, she stopped stretching and took in her surroundings. That's when she noticed the bed that she came from. 'Wait, when did I get into a room?' She thought. She was about to walk out the door, but said object suddenly swung open and what Dana thought what was yeti stepped through. The yeti tried to talk, but a black orb hit him in the chest, causing him to fly into the hallway. Dana panted, her arm outstretched. The yeti picked itself up from the floor. She readied another black orb in her hand, planning to kill the thing, but what it said stunned her.
"Hello, Young One!" The yeti said, happily. Dana's energy died in her hands.
"Young One? Frostbite?" She asked. Frostbite nodded.
"Yes. Welcome Angelic One." Frostbite said, giving Dana a bear hug. After a moment, Frostbite let her go.
"Uh… You're bigger than I remember." 'Or rather bigger than Daniella remembers.' She thought.
"So have you, Young One. Hmmm. Such a title is no longer fit for you, how about we name you Mature One. No, too long." Frostbite started walking off.
"Frostbite, wait!" Dana shouted running up to him. "How did I get here?" Frostbite seemed to snap out of his musings and answered her.
"You floated here. We found you fast asleep, like when you were young."
"So I did fall asleep, where someone could've taken advantage of me." Dana said, facepalming.
"No one took advantage of you vulnerable state."
"How do you know?" Dana asked, a blush coming to her face.
"We checked." Frostbite dodged the blow that he knew was coming. Dana's fist took out a rather large portion of the wall. "Let me rephrase. We used X-ray scans to check." He said. Dana calmed down enough to not try and hit him again. She crossed her arms.
"I believe you." She said, but her blush didn't go away.
"I was hoping. So what brings you to our humble abode?" Frostbite asked, glad that the girl was calm.
"Um… I was looking for information on… wait. Why didn't you call me Great One?" Dana asked.
"Because you are not the Great One." Frostbite said.
"But how do you know? I look just like her." Frostbite leaned down and stared at Dana's eyes. Dana moved back a bit, uncomfortable with the stare.
"I see. You have not regained your memories. You have the Great One's memories."
"My memories. Are you saying that I was a whole other person than this?"
"Correct. Come follow me." Frostbite said, turning down one of the many halls. Dana followed. As they went further, the ice around then seemed to be older.
"Where are we going?"
"To your room." Frostbite said. He stopped and held his hand out to the wall. The ice split in the shape of a door and Dana stepped inside. The room reminded her of a five year old girl's room. There were stuffed bunnies and dolls on the floor, a small bed with a shelf of children's books across from it, and a mirror near the door.
"This used to be my room?"
"Yes, over one thousand years ago." That made Dana stop moving.
"O-One th-thousand years?!" Dana screamed.
"Yes." Frostbite said.
"How old am I?" Dana asked. Frostbite put a claw to his chin.
"Counting today, you are about 1,127 years old." That made Dana's heart stop. 'I'm that old?!' She thought. Her grip on the stuffed bunny tightened.
"But you still look as young as you did back then." Frostbite said, seeing the room walls start cracking. Dana stopped strangling the bunny, and the cracks in the room stopped forming.
"I guess, but losing that many years' worth of memories. How can I forget all of that?" She said. The cracks in the room started repairing themselves and Frostbite inwardly sighed.
"It is because you and your mother were captured."
"Me, and my… mother?"
"Yes. She was captured years before you, dropping you off here. We taught you the ways of the Center Frozen."
"But I thought this was the Far Frozen."
"It is now called the Far Frozen because the Observants found out that we were hiding you, and so we lost or position and became the laughing stalks and center of attacks to the Ghost Zone."
"And for keeping me safe." Dana said, looking at the floor. A question came to her mind. "Why did the Observants want me?"
"Because of you status." Frostbite said, he suddenly raised a finger and smiled. "I have found a name for you, former Young One."
"What is it?"
"The same name I gave your mother, Dark One." The wall in front of Frostbite shattered like glass. Dana's mouth was open, and the bunny in her hand lost its head.
"D-Dark One?! Am I her daughter?"
"Y-Yes, Dark One."
"Her name." Dana said, trembling. Frostbite backed away from her. The cracks in the walls were a lot bigger and a few pieces came off. Frostbite was well aware of the thunder cloud above the building. "What was her real name?!" Dana screamed, turning to face Frostbite with ice blue eyes. Frostbite steeled himself and readied his powers. He glowed blue, and he spoke.
"Deadalus Brink Grace." He said. He threw up a quick ice dome as Dana's powers spread throughout the room. A wind ran across the room and the remaining walls broke down from the decrease in pressure. The shattered ice flew around Dana and expanded, covering the building. The storm cloud above them let loose a few bolts of lightning. The scattered ice pieces caught the lightning and became charged. Soon, a charged cloud of ice replaced the dome surrounding the part of the building Frostbite and Dana were in. Frostbite grunted as the ice shards tried to zap him, but his shield kept out the lightning, and banging ice particles. After a minute or two, the shards of ice slowed to a halt and fell to the ground. The storm cloud dispersed and Dana fell to the ground, exhausted. Frostbite's shield crumbled and he ran to pick up Dana. She opened her eyes weakly.
"Frostbite. I'm the daughter of a…" She fell asleep after that, too tired from her display of power to speak. Another Far Frozen slid down the newly made crater.
"I assume she did not take the news well."
"No, she did not. Put her in the medical ward." Frostbite handed the other yeti Dana and stayed behind as Dana was taken away from him, again. He looked down. A small little girl doll was somehow undamaged from Dana's power. A memory flashed through his head.
"Hey Frosty, what's going on?" A 14 year old looking Dana asked as she put her doll on her bed. Frostbite had just ran to the room, trying to get to her before the Observants did, but he was too late. The wall to her right suddenly exploded, sending her flying to the other one. She fell to the ground, barely conscious. Frostbite growled from his position. A piece of the wall had pinned his left arm to the ground, destroying said arm. He watched as an Observant came through the hole he made. He stared at Dana, who glared at him, eyes blue. Frostbite smiled with pride when a blue lightning bolt struck the Observant, freezing him. Frostbite grunted and Dana turned her attention to him.
"Frosty!" She screamed. She ran over to him and pushed the ice off of his arm. She gasped when she saw it. It was a flat mix between street pizza and a pancake, with ectoplasm, fur, and muscle mixed together. The bones were still intact somehow. "Frosty, your arm."
"I'm alright Young One. We must get you to safety." Frostbite said. Dana stomped on what was left of his arm. He growled out in pain.
"We're not going anywhere until I fix your arm, so hold still." Dana bent down to his arm and put her hand in front of it. She closed her eyes and grunted, trying to use her new powers. The shadows jumped from the corners and rolled into a mass over Frostbite's arm bones. Her hands gained a blue and green glow as the ectoplasm in the air became another mass, and a ball of ice appeared. The ectoplasm and darkness jumped into the ice and Frostbite watched as his arm started to glow. When it was over, Dana passed out from energy drain, and Frostbite looked at him new arm. Completely ice, with his bones showing. She even went the trouble to put small ice horns on his head that he could feel. Shaking himself out of it, Frostbite picked Dana up and ran just as the ceiling overhead exploded. The Observant thawed out, and was quite mad.
"Chief!" Some Far Frozen said. Frostbite handed the sleeping girl into the arms of the nearest one.
"Take her and run. Don't let them get her!"
"Sir." The yeti ran away from the scene, pulling Dana with him. Frostbite turned and faced the Observant. He growled menacingly.
"Take leave. Yeti, and you might be pardoned for your crimes." The nearby Center Frozen growled, fur standing on edge. Frostbite's new arm glowed a dark greenish blue.
"I've told you. We're not YETI'S!" He shouted, pushing his hand forward. The ectoplasm in the air became hyper-charged and black ice came from his hand, striking the charged ectoplasm, resulting in an explosion of black, electric ice. Everyone ducked, but the Observant held out his hand and blocked the storm of electric ice with a shield.
"I see. You have been tainted by that thing." The Observant said. Frostbite was looking at his hand in shock, and didn't see the white blast of ectoplasm headed his way, or the shouts of his comrades. Everything went black when the beam struck.
When Frostbite reawaken, everything was still destroyed, but the Observants were nowhere in sight.
"Sir!" Someone said. Frostbite looked over.
"Yes. What is it?"
"I'm sorry sir. We tried, but… They got her. They took her while she was at her weakest." Frostbite's eyes widened, and then he growled. His growled then became a roar of rage.
"Send out some scouts. We are getting her back." Frostbite commanded.
"Sir, there is another problem."
"What?"
"Since we had Young One, we have lost our name, and location. We were moved to the furthest corner of the Ghost Zone, and are now known as the Far Frozen."
"I see."
"What will we do now sir?"
"Lockdown the Ce-Far Frozen. Attack any outsiders, and help anyone in need. We won't let anyone but those related to the Dark One near this place. And keep a look out for her ladyship. She will be very displeased with us, and I am the one responsible for it. I will take the lame, and her wrath." Frostbite said, and air of finality in his tone.
Frostbite startled awake. He was beside Dana's bedside. He stood up and looked at his left arm. The ice and bones still had the black shadows and ectoplasm fused into it, but he learned to control his newfound power. He aimed his hand toward Dana, and the nearby shadows came to life. They formed tendrils and shot up to Dana's chest. As soon as they touched her, a bright light ejected out of her and they backed away, but instead of fading, they gained a white glow and entered Dana's chest. Frostbite smiled and ended the task, wasting a substantial amount of energy trying to keep the shadows alive. He sat back down, and fell asleep. His fur stood on end, and he knew of the hardships of the future. He knew that the eclipse was coming, and so did every other ghost in the zone. The moon outside of the window was the sign of that.