DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN DANNY PHANTOM
The Treaty of the Oracles
Ghost Zone Hidden Castle
Vale awoke in cold sweat, "who, what, where?" Vale franticly searched around trying to figure out what's going on; the first thing she realized was that she was no longer fighting Tuk Phantom, the second thing was that her injuries have been treated, finally she was in some kind of royal suite wearing a rather fancy gown. Vale headed for the window and saw she was still in the ghost zone. Just then the doors open and two ghost maids floated in.
"I glad to see you are up mistress. Is there anything we can get for you?" one of the maids asked.
"Yeah, you can show me the out of here!" Vale said in a stern voice.
"I'm sorry mistress, but that is not allowed," The other maid said, "but dinner will be ready in a few moments, we can escort you to the main hall."
"Fine," Vale skulked as she followed the maids down the hall. They led her down the hall into a grand room with a large table that could seat about twenty people. The maids guided her to her seat and set a plate with a small salad, bread, soup, and tea. As the maids left Vale studied the room she was in, it was highly decorated with paintings, golden tapestries, and a jeweled chandelier in the center of the ceiling.
"I hope you're feeling better my dear,"
Vale flinched and turned to face the newcomer. A shadowy figure entered the room followed by Dan and Tuk. Vale jumped into action and fired ecto-blast at them. The group raised their ghost shields and blocked all of her shots.
"Now that you got that out of your system, allow me to introduce myself," the shadow said, "I am the High Advisor, you can call me Vizier."
-Clockwork's Castle-
"How many times do I have to say NO!" Clockwork knew Danny won't accept no for an answer, but he had no choice in the matter. Still with Danny's stubborn streak he had to think of something to satisfy the boy.
"Look I'm not trying to go back in time or anything like that I just want to know about the Advisors," Danny said.
"I am the ghost of time not some reference book!" Clockwork stated.
"Yeah well, there isn't exactly a public library around here," complained Danny. "At least none that I know of," he added.
Clockwork stood there, his mind began going through several scenarios looking for one that can help Danny but at the same time not violate his oath or the treaty. "If a history lesson is all you want maybe you should look for a tutor," Clockwork suggested, "I hear nerds are a good source for info." Clockwork knew that Danny would get the hint, hopefully that would be enough.
"Poindexter" the name jumped into Danny's head. Silently thanking Clockwork for 'not helping him' Danny turned towards the door.
"I'm disappointed in you Daniel, with Valerie's life in the balance I thought you would've tried a little harder," A familiar silhouette stood in front of the door, "Nice to see you again little badger."
"Plasmius!" Danny screamed as he fired an ecto-beam at the shadow. The figure exploded and several black fragments floated everywhere, as the smoke cleared Vlad Plasmius was nowhere to be seen and in his place… "You're Vlad's!"
"Now that you got that out of your system, allow me to introduce myself I'm chief Advisor Maddie," Vlad's former pet cat smiled.
-Hidden Castle-
During dinner Vizier told his tale, "You see Ms. Grey; we Advisors once served as the personal councilors to Pariah Dark the ghost king. With our ability to foresee the future we secured his rule for centuries. However in his arrogance he ignored our council and battled the alliance of ancient ghosts. After he was defeated we lost our place in the ghost zone and several other groups of prophets began using their visions to manipulate events. Ultimately it led to all out war."
-Clockwork's Castle-
"With all sides being able to predict their opponent's plans there was no end in sight," Clockwork said as he led his guest to the forbidden room. "Finally the war ended when the warring factions signed this." Clockwork opened the door, "This is the Treaty of the Oracles. Under the treaty each group was limited to use their visions for a single purpose, and none of the others could see what they saw."
"The best part is that Clockwork can't interfere with the groups' intentions unless we violate our limitations," Maddie-cat added.
-Hidden Castle-
"Under the treaty we choose to use our power to revive the ghost king," Vizier continued, "we successfully revived him once but he was quickly defeated."
"Danny Phantom!" Vale interrupted.
"King Arthur actually, he defeated Pariah Dark before he could reclaim the ring. After he was sealed in the sarcophagus of forever sleep again, we had a vision that a new king would come after Pariah fell again."
-Clockwork's Castle-
"Inviso-Bill said something about that the, 'next king will be one of those who walk between life and death' I guess it means one of the halfas," Danny quoted.
"I'm afraid he got his translations wrong," Maddie-cat said, "it's 'the next king will be born of those who walk between life and death'. Do you understand, the next king will be the child of two halfas."
-Hidden Castle-
"YOU TURNED ME INTO A FREAK JUST SO I COULD GIVE BIRTH TO A MONSTER!" Vale yelled.
Vizier smiled, "No my dear we had nothing to do with your transformation. In fact the truth is you've been a halfa for a few years now."
Vale was shocked by what she had heard, 'I was already a halfa' the thought echoed in her mind. "How and when did this happen?"
"You see after Plasmius freed the Pariah Dark he tried to hide the ring of rage on you. What he didn't know was that you've absorbed some of the rings power turning you into a halfa."
-Clockwork's Castle-
"Wait if you needed a halfa couple, why didn't you try to get your crazed fruit loop owner to go with your scheme?" Danny said.
"We thought he could father our king when he first became a halfa, but he was far to obsessed with your mother to be interested in anyone else. We attempted to turn her into a halfa by sabotaging the ghost portal, but you ended up transforming instead." Maddie-cat explained.
"YOU CAUSED THE ACCIDENT!" Danny cried.
-Hidden Castle-
"Wait a minute if I was a halfa all this time, then how come I never developed any ghost powers until now?" Vale wondered.
"The best I can figure is that your hatred towards ghost produced a mental block that kept your powers from manifesting," Vizier summarized, "only recently you've begun to accept ghosts and therefore accessed your powers. Now then I ask you, will you bear our king?"
-Clockwork's Castle-
"Yes we were responsible, but fate has given us a grand opportunity here for both of you. After all who better to father the next king than the one who defeated the previous king?" Maddie-cat smirked.
Danny could see where this is going, "sorry but I'm spoken for."
"Don't be too hasty little badger from what I hear things aren't going well with you and your girlfriend," Maddie-cat began pacing around Danny. "Just remember you're not the only male halfa around." Maddie-cat disappeared after that.
-Hidden Castle-
Vale was alone in her room everything she learned replayed in her mind over and over. Vizier promised a lifetime of wealth and power if she agreed, a promise she was certain he'd keep. Vale looked at the situation she was in; a room filled with jewels, beautiful dresses, not to mention maids who wait on her hand and foot. No question about it she is a caged bird, a golden cage yes, but still a prisoner. It's ironic that this princess lifestyle was what every girl dreamed of ever since they started reading fairy tales, now it's her worst nightmare. Vale thought about Vizier's proposal, her and Danny's child becoming the ghost king. The thought of that made her sick, not so much having Danny's child but him becoming the Advisors puppet ruler. She knew she couldn't stay, but with Dan and Tuk here escape is highly unlikely. Valerie Grey would have to do the one thing she hated most, wait to be rescued!
-Clockwork's Castle-
"So it's not that you didn't want to help me, you couldn't," Danny muttered as he stared at the treaty.
"I once told you that I watched the parade of time from above, seeing all the turns that have and might happen. But sometimes the parade enters a tunnel and no matter what I do I can't see what happens inside, only the effects after the tunnel are known," Clockwork confessed.
"So what's supposed to happen after the tunnel?" Danny asked not expecting a response.
Clockwork activated his staff and a swirl of green smoke showed an older Danny, not Dan, destroying the ghost zone. Then it showed Danny kneeling to a child wearing a golden crown sitting on a throne with Vale standing next to boy. "Be careful in your actions Danny, this is one time I can't give you a do over," Clockwork warned.
Danny nodded and left.
-Hidden Castle Advisor's Meeting Room-
Several shadowy figures entered the council room as Vizier called the meeting into order.
"So how do you think Danny will react to our proposal?" Vizier asked.
"He is young and foolish like most humans with the delusions of heroism. I believe he will attack us in an attempt to rescue the mother," Maddie-cat answered.
"We knew that was the greatest possibility from the start. How about the mother, is she going to accept our offer?"
"She has refused, but perhaps we could use Danny's rescue to our advantage," Vizier began to summarize his plan to the others.
"A dangerous gamble, the greatest threat will be his allies."
"They won't be a factor for long. That foolish clone will take care of them."
"Then rally the troops the battle for the throne begins!"
Everyone Cheered!
HUMAN WORLD MASTERS' ESTATE
Inviso-Bill was killing himself in his training. The memory of his defeat still fresh in his mind all he could think of was how did Danny Paladin beat him. The Specter-limo had surveillance equipment installed and Bill watched the battle over and over again. "How did he learn magic, why was he so powerful, what did those ghosts want with Valerie?" These questions haunted his thought nonstop, the pain from hard workout was a pleasant distraction but it didn't satisfy his curiosity. Just then a tiny sparking light entered the gym and started hovering around Bill. "What do you want?" Bill demanded. The sparkle flew into a T.V. screen and the events in Clockwork's Castle replayed. "The next king is going to be a child of two halfas? The Advisors want Danny and Vale to be the parents?" As Bill watched a new plan began to form in his head. "Looks like it's time for this prince to rescue the princess," Bill laughed as he headed out.
-Fenton Works-
As Danny stepped through the portal someone grabbed Danny by the shirt and slammed him into the wall. "WHAT HAPPENED TO MY DAUGTHER!" demanded Damon Grey.
"Sir if you calmed down I'm sure Danny will tell us everything," Jazz said to the enraged father. After Damon let go of Danny they headed upstairs where everyone, including Sam and Tucker was waiting in the living room. Danny was shocked to see his friends there but welcomed their company.
Jazz brought out some snacks and after Danny took a drink he told them of what happened at Clockworks minus the details about the treaty (Clockwork didn't want anyone else to know about his weakness).
"WHAT HOW DARE THEY DO THAT TO MY VALERIE!" screamed Damon.
"THEY CAN'T FORCE MY LITTLE BOY TO DO THAT!" yelled Maddie.
"THOSE GHOST SABOTAGED MY PORTALS THEN THAT MEANS THEY DID THAT TO VLAD TOO!" said Jack
"I'M NOT LETTING THEM GET AWAY WITH THIS!" exclaimed Dani.
"YOU BETTER NOT BE GETTING ANY IDEAS ABOUT GETTING BACK WITH HER!" Sam shouted to Danny.
"WE'VE GOT TO STOP THEM!" Jazz adding her two-cents.
"So dude what do you plan to do about this," asked Tucker the only one in the room who hasn't gone bonkers.
"I've already talked to Poindexter and got the location of the Advisors hideout. All I need now are a few things and some extra help," Danny replied.
To Be Continued
Next Time…Rally of Forces
Plots and schemes revealed. Now all sides are gathering their forces for the upcoming battle.