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Warning: Slash, character death, m-preg, yaoi (meaning Vlad and Danny get it on), and other things that some might be uncomfortable with
Chapter 10: Me and myself
"Sammy-kins stop pacing around the room and come watch television with your father and I." A brightly colored woman told her Gothic daughter who since they escaped from their burning house was on edge and behaving in an even more unladylike manner.
Jeremy Manson looked away from the reporter on the news and at his wife Pamela then at his daughter Samantha, who just gave her parents an irritated look and continued acting like a caged animal.
"Samantha stop that this instant, I understand you are worried about your friends but that is no reason to-"
"You don't understand." San interrupted and ignored her parents disproving look "I should be out there looking for them."
And she should have. It pained and angered her at the same time that she wasn't out looking for her best friend Danny, who was rumored to be in the hospital. And it made her want to cry when she thought of her boyfriend Tucker.
That's what her parents didn't understand, or choose not to understand, was that Tucker was ripped away from her arms by Dan right before he set her house on fire. Sam had no idea if Tucker was alive or dead, and it was slowly driving her insane.
She needed to be out their doing something to help! Sitting around in an expensive hotel was not helping. It only continued to make her feel useless.
"Where do you think your going young lady?" The redheaded woman stood up and attempted to block her daughter's way to the door "Well?"
"I am going to help, I will be back before dinner." She growled out and before her father could say anything walked around her mother and out the door. At the moment she didn't care if she got grounded, or if she was forbidden to see her friends again. All the teenager wanted was to make sure everyone was ok, but how to do that she wasn't sure.
Perhaps the Fenton house?
"Skulker!"
"Whelp!" Both males glared at each other with animosity neither saying another word to each other as they waited for the other to make the first move.
"Skulker what are you doing here?" Vlad walked between the two enemies and waited for the confused looking ghost to answer his question
"You told me to fetch the wish granting ghost." As to prove it Skulker pointed out a tied and bound Desiree at the bottom of the stair steps. Jazz and Danny both wondered how they missed the angry woman, but shook the thought out of their heads and focused on what Vlad and Skulker were saying to each other.
"I did no such thing, you won't be paid for this." Skulker shook his head.
"Yes you did, you even included a conformation code in your letter to prove it was a genuine order!"
"The code must have been-"
"I hired Skulker to capture Desiree." A new voice filled the room, a familiar voice.
Jazz covered her mouth at the sight of her brother ten years older, and watched him with the support of who she assumed was Vladdy come down the stairs slowly to speak with everyone. Her violet eyes scanned the taller more developed Danny in awe, if it wasn't for the bandages and how ill her brother looked she was sure he would be a very handsome, yet somewhat feminine man.
"Jazz," As if sensing her eyes Danny turned his attention to her briefly for a quick greeting "it is nice to see you again."
Danny, the 16 year old Danny, looked from his sister to his future self and frowned. Something wasn't right with the way his future self spoke, ether the 26 year old damaged man really didn't care that he was seeing his sister or he was much more hurt then it appeared. That was his only explanation for the empty greeting.
"Danny." Vlad spoke up "You should still be in bed resting."
"Vlad," A small smile crossed his pale lips briefly at saying the name "I needed Skulker to fetch Desiree for me. Forgive me, but this really is important."
With that the thin halfa turned his attention to the very ghost he was talking about who was glaring at the young man and watching his every movement with suspicion.
"Desiree, I know we aren't friends at this point of time, but later in life we both become good friends." The beautiful ghost snorted in disbelief but became rigid when Danny reached out to pull the gag off her mouth
"If you think that allowing me to speak with make us friends you are mistaken!"
"I know, I know. But in the future you did me a great favor, and in return I did you one as well."
"What is it you want, hurry up so I may leave." Danny smiled and placed his free hand on the his belly, a gesture that most of the bystanders in the room did not understand
"I need you to save the baby inside of me." Even Desiree was taken back at the request "It won't make it if it stays inside me any longer, which is why I need you to age my baby so I may deliver it tonight."
"You can't deliver it tonight you fool, look at you! You can barely stand on your own, let alone deliver a baby!" Vlad snapped at the future Danny who continued to ignore him "And how do you know she won't hurt the child instead?"
That seemed to catch the 26 year old attention, but still did not cause him to speak to anyone but Desiree.
"If you do this I will tell you where your sultan is." The green ghost took a deep intake "I come across him 11 years from now wondering the ghost zone looking for a woman who he promised to fulfill her every hearts desire."
"You found him?" Danny nodded and unlocked the chains so she would be free to move as she pleased
"It was the favor I did for you in return for making it possible for me to have children." Danny glanced down at Vladdy who had an unreadable expression on his face "So will you grant me my wish?"
"Your wish is granted." Vlad swore when he saw his future husband's stomach expand and become very round.
"Why didn't you wish for Dan to be destroyed?" All eyes turned to the teenaged boy who up till now had been very quiet "Then none of this would have happened!"
"Because Dan exists outside of time now, her powers cannot touch something that is outside the boundaries of time." Danny winced when the contraction started.
"How do you know this?" Desiree asked the halfa
"Valerie already tried wishing Dan away in the future, and it didn't work. Now as for the sultan, Vladdy give Desiree the directions."
Vladdy nodded and temporarily let go of his mother who wobbled briefly from losing his support, and handed the small folded up paper in his pocket to the pretty ghost before quickly grabbing his mother again.
"Thank you." Desiree nodded before disappearing back to the ghost zone with out another glance to the humans
"Now where is that doctor?" The future Danny asked wincing as another contraction hit him.
Jazz sighed as she sat down next to her brother on the leather couch in the fancy living room, glancing at him to see how he was holding up.
"Didn't know he was pregnant." Danny said softly after a moment to his sister.
"I know, according to Vlad he was still in the very early stages before Desiree granted his wish."
"Wonder how he knew." The halfa wondered if his future self could just sense a new life growing in him. Then again maybe it was pretty easy to feel something inside of you.
"Who knows…?" She trailed off and looked around the silent room for any distraction to the awkwardness of the topic. In truth Jazz really wanted to know if her brother ever had feelings towards Vlad, but that seemed like a touchy subject
"Jazz, do you think you approved me and Vlad being together?" Her violet eyes became big at the question; it was almost funny to the teen to see his sister so tongue tied.
"I-I don't know that's a hard one." At seeing the frown settle on Danny's face Jazz quickly continued "If it were to happen right this instant, you know me finding out you were with Vlad, I guess I would be disappointed in your choice."
Danny kept his eyes away from his sister as the kiss in the airplane replayed in his mind.
"But if I saw you happy," Danny glanced at his sister who was staring at the nearby fireplace "then I would force myself to get over it. I want you to be happy Danny."
He felt his sisters eyes on him but kept his away fearing what he might say, but finally he turned to look at his sister.
"Jazz I-"
"Danny!" Both siblings turned to see the black teen race into the room, both speechless at seeing him
"Tucker!" The black haired youth jumped up and hugged his best friend "How?"
"Clockwork saved me from Dan." Tucker informed him after pulling away, the smile on his face however disappeared after mentioning the evil ghost "He-he killed Sam."
"What!?" Danny looked at his friend then to Jazz who was just as shocked at the news about the Goth girl. "No…"
Tucker remained silent as the halfa digested the information, but Jazz on the other hand began talking.
"We have to stop him! Soon as Danny is done having the baby and Vlad isn't distracted we have to find Dan and stop him once and for all." The red head stood up and began pacing around the room "I wish we had mom and dads weapon supplies, but I suppose Vlad has his own weaponry. We will have to make due with that, and if Clockwork can help us find Dan's location maybe we can sur-"
"Where did he come from?" Vlad asked as he walked into the room "And why was Clockwork spotted on my property?"
Tucker turned to the regal man and finally told his side of the story, that way everyone heard it and he would not have to repeat the painful tale.
"I see, so Clockwork dropped you off and left without a word to us?"
"Yes, I don't know why he changed his mind about talking with you guys though. And he didn't say anything about his plans."
"He claimed to have already have killed the Dan in this time? Hmmm, I suppose that helps us."
"Not with the future Dan, at least the one in this time is dead." Jazz stated with her arms crossed, she glanced at her brother who had yet to say anything and noticed him clutching his chest. Vlad must have also noticed the teen's silence and difficulty with breathing.
"Come I will show you to your rooms, we will decide what to do in the morning." Jazz and Tucker looked from Vlad to Danny who were staring at each other in and odd way.
"Alright" The younger halfa agreed "Oh! How is Danny doing?"
"He is holding up, but it is time for bed." All three nodded and follow the rich halfa to their rooms.
The air was thick, what he would have given for some fresh air, but fresh air in the end really wouldn't have helped ease the pain.
'Stupid, stupid, stupid decision!!!' Why on hell did he have to insist on have the baby naturally was long forgotten, that was one of the stupidest decisions I have ever made!
"Come on lad you need to push!"
"I am pushing!" Danny growled and continued to degrade himself, it was ether him or the doctor who looked like he was already having a hard enough time.
"Mommy?" Blue eyes looked over to the child sitting in the corner of the room out of the way of the doctor and two ghost nurses "Are you going to be ok?"
"Yes Vladdy." A forced pain filled smile was sent to the tiny boy who nodded and continued to watch as the doctors helped his mother have the baby
"I see the head."
"Wonderful." Danny spat out and closed his eyes as if it would help with the pain. Even after three children, the amount of pain caused by childbirth was still immense.
"Your doing good." The doctor dodged the foot that was aimed for his head and continued on as if nothing happened, mentally reminding himself to scold the nurses for not strapping the halfa down.
At the sound of a baby's wail Danny let out a sigh in relief glad that it was over, he was exhausted, even his reserved energy seemed depleted.
"It's a healthy girl!" The doctor proclaimed and looked at the young man who appeared to have fallen asleep and smiled softly as he handed the baby to the nurse. "Now let's fix him up."
The blond nurse cleaning the baby glanced at the small child who was still watching the scene and smiled at the devoted son. It was so sweet that he wanted to be in the room with his father, or mother, well whatever Danny was considered to the halfa.
"Do you want to hold your new baby sister?" Vladdy slowly nodded and held out his arms for the freshly bundled baby. His dark eyes gazed down at the round baby who was still sniffling but gazed up at her older brother.
Vladdy was reminded of Jake as he gazed down at the baby who was silent now, causing him to wonder what his big brother would say their mother having a baby.
'Happy.' The five year old thought with a grin, Jake would be happy like Jenny would have been. And soon as his mother got better he, Danny, and father would make everything better, it was only a matter of time.