Restless
Summary: Dan (Dark) escapes a year after him being imprisoned and has plans to take over the world - again. However, things have changed since Dark Phantom last saw the present, and Danny has been getting ... restless. So Dark decides to help Danny down his new path.
Warnings: Future slash(DarkxDanny, maybe others), insanity, character death, probable torture and violence and misery etc.
Disclaimer: See chapter 2.
A/N: Yay, I have love! This is more of a filler chapter than anything, to be honest. But, owells. It just means there's going to be better stuff in later chapters, eheh.
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Vlad leaned back, rubbing his temples. Danny was just sat there, looking miserable and afraid.
'Allow me to recap. This ghost you are enamoured with is an alternate future of both my own and your ghost halves combined.' Danny nodded. 'You managed to trap him, however he has recently escaped, killing Clockwork in the process.' Another nod. 'You killed your English teacher on prompting from a 'voice' which sounded a lot like this 'Dark' and then flew to the Ghost Zone to find Clockwork, but instead found this ghost. He then proceeded to make sexual advances on your person, which you not only allowed, but enjoyed.' Danny flushed at the last statement, but nodded anyway. 'Finally, when you were out last night, this bully cornered you and 'Dark' turned up to defend you and he killed the boy as you watched and did nothing to stop him. Is that everything?'
A final silent nod.
'Oh good lord, Daniel. You certainly have an interesting life, I'll agree to that, at the very least.'
'You won't tell anyone will you?' Danny asked, a slight tint of panic lacing his voice.
'No, I won't Daniel. I gave my word to you. And I shall not betray your trust.'
'But then ... what can I do about Dark?'
Rubbing his temples with more pressure, Vlad closed his eyes. 'I have no idea, my boy. You say you like him too much to trap him in another Fenton Thermos, which didn't hold him for that long last time. Confronting him about changing his ways is a completely delusional idea, considering he haa the abilities of you and I, having an extra 10 years to perfect them. And, I would rather you weren't splattered all over town. The only thing I can suggest is that you go along with it. Evidently, you aren't as adverse to murder and other 'evil' things as you would have liked to believe. I do have one favour to ask, however.'
Danny looked up.
'Try to leave some of the townspeople alive?' Vlad said, grinning at the request.
Danny looked murderous, but refrained from lunging across the table at the halfa - partially because Vlad had helped him; but mostly because Vlad could pound him through the wall if the teen attacked him.
'It's alright that I might kill more people?' Danny asked rhetorically, incredulity filling the statement.
'Of course. I myself have murdered before, as you have probably guessed. Not for sport, but there is blood on my hands.'
Danny bit his lip. 'Oh ... okay ... I guess.'
'You see, Daniel, it wasn't that terrible talking to me, was it?' Vlad asked, smiling.
'No ... but don't expect me to be calling you 'Dad' any time soon,' Danny commented, standing up.
'Of course not, but I do expect you to keep the option open,' Vlad threw back, smirking.
Danny snorted, standing and leaving the office. He never expected Vlad of all people to be understanding and reasonable about his situation. Then again, he wouldn't have expected anyone to be understanding and reasonable about his situation.
Sighing, Danny started on his way home. It was almost four now. He'd been talking to Vlad for two hours. It really hadn't felt that long. Danny was at a loss for what to do for the rest of the day. Everything and anything he needed done was done. It had been this morning, when he was trying to avoid Vlad. He sighed, heading for the Nasty Burger. There really wasn't much else to do in Amity Park. He walked in to the Teenage hideout, walking past the popular kids' table, catching a snippet of their conversation.
' ... not like him. It's like he's vanished.'
'I know, it's, like, such a loser thing for Dash to do ... '
Danny couldn't help but smirk to himself. Dash was dead, and knowing Dark (And he sure as hell did), they would probably know it before too long as well. Ordering a milkshake, Danny went and sat at his usual table, albeit without his usual company, trying to listen in on the conversation going between the popular clique.
'Having fun?' a voice purred in his ear from nowhere. Twitching, Danny had to practically grip the table to stop himself from shooting five feet into the air.
'Don't. Do. That.' the halfa ground out between his teeth, trying to look as if he wasn't talking to himself and by extension be prevented from being called crazy. Therein lies the problems of holding conversations with an invisible ghost of your alternate future.
'What are you going to do to stop me though?' And Danny could almost see the smirk on the older ghosts face. Without waiting for a response, Dark continued on the conversation. 'Where have you been? I was floating around your house and apparently Jazz is looking for you. Not off killing more innocents without me, were you?'
Danny snorted in response, taking a sip of his milkshake. 'Hardly. And the only reason Jazz is looking for me is so she can psycho-analyse me for some thesis on ghost-envy or something. But to answer your original question, I went to see Vlad. And the good news is, he gave us his blessing,' Danny added sarcastically.
Dark made a slight noise in his throat which the halfa interpreted as a 'What?'. Sighing and resting his head in his hands, still trying to talk without looking like he actually was talking, Danny mumbled his explanation.
'Vlad said as long as we leave some of the town alive, carry on and do whatever.'
Chuckling lowly, Dark 'hmm'd and stroked Dannys shoulder softly, elicting a shiver from the boy. 'Well, that promises to hold some fun in the future now, doesn't it?' The halfa nodded slightly in response, his pupils wide and glassy.
'Where did you hide Dash, by the way?' Danny asked suddenly, throwing Dark off track for a moment, but the blue-skinned ghost quickly grinned.
'Would it be a surprise if I told you?'
'Awww, you're going to surprise me? And here I thought you only wanted to kill people with me,' replied Danny sarcastically.
'Hmm, well, we can always do more of that later,' Dark chuckled. 'For now though ... ' He trailed off as someone burst through the doors of the Nasty Burger, panting heavily, obviously having run here to deliver whatever news it was that had gotten the guy riled up.
'The Guys in White - ! They say they have proof ... that the Ghost Kid's behind the murders!'
Whispers immediatly sprang up around the restaurant.
'Did he say the Ghost Kid?'
'They have proof?'
'Did he say murders?'
Almost as one the entire contents of the burger shack rose and ran for the door, all following the guy who had given them the gossip of the year.
A/N: Yeah, I decided to leave the short chapter there. It sucks, doesn't it? Next chapter is ACTION, so bring your HAZMAT suits and goggles, ahaha. I am wearing my nightie and my insanely gorgeous Gorillaz jumper, and lack of sleep disturbs my brain, so sorry if I just freaked you out.
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