Sorry for a shorter this time, can't think of anything more to write. However, expect more in the next chapter! *wink, wink*

What the hell? I have never seen a lab like this before, nope…I never have. It was like a mixed in studying room and a living room. He placed me on the couch and walked over to the counter that has many plants. He was picking up some sort of stones and I was familiar with some.

He grabbed a container that filled up with blue glowing goo. He mixed something in, but I wasn't too sure what was really going on. Was I going to eat or drink the stuff? Now, I'm a bit nervous on this and he needed my trust, though. I just stayed on the couch and waited to see might really happened.

Once he finished stirring, he placed it on a small tray with the rest of the stones and joined me on the couch. I stared at the plate and recognized most of the gemstones or the stones. But, the container filled with glowing things.

"Uh? Am I eating that or something?" I pointed at them.

He chuckled, "No, Daniel. You're not eating or drinking them. You'll be surprised to learn about a new technique I learned a few years ago. Now, tell me are you familiar with all the stones here?" He gestured to about several of them.

I nodded.

"Then, tell me what you know."

I sighed and pointed at each one I named, "Rose quartz, Amethyst, Moss Agate, Rhodenite, and Jasper."

Vlad nodded, "Correct, but do you know what each can really do?"

I blinked, "What?" I scratched my head, "Vlad, they're Earth's beauty stone and unique in their own creation. What's the big deal about them?"

Vlad sighed, "Unfortunately, when I learned about the stones. I was skeptical about it and what it can do in its power."

My head bounced back, "Wait…the stones have powers? Just like the Reality Gauntlets and the gemstones?" I gulped.

Vlad totally did not expect me to say that, "How do you know about the Reality Gauntlets?" His eyes narrowed down at me.

I chuckled out of totally awkward situation, "Uh…one human enemy used that on me, my team and I had to get rid of them, and let's just say that experience along was enough to have the world know my secret for the first time. My family and the others' family got kidnap by my enemy and he wanted his gemstones back. So, we traveled to three places and observed its power. It only works when they are placed on the gauntlets at one at a time. Then, they work without it. Anyway, we saw how each work and let's just say I used it to erase everyone's memory about my ghost half and short moment of the world taken over by him. I destroyed it anyway so no one can ever use it again." I shrugged.

Vlad gawked at me and totally shocked about the fact the reality gauntlet was destroyed for good. Hell, I didn't want anyone to use it at all, but I didn't think there were other stones that actually work too.

"So…uh, other stones have powers too?" I thought distracting him off the subject would be better.

He nodded, "Um, yes, Daniel, but not much like the reality gemstones are. These here are much more helping our body's need and assistance at its own power."

I blinked, "Do they really work?"

He chuckled, "Like I said, I was skeptical about it. So, I tried to see if it really does as some say. I didn't get the result I wanted and did more research and studying on how it really works. Constantly mentioning about energy and I realized maybe it needed real energy to work." He grinned proudly, "I made this blue energy and it worked out well."

I beamed over to the container and realized they were energy, not ectoplasm. It's amazing to see something other than ectoplasm on this planet, but what unique they could truly be. I looked over to Vlad and wondered.

"So, how do you make it work, Vlad?"

He chuckled, "I supposed I can't really explain it other than what each stone can do." Vlad picked up the Rose quartz, "This one can help you with easing your fear." He started to dip it into the blue goo.

I saw the rose quartz absorbed some of the glowing power and he removed it out after five second of it. He placed it on a chain. Next, he picked up the Amethyst and I kept watching it.

"This can help you with sleeping problem and headache." He did the same, placed it into the blue goo thing and put it on the chain next to the first one.

"That sounds useful so far," I nodded, "So the blue stuff actives its power?"

"A little, but it can sense your need and do it for you without you telling it to do anything. Your body would connect since we are part of an energy core. They can click together and progress better than humans."

It made sense now. It wouldn't work too easily for others or something like that. I shrugged and focused on the next stone he picked up which was Moss Agate. While he dipped it into the blue stuff he carried on to its meaning.

"This will help you on emotional and mental priorities, which is what you will need." He put it on the chain and picked up Rhodenite, "This is a useful one, helps to protect you against incoming nightmares." He nodded and moved on to the final stone, Jasper, "It can help with healing, sleeping, and sometimes, protects you situation of danger."

He finally placed the last stone onto the chain and saw each of them was still glowing on its own. Vlad leaned near and placed it around my neck. My cheeks felt blood came up so much and wasn't too sure what was going to happen. M…maybe it's the first time I wore this kind of a necklace. Yeah, that's it. He hooked up the chain and gave me my space again.

"There. The stones will acknowledge your energy core and take action in a few." He hummed.

I blinked, "Wow, that's all? No medicine, meditation, eating, drinking, or phasing it into us?"

He shook his head, "Of course not, it's more natural and based on strong aura. You have noticed your aura, haven't you?"

My aura? I have an aura?

"What?" My eyes narrowed down, "What the hell are you talking about?"

Vlad nodded, "I had a feeling that might be the problem. I will explain more about it at our training tomorrow so you can understand. For now, you need your sleep." He started to pick me up already.

Damn, he's at it again! What's with him like this? Does he enjoy helping or doing something for me? Hell, he better quit it soon or he'll get some butt kicking from me! However, something clicked through me. My body calmed down, all of my muscles become so relaxed, and so out of everything. Okay…I can see the stones were working now and I was asleep this time.

"Sleep well, little badger, you'll need it." I last heard.

In a sense, I actually felt safe. My mind was finally at peace and a total stress free. I liked it a lot and felt like everything was fixed up inside of me. All of my emotions were settling into the right places, my mental mind guided to the right places where I should be, and nothing to worry about. The stones worked on its ability and I liked it. I accepted it naturally and tried to be open mind about it.

Now, Vlad would probably place me in the bedroom he showed me earlier. Hopefully, he can be someone to trust enough. He mentioned something about aura and I'm not exactly sure how it connected to my training for a week. Will I catch up fast enough? My body didn't want me to worry, so I settled into a deep sleep and I haven't been in a good sleep for a while now. The last time I slept so well was the time I became human again.

Dan was never in my thoughts or in my dreams. There was no blood, murdering, or worse. All there was being respected by the world, all the time I happily fighting against ghosts to save and protect people. Even the ghosts gave me respect and befriended me.

… … …

The boy was in his arms and took him into the special bedroom that originally designed for. Vlad placed him under the black cover and smiled down at him. He could see that he truly helped him out the most. He sat down next to the boy on the bed and kissed his forehead.

"You have no idea how much you mean to me, Daniel. Hopefully, you will see the other aura instead of my main aura I have towards you." He sighed.

Vlad removed the boy's shirt by intangible and he barely flinched. It was the fact that the stones were truly helping a hero sleep. Vlad saw the scar as he recalled the story.

"Did the alternative me tried to kill you, Daniel?" His fingers followed the scar lines, "I will heal that…you won't have to suffer ever again."

Vlad's fingers trailed back up and the heating power developed. He could sense the hero's core naturally since it was negative twenty degrees. He warmed up the scar with his hand, motioning it around, and the scar was still there.

Vlad didn't understand, he placed his hand on the scar, and waited for a bit. Nothing seems to work at all.

"Could it be that this scar permanent? I better hope not. It would be such ashamed for his strong body to already be weakened. I wished he told me this earlier, I could have removed it immediately." He said it to himself.

Fruitloop removed himself and went into the bathroom. He searched for medical importance and found some cream lotion. He gathered them and returned to the sleeping boy. He didn't understand why his scar didn't heal. It was much worse than the last battle against the Dark Pariah. He touched the scar once more and noticed something. When he followed it…it was actually in a code he created himself about a few years ago.

"The alternative Vlad wrote…mine?" He gasped, "…did he knew his feelings too?"

Vlad pulled apart and gulped to such evidence. It wasn't a normal scar, it was a marking scar. He knew well enough himself that he couldn't change it now. Danny wouldn't have known, he wouldn't understand yet, and let alone the scar writing he invented. It was marked from the under his chest abs down to the stomach. It was a saying that he belonged to him alone.

"No…I shouldn't. He's not single." Vlad told himself, "Sam would be upset if she knew…"

The thoughts alone about Sam really turned him off. His blood boiled to even see Danny with Sam as a couple. He knew how controlling Sam was, how demanding she wanted things, and how…mature she was. No…he couldn't do it, he knew the boy wouldn't forgive him such act, and held it inside of him. But, the mark on the boy wasn't normal. It just wasn't. He figured their age would show differences in their relationship. It would change between them. He knew well enough that Danny was his to begin with.

"She won't understand you forever…she's fooling herself to placed her feelings on you." His head shook, "…Perhaps I was afraid you'll stay away from me if I have taught you the basic sensing. You wouldn't come near me and probably be very confused too, my dear boy." Vlad whispered.

His fingers trailed down the marking scar and wondered why did the other Vlad do this? Could it be the work of the gauntlets? No…it should only affect ghos…

Vlad backed off the bed and gave space for himself to stunning realizing. They're half ghosts, of course! He felt stupid to think they were any different. Humans or not, they're affected in every way. His Fenton college friends or former friends invented things against ghosts and it often recognize off with Danny and Vlad. They would feel tortured by such devices or inventions. The Fenton adults didn't know any better, they didn't even know their half secret, and realized right under their nose.

"Daniel…when you're an adult, you'll be with me forever. No one will ever have to hurt you. No one can take you away from me. You won't ever have to feel alone." He patted the raven's hair and felt softness in the hair and very natural feel, "I can promise you all of that."

Vlad kissed his forehead and let the boy sleep under the cover. He walked out of the room, turned off the lights, and closed the door. He drifted to his bedroom and spent time alone to think about certain things. He wanted to make things right and make it flow well enough.

He knew how Danny felt towards him. It wasn't towards hatred…it was buried all by confusion and unaware. It was his fault for not mentioning about the common senses among the ghosts, but he decided he will help him now. They finally became the opposite of archenemies, but what were they truly at all? Vlad wanted to know, but he figured the hero will mention it now.

Yeah, I hoped you don't mind shorter or something. X'D I have been thinking about this part lately (which you already read) and hoped you guys can learn that Alternative Vlad is still the same Vlad we have now, just a bit different in a sense.

So, thoughts on the reviews please? Reviews are fun to read! :D